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Fire destroys Waratah lodge LUCY JOHNSON A FAMILY has lost its prized property after local holiday villa Waratah Lodge at Waratah North was engulfed in flames on Sunday morning. The building, a favourite amongst South Gippsland tourists, was fortunately vacant at the time and nobody was injured. Owned by Judy and Dick Edwards, the property overlooked Waratah Bay and was a popular holiday destination, with guest bookings registered up to 2018.

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CFA rallies against deal STUART BIGGINS

A SENIOR firefighter is concerned responses to major fires in the Mirboo North area could be delayed by controversial possible changes to emergency responses. The United Firefighters Union (UFU) is calling for seven paid firefighters to attend callouts when brigades with paid firefighters respond. That includes brigades in Morwell and Traralgon that are sometimes called to assist with significant fires in the Mirboo North district, said Rob Auchterlonie of Dumbalk CFA, also a state councillor for District Nine with Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV). REPORT, PAGE 3

FOOTY FIGHT By Tony Giles IN a major backflip, the KorumburraBena Football Club is in shock after last week learning an earlier recommendation that the club join the West Gippsland Football Netball League in 2017 had been overturned. The club is prepared to fight the decision all the way to the courts if necessary in its attempt to play in West Gippsland and not remain in the weakened Alberton Football League. In other league recommendations, Inverloch-Kongwak has instead been moved to West

Gippsland while Yarram has had its wishes appeased and will stay in the North Gippsland Football League. Nyora, originally targeted to move into the Alberton league, has successfully staked its claim to remain an Ellinbank team. It appears Korumburra-Bena has been the one club crunched by AFL Gippslandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final recommendations. An appeal to this decision is now pending, with the Giants preparing a written submission which has to be lodged within 21 days of the latest recommendations. The clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s submission will be heard by either AFL Gippsland or could even by-pass this and go

Giants demand to leave Alberton

straight to AFL Victoria for determination. According to Korumburra-Bena president Ross Besley, to stay in the new Alberton Football League structure for 2017 would gut the club and would be â&#x20AC;&#x153;a complete disasterâ&#x20AC;?. Continued on page 4.

No game time: co-captains of KorumburraBenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Under 16s, Tristin Halliday and Josh Hill along with players, team coach Nick Besley, left, and club president, Ross Besley, right, contemplate an empty football ground on Saturday; something that is becoming more common for the junior team.

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Fears fire response will be delayed By Stuart Biggins A SENIOR firefighter is concerned responses to major fires in the Mirboo North area could be delayed by controversial possible changes to emergency responses. The United Firefighters Union (UFU) is calling for seven paid firefighters to attend callouts when brigades with paid firefighters respond. That includes brigades in Morwell and Traralgon that are sometimes called to assist with significant fires in the Mirboo North district, said Rob Auchterlonie of Dumbalk CFA, also a state councillor for District Nine with Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV). “The UFU is also asking for no cross crewing – so any response out of a paid station – which is effectively a ban on volunteers jointly crewing with paid firefighters,” he said. “They also want a higher level of consultation before any new equipment is brought into the brigade and into the way we are all trained, our operating procedures and policies. Whilst they’re calling that consultation, the way it is worked into the EBA, it is more like a veto.” Mr Auchterlonie was among the firefighters to join a protest rally by CFA volunteers, including from Leongatha CFA, in Melbourne on Sunday. The rally was prompted by the Fair Work Commission last week handing down recommendations for all parties involved in the talks between the UFU and the government. A State Cabinet committee on Friday af-

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ternoon determined to support the UFU log of claims as adjusted by the commission. The CFA board yesterday (Monday) rejected the proposed enterprise bargaining agreement, saying the EBA would place the CFA in breach of its statutory obligations. The CFA is now seeking senior counsel advice. “Supporting clauses that provide UFU with the power to veto operational decisions would mean CFA contravenes the Country Fire Authority Amendment (Volunteer Charter) Act 2011. The CFA board reinforces the chief officer’s role, under the CFA Act, that states he or she is responsible for the operational management and resource allocation,” the CFA board statement said. Fearing they will lose control of firefighting operations, a busload of volunteers left from the Leongatha CFA to attend a protest rally on the steps of Parliament House on Sunday. The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) said the deal with the UFU would lead to massive hikes in the Fire Services Property Levy for farmers, businesses and households. Eastern Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath supported firefighters in parliament last week. “Taking control away from the CFA will crush the organisation and deter volunteers,” she said. Acting Premier James Merlino said the government would resolve the matter in a way that was reasonable and fair for both volunteer and career firefighters. He said the government would appoint Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley to ensure any resolution to the long-running EBA dispute with the CFA does not hurt volunteer firefighters.

“While we acknowledge that volunteers have concerns, Fair Work has made it clear the role of volunteers must not and will not be affected by any future agreement,” Mr Merlino said.

Lodge lost in flames By Lucy Johnson

By Brad Lester and Sarah Vella

A FAMILY has lost its prized property after local holiday villa Waratah Lodge SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council will at Waratah North was engulfed in flames apply to the Supreme Court for posses- on Sunday morning. sion of uncleared sites at Yanakie and The building, a favourite amongst South Gippsland tourists, was fortunately vacant at the time and nobody Long Jetty caravan parks. Yanakie annual Rod Francis said more than 70 annuals had already left the Yanakie park last week after being given notice by council for not paying fees, signing permits or ensuring their caravans and annexes complied with regulations, by the May 29 deadline. Council’s lawyers Maddocks confirmed it served notices to vacate on siteholders who do not have a permit. The Star asked council how many people have complied with the caravan park permits and how many would be staying. Council said, “Council is in the process of removing all people occupying sites at the Long Jetty Foreshore and Yanakie caravan parks who do not have any legal entitlement to do so and is also working with siteholders who have signed their permits, paid their fees and expressed a willingness to comply with the permit conditions.” As for caravans, cabins and annexes abandoned by siteholders who could afford to remove them, a council spokesperson said, “Council will consider and determine the most appropriate course of action for removing any abandoned assets from the caravan parks if and when they become identified as such. Mr Francis said council now stood to lose $700,000 in revenue from annuals at Yanakie and Long Jetty, and said if council took over the Waratah Bay Caravan Park and evicted annuals there, council would lose $1.2 million between the parks. “Council has audited everything in the (Yanankie) park over the years and they never said anything was wrong with the annexes,” he said. “Everyone is packing everything up.” Council is now developing master plans outlining future capital investment and products at the Long Jetty and Yanakie parks. Council expects the plans to be completed by June 30. Council’s quarterly report for January to March 2016 showed the Yanakie Caravan Park received an income of $84,286 more than budgeted, due to increased casual accommodation sales. However, expenditure at Yanakie blew out by $101,276, due to “legal costs and reactionary contracted services”. At the Long Jetty park, expenditure was only $24,064 higher than budgeted, however income was $87,017 less than expected. Mr Francis questioned how council planned to make money from targeting casual campers as opposed to more regular annuals.

On side: Eastern Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath with CFA members, Peter Hanily (Koonwarra), Ross Considine (Koonwarra), Wayne Walker (Koonwarra), Hilco Zuidemia (Leongatha South), Darren Hardacre (Ruby) and Chris Buxton (Pound Creek) show solidarity to make their position known about the prospect the CFA might be brought under the thumb of the United Firefighters Union.

was injured. Owned by Judy and Dick Edwards, the property overlooked Waratah Bay and was a popular holiday destination, with guest bookings registered up to 2018. Firefighters responded quickly to the blaze at 11.45am which saw six units in attendance, however the building was beyond repair when they arrived to the scene. Daughter Meg Edwards said while the family had put “blood, sweat and tears” into the estate, they were relieved nobody was harmed by the blaze. “My parents were at church and I was at a meeting when we got the call,” she said. “My father had received a call from his friend Greg Buckland who was at Sandy Point when he saw smoke coming from the building. Our neighbour also called triple zero to report the smoke.” Firefighters from Fish Creek immediately responded to the call, accompanied by units from Yanakie, Foster, Meeniyan, Tarwin Lower and Pound Creek. Despite the manpower, the building was unsalvageable. “I went straight to the house and when I got there the fire was throughout the whole building with the floorboards all on fire and the roof was coming down,” Ms Edwards said. The property had just finished being painted by the Edwards family who had invested heavily in refurbishing Waratah Lodge. “On the upside, nobody was injured and we were fortunate to have had wet weather recently so our tanks were full for the firefighters. If this had occurred a couple of months ago, it could have been a completely different story,” Ms Edwards said. “At the end of the day, it is just a building and we are grateful that everybody is well. We have to keep this in perspective. My family are very hard working and my Dad is an absolute optimist. He is already thinking about options and where we will go from here. “It is still a wonderful site and location and we are looking to move forward.” The Edwards family wished to thank the South Gippsland community for its “overwhelming” support in light of the tragic event. “We appreciate the work done by the heroes at the CFA. They are absolutely wonderful people. We are thankful to those who reported the fire and those who have been looking out for us,” Ms Edwards said. CFA District 9 operator Ben Alards said police attended the scene alongside CFA units. “Wonthaggi Police attended and the Crime Investigation Unit is continuing its investigation to find the cause,” he said. “The firefighters contained the fire at 1.53pm and

worked for another hour and a half to extinguish it until it was under control.” At the time of print the cause of the fire was not known.

Burnt down: Waratah Lodge at Waratah North was burnt to the ground after a sudden fire destroyed the building in a matter of minutes on Sunday morning.

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MORE than 30 people enjoyed a family history seminar at the Uniting Church Hall on Saturday, Learning: Jenefer Chitty from Leongatha hosted by the South and Pam Harrison from Inverloch enjoyed Gippsland Geneathe family history seminar on Saturday. logical Society. Three speakers gave excellent talks that will help in researching family connections. Dr Celestina Sagazio, historian and cultural manager for the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries’ Trust, outlined the history of the Old Melbourne Cemetery. The latter contains the graves of many notable Victorian figures and the trust is trying to preserve and restore those that are deteriorating. This was a glimpse

into social history of Melbourne and her talk ended with a hilarious collection of off-beat epitaphs, including Spike Milligan’s famous “I told them I was ill”. Joy Roy, an experienced researcher in many fields, listed and explained the many on-line sites that deal with Scottish research. These covered aspects including life events, maps, censuses, military records, wills and pictures. Ann Copeland is in charge of the family history section at the State Library and she told the attendees about the numerous records related to the United Kingdom held by the Library. These include books, maps and on-line records.

The section has produced guides available at the centre to help visitors with research and staff will also assist. Both Joy and Ann mentioned the commercial websites, Ancestry and Find my Past, which are continually adding to their holdings. Individuals can subscribe to these, but the State Library makes them available to the public free of cost. The local municipal libraries also offer this valuable service. The South Gippsland Genealogical Society holds monthly meetings to try to help members widen their research skills and the library is open for public use from noon on Thursdays and Fridays.

Family time: from left, Joy Roy from Bendigo and the Genealogical Society of Victoria, Ann Copeland from the State Library and Margaret Pegler from the South Gippsland Genealogical Society on Saturday. Both Joy and Ann were guest speakers at a family history seminar hosted at the Uniting Church in Leongatha by the South Gippsland Genealogical Society.

Giants to fight league decision Continued from page 1.

“These latest recommendations by AFL Gippsland I believe have wrongly been made based solely on the performance of our senior side this year, but this is totally unfair,” Mr Besley said. “The club has been gearing up for entry into West Gippsland and decided this year we’d not pay big sums of money for players. “We have had our ups and downs lately but we decided we’d stay tight financially. We would be coming into the 2017 season quite well financially and have nearly raised a six figure sum to attract players back.” However the president of the Alberton Football Netball League, Barry Stride, said his board has assurances from AFL Gippsland that Alberton would never be reduced to seven sides, which it would if Korumburra-Bena’s appeal was upheld. “Three games and a bye each week is not viable,” Mr Stride said. “Alberton will survive but it will never be reduced to seven sides.” Korumburra-Bena’s recent history indicates it has been one of, if not the, most successful club going around with many premierships in both football and netball. At one stage it was indicated it was too strong and should be in the higher standard Gippsland Football League, playing against the likes of Won-

thaggi, Leongatha and Traralgon. Clubs in the former Bass Valley Football League have thrown their support behind Korumburra-Bena moving into West Gippsland with Phillip Island, Dalyston, Inverloch-Kongwak and Kilcunda-Bass all writing letters to support the Giants’ bid. “We have a great tradition with these clubs; against Dalyston we play for the Ian Hillberg Shield,” Mr Besley said. Mr Besley named players from his club who all wanted to play higher level football and he believed some of these players would have come back if the club was in West Gippsland. These players included Aaron Hillberg, Cade Maskell, Josh Hopkins, Brent Fitzgerald, Paul Patterson, Shannon Brae and Tom Wyatt. The decision has shocked the club from top to bottom, with all grades of football and netball affected. The Korumburra-Bena netballers are also furious with the decision; the A Grade team is the strongest going around having won the last four premierships with some great rivalries against Dalyston and more lately Inverloch-Kongwak. The Giants’ netball teams are all strong and with the movement of some of the more successful teams into West Gippsland it is feared the club’s matches in Alberton would be walkovers. A look at some of the scores in Saturday’s netball matches against Toora is a case in point. The junior football teams are also facing weeks where they will have no opposition.

For example, on Saturday the oval was empty as Toora did not have the numbers to field an Under 16s team so the boys went without a game. According to the Giants’ Under 16s coach Nick Besley, in the next nine weeks the Under 16s have four byes, a league bye and just four matches; that’s less than a game every fortnight. “We are sitting sixth but as you get no points for a bye we have less hope of being able to make the finals,” he said. Co-captain of the Under 16s Josh Hill said it was annoying waking up on a Saturday morning only for there to be no footy. Both Nick and Josh said with less football, the interest goes out of the competition and enthusiasm wanes at training when there is no game on the Saturday. In the current Alberton Football League, and mostly in clubs that will stay in this league in 2017, four teams do not have Under 18s and three do not have Under 16s. This means many of the Giants’ juniors will be sitting it out with no games. Club president Ross Besley said he was not being disrespectful to the remaining clubs in the Alberton Football League but believed KorumburraBena’s future was best served in West Gippsland. “We as a club have to look after ourselves and we feel quite strongly about this and will fight the move all the way,” he said. Read more about how the footy shake-up will affect your club on the back page of today’s Star.

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Farmers eye positive future As part of Dairy Australia’s Situation and Outlook June 2016 report released last Wednesday, the national dairy farmer survey was carried out to gauge behaviour and attitudes of farmers across Australia. Dairy Australia senior analyst John Droppert said the survey showed confidence in the future of the industry was lower across Victoria than it has been for the past few years. “Late season cuts to farmgate prices have caused a significant decline in sentiment across most regions,” he said. Dairy Australia’s analysis showed farmers faced income losses of more than $150,000 in a number of cases – based on the late season changes to farmgate milk prices by some processors. “Recovery in the global market remains unlikely until 2017, which will see cash flow challenges through spring presenting a significant hurdle for many farms,” Mr Droppert said. Fish Creek Murray Goulburn supplier Graeme Nicoll said farmer confidence had been knocked around by current milk price announcements and the ongoing tough season in South Gippsland. “I have got long term confidence in the industry and my business, but it is a difficult time,” he said. “Unfortunately we come across these times now

Warring over spilt milk BURRA Foods CEO Grant Crothers said he is “ashamed to be grouped as a processor with Murray Goulburn” following the cooperative’s treatment of its suppliers over the last two months. Mr Crothers even refused the opportunity to sit on a panel with MG chairman Phil Tracy recently, as he did not want to be associated with the current MG board and senior management. “I have more invested in the industry than most, have been adding more value to it than most for an extended period of time, and value transparency and communicating the best information possible to stakeholders – our values refer to it as respect,” he said in a statement on the company’s website. “My plea to all Burra supply partners is to continue to do the best possible job of getting costs out of their business now... the industry can only survive if we produce cheap milk at the acceptable quality standards.” Mr Crothers said there was no question dairy was a viable industry with a strong future. “This speed bump is a steep one made worse by management hubris at the largest processor. Thankfully there is competition in our industry and that some organisations have a stronger set of values than MG,” he said. Heads of Fonterra, Murray Goulburn and Bega Cheese came together at the Dairy Australia Dairy Situation and Outlook breakfast, held in Melbourne last Friday. Bega Cheese chairman Barry Irvin addressed the meeting and blamed MG for a loss of trust within the industry. “Trust is built by your actions. It’s not built by rhetoric. It’s built by actually doing things and understanding the impact of those things on those who trust you, who rely on you,” he said. “The dairy industry is very polite, we don’t name people, we don’t actually say this is who did this, or who did that. “We have to publically talk about this and what happened.” Mr Irvin said if something is not done to fix problem in a very direct way, it will continue to happen. Mr Irvin said during April supplier meetings he received a “hard time from suppliers”, who said $5.60 per kilogram of milk solids was not good enough. He said suppliers were asking “why can’t you compete with MG, why aren’t you good enough?” “When MG cut, nobody was mentioning Fonterra, because Fonterra openly said the price is too high,” he said. Mr Irvin said MG not only cut its price but also recorded its highest profit since the global financial crisis. “It doesn’t feel fair, it doesn’t build trust,” he said. “Bega Cheese had to hold its price because that is the commitment we made. Whether it is legal or whether it is moral I don’t actually mind...it is a moral commitment so I’ll hold.”

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UNCERTAINTY is creeping in to the South Gippsland dairy industry, compounded by a milk supply support package that will withhold income from Murray Goulburn suppliers for the next three years. The support package is expected to cost MG between $100 million to $170 million and will provide suppliers with an additional payment for the remainder of the season. Under the support package MG will pay suppliers the equivalent of $5.49 per kilogram of milk solids for the rest of the current season. The support package will be recouped, plus interest, by withholding an amount from milk payments to suppliers in the southern milk region over the next three financial years. The amount withheld is expected to be between 1.3 to 2 cents per litre or $0.18 to $0.24kg/MS per annum. Koonwarra Murray Goulburn supplier Shawn Hollingworth said uncertainties facing dairy businesses now and over the next three years were causing frustration. “If global prices rebound quickly and the milk price goes back up, recovery will be a lot quicker, but we just don’t know. It is a tough gig,” he said. Mr Hollingworth said he had done multiple scenarios on multiple milk prices for his farm. “It is so difficult to work out cost of production going forward because we don’t know what the milk price is, but we have run many scenarios,” he said. “This year, cost of production is at $4.64 and we are going to end up with $5.49 per kilogram of milk solids. “The talk is next year, it will open around $4.80kg/MS, so for us, where our margin per kgMS was 85 cents, it will be reduced to 16 cents for the next three years.” Mr Hollingworth said essentially, he would work for the next three years to go nowhere. “If it is just break even for the next three years, we will essentially be going backwards as we won’t have any return on investment,” he said. “We would like to achieve five to seven percent return on equity, but that is not going to be there. Mr Hollingworth said over the next three years especially, concessions will need to be made to min-

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Wait and see: Koonwarra dairy farmer Shawn Hollingworth said the supplier support package only adds to the uncertainty facing Murray Goulburn suppliers in the near future. imise cost of production. “It will mean things like maintenance won’t happen which will put pressure on small businesses in town. We will spend less in Leongatha to make sure our business doesn’t go backward over the next three years.” Some things are helping farmers to minimise their costs, including a lowering in the price of fertiliser and grain, and a good hay growing season in the north of the state. “The price of fertiliser has come back at the moment which is great. The way forward is to produce as much grass as possible,” Mr Hollingworth said. “Grass is the cheapest source of protein and energy to convert into milk. A good grain harvest has been forecast, so if the grain price comes back that will help as well. “The north of the state looks fantastic at the moment, so if we can get good quality hay when we need it, at a reduced price, that will also help.”

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better.” Long term, Mr Nicoll is still confident in the future of dairy. “I believe dairy in Gippsland and South Gippsland has a lot going for it,” he said. “We will continue to try and build our business in a way that makes it resilient and able to handle tough conditions and to capitalise on good conditions.” Dumbalk North Murray Goulburn supplier Damian Murphy said confidence was mixed, because for the first time there was trust involved. “Usually we are just worried about confidence in the industry. Now it is a mix of confidence and trust, we have got to weigh up our farming decisions,” he said. “I don’t think anything in the short term will change it. It is going to take time and a lot of good things to happen in our industry to get that trust back.” Mr Murphy said positives for the industry included reduced prices for inputs, such as fertiliser and grain. “That gives me a bit of optimism going into next year,’ he said. “Milk price is only part of the issue. I know we have farmed at a lower milk price than we are probGlass half full: Fish Creek dairy farmer Graeme Nicoll has had his confidence in the indus- ably going to get.” try tested, but long term, he has faith in dairy and is positive about its future. In the short term, Mr Murphy said it was going to be a rocky time for dairy farmers and there was and again in the dairy industry, or in any primary is right now: to prepare for winter and set up for going to be pain. production industry.” spring,” he said. “I don’t think we can gloss over that at all,” he At this time of the year, Mr Nicoll said he was “If we get a kind winter and a good spring, that said. always nervous about what winter would bring. will solve a lot of the challenges we face. An im“Hopefully the season turns out all right. All we “That is where my attention in our business provement in the milk price would make it even need is a decent winter and a good spring and we will be away again.”

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Nyora Pharmacy launch success THE Nyora Pharmacy was officially launched on Saturday, much to the delight of local residents and the owners of the newly established business.

Open day: Subaru Traralgon sales manager Wayne Robertson and Leongatha Subaru general manager Russell Hemming helped to officially open Leongatha’s Subaru dealership on Saturday.

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LEONGATHA Subaru celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, with plenty of people dropping in for a look at the new range of vehicles. Located on Koonwarra Road with Leongatha Holden, general manager Russell Hemming said the dealership has just about the whole range of Subaru vehicles on site. Leongatha Subaru is also

one of the first dealerships in Australian to have a Levorg, the newest addition to the Subaru range. The vehicle is so new to the Australian market, it is not due to be officially launched until July. “The Levorg is an all new model for Australia and features the Subaru WRX turbo engine,” Mr Hemming said. Plenty of people dropped on Saturday to have a look at

Group spokesperson Marg Thomas said members are waiting with baited breath to hear of the government’s decision. “For four years communities across Victoria have been campaigning strongly to let the government know that an onshore gas industry is not acceptable in our regions. Finally crunch time has arrived and we look forward to finding out whether our government has heard us,” she said. “We in Victoria are in a unique position in that we can be the first state in Australia to protect our precious farmland and water and permanently ban this industry. “After a lengthy cross party inquiry and due consideration of its 15 recommendations, the Andrews Government is now obliged to announce its decision on whether or not we will see an unconventional gas industry in Victoria.” The Coalition Government promised that if elected, it would extend the moratorium until 2020. While an extension would delay any coal seam gas extraction in the region, lobby groups would be forced to continue campaigning for a further four years indefinitely.

Town together: from left, Shirley Faux from Nyora, Robert Bryce from Nyora, George Spyropoulos, Dorothy Douglas from Nyora, pharmacist Sam Shalabi and Hilary Hutchings from Nyora at the official launch party for the Nyora Pharmacy on Saturday.

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Ignition point on CSG MEMBERS of Coal and CSG Free Mirboo North hope the State Government’s impending moratorium announcement will put a stop to possible coal seam gas extraction in South Gippsland.

Up and running: George Spyropoulos, left and Sam Shalabi run the pharmacy in Nyora, which was officially launched on Saturday with a barbecue and community get together.

the cars, or to take a test drive, which Mr Hemming said was positive. “We would like to get some more Subarus on the road locally. It is good to see something new to the town and it shows our commitment to South Gippsland with Holden and Subaru,” he said. Until the end of June, Subaru is offering some great end of By Lucy Johnson financial year deals including a five year warranty with unlim- SOUTH and West Gippsland Transport ited kilometres. Group has voiced its disappointment af“It is a pretty awesome ofter the State Government released a refer,” Mr Hemming said. “As of this week, we are able gional plan that failed to meet residents’ to service vehicles for current demands. Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allen offiSubaru customers and we have pretty much the whole Subaru cially released the Regional Network Development Plan in Warragul on May 30 in what was anticipated range ready to test drive.”

New car: Leongatha Subaru general manager Russell Hemming said the Leongatha dealership is one of the first in Australia to showcase the new Subaru Levorg, which features the WRX turbo engine.

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Pharmacist Sam Shalabi and business partner George Spyropoulos have been running the pharmacy since April and it is now fully stocked and ready to go. Mr Spyropoulos said the launch was a great way to bring the community of Nyora together. “We had a great turnout and were very happy with the support shown by the town,” he said. The Nyora Pharmacy is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm and on Saturday from 9am to 1pm.

“(An extension) would not fulfil people’s expectations as it would mean another four years of constant campaigning and another four years of uncertainty for communities,” Ms Thomas said. Coal and CSG Free Mirboo North is looking overseas at decisions made in relation to fracking in Canada, with the New Brunswick province recently announcing an indefinite moratorium. “The New Brunswick model has stringent conditions that mining companies must demonstrate they can adhere to before it is lifted. One such condition is that Social Licence - complete acceptance of the industry by impacted communities - must be in place,” Ms Thomas said. “In Victoria this would be difficult for companies to achieve as over 70 regional communities have declared they will not give Social Licence to this industry.” The New Brunswick model also requires mining companies to provide residents with clear and credible information about the impacts of hydraulic fracturing in regards to public health, the environment and water. “We are still calling for a permanent ban and see this as the best way forward for Victoria,” Mrs Thomas said. “Our renewable industries are on the cusp of a major boom and alongside agriculture and our other successful industries; our economy does not need the imposition of an unconventional gas industry whose product is earmarked for export.” The State Government is set to make an announcement on its plans for the moratorium either this afternoon or tomorrow (Wednesday).

to be a milestone for public transport across the state. However the transport group said it was dissatisfied with the outcome. “It is often said that we are a forgotten part of the state,” transport group chair and South Gippsland Shire Cr Andrew McEwen said. “We need some meat on the bones of the plan for South Gippsland and a commitment to bring forward the local planning and upgrading of local bus services and cross regional bus services.” The Regional Network Development Plan only made provisions for bus interchange upgrades in South Gippsland, a proposal which was already under consideration by South Gippsland Shire Council and State Government. “This is nothing new as we already had plans to shift Leongatha’s bus station to Memorial Hall,” Cr

Slowing progress: South Gippsland Shire Cr Andrew McEwen and the South and West Gippsland Transport Group are disappointed with the Regional Network Development Plan released by the State Government on May 30.

McEwen said. “There is little equity in the provision of town bus services across Victoria. It resembles a patchwork of previous political decisions devoid of coherence and an equitable approach.” Minister Allen defended the plan which will provide the state with the first “longer term blueprint” seeking to improve public transport. “The aim of the Regional Network Development Plan is to move away from ad hoc decisions and deliver a better coordinated and integrated public transport network, where train, bus and coach services work together to get people where they need to go,” she said. “It guides the short, medium and long term priorities needed to modernise the network with more track, more trains, better facilities, and more services.” Cr McEwen said, “South Gippsland gets nothing with a population of over 28,000 people while shires like Central Goldfields get a township service for just 6396 people. “In our region, Maffra with 5112 people, Churchill with 5000 people, and Lakes Entrance with 4565 people, all have local township bus services. It is time for a fair go in South Gippsland.” The transport group plans to liaise with McMillan candidates to advocate for a new town bus service to cover Leongatha and Korumburra to assist the growing elderly population who travel between towns for appointments. “Leongatha and Korumburra are in reality twin towns of nearly 10,000 people. Nineteen towns in Victoria of less than 10,000 people have local bus services,” Cr McEwen said. “The group will be advocating strongly both for new town bus services to cover Leongatha and Korumburra as a matter of urgency, and for planning to commence of cross shire and regional bus services.” The group is also busy campaigning for the return of passenger trains to Leongatha with a line reinstated from Melbourne to Yarram. Work on the Leongatha Heavy Vehicle Alternate Route has confirmed the rail crossing at the intersection of Roughead Street will be removed in the near future. Cr McEwen assured any removal of tracks would not deter the transport group from its current campaign to return trains to the region. “The Department of Public Transport said that it will not stop the possibility of bringing back the trains to Leongatha,” he said. “We do not see this as a game breaker as it can be replaced at any time. If the rail were to return to Leongatha, the tracks would be reinstalled at the intersection.” The transport group met at the Austral Hotel, Korumburra on Thursday evening to discuss further action in its campaign in light of the Regional Development Plan. Any decisions will be announced on its new website at www.swgt.org.au

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People vote on Bair Street By Lucy Johnson THE public debated car parks and trees when they discussed the draft master plan of the Re-imagining Bair Street project last Tuesday night, May 31. Local stakeholders, business owners and shoppers gathered at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha to compare the two proposed options for the redevelopment of Leongatha’s Bair Street with South Gippsland Shire Council ahead of council’s final decision in August. Council planning manager Paul Stampton conducted a question and answer session with guests while MDG streetscape architect Andrew Moyle was on hand to explain the draft plans. “We have already made modifications to the plans based on our discussion we had with Leongatha shop owners the week prior,” Mr Stampton said. “These kinds of opportunities only occur once in a generation and we have to get this right. We as ratepayers cannot afford to be spending $2 to $3 million on a project that will not last the test of time.” Council put forth the two draft master plans, marked as Options A and B. Option A proposed the construction of a wider median strip between lanes of traffic in Bair Street. The strip will include the evergreen trees, as well as deciduous plantings on the footpath margins. The plan would remove 12 parking spaces from Bair Street’s current allotment of 87 parks. Option B would remove 19 parking spaces from Bair Street but would not make provisions for the construction of a median strip, rather offering raised pedestrian crossings and parallel and angle parking options on both sides of the street. “We need to think about how retail is going to be in Leongatha in 25 years. It is not uncommon for rural towns to have a high rate of vacant shop spaces but we need to work to make Leongatha a destination for shopping in the future,” Mr Stampton said. “Traffic in the area will be different in a few years time with the construction of the bypass on Long Street. Bair Street is going from being a state highway to a local road. We are looking to speak with VicRoads about also having the speed limit on Bair Street dropped 10km/h to make this a more pedestrian friendly space.” Council gave some 30 guests the opportunity to informally vote on their preferred option, with all but two voters selecting option B. “The week prior we met with commercial landowners and shop owners of Leongatha who unanimously voted in favour of option B,” Mr Stampton said. “Their main concern was the loss of 19 car park

spaces and we are looking to at options to alter plans to meet with business owners demands.” Pomegranate Clothing owner Jan Drysdale questioned council’s proposal to extend the width of existing footpaths on Bair Street to seven metres. “The current footpaths are as long as two trestle tables. When was the last time you had to dodge to avoid walking into somebody on Bair Street?” she asked. “We would end up having to sacrifice some angle parks for wider footpaths and I want to know why.” Mr Stampton said the footpaths would be extended to “pedestrianise” the street and encourage more street trading, as well as providing more space for the planting of deciduous trees between the car parks and shop annexes. “The footpaths need to be widened to make space for the trees to reach their full growth without interfering with the annexes which reach over the footpaths in some areas,” he said. “If we widen this space we can also encourage businesses like cafes to conduct more street trading. “Both schemes recognise the importance of crossing the roads safely, and both include the pre existing traffic lights and the widening of footpaths.” Options A and B also propose more pedestrian space for users with the planting of trees on Gollers Lane and more walking space along Lyon Street. “Both plans are focused on making Bair Street a Decision time: from left, Leongatha South’s Paul Norton and Leongatha’s Stuart Evans place to stop and enjoy. Both projects include work compared the two options for the draft master plan of the Re-imagining Bair Street Project in Gollers Lane and they also deal with Lyon Street which is currently predominantly used for car park- last Tuesday evening, May 31. ing. Both schemes look at making a plaza space there with bench seating and public art while allowing vehicle movement,” Mr Stampton said. Residents and shop owners also raised concerns about planting trees along Gollers Lane. The wall along Gollers Lane belonging to Nikolina’s Florist and Gifts is one of two in Leongatha made from heritage bricks and some residents feared the planting of trees may be to the detriment of the building. Council’s strategic planning officer Ken Griffith assured traders any trees would not disrupt the existing buildings and not deter trucks from using the lane as a loading dock. Both master plan options are available to view on council’s website and at council offices at 37 Bair Street. Anyone wishing to receive further information about the plan is asked to contact strategic planning officer Chantal Lenthall on 5662 9200. Public comBowel Cancer Awareness Month ment is welcome until this Friday, June 10. Council is also taking feedback from an online survey at www.survey-monkey.com/re-imaginingbairstreet

Rates hurt on blocks SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is charging excessive rates for vacant land, Cr Mohya Davies told council last Wednesday. She agreed with Roger Harvey, who owns vacant land in Port Welshpool, that owners of such land were paying too much. Mr Harvey called on council to introduce a special rate for vacant land that is difficult to sell due to low market demand. Cr Davies said, “Our rates on vacant land are

very expensive but it would not be appropriate to change the rating strategy now.” Cr Jim Fawcett said the higher charge was to encourage vacant land owners to develop their properties. Cr Andrew McEwen wanted a lower rate for vacant land within the 2016-17 budget, saying some people were paying “onerous rates”. Cr Don Hill said all ratepayers were paying too much and called for council to remove unnecessary expenditure.

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Car destroyed in fire Korumburra CFA and police attended the scene AN ABANDONED car was found completely destroyed after it went up in at Dr Wood Lane after a nearby resident heard the flames and called triple zero. flames in Leongatha on Sunday night. When police arrived, the interior of the car was completely destroyed and extensive damage was Flaming car: police are investigating the done to its frame. circumstances surrounding a car which was Crime Scene Investigators examined the car found torched in Leongatha on Sunday night. on Monday and enquiries are continuing.

Full house: a crowd of nature lovers filled the Mount Best Hall to see the new version of the film, The Dance of the Lyrebird recently.

Lyrebirds cast spell THE Mount Best Hall was about to burst when people arrived from far and wide to watch the new version of the film, The Dance of the Lyrebird recently. The audience was captivated by the breathtaking scenery and moved by the heart warming story of the documentary, created by Mount Best film makers Tessy and Bernd Amesreiter. They studied the bird and took footage never seen before. Local musicians Barbara Jeffrey and Tom Chalko composed music for the 40 minute wildlife and nature documentary. One viewer commented, “It’s an amazing story and very interesting to see the things the lyrebirds do. It’s a work of much patience. You really have captured the wonders of the bush and it’s a great pleasure to watch as the story unfolds.” After the screening of the film about an icon of the bush, many stayed for the celebration of the 83rd birthday of an icon of Mount Best, Bob Haydon.

POLICE BRIEFS Money found AN amount of money was found in Commercial Street, Korumburra on Saturday, May 29. The money was handed into the Korumburra Police Station and is available for collection on proof of ownership.

Theft from cars A MAN was seen trying to steal from cars in Loch early on Monday morning. The man was spotted in the Smith Street and Victoria Street area around 6.30am where three fuel caps were taken from cars. It appears as though the man tried to siphon fuel from the cars, however he was unsuccessful.

Petrol thief A CUSTOMER at the Korumburra BP station drove off without paying for their fuel on the weekend. The driver filled up their tank with petrol at around midnight on Saturday and drove off. Police are investigating.

