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Kiwis love our bachelor CAPE Paterson’s Rob Ewing won over New Zealanders, young and old, to win an award in the country’s Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year contest last week. Find out how the manager of Yancowinna Angus Stud at Cape Paterson did so on page 5. Rob is pictured with a local youngster at a Pink Ribbon women’s breakfast in aid of breast cancer awareness.

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LIFESAVER Coalition promises $25 million to fix danger road

By Lucy Johnson

THE State Government is yet to say whether it would match the $25 million election pledge by the Federal Government to fix the accident hotspot known as the notorious Black Spur at Koonwarra, as well as other dangerous parts of the South Gippsland Highway.

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester joined McMillan MP Russell Broadbent and supporting politicians at the Black Spur, between Koonwarra and Meeniyan,

to announce the funding on Friday. The Federal Government promised to spend money on fixing parts of the South Gippsland Highway, including the Black Spur, by pledging to match dollar for dollar any contribution made by the State Government. Continued on page 6.

Driving force: from left, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent, South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Bob Newton, Eastern Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath and Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien announced funding to fix the South Gippsland Highway at the Black Spur on Friday.

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That is despite the shop raising $9000 for cash strapped community groups in the district in the past nine years. The shop sits on land that hosts the Tarwin Lower markets that raise funds to maintain the Tarwin Lower Mechanics Institute – the oldest hall in the shire. The craft shop and land is at 29 River Drive, one of the eight properties council claims are surplus to the community’s needs and mooted for sale in 2016-17. Sue Peterson is president of Riverside Crafts, the incorporated community group that runs the craft shop. She and the group’s 25 other members are outraged. “We are upset and outraged the council wants to take away this wonderful craft shop from the community,” she said. “Down here, all the council wants to do is sell off every bit of spare land and take away the nice reserves the community uses and the kids play on.” Craft members sell goods on consignment and profits have been donated to such groups as the Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club, Tarwin Lower Community Health Centre, Tarwin Lower CFA and Tarwin Lower Primary School. Treasurer Pamela Dunstan said, “For council to say to the ladies that knit here they could go up to the Venus Bay Community Centre and do their knitting just goes to show council does not know what we do here.” The shop was built in 1984 by previous craft volunteers on land donated to the former Woorayl Shire by the Fisher family for community use. The shop was built by the volunteers, with a $9000 loan from the then council.

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Sharpening knitting needles: clockwise, from front, Riverside Crafts members, president Sue Peterson, Pauline Henwood, Patricia Griggs, Roger Nelson, Heather Marshall, Pamela Dunstan, Joanne Miles and Margaret Nelson are protesting South Gippsland Shire Council’s proposal to sell their craft shop at Tarwin Lower. Cr Kieran Kennedy of Venus Bay was offended by a letter from council to the group stating the shop was not significant to the area. “It’s a real drawcard for tourists. In a lot of areas, shops like this have disappeared and it’s nice to come to Tarwin Lower and see something like this,” he said. Cr Kennedy said without the proceeds of the six or so markets held each year, the mechanics institute would be falling down. Riverside Crafts has launched a petition against the proposed sale.

A council spokesperson said Riverside Crafts made a “small amount of profit” and the markets could be relocated to the river foreshore. Council will consider submissions to the land sales program before making a decision. The shop is open 10am to 2pm, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Other properties mooted for sale are Lot 7, Smith Street, Loch; 82A Victoria Street, Toora; Lot 16 and Lot 1, rear of Main Street, Welshpool; 13 Symmons Street, Leongatha; 5 Sloan Avenue, Leongatha; Reserve 1, Warralong Court, Leongatha; and 3-5 Marine Parade, Venus Bay.

POLICE BRIEFS Drugs seized POLICE have arrested a man after a search of his Leongatha property found a number of drugs on Wednesday. Police executed a search warrant at the Dale Court address where they arrested a 34 year old Leongatha man for trafficking and possessing drugs of dependence. An amount of Ice, heroin and cannabis was found on the premises and was seized by authorities. A second man, a 38 year old from Leongatha, was

also charged with possessing cannabis and both men were bailed to appear at Korumburra Magistrates’ Court in November.

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shock, dazed. I just could not believe what I had been through.” Mr Eades, the other victim, sustained head injuries from the assault and has since quit his job as an enforcement officer at council. “I was hit in the back of the head with what I believe to be a scaffolding pipe,” he said of the alleged attack. “I didn’t lose consciousness fully, but I blacked out enough to drop down to one knee.” Both Mr Eades and Mr Patterson escaped Mr Black’s attack and ran from the property. “I thought ‘Well, this is serious’, you know, ‘This is life and death’,” Mr Patterson told the court. “(Jonas said) You can’t get away. I’ve

got a gun in my car. I’m gonna go get my gun and shoot you both.” Upon further investigation, police found a hole dug at a campsite attended by Mr Black on the weekend prior to the attack. It is alleged Mr Black dug the hole as a grave for the council workers’ bodies. Leading S/C Nicholas Watkins appeared at court on Thursday to provide evidence. “It (the hole) was approximately 22m from the campsite,” he said. Cigarette butts with Mr Black’s DNA were found nearby however witnesses defending the Turton’s Creek bricklayer said he frequented the area. Court adjourned on Thursday afternoon and reconvened on Monday at 10am.

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tend to seriously harm the workers when he struck them with a piece of scaffolding pipe. Mr Patterson spoke to the jury in the presence of Mr Black at the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Mr Patterson, a regulatory services and municipal building surveyor at council, saw his colleague Mr Eades hit in the back of the head with the pipe before Mr Black allegedly turned on him. “I was in shock. I tried to get away from the initial swings of the object from Mr Black,” he said. “After I got hit in the ribs, shortly after that, I felt an arm around my neck from behind and I suppose Jonas was either trying to choke me or crush my neck. “At that moment I was, I think, in

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Police intercepted the man on his motorbike, which was impounded. On the same day at 6.30pm, the same man was caught by the Bass Highway Patrol travelling at 146km/h in a 60km/h zone in his car, in Commercial Street, Korumburra. The man was arrested and bailed to appear at the Korumburra Magistrates’ Court at a later date. Both his car and motorbike have been impounded for 30 days and he will have to pay a $2330 fine to retrieve them.

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Eight vie for McMillan By Lucy Johnson THE eight candidates for McMillan are now counting down to the July 2 poll. Greens candidate Donna Lancaster said being placed at the top of the ballot paper will be an advantage for her. Her main concerns include protecting agriculture from coal seam gas exploration, and supporting single parents and education. Labor’s Chris Buckingham sits at seventh on the ballot. “I am also actively supportive of CSG Free groups,” he said. Australian Christian Party’s Kathleen Ipsen will

• Labor candidate Chris Buckingham.

• Liberal candidate and McMillan MP Russell Broadbent.

• Greens candidate Donna Lancaster.

sit at second position on the ballot. Her party is focused on protecting and supporting Australians. Rise Up Australia candidate Norman Baker from Longwarry sits at third on the ballot. He said his party hopes to secure three fed-

eral seats to protect Australia’s borders. “I want to keep our borders safe and deal with the big terrorist situation,” he said. Animal Justice Party candidate Jennifer McAdam hails from Belgrave and

is looking to stop factory farming practices. “The party’s message promotes kindness, nonviolence, rationality and equality,” she said. Liberal Democrats candidate Jim McDonald of Leongatha will focus on

creating job security and reducing taxes. “One of our main policies is to reduce government spending. We also want to reduce taxes and reduce government interference in businesses,” he said. Nathan Harding from Family First Australia sits at sixth on the ballot and is determined to support Australian families. Finally, at eighth on the ballot, Liberal candidate and long time seat holder Russell Broadbent is running again for McMillan after having held the position since 2004. Mr Broadbent has been touring the electorate in the “Broadbent bus” in recent weeks. Mr Broadbent did not respond to a request for further comment by deadline.

Greens call for bus boost by Tayla Kershaw THE Australian Greens have promised to invest $10 billion into public transport in the next four years. If elected, the Greens will invest $10 billion in public transport and make a 10 year commitment of $25 billion to reduce pollution. The money would go towards building and restoring public transport infrastructure, low emission buses and light rail. Senator Janet Rice made a fitting arrival in Wonthaggi last Wednesday, arriving by bus to advocate the use of public transport. “Most people will make the choice not to use public transport if they don’t have regular options. They need transport services that are reliable, frequent and safe,” she said. “People are spending too much time stuck in traffic. It’s bad for people and bad for the plan-

Transport advocate: from left, Australian Greens’ Senator Janet Rice and candidate for McMillan Donna Lancaster want more public transport locally. et. We need to urgently reduce our reliance on coal, gas and oil in fuelling how we get around

and cut our transport related pollution. “A world class public transport system will fix traffic congestion and make our economy more productive.” Senator Rice said most people living in country towns need to be dedicated to taking public transport on their daily commute, as access to transport services can be limited. “By investing in the public transport system, we will be creating a healthier environment, better connection to the city for rural residents and helping to reduce the social isolation that often occurs in people who cannot drive. There are so many widespread benefits,” she said. The Star asked Senator Rice if she supports the return of the Leongatha rail. While restoring the bus service is the party’s priority in the short term, Senator Rice said she believed the rail should be in the mix of long term projects.

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Crime anxiety Bachelor Rob wins over Kiwis

By Lucy Johnson

MORE criminals are using weapons and explosives in Bass Coast Shire, with such offences rising by a whopping 66 percent.

Police recorded 98 such offences between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016, up from 59 such offences in the same period from 2014 to 2015. Bass Coast Shire has experienced an influx of theft and burglaries over the past year, while crime in South Gippsland Shire has decreased. The Crime Statistics Agency released its latest findings on Thursday based on information for the 12 months ending March 31, 2016. In Bass Coast, assault related offences were up by a concerning 22.3 percent, with 356 recorded in the last year, and thefts rose 29.8 percent. Bass MLA Bass Brian Paynter blamed the government for failing to â&#x20AC;&#x153;keep pace on

POLICE BRIEFS Cattle truck collision POLICE, ambulance and CFA attended a car accident involving a car and a cattle truck in Wonthaggi yesterday (Monday). The collision occurred at the intersection of Wentworth and Korumburra roads at 1.35pm when a woman driving a car failed to give way and ran into the truck. The woman, the sole passenger in the car, was taken to Wonthaggi Hospital but was released with no injuries. The truck driver did not sustain injury.

Tools stolen THIEVES broke into a work trailer and stole thousands of dollars worth of tools on Thursday evening in Leongatha. They broke into the trailer parked on McCartin Street and stole $6000 worth of tools. Some of the stolen items were heavy and would have required another car or trailer to be transferred. Witnesses should contact Leongatha Police.

crimeâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law and order is an issue of great concern for our community. Action needs to be taken now for people to feel safe in their own homes,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The crime rate is going up but the resources on the ground are not able to keep up with the demand. More police are required on the frontline and they are needed now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Andrews Government is struggling to keep pace on crime by not dedicating resources and forcing stations to close.â&#x20AC;? Gippsland South MLA Danny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said while South Gippsland Shireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crime rates decreased in the past year, he also called for more police. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real police numbers have fallen since Melbourne Labor came to power and the government has been weak on law and order by softening some of the justice legislation that had ensured people who do the crime do the time,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Water restrictions go WATER restrictions have been removed in Korumburra, Loch, Poowong, Nyora and Fish Creek after solid rain recently. The restrictions have been in place since early this year, but South Gippsland Water still encourage customers to use water wisely. Permanent water saving rules continue to be in place across all systems and townships. Rainfall recorded at South Gippsland Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storages from June 11 to 17: Lance Creek 27mm, Ruby Creek 19mm, Coalition Creek 24mm, Deep Creek 24mm, Little Bass 22mm and Battery Creek 29mm. Reservoirs levels as of yesterday (Monday) were: Lance Creek (supplies Wonthaggi, Inverloch and Cape Paterson) 67 percent full; Ruby Creek (Leongatha and surrounds) 40 percent; Coalition Creek (Korumburra and surrounds) 68 percent; Foster Dam (Foster) 62 percent; Little Bass (Poowong, Nyora and Loch) 68 percent; and Battery Creek (Fish Creek) 62 per cent. All rivers remain on permanent water saving measures.

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ROB Ewing manages one of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading cattle studs at Cape Paterson, but the strapping young man proved a stud of his own in New Zealand. He won the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice award in the Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year contest and was among just two Australians to make the final field of 60 entrants. The farm manager at Yancowinna Angus Stud, Cape Paterson, spent last week in NZâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Island taking part in the competition. Mr Ewing charmed 10 ladies at a speed dating event, shot clay targets, played with children at a school, butchered a side of lamb for tea and spoke at a Pink Ribbon womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breakfast. He split wood, cooked, fenced and competed in a tractor pull. Contestants were quizzed about their knowledge of Australian history, and NZ geography, agriculture and celebrity. Mr Ewing even built a hobby horse for people with disabilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been amazing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been stirring the Kiwis up and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been giving it back to me as much as they can.â&#x20AC;? Alerted to the competition after a friend competed last year, Mr Ewing took part to promote agriculture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to learn about the New Zealand agricultural sector because they do it a bit differently and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m making lifelong friendships. The other competitors are really good blokes. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just been a really big eye opener,â&#x20AC;? he said. The Kiwis welcome competitors from across the ditch to motivate their local blokes. The application process entailed answering questions and then a phone interview asking about his top three agri-skills, ideal date and personal characteristics. A single man, Mr Ewing was impressed by the 10 girls whom he described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;really niceâ&#x20AC;?

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Fighting ice: back, from left, AFL Gippsland football development manager Chelsea Caple, Acting Senior Sergeant Ben McWilliam and Gippsport representative Gene Parini, and front, from left, football committee member Rob Van Rooy, Gavin Crosisca, ACSO officer Jacinta Friend and netball president Renae Littlejohn at the Fight Against Ice forum last Thursday.

Sport fights ice By Lucy Johnson PARROTS players and the public learnt about the risks of the drug Ice at a Fight Against Ice forum last Thursday evening. Held at the Leongatha Football Netball Club social rooms, the forum was the ninth of 17 forums in Gippsland in conjunction with AFL Gippsland, Gippsport and Victoria Police. AFL Gippsland football development manager Chelsea Caple introduced the event in which keynote speaker Gavin Crosisca spoke of his former drug addiction during his football career. “Every club has been very proactive in taking on the information they have received at these forums,” Ms Caple said. “There is a prevalence of Ice in the community and it is important for sports clubs to make the most of partnering with the government and local organisations to get educated on the matter.” Gippsport representative Gene Parini promoted the implementation of a drug policy at the Parrots. “We support all sports clubs in developing a drug and alcohol policy through the Good Sports program. The policy enables clubs to link in with welfare officers and establish a plan for their players,” he said. “It is far better to have a policy in place rather

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than have to come up with solutions when the club becomes concerned for the welfare of a player who may be dabbling in drugs.” Leongatha Football Netball Club did not have a drug policy prior to the Fight Against Ice forum. “All the clubs we have spoken to are now looking to adopt a policy of their own,” Mr Parini said. Acting Senior Sergeant Ben McWilliam of Morwell Police urged people to be informed. “Learn what you can about the signs of drug use so you can identify when those around you may be using,” he said. “As a parent it is important to set clear boundaries. Communicate and do not accept violent or aggressive behaviour. Always contact police when necessary.” ACSO alcohol and other drug community assessor Jasmin Friend spoke about local rehabilitation information. ACSO is an intake and assessment service that assesses drug and alcohol addicts to determine goals and referral to appropriate services. The organisation offers residential withdrawal, care and recovery coordination, and residential detox and rehabilitation programs. It also offers support for family and friends of addicts. For more information contact ACSO’s Traralgon hub on 5172 2900 or refer a friend on 1300 022 760.

Continued from page 1. However the Black Spur realignment, which will build a new section of highway to avoid the existing bends, will not eventuate unless the State Government commits another $25 million to the total cost of the project. While Victorian Roads Minister Luke Donnellan did not respond to The Star before going to print, Labor candidate for McMillan Chris Buckingham said while the funding was welcome, he questioned Mr Broadbent’s motives in announcing the funding just weeks out from the election, when he has had many years to fix the problem. “Any money brought into the electorate by a politician is a good thing. But I am slightly frustrated that after 10 years Russell is only now bundling up his election commitments for South Gippsland,” he said. “If funding for Black Spur and the Long Jetty (also granted funding on the proviso Mr Broadbent is re-elected) had been signed off prior to the election, it would have been much more simple for the community. “Russell has made Black Spur funding an election commitment which means he is saying if we do not vote for him, we will not get the funding. I think we should not look a gift horse in the mouth, but I wonder why he could not have got this over the line in the past 10 years.” Mr Chester said the South Gippsland Highway had long been in need of a major overhaul. “While the highway is not on the national road network, Russell Broadbent has been a strong ad-

vocate to secure ‘off-network’ federal funding for this road on behalf of his local community,” he said. “This funding will not only change the lives of South Gippsland residents and visitors, but it can also save lives.” Mr Broadbent said a major portion of the funding would go towards the realignment of the Black Spur. “The 3.4km section of the Black Spur bends is steep and narrow and has been the scene of more than a dozen accidents in the past five years, including serious truck crashes,” he said. “The realignment of this road is a high priority and we will consult with VicRoads and the community to ensure local residents and freight operators get home safely, and provide a safer route for tourists.” The funding is music to Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien’s ears. He has campaigned tirelessly to secure funding for the Black Spur since his election. “This is a fantastic outcome. I have been fighting for this since the last state election,” he said. Mr O’Brien said more than 4200 vehicles drive the section of road each day, including 800 trucks. “I have written four letters to Parliament on this matter and this announcement ensures there is Federal Government money on the table ready to be matched by the State Labor Government which now needs to step up to the plate,” he said.

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Inverloch rubbishes tip closure

By Stuart Biggins

THE mooted closure of the Inverloch Transfer Station has angered the Inverloch community. That includes some of the transfer station’s biggest customers, Kate and Adrian Edwards, the proprietors of Big4 Inverloch Holiday Park and managers of the foreshore camping reserve. They deliver up to two loads a day and spend around $8000 a year, and now they are wanting answers. They are curious as to what vested interests might be behind Bass Coast Shire Council’s proposed closure of the transfer station which they say is crucial to effectively managing the town’s waste. The couple said it is wrong to close such an important facility without proper research. “We want to see the facts,” Mrs Edwards said. “If there are issues with noise and odour, let’s see the EPA test results. If this facility is closed down it cannot be done on the whim of a few vested interests’ emotions. A community facility cannot be closed down without the relevant tests. “It’s a way of keeping the town beautiful and encouraging people to clear debris from their properties which also reduces the fire risk.” The Edwards said there had been talk in the town for years about closing the facility and particularly from those who live within its vicinity.

Mrs Edwards said that was like people buying property next to Essendon Airport and then complaining about aircraft noise. Her husband said, “The proposed closure has come as a surprise to the community which relies on it, and to the Big 4 Inverloch Holiday Park specifically. “You only need to come down here on a weekend to see how busy it is.” The imminent closure of the Inverloch Transfer Station was debated at council’s community question time last Wednesday. Dom Brusamarello and Adam Leys from the Inverloch Tourism Association (ITA) were baffled the closure could go ahead without consulting affected ratepayers. “The ITA and the business sector were not recognised as stakeholders and were not consulted. I made 20 calls around Inverloch and no one knew this was happening. We’ve been through this with the dogs, chicanes and pathways. Council needs to strengthen its engagement,” Mr Brusamarello said. Wattle Bank’s Geoff Ellis feared the closure of the Inverloch Transfer Station would cause more traffic along the Bass Highway to Wonthaggi and decrease the attractiveness of Wonthaggi, with trailer loads of rubbish going through Wonthaggi’s main street. “Having cars lugging trailer loads of rubbish in the 100 km/h zone will increase the likelihood Stakeholders: Big4 Inverloch Holiday Park managers Kate and Adrian Edwards and mainof accidents. It will be like having mobile chi- tenance manager Alf Young at the Inverloch Transfer Station on Saturday morning where canes,” he said. they offloaded one of several of the day’s loads of green waste.

Farmers urged to take stand FARMERS are invited to join court action against milk processors after milk price drops in May. Adley Burstyner and Harwood Andrews are working on a claim against milk processors. At noon today (Tuesday, June 21), lawyers from Adley Burstyner will meet with farmers at the Leongatha RSL to explain the legal options they are working on for dairy farmers. These include: • shareholder activism, such as calling an extraordinary general meeting and passing resolutions and/or voting for management changes at Murray Goulburn; and/or • court action seeking to reverse the retrospective effect of the step down and the adverse impact it has on farmers’ finances. Adley Burstyner hopes the process will also send a message that clawback schemes proposed by milk processors will not be accepted without a challenge. There will be no cost to farmers. Visit www. adleyburstyner.com.au to express your interest.

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Edney’s awarded yet again EDNEY’s Leongatha has once again proved its worth in all aspects of car dealership. The company’s status was acknowledged with a Nissan Dealer Excellence Award presented by the CEO of Nissan Australia Richard Emery at a gala function on Wednesday evening, May 25 at the Exhibition Building in Melbourne. The evening was also a 50 year anniversary celebration of Nissan, the world’s fourth largest car maker, selling cars in Australia. Edney’s Leongatha was one of only 48 dealers nationally to receive an award, and one of only 15 in its category (for dealership size) to be awarded. Nissan Australia’s general manager of corporate communication, Peter Fadeyev said, “The Nissan Dealer Excellence award is an important achievement that recognises the highest performing dealers from Nissan’s Australian network of authorised dealers, of which there are more than 180 across the country. “Its excellence award recognises Edney’s Leongatha as demonstrating the highest standards and results across vehicle sales, post-sales service and overall customer satisfaction and retention.” Dealerships must also provide excellent car servicing and Nissan takes high standards of customer satisfaction very seriously as it relies on customer loyalty to achieve its corporate targets in an extremely crowded market place; there are 60 automobile brands in Australia today.

Its latest award will take its place in the trophy cabinet alongside four other awards, making it clear standards of excellence at Edney’s Leongatha do not happen by accident, but rather built into the culture of the business. Darryl McGannon and his team remain committed year in year out to offering best practice customer service in every facet of car dealership. It’s a given. Mr McGannon said, “I am extremely proud of the efforts of the staff at Edney’s and all they have done to make this award possible.”

Excellence: from left, Darryl McGannon and Sharyn Newton from Edney’s Leongatha with Richard Emery, CEO of Nissan Australia at the awards ceremony at the Exhibition Building. The event also celebrated 50 years of Nissan doing business in Australia. Edney’s Leongatha received a prestigious Nissan Dealer Excellence Award.

Be engaged this Saturday PLAN, Grow, Thrive - Future Proofing Community Organisations is the theme of this year’s South Gippsland Community Engagement Conference. Now in its 10th year, the conference provides practical knowledge for community groups which can help with day to day operation and help ensure future sustainability. The conference will feature workshops and give attendees the chance to find out more about what other groups do. “The conference is a fantastic opportunity to meet others working within the community with similar goals,” Sophie Dixon, council’s community strengthening support officer, said. “Not only do you gather really practical information, the networking and exchange of experience and ideas are excellent.” The conference will open with a panel discussion with expert presenters discussing the importance of planning, what success can look like, the point of partner-

ships and how to bring others along. There will be time to ask questions. After morning tea, attendees will head off to workshops that will provide information about strategic planning, project planning, position descriptions, inclusion, insurance, risk, safety and more. To get the most from the day, organisers suggest at least two people from each organisation or group attend the conference to make sure all workshops can be covered. Ms Dixon said, “Some workshops may be limited, so please pre-register to avoid disappointment.” This year’s conference will be held on Saturday, June 25 from 8.30am to 5pm at the Salvation Army, Long Street, Leongatha. Cost is $10 per person which includes morning and afternoon tea and lunch. Registration opens at 8.45am for a 9am start. To book, phone Ms Dixon on 5662 9200 or download a registration form at www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/ communityengagementconference

We’re open: from left, James, Lara, Tracey and Tom Ryan cut the ribbon to open Lyn Rose Boutique on Friday night. Absent Ben Ryan.

Boutique’s huge opening SENSATIONAL was how Lyn Rose Boutique owner Tracey Ryan described the opening of the new ladies’ fashion store in Leongatha on Friday night. “We had more than 150 people through in the first hour and a half from 5pm Friday. We had a lot waiting at the door for the opening as we cut the ribbon,” Tracey said. At the ribbon cutting were Tracey and husband Tom Ryan with two of their children James, 15, and Lara, 12, with Ben, 17, absent. Guests arrived to champagne and nibbles as they admired the open layout of the store, some

likening the store to “a touch of Melbourne coming to Leongatha,” according to Tracey. “We sold a lot of stock on opening night as well as Saturday when we opened until 3pm as there were still people coming in. I am planning a trip to Melbourne this week to buy more stock.” The leather shoes, including Zensu and rmk brands, were well received, with the Doc Martin brand to arrive soon. “I’m pleased to have Stacey Redmond helping me out on a casual basis and thank everyone who has supported me in the venture and attended the opening days,” Tracey said.

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HAPPY TRAVELLERS: Noelle from Toora Lions Club presented Welshpool Primary School junior school council president Erik Gordon with a cheque for $110 last week. The money will help to cover bus costs for students to travel to Foster Community House on Thursday, July 14 to be a part of Bastille Day celebrations as part of the school’s French program. THE Victorian Agribusiness Summit will be held at the RACV Country Club in Healesville, this Thursday and Friday, June 23 and 24. This year’s summit is looking at agritourism. Visit vicagsummit.com.au for more information. SICK of queuing up to wait on election day? Vote at the Nerrena Public Hall, Nerrena Hall Road, Nerrena. Enjoy a friendly chat with the locals while having a sausage in bread, homemade bikkies, slices and a hot cuppa. A NEW draw date has been announced for the Ella’s Ear fundraiser car raffle. The car will now be drawn on Wednesday, September 14. Don’t miss your chance to win. Only 1000 tickets available at $50 each. See the advertisement on page 59 for de-

tails. WILSONS Promontory lightstation keepers Colin and Renata Musson have initiated a South Gippsland wide collection of used soap from accommodation venues to be recycled in to new bars of soap for distribution to countries in need. Used soap is donated to the humanitarian and environmental initiative Soap Aid to reduce incidence of sickness due to poor hygiene. Used soap can be delivered to Hartley Wells, Leongatha, Prom Coast Holiday Lodge, 1075 Waratah Road, Waratah North, Promhills Cabins, Yanakie, and now Lang Lang Community Centre. THE Streeton Court Big Band held a successful concert at the Leongatha Salvation Army Corps on Saturday Sa evening. The band,

featuring popular vocalist Dave Durrant was well received and managed to raise more than $300 for the Salvation Army. Keep an eye out for another concert later in the year.

tee for 2016 so it appears the program is capturing not just the imaginations of the younger members of the community.

LOCH Primary School enjoyed a wonderful evening of oratory entertainment last Tuesday. Adjudicator Brock Churchill from Korumburra Secondary College was impressed by the content of the speeches, and the confident and skilled manner of delivery. The school’s choir sang beautifully and the audience was treated to delightful performances by Paige Barry on keyboard and singer Lottie Sproson. Awards were: most KORUMBURRA oration, Primary School’s Human outstanding Powered Vehicle squad is Gemma Forster; most being announced by the dramatic, Ben Silcock; end of this week. A huge most entertaining, Finnumber of parents have lay Crawford; and speindicated interest in as- cial mention, Daniel sisting the HPV commit- Wilson. KORUMBURRA Primary School’s lighting replacement program is in full swing with refitting continuing in the library building, rooms four to seven and in administration. Matt Walker and his team of electricians have been replacing high energy using lights with new low energy units. Once the refit has been completed, the school will use less than half the energy, providing a huge saving.

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Handing over: from left, Lions district governor Ian Gration with Zone 7 chairperson Helen Beyer and incoming Inverloch and District Lions president Linda Aly receiving the gong and gavel from outgoing president Klaus Edel.

Lions change guard THE Lions Club of Inverloch and District held its 15th changeover dinner at the Inverloch Bowling Club recently. Sixty five guests attended, including Lions District 201V3 district governor Ian Gration and visiting Lions from the clubs of Wonthaggi, Leongatha, Toora, San Remo-Newhaven, Bass Valley and Kooweerup and District. Six members of the Inverloch RSL also attended. The audience heard of the club’s achievements, who through their magnificent efforts, disbursed more than $22,000 in the local community and further afield during the 2015-2016 year under the leadership of president Klaus Edel. The club’s 32 members have had a busy year working for the community with such projects as the monthly community farmers markets, maintaining a house at the Lions Wilderness village at Licola, chopping firewood, conducting barbecues, cooking for the Anzac Day breakfast, involvement in Australia Day events and yacht club regatta, and having a pivotal role conducting the Inverloch Family Fun Festival. Yet they still found time to enjoy their own social activities. Lions Zone 7 chairperson, Lion Helen Beyer, inducted new president Linda Aly and board of directors for the coming year. Lions member Ken Aly was presented with a well earned and prestigious life membership of the Licola Wilderness Village where he has spent countless hours travelling to Licola to work on many maintenance projects at the village. During the evening the guests were entertained by music students from Leongatha Secondary College. The club presented the college with a donation towards its music department.

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Well done: from left, district Lion Ron Payne presents Inverloch Lion Ken Aly with a Lions Licola Wilderness Village life membership. Outgoing Inverloch president Klaus Edel assisted with the presentation.

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Mirboo North makes a splash By Brad Lester THE Friends of Mirboo North Pool last Wednesday presented South Gippsland Shire Council with the results of a community survey ahead of council announcing a new master plan for the pool. Group representative Fred Couper said, “Using funding from a council community grant, we ran a survey at the start of this year which we estimated reached more than 2000 people. “The support for the redevelopment proposal was overwhelming, with over 90 percent of respondents rating it as positive.

“With the survey completed we are now looking forward to working with the council to put together a master plan that will take us one step closer to the final goal, a redeveloped pool that will continue to serve the community for generations to come.” Council has committed $1.9 million to the redevelopment of the pool but Mr Couper said the total cost would be around $3 million. He believed the community would be “instrumental” in contributing to the outstanding amount. Possible further stages could include a multipurpose community room and exercise room, and outdoor play area. Cr Don Hill praised the group, saying Mirboo North had the best volunteering record of any town in the shire, with 33 percent of residents volunteers.

Muddy waters clear for pools By Brad Lester

should be congratulated,” she said. The five pools received 63,000 visits, including more than 10,500 visits SOUTH Gippsland’s outfrom school programs and carnivals. door pools face a bright fuThe pools employed 38 staff, with 75 percent of them aged 18-25, and ture, after attendances rose hosted 25 events organised by the comby 14 percent last season munity or pool managers, the YMCA. compared to 2014-15. Out of 100 days in the season, the The impressive figures stave any Mirboo North pool was open for 75, possible closure of pools based on Foster 64, Korumburra 72 and Poofalling attendances – a stipulation wong 72. of South Gippsland Shire Council’s The reduction in the minimum Aquatic Strategy. opening temperature to 25 degrees inAttendances at the Mirboo North creased the number of days the pools pool would have been higher had the opened but this did not have a signifi• South Gippsland pool not closed for eight days during cant impact on attendance figures. Councillor December due to a pipe failure be- Shire “On days when the forecast was neath the pool. Jeanette Harding. for 25 degrees, each pool generally reThe higher attendance has been ceived up to 40 visits. This indicates a attributed to warmer weather during further reduction in the opening temperature is not summer, and more events and programs at the pools. required,” a council report stated. Mirboo North pool received 14,381 visitors, KoThe YMCA introduced swim and run events for rumburra 12,114, Foster 5070, Poowong 7571 and the first time, attracting more than 100 competitors. Toora 23,928. The YMCA will continue to run the Foster, KoCouncil’s recreation officer Ian Murphy said rumburra, Mirboo North and Poowong pools, and Foster’s reduced season, due to cooler weather, im- Carol and Ernie Bennett will continue to operate the pacted numbers there, but Cr Jeanette Harding was Toora pool. impressed with the turnaround, given 4087 people Operating arrangements will remain unchanged attended in 2014-15 – a drop from 6103 in 2013-14. from this season. “The community stood up to be counted and they

Leading the way: South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Bob Newton (left) congratulates Fred Couper of the Friends of Mirboo North Pool for ensuring the pool is a successful community asset.

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Incumbent McMillan MP Russell Broadbent made the announcement at the Long Jetty on June 14. McMillan Labor candidate Chris Buckingham said he and his party welcomed the Coalition announcement as it has been 10 years since the last one. “I am continuing to fight hard for the restoration of the Long Jetty and will work with the community to get a good outcome for South Gippsland,” he said. In an email to a Long Jetty advocate, Mr Buckingham said he had been raising awareness and engaging

the community in one final push to get a commitment from the Federal Government. “This has occurred. I am very much aware what it will mean for the community if I can secure a commitment from Labor,” he said. “I am not yet in a position to match the election commitment, but I am actively making the case with federal Labor. “Rest assured whatever the outcome over the next few weeks I will continue to be a staunch advocate for the restoration of the Long Jetty.” The Long Jetty’s restoration is expected to cost around $11 million, with $5 million already committed by the State Government, and $1 million by South Gippsland Shire Council.

