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MIRBOO North became a hub of Italian culture on Sunday, as people travelled from near and far to the Mirboo North Italian Festa, which was launched by the Procession of the St Paul Statue. More on page 8.

READY, SET, GO! Green light for Leongatha-Korumburra rail trail sible for rail land, VicTrack, last Thursday came to an agreement that gives approval to extend the Great A RAIL trail between Leon- council Southern Rail Trail from Leongatha to gatha and Korumburra is closer Korumburra, and ultimately to Nyora to becoming a reality. and beyond. South Gippsland Shire Council and That is part of a broader plan to continthe State Government agency respon- ue the trail to Clyde near Cranbourne, with

By Brad Lester

coastal links to the Bass Coast, making it the largest rail trail in Australia. The Leongatha to Korumburra project now only needs to receive grant funding to proceed. The announcement has been welcomed by the Leongatha and Korumburra communities.

Last Thursday, council CEO Tim Tamlin signed a Heads of Agreement for the Leongatha to Nyora Rail Corridor with Peter Chau, executive general manager of property at VicTrack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Heads of Agreement will eventually be superseded with a lease. The lease is still some time away from be-

ing finalised as this stretch of land has proved to be surprisingly complex,â&#x20AC;? Mr Tamlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There have been so many bits and pieces that have been accessed by adjoining landholders over the years and this all needs to be resolved. Continued on page 4.

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Team crashes out of Dakar By Grace Griffith DAIRY FARMER Steve Riley from Nerrena and co-driver Trevor Hanks were forced to prematurely withdraw from the Dakar Rally off road racing event in Peru this January.

Nine days into the race, the duo nose-dived their Holden ute rally car over a sheer sand dune. Mr Riley was airlifted to Lima Hospital for fear of back trauma. Thankfully, scans revealed no injuries as a result of the impact. Co-driver Mr Hanks was sore but unharmed and in good spirits despite the incident, according to the drivers’ team. The race was fraught with difficulties and saw the team encounter other issues before its accident and official withdrawal. Eighty kilometres into the marathon stage, the powder of the Peru dunes had worked its way into the clutch on their rally car via spaces around the starter motor and damaged the clutch. The pair limped the Holden ute back to the highway where they were then towed to Arequipa. After initially believing they wouldn’t be able to continue after withdrawing from this stage, the team was elated to find out that it was able to rejoin the race with a penalty. Unfortunately their time back in the rally was short lived, with their accident occurring shortly after on the morning of January 14. The Dakar, which comprised 10 gruelling stages, started on January 6 and concluded on

January 16. The 2019 race was the 41st edition of the event. Victory went to Toby Price in the bike race, Nicolas Cavigliasso took home first place in the quad category, Francisco ‘Chaleco’ López triumphed after six years of absence with a win in the SxS race, Eduard Nikolaev dominated in the truck race, making the win his fourth title, and Nasser Al-Attiyah conquered in the car category with his third title. Overall, 179 riders, drivers and crews reached Maddalena beach in Lima, where it all began, to celebrate finishing the punishing race. While it may not have been the finish driver Steve Riley and co-driver Trevor Hanks were hoping for, it was an impressive feat nonetheless by the two Australian drivers.

Armed robbery A WONTHAGGI woman was arrested after an armed robbery at the Big W store in Wonthaggi on Friday. Wonthaggi Police said the woman entered the store holding a knife and demanded a 19 year old shop assistant give her cash, at 5.50pm. The assistant did and the woman left the store. The 33 year old, believed to be homeless, was arrested by police soon after, outside the shop. The woman, who was known to police, was interviewed by detectives from Bass Coast Criminal Investigation Unit and has been remanded in custody.

Servo robbed BURGLARS stole cigarettes worth thousands of dollars from the Shell service station at Wonthaggi on Friday.

top right, Nosedive: Steve Riley and co-driver Trevor Hanks dropped off a sharp sand dune, nosediving their Holden Ute rally car into the sand below during the Dakar Rally held in Peru in January. Photo: Facebook.

Wonthaggi Police said the incident occurred between 2.25am and 2.45am. The offenders allegedly took a cabinet of cigarettes from the service station in White Road and later removed the cigarettes before setting the cabinet alight at the Kilcunda bridge carpark and then leaving. Police came across the fire and extinguished it. Anyone with information is asked to contact Wonthaggi Police on 5671 4100.

bottom right, Race ready: from left, Steve Riley and co-driver Trevor Hanks prepare to embark on a gruelling drive through some of the harshest and most remote locations of Peru. Photo: Facebook.

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The driver of the Mitsubishi - a 19 year old A DROUIN man died after his motorcycle collided with two vehicles at Mirboo woman from Mirboo North - was not injured and stopped to assist at the scene. North on Sunday. Police said the 57 year old was travelling northeast on the Strzelecki Highway when he crashed into the rear of a red Mitsubishi sedan waiting to turn into Darlimurla Road about 10.50am. Police said the motorcyclist then collided with a white Toyota four wheel drive travelling in the opposite direction, driven by a Leongatha man, who was not injured and stopped to help.

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Continued from page 1. “Our initial aim was to have a document from VicTrack confirming access to the Leongatha to Korumburra corridor. This would allow council to pursue the establishment of this section without further delay. However, Peter and his team have provided us with a much greater section, all the way to Nyora. This will help us to progress the trail to Nyora and beyond. VicTrack has certainly been a wonderfully proactive team of people to deal with.” Council recently engaged SGS Economics to undertake a cost benefit analysis and economic impact study for an extension of the trail from Leongatha to Clyde, and other connections such as Nyora to Woolamai. South Gippsland Shire Council is working with Cardinia Shire Council, City of Casey and Bass Coast Shire Council for the extension of the rail trail which could ultimately create a 168km trail from Clyde to Yarram with coastal links to Port Welshpool, Port Albert and coastal areas in Bass Coast, making it the largest rail trail in Australia. “I understand the community has been anxious for us to get on with work on extending the rail trail that will connect our two major towns, and this is our first priority now that we have the security of this agreement,” Mr Tamlin said. “Not only can we get on with initial preparatory activities, we can also commence our work seeking grant funding for the construction of the trail. “This is a very exciting moment for the future of South Gippsland.” Leongatha Business Association president Brenton Williams welcomed the agreement, saying the extension of the rail trail “is a good idea”. Korumburra Business Association president Noelene Cosson said the rail trail extension from Leongatha to Korumburra was one of council’s five priority projects.

“The Korumburra Business Association is very excited to hear the announcement that the agreement has been signed with VicTrack. We are now one step closer to achieving this important link between Korumburra and Leongatha via a rail trail,” she said. “This will give both towns the economic boost that rail trails provide for country towns. It is well documented that rail trail users contribute to the economy particularly through the food, beverage and accommodation businesses.” Ms Cosson said a rail trail between Korumburra and Leongatha would be ideal for exercising. “It is a manageable distance of 12km, a perfect day out for bike riders, walkers and joggers who will often inject money into the economy at either end of the journey,” she said. “Users will now have safe access onto the rail trail beyond Leongatha for those wishing to go further. The planned starting point for Korumburra is right in the centre of town on the railway precinct, bringing more people into the centre of our already vibrant, diverse and busy retail precinct. “This will enhance our growing town and encourage tourists to stay longer or even visit for the first time. “All this can be achieved for a relative small cost and will not preclude the return of rail if and when the government of the day wants to return the service. Meanwhile, let’s keep moving forward on what will be a fantastic use of a disused rail line.” The new lease does not include rail yards at Leongatha and Korumburra. Council and VicTrack continue to negotiate leases for these locations. Council is unsure how much funding it would apply for, for the Leongatha-Korumburra section, and how much funding it would commit to the project, given the project is in its early stages. Council is yet to determine the state of the rail corridor, including the bridges.

The Celebrating Our Forests picnic, to be held by the forest preservation group, Preserve Our Forests Steering Committee, was postponed due to Saturday’s rain. Those who were looking forward to attending the event are encouraged to keep an eye out for the rescheduled date, which is yet to be announced. “Our picnic was rained out, but it has not dampened our enthusiasm to protect our beautiful forests,” Preserve Our Forests steering committee chair Marg Thomas said. “We have updated our signs and our t-shirts, and we are looking forward to celebrating our forests at a later date.” Activities planned for Saturday’s event included rock painting, the Tree of Life, music relating to the natural environment and a story telling of Green Man, Brown Mountain. Guided tours were also set to take place through the nature reserve. “We had our skilled guides ready to go. These Done deal: from left, South Gippsland Shire Council CEO Tim Tamlin and Peter Chau, tours would give people a better idea of the native vegetation and our wet and dry forest,” Ms executive general manager property at VicTrack, sign the Heads of Agreement document to enable council to pursue grant funding to extend the Great Southern Rail Trail from LeonThomas said.

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Blessed by the Pope â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I was given the golden ticket, which ON a recent trip to the Italian capital of Rome, Robyn Yates from Leongatha had took me right up the front, immediately behind the most amazing experience: an audi- the Cardinals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the service, Pope Francis came and ence with Pope Francis. She was joined by husband George, son Dennis, daughter in law Natalie, daughter Lizzy and granddaughter Abbie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dennis balloted for tickets (to meet the Pope) before leaving Australia, which in itself was an incredible achievement,â&#x20AC;? Mrs Yates said.

talked to us. He is an amazing, humble man and so generous with his time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I was leaving, I was given a beautiful, white rosary. It was blessed by the Pope as a keepsake.â&#x20AC;? Mrs Yates is still pinching herself after such an incredible experience, feeling very blessed.

Blessed: Leongathaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robyn Yates pictured with her phone and the Pope in Rome, Italy recently.

Bald Hills wind farm decision delayed By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has postponed the determination of its latest stance on whether Bald Hills Wind Farm is producing nuisance noise any time soon. Councillors last Wednesday spent six hours being briefed about wind farm issues, including about a consultantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report about noise from the wind farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turbines, at Tarwin Lower. Councillors heard from DST Legal, the legal representative of neighbours complaining about turbine noise, a representative of the wind farm itself, and councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyers. The consultantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report was ordered by council at a cost of $33,600, at the stipulation of the Supreme Court. Wind farm neighbours took council to the Supreme Court in a bid to force action that would mitigate the noise and improve their quality of life. The neighbours claimed council had

not properly investigated its noise complaints. They said turbine noise caused them headaches and interrupted their sleep, and they were unable to hold a conversation in their homes without being disrupted by turbine noise. Council CEO Tim Tamlin previously told The Star the only party who can determine if there a nuisance noise by law was council, as it has authority for enforcing wind farm planning permit conditions, including noise. The Star has previously reported Mr Tamlin as saying the consultant, James C. Smith and Associates, had â&#x20AC;&#x153;perceived there is some sort of nuisance at two of the properties (owned by wind farm neighbours), but that does not mean there is nuisance noiseâ&#x20AC;?. Mayor Cr Don Hill told The Star last Friday he believed the council officers responsible for the initial investigation had done a proper job. He said a special closed meeting of council was due to be held tomorrow (Wednesday) to determine councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to the consultantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report, but that meeting has been postponed while

council requests more information from the wind farm operators, Infrastructure Capital Group. Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response would have included whether or not council felt the wind farm was producing nuisance noise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Council will make a decision about whether there is nuisance noise at the Bald Hills Wind Farm at a public meeting of council,â&#x20AC;? Cr Hill said, noting council wished the issue had been resolved earlier. The Local Government Inspectorate continues to investigate how an email from Mr Tamlin to councillors ended up in the letterbox of Tarwin Lowerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s John Zakula, one of the neighbours taking legal action against council over its wind farm noise investigation. The email explained the reasons for a delay in council finding a suitable consultant to test noise levels produced by the wind farm, as ordered by the Supreme Court. The email was used by Mr Zakulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legal representative DST Legal during its action against council in the Supreme

Court, which entailed an oral examination of Mr Tamlin. The inspectorate had previously asked Mr Zakula to supply the original email he received, including email headers showing the time and date the emails were sent/received and the email address of the sender, as well as identify the person who provided the email. Court documents show Mr Zakula did not comply with the initial requests, nor the inspectorateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request that he present to be examined in relation to the investigation. A judge is expected to soon determine if Mr Zakula needs to comply with the inspectorateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request to supply information. Cr Hill said he had heard nothing further about the Local Government Inspectorateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investigation into the leaked email since police raided the Meeniyan home of Cr Andrew McEwen and seized computer equipment as part of the investigation.

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Spaniard eyes spot in Aussie Rules team By Brad Lester FRESH off the plane from Spain, a new member of staff at Inverloch Primary School is keen to dive into Australian culture; so much so that she wants to play Aussie Rules football. Clara Torrijos is a Spanish learning assistant at Inverloch, having moved from the Spanish capital of Madrid as part of a program between the Spanish and Australian governments. Ms Torrijos is working with the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spanish teacher Jacqui Castillo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m used to living in a very big city like Madrid and the first impression I really got of Inverloch was good

because of the environment here. There is a lot of nature and the beaches are amazing and the people helped me a lot from very first moment, so I do not feel alone,â&#x20AC;? Ms Torrijos said. She has loved teaching her mother tongue to prep children who repeat her words with a smile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe I was 24 hours on a plane to get here,â&#x20AC;? she said. Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the world, behind English and according to Ms Torrijos, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a difficult language to learn because of the tenses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you are a child, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier to learn the language but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to learn Spanish as an adult,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I teach adults and they have to learn the language for one to two years and they speak it well. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brains are prepared to receive a lot of

information.â&#x20AC;? Ms Torrijos is also keen to educate students about Spain and its culture, as well as other Spanish speaking countries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Children learn about Spanish food, sports and the life in the city and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very different to Inverloch so they learn a lot,â&#x20AC;? she said. Ms Torrijos is looking forward to travelling around Australia, experience sports including AFL, learning to surf and improving her English. However she has been spooked by an Australian icon: spiders, big ones and lots of them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Spain, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different. We have very small spiders and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see them,â&#x20AC;? she said. Ms Torrijos comes to Australia with experience as a Spanish teacher and proofreader.

Aussie welcome: Clara Torrijos, a Spanish learning assistant at Inverloch Primary School, shares her love of Spain with preps, from left, Lucy, Charlotte, Archie, Banjo and Emma.

Drink drivers off the road WONTHAGGI Police detected three drink drivers in just over 30 hours since Thursday.

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The two male riders were travelling in the same direction when one of the riders lost control and veered into the other, causing the collision. One of the males was taken to Dandenong Hospital. Korumburra Police said they were unsure of injuries at this point in time. The two males, who are known to each other, have been confirmed to be a part of a motoring enthusiasts group.

Vehicle theft A TOYOTA Landcruiser was stolen from Nyora between Sunday and Monday. The 1995 white wagon was taken between lunchtime Sunday and lunchtime Monday, from Mount Lyall Road. Anyone with information should contact Korumburra Police on 5655 1244.

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Grantville moves on after fire A community meeting was held at the Grantville Transaction Centre on Wednesday, February 6 and provided the community with information about the fire. Those attending were informed the fire was under control and that it was most likely caused by lightning strike. Forest Fire Management Victoria is now in control in the fire ground and will continue to patrol and make the area safe. Wildlife officers will be working in the fire area. Anyone with concerns regarding water tank contamination or dam water replacement due to the fires should contact Bass Coast Shire Council. A social worker from Bass Coast Health was on hand last week in Grantville to support residents of Grantville and surrounds impacted

After the fires: a beautiful photo at the Grantville Nature Conservation Reserve from the Kernot Grantville CFA facebook page taken by third lieutenant Allan Kerr.

by the bushfires. If you or anyone you know is experiencing distress as a result of the bushfires, please contact the Bass Coast Health social work department by calling 5671 3278, or present in person to the Grantville Transaction Centre during work hours. During the fires, the Grantville tip was closed but is now open again. Last week members from Narre Warren, Tyabb and Pearcedale CFA, who are also Critical Incident Support officers visited Grantville and met with local CFA members and offered strategies and support to deal with managing the stress of a fire in their home town. The Grantville Business and Community Association (GBCA) is in the process of arranging a community Thank-You night and fundraiser at the Grantville Hall on February 22. The night will be for all community members to come together and share time and their experiences after the recent bushfire at the Grantville Nature Conservation Reserve. All emergency workers and their support organisations will be invited to attend and provide an opportunity to shake their hand and acknowledge their brave and often voluntary efforts in protecting the local community. A sausage sizzle and cold drinks will be available free for emergency workers and at a small cost to all others, along with other fundraising activities so bring along your cash and gold coins. The association invites people to bring along a small plate of biscuits, cake or nibbles to share as a way of thanking those involved. A ‘Thank-you Fund’ is also being set up at Bendigo Bank Grantville where people can donate. All donations and money raised on the night will be shared between all local CFA branches.

Plenty of fun: Grace and Caitlyn Goodwin of Jumbunna rugged up to enjoy the Korumburra Show during a wet and windy Saturday. More coverage on pages 14 and 15.

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Family fun: Leonardo Respondino, Raffaela Petrucci, Joanna Posa, Lola Posa and Stephanie Castello enjoyed the tastes of Italy at the Italian Festa on Sunday. They travelled from Morwell and Traralgon.

Celebrating Italy: Zoe Thurstfield and Elysian Amiraal were part of the Procession of State in traditional dress at the Italian Festa. They are pictured with the Adamo familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flag, honouring Elysianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nonna and nonno.

Delicious: Abbey Pianta, and Sienna and Sofia Inchincoli shared their pasta at the Italian Festa on Sunday. They Impressive: Ivan Samori led the flag throwers of Italy at the Italian Festa on Sunday. travelled from Morwell and Traralgon.

Italy celebrated in Mirboo North â&#x20AC;&#x153;The girls really did an amazing job,â&#x20AC;? Ms RoORGANISERS were thrilled as massive mano said. crowds descended on Mirboo North for The entertainment kicked off following the the fourth Italian Festa on Sunday. open air Mass service and Procession of St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s With incredible entertainment, lovely weather and authentic Italian food, the event was a huge hit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had faith that it was going to be a really beautiful day. It was an excellent environment for families to enjoy and people to catch up. It was just a welcoming, Italian event,â&#x20AC;? organiser Rosie Romano said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have loved planning an event for people to come to, enjoy fabulous food, great entertainment and showcase the best of Italy.â&#x20AC;? The Italian Festa teamed up with Boo Events this year. Boo Events ran the market stalls, which worked a treat to attract more people into the area.

Statue through Baromi Park. Featured in the entertainment were Mirboo North Primary School students, flag throwers from Italy, Roman soldiers, a spaghetti eating competition and the grape stomping competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The flag throwers were spectacular. This is their first time in Victoria, but they have performed all over the world and they love coming back to Australia,â&#x20AC;? Ms Romano said. Food stalls were presented at every turn, offering authentic tastes from all regions of Italy. Ms Romano said the event has continued to grow every year with fantastic support from the local community.

Busy day: representing the Bendigo Community Bank, Jan Head and Marg Thomas helped to run a free fairy floss stall at the Italian Festa on Sunday.

Noticeboard START MEETING POSTPONED SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL Wednesday 13 February 2019 The proposed Closed Meeting to the public to transact business in relation to the Bald Hills Wind Farm has been postponed to a yet to be determined future date.

PUBLIC BRIEFINGS TO COUNCIL Wednesday 20 February 2019 12.45pm - Active Retirees Advisory Committee (30 minutes) 1.15pm - Community Strengthening Activities - Monthly update (30 minutes) Topics: â&#x20AC;˘ Community Consultation Forums and Community Cluster Networks update â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No Dramaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; project update

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Wednesday 20 February 2019 2.00pm*, 5.00pm*, 7.00pm* *Expressions of interest to present are made by accessing Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Presenting to Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; page (COB 15/2), contact 5662 9222 for details. A list of booked topics can be viewed the day prior on Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. Wednesday 27 February 2019, 10.00am* (Council Agenda Topics only) *Expressions of interest to present are made by accessing Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Presenting to Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; page (COB 22/2), contact 5662 9222 for details. A list of booked topics can be viewed the day prior on Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. Wednesday 27 February 2019, 2.00pm* *Register your questions (COB 22/2) by accessing Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Questions for Council Meetingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; page, contact 5662 9222 for details. Alternatively you can lodge

of the Council Meeting. Please note that Council live streams its Ordinary Council Meetings, refer to the Policy on Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website for more details.

CHANGE MAKERS

WORKS THIS WEEK

Change Makers is a 10 day intensive community development program run over nine months and is jointly funded by Regional Development Victoria and South Gippsland Shire Council.

Roadside Slashing: Foster North, Meeniyan, Nerrena Unsealed Road Drainage Maintenance: Poowong, Ranceby, Welshpool, Hedley Unsealed Road Maintenance: Leongatha North, Hallston, Allambee South, Middle Tarwin The aim of the program is to assist community members to take an idea they have and build it into a viable project. Tree Requests: Whole Shire Reseal Preparation and Stabilising: Harding Lawson Participants will learn: Road, Fish Creek â&#x20AC;˘ How to engage their community Footpath Renewal: Landy Road, Foster and Spring â&#x20AC;˘ How to develop and manage a successful project Street, Korumburra â&#x20AC;˘ How people in their teams function Kerb and Channel Renewal Works: Landy Road, Foster â&#x20AC;˘ Skills of communicating for successful outcomes Changeroom Refurbishment: Korumburra Recreation â&#x20AC;˘ The components of building sustainability into Reserve project design Sealed Road Drainage Program: Bass Valley Road, â&#x20AC;˘ How to source, seek and communicate with grants bodies, learn the basics of fundraising and managing Bena Reseal Preparation Regulating: Old Waratah Road, the budget Fish Creek, One Chain Road and Ruby Arawata Road, â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Being social - the press, social media and marketing Ruby Sealed Road Shoulder Maintenance: Silcocks Hill â&#x20AC;˘ How to run a community event to build community Road, Toora support Culvert Extension: Fish Creek, Waratah Road, Waratah The program will run on either a Thursday or Friday in Culvert and Endwalls Works: Fullers Road, Foster different towns to give participants an opportunity to Netball Court Construction: Fish Creek Recreation experience different locations in South Gippsland. Reserve For more information please contact Dana Hughes on: Side Track Construction for Bridge Replacement: Ruby 5662 9200 or dana.hughes@southgippsland.vic.gov.au Arawata Road, Ruby

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COLUMN 7

COME along to the Sunday Summer Sippers at Berrys Creek Hall grounds this Sunday, February 17. There will be live music from noon with Nathan Lovie and Fossil Fuel Band. Enjoy a barbecue, raffles and children’s activities. Adults $15, children under 16 are free. BYO Esky, chairs/picnic rug. Help support the hall and buy from the barbecue stall. To book, call Alister 0467 079 774. Tickets available at the gate.

MEENIYAN will host its annual Garlic Festival this Saturday. Read more on pages 18 and 19.

TARWIN Valley Primary School nominations for its annual school council elections will open tomorrow and close 4pm, Wednesday, February 20. The school has four parent vacancies and one staff vacancy. Nominations and self-nominations forms are available from the school office or online at www.tarwinvalleyps.vic.edu.au

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SET aside Sunday, June 9 in your calendars for the Korumburra Southern Lights Festival from 3pm to 10pm at the Korumburra Showgrounds. Live music from some of the most awarded country music bands in Australia will be provided, along with music from local talent. Fire twirlers, food vans, market stalls, singing competition, massive bonfire, fire drums, lantern making, glow in the dark merchandise and so much more will be available at the festival.

THE Baths Road Reserve at Mirboo North is seeking volunteers to assist with working bees. The next working bee will be held on Saturday, February 24. Working bees will be held monthly from 10am to midday. Cup of tea/coffee pro-

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vided after. The working bee offers an alternating Thursday and Sunday schedule each month to allow for working individuals to attend. Children and families are encouraged to come along. Contact Viki Sinclair, coordinator of Friend’s Working Bee, for more information on 0408 317 525 or at viki.sinclair@ gmail.com

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public holidays. Hunting will not be permitted at night.

BARINGA School in Moe and seven additional special needs schools across Gippsland intend to organise a bike ride on the Grand Ridge Rail Trail. The tentative datee is April 4. The ride is ex-pected to take around two o hours to complete and d HOG deer hunting is anticipated to attractt is set to commence at about 100 people. Moree Snake Island from Feb- information to come. ruary 4. The Victorian L E O N G AT H A Government recently committed to a five-year Historical Society is continuation of the bal- seeking ‘ghost signs’ loted hog deer program which are old business which will provide ad- signs used for prodditional opportunities ucts of businesses that for recreational huntno longer exist. If you ing in South Gippsland in a safe and controlled know of any, please manner. There will be contact the Leongatha seven hunt periods be- Historical Society on tween February 4 and 03 5662 2492 or email June 1 this year, but will leongathahistory@ exclude weekends and gmail.com

Festa fever: hundreds descended on Mirboo North on Sunday for the fourth Italian Festa. Pictured above, Mirboo North’s Hamish Sinclair, Billy Cawood, Lorelei Sinclair and Heidi Cawood showed their festive spirit by waving Italian flags. Pictured below, Mirboo North Primary School students Max Massaro, Isla Newman and Maeve Stoertebecker were excited to play their roles in the school’s performance of Forza! Forza!

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above, Breath from past: here is an old unidentified photograph from a recent discovery of film negatives by the Leongatha Historical Society. The bike is thought to be a BMW motorcycle from the 1950s. If you are able to identify the young girl and gentleman or have any information regarding the photo, please contact the Leongatha Historical Society on 03 5662 2492 or email leongathahistory@gmail.com

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above, Looking back: former Leongatha Brownies leader Norma Bellingham, of Leongatha, brought this photo of Leongatha Brownies in 1949 to The Star office last week, in response to an item in last week’s Column 7 that depicted a photo of the 3rd Leongatha Brownies of 1968, with a request for help from Leongatha Girl Guides to identify names. Pictured in the photo above are, leaders, Brown Owl Gwen Scott (married name Klitzing) and Tawny Owl Norma Hearn (married name Bellingham). The Brownies are Glenys Turner, Nola Avery, Margaret Potter, Margaret Miles, Glenys Emerson, Gwen Martin, Lorraine (surname unknown), Rita (surname unknown), Ruth Michael, Miriam (surname unknown), (first name unknown) McMaster, Marlene Morris, Lois Howard, Annamae Tribilco, Marlene Duryea, (first name unknown) Stamper, Dorothy Campbell and Gladys Warren.

left, Full flavoured: Sharon and Rob Fisher of Blue Tree Honey Farm at Dumbalk will be at the Meeniyan Garlic Festival this Saturday, February 16. Last Wednesday, they were busy preparing batches of roasted garlic and rosemary infused honey that they will be selling at the festival, perfect for marinating meat and for medicinal purposes. Read more about the festival in The Star’s feature on pages 18 and 19.

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Young firefighters inspire SAN Remo CFA firefighters Ellie Pearce and Tom Mendes would encourage any young people to get involved with their local brigade. Having both completed their VCE last year, Ellie at Newhaven College and Tom at Wonthaggi Secondary College, both agree the CFA training at San Remo has been so valuable and both enjoy giving back to their local community. While Ellie would have relished helping out her local team at the recent Grantville bushfires and put her skills to good use, she was more than happy to have been on call to make sure her local community was safe too. She said she was assigned to two strike teams to head out to the Grantville bushfires but they were not needed. “I know a lot of people in the Grantville area who were impacted by the fire and I just wanted to help,” Ellie said Tom on the other hand attended the Grantville fire on its first day, Friday, February 1 for the initial fire fight and returned on the following Monday to assist with blacking out the hot spots that remained. It wasn’t Tom’s first big fire battle as he has assisted the San Remo brigade putting out several fires in the two years since becoming a member, from house fires to bushfires. Tom said, “It’s humbling to know that 24 hours a day, seven days a week, we can call for support from neighbouring brigades. Many of us are friends outside of CFA, so we get along like a house on fire (excuse the pun). “We are all there for the same reason- we have some skills which are useful for the fire fight and we want to use them for the good of the community.

The Star asked Tom to explain how he felt heading to the Grantville fire and after helping to tackle the fires. “On the way to a fire, we all spend the travel time differently. I preemptively put a P2 mask on (smoke filter that covers mouth and nose), put my gloves on (to loosen them) and listen to the radio to get an idea of what we’re going to expect. “My number one advice when you’re going to a large fire is to drink half a bottle of water and take some deep breaths- adrenaline is an incredibly powerful chemical, but you don’t want it when you have to make life or death decisions. “Your greatest asset on the fire ground is your training and experience.” Asked if he was scared at any stage while fighting the Grantville fire and Tom said, “ Any emergency services member, professional or volunteer, who says they have never been scared is lying. “Not so much scared for their own safety, but more so for the safety of someone’s house, a person trapped in their car or for an individual themselves. “Safety is paramount in CFA culture, and we routinely rehearse scenarios and the life saving actions that we can do in response. “On the Friday (the first day of the Grantville fire) I was the designated driver for Wonthaggi Fire Brigade’s captain, who was the sector commander for the Adam’s Estate area. “As there were several homes on the park’s fringe, he had to organise the nine trucks which were assigned to him in a way that would protect all of the houses. On the following Monday, I was assigned to the Corinella tanker and we worked alongside the highway side of the fire to black out any hot spots that remained, preventing risk of reignition.” Ellie can’t speak highly enough of

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Fire ready: young firefighters Ellie Pearce and Tom Mendes were involved in assisting with the Grantville fires and are proud to be members of the San Remo CFA. her brigade and is proud to be following a family tradition in the CFA with dad Ric Pearce (Newhaven College Year 9 head) who has been heavily involved with the local brigade and her uncle Mark Thiele, captain of the San Remo CFA. “Dad was involved in the Black Saturday bushfires, I would have been nine at the time and I remember asking him, ‘Why do you have to be involved in the CFA?’‘Why can’t you just play cricket?’ “It was only because I was so wor-

ried,” she said. Ellie joined the brigade at 16 years of age and said “I have learned it is important to give back to your community in a meaningful way.” Ellie said she learned this from her parents but also praised Newhaven College where she was schooled since Year 1. “Newhaven College has always been so supportive of my involvement in the CFA and one of the core values of the school is to give back to the community.

“Mrs Lovell (Gea Lovell, Newhaven College principal) in particular is always very supportive and encouraging.” Ellie said Mrs Lovell was always interested in her involvement in the CFA and would ask how it was all is going and how I was going especially after a fire. “It is full credit to Mrs Lovell and the college that it encourages students to give back to their community.” As for her college friends she said there were lots of messages of support during the Grantville fires. Ellie said she has learned so much from being a member of the local CFA, so many skills during their Tuesday evening and Sunday training sessions. “Each year we have to do burn over drills to be prepared for a time where you may be stuck in a fire and how to stay safe and get out. “We learn how to fight fires and how to approach fires while keeping ourselves and our team members safe. “We have a great team at San Remo and I trust all members that they will have my back always while on a fire and I will definitely have theirs too.” Ellie said she would encourage other young people to get involved in their local brigade. “It isn’t all hard work, we do also have a lot of fun and my brigade is always so encouraging. “During my VCE I decided I couldn’t go to every fire and every training session and that I would dedicate most of my time to my studies but I still made sure I was available and a couple of hours a week is not that much to give to your community.” Now she has completed her schooling Ellie is looking forward to furthering her studies at Monash University where she will be taking on a double degree in engineering and science, majoring in astro physics .

She is aiming high alright, with her dream job being an astronautical engineer. “The job involves a lot of delegating, team work and skills and a lot of that experience I can take from the CFA,” Ellie said. Tom has been an active member of the San Remo CFA for just over two years having joined the the brigade in February 2017. He said, “What we do is seldom a tear-jerking scene from Backdraft or Chicago Fire. “For every hour we spend on the fire ground, there is another 10 hours we spend training, maintaining equipment and doing administration tasks for the brigade. “In the interests of any young people wishing to join our community service, they should understand it is not all ‘lights and sirens’ action but if they are willing to accept this though, CFA can become a second family, and there are valuable skills which they can learn and practise whilst helping the community around them. Asked what is the best part of being a member of your local brigade and Tom said, “the camaraderie”. Tom is also furthering his studies in Melbourne and will start his first year of university enrolling for his Bachelor of Paramedicine. As to whether he will continue with the CFA after assisting with the Grantville fires and Tom said while he will be studying in Melbourne his involvement with San Remo brigade will be reduced. As to advice to the people in the local community about the importance of preparing for fires: “It is absolutely paramount. It takes just half an hour per week to prepare your house, and that could save both your life and property. Mow your lawns, clean out your gutters, trim trees so our trucks can get through, and create your bushfire survival plan”.

