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LOCAL students have been identified as among the most educationally disadvantaged in the state, highlighting a broadening gap between the city and bush.

Victorian postcodes are ranked by the Teach for Australia website, using data from the Dropping off the Edge report from Jesuit Social Services and Catholic Social Services Australia.

Seven education measures have been used

in the state. in the findings. “Educational disadvantage According to Teach Of the 666 recorded is far reaching. There are for Australia (TFA), repostcodes, Wonthaggi corrosive social justice mote schools are, on avand Korumburra are issues that particularly erage, 1.5 years behind among the worst places manifest in regional areas.� in their studies comfor educational disadvanpared to their peers in tage, ranking at 542nd - Emily Pearson, Teach for Australia metropolitan areas. and 554th respectively. “Educational disadvantage is far reaching.

Wonthaggi’s dismal results showed that kids in the 3995 post code ranked 624th in readiness There are corrosive social justice issues that for schooling, 555th in reading in Grade 3 and particularly manifest in regional areas,� TFA’s Emily Pearson said.

554th in numeracy at Grade 3. “We also see it in metropolitan areas as Meanwhile Korumburra’s alarmingly low ranking included recording 628th for reading at well. To distil it down to being caused by one particular thing doesn’t represent the wickedGrade 3 and 613th in numeracy at Grade 3.

Leongatha (postcode 3953) was rated at ness of the problem.�

Australian Education Union vice president 339th overall. Brighter readings presented in Inverloch, which achieved a ranking of 138th for Victoria Briley Duncan believes both lev-

els of government are responsible for leaving country kids behind. “We have long known regional and rural students require additional support and this was confirmed in the original 2011 Gonski review into school funding,� she said. “Both the Commonwealth and the Victorian governments are not providing the funding required to address the specific needs of those students. “The Coalition Government cut $14 billion from public schools in 2017 when they changed the legislation and rural MPs let their local schools down when they voted for the legislation change.

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WHERE: Blue Tree Honey Farm and Café, 120 Sweeneys Road, Dumbalk.

WHEN: This Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm.

WHAT: Situated on the hills overlooking the Tarwin River at Dumbalk, Blue Tree Honey Farm and Café boasts produce grown as organically as possible.

Taste test a variety of carefully crafted honeys, enjoy honey inspired treats at the café, see the inside workings of a beehive and learn all about the production process.

You can even get up close with the owners’ LOTS TO SEE: It’s not just honey on display at Blue Tee Honey Farm and Café: owner Robert Fisher’s two striking peacocks and friendly cat will greet visitors and put on a two friendly peacocks that wonder the property.

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WHERE: Meeniyan Town Hall, 97 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan.

WHEN: Saturday, July 27, 7.30pm.

WHAT: The Men of Low Rez, Melbourne’s only male pop choir, will return to South Gippsland again this year for a one-night-only concert, Baby It’s Cold Outside.

The ritzy group promise to bring some winter magic along with a special guest appearance

by The Blokes for an evening of entertainment.

Tarwin Valley Primary School will also be on deck with their ‘concert tuck shop’ during intermission.

Tickets are $20 and $10 for children 12 years and under.

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Learn the stories of locals’ GIVE BLOOD art AU STR ALIAN RED CROS S WHERE: Meeniyan Art Gallery, 84 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan.

WHEN: Wednesday to Monday, 10am to 4pm.

WHAT: Stay cosy this weekend while strolling around the Meeniyan Art Gallery, where entry is free.

The space showcases the brilliant works of local artists, including the incredible visual story of Wonthaggi’s Mue Hsay, a Burmese refugee who lost her leg trying to flee from the Burmese army.

Also on display are glass mosaics by Deanna Bedford, the Latvian heritage and folklore of Anda Banikos, and a traditional Latvian mitten exhibition by Latvian Association Australia.

Once you’ve had your fill, stop in at one of Meeniyan’s unique eateries to grab a coffee or hot lunch before braving the cold.

Hunt for treasures in Wonthaggi

Retrace the history of Wonthaggi

WHERE: Several locations across Wonthaggi.

WHEN: Anytime this weekend.

WHAT: If it’s retro wares you are after, then look no further than Wonthaggi.

Scattered about the town and housed in rustic-looking industrial sheds, a variety of vintage stores offer a journey of discovery through partitioned floor space packed to the rafters with goods waiting to be found.

Must-delve sheds include Murray Street Bazaar (1 Murray Street, Wonthaggi) which also had a quirky café, perfect for resting in after hunting for treasures; The Wonthaggi Market (17 Korumburra Rd, Wonthaggi); Delicious Vintage Love (321 White Rd, South Dudley); and The Funky Pickers Shed (134 McKenzie St, Wonthaggi).

If you fancy extending your vintage shopping experience, then stop by at Wonthaggi’s top op shops; Vinnies on Graham Street and the Salvos Thrift Shop on Inverloch Road.

WHERE: Wonthaggi Railway Museum (former railway station), Murray Street, Wonthaggi.

WHEN: Saturday, July 27, 11am – 1pm.

WHAT: Talk a walk back through time as you inspect thousands of historic photos from Wonthaggi and district, 1909 to present. There are 3000 artifacts including mining tools, train implements, household items and 200 audio tapes on display.

Relics relate to the State Coal Mine which operated from 1909 to 1968, EG Co-operative Store, Wonthaggi Miners Dispensary, union theatre, schools, sporting clubs, Wonthaggi and District Hospital Miners Union and the Miners Woman’s Auxiliary.

Also available are newspapers Powlett Express from 1909 on microfilm, Wonthaggi Sentinel from 1909 in hardcopy and Sentinel Times from 1970 in hard copy.

Admission is $1 for adults.

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Principal: Kids are the future Matt Dunn KORUMBURRA Secondary College principal Vaya Dauphin said the town’s children want to be the best they can be.

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“Kids are every bit as smart as they ever were.

Nothing has changed. They all want to do well,” she said.

“They all know when what they’re doing is meaningful and worthwhile.

“We want to be something the community is proud of, so our kids can feel special in their community – they are the future of this community.

“As a community, we need to lobby to make sure our kids don’t get overlooked. I think that across Victoria there is inequity about facilities and inequity about who gets what, even though there’s equity funding.”

She said Korumburra does not have “a high number of students with English as a second language”. It’s something that can count against attracting extra funding.

“Diversity is another factor that the education department funds on. I think it’s fair to say South Gippsland schools don’t have excessive amounts of money,” she said.

Funding aside, too many children are underprepared when they first enter the school system – something highlighted by Teach for Australia’s figures for Grade 3 students.

Attendance at three year old kinder, books at home and communication from parents, are all

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Further to the question, council responded: “The Council Plan and Council’s Natural Environment Strategy acknowledges climate change and discusses the effects and council objectives/ activities, such as education, advocacy for coastal erosion and climate adaptation, mitigation measures to draw down and reduce emissions, and build community resilience against the impacts of global warming.”

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The government’s Expert Advisory Panel for Rural and Regional Students “will examine why regional students are falling behind their metropolitan counterparts and make recommendations on how to address this critical issue”.

“We have already invested $22.6 million to implement initiatives to give students in rural and remote areas access to a greater choice of subjects through new online and face-to-face learning options,” Mr Merlino said.

“Schools in regional and rural Victoria also received almost double the increase in the equity funding for things like numeracy and literacy support than their metropolitan counterparts.”

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“As a result of this decision by the Commonwealth Government and MPs like Russell Broadbent, schools in the electorate of Monash will now receive $25.5 million less than expected.

“The Victorian State Government is currently undertaking a review into rural and regional education. We expect prompt action from them once the review has made their recommendations.”

Minister for Education James Merlino told The Star that the State Government had a priority to make sure “all Victorians – no matter where they live – are able to attend a great local school and get a great education”.

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school perspective, we’ve had some beautiful new buildings but it goes beyond that, to experience and opportunity and kids seeing how the other half live.”

She said the school was committed to “giving kids opportunities”.

“In the home it’s about engaging with your child’s education. What can I do to show my child I’m interested and I’m involved?” she said.

In the early years “it’s about reading and encouraging a love of reading”.

The school hosts ‘mentor meetings’ to help parents establish a greater involvement in their children’s education.

She said they are well intended and parents have shown a natural enthusiasm for helping their children improve.

major factors ensuring school readiness.

“There used to an expectation that kids would have a certain amount of words when they come to school. But many kids aren’t meeting that now.

They simply haven’t been exposed to a variety of language,” she said.

Ms Dauphin feels “passionate about us working together to improve”.

“I think Korumburra has had a long history of a low perception of the school and of itself. That to me is not what you want to be telling young people – you could do well, but you’re living in Korumburra,” she said.

“There’s a ceiling that people have placed on kids immediately, through reinforcing that view that what they’re receiving is less.

“It goes beyond physical resources. From a

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Shire’s population to boom Brad Lester THE region’s population could swell by about 3170 people on the back of five major subdivisions across the shire.

A development of up to 633 lots is proposed for Leongatha and a further 800 lots are proposed for Nyora across two subdivisions.

A proposed subdivision next to Korumburra Secondary College would have at least 100 lots and a development of 50 lots at Foster has been approved.

At an average of two people per home and a total of 1583 lots, the subdivisions would accommodate at least 1370 new and existing residents, and benefit businesses across the shire.

“There is a lot of pent-up demand for property,” council’s Paul Stampton said.

“It’s natural growth within the towns, with people growing up here wanting to stay in town

CFA issues warning HOME owners looking for winter warmth are reminded to make sure their chimneys are clear before lighting fires.

The Leongatha CFA attended a suspected house fire in Roughead Street, Leongatha last week.

Fortunately, it proved to be a false alarm – with a blocked chimney the true source of the smoke billowing from the property.

It followed on from a similar event early in the week, when a McCartin Street residence triggered a call out, caused by an extractor fan failing to siphon off smoke.

In both incidents, the members were ready to do battle, only to discover that the ‘emergency’ was anything but.

and there are also people moving to the towns.

The towns are growing.”

Mr Stampton said Nyora was popular with commuters working in the south eastern suburbs taking advantage of cheaper land not subject to urban growth boundary charges imposed by the State Government.

The connection of sewerage has also made Nyora more attractive to newcomers.

Council has identified Korumburra and Leongatha as growth towns due to the availability of existing infrastructure.

“Any growth will help tradespeople in the town attract business because there will be a requirement for retails sales and also school enrolments,” Mr Stampton said.

The first stage of the Leongatha subdivision will be for 133 lots, south of Shingler Street and west of Gibson Street. Access would be from those streets.

A development plan for a larger total

subdivision over 62 hectares has been released for public consultation.

Further stages would include an additional 400 to 500 residential lots accessed also via Higg and Worthy streets.

“It’s a great signal to the township that people are interested to live here and the developers see that it is worth investing the amount of money that they need to, to bring this development to reality,” Mr Stampton said.

Leongatha Primary School principal Dot Coghlan said while the school now has 652 children, it could welcome more.

“If our school received an influx of new students, we do have some space in building B where we could put in a couple of new classrooms, but we may have to look at the zoning which the department has implemented for all schools,” she said.

“We are very fortunate with the large ovals and ground space that we have.”

Rate rise risk sparks worry OWNERS of rural lifestyle properties are concerned their council rates will skyrocket by possibly $1000 a year under a change proposed by South Gippsland Shire Council.

Administrator Julie Eisenbise will tomorrow (Wednesday) decide whether to change how rural residential properties are rated. Such properties are 18.3-20ha in size.

The rural residential rating category was created in 2015 after a landowner with 18.3ha wished to receive the farming differential rate – meaning cheaper rates for rural residential properties.

Council officers now feel the reason for doing so was unjustifiable and want the category abolished. This means that instead of a 70 per cent differential, these landowners could be charged the general rate of 100 per cent.

Thirty-seven properties in the shire will be affected. One landowner felt the change was unfair. He was concerned his rates could increase by 40 to 50 per cent – possibly $1000 a year.

Reservoirs boosted GOOD rainfall has boosted all of South Gippsland Water’s reservoirs to typical winter levels.

Lance Creek and Battery Creek reservoirs are full, and Deep Creek at Foster is at 90 percent.

Lance Creek supplies Wonthaggi, Inverloch, Cape Paterson, Korumburra, Poowong, Loch and Nyora, while Battery Creek supplies Fish Creek.

The Ruby Creek reservoir, which supplies Leongatha, Leongatha South and Koonwarra, is now at 70 percent capacity.

More winter rain is needed to fill the Ruby Creek reservoir so that capacity is secure for summer.

Rainfall recorded at South Gippsland Water’s storages from July 12 to 19 was Lance Creek 51mm, Ruby Creek 56mm, Deep Creek 81mm and Battery Creek 63mm.

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CLOSE CALL: A man survived this crash at Leongatha South last week.

AN 18 year old Leongatha South man is lucky to be alive after walking away from a crash at Leongatha South on Friday.

The man, whose car ended up in a ditch, shook hands with police, ambulance officers and SES personnel as he left the scene at Hudsons Road.

turning vehicle at the intersection of Corinella and Agar roads.

The rider suffered serious head injuries and was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

The driver of the car suffered shock, but avoided injury.

Police wish to thank everyone who helped out at the scene, including volunteers from the CFA.

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A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital in Melbourne after this crash at Corinella. found at the address.

A 25 year old Toora woman assisted police with their enquiries, while a 39 year old Toora man has been charged with cultivation and possession of the drug.

He has been bailed to appear in the Korumburra Magistrates’ Court.

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KORUMBURRA Police are investigating the cirA SERIOUS head-on collision occurred at an in- POLICE executed a search warrant at a property in cumstances of a crash that left four parked cars Toora on Friday, uncovering a hydroponic system damaged when an out-of-control vehicle crashed tersection at Corinella on Sunday afternoon. in Korumburra on Saturday.

A 62 year old male from Nunawading was rid- that was being used to grow marijuana plants.

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at about 7.50pm.

The driver fled the scene and police found the offending vehicle sometime later.

Drink driver charged A 30 YEAR OLD Koonwarra man has been charged with careless driving and drink driving after crashing his car at Korumburra.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning on the Warragul Road.

He blew .157 when given an alcohol breath test by police.

The man will front the Korumburra Magistrates’ Court for sentencing.

More people to live the country dream A 58-LOT subdivision in Wattle Bank has been given the green light by Bass Coast councillors, subject to a number of conditions.

The development will be known as Wattle Ridge, with each lot at least five acres in size.

Adam Maher of Wonthaggi-based consultants Beveridge Williams said the new estate has been “master planned from the outset to enhance the existing features of the site, including native vegetation and to protect the environment”.

“The land on which the proposed development will take place has much remnant bush, the majority of which will be retained and enhanced with strong protection requirements,” he said.

“Not only will the existing bush be retained but there will be a significant net gain in native vegetation, as there will be new bio-links of na-

tive bush established to provide wildlife corridors to add to the native vegetation on the site.

“The company which commissioned our firm to master plan and design the estate gave us specific instructions to both preserve and upgrade the vegetation on the site, including locating the road network within previously cleared areas.”

Covenants will include the establishment of native vegetation, restrictions on domestic animals, storage of unregistered vehicles and the use of certain building materials.

Mr Maher said a shared 1.4km long footpath would also be established in the development, extending beyond the estate to the bus stop at McCraws Road.

There will also be an upgrade of the intersection of Lynnes Road and Inverloch-Kongwak Road. The estate will be constructed in five stages over several years.

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MASTER PLAN: A 58-lot subdivision in Wattle Bank has been given the green light by Bass Coast Shire Council.

Marina berths at council A MARINA that would make Port Welshpool a drawcard for sailors travelling along Australia’s eastern coast is being proposed as a part of a redevelopment of the town’s foreshore.

The marina is listed as part of the Port Welshpool Marine Precinct Plan that also includes revamping the foreshore with carparking, water sports centre and new fishing facilities.

The plan is a project of South Gippsland Shire Council to develop tourism and recreation in Corner Inlet, and is listed for adoption at tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting.

The marina could be complemented by a 50-space dry berthing facility.

“The Port Welshpool Marina Project high-

lighted the need for a marina at the port (the nearest locations are at Phillip Island and Lakes Entrance), but also the limitations of using the existing harbour related to large vessel movement and size available within the confines of existing infrastructure,” the council report stated.

However the marina has not been confirmed, with the report before council recommending council undertake a business case or a more detailed economic impact assessment before starting any works.

The report also calls for a full environmental effect statement before any dredging is undertaken near seagrasses and Ramsar listed wetlands.

The marina and construction of a boat ramp are not proposed until stage four of the plan.

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Stamp of approval Post office tops rural Victoria

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The post office has delivered one of its best years, earning an award for excellence in customer service and post office operations.

The result puts the post office at the top of the VIC Rural Network, which consists of 41 post offices.

The team’s performance in the 2017-2018 financial year was judged on financial and operational measures, as well as on customer satisfaction.

In fact, the post office’s performance placed it second in Victoria/Tasmania and seventh in the country.

“We feel very proud that our efforts as a team over the past 12 months have been recognised,” manager Deborah Ollington said.

She said the secret to the post office’s success was “listening to the customers and taking the time to help them. Customers can see that we enjoy our work and get along well as a team”.

“It builds a really inviting atmosphere for our customers,” she said.

But can they do it again?

“We will definitely try our best. Our team works really well together and we will strive to receive the best result we can for our office,” Ms Ollington said.

The Leongatha team is made up of Ms Ollington, Annette Du Mont, Teresita Briscoe, Simone POST HASTE: Quick and friendly service has seen the Leongatha Post Office judged one Kershaw, Fiona Boucher, Jenni Eldred, Elizabeth of the best in the country. (L-R) Annette Du Mont, manager Deborah Ollington and Teresita Nelson and Matilda Morton-Pedersen.

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Everyone is invited to the website launch on Thursday, July 25 from 1pm at the Foster Men’s Shed.

The website will then be available from council’s website: www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au “This valuable feedback will help determine where we can improve cycling experiences in our region and understand where further planning may be necessary,” council’s John Ernst said.

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thestar.com.au | Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Trees risk public safety TREES be chopped or trees be loved?

R A I L YA R D S Motel and car park the way to go action group A MOTEL above a multi-level carpark would be the ideal use for the rail yards in Leongatha, according to the South Gippsland Action Group.

Members Lindsay Love and John McCombe spoke of the idea when they addressed South Gippsland Shire Council last week.

They said the development would provide a new service to the town and also encourage investment in shops adjoining Bair Street.

The men suggested a motel, function centre and three-level car park on the site south of Apex Park, with a driveway and camping space for recreational vehicles along and under the car park.

The idea of a multi-storey car park for the site has been raised in the past. “We believe this proposal may allow for around 200 car spaces to be created in the heart of Leongatha, servicing a part of the CBD that currently has a great issue with parking,� their report stated.

They suggested access to the rail yards from Bair Street could be provided via the vacant older shop at 33 Bair Street.

This access would be via a new pedestrian ramp and bridge over the railway, linking with the bus station.

They also called for the town’s library to be relocated to Bair Street.

Their proposal would include a new road along the rear of the Bair Street stops to service shops.

This road would exit onto Long Street near the Jeffery Street intersection, via a bridge, with traffic lights possibly there.

The existing rail tracks would remain available in case passenger rail services return.

The men suggested the current activities proposed for the rail yards site by council – including parkland - could be relocated to a reserve opposite Leongatha Cemetery.

That will be the question residents of a Leongatha street may be asked by South Gippsland Shire Council.

A community petition has called on council to remove the Queensland Brush Box trees on naturestrips in Peart Street, after people tripped on footpaths raised by tree roots and seed pods dropped by the trees posing a slipping hazard.

The petition contained 81 signatures and noted the trees drop branches and berries, and the debris falling from the trees accumulates under houses and creates a fire risk.

The petition was initiated by Peart Street’s Adrian Minns, and he and fellow resident Margaret Waldron expressed their concerns to council last Wednesday.

At tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting, administrator Julie Eisenbise will consider a council officer report recommending that Peart Street residents be surveyed about any concerns they may have about the trees.

SOLUTION SEEKERS: Adrian Minns and Margaret Waldron are working with Mr Minns and Ms Waldron expressed their appreciation South Gippsland Shire Council to address the hazards posed by these Queensland to council for its co-operation.

Brush Box trees in Peart Street, Leongatha.

ART WITH PURPOSE: South Gippsland Shire Council’s arts officer Mary Sullivan with the mural that transformed a blank wall in Leongatha.

Arts investment pays off Among them was the creation of a mural on a ative Gippsland that brings more art events to A COMMITMENT to backing the arts has resulted in spin-offs for South blank wall in a park in Leongatha’s CBD, a pho- each shire.

Future projects include groups of young womtography exhibition across Loch and live music at Gippsland Shire Council.

More concerts, art shows and creative activities are happening in the region after council employed an arts officer and instigated a plan for the arts.

The officer, Mary Sullivan, presented a swag of achievements when she addressed council last week.

small halls around the shire.

A recent NAIDOC Week art exhibition was held at Foster’s Stockyard Gallery and Inverloch Community Hub, showcasing works by Indigenous artists.

Ms Sullivan is also part of the regional Cre-

en creating ‘girls’ own spaces’ in Leongatha, Korumburra, Mirboo North and Foster, the Battle of the Bands music concert in Leongatha in October, and the development of Baromi Park at Mirboo North and Van Cleef Reserve at Venus Bay with sculptures.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | thestar.com.au

Bakery rises to challenge

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CAPTIVATING SPEAKER: Dr John Steward will present at Fish Creek.

African tale will inspire AN international peace and reconciliation leader in Rwanda during that nation’s genocide 25 years ago is the key note speaker at a community celebration in Fish Creek this Sunday, July 28.

HOT STUFF: Kelly’s Bakery bakers David King, Claire Wylie and Todd Dorling claimed multiple awards.

They are two staples that bring in a lot of “We sell about 1500 a week. They’re big numTHE team at Kelly’s Bakery in Korumdough for the business. bers.

We had really no idea what the judges were burra has their eyes on a national prize, “We just made a normal loaf, exactly like the looking for.” after scooping four gold and two bronze one we would sell in the shop. We have been trialDespite the bakery’s novice status, their saumedals at the Geelong Baking Show. ing a few different things recently. I think we’ve sage rolls found favour among experts.

With gold for its high top loaf, 450g Vienna, 680g white loaf and plain sausage rolls, the bakery is considered hot stuff.

Added to that, first year apprentice Claire Wylie – a rising star if there ever was one - added another gold and bronze to the haul, with prizes in the apprentice section of the show.

Head baker David King told The Star that while the bakery had won awards for its pies, it was the first time it had entered bread and sausage rolls in a contest.

Council goes live PETITIONERS fighting for a more transparent Bass Coast Shire Council have won a significant if narrow victory.

Last week, council voted to live stream meetings after a petition from the Bass Coast Ratepayers and Residents Association calling for the action.

The group also called for councillors’ votes at meetings to be recorded and council voted to do that too.

The live streaming vote prevailed by just one vote last Wednesday.

Council will buy equipment to live stream and develop a policy.

A trial of live streaming will start in October.

got it pretty well sorted,” he said.

The 30 year old has been baking for the past 15 years.

He believes that bakers can do so much, but ingredients also play a big part in creating any successful product. The bakery’s sausage rolls are a case in point.

“The fact that we use meat from a butcher, that’s not something that’s mass produced. Our butcher sources all his own beef from his own farm. It’s delivered straight to us,” David said.

The proof is in the tasting. Kelly’s sausage rolls taste wonderful. And for just $2 there is a hardly a better buy in town.

David said the team would now gear up for the national pie titles in September.

Owner Michelle Beggs said her bakery team was hot stuff and she was rapt that Claire had performed so well.

“We’re a small town bakery trying to do the best we can,” she said.

Life saving rescue for emergency service BASS Coast Shire Council voted last week to “acknowledge” its spending on the area around the Wonthaggi Lifesaving Club at Cape Paterson.

The clubhouse was destroyed on May 10 by a freak storm, with hail and more than 100mm of rainfall in under an hour.

An amount of $26,920 has been spent to “allow safe access, rehabilitate public infrastructure around the clubhouse and observation building,

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assess drainage infrastructure and facilitate engagement with stakeholder agency groups”.

Further to this, councillors also voted to: “Investigate, prioritise and complete within existing maintenance budgets, further maintenance works to assist in mitigating the impacts of surface water flowing into the Wonthaggi Life Saving Club precinct”.

The State Government is providing $175,000 to assist the club to demolish and set up temporary facilities for the upcoming seasons.

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Dr John Steward was selected by international development agency, World Vision, to go to Rwanda in 1997 to seek solutions that would bring peace and reconciliation to people traumatised by conflict, grief and loss.

The Cranbourne resident will be in Fish Creek as part of a double celebration – to mark the 25th anniversary of the end of violence in Rwanda and also the 16th anniversary of the major restoration of the Union Church in Fish Creek.

“When I arrived in Rwanda it was a time of chaos because every person carried trauma. I was briefed not to do anything for three months, but to take the time to observe, listen and learn,” he said.

Over that time Dr Steward discovered three approaches towards reconciliation, all from African groups.

Using these approaches, he worked with the agency’s staff and families and church leaders, then took the program into the community.

He and his colleagues eventually trained 1000 grassroots facilitators to heal broken communities.

“The most inspiring aspect of the healing process was that the people who processed their pain by telling their stories in small groups found themselves less weighted down by grief and loss,” Dr Steward said.

“Their energy began to reach outwards to support others who lagged behind.”

His career has been as an agriculturalist and trainer specialising in developing technology taught to him by grassroots community people.

The double celebration will take place at an ecumenical service called Crossbridge at the Union Church Fish Creek, on Sunday, July 28 at 6pm.

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thestar.com.au | Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Damien’s a man of scissors and swords LEONGATHA barber Damien Noonan is a man who plays many roles.

