The Great Southern Star - March 19, 2019

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Exciting future: from left, celebrating the Federal Government’s decision to contribute $2.7 million to the redevelopment of Leongatha’s Bair Street on Friday were Leongatha Business Association member Barry Redmond, vice president Anthony Walls and member Kellie Thomas, South Gippsland Shire Council’s Cr Andrew McEwen and mayor Cr Don Hill, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent, and South Gippsland Shire Council’s CEO Tim Tamlin, director of corporate and community services Faith Page and director of infrastructure Anthony Seabrook. Full story on page 5.

BULLIED, STALKED Ex-councillor tells all at meeting

Leongatha Memorial Hall last Thursday evening, the Fish Creek woman said she resigned the week after former councillor Maxine Kiel did in order to run for FORMER South Gippsland Shire councillor parliament, but chose not to return to South Gippsland Meg Edwards said she was intimidated at Shire Council.

The meeting was attended by approximately 400 her home by a fellow councillor, screamed people and hosted by the Leongatha Business Associaat and stalked while campaigning. tion. The meeting moved a motion to ask Victorian Local Addressing the councillor crisis public meeting at Government Minister Adem Somyurek to dismiss South Gippsland Shire Council, after four councillors resigned Hitting home: at the Leongatha meeting last amid allegations of dysfunction, bullying, conflicts of inThursday, former South Gippsland Shire coun- terest, abuse of process, poor behaviour, threats of legal cillor Meg Edwards of Fish Creek said she was action, and bids to overturn council decisions.

Ms Edwards said, “We have got security cameras on intimidated while serving in council.

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our house, on our gates to our farm. Is that the way you want your elected representatives to live? That they’re frightened, that when you go to work on a Saturday you have a fellow councillor staring through the window blowing their smoke in your face just trying to intimidate you.

“To follow you around while you are campaigning in the street while you are doorknocking, following you in your car, to scream at your face, two inches from your face in the (council) kitchen so that then you can’t go to the toilet at council without feeling harassed, so you go to the disabled toilet so that you’re on your own.

Continued on page 4. ► Meg Edwards’ letter to the editor, page 12.

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South Gippsland Shire Council shambles

Listen to us, minister

Hands up: the majority of the crowd at Leongatha Memorial Hall last Thursday evening supported a motion calling for Victorian Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek to be asked to dismiss South Gippsland Shire Council. However not everyone backed the motion and others abstained from voting.

VICTORIAN Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek has given no indication he will call for the dismissal of South Gippsland Shire Council any time soon, despite hundreds of ratepayers at a public meeting in Leongatha last Thursday evening voting for him to sack the council.

Approximately 400 people attended the councillor crisis meeting at Leongatha Memorial Hall, organised by the Leongatha Business Association.

The meeting was organised in the wake of four councillors resigning amid allegations of dysfunction, bullying, conflicts of interest, abuse of process, poor behaviour, threats of legal action and bids to overturn council decisions.

But the meeting’s wish may not be granted any time soon at least, despite City of Greater Geelong Council being sacked for widespread bullying and dysfunction.

In response to the Leongatha meeting, Mr Somyurek said he had requested further advice from municipal monitor Peter Stephenson and expected to receive a report this week.

The monitor has been watching South Gippsland council since June 2018 and will remain until June 18 this year.

The minister said, “I expect that council will listen to the views of its residents and ratepayers.”

By way of background, the minister’s office said the dismissal of a council was a very serious matter and generally reserved for the most serious instances of governance failure by a council. Mr Stephenson was unable to comment about last Thursday’s meeting.

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien, at the Leongatha meeting with Eastern Victoria

Region MLC Melina Bath, told the meeting he would urge the minister to release the monitor’s report for public viewing.

“This will inform the local community of what’s going on and help us get above the constant ‘he said/she said’ conundrum that we are currently in,” he said on Friday.

“At the very least, it’s time the minister gave a statement to indicate what the government’s thinking one way or another.”

At the meeting, Mr O’Brien said, “If the allegations of dysfunction are reflected in the monitor’s report to the minister, then he should move to dismiss the council.”

Mr O’Brien will be reporting the views from the meeting to the minister in parliament this week.

Mr O’Brien said dismissal of a council requires an act of parliament and “should not be taken lightly”, and noted only two other councils have been sacked: Central Goldfields Shire Council for acts of impropriety and City of Greater Geelong

Council.

Mayor Cr Don Hill did not attend the meeting, saying it was “a political rally of the opposition”, referring to his council opponents.

In response to the vote to dismiss council, Cr Hill said, “One sided affair. 1800 votes needed to elect one councillor.

200 is a poor turnout for such allegations.”

The motion to ask the minister to dismiss council was raised by former Korumburra and South Gippsland Shire councillor and president Jim Forbes of Poowong.

Most people voted for the move, while some did not and others, including Tenielle Bentley of Leongatha, abstained. She said she did not have enough information about the implications of dismissing council.

“What is the cost to the community of sacking the council compared to sorting out the bullying?” she said.

“The public was unclear as to what they were voting for.”

Mr Forbes said he had given

Six councillors unite

WE are six independent councillors at South Gippsland Shire Council.

We are all committed to good governance and to work cooperatively for the sustainable development of the shire.

We have not voted as a block and have always voted as our conscience dictates.

We have watched with increasing dismay the continued bringing of council into disrepute by a hand full of councillors, who have quite frankly not got their way.

This behaviour came to a head after a six three vote to advertise our $300,000 CEO position. We respect the decision of those two councillors to resign if they are unable to accept the majority decision of council, and do not wish to be involved in progressing the new direction at council.

Allegations have been made about inappropriate conduct and bullying without any substantiation or evidence. These unsubstantiated and untested allegations are in our opinion calculated to intimidate councillors in their proper decision making.

There have been no complaints of bullying or inappropriate behaviours lodged with anyone. One would be astounded that if is this were going on, that the municipal monitor, who has attended all meetings in the past eight months, would not have acted.

We have faith in the findings of the independent municipal monitor and we await the release of his report.

Cr Ray Argento, Cr Rosemary Cousin, Cr Don Hill, Cr Jeremy Rich, Cr Andrew McEwen, Cr Alyson Skinner.

Editor’s note:

Cr Skinner wished to add the following: “Like most residents, I am sick to death of hearing negative and unhelpful commentary about the functions of council. I believe this is political game playing, and is most certainly not what I signed up for.

“I believe I am a responsible and committed councillor who works long hours to support the communities I represent. I make decisions based on merit and without influence from other councillors.

“We have many challenges before us as a council and I believe we are well placed to address these. I will support the majority decisions of council as we go forward.

“Let us look at the positive achievements of council, the staff and administration

without shying away from areas to improve.

“Engaging with our community to seek the best outcomes for all our towns, positive strategic direction through the implementation of the council plan, the draft budget and the rating strategy that are before us now.

“Championing our priority projects (one of which has just been funded by Federal Government), addressing challenges of future growth and the impact of climate adaptation on our communities, creating a can-do approach from our administration and always seeking efficiencies and improvement in the way we do things.

“Let us keep our eyes on the matters at hand with respect and continue to work together towards a positive future for our shire.”

councillors advice but “nothing will counteract the bullying and the intimidation that has taken place”, and said councillors had breached the agreement they had signed last October to treat each other with respect.

“I know of only one (other) councillor who has resigned over 30 years. That in itself says something,” he said.

Business association vice president Anthony Walls said the motion to dismiss council was not surprising.

“Hopefully this is the straw that breaks the camel’s back, that this is what the minister needs,” he said.

“It was clear that the public has spoken and it was in large numbers.

“The business association does not want to be a political party but who is going to do it?

Everyone has had a gutful and someone has to do something about it and we put our hands up.”

No way: former South Gippsland Shire councillor Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks said he could not work with the current council, despite winning a countback last year that made him eligible to return.

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South Gippsland Shire Council shambles

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By Brad Lester

councillors’ behaviour and the future of the LEONGATHA Busi- shire.

MC Glenn Wright said the ness Association presiwas a chance to improve dent Brenton Williams meeting the region “not only for ourselves said last Thursday’s but also for future generations”, councillor crisis meet- and was prompted by extensive coverage of internal turing in Leongatha was press moil within South Gippsland alled to enable called Shire Council.

But not everyone he community the agreed with tthe general o express its to feeling of inappropripinions on opinions ate behaviou behaviour among councillors.

Lindsay L Love of Leongatha, and secretary of the South Gippsland Action Gr Group, said Cr Lorra Lorraine Brunt should hav have resolved any bully bullying issues while sh she was mayor and ssaid the issues also a related to th the broader council managem ment, includ• Inaugural South Gippsland ing the CEO Shire Council president Peter Tim TTamlin.

Mr Wright W interWestern of Leongatha. vened to stop him digressing, hav-

ing earlier said people were not to talk about the council CEO or other council business.

Fellow action group member Otto Ippel of Koorooman interjected, calling for Mr Love to be able to talk, but Mr Wright stood his ground.

Action group treasurer Gus Blaauw of Venus Bay said he was critical of “the gang of six in the previous council”, whose actions, he said, had contributed to council’s current plight.

“If you are calling for an administrator, you better know what are you going to get,” he told the meeting.

Cheryl Denman of Korumburra said the municipal monitor was costing ratepayers $1200 a day. She later told The Star, “I found the meeting was very narrow in its agenda and question the reasoning for this. Was it set up to get a specific vote for sacking the council?

“There was little to no information or comments from the excouncillors regarding community comments. We the community were not really given any more information than was already known or published in the local newspapers” Ms Denman said the meeting was “a waste of time”.

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• Korumburra’s Charles Price supports the current council.

“It appeared to be staged with two ex-councillors taking up nearly half of the question time. I have to question if this was about ex-councillors spitting the dummy and wanting payback?” she said.

Charles Price of Korumburra said mayor Cr Don Hill was “trying to steady the ship and put policies in place to better the shire”.

Matthew Sherry of Foster said if there was genuine bullying, the victims should have lodged reports for investigation.

Korumburra’s David Amor, who stood for council and could become a councillor at the April 1 countback to replace the resigning Cr Brunt, said the meeting was dominated by ex-councillors and councillors, with inadequate time for public comment.

“Some councillors should have a hard look at themselves and a lot of people really need to find out what the word ‘bullying’ really means,” he said.

Other comments on the night were: • Peter Western of Leongatha. Inaugural president of South Gippsland Shire Council and former administrator of Baw Baw Shire Council. “It seems there is no doubt there has been bullying,” he said. Mr Western said past councils worked cooperatively and relied on respect between councillors, despite disagreements. “I have to say it reluctantly that I’m in favour of the administrator to come in,” he said.

• John Cocking of Meeniyan. He said he found the state of council “troubling” and “embarrassing”.

• “I wonder what the municipal monitor is thinking?” he said. “When is his report going to come to out and end this fiasco?”

• Bruce Hammett of Waratah North: “It’s just far too extreme.

There’s got to be change. It’s got to be disbanded and start again. A new broom swept clean.”

• Greg Twite of Leongatha: “The (municipal) monitor is a vital cog in this whole deal. We want to know what they are supposed to be doing.”

Cr Fawcett’s bid to reveal all

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CR JIM Fawcett will call for some confidential items to be made public at the March 277 meeting of South Gippsland Shire Council to reveal the behaviour of councillors behind closed doors.

He said many of the poor behaviours had occurred in council sessions closed too the public.

“We will be moving a motion to make ake public some of the confidential reports that hat have been sat on for months and months and months,” he said at last Thursday’s councillor llor crisis public meeting at Leongatha Memorial rial Hall, to applause from the crowd.

“That is to simply let you the public seee some instances of the behaviours that have avee been occurring and let you make your opinion ion of that.”

Cr Fawcett added, “We need start to airing the confidential reports that talk about ut practices or behaviours that I think are nott appropriate at all.”

On the agenda for the March 27 meetingg is a notice of motion by Cr Fawcett, “That council request the chief executive officer to provide a suitable summary document of the findings and recommendations of the Councillor Expenditure and Code of Conduct Review and make the summary document public.”

He will need the support of at least five councillors to pass the motion.

Cr Fawcett said a councillor who had declared a conflict of interest had stayed in the room while the matter was discussed and a councillor had failed to recognise a conflict of interest.

Continued from front page.

“To be constantly screamed at. I brought this to the attention of the first mayor in the first few months and he chose not to act. I didn’t want to take revenge, I wanted it to stop.

“Nobody wants to have that in our situation. Everybody is entitled to a view.

We don’t have good policy without good debate. We weren’t having good debate, we weren’t getting heard. I couldn’t get a sentence out without being shouted over in that chamber.”

Ms Edwards told the meeting councillor only sessions were “appalling”,

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“If you want more women to stand more and be your representative, we can’t tolerate this,” she said.

Former councillor Nigel HutchinsonBrooks said he too had been the subject of bullying and been threatened with blackmail.

“It hurt me to receive it but it has not hurt me personally,” he said, adding most of the bullying was via email and innuendo.

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Also at the March council meeting, council will vote on a review of councillor expenditure claims policy, following concerns raised by municipal monitor Peter Stephenson.

He called for a review of travel reimbursements, timeliness in submitting reimbursement claims and treatments of older claims.

He said there is a lack of clear guidance about vehicle reimbursements claims, including where journeys end, reimbursement rates, and separation of personal travel from the component that is council related.

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Facelift millions Full steam ahead for Bair Street revamp

By Tayla Thomas

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A SAFE, vibrant shopping experience is what Leongatha residents can expect from the $5.4 million Bair Street project.

McMillan MP Russell Broadbent announced the project would be fully funded on Friday morning.

The Federal Government and South Gippsland Shire Council will each contribute $2.7 million to the project.

Council has also applied for $1.5 million from the State Government’s Fixing Country Roads program for the project, which will offset council’s overall contribution.

However, council has funds available in the 15 Year Capital Works Program (2019-20) to cover the contribution should the State Government funding fall through.

Construction is anticipated to take 18 months, starting after winter has passed.

Taking advantage of the heavy vehicle bypass, the design will reduce Bair Street to a single driving lane on each side.

With the additional space, footpaths, landscaping and street furniture will be improved to ensure pedestrian safety and easier access to local businesses.

South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Don Hill said the new streetscape would present greater opportunities to explore council’s arts policy and to host community events.

“Looking at it now, Bair Street is not shopper friendly. This proj-

ect will create an experience space where people can explore our businesses and have a coffee. We will also be looking into displaying public artwork,” he said.

Cr Andrew McEwen said there could be a possibility of hosting annual sculpture competitions in Bair Street to add interest and allow the community to take ownership of the space.

Mr Broadbent said the Federal Government’s contribution came from the Building Better Regions Fund and project would see a massive change to the street.

“It is projects such as this that make our regional communities even better places to live and I’m excited to see the positive difference this funding will make to our community,” he said.

“With many of the large trucks now utilising the Leongatha Heavy Vehicle Alternate Route, this project will help revitalise the shopping strip, with a focus on traders and the community.

“Bair Street will see improved traffic flows and increased accessibility for pedestrians and local shoppers.

“This will be terrific for both the local community and traders alike, contributing to improving the economic sustainability of Leongatha, particularly its retail sector.”

Council acknowledged there will be some disruption to businesses during the construction period.

“We have a policy to help minimise disruption. The community in Foster was happy with how traffic management was handled and how council staff liaised with businesses during the construction of its streetscape,” Cr Hill said.

Leongatha Business Association member Peter Watchorn said the project would be a coup for the town.

“It is long overdue and we are pleased to see this funding come through,” he said.

“There will be some interruptions early on but hopefully the project will enhance the street and make it more user friendly.

“We don’t want to see too much parking lost, but there are great aspects to the design that will benefit people, especially our elderly. We’d also like to see the street used more often for events.”

Mr Watchorn said he hoped the streetscape upgrades would lead to works at the rail yards.

Cr Hill said the rail yards are on council’s agenda, as well as a continued roll out of improved streetscapes.

“We want to see continual improvements throughout the shire.

We’ve done Foster and Loch is next with a project underway,” he said.

“Korumburra has started working on its plans and we will be working with Mirboo North in the future.

“There is a lot going on in the background. It’s amazing that we have been able to work under the rate cap without cutting back on forward spending for valued capital works projects such as this.”

Council released an animated video on its website and Facebook page to the give the community an idea of what to expect from the streetscape project. This video can also be viewed on The Star’s Facebook page.

Council will soon advertise the tender for the Bair Street project.

Great result: South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Don Hill and Leongatha Business Association vice president Anthony Walls are looking forward to seeing Leongatha’s Bair Street project come to fruition.

Reason for Black Spur delay revealed The realignment of the Black Spur between START on the Black Spur realignment Koonwarra and Meeniyan was subject to approval of the South Gippsland Highway near under the Environment Protection and BiodiverKoonwarra has been delayed by the Fedsity Conservation Act 1999. eral Government.

Major Road Projects Victoria, then VicRoads, Ray Paterson, program director of Major Road Projects Victoria, managing the $50 million project, said, “We’ve been awaiting environmental approval from the Federal Government before major construction work can begin on the Black Spur realignment.

“We’ve been refining plans and completing early works during this time which, now we’ve received the go-ahead, means we can get on with delivering this important project as soon as possible.”

The government had to assess whether works would impact the Strzelecki Gum and Australian grayling fish.

Major construction works are expected to start later this year.

submitted a request to the Federal Government for approval for the Black Spur realignment in October 2017. MRPV received this approval in January 2019.

It is proposed that as part of the project, approximately 800 metres of barrier will be installed, with 500 metres at the Koonwarra end of the realignment and another 300 metres at the Meeniyan end, west of Minns Road.

The section of South Gippsland Highway between Leongatha and Koonwarra is under the management of Regional Roads Victoria.

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien recently sought answers for the delay while speaking in parliament.

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Prom Coast Festival presents fantastic events PEOPLE flocked k d ffrom near and d ffar to bbask k in the sunshine and enjoy the showcase of regional artists, creators, performers and produce growers at Foster’s Picnic in the Park on Saturday, which formed part of Prom Coast Festival.

“W were very llucky k with ith th th – it was th “We the weather the perfect weekend for a festival,” Mrs Lyon said.

The weekend was overflowing with events, opportunities and outings for the whole family – it was just a matter of deciding what looked best.

“We make no apologies that the program was packed with music, food, books, games and lots of fun!” Mrs Lyon said.

The committee will now take a much needed break before it begins planning for the 2021 Prom Coast Festival.

Local artists: Souly Us, a self taught duo consisting of Kate Appleyard and Ben Mawdsley of Inverloch, were one of many South Gippsland artists to perform to crowds on Saturday morning at the Picnic in the Park in Foster as part of Prom Coast Festival.

Fun day: from back left, Issy Callcott, Felicity Whitcher, Tilly Gee, Ema Hodgson and Meg Rathjen, and front from left, Eva Sinopoli, Phoebe Gair and Matilda Gee from Lisa Pellin Dancers displayed excellent choreography and an exciting routine at the Picnic in the Park on Saturday morning.

The routine was choreographed by the girls and incorporated dances they are preparing for upcoming competitions in Yarram and Leongatha this year.

t i d spectators t t visit i it th b tto gaze att th many iintrigued the pub the projections.

The children’s literature day on Sunday at Fish Creek was another highlight of the festival. While riding or walking along the rail trail, children were delighted by story tellers Tim Farrell and Marg Haycroft who spun a few good railway and train tales.

Meanwhile at the Prom Coast community bake off, This year the biennial festival involved the town the public taste tested cakes, biscuits and other sweet halls of Welshpool, Toora, Mount Best, Foster, Sandy Point and Fish Creek which hosted rock and roll, guitar treats after the official judging finished on Sunday at Fish Creek. music, historical talks and local singers.

“It was very successful; all or most of the events were fully booked. Melbourne Ska Orchestra was packed on Saturday night at Foster hall,” Lynne Lyon, president of the Prom Coast Festival, said.

The 50 cent challenge held at PJ Wilson Reserve in Up and coming: 15 year old Aaron Lopez- Foster was just shy of the previous best total of more Freeman from Korumburra played spec- than $2000, raising around $1500. The challenge, tacularly for attendees at the Prom Coast which asked people to donate their spare 50 cent piecFestival’s Picnic in the Park on Saturday. es, will see all money raised go to the South Gippsland The talented Leongatha Secondary College Hospital.

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Toilet disgrace in Leongatha

By Brad Lester LEONGATHA bus travellers will have to hold on for a little longer, with the public toilet at the town’s V/Line bus stop still closed, six months on.

A spokesperson for VicTrack, the State Government agency responsible for the toilet and surrounding rail yards, said it is working with an electricity network operator to get a permanent power connection to the toilet as soon as possible, so it can be used by the public.

The delay is frustrating bus users, with some forced to relieve themselves behind the toilet for fear of missing the bus should they walk to the nearest public toilet at Leongatha Memorial Hall – a journey of 350m, according to Google Maps.

Public transport advocate Max Semken, of Leongatha, was less than impressed, especially given there are eight bus services through Leongatha daily during the week and four services daily on weekends.

He described the yellow toilet block as the “yellow peril of Leongatha”.

“The people working in these government departments are getting their money for nothing,” he said.

Mr Semken also questioned the legality and safety of the existing power connection, which runs to the toilet from the station via an overhead cable.

Jeff Osborn of Leongatha, another concerned resident, said, “A swing of the arm would bring the whole thing down. It’s just hanging up there with cable ties.

“They have spent taxpayers’ money on this toilet. It should be usable. It’s an artillery job. They’re gunna do this and they’re gunna do that.”

Fred Grace of Leongatha said the fact the community had to wait so long for a public toilet was “disgusting”.

“People have been here waiting for the bus and they have been so desperate they have urinated behind the toilet,” he said.

“I feel for the pensioners and the people who travel from outside Leongatha to get here. They have to walk to the nearest public toilet near the shire offices and it’s far.

They will miss their bus.”

By way of background, the VicTrack spokesperson said the toilet needs to be managed on an ongoing basis to reduce the risk of vandalism and to ensure the toilet is kept clean.

This management will be carried out

by South Gippsland Shire Council, but before it is handed over from VicTrack to the council, the toilet needs a permanent power connection.

An application for the permanent power connection is with the network operator and VicTrack is waiting for a date for the connection to take place.

VicTrack is urging the network operator to act soon.

The spokesperson said the current

power connection complies with temporary construction power standards.

Tony Peterson, council’s manager infrastructure planning, said the toilet has been closed because the electrical work was not compliant as it was a temporary installation for construction purposes only.

He said the number of public toilets in Leongatha is compliant with council’s Public Amenities Policy 2017.

Mr Semken also reaffirmed his disappointment at the dilapidated state of the Leongatha railway station, which has been vandalised. The platform is falling apart, and the site is untidy and overgrown with weeds.

Council recently signed a Heads of Agreement with VicTrack that brings council closer to transforming the rail yards into an attractive, usable community space.

Council’s coordinator major projects/ emergency management Penni Ellicott said, “Although a Heads of Agreement has been signed, council is still waiting on the lease documentation from VicTrack. Stage one of the railway site redevelopment (pedestrian bridge from Bair Street, car parking, and general landscaping) is likely to be packaged up with the extension of the Great Southern Rail Trail.

“Management and officers are working very hard to position the extension, with Leongatha to Korumburra the first priority, for potential funding with the upcoming federal election campaign.”

No alternative: from left, Leongatha public transport advocates Fred Grace, Max Semken and Jeff Osborn are left with no option but to cross their legs as the public toilet at the Leongatha V/Line bus stop has been closed for six months.

New species of dinosaur discovered

By Grace Griffi Griffith th A NEW small bodied dinosaur that existed more than 125 million years ago has been discovered at the Flat Rocks site at Inverloch – the first new dinosaur found in the Gippsland area for 20 years.

Rates to rise RATES are projected to increase by 2.5 percent in South Gippsland Shire in 2019-20, in line with rate capping by the State Government.

Council will discuss the Proposed Budget at a special meeting of council tomorrow (Wednesday) at the council chamber in Leongatha, along with the Proposed Council Plan and Proposed Rating Strategy 2019-2022.

The rating strategy will introduce three rating categories: extractive industries, infrastructure and utilities, and vacant rural land.

Properties in the extractive industries, and infrastructure and utilities categories will have a differential of 105 percent of the general rate, while a differential of 190 percent will apply in the vacant rural land category.

Other categories are unchanged: industrial (105 percent differential), commercial (105 percent), farming (70 percent), rural residential (70 percent), vacant land (200 percent), and cultural and recreational land (50 percent).

Approximately the size of a wallaby, wallaby the herbivorous dinosaur named Galleonosaurus dorisae was identified via ancient jaw bones unearthed during the 2008 Dinosaur Field Dreaming dig.

Whilst the jaw bones were discovered nearly nine years ago, research findings determining the new species were only released last week.

“It’s taken this long to be researched,” Dinosaur Dreaming dig coordinator Lesley Kool said.

“It has been compared with every other upper jaw of the small plant eating dinosaurs of the world which is how it was identified as a new species.”

The incredible finding was made by Gerry Kool of Wonthaggi, husband of Lesley, who discovered and broke open the rock that contained the jaw bone.

Mr Kool has been volunteering on digs for around 20 years and was with Mrs Kool when they first found the Flat Rocks locality in 1991.

“We chose to prospect around The Caves and found the fossil layer,” Mrs Kool said.

When excavating the locality in 2008, some of the fossil layer was removed which exposed the fossil rocks containing remnants of dinosaur bones.

“We have a team of 15 to 25 volunteers per field season

and my husband just happened to be one of those volunvolun teers on that day,” Mrs Kool said.

“He was fortunate enough that the rock he picked up had the jaw in it.

“He’s very excited. It’s not every day that you get to find the jaw bone of a new species of dinosaur.”

The region of the finding dates back to the Cretaceous period, about 145 million to 66 million years ago.

At this time, a rift valley existed between Antarctica and Australia (now the eastern margin of Australia) where kilometres of volcanoes were actively erupting.

Consequently, sedimentary basins occurred when silt from volcanoes and other materials, such as dinosaur bones, were carried down huge rivers where they would mix and settle. These sedimentary basins reveal a lost world and helps to provide us with a glimpse into the distance past.

The Galleonosaurus dinosaur belonged to a family called ornithopods, of which five other types of ornithpods have been found in the region, suggesting it was a highly diverse species that thrived in the rift valley.

Mrs Kool said her team finished their latest dig a few weeks ago.

“We have a one week dig over winter this year to verify if a concentration of bones found in 2017 is just an

Dinosaur discovery: an artist’s impression of Galleonosaurus dorisae, the new species of dinosaur uncovered in a fossil by Wonthaggi’s Gerry Kool at the Flat Rocks site at Inverloch. Image courtesy of James Keuther. anomaly or whether it is part of a bigger concentration of bones. If it is, we’ll go back next summer to excavate,” Mrs Kool said.

The winter dig will occur near Cape Otway lighthouse.

The jaw bone discovered by Mr Kool is now part of the collection at the Museum of Victoria and will be available to visiting researchers.

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Fayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat: some of the members of the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve committee, Fayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband Darryl with granddaughter Zarah and two visitors (two boys front right) celebrate Thumbs up: using the skate park at Meeniyan on Friday evening were, from left, Edith Cousins, Annika Webster and Talia Janssen. the opening of Meeniyanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest park on Friday.

Fay Sinclair Park officially opens THE new Fay Sinclair Park, formerly known as the Meeniyan community playground, officially opened with great fanfare last Friday evening.

The park has been named the Fay Sinclair Park to recognise the valuable contribution Fay Sinclair has given as secretary/treasurer of the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve for the past 35 years.

For some time Fay had resisted calls for the park to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;officially openedâ&#x20AC;?, saying it

wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessary and would only cost money.

Little did she know the committee had plans to rename the facility in her honour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apparently the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shed had made the wooden sign for the bench seat for more than two years. Finally I submitted to the opening not realising in a way I was organising my own party!â&#x20AC;? Mrs Sinclair told The Star.

Facilities include the construction of a new playground, installation of pedestrian walkways with park furniture, development of a skate park with ramps and grind rail, and installation of safety bollards around the front

of the playground.

The planning of the Meeniyan playground and skatepark began in 2007 and in 2010 the Meeniyan Youth Committee was created by Breanna, Brendon and Brandan Savage, connecting with local families, community members, businesses and the local primary school.

The $191,045 project was completed with funds of $74,545 allocated by South Gippsland Shire Council, $23,500 in community contributions, and $93,000 from the State Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sport and Recreation Victoria Community Facility Funding Program.

Helping to get the project over the line were gold sponsors De Merlo Constructions/ Eygenraam family, AM and MB Jans, and the MDU Netball and Football Club.

The concept of the project is to encourage more families to visit the recreation reserve and promote the facility as a rest stop along the Great Southern Rail Trail.

The project aligns with the Meeniyan Community Planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s key objective to engage the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth and was the main priority in the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve Master Plan.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just been so impressed with what this small community has done,â&#x20AC;? mayor Cr Don Hill said at the opening.

Another community member Sarah Janssen told the gathering she always felt part of the community when they first moved to Meeniyan when her eldest daughter started prep. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just goes to show what can get down when everyone gets together,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Mrs Sinclair said all that remains to be done now is to install toilets and a barbecue.

Her work continues on.

Inverloch backs Leukemia Foundation Illicit drugs seized A STASH of illicit drugs was uncovered when Wonthaggi Police were called to a domestic dispute in Cowes last Thursday night at midnight.

The dispute had been reported by someone who had heard the conflict between the male and female partner. When police arrived at the residence, they experienced an overpowering smell of cannabis.

Officers obtained an after hours warrant that night and returned to the address to find four giant cannabis plants measuring approximately 2.5 metres tall. Senior Sergeant Peter Watson said the cannabis stems were like tree trunks.

The cannabis plants were seized and the owner

was arrested.

The owner will be charged with possession of a drug of dependence and could face jail time.

Missing man found KORUMBURRAman David Kent was recently found after being reported missing last week.

The 38 year old was last seen on February 20 at his Korumburra home, causing his family and police to be concerned about his welfare and whereabouts. A friend spoke with Mr Kent recently after he was reported missing, which promoted Mr Kent to present himself to Korumburra police.

Mobile found A MOBILE phone was found at Coleman Park in Korumburra and

handed in to Korumburra Police on Monday.

Please contact Korumburra Police on 5655 1244 with details of your loss, description of your phone, time, date and any other relevant details.

Sheds burgled BURGLARS have entered two of four sheds on a property on South Gippsland Highway, Foster, stealing a ride on lawn mower, petrol container, four tyres and rims, and a stereo and speaker out of a tractor.

The incident is thought to have occurred sometime between 4pm, March 15 and 11am, March 16.

Foster Police are urging anyone with any information to contact them on 5682 2407.

House vandalised VANDALS caved in the front door and smashed a window at a house at Turtons Creek.

The house was in Turtons Creek Road, and damaged between 5pm, March 16 and 11am, March 17.

Valuable badges from a David Brown tractor were also stolen. Contact Foster Police on 5682 2407 if you have any more information regarding this vandalism and burglary.

Court reminder message trial POLICE have started a court reminder trial.

The trial will implement a service that sends people due to go to court a text message or email prior to their court date, to remind them to attend.

A COMBINATION of Inverloch Bowling Club and Inverloch RSL members gathered at the Inverloch RSL on Wednesday to raise funds for leukemia research in the name of Harry Rybalka, who had recently succumbed to a blood disorder.

The event was called Hair for Harry and raised $2500, all of which will be forwarded to the Leukemia Foundation to continue their research into leukemia and other blood disorders.

Around 50 people attended the event, and they were all there for the main event, the hair shaves undertaken by hairdressers Kate Cameron and Tania Honeysett.

Ross Gabb, in his opening words, paid tribute to Harry Rybalka and to the fight he put up against his blood disorder and to the inspiration others were able to draw from Mr Rybalkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions.

Mr Gabb also thanked the many local businesses who had contributed to the evening by way of gift vouchers and other prizes, all of which were

Losing locks: taking part in the Hair For Harry evening in aid of the Leukemia Foundation at Inverloch RSL last Wednesday were Greg Leighton, Trevor Scott, Laurie Gabell, Dave Roberts, Ross Gabb, Nellie Martin, Gary Hardy, Wayne Clark, Mick Coram and Chas Buccilli. Kneeling, Mick Bowman. Missing from the photo, Reg Varty. appreciated Mr Gabb displayed his auctioneering skills by pulling in the bids for the removal of head and facial hair.

People who sat down in the chair to have their heads shaved were Greg Leighton, Trevor Scott, Laurie Gabel, Dave Roberts, Ross Gabb, Gary Har-

dy, Wayne Clark, Mick Coram, Chas Buccilli, Mick Bowman, Reg Varty and Nellie Martin.