Car crash POLICE attended an accident involving a car and a farm vehicle on Loves Lane near Mardan last Tuesday. The incident occurred around 1.30pm when a car carrying two passengers collided with a vehicle when it was crossing the road. The driver of the bike, a Loves Lane resident in his 60s, sustained injuries and was airlifted to Melbourne in a stable condition. Both people in the car, from Foster North, were unharmed.

Hunter nabbed POLICE arrested a man in Wilsons Promontory National Park after he was found to be carrying firearms into the park early on Friday morning. Bass Coast Highway Patrol, Wonthaggi Crime Tasking Unit and Foster Police were conducting an operation at the gates of the park around 5am when they intercepted a man entering the area with a spotlight, firearm carry bag and various camouflage gear. Upon further inspection, police found a firearm, ammunition and a silencer. Police believe the man, a 26 year old from Warragul, was going hunting and he has been summoned to appear at Korumburra Magistrates Court for possessing a silencer and possessing a spotlight and firearm in deer habitat.

Speeder caught A YOUNG driver has lost her licence after she was caught speeding near Wonthaggi on Friday morning. Bass Coast Highway Patrol clocked the driver travelling at 130km/h along the South Gippsland Highway at 7.37am where she was pulled over and fined for speeding. The 23 year old woman from Welshpool was a full licence holder.

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Blocs battle over budget “It is interesting when procedural gimmicks are used and some people might think they are but they are retrograde to local democraMAYOR Cr Bob Newton came under smart cy,” he said. fire for allegedly trying to stifle debate at Cr Hill said submitters expected their cona South Gippsland Shire Council budget cerns to be debated in open council and not be discussed behind closed doors, referring to dissubmission hearing last Wednesday. Cr Don Hill attempted to move an amendment cussions held by councillors in private earlier that to remove $32 million allocated to the possible day. That prompted Cr Fawcett to call another future municipal precinct from the 15 year proposed budget. He also called for council’s media point of order, claiming Cr Hill was discussing confidential matters. unit budget to be reduced by $90,000. Cr Fawcett said councillors Hill and McEwen But before the amendment was displayed on a large screen for all to see, Cr Jim Fawcett called were simply trying to obscure matters because they lacked sound arguments for their bid to a point of order. He labelled the amendment invalid given it abandon the municipal precinct and whittle down was a direct negative, saying council’s local law the media unit. Susan Hanson of Leongatha supported the states an amendment must improve a motion, not destroy it. The mayor then ruled the amendment new municipal precinct that would include a principal library for South Gippsland, as well as the out of order. Cr Hill was furious, saying, “My amendment revitalisation of the entry to Leongatha and Bair is not on the screen. No one knows what the Street. None of the submissions calling for changes amendment is and you have ruled a point of order to council’s proposed budget were incorporated. on it. How can you do that?” In other submissions: He and Cr Fawcett exchanged fire with various points of order. The mayor asked Cr Hill • Ken O’Neill and Neil Breeden urged council to support the sealing of the gravel section of for the local law clause he based his point of Hudsons Road from Korumburra South Road order on, but did not always ask the same of to Leongatha South-Outtrim Road. Council Cr Fawcett. proposes to spend $1.3 million on doing so Cr Hill eventually lost out and during one fiSigned, sealed: South Gippsland Shire Councillor Don Hill (right) signs the amended next financial year; ery point in debate, Cr Lorraine Brunt chimed in Councillor Code of Conduct recently, watched by, from left, acting CEO Bryan Sword, • Michael Lester, of Prom Coast Arts Council with “Meow”. mayor Cr Bob Newton and Cr Andrew McEwen. and South Gippsland Art Alliance, praised the Cr Hill’s amendment was in response to a moCouncillors McEwen and Hill clashed with the mayor at last Wednesday’s meeting to allocation of $20,000 to undertake a detailed tion that council consider three budget submisconsider budget submissions. arts strategy in the proposed budget and urged sions by Venus Bay ratepayer Vincent Morfuni council to consider ongoing financial support The revised code clarifies the roles of mayors and councillors, including principles of QC, Meg Knight of Foster and Chris Chapman. to a select group of events; good governance and promoting good working relations between councillors, which the Between them, the trio urged council to reconsider the municipal project proposal; reduce ex- • Lillian Brittain, of Spring is South Gippsland, council chamber has not seen for some time. suggested council recognise the floral festival penditure, staff and rates; and not be involved in as a priority project and consider a second offiprivate enterprise such as Coal Creek Community cial council website to promote it. Council was Park and Museum, and caravan parks. willing to promote the festival on its website Mr Morfuni said the municipal precinct was but not create a second website and noted the unjustifiable and a “Taj Mahal for the CEO and group would lodge an application for a council the employees”, and claimed council’s media unit SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has on Acacia Road collide with passing traffic. community grant; and was duplicating other council work. The media Cr Jim Fawcett said council risked no liability ruled out funding a walking path at unit budget of $450,000 includes three staff and • Gus Blaauw of Venus Bay asked for more deand said even if the path was built, people could tailed financial information that Cr Fawcett Promontory Views Estate in next year’s not walk to the beach in safety as the current advertising costs. said council was unable to supply “for a whole budget. Cr Andrew McEwen, an ally of Cr Hill, said beach road was busy with traffic. variety of reasons”. Paul Katsieris, Walkerville Ratepayers and the mayor and Cr Fawcett were engaging in “cute Also at Walkerville, council voted to proceed Council will make a final decision about the Residents Association, asked council to consider with roadworks and increasing the height of the use” of governance procedures to avoid proper budget on June 22. funding the path along Acacia Road at the estate, sea wall at Walkerville North, despite resident debate. also known as Walkerville. Don Atkins objecting, citing lack of community He also sought council support for a feasibility consultation and reducing parking. study for the proposed path, but council advised Council plans to allocate $130,650 to the projhe should apply for a council community grant. ect in the budget. Council will consider the path when reviewCr McEwen opposed it, agreeing with Mr Ating its Paths and Trails Strategy in 2016-17. kins’ concerns. Cr Andrew McEwen felt council should con“I believe the beach will become the preserve sider the project within the budget, saying there of a small elite because most people will not have BASS Coast Shire Council netball court upgrade, the priority lent, and total savings since employ- was a risk to council should pedestrians walking access to parking,” Cr McEwen said.

By Brad Lester

Walkerville wins, loses

Council staff take hit in budget

recently underwent an executive and management team review, which led to the reduction of two major staffing roles. In an attempt to become a more efficient council to retain the State Government’s 2.5 per cent rate cap, general manager governance and organisational development Mark Brady will only be required part time, while council’s manager information services Brian Olden will retire. As a result of this review – on top of several other operational reviews in the past few months – the Wonthaggi Visitor Information Centre was the only Bass Coast service affected by the 2.5 per cent rate cap. “With the introduction of rate capping and a commitment to a sustainable long term financial plan, our program of service reviews has been crucial in identifying opportunities for improvements and cost savings that have now totalled $3 million in the last two years,” CEO Paul Buckley said. The draft budget still aligns with council’s long term financial plan, with council able to curb its expenditure by cutting its operational costs. In total, 21 per cent of rates income will fund capital works. By delivering $1.9 million in operating efficiencies, council will deliver a higher level of capital projects than originally proposed. The $76 million draft budget proposes a $15.8 million capital works program, which includes the Bass Valley children’s centre, Cowes revitalisation projects, the Wonthaggi

bike network, the Thompson Reserve lighting and the black spot program. Mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale said council had worked hard to discover ways of finding efficiencies to provide the best outcome for the shire. “Council was given a clear mandate at the start of our term to pick up that magnifying glass and take a long hard look at the internal operations and organisational structure, find efficiencies, review business models and get more projects – major projects at that – delivered on the ground,” she said. “We have been systematically going through service by service and with over 100 services, it does not happen overnight. “In the last two years we have reduced staff by 23 full time equiva-

ing the CEO are at $2.68 million, with the majority of those savings redirected.” Service reviews across the organisation are continuing, with reviews in cemetery management, building approvals, valuations, local laws, emergency management and fire prevention, visitor services and environmental health services already implemented. Reviews in caravan parks, recreation services and waste management are currently in the draft report stage, whilst upcoming reviews include fleet management and funding to other organisations. Budget submissions closed on Wednesday, May 25. These submissions will be considered by a panel of councillors this Wednesday (June 8).

In progress: Bass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale said council had worked to deliver the best possible outcomes for the shire.

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BUSINESSES in South Gippsland are urged to consider donating to the Carols in the Drome Christmas celebration to be held in Leongatha this December. Committee members are seeking cash donations towards running the event and sponsors will be acknowledged in the carols program. To find out more, contact Natalie Stewart on 0405 034 203. The carols will be on Saturday, December 10.

SURVIVORS of Suicide is holding its inaugural walk to raise awareness and remember those who have lost or are bereaved by suicide. The walk will take place on Sunday, June 12 at 1pm at Newhaven College, Boys Home Road, Newhaven and will make its way to the National Vietnam Veterans Museum Remembrance Gardens. A shuttle bus will be available to take people back to Newhaven following the event. To get involved, contact Cr Bradley Drew or Jillian Drew on 0413 056 165 or just turn up. A gold coin donation would be much appreciated.

DUMBALK Community and surrounding areas are invited to attend a casserole dinner this Friday evening at the Dumbalk Hall. Commencing at 6.45pm, guests are asked to bring a casserole to share, drinks and glasses. Dumbalk Hall Ladies will provide desserts, tea and coffee. Cans and soft drink will be available for $1. For more information, contact Marie on 5664 5404 or Faye 5664 4373. M E E N I Y A N Dumbalk United Football Netball Club is holding a reunion for its 1976 Seniors, Reserves, Thirds, A Grade and C Grade teams this Saturday afternoon. Fourths from 1986, and Reserves and Under 13s from 1996 have also been invited to celebrate their

BASS Valley Primary School officially opened its Cluckingham Palace last month. The project in partnership with Bass Coast Shire Council has transformed a dilapidated shelter shed into a fantastic facility for the school’s chickens. Congratulations to the grades 5 and 6 students, teachers and management team involved.

TARWIN Lower’s major music attraction UNIFY Heavy Music Festival is set to be bigger and better next year, attracting more tourists and music fans for a three day event in 2017. The festival is set to take place from January 13 to 15 with two evenings of camping. Seven international acts have joined the line up, which is yet to be announced. Early bird tickets went on sale last Wednesday and a full line up announcement will be made on Wednesday, June 22 on the event’s Facebook page. THE book fair is on

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HATS OFF: former Nerrena resident Jane Riley recently graduated at Latrobe University with a Bachelor of Agriculture and Technology. Jane now resides with her partner Peter Emmett on a 20 acre property at Panton Hill and is currently working at the new Post Entry Quarantine Station on a Commonwealth site in Mickleham-Donnybrook north of Melbourne. The new PEQ facility is purpose built for the quarantine requirements for bees, cats, dogs, horses and plants. Jane is furthering her studies at Latrobe with a Post Graduate Certificate in Plant Biosecurity. again in the Wonthaggi Primary School library. Running until June 10, the library will be open from 8.30am to 9.30am and 3.30pm to 4pm. Come along, find a great book and enjoy a love of literature. MCMILLAN voters have the opportunity to meet with electorate candidates prior to the election in a community forum on Wednesday, June 22. The Corner Inlet Justice Group will be hosting the event at the Fish Creek Hotel where members of the public will have the chance to put forth their concerns to the politicians. The Australian Labor Party, Liberal Party, and Greens candidates have already accepted their invitations to the event which will commence at 7pm. The Corner Inlet Justice Group chairman, Peter Philp said the night will be designed so the community

will have maximum time to put their issues to the candidates. “There are a number of critical issues confronting the nation at the moment and it is important these candidates are fully aware of the South Gippsland community’s expectations,” he said. Other candidates who might be contesting the seat of McMillan will also be invited once their names are officially registered. INVERLOCH Community Hub is showcasing the work of its in house painters throughout the month of June. The diverse series of work from the 10 artists who practice their craft at the hub will be on display in the gallery space from Monday to Friday from 10am until 3pm for the entire month. Access to the gallery on weekends can be made upon request.

Cancer help in a cup A MOTHER and daughter from Leongatha are hoping to raise at least $1000 towards

cancer research. Marg and Joanne Denbrok staged their annual Biggest Morning Tea last Wednesday, to raise money for

the cause. Marg said too many people she knows, including family and close friends, have died from cancer at a

young age. She said each year, she and her daughter Joanne do their part to raise as much for research as they can. They were aiming to raise at least $1000 this year, after reaching a total of $700 in 2015. Around 30 people filtered in throughout the day to enjoy a cup of tea, a bite to eat, some shopping and to talk about the impact of cancer on their lives.

Working together: Marg, left and Joanne Denbrok from Leongatha held their annual Biggest Morning Tea last Wednesday.

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Jetty’s demise a sign of neglect By Sarah Vella MCMILLAN Labor candidate Chris Buckingham declared his intention to fight for the restoration of the Port Welshpool Long Jetty last Wednesday. At the invitation of South Gippsland Shire Council, Mr Buckingham met with mayor Cr Bob Newton to make the an-

nouncement. “The Long Jetty is an important piece of heritage for the whole Gippsland region. There is considerable frustration within the community at the length of time it is taking to get the jetty restored,” Mr Buckingham said. “In many respects, this is emblematic of the neglect being shown towards South Gippsland.” Mr Buckingham said he fully supports the council’s application

Jetty hopes: South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Bob Newton with McMillan Labor candidate Chris Buckingham last Wednesday, when Mr Buckingham publicly declared his intention to work with council to advocate for the restoration of the Port Welshpool Long Jetty.

for funding through the National Stronger Regions Fund. He said it was time the community became more assertive about the restoration of the jetty. “If the jetty was in Geelong, or Lorne, or Anglesea, we wouldn’t be having this conversation, because it would have fixed a long time ago,” he said. “It is really important we all work together to get it restored. As the Labor candidate for McMillan I will advocate together with the council and the community to get the job done.” Cr Newton said if the jetty fails to attract funding this round, the future lifespan of the jetty could be limited. “It would be a shame to see it get pulled down. It has been an icon of Port Welshpool since 1937, it was used during the war, it has been used as a shipping point and it could be again,” he said. The outcome of the application to the fund is expected in July, after the federal election. Mr Buckingham said the community has been watching the jetty fall down for the past 10 years and now was the time to draw a line in the sand and “get on with in”. “We have got to keep fighting, it is a regional asset and we shouldn’t give up on it. I will be advocating to the Labor party to get it funded,” he said.

Mentally ill cry out for homes ACCOMMODATION for people with mental illness could be built in Wonthaggi. The project is the brainchild of Barrier Breakers, the Gippsland charity advocating for mental health. The charity’s new chief executive officer Dr Lynn Fowler is picking up the cause for at least six units in Wonthaggi to reduce the incidence of people with mental illness also facing homelessness. Dr Fowler said homelessness was fast becoming a major issue in Gippsland, with a desperate shortage of affordable accommodation suitable for people with a mental illness. “Families who suffer this problem need accommodation that is affordable, safe and secure, long term and accompanied by support services,” she said. Barrier Breakers already operates accommodation for people with mental illness at Traralgon. The reasonably priced units allow people to live independently with assistance as required. The charity ran a public fundraising campaign for the Traralgon accommodation, raising more than $150,000 towards its establishment costs and also successfully lobbied the State Government for funding. “The aim is to spread these across the region and Wonthaggi is one of the towns we want to do first,” Dr Fowler said. Barrier Breakers is looking for suitable land at Wonthaggi, and hoping to secure state and federal

funding for the project. The charity has chapters at Wonthaggi and Sale, and is aware of the need for such housing in those towns. A survey in 1998 found 75 percent of homeless people had been diagnosed with mental illness. “For someone who has a mental illness, the whole accommodation thing can be difficult at times, from a finances point of view and negotiating with real estate agents,” Dr Fowler said. Barrier Breakers offers an advocacy service in Traralgon to help people with mental illness do business with banks, real estate agents and other authorities. An ordained minister, Dr Fowler was recently appointed to the role of CEO. Derek Amos, chairman of Barrier Breakers, said Dr Fowler came from a background in Christian ministry, where she had been leading a ministry organisation for the past 10 years. “Having had considerable involvement with people with mental illness over the years, she is enthusiastic about this new role with the mental health sector,” he said. Barrier Breakers also raises community awareness of mental health issues and the needs of those with mental illness, and to encourage governments to allocate more funding to mental health issues and accommodation for people with a mental illness. To find out more about the Wonthaggi chapter of Barrier Breakers, contact Ann Kelly on 0490 011 040.

Help needed: restoration of Port Welshpool’s Long Jetty is reliant on the Federal Government’s National Stronger Regions Fund, which will be allocated in July.

Jetty funding on election agenda By Sarah Vella THE outcome of what could be South Gippsland Shire Council’s last attempt to obtain funding for the Port Welshpool Long Jetty will be known in July. Gippsland MP Darren Chester confirmed funding remains locked in for the $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund, under which the council applied for funding. South Gippsland Cr Mohya Davies said she thinks the latest application will be the last time council applies for funding through the fund. “The reason is we have got to have the support from the Department of Transport and Gippsland Ports and the longer it goes on, the more the jetty deteriorates,” she said. “I am very concerned as to what will happen next if it isn’t funded. “The stronger regions fund allocation has been oversubscribed in the past, but we have got our fingers crossed.” Cr Davies said it might also be possible to secure funding promise in the lead up to the federal election on July 2. “Both McMillan MP Russell Broadbent and Labor McMillan candidate Chris Buckingham have actively supported the Long Jetty, so we are hopeful,” she said. “It is one of council’s priority projects.”

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The peak body for recreational fishing in Victoria, VR Fish provided a letter of support to council which was used in the latest funding application. VR Fish CEO Dallas D’Silva said recreational fishing in Gippsland is worth $381 million to the regional economy annually. He said the investment asked of the Federal Government was small, given the value of recreational fishing. “A restored jetty would also provide a social benefit to fishers of all abilities, particularly families, the elderly and disabled people to be able to access a good fishing ground safely,” he said. “It would be a good outcome for the whole community.” Mr D’Silva said VR Fish was disappointed by the lack of action from the Federal Government. The ongoing promise of $5 million from the State Government and $1 million from the council is a big step forward, but Mr D’Silva said it was time for the Federal Government to step up. “We see the Long Jetty as a huge opportunity. We are heading towards a federal election and the need to invest in infrastructure is well recognised,” he said. “In the lead up to the election, we are calling on the government and opposition to coinvest in this development and support the region.”

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Beds for babies NEWBORN babies will have a comfortable place to sleep after Gippsland Southern Health Service purchased six new cots last month.

Baby born: from left, acting director of nursing Margaret Radmore, midwife Virginia Bolge and nurse unit manager Chris Busuttil at Gippsland Southern Health Service with newborn Ryder James Fairfoot in one of the hospital’s new cots.

OPINIONS

Leave us alone

WHEN I was young, Chinese leader Chairman Mao and Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev always had five year plans to improve agriculture output. It always came unstuck in a spectacular fashion. Now South Gippsland Shire Council makes plans for inundation in 84/100 years time. In the meantime we could be hit by space junk, or make the earth uninhabitable by over population and pollution. Please just leave us alone. We are adults. If you are worried about future liability, make the landowners sign a disclaimer to make clear they have been warned. PS, I do not know if the desal was built on hydraulic stumps so they

could lift it when the water rises, like they build houses in Holland now. Ilse Arndt, Meeniyan.

Council simply unwelcoming I WOULD like to express my sympathy and support for the caravan park annual leaseholders at Long Jetty and Yanakie caravan parks for their stress and dismay at having to tear down their holiday accommodation following recent eviction orders from South Gippsland Shire Council. I am sorry these people had to experience the last two years of shire council belligerence and inflexibility in implementing statutory guidelines for annual leaseholders in caravan parks on Crown Land.

E D I T O R I A L Money not everything DECIDING which competition a football-netball club will contest is a significant decision that can not only determine the future of the club but also its players and supporters. That is the conundrum facing AFL Gippsland as it faces an appeal by Korumburra-Bena Football Netball Club against AFL Gippsland’s desire for the Giants to remain in the Alberton league in 2017. Instead the Giants believe the club faces a brighter future in the new West Gippsland competition that will pit former Alberton league clubs Inverloch-Kongwak, Dalyston, Phillip Island and KilcundaBass against the likes of Bunyip and Nar Nar Goon. One could certainly understand Korumburra-Bena’s case, given the Alberton clubs that will leave are successful clubs, and without them, the standard of the Alberton competition would be weakened or the Giants’ juniors would have no one to play, as was the case when Toora was unable to field an Under 16s side on Saturday. Playing more matches closer to Melbourne would no doubt help Korumburra-Bena’s recruiting, given young people who had lived in the Giants’ catchment may have moved to Melbourne for work or study, and perhaps left the club due to the extra travel entailed. However they could be enticed back if the Giants were travelling to Bunyip, Nar Nar Goon, Garfield and Cora Lynn – all grounds closer to Melbourne – than Toora and the Allies. The disparity between the upper and lower clubs in Alberton has been growing, with the review finding that in 2010, the average winning margin reached its highest point at nearly 70 points. Furthermore, the average winning margin of the league has increased by 10.36 points per game since 2009 and six of the existing 12 clubs have not made a grand final appearance since 2009. Geographically, Inverloch-Kongwak would appear to more be suited to staying in Alberton and being replaced in West Gippsland by Korumburra-Bena. This, however, could also rob I-K of the chance to gain more Melbourne based recruits while also resulting in I-K dominating the Alberton league, given its success in what is now a stronger competition than what Alberton will be in 2017. Perhaps contributing to the need for the review of football in Gippsland is player payments, which have lured players to which ever club has the deepest wallet, at the expense of loyalty. Korumburra-Bena president Ross Besley said the club has not paid big sums to players this season and that has contributed to its current lower ladder positions. It is unfortunate player payments can result in assembling the best team money can buy, effectively buying premierships. A state-wide review of player payments in country sport should also be considered, particularly to look at the future of clubs without a large business base from which to draw sponsorship. After all, wasn’t Saturday sport meant to be for fun and to meet others?

In February Gippsland Southern Health Service launched a private patient initiative encouraging people with private health insurance to use their insurance when they are admitted to hospital. “By using their health insurance at Leongatha and Korumburra hos-

pitals, people assist the health service to purchase new equipment, maintain our facilities and provide better services to the people who come to us for care,” chief executive officer Mark Johnson said. “It generates additional revenue. We can use the money generated from private health funds to purchase equipment and provide additional service. “On behalf of GSHS I would like to thank those people who utilised their health insurance and made it possible to purchase the six new cots.”

Letters to the Editor

This management style left leaseholders powerless to do anything to prevent or stop eviction. As major stakeholders in danger of losing their property, they surely had a right to reasonable, meaningful consultation with the shire council without having to resort to costly legal action. Annual leaseholders are not fairweather holiday makers who come to South Gippsland for a few days from Christmas to New Year or only during summer. They come because they have a love of the area, and have committed funds and allocated time for their holiday experience on a regular all year round basis. At a time when other regional councils are spending money encouraging people into their region to spend their tourist dollar and time, South Gippsland Shire Council has ensured around 100 plus families and their associates and friends will no longer do this. It appears this madness could be repeated at the end of 2017 at Waratah Bay Caravan Park if a more conciliatory approach is not taken, resulting in more stress and loss of tourist income to South Gippsland. I am also sorry for the small business people of South Gippsland who will no longer have the income from these families and their friends buying food, petrol, meals and spending other entertainment dollars in towns throughout the shire. As a past resident of South Gippsland and a current caravan holidaymaker, I am amazed at the huge disconnect between the unwelcoming attitudes and behaviour of the shire council and those of all South Gippsland people I have met or had business dealings. In this regard the shire council does not seem to be truly representative of the people or spirit of South Gippsland. Lorraine Chapman, Forest Hill.

Watch out, ratepayers THE South Gippsland Shire Council has been the committee of management overseeing parks in its shire for several decades. The parks over this time were run by council and/or leased out to private operators. During this time regular campers were offered sites. Over time they were allowed to park a caravan, put up an annexe and a front deck, therefore becoming an annual siteholder. This evolved around council not making a great deal of money out of campers so therefore cash flow would be guaranteed from the annuals. In 2013 council decided to take back the parks and run them as it saw fit. Now the council wants to enforce rules and regulations that are only guidelines/recommendations and play the innocent party. It would have to do audits on all the parks within its shire and clearly it ticked all the right boxes. Most of the annual siteholders in the parks cannot conform to its rules/ permit, for example caravans needing to be registered. It would be hard to register your caravan when there is no drawbar on it and an annexe attached to it. To register the caravan you must tow it to VicRoads.

An annual fee increase of 30 percent in one year is also an issue that should be looked at. In saying that, we the annuals voted in a committee to represent Yanakie and Long Jetty caravan parks. The committee members have worked hard and long on our case just to get a no response from council. So far council has had two meetings (in a space of two to three years) with our committee but refuses to listen to our side. The next step was to employ a solicitor to help negotiations with council and try and resolve the issues at hand. Council is still refusing. To add to our stress and worry over where we stand when there is a stand off from council, we receive this: on April 29, 2016, eviction notices were sent out to the annuals. Containing in one part was paragraph 2.3 it read, “Council hereby demands that you vacate the site and remove your property from the site and the land within 30 days from the date of this notice. “If you fail to do so, council proposes to, without further notice, apply to the Supreme Court for an order for possession of this site.” Our question is: Why are we all being evicted for something that was clearly in the hands of the council? This is an outline of how you can fool people into buying an onsite caravan/annexe at Yanakie Caravan Park. We, as one of many who were fooled. Step 1. Look for ‘for sales’ on the public noticeboard located outside the park office (this board was locked and the key in the office). Step 2. Ask at office for a list of for sales (a list was handed over). Step 3. Walk around park and look, choose, agree on price and buy. Step 4. Pay owners. It’s yours. No permits offered, no regulations to follow other than park rules eg: fires, noise or no alterations to your site unless agreed upon. At no time were there any discussions between council, the leasee or myself. One siteholder has been there for over 33 years and at that stage it was run by council. He wanted to extend his little caravan and put an annexe on it, so the council manager gave him a helping hand to do the work. He is a retired Vietnam vet and enjoyed going there for the peace and quiet he needed to escape the horrid memories of the war. In saying that, he has no choice but to pullout, totally gutted and save himself. How cruel can you be? Well, when it is all done and dusted the council will be left with two empty parks to run. Not forgetting the enormous salaries they pay to the park managers and the council staff to run the parks. Watch out raterayers of South Gippsland; someone has to pay. From an annual that is being evicted. Robert Goodsell, Wonthaggi.

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Additional cots have been on the equipment list at Leongatha Hospital for over 12 months and became a major priority when a baby boom in March saw the health service borrowing cots from South Gippsland Hospital. “We average about 200 births at Leongatha hospital every year. There have already been 74 from January to March of this year,” Mr Johnson said. “This addition will mean we will not have to rely on other health services to provide cots for us in the future.”

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action? Due to the efforts of the current Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt and his neighbour, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent, I now have 11 pieces of paper for the recycling bin. I would like to thank Greg Hunt for sending me a nice letter from the Prime Minister, an application for a postal vote and a reply paid envelope to send the application to PVA Flinders. I would also like to thank the sitting member for McMillan who sent me a nearly identical package, except that the (virtually identical) letter was supposedly penned by the member who tells me to send the application to PVA McMillan. Both PVAs share the same Sunshine PO Box. I have previously asked Mr Hunt’s team to borrow a decent map so they don’t waste money mailing me things that I can’t use. They’ve been confused since our coal mine shut down so I will say this once again: Wattle Bank Is in McMillan! Federally, that’s the big bit between Flinders and Gippsland. I will be able to make it to a polling booth but if I couldn’t, I would apply to the AEC through aec.gov.au. Sending applications to odd postal boxes adds another name to that party’s mailing list. I am very unlikely to vote for the sitting member though I would derive some amusement from using his postal allowance to convey my vote; I already get enough unrequested mail from politicians. Why sign up for more? The AEC has unsuccessfully tried to ban parties from harvesting personal information through potentially misleading Postal Vote Application forms. How many weeks to go? Better move the recycling bin. Geoff Ellis, Wattle Bank.

Abandon Bair Street plan WE live in a time where council spending has been forcibly curtailed by legislation. Has anyone mentioned this to the South Gippsland Shire? Whilst trying to balance its budget, the shire is proposing facelifts for both Korumburra and Leongatha, as well as planning for new shire offices. I have lived in towns that have had multiple facelifts over the years. Concrete footpaths paved, then unsafe pavers replaced by concrete. Concrete footpaths expensively and artistically stamped with the name of our town, as if we are unsure of where we lived. Sum total: money out, not money in. Traders have been levied by council for these unwanted beautifications. We have heard no mention of costs involved for Bair Street. When I shop in Leongatha I want to park as close as possible to the desired shop. Years of work has given me the inability to carry heavy things very far. Please don’t remove car parks. I will be less inclined to shop in Leongatha. This is not rocket science. Calling a project ‘Reimagining Bair Street’ is persuasive and insulting. A more accurate name might be ‘Trying to fill the empty Bair Street Shops’.

Does the council really believe the hype of the mayor? Mayor Cr Bob Newton said “revitalising Bair Street would be a catalyst for change in the region. It is one project that can significantly affect the overall prosperity of the region”. Don’t waste our money! Pull in your horns. Times are tough! As an Australian manufacturer I can tell you about budgeting. Yvonne Bell, Ruby.

Council must be open I DROPPED in on the South Gippsland Shire Council meeting on Wednesday, May 25 and was very disappointed with what I saw in the short time I was there. The governance situation has deteriorated to such an extent that we no longer have nine councillors who are prepared to openly debate and vote on issues on their merits. We have five or six councillors who dominate proceedings. It seems that anything the other three might propose will be opposed and thereby defeated, almost on principle. The three, not surprisingly, respond in kind but to no avail because of their inferior numbers. The case in point came in the very first agenda item where Cr Hill attempted to move that council explore three options summarised as: • •Live streaming of the Open Special and Ordinary Council meetings; • •Implementing a question time section for councillors at each council meeting; and • •Implementation of annual training for mayors/chairs. But the mayor Cr Newton would have none of it, ruling the motion was “objectionable in language, nature or intent” and throwing it out. Well, the language was fine but “nature” and “intent” are just value judgements anyone can make to suit themselves. The decision met with eye-rolling in the gallery, mild protest from the three aforesaid councillors and not a peep from the rest of the majority bloc. This action seemed vindictive to me, certainly not the action of a leader who should be trying to unite all the elected talent in the room to get the best outcomes for all the shire’s ratepayers and residents. From the way they spoke, it seems the majority of councillors think everything is going swimmingly in our shire and want to keep things just as they are with as little scrutiny as possible. I don’t agree with them and neither do most ratepayers from my observations and contacts. One thing’s for certain: if the October local elections don’t result in a substantial change of personnel around the council table, we’ll have another four years of a divisive “leadership” running on less than three cylinders. And that can’t be in the best interests of South Gippsland Shire’s future. Frank Hirst, Ranceby.

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Students in the spotlight LEONGATHA Secondary College’s best and brightest performers took to the stage to show off their talents on Wednesday evening. Students from drama, dance and performance showcased work from their first semester of study in the biannual performance evening. Coordinator Linda Ham-

ilton said the event was an excellent opportunity for students to share their work and become accustomed to performing in front of a live audience. “We now have drama and dance taught in the junior levels so the evening is good exposure for those students. It is also a requirement for our VCE students to perform in front of an audience, so the evening was part of their assessment,” she said.

“Students in Years 9 and 10 also have the chance to solidify their performance experiences before going into VCE and honing in on their skills.” The program included acts from across all year levels and disciplines, and will be followed up at the end of the year by a second performance with updated work from semester two. “I have been doing performance evenings for the last 20 years so we are com-

ing up to our 40th show later this year in October,” Mrs Hamilton said. “The shows are filmed and have become a great resource for students to review their work. They have proven to be great nights and they are getting bigger and better every year.” The Ogilvy Street school is continuing to work hard in fostering a love for arts amongst students by making provisions for a State School Spectacular group this year and offering biannual productions following last year’s success of Grease. “We had students coming up to us after the performance evening begging to join the School Spectacular group,” Mrs Hamilton said. “It is a privilege for our students to attend a country school which has such an appreciation for the arts.”

Left, Stage ready: from left, Chloe Mitchell, Nikki Stockdale, Tilly Johnson, Evy Nye, Kobe Barnard, Liz Dunn, Chelsea Deering, Tristain Noble and Josh Bracecamp warmed up their number Black Bird before taking to the Mesley Hall stage at Leongatha Secondary College’s performance evening last Wednesday.

Spectacular show: back, from left, Chloe Mitchell, Jordan McFarlane and Tristain Noble, and front, from left, Liz Dunn, Tilly Johnson and Nikki Stockdale were all smiles before performing their piece for the State School Spectacular at Leongatha Secondary College’s performance evening last Wednesday. Right, Roaring twenties: from left, Keira, Chloe, Emily, Haley, Laura and Rachel struck a pose before their dance performance of A Little Party at the Leongatha Secondary College performance evening last Wednesday.

Hip hopping into Gippsland LEONGATHA dancers now have the chance to take up a new dance style with hip hopper Dante Taurima coming to town. Hailing from Melbourne, Dante started conducting classes at Lisa Pellin Dancers last week in response to a growing interest from students to learn the modern style. Dance school principal Lisa Pellin said it was a privilege for her students to be learning the style from a professional. “I was introduced to Dante through networks I know in Melbourne. He is a real professional in the industry and we are very lucky to have him coming down to teach here,” she said. “There is such a strong representa-

tion of arts in the region and it is great to draw talent here. Classes like these provide our students with a strong foundation if they wish to pursue dance professionally.” Originally from New Zealand, Dante came to Melbourne five years ago to embrace the dance scene after he started teaching informally in his hometown Napier. “I watched a style of hip hop called ‘tutting’ and I really liked it so I watched a number of tutorials on Youtube and taught myself some moves,” he said. “I picked it up and started teaching my friends and I started running my own classes about four years ago. “I was originally going to study law but dance really took off for me so I decided to pursue it.” Dante will be teaching at LPD every Wednesday night for students of

all ages and will also offer a boys only class. “It is good for our boys to have a class to themselves and for our school to have a male teacher,” Mrs Pellin said. “Aside from hip hop we offer all major dance styles at LPD. Our students are currently working hard in preparation for The Star Eisteddfod which will give them grounding for their performance season later in the year.” Seven LPD alumni are currently studying full time vocational dance training in Melbourne at the Australian Ballet School and Victorian College of Arts Secondary School. “It is a real success story for our little rural school and it is great to see our students going on to dance in profes- Warming up: Dante Taurima (centre) has started teaching hip hop classes for sional environments,” Mrs Pellin said. all ages at Lisa Pellin Dancers, Leongatha.

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“Huffing and puffing” - yet Venus Bay still stands, says Cr Fawcett By Brad Lester OPPONENTS to the sale of council land in Venus Bay were accused of “huffing and puffing” during recent South Gippsland Shire Council debate. Councillors Kieran Kennedy, Andrew McEwen and Don Hill felt council had sold too many council owned lots in Venus Bay over time, but Cr Jim Fawcett disagreed. He believed funds raised from the sale of unused assets could benefit other council projects and while some councillors had been “huffing and puffing” about Venus Bay losing land with nothing in return, he said council had a responsibility to spend money where it was needed. “If we have not got a long term use for an asset, then we should get rid of it,” Cr Fawcett said. Council plans to sell eight properties in 2016-17 and just one is in Venus Bay, at 3-5 Marine Parade. The other lots 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 29 River Drive, Tarwin Lower. The public is now invited to comment. Cr Kennedy said the sale of council land could shape the outcome of council elections in October. The staunch objector to the selling of council land opposed council’s next round of land sales. He said council was selling the land to fund unsustainable and selfish goals, and council would see the result of this later this year – a nod to the council election.