During the day he’s the guy you go to for a buzz cut or to try out any one of the more popular hipster styles; the friendly man who gives your

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kids 20 cents to buy a gum ball from his retro gum ball machine (he knows it’s not cost effective but, hey, the kids love it).

Catch him after dark and you’ll see another man again – the energised bass player from Drunken Ninja (you can check out their brilliant cover of The Boomtown Rats’ ‘I don’t like Mondays’ on YouTube).

On a weekend he’s unrecognisable: dressed in a full suit of armour (including helmet) and wielding an enormous sword in battle play, as an integral member of the Leongatha Medieval Society.

The proprietor of Razor Sharp has been part of Leongatha’s business community for more than 25 years, having first registered the shop’s name in July 1992.

He worked his apprenticeship with another barber in Korumburra, before deciding the sharpest move he could make was to go it alone.

“Leongatha needed a barber shop. I thought a walk-in barber shop would be a good thing. My mum and dad helped me set it up and I’ve been here ever since,” he said.

“I’ve worn out two sets on lino, and god knows how many chairs and couches. It’s been a long haul and there was a period where I’d drive through road works looking at the stop and go man with envy. But I’ve come full circle. I love my job. It’s really good.

“Coming to work and talking people is great. People open up about all sorts of stuff, but what you hear ends at the door.

“It’s an unwritten law that you don’t go telling people’s tales. It’s surprising what people will tell you. You almost want to stop them sometimes.”

Aside from being the person people make their confessions to, he is also the person who “meets everyone”, from “lawyers to guys straight out of jail”.

“I should have kept notes and written a book: Tales from the Barbers’ Chair. You get a lot of funny stories. I think it would be really boring if I was doing all the talking. The trick is to get people to entertain me,” he said.

“You can learn a lot from people.”

He said there was an artistry to the work, along with a certain amount of “public relations” nous.

When it comes to Damien’s younger clientele, there is generally very little guess work. The younger generation are savvy about hairstyles.

“Kids these days really know what they want.

You’ll get five year old kids who will come in and say they want a disconnected side with a hard part,” he said.

“I try and make it a bit of theatre for the kids.

I’ll use Spider Man gel and tell them I’m Spider Man – try and entertain them and make them happy. I give them bubble gum and stick-on tattoos.”

Their attitude might be modern, but they are looking for something that harkens back to the past.

“These days you find your cuts have gone back to your more traditional styles. The cuts are all 1930s or 1940s style cuts,” he said.

“Bald fades are coming back in. It’s basically your World War II short back and sides, with a little more finesse.”

He’s happy to report: “Guys are really looking after their grooming.”

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WHAT were you doing 50 years ago on July 20? the road to Nowaks’ house to watch on a black Many South Gippslanders shared with us their and white TV. Remember us all sitting in their recollections of Apollo 11 first landing humans lounge room in amazement.” on the moon on this momentous day in 1969.

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Willie Staff “I was staying on a station 250 miles from Broken Hill. Coming from Gippsland it was so different. We flew out on the family plane 90 miles to the neighboring station to watch a snowy picture of the landing. I will never forget it - amazing!!!”

“Year 8 Form 2 girls - a group of us went to Kathryn Edney’s home in Leongatha to watch the landing.”

The front page of our paper last week issued a warning to coastal home owners about water levels to rise faster than previously predicted.

Linda Morse The alert attracted considerable attention “I was working in Moores in Perth and man- and comment on our socials, but it was one loagement had set up TVs in various areas on each cal who provided some comic relief to the othfloor. Customers and staff were all clustered erwise serious situation with this comment: around the sets watching. Everything came to Jay Huck a standstill as we watched these mesmerising “This is awesome news for us who live a images.” little inland. Is there a time frame on this coz Marg Tatt I’m looking forward to a much better coastal “I took my Grade Fives to the home of May view?”

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Scary memories haunt Sally Grace Griffith THE rush of utter dread when you are confronted with the unknown is a unique and haunting experience.

The pounding of your heart and the excruciatingly long wait for something to manifest is something that stays with you.

Sally Matthews had this experience 10 years ago, but remembers it as clearly as if it happened yesterday.

She and her daughter had moved back into her family home in Korumburra while they shifted houses.

Late one night, after everyone had fallen asleep, Sally climbed into bed after finishing a late shift.

As she was lying there, her ears pricked when she heard footsteps sounding from the back door.

“It sounded like someone was wearing old fashioned, high heeled boots,” she said.

“It was so clear. I can still hear it.”

The distinctive footsteps grew closer and made their way into Sally’s room.

“I just froze, my heart was racing,” she said.

To her dismay, no one was there.

As she lay there, utterly terrified, an unknown force pulled her hair.

Ghostly Tales “It was quite a pull. I was shaking,” she said.

“I knew something was there. I could feel it.

“After that, I started sleeping with one eye open. I was pretty sleep deprived for a while.”

Not long after the incident, her daughter, who was in high school at the time, rang her crying.

“She was getting ready for school and could hear what sounded like balloons popping, but there was nothing there,” Sally said.

“If I hadn’t of experienced something myself, I wouldn’t have believed it.”

Sally and her 10 siblings grew up in the home built by y their father.

She said nothing noteworthy had happened as a child, but following her spooky experiences, she reached out to her siblings.

“One of my sisters said she would try and put her little boy to sleep there and he couldn’t sleep, he’d just scream,” she said.

A paranormal investigative team suspected two caskets, dating back to the 1900s, were buried on the property.

UNNERVED: Sally Matthews stands at the back of her parents’ home in Korumburra where she had an unsettling paranormal experience that still haunts her.

One of Sally’s brothers had also claimed to see strange things at the home and had felt like he was “going crazy”.

“Nearly all of them said they felt like something wasn’t right in the house,” she said.

In light of these conversations, Sally decided to book a team of paranormal investigators from Melbourne to cleanse the home.

Investigators, upon research, thought there were two bodies buried on the property, expected to be from the 1900s.

“They said they thought it was a male and female,” Sally said.

“The house is on Mine Road, at the back of Coal Creek. The place in general has lots of history there.”

Investigators also advised Sally’s daughter to remove her heavy metal posters from her bedroom walls as they felt these were drawing negative energy into the room.

“After they visited, we didn’t have any other activity. It worked and they didn’t even charge,”

Sally said.

Sally’s parents, who still live in the home, have not discussed any paranormal experiences to this day.

“We actually organised for my parents to go out to my brother’s house while they cleared the house,” Sally said.

It was five years later when Sally was shocked by another unwanted presence in her new house in Queen Street, Korumburra.

“It was my first night in the new house and we didn’t have any power on,” she said.

“Again, I was lying in bed when I was pinned down.

“I couldn’t move. It was just bizarre.”

A friend later helped her cleanse the house by using a smudge stick and she hasn’t been bothered since.

“I often use white sage to cleanse my house now. They say you should do it every time you move in to a new house,” she said.

Action needed now for a future free of plastic These tiny but harmful plastics are then ingestPLASTIC is engrained in our everyday lives: it’s in the packaging our food ed by fish and other marine creatures, with eviof plastics finding their way into the food comes in, the toys our toddlers chomp on dence chain and back on to our plates. and even our healthcare products.

Disturbingly, it is predicted every human unEverywhere you go, you encounter plastics.

But it isn’t until you see it constricting the airway of some poor creature that you really sit up and pay attention.

In Port Albert, it’s not an uncommon sight to see a seagull’s legs or beak caught up in fishing line.

Local Michael Hobson said he’ll occasionally get a seagull tangled in plastic wander up to him in distress, as if asking for help.

As an Inverloch local myself, I frequently see fragments of plastic washed up on the beach.

Just recently I saw a seagull with a hook pierced though its beak, hindering its ability to eat or drink.

Fishing line, attached to the hook, was in a tangled mess around the bird, limiting its movements.

But what about the impacts you can’t see?

“We have microplastics in a lot of our clothing and cosmetic products,” Mr Hobson said.

“Every time you wash your clothes, those miscoplastics end up in our beautiful marine environment.”

wittingly ingests accumulated plastics the size and weight of a credit card each year, according to an ABC report.

While health effects are not clearly defined, many believe chemicals in plastic can trigger cancer.

“Within a couple of decades, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean if we continue on this trajectory,” Mr Hobson said.

Javid Ali, a veterinarian at Yarram Vet Centre, said he had witnessed two cases where cattle died from ingesting silage wrapper.

Recently the veterinarian attended to a dog that had accidently eaten an absorbent plastic mat under packaged meat.

“It goes into the gut and absorbs more moisture and continues to swell,” Mr Ali said, continuing that if left untreated, it would have been fatal.

Birdlife in particular are likely to perish from plastic ingestion, according to the vet.

Leongatha Health Food’s Sally Matthews said people can feel overwhelmed or pressured, but it’s just about making a start to reduce plastics.

EFFECTS OF PLASTIC: Seagulls and other birdlife are frequently affected by incorrectly disposed fishing line and plastics in Inverloch and Port Albert.

Sally Mathews and Suzi Bath at Leongatha Health Foods display a few of their plastic free products including a reusable glass water bottle, biodegradable sandwich bags and bamboo straws.

“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly,” she said.

Mrs Matthews suggested saying no to single use bags and taking soft plastics to Woolworths to be recycled.

“Anyone can do it and not many people know,” she said.

Leongatha Health Food now stocks 140 items in bulk that are plastic free.

“We offer customers cardboard boxes and sell glass jars that people can bring back time and time again to refill,” she said.

A variety of plastic free products are now on

the market, from brooms to cleaning products and makeup brushes.

Other resources include Gippsland Unwrapped, a blog by Tammy Logan, which provides step by step instructions on how to cut back on plastic use.

For planet passionate people, Friends of the Prom is a group responsible for organising tree planting and clean up days.

It all starts with a local frame of mind to inform larger change.

If you are ready to step up, head to www. plasticfreejuly.org to take the plastic free July challenge.

12 - TOURISM

thestar.com.au | Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Let’s ride the rail trail New cycling route would speed up region’s economy With a bike trail, Mr Kennedy said the area would draw a lot more people, from biking enthusiasts to families.

SO many towns across Victoria with a “They will have to fill their cars up at our serstrong bike culture are booming. vice stations to get back to Melbourne, they will Look at Bright and Myrtleford’s thriving tour- go to our cafes and pubs and will sleep in our moism and economy, and how many biking events tels,” he said. are held there.

“Everyone gets a bit and I predict it would lift The proof is in the pudding. business by 10 to 15 per cent.

Why is it then that we still lack a bike trail “It would also bring fresh blood to the area from Leongatha to Korumburra? who might decide to stay. We could be selling Korumburra’s John Kennedy is pushing for once house a month.” the rail trail to be turned into a bike and walking Not only will locals benefit from improved trail which he believes will stimulate the economy economy, but Mr Kennedy said the trail will also for the two towns. mean children can safely ride between towns for “It’s a matter of urgency as businesses in both school, people can ride to work, fun runs can be towns are on their knees,” he held along the trail, and it said. would promote fitness be“We have no bike cultween the two towns. ture in these two towns as Mr Kennedy spoke with roads are too narrow and two local contractors about dangerous.” ...they will go to our the project.

Mr Kennedy has been One contractor quoted 23 cafes and pubs and in discussions with South days for the railway line and Gippsland Shire Council sleepers to be removed, and will sleep in our who have said they are lookanother 24 days to complete motels” ing at connecting with other the track. councils, such as Cardinia “It would be done and – John Kennedy Shire Council, to create a dusted in two months maxilarger trail. mum with handrails and But Mr Kennedy said acbridges,” Mr Kennedy said. tion is needed now, even if initially it’s just a bike “It would be under one million to complete, path from Leongatha to Korumburra, with the and once it’s down, there shouldn’t be any further CYCLING CRAZE: John Kennedy from Korumburra said he received more than 3000 possibility to extend to Loch and Nyora in future. costs.

“Council says it’s on their list of things to do, “The benefits would be enormous.” signatures for a bike trail between Leongatha and Korumburra, to boost the economy and but this has been going on for nearly two years,” Mr Kennedy understood some people would locals’ fitness. he said. be against the bike path, as it would mean removGilbert Rochecouste, an internationally rec- ing the railway. ognised speaker and facilitator, visited Leongatha “If later on they say the train is coming back, in May last year to speak with the community then they could put the train back. But let’s use the regarding innovation in business and in public track for the next 15 years or so as a bike trail and spaces. boost our economy,” he said.

During the talk, Mr Rochecouste revealed one Council informed The Star there had been no and half million people will drive one and half progression with the rail trail project, saying it hours from Melbourne every weekend. was still working on advocacy to attract funding.

Korumburra falls within that radius.

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IN PROFILE - 13

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | thestar.com.au

Book inspired by family tradition Grandmother’s link to cuisine opens the lid of a variety of delectable original Lebanese recipes.

The cuisine, based on the Levantine style of cooking, focuses on an abundance of wholegrains, fruits, vegetables, starches, fresh fish and seafood.

“Poultry is eaten more than red meat and when HAVING someone in your life who is red meat is eaten, it is usually lamb,” Danielle genuinely invested in your happiness, said.

“It also includes copious amounts of garlic and wellbeing and success can transform olive oil, often seasoned by lemon juice. you.

“Chickpeas and parsley are also staples of the For Danielle Schultz, her loving grandmother Lebanese diet.” was one of those influential people.

Danielle and Taylor’s book steps you through It was through this supportive relationship that the process of making these mouth watering her love of Lebanese food blossomed. meals.

“I was at a restaurant with my husband one If you want to see how the experts do it, night when his drink came out with a sprig of Danielle and Taylor often attend local markets fresh mint,” Danielle said. where they demonstrates the art using local, fresh “The scent took me back to when I was six produce. years old. It was a Saturday morning and after While generously promoting the crop of the putting away all the fruit from the markets that my area, their work is also having a positive impact grandmother had bought, we went into the garden elsewhere. and harvested bags full of “For every book we fresh mint. sell, we donate $10 towards “We sat there for hours, a charity,” Danielle said. and cleaned and picked off Danielle, who was diagstalks ready for drying. nosed with Crohn’s disease “I think that was the day in 2012, is passionate about my love of the kitchen realhelping other suffers and ly flourished. I loved being raising awareness of the my grandmother’s shadow; illness. she was my idol.”

At present, the motherLater in life, Danielle’s daughter team has sold grandmother, Adele Elenough copies of the book hosni, developed severe - author Danielle Schultz to buy 40 ostomy teddy dementia. bears for children with InDanielle would call her every night at 6pm on flammatory Bowel Disease. the dot.

“We will be giving them out to hospitals with “It perked up her day. I would ask her how to an IBD clinic including Sale and The Royal Chilmake the meals she did when I was a kid,” Dan- dren’s Hospital,” she said. ielle said.

“A lot of the recipes in our book are really “I started writing them down, and then started Crohn’s friendly too.”

LOVE OF FOOD: Mother and daughter team, Danielle and Taylor Schultz, are letting teaching my daughter, Taylor, how to make these Recently just launched was Danielle and Tay- South Gippslanders in on some of their favourite, traditional Lebanese cuisine. original Lebanese recipes.” lor’s own falafel mix using all Australian proSadly Adele passed away a few years back, but duced and grown products.

ADVERTORIAL her legacy lives on through the work of Danielle Their book, The Village Feast, is available and Taylor who have immortalised their memories online. of her and her traditional recipes in a cook book.

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South Gippsland Water is asking customers to join a discussion to help this decision making process.

Sessions are being held over two weekends and with only 30 places available the corporation has been overwhelmed with the level of interest in the process.

“The corporation is seeking input from customers to assist in planning for the future in the context of customer affordability and in helping us find a balance between delivering on customer expectations, the prices we charge and being sus-

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South Gippsland Water is committed to delivering the customer outcomes and maintaining service standards which were identified in the 2018 submission to the ESC. “To do this, additional costs for programs are currently being absorbed within the organisation via ongoing efficiency programs, internal reallocation of funds, and increased loans/borrowings.

However, this position is not sustainable for the organisation into the future”.

For customers who missed out on attending the community session, South Gippsland Water wants to engage with all customers who may be impacted by its decisions.

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thestar.com.au | Tuesday, July 23, 2019

YOUR SAY

Email your letter to: letters@thestar.com.au

What a difference

E D I T O R I A L

Let’s level the playing field NO child should be disadvantaged by where they live, but that seems to be the case.

The Teachers for Australia website states that Wonthaggi and Korumburra students are educationally disadvantaged compared to children in other locations in Victoria.

More broadly, the results show that children in country areas are at greater disadvantage when compared to their metropolitan counterparts.

The results showed low rankings locally for school readiness, in addition to reading and numeracy; these are all fundamental to a child’s success in later life as an adult.

This information shows that despite quality school facilities and teachers in South Gippsland, there should be a discussion to find out why our children are disadvantaged and what needs to be done to rectify the situation.

Parents can help their child be ready for school by spending time with them: through conversation, play, reading and more.

According to the website raisingchildren. net.au, reading and storytelling with a child promotes their brain development and imagination, teaches them about language and emotions, and strengthens the relationship between children and parents.

Parents who volunteer at their child’s school show they are taking an interest in their child and their education, and also indicate the value of education.

But that is only the start.

A child cannot determine its family’s socio-economic status, but they should be given every opportunity that is available to children born into more fortunate circumstances.

Are our student-teacher ratios too high? Do we need more employment opportunities for families? Is the cost of living a hindrance to success in certain communities?

A community effort needs to be made to improve the plight of our kids for the future benefit of society as a whole and the education department, together with our political representatives, are best placed to lead that conversation.

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WOW! What a wonderful council agenda for the July 24 meeting of South Gippsland Shire Council.

My three top picks.

A revised rational Rating Strategy which takes the needs of all ratepayers into account and, as far as possible, whilst meeting rating principles, provides an equitable distribution of our rates burden.

A review of the Rates and Charges Hardship Policy including benchmarking against other councils has to be completed by June 2020.

What a difference!

Previously council changed the rating strategy on a single submission with no strategic justification and against legal advice.

The deliberations of the 2019 Rating Strategy Committee saw councillors propose rating models to pursue favourable treatment for a specific class of ratepayer.

My second pick is an initiative in the Council Plan.

The revised Council Plan proposes that further research and community consultation is undertaken, and a Sustainable Services Strategy is developed.

This strategy considers all of the services that council provides, and identifies operational and service delivery efficiency opportunities.

What a difference!

Real information to be collected and opportunities actually identified for productivity enhancement and efficiency savings which can be reflected in our annual budget.

The final pick is another new initiative in the Council Plan: Develop and implement a ‘Community Leadership Education Program’ to enhance understanding of the role and purpose of local government, the services provided by council, legislative and resource constraints, financial position and the roles and responsibilities of councillors and the organisation.

What a difference!

If we encourage our friends, neighbours, business colleagues to undertake this program, then

by October 2021, there should be a pool of fresh talented people who understand local government, who understand the principles of governance and understand when there is a conflict of interest.

We can then vote to elect them to council. No more same old same old!

We could have a council with good leadership based on sound governance principles and a safe working environment for council staff.

Thank you to the administrator and the hardworking council staff who have assisted her to revise these three vital documents for all of us: Rating Strategy, Annual Budget and Council Plan.

Hopefully our shire will soon be back to living up to our vision of a wonderful place to live and work.

Megan Knight, Foster.

WINTER TRADITION: Cartoonist Glenn Robinson offers his take on how recent wild weather affected South Gippsland.

species are listed as threatened.

Nearly 250 Victorian fauna species are listed as threatened currently, with 20 per cent of these including the Greater Glider, occurring in our public native forests.

The four state governments of Victoria, WA, NSW and Tasmania, which run commercial native logging companies, negotiated a deal 20 years ago with the Federal Government to exempt their state-run logging industries from federal environment laws.

This made it easier to log their forests without the same, more onerous federal environmental requirements that apply to all other Australian industries, including mining.

There is considerable evidence by scientists that Greater Gliders are dying as a result of habitat loss caused by logging, as well as from bushfires, drought and climate change.

Most Greater Gliders die when there is disturbance to their habitat, in particular from logging and the subsequent burning of the forest floor.

They do not move to nearby places easily and many die later as a consequence of stress, when a fire has passed.

Logging is a threat that can be better managed, yet Greater Gliders receive almost no protection from logging in Victoria.

In Mirboo North, there is no protection whatsoever and the gliders’ lives would be at immediate risk from logging but for intense, united community opposition over the past two years.

The local community was incensed by the absence of biodiversity surveying of the logging areas that a group of dedicated, well credentialed volunteers took this work on.

A regionally significant population of 35 Greater Gliders were unexpectedly identified in AUSTRALIA has the worst species extinc- their remaining small and fragmented forest.

This resulted in the Minister for the Environtion record in the world with 60 species lost since ment, Lily D’Ambrosio recently giving them a settlement.

Federally, 446 fauna species and 1344 flora year’s reprieve from logging. However, next year

Gliders facing the chop

they could still face the chop!

It seems little to no biodiversity surveying occurs before Victorian forests are logged.

The Strzelecki bioregion of which the Mirboo North forest is part, has suffered vast, agricultural clearing historically, logging of its remaining forests and later removal of forests for plantations.

It is now the most depleted bioregion in Victoria. Adding to the Victorian Greater Glider’s woes, it is still waiting for its legally required Action Statement after two years of government inaction.

This statement sets out the way their conservation is to be consistently managed across the state to help ensure long term secure populations.

There is growing concern this statement is being held up, as the government will be required to enact their protection across Victoria once it is released. This will reduce the amount of forest available for logging.

The supply of Victorian native timber is declining rapidly.

The government contract with the Maryvale Paper Mill means an unsustainable amount of native timber must continue to be logged annually.

Smaller mills are closing due to lack of supply and are asking the premier to buy them out.

Surely a serious conflict of interest exists when a State Government with legislated responsibility for protection of the environment also runs a for profit company (VicForests), to log its publicly owned native forests and even worse, has to meet an unsustainable supply contract with a private company until 2030.

No prizes for guessing which usually wins in this. It certainly isn’t the Greater Gliders!

Minister D’Ambrosio, we call on you to immediately roll out the Greater Glider Action Statement please!

Marg Thomas, Preserve our Forests Steering Committee, Mirboo North.

COUNCIL MESSAGES Acting CEO Bryan Sword

Cr Brett Tessari

WHILE I find my feet in this new role, how council can work with them. I spoke to those THE Developing Bass Coast Forum I have been spending time at all our at the meeting about my hopes for the new super- breakfast last Thursday featured guest market and the community hub. speaker Justin Madden, who not only worksites.

There is much to look forward to in KorumI’ve been working from the Leongatha depot burra if a few strategic pieces fall into place. knows his stuff, but is also a former AFL to get a feel for the crews and what they do. I This week I’m off to the Leongatha Business footballer. couldn’t have been more proud after seeing how well they worked during recent storms.

Over the past week we had reports of 90 trees down across the shire. We’ve had crews out day and night so the risk and inconvenience to our community was kept to a minimum.

It was a credit to the council crews (and the SES and CFA volunteers) that were out in the wind and rain so that most people could get where they needed to be without incident.

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Korumburra Business Association meeting.

This was a great chance to speak to those who are driving Korumburra’s reinvigoration about

Association meeting. This is a really energised group with great plans for how their town can build on the foundations that it has and be an even better place in the future.

News of the substantial development plans off Shingler Street are sure to be on the agenda, as will the works for Bair Street, which should kick off next month.

If we can get the Bair Street work done, the Korumburra supermarket talks back on the table, the Korumburra Community Hub designs finalised and attract funding for the Great Southern Rail Trail extension, then I think we have an exciting year or two ahead of us.

He spoke about how regional communities like Bass Coast can position themselves for growth.

It was great to take part in the Phillip Island Senior Citizens AGM last Friday. The Victorian Seniors Festival will be held across Victoria during October.

Council can advertise eligible events during the festival in a local program of events, which is sent to seniors groups, and aged and disability services clients, and is available in libraries and council customer service centres during September.

If your organisation would like its event listed, call Kylie Pryor on 5671 2404 by August 8.

For more information about the Victorian

Seniors Festival including an online calendar of events, visit www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au.

Last Friday, I was treated to a special sneak preview of Phillip Island Nature Parks’ new Penguin Parade Visitor Centre. During the build, more than 85 per cent of construction waste was recycled and diverted from landfill.

This building is a fantastic asset for our region.

It opens on July 25.

Wonthaggi Activity Centre Plan engagement sessions are continuing today (Tuesday) and tomorrow (Wednesday) at the library between 10am and 1pm. Council officers are on hand during this time to answer any questions and collect feedback on the draft plan.

The plan aims to create a vibrant town centre for Wonthaggi.

We would love to hear what the community thinks of it. Check out www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/ wacp for more information.

FIREFIGHTING FOCUS - 15

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | thestar.com.au

Survivor returns the favour From accident victim to volunteer firefighter LOCH CFA volunteer Charlie Tagliafer- ate aftermath.

His wife Alison remembers how the local fire ro doesn’t remember anything about the brigade cut him from the wreckage and how the car crash that changed his life in 2008. firefighters comforted her.

However, he’s paying it forward by join-

From this potential tragedy, a family’s life of ing those who saved his life so he can help save service to the CFA has emerged. others.

This month Charlie will become a lieutenant in Charlie was in the passenger seat of the famthe Loch and District Fire Brigade. ily Holden commodore station wagon driven by Alison has been the brigade’s brigade secretary for the his 17-year-old son Luke when it and a truck colpast four years. lided, yet he remembers nothing of the accident The brigade is in Loch and Nyora, and is also a road rescue brigade. briga More than a third of its 100 calls a year are car accidents. accidents Luke had been in the brigade for a year when the accident accide happened.

Despite breaking his hip, he was able to put his training to good use to train provide first aid to his father while waiting for em emergency services.

They were lucky to be alive.

“The “T truck ran over the back of us,” Charb lie said.

“From the back of the car to the front seat, nothing fr was left,” Alison w said.

