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Proud farmer: Mike Vella loves what he does - raising quality venison at Koonwarra - and takes pride in caring for his deer. But some South Gippsland farmers, like the Vellas, say an animal liberation group is unfairly tarnishing their reputations by listing their businesses on a controversial website. See story page 5.

SHATTERED Vandals destroy historic Burra school windows

The library will remain open but the mezzanine level will stay closed until an investigation is carried out. principal Daniel Wells told The Star the THE Korumburra Primary School com- staffAssistant were upset, some having grown up as students munity is devastated after four stained at the school. The lead light windows are in the 1913 heritage glassed windows in its brick heritage building dating back to 1913 were brick building which replaced the original 1891 school building. It housed the lower elementary smashed. school originally and today is used as the school Teachers made the discovery as they arrived for library. school at 8am on Tuesday, January 29 for the start of The school celebrated its centenary in 1991 and the school year. its 125th anniversary celebrations in 2016. The incident has put a real dampener on things The building is believed to be heritage listed and with students only arriving at school today and who the school community is looking at ways to restore will no doubt become aware of the situation. the leadlight windows with possibly some fundraisA big clean-up operation was in place on Tuesday ing involved. to make the library area safe for all arriving pupils. They are investigating having a specialist come

By Tony Giles

in to advise on what is involved and the cost. Senior Constable Glen Rielly of Korumburra Police said the vandalism has occurred sometime between 3pm on Friday, January 25 and 8am on Tuesday, January 29. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The offenders have gained access to the roof in order to reach the windows on a mezzanine level. At this stage it looks like they have kicked the windows in rather than used a brick or other device,â&#x20AC;? he said. Continued on page 8.

School shame: in a disgraceful act of vandalism, assistant principal at Korumburra Primary School Daniel Wells points to one of the four historic stained glass windows smashed recently.

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Australia Day in South Gippsland Doctor Bourke recognised for medicine By Michael Sidors

service to medicine.

The original, founding member of Leongatha Healthcare (previously Leongatha Medical Group), Dr Bourke is the only living member remaining; Dr Alec Bennett, Dr Mario Croatto and Dr Ron Eagger being the original partners. Dr Bourke retired from practice in 2002 but continued sporadically as locum tenens for other regional doctors and in Ireland from 2004-6, in three month stints. It all began on July 1, 1964, when Dr Bourke and his wife Thérèse moved to Leongatha. Dr Croatto also relocated at the same time and both setup practice as partners, eventually forming Leongatha Medical Group where Dr Bourke was the longest serving partner for 46 years. Dr Bourke was also a regional geriatrician, conducting nursing home visits one day per week. Prior to relocation, he graduated from The University of Melbourne in 1960, married in 1962 and went to work at St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy. To be considered for Australia Day honours, one must have demonstrable excellence in their particular endeavours. They must have impacted a particular community, field of profession or touched humanity at large in their life’s work. “I didn’t expect this nomination and it never occurred to even think of such a thing,” Dr Bourke said. “Without the support of my wife Thérèse I just wouldn’t have coped. She was an enormous support whilst working long hours and performing home visits. “She looked after our five children whilst I was away, sometimes on call until 11pm.” Dr Bourke’s accolades and dedication toward his profession and the community at large were recognFounding members: the four founding ised, alongside many others, including life governor members of the Leongatha Medical Group. of both the Leongatha Hospital and Woorayl Lodge, life member of the Stony Creek Racing Club comDr Mario Croatto, Dr Alec Bennett, Dr Mi- mittee and vice chair of the Mary MacKillop Parents chael Bourke and Dr Ron Eagger. and Friends Association.

DOCTOR Michael Bourke of Leongatha received a Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division (OAM) during the Australia Day honours for his

By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland’s own world famous author and illustrator, Alison Lester, has been recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours List.

Alison Lester, who grew up between Foster and Yanakie, has been made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. “I feel very lucky. It’s a very beautiful thing to happen,” she said. The honour recognises her significant service to literature as a children’s author and illustrator, and contribution to Indigenous literacy. Ms Lester is an internationally acclaimed author of more than 50 books, including such beloved titles as Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach (Honour Book, Early Childhood Children’s Book Council (CBCA) of Australia Awards, 2015), Sophie Scott Goes South (Honour Book, (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Awards, 2013), and Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Aus-

Literary icon: author and illustrator Alison Lester has been made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia.

tralia (CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 2005). She was also celebrated for her work as an ambassador with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation since 2013, an ambassador with the Education Institute at Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, an ambassador for the National Year of Reading in 2012 and a fellow of the Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship in 2004-2005. Her work with Indigenous literacy has entailed making books with children in remote outback communities, based on their stories – an experience she has found most rewarding over 20 years. “For a lot of Aboriginal children, English might be their third language because they speak two Indigenous languages. It’s like other children trying to learn to read in French,” Ms Lester said. Since 2013 at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Ms Lester has been teaching art to children in the hospital long term. “It’s extremely harrowing. You work with very ill children but it’s always very rewarding,” she said. As a result of her work, the children completed most of the illustrations for the book The Silver Sea, written by Ms Lester and Jane Godwin. Sales have raised around $50,000 for the hospital. Ms Lester was the Australian Inaugural Children’s Laureate with the Australian Children’s Literature Alliance in 2011-13, a role that took her around Australia and to China, Italy and Northern Ireland spruiking the importance of children reading. “It was an amazing experience. I never expected this job to take me all over the world,” she said. As a patron of Buk BilongPinkini since 2015, Ms Lester is helping the non-government organisation build preschools and teach English to underprivileaged children in Papua New Guinea. In 2016, she received the Dromkeen Medal from the State Library of Victoria for services to children’s books. As for the secret to writing and illustrating a good children’s book, Ms Lester said, “I’m very lucky that the way I see the world lines up with other people’s views of the world. “I see the world as a child. I don’t think that I have properly grown up. “One of the most rewarding parts of my job is meeting those people who read my books when they were little and now read them to their children.” Ms Lester will receive her AM at a future presentation ceremony at Government House in Melbourne. She now lives at Nar Nar Goon North and has a shop at Fish Creek

John Duscher honoured - see page 6

He’s a country boy at heart and loves the rolling hills of Gippsland. Originally growing up in Pakenham, he rode his pony to school along the main street in those nostalgic times. “In Leongatha life revolved around the dairy farmers when we moved here. Thursday’s market day was a day you wouldn’t want to take off,” Dr Bourke recalled. “I originally met the local bank manager from a home visit to a lady from National Bank. She’d just arrived to town with all sick children, staying at the bank residence. “The personal contact in those days was different, it’s all changed now.” The Woorayl and District Memorial Hospital was about four years old when he arrived, and was a great hospital service according to Dr Bourke. But you couldn’t just send an ambulance out at night; most of the drivers were volunteers. Nominations for Australia Day honours are assessed in Canberra. Recommendations are made to Graduate: Dr Michael Bourke upon graduathe Governor-General. tion from the University of Melbourne, 1960.

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Honoured: Dr Michael Bourke of Leongatha, recipient of a Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division (OAM).

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Australia Day in South Gippsland OAM for footy fan

Doctor inspires healthy community

DALYSTON resident Dr Doseena Fergie was preBy Leticia Laing sented with an Order of AusSELF-CONFESSED footy fanatic Mark tralia Medal in the General Hunter of Nyora could not have been Division. She was recognised for her service more surprised when he received an to community health. email letting him know he was to become “I was surprised to receive the news because as an Aboriginal person I an Order of Australia Medal recipient.

Boorndawan Willam Healing Service and Mullum Mullum Indigneous Gathering Place. Dr Fergie is also a current member of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Victorian Branch, an Inaugural Fellow of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, and was an executive member of the Eastern Metropolitan Region “closing the health gap have mixed feelings about the January For the most of the community, it came as no surplan” with the Victorian Department of prise because a few of them had submitted nominations 26, given the very sad recent history Health. of contemporary Australia. I actually for him to be considered for the Australia Day Honours Her work with Eastern Health ingrieve on this date not only for the past for his work in teaching and outdoor recreation. cluded clinical care coordinator of the A teacher by trade, having based himself at Loch injustices but for the current ones that Caring for others: DaIndigenous Health Team at Yarra ValPrimary School for more than 15 years, Mr Hunter said have not been attended to,” Dr Fergie lyston resident Dr Doley Community Health, and was part he loves the outdoors and football, as well as the oppor- said. seena Fergie received an of the ‘Good Food, Great Kids’ Indige“Yet this award reminds me of the tunity to help students in their learning journey. Order of Australia Medal nous Community Nutrition Project, for “Kids are terrific and being able to have an impact dedication so many people, Indigenous in the General Division which the team received the Victorian on their education and helping them through their chal- and non-Indigenous Australians, who Public Healthcare Award. for her services to comhave and will continue to work toward lenges is why I became a teacher,” he said. Currently, she is employed as an “I have been in the Scouts or played football for bringing about healing through re-con- munity health. academic at the Australia Catholic most of my life. For me it is a great way to get to know ciliation between People to People and University in Fitzroy. and be involved in the community. It’s just a great between People and the Land. I have been blessed to “I lecture in Indigenous culture and health but am play a small part in this larger picture.” game. It keeps me fit. currently seconded in 2019 to be the project leader to Dr Fergie is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander “The Scouts is an amazing organisation which in a build cultural capacity in the university by embedding real sense helps our youth members expand their hori- Elder of Wuthathi; Mabuiag Island and Ambonese Indigenous Knowing into the curricula as well as lead zons. There are so many opportunities for kids to de- decent. a strategy that will recruit and retain Indigenous postShe was encouraged to pursue her health career by National recognition: Mark Hunter, Order velop a love for the bush and for the environment.” graduates and academics,” she said. her parents. Mr Hunter has been a personal leader and adviser of Australia Medal recipient in front of the Included in her list of accolades include 2017 Yarra “My mother always wanted to be a nurse but was for the Cardinia District Scouts. Ranges Council Citizen of the Year, 2016 inductee into Hill 60 Memorial in Gallipoli, Turkey. prevented from doing so. Instead she became a cleaner A lifelong Geelong Football Club fan, Mr Hunter the Victorian Honour Roll of Women, 2011 NAIDOC plays Reserves for the Lang Lang Football Club which in the hospital I trained in mentoring me along the way. Eastern Metropolitan Region Elder Award, 2010 Yarra My father, after he left the Australian Defence Force, has had nowhere near as much luck in grand finals as Ranges Council Acknowledgement for Health and became the fi rst Aboriginal Liaison Worker in the same his favourite AFL team. Wellbeing Work Award, 2009 Victorian State Nurse The first and last time the Lang Lang Reserves won hospital. So both of them, and my grandmother who I Excellent Award, 2007 Australian Thanksgiving Day am named after, inspired me to care for others and bea grand final was in 2002 when Mr Hunter first joined Award for work in the Indigenous community, 2007 the team and the Seniors haven’t won a grand final come the best I could be academically,” Dr Fergie said. NAIDOC Community Recognition Certificate, and the “It has been my husband and children who have since the 1930s. 2005 NAIDOC Community Award. since taken over that role and encouraged me to perseNevertheless, although victory may be elusive for Dr Fergie has been a member of the Dalyston comthe team, Mr Hunter contributes countless hours in a vere in my career. We lived in Papua New Guinea for munity for two years. THURS JAN 31 TO WED FEB 6 many years where I was involved in community health number of teams, including as a junior coordinator for She moved to Dalyston, on Bunurong Country, with before returning to Australia. 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Our farmers under fire By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland farmers say an animal liberation group is unfairly tarnishing their reputations by listing their businesses on a controversial website.

The Aussie Farms Map â&#x20AC;&#x201C; run by the group Aussie Farms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; claims to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;comprehensive, interactive map of factory farms, slaughterhouses and other animal exploitations facilities across Australia, launched publicly in January 2019â&#x20AC;?. The website purports to â&#x20AC;&#x153;force transparency on an industry dependent on secrecyâ&#x20AC;? and use â&#x20AC;&#x153;freedom of information as a powerful tool in the fight against animal abuse and exploitationâ&#x20AC;?. But despite South Gippsland being home to dairy, beef, sheep and other farms, the map names just a handful of farmers. Given these are paddock to plate producers with websites, they could have easily been found online and chosen at random. The website does not give evidence for why the farmers are listed on the website, which makes allegations of animal cruelty. The farmers are Terramirra Park Deer Farm at Koonwarra, Blue Tree Honey Farm at Dumbalk and Gippsland Gourmet Goat at Ryanston north of Wonthaggi. Two â&#x20AC;&#x153;unknown dairiesâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at Almurta and Loch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are the only dairy farms mentioned, along with an unknown farm at Glen Alvie, GBP Australia Abattoir at Poowong, Tabro Meat at Lance Creek, a Foster abattoir, Arden Jenkins and Son Pet Meat Processing at Jeetho, and Toora Stock Removers at Toora, although The Star has been told the Foster and Toora businesses are no longer operating. Also mentioned are tourist attractions Maru Koala and Animal Park at Grantville, Phillip Island Wildlife Park and the former Rhyll Trout and Bush Tucker Farm. Again, no information is given as to why these businesses are on the website. A spokesperson for the Jeetho knackery said it only deals with dead animals and so no inhumane behaviour occurs.

Jill and Mike Vella run Terramirra Park Deer Farm and are incensed about their business being listed. Their businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online Google listing has attracted an influx of views in the past week, reaching a record of 10,027 views and Mrs Vella believed this was due to the Aussie Farms Map listing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being targeted by lawless criminals is very distressing and has caused some loss of sleep and anxiety,â&#x20AC;? Mrs Vella said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a concern. These people are muppets and they are doing it with the support of law and order who are not prosecuting them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are regulated and they are not and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bad thing.â&#x20AC;? While the website has not led to animal liberationists entering the Vellasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; property, Mr Vella has been abused by them in Melbourne on three occasions while driving in his business van that has a sign stating he sells fresh venison. He has also been physically intimidated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were saying how bad it was (to farm animals for meat) and to leave them be,â&#x20AC;? he said. Mrs Vella dismissed any suggestion the website made about how her venison business operated, saying they have biosecurity and environment management plans in place, have been audited, and through her professional and voluntary association with Landcare, adopt a sustainable farming ethos. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole vegan thing is a moral argument. They have got plenty of time to sit on their hands and wonder what they are going to do next,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are trying to impose their morality on me.â&#x20AC;? She added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being a farmer these days, you cop it from all sides and people who think they know more than what you do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are well aware of our social obligations to the greater good and we take them very seriously. We understand what animals need and we reckon they have a pretty good life here.â&#x20AC;? Aussie Farms was contacted for comment.

Next step: Julie Jackson will be sending daughter Indi off to her first day of Prep at Inverloch Primary School today (Wednesday, January 30). Indi is thrilled to be starting school and has been counting down the days to term one.

Drivers cautioned as school starts POLICE are reminding parents to add road safety to their back-to-school checklist as term one arrives today. The 2019 Victorian school year has officially started, signalling not only the end of summer holidays but also the return of school speed zones. The reduced-speed zones operate near schools and are designed to keep children safe at peak times when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making their way to and from

school. In most cases, this will see roads within a school zone that have an original speed limit of less than 80 km/h reduced to 40 km/h while roads with an original posted speed limit of 80 km/h will be reduced to 60 km/h. The reduced speed limits will apply, in most cases, from 8am to 9.30am and 2.30pm to 4pm on weekdays during the Victorian school terms, with the exception of public holidays.

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Scrap yard owner faces jail WorkSafe health and safety executive direcTHE owner of the well known Maria’s Recycling Emporium in Foster, Maria tor Julie Nielsen said Ms Jackson had shown an Jackson has been sentenced to six months abhorrent disregard for the health and safety of people in her workplace. jail for the death of an employee. “The consequences for operating plant and Ms Jackson, 72, pleaded guilty to two contraventions of the OHS Act and was also convicted, fined $10,000 and ordered to pay $7336 in costs in the Latrobe Magistrates’ Court. However Ms Jackson lodged an appeal against the sentence in December and was released on bail. The employee died when the forklift Ms Jackson was operating dropped an industrial bin on him, at Foster in February 2017. The Court was told the worker who was a Foster local in his fifties was inside the bin removing scrap steel when Ms Jackson lifted it with a forklift. A WorkSafe investigation found the bin was in very poor condition and Ms Jackson had never been licensed to operate a forklift.

equipment such as forklifts without a licence or the proper training were a catastrophe,” she said. “WorkSafe will not hesitate to prosecute companies that fail to maintain a safe workplace and seek the maximum penalties available to the courts.” It is understood Ms Jackson began to serve her sentence after she withdrew her appeal last week and is now in custody. Ms Jackson was a well known figure in the Foster community who was known to work under the radar with a number of welfare agencies in the area, according to a source in Foster. She ran Maria’s Recycling Emporium in Ameys Track for more than 50 years.

Guilty plea: Maria’s Recycling Emporium owner Maria Jackson from Foster sentenced to jail after an employee died at her workplace.

John does Wonthaggi proud YEARS of service to the Wonthaggi community led to John Duscher’s (OAM) Order of Australia Medal nominations in the General Division on Australia Day. Mr Duscher said he was honoured and proud to receive the nomination, and thanked those who supported him along with his fellow nominees. “Receiving an award such as this is a great thrill but it is way out of my comfort zone really, I have never felt comfortable about being rewarded for doing the things you like to do but I am certainly honoured and proud and I feel very humbled to have been nominated,” he said. “My biggest thank you must go to my wife and family for their love and support and patience during what has been such a busy part of our lives. It would simply not be possible to be involved without your family behind you and this award is also recognition of their great support and understanding.” Mr Duscher moved to Wonthaggi in 1975, where he took up his first teaching appointment in a primary school. He built a life in the town with his wife Lynn and two sons. He now has five grandchildren. “My parents gave me the wise advice that the best way to get to know the community was to get involved, get to know the people and enjoy yourself,” he said. “That was probably easy in the role of a teacher as you get to know the children, their parents, fellow staff and work with the school community straight away. I had a very happy, satisfying teaching career and I still miss it.” Mr Duscher’s passion for sport

also helped him to find his place in the community. An avid footballer and tennis player, Mr Duscher also served as a coach, administrator and mentor at local clubs. On top of this, he joined Apex soon after arriving in Wonthaggi, with which he is a life member. This was the first step in his journey of community service.

Community minded: John Duscher’s legacy of hard work within his community resulted in an Order of Australia Medal nomination on Australia Day. “I learnt quickly the value of being a community volunteer, the importance of being part of a team and how much can be achieved with a positive attitude, good planning and hard work,” Mr Duscher said. “There was never any personal plan but one thing lead to another and over the years I guess I have spread the wings a bit locally, regionally and even at a State level to include quite a diverse number of things, including Rotary, local government, road safety, Justice Department, aged and disability care, water industry, Uncle Bob’s

Club (fundraising for the Children’s Hospital), State Coal Mine and as a Freemason. “When I look back now, I appreciate just how busy it has been but it has been great really as Wonthaggi has been a very happy place for us, a terrific place to raise a family and work and an opportunity and pleasure to work with so many organisations and outstanding people, friendly, strong, committed and passionate advocates for their community. You cannot help but be inspired by their example and encouragement. I am very proud to be a part of this community.” Notably, Mr Duscher was a board member for Westernport Water, acted as community representative for the Victorian Community Roadside Alliance, was a board member for Moonya Disability Services and was a founding member of the Uncle Bob’s Club Wonthaggi branch. He also served his community in the roles of mayor, deputy mayor and councillor in both the Borough of Wonthaggi and Bass Coast Shire Council. Mr Duscher is still involved with Rotary, and also serves as a justice of the peace and bail justice. He continues to support Uncle Bob’s Club, is the board director and treasurer of the Wonthaggi Club, and volunteers with Rose Lodge and the State Coal Mine. “There have been challenges along the way but it is the way you respond to the challenge that tests your character, your leadership and your resolve and is a real measure of your integrity, respect, honesty and commitment,” Mr Duscher said. “You work hard, set goals that can be achieved, you share the success, you don’t try to do things on your own, and you listen to others and value their opinion even though

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Wonthaggi breakfast: from left, Wonthaggi’s Wendy Martin, Dannielle Tucker and Bert Tiziani. They enjoyed a hearty breakfast prior to the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi’s Australia Day Community Awards Ceremony, held at the Wonthaggi Union Theatre, last Saturday.

Are you satisfied with water, sewerage? UNDERSTANDING what customers want when it comes to the essentials of drinking water and sewerage service and supply is a priority for South Gippsland Water. Each year, Gippsland’s four water corporations - East Gippsland Water, Gippsland Water, Westernport Water and South Gippsland Water - work together on a customer survey, seeking feedback on overall satisfaction, current services and performance, and gather information regarding planning for the future of the region. South Gippsland Water’s managing director Philippe du Plessis said, “This survey has been conducted for a number of years now and is really important to us in measuring how we’ve performed and in assessing what customers want from us in the future; it’s an indispensable planning tool for the business itself and the communities it serves.” During February, customers in South Gippsland will be randomly selected and contacted by phone to participate in the survey.

An independent research company will conduct the survey on behalf of the water corporations and callers will clearly identify themselves as TKW (on behalf of InSync Surveys). Customers will be asked to give feedback about their local water corporation as part of the survey and the caller will not engage in any sales pitch during the call. If you do receive a call trying to sell you water related products, please be wary as often times, scammers and pushy sales people are active in the area as well. The survey should take around 10 minutes with customers being asked around 20 questions on topics such as service, prices, and their expectations. “South Gippsland Water values feedback from its customers, it forms a vital component of the broad range of information that assists us in servicing our region and providing benefits to our customers,” Mr du Plessis said. “We appreciate the time and insight our customers provide us with.”

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Ratepayers’ money wasted Monitor’s cost equivalent to 30km of gravel road maintenance RATEPAYERS have paid $81,500 so far for a watchdog to keep an eye on South Gippsland Shire Council in the wake of a dysfunctional term marred by allegations of bullying, disrespect and poor governance by councillors.

That amount could have paid for more than 30 kilometres of gravel road to be maintained, based on the average cost of $2700 per kilometre for unsealed roads to be graded and drains attended to, in the shire. Mayor Cr Don Hill has refused to explain to ratepayers whether he feels comfortable with council spending so much of ratepayers’ money on the monitor. With the monitor’s term continuing until June this year, the final cost could rise to approximately $160,000 based on the cost so far. The monitor’s term expires on June 18 this year. The State Government appointed municipal monitor Peter Stephenson on June 18, 2018 to watch council for 12 months in the wake of allegations of poor governance and dysfunctional operation, with poor relationships between councillors a major factor. He is usually present two days a week - Wednesday and Thursday - and is taking a break over January while council is not meeting. Mr Stephenson has since provided advice to council about governance practices and is filing regular reports with the new Victorian Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek. Mr Stephenson’s terms of reference relate to council’s meeting procedures, decision making (including the use of urgent special meetings of council, and notices of motion and rescission), policies to manage conflicts of interest and confidential information, councillors’ code of conduct, internal resolution procedure and the CEO’s policies and practices for managing interactions between councillors and council staff. Cr Hill would not address questions about the

cost of the monitor asked by The Star, only responding with “No comment”. The questions were: • Does the mayor feel comfortable with council spending $81,500 on the municipal monitor? • Does the mayor believe this is the best use of ratepayers’ money? • Does the mayor believe this money should go to the monitor or projects and infrastructure that would benefit the community? • Does the mayor believe the appointment of the monitor could have been avoided? • If so, how? If not, why not? • Does the mayor believe he had any role to playy in the appointment of the monitor? • Why does the mayor believe the monitor wass appointed? Mr Somyurek said the monitor was appoint-ed following a request by the Local Governmentt Inspectorate. “I expect the community will benefit from thee

monitor’s work to help council improve its decision making, management of conflicts of interest and confidential information,” the minister said. The previous local government minister, Marlene Kairouz, appointed Mr Stephenson on the recommendation of the Local Government Inspectorate. Local councils are responsible for the remuneration of monitors under the Local Government Act 1989.

Choice is yours: would you rather South Gippsland Shire Council spend $81,500 on municipal monitor Peter Stephenson (at right) ensuring councillors behave at council meetings and improve their governance, or for 30km of gravel road to be maintained? Grader photo, Facebook/South Gippsland Shire Council.

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Landlords will negotiate LANDLORD Don Brown, the owner of a number of shops in Bair Street, has disagreed with Cr Don Hill’s view (Star, January 22, 2019, Arty Boost for ‘Gatha) where he says demands for rent in Leongatha are “excessive”. “I just wanted to say from my perspective I am more than happy to negotiate with future tenants,” Mr Brown said. He said Cr Hill’s assertions that due to high demands in rent the “responsibility for the empty shop fronts rests primarily with the landlords” was just a silly comment. “As you know we have had those vacant shops for some years now and are very flexible and would love to have a tenant as soon as possible,” he said. “I would be silly not to listen to what future occupants have to say about the rent.” One of the shops has been sold in recent times but there are still a few vacant. Both Alex Scott and Staff and Insight Real Estate have tried to assist Mr Brown in attracting a tenant. “The railway site seems to be holding the town back.” Mr Brown said he would like to see more enforcement of car parking too as many owners and staff are still parking directly in front or near their premises. “They should park well away from their shops and open the town up to parking spaces.”

Rates pressure on the rise THE recently formed and very active community group South Gippsland Rates Challengers held its fourth public community meeting in less than the four months since it was formed on Sunday, January 27 at the Venus Bay Community Centre.

The meeting was well attended by an articulate and well informed public, that was in agreement with meeting organisers that open forums for the discussion of such subjects as the high and ever increasing rates charged in SGS, should be held regularly throughout the Shire which offers few public transport options for interested and disadvantaged residents who wish to attend SGSC meetings . Meetings were organised as a platform for community discussion of rates and as a protest against the formalised, closed to the public shire council meetings that take place in the present council . Marie Gerrard-Staton from the South Gippsland Rate Challengers group told The Star questioners called for open transparency of Council in relation to who actually is responsible for the setting of council rates and how the revenue raised from them is used throughout the Shire. “An audience member noted that unfair and inequitable rates were being addressed

throughout the state by two strong well organised lobby groups ...those representing both the farmers and business groups,” she said. “These moves leave the ordinary ratepayer poorly represented and vulnerable to unfair rate burdens imposed by their Shire . “The deputy mayor Cr Alyson Skinner made a valiant attempt to explain the current rating system that exists today. “She advised the community to send emails to Council if they wanted change, or to approach their councillors privately to lobby their cause within council.” Unfortunately, Mrs Gerrard-Staton said, the Venus Bay meeting was again poorly attended by Shire councillors ..all of whom had received invitations but who were absent from the meeting, leaving Cr Skinner to deal with various rating issues raised by the public completely unsupported by those who are responsible for setting and administering them . At the end of the meeting both the public and organisers noted the need for more consultative and community - friendly initiatives to be set in place in various locations throughout the shire by the council itself. “These should be attended by councillors and those implementing the rates as soon as possible so that public discussion relating to unfair rates can take place openly and transparently,” Mrs Marie GerrardStaton said.

Car vandalised A CAR was vandalised with a baseball bat in Wonthaggi North on Friday morning. A woman arrived home in her car at 12.30am and parked her vehicle on the side of the road, Oxford Way. At 1am, she heard the sound of glass smashing and went out to her vehicle to find her driver’s side window smashed, and two males running off towards Wentworth Road. Both males were about 175cm tall, of medium build and wearing baseball caps.

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Kayaks stolen TWO kayaks were stolen from Cowes recently. The kayaks had been left on the foreshow close to the walking track that leads to McHaffie Crescent, Cowes, between noon, January 19 and 10am, January 20. The kayaks were tied to a tree with a

Right, Another window: the Grow Lightly front window in Commercial Street, Korumburra was also smashed over the weekend.

Noticeboard Unless these vehicles are collected and relevant fees paid within fourteen (14) days of the date of this notice, the vehicles will be offered for sale to the public. Green Holden Commodore VIN - 6H8VSK35HSL828706 Black Holden Station Wagon VIN - JSAGHY81S0010182 Silver Nissan Station Wagon Year: 2003 Registration Number: 1NE1VW VIN - JN1TBNT30A00021266 IMMUNISATION SESSIONS Foster: 5 February, 10.00 - 10.30am at War Memorial Arts Centre Leongatha: 5 February, 12.30pm - 1.30pm at Leongatha Uniting Church Hall Mirboo North: 6 February, 9.00 - 9.30am at Maternal and Child Health Centre Korumburra: 6 February, 11.30am - 12.00pm at Karmai Community Children’s Centre EMPLOYMENT Council advertises all employment opportunities on its website. For details please visit: www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/employment

Vehicle abandoned: this car was left with a smashed rear window and wrapped in police tape on the side of Bass Highway at Leongatha South on Friday. The vehicle was near the intersection with Nortons Road.