“Our forebears had the vision to create these assets as very important open spaces,” he said. Cr Andrew McEwen said too many council properties had been sold in Venus Bay over the years, while council was spending excessively on infrastructure in Leongatha. “I do not agree with land sales that reinforce a Leongatha-centric view of the universe,” he said. He claimed Meeniyan received $70 of capital works expenditure per residents while Leongatha received $3000, without the possible municipal precinct that will serve the entire shire but be based in Leongatha. Cr Don Hill also claimed Venus Bay had been treated unfairly. Cr Lorraine Brunt said the land sales process was not about selling land in Venus Bay. “There was a block of land sold in Poowong and there was no fanfare,” she said. Cr Mohya Davies agreed. “There are a number of parcels of land for sale in Leongatha so it is not as though Venus Bay has been targeted,” she said. Cr Davies did however call for council to improve its consultation in relation to land sales after public outcry over the proposed sale of 2 Berry Street, Foster in the last round. That property was later dropped from council’s list. Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks supported the sale of surplus assets and said how proceeds were spent would be determined by a future council. “Council has not rushed in to this and has taken a fair amount of time, and in fact could be criticised for being too slow,” he said.

Colour mixing: from left, Charlie, Toby and Luke Working model: Anton and Jack check out the ro- took an interest in this science experiment called, botics display at Chairo Christian School’s Expo Swirly Milk, at Chairo Christian School’s Expo last last Thursday. Thursday.

Chairo opens its doors ROBOTICS, science experiments, music, technology and more were on display at Chairo Christian School’s Expo last Thursday, June 2 at Pioneers Hall, at the Leongatha campus. Teachers and students were on hand to help with the interactive displays and information relating to the school and what it has to offer primary and secondary school students. Despite the cool conditions there was a very good turnout to the event which also featured live performances, prizes and plenty Sounds great: Year 8 student Shekinah tries out one of the percussion instruments at Chairo Christian School’s Expo last Thursday. of displays and games.

Council protects giant worm Grants commemorate war sacrifice By Brad Lester THE most famous worm in the world will be protected by South Gippsland Shire Council. The Gippsland Giant Earthworm can grow to two metres and is so unique, world renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough filmed the creature for a documentary. The worm lives in a pocket of the region spanning from Loch through to Warragul, but its habitat within that area is restricted to clay soils on or close to the banks of streams or soaks, mostly on privately owned dairying or grazing land. It favours south facing slopes. The worm lives in a complex system of permanent burrows extending to around 1.5m deep and lays egg-cocoons in chambers branching from the adult burrow at an average depth of 22cm. Only one embryo is found in each cocoon, which is thought to take more than 12 months to hatch. Given the vulnerability of the worm, council has introduced a planning device to minimise disruption to its habitat. Planning Scheme Amendment C107 – Gippsland Giant Earthworm Environmental Significance Overlay – will be sent to Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne for approval. The overlay identifies areas likely to contain habitat for the worm and will trigger the

need for an applicant to obtain a planning permit before undertaking work. Council said this would help landowners and developers avoid, mitigate or minimise any impact on worm habitat. Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks said he had not seen an earthworm in 13 years on his Ruby property. “It is important that with something as iconic as the earthworm we need to have clearer guidelines than we’ve had before for its protection,” he said. Cr Lorraine Brunt did not believe the overlay would restrict people’s rights to do as they wished with their property. “It is just an alert to people buying property that we have this overlay,” she said. Council is unable to seal Poowong North Road at the moment due to the possible risk construction poses to the worm population. Mayor Cr Bob Newton was the only councillor to oppose the overlay, saying he was concerned it would restrict farmers’ ability to work their properties as they chose, such as by spraying chemicals or applying super phosphate. He said a significant amount of money was spent relocating a worm population for construction of the Loch bypass on the South Gippsland Highway but the worms died. The animal is listed as threatened in the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.

World acclaim: international nature documentary maker Sir David Attenborough inspects a Gippsland Giant Earthworm during a segment filmed in South Gippsland.

TWO community projects have received federal funding to honour the contribution of local servicemen and women. The funding was announced by McMillan MP Russell Broadbent recently, under the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service grants program. The Toora RSL SubBranch has received $2070 toward purchasing a glass cabinet and mannequins to display war memorabilia and the Fish Creek RSL Sub-Branch has received

$605 towards installing a plaque on a cross to commemorate the Battle of Long Tan. The cross was expertly crafted by members of the Corner Inlet Men’s Shed. Mr Broadbent thanked both sub-branches for their contribution to local veteran communities. “It’s important we honour the service and sacrifice of the men and women who have fought, and died, for our values and freedoms,” he said. “Local projects bring our community together in a spirit of commemoration as well as helping to educate

future generations about Australia’s wartime history. “Throughout the Anzac Centenary period from 2014 to 2018, we are also commemorating a Century of Service, which encompasses all those who have served, and continue to serve, our nation in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.” Local community or-

ganisations interested in applying for funding under the Saluting Their Service grants program should visit the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) website www. dva.gov.au/grants or contact your nearest DVA office on 133 254 or 1800 555 254 from regional Australia.

Vietnam acknowledgement: from left, Fish Creek RSL ladies’ auxiliary vice president Grace Howell, Corner Inlet Men’s Shed secretary Graeme On show: McMillan MP Russell Broadbent chats Green, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent and Fish with Toora RSL pension and welfare officer Ski Creek RSL secretary Ros Bryan with the wooden Grzegozewski about the sub-branch’s display of cross men’s shed members built for the Long Tan war memorabilia. Memorial at Fish Creek RSL.

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Hats inspire laughter at afternoon tea SILLY hats and pretty cups was the theme of a Biggest Afternoon Tea at Inverloch’s Anglican Church last Tuesday, May 31.

History on show: Jane and Peter Hudson with the 120 year old moustache cup that was a feature at the Biggest Afternoon Tea at Inverloch’s Anglican Church last Tuesday, May 31.

The fundraiser for the Cancer Council was hosted by the Inverloch Anglican Ladies Guild on behalf of the combined churches of Inverloch, including the Assemblies of God, Baptist, Catholic, Uniting and Anglican churches. Guest speaker Professor Peter Hudson of Inverloch spoke about his work in cancer research. He is director of the Victorian Cancer Biologics Consortium and presented two of his most encouraging research projects underway in Melbourne. Firstly, Avipep Pty Ltd’s successful clinical trial at the Peter Mac and Austin Oncology centres, demonstrating that recurrent prostate cancer metastases can be detected and imaged with a new antibody-like product. This product is now being armed with a cytotoxic drug for targeted treatment of prostate and ovarian cancer. Secondly, at the Monash Medical MHTP Centre, CarTherics Pty Ltd is extracting and re-targeting a patient’s T-cells, to then inject back and kill cancers. These two products will detect and kill different cancers, although Professor Hudson cautioned their clinical trials may be several years away. Ladies guild president Jane Hudson showed her antique 1920s moustache cup from her great grandfather Norman Smith Senior who was head farrier at the State Coal Mine at Wonthaggi. Margaret Paroissien won the cup prize with a unique birds-nest design. Shirley Burchett won the hat prize with a large collection of Daffodil Bears, collected each year from the Cancer Council. The event raised $517 for cancer research.

Left, Crazy headwear: from left, Tricia Hennessy of Inverloch and Carol Thorn of Inverloch dressed to the Biggest Afternoon Tea theme of silly hats. Tricia is a member of the Catholic Lady Star of the Sea church at Inverloch and Carol is part of the Inverloch Uniting Church.

Tucker time: Shirley Burchett (centre) donned a decorative hat adorned with teddy bears when she joined fellow Inverloch Uniting Church members Liz Catt (left) and Jean Robinson at the Biggest Afternoon Tea at Inverloch. The bears are a decade’s worth of Daffodil Bears produced by the Cancer Council each year. Mrs Burchett won best hat on the day.

Bird lovers twitchy over hide hold-up By Brad Lester THREE years after an arsonist burnt a bird hide at the Bald Hills Wetland Reserve at Tarwin Lower, Parks Victoria is yet to rebuild the once popular structure. Parks Victoria received $25,000 from the arsonist and a further $13,000 from the Bald Hills Wind Farm to rebuild the structure, but still bird observers have nowhere to study birdlife without spooking them. Parks Victoria was planning to build the bird hide this financial year but the project has been delayed due to the dry conditions last winter and this summer, and it seems a lack of urgency, given the wetlands have been dry until recently, with no bird life. A Parks Victoria spokesperson said, “The funding for the bird hide is secure and Parks Victoria is continuing to plan for its construction and aiming to have it built by December 2016.”

Friends of Cape Liptrap Peninsula president Ian Gunn was disappointed by the delay. “It’s not the fact they have not got the money because the money is there and it’s not a big deal,” he said. “We just feel we are getting fobbed off and Parks is just not interested in doing anything.” The official reserve visitor guide still lists the bird hide as existing. “From the bird hide, you will be rewarded with the sight of a variety of birdlife,” it states. The guide mentions visitors will see Australian shell ducks, spoonbills, ibis and cormorants, and often raptors. The reserve is also thought to be habitat for the threatened orange bellied parrot. The fire not only destroyed the bird hide but also diaries of bird sightings made by observers. The bird hide was located the reserve at the end of Bald Hills Road, accessible off the main road between Tarwin Lower and Walkerville.

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Planning to avoid financial mistakes

Offering insight: from left, Luke Jones, John Murdica and Matthew Hams are the competent financial planners at Retire and Wealth Planners, Korumburra.

By AMP financial planner Luke Jones classes of cash, fixed interest, shares and property SELLING shares when prices have tumbled or buying a house at the height of a property boom only to dispose of it when the market falls are among the financial set-backs that can happen to anyone on the road to retirement.

helps minimise risk. It also helps produce consistent returns from a combination of income and capital growth over the long run. The precise combination of assets is dependent on your risk profile. Your adviser should undertake comprehensive research and implement proven portfolio construction principles.

It’s never too late Everyone makes mistakes during their investIt’s never too late to start planning for retirement lifetime; the trick is to avoid them when you ment. Paying off the mortgage is often considered can and learn from the ones you can’t. the first step to wealth creation so increase repayHave a plan ments where possible to speed up the process. Failing to plan for retirement and build up savOnce you have built up equity in your home, other ings is one of the most common mistakes. Having investment options can be investigated concurrently. adequate retirement funds can be undermined by Topping up your super through salary sacrifice unrealistic expectations about future lifestyle and is one such option, provided you stay within your the savings needed to fund it. annual contribution limits. Many retirees are unable to access the age Your employer pays a proportion of your prepension because they are asset rich despite being tax salary into your super fund, reducing tax and income poor. boosting your savings at the same time. Putting well thought out investment plans in Review regularly place to boost your retirement income well before Financial planning is a dynamic process. Reguyou reach retirement age is the best strategy to larly reviewing your investments, refraining from overcome such a problem. It’s probably no surprise you are more likely to knee-jerk reactions, understanding market volatility and staying the course can lay the foundations achieve your financial goals if you have a plan. In the construction of a financial plan you for a prosperous retirement. *Luke Jones of Retire and Wealth Planners should take account of your risk tolerance, your financial commitments, and financial and lifestyle Pty Ltd are authorised representatives and credit goals. This will give you the confidence to know representatives of AMP Financial Planning Pty Limited, Australian Financial Services Licensee you can get to your desired destination. A comprehensive plan should also take ac- and Australian Credit Licensee This editorial contains information that is gencount of tax, cash flow, superannuation, insurance eral in nature. It does not take into account the needs and estate planning issues. objectives, financial situation or needs of any parStay calm ticular person. You need to consider you financial Impulsive decision-making at the first sign of situation and needs before making any decisions trouble can undermine your investment goals. If based on this information. a quality share investment or rental property suddenly falls in price due to a market correction, it is often not the best time to offload. As one once put it, “Don’t just do something, sit there”. Staying the course and letting time work its magic will often leave you in a stronger position. Equally, investment inertia can be problematic. Strong or poor performance can lead to your investment portfolio moving outside your required risk tolerance over time. Regular reviews to rebalance investments back to your target asset allocation will more likely bear fruit in the long term. Spend less than you earn Drawing up a budget is vital if you want to discipline yourself to spend less than you earn. Failing to budget makes it difficult to keep track of spending and set aside regular savings to fund a comfortable retirement. Bank transaction accounts are ideal for daily spending money but not investment money. In order to beat inflation and produce the returns you need to fund your financial goals over time, you need to build a diversified investment portfolio to match your capital requirements. Spreading money across the major asset

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Rediscover fun for health IN the lead up to Men’s Health Week from June 13-19, men across Australia are being urged to take the time to rediscover inspiring activities and fun events in their local communities to help improve their health and well being. Men’s Health Week is the perfect opportunity for men in Australia to sit down with their family, friends, workmates and services in the local community and have a chat about life and health. In Australia, a boy born in 2010 has a life expectancy of 78 years, while a baby girl born at the same time can expect to live to 82 years old.

Accidents, cancer and heart disease account for the majority of male deaths. Men take their own lives at four times the rate of women, with five Australian men a day losing their lives. The director of the Men’s Health Information and Resource Centre, Professor John Macdonald, said it was important to find new and innovative methods of addressing modern population health issues and get more value out of health services, hospitals and health promotion campaigns. “The most effective way of improving the health of Australian men is to work with communities, businesses and health services to bridge the gap between men and the health system in or-

der to support them through their life journey,” he said. “Instead of simply telling men to be more healthy, it’s far more effective to promote fun and interesting activities that actually appeal, and use these events and networks to bring men closer to essential life-supporting services. “We also need to encourage health services to reach out to men and be more ‘male-friendly’, as the Australian National Male Health Policy suggests.

“That’s why local communities have such a big role to play, because if we want to work together to improve men’s health, we must create and embrace events and community networks that consider the needs of local men, boys and their families.” Men’s Health Week is a week of conversation, reflection and action on what issues impact on the health of boys and blokes in the community - and resolving to make things better.

Good times: men are being urged to have fun for the sake of their health and to improve relationships with others, this Men’s Health Week.

Feeling well should be men’s priority IT is important men make use of health services to preventatively manage their health and find out before it’s too late if problems exist. But equally, health services need to know how to reach out to, communicate with and engage with men to be effective in helping them when they do come through the door. It’s a two-way process that is about creating environments that support the ability of men to access healthcare effectively and support health services to treat men effectively. Here are some ideas to how both parties can create an environment that enables each to im-

prove men’s health outcomes: • be active in getting medical help if you don’t feel well, have a problem that won’t go away or notice unusual symptoms; • it’s OK to seek help - don’t try to do everything on your own or bury problems. Talk to your wife, friends and workmates; • push hard to get the help you need to manage your life, work, family and financial needs; • ladies, be proactive in helping your men and boys get the help they and you need. Use available hotlines, speak with professionals to get the best course of action and be persistent; and don’t leave it too late to seek help. Fear is not a killer.

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Students give bushfire warning By Tayla Kershaw FOUR Leongatha Primary School (LPS) students will represent Australia at the Natural Disaster Youth Summit (NDYS) in Japan in August. The school was invited to the NYDS after the success of its Water is Life initiative. LPS students researched ways to reduce pollution and water waste, and their findings have been discussed in Paris, Taiwan and India. Grade 6 students Molly-Mae, Courtney, Jacob and Josh have now been asked to give a presentation on a natural disaster in Niigata, Japan. “We are doing our project on bushfires and safety for children who might travel on a bus and be caught during a bushfire,” Josh said. “We are making a safety kit to show the international students who may not be at as much risk of bushfire and help them understand a bit more about the dangers.” Of the children attending the Japanese conference, 100 students will be from Japan and 200 will be international students. LPS was the only school chosen from Australia. Before travelling, Molly-May, Courtney, Jacob,

Josh and six other classmates will visit CFA headquarters to gain a better perspective about bushfires. “We want to talk about keeping safe in a bushfire and what risks to avoid,” Courtney said. The students will be discussing the major Victorian bushfires as part of their report. “I’m looking forward to working together on a project we will be presenting as representatives of Australia,” Courtney said. Whilst in Japan, the students will also be able to immerse themselves in Japanese culture, enjoying food, traditions and Disneyland. “There’s a massive five day gala on with things like fireworks and musical performances at the same time as when we will be there. It’s going to be a whirlwind weekend,” Grade 6 teacher Megan Holland said. Megan and fellow staff member Leonie McCluskey will be the heading off to Japan with the students. Before they set off, the students will be involved in a Water is Life community action day on June 23. They will be teaching the community about how On a mission: from left, Jacob, Molly-Mae, Josh and Courtney will fly to Japan in August to to save water throughout the day on the LPS bas- represent Australia and educate international students about bushfire risks. But first they will participate in a Water is Life project to encourage the community to save water. ketball court.

Mycalie’s road to independence A DRIVING program at Leongatha’s Yooralla campus has granted young people an opportunity to get on the road and gain independence. Wonthaggi’s Mycalie James was one such participant. The program was designed by Yooralla service leader Shannon Fischer who worked alongside VicRoads and South Gippsland Shire Council to extend the preexisting L2P program in which volunteers worked with learner drivers to obtain the required 120 hours for their probationary licence. “I started working at Yooralla after I managed to get my licence so I was familiar with the online tests and requirements,” she said. “I worked with VicRoads to use the tests but change them so they could suit the learning styles of people of all abilities. We had to think outside the box and come up with alternative ways to teach the tests, including diagrams and drawings and other options.” Ms Fischer integrated VicRoads’ driving tests with council’s initiative and adopted the program at Yooralla Leongatha in 2014. Ms James was the first participant of the program to obtain her probationary drivers licence later that year. As a result, Ms James has achieved greater independence in her daily life and new employment in Leongatha. “I had my first shift at Leongatha’s Lunchworks Cafe recently and I love it,” she said. “The program was great because it has helped me to become independent. I do not have to rely

on my Mum to drive me around anymore.” Ms James has also achieved other goals with the support of Yooralla, such as obtaining her Certificate Three in Education Support which has led to a school traineeship. She has also received her food handlers certificate which she is able to put to use when she works with the 5A Yooralla Way Catering program. Currently, with the support of Yooralla, Ms James is enrolled in the Certificate Four in Disability Support and is undertaking a range of programs at Yooralla, including fitness, netball, woodwork, car maintenance and hospitality skills. “I live in Wonthaggi, which is 30km away from the Leongatha Yooralla Hub. Before I learned to drive, I had to get the school bus to the hub. It used to take quite a long time and the bus also only runs during the week,” she said. “Now I have passed my provisional test, I can drive to the

Leongatha Hub whenever I want. I also drive myself to netball practice and to the supermarket. Driving has given me so much freedom and I am so glad I was able to learn.” Ms Fischer has also benefitted from the program which she is now teaching to other all abilities participants at her full time base in Drouin. “For most people, learning to drive is a major life milestone. It not only provides independence, but passing a driving test provides a person with a great sense of accomplishment and achievement,” she said. “People of all abilities are capable of obtaining their driver’s licences and it is important for people in the community to be supportive and open minded.” Ms Fischer was recently nominated as a finalist in Disability Victoria’s Emerging Leaders Awards. The award recipient will be announced on Wednesday, June 15 at Federation Square in Melbourne.

Path to success: from left, Yooralla service leader Shannon Fischer and Mycalie James stand by Ms James’ car at Yooralla Leongatha. Ms James was the first to obtain her driver’s licence under Ms Fischer’s guidance back in 2014.

Planning green light in Bass Coast BASS Coast Shire Council has taken a step forward towards achieving long term planning developments. Planning Minister Richard Wynne approved amendment C82 land subject to inundation overlay with the new controls forming part of the Bass Coast planning scheme. This amendment is a joint project between Bass Coast Shire Council, Melbourne Water and the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Bass Coast mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale said the minister’s approval was a major step forward in long term planning for areas at risk of riverine and coastal inundation. “Working collaboratively with partner agencies, amendment C82 is at the vanguard of planning for flood risk across Victoria. It introduces new planning permit requirements for earthworks,

buildings and works in areas identified as a risk of flooding,” she said. Inclusion of flood and coastal inundation information into the Bass Coast planning scheme will allow for immediate access to necessary information about flooding. This information will appear on planning and property information certificates, and may also be used to help council and other agencies plan and prioritise emergency management and drainage management plans. “This means any affected areas can be identified and considered in the early stages of the development process,” Cr Crugnale said. “This will help to ensure that new development is designed with flooding risk in mind.” For more information regarding the adopted amendment C82, visit www.basscoast.vic.gov. au/lsio.

Rail crossing to go A RAIL crossing on the Strzelecki Highway in Leongatha will be removed as part of the Leongatha Heavy Vehicle Alternate Route. Due to the South Gippsland Tourist Railway ceasing operations earlier this year, VicRoads, in partnership with VicTrack and South Gippsland Shire Council, will undertake roadwork to remove the section of track and rail signals from the road which will allow for repairs and regrading of the road surface. This will provide a smoother ride over this section of the highway. VicRoads Eastern Region regional director Scott Lawrence said the measures would allow for the reinstatement of rail lines should the service become operational in the future. Mr Lawrence said while the railway line remained unused, the temporary level crossing removal would provide a number of benefits including minimising road maintenance costs, improving pedestrian paths to make it safer for pedestrian access and provide a smoother ride over the crossing. He said VicTrack would also retain the right to reinstate the railway at a later date, with the new design for the road allowing for that, should it be required. “The ongoing construction works are progressing well and we are seeing a number of sections being developed simultaneously,” Mr Lawrence said.

No more bumps: motorists can look forward to a smoother ride when the rail crossing on Strzelecki Highway (Roughead Street), Leongatha is removed. “With works having started in February this year, motorists and residents have already seen construction work occurring at a number of locations, including the intersection of Long Street/Nerrena Road/South Gippsland Highway, intersection of South Gippsland Highway and Strzelecki Highway and the intersection of Strzelecki Highway and Long Street. “Identified as a priority project for South Gippsland, the alternate route will be key in facilitating amenity, safety, commercial and parking improvements within the town centre of Leongatha.” Mr Lawrence said the alternate route would remove about 600 trucks a day from Bair Street, which supports council’s Bair Street Rejuvenation Project to create a safer, more vibrant and

prosperous commercial and retail precinct for Leongatha. To implement the alternate route, works are currently being carried out, with a number of changes to traffic conditions including: • changes in the level of the road surface; • old road pavement removed and strengthened to allow for resurfacing; • new road pavements constructed where road widening is being implemented; • some lane closures; • traffic management to guide motorists safely around work sites; and • vegetation removal to improve sight lines across the corner of Centenary Park Works remain on schedule for completion late this year.

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Donation powers driver education THE A N S i ’ C AusNet Services’ Community Development Fund (CDF) has donated $2737 to L2P, a Wonthaggi Neighbourhood Centre learner driver mentor program, for vehicle safety equipment. Coordinator of the L2P program, Veronica Dowman said the program receives a limited amount of funding from the TAC, and relies heavily on grants from funds such as the AusNet Services fund to help 16 to 21 year olds with financial or family difficulties to gain their provisional licence. “The grant has been put to good use by enabling us to purchase two childsafety car seats and three GPS head unit display units for the vehicles volunteer driver mentors use to teach the learners,” Ms Dowman said. “The safety seats have already been beneficial for young parents who don’t

Making it happen: from left, learner driver, Gemah Flood with AusNet Services’ customer and community manager Derek Walton and volunteer driver mentor Peter Lynch before starting a driving lesson.

during their hhave access to t childcare hild d i th i driving lesson. “It’s actually very good for stage four advanced learners to practice driving with children in the back seat so they understand the different set of distractions and risks that driving with children present.” Late last year, and with the help of Bass Coast Shire Council, AusNet Services offered $20,000 from its Community Development Fund to local community groups that deliver sustainable projects for the benefit of local residents. AusNet Services’ customer and community manager Derek Walton said providing funds to empower local community groups such as L2P to provide access to equipment and services was the aim of the CDF. “It’s been great building a relationship with L2P, an organisation that has community minded values similar to AusNet Services’ own values around safety, teamwork and doing what’s right,” he said. Each year, AusNet Services offers a least two Community Development Funds out of a commitment of $100,000 in sponsorships and donations across Melbourne’s west and northern and eastern Victoria.

Safer cars on the rise as AEB rates more than double THE Transport Accident Commission is calling for manufacturers to include auto emergency braking (AEB) as standard in all new cars, following a spike in the technology’s rollout on the production line. Data shows Australia has caught up to Europe in its fitment rates of the technology, which is key in preventing or at least reducing the impact of many crashes, particularly rear-end crashes. Last year, 29 per cent of new passenger cars in Australia were fitted with AEB, up from 14 per cent in 2014, according to data research company IHS Automotive. The data also shows 19 per cent of new SUVs have AEB fitted, up from 11 per cent in 2014. TAC chief executive officer Joe Calafiore said drivers opting for the safest cars will be crucial in moving towards zero deaths and serious injuries on Victorian roads. “The Towards Zero approach is built on the understanding that when people make mistakes, they need to be protected by the environment around

them, which includes safer cars,” Mr Calafiore said. “Having AEB can prove the difference between having a serious crash or a near miss. Almost 40 per cent of rear-end crashes alone would not happen if all cars were fitted with AEB.” The rapid rise in AEB fitment rates is reminiscent of electronic stability control, when its uptake skyrocketed from five per cent in 2004 to 95 per cent in 2011. Last month the Australasian New Car Assessment Program urged manufacturers to meet customer expectations by including AEB in all new vehicles, as it seeks to raise the bar for maximum safety rating scores via stricter crash tests. Mr Calafiore urged Victorians looking to buy a car to head to howsafeisyourcar.com.au to check what safety features they’ll be getting. “The minimum safety rating a buyer should be looking at is four stars, preferably five, which doesn’t necessarily mean paying top dollar,” Mr Calafiore said. “If all Victorian drivers upgraded to the safest Save yourself: Australia has caught up to Europe in its auto emergency braking (AEB) car in its class, road trauma across the state could be fitment rates, with almost one in three new passenger cars coming with the technology. reduced by up to a third.”

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with cosy wood heater. There is also a sunroom which would make a good sewing or toy room, or simply be a pleasant place to settle down with a book to enjoy the morning sun. The property is well laid out, the orchard being handy to the house. A variety of trees includes apples, stone fruit, pears and citrus. Other desirable features are a hothouse and fenced off fowl house and run. Close to the house there is a shed of 12x10 metres providing car accommodation and storage. There’s also a wood shed and two other large sheds, one measuring 14x7 metres housing two stables and a feed room, the other measuring 22x7.5 metres and incorporating a good lock up workshop. Wash bay facilities ensure that good presentation of horses can be kept up. Located in the picturesque district of Koonwarra, this is a property with a lot to offer and a multitude of possible uses. It is priced to sell by a committed family who are moving on.

Moving made easy DECIDING to buy a new home and move to a new location is an exciting time in your life but that decision is only the start of the journey. For those already living in a regional area, and looking to move to a new location within Victoria, the new area is likely to require some adjustment, in terms of work, schooling and general day to day living. Similarly, those taking a “tree change” and moving to regional Victoria from the city will find life very different in the new location. For these buyers, it might be a move to a town or village known only from holidays. Pre-purchase research before buying is always very important, but all the more so when purchasing a home in an all new area. In the first instance, talk to local agents, who will know the best areas that are right for you and that will meet your longer-term needs. You can also view recent median house and unit prices on the REIV website, which will provide a further indication of areas that are most affordable, or best fit your budget. While price will influence your decision, there are many other important consider-

ations. These may include being close to health and education facilities, or adequate sporting facilities. Do you want a “rural” or “city” feel or perhaps a complete tree or sea change? And, perhaps most importantly, what are the local employment opportunities like? It’s also worthwhile working out what are ‘must haves’ and what you’re willing to compromise on. After choosing your preferred location, it is advisable to have a closer look first-hand. Visit the area, and aim to talk to other residents and even local business people. Also, seek out library and community noticeboards, read the local newspaper and its website for local activities, community groups and classes. If you are considering a move to a rural area, check the zoning – there may be certain restrictions about what you can do. The local council can be a great source of information. Gathering all this information will not only help ensure you are buying into an area which offers what you want; it will enable you to settle more quickly into your new community.

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Artist aims for Archibalds By Brad Lester WONTHAGGI artist Ursula Theinert is hoping a political powerbroker will help her to be selected as a finalist in Australia’s most prestigious portrait competition, the Archibald Prize. Mrs Theinert painted former Australian politician Rob Oakeshott for her 11th entry in the Archibalds, to be announced at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in late June. “It would be fantastic to be a finalist. From 2005 I began entering the Arhcibalds as an art practice exercise and it’s a big dream of mine to have that goal realised,” she said. “There are 1000 portraits entered and only 40 are chosen, and those portraits are wonderful.” Mrs Theinert has enjoyed the honour of being chosen in the Victorian Salon de Refuses exhibition in the past – a show for the 40 or so Victorian entries that just missed the final Archibald cut. Mr Oakeshott was the independent Member for Lyne in New South Wales in 2010 when he and fellow independents Bob Katter and Tony Windsor decided the government of the day after the federal election returned a hung parliament. Mr Katter voted for the Coalition while Messrs Oakeshott and Windsor voted for Labor, then led by Julia Gillard. “Rob was and is an idealist, a devoted family man who believed in the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme and the NBN, and secured the $75 million extension to the regional hospital,” Mrs Theinert said.

“Rob the outsider was motivated by policies and had the courage to stand up for what he believed in.” Mrs Theinert’s portrait in acrylic and charcoal spans 180cm by 120cm and focuses on Mr Oakeshott’s eyes, as though he is reflecting on his past life. “There is a lot more detailing on the inside of his face, and the outside is free and loose to try and draw the viewer’s eye in,” she said. Mr Oakeshott has approved of the work, to the artist’s relief, after an initial four hour sitting at Mr Oakeshott’s Port Macquarie home, followed by three weeks of solid painting in the Theinert family’s Wonthaggi studio. “We discussed his time as a politician and I wondered how different his life might be if he had chosen Tony Abbott,” Mrs Theinert said. “His expressive blue eyes often seemed to look into the distant past as he pondered my questions, as I sketched. “Rob responded that even in hindsight he had made the right decision.” Mrs Theinert’s husband Werner took photographs of Mr Oakeshott’s face and hands, and around the house to gain an appreciation for who the former politician was as a person. “It’s an incredible adventure to be able to meet these wonderful people in their homes,” Mr Theinert said. The artist chose a simplified colour palette to emphasise the “meditative tone” of the portrait. Mrs Theinert was inspired to paint Mr Oakeshott after reading his memoir The Independent Member for Lyne, and invited him to sit by making contact via Twitter.

Striking piece: Wonthaggi artist Ursula Theinert painted former independent Member for Lyne in New South Wales, Rob Oakeshott, for this year’s Archibald Prize. “At the delightful sitting at his home with walls filled with children’s paintings and toys strewn round about, I was interested to know what he was doing after the turbulent 43rd parliament,” she said. “It must have been incredible; at one point being in the thick of the politics of the time and the thick of people, donors, sponsors and people of industry trying to get you to vote for their ideas, and the next

minute being a house husband at home.” Mr Oakeshott, a former lawyer, now works part time for the United Nations and is studying to become a doctor. Mrs Theinert’s previous Archibald entries have included now Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor and journalist Giles Parkinson of website Renew Economy.

Toilet triumph Kindness By Tayla Kershaw A NEW toilet block is in the pipeline for the Anderson Inlet Angling Club. Bass Coast Shire Council voted to amend the Inverloch foreshore Cuttriss Street activity area plan – which was set out in July 2014 – to accommodate a permanent toilet block closer to the angling club. Initially, the Inverloch foreshore Cuttriss Street activity area plan stated the toilet block would be built near the Cuttriss Street car park. Anderson Inlet Angling Club’s June Laycock said council had allocated $150,000 for a new toilet block in the 2016-17 budget, but feared the club would lose the money if council decided to move the location of the toilet block closer to the car park. Council assured Ms Laycock the allocation was not location dependent and would still go towards construction. “This is a good move for the club and for the visitors of Inverloch. Hopefully it will make the residents happy to see this development,” Cr Andrew Phillips said. A petition was tabled in 2014 for permanent amenities, which included 1191 signatures. “The angling club has an active member base and we’ve identified the use of the toilets in the area,” mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale said. “We will be having a consultation process with interested parties to amend the plan.”

Gardening winning: Anne Vale (back, left) presents the proceeds of the open garden at her property Cluanie to Koonwarra Village School’s, back from left, Melinda Licciardi, Rachel Axford and Rebecca Cooke, middle row, Erin, Lola, Jensen and Harrison, and, front, Ruby, Hannah, Mitchell and Makenzi.

Fundraiser backs Koonwarra school A GREENHOUSE at Koonwarra Village School will be replaced thanks to the proceeds of a popular open garden recently. Anne and Michael Vale-Sidell opened their heritage property Cluanie at Koonwarra as part of an Open Gardens Victoria event on Mother’s Day. They donated $2296 to the school for a new greenhouse, after wind damaged the previous structure. Open Gardens Victoria replaces the Open Gardens Australia Scheme which closed in 2014. With the new scheme, which is run by volunteers, the garden owner retains half the gate takings which they can keep or donate as they wish. The Vale-Sidells were pleased to do-

nate their share of $2296 to the school. Leongatha Lions Club and friends served Devonshire teas, after Dot McGarvey baked more than 300 scones, and ran out due to demand. Combined with a raffle, the Lions club raised more than $1600 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. More than 600 people attended the event and there was great interest in the history of the property and the development of the relatively new garden. The event was a real team effort, with the Lions club and Open Gardens helping with traffic control, South Gippsland Hire providing a toilet, Koonwarra Village School families manning the gate, and family and friends answered questions and parked cars.

thanked A CLAYTON woman has expressed her gratitude after South Gippsland Shire Council officers and police helped return her father home safely. Gail Petta was thankful to hear her father was safe and well taken care of after an accidental trip down the road took him all the way to Leongatha. Ninety year old Leslie Collison of Springvale left his home to go to the library five minutes from where he lived at 9am on Friday (May 13). However, he continued to drive for 23 hours until he ended up in Leongatha at 8am on the morning of Saturday, May 14. He stopped outside the council building where he was found by local laws officer Graeme Peters, who called police and Mr Collison’s family. Mr Peters drove Mr Collison to the Wonthaggi Police Station, where he was picked up by his family. “Council and the police went out of their way to ensure he was not alone and that he was safe,” Ms Petta said. “It was hours before we could get to Wonthaggi and I wanted to acknowledge the kindness of those involved who made sure he was looked after. I can’t comprehend how much worse it could’ve been so I am thankful to them.”