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OPINIONS Attract new businesses

I WROTE to South Gippsland Shire Council regarding the Bair Street redevelopment and the reply I received was 100 percent bureaucratic mumbo jumbo at its best! I asked: “What is the good of making the footpath wider and planting trees in the middle of the road, making less parking spaces to attract customers to the town, when we all know that half the shops in Leongatha are empty? Leongatha is mainly famous for four things: real estate agents, hairdressers, coffee shops and empty shops”. I agree with your correspondent Yvonne Bell, where she queries the waste of money on these exorbitant plans and I ask the questions again through your newspaper: Why are the shops empty? Is it

because customers buy on the internet? Is it because rents are exorbitantly high? Is it because customer service is lacking in so many shops or is there something else we are not aware of? Why isn’t the shire doing something to attract new businesses to the area instead of spending our rates supposedly to attract shoppers? Where will they shop? Not many things to buy in empty spaces! Meeniyan and Mirboo North are vibrant ‘tourist’ towns, buzzing on the weekends. Leongatha closes down at noon on Saturday, so is dead from then on until Monday morning. Why is this so? Is it because Meeniyan and Mirboo North businesses are family run businesses and can be open on weekends without the cost of penalty wages? Can the shire learn anything from Meeniyan and Mirboo North, or are

E D I T O R I A L Selling craft shop far from creative THE Foster community united and vehemently opposed South Gippsland Shire Council’s proposal to sell PJ Wilson Park in the last round of land sales by council. Council ultimately reversed its intention to sell the land but the damage to council’s reputation had been done. Council had been seen to want to sell an attractive open space near the town’s entrance where sculptures now greet visitors to town and the community will most likely not forget council for wanting to do so. It seems council has not learnt from that experience and is now considering selling a block of land at Tarwin Lower that benefits that coastal community in two ways. Firstly, the block is used by the Tarwin Lower markets to raise funds for the town’s hall. Council believes the markets could be moved to the foreshore but the foreshore is a narrow strip of land between the river and a busy road that is an unsafe location for events where people will have their minds on stalls and not on road traffic or the river. Staging the market there would increase the risk of a car colliding with market-goers or stallholders. Either that, or someone will likely fall in the river sooner or later. Secondly, the block is the site of Riverside Crafts, a craft shop that sells handcrafted items to not only give craftspeople income and a sense of purpose, but also raises funds for the Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay communities. This is despite the former Woorayl Shire being given the land for community use and the craft shop committee borrowing money to build the shop. Only last week, the craft shop gave $1000 to the Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club. The Star has been told the craft volunteers were told by council to move to the Venus Bay Community Centre but relocating a shop there is not practical. The community centre is already well occupied by its own activities, including an op shop. Yes, council has a responsibility to consider selling surplus land to raise money towards other community infrastructure but it seems more thought needs to be given to the initial list of properties mooted for sale to avoid worrying the community unnecessarily by listing properties for sale and then withdrawing them.

Letters to the Editor

they concerned with keeping their jobs and treating the ratepayers like mushrooms? I seem to have asked a lot of questions, but the answers are not forthcoming. Margaret Robson. Leongatha.

Time for change BASS Coast Shire Council is now rated as the worst in Victoria. An analysis reveals this is the outcome of the State Government’s annual Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey. Every year, 400 Bass Coast people are contacted by a State Government Department and are surveyed on a large range of important issues. What an utter disaster that our worst ever Council is now rated as the worst in Victoria. The survey shows that with one exception, the council went backwards on all core performance measures over the past year. What a pathetic outcome, particularly when the Council spent tens of thousands of dollars to bring in highly paid consultants to coach them how to better communicate and consult with the community. Clearly that money was wasted, as it is with so many of the consultants they employ. It will be no surprise to many that the largest decline in ratings occurred on Overall Council Direction. If one considers the numerous issues which council has enacted to get people off side then I guess it is understandable they are our worst ever. They have killed off all incentive for people and businesses to undertake work in Bass Coast. Bass Coast is closed for business. Talk to any builder and they will tell

you stories of woe. Business (read jobs) are deserting Bass Coast on an almost weekly basis. The dogs on beach debacle spans three years. The footpath along Surf Parade in Inverloch which is still to be built is a monument to incompetence. They are planning to close the tourist information centre in Wonthaggi. They have created a rubbish tip in the centre of Wonthaggi, which they call a council storage yard and they closed the only rubbish tip on Phillip Island. Phillip Island has been treated abysmally by this Council. Councillors well know what the community on Phillip Island think of them so they have stopped using the only local paper which covers Phillip Island and San Remo. Most see this as a clear attempt to neuter the media. For a vast number of Phillip Island and San Remo residents their local paper is the only way they receive information regarding what is happening with their council. Events and activities are now taking place on Phillip Island which large numbers in the community are missing and have no knowledge of because the Council no longer advertises in the local paper. In the next few weeks I am informed the council is seriously considering tendering out the shire wide rubbish collection for a period of 10 years. The proposal will include reducing the main rubbish bin collection for most residents (household garbage) from a weekly service to a fortnightly service. At the same time, the already high cost of garbage rates will increase because they propose to introduce a green waste bin which most do not want at extra cost. Without doubt, council should

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not conduct this tender process just before the coming council election and should wait until the view of the new council is considered. So what can be done? In four months there will be a council election in Bass Coast and all current councillors will be up for election. Even before it is known who will be standing, most people I know will be putting their sitting councillor last when they vote. By putting sitting councillors last, the community can be assured of a new council and a new beginning. One thing is for sure. When our council is known far and wide as our worst ever and a government survey finds them to be the worst in the state, it’s time for change. Alan Brown, Wattle Bank.

Hands off Tarwin Lower I AM totally flabbergasted South Gippsland Shire thinks it is a great idea to sell the shire land adjacent to the Tarwin Lower Mechanics Hall. On this shire land also is located the local art and craft shop which the shire helped initiate. May be the shire bureaucrats thought no one would notice the low key public notice that was placed in the local paper. We have noticed! This open spaced grassy area with some lovely old gumtrees forms the background to six well attended Tarwin Lower markets per year and has been the culmination of the last two Tour De Tarwin community fun day activities. Hundreds of people at times enjoy this space. Thousands pass through each year. The markets are the financial lifeblood for the survival of the historic

mechanics institute hall. Does the shire contribute to its maintenance or are the funds raised locally? Without the funds from the market to maintain the hall, and the funds raised for the community by the art and craft shop, Tarwin Lower community would be much the poorer. Over the years thousands of dollars have been raised and put back into the community and the hall. So the shire thinks it should be sold off. Why? What logic is there in this decision? Who will benefit? Not Tarwin Lower! Maybe it is to raise funds for a multimillion whizz bang new shire office block in Leongatha which no one needs. Ray Saunders, Tarwin Lower.

Talk before closing tip IF Bass Coast Shire Council closes the Inverloch Transfer Station how many ute and trailer loads will need to be carted to Wonthaggi? Given the nature of tree branches this would create two more hazards on the highway: slow moving vehicles and recalcitrant branches on the roadside. All in a fairly busy 100 km/h zone during weekends! As a bare minimum, council needs to retain the facility to process tree trimmings and branches in Inverloch. Community consultation and engagement can provide answers to issues such as this. Council needs to listen to stakeholders before it proposes changes that affect an entire community as well as impeding tourists. Geoff Ellis, Wattle Bank.

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“It is fun. I play netball and I get to catch up with friends at the same time.” Molly Hopkins, Korumburra.

“It brings together the community for good social activities and it gives people who are new to town an opportunity to meet new people.” Mitchell Bentvelzen, Leongatha.

“It is a good way to keep fit and socialise at the same time.” Blake Moscript, Leongatha.

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NBN rolls in

By Lucy Johnson

INTERNET users across South Gippsland will benefit from a faster connection as the National Broadband Network (NBN) grows to cover more of the region in the coming months. The rollout of the NBN has come after some districts went active almost 12 months ago. While other towns are yet to join the network, HiTech Connections Leongatha owner Greg Carruthers said it was only a matter of time. “Leongatha South, Ruby, Koonwarra and Bena areas already have access to the NBN because they were on the government’s three year plan,” he said. Upgrade time: from left, South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Bob Newton and HiTech “Wonthaggi, Dalyston, Cape Paterson and San Connections Leongatha manager Greg Carruthers will not have to rely on internet from their Remo are set to go active in August along with

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Nyora, Loch and Woodleigh.” Poowong will receive the NBN next, with the network going live in the town in July. People in Inverloch may have to wait longer than other areas in the Bass Coast, with the township set to receive the NBN in September. “At the moment, people in Leongatha South have a download speed of up to 50mb per second,” Mr Carruthers said. “There is a capacity to have this boosted to 100mb per second in the future.” Mr Carruthers stressed customers would not be switched to the NBN automatically and would need to discuss the switch with their current internet provider to make the change. “Internet users will need to connect their home with a required antenna and a connection box in order for the NBN to be installed. If they live in town they can be connected through existing telephone infrastructure to the street,” he said. “Customers are more than welcome to come in store and enquire about what they will need to join the NBN.” Most internet providers are connected to the NBN, with Gippsland’s major companies Telstra, DCSI and Aussie Broadband all on board for faster connection speeds. “It should be noted that people have 18 months to connect to the NBN before their existing provider is disconnected,” Mr Carruthers said. Much like the switch from analogue to digital television, the existing internet providers will phase out broadband to be replaced by NBN 18 months after the township is considered NBN “active”. “So now is a good time to look into your NBN options,” Mr Carruthers said.

Displaced manager may run for council THE Leongatha man who lost the contract to manage Leongatha’s Memorial Hall is considering running for South Gippsland Shire Council.

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Graeme Heath was well known as the hall manager for 20 years, undertaking minor maintenance, testing and tagging equipment, cleaning, setting up, catering and administration. “The work was my life helping community, family, corporate and council functions,” he said. Mr Heath, of Leongatha, has said he is considering nominating as a candidate in this October’s council election. South Gippsland Shire Council awarded the new contract to the Dandenong based firm, Cleaning Wizard Australia Pty Ltd. The contract is for a term of three years, with two optional one year extensions. Council issued the following statement, “While the company is based in Dandenong, they have sourced a locally-based person to manage the hall management and cleaning. “There will be no change to the services provided within the contract. “The incoming hall manager will be available to all user groups as per the current hall manager for all set ups/bookings, etc. “All key user groups have been advised in writing of the changes to the contract and have been advised that all currently provided services will continue under the new contract.” Mr Heath said he harboured no ill feeling towards council, as council had to followed compulsory competitive tendering regulations. “I think the local part of local government has gone because they have to obey state rules and regulations,” he said. Throughout his service, Mr Heath has helped organise a morning tea for former Prime Minister John Howard, been a part of 70 deb balls, weddings and even a concert by children’s performers, The Wiggles. “The best part of the job was being involved in community events and you do not mind putting in a bit extra because you are part of the community,” he said. Mr Heath’s contract ends on June 30.

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Dog saves couple A DOG rescued by his owners as a pup has returned the favour by saving the couple from a burning house at Venus Bay. Major, the four year old American bulldog, was rescued by Venus Bay residents Gary and Lyn Barnett when he was four months old. In the early hours of June 8, the much loved pet woke his sleeping owners at around 3.30am by nudging them with his nose. When Lyn woke, she smelt smoke and immediately alerted her husband. They saw flames outside the glass windows of their home. The wooden decking was on fire.

Thank goodness: Major saved his Venus Bay home after alerting his owners Gary and Lyn Barnett to a fire.

Thankfully, most of the restored and renovated beach home was saved as Gary was able to start fighting the flames, while Lyn phoned 000. The CFA at Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay responded quickly. Firefighters said a few minutes more and the fire would have entered the inside of the home and circumstances may have been much worse. They also suggested Major deserved a reward in the shape of a bone for his good deed. Major had woken the sleeping couple before smoke alarms went off and before the damage was too great to repair. He sleeps on a bed in the living room upstairs. “I’m just grateful to my dog for waking us up,” Lyn said. “He just kept coming in and out of our room until we woke up. When the firefighters arrived he greeted them by wagging his tail and he loved their attention. They told me he was such a good dog for waking us.” It is believed the fire was started by embers from the inside wood heater being caught by wind. The decking, wooden garden beds and the down stairs patio were worst affected. The glass of the front door was broken but the interior of the home survived. Gary suffered some minor burns to one of his feet while fighting the fire. Lyn is a nurse and is taking good care of him at home. The couple rescued Major after he was surrendered to a veterinary clinic when his previous

Fun times: Leah Eichner (left) with her parents Gary and Lyn Barnett, whose Venus Bay home was saved by their dog Major. owner refused to pay to treat his sore eyes. He needed medical attention and a new home, so they took him in. Major has had ear, eye and skin problems throughout his life and although he has incurred some medical costs for the couple, they say he is a great dog and would be lost without him.

Major is well known in the Venus Bay area as he is a distinctive large, white, muscly dog with a gentle, happy, and friendly personality. He is often seen walking along the beach or at Doyle’s with Lyn and Gary. • Contributed by Leah Eichner, daughter of Gary and Lyn Barnett.

Mayor’s message Cr Bob Newton This clearly means that more needs to be done by council and VicRoads in terms of informing the community about who owns and manages what roads. The results from the Community Satisfaction Survey 2016 will be used to inform the Local Government Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF) report, council’s annual report, the 2017-2021 Council Plan, educative material for the community, future community engagement activities and other plans and strategies of council, as relevant. Council convened its second meeting of organisations that work in and around the South Gippsland dairy industry. This is a wonderful initiative in that we are putting many heads together to develop strategies in which we can all provide support to dairy farmers. Those in attendance included representatives from Murray Goulburn, the State Government, Burra Foods, Rural Family Resources, Rural Financial Counselling, council and Long Street Family Medicine. The group discussed the various activities being undertaken to support the dairy farmers at the moment and those that are planned to be rolled out over the months ahead. The next meeting is scheduled for late July. For information about dairy industry support resources in South Gippsland visit Council’s website at www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/info/20003/business/269/farmers_in_need.

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I AM extremely proud that two of council’s priority projects have received the well-deserved attention of the Federal Coalition with Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, and Member for McMillan, Russell Broadbent MP, last week announcing their government would contribute funding towards the realignment of the South Gippsland Highway at Black Spur and the reconstruction of the Port Welshpool Long Jetty. These projects have been a priority for council for some time with councillors, staff and the community lobbying tirelessly in their advocacy for the success of these projects. If re-elected, the Coalition Government will allocate $25 million to the South Gippsland Highway, matched dollar-for-dollar by the State Government, and it’s expected a share will be spent to fix the notorious Black Spur, south of Koonwarra. This is a major breakthrough and the challenge now is to get the State Government to match the funding so we can finally make this section of the highway safe. Meanwhile, if re-elected, the Coalition will commit $4.858M toward the reconstruction of the Port Welshpool Long Jetty. I am thrilled about these major infrastructure investments and for what they will deliver to the region. Together with the community, council has been fighting relentlessly over a number of years for these projects to be funded. This is a huge win for us all. Results from this year’s Community Satisfaction Survey have been announced, with council’s performance on all core measures relatively stable in 2016 compared to past years. Results in this year’s survey moved only a few points in either the plus or minus direction. The results of the survey will be noted at the council meeting on June 22. Of the core measures, council continues to perform best in the area of ‘Customer Service’. Higher results in 2016 were received for ‘Community Decisions’, ‘Sealed Local Roads’ and ‘Advocacy’. Lower results were for ‘Overall Performance’ and ‘Community Consultation’. Of the ‘Best Thing About Council’, residents pointed to parks and gardens, councillors and customer service, while indications of where ‘Council most needs to improve’ included sealed road maintenance, community consultation and expensive rates. Sealed local roads continue to be the most problematic area, despite improving by three points. What’s more concerning is 10 of the 18 roads specified by respondents as being poor are State Government roads managed by VicRoads.

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Debutante weekend for Leongatha THE Leongatha and District Netball Association held two successful Debutante Balls over the weekend on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18 with a total of 21

couples presented over the two evenings. Official guests for Friday were Sue Ritchie, past president of Leongatha and District Netball Association, accompanied by Michael Ritchie and Melina Bath MLC, Member for Eastern Vic-

torian Region accompanied by Gary Sauvarin. The flowergirl Lisse Bath was representing Town Netball Club, while the page boy Ryan Marshman was representing Meeniyan and District Netball Club.

Official guests for Saturday were Maxine Kiel, 2016 South Gippsland Shire Council Citizen of the Year, and Anna Patterson, president of Leongatha and District Netball Association, accompanied by Nick Dudley.

Friday night debutantes: back, from left, Lachlan Harms, Zayn Clark, Connor Rogers, Jack Edmondson, Max Norton, Jeremy Brammar, Stuart Mackenzie, Marc Dinger. Middle, Hamish Beecroft, Chloe Mitchell, Chelsea Ford, Janine Pearn, Sarah Bouquet, Chloe Wylie, Kobe Barnard, Jed Moore. Front (seated), Tea Clark, Maddison Betts, Coral Johnston (trainer), Gary Sauvarin, Melina Bath MLA, Sue Ritchie, Michael Ritchie, Vicki Neal (trainer), Catherine Beaton, Emily Chadwick. Floor, Ryan Marshman and Lisse Bath. Photo courtesy Foons Photographics.

Saturday night debutantes: back, from left, Josh Boler, Brock Jones, Jack Ballagh, Jack Dunn, Matt Newton, Brandon Embury, Thomas Evans, Jake Rockall, Rory Harrington. Middle, Tom Brew, Chelsea Hofman, Kiera Brown, Ayla Deenen, Millie Hannon, Fasika Sommerville-Smith, Nikya Wright, Georgia Edwards, Will Collins. Front (seated), Milly James, Tanika McCaughan, Coral Johnston (trainer), Maxine Kiel, Nick Dudley, Anna Patterson, Vicki Neal (trainer), Christine Byrne, Ally Martin. Floor, flowergirls Tennessee Crimp and Remy Jans. Photo courtesy Foons Photographics.

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Community garden grows A NEW table and seat has been installed in the hub of the Leongatha Community Garden. Made by a local tradesman from black butt and spotted gum timber, and surrounded by brick paving, the facilities are for everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use. Many low growing native shrubs have been planted to attract birds. The garden welcomes the community to inspect and also consider joining the group. Cooking classes have been well supported by the community and are at a low cost so everyone can participate. The last class was soft cheeses but the group has also held breadmaking, Asian appetisers, and citrus and preserves classes. Talented cooks Cheryl Lamb and Janica Nichols have extensive culinary skills and run the workshops. A thermomix class was held on June 18. To find out, more see the gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page.

Ready, set, go: from left, Career Education Association of Victoria project officer Leah Pappas, Latoya Kyprios from The Brainary escorting NAO the humanoid robot, and association project officers David Bucknell and Amelia Bucknell prior to a robot session at Korumburra Secondary College.

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EXPOSURE and exhaustion due to heavy seas have been identified as the cause of death As well as the robot, students are of 59 cattle, during their transintroduced, usually for the very first port from Tasmania to Port time, to the world of virtual reality. Welshpool in January.

By Stuart Biggins READY, SET, GO is a work ready program funded by the Victorian Department of Education and Training for the Career Education Association of Victoria (CAEV) and its high-tech venture pulled into Korumburra Secondary College recently. The World of Work on Wheels (WOWOW) bus uses virtual reality as one method of encouraging students to think beyond the confines of their present to imagine the world they will soon inhabit. WOWOW has visited 20 rural and remote government schools in Victoria to demonstrate to students in years 7 to 10 how technology is rapidly changing the world of work. The visit includes an appearance by a humanoid robot which presents a talk about career development to help students understand that everything they

Tomorrow today: Korumburra Secondary College Year 10 student Nicholas Wylie enjoyed the 3D virtual reality experience. do in their lives becomes a part of their career journey. The robot is identical to the one that has just been deployed as a guide at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Project officer Leah Pappas said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introducing todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students to advanced technology may alter career aspirations and influence subject selection, future course and study options, and encourage them to explore growth industry areas and other career options.â&#x20AC;? Year 10 student Poaki Ahokava said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool! Can you imagine if this was used? We could re-enact history. I reckon the technology is really advanced.â&#x20AC;? Why board an aircraft and endure a day shut inside a fuselage in an environment full of risks to wander the backstreets of Istanbul, when it can be done via the world of virtual reality. The technology presents all the sights, sounds, smells and movements present as if one was there in person. The technology enables participants to experience 10 minutes at the South Pole or the middle of the Sahara Desert.

The cattle were either dead on arrival or had to be put down due to their condition once at Port Welshpool. Following the investigation into the deaths, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority is considering licence amendments and possible penalty infringement notices. Each infringement notice can carry a fine of up to $10,000. A spokesperson for the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources told The Star the investigation centred on the decision to sail given the weather and sea conditions forecast, and the compliance of the vessel with AMSA orders for the confinement and protection of livestock during shipment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Biosecurity Tasmania has submitted a prosecution brief for review by its director of public prosecutions,â&#x20AC;? they said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Victorian investigations and statements have informed the Tasmania Biosecurity prosecution brief, however no prosecution action will occur by Victoria.â&#x20AC;? The investigation into the deaths was being undertaken by RSPCA and the Tas-

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manian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. A spokesperson for the department confirmed the shipping company involved in the incident continued to transport livestock throughout the investigation period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The relevant shipping company was issued with instructions to ensure any livestock being transported across Bass Strait in the interim phase are protected from any similar welfare risks,â&#x20AC;? they said. At the time of the incident, lobby group Animals Australia described it as â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the worst live shipping disasters in Australian historyâ&#x20AC;? and called for the suspension of livestock shipments from Tasmania. Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief veterinary officer Charles Milne said incidents on sea crossings that result in the deaths of cattle are rare. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The department has arranged a meeting of Victorian Ports CEOs and AMSA to discuss emergency contingency arrangements for such incidents,â&#x20AC;? he said. Dr Milne said at the suggestion of Victoria, Tasmania Biosecurity arranged a reconvening of the Bass Strait Livestock Transport Committee with increased representation from Victoria. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This meeting was primarily called to discuss this incident and to review the Tasmanian animal welfare guidelines,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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enrolment form and nominate your Kindergarten preferences. You can enrol at www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/centralenrolment or you can pick up an enrolment form at Council or your local library or Maternal & Child Health Centre. For more information, please contact Shelley on 5662 9200

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Hunt on for health workers THE Monash University Department of Rural Health is part of research to help attract nursing and allied health students and graduates to work in regional areas. The Rural Health Workforce Australia-funded research project aims to address an undersupply of health professionals in areas, including Gippsland. The Monash department, which has a presence in Leongatha, has joined forces with Flinders and Charles Darwin universities and the University of Newcastle’s Department of Rural Health in the project. Dr Keith Sutton, a researcher with the Monash department, based in Moe, said poorer access to quality healthcare providers has been cited as one of the primary causes of poorer health outcomes for Australians living in rural areas. Allied health workers include occupational therapists, social workers, physiotherapists, dietetics, speech pathologists, pharmacists and radiographers. The challenge of attracting these professionals to rural areas is complicated by the need for many of them to undertake city-based study for four to six years, Dr Sutton said. “To date we know that coming from a rural background is the biggest single predictor of a student’s decision to work in a rural area after graduating but we also know if urban students have had long-term exposure – a minimum of six months – to rural placements within their courses, this is also influential however most placements are shorter than this,” he said. Dr Sutton said Monash Rural Health’s rural clinical training sites, including Leongatha, wanted to provide longer term placements for nursing and allied health students.

Space galore: from left, Stacey, Marley, Matt, Billy, Zane, Jas, Bec and Clay Dowel are the team behind Grand Ridge Self-Storage and Hire at Mirboo North.

Storage solutions at Mirboo North ARE you tight for space at your place, or need storage to meet your temporary living or business arrangements? Jas, Bec, Matt and Stacey Dowel are proud to announce Grand Ridge Self-Storage and Hire is now open in Mirboo North. Located at 43 Giles Street, storage spaces are now open for lease. The partnership of locals bought a bare block a few years ago and have now developed it into a storage shed complex. They could not be happier

with the final results. The newly built complex consists of 26 units including huge 3.6m by 9.4m units ideal for caravan/boat storage or business storage solutions, and 3m by 5.3m to 7.3m units perfect for moving house. The units offer a local, secure, hassle free venue at competitive rates for your long and short term storage needs. There is 24 hour video surveillance and full security fencing to give peace of mind, and pests are kept at bay thanks to spraying by SWAT Pest

Management. A massive turning bay provides easy access for trailers and trucks when unloading. The company is developing a website and in the meantime, can be found on Facebook. Storage rates are: $45 per week for a 3.1m by 5.30m unit; $55 per week for a 3m by 7.3m unit; $60 per week for a 3.7m by 7.39m unit; and $65 per week for a 3.6m by 9.39m unit. There is a $22 administration fee also. Contact Stockdale and Leggo Mirboo North on 5668 1300 for more information.

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Tax time made easy ZUN and Associates, based in Wonthaggi, has a few useful tips to help individuals and small businesses manage tax time effectively. Small businesses are entitled to claim an instant write off for assets purchased under $20,000. There is no limit on the amount of assets that can be claimed and this Federal Government initiative is available until June 30, 2017. The company tax rate changes have been reduced to 28.5 percent from 30 percent in this financial year. It is highly likely the rate will decrease again to 27.5 percent in the next financial year, as announced in the federal budget. In this case, it may be beneficial for companies to delay the receipt of income until the next financial year. There are a range of deductions available to individuals and small businesses depending on their occupation and industry. Expenditure incurred in relation to carrying out your duties as an employee or business operator are generally deductible. Principal accountant and tax agent Cade Zun has found deductions relating to home office running costs like electricity, gas, telephone and internet often go unclaimed for small business and individuals. Superannuation remains a lucrative opportunity to save tax and build wealth. Employees are able to salary sacrifice their pay into superannuation and small business owners are able to make concessional contributions at the favourable tax rate of 15 per cent. For those under the age of 50, the concessional contribution limit is $30,000. If you are over the age of 50, the concessional contribution limit is $35,000. Tax time is a great opportunity for employees to ensure they are receiving contributions from their employer. Employer contributions can often be lost and go to multiple superannuation funds.

Lodging for the first time? ALMOST half a million Australians lodged a tax return for the first time in 2015.

Helpful and reliable: Zun and Associates’ Mairead Taylor and Cade Zun can help you achieve the best results during this year’s tax time. It is important to consolidate multiple funds as well as checking the suitability of your current superannuation fund. Be sure to include all dividend and interest income in your tax return. The Australian Taxation Office will identify any missing income and will adjust your tax return accordingly. If you completed study, a course or training in relation to your current employment then you can claim costs in your tax return. Claimable expenses include course fees, books, stationary, computers, laptops or tablets.

Mr Zun encourages clients to obtain depreciation reports on their rental properties to maximise the claim they make on rental income. If you are able to pay outstanding expenses and bring forward other expenses, then your taxable income will be reduced and result in paying less tax. If small businesses have bad debts then it is a good idea to write them off prior to June 30, 2016. Understand what your tax situation is likely to be before the end of the financial year. This allows you to plan ahead and manage cash flow. For more details, contact Cade Zun at Zun and Associates on 5672 1643.

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) knows lodging a return for the first time can be intimidating, so has put together 10 tips for first time lodgers. 1. Make sure you have a tax file number (TFN). Without one, more tax will be deducted from your pay and you will not be able to lodge a tax return. 2. Check if you need to lodge. Go to ato.gov. au/Calculators-and-tools/Do-I-need-to-lodge-a-taxreturn/ to find out. 3. Know your options. MyTax is the ATO’s quick, easy, safe and secure online lodgment service or use a registered tax agent. 4. Access ATO’s online services. To do this, you will need to create a myGov account and link it to the ATO. To link your account call the ATO on 13 28 61 and press 5 at the prompt to get your unique linking code to verify your account. In myGov, go to the services page and link to the ATO. Select ‘I have a linking code’ and enter your linking code when prompted. 5. Claim your work related expenses. For example, if you have to work outdoors you can claim a deduction for the cost of your hat and sunglasses. To check out what you may be entitled to visit ato. gov.au/deductions If you have a lot of work-related expenses, you might want to consider the app myDeductions. To start using myDeductions download the ATO app from Googleplay, the AppStore or the Windows Store. 6. Declare your fair share. If you earn money from odd jobs such as, transporting passengers or renting out a room or house, it counts as assessable income and you will need to declare it on your tax return. 7. Fix mistakes as soon as possible. If you think you have made a mistake or forgot to include something on your tax return, let the ATO know as soon as possible. You can amend your tax return by accessing the ATO’s online services via your myGov account. If you lodged using a tax agent, contact them. 8. Be patient. The ATO expects to receive most pre-fill information by August, which means if you can wait until then, completing your own tax return should be even quicker and easier, and people will be far less likely to make a mistake. 9. Lodge by the deadline of October 31, if preparing your own return. If using an agent, contact them before the end of October to meet their lodgment dates. 10. Track your progress. Tax returns lodged using myTax or a registered tax agent are usually processed within two weeks. You can check the progress of your return using our online services via your myGov account. For more information on lodging your tax return in 2016, visit ato.gov.au/firstreturn

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Financial health returns TAX time 2016 has arrived and as always the past year has seen many changes to the tax laws. The friendly staff at Williams, Edwards & Findlay (WEF) are ready to assist with these changes and the preparation of your individual, partnership, trust, company and SMSF annual returns. WEF is a locally owned CPA accountancy firm in Korumburra with a significant and diverse client base from around Victoria. Their services include accounting and taxation, business advisory, GST support, self-managed superannuation funds and financial planning. WEF consists of four partners Greg Edwards, Donna Wilks, Barry Wyatt and Jesse Last as well as friendly staff who possess a broad range of knowledge and life experience to assist clients with their needs. Greg is a CPA member and an authorised representative of Count Financial Group, and has been with the firm for more than 20 years. Clients benefit from his vast wealth of knowledge and years of experience. Donna is a CPA member, an authorised representative of Count and has been with the firm for five years. She enjoys working with small business clients to understand how their business is performing, comply with their taxation obligations and achieve their goals. Barry is a CPA member who has been with the firm for nine years. He has assisted businesses with acquisition and start up, as well as supporting established

businesses. He is a certified Sage One advisor as well as having experience with other major accounting programs such as Xero, MYOB and Reckon. Jesse has been with WEF for four years; he is an associate member of FPA, a Count Representative and has been a financial planner for 12 years. Specialising in financial planning, he can assist clients define and achieve their long and short term goals. WEF offers a free financial health check with Jesse to discuss: • investments; • superannuation; • income protection and life insurance; • business lending and leasing; • estate planning; and • budgeting. The four partners (Greg, Barry, Jesse and Donna) have complementary skills to ensure WEF has all bases covered. So whether you’re a business operator, an employee, a single parent or looking at retirement, Williams, Edwards & Findlay in Korumburra can help with your accounting and taxation requirements and assist you plan for a secure financial future. Counting on: from left, Donna Wilks, Barry Wyatt, Penny Whiteside and Melissa Whelan, WEF offers flexible appointments including: Saturday mornings, after hours, and appoint- at Williams, Edwards & Findlay, Commercial Street, Korumburra will make preparing your ments conducted at your personal/business premises tax returns – one of many services available - as easy as A, B, C. if required. Student and apprentice discount rates are available. To book an appointment please call us on 5655 2311 or email business@wef.com.au.

Landlords, claim correctly THE Australian Tax Office is encouraging rental property owners to check out the information on its website to get their claims right. Assistant commissioner Graham Whyte said tax time can be tricky for rental property owners. “The best place to find out what you can claim and which records you’ll need is on our website. We also have some how-to videos as well as a comprehensive rental property guide,” he said. “I’d also remind rental property owners and anyone who wishes to prepare their own tax return they can now lodge online with myTax – the quick, easy, safe and secure way to lodge online.” Mr Whyte said the ATO would be paying close attention to excessive interest expense claims and

incorrect apportionment of rental income and expenses between owners. “We are also looking at holiday homes that are not genuinely available for rent and incorrect claims for newly purchased rental properties,” he said. “If you are claiming deductions for your rental property, be sure to include all your rental income and make sure your property was genuinely available for rent when the expense was incurred. “You must also make sure to apportion any deductions to take any private use into account, and you must have records for the claims you make. “The ATO’s ability to identify incorrect rental property claims is becoming more sophisticated due to enhancements in technology and the extensive use of data.”

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ATO to target Rest assured with work claims tax expert advice THE Australian Tax Office is urging people to check work-related expenses they are entitled to claim. Assistant Commissioner Graham Whyte said people should claim everything they are entitled to. “If you claim a deduction you need to remember the three golden rules. One, make sure you spent the money yourself and were not reimbursed. Two, make sure it’s related to your job and three, you need a record to prove it,” he said. “One of the best ways to keep track of your de-

ductions is to use the myDeductions tool in the ATO mobile app.” Mr Whyte said there had been a change in the rules for calculating car expenses this year and people need to use a logbook or the cents per kilometre method to support their claims. The ATO will be watching people whose deduction claims are higher than expected, in particular those claiming car expenses. For more information on work related expenses, visit ato.gov.au/deductions

“We identify the opportunities and strategies that provide the best outcomes for our clients; While the ancient Greek philosopher was we do more than just prepare tax returns,” Mr more so referring to life in general, that statement Cooper said. “We play the role of trusted advisor and form is applicable to business, taxation and financial long lasting relationships matters. with our clients often Thee have been working with multiple Significant changes to generations of a family.” superannuation announced Self Managed in the May Federal Budget, Superannuation Funds a federal election looming (SMSFs) have become an in early July, ongoing increasing focus at Cooper volatility in the share McGrath Accountants markets and uncertainty based on the experience with interest rates and of Mr Cooper, which has property markets. placed his services in this Put this together area in demand. with rapidly changing He has extensive technology impacting knowledge when it comes upon nearly every aspect to the administration and of our lives and it is strategies associated with understandable some these funds. people begin to feel “For example it is uncertain for the future at surprising how few trustees times. of SMSFs have given The team at Cooper consideration to what will McGrath Accountant happen if a member either and Advisors in passes away or becomes Korumburra sees change as an opportunity: an Experience, knowledge: Justin Cooper incapacitated; how does opportunity to review of Cooper McGrath Accountant and the SMSF deal with this? How does this fit into the what is currently being Advisors. broader estate planning done and an opportunity strategy? We are seeing to identify areas where this more and more,” Mr Cooper said. improvements can be made. With the removal of the ‘Accountants The team at Cooper McGrath embrace new technologies such as ‘cloud’ based bookkeeping Exemption’ in regards to SMSFs coming into and accounting systems that create enormous effect on July 1, 2016, and the limitation this will benefits, not just with efficiency but with making place upon what accountants can provide advice available crucial information in real time so clients on, there is an expectation a number of SMSF trustees will no longer be able to rely upon their can make better informed business decisions. “We review our client’s business structures to current accountant for SMSF advice. Cooper McGrath welcome enquiries from ensure they are best set up for not just taxation purposes, but most importantly to protect and any SMSFs affected by this change, or enquiries grow their assets and secure their families in general. “We actually provide a SMSF Healthcheck service. This is more or less a second financial future,” principal Justin Cooper said. Staying up to date and informed of the set of eyes,” Mr Cooper said. “We review the SMSF and give an opinion latest changes, be it with tax rules or the latest on any potential or actual issues from either a technologies to benefit business, ensures Cooper McGrath Accountants are able provide the best compliance or strategic perspective. If nothing else it provides piece of mind and/or feedback.” possible advice to clients.