Charlie was in the passenger front seat and suffered 13 broken ribs, a broken bback, head injurries, failing lungs aand a grade four cconcussion.

He’s never returned to work. turn When he was well W or iits or ts iimmedits mmeeddimm ienough, about two Alison and Charlie Tagliaferro are giving back to the Loch CFA years after the accident,

after the brigade helped them after a frightening crash.

CLOSE CALL: Charlie Tagliaferro survived this crash in 2008 to become a CFA volunteer.

Charlie joined the brigade to work alongside the and, despite initial misgivings, Alison is now a fully-fledged firefighter. volunteers who helped him.

“When I joined, I wasn’t going to do fire fightAlison also wanted to return the favor.

“The CFA volunteers were so professional and ing or road rescue, I was just going to help out calm, and it really seemed like they cared. They with paperwork,” she said. made me feel comfortable “I was scared of fires and confident,” she said. and didn’t want to do anCharlie was airlifted other road rescue, but I was to the Alfred Hospital in going to help with staging Melbourne and Luke was and had to do my general The truck ran over taken to the Korumburra firefighter training.

Hospital.

“When I went to my first the back of us” “I didn’t know which fire, I found out I loved it way to go, so some of the and it went from there.”

- crash survivor brigade guys drove my elVolunteer Fire Brigades Charlie Tagliaferro dest son Adam to KorumVictoria CEO Adam Barburra and I went to the Alnett said Loch CFA was fred,” Alison said. typical of many brigades “I was told his lungs could have collapsed in that develop additional capabilities – such as the first 24 hours. It was hair-raising.” road accident rescue – to meet the needs of their Charlie has completed his road rescue training area.

New captain fires up Inverloch’s team “It challenges you and it allows you to achieve something for the community.”

He has tickets in breathing apparatus, chainHE’S been a member of four brigades, saw operation, first aid, radio communications, works in emergency services and now and training and assessing, as well as a truck has another role to his CV: fire brigade licence.

Allan recalled highlights of his turn at the top: captain.

Steve Forrest is the new leader of Inverloch building a new fire station in 2010, securing a Fire Brigade, having taken over the red captain’s new field operations vehicle and seeing the brigade grow. helmet from Allan Williamson.

It now has 54 members including firefighters He held the role for 14 years and followed in the footsteps of his father in law, the late Allen and operational support volunteers who help with fundraising, maintenance, Miles, who was captain cleaning and catering, for 34 years. rather than don firefightHis helmet is on dising overalls. play in glass case in the Members have atbrigade, surrounded by tended to nearly 100 callphotographs of his fireouts this year, ranging fighting days.

It challenges you from a recent shed fire to It’s been a family afand it allows you to bushfires at Grantville, fair, with Allan’s wife Rosedale and Yinnar, and Allen’s daughter - Kim achieve something car crashes. secretary-treasurer of the The brigade recently brigade. for the community took delivery of a new “I’ve been a member - Inverloch CFA captain truck: an Iveco 4000 litre of the Inverloch CFA for tanker with water can33 years. It’s the camaraSteve Forrest. non and crew protection derie and helping people sprays. that I like,” Allan said.

The Inverloch station can operate as a local Steve wants to involve more Inverloch locals in the brigade and knows what it takes to be cap- command facility – a hub for managing bigger tain: “resilience, time, patience and empathy. You incidents such as small scale fires.

More members – seniors and juniors – are have to take the time to listen to people.”

A CFA member since he was a junior, Steve welcome.

Senior training/meetings are on the first Tueshas served with Drouin, Doveton, Longwarry and day of each month from 7pm. now Inverloch brigades.

Juniors, 11-16 years, train at the fire station on The benefits?

“Just the qualifications and the ability to work the second Thursday of the month from 7.30pm to LEADING FIREFIGHTER: Steve Forrest receives the captain’s helmet from his predewith a team under pressure and in challenging en- 8.30pm during winter.

All training is at the fire station. vironments,” Steve said. cessor Allan Williamson, at Inverloch CFA.

Brad Lester

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16 - REGIONAL

thestar.com.au | Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Historic bakery to come back to life THE old charm Toora bakery has a new owner – and she’s restoring it to its former glory.

Nestled in the town’s Main Street, this cornerstone bakery was a necessity for locals in years gone by.

Now Anne Roussac-Hoyne intends to bring it back to life so that it may deliver fresh bread to locals yet again.

“The plan is 100 percent to restore it as a wood fire oven, baking fabulous bread for the area,” she said.

“We also plan to add a cafe selling bread we produce and meals we make in the bakery.”

After speaking with a friend who was selling the historic location, Anne’s interest was piqued.

“I first saw some photographs of it. The minute I saw it I was completely captivated by the look of it – it’s glorious,” she said.

Wood fired Scotch ovens are now extremely rare and are the Holy Grail of traditional bakers.” …Anne Roussac-Hoyne.

“And I know I’m not alone in that: if I had $10 for everyone who said ‘wow’ when they saw it, I’d be able to pay for the project.”

Anne recently created a Facebook page named to share the bakery’s restoration with locals.

In just three weeks, it attracted more than 750 followers.

“People are so interested in it. The discussions taking place on the page are fantastic and people are reminiscing about the bakery,” she said.

Thought to have been established in 1910, the bakery ran continuously until the 1980s.

At that time the bakers decided to relocate their company to Foster where they had the con-

REVITALISING HISTORY: This photograph puts into perspective just how large the Toora bakery’s Scotch oven is with owner Anne Roussac-Hoyne sitting inside of it. venience of an electric oven.

The building was left as it was and has lain dormant for more than 40 years.

Not only had the structure been untouched, but it also boasted a Scotch oven in good condition.

“Wood fired Scotch ovens are now extremely rare and are the Holy Grail of traditional bakers.

The massive structures of brick, iron and sand produce the finest bread and other baked goods,” Anne said.

Roughly the size of a small bedroom, the oven has the potential to cook hundreds of loaves of bread at once.

“It’s massive: I’ve climbed in there myself,”

Anne said.

Also part of the property is the baker’s 100 year old residence and attached shop.

Anne said she is planning to move her art gallery from Foster into the house or store.

“I have a firm belief that Toora has enormous tourist potential. I have a feeling it will become the next Meeniyan or Fish Creek,” she said.

So far, it’s been a project where everything has fallen into place.

“We own Cow Cow cafe in Foster and have a French woman by the name of Capucine Germnin as our pastry chief,” Anne said.

“She is going back to France to complete a

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The art of being an artisan baker encompasses the highest ability to mix, ferment, shape and bake a hand crafted loaf of bread.

As luck would have it, Ms Germnin had planned this course before meeting Anne and knowing of her plan to restore the bakery.

“It was an amazing coincidence. It was meant to happen,” Anne said.

Inspired by Anne’s husband, Neil’s, favourite fictional character, the bakery has taken on a new name: Red Pig Historic Bakery.

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Family Doctor Week 2019 Female doctors boost the ranks

YOUR FAMILY DOCTOR: PARTNERING FOR HEALTH JULY 21 TO JULY 27

HAPPY TEAM: The Korumburra Medical Centre is celebrating the Australian Medical Association’s Family Doctor Week. (L-R) Debbie Paterson, Lisa Woolard, Wendy Sellings, Michelle Bensley, Emma Radmore and Sharon Goad.

QUALITY CARE: Dr Hilary Von Maltzahn, nurse Dawn Jennings and receptionist Tracey Finlay form part of a growing female team at Wonthaggi Medical Group.

SOME people prefer to discuss their Medical Group is dedicated to the health of the medical needs with a female doctor and community.

“If a child is sick, we will shuffle things around Wonthaggi Medical Group understands to get them in,” Mr Pepper said. this.

“We will do what we can to service the famiOver the last six months, the group has welcomed four new female doctors to its ranks.

“It is important to get women looking after women and families, as well as men,” business manager Cameron Pepper said.

“It’s essential to have that choice and it’s important for us to provide that choice.”

The group is proud to now boast a team of 25 doctors, a third of which are female.

Anaesthetists Hilary Von Maltzahn and Kara Methven, along with doctors Anna Housen and Corina Budileanu, are the four new team members working out of the group’s Inverloch site.

Doctor Anna Howson now works alongside her father, long time Inverloch doctor William Howson, at the Inverloch clinic.

“To have a father-daughter team working with us out of Inverloch shows we are about family,” Mr Pepper said.

Meanwhile, locals to Wonthaggi also have the opportunity to book with a female doctor with doctors Hilary, Kara and Corina travelling to the Wonthaggi clinic throughout the week.

“We’ve already received really positive feedback about our new doctors, which is great to hear,” Mr Pepper said.

Even better, clients can expect to see the same doctor if they choose, with new doctors on long term contracts.

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Appointments across their three clinics can be medicos there know only too well what it means to serve the needs of the local community. made online at www.wonthaggimedical.com.au AMA Family Doctor Week highlights the role of GPs – our family doctors – and their value to the community and the health system as they deliver high-quality holistic healthcare.

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Forty-eight businesses across the seven shires of Gippsland made the finalist list in 11 industry and specialist categories. Category winners will enjoy their success at the Gala Presentation Black Tie Dinner at the Premiere Function Centre, Traralgon on Friday, August 30, where the winners will be announced.

gatha Hospital for many years and we saw an opportunity to move into a bigger space with purpose built fit out that will cater for the continued growth of the business,” director Andrew Miklosvary said.

“We’ve been expanding our client base throughout South Gippsland for over 20 years and this is a good base for us in Leongatha.”

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“We’ve now opened the clinic up with a designated audiologist and administrative staff available from 8.30am to 5pm, five days a week,” Mr Miklosvary said.

The Leongatha clinic is The full diagnostic centre, run by Mr Miklosvary and his which offers a comprehensive wife Meg, clinical director and range of hearing services and audiologist. solutions, now resides at 46 Currently it is the only full Koonwarra Road, Leongatha. time independently owned au“We had a clinic in Leondiologist run clinic in South Gippsland.

“We specialise in the diagnosis of hearing loss for all ages from six months, hearing aid fittings, tinnitus assessment and management, and more recently ear wax removal is a new service we offer,” Mr Miklosvary said.

The family-run Leongatha clinic is one of six Gippsland Audiology sites across the area.

Earlier this month, the thriving company was announced as a health and wellbeing finalist in the Gippsland Business Awards for the third consecutive year.

“We see the move to our new premise pivotal to being able to provide the best in hearing care services to Leongatha and beyond for many years to come,” Mr Miklosvary said.

The dedicated specialists also offer a free service to eligible pensioners, as well as a discount for health care card holders.

“If you suspect you’re not hearing clearly, it might be time to make an appointment with one of our expert audiologists for a hearing check,” Mr Miklosvary said.

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Chainsaw safety measures vital in protecting users MARRIOTT’S Jim Welsh has been homeowners. With 36V of power they can handle around long enough to know the dangers most jobs with ease and are quiet too. of not doing safety checks and regular Safety tip 3 - Safety checks.

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Safety tip 1 - Always wear the right Check 2 - Saw chain is correctly tensioned.

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HISTORIC PHOTOS FOUND IN A SECRET DARKROOM IT’S amazing just what you’ll find when you do the big cleanout and move out of your house.

When your house is actually a business that your family has run for more than 132 years it can produce even bigger surprises.

That was the case for Peter and Marianne Williams after they closed down their hardware business, Matterns in Yarram, last month.

Peter was searching around for rubbish to remove from the old storage shed at the rear of their business when he found a hidden panel that led to a secret darkroom.

Hundreds of glass negatives were discovered in the room which Peter said was built by his grandfather Victor.

“We now know that my grandfather had a passion for photography, a passion he kept secret,” Peter said.

Included in the treasures found was a Kodak Autographic camera, boxes of glass negatives, an early film camera,

photography development equipment and a diary which indexed all of Victor’s photographs.

Peter has also uncovered ledger books dating back to 1899.

“These ledgers are all in the handwriting of Franz who arrived here in 1887 and set up a hardware business first at Sullivan Gully, Alberton before moving into Yarram to build his shop,” Peter said.

An old Remington 16 typewriter was also found amongst the treasures.

Peter and Marianne closed the doors on their hardware business for the final time on June 30 after originally advertising July 31 as their closing date.

“The response from the local community to our closing sale was so great we sold out of most stock well before that date so we brought it forward,” Peter said.

Both Peter and Marianne say that apart from not having to get up so early in the mornings to open the business, they haven’t had a lot of time to dwell

on their retirement.

“We still have a bit of cleaning up to do at the shop and then we will take a break and head north to be with our grandchildren for their birthday in August,” Peter said.

“Closing the shop for the final time was done with mixed feelings, but the time was right, and we now look forward to the next phase of our lives, enjoying our family.”

As for the many treasures found in the storeroom and secret darkroom, Peter said that he will be keeping some of it and some will be entrusted to friend Steve Lay who is a great lover of local history.

“Steve wants to open a museum up in Commercial Road. He has restored a lot of items from around the district and he wants to share those items with everyone, so I am happy that we can contribute to that museum,” Peter said.

He will also donate some of the old ledgers to the Port Albert Maritime Museum.

HISTORY UNCOVERED: Peter and Marianne Williams with some of the items they uncovered in their big cleanup.

TOP: One of the photos brought back to life from a glass negative found in a secret darkroom.

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HIS character filled home is situated in one of Leongathaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier residential streets.

The private location and the spacious family home is positioned on a block that is a little over one acre of park like landscaped gardens.

The home itself offers three generous size bedrooms plus a dual access study, large formal lounge and formal dining.

Two additional living zones are of generous proportions, including large living/ dining plus a huge rumpus room.

The kitchen is the central meeting place in this home and will accommodate all the family at once, with huge bench space, abundance of storage and quality appliances.

You will be extremely impressed by this home, especially the renovations which include a stunning master ensuite with the feel of a five star hotel suite.

The home is warmed by and cooled by electric reverse cycle air-conditioning, plus a wood heater for ambience when entertaining.

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rounds will impress with soft leafy green foliage, sprawling lawns and to top it off, an in-ground solar heated swimming pool.

For the storage of your big toys, you will find a high clearance double carport plus double lock-up garage and plenty of more space for additional shedding if required.

Conveniently located close to the school precinct and an easy walk to Leongatha CBD, this home ticks all of the boxes.

Call now to inspect. We would love to show ow it to you.

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‘Success through Service’

100 GRAYS ROAD, MARDAN

NEW LISTING • 2 Bedroom home on 79 acres • Steel yards, crush & Loading race • Undulating heavy carrying country • 3 Main paddocks

$695,000

79 ACRES

2 BREWSTERS ROAD, NERRENA

NEW LISTING • Perfect lifestyle property on 2 acres • 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home • 15m x 17.5m shed • Small paddocks for animals

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HIS superb property of about 80 acres is exceptionally well presented and offers purchasers the opportunity to secure a quality country home close to Korumburra and Leongatha.

The home is full of natural light and is designed to capture the stunning view over the green rolling Strzelecki hills.

A spacious open plan living, dining and kitchen area is heated and cooled via a reverse cycle split system and a solid fuel wood heater.

The kitchen is positioned to capture the views, and incorporates a large breakfast bar, and ample cupboard and drawer space.

A second living area is ideal as a rumpus room or home office.

There are three good sized bedrooms which have built in robes and are serviced by a central bathroom.

A fourth bedroom or study would accommodate a queen size bed.

The master bedroom is positioned to capture the views and has an ensuite plus built in robe.

Other features include floating timber floors, a double garage with direct entry into the home, plus a fantastic outdoor undercover deck area for entertaining or just admiring the views.

The 80 acres surrounding the home is hill country.

$649,000

The vendor is currently running around 30 cows and calves or would run about 50-60 steers.

About 100 round bales of hay/silage can be cut from the property if required.

There is a 5.4m x 7.2m lock-up shed with power and concrete floor, plus an additional hay/ machinery shed.

Stock water is via dams with a secure and reliable 40-inch annual rainfall.

Five main paddocks are accessible via access tracks and one gully has a well-established native treed plantation.

This superb property is centrally located to Korumburra, 10 minutes away, and Leongatha, 15 minutes away.

Melbourne is within one and a half hours.

Inspection is strictly by appointment.

If you would like to inspect this property or have any questions, please contact Jean O’Loughlin on 0428 571 083 or Don Olden on 0417 805 312.

34 ROYAL PLACE, LEONGATHA • Brand new home by local builder • 3 bedrooms, master with ensuite • Gas ducted heating, double glazed windows • Shinglers Ridge Estate

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OCATED in the rural/residential hotspot of Koonwarra is this magnificent lifestyle property on approximately three acres.

This beautifully presented spacious home epitomises relaxed country living and boasts four queen sized bedrooms all with built in robes.

The master bedroom features a large walk in robe and ensuite.

Adjacent to the master suite is a parent retreat/ formal lounge. This area is currently being used as a family/billiards room.

The focal point of the home is the open plan kitchen/dining and family room. This room is the heart of the house.

A well-appointed kitchen with quality appliances is perfect for the home caterer, featuring all electric cooking with separate wall oven and ceramic hob, rangehood, brekkie-bar, dishwasher, walk in pantry and double sink to take the chore out of home cooking.

A generous dining area presently seats eight people with plenty of room for more.

Completing this area is a relaxed lounge area complete with both solid fuel free-standing wood heater and a reverse-cycle split system.

This is a perfect space for the kids to chill.

Just off the heart of the home is a large study that is perfect for a home office or study station for the teenagers.

There would be no-need for devices in bed-

rooms as this study could quite easily cater for two to three students.

To the left of the living area are the remaining three bedrooms which share a pivotal bathroom boasting a large corner spa, separate shower and separate toilet.

This lovely property doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t finish with the house.

The outside boasts many wonderful features: large lockable 15m x 8m machinery shed complete with high clearance, concrete floor and power.

The beautifully landscaped garden features an above ground pool and free standing, under cover outdoor entertaining area complementing the pool.

The property is subdivided into two paddocks with animal shelters.

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THE VIBE

Dance the weekend away GET ready for ritzy costumes and dazzling routines as South Gippsland Dance Eisteddfod transforms Leongatha’s Mesley Hall in August.

The event is a milestone for the only dance eisteddfod in the South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires, marking 10 years of dance.

To be expected, the popular eisteddfod booked out quickly with 624 entries this year.

“We have people travelling from far and wide to attend our 10th eisteddfod,” president Shelley Williams said.

Entries were capped to four solos performances and one championship per individual, granting more dancers the opportunity to take to the stage.

“We have quite a few troupes entries which is perfect for parents and grandparents to come along and watch their littlies perform in,” Mrs Williams said.

The event will run from Thursday, August 1 until Sunday, August 4 at Mesley Hall, Leongatha and will cover everything from classical ballet,

jazz, tap and hip hop to contemporary dance.

Organisers were grateful to many local businesses stepping up again this year to sponsor the community event, including The Great Southern Star, a sponsor since the inception of the eisteddfod, and Creative Victoria has come onboard yet again.

The support doesn’t stop there with home cooked meals being supplied for the dancer’s deli, available to hungry performers and parents throughout the weekend.

“We’d love for our locals to come along and have a look. You can buy a session, day or weekend pass at the door,” Mrs Williams said.

To conclude the event, hip hop troupes will take to the stage with their crowd pleasing routines.

WOW FACTOR: Expect brilliant moves and vibrant costumes like those of last year’s Lisa Pellin Dance Studio students Tilly Richmond and Laila Holt, when the South Gippsland Dance Eisteddfod is held.

Woodstock tribute to play our halls “Canyon looks forward to celebrating their IT’S August 1969 and Woodstock Music Festival presents the newly formed milestone Woodstock anniversary and paying our to a band that was politically fierce and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young debut respects musically even better. concert.

Canyon invites you to set the scene at the show

Fifty years later, four piece Melbourne based band Canyons mark the Woodstock 50th anniversary with a sold out concert at Melbourne’s Caravan Club.

In keeping with the Woodstock vibe, they will share the love by undertaking a tour to 18 regional Victorian towns – including South Gippsland - as part of the Café Culture Series during August and September.

Canyon’s line-up is singer, songwriter and guiRELIVING MEMORIES: The Canyons are bringing their Woodstock inspired music to tarist Peter Chapman, singer, co-song writer and South Gippsland. percussionist Louise Dempsey, Bruce Packard on vocals, bass and mandolin and Josh Bennett on vocals and multiple guitars.

Canyon’s tour will feature impressive arranged and acoustic versions of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s greatest songs, including those first heard MUSIC will fill a Mardan South church by the world 50 years ago at Woodstock. this Sunday, when a trombone ensemble Their concert also features many other great and vocal quartet perform. songs from the Laurel Canyon, Westcoast tradiCommunity singing is also promised tion of the ’60s and ’70s such as America, Jackson at the Ecumenical Pleasant Sunday AfterBrowne, Linda Ronstadt, The Band, Little Feat noon service at Scots Pioneer Church. and Emmy Lou Harris.

The service begins at 2pm and will in“As a harmony group we know that vocal arclude a service by Rev Cyril Payne, RSL rangements are a time-consuming labour of love chaplain. and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young set the blueThe church is at 1291 Mardan Road, BACK THEN: Sisters Carol Van Oss and Terry print,” Peter Chapman said.

Teylor during their brilliant singing performance at Mardan South.

“Their songs have stood the test of time and Afternoon tea will be served. the June Pleasant Sunday event at Mardan South. their influence is omni-present.

THURSDAY AUGUST 1 FROM 6PM FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, AUG 2, 3 & 4 FROM 8AM EACH DAY Mesley Hall, Leongatha Primary School, Nerrena Road, LEONGATHA Adults Pensioners / students Adult day pass Pensioner / student day pass Adult weekend pass Pensioner / student weekend pass

Come along and enjoy all genres of dance!

DANCER’S DELI Home cooked meals available Barista Style Coffee available

$4 per session $3 $10 $8 $25 $20

Everyone welcome

Enquiries: Shelley Williams

0407 863 004

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by embracing your inner hippie and dressing in your most colourful and peace loving, flower power outfit. There will be a prize at each show for the best dressed.

Secure your seat for Canyon’s South Gippsland shows at Ruby, Tarwin Lower, Bena, Mirboo North or Toora.

Canyon is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

Shows are: Ruby Community Hall, August 2, 8pm sharp start. Tickets: www.trybooking.com/XWKQ or phone 0409 585 080.

Tarwin Lower Mechanics Institute, August 3, 8pm sharp start. Tickets available at Mitre 10, Tarwin Lower or phone 5662 9202 to reserve a seat (pay at the door). Phone reservations only available 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, not available on weekends.

Bena Community Hall, August 9, 8pm sharp start. Tickets: Tickets – info@benahall.com.au Mirboo North @ the ArtsPit, August 10, 8pm sharp start. Tickets: The Wren’s Nest, Mirboo North. Phone 5668 2701 or email: thewren2@ bigpond.net.au Toora Community Hall, August 11, 7.30pm sharp start. For tickets, phone 5682 1166 or 0439 178 730.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Roads action THE community can expect better communication with South Gippsland Shire Council about the state of roadwork requests.

Council has introduced new initiatives to enhance its customer request handling process to enhance communication.

These include the introduction of the Snap Send Solve app and mobile computing in the field, and the trial of a rapid customer response field officer.

Red Cross backs appeal LEONGATHA Red Cross members are supporting the Myanmar Crisis Appeal.

The unit will donate the proceeds of its Father’s Day raffle to the thousands of families in need of shelter, food, water and medical care.

Red Cross workers are helping to coordinate a relief operation that has reached more than 254,000 people in emergency aid.

Part of the raffle proceeds will also help those in need within Australia.

Red Cross members continue to help by delivering Meals on Wheels, working at the Inverloch Red Cross shop and catering.

thestar.com.au | Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Steve beats the chill with a winter sport Grace Griffith BATTLING to stand upright against strong winds and pelting rain during a South Gippsland winter can sometimes feel like an extreme sport.

But other than that, many of us neglect sporting activities while we wait out the chilly months in the warmth of our homes.

Not Inverloch’s Steve Cousins.

“I’ve been in minus 20 degree temperatures and you don’t feel cold if you are dressed appropriately, especially if you are active,” he said.

The long time local’s love of winter began at 15 years old with his first snow experience on a Mount Baw Baw ski camp.

Steve started out on skis before making the transition to snowboarding 20 years ago.

We’ll get in a van and go off exploring to find these resorts completely untouched by western culture.”

– Steve Cousins STUDY FOCUS: A Cape Barren goose at The Nobbies.

Goose study to benefit farmers PHILLIP Island Nature Parks is supporting a ground-breaking research project to investigate the impact of Cape Barren geese on forage crops and renovated pasture on Phillip Island.

The project is a joint effort between Phillip Island Nature Parks, Federation University and the Phillip Island agricultural community.

Trial sites have been established on farms.

Measurements of pasture growth will be used to determine the effect of grazing by wildlife and rabbits on forage crops and pastures.

Cameras will take photos every 15 minutes to identify the species affecting farming, including rabbits. The findings will enable an estimation of the economic impact caused by the losses of pasture and forage crops.

The field component of the first phase of the study is expected to be completed in October 2019.

Results will be shared with farmers through the Island Goose Consortium and presented to Department Environment Land Water and Planning.

“I’ve always surfed and skated and I guess it’s an extension of that. It’s the same kind of excitement and adrenaline rush,” he said.

“It’s that constant search for really good conditions and the ultimate ride.”

With research indicating time in nature is a mood booster, and with snow capped mountains providing incredible views, it’s no wonder Steve is hooked.

Not only is the sport keeping him active during the colder months, but it’s also opened thedoor for him to travel abroad.

Following the snow season here, Steve jets off to chase snow covered slopes in Japan every February.

For the month he works as a guide for an Aus-

SNOW CHASER: Inverloch’s Steve Cousins isn’t put off by the cold, instead pursuing it all the way to Japan where he hits the slopes each year. tralian tour company.