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Above right, Front entrance: one of the front sliding doors to the Italian Social Club in Korumburra was smashed sometime over the weekend.

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Fuel stolen DIESEL and a heavy duty battery were stolen from an industrial premise in Grantville. The theft, from Stanley Road, occurred between 11.30pm, January 19 and 3am, January 20. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Wonthaggi Police on 5671 4100.

AN UNKNOWN offender failed to gain entry into the rear door of an office in Wonthaggi last week. The offender scaled the rear mesh fence of a business in Graham Street between 5pm, January 21 and 9am, January 22. They attempted to break into the rear door of an office, possibly using a jemmy bar, but did not gain entry.

Repair chance: the school will approach an expert in the field to try to determine if the windows can be restored and at what cost.

Council impounded the following vehicles in accordance with Schedule 11 of the Local Government Act 1989.

chain and looped through a handle on the kayaks. It appears the offender cut through the handles to remove the chain. The kayaks are single riders. One is white with black and yellow markings, the second is green on the front third, white in the middle and the rear third is blue.

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Continued from page 1. “It is very hard to put an estimate on the cost of these items as they are historic but at this stage we are estimating the value to be around $5,000; it could easily be considerably more. “I would say looking at the windows 70 percent is damaged and 30 percent is salvageable,” Senior Constable Rielly said. The school is currently reviewing CCTV footage in order to obtain information and will also conduct an inspection surrounding the building in case a brick or other item is discovered. In other damage in Korumburra over the weekend a front window has been smashed at Grow Lightly in Commercial Street and one of the front sliding doors at the Italian Social Club was also smashed. Korumburra police said these windows were smashed over the weekend between Friday night and Saturday morning. A rock from South Railway Crescent was used to smash the Italian Social Club window. Bloodstains were found at the scene. Crime scene officers attended and took samples and are believed to be interviewing a suspect this weekend.

High temps spark old burn off FRIDAY’S soaring temperatures caused an old burn off to flare up in West Creek.

The blaze ignited at 10.20am, damaging an acre of paddock and roadside bush. CFA vehicles from Dalyston, Wonthaggi, Glen Alvie, Kilcunda and CFA Bass Coast Group attended, controlling the fire within 20 minutes of arrival. Wonthaggi CFA’s Damien O’Connor said the homeowners had lit a burn off back in August, which had continued to smoulder underground. “The ducks lined up on Friday with the wind and the temperature, which caused it to spread,” he said. Mr O’Connor said it was a good idea to keep an eye on old burn off heaps on extreme weather days. “Make sure it’s cool and be ready if you smell smoke. If you’re worried, you can put a mineral earth fire break around the burn off site,” he said. Crews remained on scene for several hours to black out the fire site.

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Ugly sight: a paddock overgrown with ragwort and thistles at Mirboo has outraged neighbouring farmers.

Rampant weeds spark outrage By Brad Lester

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have contacted the department and they just send a letter (to the farmer said. SELFISH landholders the landholder),â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What should be in place is a across South Gippsland fine and an order to do it. It can go are angering their neigh- to court but the penalty isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t high bours by neglecting their enough. officers wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t force the responsibilities to clear issueâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The because the judicial system weeds from their land. wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t back them up.â&#x20AC;? From Mirboo in the east to The farmer said ragwort had Mountain View in the west, The been an increasing problem over Star is receiving reports of paddocks time and is worried it will become overgrown with such weeds as rag- more so. wort, thistles and blackberries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It breaks my heart to see counWhile diligent farmers are quick try that was clean go to weeds,â&#x20AC;? the to spray or remove weeds from their farmer said. land, less thoughtful neighbours The farmer was not impressed are allowing weeds to proliferate by Agriculture Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent and become seedbanks that stand statement in this newspaper, calling to contaminate surrounding prop- for farmers to control ragwort beerties for years to come â&#x20AC;&#x201C; costing fore flowers set seed before the end their neighbours valuable time and of January and saying there was still money. time before plants set seed. Each ragwort plant can produce The farmer said many ragwort up to 150,000 seeds, with many plants were already setting seed and remaining viable for more than a to control ragwort now was far from decade. effective. The Star recently inspected a â&#x20AC;&#x153;They should be made to do it in property at Mirboo that grew more the autumn,â&#x20AC;? the farmer said. ragwort, thistles and blackberries â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be nothing for us to than pasture. Located on the side of have to get around our paddocks the hill, it was ideally placed to cast six times a year because the ragwort seed across the clean valley below. keeps coming up.â&#x20AC;? A concerned farmer, who did Mountain View farmer Chrisnot wish to be named, contacted tine Webb continues to advocate for this newspaper after becoming better enforcement of weed control fed up with the lack of action by in the region, despite coming up against bureaucratic hurdles. authorities.

She said she was told by a staff member at Agriculture Victoria the department there is no longer enforcing weed compliance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I fill out forms, they will ring the farmers concerned and suggest that they might do their weeds but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it. No enforcement,â&#x20AC;? she said. Agriculture Victoria has contacted more than 50 landholders in the region to encourage early season ragwort control to help reduce the spread of the highly invasive weed. An Agriculture Victoria spokesperson said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Established weeds such as ragwort and thistles are widespread and beyond eradication in Victoria and require ongoing management by all land owners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Successful management of established weeds and pests occurs when all landowners in a local area take coordinated action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Agriculture Victoria received a complaint about the property of concern (at Mirboo) on January 10, 2019 and is currently working with the landowner to discuss their weed management responsibilities and options. The spokesperson said Agriculture Victoria is currently delivering 38 weed compliance projects in Gippsland in 2018-19, involving 864 individual properties. Biosecurity officers in Gippsland are based at Ellinbank, Leongatha and Bairnsdale.

Not on: Mountain View farmer Christine Webb in a field of ragwort and thistles of the Raising awareness: Gippsland South MLA kind that serves as a seedbank, resulting in Danny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien in front of weed infested land in the Strzelecki Ranges. the contamination of neighbouring farms.

MP calls for action on weeds GIPPSLAND South MLA Danny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien has called for the State Government to take immediate action to enforce the law with respect to noxious weeds. He said he had been contacted by a number of landholders throughout South Gippsland frustrated at rampant weed growth throughout the region. Mr Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said he has regularly raised the issue of weed eradication laws with the State Government, but it is clearly not a problem the city-centric Labor Government wants to tackle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had contact from a num-

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CAN you help paint a theatre set? Foster’s FAMDA is seeking new people to join the set painting team for The Vicar of Dibley. Training is provided, with a painting workshop based around floorboard technique on Sunday, February 3. Helpers for preparation would be appreciated on Saturday, February 2. There will be work to do on Monday, February 4 and possibly on later days, depending on weather/drying conditions and progress. Anyone wanting to be involved can contact Tania Pell 0427 832 303 or Noel Stringer 0428 871 250 or email: theatre@famda.org.au PRESERVE our Forests Steering Committee at Mirboo North is inviting the community to a picnic on Saturday, February 9 at noon. The event will raise awareness of VicForests’ plans to log forest north of Mirboo North during autumn. Imagine sitting and listening to gentle strains of fine music, the scent of tea tree and eucalypts drifting around you? Children can listen to a bush story or enjoying forest activities. The picnic will be held at Baths Road Reserve, corner of Ridgway and Baths Road, Mirboo North. BYO food, drink, chairs and picnic blankets. RSVP by February 6 to preserveourforestsmn@yahoo.com

Missing in action: this scarecrow was stolen from Meeniyan last Thursday, despite helping to promote the Garlic Festival on February 16.

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No ransom notes were found or received. The festival organisers are not sure if it was love at first sight? Stranger things can happen! Does anyone have any leads? The scarecrow has been at the festival for two years. Don’t disappoint him. Please return or dob in the scarecrow thief. The other scarecrows are missing him, as is the person who allegedly was having discussion with him at the bus stop last year. South Gippsland Shire Councillor Andrew McEwen requested assistance from police and the general public in finding the errant scarecrow. It’s part of the fun of the festival. Many people stop to get selfies with the now seven scarecrows, with more to be birthed on Friday. Cr McEwen can be phoned on 0488 242478 or email: ecolore1@bigpond.com

Family fun: Meeniyan sisters Makayla Hardidge (left) and Alanah Hardidge showed their patriotism at Leongatha’s Australia Day ceremony on Saturday. Makayla is a Leongatha Cub Scout.

Take care: school is back today Wednesday and drivers are asked to slow down to keep everyone safe, including Inverloch Primary School crossing supervisor Judy Hughes, with Jenson and Anabelle.

before driving through. It’s also important to not park too close to the school crossings. Vehicles must not stop 20 metres before or 10 metres after a school crossing, which is generally defined by line markings or parking signage. Crossing supervisors need a clear field of vision in all directions around their crossing so they approaching school crossings, can spot approaching children and they should slow down to 40 km/h vehicles as soon as possible. The warm, summer weather or less, watch for children and remember not to stop too close to could also encourage more people to walk to and from school this the crossing. Bass Coast mayor Cr Brett term. Council and Victoria Police Tessari asked parents to be mindful of parking rules during drop will be monitoring school crossings and driver behaviour around off and pick up times. “Sometimes it can be tempting schools in coming weeks, particuto double park for a moment, or larly during drop-off and pick-up sneak into a bus zone or no stand- times. ing zone, but it’s always better to Reduced speed limits, school find a safer park further away and crossings and parking restrictions enjoy the short walk,” he said. around schools are in place to School crossings must be com- improve the movements of traffic pletely vacated of all pedestrians, during peak times and maximise included the crossing supervisor, safety for children and all road

Club leaves its stamp on Korumburra PEOPLE travelled from far and wide to attend the third annual Stamp and Coin Fair at Korumburra RSL on Saturday. Hosted by the Korumburra Stamp Club, the event saw six dealers selling and buying stamps, coins and banknotes, with some people seeking valuations of deceased estates or seeking elusive stamps to add to their collection. The stamp club invites the public to attend its meetings. For more information, telephone Peter on 5655 2521, Lindsay on 5664 7309 or email gippystamps@ vic.chariot.net.au.

Talking stamps: from left, Gerry Kool, president of Anderson Inlet Stamp Club, bought stamps for a cousin in Switzerland from Korumburra Stamp Club president Lindsay Fromhold, at the Korumburra Stamp and Coin Fair on Saturday. The Anderson Inlet club will hold its fair at Inverloch Uniting Church on Saturday, March 9.

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Musicians win Tamworth award AN INVERLOCH band has made its mark on the country music scene by winning a major award at the home of Australian country music, the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Souly Us won APRA AMCOS New Songwriter of the Year 2019 through the Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA), sponsored by APRA AMCOS. Souly Us won the award for its song Meant to Be and was a semifinalist in the lyric only section with another song, Walk Away. The group is Inverloch couple, Kate Appleyard and Ben Mawdsley. Kate said she and Ben just looked at each other in utter amazement when their names were called. “They started playing the chorus of our song loudly and we got to walk through the crowd to the stage, say our speech and hold our beautiful trophies! It’s a moment we will always remember,” she said. Ben said, “We were against incredible and talented songwriters in these awards and to have our names read out as the winner, well that was a moment I won’t forget.” The couple were shaking in their seats ahead of the announcement. “My mum Wendy and her two friends, Rae and Kerry, were there supporting us too,” Kate said.

“When they started announcing the finalists they played a snippet of each song. When they announced the winner, we couldn’t believe it. “We were so proud of ourselves for even getting to this point. This was our first song release, our first time to Tamworth, our first grand final position for our music as we released Meant to Be about four months ago. “It meant so much to us to be there let alone win the title for New Songwriter of the Year! A very emotional time and such a proud moment.” Kate said they submitted Meant to Be into the New Songwriter of the Year category as it was their first and only release at that time.

This allowed them to qualify for the category as it had to be a commercially released song. “A panel of TSA judges examined the songs that were up for an award and decided which artists made the finals and who won the overall title,” Kate said. The song was inspired by remembering what it was like to have your first love, Kate said. “It also incorporates a summer feel with beaches, sunshine and summer nights. Those days when you were young, wild and care free like the world was at your fingertips, and it still is, even though us humans lose track of it every now and again when we get so caught up in our day to day lives,” she said. “However, more often than not first loves end but you never

forget!” Souly Us now plan to travel and take their music worldwide. “We are so appreciative for the support of our local community and the people who know us, but we can’t wait to see where our music can take us. This is our passion, what we feel we were born to do,” Kate said.

together 10 months ago. Meant to Be was one of the first songs they wrote. They have now released an EP, Hello World, which debuted at number five on the iTunes Country Music Charts. It can be streamed on all digital stores including Spotify, Apple Music and iTunes.

Author’s stamp of approval ALISON Lester will join literary giants including Morris Gleitzman, Shaun Tan and Leigh Hobbs on envelopes across the country in the new stamp series from Australia Post. Born in Foster in 1952 and continuing to live in Gippsland, Ms Lester’s upbringing in this idyllic location inspired her more than 25 picture books for a young audience. Family and nature are the most important themes in her work – loving and caring families and encouraging children to believe in themselves and to celebrate their differences to make them special. Released on January 17, the Australian Legends of Children’s Literature follows the national postal service’s awards for people who are leaders in their field of endeavour. Ms Lester has been the recipient of many prestigious awards for both individual book titles and for her broader contribution to children’s literature and literacy.

Talented duo: Ben Mawdsley and Kate Appleyard of Inverloch are the group Souly Us that succeed at the Tamworth Country Music Festival awards last week.

Ben added, “It so special we can write and perform music together. This has taken us places recently and it will take us places in the future. Kate is an amazing singer and her ability to create melodies and write storytelling lyrics for our songs, she’s a very clever girl.” The couple started songwriting

Children’s author: former Fish Creek resident Alison Lester, who continues her connection in Gippsland, Alison Lester will feature in a new collectable stamp series from Australia Post. This year on Australia Day she became a member of the Order of Australia for significant service to literature as a children’s author and illustrator, and to Indigenous literacy. She was appointed the inaugural Australian Children’s Laureate in 2011, which allowed her to take her passion for stories and storytelling to young audiences across the country, helping kindle their

love of literature and learning. Also involved in many community art projects she spends part of every year travelling to remote Indigenous communities, using her books to help children and adults write and draw about their lives. Ms Lester, who now lives in Nar Nar Goon North, keeps a bookshop in Fish Creek with her artwork and books.

Hunter signs books and inspires LEONGATHA Office Choice newsagency held a book signing event for Rob Hunter, author of Day 9 at Wooreen, last Friday.

An interested crowd of avid readers and history buffs alike lined up to speak to the author about the kidnapping from Wooreen State School and his first published book, and took home personally signed copies to their delight. “There was an over whelming, warm sentiment and sense of community here today,” Mr Hunter said. “This has certainly been interesting ride, seeing the book come to fruition 41 years after the events at Wooreen. “Ex-chief commissioner of Victoria Police Mick Miller wrote in the book’s foreword that the truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction. “And Robin Smith, the truck driver

who held up our 21 hour ordeal from potentially lasting much longer, could be described as divine intervention. “Many people are to be thanked. I’m grateful to John ‘sly of the underworld’ Silvester, The Age newspaper crime reporter. He wrote about my story after he received a copy of my manuscript.” About 120 copies have been sold so far at the newsagency and another 70 sold at The Star. Day 9 at Wooreen tells the story of the author’s first hand experiences as a new teacher. He was kidnapped at gun point along with nine other students by Edwin John Eastwood, at the Wooreen State School. Mr Hunter also celebrates the eventual healing that can ensue from such an event. In attendance for the book signing

event was former police officer and 19 year sergeant Graham Washfold, who retired from service in 1987. “We knew something was wrong by 4.30pm and 20 minutes later we found a note left on the school door,” Mr Washfold recalled. “The modus operandi was clear from detectives on the scene, as a wallet was found with a watch wrapped around it. “Eventually, the D24 mobile unit was called in to investigate along with detectives from Sale. Shots were fired and we were frightened as hell. “If it were me, I’d never release the handcuffs of (Edwin John) Eastwood. “We were just proud and relieved to tell parents we got him.”

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Signing event: an author, former students and a police officer were at the Leongatha Office Choice newsagency book signing event last Friday. Pictured at back left are Bill Patterson and Graham Washfold, and front left are Maree McFarlane, Leonie Smith and author Rob Hunter.

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OPINIONS

Drive rail push

IT was encouraging to read some comments in last week’s Star about our South Gippsland Shire councillors’ wishlists for 2019. Prioritising core services, delivering real rate relief and resolving issues through negotiation rather than lawyers sounds positive, but can council deliver? Also touched on was the return of rail and the rail trail extension, or can we have both? Council should take the lead on this issue and deliver the view of the community to the State Government.

Steve Finlay, Leongatha.

Wind farm support GIVEN the amount of angst and noise created by a small number of complainants in protest of alleged noise levels emanating from the Bald Hills Wind Farm, many could be inclined to think the entire community is suffering. The fact that it is not should be acknowledged. As a resident and full-time farmer, living and working under and around the turbines, I can without hesitation say that I, as well as people who work with me, have not experienced nor can replicate the views expressed by the complainants. Our family home sits approximately 600 metres from

the nearest turbine, and within two kilometres of 16 turbines. Our east facing main bedroom and living room are positioned closest to the turbines. The farm that we manage to produce certified grass fed beef is also 600 to 2800 metres from the turbines. Myself and our worker undertake all farm maintenance and animal health treatments within this working environment. Our self replacing beef herd and sheep flock enjoy very high and successful breeding outcomes. We also have an additional house regularly let as short term rental accommodation which is approximately 350 metres from the nearest turbine, with 19 turbines within two kilometres. Our guest comments book supported by verbal feedback from guests does not support the objectors’ claims, with zero complaints or negative comments from guests. I would hope that James C. Smith and Associates, which don’t appear to be cited online in other studies, have been thorough in their investigation and included the views of residents other than the complainants in order to present a balanced view and report to South Gippsland Shire Council. Surely people other than complainants who, like me, live within the alleged noise area would be included in any well-credentialed study.

E D I T O R I A L An insult to our farmers SOUTH Gippsland farmers and associated agri-businesses are hard working, carry substantial risk and responsibility, and help feed the region, Australia and the world.

Yet they have been unfairly targeted by the animal liberationist group Aussie Farms, which has listed select farmers and associated businesses such as abattoirs on a map that claims to list people involved in “animal exploitation”. Also listed on the map are tourism businesses that involve animals, such as wildlife parks. Yet the map does not provide evidence for why these farmers and businesses are on the map. There are no photos, videos or other evidence of animal cruelty and exploitation. So why are our farmers on there? Given the number of farmers in South Gippsland, the fact so few are mentioned on the map shows they must be following animal welfare requirements as they not come to the attention of authorities. Those mentioned appear to have been found on the internet and are just listed for the sake of not ignoring one of Victoria’s major agricultural regions. The Aussie Farms website itself does have shocking footage and images of cruelty to animals posed by some elements of the industry and in that respect, this inhumane behaviour must be called out and addressed by authorities. But to lump innocent South Gippslanders in with these offenders is inappropriate, offensive and defamatory as there is no reason for doing so. There’s an old saying about not tarring people with the same brush and that is what is happening in this case. Aussie Farms, despite their intentions to address animal cruelty, should do their homework before making broad-based allegations. They should now remove South Gippsland farmers and businesses from this map.

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Whilst I acknowledge that as a participating landowner I receive a financial benefit from the project for hosting wind turbines, I believe without any doubt that the vast majority of people who live and visit here support renewable energy and invariably say they find the Bald Hills Wind Farm to be a good development for our region and the future. It does after all enjoy one of the best wind regimes in Australia. And one fact all seem to agree on is that this project is meeting the planning criterion set out by the government of the day.

Lindsay Marriott, Tarwin Lower.

Response to Cr Fawcett HAVING managed to get himself back onto South Gippsland Shire Council following the resignation of another councillor, it seems Cr Jim Fawcett does not really want the council to succeed at all. While other councillors outlined their visions for South Gippsland in 2019 in positive and constructive terms (The Star, January 22, 2019), Cr Fawcett could only criticise and denounce his fellow councillors and disparage the council. Yes, there have been obvious problems in the way council has operated, and some of it has been due to poor behaviour and a disabling lack of ability, but the State Government’s appointment of a Municipal Monitor to oversee the functions of council seems to have improved meeting procedures and effectiveness andled to a more generally cohesive council, which I think was on view in the outlooks expressed by councillors in your article. Cr Fawcett’s mournful and perfunctory intonations about the future of South Gippsland reveal a limited imagination and provide little hope for the quality of his contribution over the remaining lifespan of this council. Like the rest of the country, South Gippsland faces huge and complex challenges flowing from global economic, structural and technological upheaval, climate change, biodiversity and sustainability issues, population growth and shifts, changes to agriculture industry and practice, and so

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emergency we are facing.

Just as at the state and federal levels, the work done by councils at the local level will be critical to our capacity to respond effectively to these issues. Are you able to become part of the solution, Cr Fawcett?

We have 12 years, if we are lucky, to transition to clean energy and finish with fossil foolery for good. This requires urgent action. Bushfires, record high temperatures on land and in the sea, destruction of forests and greedy corporates who have privatised our river waters have lead to a ‘perfect storm’, with the potential to make large parts of our country unliveable. Experts did not anticipate this to happen so quickly. We cannot ignore it. What areas will be habitable? Where will food be grown? Gippsland councils need to declare a climate emergency and plan urgently for strategic risk management to deal with the threats of extreme weather, coastal erosion and farming sustainability. Local businesses need to help farmers and others who are most at risk in our warming world. Communities need to look after each other in the heatwaves to come. We can turn this around if we act now. Who’s with me?

Tony Walker, Fish Creek.

Numbers can’t be ignored

IN The Star, January 8, 2019, Bass Coast Shire Councillor Geoff Ellis said he “had been involved in positive conversations across the Waterline area about small and comfortable libraries and agencies that are set to replace the broken-down mobile library”. Obviously, Cr Ellis hasn’t spoken to the 2300 people who have signed the petition to retain the mobile library service. It is infuriating to read such a facile statement. Cr Ellis juxtaposes a profoundly negative image of our mobile library (broken-down) with cheerful, optimistic spin on its replacement. The mobile library is not broken down. Yes, it’s old, but it’s comfortable and spacious. It needs to be replaced or upgradedin the near future. This can be achieved through purchasing a primemover funded from Bass Coast Facilities Reserve of $167,355 plus a Living Libraries Infrastructure Grant submission by June 2019 to purchase a new or upgraded trailer. Cardinia and Murrindindi shires did this successfully in 2018. The Bass Coast Facilities Reserve will be used to fund a small library agency in Corinella and possibly San Remo. The community believes these funds are better spent on retaining and expanding the mobile library service in Bass Coast. A mobile service could take the library to thousands of people spread across our small towns, not just to those who live Corinella and San Remo.

Cynthia Wagener, Corinella.

Call for climate action I AM writing on the urgent need for local councils, businesses and households to act immediately on the climate

Jessica Harrison, Wonthaggi.

Answers needed on library I HAVE been following this debacle now since I found out that the CEO of the West Gippsland Library Service (WGLS) Leanne Williams announced the demise of the South Coast Mobile Library in late October 2018. And to be honest, since that announcement I’m astounded by the lack of community consultation either before or after by the councillors of the Bass Coast Shire. Myself and other community members have asked numerous questions. Questions it seems that our councillors either won’t or can’t answer. So publicly I have some questions for our elected representatives and may they also note they are in office only because we voted for them and this can all change at the next council election. 1) Did our councillors do their own research into why the South Coast Mobile Library was being discontinued or did they rely solely on the information hand fed to them by the WGLS and do they now

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think that maybe they got it wrong due to the misinformation that they received? 2) Since when did the CEO of the WGLS become the council spokesperson for everything to do with the mobile library? Remember that as our elected representatives, we pay your wages so maybe it’s time that you discontinue this arrangement and start asking the WGLS the questions that we as a community have asked, but all we get is a whole pile of spin and if we ask too many questions we are blocked from their Facebook page. 3) Why did the board decide to choose an accountant as their next CEO as you would think that a person with library experience would have been more suitable? 4) Why did the board not make the suggestion to the CEO that maybe instead of closing down the mobile service, that instead they could spent a few dollars and some time in promoting this amazing outreach program? In closing I would like to remind the board of the WGLS that at your board meeting in Cowes on October 30, we were told by the board they were proud of the transparency they were all showing, but all we see as a community is hidden agendas and secret deals.

Levinus Van Der Neut, Coronet Bay.

Attention, councillor

IN a Mayor’s Message in The Star, our mayor Cr Don Hill invited readers “to view one of the recent council meetings streamed on the website to see the smooth functioning council in operation”. I accepted the mayor’s invitation and viewed the council meeting on December 19, 2018. I am not convinced that everything is hunky-dory and running smoothly “within the framework of acceptable conduct as defined by the Councillor Code of Conduct document and other appropriate standards”. Pretty well from the start of the meeting it seemed to me that Cr Rich was focusing on his computer rather than fully engaging in the meeting. On numerous occasions, Cr Rich can be seen operating his computer rather than listening to fellow councillors speaking, and on a number of occasions

whilst councillors are speaking it looks to me as if he is texting on a smartphone. Cr Rich was seated next to the newly appointed Cr Cousin and I thought it was particularly poor form for him to be operating his computer when Cr Cousin was speaking at the 11.00 to 12.54 mark, and then later to be apparently texting when Cr Cousin was a lone voice speaking against a motion at 32.18. Seems to me his actions were both distracting and discourteous to the new councillor. Shouldn’t he have been called to order? To mention just a couple of other examples: • at 50.17 apparently texting whilst Cr Skinner was speaking on the cat curfew; • at 1.23.11 apparently texting whilst councillors Brunt then Brown spoke, then continuing whilst the mayor was speaking at 1.26.44, and still apparently texting while Cr Skinner starts speaking on the Korumburra supermarket matter. At that point there are clearly some indications made to suggest to Cr Rich that he should leave the meeting which he did, being called back at the conclusion of that topic. I thought clearly there was some issue regarding a conflict of interest on this subject despite the fact that none had been declared at the start of the meeting. Interesting to note that the minutes record that after the meeting Cr Rich completed a Conflict Of Interest form relating to that matter and a Confidential Agenda Item Matter. The Councillor Code of Conduct Policy has a core value requiring councillors to actively listen ‘to you and each other”. This requires councillors to be “present” in the room, not distracted by other things and to listen, having regular eye contact to all people as they speak. This viewer did not consider that Cr Rich was actively listening to other councillors for much of the meeting. Furthermore a belated declaration of conflict seems unsatisfactory and if Cr Rich was in fact texting on a smartphone, why wasn’t it “off”, as required?

Clive Hope, Meeniyan.

VOXPOP! VOX How do you get organised and ready for the new school year?

“The key is to be well organised and prioritise. Doing this in small increments helps.” Danielle Lorkin, Jeetho.

“I got organised for VCE early. Books and uniforms are all ready to go and I found Year 12 was easier to get ready and prepared for.” Corrie Graeme, Mirboo North.

“I try to organise my books early. I’m really excited and nervous to be starting in Year 7 this year!” Leah Boyle, Mount Eccles.

“It’s important to get bed time routines back in schedule, as well as the usual list of uniforms, books, lunch bags and school bags.” Kaarina Noble, Mount Eccles.