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Leaning tower of Poowong By Brad Lester A MEMORIAL to fallen service personnel at Poowong is at risk.

Remembering them: from left, Irene Adams of the Poowong Community Consultative Committee and South Gippsland Shire Councillor Lorraine Brunt are hoping to find funding to repair and move Poowong’s cenotaph.

Suicide awareness a priority for Bradley a stigma surrounding suicide, but we need to peel back the layers and say that it is okay to open up about these problems. There is no right or wrong,” Cr Drew said. Bass Coast Shire Council deputy mayor Cr “We need to assist our fellow human beings who Bradley Drew is passionate about the cause and is want to survive, thrive and live happy lives. My madoing everything he can to ensure people in crisis jor goal is to have a facility installed in Bass Coast have adequate resources in regional where people can come for profesVictoria. sional help when they are at a crisis “Suicide has been around forpoint.” ever and a day. I was recently at an “I hear of people who are conevent where a colleague said they templating suicide that have to wait never used to hear about suicide and three months to receive the required therein lies the problem. Suicide was support. They do not have three prevalent decades ago but people months. They need help now.” were so fearful about coming out Cr Drew hosted a walk recently and discussing it,” he said. to raise awareness of suicide and “Suicide is the ghost we cannot mental health support in the region. see and there is nothing friendly The Survivors of Suicide Walk about it.” started at Newhaven College and Cr Drew and wife Jillian are hosttrekkers made their way to the Naing a series of events as ambassadors tional Vietnam Museum Rememof Survivors of Suicide, an organisabrance Gardens. • Bass Coast Shire tion dedicated to providing support If anybody is experiencing suiCouncil deputy mayor for those bereaved by suicide. cidal thoughts, contact Life Line on Cr Bradley Drew. “We can no longer turn a blind 131 114, Suicide Helpline on 1300 eye to this problem. I understand 651 251, Mens Line on 1300 789 978, Kids Helpline people are challenged by it because there is such on 1800 55 1800, or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636.

A GROUP of locals are advocating to raise awareness and prevention of suicide in South Gippsland.

The cenotaph in the middle of town is too close to the road, becoming unstable and starting to lean. The town’s peak community group, the Poowong Community Consultative Committee, is seeking to renovate and relocate the memorial to the other end of the median strip, but the project will cost $36,000. That cost includes a new panel for additional names. The maximum State Government grant available is $20,000, leaving a shortfall of $16,000. The committee’s Irene Adams asked South Gippsland Shire Council for help last Wednesday. “Because the cenotaph is a shire asset, we are

Leading teen rewarded By Ruby Martin, Leongatha Secondary College A YEAR 12 student at Leongatha Secondary College is in the running to be named VCE Leader of the Year.

Gemma Martin has won a VCE Leadership Award and is one of eight state wide finalists in the running for the grand gong. The prestigious award is open to government, Catholic and independent school students studying VCE. It recognises students who promote leadership and participation in their school and community. Gemma was nominated by Leongatha Secondary College after having won awards for her contribution to her school and community, including a nomination for the South Gippsland Shire Youth Community Contribution Award this year. “I was honestly in shock, it was completely unexpected,” she said. “I am incredibly honoured and fortunate to be acknowledged.” Gemma has contributed to her community in numerous ways, such as initiating, organising and hosting a World’s Greatest Shave fundraising event, helping coach junior netball teams at Meeniyan Dumbalk United Football Netball Club, being one of four school captains, leading the Student Representative Council and participating in leadership programs. and so often we do not realise who has been affected Gemma said the award has motivated her further by suicide,” Cr Drew said. to make a difference and “to give back to the com“The one thing I preach is that if you see somebody, munity organisations that have given me so much”. ask them how they are going, even ask them twice.” “I feel as though I have more of an excuse than ever Motivational speaker Chris Hedler will be jointo dream big and create positive change,” she said. ing the panel to discuss his tips on a modern ap“This is only the start of who I want to be and proach to positive thinking. what I want to do.” Hennie Lanting, a volunteer for the Salvation Gemma said being “a rural kid”, growing up in Army for the past 22 years, will discuss her extena small country town and attending a public school, sive experience in responding to people who are exdoes not mean young people miss out on opportunipressing suicidal feelings. ties for personal growth, leadership or even top-class Local Wonthaggi GP Nola Maxfield will also education. be in attendance, with 30 years of experience in the “It does not mean you will not get recognised, field. Ms Maxfield is currently chair of the Gippsland your voice will not be heard, or no one will benefit Primary Health Network. The forum will take place on Sunday, June 26 at Newhaven College Auditorium and will commence at 1pm. All are welcome to attend. For more information A QUIET court in Leongatha has turned contact 0413 056 165.

Forum aims to prevent suicide MENTAL health agencies will band together to raise awareness for support resources in the region at a Survivors of Suicide community forum next Sunday. Bass Coast Shire Council deputy mayor Cr Bradley Drew and wife Jillian have organised the event as ambassadors of the cause, aimed at helping those bereaved by suicide and providing support for people at crisis point. “The forum is affiliated with SOS Ballarat, with founder Kirsty Steenhuis coming down as a keynote speaker,” Cr Drew said. “We also have two very brave people who have been directly bereaved by suicide who have been kind enough to speak of the challenges they have had to face.” Mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale will also be speaking about her own loss of a sister to suicide. “We go to work and we come home and cook tea,

A concerned resident believed rubbish has increased since South Gippsland Shire Council removed bins from beaches two, three, four and five, after the public bins were being filled with residential waste. “I have been a ratepayer in Venus Bay since 1990 and have watched as, over the years, the bay has become a rubbish dumping ground since all rubbish bins have been removed in the mistaken belief that people ‘will take their rubbish home’,” the resident said, referring to holidaymakers being required to

Top student: Leongatha Secondary College’s Gemma Martin received a prestigious VCE Leadership Award for her achievements as a leader within the school and community. from your efforts. We can do just as much as our city counterparts, perhaps even more,” she said. Gemma’s mother Melody Martin said, “You never know what you can achieve or are capable of until you try, or give something a go, which is what Gemma has done. “She is very fortunate to be recognised for what she’s achieved and I’m very proud of her for giving it a go.” Gemma will attend a Leadership Awards Ceremony on November 21 where she, along with the seven other finalists, will be asked to speak about their achievements and their leadership qualities. The overall VCE Leader of the Year will be announced on the night.

Drugs worry neighbours

Rubbish spoils pristine bay RUBBISH is polluting Venus Bay’s beachside serenity, with baby nappies and smashed bottles left on beaches and roads.

seeking council support for the grant and to make up the difference,” she said. Cr Lorraine Brunt, of Poowong, said renovating and relocating the cenotaph was a specialised task. “We do need to move it out of respect to the servicemen,” she said. Cr Andrew McEwen felt the State Government could make a contribution to the project. “Heavy trucks going around there could be compacting the soil and contributing to the damage,” he said. Council will investigate grant options through the government and possibly the RSL. The cenotaph was built in the middle of Poowong’s main street in 1922 but since then a roundabout has been built, placing the memorial right on the edge of the road. Traffic passes perilously close, so close services cannot be held there safely.

take their rubbish away with them. The resident has written to council and Parks Victoria, to no avail. Parks Victoria said council provided bins on Parks Victoria land at Venus Bay but a council audit revealed residential rubbish was being dumped in these bins. “It was decided to remove the bins from beaches two to five in October 2015,” the Parks spokesperson said. “The bins will remain at beach one as the main access area and highest visited site. Parks Victoria schedules regular additional litter patrols during peak periods to deal with rubbish removal and will continue to monitor litter levels across the three sites.”

into a drug marketplace with one resident believed to be selling illegal substances at all hours of the day. Residents became concerned after a pair of shoes were found flung onto the powerlines at the entrance of the court about a year ago, said to be a sign of drug dealing in the area. “Cars come in and out of court at all hours of the day. They drive in, do a swap and drive out,” one neighbour said. “The resident goes out and sits in his car, does the trade and then goes back into his house.” The concerned neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, said the events started occurring immediately after a house on the street was burgled. “Ever since that burglary we have had problems here,” he said. “It does not feel unsafe to live nearby, how-

ever it is the visitors who are causing a problem. They speed in and out of the court at up to 80km an hour sometimes.” Leongatha Police Sergeant Dale McCahon said no search of the suspicious property could be made without a warrant. “We need to have enough information or evidence to swear an affidavit in front of a magistrate who would then issue a search warrant,” he said. “We have to have enough evidence or intelligence before that can happen.” In order to attain the required information, Leongatha residents are being urged to report any suspicious behaviour. “We need all the information they can give us. So if anybody witnesses something they can ring us or the Tasking Unit in Wonthaggi,” Sgt McCahon said. “If they wish to remain anonymous they can ring Crime Stoppers.”

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Jessica to shine on stage WONTHAGGI’S Jessica Geyer is thrilled to have the opportunity to take on the role of Jane in Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s upcoming major musical Mary Poppins. With opening night set for Friday, July 1, the 13 year old has led a busy lifestyle preparing for her musical theatre debut. “I auditioned because I wanted to see what it would be like to play a lead role like Jane, and find out if it was something I would like to do,” she said. “It’s different than what I expected. I didn’t expect so many rehearsals but I’ve really enjoyed it and the cast are really nice.” Although official rehearsals are set for only a few days a week, the rehearsing continued at home as Jessica worked to perfect her lines, dancing and accent. Jessica has been singing for as long as she can remember and has danced with Dance Design at Wonthaggi since she was five years old. She also undergoes drama lessons in Korumburra with Joanna Jacobs. Although performing in musical theatre is a new experience for Jessica, she is well accustomed to singing in front of crowds with well known Wonthaggi musicians Maureen Alford and Leigh Owens. “I’ve sung at gigs and concerts with Maureen and Leigh and we did Carols by Candlelight in Wonthaggi and Inverloch last year,” she said. “I like singing Perfect Nanny in Mary Poppins because Coby (Fowles, playing Michael) and I get to sing it on our own, and I like to dance to Jolly Holiday.” Jessica has also tried her hand at theatre in Melbourne, and received an audition for the current musical Matilda.

New star: Wonthaggi’s Jessica Geyer is set to dazzle audiences as Jane in Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s upcoming musical Mary Poppins. “It was a good experience. We had to prepare a monologue and sing a song for the audition,” she said. “I sang Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray and did a monologue for Anne of Green Gables.” Although she didn’t land a role in Matilda, she is ready to become a local star in Mary Poppins and is looking forward to seeing the cast and crew’s hard work come together.

“We’ve rehearsed scenes in parts, so we haven’t done a full run through yet. We havep dress rehearsals coming up so it will be good to see it all finished,” she said. “I’m a bit nervous and I’ll be sad when it all ends, but I’m looking forward to opening night.” Jessica said she’d love to work with the localb theatre groups again. “When I’m older I think I would like a turn at playing Mary Poppins,” she said. p

Plenty of painting: Marg and David Tat-P tersall were hard at work painting the sets for Mary Poppins at the Lyric Playhouse recently. b b

Rehearsal: from left, Adrian Darakai, Daniel Hansen and Steve Howe ran over their lines for Mary Poppins at the Lyric Studio during their final month of rehearsals.

Young talent: Korumburra’s Coby Fowles is sure to bring the crowd to its feet as he takes on the role of Michael in Lyric Theatre’s production of Mary Poppins, opening July 1.

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Behind the scenes: from left, costume mistress Heather Drury and co director Peter McAlpine Spoonful of sugar: from left, Michelle Dal Masetto gets into character as the cranky Ms are busy backstage preparing to make this year’s Andrew with Leongatha Lyric Theatre president Peter Western in preparation for the Mary production of Mary Poppins one of Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s best shows yet. Poppins premiere on July 1.

Opening night in sights THE countdown to Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s upcoming musical Mary Poppins is coming to a close. Friday, July 1 is the big night for the cast and crew who have worked hard since the start of the year to bring the production together. With costumes arriving last week, the cast will begin dress rehearsals this week, as well as tidying up some of the singing and dancing throughout the show. “We are in a good place at the moment; we are pleased with where everyone is at,” co director Peter McAlpine said. “Elaine Epifano has done a fantastic job. The orchestra is sounding beautiful and the singing is amazing. Lisa Pellin has also done an amazing job bringing the choreography together. It’s been a fantastic collaborative effort.” Mr McAlpine took on the directing role alongside Kerrie Giles. As a team they have pulled together a mammoth show, which is sure to be a big hit amongst the crowd on opening night. They were thrilled when Mary Poppins became available and jumped at the opportunity to put on the renowned production. “The show became available so we applied for it thinking they would never give such a huge show to a small theatre group. We couldn’t believe it when we got it and we’ve just ran with it ever since,” Mr McAlpine said. “A lot of people have grown up with Mary Poppins. It’s an absolutely lovely movie to watch and our cast and crew have done really well. “We have such a talented cast, right down to the youngest chimney sweep boy. The choir has been extremely hardworking, and though it will be busy two weeks for everyone involved, the end result is going to be very rewarding.” Originally, the production team put out the idea of the roles of Jane and Michael being double casted to ease the pressure on the young actors.

However, Wonthaggi’s Jessica Geyer and Korumburra’s Coby Fowles were the only children cast and have handled the demanding roles incredibly well. “Jessica and Coby are great – in fact, I think they are handling the busy rehearsal schedule better than anyone. They can keep going all day, no questions asked,” Mr McAlpine said. “They bring a lot of energy to the show. They

Step in time: Kerryn Lockhart is readying herself to wow audiences as the lead of Mary in Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s Mary Poppins next month.

have been fantastic to work with and they are very talented. It will be a treat for everyone who comes to see them perform.” The cast will be working with the set – built by a dedicated crew – in the final two weeks before opening night. The biggest question still remains will Mary fly? Leongatha Lyric Theatre has remained tight lipped about the magical aspect of the show, so you will have to buy your tickets to find out. Tickets can be purchased from Great Southern Outdoors or from www.lyrictheatre.net.au.

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Fast care SHORTER response times are the goal for ambulance services across Bass Coast.

Fun read: Becky, Jack, Annie and Lilly were content with their finds at Wonthaggi Primary School’s book fair.

Stories thrill children READING was the flavour of the week at Wonthaggi Primary School recently. The school hosted its annual book fair in the school library. As part of the promotion, students were visited by beloved children’s book character Geronimo Stilton, who drew the raffle at the school assembly. Six raffle winners were given a $10 voucher to spend at the book fair. Selling Scholastic books Good books: from left, Wonthaggi Primaand quirky stationary, the price ry School’s Violet and Winter explored the range varied between $1 and $30 and proved to yet again be fiction section at the school’s book fair. a popular school event. “We hold the book fair to promote a love of reading throughout the school. The children love it and there was plenty of interest all week,” the school’s Katrina Plummer said.

The State Government is investing an additional $144 million to fix the ambulance system. This funding boost included the $60 million response rescue fund to provide faster responses. The budget boost will help Bass Coast Health (BCH) build on its solid recent performance. “We are working on ways to better meet the demand of our emergency services. Sometimes police can be tied down for a while at the hospital – particularly when a mental health patient comes in – or we have to send our ambulances down the road so patients can receive extra treatment in the city,” BCH interim CEO Jan Child said. “We are looking into methods that have worked in the city that may work here as well, like sending a skilled clinician to treat patients onsite for patients who need medical clearance, but not necessarily a hospital.” To date, BCH has shown vast improvement in a number of key areas. Around 87 per cent of patient transfers are within 40 minutes, more patients were admitted during the March quarter, and more than half of category one, two and three emergency patients were treated within 14 minutes – a one minute improvement from last year. Code one average ambulance response times have also improved by 45 seconds compared to last year. “Our $144 million investment in our ambulance system will drive further improvements in response times, and give people in Wonthaggi confidence in emergency care,” Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy said. “We know we have more to do to improve emergency department performance, and reduce elective surgery waiting lists. “Wonthaggi’s elective surgery patients will receive their operations quicker.”

Life lessons: from left, Jacob, Harold the giraffe, Yolanda and Gypsy had a discussion about cyber safety in the Life Education van recently.

Van promotes health THE Life Education mobile classroom visited Wonthaggi North Primary School recently. Yolanda – along with Harold the giraffe who is a key character across the program – delivered positive health messages to students. The program catered for all year levels, discussing such topics as the importance of exercise and food for healthy living, effective communication skills, friendships, family, giving and receiving help, and safe use of communication technology.

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Easter festival Keep safe with in the pipeline Raneye Systems logo on the main stage, print media and on the programs that will be handed out on the day.”

NEW president of the Wonthaggi Business and Tourism Association (WBTA) Dee Connell has a few ideas up her sleeve to brighten up Wonthaggi. Dee has been the treasurer of the WBTA for three years and stepped up to her new role after its last annual general meeting on May 24. “Ross Langlois (former president) has been doing it for a long time and he leads a busy lifestyle,” she said. “Ross has done a wonderful job and he will remain on the committee. When he became president it was just the two of us and Hannah Quilford, so we work well as a team. There’s a few projects I want to see get off the ground so I have stepped up.” One such project is the Laneways Festival, which may go ahead on April 1 next year. This will fall on the first weekend of the Easter school holidays. “Some of the feedback we have received is we need to have an event over Easter, so we’ve decided to think outside the box and do things a bit differently,” Dee said. “The Laneways Festival will essentially be a festival to brighten up our laneways. We will have food vendors and market stallholders located throughout the laneways,

New opportunity at info centre The Wonthaggi Business and Tourism Association (WBTA) is working on a revised submission to take over the Wonthaggi Visitor Information Centre.

New president: Dee Connell recently became the president of the Wonthaggi Business and Tourism Association, and hopes to bring an exciting new event to the town next Easter. and we are hoping to include artists and musicians in the mix.” The WBTA is looking to receive funding to bring this project to fruition. Dee said they were looking at around $15,000 to fund the event and include features like live music, power and toilets. “We are hoping to get funding from (Bass Coast Shire) council but we are also looking for a major sponsor,” she said. “We need sponsorship for the community and it would be a really great opportunity for those who want to get their brand out there because we would put their

“We are hoping to base ourselves there and keep the tourist information available. We want to represent the people of Wonthaggi, so we would work with other groups to make it viable and make sure what’s already in there isn’t shoved in a corner,” WBTA president Dee Connell said. “The centre would be a good place to advertise local businesses as well.” Moving into the information centre would also give the WBTA the opportunity to extend the already popular Make It Bake It market. “If we end up in the information centre we would love to make it a Friday night market and use the space there,” Dee said. If you would like to become a member of the WBTA, contact business liaison officer Leah Montebello at info@wonthaggibusiness.com.au or visit Dee at Connells Bakery.

KEEP your home safe and secure with a great deal on quality safes at Raneye Systems in Wonthaggi.

There’s no need to go to Melbourne with a massive range of safes already in store right in town. Raneye Systems’ Ross Langlois said the company stocks primarily Australian made products and will not be beaten on price. “We have something here that will satisfy all safe requirements,” Mr Langlois said. “If we don’t have what you want here, we will source it for you.” The range of safes include small cash safes, gun cabinets, pistol safes, cash drop safes, fire rated safes, laptop safes and file storage units. Raneye Systems is currently holding a super special on L16 safes. For a limited time, the safes will be priced at $279 – well below the ordinary retail price of $389. Raneye Systems is able to provide delivery in the local area. As the gun laws are changing and more stringent control is being required by the Victorian Police Licensing Division, it is essential your guns are well secured, so if you have an old locker be aware that this may not now meet the required standards. Make sure you keep up to the current standards so you do not lose your guns. Quality alarm systems and CCTV surveillance cameras are also in stock, which can be installed professionally through Raneye Systems. Twenty four hour Back to Base Monitoring is also available if required. So for all your security needs, one call to Raneye Systems on 1300 324 252 does it all.

Safe and secure: Ross Langlois showcases the wide range of safes available at Raneye Systems in Wonthaggi.

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Mini Mudda returns WONTHAGGI Primary School will host another Kidz Mini Mudda in October this year. Held on the school oval, the event promises plenty of fun for children who like to get active and participate in muddy challenges. There will be lots of prizes, food, obstacles, mud and t shirt design competitions on the day. Contact the school for more details.

Wide range: Tim Brown and Mat O’Donnell from Wonthaggi Motorcycles and Power Equipment will help you find the right chainsaw to suit your needs.

Keep warm this winter PICK up a Stihl chainsaw at Wonthaggi Motorcycles and Power Equipment and keep your wood fire going throughout the winter months. Wonthaggi Motorcycles and Power Equipment stock an extensive range of Stihl chainsaws and products. For a limited time Stihl is offering double dipper cash back – get up to $400 cash back on selected items. The full chainsaw range offers everything from

the entry level MS170 to the professional MS880. Everyone will walk out with something they need. Stihl also offers a range of cordless, battery powered chainsaws, which are powerful, quiet, produce no emissions and lets you finish all your garden jobs easier. “We offer plenty of stock and there’s always something in the range for everyone,” sales consultant Mat O’Donnell said. “It’s the time of year for firewood and the Stihl range is a popular brand and it known for its high

quality and reliability.” Stihl also offers a full range of accessories such as ear muffs, helmets and protective clothing. There are also some great savings to be had on demo saws, pole pruners and pressure cleaners – perfect for getting rid of that winter mud. “These are well priced products that will get the job done,” Mat said. Wonthaggi Motorcycles and Power Equipment will also be offering free spare standard chains with every chainsaw purchase.

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Best deals on quality furniture IF you see it on the floor you can take tion to your home. All mattresses are designed at it away today at Rigby Homemakers, different comfort levels to suit the needs of each individual for a perfect night’s sleep. Wonthaggi for a discounted price. Coffee tables, television cabinets and vases are

The stocktake sale is now on, with up to 50 percent off storewide, featuring Australia’s favourite big name brands. “We are featuring all the greatest designs from IMG Norway, La-Z-Boy, Molmic Furniture, Sealy Posturepedic and Sleepmaker,” Rigby Homemakers’ Glenn Rigby said. “We have new designs coming in constantly so Priced to clear: from left, Al Joyce (left) and Liam Killeen from Rigby Homemakers at come in and pick up a great deal.” Wonthaggi will help you find the right furniture for you during this year’s stocktake sale. The La-Z-Boy gallery will be a hot spot Below, they are are pictured with some of the large range of mattresses in stock. throughout the sale with a minimum of 25 per cent off lounges and recliners. Great deals continue in the bedding section with 50 per cent off all bedroom furniture and mattresses. There is some great new bedroom furniture to choose from, which will make the perfect addi-

Talent on show WONTHAGGI Secondary College will showcase its talented students tomorrow night (Wednesday, June 22). The annual Talented Students Concert will take place at the Wonthaggi Arts’ Centre. The students have been preparing their musical and theatrical acts for months and now is their time to shine. Come along and be amazed by the singing, dancing, musical and novelty acts the students have put together and prepare to be wowed.

also up for grabs, and all wall art is 30 per cent off. Winter has well and truly set in, so there’s no better time to think about updating the interior of your home. Don’t miss out on some fantastic prices at Rigby Homemakers.

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Budget squabble By Tayla Kershaw BASS Coast Shire Council CEO Paul Buckley rebutted accusations made at the recent draft budget submissions meeting from Wonthaggi resident Les Larke, claiming rate revenue was unfairly distributed in the proposed budget. Mr Larke said capital works expenditure represents 16.1 per cent of rate revenue – well below the state average – and had not been equitably distributed. He suggested new strategies to win over the community, including allocating 50 per cent of rate revenue to capital works by 2019-2020 and cost savings. “A community and shire ‘win win’ could be achieved through such a transformation and we wouldn’t be squabbling about whether the shire could afford a playground in Dalyston or whether or not some money could be made available for our Young adventurers: from left, Mirboo North Secondary College students Brock Thomson, Jason Fahey, Heath Ferguson and Matt Powell valued cemetery and so forth,” he said. will take on the enormous challenge of hiking the Kokoda Track as part of their VCAL studies in September. “Stop holding the community to ransom because the executive suggested a pathway that lacks an appropriate strategic vision and intent through a continued lack of financial discipline, waste and an ineffective allocation of resources to operating expenses instead of asset renewal and upgrade.” Mr Buckley said Mr Larke’s figures were inaccurate and did not reflect the intention of this year’s budget. FOUR students from Mirboo North Sec- meetings with community organisations. In do- ture and maybe it will inspire them.” “Mr Larke has been selective in the use of inforso the project has become the outcome of Two of the four students have never stepped foot mation and data in his submission to council to suit ondary College are in for the challenge ing their personal development skills unit within the outside of Australia conceded the challenge would his argument,” he said. of a lifetime when they tackle the Koko- curriculum. be an eye opener. “For example, his claim concerning the rate revda Track in September. “This is the first time a trip like this has been run “It is going to be the biggest challenge we have enue allocated to capital works uses one set of figures Brock Thomson, Matt Powell, Heath Ferguson at the school so there have been a lot of hurdles we ever done and maybe will ever do, so we will be for Bass Coast and another for larger councils. If we and Jason Fahey will join VCAL coordinator An- have had to overcome,” Matt said. training hard in the lead up to the trip,” Matt said. were to use the same data sources, Bass Coast’s rate drew McGrath on a 10 day hike of the enormous “We have spent a lot of time this term meeting The boys said they hope their persistence and revenue allocated to capital works is actually 22.4 per 270km trail in Papua New Guinea next term as part up with sponsors who are helping to donate goods organisation will reduce a perceived stigma around cent, not the 16.1 per cent as claimed by Mr Larke.” of their studies. for the trek. We are also hosting a raffle to help raise VCAL studies. Mr Buckley also challenged Mr Larke’s claim “We studied the history of World War One in our funds for the trip.” “I feel like a lot of people think VCAL students that council operates inefficiently, stating council’s studies last year and we became really interested in The boys will document their entire adventure are lazy or that we do not work as hard as VCE stu- operating costs were the 15th lowest in the state. pursuing the hike so we have been planning it since on GoPro cameras and will compile the footage. dents,” Brock said. “Council is somewhat limited in its capacity to dilate last year,” Brock said. “We will be hosting a presentation evening once “But we have worked really hard to arrange rect more revenue to capital works due to its low rate The group of four have worked alongside Mr we get back so our sponsors can see how they have the trip and we have put in plenty of hours outside income compared to similar sized councils, therefore McGrath in conducting extensive research, fund- helped us on our challenge,” Jason said. of school because it is something we really care limiting its potential to attract external funding,” Mr raising, organising the trip and attending various “Other students will be able to watch our adven- about.” Buckley said.

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Africa’s Namibia

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Big sky country

By Tony Griggs, Hallston THINK of the outback in Australia and superimpose it onto south west Africa and you start to visualise Namibia. A country of vast open plains, interesting geography inter-dispersed with big mountain ranges. The big five game can be found in the world famous Etosha National Park. We started our adventure in the capital, Windhoek, more like a large outback town in New South Wales, nestled in sprawling open country covered in low lying scrub. This is big sky country. The airport is 40 kilometres from town on a road through rolling uninhabited hills. Everywhere travelling to a destination in Namibia seems to take four to five hours. We arrived without baggage, lost in transit thanks to QATAR Airways, so had to go to a modern mall to buy clothes before we entered the desert. We hit the road late for a five hour drive to Sossusvlei, an area of ancient desert among the oldest on the planet where petrified timbers in stunning colour

Wildlife encounter: an elephant passes at close quarters in Etosha National Park, Namibia.

contrasts are present. To see the spectacular sunsets and sunrises we stayed at the only accommodation available inside the park, Sossus Dune. Stand alone accommodation on stilts overlooking the desert awaited us. Cracking a moet while watching the sunset on Dune 45 (the world’s most photographed dune) was about as relaxing as one could get in this wonderful open country. You need to plan though as the nearest shops are hundreds of kilometres away and logistics are not easy to come by out here. Rainfall in Sossusvlei is a rarity, with fog from the sea producing the only moisture for creatures of the desert to survive on. A five hour drive across amazing landscapes to the coastal town of Swakupmond had us thinking of a movie where the world has no humans. We felt like we were driving across vast empty desert plains that went on forever and as though we were the only two people on the planet. Swakupmond has a heavy German influence with upmarket hotels, shops and restaurants to cater for thirsty Aussie tourists. The coast has a long history of marine activity with some famous shipwrecks. Walvis Bay is an interesting area to visit on a catamaran tour, with huge aquaculture projects to cater primarily for the Chinese market a world away. We feasted on local oysters whilst watching the sea and bird life float and fly by. Heading north to Etosha National Park, we stayed overnight at Twyfelfontein, a world heritage area in the Kunene region listed for its ancient rock carvings from 6000 years back. A motto we adopted was “Don’t pass a fuel station” as they are few and far between. Phone reception is amazingly excellent in the outback there. It would put Australia to shame. After a night in an amazingly located lodge (with two star rooms), we moved on to the western gate of Etosha. I had read about this park since I was a child and was excited to finally be here. To put the park size in perspective, it took us the best part of seven hours to drive from Dolomite Camp in its western area to Onkoshi Camp in the east. I had read a book written by an Aussie lass, who once worked in Etosha, about the lions being the healthiest in all Africa due to their isolation from the rest of the continent and subsequent diseases. It didn’t take long to spot some lions, as well as giraffes, elephants, zebra and numerous oryxes, wildebeests and kudus. One day we were privileged to sit parked at a waterhole and for two hours witnessed a spectacle of 60 el-

Memorable sight: watching the sunset over Dune 45 in Sossusvlei with Moet in the tree. ephants battle it out with giraffes, zebras and oryxes for much needed water. Needless to say the elephants commanded the waterhole. Young male elephants practising their fighting skills came within metres of our car. The matriarch males were two stories high and my partner Linda commented after many years in Africa, these were amongst the largest and biggest herd in one location at one time. After a week in spectacular and beautiful Etosha, we drove down to the Waterberg Plateau, a plateau like we had never seen before. This vast area of land is elevated above the plains and is 50km long and up to 30km wide in places. Linda challenged my observation but I swore I saw a feared Black Mamba snake on arriving at our accommodation. The accommodation door was never left open after that. Mambas are legendary for their aggressiveness and being able to stand up to over two metres high and outpace a human. A morning tour up onto the plateau saw us witness a sunrise that only Africa can produce. Colours that heralded a new dawn left us standing quiet on the plateau watching the vast plains out to 100km in the distance change colours in seconds. Finally, we had another four hour drive back to Windhoek where our adventure started and then we were off the next day to South Africa, to join a bunch of Aussies at an Aussie/South African wedding in the wilderness. Lastly we enjoyed a few weeks in Southern Africa at game parks. If you love the outback of Australia, you will take to Namibia. It is tourist orientated and the people are pleas-

Many stories: Tony Griggs and Linda Nicol explore the Skeleton Coast in Namibia, the location of many shipwrecks. ant and respectful of visitors. It is safe to walk around and easy to drive (left side like in Australia) with a range of outdoor activities to keep anybody remotely interested in nature fixated. The country is well worth a visit but don’t forget to take your binoculars and camera as the wildlife and birdlife are spectacular.

High Country calls Allens By Brad Lester THE allure of the High Country is enshrined in Australian folklore, none more so famously than in Banjo Paterson’s classical poem, The Man from Snowy River. Nearly 130 years ago, Paterson wrote of the beauty of the mountains and the unique lives of those cattlemen who lived and worked there. The blue hues, scent of eucalyptus and rushing of rivers make the valleys and ridges of the Great Dividing Range a special place to be then and they still are now. That is what has attracted the Allen families of South Gippsland to a valley north of Dargo for some 20 years. Geoff and Jenny Allen of Nerrena are part of a

unique group of landholders along the banks of the Wongungarra River and run cattle on grazing land with nine other couples. Each Easter, the landholders are joined by Geoff’s brother Don and Don’s son Trent, both of Inverloch, in mustering and drafting hereford cattle on their high country property for sale at VLE Leongatha saleyards. Stock are rounded up over a day by a team of motorbikes, quad bikes and utes. The Allens are joined by Trent’s friend, livestock auctioneer Simon Henderson of South Gippsland agency Phelan and Henderson, who advises on cows and steers to sell and keep. Geoff and his wife Jenny are part of the Friends of the Wongungarra, a group of deer hunters who now own and care for the land in the valley, grazing the pastures to raise funds to run the property. “It’s beautiful country up there. It’s totally amazing,” Jenny said. “It’s just a place for everybody to relax and enjoy hunting and fishing for trout in the rivers up there.”