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OPINIONS

Biggest not always best

I READ with interest the letter of John McCombe, “Rates Revolution”, The Star, February 5, and his suggested “saturation advertising campaign” by the shire to attract more permanent residents to help reduce the high rates. I shudder at his comment, “Such an achievement will see South Gippsland Shire with more funds to play with”. If the shire cannot manage the current budget which should be proportionate to the number of ratepayers and reduce rates, it will certainly not do so with a bigger rate revenue which will require more council services, staff, etc. There is an old saying, “Biggest is not always the best”. While I do applaud his sentiment, especially in not spending more on the rail trail, I believe that strong rural townships develop slowly over years and to hasten this process may cause

more problems than success, especially if local councils lose control of their budgets. Another thing to consider is the possible demographics imbalance and increase of retired residents who may build up the rate revenue but will not necessarily attract larger business except for smaller shops and service providers. Getting the train line back is a necessity to attract a balanced demographic with industry development etc; perhaps working residents could commute to Dandenong or Melbourne for work if not employed locally? South Gippsland farming is still a very big and productive business in the shire and I think that often it is overlooked in the rate revenue that it raises for council; I believe farmers struggle to employ suitable hard working staff, let alone their battle with the weather and droughts.

Barry Gilbert, Walkerville.

E D I T O R I A L

Just the news we wanted IT’S been touted as an economic boon and a way for the community to keep fit in the great outdoors.

The Great Southern Rail Trail looks likely to be extended from Leongatha to Korumburra after South Gippsland Shire Council signed an agreement with VicTrack that brings the two parties closer to securing a lease arrangement over the former railway. The building of the railtrail is conditional on council securing funding for its construction, but the agreement is fantastic news for the two towns and the broader region. Hopefully the agreement also brings council and VicTrack closer to signing a lease that would enable council to use the rail yards in Leongatha and Korumburra. These areas have been eyesores in the towns for too long, and in Leongatha’s case, the rail yards have become a location for unsavoury behaviour. Council has grand plans for both rail yards, with a carpark and a community park proposed for Leongatha and a new community hub and other uses suggested for Korumburra. Both communities need to be able to take control of these areas in order to instill even greater community pride and identity within their towns.

Letters guidelines ALL letters should be kept to 400 words or less. The Star reserves the right to edit all letters for length and style. Writer’s details, including full name, address and phone number (not for publication), must be included.

Population growth is to blame

BLIMEY, I was feeling quite laid back and relaxed last week until I stumbled upon Jessica Harrison’s letter to the editor in The Star, January 30 calling for climate action. Suddenly my feelings of melancholy were usurped by a sense of anxiety and stress. You see, according to Jessica, the world as we know it is doomed and we have but 12 short years left to do something realistic about it. Apparently, bushfires, high temperatures, the timber industry and greedy corporates have combined to cause ‘the perfect storm’ (whatever that is) which is likely to render vast areas of our country unliveable and cast doubt over our capacity to grow food. Wow! Jessica calls on councils to declare a climate emergency, plan for urgent strategic risk management of extreme weather, coastal erosion and farming sustainability. She implores local businesses to help farmers battling the climate and communities to help each other deal with future heatwaves. That’s a lot of heavy lifting by other folk, yet Jessica finishes her letter by asking the question “who is with me”? However, given that Jessica has failed to outline what her plans for action are, other than to implore statutory authorities, local businesses and community members to lift their game, it is a

Letters to the Editor difficult question to answer. One thing we do know is that Australia is a land of contrasts, a land of droughts, bushfires and flooding rains and has been so for millennia. I venture to suggest there is nothing weather related happening today that has not previously occurred in this country, be it decades or centuries ago, long before the impact of intensive settlement of this continent. Mankind has always devised ways of dealing with and overcoming issues impacting on humanity, so I reckon we should have faith in the respective boffins to provide the resolution to our problems as they present themselves and concentrate on doing the little things that are within our own capacity. The elephant in the room however, is our excessive population which has a massive impact on the environment and our capacity to plan and provide the necessary infrastructure. So until serious recognition of and action on this matter occurs, we will continue to test our friendship with Mother Nature.

David Vance, Inverloch.

No radical politicians REGARDING local electorates, Russell Broadbent and Greg Hunt, local members for a number of years, have served

the people very well and probably deserve to be re-elected. We have Julia Banks, a member of the ‘Turnbull I’ve been sacked Party’, putting her hand up. She is only doing this for poor old Malcolm but she does not realise Malcolm Turnbull will replace Joe Hockey as American ambassador if Bill Shorten gets in, unless she has been offered an ambassador job also. Any person who stands for parliament that misleads the electorate on their funding must be charged with fraud and stripped of any gains and not allowed to stand for any government position for minimum 10 years. All advertising must show who is paying for the advertisement and if its proved incorrect it is a case of defrauding the electorate. Now we have Greens standing and protesting in electorates. They do not have to disclose their credentials or what contribution they have made for the environment. Have they installed any panels? Do they have a wood fire? How many cars do they own, etc? All things that are not helping the environment or is it a case of do as I say, not what I do? The Greens, funded in part by the Electrical Trades Union and Peter Marshall’s UFF Union, support drugs and the people behind them. Why?

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Drugs are the scourge of the society and are killing our children, wrecking families and leaving so many children destitute. This country will have a huge problem with mental health in years to come as no one knows what effect these drugs are having on the body. All new health drugs have to go through rigorous testing but we are prepared to let drugs made in a backyard be available to our children. Do the Greens allow their children to take these drugs? Probably not, but they are happy for everyone else to use them. Rivers and creeks are now affected by higher drug levels. Where are the Greens on this? Missing in action again. Unfortunately with the State Government going soft on drug usage, there is no increase in penalties for driving under the influence of drugs but there is for drink driving, which I support. For what reason are they not pushing for higher penalties, especially when the testing over the Christmas period showed driving under the influence of drugs was higher than drink driving. Maybe we will be able to sue the State Government for not providing safe roads as they fail to show any intent to reduce the drug trade or its effect with drivers under the Influence. There is a big push for testing pills. Why are we supporting any use of drugs when no one

knows the consequence of these pills, short or long term? The push should be for more education on the effect of drugs at home, in leisure and especially on work sites. If the boss is held responsible for an employee under the influence of drugs in a workplace accident, why then is the Premier exempt from providing a safe environment for the state population? The Premier should at least be responsible personally for any government employee driving under the influence of drugs in an accident if a boss of a business can be found guilty. The only complaint I have with our local representatives is their party has not been outspoken on drugs and has showed no initiative to push for advertising for the dangers of drugs. Also, I believe if we are fair dinkum, we need an open royal commission on drugs in this country immediately. The trouble is Labor, Greens and most independents would not support this, for what reason I do not know; you can only guess. Let’s support members who are honest with their reasons for standing and their record, and disregard all the radical parties and people standing for alternative reasons wasting members of an electorate’s time.

Geoff Wyatt, Korumburra.

VOXPOP! VOX

The Star asked gardeners at A.W. Smith and Son’s Home Hardware, “How is your garden looking this summer?”

“It’s going very well. We have plenty of drought tolerant plants, requiring less water and maintenance. We add some colour with some cheaper pot plants.” John Tapscott, Leongatha.

“It’s in the best condition at the moment with those November rains and more recent rain. We’ve got a good mix of natives, ferns and roses in our rambling garden.” Janine Grace, Meeniyan.

“Well, mine is in the making. I’ve bought a new block out at Venus Bay.” Phill Crockenberg, Venus Bay.

“The garden is looking great at the moment. The lawn’s a bit dry but we try not to waste on watering.” Kevin Luffler, Korumburra.

Keep safe this ﬁre season. Know what to do.

If the power goes out. At times of high bushﬁre risk, power outages are more likely. Stay safe and consider your need for back-up power such as:

Battery-powered radio to hear alerts and warnings

A fully charged mobile phone

Torch and some spare batteries

Non-electric pump with alternative water supply i.e. pool, tank or dam

It’s easy to be prepared. delwp.vic.gov.au/poweroutages

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BUSINESS IN FOCUS

NOW OPEN Krowera’s New Restaurant & Bar also brings ‘Food for Thought’ Sunday the 3rd February saw the opening of David Ehrlichs’ unique restaurant, The Grove Gippsland. A bar restaurant and event space, nestled amongst an idyllic olive grove, it boasts views 250 metres above sea level, on 60 acres in the Bass Hinterland. Located in Krowera, less than hour and a half’s drive from Melbourne’s CBD, David recognised this regions potential for high quality food production and sensed that his 20-year-old farm & olive grove could become the perfect destination. He is an immensely passionate promoter of this area and thrilled to be welcoming guests to his stunning property. At the Grove their menu is fresh, local, ethically sourced produce, presented in a simple and authentic fashion, changing weekly to truly reflect the seasons of our region. Chef Antony Ellis, has returned to South Gippsland from Melbourne, bringing a pure and unbridled passion for the environment and all things Gippsland, particularly the astounding abundance of produce grown and gathered in the region. Antony passionately supports the concept of ‘eat local, clean and fresh’. “Because food often travels thousands of miles

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before it reaches your table, losing freshness and leaving a considerable carbon footprint, so our suppliers replace travel time with care, love and integrity. We celebrate and showcase these producers, including Amber Creek Pork, Gippsland Natural, Grow Lightly, Red Coral Seafood, Oak n’ Swan, Bassine Specialty Cheese, Prom Country Cheese, Mirboo Farm and Gusto Gelateria and Pastry, to name a few. “In an ever expanding and competitive global food market, it’s easy to get caught up in the latest food trends and buzz words like seasonal, local and ethically sourced. We can't define them for you or tell you how others in our industry apply them. But we can share with you what they mean to us. “When we say seasonal local and ethically

grown, we refer to produce growing right here and now in South Gippsland. Seasons maybe as short as a few weeks or as long as one of our four traditional seasons. We rely on producers who use processes that factor in animal welfare and the environmental impact of their food production practices. It isn't the easiest way to operate, sometimes we require ingredients sourced within other areas of Australia as well. We believe that the food systems of the past are the way of the future and we hope that this is evident in the quality of our off¬erings. The Grove offer’s seasonal lunch and dinner menus, Thursday evening through to Sunday lunch. Bookings are essential. Courtesy bus pick up & drop off, available by prior booking, (minimum two weeks in advance of your restaurant or bar booking), to the following locations only; Loch, Korumburra, Inverloch & Wonthaggi. We are located on the corner of Loch-Wonthaggi Rd and Uren Rd, about one km south of Krowera.

Our Valentine’s Day Gift, to show our appreciation and gratitude to all the local community & as a big thank you, to everyone who supported us over the past 8 months prior to opening, is that the courtesy bus will be available to all Valentine’s Day Dinner guests, booked for either 6pm and 8pm dinner sittings, in our bar or restaurant, without the usual two weeks’ notice! So Happy Valentine’s Day! Share the gift of love! Share it with your special person or people! Share through enjoying our food, cooked with love…. just keep sharing…. genuine love-based sharing….

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Cream of crop: dairy judge at the Korumburra Show on Saturday, Daniel Bacon from northern Victoria is pictured with Nicola Paulger from Viewfort Holsteins at Middle Tarwin, who along with her husband Matt Templeton exhibited the Champion Holstein Cow, Pooley Bridge Impression Clover 4.

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College hits the ground running WITH new students and staff, an awards ceremony, Year 12 retreat and several other events underway, the beginning of the school year for Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College in Leongatha has been anything but dull.

successes, current Year 12s embarked on a school retreat to Grantville on January 30. The theme of the retreat was ‘there where you are, you will fine God’. Activities during the retreat provided the students with the opportunity to reflect on God and how He is with them wherever they go, including their upcoming and final year of “It was great to welcome back to school all those schooling. Highlights of the trip included gathering around happy smiling faces. Once the students return, the college truly comes to life,” principal David Leslie the campfire of a night and spending quality time together and the students performed their own songs said. “A special welcome to our 118 new Year 7 stu- on the last night of the camp. “School has started quickly,” Mr Leslie said. dents and to all the students who have joined us at “We are wishing all our students and families evother year levels as well. We hope your time at Mary ery success as we begin the new year.” MacKillop is happy and successful.” Mary MacKillip would also like to congratulate The college held its 2018 Year 12s Achievers Asthe following award recipients of the2018 Year 12 sembly Awards last week. Twenty awards were presented to high achievers, Achievers Assembly Awards: Rhonda Malone Mewith Molly Clark receiving College Dux in addition morial Bursary Award – Chloe Ollington; Cardell’s to an Academic Award for Business Management, Award - Emma Carlisle; Leongatha Medical Group Award – Ellie Holmes; Academic Award for Art – Physical Education and Psychology. “Congratulations to our graduating class of 2018. Harriett Steenholdt; Academic Award for Biology They did very well with university offers, appren- - Aaron Farrell; Academic Award for Chemistry – ticeships and in gaining employment. Many of them Belinda Denbrok; Academic Award for Economwill be heading off to commence studies in the next ics – Tara Pryor; Academic Award for English and few weeks and many have already started work in Geography – Emma Carlisle; Academic Award for their chosen fields. We wish them all well on the next VET: Applied Fashion Design – Bianca Phillips; Academic Award for Health and Human Developstage of their adventure,” Mr Leslie said. While former Year 12 students celebrated their ment – Tomei Dal Pozzo; Academic Award for History Revolutions, Literature, Music Performance Dux: Molly Clark received College Dux at and Theatre Studies – Michaeleach Stephens; AcaMary MacKillop’s 2018 Year 12’s Achievers demic Award for VET: ICT CERT III – Luke Sands; Academic Award for Legal Studies – Jennifer Bals; Assembly Awards held last week. Academic Award for Maths, Methods and Specialists

High achiever: Chloe Ollington (left) received the Rhonda Malone Memorial Bursary Award, awarded by Michael Malone (right) at the 2018 Year 12’s Achievers Assembly Awards last week. Maths – Kate Brennan; Academic Award for Further Maths – Ellie Holmes; Academic Award for Product Design and Technology and VET: Building and Construction – Jarvis Pryor; Academic Award for Physics – Catherine Williams; and Academic Award for Religion and Society – Simone Dekker.

Graze in Meeniyan’s main street Warmest January on record LOCAL businesses will be going all out to satisfy Meeniyan Garlic Festival visitors as they stroll the main street.

• The Meeniyan Store, 9am to 4pm. Enjoy great coffee, Flick’s home baked treats and relax in the kitchen garden. Meet Lola and Charlie the rabbits; • Moo’s@Meeniyan. Kick start the day with Brekky at Moo’s, chill out with a vino over a ‘garlic inspired’ lunch or spoil yourself with a special festival dinner at the end of the day (bookings required); • Trulli Woodfire Pizzeria from noon onwards – lunch, dinner and grazing. Enjoy traditional Italian cuisine with superb woodfired pizzas and more. Try festival specials with a ‘garlic gusto’; • Meeniyan Hotel, 10am onwards. Chill out with an icy cold beer on the deck and try the festival menu of snacks, lunch and dinner – with a garlic twist; • Pandesal Bakery, 9am-4pm. Pandesal Bakery delights in bringing customers fine artisan breads. Its breads and pastries are handmade the old fashioned way and used in the bakery’s lunch offerings at the popular communal table or outside. Look out for festival specials; • Meeniyan Square. Relax in the Square from

2pm to 8pm and enjoy six jam sessions of great live music. • Inverloch duo Souly Us, fresh from winning an award at Tamworth, will be performing at 7pm. Settle in with a glass of vino, delicious treats from the smoker or one of the fabulous tasting plates on offer. It’s a fabulous way to end a fabulous day; • Meeniyan Pantry and Cellar offers a range of culinary delights from around the globe inside or on the deck. Be inspired by fine food and wines; • The Outer Space, 9am to 4pm. The Outer Space sculpture park features the work of 14 local artisans in a park-like setting. Take home a sensational feature for your home; • Meeniyan Art Gallery, 9am-4pm; • Bread & Pickles, 9am-4pm. Bread & Pickles specialises in slow cooked pies, homemade jams and relish, freshly made sandwiches, wraps and roll, chicken schnitzel toasties, flavourful milkshakes, decadent iced coffees and chocolates; • MeenFeedz, 9am-4pm; and • Prom Coast Ice Cream will have a stall at the recreation reserve. For more about the festival, see the feature on pages 18 and 19.

Commissioner Appointments for the Victorian Environmental Water Holder 2019 • Are you passionate about the environmental health of our rivers and wetlands? • Would you like to apply your skills in environmental management, economics, water or public administration to making a diﬀerence to the environment? • Are you excited by the opportunity to guide a committed and enthusiastic entity to make decisions about the use of a highly valued resource in a challenging climate? The Victorian Government is seeking suitably skilled candidates to contribute their experience and knowledge to improving the environmental health of rivers, wetlands and ﬂoodplains by registering an expression of interest for a Commissioner role with the Victorian Environmental Water Holder (VEWH).

By Grace Griffith JANUARY saw rainfall plummet 72 percent below the long standing average of 40mm across the State of Victoria. Temperatures were warmer than average state-wide also, making January one of Victoria’s warmest on record.

Lindsay Fromhold of Meeniyan Post Office said the rain came with two days left in the month. “We had 36.4 millimetres over three days in Meeniyan towards the end of the month, and 29.2 in four days in Woorarra East,” Mr Fromhold said. “We’ve had a few drops and are lucky to have got that. We need a lot more rain.” According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), Pound Creek only received 15.2mm of rainfall this month, less than half of the January average of 33mm. The hottest day recorded at Pound Creek in January was 41.9°C on January 25 and saw the month’s mean average at 26.7°C, 1.4°C warmer than average. Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse attracted a mere 5.2mm of rainfall last month, just 10 percent of an average of 51.2mm for January. Not only was rainfall very low, temperatures also soared at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse with the highest mean daily temperature recorded since 1887. The area additionally recorded the highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years of 23.9°C. Yarram Airport received 8.2mm of rainfall, 23 percent lower than the January average of 35.6mm. Temperatures were high in the area with a top of 45.7°C recorded, and the mean daily temperature sitting at 28.7°C. Similarly, rainfall was well below average in

Rhyll with just 3.2mm falling during January. The area was one of a few that received the lowest rainfall, with just nine percent of an average rainfall of 35.8mm. Rhyll also recorded its highest mean daily January maximum temperate of 26.2°C, along with the highest mean daily minimum temperature of 17.4°C. The hottest day recorded during January in Rhyll was 37.6°C. Overall, Victoria’s mean temperature was 3.97°C warmer than the January average, making it the hottest January recorded with many sites across Victoria recording their highest mean temperatures to date. High temperatures for January were a direct result of heatwaves that began in December 2018 and continued into January 2019. Across Victoria, mean maximum temperatures were 4.61°C higher than the long term January average and mean minimum temperatures were 3.32°C above as well. A fast moving cold front and low pressure trough produced thunderstorms and damaging winds on January 30. Wind gusts exceeded 70 km/h at many sites across the state. The SES reported more than 800 calls for assistance received, primarily due to wind damage. South Gippsland Water’s managing director Philippe du Plessis said, “Catchments have received very little rainfall over the past week, our storages still remain at acceptable levels for this time of year, but we encourage all customers to use water wisely as common practice.” Total rainfall recorded for February 1 to 8 was Lance Creek 1mm, Ruby Creek 3mm, Deep Creek 4mm and Battery Creek 0.5mm. Water storage levels are Lance Creek (Wonthaggi, Inverloch and Cape Paterson), 88 percent; Ruby Creek (Leongatha), 74 percent; Deep Creek (Foster), 90 percent; and Battery Creek (Fish Creek), 80 percent.

In its eighth year of existence, the VEWH has the critical responsibility of holding and managing Victoria’s environmental water entitlements. The VEWH: • makes decisions on the most eﬀective use of the Water Holdings, including use, trade and carryover; • liaises with other water holders to ensure coordinated use of all sources of environmental water; • authorises waterway managers to implement watering decisions; • commissions targeted projects to demonstrate ecological outcomes of environmental watering at key sites; • publicly communicates environmental watering decisions and outcomes. With the terms of four existing Commissioners, including the Chairperson, expiring on 30 June 2019, the Minister for Water, the Hon Lisa Neville MP, is inviting expressions of interest in these positions.

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All applicants must be Victorian residents, and at least one of the positions must be ﬁlled by a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who is living in Victoria. Applicants are required to have knowledge of, or experience in, one or more of the following ﬁelds: • environmental management; • sustainable water management; • economics; • public administration.

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Montanah’s brave battle with cancer “She has memory deficits and has lost peripheral vision in her right eye,” Mrs Dubignon said. “When she gets older – if she gets older - there YOUNG Montanah Dubignon, 4½, is will be more deficits. courageously fighting against a rare and “At the moment she’s okay. She is four to five weeks past her latest chemotherapy.” incurable brain cancer. Initially doctors informed Sarah and her husband, The former Korumburra girl was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour on July 16, 2018 and has Jarrod, if they decided not to pursue treatment they since undergone two surgeries - her latest one 16 would have around three months left with Montanah. If they did take up treatment, they may have a year. hours long - in an attempt to remove the cancer. The latest scan results, released on January 30, Montanah’s mother, Sarah Dubignon, said the last surgery went well. The entire tumour was suc- showed no new growth. Mrs Dubignon was relieved cessfully removed, however the perimeter, which has with the news, but said it gives them a false sense of security. roots, was unable to be detached. “It’s been an emotional rollercoaster. The recent “That’s where our problem lies. The cancer is microscopic which will grow; we just don’t know scans are tainted by the fact the tumour will grow again, “she said. when,” Mrs Dubignon said. “It’s bittersweet. We are just buying time; there The surgery also resulted in over a quarter of is no cure.” Montanah’s brain being removed. Doctors are now saying Montanah has another two to three years but when the tumour grows back, there will be nothing they can do for her. “Montanah has a glioblastoma multiforme. The DNA mutation that drives the tumour growth is incredibly rare and aggressive. She is the only patient with this tumour that the Royal Children’s Hospital has or knows of at the moment,” Mrs Dubignon said. The family relocated from Korumburra to Beaufort just four weeks before Montanah’s diagnosis. The bubbly four year old started at Elizabeth Watkin Kindergarten in Beaufort recently and was thrilled to be going. Mrs Dubignon said they are just trying to make it as normal as it can be for her, given the situation. A fundraising market at St Peter’s Anglican Church in Leongatha last August raised more than $10,000 to support Montanah’s treatment. Mrs Dubignon said the community has been incredible, not only with financial support but with emotional support as well. The family is now considering a drug trial but said expenses were substantial. In order to raise funds, a ‘gofundme’ campaign has been initiated. If you would like to help this little girl’s fight against brain cancer, please visit this website to donate: www.gofundme.com/montanahs-brain-cancer-fight Children’s cancer research funding is currently Brave girl: a recent photo of Montanah Du- exceptionally low, making up only around one per- Sibling support: from left, Chayse, brother Shannon (back), twin sisters Dakota and Monbignon after she admirably tolerated another cent of all cancer research funding. Friday, February tanah and Lane Dubignon from Beaufort pose for a family photo as Montanah and Dakota 15 is Childhood Cancer Awareness Day. head off for their first day of kindergarten at Elizabeth Watkin Kindergarten. treatment to remove her brain tumour.

By Grace Griffith

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FESTIVAL

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16

Not just for kids: it’s family fun! IT’S Saturday, there’s no school and you want to get the children away from the TV and technology, somewhere they can get some exercise, be creative and it doesn’t cost a fortune.

There is a day of fabulous family fun at the Meeniyan Garlic Festival that is free for children under 16 and guarantees they’ll fall into bed with a smile on their face… and you too!

While there is a tantalising array of gourmet food, there is also simple inexpensive food like sausages and chips for children that won’t break the bank. They can even pedal a bicycle to make a milkshake. Activities organiser Sally Gorman said, “We aim to make the festival as safe and family friendly as possible, with activities for all ages and abilities. “There’s vegie sculptures for those who are creative and love to work with their hands, billy carts

for those who want to test their speed and skill, temporary tattoos for those who would never dare, the rock climbing wall for those who love heights, story time for those who love to imagine, mini golf to test your accuracy and sheaf tossing for those who want to step back in time and try the old style of strength testing. “Or step forward into the latest craze and put on a bubble suit and play bubble soccer, with countless laughs whilst you crash into your friendstrying to kick a goal. You can join the great garlic quest searching for the cartoon garlic characters around the festival or have a guess of how many garlic cloves there are in the jar.” There are prizes for all age categories and includes the billy cart time trials, the great garlic quest and the vegie sculptures. Winners will be decided at 12pm and 3pm, so check at the activities tent on the oval to see if you’re a lucky winner. All this fun can get tiring and there will be hundreds of hay bales to take a rest on and seating in the shade as well. More than 90 stalls will have a wide range of cuisines to sate visitors’ appetite for lunch or tasty snacks. Parking and shuttle services are free at the

Stony Creek Racecourse and festival tickets can be purchased at the Meeniyan Hall or at the entrance gates. Shuttle buses will terminate in front of the site of the old Roadhouse (opposite Moo’s Café). You might even choose to ride to the festival on the rail trail. There will be a free bike park there manned by The Great Southern Rail Trail committee. While children get in free, it is $10 for adults and you will be given a festival guide to the events and wristbands to move easily from one area to another.You can even bring the family dog on a lead if it is well behaved and you dispose of the nasties appropriately. You can help us to become more sustainable too. Bring hats, sunscreen lotions, shopping bags and water bottles to cut down on the rubbish. You can refill your water bottles free of charge and there will be water bowls for thirsty dogs. Come along and make memories with your family. If you need special access information, go to the website. There will be a drop off point close to the entrance for people with limited mobility or wheelchairs. Find out more at www.meeniyangarlicfestival. com.au

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vars explained, and 2pm topic: Growing garlic for the home gardener. Penny is a dedicated organic gardener with a degree in botany and zoology. She is horticultural editor for Organic Gardener Magazine and has her own websites on edible and useful plants at pennywoodward.com.au and garlic at australiangarlic.net.au Penny is also on the board of the AGIA and is the head judge at the Fresh Garlic Australian Food Awards. Penny’s much acclaimed books will be for sale at the recreation reserve. • Richard Nankin – NASAA certified grower, Mirboo North. 10.15am and 1.15pm. Topic: Growing organic garlic on a commercial scale. Richard will share his knowledge gained in his 12 years at Grand Ridge Organics, where he grows garlic commercially, along with daffodils, free range chickens,vegetables, herbs, nuts, citrus and stone fruits. In his talk he will outline his non-toxic weed management strategy, soil nutrition and general organic crop management tips. • Jackson Malley – tree change start up grower, 11.45am. Topic: From finance to farming. The former mortgage broker sold his Melbourne home and bought a 60 acre farm near Mirboo North where he grows things he likes to eat, including garlic, beef, vegetables and honey. While garlic is a challenging crop, Jackson believes people are appreciating good quality produce and are willing to pay the price for such flavour. • David Jones – award-winning grower, Mirboo Farm. 2.45pm. Topic: Starting up in garlic farmingreflections on our first eight years. David and Kirsten Jones are co-founders of the Meeniyan Garlic Festival and Mirboo Farm. David will share their journey over eight years from a pure ‘start-up’ to small grower status and scaling up to a commercial crop output. Trials and tribulations… and the odd trophy. NB: Some afternoon lectures are repeats of morning lectures to accommodate ticket demand.

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FESTIVAL

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16

Third garlic festival to draw record crowds MEENIYAN’S annual Garlic Festival is just around the corner, this Saturday, February 16 when more than 6000 garliclovers are expected to flock to Meeniyan for garlic cooking shows, garlic plaiting, smoking, fermenting and growing.

A garlic marketplace will offer up the likes of garlic icecream and garlic beer, and you can even learn how to make kefir! An array of entertainment will round out the festival, including rock legends, regional heroes and rising stars of folk: internationally acclaimed The Maes, Gary Marr and John Rees, Beggs 2 Differ, and BonzoOneManBand, who will perform at various points around the festival for your enjoyment. Now in its third year, the festival will lure thousands of festival-goers from Melbourne to join locals to see Gippsland Food Ambassador and director of Farmer’s Daughters, Alejandro Saravia, back by popular demand, and Hogget’s Kitchen’s Trevor Perkins, who will work their garlic magic on stage. Also on stage will be bush foods expert Julie Weatherhead making bush food pesto and Leanne Langkopf showing you how to make kefir, the amazing probiotic drink to keep your tummy in order. The Garlic Institute will host talks and presentations on topics such as growing garlic at home, starting out as a commercial grower, the nine ‘families’ of garlic (and 300 varieties!), the health benefits of

garlic and organic garlic farming. Families can keep young ones entertained with the magic show, mini golf, balloon soccer, the Great Garlic Quest, billy cart time trials, sheaf tossing, abseiling and more, while everyone is encouraged to make the most of the weekend and enjoy some extra events on Sunday, February 17, including Tamsin Carvan’s acclaimed long table lunch: Tamsin’s Table. Leongatha winery Lucinda Estate will serve up Sunday lunch on the terrace overlooking its stunning vineyard, and Jaci Hicken of Mirboo North will host a festival lunch on the Sunday with guests harvesting, cooking and eating together. Several local art galleries will also be open on the Sunday. Details at http://meeniyangarlicfestival.com.au The festival celebrates locally grown garlic and outstanding produce of the region. “We bring together the best local foods, wine, craft beers, cheeses, arts and craft of South Gippsland,” organiser David Jones said. “Our growers will bring 4000kg of new season’s garlic – so it’s a great place to learn about garlic – to talk to growers and stock up for cooking or planting your own crop.” The Meeniyan Festival and Events Committee is proud to advise the festival is run by volunteers, and all profits go toward local community projects and funding the next festival. The committee is also appreciative of funding from Visit Victoria this year to assist in the expan-

Making music: hear Beggs 2 Differ and other bands at the Meeniyan Garlic Festival this Saturday, February 16. They were at last year’s festival. Photo: Ken Spence. sion of the festival. Meeniyan Garlic Festival will be held on Saturday, February 16 from 9am to 4pm at Meeniyan Recreation Reserve, Hanily Street, Meeniyan. Entry is $10 adults and children are free. Tickets

at gates Cash/card facilities. Dogs on leads are welcome. There will be free parking and shuttles from Stony Creek Racecourse. More information: http://meeniyangarlicfestival. com.au

Garlic workshops throughout the day TAKE an opportunity to learn chefs’ val this Saturday. Learn also how to ferment garlic (black garlic), tips and techniques and the many ways smoke it and plait it. garlic can be used, such as garlic oil Clever cooking with garlic with Meg Viney-Bell and smoked garlic butter, by attending a will teach people the basic building blocks of using workshop at the Meeniyan Garlic Festi- garlic in your cooking, from preparing garlic oil to

smoking garlic and a whole lot more tips. Trained in French cuisine, local chef, artist and author, Meg will share her insights from the festival cookbook, The Garlic Companion, which will be on sale. Hot-Smoked Garlic by Bill Bell and David Jones will unlock the amazing flavours of fresh Australian garlic with demonstrations of hot smoking. Smoked garlic has a mellow flavour that’s delicious slathered on toast, stirred through vegetable

mashes, added to pasta sauces or served with barbecued meats or fish. Anyone can create the magic taste of smoked garlic. Plaiting Garlic Italian Style by Alberto Vilella will be fascinating. Alberto grew up in the Sunraysia on the family vegie farm and has a lifelong passion forgrowing great produce. He will demonstrate his braiding technique which works best with hard neck garlics.

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Sporting leaders: from left, Leongatha Primary School’s house captains Connor, Alice, Zac, Krystal, Fletcher, Archie, Isaac, Campbell, Jhett, Steele, Mackenna, Sari, Sage D, Leila, Amber and Sage P are ready for the house sports this year after a lesson in leadership from Melbourne Football Club players Oscar McDonald, Kade Chandler and Sam Frost.

Demons footballers inspire students By Tayla Kershaw-Thomas snd Michael Sidors THREE players from the Melbourne Football Club inspired students of Leongatha and Tarwin Valley primary schools students to become excellent leaders on Thursday afternoon.

New skills: Leongatha Primary School’s leadership team, front from left, Xavier, Katie, Eleanor and Ruby, and middle from left, Sam, Luke, Taine, Brandon, Tegan, Kelsea, Tim, Anna, Ayanna, Daisy, Tarryn and Jeremy learnt what it takes to be a good leader from Melbourne Football Club players, back from left, Oscar McDonald, Kade Chandler and Sam Frost.

Sam Frost, Kade Chandler and Oscar McDonald met with the school’s Grade 6 leadership team, which included the school, library, arts, languages, ICT (Information Communication Technology), music, environment and sports captains. The students were challenged to list the qualities of a good leader. Good sportsmanship, enthusiasm, respectfulness and resilience were identified, which align with the school’s values. Parents and emergency service workers were identified as admirable leaders in the community. “It was excellent for the students to be able to hear this sort of information from their sporting idols,” teacher Megan Sargant said. In Meeniyan last Thursday, students from Tarwin Valley Primary School welcomed Demons foot-

ballers Harrison Petty, Max Gawn, Austin Bradtke and Meeniyan Dumbalk United Auskick coordinator Stuart Mackie, teaching gratitude and leadership. Auskick runs for five to 10 year olds at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve on Wednesday nights. The sessions aim to be skill based and fun at the same time, with Demons players quick to remind students they themselves started their football careers at Auskick. Max spoke of the importance of being grateful every day in our lives. He mentioned his dog that smiles at him upon waking each morning and his parents as examples of his gratitude. Students were given the task of completing a gratitude journal, listing what their favourite things are and why they make them happy. “The AFL requires players contractually to complete a certain amount of hours at schools for community work,” community coordinator of educational programs for Melbourne Football Club, Olivia Toms, said. “We have Demons players also attending Shepparton, Foster, Alberton and the Morning Peninsula. “The community clinics teach health and well being in general, focussing on proper diet and gratitude. “The schools have a say with question and answer sessions fostering positive discussions.”