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Australia Day in South Gippsland Positive outlook aids recovery from trauma CHOOSING to be positive was the up- stops”. The ceremony acknowledged winners and shot of the words delivered by the guest in South Gippsland Shire Council’s speaker at Leongatha’s Australia Day nominees Australia Day awards this year. ceremony at McIndoe Park on Saturday. Present were: Rob Hunter was the teacher kidnapped from the Wooreen State School, along with nine students, in 1977. “The events in our lives shape who we are,” he said, noting the ordeal had turned many of the victims into “overcomers”. Mr Hunter told how focusing on the positives of the traumatic event – such as the many volunteers who had helped and the resilience developed within the people involved – had helped him recover. He had found peace through gratitude, forgiving the kidnapper Edwin Eastwood, having an outward focus by engaging with family and friends, and staying true to his Christian faith. Mr Hunter has since written a book about the kidnapping, entitled Day 9 at Wooreen. “Happy Australia Day. You beauty!” he told the crowd. Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien spoke of the Australian values of freedom and service, noting Australians’ ability to vote without fear of violence, and willingness to serve their communities. McMillan MP Russell Broadbent paid tribute to the community’s volunteers, saying, “Without volunteers, whatever your capacity, the nation

Young Citizen of the Year, Leongatha Secondary College student Pete Clarkson, for his work in educating staff and students about matters of importance to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual and others community; citizen of the year nominee Christine Oliver of Dumbalk for service to Girl Guides and the Country Fire Authority; citizen of the year nominee Em Barton of Kardella for her dedication to the South Gippsland Concert Band; and Jeremy Curtis, president of Leongatha Rotary Club. The club’s Show and Shine vehicle show was a nominee for community event of the year. The ceremony also recognised young citizen nominee Eamonn Toomey of Pound Creek, who was absent, for his contribution to scouting. South Gippsland Shire Council held a citizenship ceremony at which Rodolfo ‘Rudi’ Riccardi (formerly of Italy), and Jacob Deng and Tinting Cao (formerly of China), all of Leongatha, became Australian citizens. Ashleigh Geary of Leongatha sang Advance Australia Fair and I Still Call Australia Home, accompanied by the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band.

Driving Aussie spirit: South Gippsland Shire Brass Band musical director Rod CoughranLane guides the band’s volunteer musicians through I Still Call Australia Home at Leongatha’s Australia Day service.

Serving the community: the Leongatha Australia Day ceremony recognised winners and nominees in South Gippsland Shire Council’s Australia Day awards. From left, Leongatha and District Australia Day Committee president Leonnie McCluskey, Young Citizen of the Year Pete Clarkson, citizen of the year nominees Em Barton and Christine Oliver, and Jeremy Curtis, president of Leongatha Rotary Club. Rotary was a nominee for event of the year with its Show and Shine vehicle show.

Proud moment: new Australian citizens who took part in a citizenship ceremony at Leongatha’s Australia Day service on Saturday were Rodolfo ‘Rudi’ Riccardi (formerly of Italy), and Jacob Deng and Tinting Cao (formerly of China), now all of Leongatha. They are with South Gippsland Shire Council deputy mayor Cr Alyson Skinner and McMillan MP Russell Broadbent.

Performed brilliantly: Ashleigh Geary of Leongatha gave stirring renditions of Advance Australia Fair and I Still Call Australia Home, accompanied by the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band at Leongatha’s Australia Day ceremony on Saturday.

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Australia Day in South Gippsland

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The Aussie appetite for sport was catered for by the running of sack races and also egg and spoon races. A delicious barbecue was enjoyed and featured great salads followed by sweets and free icy poles. Multiple door prices added fun to the event. It was evening was convivial and enjoyed by all who attended.

Aussie fun: Kay Cook, Peter Cook and Ellie Suimae enjoyed the Dumbalk Australia Day celebrations last Saturday.

Aussie fun in Foster HUNDREDS joined in the fun and competed for prizes in various categories at the Corner Inlet Australia Day celebrations in Foster on Saturday. Dogs competed for a waggiest tail award, with ribbons presented. There were many colourful Lego designs featuring Aussie themes and show attractions were created by a large number of children from ages 2-14 years.

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Corner Inlet awards: from left South Gippsland Shire Cr Alison Skinner Gippsland South MP Danny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, Meg Rogers who accepted the Community Group Award for the Foster and District Historical Society, Corner Inlet Citizen of the Year, Peter Lee and Cr Ray Argento at the Corner Inlet Australia Day awards in Foster on Saturday.

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Australia Day in South Gippsland

Award recipient: the Australia Day Citizen of the Year award was presented to Leatha Peters at Mirboo North on Saturday.

Leatha awarded at Mirboo North IN A year that commemorates 10 years since the 2009 bushfires, Mirboo North’s Australia Day ceremony focussed on and celebrated community resilience in the face of change. Yellow ribbons were distributed for people to wear in remembrance of the fires and of those who were affected. The ribbons were proudly worn to show how wonderfully this community banded together during and after the fires. Ribbons remain available in Mirboo North’s shops over this coming week. An Acknowledgement of Country explored three great narratives of Australia’s history: that of the longest living culture on earth, that of the achievements of 230 years since colonial settlement, and that of becoming the most successful multicultural country on earth. The ceremony went on to welcome Chris Donegan as its speaker, who celebrated all that

is wonderful about living in such a warm hearted South Gippsland community. Australia Day awards were presented to Citizen of the Year Leatha Peters, Event of the Year Christmas in the Boo and Youth Community Contribution award Riley Parker. Rev. Geoff Pittaway, led the national anthem and delivered the Australia Day blessing. Mirboo North will be losing Geoff to retirement in the near future, and will sorely miss such a wonderful community member and wish him all the very best for his future in Geelong. On the morning of the ceremony it was discovered at 6am there was a burst pipe at the pool which necessitated a last minute venue change to the Baromi Centre. Volunteers jumped to action, and the ceremony went off without a hitch. Quick response on the part of pool employees and plumbers also meant the Mirboo North Swimming Pool was back in action in time to host its annual Australia Day Pool Party.

Aussie barby: from left Greg Frank and David Walker got the sausages sizzling at the Pound Creek Australia Day celebrations on Saturday.

Pound Creek celebrates THE Pound Creek CFA Australia Day celebrations started at 11am. Guests were entertained by the South Gippsland Brass Band and enjoyed the speech by guest speaker Tony O’Connell, Park Fun Run organise, a flag raising ceremony, the national anthem and the barbecue that followed with salads and sweets provided by the Pound Creek Rural Fire Brigade Ladies Auxiliary.

Aussie fun: from left Claire David, Jill Price, Meg Walker and Tania Frank assisted with the Pound Creek Australia Day lunch.

Top honour for Kim Byrnes SOME 120 people attended Meeniyan’s Australia Day celebrations last Saturday where Kim Byrnes was awarded Meeniyan’s Citizen of the Year at the town’s Australia Day celebrations last Saturday. The Community Event of the Year went to the Heartland concert hosted by Meeniyan festivals and events. These awards were presented by John Hattam, Meeniyan’s 2018 Citizen of the Year. Organised by Catherine Waldron Australia Day coordinator, the event was held at the Meeniyan town hall at 9am and was hosted by Meeniyan Progress Association. MC for the day was Kathryn Smith. Guest speaker Dale Potter from the Australia Day Ambassador program spoke about being a a direct descendant from family who came on

the first fleet. He said Australia Day is the day when Australians should unite and not to divide. He congratulated all small communities for the great turn outs at Australia day ceremonies and thanked volunteers for all they do for their country. Tarwin Valley Primary School captains Keelie and Angel raised the flag at the beginning of the ceremony and read Australiana poems during the ceremony. Gene VanderZalm principal made a presentation also. Coincidently in his speech he too said he is a descendant of the first fleet and encouraged community to unite not divide. A barbecue breakfast was cooked by the Meeniyan and Stony Creek CFA and morning tea was provided by Meeniyan’s CWA. The whole event is supported by volunteers.

Kongwak celebrates: friends gathered to celebrate Australia Day at the Kongwak Hall, last Saturday.

Kongwak pride on Australia Day THE Kongwak Hall hosted a hearty breakfast on Australia Day, with guest speaker and Inverloch pilot Michael Malone delivering a talk about his recent flying exploits.

More than 100 breakfast plates were served up on the day by the Kongwak Hall Committee and the Ladies’ Auxiliary. President of the hall committee Ryan Brown and secretary Burt Blackburne were pleased with the warm weather and turnout to the event. Michael Malone spoke of his 2018 outback air racing, where his team Bunurong Inverloch raised $12,800 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Award: Meeniyan Progress Association president Kathryn Smith and MC Meeniyan Guest speaker: from left Olga Potter, her Australia Day celebrations with Meeniyan husband and guest speaker Dale Potter and Festivals and events president David Jones Catherine Waldron, Australia Day coordina- who received the award for community event tor at Meeniyan Australia Day celebrations. of the year for the Heartland concert.

Taste test: Graham and Dorothy Brown tested what they cooked at Kongwak’s Australia Day breakfast, Kongwak Hall, last Saturday.

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Australia Day in South Gippsland Inverloch celebrates Australia Day THE Inverloch Lions, RSL and Rotary clubs helped facilitate an enthusiastic crowd celebrating Australia Day at the Inverloch cenotaph, last Saturday.

Musicians Christine Ross and Shirley Burchett, from the Wonthaggi U3A band, performed a medley of Australian songs. Inverloch Kongwak Primary School student, Anabelle Bremner, confidently read Dorothy McKellar’s My Country to a delighted crowd. The traditional raising of the flag was conducted by members of the Inverloch Scouts. Following flag raising, guest speaker and Bass Coast identity Etsuko Yasunaga spoke about her experiences upon finding a rich and fulfilled life in Australia. She is the author of Kizuna, The Tie That Binds. Reverend Amy Turner brought the crowd together for a moment of prayer. The U3A choir closed formal proceedings with a performance of Advance Australia Fair and Lions Club of Inverloch president Greg Dyke called on all to attend the RSL club for a light luncheon and cuppa.

Families gather: Wonthaggi locals Eden, Natalie and Mali Jones celebrated Australia Day at Inverloch, last Saturday.` left, Celebrating: Bass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr Brett Tessari with local legend Amy Turner of the Inverloch RSL.

Aussie: Dr Mecherl Lim celebrates Australia Day at Inverloch, last Saturday.

Wonthaggi awards its top Aussies By Michael Sidors HUNDREDS gathered for the traditional Australia Day breakfast provided by members of the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi and Wonthaggi Club at the front of Union Theatre on Saturday morning.

This was followed by the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi’s Australia Day awards ceremony where six individuals and two churches were recognised for their tireless community involvement around the region. “Our club initiated this event some 25 years ago here in Wonthaggi and we have enjoyed hosting it ever since,” president of the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi Graeme Sprague said. Mr Sprague announced this year’s Australia Day Ambassador, Dr Peter Hudson, and acknowledged his important work into cancer research and immune therapy. Awardees for 2019 were Citizen of the Year winner Thelma Churchill; Community Service Award winner Kathy Everitt; Community Spirit Award winners the Inverloch and Wonthaggi Anglican churches and the Salvation Army Church of Wonthaggi; Community Sports Award winners Rob Geyer and Darren Brown; Community Recognition Award winner Roger Clark of Waterline News and Arts Award winner Don Edwards of the Wonthaggi Citizens’ Band. President of the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi Graeme Sprague praised the winners and read with pride their achievements. “Thelma has a strong, proud connection with the Woolamai, Bass and Kilcunda area, going back several generations,” Mr Sprague said. “Attracted to the Kilcunda-Bass Football Netball Club, she started helping out in the canteen and this service to her family club has now stretched to almost 66 years. Fittingly she was made a very proud life member in appreciation of her life long commitment. “Thelma was instrumental in the introduction of the Kilcunda Lobster Festival 35 years ago.” Mr Sprague praised community champion, Kathy Everitt, in recognition and appreciation of her outstanding service to the community for more than an incredible 30 years. The Anglican Church began its Community Meals Program about eight years ago and it continues to run

the program on a Monday evening for about 40 weeks per year. An average of 100 people attend, so over this time that equates to more than 32,000 meals being prepared and eaten. “It been a huge program really with an estimated 150 tonnes of food involved and in excess of 20000 volunteer hours which is an incredible amount of volunteer work. The support from the supermarkets has been tremendous and it certainly is appreciated,” Mr Sprague added. Rob Geyer and Darren Brown, both recipients of the Community Sports Award, have been accomplished performers in their chosen sports and their contribution to increasing participation and development of young people in this sport has been significant. “Rob has personally achieved a lot with his cricket locally and regionally, all up some 12 premierships spanning A, B and C Grades,” Mr Sprague added. “Darren was an accomplished footballer starting with Kilcunda-Bass in the Under 17’s and moving up to the Reserves and Seniors, playing over 100 games. “About 10 years ago, Darren supported by wife Leanne, took on the role of Club Junior Development Officer and got to work to change the situation. The focus initially was getting more participation at the Sunday football rebuilding virtually from the bottom up.” Community Recognition Award winner Roger Clark of Waterline News was recognised for his independent, community based, grassroots magazine that provides an important link for those living in the outer parts of the Bass Coast Shire and smaller communities of South Gippsland “It was launched in August 2014 and is published monthly. It has proven to be very informative, popular and effective way of keeping people and communities informed and engaged,” Mr Sprague added. Finally, Arts Award winner Don Edwards of the Wonthaggi Citizens’ Band was recognised for “something very special, an impressive performer in his own right, a band leader, administrator, fundraiser, mentor, coach and an enthusiastic, passionate and friendly member of a very talented group of musicians, considered an absolute icon in this area and across Victoria. The Wonthaggi Citizen’s Band has been around for over 1000 years and continues to flourish and is held in the highestt esteem.” Mr Edwards reflected upon his time as a musiciann and credits his joyous life to a love of music, adding hee would die a happy man.

Citizen of the Year: Thelma Churchill was awarded the 2019 Australia Day Citizen of the Year by Australia Day Ambassador Dr Peter Hudson (left) and president of the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi Graeme Sprague.

Community Sports Award: Rob Geyer and Darren Brown were both awarded the 2019 Australia Day Community Sports Award. Pictured from left are Dr Peter Hudson, Alex Brown (brother of Darren, absent), Rob Geyer, president of the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi Graeme Sprague and Rotarian John Duscher.

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Glass sparks fire, destroys shed A GRASS fire had spread to a hay shed before the first CFA truck arrived at Outtrim on Monday, January 21.

Donations galore: from left, Jean Barbour and manager Michelle Nicholls were thrilled with the increase of donations over the Christmas period at the Salvation Army thrift shop in Wonthaggi.

Donations soar in local op shops By Tayla Kershaw-Thomas

support.” The St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria is extremely grateful for all donations, no matter LOCAL op shops were thrilled how big or small. with the community support over The support of the community is essential in its efforts to rebuild the lives of vulnerable the Christmas period. Wonthaggi’s Salvation Army thrift shop people. All funds raised by the St Vincent de Paul manager Michelle Nicholls said there had been an overwhelming increase in donations such as op shops directly support the work of local Vinnies volunteer groups. clothing and bric-a-brac items. Over the last financial year, Gippsland “These things go towards helping our community and it was great to receive such sup- Vinnies volunteers visited more than 4720 homes, and assisted 15,369 adults and 13,468 port,” she said. Ms Nicholls said the Salvation Army contin- children. The Salvation Army thrift shop in Leonued to accept donations throughout the Christmas period, but did have to limit the intake of large gatha had a large amount of clothes and shoes furniture pieces due to limited space and the ex- donated during the holidays. “It’s a great time of year and we live in ceptional increase in donations. Ms Nicholls chalked the increase in dona- a good community. We are here to serve our tions up to the population boom in Wonthaggi. community and the shop is now very full,” “Our town is getting bigger and I believe manager Fiona Phelan said. “We kept accepting donations over the there were more donations than last year,” she Christmas break and it was great to see plenty said. Wonthaggi’s Paws Galore also had a suc- of people buying and donating. Our customers cessful Christmas period with sales going love our little shop and we are thankful for the towards desexing, vaccinating and microchip- community support.” Whilst community support has been terping domestic animals. St Vincent de Paul in Wonthaggi acknowl- rific, there has been the odd occasion of people edged its volunteers for driving a successful dumping rubbish and low quality items out front of local op shops. season. This results in long hours cleaning up for “We had a lot of general items donated like clothes, homewares, toys and bric-a-brac. It has the volunteers. The community is asked to refrain from been a great summer with a lot of people coming through,” shop manager Karen Earle said. dumping their rubbish and to remember the “We have a great team with plenty of vol- op shop services are there to help vulnerable unteers, so we absolutely receive wonderful people in the community.

Expert advice: from left, mobile service centre officer Richard Simmons, service centre manager Kelly Hunter, farm household case officer Caitlyn Gaudion, service officer Fiona Scash and service officer Christa Howard provided information about payments and services in the Australian Government Mobile Service Centre in Leongatha on Wednesday.

Customer support rolls in THE Australian Government Mobile Service Centre pulled into the Woolworths car park in Leongatha on Wednesday.

“This service helps customers who are socially or geographically isolated. They appreciate being able to walk in without an appointment and have a face to face conversation with a staff member, and not having to Customers were invited to take advan- drive kilometres to a centre,” service centre tage of walk in appointments and find out manager Kelly Hunter said. about Australian Government payments and “It also provides a relaxed environment. services. Coming into one of the offices can be dauntThe service officers were available to ing for some people.” answer questions relating to Centrelink, Ms Hunter said customers use the mobile Medicare and the Department of Veterans’ service for general queries across the board, Affairs. but having a farm household case officer on A social worker and a farm household hand was helpful. case officer were also available. On top of “We know a lot of farms here and across this, customers could receive help with link- Australia are doing it tough. Farmers can go to ing up their myGov accounts. our officer to ask questions about claims or to The mobile service centre has travelled be linked with support networks,” she said. across Gippsland recently, covering Mirboo “All customers can be linked to local supNorth, Lakes Entrance, Loch Sport, Wood- port networks so that they still feel supported side, Gormandale, Yarram, Foster and finish- when we roll out.” ing the trip in Leongatha. The Australian Government Mobile SerThe service has two trucks that cover vice Centre most often makes the rounds to most of Australia. rural towns on a yearly basis.

safety of firefighters and burra brigades, with about 35 motorists. volunteers attending. The fire was also attendA fire investigator found ed by Inverloch and Korum- the fire was caused by glass

bottles and jars at the rear of the shed that magnified the sun’s rays and ignited dry grass nearby.

Kongwak CFA received a call to the fire at 2pm and a member from Leongatha South CFA arrived at the scene first in Grabhams Road and established a control point. The fire started close to the shed in long dry grass and impacted roadside trees and long grass, and jumped to the other side of the road. Firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading into neighbouring properties and contained it to the hay shed. An excavator was recruited to help spread the burning hay and allow firefighters to extinguish the fire. The fire reached the top Fire loss: a hay shed was destroyed by fire at Outtrim on Monday, January 21. of dead trees and these were A fire investigator found the blaze was caused by glass bottles and jars at the also removed to ensure the rear of the shed magnifying the sun’s rays and igniting dry grass nearby.

Teaming up for Summer Sippers WITH heatwave conditions being experienced across the country already this summer, nine organisations have teamed up to help get the message out across South Gippsland and Bass Coast to stay hydrated this summer and that tap water is the drink of choice.

Over recent years, Bass Coast and South Gippsland shire councils along with health organisations Bass Coast Health, Southern Gippsland Health, South Gippsland Hospital, South Coast Primary and Community Partnership and GippSport, and South Gippsland and Westernport Water corporations have all been working together to promote water as the top pick for keeping healthy and hydrated. The #SummerSipperssocial media campaign being run throughout the month of February is a great opportunity to reinforce that right across our region we have many locations to re-fill a drink bottle or grab a glass of nature’s finest beverage. Water is the smart choice for your health, environment and hip pocket. It’s all too easy to buy a single use plastic bottle of sugary drink, but when it comes to your health and hydrating your body on hot

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Go fresh: members of the water partnership team at the drinking fountain at Inverloch Community Hub are, front, from left, Rachael Sands of South Gippsland Hospital and Bass Coast Health, and Gene Parini of GippSport, and back, Rebecca Scott of South Coast Primary and Community Partnership, Amy Van Kuyk of South Gippsland Water, Vicki Bradley of South Gippsland Shire Council and Sarah Green of Gippsland Southern Health Service.

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Burra Foods donates again By Michael Sidors THE Korumburra CFA was pleased to accept a $5000 donation from Burra Foods, outside its factory last Tuesday, January 22.

The donation was formerly given late last year, with Burra Foods changing its previous years of benevolence in the form of Christmas cards to charity donations. “Christmas cards aren’t as popular as they used to be. A few years ago we decided to put that money towards donations and we’ve kept that going, a redirection of funds to reinvest in our community,” chief executive managing director Grant Crothers said. “We donate to many and varied organisations with our foundation, where suppliers can choose their charity of choice each year to give $500 to, such as a kinder or sporting club. “It’s a wonderful local community here; the CFA is no exception. We try to give back as much as we can.” Korumburra CFA lieutenant David Barton and captain Shane Maskell were both present on Tuesday to accept the donation. “We’re a pretty well equipped brigade but donations are always welcome,” Mr Barton said. “I’d say we’ll put this towards a shed extension for easier and safer vehicle manoeuvring. “We have about 25 volunteers on the books here but more are welcome. All training and equipment are catered for. Check the CFA website

Kind donation: chief executive managing director of Burra Foods Grant Crothers, left, with Korumburra CFA captain Shane Maskell. Burra Foods donated $5000 to the CFA late last year. for more details.” ‘90 percent perspiration’ mission statement for With eastern Victoria in severe drought and success, conducting businesses boldly and workmuch of Yarram experiencing a once in a century ing hard. drought, Burra Foods remains committed to its “We’ve always got dreams and plans. The

dairy market is always pretty volatile and sensitive to drought conditions and we’re seeing some big impacts because of this on the industry,” Mr Crothers added. “Burra Foods is in good shape and we want to deliver the highest possible milk price; we look 12 to 36 months in advance to achieve this.” Mr Crothers said farmers faced enormous cost pressures and margins, particularly with heavy exposure to grain which many farmers have. “The reality is we’re living in a contracting supply pool both interstate and locally. Over the next six months throughout Gippsland, we’re going to see negative production growth,” he said. “Other regions are contracting quickly but proportionately we won’t suffer so quickly here. “Gippsland produces about 25 percent of the national milk supply and currently there are many escalating input costs like energy, fodder and grain.” Mr Crothers said Burra Foods has several projects it would like to see come to fruition in 2019, but was not in a position to announce anything just yet. “We are currently recruiting seasonal staff in production roles and want to build a more stable team when we have peaks, to hit the ground running,” he said. “There’s strong demand for infant formula in China, but lots of navigation around Chinese government regulations, which have ramped up throughout the past three years. “Those regulations aren’t totally in force for licences and registration as yet.”

Familiar face in Bass By Leticia Laing NEWLY elected Bass Labor MP Jordan Crugnale has come a long way from her Western Australia roots to win the seat from former MLA Brian Paynter.

Whether it was working with Aboriginal women in the Great Sandy Desert to compiling their oral histories or working at an inner-city drop-in centre in Melbourne with people who were homeless, her experience is coloured by connection with diverse communities. Starting off in Albany and moving through the country to land in her new hometown in Inverloch, Ms Crugnale was the mayor of Bass Coast Shire Council in 2016. “I’ve mainly worked in the arts, education and health sectors. Having worked in these areas, you learn to have an endless supply of patience and empathy,” she said. “In my former role as councillor, what I learned is when you dissect out the intent of a person’s complaint or issue, they just want the best for their Bass member: Jordan Crugnale MLA has already hit the ground running in her new role as community and area. “This is what we all want and that’s a great State Member for Bass, working to deliver on a range of commitments for the community. place to start from. It’s my relationships with peo-

Mayor’s message Cr Don Hill LAST week I attended the University of the Third Age (U3A) annual general meeting (AGM) held in Foster.

Day with events and commemorations held in nine areas around our community. Australia Day also welcomed three new citizens to our shire at a citizenship ceremony held at McInThe U3A is an organisation that enables retirees doe Park, Leongatha. Each event was well attended to involve themselves in activities that stimulate and as usual and I always find it humbling to see and hear educate whilst remaining socially active within the community members express their appreciation of community. the benefits we have living in this society. This group at Foster has over 160 members and We are a democratic country enjoying a good had 60 attendees at the AGM. That is something of a standard of living, with a community prepared to record for AGMs I believe. look out for each other and help those in more need All positions were filled and an influx of new than themselves to deal with adversities. members onto the committee should ensure continWe are both lucky and privileged to live in South ued active involvement from this group in the com- Gippsland. munity going forwards. As a newcomer to this area of 12 years now, I I encourage those in the community to consider see and appreciate the history and the connections checking out the activities offered by this group. people have to the past, and feel the importance to Members travel from quite a wide area in the coastal protect our history and links, but also to accept the parts of our shire to attend. You can find them on the infusion of ideas and efforts coming from new arrivinternet; just do a search on ‘U3A Prom Coast’. The als to the shire. group are very welcoming. Anyone driving around Meeniyan now will see January, although normally a quiet month, has the emergence of scarecrows here and there signalbeen even quieter than normal. Much of this can be ling the imminent arrival of the Garlic Festival. put down to the heat waves we have been having, as I will write more on that after the event later in it is probably best to move slowly and keep out of February but what an example of how this commuthe hot weather. Make sure you know your fire safety nity can work together! plans and watch out for the snakes which are very Together, this shire can and will achieve much goactive at the moment. ing forward and I look forward to the improvements Last weekend saw the shire celebrate Australia we can make as a community in the next 10 years.

ple that got me into politics.” As a mother of two young children, Ms Crugnale said after a big year of campaigning, she regrouped with her family over Christmas by spending time in the garden, swimming at the beach and singing whilst her partner plays the guitar. Sworn in on December 21, in her new role as Bass MLA, she said she is excited because there is a massive social and capital program to deliver in the region over the next four years. “There’s eight new schools to be built in Bass, two community hospitals - one here on Phillip Island, a coastal park joining San Remo with Inverloch, free dental vans in schools, free TAFE that’s just a small part of the plan,” she said. “And there’s big challenges with access to services and social supports, social housing, the bus network, coastal erosion and climate change to address as well, just to name a few. “We have a seat at the table of the government and my job is to make sure we are heard and deliver on all our commitments.” A marginal electorate, the Bass District was a key seat during the November state election; Ms Crugnale won the seat from the Liberals’ Brian Paynter with a 6.9 percent swing in her favour after preferences.

Yooralla demystifies NDIS in Leongatha YOORALLA will be offering free one on one National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) discussions for people with disability and their carers in Leongatha next month.

Yooralla, one of Victoria’s oldest and largest not-for-profit disability services providers, will hold the 45 minute sessions at the Yooralla Leongatha Community Hub at 38-40 Horn Street in Leongatha on Wednesday, February 20 between 10am and 3pm. The NDIS is a new funding model designed to give people with disability more choice and control over how their support needs are met. According to community engagement manager, Stephen Ward, many people are confused by the NDIS – whether it is the new language, the different types of funding and how to use their NDIS plans.

“We have found that people are keen to meet with us one-on-one so that we can answer their NDIS questions that relate to their situation and explain how they can get the most out of their NDIS plan,” he said. The sessions are open to all NDIS participants, no matter what stage of their NDIS journey they are in. Yooralla can answer any NDIS question, from how the NDIS works and how to access it, to how to prepare for your NDIS planning meeting and if you have your plan, how to make the most of it – all in easy to understand language. Registration is available either through https:// www.yooralla.com.au/ndis/free-one-on-oneNDIS-discussions or by calling 03 9666 4500. If you are unable to attend on the scheduled date, you can contact Yooralla’s Community Engagement team to organise another time, on 03 9666 4500 or ndis.infohub@yooralla.com.au.

