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Page 52 Schools win AN $8.9 million expansion of Newhaven College and a new Catholic school were approved by Bass Coast Shire Council last Wednesday.

The Newhaven development will include a new senior school; specialist science, art and technology facilities; an early learning centre; sporting facilities including a gymnasium and aquatic centre; and a boarding school.

Full story on page 6.

New look Leongatha BUSINESS groups and the community are being urged to contribute to a modern vision for Leongatha’s Bair Street.

Autumn picnic: Leongatha Primary School’s Preps packed their fluffy friends and journeyed to Mossvale Park at Berrys Creek for a teddy bear picnic last Wednesday. From left, Vania, Millie and Abbey posed with their teddies before enjoying a bear hunt, bubble blowing and playing with autumn leaves. Read more on page 13.

FOOTY BACKS OUR FARMERS

South Gippsland Shire Council is holding two meetings in relation to its Reimagining Bair Street project.

The first is tonight, May 24 from 6pm-7pm in Meeting Room One (Leongatha council chambers).

Read more on page 9.

MAKE IT DAIRY Support YOUR local dairy farmers FARMERS will be the guests of honour at a football match at Fish Creek this Saturday, May 28.

The Tarwin Valley Development Group is holding a special event to celebrate farmers’ contribution to the region.

Last Friday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews visited Nerrena to announce $1.5 million for counselling services and community support to help farmers’ mental health in the wake of milk prices tumbling.

Read more on page 3.

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Dairy shake up - South Gippsland reacts

Premier hints at more relief ALTHOUGH $1.5 million for additional mental health services was not enough to ease dairy farmers’ stress, Premier Daniel Andrews hinted there may be more funding to come.

After announcing the assistance package at Terry and Janine Clark’s dairy farm in Nerrena on Friday, Mr Andrews said more funding opportunities may be announced in the coming days.

“This is a real kick in the guts for our dairy farmers and we expect the industry to do the right thing and partner with us to provide the structural and financial support to help our dairy farmers during this difficult period. There will be a time for these announcements, which I expect will be in the next few days,” the Premier said.

Mr Clark said he was a fourth generation Murray Goulburn supplier and the difficult season had left everyone behind the eight ball.

“The worst part was the supplier telling us everything was fine before suddenly making significant cuts,” he said.

“I don’t believe this will be the end of the industry, though. The good thing is that interest rates have never been so low and cow chopper prices are still quite good.”

The $1.5 million state wide

assistance package included $940,000 for extra counselling and additional funding to Lifeline, $345,000 in grants for affected communities to support each other, $150,000 to give 750 people mental health first aid training, and $100,000 to boost the Look Over the Gate program led by the Victorian Farmer’s Federation (VFF) and the National Centre for Farmer Health.

Lifeline will receive $45,000 to fund its 13 11 14 crisis line, which will help the service answer more calls, with the rest of the $940,000 going towards face to face counselling.

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said although he was unable to make any announcements at this time, he believed dairy farmers need the State Government’s assistance package.

Victorian Shadow Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh said, “The next step will be to provide relief that eases the cash flow crunch for our dairy businesses.”

“Farmers have raised with me the possibility of municipal rate relief, waivers for water charges and easily accessed low interest finance which would help ease some of the financial pressure dairy businesses are under.”

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien said the State Government now needs to concentrate on supporting farmers to get expert financial advice.

“This is a deeply stressful for many in the region and funding now needs to be made available for professional business planners and the Rural Financial Counselling service to work with farmers and their families to establish individualised forward planning strategies,” he said.

The Star asked Facebook users what they thought of the State Government announcement and received the following comments: Amy White: “Not being ungrateful, we need all the support we can get...but is this a band aid fix? Being reactive instead of proactive. How about punching some funds into the underlying cause of all of this, might reduce the need for lifeline and counsellors. Seems like an injection into the health sector rather than the dairy industry”; Deb Williams: “Well done. As a community nurse working in a dairy farming area, we have been screaming out for several years for mental health funding for our farmers and their families. We have experienced way too many suicides in our region and self harm has become a daily activity for many. This most recent event has simply exacerbated the need.

Thank you. Thank you”; and Sue Holding: “Mr Andrews, farmers need cash in their pockets. They have bills to pay, not funding for services they may never use”.

Riding for farmers: from left, Hugh and George Nicoll make a milk smoothie on a smoothie bike ahead of the football match at Fish Creek this Saturday, when Fish Creek takes on Kilcunda-Bass.

Kick a goal for farmers FARMERS will be thanked by the community at a special football match at Fish Creek Recreation Reserve this Saturday, May 28.

The dairy and grazing industries bring in more than $340 million, and are responsible for nearly one in five jobs in South Gippsland Shire.

The Tarwin Valley Development Group will acknowledge the importance of farmers to the region at the match by setting up council’s smoothie bike and making milk smoothies for families.

Graeme Nicoll, chair of GippsDairy, will attend with the Tarwin Valley group.

He will talk with people about the challenges currently facing dairy farmers and what support the industry has available.

Beanies and other give-aways will be offered to the first 30 dairy families who come along to make a smoothie.

Group chair Jenny O’Sullivan said, “We are a strong farming community, with strong country values.

We want to thank our farmers for their great work in managing and protecting our beautiful country side.

“We want to let our dairy farmers know how much we value the work they do to manage their land, care for their animals and produce some of the world’s best quality milk.”

Tarwin Valley Development Group aims to promote the sustainable development of the Tarwin Valley and district.

The Tarwin Valley Development Group is supported in running this event by Aherns Fruit (providing fruit for smoothies), Murray Goulburn (providing milk), South Gippsland Shire Council (providing smoothie bikes) and GippsDairy (with information about the dairy industry).

The Tarwin Valley includes the eight townships Step forward: Premier Daniel Andrews (centre) met with Nerrena dairy farmers Terry and Janine of Fish Creek, Meeniyan, Stony Creek, Tarwin Lower, Venus Bay, Koonwarra, Dumbalk and Buffalo.

Clark to discuss additional funding for mental healthcare during the dairy crisis last Friday.

If you would like to get involved with promoting the Tarwin Valley, contact Mrs O’Sullivan on 0419 153 377.

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FARMERS could once again be the losers if a class action against Murray Goulburn, MG Responsible Entity and a number of former and current directors is successful.

Lead plaintiff John Webster, on behalf of a group of unit holders, is suing the company for misleading investors in relation to its expectations concerning its performance in the 2015 and 2016 financial years.

“The allegation that MG misled investors relies on MG not having reasonable grounds for the representations it has made as to its future performance,” solicitor for the plaintiff Mark Elliott said.

“MG did not have reasonable grounds because prices for milk commodities had been falling internationally by the date of the prospectus (May 29, 2015).”

MG is a cooperative, owned by the farmers that supply it. The Star asked Mr Elliott if the class action would be to the detriment of those already suffering from income loss.

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The claim is for the amount by which the units Mr Webster bought were over priced at the time.

He paid $2.10 per unit and now they are worth significantly less.

“On behalf of other group members, he is claiming the amount that they overpaid on market compared to the value of the units, had the true state of affairs been revealed,” Mr Elliott said.

“Mr Webster is also seeking interest on his own behalf and on behalf of group members.”

In recent days, the MG unit price dropped to a low of 85 cents. Mr Elliott said it is unlikely the fall was related to the announcement of the class action suit.

“The prospect of a class action was known to the market as soon as MG made its announcement on April 27,” he said.

“So, the market should have been expected to ‘price’ the prospect of a class action immediately.”

In an announcement last Tuesday, May 17, MG acknowledged the Supreme Court action.

“The companies strongly deny there is a proper basis for this claim and will vigorously defend the proceedings,” it said. ► More dairy crisis news on page 12.

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MG faces legal battle MG’s cash reserves available for its expansion plans (which was the purpose of floating on the ASX to start off with), but to say anything beyond that would be speculating,” he said.

“The real detriment to farmers is a result of MG having tried to make good its optimistic projections by paying farmers a farm gate milk price which was unachievable.

“Now MG is trying to claw that back, which seems to be unfair.”

Mr Elliott said the consequences of the class action were not clear at this stage.

“MG may have insurance which pays out in relation to this claim. Alternatively MG may have its own claims against those who advised it in relation to the float and subsequent announcements to the market,” he said.

“Further, as Mr Webster is also suing the directors, they too, and their insurers, may be liable and have to contribute.”

Mr Elliott said in relation to the 2015 financial year in particular, “MG knew that it was not on track to make its forecast sales”.

“In essence, MG’s forecasts were overly optimistic without a reasonable basis,” he said.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - PAGE 5

Campers get the boot

By Sarah Vella WHILE some still intend to fight on, many annual permit holders have decided enough is enough and are vacating the Long Jetty and Yanakie caravan parks.

South Gippsland Shire Council manages the parks and in April, issued eviction notices to those it said “were occupying sites without a permit”.

Stan Crossley and his wife Paula from Port Franklin purchased a cabin at the Long Jetty Caravan Park in June 2013, unaware the caravan park was on Crown Land. The cabin cost them $30,000.

The Crossleys are being evicted by council, as their cabin does not meet regulations for Crown Land caravan parks. It will cost them around $20,000 to remove.

“We were going to be kicked out of the cabin in September anyway, but the reason we are being evicted is because I refused to sign the permit,” he said.

“We can’t afford to fight them and we refuse to have our ratepayer money spent to have them fight us. No matter which way we look, we are out.”

Mr Crossley said when he brought the cabin, no documentation said it was Crown Land.

“On all paperwork it implied former managers Glendale Glen P/L actually owned the land. I would have shown more diligence if that wasn’t the case,” he said.

“Why wasn’t the previous management prosecuted for selling us the cabin in the first place?”

All those being evicted have until the end of May to remove their uncompliant vans or cabins.

“Council is in the process of removing all people occupying sites at the Long Jetty Foreshore and Yanakie caravan parks who do not have any legal entitlement to do so,” council told The Star.

One of the reasons the Crossleys purchased a cabin and not a caravan is because Mrs Crossley is

in a wheelchair.

“At Port Welshpool we are included in the social life, we have many friends at the park,” Mr Crossley said.

“The cabin is open plan and has a ramp. Currently there are no cabins with disabled access in the park. The only facility in the park with disabled access is the common room, which is basically an empty room.”

Mr Crossley said being forced to give up the cabin is heartbreaking.

“This is our dream, our weekend home and when it is gone, we will have lost everything. We want to see council held to account,” he said.

“They used to have a vibrant, profitable park here and they killed it.”

Annual permit holder and Yanakie and Long Jetty Caravan Park Annuals Committee chairperson Damian Lindau failed to hold back his emotions last Thursday, when talking to The Star about the issue.

He said the amount of emotional and financial strain he and other annual permit holders was under is becoming too much.

The committee launched Supreme Court action over six months ago, yet council has so far avoided mediation with the group.

“While they have been stalling, they hit us all with eviction notices,” Mr Lindau said.

“Some of the annuals have had enough. I think what council wanted was to bleed us all dry, financially and emotionally but we are going to fight on.”

For some annual permit holders, it has all become too much and they have made the tough decision to leave the parks.

“Last Wednesday I spoke to one of our older annuals who is a real rock and a genuine gentleman,” Mr Lindau said.

“He is a retiree and war veteran who has had an annual site at Yanakie Caravan Park for 33 years.

“It has been his place to escape, often in soli-

High and dry: Stan Crossley and his wife Paula purchased a cabin in the Long Jetty Caravan Park in 2013, unaware that three years later they would be forced to give it up. tude, enjoying his time there and the company of other annuals.”

Mr Lindau said the gentleman has finally succumbed to stress council had caused him and with “reluctance and a heavy heart”, is pulling down and leaving.

“We are the victims of bureaucratic bullying and gross mismanagement. It should never come to this,” he said.

A spokesperson for council’s lawyers confirmed

there is a proceeding on foot in the Supreme Court of Victoria in relation to a dispute between council and certain siteholders at the Yanakie and Long Jetty caravan parks.

“Council is defending that proceeding. Assuming the matter does not resolve, the court will proceed to hear and determine the issues in dispute,” the spokesperson said.

Council has confirmed its legal expenses are being funded from the adopted 2015-16 budget.

Councillors suspect rivals using stooges dependents,” he said.

Asked if he supported Mr Tamlin, Cr McEwen said the CEO still had another four years on his curTHE rift between South Gippsland Shire rent contract.

“If there is a new council and they set up perforcouncillors continues to deepen, with some councillors claiming other council- mance criteria and he meets them, he has a right to Cr McEwen said. lors are urging supporters to criticise coun- continue,” Mr Tamlin restructured council soon after takcil policy at public council meetings. ing the lead role. Cr McEwen was then director of Vincent Morfuni QC, a ratepayer in Venus Bay, sustainability and his position was made redundant last Wednesday used a budget feedback session to during the restructure. object to council saving for new offices, attack the Cr Fawcett told The Star “it is difficult to judge” budget submission process and reprimand CEO Tim if stooges or plants by other councillors were beTamlin for releasing a statement in February that ing urged to address council at public presentation rejected some councillors’ views they were being sessions. gagged by council officers.

“But when you have a group of people that reg“In the commercial world, if a CEO criticised ularly present to council on the same matters, we members of his board he would be disciplined on the spot. However in this case no sanction appears to have been imposed on the CEO,” Mr Morfuni said, adding council’s media unit produced propaganda.

Cr Jim Fawcett objected, saying Mr Morfuni’s WE SELL & RECOMMEND comments were inappropriate for the budget session QUALITY SHELL FUEL and his language was offensive.

Cr Kieran Kennedy called for Mr Morfuni to be allowed to speak and when mayor Cr Bob Newton would not allow Cr Don Hill to ask questions of Mr Morfuni, Cr Kennedy said, “We are gagged!”

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“I question how a non resident ratepayer would know what the future requirements of our communities are, having the infrastructure he questions, readily available to him in metro Melbourne.”

Mr Morfuni later told The Star he was not encouraged to present by other councillors.

Some councillors, including mayor Cr Bob Newton, have told The Star they believe Cr Andrew McEwen is urging candidates to stand at the council election in October in a bid to gain control of council, but Cr McEwen denied that was his intention.

“We need to have strong independent councillors who are prepared to be judged on their merits,” he said.

Retired Discount for Cr McEwen confirmed he would recontest Strzelecki Ward and said he would support Cr Hill home & contents at the October election and also Cr Kennedy if he chose to run.

Between them, they would cover each of the three wards – Cr Hill in Tarwin Valley and Cr Kennedy in 63 Bair Street, Leongatha Coastal Promontory - but Cr McEwen said “we don’t Phone 5662 4222 want to run a ticket across the shire”.