Ready to lead: Leongatha Primary School’s 2019 school captains Xavier, Taine, Anna and Ruby are looking forward to leading their peers this year after discussions with Melbourne Football Club players Oscar McDonald, Kade Chandler and Sam Frost.

Little learner: Tarwin Valley Primary School student Matilda receives gratitude and leadership inspiration from Melbourne Demons footballer Max Gawn at the Meeniyan school last Thursday.

Role model: Melbourne Demons’ footballer Harrison Petty taught gratitude and leadership to Tarwin Valley Primary School students at Meeniyan last Thursday. Pictured with Harrison at the school are Charlize, Sophie, Matilda and Stacey. Right, Sign here: Melbourne Demons footballer Max Gawn signs autographs for Tarwin Valley Primary School students at the school last Thursday.

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The Kona is the newest addition to Hyundai’s ‘small SUV class’ of motor vehicles, proving extremely popular amongst elderly drivers, according to Edney’s sales consultant and ‘Kona Queen’ Heather Walker. “This year’s Kona Elite has seen ripper sales, particularly with elderly drivers,” she said. “The car is ergonomically correct and accommodates all people’s height from short to tall. It has nice, high seating with great visibility and head room. “We receive plenty of comments from people after getting into the car, noting the sheer comfort unlike anything they’re used to.” Awards graced the Kona Elite recently, receiving a silver medal for the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2018. These awards are one of the world’s three most prestigious for international design, in addition to the iF (international forum) Design Awards and Red Dor Design Awards. “The three representative models that will be responsible for the current and future of Hyundai Motor’s SUV line-up proved their competitive edge by achieving the highest ever company performance in product design,” head of design centre and executive vice president of Hyundai Motor Luc Donkerwolke said. “We expect this recognition will help inspire continuous improvement in design performance for Hyundai.” Hyundai was also recognised in Australia, with the Kona taking honours for the 60th Good Design Awards at the Sydney Opera House. The Good Design Awards jury said, “as the company’s first entry into the small SUV segment, this is a great little car and a safe option in a segment that can sometimes be too ‘out there’. “The vehicle design relies on bright colours and cladding to deliver that contrast and does so with a sophisticated and considered design aesthetic. “The cabin is understated and beautifully refined. This car ticks all the boxes for good design and will do very well in what is a growing and super-competitive market segment.” Chief designer at Hyundai Design Centre Europe, Thomas Bürkle, said, “Hyundai has once again won recognition from one of the industry’s leading design awards organisations. “These awards acknowledge our commitment to developing cars that showcase our unique approach to automotive design. The new Kona introduced a new look for our successful SUV range.” Impressive features abound for both the 1.6 or 2.0 litre engine variants, including a full suite of safety features. All Kona’s come standard with six airbags. Continued on page 22.

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Kona’s running out the doors Continued from page 21. Forward collision avoidance assist, blind spot collision warning, rear cross traffic collision warning, lane keeping assist and driver attention warning assist drivers with safety. Lane keep assist and lane departure warning comes into operation at speeds above and below 60 km/h, respectively, where lane markings are monitored on either side of the car with windshield mounted cameras. Audible and visual warnings alert drivers when straying outside of road lanes in lane departure assist mode, whilst lane keep assist at speeds above 60 km/h provides an early steering intervention, assisting and guiding the car back to the centre of the lane. The 1.6 litre, all wheel drive, Turbo-GDi petrol engine employs a mixed-flow turbo charger engine, delivering sharp, low end torque response and excellent fuel economy.

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these airbags until they have been fixed. Vehicle manufacturers must offer to arrange for these cars to be towed to the place of replacement or for a qualified technician to travel to you (or some similar arrangement) so that you do not have to drive these cars. “The ACCC’s recall efforts are being helpfully complemented by state and territory authorities who are progressing registration sanctions for any consumers who are not replacing the dangerous alpha airbags. They are also helping us with our surveillance and enforcement initiatives to ensure suppliers are complying with the terms of the recall,” Ms Rickard added. To check if your car is affected visit ismyairbagsafe.com.au

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Eat smart this week and forever WHEN it comes to food and nutrition, do you know how to make the right choices for you?

Here to help: from left, the Gippsland Southern Health Service dietitics team Nikola Alger, Lisa McGlashan and Christopher Duff are encouraging the community to eat smart.

Rallying for refugees SOUTH Gippsland Rural Australians for Refugees held its first rally for 2019 on February 2.

when his toe become infected for lack of medical help, and others have committed suicide as they could not cope with being detained for almost six years in intolerable conditions. The group was celebrating, in part, Kurdish IraTheir crime: hoping to reach Australia to ask for nian journalist Behrouz Bookhani’s win of the Vicasylum from torture, wars and their governments torian Prize for Non-Fiction as well as his win of not being able or willing to protect them. the Victorian Prize for Literature. The refugee group encouraged people to sign a While imprisoned on Manus Island for almost six years, the journalist has been writing articles for petition asking McMillan MP Russell Broadbent to Guardian Australia, has made a film and now has support the Bill allowing urgent medical transfers written an award winning book, all through texts that is likely to be presented when parliament sits on his mobile phone, all while watching friends again. The Bill, which passed the Senate last year, asks become ill and die or commit suicide in the harsh that ill people imprisoned by Australia on Nauru conditions of the prison. In his book, Behrouz speaks of the intolerable and Manus islands will be brought to Australia for conditions for refugees and asylum seekers on medical treatment. To join the group, email Felicia on sgrar07@ Manus Island. Often the people were starving, one man died gmail.com

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From February 11 to 17, the dietitians at Gippsland Southern Health Service are celebrating Smart Eating Week to promote the benefits of healthy eating habits. The dietitians have answered some commonly asked questions about what smart eating means to the Gippsland community. What does ‘smart eating’ mean and what is the best diet to be on? Smart eating is all about living a healthy lifestyle, which combines healthy food and regular exercise. Healthy eating means making sure you eat a variety of foods from the five food groups each day including bread and cereals, fruit, vegetables, dairy and meat or alternatives such as fish, chicken, eggs, tofu or legumes. Smart eating also means drinking plenty of water, limiting sugary drinks such as soft drink and avoiding ‘discretionary’ or ‘junk’ foods that are often high in saturated fats, sugar and salt such as pies, cakes, biscuits and take away foods. There is evidence to suggest the ‘best’ diet is one you can stick to in the long term. The one that has been found to be the most beneficial for heart health and reducing the risk of Type 2 diabetes is the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet is not a diet as such, but rather a lifestyle that emphasises eating more plant based foods such as fruits, vegetables, wholegrains and legumes and healthy fats such as nuts, oily fish and olive oil, while limiting red meat to twice a week and red wine in moderation. Regular exercise and eating with family and friends is also a big part of the Mediterranean lifestyle. How can I boost my vegetable intake? Vegetables are good for you as they provide fibre which is essential to keep your bowels healthy, vitamins and minerals for good nerve and cell health, and add colour to your meal to make it look more appealing. There are many ways you can incorporate more vegetables into your diet. Try having vegetable sticks for a snack in place of crackers, add vegetables to

scrambled eggs or quiches, try salad ingredients such as lettuce, beetroot, grated carrot and onion in your sandwich. Try grilled tomato and mushrooms with your eggs on toast, add grated vegetables to your pasta sauces. Remember to try for five serves per day, which is the same as two and a half cups of vegetables per day. Why is it so expensive to eat healthy? It is a common myth that healthy foods are more expensive. Evidence proves that when buying fresh ingredients instead of single packaged items, and when planning and budgeting your weekly shop, healthy eating works out significantly cheaper than processed and takeaway foods. To save money on healthy food: • buy your fruits and vegetables in season; • buy frozen rather than fresh; • buy non-perishable items in bulk; • check out the specials; • buy store brands; • plan and write a list when you go shopping; and • support local food. What is the difference between kilojoules and calories? They are the same. Calories and kilojoules are a measure of how much energy, or fuel, the food and drink we consume gives us. The difference is that in Australia we use kilojoules while in other countries such as America, they use calories. So, how much energy is in our food? How much energy do we need to burn, through exercise, to maintain our current weight? It comes down to our choices: what foods we choose to eat, and the amount of exercise we choose to do. For example, burning off the energy of an apple can take 12 minutes of brisk walking, while 250ml of apple juice will take 27 minutes. One row of dark chocolate will take you about 20 minutes to burn off while that 600ml chocolate milk will take 73 minutes. Being smart with your choices is the best way to stay healthy. How can I get an appointment with a dietitian at Gippsland Southern Health Service? A referral to a dietitian can be made by yourself, your doctor, another health professional, family, friends and carers. Simply contact Gippsland Southern Health Service to find out more on 5667 5555.

Road overhaul kicks off WORK is underway to rebuild more than half a kilometre of Loch-Wonthaggi Road to create a safer, smoother journey for commuters and freight travelling across the region.

The Victorian Government’s $100 million Fixing Country Roads Program provides grants to rural and regional councils to undertake local road projects, above their regular road maintenance programs. Loch-Wonthaggi Road provides a vital link between the South Gippsland and Baw Baw shires and Wonthaggi. Work crews began in mid-January The road carries a large volume of and will be out in force in the next two heavy vehicles that service the dairy, agmonths, with the upgrade expected to be riculture and extraction industries. completed in March. Bass MLA Jordan Crugnale said, Lane closures and reduced speed “This is a critical road for the commulimits will be in place at this time and nity and local industries we are proud to travel delays are expected. be upgrading. Up to 18 percent of traffic The $650,000 project will deliver a full on this road is heavy vehicles with 446 reconstruction of 600 metres of the road’s vehicles using this road daily.” surface near Bakers Road, as well as widBass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr ening the road from 5.7 metres to 6.4 me• Bass MLA Brett Tessari said, “We welcome any imtres, making it easier for larger vehicles to Jordan provement to our roads and this investnavigate this well-used rural road. Crugnale. ment from the State Government and Other improvements for this project Council will ensure this important road include new kerb and channel, safety barriers, culvert upgrades and signage and line-marking. is safer and more accessible for all road users. “This work is expected to cause some disruptions The Victorian Government invested $600,000 from the Fixing Country Roads Program towards the to traffic and we ask all road users to plan ahead, upgrade, while Bass Coast Shire Council contributed be patient and obey speed limits and traffic control measures while they are in place.” $50,000.

Mayor’s message Cr Don Hill In addition to the $6.5 million of infrastructure I HAVE been approached by several concerned ratepayers over the claim made in The spending in Leongatha, this current council has approved an additional $14 million for infrastructure Star newspaper of January 22 as follows: spending in Leongatha during the same period, 2018“The previous council … provided over $30 million for infrastructure in the capital works program for Leongatha” and “the current group of councillors has removed altogether or deferred many of these programs years into the future and allocated the money elsewhere.” I wish to provide some clarification regarding these remarks. The $30 million to be spent on infrastructure in Leongatha in the 2016-17 budget included $24 million for the municipal precinct project. This project was removed by the current council in 2017 due to an overwhelming desire by the community not to spend ratepayer funds on such a project. That leaves a sum of $6.5 million that the previous council was expecting to spend on Leongatha in the years 2018-2031. As far as I am aware, the current council has not removed any other program from the capital works program other than the municipal precinct project.

2031. The projects approved by the current council include the following: • Bair Street revitalisation ($4.55M); • Library ($2.9M); • Shire office refurbishment ($2.8M); and • Simons Lane intersection ($1.6M). Council also spent around $1.6M asphalting the Leongatha Recreation Reserve. This council recognises that Leongatha is the largest town in the shire and requires a suitable level of infrastructure be spent on this township. This council also appreciates that future spending in Leongatha requires a community plan and vision to be developed and will work with the community to develop such a plan and vision. Council is also aware of its obligations under the Local Government Act to ensure that services and facilities provided by council are equitable so other areas of the shire will not be left out.

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Government urged to back walking track THE State Government has been called on to provide its support to better maintain The Grand Strzelecki Track hiking route that runs between the Morwell and Tarra Bulga national parks.

both municipalities and the State Government. “I understand that there were agreements put in place when the track was first opened about who was responsible for its maintenance. “The committee is concerned that maintenance in the Parks Victoria sections could be better and I have Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien has written asked the Minister for Environment to act to ensure to a number of ministers seeking to improve mainte- that Parks Victoria sticks to its agreed actions. “In addition, the volunteer committee which runs nance of the track within the parks, and for funding the track needs support for maintenance on other assistance to maintain the remainder of the track. Mr O’Brien’s actions followed a recent meeting parts of the track that run through private and Crown with committee members of the Grand Strzelecki land, so I’ve sought assistance from the Minister for Track who are concerned that Parks Victoria has not Regional Development. “The Strzeleckis are a beautiful part of Gippsland been upholding its agreed actions to keep the track and the section the track runs through has simply clear for walkers. “The Grand Strzelecki Track was opened in 2012 stunning areas of forest as well as beautiful views as an initiative to boost tourism and make our beauti- across the Latrobe Valley and south towards Wilsons ful Strzelecki Ranges more accessible,” Mr O’Brien Prom. “It’s important that we keep the track open besaid. Call for help: Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien with Wellington Shire Councillor Gar“Running form the Morwell National Park in the cause Gippsland needs as many tourism attractions ry Stephens and Pam and David Patterson of The Grand Strzelecki Track Volunteer Group. as possible to help us create jobs and a thriving busiLatrobe City, to Tarra Bulga in Wellington Shire, it The MP is urging the State Government back the Grand Strzelecki Track. ness environment.” has the support of a committed group of volunteers,

Scholarship backs Jasmine’s dream By Brad Lester A POUND Creek woman with a vision for improving healthcare for South Gippslanders has been awarded a coveted scholarship.

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LOCAL CFA and police were called to the Woolworth’s car park in Leongathafor a washaway incident on Friday afternoon.

It turned out that Leongatha local Caitlin Shiels’ car leaked petrol, just as she’d filled it up with premium unleaded. The CFA is sometimes called to washaway incidents in conjunction with the SES. This time, all that was needed was a wipe up and sprinkling of woodchips.

STUART George Hofman was born on February 5 at Leongatha Hospital. Stuart is the fourth child for Jon and Esther Hofman of Fish Creek and a younger brother for Jane, 4, Caleb, 2, and Benjamin (stillborn 2017).

Mayor’s message Cr Brett Tessari

Victorians understand the threat and severity of I AM constantly reminded of our generbushfi This month we commemorate 10 years ous and compassionate community spirit since res. Black Saturday, when the worst bushfires and the dedication of volunteers across in Australia’s history ripped through the lives of our shire. thousands. The recent emergency situation during the bushAs we saw, conditions can change quickly, causfire in the Grantville area, near Adams Estate, high- ing situations to escalate. One of the best ways to lighted just how deeply these qualities run through stay up to date and informed is to download the Vic our community. Emergency App. I was constantly checking the app I would like to thank each and every person who, during the Grantville fire and it provided vital inforthrough sweat and hard work, fought to protect homes mation including risks, road closures and advice. and livestock. Also to everyone who provided support Our ambitions to establish a regional tertiary and assistance to those stuck in the thick of it. study hub in Bass Coast are gaining momentum and During the community information session held support. The tertiary education centre is one of our in Grantville, one question stuck out, because it was key advocacy priorities. On Tuesday last week, the repeated by many: “How can I help?” steering group for this project met for the first time. I am so proud of our community’s willingness to We considered a draft business case for the centre serve and their selfless thoughts and actions. Wheth- and discussed the next steps. er it was re-homing livestock, cutting sandwiches or We have received plenty of support for this projsimply lending a hand, there were many who came ect from many key stakeholders including state and forward to offer what they could to support their federal members, which is great news for Bass Coast. community. Thank you. Watch this space.

Jasmine McJames-Court is about to embark on nursing studies and has a long term plan to establish a business providing nursing care to patients once they return home from hospital, and to also service the elderly. She received the Shirley Harlock Tertiary Scholarship from the Gardiner Dairy Foundation to aid her Bachelor of Nursing studies at Victoria University, St Albans. She will receive $10,000 annually over three years to contribute towards costs associated with her studies. The Gardiner Dairy Foundation Tertiary Scholarships are awarded to students who have been accepted into a course that will benefit the Victorian dairy industry or dairy communities. The program aims to encourage students to return to the dairy industry on graduating and contributing through the skills they have gained. “It would be very difficult to support myself living away from home without The Gardiner Foundation scholarship, particularly with accommodation,” Jasmine said. “It will allow me to study without having to take a full-time job as well. “I can’t express how thankful I am that the Gardiner Foundation is able to offer these scholarships to support young, rural people.” After graduating, Jasmine plans to return to the family farm and to also work in the local community as a nurse. “This will give me greater flexibility. Mum said to me ‘don’t come back on the farm without a degree’ and I agree with her,” she said. Jasmine plans to undertake a business management degree once she has completed her nursing degree, with the ultimate goal of running her own business.

Thinking ahead: Pound Creek’s Jasmine McJames-Court has received a scholarship from the Gardiner Dairy Foundation to help with her nursing studies. “There is a really big gap in the health industry at the moment as far as being able to get registered nurses to be able to get out and assist people after they have been in hospital while they recover and the elderly as well,” she said. “Ideally I would like to start my own business employing registered nurses to be able to go out to people’s homes and give people the appropriate care they need.” Jasmine, 18, was school captain at Newhaven College in 2018. She hails from a dairy and beef farm.

Milpara Community House news MILPARA is currently looking for suitable candidates to provide pre-accredited Learn Local training for the Monday, adult English and Math classes/s.

To express interest or for more details please give us a call as soon as possible on 5655 2524. Trinity Kids wellbeing programs start this week. If you would like to know more about the programs or have your child attend, please book via their website trinitykids.com.au or contact Deanne 0437 331 308. We are still taking enrolments for our computer classes.Office Essentials will focus on Excel and Publisher this term and runs over six Mondays commencing February 18. Introduction to Computers commencing Wednesday, February 20, will run over week four weeks on Wednesday and Fridays. Introduction to Computers Beyond Basics will

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fire place. Two generous size bedrooms, both with built in robes, are located off the central hallway. The rear of the home has been fully renovated, and now features a sunny, modern kitchen/family room, opening to the outdoor entertaining area by huge cedar bi-fold doors. A split system in this area offers both heating and cooling. The updated main bathroom has been kept in the period theme with pedestal basin, claw foot bath and beautiful timber dresser.

The renovated laundry has plenty of bench and cupboard space and a separate toilet. Also located at the rear of the home is the study/home office with built in storage. Magnificent hand crafted timber stairs lead to the master bedroom with room for a parents’ retreat or sitting area. The bedroom features a large walk in robe and ensuite with separate toilet and walk in shower. There is also a ‘bonus attic room’ for extra storage off the master suite. Outside is landscaped for easy living with low

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SCHOOL’S BACK in South Gippsland

New faces at Tarwin Lower TARWIN Lower Primary School welcomed two staff to the team this year.

Kylie Horton will be working in the 2/3 grade and education support trainee Christian Pouw is helping staff. Principal Jenni Cox will teach students about growing and preparing healthy food as part of the school’s involvement in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. The school’s breakfast program resumes this week and Grade 5/6 students are involved with the Prom Arts - Potoroos, Bandicoots and Quolls indigenous animals art project. Students will be tutored by an artist to learn printmaking skills. Their work will be based on animals indigenous to South Gippsland and their artworks will be exhibited at YEP Gallery in Foster during the Prom Coast Festival in March. Students will meet a carer and animal from a local wildlife shelter as part of their research. The school is also hosting a barbecue to welcome new families and encourage existing Bountiful harvest: Lewis and Niamh disfamilies to catch up. Eight preps are enrolled this year – the same play the fine produce they collected at TarLunchtime antics: from left, Clare, Scarlett and Bethany tuck in to healthy food at Tarwin as last year – and total enrolments are 45. win Lower Primary School.

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Creating confident learners at St Joseph’s GREAT learning opportunities and a caring environment are offered at St Joseph’s Primary School, Wonthaggi.

Outdoors fun: Indy enjoys the play equipment at Tarwin Lower Primary School.

St Joseph’s also welcomed five new staff members into the community. Kaye Carew will be working in the front office in finance. The new teaching staff are Danielle Wells (1/2), Travis Newton (3/4), Christie Panozzo (3/4) and Kathryn Morison (5/6). Students have a lot to look forward to this year with their involvement in a Leading Languages Learning program and Developing Autonomous Language Learners project with Monash University, a visit from singer and songwriter Andrew Chinn, a number of camp and excursion programs, sporting opportunities and taking part in the Footsteps dancing program in term four.

The school takes an inquiry approach to learning to create confident lifelong learners. The Catholic ethos helps foster a sense of unity among students, enabling them to adopt a basic knowledge of Catholic education and learn core values for everyday life. “Our commitment is to bring together faith and learning in ways that are real and meaningful to our own lives, and which ultimately reflect the life and message of Jesus Christ,” principal Ronan O’Mahoney said. Forty four prep students began their journey at St Learning opportunities: Prep students RiJoseph’s this year, with their first day on Thursday, ley and Eva get stuck into some fun activities January 31. They are a small group within a com- at St Joseph’s Primary School, Wonthaggi. munity of 280 students.

Korumburra secondary anticipates positive year “The mentor interviews were a chance for opportunity to catch up before class resumed.” KORUMBURRA Secondary College secondary education journey. New solar panels were installed at the school A spokesperson for the college said students students and parents to catch up with their menwelcomed 330 students for the 2019 and new staff were welcomed. John Wilson retor teacher, to identify goals for the year and opreturned on February 1, following two days of school year, with 61 Year 7s starting their mentor interviews.

portunities for the college to support individual students with their learning,” a spokesperson said. “Mentor teachers are key support personnel for each student, continuing to promote a safe and respectful environment for all students. “Mentor interviews were very positive, with many parents, students and staff grateful for the

turned as acting principal. New teachers include leading teacher Naomi Coleman, Steven Scott who will teach health, humanities and physical education, and Pnya Senevirathne, who will teach science. The Year 7 students are spread across three classes and within the college’s ‘Like Minds’ program.

New year: from left, Year 7 students at Korumburra Secondary College are Bianca Monson, Chloe Jones, Oliver Wilcox, TK Walker, Tyson Sheen, Liam Anthony, Daniel Price, Harry Cecil, Harvey Webb, Ella Cumin, Ben Fowler, Jacqui Turton, Sienna Lane and Azarlee Gooch.

Record enrolment at Leongatha primary A RECORD 655 students are enrolled sixth year, with 52 parents, staff and children takpart in the trip to Leongatha’s sister school. at Leongatha Primary School this year. ing The China visit is scheduled for the first term The number includes 12 new students and 94 and will include a two week stay. The exchange preps. program takes in the Great Wall of China, DisThis year, the school will visit China for the ney World and Shanghai city.

Final year: from left, Korumburra Secondary College Year 12 students embarking on their final year of secondary schooling are Eric Zubcic, Peter Veltri, Amy Burgess, Alannah Gibson, Alex Macqueen, Carly Delongville, Keely Harper, Kristen Muir, Sophie Walker, Abbey Webb and Niamh Foster.

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SCHOOL’S BACK in South Gippsland Eight new faces at Poowong By Grace Griffith POOWONG Consolidated School welcomed 137 primary students back this year with eight new students enrolled. In addition, the school received four more fulltime teachers and three more educational support

Leaders: from left, Grade 6 students Riley and Charlotte are this year’s school captains at Poowong Consolidated School.

staff to provide assistance to students and staff across the school. “We welcomed new graduates Amy Rosewarne and Kate Buntine to our school as full time teachers and gained a previous casual teacher, Caroline Wilson, to full time. Meredith Birnie joins us as our music specialist program teacher,” school administrator Katelyn Drew said. Kalina Brew and Michelle Turner continue in their role as primary maths specialists, supporting staff and students. “Our specialist program includes PE, music and art. We have a very exciting music production coming up later in the year, so stay tuned,” Ms Drew said. Over the holidays, shade sails at the primary school were replaced over the playgrounds, ground maintenance was undertaken and a few extra air conditioners have been installed, along with a full security upgrade including new alarm system. The school and students have had a busy start to the year with a rotation day this week aimed at familiarising the community with the schools values. Coming up, the school looks forward to district, division and regional swimming, peer mediation, school photos, swimming trials and ‘pancake day’ New preps: from left, Kelly, Jett and Hugo work to finish their drawings with fellow classmates at Poowong Consolidated School. this term.

Students stay safe in the water WATER safety is a key focus for term one at Wonthaggi Primary School.

Ready for school: Somer, Willow and Elliette were thrilled to start prep at Wonthaggi North Primary School recently.

Excited to learn at Wonthaggi North By Tayla KershawThomas CHALLENGING learning is the focus at Wonthaggi North Primary School in 2019.

Swimming trials for interschool swimming sports started last Thursday and swimming lessons will begin for Grade 3 to 6 students from this Thursday onwards. This will culminate in the house swimming carnival to be held on April 4. House athletics will take place on March 29. The Grade 5 students will be heading off to Tidal River for their camp between March 25 and 27, and March 20 is the annual twilight picnic. The picnic is relaxed welcome to the start of the year and gives parents the opportunity to meet new families and teachers.

This year, the school will also be running a structured playgroup for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. The program was set up last year on a casual basis, but this year more set activities will be arranged for families. A classroom will be set up at the school to cater to the playgroup. Upgrades to the school roof and classroom furniture are underway, and the school will be looking at landscaping and gardening during the year. The Parents and Friends Association is already active and is always looking for new families to join.

tional wellbeing. The school prides itself on its work promoting Thanks to resounding community support, the anti-domestic violence and will continue its work school’s outdoor pool is up and running once again with Respectful Relationships to promote gender and the students are already taking full advantage of equality. Reading, writing and mathematics are once again the fantastic resource. key focuses and the students will continue to work Grade 1 to 6 students take part in a water safety program with teachers Will Rankin and Mel Bradley with literacy and numeracy specialists. District swimming sports kick off at the end of throughout the week. The prep students will have the opportunity to February in Cowes and the school is looking forward learn more about water safety in term four at the to taking part. YMCA. Mr Rankin and Ms Bradley are also on deck before school and during lunchtimes for additional swimming sessions. Beach days will be held in late February to coincide with these water safety sessions. Wonthaggi Primary School has seen an increase in numbers this year with 337 students overall including 57 prep students. On a weekly basis, these students will take part in speciality classes including music, art and physical education. The school has also added Indonesian to its curriculum this year, which will be useful to help students transition to further studies at Wonthaggi Secondary College. Three new teachers were welcomed: Craig Liefting will teach Grade 1/2, and Ashleigh Jordan and Raman Chahal will teacher Grade 3/4 classes. In addition, Marcia Boulton from Cassia Educa- Welcome: Raman Chahal and Ashleigh Jortion Support will be working with teachers and stu- dan will teach Grade 3/4 classes at Wonthagdents on Tuesdays to support mindfulness and emo- gi Primary School this year.

Kicking off term one on January 30, 216 returned to school, including 20 prep students. Two new teachers were also welcomed. Stephanie Shawcross will be teaching in the Grade 1/2 area and Emma Meyer will be teaching in the senior school. The school warmly welcomed back Kelly Woolsford, who returned from leave. Assistant principal Wendy Nicol said Ms Woolsford was greeted with excitement from students and parents, which was wonderful to see. This year, Wonthaggi North Primary School will enter into a Challenging Learning Partnership. Staff will work with George Telford for 12 days, targeting new strategies for teaching and improving learning outcomes. “We are looking to bring excitement back into learning and find new ways to challenge our students,” Ms Nicol said. Along with activities inside the classroom, there is plenty to Good read: prep students Tristan, Dustynn and Dion enjoy look forward to one the term one the reading corner in their classroom at Wonthaggi North Ready to learn: Skylah, Maddison, Evelyn and Flynn were excited to start prep at Wonthaggi Primary School. calendar. Primary School.

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A trifle too much fun OKAY here’s the thing, the indulgences of the festive season are well and truly behind us, the children are back to school and most are back at work.

There has been the usual talk around the home and office about those extra kilos we have put on during the holidays. But surprise, surprise, not a lot of talk what the plan is to get rid of those annoying kilos. Can’t we just enjoy the festive season and parties and not put the weight on? Was it too many boozy celebrations, that delicious can’t stop eating, new cheese discovered, too many slices of pav or that good old fashioned trifle that has surprisingly made a comeback to the point of ridiculous. Yes we had trifle and pavlova competitions between friends and family over the summer. And yes discoveries have been made that the humble grandmother or mother’s trifle with lashings Next adventure: Jack Mendes, Kylah Di Pietro, Oscar Rogerson and Riley Coleman took of raspberry jelly, sponge cake (or was that Swiss part in the Let’s Life program and are excited about their university journey. roll?), peaches, whipped cream and the secret toasted almonds and cherries on top was the real deal. Heavens, get people talking about trifle and there is no end to how it should be made. It seems everyone’s mother or grandmother had the best recipe. There is no doubt the trifle revival has hit and even some of the magazines have got into the craze “We had two excursions to Melbourne in which By Tayla Kershaw-Thomas with pages on the newly morphed trifle. they undertook a cooking class, a scavenger hunt There are recipes for a tropical trifle, using cocoaround the city and learnt about using public transnut flavoured rum, mangoes, can pineapple, sponge MORE students are feeling prepared port,” Mr Baker said. cake, bananas, coconut cream custard, flaked coconut “Our most recent trip helped them to navigate for university thanks to the Let’s Life and toasted macadamia nuts. Sounds delicious! around Melbourne, focusing on different landmarks program. Then there was another lady who said she makes and the way they can get there.” The program was launched by youth advocate a delicious chocolate pav but wouldn’t divulge the Workshops were held throughout the program, Josh Baker last year with the support of Bass Coast recipe and another friend who suggested using cofwhich focused on important topics such as budgeting, Shire Council. fee liquor on the cake instead of the traditional founding accommodation in the city, mental health The program ran for three months and is set to finsherry. and wellbeing, first aid and how to cook nutritious, ish in mid February. There are definitely those who love trifle and those During that time, 13 participants were taught the cheap meals to cut some of the costs of living. of us who turn up their nose at the mere suggestion. Representatives from Anglicare and Youth Supbasics of moving out of home and adapting to life in The trifle naysayers often have vivid childhood port and Advocacy Service (YSAS) also ran informaMelbourne. memories of soggy cake soaked in this horrible liqtion sessions about drugs, alcohol and staying safe in uid, sherry it is called and whipped up by granny. this aspect of the university culture. As for the, let’s say Great Aussie Pav there was Mr Baker intends to expand the program next year a lot of discussion too about how the meringue shell and welcomed feedback from the participants. should be and what toppings should be applied. “We want to base this program around the specific Some decided the traditional pav would have had needs of young people, so it was cool to get their feedwhipped cream and peaches, another said they added back. Some of the things they suggested were learning a layer of bananas and added peaches and passionmore of this information in school, focusing on findfruit on top. ing jobs and having overnight trips to Melbourne to really experience the city atmosphere,” he said. Mr Baker said the program had helped the participants feel more excited about going to university. “Some were a little bit anxious about making the move to Melbourne. This program is needed in regional Victoria to help these students build networks and get a bit of extra support,” he said. Mr Baker said he hoped to expand the program out to South Gippsland Shire. “There’s plans to actually establish the Let’s Life SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is hostprogram as a not for profit organisation and let the proing Mental Health First Aid for Gambling gram grow out to South Gippsland,” he said. “It’s nice to see everyone so happy with how the courses in Mirboo North and Leongatha program turned out this year and seeing the value in it. as part of the Community Champions Go Life skills: Catherine Williams (left) and Ch“We will be looking out for more volunteers next Gambling-Free project. antelle Petrie enjoyed the cooking workshop year. It would be great to have more community inThe four hour accredited course is not for people volvement to share resources and experiences.” as part of the Let’s Life program. with gambling problems but for people wanting to help others in their community experiencing gambling harm. Attendees will learn how to identify, approach and support someone experiencing gambling problems. Reservations are necessary for the courses with the first happening at the end of this month: • Mirboo North, February 28, 5.30pm to 9.30pm at the Baromi Centre; and * Leongatha, March 13, 5.30pm to 9.30pm at Federation Training.

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Slice of fun: pavs and trifles, the must have summer dessert. Others reminisced about the peppermint crisp grated on the top of the pav and how there should be just the right amount of marshmallow but still have a lot of crunch to the meringue shell. How much more fun is it talking about food and dining out and great recipes than how to stop eating all this delicious fare. Well I say don’t think about the kilos think about having fun and the ladies down at Splash pool in Leongatha on Wednesday morning would agree. They were having a ball in their fabulous water aerobics class. Judging from the beaming smiles on the faces of the ladies and a few gents getting healthy and even losing a few kilos can also be a lot of fun. You just have to take the plunge! Oh yes and stay away from the sponge-for now at least.