Record morning tea BASS Coast Shire Council’s planned activity group held its most successful Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea at the Phillip Island Senior Citizen’s Club recently. Group staff – together with their hard working volunteers – raised $771.05 for the Cancer Council. Groups of people came to enjoy the morning from council’s group and carer support programs, Phillip Island Senior Citizens Club, Melaleuca Lodge, Griffiths Point Lodge and Garnham House. More than 100 attended and all enjoyed an amazing array of food and musical entertainment provided by Ron Bourier. Prizes were donated by the Phillip Island Lions Club and PAG clients.

Tea time: Bass Coast Shire Council’s planned activity group staff Carol Fay, Tina Leonard and Pam Pitts, and group volunteers Shirley Collins and Bev Kruger with group clients Bonnie Campbell, Joan Greenway and Ron Lever at the recent Biggest Morning Tea. Food was lovingly prepared by group volunteers, staff and clients as well as seniors club members.

Council thanked Carol Fay, Tina Leonard and Pam Pitts for organising the event and gave a special

thank you to the volunteers who helped make such a fun and enjoyable event for the community to attend.

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Budget delivers San Remo stairs THE San Remo foreshore was a winner in the Flinders electorate following the federal budget announcement recently.

Funded project: from left, San Remo foreshore committee of management chairman Andy Chappell explained the need for a new staircase in San Remo to Flinders MP Greg Hunt.

Significant occasion: the congregation of St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Leongatha, welcomes the community to the 50th birthday celebration of the church. From left, Reverend Paul Bauer, pianist and organ player Rodney Emmerson, Norma Hulls, Norm and Jenny Haw, Mavis Wightman and church chair Margaret Rowe. Mrs Hulls married her late husband Jack Hulls in the original church, as did the Haws. Mrs Wightman married her late husband Ken in the old church too.

Church to turn 50 THE 50TH birthday of an iconic community building in Leongatha will be celebrated on Sunday, June 19. The congregation of St Andrew’s Uniting Church will mark the anniversary of the church building in Peart Street with a regular worship service at 10am, followed by morning tea. “It will be a celebration of thanksgiving of what the church has meant to people over the last 50 years through servicing the community through weddings, funerals and baptisms,” Uniting Church Reverend Paul Bauer said. The church building began life as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, and was dedicated by church moderator Reverend A. Collins at 3pm on Saturday, June 11, 1966. Reverend John Symington was Leongatha’s minister at the time.

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“It was designed with windows so the light was thrown forward and the sound was thrown outwards,” Ms Rowe said. To raise funds for the new building, the congregation took part in fetes at Leongatha Memorial Hall and church ladies cooked dinners for Leongatha Rotarians on an open fire in the hall behind the church, where Rotarians gathered for their meetings. The hall has since been demolished. A hall, toilets and office were added to the church in 1990. The original church remains in the grounds behind the existing complex and is used for overflow at events and music gatherings. Today, the church attracts a regular congregation of about 50 and is used for funerals, while the adjacent hall is frequented by embroiders, and plants and horticulture groups.

Restaurant to bring growth By Tayla Kershaw

RED Cross does make a difference in the BASS Coast Shire Council approved a planning permit for a fully licensed resworld. The Leongatha unit meets monthly in the RSL taurant to be built in Kernot recently. meeting room at 10.30 am on the last Thursday of the month. Your involvement can be casual, as a friend of Red Cross, or you can attend meetings, help out with fundraising, or do more in-depth work with training to attend incidents and disasters. The unit is on Meals on Wheels during the week of June 6. It also volunteers at the Red Cross Shop in Inverloch every Friday morning. On Tuesday, June 7 there is a Red Cross Connect meeting in Morwell. The Rose Show is on again in November, and the unit is looking for help to cater for morning teas and light lunches over the Friday and Saturday. If you would like to help, contact Lois Young on 5668 6275.

The proposed site was located along the LochWonthaggi Road, adjacent to the host property of popular music festival The Hills Are Alive. The restaurant would be opened seven days a week, and would cater for large functions such as conferences, weddings and community events. Initially, the proposal received five objections from nearby landowners due to concerns about illegal vegetation removal, conflicting land uses and increased traffic. However, council voted in favour of the restaurant providing the developers meet the conditions laid out by the council’s infrastructure department. These conditions met further concerns about car parking, operating hours, patron restrictions, and ensures the development will not be detrimental to the natural environment.

The foreshore committee of management received $6000 to construct stairs leading down to the beach as part of round one of the Federal Government’s stronger communities program. “In total we were able to grant 19 local groups with funding in round one. This is a great result for the community,” Flinders MP Greg Hunt said. San Remo foreshore committee of management chairman Andy Chappell said the staircase would allow people to access the beach easily. “A while ago a rock wall was constructed on the foreshore to prevent erosion and in order to do that we had to remove some staircases,” he said. “This grant will allow us to build a new staircase that will provide easy access from San Remo foreshore down to the beach. “We are very pleased to have this support from

the Federal Government, allowing more people to access the beautiful San Remo beach. We are a small volunteer group and so we rely on contributions from the community and the government in order to make these types of improvements to the foreshore.” Mr Hunt said the community groups in the electorate were sharing in grants of $150,000 per year over the next two years through the Coalition Government’s stronger communities program. “The grants fund small capital projects that deliver social benefits to a variety of groups by supporting participation and contributing to the vibrancy of our local community,” he said. “Congratulations to all the groups that secured grants through round one of the stronger communities program. I look forward to seeing local projects taking shape across the electorate as a result of this fantastic initiative. “I expect to make announcements about successful grants through round two of the stronger communities program in the second half of the year.”

Standing out LEADERSHIP badges were presented to Fish Creek and District Primary School student leaders by school council president Brad Gale recently. Back, Mr Gale. Middle, from left, Freya, Kaatje, Olivia, Katelyn and Pearl. Front, Audrey, Lara, Emily, Alice and Lily–Ann. Absent: leaders Kirra and Lucas, who received their badges later.

Mayor’s message Cr Bob Newton IT’S been another busy week. On Wednesday council considered the submissions from the community regarding next year’s budget. While on this occasion the submissions have not influenced a change to the proposed budget, no one should underestimate the impact that your feedback has on councillors’ deliberations and discussions. You may find that some of the suggestions come to fruition in future plans of the council. Also on Wednesday I met Labor candidate for the seat of McMillan, Chris Buckingham, who pledged to advocate with council and the community to get the Port Welshpool Long Jetty restored. Mr Buckingham spoke of the considerable frustration in the community at the length of time it is taking to get the jetty re-opened. Built in 1937, the Port Welshpool Long Jetty was closed in 2003, which was a major social and economic blow to the area. Working alongside local kindergartens and children’s service providers, council has recently introduced an online central enrolment system for eligible four year old children commencing kinder in 2017. Applications are currently being received by council and placements will be allocated in accordance with State Government Priority of Access guidelines.

Council has received more than 200 applications so far, which is a fantastic effort considering this is a new process for all involved. Applications close June 30 and council staff are on hand to help you through the process should you need it. I would like to thank deputy mayor Cr Mohya Davies for attending the Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival on my behalf. Now in its third year, this unique week-long event attracted 160 exhibits drawing on both traditional and contemporary craft skills. Congratulations to all the winners from open and junior competitions across traditional, aquatic and exuberant whimsy categories. This was the first Tea Cosy Festival held without event founder and coordinator Deidre Granger who sadly passed away last year and its success is a testament to those who banded together in her honour. Held every two years, the festival is such a great way to showcase the town’s character. Up to 2500 people have visited the town during each year’s celebration with all profits distributed among local charities. Finally, as a proud Korumburrian I am thrilled Coal Creek Community Park and Museum has been recognised for superior service for the third consecutive year. The park was awarded the Trip Advisor 2016 Certificate of Excellence, which reflects the consistently great reviews the park has earned from visitors on the world’s largest travel site.

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By Tayla Kershaw BASS Coast Health’s dental clinic is looking to the future, with hopes of expanding its service. Following a three year settling in period after moving to a brand new building on the hospital site, the dental clinic is ready to focus more of its services on protecting children’s teeth and extending its client reach. “Our patients are happy and impressed with our facilities,” senior dentist Dr Anne Ngaw said. “It has given our patients a lot more access to our services, but at the same time the demand is exceeding our capacity.” With a catchment encompassing all of Bass Coast and extending as far as Pakenham and Wilsons Promontory, the long waiting list has proven to be a challenge for the dental service. “We want to focus on our outreach program and children’s services,” interim CEO Jan Child said. “There have been some positive conversations about our growing capacity. We’ve nailed this and now we need to expand.” Now the dental service has a solid base, Ms Childs is looking at extending its reach to more marginalised areas. “We will start to explore our options in the next few months. Essentially we want to be able to go out onsite to increase our level of service, but still offer our clients a sterile environment with the right equipment,” Ms Child said. “This is an exciting time for our dental clinic. Our intake of graduates has helped to keep the service stable, given us a fresh perspective and now we will be able to grow with new innovations.” Ms Child said looking after children’s teeth was a priority, because early prevention would

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Ms Penrose, who lived in Toora from 1992 until 1994 and was acting principal in 2006 for about five months, will be at the school until the end of term three. “While here, my job is to keep the school going along the same positive lines. I would like to thank Brett Whittle who was acting principal for the past six weeks,” she said. “There are some fantastic things going on at Toora. The school has a great network of volunteers who help out, including lots of parents and it has caring and dedicated staff. “The children here have many opportunities.” Since 2006, when Ms Penrose was last at the school, a lot of work has gone into providing a new school for the community. A few days before starting at the school, Ms

Penrose toured the grounds. “It is lovely to be able to come back to the area and get to know the children and their families, the staff and the volunteers,” she said. “It is also really nice to get to know the principals and staff of the other schools in the area as well.” Ms Penrose said Toora Primary School is a hive of activity at the moment. One of the activities is the annual clubs program. For young people who live in an isolated area like Toora, it can be difficult to find an interest and pursue it. With the help of enthusiastic staff and community volunteers, all of Toora’s students have the opportunity to pursue an interest through the program. Seven activities are offered, including cooking, weaving, gardening, computer programming, drawing, photography and indoor bowls. Students will participate in the program over five weeks.

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So much to see THIS June long weekend is the perfect time to explore another side to South Gippsland. Winter affords the chance to experience local food, wine and art. For a food experience, visit Grow Lightly at Korumburra, adjacent to the carpark at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum at 2 Silkstone Road. Inside the rustic building visitors will find a tantalising selection of locally grown produce and home-made food. The Food Hub stocks locally grown seasonal fruit, vegetables, nuts, preserves, olive oil, honey and eggs and is always expanding the range of produce. Tea, coffee and home-made biscuits are available. The hub is open 10am to 3pm Friday and Saturday, and 10am to 1pm Sunday. While there, ask about the food bag arrangement. To find fresh produce or other interesting items this Saturday, head to the Coal Creek Farmers’ Market at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum, Korumburra from 8am until 12.30pm, rain, hail or shine. The market offers vegetables, seafood, cheese, olives, bread, eggs, apple strudel, meat, plants, honey, dim sims and spring rolls, fruit, soap, berries,

herbs, cordial and more. The Koonwarra Farmers’ Market at Memorial Park is also worth inspecting on the first Saturday of the month. While on the food trail, visit Leongatha Health, Nutrition and Wholefoods for organic produce, tasty breads, nuts, honey, cosmetics, vitamins and natural remedies, all in store in McCartin Street, Leongatha. Basia Mille at Fish Creek is the ideal place to unwind this long weekend, with luxurious accommodation, a nine hole golf course, cellar door, vineyard and olive grove to enjoy. Set on Waratah Ridge, Basia Mille overlooks Wilsons Promontory and Bass Strait, and produces an exquisite range of wines. All three apartments offer a marble bathroom, split system air conditioner and heater, floor heating under marble tiles in the bathrooms, outside sitting areas and other conveniences. People who appreciate quality handmade artwork will enjoy visiting Gooseneck Pottery, just five kilometres from Korumburra. Internationally regarded potter Robert Barron creates hand thrown, wood-fired stoneware in one of the largest wood-fire kilns in Australia. He crafts jugs, teapots, mugs, bowls, baking and casserole dishes and the like, as well as larger items such as platters, breadcrocks and jars. He also makes water features and a wide range of planters, from small herb pots to big tubs. The pottery is open to the public from 10am to 5pm on weekends, public holidays and most week days (phone ahead during the week to confirm). Guests can also stay in the cottage on-site. If you are driving throughout South Gippsland or bound for the Latrobe Valley, stop by at the Dumbalk Village Store. The convenience store provides everything you need, from a post office service to newspapers, magazines, confectionery, soft drinks and ice creams, to milk, bread and groceries, bait and video hire. There is also the On the Way Cafe with eat in or take away food and coffee regarded by locals. Owners Tom and Ineke Veale and their team of staff will make you feel at home. To enjoy the outdoors, head to the Wonthaggi Golf Club this long weekend. A picturesque 18 hole course set on 103 acres of undulating land, the course is well-treed and testing, stretching 5863 metres with a par 72. The Wonthaggi Club offers a bar, dining area and children’s space, and is the perfect place to have a meal or drink this long weekend.

Great event: from left, Poowong’s Brendan Spence and San Remo’s Diane and Alan Ramsay enjoy drinks and good company at the Loch Food and Wine Festival last year.

Loch to wine and dine A PASSIONATE team of volunteers will bring the 9th Loch Village Food and Wine Festival to the public this June long weekend. The successful event is totally reliant upon volunteers and would not be where it is today without them. All profits from the festival are channelled back into the community via the Loch Community Development Association and are beneficial to the village’s survival. The festival is improved every year, relying on the feedback from producers, the public and the village. The major success has been moving from the village to the historical railway area, freeing up the village, allowing more visitors to see what other attractions are here apart from the festival. This year, the new committee has taken the festival to the next level with the introduction of food trucks, highly successful in the inner areas of Melbourne. The diverse multi-cultural food featured will be North Indian, Spanish, Cuban, Asian, Turkish, South Carolina, Greek and of course Australian. Festivals tend to overlook vegan, Paelo, gluten free and vegetarian cuisine but this year there are exciting exhibitors offering all these innovative foods. Local produce is also a major attraction, with our cheese producer, berries, smallgoods producer, local

olives and oil, and of course the baker all involved. During the day there will be cooking demonstrations by selected exhibitors. Gippsland is famous for its premium cool climate wine and winemakers will be well represented. As always the owner or winemaker will be there to answer the public’s questions. The aim this year is to marry up a wine producer with a food stall and have them scattered about the festival. The festival tasting glass will be available at the entrance for $5. Local beers and cider will also be represented at the festival. The award winning brewery and distillery will be open in the village for the duration of the festival. As part of a commitment to the community, the organisers will offer free sites to local schools and kindergarten, which will be in a separate area, along with an enclosure for wildlife and reptiles, so children will be well catered for. Locals, in conjunction with V/Line, can grab a bus from Korumburra, Leongatha, Lang Lang or Nyora into Loch and receive a discount on admission to the festival. Check your timetables when planning your trip. The village welcomes you to the festival, with the traders sponsoring the event and look forward to meeting you on the day.

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Born and bread Mardan bread making business fires up WOODFIRED bread baker Betsy Evans’ passion for hand crafted bread and a love of South Gippsland has seen the creation of Oak and Swan Sourdough at Mardan.

Mardan bakers: Greg and Betsy Evans created Oak and Swan Sourdough overlooking the rolling South Gippsland hills. It is here Betsy has let her passion for hand crafted bread flourish.

Born and bred in Leongatha, Betsy has lived in other parts of Tasmania and East Gippsland, moving around with her dairy share farming parents from an early age. After meeting and marrying Greg, a plumber from East Gippsland, they decided to move back to South Gippsland and buy a piece of land where the rainfall is more regular and a place where their children Liam, 7, Lucas, 5, and Stella, 3 could grow up. The two boys attended school in Mirboo North and Stella enjoys the local playgroup where mum will soon be helping out with a fun bread making session for the children. Betsy’s grandmother, Margaret Rees still lives at Bena and would be well known in the area for her book on Stories of Bena. Betsy and Greg purchased a small property in Mardan, and built the Oak and Swan Sourdough bakery in 2015. The bakery was named for the beautiful oak trees growing beside the dam where swans nest, at the site of the original home on the farm. Oak and Swan Sourdough came into being through Betsy’s love of

making bread, inherited from her mother and grandmother. Growing up on handmade bread fresh from the combustion stove, she learnt breadmaking from a young age. Making sourdough came later, with a growing awareness and passion for good food. Betsy said their point of difference is she mills her own stone ground flour fresh every week from organic and biodynamic Victorian grain in their Austrian grain mill, in the bakery. They employ only traditional bread making methods, hence the custom made wood fired oven that gives their bread that special natural goodness. There are health benefits of naturally leavened bread; the fermentation that occurs during the breads’ long process makes it more easily digestible, and all the nutrients and fibre are retained. “We do not use any yeast, preservatives, additives, ascorbic acid or sugar in our sourdough. Just fresh, organic, stone ground flour, water, and salt,” Betsy said. The 40 loaf oven was specially made by a wood fired oven maker in north east Victoria. It’s fired before each bake with hardwood and pine. Once the oven is heated and the fire burnt away, the ash is raked out and the bricks cleaned with a damp cloth. The loaves are then loaded into

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the oven with a wooden peel. Several batches of bread are baked in the residual heat of the oven. Between firings, the oven retains heat the Evans’ use to dry fruit, toast ingredients, and for other baking requiring a low heat. For winter, Betsy has created a new Orange and Muscatel loaf, with soaked rye grains, and toasted fennel and coriander seeds, which she said, “is a very bright, flavoursome loaf, lovely toasted with honey, or with cheese, or both together.” Another one for winter to look out for is the potato loaf. This has cooked potatoes incorporated into their sifted wheat sourdough, with a little bit of thyme and a hint of beautiful organic black pepper. For those with a gluten intolerance there is also a delicious 100 percent spelt bread. Oak and Swan Sourdough bread has been sold in local shops and at farmers markets since November 2015 and Betsy and Greg are looking at offering bread making classes. Betsy and Greg are thrilled with the support they have received from the local businesses and community, and look forward to offering customers new and exciting homemade bread.

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The Good Life

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Mary Poppins magic comes to Leongatha

THERE’S just one month to go before Mary Poppins is set to enchant Leongatha. ‘Will Mary fly?’ is the question on everyone’s lips. Director Peter McAlpine said the show is full of magic and they have a few tricks up their

offer its audience all new seating for all performances. “We have 180 tiered seats and we are waiting on 100 seats for the floor, which should be arriving any day now,” Mr McAlpine said. “Lyric has purchased these seats to ensure the audience enjoys quality seating while enjoying Mary Poppins.” While costumes and sets designed by Colin Mitchell are still in the making, the cast have been working hard to bring the performance together under co directors Mr McAlpine and Kerrie Giles. “We are right on track. We are doing a bit of choreography to sort things out and get a few extra bits down pat,” Mr McAlpine said. The choreographer is Lisa Pellin while Elaine Epifano is the musical director. Growing up in Leongatha, Ms Epifano made her Leongatha Lyric Theatre debut in the 1985 major musical Annie. She has since been involved in many shows, including the recent performances of The Wizard of Oz, Blood Brothers and Gypsy. Taking on a challenging score including key changes and harmonies, Ms Epifano has guided the cast of 70 and the 16 member orchestra to an amazing level, which will certainly wow the audience. Tickets are on sale now at Great Southern Outdoors or at www.lyrictheatre.net.au. Make sure you don’t miss out on the magic of Mary Sonia Seuren, Ella Osborne, Sirahnn Barker, Poppins. sleeve, but you’ll have to buy tickets to opening night to find out. Opening on Friday, July 1, Leongatha’s Lyric Theatre group is entering its final stages of preparation, with bump in scheduled for June 11 and 18. This year, Lyric is proud to announce it will

Young stars: from left, Elizabeth Stephens, Lyra Lockhart and Andrea Axford will light up the stage in Mary Poppins.

Left, Crew: Marg and David Tattersall, Jo Street and Colin Mitchell put the Mary Poppins set together at the Lyric Playhouse.

Amazing talent: from left, Christine Skicko and Leanne Horn are part of the incredible local cast of Mary Poppins.

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Sculptures on show THE work of Meeniyan’s Helen McInnes is featured in this year’s Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition. The Melbourne Exhibition will close on June 12. As one of the most innovative and important annual events to take place in Toorak Village, the sculpture exhibition works to create links between arts and business to form a unique cultural experience. During the exhibition, contemporary sculptural works are put on display in shop windows and on the sidewalks of Toorak Road. This is the second time Ms McInnes has been involved with the show and she has already sold two of her pieces – beautiful wooden dog sculptures. Ms McInnes is a member of the Association of Sculptors Victoria and has a degree in fine art. She majored in sculpture at Monash University in Caulfield and also exhibits every year at the Flower and Garden Show in Melbourne. Not only is her work exhibited in Melbourne, it can also be found locally in Phillip Island and in the Meeniyan Art Gallery. Her inspiration comes from her environment and her love for animals, es-

Satisfying result: Meeniyan Music Night organisers Sarah Price, Camille Shaw and Tarnya Wilson were pleased the event raised $5835 towards a hospital in Cambodia.

pecially dogs, horses and chooks. When she is not sculpting, Ms McInnes has her own business in fine gardening and is a member of the Stony Creek Horse Riders Club. In its 15th year, the Toorak Exhibition includes 99 artists and features some of the best sculptural works. The event is free and catalogues are available from any of the participating shops in Toorak. All sculptures are for sale and easily purchased from Toorak Village pharmacy.

Teens kayak Prom icon OUTDOOR environmental studies students from South Gippsland Secondary College recently ventured to Wilsons Promontory National Park for a kayaking challenge. The students kayaked stiffly upstream to the start of Darby River then paddled all the way to where the river meets the ocean at Darby Beach. “It’s a quality adventure for the students. They work hard kayaking against the current of the river and coupled with the distance travelled it certainly tires them out,” outdoor education coordinator Shem Hawking said. Students will soon travel to Mount Baw Baw for a snow and skiing expedition for three days. “The outdoor program encourages students to get out and experience the world around them,” Mr Hawking said. “Many of our students have never had the opportunity to visit the snow or kayak. Such students make the subject really rewarding and can open up totally new avenues for employment and recreation.”

Creative: Meeniyan’s Helen McInnes has amazing talent when it comes to sculpting and her work recently featured in the Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition.

Milpara Community House news TONIGHT, Tuesday, June 7 we have the Small Business Victoria Workshop, Marketing for Growth. We have been very busy planning our term three program. It’s always very exciting as it goes together. Some things to look out for next term include: Mandela Art, Group Violin, DIY Eco Flowers, Introduction to Chakras, Crochet Beyond Basics, Creating Confidence and Calm Within and Mindfulness, Resilience and Gratitude – Life Skills for Kids. Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) is a certificate required by all people serving alcohol in Victoria. This certificate is approved by the Director of Liquor Licensing Victoria. Our course will be held on Tuesday, June 21. On the same day we are also offering Food Safety Level One. We have a variety of weekly activities including: Wednesday afternoon Social Singing or Tai Chi, Thursday morning and evening Yoga, Friday morning Social Art or Playgroup and Tuesday evening Meditation which will be moving to Wednesday evenings in term three. Are you looking for a new activity? Creative Writing is a fantastic course offered at Milpara. Whether you’re a novice or already in print, our course will help develop your creativity. Explore and delve into topics that will transform your writing. We have a great volunteer tutor available on Wednesdays to help with Broadband for Seniors. For further information please give Jenni, Belinda and Leisa a call on 5655 2524.

LUCY Isla Creed was born on May 28 at Leongatha Hospital. Lucy is the first baby for Noel and Jacqui of Korumburra. Out, about: South Gippsland Secondary College outdoor environmental studies students kayaked Darby River at Wilsons Promontory National Park. The students are Jamaica Wake, Leith Green, Toby Redpath, Daniel Ryan, teacher support Harvey Griggs and Jasper Walker.

SAVANNAH Harlow Simpson was born on May 30 at Leongatha Hospital to Wade and Rachael of Leongatha. Savannah is a sister for Kohdie, 13, Khye, 11, Jayda, 9, Braydi, 8 and Juhkobi, 21 months.

Meeniyan parties for Cambodian hospital A MUSICAL extravaganza raised $5835 towards the building of a hospital in Cambodia recently. About 220 people attended the Music Night at Meeniyan Hall in aid of the building of the Nekor Tep Hospital in Cambodia. Attendees bought raffle tickets, Cambodian wares and auction items, and in return were given a night full of comedy, singing, music, and rock and roll. Organisers Camille Shaw, Tarnya Wilson and Sarah Price thanked every artist, business and individual who assisted the evening by donating their time or products. The Meeniyan Hall Committee assisted with setup and management of the sound on what became a rather late night. Funds were raised via entry tickets, merchandise raffle auction and online donations.

Sounding superb: guitarist John Budileanu entranced the crowd with his nimble fingerwork.

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New cat laws to take effect

FOCAS thanks SOUTH Gippsland FOCAS, a Wonthaggi based psychiatric self help/mutual support group, enjoyed a mental health promotion day at the State Coal Mine Cafe recently.

BASS Coast Shire Council’s new cat ownership laws will come into effect on April 10, 2017. Under the Domestic Animal Act 1994, it will be compulsory to desex newly registered cats from three months of age, and a night time containment order for cats from sunset to sunrise will be enforced. The new laws will be implemented in an effort to reduce the occurrences of nuisance, attacks on native fauna and unwanted cat litters. Council will undertake a public education program to inform and educate the community about the introduction of the two new orders.

Thank you: representing South Gippsland FOCAS, Kerrie Neducic presented a certificate of appreciation to Elaine Wallace of Wonthaggi as part of Schizophrenia Awareness Week.

The event was officially a celebration for Schizophrenia Awareness Week. Also present were members from Barrier Breakers (psychiatric advocacy), Wonthaggi WHO Group (disability advocacy) and Headway (ABI and other disability support). During the afternoon certificates of appreciation were awarded to two of the South Gippsland FOCAS volunteers, Elaine Wallace and Andrew Joyce.

Good people: representing South Gippsland FOCAS, Kerrie Neducic presented a certificate of appreciation to well known Inverloch identity Andrew Joyce as part of Schizophrenia Awareness Week.

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GippsDairy’s Clearing the Air – Talking Tactics forum was held at DEDJTR Ellinbank recently, with representatives from the dairy industry and the wider Gippsland community seeking an understanding of what has happened already and what needs to happen from here on. The event had a theme of Finances, Feed and Friends, with more than 50 experts from across the region discussing how best to assist dairy farmers during a tough period. Guests at the forum included farm consultants, DEDJTR extension staff, milk company field officers, rural lenders, fertiliser and feed company representatives, local, State and Federal government representatives, and GippsDairy staff and board members. “This forum had a dual purpose – to work out the best tactics for farmers to get through the current situation and to educate those outside the industry on what the actual issues are for dairy farmers,” GippsDairy regional manager Allan Cameron said. Mr Cameron said the Finances, Feed and Friends theme was about providing a roadmap to help farmers to deal with the current financial situation. “We had farmers, rural bankers and farm consultants looking at the best way to navigate finances at the moment and how best to approach feed issues,” he said. “Just as importantly, we looked at the emotional impact on farmers and how we can all help each other get through a tough time.” GippsDairy chairman Graeme Nicoll, who sat on the feed panel during the forum, said educating people from outside the dairy industry was vital. “It was a really good event that brought together a wide range of stakeholders from across Gippsland,” the Fish Creek dairy farmer said. “It wasn’t just the typical dairy crowd. It was stakeholders from around the region and it highlighted the fact that the dairy industry is critical for all of Gippsland. “When you see a forum like this, that is genuinely trying to understand the problem and trying to work out how we can help farmers and the industry, it’s really heartening as a dairy farmer.” United Dairyfarmers of Victoria representative Ron Paynter, who sat on the friends panel, said forums like Clearing the Air - Talking Tactics were needed to ensure that the dairy industry was understood and supported by the wider community. “The people who engage with the industry in the broader sense – like local government for instance – their understanding isn’t always high, so it is very important they understand what is actually happening out there in the industry,” the Ellinbank dairy farmer said. “They need to be across the issues. This is a long term issue that won’t be resolved quickly, so we will need the support of many agencies to get through this.” Respected farm consultant John Mulvany, who sat on the finances panel, addressed the forum on understanding milk payments and the impact they have on farmers and the industry. Mr Mulvany said farmers needed to rest assured that, while the bigger picture of issues surrounding milk payment were being looked at, they needed to concentrate their energy on their core business. “Right now, farmers need to be checking absolutely everything that will help them grow grass,” he said. “Are black beetles eating the re-sows? Do I need to top-up my re-sows? Can I get some more nitrogen on? They are the most urgent things. “The second most urgent thing is to ask what you are being paid by your processor in May and June this year? Having worked out that, then work out what you are going to do. “Then take a breath and say, right, we’ve got the short term organised, let’s work out the break-even milk budget. It takes a bit of time, but it will be worth the effort over the next couple of months.”

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Loch hosts Japanese tour JAPANESE food connoisseurs visited Japanese cattle are typically raised on grain due a Loch beef farm last week as part of to limited land. Mr O’Connor’s farm was visited as he a nation-wide competition in Japan to exports beef to Japan. showcase Australian produce. The tour also took in regional Victorian The rising chefs and a first class sommelier won the Taste of Australia Menu Competition, which saw 42 restaurants throughout Japan create menus using Australian premium produce. They visited Matt O’Connor’s beef farm at Loch, Graceburn Park, to observe a grassfed beef production after one of the chefs used grass-fed Australian beef in their winning dish.

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Free Shade & Shelter workshop The workshop will explore how shelterbelts work; their design, establishment, maintenance and productivity benefits. A grants program for shelterbelt trees will also be announced. Morning tea will be provided and bookings are essential before Thursday 16 June. Fore more information go to www.sustainabilitygippsland.com/ event/shade-and-shelter-workshop, email sgln@landcare.net or phone Kate 5662 5759, or Jill 0408 208 350.

competition included beef, lamb, pork, quail, of Royal Hotel Restaurant Chambord, Osaka; seafood such as abalone and lobster, nuts and Masami Katano, The Prince Park Tower, Tokyo; dried fruit, fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy, Takayuki Ogawa, Ruby Jack’s Steakhouse Bar, wine and condiments including honey and Tokyo; Munehiro Takesue, Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, Tokyo; and Natsuki Sata, Resort cooking oils, and wine. vineyards, the Jade Tiger Abalone facility at Trust XIV, Kyoto. The winners were Tomohiko Murakami Indented Head, near Geelong, and the famous Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, before participating in a reverse cook-off with local Australian chefs at Raw Material Cooking Studio in Footscray. Austrade Trade Commissioner in Tokyo Julianne Merriman said the Taste of Australia Menu Competition was designed to increase awareness of premium Australian food and wine in Japan’s high-end food service industry. “There are a lot of places throughout Japan serving premium Australian products, but the potential to increase this is enormous and now is the time to do it. The high-end market here is growing and demand continues to strengthen,” she said. “Australian premium products are seen as safe, high quality and offering the diversity and innovation Japanese consumers are looking for. “Their growing appeal is helped by reduced tariffs, a better understanding of Australia’s culinary strengths and improved access for Australian exporters.” The cook-off to select the winners was broadcast on commercial television in Japan and the competition itself attracted great publicity in the country. Japan is Australia’s second largest market for agricultural exports and Australian beef, Australian insight: Loch beef exporter Matt O’Connor discusses grass-fed cattle production with the Japanese touring group at his property, Graceburn Park. From left, Munehiro salmon and truffles enjoy a strong reputation. The Australian products featured in the Takesue, Masami Katano, Taya Nakayama, Tomohiko Murakami and Takayuki Ogawa.

• VLE Leongatha

Fierce demand for cows Most of the usual buying group was presTHERE were approximately 1500 exent and operating in a dearer market in most port cattle of which 1100 were cows and places. 270 young cattle penned, representing a Quality declined, with few prime drafts ofdecrease of 135 head week on week. fered and plenty of light, lean cattle throughout.

Sheep sale Wednesday, June 1 Lambs: Rigano Bros, Warragul, 2 x $150; J. Linn & Sons, Allambee South, 18 x $145; B. & H. Williamson, San Remo, 27 x $140; Loch Hope Nom Pty Ltd, Koorooman, 10 x $143; L.R. & E.A. Jervies, Foster, 1 x $142; G.R. & C.M. Sexton, Woolamai, 13 x $142, W. & R. Uren, Krowera, 16 x $142. Sheep: N.J. & S.L. Allott, Welshpool, 2 x $79; D. & B. Horton, Leongatha, 12 x $79; Bruce Parnall, 2 x $79; M.L. & B.J. Wakely, Toora, 43 x $77; N.J. & S.L. Allott, Welshpool, 24 x $76.50; Murrindindi Trust 1, Walkerville, 5 x $76.

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Yearling heifers to the trade sold up to 5c/ kg dearer. The grown steers and bullocks were mostly leaner types and sold a few cents cheaper, with quality the issue while the few pens of prime steers sold slightly dearer. Heavy weight crossbred manufacturing steers sold from firm to 8c/kg dearer. The cows sold to blistering competition, with all but the heavy beef cows improving 10c to 20c/kg while the very limited selection of heavy beef cows lifted a couple of cents. Heavy weight bulls sold to firm demand for a limited selection. Trade cattle were in short supply as the yearling heifers to the trade were the only category

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with an average, selling from 278c to 312c/kg. Grown steers made between 281c and 315c/ kg. Bullocks sold between 284c and 330c/kg. Heavy weight crossbred manufacturing steers made from 255c to 295c/kg. Most light and medium weight cows sold from 170c to 225c/kg. Heavy weight cows made mostly between 198c and 255c/kg. Heavy weight bulls sold between 238c and 286c/kg. The next sale draw - June 8: 1. Rodwells, 2. Landmark, 3. SEJ, 4. Elders, 5. Phelan & Henderson & Co, 6. Alex Scott & Staff.

Prime Sale - Wednesday, June 1 BULLOCKS 16 O’Loughlin Bros, Meeniyan 5 R.J. & K.V. Longbottom, Walkerville Sth 1 D. Boulton, Sale 4 J.R. Crombe, Perry Bridge 1 D.A. & T.J. Olden, Korumburra 2 S. Tirpcou, Woolamai

650.0kg 580.0kg 597.5kg 565.0kg 610.0kg

315.0 312.6 312.6 312.6 312.6

STEERS 1 G.V. Hoekstra, Sale 1 C.D. & K.E. Grabham, Outtrim 2 B. Windsor, Korumburra 3 Sam Ditta, Toora 2 J.K. & D.E. Wilson, Nerrena 1 S. & K. Hogan, Woodside

430.0kg 465.0kg 332.5kg 476.7kg 305.0kg 370.0kg

220.0 $946.00 214.6 $997.89 214.6 $713.55 213.2 $1016.25 200.0 $610.00 198.6 $734.82

HEIFERS 1 N. Littlejohn & Son, Mirboo Nth 4 G. & K. Cooper, Woodleigh Vale 9 D.S. McIntosh, Seaview 1 A. Hughes, Kernot 1 G.B. Hogan, Leongatha South 3 J.R. Crombe, Perry Bridge

375.0kg 326.3kg 423.9kg 485.0kg 445.0kg 546.7kg

311.6 310.0 310.0 300.6 300.0 299.2

$1168.50 $1011.38 $1314.06 $1457.91 $1335.00 $1635.63

COWS 1 Bass Coast Farm, Ryanston 735.0kg 1 A., S., P. & K. Aitken, Korumburra 685.0kg 4 R. & J. Edwards, Fish Creek 621.3kg 2 A. Sparkes, Lance Creek 640.0kg 2 M. Carpenter, Thorpdale 667.5kg 1 D. Read, Tarraville 635.0kg

250.0 250.0 249.6 248.6 248.0 245.0

$1837.50 $1712.50 $1550.64 $1591.04 $1655.40 $1555.75

BULLS 1 G.V. Hoekstra, Sale 585.0kg 1 Gembost P/L, Tarwin Lower 1030.0kg 1 R. (Jim) Pocklington, Stony Crk 760.0kg 1 M. & H. Johns 925.0kg 1 D. & K. Fleming, Mirboo North 765.0kg 1 C.D. & K.E. Grabham, Outtrim 910.0kg

285.6 274.6 271.6 269.6 269.6 265.6

$1670.76 $2828.38 $2064.16 $2493.80 $2062.44 $2416.96

706.9kg 330.2 $2334.10 $2047.50 $1813.08 $1867.79 $1766.19 $1906.86

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Buy the flock: Alex, Scott and Staff’s Dane Perczyk, left, sells a pen of lambs at last Wednesday’s VLE Leongatha sheep sale, the last of the season.