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have some suspicion that there is a coordinated campaign,” he said.

“It’s straight out of the textbook, under Politics 101: create conflict, gain attention, create publicity, get elected.”

Cr Fawcett continued, “There is a concerted campaign by some councillors to disrupt the operation of council business and to give the impression of dysfunction but there is no such thing.”

Cr Fawcett said the community should have faith in the ability of the current council.

Cr Hill said councillors in opposition to him and Cr McEwen were spreading rumours about the pair, including “accusing ratepayers of being in cahoots with us”.

“If a ratepayer contacts me about an issue I try to assist them. Just because a ratepayer writes

something that is either supportive of me or Andrew, or the ideas I promote, does not mean I am encouraging them to write letters,” he said.

“I think there is a groundswell of anger against the current council and individuals are expressing that themselves. I do not know many of the letter writers in any event.”

Cr Hill said Cr McEwen and himself were running a group ticket between themselves and not external parties, in the council election.

“Andrew and I do plan to put actual policies to the ratepayers that are fully detailed and costed.

Ratepayers will have a real choice this time between the same old type of council and a new one that has major differences to current practice. We support openness, transparency, low rates, no municipal office project,” he said.

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Green light for Island schools

By Tayla Kershaw AN $8.9 million expansion of Newhaven College was approved by Bass Coast Shire Council at its meeting last Wednesday (May 18).

The development will be built in three stages and includes a new senior school; specialist science, art and technology facilities; an early learning centre; sporting facilities including a gymnasium and aquatic centre; a boarding school; performing arts and music

building; and an extended administration building.

Once complete, the college will employ an additional 92 people and support 1100 students.

“This is a great investment. Newhaven College certainly brings a lot of benefits to the Island,” Cr Andrew Phillips said.

“It’s great for education and great for the economy. It will benefit a lot of young families who plan to send their children to the school.”

Bass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale said Newhaven College is an established and well respected school that complements the education needs of Bass Coast and surrounding areas.

“The expansion of Newhaven College will enhance the educational reputation of Bass Coast that will service both the existing community and future residents,” Cr Crugnale said.

Education was further supported with the adoption of a planning permit to develop a primary school, chapel and early learning centre in Cowes.

The Catholic primary school, to be located on Cowes-Rhyll Road, will enrol 180 students with 22 additional students in the early learning centre and will create 17 new teaching jobs.

The $3.5 million development also includes sporting facilities, such as a hard court, football oval

and play equipment.

However, Cr Phil Wright said he did not see any additional benefit from the development.

“Our environment is our economy. This has no economic advantage,” he said.

Cr Crugnale said these developments were valuable investments to the shire and would cater for both the growing population and increasing number of visitors to the area.

“The two educational developments are also a significant social investment for the future of our children and indicate there is growth, a need and a holistic staged plan to support quality learning,” she said.

Hall memories: from left, Tom Burchell from Trafalgar, Thel Scoble from Leongatha, her mother Marjorie Jarvis and brother Cliff Jarvis from Leongatha reminisced over photographs of family marriages posted as part of the Berry Creek Hall 60th anniversary celebrations on Sunday.

Ninety five year old Mrs Jarvis, the only surviving member of the original Berrys Above, Committee: the current committee Creek Hall committee, was 35 years of age when the hall opened in 1956. of the Berrys Creek Hall, back from left, Cor Koedoot, Allister Dowling, Trevor Henn, Les Hutchinson and South Gippsland Shire Cr Don Hill. Front, from left, president of the committee Kevin Dowling, Jody Dowling, Robyn Henn, Ian Rasmussen, Dawn Rasmussen and Marj Hutchinson. They gathered outside the Berrys Creek Hall on Sunday for its 60th birthday celebrations.

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Left, Deep roots: from left, president of the Berrys Creek Hall Kevin Dowling, and past president Don Paterson and his wife Evelyn in front of the liquid amber donated by Don Paterson and planted by Jock Dowling, the current president’s father.

THE Berrys Creek Hall marked its 60 year milestone on Sunday and people gathered from near and far to celebrate.

It was a day full of memories for those present and it was not only the hall that stirred memories from the past as many attended the adjacent primary school and lived on nearby properties, some across the road.

Past president Don Paterson recalled, “We had a great community here.”

He said he remembers clearly the day the hall site was leveled by council graders and mentioned the hall was built by Leongatha builder and identity, the late Jack Miles.

Thel Scoble of Leongatha pointed out a photograph of herself wearing a ‘Belle of the Ball’ sash and a photograph of her sister and new husband at their wedding reception in the hall.

The day was a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and reminisce over a lavish country style afternoon tea.

Thanks a million: award recipients gather at the dinner for the South Gippsland Group of Country Fire Authority brigades at Meeniyan on Saturday.

CFA rewards own REPRESENTATIVES of Country Fire Authority brigades from across South Gippsland celebrated their first year as a new entity, with a special function at the Meeniyan Dumbalk United Football Clubrooms on Saturday.

On the night, 37 members were presented with awards recognising a total of 665 years of service to the CFA and their communities.

The 13 brigades comprising Hedley, Inverloch, Milford, Yanakie, Toora, Welshpool, Foster, Fish Creek, Meeniyan-Stony Creek, Pound Creek, Dumbalk, Tarwin Lower and the Port Welshpool Coast Guard held their inaugural annual group dinner.

The occasion was attended by 110 members and guests. Group officer Walter Aich has overseen the formation of the new South

Gippsland Group which comprises brigades from three groups.

“The evening is an opportunity to celebrate the first year and the successful operation of our new group,” he said.

The CFA Board and management were represented by Michael Freshwater and David Chugg.

There were a variety of awards presented on the night, which included a CFA life membership, 11 National Emergency Medals and a National Medal with clasp.

The National Emergency Medals are given to members who rendered sustained service during declared National Emergencies such as the Black Saturday bushfires.

The National Medal-Fire Service is presented to members of a range of emergency services who have given 15 years of diligent service to their organisation.

John Classon of Tarwin Lower Rural Fire Brigade was awarded the National Medal and Clasp, and his CFA life membership by CFA

Board member Michael Freshwater.

Neil Hiho from Hedley Rural Fire Brigade was presented with his 55 year service award.

Others to receive significant awards include: Tim Burggraaff (50 years), Neil Hamilton (45 years), David Grylls and Eddie Fowler (40 years), Mary Trease, John Elliot and Paddy Eldred (35 years), Craig Buckland, William Bennett, Greg McGarvey, Neil Comben and Michael Heal (25 years), James McInytre and John Hattam (20 years), Terry Williams, Darren Harris and Chris Indian (15 years), Graham Francis, Doug Aucterlonie, Justin Mould, Alan Antwell, Geoffrey Gair and Brett Tay (10 years), Jared Moon, John McKay, Tiffany Wightman, James Wilkinson, Jodie Anderson, Robyn Langford, Michael Moore, Bob Morris, Rachel Leighton, Paul Leighton, Andy Dinsburgs and Elaine Black (five years).

A fair crew: Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s latest production, Mary Poppins, premieres on stage at Leongatha’s Mesley Hall on Friday, July 1.

In the midst of a weekend of rehearsal, the large cast performed a spoonful of songs, at the South Gippsland Singers concert at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha on Sunday afternoon. Following their contribution, it was back to rehearing, this time with the orchestra.

The South Gippsland Singers performed mostly ’40s music from the stage and screen.

On song: from left, Daniel Hansen, Christine Skicko, Adrian Darakai, Jessica Geyer, Steve Howe, Leanne Horn, Coby Fowles and Kerryn Lockhart get into the spirit of Mary Poppins prior to performing with the South Gippsland Singers on Sunday afternoon at the Dakers Centre.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - PAGE 7

Childcare denied BASS Coast Shire Council’s refusal of a proposed childcare centre at Inverloch may see nearby residents attend a fourth Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) hearing in eight years.

Four out of seven councillors voted against developing a childcare centre in Park Street, to residents’ relief.

Cr Clare Le Serve quashed the childcare centre with a notice of refusal on Wednesday night (May 18), which was accepted by council.

“I based my decision on the location, and the traffic congestion in the quiet street. Upwards of 800 car movements would complicate the area and 32 objections were made with valid points,” she said.

“The height of the centre is inconsistent with the area and I don’t believe it’s in the right place.”

However, the residents expect the relief to be short lived, as a VCAT hearing looms.

The childcare centre had been the Melbourne developer’s latest scheme. The developer had previously proposed three to seven townhouses to be built on 31-33 Park Street since 2008, resulting in three VCAT hearings.

Residents are fed up, claiming the continuous planning applications and visits to VCAT were wasting Bass Coast Shire Council’s time and ratepayers’ money.

Direct neighbour Tad Golian said the proposals – particularly the childcare centre – had been a festering sore for the residents.

“Since 2008, this repeat developer has cost council and ratepayers an enormous amount of money.

We’ve been taken to VCAT three times and now we are faced with another crazy scheme,” he said.

“The proposal for the childcare centre is similar to the proposal in Williams Street, except this one has attracted numerous complaints.

“We were reasonable and accepted it when he wanted to put three townhouses on the property but enough is enough.

“We do need extra childcare. There are 335 children running around in Inverloch in that zero to four year old age bracket. Inverloch is certainly a growth area.”

While the waste of money on VCAT hearings has alarmed residents, they also fear the future if the centre proceeded.

“This site will be three times the size of a local house. A childcare centre might be justified today, but it may not be justified forever. A new buyer might not want to retain the childcare centre and we will go through all of this again,” Mr Golian said.

Fellow resident Lex Thorbecke said the development would affect the livelihood of the residents living on the street, and without room for expansion, Park Street may continue to undergo drastic changes in the next few years if the land is rezoned.

“Once the zone is changed, it’s changed forever.

Who knows what will be built. We might be living near a fitness centre next. If in five years time the childcare centre goes bankrupt, it’s not a big jump to light commercial zone. It’s a big fear,” he said.

“We aren’t unreasonable people and it has nothing to with the fact it’s a childcare centre. If it was a 7/11 or a car wreckers we would be just as adamant we don’t want it for the simple reason it is our home.”

Mr Thorbecke said he had heard of cases in Melbourne of houses being used for childcare centres,

Quiet street: Inverloch resident Lex Thorbecke said building a childcare centre in Park Street, Inverloch would affect residents’ livelihoods and create a danger for young families on the narrow road. but said this development would be to full commercial scale.

“Using local houses for childcare centres is for when you have a dozen children, not upwards of 100.

It would need all the amenities like children and staff bathrooms, kitchens, car parking, outdoor areas, and the site is far too small. This isn’t something you can just throw together. It has to be done to gold plate

standard,” he said.

“Park Street is too narrow for mums to park their cars and drop their children off safely. Council will have to waste more money on things like a manned pedestrian crossing or even a roundabout. No parent will want to park their cars in Cashin Street.”

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Police plea to drivers The car with a man and woman from Yanakie left the Meeniyan-Promontory Road near the Buffalo turn-off in the evening, while travelling north.

Police said the car had spun out of control and hit a tree. The occupants were taken to Latrobe Regional Hospital at Traralgon for treatment.

Many accidents have occurred on that section of the road, prompting a plea to motorists from Bass Coast Highway Patrol Acting Sergeant Alan Piening.

He said many accidents on the Meeniyan-Promontory Road were caused by driver inattention and motorists not driv-

ing to the conditions.

“It’s a quite decent road. Sometimes locals become complacent and not slow down through the corners,” he said.

“With most of the collisions involving locals we cannot understand why they are coming off the road. People should be able to drive to the conditions to minimise their chances of an accident occurring.”

Buffalo dairy farmer Peter Young said three crashes had occurred within a 500m section of the Meeniyan-Promontory Road, including a head-on earlier this year.

“It’s a miracle there have been no fatalities. It’s just been sheer luck that no one has died,” he said.

“No one is taking care. Cars are overtaking cars on the corner while another car has been approaching.”

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Highway safety boost - But road funding playing catch up, says MP SAFETY will be improved on the South Gippsland Highway between Leongatha and Meeniyan.

The works will be undertaken as part of the State Government’s $340 million Road Safety Strategy that will include two high risk rural roads with significant crash histo-

ries in South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires.

These include the highway from Leongatha to Meeniyan and the Bass Highway from Lang Lang to San Remo.

Roads Minister Luke Donnellan said, “As part of this investment, a range of treatments will be investigated, including flexible roadside

and centre-line barriers to help reduce run-off-road and head-on crashes, and tactile centre and edge lines to improve safety on dangerous curves.”

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien said Victorians should not be fooled by the announcement about big spending on road safety when the government had cut millions from the roads budget.

“Anything we can do to improve safety and save lives is fantastic, and the latest announcement will go some way towards country road safety,” he said.

“However let’s not forget Labor cut the roads maintenance budget by 17 percent in its first year in office and this year’s budget highlights that the roads budget is still 10 percent below the last year of the Coalition Government.

Roads overhaul Standing guard: Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien said the State Government’s road safety announcements were simply playing catch up to the previous government’s expenditure on road safety.

THE Federal Government has announced major roadworks for South Gippsland.

The projects will be funded under the Black Spot Program and are:

• 2.7km section of Loch-Poowong Road from Ferriers Road to Pines Lane at Loch, with $696,000 to upgrade road edges, signage and linemarking, remove vegetation and install guardrails; • a section of Loch Wonthaggi Road from 1.1km to 1.7km south of Clarence Street at Loch, with $463,000 to upgrade road edges, signage and linemarking, remove vegetation and install guardrails; • 2.9km section of Mount Eccles Road from Wild Dog Valley Road to Amietts Road at Mount Eccles, with $308,000 to upgrade road edges, signage and linemarking, remove vegetation and install guardrails; • 2.8km section of Walkerville Road between Tarwin Meadows Road and Bald Hills Road at Tarwin, with $179,000 to upgrade road edges, signage and linemarking, remove vegetation and install guardrails; and • 1.2km section of Lower Toora Road from Port Franklin Road to Grip Road at Bennison, with $39,000 to upgrade road edges, signage and linemarking, remove vegetation and install guardrails.

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Actors genuinely angry over trailer theft LEONGATHA Lyric Theatre is appealing for the return of a missing tandem trailer.