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Good samaritans help the community THE Victorian Government recently released the Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry which showed that 82 people were defibrillated with a publicly-accessible defibrillator in the 2017-18 financial year. In 2017-18, 32 percent of all cardiac arrest patients who received defibrillation survived, but this increased significantly when a publicly accessible defibrillator was used. The figures demonstrate the benefit of having automated defibrillator equipment available in the community and the growing number of Victorians who are willing to use it. In fact, increased numbers of automated defibrillators within the community combined with more confident operators has been a large reason for improved outcomes. Bass Coast Health CEO Jan Child said, “We know the main contributing factors to a positive outcome for people experiencing a cardiac arrest is receiving effective Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and early

defibrillation. This increase was no doubt helped by the GoodSAM application which was launched by Ambulance Victoria in May last year.” The GoodSAM app sends an electronic call for help to off-duty first responders when people nearby are experiencing a cardiac arrest event in the community. Doctors, nurses and paramedics are able to register with the service to receive notifications of a community emergency occurring within a small radius of their residence. The app also advises of the location of the nearest publically accessible defibrillator. This allows them to commence basic life support before an ambulance can attend the scene. A number of Bass Coast Health’s (BCH) local staff are registered with the app, including BCH senior nurses Pat McCabe and Trina Coxon, who both recently responded to medical emergencies within the Bass Coast area. Mr McCabe, health service coordinator, said it was a great way to support the community. “Both our partners are local paramedics, so it was a real eye-opener about the conditions they work in, compared to what we’re used to working with in a hospital environment,”

he said. Ms Coxon, learning, development and quality manager, said although the GoodSAM app is for trained responders, it’s vital that every member of the community is familiar with what to do in a health emergency. “We held some public awareness sessions at the Wonthaggi Plaza on Restart a Heart Day in October, in collaboration with staff from the Wonthaggi branch of Ambulance Victoria. Most community members who attended were quite nervous about how to perform basic life support and use an automatic defibrillator before the session, but it was great to see their confidence rise by the time we’d finished,” she said. Ms Child praised Ms Coxon and Mr McCabe and BCH staff who have participated in the GoodSAM program. “We are very proud of the excellent role Pat and Trina are playing in supporting the community in crisis situations. Trina and Pat are two of our best senior nurses who play an important role in BCH service delivery, and now play an important role in our local community,” she said. For more information about the GoodSAM app, go to https://www.goodsamapp.org

Caring approach: Bass Coast Health senior nurses Pat McCabe and Trina Coxon are playing an important roles within the community by responding to crisis situations with assistance of the GoodSAM app.

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Family fun: Troy Darose with his daughters Lola and Luz Darose spend their summers at Bay Beach, Cape Paterson.

Water play: cousins Olivia Dell, Zaviar Passarin and Lucinda Dell from Wonthaggi at one of the best beaches in South Gippsland for small children, Bay Beach in Cape Paterson.

Bay Beach splendour SUMMER mornings at Cape Paterson Bay Beach are a splendid outing for young families who want to avoid the hottest parts of the day, but still get beach time. There were no crowds at the beach on Thursday

morning as the low tide lapped at the tiny feet of children delighted to be out and about. Patrolled by the Wonthaggi Surf Life Saving Club, Bay Beach is an iconic location catering to hundreds of beachgoers during peak periods. For the rest of the year, the locals have the paradise mostly to themselves.

Three generations: mum Karen Brown with her children William and Hannah Brown and grandmother Margaret Brown from Pakenham enjoying the rockpool in Cape Paterson.

Car park work to start project. Regional Development Victoria is providing $900,000 and Changing Places Victoria is providing the remaining $100,000.” The existing unsealed car park will be closed for The project, which will see the construction of the the duration of the project and parking will be lim123 new parking bays, will take around 10 months. ited in the area. This car park will include 115 all day parking For the Cowes Cultural and Community Centre, bays, two electric vehicle charging points and six accessible parking bays, located behind the Cowes parking is available in the streets surrounding the facility. Cultural and Community Centre. Rear access to the Phillip Island library and its Mayor Cr Brett Tessari said council’s Cowes Activity Centre Plan 2015 identified three key projects after hours return slots will still be available. The library will be best accessed from Thompson for the revitalisation of Cowes. “These key projects are the Cowes Jetty Triangle Avenue. Phillip Island Community Adult Learning and Piazza Redevelopment, completed in November, 2018, the Cowes Cultural and Community Centre (PICAL) will be accessible from Church Street. There is all day parking available on Church and the Cowes Transit Centre and all day car park,” Street and PICAL will make its driveway area availhe said. “The $2.4 million Cowes Transit Centre project able for mobility scooters. There are also other all day parking options in is part of council’s adopted 2018-19 capital works program. Council is contributing $1.4 million to the Cowes.

THE Cowes Transit Centre’s all day car park project is set to start in early February.

Morning stroll: siblings Norman and Aurora Quintana Laing enjoyed a walk at Bay Beach, Cape Paterson before the weather got too hot last Thursday.

Mayor’s message Cr Brett Tessari

top 10 advocacy priorities which have been identified by the Bass Coast community. Our advocacy priorities include climate change and adaptation, connectivity and communications, the Phillip Island Recreation Precinct, homelessness With this in mind, it was fantastic to have the op- and emergency housing and tertiary education. portunity to welcome Bass Coast’s newest Australian I look forward to further engagement with Jescitizens on Saturday. We had 25 people take part in sica, and the other Monash candidates, in the lead up our Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony, many of to the 2019 federal election. who have been living and working in our local area With summer in full swing, the hot days are now for many years. coming thick and fast. There are some excellent apps It was great to offer them a formal welcome to and websites out there that have some really useful citizenship, as well as to our local community. information on how to combat hot weather, what to Speaking of our local community, we have plenty do in case of an emergency and how to stay safe in of consultation happening at council at the moment. and around water. A big part of consultation involves engaging with The VicEmergency App can be downloaded from our community, so we are encouraging all Bass Coast the relevant App Store on your mobile phone, or residents to jump onto our Facebook page or website to you can visit emergency.vic.gov.au for all the latest have a say on off-leash dog areas for Phillip Island and updates. San Remo, plans for Wonthaggi’s much loved Guide The Beachsafe App can also be downloaded onto Park and developing a new Arts and Culture Strategy. a mobile phone and can be used to locate the nearest Council is putting out an invitation to meet beach and whether or not that beach is patrolled by with all the candidates for this year’s federal elec- surf life savers. tion to continue advocating for our community’s top It also has up to date weather and swell details, priorities. which is really useful. With all the hot weather, it is Last week, we met with Labor candidate for the also a great idea to check in on family and friends, to federal seat of Monash, Jessica O’Donnell. It was a make sure everyone is coping okay with the extreme really positive meeting, to discuss with Jessica our temperatures.

ON Australia Day, we get the opportunity to celebrate our country, the lifestyle we all love and enjoy and in particular, our people.

Housing plan backed DESPITE pleas from the community, Bass Coast Shire Council endorsed an amended development plan for a Dalyston estate recently.

if there was a fire. Cr Geoff Ellis felt the proponent had successfully addressed the concerns of residents in the amended plan. Councillors Julian Brown, Stephen Fullarton and Council voted in favour of the plan, which will Clare Le Serve were against the proposal. yield 46 lots in the undeveloped areas of Waterdale “I have concerns with small blocks. I think they Estate. are a blight on the community and increase the drainDalyston resident Vicky Eva appealed to council age problem. There are issues with parking as well. to reject the plan. Residents may have two cars, a boat or trailer and “We are concerned about irrigation for our prop- have nowhere to park on their tiny block,” Cr Fulerty and that overdevelopment will be an issue for larton said. houses along the estate, as well as losing the aesthetCr Brown said the amended plan was unfair for ic of why we bought here,” she said. the residents who bought their homes based on the Ms Eva said residents were scared of flooding original proposal. during the winter time. By the same token, they also Regardless, the development plan was approved. feared that one entrance and exit into the high den- Mayor Cr Brett Tessari removed himself from the sity estate would be a battle for emergency services vote due to a conflict of interest.

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Raven 4 filming in Dalyston Childhood touches us all By Michael Sidors

TOMORROW thousands of students will their very first day of school. Fifteen years down the track, I still remember that start back for the 2019 school year, some for day when our son didn’t want his parents to drop him the very first time.

DALYSTON will be the scene of movie production filming this Saturday, with Wonthaggi local Alex Gordon starring and filming in his fourth instalment of Raven.

Summer holidays are somewhat of a relief; working or not there is thankfully no routine, endless sleep-ins, visits to the beach, no set plans and lots of festive fun. The end of the holidays is always a bit of a drag, especially for parents making sure all the uniforms Raven one, two and three are available for are in order and still fit, the new school shoes have viewing on YouTube. Raven 4 will be the interbeen worn in, locating the new bus pass and making nationally published author’s first full production, sure school books are labelled. cinematic filming with a budgeted crew and cast. Oh yes, can’t forget the dreaded lunch box and even Mr Gordon plays the lead as police officer Namore daunting what on earth to put in the lunch box. than Jones. The film is set entirely in Victoria and After more than a decade, it is now the Vegemifilmed in Dalyston. te and cheese sandwich five days a week and store Officer Jones lives in a world of house reposbought biscuits for our son. That may sound dreadsessions and rising fuel costs, eventually pushing ful, but if we have another super healthy parent drop him to breaking point and a nuclear holocaust entheir jaw aghast to hear he doesn’t eat fruit, I think I sues to divide the world. will scream! “If all goes well, Raven 5 will be filmed in fuThe dislike for fruit thing did present a bit of a ture if sufficient funds can be raised,” he said. problem in the early years when school fruit break “The point to my production company Dark came for our son. I always thought it could be called Night Films is to rekindle the lost art of story on something else like healthy snack break. film; and for this reason, our productions will be Anyway we sent along the token gesture carrot sticks, only to have them come home most days. fan driven. But if you remember back to your school lunch“I want to show Hollywood that I’m not afraid es, weren’t we all happy with what we wanted to eat? to put the money where my mouth is. “These days, there’s neither feeling nor psy- Old times: film maker and author Alex Gor- Maybe it is genetic because I think I had the same don at a Wonthaggi medieval festival. cheese and Vegemite sandwich for all my primary chology in tinsel town productions. years and I didn’t like fruit either. “My influences are many and varied, including Many parents of new Preps will remember with director Steven Speilberg and actor Ryan Reyn- loose in a creative way. olds who is more of an anti-hero. “The film features three main actors, one very mixed emotions dropping their precious child off for

“Musically, I’m inspired by US bands Dis- well known. turbed and Dream Theatre, with their melodic and “We commence filming in Dalyston on Februsymphonic heavy metal. ary 2 and that weekend is set to be intense. “Linkin Park and the late Chester Bennington “I’d love to premiere the film at the Leongatha were a big inspiration for me too. He really let Stadium 4 Cinema.”

off for his first day of school and was very miffed, to say the least, that he couldn’t catch the school bus. “Well, I am going on the bus tomorrow,” he said. And he did without a care in the world. I think as parents we just want to have them cling onto us for a little bit longer and not be so independent. There is no way his parents were going to miss out on that experience, dropping him off in his new classroom with his new teacher and seeing who would be in his class. And yes there is something about needing to go through the drama, if there is any, and to wear those sunglasses to hide the possible tears that we all expect will come when saying goodbye to our child for a whole day. Thankfully most schools are more switched on to making the first day of a student’s life, be it in Prep or Year 7 at a new secondary school happy and carefree with transition programs common nowadays. Still there are no transition programs for parents who, after the drop off, complimentary cuppa and chit chat with some other new parents, head home to an empty house or off to work and try to keep busy and not spend every moment worrying that their precious child okay. We have such great schools and teachers around the region these days, parents really have nothing to worry about, expect where to go to coffee after drop off.

Safety first in confined spaces CONFINED spaces are not for everyone but for some it can be part of the job.

To fulfill occupational, health and safety priorities, a number of South Gippsland Water staff recently participated in a two day Full Confined Space Entry training program. As part of their re-assessment program, operations and maintenance staff were involved in a range of practical height-safety and conABEL Heath Russell was born on January fined space training activities conducted by 22 at Leongatha Hospital to Alby and Absafe. Stephanie Russell of Pioneer Bay. Abel is South Gippsland Water’s managing direca brother for triplets, Ryan, Tyler and Jesse, tor Philippe du Plessis said, “The safety of our staff is paramount. Working in a confined space seven, and Bentley, two. can be high risk and, if not well controlled, can result in injury or worse.” South Gippsland Water has more than 150 confined space sites including filtration, water and chemical tanks; sewer pump stations; and, valve pits and trenches. In addition, there are many hundreds of man-holes and kilometres of pipes around towns. Confined spaces can present a range of hazards including low oxygen levels, toxic or flammable gases, intrusion of materials such as soil and water, and presence of contaminated materials. “Across the organisation we can conduct OCTAVIA Joan was born at Bass Coast between two to six confined space entries per month,” Mr du Plessis said. Health, Wonthaggi, on January 24. “Ensuring staff training is up-to-date and that procedures and protocols reflect best practice means the job gets done well, but most importantly it gets done safely.” As part of its commitment to risk minimisation, workplace safety and staff professional development, South Gippsland Water will provide follow-up modules in rescue and the use of breathing apparatus in the coming months.

Tight spot: South Gippsland Water employee Kyle Robinson takes part in confined space training recently.

Milpara Community House news WE are back! Milpara is open again after the summer school holiday break and we are ready for a fabulous 2019.

PARKER Jay Nicholls was born on January 15 at Leongatha Hospital and is the third child for Brady and Erin Nicholls of Loch. Parker is a brother for Tait, nine, and Layla, eight.

A variety of accredited courses will again be on offer during early March including Food Safety Training, CPR, Apply First Aid, and Responsible Service of Alcohol. Please ensure you book your Bookings are open for all of our classes/workplace. We are also taking expressions of interest for shops and activities. a Standard Mental Health First Aid Course. If you would like to see what we have on offer We are very fortunate to have John Julian running for term one you can drop in a pick up a program a Mindful Self Compassion eight week program at at 21 Shellcot Road, Korumburra. Alternatively, it Milpara this term. is also available on the website milparacommunityIf you would like to know more about MSC, visit house.org.au. https://centreformsc.org/traini-msc/. Places are limJust to name a few things we have a variety of ited, bookings and enquiries can be made direct with computer classes commencing in February. John on 0439 901 795. The Tuesday morning art class will commence The first Community Meal for 2019 will be at the February 12. Yoga will be back on Wednesday morn- Anglican Parish Hall, 5 Bridge Street Korumburra ings at the RSL and a beginners class of tai chi is on on Friday, February 1 at 5.30pm. offer on Wednesday afternoons at Milpara. For more information call Milpara 5655 2524.

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Christine Caldwell, Karen Chugg, Mahnua Fletcher, Ann McRae, Hazell Ray-Billington and Margaret Rickard all have interesting stories to tell in addition to their art expertise. Christine Caldwell, at the age of 16, left her home in London with her twin sister to become an ice skater and spent her working life touring Europe, North and South America, Africa and Australia in ice skating extravaganzas. Christine met her Australian husband, Wayne, who was also an ice skater and when they retired they settled in Melbourne, where they raised their two children. Having purchased a block of land at Cape Woolamai, they built their home there. Christine is a regular exhibitor in Bass Coast Art exhibitions and a member of the Cowes Community Gallery where she sells much of her work. Karen Chugg came to painting through another arts field, music. Her family had a background in music and Karen was a flautist, spending 23 years in London. She later trained as a social worker in the UK and returned to Australia working with traumatised refugees. She always painted and now regularly paints at the Goods Shed Artspace and exhibits throughout Bass Coast. Mahnua Fletcher, originally from Sydney, moved to Gippsland at the urging of her daughter. Mahnua paints in acrylics, coloured pencils and water soluble crayons patterns and images that ‘flow’ from her fingers. Until the age of 19, Mahnua had not heard of Abstract or Modern Art, and from then on has explored Modern painting. Ann McRae was a city girl, but married a farmer’s son, the cousin of a school friend, and moved to Wonthaggi. She has thoroughly enjoyed being a farmer’s wife and after several children and umpteen grandchildren, many of whom play in various sporting competitions throughout the country, Ann finally found time to return to one of her favourite past times, painting. She exhibits regularly in local art exhibitions. Originally from Melbourne, Hazell Ray-Billington was a secretary and moved to Port Augusta working for the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. It was while living there that Hazell started taking her lifelong passion for art seriously. A couple of years

and is now a life member, having been involved on the committee for most of that time. She regularly exhibits in the Bass Coast art exhibitions and this is her third show at the Inverloch Community Hub. Margaret Rickard lived for many years at Walkerville, running the general store and takeaway with her

husband. She liked to paint in her spare time and has won several prizes, including for her ceramic painting. She moved to Wonthaggi in recent years and, after her husband passed away has resumed painting regularly at the Goods Shed. Margaret’s work is meticulous and wonderfully realist.

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Farming Insight Polaris Ranger dominates side by side market DESPITE a challenging marketplace suffering the effects of widespread drought, Polaris was again crowned Australia’s number one off-road vehicle brand in 2018, capturing 27.8 percent share of the Australian ATV and side x side market.

Impressively, Polaris finished the year a substantial 883 units or 4.3 market share percentage points ahead of its nearest rival, according to data recently released by industry data provider Potentiate. The quality Polaris range of off-road vehicles is available at Marriotts MPE in Leongatha. Leading the way was Polaris’ industry-leading range of 23 models with Roll Over Protection Structures (ROPS), with Polaris capturing 38 percent share of the utility side x side vehicle market, with its Ranger line-up to be 17 market share percentage points clear of the nearest competitor. Capping off its dominance in Ready to help: John Jones, Polaris expert at Marriotts MPE in Leongatha, has some side by sides, Polaris also grabbed fantastic deals on the amazing Polaris side x side range. 57 percent of the sports side x side He is with the Polaris Ranger XP 900 EPS. The Ranger XP has a three year peace market with its RZR product line.

of mind factory warranty with Polaris plus package*. Add to this the $1000 you can save right now on this model and the brilliant 5.99 percent finance rate over 36 months, and you would be crazy to consider another vehicle for your farm requirements. Plus with the Polaris XP 900 you get: 68 hp, on demand true all wheel drive, seat belt interlock, unlocking rear diff, electronic power steering and speed key ready. There is fantastic dump box capacity of 454 kg, IRS with 25.4cm of travel and a certified roll over protection system cab frame. All this from Australia’s number one brand in off road vehicles for 2018 and your trusted local dealer, Marriotts MPE. John said, “The Polaris XP 900 offer ends March 31 or while stocks last, so get in quick. Plus there are other great deals available right now!”

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Polaris’ performance in the side x side segments is hugely significant, particularly considering the substantial market transition from ATVs to side x sides has now propelled side x sides to represent almost 39 percent of the entire Australian off-road vehicle market. Polaris boasted four of the top 10 selling side x sides in 2018, with Ranger 570 HD, Ranger Diesel 1000, Ranger 1000 HD and Ranger 500 all featuring. Not to be outdone in key ATV segments, Polaris also maintained its dominance in big bore ATVs by annexing 39.9 percent share of the 551cc plus market – the second largest ATV market segment – to be 17 market share percentage points ahead of its nearest rival. Leading the charge was the Polaris Sportsman 570 HD, which was Australia’s best selling ATV of any kind. Whilst the Australian off-road vehicle market was down 14 percent in 2018 on the back of extreme drought conditions, Polaris still managed to sell more than 3000 side x side vehicles (3025) and 2418 ATV and ACE products. “We posted a strong result in tough market conditions in 2018,” Polaris Australia country manager

Alan Collins said. “The fact we were able to prosper and grow our market leadership in more challenging market conditions is largely due to the unique combination of choice, value and durability that the Polaris range offers and the support and service offered by our nationwide dealer network. “We are seeing record amounts of substitution as more and more ATV customers transfer to side x side and ACE products in recognition of the outstanding capabilities and safety technology these ROPSequipped vehicles offer. With our extensive range of 23 models with ROPS, Polaris is best equipped to offer choice and solutions to safety conscious consumers. “There’s no doubt the ongoing drought has hit Aussie farmers hard, which has a natural flow-on to agricultural markets like our own. However, we are proud to be partnering with the likes of Rural Aid and Burrumbuttock Hayrunners to help drought-affected farmers and give something back to those who have been such active users of our products over many years.” For more information on Polaris, please visit www.polarissaustralia.com

• VLE Leongatha

Quality just not there THERE were approximately 1000 export and 170 young cattle penned representing a decrease of 870 head week on week.

The usual buying group was present and operating in a mixed market. Quality was limited with fewer prime cattle offered as the decreased offering contained several secondary and plainer lots. Competition remained flat for trade cattle with most easing a little while the yearling heifers improved a few cents. Grown steers and bullocks eased 3c to 7c/kg. Heavy heifers sold mostly firm. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers lost 10c with quality an issue in places while the crossbred portion eased only slightly. Cows sold to mixed results but were generally a little dearer. Heavy bulls eased 6c to 7c/kg for most. Vealers sold from 203c to 265c/kg. A handful of yearling trade steers made between 260c and 268c/kg. Yearling heifers to the trade sold between

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233c and 262c/kg. Grown steers made from 258c to 275c/kg. Bullocks sold from 259c to 278c/kg. Heavy heifers showing good finish made between 237c and 265c/kg. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers sold between 190c and 214c with the crossbred portion between 185c and 268c/kg. Most light and medium weight cows made from 102c to 182c/kg. Heavy weight cows sold mostly from 155c to 220c/kg. Better shaped heavy bulls made between 190c and 225c with the dairy portion between 167c and 190c/kg. The next sale draw - January 30 & 31: 1. SEJ, 2. Elders, 3. Alex Scott & Staff, 4. Phelan & Henderson & Co, 5. Landmark. Lamb and Sheep Sale at 12pm weekly.

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BULLOCKS 10 M.L. & A. Giardina, Thorpdale 1 R. & W. Davey, Hazelwood 8 P. Walden, Glengarry 9 T.J. & H.D. Robb, Leongatha 9 B. Lauria 1 A. Orchard, Mirboo North STEERS 13 R. & E. Notting, Yinnar 2 R. Foster, Glengarry 4 JDK Pastoral Co, Korumburra 1 D. & K.M. McMillan, Airly 2 G. & C. Giardina & Sons, Mirboo

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HEIFERS 2 R.H. & M. Greaves, Tarwin Lwr 1 R.J. & J.D. Robb, Leongatha 8 AAA Pastoral Pty Ltd 1 A. & M. Daniel, Alberton West 10 D.G. & C.M. Roberts, Foster 2 D.K. & H.C. Campbell, Mardan

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COWS 1 S.J. & L.E. Berryman, Yarram 6 K. & F. Whelan, Outtrim 1 H. & M. Stollery, Mirboo North 1 L. & J. Murphy, Berrys Creek 2 J. & M. Dyson Holland, Allambee 15 J. Myer, Carrajung

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$1397.00 $1630.39 $1118.00 $1449.00 $1308.97 $1367.03

BULLS 1 J.N. & B.G. Luke, Glen Alvie 920.0kg 225.0 $2070.00 1 R.J. & C.H. Opray, Jeetho 985.0kg 223.6 $2202.46 1 S.P. Dunlop, Meeniyan 920.0kg 221.6 $2038.72 1 R. & Y. Densley, Mirboo North 1045.0kg 220.0 $2299.00 1 53rd Mayalda, Bass 800.0kg 220.0 $1760.00 1 M.A. & A.L. Peters, Wonthaggi 1055.0kg 218.6 $2306.23 VEALER BULLS 1 C.S. & J.E.A. Saario, Meeniyan 6 Edgar Farms, Gormandale 1 E.J. Jeffery, Newhaven 1 Pytellek Family Trust, Toora 1 E.J. Jeffery, Newhaven 2 Bushlea Farms, Koonwarra

*Offer end 31/3/19 or while stocks last. Offer only available at participating Polaris Dealers and not valid with any other offer. Exclusive Fleet Clients. -Finance offer is available to approved ABN holders (3+ years ABN Registration) only for business purposes and subject to credit approval at OLL’s discretion. Fees (incl. $395.00 documentation fee) and terms and conditions apply. Polaris Finance is provided by De Lage Landen Pty Limited ABN 20 101 692 040.

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445.0kg 180.0 379.2kg 175.6 395.0kg 171.2 300.0kg 170.0 340.0kg 150.0 302.5kg 130.0

$801.00 $665.82 $676.24 510.00 $510.00 $393.25

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Korumburra sellers: father and son duo Mick and Peter Irving came to the VLE sale, last Friday, for the 6th Annual Feature Store Cattle Sale conducted by SEJ. They sold off some Angus beef and would be content with $1300 for their 503kg average, calling that a reasonable price.

Sales and inspections: from left, Ross Macaw and Kevin Thorburn at the 6th Annual VLE Feature Store Cattle Sale, last Friday. Ross came from his 300 acre Foster farm, selling off 18 steers and nine heifers.

SEJ’s feature store sale holds up well Leongatha sale was still strong. “We had nearly 11,000 cattle sold in the Gippsland area within two days so that’s a pretty good effort,” Mr Egan said. “There hasn’t been a big influx of cattle coming Some 2950 cattle were yarded; all the older cat- in from drier areas; we set this up year after year so tle sold cheaper but the well bred yearlings and 15 it’s pretty much the usual vendors at this sale. “SEJ is the only stock agent to hold a stand month old cattle sold to current levels. A feedlotter from Wagga Wagga purchased 400 alone feature store sale like this and it seems to go cattle with JBS Swift and G and K O’Connor prom- pretty well.” inent buyers along with a strong contingent of local buyers. Bill Egan from SEJ said considering big sales were also held in Pakenham last Thursday (4000 VLE - LEONGATHA head) and Bairnsdale last Friday (4000 head) the

DESPITE trying conditions SEJ reports on a very successful 6th annual feature store sale last Friday at VLE Leongatha.

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Dairy effluent leak threatens Bass River A SOUTH West Gippsland man has been fined $1934 over leaking dairy effluent that flowed into a creek near his farm and had the potential to contaminate the nearby Bass River.

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) Gippsland region manager Jessica Bandiera said the incident with dairy effluent came not long after EPA fined a Leongatha company over leaking milk that found its way into a stormwater drain. “Pollution from all along the dairy industry supply chain is an industry wide problem; it is doing damage to the environment, allowing valuable product and potential fertiliser to go to waste, and costing farmers and companies serious fines as EPA enforces the law,” Ms Bandiera said. “In this case, dairy effluent was flowing from the farm to a nearby creek that eventually flows into the Bass River. “Dairy effluent is rich in nutrients, which makes it an ideal fertiliser if it is managed well, but a serious threat to human health and aquatic life in the affected waterways.” The investigation was triggered by a report from a member of the public. EPA officers inspected the site and found effluent flowing freely from the dairy shed and effluent ponds to a creek line that flows into the Bass River. They took samples at three locations and found significant levels of phosphorous, nitrogen and ammonia, as well as higher levels of E.coli bacteria that are considered unsafe for human contact. The issue resulted from poor equipment maintenance and a lack of containment at the premises. EPA has issued the farmer with a Pollution Abatement Notice (PAN), an official instruction to take action to prevent dairy effluent from the farm from pollution nearby land or surface waters. “Spillage from the dairy industry is more of a threat to the environment than many people realise, and it is disappointing to note that this is not the first offence for this individual,” Ms Bandiera said. “Spills cost the industry valuable dairy produce and fertiliser, and putrefying milk or effluent entering a waterway can be harmful or fatal to wildlife and livestock, or fish and other aquatic life.” Farmers, transport companies and milk processors can find a guide to the proper storage and handling of liquids on the EPA website, at: https://www. epa.vic.gov.au/business-and-industry/guidelines/ liquid-storage-and-handling-guidance Members of the public can report pollution by calling EPA’s 24-hour hotline on 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842).