Ready to work: Geoff Allen with his OKA four wheel drive and quad axle trailer, one of the rigs used to shift the cattle from the yards on the Wongungarra River up to a cattle truck at the helipad on Mount Grant, a climb of 800m.

Idyllic country: cattle cross the Wongungarra River during the muster. The Wongungarra is a four and half hour drive from Leongatha, via Dargo, then to Grant, Talbotville and Howittville. The last hour or so is via a narrow gravel road unsuitable for large stock trucks, requiring cattle to be transported from the property via a convey of vehicles with stock trailers in tow to meet a truck at the Dargo Helipad, or The Lookout as it’s often known. Norm Geary of Boorool has driven the trucks that have taken cattle between the helipad and South Gippsland for the Allens for the past 20 years. “You never know what the season is going to be like. Last season was really good up there and we could have had 60 head, but we usually keep it to 40 breeders and calves because we know that’s what the property can run,” Jenny said. “It’s not just beautiful green grass up there. We still have quite a lot of work to do.” The Allens visit Howittville six to seven times a year, including a week in winter, as do the other landholders belonging to The Friends of the Wongungarra. “By bringing in two hereford bulls sourced by David Phelan from Phelan and Henderson, from the hereford sale held annually at Gelantipy, the group is

able to have cows that throw calves that are low in birth weight and therefore have less calving problems, which is very important when you are not there everyday,” Jenny said. “The rivers up there dominate when the calving times are and when the cattle are brought out, so we have learnt over the years that summer is the best time for calving when the rivers are low and the mustering has to be done before the rains, so around Easter is the best time for that.” The Allens built yards from timber sourced from clearing jobs Geoff undertook through his earthmoving business in South Gippsland, and they continue to create a farm that has survived snow storms and severe bushfire. The Allens’ link to the property that runs along the river Wongungarra originated from their purchase of an OKA four wheel drive from a dealer in Morwell. The dealer gathered 10 couples together to form the Friends of the Wongungarra in 1996. OKAs have served them on the property, enabling heavy loads to be carried or towed through terrain too rugged for the average truck.

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Seniors canvas ideas to stay active By Stuart Biggins SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has facilitated community meetings to gain ideas for the Active Retirees Advisory Committee (ARAC) to consider. The committee is also receiving input via online and hard copy surveys, with the deadline for submissions June 30. Sessions recently held at Leongatha, Mirboo North, Loch, Venus Bay and Foster were all well attended and council’s social planning officer Vicki Bradley said, “Between retirement and getting old, there is a considerable amount of time where people are still active members of the community.” The committee aims to produce as comprehensive an active ageing plan as possible. One of the many issues raised was the lack of seating in the commercial heart of Leongatha and how vital it is the redeveloped Bair Street includes adequate consideration of this need. Further discussion focused on how seating could be more imaginatively arranged to allow people to hold Small group, big ideas: from left, Active Retirees Advisory Committee member Jean Car- conversation other than simply being seated in rows. nell, South Gippsland Shire Council social planning officer Vicki Bradley, committee memA favourite activity of retirees is walking the dog ber Joan Turner and Leongatha resident Susan Hanson at the sessions recently. and yet there is not one officially designated place

in Leongatha where the elderly feel able to let their dogs off the leash without fear of being fined. The velodrome, or a similar place, was suggested as the kind of fenced venue where, during certain hours, dog owners could be permitted to exercise their dogs. Mrs Bradley pointed out that in the shire, dogs are allowed to walk free provided they are under control. There is no by-law to say residents cannot walk their dogs off leash. Because of improvements to battery technology, charging stations for electric scooters are no longer an issue but parking of these vehicles remains a problem. Where this is a serious concern is the bus station in Leongatha, which has no parking for electric scooter users, let alone secure parking for their vehicles. Better promotion of council’s community cars in Foster and Leongatha are needed. These vehicles help people with no other options but public transport to attend doctors’ appointments, sometimes in places as far flung as Larobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon. The shire’s website has undergone an overhaul and the process of modernisation continues to better service elderly residents.

Head underground to cut energy bills A NYORA farmer says he can save farmers substantial money on their energy costs.

cooled either through ducting or hydronics in slabs or via radiator panels. “The other by-product of the geothermal system is that it can Wayne Lording, a Blonde also heat your potable hot water, d’Aquitaine cattle breeder, horsedelivering huge cost savings. man and olive farmer, also has a Output temperatures can vary family farm in Glenburn near Yea. from minus temperatures right He has set up his property at up to 60 degrees,” he said. Glenburn as a showcase to educate Mr Lording said geothermal farmers and governments about pipe loops can be installed in a saving energy costs with little capwater course or storage to elimiital investment, using renewable nate digging trenches for the technologies. transfer pipes. “Farmers continue to battle the “Putting the heat exchange everyday costs of farming while piping in damp ground like a trying to continue to make profits,” creek river valley increases the he said. efficiency further through better Good book: from left, Wonthaggi North PriWith an engineering backheat exchange with the ground,” he said. mary School’s Jamie and Wonthaggi North ground and many years’ expeMr Lording has also installed Kindergarten’s Lachlan read a handmade rience in green and renewable book together as part of the Prep transition energy, he was an advisor to the Forward thinking: from left, Eric Lording, Victorian Shadow Minister for eight kilowatts of solar PV panels State and Federal governments on Energy and Resources David Southwick and Eildon MP Cindy McLeish to further reduce his energy costs program. ground source heating and cooling and also solar evacuated tube hot chat with Wayne Lording about his money saving geothermal heating and water system that produces large geothermal technology. Mr Lording said geothermal cooling system. amounts of hot water straight ground source heating and coolfrom the sun. Mr Lording said the output of the geothermal ing plants could save dairy, pig and chicken farmers unit can be used to produce either hot or cold air or “The unique benefit of solar vacuum hot water thousands of dollars every year in hot water produc- hot or cold water. systems is they work on radiation, thus the system tion and LPG/electric heating costs. “To help in the understanding, imagine a hot day. always produces hot water even on a foggy day,” “Unlike other technologies that need sun and Water at 16 degrees when pumped through a floor he said. STUDENTS from Wonthaggi North Priwind to produce energy, the ground has a constant slab will keep the house cool,” he said. Mr Lording said his farm’s electricity and gas mary School (WNPS) and Wonthaggi temperature in Victoria of around 16 degrees,” he “If you have a big heat load, a small heat pump bill averages $19 per quarter. North (White Road) Kindergarten cel- said. “This includes the running of large water pumps in the geothermal unit can drop the water temperaIn trenches 1.8m deep, Mr Lording has run Class ture even further to maintain a perfect indoor tem- required to water the olives in summer, heating and ebrated the national simultaneous story 12 Poly pipe, circulating water through a closed perature. cooling of the dwellings, potable hot water and gentime recently. loop system which, by heat absorption, transfers the “Conversely, on a cold day, the 16 degree water eral lighting and running costs of the household,” Grade 3 and 4 students from WNPS travelled to heat, either hot or cold into the ground, and returns can be heated to 20 degrees by the same heat pump he said. the kindergarten with their own handwritten books. the water to the house at a constant 16 degrees. Mr Lording said Melbourne University was to keep the indoor temperature perfect. Once they had read their stories, they gave the “This means that in turn, the heating and cooling undertaking PhD studies on the cost savings of the “In these cases the geothermal is only raising books to the kindergarteners as a gift to take home. system is not affected by outside air temperatures the temperature four degrees, or dropping it a few geothermal system and have an online monitoring This project aimed to promote a love of literature like traditional heating and cooling air-conditioner degrees on a hot day, which is quite different from system that sends data back to university labs to be and reading at home, as part of the Prep transition systems, therefore running extremely efficiently,” an air conditioner that is trying to cool the house to analysed. program. he said. To find out more, see a video series on Mr Lord20 degrees by pumping heat out into 40 degrees Also a part of the program, Grade Prep teacher Lin“It is not affected by the outside temperature a temperature difference of more than 20 degrees. ing’s website www.lordingestate.com.au under the da Pellizzer – along with the school captains and their changes, where a standard heating and cooling sys- This requires three to six times the energy.” sustainable farming tab. buddies – will be visiting local kindergartens soon. tem’s efficiency is severely affected on very hot and He can also be contacted on 0419 308 020 or Mr Lording said a dwelling can be heated or The transition will include future visits in term three, cold days.” wayne@lordingestate.com.au followed by a 10 week pre-Prep program to ensure children are well prepared to start school next year.

Children taste school life

Dairy low on gas

Arms opened to welcome refugees

GIPPSLAND scientists have charted a remarkable decline in the intensity of meth- A MEETING was recently held in Leongatha to discuss the possibility of ane emitted by dairy cows in Australia. The researchers, led by the team at Ellinbank and refugees from the Middle East settling including researchers from the University of Mel- in South Gippsland. bourne, found the improvement was due to increased per-cow milk yield. In 1980, Australian dairying produced around 185,000 tonnes of enteric methane and total enteric methane intensity was around 33.6g methane/kg milk. In 2010, the estimated production of enteric methane was 182,000 tonnes but total enteric methane intensity fell around 40 per cent to 19.9g methane/kg milk. Measured emissions from 220 forage-fed cows indicated an average methane yield of 21.1g methane/kg dry matter intake. The findings were published in the latest edition of CSIRO’s Animal Production Science journal.

The group of about 30 people from four Leongatha and Korumburra churches met with John Carroll of The Barnabas Fund at the Leongatha Anglican Church. Mr Carroll is the co-ordinator of Operation Safe Haven, which facilitates the settling of Christian refugees who have been displaced from their homes due to the conflict in Syria and Iraq. “Many world leaders are now recognising that a genocide is being perpetrated by ISIS against Christian and other minority groups,” Mr Carroll said. “Christians are not safe and often do not have access to the normal refugees pathways, which

may be controlled by Islamic militia. “Barnabas Fund has strong links with the Christian churches in Syria and Iraq and works with the church to identify genuine, persecuted refugees.” Mr Carroll reported that about 25 Australian churches, including the Korumburra Baptist Church, the Leongatha Anglican Church and many others from regional areas, have expressed interest in sponsoring Christian refugees to settle in their area. Refugees under the Special Humanitarian Program are given full Centrelink support services. Sponsoring refugees involves picking them up from their point of entry, helping them find accommodation, access services such as schools, healthcare and banking, and being friends as they settle into Australian culture, learn English and recover from the trauma of severe persecution and

displacement from their home and livelihood. Discussion at the meeting included practical issues of providing language support, finding suitable housing and the possible limitation of jobs available in the area. Pastor Ian Wilkinson of the Korumburra Baptist Church reported initial meetings had been held with McMillan MP Russell Broadbent and South Gippsland Shire Councillor Andrew McEwen to discuss government and community support. “The initial support for the proposal to settle Arabic Christian refugees in the area is very encouraging,” meeting convenor Gordon Dowthwaite said. “It’s quite a challenge for our churches and the community to do more than just sign petitions and lobby government. We have much to offer and I’m sure our lives will be enriched by welcoming those in real need to our lovely area.”

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Backyard Bl tz

Enjoy your great outdoors this winter

Winter is the time to think fruit and berries by Karen Haw from The Town Centre Nursery HERE we are in the middle of winter and no one feels like going outside in the cold and gardening. However this is the time of year when there is a huge choice of trees, shrubs, vines and roses available as bare root specimens not readily available at other times of the year. The advantage of bare root trees is they are generally much cheaper than potted trees. This is especially true for ornamental trees such as weeping maples and forest pansies. Now is the time to buy fruit trees. Just about every variety is available and the trend are dwarf trees that only grow to around 2.5metres. Dwarf trees mean less maintenance and the range of dwarf trees increase every year. This year there are apricots, plums, pears, cherries, peaches, almonds and nectarines. Citrus are popular and also available as dwarf trees, but these are available year round in pots. When it comes to a feature tree the general choice is an ornamental tree such as a capital pear or maple, but sometimes it is worth considering a fruit tree. The four season peach trees ticks all the boxes. Also known as Silvan Sunset, this is a new release for 2016. This is a different variety of peach as it has something to offer in all seasons, beginning with a large amount of high coloured blossom in spring, followed by medium sized, golden, clingstone fruit with firm flesh which is juicy with good flavour in late summer. Golden autumn foliage is also a feature and extremely high colour branches in winter makes this

variety a great all-rounder. This is also a dwarf tree to around two metres and also a prolific bearer. The peaches eat well fresh or can be cooked or canned. When planting fruit trees, it is always important to check whether a pollinator is required. Stone fruit like peaches and nectarines are self fruitful, whereas most plums, apples and pears need pollinators and European plums do not cross pollinate Japanese plums. Apricots will fruit with one variety but will fruit more with another variety. If space is limited you can buy a double grafted tree but we find it is a much better option to plant two trees in the one hole (called duo planting). When two trees are planted together they each grow on their own rootstock, but with double grafted trees the stronger variety generally takes over and unless you are an expert on pruning they are not always successful. It is important to remember to spray stone fruit over winter and at bud swell with copper or lime sulphur to help prevent curly leaf in the spring. Roses also benefit from a spray with lime sulphur over the winter months. Lime sulphur is an ideal winter clean up spray. It kills pests and diseases such as powdery mildew and mites and also removes spores so spray the plant and around the ground. Winter is also an ideal time to plant strawberry runners and they are also much cheaper but if you want something different there are some new varieties that will be available in nurseries from July. United Nursery has introduced three new strawberries: Pineberry, Bubbleberry and Strasberry. Pineberry Strawberry is a hybrid-cross variety with fragrant, white flesh fruit, red seeds and white blooms. It is beautiful in appearance, with flavour notes of strawberry and pineapple. Pineberries are actually the oldest strawberry variety. Originally strawberries were white in South

Gardeners’ delight: Kelly Hughes with Betty Cuthbert, a pretty apricot rose named in honour of the famed Olympian. Kelly was surrounded by a forest of bare rooted plants in the Burra Garden Supplies nursery. With hundreds more still to arrive, the rush was already on early on Thursday morning.

Burra’s crop ready to pick ANYONE who has driven past Burra Garden Supplies in recent days and seen the forest of bare branched plants that have sprouted will know the season. It is the time of the year when serious gardeners get really excited. It is bare rooted planting season and the variety of plants available at Burra Garden Supplies is fabulous. The range of fruit trees includes the increasingly popular dwarf varieties which make fruit trees so easy to manage. Normal sized fruit always within reach make dwarf fruit trees ideal for the elderly or those with small gardens, and these are perfectly at home in pots. They love sunny courtyards and are without epic pruning and spraying. There are berries, asparagus, box for hedging and ornamentals including weepers. There is a standardised English Elm which must look increasingly amazing as the years pass. If you love the English Elm, this is a way of fitting one into an even small garden. It is impossible to talk about bare rooted plants

without talking about roses and Burra Garden Supplies has a rose for you. This year that includes miniatures. There are old favourites and new varieties such as the red Gallipoli Centenary Rose. Get in early as this is the time of year eagerly anticipated by most gardeners and the pick of the crop is available right now. Burra Garden Supplies’ proprietor Kelly Hughes said, “There is a two month window until roughly mid August when the roots, still in their temporary bare rooted medium, begin to move and are looking for real soil as the buds begin to swell.” For those new to gardening, planting bare rooted has many benefits but the primary one is the plant is in the ideal state for transplanting and will suffer no stress. Large plants are much lighter when dormant and easier to handle. Burra Garden Supplies has all the expert advice and any additional materials you might need to complete the job, including an enriched planting medium, fertilisers to kick start growth and seven different types of mulch to suit all tastes and garden styles. Burra Garden Supplies deliver to all areas.

America and red in North America (known as scarlets). Pineberries are grown from vegetative stock, producing superior fruit when compared to seeded varieties. Bubbleberry strawberry is a high yielding, heirloom variety with fragrant, soft pink strawberry fruits. It is sweet tasting in flavour, with a bubblegum or mixed berry undertone. This heirloom variety was popular in the nineteenth century and referenced in Jane Austin’s novel Emma. Best consumed when pink, the Strasberry strawberry produces plump, juicy deep seeded fruit. Raspberry like in appearance, Strasberry is a sweet tasting, hardy strawberry with a mild raspberry flavour. Pineberry and Strasberry require a pollinator of one quality red strawberry in order to fruit. Bubbleberry does not require a pollinator and can act as a pollinator to the Pineberry and Strasberry. These strawberries are a result of natural crossings and definitively not a mixture of different fruit species or genetically adapted fruit as some people might think. They are new to Australia and an ideal present for that person that has everything.

Opening eyes: Philip Neilson was at the Melbourne Flower and Garden Show promoting the new range of strawberries he has introduced to Australia.

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Be delighted: the magic of the Ice Age films comes to Phillip Island Nature Parks these school holidays.

Ice Age fun at Nature Parks PHILLIP Island Nature Parks is set to be taken over by Ice Age, as Scrat’s epic pursuit of the ever elusive acorn leads him across the bridge and onto Phillip Island.

Brickz4kidz will facilitate two concurrent sessions: Technic - ‘TICKET TO RIDE’ (for children 7-12 years) ‘S is for Snail’ (for children 4 – 6 years)

Scrat the sabre-toothed squirrel just loves acorns, and his obsession sets off a series of cosmic events in Ice Age: Collision Course, the latest film in this extremely popular series. Come and meet Scrat where he feels most comfortable – surrounded by ice at the AntJump on board and join Scrat on his latest arctic Journey on Saturday, June 25, Sunday, quest with acorn hunts, meet and greets, movie June 26, Saturday, July 2 and Sunday, July 3, at screenings, and winter themed craft activities dur11am, noon and 1pm. ing the school holidays. He will be at the WWF Antarctic Journey, Nobbies Centre. Cost: Antarctic Journey entry ticket – adult $18, child (four to 15) $9, family (two adults, two children) $45 or included in a Four Parks Pass (Antarctic Journey, Penguin Parade, Koalas and Churchill Island). Basic Coding Using Scratch There will be free screenings of the original Ice Age movie. Suitable for children between 8–12 years In case you haven’t seen what all the fuss is about, come and see the movie that started Leongatha Library Monday 27 June it all. There will be four free screenings of Ice 2.30 – 3.15pm Age at the Penguin Parade theatre at 1pm on

Leongatha Library Thursday 7 July, 3.30 – 5pm

Story Time Sessions

Learn Origami

Our story time sessions will continue to run throughout the school holidays. Please visit our website for more details.

FREE school holiday fun at your library this Winter Lego Extravaganza

Korumburra Library Thursdays 30 June and 7 July 11am –12pm

How to book Reserve your place for these free programs online at wgrlc.eventbrite.com.au or phone 5622 2849. www.wgrlc.vic.gov.au

June 25 and 26, and July 2 and 3. Free entry. Get crafty in the Kids’ Zone in the Antarctic Journey with a selection of fun winter themed art and craft activities to keep little minds entertained all school holidays, daily from 10am to 4pm from June 25 to July 10 at the WWF Antarctic Journey, Nobbies Centre. Help Scrat track down that acorn during The Acorn Hunt. Every child with a Four Parks Pass (which includes the Antarctic Journey at the Nobbies Centre, Penguin Parade, Koalas and Churchill Island) will receive Scrat’s Acorn Activity map at the first park visited. Get your map stamped at all four parks and then collect your surprise Ice Age gift at the Antarctic Journey. Stay social and keep an eye out for our exclusive Ice Age competitions on Facebook for your chance to win an Ice Age prize pack and a double movie pass to the new Ice Age: Collision Course movie.

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Activists think of future By Sarah Van Stokrom IT was a day of activism at its best. Forty-one like-minded and passionate people travelled from Warragul, Phillip Island, Wonthaggi and surrounds to the Outtrim Recreation Reserve to discuss how the community can unite to keep below an increase of 1.5 degrees centigrade in global temperatures. The Active Hope Day was an initiative of the Energy Innovation Coop and facilitated by chair Moragh Mackay. “The Active Hope Day was about members and friends of the co-op sharing ideas and spreading news of innovations in the community renewable energy sector and associated community initiatives, such as Bass Coast Waste Watch,” she said. “Innovative ideas can take a long time – 10 to 25 years – to become widespread. We hope to reduce that time by promoting and supporting innovations across our community.” With a presentation from Manny Pasqualini from the Community Power Agency, there was a lot of discussion about the potential of community

solar gardens, encouraging investment in renewable energy, and the concept of Community Powerhouses and the benefits they offer to the environment. The aim of these powerhouses is to support and scale up existing grassroots movement to increase local community clean energy access, affordability and innovation. Community energy is where a community develops, delivers and benefits from sustainable energy projects. This can include supply-side projects such as renewable energy installations and storage and demand-side projects such as energy efficiency and demand management. To learn more about Community Powerhouses, visit http://www.fundcommunityenergy.org. Greens candidate for McMillan Donna Lancaster, Labor candidate for McMillan Chris Buckingham and Bass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale attended. McMillan MP, Liberal Russell Broadbent sent his apologies and will meet with co-op representatives soon. The Community Power Agency have approached the State Government to secure its support for field trials of the Solar Gardens initiative and the EI Co-op and Bass Coast Council

Renewable energy focus: like-minded people united to develop innovative ideas at the Active Hope Day at the Outtrim Recreation Reserve. are keen to host one of those trials in this region. “We will work with council and the Community Power Agency to determine how we can make this happen,” Ms Mackay said. There was great energy in the room with a lot of passion and ideas being discussed, not to mention the local food banquet. “It was great to see so many people ready for this type of gathering. People listened to and advanced their collec-

tive thinking about community energy, solar gardens, battery storage, a locally-based revolving fund and waste minimisation. “ They will spread these ideas further through their networks and hopefully spark enthusiasm and activity for these great initiatives.” There was a strong appetite for groups to pool their collective knowledge and resources and avoid duplicating each others’ efforts, such as the Communities Making Energy Togeth-

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er or ComMET initiative. There was also great support for the EI Co-op setting up a physical location where renewable energy system demonstrations could be accessible to the public, to get hands on with the technology and access impartial information. If you are inspired to participate please contact the Energy Innovation Co-op via info@eico-op.com.au to discuss ways you can get involved and find out about upcoming events.

Your LOCAL guide to Art and Entertainment

Month of play a great success

CREATIVE Gippsland’s month long celebration of the arts across Gippsland was another great success in its seventh year.

Amazing: Prudence Mungatopi explored Ulla Taylor’s rock pool art at Grayden’s Reserve in Newhaven. Natural art: Pat Dale shows examples of basket weaving created by her students at a workshop at Lucinda Estate Winery, Leongatha, recently.

With the theme ‘come and play all of May’, the creative program involved workshops, artists in residencies, exhibitions, music, theatre and more. Bass Coast mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale said the celebration once again highlighted Gippsland’s artists, as well as art focussed organisations and activities. “It inspires new ideas, connects artists with local groups and builds on the amazing energy and artistry skills in our area,” she said. A highlight of the month was Bass Coast’s own artist in residence Ulla Taylor, hosted by the Newhaven residents group. Ulla worked Grayden’s Reserve in Newhaven and Newhaven Primary School, demonstrating the screeving technique using the basketball court as her canvas to create a new perspective, with local flora and fauna featuring in her work. “She has been working with hat on and pastels in hand creating between storms and rain, and I encouraged everyone to visit the reserve to see what she had achieved and take a photo in the rock pool scene,” Cr Crugnale said. “Her artwork really is incredible and as many visitors have commented, it has to be seen to be believed.” The Newhaven residents group thanked the artist with a celebratory community barbeque recently. Newhaven residents hope this will be the start of a discover Newhaven walk. Ulla is based in Melbourne and has travelled throughout Australia and the world with her art, from Shark Bay to Toronto to Kobe to Klaipeda, and has 27 years experience in creating public art at grassroots level. You can find out more about her at www.ullart.com.

New skills: from left, students at Newhaven Primary School Shelby Deszcz, Melinda Weir, Mya Sutton, Sophia Gardner, Meg Johnson and Kayla Bowers learn about the screeving technique from artist in residence Ulla Taylor.

Winery inspires art Gayle Margaret from Mirboo North, Jan Leslie of Leongatha, Loretta Hambly of Tarwin Lower, Teeny Talsma of Leongatha, Mary McLeish of Koonwarra, Di Farmer of Sandy Point and LorLeongatha artist Pat Dale led a two day workraine Borthwick of Cranbourne. shop at Lucinda Estate Winery as part of the Creative Gippsland series of events in May. On day one, the winery’s Andrew Gromotka, gave the class instructions about what not to cut on the vines and urged students to choose longer canes. Pat advised how to turn canes into large ‘random weave’ grapevine baskets and by the end of the day, most participants had formed the basket and begun filling the many spaces. They let their baskets dry a little before the final weaving stage on day two. Students were Margaret Balfe from Inverloch,

VINES pruned from a Leongatha vineyard were transformed into works of art recently.

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Tarwin dines Powlett mouth opened for cancer THE Tarwin Lower Community Health Centre was recently packed for an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea event. More than 70 people from Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay generously donated to the cause, raising $1028. Local businesses and people generously donated items for the raffle, which helped to boost funds raised. Health centre committee president Don Kennedy said many people know of someone touched by cancer. He said raising funds for research was essential as medical science was making breakthroughs with new understandings and treatments. Mr Kennedy thanked people who attended for their generosity and support. He also thanked businesses and people who donated goods.

AFTER a three month closure the Powlett River mouth was successfully opened on Tuesday, June 14 after conditions were established as safe for a controlled opening.

West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority CEO Martin Fuller said the successful opening showed how much the natural conditions impact the river mouth. “We attempted an artificial opening in May, however due to low river flows, high tides and large ocean swells the mouth naturally closed again,” he said. “Monitoring on Tuesday showed that conditions were safe for an opening and if we attempted an opening it was likely it would be sustained. “We then worked quickly with Parks Victoria to approve the artificial opening for late Tuesday afternoon.

“If left alone, the mouth of the Powlett would have reopened naturally in time, however due to the height of water levels in the estuary, and its effect on surrounding private land and roads, the need to artificially open the mouth when the conditions were suitable, was important.” If the sandbar is opened under the wrong conditions, oxygen-rich water from the top of the estuary drains into the sea, leaving oxygen depleted water. The low oxygen levels in the water can damage the health of the river and cause fish and other aquatic life to suffocate. “Any decision to intervene is not made lightly. The Powlett River and its estuary are well loved by the coastal community and the health of the river is extremely important,” Mr Fuller said. For more information visit www. River run: the Powlett River mouth was artificially opened with success last week. wgcma.vic.gov.au.

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Listen up and help EVERY day, you are surrounded by people who don’t speak your language or who assume you speak theirs. You get by, but things could be so much easier; taking out a bank loan, seeing the doctor, negotiating a tenancy agreement or getting legal advice is harder than it should be. Your language is Australian sign language, also known as Auslan, and you are deaf. An Auslan interpreter can bridge the gap between deaf and hard of hearing people and a non-signing person. This interpreting service is available across the region through the Gippsland Auslan Interpreting Service. The Gippsland Auslan Interpreting Service committee comprise local council and community representatives, and is under the auspices of Latrobe Community Health Service. “There are more than 100 known people in Gippsland who communicate using Auslan as their first language,” said Vince Massaro, executive director assessment, aged and disability services at Latrobe Community Health Service. “We sometimes forget English can be a deaf person’s second language. “We want to make our communities as inclusive as possible. Having an Auslan interpreter readily available and accessible to members of the deaf community is an extremely important step in this direction.” Mr Massaro encouraged businesses and community groups to make Auslan interpreter services available to deaf clients. “Sometimes, a deaf person may bring a friend or family member who can sign to their appointments, but this isn’t always appropriate. We’re also aware that some people don’t have anyone to serve as their interpreter,” he said. “People who are deaf should also feel comfortable asking for this service to be

A Star is born

LUKE Lan Deng was born on June 13 at Here to help: from left, members of the Gippsland Auslan Interpreting Service committee, Bass Coast Health to Ting Ting Cao and Kathryn Pryor, Bass Coast Shire Council rural access worker; Brooke Campbell, deafaccess Li Deng of Leongatha. He is a brother for Gippsland; Vince Massaro, Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) executive director Jacob, 5. assessment, aged and disability services; Amy Fonteyn, LCHS executive assistant; Peter Adams, community representative; Kellie Bertrand, Department of Health and Human Services; Alisha Gilliland, South Gippsland Shire Council rural access worker; Stacey Andrew, LCHS administrative assistant; and Leanne Wishart, Wellington Shire Council rural access project coordinator. provided.” Mr Massaro added when the National Disability Insurance Scheme is rolled out in Gippsland next year, clients who are eligible for the scheme will be able to purchase services such as Auslan interpreting services through their NDIS funding plan. For more information about the Auslan

interpreting service at Latrobe Community Health Service, including costs, visit www.lchs. com.au/community/auslan-interpreters or phone 1800 242 696. Teletypewriters (TTY) users can phone 1800 555 677 then ask for 1800 242 696. Speak and Listen users can phone 1800 555 727 then ask for 1800 242 696.

Phillip Island tourism push By Tayla Kershaw YEAR round tourism is the ultimate goal for Phillip Island. Bass Coast Shire Council’s Phillip Island Tourism Strategy aims to fulfil this goal to boost Phillip Island’s economy. The community has been supportive of the strategy, with a number of people turning out to community consultation sessions in Newhaven and Cowes recently. “People want to see the strategy reflecting Phillip Island’s values; the community has to consider what it wants Phillip Island to look like. It’s an environmental, coastal town, and we have to accept that there is a limit to Phillip Island’s growth,” general manager of EarthCheck Consulting Mark Olsen said. “There’s a focus on the off peak strategy. The community is really supportive of finding improvements to attract travellers outside the usual holiday periods.” Mr Olsen said in its 150 years Phillip Island had never had a strategy review, and this would now give council and ratepayers the opportunity to consider infrastructure and events that would attract more tourism to the area. “There’s no shortage of people wanting to experience Phillip Island but now we have to think about creating attractions to ensure it is a popular destination all year round,” he said. “Some of the ideas were heard at the consultation sessions include events that incorporate the cultural and natural elements Phillip Island values.” The State Government recently announced Phillip Island Nature Parks would receive funding for a $58 million expansion to the Penguin Parade, which is a major investment likely to result in more midweek visitors to Phillip Island. “Another idea is to develop an eco lodge for a winter experience on Phillip Island,” Mr Olsen said. “It would be lovely to sit by a window on a cold winter’s day looking out at the Bass Coast views with something warm to drink.” The Phillip Island Tourism Strategy will go up for comment in two weeks, and will be brought back to the State Government and council in July. If there are no further concerns, the strategy will be finished by August. “This is an important time for Phillip Island and it will be exciting to see the new priority projects,” Mr Olsen said.

Fitting memento: from left, Kevin Cunningham (son of Steve Cunningham), Steve Cunningham, Richard Huntriss of Inverloch RSL and family friend Jason Tonkin at Opal Seahaven Aged Care, where Mr Huntriss presented Steve with a photo of himself and the catafalque party.

Greetings, greetings: Queen Muriel Riley was the special guest at the Tarwin Lower Red Cross’ event to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday.

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Red Cross pays tribute to Queen

IT WAS a case of the young meeting the old at Inverloch recently. Ex-Navy World War Two veteran and resident of Inverloch’s Opal Seahaven Aged Care, Steve Cunningham, was photographed with sailors from HMAS Cerberus, who earlier formed the catafalque party for an Anzac Day event at Inverloch. Recently, ex-Navy Vietnam veteran and Inverloch RSL sub-branch junior vice president Richard Huntriss caught up with Steve, 91, at Seahaven and presented him with the photo. Steve joined the Navy in 1943, serving on HMAS

Kanimbla until his discharge in 1946. He spent 23 months on one deployment as a gunner in the northern waters around New Guinea. So reliable was the ship, they could stay away for long periods. The ship carried 23 landing craft and it transported and landed troops on various beaches. Steve, now a widower, spoke movingly about the camaraderie and lasting friendships made during his time in service and that he married Lorna towards the end of the war. They enjoyed 61 years of wedded bliss.

Kinder deadline looms TIME is running out for 2017 kindergarten enrolments. Bookings for funded four year old kindergarten will close at midnight on Thursday, June 30. Late enrolments will still be accepted but will not be eligible to receive a first round offer. Parents and carers who have not yet enrolled their children are encouraged to get in quick to meet the June deadline. “After the enrolment period has closed, children will be allocated into kindergarten programs,” said Shelley Fixter, South Gippsland Shire Council’s community services project officer. “Allocation will be in accordance with State Government Priority of Access guidelines and in consultation with kindergartens.

“We will work to ensure the process is as transparent and equitable as possible.” Parents and carers who submit their enrolment application before June 30 can expect to receive a first-round offer sometime during August. Applications received after this date will still be accepted but will not receive an offer until after the initial ‘take-up’ period has ended. To enrol, visit www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/ centralenrolment and complete an application online or download a hardcopy registration form. “This year is the first year the kindergarten enrolments in South Gippsland have been centralised and the response has been positive,” Ms Fixter said. “More than 209 applications were received by the start of June with more expected as the end of the month draws closer.”