Disheartened: Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s production manager Mike Street was appalled to find Lyric’s blue tandem trailer was missing.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS 10.00am Wednesday 25 May Bookings for speaking times are essential, phone 5662 9222 SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 12.30pm Wednesday 25 May Business to be transacted: That Council: 1. Reviews amendments to the Councillor Code of Conduct 2016; 2. Adopts Councillor Code of Conduct 2016; 3. Seeks the signature of each individual Councillor to the revised Councillor Code of Conduct 2016 as soon as practicable but within one month of this policy adoption; and 4. Publishes the Councillor Code of Conduct 2016 on Council's website.

ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 2.00pm Wednesday 25 May 1. Notice of motion: Improved governance arrangements and a more open transparent council process.

2. Quarterly performance report: January March 2016.

3. Report on assembly of councillors: 22 March - 21 April 2016.

4. Documents sealed and contracts awarded, varied or extended by the CEO: 26 March 22 April 2016.

5. 2016/17 proposed land sales program and community consultation process amendments.

6. Sunnyside Park, Loch - public toilet proposal and community lease for the land.

7. Domestic Wastewater Management Plan 2016-2020.

8. Korumburra Town Centre Streetscape masterplan.

9. Environmental overlay review & building on steep slopes guidelines.

10.Planning scheme amendment C81 - land subject to inundation overlay.

11.Planning scheme amendment C107 - giant Gippsland earthworm environmental significance overlay.

12.Manna Gum Community House Inc. licence and management arrangement.

13.Relinquishment of Council's committee of management status for Crown land adjacent to former CFA site, Anderson St, Leongatha.

14.Section 193 entrepreneurial powers incorporation of Rural Councils Victoria.

15.Policy review: Volunteer policy 2016.

16.Policy review: Debt recovery on unpaid rates and charges and rates and charges hardship policy.

17.Policy review: Coal Creek Community Park and Museum collection policy.

18.Closed item - 2015/16 Community Grants Program.

19.Closed item - Audit Committee report for 15 March 2016.

SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 2.00pm Wednesday 1 June Business to be transacted: That Council consider and determine Submissions to the Council Budget 2016/17 as provided for in Section 223 of the Local Government Act 1989.

LEONGATHA STREETSCAPE MASTERPLAN The draft Leongatha streetscape masterplan (Re-imagining Bair Street) will be available for public comment from Tuesday 24 May until Friday 10 June. An evening meeting for shop owners and commercial land owners will be held on Tuesday 24 May from 6.00pm to 7.00pm in Meeting Room 1 (Council Chambers). An information evening for the community will be held on Tuesday 31 May from 5.00pm to 7.00pm at the Dakers Centre, Leongatha. The masterplan can be viewed on Council's website, at the Council offices in Leongatha and at 37 Bair Street. Contact Strategic Planning Officer, Chantal Lenthall, on 5662 9200 for more information.

SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY South Gippsland Shire Council has developed a draft Sustainability Strategy that details Council's long term vision for sustainability and we are keen to receive feedback from community members, stakeholders and any other interested parties who would like to contribute to the draft strategy.

The Strategy has been placed on public exhibition from Monday 23 May to Friday 17 June 2016 and can be found at Council's Customer Service centre, libraries and on Council's website.

TRAFFIC DIVERSION NYORA AND LANG LANG Cardinia Shire Council is currently undertaking reconstruction work on McDonalds Track in Lang Lang between Westernport Road and the former railway line at Ranges Road.

Unfortunately due to the condition of the road and to ensure public safety McDonalds Track will be closed for two weeks for emergency repairs. All local traffic will be diverted through Lang Lang however trucks will temporarily be diverted through Nyora for a safe route to the quarries.

KORUMBURRA TOWN CENTRE STREETSCAPE MASTERPLAN Council will consider the proposed Korumburra Town Centre Streetscape masterplan at its meeting on the 25 May 2016.

To view the proposed Korumburra Town Centre Streetscape masterplan please visit www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/korumburrastreetscape-masterplan or contact Council's Strategic Planning Officer, Fiona Mottram on 5662 9200.

Any individual wishing to make a comment on the proposed plan is able to do so through Council's presentation process.

COUNCIL WORKS THIS WEEK Street reconstruction: John St & Princes St, Korumburra Construction works: Carmodys Rd, Leongatha Intersection works: Bena Kongwak Rd, Bena Zone & Vegetation maintenance: Kardella/ Ruby/Trida/Buffalo/Hoddle/Stony Ck Footpath extension: Walkerville Rd, Tarwin Lower Pre winter grading: Hallston/ Wooreen/ LeongathaSth/Meeniyan/Kongwak/Nyora/ Dumbalk/ Foster/Mt Best/Koonwarra/Venus Bay/Welshpool/Binginwarri/Hedley Sealed roads maintenance: All zones Drain maintenance: Nyora area

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The large blue trailer was presumably stolen on May 9.

“Normally we keep the trailer in the Lyric Playhouse but because we’ve been painting sets we had to keep it outside,” production manager Mike Street said.

“It had a pretty heavy duty lock on it so it would’ve been difficult to take.”

Lyric president Peter Western said this was not the first time they had left the trailer in the open and it had always been safe in the past.

The trailer was purchased by Lyric in 2010, using a grant from South Gippsland Shire Council. It was the prime vehicle used to transport sets from the Lyric Playhouse to Mesley Hall.

“It couldn’t have gone missing at a worse time,” Mr Western.

“The production (Mary Poppins) isn’t open until July but bump in will be in mid June.”

The trailer has also been used for other purposes, with Lyric allowing community groups to hire the trailer between shows.

Mr Street said it was a real loss, and now Lyric are appealing for generous members of the community to

lend a trailer for the duration of Mary Poppins.

“Our immediate challenge is moving sets for Mary Poppins. We are asking the community to let us know if they are able to help us,” he said.

Leongatha Police had only heard of one other attempted industrial estate theft in recent times.

A yard was broken into on the corner of Horn and McPherson Street on the night of May 6, but nothing appeared to have been stolen.

Missing: Lyric’s blue tandem trailer was presumed stolen from the outside of the Lyric Playhouse in the industrial estate.

POLICE BRIEFS Crashed car gone POLICE are investigating the theft of a car from Koonwarra last month.

The theft occurred between Tuesday, April 12 and Tuesday, April 26 after the owner of a silver Ford sedan crashed their car near Black Spur Creek on the South Gippsland Highway on Monday, April 6.

The owner left the car on the side of the road and returned later in May to find it had been stolen.

Anyone who saw the car being removed is asked to contact Leading S/C Paul McDonald at Meeniyan Police Station on 5664 7281.

Island collision BASS Coast Highway Patrol is investigating a collision that occurred near Cape Woolamai over the weekend.

The crash occurred at 6.20pm Saturday when two cars were travelling west on Phillip Island Road. A third vehicle was travelling east when it made a right hand turn onto Woolamai Beach Road and clipped the second vehicle, causing it to roll.

The rolled car was

carrying five passengers, two of whom sustained serious injuries and were airlifted to Melbourne.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

It is believed the damaged car may not have had its headlights turned on and alcohol may have been involved.

Police are asking for anyone who witnessed erratic driving in the area at the time or witnessed the crash to contact either Crime Stoppers or Bass Coast Highway Patrol.

Korumburra Magistrates’ Court at a later date.

Speeder nabbed

A TOURIST in Inverloch had their fishing rods stolen from a caravan park cabin over the weekend.

Offenders stole $800 work of rods and tackle from a cabin veranda at Big 4 Caravan Park sometime over Saturday or Sunday.

FOSTER Police impounded a car after they witnessed it speeding at 185km/h in Welshpool on Friday.

Police witnessed the speeding car at 11.30pm travelling in a 100km/h zone on the South Gippsland Highway towards Yarram.

The officers were unable to catch the car however they managed to take down the registration plate and attended the registered Alberton address the following evening.

The driver, a Yarram man in his mid twenties with a probationary licence, will appear at

Tools taken OFFENDERS stole a number of tools and equipment from a shed in Leongatha over the weekend.

Burglars broke into a shed on Yarragon Road near Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College and stole $400 worth of tools between Sunday, May 22 and 8am Monday, May 23.

Fishy theft

Ogilvy offences LEONGATHA Police are investigating a number of incidents that occurred near the Long Street road works over the weekend.

An extensive number of skid marks were spotted at the Long and Ogilvy streets intersection. Police are asking anyone with any informa-

tion about the offences to come forward.

Another incident occurred nearby on Friday, May 20 when offenders kicked in six fence panels at a house on Ogilvy Street near the corner of Long Street.

The night prior, three cars had their tyres slashed when they were parked overnight on Owen Street.

Anyone with information about the above incidents is asked to contact Leongatha Police.

Dangerous driver LEONGATHA Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed dangerous driving in Leongatha on Saturday to come forward.

A dark coloured ute was spotted doing skids at 3.15pm on Saturday at the Leongatha Recreation Reserve, near the new war memorial.

Ring found A RING was found in Leongatha’s McCartin Street on Friday.

The ring is available for collection from Leongatha Police Station upon description.

Waste in spades PHIL and James White (right) from Jumbunna were looking forward to a day in the garden once they got back home with their free load of mulch from the Korumburra waste transfer station on Silverstone Road, on Saturday.

“It will break down beautifully,” Mr White said.

Transfer station attendant Kaye Hanson reported a steady stream of customers with 13 in the first hour.

“We have some keen gardeners in Korumburra,” she said.

The offer of free mulch will be rotated around all of South Gippsland Shire Council’s waste transfer stations. The mulch is free of all weeds listed as banned from the transfer station, including blackberry and Kikuyu.

“THE STAR�, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - PAGE 9

Crunch time for Bair Street

By Tony Giles

THE loss of parking spaces in Bair Street, Leongatha appears to be the main sticking point of the Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry ahead of crucial meetings tonight and next Tuesday, May 31.

Business groups and the community are being sought for comments and input on the draft master plan created for the Re-Imagining Bair Street project.

There is a meeting tonight, May 24 from 6pm7pm in Meeting Room One (Leongatha council chambers) inviting any commercial landowners and businesses keen to hear more about the master plan and have their views aired.

Alternatively there is a meeting for anyone in the community to attend next Tuesday, May 31 at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha from 5pm7pm (presentation at 5.30pm).

Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Peter Watchorn said the chamber supported the project which would give new life to Bair Street, but suggested a few amendments.

The main issue for him and most chamber members is concern at the loss of so many parking spaces. Bair Street has 87 car parks currently but with Option A (24 less parks brings this down to 63) and Option B (18 less parks, down to 69), this is too much of a reduction. “At our recent meeting a few members were actually surprised that not only would Bair Street not receive more car spaces but actually quite a few less,� Mr Watchorn said. “We are going to propose to the shire it reduces the number of crossing points to open up more parking spaces. We want the beautification but by having less crossing points we believe the ambience will be retained without losing so many spaces.�

Mr Watchorn said he would like to see the number of parking spaces lost down to single figures. “We are seeking input from not only our membership base but anyone who owns a shop or a business in the town,� he said. “It is time for businesspeople to get off their backsides and attend one of these meetings, either tonight, or next week. If you don’t attend and see what is planned and make your feelings known, then there’s no point complaining about something after council has voted on the end proposal.�

Mr Watchorn said his members are steering towards Option B with some modifications and

he will be submitting his members’ thoughts via letter and in person at the meeting.

The draft master plan was prepared in response to feedback received from the community in November and December 2015.

According to council’s planning manager Paul Stampton, the plan reflects the key messages coming from the community which were to make Bair Street greener (more trees), more pedestrian friendly (better crossings, more seats) and better connected with the rail trail and railway land.

He said the upcoming meetings were important to galvanise people’s opinions. He respected there would be varying responses council would need to interpret. “We’ll also be seeking to have discussions with VicTrack about the land at the rear of Bair Street. Now that the tourist rail has wound up it very much puts this area as well as the whole railway precinct up for discussion,� Mr Stampton said.

The hope is additional parking can be placed at the rear of Bair Street with a ramped up entry point near where the former pedestrian bridge was.

Mayor Cr Bob Newton said revitalising Bair Street would be a catalyst for change in the region. “Investing in Leongatha’s CBD ensures we position the region for economic growth and prosperity for the future. Considering the recent impacts on our local dairy industry this work is vital to support our community’s ongoing stability,� he said. “We need to invest in the future of South Gippsland and Re-imagining Bair Street is one project that can significantly affect the overall prosperity of the region by supporting our existing businesses and encouraging new businesses to start up in the area.�

The master plan proposes two alternative options and meetings tonight and next week will hope to merge the two options into one for recommendation for council to vote on in August.

In general terms the plan involves road and footpath improvements, new landscaping, street furniture and other upgrades to revitalise the town. One improvement will be to widen the footpaths in an endeavour to attract more outdoor dining and cafes.

The work is linked into the current construction of the Leongatha heavy vehicle alternate route which will direct through traffic along Long Street and off Bair Street.

Improvements along Bair Street will be designed to slow traffic and make it more shopper friendly, potentially attracting more people and

Have Your Say South Gippsland Branding Review

South Gippsland Shire Council is looking at the brands and organisations that represent South Gippsland and how they work together.

We are asking for the local business and tourism community to share your thoughts on how we can further develop the image of our region.

Which one: South Gippsland Shire Council’s senior strategic planner Chantal Lenthall and planning manager Paul Stampton are asking the community for their feedback at two important meetings concerning Leongatha’s CBD. therefore more tenants to shops.

Changes not only affect Bair Street, but Gollers Lane, Lyon Street, Hyland Place, Leongatha Horticultural Park and surrounding areas.

The draft Leongatha Streetscape Masterplan (Re-imagining Bair Street) will be available for public comment from Tuesday, May 24 until Friday, June 10.

The masterplan is available to view on council’s website, at council’s office and at 37 Bair

Street. Any individuals wanting more information about the plan should contact council’s strategic planning officer Chantal Lenthall on 5662 9200.

You can also let council know of your feedback by undertaking its online survey: surveymonkey.com/r/Re-ImaginingBairSt For further information refer to the Bair Street spread in today’s Star on pages 28 and 29.

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The Salvation Army will be visiting the community this weekend for the Red Shield Appeal.

From left, Leongatha Salvation Army Corps Lieutenants Glenn and Kerry Smith, and son Malachi are looking for more volunteers to take up the mantle this Sunday. To join in, call the corps on 5662 6410. Volunteers will meet at the 2 Long Street building between 9am and 10am on Sunday.

E D U C AT I O N Week climaxed with a full program at the Korumburra Primary School on Friday and included a special assembly.

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INVERLOCH Primary School and South Gippsland Conservation Society are asking the community help bring solar power to remote island schools in Fiji.

The groups are hosting an evening with Rob Edwards, the founder of the Its Time Foundation.