Learn how to tackle gambling harm Council’s project support worker Heather Butler is encouraging passionate community members in both Mirboo North and Leongatha to attend. “Gambling harm and mental health are issues that carry stigma, and this can make talking about them difficult. These courses are about building confidence in caring community members who want to make a difference when it comes to supporting those experiencing gambling harm,” she said. “We are encouraging anyone interested to book a place as soon as possible as spots are limited.” People wanting more information or to book online can visit council’s website www.southgippsland.vic. gov.au/gamblingfree or contact Heather on 0429 112 257 or gamblingproject@southgippsland.vic.gov.au Tickets are $10 which includes the course and take-home workbook. Any interested adults are welcome to attend with a light supper provided.

Help choose off leash areas THERE is still time to have your say on proposed off leash areas for dogs on beaches in San Remo and on Phillip Island.

Oak tree down: an oak tree in excess of 100 years of age, along the Meeniyan section of the Great Southern Rail Trail, split in half due to the storms of January 31. The site of the oak tree commemorates the role of the ghost horses, specifically the eighth Light Horse Regiment from World War One, in which many servicemen from South Gippsland served.

tunity for fair and equitable use of beaches, while considering amenity and the environment. Currently, dogs are allowed on leash on the beach at San Remo, except between 10am and 6pm from December 1 to April 30. Bass Coast Shire Council’s online survey is open Dogs are allowed on leash on some council manuntil Friday, February 15, and can be completed by aged Phillip Island beaches, except between 8pm and visiting www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/offleash. 7am, and 10am to 5pm from December 1 to April Through the survey, council is hoping to identify 30, with the exception of Cowes Main Beach – from the level of community support for off leash areas at San Remo’s Foots Beach, in Newhaven next to the Mussel Rocks to Erehwon Point – where dogs are Phillip Island bridge, at three options at Cleeland prohibited at all times. Results from the survey will inform recommenBight in Cape Woolamai, and in Cowes west of the dations for the formal designation of off leash areas yacht club. Currently, there are no off leash beach areas in on the beach in San Remo and on Phillip Island. For more information, please contact council’s San Remo and the only off leash beach area on Philcommunity safety team on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) lip Island is located at Ventnor. The four proposed locations provide the oppor- or 5671 2211.

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First days: new prep students at Tarwin Valley Primary School were, from left, Margot, Bodhi, Albert and Daisy.

Tarwin Valley aims high TARWIN Valley Primary ing, due to start August, at School made a promis- the Meeniyan school. The school welcomed 113 stuing start to the new school back to school with numbers year and keenly antici- dents identical to 2018. There are three pates construction of a more preps enrolled this year, with new administration build- 21 in total.

School’s back: Tarwin Valley Primary School captains from left, Keelie and Angel, walk with junior action team leaders Zara and Tara at the Meeniyan school.

Tanya Jackson and Rachel Warren comprise the school’s two new art teachers, joining forces for creative inspiration. Peter Harris was also welcomed as Grade 5-6 teacher. “A new fort was constructed over the holiday period and we look forward to new administration building upgrades for ‘le bureau,’” principal Gene Vanderzalm said. The school was awarded a $500,000 State Government grant to be used for building upgrades. They conducted a consultation process together with both students and staff, producing at an asset inventory, identifying areas for improvement. Mr Vanderzalm and the school community were excited to the see bicycles riding through Meeniyan as part of the Herald Sun Tour on their first day. The school also looks forward to participating at the annual Garlic Festival, to be held next Saturday at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve.

Promising growth for Loch Primary ENROLMENTS at Loch Primary School have had a notable increase from 125 to 137 students this year.

en, Shareena Boyd and Megan Le Serve, also recently started at the school. During the school holidays, walls were constructed in open plan spaces to ensure noise level Nine students in Grade 6, a whopping 27 students and distractions are reduced for student attention and in Grade 5 and 17 gorgeous prep students started learning. recently. New furniture and paint has created a lovely New classroom teachers Samantha Jelbart and learning space and administration offices have been Sarah Shaw joined the school, along with Lea Nai- renovated to cater for new staff. smith, the new performing arts and music teacher. “We have kicked off the year with our annual Three additional administration staff, Jodie Old- swimming program and are looking forward to our Family Fun Night, year five and six urban camp, peer mediation, parent teacher conferences and athletics carnival,” principal Tracey King said. “Our Parents and Friends Association is also starting the year with some welcome activities and special events: welcome morning tea, movie night, meat pack sales, hot cross buns and barbecue lunches.” The school has also made significant changes to teaching methods. “We have altered our session times to enable us to implement an explicit learning approach in the mornings for literacy and numeracy. Students now eat lunch earlier in the day after an intensive learning block and have a recess in the afternoon,” Mrs King said. “In 2018 our teachers underwent intensive professional development in evidence based learning and we will be continuing this important work in 2019. “All of our teachers are now trained in multi-sensory structured learning and explicit instruction and Big day: Zoe was eager to start her first day we are on way to be accredited as a dyslexia friendly in prep at Loch Primary School, recently school. We are leaving nothing to chance when it comes to ensuring all students learn.” along with 17 other new prep students.

Laugh a minute: at the Foster Men’s Shed, Graeme Green and FAMDA theatre group life member, Bruce Crowl, with one of the church windows for the set of FAMDA’s comedy The Vicar of Dibley. Photo by Heinz Haselroither.

FAMDA set for comedy FANS of the 1990s British television comedy, The Vicar of Dibley, will be delighted to hear that Foster theatre company, FAMDA, is about to bring the Vicar to the Foster stage.

of the set. All up it is estimated that this construction process has taken more than 200 hours of labour, a sterling effort for a group of elderly men, none of whom are carpenters or builders, although there were a couple of engineers involved. The activity on the set is vital work in preparation for the FAMDA’s production of The Vicar of Dibley which opens at the Foster Arts Centre on March 1. Even those who have never seen the original television series will be delighted by the hilarious antics of the quirky Dibley characters whose daily life is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of a female vicar in their sleepy rural village. To see this charming comedy unfold on the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre stage between March 1 and 15, book tickets on line via famda. org.au or trybooking.com/BAIYD

Celebrate RSL’s centenary

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Naturally, if you have a vicar, there has to be a church and the fellows from the Foster Men’s Shed have really stepped up to the mark to create one. Guided by drawings created by the multiaward-winning set designer, Colin Mitchell, many hours of dedicated work have been lavished on the project. At the Foster Men’s Shed, Heinz Haselroither was the team leader in a process which involved tracing Colin’s designs from the projector before the woodworkers jumped into action carving the beautiful church windows which form the basis

THE community is invited to help the Leongatha RSL celebrate its centenary on the weekend of February 23 and 24.

A gala dinner will be held on Saturday, February 23 from 6pm at Leongatha Memorial Hall. Tickets are now on sale for $75, which includes canapés followed by a sit down two course meal and entertainment by Melbourne headline act Heatwave. The night is being catered for by renowned chef Darryl Thomas and includes a complimentary drink on arrival, plus drinks at bar prices afterwards. State RSL president Robert Webster will give a short address. Lieutenant Colonel Laureen Grimes, acting chair of the Victorian Anzac Committee, is guest speaker. Leongatha historian Lyn Skillern and Leongatha RSL Sub-Branch president Ken Wanklyn will cover the history of the sub-branch. The night concludes at 1am. Dress code is formal, so RSVP now to the RSL on 5662 2747. On the Sunday there is a Thanksgiving Service at the Place of Reflection, Leongatha Recreation Reserve, at 10.30am, followed by a barbecue lunch. The Avenue of Honour, in Yarragon Road, turned 100 last year, and after more research, 38 more names have been added to the memorial. Past RSL president Major General David McLachlan Ret’d AO, who unveiled the Place of Refection, will be in attendance.

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Ava Privitera’s mother Tanya took this photo of her daughter dressed in dancing attire on her family’s Mardan farm, with their beloved Jersey herd. The photo was submitted to a competition run by Lisa Pellin Dancers in Leongatha, which invited entrants to strike their best dance pose during the school holidays. The photo was inspired by the fact Ava is starting to learn her first classical solo and was given ‘The Little Milkmaid’ role, which is why she involved the cows in practising her solo. Ava has danced at Lisa Pellin Dancers for four years and loves taking part. Tanya said, “I also used to dance at Lisa Pellin Dancers for seven years so she is continuing the tradition.” She shared a photo of Ava in her dance costume to the Facebook page, Show Some #dairylove, to give farmers a laugh. By last week it had received 875 likes, 60 comments and 32 shares. “The Dairy Love page was started after the Murray Goulburn crisis when so many farmers were left unsure about the future of the industry, and were so worried about whether or not they could Starring role: Ava Privitera of Mardan, dressed in dance continue on in the industry, with costume for a Lisa Pellin Dancers competition, has helped the prices farmers receiving hard- boost spirits within the dairy farming community after her ly covering the costs of running a mother Tanya shared a similar photo to a dairying social medairy farm,” Tanya said. “I grew up on our dairy farm dia page.

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Farming Insight Dealing with algae in farm water supplies LIVESTOCK owners need to be aware that seasonal conditions are ideal for blue-green algal growth in farm water supplies, which could result in poisoning of livestock as well as pets. Victoria’s acting chief veterinary officer Dr Cameron Bell said blue green algae poisoning is usually seen in late summer and early autumn. “Blue-green algal blooms typically appear as surface scum that looks like a suspension of green paint or curdled green milk. However, the colour may range from pale green to dark brown,” Dr Bell said. “Often an ‘earthy’ smell will accompany a blue-green

algal bloom. Deaths occur when stock drink toxins produced by the blue-green algae, often when it is concentrated on the down-wind side of a water supply and has formed a dense, surface scum. “Animals that have consumed blue-green algal toxin may become ill very rapidly and die within 24 hours. Those that don’t die immediately often suffer severe liver damage. This may lead to the development of jaundice (the yellows) or photosensitisation over the next few days.” Dr Bell said animals that recover from these ailments may then suffer from chronic ill-thrift. He said there is no specific treatment for blue-green algae poisoning. “Blue-green algal poisoning should be suspected when animals are found dead and dying after access to an algal contaminated water source. Dead animals may

have their mouths, nose, feet and legs stained green by algae,” he said. “Laboratory testing of the water supply for the presence of blue-green algae, and a post-mortem examination of dead or sick animals by a veterinarian, will confirm bluegreen algal poisoning. Checking stock water supplies daily for blooms remains the most effective way of preventing stock deaths.” Dr Bell said another way to help be prepared is to develop a livestock water budget, so you know how much stock water you require per day. Allow for high consumption during hot conditions. Identify an alternative water supply prior to your primary source of livestock drinking water being affected by a bloom. If a suspicious bloom is noticed, stock should be removed from the contaminated water source as quickly as possible, and a safe alternate water supply provided. “It is also recommended to keep stock off pasture that

has been irrigated with blue-green algae contaminated water for at least seven days after irrigation,” Dr Bell said. Blue-green algae toxins may remain on dry pasture for some time following irrigation, often until there is a rain event or further irrigation with uncontaminated water. Dr Bell said dogs are also prone to poisoning as they tend to swim in farm water supplies. “If chemical water treatments are used, manufacturer instructions should be followed closely, as even more toxin may be released into the water supply as the algae die,” he said. “This potentially makes the water even more toxic to livestock, and they should be removed from the water source until toxin is no longer present.” Further information on blue-green contamination is available on the Agriculture Victoria website at agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/farm-management/blue-greenalgae-issues

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Saputo Dairy Australia announced a step-up in its farmgate milk price for 2018-19 of seven cents per kilogram of butterfat and 14 cents per kilogram of protein. Media Statement Bega Cheese revealed a step-up of 14 cents a kilogram of milk solids, via an increase of $0.096 a kilogram of butterfat and $0.192 a kilogram of protein. Saputo’s payment is retrospective and applies to all qualifying milk supplied by current Warrnambool Cheese and Butter and Saputo Dairy Australia suppliers from July 1, 2018. The payment will be made with January 2019 proceeds during February 2019. This increases Saputo’s average farmgate milk price for the 2018-19 season for suppliers in the Southern Milk Region to $6.05 per kilogram milk solids, up from $5.95 per kg/ms. “While world markets have seen some improvement recently due mainly to easing growth in milk production and a reduction in skim milk powder stockpiles in the EU, prices declined across dairy commodities during the first half,” a Saputo spokesperson from the company’s head office in Canada said. “As such, the price increase reflects our acknowledgement that farm conditions remain challenging for our suppliers and any sustained market recovery is still ahead. “We will continue to monitor the market and review the milk price again in April 2019, in accordance with our quarterly review process.” Bega Cheese executive chairman Barry Irvin said Bega’s step-up would be paid to continuing suppliers as a loyalty payment for milk supplied from July 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019. “The current industry circumstances are very challenging across the supply chain. The prolonged drought in almost all of NSW and south east Queensland has impacted all in the industry,” he said. “Significant cost increases in fodder and water, particularly in northern Victoria, combined with dramatic increased costs in electricity, have added a great deal of business pressure. Overall industry milk production is estimated to be reduced by as much as 500 million litres in the current year with northern Victoria production estimated to be 1.6 to 1.7 billion litres of milk.” Mr Irvin said competition for milk was fierce with all companies keen to secure volume. Burra Foods CEO Grant Crothers said the company was still considering whether to offer a step-up. “We are in a review phase that will be completed by month’s end,” he said. Mr Crothers is optimistic about the current state of the industry. “Favourable seasonal conditions in the majority of

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Bullocks star in mixed yarding THERE were approximately 1300 export and 270 young cattle penned representing a decrease of 160 head week on week. The usual buying group was present and operating in a mixed market which saw modest improvements in places and significant losses in the dairy cow section. Quality improved a little in the bullocks while the remainder of the yarding was fairly mixed. Trade cattle sold mostly firm while secondary and plain conditioned young cattle were harder to sell with no processor competition. Grown steers and bullocks improved slightly. Friesian and crossbred manufacturing steers lifted 5c to 8c/ kg. Top quality beef cows held firm while most cows slipped 10c to 20c/kg. Heavy bulls lifted a few cents. Vealers sold from 220c to 282c/kg. Yearling trade steers made between 240c and 255c/kg. Yearling heifers to the trade sold between 220c and 264c/kg. Grown steers made from 255c to 274c/kg. Bullocks sold from 255c to 277c/kg. A limited selection of heavy heifers made between 210c and 260c/kg. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers sold between 207c and 220c with the crossbred portion between 205c and 265c/kg. Most light and medium weight cows made from 100c to 167c with the poorest light weights as low as 60c/kg. Heavy weight cows sold mostly from 145c to 208c/kg. Better shaped heavy bulls made between 173c and 213c with the dairy portion between 165c and 185c/kg.

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The next sale draw - February 13 & 14: 1. Elders, 2. SEJ, 3. Phelan & Henderson & Co, 4. Landmark, 5. Alex Scott & Staff. Lamb and Sheep Sale February 20 at 12pm.

Prime Sale - Wednesday, February 6 BULLOCKS 10 K. & J. McAlpine, Leongatha 673.5kg 12 J. Pisa, Narracan 811.3kg 9 A.G. Jones, Hazelwood North 598.3kg 15 J. & A. Blackshaw, Leongatha Sth 641.0kg 14 A.G. Adamo, Mirboo North 805.4kg 14 J. & M. Cantwell, Wattle Bank 643.6kg STEERS 1 J. Geary, Leongatha 465.0kg 2 Malabar Farm, Tarwin Lower 535.0kg 1 R. & V. Dowel, Leongatha South 520.0kg 1 Black Partners 545.0kg 2 D. Willox, Briagalong 535.0kg 5 S. & D. Curtis, Wild Dog Valley 406.0kg HEIFERS 1 G.G. & N.E. Young, Warragul 575.0kg 7 S.J. & L.E. Berryman, Yarram 535.0kg 1 R.K. & W.J. Horner, Inverloch 565.0kg 1 J. Geary, Leongatha 405.0kg 3 S. McQueston, Mordialloc 431.7kg 2 K. & J. Rattle, T/A Whitelaw Park, 562.5kg Whitelaw COWS 7 H. & M. Stollery, Mirboo North 510.7kg 14 R. & V. Dowel, Leongatha South 727.5kg 1 S.J. & L.E. Berryman, Yarram 600.0kg 3 J.T. Sibly Pastoral, Archies Creek 681.7kg 2 P.I. & S. O’Malley, Toongabbie 672.5kg 5 K. & J. Rattle, T/A Whitelaw Park, 684.0kg Whitelaw BULLS 1 M.R. & K.M. Hall, Budgeree 950.0kg 1 J. Myer, Carrajung 900.0kg 1 Malabar Farm, Tarwin Lower 995.0kg 1 Latrobe Park Angus, Maryvale 1075.0kg 1 A. Ditta, Toora 830.0kg 1 L.A. & L.R. Hornby, Stony Creek 925.0kg

276.6 274.6 273.6 273.0 272.6 272.6

$1862.90 $2227.69 $1637.04 $1749.93 $2195.40 $1754.38

282.0 270.0 265.0 265.0 255.0 255.0

$1311.30 $1444.50 $1378.00 $1444.25 $1364.25 $1035.30

263.6 260.2 260.0 260.0 260.0 259.2

$1515.70 $1392.07 $1469.00 $1053.00 $1122.33 $1458.00

208.6 208.0 207.0 207.0 205.0 206.6

$1065.35 $1513.20 $1242.00 $1411.05 $1378.63 $1413.14

212.6 212.6 211.6 211.6 210.6 210.0

$2019.70 $1913.40 $2105.42 $2274.70 $1747.98 $1942.50

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Farming Insight

WANTED

Transporting livestock – are they fit to load? By Dr Jeff Cave, district veterinary officer, Agriculture Victoria

Fonterra steps up

200+ kg on del mid March $1200+ GST

JOINED FRIESIAN HFRS, detectable to 4.5 mths Del mid March, joined to any bulls $1500-$1600 + GST Normal China protocol

AGRICULTURE Victoria is reminding livestock owners and agents of their responsibilities when making the decision to send stock to market or abattoirs, as our officers occasionally see animal welfare issues associated with transporting livestock.

In such cases this has been partly due to the owner not having a sound understanding of which livestock are fit to load and which are not. There are many different conditions that may affect livestock and compromise their ability to cope with transport. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) have produced an excellent guide, Is it fit to load?, which can be found on the MLA website: https://bit.ly/2hON68X An animal is not fit to load if it is: • not strong enough to undertake the journey; • not able to walk normally or bear weight on all its legs; • severely emaciated or visibly dehydrated; • suffering from severe distress or injury; • in a condition that could cause it increased pain or distress during transport; • blind in both eyes; or • in late pregnancy. If you identify an animal that is unfit to load, you can: • treat the animal and transport it when it has recovered and is fit to load. Naturally this is not an option in cases that are not readily treatable; • consult a veterinarian and only transport under veterinary advice; or • humanely destroy the animal. There are significant penalties under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 which may implicate owners, transporters and even persons in charge of unfit livestock at saleyards and abattoirs. Remember the person in charge of the animal is responsible for its welfare. If the animal is unfit to transport – do not load it. Individual animals that are unfit to travel must be managed appropriately, treated or destroyed humanely on-farm. If in doubt about an animal’s suitability for transport, contact your private veterinarian or your Agriculture Victoria animal health staff through our Customer Service Centre on 136 186, or in NSW please contact Local Land Services.

UNJ FRIESIAN HFRS,

CONTACT: JOHN BOWLER

0408 238 464

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STORE SALE VLE - LEONGATHA THURSDAY, FEB 14, 2019 1500 • Dr Jeff Cave, district veterinary officer, Agriculture Victoria.

Businesses back farmers FARMING is the backbone of South Gippsland’s economy.

Farmers running dairies through to beef and sheep properties are fortunate to be backed up by a range of quality businesses all ready to service them and help keep their businesses running smoothly. Action Pumps and Irrigations in Hughes Street, Leongatha offers a variety of pumps and parts to keep water flowing for stock, for firefighting and other uses on the farm. Browns Stockfeed in Leongatha make handling stock easier with a range of cattle crushes by Norton, plus their rural store also offers an extensive range of hardware, fencing, feeders, troughs, work clothing and boots, feeds for stock, dogs, cats and birds, dairy and agricultural chemicals, animal health products, pasture and crop seeds, and fertilisers. Dairy Tech Refrigeration in Leongatha will take care of all farmers’ dairy vat repairs and maintenance, and also sell vats. South Gippsland Concrete can set farmers up with new shed slabs and other farm projects such as concrete bunkers, non-slip stockyards, cattle races, wash bays, silo slabs, auger slabs, concrete walls,

concrete pits, drainage and effluent systems. Stuart Slee Airconditioning and Refrigeration Service in Leongatha will come to a farm to repair any cooling and heating issues related to tractors to ensure farmers and contractors can work in comfort. Wonthaggi Motorcycles’ range of Razorback mowers can tackle the toughest terrain, with two wheel and four wheel drive options. The two wheel drive mowers offer a low centre of gravity and the ability to cut through heavy brush, while the four wheel drive mowers are capable of handling steep slopes and heavy brush with ease. Mowers with tracks have exceptional ability on steep slopes and rugged terrain. Rural Financial Counselling provides farmers and small rural businesses with free, confidential and independent planning and support services, including drought relief support, financial counselling, and help with budgeting and cash flow. The Gippsland division’s head office is in Leongatha. Gendore Tractors and Machinery in Leongatha is now offering the Hustler SL700X double bale feeder from an amazing price of $14,500, including GST. See Brett Charlton and the team for a great deal now.

DAIRY company Fonterra yesterday (Monday) announced it would increase its current farmgate milk price by seven cents per kilogram of milk solids (kgMS).

The raise brings Fonterra’s average farmgate milk price to $6.05kgMS The price will apply from July 1, 2018 and be paid on February 15, 2019. Fonterra Australia managing director René Dedoncker said the increase will help support its farmers who continue to face challenging conditions. “There have been some positive signs in global conditions, with recent improvements in GlobalDairyTrade prices and the clearing of SMP stockpiles in Europe, however Australian production continues to decline due to drought and high input costs,” Mr Dedoncker said. This is leading to increased competition across our dairy regions, particularly in northern Victoria. “Rising costs for feed and water continue to be a challenge for our farmers, and we hope this price increase helps to ease some of the pressure for the remainder of the season. “We will continue to monitor currency and global dairy prices and keep our farmers updated throughout the season.”

$14,500 inc GST

www.hustlerequipment.com.au Brett Charlton 0409 861 771 Brad Carpenter 0429 538 389

CATTLE

Starting at 10am

1500

A/C D M PHELAN , BILLY CRK STN, STACEY’S BRIDGE (PHC) 150 Hereford steer weaners 8-12 mths, 60 Hereford heifers 7-10mths. All weaned, 5in1 twice, drenched, Arrest & dehorned by Karoonda & Lotus HFD stud bulls A/C - G.J. & M.J. Belcher , WOODSIDE ( ELDERS) 70 Hereford Steers, 30 Hereford Heifers, Newcomen Bloodline. 8-9 mths old. Weaned 9 wks. Vaccinated 5:1 x 2 doses Piliguard. Drenched Eprinex & Arrest A/C P&N&D&M MOORE, YARRAM ( PHC) 80 Angus & Ang/Hfd x steers 9-11 mths weaned drenched Vetmec vac 5in1, weaned January by Yancowinna, Lawson & Innesdale bulls & Warringa Hfds, top calves. A/C CR&YM CONNLEY , OMEO (ELDERS) 70 Hereford mix sex weaners , EU accredited A/C BJ KALLADY, GELLIONDALE( PHC) 45 Angus steer weaners 10-11 mths, 15 Angus heifers 9-10mths weaned drenched, 7 in 1, Jan. By Lawson & Yancowinna bulls A/C G&L SIMMONS, WOODSIDE (PHC) 55 Hereford steers 8-11 mths dehorned. Weaned Dec drenched vac 5in1, B12 & Colbalt, Cydecten, by Karoonda bulls A/C SL & LM HARRISON GIFFARD WEST( PHC) 55 Char/ang & Char/hfd x mixed sex weaners 10-11 mths weaned by stud bulls A/C D&K BELCHER , “WONGA PARK”, WOODSIDE (PHC) 30 Hereford steers 9-11 mths, 20 Hereford heifers 9-10 mths. Dehorned, weaned Dec, drenched & vac 5 in 1twice & pinkeye vac by Karoonda & Mawarra bulls. Very quiet. A/C STUART INVESTMENTS, STACEY’S BRIDGE(PHC) 35 Hereford steers 7-11 mths dehorned. 15 Hereford heifer 7-10 mths dehorned . Weaned Jan EU accred. Drenched 5in1 twice, Arrest by KIaroonda bulls A/C G & K ROBERTS BINGINWARRI ( PHC) 50 Angus & b/b weaners 9-11mths by Yancowinna bulls A/C TL VENING FISH CREEK (PHC) 30 Simmental/red Ang mixed sexes 12-13 mths Woonalee bld, 20 Angus & Angus x steers 14-16 mths A/C TELEGRAPH PASTORAL CO, HEDLEY ( PHC) 40 Ang & Hfd & Ang/Hfd x weaners 9-11 mths weaned drenched & vac 5 in1 Jan A/C THE PINES, GIFFARD WEST ( PHC) 35 Angus mixed sex weaners by Stud Bulls A/C KATELEA PASTORAL, BASS ( PHC) 35 Angus heifers 10-12 mths, weaned, banquet bld A/C PETER MACPHAIL, TARRAVILLE (PHC) 30 Angus Steers, 2 years, “Buchan Station” bred, store condition A/C M WHELAN ORBOST (ON AGISTMENT) (PHC) 30 Char/ang m/sex weaners Violet Hills bld A/C J CALVERT BAIRNSDALE (ON AGISTMENT) ( PHC) 25 Red Ang/Gelbveigh m/sex weaners A/C DOUG ANDERSON, JACK RIVER VALLEY (PHC) 20 Poll Hfd mixed sexes weaners A/C BJ & RJ MARSHALL – FLYNN (SEJ) 17 Hereford Steers, 12-13mths A/C D&E LOWE, STACEY’S BRIDGE( PHC) 15 Hereford weaners 8-10 mths m/sexes dehorned Mawarra & Karoonda bld drenched & 5 in 1 vac 5662 4033 0429 050 349

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Rewarding job: Bass Coast Health theatre nurse Fenella King feels honoured to be able to use her skills to help others every day.

Fenella shocked to be a nurse FENALLA King is one of Bass Coast Health’s 32 theatre nurses.

Her decision to become a nurse quite literally happened by accident, when at the age of 16, she electrocuted herself and ended up in a small country hospital in her homeland of South Africa. Fenella said being the recipient of such kindness, compassion and professionalism became the catalyst for her life-long career in nursing. After years of general nursing, her interest gravitated towards the operating suite, where she became a proficient and highly knowledgeable instrument/scout nurse for many specialities, including general, gynaecological, ENT, plastics and orthopaedic surgery.

Fenella has been a valued member of the per-operative team at Bass Coast Health for seven years, and in that time has shared an enormous wealth of knowledge about the role of the instrument/scout nurse, which is where her expertise lies. “I particularly enjoy this role because, while it involves structure and meticulous planning, it also brings with it an element of the unknown. It’s incredibly interesting to assist the surgeon with such a vast array of operations,” she said. No two days are the same for Fenella, with one day seeing her assist the surgeon for a knee replacement, and participating in a caesarean section the next. Another passion of Fenella’s is within the role of coaching and teaching, and she loves seeing her

students grow into their role with her guidance and support. “Whether I’m assisting a surgeon, providing reassurance and a calming touch to a nervous patient, or supporting a student through their first ever surgical procedure, I feel honoured to be able to use my skills to help others every day,” she said. Bass Coast Health’s theatre nurses contribute hugely to the teamwork culture within their theatre suite and this positive contribution converts to better communication within the team and results in increased safety for patients. For information about a career in nursing at Bass Coast Health, contact James Alexander, operational manager on 5671 3333 or email james.alexander@basscoasthealth.org.au.

RELIEF DRIVER VACANCY @ GSHS

Patient Services Coordinator Full Time Contact: Steven Doyle, Acting Executive Director of Nursing. PH: 5654 2706 or 5667 5507 or email steven.doyle@gshs.com.au Full details, including the the position description is available at www.gshs.com.au. Email applications, quoting job reference number ND0201, to jobs@gshs.com.au no later than Sunday, 24th February 2019.

BrownWigg is a leading provider of Rural Merchandise throughout the Gippsland Region. Activities include Seed, Ag Chemicals, Animal Health, Fertilizer, Fencing, power equipment and Hardware. BrownWigg has an excellent opportunity for a motivated and energetic person, to join their growing team. There is currently a full-time position available in sales to work from our branch in Meeniyan. Essential to your success with us is: • The ability to negotiate and build strong relationships with clients • Demonstrated sales ability, effective rapport building and resilience • Determination to achieve results no matter the obstacle • Immaculate personal presentation • A positive attitude and drive for personal growth If you are looking for a long term career then apply today. Applications close February 26, 2019 Reply to: luke.johnston@brownwigg.com.au

The Star Newspaper requires a back-up/ relief driver to help with the deliveries of the weekly newspapers for The Great Southern Star and Yarram Standard. The starts are early on both Tuesdays and Wednesdays and involves approximately 11.5 hours. Currently there is a permanent driver but the relief driver would be required to cover holidays and occasional sick leave. Please contact Tony at the Star to register your interest on 5662 2294

MILKER REQUIRED For weekday and weekend work in 30 a side herringbone shed Phone Mark 0427 643 241

Email your adverts to The Star ads@thestar.com.au Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

Human Resources Opportunity This varied and interesting role would suit a young person with a mature outlook, advanced computer skills and great organisational abilities or an experienced administrator returning to the workforce after a break in career. • Based in Leongatha • Part time (15 hrs/week), moving to full time in 2 years, with step ups in responsibility and pay • Pathway to a career Please call Sue Kemp on 0458 380 680 to discuss your suitability for the role or email your resume to hr@stoitse.com.au, quoting ref: L018.

GENERATOR. GMC 800W. 2 Stroke. $50. Korumburra. Ph. 5658 1050. CURTAINS. Fabric. cotton. 9m long 140cm wide. Biscuit/cream colour/pattern. Clean. Unused. $45. Ph. 0407 552 755. CAR RAMPS. Heavy duty. Good Condition. $50. Ph. 0412 484 334. BUILDERS TRESSEL LEGS. Homemade and strong. Made from Galvanised steel pipe. $50. Ph. 0412 484 334. SLOW COOKER. Kambrook. 6ltr. with glass lid. 3 settings. Cool handles. Recipe book. $40. Ph. 5662 5643. COT WITH MATTRESS. Wooden. New sheets and doona. $50. Ph. 0407 861 176. NEWHAVEN COLLEGE UNIFORM. Boys summer short sleeve shirt with logo. Size 37-40 (medium). $21.50. Ph. 5674 3535. INVERLOCH PRIMARY SCHOOL UNIFORMS. Polo top, shorts & rain coat. All navy. $50. ph. 5674 3535. ELECTRIC FENCE TESTER. Fence Mate. $50. ph. 0408 344 470. LARGE NUMBER TELEPHONE. Uniden Xdect. Excellent condition. $50. Ph. 0408 344 470 FRIDGE. Westinghouse. White. 2 door. 351 litres. Left hand opening. Excellent working condition. No marks. $50. Ph. 0434 142 238. MOWER. Yard machines MTD. Petrol 6hp. 22inch high wheeler. Mulcher. Good condition. $50. Ph. 0434 142 238. SINGLE BED. Folds up. With mattress. Excellent condition. $40. ph. 0490 791 457. GENTLEMEN’S WARDROBE. 6’x3’x2’ 4 drawer. Twin Cupboards. Stained. Excellent condition. $50. Ph. 5662 3336. SET OF 5 CHEST OF DRAWERS. Shabby chic white. Detailed 2 drawer, jewellery and mirror. $50. Ph. 0411 578 180. SET OF 4 DRAWERS. Small chest. White melamine. $25. Ph. 0411 578 180. PORTACOT. Steelcraft. Excellent condition. $30. Ph. 0490 791 457. LUGGAGE. Victoria station brand. Good condition. 76mlx50ml & 60mlx40ml. $30. Ph. 0488 105 451. SAFETY BED RAIL. For toddlers. Excellent condition. $20. Ph. 0400 569 890. DVD PLAYER. In working order. $20. Ph. 0400 569 890. SINGLE BED FRAME. Pine. $30 ono. Ph. 5662 4866. BEATLES 60s PRINT. Large. black and white. Excellent condition. $30 neg. Ph. 0418 392 431. HELMET. MDS Road bike full face. Size M, Black, Good order, $40. Ph. 5662 3336. OREGON PLANKS. Various lengths, 1-3 metre, 220 x 40. $50. 0490 343 512. SHARP. Fresco Frost/F Fridge, $50. Ph 0427 831 757. BOXES. Five large and 15 book packing boxes, good condition. $40. Ph. 0427 831 757. ROLL TOP DESK. Suit junior. 4 drawer. Stained pine. $45. Ph. 0487 814 628 evening only. BABY STROLLER. $20. Ph. 0448 378 861. GUITAR. 6 steel strings. with brand new vinyl case. Excellent condition. $50. Wonthaggi. Ph. 5672 2663. GOLF CLUBS. 15. right hand. Slazenger bag. Excellent condition. $50. Wonthaggi. Ph. 5672 2663. CERAMIC POTS. 13x Glazed. various sizes and colour. $50. Ph. 0411 439 856. DVD PLAYER. New LG. Boxed. $10. Ph. 0478 746 087.