THURSDAY, JAN 31, 2019 1500 CATTLE 1500 Starting at 10am

KF MCRAE, ‘CLOVERDALE’, DALYSTON (ANNUAL DRAFT) (ELDERS) 90 Char/Angus x mix sex weaners, Feb-March drop, weaned 9 weeks, St Clair & Silverbrae blood 50 Angus mix sex weaners, Feb-march drop, weaned 9 weeks, welcome swallow & merridale blood N PAGE, STRATFORD (ALEX SCOTT) 50 Angus steers, Leawood and Pinora blood 40 Angus heifers, Leawood and Pinora blood 10 young Angus bulls, Leawood and Pinora blood N & L ANDREWS, MIRBOO (LANDMARK) 86 Angus x mixed sex weaners JS FORSYTHE, THORPDALE, PROPERTY SOLD, (LANDMARK) 80 Hereford & Angus x steers, 15 months, East Gippsland bred HIGH VOLTAGE CONSULTANCY, 'WOODSTOCK’, UPPER FLYNN (LANDMARK) 70 Angus Steers, 10-14 mths, weaned , 2x5in1, drenched Cydectin & Multimin, Pinora & Te Mania sires CR&YM CONNLEY , OMEO (ELDERS) 70 Hereford mix sex weaners, EU accredited R EMMERSON, LEONGATHA (LANDMARK) 55 Angus x composite mixed sex weaners BELGRANO P/L , ‘BELGRANO’, GLENALVIE (ELDERS) 50 Angus mix sex weaners, March-April drop, weaned 4weeks, Banquet & Yancowinna blood M&K BREEN , BUFFALO (LANDMARK) 50 Angus mix sex weaners, 10-11 months, Rennylea blood, weaned, 2 months BARLEY & COX, POOWONG NORTH (ELDERS) 45 Angus mix sex weaners, 10 months, Dunoon & Kennys Creek blood, vendor bred & very quiet J&G CHRISTISON, YARRAM (ELDERS) 40 Angus mix sex weaners D & M JONES, MIRBOO (LANDMARK) 33 Angus mixed sex weaners, 9-11 months, weaned 3 weeks P MILLAR, 'THE RIDGE', KILCUNDA (ELDERS) 30 Char/angus x mix sex weaners, March-April drop, Violet Hills blood F & H COLACIELLO, TYERS (LANDMARK) 20 Angus steers 10 Angus heifers 9-11 months, weaned, drenched 6 weeks, Lawson blood P MILNER, OUTTRIM (ELDERS) 30 Angus mix sex weaners, February-March drop, Battersby blood R WIGHT & SONS, WOODSIDE (ELDERS) 28 Hereford heifers, unjoined I BALBO, YARRAM (ELDERS) 24 Angus mix sex weaners BULLEONDURRA, MIRBOO NTH (LANDMARK) 20 Angus & Angus/Hereford x heifers, 14-15 months C DAFF , YARRAM (ELDERS) 12 Hereford mix sex weaners 5662 4033 0429 050 349

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Starting at 10am 80 CALVED HEIFERS, 350 JOINED HEIFERS,550 UNJOINED HEIFERS CALVED HEIFERS A/C D & N COUPER & A LILLHOLM, DUMBALK (LANDMARK) 30 x 30 Angus Fries x hfrs, 2-2.5 yo, McIndoe & Hazelwood Angus blood, with mid Nov drop limo calves by AI sires: Wulfs Bank Robber & Killerton Travis, then Limo stud bull A/C 'MINDARRA PARK' (LANDMARK) 19 x19 Hereford Fries x hfrs 2.5 yo, very well grown with limo calves at foot, Nov drop calves, 2x5in1 and b12, hfrs Rotavac treated x 2, magnificent heifers A/C V CASTELLO, THORPDALE (LANDMARK) 10 x 10 Angus Fries x hfrs, 2 yo with Webb blood, Angus sim x calves 6 weeks , 1 x 5in1 and spring drench A/C G & R KNOX, LOCH (LANDMARK) 6 x 6 Angus Fries x hfrs with limo calves at foot , extremely quiet JOINED HEIFERS A/C JP O'LOUGHLIN, BERRYS CREEK ANNUAL DRAFT (SEJ) 80 Angus/Friesian x heifers, 2 ½ yrs, PTIC Limo bull to commence calving Feb 5, bucket reared & very quiet. A/C C & L STEWART, LOCH (ALEX SCOTT) 40 Angus/Friesian heifers, PTIC stud limo bull, March calving, well grown, very quiet A/C L & L HORNBY, MONOMEITH (ALEX SCOTT) 40 Hereford/Friesian x heifers (Black & Red Baldies) 2.5 year old heifers, well grown, joined to a"Heatherdale" Limousin bull for Feb/Mar calving. A/C MICAH BERRY, WONTHAGGI (LANDMARK) 30 Angus Fries & Hereford Fries x hfrs, 2.5 yo, bucket reared, some freshly calved, balance springing close up to stud limo bull A/C B STEWART, KERNOT (LANDMARK) 26 Angus Fries x hfrs 2.5 yo, PTIC to Limo bulls to CLV 10/2/19 on, very quiet A/C 'MINDARRA PARK' (LANDMARK) 25 Angus Fries x hfrs, 2.5 yo, PTIC to limo bulls to calve 1st week in Feb for 7 weeks only A/C ROSS OLSEN, POOWONG (LANDMARK) 10 Angus Fries x hfrs 6 Limo Fries x hfrs Both lots 2.5 yo, bucket reared, depastured to limo bulls to calve 20/02/19 onwards A/C C AMOR & M SUFFIELD, KORUMBURRA (LANDMARK) 15 Angus Fries & hereford Fries x hfrs 2.5 yo, bucket reared, PTIC to limo bull, calving from 10/02/19 onwards A/C AMIET PARK (LANDMARK) 14 Angus Fries and Hereford Fries x hfrs, 2.5 yo, PTIC to limo bulls to commence calving 10/02/19 onwards A/C G & S DURAN, KARDELLA (LANDMARK) 10 Angus Fries & hereford Fries x hfrs, 2.5 yo, bucket reared, depastured to limo bull for calving 10/02/19 onwards A/C KL, DM & RL WHITE, LEONGATHA (SEJ) 9 Angus/Friesian x heifers 2 ½ yrs, PTIC limo bull to commence calving Feb 5, bucket reared & very quiet. A/C G & S HOSKING, MIRBOO (SEJ) 9 Angus Friesian x heifers, 2yr & 4mths old, joined to keystone limo bull to commence calving early Feb for 8 weeks A/C P & K EDEN, GLEN FORBES (LANDMARK) 4 Hereford Fries x hfrs 5 Dairy Shorthorn x hfrs Both lots 2.5 yo, bucket reared, springing to stud poll 0429 050 349

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Sales day: Shellcot Partnership’s Megan and Phil Shellcot came from Foster to the 6th Annual Feature Store Cattle Sale at VLE Leongatha, last Friday. They were selling 83 Angus steers, 18-20 months, and 33 Herefords.

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VACANCIES @ GSHS Patient Services Coordinator Full Time (Job # ND0102) Contact: Vicki Farthing, Executive Director of Nursing. PH: 5667 5507 or vicki.farthing@gshs.com.au Applications Close: 3/2/19

Registered Nurses & Registered Midwives – Gr 2 Various positions available – Full Time, Permanent Part Time and Casual (Job # ND0104) Contact: Tracey Palmer, Nurse Unit Manager. PH: 5667 5614 or tracey.palmer@gshs.com.au Applications Close: 10/2/19 Full details, including the position descriptions are available at www.gshs.com.au. Email applications, quoting the relevant job reference number, to jobs@gshs.com.au.

FRAME & LOCK UP CARPENTRY CREW Coldon Homes is South Gippsland’s most active new home builder and is currently enjoying significant growth. We wish to speak to reliable, skilled tradespeople who possess the following skillsets and are interested in ongoing work: • Trade Qualified & Experienced in Domestic Construction. • Current Construction Industry Induction Card (red card/white card/CIC card). • Understanding and compliance with OHS in the construction industry. • Own transport and willing to work South Gippsland areas. We can offer continuity of work as well as regular and secure payment from a reputable company that has been in business for more than 50 years. To find out more about this opportunity, please contact: Steven Hancock on 0407 361 225 or James Goldsmith (03) 56721 999 email: james.goldsmith@coldonhomes.com.au

Motor Vehicle Technician An exciting opportunity exists for a qualified Technician to join Leongatha Motors. You will be a self-motivated individual with the ability and desire to learn new skills working in an exciting team orientated environment. As a Technician you will be required to carry out servicing and mechanical duties; identify and rectify faults in vehicle stability, balancing, repairs and general servicing as directed, to a standard that enhances the Company, its products and services. The successful candidate will require: • Qualifications as a Motor Mechanic. • Ability to take direction and be part of a larger team. • High standards in customer service and customer care. • Capacity to problem solve issues and find suitable resolutions • Excellent work ethic and ability to strive for goals • Current driver’s licence • Ability to work unsupervised For further information, please contact Andrew McMahon on 0408 748 251 or Russell Hemming 0419 482 608, alternatively please forward your cover letter and resumé including two professional referees in confidence to: andrewmcmahon@gmg.net.au Russell.Hemming@leongathamotors.com.au Leongatha Motors is an equal opportunity employer Applications close Sunday, February 3 LMCT: 10285 & LMCT:11276

Retail Team Member Full Time Position

Capeview Mitre 10 - Leongatha We have a position for a Retail Team Member in our Capeview M10 Leongatha store. This position requires an extremely high customer service focus and a very high aptitude for General Hardware/DIY products. A plumbing background, or knowledge thereof, will be highly regarded. The position may include weekend work and the successful applicant should be able to demonstrate the following attributes: • Outstanding customer interface skills • Be team orientated • Can do attitude • Willing to learn • Strong merchandising skills • Excellent communication skills • Highly organised and efﬁcient • Understanding and experience with computer usage Previous experience working in a DIY/Hardware Store environment will be viewed as a distinct advantage. If you believe you have the qualities we are looking for, you are invited to apply in writing by Friday 15th February 2019 to: The Store Manager, Capeview Mitre10 - Leongatha, Lot 2 Cusack Rd, Leongatha, Vic 3953, or by email leongatha.manager@cv-m10.com.au

Cheers: Mitch Dennison, new assistant manager at McCartin’s Hotel in Leongatha, is always keen to provide friendly service to those wanting to quench a hard earned thirst.

Pouring on friendly service MITCH Dennison, new assistant manager at McCartin’s Hotel at Leongatha for a few months, loves the social aspect that his role brings to him each day.

DAIRY FARM HAND A dairy farm worker is required in the Leongatha area. Full-time work on a roster system. Experience with cattle and tractors required. Phone 0448 409 418

A Leongatha local, Mitch worked in hospitality after he completed secondary school at Leongatha Secondary College. He was a familiar face at Henrietta’s Cafe for a number of years too. These days, he oversees many facets of the historic hotel’s operation that was Leongatha’s first to receive a liquor licence in 1891 and then named the Commercial Hotel. As assistant manager, Mitch requires responsible service of alcohol (RSA) and gaming (RSG) certificates. His duties include the smooth operation and organisation of hotel offerings, which sees him in roles wearing many hats including barman, gaming supervisor, bottle shop attendant and

Acute Care Nurses (Division 1) wanted ICU/PICU experience preferred but not essential Wanted for home care in Leongatha area who love the outdoors and having fun! Due to nature of program, females are encouraged to apply. Please contact Patrik 0n 0410 942 230 or email patrik@intensivecareathome.com

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key ingredient to a customer facing role such as his. But he’s quick to point out that people may not know he still does the dishes and various sections of hotel cleaning. “If I make it to hotel manager I’d be hoping I can get out of that,” Mitch added. Jokes aside, his days can be varied in working hours. His shifts might see him come in for the lunch service, ending just after dinner, or the weekend shifts which see him working from 4pm to 1am, when the hotel closes.

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administration where he attends to and maintains stock levels. “This is a great role for me because I love meeting new people and crowds every day,” Mitch said. “Throughout the Christmas and summer months, lots of travellers pass through the region. “But in a smaller community like Leongatha it’s also rewarding to see repeat, loyal customers of whom you develop lasting friendships.” Mitch’s easy going and friendly nature is a

Gendore Tractors & Machinery is a well-established, progressive and leading New Holland Dealership providing Sales, Parts and Service throughout Gippsland and the Mornington Peninsula. We are currently seeking an enthusiastic person to join the team at our Leongatha Branch to undertake a Spare Parts Interpreter Apprenticeship. The successful candidate will provide sales of parts over the counter and to our workshop. Good computer, literacy and numeracy skills is a must as you will be required to handle ordering, receipting and invoicing of goods. This is an excellent career opportunity for the right person. Gendore offers a friendly and motivated environment with ongoing training. Please forward your resumé to b.russell@gendore.com.au or for further information contact Bronwen on 5662 4044

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0.3 FTE working: Wed & Thur as a STEM specialist, to commence on 13th February 2019 (negotiable) This position is classiﬁed under the Victorian Catholic Education Multi Enterprise Agreement 2013 The successful applicant will have a demonstrated commitment to Catholic education and to the safety and wellbeing of children. Applicants must be able to demonstrate capabilities in the following areas: • Highly skilled in STEM • Inquiry Learning • Positive behaviour management • Commitment to Catholic Education The successful applicant will be appropriately qualiﬁed, demonstrate enthusiasm and ability to deliver the appropriate curriculum to a range of educational abilities, and be able to provide care and support for students whilst supporting and respecting the ethos of the school and its environment. The successful applicant will hold Victorian Institute of Teaching Registration. Graduates are welcome to apply Application form can be accessed from: www.sjkorumburra.catholic.edu.au Please email completed application form, letter of application and resume including the names and contact details of three phone referees to: principal@sjkorumburra.catholic.edu.au Applications close at 4pm on Monday 4th February 2019. This school community promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children.

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CABINET MAKER-LEADING HAND Our award-winning kitchen company is seeking a full-time qualiﬁed cabinet maker to lead our team. Applicants must be enthusiastic, possess strong leadership skills, be reliable, committed to quality of service and have a strong work ethic. Email info@leongathakitchens.com.au for more information or to apply

HOOF TRIMMER - DAIRY TECHNICIAN is required at Jelbart Dairy Pty Ltd in Leongatha South VIC to provide technical and practical animal health support to the owner and farm manager. The applicant must be competent in dairy software programmes and will be responsible for the prevention and treatment of hoof and animal health problems, assisting calving cows and heifers and implementing on farm trials. The skill level required is a Diploma or higher qualiﬁcation or at least 3 years of relevant work experience, plus an additional 2 years working with large dairy herds. The full-time role attracts a package of $60,000 to $65,000 per annum commensurate with experience. The applicant must be a reliable self-starter with strong communication skills, be team orientated and be prepared to work ﬂexible on call hours. Please send your covering letter of introduction and your CV to: dairy@jelbartdairy.com

Southern Smiles Dental is now accepting applications for a

FULL TIME TRAINEE DENTAL ASSISTANT Trainees will learn dental nursing on the job and at the completion of the program you will receive a certiﬁcate III in Dental Assisting. Your ability to work in a team environment is essential with a hard working attitude. Available position: • Traineeship Certiﬁcate III Dental Assisting Location: Leongatha and Foster Victoria Applications close: 5pm Friday 8th February 2019 For further information please contact Brooke Dessent on (03) 5682 2696 or Ella McCall on (03) 5662 0040. Please forward a cover letter with attached resumé to: Southern Smiles Dental 25 Bair Street, Leongatha 3953 Or email to southernsmilesleongatha@gmail.com

Cleaner - casual posi on • Cleaner – 2 x 3 hour shi s a week

We are seeking an experienced cleaner to provide general cleaning du es at Koonwarra Village School on a casual basis. The hourly rate is $25 per hour plus casual loading. Our preferred shi s would be: • Wednesday 3 hours from 3.00pm un l 6.00pm • Friday 3 hours from 3.00pm un l 6.00pm During non-school weeks there is also cleaning required but there is more ﬂexibility on the shi mes. Koonwarra Village School term dates are diﬀerent to other schools and can be found on our website koonwarravillageschool.org A current Working with Children Check will be required. The posi on is available for commencement as soon as possible. Applica ons close Friday 8th February 2019 Please email your resume and a covering le er to recruitment@koonwarravillageschool.org Phone Sarah Maclean (Principal) 0499 249 053 for more Informa on.

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BRUZZESE A Requiem Mass for the Repose of the Soul for Mr Salvatore (Sam) Bruzzese will be offered at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, O’Connell Road, Foster on TUESDAY (February 5, 2019) commencing at 11am.

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Australia Day in South Gippsland Aussie fun in Foster

Continued from page 14.

Foster Wool Group members demonstrated the skill of spinning and knitting home dyed alpaca fleece while the Toora Lions Club cooked up a storm, providing sausages and hamburgers for the hungry crowd. Foster Rotary members set up chairs, tables and sunshades for the crowd to sit and enjoy not only the hot food, but a selection of fruit. The day concluded with the presentation of prizes to competitors and Local Award Recipients. Danny O’Brien was on hand to read the citations, while South Gippsland Shire councillors Alison Skinner and Ray Argento presented certificates to Corner Inlet Citizen of the Year, Peter Lee and Community Group Award to Meg Rogers from the Foster and District Historical Society. The Foster and District Historical Society was awarded the 2019 Corner Inlet Community Group Award for its ongoing promotion of the history of Corner Inlet and District.

Gumboots on show: Foster’s Prue Fleming and Rotary’s Richard Jones with their Aussie themed decorated gumboots at the Corner Inlet Australia Day celebrations near the museum and gallery area in Foster. The show themed celebrations attracted hundreds who joined in the fun and games and competed for some great prizes.

Inverloch celebrates: Australia Day celebrations were held at the Inverloch cenotaph and attended by from left, Jan Millington, Etsuko Yasunaga, Terry Shannon, Anabelle Bremner (front) and president of the Inverloch RSL Bob Sutton.

Wonthaggi awards its top Aussies

Community Spirit Award: the Inverloch and Wonthaggi Anglican churches and the Salvation Army Church of Wonthaggi were all awarded the 2019 Community Spirit Award. Pictured from left are Australia Day Ambassador Dr Peter Hudson, Anne, Andy Postlewhite, president of the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi Graeme Sprague (back) and Ray McCurry.

Arts Award: Don Edwards (second left) of the Wonthaggi Citizens’ Band was awarded the 2019 Australia Day Arts Award by Australia Day Ambassador Dr Peter Hudson (left), president of the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi Graeme Sprague and Rotarian Bob Johnstone.

Community Recognition Award: Roger Clark (second left) of Waterline News was awarded the 2019 Australia Day Community Recognition Award by Australia Day Ambassador Dr Peter Hudson (left), Rotarian Margaret Sprague and president of the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi Graeme Sprague.

Wonthaggi duo: Tanya Kither and baby Xavier Drew Australia Day Ambassador: Cross came to the Rotary Dr Peter Hudson and wife Club of Wonthaggi’s AustraJane at the Wonthaggi Union lia Day Community Awards, Theatre, last Saturday. last Saturday.

Community Service Award: Kathy Everitt was awarded the 2019 Australia Day Community Service Award by Australia Day Ambassador Dr Peter Hudson (left) and president of the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi Graeme Sprague.

Bass Coast welcomes new citizens BASS Coast was pleased to welcome 25 new citizens on Australia Day. New citizens were a wide variety of ages and ranged in country of origin including South Korea, UK, India, Vietnam, Ukraine, Italy Malaysia and Ireland. The ceremony was well attended and included Russell Broadbent MP, Bass Coast Young Citizen of the Year, Hayden Marshall, mayor Cr Brett Tessari, Cr Stephen Fullarton, Cr Julian Brown and Cr Bruce Kent.

Joyous occasion: Russell Broadbent MP, Bass Coast Young Citizen of the Year, Hayden Marshall, mayor Cr Brett Tessari, Cr Stephen Fullarton, Cr Julian Brown and Cr Bruce Kent are pictured with the 25 new citizens; Tinh Van Le, Rajni Rani, Nataliia O’Connell, Rajeev Sharma, Naman Sharma, Greg Taylor, Nicola Barnes, Claire Mason, Hayden Marshall, Andrew Postlewhite, Jeng Il Baek, Susan Ligermoet, Rodney Cassell, Antonio Parisi, Hitesh Desai, Katharine Marks, Jisha Binnichen, Andrea Binnichen, Andrew Binnichen, Alfia Binnichen, Terry Fox, Kieran O’Flynn, Kate Ryan, Cathal O’Flynn, Lily O’Flynn. Absent from photo: Swee Choo Thong.

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Auto muscle drops jaws much needed Wonthaggi Power Football Club and netball club facilities. “We’re looking to build a new fence for the footy THE Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve ground and some much needed room upgrades.” welcomed back auto muscle and growlOn display for motoring enthusiasts were custom ing engines for the 6th annual Wonthaggi cars, hot rods, pick-ups, motorbikes and off-road Automotive Show and Shine Swap, last vehicles. It was noted by show speakers that some vehicles Sunday. only saw the light of day once per year, and was a About 340 cars were on display with at least 125 great community strengthening event, particularly entered into competitions for the event. the Saturday drive cruise. Show cars drew the crowds and for those in the The event ran in conjunction with the Bass Coast market for that elusive spare part, 57 swap meet stalls Historical Automobile Club and generous support were on hand to cater for auto buffs. was provided by Wonthaggi Autobarn, Shannon’s InWonthaggi Power Football Club vice president surance, Matthew’s Transport and Fertilizers, Greg’s Kris Baker congratulated the Show and Shine Swap Panels Wonthaggi, TNT Explosive Printz, WontMeet founding organisers, Tracey and Jeff Jones, haggi Motorcycles and Power Equipment and FCAA with a floral gift. Finance, Consulting and Accounting. “This is yet again a great day with guests in the order of 1500 for the day,” Mr Baker said. “The Monaro Car Club from Melbourne has Best Engine Bay: Tim Coombes of Cowes won Best Engine Bay for his 1978 Holden LX made an appearance and we’ve got about a 65-70 Torana. percent local presence. “The funds raised from the event will go towards

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Best pre-1975 import: Wonthaggi’s Steve and Wendy Reynolds won Best pre-1975 import with their 1966 Ford Mustang.

Recognition: Wonthaggi Power Football Club vice president Kris Baker acknowledged one of the founding organisers of the Wonthaggi Automotive Show and Shine Swap. Tracey and Jeff Jones (absent) were gifted flowers.

Rare wheels: Allan Andrews came from LeBest Aussie Muscle: Manny Folino of Won- ongatha to the Wonthaggi Automotive Show thaggi took home Best Aussie Muscle for his and Shine Swap Meet, last Sunday. He rolled up in his stunning 1976 Rambler Royce. 1969 Ford XW 351 GT. Right, Best Interior: Ray Simpson of Phillip Island won Best Interior for his 1972 Holden HQ GTS Monaro Coupe. The car has been in the family for 46 years. Left, Best Pick Up: Kilcunda’s Phillip Holland won Best Pick Up for his 1957 Chevrolet ute, which boasts a 560 horsepower, 6.2 litre super-charged V8 engine.

President’s Choice: Cape Paterson’s Bryan Ridewood was proud as punch, winning the President’s Choice award for his 1975 Holden HJ Monaro on Sunday.

Market goers: Inverloch locals Christine Coorigan, Jodie and Dianne Selby and Addison Craft explorers: Glenn and Annette Lloyd, Peter Wright and Carol Scott came from Cape Wooland Isabel Lodge at the Australia Day Twilight Craft Market, Inverloch, last Saturday. amai to visit the stalls at the Australia Day Twilight Craft Market, Inverloch, last Saturday.

Makers and crafts entertain crowds THE Rotary Club of Inverloch presented an Australia Day Twilight Craft Market last Saturday, at the Inverloch Community Hub. The market was held from midday and included a variety of stalls and gifts, ranging from gemstones, books, clothing and all manner of arts and crafts.

President of the Rotary Club of Inverloch, John Peterson, reported on their recent community activities on this their thirtieth year of market association. “At the moment we are looking into the construction of the proposed sound shell for the Inverloch glade, with the Lions Club of Inverloch” Mr Peterson said. “We recently decorated the Inverloch roundabout

leading to Kongwak, to honour the late Ken Lehman who recently passed way. We decorated the roundabout with floral rose displays and gardens. “Other initiatives we are involved in include bike racks to be installed at Inverloch’s Rainbow Park, which should be installed soon, pending council approval. “We continue to look at barbecues and shelters

for the town here and will provide assistance at the Kilcunda Lobster Festival. “Marshall points were manned by Rotary for the Bass Coast Cycle Challenge and we were also involved with the installation of breathalysers, in conjunction with Vic Roads, at the Esplanade, Inlet and Caledonian hotels.”

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Winners: Ray McGannon, Ollie Crouch and Second place: Peter Forrest, John NewAlan Easterbrook shared a win in the Month- combe and Barrie Goldsbury came in second in the Monthly Triples event at Leongatha ly Triples Event at Leongatha Bowls Club. Bowls Club.

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Top team: winners of the Mufti Social Bowls on January 24 were, from left, Martin Hannaford, Judy Moule, Mal Scott and Malcolm Marshall (skip).

Inverloch THE last note Inverloch Bowls Club had was that Maurie Cargill was in Kooraman House, Leongatha, where he is in good hands. Bob Huntley, the computer guru, suffered a heart attack and is in Monash Hospital although it is reported that he will be back in Inverloch later in the month. Pud Kee has had his operation, the doctors and Pud being very happy. The club’s best wishes are extended to all three. Round 12 of Saturday Pennant was played on Saturday, January 26, and Inverloch suffered two wins, two losses and Division 5 had a bye. The Division 1 team hosted Phillip Island White team who handed Inverloch its third loss for the season, taking a 19 shot win, 14 points/80 shots to

2 points/61 shots. The Division 2 team travelled to the Island to meet the Phillip Island team and also suffered a loss going down by 30 shots, 02/60 – 14/90. Division 3 hosted Mirboo North and won a close fought match, 14/64 – 2/58. Division 4 struggled for most of the day to overcome the Meeniyan team, finally taking a 14 shot win, winning 14/75 – 2/61. The Division 5 team had a bye and played an intra club match. The Saturday Pennant ladder shows the Division 1 team slipping to second position behind the Phillip Island Blue team, on 137 points while the Division 2 team, as a result of their loss, also slipped one slot to fifth position on 88 points and need to win both of their remaining two matches for a chance

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area. To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below. Earlier Minutes Apollo Bay ...........................25 King Island (Grassy) ...........10 King Island (Surprise Bay)....40 King Island (Franklin) ...........40 Lakes Entrance .................... 170 Lorne ...................................... 20 Mallacoota Inlet.................... 158 Rip Bank ................................ 15 Snowy River Entrance ......... 170 _______________________ Cape Schanck, Flinders, Mornington Ocean Beaches, Seal Rocks, Venus Bay, Waratah Bay, Woolamai ....... nil _________________________ Later Minutes Altona ................................... 195 Barwon Heads Bridge ........... 15 Carrum ................................. 195 Corinella ................................. 68 Cowes Pier............................. 50 Dromana .............................. 195 Frankston ............................. 195 Geelong ............................... 210 Hastings ................................. 66 Hovell Pile ............................ 195 Inverloch Pier ......................... 15 Melbourne ............................ 200 Mornington ........................... 195 Newhaven Jetty ..................... 30 No. 1 West Channel (Annulus)........................... 50 No. 2 South Channel Light .... 70 No. 8 South Channel Light .. 150 Port Albert Pier ...................... 90 Portarlington Pier ................. 190 Portsea Pier ........................... 80 Port Welshpool (Rabbit Island .................... 10 Queenscliffe Pier ................... 30 Rhyll ....................................... 60 Rosebud............................... 195 Rye Pier ............................... 170 St. Leonards Pier ................. 190 Sandringham ....................... 195 Sorrento Pier........................ 130 Stony Point ............................. 40 South Channel Pile Light ..... 190 Swan Island Dock ................ 120 Tooradin ............................... 105 Warneet.................................. 84 Williamstown ........................ 200 Welshpool Pier....................... 90

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at finals play. Division 3 stayed in second position on 130 points after its close six shot win over the Mirboo North team. The Division 4 team clung to top place 139 points with the Phillip Island, Port Welshpool and Corinella teams hunting for the top position. The Division 5 team slipped one position to sixth as a result of having the bye and other divisional results. Round 11 of Midweek Pennant was played on January 22 and again all three teams worked hard to record wins. Division 1 hosted the Phillip Island club with Inverloch coming away with a 12 shot win, 14/72 – 02/60. In Third Division, both teams recorded wins with the White team having a great 49 shot win. The Inverloch Blue team travelled over to Foster, winning by 13 shots, 14/71 – 2/58. The Inverloch White team hosted the Tarwin Lower players and recorded a huge 49 shot win, 11/99 – 0/50. The results provided some consolidation with Division1 remaining in top position and enjoying a 40 point buffer over the San Remo team. Division 3 Blue moved into second place on 107 points and sits only one point behind the Loch and District team. The White team, however, still remains in eighth position but there is now only 13 points between it and the Fish Creek team in fourth place; it’s tightening up on the ladder. The Club Championships have now moved to the final round and looking at the draws there are some terrific matches about to be played, so get along to the club and watch good players plying their craft with skill and determination. Inverloch hosted social mufti bowls on Thursday, January 24, where the numbers were down a little, again due to the expectation of hot and humid weather, however, 23 players took to the rinks to contest two games, the first of 12 ends and the second over 10 ends or when the bell sounds, to ensure a finish at 4pm. After the first game, the teams skipped by Nic Van Grunsven, Malcolm Marshall and Brian Hensley had won their first game. However, after the completion of the second game, only two teams re-

mained unbeaten. As the two winning teams both finished on 35 points it went down to “shots-up” to decide the placings. The runners up, with two wins, 35 points and 18 shots up were Faye Smallman, Chris Nevill, Robbie Howard and Brian Hensley (skip). The winners, also with two wins, 35 points and 26 shots up were Mal Scott, Martin Hannaford, Judy Moule and Malcolm Marshall (skip). The lucky draw winners were Len Peterson, Malcolm Marshall, Graham Turton, Jill Bateman and Judy Moule. Entries have closed for the Tournament Fours event, sponsored by Cardell Accountants, which is scheduled for February 1. A report will appear in the next edition of this column. The Bass Coast Medley Fours event is to be played on Sunday, February 24. Registrations close on February 17. Full details of the event have been posted in the clubhouse so make sure you have your diary noted for this one. The Friday membership draw took place last Friday, January 25, with a jackpot awaiting the next lucky member’s name to be randomly drawn. Regretfully Pat Hancock, whose name was randomly drawn, wasn’t in attendance and the club has another jackpot. Don’t forget, attendance is required to claim the jackpot. Not all was lost however because Trudy Barclay went home with the wine. The next members’ draw is on February 8. What a great crowd attended last Friday night’s dinner with bookings having to be closed off. Jack’s mailbag was again a highlight of the evening with some almost falling off their chairs with laughter. There was also the overwhelming excitement of having a chance to win some rhubarb on the biggest spinning wheel in town, ably spun by nifty Neil and assisted by Sue Nation on the pen. The younger brigade went home happy as by pure chance, all of them had their number come up on the wheel. Bookings are being taken for the next dinner scheduled for Friday, February 1, so don’t be late.