The Inverloch RSL secretary Mick Bowman paid tribute to the volunteers and businesses who supported the event.

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Agenda Topics 3.1. Draft Strategy: South Gippsland Road Safety Strategy 2019-2023 3.2. New Policy: C73 Port Welshpool and District Maritime Museum and Collection Policy 4.1. Great Southern Rail Trail - Ongoing Committee of Management Arrangements 4.2. Budget Allocation - Aquisition of Former Government Road - Part Pound Road, Foster 4.3. Endorse New Road Name - Unnamed Road off Foster Mount Best Road, Mount Best 4.4. Strategy Revision - Social Community Infrastructure Blueprint 2014-2029 5.1. Policy Review: C51 Councillor Support and Expenditure Review 7.1 Notice of Motion - Councillor Expenditure and Code of Conduct Review Findings to be Made Public 7.2. Notice of Motion - Australian Coastal Councils Association 8.1. Financial Performance Report - July 2018 to February PUBLIC BRIEFINGS TO COUNCIL 2019 Wednesday 20 March 2019 8.2. Assembly of Councillors - 22 January to 21 February 1.30pm - Community Strengthening Activities - Monthly 2019 Updates (25 minutes) Topics: 8.3. Documents Sealed Awarded or Extended by CEO - 26 â&#x20AC;˘ Compassionate Communities (end of life) project January to 22 February 2019 â&#x20AC;˘ Creative Gippsland 8.4. Instruments of Appointment and Authorisation 3.00pm - Municipal Early Years Plan 2018/19 Update (30 Planning and Environment Act 1987 minutes) - session time may commence slightly earlier, 14.1 Closed Session - Legal Advice contact Council for information.

All Council sessions are located at Council Chambers, Michael Place, Leongatha Wednesday 20 March 2019, 12.30pm Council is meeting to transact the following business: 1. To endorse the Revised Council Plan 2017-2021, Proposed 2019/20 Annual Budget and Proposed Rating Strategy 2019-2022 2. To invite public submissions on three documents under s.223 the Local Government Act 1989 3. To give notice of the commencement of s.223 public consultation on the Revised Council Plan 2017-2021, Proposed 2019/20 Annual Budget and Proposed Rating Strategy 2019-2022 4. To authorise the date, time and place to hear submitters who have indicated in their submission that they wish to be heard ! " #! $ time and place for Council to consider and determine the submissions at a Special Meeting of Council % & #

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WORKS THIS WEEK Roadside Slashing: Allambee South, Stony Creek, Dumbalk Unsealed Road Drainage Program: Leongatha North, Wooreen, Hallston, Hedley Unsealed Road Maintenance: Kongwak, Bena, Jeetho, Dumbalk, Turtons Creek Tree Requests: Whole Shire Reseal Preparation Stabilising: Walkerville Road, Walkerville Footpath Renewal: Bridge Street, Korumburra Changeroom Refurbishment: Korumburra Recreation Reserve Sealed Road Drainage Program: Creamery Valley Road, Toora Reseal Preparation: Whitelaws Track, Koonwarra Netball Court Construction: Fish Creek Recreation Reserve Bridge Replacement: Ruby Arawata Road, Ruby Major Culvert Renewal: Shands Road, Welshpool Road Rehabilitation: Court Street Foster Crest and Corner Widening: Henrys Road, Nyora Bridge Repairs: Wintles Road, Mount Best Road Resealing: Hudsons Road, Stock Route Road, and Andersons Road, Korumburra South, Fullers Road, Gardiners Road and McGleads Road, Foster Kerb and Channel Renewal: Spring Street, Korumburra Tree Removal: Victoria Street, Loch (Scheduled to start Monday 25 March)

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Not backing down South Gippsland Shire Council firm on rural building rule

By B Brad rad dL Lester esterr SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is unlikely to change its planning scheme any time soon to allow houses to be built on land less than 40ha without a legitimate farming need.

That is despite calls from a Korumburra family seeking to build a house on their Mirboo property to tend to livestock.

Sara and Tim Richardson own 39ha property in the Farm Zone at Mirboo and say they are seeking planning permission to build a modest home to run a farming business.

“The planning scheme for Victoria for farm zoned land is a minimum of 40 hectares to be able to get planning approval as of right. The fact we are on extremely steep land and that we are on 39 hectares gives no understanding or leeway by South Gippsland Shire Council,” Mrs Richardson said.

“Our land is extremely steep to the point some parts are only accessible by foot, which as you can imagine is a lot of work being 39 hectares, and if laid out flat it would be well over 40 hectares.

“The council needs more flexibility in reference to the planning scheme in our shire so more new farmers can bring new agriculture to the shire, instead of being scared of the government stripping their planning powers.”

Mayor Cr Don Hill said, “Properties 4.1ha to 40ha without a legitimate farming need for a dwelling do not comply with our planning scheme and so are unable to obtain a permit or a dwelling unless particular conditions to do with vegetation cover apply.

“Council does not support dwellings for rural residential purposes that do not comply with our planning scheme.”

The Richardsons are seeking to raise cattle, pigs and sheep for meat, chickens for meat and eggs, as well as fruit and vegetables.

Mrs said they M rs Richardson Richa h rdson d id council council il told ld them h thhey were hobby farming, despite someone with 40ha being considered a legitimate farmer.

“The planning officer I spoke with advised we just focus on one or two aspects in our application as hobby farming will never be supported,” she said.

“We thought okay, the council just wants an understanding of a small side of the business we have planned, so we detailed the cattle breeding, raising and feeding, as well as the breeding of chickens, eggs and meat. These are two aspects of the business that need a continual presence on the land.

“We also had to attach a surveyor’s report at a cost of $900, Land Capability Assessment (water catchment area for sewage) at a cost of $1100, BAL rating report (Fire Zone) that cost $450 and a Farm Management Plan that cost $1500.

“The council also wanted site specific house plans which are $2000.”

These costs were in addition to the planning application fee of $1250.

Mrs Richardson said companies she contacted to undertake the reports rejected her request when she mentioned South Gippsland Shire Council was involved.

“Other companies said we were in for a hell of a fight. We were told the South Gippsland Shire is the worst shire to deal with in regards to planning applications,” she said.

“We lost eight calves last year due to issues that could have been prevented and/or dealt with in a timely manner had we been living on our land,” Mrs Richardson said.

The Richardsons’ application was rejected as they do not meet the intensive agricultural use stated in the planning scheme.

“The everyday future farmer should not have to spend $10,000 to $20,000 to prove to South Gippsland Shire Council they want to farm,” Mrs Richardson said.

Hilly country: Tim Richardson at work on his Mirboo farm. He lives in Korumburra and wants to build a house on his Mirboo property.

Rescues highlight boat ramp’s value A SERIES of boating accidents at Shallow Inlet prove the need for the Walkerville South boat ramp to remain open, according to the Walkerville Campers Association.

The Walkerville Foreshore Committee of Management conducted a trial closure of the beach to vehicles from December 26, 2018 to January 31, 2019 in a bid to improve safety, given the beach is not only used to launch boats but is also popular with swimmers and families.

Association vice president Dave Owens said a recent rescue saw the Waratah Bay Surf Life Saving Club recover a boat from the ocean and return it to Walkerville South.

He said rescuers spent 30 minutes removing bollards to bring a trailer to the beach.

Foreshore committee president Bill Bray said independent consultants were now compiling a report about the outcome of a trial closure of the beach and that report would be available on the committee’s website once released to the committee.

Mr Bray said the trial received positive feedback.

“People have commented that it is much safer because they do not have any vehicles on the beach over the January period,” he said.

Walkerville visitor Lisa Garnsworthy said she had witnessed boaters struggling to retrieve their boats at North Walkerville at low tide, high tide or rough conditions.

“Providing South Walkerville beach as an option to retrieve boats gives another option when it is too dangerous to retrieve a boat from North Walkerville Beach,” she said.

Rescue complete: members of Waratah Beach Surf Life Saving Club with a boat towed from off the coast of Wilsons Promontory and returned to Walkerville South recently.

Minister to hear of camping angst

By Brad Lester CONTROVERSY over a new booking system at Walkerville North Caravan Park will be taken to Victorian Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio.

Long term campers may not be able to camp at sites they have stayed at for generations after the Walkerville Foreshore Committee of Management said it would open the caravan park sites to ballot.

Until now, campers have been able to re-book sites from year to year.

A group of campers against the proposal - Walkerville Campers Association - has been formed and the group now has 430 members.

They will meet with an adviser to Ms D’Ambrosio on March 20 to express their concern about the foreshore committee’s plan, which will also require bookings to be fully paid for up to six months’ out from when sites will be booked.

Association vice president Dave Owens said that could amount up to $2000 for extended stays.

“We can’t find another caravan

park that has that requirement,” he said.

Mr Owens said nightly site costs are in the vicinity of $50 and were too expensive for what the park provided.

“In Darwin, a caravan park with palm trees, a swimming pool, wifi and gym in the middle of Darwin is $60 a day compared to $49 a day at Walkerville for toilets where people are getting gastro,” he said.

A camper at Walkerville for 53 years, Mr Owens said costs had risen by 25 percent in the past three years.

“The foreshore committee is telling us it’s their way or the highway,” he said.

Foreshore committee chairperson Bill Bray said the committee had responded to parts of a submission by the campers association.

“We have listened to some of their concerns,” he said.

“The committee is getting on with managing the foreshore.”

Online bookings for the Melbourne Cup long weekend and the peak summer period of December 24 to January 31 were due to open in May, but will now do so in July this year.

Mr Bray said the postponement would allow campers to keep their fee

in their pockets for longer.

Mr Owens believed campers’ fees paid for a new carpark at Walkerville North foreshore, yet campers are unable to shower in the middle of the day at the caravan park due to restrictions on water use, with water supplied by a creek.

“They don’t proactively maintain the place. Their reaction is just wait until something breaks,” Mr Owens said.

Mr Bray confirmed campers’ fees had gone in part to the carpark, but contributed to the upkeep of the foreshore as a whole, including the maintenance of the caravan park and provision of services such as rubbish collection.

Mr Owens said the committee would not release committee minutes, nor waiting lists or occupancy rates for the past five years, instead suggesting the association lodges a Freedom of Information request.

“This means they want to keep it in-house, so close to their chests that you wonder what’s going on,” Mr Owens said.

He said many campers were local, from such locations as Tarwin Lower, Fish Creek, Meeniyan and Leongatha, as well as people from further afield.

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FRIENDS of the Leongatha Library is holding a used book sale on Wednesday, March 27 from 10am to 5pm, and Thursday, March 28, from 9am to 4pm. The sale will be at St Peter’s Anglican Church Hall, McCartin Street, Leongatha. Books from 50 cents, with a good selection. BYO bags.

MEENIYAN Area Community Shop is seeking volunteers to help sort donations and put through transactions. Head in store for more information or to sign up as a volunteer.

AUDDINO First National is proud to be Korumburra’s donation point for Boots For All, an organisation that collect pre-loved sporting equipment and pass it on to those who are less fortunate to break down barriers to sports participation. Accepted donations include; football boots, basketball shoes, running shoes, sports bags and balls, cricket bat, pads, gloves and helmets, softball/baseball bats and gloves, shin guards, uniforms and active wear, general fitness equipment and more.

Items can be dropped off at the office during business hours, or contact the office on (03) 5658 1007 to arrange an afterhours collection.

On screen: Wonthaggi’s Theresa O’Dea was invited to the filming in Melbourne of Channel 7 television show Cosmetic Coffee, about body and mental health improvement, on March 11.

The show follows how medical procedures are helping boost patient’s self esteem and features doctor Daniel Lanzer, a skin and KORUMBURRA’S John Wilson is taking up the fight against blood cancer by shaving cosmetic surgeon. Ms O’Dea is pictured with his hair for the World’s Greatest Shave. Come Dr Lanzer.

Party time: members of Leongatha Bowls Club celebrated their 80th birthdays with lunch at the Poowong Hotel recently. Thirtyfive people attended the event to commemorate the 12 bowlers who have turned 80 or are doing so soon.

They enjoyed fine food and an afternoon of chatter and fun. A birthday cake was ar-

ranged with candles shared by all.

Ask Hoopy Deenan and Bruce Douglas about their jelly beans.

Enjoying the festivities were Delma Dean, Bev Thompson, Jo Runciman, Marg Fishern, Mary Jepson, Ray McGannon, Alan Rayson, Mike Carnell, Lloyd Hemphill, Chris Richardson, Bruce Douglas and David Bee.

along and show your support at the Korumburra “Middle” Hotel on Friday, March 15, 7.15pm or donate online.

ARE you a grandparent raising a grandchild?

Come along to a free community forum March 20 at 9.30am – 2.30pm at the Inverloch Community Hub. The forum is designed to answer some of your questions, link you to resources and introduce you to other grandparents raising grandchildren. Morning tea will be provided.

HELP farming families in need by attending a trivia night at Leongatha Bowls Club on April 6, 7pm. Organised by Leongatha Community House in conjunction with Black Sheep Men’s Club, all funds will go to Gippsland Farmer Relief to assist struggling farming families. Tickets are available at the Leongatha Community House.

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Classic country: Phil Benson and Graeme Drury will appear at Scot’s Pioneer Church on Sunday, March 31.

Shopping time: from left, customer Marie Murphy from Dumbalk North buys from Julie Parkes’ jams and chutney stall at a past Dumbalk Market. The next market is on this Saturday, March 23.

Musical occasion: the community is welcome to attend an outdoor concert afternoon and barbecue at Scot’s Pioneer Church at THE Dumbalk 17th Annual Market bric a brac, tools, Rawleigh products, carpet mats, Mardan South. organised by the Dumbalk and Dis- and much more.

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“THE STAR” Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - PAGE 11

Mobile library outrage motivates community Council meeting calls for council to confirm its support of the decision by West Gippsland Libraries to cease the South Coast Mobile Library Truck service by June 30, 2019.

“We haven’t asked the council to completely The impact hurts disregard its decision,” even more when there Libby Skidmore, an inis not sufficient public volved senior activist transport in the Coro- for the issue and spokesnet Bay, Corinella and person for the Save Our Mobile Library group Grantville areas.

Despite the desperate said.

“We have simply need to address the problems posed by the aging asked it to defer its demobile library truck cision so we can look at and continue a library alternatives.”

Bass Coast Shire service, the community believes its concerns are Council has offered an alternative of six not being heard.

Residents believe a hours of library staff at lack of communication Corinella but nowhere has taken their treasured else in the area, which library truck from them, hinders the communileaving them feeling dis- ties’ ability to access a heartened and fearful for friendly and caring lithe loneliness that is to brary environment.

“Councillors made come without the mobile the decision to canlibrary service.

A motion before cel the mobile library tomorrow’s (Wednes- in camera last August, day) Bass Coast Shire without consulting with

THE Waterline community is outraged that it will lose its mobile library service and will be without a local library service.

the people whose lives will be profoundly affected by that decision,” Ms Skidmore said.

“Let’s hope it will at least defer the decision to retire the service by June 30 and talk with its community about how we can retain and improve the mobile library service.”

Ms Skidmore believed the community strongly needs to keep the mobile library truck as it allows people in such remote areas the possibility to have access to reading, socialisation and gives them something to look forward to.

In areas like Coronet Bay, Corinella and Grantville, more than 28 percent of the population are over 65 or unable to drive which makes travelling to Wonthaggi and surrounds difficult, as well as senior citizens having complications with technology or no computers at all.

A community mem-

Please help: the Save Our Mobile Library Group is calling for Bass Coast Shire Council and West Gippsland Libraries to continue the service to the Waterline communities. ber Sally, who lives with her two young children in Coronet Bay and can’t drive, often feels lonely and isolated but due to the help of the library mobile truck service, she is able to feel connected.

“If you take that away from me, I have nothing,” she said.

Ms Skidmore said, “It’s a really personal thing, the mobile library. You’re greeted by name, you can see all your friends there who have stopped by to grab a book and check in on them, an occasion you don’t often get throughout the week and the

workers even remember my favourite novels.

“It’s such a caring and friendly environment that is definitely needed for lonely and isolated citizens.”

Ms Skidmore believed Cardinia Shire Council, an area with a successful pop up library

system, can be drawn on for inspiration and used as an example to help benefit the proposed removal of the mobile library truck from the Waterline.

“We understand funding may be an issue and that the council has important matters to at-

tend to,” Ms Skidmore said.

“But we just think the situation can be expanded on and made better.

We would just like some time and some communication to discuss possibilities for the situation rather than cutting the service out entirely.”

Roadside saga AN ORANGE ute that was stripped and dumped, along with other debris, down a bank on the Bena-Kongwak Road in Kongwak has caused much speculation.

According to Libby Lambert, a local to the area, a neighbour first spotted police tape around the tree nearest the ute body on January 20.

Ms Lambert went to investigate herself.

“I went down and saw the ute and rubbish over the side of the road on my cousins’ farm boundary on about February 3,” she said.

She later returned and photographed the roadside mess that was located about half a kilometre

south of the intersection of Twites Road and the Bena-Kongwak Road - approximately 9.5 kilometres south of Bena.

To raise awareness of the issue, Ms Lambert made a post on the Korumburra community noticeboard on Facebook. The initial post generated 46 responses, 32 comments and nine shares.

Ms Lambert was contacted by an individual, who wishes to be unnamed, as they believed it was their vehicle.

The individual later confirmed it was their stolen vehicle that had been dumped and, despite lodging a theft report, they hadn’t been notified of its discovery.

Council’s local laws coordinator Luke Mullen said “we received

OPINIONS No confidence

IT is to be hoped that Bass Coast Shire Council’s meeting on March 20 will agree to defer the impending closure of the mobile library service.

As no alternative to the bus has been organised it seems premature to change the existing arrangement.

Council and West Gippsland Library Corporation have been planning the discontinuation of the bus for two years, without consultation with the community.

As the library corporation, after two years of work, in secret, is unable to offer a feasible, planned, improved service, I do not have confidence in the competency of the West Gippsland Library Corporation.

Des Burgess, Coronet Bay.

Delay decision ON March 13, five councillors met with representatives of the Save our Mobile Library Group.

We used a Powerpoint presentation based on primary health researched

evidence and recorded decisions made by the library board to show the inadequacy of the proposed replacement service and the devastating effect the loss of the mobile library will have on the many residents in the small townships.

Our arguments are based on fact, not opinion.

The West Gippsland Library Board has a lot to answer for. Their internet statement “We are accountable for high standards of professionalism, customer service and integrity” is an empty slogan.

We have asked Bass Coast Shire councillors to consider the following motion at the March 20 council meeting: “That council defer any decision relating to the retirement of the mobile library service to Bass Coast towns until June 2020 and investigate funding options to continue and extend the service within Bass Coast”.

Reasons: by June 2020: • the future of the Grantville Rural Transaction Centre will be known; • the availability of

this incident on January 26 from the Leongatha Police.

“The police had already investigated the matter - hence the police crime scene tape on the vehicle - then passed it on to council to remove the vehicle.”

According to Mr Mullen, the local laws team attended and accessed the vehicle where a decision was made to tow the vehicle to council’s secure compound.

Further follow up is now underway by council in an attempt to locate the owner of the vehicle.

While the mess has been cleaned up, many questions surrounding the ute remain unanswered for locals.

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additional funds will be known; • the latest figures on mobile library usage, after an extensive and inexpensive promotion campaign, will be known; • views of the community will be known; and • the service supports many communities with very low Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas.

The 2435 people who signed the petition, over half of whom live in the Waterline area, and the communities affected hope that councillors will listen to them.

Veronica Dowman, Coronet Bay.

Nature’s friends FRIENDS of Venus Bay Peninsula Inc. wish to clarify our position regarding the article “Wombats rife in Venus Bay”, published by The Star newspaper on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.

We recognise the precarious situation for wildlife in Venus Bay, where residential development is rapidly displacing wildlife

from their homes.

We support appreciation and respect for wildlife and do not see them as a pest to be removed or eradicated.

As a volunteer community group we aim to share information about wildlife and to encourage habitat retention so that wildlife can continue to live in this area.

More information about our work can be found at www.friendsofvenusbaypeninsula.org.au.

Friends of Venus Bay Peninsula Inc. Venus Bay

No juice joy I DON’T understand how a juice company can have the cheek to print on their packets of juice, one and two percent Australian juice.

I hope more people put it back on the shelf, as I do, and find the brands that are 100 percent Australian juice.

Any wonder our orchardists are dozing out their trees.

Jean Rodwell, Hallston.

SAVE OUR MOBILE LIBRARY IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO Bass Coast Councillors!

Listen to your Community!

Vote Vote

yes for equity of service! yes for the mobile library!

Two library depots to service 13 small Bass Coast towns is NOT an improvement. Retaining a mobile library service that has the potential to reach more townships and address the needs of our community IS an improvement. The proposed micro agency or drop off and collect depots are unsuitable because many members of our community • are elderly • have mobility issues • are without transport • cannot afford a car, fuel to travel or internet access • are not computer literate • have no telephone to order books or are hard of hearing • socially isolated, vulnerable, suffer from anxiety, depression & loneliness.

Councillors, please vote ‘YES’ let’s work together to improve the lives of the members of the Bass Coast community.

Once the mobile library is gone, it’s gone forever.

PAGE 12 - “THE STAR” Tuesday, March 19, 2019

OPINIONS

Ex-councillor writes

DEAR people of South Gippsland.

Our world could do with a little (or might I say a lot) more kindness.

Let’s strive to see and believe the good in each other. I genuinely believe every one of my former councillor colleagues wanted to contribute to, what they saw, as positive policies in shaping the lives of our local region.

The difficulty, toxic and dysfunctional environment I believe is greatly the result of some councillors not allowing for others to share their opinions and devalued them as fellow humans.

Last Thursday night, I heeded the words of Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett ‘‘speak, even if your voice shakes”.

Nervously and impromptu, I shared just a few of my experiences on South Gippsland Shire Council. Sharing it publicly seemed surreal, drained me physically and emotionally - it hit me hardest Saturday night after reading some hateful comments and had been thinking about the events in New Zealand, the pain was part of my humanness.

Former Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson AO is a role model, from an era of great Australian states people of our time across the political spectrum. His words are by my desk: “You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate.”

Freedom, or the lack of it, is both personal and political. We all desire to be personally free from negative realities like fear, anxiety and addiction and to be able to reach our potential, seek

happiness, and contribute to a better world.

Have we heard others points of view? Do we understand their concerns? Are there ways to overcome those concerns? Is there a middle ground?

There isn’t always a middle ground, yet can we explain our position on issues after taking into account the advice we are given, considered the impacts environmentally, economically and socially and sought the perspectives of others?

Have we fact checked and gone to the source where malicious gossip has been shared with us in attempt to influence our perspective on either an issue or a person?

How do we speak about others? Do we speak with kindness, nothing at all, or do we repeat unproductive hearsay that does nothing for ourselves and only serves to hurt the person we are speaking of?

For those of us with children, we know all too well the impact our words have on how they perceive others.

Are we being the role models we want to be? We may slip up from time to time and need to forgive ourselves and others as we learn, acknowledge and do our best going forward. Retaliating by treating hatred with hatred only drives everybody down.

We should celebrate when someone does something we see as great. What we feed grows. It astounded me recently when, through our building business we launched our 8.1 star sustainable house at The Cape Eco Village there were environmental protestors there to sabotage the event.

Their motivation appeared to be purely to attack person-

E D I T O R I A L Minister can’t ignore community’s concern THE fact approximately 400 people attended the councillor crisis meeting at Leongatha Memorial Hall last Thursday evening showed this community cares about the internal turmoil within council.

Four councillors have resigned and cited bullying as among their reasons for doing so.

On the other hand, an opposing group of councillors says a hand full of councillors have brought council into disrepute after not getting their way.

Ultimately, this council is dysfunctional and the attention of councillors appears to be more focused on internal divisions rather than governance.

That is essentially why the Leongatha Business Association called and hosted the meeting last Thursday evening and praise is due to the volunteers of that association – many of whom are busy enough running their own businesses – for doing so.

The meeting overwhelmingly voted for the Victorian Local Government Minister to be asked to dismiss the council. While not everyone agreed, that was clearly the outcome, although more information could have been supplied about the implications for council and the community for doing so.

While the meeting gave people the chance to express their concern, those advocating for retaining council claim they were not given enough opportunity to have their say.

Ideally a panel of councillors from opposing sides of the council chamber could have taken to the stage to field answers to questions from the floor, but most councillors made it clear they would not be attending the event.

They should have done so, to give ratepayers a greater opportunity to hear more about the reasons for council’s internal politics dominating recent headlines. Ex-councillor Meg Edwards relayed her account of the intimidation she experienced at the hands of other councillors and these no doubt impacted the audience.

The biggest benefit of the public meeting was the fact the minister, and parliament as a whole, will hear firsthand of the community’s concerns about being governed by a dysfunctional council, when Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien relays these to the minister this week.

The minister must now act: either pull the council into line or dismiss it.

ally, it was nasty and I found counter to what they purport to be their motivations.

Regardless of our individual political ideology, if someone, even if they are from ‘the other side’ is doing something positive to what we agree, surely that calls for at least acceptance (if we can’t bring ourselves to celebrate it) rather than spitefulness. Let’s look for those areas of good and share them.

Last Friday’s horrific events in New Zealand left all of us, who value humanness in shock and sorrow. It brought home to me the importance of listening to others and reflecting on what motivates others to violent extremism (of which I hold zero tolerance for no matter where it comes from or who it is directed towards).

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, like our Prime Minister Scott Morrison and former US president Barack Obama and others have different political perspectives but they each are genuinely compassionate people. Jacinda leads with dignity, courage and grace - she does not personally attack those who have different views to her own.

If we reflect on conflicts/ wars both in our lifetimes and throughout history, I consider they have resulted where the most vulnerable have not been cared for and/or where the aspirations of others have been stifled. Freedom and opportunity are vital yet they are also yoked with responsibility.

Last Thursday night what we saw from any perspective was inspirational, a town hall full of people keen to see the best for our region, who respect the views of others and values we hold dear.

While we weather the current storm in South Gippsland, there are brighter days ahead for us. In the meantime I remind myself and encourage each of us that if we can be anything in this world, be kind.

Meg Edwards, Fish Creek.

Shut out I ATTENDED the public meeting arranged by the Leongatha Business Association and have to express my disappointment, with not being given the opportunity to address the meeting.

The meeting was closed within an hour, whilst I, and others, waited to be selected by the chair to speak – the chair indicating the meeting had heard wide ranging views and that was it.

I had raised my hand a number of times, and the person with the roving microphone had acknowledged me, but the chair did not. The fact of it is, the salient points I wished to make, had not been addressed by other speakers.

I have only become involved in South Gippsland Shire (SGS) affairs over the last six months or so. I have no past connection with any of them; however I have had extensive conversations with two in January this year, and contact with all nine by email. Most responded to my emails, a couple did not.

I attended the last three council meetings. You cannot avoid the ‘bullying’ claims and counter-claims. My conclusion about that is, it’s now an irreconcilable situation; however; we are observing the effect, not the cause.

Dig deeper and it seems to me the rifts are the result of political ideology differences, and I take the view council

Letters to the Editor chambers is not the forum for ‘tub thumping’ about the global warming/environment issue.

I don’t care if you are for, or against, but we do not need to be paying for our councillors’ to bang on about it in open sessions at council meetings – air it in other forums or leave it to higher forms of government to address.

The tirade I witnessed was launched by Cr Andrew McEwen, who concluded by declaring: “Climate change is with us and anyone who cannot see what is happening is blind”.

What concerned me about this episode, is firstly, mayor Cr Don Hill allowed Cr McEwen to be supported by three more speakers, and secondly, whilst we have heard much about an alleged former ‘gang of six councillors’, who are said to have controlled much of council decisions made prior to the last election, the six appear to have been replaced today by an equally exclusive ‘gang’ of at least five.

I also find it very concerning when I see and hear supporters of the newest ‘gang’ referring to the ‘gang of six’ as the “opposition”. That’s hardly a unifying approach!

Having witnessed events first hand at the last council meeting, the upshot for me was, I attended the meeting undecided as to whether or not, we would be better off with an administrator for the period up to the next election.

The administrator option would provide a ‘circuit breaker’ and allow the dust to settle. It also would allow time to persuade a better field of candidates to step up.

Countering what I have just said, I am concerned about an administrator taking control – that diminishes the influence of constituents.

On balance, I elected to be one of four out of about 400 people in attendance, who voted in favour of retaining our elected representatives (and pray for an infusion of nous and common sense).

My motive as to why I bother with this at all, is that I am representing my grandchildren and great grandchildren. My aim is to push for a shire that has the capacity to fully service their needs and will allow them to continue to reside here for as long as they choose.

To this end, I will continue to press for immediate rates relief (of three percent) and to aim for a ‘spike’ in the population growth trajectory, so we can grow the rates base.

The South Gippsland Shire Growth – the concept/strategy that I am advocating, can be pursued with whoever holds the reins at SGS. It’s all about progressing SGS by accelerating the rate of progress – what I am advocating will eventually happen anyway.

John McCombe, Leongatha.

Kept in the dark “KEEP the council, says action group”. That was the heading on page seven of last week’s Star, March 13, 2019.

I saw at least nine members of that action group at the meeting held in the Memorial Hall by the Leongatha Business Association (LBA) last Thursday night .

All of them had put in hours of research, consultation with past and present South Gippslasnd Shire councillors and have been regular attendees at council meetings for years.

As was indicated in your article above, they advised of

Email: letters@thestar.com.au Post: PO Box 84 Leongatha 3953 Fax: 03 5662 4350

Hosting forum: from left, Leongatha Business Association president Brenton Williams, MC Glenn Wright and association member Peter Watchorn helped facilitate the councillor crisis meeting at Leongatha Memorial Hall last Thursday. their sound reasoning and intention to support the retention of the current council.

Yet The Star corroborated with a blatantly untrue appraisal of the LBA show of hands calling for the dismissal of the entire council immediately.

Many, many hands were not raised in support of this motion.

Many viewpoints were unfairly ignored and remained unvoiced.

To say that only four of the public voted against the sacking of the current council was untrue.

I saw this from my seat in the balcony where I was one of about 50 who were kept totally in the dark - literally and figuratively - although it was light enough to see that most hands were not raised to support the motion.

No one even did us the courtesy of lighting the exit stairs when we were prematurely dismissed.

This sort of treatment echoes the typical strategy of being kept in the dark by council and its current CEO. It needs to be called out and it needs to stop.

Marie Gerrard-Staton, Korumburra.

Meeting criticism WHAT a total waste of time the councillor crisis public meeting was.

The Leongatha Business Association ran a narrow agenda, giving little chance for attendees to have a proper community debate.

A motion was put to the crowd calling for the council to be dismissed, but nobody was allowed to speak for or against the motion, just a show of hands.

Hillbilly democracy at its finest.

Some attendees protested and wanted the meeting to continue, but to no avail. The disgruntled ex and soon to be ex-councillors achieved their desired objective.

Charles Price, Korumburra.

Bury grudges, says councillor REGARDING the governance of the South Gippsland Shire, old grudges need to be buried. They reflect stale thinking.

To be an effective councillor requires a collegiate attitude, bucketloads of respect all round, clear thinking, problem solving and evidence-based decision making.

These big issues, right now, include facilitating community consultation on the council plan, the budget and rating strategy. Final deliberations need to

be made on the Bald Hills Wind Farm nuisance complaints.

Advertising the CEO position will set the shire in good stead for the next decade and beyond. And now that federal funding in hand, we need to get on with much needed capital works projects such as Leongatha’s Bair Street renewal.

Councillors have an important role to play in ensuring the shire council performs its services and functions well.

Strengthening our economic base and ensuring our social and environmental wellbeing requires strong civic leadership.

Councillors also have a significant role to play in helping to build resilience across our communities so we can all deal with the many impacts of climate change and the challenges facing the shire’s valuable biodiversity and natural resources.

The community rightfully demands open, transparent, functional and efficient local governance. This is what I stood for in the 2016 council elections.

It is what I am working hard to achieve now as a committed community representative and fresh councillor.

Councillors recently asked the shire’s community strengthening team to arrange community forums across the municipality. This will provide much needed improvements in council’s transparency and community engagement.

I take every issue as it comes before council. I will not always have the majority supporting my views, but I will demand the right to be heard fairly and take the council’s majority decisions on the chin under these circumstances - working always for the betterment of the community.

My view is that councillors all need to take a deep breath, focus and get on with the business at hand.