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public notice

AGM

South Gippsland Field & Game

Ofcial Opening

RAIL TRAIL SHELTER SUNDAY February 17 2pm (400 metres north of Simons Lane) REFRESHMENTS TO FOLLOW A Lions Club of Leongatha Centenary Project

GATHA ROCK

Rock ’n’ Roll DANCE LESSONS LEONGATHA DAKERS CENTRE Thursday nights 7.30pm start No partner necessary Enquiries: John 0418 586 324 New classes starting February 14 Cost $7

public notice

TUESDAY March 12 7.30pm Meeting Room LEONGATHA RSL

GARAGE SALE The “STAR” can help you promote your event with our

$27.50 GARAGE SALE KIT KIT INCLUDES 5cm x S/C advert (valued at $33.00) • 2 x A4 Garage Sale Signs • Garage Sale Tips (dos and don’ts) • Sheet of Price Stickers • Star Carry Bag

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public notice

Sunday Summer Sippers FEBRUARY 17 Berrys Creek Hall Grounds LIVE MUSIC FROM 12PM Nathan Lovie & Fossil Fuel Band $15 entry Adults, Children under 16 free Rafﬂes ~ Kids Activities BYO Esky, chairs/picnic rug Help support the hall & buy from our BBQ stall

To book call Alister 0467 079 774 Tix available @ the gate!

meetings

SOUTH GIPPSLAND BRANCH

GENERAL MEETING Date: Tuesday 26 February Time: 7.30pm Venue: Leongatha RSL Cnr Smith Street & Michael Place Leongatha Cost: Member - Free, Non Members - Free Finger food will be provided Guest Speakers: Don Hill, Shire Mayor and Paul Mumford, UDV President RSVP: Damian Murphy - M: 0458 645 437

Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve Notice is given of a

PUBLIC MEETING To be held at

TARWIN FOOTBALL CLUB ROOMS On February 20 commencing at 7.30pm The purpose of the meeting is to nominate persons for the Committee of Management for the Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve for a term of three years. All positions will be declared open and nominations will be accepted prior to or on the night. For further information, please contact the Secretary, Kathleen Brack on 0428 619 671

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garage sales

Garage Sale SATURDAY & SUNDAY February 23 & 24 9am

160 Gwyther Siding Road Moving overseas Everything goes or the relatives get it Mostly tools, more tools and household effects, refrigerator etc.

NO EARLY BIRDS

for sale

MOWERS

livestock

in memoriam

POULTRY / CAGE BIRD AUCTION Traralgon Showgrounds Cattle Pavilion, Sunday, February 17, 10.30am. Wide variety of poultry, hens, ducks, many breeds, fertile eggs. Open for sellers from 8am. Ph: 5197 7270.

INGLIS - Nonie Jean. 1.3.1944 - 10.2.2018 Always in our thoughts. Forever in our hearts. Never to be forgotten. Ian and family. MUIR - Veronica. 11.2.2015. It’s been four long years but I have memories that no one can take away. Love Mum.

SOUTHDOWN and Border Leicester rams, OB accredited, flock registered, well bred and grown, est. breeder, can deliver. Ph: 0428356376.

LAYER PULLETS Commercial crossbreds Vaccinated

Duncan's Chickens (previously B.L. Poultry)

We stock the largest range of New push and ride-on mowers in South Gippsland, including - Honda,Victa, Greenﬁeld, Deutscher, Cub Cadet, MTD, Masport, Toro, Yard Machines & Rover from $149. Professional repairs and service for ALL mower makes and models. Also stocking a large range of parts and accessories. We also have a large range of secondhand mowers available.

14wk (Black X, Red X and White X) $19.50 Wednesday 20th February - 11am Leongatha Elders

5662 3523 to order

wanted OLD CARAVANS, phone 0475-888946 or 5664-4251 evenings.

wanted to buy ANY OLD farm four wheelers, good or bad, 4WDs or trucks. Will pay cash. Phone Matt 0401194601.

wanted to rent MOTORCYCLES & POWER EQUIPMENT

Cnr Allison & South Gippsland Hwy, Leongatha. L.M.C.T. 2714

Ph: 5662 2028

WANTED to rent granny flat / similiar, locally. Phone Kel 0488640300.

www.marriottsmpe.com.au

for sale COROMAL pop-top, 16’ x 7’6”, 2001, double bed, awning, EC, $13,990. Viscount pop-top, 14’ x 7’, 1983, double bed, awning, EC, $8,500. Ph: 0447-580996. FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408980-711, A/H 56625175. FORD 4 x Tickford wheels $375, 4 x FG RX6 rims, refurbished, $415 ONO. Ph: 56642391. HAY, small squares, new season’s, shedded, no weeds, $10 each. Can deliver, conditions apply. Mardan 56641320, 0428-901156. HORSE hay, this season’s, fresh smell, $10 per bale. Phone 5668-5281. SEBAGO potatoes. Haig’s K9 Cuts, 66-68 Bair Street, Leongatha. 1999 RG 230 Hino 57 seat ex school bus, due to government contract update, 430,000km. Reg 0952SO T, $30,000 ONO. Ph: 5663-5286. CRANE golf clubs, full set, bag and trolley, $350. Phone Paul 0439396138.

marriage celebrant

deaths FRANKLIN - Terrence Robert. 13.6.1947 - 8.2.2019 After a short battle. Dearly loved husband and soul mate to Olwyn. Cherished and loved father to Michelle and Shane. Great mate to his sonin-law Dean. Loved and cool Pop to his grandchildren, Nathan and Shauna. Loved stepfather to Rachel and Marcus. He will be sadly missed by all. Check Herald Sun for Memorial Service details. MAHER (Webb) - Val. Much loved sister and sister-in-law of Dot and Peter (dec) Forrester. Fond Auntie of Judy, Pauline, Geof, Sue and Kerryn (dec), and families. Forever in Our Memories. PARKER - Richard Morris (Mocca). Passed away at the Alfred Hospital on Sunday, February 10, 2019 after a fight with Leukaemia. He will be missed by our family. Loved twin brother of Alan, brother of Dorothy and Wally, Uncle to Scott, Naomi, Peter and Alicia. Great Uncle to Mackaylah, Leana, Hope and Max. Great friend of Linda.

Water discussion: attendees at the second meeting of the Rethinking Reservoirs Project in Korumburra last Wednesday.

Community talks reservoirs’ futures THE second meeting of the Rethinking Reservoirs project was held in Korumburra last Wednesday. With the commissioning of the Lance Creek Water Connection, four existing reservoirs are now no longer needed for drinking water purposes.

Grab a grant ARE you a Bass Coast not for profit group or organisation with a long list of projects but needing support to make them happen?

Bernie and Wendy.

Please see Herald Sun for Funeral details.

Bass Coast Shire Council has more than $17,000 to allocate in round one of its 2019 community grants program this March and applications are now open. An information session for all prospective applicants will be held on Thursday, February 21, from 5.15pm to 6.30pm. The session will be held at the Old Post Office on the corner of Watt Street and McBride Avenue in Wonthaggi. The community grants program help not for profit organisations fund projects, activities and events, or purchase equipment. General community

deaths

Jenny Milkins All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com

PAM HERRALD 5662 2606 0438 097 181

Wendy Rutjens

Weddings ~ Funerals ~ Namings

0429 688 123 e: rutjenswendy@gmail.com

in memoriam GRAY - Malcolm. It does not feel like it is three years since your passing. You maybe gone but not forgotten.

Now playing football in the sky, you will be with us always. ‘Go Tigers’

The meeting followed on from the November 2018 session where a range of possibilities and themes for the four sites were explored. The reservoirs are located adjacent to the townships of Poowong and Korumburra and vary in accessibility and size. Individual attributes of the sites will play a large part in determining their

grants are set up to $5000 for equipment of other activities. Festivals, celebrations and events grants provide funding of up to $5000 to help groups run events. Minor capital work grants provide funding up to $5000 for small scale recreation reserve of community infrastructure developments. Groups applying for a minor capital works grant must seek advice from council before making an application. Each round, council funds one major project. Major project applications can be made under any of the grant categories, except the sub category of equipment. Applications close Friday, March 8. For more information and to discuss possible projects, phone council’s community grants and project officer on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or 5671 2211.

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livestock BULLS for hire or for sale. Friesian, Angus, Hereford, Limo or Jersey. All sound young bulls. Hire or sale. Phone 0447-331762.

form discussions. The reservoirs will not operate at their current water level in the years to come. The planning process underway is investigating the required works to achieve an acceptable balance between community preference, regulatory requirements and cost. The work completed on Wednesday further refined the existing thought processes to provide a clear community and stakeholder position for South Gippsland Water to include in this process. South Gippsland Water managing director Philippe du Plessis said, “South Gippsland Water is now investigating the

works required to secure Coalition Creek, Ness Gully, Little Bass and Bellview reservoir sites for the long term. “It is important community and stakeholder expectations are understood as a first step to inform this important planning process.” It is envisaged this first planning process will run to June 2019 with a recommendation presented to the South Gippsland Water board of directors. The corporation is committed to keeping all interested persons up to date. Further information can be found via the corporation website, www. sgwater.com.au.

Creating positive change SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is excited to announce the arrival of the Change Makers Program.

Change Makers is a 10 day program spread over nine months developed to support community members to design and plan a community project that will create positive change. The program, funded by the State Government and South Gippsland Shire Council, will build the success of community projects across South Gippsland. “The aim is to teach participants the essential skills for growing and successfully implementing an idea for change or improvements in their community,” Dana Hughes, South Gippsland Shire Council’s volunteer development officer, said. Change Makers will commence in March and finish in November 2019. Participants will attend one day a month over that time

and the sessions will be held in different towns to enable the group to see what different towns have to offer the community. “Change Makers is for anyone who has an idea for positive change in their community and who is interested to learn how to refine and deliver the idea. Places are limited so now is the time to apply,” Ms Hughes said. Council’s coordinator community strengthening Ned Dennis is encouraging interested community members to get involved. “People don’t have to have fully formed ideas. This is their chance to test the idea and refine it into something that other people will join them as well. It makes for stronger communities,” he said. Expressions of interest to participate in the program are open now and close on February 18. Details can be found on council’s website or phone Dana Hughes 5662 9384 or email volunteer@southgippsland.vic.gov.au

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GIPPSLAND Water has announced the 2019 recipients of its $15,000 community support program with Gippsland Rotary Centenary House, Bug Blitz Trust and Mirboo North Golf Club all securing funding to support community-based projects. Managing director Sarah Cumming said the quantity and quality of applications received from across the region was impressive. “The calibre of applications we received not only validated the importance of our community support program, but provided us with insights into some of the fabulous community initiatives that are already happening across Gippsland,” she said. Ms Cumming said that the following three projects were chosen based on their alignment with Gippsland Water’s values and six priority areas being water; water conservation; water and wastewater education; the environment; public health

and community wellbeing: • Mirboo North Golf Club will install a new irrigation system, enabling them to use recycled water from the Mirboo North wastewater treatment plant to water their course which will provide benefits for both the community and the environment; • Gippsland Rotary Centenary House will install a water tank to capture rain water for use in toilets, washing machines and their gardens. This project supports a valuable community health facility while promoting water conservation; and • Bug Blitz will work with students in Sale to investigate fish species in Flooding Creek, while educating local students on waterway health. “These three projects are all great examples of our commitment to partnering with the community to support the health and wellbeing of our region. It’s an essential part of what we do,” Ms Cumming said. More information about Gippsland Water’s community support program and other sponsorship initiatives is available at www.gippswater.com.au/sponsorship.

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Year of the Wildcat THE Korumburra Wildcats Women broke a 10 year drought to take out the Country Basketball League Championship on Saturday night, defeating Warragul in a thrilling match at the Cameron Sporting Arena in Maffra, 81 points to 70 points.

Winners: back from left, coach Mat Holmes, Darci Holmes, Loni Jeffs, Brylee Angwin, Grace Matser, Tyla Angwin, Alahna Arnason, Zali Rogers, Maddie Smith, assistant coach Brett Rolfe and team manager, Nicole Lomas, and from front left, Gemma Dixon, Kelsey Angwin, Chloe Hogg, team mascot Able and Jamie Lee – Jeffs celebrated their big win on Saturday night.

The team entered the game as firm favourites, undefeated during the season and winning the semi final against Moe in gritty fashion the week before. The game started with the Wildcat girls dominating the first quarter; Jamie-Lee Jeffs and Chloe Hogg were unstoppable in the paint with the girls jumping to a 12 point lead at the first break. The Warriors adjusted their defensive structure in the second quarter which made it difficult for the Korumburra Bigs in the paint where they were forced to a perimeter game. Zeldenyk and Dickson for Warragul were shooting well, bringing the margin back to four points to the Wildcats at the main break. The third term was hard and gritty basketball, neither side giving any breaks. Kelsey Angwin was doing a super defensive job on league high scorer Shanara Notman, holding to only seven points for the game. Gemma Dixon was controlling the front court for the Wildcats, but good open shots wouldn’t drop. Hogg was rested on the bench with four fouls. Korumburra held onto a one point lead going into the final quarter. With Warragul hitting the first two points of the

quarter, they took the lead for the first time in the match and momentum looked to be heading their way. Wildcat Tyla Angwin, 15 years old, turned the game around. With the Warriors still packing the keyway, the Wildcats went to their perimeter shooter. Angwin played like a veteran, hitting two massive three point shots within 60 seconds of being subbed in. Dixon then hit nothing but net from the top of the perimeter and Wildcats were out to an eight point lead with two mins left in the game, the orange and black army of supporters breathing a little easier. Loni Jeffs put it beyond doubt with a lovely mid range jumper to give an 11 point buffer and the title. Head coach Mat Holmes was thrilled with the result: “I’m just so happy for all the players, especially the likes of Gemma, Jaz and Loni who have been chasing a title for years. It really was a deserved win as the entire group has worked so hard this season”. Mr Holmes was also very appreciative of the supporters who travelled the distance to Maffra to support the girls. “Our supporters, the orange and black army, are just fantastic; loud and encouraging, it’s as much for them as the girls,” said Mr Holmes. To cap off the night, Jamie Lee Jeffs was named the match’s Most Valuable Player (MVP). Jamie Lee and Chloe Hogg were both named in the Gippsland All Star Five team and Chloe Hogg also took out the League MVP for the season. Game Scorers: Jamie-Jeffs 24points, Chloe Hogg 16points, Loni Jeffs 11pointss, Tyla Angwin 8points.

High competition for netballers THE Eastern Zone Premier Netball Competition held two closely contested games on Friday night in the Open and U17 divisions played in Churchill, with matches between rivals Bairnsdale and Sale played at the Gippsland Regional Sports Complex in Sale.

the game with a hard fought win 42-41. In the other Open Division match played in Sale, Bairnsdale got across the line in a close match against Sale coming out eventual winners with a 4944 score. North Gippsland took on Gippsland League in the U17 division in a match that was fiercely contested. The normally dominant Gippsland League started the game in style capitalising on the unforced errors Round one saw a combined team from Churchill of their unsettled opposition. and Traralgon Football Netball Clubs bring out their Following a settling in period North Gippsland A game as they took on a revamped Mid Gippsland began their fight back which saw them win the secteam. ond quarter to draw level. The scores remained level The combined team struggled to come together, throughout the match until North’s Goal Attack and however showed patches of brilliance during the play maker Chloe Finn went down with cramp with match. only minutes remaining. Gippsland took full adMid Gippsland’s refreshed team had the lead for vantage of the situation scoring three quick goals to most of the match with eight goals in front at three eventually defeat North by three goals, 42-39. quarter time. Sale and Bairnsdale fought it out on in Sale with Superb shooting from Mid Gippsland’s Jaclyn Bairnsdale setting the standard for the U17 competiDouch played havoc with Churchill/Traralgon’s de- tion when they easily accounted for their opposition fence, whilst at the opposite end of the court Mid 56-25. Gippsland’s Courtney Risol was making it very diffiRound two for the U17 Division sees Gippsland cult for the opposition to gain possession of the ball. League with a bye, Mid Gippsland will take to the With scores tied at 41 all and only seconds on court for their first match of the season following a the clock Churchill/Traralgon forced a turnover and bye in round one to play Bairnsdale. worked it beautifully into their gaolers. The other match will be played between North A penalty was given right on the siren allowing Gippsland and Sale. Churchill/Traralgon to score the winning goal ending In the hotly contested Open Division Sale will

Kookaburras outplay Koo Wee Rup THE Leongatha/South Gippsland Over Wilson 24 retired. The tail wagged enormously with Doug Pell sixties cricketers (Kookaburras) are defi19 not out, Peter Little 13 not out and Greg Goss nitely a team of all rounders. 12. The best example is Wonthaggi’s Brian Mitchell. He bats and retires on 22. He bowls to the top order batsmen and concedes only six runs from three overs. Then midway through the innings he takes the wicket keeping gloves and continues the good work of Bob Mastin. Mitchell’s all round talents earned him the Man of the Match in Sunday’s match against Koo Wee Rup. The match was hosted by Wonthaggi Miners Cricket Club and played on the Wonthaggi football ground. The Kookaburras pride themselves on not conceding sundries; only a couple of byes and a couple of errant balls each week. Another all rounder to do well was Dave Mock, 18 opening the batting and 0/21 off six overs. Fellow opener and all rounder Rob Francis made 23 and took 1/14 off four, Gary Adams 24 off only 18 deliveries and 2/12 off six, and Trevor

The Kookaburras finished batting after 40 overs with 5/189. In reply, the Kookaburras didn’t have it all their own way. Jack Ingram retired on 39, Dallas Wyatt retired on 37, and Peter Bardswell 23 retired, all batted well. Phillip Island’s Karl Muscat made 23 before being trapped LBW by Rob Francis. Koo Wee Rup finished with 154. Jack Ingram won Koo Wee Rup’s man of the match. The Kookaburras train every Wednesday afternoon at Outtrim (5.30pm), and with just one social game and one fixtured game to play, new players would be welcome to sample this newest form of the game.

Top start: Dave Mock and Rob Francis opened for the Kookaburras on Sunday.

Close call: last Friday night saw two very close games battled out in the Open and U17 divisions held by The Eastern Zone Premier Netball Competition. want to make amends for their first round loss when they take on the combined Churchill/Traralgon team. Mid Gippsland will be looking to make amends for their one goal loss in round one when they play Bairnsdale. Round two will see the very talented Georgia Hutchinson take the court for Mid Gippsland after

missing round one, the young mid courter who plays with the Victorian Netball League Club Hawks will be hard to beat. All matches will be played in Churchill and Latrobe Leisure with the U17 division matches starting at 7.15pm and the Open division matches starting at 8.30pm.

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Surprise ending for GCL A STUNNING collapse from Traralgon secured Sale-Maffra an unlikely premiership in Sunday’s Gippsland Cricket League final at Ted Summerton Reserve Moe, after the Tornadoes appeared to be cruising toward not only the title but also inflicting the Sharks with their first loss of the tournament. With heavy downpours across Gippsland the day before, the final was pushed back to a noon start with the match reduced to 46 overs per side. Upon winning the toss, Traralgon sent Sale-Mafrra in, with the bowlers finding early success when Rohan Blandford snicked off early, followed by Lee Hopkins who played a shot he would probably like to take back. At the other end Zac Hurley hung around for a number of overs, with the youngster clobbering two maximums during his innings of 22. Traralgon’s medium pace duo of Tom Shippen and Adam Brady kept things simple during their spells, and collected seven wickets between them. Shippen bowled out and took 3-32, whilst Brady was masterful in his execution, taking 4-18 which included a magnificent delivery that left Sale-Maffra batsman Brad Scott late and just kissed the outside edge, along with a quick reflex caught and bowled to see the back of Hurley. At 5-63, the Sharks appeared to be headed for an early tea, however, Jack Tatterson was able to farm

Gippsland cricket 2018-2019 awards SENIOR player Cricket of the Year: Ben Jones – Sale Maffra.

U18 DC: Player of the Year Jordan Hack –Bairnsdale. U16 GCL Player of the Year: Noah Hurley – Sale Maffra. Gippsland Senior final was umpired by Graham Laird LDCA and Darryl Phillips EDCA. U18s: Sale Maffra 129 lost to Warragul 4 for 132 – Heath Darcy 35, Jai Newcombe 27. U16s: Warragul all out 116 (Liam Serong 28) defeated Sale Maffra all out 77.

some of the strike with the lower order, as he remained not out on 35 to see Sale-Maffra post 125 from 41 and a half overs. Traralgon captain Lee Stockdale picked up 3-18 from 8.3 overs and would have been roundly pleased with the effort of his bowlers, in keeping Sale-Maffra to a score that was well below par. With the title at stake, both sides appeared calm as they reentered the arena after the break. Sale-Maffra’s hopes rested on them securing a few early wickets and when two catches were put down early, warning bells were ringing loud. Traralgon openers Adrian Burgiel and Michael Stockdale got their side off to a fast start, getting to 44 without loss in the space of seven overs, with Burgiel being typically brutal on the bowling, with 30 of his 32 runs coming in boundaries, as he smashed six fours and a six during his 24 ball stay. With Traralgon seemingly in complete control, Jack Rietschel found a way through to claim the wicket of Burgiel, which set in motion a procession of wickets as the Tornadoes self destructed. From 1-44 Traralgon lost 4-20, as Brad Scott recovered from an earlier pounding to claim the wickets of Michael Stockdale and Jordan Gilmore to swing momentum back the Sharks way, whilst Dylan Bolton’s wicket of Lee Stockdale just before drinks had the Sharks rejoicing. Following the interval, Bolton struck again, before Jack Tatterson found himself on a hat-trick at the other end after getting Rick Battista leg before and Danny Revis caught in the slips. The dismissal of Battista may have signified the way in which nothing was going right for Traralgon, as the unfortunate batsman played back to a short of a length ball that virtually rolled along the ground. At 7-65 onlookers could hardly believe their eyes as Sale-Maffra closed in on victory. Down the order Traralgon batman Shippen and James Pryde did their best to take the game deep, but could not quite get over the line. Sale-Maffra bowler Charlie Morrison picked up a wicket late as his three over spell consisted of either yorkers or full tosses. With Traralgon needing 21 to win with one wicket in hand, Jack Rietschel finished what he had started, and broke through Shippen’s defense to give SaleMaffra their 19th Senior GCL title and their third in four seasons. Sale-Maffra captain Jack Tatterson was awarded the man of the match for his 35 not out and 2-16. Both teams will lock horns again next week, as Melbourne Country Week begins on February 18.

Trials excite at Leongatha Cycling Club MEMBERS enjoyed a well to grabsecond from Kate and great evening on Friday Renee. The riders then lined up for the for racing and the riders first handicap over one lap. helped by producing some Kate Geary (20) was quickly close finishes which kept of the mark closing the gap to the limit rider and heading for the judges on their toes. First up was the one lap time the line. However, a concerted effort by trial. Grace Peterson was back for Grace (scr) saw her flash home to the first race in 2019 and showed score a narrow win whilst Renee no ill effects from the big Christ- (15) took out third. The re-handicap saw Kate (30) mas break as she posted a new personal best and fastest time for once again move away well early and hit the front and this time she the night at 45.58sec. Next best time was Renee Har- carried the lead all the way for a dacre at 48.02sec but showing im- win from Renee (25) and Emiley (55) in third. proved starting skills. The handicapper then devised Kate Geary rode a 49.15 sec whilst Emiley Hadicke was at two teams – Grace and Emiley versus Renee and Kate for a one 51.45 sec. The riders followed up with a lap Olympic sprint. In what was a very close race 3 lap scratch race and Kate Geary lead into the back straight but it came down to the time keepers Grace moved quickly around to to sort the result with Kate and open up a lead which she carried Renee winning in 46.09sec from through to the finish for a clear Grace and Emiley in 49.26 sec. win whilst Emiley also finished To keep the momentum go-

ing the riders were then given an elimination. Renee went to the front and set the pace and this effort saw Kate out first followed by Emiley leaving Grace and Renee to wage a determined sprint to the line. In a photo finish it was Grace that grabbed the honours over Renee. The riders then had a fun event – a slow race on the grass. This was all going well until around 5m from the finish when two riders went too slow and fell of. Best effort went to Renee for this event. Too finish the night the riders had a sprint heat – heat one saw Grave and Renee battle it out and once again in a photo finish it was Grace getting the nod. In the other heat it was Emiley against Kate. In another close result the win went to Emiley narrowly from Kate.

Milestone: Keren Hannon celebrated her 50th parkrun at Koonwarra.

The joys of parkrun By Neil Langstaff IT’S hard to know when parkrun starts and ends in our household in the imagination of my parkrun tragic wife but let’s start with Saturday morning.

The alarm wakes us. Up we get and it begins. General comments on the weather; “It’s a bit fresh today. We will need our coats.” I wonder how many will be there this morning? We are away next week. Where is the nearest parkrun? We can’t go away and not do parkrun! She comments on how much she loves parkrun and how lucky we are to have it so close at Koonwarra and how nice everyone is. We arrive, major question is, where to park the car? Outside the shop or over the side where we start – it is a tough decision every week. Over to the table saying, good morning to others as we arrive. More usual comments as we are walking over like “gosh Lisa does a great job checking the track and putting up the markers, those Knox girls are always doing something”– she says. “Oh I need to check the board and put my name down.” Then it’s “when are

you working next? You need to volunteer. Here, you can do the report writing. You will like that!!!” We say hello to the volunteers who do a great job. This week it’s Ebony, Steve, Helen, Amy, Cindy, Penny and Jan. As we get back the usual routine of welcome begins and we line up, Jude to the front and me at the back with her parting words of encouragement “I will see you at the end”. Along the way when I see her, I hear her giving out encouragement to others as she jogs past me. We meet at the end and she always, always says, “well done darling. How did you go?” Comments continue to flow all pertaining to park run. “Isn’t it great to see so many young mums and their babies out here last week? See Keren got her 50 runs up and young Blake got his junior 10.” It’s always positive - nothing negative is ever said about parkrun. A lady came from London, another from Mullum Mullum and others from Warragul plus a few first timers. We say good bye to a few and head over to the store for the ritual of coffee, some sustenance and some more discussion that always involves parkrun. After this we say goodbye to others and head off home. From 10.30am it starts again – “has the email

Amazing: Blake Thoonen ran his 10th parkrun at Koonwarra on Saturday. come with the times? Can you look and see please? Has anyone put up the pictures yet?” It’s a shame she doesn’t have her own phone and Facebook account. When the results are up, they are looked at and always commented on, comments such as “oh such and such wasn’t there today! I wonder if they ran somewhere else?” As you all know, parkrun is a must do on a Saturday morning no matter where you are. Then it’s time to look at the photos and again more positive comments flow about how good it is to see everyone there and how well they all do. Is parkrun far from her mind I wonder, knowing that it is not, as we get ready for tennis on Satur-

day afternoon. Parkrun is never far from her thoughts as it is such a positive thing to do every Saturday morning. I look at how her fitness has improved and how she encourages herself to do better each time she puts her mind to it. She is a great role model to her children who know they have to do parkrun whenever they come home – it is not an option – and the grand children love it also. She tells everyone including extended family and friends how great it is and encourages them to come along and take the walk. But if she has a cuppa with her sister in law Wendy, I just take a deep breath, as two parkrun tragic’s in one room is nearly too much and that is another story.

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South Gippsland represented at Country Week Tennis Victoria’s acting CEO Belinda Klever- from both the Shepparton Lawn Tennis Club and Country Week has a long and proud history. AROUND 30 local tennis players are off Many participants of the event have been in- laan believes Shepparton will thrive as host of the the Mooroopna Lawn Tennis Club.” to the Tennis Victoria Country Week in In addition to the on court competition, there volved for 10, 20 and even 30 years citing the historic event. Shepparton this week. “We commend the town of Shepparton for em- will be many activities off the court that players friendly and welcoming environment from the More than 1100 players will call Shepparton home for the week and play off for the chance to lift a trophy in one of the 23 grades on offer. Regarded as the greatest community sports event in the world, due to the amount of participants and impact on the local economy, Tennis Victoria Country Week will provide a week full of fun and excitement – both on and off court.

people and the communities they visit. Tennis Victoria Country Week in 2019 will see 192 teams compete, which is up from the 178 teams that competed the last time the event visited Shepparton in 2014. Participants will be travelling from across the state and country, and even from overseas, to play in Shepparton and Mooroopna.

bracing such an important event on the Victorian tennis calendar,” she said. “Following on from the Australian Open, Country Week complements what has been a truly memorable Summer of Tennis. “This could not be possible without the support from the Greater Shepparton City Council and of course the incredible team of volunteers

can immerse themselves in. The social calendar has a wide range of events for everyone and shines a spotlight on what the town has to offer. Shepparton has been looking forward to Country Week for a long time with the whole town ready to welcome the more than 1100 participants. See next week’s edition for photos and results.

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Inverloch SATURDAY Pennant is now completed. Round 13 of the season saw inclement weather strike, causing several matches in Fish Creek and Wonthaggi to be “washed out”. Division 1 was to play at Fish Creek but was one of the wash out casualties and split the points on offer. Division 2 took on ladder leaders Corinella at Inverloch, eventually being overpowered and suffering a 26 shot loss, 02 points/59 shots to Corinella’s 14 points/85 shots. The Division 3 team was another casualty of the inclement weather with its away match at Wonthaggi being called off. Division 4 took on the Wonthaggi club at home, winning by 21 shots, 14/91 – 2/70. In Division 5, the team travelled over to Tarwin Lower where a very close fought match was played out with Inverloch eventually taking the match by just two shots and earning 13 points in the process. The Division 1 ladder clearly shows clearly shows the strength of Phillip Island Blue and Inverloch who sit first (173 points) and second (161 points). Regretfully, Division 2 won’t be appearing in the finals and finished the season in sixth position on 92 points. Division 3 finished on top of the ladder with 153 points. It will now meet Foster in the first semi final. Matches played in Division 4 had no effect on the placings in the four. Inverloch remain

Inverloch winners: Thursday’s mufti social bowls winners were Keith Cousens (skip), Bill Selby and Doug Archer.

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

Competition: the Wonthaggi Ladies B Grade Championship was played on Thursday, which resulted in Jan Lavell (left) being running up and the winner was Heather Blanch.

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Well done: Thursday mufti social bowls runners up were Glenda Marsh (Mount Martha), Dave Roberts (skip), Terry Orford and Ted Breasley. in second position behind Phillip Island, 167 points and 160 points respectively. Division 5 was a hard fought battle in windy conditions at Tarwin Lower where Inverloch took the points with a two shot win. This left Inverloch remaining in sixth position on the ladder. The club hosted a dinner for the Saturday Pennant breakup and the 40 odd people who did attend had a terrific and fun filled evening with everyone going home with something. The president, in his address, wished all of the divisions that were to represent the Inverloch Bowl-

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Great effort: at the Thursday Social Day in Wonthaggi the winning team was Frank Tagell and Veronica Griffiths, with Sheila Ormerod presenting prize money.

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ing Club in the Saturday and Midweek finals good luck in their matches and that a flag or two (or more) comes back to the club. Midweek Pennant, with only one round to be played prior to the finals, has become interesting. While Division 1 suffered a very close three shot away loss at the hands of Corinella (three points/64 shots to 13 points/67 shots), it is assured of playing in the finals. In Division 3, Inverloch Blue did itself no favours losing by 38 shots to Lang Lang, 0/55 – 16/93 dropping two places to sixth spot. The White team defeated the Phillip Island Blue team at Phillip Island by 13 shots, 14/76 – 2/63. The Inverloch Bowls Club is proud to be hosting the playoffs for the Strzelecki Bowls Region Men’s State Fours, State Mixed Pairs and the Ladies State Triples on Sunday, February 17 starting at 10am., with the bowlers representing the South Gippsland Bowls Division against their counterparts from the West Gippsland Bowls Division for the honour of representing the Strzelecki Bowls Region in the State Finals to be held at a later date. In the morning session, the Men’s Stater Fours match will have Inverloch bowlers Hamish Beecroft, Gary Hardy, Wayne Parks and Frank Seaton bowling against a team from the Traralgon club. Mick Coram is playing in the State Mixed Pairs event in a composite team with the Ladies State Triples having Inverloch’s Janis Parks as part of a composite team who will be playing against Traralgon. The afternoon session will start at 1:30pm with Janis Parks as Champion of Champion Ladies Singles, bowls against Karren Sheers of Neerim District. In the Men’s State Pairs, it’s Mick Coram and Frank Seaton against the pairs from Trafalgar. The play-offs continue on Sunday, February 24, at the Korumburra Bowls Club at 10am with Mick Coram bowling in the Men’s State Singles tournament against J. McCaus-

land from Trafalgar. The club is honoured to host this event. If you can offer your help on the day, for the morning or afternoon sessions, please contact Ron Burge or Bev Kurrle. Mufti social bowls was on again at Inverloch on Thursday, February 7, and the milder weather attracted 37 players to take part in a match of two “fours” games, each of 12 ends. The first game saw six undefeated teams, two with draws and four with wins and after the final game, the score cards showed that four of those six teams had a win in the second game. The runners up trophy for the day, with two wins and 34 points went to Dave Roberts (skip), Glenda Marsh, Terry Orford and Ted Breasley. The winning team was Keith Cousens (skip), Bill Selby and Doug Archer with 35 points and two wins. The club welcomed two visitors, John Hill (who is almost a member given the number of times he plays at our club) from Tarwin Lower and Glenda Marsh who was visiting from Mount Martha. Also we had a new bowler, Jeff Curwood. The lucky draw winners were Dave Turnbull, John Hill, Bill Selby (twice), Glenda Marsh (twice), Jenny Haydon and Judy Parker. Just a quick reminder that entries close on February 17 for the “Bass Coast Medley Fours” event, being played on Sunday, February 24. Full details of the event have been posted in the clubhouse. The club is currently arranging its annual garage sale and your donations of ‘stuff’ for sale would be most welcome. Remember that all items must be in good working order to be able to be presented for sale. The Friday membership draw took place last Friday evening, February 8, where John Turner went home with the jackpot The next Friday dinner is scheduled for Friday evening, February 15.