THE Queen’s 90th birthday was the theme of the monthly meeting of Tarwin Lower Red Cross recently. Seventeen members attended, wearing hats and handbags. Treasurer Deb Birkett reported small amounts of money have been dribbling in for day raffles. Some Red Cross members assisted with the set up and serving of a luncheon, and attended the Union Church at Tarwin Lower, where the Bishop of Gippsland dedicated the newly established garden of tranquillity. After general business was finished, Lilly Farrar won the best dressed Queen competition and received a tiara. A mystery parcel was passed around with questions about the Queen and royal family, with Lorraine Park getting the last question right. President Glenda Arbuthnot asked everyone to stand for special visitor. Queen Muriel Riley entered the room and was presented with a posie from Margaret Fisher. God Save the Queen was sung and Muriel gave a speech and guests enjoyed a 90th birthday cake. The op shop fashion parade at Venus Bay Community Centre on Tuesday, June 21 (today) at 10am will raise money for the Tonga Disability Support Project. Everyone is welcome to attend, with morning tea to be served before the fashion parade.

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• OBITUARY

Max shaped the dairy industry he loved MAX Jelbart had many adventures in life but always it came back to farm and family. Born on April 13, 1949 to Lloyd and Dorothea, Max’s sister Trish Jelbart recalled him being an easy going child with boundless energy he dedicated to farm work. By age three he fed 20 calves by himself, built a table at five and at seven made breakfast for his siblings while the cows were being milked. He was often sent alone on horseback to 400 acres of bush block three miles away to round up the cattle with his younger brother, Donald. Max was sent to school in the Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe and only recently revealed he had no idea what was going on for the whole year, the experience being so different to his previous norm. He returned to the farm and attended Tarwin Lower State School for four years before returning to the city, attending Mentone Grammar for two years, boarding in a house nearby, and finally Scotch College, where he excelled at rowing. He leapt from the sevenths to the firsts, winning the Head of the River in 1966, culminating in being the captain of boats and winning in the centenary year. Despite attending top academic schools, outdoor life was always for Max. He bought a truck before he finished school and started a hay-carting business over the summer with some rowing friends and his siblings. He returned to the farm to live and worked on neighbouring farms while expanding his trucking business to two trucks. After two years on the farm, Max seized an opportunity to operate big machinery in the Dillingham mines in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, in 1970, where he helped slice the top off a mountain to mine copper. After a few months at home he was then off to Namibia in Africa to the diamond mines to drive more machinery. This led to a 4000 mile journey north up through Africa from Cape Town and then helping drive a Land Rover 4000 miles south again. He had become a traveller and went on to Europe to work in a London pub and for Contiki Travel. In 1973, Max returned to the farm and leased land, borrowed money and bought cattle for $160/head just before the beef prices crashed in 1974. He sold these cattle for $70/head. Owing lots of money and not wanting to be declared bankrupt, he headed to Melbourne in late 1974 to live at Ivanhoe and found a job at the Southern Cross Hotel as a waiter. He supplemented this with modelling work and

Family man: the late Max Jelbart (second from left) with his sons, from left, George, Tim and Will. fulltime shift work on the underground tunnel. The company offered to make him supervisor of the shift after just a few weeks of working there. His mind soon turned to real estate where he could work many hours at the one job and get regular sleep. Max started in Blackburn and soon moved to work with Phillip Wooldridge in Doubledays, while restoring the farm he was leasing back to a dairy farm. At the same time, he started going to night school to gain his real estate licence. Max met Barbara in 1975 and they married in 1979. They finally decided to work the dairy themselves and so moved into the fibro shack that preceded their future house at Leongatha South when their son Will was a baby. Sons George and Tim followed. Max rose at 4.30am and worked through into the night seven days per week. After buying the farm, Willy Willy, in 1984, he and Barbe’s father Frank converted the milking shed to a herringbone and did the first renovation on the house. Through hard work, good management and innovative farming practices, the farm grew to become the beautiful property it is today, with a rotary dairy built in 1993, inspired by Max’s overseas Nuffield scholar-

ship in 1991. He had repeated Year 12 but turned out to be wise, intelligent, humble, successful and hard working. “Dad was famous for his 10-minute power naps,” Will said at Max’s funeral. “We have some amazing photos of Dad sleeping at various locations. One night at McCartins Hotel in Leongatha we had had dinner and Dad decided to lie on the floor of the bistro to have a 10-minute power nap.” “A few minutes later one of the wait staff saw him lying on the floor, panicked went and got another staff member, and I’m pretty sure she was trying to start CPR on him when he woke up. We sat there in fits of laughter.” Max was involved in farm discussion and working groups, was a voluntary director at Ellinbank Research Farm and involved with Landcare and the Grasslands Association. He supported the Victorian Department of Agriculture Target 10 program and hosted visiting farmers, students and Department of Agriculture staff on his farm. Many considered his pasture development and sustainability of his farm outstanding, with field days attracting many farmers.

His environmental management was revolutionary with native vegetation planted along strategically planned fence lines to enhance the environment. After being awarded a Nuffield Farming Scholarship in 1991, Max studied the dairy industry in USA, Canada, United Kingdom and Western Europe, looking at conservation, and the use of silage and concentrate feeding to enhance the efficient use of this feed and milk production. Max was involved in the Pound Creek CFA, Leongatha Football Club and Tarwin Lower Tennis Club, as well as The Cardinal Club, supporting the Scotch College Boat Club. His support enabled George to represent Australia in rowing at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Max has served on numerous agricultural and knowledge sharing organisations. Since 1991 he has been involved with the Nuffield Farmers Scholars organisation on the executive committee as a board member and treasurer. He was also an inaugural board member in 1999. He was a board member of the Australian Dairy Farmers organisation for five years, and served seven years on the board for the United Dairy Farmers of Victoria. Max also acted as a board advisor to Warakiri Dairies, which provides specialist investment vehicles to meet the needs of charitable, professional and institutional investors across Australia. He helped advance agriculture as a director of the prestigious Marcus Oldham College since 1997, and hosted autumn tours for its students when required. In 2005 he and Barbe bought Caldermeade Farm and Café, the tourist attraction and dairy farm at Caldermeade, which was run by Will and Sarah Jelbart for many years. Since 2012, Max served as a director of Australia’s largest dairy cooperative, Murray Goulburn, until his resignation in May due to ill health. MG chairman Phil Tracy described Max as “a bold and courageous leader”, and an “absolute team player. His collegiate and conciliatory nature made him the perfect board member”. When Max’s wife Barbe passed away from cancer in February 2014, he was rocked by this loss but received much support from family and friends during this time. Later the same year he was also diagnosed with cancer. He received an Order of Australia Medal during the Australia Day honours this year in recognition of his contribution to dairying and the community. His battle with cancer ended on May 27, 2016. He will be missed by many.

Island cattlemen round up for the last time THE last Snake Island cattle muster was completed recently, with just over 20 cattle brought back to the mainland after grazing on the island. Twenty two horse riders, including Snake Island Cattlemen’s Association members, local riders and some riders from as far away as Echuca, took part in the muster. They left Port Welshpool at 5.15am on Monday, June 6 to cross the channel at low tide, which takes around 90 minutes. The group returned with the cattle at around 11.30am on Wednesday, June 8. The pilot, or leader of the ride was Stephen MacKenzie from Buffalo. As this was the last muster for

the year, there are no cattle left on the island at the moment. The cattle will return to Snake Island in the summer months. For more than 100 years, local farmers have been grazing cattle on Snake Island. Cattle are driven to the island across the tidal shallows for both summer and winter agistment. In 1909, the dairy farmers in the hill districts above Toora and Welshpool were granted access to winter agistment on Snake Island by the Victorian Lands Department. The Snake Island Cattlemen’s Association was formed to administer the agistment of cattle and in conjunction with Parks Victoria as the principle land manager, continue these traditional practises to ensure the sustainable management of

the island. A bailiff was appointed to oversee the scheme and collect a fee from each farmer, while the farmers chose a pilot who took responsibility for safely guiding the cows on the sea crossing to the island. The use of the term pilot was linked to the dangers of the crossing, where sand-worms made all but a narrow path like quicksand for the cows.

Right, Great experience: 16 year old Skye LeBlanc from Robertsons Beach and her horse Skip on her second trip over to Snake Island on horseback. This photo was taken on Little Snake Island on the way to huts looking back towards the mainland.

Milpara Community House news A FULL list of our term three program can be found on our website milparacommunityhouse.org.au.

Coming home: the last muster of cattle off Snake Island was completed recently, with the help of 22 horse riders.

Our Mandala Art course starts on July 26 and runs for six weeks. The word mandala is an ancient Sanskrit word that means both circle and centre. Creating a symmetrical or organic design within a circle can be a meditative process and creates a sense of calm and focus. Mandalas are fun to create and beautiful to look at. Mandala art can be used for self-expression, spiritual transformation, and healing and personal growth. Enjoy our Meditation for Beginners Course over five weeks, commencing July 21. Learn tra-

ditional and practical techniques of how to bring meditation into your daily life to create mindfulness, relaxation, reduce stress, improve sleep and find inner balance. Host Louise can be contacted for further information on 0433 288 847. During the school holidays our Centrelink Agent will still be available on Tuesdays between 10 am and 2pm and Wednesdays and Thursdays between 10 am and 1pm. Agency staff are available for lodging forms, helping with application forms, certifying documents and general assistance which includes faxing, phoning and use of internet for Centrelink purposes. Milpara will open on Monday, July 11.

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Pasture key to reducing costs DAIRY farmers are urged to grow as much pasture as possible while keeping costs under control, this winter. The Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources recommends farmers use nitrogen and gibberellic acid to increase growth rates. When combined with good grazing management, this can increase available pasture to cows, however this comes at a cost that needs to be calculated. If farmers have not sprayed broad leaf weeds, the department suggests doing so at the first opportunity to have denser, better producing pasture for the rest of the year. Farmers should consider aiming for higher covers of pasture if they will have an increasing feed demand from calving cows through August and into September. More cover now will give farmers more management options if wet conditions occur.

MIRBOO North horticulturalist Emma Germano is in the running to become the vice president of the Victorian Farmers Federation. Ms Germano is currently the VFF horticulture group vice president and is running against Quambatook grains group member Brett Hosking. Two VFF members are in the running for the position of president – Murra Warra grains group member David Jochinke and Koyuga small farmer member Wade Northhausen. Mr Jochinke is the current VFF vice president, while Mr Northhausen is president of the VFF West Goulburn branch. “It’s a fantastic sign that so many of our members take an active role in our organisation and want to be involved in VFF decisions,” VFF CEO Graeme Ford said. “Representing the VFF is a big responsibility but it’s also an opportunity for people who are passionate about

promoting a fair deal for agriculture to step up, lead the way and make a real difference.” The new executive members will be inaugurated at the annual VFF conference on July 22.

Top job: from left, Emma Germano is seeking to become vice president of the Victorian Farmers Federation. She is with her father Laurie Germano.

• VLE Leongatha

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Farming Insight

Kenneys to travel north THE weather was kind to the typically large crowd one expects to find at clearing sales in the district. With several outside vendors joining Warren and Vicki Kenney’s clearing sale at Mount Eccles on Friday, the farmyards were full of high quality farm and household goods that had attracted wide interest. “It has been six days full-on setting up but we have had great weather for it,” Mr Kenney said.

The couple is heading north for anywhere between two and five years and will look for work as they go. Mrs Kenney is a nurse and Mr Kenney is a paramedic so that should not be too hard. “We are leaving our comfort zone,” Mrs Kenney said. “But the farm and house are leased. We have them to come back to. “It’s time to do it,” her husband replied.

Clearing out: Vicki and Warren Kenney are heading north after their clearing sale. “It’s a bit scary,” Vicki said but as Warren replied, “It’s time to do it. If we put it off any longer, we’ll never do it.”

Day out: left, Dilvya, eight year old Niya and five year old Nimiya, in Grade 2 and Prep respectively at St Lawrence’s Primary Gen’ four: from left, John McCombe from Leongatha, his granddaughter Emily Perczyk School, and Shiju Manavalan of Leongatha from Hallston and great granddaughter, two year old Felicity, and daughter Gail Baker from were at the Kenney clearing sale on Friday morning. Dumbalk. It had been a productive morning at the clearing sale.

Prices now, please GIPPSLAND dairy farmers have not yet been given an indication of opening price, despite one company from the west of the state releasing its price a fortnight ago. Warrnambool Butter and Cheese announced an opening price of $4.80 per kilogram of milk solids much earlier than usual, an initiative welcomed by its suppliers. Burra Foods CEO Grant Crothers said his company was aiming to release its opening milk price earlier than usual as well. “We understand that supply partners would appreciate direction as soon as possible so they can plan their cash flow,” he said. “Following on from the current year, we will continue to do our best to protect supply partners from the market volatility while recognising Burra Foods is not isolated

• Leongatha South MG supplier Gordon Vagg. from the impact of global commodity prices. “What we can promise is that Burra Foods will contin-

ue to provide supply partners with frank market assessments so that they know where they stand and can plan as well as possible for the challenges that lie ahead.” A Murray Goulburn spokesperson said the cooperative’s opening price would be released in line with its usual practice. “We will make an announcement regarding the opening price for the 2016-17 season in the coming weeks, before the end of June,” she said. Leongatha South MG supplier Gordon Vagg said he was hoping the season would start off around $5kg/MS, but that was not looking likely. “It looks like it is going to be around $4.80kg/MS, which is a bit of a worry,” he said. Mr Vagg is expecting the opening price to be released by next week.

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Fonterra Australia is anticipating a low milk price for the upcoming season. General manager Australian milk supply Matt Watt said Fonterra would make its opening price announcement in the next couple of weeks, in line with previous seasons. “At the start of June we launched a new monthly bulletin for our farmers that aims to give our suppliers clear and relevant information about the global and domestic markets and how they influence the Australian milk price, to give them guidance when planning ahead,” he said.

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Every five years the Corporation develops a plan that sets out proposed service standards, capital and operating expenditure, and the required prices charged to customers for the delivery of water and wastewater services. A Pricing Review Advisory Panel is being established to enable the Corporation and its Board of Directors to be well informed of community preferences and concerns. The panel will be a significant voice in driving the Pricing Review, members will be provided with the opportunity to develop a thorough understanding of the Corporation and the review process (6 meetings over 12 months). To find out more, visit www.sgwater.com.au or contact Ros Griggs on 03 5682 0422 rgriggs@sgwater.com.au Expressions of interest close 5pm Friday 8th July, 2016

FORM B SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE COUNCIL NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PLANNING PERMIT

We are seeking dynamic nurses for the above positions. Each position is up to full-time. Requirements: • Demonstrated commitment to excellent patient/resident care • Well-developed clinical skills • Ability to time manage and work in a busy ward environment • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and consultatively as part of a multidisciplinary team • Good written and oral communication skills • Prepared to work rotating day/night/weekend shifts • Satisfactory Police Check • Current registration with NMBA For further information regarding the positions please contact Kerryn Griffiths, Unit Manager Medical Ward on 5671 3169 or email (kerryn.griffiths@basscoasthealth.org.au) Applications, including a cover letter and 2 professional referees should be addressed to: Kerryn Griffiths, Unit Manager Medical Ward and forwarded by email to pat.grasby@ basscoasthealth.org.au Applications close 5pm Monday 27 June 2016

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Our Aged Care Services team is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced professional to deliver Care Management services to frail aged persons living in the Gippsland region. You will become an active and valued member of our team, enhancing our capacity to deliver quality services that enable the aged to remain living at home for longer. Flexible working arrangements are also negotiable to work full or part time hours. For more information please contact Jacqui Sargeant, Acting State-Wide Manager Aged Care Services on 5152 0525. Applications close 11pm, Friday 1 July 2016. • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply • For further information and copies of each position description visit our careers page www.lchs.com.au/careers • Applicants must address the Selection Criteria and lodge their application online. • No late or hard copy applications will be accepted.

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Pursuant to Section 52(1) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 The land affected by the application is located at: 725 Walkerville Road, Tarwin Lower VIC 3956 being L2 LP93087 Parish of Tarwin South. The application is for a permit to: Use of the land for place of assembly (music festival), carpark and camping ground and Licensed Premises. The applicant for the permit is: Red Hill Entertainment Pty Ltd. The Application Reference Number is: 2016/79. You may look at the application and any documents that support the application at the office of the Responsible Authority - South Gippsland Shire Council, Private Bag 4, 9 Smith Street, Leongatha 3953, Telephone: 5662 9200. This can be done during office hours (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm) and is free of charge. Applications are also available to be viewed on Council's Website at www.southgippsland. vic.gov.au Any person who may be affected by the granting of the permit may object or make other submissions to the Responsible Authority. An objection must: • be sent to the Responsible Authority in writing • include the reasons for the objection and • state how the objector would be affected. If you object, the Responsible Authority will tell you its decision. Privacy Notification: The responsible authority must make a copy of every objection available at its office for any person to inspect during office hours free of charge until the end of the period during which an application may be made for review of a decision on the application. The Responsible Authority will not decide on the application until 14 days after the date of this Notice. Dated: 21.6.2016

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• Key Leadership Position • Exciting Period of Change • Develop Organisational Performance Bass Coast Health is the major public healthcare provider within the Bass Coast Shire in South Gippsland and has provided quality service and care for the community and visitors to this beautiful region for over 100 years. It is an integrated health service providing a range of acute, subacute, ancillary, medical, aged and ambulatory care services. Offering a broad range of specialist medical, surgical and obstetric services as well as aged residential community and welfare services we operate from locations at Wonthaggi, San Remo, Inverloch, Grantville and Cowes. The Board is seeking a CEO with relevant experience to lead the organisation through a period of growth and change and to lead the development of its work into the future. You will be a highly competent and conﬁdent leader, with a successful track record as a health service CEO or Senior Executive, of unifying organisational performance, strong ﬁnancial management and clinical governance. Your career to date will underpin your ability to build and gain the trust of a broad range of stakeholders, including the Board, Community groups, the Minister, Secretary and Executive Department of Health and Human Services. A compelling communicator who is both empathetic and approachable, you will be required to represent BCH in various professional, industry and Government forums. A position description for this exciting role can be found on the BCH website: www.basscoasthealth. org.au Enquiries may be directed to Liz Winterburn, Manager, Human Resources on phone: 03 5671 9209. If you have the ability, energy and passion for health and the community please apply, addressing the selection criteria to Liz Winterburn via email: liz.winterburn@basscoasthealth.org.au by COB 8 July 2016.

Speech Pathologist – Grade 1 or 2; 0.8 – 1.0 eft permanent Physiotherapist – Grade 2 – casual position Occupational Therapist – Grade 2 – casual position Podiatrist – Grade 1 – 0.42 eft permanent Referral Coordinator – 0.42 eft permanent and casual position To be considered for the above roles you will have: • Relevant qualifications and experience in a health setting • Registration with AHPRA • Demonstrated knowledge of Person Centred Care, Service Coordination and the Active Service Model • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and strong organisational skills • Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team • Computer literacy and a current driver’s licence Applications should include your professional resumé, a covering letter that addresses the Key Selection Criteria contained within the position description, and 2 professional referees. For enquiries please contact: Janette McNair (Speech Pathology Manager), Martin Allen (Physiotherapy Manager), Jenna Davis (Occupational Therapy Manager) or Jackie Goodman (Acting Allied Health Manager) on 5671 3343. Please address your applications to: Jackie Goodman, jackie.goodman@basscoasthealth. org.au. Remuneration for these positions is commensurate to experience and qualifications under the Victorian Public Health Sector (Health Professional, Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Officers) Enterprise Agreement 2011-15 – Part 3-8, 11. To obtain a position description please visit our website www.basscoasthealth.org.au. Applications close Thursday 30 June 2016 at 5pm.

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We are seeking an enthusiastic Mental Health Clinician with highly developed interpersonal skills and a commitment to excellence to work within the Adult Mental Health Service based in South Gippsland. The position is ﬁxed term and will conclude on 30 September 2016. Applications are sought from Registered Nurses (with post graduate qualiﬁcations in Mental Health), Social Workers, Psychologists and Occupational Therapists to undertake this challenging role. The successful candidate will be required to carry out the full range of tasks required of a Community Clinician, provision of a comprehensive assessment of needs for each service user, their families and carers. You will be required to develop and maintain collaborative recovery plans. For further details please contact Geoff King on (03) 5654 0800. The successful applicant will be required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children Check. Closing Date: 23 June 2016

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HULLS - A Graveside Funeral Service for Mrs Lorna Hulls will be held at Leongatha Lawn Cemetery on Thursday, June 23, 2016 commencing at 2pm.

METELMANN A service to celebrate the life of Mrs Anne May Metelmann will be held at the Uniting Church, Geale Street, Meeniyan on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 commencing at 11.30am. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Meeniyan Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Legacy would be appreciated. Envelopes will be available at the church.

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• South Gippsland Midweek Ladies Pennant Tennis Association

Autumn grand finals played THE grand finals of the Autumn Competition were played at Leongatha last Tuesday, June 14 in sunny but very cold conditions. The new courts were beautiful to play on. Section One winners were Leongatha over traditional rivals Inverloch with Leongatha coming out convincing winners four rubbers, eight sets, 49 games to nil rubbers, one set, 27 games. In Section Two Korumburra defeated Foster with a strong win four rubbers, eight sets, 56 games to nil rubbers, three sets, 42 games. These two teams have battled a few grand finals over recent years and this time it was Korumburra’s turn, playing very well for the victory. Section Three had a big day with the two teams from the previous week completing the knock out Section One winners: Leongatha, from left, Shelley Walker, Camille Section Two winners: Korumburra, from left, Judy Blogg, Nadine final before the grand final due to being washed James, Donna O’Loughlin, Sue Van Sinderen and Pam Gardner. Morris, Nicole Walker and Marg Barter. out the week before. They had quite a battle with the Inverloch girls winning the right to play Fish Creek in the grand final. They continued on to defeat Fish Creek three rubbers, six sets, 48 games to one rubber, three sets, 39 games. Congratulations to all players who made the season a successful one. The spring season will start in July after the school holidays.

Section One runners-up: Inverloch, from left, Chris Donohue, An- Section Two runners-up: Foster, from left, Thelma Woods, Karen gela Twomey, Vikki Teakle, Lisa Butcher and Liza Burrows. Woods, Merle Barham and Miranda Staley.

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TENNIS players, Wattlebank’s David Bulbulian and Inverloch’s Jack Clements, both of the Inverloch Tennis Club, were invited to participate in The Prime Minister’s Olympic Dinner in Melbourne on Saturday night at the Melbourne Convention Centre. Victoria’s highest ranked Junior players were offered this once in a lifetime experience. David and Jack are currently ranked 18th and 8th in their age groups in Victoria. This esteemed function marks the final countdown for Australia’s Olympic Team on its exciting journey to the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the 31st Olympiad in Rio de Janerio, Brazil on August 5. As well as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and First Lady Lucy Turnbull, a host of Olympic legends - Cathy Freeman, Ian Thorpe, Susie O’Neil, Raelene Boyle and Grant Hackett - were at the event.

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Privileged: from left, Jack Clement and David Bulbulian were on the red carpet at the Prime Minister’s Olympic Dinner.

Section Three winners: Inverloch, from left, Mycalie Hoggett, Adine Robb, Jacqui Haysom and Averil Piasante. Left Section Three runners-up: Fish Creek, from left, Deb Collins, Di Farmer, Robyn Hill and Alana Cox. Absent: Marg Haycroft.

Pies player comes clean By Lucy Johnson

Mr Crosisca stressed the importance of being open about addiction. FORMER Collingwood pre“The sooner we break down the miership player and AFL stigma around addiction, the sooner assistant coach Gavin Cropeople who are struggling will not be in denial and there will be more sisca spoke candidly with the help for everyone,” he said. Leongatha Football Netball “The biggest problem I had was Club about his 28 year battle that it was a secret. If you are havwith drug and alcohol addicing problems, talk to somebody you tion last Thursday. can trust. If you have a mate who you “I certainly do not want anyone think might have a problem, talk to • Gavin Crosisca to think that what I did was okay. them about it. What I dealt with is a very serious “Always have a plan and never issue and my life was extremely messy until six be afraid to call triple zero.” years ago,” he said. “It was my childhood dream to become a footBREAKING DOWN ICE FACTS: ball player for Collingwood and I had no aspiration to become an alcoholic and drug addict.” • Methamphetamines are commonly made Mr Crosisca started drinking and smoking from products in a homeware store and cannabis at the age of 15. At 20, Mr Crosisca’s contain toxic chemicals. • Enrolment in drug and alcohol rehabilitation mother passed away and in turn, his drug addiccentres has doubled in Australia since 2009. tion escalated. • The average Ice user first tries the drug at “I felt lonely and abandoned, and I felt like the the age of 20. easiest thing for me to do was medicate,” he said. • Males between the ages of 20 and 29 are “I was isolated and I really struggled. I would the most common users of Ice. get up and I would be straight on the phone to my • Ice costs between $50 and $100 a gram and dealer. My addiction was mayhem.” is most commonly purchased for the first Mr Crosisca’s wife sent him to hospital where time from family members or friends (people he stayed for three weeks of rehabilitation in the user knows). 2011. Following his treatment, the football coach • 30 percent of methamphetamine labs blow went on to complete three months of residential up or catch fire due to the high level of rehabilitation. combustible toxins within the drug. • 25 percent of Ice users will experience “It completely changed my life. I now have psychosis. the skills to cope with triggers and I know who I • 60 percent of people will become addicted am,” he said. the first time they try Ice. “I chose to try drugs once and it completely • Ice offers a dopamine spike 800 times changed my life in a day. So I suppose the messtronger than any other drug. sage to take away from this is to just say no. Do • Nine out of 10 addicts tried drugs before they not try Ice.” turned 18.

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Local cross country running Running to win: from left Mary MacKillop students Chloe Adkins, Abby Forrester, Ellie Holmes, Chantelle Petrie and Courtney Walker won the 16 years Regional Girls Cross Country event at Lardner Park last Thursday. They now advance to the State Cross Country Championships in July.

LOCAL athletics club, South Coast Athletics, is partnering with Leongatha and Wonthaggi Little Athletics Clubs to host an exciting cross country running race, The Gippsland Region Cross Country this Saturday on the rolling hills of Leongatha. This local event is open to all runners - adults, children, registered athletes, fun runners, recreational joggers, triathletes everybody. With a sausage sizzle too, it always proves to be a good family outing. Kids have a 3km race starting at 11am. The age groups are Under 14 and Under 16. If you are a Little Ath-

lete come in uniform and run for free. Otherwise a nominal $5 entry fee applies. Adults start at 12 noon over a 6km course, although women Under 18 and Under 20 may choose the 3km option. Again, if you are a registered athlete, come in uniform and run for free. Otherwise a nominal $5 entry fee applies. Age groups: U14, U16, U18, U20, Open and Masters (40+). The course is at Mary MacKillop College, Horn St, Leongatha and can be walked prior to the events from 10:15am. All ages, all levels catered for and welcome. So come along and have some running fun this Saturday. Further enquiries, contact southcoastaths@ gmail.com

Family event: brothers Tom and Ed Beischer enjoy competing as a family at a previous Gippsland Region Cross Country. Younger brother Ben and mother Caroline also participated.

Finalists: Korumburra Primary School’s Girls’ netball team lost all three games but not for lack of enthusiasm. The football team coached by Giants player Nick Besley who also plays for the Giants, had three strong wins and is locked in a play-off battle against Cowes today.

Lightning Premiership THURSDAY, June 9, selected Year 5/6 students from the Korumburra Primary School travelled to Leongatha to play in various sports in the annual Lightning Premiership against other schools in Woorayl District. Conditions were perfect and KPS was represented in football, girls netball, boys/mixed netball and soccer. The competition consisted of two pools of four teams for each sport. The two schools finishing on top in their pools played off to become the overall winner. KPS students played against Mirboo North, Prom Coast and Karmai Cluster in all four sports. Soccer was held at Leongatha Primary School and KPS had a very close first game against Mirboo North going down by only one goal but following up with two wins.

This put them second in their pool only narrowly missing out on playing off in the finals. Netball and football were played at Mary MacKillop CRC. The girls netball had three losses against some very tough opposition while the boys/mixed team managed to secure a win in their last game of the day. The football team had three strong wins throughout the day which meant they played off against Leongatha Primary School in the grand final. In a close game Korumburra got off to a good start but Leongatha slowly crept its way back into the game. It was only in the last minute of the game that a goal was scored securing the win for Korumburra. The football team coached by Nick Besley now progresses to the Division play offs which means a match against Cowes Primary School in Wonthaggi today, Tuesday, June 21.

Great achievement: Korumburra Primary School cross country squad did a great job challenging themselves individually. Six students progressed to the Regional Cross Country at Lardner Park with Bronte Whyte being the best placed finishing fourth in the Age 11 Girls Division.

Houses keep the challenge up HOUSE Cross Country days are an opportunity for students to physically challenge themselves and this means something dif-

ferent for every student. At Korumburra Primary School last week the staff was delighted to see all levels of ability striving to be the best they can be.

Fine strolling as runners dash AFTER a couple of wet and miserable weeks it was nice to stay dry on Saturday for the Inverloch park run. Inverloch parkrun had a fantastic number of walkers this week, complete with six or seven prams. Parkrun is not just for runners; it welcomes walkers, people with prams and even people with a dog on a short leash. Come out and see what it’s all about – just register online at parkrun.com.au first and bring your barcode, it’s all free. As a group we have now run 41,265km in 95 events. The circumference of the earth is only 40,075km, so we are into our second lap! Male placings: Shem Hawking was first over the line in 18:37 for the third time in eight appearances.

Glenn Sullivan of Wonthaggi Road Runners was second over the line in 18:59. He has been first to finish on 26 previous occasions. Robin Rishworth was third in 20:09. Female placings: Linsey Boddy was first (fourth overall) over the line in 20:42 for the fifth time in seven appearances. Georgia Burns was second in 20:49. She has been first to finish on 29 previous occasions and Louise O’Keefe was third in 21:05. The weekend’s full results and a complete event history can be found on the Inverloch parkrun Results Page.

New record: Inverloch parkrun had an age category broken this week by Louise O’Keefe in a blistering 21:05 to be the new Inverloch parkrun Age Record Holder.

Many teachers participated alongside the students in addition to those who were assisted by parent volunteers who acted as marshals on the course and the other myriad other jobs that need doing to make such days run smoothly. Gold House backed up last year’s win by being the overall winner again this year. Red House won the Participation Shield with 86.02 percent of its members running in their races. Age group champions Prep: Tyler Dole and Elyse Byrne. Year 1: Blake Hopwood and Zenna TanakaMorrison. Year 2: Sam Beachley and Tyrah Kruger. Age 10 and Under: Tarkyn Walker and Poppy Stewart. Age 11: Liam Richards and Bronte Whyte. Age 12/13: Kodie Walker and Sophie McK-

enzie Division Cross Country The top five students in each of the races from Years 3 to 6 qualified to compete at the Division Cross Country held at Stony Creek on Thursday, June 2. Stony Creek’s course was much flatter than our school’s with a lot of grass and gravel surfaces and some students found this quite challenging. Korumburra Primary had some great results and six of its students progressed to the Regional Cross Country at Lardner Park on June 16 by finishing in the top 12. Kodie Walker: ninth in Age 12 Boys; Bronte Whyte: fourth in Age 11 Girls; Gracie Barlow: eighth in Age 11 Girls; Pallas Lamers: fifth in Age 10 and Under Girls; Poppy Stewart: seventh in Age 10 and Under Girls; Jaideh Mitchard: 10th in Age 10 and Under Girls.

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SPORT | BOWLS Mardan Indoor AFTER a week away from home we returned to Mardan to complete our 2016 singles competition. This week was the night for the ladies to do combat and decide who is to represent the club in the Association Championship

Inverloch WEDNESDAY Social Bowls attracted 48 players to play two games in fours under perfect conditions. There were three teams that won both games. Honourable mention goes to the team that ended on 34 points Doug Archer, Graham Dunlop and substitute Allan Johnstone, Pam Sutcliffe and

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in the coming months. As with the men the ladies played a round robin competition each playing four games. It was a night of stiff competition with many games coming to a one shot decider. Obviously some fared better than Linda Gallyot. Two teams finished on 36 points so shots up determined the winner and runner up. With 12 shots up was the team of Mal Scott, Caroline Donohue, Val Davis and Bryan Hensley. Congratulations to the winners with 17 shots up: Len Peterson, Joan Clark, Paul Davis and Gary Hardy.

others and it was quite a coincidence that the game between Theresa Bateman and Jeanette Grady was in fact the deciding game of the night that would result in the Ladies Champion. By the final end it was close enough to see that Theresa was in a position Raffles were won by Laurel Lee, John Thornton, Doug Archer, Pat Stoneham, Paul Davis, Edith Perrett and John Wood. Don’t forget to put your name down for Wednesday Social Bowls by 10am. The game starts at 11am The second Open

to win being a shot up with a bowl to play and she quite wisely asked the question, “If I don’t play this bowl will I still win?” or words to that effect and with the answer given as a yes she opted to put it in her pocket. During the latter part Pairs was held on Saturday. The 16 teams were divided into four sections and played three games of 10 ends. After this round, a team from each section played off for the right to contest the final. The preliminary final saw Gary Hardy and Ross Gabb play Nic and Nell Van Grunsven in one section, and Mike Yates and Michael Raman teamed against Ron Burge and Shane O’Loughlin in another. The winner from each section was determined over a four end playoff. The final was between Gary Hardy and Ross Gabb versus Mike Yates and Michael Raman. Bowling in the last end, Mike and Michael had a handy 6 -2 lead.

of the ladies competition there was a spare mat which allowed for the men’s final to be played between Andy Plowman and Ian Hasty. Once again it was a fantastic game to watch and with quite low scoring ends; so much so that Gary and Ross combined to pick up three shots but fell two shots short of victory. Fantastic bowling by all players. Congratulations to Mike and Michael, winners of the second Open Pairs. As this competition is proving to be popular, another Open Pairs will be held on July 16. Names on the noticeboard if interested. Sunday’s mixed social event was down on numbers (nineteen players) no doubt due to the large turn-out on Saturday. The lucky nineteen played their normal two 12 end games in cool weather. Winners, with 37 points, were Cynthia Hensley (s), Pat Stoneham and Brian Growse. Runners-up, with

on the final end with Ian holding shot with a bowl to play, and the shot bowl and kitty balancing precariously close to the end of the mat, Ian took the end causing an extra end to be played for a result. With the title in the balance for the defending 35 points, were Norm Hughes (s), Johnny Migs and Allan Johnstone. Footy tipsters are reminded that their tips this week must be in on Thursday, June 23, not the normal Friday deadline to accommodate the Thursday game. Friday night members’ draw is on this coming Friday. The amount will continue to jackpot if the winner is not present in the clubhouse. Our final Sunday night at the movies will start at 5pm with homemade soup and bread followed by the movie, The Party featuring Peter Sellars. Popcorn is also supplied and with the bar open, why not have a relaxing Sunday evening sitting back watching a movie on the big screen?