Councillor Rosemary Cousin, Tarwin Valley Ward.

Sack council IT would appear South Gippsland Shire Council is in such disarray that there is no alternative but to sack the complete council and replace it with an administrator for as long as it takes to return the shire to a satisfactory financial position.

Council elections can then take place when this has been achieved. Sacked councillors would be excluded from the reelection process.

The current councillor culture appears to be individually idealistic, not for the ratepayers as a whole.

I am concerned the CEO has not been re-appointed.

Tim Tamlin is doing a fine job as CEO considering the state of the council and the restric-

tive nature of their collective abilities.

He is extremely professional, knowledgeable and a man of integrity. With the council in an untenable position any administrator or municipal monitor must have the help of a knowledgeable CEO - it stands to reason.

Tim Tamlin should be reappointed immediately to stop further lack of confidence by ratepayers and also employees of the council.

There is a lot of work required to return South Gippsland Shire to stable management.

It starts with the sacking of all current councillors forthwith.

Paul Goldfinch, Kongwak.

Don’t dismiss the council TO follow the recent upheaval in the South Gippsland Shire Council continues to be a most interesting and revealing exercise.

I have followed proceedings closely and attended most council meetings over the last five years. Many times I could not believe the pathetic shenanigans by – I called them the gang of six - grown up men and women of the previous council.

Not surprisingly, six were dumped by the electorate at the last elections.

For present councillors to deal with and provide sensible directions benefiting all ratepayers and residents with the mess left by the previous councillors - the ‘Voting Block’ in particular - continues to be a very difficult and demanding task.

I believe the culture, direction and disconnect I observe by the top echelon of the bureaucracy is decidedly unhelpful. This belief is reinforced by the well-known report about the Ipswich City Council which shows how an unhealthy culture and unsound practices, once established and never corrected, can derail the efficient operation of a council.

How convenient for two councillors to resign almost in unison. I have followed both councillors when present at council meetings over some five years and am decidedly unimpressed.

In general, to express dissatisfaction is one thing, but to leave ratepayers and residents in the lurch is something totally different. I believe that such action is a perfect example of the practices I observed in the previous council by the ‘Voting Block’. I think that as a ratepayer and resident I am entitled to be treated with more respect than that.

I believe that dismissal of an elected council by installing an unelected administrator is unacceptable in the present circumstances and as such detrimental to our interests.

If actions by the two councillors are designed to facilitate and accelerate this is a matter for ratepayers and residents to consider and judge.

I urge all councillors to continue and concentrate on their efforts to bring good governance to this shire council.

These are difficult times but I am convinced the vast majority of ratepayers and residents support you.

I look forward to a fresh approach, a new direction and much improvement to provide for a culture much more in tune with the requirements of us ratepayers and residents.

Gus Blaauw, Venus Bay.

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PAGE 14 - â&#x20AC;&#x153;THE STARâ&#x20AC;? Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Time for change

By Tayla Kershaw-Thomas BASS Coast Shire Council was urged to support a boost to Newstart payments.

A petition containing 108 signatures was presented to council recently.

It will now lie on the table until the next meeting tomorrow, March 20.

Newstart payments support vulnerable members of the community.

Currently, the payments are $280 per week - $38 per day â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and have not been increased in 24 years.

Nineteen municipal councils have already supported a Newstart increase and notable politicians such as former Prime Minister John Howard and former Opposition Leader John Hewson AM have also called for change.

Wonthaggiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jessica Harrison said support for the increase would show that council is advocating for its community.

Ms Harrison said the unemployment rate in Bass Coast as of January last year was 6.8 percent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; equating

to 1000 people.

This figure does not include all people eligible for Newstart, which includes people who are underemployed, working part time or over 55 and working as a volunteer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some councillors have expressed that this is not their business because it is a federal matter. However, the Local Government Act states councillors must advocate to improve local community life. I think this fits the bill,â&#x20AC;? Ms Harrison said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Newstart helps people who are struggling to get by on a low income. It helps them afford living expenses and bills. This is a dire situation, not just in this country, but in the UK as well. Welfare is inadequate.â&#x20AC;?

Ms Harrison, with the Wonthaggi branch of the Unemployed Workers Union, has been supporting the local campaign since it kicked off in September last year.

She is also supporting the inquiry into the system of jobs networks, which is being reviewed due to claims of treating people unfairly.

For those wanting to know their rights or who may Show support: Jessica Harrison, Tane, John Carson and Richard Kentwell attended Bass be doing it tough, Ms Harrison encouraged them to Coast Shire Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting recently to demonstrate their support for an increase in Newstart payments. email wonthaggi@unemployedworkersunion.com.

Dalyston calls for safety action Councillor vies to stabilise council

By Tayla Kershaw-Thomas ALTHOUGH plans are in place to bituminise Dalystonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tulloch Street and residents are keen to see more works done to improve safety for all on their street.

Speaking on behalf of Tulloch Street residents, Barry Cocks appealed to Bass Coast Shire Council once again at Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community connections session.

Mr Cocks said blind corners create a dangerous intersection on Tulloch Street and called for mirrors to be reinstated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ask council to have a look at the situation. The mirror was removed five years ago. We were told it would be replaced, but still nothing,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Mr Cocks said residents all anticipate greater danger for pedestrians â&#x20AC;&#x201C; particularly children walking to the Powlett River Primary School â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when the Cloverdale housing estate is completed and traffic on Tulloch Street increases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no availability to walk safely without a

proper footpath. There are gutters on both sides of the road,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also no safety crossing near the school. We want council to address this problem.â&#x20AC;?

Whilst grateful the road is set to be bituminised, Mr Cocks said residents harboured fears about speeding along Tulloch Street and suggested the idea of speed restrictors should be revisited. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tulloch Street will be used as a shortcut from the Cloverdale Estate and speeding is a great concern,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are happy the road is going to be bituminised â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but what will it be like after? It could be used as a drag strip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just want whatever is safe for everyone. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to have a fatality out at Dalyston because something wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done.â&#x20AC;?

Mayor Cr Brett Tessari confirmed council had taken on the idea of speed humps and was looking at cost estimates.

A footpath for Tulloch Street is also on councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are keen to make sure the people of Tulloch Street get what they need,â&#x20AC;? he said.

BASS Coast Shire Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cr Les Larke is still aiming for greater transparency in the council budget.

While Cr Larke certainly believes councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial situation has improved in the last few years, there is still work to be done.

Cr Larke said he would like to see the budget accurately reflect councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yearly expenditure by acknowledging when multi-year projects are in progress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For some projects, money is spent on designs in year one and construction in year two. However, our budget gives the impression a certain amount of money is being spent per year when it could be spent over multiple years,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Cr Larke said he also had reservations about councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reserve accounts, which he finds to be â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;misleadingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Council, in my opinion, uses an outmoded book entry accounting technique known as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Reserve Accountingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

The Victorian Auditor General has stated in writing, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;at the outset I must say that I concur with the proposition of Local Government Victoria that the creation and reporting of non-statutory reserves in general purpose financial statements is generally to be discouraged. Many would argue that such â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;reserve accountingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is an anachronismâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a result, councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial statements for the year

June 30, 2018, were amended to include the following statement: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the existence of the reserves does not mean that council has the cash funds available to allocate to the reserves purposeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my view, there is approximately a $10 million shortfall in councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cash to fund such reserves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my judgement, as a consequence of the accumulated operating deficits of $20 million over recent years and a shortfall of $10 million set aside to meet non statutory reserves, council will need to generate and utilise future operating surpluses and borrow substantially to fund its capital expenditure program and to address the renewal gap and capital replacement risks.â&#x20AC;?

Cr Larke said he was looking forward to working with new CEO Ali Wastie to improve councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be like having a fresh start and it would be great to have a new insight,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things are looking positive. I have been very impressed with the new CEO. She has given me one on one time and I believe this has been very productive. I value her insight and I am looking to build a working relationship going forward.â&#x20AC;?

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Cracking weekend for rally

By Grace Griffith SUNSHINE, tractor pulls, whip cracking, majestic Clydesdale horses and vintage tractors were just a few things to be experienced at this year’s Korumburra Working Horse and Tractor Rally in Nyora on the weekend.

The theme for this year’s annual vintage rally was all things European and British which provided attendees an opportunity to take a journey back through time and experience living history.

An abundance of spectators lined the fence as tractor pulls ran all weekend, each tractor gunning to make a full pull of 100 metres.

Meanwhile in the horse compound, horses and their drivers worked the way it was done before the introduction of the tractor; ploughing, sweeping and stacking hay.

Recent local to Drouin, Stefan Hertle skill-

fully sheared sheep for intrigued onlookers.

Mr Hertle said he moved from Germany to Australia to learn the trade and was hoping to be sponsored to continue shearing here.

Gilbert Kelly of Korumburra, owner of the sheep, said it was great for so many children to see the process of sheering and said the rally was a great educational experience for the younger ones.

Bunyip’s expert whip cracker, Wayne Campbell, held whip cracking demonstrations over the weekend.

Mr Campbell attracted a captivated audience with his trickiest moves, demonstration of different whips and a cheeky sense of humour.

A variety of vintage trucks, engines, cars and other machinery were also available for enthusiasts who travelled far and wide to either exhibit their items or see others’ proud possessions.

Other exhibits included the earthmoving display, woodchop and blacksmith shop.

“We changed our public car parking area this year which attracted more public,” Vivienne Carfrae, rally secretary said.

“The tractor pull is always popular; we had

a lot of people come to see to that spectacle, especially on the Sunday.

“We had a lot of families come through, and the supervised children’s activity marquee was great with the shaded sand pit. Lots of lots of kids enjoyed that which was fantastic to see, and it meant parents could wander around and have a look at things they wanted to.”

The event also hosted plenty of tasty local catering options for attendees.

The next rally will be held in the third weekend of March 2020.

top right, Horse power: beautiful Clydesdale horses ploughed the fields at the Korumburra Working Horse and Tractor Rally in Nyora over the weekend, demonstrating to onlookers how farmers operated before the introduction of tractors.

Cracking display: Bunyip’s Wayne Campbell held whip cracking demTractor pull: from left, Nyora’s Graeme Harley with son Steven Harley onstrations over the weekend, disand Cameron Draper who travelled from Somerville to the Korumburra playing his best and craftiest whip Working Horse and Tractor Rally in Nyora on Saturday. Mr Draper drove cracking techniques to charmed auhis 1954 Ferguson TEA 20. diences at the rally.

Art of shearing: front right, Stephan Hurtle recently relocated from Germany to Drouin to learn how to shear in Australia. He demonstrated the art of sheering sheep swiftly and efficiently to captivated parents and children at the Korumburra Working Horse and Tractor Rally in Nyora over the weekend. Gilbert Kelly, back left, from Korumburra supplied the sheep for shearing.

Huge support for Korumburra Relay For Life

By Grace Griffith THE South Gippsland 2019 relay for life event at Korumburra has already raised $67,500 with another four weeks left of their organisers’ campaign, an astounding feat that far surpasses their initial $50,000 target.

The official relay ran from 4pm Saturday until 10am Sunday, with teams walking through the night.

Participants were elated to discover that before the relay had even commenced, $53,000 had already been raised for cancer research. By the end of the relay, it was tallied that a remarkable 390 people had registered.

The relay provided the Korumburra and wider community the opportunity to recognise and celebrate local cancer survivors, patients and their careers, as

well as to honour and remember lost loved ones all whilst raising money for further cancer research.

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien was present to cut the ribbon that marked the official start of the relay.

Attendees lined the track in support and admiration as the first lap of the relay was walked by cancer survivors and carers.

The second lap of the relay invited all participants to walk united.

Following these laps, team members either walked together or took turns on the track during the 18 hour stint to represent the ongoing fight against cancer.

The walk through the darkness of the night aimed to signify the fear that a cancer patient feels during their cancer journey.

“The candle light ceremony was once again extremely impressive at

8pm Saturday night. They put paper bags around the track with candle lights in them and allowed people to write their messages on the bags,” Bill Rodda, president of the organising committee said.

Three people affected by cancer led a walk around the oval, each with a candle: Russ Beavis and Geoff Lughetto who had both previously fought cancer and 10 year old Noah Belvedere who is currently battling cancer. According to Cancer Council, in the South Gippsland Shire there were 228 people diagnosed with cancer in 2016.

Thanks to money raised through cancer council, 104 Victorian cancer patients and their families enjoyed a free short holiday and cancer nurses were able to fit free wigs to 236 Victorians experiencing hair loss due to treatment in 2017.

The council distributed 447 can-

Good cause: from left, Wonthaggi North Primary School representatives Lenore O’Neill, Rachel Rigby, Sue Gillies, Courtney Standfield and Becky Parsons walked for family and friends, as well as past staff members affected by cancer, in vibrant celebration at the 2019 Relay For Life held at the Korumburra showgrounds.

cer booklets and brochures in South Gippsland Shire and 120 support groups and 51 education programs were held in Victoria.

The foundation also invests in prevention education, claiming that one third of all cancer can be prevented by lifestyle changes.

On top of this, $20 million is invested in research each year to find new ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer.

“Once again the local organising committee was extremely grateful to the community for their great support,” Mr Rodda said.

“And thank you to A&P society and Korumburra Bena Football and Netball club for the use of their facilities for no charge.

“This year was our second year of three, and we hope to make our last year (next year) an even bigger and better one.”

Official start: from left, Bill Rodda, president of the organising committee watched on as Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien cut the ribbon which signalled to cancer survivors and their carers to commence the first lap of the relay.

Common goal: front from left, Dianne Cavallaro, Nikki Cavallaro, Kylie Lavis and back from left, Allan Wilkinson, Hayley Eden, Ethan Lavis, Mal Lavis and Talia Newton from CUFA Korumburra were proud to be participating in the 2019 Korumburra Relay For Life.

Kylie Lavis and Nikki Cavallaro said they were doing the walk for their best friend who they lost to cancer in 2017, and for Nikki’s mum Dianne Cavallaro who is a survivor of cancer.

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Lija helps to bring about Change for Sam FOLLOWING the tragic death of Phillip Island resident and psychologist Samantha Fraser in July 2018, a group of passionate community members and service providers have been working to develop a strong family violence strategy to prevent such tragedies in the future in Bass Coast.

The Change for Sam strategy is led by a steering group comprising community members, Gippsland Women’s Health, Bass Coast Shire Council, Victoria Police, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Primary Health Network, South Coast Primary and Community Partnerships, and Family Safety Victoria (Orange Door).

Lija Matthews is one of Sam’s friends who is representing the community on the steering committee.

“I knew Sam for five years. She was the first person I met on the Island. We met at the kinder our kids both attended and Sam invited me out for coffee. We went for a walk along the beach and talked and laughed, and that was it – we instantly became firm friends,” she reflected.

The work of the committee has the blessing of Sam’s parents, who endorsed the use of Sam’s name in its title to make sure the community remembers her.

Lija is passionate about her involvement in the initiative.

“The aim of this strategy is to prevent family violence, particularly against women and children in the Bass Coast area, and to coordinate current services and resources to better respond to incidents of family violence – something Sam cared about deeply,” she said.

“I’m doing this so no one else has to go through what Sam went through. I feel like I’m representing Sam’s voice, so I can make sure that what is planned, matches what she would have wanted.

“Even knowing what Sam was going through, I could only support her as a friend, and many times I felt helpless. Being involved with this initiative means I can support my friend in a very tangible way. We all agree that some things have to change.”

Lija hopes the Change for Sam initiative sparks more conversations about family violence and violence against women.

“I hope we can bring discussions about family violence out into the open; name it, so people feel like they’re ‘allowed’ to talk about it. Since Sam’s death, I’ve become aware of so many women who

feel ashamed about being in a situation of family violence – but they have done nothing wrong,” she said.

“As a community, we need to find a way to talk about family violence so information can be shared and connections can be made, making it easier for women to get help.”

In 2017-18 there were 523 incidences of family violence with Bass Coast ranking 15th out of 79 municipalities. The reported incidences of family violence in Bass Coast is approximately one per day.

Bass Coast Health CEO Jan Child, who is also part of the steering committee, agreed that easier access to services locally was vital.

“Agencies and services working to respond to family violence in the Bass Coast area are widely dispersed and they often work in isolation of other agencies, making access to services difficult,” she said.

“There has been excellent progress at a policy and service level across the state and we have recently seen the excellent Gippsland Orange Door established in Morwell – sadly, it is 193kms away from where Sam Fraser died. We know from women who access our services that they are often unable to travel to services that are located so far away.”

According to Lija, this was the case for Sam. Friends who knew of Sam’s situation tried to help by providing information they had searched for, but many services were located outside the region, making them harder to access.

“Services were also fragmented. Women have to go to a number of different places to get different support. Family violence can affect so many aspects of a woman’s life. It means a woman may need supports like legal services, intervention from the police, assistance with alternative housing, financial support, and counselling for herself and her children,” Lija said.

“Trying to access these services separately can be too overwhelming or too dangerous for women who have to account for time away from home or explain their absences to abusive partners.”

Part of the Change for Sam Strategy will be to develop a comprehensive, coordinated prevention and response program across Bass Coast Shire, including a place where services can converge and be available in one place. The start of this centre will be initially located in Bass Coast Health’s Phillip Island Health Hub. According to Ms Child, “Some key organisations have done some great work individually on prevention, but we need a more coordinated

left, Remembering Samantha: Lija Matthews is collaborating with local service providers to support the legacy of her friend Samantha Fraser, who was murdered last year.

Mayor’s message Cr Don Hill

THERE has been much in the press of late complaining that council will not receive its fair share of grant funding for large projects within the shire.

effort so that everyone sees it as part of their remit. Prevention is about calling out unacceptable behaviour.”

The steering committee has secured funding through the State Government from Family Safety Victoria to appoint a coordinator to support the steering committee implement its action plan.

The committee is also providing proposals to the State and Federal governments which will improve prevention, service response, system coordination and alignment, and provide practical support.

This will include the engagement of additional family violence case managers, brokerage funds for crisis accommodation and support for co-located family violence facilities.

If you are in immediate danger from family violence, call 000. Other crisis services available are: 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) - for family violence and sexual assault counselling 24/7; 1800 015 188 Safe Steps - for 24/7 crisis support; and 5671 3278 - Bass Coast Health Family Violence Support (Monday to Friday).

This is certainly not the case.

Once council has designed a particular project to the “shovel ready” stage it then needs to be assigned to council’s Priority Project list and grant applications sent off to other levels of government.

Both the Federal and State governments require councils to have such a list so that they can allocate appropriate grants for projects that are ready to go.

Many large projects can take up to seven years before gaining approval. Foster streetscape took seven years and was completed in this term of council.

The Long Jetty has taken much longer than 10 years before it finally received funding last year. Council submitted the Leongatha Business Precinct Development (Bair Street) project last year and it has now been given the $2.7 million Federal Government funding which was announced by Federal Member for McMillan Russell Broadbent MP last Friday in Leongatha at Bair Street.

Council is submitting a grant application to the State Government as we speak with an outcome expected at the end of April under the Fixing Country Roads Program. This grant application is for $1.5 million.

As soon as the outcome of the State Government grant is known council will proceed to tender.

At this stage, council expects to begin work on the Leongatha Business Precinct Development (Bair Street) Project later this year.

It will take 18 months for project completion and will be a wonderful improvement to our town of Leongatha.

Leongatha secondary makes learning fun

Desal order the biggest ever

Riding high: three VCE Physics students from Leongatha Secondary College recently visited Luna Park in St Kilda.

From left, Charli Fixter, Ben Martin and Will McCarthy enjoyed a day of learning and fun. There they completed worksheets and took measurements of forces experienced while enjoying the rides. Activities from this excursion will be used as part of their studies.

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This order is the largest ever and is necessary to prevent Melbourne’s water storages dropping to a point where they post a significant risk to water security.

The decision comes as Melbourne’s water storage levels drop to less than 55 percent.

Without the 4.2 percent already delivered by desal, levels would be down to almost 50 percent.

With below average rainfall and hot, dry conditions, storages can drop by as much as 20 percent in a year and the state has not had levels this low since 2011, just after the Millennium Drought.

The State Government said it has worked hard to minimise the cost to households of this order.

Over the course of the year it will amount to just $10 more.

Melbourne’s water storages have had below average rainfall inflows in 18 out of the past 20 years, while the city has experienced a significant population growth of 1.4 million. Climate change also means lower rainfall.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s latest three-month seasonal climate outlook also predicts above average autumn temperatures for Melbourne, with below-average rainfall set to continue.

The plant is a vital part the water grid and provides water security to households and businesses in and around Melbourne. This order will help avoid the need for harsh water restrictions.

The plant can supply up to one-third of Melbourne’s annual water needs.

South Gippsland is now benefitting from the desalination plant thanks to the completion of the Lance Creek Water Connection Project. This has boosted water security throughout Korumburra, Nyora, Loch and Poowong by linking the region to the water grid and the Desalination Plant for the first time.

“THE STAR” Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - PAGE 17

Fire film moves Mirboo North Standing almost 10 metres tall and weighing IN the Victorian town of Strathewen is a three tonnes, the Blacksmith’s Tree has more than clearing in the bush wherein stands a tree 3500 leaves forged in more than 20 countries, that will never burn. from stainless steel and copper and engraved with This lovingly crafted tree will stand proud as an everlasting memorial to the victims of bushfires and to the brave men and women firefighters who went into the furnace on Black Saturday 2009.

The magic of this place is hauntingly depicted in the film Forged From Fire – the making of the Blacksmith’s Tree.

There was not a dry eye in the audience at the end of the screening, hosted in the Baromi Centre, Mirboo North recently by the Leongatha Twilight branch of the CWA. Special guests were one of the visionaries of the project, designer and metal artist Amanda Gibson and Jim Deering, one of the many behind the scenes, hands on volunteers.

The film, by Andrew Garton, tells the story of how a humble idea was embraced by an Australian and international community of artisans, blacksmiths, welders and volunteers to bring to life this most ambitious project which is becoming a place of pilgrimage for those traumatised and those who wish to never forget.

names and messages.

The scale of the response to the once modest suggestion to build a memorial continues to grow.

Amanda Gibson told of how a newer undertaking has begun; one that will include the other towns, communities and individuals affected that fateful February, including Boolarra and she would love nothing more than to see this amazing story continue.

For more information and to find out how to host a screening of this inspirational film for your community or to buy a copy, visit https://www. forgedfromfirefilm.com

Inspirational story: from left, volunteer Jim Deering, designer and metal artist Amanda Gibson and Leongatha Twilight CWA secretary Niki Curtis at the Mirboo North screening of the film Forged From Fire – the making of the Blacksmith’s Tree recently.

Reduce dementia risk DEMENTIA Australia is holding a free Your Brain Matters information session for residents living in Leongatha to learn about how to keep your brain healthy and help reduce the risk of dementia in later life.

oping dementia appears to increase as a result of conditions that affect the heart.

Step 2: Do some kind of physical activity. Physical activity increases blood flow to the brain, stimulates the growth of brain cells and the connection between them.

Step 3: Mentally challenge your brain. Challenging the brain with new activities helps to build new Your Brain Matters is a program developed by brain cells and strengthen connections between them.

Dementia Australia based on published research eviStep 4: Follow a healthy diet. A healthy, balanced dence, designed to help participants maintain overall diet that includes vegetables, fruit, fish, grains, nuts, wellbeing and live a brain healthy life, and potenlegumes (beans, peas and lentils), and lean meat may tially delay the onset of dementia. help in maintaining brain health and functionality.

The course provides participants with an opporStep 5: Enjoy social activity. Social interaction tunity to meet with others, allowing time to socialise with people whose company you enjoy can help to and share important links to local support services Solar powered: six banks of panels make up the 75kW system at South Gippsland Water’s look after the health of your brain. that can improve wellbeing Inverloch sewer pump station.

The free Your Brain Matters presentation will be There is an estimated 112,000 people currently held on Wednesday 20 March 2019, 1pm to 2.30pm living with dementia in Victoria. Without a medical at the Dakers Centre, 23 Smith Street, Leongatha. breakthrough this number is expected to reach more Registrations for this course are essential. To than 300,000 by 2058. register online please visit https://www.eventbrite.

The fi ve steps to maximise your brain health SOUTH Gippsland Water supporting individuals, govern- gion, trialling low energy aeration include: com.au/e/your-brain-matters-by-dementia-australiabusiness and other organi- of wastewater lagoon systems, and leongatha-vic-tickets-57068851471 or call Yvonne is committed to tackling ment, Step 1: Look after your heart.

What’s good for sations to help our state keep tem- investment in solar panels where Gottschalk on 03 9815 7840 or email Yvonne. climate change, joining perature rise under two degrees viable,” Mr du Plessis said. your heart is good for your brain. The risk of develGottschalk@dementia.org.au thousands of Victorians and achieve net zero emissions by A 75kW behind-the-meter solar installation at South Gippsland who have made the TAKE2 2050.

South Gippsland Water’s man- Water’s Inverloch sewer pump pledge. aging director Philippe du Plessis station was commissioned midDelivered by Sustainability said, “We take our commitment last year. The array of 278 solar Victoria, TAKE2 is the state’s colCr Brett Tessari to improving environmental out- panels, serviced by three inverters, lective climate change program comes and minimising our carbon produces 87 percent of the site’s proud to deliver this much-needed platform for our footprint seriously.” energy, saving 96,707kg of carbon ON Friday night, I attended the launch community. It also works on your mobile and tablet, of Startup Gippsland in Sale.

Offered to South Gippsland Water pledg- dioxide gases per year, making the which is a great feature. es to reduce its greenhouse gas site greener and more financially anyone in Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Latrobe On Monday, I was honoured to attend and speak emissions by 15 percent by 2025 viable into the future. and Wellington Shires, the aim of the at the Vietnam Veterans reunion held on Phillip Isand to achieve net zero emissions Solar power, purchasing green land. Around 90 vets from the 2 Transport Platoon by 2050. power and accredited carbon off- program is to give a kick-start to small were in attendance, from all over Australia. 2 Trans“This commitment is embed- sets, collaborative renewable en- businesses from these areas.

It was great to introduce the 45 successful appli- port Platoon Royal Australian Army Service Corps ded into our corporate vision so ergy projects and investing in enthat policies and strategies for ergy efficiencies are all on the list cants in the inaugural year of this program, including served in Vietnam from April 1965 until the end of operations and service delivery of priorities for South Gippsland nine from Bass Coast. I am looking forward to seeing the war.

Some 300 soldiers served in this unit, which was how they progress throughout the 12 week program. are aligned to ensure we fulfil our Water to investigate.

Friday was a busy day - we also met with our responsible for transporting supplies to Nui Dat, pledge,” Mr du Plessis said.

“Our action in this space will Guided by a robust sustain- assist the Victorian water sector Federal MP Russell Broadbent to continue to advo- Saigon and various fire support bases, including ability strategy, South Gippsland in achieving the target of net zero cate for the community’s top priorities in the lead up Coral, Balmoral and others.

These reunions are so important for the health Water has been progressively im- emissions by 2050 and will bring to the federal election in May. We are hopeful that plementing key projects that meld both financial and environmental our advocacy efforts with the Monash candidates of our veterans, many suffering physical and mental business outcomes with environ- benefits to our business,” Mr du will be as successful as the work we did in the lead scars and it is an event they really look forward to. up to the state election, which saw over $250 million The whole reunion goes for five days, which will inmental action.

Plessis said. worth of projects pledged for Bass Coast, which is an clude a Memorial Service at the Newhaven Vietnam “We have been implementing Visit the TAKE2 website, • South Gippsland Water’s Veterans Museum and a Gala Dinner. energy efficiencies such as chang- take2.vic.gov.au, make the pledge- incredible achievement. managing director Our second Council Meeting for the year will be You may have noticed that our website has a ing to LED security lighting at and make a difference to help VicPhilippe du Plessis. brand new look. After months and months of solid held at the Civic Centre Council Chamber at Wontmultiple worksites across the re- toria reach net zero by 2050. work, which started with menu research and testing haggi on Wednesday, March 20. Remember that this with the community, we now have a brilliant new is the only decision making forum for council, and it site that’s as user friendly as it gets. We get around is open to the public. We encourage anyone who is 900 visitors to our website every day and we are very interested in local government to come along.

IT is that time again; we are planning for would love to hear from you too. Call Belinda at Milpara on 5655 2524. what we will be delivering next term.

The South Gippsland Relay for life was held on Milpara aims to meet the social and educational the weekend at the Korumburra Showgrounds and needs of our community. We want your input.

We want to know what the important issues are what fabulous event it was.

Service.

Congratulations to the organisers! It is a big job THE Lyrebird Hospital Aux- House and Hillside Lodge. for our community and for you. What information The current auxiliary was The money being raised from sessions, courses, supports and workshops can Mil- pulling everything together and you deserve a bit pat iliary, supporting Gippsland formed in 1988 and has seen balls, dances, trivia nights, raffles, on the back for a job well done.

The Milpara team Southern Health Service, para provide in the future? members come and go. sausage sizzles, catering, movie Do you have a course you would like to attend enjoyed walking along with the 18 other teams. We raised $1870 from its Labour There have been occasions nights, ladies nights and the most were also very proud and impressed with the Milbut the dates never suit? Are you sitting back waiting when there were not enough to para Singers who provided some great tunes to sing Day weekend garage sale. for a particular workshop to be offered again?

The auxiliary recently pro- hold a meeting. However over re- profitable of all – garage sales.

If you let us know, we can use this information along too.

The auxiliary is a group of The aim was to raise money with each donation, vided $7990 to purchase equip- cent years numbers have increased when planning dates for the following term so do not dedicated, hardworking volunteers no matter how big or small, it all helps to fund Can- ment for use in the Leongatha and and currently totals 18. be shy.

Korumburra hospitals including Since its inception in 1988 working tirelessly for the benefit cer Council’s research, prevention, information and Alternatively, you may have a workshop or class the affiliated aged care facili- the auxiliary has donated $67,700 of the community and welcomes you would be interested to run at Milpara and we support services. We would also like to give a big ties: Koorooman House, Alchera to Gippsland Southern Health new members. thank you to everyone who made donations.

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Care for your pets MANY consider their pet their best friend or part of the family so giving them the best care is important.

Looking after your pets can be a daunting task considering animals cannot verbally communicate with us their needs and demands, so knowing how best to treat and care for your four legged friends is essential to being a good pet owner.

To make sure your furry companions are as comfortable as can be with their coats, it is important to upkeep regular grooming by way of combing and brushing especially with dogs.

If your canine pal becomes dirty or regularly emits an offensive body odour, a bath with pet approved shampoos two to three times a month is recommended.

If a cat happens to be your friend, bathing is not required, however if your pet is an indoor cat it is important to regularly freshen their box of litter,remembering to clean the tray weekly as well as replace the contents and dispose of the waste. Making sure their tray is clean is essential for ensuring your pet is comfortable and won’t leave a mess in any other areas of the home.

If your cat is particular with certain types of litter within its tray, a biodegradable cardboard litter type may be cleaner and easier to handle,pleasing your feline friend and the environment.

Being a responsible pet owner entails having your pets’ spade, particularly cats to confirm they will not have health complications followed by unwanted kittens, as well as micro-chipping them a n d ke e p i n g y o u r residency and ownership details up to date.

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By Grace Griffith REHEARSALS are ramping up for Mary MacKillop College students performing in their upcoming production of The Addams Family.

Despite still being in school uniform at their rehearsals, cast members were in full character and putting on a convincing and comical show recently – so much so that director Bron Kalos and music director Elly Poletti found themselves having a chuckle even though they’d seen the scene rehearsed numerous times.

Cast members brought wit, impressive

chorography and character representations that were uncannily close to the original Addams family to the stage.

Music director Elly Poletti said, “Musically wise, it’s quite difficult but I think the students are so passionate about the music and the show so they’ve gone ahead and practised everything and are learning their harmonies so it’s actually coming together quite smoothly.

“It was the same as last year with the High School Musical production because they were so passionate.

“I think at the start the kids were apprehensive about The Addams family, especially after doing High School Musical, but now

they’ve read the script and got into it, they realise how funny the show is, they are really excited about it.”

Rehearsals started at the end of last year and were back in full swing as soon as the school started this year.

“We have a smaller cast this year which is a lot of fun,” Ms Poletti said.

The main cast consists of primarily year 11 and 12 students, while the rest of the cast is mostly junior students, bringing the cast total to around 30 students.

“That’s great because it means the next couple of musicals we’ll have lots of people coming through,” Ms Poletti said.

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Music director Elly Poletti said students are finding the script hilarious and are very passionate about the production.