LAST Tuesday, the Leongatha Midweek Pennant Division 1 side travelled to Corinella who hosted the round 11 event. Leongatha had thoughts that it would return empty handed but was pleasantly surprised to chalk up an overall winning margin of eight shots. Trish McCormack’s team was a major contributing factor because of her final rink score of 28-14 shots. The individual rink scores were as follows: Trish McCormack (Leongatha) defeated Joy Brown (Corinella) 28-14 shots; Marj Pearson (Leongatha) lost to Carol Lincoln (Corinella) 18-22 shots; Jenny Miller (Leongatha) lost to Jacqueline Carter (Corinella) 20-22 shots. The Midweek Pennant Division 3 side hosted Phillip Island white and went down by seven shots overall, which was a pleasing result compared to their score in round 10. Glenice Emmerson’s team came to play and recorded a 21 shot winning margin which benefited Leongatha’s tally. Unfortunately, the other two teams lost comprehensively. The individual rink scores were as follows: Carol Harry (Leongatha) lost to Lorraine Waters (PHW) 17-28 shots; Glenice Emmerson (Leongatha) defeated Merilyn King (PHW) 31-10 shots; Janice Sing (Leongatha) lost to Dorothy Young (PHW) 15-32 shots. On Wednesday, 96 bowlers visited the club to compete in the Monthly Triples which was sponsored by Mountain View. A draw for 32 teams was compiled by the match committee, which required much time for compilation because of the availability issue. The match committee deserve more than thanks to

Well done: Wonthaggi winning team on Thursday at the social games were Frank Tagell and Sheila Ormerod.

Wonthaggi THE week started off with the Midweek Pennant teams playing. The results of that were Division 1 defeated Korumburra 84-51. Division 2 defeated San Remo 79-66. Wednesday was the normal mixed mufti social game and the winners were Tony Marotta (skip), Rob Allan and Alex Southerland. The greens were busy on Thursday with ladies playing knockout bowls games up to 21 for the B Grade championship. Social games were also played and the winning team was Frank Tagell and Shiela Ormerod. The day heated up but all games ceased by lunch time. Saturday pennant results are as follows; Division 1 lost to Fish Creek 60-73; Division 2 defeated Corinella 63-62; Division 3 defeated Loch and District 69-67; Division 4 defeated Corinella 74-65. The Wonthaggi Bowls Club would like to congratulate member John Duscher, who received a 2019 Australia Day Honours award for service to the community of Wonthaggi. There are several dates of interest coming up. January 31 is Nominated Open Triples Day and Sunday, February 3, is Ladies Invitation Day Fours. On Wednesday, February 6 Turkey Triples will be held in Wonthaggi. On Friday, February 8, the club dinner will be held at the club rooms at 6pm. All names need to be on the list three days prior for catering purposes.

enable the spread sheet technology to perform as desired. A very successful day was had by all and the ladies in the kitchen ensured that the food met the bowlers’ needs. The winner on the day was Ray McGannon’s team of Ollie Crouch as lead, and Allan Easterbrook as second with Ray as skip. Their score via the spread sheet was four game wins, 41 shot margin, 29 ends and a percentage of 73 percent. They were closely followed by the team from across the water skipped by John Newcombe, Peter Forrest as second and Barrie Goldsbury as lead whose score was four wins, 36 shot margin, 29 ends and a percentage of 72 percent. The all-female team of Jenny Miller as skip, Marj Pearson as second and Nancy Parry as lead came in third with a score of 3 game wins, 25 shot margin, 25 ends and a percentage of 63.4 percent. On Saturday, round 12 of the Saturday Pennant Competition was played and the Leongatha representative sides did not fare too well with all three sides registering a loss. Division 1 headed across the water where it met the Philip Island Blue side, which was its foe on the day. A couple of the regular Division 1 bowlers were unavailable and Brenton Hackett skipped a team with his wife Angela as lead and obviously the combination clicked as the team achieved success. Philip Island was too good on the other two rinks and won overall by 27 shots. Individual rink scores were as follows: Brenton Hackett (Leongatha) defeated David Hanlon (PHB) 2721 shots; Ray McGannon (Leongatha) lost to Russell May (PHB) 15-36 shots; Wayne Walker (Leongatha) lost to Daryl Major (PHB) 16-28 shots. Division 2 was hoping for a win against San Remo but not to be as at the end of play the scoreboard was showing a two shot margin overall in favour of Philip Island Blue. It was great to have Lance Lancaster back after his medical problem and he led for Alan Rayson’s team. Individual rink scores were as follows: Alan Rayson (Leongatha) lost to Geoffrey Coleman (San Rmo) 18-22 shots; Ian Todd (Leongatha) lost to Andrew Dennis (San Remo) 18-20 shots; Bob Young (Leongatha) defeated Robyn Dennis (San Remo) 24 – 20 shots Division 4 hosted Philip Island and the overall final score was 71-64 shots in favour of the visitors. Liz Beale’s team had success after being well down during the early stage of the game. Fred Sauvarin’s team bolted out of the blocks and had a score of 12 – 0 shots after three ends but experienced a lack of staying power and went down by five shots. Individual rink scores were as follows: Mike Carnell (Leongatha) lost to Mark Hone (PI) 20-29 shots; Fred Sauvarin (Leongatha) lost to Bruce Puncher (PI) 19-24 shots; Liz Beale (Leongatha) defeated George Mol (PI) 25-18 shots. 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 Midweek Pennant ROUND 11 was played on January 22. Division 1: Corinella 4/58 lost to Leongatha 12 / 66; Foster 4/60 lost to San Remo 12/77; Inverloch 14/72 defeated Phillip Island 2/60; Wonthaggi 14/84 defeated Korumburra 2/51. Division 2: Korumburra 2/63 lost to Port Welshpool 14/76; Toora 12/70 defeated Tarwin Lower 4/66; Meeniyan 2/61 lost to Mirboo North 14/81; Wonthaggi 14/79 defeated San Remo 2/66. Division 3: Foster 2/58 lost to Inverloch Blue 14/71; Phillip Island Blue 14/69 defeated Loch and District 2/56; Fish Creek 4/61 lost to Lang Lang 12/70; Leongatha 2/63 lost to Phillip Island White 14/70; Inverloch White 16/99 defeated Tarwin

Lower 0/50. Ladders

Division 1 Inverloch ............... 138 +128 San Remo .................. 98 +69 Foster.......................... 94 -21 Leongatha ................. 92 +79 Corinella....................... 84-20 Phillip Is ........................ 83 -6 Korumburra ................. 61 -88 Wonthaggi ................. 54 -141 Division 2 Port Welshpool ..... 125 +277 Tarwin Lower ....... 120 +175 Meeniyan.................... 96 -24 Mirboo North ............ 80 -31 Toora ............................ 77-35 San Remo .................. 74 -100 Wonthaggi ................. 72 -158 Korumburra ............... 60 -104 Division 3 Loch and Dist........ 108 +173 Inverloch Blue ........... 107 -2 Leongatha ............... 104 +17 Fish Creek .................. 96+63 Phillip Is Blue ............. 96+51 Lang Lang .................... 94-33 Foster............................. 87 -2 Inverloch White............. 83 -6 Phillip Is White ........... 68 -65 Tarwin Lower ........... 37 -196

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Fish Creek THE Summer Triples, sponsored by Toora and District Community Bank, proved to be a very successful day. Amidst fairly stiff competition, the eventual winners were Brian Roffey, Ian Rogers and John Laurence from Foster/Fish Creek. Runners up were Ian Perry, Laurie Rippon and John Lamb from Yarram, and best last game was Ray McGannon, Ollie Crouch and Jeff Pendergast from Leongatha. Pennant on Saturday, January 26, was a mixed bag. Division 1 managed a win over Wonthaggi and Division 5 Red overcame Phillip Island. Unfortunately the away team of Division 5 White went down to Mirboo North White. For the diary: January 2019 Barefoot Bowls started yesterday (January 29) and today (January 30). It will continue Tuesday and Wednesday until the first week of March. There’s a whole new look for the bowls club, with the renovation of the back room, a lovely new rack made by Rob Staley, and some lovely boxes for the bowls made by the Men’s Shed Foster.

Great form: Kate Whittingham from the Toora and District Community Bank congratulated winners John Laurence, Brian Roffey and Ian Rogers after the Summer Triples event at Fish Creek Bowls Club.

Runners up: Laurie Rippon, Ian Perry and John Lamb from Yarram came in second in Fish Creek Bowls Club’s Summer Triples. They are pictured with sponsor Kate Whittingham from the Toora and District Community Bank. This will make it a lot easier to select the bowls you need. To sign up, please contact Andy Kerr (5683 2380) as soon as possible. Club Championships: club players are encour-

Tarwin Lower STARTING this article on a happy note, about 20 friends gathered at the Cardinia Club in Pakenham last week to see former Tarwin bowlers Robyn and Paul Griffiths, who were down from Burleigh Heads visiting family. Paul and Robyn have quickly settled into their new home with Paul very busy at the bowls club and with their community vegetable garden while Robyn is enjoying her daily walks and swims. They are greatly missed but hopefully some of the members will catch up with them in the “grey nomad” season. Pennant results were a mixed bag this week with Saturday’s Division 2 the only winners, gaining 14 points against Lang Lang while Division 5 lost to Corinella. Tuesday’s Division 2 won two rinks against Toora but lost the match by four shots putting us in second position, five points below Port Welshpool. Division 3 lost to Inverloch White. This week, all four teams play at home. On Tuesday, Division 2 plays Korumburra while Division 3 plays second positioned Inverloch Blue. Saturday Pennant will see Division 2 play Inverloch who are in fifth position on the ladder while Division 5 plays Foster, also in fifth position.

aged 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 consid-

eration is being given to April 5 (Friday) for presentation day and May 14 (Tuesday) for the annual general meeting. The general committee meeting is at 7.30pm on February 12.

Wednesday Triples saw two Tarwin teams take home the meat trays. The winning team comprised of Arthur Newsome, Fred Martin and Tony Swinden while the runners up were Alan Marshall and Heather Marshall who played two games each as skip, John Fedley and Pat O’Donohue. Good bowling.

Triple threat: Fred Martin, Tony Swinden and Arthur Newsome won Tarwin Lower’s Wednesday Triples.

Good effort: Pauline McWilliams, Peter McWilliams (s), Elaine Fitt and Lindsey Russell came in second at midweek bowls on Thursday.

South Gippsland Midweek Bowls Group ON Thursday, January 24, midweek bowls was played at Corinella with 24 bowlers Winners were Joy Brown (s), David Talbot, Bev Elliott and Pauline Henwood. Runners up were Peter McWilliams (s), Lindsey Russell, Pauline

McWilliams and Elaine Fitt. The one game winners were Dennis Talbot (s), Sean McWilliams and Vern Elliott. The weather was very challenging with extreme heat that kept a lot of the bowlers indoors. For the souls who braved the heat, the club thanks you. Bowlers managed to play one game of 12 ends before lunch and one game of 10 after lunch, thus finishing a little earlier. Thank you to Carol Lincoln for servicing the bar

and kitchen, and also to Bev Elliott for her lovely homemade cakes and watermelon. It is very much appreciated. For the remaining of the summer season, midweek bowls will start at 10.30am. Next week midweek, will be played at Tarwin Lower. For more information or to register please contact Peter on 5678 5974. You would be made very welcome.

Division 1: Fish Creek 16-73 defeated Wonthaggi 0-60; Korumburra 16-95 defeated Toora 0-56; Phillip Island Blue 14-85 defeated Leongatha 2-58; Inverloch 2-61 lost to Phillip Island White 14-80. Division 2: Wonthaggi 12-63 defeated Corinella 4-62; Tarwin Lower 1485 defeated Lang Lang 2-63; Phillip Island 14-90 defeated Inverloch 2-60; Leongatha 2-60 lost to San Remo 14-62. Division 3: Wonthaggi 14-69 defeated Loch and District 2-67; Korumburra 12-69 defeated Meeniyan 4-55; San Remo 1-62 lost to Foster 15-73; Inverloch 14-64 defeated Mirboo North 2-58. Division 4: Corinella 2-65 lost to Wonthaggi 14-74; Port Welshpool 1678 defeated Korumburra 0-40; Meeniyan 2-61 lost to Inverloch 14-75; Leongatha 2-64 lost to Phillip Island 14-71. Division 5: Corinella 16-90 defeated Tarwin Lower 0-43; Toora 16-93 defeated Mirboo North Purple 0-48; Fish Creek Red 16-73 defeated Phillip Island 0-64; Mirboo North White 16-107 defeated Fish Creek White 0-53; Foster 16-118 defeated Loch and District 0-35; Inverloch 9-6 (bye) – (second bye for season is an average of points and shots for all rounds leading up to the second bye).

Ladders

Division 1 Phillip Is ................141 +227 Inverloch ...............137 +182 Wonthaggi ...............113 +50 Korumburra ............102 -23 Phillip Is White ...........96 -34 Fish Creek ...................82 -75 Leongatha....................70 -86 Toora ..........................27-241 Division 2 Corinella................163 +315 San Remo ................127 +98 Wonthaggi ................100 -28 Phillip Is .......................94 -1 Inverloch .....................88 -64 Leongatha....................78 -82 Tarwin Lower ..............75 -83 Lang Lang .................43 -155 Division 3 Foster.....................139 +153 Inverloch ...............130 +129 Meeniyan..................114 -28 Wonthaggi ...............100 +15 Loch and Dist ...............89 +6 Mirboo North .............88 +76 Korumburra ...............65 -145 San Remo ..................43 -206 Division 4 Inverloch ...............139 +184 Phillip Is ................136 +156 Port Welshpool .....134 +212 Corinella................122 +115 Leongatha....................89 -11 Meeniyan...................52 -255 Wonthaggi .................49 -136 Korumburra ...............47 -265 Division 5 Mirb Nth White ....164 +319 Toora .....................164 +216 Fish Creek Red .....130 +145 Phillip Is ..................129 +97 Foster........................106 +38 Inverloch ..................104 +75 Corinella....................84 -111 Tarwin Lower ............71 -146 Fish Creek Red..........71 -163 Mirboo Nth Purple ....64 -154 Loch and District.......58 -310

Kiss of Death tips – round 13: Wonthaggi (home) will be no match for top of the table Phillip Island Blue, which will almost cement its place as the minor premiers with a comfortable 12 shot win. Korumburra (home) will tip out Wonthaggi for third spot on the ladder with a resounding win over Leongatha, winning by a solid 25 shot margin. Inverloch will simply ‘get angry’ after its shock

loss last week and cause the massacre of the season, defeating Toora by at least 55 shots. Philip Island White (home) will knock a ‘cocky’ Fish Creek off its perch with a comfortable 32 shot win. Remember, bowlers are now only two rounds from starting the pennant finals. Clubs should make sure that players who may represent the club meet the guidelines for competing in the finals.

Meeniyan

TUESDAY Pennant was a home game against neighbours Mirboo North. The visitors took home the win with two rinks up 61 shots to 81. This week, Meeniyan played Toora at home and currently holds third place on the ladder. Week two of corporate bowls was a two game eight end format. Tuesday winners were Bombers with McAttack runners up. Wednesday winners were Mr. McBrown with Moos runners up. This is a great social night with keen competition. Saturday Pennant was an away game for Division 3 against Korumburra. Winning two rinks, it went down overall 55 shots to 69. Meeniyan remains in third place on the ladder. Division 4 played top team Inverloch at home winning one rink with the score 61 shots to 75. Round 13 sees 3s away to Inverloch and 4s away to Wonthaggi. Sunday, February 3, is the popular Married Couples tournament with two fills –9am and 11.45am. Upshot 2.

Buffalo indoor

Wednesday, January 23 ANOTHER enjoyable night of bowling at Buffalo with 14 bowlers present. After two teams of four and two of three were selected, three games of eight ends were played. In the first game Bill Wolswinkel, Joy Dyson, Joyce Occhipinti and Peter Tiziani managed to beat Charlie Tumino, Danah Suckling and Gary Stirling 7-4. On mat two in another close game Tono Heldens, Illene Tiziani and Mary Tumino had a win beating Joe Occhipinti, Carolyn Benson, Stephen Suckling and Lyn McIntyre 9-6. In the second game after scoring on six of the eight ends Bill’s team beat Toni’s team 12-7. Charlie, Danah and Gary had their first win, beating Joe’s team 13-7. In the third game a one sided result with Toni’s team easily beating Charlie’s team 12-1. Bill, Joy, Joyce and Peter had their third win, beating Joe, Carolyn, Stephen and Lyn 10-6. The night’s winners were Bill, Joy, Joyce and Peter (WWW) 16 ends; next Toni, Illene and Mary (WLW) 13 ends; third Charlie, Danah and Gary (LWL) eight ends; fourth Joe, Carolyn, Stephen and Lyn (LLL) 11 ends. Come and join us for an enjoyable, friendly night of bowls. Social bowls Wednesday, 7.30pm at the Buffalo hall. All welcome.

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis IN the Inverloch Kroams versus Korumburra match in Section 1 there was a tiebreaker each way in the men’s sets.

The Kroams’ ladies won well and a tiebreaker each again in the mixed. Fill-ins for Korumburra made for a good match. Leongatha North won well against Koonwarra. Zara and Will Littlejohn had a good day. It is good to see young players doing well. Sorry to see Storm forfeit to Phillip Island. In Section 2 Berrys Creek keep on their winning way. Leongatha Gold won a men’s set and a mixed. Outtrim won the ladies sets and the mixed, while the men’s sets were close, games even. The Hallston versus Baromi saw great hitting by all players. Well done to Natalie Fraser Baro-

mi, Taylor Mitchell was pleased with the set with Nicole Clark.

Results

Section 1: Inverloch Kroams 6.67 d Korumburra 3.55, Leongatha North 8.69 d Koonwarra 1.31, Phillip Island v Inverloch Storm (Storm forfeited), Leongatha - bye. Section 2: Berrys Creek 7.64 d Leongatha Gold 2.32, Outtrim 7.69 d Korumburra 2.42, Hallston 6.53 d Baromi 3.43, Leongatha Green - bye. Section 3: Bye.

Ladders

Section 1 Inverloch Kroams ..... 101.5 Phillip Island................ 87.5 Korumburra ................ 83.0 Leongatha North ......... 81.0 Koonwarra..................... 51.5 Leongatha...................... 46.5 Inverloch Storm ............ 44.5 Section 2 Berrys Creek.............. 107.0 Outtrim ........................ 83.5 Hallston ........................ 81.0 Baromi .......................... 67.5 Leongatha Green ........... 54.5 Korumburra ................... 51.5 Leongatha Gold............. 47.5

South Gippsland Bridge Club Results

Friday, January 25 - Inverloch pairs:

North/South: First with the commanding score of 65.62 percent were the overall winners of the day Dina Drury and Jack Kuiper. Second with an excellent 59.38 percent were Deb Anglim and Richard Moss. Third with a very sound 56.94 percent were the up and coming pair of Beth Banks and Julie Perriam. East/West: First with the excellent score of 61.90 were the ever reliable players, Kaye Douglas and Alan Johnston. Second with a superb 56.55 were the very steady pair of Dawn Jolly and Ruth Stevenson. Third with 55.06, an excellent score given how infrequently they have played together, were Dirk Jacobs and John Jarvis. Tuesday, January 22 - Tarwin Lower pairs: North/South: First with another brilliant score of 65.08 percent were Deb Anglim and Richard Moss. Second with sound 55.03 percent were the always reliable Frank Arndt and Clive Hope. Third with 52.65 were Anne and Brice Gibson. East/West: First with the most outstanding score of the week were Dina Drury and Jack Kuiper. Second with a highly consistent 59.23 percent were John Sutton and Alan Johnston. Third with a highly commendable 52.95 percent was the rising pair of Wendy Edwards and Chris Hall. Monday, January 21 - Meeniyan pairs: First with the super score of 66.67 percent was the evergreen pair of Faye Rowlands and Frank Arndt. Second with a very solid 59.26 percent were the always consistent pair of Sally and Brian Hoskins and third with a very fine 55.09 percent were Kathy Dowd and Elly McIntyre. Please check the club website for details of coming events. Visitors are always welcome.

SOUTH GIPPSLAND BRIDGE CLUB

BEGINNERS LESSONS

THE CLUB WILL OFFER A SERIES OF BEGINNERS LESSONS IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR AT INVERLOCH, ON THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

Please contact Ken Mckenzie On 0438066238 if interested

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thestar.com.au Woorayl ladies Monday, January 28

Well played: winners of the Hartley-Wells Betta Home Living Australia Day Golf event at Korumburra on Monday were David Enbom, Lynette McIvor, Kurt Cosson, Beau Elkin, Lyn Perks, Ashley Peters and Deb Wrigley. Absent: Mat Wrigley and Roger Hamill.

Korumburra ladies

NTPs on the first were Barb Walker and Terry Maskell. This is a great soTHE course was in cial game, concluding great condition for with a shared meal, so the Bisque Bogey Par a most enjoyable way event last Wednesday. to spend a Thursday There were obvievening. ously good decisions Members, non made as some terrific members and those results were recorded, beginning golf are with competitors havmost welcome. ing the option of using Just add your name their total handicap to the time-sheet in the points throughout the clubhouse foyer. game. Last Thursday, Deb Chris Rickard (22) Wrigley had a great won A Grade with five score of 35 points to up and Moira Rogers win the day’s event. (22) was runner up This is another with three up after a competition day, alc/b with Heather Grist ways Stableford, with (22). members and visitors Tina Prosser (45) able to play amidst the had a fabulous score of field. 12 up to win B Grade The golfers enwith Jan Follett (45) joyed perfect weather also having a fantastic on Saturday after exscore of nine up to be treme heat and wind runner up. on the previous day. The only NTP to Sandra Webster (32) be had was by Heathhad a good round to er Grist on the 13th win with 37 points, green, who putted in after a c/b with Judy for a Birdie. Webb (16). Chris Next Wednesday, Rickard was NTP the January 30, is Open1st green. ing Day and as the The club wishes to calendar is jam packed thank Hartley-Wells in February; the FebBetta Home Living for ruary Monthly Medal its fantastic sponsorwill be played on that ship of $400 worth of same day. vouchers for the AusThe stall will be tralia Day holiday golf in operation and a event. It was wondercommittee meeting ful to have so many will also be held after out on the course and presentations. we appreciate the Please keep in mind members and so many that Beginner’s Day is visitors who made the on February 6 and it day such a success. Much gratitude to Rod and Judi Spokes from Leongatha Fresh Meat and Fish Supply who donated the absolutely delicious lamb for the rolls, to Bakers Delight in Leongatha for giving us the majority of the bread required, to Burra Foods for the tasty fruit salad and tubs of yoghurt and Corrie George Great result: Tina Prosser and Chris Rick- who provided the rafard were the grade winners at Korumburra fle prize. Winners of the last Wednesday. Hartley Wells Betta is wonderful to see so many people coming along to have a go at golf on that day. A cost of $5 includes nine holes of golf plus the chance to win trophies donated by Viv and David Enbom and the shared lunch will be provided by our members. It is a shortened playing course and the ‘fun’ big holes will be used on the putting greens. At a very reasonable cost, beginners’ clinics for women will run on Fridays and practice labs for any golfers. Please contact John Payne on 0491 115 962 at the club if you interested or require extra information. The evening began quite hot but with some shaded fairways, and later on, a cool breeze, the twilight golfers had a great weather. Ten holes were played, one to six, the additional ‘novel Par 3’ from the women’s 14th tee to the fourth green, then 16 to 18. No one finished on that green but there were some close attempoints. Diarne and Terry Maskell had a lovely score of 25 points to be named the winners and Viv and David Enbom were runners up with 23 points.

Home Living vouchers in the women’s section were Lynette McIvor 39 points, Deb Wrigley second with 36 points and Lyn Perks third with 35 points. Special mention was made to Virginia Wagner who had a great score and when she regains her handicap we will look forward to more super results. Trudy Olden also went well and received a ball. The Men’s B Grade winner was Beau Elkin, who was the youngest golfer who had a terrific 43 points, followed by Roger Hamill, 43 points and Kurt Cosson, 41 points. Rod Elkin also won a prize as a non handicapped golfer. Mat Wrigley won A Grade with 38 points after a three-way count-back from runner up David Enbom and in third place, Ashley Peters. The mixed NTPs went to Ashley Peters first, Wilma Henshaw 10th, Roland Rees 13th and Nathan Wardle on the seventh. The club was rapt to have so many playing and enjoying this spectacular course. Much appreciation is extended for the generous sponsorship and to John Payne and all those who assisted in the tasks involved to help make the day so enjoyable.

TWENTY eight pairs hit off in absolutely lovely summer weather for the annual Australia Day mixed Stableford competition. This was the opening competition to get the 2019 Woorayl Golf Club year started. This event was once again sponsored by Lois and Graeme Young, making it 22 years they have done this. The course was amazing considering how dry it’s been, and the 41 degree heat and wind on Friday spread a lot of debris on the course. It was a fantastic start to the year with some outstanding scores. The winners with 46 points were Brian Wilson and Elly Berryman. Runners up were Gary Young and Lois Young with 45 points. BDL went to Colin and Jo Graeme 44 points and Ann and Eddie Poole with 43 points. Four teams were all 42 points, but on a countback Greg and Jo Fennell were victorious. Nearest the pins were Russell Thomas and Sharyn Rayson on eighth and Ray Sullivan on 17th. President Gary Young thanked Graeme and Lois for their continued sponsorship and everyone for attending. He thanked the ladies for afternoon tea and wished everyone a great 2019 of golf.

Winners: Brian Wilson and Elly Berryman won the annual Australia Day mixed Stableford competition at Woorayl Golf Club.

Woorayl A MUCH cooler day was welcomed by the monthly medal field. The club was sponsored by Autobarn Leongatha and thanks it very much for the ongoing support of the club. Some may say this week’s medal winner is a very fine player, one with an uncanny putting ability. He will tell you his gift on the green is unmatched and past records will confirm this. It was none other than current secretary Geoff McKinnon. With a fine 68 net, Geoff was a deserving B Grade winner to boot. A Grade was won by R. Gourlay with 69 net – a very steady golfer for many years. The C Grade winner with 70 net was I. McLennon – another that can do anything on his day. Balls down the line winners went to C. Gourlay, G. Fennell, G. Johnson, J. Bolge, and T. Riseley all on 71net and on a count back from two others playing to their handicap was G. Ennoss with a fine 72 net. The two nearest the pin winners were on the eighth G. Johnson and G. Ennoss the 17th. The raffle was won yet again by the ‘Shed Syndicate’. Last ball of the day, the encouragement award, was won by G. Miller. The club wishes all that take out cards luck next week – keep it on the cut stuff.