“We’ll get in a van and go off exploring to find these resorts completely untouched by western culture,” he said.

“Guiding is the best job – riding on untouched snow with clients behind you hooting - although you have responsibility with that group. It’s a working holiday and you get to do what you love doing.”

From finding off the grid, overseas snow resorts to tackling all the picturesque Victoria slopes, it’s a lifestyle of “absolute enjoyment” for Steve.

When he returns to Australia, Steve’s focus is back on his Wonthaggi business, Vortex Surf Skate Snow.

“We’ve had quite a few day trippers in the last

Scouts seek adventure in USA A CONTINGENT of scouts from across South Gippsland is attending the World Scout Jamboree in the United States of America.

The Jamboree, in West Virginia, will run from July 22 to August 2.

Scouts will enjoy outdoor activities, camping and meeting people from around the world.

Taking part are Haley Amor and Tate Moodie from Korumburra Coal Creek Venturers, John Simpson from 2nd Leongatha Scout Group, Janet Williams from Tarwin River Venturers at Leongatha, 2nd Leongatha group leader Barry Ferguson and Jarian Long from Yarram Scout Group.

Milpara news THE Magic of the Hook - Crochet starts this Wednesday, July 24.

Korumburra Craft Group is an enjoyable get together to work on your own craft, and meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Join them this Thursday, July 25.

We have a great men’s shed meeting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, as well as the Men’s Shed Hospital Garden on Thursdays, but these groups do not suit everyone.

We are hoping to kick off a new group, For the Blokes. The initial meeting will be Friday, July 26 at 10am. Pending interest this could be a weekly group.

It will be for men to gather, discuss what is relevant to them or share stories.

Trinity Teens is a group that empowers young people in secondary school with tools to better manage the issues they face.

The start date will now be Wednesday, July 31. For more details and bookings, visit trinitykids.com.au Office Essentials this term has a focus on Excel and Word.

This course extends your knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite and will be an evening course running on Tuesdays and Thursdays, August 1-22. For more details or bookings, call Milpara 5655 2524.

week come in to hire out snow gear for their first time,” he said.

“When they get back, their joy is unbelievable; they can’t wait to tell you how much fun they’ve had.

“To have it snowing while you are there is a lot of buzz for people and we don’t hear anyone saying how cold it was.”

Steve said having the right equipment and attire to keep you warm and dry was an essential for a cracking day on the slopes.

His business offers a snowboarding range from boards to boots, goggles and apparel and everything in between – for sale or hire - to ensure his customer’s winter adventures are spent in maximum comfort.

OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE: Bound for the World Scout Jamboree in the USA are South Gippslanders Haley Amor, Tate Moodie, John Simpson, Janet Williams, Barry Ferguson and Jarian Long.

Dump chemicals to detox your home SOUTH Gippsland and Bass Coast residents are being urged to dispose of toxic household chemicals at a special Detox your Home event at the Koonwarra Transfer Station on Saturday, August 3.

From 9am to 1pm, the household chemical collection program is a safe, free and easy to use service to help people dispose of common, highly toxic household chemicals without harming their health or the environment.

The event is being run in partnership with Sustainability Victoria.

“Household chemicals can be dangerous,”

council’s Geoff McKinnon said.

“They can harm your family and your pets, add extra fuel to a house fire, release toxic fumes and pollute the environment for future generations, which is why residents should take advantage of the free Detox your Home service to safety dispose of unwanted items.”

Mr McKinnon warned residents against putting chemicals out with the regular rubbish collection where they could explode, ignite, leak or mix with other chemicals.

He also cautioned against pouring them down the drain where they could pollute waterways, harm animals and vegetation or contaminate the

drinking water supply.

“Do the right thing for your loved ones and your environment and detox your home. It’s easy and it’s free,” he said.

The Koonwarra Transfer Station is on Koonwarra-Inverloch Road, Koonwarra.

For more information go to www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxyourhome Detox your Home is administered by Sustainability Victoria in partnership with local governments and is funded by the Victorian landfill levy.

The products collected are recovered and diverted from landfill.

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Bank backs Prom community COMMUNITY groups have received $5000.

Foster Bowls Club, kitchen upgrade, $5000. nice deposits in their bank accounts – Foster and District Agricultural and Pastoral courtesy of a bank.

Society, wood chopping event at 2020 Foster

The groups received grants as part of the Promontory Community Grants Program run by the Toora and Foster Community Bank branches GIVING BACK: Gill Nicoll of Promontory District Finance Group, with Chris Schirlinger of the Bendigo Bank.

Board chair Robert Liley said the grants would and Brad Gale of Fish Creek Scouts, and the bank’s Trudy Heiser. be used to carry out improvements and projects to benefit the entire community.

Grant recipients were: Toora Football Netball Club, kitchen upgrade, $5000.

1st Fish Creek Scout Group, hiking equipment, $3000.

Bennison Adult Riding Club, first aid equipment, $300.

Fish Creek and District Primary School, installation of a kitchen, $5000.

Fish Creek Community Garden, equipment and signs, $1300.

Toora Community Action Team, Christmas lights for Toora, $1500.

Fish Creek Bowls Club, barbecue area project,

Show, $3500.

Welshpool Golf Club, water tanks, $4600.

Since opening in 1999, the Toora and Foster Community Bank Branches have returned more than $1.1 million into the community.

“We were impressed with the quality of applications received and are delighted to be able to support a range of projects, many of which may not have been financially viable without the support of our Community Bank Branch,” Mr Liley said.

Administered by Community Enterprise Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, the inaugural Promontory Community Grants Program received a large number of applications from organisations.

“The partnership with the foundation enables local community organisations to share in our success,” Mr Liley said.

The local board of Promontory District Finance Group oversees the bank.

Peter Tilley of Promontory District Finance Group, Gary Kipps, Denia Ford and Noel Afflitto of the Foster and District Agricultural and Pastoral Society, and the bank’s Terri Bohn.

Promontory District Finance Group’s Andrew Oldroyd with Welshpool Golf Club’s Trish Latch, Bob Higgins and Jeanette Swan, and the bank’s Tara Hollier.

TALKING CORNER INLET: Cassie Wright, Bryan Watterson and Tom Holman demonstrate water sampling at the Foster event.

Everything old is new again CAN you remember wearing corduroy?

Yes, that ’70s icon fabric that usually came in earthy brown tones, styled into vests, slacks and jackets?

On a recent trip to Melbourne’s CBD, it seems cord has been reinvented in a big way, in a variety of bold colours in some well-known designer stores.

Reminiscing and laughing about actually wearing corduroy back in our twenties with our friendly, honest and more mature boutique staff member, we decided having been through that ’70s era we just couldn’t go there again.

No, we wouldn’t be trying on the cords that day or any time soon.

We may not see so many hot pants being that it is winter, but it has to be said that furry coats, high waisted pants and peasant shirts, suede and corduroy are so on trend.

The ’70s is definitely one of the most revisited decades and was a revolutionary period of fashion and creativity with the boho-chic, punk rock, folksy, hippy-jippy trends and some really out there stage costumes.

One that comes to mind would be the white figure hugging all-in-one worn by the Saturday Night Fever king, John Travolta.

It is funny to see young ones embracing these styles and thinking they are so unique in their ground-breaking new fashions.

There has been a change with how we view age in 2019, and while it is okay to feel that 60 is the new 40 or that 70 is the new 50, and pulling on that updated peasant shirt is acceptable, the trick is not to kid ourselves and resist the temptation to squeeze into our teen’s fashions. That is so not hip!

Global warming weapon revealed Michael Hobson spoke of the seagrass restoraHIDDEN under the ocean, there is a tion project Yarram Yarram Landcare Network is little known fact about seagrass’ role in doing, to increase the amount of seagrass in the addressing global warming. inlet to more than 200ha.

Seagrass can store 83,000 tonnes of carbon a

While there has been a big return to ’70s fashion, that revival doesn’t seem to have caught on in the culinary area.

Remember what was dished up in the ’70s: the oh so chic cheese fondue, vol au vents, French onion dip, deep fried camembert, Hawaiian pizza, chicken kiev or as we jokingly called it “Chicken Kevin”, carrot cake and the must have box of after dinner mints, always a dinner party pleaser.

Both in fashion and food, the ’70s was a time of creativity and so too in language.

What happened to all those wonderful ’70s words and phrases?

Things back then were groovy, grouse, gas, growly, the bee’s knees and far out, but you hardly ever hear those words any more.

So it was nice to hear my 15 year old son saying he would like to try and revive the word “grouse” at school and mum suggested “gas” would also be worth a try too, if for nothing else but a laugh.

But son thought that was going a bit too far: “Not a good idea, Mum.” Well he is probably right again; I mean what would mothers know anyway?

hectare – twice as much as forests.

As habitat for fish, seagrass is also worth up $31,000 a year to the fisheries industry.

This was information was delivered by ecologist Dr John Ford at a seminar about seagrass in Corner Inlet, held at Foster by South Gippsland Landcare Network.

He said the health of the seagrass ecosystem, and in fact the biodiversity and productivity of Corner Inlet, depends on having good water quality.

“That means everything we do in the catchment will make a difference to the health of our marine local environment,” he said.

Seagrass is threatened by algal blooms and 60 per cent of the nutrients feeding this algae come from the catchment of Corner Inlet.

The main threat is water quality due to excess sediment and nutrients.

“So it’s clear what we need to do: improve water quality coming into the inlet,” he said.

Belinda Brennan from West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority spoke of the role the Corner Inlet Partner Group is playing by working with agencies, community and farmers to help improve seagrass.

This has included 87 per cent of farmers taking part in the Fertsmart program, with average saving to each farm of $22,600 via improved management practices to retain nutrients on farm.

Tom Holman and Jane Oram took participants for a walk along Stockyard Creek to share what they are doing as Friends of Stockyard Creek.

A new project, Corner Inlet Citizen Science Water Quality Improvement, will support volunteers to test water to get a snapshot of what’s happening in four creeks near Foster over up to 18 months. The creeks enter Corner Inlet.

They will collect samples to be sent to a laboratory in Melbourne to be tested for nitrogen.

Another seminar will be held toward the end of 2020 to share the results.

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ON THE LAND Dairying looks to better times Brad Lester DAIRY farmers can look forward to an improving industry after a challenging time for the sector.

Dairy Australia’s latest Situation and Outlook report indicates ongoing dry conditions until now had impacted national milk production, farm profitability and farmer confidence.

Despite continued higher costs for grain, hay and water, Dairy Australia is tipping a better outlook for the new season.

The national dairy organisation reported the optimism was being driven by growth in worldwide demand for dairy products, particularly in such markets as China and south-east Asia, and per capita dairy consumption in Australia being amongst the highest in the world.

Dairy Australia’s John Droppert said dairy farmers were finally reaching the end of a challenging time.

“Positive domestic market trends, stronger global markets and a weaker Australian dollar have supported higher farmgate pricing this season and look set to deliver further increases over the next 12 months,” he said.

“Surging input costs have however, outweighed improved farmgate pricing and milk production will likely remain under pressure.

“Higher pricing will provide opportunities if enough rain falls at the right time and pushes grain, hay and irrigation water prices down.”

That sentiment is largely shared by South Gippsland farmers.

AMPLE RAIN: Michael Kilkenny, who manages Jelbarts’ dairy farm at Leongatha South, said current weather has suited the business.

Michael Kilkenny manages Jelbarts’ dairy op“You are never happy with the price but it is eration at Leongatha South and he is optimistic better than it has been.” about the forthcoming season.

However Mr Kilkenny is concerned about the “We have plenty of moisture in the ground so possibility of one of the many dairy companies the grass is going pretty good here,” he said. now operating in Australia withdrawing from

the country due to lack of milk to meet their demands.

“A lot of them are owned by companies from overseas and you do not have the likes of Murray Goulburn anymore,” Mr Kilkenny said.

Mardan farmer Barrie Allan is confident in the direction being taken by Saputo Dairy Australia and is hoping the company can collect milk lost when suppliers of Murray Goulburn, which Saputo bought, left.

But for now, he is just hoping for South Gippsland’s regular winter rain to fall.

“The dams that are usually full are not full and if we do not get rain, we are going to be in diabolical trouble,” he said.

“If we don’t get good rain, then we won’t get more milk. It’s all tied up in one thing and that’s the weather.

“A dry winter is lovely to work in but you pay for it in the long term because you do not get the pasture.”

A farmer who did not wish to be named said while the milk prices being offered this season were positive, he remained cautious about the following season.

“The whole milk industry has to come up by $1 a kilogram of milk solids,” he said.

“They were paying $6.05 a kg/MS last year and Saputo is now at $6.80. It does not make sense to me. That’s a big rise.

“Maybe they did not pay us enough last year.

I know they want milk but why are they all of a sudden able to pay us $6.80?

“What will they pay next year? Are they going to drop it back?”

Feeding roughage is worth the effort Get on board GippsDairy AS recent rainfall results in the growth of new pasture, farmers may be asking if they need to keep feeding livestock roughage.

Roughage, such as hay, may still be needed during winter for the following reasons: • Livestock require a minimum amount of fibre and long roughage to maintain their digestive systems. This is sometimes referred to as the ‘scratch factor’ as it stimulates rumination (cud chewing).

• If livestock are not used to green pasture, their rumen needs time to adjust to a new feed type.

• Newly growing

pasture may not contain adequate amounts of fibre.

• Continuing to supplement livestock will allow new pasture to establish and grow.

• It will help prevent hungry livestock from gorging on pastures that may have potential to cause conditions such as nitrate poisoning or bloat.

• If feeding grain or pellets with too little roughage, acidosis/grain poisoning can occur.

As we move further into winter, hay may be needed to reduce the risk of grass tetany and to provide a way of administering magnesium to livestock.

Another benefit from feeding roughage to livestock in winter

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CURRENT and former directors have urged people who want to contribute to the dairy industry to consider nominating for GippsDairy board positions.

WORTH IT: Agriculture Victoria is recommending farmers continue to feed roughage such as hay to livestock during winter. is that it helps keep themselves warm, as the fermentation and breakdown of cellulose creates heat energy.

If livestock do not have enough roughage,

they can lose weight as they utilise body fat to keep themselves stay warmth. Consider feeding late in the afternoon to assist with providing ‘heat’ through the cold

nights.

For further information please contact your local veterinarian or Agriculture Victoria animal health or extension staff.

Nominations for farmer and industry specialist positions are now being called for.

GippsDairy is the dairy Regional Development Program for the region, delivering research, development, and extension programs to improve the profitability and sustainability of dairy farms.

GippsDairy chair Grant Williams said his time on the board had

LEADING FIGURE: GippsDairy chair Grant Williams. allowed him to look at the dairy industry in a different way, and had helped him grow personally and professionally.

“Being a director on the GippsDairy board has given me an increased understanding of the dairy industry and provided me with a

better insight into where our dairy levy dollars are spent,” he said.

“The dairy industry provides great support in governance training for its directors.

That knowledge of governance will hold me in good stead for the rest of my life.”

Applications are due by Friday, August 30. Late applications will not be accepted.

S u c c e s s f u l candidates will attend an induction session and be invited to attend the board meeting on October 7.

For a copy of the position description, phone 5624 3900, email info@gippsdairy. com.au or visit www. gippsdairy.com.au

• VLE Leongatha

Better cows rewarded at bidding’s end THERE were approximately 2000 export and 150 young cattle penned representing an increase of 680 head week on week.

The regular group of buyers was rejoined by another order to operate in a dearer market.

Quality was limited with fewer prime cattle and the bulk of the supply increase seen in the cow pens.

Trade cattle sold firm. Grown steers and bullocks including manufacturing steers lifted a few cents. Cows were up to 8c/kg dearer for the larger and better selection. Heavy bulls lifted 5c to 15c/ kg.

Yearling steers sold from 310c to 345c/kg.

Yearling heifers to the trade made between 293c and 348c/kg.

Grown steers sold between 326c and 359c/kg.

Bullocks made from 320c to 361c/kg. A limited selection of heavy heifers sold from 283c to 318c/ kg. Heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers

made between 260c and 300c with the crossbred portion between 280c and 346c/kg.

Most light and medium weight cows sold between 220c and 267c/kg. Heavy weight cows made mostly from 232c to 296c/kg. Heavy bulls sold from 240c to 296c/kg..

The next sale draw - July 24: 1. Elders, 2.

Landmark, 3. Alex Scott & Staff, 4. SEJ, 5. Phelan & Henderson & Co.

Prime Sale - Wednesday, July 17 BULLOCKS 18 O’Loughlin Bros, Meeniyan 5 M. Baryczka, Airly 8 N. Atherstone, Bundalaguah 1 Harris Farm, Dumbalk North 3 Alhaurin Pastoral Co. P/L 1 D. & R. Dorling, Fish Creek STEERS 1 Harris Farm, Dumbalk North 2 W. & M. Rose, Valencia Creek 2 Alhaurin Pastoral Co. P/L 3 James Coleman, Llowalong 15 C.T. Ferguson, Longford

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HEIFERS 1 C. Webb, Poowong East 2 I. & R. Hengstberger, Stony Ck 1 G. & K. Dorling, Jumbunna E 1 D. & K. McMillan, Airly 1 B.J. Buckley Part., Buffalo 1 The Firs (Vic) P/L, Korumburra

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$1564.20 $1559.70 $1107.51 $1188.00 $1286.12 $1168.00

COWS 1 C. Webb, Poowong East 1 G. & A. Burston, Hinnomunjie 12 T. & C. Hulls, Leongatha 2 C.E. & C.A. Bye, Kilmany 13 D. & J. Verboon, Maffra 1 T. & M. McConnell, K’burra

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$2409.14 $1702.88 $1823.99 $1694.16 $1589.54 $2142.00

BULLS 1 C. Webb, Poowong East 1 S. Jenkins, Korumburra 1 Melaleuca Pastoral, Meeniyan 1 R. & J. Buchanan, Bena 1 G. & J. McGrath, Jeetho 1 C. & W. McIndoe, Leongatha

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310.0 293.6 290.6 285.0 277.6 270.0

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ON THE LAND

SEJ’s James Kyle, Neil Park and Bill Egan search for bids at the store sale.

• VLE Leongatha Store Sale

HAPPY CHAPPY: Pat Bowler of Landmark Leongatha congratulates his client Bernie Dilger of Loch on receiving $2911.70 for his 11 Angus bullocks at last week’s prime cattle sale.

Store market stronger across the yarding

By South Gippsland Stock Agents Association AGENTS yarded 1500 mixed quality cattle at this week’s VLE Leongatha store sale with all the regular feedlot and graziers in attendance and operating.

There was once again some outstanding lines of grown steers suitable for the feedlots and bullock fatteners which made up to $1770 or $3.50 cents/kg.

The weaner cattle continued selling to strong competition from the regular operators .

In the secondary and dairy cross section prices showed strong improvement to recent sales with prices improving in line with the weekly improv-

ing fat market.

Thursday, July 18 Steers: Prentice Pastures, 14 Ang, 2yo, 530kg, 320c, $1700; 12 Ang, 2yo, 465kg, 320c, $1500. P. & L. Turton, 21 Red Ang, 20mths, 506kg, $3.50, $1770. U. Kratzat, 22 Ang, 20mths, 501kg, 349c, $1750; 23 Ang, 20mths, 481kg, 347c, $1670; 22 Ang, 20mths, 476kg, 350c, $1670; 16 Ang X, 20mths, 462kg, 340c, $1570. W. Waite, 17 Ang, 2yo, 467kg, 325c, $1520; 12 Ang, 2yo, 421kg, 304c, $1280. P. & P. O’Loughlin, 6 Hfd, 20mths, 484kg, 301c, $1500.

V. Lidstone, 6 Hfd, 2yo, 470kg, 293c, $1380.

Copperleaf P/L, 8 Ang, 20mths, 445kg, $3.30, $1470. A. & C. Ball, 12 AA & Char, 16mths, 444kg, 315c, $1400. N. Webster, 10 Ang, 20mths,

443kg, 320c, $1420. Ophyte, 10 Hfd, 20mths, 433kg, 302c, $1310; 8 Hfd, 20 mths, 420kg, 304c, $1280. C. & V. Lane, 17 Ang, 16mths, 431kg, 345c, $1490. Kennington Park, 17 Ang, 20mths, 427kg, $3.37, $1440. S. & L. Storti, 15 Ang, 20mths, 410kg, $3.35, $1380. S. & L. Bessell, 5 Ang, 16mths, 394kg, 332c, $1310.

Davis & Thompson, 9 Ang, 12mths, 350kg, 314c, $1100. G. & A. Burston, 6 Ang, 10mths, 330kg, $3.09, $1020. S. & J. Lewis, 11 Ang, 12mths, 259kg, 394c, $1020. A. & T. Derham, 17 Ang, 12mths, 269kg, 371c, $1000. J.J. Goddard, 6 BB, 18mths, 416kg, 262c, $1090. N. Arnup, 4 BB, 18mths, 411kg, 279c, $1150. N. Webster, 7 AA X, 18mths, 407kg, 294c, $1200; 7 AA X, 18mths, 372kg, 322c, $1200.

Heifers: D. & M. Evans, 8 Hfd X, 18mths, 459kg, 250c, $1150; 13 BB, 18mths, 403kg, 235c, $950; 8 AA X, 18mths, 423kg, 245c, $1040. G. Dorling, 7 Blonde, 18mths, 380kg, 310c, $1180.

S. & L. Bessell, 5 Ang, 16mths, 353kg, 303c, $1070. Stanlake Farming, 10 Ang, 351kg, 299c, $1050. G. & A. Burston, 15 Ang, 10mths, 318kg, $3.08, $980; 9 Ang, 10mths, 283kg, $2.82, $800.

P. Mattern, 16 AA/Char X, 14mths, 291kg, 274c, $800.

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Customer Service Officers • 2 Permanent Part Time opportunities • Located in Inverloch, Vic Prom Country Aged Care has an exciting opportunity to join our team.

We are a community-based residential aged care service with 68 beds located at Prom Country House in Foster.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TRAINEE Full Time or Part Time (Flexible) Fixed Term Position We are searching for a motivated and dynamic individual to join the administration team of our facility whilst learning on the job and studying Certificate 3 in Business Administration.

You need to be a customer service focused person who is willing to become the face of the organisation for all calls, reception and administration queries. Problem solving skills and initiative are essential. You will learn to undertake all aspects of administration including reception, accounts, payroll and roster management.

All enquiries to: Emmah Welsh, Business Manager T: 03 5682 0800 E: emmah.welsh@promcountryagedcare.com.au Position description for the role is available by calling Lyn Williams on 5682 0800.

Applications close 5pm Monday 29th July 2019.

Please send your resume and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria to: Lyn Williams Administration Officer PO Box 81 Foster VIC 3960 Email: lyn.williams@promcountryagedcare.com.au

As a Customer Service Officer, you will be the face of Inverloch Community Bank ® Branch, leading the way with our unique philosophy. You will be given the support you need to do what you do best – listening to customers and using your skills to help them achieve their financial goals.

This role seeks someone with energy and enthusiasm; technical/strong computer literacy; takes initiative; sound customer service skills and a team player.

Five years ago the Korumburra local made the realisation she needed a career makeover.

“I worked for 10 years as a customer service manager at Woolworths and I felt like I wasn’t growing anymore,” she said.

“There is a saying: ‘if you’re not growing, you are dying,’ so I decided to follow what I was really passionate about.”

After shedding weight and putting into practice healthy lifestyle habits, Sally decided to study part time as a personal trainer with Barefoot Pathways.

“I started cutting back my hours with Woolworths and making a gradual transition,” she said.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SCHOOL CLEANING CONTRACT Expressions of Interest are invited from cleaning contractors to clean Wonthaggi Primary School, commencing 1/10/2019 Cleaners are required to attend a site inspection to be conducted at 4pm on Wednesday 31/7/2019.

Contract documents will be available at that time.

Register attendance by calling Georgina Kibble on 5672 1600.

All applicants must have Department approved cleaning panel status to clean any Victorian government school.

We have two permanent part time positions available: 68 hrs per fortnight (5 days per week) 41 hrs per fortnight (3 days per week)

Flexibility is important as additional hours and days may be required.

In return you’ll receive support to advance a long-term career with our growing organisation. So if you think you’ve got what it takes to be part of the Bendigo team, we want to hear from you.

Visit jobs.bendigobank.com.au to find out more or to submit your application, quoting reference number 922854.

VACANCIES @ GSHS

Community Care Workers Multiple Positions – Permanent Part Time – minimum 3 hours per fortnight (Job # CS0703) Contact: Megan Perks, Acting Community Services Manager. Ph: 5667 5620 or email megan.perks@gshs.com.au Applications Close: 4/8/19

Registered Midwives Applications close on Wednesday, 31 July 2019 Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ABN 11 068 049 178. AFSL 237879.

(Job # ND0402) Contact: Tracey Palmer, Nurse Unit Manager General Ward. Ph: 5667 5614 or email tracey.palmer@gshs.com.au

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Inverloch Community Bank® Branch

Full details, including the position descriptions are available at www.gshs.com.au.

Email applications, quoting relevant job reference number to jobs@gshs.com.au.

Sally now runs part time, private training sessions from her home, along with a fitness and hospitality program that promotes healthy cooking for adults with disabilities.

When she isn’t helping people to achieve their fitness goals, Sally is assisting customers to select health food and products.

“I had a real interest in food – I like to know where my food comes from,” she said.

It was this drive to eat more wholesome foods that made Sally a frequent customer of Leongatha Health Foods, which lead to the offer of a job two years ago.

“All the girls that work in the store were customers – it’s a really good place to work,” she said.

Between her work as a personal trainer and the health food store, it’s a career that encompasses every aspect of her passion.

“There are just so many aspects to health and fitness, and I’m doing it,” she said.