Left, Enthusiastic musicians: music director Elly Poletti said, despite The Addams Family production being slightly more musically challenging than previous productions, students are having no problem learning the music as they are passionate and prepared to do the work.

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NEW CEO Ali Wastie has jumped on board with Bass Coast Shire Council’s advocacy strategy and is committed to seeing key projects come to fruition.

Ms Wastie stepped into the role following the retirement of Paul Buckley PSM in February.

Formerly, Ms Wastie was the director city communities at City of Melbourne.

The portfolio included arts Melbourne, social investment, homelessness, libraries and recreation, community services, and health and wellbeing.

“I was also responsible for overseeing several capital works projects totalling over $100 million,” Ms Wastie said.

Ms Wastie also held the position of director of social and economic development at Yarra Ranges Council.

This directorate portfolio included statutory and strategic planning, local laws, community services, tourism and economic development.

Prior to joining the Yarra Ranges Council, Ms Wastie worked in State Government in senior economic and social policy roles.

Ms Wastie said she loves working for local government because that’s ‘where the magic happens’.

“It is the level of government closest to the community. It is where we can achieve positive outcomes for the communities we serve when we engage in a meaningful way,” she said.

Ms Wastie said she understands her role as CEO is to develop a culture that trusts and empowers its people so the organisation can be high performing, innovative and agile.

“This is critically important for local government so timely advice can be provided to the council and council decisions are implemented,” she said.

“I have an inclusive and empowering lead-

Welcome: Bass Coast Shire Council’s new CEO Ali Wastie is looking forward to working with mayor Cr Brett Tessari on a number of priority projects. ership style and bring a wealth of experience in leading high performing teams and delivering positive outcomes for communities.”

Ms Wastie said Bass Coast has the potential to become Victoria’s most liveable local government area and she is excited to bring council’s key priorities to fruition.

“I am looking forward to working with all levels of government, industry and community

organisations so we can attract the required funding levels. Advocacy to State and Federal Government for improved public transport, education, health services and employment will be a key focus. Parts of the shire will experience population growth and we will need to have good planning and design to allow seamless connections between people, places and resources,” she said.

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Ensure your home is winter ready the winter months ddesign, i h oncoming i i h are the perfect excuse to try out a new style.

During summer, you might have changed the look of your home to reflect the summery weather and opted Whilst April brings the delights and for airy tones to help make the home laughs of April Fool’s Day, rememberfeel cool. ing to replace your smoke detector batWinter is the time to discover teries is not a joke. rich, warm colours to create a cosy April 7 brings the end of daylight atmosphere and escape from the cold savings, so when you are turning your outside. clocks back an hour, it is also the optiAn effective idea to achieve a mum time to change the smoke detecwarmer feel is to include a new rug, tor batteries. especially if you are coping with chilly With winter on the way, you will hardwood floors in bedrooms and living rooms.

Replacing linens will also add an extra level of comfort.

Though the weather might be dreary, it doesn’t mean your garden has to be.

Winter provides the opportunity cultivate delicious winter vegetables to get you through.

Broccoli, cauliflower, peas and sprouts are most likely to grow during those cooler months, but other good options include beets, radishes and baby carrots.

It is the optimum time to get some weeding done so your plants are in good health before facing winter.

Finish it off with mulch to help protect your plants from wind and rain.

Whilst outside, now is your chance to clear out the gutters.

Keeping your gutters free of debris ensure the home is healthy and comBeautify the garden: now is the time to make sure your garden is well fortable, and keeps the pests away lead- Clear out: prep your home for the winter months ahead by cleaning any ing into spring. protected for winter.

THE weather h is i beginning b i i to cool and now is the perfect opportunity to start those home maintenance issues before the winter hits.

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It is recommended that you check leaks in doors and vents to ensure a high functioning central heating system.

Insulation can reduce heating costs significantly. Ensure all gaps that may allow heat to escape are sealed and check all windows can be tightly shut.

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Sustainability Victoria Acting CEO, Stephanie Ziersch, said the rush of affection for the KonMari method is a positive thing but highlighted the risk of items being discarded instead of consciously re-homed.

“The sudden spike in tidying up at home risks creating the perfect storm for waste,” Ms Ziersch said.

“While we’re encouraged to hear households en masse are busy clearing out the clutter, the question remains where are we sending all those bags of joyless garments and items once we’re done with them? All that clutter doesn’t just disappear.”

Ms Ziersch suggested households consider adding a seventh step when applying Ms Kondo’s famous KonMari method to their tidying up.

“Our simple request for Kondo inspired declutterers is that instead of saying ‘thank you, next’, they instead find the joy in re-homing the items or recycling them thoughtfully and through the correct channels,” she said.

“In fact, there’s a Japanese approach known as mottainai that I suspect Marie Kondo would happily support. Quite simply, it encourages reflection on waste and action when it comes to reducing, reusing, recycling and respecting.”

Marie Kondo’s famous six step KonMari method… and one suggested addition: Step 1. Commit yourself to tidying up; Step 2. Imagine your ideal lifestyle; Step 3. Finish discarding first; Step 4. Tidy by category, not by location; Step 5. Follow the right order (clothes, books, paper, miscellaneous items, sentimental items); and Step 6. Ask yourself, “Does it spark joy?”

(Proposed) Step 7. Embrace mottainai – reflect on waste and take action to reduce, reuse, recycle and respect.

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“Australians should already be proud for being great recyclers, but we can all do even better, by using less, wasting less and recycling more,” Ms Ziersch said.

“The state of the future is in our hands. It’s therefore never been more important for us all to minimise the waste we produce.”

Ms Ziersch said Victorians also had plenty of reason to be encouraged.

“Victorians have a great record when it comes to recycling,” she said. “Since 2001, the amount of recyclable household material diverted from landfill has increased by 64 percent. It is important we maintain this momentum and build on these strengths in 2019.”

Seven simple tips for householders embarking on the KonMari journey: • Consider selling unloved items on sites like eBay, Gumtree or Facebook; • Contact your local charity group to see if they are willing to pick up your unwanted furniture; • Gift your once loved items to a friend or family member; • Take your old TVs and computers to drop off points where they are recycled as part of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme; • Drop your mobile phones and tablets off for recycling at MobileMuster collection points found at phone shops and post offices; • Offer your good quality clothes to charities that will resell them for fundraising purposes or potentially give them to disadvantaged people; • Contact your local council to find out how your items can be recycled locally.

• Finally, Ms Ziersch reminded Australians that the big tidy-up was just one step to creating a living environment filled with the things we love.

“While the concept of tidying your home, and letting go of objects that serve no purpose is important, waste avoidance is just as pressing,” Ms Ziersch said.

“For example, Australians are the world’s second largest consumers of textiles, buying on average 27 kilograms of new clothing and other textiles each year of which around $500 million worth of clothing is sent to landfill.

“The final suggestion is to take Marie Kondo’s inspiration into your shopping and ask if the item sparks joy before making purchases.”

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Six steps to an energy efficient home WITH an estimated two million new homes to be built in Victoria between now and 2050, Sustainability Victoria has released a new six step guide to help South Gippslanders design and construct energy efficient homes.

Sustainability Victoria CEO Stan Krpan said, “Victoria is adding 2800 people a week to its population. This growth means new homes, renovations, alterations or additions.

“Making the influx of new homes more energy efficient is one of the biggest, most readily available and untapped opportunities to significantly cut energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

“Home owners, designers, builders, thermal performance assessors and councils now have access to six plain English concepts and design guidelines to comply with the National Construction Code’s six star regulations, exceed minimum standards and reduce construction costs.”

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“This will help to create a legacy of high quality housing that will contribute to a better built environment and to meeting the Victorian Government’s 2050 zero net emissions target.”

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Firewood in stock to keep you warm IT’S the start of firewood season and Burra Garden Supplies is stocked with new loads of dry and seasoned red gum wood that is ready to burn and keep you warm as the cooler weather sets in.

autumn colour as well as fruit trees.”

With the nursery’s comprehensive range of trees, flowers, vegetables and indoor and outdoor plants, you’ll be sure to find something to spruce up your garden or to add a pop of colour in a pot. And if it doesn’t fit in your vehicle, don’t worry; Burra Garden Supplies will make The firewood is sold by weight which gives buyers the sure it’s delivered to your door.

“We also have a great range of pots at the moment freedom to handpick specific sizes to suit their needs. The with more arriving soon so keep your eyes peeled for new store also offers delivery to all areas.

“Burra Garden Supplies is a part of the Firewood As- stock,” Ms Hughes said.

To ensure you have your vegetable garden ready for sociation, meaning we only buy from sustainable wholewinter, Burra Garden Supplies has compost and manure salers,” owner Kelly Hughes said.

The family run business, owned by Kelly and Adrian available to help give your garden that extra boost to Hughes, is set on two acres in Korumburra and consists of thrive through the cold.

For those looking to expand their gardens but aren’t the largest combined garden supplies and nursery in South Gippsland. At present the nursery is in full swing, brim- sure what plants will look and suit the conditions best, ming with colour and variety and with an abundance of there is always an experienced nursery staff member available to give advice.

Autumn ready: Burra Garden Supplies owner, Kelly Hughes, stands amongst the many advanced tress on offer.

Burra Garden Supplies also offers a seniors discount “If people are looking for feature trees, they can find vibrant and varied plants available in their nursery, saying they have an abundance of of 10 percent on Tuesdays – all you need to do is show them here,” Ms Hughes said. feature trees, unique pots, and plenty of ready to burn firewood available in store now.

“We have many deciduous trees which are great for your card.

Technology transforms gardening

By Karen Haw, Town Centre Nursery, Mirboo North INDOOR plants continue to be a growing trend and are being embraced in a big way, especially by the younger generation, but we also hear frequently, “My plants always die. What am I doing wrong?”

Fear no more. If you are tech savy, there are some gadgets soon to be available that will solve this problem.

These app based devices give advice on how to care for plants and takes the guesswork out of caring for them.

There will be three products available. The first is the Grow Care Home. The Grow Care Home is a smart sensor, designed to be planted or inserted in an indoor plant pot.

The Grow Care unit then connects to your smart device, providing information on soil moisture, fertility level, temperature and light intensity, and gives specific feedback on caring for your particular plant via the

Grow Care App. The next product is called Grow Care Garden and similar to the Grow Care Home, but designed to be planted and/or used in a vegtrug, raised bed or an outside pot.

The third product to be released is the Grow Care Pot. This is ideal for the office. Like the other products, the Grow Care unit connects via Bluetooth to a smart device.

The pot flashes different colours depending on the needs of the plant. Blue light indicates water, green the plant needs fertiliser, yellow the plant needs more light.

There are more than 6000 plants in the database and this is increasing. The app not only gives advice on how to care for your plants; it is also a plant diary and provides a community platform. You can upload the pictures of your plants and share information with other people.

The only downfall I see with these products is that you have to know the name of the plant you are testing, but the app does have help with answering questions about the leaf type and I guess if that doesn’t work, Google can find the answer.

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Audition for Lyric show, Jasper Jones WHY do people like murder mysteries and unsolved crime cases?

Director Sue Lindsay provides a personal example, “I avidly look for and read any new theories about the Missing Beaumont Children, the unsolved crime that remains active in my mind.

Three children disappearing in the summer of 1966, with no explanation. Books have been written and retired detectives still work on the case.”

Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s play Jasper Jones is the story of the disappearance of a teenage girl. In the (fictitious) mining town of Corrigan in the hot summer of 1965, adults in the town are gripped by fear for their children when the teenage daughter of the town’s mayor goes missing.

As the long hot days follow, the repercussions are felt by all. The young people cope by playing cricket, while the dark secrets hidden behind the respectable façades are revealed.

Ms Lindsay was drawn to this play after reading the novel by Craig Silvey. Engaging characters, dark mystery and the social commentary on an Australian community in the sixties make for an entertaining and thought provoking tale.

Ms Lindsay is a retired drama teacher who has written and produced plays for community theatre and touring in schools. She has directed the last two Summer Family Shows for Wonthaggi Theatrical Group, The Web for FAMDA and Our Country’s Good for Leongatha Lyric Theatre.

The information night for Jasper Jones is at the Leongatha Lyric Theatre Studio, 13 Watson Road, Leongatha at 7.30pm on Tuesday, April 23, with auditions Friday, April 26, Saturday, April 27 or Tuesday, April 30.

Rehearsals will start late June for performanc-

Natural canvas: Sue Gilford’s pyrography will appear in her exhibition SHELTER at Fish Creek’s Gecko Studio Gallery.

Leading the show: experienced director Sue Lindsay is to direct Jasper Jones for Lyric Theatre.

Gilford reflects on meaning of shelter THE relationship between the world and desk at the Wilsons Promontory Information Cen-

es in September. the creatures that live within it are the inLyric is looking for male and female actors spiration behind the exhibition SHELTER aged from 14 to 70 years, including a young male at Fish Creek’s Gecko Studio Gallery. who identifies as Australian indigenous to play The show, by Sue Gilford, will include sculpJasper Jones and a young male to play the part of ture and pyrography from March 21 to April 22, the Vietnamese-Australian teenager Jeffrey Lu. with an opening event on Friday, March 22 from For further information: lyrictheatre.net.au 6pm to 8pm.

“I find the worlds we inhabit to be increasingly strange and unforgiving places, where creatures of all kinds struggle to find shelter, protection and safety in their environments,” she said.

Since she moved to South Gippsland, much of Gilford’s work is based on her immediate environment – the paddocks at Agnes, and the mudflats at Toora and Port Welshpool.

“I ingest what I see out there in the world and try to interpret it through my art. Pyrography has been my main genre in recent years. I love using this technique as I associate it so much with drawing and etching,” Gilford said.

“I was steered towards pyrography through growing gourds and by seeing what ethnic cultures did with fire and poker work.

“My studio is a vast collection of drying gourds, ‘found’ wood and sticks and old wooden materials. It all looks like a dump site, but I’m often just pondering all my ‘found’ objects and when an idea eventually strikes me, I’m off into my ‘art world’.”

Gilford has created a pyrographic work on the

tre and painted the mural in the rotunda at Port Welshpool.

Her drawings and linocuts have been acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia, the National Gallery of Australia and the National Gallery of Victoria.

Creative perspective: artist Sue Gilford will exhibit at Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek.

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Trivia to back drought relief

Around 20 tables of people are expected to THE community is invited to a trivia night in Leongatha to raise money take part and the bowls club bar will be open, with available at bar prices. for drought-affected farmers in East drinks Bookings can be made by phoning Leongatha Gippsland.

Community House on 5662 3962. Tables of eight

The event will be held at the Leongatha Bowls Club on Saturday, April 6 from 7pm, with all proceeds to Gippsland Farmer Relief to distribute to farmers in need.

The night is being organised by the Black Sheep Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group affiliated with Leongatha Community House. Group member Simon Mayo said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Bairnsdale and Orbost itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shocking and with the fires on top of drought, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a double Talented group: a previous performance by (itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no) drama delighted audiences and the next barrel for those communities.â&#x20AC;?

Group member Darren Bone said the evening show at Mesley Hall, Leongatha, is guaranteed to do so too. would be a fun night of trivia, raffle and door prizes, and more.

Show to debut in Leongatha

(itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no) drama is an inclusive theatre ensemble of people with and without disability, based in South Gippsland, who develop and show original physical and movement theatre works.

Real. Not Real. is the second performance piece by the group following the well attended Unreserved show in October 2017. The free show will be held at 2pm on March 29 in Mesley Hall, Leongatha.

Founder of (itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no) drama Emily Ardley was proud to see everyone involved dedicating their time and effort towards Real. Not Real. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing how many people have joined

the ensemble. They have given their heart and soul to this, they bring so much of their lives to it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been wonderful to continue to work with Rawcus Theatre Company as mentors and Samara Cunningham and Jenneke Kilstra-Shone as artistic directors and step into a new space with Michael Green from Drift Media in terms of media production.â&#x20AC;?

Those wanting to attend are encouraged to contact Alisha Gilliland to book a ticket and advise of any access requirements at alisha.gilliland@ southgippsland.vic.gov.au or contact 5662 9200 or 0428 629 276.

The Real. Not Real. project is proudly supported by Regional Arts Victoria, South Gippsland Shire Council and Rawcus Theatre Company.

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Friday 29 March 2.00pm Mesley Hall, Leongatha Free. All Welcome.

RSVP and access info: Contact Alisha alisha.gilliland@southgippsland.vic.gov.au 0428 629 276

Fun night: from left, members of the Black Sheep Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group, Simon Mayo, Darren Bone and Zinette, and Stephen Suckling, invite the community to attend a trivia night at Leongatha Bowls Club on Saturday, April 6.

Rumour Has It to rock Leongatha RSL entry.

LOCAL band Rumour Has It will be per- freeFormed in 2017, the band has covered hit forming on Friday, April 5 at the Leon- demos from the past such as songs Fox on the Run gatha RSL. as well as April Sun in Cuba, and hopes the Leon-

The performance running from 7pm until gatha RSL crowd will enjoy their sound and their 10pm will be held in the members lounge with passion for music as much as they do.

After having its first gig in Bunyip last year, Rumour Has It is hoping to expand its fan base and continue to share their music with surrounding communities and areas.

Rumour Has It concentrates on playing a range of music originating from the 80s and the 90s. The Leongatha RSL expects the performance to be a night of entertainment and enjoyment shared by community, with good music accompanied by Presents LIVE entertainment the a friendly and welcome atmosphere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an exciting event to have coming up and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always happy to have local support and interaction,â&#x20AC;? RSL secretary John Schelling said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a good night and hope anyone who is interested will come by to see the performance and enjoy themselves.â&#x20AC;?

The band members are hoping the crowd will from 7pm - 10pm be thoroughly entertained with their musical talFREE ENTRY ents and the night will be a wonderful success, not only for them but also for the RSL. Happy hour 6-7pm & Members draw â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone is welcome to drop in and see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on,â&#x20AC;? Mr Schelling said.

New members welcome | Bistro open 7 days â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully there will be a decent turn out and Cnr Smith St & Michael Pl, Leongatha the night will be a success like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expecting.

Ph. 5662 2747 Come by for an eventful evening of friendly faces and good music.â&#x20AC;?

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THE ensemble and artistic directors of (itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no) drama are excited for their upcoming performance of the original work Real. Not Real.

can be booked, with tables $10 a head.

Donations of food for Gippsland Farmer Relief can be left at Leongatha Community House, 16 Bruce Street, Leongatha.

The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group is an informal fun group that allows men to meet without the politics of a formal group.

Men enjoy such activities as pool, darts, bushwalking, camping, community projects, barbecues and more.

To find out more, phone Simon 0417 372 679, Stephen Suckling 0419 623 927 or Darren 0417 004 269.

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Lamont House is a piece of Leongatha history YOU will feel the unmistakable charm of yesteryear at this fine Leongatha home.

This gracious and inspiring residence with historical appeal offers business opportunities or grand family living in the heart of Leongatha.

Lamont House, circa 1890, was originally owned by John Ridgeway. In mid-1898 Robert Long purchased the property and operated it as a general merchant until selling the property in 1921 to James McGuiness.

Mr McGuiness was a road contractor who built South Gippsland roads. He set about developing and expanding the home, creating an 11 room boarding house to take advantage of the demand for accommodation for professionals, bank personnel, teachers and alike moving to Leongatha for work.

In 1964, Lindsay and Olive Campbell purchased the property and continued to operate it as a boarding house until the late seventies when it then became a normal, yet grand, family residence.

The current vendors purchased the property in 1995 with a vision of operating the property as a business again.

After a complete renovation, they operated a gourmet delivery/catering service and a fine dining restaurant where clients had the choice of many rooms to hold their function or celebration.

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There is direct access from here out to a private upstairs outdoor living deck where views over the town and farmland in the distance are there to be enjoyed. Bedrooms are upstairs, main with plenty of built-in-robes , ensuite and split

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A family bathroom includes separate shower and bath, with a separate toilet. Second handy toilet downstairs.

Also downstairs you’ll find a fabulous rumpus room which has built-in cabinetry, inlaid built in bar with sink and direct access out to the backyard gardens.

A good sized lockable wine cellar off the rumpus room could also be used as a storage room.

Another choice for private outdoor entertaining is an undercover area that comes off the rumpus room.

An adjoining under house storage room with concrete floor is ideal for storing outdoor items, as a garden shed or workshop. Located in a sought after street within safe easy walking distance to schools (a couple of minutes) and of a size to cater for larger families, this property is one not to be missed. Your inspection invited.

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Farming Insight Farm charity backs Leongatha hospital LEONGATHA business Browns Stock- thrilled the partnership was able to produce this feed is doing its part to support Gippsland fantastic fundraising opportunity for the hospital.

He attributed the company’s ability to conSouthern Health Service.

The company has teamed up with its long standing partners in silage wrap products – Integrated Packaging – to support the community and raise health care funds that will go towards a new air mattress for the Leongatha hospital.

Together, the partnership raised $2000.

Gippsland Southern Health CEO Mark Johnson was appreciative, as the hospital is always glad to accept donations and fundraising efforts that can allow for new equipment to be purchased.

“It really is wonderful that the local businesses and community get behind us and assist us with these fundraising efforts,” he said.

“The air mattresses are really helpful to reduce pressure ulcers in long term bedridden patients.”

Browns Stockfeeds’ Cameron Kindellan was

tribute more funds to the donation program to the late silage season and excellent spring rain.

“Farmers were able to continue to make silage and take advantage of the extra growth. The farmers supported us by buying more silage wrap, which added to the value of our contribution,” Mr Kindellan said.

“We believe it is a very worthy cause that touches the heart of the region and we are very pleased to help provide new equipment for the hospital.”

Integrated Packaging area manager Nelani Roux said the international company is keen to help local charities.

Integrated Packaging proudly supplies Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and is looking to support more charities within Australia.

• VLE Leongatha

Returns firm to slightly cheaper Great cause: from left, Cameron Kindellan of Browns Stockfeed and Mark Johnson, CEO THERE were approximately 1000 export Cows were mixed with most heavy weights of Gippsland Southern Health Service, shake hands over a wonderful fundraising donation and 160 young cattle penned represent- lifting a few cents while lighter lots eased a few. from Browns Stockfeed and Integrated Packaging with Browns Stockfeed director Chris shaped heavy bulls sold firm. ing a decrease of nearly 900 head week Better Brown and Integrated Packaging area manager Nelani Roux.

Vealers sold mostly from 230c to 287c/kg.

on week.

The revised Johne’s disease dairy score has been developed in consultation with industry veterinarians, Animal Health Australia and state dairy farming organisations to: • provide an easily interpreted score for dairy farmers to profile

DAIRY HERD DISPERSAL VLE LEONGATHA SALEYARDS A/c Colin & Joe Bolding, Wonthaggi • 90Autumn calving cows & heifers • 160Winter/Spring calving cows • Holstein cows - small blend of Holstein x cows •AI bred history 50+ years • Closed herd • Herd tested periodically • av 8000L - 600kg solids • Low BMCC • Dairy Farm Sold • No known JD/EBL This herd dispersal is one not to be missed! A fantastic 50 year history of AI breeding, which is backed by the top proven genetics. The Autumn cows are due to calve to Holstein AI Sires and the heifers to Jersey bull, for early April May calving.

The Winter Spring calving cows are currently in milk, and due to Holstein AI Sires and later to Angus bull, for July to October calving.These cows are quiet, contented and display all great attributes to dairyness, with excellent udders, and achieving many quality milk awards.

Buyers can attend this sale with confidence to buy well bred quality dairy cows, that are only being sold due to the dairy farm sale.

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STEERS 1 I. & G. Corthwaite, Mirboo Nth 1 A. & Y. Morrison, Inverloch 1 J.D. & S.M. Humphrey, Nerrena 1 K.R.G. Ross 1 D. & M. Bennett, Tarwin Lower 1 Peter Rennie, Yinnar HEIFERS 1 Arndt & Potter 1 M.E. Pretty, Binginwarri 1 A. & Y. Morrison, Inverloch 1 I. & G. Corthwaite, Mirboo Nth 7 D.G. & C.M. Roberts, Foster 6 R. & C. Donat, Wonthaggi COWS 3 N.B. & L.J. Smith, Pound Creek 1 A. & K. Mangiafico, Dumbalk N 2 A.G. Jorgensen Hold., Tonimbuk 2 J. & A.M. Jefferis P/L, Poowong 8 N.B. & L.J. Smith, Pound Creek 1 G.C.R. & M. Kuhne, Dumbalk BULLS 1 R. & C. Donat, Wonthaggi 1 Clover Cottage, French Island 1 Arndt & Potter 1 D. & J. Watson, Meeniyan 1 D. & S. Rickards, Allambee East 1 S.B. & I.F. Derrick, Allambee

293.6 287.6 284.0 283.6 282.0 280.6

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Yearling steers reached 273c/kg. Yearling hefers to the trade made between 240c and 273c/kg.

Grown steers sold between 260c and 285c/kg.

Bullocks made from 260c to 295c/kg. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers sold from 208c to 221c with the crossbred portion from 228c to 277c/kg.

Most light and medium weight cows made between 106c and 176c/kg. Heavy weight cows sold mostly between 166c and 200c/kg. Better shaped heavy bulls made from 188c to 206c with the dairy lots from 170c to 180c/kg.

The next sale draw - March 20: 1. Phelan & Henderson & Co, 2. SEJ, 3. Landmark, 4. Elders, 5. Alex Scott & Staff.

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The usual buying group was present and operating in a cheaper market in places.

Quality was more limited with fewer prime lots and a larger proportion of secondary cattle and plain conditioned cows.

Trade cattle sold mostly firm with the odd dearer sale. Most grown steers and bullocks eased 2c to 7c while the heavy weights exceeding 750kg improved 3c/kg. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers gained 3c while the crossbred portion lost 10c/kg.

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Farming Insight • VLE Leongatha Store Sale

Market firm for reduced yarding

By South Gippsland Stock Agents Association AGENTS yarded a reduced penning of 1100 cattle consisting of 640 steers, 320 heifers, 140 springers, and cows and calves at this week’ s VLE Leongatha store sale.

It was a mixed yarding of cattle with only a few nice lines of grown Angus steers and a few pens of good British bred calves in the offering.

The market was generally similar to the previous sales rates, with only one domestic feedlot buyer in attendance which kept a floor in the job.

All other cattle were purchased by local agents and graziers in a smaller field of buyers with some regulars attending the Annual Mountain Calf Sales held this week.

Thursday, March 14

Steers: J. & B. Cox, 13 Ang, 2yo, 559kg @ 2.74, $1530; 12 Ang, 2yo, 563kg @ 2.68, $1510; 12 Ang, 2yo, 512kg @ 2.70, $1380.

D. & G. Hunter, 12 Ang, 18mths, 443kg @ 2.80, $1240; 13 Ang, 16mths, 403kg @ 2.88, $1160.

Shimanjo Holdings, 4 Ang, 18mths, 438kg @ 2.76, $1210. Yarramundi Past, 15 BB, 10mths, 360kg @ 2.72, $1000. White Creek, 26 Red X, 14mths, 348kg @ 2.73, $950. E. & J. Cox, 8 Ang, 14mths, 345kg @ 2.60, $900.

CJM Partnership, 8 Hfd, 14mths, 334kg @ 2.48, $830. R. & C. Coates, 6 Hfd, 319kg @ 2.60, $830.

Andco, 7 Limo X, 12mths, 335kg @ 2.38, $800.

I. & J. Blake, 11 MG X, 12mths, 323kg @ 2.47, $800; I. & J. Blake, 10 MG X, 12mths, 295kg @ 2.47, $730. YG Australia, 11 Fries, 2yo, 493kg @ 1.73, $885; 12 Fries, 2yo, 452kg @ 1.57, $710.

Heifers: R. & C. Coates, 9 Hfd, 12mths, 382kg @ 2.26, $865; 9 Hfd, 12mths, 351kg @ 2.12, $745; 9 Hfd, 12mths, 320kg @ 2.14, $685. CJM Partnership, 4 Ang, 12mths, 365kg @ 2.20, $805. Est of A. Birss, 16 Ang, 12mths, 330kg @ 2.30, $760. Andco, 7 Limo X, 12mths, 296kg @ 2.36, $700.

Cows & Calves: R. & W. Neocleous, 14x14, Ang cows with Limo calves, $1280. W. & E. Foreman, 14 x 14 Ang hfrs with Ang calves, $1280. B. & K. Booth, 36 Ang springing cows, $1040.

Stock agents: from left, Landmark agents Terry Ginnane from Leongatha and Graeme Davis from Yarram hoped that cattle would fetch a good price despite a an average season at Mr O’Brien said the Andrews Labor Government the store sale held at GIPPSLAND South MLA Danny O’Brien support calls for Aussie Farms to be stripped of VLE in Leongatha has launched a petition to defend the rights must its charity tax status after their mass privacy breach. on Thursday. of Victorian farmers against unlawful acSale day: from left: Anthony Hullick from Middle Tarwin with friend Rod Holm from Buffalo during the store cattle sale at VLE in Leongatha on Thursday. Mr Holm said he has lived on his 800 acre farm in Buffalo for 74 years and between his brother and himself, they own 600 head of cattle. Mr Holm, who has been on farmland his whole life, inspected cattle for sale at the livestock exchange which saw cattle prices drop on Thursday.

Protect farmers, say MPs

The petition also calls for the Aussie Farms website to be immediately taken down and stronger leThe petition supports a motion introduced to Par- gal protections to appropriately penalise aggressive liament by The Nationals to ensure activists feel the protestors and trespassers who threaten or encourage full force of the law. damage to property or incite trespass and biosecurity The motion was introduced in response to the breaches. increasing number of illegal entries onto Victorian The petition can be signed at Mr O’Brien’s elecfarms and the mass publication online of personal torate office at 54B Cunninghame St, Sale or online addresses by activist group Aussie Farms. at dannyobrienmp.com.au/protectourfarmers.

“Local farmers and their families need our supEastern Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath said port and protection from the unlawful actions of ex- animal activists must be held to account and not stop treme animal rights activists,” Mr O’Brien said. law abiding farmers from doing their job.

“Militant activism that includes trespass on VicMs Bath said it is clear that the current legislation torian farms, livestock theft and property damage is not sufficient. isn’t charity work – it’s breaking the law.

“I will be exploring how current laws can be “Gippsland farmers work hard and the vast ma- strengthened and farmers are better protected,” she jority operate responsible and sustainable businesses said. where the welfare of their animals is of the highest “Farmers must be able to work without harasspriority. ment, intimidation or theft from activists.

“Our farmers deserve to be able to operate their “It is vital we identify current shortfalls in state farms without fear of raids on their properties that, legislation and strengthen penalties so unlawful acperversely, can harm the welfare of the animals the tions are held to account. activists are apparently trying to protect.”

“This could be achieved through a parliamentary The petition calls for the urgent need for stron- inquiry or some other means. ger protection of law-abiding farmers and requests “I am calling on the Andrews Labor Government Aussie Farms status as a charitable organisation be to work with our Victorian farmers and protect their revoked. right to farm.”

tion by animal rights activists.

Farming neighbours: from left, Wooreen neighbours Roy Pettitt and Vera Fordyce went along to the store sale at VLE in Leongatha on Thursday to browse for cattle.

Ms Fordyce said she had only been on her farm one year and was an apprentice to Mr Pettitt who has been on his farm for more than 40 years.

Left Farming friends: from left, Sharon Irvin from Mirboo and Jenny Price from Wooreen were “just looking” at the cattle sale at VLE, Leongatha on Thursday.

The friends said they were trying to gauge cattle prices to restock a new farm in Wooreen.

Left: Local seller: Leongatha born and bred Phillip Johnston had 25 cattle for sale through SEJ at VLE Leongatha on Thursday.

Coming from a 125 acre farm in Leongatha, Mr Johnston said he recently had 180 cattle but was down to 38 through sales. He said he was hoping to fetch a good price and hoped the shortage of cattle would drive buyers to compete for purchase.

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by Bushlea Bulls, Commence calving April 20 for a 4 week period to Angus Bull. $1000 + GST

Taking a stand: Nationals’ Eastern Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath and John Gommans, owner of The Gippy Goat and Caldermeade Farm, call on the State Government to protect Victorian farmers’ right to farm.

CONTACT ZACK REDPATH 0438 687 450

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An opportunity exists for an experienced Parts Interpreter to join our team based in Leongatha.

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CADET JOURNALIST This is a great opportunity to begin your career and work and live in South Gippsland.

An interest in being part of a vibrant community would be an advantage.

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Anthony perfects principal duties CHAIRO Christian School principal Anthony Collier leads a dedicated life educating and supporting school children for a bright future.