THE pennant games are coming to a close for this season and midweek on Tuesday saw the last game of pennant played on grass greens here in Wonthaggi before the synthetic greens go in. Division 1 lost to San Remo 50-77. Division2 defeated Tarwin Lower 75-55. Wednesday was a big day with games of Turkey Triple being played. The winners on the day were Rob Allan, George Pargeter and Wayne Mattock. Thursday was a busy day with the final of the ladies B Grade Championship being held with Heather Blanch being the winner and Jan Lavell coming runner up. Thursday social mixed mufti games were also in play and the winners were Frank Tagell, and Veronica Griffiths.

Top result: Wonthaggi’s winning team in the Turkey Triple were Rob Allan, George Pargeter and Wayne Mattock. A good night was had at the monthly dinner on Friday night with great food and good company. Saturday bought bucket loads of rain down in Wonthaggi which meant two pennant teams were cancelled. The results from Saturday are Division 1 lost to Leongatha 61-75; Division 2 Wonthaggi v. Leon-

gatha- washout; Division 3 Wonthaggi v. Inverloch – washout; Division 4 lost to Inverloch70-91. Saturday was also the last day before finals for pennant and the members had a small get together back at the rooms after play. This coming week mixed mufti social games will be held on Wednes-

day at 1pm and Thursday 9.30 am; also Saturday at 1pm. The Jimmy Smith Invitation day will be held this coming Sunday, Febuary 17, with a catered lunch, good prize money to be won; come along as a spectator to watch some good play. Games begin at 9.30am.

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ROUND 13 of midweek bowls was an away game to Korumburra for Division 2. With a win and a draw, they went down by one shot 64/65. This week was at home against Wonthaggi with fourth position assured. Tuesday corporate bowls winners were Triple Trouble with Koony Rollers runners up. Wednesday, with many newer bowlers, had a full green with S.G. Mini-Skips winners and Old Salts runners up. Thursday Monthly Triples was sponsored by the Leongatha RSL. Winners were Phil Stimson, Kevin Queale and George Stein (Mirboo North) with locals Alan Hanks, Max Brown and Greg Hogan runners up. BLG went to Terry Corcoran, David Legg and Mark Rigaldi (Toora). Saturday was the final round of pennant with both teams at home playing between heavy showers. Playing Mirboo North, Division 3 needed a win to stay in the four but it was not to be; with no rinks up the score was 59 shots to 80; fifth place. A vastly improved Division 4 played third placed Port Welshpool, winning all three rinks 72 shots to 66 finishing, in sixth place. A barbecue followed pennant; an ideal way to complete the season. With pennant completed club matches should be well underway. Important dates: Thursday, April 25: presentation night (catered). Friday, May 17: annual general meeting. Upshot 2.

IT is nearly finals time and the club is pleased to say the Division 2 side will finish in second position regardless of this week’s result. It will play at home against San Remo this week. Division 3 had a very good win last week against Leongatha, gaining 15 points after winning by two shots. This last game will see the team travel to Lang Lang. Saturday Pennant finished this week with two very good games. Division 2 lost 60 to 66 at Phillip Island, winning one rink. Division 5 played at home against Inverloch and just lost by two shots, 68 to 70, gaining three points. A great night was had by the Saturday Pennant players and their partners to celebrate the end of the season last Saturday. The players contribute each week towards this function and thoroughly enjoyed the sumptuous meal which was prepared by Syndon, Ian and Julie. Thanks to the chefs for all their efforts. Good bowling!

competing against Philip Island at Tarwin Lower on Saturday, February 16. All players selected are encouraged to attend the official practice at Tarwin Lower on Friday afternoon at 4pm, prior to the game on Saturday. Barefoot Bowls is well and truly underway now, and by all account, those that are taking part are enjoying the bowls and the sausage sizzle. A reminder that Barefoot Bowls takes place every Tuesday and Wednesday until the first week of March. Anyone is welcome and to sign up, and interested parties are requested to please contact Andy Kerr (5683 2380). For the diary: Club Championships: club players are encouraged to complete the club competition games, as trophies and shields need to be engraved prior to presentation day to be held in April. Dates are yet to be confirmed, but consideration is being given to April 5 (Friday) for presentation day and May 14 (Tuesday) for the annual general meeting. Due to the clash with Barefoot Bowls, the general committee meeting will now be held at 5.30pm on Monday, February 18. All committee members are requested to take note and diarise.

Joe, and also to all other bowlers. Three games of eight ends were played with mixed results. In the first game Toni, Stephen and Joy had a narrow win over Danah, Charlie and Lina 9-5. On mat two Gary, Mary and Illene held on and beat Bill, Connie and Denyse 13-9. A very easy win to Ian, Joyce and Lynne 14-2 after Joe, Carolyn, Joe and Peter only scored on the one end. In the second game after both teams scoring on four ends, Joe’s team held on to beat Gary’s team 7-5. On mat two a low scoring game saw Ian’s team win over Toni’s 5-4. An easy win to Danah, Charlie and Lina beating Bill, Connie and Denyse 13-4. In the third game Ian, Joyce and Lynne scored their third win by beating Bill, Connie and Denyse 12-11. Joe, Carolyn, Joe and Peter scored on the last end to beat Danah, Charlie and Lina 9-5. On mat three Gary, Mary and Illene had an easy win over Toni, Stephen and Joy 13-6. The night’s winners were Ian, Joyce and Lynne (WWW) 14 ends; second Gary, Mary and Illene (WLW) 14 ends; third Joe, Carolyn, Joe and Peter (LWW) nine ends; fourth Danah, Charlie and Lina (LWL) 13 ends; fifth Toni, Stephen and Joy (WLL) nine ends; sixth Bill, Connie and Denyse (LLL) 11 ends. After coming out to watch the bowling Rod had a cuppa and supper with us. Many prizes for lucky tickets and thanks to everyone for the prizes. Social bowls Wednesday, 7.30pm at the Buffalo hall. All welcome.

Fish Creek PENNANT on Saturday, February 9, proved to be a disappointing day weather wise. Division 1 and Division 5 Red were both obliged to call off their games after eight ends, while Division 5 white were defeated by Foster. The club is happy to report that Division 5 Red has secured a place in the quarter finals and will be

Buffalo indoor Wednesday, February 6 NINETEEN bowlers at Buffalo this week after no bowling last week due to bad weather and power outage. A welcome was extended to Luna and Joe, relatives of Joyce and

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Social winners: Bo Fiek and Bruce Douglas shared success at Leongatha Bowls Club.

Leongatha ROUND 13 of the Midweek competition was played on February 5 and the Division 1 ladies had a successful contest against the host side being Korumburra with a nine shot margin overall. Individual rink scores were as follows: J. Lomagno lost to Trish McCormack 21-33; F. Smethurst lost to Jenny Miller 19-23; J. McVeigh defeated Marj Pearson 30-23. The Division 3 ladies were at home to Tarwin Lower and suffered a close loss of two shots. Individual rink scores were as follows: Marlene Rayson drew J. Coates 23-23; Carol Harry lost to M. Massier 22-23; Susan Crouch lost to C. Giroud 21-22. Round two of Business Bowls on Tuesday evening was again a most enjoyable night with potential stars showing promise especially from the Misfits team. Handicapped personnel from this team demonstrated that you don’t have to be sound of limb and mind to be competitive on a bowling green. Results were: Leongatha Ford 79 defeated SES Number 2 21; Whackers 78 defeated Beers 22; Misfits 66 defeated SES Number 1 34; Leongatha Toyota 68 defeated Hayward Builders 32; MCOB Number 2 65 defeated Dirt Diggers 35; Mini Skips 61 defeated Nesci Transport 40; Leongatha Lions 60 defeated BJ Earthmoving 40; Scorpions 59 defeated

Golfers 41; REPCO 58 defeated Stewart Tyres 42; MCOB Number 1 58 defeated Nomadness 42; X Factor 56 defeated Mountain View 44; Parks 52 defeated Edneys 48; Bowls and Beauty 50 drew Spencer HBB 50.

Ladder Leongatha Ford ............. 144 REPCO........................... 135 MCOB Number 1 .......... 131 X Factor ......................... 121 Scorpions......................... 116 Mini Skips ....................... 113 Whackers......................... 110 MCOB Number 2............ 109 Nesci Transport ............... 108 Bowls and Beauty ........... 107 Leongatha Lions.............. 106 Leongatha Toyota ............ 103 Golfers............................. 102 Parks................................ 100 Edneys ............................... 98 Mountain View.................. 98 Nomadness ........................ 95 Stewart Tyres..................... 92 Misfits ............................... 89 Spencers ............................ 87 BJ Earthmoving ................ 87 Dirt Diggers ...................... 79 SES Number 2................... 77 Hayward Builders ............. 73 SES Number 1................... 68 Beers ................................. 57

On Wednesday, February 6, 16 players arrived at the club for Social Bowls and two games of three bowl pairs was the format chosen by the match committee. The temperature was rather warm which necessitated a break between the two games. Bruce Douglas and Bo Fiek were in good form and were the winners with 2 wins +19 shots. The runners up were Bob Young and Jenny Martin with 2 wins +11 shots. Round 14 of the Saturday Pennant Competition was played on Saturday,

February 9, which being the last round was the final opportunity for sides to establish themselves in the final four. Leongatha Division 1 side welcomed Wonthaggi and managed to record a comfortable win with a score of 75-61 shots. The highlight of the afternoon’s play was the form displayed by Brenton Hackett and his team. Individual rink scores were as follows: Brenton Hackett defeated Robert Aitken 37-15; Ray McGannon lost to Tony Marotta 15-28; Wayne Walker defeated Ray Hin 23-18. Division 2 travelled to Wonthaggi knowing it had to win the battle and possibly tip Wonthaggi out of the final four. On arrival at Wonthaggi, Leongatha was informed that the grass green was closed by the Wonthaggi greenkeeper. The decision to close the green was made because of the morning downpour which resulted in the green being judged unplayable. Naturally, Leongatha was disappointed with the decision that was made without giving consideration to the inclement weather rule which states that the match should be abandoned if not started by 2pm.

It may have been possible for the green to become playable if given time to release the moisture content. Because of the closure of the green the points were shared with each club receiving eight points which was not sufficient for the Leongatha Division 2 to obtain a final four position. Leongatha Division 4 made the long journey to Corinella in driving rain and discovered that the Corinella Bowls Club green was playable and the weather conditions enabled play to proceed on time. A couple of light showers passed over during the afternoon but not enough to restrict a final result which was a whopping 101-44 shots in favour of the home side. Corinella handled the conditions much better than Leongatha and thoroughly deserved its win. The hospitality and camaraderie was there to be enjoyed and the afternoon was not wasted. Individual rink scores were as follows: Allen Hughes defeated Mike Carnell 32-19; Lance Bullock defeated Janice Sing 39-7; John Oates defeated Liz Beale 30-18. After round 14 of the Midweek Pennant Com-

petition is played on Tuesday, the club should have both Divisions 1 and 3 playing in the finals and will appreciate the support of the members. The Saturday Pennant sides would be disappointed because of their performance and will have to cool their heels and focus on the 2019/20 Pennant season. On Saturday evening, the club staged a barbecue and provided musical entertainment by the 3hill billy’s in the club. The chief organiser Carol Harry deserves accolades for a job well done. One member whose 89th birthday falls on Sunday, February 10, was observed kicking up his heels or perhaps doing the soft shoe shuffle on the dance floor. The theme for the night was a celebration of completeness of the Saturday Pennant Competition and because of the success of the night a follow up could be organised for the Midweek Pennant Competition. Bowlers are reminded that the Berry’s Triples tournament is booked in for March 19 and the club would appreciate entries as soon as possible from interested bowlers.

South Gippsland Pennant

Mirboo North Purple 1477 d Phillip Island 2-66; Corinella 14-69 d Mirboo North White 2-64; Foster 16-76 d Fish Creek White 0-50; Toora 14-19 (bye) – (second for season is an average of points and shots for all rounds leading up to the second bye). Ladders

Corinella................139 +146 Leongatha..................105 -41 Meeniyan...................84 -226 Wonthaggi .................51 -180 Korumburra ...............47 -326 Division 5 Toora .....................194 +270 Mirboo Nth White 182 +353 Fish Creek Red .....152 +162 Phillip Is ..................142 +94 Foster........................129 +64 Inverloch ..................119 +60 Corinella....................98 -140 Mirboo Nth Purple ....94 -109 Tarwin Lower ............83 -148 Fish Creek White ......71 -224 Loch and District.......66 -349

Division 1: Leongatha 14-75 d Wonthaggi 2-61; Phillip Island Blue 16-94 d Korumburra 0-52; Fish Creek 8-0 drew Inverloch 8-0 (washout); Toora 2-46 lt Phillip Island White 14106. Division 2: Inverloch 2-59 lt Corinella 14-85; Phillip Island 14-66 d Tarwin Lower 2-60; Wonthaggi 8-0 drew Leongatha 8-0 (washout); Lang Lang 0-35 lt San Remo 16-121. Division 3: Foster 2-58 lt Loch and District 14-91; San Remo 15-70 d Korumburra 1-50; Wonthaggi 8-0 drew Inverloch 8-0; Meeniyan 0-59 lt Mirboo North 16-80. Division 4: Inverloch 14-91 d Wonthaggi 2-70; Meeniyan 16-72 d Port Welshpool 0-66; Corinella 16-101 d Leongatha 0-44; Korumburra 0-53 lt Phillip Island 16-87. Division 5: Fish Creek Red 8-0 drew Loch 8-0 (washout); Tarwin Lower 3-68 lt Inverloch 13-70;

Division 1 Phillip Is Blue .......173 +285 Inverloch ...............161 +229 Phillip Is White .......124 +35 Korumburra ............116 -51 Wonthaggi ................115 +20 Fish Creek ...................92 -84 Leongatha....................86 -86 Toora .........................29 -348 Division 2 Corinella................181 +335 San Remo ..............157 +198 Phillip Is ..................120 +11 Wonthaggi ................110 -42 Leongatha..................101 -55 Inverloch ...................92 -115 Tarwin Lower ..............91 -64 Lang Lang .................44 -268 Division 3 Inverloch ...............153 +149 Foster.....................141 +105 Loch and District....117 +58 Wonthaggi ...............117 +15 Meeniyan...................115 -69 Mirboo Nth............... 111 +97 Korumburra ...............82 -150 San Remo ..................60 -205 Division 4 Phillip Is ................167 +216 Inverloch ...............160 +205 Port Welshpool .....143 +206

Next week sees the start of the finals. Division 1: Phillip Island Blue v Inverloch; Phillip Island White v Korumburra. Division 2: Corinella v San Remo; Phillip Island v Wonthaggi. Division 3: Inverloch v Foster; Loch v Wonthaggi. Division 4: Phillip Island v Inverloch; Port Welshpool v Corinella. Division 5: Toora v Mirboo Nth White; Fish Creed Red v Phillip Island. Venues will be confirmed later in the week. Good luck to all teams in the finals.

Meeniyan junior basketball Teagan Elliott, Bryn Jackson, 5.40pm: Red v Yellow. Cole Munday, Cooper Kelly Scorers: Pedley and Robertson and Marcus McLennan. Section 4 – new Friday Silver: coach Danielle night competition: Anyone wanting to help out Mackie – Ruby Mackie, Lenny Blue: coach Tim Bright— or wanting to learn to umpire, Mackie, Sienna Musilli, Ty- Zak Bright, Kyran Friebe, please talk to Kim Byrnes or ler Laing, Olivia Pedley, Alex Jarvis Lacy, Mary McInnes, Darlene Jones. James and Noah McLennan Archie Moore and Aliarna Players for Section 2 – Red: coach Kylie Wright— Wright. play from 4pm. Farrah VanderZalm, Ozzy Green: coach Pete WalJosh Allen, Alshija Schell- Pedley, Nathan Wright, So- dron—Jade McLaren, Brody ing, Bailey Denbrok, Ella Sell- phie Wright, Zak McRae and McEwan, Kira Waldron, Scott ings, Rose Sanchez, Charlotte Lachlan Webb. Mackie, Angus McInnes and Harris, Josephine Mitchem, Yellow: coach Simon Al- Blake Denbrok. Cooper Webb, Rosie Wit- exander—Charlie Robertson, Yellow: coach Tanya Hamteeven, Finn Musilli and Isla Angel Alexander, Sienna Bell, ilton. Georgia Hamilton LinBurge. Angus Cousins, Brody Smed- coln Hamilton, Kirra Jones, Teams and times for Sec- ley and Shamus Hennig. Ryan Marshman, Mack Gortion 3: Times for February 15 man and Brody Laing. Blue: coach Darlene Jones– Section 3: 5pm: Blue v Silver. Black: coach Gary WebKelsey Fisher, Archer Curtis, Scorers: Fisher and Musilli. ster. Kynan Dunstan, Jacob

MEENIYAN Junior Basketball starts this Friday, February 15.

McRae, Erik Webster, Isobel Pedley, Aiden Elliott and Skylah Pedley. Maroon: coach Stu Mackie. Zara Jones, Jack Wightman, Jordan Cleator, Bella Mackie, Sophie Kenney and Nenita Lacanaria. Red: coach Gene VanderZalm. Burke VanderZalm, Jade Cousins, Lachie Bell, Ali Oliver and Dylan Hicks. Times for February 15 Section 4: 6.20pm: Blue v Green. Scorers: Friebe and McLaren. 7pm: Yellow v Red. Scorers: Marshman and Cousins. 7.40pm: Black v Maroon. Scorers: McRae and Wightman.

Great win: Ken McDonald, Frank Truscott, Joy Brown (s) and Pauline McWilliams shared a win at Koo Wee Rup on Thursday.

Good bowling: Sean McWilliams, Bill Williams (s) and David Talbot came in second at midweek bowls on Thursday.

Terrific result: Phil Wright (s), Lois Hammond, Sue Wright and Vern Elliott were the one game winners at Koo Wee Rup last week.

South Gippsland Midweek Bowls Group THE winners were Joy Brown (s), Frank Truscott, Pauline McWilliams and Ken McDonald. Runners up were Bill Williams (s), Sean McWilliams and Dennis Talbot. The one game winners were Phil Wright (s), Lois Hammond, Sue Wright and Vern Elliott. On Thursday, February 7, midweek bowls was played at Koo Wee Rup with 33 bowlers. Although the day was challenging with the extreme humidity, bowlers managed to play two games. Thank you to the souls who braved

South Gippsland Midweek Pennant Results Round 13 was played on February 5. Division 1: Corinella 13-67 d Inverloch 3-64; Phillip Island 14-81 d Foster 2-59; Wonthaggi 1-50 lt San Remo 15-77; Korumburra 2-70 lt Leongatha 14-79. Division 2: Korumburra 13-65 d Meeniyan 3-64; Mirboo North 14-81 d Toora 2-68; Wonthaggi

the heat to make it a fun day. Happily, everyone came through without any casualties. Thank you to Helen in the kitchen for her delicious salad rolls and sandwiches and George in the bar for the refreshments. Next week, bowlers will play at Lang Lang and lunches will be available. Please note during the summer season, the club will be starting bowls at 10.30am so please be at the club no later than 10am. For more information or to register to play, please call Peter on 5678 5974.

16-75 d Tarwin Lower 0-55; San Remo 1-53 lt Port Welshpool 15-84. Division 3: Foster 0-0 forfeit Loch and District 16-15; Fish Creek 16-81 d Phillip Island White 0-57; Phillip Island Blue 2-63 lt Inverloch White 14-76; Leongatha 1-66 lt Tarwin Lower 15-68; Inverloch Blue 0-55 lt Lang Lang 16-93.

Ladders Section 1 Inverloch ............... 143 +123 San Remo .............. 127 +120 Leongatha ............. 122 +118 Phillip Island.............111+44 Foster......................... 110 -41 Corinella...................... 99 -41

Korumburra .............. 65 -125 Wonthaggi ................. 55 -198 Section 2 Port Welshpool ..... 152 +314 Tarwin Lower ....... 134 +174 Mirboo North ......... 110 +13 Meeniyan.................. 108 -27 Wonthaggi ................. 92 -144 Toora ........................... 86 -48 Korumburra ............... 75 -120 San Remo .................. 75 -162 Section 3 Loch and District.. 138 +195 Lang Lang ............... 124 +21 Leongatha ............... 117 +18 Fish Creek ............... 114 +80 Phillip Island Blue.... 114 +53 Inverloch Blue........... 109 -64 Inverloch White.......... 101 +4 Foster........................... 89 -33 Phillip Island White .. 68 -104 Tarwin Lower ............ 66 -170

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62 to win the Overall and B Grade events.

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THIRTY eight players Andy Bassett picked Winner: Damien Dentook out cards for the the wrong day to have a nehy 37 points. 4BBB Stableford game good score, as his 66 net Runner up: Peter Wilon Saturday. was only good enough to son 35 points on a count The weather was not great early but got better as the day progressed. The sponsor ‘Willsigns’ is not only a member but a long time sponsor, the club thanks Troy and family for their support. Winners are grinners and they were on the day; Craig Gourlay and Ray (the razor) Sullivan with 45 points. Runners up were B. Stubbs and A. Peters 44 points. Balls down the line with 43 points A. Turner and B. Robjant, and 42 points R. Goodwin and G. McKinnon, R. Winkler and G. Bolge, and G. Forrester and K. Riseley. Nearest the pins were won by C. Gourlay on the eighth and on the 17th J. Howard. The Naga went to M. Grist and W. Turner. The raffle was won by the Fennell Syndicate. Good luck to all that take out cards next week

Leongatha Golf ON Tuesday, February 5, Greg Ellt carded the best score of the day of 40 points to win the Overall and C Grade events. A Grade was taken out by Leroy Sharrock with 38 points and Joe Lowell had a win in B Grade with 38 points. Balls were awarded to Geoff Maher, Gary Sharrock, Terry Grace, Les Newton, David Child, Neil Mackenzie, Frank Gill, Peter Stivic, Kevin Michael, Michael Thomas, Fred Debono, Hans Hoefler, Peter Horman, Bob Smith, Fred de Bondt, Peter Ormond, Ron Findlay and Frank Thomas. Bob Smith was nearest the pin on the 14th hole and David Child was closest on the 16th. Thursday’s Stroke event was dominated by George Hendry who carded an amazing score of net

win a ball. A Grade was taken out by Geoff McDonald with nett 71 and Terry Grace had a win in C Grade with nett 70 in a countback. Balls were also won by Fred Debono (in borrowed shoes), Ted Bruinewoud, Alan Sperling, Ray Barbour, Ashleigh Hutton, Patrick Bowd, Ian Barlow, Bruce Cathie, John Simon, Ray Burton, Col Sperling, Brian Fennessy, Paul Luck, John Renwick, Frank Gill, Mick Oliver and Keith Finney. Nearest the pins were Ashleigh Hutton on the 14th hole and Frank Gill, who was only 31cm away on the 16th. Seventeen golfers took part in Friday’s Nine and Dine format with Bert Borg taking the honours with 19 points, ahead of Lynda Bassett who was runner up with 18 points. Balls were won by Anna de Bondt and Patrick Bowd. The afternoon players on Saturday enjoyed the better conditions with persistent rain hampering the morning play and causing many players to abandon their rounds. Only 22 of the original field completed their rounds and it was Andy Bassett who made up for his disappointment of Thursday by carding the best score of the day of 38 points to win the Overall. Balls were awarded to Ian Debenham, Andy Horvath, Will Norden, Matthew Bowey, Nicholas Hill, Trevor Rickard, Daniel Yeap and Don Smith.

Meeniyan TUESDAY, February 5: Winner: Daryle Gregg 39 points on a count back from Phil Johnston 39 points. Best nine: Frank Piele 20 points. NTPs: second Will Bullock and 11th Brian

back from Frank Piele 35 points. NTPs: second Bob McGeary and 11th Neil Williams. Friday night twilight winner was Kurt Sinclair 24 points from Joel Sinclair and Mat Vanboven 18 points. Unfortunately Saturday’s Col Heppell qualifying event got rained out but will be played again this coming Saturday.

Meeniyan ladies THE first day back for the 2019 season was medal day (Stroke and putting). The weather was very humid but did not seem to worry the scores. Winner of the day and Medal was Faye Le Page (20)70 net. Runner up was Sue Hoskin (22) 71 net. DLB went to Dot Christie (8) 76, Jenny Cope (34) 77 and Lyn Jennison (36) 77. Sponsor for the day was Dot Christie. It was great to see nearly everyone back after either time out with injuries or been away on summer holidays. Next week is Welcome Week (Canadian Foursomes). Bring along a friend day if possible. The summer competition presentations will also be on. The sponsor is Lyn Jennison and a shared lunch is to be had by all.

Foster THE week started with some wonderful weather for golf. The Ladies Monthly Medal was contested on Wednesday with Judy Prain taking the top honours. Then the heavens opened up on Saturday with many a golfer duck-

ing for cover from the torrential rain. As the weather cleared a few brave souls took to the course with Steve Barnes holding on in trying conditions to take the points. The Foster Week of Golf is just around the corner. Entry forms are available from the clubhouse or the club’s website. Tuesday, February 5: Stableford. Winner: S. Veena (36) 43. NTP: 17th S. Venna and fourth P. Spencer. DTL: R. Forte (18) 38. Wednesday, February 6: Stableford –Medal Alayne McKenzie Trophy: Medal and A. Grade: J. Prain (24) 75. B Grade: M. Blake (28) 76. Putting: B. Warren 27. Sch: B. Warren 89. NTP: sixth J. Prain and 17th S. Cripps. DTL: T. Prue 76, J. Bacon 78 and V. Reid 78. Thursday, February 7: Stableford. Winner: C. Buckland (6) 41. NTP: sixth N. Cooper. DTL: N. Cooper (10) 39 and R. Prain (16) 39. Friday, February 8: Chook Run. Winner: L. McKenzie (10) 22. DTL: D. Piasente (36) 19, R. McCallion (10) 18, and N. Shaw (36) 18. Twilight golf: Par Three Competition. Winner: P. Spencer 21c/b. Saturday, February 9: Stableford. Winner: S. Barnes (19) 37. NTP: fourth N. Cooper, sixth G. Clavarino, 13th N. Cooper and 15th S. Barnes. DTL: N. Cooper (10) 33. Nine hole: B. Esser (22) 19c/b.

Golfers compete in Opening Day THE picturesque Korumburra Golf Club was the venue for the South Gippsland Golf Opening Day held on Sunday, February 10. Players from around the district made up 22 pairs for the mixed Canadian Foursomes event. The course was in great condition and the cool overcast weather was well received for player comfort. Toni West, treasurer of South Gippsland Golf, welcomed all on behalf of president Irene Holm, who was an apology. She thanked Korumburra for hosting the event and providing the delicious brunch for everyone. John Payne, Korumburra’s

director of golf, invited Ashleigh Hutton, vice president, to make the presentations to the winners. Ashleigh thanked all players for their attendance and outlined how it was important to support district events as it in turn supports each local club. The A Grade Scratch winners were Mat and Deb Wrigley (Korumburra) with 77 with the B Grade scratch won by Nathan and Joan Wardle (Korumburra) 85. The A Grade net was taken out by Stephen Rose and Lyn McIvor (Korumburra) with 68.5 with runners up being the mother and son team of Merrissa and Kurt Cosson (Korumburra) 69 net. B Grade net winners with the best net score of the day were

Family team: South Gippsland Golf vice president Ashleigh Hutton congratulated A Grade Scratch winners Mat and Deb Wrigley.

Simon Perks and Gail Beer (Korumburra) with 64 the runners up were Andy and Linda Bassett (Leongatha) with 70.13. Balls down the line went to Tim O’Neil and Joan Peters (Korumburra), Gary Young and Elly Berryman (Woorayl) 70.88, Howard and Cathy Jones (Phillip Island) 71.25, Bill Hessels and Chris Rickard 71.63 (Korumburra), and Alan and Lyn Perks (Korumburra) 72.38. Nearest the pins went to first Wendy Parker (Leongatha), seventh Simon Perks (Korumburra), 10th Stephen Rose (Korumburra) and 13th Gail Beer (Korumburra). Thanks to South Gippsland Golf and all at Korumburra for a great day on and off the course.

Fantastic: South Gippsland Golf vice president Ashleigh Hutton presented awards to B Grade Scratch winners Nathan and Joan Wardle.

Top pair: South Gippsland Golf vice president Ashleigh Hutton was pictured with A Feat: South Gippsland Golf vice president Grade net winners Stephen Rose and Lyn Ashleigh Hutton applauded B Grade net McIvor. winners Gail Beer and Simon Perks.

Medalists: Karen Bear won the February Top team: the Opening Day winners at the Medal and Maryanne Gardner won the Jan- Leongatha Golf Club were Marg Sprague, Bec Thomas and Lyn Shaw. uary Medal at Leongatha Golf Club.

Leongatha ladies A FANTASTIC field of 57 women attended the 2019 Opening Day.

Happy winners: South Gippsland Golf president Irene Holm congratulated A Grade runners up Robyn Wilkinson and Betty Bowmar (Wonthaggi), A Grade winners Debbie Orr and Rhonda Boyd (Philip Island), B Grade winners Ivy Ruby and Chris Hamilton (Wonthaggi) and B Grade runners up Sue Brown and Trish Latch (Welshpool).

Ladies open 2019 season WONTHAGGI Golf Club welcomed ladies from all the clubs of South Gippsland to start off the new 2019 on a windy but pleasant day for a 4BBB Stableford round of golf. There were some great scores and A Grade

came down to a countback to pick the winners. The day was generously sponsored by Handley Anderson Funerals that has been sponsoring this event for many years A Grade was won by Rhonda Boyd and Debbie Orr 42 points (Philip Island) on c/b from Betty Bowmar and Robyn Wilkinson 42 (Wonthaggi).

B Grade was won by Chris Hamilton and Ivy Ruby 43 (Wonthaggi) from Sue Brown and Trish Latch 42 (Welshpool). NTP on eighth was Judy Griffen (Phillip Island), second Janet Thompson (Woorayl), 17th Sheila Constantine (Meeniyan) and 13th Toni West (Leongatha). BDL went to Trudi Prue and Barb Warren

(Foster) 41, Marg Frith and Robyn Cornell (Phillip Island) 40, Carole Sartori and Marita Lock (Wonthaggi) 40, Irene Holm and Susan Straw (Meeniyan) 40, Elly Berryman and Heather Sullivan (Woorayl) 39, and Wendy parker and Karen Orford (Leongatha) 39.

The event was 12 holes Ambrose three’s, with a shotgun start, on the Pink Course. The back nine plus holes one, eight and nine made up the 12 holes played. Included in the field were five “newbies” who have attended clinics and another five clinic graduates who have had played a few rounds of golf. The event was sponsored by the Club and the raffle was donated by Deb Miller. Winners: teamed with champion Bec Thomas were clinic graduate Lyn

Shaw and “newbie” Marg Sprague. They had a round which will stay in their memories for ever. This team combined to have the best score of the day 31.34 net and won the event by a clear margin. Runners up: Marianne Leaver, Robin Smith and Chris Lay 35.9. Third Place: Loris Clark, Karen Murchie and Maxine Eabry 38.0. Down The Line balls were awarded to the following six teams who all finished within two shots of third place, Marie Sands, Ann McDonald and Julie Howard, Helen Mackenzie, Georgina Mitchell and Else Gedye, Alison Strong, Jan Brownlie and Pat

West, Pat Pease, Deb Miller and Marea Maher, Trish Owen, Fenna Van der Meulen and Marg Griffiths, and Karen Orford, Trish Miller and Liz Jacobs Nearest the pin on 14th was Bec Thomas 1.1m and 16th was Lianne Adamson 0 .77m. January and February Monthly Medals: The women’s match committee decided that Monthly Medals would be awarded in January and February, for the first time. These medals would be played for on a Saturday to coincide with the men’s Monthly Medal days. The winners would be eligible to play off for the Star Medalist Board event played on a

Wednesday in November each year. January Medalist was Maryanne Gartner 101 – 30- 70 net. February Medalist was Karen Bear 101 – 28 – 73 net. Saturday: Twenty three women entered the Stableford competition, however Mother Nature intervened and only 11 finished. The winner, with clearly the best round, was Ashleigh Hutton with 35 points. Down the line balls were awarded to Rita deBondt 31, Marianne Lever 29 and Karen Bear 27 c/b. Nearest the pin on the 16th was Debbie Miller.