Almost: from left, Mal Scott, Val Davis, Caroline Donohue and skip Bryan Hensley were the runners up in the Wednesday Social bowls at Inverloch.

Victory: Inverloch’s Open Pairs finalists were Michael Raman, Gary Hardy, Congratulations: the winners of the Inverloch Wednesday Social Bowls, Ross Gabb and Mike Yates. Congratulations to Mike and Michael on their victory. from left, Len Peterson, Gary Hardy, Paul Davis and Joan Clark.

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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Team Five; Alan Johnston, John Sullivan, Kaye Douglas and John Sutton achieved the mammoth task of overcoming a strong lead by Team10 from Round One to come out winners with 127 Imp points. Second place went to last week’s winners Team 10: Anne and Bruce Gibson, Leila Bell and Kathy Geyer with 92 Imp points. Third place went to the consistent performance of Team Seven: Shirley Stewart, John Farr, Jean Barbour and Leng Leng Haggith with 83 Imp points. Fourth place was grasped by Team Eight from well down the list last week to achieve one Imp point in a brilliant effort by Clive Hope, Bron Sund, Frank Arndt and Colin Cameron. Our GNOT Heat has been a successful event enjoyed by all participants. We were delighted that our visitors from Traralgon and Phillip Island Bridge Clubs took part with us. We were all pleased to see that the Beth Banks and Penny Loughran won the annual Faye Rowlands trophy for the most improved players for 2015-16 - a well deserved win from a constantly improving Novice Pair. Well done ladies. Tuesday, June 14 at Tarwin Lower. A Pairs event was held at Tarwin Lower with strong numbers competing for the points. North/South: First were Ken McKenzie and Marie Sands, a constantly improving pair with a very sound 61.98 percent followed in second by Kathryn Smith and Colin Cameron with 60.48 percent. Third was taken by the very experienced pair of John Sutton and John Sullivan with 59.15 percent. East/West: First were Bronwyn Sund and Anne Gibson with 61.16 percent, a brilliant effort by two players who have not played together very often. Second were the reliably consistent Faye Rowlands and Pat West with 57.54 percent and close by in third were Ellie McIntyre and Dorothea Green. Monday, June 13 at Meeniyan, our evening venue. A Pairs event was played with Faye Rowlands and Frank Arndt showing their experience and advanced skill by coming first with a strong 59.52 percent. Second place was taken by Barbara Axten and Pat West with 55.95 percent. Third were Sally and Brian Hoskins with 55.36 percent and fourth the strong combination of June Metcalf and Colin Cameron with 50.60 percent.

Buffalo indoor WEDNESDAY, June 8 saw 40 players on a nice night to bowl which saw 10 teams of four. It was the ladies versus gents night and we played three games of eight ends with eight bowls. The ladies won 116 to the gents 89, overall the ladies won by 27 shots. The encouragement award for the ladies was skippered by Mary Tumino, Danah Suckling, Lorna Roberts and Carmelina Licitra with three losses and seven ends. The winning ladies team was skippered by Toni Heldens, Margaret Campbell, Victoria Serafino and Sally Gamalder with three wins and 16 ends. The encouragement award for the gents went to the team skippered by Tony Allen Clay, Bill Wolswinkle and John Chadwick

with three losses and nine ends. The winning gents team was skippered by Charlie Tyres, Joe Occhipinti, Mark Taylor and Bert Bright with three wins and 21 ends. We would like to thank all players for the nice supper and raffles, also we hope to see you all again at the Buffalo hall for a game of bowls on Wednesday night at 7.30pm.

South Gippsland Indoor Bias Bowls Association (SGIBBA) LAST week saw us play the second game of the second round. With only one week left to play the top four teams on the ladder are reasonably certain, though with the last match line up we could see a slight shuffle in the placings. Game nine results Dumbalk 29 defeated Buffalo 19; Korumburra White 32 defeated Mardan Purple 18; Korumburra Blue 30 defeated Mardan Gold 15. Foster Fishy’s had the bye. Also a reminder of our Annual Tournament coming up on Sunday, July 10 for which we are still looking for teams.

SGIBBA Ladder Foster Fishy’s ............34 K’burra White..........26 K’burra Blue ............24 Mardan Purple .........20 Dumbalk .....................16 Buffalo ........................16 Mardan Gold ................4

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• Leongatha badminton

Logan’s big comeback

South Gippsland Bridge Club FRIDAY, June 17 at Inverloch Week Two of the highly competitive local heat of the GNOT National Event, resulted in a real tussle for first place and a highly competitive juggle for all places over the two week period.

champion it was another thrilling end with both players giving their best shots trying to clinch a win. Ladies Singles winner: Theresa Bateman. Runner up: Jeanette Grady. Men’s Singles winner: Andy Plowman. Runner up: Ian Hasty. This is the first time both winners have won their respective competitions and hopefully a sign of things to come in the future. The club had a great turnout to both spectate and help with scoring the games. It was a very entertaining night and we all congratulate the winners of the Ladies and Men’s Singles Competitions for 2016.

YOUNG gun Logan Brann entered the Leongatha badminton stadium full of promise but at 10 to love down all expectation seemed to Double latte: doubles competition winners, from left, Betty Strong, Hazel Wise, Max Wise and San- evaporate. Playing the person undra Birch with vouchers for coffee at Lulu’s Cafe.

Croquet looking great LEONGATHA Croquet Club has been successful in obtaining a $1000 uniform grant from the Department of Health and Human Resources. The grant will greatly assist our small club and have our new members looking smart and proud. Many members from the Gippsland Croquet Association Clubs gathered recently at Morwell for the annual GCA lunch and two of our members received some well-deserved awards. Sandra Birch received a runner’s-up badge in Section 1 and Mary Ann Kinnish received a winner’s badge in Section 4 in the GCA Association Championships at Morwell in March. Their great play entitled them to play in the Regional Championships at Geelong in April.

Our club has been holding monthly internal doubles competitions since March which have been sponsored by Lulu Café. Winners receive vouchers to enjoy great coffee at Lulu’s which is very much appreciated. The club welcomes any interested people to come and try out our great game. Club days are Wednesday and Saturday from 1pm. Flat soled shoes are a must and use of equipment and coaching are free.

defeated in singles for two years, Greg Marshman, Logan appeared to go down a similar path of defeat. He then turned on one of the most breathtaking comebacks in Leongatha badminton history. Marshman’s game faltered and Logan came away with a memorable 1513 singles victory over the reigning club champion. This win led the Bombers to a great win over the Kangaroos, Joel Langstaff, Jim Newton and Tracey Ryan, all having excellent seasons to this point. The Tigers pushed

Korumburra Volleyball PRELIMINARY finals results A Grade: Champions defeated Golliwogs (3:2) 25:19, 23:25, 25:14, 13:25, 15:6. B Grade: Saints defeated HELP (3:2) 15:25, 25:19, 25:23, 23:25,15:12. Juniors: Short Stuff defeated Kenworths 25:23. Juniors grand final: People defeated Short Stuff (2:0) 25:12, 25:19. Most disciplined player: Phillip Smith President’s award: Leah Foster.

the Eagles all the way going down narrowly by 18 points. Frank Dekker and Matt Patterson were solid contributors for the mighty Tigers, while Mike Timpano and Shaun Helms were good for the Eagles, however the difference in this match was Brae Byrnes’ outstanding three set winning streak. The final match saw the Hawks dominate the Magpies. Arthur Grabham and Ian Cole were too good for the Hawks, while a shining light for the Magpies was young star Mikaela Witherow, filling in for the first time and having a huge victory over a very unlucky Dom O’Brien. Mikaela was thrilled with her win and we hope she continues to play in coming weeks. The teams seem to be settling down with the top and bottom sides starting to spread out on the ladder.

Results Round 6: Eagles 4/114 d Tigers 4/96, Hawks 7/145 d Magpies 1/86, Bombers 7/141 d Kangaroos 1/100, Saints - bye.

Ladder Bombers............................... 44 Hawks .................................. 40 Eagles ................................... 32 Saints.................................... 27 Tigers .................................... 24 Magpies ................................ 22 Kangaroos............................. 21

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Making money count THE Federal Member for McMillan Russell Broadbent was at the Leongatha and District Netball Association (LDNA) courts on Thursday afternoon to present certificates recognising the clubs’ success in receiving $5000 government grants to assist their progress. Michael Croatto from the Nerrena Cricket Club said the $5000 would help pay for a defibrillator and reverse cycle air conditioning for the club rooms while the LDNA’s grant would pay for volunteer training courses including coaching and umpiring. Seventy two clubs including Men’s Sheds, RSL clubs, volunteer hospital groups, Landcare and sporting clubs across the electorate have been successful in receiving grants up to the value of $5000 per club. Mr Broadbent, who has been promoting the grants which have existed for four years said, “For me personally the grants are a fabulous way for me to get to meet a diverse

group of people, especially leaders, working as volunteers for organisations across the length and breadth of Gippsland. “It is a way for me to understand what is happening at the grass roots level of communities.” The grants are made available with a minimum of fuss for any club with volunteers and are available to help cover the cost of training equipment, IT related infrastructure, microwaves, landscaping or paying for working with children certificates, indeed anything at all that assists a club’s progress.

Grateful: from left, Charli Fixter, Ella Lyons, Keely Price, Brooke Brown, Taylah Brown, Federal Member for McMillan Russell Broadbent and Nerrena Cricket Club’s Michael Croatto at the LDNA courts on Thursday afternoon. Mr Broadbent presented certificates to recognise the successful granting of $5000 to each sporting club. •VENUS BAY ANGLING CLUB

Molly gets results Fishing reels in

KARDELLA eventer Molly Barry has headed to the United Kingdom for a working holiday, just days after coming fifth in the CCI two star class at the Melbourne International Three Day Event (MI3DE) recently.

Molly was also the highest placed young rider in that class, and was presented the inaugural Caitlyn Fischer Memorial Trophy for this achievement. Riding her thoroughbred La Muso, she was thrilled with her result. “I was very impressed with Muso’s performance in all three phases. Eventing is about balancing each phase so that you can perform equally well in all three, and for MI3DE, we certainly found that balance,” she said. “I know Muso can perform even better as he strengthens and matures as

he is still only eight years old, which is certainly an exciting prospect for the future.” Molly said at MI3DE, nearly all of her stars were aligned. “We scored personal best dressage percentage for a three day event at two star level, were clear and under time on cross country and had just the one rail in the showjumping phase,” she said. Molly is now in England for two months, to groom for Australian Olympian Sam Griffiths and British rider Emily Lochore. She said she is hoping to earn some valuable experience working and riding for the international riders. “I will also be visiting my Irish family while over there,” she said. When Molly returns to Australia, she will start preparing La Muso for the Adelaide and Wallaby Hill events later in the year.

THE Queen’s Birthday weekend competition featured a lot of rain, a lot of wind and lots of seaweed; not exactly ideal conditions for fishing.

Young gun: Kardella eventer Molly Barry was thrilled to not only come fifth in the CCI two star class in the recent Melbourne International Three Day Event, but to also receive the inaugural Caitlyn Fischer Memorial.

A small number our more dedicated members took to the surf beaches and did their best. Senior members’ prize winners were Michael De Hamer with a 500 gram gurnard for 500 points in first place. He was followed in second place by Paul De Hamer with an 820 gram salmon for 410 points and in third place was Joe Griscti also with a salmon, 720 grams for 360 points. Paul De Hamer reeled in the heaviest gummy shark, a 6.45 kilogram specimen.

Birthday prize: first prize was for a 500 gram gurnard caught by Michael De Hamer. He was presented with his trophy by the Venus Bay Angling Club’s new president, Terry Shelly.

• BASEBALL

South Gippsland Miners juniors fly the flag WHILE the senior South Gippsland Miners’ baseball teams had a dirty day, it was left to the junior team to score a solid win. Under 13’s Traralgon Redsocks 0 - South Gippsland Miners 13 Sunday at Traralgon saw the top two teams on the ladder square off. The Miners’ pitchers kept the Traralgon Redsocks scoreless over four innings while the Miners batsman put 14 unanswered runs on the board. The top pitchers were Ethan Davis and Mitchell McGrath, who combined for the shutout. The Redsocks had a few base runners and pressed the Miners defence but could not get a runner home. Meanwhile the Miners kept the runs coming with a home run by Bailey Harvey and doubles by Tom Nicholas, Cam Prosser and Callum Buckland. Congratulations to Matt Portelli on his debut at catcher. He put in a solid defensive effort.

B Grade Traralgon Redsocks 33 defeated South Gippsland Miners 0. Travelling to Traralgon to take on last year’s premiers

was always going to be a challenge, especially after a 35-0 first round face-off. The Miners had a target this time around to hold the Redsocks at less than 35 runs and to score a run. The game started beautifully with Brodie Cox on the mound and excellent fielding keeping the Redsocks to only one run in the first but 17 runs in the first three innings allowed the Traralgon Redsocks to put the game away early. Smith racked up nine RBIs on five hits for the Traralgon Redsocks. South Gippsland Miners had no answer for Brad Pratt from the Redsocks, who kept runners off the base paths in his appearance. Brad Pratt held South Gippsland Miners hitless over two innings, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out five. The Miners had an excellent last innings with Jordy Knox on the mound. Unfortunately with the bat the Miners only had four runners for the day and couldn’t get them home. Great early catches from Jordan Gardner, Jordy Knox, Michael Thomas and Tasha Cox couldn’t make up for mistakes later in the game and the Traralgon team had its bats

singing. Keep at it Miners, we achieved one of our goals.

A Grade Traralgon Redsocks 26 defeated South Gippsland Miners 0. In what can only be described as a day from hell it certainly wasn’t the day for the South Gippsland Miners A Grade team. The Miners had a couple of hits by Stewie Mathieson who came to the club’s rescue replacing club vice president Tim Katz at the last minute and Geoff Birnie. Unfortunately there were too many errors throughout the game to make a decent showing. The club scrambled but there was an entertaining moment with brothers playing off against each other, Michael Adams pitching to brother Bradley Adams which made for some fun particularly when he was on the rubber, shutting down the Miners. The Redsocks were just too good with Caleb Poole and Jay Ziersch playing a great game and Jordan Gilmore racked up six RBIs on six hits for the Traralgon Redsocks . He doubled in the second inning and singled in the first, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh innings. B Grade coach and A Grade pitcher Michael Adams said “we need to focus and work hard next week. Let’s bring it back next week team.”

Top catch: South Gippsland Miners’ Michael Thomas takes one of the day’s good catches.

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THERE were 23 players on Saturday, June 18 for a par (K.B.D.T.) competition. A Grade: (3 hcp) T. O’Neill +1 on countback B. Pope +1, N. Perks sq, P. Johnson sq. B Grade: (19 hcp) J. Stein +1, R. Crawford -2. Encouragement award: M. Garnham -9. Nearest the pin: 1st R. Gallagher, 7th L. Guilfoyle, 10th Tim O’Neill, 13th M. Webb. Tuesday’s winner was R. Ludenia 37 pts and Thursday’s winner R. Rees 36 pts. Ladies LAST Wednesday the final of the McLaren Memorial Fourball Knockout was played in cool conditions. The winning pair of Lyn McIvor (19) and Marg Young (23) defeated Barb Walker (20) and Marg Harper (32) by four and three. All other players also competed in a Fourball with drawn partners. Jenny Blackmore and Pam Eyers were the winners with 31 points on a countback from Judy Webb and Merissa Cosson. Lyn McIvor had the closest shot to the pin on the first hole. Next week is the 27 hole Foursomes Championship following the seeded timesheet. On Saturday again the weather discouraged any

Winning pair: Marg Young and Lynette McIvor were the winners of the McLaren Fourball Knockout last week at Korumburra Golf Club. girls from competing. Next Saturday will be Stableford. Due to the wet course conditions, as of this week the women’s events will be played on the winter green course until further notice.

Meeniyan THIS week was a strong week of golf at Meeniyan Golf Club with 50 players taking to the course over three days of competition. The club was pleased to see Jimmy Cusack back at the club and actually playing on Thursday and Saturday. Johnny Dumont also popped by for a game on Thursday as did Bill Pratt on Tuesday, fresh from a Kimberley adventure. Word has it that Col Graeme went round the front nine in par figures on Saturday and president Paul just missed the green in two on the 18th. Quite a few green fee players made the most of the long weekend and got in a game on Sunday and Monday. Competition results for the week: Tuesday, June 14: Stableford. Winner: Bill Pratt (33) 34 points. Runner up: Winston Rielly (30) 32 points on a count back. NTP: Frank Peile. Best nine: Daryle Gregg 19 points. Thursday, June 16: Stableford. Winner: Bob McGeary (16) 40 points. Runner up: Peter Wilson (5) 36 points.NTP: second Rod Matthews and 14th Bob McGeary. Best nine: John Hyett 19 points. Saturday, June 18: 4BBB Stableford. Winners: Bruce Betts/Col Stewart. NTP: eighth Matt Van Boven. Down the line: Col Graeme/ Jeff Wilson, 42 on a count back, Brian Dewar/Frank Peile 42 and Alan Kuhne/Matt Van Boven 42 points. Pro pin: 11th Bob McGeary.

Saturday winners: Bruce Betts and Col Stewart won the 4BBB Stableford event.

Bob McGeary: won Thurs- Stableford: Bill Pratt won day’s Stableford event with Tuesday’s event. 40 points at the Meeniyan Golf Club.

Wonthaggi OUR nine hole midweek competition attracted 12 players and the winner was B. Cornelis 18 points. Balls down the line: A. Bowman, I. McDonald 37; J. Burke, C. Wilkinson 36; G. Hewlett, K. Ridout 34. On Saturday we played stableford with a good field of 75 players. A Grade winner was T. Sorrell 42 points, B Grade A. Geyer 39 points, C Grade J. Brann 42 points. Balls down the line: D. Williams 40, R. Yann 38, P. Young 37, J. Jordan, I. Baker, M. Foster, K. Kilgour, J. Sartori, A. Yann, F. Loughran, J. McEachern 36. Nearest the pin: 2nd S. Sartori, 8th P. Young, 13th J. Sartori, 17th T. Sorrell. I hope you all have a great week and look forward to seeing you all on the course soon.

Ladies THE event was the Doris Chambers Tournament foursomes stableford qualifying day where the winners go to Melbourne in October to compete at the next level. We had 11 pairs and this club correspondent can report that ev-

THE Tom Welsford Open 4BBB Stableford Championship was contested on Saturday in ideal conditions with the course in excellent condition considering the recent rain. The winners in a countback with 41 points was the team Leroy Sharrock and Bryan Sword. DTL balls went down to 39 points by countback and were won by the teams of Rod Hopcroft and Brett Windsor, Barry Stevens and Andy Bassett, Donald Smith and John Dalton, Peter Hartigan and Peter Stivic, Kevin Castwood and Ray Burton, Ian Watson and John Fraser and David Forbes and Henry Sedelies. NTPs were Frank Gill on the fourth hole, Greg Welsford on the seventh, Norm Hughes on the 14th and Garry Carcour on the 16th. Thursday’s 4BBB Stableford Multiplier was generously sponsored Voyage Fitness Centres in Wonthaggi and Leongatha. Easy winners with a very good score of 76 points was the team of Michael Thomas and Norm Hughes. They were 14 points clear of their nearest rivals Robert Smith and Ian Barlow who had 62 points and received balls. Other ball winners were Andrew Smith, Peter Walsh, Wendy-Anne Parker, Greg Paine, Geoff Maher and Neil Mackenzie. NTPs were Michael Thomas on the fourth hole, Ian Barlow on the 14th and Keith Finney on the 16th. On the previous Tuesday, 57 golfers contested a Stableford competition in which Russell Williams took out the A Grade event with 36 points. B Grade was won by Merv Stubbs with 38 points in a countback and Ted Bruinewoud took out C Grade with 37 points. NTPs were Frank Gill on the fourth hole, Russell Williams on the seventh, Allan Edney on the 14th and David Forbes on the 16th. DTL balls were awarded to Ian Barlow, Allan Edney, David Child, Joe Lowell, Greg Welsford, John Payne, Bill Bittlemann, Robert Smith, Peter Horman, Will Norden, Ian Baker, Norm Hughes and Frank Gill. The 2016 Esplanade Hotel Inverloch Super League event concluded this week with the second week of the final being played. The event was won by the underdog Cats team who upstaged the previously undefeated Hawks. Entering the second week of competition with a handy, but not insurmountable lead, the Cats answered

Fitness awards: from left, Wendy Parker (A Grade) and Glenyce McRobert (B Grade) flanked by representatives from Voyage Fitness Leongatha and Wonthaggi Mel Meade and Mary Anne Pannuccio. every challenge the Hawks threw at them during the midweek and then powered away on Saturday to win 138 points to 131; a thoroughly deserved victory. The winning Cats team comprised Doug Clemann, Wendy Parker, Colin Bear, Coral Gray, Neale Gillin, Ian Barlow, George Misson and Jim Arnott. The star of the Cats team in the final was Ian Barlow who shot a great 38 points on Tuesday and followed it up with a 35 on Thursday for good measure. For his best score of the final Ian has won the Esplanade Hotel Voucher. The team scores showed the Cats 138 (Ian Barlow 38, Wendy Parker 34, Doug Clemann and Colin Bear 33 each) defeating the Hawks 131 (Jan Brownlie and Joe Lowell 34 each, Ian Watson 32 and Jon Smith 31). The members of the winning Cats and runner up Hawks teams will be presented with their prizes at the Super League presentation night at the Clubhouse on Friday night. In addition to this, the winners of the Col and Nancy Sperling Awards for the best male and female players of the competition will be announced and rewarded. The club thanked Dylan Clark of the Esplanade Hotel Inverloch for his support of the event. The vouchers he provided for the best player of the round added

Mirboo North THURSDAY results: Competition: Stableford. June 16: Day winner: Stu Henning (7) 36 points. DTLs: Chris Long 35, Charlie LePage 33 and Connor Williams 32. NTP 16th: John McFarlane. Saturday results: Competition: Stableford – Drummonds Golf Day. June 18: Day winner (A Grade): Mark Heiberg (12) 38 points. Winner B Grade: Richie Robbins (17) 36 points. Ladies winner: Jess Clark. DTLs: Terry Bradshaw 36, John Blunsden 35, Tom Whitelaw 34 and Tom Traill 34. Second shot NTP first hole: Mal Payne. NTP: Fourth: Terry Bradshaw, Sixth: Simon Duff, 13th: Scott Blencowe , 16th: Jed Alexander Next week is Stableford.

Ladies Doris Chambers winners: Sue Traill and Chris Gunn, 28 points. Runners-up: Freeda Nair and Mary Beruldson, 22 points. NTP: Chris Gunn on the fourth and Wendy Gervasi on the 16th.

Foster

Winners: from left, Anne Walker and Leonie Bentick won through to the next level of the Doris Chambers tournament at the Wonthaggi Golf Club on Wednesday and will go on to compete in Melbourne. eryone still seemed to be speaking to each other at the end of the round. The winners were sisters Anne Walker and Leonie Bentick who came in with 33 points. They were closely followed by runners up Irene Walsh and Cathe-

rine Bolding with 32 points. NTP: Sara Beale on the second. BDL: Robyn Wilkinson and Chris Yann 31, Marg Johnson and Maree Anderson 28; and Delores Harvey and Marg Ryan 25, Anne Tschiderer and Sara Beale 25.

MONDAY, June 13: Stableford, Winner: Jake Chaseling 38 points. NTP: sixth Graeme Watkins and 15th Stuart Canning. DTL: Robin Smith 32 points, Clarke Gray 31 points and John Stone 30 points. Tuesday, June 14: Stableford. Winner: Paul Spencer 34 points. NTP: sixth Norm Cooper and 15th none. DTL: Norm Cooper 33 points and Nev Thompson 32 points. Wednesday, June 15: Par A Grade: Sue Wylie -5. B Grade: Alayne McKenzie -7. NTP: sixth Beth Curram and 17th Sue Wylie. DTL: Barb Britten -5, Beth Curram -5 and Mary Ellis -6. Thursday, June 16: Stableford. Winner: Dave Hutchinson 36 points. NTP: sixth none and 15th N. Cooper. DTL: Nev Thompson 35 points, Ray Prain 35 points and Clarke Gray 32 points. Friday 17th: Nine Holes / Chook Run. No golf. Saturday, June 18: Stableford. A Grade: Peter Dight 37points c/b. B Grade: Trent Price 39 points. NTP: Peter

interest to the competition.

Ladies VOYAGE Fitness of Leongatha and Wonthaggi provided the sponsorship for the Par event last week. Representatives from both Wonthaggi and Leongatha spoke to the members and distributed free day passes to all present, while the winners received generous vouchers to use at the gymnasium. Wendy Parker was the recipient of one of the vouchers, winning A Grade with -2. Glenyce McRobert had an excellent +3 to win C Grade and a Voyage Fitness voucher. Down the line balls were won by Marg Griffiths +1, Jill Steer square, Louise Schache -1, Lianne Adamson, Jan Brownlie and Shirley Welsford -2 and Dot Stubbs -3 on a count back from five others. Nearest the pins were won by Toni West on the fourth (second shot), Wendy Parker on the seventh (second shot) and Trish Owen on the 16th. Jan Birrell won the nine hole competition with 17 points with Gwen Chapman receiving a ball down the line with 16 points. Saturday, June 18th, 4BBB Stableford: Winners: Marg Griffiths and Wendy Parker 37 points. Down the line: Karen Bear and Karen Gelley (Croydon GC) 36 points.

Dight, Steve Reid, Kevin Flett, John Mathers and Trent Price. DTL: Dave Hutchinson 37 points, Stuart Canning 37 points, Tony Vanin 37 points and Pat McKay 34 points c/b. Ladies: Pam Witheridge 29 pointsc/b. NTP: Robyn Galloway. DTL: Robyn Galloway 29 points.

Woorayl ON Saturday, June 18, Woorayl Golf Club members played a stableford round kindly sponsored by club members Jack Howard, Steve Hannon, George Johnson and Paul Challis. The course is starting to get a bit damp in spots; however a good field of 45 players stepped out to try their luck. The A Grade winner with the best score of the day was Ash Turner with a well constructed 42 points. B Grade was a tight contest with Mick Herrald just getting over the line on a count back from Troy Williams and Craig Hall all with 35 points. After a tough day out in the foursomes last week the C Grade winner this week bounced back into form racking up 38 points to take the chocolates. Well done to John Bolge. NTP: eighth B. Stubbs and 17th M. Herrald. DTL – M. Grist 40, P. Burgess 38, J. Diaper 37, Dale Burge 36, G. McKinnon 36, J. Baum 36, B. Stubbs 35, T. Williams 35, and C. Hall 35 C/B from T. Martin. Thursday’s competition winner was B. Fiek - 39 points. Next Saturday is the June monthly medal sponsored by Thornton’s Bakery. Don’t forget to count your putts.

Ladies THE second round of the Perrett Family Foursomes Aggregate was played on Wednesday, June 15 and the winners of the daily event were Chris Perrett and Heather Sullivan with 78 net. The overall winners of the Aggregate were Lois Young and Jenny Riseley with 160 net. BDL: Lois Young and Jenny Riseley with 80 nett and Alice Campbell and Faye Maynard with 80.5 net. Next week come along when a stableford event will be played.

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Wonthaggi Table Tennis country championships WONTHAGGI Table Tennis Association players returned home from Bendigo last Monday with a tally of 15 medals and two shields. There

were

teams competing from around Victoria (250 players) and there was fierce rivalry amongst the various clubs. Wonthaggi players also featured in the individual events. This was the first time the Country Championships have

been held away from Melbourne and the Bendigo stadium was a voted as being a top class venue. Wonthaggi winners were as follows: B1 Riversdale Shield: Zach Anstey, Justin Licis, Bruce Harmer.

E6 Peter Mascall Shield: Beau Allamby, Jack Duff, Jack Donohue. Shield winners were also awarded individual medals. E3 Vawdon Huggins Memorial Shield: Runner-up medals: Archie Pax-

Leongatha Small Bore Rifle Club ROUND Four: 2016 TRV 20m Prone Pennant Section D Albury 469.014 defeated Lilydale/Warburton 439.007; Brunswick 478.018 (bye); Leongatha 487.015 defeated Lancefield 474.009; and Camberwell/Hawthorn 483.017 defeated MCC B 483.016. The best shooter for Round 4 was Angela Breeze (Leongatha) scoring 100.008. Ladder 12 Leongatha; 12 Albury; 12 Lancefield; 8 Brunswick; 8 MCC B; 8 Camberwell/ Hawthorn; and 4 Lilydale/Warburton. We shoot Wednesday Nights at 8pm at the rifle club rooms on the Leongatha Recreation Reserve. Any inquiries, please call Rob Spratt 5664 2358.

ton, Kenzi Gardner, Max Duff. Zach Anstey: Leading player B1. Jack Duff: Leading player E6. Max Duff: winner Under 15 singles. Kenzi Gardner: winner Open mixed doubles event with Warrnambool player Ben Taylor. Runnerup E Grade singles. Dirk Holwerda: Runner-up Over 60 men’s singles.

Local competition

Small town winners: winners of the prestigious B1 Riversdale Shield, from left, Justin Licis, Zach Anstey and Bruce Harmer.

A Grade semi finals Wednesday, June 22: Barracouta (Bruce Harmer, Archie Paxton) v Wahoo (Justin Licis, Max Duff); Great Whites (Dirk Holwerda, Steve Anstey) v Garfish (Fred deBondt, Sebastian Vethanayagam). B Grade semi finals Thursday, June 23: Lads (Jack Duff, Callum Martin) v

Great effort: from left, Wonthaggi Table Tennis Association competitors Max Duff, Archie Paxton and Kenzi Gardner with their medals won as runners up for the E3 Vawdon Huggins Memorial Shield at Bendigo last week. They narrowly lost only one match and were playing four grades above their 2015 grading in the same championships. Minions (Malachy O’Flynn, Lilly Noble); Evil Canevils (Ben Kent, Leit Rivers) v Demon Destroyers (Jack Donohue, Jett Orpin). The grand final will be played immediately following the semis.

A Reserve ladder A Grade (after 5th round)

• Leongatha Table Tennis

Wallabys .......... 36 57 (188) Dingoes ............ 28 50 (183) Possums ........... 24 46 (170) Kangaroos ....... 20 50 (185) Emus ................ 16 44 (172) Kookaburras ...... 8 39 (161) Koalas ............... 8 46 (139)

Leading players: Sean Michael 18 (56), Max Duff 14 (51), Archie Paxton 14 (48). There will be no junior coaching until

after the school holidays. There will be no AAA Program during the school holidays. Social table tennis will continue as usual on Thursdays from 11am until 12.30pm. New players welcome. Contact Nancy on 56 74 4628.

• SOCCER

Bendigo’s seal Knights stars dim Inverloch’s glamour with Inverloch look11 saw Le- ing to put early presof approval ROUND ongatha Lady Knights Women

MIXED success was enjoyed by the Leongatha Table Tennis Association at Country Week.

Played for the first time outside Melbourne, at the Bendigo Table Tennis Centre, all players were pleased with the facilities which had received an upgrade thanks to the Bendigo City Council which has been supportive of the Bendigo Table Tennis Association’s bid to host the event. Eighty six teams entered. Leongatha had three teams playing. In E5 Grade Jeff, Aiden and Frank were outgunned and finished about the middle of their section. In E2 Grade, ‘Big Bad’ Cam Dowling, Michael ‘First Goalkicker’ Bracecamp and Michael ‘Mudguard’ Holwerda finished a gallant third. The D3 Grade team of Bryce ‘The Kid’ Holwerda, Dom Murdica, and Kevin, ‘President’ Dowling brought home the bacon winning the Jack Gilbert Memorial Shield. Leongatha’s top player Allan Robic played in a composite team with Traralgon’s Mick Warr, runners-up in A Grade. The second semi final be-

Well done: Mike Bracecamp finished a gallant third in E2 Grade at Bendigo Country Week.

tween M&M’s and Vultures could have gone either way but Alan Fletcher held out a very determined Dom Murdica in a tight and tense five gamer, 11-5, 11-13, 12-14, 11-4, 11-9 to seal the grand final berth for Vultures. In the first semi final Heroes had an easy win over Eggtatic. ‘President’ Kevin, had an absolute downer after his fantastic Country Week win not only losing to nephew ‘Big Bad’ Cam but losing all his matches. He also lost a side bet with Cam who claimed his first significant win over Uncle Kev. Good luck Heroes for your clash with M&M’s next week in the preliminary final. In B Grade, A Team defeated Mini Pies with Katrina winning a great match against Lauchie, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9, and 11-8. Don’t Know defeated top team Smashers 3-2 with Tim defeating Michael in a tough five gamer. Table Tennis information contact Kevin Dowling on 5662 4613 or Bill Haw on 0409 217 900.