Having been the principal of the school for four years, Mr Collier hopes he can continue to provide the school with a positive influence as well as improve the grounds.

“I love teaching.

I’ve always wanted to be a teacher,” he said.

“Being a principal was unexpected but it’s been a good thing. I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead the school in an optimistic direction.”

Previously he spent two years as the head of secondary, as well as two years in the Northern Territory.

Before that Mr Collier spent his time teaching in Dandenong area. He studied at Monash University’s

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When asked about his favourite aspect of being principal at Chairo, he said, “I like the idea that I can positively influence a stack of kids at once. I love helping families and the children and being able to impact their learning and lives in such a helpful way.”

With a new kindergarten recently opened at the campus, Mr Collier hopes to create an easy transition for younger children up until secondary school.

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rolled in the on-campus kindergarten, Mr Collier believed the close proximity of the building to the primary school will help the younger children develop into model students.

The building was originally used as classrooms for the Prep grade, but was converted into accessible and safe kindergarten rooms with a remodelled outdoor area perfect for playful learning.

“It’s really quite exciting having the kindergarten up and running. It really is a great transitioning step.

It allows the kids that will start Prep here the opportunity to feel at ease as they are already comfortable with the school and the location and we’re hoping it will expand enrolment numbers,” Mr Collier said.

With 109 students enrolled five years ago at Chairo and 175 today, Mr Collier is kept busy throughout the week.

“It’s been a busy 18 months getting the kindergarten sorted until now and it’s a great community to be involved with every day,” he said.

With three children - two sons in Grade 5 and 6, with a daughter in kindergarten, all enrolled at Chairo, and 175 school children to look after, Mr Collier lives a busy life surrounded by education and the youthful future of the Leongatha community.

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NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PLANNING PERMIT

Section 52(1)

The land affected by the application is located at: 2-2A Cyclone Street, Wonthaggi VIC 3995 .

The application is for a permit to: Use the land for industry, including variation to the minimum threshold distance at Clause 53.10; and car parking reduction.

The applicant for the permit is: Medipharm Labs Australia Pty Ltd. C/- Beveridge Williams & Co Pty Ltd. The application reference number is: 180391.

You may look at the application and any documents that support the application at the office of the responsible authority, Bass Coast Shire Council, Wonthaggi Civic Centre, 76 McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi.

This can be done during office hours free of charge.

Plans will also be available by visiting Council's website at www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/planningads Any person who may be affected by the granting of the permit may object or make other submissions to the responsible authority.

Council collects and holds this Personal Information to comply with the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).

An objection must be sent to the Responsible Authority in writing, addressed to Bass Coast Shire Council, P.O. Box 118, Wonthaggi Vic 3995. Include the reasons for the objection, and state how the objector would be affected.

The responsible authority must make a copy of every objection available at its office for any person to inspect during office hours free of charge until the end of the period during which an application may be made for review of a decision on the application.

The responsible authority will not decide on the application before 2 April 2019.

If you object, the responsible authority will tell you its decision.

The land affected by the application is located at: 422 Kilcunda Ridge Road, Woolamai VIC 3995.

The application is for a permit to: Use and development of a dwelling in Erosion Management Overlay and Significant Landscape Overlay.

The applicant for the permit is: Matthew Stewart.

The Application Reference Number is: 170348.

You may look at the application and any documents that support the application at the office of the responsible authority - Bass Coast Shire Council, Wonthaggi Civic Centre, 76 McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi.

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Road Renaming Proposal | Leongatha South Gippsland Shire Council is proposing to re-name a section of Tilly Crt, Leongatha.

This road traverses in an easterly direction off Louise Simon Crt for approximately 110 metres.

The proposed name is “TROTMAN”.

The section of Tilly Crt to be renamed is needed as a result of Tilly Crt being closed to through traffic. The existing traffic flow of Tilly Crt will be diverted via Sadies Way and Rayson Drive.

Members of the public can provide feedback on the name proposed by the Leongatha and District Historical Society.

All name submissions must comply with - Naming rules for places in Victoria, Statutory requirements for naming roads, features and localities - 2016 All submissions must be received by COB Wednesday 17 April 2019.

South Gippsland Shire has been unable to locate existing family members to seek permission to use the proposed name and calls for consent from the family or requests family contact details from the community.

Further information on the proposed names for these roads is available at South Gippsland Shire Council Website: Naming Roads, Places & Features - Current Projects. www.southgippsland.vig.gov.au

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The current committees term will expire on 18/06/19 however all positions will be declared open on the night and nominations will be accepted prior to or on the night. Nominations from all community members, particularly women, are encouraged.

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The Application Reference Number is: 2018/313.

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Applications are also available to be viewed on Council's Website at www.southgippsland. vic.gov.au Any person who may be affected by the granting of the permit may object or make other submissions to the Responsible Authority. An objection must: • be sent to the Responsible Authority in writing • include the reasons for the objection and • state how the objector would be affected.

If you object, the Responsible Authority will tell you its decision.

Privacy Notification: The responsible authority must make a copy of every objection available at its office for any person to inspect during office hours free of charge until the end of the period during which an application may be made for review of a decision on the application.

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GARAGE SALE SATURDAY March 23 17 Carr Avenue Leongatha 8am - 2pm Men’s tools Household bits & pieces

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Health services unite to improve care PATIENTS and the community are already benefiting from a new cooperative arrangement between three key local health services.

The Boards of Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS), Bass Coast Health (BCH), and South Gippsland Hospital (SGH) recently came together at an inaugural joint board meeting at Leongatha.

The boards reviewed work undertaken over the past two years to achieve the goals of the sub-regional Clinical Services Plan, and discussed the plan for the future growth of services.

The partnership will provide the community with greater access to healthcare services locally, reducing the need to travel for treatment.

The Clinical Services Plan provides a map to coordinate the three health services, to create a safer and expanded healthcare system across the Bass Coast and South Gippsland sub-region. This health service collaboration, now known as the South Eastern Partnership, was praised by Andrew Crow, director of rural health at the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr Crow attended the board meeting.

He praised the partnership for focusing on the safety and quality of care, and gave the department’s support to increase the capacity and capability of the health services.

“We are very keen to see that your rural community is served by their lo-

cal health services – too many people in the sub-region currently travel out of the area to receive their care,” Mr Crow said.

“We are very committed to working with the three health services to treat more people locally, and do that safely. Strengthening health services will mean patients can receive more care locally, rather than having to drive outside the area, as they have previously had to do.”

The government has already showed support by committing to a new community hospital at Phillip Island and a $115 million expansion at Wonthaggi Hospital. The three health services have also received funding to enable the continuation of their important partnership work.

The three board chairs – Sue Pilkington (SGH), Alex Aeschlimann (GSHS) and Don Paproth (BCH) praised the work of the staff, consumer representatives, general practitioners, other key agencies such as the GP practices, the Primary Health Network and the CEOs in progressing this work.

“We continue to work collaboratively to deliver this opportunity to build the health services that benefit all of our communities now and into the future, providing all of us with greater access to a wider range of high quality and safe health care services in our local area,” said Sue Pilkington, chair of the joint board governance committee overseeing the work.

Achievements thus far include a strong allied health workforce plan with

Combined effort: from left, health services work together to improve care are Bass Coast Health CEO Jan Child, rural director from the Department of Health and Human Services Andrew Crowe, chair of South Gippsland Hospital Sue Pilkington, CEO of Gippsland Southern Health Service Mark Johnson, sub-regional partnerships facilitator Kerryn Griffiths, South Gippsland Hospital CEO Chris Trotman and Bass Coast Health board chair Don Paproth. communities of practice developed; a shared sub-regional maternity capability framework; an integrated transport service across the sub-region; agreed action plans for the next three years to grow surgical, medical, obstetric and primary care services; the development of an integrated prevention partnership focussing on areas such as reducing obesity and smoking and many other initiatives.

The three CEOs agreed the collaboration is providing an exciting way for-

ward for the community. Chris Trotman (SGH), Mark Johnson (GSHS) and Jan Child (BCH) all noted that, “We now have clinicians sharing their ideas and thoughts, working together on important growth initiatives and we are now sharing resources. This collaboration will only serve to improve what we do for our community.”

For further information, contact the sub-regional partnership manager Kerryn Griffiths at Kerryn.Griffiths@basscoasthealth.org.au.

Students rally for climate change action APPROXIMATELY 130 students from Mirboo North primary and secondary schools walked out of class last Friday to back demands for government action on climate change.

The students marched down to Baromi Park, in the centre of town, to applause from supportive adults and the honking of passing car horns.

They carried signs calling on governments to act immediately on climate change. Many of the signs reflected the sense students have that they must act

Garage sale success THE Lyrebird Hospital Auxiliary, supporting Gippsland Southern Health Service, raised $1870 from its Labour Day weekend garage sale.

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There have been occasions when there were not enough to hold a meeting. However over recent years numbers have increased and currently totals 18.

Since its inception in 1988 the auxiliary has donated $67,700 to Gippsland Southern Health Service.

The money being raised from balls, dances, trivia nights, raffles, sausage sizzles, catering, movie nights, ladies nights and the most profitable of all – garage sales.

The auxiliary is a group of dedicated, hardworking volunteers working tirelessly for the benefit of the community and welcomes new members.

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Mirboo North Primary students were inspired to protest by Year 6 student Toby Rawson.

A week before the protest, Toby told his school assembly that children must act on climate change because politicians are not listening to climate scientists and doing the things that need to be done.

On Friday, Toby made the same speech to 60 secondary college students who also joined the protest.

He said politicians are not acting to reduce pollution.

“We need to stop digging and burning fossil fuels. We need to stop cutting down our forests.

We need to put money into sustainable energy sources,” Toby said.

He said governments need to stop giving money to the coal industry

and must not allow the Adani coal mine to go ahead because of the destructive impact it would have on the environment.

Toby said the criticism from those, such as Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, who say

students should not be protesting but should remain in school, did not make any sense.

“There’s no point going to school if we have no future,” he said.

Toby called on his fellow students to “wave banners, sing songs and

let everyone know that action must be taken now, because we’re in a climate emergency.”

He then led the students in a long chant of “Coal! Don’t dig it!

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Backing youngsters: adults from Wonthaggi, Walkerville, Leongatha, Yinnar and Mirboo North supported students at the Mirboo North climate rally on Friday.

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Six in a row: coaches Sarah Harris, Hayley Wight, Lori McKenzie and captains and vicecaptains of the Leongatha Sharks, Jack Allen, Tom Collins, Zara McKenzie, Louisa Campbell and Josh Wight (absent) proudly hold the aggregate shield.

Big weekend for ‘Gatha Sharks THE Leongatha Sharks Swimming Club had a huge day on Sunday, March 17 when it hosted the annual “Champ’s Day” involving all six clubs within the South Gippsland Swimming Association.

Later that day the club held its annual presenta-

Hand over: Will Carter and Miah Roberts (captains) with SGSA life member Don Turner tion day at the Pac Centre at the Leongatha Primary School. presenting the handicap shield to Wonthaggi Swimming Club.

At Champ’s Day Leongatha took out the aggregate points shield for an amazing sixth year in a row, scoring 4,806 points.

Nicolette Wight took out the Under14 girls overall aggregate. directed the meet per session, with many working Maddi Boyd won the Lyn Skillern trophy for Untowards obtaining higher qualifications. der14 girls, 100 freesyle.

Traralgon Swimming Club’s Bridget Cain (Jewel Multiple records were broken with Rahni Family Trophy) and Jordyn Cargill (Charles Ford Matheson, Under 11girls, breaking all five individual Trophy) scored the highest points for the championrecords, Nicolette Wight the U/14 Back, and Sienna ships. The Jane Mitchell Encouragement Trophy Hunt U/9 Breaststroke and Freestyle, as well as sevfor girls was awarded to Hannah Simmons of South eral relays.

Great result: Ben McConachy (Mirboo Gippsland Bass.

Gippsland swimming champs decided OVER 400 swimmers, from Gippsland’s seven clubs, attended the 2019 ENGIE Gippsland Swimming Championships at the Lex Glover Regional Aquatic Complex in Sale.

The event, held over the Labour Day weekend, saw nine event records and two Gippsland records broken. This year’s event was hosted by the Sale Swimming Club.

Swimmers competed in a program of 122 events, consisting of individual, relay and multi-class events over the three days. Heats were held during the mornings, and finals sessions in the afternoon. In a great showcase of talent, many swimmers made multiple finals appearances per day, with some swimmers in up to 18 heat events for the weekend.

At least 25 of Gippsland’s Technical Officials

North) and Sophie McKenzie (Korumburra) Traralgon Swimming Club was the best performwere pictured with Lyn Skillern Perpetual ing club from South Gippsland Bass, second.

Swimmers from Gippsland also attended the Trophy for U/18 100m Free.

Victorian Country All Junior Championships at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on Saturday, March 2. 163 Gippsland swimmers competed in the THE NAB Girls’ Football League conSemi-Finals on the Saturday, with the finals swum the following day. Gippsland swimmers were suc- tinues this weekend.

In round three, Gippsland Power is set to face the cessful in winning 23 Gold, 19 Silver and 19 Bronze Murray Bushrangers on Sunday, March 24. medals for their efforts.

Here is an easy guide to At Point Lonsdale The game will start at 11.15am at Rams Arena in tides in your area.

Craigieburn.

MARCH To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periRound one of the Boys’ NAB League is also Time height ods of times as shown below. (metres) booked for this weekend.

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Council and GippSport encourage women to jiggle minus judgement SOUTH Gippsland women are encouraged to try something new and get active in all their red faced, sweaty glory as part of VicHealth’s inaugural This Girl Can Week kicking off on March 18.

As part of a Gippsland wide collaboration with GippSport, South Gippsland Shire Council has been provided with a $15,000 VicHealth grant to promote This Girl Can – Victoria and the week within the community through GippSports’s Gippy Girls Can community.

The campaign features everyday Victorian women and is about empowering women to feel comfortable in their bodies and in public spaces – regardless of their ability or how they look. South Gippsland Shire Council’s Strategic Planner Lyndal Peterson was proud to help build a supportive community which encourages women to get out there and get active.

“Council in partnership with Gippsport and South Gippsland YMCA will launch the This Girl Can campaign and Gippy Girls Can community at South Gippsland SPLASH Leongatha on Saturday, March 30.

“There’ll be a range of free, fun and inclusive activities provided on the day from local community groups and sports clubs that will help women take that first and often daunting step to being active,” said Ms Peterson.

GippSport executive officer Daniel Poynton was pleased to work collaboratively with Gippsland Councils to expand the partnership.

“We are excited to support our region’s Gippy Girls to get active and provide the online platforms and communities for them to celebrate and support each other,” said Mr Poyton.

VicHealth Acting CEO Dr Lyn Roberts said This

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Locals feature in Vic Country side KORUMBURRA’S Mat Holmes was named head coach of the Victoria Country U16 girls for the Australian Junior Championships.

It was an absolute nail-biter of a finish in 2018 and with another potent side put together for 2019 we can expect a highly competitive Victoria Country U16 girls team.

Returning to the squad from the 2018 camTaking part: Rebecca Buhagiar, Sara Beale, Cornell Laub and Narelle Hanily are looking paign are Bena’s Dallas Loughridge and Georgia Koopmans. forward to being involved in the Gippy Girls Both excelled throughout the selection process Can campaign. and showed natural leadership both on and off the court.

Girl Can Week was about empowering everyday Dallas has been working hard on improvwomen to get active in their local community with- ing her overall offensive skillset, while Koopout feeling judged. mans has put in work on her perimeter shooting.

“We want South Gippsland women to know we For Holmes, it is imperative that the team can stay get it. Rocking up to a gym class or training session flexible. is tough when you don’t know what to expect. That’s “Having a great mix of players with a number of why the activities during This Girl Can Week will athletes who can play multiple positions, which will be inclusive, non-judgmental and accessible for all allow great versatility and will give us some creative women,” said Dr Roberts. line ups,” said Holmes.

Local community groups and sporting clubs that “I believe we will have the ability to score would like to be part of the This Girl Can campaign through a number of different avenues and also be launch can contact GippSport at info@gippsport. able to maintain a defensive intensity that is needed com.au. at an AJC, which is very important.”

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thestar.com.au Wonthaggi IT was the last week on grass in Wonthaggi and what a week it was.

On Tuesday, the finals of the ladies pairs were played and the results were twin sisters Dawn Jensen and Heather Blanch were winners and the runners up were Julie Kellow and Kathy Simpson.

With beautiful weather the whole week, games were attended by several spectators.

Helen Brosnan is the 100-up Champion and defeated Caroline Donahue in a great game on Wednesday.

Thursday was a lovely autumn day that bought out 31 players to compete in the mixed mufti social game.

A wonderful lunch was had by players who provided a plate to share to make the day memorable as being the last social game played on the grass greens.

The winners on the day were Anne Oehms, Thelma Kavanagh and Alex Sutherland with Caroline Donahue,

Sheila Ormerod and Glad Mitford being the runners up.

Friday, March 15, saw the very last competition played on the grass greens in Wonthaggi and what better way than to see 96 primary school children competing in the South Gippsland Victorian School Sports.

Children represented Wonthaggi Primary, Wonthaggi North, St Josephs, Our Lady Star of the Sea, Leongatha, Powlett River and Cowes schools.

The tournament was sponsored by Blue Light and supported by members of the Wonthaggi Police, Bowls Victoria and Phillip Island Bowls Club.

The final was played off between Cowes Primary and Our Lady Star of the Sea. Both teams will play in Morwell in two weeks time, representing South Gippsland.

The working bees have been doing really well and as you look around it is clear how much work has been done and still quite a lot more ready for the synthetic greens.

Representatives: Inverloch’s Division 1 Saturday Pennant team, representing South Gippsland, contested the Strzelecki Region State Final selection match at the Toora Bowling Club against Traralgon. The team included, back from left, Andrew Rowe, Ross Gabb, Mick Coram, Dave Roberts, Gary Hardy, Michael Raman, Frank Seaton, Peter Shaw, Gavan Butler, front from left, Hamish Beecroft, Norm Hughes, John Thornton (manager and emergency) and Wayne Parks.

Inverloch

IT is with deep regret that the club notes the passing of life member Maurie Cargill who was the only living life member remaining.

Maurie’s funeral is being held today (Tuesday, March 19) at the Anglican Church, Inverloch, with the wake at the bowling club following the funeral.

The club’s condolences are extended to all of Maurie’s family and friends.

The club also mourn for the victims and friends of the tragic events that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand, last Friday, March 15.

Division 1 Pennant team travelled over to the Toora Bowls Club to meet the Saturday Pennant winners in the West Gippsland Region Saturday Pennant, Traralgon.

The Toora Bowls Club, sitting in the shadows of the six wind power generators, provided a picturesque neutral ground where two of the best teams in the Strzelecki Region faceoff against each other to decide who should represent Strzelecki in the State Finals.

The day was fine and sunny when the match began but there was a relentless stiff breeze from the east which buffeted the bowls at ground level.

Inverloch’s first couple of ends went well, 4/1, 6/0 and 3/6 to lead 13/7; however Traralgon then got its act together and didn’t let Inverloch get a sniff from thereon in.

By the 43rd end, things had become evident the Inverloch had a fight on their hands.

The rink one team, skipped by Andrew Rowe, were level with Traralgon, 17/17 while the rink three team, skipped by Frank Seaton, was in the hunt but trailing by three shots,

12/15.

Mick Coram’s team, on rink two, was having a more torrid time, trailing by nine shots, 12/21.

Things got progressively worse for Mick’s team and could only gather an additional two shots over the final 11 ends, finally going down by 28 shots, 14/42.

Frank’s team had a struggle but Traralgon at least wasn’t scoring multiples.

The team finally lost a hard fought game by six shots, 19/25.

The rink attracting most of the attention of the predominantly Inverloch crowd on that side of the green, was rink one where Andrew’s team took the lead on the 19th end, 23/20.

It was at this point that Inverloch really took control and didn’t let Traralgon score another shot while scoring 13 shots themselves.

Andrew’s team took the game by 16 shots, 36/20 and finally Andrew could smile.

The end result was that Traralgon, the better team on the day, will now represent the Strzelecki Region in the State Finals.

Well done to all that participated and congratulations go to Traralgon.

“Shave the World”, the fundraising event for the Leukemia Foundation took place at the Inverloch RSL on Wednesday, March 13, under the banner of “Hair for Harry”.

The event raised just over $2500 for the Foundation’s continued research programmes.

A full report appears elsewhere in the newspaper.

Next Friday, March 22, is the scheduled membership draw which will feature a jackpot as well as Jack’s envelope and the wine draw.

As always, you need to be present to claim any of the prizes.

The next club dinner will be held

Leongatha LAST Tuesday evening, Leongatha business bowlers travelled to Korumburra to do battle in the annual challenge match with the Korumburra business bowlers, and from all accounts should have stayed home.

The excuse for the trouncing was that the Leongatha bowlers could not handle the fast green.

Last year, the shield was won by Leongatha and the match was played at the

on Friday, March 29.

Bookings will be closed at 80 so get you name registered.

Footy tipping is back at the club for the 2019 AFL season so see Mick Coram for an entry.

Mufti social bowls took place at the club last Thursday, March 14, where 35 bowlers took to the rinks in a fours event over two games, each of 12 ends.

The fine weather made for very competitive bowling.

After the first game, which five teams won, four of them went on to win their second match, Robbie Howard’s team falling by the wayside.

The hard luck stories coming from the four two game winners were, on 30 points, Bob Davis (skip), Joyce Arnold and Francis Coughlin (Shepparton) and on 33 points, Carol Thorn (skip), Steve Snelling, Graeme Robertson (Mt Waverley) and Jenny Haydon.

Runners up, with two wins and 35 points were George Scott (skip), Carol Waters and Harry Dunn.

The winners, also with two wins, but 39 points were Malcolm Marshall (skip), Bruce Corrigan, Jill Bateman and Edith Perrett. Lucky draw winners were John Arnold, Carol Thorn, Pat Sheedy, David Turnbull and Allan McLean.

The club’s annual presentation night is to be held on Sunday evening, March 31.

This is one of the more prestigious events in the club calendar and not to be missed.

Payment is to be made by Friday, March 22, for catering purposes.

Don’t miss out; get your names on the registration sheet at the clubhouse.

The entertainment will be provided by Rob Feondo with his 60’s and 70’s rock ‘n’ roll.

Leongatha Club so it appears as though a home game could be advantageous.

The teams play for a right to have their club name on a shield and during the 15 years of running the event the Leongatha name appears twice so they have some catching up to do.

Last Wednesday, the match committee staged a game of three bowl triples for the 18 players who arrived at the club for social bowls.

Ken Williams with his Hacksaw Bowling Arm really carved up the op-

Winners: Mal Grant, Dot Jarvis and Ken Williams won the Social Bowls at the Leongatha Bowls Club.

Top results: winners in Wonthaggi on Thurs- Well done: Helen Brosnan (left) defeated day were Anne Oehms, Thelma Kavanagh Caroline Donahue in the 100 up championship in Wonthaggi. and Alex Sutherland.

Top team: Nev Buckland congratulated Di Buckland Memorial Day winners Gary Talbot, Dave Conner, Cliff McGannon and Andy Kerr at the Fish Creek Bowls Club.

Runners up: Bronwyn Williams, Mark Angwin, Robert McLaughlin and Rob Mortlock came in second at Fish Creek Bowls Club’s Di Buckland Memorial Day. They are pictured with Nev Buckland.

position so much so that the opposing team did not register a score (clean sheeted) in the second round.

Needless to say, Ken and his team won the chocolates.

On Saturday, your scribe went fishing and arrived home to learn that the club had 16 players arrive for social bowls and a game of three bowl pairs was the flavour of the day.

The winning team was Vito Serafino and Alan Moxey with two wins plus 13.

The runners up were Bob Young and Col Widows with a score of two wins plus 10.

Vito is making a habit of winning the social bowls events.

On Tuesday, March 19, the Leongatha Division 1 Midweek Pennant premiers will play a team from the Drouin Bowls Club in West Gippsland at the Tarwin Lower Bowls Club to decide who travels to Moama to represent the Strzelecki Region against the other Region Pennant winners.

The club wishes them well in their endeavour to continue

with the winning form shown in their recent South Gippsland Pennant match.

At the same time as the above, the Berry’s triples will be played at Leongatha and if you are not playing in that event, the Leongatha ladies at Tarwin Lower will welcome your support.

Club members are reminded that the annual general meeting is just around the corner and nominations for the various admin positions are required before April 4.

Please give the matter some thought and if you have a desire to become involved in the administration of the club, a nomination from you would be most welcome.

Similarly, the West Gippsland Division and the Strzelecki Region are calling out for future administrators and if you are interested throw your hat in the ring.

As a past member of both boards that is where you learn of the nuts and bolts of the whole bowls organisation.

Don’t leave the responsibility of governance to a mere few.

Fish Creek

THERE were full rinks on Sunday afternoon for the Di Buckland Memorial Day. The event was well attended by family and friends and all enjoyed a hamburger tea afterwards.

With stiff competition, the day was won by Andy Kerr and his team Cliff McGannon, Gary Talbot and Dave Conner. Close on their heels were Rob Mortlock, Bronwyn Williams, Mark Angwin and Robert McLaughlin.

Club Championships are drawing

Mardan THIS week, there was much better attendance with 12 players turning up.

Bruce Douglas turned up bringing along Heather as well who played like she had never been away.

Top job Heather; the club hopes to see you more at bowls.

Bowlers were able to play four teams of three players using six bowls and two mats.

Three games of eight ends were played.

The winning team was skipped

by Ian Hasty with Margaret Campbell playing second and Heather Douglas as lead.

to a close.

Presentation day will be held on May 3 (Friday) and the usual monthly casserole tea will be served.

For the diary: The annual general meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 14, at 7pm. The meeting is to be held at the clubrooms.

Lindsay Anne and Tony Williams Day will be held on April 7, starting at 9.30am. Dress in uniform and the day will be a catered lunch.

For further information, or to book a spot, please contact Tim McLean (0419 540 901).

This team had a score of three wins and 13 shots up.

The runner up team was led by Theresa batman and seconded by John McColl and skipped by Jeanette Grady.

Their final score was two wins and 11 shots up.

Mardan bowlers, please note that the club will playing at Dumbalk on Tuesday evening with all the district players at the tournament.

The theme will be Easter even though a little early for this year.

Please also note there will not be bowls at Mardan next Wednesday evening. The club hopes to see you all at Dumbalk.

That’s all for this week, RG.

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Midweek winners: Bob Glogoski, Gillian Harper, Graham McKergow (s) and David Talbot shared success on Thursday.

South Gippsland Bowls Group ON Thursday, March 14, midweek bowls was played at Koo Wee Rup with a record 40 players.

The winners were Graham McKergow (s), Bob Glogoski, Gillian Harper and David Talbot.

Runners up were Dennis Talbot (s), Mark Andreatta, Jan Brown and Judy Dickie.

The one game winners were Joy Brown (s), Ray Dickie, Wilma Brunsden and Jenny Smith.

It turned out to be a great day with the weather perfect for bowling and so many happy bowl-

Family fun: the sun shone for the 2019 running of Kilcunda’s Keeping Kids on Track event that attracted a good number of families and children.

Keeping Kids on Track attracts hundreds SOME 282 runners, joggers and walkers competed in the 2019 Keeping Kids on Track fun run in Kilcunda on Sunday morning that saw Warragul’s Peter Cutler Great bowling: Dennis Talbot (s), Jan Brown, Judy Dickie and Mark win the race for a second year in a row.

Andreatta were runners up in Koo Wee Rup on Thursday. ers. Bowlers joined the group from as far off as Garfield.

There were some great bowls scores.

Welcome to the new members.

Next week, bowlers

will be playing at Lang Lang 10am for a 10.30am start. Lunches will be available.

Thank you to George and Brian in the bar and Helen in the kitchen for

her delicious salad rolls.

If you would like to join the happy group and everyone is welcome please ring Peter on 5678 5974 for more information or to register.

Peter recorded a time of 1.21.49, second was Craig McCaughan, 1.30.31, third Davin Field, 1.312.11.

The first female across the line was Susie Crowe

with a time of 1.47.55, followed by second placed Diddy Cuthbertson, 1.53.10 and third, Joanne Parson, 1.57.05.

This year again saw massive support from local clubs that helped out on the day and many participating.

Organisers thanked the clubs and community groups that volunteered on the day, as well as our major sponsors.

Tarwin Lower TARWIN Lower’s annual Memorial Day was held last Saturday, March 16.

Thanks to the efforts of tournament director Gordon Bourke all rinks were filled.

The ladies presented a sumptuous lunch for the players and the much anticipated trifle for dessert was thoroughly enjoyed.

The club would like to acknowledge and thank the sponsors who helped make this day possible; O’Donnell Optical from Wonthaggi, Frank Keily, Tarwin Lower IGA and Dale Wilson, Inverloch Butcher.

Winners of the day were the Tarwin team of

Winner: Warragul parkrun competitor Peter Cutler made it back to back wins when he was first across the line in the Keeping Kids on Track at Kilcunda on Sunday.

Great effort: Inverloch’s team of Keith Cousens, Arthur Moule, Paul Davis and Graham Turton were runners up at Tarwin Lower annual Memorial Day on Saturday.

Arthur Newsome, Ray Saunders, Fred Martin and former Tarwin player

Steve Graham.

The Inverloch team of Paul Davis, Arthur Moule,

Keith Cousens and Graham Turton were runners up.

Good bowling.

Drink stop: Wonthaggi Boxing Club member Noah Linsell manned the 5km drink sta- Off and running: close on 300 competed tion Sunday’s Keeping Kids on Track event in Sunday’s Keeping Kids on Track fun run event at Kilcunda. at Kilcunda.

Mid Gippsland too strong in open division Team work: Tarwin’s team Arthur Newsome, Ray Saunders, Fred Martin and Steve Graham FRIDAY night’s matches of the Eastern Zone Prewon the Tarwin Lower annual Memorial Day on Saturday.

Meeniyan TUESDAY, March 12, was the Pairs Tournament, which was sponsored

by BRB Law Leongatha.

Winners on the day were Alan Easterbrook and Bob Graeme (Leongatha/Meeniyan) with Hoopy Deenan and Bruce Douglas (Leongatha) runners up.

Best last game went to Steve Schnelling and Garry Harding (Inverloch).

Week nine, March 12 and 13, saw the conclusion of the very successful corporate bowls program.

The finals were played in a sectional format with four teams from each section playing off to decide

the winner.

Tuesday’s Section 4 was Lacy’s, JDS, Magic and Gordons (winners), Section 3 Bad Company (winners), Triple Trouble, Hogans Heroes and Bandits, Section 2 JJR (winners), Koony Rollers, Great Balls of Fire and Mudslides, and Section 1 Bombers, McAttack (winnersWayne Nottage, Gary McCaughan and Keith Straw), JHW (runners-up) and Espy.

Wednesday’s Section 4 was Clueless, IGA, Knockouts (winners) and MACS. Section 3 LJK (winners), SGL, Couldabeens and Parmas, Section 2 Royston Ramblers, Mr. McBrown, Club and SG Skip Bins

(winners), and Section 1 Mrs McBrown, Moos (winners Dawn Poletti, Clive Hope and Margaret Tosch sub for Marty), Fizz, and Irene and Glen (runners up).

Thanks to Ray Corry for setting up the program, Greg and Barbara, Bob and Val for the barbecue, bar staff and to the many club members who helped.

A special big thank you goes to Marty Moo who provided vouchers for the winners.

Club reminder: A list is up for catering purposes with the presentation night on Thursday, April 25.

Upshot 2.

mier Netball Competition saw the completion of the home and away rounds.

In the Open Division, Mid Gippsland Netball Association had its full list back on board, with the exception of coach Ash Stubbs.

However, her absence didn’t bother the on court team as they managed themselves against the combined Churchill/Traralgon, which again struggled with an irregular line up due to the absence of mid court player Stacey O’Brien. A superb start from the Mid Gippsland set the scene as it barely put a foot wrong.

Mid Gippsland strategically planned its preparation for the two

week final series and have never looked back since its round one loss.

Unfortunately, Churchill/Traralgon was no match for the strength of Mid Gippsland, final score 6234.

The U17 match saw Gippsland League do what its does best.

The team that looked doubtful at the beginning of the season is now posting results that have seen it end on the top of the ladder after not dropping a match.

North Gippsland appeared to be the team to beat early in the season but showed a number of weaknesses in their match against the favorites Gippsland.