Mirboo North

Saturday results: Competition Cervus Equipment Par. January 26. Wednesday results: CompetiDay winner: Keith Clerks (24) tion: Stableford. +7. B Grade: Jeff Hughes (18) +4. A January 23. Day winner: Freeda Grade: John Woodall (8) +2. Nair 39. DTLs: Richie Robbins (22) +5, NTP: 13th Wendy Gervasi. DTLs: Ray Hoskins (25) +4, Rod Jenkins Anne Wood 36. Thursday results: Competition: (23) +3, Joe Smeriglio (16) Sq and Stableford. January 24. Day winner: Joe Kus (15) Sq. Second shot NTP 1st hole: Richie Richie Taylor (17) 39. A Grade: Joe Robbins. Kus (15) 37. NTP: 4th Garry Shandley, 6th NTP: fourth Doug Taylor. DTLs: Jeff Hughes (18) 37, Ray Thompson Ray Matthews, 13th Stuart Henning, 16th Mal Payne. (22) 36 and Josh Robbins (13) 36.

Leongatha ON Tuesday, January 22, John French had the best score of the day of 41 points to win B Grade. Fred de Bondt took the A Grade honours with 37 points in a countback and Geoff Maher won in C Grade with 38 points also in a countback. Balls were won by Ian Barlow, Fred Debono, Ashleigh Hutton, Brad O’Brien, Geoff McDonald, Bruce Clark, Russell Williams, Neale Gillin, Jason Dennerley, Tony Roberts, Doug Carter, Gary Sharrock, Kevin Michael and Grant McRitchie. Nearest the pins were Garry Sharrock who put his tee shot inside a metre on the 14th hole and Peter Walsh was closest on the 16th. Thursday, January 24, saw an outstanding round of golf by Russell Williams who had a great score of 44 points. This meant that, off his handicap of seven, Russell had a one under par round of 69 off the stick. Col Martin had a win in B Grade with 35 points in a countback. John French continued his great form from Tuesday to notch another win in C Grade with 39 points also in a countback and Tony Roberts won D Grade with 36 points also in a countback. Balls were won by Warren Dummett, Ron Chaplin, Peter Stivic, Trevor Moss, Jon Smith, Col Moyle, Joe Lowell, Les Newton, Ken Smirk, Leroy Sharrock, Kevin Scott, Craig Hams, Ross McRobert, Rob Pritchard, Peter Waters, Fred Debono, Rita de Bondt, Gordon Morrison, David Forbes, Jeff Brewer, John Simon and John McLennan. Nearest the pins were Col Martin on the 14th hole and Jeff Brewer who was only 87 cm away on the 16th. On Saturday, Russell Williams continued his excellent form of Thursday, again taking the A Grade honours, this time with 35 points. This completed an outstanding week of golf for Russell. B Grade was taken out by Phil Barry with 39 points, Bruce Christison won in C Grade with 41 points and Bryan Roylance had the best score of the day to win D Grade with 42 points. Balls were won by Trevor Moss, Peter Buttinger, Brendan Simon, Gerry Carcour, David Child, Daniel Yeap, Geoff Maher, Ian Miller, Col Martin, Philip Browne, Peter Walsh, Peter Brownlie, Tim McCarthy, Peter Waters, Nicholas Hill, Tom Williamson, Peter Bates, Gary McGrath, John Moor, Peter Hart, Jon Smith, Michael McKiterick, Darrel Prior, John McLennan, Geoff Sherman, Vince Sofo, Murray Cropley, Craig Hams, Peter Read, John Housey, Alan Kuhne and Patrick Tuohey. Nearest the pins were Winton Knop on the 14th and Tom Williamson who was only 57 cm away on the 16th.

Foster THE weather was kind earlier in the week with good conditions for golf. With the heat starting to creep up later in the week making it very warm on the fairways, numbers dwindle a bit on Friday. The ladies had a good turnout on Wednesday with Rae Knee taking the honours. Saturday seen a good field for the two balls Ambrose member/guest event with N. Thompson and G. Carsa taking the points. Val Gow ended up winning the ladies event on a countback. Sunday, February 3, is a Mixed Canadian event followed by a barbecue. Tuesday, January 22 - Par: Winner: D. Jenkins (23) 41. NTP: sixth R. Smith. DTL: N. Cooper (11) 40 and N. Lucas (15) 38. Wednesday, January 23 - Stableford: Winner: R. Knee (22) 37. NTP: sixth D. Berryman. DTL: V. Reid (37) 36, B. Britten (23) 34 and M. Symmons (26) 34. Thursday, January 24 - Stableford: Winner: P. McKay (8) 44. NTP: fourth R. Fulton and 15th T. Jones. DTL: C. Gray (27) 42 and R. Fulton (12) 41. Friday, January 25 - Chook Run: Winner: B. Esser 19. NTP: sixth A. Naylor. Twilight golf - Par 3 Competition: Winner: S. Canning. Saturday, January 26 - two ball Ambrose Cox Accounting Trophy. Winners: N. Thompson and G. Carsa 58.5. NTP: fourth J. Glenville, sixth R. McCallion, 13th D. Jenkins, 15th H. Brown and 17th D. Jenkins. DTL: T. Jones and P. McKay 61, G. Nott and L. McKenzie 62, and D. Piasente and T. Maisiglo 63. Ladies: Winner: Val Gow 31countback.

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Dinghies delight at Hub display By Michael Sidors THE Inverloch Community Hub hosted a wonderful display of wooden Jack Holt dinghys, Indian motorcycles, model boat builders and the Inverloch Historical Society as part of the Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta display, last Saturday.

Model boat builders were on hand to discuss their love and appreciation for the many hours of careful craftsmanship they put into the boats. “Over the years I’ve built about 17 boats, having been a dairy farmer prior,” Allan Odgers said “For this particular model of the Italian Bartolomeo Colleoni, I estimate I’ve put in about 2000 man hours of work. “The hull is made from Cyprus, the deck red cedar and the super structure an aluminium cladding.” The Bartolomeo Colleoni could achieve a trial speed of almost 40 knotts and was arguably the fastest cruiser ever built. It was built by the Italian Navy and was sunk in a famous duel with the Australian cruiser Sydney in 1940. Wonthaggi’s Russell Suckling spoke about some of his creations. “I was a carpenter by trade previously and I’ve built about seven boats,” he said. “One of displays here took about eight months to build. I love to build throughout the winter months, in the shed, with a nice, warm pot belly to keep me warm.” The Indian motorcycles were on display from the infamous Anthony Hopkins film The World’s Fastest Indian.

Members from the Inverloch Historical Society, John Hutchinson, Patsy Williams and Ian McBurnie were also on hand to teach visitors and locals alike about all things Inverloch.

Sea scouts: Inverloch scout leader Alan Webb with a Frankston Sea Scouts dinghy designed by the navy.

Classic mirror: Inverloch’s Bob Pritchard with his once owned 1965 Mirror. He sold it recently having owned it for six years, without it touching water after careful restoration.

Indians: Koonwarra locals Yvonne Evans and Bob Hickman admiring the Indian motorcycles on display at the Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta display, Inverloch Community Hub, last Saturday.

Left Choice winner: winner of the People’s Choice Award was George Sutherland’s Mooltan, a fulmar class craft.

Fine craftsmanship: Russell Suckling of Wonthaggi. He displayed some of his boat models as part of the Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta display, Inverloch Community Hub, last Saturday.

Many man hours: Korumburra South’s Allan Odgers with his Italian model of a Bartolomeo Colleoni.

Below Dinghies ashore: wooden craft on theAnderson’s Inlet waterway for the 2019 Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta, last weekend.

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Netballers congratulated GIPPSLAND Storm Elite Development All up, it was a great night celebrating anothNetball Club held its presentation night er successful year for Gippsland Storm, with so at the Pakenham Football Netball Club to many teams making the finals. Roger Palmer, president of Storm, was intercelebrate a successful year for the club. viewed and asked what was ahead for Storm. Best and fairest, runners up and coaches’ awards were handed out to all teams, but the highlight of the night was the awarding of the Inspire Physiotherapy Award presented by Anna Klaric to Luiza Sulemani. All teams had nominated a player based on their input and dedication to netball throughout the 2018 season and it was a hotly contested award that saw Luisa announced as the recipient based on her enthusiasm and commitment to her team mates during the year. Inspire Physiotherapy will now work with Luisa on a six month program based around Pilates, managing her body for the rigors of netball in the 2019 season.

“Well, we just seem to be going from strength to strength, after our annual tryouts we will field a record ten squads for the 2019 seasons (autumn and spring at Waverley). We also look forward to our annual training camp, this year to be held in Waratah Bay, South Gippsland in early February. We have a few more aces up our sleeve for 2019 which will be announced early in the season, so a few things to look forward to in the New Year,” he said.

Open: Storm’s top performers were Maddie Marino, Lanni Pryor and Sam Walker, pictured with coach Simon O’Shanassy. Photo courtesy: Mike Spain.

Congratulations: the Inspire Physiotherapy Award was presented by Anna Klaric to Lui- U15 three: Ava Hicks, Molly Turner, Roshelle Thompson and Sienna Green were presented za Sulemani. Photo courtesy: Mike Spain. their award by their coach Bec Wright. Photo courtesy: Mike Spain.

Outstanding: after a long injury lay-off and only a few weeks back into her normal training regime, Jasmine Woods has had a very successful meet at Victorian Country Athletics Championships (Countries) in Bendigo over the weekend. She walked away with four medals from four events, including the U18 long jump title.

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U17: Hannah Levin, Maddison Chamberlain and Brianna Messina had a successful season with Storm. They are pictured with coach and Storm president Roger Palmer. Photo courtesy: Mike U15 two: Elise Setches, Chloe Howes and Tiahn Willis received awards from their coach Caitlyn Armstrong. Photo courtesy: Mike Spain. Spain.

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STARTS February 5 & 6 (12 week competition)

TUESDAY Ladies section 1 & 2 & student mixed Year 8 & 9

WEDNESDAY Mixed section 1 & 2

Entries close January 31, 2019

For more information contact Phil Smith 0437 624 261 tpsmith@dcsi.net.au or Emma Smith 0419 689 217 (text only)

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Team entry through ‘L&DNA Leongatha & District Netball Association Inc.’ Facebook Page above, U15 four: the award winners were Jorja Whyte, Luiza Sulemani and Lacey Pedersen, pictured with coach Darren Stafrace. Photo courtesy: Mike Spain. right, U15 one: awards were presented to Gemma Ziino, Keeley Burgmann and Maxine Fitiao, who were congratulated by coach Simon O’Shanassy.

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Great help: this weekend’s friendly volunteers at Koonwarra parkrun were Ebony Knox, Cindy Borg, Mary Adams, Cassie Van Hoorn, Scott Morrison, Cindy Smith, Helen Lughetto and Joy Miles.

All set: Thomas McFarlane will race alongside Richie Porte and other elite riders when the tour starts today, Wednesday, January 30.

Australia Day celebrated on McFarlane gearing up for cycle tour Koonwarra parkrun couse By Tony Giles

lane’s local knowledge, ing for more silverware proud to contribute.” - this is a rare opportunity having raced this section for Mitchelton-Scott in With over 200 people for riders of all ages and times with the Le- the Lexus of Blackburn involved in the tour in- abilities to ride the same LEONGATHA’S many ongatha Cycling Club, Women’s Herald Sun cluding riders, support track as their heroes” Thomas McFarlane could come in handy. Tour. staff, organisational “We are looking forIf you’re into cycling The Bass Coast Shire people, media and infra- ward to the Inverloch will be amongst cycling elite when the and have some spare Council has been reso- structure teams the tour activity with Stage 2 time it might be worth lute in maintaining key returns vital bed-nights starting and of course Jayco Herald Sun jumping on the bike or events for the area and and hospitality benefits, the opportunity for loTour goes through heading out in the car to Bass Coast mayor Cr with most people stay- cals to ride with cycling Brett Tessari believes ing on the Island or sur- commentary guru Matt this area today, catch the race go by. Or if you’re after whole Bass Coast rounding towns Keenan and Giro D’italia Wednesday, Janu- some souvenirs there’s a “The area is very cycling Cr Brett Tessari said, stage winner Dave McKary 30 and Thurs- feed zone near the Love’s friendly, we have great “As well as stimulat- enzie - check that out, day, January 31. Lane intersection where roads for riders of all ing cycling tourism, we leaving at 6.30am next But don’t expect Mc- riders will be discarding abilities and welcome value to opportunity to Thursday from Inverloch Farlane or any of the rid- empty bottles and other cyclists to our region all inspire our community to Wonthaggi” year round” ers to wave or stop for a non-essentials! to live healthy and active Cr Brett Tessari said, Look out for tempoJayco Herald Sun lifestyles and possibly “The community ride at souvenir photo, they’ll be riding at between rary road closures as the Tour race director Scott become the next Jayco each stage offers people 40km-60km/h hour so peloton gets nearer to the McGrory said, “The sup- Herald Sun Tour yellow to get involved and we encourage everyone to will have their work cut various towns along the port of innovative coun- jersey winner” cils like Bass Coast is an McGrory said, “The get out there and get on out just staying on the way. The 66th edition of integral part of the tour’s other great thing about their bike” peloton. Bass Coast is that it has For more details on Having just completed the event will showcase success. ” We know there is the wonderful Phillip Is- the 2019 Jayco Herald a serious warm-up event in some of the best terrain Melbourne last Thursday, regional Victoria and a great partnership be- land GP track which will Sun Tour and the Lexus McFarlane arrived with Melbourne has to offer, tween what we bring via see some scorching times of Blackburn Women’s the Korda Mentha Real with Aussie stars Richie the event, and what com- around the asphalt. This Herald Sun Tour please Estate Australian National Porte keen to build on munities, retailers and will also play host to the log onto www.heraldsunTeam today ahead of the his good form with new traders receive in terms Ride Phillip Island event tour.com.au/ or contact team Trek-Segafredo, of increased patronage to be staged between the Lucy Hinchey, lucy@ race start. Your chance to see and Amanda Spratt look- is enormous - and we are women’s and men’s race cozalive.com the race could be on day one today with the start at the Phillip Island race track, a criterium from 2.15pm-4.30pm. South Gippslanders may want to check out the race on Thursday when it starts at Wonthaggi and proceeds through Inverloch, Middle Tarwin, Meeniyan, Dumbalk and Mirboo on its way to Churchill. The stage two race start in Wonthaggi is at 10am so you’d want to take up a vantage point around the Meeniyan and Dumbalk area from 11am onwards. A good spot could be the top of the Farmers Road climb just past Mirboo where McFar- Thursday racing: stage two heads through the hills of South Gippsland.

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis IN the Inverloch Kroams versus Korumburra match in Section 1 there was a tiebreaker each way in the men’s sets. The Kroams’ ladies won well and a tiebreaker each again in the mixed. Fill-ins for Korumburra made for a good match. Leongatha North won well against Koonwarra. Zara and Will Littlejohn had a good day. It is good to see

young players doing well. Sorry to see Storm forfeit to Phillip Island. In Section 2 Berrys Creek keep on their winning way. Leongatha Gold won a men’s set and a mixed. Outtrim won the ladies sets and the mixed, while the men’s sets were close, games even. The Hallston versus Baromi saw great hitting by all players. Well done to Natalie Fraser Baromi, Taylor Mitchell was pleased with the set

with Nicole Clark.

Results

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Section 1 Inverloch Kroams .................101.5 Phillip Island............................87.5 Korumburra ............................83.0 Leongatha North .....................81.0 Koonwarra.................................51.5 Leongatha..................................46.5 Inverloch Storm ........................44.5 Section 2 Berrys Creek..........................107.0 Outtrim ....................................83.5 Hallston ....................................81.0 Baromi ......................................67.5 Leongatha Green .......................54.5 Korumburra ...............................51.5 Leongatha Gold.........................47.5

AUSTRALIA Day celebrations kicked off extremely well for many with a run, walk or volunteer at Koonwarra parkrun in the Aussie bush.

gans or drongos, but maybe a galah or two. It’s great to see the different people who come to parkrun. This week, 126 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 12 were first timers and 12 recorded new personal bests. Representatives of 9 different clubs took part. The event was made possible by eight volunteers; Ebony Knox, Cindy Borg, Mary Adams, Cassie Van Hoorn, Scott Morrison, Cindy Smith, Helen Lughetto and Joy

Miles. Full results and a complete event history can be found on the Koonwarra parkrun Results Page. The male record is held by Sam Quirk who recorded a time of 15:54 on April 7, 2018. The female record is held by Sarah Lewis who recorded a time of 18:44 on August 25, 2018. The age grade course record is held by John Graham who recorded 83.88 percent on November 11, 2017.

Koonwarra has it all – the gum trees, the wildlife, the river, the bridges, the trail, and a thriving community of parkrunners. There were no thongs to be seen. It was too hot for flannies and not hot enough for budgie smugglers. There were a lot of Australian themed clothes – bluies, shorts, hats, flags, tatts and some great daks. Judy Langstaff celebrated her 50th parkrun with a big contingent of family and friends. She’s a great member of the parkrun family, often volunteering and always encouraging others. Out on course there was true Australian mateship with high fives, lots of “come on you can do it” and “you’re nearly Family day: Belinda, Isabelle and Liam there”. There were no bo- Egan took part in the Australia Day parkrun

in Koonwarra.

Give parkrun a go GIVEN that 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by February, parkrun has grabbed hold of January to help ensure more Australians maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. parkrun Australia has teamed up with public health education campaign, Live Lighter, and is inviting all Australians to get along to their local parkrun as part of living a healthier and happier life in 2019. parkrun is a free five kilometre event that takes place every Saturday morning in around 350 parks and open spaces around the country and is open to people of all ages and abilities. The events are socially focused and you can take part however you choose: walk, jog, run or volunteer. Locally, parkruns take

place in Koonwarra, Inverloch and Phillip Island. The Live Lighter campaign encourages people to be aware of their health through exploring potential consequences of unhealthy lifestyles, developing skills to make positive changes and by supporting the dialogue and community response to changing the food and activity environment. Live Lighter campaign manager Alice Bastable says the statistics show many people are still finding reasons not to exercise but a community response is a big step in the right direction. “We approached parkrun to collaborate for a number of reasons, particularly their strong community cohesion and in response to what our research tells us about Australians’ exercise habits, which parkrun directly addresses,” Ms Bastable said. “Only 17 percent of people we surveyed held

gym memberships and the reasons for cancelling overwhelmingly showed up as cost and lack of motivation. “Our research shows that while more than half of Aussies prefer to exercise outdoors, we’re still not making the most of the beautiful parks on our doorsteps. “parkrun ticks so many boxes - it’s free, it’s outdoors and it’s social. We’re excited to guide our network towards the parkrun community, in addition to the extensive health, nutrition and lifestyle advice we can provide as part of our Live Lighter campaign.” Register for your free, local, weekly parkrun event and join the half a million Australians across the nation who are taking strides towards a healthy and happy lifestyle through parkrun.

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Wooden dinghies glide and delight By Michael Sidors AUSTRALIA Day weekend at Inverloch’s Anderson Inlet saw the much loved racing of classic, wooden dinghies for the 2019 Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta.

It was the sixth year the South Gippsland Yacht Club (SGYC) hosted the event and each year the event has attracted an ever growing participation rate. Some 55 entrants in three divisions were recorded for this year’s event. The three racing divisions are generally divided into a sailfish class and two handicap classes which consist of a 100 minute race. There were 100 tickets sold for the formal dinner and presentations at the Inverloch Bowling Club on Sunday night. The event was generously supported by many local businesses and volunteer groups, including the Inverloch Scouts who catered for many meals including a spit roast on Saturday night. According to the SGYC about 18 sailfishes, originally a 1950s era water craft, participated in Sunday’s Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta, an incredible participation rate and likely the most in an Australian event of its class. Andrew Chapman, one of the organisers of the weekend’s events, recalled the history of the event and the area. “About seven years ago, some people racing wooden craft on our waters here caught the attention of yachties,” Mr Chapman said. “In our first year of racing wooden dinghies, we had about 30 boats. “The first yacht club around the region dates back to about 1893 and pre-dates most from the Port Phillip Bay region. “There were early races from Inverloch to Mahers Landing. “Early Inverloch 11 footers eventually transpired into the international moth that we see today, capable of sailing the world over.”

Classic dinghies: wonderful displays of classic wooden dinghies sailing through Anderson’s Inlet for the 2019 Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta, last weekend.

The Commodores: no musicians here, it’s the commodores and ex-commodores of the South Gippsland Yacht Club. From left, Ian Yachties: Adam Richardson and Inverloch’s Abbey Argus-Smith Jones, Allan Driver and current commodore Wayne Smith. with a sabot class dinghy.

Kokomo: Leigh McNolty of Inverloch after racing Kokomo, a 40 year old mirror.

Clinic inspires future netballers MELBOURNE Vixens goaler Tegan Philip travelled to Wonthaggi to inspire the next generation of netball greats on Thursday.

Debonair: Bendigo’s Jack Carroll with a 1956 Australian Sail Fish named Debonair.

LEONGATHA INDOOR NETBALL ASSOC. (ECA CENTRE) Sections: Senior Ladies: start 6.30pm Junior 15 & Under girls or mixed: Start 6.00pm Junior 13 & Under girls or mixed: Start 6.00pm Single player entry or team entry for all sections Season commences: Feb 11 All Entries Close: Feb 6 Enquiries: Wendy 0400 534 694 Mandy 0409 868 470 or jbongers@dcsi.net.au LTN2310032

Despite the heat, a fantastic turnout of 60 netballers aged between eight and 14 years old took part in the clinic. The clinic – run by Netball Victoria – included drills to focus on shooting, defending, passing and footwork, and was an opportunity to get more young people interested in the sport before the start of the 2019 season. The clinic ran from 2.30pm until 5pm, and children took part in some modified game play to finish off the program. “There are a lot of local clubs and we are trying to increase participation,” Netball Victoria eastern region coordinator Megan Avery said. “The clinic is a first for Wonthaggi and it was sponsored by RACV. Wonthaggi Power coach Bec Wright said the clinic was a fantastic opportunity for Netball drill: Wonthaggi Power’s Courtney young netballers. “It was good to see so many children Brann (centre) ran through a passing drill with aspiring netballers Claudia Reed and keen on netball. It was a great opportunity to give it a try and it was a bit exciting to have

Monet Tessari on Thursday.

New skills: young netballers Kiahra Maloney, Ruby Morris and Alannah Tonello had a great day learning about the game from Vixens goaler Tegan Philip on Thursday in Wonthaggi. Tegan from the Vixens come down as well,” she said. Some of the participants reported they enjoyed playing netball because it’s a chance to have fun with old and new friends, and learn new skills. Wonthaggi and District Netball Association will be hosting a registration and new members’ fun day on February 9.

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Strong start for MDU Division One

MDU’S Jason Riley led the charge to hold Inverloch to just 84 runs on Saturday.

Playing out in Dumbalk, MDU won the toss and chose to field first. Riley was quick to knock out much of the top order. Inverloch’s David Harris top scored with 28 runs midway through the innings. Harris was trapped LBW by Jake Palmer. Cameron Butler contributed 14 runs. Riley claimed 6/15 and Palmer claimed 2/13. Inverloch closed its innings, allowing MDU to step in. Phillip Allen and Jai Bright opened, nine and eight runs respectively. Neither were out by the end of the day. MDU is sitting on 0/19. Korumburra ended its innings with a handy 219 against Nerrena on Saturday.

Korumburra’s opening partnership of captain Peter Churchill and Jacob Wrigley started strong with 38 and 36 respectively. Mitchell Young later top scored with 41 runs before he was caught by Tony Dyke, bowled by James Kelly. Nerrena’s Nicholas Battersby claimed 4/51. Kelly and Chris Marinou took out two wickets each. Korumburra was all out after 49 overs. Nerrena opened its innings and Brian Gannon, Dyke and captain Michael Collins made seven, eight and five runs respectively. Thomas Sorrell claimed the only wicket. Nerrena is sitting on 1/23 and will continue its innings this Saturday. Wonthaggi Club played a strong innings to leave Town chasing 246 on Saturday. Town won the toss at Wonthaggi McMahon’s Reserve and sent Club in to bat first.

Shaun Tessari was the star of the show, making 70 runs before he was caught by Anton Shields, bowled by Clinton Ballagh. Justin Dempsey contributed 46 runs. Town bowlers Cameron Dowling, Ballagh, Marcus Luscombe and Shields shared the spoils and took two wickets each. Club closed its innings and Town opened its account. John Pouw made six runs. Club bowler Nicholas Dobbie claimed two wickets. Town will continue its innings on Saturday. OMK is tasked with defending 142 against Phillip Island this Saturday. OMK travelled to Rhyll and opted to bat first. Tom Bye top scored with 31 runs before he was bowled by Anton Thomas. Brad Hayes accumulated 29 runs but was also dismissed by Thomas. Thomas had a day out, taking

out 5/55. Joshua Excell took out 4/35. Phillip Island had the opportunity to open its account. Kevin Taylor and Mark Christopher made 23 and 12 runs respectively. Christopher was bowled LBW by Nicholas Wylie. Phillip Island closed the day with 1/37.

runs. He was caught by Lochie Smith off Alvis Piksons. Justin Licis contributed 48 runs. 12 year old Hoekstra’s figures were 6/34. Piksons took out two wickets. Club was all out for 178. Blue opened its innings with Anthony Hunt, Austin Chilcott and captain Lachie Hughes made 21, seven and five runs respectively. Wickets were taken by Kevin Division Two McLean, Matrix Chisholm and Sam Liddle. Blue will continue its innings this week with a score of 3/47. OMK made a comfortable 225 HARRY Hoekstra gave at Digger Park on Saturday. Late in the innings, OMK’s Koonwarra/LRSL Blue an David Jefferies produced the top excellent start to the two day score of 77 runs. He was caught match against Wonthaggi by John Manning, bowled by PeClub when he claimed six ter Francis. George Lomagno made 63 wickets on Saturday. Blue won the toss and chose to runs before he was caught by Carl Muscat, bowled by Manning. send Club in to bat first. Francis had Phillip Island’s Sean Roche ensured Club held a decent score when he made 64 best bowling figures, taking 4/51.

Hoekstra claims six

Three wickets were taken out by Steve McIntyre and Manning took out two. Phillip Island will play out its innings this Saturday. Glen Alvie made a handy 4/230 against Korumburra. Glen Alvie won the toss and decided to bat first. Captain David Hynes and Vijai Gopel opened well with 72 and 55 runs respectively. Hynes was caught by Simon Perk, bowled by Jaxon Checkley. Gopal was bowled LBW by Robert Francis. Third bat Jarrod Newsome followed it up with 45 runs. Checkley had Korumburra’s best bowling figures, taking 2/30, with the other wicket claimed by Ben Witton. Korumburra will play out its innings this weekend. Kilcunda Bass and Koonwarra/LRSL Gold will compete in a one day match at the Bass 2 oval on Saturday.

Mirboo North overpower Moe Premier A

MIRBOO North made short work of its innings to secure a win over Moe on Saturday.

Mirboo North declared after 33.5 overs with a winning score of 6/165.

Premier B

Mirboo North fell to a formidable Morwell side on Saturday. Playing at the Mirboo North Recreation Reserve Mirboo North travelled to Morwell’s Keegan turf, the home side won the toss and sent Moe in to Street Reserve and sent the home team in to bat bat first. Moe captain Andrew Philip top scored with 38 first. Morwell accumulated a score of 9/259. runs before he was trapped LBW by Ryan Murray. Rohan Hughes claimed 3/51 in Mirboo North’s Jed Alexander was the biggest threat to Moe’s favour and Blake Gilmore took 2/27. game, as he claimed 3/29. Mirboo North opened its account and Brandon Moe finished its innings with 9/161. Mirboo North captain Robert Phoenix proved too Bradshaw top scored late in the innings with 42 runs. strong for the Moe side when he made 73 not out. Early on, David Woodall had made 28 runs. Twenty six runs were contributed by Shane However, it wasn’t enough to keep Mirboo North Peters. in the game. Its final score was 149 off 43.2 overs. Sam Price was Moe’s top bowler, taking 3/40.