Sheep sell up THE final sheep and lamb sale for the season was held at VLE Leongatha last Wednesday, with strong buyer demand pushing up prices. Alex Scott and Staff livestock representative Dane Perczyk said there were 1500 lambs and sheep sold. “It was a very strong market for the last sale of the season. The year finished on a high,” he said. “Across the last couple of sales the prices for ewes and lambs have been dearer.” On the day, the best lambs made between $140 and $145 and the best ewes between $100 and $110. Rodwells branch manager Damien Minogue said the VLE Leongatha selling facility was a fantastic asset for the region’s sheep producers. “The last sale of the season included a majority of smaller lots, with many producers having a cleanup of numbers,” he said. “The prices were at higher end on the day as

Best lambs: Barry Williamson from Phillip Island sold 44 lambs at the VLE Leongatha sheep sale last Wednesday, for an average of around $140.

Feeling sheepish: Jack Lowe, Janie and Jessica Stace from Loch were just looking at the final sheep sale for the season on Wednesday at VLE Leongatha.

well.” Mr Minogue said the Leongatha market had been strong all the way through the season, despite tough climatic conditions in South Gippsland affecting quality. “A lot of people that would traditionally have fat lambs this year sold their lambs into the store market because of the poor season,” he said. “It was fortunate that we had enough store orders from other parts of the state to keep the season going. “In the last few weeks, the lamb price really increased.” The sheep sales will return in December.

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We are seeking an experienced dispensary technician to join our team at Korumburra Pharmacy on a full time basis. Previous experience in pharmacy and a dispensary technician qualiďŹ cation is essential. Experience with FRED dispense and Webstercare preferred. For more information please email Davin & Carolyn Field at korpharm@tpg.com.au or to apply email resumĂŠ before June 14th, 2016.

Pursuant to Section 52(1) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 The land affected by the application is located at: 15 Sanders Street, Korumburra being L1 TP334584T Parish of Korumburra Township and L24 LP116539 Parish of Korumburra Township. The application is for a permit to: Use and development of a service station and convenience restaurant, advertising signage, access to a Road Zone Category 1 and variation of the requirements for a service station. The applicant for the permit is: KBI Holdings Pty Ltd. The Application Reference Number is: 2015/266. 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: â&#x20AC;˘ be sent to the Responsible Authority in writing â&#x20AC;˘ include the reasons for the objection and â&#x20AC;˘ 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 this application until 14 days after the date of this Notice. Dated: 7.6.2016

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DAIRY FARM WORKER Required at Mardan

Experience in calving cows, calf rearing, milking up to 320 cows and feeding out. Includes some weekend roster work. Must have driver’s licence. PHONE JOHN 0407 863 493

CHEF WANTED FOR LEONGATHA CAFE Qualiﬁcations and experience necessary PHONE 0418 574 539

SHOP MANAGER GROW LIGHTLY FOOD HUB COAL CREEK Friday and weekends 12 hrs/week

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AGISTMENT WANTED Urgent agistment or lease wanted for quiet cows and calves. Long term preferred. Ph: 5668-7234.

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FIREWOOD: Split red gum, premium split red gum (small), ironbark hardwood mix. Pick up or delivered. Loaded and sold by weight. Utes, trailers or load your own boot. Ask about our shared delivery cost. 20kg bags to go. EFTPOS available. Open 7 days. Corner Charity Lane & SG Hwy, Foster. 5682-1508. FIREWOOD - local messmate/stringy bark, cut/split, delivery available. 10 cubic metres $900, 6 cubic metres $600. Ph: 0437176187. HAY for sale. Top quality vetch oaten straw. Feed test available. For delivered price ring Greg 0429-822544. HAY - 5x4 round bales, Leongatha, good quality. Last season’s and shedded, $100 inc. GST. Ph: 0407-881375. SHIPPING CONTAINER 20ft, good condition, $1,300. Phone Mark 0417-010963. SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200 x 50 x 2.4 $12.10 each, 200 x 75 x 2.4 $16.75 each, 200 x 75 x 3.0 $ 20.90 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417530662. TIMBER Kiln dried blackwood, silver wattle, cypress, celery top pine, most sizes for furniture and craft, also slabs and structural pine. Ph: 5681-2261.

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ENGINEERING ROLES 2 Full Time Fixed Term Positions South Gippsland Water invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the roles of Senior Engineer and Project Engineer based in South Gippsland. These positions are primarily responsible for the provision of technical engineering and project management expertise to ensure the Corporation achieves its targets and objectives under its ongoing capital works / maintenance plans, including potential exposure to and involvement with a significant, state government funded major project for the region. Positons are for a fixed term of two and a half years with the possibility of extension or ongoing. Applicants for both positions must have tertiary qualifications in engineering. The Senior Engineer’s role also requires significant project management experience and exposure to major capital works projects in a leadership capacity. Interested applicants should read the position description/s and address all key selection criteria located at www.sgwater.com.au Please contact Paula Smith on 03 5682 0403 for all enquiries in the strictest confidence. Applications close on Monday 20th June 2016 Apply online: www.sgwater.com.au Email: psmith@sgwater.com.au or post to: Human Resources Coordinator South Gippsland Water PO Box 102 Foster VIC 3960

GARAGE SALE JUNE 12 & 13 8am - 3pm

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livestock BULLS for hire or for sale. Friesian, Angus, Hereford, Limo or Jersey. All sound young bulls. Hire or sale. Phone 0447-331762. DORPER EWES for sale. Phone 0400618577 or jrdcs@ aussiebroadband.com. au

meetings Tarwin Valley Campdraft Club

AGM FRIDAY, JUNE 17 At Dumbalk Recreation Reserve rooms 7.30pm

deaths WAREHAM - Joyce Winifred (nee Irving). 3.9.1923 - 27.5.2016 Loving wife of Colin (dec). Cherished mother of Vaughan and Cheryl, Glenda and Terry, Michelle and Terry, Michael and Dianne, Alan and Jeabb. Much loved Nan of Paul, Tammy and Andrew, Chris and Jeff, Sam and Cassie, Jessie and Chantelle. Great grandmother of seven.

Now resting.

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deaths ADKINS (Sommers). Gwen passed away June 5, 2016 at Warragul. Loved sister of Don and Pearl. Loved aunty of Susan, Colin and Coral.

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JELBART - Max. The South Gippsland branch of the VFF is deeply saddened by the passing of our past president. Deepest sympathy to the three boys and their families.

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MURRELL - John. 5.6.2016 John provided outstanding service as West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation CEO. He was a widely respected advocate for public libraries over many years. John was a meticulous and humble man who was highly regarded by the board and library staff. Condolences to John’s wife Mandy, their family and to his friends and colleagues. West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation Board and staff.

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Commando run defies storm LONG distance runners braced themselves against the elements when they competed in Run the Prom over the weekend at Tidal River. For the first time since its inception in 2000, Run the Prom teamed up with the Australian Commando Association to conduct the fierce 100km challenge. Race director Paul Ashton said that in spite of “atrocious” conditions, all 160 racers successfully completed the varied lengths of the course, with records made across the board. “The 100km run was registered with the Australian Commando Run which we felt reflects the toughness of the competition, both in terms of the distance and the terrain it covers,” he said. “Runners faced a difficult challenge with 50km/h winds, rain and slippery tracks making for a tough day.” Athletes chose to race one of the four tracks which commenced at Tidal River at 6am on Saturday. The course ranged from 44, 60, 80 and 100km runs with the longest consisting of a loop north from Tidal River Memorial Camp to Darby River before turning south and running to the lighthouse. Competitors ran back through Telegraph Junction where volunteers were on hand to check off competitors and offer food and water. The fastest time for the men’s 100km race was won by David Overend who completed the mammoth task in 11 hours, one minute and 54 seconds. “We had a few records broken across the day which was good considering the awful conditions,” Mr Ashton said. “There were storms prior to the event and volunteers from Parks Victoria did a terrific job moving fallen trees from the track in the three days leading up to the race. “We had only five people compete in the first Run the Prom and this year we had 180 people register. We had one man come across from New Zealand and another two from Taiwan. Competitors joined us from all over Australia.” World War Two commando veteran Jim Burrows represented the Australian Commando Association and awarded the fastest runners at a ceremony on Sunday morning. “It was great to have Jim there to talk about the commandos work in the war and it also in a sense paid tribute to the runners who worked extremely hard,” Mr Aston said. “It is great for the younger generation to learn about the sacrifices our commandos made and for us to recognise the memorial at Wilsons Promontory.”

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thestar.com.au • Meeniyan basketball

Big finish for Juniors MEENIYAN Basketball Association finished its Junior season on Friday, May 20 with a round robin and two great games for the grand finals. Section Two: back from left, Pete Waldron (coach) Skylah Pedley, Karlie Regester, Lachlan Hibberson, Kira Waldron, Jack Linke, Kye McMillan, Ava Lord, Farrah Vanderzalm, Brayden Sellings, Jordan Fisher, Sienna Musilli, Ostin Pedley, Tyler Laing and Darlene Jones(coach). Front from left, Michelle Hibberson (coach) Jade Cousins, Tim Hibberson, Charlie Robertson, Riley Ladiges, Caitlin Hibberson, Shanae Hicks, Olivia Pedley, Erik Webster, Sophie Kenney, Teagan Elliott, Angus McInnes, Gary Webster (coach).

Section Four: back from left, Luke Boyle, Ben Martin, Grant Cole, Hugh Collins, Angus Wright and Rory Harrington (coach). Front from left, Bryce Holwerda (coach), Hughie Elliott, Zac Scholte, Beau Davey, Matt Darmanin, Elly Jones, Grace Thorson and Ash McDonald (coach).

• Leongatha Knights

Dragon fire too much for Knights ROUND 9 versus Drouin Senior Men AN experienced Drouin Dragons showed all their quality against a young Leongatha Knights who fought hard but to no avail. Leongatha showed signs of improvement but the difference in ball retention was the big difference between the sides with Leongatha going in at half time 4-0 down. Drouin added more goals with some classy play in the end winning by 9-0. This will be a learning experience for the Knights who were hard done by the score. Women Off the back of a great game last week, the Lady Knights were ready to take on the juggernaut that is the Drouin Dragons Soccer Club. The game started slow with Leongatha struggling to maintain controlled possession. Drouin attacked strongly and with the aid of some powerful boots was able to ensure the ball rebounded frequently into Leongatha’s defence. The return of Kim Kirkus in defence made the difference in keeping Drouin from following through with a score. A neat cross from Kathy Zacharopoulos to Karli Blunden in offence saw Karli sneak a nice goal in before half time. A confident pep talk from new coach Peter Milkins saw Leongatha return to the pitch with renewed enthusiasm and much more cohesive passing. Though the Lady Knights made several attempts at goal they struggled to complete the play. A number of injuries saw Drouin’s numbers deplete and Leongatha’s own Jess Burrows subbed off after a particularly nasty hit to the face.

Luckily Karli, with the support of a fantastic frontline consisting of Jem Milkins and Mimmie Ng, was able to score another goal for the Lady Knights. However, a confused play in defence shortly after saw one Leongatha Lady Knight (who shall remain nameless) accidentally score an own goal to the amusement of players and spectators. Leongatha continued to improve upon their passing and though another few runs into offence looked promising the game finished on a 2-1 score Leongatha’s way (and all goals scored by Leongatha). Leongatha 2 defeated Drouin 1. U16 After six weeks of playing away the Leongatha Knights hosted Drouin Dragons in a replay of last year’s semi final which saw Drouin just beat the Knights. Knights started the match well with Hayleigh Bashaw, Caleb Chatelier and first gamer Sean Villasevil in attack. They were supported by the midfield of Phil Smith, Sam Bainbridge and Will Barker. The Knights were able to score after Sean was put through down the line by Will. Sean took the ball down the Dragons’ wing and once past the last line of defence was able to beat their keeper; a good result for his first game for the Knights. Whilst this may have been the Knight’s only goal for the match they didn’t stop trying and had numerous attacks on goal that they couldn’t convert. Drouin was able to play the passing game which has become a staple of all their sides and as such were able to control the majority of the game. There were large periods within the game that the Knights defensive line of Nicholas Bongers, Malik Phillips, Jordan

Rintoule and Adam Watchorn held up and were able to thwart the Dragons’ attack. In the second half Phil went back into the keeper’s position and this freed up Curtis Rintoule who along with subs Tom Roberts and Rory Hanks was instrumental in ensuring that the Knights’ team had plenty of chances on goal. In the long run Drouin was able to run out winners 8-1. Their passing game is proving to unsettle sides not used to a team looking to control both the tempo and ball on the pitch. Next week sees the Knights playing Prom Coast in another home game. Under 12 What an entertaining match to watch with the Knights U12s continuing to grow hugely in their skills and techniques. Drouin just snuck in to win 2-1. There was some great passing play that stood out from Eddie to Gerard to Mitch then onto Toby in the forward line. Another great play up the line from Pat to Jarrod to Finn onto Charlie then to Ben. The first half was even at one goal each with our exciting goal from Ben. Our defence held their ground well throughout the day. In the second half Knights had lots of opportunities up our end but unfortunately weren’t able to sneak in another score. Great team work by all players. Under 7 Under 7s played two matches, four aside and five aside with a couple of subs. The players who played today were Tellarah, Heath, Sam, Shayan, Taj, Jarrah, Noah, Neka, Jake and Mitchel. The weather was great with no rain or wind and there were plenty of goals scored by both teams with Jake helping out by filling in for the opposition.

Cheaper fees bid slam dunked THE Leongatha Basketball Association’s bid for court hire fees at SPLASH stadium in Leongatha to be reduced has failed. Association president Dan Monaghan’s submission to South Gippsland Shire Council’s proposed 2016-17 budget called for the fees to be reduced from $42 per hour. He said the high fees were subsiding the operating costs of the pool. In the 2014-15 financial year, the association paid more than $23,000 in hire fees to run two seasons of basketball - or $1000 per week. “In addition to court hire, our members are charged $2 door entry for every game. In real terms, court hire of $42 plus $2 entry per player, with an average of seven players per team, equates to SPLASH receiving $60 per hour per court,” he said. The fees at SPLASH are cheaper than the $50 per hour charged at Foster, but above Korumburra ($40), Meeniyan and Mirboo North ($20), Poowong ($25), Phillip Island and Inverloch ($35), and Wonthaggi ($30). Mr Monaghan asked council to reduce the court hire to $28 per hour and retain the $2 door entry fee or reduce the hourly hire charge to $33 and remove the $2 door fee. But last Wednesday, council voted to not change the fees. Cr Jim Fawcett said council held a contract with the YMCA that made it difficult for council to alter the fees.

Section Two played a round robin to show how the players had progressed throughout the season, with many talented youngsters on the court it was great to watch. The association had three new referees learning throughout the season who did many of the games, along with two more progressed trainee referees. The association would like to thank Alfie, Sulli and Will for their time along with Matt and Harry for helping out with their knowledge. Section Three played a wonderful grand final in front a good crowd. The crowd was very excited by the close game between Maroon and Blue. The game went down to the last second with all players putting in 100 percent for the whole game. Maroon was slow to

score in the first half and Blue got the jump on them. The second half saw Maroon put in a fantastic game to catch up, but Blue were never looking rattled and played its own game to stay in front and win by two points. MVP award went to Lucas VanderZalm from Blue. Final Score: Blue 31 (Conor Salmons 14, Lucas VanderZalm 13) defeated Maroon (Beau G-Andrews 14, Izabelle G-Andrews 13). Section Four grand final was another talented game with a close score line to finish with. Red played Dark Blue in a tight match. With Blue starting the game without their tall defender/shooter Red was able to get a good lead which made the game look like it was going to be an easy game. But time was on Dark Blue’s side with its missing player turning up and being able to make amends early in the first half. The scoreline got closer and soon it was more of a match. Red still played a great

game and stayed focused, just missing in defence at times. Dark Blue was able to play its game and eventually edge in front of Red to become victors by a narrow margin. MVP award went to Elly Jones from Red. Final Score: Dark Blue 39 (Grant Cole 19, Hugh Collins14) defeated Red 32 (Zac Scholte 16, Elly Jones 8, Matt Darmanin 6). Thanks to the committee for all their work and commitment to the sport and our association Meeniyan basketball would like to thank all umpires for the season with a special thanks to Cathy and Brad for the finals and the parents who scored, some nearly every week (a special thanks to Tracy for the finals). Thank you to all those who took time out to coach our players and to teach them not only the rules of the game but also sportsmanship and to every one who helped out in any otherway whether it be small or big, cooking the barbecue or just supporting the teams.

Section Three: back from left, Gene VanderZalm (coach) Nelson McMillan, Aiden Elliott, Astrid Cecil, Zara Jones, Conor Salmons and Lucas VanderZalm. Front from left, Jen Moss, Kodi Ladiges, Izabelle Grabham Andrews, Beau Grabham Andrews, Ryan Regester and Dayna Grabham Andrews (coach).

Help fund the Stars THE Inverloch Stars Soccer Club needs your help to light up its home ground Thompson Reserve. After receiving a $100,000 grant from the State Government and a contribution of $70,000 from Bass Coast Shire Council, the Stars now need to fund an additional $70,000 to install field lights at the ground.

City’s day KORUMBURRA City Soccer Club had a great day of soccer against Mirboo North on Sunday, coming away with five wins and three draws from the eight games. All the Miniroo teams had great games with lots of open play and good passes, each team coming away with a win. The Under 14s won 3-0 in an open and exciting game. Jacob El Ali put in a great performance in goals and was well supported by Kieran Lewis and Aaron Lopez-Freeman in defence. The Under 15 Girls game ended in a two all draw with Norvena Peterson scoring both goals. In the Reserves game City came from a goal down at half time to end the game two all. In another evenly matched game the Senior Men also ended with a draw, this time three all and they too came back from behind at half time. In the highlight of the day the Women’s team came away with a 12 – 0 win with a total of seven different goal scorers including four goals to Tara Wallace.

The club is already halfway towards its goal after holding a number of fundraisers over the summer, and hopes to reach its goal by the next soccer season in April. With an online fundraiser called ‘Light Up the Stars’ easily found on the Stars’ website, the club is appealing to the community to pitch in and make a tax deductible donation. All donations over $50 will be acknowledged. “This will have a major impact on not only the soccer club but the whole community because we will have another good ground for sport,” Inverloch Stars Soccer Club’s Gene Parini said. “It will benefit the cricket club and the primary school, which will now be able to hold school soccer at Thompson Reserve where in the past they haven’t been able to. The ground is now fully drained, we just need the lights.” The club was first established in 2011, but this

is the first year it has been able to use Thompson Reserve for a whole season because of drainage works. However, the club is still unable to train later than 5pm. With 150 players and 10 junior and senior teams, soccer is continuing to grow in popularity and needs full amenities. At the moment, the club is using the Inverloch and Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve to ensure everyone gets a full run at training. “Lighting at Thompson Reserve will also allow the club to train twice a week, as well as give them the flexibility to run extra training sessions in the lead up to finals or before big games,” mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale said. “This will provide a great boost to the club morale and strengthen the club through everyone being able to train at one venue. It will also assist the club to recruit players and continue to grow as a club.”

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Grinning winners: from left, Newhaven Primary School’s Abigail came third behind Chairo Christian School’s Georgia and Foster Primary School’s Yasmin at the Divisional Cross Country on Thursday, held at Stony Creek Race Course.

Under 10s: back, from left, Foster Primary School’s William, Jude from Leongatha Primary School and Xavier from St Joseph’s Wonthaggi took out first, second and third respectively for the boys while, front, from left, Newhaven Primary School’s Isla, Baia from St Joseph’s Wonthaggi and Mia from Leongatha Primary School took out first, second and third for the girls at Divisional Cross Country on Thursday.

Young runners take marks SOUTH Gippsland’s strongest long distance runners pounded the track at the Divisional Cross Country primary school event last Wednesday. Held at Stony Creek Racing Club, the event saw students from Years 5 and 6 compete for the fastest times to qualify for the Regional Cross Country. Clear conditions saw students fight hard to gain a placing with 13 schools from across the region putting their best athletes forward. Students with top times will compete at the regional level on Thursday, June 16 at Lardner Park in Warragul.

Results 9-10 years boys: William Duursma, Foster PS; Jude Fixter, Leongatha PS;

Xavier Lindsay, St Joseph’s Wonthaggi; Jye Sutherland, Newhaven College; Darcy Thompson, Cowes PS; Anthony Petropolos, Newhaven College; Max Dormans, Foster PS; Max Arceo, Newhaven College; James Lewis, Newhaven College; Seb Orri, Wonthaggi PS; Z. Langstaff, Leongatha PS; Max Connell, Wonthaggi PS. 9-10 years girls: Isla Cousins, Newhaven College; Baya Pugh, St Joseph’s PS Wonthaggi; Mia Burt, Leongatha PS; Bianca Monson, Loch PS; Pallas Lamers, Korumburra PS; Charlotte Berry, St Lawrence; Poppy Stewart, Korumburra PS, Mia Plenkovich, St Joseph’s PS Wonthaggi ; Olivia Cumming, St Lawrence; Jaideh Mitchard, Korumburra PS; Taneisha Hunt, Mirboo North PS; Claire Banks, Newhaven College. 11 years boys: Toby Chalinor, St Joseph’s PS Wonthaggi; Jamie Liatos, Newhaven

College; Jed Rosenow, Bass Valley PS; Blake Green, Newhaven PS; Jack McNally, St Joseph’s PS Wonthaggi; Trent McRae, Leongatha PS; Lucas Chihotski, Newhaven College; Brayden Cleverkamp, Cowes PS; Ollie Buckley, Leongatha PS; Mitchell Bath, Leongatha PS; Thomas Hanily, Leongatha PS; Luca Gleeson, St Joseph’s PS Wonthaggi. 11 years girls: Ada Hill, St Lawrence; Harper McLennan, Leongatha PS; Kaite Harris, Leongatha PS; Bronte White, Korumburra PS; Christina Dembrok, St Lawrence; Latisha Pugh, St Joseph’s PS Wonthaggi; Hannah Kleevan, Leongatha PS; Gracie Barlow, Korumburra PS; Ella Littlejohn, Leongatha PS; Marli Carter, St Joseph’s PS Wonthaggi; Jesseca Daly, Mirboo North PS; Tori Ackland, St Lawrence. 12 years boys: Jak Spinks, Inverloch-Kongwak PS; Sasha Allen, Newhaven

South Gippsland Field and Game Club RESULTS of simulated field clay target shoot held on Sunday, June 5.

Sixty three shooters enjoyed a 50 Tgts Sim Grd event on an overcast day.

Winner: Kim Speachly won the Ladies simulated clay target shoot with 33 points at the South Gippsland Field and Game Club.

The high gun for the day was R. Hill with a score of 45 with the other place getters AA: R. Hill 45, A. Fiek 38, S. Silver, 35; A: S. White 40, B. Tangey 37, J. Rooke 35; B: G.Cooper 37, K.Hart 36, G.Kent 32; C: J. Walton 32, M. Petty 30, L. Johnson 26; Vets: G. Hart 38, J. Spinks 29, J. Jennison 26; Ladies: K. Speachly 33, M. Hogan 33, B. Hart 26; and Juniors: 0. The next shoot will be a 60 Tgts Novelty SxS event held on Sunday, July 3 starting at 11am at Hallston. If you are interested in trying Simulated Field Clay Target Shooting just come along, you will be made most welcome, and bring along Grandad’s old side-by-side. South Gippsland Field and Game also had its first fox drive for the year in May which was attended by sixteen members who shot 14 foxes for the day.

College; Harrison Garlick, Foster PS; Jack Couper, Mirboo North PS; Hayden Lindsay, St Joseph’s PS Wonthaggi; Jacob Timmermans, Cowes PS; Ashton Hewitson, Inverloch-Kongwak PS; Manny Sibly, St Joseph’s PS Wonthaggi; Cody Walker, Korumburra PS; Bailey Silvester, Inverloch-Kongwak PS; Ravi Fosten, Newhaven PS; Xavier Westbrooke, Toora & District PS. 12 years girls: Georgia Burns, Chairo Christian School; Yasmin Duursma, Foster PS; Abigail McCulloch, Newhaven College; Georgia Daken, Bass Valley PS; Kelsey Donohue, St Joseph’s PS Korumburra; Jayla Morcom, InverlochKongwak PS; Poppy Corbett, Newhaven College; Charli Igoe, Inverloch-Kongwak PS; Milla Fixter, Leongatha PS; Makenzi Gourlay, Leongatha PS; Molly Grimley, Leongatha PS; Chloe Cuhane, Bass Valley PS.

Under 11s: back, from left, Leongatha Primary School’s Katie, Harper and St Laurence’s Ada took out third, second and first respectively in the girls division while, front, from left, Foster Primary School’s Harrison, Newhaven Primary School’s Sasha and Inverloch-Kongwak Primary School’s Jak came in third, second and first for the Under 12 boys at Divisional Cross Country on Thursday.

Leongatha Small Bore Rifle Club RESULTS for round three of the 2016 TRV 20m Prone Pennant - Section D Albury 480.005 defeated Brunswick 477.021; Lancefield 486.020 defeated MCC B 474.012; Leongatha 476.011 defeated by Camberwell - Hawthorn 478.013; Lilydale/Warburton 425.007 (bye). The best shooter for round three was Richard Izard (Brunswick) scoring 100.007. Ladder: 12 Lancefield; 8 MCC B; 8 Leongatha; 8 Albury; 4 Brunswick; 4 Camberwell –Hawthorn; 4 Lilydale/Warburton. We shoot Wednesday nights at 8pm at the rifle club on the Leongatha Recreation Reserve. Any inquiries, please call Rob Spratt 5664 2358.

Korumburra Volleyball ROUND 15 results. A Grade: Golliwogs defeated Giants (2:1) 25:14, 25:19, 15:25; and Champions defeated Warriors (2:0) 25:18, 25:18, 13:13. B Grade: Odds on Black defeated Knights (3:0) 25:12, 25:14, 25:13; HELP defeated Falcons (3:0) 25:20, 25:22, 25:18; Saints defeated Gems (3:0) 25:16, 25:16, 25:21; Panthers defeated Shark Bait (3:0) 25:13, 25:15, 25:14; and Chargers defeated Albatross (3:0) 25:17, 25:16, 25:11.

• Wonthaggi Table Tennis

Beau makes history at Wonthaggi Table Tennis TEN year old Beau Allamby made history last week at Wonthaggi Table Tennis when he became the youngest B Grade competitor to make leading player over a season. Congratulations Beau. He didn’t have it all his own way however; 11 year old Jack Duff won 14-12 on the third to defeat Beau in the last B Grade match for the season. Beau, Jack and twelve year old Jack Donohue will be playing as a team at the Victorian Country Championships in Bendigo on June 11 to 13 and are expected to do well. A second team of junior players, Mackenzie Gardner, Archie Paxton and Max Duff will be competing in these championships, along with four other Wonthaggi teams. Bendigo won the bid to hold this three day event for the first time this year with 83 teams competing from around Victoria.

Wonthaggi B Grade Championships this week will be held at the Wonthaggi Table Tennis Centre on Thursday, June 9 commencing at 6pm. There will be no junior coaching on that night. The entry fee is $5 to cover all events and players are asked to be at the Table Tennis Centre at 5.45 to commence at 6pm. The tournament is open to any B Grade player who has competed in the competition this year. There will be no competition matches or junior coaching next week following the Victorian Country Championships. This is traditionally a week to wind down after the three day major event on the table tennis calendar. Social table tennis and the Access for All Abilities program will still be happening on Thursday, June 16. For further information about these two programs please phone Nancy on 56 744628. New players are always welcome.

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Winter warmers: Norm Price, Bryan Hensley, Joyce Arnold and Rob Howard had the winning formula at Wednesday Social Bowls at Inverloch.

Inverloch OUR Winter Bowls has continued to be successful as the weather has been anything but wintry. Wednesday Bowls attracted 44 players who took to the greens in triples and fours under sunny skies. Two games of 12 ends were played. There were three teams that won both games. An honourable mention goes to Paul Davis, Mike Applin, John Arnold and Nic Van Grunsven who had 33 points. Runners-up on 37 points were Malcolm Scott, John

Thornton and Doug Muir. Winning with 38 points were Norm Price, Joyce Arnold, Rob Howard and Bryan Hensley. Raffles were won by Jan Fraser, Joyce Arnold, Keith Cousens, Rob Howard, John Arnold and Jill Bateman. Sunday brought 18 bowlers out to play in a two bowl triple format. There were two teams that won both games. On 34 points was the team of Norm Hughes, Paul Davis and Mike Yates. Congratulations to Len Peterson, Jim Lye and Wayne Parks, the winners with 39 points.

Raffles were won by John Thornton, Paul Davis, Gail Applin and Mike Applin. Our Winter Bowls continue through to August. Come along for a game on Wednesday or Sunday starting at 11am. There are still a few spaces left in the Open Pairs event to be held on Saturday, June 18. Play starts at 9.30am. If interested, names on the list on the noticeboard. This Friday is member’s draw night. As the jackpot was won last draw, the prize money starts again.

Too good: Wayne Parks, Jim Lye and Len Peterson took home the winnings at the Inverloch Social Bowls on Sunday.

LAST week was the last game of the first round. We now only have three more games left to play. The ladder has re-shuffled once again. Another loss to Buffalo sees them drop into fifth place. Korumburra White and Mardan Purple wins have seen them climb up the ladder. But those top four positions are certainly still well under contention. Game Seven results as follows: Korumburra White 49 defeated Mardan Gold 14, Mardan Purple 24 defeated Dumbalk 15, Foster Fishy’s 29 defeated Buffalo 16; and Korumburra Blue had the bye.

Ladder Foster Fishy’s ....................28 +43

K’burra White..................20 K’burra Blue ....................20 Mardan Purple .................16 Buffalo ................................16 Dumbalk .............................. 8 Mardan Gold ........................4

+26 +25 +9 +1 -39 -65

Mardan Indoor ANOTHER week and a reasonable turnout made for a great night of bowls. There were 14 members who made up four teams for the night of friendly rivalry. Two games of 10 ends and 2x4 and 2x3 teams squared off against each other. The pattern on these nights is usually that a team of three will triumph over the four man teams based on the number of bowls played by the higher skilled players in those three player teams to try and balance the skill level overall. And the night didn’t disappoint with both teams picking up two wins and

sharing the spoils. Everyone who played had a good night as we always do regardless of results. Looking at the score cards the scores by the winning teams were almost identical in each of their games and as such there was only one end separating them at the end of the night. Winners with two wins, 13 ends: Margaret Campbell, Nick Rutjens and Russell Grady (s). Runners-up with two wins, 12 ends: John Chadwick, Jeanette Grady and Ian Hasty (s). Next week June 8 there will be no bowls at Mardan as we will all be going to Buffalo for the Ladies versus Gents night. Thanks to all who came along last Wednesday and

we be back on June 15 at Mardan.

Fish Creek THE miserable weather did not deter a good number of members attending the monthly casserole evening held last Friday. It was a very enjoyable evening with a gourmet spread being laid on by the ladies. Reminders: club practice takes place on Tuesday afternoons, weather permitting, and club fees should be paid to the treasurer by the end of June. The next general committee meeting will take place on June 15 at 7pm. With a lot of members taking off for the winter the Ladies committee meeting will take place on August 10.

• Leongatha badminton

Glen weaves his magic AFTER an indifferent start to the season Glen Kleeven has eventually found some good form and won his three sets. Glen’s effort was the catalyst for the Tigers having a huge victory over the Magpies which has moved them up a rung on the ladder. Glen was well supported by close friend Frank Dekker and the quiet achiever Matt Patterson who both won their three sets as well.

Not much can be said about the Magpies’ performance except they certainly need to lift. The Kangaroos are languishing on the bottom of the ladder, a total opposite to the AFL ladder. They did win three sets for the night of which coincidently was Greg ‘The Stig’ Marshman’s three sets. He is still playing well but needs more support from his team-mates. The victors in this match, the Eagles, are flying along nicely with Shaun Helms, Leonie De-

gnan and young gun Brae byrne all having good nights. The final match saw the old warrior Tim Bright go down with a nasty calf strain and we wish him a speedy recovery. Joel Langstaff, Jim Newton and Tracey Ryan all rallied around Tim to inspire the Bombers to a memorable victory over the struggling Saints, Dom O’Brien having a dirty night not claiming a set against the fire up Tracey Ryan. The club held its annu-

al general meeting recently and while attendance was poor all positions for the year were filled and all remain the same as last year.

Results Round 4: Eagles 5/110 d Kangaroos 3/79, Tigers 7/134 d Magpies 1/88, Bombers 5/104 d Saints 3/91, Hawks - bye.

Ladder Bombers ..................................27 Hawks ......................................25 Eagles ......................................24 Saints .......................................18 Magpies ....................................18 Tigers .......................................13 Kangaroos ................................13

TIDES Molly ready for Melbourne 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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By Sarah Vella KARDELLA eventer Molly Barry will be once again contesting the Melbourne International Three Day Event on her retired racehorse, La Muso. The event is held at Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre from June 9 to 13. The pair won the Junior CCI junior one star class and best performed retired racehorse last year and are returning this year to tackle the CCI two star class. Molly will also compete in the event on her young horse, De Lago Warrior in the four year old young event horse challenge. “Melbourne is always a really fun event. Riding in front of a crowd is fantastic, but the atmosphere in the stables with all the horses is so much fun,” she said. Despite coming home with the blue ribbon at last year’s event, Molly said she is not feeling the pressure to win again this year. “I am not really worried about placing so highly this year. I just want to go out and for the horse to get better, if we place

that is a bonus, but I just want his performance to improve,” she said. “We are competing at two star level this year, which means the dressage is harder, bigger jumps, longer distance in the cross country, the competition is tougher and the horses are better.” Molly and La Muso have done quite a few two star events but have competed successfully at three star level as well. “We have already established ourselves at three star level, so two star is almost a step down, but I know he can really do it which makes the prospect a bit easier for sure,” she said. Molly said with her young horse, De Lago Warrior, it is a matter of bringing him along slowly. “I am really playing the waiting game with him, he is an over achiever but he is too young to compete at a higher level at the moment,” she said. “He is so mature in most ways, he could probably jump a pre novice or one star course, but I would prefer not to while he is so young. “He is a long term prospect for me and he

High hopes: Kardella eventer Molly Barry and her retired racehorse La Muso were very successful in last year’s Melbourne International Three Day Event and will be aiming for a great result again this year. will be a really good horse in the future. He is flashy, careful and brave, I really like him.” Melbourne is an event that Molly and her horses prepare for the whole season and often longer. “We really start building up to Melbourne from the start of the year. We show jump all summer to prepare,” she said. “Muso has had gallops to build up muscle and stamina but at this point in time he is backing off the work so he is ready to go

at Melbourne. “He is still doing a bit of flatwork and had a jump on Monday with my coach so we should be good to go.” De Lago Warrior doesn’t have to be quite as fit. “He has been doing more flatwork and muscling work so he can carry himself properly in dressage and some jumping schooling every now and again,” Molly said. Just two days after the event, Molly will be flying

out to the United Kingdom for two month working holiday to groom for Australian Olympian, Sam Griffiths and British rider Emily Lochore. Molly 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.