North continued to force the ball long to players who couldn’t find front position anywhere down the court with the strength and speed of

Gippsland mid courter Chloe Radford was having the most impact as she constantly intercepted poor passes from the opposition and read their play beautifully.

While North Gippsland kept its opposition within reach for the first three quarters, Gippsland couldn’t be stopped in the final quarter taking the points 69-41.

Open will see Mid Gippsland take on Bairnsdale and Churchill/ Traralgon should outclass Sale, and in the U17 division Gippsland League will meet Sale Netball Association after Mid Gippsland announced it will not be able to field a team and Bairnsdale will end North Gippsland’s season.

Open and U17 matches will be played in Churchill this Friday, starting at 7.15.

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SPORT | GOLF Foster THURSDAY, March 14: Four Person Ambrose.

Men’s Scr: P. Woodall, J. Woodall, D. Woodall and N. Whitelaw.

Men’s Net: O. Kindellan, D. Piasente, D. Knee and S. Rathjen.

Runners up: S. Dunphy, D. Haggart, C. Riddell and A. Marriot.

DTL: one G. Drummond, P. Drummond, P. McKay and B. Adams, two G. Phelan, G. Nott, J. Whiten and S. Lacy, and three P. Luck, J. Brown, P. Brownlie and Key Hole.

NTP: fourth C. Woodall, sixth P. McKay, 13th C. Leaver, 15th P. Woodall and 17th Key Hole.

Ladies Scr: B. Warren, D. Williams, R. Brown and W. Parker.

Ladies Net: C. Thompson, S. Cook, L. Shields and J. O’Sullivan.

Runners up: R. Boyd, J. Zelman, M. Taylor and R. Read.

NTP: fourth C. Thompson, sixth F. McGlead and 17th M. Symmons.

DTL: T. Prue, M. Barham, H. Fulton and F. McGlead.

Straightest drive: S. Rathjen.

Friday, March 15: 4BBB. Men’s Scr: D. Knee and S. Rathjen 70.

Men’s Net: J. White and S. Lacy 50 points.

Runners up Net: T. McEune and G. Powell 48.

NTP: fourth G. Clavarino, sixth G. Clothier, 13th D. Knee, 15th D. Summers and17th P. Fox. DTL: I. Matheson and R. Forte 47, P. Woodall and J. Kerr 46, J. Appel and P. Spencer 46, K. Finney and M. Oliver 46, and K. Flett and R. Fulton 45c/b Ladies Scr: B. Warren and G. Tyers 80.

Ladies Net: D. Berryman and H. Fulton 49 points.

Runner up Net: I. Ruby and C. Hamilton 44 points.

NTP: fourth E. Berryman, sixth E. Berryman, 13th T. Owen, 15th B. Warren, 17th B. Warren.

DTL: E. Berryman and J. Thompson 41, and J. Prain and L. Shields 41.

Hole in one: sixth E. Berryman.

Straightest drive: S. Lacy.

Saturday, March 16: Stroke/Stableford.

A Grade: Men’s Scr: P. McKay (7) 79.

Men’s Net: S. Reid (14) 71.

Runner up Net: N. Thompson (9) 73.

B Grade: Men’s Scr: B. Knee (17) 89.

Men’s Net: D. Piasente (36) 69.

Runner up Net: B. Robertson (26) 72.

NTP: fourth P. Marnell, sixth T. Vanin, 13th P. McKay, 15th R. Robson and 17th A. Howell.

DTL: P. Fox (26) 73, C. Gray (25) 73, C. Buckland (6) 74, T. Vanin (7) 74, N. Cooper (9) 74, B. Wilson (26) 74, J. Stone (22) 74 and O. Kindellan (19) 75.

Nine hole: S. Reid (14) 30.

DTL: D. Piasente (36) 33 and D. Summers (10) 34.

Straightest drive: C. Pulham.

Ladies Stableford: Winner: T. West (12) 35 points.

Runner up: R. Gallo-

way (9) 34 points.

NTP: fourth B. Warren, sixth B. Curram, 13th R. Galloway and 17th R. Galloway.

DTL: K. Smith (45) 33c/b.

Nine hole: T. Prue (22) 18.

Leongatha ON Tuesday, some players failed to finish their rounds because of heavy rain, but not so Don Smith who had a great score of 42 points, in the wet and windy conditions, to take the Overall and B Grade honours.

Chris Leaver continued his great form to win A Grade with 37 points as well as being nearest the pin on the 16th hole.

C Grade was won by Trevor Seebeck with 33 points.

Balls were awarded to Michael Oliver, Bruce Cathie, Peter Hart, Jon Smith, Warren Dummett, Geoff Maher, Trevor Moss, Ken Smirk, Will Norden, John McInnes, Fred Debono, Andrew Smith, Tony Roberts, Allan Kuhne, Hans Hoefler, Keith Finney, Colin Bear, Peter Horman and Denis Wallace.

Thursday, March 14, was the St Patrick’s Day 4BBB Stableford event with the team of Ian Barlow and Bob Smith prevailing with 46 points in a countback from Runners up Barry Day and John Renwick.

Balls were won by the teams of Garry Friend and Allan Kuhne, Winton Knop and Andrew Compton, Ian Watson and Fred Debono, Geoff Sherman and Garry Rotteveel, Doug Clemann and Gary McGrath, John Moor and Bert Borg, Andy Bassett and Brian Wall, and Ted Bruinewoud and Les Newton.

Nearest the pins were John McInnes on the 14th hole and Gary McGrath on the 16th.

In perfect golf conditions on Saturday, with the course in magnificent condition 92 golfers contested a Stableford competition.

Kevin Castwood relished the conditions to take the Overall and A Grade honours with 39 points.

B Grade was taken out by Ash Forde with 37 points and Gary McGrath continued his excellent form to win C Grade with 35 points.

There were great two eagles carded; one by Brian Sword on the 18th hole and the other by Keith Godridge on the 13th. Both received 12 balls for some great golf.

DTL balls were awarded to Anthony Sparks, Ross McRobert, Bryan Sword, Patrick Bowd, Marcus Luscombe, Bryan McCorkell, Scott Blencowe, Peter Stivic, Malcolm Legge, Roy Kleverkamp, Chris Leaver, Matthew Bowey, David Forbes, Jon Smith, Trevor Rickard, Andy Horvath, Rod Hopcraft, Daniel Yeap, Frank Gill, Brendan Simon, Doug Clemann and David Barrack.

James Fowler was 1.7 metres away on the 14th hole to be nearest the pin there.

The Pennant season kicked off on Sunday, March 17, with the Division 3 side recording a handy 4/3 victory over the strong Woorayl side.

Grant McRitchie and captain Chris Indian had easy wins.

Andrew Henley won

thestar.com.au in his first outing in the Leongatha Golf Club shirt and ever reliable Bryan McCorkell hung on for a two up win to see the team home.

Division 5 had a convincing 5/2 victory over the Welshpool team that were promoted from Division 6.

No further details are available at this stage but captain John McLennan has the boys firing early.

Division 1 had a tough start to the year with a number of regulars out for the week.

Stand in players Ryan Thomas, John Wheatley and Mark Lafferty recorded good wins at the top level of pennant golf in a 4/3 loss to Philip Island.

Meeniyan TUESDAY, March 12: Winner: Peter Wilson 40 points.

Runner up: John Dumont 38 points.

Best nine: Brian Erving 20 points.

NTPs: second Col Stewart and 11th Peter Wilson.

Thursday, March 14: Winner: Dave Mcintyre 38 points.

Runner up: Col Stewart 35points on a count back from Peter Wilson 35 points.

NTP: second Bruce Betts.

Saturday, March 16, was a 4BBB Stableford event the winners were Ross Batten and Lloyd Hemphill with 45 points.

Runners up were Kevin Harris and Brian Dewar 44 points.

NTP on second was Lloyd Redpath and 14th Robert Poletti.

The pro pin jackpots with no one able to hit the 11th green.

The members’ draw has finally been won with Jeff Wilson coming out of hiding to claim the cash.

Next week is the qualifying round for the Ron Trease Memorial Knockout.

Mirboo North WEDNESDAY results: Competition: Stableford (Captain’s Trophy).

Date: March 13.

Day winner: Sue Traill (17) 40.

NTPs; Sixth: Sue Traill.

13th: Maree Thompson.

DTL’s: Rhonda Evans (25) 38 and Nicole Allen (19) 35.

Thursday results: Competition: Stableford.

Date: March 14.

Day winner: Ray Thompson (21) 37.

A Grade winner: Ray Matthews (9) 35.

NTP fourth: Terry Bradshaw.

DTLs: John Blunsden (21) 36, Terry Bradshaw (10) 35 and Joe Taylor (22) 35.

Saturday results: Competition: Stableford (sixth round Mirboo North Invitational).

Date: March 16.

Day winner: Doug Taylor (18) 40.

C Grade winner: Nigel Bracecamp (21) 40.

A Grade winner: Stephen Mills (10) 37.

DTLs: Stan Evison (23) 38, Chris Bracecamp (23) 37, Joe Taylor (21) 37, Tom Traill (13) 37 and Peter Draper (11) 36.

Second shot NTP first hole: Nick Whichell.

NTP: Fourth: Peter Draper.

Sixth: Joe Smeriglio.

13th: David Jerram.

16th: John Woodall.

Top five Mirboo North Invitational leader board after round six: Doug Taylor ................... 274 Peter Draper ................... 274 Terry Bradshaw ............. 276 David Jerram ................. 286 John Woodall ................. 291

South Gippsland Pennant DIVISION 1 (at Korumburra Golf Club): Phillip Island 4 defeated Leongatha 3; Lang Lang bye.

Ladder Phillip Is. Leongatha Lang Lang

1 – 4 (50.00%) 0 – 3 (50.00%) 0 – 0 (00.00%)

Division 2 (at Korumburra Golf Club): Meeniyan 4 defeated Woorayl 3; Korumburra 5 defeated Foster 2.

Ladder Korumburra Meeniyan Woorayl Foster

1 – 5 (62.87%) 1 – 4 (47.06%) 0 – 3 (52.94%) 0 – 2 (37.13%)

resume with recent wins at the South Gippsland Fourball Championships and the prestigious Forrester Plate at Woorayl.

Everyone at the club is pleased to see Anthony Clemann playing well and his fantastic score of 39 points was just enough to pip the unlucky Gaz Miller on a countback.

Balls down the line went to Peter Burgess 41, Gaz Miller 39, Brett Stubbs, Graeme Winkler 38, Ty Hogan, Col James, John Hickey, Ted Martin 36 and Tom Ryan 35, sadly on a countback from the unlucky Ash Peters, George Johnson, Bob Beilby and Geoff McKinnon.

NTP on the eighth was Craig Hall and on the 17th Brendan Robjant.

The encouragement award was presented to Geoff Forrester with a disappointing 23 points.

Rod Goodwin’s group won the ball raffle.

Division 3 (at Leongatha Golf Club): Lang Lang 5 defeated Meeniyan 2; Leongatha 4 defeated Woorayl 3.

1 – 5 (57.73%) 1 – 4 (56.48%) 0 – 3 (43.52%) 0 – 2 (42.27%)

Division 4 (at Leongatha Golf Club): Foster 5 defeated Phillip Island 2; Wonthaggi 5 defeated Korumburra 2.

Ladder Wonthaggi Foster Phillip Is. Korumburra

1 – 5 (56.00%) 1 – 5 (51.72%) 0 – 2 (48.28%) 0 – 2 (44.00%)

Division 5 (at Phillip Island Golf Club): Phillip Island 6 defeated Lang Lang 1; Leongatha 5 defeated Welshpool 2.

Ladder Phillip Is. Leongatha Welshpool Lang Lan

1 – 6 (60.65%) 1 – 5 (56.54%) 0 – 2 (43.46%) 0 – 1 (39.35%)

Division 6 (at Phillip Island Golf Club): Aussie Golf 5 defeated Korumburra 2; Woorayl 6 defeated Wonthaggi 1.

Ladder Woorayl Aussie Golf Korumburra Wonthaggi

1 – 6 (57.33%) 1 – 5 (57.59%) 0 – 2 (42.41%) 0 – 1 (42.67%)

Woorayl A GREAT field of 43 players competed for a fantastic array of prizes, kindly donated by Sports First.

The winners were very pleased with their trophies and the club appreciates the long term, generous support that has been provided by this great local business.

Vice captain Tom Ryan stepped into the role of captain for the day and did a fine job with no mistakes, representing his guiding mentor captain Gary Young very well.

The A Grade winner with a fine score of 38 points was Peter Rayson.

Peter prepared well by hitting a few balls on Friday night to hone his skills, a lesson to everyone that practice makes perfect.

B Grade was claimed by up and coming tourer Alan McEachern with a magnificent score of 43 points.

Alan has enjoyed a recent run of great form and looks to be setting himself for the big events.

The C Grade winner is also adding to his golfing

Success shared in Foster tournament P L AY E R S from all around Gippsland played in the Foster Golf Club tournament.

The event featured a hole in one from Elly Berryman from Woorayl Golf Club, a Stabl-

eford win by Toni West from Leongatha Golf Club and an Ambrose win by a Mirboo North team.

P l a y e r s throughout the area also shared some great prizes.

In action: new player Kerri Smith was pictured in to first competition game. She scored a birdie, a par, and a ball down the line.

Ladder Lang Lang Leongatha Woorayl Meeniyan

Achievement: Toni West from Leongatha played very well to Elly Berryman: from Woorayl take home the winning prize Golf Club scored a hole in one in the Ladies’ Stableford on on the sixth at Foster on Friday. Saturday.

Star pair: Jo Graeme and Inge Giliam won the daily event at Woorayl Golf Club last week.

Woorayl ladies WHAT a perfect day for golf last Wednesday, March 13.

No wind or rain with lovely cool conditions and the sun peeping out occasionally.

Eighteen ladies hit off for the second round of the Di and John O’Connor 4BBB Stableford event.

The winners of the four team playoffs were Jo Graeme and Inge Giliam and Sharyn Rayson and Di O’Connor who will play off on March 27.

Good luck girls.

The daily event and sponsored by Buzz Hair Studio was won by Inge Giliam and Jo Graeme with 43 points.

Runners up with 40 points were Heather Sullivan and Anne Grist.

BDL were Janet Thompson and Jo Fennell with 40 points also and Di O’Connor and Sharyn Rayson with 39 points.

Nearest the pin on the eighth was Inge Giliam, 11th Elly Berryman and the 17th Jo Graeme.

Next week is the final round of the Tony McLeod Memorial Stableford Aggregate.

A reminder to all that the monthly counter teas will be on this Thursday, March 21, at the clubrooms.

All welcome.

Korumburra ladies THERE was a good field on Wednesday with perfect weather conditions for the golfers.

The club appreciates the generosity of Joan Peters, who provided trophies for the daily event.

Wednesday winners: Bronwyn Debenham, Marianne Leaver and Coral Gray had a great round at the Leongatha Golf Club.

Absent: Pat Pease.

Leongatha ladies THERE was a great roll up of 44 players for the 18 hole event on the pink course.

Another five players in the nine hole event made a very enjoyable social time at trophy presentations and the traditional St Patrick’s “green afternoon tea” provided by the ladies committee.

Thank you to those who decorated the club house and to Glenyce McRobert for donating the raffle.

The Irish 4BBB teams consisted of four players, with the three best Stableford scores on each hole counting towards the final tally.

The winners with a score of 113 points were Coral Gray, Marianne Leaver, Pat Pease and Bronwyn Debenham.

Two of the winning team felt they had a little bit of Irish luck on the greens, while the other two felt the Irish luck

was against them, but they managed to combine well enough to win by one shot.

Runners up were Georgina Mitchell, Nancy Sperling, Karen Murchie and Colleen Touzel 112 points c/b.

DTL balls went to Glenyce McRobert, Elizabeth Seebeck, Marea Maher and Lynda Basset 112points, Alison Strong, Karen Bear, Maxine Eabry and Dot Stubbs 110 points, Maryanne Gartner, Nanette Meagher, Wendy Brown and Melinda Martin 107 points.

NTP on 16th was Maxine Eabry.

Second shot 16th went to Karen Murchie.

Well done to Margaret Sprague (45) on achieving her first win at the club in the nine hole event with 12 points; Lyn Shaw was runner up.

Twenty five players contested Saturday’s Stableford event in fine but windy conditions.

This was also the last day of the Women’s Satur-

day Championship.

The daily winner was evergreen Dot Stubbs (16) 33 points in A Grade and B Grade was won by Maryanne Gartner (28) 33 points also.

DTL balls went to Debbie Miller and Di Williams 32 points, Wendy Brown and Karen Bear 31points, Glenyce McRobert and Rebecca Wilson 30 points, and Jan Brownlie and Lynda Bassett 28points c/b.

The Saturday championship sponsored by Wendy Brown and Rebecca Thomas is played over three weeks with the total of the best two scores deciding the winner.

Rebecca Wilson (10) only played two rounds to have the winning total after a brilliant 40 points in the second week and 30 points third week, for a total of 70 points.

Mandy Moyle (31) with 69 points and Dot Stubbs (16) with 68 points made for a close contest.

Congratulations Rebecca.

This was the first round of the Gloria Burgess trophy, where the winner is decided by the sum of the two best Stableford rounds which are played through the year.

A Grade was won by Heather Grist (21) who had 36 points and runner up was Chris Rickard (21)

34 points.

Joan Peters (23) had a terrific round, finishing with 40 points winning B Grade and Julie Brannaghan (23) was runner up, 36 points.

The C Grade winner was Marg Harper (36) who had a very nice 39 points and Lorraine Knox

(43) was near the winning score with 38 points.

NTPs went to Lee Clements on the first, and Merrissa Cosson was closest on both the 10th and 13th greens.

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Elite coach inspires Storm Top two: finalists in Korumburra’s 40+ Markers Singles Knock-out were Lorraine Knox and Gail Beer, with Gail winning the match.

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BDL winners were Tina Prosser, Merrissa Cosson, Marg Clasby and Barb Walker, all with 33 points.

The lucky draw went to Kath Welsh.

Next Wednesday, March 20, is a timesheet for the March Monthly Medal and second round of the match play qualifiers, with Dot West kindly sponsoring the day.

The stall will be open and there is a committee meeting after presentations.

Good luck to Section 2, who begin the pennant season on Monday, March 18, playing Welshpool at Woorayl.

Section 2 have a bye and will be the host team, at Korumburra, for the other clubs.

Carol and Bob Stiff were the winners of the Twilight competition last Thursday, having a good score of 24 points.

Gail Beer and Simon Perks were runners up with 22 points.

NTPs on the first were Lynette McIvor and Kurt Cosson, with Steve Rose closest on the seventh green.

Next Thursday, seven holes will be played as the daylight hours in the evening are diminishing.

The weather was fine for the Saturday golfers.

Virginia Wagner (35) was the winner with 33 points and Sharon Adams (35) was runner up 32 points.

NTP on the first was Johanna Van den Heiligenberg and Virginia was closest on the 13th green.

Well done to Gail Beer and Lorraine Knox who were the finalists in the 40+ Markers Singles Knock-out and they thanked Joan Peters, who refereed the game.

This game was played on Saturday and the club congratulates Gail who won the match.

GIPPSLAND Storm Elite Development Netball Club was recently graced with the presence of netball royalty; Norma Plummer, former Australian Diamonds coach, and more recently involved with the South African National Netball Squad, successfully taking then to the world titles.

Norma conducted a comprehensive training session with two of the Storm senior squads last Sunday afternoon at Cardinia Life sports Stadium, Pakenham.

Norma before the training session outlined the program to the eighty strong Storm juniors and parents in attendance at the stadium.

She also touched on her involvement with the South African National Netball Team. Stating that the aim of the current Protea’s Program is to introduce more intensity into the program along with the introduction of new strength and conditioning program which has seen immediate effect with South Africa now challenging the top three netball teams in the world and lowering score lines each match. Norma is also still working locally in Melbourne and Australia mentoring coaches.

Gippsland Storm president Roger Palmer was thrilled with Norma’s presence and had a few

Youth Girls return: Tahlia Gundrill (left) and Rikki Armstrong are excited to be playing for the Dalyston Youth Girls in 2019, coached

by Rohan McRae.

Daly Youth Girls are back DALYSTON Football Netball Club will reintroduce its Game plan: former Australian Diamonds Youth Girls team coach Norma Plummer and Storm coach this season.

Simon O’Shanassy run through a series of For the first time, Dacomplex drills. Photo courtesy Mike Spain. lyston will compete for words to say about the training session.

“It’s fantastic and inspirational to see someone of Norma’s international profile, taking the time to coach our players. I’m sure they got a lot out of the session and were inspired with what she had to say. We wish her and Nicole Cusack her assistant coach, all the very best of luck with South Africa, in the upcoming Netball World Cup, later this year in Liverpool,” he said.

During the training Norma and Storm coach Simon O’Shanassy worked closely together

so the netballers in the squads got the best out of the sessions.

Next week Sunday, March 24, Gippsland Storm will be running another training session at the Bourke Street Park Sporting complex, Warragul.

All netball clubs and players in the Gippsland region are invited to attend to observe some of the latest techniques employed by elite coaches.

Roger offered an open invitation to all netball clubs and players from the Gippsland region to see this session, starting at 4pm till 5.30pm Sunday afternoon.

the flag in the Southern Gippsland Junior Football Competition.

Coach Rohan McRae said the newly formed squad had greatly improved over its five weeks of training so far and all were enjoying the experience.

“They had a scratch match with the boys, which they enjoyed. We are going to be able to field a team this year but we are always interested in welcoming new players,” he said.

Dalyston Football Netball Club president Andy Thomas said the ad-

dition of the Youth Girls was an exciting step for the club.

“The girls bring a sense of completion to the club. There’s a real feeling of club unity at the moment. This season will be all about rebuilding for us and it is going extremely well because we will be filling all football and netball sides, as well as running Auskick,” he said.

“We want our players to have as much as they can. Sport can be taken too seriously so we want to see people enjoying themselves and who knows, we might see some representation in finals.”

The growing popularity in women’s football and the Bass Coast Breakers women’s football team training out at Dalyston could be contributing factors to the resurrection of

the Dalyston Youth Girls.

“There are a few girls who have been driving forces. Some of the netballers have been inspired to come over and play. We also had a number of girls who played with the boys up until U14 who wanted to continue on playing football and have stepped up,” McRae said.

“Having the Breakers here has been great as well. The Breakers create a pathway for women’s football and there has been some talk of having a buddy system for the Youth Girls and the Breakers. They have been a real positive force.”

The Dalyston Youth Girls train on Tuesday nights from 5pm until 6pm and will play matches on Sundays.

Sophie follows racing dreams FORMER Leongatha local Sophie Herrald-Logan is making waves in the racing world.

Wonthaggi winners: B Grade’s winner was Pam Hanley and the A Grade winner was Irene Walsh. Absent: C Grade and Medal winner Donna Van Veenendaal.

Wonthaggi ladies net and her playing partTHE club finally got the March Monthly Medal played in perfect conditions.

No wind, mild day, good company; a great golf day.

There were some consistent scores returned but the best of the day was the winner of C Grade and the medal by Donna Van Veenendaal 115 (44) 71 net.

A Grade was won by Irene Walsh 92 (20) 72

ner Pam Hanley won B Grade 100 (27) 73 net.

Best scratch was 84

by Marg Johnson who also won NTP 17th.

Putting went to Anne Walker 29.

NTP on eighth was Jan Beaumont.

BDL went to Marg Johnson 73, Leonie Bentick 74, Susan Jagoe 74, Ivy Ruby 75, Dot Garry 75, Geraldine Prentice 75, Shaz Patullo 76 and Jan Beaumont 76.

Amazing: the Inverloch parkrun volunteers congratulated Tony O’Connell for completing Run Down Under.

Incredible turnout at parkrun WITH 183 walkers, runners and everyone in between joining in at Inverloch, it is fair to say there were a lot of people.

Seven were first timers and 20 recorded new personal bests.

Everyone celebrated Lola Denver’s 10th run.

Her fastest time is 39:56 and she has done three different events; Inverloch, Koonwarra and Lakes Entrance.

Tony O’Connell completed Run Down Under; an awesome 14,080km in three years, four months and 17 days.

Thank you for sharing that moment.

The volunteers were nothing less than incredible.

Thank you to Kevin Jamieson, Kate Lew Ton, Claire Wylie, Mal Dunn, Dayle Olson, Anke Olson, Simon Harris, Chloe Harris and Addie Pykett.

To all those who ran Keeping Kids on Track or any other run, we hope you had a ball and smashed some goals.

Full results and a complete event history can be found on the Inverloch parkrun results page.

The female record is held by Charlotte Wilson who recorded a time of 18:11 on October 29, 2016.

The male record is held by Ed Beischer who recorded a time of 16:27 on June 10, 2017.

The age grade course record is held by Lavinia Petrie who recorded 106.20 percent (22:03) on November 26, 2016.

Most recently, Sophie was proud to win the Port Lincoln Cup in South Australia on March 1.

“It was one of the biggest thrills of my career. It was quite a significant race and I was thrilled to win it for the trainers and the owners,” she said.

At age 16, Sophie started a hairdressing apprenticeship.

Eighteen months later, she announced to her family that she was quitting her apprenticeship to follow her dream to become a jockey.

Initially, Sophie underwent track work in Cranbourne, requiring her to travel from Leongatha at 2.30am each day.

She worked as a stable hand, track rider and strapper for a few different trainers.

She then applied for an apprenticeship with Racing Victoria and was selected once she passed all the requirements.

After six months, Sophie decided she was not ready to commit to the role, as she was still show jumping competitively and training horses on her own.

As a result, she decided to get her picnic jockey licence for Saturday picnic races.

She rode many winners and placed regularly during this time.

After a couple of years, it was time to take the next step.

To try her hand at becoming a professional jockey, she moved to Murray Bridge, South Australia, and was selected as a professional apprentice to Grant Young.

As an apprentice, she is required to work and train full time, as well as going to apprentice school once a week. The apprenticeship is for three years.

She rode in her first professional race in October last year, riding Euro Gold at Naracoorte to win the race.

Since then, she has ridden 23 winners, including two Cups.

Growing up watching well known jockey Damien Oliver, Sophie said she had always wanted to be a jockey and was grateful for the support provided to her by Mr Young and his wife Lisa.

Huge achievement: former Leongatha resident Sophie Herrald-Logan was thrilled to win the Port Lincoln Cup on March 1.

“My goals are to continue riding well and keep getting this level of support. Hopefully if I continue this way I will see more success,” she said.

“I’ve enjoyed my work and I have learned a lot from the trainers.”

Sophie also thanked her family for supporting her dreams each step of the way.

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• Leongatha Little Athletics

• Leongatha Cycling Club

Outstanding results Road racing kicks off at state champs CLUB members fronted up at 9am on Sunday for the first road racing for the junior members.

For those out on the bike, it was a very pleasant morning.

There were enough seniors to accompany each of the juniors at their first effort on the roads.

The roads in this instance were those around one block in the Leongatha Industrial estate.

With traffic control at the entry corners it was a good venue for an introduction to another aspect of the sport.

Unfortunately, there were not enough seniors ready to race as well.

With a spread of abilities and one rider being on a mountain bike it was decided the first race would be a handicap over six laps – 4.8km.

The limit rider Stephen Spencer was on 2.30min, followed by Bastion Jefferies at 2.00min.

Thomas and Kate Geary were at 1.00min whilst Renee Hardacre was on Scratch.

The senior riders tried to help the juniors with taking a good line into the corners and perhaps trying to change gears. However, as it was the first ride on

SATURDAY’S Leongatha Little Athletics competition meet saw 92 athletes compete to achieve 119 personal best performances in warm conditions.

The weekend also saw six Leongatha Little Athletes compete at the Little Athletics Victoria State Championships at Casey Fields at Cranbourne.

Imogen Cruickshank threw 10.25 metres in the U9 girls’ discus, placing her 19th in a field of 24.

Charlotte Evans jumped 1.10 metres in the U9 girls’ high jump, placing her fifth in a field of 21.

She placed seventh in the U9 girls 400 metres out of a field of 23.

Jack McNaughton jumped 3.80 metres in U11 boys’ long jump, placing him 18th in a field of 24.

Jasper Shone jumped 1.30 metres in the U11 boys’ high jump, placing him 11th in a field of 24.

He also ran 31.18 seconds in the U11 boys’ 200 metres, beating his personal best by over 1.5 seconds.

Reuben Gammon ran 28.81 seconds in the U12 boys’ 200 metres, beating his personal best by one second.

Lincoln Hamilton threw 18.84 metres in the U12 boys’ javelin, placing him 16th in a field of 22.

An amazing achievement and experience for these athletes.

Congratulations to them all.

Next Saturday is the last competition meet for the 2018/19 season.

U6G: Dae Anderson 100m 24.19, Jordyn Browne 100m 29.00, Discus 3.60, Arli Edwards 100m 24.44, 50m 11.95, Discus 6.03, Pippa Le Serve 50m 11.50, Arya O’Malley 50m 11.40, Long Jump 2.24.

U6B: Zane Dowel Vortex 5.50, Joseph Watt 50m 11.27.

U7G: Isabella Giliam 100m 18.88, Darcey Matheson 100m 24.90.

U7B: Oliver Bolge 100m 19.55, Vortex 11.55, Mack Katz Vortex 9.05, Keagan Koedoot 100m 20.00, Vortex 16.56, Archer McRae Vortex 7.33, Declan Russell Vortex 8.00.

U8G: Beau Glenn Long Jump 2.64, Lacey McRae Shot Put 3.56, Amy Stevi Shot Put 3.45.

U8B: Rex Brocklesby Shot Put 5.48, Ambrose de Gooyer Shot Put 4.14, Zac Fowles Shot Put 4.54, Lachie Grimes Long Jump 2.87, Shot Put 4.65, Raidyn Harrison 100m 18.43, Cooper Rogers 700m 3:30.38, Long Jump 2.29.

U9G: Rachel Denbrok 800m 3:32.00, Long Jump 2.79, Lacy McNaughton 100m 20.54, 800m 3:44.73, Long Jump 2.61, Turbo Javelin 6.51, Harper McRae Long Jump 2.40, Florence Patterson Turbo Javelin 8.48.

U9B: Zeb Anderson 100m 18.27, 50m 9.21, 800m 3:13.19, Discus 17.19, Quinn Brady 800m 3:50.60, Frazer Livingstone 100m 19.66, 800m 3:18.17, Discus 13.90, High Jump 0.95, Jed Matheson 100m 20.04, 800m 3:53.44, Discus 15.86, High Jump 0.90.

Great effort: Isabella Giliam broke two centre records last week.

U10G: Ruth Bates Discus 7.36, Anna Hutchinson 100m 19.23, 50m 9.61 Long Jump 2.64, Amelia Le Serve Discus 14.54, Leah Mark 100m 22.86, 800m 5:02.61, Long Jump 1.74, Ava McRae Discus 9.10, Tallarah Murdoch 800m 3:32.12, Discus 11.80, Evelyn Watt 800m 3:47.25, Discus 8.64, Long Jump 2.50, Ella White Discus 11.39, Clara Wilson 800m 3:36.43, Mia Yates 800m 3:47.50, Discus 12.07, Long Jump 2.71.

U10B: Jacob Bolge 100m 15.70, 50m 8.34, Shot Put 5.33, Maximilian Brocklesby 800m 3:33.22, High Jump 0.95, Shot Put 5.01, Jacoa Cameron 100m 15.78, 800m 2:53.39, Shot Put 6.59, Patrick Frayne Shot Put 5.53, Lincoln Russell 50m 11.03.

U11B: Froley Anderson 100m 19.07, 800m 3:36.82, Zane Brady High Jump 1.05, Indie Cameron Javelin 13.66, Max Fowles High Jump 1.23, Fraser Shaw 100m 17.59, 800m 3:27.72, Javelin 9.90.

U12G: Cecily de Gooyer Discus 13.69, Ashlyn Matheson 800m 3:16.16, Discus 12.87, High Jump 1.15, Kahlyn Van Rossen 100m 18.51, 800m 4:30.35.

U12B: Isaac Bolge 100m 17.23, 50m 9.12, 800m 3:30.35, Javelin 16.65, Campbell Reid Javelin 13.83, Casper Rhoden 800m 3:22.35, Javelin 17.63.

U13G: Paige Barry 100m 17.69, Sienna Cruickshank 200m Hurdles 36.93, 800m 3:27.34, Pallas Lamers 800m 3:05.80, Javelin 14.61, Emma Mark 800m 3:33.35, Javelin 16.80, Lucy Patterson 800m 3:16.90, Eileen Tanaka-Morrison Triple Jump 6.25.