Her total 23 years working for Woolworths has also been a great foundation, providing her the customer service skills to fulfil her role at the health food store.

From quality control, managing social media to working the floor, it’s a job that presents a great deal of variety and opportunities.

“I love meeting like minded people, working with local suppliers and growers and their families, which is really rewarding,” she said.

No matter what your interests are, Sally advised to find something that you truly love and “just go for it”.

“When you do something you are really passionate about and love, new opportunities arise,” she said.

“You give off a really positive vibe when you are doing something you enjoy, and people can see that.”

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Special thanks to Dr Hugh Chisholm and all other attending doctors, district nurses, nursing staff at Leongatha Hospital, palliative care and Pam Herrald.

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MARTIN - A Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Life of Mrs Ellen June (June) Martin will be held at St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Peart Street, Leongatha TOMORROW Wednesday, July 24, 2019 commencing at 2pm.

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36 - REGIONAL

thestar.com.au | Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Lenard dreams of Great Forest A ONE time Yarram resident has a dream of returning South Gippsland’s once famed Great Forest to the region.

As a young man, Lenard Brennan cleared about 1000 acres of bush to build a dairy farm at Yarram – an act he now regrets.

“I’m determined to change global warming,” he told South Gippsland Shire Council last week.

Mr Brennan believed climate change could be slowed by mass tree plantings across South Gippsland, telling council he wanted to recreate the Great Forest that covered the region before European settlement.

After leaving Yarram to work as a truck driver in Melbourne, he then became an agricultural contractor on the Mornington Peninsula.

It was there that he began planting olive groves and caught the tree planting bug.

He has since planted 25,000 gum trees and olives at Krowera in the hills behind Loch, after a laboratory test of top soil showed it had some of the highest carbon content of any top soil in Australia.

Council administrator Julie Eisenbise suggest- MAN AND PLAN: Lenard Brennan wants ed Mr Brennan work with Landcare to bring his to recreate the Great Forest that covered dream to fruition.

South Gippsland pre-European settlement.

RSLs create new profile As well as full veterans’ memberships, the LeFor the Inverloch RSL, membership is ticking along niceREACHING out to the community’s ongatha RSL also attracts families with affiliate ly, going from 100 to 130 members in the last 12 months. youth may safeguard the future of local and social membership.

“We are a little more unusual because we are only open RSLs. Korumburra RSL Sub-branch president DaLeongatha RSL president Ken Wanklyn said he was encouraged by the youthful attendance at ANZAC Day services and the annual RSL badge appeal also helped to create exposure.

The RSL’s active presence online has also boosted its profile.

“It’s about good forward thinking. Using Facebook and having a good website is really important,” he said.

“The young veteran community is using social networks so we have to adapt to these methods.”

The RSL has put in a lot of effort to modernise its facility to provide a family friendly function space.

“We also recently purchased a courtesy bus.

It’s up and running, so we are trying to get a feel of it use,” he said.

“We are in the process of upgrading the building, which will be very exciting. We want the facility to be relevant and enjoyable for everyone.

There’s a real family focus.

“The music nights are a highlight, but we are always willing to respond to advice from our members. We want to listen and work with the community.”

vid Jackson said the sub-branch is keen to grow its membership by increasing its presence in the community.

“We will be at the football. There are a lot of ideas coming. We look after the RSL hall and we look after the artefacts that people give us,” he said.

“We need to talk to people, become more visible, stop people in the street, advertise, put out a brochure.”

Younger members will be invited to join the RSL, particularly relatives of veterans.

Mr Jackson said the sub-branch wants to keep the ANZAC spirit active.

Still, caring for veterans remains at the heart of the RSL. “The memory of those that fought for this country should not be forgotten and that is the basis of the RSL,” Mr Jackson said.

“It’s not a matter of glorifying war but remembering the people who served.”

The sub-branch now has 25 active members.

In the 1950s, there were 150, with Mr Jackson attributing the membership drop to members dying and fewer young people joining.

on Friday afternoons. The majority of our members attend these afternoons to reflect and socialise; it’s excellent,” assistant secretary Lindsay Guerin said.

Like Leongatha, Inverloch RSL keeps interest alive by working with the schools.

Inverloch Kongwak Primary School students helped to build crosses for ex servicemen and women, which they lay out on ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day. “At the moment, we are working with the First Inverloch Scout Group to work on the hall.

We are always keen to work with the community,” Mr Guerin said.

Mr Guerin said the RSL hosts lunches for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, but it hasn’t quite hit the younger demographic yet.

“I’d like to see more veterans from recent conflicts,” he said.

“Still, I am a new resident to Inverloch and I am gobsmacked about the community involvement and the relationships with the RSL. There is a lot of support.”

YOUTH FOCUS: Leongatha RSL president Ken Wanklyn said the RSL is maintaining its relevance through community relationships and involvement in local schools.

Dangerous intersection finally to be made safer A RISKY at Leongatha be improved, haul of safety Highway.

CHEER ALL ROUND: South Gippsland Shire Council’s Dana Hughes (left) and Ned Dennis (second from right) are thanked by Leongatha Lions Club’s Mike Touzel and Prom Coast Festival committee’s Dianna Paragreen.

Community groups thank council PRAISE has been heaped on South ing, with the help of the council grant.

Ms Paragreen said the seventh biennial festiGippsland Shire Council and rightly so.

Two community leaders have publicly thanked council for helping to bring their projects to fruition by giving Community Grants.

They were Mike Touzel of Leongatha Lions Club and Dianne Paragreen of the Prom Coast Festival committee.

The Lions club built a shelter on the Great Southern Rail Trail with a picnic table and seat-

val held this March showcased the communities of Corner Inlet with a program of events, including concerts and a children’s literature festival funded by the council grant.

Council also provided rubbish bins. The next festival will be held in 2021.

Council administrator Julie Eisenbise said the efforts of volunteers enabled council to gain a large return on its investment by way of grants.

intersection South will in an overon the Bass

vested $500,000 in a planning study to identify issues and develop improvements for the highway between Leongatha and Anderson.

VicRoads held a community

information session about the works in Wonthaggi yesterday and will hold another at the Kilcunda Community Centre on Wednesday, July 17 from 2pm to 7pm.

VicRoads will address safety concerns at the junction of the highway and Leongatha-South Outtrim Road – the scene of many crashes.

Approaches from that road and Rougheads Road to the highway will be changed, and turning lanes will be built on the highway itself.

The intersection will also be moved towards Inverloch.

Works will also be done to enhance the safety of the highway through the township of Kilcunda.

New pedestrian crossing lights will be installed, along with a new intersection at Carew Street, a new zebra crossing and two new bus stops, one with a FROM ABOVE: How the new intersection on the Bass pull-in bay.

The State Government in- Highway at Leongatha South is proposed to look.

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Leongatha Small Bore Rifle Club results 2019: 20m Prone Pennant - Section B

Round Two Leongatha 481.017 defeated by Glenelg A 488.022.

99.006 ................................ Jack Sargant 98.006 .............................Daniel Croatto 98.002 ...............................Chris Sargant 94.002 .....................................John Hart 92.001 ............................... Robert Spratt 91.001 .........................Mathew Eldridge

Ladder

FITNESS FANATIC: Giardina was up and about on Saturday’s Peanut the Parkrun goose, pictured here with Ellie Stubbs, joined in run. Those who took part enjoyed their time and will undoubtedly on the fun during Saturday’s parkrun, providing some entertainment be back again. for competitors.

Goose cheers on park runners Grand Ridge Rail Trail Parkrun

WE would like to welcome Peanut, the goose to parkrun.

She made many new friends, enjoying the attention and many pats.

This week Jessie Holland was the run director, with 26 participants completing the five kilometre walk or run.

Our volunteers this week were Dani, Murray, Ellie, Stacey, Jaci and Cara.

Parkrun is a free event and would not be able to keep running each week without these fabulous volunteers, so thank you.

Nathan Clarke passes the post first this week in his first ever parkrun.

Diana Reardon was also there as a first timer.

Welcome to you both and we hope to see you back again on the run soon.

Liz McCarthy completed a personal best this week after participating in almost all our events so far.

She even participated in Rosebud parkrun last week while travelling.

It’s safe to say Liz has caught the parkrun bug.

One of our younger participants reached his

Grand Ridge Rail Trail Parkrunners love being part of the fun.

• Leongatha badminton

first milestone this week.

Daniel Taylor completed his tenth parkrun, the only thing is he did it in Cairns.

What a great effort from Daniel.

Well done to you both.

Come along next Saturday. We are there every week at the picnic table behind the hardware store.

You can walk, run, jog, push a pram or walk your dog.

We welcome all comers into what is a friendly environment.

We hope to see you there.

8 ............................................. Oakleigh 8 ........................................... Northcote 8 ........................................... Glenelg A 4 ..............................................Fairfield 4 .......................................... Numurkah 0 ...........................................Leongatha 0 .....................................................Sale 0 ...........................Frankston Peninsula

Junior players invited to Wonthaggi Table Tennis THE second season in all three grades at Wonthaggi Table Tennis will be commencing soon.

Currently junior coaching is open on Thursdays from 6pm to 7pm at Wonthaggi Table Tennis Centre (next to the netball courts).

Children from 8-14 years of age will be made welcome.

Juniors coach Bruce Harmer has a long record of developing talent and a love of the game, so a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding experience is guaranteed.

This year the club has more than 20 former juniors who have gone through the ranks in B, A Reserve and A Grade competitions.

Wonthaggi Table Tennis believes that junior players need to be encouraged in any sporting club to ensure the future of that club.

A Grade commences a new competition on Wednesday, July 31 with six teams.

A Reserve and B Grade competitions will have a similar number from early August.

The first season A Reserve grand final will be played next Monday night with the following finalists. Huntsmen: Siobhan Paxton, Jack Adele enjoyed her parkrun on Saturday, bringing her pet dog along Donohue, Mitch Stivic. Witchetty Grubs: Brad scott, Jake Stivic, Brad Andrew. for the journey.

It is expected to be a thriller. Spectators are welcome. We welcome any newcomers and encourage you come and have some fun with the rest of us here at the club. For further information on anything Wonthaggi Table Tennis contact Nancy on 5674 4628.

Rodney Wyatt stars for Holland

South Gippsland Bridge Club results

style, while Ian Cole and Gary Baumgartner all had great contributions to the team’s great win.

For Scotland, Tim Slaney and Alan McEachern were its best players in what was a rather inFriday July 20 at Inverloch – Pairs sipid performance.

North/South New Zealand in a top four clash that had all the All players are reminded that subscriptions are FIRST with the outstanding score of 65.48 perhallmarks of a great battle, but this was not the well and truly due and if you haven’t paid, you cent were the surging pair of Clive Hope and Alan case as Germany tore through the Kiwis’ defence must pay up now.

Johnston.

Doubles expert Mike Timpano, along with Results - Round 9 Second with a strong 57.64 percent were the Rob Brownlow and Julie Young were too good, Germany 5/125 d New Zealand 1/88, China skilled pair of Deb Anglim and Jack Kuiper. and Brayden Krohn, filling for his dad Karsten, Third with another sound score of 50.00 per5/116 d Canada 1/64, Holland 6/126 d Australia was simply on fire. cent were the ever-consistent pair of Philip and Great to see Brayden back having a game and 0/77, USA 4/101 d Scotland 2/90, Ireland - bye.

Neville Chapman. maybe next season he will be full time again.

LONG time badminton player Rodney unlikely.

A search party has been sent out to find Brae Wyatt turned in a vintage performance Byrne who didn’t appear on the night, hopefully to lead his team Holland to a big victory he turns up this week. and secure top position on the ladder.

The strong German outfit totally outplayed The Holland team has really hit its straps over the past month and looms as premiership favourite at this latter stage of the season.

Rodney received wonderful support from all his team-mates in Frank Dekker, Tom Dudley and Angie Almond, and the Dutch side are eyeing the silverware come September.

Their opponents Australia had a hard night at the office, only the flambuoyant Jack Stephenson showing any resistence.

The China team produced a welcome win, soundly defeating the struglling Canada team.

Shaun Helms had a top night for China as did his team-mates Bill Davies, Arthur Grabham and Jeffrin Matthews.

If China can lift its game in the next few weeks it could sneak into finals’ contention, but it is

The less said about New Zealand the better but Paul Robinson and Sam Bright did win their set together.

Finally the USA team produced its best win of the season, defeating Scotland by a mere 11 points.

Club champion Greg Marshman was back to his brilliant best winning all three of his sets in

Ladder

Holland ................................... 50 Germany ................................. 46 New Zealand........................... 44 Ireland..................................... 37 USA ........................................ 29 China ...................................... 27 Australia ................................. 26 Scotland .................................. 20 Canada ...................................... 7

Sporting clubs win active grants equipment and uniforms to be able to introduce a THREE sporting clubs have received said. female soccer team for young girls, supported by “We are about supporting our local clubs State Government grants.

The latest round of VicHealth’s Active Club Grants supports local clubs to create more opportunities for women and girls to get active, give sport a go and making the sporting programs social, flexible and accessible.

Building on the success of VicHealth’s This Girl Can – Victoria campaign, 61 clubs across Victoria will also receive funding to promote the campaign as part of a state-wide movement to get more women active.

“These Active Club Grants help create more opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to get active, have some fun and enjoy the benefits of a healthy lifestyle,” Bass MP Jordan Crugnale

with what it takes to reduce the barrier for participation.

“These grants equip clubs to introduce or strengthen programs or new social versions of traditional sports.”

VicHealth Acting CEO, Dr Lyn Roberts AO, said Active Club Grants have supported hundreds of clubs across Victoria to get more people in their community moving in new ways.

Inverloch Bowling Club was funded to introduce Give Bowls a Roll, a modified and social club program for women and younger participants to learn the sport.

Wonthaggi United Soccer Club received

a female coach.

Phillip Island District Cricket Club was funded to receive uniforms for their four new teams consisting of older players who have been out of the game for a while, younger players who would like a gentle introduction to senior cricket and women who may not have played cricket in the past.

The club will also promote the This Girl Can Victoria campaign at the club as part of a statewide movement to get more women active.

For more information about VicHealth’s Active Clubs Grants including a full list of funded clubs, go to www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/activeclub Next round opens July 30, 2019.

East/West First with the stunning score of 73.51 percent, the best score of the week, and another premiere performance were Kaye Douglas and John Sutton.

Second with a solid 51.49 percent were Maureen Stiles and Penny Loughran.

Third with 48.81 percent were Marie Sands and Ken McKenzie.

Tuesday, July 16 at Tarwin Lower – Pairs (nationwide) First with another excellent score were Deb Anglim and Jack Kuiper with a super 62.59 percent.

Second with 57.41 percent were the eversteady Kathryn Smith and Colin Cameron.

Third with another excellent score showing their expertise were Hannah Martin and Maureen Stiles and fourth, to finish off a stellar week, were John Sutton and Alan Johnston with 54.44 percent.

Monday, July 15 at Meeniyan First with a booming 59.52 percent were the irrepressible pair of Neville Chapman and Dirk Jacobs.

Second with another stellar score were Susan Ruffin and Clive Hope with 57.74 percent and third with a solid 50.60 percent were the steady pair of Kathleen Dowd and Elly McIntyre.

38 - SPORT | BOWLS

thestar.com.au | Tuesday, July 23, 2019

LEADING TEAM: South West Gippsland Mid Week Bowls South West Gippsland Mid Week Bowls Group runners-up South West Gippsland Mid Week Bowls Group best one Group winners were Ken McDonald (L), Phil Wright (S) and were Rob Hill (S), Margaret McConville (L) and Laurie Bell game winners were Vern Elliott (S), Elaine Fitt (L) and Peter Sean McWilliams (3).

(3).

Gratton (3).

Foster Indoor LAST Saturday saw a roll up of seven players, so we had a four team and a three team.

After deciding we didn’t want men versus ladies again, we did a shuffle and had regular skippers leading.

It was the usual fun night followed by a light supper. The winning team was Mark Taylor, Jose Bohn, Gwenda Bevan and Charlie Tyers.

We still have five weeks to go, so if you’d like to have a go come on down. Call Bev 0408 369 298.

Inverloch Well, after a few weeks of having sunny weather to play bowls, the weather certainly changed and put paid to any attempted bowls action on Thursday, July 11 or Sunday, July 14, when mufti social events were scheduled.

However, the fine weather returned and a good day was had on Thursday, July 18 where 31 bowlers contested a fours match over three games of eight ends each.

Although the match ended with a clear-cut winner, the runners-up was not so easy with three teams finishing on two wins and a loss.

The hard luck story for the day was shared by two teams, and in no particular order, John Duscher (Wonthaggi and skip), Carol Waters, Ter-

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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0502 1045 1722 2320

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1.39 0.77 1.47

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ry Seaward and Laurie Gabell and Carol Thorn’s team of Michael Cosgrove and David Murfin (Altona), each team finishing on 32 points.

The runners-up, also with two wins and a loss and 34 points were John Turner (skip), Rob Howard, Rae Haines (Wonthaggi) and Laurel Lee. The clear-cut winners, with three wins and 49 points were Steve Snelling (skip), Graham Turton, Caroline Donohue and Terry (can’t see the problem) Orford.

The individual game scores for Steve’s team were 16:3, 10:2 and a convincing 21:1 which was almost flag pole territory.

Upcoming events at Inverloch include the RACV Mixed Fours Tournament. Each team must be mixed of any combination.

The tournament is being held on Sunday, September 22 with play commencing at 10am.

Entry fee is $12 per person and bowling attire is required. Contestants should bring their own lunch.

Total prize money on offer is $500.

To enter, please contact either Ivy Sheppard an 0407 721 292, Cynthia Hensley on 5674 2848 or Ross Gabb on 0418 531 071. Entries close September 16, 2019.

Inverloch Bowling Club is also presenting a One Bowl Fours tournament on Friday, September 27, 2019 with prizemoney totalling $1400 to be split: first, $600; second, $360; third, $200; and fourth, $120.

The best game (out of the four) will receive $120. The entry fee is $60 per team.

Each team can only include a maximum of two Division One or Premier Level (Saturday/ Midweek) players and the tournament is limited to a maximum of 28 teams.

Players should arrive by 8.45am for a 9am start – open draw.

Entries should be directed to either Ross Gabb 0418 531 0741 or Chas Buccilli on 0458 741 013.

Catching up on the club’s Friday evening functions, the membership draw was conducted on Friday, July 12, with a jackpot of $130 being on offer.

Greta Wilson’s membership number was drawn and as Greta wasn’t in the clubhouse when the membership number was randomly drawn, the jackpot on offer has risen to a healthy $150 for the next draw.

On the evening, Reg Varty took away the major Jack’s Envelope prize and the bottle of wine.

Remember bookings for the evening are not required but to take off the jackpot you will need to be inside the clubhouse at the time of the draw.

Also, only one of Jack’s Envelopes may be held by any one person in the room. The next membership draw is scheduled for Friday, July 26, 2019.

Friday, July 19, was the Inverloch Bowling Club dinner evening, with a hot pork roast and vegetables being on the menu.

Again, the biggest spinning wheel in town will be in action, ably spun by Reg and overseen by Neil, as well as mail from Jack’s mail bag being read by Reg. To be part of the next dinner, be sure to register your name or book a table by either visiting the club or telephoning 5674 1655. The next scheduled dinner evening is on Friday, August 2 and bookings will close off on Thursday, August 1.

play. We decided to play three games of eight ends using six bowls.

The runners-up were myself and Johnny McColl. We had a fruit salad one win, one draw and a loss we had 13 ends.

The evening’s winners were champion bowler Vito Serafino and Graeme Trease with three wins and 12 ends.

Next week there will not be bowls at Mardan as we will be attending districts doubles night, which is a substitute event for the usual annual singles championship.

This is due to the district committee’s policy fade out after last year’s result. We will see how we go. That’s all for this week. RG

SGIBBA Our grand final was another close and challenging match between Korumburra Blue and Korumburra White.

Scores were up and down and even level a few times during the game.

Korumburra Blue stepped up and increased their margin to then have Korumburra White follow suit catching up once again. Then scores became level again with two ends to play.

Some pressure bowling and Blue had a four point lead going into the last end.

Some good bowling from White put the pressure on but a reaching shot from the Blue Skipper saw a turnaround, claiming the end and the match.

Final scores were Korumburra Blue 28 defeating Korumburra White 21. A worthy grand final from both teams, offering great entertainment for the spectators. Well done to all.

This Tuesday, July 23 we are holding a SGIBBA Open Pairs night, a new event for this season.

We have 14 pairs entered so should be a good night of bowls.

The following week will be our presentation night: a game of bowls followed by the presentation of all trophies, the wind up to another season.

Runners-up were Rob Hill (s), Laurie Bell, Margaret McConville.

One game winners were Vern Elliott (s), Peter Gratton, Elaine Fitt.

Midweek bowls on Thursday, July 18 was played at San Remo with 36 bowlers. The day turned out dry but windy, and the green was hard to read.

Quite a few wrong bias were committed, which cost the players $1 for the wrong bias tin and proceeds will go to the Royal Children’s Hospital at the end of the year.

Still in all it was a pleasant day with a lot of good natured banter.

Thank you to the two lovely ladies in the kitchen and also Peter Mc in the bar.

A special thank you to our own midweek member Delia for her lovely vanilla slices for our morning tea and Robby H for the delicious homemade sausage roll for our lunch.

Next week we will be at Tarwin Lower, for an 11am start with a BYO lunch.

For more information or to register contact Peter on 5678 5974. Everyone welcome.

Buffalo indoor Wednesday, July 17

ALTHOUGH it was a cold, wet night 11 bowlers were at Buffalo.

Two games of 10 ends were played using six bowls, and three teams of three and one of two were selected.

In the first game Carolyn Benson and Joy Dyson beat Danah Suckling, Gary Stirling and Illene Tiziani 9-5 after scoring on six of the 10 ends.

On mat two, in a low scoring game Toni Heldens, Joyce Occhipinti and Stephen Suckling beat Joe Occhipinti, Peter Tiziani and Bill Wolswinkel 8-6.

In the second game Toni, Joyce and Stephen scored their second win by beating Danah, Gary and Illene 10-7.

On the other mat Joe, Peter and Bill had their first win by beating Joy and Carolyn 11-7.

The night’s winners were Toni, Joyce and Stephen (WW) 11 ends; second Joe, Peter and Bill South West Gippsland Mid- (LW) 10 ends; third Joy and Carolyn (WL) nine ends; fourth Danah, Gary and Illene (LL) eight week Bowls Winners were Phil Wright (s), Sean McWil- ends.

Social bowls Wednesday, 7.30pm at the Bufliams, Ken McDonald. falo hall. All welcome.

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Hello bowlers. This week we had eight bowlers turn up.

President Denyse Menzies had another Winners of the mufti social bowls event at Inverloch on July 18 were Graham Turton, Caroappointment so when the cat is away the mice line Donohue, Steve Snelling (skip) and Terry Orford.

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WEDNESDAY WARRIORS: Leongatha ladies winners Fran O’Brien (A Grade) and Jan BOWL WINNERS: Leongatha Golf Club’s Elly Berryman, Jo Fennell and Anne Poole, Brownlie (B Grade). with Brian Twite.

Foster Golf Friday, Chook Run Winner: Chris Riddell 21 pts, NTP: 13th Chris Riddell, BDL: M Saunders 18 pts, Bernie Esser 16 pts c/b.

Saturday, 2 Ball Medley Winners: Chris Riddell and Bernie Esser 67.5 net, NTP: 4th Kevin Peavey, 15th Col Pulham and 17th Stu Canning, BDL: Norm Cooper and Phil Schofield 69 net; Derek Summers and Robin Smith 70 net.

Korumburra Men’s THE Bob ‘Jack’ Newton-sponsored Saturday event saw competitors greeted with a lot of better playing conditions compared to those of last week.

While the forecast was for sunny skies, there were more clouds than sun. The wind was blowing too, but 23 players still got their round in along with five women, who played their own stableford event as well.

The winner of A Grade was Nick Leppin (15) 37 Points.

The winner of B Grade was Greg Jones (17) 38 Points.

NTP: 1st Steve Rose, 7th Brian Pope, 10th Peter Van Agtmaal and 13th Malcolm Garnham.

Korumburra Ladies THERE was no ladies competition on Wednesday due to the poor weather conditions.

On Saturday only five ladies participated.

The winner was Jenny Blackmore (28) with 26 points; runnerup Deb Wrigley (23) with 25 points.

The conditions were obviously challenging with no nearest the pins on any of the par threes.

Let’s hope for more favourable conditions next week.

Mirboo North Wednesday Results Competition: Stableford

Day Winner: Wendy Grist 69.5, 3rd StuGervasi 31, DTL’s: Ni- art Wigney and Ash Hickey 70.75, BDL cole Allen 27.

Thursday Results Trevor Riseley and Competition: Super Ross Winkler 71.25, Geoff McKinnon and Thursday (Stableford) Day Winner: Mal Ash Turner 71.5, Josh Smith and Matt Smith Payne (11) 39.

DTL’s: Joe Kus (17) 72.25 , Gaz Miller and 37, Simon Duff (9) 36, Gary Young 72.5, Brett Stubbs and Ash Peters Josh Robbins (16) 35.

2nd Shot to the 1st: 72.875, NTP 8th and 17th Ash Turner, ball Mal Payne.

NTP: 4th: Ray raffle Ivor McLennan Mathews, 6th: Joe Kus, SYN, NAGA Brenton 13th: Doug Taylor, Williams and Jim Newton 84.125.

16th: Nobody.

Next week is the Top 5 Super Thursmonthly medal, sponday Leaderboard after sored by Bendigo round 10.

Bank.

Mal Payne 154, Ray Good golfing.

Mathews 152, Stewart Evans 152, Steven BeLeongatha itz 149, Doug Taylor Ladies 145.