The need for solar installations in Fiji is urgent after Cyclone Winston’s 300km/h winds damaged solar installations in Fiji.

The event will be at the Inverloch Community Hub on Monday, June 6 at 6.30pm.

STUDENTS in grades 3 to 6 at Loch Primary School enjoyed a visit from David Holmes last week.

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VenomWise brought along his mini zoo of Australian animals to run a seminar for Year 7 science and senior biology students at Mary MacKillop College, Leongatha.

Students learnt about zoological classification systems. For the senior students, displays were used to demonstrate organisms’ adaptations to the environment, as part of their VCE course work.

Students were also provided up close encounters to see animal’s unique characteristics.

The dingos were a hit, with many students taking on the chance to get up and close with these cuddly creatures.

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He explained his passion for butterflies helped him to see beauty in the world during the war when he was surrounded by so much violence and suffering.

Mr Holmes had never addressed a school before and it was a lovely experience for him at Loch Primary School, with such delightful students. The visit was arranged by school chaplain Matt Stear.

PRIMARY schools across the country will take part in National Simultaneous Story Time tomorrow (Wednesday). Korumburra Primary School will join hundreds of other schools in reading I Got This Hat by Jol and Kate Temple with guest storyteller Jacqui Rotthier.

MORE than 150 people gathered at Cowes Golf Club on Saturday night for the annual trivia event to raise funds for Cambodia.

Guests gathered for a traditional Cambodian meal and activities, with the event proving to be a major success once again.

PHILLIP Island Football Netball Club celebrated its 70th reunion in Newhaven on Saturday evening.

Bulldogs of the past and present gathered together to celebrate the group and reminisce about its achievements over the years.

HAPPY Birthday to Leongatha’s Mick Adkins, who will celebrate tomorrow (Wednesday) with family and friends THE Star held its annual Biggest Morning Tea on Friday which managed to raise $165.70.

More to car park than meets the eye DESIGN students are creating a new vision for the car park at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum, Korumburra.

The second and third year students from RMIT have been focusing on how this car park works as public space during and outside of farmers’ market times.

The students considered the current uses of the car park and researched possible improvements for future uses, with a focus on the local community and visitors travel through the area.

The students appreciated the time and patience they received from Rod Faudel, organiser of the Coal Creek Farmers’ Market, Meredith and Gil Freeman from Grow Lightly Food Hub, and Rowena Ashley, coordinator of Coal Creek Community Park and Museum at Korumburra.

The students’ work will be on show this Friday, May 27, at the Coal Creek Community Park and Museum Gallery between 1pm and 3pm.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - PAGE 11

Gloves still on in dump fight

By Brad Lester KOONWARRA MP Melina Bath remains firm in her opposition to a proposal for a massive landfill on the back door of her home town.

The National’s Eastern Victoria Region MLC is supporting her community in fighting the plan

by Veolia to build the landfill at the site of an exhausted quarry on Whitelaws Track, Leongatha South.

The proposal must be accepted into the Gippsland Waste and Resource Recovery Plan now being finalised before it can proceed. That plan looks at the region’s waste needs over the next 10 years.

The landfill would take 200,000 tonnes of rubbish from south east Melbourne each year, resulting in up to 22 A-double trucks passing through Leongatha and Koonwarra daily.

Ms Bath has voiced the concerns of the anti landfill group Dump the Dump to the Gippsland Waste and Resource Recovery Group, which is

tasked with formulating the waste and resource recovery plan.

“Anecdotally there will be no need for a new landfill site across Gippsland based on the amount of cubic airspace remaining in all of Gippsland’s landfill sites,” Ms Bath said.

“There is not the need for this landfill site (at Leongatha South). The issue is we do not want Melbourne’s waste in our backyard.”

Ms Bath said the State Government would ultimately have a say on the proposal.

She said the Veolia proposal carried environmental risks, with the potential for leachate to contaminate aquifers.

“Our aquifers sit on the Tarwin River and potentially leachate could damage our water supply to Meeniyan and farmland,” she said.

Standing firm: from left, unified in their opposition to the proposed mega landfill at Leongatha South were Lindsay Powney, John O’Connor and Robyn Powney of Insight Real Estate with Eastern Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath (centre).

Knight jousts with council over staff costs

by Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council’s employee costs have come into question during budget submission hearings.

Foster’s Meg Knight said council’s proposed 2016-17 budget projected 263.4 staff – a rise on one to last year- but employee costs had rising by $1 million to $25.02 million.

She said according to the Essential Services Commission report on rate capping, employee costs for a large rural shire – of which South Gippsland is one – were 36 percent of expenditure, whereas South Gippsland’s costs were 44.5 percent.

“If you took employee costs as a percentage of rates and charges revenue at South Gippsland Shire Council it is a staggering 62.7 percent,” Ms Knight said.

“It has been explained to me by council that our employee costs are high because we have staff rather than contractors or consultants.”

She said council has budgeted $640,000 for consultants in the 2016-17 budget, but said she hoped given council’s employee costs there would “a level of expertise and objectivity within staff to undertake the work of the consultants”.

Ms Knight urged council to abandon Coal Creek Community Park and Museum, citing a deficit of at least $500,000 for 2016-17.

“Council has spent tens of thousands on various reports on Coal Creek and despite numerous considerations at council meetings, has seemingly taken no action whatsoever to stem the bleeding,” she said.

Cyclists Neil Breeden and Ken O’Neill urged council to proceed with plans to seal Hudsons Road near Outtrim to provide a sealed link between Leongatha South-Outtrim Road and the South Gippsland Highway near Korumburra.

Mr Breeden said sealing the road would offer cyclists a safer route to ride between Leongatha and Inverloch, as opposed to riding on the busy Bass Highway.

Mr Breeden said, “It will provide a shorter sealed route to Melbourne for Leongatha South and Pound Creek residents, and also possibly for Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay

people.”

Council has discussed sealing the section of road since 1994 and if the project is approved, council will install larger culverts during winter and then undertake the rest of the works from December onwards, with works possibly completed by Easter 2017.

Michael Lester commended council on proposing to develop an arts and culture strategy. The owner of Gecko Studio Gallery at Fish Creek was representing Prom Coast Arts and South Gippsland Arts Alliance.

“It will be something that will help the arts and culture scene in South Gippsland,” Mr Lester said.

Lillian Brittain and Fran Grylls urged council to continue supporting the Spring is South Gippsland website that showcases gardening events in South Gippsland.

“We believe the website is a low cost way of promoting the region and our events,” Mrs Grylls said, noting the group is seeking $1500 from council’s next round of community grants.

Don Atkins of Walkerville questioned the impact of council’s project to address erosion at Walkerville North.

He said the road and retaining wall protection project would restrict parking and turn boaters away, and said the community had not been adequately consulted.

Paul Katsieris, president of the Walkerville Ratepayers and Residents Association, asked council to contribute funding towards a feasibility study for a walking path alongside Acacia Road, Promontory Views Estate.

People are now walking on the narrow road verge, risking a collision with traffic, while enroute to the beach or a nearby bush track.

Mr Katsieris proposed an 800m path, up to 2.5m wide in the firebreak on the beach side of Acacia Road. The association will also contribute funding to the study. The proposal may be included in council’s paths and trails study.

Ralph Gallagher of Foster said the fact councillors argued over the actual degree of rate increases did not give him confidence in council’s governance procedures.

Concerned about recent disputes between councillors, Mr Gallagher said he was concerned about the reputation of council and the prospect of council being sacked and replaced with administrators.

Rubbish row

By Brad Lester THE Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has cleared South Gippsland Shire Council of any wrongdoing, after a resident complained about council dumping rubbish on a roadside at Mirboo North.

The rubbish included green waste, concrete slabs, star pickets, steel, plastic and old fence rails, said angry ratepayer Erin Garth.

A council spokesperson said, “The composted material provides habitat for native fauna.”

EPA Gippsland manager Emily Sanders said the EPA had investigated and determined council was temporarily storing waste in a designated council laydown area.

“Designated laydown areas are the responsibility of councils to manage and maintain.

“At times it may be reasonable for councils to use these areas for short periods of time for the purpose of consolidating loads,” Ms Sanders said.

“EPA officers have inspected the area and waste material, spoken to council and have determined that no offences under the Environment Protection Act 1970 have occurred. Council has since removed the waste from the laydown area.

“It is not appropriate for hazardous wastes to be placed in laydown areas and EPA is confident council is aware of its responsibilities in this regard.”

Ms Garth said council had dumped rubbish on the corner of Old Darlimurla Rd and Boolarra-Mirboo North Road, Mirboo North for many years.

“It seems council has rules for the

Not happy: Mirboo North’s Erin Garth was far from impressed when South Gippsland Shire Council dumped rubbish on a roadside next to her farm. ratepayers but it can do what it wants,” she said.

The penalty for illegal dumping on roadsides is $152 per penalty unit. A council spokesperson said on the spot fines are two units and in court is 40 units. In some circumstances the court can give up to 100 penalty units.

A council spokesperson said the load was predominantly green waste, and did contain some timber and other building materials not noticed at the time of loading.

“As green waste biodegrades council is allowed to dump it anywhere at the discretion of its crews. This is – and has always been – common practice across the shire and is part of the road side management plan,” the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said the waste came from the nature strip in front of a block that was to be sold.

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OPINIONS

Budget angst

REGARDING the South Gippsland Shire Council budget submissions hearing, May 18.

I refer to the council meeting on the above date and write to express my dismay at the behaviour of some councillors at that meeting.

During my oral presentation to council on the draft budget, Councillor Fawcett moved a point of order alleging, incorrectly, that I was not making a submission but insulting councillors.

At the time I was addressing my concern about the way the media unit was operating and the fact the CEO had published a press release criticising councillors for views expressed at a council meeting, and my dismay that the mayor had not disciplined the CEO for a breach of the normal duties of a CEO whose job does not include public criticism of councillors.

My comments were all based on facts that had been published on the council website.

The mayor did not rule on the point of order but some time was wasted by my responding to Cr Fawcett denying his incorrect assertion.

That conduct confirmed to me there are some councillors who do not want to hear any view that opposes theirs and are prepared to go to any lengths to stifle the airing of such opposite views.

More significantly, after I responded to the assertions by Cr Fawcett, I was told my time had expired. Despite other councillors

suggesting to the mayor that time be extended to enable me to complete my submission, the mayor refused to do so.

In my view such conduct exposes how easy it is for council to stifle ratepayer views.

Before time expired, I was submitting on the lack of fairness and equity in the manner in which the rates levied are expended and how some wards benefit at the expense of others.

What I was prevented from stating is the following: The rates levied on Venus Bay are $2.8 million per annum or seven percent of rates paid across the shire.

Over the past 13 years and the future 15 years, ratepayers in Venus Bay will have paid some $77 million in rates but will receive only $900,000 in net discretionary capital expenditure or only one percent of its rates paid.

By contrast in the same period, Leongatha will pay $155 million in rates or 15 percent of the rates paid across the shire but will receive $102 million of discretionary capital expenditure that equates to 64 percent of the rates it pays. (Editor’s note: this includes $32 million for new council offices for the shire council).

How such discrepancy can equate to fairness and equity demands explanation.

Accordingly I ask council to explain: a. Why it tolerates the massive expenditure on administration?

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b. How it can justify a result that means more is spent on the cost of services than the value of the services delivered? c. Why it considers it appropriate to spend $32 million to house 86 office based employees at present and a maximum of 186 by the end of the project? d. Why it did not consider a cheaper alternative? e. Why it continues to fund loss making enterprises? f. Why so much of the capital budget is being spent on Leongatha? g .Why it is justified in spending nearly $500,000 on a propaganda unit? h. How can it justify an increase of over 6000 percent in respect of waste service charge in Venus Bay? and i. Why it is selling off land in Venus Bay and what use is going to be made of the proceeds?

Vincent Morfuni QC, Aicken Chambers, Melbourne.

Leongatha needs big retailers REGARDING ‘Retail boost’ (The Star, April 27, 2016) As a consumer, ratepayer and compulsive spender, I was gobsmacked to read this article.

Where I once shopped regularly in Leongatha, I now travel from Foster to Wonthaggi, each fortnight and I spend $500 plus.

I would prefer to shop in Leongatha, however Leongatha has nothing to offer (other than Aldi).

It’s got nothing to do with trees and beautification.

Leongatha needs a KMart, Big

W, Bunnings, some giant to attract customers. There are too many vacant shops and too much business is lost to other areas.

The shire says we don’t have the area to attract large retail. Well sell off the land the shire would build their multimillion dollar offices on.

Leongatha is a 9am to 5.30pm and 9am to noon, then it’s dead, and nothing has changed in 50 plus years.

The only trees that will help ‘retail boost’ would be money trees.

It’s very sad to see all these new homes in estates and the money that could be spent on a weekly basis go outside the area and I am but one.

Maybe Leongatha could discuss successful trading with Meeniyan traders, a lively town.

Glenda Williams, Foster.

Reinvigorating Bair Street THANK you Dilene Hinton for your contribution (The Star, May 10) regarding the “barren and depressing appearance” of Leongatha’s CBD, particularly Bair Street.

But what should be done?

Is our council doing enough?

We have planning and economic development departments, but as Dilene says, adjusting the parking and planting a few trees won’t necessarily attract shoppers.

Also, I’m not sure comments attributed to council’s planning manager, that Leongatha cannot compete with the big format stores in other towns, stack up, as we have three supermarkets that al-

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ways seem busy, as do the cafes, hardware and other stores.

An expanded Target, a Kmart or similar could encourage families to do all their shopping locally, and attract other retailers.

Perhaps the library could be moved to Bair Street and fill a couple of vacant shops.

Maybe shop owners could consider leasing premises to suitable businesses on less than ideal terms for the good of the district.

Would be good to hear what property owners, the chamber of commerce and others with ideas might contribute.

Steve Finlay, Leongatha.

Fantasy living HOW is it that National MP for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien can take credit for the work of the Andrews Labor Government? He must be living in a fantasy world on the opposition benches.

We have an opposition member of parliament who cannot seem to make up his mind whether to praise the work of the Victorian Labor Government or not to praise their work.

For example in his letter on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Danny did praise the work of the Victorian Labor government by saying “Nonetheless, it is good news for the community that the government is funding the projects mentioned above”, yet in the same letter he is taking credit for the work of the Victorian Andrews Labor government that they have done for South Gippsland.

Further in other articles such as on Tuesday, October 20, 2015,

Danny has undermined the Victorian Labor government by stating that it is rather “Melbourne Labor”.