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Stony spirit alive and well THE Stony Creek Football Netball Club held a reunion for the 1956 premiership players on Saturday, at the home game against Fish Creek. The year 1956 was a big one for Stony Creek, with premiers in the Seniors, A Grade netball and B Grade netball. Five of the 1956 Seniors footballers were at the event, including the side’s captain coach, Jack Charlton. The others present included Alan Christoffersen, Athol McGrath, Kevin Dempsey and Russ (Buck) Thorson. Leo Dempsey, Peter (Bull) Carmichael, Jim Crowley and Ken (Duke) Thorson were unable to attend. The group of around 50 who attended the reunion attended an afternoon tea at the Stony Creek clubrooms, which began with a one minute silence for players who have passed away. Mr Charlton said Stony Creek gave him his start. “I came to Stony Creek in 1945 in October and worked with a couple of uncles. In 1945, Stony had beaten Foster, that had gone through the season undefeated,” he said. “Stony beat Foster in the grand final in Fish Creek.”

Mr Charlton said in 1946, he started playing with Stony for a stretch of five years, and they were runners up for those five years. “In 1951, I played the first couple of games for Stony and then went up to Stanhope, and guess what? Stony Creek won the premiership,” he said. Mr Charlton said the team they had in 1956 was “a team”. “No one stood out, we were just a team. Everybody pulled their own weight and once we got into the semis, that is when we really played well,” he said. “Everybody did their job. In those days it was man on man and I said to the team ‘whoever you are against, you have got to beat them’ and they did.” Stony Creek supporters Neil Cope and Don Wilson organised the event and said it was great to see so much interest in the reunion. “It has been fantastic to see such a wonderful response to the reunion and that the Stony spirit is still alive and well 60 years later,” Mr Wilson said. Mr Cope said it was also great to see so many family members of past players come back for the event. “It was an absolute pleasure to put the day together,” he said.

Park run fun

division with a course age category record of 16.57 while Heather Sullivan took home a personal best of 23.17 and nabbed third place.

RUNNERS came together despite wet weather on Saturday for the 93rd Inverloch Park Run.

onds off his previous time while also taking out the week’s top course age category record.. Georgia Burns won first place in the female

The group saw eight registered first timers which included visitors from Melbourne, Jells Park and Albury, with the Inverloch Kongwak netball team coming along to join in the fun. Nathan Castle won the May 2016 parkrunner of the month, having completed 85 park runs with a personal best of 21.11. Some 13 parkrunners managed to achieve a personal best including Ben Beischer with a time of 17.13, who wiped 11 sec-

Winning grinners: Heather Sullivan achieved a personal best on the weekend with a time of 23.17 while son Matthew stopped by to complete his 150th Inverloch Park Run on Saturday.

Premiers: Stony Creek 1956 premiership players from left, Alan Christoffersen, Athol McGrath, Kevin Dempsey, Jack Charlton and Russ (Buck) Thorson came together on Saturday for a 60 year reunion since their win. Unable to attend were Leo Dempsey, Peter (Bull) Carmichael, Jim Crowley and Ken (Duke) Thorson. A Grade: the 1955 and 1956 Stony Creek A Grade netball premiership players came together at a reunion held on Saturday, including from left, B Scott, Norma McGrath, Jo Runciman, Kath Vagg and Nell Zammit.

Carlton players come to town PRIMARY school students in Leongatha and Korumburra got a taste of professional AFL when players from the Carlton Football Club came to visit yesterday (Monday). The players conducted workshops with students at the Ogilvy Street education complex and the Korumburra Showgrounds to give students a chance to learn from the best and have their burning footy questions answered. Liam Jones, Ed Curnow, Charlie Curnow, Liam Sumner, Clem Smith, Andrew Phillips, Andrejs Everitt, Cameron Wood, Levi Casboult, Matt Korcheck and Dillon ViojoRainbow stopped by and were happy to teach the students some new skills.

Black tie: from left, Brittany Webb, Minnie Curtis, Charlotte Townsend, Rhiannon Grinham and Ashleigh Verdon enjoyed Kilcunda Bass Football Netball Club’s social night.

Glitz and glamour at Kilcunda Bass AFTER a tough competition at MDU, Kilcunda Bass Football Netball Club traded in its sports gear for suits and dresses for its social night of the year; the black tie ball. With a live DJ on the night, the ball was an opportunity for the club to come together and celebrate the season. The event was well supported by the club members and was highly enjoyable.

Stunning: from left, Laura Robins, Angel Horvath and Rhiannon Grinham at Kilcunda Bass Football Netball Club’s black tie ball.

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Association Singles and Seniors Championship LEONGATHA Golf Club hosted the South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association Singles and Senior Cham-

pionships in perfect weather last week. The course was presented extremely well by the course staff who were up early repairing the damage from the recent deluge. Rebecca Thomas from Leongatha Golf Club took out the prestigious Singles Championship with an excellent 79 off the stick.

Handicap winners: from left, B Grade Handicap and Senior B Grade Handicap winner from Leongatha Golf Club Fay Quilford, A Grade Handicap winner from Leongatha Golf Club Toni West and C Grade Handicap and Senior C Grade Handicap winner from Phillip Island Golf Club Mary Taylor shared their success last week.

thestar.com.au She had a four stroke lead from fellow club member Toni West. Rebecca has claimed this honour on several previous occasions. The Minor Championship was won by Faye le Page from Meeniyan Golf Club with 98 off the stick. Faye has also been a recipient of this trophy.

The C Grade Championship was won by a thrilled Phillip Island member Mary Taylor with 110. Mary also won the C Grade Handicap and the Senior C Grade Handicap event with 76 net. The handicap event in A Grade was won by Toni West with an excellent 84/11/73.

Scratch winners: from left, Minor Scratch Champion from Meeniyan Golf Club Faye le Page, Leongatha Golf Club’s SGWGA Singles 2016 Champion Rebecca Thomas and C Grade Scratch Champion from Phillip Island Golf Club Mary Taylor celebrated their wins last week.

Fay Quilford, also from Leongatha Golf Club, won the B Grade Handicap section with 99/24/75.Fay was also the recipient of the Senior’s B Grade Handicap event. To be eligible for the Senior championship section competitors must be 55 years of age and over.

Irene Holm of Meeniyan Golf Club won with an excellent 89. Irene also won the Senior A Grade Handicap section. The Veterans Championship was won by Dot Stubbs from Leongatha Golf Club with a score of 96. Players in this section have to be 70 years of age and over. Dot

Congratulations: from left, Meeniyan Golf Club’s Irene Holm was the Senior Scratch Champion and Senior A Grade Handicap winner while Dot Stubbs from the Leongatha Golf Club was the Veteran Scratch Champion.

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Marsham and Wilson winners THE threat of rain did not deter the competitors in the R. and M. Hodges 4BBB mixed stableford event on Sunday.

This is an annual board event sponsored by Blair Hodges of Inverloch in memory of his family who have had a long association with the Leongatha

Champions: Neil Mackenzie (winner of C Grade), Colin Martin (winner of B Grade), Bendigo Bank Inverloch chairman Alan Gostelow, Josh Hall (winner of A Grade) and Inverloch branch manager Cheryl Clasby after Thursday’s Stableford.

Leongatha Golf ANDREW Henley, scored a rare hole in one on the 175 metre par three fourth hole during Saturday’s Medal Day at Leongatha. Andrew was naturally NTP for the hole and receives 12 balls from the eagles nest. The Monthly Medal was won by Jon Smith with a net 70 in a countback from Andrew Henley, who took the B Grade honours to add to his hole in one. Jon also took the A Grade honours and the Super Comp to complete a very successful day. C Grade was won by John Fraser in a countback with a net 74. Other NTPs were Peter Brownlie on the 14th hole and Trevor Rickards who put his tee shot inside a meter on the 16th hole. DTL balls went to Trevor

Hole in one: Andrew Hendley holding the ball he used to score a hole in one on the par three fourth at Leongatha on Saturday.

Rickards, Rod Brown, David Forbes, Glen Marsham, Matthew Bowey, Geoff McDonald, Ian Watson, Stuart de Bondt, John Feddersen, Doug Clemann, Greg Welsford, David Child (Woodlands), Bruce Hutton, Ian Murchie and Norm Hughes. On Tuesday, 64 golfers took part in the Dandenong Club Wine and Cheese 4BBB Stableford event proudly sponsored by the Dandenong Club. Easy winners, with an excellent score of 52 points, were the team of Tom Sorrell and Dan Poynton. They were seven shots clear of runners up Geoff McDonald and Peter Hobson on 45 points. Rod Brown and Frank Gill finished third, in a countback, a further two shots back on 43 points. NTPs were Fred de Bondt on the fourth hole, Rod Brown on the seventh, Frank Gill on the 14th and Frank Smedley on the 16th. DTL balls went to the teams of Peter Buttinger and Colin Martin, Steve Fisher and Bruce Hutton, Fred de Bondt and Keith Godridge and Les Newton and Keith Finney. Thursday’s Stableford Event was sponsored in great style by The Bendigo Bank and District Community Bank in Inverloch. Bank representatives were in attendance providing drinks around the course for players and a barbecue afterwards. It was greatly appreciated by all players. Winner of the A Grade event with 34 points in a countback was club manager Josh Hall. B Grade was taken out by Colin Martin with 38 points

and Neil Mackenzie won C Grade in a countback with 36 points. NTPs were Ian Barlow on the fourth hole, Bert Borg on the seventh, Barry Attwood on the 14th and Josh Hall on the 16th. DTL balls went down to 31 points by countback and were won by Michael Wrigley, Ian Watson, Bert Borg, Greg Welsford, Keith Finney, Frank Gill, Ray Burton, Denis Wallace, Peter Walsh, Geoff McDonald and Brian Fennessy. The semi finals of the Esplanade Hotel Inverloch 2016 Super League have been run and won this week. Continuing their unbeaten run, the Hawks had no trouble overcoming the Dogs to win the first semi final, while the Cats and Tigers had a closer encounter in the second, the Cats just prevailing. The scores were as follows: First Semi Final: Hawks 143 (Jon Smith, Ian Watson and Joe Lowell all 36 each) defeated the Dogs 125 (Bec Thomas 34, Peter Walsh 32) Second Semi Final: Cats 131 (Colin Bear 37, Ian Barlow 32) defeated the Tigers 125 (Rod Brown 35, Fred de Bondt 33) The winner of the Esplanade Hotel Inverloch Player of the Round voucher was Colin Bear who had posted a 35 point round earlier in the week, but came in with an impressive 37 points on Sunday to win. Due to the scheduling of events and the forecast wet weather ahead this week it has been decided the final, to be played between the Hawks and the Cats, will be contested over the next two weeks, concluding on Sunday, June 19.

just made it. The nearest the pins were won by Lee Clements of Korumburra Golf Club and Rebecca Thomas on the 14th and 16th holes respectively. Down the line balls were won by Coral Gray 77 net (Leongatha GC), Andrea Thorson 79 (Meeniyan GC) Beryl Brown 80 (Korumburra GC) Wendy Parker 80 (Leongatha GC), Beth Curram 81 (Foster GC), Lesley Meadowcroft 82 (Phillip Island GC), Nola Crothers 82 (Phillip Island GC), Trish Owen 82, (Leongatha GC), Julie Howard 84 (Leongatha GC), Faye Morris 84 (Phillip Island GC) and Liz O’Neill 84 (Phillip Island GC). The South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association executive would like to thank Leongatha Golf Club for hosting this event, and women’s captain Shirley Welsford for her organisation.

Mixed winners: winners of R. and M. Hodges 4BBB mixed stableford Glen Marsham and Rebecca Wilson with runners up Colin and Karen Bear.

Golf Club. Glen Marsham and partner Rebecca Wilson won the event with 42 points. This is their second consecutive win in the event. They won on a count back from Colin and Karen Bear. From all accounts, Karen, only just beginning the game, held the partnership together on the day. Down the line balls were won by Trevor and Sue Bowler 40 points, Chris and Marianne Leaver 39, Neil and Helen Mackenzie and Rebecca and Ryan Thomas 38 points. Wendy Parker and Andy Bassett were closest to the flag on the 14th and Marianne Leaver and Warren Dummett on the 16th.

THE trophies for our four man Ambrose were provided by Rob Hughes, Brian Wilson and Brian (Butch) Hemming. Winning the day was the team of Michael Grist, Warren Turner, Jason Gill and Gavin Maisey with 56.5 from the team of Graeme Calder, Craig Hall, Brian Hogan and Tyler Hogan. Down the line balls to J. Hickey, M. Herrald, T. Martin and P. Wallace; G. Raven, B. Robjant, M. Robjant and K. Miles; De. Dwyer, Dale Burge, D. Goss and M. Luscombe. Nearest the pins to Dennis Lim and Butch Hemming. The ball raffle to B. Wilson. The Thursday competition to Rob Gourlay with 39 points, with a ball to Ed Poole. Next Saturday is the foursomes qualifying round restricted to pairs, with a combined handicap of 27 or more qualifying 15 off scratch, with trophies provided by McDonald and Roberts. On Monday, despite the fact she’s already had her birthday, the club will provide trophies for a men’s and ladies stableford.

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Success: from left, Anna de Bondt (B Grade) Rebecca Thomas (Scratch) Sue Bowler (C Grade) Toni West (A Grade and Monthly medal) were last week’s winners.

Leongatha ladies THE perfect golfing weather held for the June Monthly medal last week and the 46 competitors. Loris Clark and daughter Sue Bowler provided meat vouchers from Leongatha Fresh Meat and Fish supply for the winners. Toni West scooped the pool with an excellent 86/11/75, winning the Monthly medal and A Grade. B Grade was won by Anna de Bondt with

102/26/76; a great result for a player who only a short time ago was barely able to walk after a serious injury. Sue Bowler led the C Grade field with 110/34/76. The scratch winner on the day was Rebecca Thomas with 80. Down the line balls were won by Trish Owen 78, Evelyn Indian 78, Shirley Welsford 79, Jocelyn Howson 80, Dot Stubbs 81, Wendy Parker, Jan Brownlie and Helen Mackenzie 82. Gwen Chapman was

closest to the flag on the fourth (second shot) and Toni West on the 14th. Twelve women competed in the nine hole competition. Noreen Williams won with 17 points followed by Marg Raynor, Maria Bell and Jan Birrell on 16 points. Saturday, June 4: Winner: Marg Griffiths 103/27/80. Down the line: Geri Hastings 81, Wendy Parker 81 and Rebecca Wilson 83 on a count back.

Match play: B Grade Match Play champion Nancy Sperling, C Grade Match Play champion Jill Steer and A Grade Match Play champion Toni West took out the prestigious event.

THE June Monthly Medal was played on Wednesday, June 1. Even with fine weather overhead, the conditions under foot were very heavy and trying, which showed in all the scores on the day. However, Marg Tuckett was victorious, winning the Monthly Medal and A Grade with 82 net on a count back from Shirley Thomas and Heather Sullivan, and Lois Young won B Grade with 86 net. Balls down the line went to Shirley Thomas, Heather Sullivan and Anne Grist. Nearest the pin on the eighth was Jenny Riseley, on the 11th Chris Perrett and on the 17th was Faye Maynard. The putting competition was won by Faye Maynard. Next week choose your partners for the Perrett family foursomes aggregate, played over two rounds.

Woorayl winners: Marg Tuckett( left) won the June Monthly Medal and Lois Young won B Grade.

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thestar.com.au Mirboo North Golf Club THURSDAY results: Competition: Stableford. June 2: Day winner: Jeff Hughes (13) 36. DTLs: John McFarlane 35, Mal Payne 33 and Ron Funnell 32 C/B. NTP sixth: Russell Pentland. Saturday results: Competition: Stroke – Monthly Medal and the final of the Captains’ Knockout Trophy June 4: Day winner (A Grade): Stu Henning (7) 68 net. Winner (B Grade): Ian Blencoe (18) 75 net. Ladies winner: Sue Traill (17) 33 points. DTLs: Mal Payne 69, Tom Whitelaw 73, Joe Kus 73 and Terry Bradshaw 74. Second shot NTP first hole: Joe Kus. NTP Fourth: Simon Duff. Sixth: Stu Henning. 13th: Joe Kus. 16th: John McFarlane. Winner of the final of the Captains Trophy Knockout- Mal Payne def Joe Kus 3/1. Next week is Par.

Korumburra ladies THE weather was fine and even produced some sunshine last Wednesday. Eight women played off in the McLaren 4Ball Match Play semi final. Congratulations to the winners Marg Young/Lynette McIvor and Barb Walker/Marg Harper, who will play off in the final within the next few weeks. There were 13 girls in the daily event, which was a par competition. Div 1 was won by Kath Welsh (30), with -2 and runner up was Barb Twite (21), with -8, on a c/b from Jenny Blackmore (30). Sherrin Solly (35) was Div 2 winner, finishing with -5 and Jean White (39) was the runner up, with -6. NTPs were won by Kath Welsh, on the first, who collected the cafe voucher, Carie Harding was nearest on the 10th green and Barb Twite was closest on the 13th. Next Wednesday is the June

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Top effort: A Grade winner and medal winner B Grade: runner up Peter Wilson with club cap- Bob McGeary being congratulated by club captain Peter Riddle on Saturday. tain Peter Riddle on Saturday.

OUR nine hole midweek competition had a field of 13 players and the winner was B. Cornelis with 20 points. Balls down the line: V. Tuddenham 20, B. Fennell 17, J. McEachern 15.

Our 18 hole midweek competition attracted 31 players, winner was G. Crawford 35 points. Balls down the line: I. Baker, G. Turner 35; K. Russell, J. Crellin 33; R. Kilpatrick, G. Hewlett 32. Nearest the pin 8th hole I. Baker. On Saturday we played our June monthly medal with a field of 73 players. A Grade winner was G. Hennequin 72 net, B Grade and monthly medal A. Geyer 69 net and C Grade R. Walker 73 net Balls down the line: K. Jamieson 72, M. Scott 73, I. Sullivan, J. Brann, J. Sartori, W. Williams, B. Clark 74; R. Geyer, G. Linguey, J. Davies 75; B. Howard, S. Laing 76; J. Crellin, J. Burke, I. Runnells 77. Nearest the pin: 2nd A. Geyer, 8th R. Walker, 13th J. Sartori, 17th K. Jamieson. Putting: B. Howard, 26 putts. Great to see one of our ‘gun’golfers win the medal. Well done Alex, what a great achievement. I’m looking at the course and considering a lift clear and drop on the fairways, so don’t get a shock if it is on this Saturday as we are supposed to get a little rain this week. Have a great week, see you all soon.

Monthly Medal and fourth round of the Silver Spoon, with Lyn McIvor and Kath Welsh rostered to send the field out. Many of our members had an enjoyable day when they played at Leongatha in the SGWGA Singles and Seniors Championships last Monday.

Well done to Marg Young, who won a BDTL and Lee Clements, who had a NTP and a raffle. The damp conditions discouraged any girls from playing in the competition last Saturday, so the June RB event has been transferred to next Saturday, June 12, when hopefully the sun will shine.

THERE was a great turn up for the June Monthly Medal and back in her winning ways was Irene Walsh taking all before her with a 91 (19) 72, which took out the best round on the day both scratch

MONTHLY medal: Winner: Jeanne St Ellen, 10426-Net 78. DTL: Wendy Gervasi net 81 and Nicole Allen net 82. NTP: fourth hole Jeanne St Ellen and 16th hole Jeanne St Ellen. Putting: Nicole Allen 35 putts.

Korumburra THERE were 33 players on Saturday, June 4 for a stroke monthly medal competition, with trophies supplied by the Walker family. A Grade: (13 hcp) R. R. Ludenia 71 net, B. Hessels 73, P. Johnson 73, M. Garnham 73, M. Wrigley 73, N. Spargo 74, B. Clasby 74. B Grade: (17 hcp) T. O’Neill 77 countback, G. Wilson 74 net. Nearest the pin: 1st M. Wrigley, 7th P. Vanagtmaal, 10th T. Herbert, 13th N. Perks. Tuesday’s winner was R. Spokes 36 pts and Thursday’s winner S. Harland 37 pts.

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Par winner: Sherrin Solly( Div 2) and Kath Welsh (Div 1) took out the Korumburra Golf Club event.

MDU to celebrate IT’S not every day that a football-netball club wins five premierships in a year. That is the reason Meeniyan Dumbalk United will party at Meeniyan this Saturday, June 11.

The Demon’s will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the club’s five premierships in 1976. That year, the club won football flags in Seniors, Reserves and Thirds, and won netball premierships in A and C grades. Then local school

teacher Neville Stone coached the Seniors to the title. This Saturday, the Demons will also celebrate the 30th anniversary of the club’s 1986 Fourths premiership – the first Fourths premiership to be won by the club in the Alberton league.

Looking back: Kellie Thomas and Tony Blake hold one of Meeniyan Dumbalk United Football Netball Club’s premiership flags.

Also acknowledged will be the Demons’ 1996 premierships in the Reserves and Under 13s netball. Festivities will kick off at noon with a luncheon in the social rooms at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve, with club stalwart Tony Blake being MC on the day. Demons supporters will be able to watch the Senior game against rivals Stony Creek, with lots of reminiscing about days gone by to be enjoyed. After the footy, meals will be available in the rooms, with everyone invited to stay into the evening. People from as far as Queensland will travel to the event, to which 140 invitations have been sent. However the day is not an invitation only event and the club encourages players, supporters and sponsors of past and present to attend. RSVP to Kellie Thomas on 0438 647 449 or Tony Blake on 0438 373 303.

Meeniyan TUESDAY 31 May: Winner: Rob Gourley (11) 38 points. Runner up: Bob Fiek (19) 34 points. Nearest the pin: eighth Rob Gourley and 14th Peter Gornall. Thursday, May 2: In fantastic weather with the course looking a picture; Winner: Rod Matthews (23) 33 points. Runner up on a count back: Daryle Gregg (23) 33 points.

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Champion: Heather Wintle was presented the Taylor Award Salver following the recent championships at the Wonthaggi Golf Club.

Saturday, June 4: Medal day: The course was looking a treat and the players took advantage of the early sunshine. A Grade and medal winner: Bob McGeary (16) 69 net. B Grade: Phil Hutcheson (24) 71 net. Runner up A Grade: Rob Gourley (11) 75 net. Runner up B Grade: Peter Wilson (6) 72 net. ProPin: Col Graeme. Members draw: Dave Thom-

son, jackpots next week. Glo Golf is in again this long weekend on Sunday, June 12. Casserole dinner will commence at 6pm with golf at 7pm. Six holes are played on a modified course, in the dark using glo balls. A fun packed activity suitable for the whole family - teams of four. Please call the clubhouse to make a booking as this is essential for catering purposes on 5664 7490.

and net. This earned her the scratch, B Grade section and Monthly Medal. A Grade was won by Sara Beale 94 (15) 79 net and C Grade by Anne Poulton 107 (32) 75 net. Birdies were scored on the day by Ally Adams on the second, and Sara Beale was clever and had two, on the fifth and the 15th. The

daily putting with 29 putts was won by Pam Russell. At the presentation, Heather Wintle was awarded with the Taylor Award Salver from the recent championships. BDL went to Robyn Wilkinson 76, Julie Evans 77, Dot Garry 78, Ivy Ruby 79, Anne Tschiderer 80, Leonie Bentick 80, Betty Bowmar 80 and Delores Harvey 80.

Golf stars: from left, B Grade and medal winner Irene Walsh with C Grade winner Anne Poulton. Absent Sara Beale.

• SOUTH GIPPSLAND BRIDGE CLUB

Pairs events attract bridge players TWO concurrent events were played at Inverloch last week. One was the Novice Pairs, an event for players with less than 100 Master Points. The other event was a Pairs Competition for those players with more than 100 Master Bridge Points. The Novice Pairs was a tightly fought competition with less than a whole point between first and second place getters. First were Mary McCaughan and Carol Sowden with 58.73 percent just ahead of Julie and Ian Mcphee in second place with 58.33 percent. Third place was taken by the constantly improving pair of Beth Banks and Penny Loughron with 53.77. The winners of this event will represent the club at the District Final in Traralgon later in the year. The Experts event was equally hotly contested with the evergreen performers of John Sul-

livan and Alan Johnston achieving the excellent 63.33. Second were the ever consistent Anne and Bruce Gibson with 59.17 percent closely followed by the very experienced duo of Kaye Douglas and John Sutton with 55.83. Tuesday, May31 at Tarwin Lower. The nationwide event was contested at this venue. In their truly steady way Frank Arndt and Clive Hope were again the winners with 59.38, closely followed in second place by Neville and Philip Chapman with a lovely 56.27. Sharing equal third with 53.65 were the ever reliable pairs of Kathryn Smith and Colin Cameron and Faye Rowlands and Pat West. Monday, May 30 at Meeniyan, our evening venue. A standard Pairs competition saw the ongoing success story of Susan Ruffin and Clive Hope take first place with the wonderful score of 60.12. Second place with

54.76 was taken by relative newcomers and rising stars, Heather Bligh and Rachel Brown. In third place with 53.57 was the successful pair, Kathryn Smith and David Baggally. Next Friday at Inverloch with be the first of two consecutive GNOT

Heats at the Club. Players from other Clubs are most welcome. Contact President Neville Chapman on 5678 3323 for enquiries. Members or visitors seeking playing partners should contact Faye Rowlands on 5662 3335.

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SPORT | NETBALL

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Parrots netball A Grade Morwell 46 d Leongatha 39 Auction player - Shannon Danckert. Awards: Sports First - Shannon Danckert, Rusty Windmill Sally Trease. Wow, what a game. Just wonderful to watch. To Morwell’s credit they goaled beautifully but we certainly had our chances. Everyone gave 100 percent. Just a great game by both teams.

In flight: Fish Creek’s Alice Howard and Stony Creek’s Ally Martin are focused on the ball as ‘the creeks’ did battle at the Stony Creek Racecourse on Saturday. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning-@ fourcornersframing.biz

Alberton netball Results - Round 10 June 4 A Grade: Dalyston 63 d Tarwin 21, Inverloch-Kongwak 114 d DWWWW 2, Phillip Island 49 d Foster 27, Korumburra-Bena 38 d Toora 23, MDU 47 d Kilcunda-Bass 23, Stony Creek 47 d Fish Creek 31. B Grade: Dalyston 58 d Tarwin 26, Inverloch-Kongwak 93 d DWWWW 14, Foster 60 d Phillip Island 31, Korumburra-Bena 44 d Toora 41, MDU 77 d Kilcunda-Bass 13, Stony Creek 50 d Fish Creek 27. C Grade: Dalyston 53 d Tarwin 32, Foster 38 d Phillip Island 32, Korumburra-Bena 39 d Toora 28, MDU 66 d Kilcunda-Bass 11, Fish Creek 42 d Stony Creek 39. 17 & Under: Dalyston 57 d Tarwin 15, InverlochKongwak 77 d DWWWW 10, Phillip Island 37 d Foster 30, Korumburra-Bena 51 d Toora 9, MDU 48 d Kilcunda-Bass 21, Fish Creek 47 d Stony Creek 32. 15 & Under: Tarwin 18 d Dalyston 11, Phillip Island 41 d Foster 22, Korumburra-Bena 35 d Toora 15, MDU 57 d Kilcunda-Bass 14, Fish Creek 34 d Stony Creek 20. 13 & Under: Tarwin 13 d Dalyston 9, Inverloch-Kongwak 65 d DWWWW 2, Foster 26 d Phillip Island 19, Korumburra-Bena 37 d Toora 3, Fish Creek 41 d Stony Creek 7.

Ladders A Grade Kor-Bena .....................300.00 Dalyston .......................214.29 Inv-Kongwak ..............199.32 Phillip Island ...............158.75 Toora ............................143.83 MDU .............................113.90 Stony Creek ..................103.13 Foster ..............................88.86 Kil-Bass ..........................68.23 Fish Creek .......................61.35 Tarwin .............................48.42 DWWWW ......................16.37 B Grade Kor-Bena ..................... 311.11 Foster............................235.94 Inv-Kongwak ..............173.19 Phillip Island ...............151.55 Toora ............................162.79 MDU .............................150.15 Dalyston ..........................95.12 Stony Creek ....................84.08 Fish Creek .......................65.89 Kil-Bass ..........................33.85 Tarwin .............................51.39 DWWWW ......................12.65 C Grade Kor-Bena .....................215.96 Dalyston .......................169.14 MDU .............................178.48 Toora ............................134.47 Inv-Kongwak ..............129.79 Foster ............................102.13 Tarwin ...........................101.83 Phillip Island ...................86.26 Fish Creek .......................70.50 Stony Creek ....................72.81 Kil-Bass ..........................37.42 17 & Under Dalyston .......................278.07 Kor-Bena .....................228.28 Phillip Island ...............140.87

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Inv-Kongwak ..............216.14 Fish Creek ...................127.46 MDU .............................158.96 Foster ............................142.80 Kil-Bass ..........................54.85 Toora ...............................48.38 Stony Creek ....................48.35 Tarwin .............................53.00 DWWWW ......................18.45 15 & Under Inv-Kongwak ..............425.71 MDU .............................225.15 Kor-Bena .....................173.58 Phillip Island ...............152.06 Toora ..............................81.90 Tarwin ............................64.09 Foster ..............................84.00

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Fish Creek .......................83.13 Dalyston ..........................63.30 Stony Creek ....................59.60 Kil-Bass ..........................55.96 13 & Under Inv-Kongwak ..............520.55 Phillip Island ...............280.81 Fish Creek ...................216.41 Foster............................181.60 Kor-Bena .....................285.86 Tarwin ..........................128.08 Dalyston ..........................90.00 MDU ...............................81.56 Stony Creek ....................22.58 Toora ...............................28.02 DWWWW ......................14.56

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B Grade Leongatha 54 d Morwell 41

four quarters from all the girls. Bring on next week.

Under 17 Leongatha 32 d Morwell 28 Awards: South Gippsland Therapy Centre - Evie Dekker, Baker’s Delight - Sara Riseley. Amazing game girls. Great to get another win on the board. Everyone played hard and it paid off. Bring on next. Go Parrots.

Under 15 Morwell 35 d Leongatha 28

Awards: Bairs Hotel Kate Rankin, A.W. Smith’s - Jackie Smith. Great start to the match with some great play down the court by all players. Was a tough game, just need to work on momentum for all four quarters.

Awards: Serafino’s Keely Price, Baker’s Delight - Stacey Giliam. Very tough game today girls with a great effort to fight through it. Better luck next time. Go Parrots.

C Grade Leongatha 39 d Morwell 34

Under 13 Leongatha 50 d Morwell 17

Auction player - Ash Van Rooy. Awards: Evans Petroleum - Lucy V, Network Video - Kristy O’L. Great game. Strong defensive presence throughout the whole game. A strong

Awards: RSL gift card Makenzi Gourlay, Baker’s Delight - Mia Deenan. Woday we worked as a team and in the end it turned out good. Excellent job Parrots.

Clearance: Parrots goal defence, Kelly Gannon sends the ball into attack against Morwell on Saturday. More photos at www.mdphotos.net

Gippsland netball results Results - Round 8

On target: Korumburra Bena’s Kim Hillberg aims for goal, while Toora’s goal keeper Hannah Weston and goal defence, Kara Wogan-Browne defend in the A Grade match on Saturday.

LDNA netball Results - Saturday, June 4 11 & Under Section 1: Mirboo North Purple 8 d Meeniyan & District 6, St Laurence 11 d Parrots 8, Mt Eccles Pink 10 d Mt Eccles Silver 9, Mt Eccles Purple 14 d Mirboo North White 0. 11 & Under Section 2: Mirboo North 4 d Mt Eccles 2, St Laurence 5 d Town 0. 13 & Under: Town Tangerine 30 d Mt Eccles Blue 4, St Laurence Yellow 12 d Mt Eccles Silver 3, St Laurence Maroon 15 d Meeniyan & District 12, Mt Eccles Purple 15 d Town Black 7, Mirboo North Purple 17 d Parrots 9. 15 & Under: St Laurence Blue 20 d Town Green 13, Mirboo North 29 d Mt Eccles Blue 14, Meeniyan & District 25 d St Laurence Maroon 14. 17 & Under / C Grade: Mt Eccles Navy 43 d St Laurence 39, Town Black 41 d Town Tangerine 33. Open: St Laurence Gold 37 d St Laurence Maroon 25, Town Black 46 d Meeniyan & District 18, MDU Demons 57 d Mirboo North 27, Mt Eccles

Navy 26 d Town Tangerine 20.

Ladders After Round 8 13 & Under Mirboo North Gold ................16 St Laurence Maroon ..............12 Mirboo North Purple .............12 Town Tangerine ...................... 11 Town Black ..............................10 Meeniyan & District ................10 Mt Eccles Purple ........................9 Mt Eccles Blue ...........................6 Parrots ........................................5 St Laurence Yellow ....................3 Mt Eccles Silver .........................2 15 & Under Meeniyan & District ..............13 Mirboo North .........................13 St Laurence Blue ....................10 St Laurence Maroon ................8 Mt Eccles Blue ...........................4 Town Green ................................0 17 & Under / C Grade Mt Eccles Navy .......................12 Town Black .............................12 St Laurence ...............................8 Town Tangerine ........................0 Open MDU Demons .........................14 St Laurence Gold ...................12 Town Tangerine ......................12 Town Black .............................10 Meeniyan & District ..................6 Mt Eccles White .........................5 St Laurence Maroon ...................3 Mirboo North .............................2

A Grade: Moe 66 d Bairnsdale 26, Traralgon 57 d Warragul 23, Wonthaggi Power 46 d Maffra 30, Drouin 56 d Sale 31, Morwell 46 d Leongatha 39. B Grade: Moe 50 d Bairnsdale 39, Leongatha 54 d Morwell 41, Maffra 62 d Wonthaggi Power 36, Drouin 37 d Sale 25, Traralgon 65 d Warragul 33. C Grade: Moe 47 d Bairnsdale 23, Leongatha 39 d Morwell 34, Wonthaggi Power 48 d Maffra 37, Sale 36 d Drouin 24, Traralgon 40 d Warragul 22. Under 17: Moe 45 d Bairnsdale 21, Leongatha 32 d Morwell 29, Maffra 37 d Wonthaggi Power 30, Sale 34 d Drouin 25, Traralgon 37 d

Warragul 21. Under 15: Moe 40 d Bairnsdale 26, Morwell 36 d Leongatha 28, Maffra 49 d Wonthaggi Power 39, Sale 46 d Drouin 19, Traralgon 48 d Warragul 18. Under 13: Bairnsdale 37 d Moe 33, Leongatha 50 d Morwell 17, Wonthaggi Power 39 d Maffra 37, Sale 47 d Drouin 20, Traralgon 25 d Warragul 9.