Drive: Goannas’ Col Carmody lashes out in the match against Richmond Union.

Goannas claim a win THE Gippsland Goannas Over-60 cricket team travelled to Citizens Park, Richmond, on Sunday to play the Richmond Union Over-60 team. Winning the toss, Goannas captain Kevin Lanigan opted to bat first, on a patchy hard wicket, under a cloudy sky with a variable breeze blowing from the Southwest. Regular openers Ray Smith and Fred Debono started well and had the Goannas at zero for 38 after the first 10 overs. The reliable Smith again retired at 40 and Debono was out bowled for 25 when the score was 73 in the 19th over. Col Carmody and Ken Bailey each made a double figure score and were both out LBW as the Goannas reached three for 106 after 30 overs. Lanigan retired hurt for 23, Murray Moore, Graeme Freshwater, Jim Armstrong and Gordon Cowling all made minor contributions, while Peter Anton and Barrie Nunn were the not out batsmen as the Goannas reached seven for 150 after their 40 overs. Rex Bennett, who opens the bowling for the Australian Over-60 team, was the best of the Richmond In form: Ray Smith cuts during his innings of 40 Contribution: Goannas’ Graeme Freshwater sets bowlers, claiming 2/21 from his eight overs. for the Goannas. off for a run against Richmond Union. Ray Smith and Kevin Lanigan will join Bennett

on a National Over-60 team to tour New Zealand in February. After the innings break Cowling and Anton opened the bowling for the Goannas, and soon had the Richmond team on the back foot, as they bowled four early maiden overs, and took the openers wickets for the score to be two for 21 in the ninth over. Shane Way, the number three bat, made a good 42 retired but he had little support, Bennett being the only other Richmond bat to retire for 20 runs. Moore and Armstrong bowled next, and Richmond was three for 55 after 20 overs. Freshwater and Nunn bowled a few overs of spin as the Richmond Union team reached 80, for the loss of six wickets, at the 30 over mark. Debono, Bob Duljas and Bailey each had an over or three, and the Richmond Union team was seven down for 114 at the end of their 40 overs. Cowling and Armstrong took two wickets each, while Moore affected a run out, and took a wicket, as did Nunn. Ian Gibson, as wicketkeeper, took the only two catches of the innings. The Goannas have a home game against the Canterbury Over-60 team next Sunday and this game will be played at Yinnar. Practice will continue at Glengarry on Wednesday from 4.45pm.

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Royal keeps Island in the game A SLOW start gave Korumburra high hopes, but a ton from Max Royal kept Phillip Island well and truly in the game on Saturday.

Jacob Harris, Mark Hardy and Steven Fixter. Club closed its innings and gave Town the opportunity to open its account. Tim Cashin, Hardy, James Dean and Hickey contributed four, Korumburra travelled nine, one and four runs to Cowes Recreation Re- respectively. serve to take on Phillip IsFixter was trapped land in a two day match. LBW by Joel Brann bePhillip Island won the fore he could put a score toss and went in to bat on the board. first. Two wickets were takThe first five batsmen en by Heath Dobbie. barely touched the scoreTown is sitting on 3/26 board. Enter sixth bat and will continue its inRoyal, who changed the nings this weekend. tone of the match. A 101 run stint from Royal accumulated MDU’s Gary Webster 121 runs before he was ad- has left Nerrena to chase judged out by some fierce 9/185 this weekend. bowling from KorumburWebster opened the ra’s Michael Patching. batting for MDU and was Patching claimed four not out at the end of the wickets during the match. innings. Royal had opened the Mitchell Hoober was floodgates because Daniel the only other batsman to McCausland and captain rattle the scoreboard with Clint Wilson followed 17 runs. suit with 41 and 63 runs Nerrena bowler Narespectively. than Trotto put the presTom Crocker assisted sure on MDU, taking Patching in eliminating 4/44. Three wickets were Phillip Island batsmen, claimed by Jack Collins. taking 2/32. Webster’s run ensured Phillip Island was MDU still came away all out for 290 with Ko- with a handy score to derumburra set to bat next fend, so it is still anyone’s weekend. match. Five wickets from OMK kept KoonwarTown bowler Ashley ra/LRSL within its reach Hickey restricted Wont- and will chase 151 this haggi Club’s score to 255 Saturday. on Saturday. Koonwarra/LRSL Playing at Scorpion captain Brendan Tomada Park, Town won the toss kept his team in the game and chose to field first. with a handy 40 runs. It was late in the in- He was later bowled by nings before a significant OMK’s Bradley Nation. score was produced by Colin McPhee conClub. Drew Herbert top tributed 24 runs, while scored with 68 not out. Adam Drury and Chelsea Captain Lochlan Moscript had a valuable McLean contributed 56 33 partnership for the last runs. wicket. Hickey claimed 5/85. Nation and Adam Other wicket takers were Busana claimed 3/26 and

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Umpire Appointments EVANS PETROLEUM Round 11 - Jan 26 & Feb 2 Home team

Away Team

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Glen Alvie Inverloch Nerrena Phillip Island

Outtrim Won Turf Bass 1 Kor Turf

J. Schelling T. Rogers L. White G. Goss

Grade A2 Poowong Loch Imperials MDU Won Miners

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Koon L/RSL Town Foster Bye

Loch Leon Turf Meeniyan

A. Stride M. Heenan K. Scrimshaw

Grade B1 Koon L/RSL Town Nerrena Phillip Island

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OMK Won Club MDU Korumburra

Koonwarra Sc Pk 1 Nerrena Cowes

N. Barnes N. Grabham G. Wyatt I. Thomas

Grade B2 Foster Won Miners Glen Alvie

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Poowong Loch Inverloch Kilcunda Bass

FGC A. Jordan WFG TBA Glen Alvie B. Bek

Grade C1 MDU Won Club Korumburra Phillip Island

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Inverloch Town Nerrena OMK

Dumbalk McMahon Kor SC Rhyll

TBA TBA TBA TBA

Grade C2 Koon L/RSL Blue Kilcunda Bass OMK Glen Alvie

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Won Club Koon L/RSL Gold Phillip Island Korumburra

Mary MacK Bass 2 Digger Pk Dalyston

TBA TBA TBA TBA

Grade A1 OMK Won Club Kilcunda Bass Korumburra

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3/18 respectively. OMK had 13 overs to open its account. Sam Matthews, Kris Kerr and Busana made 10, 20 and eight runs respectively. Wickets were taken by Chelsea Moscript and Nick Arnup. Kerr was not out and will continue the innings with Nation this weekend. TOWN v WON CLUB 1st innings Won Club B. Osborne c. b. A. Hickey ..................... 8 M. Davey lbw. b. A. Hickey ..................... 1 J. Sheerin b. A. Hickey......... 3 J. Schulz c. R. Edwards b. M. Hardy .................... 20 J. Brann c. b. J. Harris .......... 6 L. McLean c. D. Goss b. A. Hickey ................... 56 E. Dempsey c. J. Dean b. D. Goss....................... 26 D. Herbert n.o. ................... 68 B. Evans r.o. ....................... 17 F. West lbw. b. A. Hickey ..... 9 H. Dobbie r.o. ..................... 15 Extras ................................ 26 Total ................................. 255 Bowling: J. Harris 1/48, A. Hickey 5/85, M. Hardy 1/40, S. Fixter 1/52, B. Hanrahan 0/27, R. Edwards 0/1. 1st innings Town T. Cashin c. D. Herbert b. H. Dobbie ..................... 4 S. Fixter lbw. b. J. Brann ...... 0 M. Hardy b. H. Dobbie ........ 9 J. Dean n.o............................ 1 A. Hickey n.o. ...................... 4 Extras .................................. 7 Total ................................ 3/26 Bowling: J. Brann 1/8, F. West 0/4, D. Herbert 0/2, H. Dobbie 2/0, B. Evans 0/5, L. McLean 0/1. KOONWARRA L/RSL v OMK 1st innings Koon L/RSL N. Arnup c. P. Harper b. J. Lamers ...................... 2 J. Pickersgill c. J. Greenwood b. B. Nation .................... 16 C. McPhee c. J. Greenwood b. B. Nation .................... 24 B. Manicaro c. J. Greenwood b. K. Kerr ......................... 4 B. Tomada b. B. Nation...... 40 J. Moore c. P. Harper b. A. Busana ................... 19 C. Moscript c. b. A. Busana ..................... 1 D. Chilcott c&b. N. Auddino .............. 1 K. Thorne c&b. A. Busana ... 1 A. Drury n.o. ...................... 12 C. Moscript c. ?

b. J. Lamers .................... 16 Extras ................................ 15 Total ................................. 151 Bowling: J. Lamers 2/25, R. Dixon 0/18, B. Nation 3/26, K. Kerr 1/5, N. Auddino 1/41,, J. Greenwood 0/10, A. Busana 3/18. 1st innings OMK S. Matthews c. B. Tomada b. C. Moscript ................ 10 K. Kerr n.o. ........................ 20 A. Busana c. D. Chilcott b. N. Arnup....................... 8 B. Nation n.o. ....................... 0 Extras .................................. 0 Total ................................ 2/38 Bowling: C. McPhee 0/9, C. Moscript 1/15, J. Moore 0/5, K. Thorne 0/9, N. Arnup 1/0. NERRENA v MDU 1st innings MDU W. Prosser c. J. Collins b. J. Collins ...................... 5 G. Webster n.o. ................. 101 C. Hoober c. S. Murphy b. J. Collins ...................... 3 T. Harris c. J. Collins b. S. Murphy .................. 10 J. Phillips c. B. Martin b. N. Trotto ....................... 7 C. Olden c. J. Collins b. N. Trotto ....................... 0 C. Harris b. J. Collins ........... 9 M. Hoober c. J. Collins b. C. Baudinette.............. 17 D. Thomas lbw. b. N. Trotto ....................... 9 S. Benra b. N. Trotto ............ 0 B. Cantwell n.o. ................... 9 Extras ................................ 14 Total .......................9/185 (cc) Bowling: N. Trotto 4/44, J. Collins 3/16, C. Dougherty 0/38, S. Murphy 1/25, R. Giliam 0/35, C. Baudinette 1/27. PHILLIP ISLAND v KORUMBURRA 1st innings Phillip Island D. Bourke c. N. Leppin b. M. Patching .................. 3 M. Parsons c. J. Celebrine b. T. Crocker................... 16 Z. Brown b. M. Patching...... 5 B. Insall r.o. .......................... 3 G. Odgers c. N. Leppin b. T. Crocker..................... 5 M. Royal b. M. Patching .. 121 D. McCausland c. N. Leppin b. P. Dunlevie ................. 41 C. Wilson n.o...................... 63 A. Tolley c. T. Crocker b. M. Patching ................ 11 R. Nagabhiru c. J. Whiteside b. M. Allen ....................... 0 M. Forrest r.o........................ 6 Extras ................................ 15 Total ................................. 290 Bowling: M. Allen 1/104, M. Patching 4/67, T. Crocker 2/32, J. Whiteside 0/14, P. Dunlevie 1/33, A. Brinksma 0/12, C. Mileto 0/22.

Focused: OMK bowler Nick Auddino challenged the Koonwarra/LRSL batsmen on Saturday.

Pressure’s on: OMK’s Brad Nation claimed three Koonwarra/LRSL wickets on Saturday.

• LDCA B GRADE DIVISION TWO

Hancock challenges Foster FIVE wickets claimed by Poowong Loch’s Matthew Hancock gave Foster a rocky innings on Saturday. Playing out at the Foster Golf Club, Poowong Loch won the toss and sent the home team to bat first. Brandon Busuttil opened well with 32 runs. Nathan Clarke top scored midway through the innings with 34 runs, but was bowled out by Hancock. Poowong Loch’s Jesse Patullo helped to knock out at the Foster batsmen by taking 3/66. Foster was all out for 150. Poowong Loch opened its innings. Neil Hancock, Ruth Bardwell, Geoff Birnie and Matthew Hancock made

10, one, 19 and 33 runs respectively. Wickets were taken by Foster’s Paul Jervies and Dalton ClearihanJervies. Poowong Loch will continue its innings next week, currently sitting on 2/83. Wonthaggi Miners has its work cut out for it after Inverloch set the tone of the game with a score of 6/279. Inverloch captain Warren Stewart and Jason Dennerley contributed huge scores to the team’s tally with 90 and 101 runs respectively. Stewart was caught by Dinesh Magana Arachchige, bowled by Geoff Peters. Dennerley was run out by Ben Maguire. Daniel Harris had the Miners’ best bowling figures, taking 2/25. The Miners will step

up to bat this Saturday. It was a tough day at the office for Glen Alvie, which came up against Kilcunda Bass. With the home ground advantage at the Glen Alvie Recreation Reserve, Glen Alvie won the toss and chose to bat first. Twelve runs from Peter Roberts kicked off the innings, but overall the team fell flat. Part way through the innings, Jay Tiziani top scored with 14 runs. Kilcunda Bass bowler Ryley Duff made the day hard on Glen Alvie, taking 4/10. Rohan Duff and Shaun Tapscott took two wickets each. Glen Alvie was dismissed for 43. Kilcunda Bass opened its innings with Ray Gardiner and Alister McBride making 20 and 19 runs respectively.

Glen Alvie bowler Josh Hamilton bowled Tapscott LBW for zero. Kilcunda Bass finished with 1/46 and may go for an outright this weekend. FOSTER v POOWONG LOCH 1st innings Foster B. Busuttil c. N. Hancock b. J. Patullo..................... 32 D. Clearihan-Jervies c. J. Patullo b. J. Patullo..................... 14 T. Garvey b. M. Hancock ..... 1 W. Davy c. J. Patullo b. M. Hancock .................. 0 D. Thornell c. N. Hancock b. M. Hancock .................. 0 N. Clarke b. M. Hancock ... 34 P. Jervies b. S. McKinnon .. 21 S. Roffey c. J. Patullo b. S. McKinnon ................ 1 K. Davy c. G. Birnie b. J. Patullo....................... 9 W. Roffey n.o. .................... 18 B. Cripps b. M. Hancock ..... 0 Extras ................................ 20 Total ................................. 150 Bowling: M. Hancock 5/39, J. Patullo 3/66, G. Birnie 0/19, S. McKinnon 2/15, N. Hancock 0/1.

1st innings Poowong Loch N. Hancock lbw. b. D. Clearihan-Jervies ... 10 R. Bardwell lbw. b. P. Jervies....................... 1 G. Birnie n.o....................... 19 M. Hancock n.o. ................. 33 Extras ................................ 20 Total ................................ 2/83 Bowling: P. Jervies 1/25, D. Clearihan-Jervies 1/16, K. Davy 0/21, S. Roffey 0/13, W. Davy 0/4. GLEN ALVIE v KILCUNDA BASS 1st innings Glen Alvie P. Roberts lbw. b. R. Duff .. 12 S. Watson c. A. McBride b. R. Duff ......................... 0 S. Lowe b. R. Duff ............... 0 D. Williams b. R. Duff ......... 3 J. Tiziani c. D. Clay b. R. Duff ....................... 14 J. Burke c. J. Bastwrous ....... 0 D. Tiziani c. R. Duff b. S. Tapscott .................... 2 W. Luke c. K. Duff b. S. Tapscott .................... 0 J. Thomas c. K. Duff b. R. Duff ......................... 8 T. Otton c&b. C. Peckett ...... 0 J. Hamilton n.o. .................... 0 Extras .................................. 4 Total ................................... 43 Bowling: R. Duff 2/14, R. Duff 4/10, H. Berry 1/7, S. Tapscott 2/7, C. Peckett 1/3,

D. Clay 0/0. 1st innings Kilcunda Bass R. Gardiner n.o................... 20 S. Tapscott lbw. b. J. Hamilton ................... 0 A. McBride n.o. ................. 19 Extras .................................. 7 Total ................................ 1/46 Bowling: J. Thomas 0/1, J. Hamilton 1/17, D. Williams 0/6, J. Burke 0/11, T. Otton 0/5, W. Luke 0/0. WON MINERS v INVERLOCH 1st innings Inverloch W. Stewart c. D. Magana Arachchige b. G. Perera .................... 90 C. Fisher c. D. McGuirk b. D. Harris....................... 0 B. Phillips c. N. Thatcher b. D. Harris....................... 9 J. Dennerley r.o. ............... 101 W. Williams c. C. Honeysett b. S. Farrington ................ 2 E. Cousins n.o. ................... 33 D. Cashin lbw. b. W. Chapman ................. 0 S. Hayes n.o. ...................... 26 Extras ................................ 18 Total .......................6/279 (cc) Bowling: D. Harris 2/25, B. Maguire 0/46, G. Peters 1/44, W. Chapman 1/63, C. Honeysett 0/42, B. Walsh 0/26, S. Farrington 1/20.

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A Grade Division 1 - Jan 26 - Feb 2 OUTTRIM MOYARRA KONGWAK 9/476(CC) V GLEN ALVIE KILCUNDA BASS 166 V NERRENA 1/25 WONTHAGGI WORKMENS V INVERLOCH 125 KORUMBURRA 7/171 V PHILLIP ISLAND

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Three centuries for OMK OMK is on the warpath of a top four finish after a mammoth effort with the bat on Saturday scoring 9/476 off 75 overs.

position. Kelvin Simpson didn’t give up for Glen Alvie with a mighty effort of 5/56 from 15 overs; a brilliant effort considering the carnage around him. Nerrena 1/25 in reply The openers got the is in pretty good shape as innings off to a bright it chases Kilcunda Bass’s start but it was Daniel score of 166. Top scorer Mock scoring back to for Killy was Andrew back tons who made the Donohue’s 40 opening first century with 110 the innings with Stephafter opener Jesse Van an Leman finishing 38 Rooye had made 42. not out. Tim Wightman Ryan Williams chipped claimed 5/61 for the Red in with 40 before the Caps. next ton was scored by Inverloch’s progress Tom Keily. The Diggers was slow but it didn’t weren’t about to take the help its end score when foot off the pedal either it finished on 125 against as Peter Dell smashed the Workers on the turf 110 not out to put the in Wonthaggi; taking the team in a commanding runs off 70.4 overs at less

Finally: Daniel Mock was well caught be Daniel Hales of Glen Alvie but not before he had reached his century in super quick time.

than two per over. Opener Brett Debono scored 47 despite the disastrous start which saw Newman out for a duck with no score on the board. Later Walter Taberner scored 33 not out and Tom McQualter 23 in a 49 run partnership. James Sheerin claimed 3/44 and Ryan Birkett 2/16 for the Workers. Korumburra has battled hard to put 7/171 on the board against Phillip Island at Korumburra recreation reserve. Daniel Lloyd was the backbone of the innings, his 72 runs included 13 fours. Charith Keerthisinghe took 3/60 whilst Tom Officer took 2/23. OMK v GLEN ALVIE 1st innings OMK T. Wyatt c. D. Perera b. S. De Silva ................. 20 J. Van Rooye stp. D. Perera b. K. Simpson................. 42 D. Mock c. D. Hales b. K. Simpson............... 110 R. Williams lbw. b. K. Simpson................. 40 J. Serong b. K. Simpson ....... 0 N. Creed b. S. De Silva ........ 8 T. Keily c. S. Smith b. D. Diwell .................. 110 G. Miller c. S. De Silva b. K. Simpson................... 0 J. Paterson b. D. Diwell ..... 21 P. Dell n.o. ........................ 107 N. Cant n.o. .......................... 2 Extras ................................ 16 Total .......................9/476 (cc) Bowling: S. De Silva 2/122, D. Diwell 2/111, D. Hales 0/115, J. Smith 0/41, B. McRae 0/28, K. Simpson 5/56. WON CLUB v INVERLOCH 1st innings Inverloch B. Debono b. J. Sheerin ..... 47 D. Newman c. S. Huitema b. R. Birkett ...................... 0 J. Williams b. R. Birkett ....... 2 C. Honeyman c. K. Brann b. R. Thomas .................... 0 K. Rotthier b. Z. MacDermid .............. 2 T. McQualter c. M. McCall b. J. Sheerin .................... 23 W. Taberner n.o. ................. 33 W. Rankin c. K. Brann b. M. McCall .................... 3

A. Mujtaba c. S. Huitema b. M. McCall .................... 4 J. Strickland stp. K. Brann b. J. Sheerin ...................... 0 L. Rankin r.o. ....................... 0 Extras ................................ 11 Total ................................. 125 Bowling: R. Thomas 1/9, R. Birkett 2/16, A. Geyer 0/6, Z. MacDermid 1/3, M. Thomas 0/11, J. Sheerin 3/44, M. McCall 2/28. KILCUNDA BASS v NERRENA 1st innings Kilcunda Bass A. Donohue c. C. Salmon b. P. Matheson ................ 40 D. McMahon c. D. Salmon b. P. Matheson ................ 24 J. Tregear stp. C. Salmon b. T. Wightman ............... 20 B. Joseph c. Z. Trease b. T. Wightman ................. 3 J. Bastwrous r.o. ................. 13 A. Youles c. L. Giliam b. T. Wightman ................. 0 S. Leman n.o. ..................... 38 C. Elliott b. T. Wightman ..... 0 J. Mahood b. J. Hoy ............. 1 B. Pugh lbw. b. J. Hoy ......... 0 D. Bettles c. J. Hoy b. T. Wightman ................. 5 Extras ................................ 22 Total ................................. 166 Bowling: J. Trease 0/28, A. Trotto 0/27, J. Hoy 2/13, T. Wightman 5/61, P. Matheson 2/17. 1st innings Nerrena D. Baldi c. D. McMahon b. S. Leman ...................... 0 L. Giliam n.o. ..................... 10 P. Matheson n.o. ................... 9 Extras .................................. 6 Total ................................ 1/25 Bowling: S. Leman 1/7, D. Bettles 0/5, J. Tregear 0/3, A. Donohue 0/5. KORUMBURRA v PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Korumburra I. Osman c. B. Johnston b. J. Watts ....................... 16 C. Arnold c. B. Johnston b. T. Officer ...................... 0 D. Lloyd b. T. Officer ......... 72 P. Edwards c. L. Cleeland b. B. Christopher ............ 16 A. Chaliwal b. C. Keerthisinghe .......... 0 S. Harland b. C. Keerthisinghe .......... 4 E. Allaway n.o. ................... 22 S. Checkley lbw. b. C. Keerthisinghe .......... 2 K. Anderson n.o. ................ 22 Extras ................................ 16 Total .............................. 7/171 Bowling: T. Officer 2/23, B. Christopher 1/10, C. Keerthisinghe 3/60, H. Shawcross 0/21, J. Watts 1/45.

Three tons: Daniel Mock, seen here hitting out for OMK, was one of three Diggers’ players to hit centuries. Mock hit 110 runs of which 16 were fours and three being sixes.

Tough day: Senal De Silva bowling for Glen Alvie took 2/122 but went for more than six runs an over.

• LDCA A GRADE DIVISION TWO

Town serves it up to Imps LEADING clubs in A2 faced off in day one of the two day fixtures with Town in the box seat to claim the scalp of Imperials.

top four bats in his inspired spell of 4/21 off 10 overs with Jack Hume’s 2/16 the next best. Town got an opportunity to bat for 25 overs and finished at 1/60; Sahan Perera retired on 21 and Amila Ratnaike Imps decided to bat first after winning the ending 31 not out as the toss at Leongatha turf but Scorpions look to finwas in all sorts of trouble ish off with a win this at 5/33. It was left to Saturday. Foster has ended with Luke Rogers 56 and Steven Hammill 30 not a very competitive total out to try to salvage the after finishing with 215 innings but to no avail; batting first at Meeniyan oval. Town all out for 139. Foster opener Jake Lahiru Jayakody inflicted much of the car- Staley ended with the nage taking out all of the second top score for

the Tigers making 37 with Richard Johnston topping the score with 43 and seven 4’s. Jake Chaseling made a handy 21. There were a couple of impressive efforts from the MDU bowlers though with Nick Eddy taking 4/48 including both openers and the dangerous Graeme Watkins. Brett Thorson took 3/54 including bowling out top scorer Johnston. MDU is looking in good shape with the bat though and has 0/42 on the board before the resumption; openers Mat-

thews and Murphy both set and ready to continue the chase this week. Third placed Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL has set Poowong/Loch a modest 171 runs to chase but importantly for the Cougars it has its opponent already 3/17 at stumps of day one. There were four Koony bats into the 20’s and 30’s with openers Brock Davidson 20 and James Rushton 33, first drop Ben Perry was run out for 21 while down in the order Jason Kennedy made 33. Rushton has opened

well with the ball already claiming two scalps for the Cougars and ending with 2/3. Poowong/Loch will need to dig deep to win this one. Wonthaggi Miners has the bye. IMPERIALS v TOWN 1st innings Imperials R. McLennan c. M. Davies b. L. Jayakody ................ 13 G. Sauvarin c. S. Clark b. Jayakody ...................... 4 T. Williams c. D. Burge b. L. Jayakody .................. 0 M. Lafferty c. D. Hume b. L. Jayakody .................. 4 J. Ginnane c. M. Madusanka b. S. Clark ...................... 10 R. Higgins c. D. Burge b. A. Ratnaike................... 4 L. Rogers c. L. Jayakody b. J. Hume ...................... 56

D. Ginnane r.o. ..................... 7 K. Gray lbw. b. S. Perera ..... 0 S. Hamill n.o. ..................... 30 Z. Price b. J. Hume............... 1 Extras ................................ 10 Total ................................. 139 Bowling: L. Jayakody 4/21, J. Lloyd 0/14, M. Madusanka 0/35, A. Ratnaike 1/15, S. Clark 1/7, S. Perera 1.26, J. Hume 2/16. 1st innings Town P. Jayasinghe b. S. Hamill .... 6 S. Perera ret. ....................... 21 A. Ratnaike n.o. ................. 31 M. Madusanka n.o................ 0 Extras .................................. 2 Total ................................ 1/60 Bowling: S. Hamill 1/27, J. Ginnane 0/21, Z. Price 0/5, D. Ginnane 0/5. POOWONG LOCH v KOONWARRA L/RSL 1st innings Koon L/RSL B. Davison c. ...................... 20

J. Rushton b........................ 33 B. Perry r.o. ........................ 21 S. Hughes c. ......................... 8 J. Casson b. .......................... 6 M. Wilson c. ......................... 5 B. Moscript b. ...................... 0 J. Hughes c. .......................... 9 J. Kennedy c. ...................... 33 M. Cooke c. .......................... 1 T. Elliott n.o. ........................ 9 Extras ................................ 26 Total ................................. 171 1st innings Poowong Loch Extras .................................. 6 Total ................................ 3/12 Bowling: J. Kennedy 0/7, B. Perry 0/0, J. Rushton 2/3, B. Moscript 1/0. MDU v FOSTER 1st innings Foster M. Lynch b. N. Eddy.......... 12 J. Staley lbw. b. N. Eddy .... 37 J. Toner r.o. ......................... 18 G. Watkins c. M. Martin b. N. Eddy ........................ 6

J. Bright c. M. Martin b. B. Thorson.................. 19 M. Jones c&b. J. Sinclair ... 23 R. Johnston b. B. Thorson .. 43 S. Cole c. M. Cantwell b. J. Sinclair...................... 9 J. Chaseling b. B. Thorson.................. 21 J. Pilkington b. N. Eddy ....... 3 F. Griggs n.o. ........................ 0 Extras ................................ 25 Total ................................. 215 Bowling: D. Mathews 0/26, C. Cary 0/34, N. Eddy 4/48, B. Thorson 3/54, K. Sinclair 0/10, M. Cantwell 0/16, J. Sinclair 2/20. 1st innings MDU G. Murphy n.o. ................... 18 D. Mathews n.o. ................. 21 Extras .................................. 3 Total ................................ 0/42 Bowling: J. Bright 0/8, R. Johnston 0/18, F. Griggs 0/8, S. Cole 0/6, J. Toner 0/0.

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Wooden dingies delight

Sailing Away: Inverloch’s Polly and Bonnie Parise were all smiles on Sunday in front of a 1980s mirror craft at the 2019 Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta. The regatta was a three day spectacular that attracted a fantastic crowd to the Inverloch foreshore over the Australia Day weekend. See the full report and more photos on page 40.

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