U13B: Oscar Murdoch 100m 16.57, Shot Put 6.59, Triple Jump 8.16.

U14G: Harper McLennan 100m 15.18.

U16G: Sarah Doolan 100m 15.45, 300m Hurdles 1:00.98, Triple Jump 8.37.

the road bikes for some – sticking with the one gear was perhaps safer.

Bastian had a good coach riding with him and he managed to hit the front after two laps and continued on his way to have a convincing win.

Stephen was pedalling a small gear but just managed to cross the line for second ahead of a fast finishing Renee who took third and fastest time.

Thomas sprinted home on his mountain bike for fourth just ahead of Kate.

After the riders had recovered and received some further pointers they were assembled for a mass start – “criterium” race over three laps.

Bastian went out hard and opened up a break after the first lap but Renee moved into action and chased him down and went on to have a clear win.

Bastain kept his gap to take second whilst Kate Geary rode in for third, Thomas fourth and Stephen fifth.

Next week they can try it all again at the industrial estate at 9am Sunday.

Riders on mountain bikes are welcome and the club hopes to see some senior riders front up for a race as well.

Leongatha Small Dunkley elevated to Vixens Bore Rifle Club 2019: 50m Prone Pennant - Section A. Round 2: Leongatha 586.031 defeated Geelong 575.025.

Leongatha shooters and scores (top three to count).

Kenneth Hart - 197.009, John Hart - 195.011, Daniel Croatto - 194.011, Jack Sargant - 188.003, Christopher Sargant - 187.004.

Round 3: Leongatha 587.035 defeated MCC A 579.029.

Leongatha shooters and scores (top three to count).

Daniel Croatto - 197.013, Kenneth Hart 197.009, Christopher Sargant - 193.013, John Hart - 188.006.

Round 4: Leongatha 590.032 defeated Mosman Neutral Bay 583.031.

Leongatha shooters and scores (top three to count).

Daniel Croatto - 198.010, Christopher Sargant - 196.012, John Hart - 196.010, Kenneth Hart - 195.010.

Ladder Leongatha....................................................................16 Shepparton ..................................................................12 Frankston.....................................................................12 MCCA ...........................................................................4 Mosman Neutral Bay ....................................................4 Geelong .........................................................................0

The club shoots on Friday nights at 8pm at the rifle club on the Leongatha Recreation Reserve.

Any inquiries, please call R. Spratt 5664 2358.

MELBOURNE Vixens squad member and former Yarram netballer Lara Dunkley has been elevated to the team of 10, replacing Tayla Honey who ruptured her Achilles in February.

Dunkley, who captained Victorian Fury last year, has been a part of the Vixens squad since 2018 and took to the court on the weekend in the Suncorp Super Netball’s #TeamGirls Cup. Dunkley said while it’s not an ideal circumstance, she is grateful for the opportunity.

“I’m shattered for Tayla and obviously I’d love for this to have been under nicer circumstances, but to be given this opportunity, I’m definitely honoured,” said Dunkley.

“Being my second year as a training partner and being a part of this elite environment has really guided me in what’s expected not just on the court.

“Getting to step out onto the court over the weekend was such a thrill and being able to spend more time with the team and have that support around me really helped me settle and be able to play my role.”

Vixens head coach, Simone McKinnis said she is excited to see Lara step up.

“Lara’s development over the last year as a squad member has been very impressive, and it was great to see her put all her learnings out on court with the team over the weekend.” Ms McKinnis said.

“Both Lara and Tayla are great examples of what the training partner program is about – developing the up and coming talent within the elite environment to allow a smooth transition when the opportunity presents itself.”

• Wonthaggi Little Athletics

Athletes impress at state championship THE Victorian Little Athletics Championships were held on the weekend of March 16 and 17, and a small band of nine Wonthaggi athletes ran, jumped and threw their absolute best at Casey Fields.

All smiles: Lara Smyth was thrilled with her personal best at the Victorian Little Athletics Championships.

In fact, those nine athletes achieved 10 personal bests, four club records, two gold, a silver and a bronze medal which is astonishing results.

There were two U12 girls who were both competing in the 800m and 1500m.

Lara Smyth ran a sizzling time of 5.29.11 in the 1500m to place ninth and smash her previous personal best.

In the 800m, she ran a tactical race and came in 16th place with a time of 2.47.09.

Baia Pugh raced

hard in the 800m and picked up a bronze medal, a personal best and another club record to her name.

In the 1500m, an event she easily won the year before, the little pocket rocket was in front of her competitors in the second lap when she clipped the rail inside the track and went down, unable to finish the race.

It was disappointing for her and her team mates but anyone who has seen the determination Baia possesses knows bounce back quicker and stronger in her next competition.

In the U14, four competitors performed superbly and all did their club proud.

Tevuru Ihomana Montgomery (Vu) always performs brilliantly at the major championships and this weekend was no exception.

She ran a very quick 12.80 seconds in her last ever 80m hurdles race, claiming the silver medal, a personal best and the club record.

She added another gold medal to her collection in the javelin with a throw of 37.92m claiming the title of State Champion.

Maya Fraser also competed alongside Vu in the javelin and threw a very impressive 23.20m, just a whisker off her personal best to finish in 11th place.

Maya, who always works hard to better her performance, also competed in the shot-put and threw 7.20m which place her 21st in the state.

Leatitia Pugh competed in a very tough 1500m

race and ran a wonderful personal best of 5.37.08, placing her 17th in the state which is a superb effort after coming back from surgery earlier this year.

Isaac Shaw, competing in his very first State Championships did himself, his parents and coaches proud. In the discus he threw a massive personal best of 23.86 metres and placed 11th.

Isaac also competed in the javelin competition and despite slipping and hurting his back on his first throw, he persevered and threw a tidy 18.37m coming in 21st place.

In the U15 age group, the club had three boys competing that not only performed well on the day but on a weekly basis serve as excellent role models to our younger athletes.

Tyler Butcher is State Champion in the triple jump.

He jumped a whopping 12.95 metres earning himself the gold medal, a personal best and also another club record.

As if that was not enough, Tyler also took the bronze medal in the long jump with a super jump of 5.87m, which also happens to be a personal best.

Miles Wrigley had a busy weekend, competing in three events.

In the 200m, he sped to a personal best of 25.43 seconds which also smashed the club record and places him 15th in the state.

In the 100m, he achieved another personal best with a time of 12.31 seconds and again being placed

with the 15th best time in the state.

He improved on this position in the 300m hurdles, placing 11th with a super fast 48.28 seconds.

Jacob Timmermans had been trying to break five minutes for the 1500m all season – and where better to do this than the State Championships.

Coming in 18th place, Jacob shattered his previous personal best with a time of 4.55.60.

As if that was not enough, he also ran a super quick 400m, placing sixth in his heat with a time of 61.37 seconds.

The club commends these nine young athletes for being amazing ambassadors for the club; with their hard work, their quest to run faster, jump further and throw longer and their absolute display of great sportsmanship. ‘ A massive congratulations is due to all of you.

The club hopes all members and their families will make it to the Wonthaggi Little Athletics presentation evening on Friday, March 22, starting at 6pm.

It will be held at Wonthaggi Secondary College’s Dudley campus on the oval or on the sheltered basketball courts if the weather is poor.

It will be a wonderful night to not only congratulate our state finalists but the achievements of all the children over the past season.

Don’t forget to bring your picnic basket and a blanket.

Please check out the Facebook page for more details.

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Allambee Mirboo & District tennis IN the semi finals in Section 1 Kroams played as the team has played all season and won well against Leongatha North.

Sam Wilson, Justin and Connor Krohn played well together and Warren Littlejohn and James Monaghan were pleased to win the first men’s set.

Warren was in the other set and won with Kerry Rayson.

Korumburra was the winner against Phillip Island. Phillip Island won a tiebreaker in the men’s and an 8/4 in the ladies. Good hitting and good rallies in all sets.

The last set was not played in either match.

In Section 2 Berrys Creek were winners all year and won against Baromi by 11 games. Good hitting by both teams. Baromi lost three tiebreakers and an 8/6.

The match was kept interesting for onlookers.

Outtrim has won its way to the grand final with a win against Hallston. Another close match with good hitting and long rallies. A tiebreaker each way in the mixed.

Hallston is a team of young players with Susan and Michael to guide them and are pleased with their effort.

Let’s hope they keep playing and enjoying the game.

In Section 3 Korumburra played Koonwarra and won all sets.

Singles are played in this section by the four players and two doubles each.

This section is all young players hopefully will continue up through the sections.

After winning all season and on top of the ladder, Inverloch was not prepared to scout fill-ins to fill the team to play. This has bottom team Leongatha in the grand final.

A disappointment felt by the

association.

Too few players who were not in the finals did not show up to help with scoring etc.

Clubs have you given raffle for presentation night.

Last chance for presentation night, contact Camille Morris or Ron Walker.

Results

Section 1: Inverloch Kroams 6.60 d Leongatha North 2.33, Korumburra 6.59 d Phillip Island 2.38.

Section 2: Berrys Creek 6.59 d Baromi 2.48, Outtrim 6.64 d Hallston 3.53.

Section 3: Korumburra 8.56 d Koonwarra 0.23, Inverloch forfeited to Leongatha.

All finals will be in Leongatha and play commences at 12 noon, with presentation night to follow.

Section 1: Inverloch Kroams v Korumburra.

Section 2 : Berrys Creek v Outtrim.

Section 3: Korumburra v Leongatha.

Mirboo North and District Junior Tennis Association SEMI final results – March 16:

sets, 33 games defeated Mardan 1 set, 23 games.

C Grade: Leongatha WozniA Grade: Fish Creek 6 sets, 36 games defeated Leongatha Barty acki 5 sets 25 games defeated Le0 sets 10 games; Leongatha De ongatha Federer 3 sets 17 games; Minaur 6 sets 36 games defeated Baromi Yellow 5 sets 23 games defeated Mardan 3 sets 21 games.

0 sets, 10 games.

Grand final – Saturday, March B Grade: Fish Creek 6 sets, 36 games defeated Leongatha 23, at the Mirboo North courts.

Congratulations to all teams Osaka 0 sets 18 games; Baromi 5

who have qualified for the grand final.

Players must arrive at 8:30am ready to start matches at 8:45am.

A Grade: Leongatha De Minaur v Fish Creek.

B Grade: Baromi v Fish Creek.

C Grade: Leongatha Wozniacki v Baromi Yellow.

Proud moment: back from left, Kerry Smith with husband Glenn Smith and their five year old boy, Malachi, after Glen completed the three stage Ironman 70.3 race that took him just over six hours to complete in February this year.

Glenn tackles Ironman challenge WHILE it proved to be a gruelling course both mentally and physically, Glenn Smith was all smiles as he crossed the finish line for the Ironman 70.3 challenge in Geelong on February 17.

The event was his first ever attempt at the race and was part of a larger journey for the Leongatha local who, in the past two and half years, has lost 30 kilos.

“I followed a training plan of four to 12 hours of exercise a week as well as eating healthier,” Mr Smith said.

The Ironman 70.3 challenge involves three stagStunning performance: South Gippsland Yacht Club’s Geoff Rippingale, Matt Kiely, Hen- es; a 1.9km swim, 90km bike ride and a 21.1km half marathon, respectively. ry Mueller and Toby Leppin performed well at the State Championships recently.

An eight hour time frame was set to finish the course, with Mr Smith finishing in a commendable six hours, 16m and 3 seconds.

Mr Smith said “there was one thing that took my THE Labour Day long weekend saw a mer OK-Dinghy World Champion Glenn Collings breath away – the current world champion for the from Safety Beach. number of yacht classes holding their The series was mainly sailed in perfect 12 to 15 age group of 70 year olds beat me by 22 minutes.”

Some 1500 entrants started the race, but not evState Championships at a range of ven- knots although in race four the wind was gusting up ues across Victoria. to 28 knots convincing 18 competitors to retire for eryone was able to finish the demanding course. In South Gippsland Yacht Club was well represent- the day – though none from South Gippsland Yacht the end, 1076 people crossed the finish line, with Mr Smith placing 856. Despite saying he was just thanked at the Impulse titles held at Altona where the lo- Club. cal sailors excelled in a fleet of 36 boats from clubs The same venue will be used for the Australian ful to have finished the course, it is an admirable feat around the state.

Impulse titles in December so the weekend also pro- for his first ever attempt.

When asked what the highlight of the challenge After six races over the three days Matt Kiely fin- vided sailors with the opportunity to gain valuable was, Mr Smith said “right at the end - passing through ished second with Toby Leppin third. experience ahead of the National event.

Geoff Rippingale won the Great Grand Masters South Gippsland sailors also performed com- the finishing shoot.”

However, it wasn’t just finishing the race that was division (over 65) and Henry Mueller picked up the mendably in the Nacra and Mosquito titles at Lake an unforgettable moment for Mr Smith, but what folMost Improved trophy. The overall winner was for- Bolac and at the Taipan event held at Frankston. lowed after.

“I was glad it was over but as I was reaching the finishing shoot, a random kid put out his hand to give me a high five. Then I heard ‘go daddy’ and I looked up to see my wife and five year old son, Malachi, at ON Saturday, the Mirboo North Foot- mination shown to the netball court this year, Mirboo the finish line,” Mr Smith said.

It has been decided that his wife, who was 26 ball Netball Club netballers made their North is sure to have success in all grades.

Sailors excel at State Championships

Tigers gear up for season

way to beautiful Wilsons Promontory for their preseason training camp.

Head coach Ebony Best had some gruelling team activities planned including a race to the top of Mount Oberon where the teams were rewarded with spectacular views and a quick rest before racing back to the bottom.

After a quick bite for lunch, the girls hit the beach for some sprint races, a core session and several team building activities.

The girls arrived back to Mirboo North tired, dirty and a bit wind burnt but very proud of their accomplishments over the day.

If this group of netballers bring half of the deter-

In training: Mirboo North netballers took part in a preseason training camp recently.

weeks pregnant at the time, and their young son should stay behind as Mr Smith knew it was going to be a hot and long day for them. Then, to further the surprise, Mr Smith spotted his sister and brother-inlaw in the crowd.

“To see them all at the finish line was amazing,” Mr Smith said.

“As soon as I saw them, I started bawling my eyes out.

“Just finishing was emotional let alone that.”

Coaches were breaking the rules by jumping fences to spur on other athletes and give them high fives, according to Mr Smith. While he said the race was overwhelming, the sense of support was astounding.

“One thing I loved about the triathlon was that, while there were some people racing professionally, there were a lot of people racing themselves,” Mr Smith said.

He said he will take some time off now until their baby is born and then will get back into training with the intention of doing the full Ironman distance in years to come.

“The reason for my weight loss was because I had bad mental health – I had depression and anxiety,” he said.

According to Mr Smith, regular exercise has been invaluable for his health and everyday living, and with each little achievement it has helped him to overcome his mental health struggles.

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Stunning end to race season WOOLAMAI Racing Club held its final meet for the season on Sunday, March 17.

Excellent race: winning horse Warrigal Mac was pictured with trainer Reg Manning, jockey Dylan Dean and winning owners at the Woolamai Racing Club on Sunday. Photo courtesy Matthew Walker Photography.

Club secretary Bev Carmichael said the club was thrilled with the turnout and the quality of the races.

“Each race was extremely competitive. We had a good crowd and the weather was perfect for racing. It was a terrific end to the season,” she said.

To commemorate the season’s end, it was Championship Day and awards were presented.

Sally Sells Shells won Horse of the Year and Rebecca Waymouth accepted accolades as Trainer of the Year.

The Jockey of the Year award was closely contested between Courtney Paice, Shaun Cooper and Max Keenan, but ultimately Paice claimed the honours.

The presentation took place after the last race.

March 17 was also St Patrick’s Day, so the race club took the opportunity to celebrate.

Four leaf clovers were handed out, and race goers were treated to decorations and music.

Large groups enjoyed the marquee facilities at the club, including a group from the San Remo IGA, the Wonthaggi Club and even a wedding party to celebrate the marriage of a couple on Saturday.

Ms Carmichael said it had been another excellent race season.

“We had good crowds at each meet and some ex-

Outstanding: the Woolamai Trainer of the Year award went to Rebecca Waymouth. Photo courtesy Matthew Walker Photography. ceptional horses attended. It had been a really good year,” she said.

“Our next season starts at the end of November.”

Leongatha stopover: the Black Dog riders had a lunchtime stopover in Leongatha on its way to Longwarry. Local David Rounds was involved in the ride.

Black Dog ride hits Leongatha rides, I also went on a bigger ride through Tasmania in 2017,” Mr Rounds said.

“Sunday’s ride started at Moe and travelled through Mirboo, Dumbalk, Leongatha, Korumburra The motorcycle ride is named in memory of Anna and Warragul. We finished with afternoon tea at the Michael, a vibrant woman with a bright smile, a wife Vietnam Veteran’s clubrooms in Longwarry.” and a mother of two. Her sudden and tragic suicide Mr Rounds was pleased to have raised $12,160 following a silent struggle with depression was the during the Tasmanian event and still supports the catalyst for the inaugural Black Dog Ride in 2009. cause as a way of helping people cope with life.

Congratulations: this season’s Woolamai Jockey of the Year was Courtney Paice. Photo Several locals joined the ride which arrived in Visit blackdogride.org.au for more information.

Leongatha on Sunday including Dave Rounds. courtesy Matthew Walker Photography.

If you have any trouble coping call Lifeline AusDave lost a brother, Ashley, to suicide and felt tralia on 13 11 14. this cause was a way to network and support others Lifeline is a national charity providing all Austrawho have gone through similar tough times. lians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24 “I have participated in several Black Dog one day hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.

RAISING awareness of depression and suicide prevention is the aim of the organisation Black Dog Ride.

Great results at parkrun

STANDING on the bench for the 7.45am run brief this week was Kelly Fuery as run director.

Welcoming everyone to Koonwarra, Kelly presented Peter Rose with the red 50 cape.

Out of 50 parkruns, Peter has completed 44 at Koonwarra and one notably as skipper of the Koony Ketch at the first birthday celebration.

Love your work Peter.

This week 113 people ran, jogged and walked the course.

10 first timers were welcomed to the picturesque, over three bridges, out and back five kilometre rail

Milestone: Peter Rose ran his 50th parkrun in Koonwarra on Saturday.

trail course.

Visitors or parkrun tourists were from Sale and Wales.

Ryan McKnight powered home in first place with a new personal best of 18.41 Close behind was Patrick Brown at his first ever parkrun.

First female through the flags and also first ever parkrunner was Cat Morrison with a time of 25.07.

Autumnal conditions were perfect for 23 personal bests.

Congratulations to Ryan, Ethan, Angus, Jolyon, Troy, Cathy, Bess, Amy, Levi, Hugo, Charmaine, Amanda, Sarah, Audrey, Keiran, Kellie, Stephanie, Tracey, Julie, Codey, Robert, Sandy and Henry.

Shaving off some more seconds on his time was Robert Robinson.

Best wishes to Robert who is off to the Masters Games next week participating in six events.

He has completed 35 parkruns in a row.

Coffee stories at the Koonwarra Store this week were of dogs, birthdays, forgotten shoes, Wales parkrun, dinosaur fossils, keeping up with sisters, super heroes and where to leave the parkrun marker signs.

The parkrunners are very grateful to the volunteers who made this event happen; Laurie Bier, Kelly Fuery, Katharina Harper-Schmid, Linda Jefferis, Brian Jefferis, Rosemary Knox and Phillip Morrison.

Next week, at parkrun the crew from Splash/ YMCA in Leongatha will be attending with information about the Premiers Active April program.

Sign up for 10 free passes at Splash and lots of great information about being ‘active in April’.

See you at the bench next Saturday in Koonwarra at the rail trail.

South Gippsland Bridge Club RESULTS: Friday, March 15, at Inverloch - second week of Club Championship Pairs: The results for this week were truly outstanding.

In Section A, Anne and Bruce Gibson came tearing home with a superb 62.50 percent.

They were followed in equal second place by Jack Kuiper and Dina Drury, and Mary Brewis and Carol Sowden with a very sound 54.86 percent.

Section B produced some astonishing outcomes.

Clive Hope and Richard Moss finished the day with brilliant 77.08 percent and the runaway, best score of the week.

Second with a solid 50 percent were Beth Banks and Julie Perriam.

Third with 49.31 percent were Anne Sommerville and Ruth Harvey.

The final week, next Friday will be a very hard fought competition in two sections.

Qualifiers for the Club Cup comprise of eight pairs.

They are Richard Moss and Clive Hope, Dina Drury and Jack Kuiper, Anne and Bruce Gibson, Mary Brewis and Carol Sowden, Matti Shub and John Quayle, Viv Westaway and Maureen Stiles, Kaye Douglas and John Sutton, and Philip and Neville Chapman.

Qualifiers for the Club Plate also eight pairs are Alan Johnston and Dirk Jacobs, Hannah Martin and Margaret Munro, Beth Banks and Julie Perriam, Faye Rowlands and Pat West, Ruth Stevenson and Penny Loughran, Anne Speakman and Susan Edwards, and Chris Hall and Wendy Edwards.

Everyone is looking forward to challenging week ahead.

Tuesday, March 12, at Tarwin Lower – Pairs: North/South First were Frank Arndt and Clive Hope with a wonderful 60.42 percent.

Right on their tails were Anne and Bruce Gibson with a very worthy 60.12 percent.

Third were Faye Rowlands and Pat West with a strong 51.49 percent.

East/West First with another stunning score were Dina Drury and Richard Moss with 69.94 percent.

Second with a very high performing 65.77 percent were the strong pair of John Sutton and Alan Johnston and third with another fine performance were Hannah Martin and Maureen Stiles with 51.19 percent.

Monday, March 11, at Meeniyan – Pairs: First with another outstanding score were Susan Ruffin and Clive Hope with 69.44 percent.

Second with a very fine 55.56 percent were June Metcalf and Colin Cameron and equal third with 54.86 percent were Margaret Munro and Pat West and Neville Chapman and Dirk Jacobs.

Congratulations to Clive Hope for a Halcyon week of superb bridge play – Clive has been a winner at each venue this week. He has also top scored across the week and second top scored across the whole week.

Well done Clive and the partners who have played with him.

Details of events, results and contacts are on the club website.

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Phillip Island no match for Nerrena Division 1

before being bowled by Jarvis Harvey.

Wonthaggi Club’s Luke Borne held their position NERRENA dominated with 216 over firmly, taking a spectacular 4/5.

Jarvis Harvey also made 2/9 with three other Phillip Island’s 134 in their final match wickets taken during the game. of the season Saturday.

Eventually Kilcunda accepted defeat with 62 to Nerrena made 0/85 in its game against Phillip Wonthaggi Club’s 5/156.

Island the previous week before heading into its secKoonwarra L/RSL Blue had no defences against ond day of its two day match on Saturday.

Koonwarra L/RSL Gold on Saturday.

Played at the Leongatha Velodrome, Jacob BeckGold made 8/262 the previous week with Brad with made a great start to the innings and led the day Anderson making 78 and Jake Rockall making 59. with 62, retired not out.

For Blue, Rhys Lindsay with 25 made the most The second highest run was made by Jamie Cann runs for the day before being bowled by Dylan with 33 before being stumped by fielder Mark Chris- Clarke. topher of Liam Dayson’s ball.

Lochie Smith came in second with 18 runs before Thomas Niven, bowler for Phillip Island, kept the being stumped by Brad Anderson off Bret Bishop’s pressure on with 3/41. ball .

Bowler Tyce Kleverkamp was also keen to hold Gold’s Brett Bishop took 1/3, Paris Buckley up Nerrena with 2/21 along with Matthew Wight who made 1/5 and Shane Paterson 1/6. also took two wickets but Nerrena was too strong on Three other wickets were taken during the game.

Team spirit: the Koonwarra/LRSL U14s team enjoyed the last round of the season, playing the day.

In the end, Blue finished with 6/119, granting fiagainst OMK. Meeniyan Dumbalk United and Town went head nal victory to Koonwarra L/RSL Gold. to head in a one match final match on Saturday at Korumburra forfeited the game against Outtrim • U14 Cricket Dumbalk.

Moyarra Kongwak on Saturday, naturally yielding The toss was won by Meeniyan that was first out triumph to Outtrim. to bat.

Glen Alvie showed potential but in the end was efIt was a slow start for the side but quickly picked fortlessly overtaken by Phillip Island last Saturday at up when Paul Vine stepped up to bat making 51 runs Rhyll Cricket Ground. before being run out Nigel Hodges.

With a score of 198 to beat, Phillip Island didn’t It was Meeniyan captain Tyrone Zukovskis that show much concern. took the spotlight though with 78 runs before being Things heated up promptly when Steve McIntyre caught by Nigel Hodges. made an astonishing 112 runs before retiring.

Town’s Mitch McKay made 2/31 with Travis Despite having big boots to fill, John Manning Day two: ON day one of the final round for The Cougars arrived at Outtrim, set to defend Strybosch making the only other wicket for Town for stepped up to the task making 104 not out to make 2018/19, the Koonwarra/LRSL; trav- their total from the previous week. the day. for an easy win.

When it came to Town to bat, the team struggled elled to the picturesque Outtrim RecreLachlan McRae and Tom Otton both took a wickJohnny Yun and Noah Furness set the Digger’s et but the Glen Alvie weren’t able to stop the smooth ation Reserve. run chase in momentum until Noah was dismissed by against its competitors.

Travis Strybosch made the most amount of runs, sailing Phillip Island team.

Day one: Gabs Perry when the score was on 21.

19 not out, but it wasn’t enough for the team.

Finishing on 4/293, it was a clear win for Phillip The Cougars won the toss and elected to bat.

Johnny Y was finally dismissed by Harry HoekEventually Town fell flat with a score of 85.

Island.

Despite some tidy bowling by Johnny Yun and stra after a well compiled 24.

Again Meeniyan captain Tyrone Zukovskis was Hal Joyce, captain Jessie Bohn (53) and Trixie Warren Barlow was looking impressive when he hard to beat with an impressive 4/24.

Bishop (16) got their team off to a great start struck the ball to the boundary.

Paul Vine also contributed with a notable 3/24 with Trixie also hitting her first six in competitive Boundaries became more regular with more with three other players each taking a wicket. cricket. coming from Caleb Turton and Logan Brown also At the end of the day, Meeniyan declared victory Harry Hoekstra (54) kept the visiting team’s score finding the fence. ticking over whilst the young Diggers were showing Logan retired on a well made 19 and Levi Gooch over Town with 5/177.

Outtrim Moyarra Kongwak set an intimidatsome outstanding fielding skills. retired on an impressive 10 no.

Young Tom Walker was leading the way behind Harry H had a day out taking five wickets and ing score of 8/319 in the previous week against EVANS PETROLEUM Korumburra. the stumps, exemplified by a very neat catch. holding onto two catches.

Semi Finals - March 23 & 24 It was a good start for the side with Korumburra Caleb Turton picked up two wickets in an imChloe Pollard took a wicket and contributed with 11am start all games captain Peter Churchill starting the innings with 28 pressive spell and Warren Barlow was also very eco- a catch and a run out. runs before being caught by Jordan Myors. nomical whilst also picking up a wicket.

Trixie Bishop was her usual reliable self behind Home team Away Team Ground Umpire Following that, not many runs were achieved Ruby Cannizzo was showing strong resistance the stumps with a catch, a stumping and a run out Grade A1 until player Matthew Olden took 51 before being and Abbey Dean chimed in for a career first bound- involvement.

Won Club v Nerrena Won Turf G. Laird G. Goss ary as did the hard-working Lilly Holm.

Ruby Cannizzo backed up selflessly in the field caught by Mitchell Rowe off David Jefferies.

Changes of fi nal victory looked slim with only 10 T. Rogers OMK v Inverloch Korum Liam Haig chimed in for a wicket whilst bowling and took a sharp catch, Jess Bohn was outstanding J. Schelling in tandem with Jess Brown. in the field with two run whilst her leadership skills more runs made collectively between six players.

Outtrim’s Danny Elford impressed with 4/27 Grade A2 Gabs Perry struck two nice fours and both Grace again came to the fore.

Town v MDU Scorp Pk G. Adams Mattingley and Poppy Noble showed great developThanks to Brit Thomas for her assistance to the while five other wickets were taken between five A. Stride bowlers. ment in their running between wickets. fielding team and Tom Elliott for his assistance.

Imperials v Koon L/RSL Leon Turf L. White Korumburra was unable to meet the challenge of M. Heenan Levi Gooch and Matt slowed the tempo with The club’s ongoing appreciation is extended to Outtrim’s 8/319, finishing on 125.

Grade B1 some tight bowling. all parents, grandparents and supporters.

Korumburra opened up its second innings, conWon Club v Koon L/RSL McMahon A. Jordan Logan Brown and Noah Furness were the most Koonwarra/LRSL Cricket Club would like to N. Grabham successful bowlers with three wickets apiece and express its appreciation to the OMK Cricket Club cluding 5/81.

G. Wightman OMK v Phillip Island Outtrim Wonthaggi Club took an easy win off Inverloch Johnny Yun and Tait both contributed to their team for its exceptional hospitality and to its players and K. Scrimshaw on Saturday. with skillful catches. coaches for their excellent sporting attitude.

Grade B2 Inverloch had set the benchmark at 111 the previGlen Alvie v Kilcunda Bass Glen Alvie N. Graydon ous week which didn’t take long for Wonthaggi to TBA overcome.

Inverloch v Foster Tarwin D. Lloyd Only three players went out to bat, with Heath Shane Dole Dobbie starting hte innings with 71 runs before being Grade C1 Phillip Island v MDU Rhyll G. Wyatt caught by Nathan Brayley off Thomas Harris.

TBA Aptly named William Speed followed with a OMK v Won Club Imperials N. Barnes stunning 113 runs, not out, ultimately driving the S. DeSilva win home.

Grade C2 Stewart Beaumont made 24 runs not out, bringKoon L/RSL Gold v OMK Koonwarra B. Beck ing the game to a close.

G. Parkinson Glen Alvie v Won Club Won SC I. Thomas Inverloch’s Thomas Harris took the only wicket L. O’Brien of the game.

Wonthaggi Club proved too strong for Inverloch, Subject to confirmation finishing on at 1/228.

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Division 2

Wonthaggi takes win off Kilcunda Leading the way: a five wicket haul from Koonwarra/LRSL captain Ben Perry helped his side to an upset win over Imperials in the A2 competition on Saturday. The same two teams will meet in the semi finals this weekend.

Wonthaggi Club and Kilcunda Bass went in to battle at the Bass Recreation Reserve on Saturday for their last game of the season.

In the previous week, Wonthaggi Club has set a score of 5/156 to top, but Kilcunda Mass weren’t able to meet the mark.

Kilcunda Bass had a slow-moving game with Neil Grant making 13 runs – the most runs that day –

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• LDCA B Grade Division One

Club stands strong at the top MINOR premiers Wonthaggi Club polished off the season with a win over Koonwarra/ LRSL.

The match was played out at Koonwarra.

Koonwarra/LRSL had gone in to bat the previous week and had set the target at 121.

Club batsman Mitchell Davey opened the innings and led his team to victory with 113 not out.

Captain Lochlan McLean and Joel Brann contributed 44 and 39 runs respectively.

McLean was caught

by Jordan Pickersgill off Matt Cooke and Brann was not out.

For Koonwarra/ LRSL, wicket taking was shared between Cooke, Josh Moore, Nick Arnup and Campbell Riseley.

Club won the day with a final total of 4/226.

Phillip Island had defeated MDU last week.

Playing at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve, MDU failed to perform

and finished its innings with a total of 52.

Phillip Island easily met the challenge and declared with 0/123.

MDU opened a second innings on Saturday.

Open batsman John Phillips top scored with 27 runs before he was bowled

by Blake Christopher.

Eighteen runs were accumulated by fellow opening batsman Gary Webster.

However, Phillip Island bowler Henry Shawcross ensured there was little else to report for the rest of the innings.

Shawcross dominated, taking 8/11.

The remaining wickets were claimed by Christopher.

MDU bowed out with a final score of 96.

Phillip Island opened its second innings in which Russell Cleeland and James Blackwell made 17 not out and eight not out respectively.

A wicket was taken by Jake Palmer.

When the day was drawn to a close, Phillip

Island had accumulated 1/29.

Captain Shaun Helms ensured Nerrena walked away with a win over Korumburra on Saturday.

Korumburra was defending 115.

Third in the order, Helms made 79 runs before he was dismissed by Trevor Allen.

Opening batsman Hayden Funnell made 25 runs.