It is time our elected representative stop taking the electorate for mugs and realise that actions speak louder than words.

The communities are sick of politicians trying to take credit for work they have not done. We understand that at times politics is a tough business, but surely in this instance credit should be given where credit is due.

Right now our community is hurting because of the drop in milk prices, yet the National Party is missing in action. It is time for community leadership, not swooping like magpies on other people’s work.

Ben Corcoran, Leongatha.

Back Aussie dairy farmers SO the government is offering funds to provide counselling services to dairy farmers, who have had livelihoods threatened by mismanagement of milk processors.

Since when does counselling correct injustice? Perhaps Australian governments could take measures to support Australian produce, in the same way that farm products from other countries are supported.

Offering counselling services when the problem is caused by systems which are not working is adding insult to injury.

Deborah O’Connor, Berrys Creek.

VOXPOP! VOX Why is the dairy industry important to South Gippsland?

Angst continues THE hard luck story of Stan and Paula Crossley on page five of today’s edition gives a personal touch to the controversy surrounding the issue of South Gippsland Shire Council evicting unfinancial siteholders at the Long Jetty and Yanakie caravan parks.

The Crossleys say they bought a cabin at the Long Jetty Caravan Park in June 2013 in good faith, unaware the park was on Crown Land and of the belief they were buying a cabin they would be allowed to retain at the park.

They said the cabin cost them $30,000 and now face a $20,000 bill to remove it. They feel a lack of clarity over who owns what has contributed to their plight.

Council has issued eviction notices to siteholders who have not paid their fees or whose caravans and cabins do not satisfy new guidelines.

Council has a responsibility to ensure structures at its parks abide by rules to reduce its own risk in the event of a fire or the like.

Removing unsightly vans and other buildings will also improve the appearance of the parks and no doubt make them more attractive to potential guests.

But by the same token, there appear to be people like the Crossleys who bought their cabin in good faith and now face significant expense, in addition to the upheaval of their lifestyles.

One also wonders about the viability of council’s plan to remove caravans and cabins held by annual siteholders and in turn make more money by attracting more casual visitors.

Port Welshpool and Yanakie, as beautiful as they are, are largely fishing villages and one would believe most casual visitors would stay one or two nights, treating the parks more so as stopover points rather than places to enjoy longer term stays.

Council’s own quarterly development report, to be considered by council at tomorrow’s (Wednesday) meeting, shows income for the Yanakie park was $84,286 more than budgeted, year to date as at March 31, 2016, mainly due to increased casual accommodation sales.

However income at the Long Jetty park was $87,017 less than budgeted.

Yet at both parks, expenditure was higher than forecast - $101,276 at Yanakie and $24,064 at Long Jetty. The report states this was due to legal costs and “reactionary contracted services”. Some siteholders have asked the Supreme Court to consider their appeal against council’s actions.

In total, council appears to have made a $15,377 profit at Yanakie so far this year and a loss of $78,270 at Long Jetty.

Council has mentioned numerous times the parks are a long term proposition but does that mean ratepayers prop up any losses until the parks are viable?

The parks may well be successful, self sustaining businesses in years to come, but how long is the community prepared to wait?

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“The drop in prices will affect retail fairly heavily, with no income for farmers in such a dairy popular area. A good part of the town is involved in dairying so it’s pretty significant to the area.”

Scott Hillis, Leongatha.

“It’s so important. People are finding it hard. You do not like to see any business doing it hard and the numbers of our farmers are quite significant and it’s been a difficult summer anyway.”

Faye Vyner, Yarram.

“South Gippsland is the dairy capital of Australia. It’s the backbone of Australia also, I feel, because we get just the right amount of rain so the cows can make milk and it brings a lot of money into the area.”

David Dunkley, Leongatha.

“It’s our life here for so many reasons. Dairy is everything, it’s the community. Without that we would have no Leongatha. Without the farmers, what do we have?”

Rachael Simpson, Leongatha.

Dairy crisis deepens

By Sarah Vella MURRAY Goulburn prepares to fight legal action, Fonterra has done a backflip on price reductions and a supermarket giant has started a fund for Victoria’s dairy farmers, all in the past week.

All of this action is heartening, but what about those struggling to come to terms with being paid less for their milk than it costs to produce?

The Salvation Army Leongatha is committed to the people of the town and the wider South Gippsland region, and has offered support to those affected by the recent price reductions.

“In light of current events within our dairy industry we want to offer farmers and anyone else affected by the current situation our support,” Leongatha corps officer Glenn Smith said.

“Here at our centre we can offer practical support such as assistance with food and bills,

material needs, financial counselling, housing and more.

“Even if all you need is someone external to talk to we want to make ourselves available to those in need.”

Greens candidate for McMillan Donna Lancaster expressed concern that federal cuts to health funding were leading to reductions to the delivery of health services.

“At a time when the region is in a crisis, there is still long wait lists to seek mental health support. There is an urgent need for funding to support our farmers, their families and their community at a time like this,” she said.

Fonterra announced it would increase milk payments for those hit hardest by its recent price cut.

Australia’s second largest dairy processor will provide its autumn calving suppliers an additional $2.50 per kilogram of milk solids in July and August payments based on the kilograms of milk solids farmers supply in May and June 2016.

The change followed a flow of negative feedback from dairy farmers after the company announced a reduction in its farmgate milk price earlier this month.

“Although the reduction in the farmgate milk price affects all farmers, we recognise that it has a greater impact on suppliers with autumn calving herds,” Fonterra Oceania managing director Judith Swales said.

“We have worked with Bonlac Supply Company to better target autumn calving suppliers, by providing an additional autumn offset to farmers.”

Coles Supermarkets announced it will pay 20 cents a litre to an independent fund, aimed at supporting the Murray Goulburn dairy farmers affected by last month’s price cut.

Independent Senator for Victoria John Madigan said supermarkets have realised there is a dairy crisis.

“But the reality is the government isn’t there at the other end to play ball,” he said.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - PAGE 13

Preps take teddies on autumn adventure

By Tayla Kershaw PREP students from Leongatha

Primary School (LPS) gathered their favourite plush toys and

journeyed out to last Wednesday.

The school runs a Mossvale Park at Berrys Creek for a teddy bear picnic evteddy bear picnic ery year to allow Prep

students to stretch their legs outside the classroom and learn more about autumn.

“It’s a wonderful day out and it gets the children thinking about the topic of autumn outside of school,” Prep team leader Ebony Best said.

It was a big day for the Prep students, as it was their first school excursion and for some it was their first trip on a school bus.

Families were invited to Mossvale Park Fun season: from left, Leongatha Primary School’s Wyatt, Maddy and Georgia had fun discovering autumn leaves with their teddies at to enjoy a picnic lunch with the children and Mossvale Park last Wednesday.

Inverloch path delayed CONSTRUCTION of the Ayr Creek pedestrian bridge and shared path at Inverloch, from Abbott Street along Surf Parade, has been delayed.

It is now scheduled to be completed in September, instead of June.

Bass Coast Council’s general manager infrastructure Felicity Sist said a subcontractor required for works wasn’t immediately available.

“The sequence of works will be to start with the pedestrian bridge over Ayr Creek, followed by the construction of the foreshore path,” Ms Sist said.

“It has now become apparent the works for the pedestrian bridge are dependent on securing a piling subcontractor, who now isn’t available until late July.

“As a result, it is anticipated that construction of the pedestrian bridge will begin in mid July and is anticipated to be completed in August, followed by the construction of the shared pathway after the bridge works are completed. We anticipate that these works will be completed by September.”

The Surf Parade shared pathway project is funded by council as part of its capital works program for 2015-16.

fun games involving the teddy bears.

The children then split off into two groups – one group went searching for hidden bears on a bear hunt while the second group blew bubbles and played with the autumn leaves.

The day finished with a scavenger hunt, in which the students hunted for different objects relating to autumn.

“We had the students searching for different types of leaves, shapes and colours.

The children love it every year; it’s definitely a favourite on our calendar,” Ms Best said.

Autumn buddies: from left, Louis, Tyson, Jacob and Levi took their teddies out to Mossvale Park for a teddy bear picnic with Leongatha Primary School last Wednesday.

Cute: from left, Imogen, Holly and Florence gave their teddies big hugs at Leongatha Primary School’s teddy bear picnic.

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Lennie statue online

By Sarah Vella THE committee working towards the erection of a life sized statue of Leongatha legend Lennie Gwyther and his pony Ginger Mick are one step closer this week, with the launch of a new website.

The project is under the auspices of the Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and is being supported by South Gippsland Shire Council, local businesses, service clubs and community groups.

The committee met last Wednesday evening to launch the website with special guests Mary Gwyther, Lennie’s daughter and Julie Campbell, Lennie’s niece.

Mary travelled all the way from Emerald for the launch.

“We are very excited and grateful it is happening. We don’t know how to say thanks,” she said.

“If Dad was alive, he

would be flabbergasted. It is so nice that so many people appreciate what he did. He was a very brave young man.”

The committee has a donation point set up through the Bendigo Bank in Leongatha, which has already raised just over $3000.

It has also applied for $10,000 through the council’s community grants program and $11,500 through the Federal Government’s stronger communities program.

The outcomes of both the council and government grant applications are expected in June.

The entire project is expected to cost around $50,000, which will include a life sized bronze statue of Lennie and Ginger Mick, a concrete plinth and an information board.

It is proposed the statue will be located in Leongatha’s Rotary Park, opposite the police station.

Visit www.lenniegwyther. com or search Lennie Gwyther Statue on Facebook for more information, or to donate.

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Debs dance by sea El Elegant occasion: i a seaside id backdrop b kd provided id d the h perfect f setting i for f the h Phillip Philli Island I l d debutante d b ball b ll at the h Cape C Kitchen Ki h Restaurant, Newhaven, on Friday night. Pictured back from left, Taj Lyttle, Cape Paterson; Campbell McKenzie, Kongwak; Jackson Beesey, Wonthaggi; Kobey Cook, Grantville and Kale Wilson, Wonthaggi. Second row, Dylan Dight, Dalyston; Michael Robinson, Inverloch; Tiarna Packer, Wonthaggi; Shaye Wilson, Wonthaggi; Ally Cengia, Wonthaggi; Sebastian Briceno, Phillip Island and Jack Rosenow, Corinella. Front row, Alexandra Kershaw, Glen Alvie; Megan Hocking, Corinella; Hayley Busana, South Dudley; debutante coordinator Bree Worden, instructor Tanya Worden, Jessica Palmer, Grantville; Chloe Moxey, Cowes and Pearl Edwards, Wonthaggi. Front, Baylin Townsend and Amelia Tiziani.

Up and running: Lennie Gwyther statue committee members Glenn Wright and Gordon Morrison, Lennie’s daughter Mary Gwyther from Emerald and niece Julie Campbell from Mardan, and committee members Peter Watchorn and Robert Sage at the launch of www.lenniegwyther.com last Wednesday.

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All systems go at Mary Mac IT has been a busy couple of weeks for the students at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College in Leongatha, with excursions, sport and of course, study taking up their time.

All Year 11 students went to Melbourne for an English lecture on their current reading material last week, while a forensic day was held for science students yesterday (Monday).

A group came into the school, set up a crime scene and the students used their scientific knowledge to solve the crime.

Around half of the school participated in school sports last Wednesday and a large group of students participated in a dance competition in Warragul at the West Gippsland Arts Centre yesterday (Monday).

No doubt the students will have even more to keep them busy in the weeks to come.

Art and craft: Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College Year 11 art students Steph Hrvatin and Joe Howard were busy getting their portfolios completed in class last Thursday.

Building boys: from left, Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College students Jack Bainbridge, Isaac Busana and Joel Norton have been building cubby houses in their VCAL building and construction class this semester. Once completed, the cubby houses will be sold.

Brent caters with world class food LEONGATHA’S Brent Sinclair pursued his passion for food and cookery, and is now the proud head chef and owner of his own catering business, Brent Sinclair Catering.

Flying the flag: from left, Cameron Dourley, Callum McLeod, Lily Richardson and Niamh O’Connell in Grade 4 at St Joseph’s Primary School in Korumburra, have been studying a unit titled Democracy. Chosen with the federal election in mind, the students have been learning about government, voting and rights and come Saturday, July 2 when the nation votes, these children will be taking a keener interest as a result.

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Since a young age, Brent always wanted to become a chef, so when it came time to choose a career path, the decision was easy.

Brent completed a Certificate II in Hospitality Operations, followed by a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery at Federation Training’s Leongatha Campus.

He spent much time in the kitchen practising his cookery skills at the Wildflower Café, an industry standard training facility at Federation Training’s Leongatha Campus.

The training café provides a realistic environment for hospitality students to train in, as well as serving and preparing meals for the community on a regular basis.

“It was great being able to study close to home and not having to travel to the city,” Brent said.

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Creative talent: Brent Sinclair is appreciative of his teachers at Federation Training who provided him with the skills and knowledge required to succeed in the hospitality industry. things,” he said.

“Learning traditional cookery methods has helped me to become the chef I am today.”

With all that Brent has already achieved at the age of 26, he strives to further develop and expand his business by staying on top of food trends and thinking ‘outside the box’.

“The next step for me would be to expand the business by investing in a food truck,” Brent said.

Brent says his business philosophy is based on using the best produce from a range of local suppliers and presenting exceptional food that is both delicious and nutritionally balanced.

“We pride ourselves on delivering world class food,” he said.

Federation Training’s Paddock to Plate program is a perfect training platform for the growing cohort of local unemployed workers looking to shift to new careers, with the program designed to prepare people to dive straight back into the workforce upon completion.

If, like Brent, you have a passion for food, Federation Training’s Paddock to Plate program is the perfect starting point for a career in the hospitality industry.

For more information or to enrol call Lisa Kuhne on 5662 6808.

Turn up the HEAT

House warming: George Lomagno is in the business of selling log and gas open fires at Blogg Bros Plumbing in Langham Drive, Korumburra. The showroom not only has a great range of wood heaters, but you will also find the accessories to go with them.

Firedog sets and screens as well as maintenance requirements such as Soot Loose (a chimney and flue cleaner), repairs and spare part supplies all provided with that most famous of all commodities, a broad Korumburra smile.

Tips on buying firewood EFFICENT fires start with quality, well prepared firewood.

The Environment Protection Authority offers the following tips for buying firewood to get the most from home wood heaters: • If buying wood to use immediately, always buy dry, seasoned, good burning and untreated wood, preferably hard wood.

• Refer to your heater manufacturer’s operation manual to identify the correct fuel to purchase.