WINTRY weather but Saturday Results no rain greeted the field Competition: Sta- of 27 women who conbleford (Mirboo North tested the first round of Invitational – Stroke). the annual Mud runDay Winner: Mal ner’s Plate.

Payne (11) 38.

This event is a 36 Winner B Grade: hole stableford event, Jeff Hughes (17) 36. which has been runWinner C Grade: J. ning for about 12 years.

Hassett (22) 35.

It is sponsored by Pat DTL’s: Simon Pease.

McIness (5) 37, Terry Today the event was Bradshaw (9) 37, Ray played on our recently Matthews (11) 37, John shortened Pink Course.

McFarlane (16) 35.

This was welcomed by 2nd shot NTP 1st the players in mid-winhole: Tom Whitelaw. ter, particularly the 6th NTP: 4th: Rich- hole which has become ard Taylor, 6th: Ray a Par 4 with the tee on Thompson, 13th: top of the hill. Robyn Nobody, 16th: Terry Smith would agree as Bradshaw. she scored a par which Top 5 Mirboo North earned her five points.

Invitational after round The best score of 10. the day was returned by Peter Draper 269, Jan Brownlie (27), the Terry Bradshaw 273, B Grade winner with Doug Taylor 274, Nigel 38 points. This makes Bracecamp 276, Richie Jan the leader going Robbins 280. into next week’s final round of the Mud runWoorayl ner’s Plate.

Men’s Golf A Grade winner was FIFTY players com- Fran O’Brien (24) with peted in perfect playing 36 points. conditions, considering Down the line balls we had three inches of were awarded to Lirain and strong wind, anne Adamson 37, Julie which did some dam- Howard 36, Dot Stubbs age earlier in week.

35, Wendy Parker and Thanks to all for Libby Seebeck 33, participating in the Chris Lay and Maria clean up off course Bell both 32 points. in preparation for an Nearest the pin 14th American foursomes hole: A spectacular events, sponsored by shot was played by Lyn Col Gillespie.

Shaw (45) to within Thank you for your 29cms of the flag stick.

Nearest the pin 16th generous support, Col. Winners were Gavin hole: Ashleigh Hutton Maisy and Dale Burge 8.0m The nine-hole com69.250, 2nd Warren Turner and Michael petition only had two

players and was won by Jenny Fraser (41) with 12 points.

Raffle was a delicious tiered cream sponge, baked and donated by Loris Clark.

Colleen Touzel was the lucky winner, envied by the rest of the ticket holders.

After golf Amy Skelton, a paramedic, who is the Heart Safe Community project officer, delivered and demonstrated a very informative session on CPR. The three key points were: • Call 000.

• Push on chest between nipples push hard and push fast.

• Shock if available, turn on the defibrillator (AED) and follow the instructions.

After question time, those present were given an opportunity to try CPR with Amy’s guidance.

Our thanks go to Amy, the session was interesting and well presented.

Saturday A small field of eleven women contested a Par Plus competition today.

The winner was Karen Bear -6 on a count back from Else Gedye.

Down the line balls were awarded to: Else Gedye -6, Ashleigh Hutton and Mandy Moyle both -7.

Leongatha Men’s Hole-in-one for Hopcraft GOLFER Rod Hopcraft scored a hole-inone on the 14th hole on Saturday.

It was Rod’s first ever hole-in-one and a moment to remember forever.

Congratulations Rod. Phil Douglas bounced back from the disappointment of losing last week’s event on a countback to convincingly win Saturday’s Par Plus event with +3. John McInnes and Scotty Blencowe were B grade and C grade winners with +2.

Tuesday was Round 1 of the annual Worm-

burner event and Wayne Keen’s 41 points has in poll position to take out the event this year. Wayne won the day’s event with Kevin Michael bobbing up for a win in B grade with 35 points. Keith Finney and Ken Smirk with 37 points are hot on Wayne’s heels in the battle to wear the Wormburner Medal.

Thursday’s event saw Keith Finney continue his recent good form to win the day’s stableford event with 36 points knocking off Norm Hughes on a countback. Norm, however, did win A grade with Bryan Fennessy Rod Hopcraft scored a hole-in-one on the 14th hole at Leongatha on showing them how it’s Saturday. done in C grade to win with 35 points.

Brian Twite Bowl THE Leongatha ladies golfers competed in the annual Brian Twite Bowl on Friday, July 19.

It was a chilly winter’s day, but thankfully there was no rain during play.

Leongatha Golf Club has shared a long association with Brian Twite, the legendary professional from Metropolitan Golf Club.

It dates back 40 years, when the VLGU delegate for South Gippsland, Olive Harris (Meeniyan GC) arranged for him to conduct clinics for South Gippsland juniors on LGC’s practice fairway.

A strong bond was formed between Brian and Leongatha Golf Club during this time.

When his commitment to South Gippsland finished, he continued to visit Leongatha for many years once a month on a Sunday, to conduct private lessons.

Kit Boag ran follow up clinics on the weeks between Brian’s visits.

On leaving, when the club appointed a resident professional, he presented Leongatha GC with a “Rose Bowl” to use as they wished.

Hence the “Brian Twite Bowl” was born.

Fifty-one players

attended. They represented 11 clubs from South Gippsland, Latrobe Valley and the Melbourne metropolitan area.

The event was again sponsored by Leongatha Fresh Meat and Fish supplies. We thank Rod and Judi Spokes for their continued and generous sponsorship.

As usual Brian Twite, who is now 92, was in attendance to present the trophies, thanks to his good friend Alan who now acts as chauffeur.

Brian and Alan always manage to play at least nine holes when they visit. Brian’s home Club, Metropolitan Golf Club, always send a team to play in this event.

We were thrilled to see Brian return this year as his dear friend Kit Boag passed away 12 months ago. We always look forward to his visit and love catching up with him.

The course was heavy, as indicated by the scores. Though, the players accepted this as part of the challenge of winter golf. Everyone was appreciative of the piping hot soup, sandwiches and slices served for lunch by our golf club ladies and soon warmed up.

The Bowl winners were the Woorayl GC team, consisting

of Elly Berryman (29 points), Anne Poole (28 points) and Jo Fennell (31 points) with a good team score of 88 points.

It was an exciting win for Woorayl as it seems to have been Elly and Jo’s first Bowl victory.

The Grade winners were: A Grade: Wendy Parker (Leongatha) 30 points, B Grade: Anne Poole (Woorayl) 28 points c/b from Robyn Wilkinson (Wonthaggi), C Grade: Jo Fennell (Woorayl) 31 points c/b Chris Lay (Leongatha).

Down the line ball winners were: Chris Lay 31, Beth Curram, Toni West and Jill Cavill all 29, Anne Kaiser, Robyn Wilkinson and Bec Thomas all 28, Fay Quilford, Lynda Bassett, Fran O’Brien and Glenyce McRobert all 27and finally Marg Johnson and Bev Kelly with 26 points.

NTP: 4th hole: Toni West 5.2m 7th hole: Liz Hodge 5.0m: 4th hole Fran O’Brien 6.72m, 16th hole: Anne Kaiser 4.25m The club wishes to thank the many volunteers who assisted to make the day so successful. Special thanks to captain Trish Owen for her tireless work on the day and leading up to the event.

Wonthaggi Ladies THE dedicated girls turned up again on Wednesday to have a Canadian Foursomes hit.

Although a small bunch, they laughed and smiled as they played out their game in the heavy, soggy conditions.

It was lovely to have choices if the drives went astray which the wind did have a say on especially the huge head wind on the 17th.

At presentations, captain Maree was full of praise for all the girls who played.

Man of the match award was Marg Ryan who was coming back from a pinned broken wrist.

She was only coming to play a few holes but filled a team and hit the ball solid.

Winners on the day was a team of Sev Piasente (25) and Marg Johnson (12) with 82 net.

Runners-up was close with Maree Anderson (25) and Anne walker (13) 85 on c/b from Kaylene Hodgetts and Heather Wintle.

NTP 2nd Marg Johnson, NTP 8th Jan Beaumont, BDL Kaylene Hodgetts and Heather Wintle 85, Robyn Wilkinson and Marg Ryan 88.

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Gippstar award winners announced THE May junior Gippstar Award Winner event where he received gold.

The June open Gippstar Award winner was was Sage Goldsbury of Newhaven for Tammy Richards of Boolarra for her achievement her achievement in surfing. in archery.

Sage competed in the Australian Junior Titles and came third in U16 girls.

Sage also came fifth in the world Surf League Junior titles in Cronulla.

She now has her sights on the World Junior Championships at Hunting Beach, California.

The May open Gippstar Award winner was Ben Grumley of Traralgon for his achievement in tennis.

Ben was a singles finalist in the Mildura Health Fund Silvers Men’s open age event.

Ben won the tennis World AMT Bronze open age tournament at Melbourne Park.

This achievement will now boost his ranking to the top 200 in Australia.

The June junior Gippstar Award winner was Alex Richards of Boolarra for his sport of archery.

Alex competed in the ABA national two-day Safari where he received gold in the U12.

Alex also competed in a three-day national

Tammy competed in the ABA national twoday Safari where she received gold in the open grade.

Following on from this, Tammy competed in a three-day national event where she also received gold in the open grade.

July/August nominations will close on September 2.

You can nominate for the following categories as well: • Team of the Year.

• Club of the Year.

• Special Achiever Award.

• Gippsland Sporting Champion.

These annual awards can be nominated at any time during the current Gippstar year.

If you would like to recognise the sporting achievements of a Gippsland athlete for any of the above categories, nominations can be made online at the Gippsland Sports Academy website www. sportgippsland.org.au.

The Leongatha Basketball Association’s Big Dog competition has seen some great games, with sportsmanship to match.

LBA Big Dog – Round Two ROUND Two saw some great games with a couple of Buzzer Beaters and a draw.

Early favourites REDTIME slipped to second, as ALL 3s no D began shooting the lights out, opening up a small gap at the top.

BBB, Amberfluids and The Flints are also looking dangerous.

Following this week’s round, all teams will have played each other once.

The following week, the end of the preliminary rounds, will see the two top teams play off for the title of Big Dog.

Thanks to our referees and our scorers.

Tip-off is 7.40pm Thursday.

Come down and see the action.

Ladder after Round Two: ALL 3s no D ...................... 18 REDTIME ......................... 15 BBB ................................... 14 Amberfluids ....................... 14 The Flints........................... 13 2XS .................................... 12 Vales .................................. 11 Arnies .................................. 9 Loosetimers ......................... 8 SomeGuys ........................... 6

Kayak anglers reach world class levels Jason will be competing in several more comNOT everyone has seen a Hobie kayak, but the majority of fishermen most likely petitions later this year and at the final one to be held at Marlo, a popular venue, in December. have.

Local David Walsh operates Rod Bendings World in Leongatha and sponsors three local competitors through Hobie Cat Company.

These competitors live in Leongatha and YinSage Goldsbury has been a standout in the surf and has been rewarded for her effort. She will nar and have been competing for various periods tackle the waves in California for the World Junior Championships in late October. of time over the past seven years in the Hobie Bream Series.

David Shanahan of Yinnar has been involved with the Hobie Kayak Bream Series for approximately six years.

David currently fishes from his PA14, the bigger fishing kayaks anglers use in competitions, which will be used at the Worlds Tournament on the Gold Coast from July 20-27.

Competing on the Gold Coast this week in the Hobie Worlds, David has a slight home advantage having fished for bream successfully in Victoria, NSW and Queensland.

There are five continents, 18 countries and 46 anglers competing at what has fast become the ‘World’s greatest event in kayak fishing’.

It is an annual competition which anglers have to qualify in their country for to be eligible.

Jason Deenen is also a keen fisherman from Leongatha who has extensive experience and took up the Hobie Bream fishing series in 2012.

He has competed in 39 tournaments altogether including three Australian Championships.

TAKING AIM: Dead-eye Tammy Richards received her Gippstar Award for her gold-winning performance in two recent national archery events.

Ruth Beeby, also from Leongatha, is relatively new to the Hobie Bream Series but has wasted no time in clocking up thousands of kilometres, travelling all over Victoria, NSW and Queensland to compete.

Ruth started fishing the bream comps at Bemm River in January 2018.

She has won four women’s division titles in the past six mths.

Ruth encourages women to have a go at the Hobie Bream competitions at every opportunity she gets.

“The Hobie Bream competitions are incredibly well run with Steve Fields and Jim Barrie from Hobie making the process very simple for all competitors,” she said.

If you’ve ever thought about competing in these competitions, head on in and see David Walsh at Rod Bendings World, Leongatha, or jump online and check out the details of each competition including leaderboards, photo galleries and entry information – www.hobiefishing.com.au.

Good luck to Hobie angler David Shanahan at the Hobie Worlds on the Gold Coast this week.

View all results via the live feed daily which can be accessed online at www.hobiefishing.com. au.

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Burra Women’s keeper Treen Halkett saves a shot on goal by Inverloch in the 1 – 1 drawn Burra and Invy battled out a tough draw, with both teams applying strong pressure around game. Photo credit Dylan Freitag. the ground.

Inverloch Stars Women THE Inverloch Stars took on Korumburra away from home.

It was the visitors who made attempts early on to put a score on the board.

Korumburra’s defence was still strong however, and shut down other early attempts.

Korumburra managed to put together some good play, going on a run to score two goals and take a lead.

Both teams battled for control of the ball and it was not long until Inverloch were able to even the score with a great goal from striker Emily Smith.

The battle continued but neither team was able to take the lead heading into half-time.

Korumburra’s defence was strong in the second half, continuously sending the ball back up the ground.

Inverloch’s defence was just as strong though, which caused goals to dry up.

Inverloch fought hard to take the lead with a great shot from Smith unfortunately hitting the post.

Inverloch kept the pressure up with left wing Hayley Koster attempting to find that elusive goal but to not avail.

Korumburra were consistent in defence and headed for goal many times.

They were however stopped in their tracks by defenders Taegan Holford, Sarah Cantwell and Annette Spinks.

Newcomer Kasey Heim also played a vital role in defence late in the second half, sending the ball forward time and time again.

Inverloch wing Sharni Gray made a fantastic run towards goal in the final minutes but couldn’t put the score on the board. Both teams fought hard but no one took home the win, the score ending 1-1.

Eventful day at Korumburra soccer U12s Korumburra’s U12s were able to field a full strength team with several players returning from illness, injuries or holidays. The first half started well for Burra with some strong performances through the midfield, and solid defensive work from the players at the back.

Inverloch took an early lead but a determined Burra team were able to work the ball forward, with Zane crossing the ball for the striker Braedyn to equalise.

The second half started in a similar pattern with the defence absorbing a lot of pressure from a determined Inverloch.

Unfortunately for Burra, Inverloch were able to score three late second half goals.

Coach Jodie was happy with the overall performance and hard work of the team.

Jodie congratulated Lucious Café player of the week Kate McLeod and Kelly’s Bakery voucher recipient Noah Belvedere.

pelling Inverloch’s every attack.

Tash Hurst copped an elbow to the eye late in the game and shortly after a sickening clash saw Jodie Olden stretchered off with a knee injury.

Neither side gave in and pushed hard until the end, Burra with plenty of run forward but neither team able to secure a deciding goal.

All tied up 1-1.

Coach Andrew Halkett awarded Dakota DeCarlo the Burra Brewery Player of the week.

U14s

Men

Korumburra was back to winning form, disKorumburra men’s seniors played out a 2-2 posing of Inverloch 7-1. draw at home to Inverloch.

A powerful display of football from the home The opening goal came midway through the side saw four goals to nil scored in the first half first half thanks to Burra’s Aidan Richards. and a further three goals to one in the second Thomas Sorrell pounced on a defensive mix half. up to double Korumburra’s advantage, 2-0.

Inverloch pulled a goal back before half-time.

U16s The second half was hotly contested and fairly Korumburra travelled to Mirboo North for a even but it was Inverloch who made it count on Friday night game against Leongatha.

Gatha had a two goal to nil opening half before the scoreboard.

From a long throw-in the ball was deflected Burra could find the net.

Burra Brewery Women’s player of the week, into the net to tie the scores at 2-2.

Leongatha took the win 5-2, both Burra’s goals Both teams searched for a winner but the game Dakota DeCarlo. Photo credit Andrew off the boot of Liam Richards. ended in a draw.

Halkett.

Reserves

Korumburra men’s reserves went down 4-2 to Inverloch.

Despite only fielding 10 players, Burra matched Inverloch for periods during the game.

Inverloch led 3-0 at half time but Burra came out determined in the second half.

Sakala pulled a goal back for the home team, scoring a penalty kick after being taken down in the box.

Inverloch responded almost immediately though with a nice header.

Burra’s hard work paid off when they got another penalty kick.

Crook stepped up to score from the spot. 4-2.

Women Fifth spot Korumburra City took on second placed Inverloch Stars.

Both sides were hungry for the win, with Burra needing it more to secure a spot in the top four.

Burra pushed forward, feeding the ball to speedsters Dakota DeCarlo and Amelia Hurst.

Inverloch’s defence was strong, but Dakota had a run and opened the scoring six minutes in.

Inverloch tried to reply but Rose Hurst, Jess Halkett, Bridie Allen and Tahli Swain were solid in defence.

The Stars forwards grew into the game though, and equalised heading into half-time.

The intensity lifted in the second half, both teams putting their bodies on the line.

Once more Burra’s back line held strong, re-

Leongatha Knights up to the task

able to launch a long ball forward that won them a corner.

The ensuing kick bobbled around in the penalty box until an attacker was able to make solReserves id contact, leaving the defence no chance and a The Leongatha Knights Men’s Reserves team deflection ensured that the keeper also stood no travelled down to Welshpool to play Prom Coast. chance.

The game started well for the visitors, with 8-1 was the final score. swift passing and clever runs leading to a quick Women 2-0 advantage.

After a wet week at Mirboo North, the LeProm Coast weren’t playing easy and they ongatha Knights’ women’s team took on Prom were looking to work the ball back the other way Coast. only to run up against the strong Leongatha deWith a few girls missing due to injury and illfensive unit. ness, it was Sarah Doolan and Lara Worthy who The defence worked well all day and even stepped up, filling the gaps in midfield and dewhen changes were needed, the replacements fence where needed. slotted in with no loss of effectiveness.

Defenders Caitlin Charles, Kim Kirkus, Tori The second half saw more goals as both teams Martin and Noelia Phillips worked together as a worked hard to keep the ball under control and team, shutting down Prom Coast’s attacks. have an effective attack.

Help was also provided by goalkeeper BethaJoel and Rob both put in strong shifts, findny Milkins. ing holes in the defence and scoring three more to Audrey Kottek, Jasmine Garry and Kiera Wilgive their team a 5-0 advantage. liams ran tirelessly throughout the midfield, inIt was to be Rob’s hat-trick when he chased a volved in both attacking and defensive plays. ball deep into attack and was fouled for a penalty.

Jordan Rintoule, Evie Bath and Kiera Williams 6-0. all found the back of the net.

The Knights booted another before a second Xanthe Bruning also scored for her first goal hat-trick was achieved, this time by Mat. of the season.

Prom Coast, whilst undermanned, had fought With a final score of 7-3 it was a much needed hard all day and never gave up hope of being able win for the Leongatha Knights. to score, with the match almost over they were They take on Wonthaggi next week at home.

Despite the hard work of Prom Coast’s keeper, the Leongatha Reserves came out on top of The fluid play of the Knights Reserves’ midfield was too much for Prom Coast to handle. their opponents with an impressive 8-1 win.

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It was a battle between the Foster and Toora A Grade teams, with Foster eventually coming out on top, 42-28.

Mirboo North A Grade’s Jessie Holland shoots for goal. The Tigers were defeated by Moe’s Isabelle Hodgson flies to catch the Morwell East in their Indigenous round. ball above the Power’s Kristie Bryden.

Gippsland netball Results - Round 13 A Grade: Traralgon 81 d Sale 32, Morwell 47 d Maffra 39, Moe 79 d Wonthaggi Power 36, Bairnsdale 56 d Drouin 49.

B Grade: Traralgon 42 drew Sale 42, Maffra 43 d Morwell 34, Moe 49 d Wonthaggi Power 33, Drouin 50 d Bairnsdale 36.

C Grade: TraralFish Creek A Grade’s Lauren Gale secures the ball against Tarwin. She played a strong game gon 20 d Sale 19, Main GS for her team. ffra 30 d Morwell 24, Moe 35 d Wonthaggi Power 20, Bairnsdale 41 d Drouin 40.

Under 17: Sale 27 d Traralgon 26, Morwell 53 d Maffra 31, Moe 34 d Wonthaggi

Power 31, Bairnsdale 43 d Drouin 27.

Under 15: Sale 47 d Traralgon 25, Maffra 36 d Morwell 33, Wonthaggi Power 29 d Moe 27, Bairnsdale 81 d Drouin 7.

Under 13: Sale 30 d Traralgon 20, Maffra 34 d Morwell 18, Moe 34 d Wonthaggi Power 12, Bairnsdale 34 d Drouin 11.

Ladders A Grade Morwell ..............162.61 Traralgon ...........147.92 Warragul ............128.36 Moe .....................131.08 Maffra ................106.27 Leongatha............102.14 Sale........................79.94 Drouin ...................81.27 Bairnsdale .............71.69

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Wonthaggi Pwr......51.72 B Grade Moe .....................129.65 Traralgon ...........131.75 Leongatha ..........135.19 Warragul ............ 116.19 Sale .....................131.98 Morwell ...............107.05 Maffra....................81.33 Drouin ...................79.17 Wonthaggi Pwr......69.28 Bairnsdale .............62.62 C Grade Maffra ................149.50 Warragul ............122.83 Moe .....................121.13 Morwell ..............108.06 Leongatha ..........104.44 Traralgon .............102.92 Drouin ...................88.71 Sale........................83.84 Wonthaggi Pwr......74.41 Bairnsdale .............70.31 Under 17 Morwell ..............150.44 Sale .....................137.97 Moe .....................140.87 Wonthaggi Pwr .. 115.30 Leongatha ..........129.77

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Bairnsdale .............91.30 Maffra....................82.70 Traralgon ...............76.20 Drouin ...................70.51 Warragul ................56.48 Under 15 Sale .....................275.10 Maffra ................147.29 Bairnsdale ..........175.24 Leongatha ..........104.86 Traralgon ...........120.90 Moe .....................120.00 Morwell ...............103.31 Wonthaggi Pwr......75.74 Warragul ................44.67 Drouin ...................12.73 Under 13 Maffra ................150.91 Sale .....................247.90 Traralgon ...........164.54 Leongatha ..........136.51 Moe .....................131.39 Bairnsdale ........... 116.93 Wonthaggi Pwr......85.71 Warragul ................40.69 Morwell .................38.00 Drouin ...................27.73

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West Gippsland netball Results - Round 15 A Grade: Nar Nar Goon 45 d Cora Lynn 33, Bunyip 63 d Garfield 29, Dalyston 64 d Kilcunda Bass 17, Koo Wee Rup 40 d Phillip Island 27, Inverloch Kongwak 50 d Korumburra Bena 39, Tooradin-Dalmore 66 d Warragul Industrials 33.

B Grade: Nar Nar Goon 52 d Cora Lynn 25, Bunyip 47 d Garfield 25, Dalyston 59 d Kilcunda Bass 20, Phillip Island 40 d Koo Wee Rup 38, Inverloch Kongwak 52 d Korumburra Bena 34, Tooradin-Dalmore 45 Stony Creek and MDU went at it in their Round 13 A Grade game. The Maroons were d Warragul Industrials 41. too strong, emerging five-point victors. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ fourcourners C Grade: Cora Lynn 22 d framing.

Nar Nar Goon 15, Bunyip 36 d Garfield 33, Dalyston 38 d Kilcunda Bass 26, Koo Wee Rup 25 d Phillip Island 16, Inverloch Kongwak 28 d Korumbur17 & Under Results - Round 13 23, Stony Creek 31 d Fish Creek ..........148.49 40 ra Bena 27, Tooradin-Dalmore Toora ..................149.10 32 Fish Creek ..........181.82 26 MDU 23.

July 20 MDU .....................90.43 16 Foster....................89.50 16 43 d Warragul Industrials 30.

17 & Under: Fish Stony Creek...........78.03 16 Tarwin ..................85.38 10 A Grade: Fish Under 17: Cora Lynn 37 d Tarwin ...................30.77 0 Creek 60 d Tarwin Creek 26 d Tarwin 19.

MDU ..................... 75.11 8 Nar Nar Goon 13, Bunyip 34 d B Grade 15 & Under: Fish 15 & Under 19, Foster 42 d Toora Garfield 25, Dalyston 37 d KilToora ..................177.33 52 28, Stony Creek 47 d Creek 30 d Tarwin 14, MDU ...................121.72 40 Foster..................242.19 38 cunda Bass 12, Koo Wee Rup 0 Fish Creek ..........138.54 28 Foster 20 d Toora 19.

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Fish Creek ..........106.43 32 Toora ..................124.23 26 drew Phillip Island 0, Inverloch 13 & Under: Tar- Foster....................98.77 14 Tarwin ..................78.95 12 Kongwak 35 d Korumburra B Grade: Fish Creek 57 d Tarwin win 21 d Fish Creek Stony Creek...........74.81 14 Stony Creek...........26.72 0 Bena 25, Tooradin-Dalmore 38 Tarwin ...................58.37 4 13 & Under 36, Toora 34 d Foster 13, Foster 21 d Toora d Warragul Industrials 14.

C Grade 23, MDU 41 d Stony 12, MDU 56 d Stony Fish Creek ..........169.29 48 MDU ...................529.21 52 Under 15: Cora Lynn 36 d Foster..................133.75 36 Tarwin ................165.38 38 Creek 3.