Helms’ performance kept Nerrena in the game, as Korumburra stepped up its attack.

Korumburra bowler Evan Allaway upped the pressure and took 5/14, giving Nerrena limited opportunity to add to the scoreboard.

However, Nerrena did enough to win and finished the day with 166.

Town was unable to stop OMK from claiming a win on Saturday.

Town was tasked to defend 117.

For OMK, Joel Cuman opened the innings and top scored with 42.

Closing off the in-

Top score: Town’s Jareth Hume made 35 runs in the second innings against OMK.

nings, Paul Harper made 38 not out.

Daniel Preston had Town’s best bowling figures, taking 3/24. Two wickets were taken by Steven Fixter.

OMK won with a total of 168.

Town opened a second innings with Jareth Hume and Preston making 35 and 30 runs respectively.

OMK bowlers Jacob Lamers and Kris Kerr claimed three wickets each.

Town wrapped up the innings all out for 150.

OMK was able to open its second account with Alex Rose making 53 runs.

Kerr later made 23 not out.

Town’s Ashley Hickey took out 4/43.

The day closed and Focused: OMK bowler Kris Kerr had his eyes on the wickets. Kerr took 3/42 in Town’s OMK had accumulated second innings.

6/101.

TOWN def by OMK 1st innings Town 117 1st innings OMK J. Cuman c. J. Hume b. S. Embuldeniya .......... 42 K. Kerr c. T. Cashin b. M. Smith ...................... 9 S. Matthews c. N. Hanily b. B. Hanrahan ............... 20 D. McMeekin lbw. b. A. Hickey ................... 16 J. Lamers c. S. Fixter b. D. Preston..................... 6 A. Rose c. M. Kreutzberger b. D. Preston..................... 4 J. Greenwood b. D. Preston .. 1 B. Nation r.o. ........................ 3 P. Harper n.o....................... 38 N. Auddino stp. D. Goss b. S. Fixter ........................ 4 R. Dixon c. D. Goss b. S. Fixter ........................ 4 Extras ................................ 22 Total ................................. 168 Bowling: A. Hickey 1/36, J. Hume 0/11, M. Smith 1/14, S. Fixter 2/42, J. Pouw 0/6, S. Embuldeniya 1/25, B. Hanrahan 1/6, D. Preston 3/24.

2nd innings Town J. Pouw c. P. Harper b. J. Lamers .................... 24 S. Fixter lbw. b. J. Greenwood ............. 23 D. Preston c. J. Greenwood b. J. Lamers .................... 30 J. Hume c. R. Dixon b. K. Kerr ....................... 35 M. Smith c. B. Nation b. K. Kerr ......................... 2 R. Edwards c. D. McMeekin b. K. Kerr ......................... 0

T. Cashin c. J. Greenwood b. N. Auddino ................... 0 M. Kreutzberger c. b. J. Lamers ...................... 4 S. Embuldeniya c. S. Matthews .................. 4 D. Goss b. A. Rose ............... 9 A. Hickey n.o. ...................... 0 Extras ................................ 20 Total ................................. 150 Bowling: J. Lamers 3/29, R. Dixon 0/8, N. Auddino 2/25, B. Nation 0/4, J. Greenwood 1/25, K. Kerr 3/42, A. Rose 1/1.

2nd innings OMK A. Rose b. A. Hickey ......... 53 J. Greenwood c. T. Cashin b. A. Hickey ..................... 2 B. Nation b. D. Preston ........ 8 D. McMeekin b. A. Hickey .. 6 J. Lamers r.o. ........................ 0 P. Harper b. A. Hickey ......... 4 K. Kerr n.o. ........................ 23 J. Cuman n.o. ....................... 3 Extras .................................. 2 Total .............................. 6/101 Bowling: D. Preston 1/57, A. Hickey 4/43.

KOONWARRA L/RSL def by WON CLUB 1st innings Koon L/RSL 121 1st innings Won Club M. Davey n.o.................... 113 B. Osborne c. b. C. Riseley ..................... 9 L. McLean c. J. Pickersgill b. M. Cooke.................... 44 J. Brann n.o. ....................... 39 D. Herbert c. M. Scrimshaw b. N. Arnup....................... 0 E. Dempsey c. B. Tomada

b. J. Moore ..................... 12 Extras ................................ 10 Total .............................. 4/226 Bowling: J. Moore 1/30, J. Pickersgill 0/6, N. Arnup 1/23, C. Riseley 1/23, J. Leeden 0/22, A. Drury 0/63, B. Tomada 0/8, M. Cooke 1/16, M. Scrimshaw 0/17, A. Hunt 0/12.

KORUMBURRA def by NERRENA 1st innings Korumburra 115 1st innings Nerrena A. Harrison c. N. Leppin b. D. Scott ...................... 14 H. Funnell c. J. Wrigley b. P. Dixon ...................... 25 S. Helms c&b. T. Allen ...... 79 S. Murphy b. E. Allaway...... 4 Z. Trease c. M. Patching b. E. Allaway .................... 1 C. Dougherty c. J. Wrigley b. M. Patching .................. 2 N. Trotto b. E. Allaway ........ 4 J. Kelly lbw. b. E. Allaway... 0 C. Baudinette b. E. Allaway .................... 0 J. Collins c. M. Patching b. J. Whiteside ................ 30 J. Collins n.o. ....................... 1 Extras .................................. 7 Total ................................. 166 Bowling: M. Patching 1/48, D. Scott 1/55, P. Dixon 1/9, E. Allaway 5/14, J. Whiteside 1/18, T. Sorrell 0/14, T. Allen 1/1.

MDU def by PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings MDU 52 1st innings Phillip Island

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0/123 (dec) Extras ................................ 11 Total .....................0/123 (dec) 2nd innings MDU G. Webster c. C. Epifano b. H. Shawcross.............. 18 J. Phillips b. B. Christopher ............ 27 C. Olden c. A. Finlayson b. B. Christopher .............. 6 B. Cantwell b. H. Shawcross.............. 12 M. Hoober c. R. Cleeland b. H. Shawcross................ 2 S. Benra b. H. Shawcross ..... 7 T. Harris b. H. Shawcross .... 1 W. Prosser c. A. Finlayson b. H. Shawcross................ 0 J. Palmer b. H. Shawcross.... 0

J. Brown c. E. Epifano b. H. Shawcross................ 6 A. Richardson n.o. ............... 1 Extras ................................ 16 Total ................................... 96 Bowling: B. Christopher 2/17, J. Blackwell 0/18, G. Odgers 0/6, H. Shawcross 8/11, Z. Brown 0/32, A, Tolley 0/6, P. Cleary 0/1.

2nd innings Phillip Island R. Cleeland n.o................... 17 C. Epifano c. b. J. Palmer..... 0 J. Blackwell n.o. ................... 8 Extras .................................. 4 Total ................................ 1/29 Bowling: J. Palmer 1/10, A. Richardson 0/5, J. Brown 0/11, J. Phillips 0/3.

Howzat!?: OMK’s Justin Greenwood appeals successfully for the wicket of Town’s Steve Fixter.

Foster falls short LDCA ladders

INVERLOCH finished the 2018/19 home and away season on top of the ladder with a win against Foster.

order, Jake Pilkington top scored for Foster with 55 runs.

His wicket was claimed by Fisher.

Foster fell short, all out for 167.

Despite a 102 run stint Playing at the Tarwin from Wonthaggi Miner’s Recreation Reserve, In- Clint Honeysett, Glen verloch had gone in to bat Alvie remained in control last week and was set de- and claimed the win. fend 175 on Saturday.

Playing at the Glen Foster started strong Alvie Recreation Reserve, with opening batsman the home team had set the Nathan Clarke making 34 target at 7/260. runs.

Cameron Thomas However, Inverloch opened for the Miners and bowlers Justin Jack- made 41 runs. son and Clayton Fisher Honeysett was fourth made it a difficult day for in the order and made his Foster. ton before he was caught Jackson took 5/47, by Steven Smith off Josh mainly attacking the bot- Hamilton. tom order. Fisher claimed An impressive bowl3/22. ing performance from Midway through the Glen Alvie for the rest

of the innings ensured it would claim the final points of the season.

Hamilton and Daniel Hales took 3/40 and 3/36 respectively. Two wickets were taken by Josh Thomas.

The Miners were all out for 187.

Kilcunda Bass secured a win over Poowong Loch.

Poowong Loch had sent Kilcunda Bass in to bat the previous week.

Kilcunda Bass accumulated 192 during its innings.

Poowong Loch played a quiet innings with Peter Regan top scoring with 29 runs towards the end of the day.

Regan was dismissed

by Darcy Clay.

Scott Head made 19 runs earlier in the innings.

For Kilcunda Bass, bowlers Clay, Rohan Duff and Ryley Duff took two wickets each.

Poowong Loch was all out for 113 after 57.1 overs.

GLEN ALVIE d WON MINERS 1st innings Glen Alvie 7/260 (cc) 1st innings Won Miners C. Thomas lbw. b. W. Luke ......................... 41 G. Kent c. P. Palmer b. J. Thomas ...................... 13 C. Farrington c. J. Tiziani b. D. Hales ........................... 0 C. Honeysett c. S. Smith b. J. Hamilton ..................102 B. Maguire c. S. Lowe b. J. Thomas ........................ 0 F. Andrighetto c. A. Hamilton b. D. Hales ......................... 11 A. Hall c. J. Hamilton b. D. Hales ........................... 4 G. Peters stp. A. Hamilton b. J. Hamilton ...................... 0 N. Thatcher n.o........................ 1 D. McGuirk c. S. Lowe b. J. Hamilton ...................... 2

W.Chapman ............................. 0 Extras.................................... 13 Total ....................................187 Bowling: D. Hales 3/36, J. Thomas 2/27, B. McRae 0/30, J. Hamilton 3/40, W. Luke 1/37, P. palmer 0/11.

INVERLOCH d FOSTER 1st innings Inverloch 175 1st innings Foster N. Clarke c&b. J. Strickland.............. 34 S. Chaseling c. W. Williams b. J. Jackson......................... 0 T. Garvey c. J. Butcher b. C. Fisher ........................ 11 B. Busuttil c. J. Williams b. C. Fisher .......................... 9 W. Davy c. B. Phillips b. J. Williams ..................... 16 J. Pilkington c. W. Williams b. C. Fisher ........................ 55 J. Smith b. J. Jackson .............. 0 D. Clearihan-Jervies b. J. Jackson......................... 8 A. Starret lbw. b. J. Jackson......................... 0 S. Roffey b. J. Jackson .......... 17 P. Jervies n.o. ........................... 0 Extras.................................... 17 Total ....................................167 Bowling: J. Jackson 5/47,

C. Fisher 3/22, D. Cashin 0/16, J. Williams 1/30, W. Williams 0/0, E. Cousins 0/20, J. Strickland 1/22.

KILCUNDA BASS d POOWONG LOCH 1st innings Kilcunda Bass 192 1st innings Poowong Loch G. Birnie b. R. Duff ................ 4 J. Patullo b. R. Duff................. 6 S. Head c. S. Tapscott b. K. Duff........................... 19 B. Hall b. C. Perera ................. 1 A. O’Hoy lbw. b. R. Duff ....... 7 M. Hancock c. R. Gardiner b. R. Duff ........................... 15 N. Hancock c. R. Duff b. S. Tapscott ....................... 2 J. Hibbs r.o. .............................. 3 P. Regan c&b. D. Clay .......... 29 J. Knox c. D. Blackney b. D. Clay............................. 7 R. Bardwell n.o. ...................... 3 Extras.................................... 17 Total .................................... 113 Bowling: R. Duff 2/20, R. Duff 2/32, K. Duff 1/28, C. Peckett 1/6, S. Tapscott 1/7, D. Blackney 0/4, D. Clay 2/14.

A Grade Division 1 Won Club ........................ 148 OMK................................ 116 Inverloch ......................... 110 Nerrena ........................... 110 Phillip Island ...................... 96 Korumburra ........................ 80 Glen Alvie .......................... 60 Kilcunda Bass ...................... 0 A Grade Division 2 Town ................................ 132 Imperials ......................... 110 Koonwarra-L/RSL ........... 96 MDU .................................. 66 Foster.................................. 42 Won Miners ........................ 42 Poowong-Loch ................... 24 B Grade Division 1 Won Club ........................ 144 OMK................................ 122 Phillip Island................... 116 Koonwarra L/RSL ......... 102 MDU .................................. 78 Nerrena ............................... 72 Town................................... 42 Korumburra ........................ 12 B Grade Division 2 Inverloch ......................... 138 Glen Alvie........................ 120 Kilcunda Bass ................. 110 Foster................................. 92

Won Miners ........................ 60 Poowong-Loch ................... 36 Imperials .............................. 0 C Grade Division 1 Phillip Island................... 132 OMK................................ 122 Won Club ........................ 108 MDU ................................ 104 Nerrena ............................... 84 Korumburra ........................ 72 Inverloch ............................ 42 Town................................... 24 C Grade Division 2 Koon L/RSL Gold .......... 150 Won Club ........................ 126 Glen Alvie........................ 114 OMK................................ 102 Phillip Island ...................... 96 Korumburra ........................ 54 Koon L/RSL Blue .............. 18 Kilcunda Bass .................... 12 Under 16 Town ..................................90 OMK..................................66 Won Club ..........................66 Korumburra .....................54 Inverloch ............................48 Koonwarra L/RSL..............42 Kilcunda Bass ....................42 Phillip Island ......................24 Foster....................................0

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OUTTRIM MOYARRA KONGWAK 9/294(CC) DEF INVERLOCH 279 PHILLIP ISLAND 4/112(DEC) DEF KILCUNDA BASS 91 AND 8/130 NERRENA 234 DEF BY KORUMBURRA 8/238 WONTHAGGI WORKMENS 128 AND 4/98 DEF GLEN ALVIE 107

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• LDCA A Grade Division One

Exciting finals likely in A1 THE make-up of both semi-finals in A1 cricket this weekend makes for mouth watering contests from four very evenly matched up clubs.

To be played at Wonthaggi; Club, finishing on top after the regular season, will play Nerrena which dropped down to fourth.

In the other semi-final the fast finishing OMK will meet Inverloch at Korumburra Recreation Reserve.

Games start at 11am.

In the first semi Club has been the dominant side all year and will go in as favourites. But Nerrena, last year’s A2 premiers, would have noted a brittle Club batting line-up last round when it was very nearly outplayed by Glen

Alvie.

The Red Caps won’t mind playing Club, happy to miss playing OMK and Inverloch. The two teams have won one game apiece but Nerrena more recent winners on January 19 on the Leongatha turf, Wightman and Matheson both playing brilliant games with bat and ball.

Whilst in the other semi-final this will go right down to the wire judging by the difference between the two sides on Saturday.

Chasing OMK’s 294, Inverloch reached 279 falling just 16 runs short of a win, just running out of wickets and overs in the end.

Callum Honeyman made 64 with 14 fours, Tom McQualter 47, Walter Taberner 31and Amad Mujtaba 36 in a solid effort for the Stingrays.

Tom Keily claimed

4/52 and Ryan Williams 4/88 for the Diggers.

Nerrena 234 couldn’t hold off a solid Korumburra which chased down the runs, finishing at 8/238 after 73.3 overs.

Runs were a little dry early for the Cobras which at one stage had slumped to 5/71.

But a fine 69 not out by Peter Edwards combined with 64 run out by Kade Anderson saw the pair put on 103 runs and virtually seal the deal and a good season finish for Korumburra. Josh Trease claimed 3/49 for the Red Caps.

A shock win by Glen Alvie over the Workers wasn’t to be as Glen Alvie was knocked over for just 107 trying to chase down a meagre 128 runs.

Resuming at 4/60, Dimithri Perera made 24 but no other bats could stick around to forge the

required partnership. Hero of last week with the ball Ben Thomas was last to go for a duck to finish off Glen Alvie’s season.

The unlucky club for 2018/2019 Phillip Island was a bit stiff to miss the four but finished out the season with a first innings win over Kilcunda Bass, not the outright win it was hoping for.

Phillip Island declared at 4/112 over Kilcunda Bass’s 91 first innings. But Killy Bass managed to put together a second innings of 8/130, enough to deprive the Island a chance of hitting a winning second innings score.

Andrew Donohue made 42 and Brett Joseph 35 in Bass’s second dig as it stuck around for 64 overs to run the clock down, giving the Islanders no chance of a win on the second innings.

OMK d INVERLOCH 1st innings OMK 9/294 (cc) 1st innings Inverloch D. Newman c. J. Serong b. T. Keily ....................... 13 B. Debono c. J. Serong b. P. Dell ............................ 5 C. Honeyman lbw. b. T. Keily ....................... 64 K. Rotthier b. T. Keily ........ 24 W. Taberner lbw. b. T. Keily ....................... 31 W. Rankin c. J. Serong b. R. Williams ................. 21 J. Dennerley b. R. Williams .. 9 A. Mujtaba b. R. Williams .. 36 T. McQualter c. J. Cochrane b. P. Dell .......................... 47 L. Rankin b. R. Williams ...... 3 L. Anderson n.o................... 14 Extras ................................. 11 Total .................................. 279 Bowling: T. Keily 4.52, P. Dell 2/55, J. Cochrane 0/25, R. Williams 4/88, J. Paterson 0/15, N. Cant 0/18, J. Van Rooye 0/23.

WON CLUB d GLEN ALVIE 1st innings Won Club 128 1st innings Glen Alvie R. Slade b. R. Thomas .......... 0 J. Smith b. J. Sheerin ............ 6 J. Hull c. Z. Macdermid

b. R. Thomas ..................... 5 S. De Silva c. A. Geyer b. Z. Macdermid ............. 34 S. Watson b. R. Thomas........ 9 D. Williams b. R. Thomas .. 10 D. Perera lbw. b. R. Birkett..................... 24 J. Hales lbw. b. J. Sheerin ..... 1 D. Diwell b. R. Birkett .......... 0 B. Thomas c. S. Huitema b. R. Birkett....................... 0 K. Simpson n.o. .................... 1 Extras ................................. 17 Total .................................. 107 Bowling: R. Thomas 3/33, R. Birkett 4/15, Z. Macdermid 1/13, J. Sheerin 2/33, D. Turton 0/0.

2nd innings Won Club A. Geyer c. S. Watson b. J. Hull ............................ 5 S. Huitema c. D. Diwell b. J. Smith ....................... 12 R. Lovett c. S. Watson b. J. Smith ....................... 28 K. Brann lbw. b. D. Perera ..................... 11 R. Birkett n.o....................... 39 D. Turton n.o. ........................ 1 Extras ................................... 2 Total .................................4/98 Bowling: S. De Silva 0/8, D. Diwell 0/9, J. Smith 2/30, J. Hull 1/25, D. Perera 1/21, D.

Williams 0/5.

NERRENA def by KORUMBURRA 1st innings Nerrena 234 1st innings Korumburra I. Osman c&b. J. Trease...... 17 C. Arnold b. J. Trease............ 0 D. Lloyd b. J. Trease ........... 21 T. Crocker b. J. Hoy ............ 10 S. Dole c. J. Trease b. T. Wightman................ 17 P. Edwards n.o..................... 69 A. Dhaliwal c. D. Symmons b. T. Wightman................ 21 K. anderson r.o. ................... 64 M. Allen c. R. Giliam b. J. Hoy ............................ 1 B. Arnold n.o......................... 5 Extras ................................. 13 Total ...............................8/238 Bowling: J. Trease 3/49, A. Trotto 0/70, J. Hoy 2/46, T. Wightman 2/67.

PHILLIP ISLAND d KILCUNDA BASS 1st innings Kilcunda Bass 91 1st innings Phillip Island J. Keating lbw. b. J. Tregear....................... 4 J. Watts b. D. Bettles ........... 50 E. Richards b. H. Berry....... 36 J. Black c. B. Pugh b. J. Tregear..................... 14

B. Johnston n.o. .................... 4 M. Royal n.o. ........................ 1 Extras ................................... 4 Total ......................4/112 (dec) Bowling: J. Tregear 2/28, D. Bettles 1/18, H. Berry 1/30, J. Mahood 0/31.

2nd innings Kilcunda Bass D. McMahon c. B. Johnston b. S. Kirton ........................ 0 A. Donohue lbw. b. C. Wilson .................... 42 J. Tregear c. J. Watts b. S. Kirton ........................ 9 B. Joseph c. C. Wilson b. J. Keating .................... 35 C. Elliott c&b. J. Keating ..... 5 C. Elliott c. B. Johnston b. C. Keerthisinghe ........... 8 J. Mahood n.o. .................... 11 B. Pugh c. B. Insall b. M. Royal ....................... 0 H. Berry b. M. Royal ............ 0 D. Bettles n.o. ....................... 8 Extras ................................. 13 Total ...............................8/130 Bowling: S. Kirton 2/35, M. Royal 2/9, C. Wilson 1/21, C. Keerthisinghe 1/28, J. Watts 0/14, E. Richards 0/0, J. Keating 2/9, J. Black 0/4.

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Town the team to beat in A2 TOWN go into the A2 cricket semifinals this weekend as the team to beat after finishing clearly on top of the ladder.

Town will meet MDU in one of the semis at Scorpion Park while a cracker of a contest will ensue be-

Charging in: Tom Elliott puts some hard work in for Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL.

tween Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL and Imperials in the other semi-final on the Leongatha turf wicket.

Koony has the early momentum after managing a last round win over Imps on Saturday; Koony 7/198 defeating Imperials 176.

Imperials started disastrously in the chase when both openers Lafferty and McLennan made ducks and it was 2/6. Brothers Jack and Damon Ginnane started the fightback with Jack making 29 and Damon sticking around for 37 and Troy Willaims adding 28.

Later with Luke Rogers batting well making 52 it appeared Imps might get the points but the tail couldn’t stick around for the runs needed; it should be a close one again this weekend.

MDU goes into its semi-final match with confidence after scoring 212 the week before and then bowling Miners out for 150 on Saturday.

Miners showed some ticker with three of its bats into the 30’s; Josh Andrighetto 35, Ben Walsh not

Horror start: Koonwarra/LRSL keeper Jack Hughes runs to the centre of the pitch to take a skied catch to dismiss Mark Lafferty for a duck.

out 35 and Yashas Alwis 34 with eight 4’s if you don’t mind. But the Miners other bats couldn’t get a foothold and with none of the 30’s brigade staying in it was always going to be short of the required runs.

Darien Matthews was impressive claiming 5/38 from 16 overs with Brett Thorson 2/16.

In the final match Town 348 had a walk in the park bowling Poowong Loch out for a miserly 103 runs and an easy win to finish the season.

Only Brad Monson with 23 showed much resistance to the Town bowlers lead by Lahiru Jayakody 3/27, Sahan Perera 2/1 and Damian Burge 2/3.

Town had time for another bat and ended 4/72 before stumps were called; Damian Burge hitting 32 of these.

POOWONG LOCH def by TOWN 1st innings Town 348 1st innings Poowong Loch J. Bardwell c. N. Fixter b. J. Lloyd ........................ 3 B. Regan c. A. Ratnaike b. L. Jayakody .................. 3 S. Magnusson b. S. Perera ... 7 T. Twite c. b. L. Jayakody .. 12 B. Nicholls c&b. L. Jayakody ............. 0 C. Knox b. S. Clark ............ 15 B. Monson c. b. S. Browne................... 23 A. Jenkins r.o........................ 1 T. Potts n.o. ........................ 15 D. Brain b. S. Browne .......... 2 M. Loader lbw. b. S. Perera ....................... 5 Extras .................................. 17 Total...................................103 Bowling: L. Jayakody 3/27, J. Lloyd 1/14, S. Perera 2/1, M. Madusanka 0/3, S. Clark 1/15, N. Fixter 0/25, D. Burge 2/3.

2nd innings Town D. Burge c. B. Nicholls b. C. Knox ...................... 32 S. Browne c. M. Loader

b. B. Nicholls ................... 9 D. Hume b. A. Jenkins ....... 17 N. Fixter c. B. Monson b. A. Jenkins ..................... 2 S. Clark n.o. ......................... 0 Extras ................................ 11 Total ................................ 4/72 Bowling: D. Brain 0/4, B. Regan 0/14, B. Nicholls 1/12, T. Twite 0/14, M. Loader 0/12, C. Knox 1/11, A. Jenkins 2/3.

IMPERIALS def by KOONWARRA L/RSL 1st innings Koon L/RSL 7/198 (cc) 1st innings Imperials R. McLennan b. T. Elliott .... 0 M. Lafferty c. J. Hughes b. B. Perry ........................ 0 J. Ginnane c. B. Perry b. C. Moscript ................ 29 D. Ginnane c. J. Hughes b. J. Kennedy.................. 37 R. Higgins c. J. Kennedy b. C. Moscript .................. 4 T. Williams b. B. Perry....... 28 L. Rogers b. B. Perry ......... 52 T. Sauvarin c. S. Hughes b. B. Perry ........................ 4 S. Hamill c. B. Perry b. J. Kennedy.................... 0 L. Wright c. B. Davison b. B. Perry ........................ 5 Z. Price n.o. .......................... 5 Extras ................................ 12 Total ................................. 176 Bowling: T. Elliott 1/15, B. Perry 5/39, B. Davison 0/14, J. Kennedy 2/52, K. Thorne 0/23, C. Moscript 2/27.

WON MINERS def by MDU 1st innings MDU 8/212 (cc) 1st innings Won Miners J. O’Reilly c&b. C. Cary...... 3 J. Andrighetto lbw. b. D. Mathews ................ 35 D. Magana Arachchige c. M. Martin b. C. Cary .... 2 B. Walsh n.o. ...................... 35 Y. Alwis b. .......................... 34 B. Andrighetto c. T. Sinclair b. D. Mathews .................. 9 J. Rumbold lbw. b. D. Mathews .................. 0 S. Farrington b. K. Sinclair .. 0 J. Piasente c. T. Sinclair b. B. Thorson.................. 13 J. Armstrong b. B. Thorson .. 4 D. Harris b. D. Mathews ...... 0 Extras ................................ 15 Total ................................. 150 Bowling: C. Cary 2/28, B. Thorson 2/16, D. Mathews 5/38, M. Cantwell 0/29, K. Sinclair 1/33, J. Sinclair 0/1.

Brothers in arms: after losing both openers for ducks, the Ginnane brothers, Jack and Damon, steadied the ship somewhat for Imperials with a long stay at the crease.

Through the gate: the bails fly off as Rowen McLennan of Imperials is clean bowled by Tom Elliott for a duck.

PAGE 48 - “THE STAR” Tuesday, March 19, 2019

YOUTH GIRLS PUMPED FOR NEW SEASON

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Cobra’s triumph: front from left, Korumburra Cobra’s U16 Josh Checkley, Jacob Whiteside, Tom Crocker, Toby Gale, Joey McNeil, Jaxon Checkley and back from left, Scott Checkley, Tiah Cavigan, Ryan Sinclair, Jono Bishop, Evan Allaway, Jacob Wrigley, Eli Hearn and Addam Sinclair claimed ultimate victory in the grand final held at Leongatha on Sunday morning.

Korumburra claim U16s flag KORUMBURRA won the Leongatha and District Cricket Association U16 grand final at Leongatha Recreation Reserve against Outtrim Moyarra Kongwak (OMK) on Sunday.

The two sides were evenly balanced with good batsmen and bowlers.

An intriguing match was on the cards, with the game depending on a couple of good performances from the top guns of either team.

Korumburra’s win meant the association has seen seven different clubs win the premiership in seven years.

Korumburra won the toss and batted first with Tom Crocker and Jacob Whiteside opening the batting.

Joel Cuman and Mitch Sawyers took the new ball for OMK. Tom Crocker was first to go for one when he tickled a ball through to keeper Mitch McGrath off Mitch Sawyers.

Jacob was joined

by John Bishop and they batted for 30 overs

before John retired for 22 and was replaced by Evan Allaway to try and pick up the scoring rate for the last 16 overs of the innings.

On 113, Evan was caught by Ethan Lamers for five off Benjamin Campbell.

Jacob Whiteside was caught and bowled by Tyson Twite for 48.

Jacob Wrigley was then caught by Will Whiteside for eight, Jaxon Checkley was run out for eight and Joshua Checkley was caught by Mitch Sawyers for two.

Ryan Sinclair nine and Toby Gale one were both not out as Korumburra pushed to increase the scoring rate.

It finished at eight for 154 off 50 overs.

Wicket takers for OMK were Joel Cuman two for 22, Mitch Sawyers one for 17, Tyson Twite one for 28 and Benjamin Campbell one for three.

Other bowlers were Ethan Lamers zero for 22, Jaxon Hayes zero for 28 and Luke Walker zero for 12.

All tried hard but wides and no balls with sundries totalling 50 was

not what OMK were hoping to achieve from its bowling.

OMK batted after the break with Joel Cuman and Ethan Lamers opening against Evan Allaway and Tom Crocker.

This partnership was crucial for OMK chances.

They started well and reached 48 before Joel edged a ball to keeper Jacob Wrigley off Tom Crocker for eight.

Next over, the crucial wicket of Ethan Lamers fell when he was caught

by Ryan Sinclair off Jacob Whiteside for 28.

It would take a huge effort from there to get home but, to the credit the OMK boys, they knuckled down and fought it right out.

Mitch McGrath and Tyson Twite were going along okay when at 70 Tyson was bowled by Ryan Sinclair for nine.

Brock Furness joined Mitch and they hung around for awhile until Brock was run out for one.

OMK was four for 76.

Luke Walker joined Mitch and they added 33 before Luke was run out for 19 from a bad call at

109.

It was up to Mitch McGrath to steer OMK home if it had a chance but in his efforts to force the pace he was bowled

by Evan Allaway for a patient 24.

Wickets then fell quickly with Benjamin bowled by Evan without scoring.

Jacob Whiteside had Jaxon Hayes caught for one.

Jaxon Checkley finished the innings off bowling Mitch Sawyer six.

Will Whiteside didn’t score and Tate Wickens was not out.

OMK was all out 117 for, 37 runs short.

Wicket takers in a very disciplined bowling attack were Evan Allaway two for 17, Tom Crocker one for 26, Jacob Whiteside two for 29, Ryan Sinclair one for 14 and Jaxon Checkley two for four with Elijah Hearn zero for nine.

Man of the match, awarded by umpires Alan Jordan and Ken Scrimshaw, went to Jacob Whiteside for his very good 48 and two for 29.

Korumburra de-

served the premiership with two good efforts over the semi and the grand final.

Well done to Scott Checkley and the boys from Korumburra on their efforts.

U16s have some exciting cricketers in the ranks and hopefully these lads continue in the game of cricket; a great game to be in-

volved in.

Senior cricketers and clubs have a responsibility to look after these lads and the talent in the younger age groups coming through.

OMK v KORUMBURRA 1st innings Korumburra T. Crocker c. M. McGrath b. M. Sawyers .................. 1 J. Whiteside c&b. T. Twite.................. 48 J. Bishop ret. ...................... 22 E. Allaway c. E. Lamers b. B. Campbell ................. 5

J. Wrigley c. W. Whiteside b. J. Cuman ...................... 8 J. Checkley r.o. ..................... 8 J.Z. Checkley c. M. Sawyers b. J. Cuman ...................... 2 R. Sinclair n.o. ..................... 9 T. Gale n.o. ........................... 1 Extras ................................ 50 Total .......................6/154 (cc) Bowling: J. Cuman 2/22, M. Sawyers 1/17, E. Lamers 0/22, T. Twite 1/28, J. Hayes 0/29, L. Walker 0/12, B. Campbell 1/3.

1st innings OMK J. Cuman c. J. Wrigley b. T. Crocker..................... 8 E. Lamers c. R. Sinclair

b. J. Whiteside ................ 28 M. McGrath b. E. Allaway.. 24 T. Twite b. R. Sinclair .......... 9 B. Furness r.o. ...................... 1 L. Walker r.o....................... 19 M. Sawyers b. J. Checkley ... 6 B. Campbell b. E. Allaway... 0 J. Hayes c. J. Wrigley b. J. Whiteside .................. 1 T. Wickins n.o. ..................... 0 W. Whiteside b. J. Checkley ................... 0 Extras ................................ 21 Total ................................. 117 Bowling: E. Allaway 2/17, T. Crocker 1/26, J. Whiteside 2/29, R. Sinclair 1/14, J. Checkley 2/4, E. Hearn 0/9.

Winner: Go Luca was first passed the post at the Woolamai Races on Saturday. Go Luca was ridden by jockey Caitlin King and trained by Glenn Cross. See page 44.

Photo courtesy Matthew Walker Photography.