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thestar.com.au Korumburra ladies THE weather turned out to be kind to the golfers on Beginners’ Day last Wednesday. Ladies president Beryl Brown warmly welcomed the 17 women who were either very new to the game of golf or were returning to spend more time on the course. Beryl thanked Viv and David Enbom for sponsoring the day and providing such elegant and functional trophies. Club professional John Payne added that it was wonderful to have so many new faces in the club rooms and that golf in general is endeavouring to increase the numbers of women who play golf. For ladies’ just getting started, it is a very encouraging environment, with the bonus of playing on such a picturesque course. Although the fairways are a little dry in patches at this time of the year, it won’t be long before everything greens up, especially after the heavy showers on Saturday. The many pairs of golfers enjoyed the friendly Ambrose game, as well as the shorter yellow course and the big holes. The new Beginner/Member winners were Julie Dammon/ Heather Grist, with Sharon Horne/Lynette McIvor close behind as runners-up. The winners in the experienced Beginner/ Member section were Karen Sorrell/Merrissa Cosson and runners up were Virginia Wagner/ Joan Wardle. Balls down the line went to Sandy Pietrolungo/Jenny Blackmore and Conny Van Leeuwen/Barb Twite in the new beginner section. Trudy Olden/Pam Eyers and also Jenni Enbom/Viv Enbom won BDTL in the experienced beginner group. The beginners’ NTP on the first went to Cindy Anthony and Chris Rickard was closest amongst the members. A small field played nine holes and well done to Jan Follett who scored a magnificent 23 points on the back nine. John Payne spoke to the group, mentioning

Mirboo North Golf W E D N E S D AY results: Competition: Stableford. Date: February 6. Day winner: Nicole Allen (21) 42. Runner up: Freeda Nair (24) 40. DTLs: Maree Thompson (16) 36 and Anne Wood (35) 36. NTPs: Sixth: Mary

Achievement: winners and runners up in the new Beginner/Member section at Korumburra were Heather Grist, Julie Dammon, Lynette McIvor and Sharon Horne. Hanging out: from left, siblings Allanah and Rhys Grist, Addie Warn and Julian Aechlimann attended a gymnastics program at Leongatha Gymnastics Club last Wednesday. The children are eager for the foam pits and trampolines that will result from Leongatha Gymnastics Club’s extension program.

Big improvements for gymnasium By Grace Griffith

Star goflers: Karen Sorrell, Merrissa Cosson, Virginia Wagner and Joan Wardle were the winners and runners up in the experienced Beginner/Member section at Korumburra’s Beginner’s Day last week. the beginner golf lessons that will be Fridays from 9am to 11am over an eight- week course and the practice labs from 11am to 12pm on Fridays. Special introductory memberships are also available and it was fabulous to have many women take up this offer and the club is thrilled to welcome these new members to the club. Next Wednesday, February 13, is a Stableford event, and names can be added to the timesheet in the club foyer. The weather was perfect for Twilight golf last Thursday and with the big holes perhaps a slight advantage for everyone, some excellent scores were produced. Carol and Bob Stiff had a terrific 27 points to win on the night, with Lynette McIvor and Steve Rose also having a great 25 points on the card, to be runners up.

Viv Enbom was NTP on the first for the women and Steve Rose had a good shot to be close to the pin in the men’s section. Good weather greeted the two teams that travelled to Wonthaggi for the South Gippsland Golf Opening Day last Friday. Two girls were relatively new to playing away and they enjoyed the experience of the whole day. The club had members away, volunteering at the Vic Open and others unable to play due to injury or other commitments so numbers attending were lower than the club preferred. These are fantastic events and we encourage all golfers to take the opportunity to play at our lovely South Gippsland courses where all visitors are made welcome. The heavy rain deterred all the women from playing golf on Saturday. Korumburra Golf Club hosted the South

Gippsland Golf Inc Open Day on Sunday. The weather was terrific for golf and the club appreciates all those who entered the event. Thank you to all the people who helped prepare the course, especially after the wild weather on Saturday, to the women who made the sandwiches and all those who brought along food for the delicious afternoon tea. Thanks also to John and Toni for collating the cards and placing the results on the big screen. The results will be included in the South Gippsland Golf report. Next Sunday, February 17, the club holds the four person Ambrose event for the classic and it would be wonderful to have a big field. Please contact John at the club or on 0491 115 962 if you have a team to enter or available to be included in a group.

Beruldsen. 13th: Freeda Nair. Thursday results: Competition: Stableford. Date: February 7. Day winner: Tony Tomada (29) 41. A Grade winner: Stephen Mills (13) 40. DTLs: Joe Kus (15) 37, Peter Chapman (16) 36, Neil Rutledge (17) 34 and John McFarlane (17) 34. NTP: fourth Doug Taylor.

Saturday results: Competition: Kevin McCartin Memorial Open Day (Mixed Foursome and Stableford Overflow). Sponsors: Ray and Maree Thompson. Date: February 9. Mixed Foursome winners: Joe Kus and Sandra Hughes (68). DTL’s: Mal Payne and Chris Gunn (74), and Doug Taylor and Mary Beruldsen (75.5).

Overflow winner: Richie Robbins (21) 42. Overflow A Grade winner: Stephen Mills (12) 37. Second shot NTP first hole: John Blunsden.

NTP: Fourth: Garry Shandley, Sixth: Maree Thompson, 13th: Russell Pentland, 16th: Peter Whittaker.

THE Leongatha Gymnastics Club extension program is still set to go ahead with work predicted to start mid this year. The State Government has provided a grant of $100,000 with the South Gippsland Shire and Leongatha Gymnastics Club both contributing an additional $60,000. This will make up the $220,000 required for the project. Located at St Laurence’s Primary School in Leongatha, the gymnasium will be expanded

by an additional 11m2. The program will also have two foam pits and ground trampolines with bars installed. Miranda Wilson, head coach of the Leongatha Gymnastics Club for 13 years, said some fundraising has been done within the club, but they are now looking at doing more fundraising within the community in the next few months. “It will be really good for our children; they are really excited. It also means we can train some harder skills, a bit safer,” Miss Wilson said about the extensions. The club offers classes from Monday to Saturday and encour-

ages children from walking age right though to adults to attend. All abilities from beginners through to advanced are catered for. The programs offered include regular gymnastics, competitive gymnastics, cheerleading, ninja gym and an acrobatic gymnastics program which is new to the club. Free trials are also available. “Anyone can come along and join,” Miss Wilson said. “We registered 500 children last year and this year is shaping up to be quite good as well.” The gymnasium will remain open and classes will go ahead as usual while the extension is being conducted.

Ready to fire: Thomas McFarlane, fifth from the left, is pictured with the recent Australian team at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, ready to make an impact in the Melbourne to Warrnambool road race.

Tom’s out to make amends AFTER crashing out at the 10km mark last year, Leongatha’s Thomas McFarlane is determined to finish this year’s Melbourne to Warrnambool cycle race.

play a support role for his Inform teammates, two time Melbourne to Warrnambool winner Nathan Elliott and 2018 Cycling Australia National Road Series winner Raphael Freienstein. This year will be the 103rd edition Fresh from compet- of the Melbourne to ing in the Jayco Herald Warrnambool, and sees Sun Tour, Thomas will a new course begin from

Avalon, along the Great Ocean Road through to Warrnambool. The race takes place this Saturday, February 16 and is the opening race of the 2019 Cycling Australia National Road Series. First run in 1895, the Melbourne to Warrnambool is the world’s second oldest single day road race be-

hind Liege-BastogneLiege and has traditionally been a handicap event. However, it was amended in 1996 to a graded scratch race format, and that will continue in 2019. The course covers a grueling 262 kms and has 1734 metres of climbing.

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• Leongatha Athletics

Records broken at Little Aths REFRESHING cool weather greeted Le- U7B: Oliver Bolge 300m 1:13.65, 50m 9.84, 60m U11G: Alyssa Edwards Shot Put 5.25. Hurdles 14.04, Keagan Koedoot 50m 10.44, Archer U11B: Jack Aeschlimann Discus 24.49, Zane ongatha Little Athletes on Saturday. Most of the program was completed before the call was made to abandon competition due to heavy rain. A total of 92 athletes achieved 78 personal best performances and two centre records were broken. Isabella Giliam broke the U7 girls 60m hurdle record in time of 13.94 seconds. The previous record of 13.95 seconds was set in 2014 by Isabella’s sister Chloe. Jack McNaughton equalled Shane Byrne’s 11 year old U11 boys’ 60m hurdle record time of 10.91 seconds. Due to the Region Track and Field Carnival being held at Berwick next weekend, this week’s meet will be a twilight held on Thursday night. U6G: Arli Edwards Long Jump 1.41. U6B: Hugo Fennell Long Jump 2.04, Tyler Stevic Long Jump 1.49, Joseph Watt Long Jump 2.03. U7G: Mackenzie Evans 60m Hurdles 15.93, Isabella Giliam 300m 1:09.33, 60m Hurdles 13.94, Vortex 7.93.

McRae 300m 1:23.22, Declan Russell 50m 11.05, Cameron Taylor 50m 10.99, 60m Hurdles 17.50. U8G: Anika Edwards 60m Hurdles 14.77, Beau Glenn 60m Hurdles 14.18, Samantha Heneghan 60m Hurdles 37.82, Mikayla Richards 60m Hurdles 15.14, Amy Stevic 60m Hurdles 18.07, High Jump 0.55. U8B: Raidyn Harrison 60m Hurdles 13.66, Elijah Le Serve 60m Hurdles 17.46, Turbo Javelin 8.29, Cooper Rogers 60m Hurdles 16.43. U9G: Ellison Bickerton Triple Jump 4.01, Imogen Cruickshank 60m Hurdles 14.52, Triple Jump 5.65, Lacy McNaughton 60m Hurdles 14.64, Florence Patterson Triple Jump 4.17. U10G: Anna Hutchinson Shot Put 3.89, Triple Jump 5.28, Amelia Le Serve Shot Put 5.30, Leah Mark 60m Hurdles 26.96, Zenna Tanaka-Morrison Shot Put 3.92, Evelyn Watt Shot Put 3.72, Clara Wilson Shot Put 4.08, Triple Jump 6.56, Mia Yates Shot Put 4.97. U10B: Patrick Frayne Long Jump 3.39, Lincoln Russell 60m Hurdles 16.24, Long Jump 2.35.

Brady Discus 13.89, Triple Jump 6.66, Max Fowles 50m 8.97, Billy Horskins 60m Hurdles 12.03, Triple Jump 7.75, Jack McNaughton 60m Hurdles 10.91, Discus 17.10, Willis Patterson 60m Hurdles 14.40, Fraser Shaw Discus 14.38, Daniel Taylor 50m 8.93, 60m Hurdles 13.68, Discus 21.76, Triple Jump 6.74. U12G: Kahlyn Van Rossen 70m 13.81. U12B: Isaac Bolge 400m 1:31.24, Triple Jump 6.48, Lincoln Hamilton 400m 1:33.78, Connor O’Loughlin Triple Jump 6.76, Campbell Reid Triple Jump 6.22. U13G: Erika Allen Discus 10.55, Sienna Cruickshank 70m 11.16, Discus 19.76, Rose Hutchinson Discus 14.09, Lucy Patterson 70m 11.72, Discus 15.51, Eileen Tanaka-Morrison 400m 1:33.25, Discus 9.42. U13B: James Heneghan 50m 7.91, 70m 10.92. U14G: Zara Kreutzberger Javelin 12.45. Great effort: James Heneghan and RaiU14B: Mitchell Bath 50m 7.43, 70m 10.04. dyn Harrison with their new records set last week. U15G: Bree-anna Roy Javelin 16.77.

• Wonthaggi Athletics

Athletes make Wonthaggi proud Saher entered into five events and came away with HEAVY rain and strong winds led to elin and discus. These achievements were a great way to fin- five silver medals. the cancellation of the regular Saturday ish a long meet in Berwick that started at 2pm and He won these in the U14 100m, 200m, discus morning meet at the Wonthaggi Little finished at 9pm. and triple jump and the U15 long jump. Athletics Club. Maya also competed on Sunday, along with This is a fantastic achievement from all athHowever, the poor weather did not dampen the spirits of a handful of the U14 athletes who attended the Berwick Open Day on Saturday afternoon and the Traralgon Open Day on Sunday. Maya Fraser and Isaac Shaw had a successful afternoon in Berwick despite the cold, wet and miserable conditions. Both U14 athletes had to compete up in the U15 competition for some of their events. Maya competed well to place fourth in both the shot put and the 400m and fifth in the high jump. A brilliant effort saw her win the bronze medal in the U15 javelin. Isaac also did the club proud with three bronze medals in the U14 100m as well as in the U15 jav-

fellow U14 athletes Vu Ihomana Montgomery and Saher Biggs at the Traralgon Open Day, which was much sunnier than the previous day but just as windy. Inspired by her bronze medal from the day before, Maya again competed heroically winning a gold medal in the 400m, silver medals in the javelin, 200m and the 80m hurdles and a bronze in the shot put where she had to compete up an age group. Vu was another successful athlete at Traralgon. She competed in the 80m hurdles, the javelin and the 100m sprint and came away with three gold medals. Not to be left out of the Wonthaggi medal haul,

letes over the weekend. These open days were a great experience for our athletes and a great lead up to the Gippsland Region Track and Field Championships which will be held at Berwick next weekend; so no meet next weekend. A twilight meet will be held this Wednesday, February 13. Set up begins at 5pm with events starting at 5.30pm. The club would love to have as many parents as possible setting up to ensure the evening runs quickly and smoothly. A reminder that the next committee meeting is on Tuesday, February 12, beginning at 6pm at the Wonthaggi Workman’s Club.

Medal haul: Wonthaggi athletes Saher Biggs, Vu Ihomana Montgomery and Maya Fraser were inspiring at the Traralgon Open Day on Sunday.

Mirboo North and District Junior Tennis Association

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis PHILLIP Island versus Inverloch Kroams was the only match played on Saturday. The men from Phillip Island won the three sets, the ladies were more even and the mixed saw two sets to Phillip Island, and the match. Section 2 and 3 were all washed out. There are three rounds to play, the four in Section 1 and 2 are sorted and in Section 3 four teams to play off. Good luck to all players off to country week this week.

Results Section 1: Phillip Island 6.59 d Inverloch

RESULTS from round 12 (February 9):

Kroams 3.40. Other matches washed out. Section 2: All matches washed out. Section 3: All matches washed out.

A Grade Leongatha De Minaur – bye; Baromi 3 sets, 25 games defeated Mardan 3 sets, 24 games; Fish Creek 2 sets, 25 games defeated Leongatha Barty 2 sets 16 games.

Ladders Section 1 Inverloch Kroams ............. 115.5 Phillip Island......................105.5 Korumburra ........................94.5 Leongatha North .................87.0 Koonwarra.............................57.0 Inverloch Storm ....................57.0 Leongatha..............................56.0 Section 2 Berrys Creek...................... 118.0 Outtrim ................................96.0 Hallston ................................90.5 Baromi ..................................84.0 Korumburra ...........................69.0 Leongatha Green ...................60.0 Leongatha Gold.....................53.0 Section 3 Inverloch ..............................78.0 Korumburra ........................69.0 Koonwarra ...........................41.0 Leongatha ............................22.0

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Great game: Leongatha Croquet Club’s players are enjoying a strong start to the year.

Twilight Competition underway THE annual Twilight Competition began until the end of February, and going by the level on Monday, February 4, with eight teams of play it will be a very close finish. The club welcomes anyone who would like to of two enjoying the fun and frivolity and come and try the great game. playing for glory. Games are played every Wednesday and SatThe results for the first week were very even urday at 1pm. with only two hoops between all teams. Coaching and use of equipment is free. Competition will run for another three weeks Please wear flat soled shoes.

Wonthaggi Table Tennis ready for 2019 WONTHAGGI Table Tennis started practice nights for the new season and would like to welcome new and returning players. With A Grade, A Reserve, B Grade, junior coaching, Access for all Abilities and social

table tennis. There is something for everyone, interested juniors aged seven to 15 can attend on Thursdays from 6 to 7pm. No previous experience is necessary and all playing equipment is provided. Junior coach Bruce Harmer is

looking for new players and everyone will be made welcome. Players in A Grade and A Reserve range from 11 years to 80 plus years; so no matter your age, come along, get some exercise and enjoy the social atmosphere and competitive play. Monday A Reserve and Wednesday A Grade both begin at 7pm.

B Grade will start in March with teams selected from the junior players. Access for all Abilities start on Thursday, February 14 from 1pm to 3 pm. Social table tennis is on Wednesdays and Saturdays, 12 to 2 pm. All are welcome to attend the well equipped Wonthaggi Table Tennis Centre, adjacent to the netball courts.

Leongatha De Minaur..........................................66 Fish Creek .............................................................48 Leongatha Barty ..................................................42.5 Mardan ................................................................41.5 Baromi.................................................................30.5

B Grade Mardan 3 sets, 28 games defeated Leongatha Osaka 3 sets, 25 games; Leongatha Halep 4 sets, 34 games defeated Leongatha Djokovic 2 sets 22 games; Leongatha Millman 4 sets 32 games def Leongatha North 2 sets, 19 games’; Baromi 2 sets, 24 games defeated Fish Creek 3 sets, 26 games.

Ladder Baromi ................................................................59.5 Fish Creek .............................................................58 Mardan...............................................................48.5 Leongatha Osaka .................................................47 Leongatha Halep .................................................40.5 Leongatha Millman ................................................33 Leongatha North .................................................30.5 Leongatha Djokovic ...............................................28

C Grade Mardan 4 sets, 24 games defeated Leongatha North 4 sets, 20 games; Baromi Black 3 sets, 15 games defeated Leongatha Wozniacki 1 set, 11 games; Baromi Yellow 6 sets 28 games defeated Leongatha Federer 2 sets 20 games.

Ladder Baromi Yellow.......................................................75 Leongatha Wozniacki ..........................................54 Mardan..................................................................52 Leongatha Federer ...............................................50 Leongatha North ....................................................38 Baromi Black .........................................................30

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Dressed up: from left, Makenzi Goulay, Zara Gardner, Courtney Embury, Alicia Prentice and Milla Fixter got colourful and creative with their costumes at this year’s house swimming sports for Leongatha Secondary College.

Smashing records: from left, siblings Nicolette and Joshua Wright collectively broke five new records last Tuesday at Leongatha Secondary College’s House Swimming Sports.

Students set new swim records By Grace Griffith TEN more records were broken this year at the Leongatha Secondary College’s House Swimming Sports held at the Korumburra pool on Tuesday.

Team effort: from left, Tara Hanly, Alli Tuckett, Rose Hutchinson and Lucy Falls proudly display their first place ribbons after finishing their relay race at Leongatha Secondary College’s House Swimming Sports.

Joshua Wight, swimming in U15 age group, broke an astounding four new records this year in 50m breaststroke with 35.22 (old record 38.47, held by Lachlan Harms), 50m butterfly 29.15 (old record 32.67, held by Rhett Boscombe-Hill), 50m freestyle 27.25 (old record 28.44, held by Lachlan Harms) and 50m backstroke with 31.22 (old record 33.84, held by Rhett Boscombe-Hill). In addition, Joshua claimed age champion this year. Exceptional results were achieved by Cooper Quaife with three new records made in 50m freestyle with 29.39 (old record 32.15, held by Josh Wight) 50m butterfly 31.03 (old record 33.69, held by Josh Wight) and 50m breaststroke 40.97 (old record 41.4, held by Josh Wight). Cooper also received male age champion for U14 age group. New times were also set by Skye Munro at 41.80 for 50m breaststroke (old re-

cord 47.26, held by Zara Mckenzie), Jordan Brown broke records with 33.60 for 50m butterfly (old record 32.67, held by Nic Werrett) and Nicolette Wight achieved a record break of 34.21 in 50m backstroke (old record 39.11, held by Mikalea Cornelissen). David McGillivray, Senior School Leader and co-ordinator of the event said there are too many names to mention going on to the interschool swimming at Korumburra on Monday, February 25. Peer support and participation was high this year with 450 students in attendance. May students took the opportunity to display their house colours with creative outfits and props. “It was a great day. We had great weather and a much better attendance rate than previous years,” Mr McGillivray said. House Mittyak celebrated another year of victory with 364.5 points; Mundara came in second with 328 points, Joatoba in third with 287.5 and Kindyerra fourth with 236.

The school congratulates their 2009 age champions: Nicolette Wight, 13yr Female Champion and runner up Skye Munro; Cooper Quaife, 13yr Male Champion and runner up Kyra Helms; Kineshia Anderson & Harper McLennan who placed equal first for 14yr Female Champion and runner up Georgia Challis; Xavier Bolge, 14yr Male Champion and runner up Oliver Buckley; Freya Liepa, 15yr Female Champion and runner up Louisa Campbell; Joshua Wight, 15yr Male Champion and runner up Hamish Box; Alanha Arnason, 16yr Female Champion and runner up Jess Fowkes; Jack Allen, 16yr Male Champion and runner up Tom Collins; Lani Bellingham, 17yr Female Champion with runner up being tied by Ruby Box and Zoe Turner; Thomas Bouquet, 17yr Male Champion and runner up Alejo Lacanaria; Hayley Wight, 20yr Female Champion and runner up Madeline Brew; and Jordan Brown, 20yr Male Champion and runner up Liam O’Neil.

on right, Year 12’s: from back left, Molly Gurnett, Zull Deenen, Nick Bongers, Shem Murphy, Ryan Hayward, Kye Casbolt, Bradley Tennyenhuis, Merlin Gummon and bottom front, Hannah McEwan and Effortless: Alli Tuckett glided through the water with ease during her Holly McEachern wear their house relay race, her team finishing 1st at the Leongatha Secondary College’s colours at the swimming sports last Tuesday. House Swimming Sports.

South Gippsland swimmers hit the pool SWIMMERS across the South Gippsland Swimming Association are competing for glory in the current competition series.

haggi, before Christmas, Toora on February 3 and on Sunday Leongatha Sharks Swimming Club hosted the carnival at SG Splash. Leongatha had 60 swimmers racing ranging between 6 to 46 years old. Already competitions have been held in WontMore than 150 swimmers participated in the

carnival, travelling from Phillip Island, Corner Inlet, Mirboo North, Wonthaggi and Korumburra. The Sharks thank the Lions Club of Leongatha for manning the barbecue and all other donors of prizes for the fundraising raffle.

Sharks Leaders: pictured are the Leongatha Sharks Swimming Club leaders for the current season, announced recently, from left, Louisa Campbell (vice captain), Lorri McKenzie (Coach), Jack AlSharks out in force: the Leongatha Sharks swimmers are pictured len (vice captain), Tom Collins (captain), Zara McKenzie (captain), Sarah Harris (coach) and Josh Wight (vice captain). at marshalling ready to race.

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Speed to the Max as Zontario wins Cup By Gavin Stubbs A DARING front running ride on a horse that shows any amount of promise proved the catalyst for an astonishing win on Saturday afternoon at Woolamai racecourse as five year old grey gelding Zontario strolled away to win the 2019 Woolamai Cup.

Clear winner: Dani Walker and Celestial Sky were well ahead of the pack in race three at the Woolamai Racing Club on Saturday.

Dressed to impress: Drouin’s Arlo Dewar Top pick: Dani Walker and Celestial Sky was a junior Fashions on the Field winner at celebrated their race win at the Woolamai the Woolamai Racing Club on Saturday. He is pictured with mum Jess. Racing Club on Saturday.

The race, sponsored by Alex Scott and Staff, may prove the highlight of the season with 20 year old jockey Max Keenan combining with Zontario to lead from the outset and go on to record a stunning five length win. Trained at Cranbourne by Rachael Cunningham, the horse was turned out in magnificent order and relaxed beautifully in the run, never giving Keenan any cause for concern. Saturday’s win made it five straight for Zontario, with connections now pondering richer races on the provincial circuit for the horse dubbed the “Cranbourne Crusader’’ by race caller Adam Olszanski. Overcast skies, damp conditions and a fierce easterly wind prevailed throughout the afternoon which at times played havoc for riders and patrons alike. The crowd numbers however continued to swell as the meeting began, with several Bass Coast sporting groups, including Wonthaggi Football Netball Club amongst them to enjoy the festivities and witness some superb racing action. The meeting began with the first race over 1000 metres and was won by the Cranbourne trained Count The Interest, ridden by veteran ‘’Razor” Ray Douglas. The winner of 11 races, Count The Interest led from the start and Douglas in trademark style had the rest of the field stacked on the home turn. Quickening upon straightening up

for the run home, Count The Interest proved too strong over the final stages to score narrowly. Race two also over 1000 metres and it was popular four- year old mare Sally Sells Shells continuing to grow her picket fence form line with the softest of wins. The horse with the tongue twister name always had rivals covered, giving Mornington trainer Bec Waymouth another Woolamai winner to lengthen her lead in the Woolamai trainer’s premiership. Judging by the roar from the crowd along the rails as she swept to victory, Sally Sells Shells is building somewhat of a cult following and no doubt given her top form further wins await. The third race of the afternoon was run over the testing 2380 metre journey and it was the Cranbourne trained Celestial Sky proving too classy again. Recording his second win from just four starts at the track, Celestial Sky and rider Dani Walker combined for an easy victory after being perfectly positioned throughout. Trainer Mick Bell enjoyed a good afternoon as not long after Celestial Sky saluted, his evergreen veteran sprinter Jungle Edge ran second at Caulfield to potential champion Nature Strip in the days feature race. Race four over 1508 metres and Bendigo rider Courtney Pace was back doing what she does exceptionally well, riding winners. This time it was aboard five-year old gelding Something Missing for Seymour trainer Don Dwyer, who is enjoying a stellar season with his charges. The win enabled Courtney to bridge the gap in the Woolamai jockey’s premiership, currently led by Shaun Cooper. After a lengthy delay due to high winds and the running rail in need of repair, the Woolamai Cup was underway and proved well worth the wait. Jockey Max Keenan had one plan only and that was to make every post a winning post by setting up a commanding lead, thus removing luck

from the equation. Racing in front with the field well strung out behind him, Keenan and his mount Zontario employed the now familiar catch-meif-you-can tactics, defying the others to run him down. Streaking clear turning for home, the pair shot away up the straight, relegating rivals to the role of panting pursuers. Beaming after the win, Keenan commented, “This is a dream come true. Ever since I was 15, I wanted to win the Woolamai Cup. This was the first track I had ever been to and I told my dad Alan that day I would become a jockey and wanted to win the Cup, “I knew my horse was fit today and had thrived, so full credit to trainer Rachael Cunningham”. “Zontario was relaxed and rolling throughout the race and when I had a look around turning for home, I knew the others just couldn’t catch us.” Unfortunately for the club and racegoers, inclement weather and wind caused further issues with the rail along the far side of the track and this caused the final two races on the card to be abandoned. Race club secretary Bev Carmichael said, “While this was disappointing, at least under trying conditions we were still able to get through a majority of the races, including the Cup. “Sometimes these things just happen and there is little you can do. “The day has nevertheless been successful and a lot of hard work has come to fruition. “As always it was good to see many families here and so many patrons enjoying themselves and witness an outstanding Cup win.” While the focus returns again on February 23 for the next Woolamai meeting, Cup Day belonged to Max Keenan and connections of Zontario. Max’s reaction after the race was one of a young man who realized he had just fulfilled ambition and dream, two facets integral to any sporting success and which captured perfectly the essence of the occasion.

Day out: Wonthaggi’s Hayley Davis, Laura Williams, Jake Wallace, Abby Butler, Jessie Cheers: Claire Laurie, Rachel Blum, Stasia Andrews and Lori Watson had a lovely day at Buckleigh, Courtney Brann, Tayla Lindsay, Jack Osbaldeston and Aelah Schroder (front) the Woolamai Cup on Saturday. They travelled from Melbourne, but are formerly of Bass. enjoyed a the Woolamai Cup on Saturday.

Conditions mar Channel Challenge DANGEROUS conditions prompted the cancellation of San Remo’s Channel Challenge on Saturday.

The event has been tentatively postponed until Saturday, March 9. The call to cancel the event was made at 4pm. “This is the first time we have had to cancel the event in 34 years, but we have to do what we have to do,” Woolamai Beach Surf Life Saving Club president Ron Nicholson said on the day. “I apologise to everyone who had to travel to be here but we cannot go head. We have 600 lives out there and if just one were to get into trouble, we all would feel the regret.” A massive 500 pre-race entries were made, topping the previous re-

cord of 370. 370 In all, all around 600 were set to compete on the day. Mr Nicholson acknowledged the contingent from the USA for making the journey. He also acknowledged former Age journalist Michael Gordon, for whom the race was dedicated. Mr Gordon died during the Phillip Island Penguin Swim Classic at Cowes on February 3 last year and was the first winner of the Channel Challenge race. This year’s race was a dedication to a great life and a wonderful friend. Woolamai Beach lifesaver Luke Plant thanked those who contributed to bringing the event together. “Thank you to everyone who helped set up and well done to the club for making a difficult call,” he said.

“Our message as a surf life sav saving club is prevention and safety, so I completely agree this is the right decision.” Following the abandonment of the race, many swimmers headed out to the channel for a training run. However, Mr Nicholson confirmed there was no major rescue undertaken by the club. “I believe one swimmer was helped to get across by a jet ski, but there was no major issue. We had IRBs out there to ensure everyone was alright,” he said. Mr Nicholson said the club hopes the Channel Challenge will go ahead on March 9. Discussions are underway regarding permits to close roads and the bridge, as well as ensuring key personnel will be able to attend the event.

Competitors: Kate Buchanan of Newhaven and Abigail Browne of Smiths Beach were prepping for the Channel Challenge on Saturday, prior to the call to postpone the event.

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MDU, Nerrena go head to head

CRICKET | SPORT Round honours cricket greats ROUND 12 – February 9 and 16 – of the

He was caught by Wade Paterson, bowled by Leongatha and District Cricket AssociaMDU and Nerrena were the only C1 Steve McIntryre. tion will be the Recognition Round. teams to step out into the weather on Rhys Lindsay and Josh Thomas each contributed This year, the round recognises the contribuSaturday. 17 runs. tions of John Johnston and Steve Riley. Playing at the Nerrena Recreation Reserve, MDU For Phillip Island, John Johnston and Peter Franwon the toss and went in to bat first. cis took out 3/36 and 3/16 respectively. Wayne Cocksedge made 59 runs before he was McIntyre and Anton Thomas took two wickets caught by Tyson Harris, bowled by Pinto Mathew. each. Paul Vine made 18 runs. Steven Riley contribPhillip Island opened its account with Liam Keatuted 15 runs nearing the end of the innings. ing making 46 not out. For Nerrena, Jamie Cann claimed 3/39. Two Carl Muscat made 10 not out and John Manning wickets were taken by John Collins. made four before he was bowled LBW by David Nerrena will be chasing 10/149 this Saturday. Thomas. All other matches were abandoned due to the inPhillip Island made 1/66 and will continue its innings this weekend. clement weather. A top start from batsman Peter Miller had OMK One day matches will be played this Saturday. sitting on 155 against Wonthaggi Club. OMK travelled at to Wonthaggi Secondary ColDIVISION TWO lege and won the toss. Miller made 59 runs before he was bowled by Kevin McLean. Nicholas Wylie contributed 27 runs. KOONWARRA/LRSL Blue is chalMcLean was ruthless, taking out 4/47. Three lenged to defend 126 against Phillip Is- wickets were claimed by Matthew Cadwallender. land this Saturday. Club will step in to bat this Saturday. Blue travelled to Rhyll and was sent in to bat by Matches between Korumburra and Kilcunda the home side. Bass, and Koonwarra/LRSL Gold and Glen Alvie Dylan Clark opened well for Blue, making 47 were abandoned due to the weather conditions. runs. One day matches will be played on Saturday.

Tough task for Blue

This will be a credit to his commitment to the club and the players he has played with. Steve has been a very reliable bowler and handy lower order bat throughout his career. His bowling has seen him win many awards over the years. He has 12 B Grade bowling and two B Grade Club Champion awards. Currently playing C Grade, he has one bowling and one Club Champion award. The highlight of his cricket would be the two B Grade premierships; 1990/91 in the South Gippsland Cricket Association and in 2011/12 in the Leongatha and District Cricket Association. Known for his short run up and very accurate bowling, he has been capable of bowling long spells if required. Steve has been a committee member for more than 20 years, held many positions around the club including secretary and junior coach. Being a hands on member of the club has seen Steve work on the renovation of the current social rooms at Meeniyan and overseeing all that happens on and off the ground at the Dumbalk Recreation Reserve. Steve continues to be a respected member of the MDU Cricket Club and its members are proud of his efforts and contribution to the club and the Leongatha and District Cricket Association.