• Because unseasoned wood has a high moisture content it is hard to ignite, slow to burn and produces more smoke and less heat. It can cause your heater flue to clog up more quickly.

• You can save money by purchasing unseasoned firewood in early spring and storing it in a well ventilated shed or other covered area until winter. Freshly cut wood should be stored for at least eight to 12 months prior to use. It

is best to stack wood in a crisscross pattern to allow air flow.

Reduce smoke pollution • Only purchase a wood heater that is certified to the Australian Standard AS/NZS 4013:1999.

• Ensure your heater is installed by a licensed person in accordance with the Building Act 1993.

• Before winter have your flue professionally checked and cleaned.

• Refer to the manufacturer’s operation manual for instructions specific to your wood heater model.

• Burn only dry, seasoned, good burning and untreated wood.

• Reducing use of your wood heater or fireplace, particularly on still days, can significantly improve air quality.

Winter tradition: to Adrian Hughes there is nothing quite like sitting in front of an open fire and his company, Burra Garden Supplies, will sell you as much firewood or as little as you like.

Burra ready for winter BURRA Garden Supplies sells firewood by weight, just to suit customers’ requirements.

“As much or as little as you,” proprietor Adrian Hughes said.

He was talking about redgum firewood on Thursday as the cold reality of winter set in.

Sitting in front of a wood fire with a glass of red and the toasting fork in hand on the first truly cold day of the year seemed really inviting.

And like Mother Hubbard finding the cupboard bare when she went to fetch the poor dog a bone, don’t be caught unprepared with an empty woodshed.

You can pull into Burra Garden Supplies and take what you can load into your boot or have a load delivered.

The split redgum, seasoned and dried, is sourced from a number of harvesters in NSW from Firewood Association Australia Inc. and all are accredited.

Mr Hughes said the benefits of wood fires are numerous and while we all know the pure pleasure of a crackling open fire and the atmosphere it lends a room, wood fires are carbon neutral and redgum is a renewable energy.

Firewood purchased from Burra Garden Supplies has been stored off the ground on a well drained concrete pad and as one of the main suppliers of firewood in the area, there is a continuous turn over of wood.

Mr Hughes said users of wood open fires and wood heaters have a responsibility to only burn timber that is dry and well seasoned.

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Turn up the HEAT

Heating solutions for all at Home AW SMITH and Sons Home Hardware in Leongatha has plenty of ways to help you turn up the heat this winter, including a new range of CAT clothing and winter work wear, electric blankets and home heating solutions.

CAT work wear ranges from beanies and socks to vests and jackets and everything in between, for both men and women.

The winter clothing range is breathable and insulated with moisture control and Storm Blocker technology. The clothing also features built in wire management that allows earphone wires to be secured, for increased jobsite safety.

The store has a huge range of CAT clothing currently in stock, including the active work jacket, which offers warmth and comfort with polyester fleece, insulation and smooth lining.

Toasty warm: keeping warm is easy for Stephen Reed from AW Smith and Sons, LeonAnother great winter option is the heavy ingatha. The local hardware specialists have a great range of gas, electric and wood burning sulated parka, which is sure to keep the wearer warm and provides a greater visibility due to reheaters in stock and ready to install. flective taping across chest and back.

This parka will help protect you from nature’s elements and make you more visible in low light conditions.

A new range of Dimplex electric blankets has recently hit the shelves at AW Smith and Sons, just in time for winter.

An electric blanket is a perfect companion during intolerably cold South Gippsland winter nights.

Dimplex electric blankets are fully fitted non-

woven polyester blankets which are machine washable with detachable controls and a 12 hour timer.

They come in a fitted style, or in a pillow top style.

Each blanket comes with double overheat protection with Sensorsafe technology and a two year warranty.

Dimplex also has a comprehensive range of electric heating, including fires and fireplaces, installed heating and portable heating, all available from AW Smith and Sons.

Another great way to keep your house cosy and warm this winter is with a NOBO panel heater.

NOBO commenced making panel heaters in 1949 and is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of panel heaters. The company is well known for it’s innovative products, high quality and modern design.

NOBO’s clever design, incorporating a top mounted heat outlet, sets it apart from other panel heaters and enables them to be used in circumstances (for example behind furniture) where other panel heaters are not as effective or practical.

Today, as the market leader in heating, NOBO continues to use its Scandinavian design philosophy for combining clean and timeless designs with user friendly functionality.

AW Smith and Sons also has a large range of gas and wood burning heating on display, ready to be installed into your home.

They offer free quotes for installation of any heaters in their extensive range.

Ensure wood heaters are ready, urges EPA ENVIRONMENT Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is encouraging households with wood heaters to take practical steps now to help reduce smoke from their heaters over winter.

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“It’s also important for people to understand how their heater operates and to use appropriate fuel. This will be specified in the heater’s operating manual and by using the correct fuel your heater will run more efficiently.”

Dr Torre said people should also ensure they use dry, seasoned, untreated wood.

“Damp wood creates more smoke as it takes more heat to evaporate the water before the wood will burn. More efficient, less smoky, fires will also warm your house better,” he said.

Dr Torre added that reducing wood fire smoke also helps to minimise any health impacts.

“When wood is burned, very small particles and gases are released into the atmosphere, contributing to air pollution. This can cause problems for people with breathing difficulties and respiratory conditions, resulting in symptoms for some people,” he said.

Dr Torre encouraged people to reduce their use of wood heaters and fireplaces on still days, and to go outside occasionally to check their chimney for smoke.

“Fires can be great in the colder months, but it’s not so great if someone else’s wood heater is sending smoke straight into your place,” he said.

Dr Torre said other tips for reducing smoke pollution included: • getting a hot fire going quickly with plenty of paper and small kindling; • keeping the air controls set high enough to keep the fire burning brightly; • never overloading a wood heater with too much wood; and • not leaving wood heaters to smoulder overnight as this starves the fire of oxygen, producing more smoke and air pollution.

EPA advises people should never burn household rubbish, driftwood, treated wood such as pine or old painted wood in their wood heaters.

Dr Torre said he encouraged people considering a new heater to think about all the heating choices available to them, including options which may produce less smoke than wood heaters.

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Say no to cyber bullying

By Jenna Whitehead, work experience

MOBILE phones and social media are used a lot by teenagers, and this makes them an easy target for cyber bullying.

Not on: cyber bullying can cause people to feel stressed, anxious and make them not want to communicate with others.

If you are being cyber bullied, the first thing you do is tell someone a trusted adult or friend about it. Change your settings so only the people you like can contact you and block their number or link to you on social media so they can’t contact you or see your posts.

Don’t reply to their messages but screenshot or save them so you have a copy of them.

Cyber bullying is more common now and people don’t know what to do or how to deal with it if it happens to them.

In many cases the person being bullied starts to feel confused about why it is happening to them and don’t know

what they did to become the subject of cyber bullying.

They don’t understand why the bully is doing it or in some cases who is doing it because cyber bullying can sometimes be anonymous.

Only one in 10 people being cyber bullied tell a trusted friend or adult about what has being going on. Many people who know of a friend being cyber bullied don’t do anything about it and if they do and they want to do something, they don’t know what to do.

Leading Senior Constable Brendan Horrocks from Wonthaggi Police said, “Be the friend that stands up for them.

Don’t sit by and do nothing. Don’t join in and speak up about what’s happening.”

If you think your friend is being cyber bullied, you may notice some changes in the way they act. They may become more reserved and start to worry more than normal, stop doing the things they once enjoyed, or just not talk to anyone about what they are feeling or is going on.

There is more information available these days to help prevent or help deal with cyber bullying than there used to be.

To prevent any type of bullying, the Victorian Government put in place an anti-bullying legislation called Brodie’s law. This came into place in June 2010 after a girl Brodie Panlock committed suicide after she was being bullied in her workplace and couldn’t deal with it any longer. The law says that any serious bullying can land the perpetrator in jail for up to 10 years.

It applies to any serious repetitive bullying behaviour, that is verbal, cyber, physical or psychological bullying.

People who cyber bully are no different to those who do it to your face; they will get the same punishments.

If people need support about dealing with cyber bullying there are websites in place to help. Some of these are; bullyingnoway.gov.au, takeastandtogether.gov.au for people under the age of 13, and kidshelpline.com.au.

Cousin inspires Jason to support hospital WHEN Jason Cue last saw his 11 year old cousin Macey it was to say goodbye at the Royal Children’s Hospital’s Cancer Unit

Meet a mentor: South Gippsland Specialist School student Maddi Thompson, Beau Vernon from Phillip Island and Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College student Mitch Harry at the South Gippsland Shire Council and Youth in Transition Network event, held at Federation Training in Leongatha last Wednesday.

Disabilities no barrier to pursuing dreams WHAT options are available to young people with a disability in South Gippsland and Bass Coast once they leave school?

That is what more than 50 young people gathered at Leongatha’s Federation Training campus to learn last Wednesday.

The Youth in Transition Regional Network held the event for youth with learning barriers or a disability.

As well as conversations about their future careers, the attendees also participated in creative workshops around self-direction and self-advocacy, conversations about innovative practices and talks about the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Wendy Major from South Gippsland Bass Coast Learning and Employment Network said the event was about encouraging young people to have a conversation about their future goals and aspirations.

“Career plans for people with a disability are the same as for every other student and just as important,” she said.

“These young people are on the brink of their careers, and identifying opportunities and setting goals is important and exciting.”

The Youth in Transition Network is a sub-regional network of local government, disability service providers and education sector representatives who work to promote post-school pathways for young people with learning barriers and disabilities. Council’s rural access project officer Alisha Gilliland is part of the network and brought a group of young people with disabilities together to speak at the event.

“We wanted to demonstrate to young people who may have a disability or learning barriers what others have been able to achieve, and what they too

are capable of achieving,” she said.

“It is important that individuals, families and educators expand their expectations of what a career might be, and come to an understanding of how individuals can get there and who can support their journey.”

South Gippsland Bass Coast Learning and Employment Network, Bass Coast Shire Council, local sector service providers, the local National Disability coordination officer, schools and volunteers all participated in the event along with invited guests Beau Vernon, Bryan Paynter, Outlook and Yooralla.

Networking: the South Gippsland Shire Council and Youth in Transition Network event, held at Federation Training in Leongatha last Wednesday, provided an excellent opportunity for Emily Ardley and Megan Perks from Yooralla to catch up.

Leaving Macey’s room, Jason said to his mother, “That’s not Macey.”

Jason is nine years old in June, attends Korumburra Primary School and has just received a permit from the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation to raise money for the hospital’s Children’s Cancer Unit.

He has planned a busy series of fund raising activities for the 12 months duration of the permit that include raffles, making and selling tie-dyed t-shirts, and selling the 100 home-

Remembering Macey: almost nine year old Jason Cue has a busy 12 months ahead as he prepares to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital Cancer Unit, where his 11 year old cousin Macey died in January. made scarves donated by a work colleague of his mothers.

He is also arranging school based gold coin participation days such as

take a teddy, beanie day, colour your hair day and lunch time sport events.

Mayor’s message Cr Bob Newton I WOULD like to mention our farmers, particularly those in the dairy industry, who are experiencing a time of significant hardship.

I am conscious many in our community are doing it tough.

While not all of us are farmers, many South Gippslanders own or work in businesses that rely on the money that flows from agriculture.

On Friday the Victorian Government announced a $1.5 million assistance package for South Gippsland to support affected farmers and our community. We thank them for making the commitment to stand alongside our dairy farmers during this difficult time.

This assistance will help our farmers and their families receive the support they need through increased counselling services for the region and financial grants. Anyone needing information about the package can call 136 186.

We have some great information on council’s website about local services that can assist farmers. Remember to check in on those you know who might be struggling at the moment.

On a more positive note, I’m glad to have attended the official opening of the Leongatha skate park by Member for Eastern Victoria, Harriet Shing.

It was fantastic to see the end result of the Leongatha Skate Park Committee, South Gippsland Shire Council, Leongatha Recreation Reserve Committee and the State Government working together for the overhaul of the Leongatha skate park.

I would like to commend the Leongatha Skate Park Committee, a group of young people who came together and lobbied for the redevelopment of the park which is now an outstanding facility for everyone to use.

I also would like to thank Grace Thorson, a local work experience student who assisted with my speech preparation

for the day. I always enjoy seeing young, passionate people having a go at new things and I am sure her work experience at council has provided her with some valuable skills for her future.

The proposed Korumburra Town Centre Streetscape Masterplan is coming to council at our meeting on May 25.

The aim of the plan is to enhance the safety, attractiveness and practicality of Korumburra’s Town Centre along the Commercial Street and Bridge Street intersection.

I urge the local community to make sure it heads to council’s website to take a look at the draft masterplan and if you would like to make a comment you can organise to present to council by contacting 5662 9222.

Last Wednesday marked the official launch of the Lennie Gwyther website that will seek donations to immortalise the story of Lennie Gwyther – the boy who rode to Sydney on his horse Ginger Mick to witness the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge – by erecting a statue in the heart of Leongatha.

Lennie’s daughter Mary Gwyther and his niece Julie Campbell were in attendance alongside the project committee that is running the project.

You can read all about Lennie’s story, and donate to the worthy project at www.lenniegwyther.com This Wednesday I will be heading over to the Korumburra library to celebrate National Simultaneous Storytime.

At 11am I will be reading Jon and Kate Temple’s book I Got This Hat. Our corporate and community services director Jan Martin will also be taking part in the festivities and will be reading at the Leongatha Children’s Centre at the same time.

All children are welcome to attend where there will be lots of hat-themed activities, so don’t forget to bring your own hat to wear as I won’t forget mine!

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Aaron opens doors to people with disabilities A MIRBOO North man has been recognised for making a difference to the lives of young people with disabilities in South Gippsland.

Aaron Boscombe Hill is a nominee for Interchange Gippsland’s Adult Volunteer of the Year title.

He volunteers with the organisation that provides relief for carers of people with disabilities.

Aaron volunteers with the ROADIES South and Holiday Options Program (HoP) South programs, helping young people with disabilities aged between 10 and 18 living in the Bass Coast and South Gippsland shires.

ROADIES is a program for teenagers with disabilities, providing opportunities for young people with disabilities to become involved in recreation Maintaining tradition: Newhaven College Year 12 students Sarah Burns (left) and Jaz in groups, such as learning to surf, abseiling, horse Hendry presented balloons to Preps Balin and Riky to symbolise the passing of knowledge riding, tree surfing, feeding sharks and sting rays, as well as cultural activities such as trips to the theand custodianship to the college’s next generation. atre.