Ladders A Grade Traralgon ...................153.92 32 Morwell .......................162.60.28 Drouin ........................147.02 28 Moe .............................127.90 20 Leongatha .................. 114.24 16 Wonthaggi Power ..........93.72 12 Sale................................76.77 12 Bairnsdale .....................67.72 8 Maffra............................74.32 4 Warragul ........................42.56 0

B Grade Traralgon ...................143.06 Maffra ........................ 115.52 Leongatha ..................132.60 Morwell ......................109.09 Moe .............................103.55 Drouin .........................102.87 Bairnsdale ..................... 92.11 Wonthaggi Power ..........87.09 Sale................................80.46 Warragul ........................62.74 C Grade Traralgon ...................142.15 Sale .............................134.84 Moe .............................143.60 Wonthaggi Power ......135.16 Maffra ........................120.15 Leongatha....................109.45 Morwell .........................94.98 Drouin ...........................70.31 Bairnsdale .....................48.94 Warragul ........................49.10 Under 17 Sale .............................187.70 Moe .............................164.22 Drouin ........................142.44 Traralgon ...................105.75 Maffra ..........................90.80

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Wonthaggi Power ..........89.36 Bairnsdale .....................86.99 Leongatha......................70.50 Morwell .........................68.42 Warragul ........................55.70 Under 15 Maffra ........................160.16 Wonthaggi Power ......157.34 Moe .............................134.13 Traralgon ................... 117.97 Sale ............................. 111.29 Morwell .........................98.39 Leongatha......................75.95 Bairnsdale ................... 110.34 Drouin ...........................58.93 Warragul ........................38.38 Under 13 Sale .............................273.48 Maffra ........................ 116.74 Leongatha ..................133.15 Moe .............................129.00 Wonthaggi Power ........98.79 Bairnsdale ...................123.37 Drouin ...........................78.01 Traralgon .......................76.14 Warragul ........................50.19 Morwell .........................38.21

16 10 8 6 0 28 28 24 20 20 16 12 8 4 0 32 22 20 20 20 18 16 8 4 0

Mirboo North A Grade

Boolarra 31

Mirboo North 55 d Boolarra 34

Best: Emily Robertson, Katie Symmons. Our passes and leading really let us down. When we have the ball, we need to take care of it. Keep coming to training so we can continue to improve as a team.

Best: Jess Le Page, Jasmin Friend. A great four quarters of netball. Enjoy the break and let’s keep working hard.

B Grade Mirboo North 46 d Boolarra 31 Best: Christina Stoertebecker, Charlie Chila. A great start set us up for the win. All players worked hard at both ends of the court. Let’s keep the momentum going.

C Grade Mirboo North 24 def by Boolarra 29 Best: Kylie Peters, Amy Louise, Alexia Andrews. Great game girls with a few new positions on the court. Unlucky in the end, but great effort all round.

D Grade Mirboo North 30 def by

U17s Mirboo North 24 d Boolarra 16 Best: Sienna Falkingham, Tylah Wilkins. A huge improvement on last week. Great defensive play all the way down the court. Everyone played their part to come away with a comfortable win.

U15s Mirboo North 41 d Boolarra 11 Best: Jaime Chila, Gemma McCormack. A fantastic team effort! You all adjusted well to lots of new combinations. Keep working hard at training.

Contact: Mirboo North’s B Grade centre Charlie Chila clashes with her Boolarra opponent.

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FOOTBALL | SPORT

thestar.com.au • Mirboo North v Boolarra

Demons flounder under Tiger attack MIRBOO North has maintained fourth place on the Mid Gippsland ladder after defeating Boolarra by 10 goals in damp conditions at Tigerland on Saturday. Boolarra, which was chasing its second win of the season, wore black armbands in support of club president, Russell McGlade, whose sister died unexpectedly during the week. The mighty Tigers were strengthened by the welcome return of Isaac Abas, Daniel Taylor and Jesse Giardina from injury. The efficacy of Abas’ ruck contributions in the first quarter lifted the Tigers’ onball efficiency to unstoppable levels at the stoppages. With Zac Kilgower starring inside the forward 50 and Kallum Nash, Dom Pinneri, James Allen and skipper Damien Turner also on top in their respective positions, Mirboo North opened with plenty of pace, purpose and precision. The home side also worked the clock-face productively, with pinpoint 360 degree hand and foot disposals out of pack situations hitting their targets. Although the Tigers’ forward entries weren’t continuous, they were frequent enough to place the Demons under continual stress. Boolarra looked sluggish

in the early stages as it struggled to contain the Tigers’ run and carry through the midfield and Kilgower’s decisive marking across half forward. When Mirboo North took a four goal lead into the quarter time huddle, any forethought of a Boolarra victory had become an afterthought in most people’s minds. Tristan Salerno was sensational across half back and when he passed to Luke Palmer, the nuggety vice captain found Kallum Nash for Mirboo North’s sixth goal, at the 11 minute mark of the second quarter. Mirboo North’s overall authority continued unabated and by half time the Tigers had established a substantial 46 point advantage. James Holmes, Matt Coutts, Matthew Sheridan and Vince Corbett were reliable possession gatherers for Boolarra in heavy midfield and defensive traffic. Around their forward arc, the Demons were impressive with some of their marking and crumbing, but too often, they let themselves down with mistake ridden disposals. For example, Tim Dowe marked superbly overhead, yet he booted his set shot from 30 metres, directly into Jake Nash, who was standing on the mark. The Tigers immediately pounced on the rebound and swept the loose ball down the field to Jesse Giardina, who marked and goaled from the 10 metre square.

A turnaround came in the third quarter when Boolarra defiantly kept Mirboo North goalless and added three majors through Troy Tobin, Scott Cooper and Hayden LawsonPepper. The resurgent Demons also increased their tackle count that saw them grabbing opponents tighter than tree huggers on their weekend walks in Sherbrooke Forest. The Tigers’ stop and start, stand and deliver play lacked flow and their long and high kicks on top of Giardina’s head, did the small forward no favors against Boolarra’s taller defenders. At times, it seemed the Tigers were as immobile as a battleship anchored down in Anchorage. At the last change, Mirboo North’s playing coach, Clancy Bennett stridently told his troops, they’d let the Demons back into the match by drifting away from the game plan’s imperatives. It was now time for the Tigers to return to their core values of hard running, exceptional work rate, tackle pressure, constructive voice and a commitment to win the contested ball. Proceed as per the coach’s instructions Mirboo North did, by slamming on six goals to double its lead and reach a winning margin of 60 points. The Tigers were running in twos and threes and there were loose men everywhere, as the Demons floundered under intense pressure on the

increasingly slippery deck. Kilgower was active with a mark and goal that was followed by a hand pass to Jacob Blair, who successfully converted at full pace from the top flank. The Tigers may have gone to sleep in the third quarter, but they were wide awake now as Daniel Taylor put through their 11th major and Blair quickly added another. Ever alert, Tobin marked safely and registered his third and the Demons’ sixth goal in time-on. All alone in the centre circle, Luke Palmer ran and bounced the footy 60 metres along the corridor, before bringing up number 13 for the rampaging Tigers.

Then, Dwayne Gunn finished off proceedings with a long kick for Mirboo North’s 14th major, after Blair and Josh Taylor combined to pass the soggy ball into his waiting arms.

Reserves The mighty Tigers recorded a solid 55 point win over the Demons in triple senior premiership representative, Alex Windsor’s 150th club game for Mirboo North. The silky smooth Windsor duly celebrated his milestone appearance with a best on ground performance against his former club. Ironically, if not significantly, Boolarra’s losing score of 2.5.17 was the same

SENIORS Mirboo North 14.16.100 Boolarra 6.4.40

THIRDS Mirboo North 22.22.154 Boolarra 1.1.7

Mirboo North goals: Z. Kilgower 4, J. Blair 2, D. Taylor 2, D. Pinneri 1, K. Berchtold 1, L. Palmer 1, K. Nash 1, D. Gunn 1, J. Giardina 1. Boolarra goals: T. Tobin 3, S. Cooper 2, H. Lawson-Pepper 1. Mirboo North best: Z. Kilgower, K. Nash, D. Pinneri, L. Palmer, D. Turner, J. Allan. Boolarra best: J. Holmes, M. Coutts, M. Sheridan, V. Corbett, S. Cooper, M. Windsor.

Mirboo North goals: B. Thomson 7, J. Mason 3, K. Wilson 3, R. Lowrie 2, C. Rudling 2, A. Irwin 2, R. Peter 1, R. Kratzat 1, T. Joustra 1. Boolarra goals: D. Saliba 1. Mirboo North best: B. Thomson, L. Swallow, D. Allen, T. Reiske, R. Peter, K. Wilson. Boolarra best: J. Pickett, O. Brennen , M. Devonshire, R. Garcia, B. Mazou, D. Saliba.

RESERVES Mirboo North 10.12.72 Boolarra 2.5.17 Mirboo North goals: M. Green 4, J. Porter 2, B. Stoertebecker 1, Z. Porter 1, S. Rogers 1, N. Gervasi 1. Boolarra goals: D. Hvalica 1, L. Kite 1. Mirboo North best: A. Windsor, M. Green, B. Stoertebecker, S. Pratt, D. McLean, Z. Porter. Boolarra best: R. Kelly, J. Wilson, M. Powers, B. Wilson, D. Hvalica, A. Peter.

FOURTHS Mirboo North 12.12.84 Yallourn-Yall Nth 8.10.58 Mirboo North goals: J. Mason 4, B. Rudling 2, R. Lowrie 2, F. Austin 1, L. Stothart 1, S. Kennedy 1, L. Dight 1. Yall-Yall Nth goals: A. Lowater 4, R. Lacey 3, S. Dawson 1. Mirboo North best: R. Peter, J. Mason, B. Rudling, D. Fahey, R. Lowrie, W. Kilpin. Yall-Yall Nth best: D. Smith, S. Dawson, J. Redman, C. Palmer, G. Price, R. Lacey.

• Leongatha Cycling Club

Riders tough it out for trophy RACING started and finished at the Leongatha Secondary College on Saturday with riders having calm conditions but light rain setting in over the course of the one lap via Nerrena and Mardan. Riders were racing for the George Martin Trophy. This trophy is named after the Leongatha Cycling Club’s first referee, a tough task master and the tough course recognises this trait. There were 19 starters in the Senior field including hand cyclists Alex Welsh starting on 30 minutes. He was chased by Graham Jans at 22 minutes then a foursome of Kobi Merchant, Robyn Baker, Mark Bensley and Brad Bouquet on 15 minutes. A further three minutes back were Kerry Pritchard, Bernadette Fitzgerald and Tony Giles. On eight minutes there was a trio – Phil Hanley, Oliver McLean and new rider Cam Brown. There was a further trio on six minutes – David Supple, Steve Allen and Lorcan Heneghan. This week the back marker numbers were depleted with just Thomas McFarlane and Will Lumby on 1.30 whilst on scratch there was Harrison McLean and Brett Franklin. Whilst the tough climb out through Nerrena and then up the hill to Mardan normally does not suit the outmark-

as Morwell East managed against Mirboo North in the previous round. Michael Green booted four goals for the winners in the absence of dynamic fullforward, Mitchell Stewart, who was out with an injured back. Other Tigers to contribute positively in Mirboo North’s sixth win of the season, were Ben Stoertebecker, Sam Pratt and speedy midfielder, Damien McLean. Mirboo North was brilliant at chopping off Boolarra’s chip passes, that resulted in the Demons frequently losing traction in the midfield. The Demons could only manage single goals in the first and last quarters from Dylan Hvalica and Leigh Kite. The Tigers were able to comfortably increase their lead at every change with their poise, equilibrium and steadiness, all improving as the match progressed. Ross Kelly, Josh Wilson and Matthew Powers did everything they could to progress Boolarra’s cause by

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Morwell East 11.10.76 d Yarragon 5.5.35 Yinnar 12.15.87 d Hill End 2.6.18 Newborough 15.16.106 d Trafalgar 2.1.13 Yallourn-Yall Nth 18.12.120 d Thorpdale 6.3.39 RESERVES Morwell East 10.3.63 d Yarragon 7.8.50 Yinnar 19.14.128 d Hill End 2.1.13 Newborough 13.13.91 d Trafalgar 6.5.41 Yallourn-Yall Nth 13.11.89 d Thorpdale 0.8.8 THIRDS Yinnar 7.7.49 d Hill End 5.6.36 Newborough 12.13.85 d Trafalgar 4.5.29 Yallourn-Yall Nth 7.6.48 d Thorpdale 4.10.34 FOURTHS Newborough 5.10.40 d Trafalgar 2.1.13

maximising their strengths and minimising their ball handling mistakes.

Thirds Mirboo North overwhelmed Boolarra in a 147 point victory that saw the mighty Tigers record 44 scoring shots to the Demons’ two. Anyone who enjoys fast and skilful football, is advised to watch the Mirboo North thirds in action.

Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Newborough ......... 185.35 Morwell East......... 135.32 Yall-Yall North....... 227.78 Mirboo North ........ 195.01 Yinnar ................... 161.05 Yarragon .................. 82.41 Thorpdale ................ 70.08 Trafalgar ................... 43.43 Boolarra ................... 62.42 Hill End .................... 35.51

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RESERVES LADDER Yinnar ................... 374.54 Newborough ......... 329.46 Yall-Yall North....... 314.04 Mirboo North ........ 176.32 Yarragon ................. 96.54 Trafalgar ................... 64.29 Morwell East ............ 56.54 Thorpdale ................ 54.23 Boolarra ................... 32.66 Hill End .................... 18.32

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THIRDS LADDER Yinnar ................... 390.59 Mirboo North ........ 408.84 Newborough ......... 196.20 Hill End ................... 92.92 Yall-Yall North....... 112.57 Trafalgar ................... 48.18 Thorpdale ................ 73.22 Morwell East ............ 38.86 Boolarra .................. 18.76

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FOURTHS LADDER Newborough ........ 266.47 100 Mirboo North ....... 102.01 66 Trafalgar .............. 141.02 57 Yinnar .................... 67.18 20 Yall-Yall North........ 38.76 0

Leongatha Junior footy CGJFL ladders UNDER 10

Master’s apprentices: from left, Brett Franklin fastest time, Brad Bouquet winner of the George Martin trophy, second place Mark Bensley, third Oliver McLean and in the front, Junior event winner Jack Allen. The tough course set for Saturday’s race reflected the Leongatha Cycling Club’s first referee, George Martin, being known as a tough task master. ers, the extra numbers saw them go really well. Alex Welsh was finally caught on the last hill on the Mardan Road. Brad Bouquet and Mark Bensley also managed to drop their co-markers and had to keep pushing as there was a group of strong riders – Oliver McLean, David Supple and Lorcan Heneghan - charging through. Whilst Leongatha maybe in sight from the hill on the Mardan Road, the riders still have to navigate the climb into Leongatha and up Horn Street. Bouquet and Bensley were up to the task and came in one minute ahead of the chasers. In the downhill dash, Bouquet grabbed the win by

a wheel over Bensley. Next in was the improving Junior, Oliver Mclean. McLean was busy during the week winning the interschool cross country in his age division but did find that the running muscles are different to the cycling muscles. Bernadette Fitzgerald was a close fourth followed by David Supple , Graham Jans and Lorcan Henaghan. Tony Giles was eighth, Kerry Pritchard ninth and Rounding out the top 10 was Kobi Merchant. Brett Franklin was 13th and fastest in a time of one hour and 54 seconds. The Junior riders were taken out to the bottom of the Mardan climb near the Tarwin River.

A six kilometre uphill run to start the race meant riders needed to be keen to tackle the climb. First away on 10 minutes was Jack Allen, followed by Zach Stubbs Taylor on six minutes, then Kaleb Jans on 30 seconds whilst the scratch duo were Thomas Fitzgerald and Thomas Bouquet. By the time the scratch duo reached the turn at the top of the climb they had caught Kaleb Jans and had Zach in sight but the limit rider, Jack Allen, had flown and was nowhere in sight. The big run downhill towards Leongatha saw Jans lose contact with the scratch duo whilst Stubbs-Taylor was caught and then left as they raced over the Grays Road

hill. By the time Allen was cresting the last hill on the Mardan Road the scratch riders were just getting to the bottom of the climb. Allen was urged on by the supporters and powered home to the finish to score an easy win. In a desperate dash to the line Thomas Fitzgerald took the honours for second and fastest time – 48.25. Thomas Bouquet was third, Kaleb Jans 4th and Zach Stubbs-Taylor 5th. The Monday morning of the long weekend the riders will be back on the same circuit to race the last stage of the three day Gippsland Tour. Club members are asked to help with running the race day if they are not racing.

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

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

CGJFL % % Won 1555 100 1250 83 383 80 220 80 125 50 119 50 58 50 66 33 39 29 29 20 36 17 0.62 0

UNDER 12 W L’gatha Green.....5 L’gatha Gold ......5 Trafalgar...........4 Hill & Rovers .....4 Mirboo North .....3 New Blues ............ 3 Yinnar .................. 2 Moe Maroons....... 2 Yallourn Nth ......... 1 Morwell Navy ....... 1 Morwell Royal ...... 0

L 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5

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

% % Won 467 100 315 83 225 80 165 67 169 60 115 60 101 33 50 33 26 20 30 17 32 0

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

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

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

% % Won 249 90 176 90 288 83 130 83 197 67 125 57 100 50 106 43 32 20 48 17 58 14 26 0

UNDER 12 Leongatha Gold 8.5.53 Morwell Navy 3.2.20 Gold goals: T. Burt 2, N. Beavis 2, P. Winmar 1, R. Reardon 1, H. Martin 1, W. Croatto 1. Morwell Navy goals: B. Couling 1, F. White 1, C. Lappin 1. Gold best: R. Reardon, R. Checkley, M. Harry, W. Croatto, Z. Gardner, L. Patterson. Morwell Navy best: D. White, R. Moore, C. Lappin, B. Couling, D. Leeson, F. White.

UNDER 14 Leongatha Gold 9.8.62 Morwell Navy 6.7.43 Gold goals: R. Patterson 2, H. Kewming 2, J. Wrigley 2, D. Sturtevant 1, R. Giliam 1, F. Materia 1. Morwell Navy goals: J. Monacella 2, J. Leeson 1, T. Johnston 1, D. Arnold 1, N. Noblett 1. Gold best: R. Patterson, A. Battersby, L. Boyle, J. Dennison, R. Drysdale, R. Giliam. Morwell Navy best: D. Arnold, P. Carte, B. Gillespie, Z. Casey, J. Leeson, J. Monacella.

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• MDU v Kilcunda Bass

Demons fall to Panthers SENIORS LADDER W L D

Pts

Inv-K’wak..... 8 2 0 205.81 Fish Creek.... 8 2 0 199.82 Dalyston ...... 8 2 0 170.54 Foster ......... 8 2 0 146.91 Kil-Bass ...... 7 3 0 129.70 Stony Creek .. 5 5 0 84.63 MDU............... 4 6 0 99.86 Phillip Is ......... 4 6 0 95.86 DWWWW ....... 4 6 0 79.11 Toora... ........... 2 8 0 77.15 Tarwin ............ 2 8 0 70.38 Kor-Bena ........ 0 10 0 18.66 GOALKICKERS K. Bergles (Kil-Bass) .......... (5) K. Baskaya (Stony Ck) ........ (3) L. Manders (Toora) ............ (0) B. Runnalls (Phillip Is) ....... (2) J. Swift (MDU) ................... (4) T. Mahoney (Inv-K’wak) ..... (3) G. Parker (Dalyston) .......... (2) T. Wyatt (Inv-K’wak).......... (1) B. Tagg (Foster) ................. (1) J. Smith (Fish Creek) ......... (3) L. McMillan (Inv-K’wak) ..... (4)

32 32 32 32 28 20 16 16 16 8 8 0 49 31 31 29 29 27 26 25 24 23 23

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Pts

Dalyston ......10 0 0 654.76 Inv-K’wak..... 9 1 0 438.36 MDU........... 8 2 0 244.73 Fish Creek.... 7 3 0 245.58 Phillip Is...... 6 4 0 151.21 DWWWW ..... 4 6 0 71.30 Tarwin ............ 4 6 0 54.43 Foster ............. 3 7 0 44.58 Toora ... .......... 3 7 0 36.81 Kil-Bass.......... 2 8 0 53.14 Stony Creek.... 2 8 0 43.88 Kor-Bena ........ 2 8 0 27.51 GOALKICKERS A. Bright (Fish Creek) ......... (0) R. Butler (Inv-K’wak).......... (5) D. Brown (Dalyston) .......... (3) D. Pruysers (Dalyston) ....... (4) J. Brooker (Dalyston) ......... (1) M. Wright (Phillip Is) ......... (0) A. Wallis (Dalyston) ........... (2) N. Mathieson (MDU) .......... (3) A. Kuhne (MDU)................. (0) B. Wallace (Kil-Bass).......... (0)

40 36 32 28 24 16 16 12 12 8 8 8 29 26 22 22 20 18 18 18 17 16

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

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

0 1 2 3 4 4 6 6 7

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1485.7 250.2 331.3 142.8 99.1 123.5 12.7 32.9 18.2

100 87 71 57 50 42 25 14 0

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

21 20 19 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 10

UNDER 16 LADDER W L D

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

0 1 1 3 4 5 6 6 7 7

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

410.9 593.1 360.6 271.3 178.3 140.8 26.9 50.3 13.8 10.7

100 87 85 66 50 37 25 14 12 12

GOALKICKERS C. McInnes (Inv-K’wak)...... (6) B. Taylor (Phillip Is)............ (5) C. O’Halloran (Dalyston) .... (0) L. Howard (Fish Creek) ...... (1) L. Alford (Kil-Bass) ............ (2) M. Freeman (Phillip Is)....... (2) N. Anderson (Phillip Is) ...... (1) S. Flanders (Fish Ck) .......... (0) W. Lindsay (Kil-Bass) ......... (3) B. Aldwell (Kil-Bass) .......... (6)

29 26 25 18 17 15 13 13 13 12

JUST out of the top six, MDU played at home against Kilcunda-Bass and fought hard in an attempt to make finals this season at its game on Saturday. With rain pouring from the onset, both teams struggled to get points on the board

however it was MDU who held the ball for the first 15 minutes of the term. Despite its possession, the Demons struggled with accuracy and finished the term with one goal and three behinds with Josh Swift responsible for scoring the first major for the side. KB grabbed hold and sped forth in the last five minutes of the term, with Jacob Dakin kicking a goal, followed al-

• Dalyston v Tarwin

Dalyston powers over Tarwin WEEKEND weather made conditions tough for football and brought no wind advantage, just a slippery ball. Looking at the final score of the game between Dalyston and Tarwin it seems the Magpies had no trouble handling the slippery ball. In truth there is far more to the story and some might feel justified about the decision to place power teams like Dalyston and struggling teams like Tarwin in separate competitions. Tarwin was undermanned on Saturday. It lacked key position players, the araldite which holds the team firm, and when it came unstuck, Dalyston took full advantage. At the end of the day with strength all over the ground and full of touch it was an even team performance by the Magpies. Dalyston was just too good. It got off to a bright start and grew in confidence as the day went on. Onballers Kainen Schrape and Clay Tait gave good service as did full forward Chris Graham who scored five goals straight and was named amongst the best on ground. At half forward Brad Fish-

LADDER %

Phillip Is...... 6 0 1 332.04 Won Power ... 5 1 0 249.30 Corner Inlet .. 5 2 0 118.38 Inv-K’wak..... 4 3 0 111.69 Dalyston ...... 2 5 0 74.30 Kor-Bena ..... 1 6 0 68.08 Kil-Bass.......... 0 6 0 4.92 GOALKICKERS C. Scott (Won Pwr) ............ (0) H. Dawson (Inv-K’wak) ...... (1) J. Kilgour (Dalyston) .......... (2) L. Cocksedge (Foster) ........ (2) C. Smith (Won Pwr) ........... (1) K. Fuller (Phillip Is) ............ (0) J. Grace (Phillip Is) ............ (0) T. Nash (Inv-K’wak) ............ (3) C. Cook (Dalyston) ............. (0) A. Andreopoulos (Foster) ... (0)

Pts

26 22 20 16 8 4 0 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6

UNDER 12 LADDER W LD

Inv-K’wak...... 6 Corner Inlet ... 6 Phillip Is....... 6 Kor-Bena ...... 3 Won Power .... 2 Kil-Bass ....... 1 Dalyston .......... 0

1 1 1 4 5 5 7

Dalyston 19.11.125 Tarwin 2.4.16 Dalyston Goals: C. Graham 5, B. Fisher 4, G. Parker 2, K. Kirk 2, M. Rosendale 2, B. Carew 1, M. Marotta 1, B. Thornton 1, K. Schrape 1 Tarwin Goals: M. Swenson 1, B. Slater 1 Dalyston Best: C. Tait, K. Schrape, K. Thomas, C. Graham, K. Butler, M. Marotta Tarwin Best: P. Hinkley, N. McRae, B. Ellen, R. Davey, D. De Luca, J. Bloom RESERVES

Dalyston 30.19.199 Tarwin 0.0.0

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er was also effective even if not on song with four goals five. If he had kicked accurately the score line would be even more out of kilter than it was. Dalyston’s backline starved Tarwin of opportunities to score. Tarwin was competitive but undermanned and to its credit stuck the game out in the best spirits. It moved the ball well but with no key players to move the ball to it struggled to find momentum anywhere on the field of play. Dalyston played an undermanned opposition and won easily. A spokesman at the club said, “You play what you have to play; there are some easier games. Ten years ago Dalyston was undermanned and struggling, Tarwin was a force. “Overall the competition this year has picked up and it’s been competitive.”

Pts

0 449.21 24 0 247.50 24 0 195.56 24 0 93.33 12 0 90.85 8 0 52.20 4 0 0.32 0

GOALKICKERS Z. Duursma (Foster) ........... (0) J. Butcher (Inv-K’wak) ....... (3) R. Moresco (Won Pwr) ...... (1) B. Silvester (Inv-K’wak)...... (3) A. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (1) O. Dawson (Inv-K’wak) ...... (1) J. Duff (Inv-K’wak) ............. (1) D. Berryman (Foster) ......... (0) L. Harmer (Inv-K’wak)........ (1) T. Kleverkamp (Phillip Is) ... (2) J. Rowe (Inv-K’wak) ........... (2) K. Davy (Foster) ................. (1) H. Scott (Inv-K’wak)........... (1)

9 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Leading Goalkickers: R. Birnie 4, D. Pruysers 4 Dalyston Best: M. McCoy, L. McRae, J. Brooker, D. Brown, N. Bainbridge, S. Alexander Tarwin Best: N. McRae, P. Houston, L. Weston, J. Nye, P. O’Meara, A. Chadwick

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 11: June 11 MDU v Stony Creek Kilcunda-Bass v Kor-Bena Tarwin v DWWWW Phillip Island v I-K Dalyston v Toora Fish Creek v Foster

MID GIPPSLAND June 11 - Bye Queen’s Birthday

GIPPSLAND Round 9: June 11 Moe v Sale Maffra v Warragul Bairnsdale v Wonthaggi Drouin v Leongatha Morwell v Traralgon (Mon)

ELLINBANK Round 9: June 11 Koo Wee Rup v Nilma Darnum Neerim South v Longwarry Buln Buln v Poowong Nar Nar Goon v Dusties Cora Lynn v Nyora Catani v Ellinbank Bunyip v Garfield Lang Lang - bye

most immediately by a second from Kael Bergles. MDU felt the pressure with two injuries ailing the side from the get go. The team was missing Callum Hutcheson from on ball with a hamstring strain while Thomas Harley was out of full forward with a sore back. Stu Heppell came up from Reserves for his second time this season and proved to be a strong opponent while Kailem Baker played his first game on the wing. Second term saw tighter play from both sides with MDU managing to get three majors on the board with the help of Swift who managed to boot four across the day. KB put two on the board with the help of Bergles who also managed to boot five. Teams were level on 28 at half time. Third term took a turn for MDU with Matt Laskey injured just prior to the siren. The winger was sent to Wonthaggi Hospital with severe concussion, with his brother Jakob Laskey and his teammates left to fend in fear for the final term, going in 40 to 47 in KB’s favour. Chris Endres played head and shoulders above the other

A cool hand: Kilcunda-Bass player Basil Sibosado gets a handball away while under pressure from his opponent, MDU’s Ben Thomas. players on field and helped KB maintain focus against the shaken side. KB held its seven point margin and went in for the win, taking two majors and five points. MDU also managed to put two on the board with the help of Thomas McDermott however the Demons struggled to make up for lost ground and lost by 10 points behind KB’s 64 at full time. MDU will take on Stony Creek at home this Saturday for its reunion match which is sure to draw a large crowd.

Kilcunda-Bass 9.10.64 M.D.U. 8.6.54 Kilcunda-Bass Goals: K. Bergles 5, K. Rigby 1, R. Fitzgerald 1, J. Dakin 1, B. Sibosado 1 M.D.U. Goals: J. Swift 4, T. McDermott 2, K. Baker 1, M. Smith 1 Kilcunda-Bass Best: M. Whitham, R. Fitzgerald, C. Endres, A. Miller, S. Braithwaite, D. Mock M.D.U. Best: T. Corry, B. Dillon, T. McDermott, J. Swift, J. Hughes, M. Harris RESERVES

M.D.U. 12.12.84 Kilcunda-Bass 4.5.29 Leading goalkickers: N. Mathieson 3, D. Bettles 3 M.D.U. Best: M. East, M. Bartlett, J. Peach, R. Fisher, T. Harris, N. Mathieson

KB Best: N. Mitchell, J. Born, A. Jerrard, T. Keating, T. Smith, S. Watson THIRDS

Kilcunda-Bass 11.16.82 M.D.U. 1.2.8 Leading goalkicker: S. Bent 3 KB Best: S. Casey, S. Watson, T. Burgess, K. Condick, J. Bastwrous, S. Bent M.D.U. Best: D. Thorson, C. McInnes, L. Harris, A. Campbell, M. Darmanin, C. Dyke FOURTHS

Kilcunda-Bass 17.18.120 M.D.U. 2.1.13 Leading Goalkicker: B. Aldwell 6 KB Best: A. Honeysett, J. Rosenow, F. Homer, S. Bent, M. Dyball, B. Aldwell M.D.U. Best: J. Stockdale, M. Scrimshaw, M. Hoober, J. Tom, D. Mancarella, L. Smith

• Foster v Phillip Island

Tigers wear down the Island PHILLIP Island went down to a strong Foster side on Saturday in wet conditions at the Foster show grounds. As soon as the Reserves finished the rain came and, with the Island’s smaller bodies, they saw this as an advantage. Foster started the scoring after seven minutes but the Island struck back straightaway through Jaymie Youle. The two sides started to go goal for goal, with Foster scoring after 14 minutes and then the Island answering straight back with a goal from Jack Taylor that had to be seen to be believed. Taylor followed his first goal with a second with a set shot from the boundary. The two sides again started to exchange blows with two goals each to round

out the quarter, but the Island were up by five points. In the second quarter, Foster started to take control of the match. It all started in the first minute as the Tigers hit the lead at the beginning of play. They added four unanswered goals before the Island’s Lochie Cleeland scored. Foster again scored late to go into the long break up by 21 points. The Island started to fight back in the third quarter with two early goals scored by James Darcy and Beau Runnalls. Foster managed just the single goal to keep its lead going into the last quarter but the lead was reduced to just 10 points. A big final term had been set up and Foster got the dream start, scoring again in the first minute. They followed this up 11 minutes in with their second

of the quarter and the game seemed sealed. The minutes began to tick away and the Island still couldn’t manage a goal. It took until the 22nd minute of play before Matt Jackson found his way into the forward line to kick a major. Foster again had the answer to see them home by 22 points at the final siren. The Tigers celebrated with 88 points to the Island’s 66. Matthew Clark was listed as Foster’s best player after kicking four goals for the game. Bradley Rooney, Michael Howell, Nick Connellan, Joel Hanlon and Callan Van Dyke were also listed as the Tigers’ best players. Foster will take on second placed Fish Creek this week. The Island will battle against Inverloch Kongwak; a game that will prove to be the turning point of the season.

Foster 13.10.88 Phillip Island 10.6.66 Foster Goals: M. Clark 4, B. Bowden 2, M. Cooke 2, D. Granger 1, C. VanDyke 1, N. Connellan 1, B. Tagg 1, X. Duursma 1 Phillip Island Goals: B. Runnalls 2, J. Taylor 2, J. Youle 2, M. Jackson 1, S. Seddon 1, L. Cleeland 1, J. Darcy 1 Foster Best: M. Clark, B. Rooney, M. Howell, N. Connellan , J. Hanlon, C. VanDyke Phillip Island Best: J. Van Zanen, J. Youle, S. Seddon, B. Kimber, H. Moore, J. Darcy RESERVES

Foster 9.2.56 Phillip Island 7.4.46 Leading Goalkicker: B. Van Brummelen 4 Fos Best: K. Bohn, M. Allott, D. Hateley, M. Jones, S. Brett, M. Comben PI Best: N. Anderson, J. Nicolaci, B. Van Brummelen, J. Spencer, T. McMillan, L. Sullivan FOURTHS

Phillip Island 13.11.89 Foster 1.2.8 Leading Goalkicker: B. Taylor 5 PI Best: W. Semple, B. Taylor, M. Mattock, C. Thompson, L. WilsonBrowne, J. Asbury Fos Best: N. Van Dyke, M. House, B. Armstrong, R. Angwin, J. Thornell, K. Davy

• Leongatha v Morwell

Big wins for young Parrots Under 18

A CLOSE loss to Moe last week saw the Parrots keen to be back on the winners’ list. The Parrots opened the better side and within a minute Ben Smith had scored the opening goal. Morwell answered quickly and it was game on. Forrester, as he does week in week out, displayed his skill with a lovely goal from a tight angle. Eddy Smith went back for a long set shot goal and surprised a few by getting it home. A great snap to Morwell saw its second goal on the board. The second quarter saw Leongatha starting to move the ball well from end to end. Jordy Patullo continued his fine season with a clever

snap goal. Branson Amato was coming into the game with Sauvarin and McGannon also involved and the backline was holding firm. Skills after the long break were just average and the game became a little scrappy. Ben Smith who has relished his move into the forward line and is becoming a strong presence there, kicked another. A real highlight was a mark then a booming goal to Wes Graeme. In the final quarter the Parrots continued on its way kicking eight goals to one to really put the game away. There were many good players in a team performance and the Parrots will look to build momentum in the coming weeks.

Under 16 AFTER a heavy loss last week the Parrots were look-

ing for a return to form. Conditions were overcast and damp, a real test for each team’s skills. It was a scrappy start to the match due to the conditions and desperation of both teams. Morwell was first to goal after a slow build up and then a long goal to Brock Hastings evened the contest. Leongatha was getting on top and a great pass from Littlejohn set up Garnham for a nice set shot goal. Scott, Olden, Patterson and vander Plight were all playing well. A quick goal to Lamers opened the second term but that was followed by a long run of minor scores. Although the Parrots were dominating general play they were not putting it on the scoreboard. Morwell was trying hard and would not throw in the towel.