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Nar Nar Goon 12, Bunyip 29 Toora ..................131.84 32 Toora ..................101.94 30 C Grade: TarLadders Tarwin ..................64.94 24 d Garfield 10, Dalyston 42 d Stony Creek .........98.22 28 win 27 d Fish Creek Fish Creek .............37.59 8 Kilcunda Bass 16, Korumburra A Grade MDU .....................61.98 8 26, Toora 25 d Foster Foster..................227.95 52 Foster.....................60.95 4 Stony Creek...........29.72 4 Bena 37 d Inverloch Kongwak

Alberton netball

28, Warragul Industrials 22 d Tooradin-Dalmore 19, Koo Wee Rup 31 d Phillip Island 18.

Under 13: Cora Lynn 33 d Nar Nar Goon 7, Bunyip 25 d Garfield 12, Dalyston 29 d Kilcunda Bass 0, Korumburra Bena 28 d Inverloch Kongwak 15, Tooradin-Dalmore 59 d Warragul Industrials 5, Phillip Island 20 d Koo Wee Rup 17.

Ladders A Grade Tooradin-Dalmore ...............197.43 Dalyston ...............................152.46 Korumburra Bena ..............130.88 Nar Nar Goon ......................113.80 Bunyip ..................................110.61 Inverloch-K’wak ...................112.98 Koo Wee Rup ........................105.61 Warragul Indust .......................95.51 Cora Lynn................................83.83 Phillip Island ...........................80.53 Kilcunda-Bass .........................54.77 Garfield ...................................44.68 B Grade Tooradin Dalmore ...............155.40 Dalyston ...............................157.58 Nar Nar Goon ......................117.17 Phillip Island........................130.68 Warragul Indust ..................134.92 Bunyip ...................................103.06 Inverloch-K’wak ...................100.67 Cora Lynn................................96.31 Koo Wee Rup ..........................95.42 Korumburra Bena....................78.49 Garfield ...................................64.49 Kilcunda-Bass .........................31.11 C Grade Tooradin Dalmore ...............150.29 Dalyston ...............................124.69 Bunyip ..................................134.42 Cora Lynn ............................129.19 Warragul Indust ..................112.47

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Koo Wee Rup ........................124.29 Inverloch-K’wak .....................95.73 Nar Nar Goon..........................97.85 Korum-Bena............................86.73 Garfield ...................................80.69 Phillip Island ...........................80.26 Kilcunda-Bass .........................42.07 Under 17 Phillip Island........................235.40 Inverloch-K’wak .................243.28 Korum-Bena ........................211.08 Dalyston ...............................167.20 Cora Lynn ............................154.19 Bunyip ...................................104.15 Tooradin Dalmore ...................81.62 Koo Wee Rup ..........................71.18 Garfield ...................................62.48 Nar Nar Goon..........................60.25 Kilcunda-Bass .........................31.66 Warragul Industrials ................26.39 Under 15 Dalyston ...............................198.22 Cora Lynn ............................217.76 Koo Wee Rup .......................206.58 Warragul Indust ..................175.00 Phillip Island........................178.36 Inverloch-K’wak ...................135.51 Korum-Bena..........................108.57 Tooradin-Dalmore ...................82.53 Bunyip .....................................65.87 Nar Nar Goon..........................49.71 Kilcunda-Bass .........................26.91 Garfield ...................................20.98 Under 13 Cora Lynn ............................267.66 Dalyston ...............................202.21 Phillip Island........................177.37 Tooradin-Dalmore ...............267.53 Inverloch-K’wak .................169.47 Korum-Bena..........................180.00 Koo Wee Rup ........................180.00 Bunyip .....................................70.40 Nar Nar Goon..........................74.53 Garfield ...................................56.59 Kilcunda-Bass .........................15.98 Warragul Indust .......................12.11

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The LDNA All Abilities winners were impressive during the day of games, taking out the title over Drouin.

LDNA tournament brings quality to court

Storm U15 two squad. Back row: Emilie Jones, Roshelle Thompson, Molly Turner, Amy Gledhill coach, Ava Hicks, Luiza Sulemani and Zoe Haringsma. Front row: Kasey Gambetta, Sasha Williams and Ella Trevaga.

LEONGATHA and District Netball As- nated by Traralgon in the semi finals.

All Ability teams played four games and a sociation held its annual junior netball grand final which saw Leongatha District the wintournament Sunday, July 21.

Storm’s finals campaign

Thirty teams from around Melbourne and Gippsland played a round robin draw in U11, U13, U15 and All Ability age groups.

In the U15 Open section, Mid Gippsland regional team won all their games.

Wonthaggi Power proved to be the power house in the U13 Open section, winning all their games.

Inverloch-Kongwak were close behind in second on the ladder after the rounds but were elimi-

ners for the day, defeating Drouin 12-5.

Nine teams in the U11 section played six matches for the day.

Visiting teams from Mountain District, Moe and Traralgon were the strongest.

Leongatha and District Netball Association would like to thanks their supporters that help with this tournament being Considine and Johnston Builders, Saputo Dairy Australia and A. W. Smith and Sons.

our development program is continuing to lift the bar, with a great bunch of dedicated coaches constantly pushing the boundaries”.

Out of the six squads, three made the grand final, U17 one, U15 one and U15 two.

Simon O’Shanassy’s U15 one squad comfortably won Storm president Sarah their grand final and the two Blackman was pleased with the remaining squads were runners up. outcome.

“The competition at the “It’s just great to see that

GIPPSLAND Storm Elite Development Netball Club had another successful finals series at the Waverley Netball Centre just before the school break, with six out of the ten Storm squads making the finals.

Waverley Netball Centre is one of the best junior competitions in Victoria,” Sarah said.

“It’s tremendous to see so many of our country girls going head-to-head with some of the best juniors in the state, constantly striving to improve.

“We now look forward for another successful spring season at Waverley and our tryout series in October.”

See website for details: www.gippslandstorm.com.au

Mirboo North results

The LDNA U11 tournament teams were full of smiles, enjoying their time during the day and working well together on the court.

LDNA netball results Results - Saturday, June 20 11 & Under Group 1: Mirboo North 9 d Mt Eccles Blue 7, Mt Eccles Pink 13 d Town 11, St Laurence Gold 10 drew St Laurence Maroon 10, Leongatha Parrots Budgies 23 d Inverloch Kongwak Blue 0.

11 & Under Group 2: Mt Eccles Purple 8 d Mirboo North 1, St Laurence Blue 9 d Town 2.

13 & Under Group 1: Mt Eccles Yellow 25 d Korumburra Bena 16, Mt Eccles White 30 d St Laurence 7, Leongatha Parrots Budgies

22 d Inverloch Kongwak Blue 5.

13 & Under Group 2: St Laurence 8 d Town 0, Mirboo North Purple 22 d Mt Eccles Purple 5, Mirboo North Gold 19 d Inverloch Kongwak Yellow 2.

15 & Under: Mt Eccles Aqua 30 d Mt Eccles White 19, St Laurence Blue 27d St Laurence Maroon 20, Inverloch Kongwak Blue 11 d Inverloch Kongwak Yellow 8, Town 39 d Mirboo North 5.

17 & Under / C Grade: Meeniyan & District 56 d St Lau-

rence 42, Mirboo North Purple 41d Mirboo North Gold 21, Mt Eccles Silver 41d Town Black 40, Town Tangerine 37 d Mt Eccles White 30.

Open: Mt Eccles Silver 50 d MDU 48, St Laurence Maroon 39 d Mt Eccles Aqua 29, St Laurence White 43 d Town 43.

Ladders 13 & Under Group 1 Mt Eccles White ...... 211 L Parrots Budgies ....161 Mt Eccles Yellow......130 Korumburra Bena ..105 Inver K’wak Blue........58 St Laurence .................50 13 & Under Group 2 Mirboo Nth Purple..164 Mirboo Nth Gold ..... 155 St Laurence ................ 97

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Inver K’wak Yellow...54 9 Town............................81 5 Mt Eccles Purple .........36 4 15 & Under Town .........................224 20 Mt Eccles Aqua........ 115 14 St Laurence Blue .....128 13 Inver K’wak Blue ......93 10 Mt Eccles White ..........91 8 St Laur Maroon ...........81 8 Inver K’wak Yellow ....84 7 Mirboo North ..............47 0 17 & Under / C Grade Meeniyan & Dist .....148 20 Town Tangerine ....... 112 14 Mirboo Nth Purple.. 119 12 Mt Eccles Silver ....... 110 12 Town Black .................98 8 Mt Eccles White ..........82 6 St Laurence .................80 6 Mirboo North Gold .....73 2 Open MDU .........................158 18 Town .........................128 15 Mt Eccles Silver .......122 14 St Laurence White ..107 8 St Laurence Maroon ....62 5 Mt Eccles Aqua ...........51 0

U15s opposition. Defence, goalers and mid-court all played so well together.

Mirboo North 33 - Morwell East 27 Keep up the great work.

BOC sponsored by Mirboo North IGA and Jump and Climb Traralgon was Tarni Bartlett.

A Grade Coach’s award sponsored by Wyncity Morwell Mirboo North 38 – Morwell East 48 was Nikita Giardina.

BOC sponsored by Grand Ridge Brewery and An intense game for the U15s today. All girls Mirboo North Iga was Ebony Best. held their composure under a lot of pressure.

Coach’s award sponsored by Betty Lane and A strong team effort to get over the line.

Strezlecki Bakery was Emily Loh. Not the team’s day. Credit to Morwell East U17s they played a fantastic game.

Mirboo North 55 – Morwell East 24 Great defensive pressure all day, the team just BOC sponsored by Trafalgar boys and mensneeds to capitalise on every ball. wear was Gemma McCormack.

A big week at training ready to tackle Traf.

Coach’s award sponsored by Jump and Climb Traralgon and Jimmy Jambs Cafe was Lucy Edmondson.

Leongatha Junior Footy A great, tough game. The team got pushed in the first half but their fitness paid off and they CGJFL ladders came home strong. Well done.

UNDER 12 UNDER 12 D Grade

Mirboo North 37 – Morwell East 37 BOC sponsored by Mirboo North IGA and Grand Ridge Brewery was Connie Lia. Coach’s awards sponsored by Craig Young butchers and Lamazeleighs were Tarni Bartlett and Flynn Burgess- Pincini.

An intense game saw multiple changes and injuries.

The team adjusted and came back fighting to draw the game with a penalty goal after time.

C Grade Mirboo North 43 – Morwell East 30 BOC sponsored by Trafalgar mens and boys wear and Mirboo North IGA was Aleisha Loh. Coach’s award sponsored by Strezlecki Bakery and Jimmy Jambs Café was Chloe Maxwell.

A great game by all. They pushed hard and worked well as a team today.

The team was able to put in play things they have been practicing and it was great to see.

B Grade Mirboo North 58 – Morwell East 32 BOC sponsored by Mirboo North IGA and Mirboo North Hotel was Sofie Disisto.

Coach’s award sponsored by Wyncity Morwell and Strzelecki Bakery was Chloe Palmer.

Four consistent quarters against a quality

W Yinnar............11 Trafalgar.........8 L’gatha Green...8 L’gatha Gold ....7 Mirboo North ...7 Hill & Rovers..... 6 Moe Maroons.... 6 New Blues ......... 5 Morwell Royal ... 3 Morwell Navy .... 2 Boolarra ............ 1 Yallourn Nth ...... 0

L D 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 3 1 5 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 9 0 9 0 11 0

% Pts 1010.34 44 246.07 32 165.20 32 215.23 30 156.04 30 146.90 24 146.09 24 81.74 20 68.22 16 39.88 8 18.89 4 12.66 0

Leongatha Green 5.3.33 d Mirboo North 4.5.29 Leongatha Green best: M. Carter, A. McInnes, E. Pitts, C. Richards, T. Hibberson, K. Arnason.

Mirboo North best: O. Mahoney, A. Woodall, O. Budd, M. Woodall, J. Cook, L. Poljak.

Leongatha Gold 5.15.45 d Newborough Blues 0.1.1

Leongatha Gold best: T. McKenzie, R. Hume, F. McLennan, K. McGrath, T. Geary, M. Croatto.

Newborough Blues best: B. HigUNDER 14 W L D % Pts gins, B. Randall, K. Boorer, J. Moe Maroons ...7 1 0 328.15 40 Webb, O. Hanson, L. Delaney.

L’gatha Gold ....7 1 0 232.54 40 UNDER 14 L’gatha Green...7 2 0 208.79 36 Leongatha Green 5.7.37 d Trafalgar.........5 3 0 146.67 32 Mirboo North 2.4.16 Yinnar............6 4 0 114.36 28 Leongatha Green goals: T. Mirboo North .... 3 5 0 106.41 24 McRae, J. Matheson, B. GrabHill & Rovers..... 2 6 0 47.59 20 ham Andrews, F. Lord, L. HibMorwell Royal ... 1 8 0 30.22 12 berson. Best: L. Gill, W. Dawson, New Blues ......... 0 8 0 20.38 12 M. Burggraaff, R. Andronaco, J. Matheson, B. Grabham Andrews.

Mirboo North goals: P. Winmar 2.

Best: J. Chila, P. Winmar, H. Reville-Gent, R. Treacy, L. Anders, B. Melbourne.

Leongatha Gold 12.9.81 d Newborough Blues 3.3.21

UNDER 10 Mirboo North 3.1.19 d Leongatha Green 1.4.10 Leongatha Green best: J. Andronaco, H. Pitts, S. Kreutzberger, P. Bain, B. Elkin, N. Sheahan.

Mirboo North best: L. Evans, C. Bickerton, W. Donald, H. Monnich Vo, D. Leah, Z. Fleming.

Leongatha Gold goals: R. Dal Pozzo 7, R. Reardon 3, B. Cowell 2, B. Stewart 2, R. Checkley, F. Dunn. Best: R. Checkley, X. Bolge, R. Dal Pozzo, W. Brown, K. Jarvis, R. Bell.

Newborough Blues goals: S. Coady 1, Jankovic, S. Webber.

Best: J. Lerstang, S. Webber, I. Jankovic, Q. Boorer, T. Wolf.

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• Kilcunda-Bass v Dalyston

Panthers pounce on Dalyston KILUCUNDA-Bass pulled off an imLuke Gheller and Kyle Wright worked well pressive win against Dalyston on Satur- into their roles and built confidence.

Clay Tait and Ryan Silver also worked hard all day, coming way eight-point victors at day, Silver’s courage and Tait’s strength and pressure home. excellent examples for younger team members.

The win gives them breathing space from the Magpies, who now sit in clear bottom spot on the ladder.

With the Bass line up as well-stocked as it has been for the season with long-time Panthers Tommy Keating, Jake Joyce and Dale Crawford returning, the vigour and intent of the locals was obvious and immediate.

The home side was all over the Magpies in the first term, dominating the inside ball and disposing of it with high efficiency.

The Panthers booted six straight goals as a result of this domination, while the Dalyston side mustered three majors to trail 36-18 at quarter-time.

The talent of Dalyston made their way back into the game in the second term, but fighting back from three goals down was a big ask on Bass’ turf.

Kurt Thomas was back from injury in flying form, the leap of the tall Magpie a valuable asset.

Captain Blake Carew worked into the goals with the welcome return of Brad Fisher – kicking three each they made up half of Dalyston’s goals.

Solid efforts from these players and the rest of their team saw the side playing better in the contest and around the ground in the second term.

Their efforts saw them trailing by a single goal at the main break.

Missing the spark of Darcy Bronson and Harry Wright, Dalyston’s younger mids were given interchange opportunity in the third term.

MGFNL GOALKICKERS T. Phillips (Y-YN) ......... (3) 38 L. Visser (Yinnar) ........ (2) 34 M. Dow (Y-YN) ............ (0) 23 J. Holdsworth (Traf) .... (0) 22 B. Darby-Lock (Y-YN).. (0) 22 T. Wyatt (Traf) ............. (0) 21 E. Stanton (Bool)......... (1) 20 C. Hughes (Y-YN) ........ (1) 19 C. Alexander (Yinn) ..... (0) 19

THIRDS

SENIORS Yall-Yall North ... 354.73 60 Mirboo North .... 187.64 48 Morwell East..... 149.72 48 Hill End ........... 160.82 44 Yinnar............. 102.16 32 Trafalgar ...............116.89 26 Boolarra .................32.89 20 Newborough ..........46.97 16 Thorpdale ...............32.86 6 GOALKICKERS K. Hughes (Y-YN) ........ (9) 70 D. McDonald (Y-YN).... (7) 56 C. Saunders (Hill E) ..... (5) 56 M. Coutts (Yinn).......... (1) 41 J. Mitchell (Newb) ....... (7) 29 L. Mulqueen (Hill E) .... (2) 27 B. Bosman (Traf) ......... (0) 26 D. Hayes (Traf) ............ (0) 26 M. Powell (Thorp) ....... (1) 25 B. Wilson (Mirb N) ...... (1) 23

RESERVES Yall-Yall Nth ..... 417.05 Trafalgar.......... 197.59 Yinnar............. 183.75 Morwell East..... 179.59 Boolarra ............94.77 Hill End ..................87.58 Mirboo North .........75.00 Newborough ..........68.05 Thorpdale ...............10.84

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It was not enough in the third term though, with the Panthers settling again through strong showings from Taylor Gibson up front and Shelton Rosario on the ball.

The home side held Dalyston goalless in the term and kicked two themselves, leading 70-58 at the final change.

Dalyston fought without restraint in the final term, but the back to basics style of Bass was enough to give the home side the win, 83-75.

Both sides will face tests this week as the Panthers take on Bunyip away and Dalyston face Korumburra-Bena at home.

Seniors: Kilcunda-Bass 13.5.83 d Dalyston 11.9.75.

Reserves: Kilcunda-Bass 7.6.48 d Dalyston 6.4.40.

Luke Wakefield attempts to smother a kick from Kilcunda-Bass’ Shelton Rosario.

• Poowong v Neerim Neerim South

Poowong bounce back in thriller Neerim Neerim South were also up to the chalPOOWONG overcame a three-point first the ball through their leading and movement.

The home side pegged the Cats back in the lenge though, countering well off of half-back and quarter to grab an important win over term and went into the main break down a single hitting the scoreboard.

Neerim Neerim South on Saturday. point, 22-23.

While the Magpies were efficient in front of The Magpies showed resilience to win 61-58 and hold onto third place on the ladder.

The Cats got on top of the home side early, swarming them to win the ball and blocking off any avenues to goal.

Poowong could not register a major in the first term, kicking 0.3.

They were perhaps lucky though that Neerim Neerim South were inaccurate, as they kicked 1.5 to lead 11-3 at quarter-time.

The Magpies began to lift in the second term, winning more of the contested footy and creating opportunities inside their attacking 50.

This allowed forwards like Hazendonk, Hancock and Hooker to come into the game and find

Both teams were evenly matched in the third quarter, each winning a good amount of the ball and producing multiple chances at goal.

Urie and Ward got on the board for the Cats, putting them further ahead before the Magpies surged back.

The home side put together a strong stretch of play through the rest of the third and kicked efficiently at goal.

Their accurate kicking saw them take their first lead into the final break, 41-38.

With it all to do in the fourth quarter, Poowong showed their grit, going hard at it inside and using the ball fast and well through the congestion to setup scoring opportunities.

goal though, the Cats missed one too many, kicking 3.3 to Poowong’s 3.2 in the term and leaving with a three-point loss.

The Magpies will have a good chance to keep their momentum going when they play Yarragon this week while the Cats have another tough one against top spot Ellinbank.

Seniors: Poowong 9.7.61 d Neerim Neerim South 8.10.58.

Reserves: Neerim Neerim South 4.14.38. d Poowong 5.6.36.

U18: Poowong 10.9.69 d Neerim Neerim South 7.6.48.

U16: Poowong 6.8.44 d Neerim Neerim South 3.9.27.

Trafalgar.......... 236.59 28 Yall-Yall Nth ..... 190.80 24 Hill End .............62.00 14 Mirboo North ......35.10 6 GOALKICKERS L. Fry (Y-YN) .....................23 J. Robinson (Y-YN) ...........22 C. Burgess (Traf) ...............13 B. Claridge (Traf) ...............12 K. Weir (Y-YN) ..................12 B. Clymo (Hill E)................11 B. Julin (Y-YN) ..................11 B. Harding (Y-YN) .............10 T. Mafis (Traf)....................10

FOURTHS Yinnar.............740.45 100 Trafalgar..........116.69 69 Yall-Yall Nth .....137.98 61 Mirboo North ....116.28 46 Morwell East...... 66.34 33 Hill End .................23.09 11 Newborough .........26.21 11 GOALKICKERS S. Lissa (Yinnar) ......... (4) 35 J. Wyntjes (Yinn) ........ (3) 34 H. Hopkins (Traf)......... (5) 24 P. Winmar (Mirb N) ..... (1) 20 W. Hester (Y-YN) ......... (0) 18 E. Woodall (Mirb N) .... (0) 15 Q. O’Kane (Mirb N)...... (0) 15 M. McCafferty (Yinn)... (3) 14 M. Porykali (Yinn) ....... (0) 14

The Bass Coast Breakers, pictured with Auskick girls, sported magenta socks and guernseys in support of DonateLife week.

Breakers support DonateLife THE Bass Coast Breakers hosted a fantastic showcase of women’s football at Cowes Recreation Reserve on Sunday, July 21, supporting and celebrating DonateLife Week for their third year.

Following a local youth girls match, the Breakers took on Seaford.

There was an exciting girls Auskick match at half-time, which rounded off the day perfectly.

Bass Coast stayed true to their objectives of being tough to play against, attacking the ball well.

The result for this match (4-71) was a significant improvement on round four where Seaford scored 120 and Bass Coast was unable to score.

It was a slow first half for Seaford, and some excellent defensive play from Bass Coast to start the game.

By half-time, the Breakers had put two points on the board and Seaford had scored 3.7.

The Breakers back line and midfielders worked hard to slow the game down, shutting down Seaford’s set plays.

Some fantastic tackles from Tayla Tatterson and Sophie Bolding in the midfield, and wide clearances from Hannah Mills-Vesty and Charlotte Bolding in the back line made a difference.

In the second half, Bass Coast continued to work hard to defend and clear the ball up the field.

The kept the ball in the attacking 50m for the first seven minutes of the third quarter but with no reward.

Overall, Seaford managed more possession in the second half.

They finished the final quarter strong with five goals and two points, widening the margin to finish the game 67 points in front.

The DonateLife round aimed to raise awareness around organ and tissue donations and encourage people to join the Australian Organ Donor Register.

The Bass Coast Breakers wore magenta socks and their DonateLife Jumpers to hopefully persuade people to jump online and register to become an organ donor at www.donatelife.gov.au.

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KILCUNDA BASS 13.5-83 DEF DALYSTON 11.9-75

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BUNYIP 7.13-55 DEF GARFIELD 5.6-36 CORA LYNN 12.17-89 DEF NAR NAR GOON 9.6-60

WONTHAGGI 5672 0800 FOUNTAIN GATE 8796 6777 KORUMBURRA-BENA 7.4-46 DEF BY INVERLOCH KONGWAK 16.13-109 WARRAGUL 5623 9000 WARRAGUL INDUSTRIALS 4.4-28 DEF BY TOORADIN-DALMORE 20.14-134 MOE 5127 9500

MORWELL 5120 0200 TRALAGON 5175 6700 SALE 5149 5100

KOO WEE RUP 8.5-53 DEF BY PHILLIP ISLAND 12.13-85

WEST GIPPSLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE

TALENT SHOW: Inverloch-Kongwak’s Josh Purcell gives off the hands while being tackled. The Sea Eagles’ ball-use in the contest was too strong for the Giants and key to their win. Photos by Mark Drury.

• Korumburra-Bena v Inverloch-Kongwak

I-K back on winner’s list RESILIENCE is important in footy, and Inverloch-Kongwak showed plenty of it on Saturday to bounce back from their loss to Bunyip and defeat KorumburraBena.

A win was important with the finals race heating up and the Sea Eagles will be thrilled with their 109-46 performance away from home.

The away side quickly clicked into gear, with Beattie-Powell, Iezzi and Mahoney all hitting the scoreboard early.

The Giants struggled to withstand I-K’s pressure and efficiency around the contest but managed a goal toward the end of the quarter through Fitzpatrick.

The home side trailed 6-37 at the first break.

While the Sea Eagles kicked an early goal in the second quarter, the term belonged to Korumburra-Bena, who showed great composure to bounce back.

Their midfield got on top in the contest and provided a lot of ball to their forward 50, where Cann, Nicholas, Dixon and Fitzpatrick saw them pull the lead back to 18 points at half-time.

The away side used the main break to reflect and regain some poise though, and came out firing in the third quarter.

I-K booted four goals off of Korumburra-Bena’s turnovers, playing stifling defence and applying huge pressure on their opposition.

They held the home side to just a single point

Brock Dorling marks at centre-half back for Korumburra-Bena. Their defence was hounded for much of the day.

ROUND 15 SENIORS Jarvis Pryor fends off a Giants opponent as he carries the ball through the midfield. in the quarter and went into the final break up 8134.

The Giants tried hard to weather the storm, with strong play from Nicholas and Newton in the ruck a positive for the team.

Despite this, the relatively inexperienced home side was no match for an Inverloch-Kongwak team who had all the momentum.

The Sea Eagles kicked four goals into the breeze, Mahoney picking up his fifth and Toussaint his third from midfield, while KorumburraBena could only muster two in the term.

The Sea Eagles’ 109-46 win sees them hold

onto fourth spot on the ladder ahead of Bunyip, while the Giants stay ninth.

I-K face a much bigger test this week when they take on second spot Cora Lynn in an attempt to keep their top four position.

Seniors: Inverloch-Kongwak 16.13.109 d Korumburra-Bena 7.4.46.

Reserves: Inverloch-Kongwak 13.21.99 d Korumburra-Bena 5.4.34.

Thirds: Inverloch-Kongwak 11.4.70 d Korumburra-Bena 4.8.32.