• Mirboo North Cricket Team player: Phillip Island’s John Johnston is known for putting his hand up to help the cricket club and will be recognised Justin Hecker top score with 15 runs before he for his contributions in the upcoming RecPremier A MIRBOO North and Morwell called a draw on was caught by Justin Blair, bowled by Brandon ognition Round.

A Grade abandoned

Saturday due to the inclement weather. Playing at the Mirboo North Recreation Reserve, Mirboo North went in chasing 8/302. The team managed to play out 37 overs before the game was abandoned. Ryan Murray recorded Mirboo North’s top score of 17 runs. William Cheatley contributed 12 not out. For Morwell, Brendan Brincat and Robert Webber claimed three wickets each. Mirboo North reached 7/49 before the game was given away.

Premier B

Bradshaw. Bradshaw and Jarrod Speed took out three wickets each. Other wicket takers were Peter Grima, Steve Rogers and Todd Alexander. After 29.5 overs, Morwell Tigers Yinnar Raiders was all out for 63. Rick Williams led Mirboo North to victory with 39 not out. Lloyd Powell made 15 not out and Blair contributed 11 runs. For Morwell Tigers Yinnar Raiders, Matt Van Loon claimed the sole wicket. After 17 overs, Mirboo North had the match with a score of 1/68.

Mirboo North secured a victory against the MorC Grade well Tigers Yinnar Raiders. The match between Mirboo North and JeeraPlaying on the synthetic turf at Mirboo North Recreation Reserve, Morwell Tigers Yinnar Raiders lang-Boolarra was called off due to the weather conditions. won the toss and went in to bat first.

All Gippsland team announced Inverloch’s David Newman, Nerrena’s Tim THREE Leongatha and District CrickWightman and Wonthaggi Club’s Sam Huitema et Association players were named in were named amongst Gippsland’s best. th the 58 All Gippsland Team for season Jack Tatterson of Sale Maffra was named 2018/19. captain.

Goannas defend its score SUNDAY dawned clear, cool and sunny as the Gippsland Goannas Over-60 cricket team travelled to Sunbury to play its game against the Sunbury/Macedon Ranges Over-60 team.

Fred Debono and Ray Smith started carefully against some very good bowling and took the score to 36 in the 12th over when Smith was well caught at slip for 21. Col Carmody joined Debono and they took the score to 55 in the 19th over when Carmody lost his leg stump. This brought Murray Moore to the crease, although Debono departed, also for 21, in the 23rd over as the score reached three for 64. Kel Bond helped Moore put another 19 runs on the board before wandering out of his crease and being run out. Peter Anton and Moore set about increasing the run rate and put together 50 valuable runs in the next 10 overs before Moore retired for a well compiled 40. Recruit Derek Morris made a run and was stumped, Ian Southall, 6 not out, and Anton 30 not out, took the innings through to the end of the 40 overs. The Goannas had made 142, for the loss of 5 wickets, and were a little worried that this may not be enough runs. Gordon Cowling and Southall opened the bowling for the Goannas. The Sunbury bats were careful early, with just 12 runs from the first 6 overs. Southall struck in the eighth over, having his Vic#1 team teammate, Dave Cordy, beautifully caught behind by Ian Gibson. He then enticed Dale

Thornton, another Vic#1 player, to drive to mid on, where Moore took a very good catch, and Anton had the other opener well caught at slip by Ray Smith. Southy bowled his eight overs straight through and had the very good figures of two for 15 as Kel Bond replaced him. Bond’s first two overs were scored from, but then he bowled three maidens in a row, and took two wickets, which left Sunbury at five for 74 from 24 overs. Moore bowled a couple of overs then Graeme Freshwater took over and was hit for nine in his first over. He then proceeded to bamboozle the lower order batsmen and took three for 18 in his next seven overs. Bond was replaced by Alex Dowsett in his return game after injury and Anton had a second spell, taking another wicket. In the end, the Goannas bowled out Sunbury in the 40th over, for 125 runs, ending what was a low scoring, but entertaining game of veterans’ cricket. Anton earned the Goannas man of the match award for his 30x and 2/13 from 6.3 overs, but the whole team did well, especially wicket keeper Gibson who had three amazing catches, a stumping and a run out, while Freshwater also took a very good catch at point. Again the Goannas have won a close match, which is probably attributed to the depth that they have in both their batting and bowling. The Goannas next game, on Sunday, will be against the Hobsons Bay Over-60 team, and will be played at the Traralgon South ground, while practice will continue at Glengarry nets on Wednesday from 4.45pm.

John (Johno) Johnston is one of the great clubmen of this league, and a popular figure both at club and league level. He has played for the Phillip Island Sharks in all but a couple of seasons since the club’s amalgamation in 1996 with the other Island sides. He has served the club as president for four years, treasurer for three years and on the committee for nearly all that time. Most clubs have that person who always puts their hand up be it for a working bee, to be team captain, to help with major projects or just a helping hand where needed. Johno is the Island man. The new clubrooms would just be a thought bubble without his ability to get things done, as shown by being awarded that year the best clubmen award. John is a life member of the club and an ambassador to how cricket should be played. As a player, he was and still is fiercely competitive on the field but he is also the first to go into the opposition rooms after a game to share a beer and a laugh. John played in the A2 premiership side in 2004/2005 and has played in a number of lower grade flags over the years. Johno has played over 200 games for the Island, he is the leading wicket taker and taken the most catches and is seventh on runs scored since records were kept. Phillip Island is proud to recognise Johno in this recognition round, as he epitomises what it means to be a clubmen. Steve Riley started his cricket at the MDU Cricket Club in the late 80s in the South Gippsland Cricket Association. He has been an integral part of the MDU Cricket Club on and off the ground ever since and this year will pass the 400 game milestone.

Juniors selected THE Leongatha and District Association U13 team is set to play Warragul at Leongatha Recreation Reserve on Sunday, February 17.

The selected team is L. Chihotski, H. Peppard, K. Beaumont, R. Matthews, A. Halliwell, H. Hoekstra, B. Trotman, W. Croatto, H. Butcher, I. Seuren, H. Burns and J. Foon. U12 will play Warragul at East Campus on Sunday, February 17. The selected team is T. Gannon, M. Croatto, H. Womersly, G. McCausland, M. Arceo, T. Niven, J. Duugard, A. Williams, H. West, A. Mankhong, J. Burns, E. Smith and H. Scrimshaw. Each player is to be at ground by 9am and bring a plate of sandwiches. Drinks and Leongatha and District Cricket Association shirts are provided.

Valued: Steve Riley has been an asset at the MDU Cricket Club for many years. It is for this reason he will be honoured in this season’s Recognition Round.

Leongatha District Cricket Association

Umpire Appointments EVANS PETROLEUM Round 12 - Feb 9 & 16 Home team

Away Team

Ground

Umpire

v v v v

OMK Korumburra Won Club Kilcunda Bass

Leon Turf Inv Turf Cowes Won Turf

T. Rogers J. Schelling M. Heenan G. Goss

Grade A2 Foster Won Miners Koon L/RSL Leon Town

v v v v

Poowong Loch Imperials MDU Bye

K. Scrimshaw FGC WFG A. Stride Koonwarra L. White

Grade B1 OMK Korumburra Won Club MDU

v v v v

Nerrena Leon Town Phillip Island Koon L/RSL

Outtrim Kor Turf McMahon Meeniyan

Grade B2 Kilcunda Bass Glen Alvie Poowong Loch

v v v

Foster Inverloch Won Miners

Bass 1 G. Laird Glen Alvie N. Barnes G. Wightman Loch

Grade C1 Nerrena Leon Town OMK Inverloch

v v v v

MDU Phillip Island Won Club Korumburra

Nerrena Scorp Pk 1 Digger Pk Tarwin

TBA TBA TBA G. Parkinson

Koon L/RSL Blue Glen Alvie Kilcunda Bass OMK

Rhyll Mary MacK Kor Sec C Won Sec C

TBA TBA TBA TBA

Grade A1 Nerrena Inverloch Phillip Island Glen Alvie

Grade C2 Phillip Island v Koon L/RSL Gold v Korumburra v Won Club v

A. Jordan I. Thomas N. Grabham G. Wyatt

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

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Squad selected for Country Week THE Victorian Country Cricket League is conducting its annual Melbourne Country Week competition for Cricket Associations from all over Victoria next week.

The Cricket Championships will be conducted in Divisions with two pools in each division. Teams in each pool will play each other over the first three days. On the Thursday, there will be cross pool games with a final between the top two teams on the Friday. The games will be 50 over games played under International rules. Leongatha and District Cricket Association is playing in the second division with the aim of winning its way back into the top Division 1. The Leongatha and District Cricket Association selectors Damien Symmons, Kristian Gray, Gary Sauvarin and captain David Newman believe they have a well balanced cricket squad representing the Leongatha and District Cricket Association and that it will be very competitive in Division 2. They, and the players, should be congratulated for being able to put together a squad of the top ranked players in the Leongatha and District Cricket Association.

The squad includes almost all of the top run getters and wicket takers in the Leongatha and District Cricket Association. The draw for the week is: Division 2 – Green Pool: Monday, February 18: Latrobe Valley at Schramms Reserve Doncaster Tuesday, February 19: Ballarat at Brighton Beach Oval Wednesday, February 20: Shepparton at Gunn Reserve Ormond Thursday, February 21: Semi finals Friday, February 22: Final at Noble Park All games start at 10am. Up to date progress scores can be found during each match at http://mycricket.com.au; search for Leongatha. David Newman from Inverloch will captain the team. Eight clubs have players represented in the squad. The 18 man squad will be a mixture of players available for the whole week and also others who travel down for a day. This system has worked well in ensuring quality and competitive teams each day.

David Newman (Inverloch): Captain: the experienced cricketer has been very successful in his three seasons in the Leongatha and District Cricket Association, making the A Grade team of the year each year. Personal awards have been an A Grade batting award and Gippsland Cricket League and Country Week Best Player medals. With 367 runs locally this season, he will hold the middle order together and also provide useful medium paced overs when required.

Thomas Wyatt (OMK): Thomas has a very good record in senior and representative cricket being a multiple award winner. Although missing most of the first half of the season, he has quickly found form with his aggressive style. Great to watch him field as he is a brilliant quick fielder with a terrific arm.

Josh Trease (Nerrena): the canny opening bowler from Nerrena is in good form with his 23 wickets this season in A1. Able to bowl an excellent line plus move the ball in the air and off the wicket, as proven by being a multiple Leongatha and District Cricket Association award winner.

Sam Huitema (Club): Sam has become one of the leading batsmen in the Leongatha and District Cricket Association. With 407 runs in A1 this season, the Club opening bat is the fourth highest scorer in A1 this season. He is a great fielder with a quick and accurate throw.

Lahiru Jayakody (Town): as Town’s best bowler this season with 20 wickets, the Sri Lankan import is enjoying his time here. Quick and accurate, he will be keen to show his ability to send the opposition batsman back to the sheds. If given an opportunity is also a quick scoring classy batsman.

Koby Brann (Club): youngest player, the Club wicket keeper is very capable especially to the spin bowlers. Koby can also contribute valuable runs and should continue to improve his skills in his second Leongatha and District Cricket Association country week. The experiences gained should serve him well for years to come.

• LDCA B Grade Division One

Ladder leaders clash IN a top of the table battle, Phillip Island and Wonthaggi Club came face to face on Saturday.

Phillip Island won the toss and went in to bat first. Henry Shawcross made a handy 39 runs before he was caught by Lochlan McLean, bowled by Joel Brann. Russell Cleeland contributed 31 runs. For Club, Matt Sharp took 3/22. Brann claimed two wickets. Club will chase 7/131 this weekend. OMK recorded a comfortable 183 runs against Nerrena on Saturday. Defying the weather odds, the match contin-

ued at Outtrim. OMK won the toss and chose to go in to bat first. Bradley Nation top scored late in the innings with 32 runs before he was caught by Cameron Baudinette, bowled by Jacob Beckwith. Paul Harper made 30 runs earlier in the innings. Nathan Trotto had Nerrena’s best bowling figures, taking 3/48. Shem Murphy and Charlie Dougherty took two wickets each. Nerrena opened its account with Beckwith making 11 and Murphy making two. Neither was out at the close of the day. Nerrena played seven overs and is sitting on 0/14.

Due to inclement weather conditions, matches between MDU and Koonwarra/LRSL, and Korumburra and Town were abandoned. They will compete in one day matches this Saturday. OMK v NERRENA 1st innings OMK S. Matthews c. B. Martin b. N. Trotto ....................... 1 K. Kerr c. b. N. Trotto .......... 3 A. Rose c. A. Harrison b. S. Murphy .................. 27 D. McMeekin c. A. Harrison b. S. Helms ..................... 29 J. Lamers c. J. Beckwith b. C. Dougherty ................ 1 P. Harper c. b. C. Dougherty .............. 30 A. Busana c. b. N. Trotto ..... 1 J. Greenwood r.o. ............... 23 B. Nation c. C. Baudinette b. J. Beckwith................. 32 N. Auddino n.o. .................... 9 R. Dixon b. S. Murphy ......... 0 Extras ................................ 27 Total ................................. 183 Bowling: N. Trotto 3/48,

J. Collins 0/16, S. Murphy 2/31, C. Dougherty 2/42, S. Helms 1/21, J. Beckwith 1/14, J. Kelly 0/0. 1st innings Nerrena J. Beckwith n.o................... 11 S. Murphy n.o. ..................... 2 Extras .................................. 1 Total ................................ 0/14 Bowling: J. Lamers 0/3, B. Nation 0/7, N. Auddino 0/0, J. Greenwood 0/4. WON CLUB v PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Phillip Island C. Epifano b. M. Sharp ........ 9 R. Cleeland c. J. Brann b. M. Sharp..................... 31 J. Blackwell b. M. Sharp ...... 9 D. Bourke c&b. L. McLean ............... 2 B. Insall b. J. Brann............ 19 H. Shawcross c. L. McLean b. J. Brann ...................... 39 C. Wilson lbw. b. F. West ... 12 M. Parsons n.o...................... 0 D. McCausland n.o. ............. 2 Extras .................................. 8 Total .............................. 7/131 Bowling: J. Brann 2/44, D. Herbert 0/15, F. West 1/12, M. Sharp 3/22, L. McLean 1/36.

• LDCA B Grade Division Two

Glen Alvie rattle Inverloch GLEN Alvie has ladder leader Inverloch worried after a slow innings on Saturday.

Travelling out to Dalyston, Inverloch took its time to warm up. A 57 run stint from Warren Williams saved the day. Williams was caught by Josh Thomas, bowled by Josh Hamilton. The only other damage to the scoreboard was 11 runs from Justin Jackson. Hamilton led the charge for Glen Alvie, taking out 4/49. Two wickets each were cleaned up by Daniel Hales, Thomas and Ben McRae. After 38.4 overs, Inverloch was all out for 101. Glen Alvie opened its innings with Hales making 20 runs before he was bowled LBW by Jackson. Jay Tiziani contributed 19 not out.

Jackson claimed two wickets for Inverloch. Other wicket takers were Clayton Fisher and Shaun Hayes. Glen Alvie recorded 4/81 and will continue its innings this weekend. Foster is set to defend 176 against Kilcunda Bass on Saturday. Kilcunda Bass won the toss and sent Foster in to bat first. Captain W. Davy top scored with 51 runs. Brandon Busuttil made 44 runs. Kilcunda Bass bowler Chris Peckett put the pressure on, claiming 5/33. Two wickets were taken by Alister McBride. Kilcunda Bass opened its innings with Ray Gardiner, Shaun Tapscott and McBride made seven, four and three runs respectively. One wicket was taken by Dalton ClearihanJervies. Kilcunda Bass is sitting on 1/21.

The match between Poowong Loch and Wonthaggi Miners was called off due to the weather. A one day match will be played on Saturday. GLEN ALVIE v INVERLOCH 1st innings Inverloch W. Stewart b. J. Thomas....... 7 C. Fisher c. J. Hamilton b. D. Hales........................ 0 B. Phillips lbw. b. D. Hales........................ 2 D. Cashin b. J. Hamilton ...... 4 W. Williams c. J. Thomas b. J. Hamilton ................. 57 S. Hayes c. S. Watson b. J. Hamilton ................... 4 J. Jackson b. B. McRae ...... 11 J. Muir lbw. b. B. McRae ..... 1 J. Butcher c. P. Roberts b. J. Hamilton ................... 2 W. Barker c&b. J. Hamilton .............. 0 J. Dennerley n.o. .................. 3 Extras ................................ 10 Total ................................. 101 Bowling: D. Hales 2/4, J. Thomas 2/20, J. Hamilton 4/49, B. McRae 2/21. 1st innings Glen Alvie P. Roberts c. S. Hayes b. J. Jackson ..................... 4 D. Hales lbw. b. J. Jackson ................... 20 S. Smith b. S. Hayes........... 15 S. Watson c&b. C. Fisher ..... 6 J. Tiziani n.o. ...................... 19 J. Burke n.o. ....................... 11 Extras .................................. 6

Total ................................ 4/81 Bowling: J. Jackson 2/26, W. Barker 0/11, C. Fisher 1/21, S. Hayes 1/9, D. Cashin 0/13. KILCUNDA BASS v FOSTER 1st innings Foster J. Smith b. C. Peckett ......... 14 B. Busuttil c. R. Gardiner b. C. Peckett ................... 44 J. Pilkington lbw. b. S. Tapscott .................... 1 W. Davy c. J. Bastwrous b. A. McBride................. 51 N. Clarke b. R. Duff ........... 15 D. Clearihan-Jervies b. D. Blackney.................. 5 S. Chaseling c. A. McBride b. C. Peckett ................... 17 P. Jervies c. C. Peckett ......... 1 A. Starret b. A. McBride ...... 1 S. Roffey c. M. Khan b. C. Peckett ..................... 2 K. Davy n.o. ......................... 1 Extras ................................ 24 Total ................................. 176 Bowling: D. Blackney 1/29, R. Duff 1/43, D. Bettles 1/18, C. Peckett 5/33, S. Tapscott 0/4, K. Duff 0/14, J. Donohue 0/12, A. McBride 2/18. 1st innings Kilcunda Bass R. Gardiner n.o..................... 7 S. Tapscott lbw. b. D. Clearihan-Jervies ..... 4 A. McBride n.o. ................... 3 Extras .................................. 7 Total ................................ 1/21 Bowling: P. Jervies 0/6, D. Clearihan-Jervies 1/10, S. Chaseling 0/2.

Daniel Mock (OMK): vice captain: missing the first half of the season with injury, Mocky has made a quick return to form after Christmas posting two centuries. The hard, hitting top order batsman is a winner of many awards locally and has also made the All Gippsland and VCCL X1. A proven MCW performer, his form will be pivotal to the team’s success.

Ryan Thomas (Club): Ryan over the last few years has been the key ingredient of Club’s A Grade success, being a key performer in finals. This recognition as a big time player and one of the best Leongatha and District Cricket Association all rounders is proven by his 460 runs and 14 wickets so far this season.

Kit Rotthier (Inverloch): the Inverloch all rounder is again having a successful year with 20 wickets and 200 runs. He bowls with good pace and has the ability to move the ball off the wicket.

Tim Wightman (Nerrena): a long term great player for Leongatha and District Cricket Association teams, Tim is the most experienced Country Week performer and All Rounder, who specialises in top class leg spin bowling. With 20 wickets and 282 runs this season, he is back in form and with his experience will be a vital cog of the bowling team. Charith Keerthisinghe (Phillip Island): Charith has been a leading wicket taker in Leongatha and District Cricket Association rep teams for a number of years. This season with his wily and accurate off spinners, he is the leading A1 bowler with 21 wickets. As well as a genuine wicket taker, he has shown an ability to bowl tight overs.

Steven Hamill (Imperials): the opening bowler new to Leongatha and District Cricket Association is having a great season with 30 wickets, making him the highest wicket taker this season. A fast bowler who can also create havoc with his ability to move the ball could be a big asset this week.

Walter Taberner (Inverloch): a very experienced wicket keeper who is very reliable behind the stumps. As a batsman, one of his strengths is he can bat in any position and can adapt his batting to what the situation demands.

Lewis Rankin (Inverloch): now an experienced opening bowler who loves the opportunity to charge in at the opposition batsmen. A fast bowler who can also create havoc with his ability to move the ball. Has 17 wickets in local cricket this year.

Callum Honeyman (Inverloch): the English player back for a second season has impressed with his batting skills especially on turf wickets. Can be used as an off spin bowling option to break a partnership.

Senal DeSilva (Glen Alvie): has been an instant success in the Leongatha and District Cricket Association with the All Rounder having had a great season with 422 runs and 21 wickets. The team expect the Sri Laken player to be a big contributor to its success. Sahan Perera (Town): the Sri Lankan player has had an excellent season as shown by his 561 runs in A2 making him the highest Leongatha and District Cricket Association run getter. The opening bat also shows his all rounder status by also having taken 15 wickets. A great striker of the ball and tight bowler of spin.

Jack Ginnane (Imperials): the young all rounder gives his all when either batting or bowling. He can be relied upon to charge in with good pace when bowling and loves to give it a whack when batting. Fourth highest wicket taker in A2 this season.

Scott Boyack (Phillip Island): another of the experienced management group, he knows all about Country Week and guiding and looking after the squad during what can be a tiring week.

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A Grade Divisions 1 and 2 - February 9 PHILLIP ISLAND 9/178 v WONTHAGGI WORKMENS WONTHAGGI MINERS 87 V IMPERIALS 2/43 KOONWARRA/LEONGATHA RSL 8/197 V MDU

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Few matches played in top division WEATHER affected many matches in A Grade cricket on Saturday with most being converted to one day fixtures this Saturday.

Had some of the teams waited around a little longer then it was possible a few more matches could at least have got a few hours cricket in with mostly sunshine in the mid-late afternoon. In A1 the only match to get underway was between Phillip Island and Wonthaggi Workmens. Phillip Island won the toss and batted at Cowes. The innings started disastrously for the Island when Lachie Cleeland was out without him or the team scoring a run. Whilst the other batsmen Jack Keating made a start with 22 he was run out but his partner Eli Richards hit the scoreboard well this week with 65 runs including seven 4’s.

Watts, Black and Kirton all scored some handy runs to get the Island to 9/178 but this target should be within reach of the Workers this Saturday. Its best bowler on Saturday was James Sheerin taking 5/36 from 15 overs. Two of the three matches in A2 were played; Koonwarra Leongatha RSL scoring 8/197 against MDU. Koony won toss and batted at the Koonwarra recreation reserve with Sam Hughes being the anchor of the innings with 90 not out with Jamie Casson scoring 42 and Ben Perry 20. With still six overs left for Koony to bat before MDU gets its turn Sam Hughes has a big chance to notch up his century. Mark Cantwell bowled seven overs and cleaned up some of the tail, taking 3/26 for United. Cooper Cary took out both openers and claimed 2/20. The match is finely balanced with an enthralling result this week.

In the other match played Imperials will almost certainly get the points, having dismissed Wonthaggi Miners for just 87 runs; the only real scorer was Josh Andrighetto with 37 runs. Tim Sauravin had a day out with a haul of 5/21 while Lachie Wright claimed 3/19. Imperials is already at the crease and has 43 on the board with two wickets down. Luke Rogers was trying to win the game on day one it seems with 26 runs including four 4’s and one 6 but he was dismissed. Opening partner Gary Sauvarin is 10 not out.

Division 1 PHILLIP ISLAND v WON CLUB 1st innings Phillip Island L. Cleeland c. b. R. Thomas .................... 0 J. Keating r.o. ..................... 22 E. Richards c. b. J. Sheerin .................... 65 B. Johnston c. K. Brann b. R. Thomas .................... 2 J. Watts c. M. McCall b. R. Birkett .................... 19 J. Black c&b. J. Sheerin ..... 29

M. Royal b. J. Sheerin.......... 2 G. Selby lbw. b. J. Sheerin ... 8 S. Kirton n.o. ...................... 19 C. Keerthisinghe b. J. Sheerin ...................... 3 B. Christopher n.o. ............... 2 Extras .................................. 6 Total .......................9/178 (cc) Bowling: R. Thomas 2/51, R. Birkett 1/26, M. Thomas 0/17, M. McCall 0/28, A. Geyer 0/16, J. Sheerin 5/36.

Division 2 WON MINERS v IMPERIALS 1st innings Won Miners C. Thomas c. S. Hamill b. Z. Price ......................... 1 J. Andrighetto c. L. Rogers b. T. Sauvarin ................. 37 D. Magana Arachchige lbw. b. J. Ginnane .................... 9 D. Loos c. L. Rogers b. T. Sauvarin ................... 1 Y. Alwis c. A. Meyer b. L. Wright ...................... 8 J. Rumbold c. L. Rogers b. L. Wright ...................... 6 J. Piasente c. R. Higgins b. T. Sauvarin ................. 16 W. Chapman b. T. Sauvarin.. 0 D. Harris c. A. Meyer b. T. Sauvarin ................... 1 G. Peters c. A. Meyer b. L. Wright ...................... 5 N. Thatcher n.o..................... 0 Extras .................................. 3 Total ................................... 87 Bowling: S. Hamill 0/9, Z. Price 1/11, J. Ginnane 1/25, T. Sauvarin 5/21, L. Wright 3/19. 1st innings Imperials L. Rogers c. J. Piasente b. Y. Alwis ...................... 26 G. Sauvarin n.o. ................. 10 J. Ginnane b. Y. Alwis .......... 2 D. Ginnane n.o. .................... 0 Extras .................................. 5 Total ................................ 2/43 Bowling: Y. Alwis 2/23, J. Rumbold 0/16, D. Magana Arachchige 0/1. KOONWARRA L/RSL v MDU 1st innings Koon L/RSL B. Davison c. D. Mathews b. C. Cary ......................... 1 M. Wilson b. C. Cary ......... 17 B. Perry lbw. b. B. Thorson.................. 20 S. Hughes n.o. .................... 90 J. Casson c&b. N. Eddy ..... 42 B. Moscript lbw. b. N. Eddy ........................ 5

Steady hand: Sam Hughes drives on his way to 90 not out with a chance to get his ton this week with six overs left to bat. C. McPhee c. C. Cary b. M. Cantwell.................. 2 J. Hughes c. N. Eddy b. M. Cantwell.................. 3 J. Kennedy c. D. mathews b. M. Cantwell.................. 7 T. Elliott n.o. ........................ 1 Extras .................................. 9 Total .............................. 8/197 Bowling: D. Mathews 0/29, C. Cary 2/20, B. Thorson 1/42, N. Eddy 2/39, K. Sinclair 0/35, M. Cantwell 3/26.

Turning score over: Jamie Casson got busy with a nicely made 42 runs for Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL.

Pink stumps for a good cause research. OMK Cricket Club has been running the event for four years and is always well supported by the The fundraising event supports the McGrath Foundation and breast cancer community. This year’s main event is a sell out with 130 peoUnited effort: Mark Cantwell sends one down for MDU against ple set to attend. Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL. Cantwell whipped through Koony’s In the past three years, the event has raised lower order, claiming 3./26. $20,000. This year, the target is set at $10,000. Formalities will begin at 12.30pm at the Outtrim hall, followed by the three course meal catered by Brent Sinclair. A breast care nurse will be attending the event to speak about awareness. Raffles and auctions will also be held before attendees head out to the deck to watch OMK take on Nerrena in a B Grade clash. Kongwak Views is donating accommodation as the major prize this year. The Burra Brewery will set up a tent and community members are invited to come on down to the cricket club. Damien Symmons (NerreOrganiser Amy White said the Pink Stumps Day na): a great performer for the has been well supported from the get go. Leongatha and District Cricket “It is certainly bigger this year, but even during Association over many years Kristian Gray (Imperials): a our first year we expected just a small gathering of at Country Week, Symmo is now a selector. He has been Gary Sauvarin (Imperials): long time manager of the Learound 40 people but it was extremely well attended. very successful in attracting Sauvy is back again to be ongatha and District Cricket I think breast cancer has affected a lot of people and the backup man and problem Associations teams. He is very almost all the top Leongatha everyone is quite happy to support the event and the solver of Country Week. As a confi dent in the ability of this and District Cricket AssoGreat event: Pink Stumps Day organizers Kerryn Gow, Amy White, selector, he is very happy with McGrath Foundation,” she said. squad to give us a chance to be ciation players to be available “The local businesses have been brilliant as alsometime during the week. quality of the squad and will in Friday’s final. Will ensure Heidi Greenwood and Louise McMeekin enjoyed the successful Will be able to provide lots of enjoy working hard day and all players are well treated event in February last year. This year’s Pink Stumps Day will be ways. They’ve supported us well and everyone is guidance about what to do at night to get the best out of during the week and arrive happy to help.” each player. held this Saturday, February 16.

OMK Cricket Club will be proudly hosting Pink Stumps Day this Saturday, February 16.

Country Week.

ready to perform each day.

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Scorpions sting Imps in T20 final L E O N G AT H A Town took out T20 bragging rights when it defeated Imperials in the final of the T20 competition on Sunday, February 10 at Scorpion Park, Leongatha. Imperials decided to send Town in after winning the toss. Openers Matt Davies and Sahan Perera wasted no time in clocking the ball around the ground but Davies fell for 15 and Perera for 19 putting the Imps in front. It was 3/41 when Amila Ratnaike fell for 5. But Madura Madusanka and Lahiru Jayakody set about a rescue mission with Madusanka hitting 36 and Jayakody 46 not out to give Town a base to work with, both scoring at about a run a ball. At the end of its 40 overs Town was 5/143, certainly not a big score but a competitive one. Imperials’ Lachie T20 premiers Leongatha Town: back from left, Darcy Hume, took 2/14 off his Nuwan Perera, Damien Burge, Amila Ratnaike, Lahiru Jayakody, Wright four overs. James Lloyd, Jack Hume, Matt Davies, front from left, Ned Hanily, Tim Sauvarin and Sam Clark, Sahan Perera and Madura Madusanka. Troy Williams fell Left, Solid: Ryan Higgins stayed around long enough to hit 16 runs quickly for Imperials in the chase which put it in the final for Imperials.

He’s safe: in the semi final on Leongatha turf Gary Sauvarin gets All round effort: Lahiru (Larry) Jayakody for Town took 1/23 with the ball but his biggest home safe for Imperials as Koony’s Jim Rushton takes off the bails. success was with the bat, scoring 46 not out to earn man of the match honours.

immediately on the back foot. When Mark Lafferty fell for four Imperials had slumped to 3/22. Ryan Higgins managed to stick around for 16, Jack Ginnane made 18 and Luke Rogers the highest score of 25 not out but none of the Imps bats could stay in for that big score required. Three run outs didn’t help its cause either as Town put in a polished performance. For the ball Perera claimed 2/13, Madusanka 1/4 and Ratnaike 1/7. In the semi-finals Imperials 9/98 just got up to defeat Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL 9/93 while Town enjoyed a big win over Phillip Island in the other semi. Interestingly three of the four clubs contesting the semi-finals were from the A2 division with only Phillip Island in the running from A1.

IMPERIALS def by TOWN 1st innings Town M. Davies lbw. b. L. Wright .................... 15 S. Perera c. G. Sauvarin b. L. Wright .................... 19 A. Ratnaike c. L. Rogers b. T. Sauvarin ................... 5 M. Madusanka c. L. Wright b. L. Rogers .................... 36 L. Jayakody n.o. ................. 46 J. Lloyd c. T. Williams b. J. Ginnane .................. 15 J. Hume n.o. ......................... 1 Extras .................................. 6 Total .......................5/143 (cc) Bowling: D. Ginnane 0/14, S. Hamill 0/13, L. Wright 2/14, T. Sauvarin 1/35, Z. Price 0/8, L. Rogers 1/37, J. Ginnane 1/20. 1st innings Imperials T. Sauvarin b. J. Lloyd ......... 1 R. Higgins b. S. Perera ....... 16 T. Williams c. D. Burge b. S. Perera ....................... 2 M. Lafferty b. L. Jayakody .. 4 J. Ginnane lbw. b. A. Ratnaike................. 18 L. Rogers n.o. ..................... 25 D. Ginnane r.o. ..................... 2 G. Sauvarin c. S. Perera b. M. Madusanka.............. 5 S. Hamill r.o. ........................ 1 K. Gray b. J. Hume .............. 1 L. Wright r.o. ........................ 0 Extras ................................ 10 Total ................................... 85 Bowling: J. Lloyd 1/7, S. Perera 2/13, L. Jayakody 1/23, J. Hume 1/15, A. Ratnaike 1/7, S. Clark 0/10, M. Madusanka 1/4.

Five straight as Zontario wins Woolamai Cup Left, Another win: Zontario strolls to the line to take out the Alex Scott and Staff Woolamai Cup. Full report and photos page 48. Right, Jockey Max Keenan is all smiles as he salutes the judge and crowds at the 2019 Alex Scott and Staff Woolamai Cup on Saturday, February 9. Photos by PicnicBet.com