Again the Parrots were having plenty of the ball and scoring shots but as in the second term there was no reward on scoreboard. O’Neill, Sheedy and Reid were prominent and B. Hastings laced out brother Josh for a set shot goal. The boys were working harder now and goals to Reid and then O’Neill after the siren topped off an excellent five minutes. In the final quarter an early goal to Patterson was reward for a hard working game. J. Hastings got better as the game went on and goaled again after a chest mark. Olden was handling the wet ball with ease and kicked one of his own. Jye Gourlay, who had been in defence, went forward to good effect and the Parrots finished very strongly. A very good effort from the young Parrots.

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thestar.com.au • Korumburra-Bena v Toora

Giants loss was bad timing THIS was a game the Giants had ear-marked to win; but with only one win against its name, Toora had other ideas. Up until half time it Toora 12.17.89 Korumburra-Bena 6.3.39 Toora Goals: C. Hanratty 3, J. Weston 3, J. Pintus 2, B. East 1, P. Grant 1, B. Scarcella 1, J. Attard 1 Korumburra-Bena Goals: B. Dorling 2, J. Van Rooye 1, P. Hicks 1, N. Besley 1, C. Whelan 1 Toora Best: J. Attard, J. Weston, T. Allott, J. Griffin, C. Hanratty, J. Pintus Korumburra-Bena Best: S. Edwards, L. Van Rooye, N. Besley, C. Trewin, Z. Walker, J. Hill RESERVES

Korumburra-Bena 6.6.42 Toora 3.7.25

was a good game with Korumburra-Bena trailing by a small margin after earlier leading at the first change. Toora came out in the second half and applied itself the better of the two Leading Goalkickers: J. Kyle 2, T. Jones 2 KB Best: J. Kyle, J. Dunn, N. Allen, T. Jones, P. Kyle, H. Bull Too Best: L. Grylls, J. Grant, T. Crawford, M. Hilder, A. Jenkins, T. Need THIRDS

Korumburra-Bena 14.11.95 Toora 4.0.24 Leading goalkicker: J. Celebrine 5 KB Best: J. Harris, T. Jones, A. Walker, J. Grabham, T. Halliday, H. McNeil Too Best: L. Ireland, O. Cashmore, C. Walker, J. Cripps, A. Hewson, J. Vening

teams. While KB competed well and won plenty of the contested ball it was prone to making elementary errors such as not manning up, indeed leaving opponents unattended in the goal square. Toora seemed to have bigger bodies to throw at the ball and when they felt they had the Giants’ measure they took the game by the scruff and went on with it. It was a home game for Korumburra-Bena and despite the wet and slippery ball the ground was in good condition and should have played into its hands.

It was little things, small lapses in concentration, that add up to majors in the long run that cost the home team. There were as usual excellent signs with Sam Edwards outstanding in defence all day and Luke Van Rooye was very good, as usual, on ball. Nick Besley made his return after several weeks sidelined by injury and he too had an excellent game of football. With Kilcunda-Bass next weekend Korumburra-Bena is looking to make improvements and working towards a win at home against Tarwin in two weeks time.

Upper hand: Joshuah Hill like most of his team mates came away with plenty of the contested ball but the bigger bodied Toora team gained the upper hand and ran away with the game.

Massive belting for once mighty Alberton Comment Biggins

Stuart

TO many it appears that in losing Inverloch Kongwak, Phillip Island, Dalyston and Kilcunda-Bass the Alberton Football Netball League has had vital organs cut out. On face value, given broad agreement that the imbalance between the teams from the east and west of the Alberton league needed redressing, the AFL Commission has it right. Well, almost right because the end game might yet needed to be played out. The new recommendation may have pleased Inverloch Kongwak but the backflip has stirred up the Korumburra Bena Giants no end. A new nine team, less than ideal league has been created, that being the West Gippsland Football Netball League. Is the door left open for one more team to even the competition and eliminate the need for a bye each weekend? Korumburra Bena is on the march and will give its all as it appeals the commission’s original naming of the Giants as one of the founding members of the new league. It lost its place to Inverloch Kongwak’s inclusion and the Giants are less than happy. Why not follow through and allow it into West Gippsland and make it a byeless 10 team competition-how hard could that be? Inverloch Kongwak co-president Bruce Clark said the club was “over the moon” with the outcome. “We were very, very happy with our situation obviously.

“We wanted to go there and felt our club needed to be there if we were to survive long-term as a club,” he said. “For us we were pretty ecstatic and speaking to the netball committee and junior committee and our whole committee, everyone is very, very happy with the outcome for us.” Korumburra Bena feels it is floundering in no man’s land and fears the loss of several senior players if its appeal is not upheld. But if the appeal is upheld the Alberton league will be further reduced and its president, Barry Stride said, “That is not on.” “The Alberton Football Netball League Board has AFL Gippsland’s undertaking that Alberton will not be reduced to a seven team competition.” Korumburra Bena FNC says it will be crippled by a decision to leave it out of the new league. The club’s president, Ross Besley, said some of the club’s top players will leave if it’s left to play in the Alberton league. “We’ve had a number of former players who have also indicated that the chances of them coming back decrease significantly to almost zero if we’re in Alberton,” he said. “The whole review was supposed to be about sustainability and it will have exactly the opposite effect on our club,” AFL Gippsland region general manager Travis Switzer said the commission’s concern was that Korumburra Bena’s senior footballers would struggle to compete in the new West Gippsland league “at the moment”. But he said clubs such as the Giants “might line up better in a different competition in the future and that’s something we’re not ruling out.” The loss of four major clubs is

a big hit in anyone’s language but the AFL Commission believes it is acting in the best interests of AFL Gippsland by evening up the Alberton competition and, importantly, making it easier for clubs to recruit juniors players by parents not having to drive their children almost to the edge of the known world, to places such as Cowes, on a Saturday morning. Containing the competition within a more compact area should yield greater interest. The president of the Toora FNC, Craig Jenkins said, “I am confident Alberton will continue to be a good competition. “Clubs recruited well this season and they will continue to do so. “We don’t have much of a problem getting players to drive the three hours from Melbourne for a game in the Alberton League. “Whether it ends up an eight or a seven team competition, and it looks like Korumburra-Bena is going to throw everything at its push to get into the new league, we have a positive attitude, there is no use squealing.” The president of the Foster FNC, Mal Davies said his club was “very disappointed” by the changes. The removal of four teams from the league which includes three of the top six teams will make Alberton “a lesser league,” he said. “If Korumburra-Bena is successful in its moves to be included in the new WGFNL then Alberton ends up with only seven teams and it doesn’t leave much,” he said. “We had a meeting on Wednesday night and the feeling was that the league has been as strong as it has ever been.” The formation of the West Gippsland Football Netball League redresses the imbalance between east and west in terms of putting the

No go: the Giants will be holding its ground and making it known that no one is going anywhere without them. towns in a growth corridor together, thus ridding South Gippsland of a kind of two tier football league, the haves and the have nots. Population growth projections show a strong increase in population in the west. Bass Coast Shire is projected to have a population of 42,254 by 2031, an increase of 11,021 from 2011 while the South East Coastal District, home to MDU, Toora, Tarwin, DWWWW and Foster, is forecast to grow by only 302 people. The ramifications of this greater growth to the west of the region would see the problems experienced by small town clubs growing worse and their football and netball teams even less competitive. When growth towns like Inverloch are almost overwhelmed by juniors at recruitment sessions, MDU struggles to get double fig-

ure attendance within the current structure. The new structure will overcome the tyranny of distance which is something of a drag on the competition. When Inverloch-Kongwak travels to play Nar Nar Goon it is a one hour and 15 minutes, 94 kilometre journey. IK’s average travel will be 64.6kms only outdone by Phillip Island FNC whose players will travel an average 66.2 kilometres. The average travel time for a WGFNL team will be 50.3 kilometres. In the Alberton FNL, Stony Creek, closest to the centre of the region, will have an average travelling distance of 27.2 while Korumburra Bena and Toora will have the furthest to travel at 64.1. The average travel for an Alber-

ton club will be 37 kilometres. When Leongatha plays Bairnsdale the club is faced with a round journey of 378 kilometres taking close to six hours. When Bairnsdale travels to Wonthaggi, the longest haul in the Gippsland League, it takes 4.5 hours to cover the more than 450 kilometres involved. Barry Stride was critical of AFL Gippsland and said, “While our thoughts were asked, at the end of the day we had no say in the decisions that were taken. “We will be working closely with the clubs. “We will do all we can to make sure our clubs have juniors and that those juniors become seniors. “We are getting on with the job to make sure that 2017 is a great year at Alberton.”

• BASEBALL

South Gippsland Miners Under 13’s fly the winning flag THE Under 13 Miners flew the flag for South Gippsland, winning its game against Moe-Newborough 8-5. South Gippsland Miners held off the Moe-Newborough Dodgers in a come from behind close match at Moe. The Dodgers jumped out to a 3-nil lead in the first and then added another in the second inning to keep the lead 4-3 against the Miners who struggled to get base runners.

However, in the third inning the Miners’ leadoff hitter Bailey Harvey took the Moe pitcher Jesse Wilson deep for a double. Wilson had kept the Miners bats quiet for the first two innings. Hits by Callum Buckland, Ethan Davis and Mitch McGraw helped the Miners to score five, putting them ahead. In the bottom of the third Ty Ashton slammed a homerun off Ethan Davis, who shook off the hit and then closed down the inning putting the game back in the hands of the

Miners batsmen. The Miners could not score a run and entered the last inning with an 8-5 lead. Callum Buckland took to the mound and allowed the first two Moe hitters to get on base, but a fly ball brought down by Mitch McGrath was soon turned into a double play as Cam Prosser caught the base runner off base to record the second out of the inning. With just five minutes left on the clock, bases loaded and two out, the Moe-Newborough

was unable to finish off the vulnerable Miners, who dodged a bullet to keep their unbeaten record alive at 7-0. B Grade Miners 2 lost to Newborough 25 Although the score line doesn’t suggest a good game, it most certainly was! With first time pitchers Jordan Knox, Damon Ginnane and Tasha Cocks all getting some time on the mound, along with Brodie Cocks and Daniel Gilbert they all did a fantastic job!

Offensively the guys are getting better with Daniel Gilbert smashing a huge double to score a run, Damon also with a mature approach in the batter’s box drawing two walks and taking a nice catch at centre field. Defensively Jordan Gardner again made a couple of quality plays at second and Daniel making a stellar play at third to make the out! Good stuff guys, keep working hard and things will happen. A Grade Miners 2 lost to Moe 13

Unfortunately A grade just didn’t really click with the bats quiet and the defence lacking against a red hot Moe side. Tim Katz, vice-president of the club, as always doing his job on the mound throwing strikes and keeping us going. Offensively Colin Knox and Brian Osborne did their all to liven the bats up with Brian hitting a quality double and Colin collecting three hits and doing a great job at first base.

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Sea Eagles take the lead SITTING at second on the ladder, Inverloch-Kongwak was primed to take the lead from Fish Creek when it travelled to Devon oval to take on the Allies on Saturday. Blustery winds and a number of injuries put the home team at a disadvantage with its three strongest forwards out for the round. Allies’ Shaun Buttigieg-Clarke was out with a hamstring while Max Combridge has been ill for the last couple of rounds. Ben Doran looks to be in a bit of strife with a back injury which may take him out of the remaining season. The first term saw IK kick two majors with Lucas McMillan proving to be an unbeatable force once again, scoring four majors across the match. Struggling to get off the mark and plagued with a tough opposition, Allies only managed to put three behinds on the scoreboard by the end of the first term. IK continued to dominate in the second term, booting another four goals while the Allies lagged be-

hind without a single major. IK’s Toby Mahoney helped keep the ball rolling for the Sea Eagles, having contributed three goals throughout the game. Half time saw home team Allies’ behind with IK ahead on a 33 point lead. The side, already suffering a number of injuries, lost midfielder Daniel Batson after he hurt his foot. After a break the Allies came back hungry to get some goals on the board and managed to put two to its name in the third term. Darcy Atkins kicked the first goal for the team and also proved his worth with 17 strong tackles on the day. Ben Mayers also played a strong game in the ruck while Steven Scott went up against IK’s star Dylan Clarke. While Allies managed to put some scores up, IK matched and beat its efforts in the third term, managing to boot another three, going into the fourth term on a comfortable 61 to 25. IK midfielder Corey Casey did some damage and kept the Allies opponents at bay while McMillan continued to stomp the competition. The final quarter saw

IK manage to put forth another four goals, securing its win against the Allies who only squeezed in its third and final major for the match. The Sea Eagles finished up victorious on 85 to 31, securing its coveted place at the top of the ladder. Allies will take on Tarwin this Saturday in an away game. The team hopes to redeem itself from its minor losing streak, having beaten the Sharks earlier in the season.

Inverloch-Kongwak 13.7.85 Allies 3.13.31 Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: L. McMillan 4, T. Mahoney 3, A. Cross 1, T. Wyatt 1, C. Terlich 1, C. Casey 1, A. Soumilas 1, D. Reid 1 Allies Goals: A. Burr 2, D. Atkins 1 Inverloch-Kongwak Best: D. Reid, E. MacPhie, A. Cuff, T. McQualter, C. Casey, A. Soumilas Allies Best: D. Atkins, S. Scott, B. Mayers, N. Pollock, J. Marriott, A. Burr RESERVES

Inverloch-Kongwak 16.17.113 Allies 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: R. Butler 5 IK Best: B. Hender, D. Houston, T. Lomax, J. Truman, R. Butler, S. Buxton Allies Best: C. Buttigieg-Clarke, K. Hanning, B. Mason, L. Sketcher, D. Hooper, J. Becker FOURTHS

Inverloch-Kongwak 16.10.106 Allies 2.1.13 Leading Goalkicker: C. McInnes 6 IK Best: R. Sparkes, C. McLean, C. McInnes, K. Benson, E. Purnell, J. Mercer Allies Best: L. Biemans, L. Sketcher, H. Hoppner, J. Gay, D. O’Keefe, M. Hoppner

Above: Primed to play: Santo Joma handballs to Lewis Rankin as the Sea Eagles soared to the top of the AFL ladder.

Right: Red handed: Daniel Reid and Santo Joma take on an Allies opponent from both sides and set the tone for the match at the first bounce of the day.

Fish Creek lift enough THE Fish Creek juggernaut rolls on in 2016 but it was a far less impressive win on Saturday that kept its season powering. Fishy held on by the proverbial skin of its teeth, nudging out Stony Creek as four point winners at the Stony Racecourse. Poor weather and a desperate home side made for a close game, and the skill level was still high despite the at times pouring rain. Fishy started off with a bang, kicking the first three goals of the game thanks to handy work up forward from Jake Buckland and Justin Smith. The Stony defence was under all sorts of pressure, but held its nerve pretty well to cling to a small deficit at the first change. The visitors once again had all the run in the second, but some blasé play meant they were not able to capitilise on all of their hard work. The home side did, however, make sure its hard work was rewarded throughout the midfield. Clint Mackie and Cameron Stone led the way for their midfield, taking the Kangaroos’ head on and letting them know this was no walk in the park.

Fishy coach Greg Hoskins agreed, and at the major break he told his players it was time to lift. “It’s not just going to happen for us today guys, we’re going to have to work for everything,” he said. But it was Stony Creek that came out bristling in the third and shrivelled the 17 point half time lead to just a few points before Fishy was able to regain some breathing space towards the end of

the third. A couple of errant kicks from the Kangaroos’ backline resulted in Stony Creek majors, but skilful play at the other end helped Fish Creek to theirs. At the last break it was really starting to rain hard and doubts started to creep in as to whether or not the Lions had one more comeback in them. They were quickly put to bed, however, when they were able to bang on

a couple of quick goals. A settling goal from Paul Tolongs might have quashed any other side, but still the Lions still roared. A roving goal to James Monaghan cut the lead to 10 and with not long to play the crowd started to become very vocal. Fish Creek was struggling to remove the ball from its back half, until it seemed that ruckman Matt Taylor took a great mark on the back flank.

Unfortunately for the big man he had pushed his opponent in the back and the free kick went the other way. A 50 metre penalty then came about as one of the players ran over the mark. Another goal to Stony Creek and the lead was less than a goal. However, the siren would beat them and they had to be content with a courageous loss.

Close call: slippery conditions on Saturday did little to dampen the skills on display at the Stony Creek Racecourse as the two ‘creeks’ fought out a tough battle. Kieren Byers attempted to spoil Jarrad Byrne’s mark as Jake Brydon kept in touch. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ fourcornersframing. biz Fish Creek 12.12.84 Stony Creek 12.8.80 Fish Creek Goals: J. Buckland 3, J. Smith 3, A. Seccull 1, B. Cooper 1, E. Park 1, C. Park 1, P. Tolongs 1, A. Snooks 1 Stony Creek Goals: J. Cann 3, K. Baskaya 3, J. Monaghan 1, W. Collins 1, D. Zuidema 1, J. Schelling 1, C. Stone 1, C. Mackie 1 Fish Creek Best: J. Smith, C. Park, A. Snooks, E. Park, R. McGannon, W. Lomax Stony Creek Best: J. Cann, D. Zuidema, R. Saunders, C. Stone, E. Taylor, J. Brydon RESERVES

Hooked: Cam Stone and Trevor Hooker appeared to conjure the ball with Jarrad Byrnes caught on the wrong foot in this passage of play while the umpire was perfectly positioned to rule. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ fourcornersframing.biz

Stony Creek 7.5.47 Fish Creek 6.9.45 Leading Goalkicker: M. Linke 4 Stony Best: G. Gray, T. Stone, T. Gordon, B. McKnight, M. Linke, S. Cope Fishy Best: J. Redpath, R. Nicoll,

B. Graham, J. Potter, T. Mills, H. Buckland THIRDS

Fish Creek 21.18.144 Stony Creek 0.0.0 Leading Goalkicker: T. Redpath 7 Fishy Best: T. Redpath, B. Rogers, M. McGannon, B. Stefani, J. Bowron Stony Best: L. Harrington, D. Williams, A. Dyke, R. Harrington, J. Webb FOURTHS

Fish Creek 17.19.121 Stony Creek 0.0.0 Leading Goalkickers: K. Pavlou 3, B. Mitchell 3 Fishy Best: B. Hams, J. Stefani, B. Stefani, L. Cocksedge, J. Denbrok, K. Pavlou Stony Best: H. Collins, J. Battersby, J. Phillips, B. Martin, D. Williams, A. Wright

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thestar.com.au • Leongatha v Morwell

Leongatha coast against Tigers LEONGATHA had no trouble disposing of one of the bottom sides on the ladder, Morwell, on Saturday at Leongatha, winning by 144 points. It was a disappointing match for Morwell that provided very little real opposition and it seemed almost like a training drill for Leongatha. Such was Leongatha’s dominance that Morwell failed to score a goal in the first half and for three of the four quarters. It showed glimpses of fight in the third term when it kicked three goals. The Parrots on the other hand rarely took the foot off the accelerator; tallying up 25 goals for the match. Leongatha’s first term was again excellent with 7.3 on the board to Morwell’s solitary behind. For the spectators it was hard to get motivated watching the one sided contest especially as the weather came in during the last quarter as the showers got heavier and the day turned colder. Aaron Heppell was a welcome addition to the side as

his Essendon VFL side had the bye this week. Heppell put together another good game. Chris Verboon was rested this week while Cade Maskell should be back out on the field in a couple of weeks as he’s still recovering from a nasty hamstring injury. Dale Hoghton was back and played on and off until three quarter time then he was rested. But it was Tom Marriott in the middle who was again unstoppable, picking up possessions at will. Aaron Hillberg was back to his best and was dead-eye accurate in front of goal with seven straight. In the second term the Parrots kicked another five goals and at half time it was Leongatha 12.7.79 to Morwell 0.2.2. The Tigers showed a little bit more form in the third quarter as Leongatha kept up the attack with another eight goals; it was now Leongatha 20.9.129 to Morwell 3.5.23. Chris Dunne was another firing forward, booting seven for the day for the ‘Gatha. An inaccurate 5.9 was scored by Leongatha in the last term to completed the rout.

ROUND 8 SENIORS LADDER W L D

LADDER W L D

Lightning: Leongatha’s Shem Hawking dishes out a quick handball. More photos at www.mdphotos.net Joel Sinclair across half back was again in fine form while Zac Vernon, with four goals, kept running well. Brock Davidson is an improv-

ing player and he did enough to hold his deserved spot in the seniors. The Parrots head to Drouin this Saturday before a

split round bye on June 18. The much anticipated return match against Traralgon

Break away: Jake Mackie shakes off a Morwell tackle to drive Leongatha forward.

is on June 25 at Leongatha before a Sunday game at Wonthaggi on July 3.

SENIORS Leongatha 25.18.168 d Morwell 3.6.24

UNDER 18 Leongatha 23.9.147 d Morwell 3.3.21

Leongatha goals: A. Hillberg 7, C. Dunne 7, Z. Vernon 4, A. Heppell 2, T. Marriott 2, B. Davidson 1, J. Hopkins 1, J. Sinclair 1. Morwell goals: T. Ryan 1, R. Tatterson 1, D. Soutar 1. Leongatha best: T. Marriott, A. Hillberg, J. Sinclair, Z. Vernon, C. Dunne, B. Davidson. Morwell best: T. Ryan, T. Hillier, J. Jacobsen, J. Soutar, S. Noy, M. Murphy.

Leongatha goals: W. Graeme 4, B. Smith 4, K. Cooper 3, E. Smith 2, J. Dunn 2, J. Patullo 2, H. McGannon 1, T. Sauvarin 1, J. Patullo 1, J. Patullo 1, S. Forrester 1, K. Patterson 1. Morwell goals: L. Day 1, S. Delicato 1, J. Maximiw 1. Leongatha best: B. Smith, W. Graeme, E. Smith, B. Amato, J. Patullo, J. Patullo. Morwell best: S. Delicato, B. Jones, J. Callaway, J. White, R. Lewis, N. Mills.

Leongatha goals: T. Olden 4, J. Ginnane 3, C. Rump 2, J. Pellicano 2, B. Fitzgerald 2, J. Hickey 2, J. Nagel 1, G. Fleming 1. Morwell goals: D. Day 1. Leongatha best: K. Cooper, T. Olden, J. Renden, G. Fleming, J. Ginnane, N. Moore. Morwell best: J. MacFarlane, S. Winters, N. Scurrah, J. Weatherill, D. Mann, C. White.

UNDER 16 Leongatha 13.18.96 d Morwell 2.1.13 Leongatha goals: J. Hastings 3, J. Gourlay 2, B. Hastings 1, J. Lamers 1, L. O’Neill 1, L. Scott 1, B. Patterson 1, K. Reid 1, C. Olden 1, D. Garnham 1. Morwell goals: J. Darling 1, N. Williams 1. Leongatha best: J. Hastings, J. Smith, K. Reid, C. Olden, B. Patterson, L. Scott. Morwell best: H. Law, S. Burzese, K. Hearn, L. Dal Pra, J. Bloomfield.

• Wonthaggi Power v Maffra

Gritty win to Wonthaggi WONTHAGGI has put its season firmly back on track with a morale boosting win over second placed Maffra on Saturday. It was a tough day at the office in challenging conditions from the first bounce. Maffra has been travelling

SENIORS Wonthaggi Power 7.12.54 d Maffra 5.3.33 Wonthaggi Power goals: J. Magro 2, S. Bates 2, B. Eddy 1, A. Lindsay 1, T. Harley 1. Maffra goals: M. Bennett 2, J. Scott 2, D. Bedggood 1, T. Jolly 1. Wonthaggi Power best: M. Kelly, J. Membrey, T. Huther, M. McCall, B. Dryden Maffra best: D. Alexander, D. Gray, W. Gieschen, J. Huts, J. Read, S. Walker.

RESERVES Wonthaggi Power 9.5.59 d Maffra 4.6.30 Wonthaggi Power goals: L. Membrey 3, T. Davey 3, T. Wells 2, S. Roche 1. Wonthaggi Power best: L. Jones, T. Davey, N. Tucker, L. Membrey, W. Joplin, T. Wells.

comfortably this season with an impressive playing list and playing great football. With the home side struggling to find form and confidence this looked to be a formality for the visitors; however you can never discount the fighting spirit of this exciting young Power side. Wonthaggi has worked hard over the past month in particular to turn its fortunes around and Saturday provided another big test. Its would be hungry for a win but could it produce the goods? It was cold, miserable and slippery but the ground itself was again excellent. Maffra has a big, experienced side and there is never an easy possession. Wonthaggi made a positive start with a great goal from Joe Magro and Wonthaggi was tackling hard to put pressure on the opposition. It was red hot football already and the crowd was warming to the contest. Michael Kelly, Aiden Lindsay, Jarrod Membrey and Curtis Gilmour were providing plenty of run around the packs and down back Matt Coyne, By-

Pts

RESERVES

RESERVES Leongatha 17.16.118 d Morwell 1.2.8

Welcome back: Aaron Heppell took the opportunity with a bye in the Essendon VFL side to slot back into the Leongatha senior line-up.

Leongatha ....8 0 0 356.12 32 Traralgon .....6 2 0 145.57 24 Maffra.........6 2 0 136.31 24 Warragul .....4 4 0 93.84 16 Won Power ...3 5 0 87.46 12 Moe................3 4 0 86.75 12 Bairnsdale ......3 4 0 68.85 12 Drouin ............2 5 1 74.90 10 Sale ................2 6 0 69.43 8 Morwell ..........1 6 1 60.21 6 GOALKICKERS C. Dunne (Leongatha) ......... (7) 39 A. Hillberg (Leongatha) ....... (7) 26 B. Fowler (Warragul) ........... (0) 24 M. Bennett (Maffra)............. (2) 22 T. Johnston (Traralgon) ....... (2) 18 Z. Vernon (Leongatha) ........ (4) 18 L. Stockdale (Traralgon) ...... (4) 17 K. Mutke (Moe) ................... (0) 17 M. Engley (Moe) ................. (1) 16 J. Gooch (Sale) ................... (0) 15

ron Dryden, Ben Eddy, Shannon Bray and Mark McCall were busy. For the visitors Dylan Alexander, James Hutt, Winston Gieschen, James Read,Tom Jolly, Kelvin Porter and Sam Walker were already showing good form. As expected it was a high standard game despite the trying conditions. Maffra had a big target up forward in Macklin Raine and he provided it with its first goal. Power was getting plenty of opportunities also but just couldn’t finish the job with Maffra’s defence standing tall. Maffra’s dangerous, experienced forward Daniel Bedgood slipped in for another goal and Mitch Bennett provided another to give the Eagles a handy quarter time lead. A highlight already of the game was the battle between young Power ruckman Toma Huther up against former AFL player Trent Knobel. The second quarter continued to be a dour struggle as the ball moved back and forth between the half forward lines. Ben Eddy goaled for Wonthaggi to bring it closer. It was

tough in the packs with every possession a real contest. It was difficult for both sides. Maffra goaled through Jackson Scott and looked to be getting the upper hand. Danny Butcher for the visitors continued to do well on-ball while Michael Kelly, Lindsay, Coyne and Membrey were consistent performers for Power. With only two goals scored for the quarter and enormous pressure the game was still there to be won at half time. Maffra had the scoring end in the third quarter and looked to extend its lead. Power lost Membrey through injury but he was able to recover quickly and return to the field thankfully. Power had lifted its intensity, attacked at every opportunity and was prepared to take a risk and run the ball. The Powers’ work was rewarded when Simon Bates goaled on the run to bring it closer. Troy Harley took a strong mark and goaled again for Wonthaggi as the contest tightened even further. Maffra had been held scoreless for the quarter and when Aiden

Lindsay scored a long running goal Power had set up its chance for victory. The Power was desperate for a win and the pressure was on to see if it could withstand the expected attack to come from the strong Maffra side. What a game this had been and the big crowd was enjoying every minute of it. Maffra was soon into attack with a point and a finally a goal to Bennett who was presenting strongly. It was game on and the game was in the balance. Wonthaggi continued to work hard all over the ground and was rewarded with a much needed goal from Joe Magro after some strong play from dynamic on-baller Aiden Lindsay. Wonthaggi was doing all the attacking but could manage only points before a long left foot goal from Bates sealed the contest for Power. It had been a great team performance up against a top side. Wonthaggi had worked hard all day under real pressure and had come out on top. Next week it has the long trip

to Bairnsdale as the season reaches the half way mark and will need to carry this confidence and aggression into another vital game. Maffra hosts the improving Warragul side in another interesting contest. The competition is hotting up in a very even year, a very healthy position for football in the Gippsland League.

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Traralgon 11.8.74 d Warragul 6.11.47 Drouin 12.14.86 d Sale 5.5.35 RESERVES Traralgon 17.9.111 d Warragul 2.3.15 Sale 5.8.38 d Drouin 4.8.32 UNDER 18 Traralgon 18.11.119 d Warragul 21.2.14 Sale 8.7.55 d Drouin 6.9.45 UNDER 16 Traralgon 15.15.105 d Warragul 2.0.12 Sale 11.17.83 d Drouin 0.0.0 Moe 8.6.54 d Bairnsdale 6.5.41

Leongatha ....7 0 0 432.50 Traralgon .....5 2 0 181.27 Won Power ...5 3 0 168.55 Maffra.........4 3 0 178.41 Drouin ........4 3 0 105.22 Moe................3 4 0 82.57 Warragul ........2 5 0 40.20 Morwell ..........1 6 0 50.00 Sale ................1 6 0 22.63 Bairnsdale ......0 0 0 0.00 GOALKICKERS

Pts

28 20 20 16 16 12 8 4 4 0

J. Pellicano (Leongatha) ..... (2) 22 A. Haymes (Drouin) ............ (0) 12 C. Johnston (Leongatha)..... (0) 11 T. Mustoe (Traralgon) .......... (3) 10 P. Yates (Moe) ..................... (0) 10 N. Quenault (Traralgon)....... (3) 10 J. Ginnane (Leongatha) ....... (3) 10 J. Bennett (Maffra) .............. (0) 10 A. Burgiel (Maffra) .............. (0) 9 T. Davey (Won Pwr) ............ (3) 9 J. Somers (Warragul).......... (0) 9 L. Membrey (Won Pwr)....... (3) 9

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Pts

Bairnsdale ...7 0 0 342.20 28 Traralgon .....6 1 0 277.23 24 Moe ...........4 2 0 201.95 16 Leongatha ....4 3 0 200.74 16 Maffra.........4 3 0 161.13 16 Morwell ..........2 4 1 38.74 10 Sale ................2 5 0 45.47 8 Warragul ........1 6 0 29.67 4 Drouin ............0 6 1 30.97 2 Won Power ....0 3 0 0.00 0 GOALKICKERS L. Di Ciero (Traralgon)......... (2) 26 A. McLaren (Bairnsdale) ..... (0) 16 A. McKenzie (Maffra) .......... (0) 16 R. Livingstone (Traralgon) .. (3) 15 B. Bosman (Moe) ................ (0) 14 W. Graeme (Leongatha) ...... (4) 13 N. Pruscino (Bairnsdale) ..... (1) 12 J. Reeves (Maffra)............... (0) 12 L. Farrell (Moe) ................... (0) 11 L. Carman (Maffra) ............. (0) 10 J. Maximiw (Morwell) ......... (1) 10 F. Dostine (Bairnsdale) ........ (0) 10 J. Guarnaccia (Bairnsdale) .. (0) 10 K. Cooper (Leongatha) ........ (3) 10

UNDER 16 LADDER W L D

Traralgon .....7 Moe ...........7 Leongatha ....6 Bairnsdale ...5 Sale ...........5 Warragul ........3 Drouin ............2 Maffra ............2 Won Power ....1 Morwell ..........0

1 1 2 2 3 5 6 5 6 7

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts

494.35 474.71 245.04 144.38 124.74 74.19 48.68 46.03 16.36 20.38

28 28 24 20 20 12 8 8 4 0

GOALKICKERS J. Van Iwaarden (Trar)......... (2) 36 T. Baldi (Moe)...................... (3) 18 J. Hastings (Leongatha) ...... (3) 15 B. White (Traralgon) ............ (3) 15 G. Cocksedge (Moe) ........... (0) 14 C. Mein (Bairnsdale) ........... (0) 14 J. Ziino (Sale) ...................... (4) 14 H. Neocleous (Traralgon) .... (3) 13 D. Garnham (Leongatha)..... (1) 11 H. Pepper (Moe) ................. (0) 11 J. Wykes (Bairnsdale) ......... (4) 11 J. Lamers (Leongatha) ........ (1) 11

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Alberton decimated

By Stuart Biggins

ALBERTON Football Netball League’s tall timber has been lopped. The loss of Inverloch-Kongwak, KilcundaBass, Phillip Island and Dalyston to the new West Gippsland Football Netball League has reduced

the Alberton competition to eight sides. Nyora, originally targeted to move into the Alberton league, has successfully staked its claim to remain in the Ellinbank league. Inverloch Kongwak is the surprise inclusion in the new league but it has come at the cost of Korumburra-Bena’s exclusion. The Giants will now remain in Alberton al-

though not if the club has its way and mounts a successful appeal to AFL Gippsland to play in the new league. Korumburra-Bena had been pinning its hopes for a change in fortunes on a move to the new league. The president of the Alberton Football Netball League, Barry Stride, said his Board has assurances from AFL Gippsland that Alberton would never be reduced to seven sides which it would if KB’s appeal were to be upheld. He said, “Three games and a bye each week is not viable. “Losing the four large towns is a big chunk out of Alberton. “We can see the need for the changes that have been made because of the smaller clubs being belted each week. “Alberton will survive but it will never be reduced to seven sides.” Dalyston butchered Tarwin’s senior team by 18 goals on Saturday and humiliated it reserves 30.19 to nil. Inverloch-Kongwak 13.7.85 defeated Allies 3.13.31 and its Reserves 16.17.113 took care of

the Allies, one behind. Korumburra-Bena had its best chance to score its first win of the season when it played Toora which had one win to its name; Toora 12.17.89 defeated Giants 6.3.39. AFL Gippsland has been motivated by a widely perceived need to redress the imbalance between the stronger teams on the western side of South Gippsland and the less competitive teams to the east. Statistics forecast the western side of South Gippsland will continue to experience strong growth over the next two decades and that is anticipated to only increase the imbalance between the current 12 Alberton teams if nothing was done to avoid it. Mr Stride said he feels sorry for KorumburraBena but the decision to exclude it from the new league was made on current form. “The door is not shut on Korumburra-Bena in a year or two, if it can turn itself around, going across to the new West Gippsland league. “If the club’s appeal to be included in West Gippsland in 2017 is upheld, things could change dramatically.”

No work for scoreboard: from left, Korumburra-Bena’s Under 16s co-captain Tristin Halliday, coach Nick Besley and co-captain Josh Hill, glance at the scoreboard showing no scores as no match was played on Saturday.

Netballers unhappy: the Korumburra Bena netballers fear its competition will diminish in standard if the club stays in Alberton, with many stronger teams going to West Gippsland. The Giants’ Under 13s team is pictured at three quarter time. The Giants won the match against Toora 37-3.

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