Aaron attends recreational day trips and camps, providing social support to young people with disabilities by acting as a role model.

Autism began affecting Aaron’s life when he was just five and around this time, he and his family attended an Interchange Gippsland Family Camp.

The family attended four more camps over the next few years and while Aaron remembers being NEWHAVEN College celebrated its 36th College. shy at first, initially spending time with his parents, In 2015, David joined the college board and he soon began to socialise and make new friends. birthday at a special Foundation Day asis now providing governance to the school that He had little to do with Interchange Gippsland sembly recently. provided him with his own education. until he was 13 and able to participate in the ROADSenior school captains Jade Dalton and The college was established in 1980 as the IES program. Initially Aaron found ROADIES a Duncan Hunt led the assembly that included result of the vision and work of the Rev John struggle. His first feelings were of isolation, not fitspecial guest speaker David Jobe. ting in, and not particularly enjoying the activities.

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David was a 1987 graduate, Papworth Prize Aaron felt there was a wedge between him and At a public meeting held on May 24, 1977, winner and dux of his Year 12 class who had his 150 people had affirmed the decision to establish the others and decided that he did not want to go heart set on a career in the United States as an along again. a Christian community school. aerospace engineer.

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“No one in my family had been to university before. Thanks to my Newhaven education, and especially our life governor Mrs Manning’s maths lessons, I was not only accepted into the course of my first preference but was ultimately able to graduate top of my aerospace engineering class,” he said.

Along with flying for the RAAF, David achieved his dream of working in the United States, for the Lockheed Corporation, now Lockheed Martin, in Marietta, Georgia.

Lockheed produced a number of famous aircraft of the day including the C130 Hercules, C5 Galaxy, and later, the F22 Raptor and F35.

Whilst enthralled by the technology he was immersed in, David began to realise life in the United States as an aerospace engineer was not for him.

The sense of community he had always enjoyed on Phillip Island, and at Newhaven College, was missing, prompting David to return home to join his family in the management of The Continental Hotel in Cowes.

David has since formed his own company, Southern Sustainable Developments, and his children Harry and Kate now attend Newhaven

purchased from the Boys Home and became the site of Newhaven College.

The Education Department loaned two portable classrooms, Penny Manning bought desks for 50 cents each and Betty Brookes offered to be the unpaid bursar.

The school began with one headmaster, two teachers and 51 students from 45 families. Frank Moore, an ecumenically minded school teacher, became the first headmaster and chose the motto, “In quietness and confidence shall be your strength”.

Now with more than 900 students, the original Boys Home Road site in Newhaven has been outgrown.

Years 10 to 12 students still attend the Boys Home Road Campus whilst Prep to Year 9 students attend the new Phillip Island Road Campus.

It is planned the whole college will move to the Phillip Island Road Campus when additional buildings are completed in the near future.

As is Newhaven’s tradition, delighted Prep students were presented with balloons by Year 12 students to symbolise the passing of knowledge and custodianship to Newhaven’s Helping out: Aaron Boscombe Hill (left) supervises young children taking part in surfing lessons through Interchange Gippsland. He is in the running for a volunteer award. next generation.

Recycle in the heart of Leongatha SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council last week replaced public litter bins in Leongatha’s central business district with new bin enclosures that enable the separate collection of recyclable materials and rubbish.

The new bin enclosures are dyna bolted in place so they can be easily moved if needed to adapt to changes in the streetscape brought about by the Leongatha Revitalisation Works Project, now in the planning stage.

The cost of implementing the $84,110 project was supported by a grant from the Australian Packaging Covenant Industry

though and I am glad I took notice. ROADIES soon became the highlight of my life. The leaders at that time, Colin and Bev, were incredible. They really made me feel part of the group, and helped me in many other ways, including supporting me to manage my anger and frustration,” he said.

Aaron’s relationship with Interchange Gippsland has been a long and successful one. In addition to helping manage his grandmother’s farm and volunteering with Mirboo North CFA, Aaron still finds time to volunteer with Interchange Gippsland assisting young participants on the HoP and ROADIES South programs.

“My theory is the sky is the limit. I can do anything if set my mind to it. Interchange Gippsland has helped shape me,” he said.

Interchange Gippsland is a not for profit disability support agency providing respite and recreation support and activities to individuals with disabilities and their families.

Debbie Knight CEO, Interchange Gippsland said, “Interchange Gippsland volunteers play an important role in promoting social inclusion and assisting individuals with a disability to access the community through a range of fun recreational and social activities.”

Volunteers at Interchange Gippsland are supported through training and development and mentoring from program coordinators.

Volunteering is undertaken at no cost with activities attended funded by Interchange Gippsland.

Interchange offers a wide variety of volunteering activities and people interested in exploring volunteering opportunities can call 1300 736 765 during business hours or email Jenni Rohde, marketing and communication manager on jenni@icg.asn.au to discuss their interest.

Further information on the types of volunteering activities and roles available can be obtained from Interchange Gippsland’s website at www.icg.asn. au.

Association of $53,863, with the remainder funded by council’s existing budgets.

Council’s waste management supervisor Peter Roberts said, “The introduction of public place recycling bins will help reduce the amount of litter waste sent to landfill from Leongatha each year and increase the recovery of recyclable packaging materials for recycling into new products.

“Providing residents with the opportunity to recycle their litter while away from home makes being environmentally sustainable a convenient option.”

The introduction of 20 new bin enclosures in the commercial area of Korumburra in 2014 has diverted 15 tonnes from landfill.

Footy loving councillor deflects tackle SOUTH Gippsland Shire Councillor Jim Fawcett has rejected he had a conflict of interest in relation to council’s proposal to fund works at Leongatha Recreation Reserve.

Council’s budget proposes to spend $800,000 on sealing roads, kerb and channelling and drainage at the reserve, and a further $600,000 on similar works at the Korumburra Showgrounds.

Korumburra’s David Amor told council last Wednesday Cr Fawcett

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should have declared a conflict of interest in the process, given he is chair of the Leongatha Recreation Reserve and also a life member of the Leongatha Football Club.

Cr Fawcett said there was no conflict, given he was only a member of the football club, not a member of the committee, and was also council’s representative on the reserve committee.

Mr Amor also questioned the accuracy of the traffic count at the Leongatha reserve council claimed was justification for the works proceeding.

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Set on five acres this home is full of surprises.

The main home of 26 squares comprises three good size bedrooms all with built in robes serviced by the main bathroom. The eat in kitchen/dining area will accommodate the whole family and is a cooks delight with two under bench ovens, a 900mm glass cook top, set in a 2.85mt island bench, there’s also a Miele dishwasher and large walk in and work pantry.

Off the dining area is a large lounge room with a feature open fire place, also a separate TV room.

Other features of the main home are the reverse cycle air conditioner, polished timber floors, a solid fuel heater and large laundry with plenty of storage.

Under the same roof line is a fully self contained apartment ideal for aged parents/guest accommodation or it may even spin an income.

The apartment offers one bedroom with ensuite, walk in robe, fully appointed kitchen, reverse cycle air conditioner and large living area.

“The Chalet” is a two storey teenagers’ pad offering

one bedroom with ensuite upstairs and kitchenette, dining and lounge downstairs. “The Chalet” is also heated and cooled via reverse cycle air conditioner.

Outside the home you will find a ripping barbecue/entertaining area complete with sink, running water and dishwasher (the views aren’t too shabby either).

The gardens are very productive with nine raised beds for vegetables; there are established fruit trees, a hot house, flower beds, fish pond, wood shed, and chook house.

The four car garage/workshop with concrete and power tops things off.

The acreage is divided into five paddocks and would suit a variety of uses, all the fencing is good, and there is also a large dam with its own surprise.

Located approximately 17km from Leongatha, the property is on a sealed road with the school bus at the gate.

In the rolling hills of Mardan this family lifestyle home really demands an inspection to appreciate what’s on offer.

To make arrangements to take a look, please call Peter Bellingham at SEJ Leongatha.

Inspections are strictly by appointment.

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N the high side at the quiet end of Parr Street, this four bedroom home ticks all the boxes you would expect for modern living.

The master bedroom with ensuite is located at the front of the house adjoining the north facing lounge.

At the centre is the kitchen/dining/living area, which also has sliding glass doors out to the covered outdoor area.

More bedrooms are placed at the rear of the house, along with the bathroom and laundry.

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HIS 11.7 acres property with approximately three acres of grassed area under trees makes the perfect ‘tree change’.

Nestled among the gum trees in a beautiful secluded setting is this four bedroom ‘country style’ residence.

Central to the layout is the ‘galley style’ kitchen featuring quality Miele appliances, Jarrah timber bench tops and offers gorgeous views over the property.

With a northerly aspect and large picture windows this open plan living area is full of natural light and a large solid wood heater keeps the area warm during winter months.

This solid brick home provides the option of three bedrooms and a study or fourth bedroom, all are spacious.

The main bedroom has a walk through robe to the ensuite.

Some of the features of this home include dado walls, timber ceilings, slate floors, internal

frework, wide hallway and more.

The land has been divided into three paddocks with a dam and sundry shedding with power and concrete floor ideally suited for sheep or goats.

What makes this property so special is the sweeping driveway that leads to the house, which is set amidst a beautiful stand of gumtrees, well established gardens of English and European deciduous trees, it truly is like a ‘private retreat’.

The property is located only eight kilometres from Leongatha, call to inspect today.

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Located on the popular Leongatha North Road surrounded by quality homes, this property is only five minutes to the Leongatha township.

Built by well know local builder Rod Bethune, the moment you walk in you can see the home oozes quality.

There are two separate living areas with the main lounge room featuring dado walls, slate floors, solid fuel heater and a sunny northerly aspect.

The main family area has a large kitchen with walk in pantry, warm dining area and sitting area with sliding doors onto the massive entertaining area with built in spa.

The master bedroom has an ensuite and walk in robe; all the other bedrooms are a good size and have built in robes.

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Plenty in store for Wonthaggi secondary WONTHAGGI Secondary College (WSC) has celebrated many highlights in term two.

The school was nominated in the state budget to share a cut of $12 million, which will go towards planning for a new education precinct.

“This has been a big excitement for the school

and it’s an important step forward,” McBride campus principal Darren Parker said.

The Dudley campus is also undergoing some changes with a thorough curriculum review.

“This is a full restructure of the curriculum, which will give the students an enhanced focus on literacy and numeracy,” Mr Parker said.

Students have enjoyed plenty of excursions over

the term and have engaged in many fundraisers through the student representative council.

“The last fundraiser we had was for the Leukaemia Foundation. Our student Chelsea McNamara bravely had her head shaved by Enter Hair’s Jasmine Garry,” Mr Parker said.

“Our students have also been involved with the primary and specialist schools and have raised money for the Royal Children’s Hospital. It’s fantastic to see so many students become so community minded.”

Staff, students and parents also recently underwent a resilience development program.

“The vision values were developed over two years and were endorsed by the school council,” Mr Parker said.

“We had known psychologists come in and talk to us about practical ways to support the students in Year 12 and coming into Year 12.”

Mental health has been a focus for the school, and the doctors in schools program will be launched at WSC as part of Department of Education’s new initiative to support youth health.

The school also recently launched its new Facebook to keep students and families up to date with new events and programs.

Final year: from left, Tahlia Andrighetto, Thomas Ivekovic, Keely Mabilia, Jack Harley, Hannah Sparkes, Zach Hill and Jake Williams have plenty to look forward to on Wonthaggi Secondary College’s calendar in their last school year.

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Endless opportunities at Leongatha secondary TERM two has brought activity and excitement to Leongatha Secondary College (LSC).

With house athletics, winter sports – including football, netball and soccer –cross country and camps all in the mix, there’s plenty of opportunity for students to enjoy the great outdoors and spend some quality time outside the classroom.

“There’s been a huge amount of sport this term, which has been exciting,” assistant principal Greg Ellt said.

Musicians have been well looked after throughout the term as well, participating in a combined music program with other musicians from the South Gippsland secondary colleges.

A performance evening will be held in June, which will include drama and performance pieces as well as a few musical items.

The Year 10s have been preparing for the future after recently taking part in work experience and learning proper interview etiquette with the Polish beacon program.

While NAPLAN tested Year 7 and Year 9 students, Year 8 students continued their meals on wheels program with the local hospital.

The general achievement test (GAT) will take place later this term for senior students taking on a unit three or four VCE subject.

“There are always plenty of things going on to create interest at the school,” Mr Ellt said.

Call Gemma today

Phone: 5662 2294 starreception@thestar.com.au Life lessons: from left, Year 9 students Ella Harris and Hannah McEwen nurse their model babies as part of Leongatha Secondary College’s Baby Think About It program.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - PAGE 31

College seeks a name change ASK A student from South Gippsland Secondary College which school they go to and chances are they will answer “Foster Secondary”.

year strategic plan will be evaluated and a new plan developed.

He said he plans to include more staff participation in the development of the new plan.

Mr McPhee said the school is consistently performFirst put up for review 14 years ago, this time ing well and is hitting its targets set out in the plan. around the school council is determined to see the “NAPLAN data and Year 12 results in 2015 and school’s name changed to Foster Secondary College. 2014 showed we outperformed most government In 2016, the issues prompting the review 14 years schools in Gippsland and significantly outperformed ago have not gone away and many at the school be- our only local private school competitor,” he said. lieve the arguments supporting a change have only “This makes us very proud at the school, and it is become stronger. my job to promote these results and celebrate them Principal Matt McPhee said as a result, the cur- with our hard working staff, parents and our students rent school council will revisit the issue and begin who really are striving to do their best. consultation with the school community.

“What is amazing is even with the state funding He said the most significant reason for the name cuts over the past few years, public schools like ours change could be described as “location confusion”. punch far above their weight.”

“When the school first changed its name to South Gippsland Secondary College in 1990, the Shire of South Gippsland was based in Foster,” he said.

“But those who don’t live in the area have a very vague notion of where South Gippsland actually is.”

Mr McPhee said the school is one of the few rural secondary colleges in the state that is not named for the town it is located in.

“All other government secondary colleges in South Gippsland are named for the town where they were established, so they never experience confusion as to where they are located and ‘who’ they are,” he said.

“One final consideration is the history of the school name. Foster has been part of the school name for 70 of our 97 years.”

If a new school name was to be adopted, it would present an opportunity to look at a new logo and in- Strive for best: South Gippsland Secondary troduce some new items into the uniform range.

College Year 11 students Georgia Thornton A consultation process will take place, including and Ekala Moore were busy studying last a survey which will be conducted online.