Town’s top: Allan Robic with the A Grade silver medal won in a composite team with Traralgon’s Mick Warr at Country Week held for the first time outside Melbourne, in Bendigo.

take on their next immediate rivals on the ladder, Inverloch, at its new home ground. The first twenty minutes saw relatively even ball possession between the two teams as Leongatha eased into the game. Though the Lady Knights had several attempts on goal, it wasn’t until Kathy Zancharopoulous and her reliable aim pinged one into the back of the net at the half hour mark that the game took a turn. Leongatha tightened its passing and demonstrated excellent plays. Subsequently, a cross in from the wing saw captain Beth Milkins chip one in from the top of the box resulting in Leongatha taking the lead 2 0 at half time. Though the Lady Knights were feeling the magic, coach Milkins warned against over confidence. Determined not to allow the Stars any leeway, Leongatha returned in full force to the pitch. Goalie Reen, in her premier season with the Knights, kept perfect control in defence with all shots at goal perfectly deflected. Mimmie Ng in midfield and Katelyn Hermann in defence were standouts. Solid midfield work paired with excellent passing resulted in two more goals from the infallible Kathy and an effortless pass into the net from Karli Blunden. Inverloch Stars fought valiantly but were no match for Leongatha’s offence in what was their stand out performance of the season thus far. With the support of an impenetrable backline, Leongatha Knights are the GSL Women’s team to watch. Leongatha 5 - Inverloch 0 Under 16

THE match started

sure on the Knights young defenders of Nicholas Bongers, Curtis Rintoule, Adam Watchorn and Jordan Rintoule.

But it was the Knights forwards who were able to combine to get the first goal when Matt Cook was able to pass a through ball to Caleb Chatelier who scored from long range with a ball over the keeper’s head. Inverloch fought back and was able to score when it beat the Knights’ offside trap and then keeper Phil Smith. Scores were one-all at half time. The Knights team came out after the break with more intensity and whenever the Stars team had possession it seemed they also had a Knights player closing fast. This allowed some opportunities for the Knights and when Alej Lacanaria won the ball in the Stars’ half he was able to run and beat three Stars defenders and calmly slot the team’s second goal. Knights’ midfield of Sam Bainbridge, Will Barker and Alej was able to hold the ball and controlled play for the second half. It also allowed Hayleigh Bashaw, Tom Roberts and Sean Villasevil the benefit of playing deep on the last defender and it was this positioning that allowed Sean to make a run down the left wing and with his pace, cut inside to score the Knights third. Sam was unlucky not to score when the Knights won a free kick outside the penalty box and attempted to “Bend it like Beckham” when his shot on goal rattled into the crossbar. The Knights’ fourth and final goal went to Will who had given himself every chance to score throughout the match by being front and centre when

Closing fast: Inverloch’s Adam Bell was chased down by one of Leongatha Knights’ stars, Ethan Bath. Alej put in a cross and found Will unmarked and he gave the keeper no chance in putting the ball into the corner. Inverloch wasn’t finished and scored its second goal from a free kick on the edge of the box. A lively match in which the Knights team improved as the match went on and demonstrated increasing comfort with their positioning and team tactics. Leongatha 4 – Inverloch 2 Under 12

IT was great weather to be out having a kick of soccer at Inverloch. Knights had a few cracks at goal but the strong and speedy Inverloch defence fended the ball off well. Some attempts at goal stood out from Toby, Mitch, Pat, Ben and Eddie. Inverloch’s team work was mighty impressive. Both goalies for Knights had a busy day; even though several goals went through they were able to ward off many more. Pat had a busy first half as goalie and managed to skilfully stop many. Jarrod put the gloves on for the second half knowing it would be a busy time in the goals and stood strong whilst doing a fabulous job. Even though the score appeared one-sided, the

Knights did not disgrace themselves and had some great passing moments. Well done to the team in defence who were busy all day, generally including Jade, Charlie, Aiden, Jarrod, Finn and Eddie. We have several new players this year and each week they are showing more and more confidence. Well done to the Stars for a strong win and some great goals. Leongatha 0 – Inverloch 9 Under 7

INVERLOCH Stars hosted Leongatha Knights in the early

match of the day with players kicking the dew off the ground. It was a bit chilly in the morning but I think all of the kids enjoyed the game. Players were Logan, Sam, Shayan, Taj, Jarrah, Noah, Neka, Jake , Mitchell and Ella. They all played exceptionally well together with a lot of passing amongst the team which resulted in a number of goals being scored. Leongatha will return next week to Thompson Reserve at Inverloch in the 1st round of the Cup Competition.

Claim: Leongatha’s Sam Bainbridge leaping for the ball in the Under 16’s strong 4 - 2 win against Inverloch.

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United for the cause: the Tiger family all came together this weekend to support Haley and Laurie as they raise funds for the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea. The cause is close to their hearts after Haley was diagnosed with ovarian cancer recently. Everyone donned their ‘Headwear 4 Haley’ and Haley showed everyone how strong she is by taking the court on the weekend.

Mirboo North netball results Results Round 9 A Grade

A strong brew: from left, Haley Anderson and Mirboo North teammate Laurie Bier. Haley had the community, not just the netball community, behind her as she raises money for the fight against cancer.

Mirboo North 68 d Yinnar 48 Best: Jessie Holland, Dani Hilliar. Awesome effort by all eight players! Great intensity and talk. Make sure we finish off the game pushing through all four quarters.

Best: Steph St Ellen, Stacey Harriage. A well contested game! We have really stepped up with our starts in the first quarter. Great pressure across the court by all players, the score did not reflect the tight contest. Let’s keep working and continuing to improve each week.

B Grade Mirboo North 44 lt Yinnar 50

C Grade Mirboo North 18 lt Yinnar 39

Best: Tylah Wilkins, Jess Heath. Bad luck girls, a very tough game to end the first half of the season. Let’s come home strong in the second half.

on the court with us. Keep working hard at training girls and things will continue to come together.

D Grade Mirboo North 33 lt Yinnar 40

Best: Tylah Wilkins, Chloe Maxwell. Some really impressive passages of play girls. You kept hard at it all day and should be proud of your efforts. Let’s make an effort to train hard and

Best: Haley Anderson, Kelly McCarthy As awesome effort by all players! Welcome back Haley, we love having you

Under 17 Mirboo North 25 lt Yinnar 41

continue building on our game. Great job.

Under 15 Mirboo North 44 d Yinnar 21 Best: Jaime Chila, Eryn Elger. What a fantastic team effort! It was a slow start, but we finished strongly! Great to see things coming together on the court that we have been working on at training. Bring on the second half of the season.

Alberton netball Results - Round 12 June 18

The wall: Stony Creek’s Danielle Logan was up against strong defensive work from DWWWW’s goal defence in this play. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ fourcornersframing.biz.

Eyes forward: Town’s Kiara Noble looks for her goalers in the LDNA Under 13s match against Mirboo North on Saturday.

A Grade: Dalyston 78 d Fish Creek 26, InverlochKongwak 65 d MDU 34, Korumburra-Bena 67 d Tarwin 27, Phillip Island 55 d Kilcunda-Bass 27, Stony Creek 92 d DWWWW 16, Toora 47 d Foster 19. B Grade: Dalyston 36 d Fish Creek 26, InverlochKongwak 52 d MDU 47, Korumburra-Bena 94 d Tarwin 15, Phillip Island 65 d Kilcunda-Bass 20, Stony Creek 78 d DWWWW 15, Foster 50 d Toora 35. C Grade: Dalyston 47 d Fish Creek 28, MDU 31 d Inverloch-Kongwak 28, Korumburra-Bena 58 d Tarwin 31, Phillip Island 46 d Kilcunda-Bass 12, Toora 41 d Foster 29. 17 & Under: Dalyston 38 d Fish Creek 20, Inverloch-Kongwak 46 d MDU 23, Korumburra-Bena 56 d Tarwin 18, Phillip Island 42 d Kilcunda-Bass 13, Stony Creek 45 d DWWWW 26, Foster 31 d Toora 25. 15 & Under: Fish Creek 34 d Dalyston 26, Inverloch-Kongwak 33 d MDU 26, Korumburra-Bena 48 d Tarwin 5, Phillip Island 44 d Kilcunda-Bass 10, Toora 35 d Foster 24. 13 & Under: Fish Creek 23 d Dalyston 22, Inverloch-Kongwak 45 d MDU 2, Korumburra-Bena 28 d Tarwin 11, Stony Creek 21 d DWWWW 3, Foster 31 d Toora 8.

Ladders A Grade Kor-Bena .................... 314.11 Dalyston .....................221.31 Inv-Kongwak .............195.53 Phillip Island..............149.16 Toora ..........................138.21 Stony Creek ............... 118.92 MDU ...........................105.71 Foster.............................84.40 Kil-Bass.........................59.27 Tarwin ...........................55.09 Fish Creek .....................59.26 DWWWW.....................18.02 B Grade Kor-Bena ....................346.09 Foster.......................... 226.11 Inv-Kongwak .............167.56 Phillip Island..............145.27 Toora ..........................146.13 MDU ...........................141.65 Dalyston ........................96.94 Stony Creek...................97.39 Fish Creek .....................63.65 Tarwin ...........................52.16 Kil-Bass.........................31.52 DWWWW.....................14.16 C Grade Kor-Bena ....................227.95 Dalyston .....................165.65 MDU ...........................168.81 Toora ..........................130.12 Inv-Kongwak .............125.66 Foster...........................100.58 Tarwin ...........................99.74 Phillip Island .................94.88 Stony Creek...................76.48 Fish Creek .....................69.40 Kil-Bass.........................34.45 17 & Under Dalyston .....................275.69 Kor-Bena ....................239.83 Inv-Kongwak .............204.23 Phillip Island..............137.22 Fish Creek .................. 116.08 MDU ...........................143.44 Foster...........................136.72 Kil-Bass.........................50.63 Stony Creek...................55.21 Toora .............................48.42 Tarwin ...........................52.85 DWWWW.....................23.26 15 & Under Inv-Kongwak .............355.17 MDU ...........................213.73 Kor-Bena ....................213.37 Phillip Island..............147.70

46 44 42 36 24 24 24 24 12 8 4 0 48 48 40 32 28 28 22 16 10 8 8 0 48 44 40 36 28 22 22 20 12 12 4 48 44 36 34 30 28 28 12 10 10 8 0 48 40 40 32

Toora ............................91.21 Fish Creek ....................95.44 Tarwin ...........................62.43 Foster.............................77.22 Stony Creek...................60.29 Dalyston ........................65.58 Kil-Bass.........................48.07 13 & Under Inv-Kongwak .............528.57 Fish Creek ..................210.69

28 24 24 18 16 14 4 48 40

Kor-Bena ....................300.91 Phillip Island..............260.17 Foster..........................158.93 Tarwin ........................128.81 Dalyston ......................101.02 MDU .............................79.04 Stony Creek...................28.25 Toora .............................26.92 DWWWW.....................14.22

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LDNA umpires Saturday, June 25 11am: Anna Patterson, Lauren Baudinette, Phil Smith, Sam Anderson, Erin Baudinette, Tinisha Mills, Pat Kuhne, Jess Arnason, Anita Gourlay, Sharnee Mead-Ameri, Angelique Dunlevie, Maddie Brew, Maria Evison, Jemma Caithness. 12pm: Amy Smith, Julie Grant, Angelique Dunlevie, Jess Arnason, Britt Price, Bridget Eldred, Meg Minogue, Barb Challis, Katrina Spark, Sophie Clarke, Sam Anderson, Mary Gourlay, Lori McKenzie, Tanya Hamilton. 1pm: Sue Ritchie, Phil Smith, Lauren Baudinette, Pat Kuhne, Anita Gourlay, Emma Smith. 2.15pm: Melinda McLennan, Nikki Stockdale, Julie Grant, Anna Patterson, Sue Ritchie, Barb Challis. Any queries, please contact Erin Baudinette 0448 487 492.

LDNA results Results - Saturday, June 18 11 & Under Section 1: Mt Eccles Silver 14 d Town 6, Mt Eccles Purple 16 d St Laurence 6, Mt Eccles Pink 10 d Mirboo North Purple 7, Parrots 33 d Mirboo North White 2. 11 & Under Section 2: Mirboo North 9 d Town 1, Mt Eccles 7 d St Laurence 1. 13 & Under: Mt Eccles Purple 23 d Mt Eccles Blue 10, Mirboo North Purple 17 d St Laurence Yellow 9, Parrots 18 d St Laurence Maroon 14, Mirboo North Gold 28 d Town Tangerine 15, Meeniyan & District 37 d Mt Eccles Silver 8. 15 & Under: St Laurence Blue 17 d Mirboo North 13, Mt Eccles Blue 18 d St Laurence Maroon 9, Meeniyan & District 29 d Town Green 15. 17 & Under / C Grade: Mt Eccles Navy 62 d Town Tangerine 19, St Laurence 35 d Town Black 34. Open: Town Black 40 d Town Tangerine 27, MDU Demons 60 d St Laurence Maroon 33, St Laurence Gold 64 d Mirboo North 26, Meeniyan & District 34 d Mt Eccles White 27.

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Tigers show their mettle Afterwards, Bennett praised all of his men for their team commitment that helped the Tigers win their seventh match of the season from nine starts .

MIRBOO North displayed true grit to overcome reigning Mid Gippsland premier, Yinnar, by 23 points and retain the coveted Vin Kallady Memorial Shield at Tigerland on Saturday. Forty years have now passed since Kallady, who represented both clubs at senior level, tragically lost his life in a car accident on June 11, 1976. Every season since, Mirboo North and Yinnar have competed with passion for custody of the prized shield. The Magpies wore black armbands in honor of former senior premiership ruckman, Colin Webster, who died recently after a short illness. As a result of its hard fought victory, Mirboo North has climbed into third position on the ladder and Yinnar remains in fifth place. The challenge for everyone to find the footy was one thing, but trying to lose closechecking opponents proved to be another. It was soon evident both coaches had instilled a concrete understanding of team orientated endeavor into their players’ mindsets. Any lapses in concentration or unforced skill errors were quickly taken up by opposition forces. Forwards who gambled on the wrong delivery options, soon had their pockets picked. Hudson Kerr was a master at strategically plotting his way through the midfield for the Tigers, whilst Luke Palmer, Josh Taylor, James Allen and Cameron Le Page, were also

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Tough and fast: Jacob Nash handballs out of danger with support from teammate Dom Pinneri as the mighty Mirboo North Tigers overcame reigning Mid Gippsland premiers Yinnar by 23 points. More photos at www.mdphotos.net proactive in propelling Mirboo North into its scoring arc. Giant ruckman, Isaac Abas, had a keen battle with Julian Blackford at the stoppages and the dynamic Tiger frequently provided lovely tap outs to his onballers. Playing coach Clancy Bennett and skipper Damien Turner, were also key activators on many occasions for Mirboo North. Luke Maynard, who seemed to bob up everywhere was Yinnar’s best performer, along with Sam McCulloch, Daniel Webster, Luke Linton and Jaime Aitken. Up forward, young blonde bombshell, Ricky Van Rooy, marked safely on several occasions and enthusiastically threw himself into ground level contests for the Magpies. In a low scoring slog, where both defences were meaner than junkyard dogs, Mirboo North had mustered five majors for a 29 point advantage at the last change. The Tigers’ back six of

Alex Windsor, Dwayne Gunn, Dom Pinneri, Tristan Salerno, Ben Richards and Jake Nash limited Yinnar to a single goal from Riley Flanigan to three quarter time. Each side squandered opportunities from short range as normally reliable goal kickers uncharacteristically sliced and pulled set shots wide of the big white sticks and even out of bounds on the full. The Magpies moved McCulloch to full-forward at the start of the final term and he immediately brought up Yinnar’s second major, after a rock solid mark in the 10 metre square. Le Page quickly replied for the Tigers, but another two goals from Jarrod Henderson saw the Magpies reducing their deficit to 18 points. Then at the 17 minute mark, Windsor, Kerr, Bennett, Jake Nash and Josh Taylor combined to ferry the ball to Daniel Taylor for Mirboo North’s seventh major. Palmer brought up num-

ber eight for the locals after 21 minutes, before Ben Cheffers pounced on a loose ball and reduced Yinnar’s losing margin to less than four goals.

SENIORS Mirboo North 8.13.61 Yinnar 5.8.38 Mirboo North goals: Z. Kilgower 1, C. Le Page 1, J. Taylor 1, J. Blair 1, L. Palmer 1, T. Salerno 1, D. Taylor 1, J. Allan 1. Mirboo North best: H. Kerr, L. Palmer, I. Abas, J. Allan, C. Le Page, T. Salerno. Yinnar goals: J. Henderson 2, R. Flanigan 1, S. McCulloch 1, B. Cheffers 1. Yinnar best: L. Maynard, S. McCulloch, D. Webster, L. Linton, J. Henderson, B. Mahoney.

RESERVES Yinnar 10.12.72 Mirboo North 6.4.40 Yinnar goals: M. Woodhouse 3, M. Webb 2, J. Garth 2, J. Mills 1, P. McGrath 1, D. Linton 1 Yinnar best: J. Garth, M. Woodhouse, E. Suares, J. Mills, L. Van Rooy, B. Taysom. Mirboo North goals: D. Banks 1, P. Aveling 1, J. Porter 1, J. Robins 1, J. Richards 1, M. Green 1. Mirboo North best: Z. Porter, J. Robins, B. Linforth, A. Miller, P. Doyle, A.

YINNAR led at every change in its purposeful 32 point victory over Mirboo North, in calm winter weather and soft ground conditions. With winners on every line, the Magpies drew away in the second term by banging on 4.3 to Mirboo North’s solitary goal. Too often, the Tigers played from behind as they fumbled their way into obscurity with slow motion footy, that would have made the ‘Keystone Cops’ look organized. Worried Mirboo North fans watched in disbelief as the Tigers’ self belief eroded into unbelief, following a series of indecisive indiscre-

McCarthy.

THIRDS Mirboo North 12.11.83 Yinnar 5.8.38 Mirboo North goals: T. Joustra 3, C. Alexander 2, K. Abas 2, B. Thomson 2, R. Lowrie 1, T. Reiske 1, C. Rudling 1. Mirboo North best: L. Swallow, D. Allen, J. Hohmann, D. Huynh, T. Reiske, L. Barry. Yinnar goals: M. Renwick 2, C. Watson 2, C. Iorangi 1. Yinnar best: M. Renwick, J. Hibbert, E. Moule, H. Peavey, S. Davey, C. Watson.

FOURTHS Mirboo North 13.15.93 Yinnar 1.2.8 Mirboo North goals: R. Kratzat 4, F. Austin 2, B. O’Loughlin 2, R. Lowrie 2, R. Peter 1, J. Mason 1, L. Dight 1. Mirboo North best: R. Peter, L. Oddy, R. Kratzat, T. Paterson, T. Hart, C. White. Yinnar goals: T. Hayes 1. Yinnar best: C. Iorangi, E. Foley, P. Kearns, J. Bugeja, B. McCormack, B. Flanigan.

Ginn to take part in cycle challenge FIVE time rowing world champion and triple Olympic Gold medallist Drew Ginn has been announced as the Bass Coast Cycle Challenge’s ambassador in 2016. The 6th Bass Coast Cycle Challenge takes place from Inverloch on Saturday, November 12 with entries opening on July 1. Ginn, who plans to take part in the ride, joins its long-standing ambassador David McKenzie who has supported the event for the past five years. The 2009 Oceania TT cycling champion, and Australian distance record

holder for 24hr open-air track cycling, Drew is formerly from Inverloch and is an avid cyclist and supporter of charity events. Drew recently completed the Tour De Cure and the Audax Flèche Opperman 24-hour, one of the world’s most gruelling cycling events. “I am excited to be part of the 2016 Bass Coast Cycle Challenge,” Ginn said. “The fact all proceeds go towards the in-school education of young drivers and passengers is an important community service which is saving lives across the Southern Gippsland region.” “I look forward to riding through the spectacular Strzelecki Ranges and back into Inverloch along the stunning coast.”

In 2016, the Bass Coast Cycle Challenge has again joined forces with Inverloch Lions Family Fun Festival to offer a family fun run, a safe children’s bike ride, billy cart racing, BMX and skateboarding events plus competitions for best decorated bike, music and street stalls. With something for all the family, this is an event not to be missed. All festival activities are located on and around the main street of Inverloch, A’beckett Street.

Training hard: Drew Ginn will participate in this year’s Bass Coast Cycle Challenge, being the event’s ambassador for 2016.

• Leongatha Cycling Club

Road Titles test the grades THE Leongatha Cycling Club held the 2016 Road Titles on Saturday around the Korrine circuit. The weather was cool with light winds but pretty good for winter road racing. The Seniors raced three laps of the 19 kilometre circuit, B Grade two laps and the Juniors one lap with good fields in each group. The Senior race had nine starters and it became a very tactical battle between the older heads and the young tyros. This resulted in a slower race than normal with various riders trying to gain a break and being brought back to the field. All these efforts sapped the energy of some and the field was just a five rider group going into the last lap. Steffan Kirsch made his move just as the bunch swung onto the Lance Creek Road and quickly opened a gap. With no rider willing to do work to chase the break down, the race was over by the time they reached the McGraw Road hill and the plunge down

to the Kongwak roundabout. Steffan was able to solo to the finish line to take the title. However, the tactics continued with the bunch and it eventually came down to a sprint to the line. In the dash to the line it was Thomas McFarlane winning narrowly from Austin Timmins and Brett Franklin. The dropped riders were lead in by Steve Allen for fifth, David Supple sixth, Leigh Stott seventh, Harrison McLean eighth and Kevin Feely ninth. In B Grade the bunch swapped turns over the two laps with several riders losing contact over the journey. On the climb up to the Glen Alvie corner the final selections were made as Gavin Slavin tested the legs. He managed to sneak away from Cam Brown and Bernadette Fitzgerald and looked a winner. However, Cam Brown used the downhill run to the finish to wind up the big gear and eventually chased Gavin down 40 metres before the line to claim the win from Gavin and Bernadette. Tony Giles raced home for fourth just outsprinting Brad Bouquet.

Kerry Pritchard was sixth and Damian King seventh. In the Junior race, Oliver McLean attacked the bunch on the McGraw Road hill and quickly opened a gap and split the field up in the process. Oliver soloed in for the win. Meanwhile the battle for the minor places was being fought out by Thomas Fitzgerald and Thomas Bouquet. Thomas Fitzgerald appeared to have Thomas Bouquet in trouble on the climb up to the Glen Alvie corner but did not press on with the advantage so it came down to a sprint to the line. Thomas Bouquet proved stronger in the dash to the line to take second with Thomas Fitzgerald taking third. Kaleb Jans finished fourth, Zach Stubbs-Taylor fifth, Jack Allen sixth. Next week the riders tackle a new course with racing starting at Hallston Hall and will include racing on the Grand Ridge Road. Members are reminded there is a club meeting at the RSL Leongatha on Tuesday night at 7.30pm.

tions under pressure. “I see it, but I don’t want to believe it,” remarked a confused member of the yellow and black army. With Zac Porter and Jamie Robins providing drive, the Tigers lifted their work rate significantly in the third term and reduced their deficit to 22 points at the last change. When evergreen utility, Dale Banks, goaled after receiving an exemplary 40 metre pass from Steven Rogers, early in the final term, it seemed Mirboo North could drag the game out of the fire. Alas for the Tigers, Yinnar steadied with two majors and kept the home side scoreless for the remainder of the match. Matthew Woodhouse booted three of Yinnar’s goals, whilst Marcus Webb and Joshua Garth chipped in with a couple each.

Thirds REIGNING back-toback premier, Mirboo North, knocked previously unbeaten Yinnar out of top spot, with an impressive 45 point win over the Magpies.

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Newborough 22.7.139 d Yarragon 5.6.36 Boolarra 13.4.82 d Trafalgar 7.11.53 Thorpdale 11.15.81 d Hill End 6.9.45 Yallourn-Yall Nth 14.14.98 d Yinnar 5.8.38 RESERVES Newborough 21.19.145 d Yarragon 1.0.6 Trafalgar 8.10.58 d Boolarra 5.10.40 Thorpdale 12.6.78 d Hill End 6.2.38 Yallourn-Yall Nth 14.12.96 d Morwell East 3.3.21 THIRDS Trafalgar 12.10.82 d Boolarra 6.1.37 Hill End 15.8.98 d Thorpdale 2.1.13 Yallourn-Yall Nth 13.12.90 d Morwell East 5.5.35 FOURTHS Newborough 12.13.85 d Yallourn-Yall Nth 4.3.27

Liam Swallow was best afield for the Tigers, whilst Declan Allen, Jayden Hohmann and Dean Huynh, were other strong performers for the victors.

Fourths MIRBOO North eclipsed Yinnar by 85 points in a completely one-sided contest after quarter time.

Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Newborough ......... 202.08 Yall-Yall North....... 221.49 Mirboo North ........ 192.38 Morwell East......... 122.94 Yinnar ................... 148.55 Yarragon .................. 71.74 Thorpdale ................ 76.62 Boolarra ................... 68.55 Trafalgar ................... 45.15 Hill End .................... 37.06

32 28 28 26 24 16 12 8 6 0

RESERVES LADDER Yinnar ................... 344.14 Newborough ......... 380.16 Yall-Yall North....... 325.78 Mirboo North ........ 155.31 Trafalgar ................. 69.80 Yarragon .................. 74.46 Thorpdale ................ 64.09 Morwell East ............ 51.33 Boolarra ................... 35.14 Hill End .................... 20.92

36 32 28 24 16 12 12 12 8 0

THIRDS LADDER Mirboo North ........ 375.80 Yinnar ................... 290.18 Newborough ......... 196.20 Hill End ................. 112.59 Yall-Yall North....... 125.71 Trafalgar ................... 59.15 Thorpdale ................ 61.58 Morwell East ............ 38.86 Boolarra .................. 21.20

32 32 28 24 20 20 12 8 4

FOURTHS LADDER Newborough ........ 273.10 100 Mirboo North ....... 125.77 71 Trafalgar .............. 141.02 57 Yinnar .................... 54.09 16 Yall-Yall North........ 37.74 0

Leongatha Junior footy CGJFL ladders UNDER 10 W Hill & Rovers .....7 Yinnar..............5 L’gatha Green.....5 Mirboo North .....5 Morwell Royal ....4 Trafalgar ............... 4 Morwell Navy ....... 3 Moe Blues ............ 3 Newb Blues .......... 2 Moe Maroons....... 1 Newb Reds........... 1 Yallourn Nth ......... 0

L 0 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 6 5 6 6

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% % Won 1555 100 1250 83 520 83 214 83 164 57 89 57 118 42 72 42 31 25 32 16 29 14 0.50 0

UNDER 12 W L’gatha Green.....6 L’gatha Gold ......6 Trafalgar...........4 New Blues.........4 Hill & Rovers .....4 Mirboo North ....... 3 Moe Maroons....... 3 Yinnar .................. 2 Morwell Navy ....... 1 Yallourn Nth ......... 1 Morwell Royal ...... 0

L 0 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% % Won 480 100 305 85 225 80 127 66 152 57 146 50 57 42 101 33 30 16 23 16 31 0

UNDER 14 W Trafalgar...........5 L’gatha Green.....5 Mirboo North .....6 Yinnar..............5 L’gatha Gold ......5 Morwell Navy ....... 4 New Blues ............ 3 New Reds............. 3 Moe Blues ............ 2 Moe Maroons....... 1 Hill & Rovers........ 1 Yallourn Nth ......... 0

L 0 0 1 1 3 3 4 3 5 5 7 7

D 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% % Won 254 91 200 91 275 85 130 83 134 62 183 57 85 42 100 50 51 28 25 16 55 12 26 0

CGJFL UNDER 10 Leongatha Green 5.10.40 Yallourn North 0.0.0 Green goals: R. Dal Pozzo 4, R. Jefferis 3, F. Dunn 2, Z. Lamers 1, L. Gill 1, J. Brown 1, H. Livingstone 1, B. Robb 1.. Best: L. Gill, B. McRae, Z. Lamers, J. Brown, F. Dunn, L. Scholz.

UNDER 12 Leongatha Gold 2.2.14 Hill End & Grove Rovers 1.1.7 Gold goals: K. Scrimshaw 1, N. Beavis 1. Gold best: B. Peace, K. Scrimshaw, B. Grabham Andrews, B. Bell (smith), X. Bolge, Z. Gardner. Leongatha Green 11.8.74 Yallourn North 2.2.14 Green goals: J. Burns 4, R. Weaver 4, Z. Lamers 2, Z. Scholz 2, M. Burggraaff 1, T. McRae 1, J. Helms 1, L. VanderZalm 1. Green best: T. Cumming, D. Eastwood, L. Gill, J. Helms, A. Kemper.

UNDER 14 Leongatha Gold 9.10.64 Hill End & Grove Rovers 3.9.27 Gold goals: C. James 2, C. Michael 2, D. Hanily 1, D. Hume 1, F. Materia 1, N. Beavis 1, J. Wrigley 1. Gold best: D. Hanily, D. Hume, C. James, H. Kewming, F. Materia, C. Michael. Leongatha Green 10.23.83 Yallourn North 3.5.23 Green goals: E. Lamers 4, H. Sheedy 1, J. Thomas 1, K. Brown 1, M. Portelli 1, R. Kemp 1, M. McGrath 1, L. Hickey 1, S. Coleman 1, J. Burns. Best: R. Kemp, S. Coleman, M. Portelli, J. Thomas, M. McGrath, S. Cross.