Fourths: Inverloch-Kongwak 7.3.45 d Korumburra-Bena 6.7.43.

• Koo Wee Rup v Phillip Island

Top Dogs outplay Demons Duyker began to make his presence felt around manoeuvre and get a clean look at the goals.

PHILLIP Island remain at the top of the When the dust settled, Phillip Island came West Gippsland ladder after their im- the ball for the Dogs, and also hit the scoreboard to lead his team to a 39-33 half-time lead in a big away with an 85-53 win and their lead on top of pressive win over Koo Wee Rup away turnaround. the ladder intact. from home.

The Dogs will take on a struggling Industrials The play was a bit more even after the break, A strong team performance saw the Bulldogs recover from a poor first term to win by 32 points.

The home side started the better, with Cammarano dominating at stoppages and Wells, who had four majors for the game, taking advantage in the forward line.

The Bulldogs tried to resist the Demon onslaught but could only manage two majors in their efforts, heading into the first break down 27-13.

The away side proved why they’ve been the best team in the league all season when the second term came around however, applying suffocating pressure to their opposition and dominating the inside ball.

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with Koo Wee Rup coming out fired up and putting a couple quick goals on the board, Wells again leading the way.

Phillip Island were able to bounce back again though and create on the outside to give their forwards a good amount of the ball.

Both sides went in at the final break with a good chance of getting a result, the Dogs leading by 14 points.

It was Phillip Island who would turn it on in the final quarter though, their defensive pressure reaching a new level and their forwards reaping the rewards.

The Bulldogs kept the home side to a single behind in the term, not allowing them any space to

this week and will surely see their form continue.

For Koo Wee Rup, while their finals chances have been dealt a small blow, they will go into their matchup with Tooradin-Dalmore away confident they can get an upset and make a push into the top five.

Seniors: Phillip Island 12.13.85 d Koo Wee Rup 8.5.53.

Reserves: Koo Wee Rup 6.3.39 d Phillip Island 4.11.35.

Thirds: Phillip Island 9.10.64 d Koo Wee Rup 0.4.4.

Fourths: Phillip Island 14.12.96 d Koo Wee Rup 1.6.12.

LADDER W L D

Phillip Is.... 14 0 Cora Lynn .. 13 1 Toor/Dalm .. 11 3 Inv-K’wak.... 9 6 Bunyip ....... 9 6 KooWeeRup ... 8 6 Nar Nar G ....... 8 7 Garfield ......... 6 8 Kor-Bena .......4 11 Warr Indus ....2 13 Kil-Bass.........2 13 Dalyston ........1 13

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

%

Pts

288 189 151 155 114 113 108 84 57 51 40 43

58 54 46 36 36 36 32 26 16 8 8 4

GOALKICKERS N. Gardiner (Cora L)......(2) 64 J. Wells (KooW) ............(4) 52 A. Dean (Toor-Dal) ........(8) 51 C. Pedersen (Ph Is) .......(1) 45 T. Mahoney (Inv-K) .......(5) 35 N. Langley (Cora L) .......(2) 35 J. Suarez (Toor-Dal) ......(4) 34 D. Sheen (KooW) ..........(0) 32 S. Gibbins (Inv-K) .........(3) 31 M. Stevens (Nar G) .......(0) 26

RESERVES LADDER W L D

%

Toor/Dalm .. 13 2 0 346 Phillip Is.... 12 3 0 185 Bunyip ...... 11 4 0 187 KooWeeRup. 10 4 0 151 Nar Nar G..... 8 7 0 119 Inv-K’wak ...... 8 7 0 109 Garfield ......... 8 7 0 97 Cora Lynn...... 7 8 0 153 Warr Indus ....4 11 0 49 Dalyston ........4 10 0 43 Kor-Bena .......2 13 0 38 Kil-Bass.........2 13 0 35 GOALKICKERS

THIRDS LADDER W L D

%

Pts

Phillip Is... 13 0 0 294 100 Bunyip ..... 10 4 0 205 71 Inv-K’wak.. 10 4 0 178 71 Cora Lynn ...9 4 0 192 69 Toor/Dal .....9 4 0 168 69 Nar Nar G ...... 8 5 1 158 60 Koo Wee Rup.. 6 8 0 90 42 Warr Indus ... 5 8 1 88 39 Kor-Bena ......3 11 0 50 21 Garfield ........1 13 0 40 7 7 0 Dalyston .......0 13 0 GOALKICKERS J. Verhagen (Cora L) .....(0) 38 L. Kinder (Warr) ............(1) 31 D. Mooney (Bunyip) ......(2) 31 D. Taylor (Nar G) ...........(1) 30 J. Garnham (Inv-K) .......(2) 28 J. Trezise (Toor-Dal) ......(6) 25 N. Anderson (Ph Is) ......(1) 22 M. Sellars (Ph Is) ..........(1) 22 J. Sheeran (Toor-Dal) ....(0) 21 S. Crowle (Warr) ...........(0) 18 J. Stewart (Bunyip) .......(2) 18

Pts

52 48 44 44 32 32 32 28 16 16 8 8

O. Fitzpatrick (Inv-K) .....(6) 40 D. Hull (Toor-Dal) ..........(0) 36 D. Young (Bunyip).........(0) 29 A. Splatt (Toor-Dal) .....(10) 28 K. Taylor (Ph Is) ............(0) 24 D. Larkin (Ph Is)............(1) 23 J. Wilson (Cora L) .........(1) 21 L. Thomas (Nar G) ........(0) 20 M. Cameron (KooW) .....(0) 19 S. Greaves (KooW) .......(1) 18

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%

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Nar Nar G... 10 3 0 294 76 Phillip Is... 10 3 0 250 76 Garfield .... 10 3 0 200 76 Inv-K’wak....9 5 0 172 64 Kor-Bena ....7 5 0 141 58 KooWeeRup .. 7 7 0 127 50 Bunyip..........3 10 0 72 23 Cora Lynn.....2 10 0 24 16 Dalyston .......0 12 0 10 0 GOALKICKERS C. Pursell (Nar G) ........(10) 38 I. Braaksma (Garf) ........(1) 24 J. Garnham (Inv-K) .......(1) 23 D. Parker (KooW) ..........(0) 22 E. Hatley-Smith (Bun) ...(1) 21 M. Walton (Ph Is)..........(5) 20 F. Parker (Nar Nar G) .....(2) 20 J. Cuman (Kor-Bena) ....(0) 18 K. Walker (Kor-Bena) ....(2) 16 O. Kane-Gillard (Ph Is) ..(0) 14

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• Foster v Toora

Tigers foster team effort in big win TEN separate goal-kickers got on middle.”

The change was noticeable in the secthe board for Foster in their home ond half, with the Tigers blitzing Toora in game against Toora on Saturday. the third term.

The Tigers ran rampant in the second half to record an impressive 165-39 win and maintain their excellent form.

Player-coach Brad Rooney was thrilled with his team’s intent to share the ball.

“We’ve started to be a bit more unselfish and look for guys in better spots, which is great,” he said.

“A lot of the forwards were looking inboard for a better option and we were executing the skills. It was pleasing to kick more goals than points for once.”

While the home side was able to gain a 60-28 lead by half-time, they were not looking like their typical selves and allowed Toora to get their hands on a lot of the footy.

This had a lot of coach Rooney’s attention and saw him refocus the side at the main break.

“We were only just going in the first half and had a bit of complacency, maybe due to the fact we’d already secured top spot,” he said.

“I gave them a slight bake at half-time and told them to switch on and get back Foster’s Matthew Clark takes to the skies for to playing our structures in the second a big mark against Toora. half, and we got on top, especially in the

The away side was kept goalless for the entire quarter while Foster piled on seven through hard contest work and selfless play up front, leading 105-33 at the final break.

Taking most advantage of this was forward Tom McGowan, who had six goals for the day and consistently got his teammates involved.

“Tom ended up with six but would have handed off about that many as well, which is great for him,” coach Rooney said.

“Being more team-oriented has been a focus for him over the last month so it’s good to see him get some himself and pass some off.”

Despite having top spot sewn up, coach Rooney’s team will head into their matchup with an in-form Fish Creek looking to maintain their consistent play.

“We’ve got to use it as a building block toward the finals rather than going through the motions,” he said.

“I’d rather be going into finals with some good team form.”

Foster’s Troy Van Dyke swoops on the Sherrin and takes Seniors: Foster 24.21.165 d Toora 5.9.39. off. The Tigers were too hard and fast at it for their Toora Reserves: Foster 30.11.191 d Toora 0.1.1. opponents.

• Fish Creek v Tarwin

Roos thump struggling Sharks FISH Creek destroyed Tarwin at home on Saturday, playing strong footy around the ground to come away with a 168-27 victory.

The Sharks had some injuries and players unavailable, testing their depth, while the Kangaroos were without Matt Watkins and Liam Adlington.

The match got underway with play predominately in Fish Creek’s forward 50.

The floodgates soon opened for the Roos, with the team putting on six goals in the first term despite game-ending injuries to Oaten and Walker.

The home side also kept Tarwin goalless for the term, giving them a 33-1 lead at the first break.

Fish Creek, down two players, started the second term quickly with a goal to Buckland before the Sharks answered with their opening goal to Dickinson.

The Kangas were well and truly on top however, with winners all over the ground.

An eight goal to three quarter, with Shaw adding four to his tally to go into half-time with six goals to his name, put the Roos up by 64 points at the long break.

The second half was again all Fish Creek as they piled on another 13 goals and held the Sharks to just one for the half in what was a dominant

ALBERTON FOOTBALL LEAGUE SENIORS LADDER W L D

%

Pts

Foster .... 12 1 0 238.26 48 Fish Ck.....8 5 0 134.20 32 Stony Ck ...8 5 0 102.05 32 Toora .......5 8 0 79.85 20 MDU.......... 3 10 0 66.56 12 Tarwin ....... 3 10 0 61.45 12 GOALKICKERS T. McGowan (Foster) .... (6) 49 M. Baxter (Toora) ......... (2) 29 S. Hawkins (MDU) ....... (1) 29 J. Shaw (Fish Ck) ......... (0) 27 N Dickinson (Tarwin) ... (1) 20 J. Nolan (Stony) ........... (4) 20 M. Clark (Foster) .......... (3) 19 D. Granger (Foster) ...... (1) 19 B. Mitchell (Toora) ....... (0) 15 J. Maurilli-P (Toora) ..... (1) 15

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Foster .... 11 2 Stony Ck.. 10 3 Fish Ck.....7 6 Tarwin .....4 9 Toora ..........4 9 MDU.......... 3 10

0 0 0 0 0 0

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Pts

243.44 187.96 86.03 78.56 46.28 62.75

44 40 28 16 16 12

GOALKICKERS B. Nolan (Stony) .......... (3) 61 M. Green (Foster) ......... (9) 38 J. Bright (Foster) .......... (7) 27 N. Mathieson (MDU) .... (2) 19 A. Bright (Fish Ck)........ (7) 18 A. Wilson (Fish Ck) ...... (0) 17 D. Annable (Foster) ...... (6) 15 P. McRae (Tarwin) ........ (0) 14 C. Cary (Stony) ............ (0) 13 J. Staley (Fish Ck) ........ (2) 13

THIRDS LADDER W L D

MDU...... 10 Stony Ck ...6 Foster ......5 Fish Ck .......3 Toora ..........1

0 5 5 7 8

0 0 0 0 0

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658.39 67.01 158.69 51.26 38.13

40 24 20 12 4

GOALKICKERS S. Pearce (MDU) .......... (4) 34 Z. Duursma (Foster) ..... (0) 27 K. Dorling (Fish Ck) ...... (0) 22 S. Bright (MDU) ........... (0) 17 J. Bright (Stony) .......... (0) 14 B. Cantwell (MDU) ....... (2) 13 A. Rhodes (Toora) ........ (0) 12 L. Cocksedge (Fish C) .. (0) 11 L. Elliott (Stony) ........... (0) 11 A. Dyke (Stony Ck) ....... (0) 10

performance.

Shaw, Buckland, Stefani and Ireland were all dangerous around the goals for the home side, while Harfield-Park and Voorham were also effective through the midfield.

The Sharks battled hard but were simply outclassed by an inspired Fish Creek outfit which held them to a solitary point for the final term.

Shaw piled on a couple more goals in the final term, reaching an outstanding 10 for the game.

An injury to Cooper reduced the home side to 18 fit men before the final siren, a bit of a dampener on an otherwise brilliant day which saw them come away with a massive 141-point win.

Seniors: Fish Creek 26.12.168 d Tarwin 4.3.27.

Reserves: Fish Creek 18.5.113 d Tarwin 7.10.52.

RIGHT: Fish Creek’s Michael Danckert gets a handball away despite pressure from Tarwin’s Daniel Cardy.

• MDU v Stony Creek

Composed Maroons grind out win STONY Creek dug deep against MDU on Saturday, securing a win in a closely contested game despite being held goalless in the final term.

The Maroons showed grit at Meeniyan Recreation Reserve to come away with their 64-61 win.

Coach Scott Anderson was happy with his team’s ability to show character in a close game away from home.

“We needed to bounce back after our loss last week and we did,” he said.

“We’ve won some games now in the last few weeks where the score has been level in the last quarter and we’ve shown some composure, which I’m really pleased with.”

The away side got off to a slow start as the Demons took early control of the game through the middle and rebounding from their defensive 50.

This led to a 25-6 score line at the end of the first term.

“They played really well in the first quarter and made us pay for turning the ball over a bit,” coach Anderson said.

“We didn’t panic at quarter-time

though because we knew if we got within a couple goals we’d probably be ok.”

The Maroons managed to do this in the second quarter, winning a lot of the ball inside through Darcy Atkins and delivering to key target Jayden Nolan, who kicked four for the game.

The team led at half-time and continued this trend to take a 60-46 lead into the final break.

“The boys did really well in the second half and Darcy Atkins got on top to drive the ball down well,” coach Anderson said.

“We still knew it was game-on in the fourth quarter.”

Stony Creek’s hunch was correct, with the Demons making sure it was game-on by lifting in the contest and levelling the scores.

Coach Anderson’s side managed to stay calm though and eventually got back on top in the contest through veteran players, being held goalless but scoring a few behinds to secure the win.

“MDU were really good, it was just really contested footy,” he said.

“Older guys like the Nolans and Richardson were instrumental in getting to the contest and chipping it

around which I was pleased with.”

The Maroons will be looking to continue their momentum this week against Tarwin with a top two spot still up for grabs heading into finals.

Seniors: Stony Creek 9.10.64 d MDU 9.7.61.

Reserves: Stony Creek 8.4.52 d MDU 7.9.51.

Thirds: MDU 16.10.106 d Stony Creek 1.1.7.

Both teams’ midfields contested strongly at Meeniyan Recreation Reserve with the Maroons coming out on top. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ fourcourners framing.

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THIRDS

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LADDER W L D

ROUND 13 SENIORS LADDER W L D

%

Pts

Maffra.......11 3 0 163.49 44 Moe .........10 3 0 140.66 40 Sale .........10 3 0 134.17 40 Leongatha ... 8 5 0 124.65 32 Drouin ....... 7 6 0 90.31 28 Bairnsdale ..... 5 8 0 87.76 20 Traralgon ....... 4 9 0 95.02 16 Morwell ......... 4 9 0 82.17 16 Warragul ....... 4 9 0 64.60 16 Wonthaggi.....3 11 0 61.44 12 GOALKICKERS B. Dessent (Sale) ..........(3) 48 D. Bedggood (Maffra) ...(1) 29 C. Dunne (Leon)............(3) 28 B. McCarrey (Bairns).....(0) 25 J. Ginnane (Leon) .........(2) 25 A. Petrou (Maffra) .........(2) 24 M. Bennett (Maffra).......(1) 24 B. Hughes (Warr) ..........(0) 21 J. Freeman (Sale) ..........(0) 23 A. Dugan (Moe).............(1) 22

RESERVES LADDER W L D

%

Pts

Maffra...... 14 0 0 348.31 Traralgon .. 11 2 0 277.21 Bairnsdale...9 4 0 168.76 Leongatha ...9 4 0 141.36 Moe ..........8 5 0 193.06 Warragul ...... 6 7 0 104.04 Wonthaggi....4 10 0 80.61 Morwell ........3 10 0 40.17 Drouin ..........1 12 0 27.52 Sale ..............1 12 0 20.87 GOALKICKERS

56 44 36 36 32 24 16 12 4 4

J. Reeves (Maffra).........(5) 33 J. Egan (Maffra) ............(9) 29 M. Dignan (Maffra) .......(8) 25 L. Wright (Leon) ...........(0) 24 L. Durkin (Moe).............(1) 22 J. Galea (Moe)...............(1) 22 J. Van Iwaarden (Trar)...(0) 22 J. Somers (Warr) ..........(1) 16 L. Carman (Maffra) .......(0) 14 R. Thatcher (Maffra) .....(3) 14 T. Webster (Trar) ...........(0) 14

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 14: July 27 Fish Creek v Foster Tarwin v Stony Creek Toora v MDU

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Traralgon ... 10 1 0 189.80 40 Maffra.......10 3 0 129.35 40 Warragul .... 9 2 0 177.93 36 Bairnsdale .. 7 4 0 141.78 28 Sale .......... 5 7 0 107.50 20 Leongatha ..... 4 8 0 85.87 16 Morwell ......... 4 8 0 69.14 16 Moe............... 3 8 0 75.63 12 Wonthaggi.....1 12 0 38.04 4 GOALKICKERS T. Thatcher (Maffra) ......(3) 34 L. Noble (Trar)...............(3) 34 L. Bambridge (Warr) .....(4) 25 B. Vickery (Bairns) ........(0) 24 Z. Bezzina (Morw) .........(2) 20 L. Wilson (Warr) ...........(1) 19 L. Giliam (Warr) ............(4) 18 H. Kellow (Bairns) .........(0) 18 M. Gravener (Maffra) ....(2) 18 W. Anderson (Moe) .......(0) 18

FOURTHS LADDER W L D

%

Pts

Traralgon .. 11 2 0 355.79 Warragul .. 11 2 0 172.61 Sale ........ 10 3 0 159.25 Moe ..........9 3 1 211.36 Leongatha ...6 7 0 75.56 Bairnsdale .... 5 7 1 106.13 Drouin .......... 5 8 0 76.60 Maffra ..........4 10 0 45.53 Morwell ........3 10 0 63.94 Wonthaggi....1 13 0 35.55 GOALKICKERS

44 44 40 38 24 22 20 16 12 4

K. Hermansen (Drouin) ..(3) 25 K. Ruyters (Trar) ...........(1) 24 N. Wheildon (Moe) ........(1) 24 T. Hamilton (Trar) ..........(1) 22 V. Caia (Warr)................(2) 20 M. Nico (Sale) ...............(2) 20 B. Cornelis (Won)..........(0) 18 J. Cunico (Trar) .............(2) 16 H. Wilmot (Bairns) ........(2) 16 F. Materia (Leon) ...........(1) 15

OTHER MATCHES Traralgon 12.1.73 d Sale 9.14.68 Bairnsdale 15.15.105 d Drouin 10.17.77 Maffra 7.12.54 d Morwell 3.9.27

GIPPSLAND Round 14: July 27 Moe v Bairnsdale Drouin v Sale Warragul v Maffra Wonthaggi v Traralgon Leongatha v Morwell

WONTHAGGI Power Football and Netball Club had a ball on Saturday night and it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t oval-shaped.

Players and other members from the club caught up at the Silverwater Resort for the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual ball.

Those who attended got the chance to have a drink, some laughs and relax during the tail-end of the season.

The ball featured a red carpet event, live music and entertainment, and also held live auctions for mystery holidays.

Everyone enjoyed each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company and it gave the club the perfect opportunity to wind Kane McCarthy was a solid rotation through the ruck for Wonthaggi, but was ultimately un- down and recollect themselves heading into the next week of competition.

able to help his team to a win.

Power outage at Wonthaggi Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s midfield took complete control of the MOE ran over Wonthaggi on Saturday, using a big third quarter to take the game, consistently winning the ball in the contest and delivering to Long up front, who had four chocolates. goals total for the game.

The away sideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 91-46 win ensures the Lions still hold a top two spot as finals draw closer.

It seemed neither side was ready to turn on the gas early on, with both teams struggling to find any flow or efficiency.

Early in the first, the defensive presence of Lachie Jones was impressive for the home team.

Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive pressure was also up to scratch though, and both sides struggled to pile on a score.

It was Moe who led at the first break, with forwards Long and Gum giving them a slight 15-9 advantage.

Wonthaggi responded early in the second term, with Tom Davey booting two to give the home side the advantage.

Holding their own through the majority of the first half, the Powerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest let down was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;red timeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goals, as their defensive intensity dropped in the last few minutes of the second term.

The Lions capitalised, slotting home two goals to maintain a slim six-point lead heading into half-time.

The third quarter was when the away side really started firing on all cylinders.

Wonthaggi were struggling to resist the onslaught and injuries to Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and Knowles dropped their rotations, making a comeback more difficult.

By the final break Moe had broken the game wide open, extending their lead to 29 points.

The Lions continued their momentum in the final term, with Gum seeing plenty of the ball and booting home another to cap off his performance with three majors.

Power captain Aiden Lindsay continued his role of leadership, pushing his young team to bounce back and guiding the inexperienced players.

It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough though, with the Lions running away 45-point winners A now depleted Wonthaggi side will take on Traralgon this week, with hopes to move from the bottom of the ladder.

Moe will face Bairnsdale at home in an attempt to keep their top two spot for another week.

Seniors: Moe 13.13.91 d Wonthaggi 6.10.46.

Reserves: Moe 12.7.79 d Wonthaggi 6.10.46.

Thirds: Moe 5.11.41 d Wonthaggi 4.11.35.

Fourths: Moe 10.11.71 d Wonthaggi 4.1.25.

Wonthaggi footballers enjoyed their night as they took an opportunity to unwind late in the season. Photo courtesy of Sean Passarin Photography.

Netballers Chloe Cengia, Jemma Gilmour, Lily Sharples and Olivia Gilmour were all smiles at their clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual ball. Photo courtesy of Sean Passarin Photography.

WEST GIPPSLAND Round 16: July 27 Bunyip v Kilcunda Bass Tooradin Dal v KooWeeRup Inverloch Kâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;wak v Cora Lynn Nar Nar Goon v Garfield Phillip Is v Warragul Indust Dalyston v Korum Bena

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Lachie Jones, Jake Wallace, Elise Taranto, Joel Liddle, Nicola Marriott, Kiani Liddle and Ben Eddy enjoyed each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compaAshleigh Dugen boots a goal for Moe. The Lions kicked 13 majors on the way to their ny on Saturday night. Photo courtesy of Sean Passarin Photography.

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thestar.com.au | Tuesday, July 23, 2019

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INDIGENOUS STRIP: The Mirboo North players line up in their indigenous guernseys pre-game. It was a day to celebrate Indigenous-Australian culture for the club.

• Mirboo North v Morwell East

Tigers trumped in NAIDOC Round MIRBOO North’s fourth annual Indigenous round saw Morwell East defeat the Tigers by 12 points at Tigerland on Saturday.

Prior to the match, Christine Johnson carried out a Welcome to Country and formal smoking ceremony, where traditional Indigenous land owners were recognised.

Two traditional dances were also performed

by Naomi Murphy’s Dreamtime Dance Troupe.

Mirboo North’s jumper was designed by Gippsland Aboriginal artist Marilyn Fenton and the Morwell East players wore their 2019 brown and gold Indigenous strip.

The match began scrappy, with dropped marks, ground ball fumbles and wayward disposals frequent.

A rarely-seen choppy northerly wind favoured neither side and it took 15 minutes before Mirboo North teenager, Harrison Mahoney, booted the opening goal.

At quarter-time Morwell East had two majors on the board and led by four points.

Brayden Darby-Lock and Zachary Mangion were lively in the second term and got on the scoreboard to extend the visitors’ lead to 22 points.

Still unable to bed down its game plan in a defining way, Mirboo North was indecisive.

Tristan Salerno, Jacob Vuillermin, Julian Blackford and skipper Damien Turner were under extreme pressure in the team’s back 50, the Hawks rebounding their defensive clearances.

Mirboo North’s was able to create some oppor-

tunities through the pressure, but inaccuracy saw their half-time score stand at 1.8 to the Hawks’ 6.3.

The home side added 3.1 in the third term, but Morwell East also kicked three majors, and the Tigers trailed by 27 points at the last change.

After the Hawks had run rings around them for most of the first three quarters, the Tigers lifted their tempo and surged with a run of five consecutive last-term goals.

Darryl Mayman, Mitchell Wightman, Clancy Bennett, Jacob Blair and Hudson Kerr had lifted their work rates and most of the play was suddenly in the Tigers’ forward half.

When Brayden Wilson snapped Mirboo North’s ninth major 14 minutes into the term, the Tigers were a point in front and appeared unstoppable.

The Hawks refound their composure though.

A brilliant 40-metre major from the boundary line by Rob Michaelides was followed by a chest mark and goal from Darby-Lock and the Hawks were safely home, 79-67.

It was the team’s first success at Tigerland Artist Marilyn Fenton with netballer Sofie Disisto and Damien Turner donning the Indigsince its 10-point win in 2010.

- ROVER enous guernseys.

Seniors: Morwell East 12.7.79 d Mirboo North 9.13.67.

Reserves: Morwell East 10.9.69 d Mirboo North 6.10.46.

Thirds: Mirboo North 9.4.58 drew Hill End 8.10.58.

Fourths: Mirboo North 5.8.38 d Morwell East 5.6.36.

Mirboo North’s Dominic Pinneri and Clancy Bennett take part in the smoking ceremony as the team Tigers Reserves player Shane Peters takes a grab under pressure. His side was just as unheads out to do battle. Unfortunately they could not get the job done on a special day.

lucky as the senior team, going down by 13 points.