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• Stony Creek v Allies

Allies’ finals chances dim FOR the second week in a row the Allies, chasing a final’s spot, played another semi

SENIORS LADDER W L D

Pts

Inv-K’wak..... 10 2 0 219.25 Fish Creek.... 10 2 0 184.51 Dalyston ...... 9 3 0 170.45 Kil-Bass ...... 9 3 0 149.42 Foster ......... 9 3 0 149.24 Stony Creek .. 7 5 0 93.41 DWWWW ....... 5 7 0 82.11 Phillip Is ......... 4 8 0 94.87 MDU............... 4 8 0 83.56 Tarwin ............ 2 9 1 71.35 Toora... ........... 2 10 0 67.45 Kor-Bena ........ 0 11 1 17.30 GOALKICKERS K. Bergles (Kil-Bass) .......... (5) K. Baskaya (Stony Ck) ........ (2) G. Parker (Dalyston) .......... (3) T. Mahoney (Inv-K’wak) ..... (4) B. Runnalls (Phillip Is) ....... (0) L. Manders (Toora) ............ (0) J. Swift (MDU) ................... (0) T. Wyatt (Inv-K’wak).......... (1) L. McMillan (Inv-K’wak) ..... (2) J. Hanlon (Foster) .............. (4) J. Smith (Fish Creek) ......... (1) B. Tagg (Foster) ................. (1)

40 40 36 36 36 28 20 16 16 10 8 2 64 36 35 33 32 31 29 26 26 25 25 25

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Pts

Dalyston ......12 0 0 603.85 Inv-K’wak..... 11 1 0 386.59 MDU........... 9 3 0 221.37 Fish Creek.... 8 4 0 225.67 Phillip Is...... 7 5 0 165.53 DWWWW ..... 5 7 0 74.84 Tarwin ............ 4 8 0 54.53 Toora ... .......... 4 8 0 43.26 Kil-Bass.......... 3 9 0 51.14 Stony Creek.... 3 9 0 49.70 Foster ............. 3 9 0 38.07 Kor-Bena ........ 3 9 0 32.65 GOALKICKERS A. Bright (Fish Creek) ......... (5) A. Wallis (Dalyston) ........... (7) R. Butler (Inv-K’wak).......... (1) J. Maurilli-Pullin (Toora) .. (11) J. Brooker (Dalyston) ......... (1) D. Brown (Dalyston) .......... (0) D. Pruysers (Dalyston) ....... (1) M. Wright (Phillip Is) ......... (4) N. Mathieson (MDU) .......... (1) L. Anderson (Tarwin) ......... (1)

48 44 36 32 28 20 16 16 12 12 12 12 40 32 31 26 24 24 24 22 21 18

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Inv-K’wak..... 8 Phillip Is...... 7 Fish Creek.... 7 Dalyston ...... 6 Kor-Bena ..... 5 Kil-Bass ...... 3 Stony Creek.... 3 MDU............... 1 Toora .............. 0

1 2 2 3 4 6 6 8 8

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

692.9 304.6 217.6 158.5 99.5 113.0 15.1 29.6 17.8

88 77 77 67 55 33 33 11 0

GOALKICKERS Z. Caughey (Inv-K’wak) ...... (3) A. Busana (Dalyston) ......... (1) T. Officer (Phillip Is) ........... (0) C. McInnes (Inv-K’wak)...... (5) D. Brosnan (Dalyston)........ (3) K. Cosson (Kor-Bena) ........ (0) X. Hughes (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0) Z. Jankowicz (Phillip Is) ..... (1) F. Mascitelli (Phillip Is) ....... (0) A. Toussaint (Inv-K’wak) .... (1)

24 23 21 21 15 14 13 12 12 12

UNDER 16 LADDER W L D

Fish Creek.... 11 0 Phillip Is...... 9 1 Inv-K’wak..... 7 2 Kil-Bass ...... 6 5 Dalyston ...... 4 5 Kor-Bena ..... 4 5 Stony Creek.... 3 7 DWWWW ....... 2 7 Foster ............. 1 7 MDU............... 1 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

357.0 448.5 342.2 230.0 164.1 140.0 18.5 28.3 48.9 13.7

100 90 77 54 44 44 30 22 12 10

GOALKICKERS C. McInnes (Inv-K’wak)...... (0) C. O’Halloran (Dalyston) .... (2) B. Taylor (Phillip Is)............ (0) L. Howard (Fish Creek) ...... (1) L. Alford (Kil-Bass) ............ (1) M. Freeman (Phillip Is)....... (1) W. Lindsay (Kil-Bass) ......... (2) N. Anderson (Phillip Is) ...... (0) S. Flanders (Fish Ck) .......... (0) B. Aldwell (Kil-Bass) .......... (0)

29 27 26 21 19 16 15 14 13 12

Stony Creek 12.3.75 Allies 9.6.60 Stony Creek Goals: J. Schelling 3, K. Baskaya 2, C. Mackie 2, J. Byrnes 2, J. Cann 1, W. Collins 1, W. Stewart 1 Allies Goals: J. Marriott 5, A. Sigeti 2, A. Burr 1, H. Egerton 1 Stony Creek Best: J. Schelling, J. Stone, W. Collins, J. Monaghan, J. Byrnes, C. Stone Allies Best: D. Atkins, S. Scott, J. Marriott, M. Combridge, A. Sigeti, B. Mayers RESERVES

Stony Creek 11.7.73 Allies 5.6.36 Leading Goalkickers: A. Scholte 2, S. Barnard 2, D. McKean 2 Stony Best: A. Scholte, T. Zukovskis, S. Barnard, B. McKnight, T. Gordon, C. Schwennesen Allies Best: M. Watson, J. Crapper, K. Hanning, A. Peebles, K. Skarratt, D. Hooper FOURTHS

Stony Creek 5.6.36 Allies 2.8.20 Leading Goalkicker: J. Phillips 4 Stony Best: J. Bright, J. Phillips, A. Dyke, A. Lacanaria, A. Wright, L. Elliott Allies Best: L. Sketcher, D. O’Keefe, M. Hoppner, J. Mattern, D. Vicino

final type game. Stony Creek held a one game advantage and a win by the Allies would see both teams on 24 points decided by percentage. Excellent conditions prevailed at the racecourse and it was no excuse for bad play. The first term was very even with the home side scoring first through Kerem Baskaya. From the centre bounce Darcy Atkins fired the ball wide but the home side were making things tough down the middle and the kick was marked by Anthony Sigeti on the boundary line. He managed to steer it through. Baskaya was again in the forward play as Schelling out marked all at centre half forward and his pass found his teammate within range. Each time a goal was scored it gave both teams a chance from the centre and Justin Marriott and Max Homer ran the ball via the flank and a pass from Nolan again found Sigeti for the Al-

lies second. The second term would determine the outcome of the match as Stony kicked the only three goals of the term. No matter how the visitors went forward they could not breach centre half back where Andrew Logan, Sinclair and Monaghan stood firm. By the main break the home side had an important 22 points lead that would keep it ahead until the final siren. The third term belonged to the Allies as Ben Mayers and Jim Phillips took control of the midfield and with Darcy Atkins out running the packs the visitors found Justin Marriott for the first goal. Within a minute Max Homer gathered on the wing and eluded all opponents to again find Justin Marriott who kicked his second. The home side, now stung into action regrouped and with Schelling at centre half forward they had a tall marking player as the target. Goals to Byrnes and Mackie reestablished the lead. Strong play on the wing

by Steven Scott allowed Homer and Atkins to again charge forward and Phillips accepted the handball in the pocket for a timely goal. In the last few minutes Justin Marriott was too smart and outmarked his opponent within range and from two smart passages of play Marriott goaled twice to take his tally to four for the term. With one quarter to play Stony still maintained that 15 point lead and straight kicking of 10-1 was really the difference. With the scoring end they changed strategy to kicking the ball hard and long into the forward line with Baskaya and Schelling the targets and if the ball came to turf then let the runners have a say. A dropped mark in the goal square allowed Verboon to snap an easy goal but it was becoming a goal for goal affair. Around the midfield Cam Stone and Darcy Atkins were important contributors for their teams but the home side always had a player in place for the quick handball. Midterm Shaun Buttegieg

Curtains: Jimmy Phillips could do little but watch as Stony Creek’s Jimmy Monaghan gathers the ball and gets set to drive the Lions forward for another goal, making the sun appear to set on Allies’ season. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ fourcornersframing.biz and Jayden Nolan combined to smartly swing the ball into centre half forward and a free to Egerton saw the lead reduced. Players from both teams went in hard and the umpires did a magnificent job and a couple of 50 metre penalties calmed things down. Justin Marriott again

showed his class taking a big mark inside 50 and his goal added to his tally to five for the day. With the siren the Allies slim chances of a finals berth may have slipped by and in the next four games they play teams well entrenched in the top six.

• Fish Creek v Dalyston

Roos too strong at home THE GOOD teams just know how to win. As has been the story week in, week out this season, Fish Creek was challenged in a close match, but found a way to take home the four points. This week their victim was Dalyston, who gave the Kangaroos’ faithful a scare late in the game, but ended up falling five points short in the second grand final rematch of the season. It was dark and cold at Terrill Park on Saturday, but the ground was in considerably good condition and the supporters of both sides were treated to a skilful yet tough contest. The match started exactly

UNDER 14 LADDER W L D

Phillip Is...... 9 0 1 380.29 Won Power ... 7 1 1 262.98 Inv-K’wak..... 5 4 0 110.71 Corner Inlet .. 5 4 0 99.39 Dalyston ...... 3 6 0 66.76 Kor-Bena ..... 2 8 0 73.26 Kil-Bass.......... 0 8 0 3.73 GOALKICKERS H. Dawson (Inv-K’wak) ...... (1) C. Scott (Won Pwr) ............ (0) J. Kilgour (Dalyston) .......... (0) T. Nash (Inv-K’wak) ............ (0) H. Smith (Phillip Is) ........... (0) K. Fuller (Phillip Is) ............ (0) L. Cocksedge (Foster) ........ (0) J. Grace (Phillip Is) ............ (0) J. Brown (Won Pwr) .......... (1) C. Smith (Won Pwr) ........... (0)

Pts

38 30 20 20 12 8 0 13 13 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8

UNDER 12 LADDER W LD

Pts

423.46 214.66 136.47 140.56 100.49 51.17 1.76

32 28 28 22 14 4 0

GOALKICKERS Z. Duursma (Foster) ........... (0) T. Kleverkamp (Phillip Is) ... (1) J. Butcher (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0) R. Moresco (Won Pwr) ...... (0) B. Silvester (Inv-K’wak)...... (1) A. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (0) O. Dawson (Inv-K’wak) ...... (0) J. Cuman (Kor-Bena) ......... (0)

9 8 8 7 7 7 5 5

Inv-K’wak...... 8 Corner Inlet ... 7 Phillip Is....... 7 Kor-Bena ...... 5 Won Power .... 3 Kil-Bass ....... 1 Dalyston .......... 0

1 2 3 4 5 7 9

0 0 0 1 1 0 0

the way the home side would have wanted, as they banged on five goals to the Magpies two the opening term. Their spread and ball use was the key factor early, as they were able to punch through Dalyston’s oft-impenetrable zone defence. Brad Fisher played a key role for his side, moving around the back half at will, but he was forced to work hard for his kicks in the first half as the Creek were able to move the ball around the league’s

Fish Creek 12.8.80 Dalyston 11.9.75 Fish Creek Goals: J. Buckland 3, M. Taylor 2, T. Manne 2, G. Park 1, J. Smith 1, B. Cooper 1, T. Fusinato 1, P. Tolongs 1 Dalyston Goals: B. Thornton 5, G. Parker 3, C. Graham 1, C. Tait 1, B. Fisher 1 Fish Creek Best: T. Fusinato, T. Manne, T. Hooker, J. Buckland, B. Harfield/Park, L. Pratt Dalyston Best: B. Thornton, C. Tait, M. Marotta, D. Wylie, B. Fisher, K. Kirk RESERVES

Dalyston 11.9.75 Fish Creek 7.4.46 Leading Goalkicker: A. Wallis 7 Dalyston Best: A. Wallis, M. Harris, N. Bainbridge, D. Brown, A. Gennaccaro, M. McCoy Fishy Best: P. Mueller, R. Nicoll, C.

smartest chess piece. Trav Manne was the key for his side, especially in the first half as he was taking strong marks all over the ground, even sliding forward to kick two crucial goals. The second quarter was the much the same as the first, if not more in Dalyston’s favour as the reigning premiers were able to gain some ascendancy back. A couple of push and shove arguments threatened to blow out to an escalated fracas, but

McPhee, B. Graham, L. Edgelow, J. Potter THIRDS

Dalyston 7.9.51 Fish Creek 6.5.41 Leading Goalkicker: D. Brosnan 3 Dalyston Best: T. Robinson, C. Magro, L. Legione, C. Loughridge, D. Brosnan, L. Burns Fishy Best: O. Straw, R. Pridham, T. Price, J. Macri, J. Bowron, J. Stefani FOURTHS

Fish Creek 5.7.37 Dalyston 3.6.24 Leading Goalkickers: B. Mitchell 2, J. Standfield 2, C. Ohalloran 2 Fishy Best: S. McGannon, J. Standfield, K. Pavlou, J. Stefani, K. Dorling, B. Hams Dalyston Best: D. Loughridge, D. Gardiner, L. Ion, K. Brown, J. Loughridge, L. Ibrhaim

the umpires did a good job of containing the players excitement, rewarding the man first in for the ball each time. A few 50 metre penalties each way certainly kept a very vocal crowd in full voice, but the umpires kept control of the situation at all times. The third quarter saw a return of what we have come to know as the Dalyston Football Club’s way of playing, and winning. The visitors were pressuring their opponents into kicking long, more in hope than with any real direction, and as a result their key man Brad Fisher was able to do what he does best. They were able to use the middle of the ground more effectively and turned a four goal deficit into a 10-point one at the final change. A weaker team would have crumbled under the pressure of the fightback, but Fishy was able to hold its nerve and at the last change seemed determined to do whatever it would take. It was a three goal to two final term, in the favour of Dalyston, but it seemed a lot closer than that.

Nerves of steel: Fish Creek’s Matt McGannon marked the ball in front of Dalyston’s Clay Tait as Fishy held its nerve to run out winners over Dalyston. In probably the best quarter of football from a spectators’ point of view, the ball whizzed from both ends, and contests were hard fought when they arose. Lachlan Pratt played the game of his life at full back, not only containing his opponent but marking strongly

all day. His teammates followed suit and celebrated a strong win over a very strong opposition. Perhaps we have seen the Alberton Football League’s grand final preview, and if that is a sign of things to come then the league is in good hands.

• Korumburra-Bena v Tarwin

Sprinkler curse for Tarwin FOLLOWING a rally at its home ground to dispute the restructure of the Alberton Football League, the Korumburra-Bena 0.0.0 Tarwin 0.0.0 Match cancelled due to unsafe playing surface. RESERVES

Korumburra-Bena 6.16.52 Tarwin 2.5.17 Leading Goalkickers: M. Hancock 2, T. Sorrell 2 KB Best: J. Kyle, N. Allen, C. Martin, D. Caporale, S. Paterson, T. Sorrell Tarwin Best: D. Leggo, P. Houston, L. Stone-Schack, L. Keily, D. Garnham, J. Hunter

Giants’ Senior side was forced to agree to forfeit the match due to problems with the oval. Tarwin came across to the Korumburra Showgrounds to play the Reserves and Seniors games following the rally. Tarwin has no Thirds or Fourths sides so there was no play in the morning. The Giants Reserves got off to a good start in the first term, managing to boot four majors against the Sharks who struggled to get the ball down field and managed only four behinds. KB continued to dominate

throughout the game, however, it was interrupted at three quarter time when a Tarwin player alerted the umpire to a sprinkler head sticking out of the pitch. “Some of our members worked to patch up the sprinkler head and the Reserves continued to play out the rest of the game,” KB president Ross Besley said. “Prior to the Seniors game however, a Tarwin player found another sprinkler jutting out of the oval on another part of the field. Tarwin spoke with officials and decided that they would not play due to the welfare of their players. It was their call.” The incident marks the

second time the Giants have had an issue with its sprinklers after a player was injured during a game on the ground four years ago. The player, also from Tarwin, fell on a sprinkler head and opened a large gash on his knee. “We do have soft spots on the ground like any other oval in South Gippsland at the moment,” Mr Besley said. “We are playing away at Foster this weekend so we will take the opportunity to do a routine check of the ground and ensure it is safe to play on for the rest of the season.” The president of the Tarwin Football Netball Club, Anthony

Hullick said that while his club didn’t want to be the first to make the call, it had no option. “As a club we have a duty of care to our players and it was our responsibility to enforce this. “We make no apologies whatsoever with regard to our decision to forfeit the game. There was no alternative. “We went to Korumburra to play football and were happy to pay our entrance fees and so on, but when it comes to the health of the players on the ground, we had to make a call.” Tarwin and KB will share the points from the Round 12 game.

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thestar.com.au • Phillip Island v Kilcunda-Bass

Phillip Island miss out PHILLIP Island’s chances at finals are just about over, following a nine point loss to local rivals Kilcunda Bass at the Cowes oval. Kilcunda Bass dominated the first quarter; tak-

ing full advantage of the Island’s skill errors and making them pay on the scoreboard. Ben Vague scored the first goal for the Panthers. Two more goals were scored before Phillip Island struck back with a goal from Jack Taylor. Kilcunda Bass kicked a

Kilcunda-Bass 11.7.73 Phillip Island 9.10.64

Burgess THIRDS

Kilcunda-Bass Goals: K. Bergles 5, B. Vague 2, D. Crawford 1, D. Clay 1, J. Dakin 1, K. Rigby 1 Phillip Island Goals: S. Seddon 3, J. Darcy 2, A. Duyker 1, J. Taylor 1, J. Youle 1, M. Duiker 1 Kilcunda-Bass Best: B. Law, R. Fitzgerald, M. Edwards, J. Jensen, K. Bergles, S. Braithwaite Phillip Island Best: B. Kimber, M. Griffin, S. Seddon, H. Moore, J. Youle, J. Van Zanen RESERVES

Phillip Island 6.5.41 Kilcunda-Bass 3.3.21

Phillip Island 21.17.143 Kilcunda-Bass 0.4.4 Leading Goalkicker: M. Wright 4 PI Best: M. Jones, H. Shawcross, D. Larsson, A. Redmond, A. Rodgers, M. Wright KB Best: N. Mitchell, A. Pugh, B. Jones, A. Jerrard, K. Cook, T.

Leading Goalkickers: M. Freeman 2, L. Adams 2 PI Best: J. Keating, S. Stanley, D. Wilson-Browne, J. Sanna, E. Hines, M. Freeman KB Best: J. Lawrie, J. Bastwrous, T. Burgess, S. Casey, J. Bastwrous, J. Rosenow FOURTHS

Phillip Island 6.5.41 Kilcunda-Bass 6.2.38 Leading Goalkicker: W. Semple 3 PI Best: N. Bee-Hickman, W. Semple, B. Anderson, R. Weinzierl, C. Farrell, T. McMillan KB Best: A. Honeysett, J. Rosenow, B. Aldwell, J. Bastwrous, D. Taylor, K. Anitonia

late goal to go into the first break up by 17 points. The Island found its way back into the game with goal to James Darcy in the second term, but could only manage four more behinds for the quarter. Luckily for the Island, Kilcunda Bass could only add two majors to increase its lead to 21 points at the half time break. Kilcunda Bass piled on the pressure early – led by a strong defensive team of Scott Braithwaite, Matt Edwards and midfielder Ryan Fitzgerald – in the third term as it added four goals to one up until the 20 minute mark of the quarter. From there the Island took over, adding three late goals from Michael Duiker, Jaymie Youle and Simon Seddon to go into the final term with momentum. The Island started to put a scare through the

Kilcunda Bass camp as it started to dominate the scoreboard. Kilcunda Bass’ motivation died off and the Island regained some of its old confidence and were difficult to stop. With Seddon adding two unanswered goals and Darcy putting up his second, the Island had suddenly dragged the margin back to just nine points. The Island couldn’t find the couple of late goals needed to win the game, but tried hard all the way until the end. Phillip Island finished the game with 64 points to Kilcunda Bass’ 73. Next week the Island head to Tarwin in a game that it needs to win to keep its slim finals hopes alive. Kilcunda Bass will meet Toora in its first clash for the year.

ROUND 10 SENIORS LADDER W L D

Leongatha ....9 Maffra.........8 Traralgon .....6 Warragul .....5 Won Power ...4 Moe................4 Bairnsdale ......4 Drouin ............3 Morwell ..........2 Sale ................2

Forward Brad Hender got the Sea Eagles off to a great start when he managed to boot four majors in the first term, putting the home team at a 30 point advantage going into the second quarter. IK did not let injuries get in the way of playing a stellar game, with players banding together in a bid to make Mark Billows’ 300th game with the Seniors one to remember. I/K backman David Newman joined on ballers Josh Clottu and Corey Casey on the bench with injuries while Clinton McCaughan returned to the side recovered. The Demons certainly

Sensing its impending defeat, MDU only put three points on the board in the final stretch of the game, finishing up on a 118 point loss to the Sea Eagles. Billows was pulled from the back to play at forward in the final quarter and managed to kick two goals late in his milestone match. The final score saw IK dominate on 137 to 19. Andrew Soumalis was rewarded for his strong game and scored best on as the side held its place at the top of the ladder. IK will take on Stony Creek at home this weekend. While the Lions sit at sixth on the ladder, it did defeat IK earlier on in the season and the winning Sea Eagles hope to redeem itself as it continues on its winning streak.

W L D

Leongatha ....8 Maffra.........6 Traralgon .....6 Won Power ...5 Moe ...........5 Drouin ............4 Warragul ........2 Morwell ..........1 Sale ................1 Bairnsdale ......0

Steal: Kilcunda Bass’ Gavin Wallace loses his grip on the ball after a strong tackle by Phillip Island’s Robert Linford took him down in the Reserves match on Saturday.

The local rivals took the ground and played a strong game in commemoration of Toora’s 125th anniversary and Foster did not hold back. From the first whistle Foster sprang into action, and doubled Toora’s score in the first quarter. Despite Foster’s early lead, Toora was well in the game until half time, but rapidly began to slow its pace. Toora welcomed former AFL Melbourne player Russell Robertson to the

ground, who contributed two goals to Toora’s score. Robertson has signed off on playing two more games and may play agree to play more. Regardless of the injuries, Foster had its eyes on the win and outplayed Toora right throughout the game. The Tigers continuously beat Toora with turnovers and easily moved the ball into its scoring zone. Centre half forward Lukas Jenkins was the first injury of the match and was forced off the ground with an injured knee in the first quarter. He was soon followed by goalkicker Luke Manders, who also came off

0 3 2 3 4 4 7 7 8 0

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366.99 254.60 193.62 168.55 112.50 100.23 31.03 47.06 20.93 0.00

32 24 24 20 20 16 8 4 4 0

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Bairnsdale ...9 Traralgon .....6 Moe ...........6 Maffra.........6 Leongatha ....5 Morwell ..........2 Sale ................2 Warragul ........1 Drouin ............0 Won Power ....0

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0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

348.46 277.23 252.65 204.32 210.56 38.74 34.38 22.83 29.20 0.00

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36 24 24 24 20 10 8 4 2 0

UNDER 16 LADDER W L D

Moe ...........9 Traralgon .....8 Bairnsdale ...7 Leongatha ....7 Sale ...........6 Maffra ............4 Warragul ........3 Drouin ............2 Won Power ....1 Morwell ..........0

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514.14 583.05 169.02 247.35 111.29 70.55 58.88 47.60 16.01 16.74

36 32 32 28 24 16 12 8 4 0

OTHER MATCHES

Soaring: Inverloch-Kongwak’s Tom Mcqualter shrugged off MDU’s Matt Harris in Saturday’s match at Inverloch.

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND

Inverloch-Kongwak 21.11.137 M.D.U. 2.7.19 Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: B. Hender 4, T. Mahoney 4, A. Soumilas 3, M. Billows 2, L. McMillan 2, W. Hetherington 1, D. Lawton 1, T. Lomax 1, D. Clark 1, T. Wyatt 1, A. Cross 1 M.D.U. Goals: J. McMillan 1, T. McDermott 1 Inverloch-Kongwak Best: A. Soumilas, B. Hender, T. Mahoney, D. Clark, A. Cuff, C. Terlich M.D.U. Best: T. Corry, R. Olden, B. Thomas , K. Baker, J. McMillan, M. Harris RESERVES

Inverloch-Kongwak 8.9.57 M.D.U. 5.4.34 Leading Goalkicker: P. Jobling 5 IK Best: W. Blundy, S. Zammit, C. Spencer, J. Ivanic, J. Truman, B. Hayes M.D.U. Best: S. Heppell, P. Harris,

Foster rise above Toora A COUPLE of game changing injuries knocked Toora off its feet, but Foster was the clear winner from the get go.

Pts

LADDER

IK demolishes MDU Demons felt the pressure in the second term with IK refusing to let its visitors put a single point on the board. With the help of Andrew Soumilas and Toby Mahoney the Sea Eagles pulled ahead to a 56 point lead at the half time break. Zane Javier made up for IK’s injuries and proved his worth while MDU’s Jake McMillan and Thomas McDermott tried their hardest to close in on IK’s lead, each booting a major in the game. IK did not slack off in the second half despite the comfortable margin and managed to score another six goals in the third quarter, taking its score up to 103 with the help of Lucas McMillan. MDU only managed one major and two behinds in the third term and continued to lag behind.

0 334.80 36 0 141.65 32 0 139.51 24 0 90.86 20 0 90.50 16 0 87.80 16 0 73.77 16 1 80.73 14 1 63.89 10 0 70.44 8

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• Inverloch-Kongwak v MDU

INVERLOCH-Kongwak absolutely soared above its competition at home on Saturday when it took on MDU for Round 12.

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the ground with an injury in the second quarter. Michael O’Sullivan and Jack Weston held strong in Toora’s defence, but were no match for the goal kicking skills of Foster’s Joel Hanlon –who brought home four goals – and Nick Connellan, who scored three. By the final siren, the Tigers had well and truly outshined Toora and left the match with 93 points to Toora’s 32. Toora will take on Kilcunda Bass next week, and the injuries will determine how well it will stack up. Foster will battle against Korumburra Bena on its home turf.

J. Bolge, T. Harris, T. O’Loughlin, M. East THIRDS

Inverloch-Kongwak 18.11.119 M.D.U. 1.6.12 Leading Goalkickers: C. McInnes 5, H. McInnes 5 IK Best: O. Toussaint, R. Sparkes, J. Scott, O. Hutton, O. Collett, L. Paxton M.D.U. Best: T. Sauvarin, B. Amato, S. Forrester, D. Clark, J. Van der Kolk, L. Harris FOURTHS

Inverloch-Kongwak 13.11.89 M.D.U. 1.2.8 Leading Goalkickers: T. Murray 3, T. Simpson 3 IK Best: T. Scarce, A. Box, Z. Reid, J. Bates, R. Coleman, T. Murray M.D.U. Best: B. Hastings, S. Benra, D. Mancarella, J. Hastings, W. McDonald, J. Yates

ALBERTON Round 13: June 25 Dalyston v MDU DWWWW v Fish Creek Tarwin v Phillip Island I-K v Stony Creek Foster v Kor-Bena Kilcunda-Bass v Toora

MID GIPPSLAND Round 10: June 25 Hill End v Yarragon Yinnar v Trafalgar Thorpdale v Boolarra Newborough v Morwell East Yall-Yall Nth v Mirboo North

SENIORS Drouin 15.12.102 d Bairnsdale 5.17.47 Warragul 16.13.109 d Moe 10.17.77 Maffra 9.15.69 d Sale 11.2.68 RESERVES Moe 15.11.101 d Warragul 1.9.15 Maffra 18.14.122 d Sale 1.2.8 UNDER 18 Bairnsdale 16.10.106 d Drouin 3.2.20 Moe 25.12.162 d Warragul 1.2.8 Maffra 15.15.105 d Sale 1.3.9 UNDER 16 Bairnsdale 5.11.41 d Drouin 3.2.20 Moe 17.8.110 d Warragul 2.1.13 Sale 10.5.65 d Maffra 7.5.47

GIPPSLAND Round 10: June 25 Leongatha v Traralgon Morwell v Wonthaggi (Sun)

ELLINBANK

Foster 14.9.93 Toora 4.8.32 Foster Goals: J. Hanlon 4, N. Connellan 3, D. Granger, C. VanDyke, J. Toner, M. Comben, B. Tagg, M. Cooke, B. Bowden Toora Goals: R. Robertson 2, M. O’Sullivan 1, C. Hanratty 1 Foster Best: M. Clark, C. VanDyke, S. Chaseling, N. Connellan , M. Howell, J. Toner Toora Best: M. O’Sullivan, J. Weston, B. Scarcella, J. Pintus, T. Allott, R. Robertson RESERVES

Toora 16.12.108 Foster 1.5.11 Leading Goalkicker: J. MaurilliPullin 11 Toora Best: S. Vening, M. Hilder, J. Maurilli-Pullin, T. Koolen, N. Nicholls, A. Hewson Foster Best: D. Hateley, N. Clarke, J. Sparkes, R. Prain, M. Campbell, L. Whittle

Round 11: June 25 Ellinbank v Longwarry Poowong v Lang Lang Dusties v Catani Nilma Darnum v Buln Buln Cora Lynn v Nar Nar Goon Bunyip v Neerim South Nyora v Garfield Koo Wee Rup - bye

AFNL tribunal hearing MARK Graham of Stony Creek FNC was found guilty of misconduct (striking) at a tribunal hearing last week as a result of a report in the Under 18 match MDU versus Stony Creek on June 11. Graham was suspended for three weeks plus one week for non-attendance at the tribunal, a total of four weeks. The netball tribunal found Fish Creek coach Graeme Watkins guilty of abusing an umpire in the 17 and Under match versus Foster on June 11, 2016 and suspended him for one week.

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Heritage and Robertson excite Toora faithful THE Toora Football Netball Club launched a A Cen-

tury of Saturday’s, 25 Years On written by life member John

Stone, at a gala function in the Toora Hall on Friday night.

Mighty men: from left, former Melbourne Football Club full forward Russell Robertson, Toora Seniors captain Lucas Jenkins and coach Jack Weston model the one off heritage guernsey designed for the game against Foster to coincide with the launch of A Century of Saturdays, 25 Years On.

Proud past: past player, committee man and supporter, Kevin Doran who composed and played his version of Toora’s done us proud especially for the 125th anniversary celebration and book launch.

The book catalogues the 25 years on from club life member Neil Everett’s A Century of Saturdays. The 120 past and present players and members in attendance enjoyed sherry and savouries, browsed memorabillia and were regaled with the stories of former coach of the Toora Seniors 1988 - 1991 Greg Ryan, long term player and 2012 coach Paul Roberts, and president of the club’s netball division Helen Nicholls. For the game against Foster on Saturday players donned a specially designed heritage guernsey. To add to the sense of occasion, former Melbourne Football Club 228 game full forward and kicker of 428 goals, Russell Robertson made his season debut for the club. Following the match it was standing room only in the rooms with the Foster people joining in and the day was rounded off with a cabaret in the Toora Hall where Geoff ‘Dog’ Sparkes entertained the 200 attendees. The heritage jumpers raffle raised an amazing $7000. The celebrations continued on Sunday morning when around 60 people attended a continental breakfast in the club rooms.

Yesteryear: from left, former Toora players Alan Stone, Marino (Zabo) Sabadin and Neil Cook watched the Toora Seniors warm up in the rooms before they took to the ground for the match against Foster on Saturday.

Above right, Memories: from left, former players, Joe Green, Bluey Allsop, Don Cripps, Rod Lush and Les O’Sullivan in the rooms before the Toora Seniors match against Foster at the Toora Recreation Reserve on Saturday. Warm up: with so many visitors in town there were plenty of onlookers in the rooms as the Seniors warmed up for their match. Here Michael O’Sullivan and Troy Allott go through their paces.

Clubs share in orange message THIS weekend’s grand final rematch between Leongatha and Traralgon, dedicated as the Orange Round, takes on added significance this weekend against the background of the Collingwood Football Club president, Eddie Maguire’s appalling comments about journalist Caroline Wilson. Black and white: from left, Toora Football Netball Club life member John Stone, with the book he authored A Century of Saturdays, 25 Years On and life members Jan Mildenhall and Neil Everett before the Toora versus Foster game on Saturday.

A strip of orange tape will unite Leongatha and Traralgon this weekend in a bid to end violence against women and children. The concept is an adaptation of

United Nations initiative “Orange Day” which occurs on the 25th day of every month and aims to raise awareness of the issue and drive meaningful change in societal attitudes and behaviours. Violence against women and children occurs in Australia at an alarming rate and Gippsland is no exception. Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault Senior Clinician Prevention and Education, Claire Stanley said, “The idea behind this initiative is to encourage members of the community to make thelink between gender inequality and men’s

violence against women and start a local conversation about this important social issue.” “We want sporting clubs to become champions of change and use the influence they have in the community to speak out and stop men’s violence against women and children in Gippsland.” The netball match between Boisdale-Briagolong and Lucknow has also been dedicated to Orange Round and orange wrist bands promoting the campaign message of ‘respect, dignity and equality’ will be available at venues on game day.

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Parrots take wing

THE Leongatha Parrots Girls’ Football Team recorded its first win on Sunday, with a dominant display against Poowong. With the addition of star-in-the-making, Stacey

Gilliam, and a number of other players back from injury, the girls suddenly look like a formidable unit. Great tap work by Amelia Riseley and hard tackling by Kyla Green gave team mates every advantage.

A goal from first gamer Keeley Price, and then another from the dashing Seanon Trewin, put the Parrots in control at quarter time. Coach Kayla Bentvelzen told her charges she wanted four goals in the next quarter, but a dour Poowong unit denied them any. Even so, there was much to like about the Parrots’ game style, particularly the persistent running of Jemma Sherrif, Trewin and Riseley. Slick ball movement by Shelby Jones and Hayley Geary was also a feature. Amelia Dunn presented well in the forward line and came achingly close to kicking a major. In the third quarter Green began to dominate the ruck contests, with Gilliam there to take the crumbs.

A bone crunching tackle by Hayley Geary saved what may well have been a Poowong goal. Kaitlyn Casbolt was proving her value as a ball carrier, while Price kept presenting as the go-to forward. Gilliam slotted a goal on the run, while Phoebe Clarkson slipped by her opponent to register another. In the last quarter, much to the delight of the crowd, Gilliam held the ball on the palm of one outstretched hand before stepping around an opponent with breathtaking grace. Talia Hill was important, Macey Hastings tough. Lara Ryan was under every pack. Price sealed the deal with a goal on the run.

Right, Fortunes rise: Kyla Green contests a boundGame on: Kayla Bentvelzen had her first win as ary throw in while Amelia Riseley looks on. Green’s playing coach of the Parrots Youth Girls’ football dominance of the ruck in the third quarter played a key role in the Youth Girls’ first win. team.

All Giants stand together By Stuart Biggins KORUMBURRA-Bena FNC president Ross Besley told a rally of supporters prior to the reserves match against Tarwin on Saturday morning at the Korumburra Recreation Reserve that his fingers are crossed. Ahead of the rally Mr Besley said, “All of the evidence points

to us winning the appeal. Supporters, members and sponsors turned up to hear the latest about the Giants’ appeal to be included as a founding club of the West Gippsland Football Netball League. The club president told the rally that from the moment it was indicated the Giants would be included in the new league, planning for that eventuality had begun; that was until whispers were heard in May that its position as one of the founding clubs was in

jeopardy. The club was shocked on June 1 when AFL Gippsland’s commission’s recommendations for the structure of football across Gippsland, revealed it would remain in Alberton. Mr Besley said, “We don’t look on ourselves as part of Alberton, Alberton is the other side of Leongatha.” The club determined immediately to appeal the decision and that appeal was lodged with AFL Victoria on Monday.

All in: from left, Korumburra Football Netball Club committee member Andrew Newton, club vice president Phil Huguenin, president Ross Besley and netball president Merissa Cosson fronted the Giants’ rally on Saturday where supporters showed solidarity as the club prepares to have its appeal heard to be included in the new West Gippsland Football Netball League. Mayor and all: from left, 300 gamer Allan Perks and the mayor of South Gippsland Shire Cr Bob Newton were among the crowd at the rally at the Korumburra Recreation Reserve showing their support for the football club’s inclusion in the new West Gippsland Football Netball League in 2017. Asked if he supported the push Mr Perks said, “My word I do.”

AFL Victoria has taken charge of the appeal process to provide an independent arbiter. The club does not get to discuss the appeal with AFL Victoria which does not have to provide reasons for its decision. The rally heard that there is no timeline for the appeal. Mr Besley said, “We want to be in the West Gippsland Football Netball League because we want to play at the highest level.” He painted a dire picture of the ramifications for the club if

that did not happen. With clubs like Tarwin unable to field thirds and fourths teams he said juniors wanting to play a full season of games will begin looking elsewhere, including to soccer which is already taking a strong toehold in the region. The club is in a strong position financially and with the lights almost paid off and no other debts, has a liquid flow of money to work with next year. It appears that InverlochKongwak upped its position as

a contender in the new league by spending money bringing in players to produce its current on field success. Korumburra Bena’s netball team, with all six teams playing finals for the past ten years, arguably the strongest in the whole of Gippsland, and with strong support in high places such as from Netball Victoria’s Judi Buhagiar, the president of the club’s netball division, Merissa Cosson told the rally, “We are fighting the decision as best as we can.”

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