Wednesday, as they prepare for the rest of The data will then be considered by school council. Any decision must have the approval of the De- the term. partment of Education and Training south eastern Victoria regional director Stephen Gniel.

Mr McPhee said South Gippsland Secondary College is in a review year, which means the school’s three

Musical minds: from left, Holly, Rachel and Shayla from St Laurence’s Primary School were getting into the swing of things during music class last Wednesday morning.

Fun never stops at St Laurence’s IT IS education week every week at Leongatha’s St Laurence’s Primary School.

The school is always busy with music, physical education, French, technology and art, as well as its core subjects of English, maths, science and religious education.

School principal Kate Dourley said the school is getting ready for French day in July, which will see the Grade 5/6 classrooms turned into Madagascar and the hall into Paris.

“This year, we have focussed on French speaking countries, which is why we have chosen Mada-

gascar,” she said.

“The Grade 5/6 students will be making a big baobab tree, putting animals everywhere and using their iPads to create animal and jungle noises.”

Ms Dourley said it will be an interactive display.

Paris will include cafes, the catacombs, the Louvre complete with living statues and students will have to use their French on the day.

This term will also see a large focus on understanding and enjoying reading, science and will continue the school’s focus on behaviour, with the ABCs. Students are learning how to act responsibly, be respectful and care for others.

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On the night, students, staff members and parents will be working together to showcase some of the learning that occurs at Chairo.

Campus principal Anthony Collier said the school is looking forward to the expo and is expecting it to be as successful as the school’s first event, held last year.

“Current families will be attending, with many students actively involved, but the evening is also designed for those wishing to discover what Chairo has to offer,” he said.

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Mr Rothier said, “what we are less well known for is our surveying service.”

For any surveying needs for planning permit applications, land excisions, home building construction and the like, Mr Rotthier is your ‘go to’ man.

Paul Rotthier also has 30 years’ experience as a wedding photographer.

He specialises in photographic restoration, reproduction and collages.

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Choosing tiles is Allaway’s passion His business Allaway Industries with a highway frontage on Langham Drive in the industrial estate, Korumburra, is a veritable treasure house of tiles.

Mr Allan said the range of tiles available today compared with when he started in the business is vast.

Now, more than ever, customers need guidance in choosing the right tiles for their project.

Allaway Industries is an independent operator in the field and not being attached to a franchise group, and purchasing his stock from a large number of independent wholesalers, Mr Allan said, gives him the edge pricewise.

“My goal is to sell the right tiles for the job

with the client’s style, colour and finish in mind, beholden to no one else but the client,” he said.

“I’m selling not what I want to sell to achieve a franchise target but what my customer wants.”

Mr Allan and his daughter Nicole Lacey, who runs the business with him, said he also has a band of tradesmen to recommend for certain jobs.

He said, “I know which tradesman to match with a specific job; they all fall into different categories.”

The shop front has just been repainted and restyled, to stand out from the crowd and fit in with the owner’s believe that to go forward, things have to change.

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Open book: Education Week was in full swing at the Korumburra Primary School on Friday morning and the open classrooms attracted many visitors. Grade 3 student Kiera Witton enjoyed showing her mother Stacie Witton and four month old sister Allie, and her grandparents Debbie and Mooch Witton her reading.

Staff ‘drove’ walking school buses from around different parts of the town, to school, where students and staff shared a healthy breakfast supported financially by the South Gippsland Shire Council.

At a special assembly, Grade 6 students shared their views about ‘What Education Means to Me.’ In the afternoon, grades 5 and 6 students competed against Foster Consolidated School in various sports as part of the Woorayl District Winter Sport Competition.

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Sign up: from left, Jaide Cox and Monica Amor at the Telstra store, Mobiz, in Korumburra are receiving many enquiries as more and more people come within reach of the NBN.

Rotary resurrects a fallen vision

By Stuart Biggins ON a windy July 6, 1956 Prime Minister Robert Menzies opened Korumburra’s International Avenue.

Both sides of Bridge Street from outside the courthouse to Princes Street had just been planted with 43 trees indigenous to 43 countries by the Rotary Club of Korumburra.

It is unlikely the avenue has reached anywhere near what those who conceived of the idea imagined.

For one, over time, gaps have appeared where trees have died and the club’s Mark Holmes said replacing the trees that have been lost has been identified of one of the club’s projects.

The project to be completed by spring, is expected to take between $2000 and $3000 to complete.

Many of the trees were donated by the embassies of the counties represented and not only has the avenue never reached the vision of the Rotarians who conceived of the idea and destined that it would one day become a town drawcard, but is a poor replica.

For example what should have grown to become a towering Israeli Cyprus, perhaps a dominant feature of the skyline, is truncated to keep it clear of overhead lines.

The overhead lines have prevented many of the trees from assuming their natural forms.

Nor is there is a guide to the trees or plaques in place naming the trees and countries.

Few people know that a planting known as the Avenue of Honour even exists.

There is no infrastructure or landscaping along the street to support the trees except for a solitary signpost which you might have driven past dozens of times and not seen.

The tree chosen to represent Australia is outstanding and when in flower, as it has been throughout April, it is well worth a look.

It is the stenocarpus sinuatus.

With the common name of Firewheel, this is one of Australia’s most spectacular rainforest trees and is covered with flowers that lend the tree its common name.

There are trees from all continents and all four corners of the planets including Sri Lanka, Korea, Iceland and the Dominican Republic.

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Deals ready for NBN to roll in WHILE some parts of Korumburra actually have NBN service already, the whole town will not be connected until 2017.

Bena is connected and many places here and there around the district form a patchwork of coverage as the high speed broadband network is rolled out.

Places like Dalyston, Loch and Wonthaggi will be connected before the end of the year.

Mobiz, the Telstra shop on Commercial Street in Korumburra, can easily check to see if your residence has coverage and can also place customers on the waiting list.

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This is a store that is crammed full of the unexpected which includes an incredibly colourful range of gumboots. Friendly staff member, Marianne Jones, was happy to provide an example of two of the many signs for both serious and humorous purposes available. Work wear embroidered with your business name is also a Countrywide Clothing speciality.

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Korumburra Council to debate ’Burra vision Visit

SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council will consider the proposed Korumburra Town Centre Streetscape Masterplan at its meeting tomorrow (Wednesday).

New look: an artist’s impression of how a possible plaza in Commercial Street, Korumburra could look as part of the Korumburra Town Centre Streetscape Masterplan.

Council received 73 submissions to the proposal to enhance the safety, attractiveness and practicality of Korumburra’s town centre along Commercial Street and Bridge Street intersection.

Submissions have been analysed for level of support and priority rating from the Korumburra community. The final version incorporates both significant reconfigurations and minor alterations, as suggested by the feedback received.

The plan has been refined and considered by an independent road safety audit and VicRoads.

The report to council will outline the level of support received for different aspects of the masterplan, what changes were made for the final version and what improvements are expected from the proposals if they are endorsed.

To view the proposed Korumburra Town Centre Streetscape Masterplan visit www.southgippsland. vic.gov.au/korumburra-streetscape-masterplan or contact council’s strategic planning officer Fiona Mottram on 5662 9200.

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Mossvale’s claim to Aussie fame MOSSVALE Park is famous across South Gippsland for its stunning collection of deciduous trees, offering a hint of England in South Gippsland.

Now the park is even more famous further afield, with a chestnut leaved oak believed to be the biggest oak tree in Australia at 33m tall.

The tree was nominated by Alan Deumer of Harcourt, central Victoria, who has found and nominated 15 trees in Victoria that are on the National Register, which records the biggest of every species of tree in Australia.

There are more than 720 trees

on the register, with the height, circumference and crown spread of each tree measured, and the resultant formula creating a points system that enables trees to be compared with others.

The Mossvale oak is 105 years old, and has a circumference of 7.18m, stands 33m tall and has a crown spread of 42m, accumulating 425 points. The tree can be found at the coordinates 38 24 10.44 S, 146 3 13.68 E, or just at the edge of the end of the car park, near the toilets and playground.

“We were at Berrys Creek looking at family history because one side my family had a farm at Berrys

Creek and another side had a farm at Fairbank,” Mr Deumer said.

His father Norm Deumer was born at Leongatha and his aunty Nancy Deumer was born at Mirboo North.

“I had seen the tree registered on the National Trust website, on the trust’s register of significant trees, which is only a state register. However I noticed it was not on the national register,” Mr Deumer said.

He and his family measured the tree and submitted the statistics to the national register, to which it was added.

To find out more, see www.nationalregisterofbigtrees.com.au

Changing lives: Barbara Look of South Gippsland Shire Council discusses the success of men’s sheds with Graeme Green, secretary of the Corner Inlet Men’s Shed.

Men build opportunities KORUMBURRA’S men’s shed is closer to moving to the town’s railway station precinct, after securing a lease for the site.

How’s this?: Alan Deumer (left) and his son Daniel with the magnificent chestnut leaved oak at Mossvale Park at Berrys Creek that is believed to be the biggest of its kind in Australia.

The shed will relocate from its original base at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum.

The news was announced by Barbara Look of South Gippsland Shire Council when she updated councillors about men’s shed activities in the region last Wednesday.

“Men’s sheds are growing in Victoria by about 30 sheds a year,” she said.

There are now also men’s sheds at Corner Inlet (Foster Station Park), Leongatha, Meeniyan, Mirboo North, Nyora, Venus Bay and Tarwin Lower, and Sandy Point, which opened last year.

The sheds are places for men to share

their skills and experiences, socialise, improve their health and wellbeing, and undertake projects to benefit the community.

Venus Bay and Tarwin Lower Men’s Shed president John Hyett said he moved to Venus Bay five years ago.

“The men’s shed has given me an opportunity to meet people, not just in Venus Bay and Tarwin Lower, but people in Leongatha, Foster and around the area,” he said.

Graeme Green, secretary of the Corner Inlet Men’s Shed, said the group expects to receive a licence to the shed site from the Great Southern Rail Trail Committee.

Men also meet other men from across the region through the Gippsland Cluster of Sheds.

An annual brochure listing men’s sheds and contact details in Gippsland is now available.

MP urges churches to act on refugee crisis MCMILLAN MP Russell Broadbent has called on members of South Gippsland’s clergy to boldly step forward in a campaign of action to

help solve the Australian refugee crisis.

He told members of the clergy, representing Anglican, Baptist, Catholic and Uniting churches and independent Christian parishes that “now was the critical

moment for action”.

Reminding them of their Christian roots, he appealed to them to come together and speak with one voice, demanding the Federal Government and Opposition “solve this problem hu-

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manely and definitely.”

Mr Broadbent admitted the issues were difficult and complex and the settling of the promised 12,000 Syrian refugees in Australia would bring challenges.

Nevertheless, the church had a vital role to play in finding a just solution. He said that continued confinement of men, women and children in off shore detention camps was totally unacceptable and plainly a grave injustice that both government and opposition needed to be reminded of constantly.

Throughout his presentation, Mr Broadbent emphasised there was no time to hesitate – this was a human crisis and the churches must seize the moment and go into action.

The Christian Ministers’ Forum was organised by the Corner Inlet Justice Group and was held at Waratah Hills Winery at Fish Creek.

It was chaired by leading social justice educator and publisher, Garry Eastman.

Members of the clergy from Leongatha, Korumburra, Mirboo North, Inverloch, Fish Creek and Foster outlined the issues they were dealing with in local parish life. These included mental health, lack of access to young people and

general poverty.

The ministers and priests all highlighted the State Government’s attitude to chaplains and religious education in schools was resulting in a vital disconnection between church, community and youth.

They believed there was a need for greater enthusiasm for spiritual programs in schools to help nurture a better understanding of the larger questions of life and provide the platform for community and church connection.

Some spoke of being approached by students about having a stronger spiritual involvement in their schools.

The clergy also outlined some of the important programs that were operating at parish level to assist those in need and better educate church members about how to be more effective in this regard.

They highlighted the daily outreach being provided by St Vincent de Paul’s Society and the Salvation Army in this area.

South Gippsland Shire Councillor Andrew McEwen spoke about council’s interest in helping to resettle refugees locally and said he was willing to call a public

meeting to discuss how this could be done.

The chairman of the Corner Inlet Justice Group, Peter Philp, said his group was willing to support Cr McEwen in promoting this

community consultation.

Mr Philp said the Corner Inlet Justice Group would be in regular conversation with the South Gippsland parishes so the local church could speak as one on these issues.

Milpara Community House news MILPARA is still working on establishing a photography group. The aim is to provide a friendly space for people to share the love of photography and enhance each other’s skills.

As Benjamin Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn”. The small group will next meet on Sunday, May 29. Give Paul a call on to find out more 0434 923 107. The group intends to expand into editing and using online tools in the future.

Milpara is hosting a free Alzheimer’s Volunteer Companion Workshop on Monday, May 30. Understand the impact of dementia and what you, as a volunteer companion, can do to engage and maintain positive connections.

Warhammer is a table top game of fantasy battles using dice, measuring tapes and plastic models with statistics and abilities. Players command their armies/forces with hope of victory. Some people really get into the game, while others are interested in the skill of painting figurines.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s all about or would like to meet some other likeminded people, we are holding a Warhammer Introduction on Saturday, June 4.

We are offering an Introduction to Community Services over four weeks to commence Wednesday, June 1.

Our quarterly Newcomers afternoon tea is Tuesday, May 31. Please let us know if you are attending so we can organise a welcome pack and yummy afternoon tea.

For more information about Milpara, please call us on 5655 2524.

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Your LOCAL guide to Art and Entertainment

Science meets art AS PART of Creative Gippsland’s Come and Play all of May festival, Inverloch artist Ray Dahlstrom and workshop participants, created an environmental painting about the effect of humans’ carbon footprint on the ocean.

“I love living near the ocean, but I worry about what humans are doing to it. Many people are now aware plastics are very dangerous for sea creatures and any animals that eat them, and that includes humans,” he said.

“When I first moved to Inverloch seven years ago, I was already worried about plastics, but knew little about ocean acidification, until I attended a forum which alerted me to how the carbon dioxide that we put into the air also affects the ocean, by turning it acidic.

“This is tragic for all sea animals with shells or bones and that is what our painting is about.”

Those who attended had fun blowing into test tubes to demonstrate the carbon dioxide they breathe out turns water acidic.

Of course, it is not only humans’ breath that puts more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere; it is also the burning of fossil fuels and forest clearing.

Participants traced around their feet to represent their carbon footprint and placed these on the painting.

There was much discussion amongst the group as to the best placement of the footprints. Ray is now completing the painting Our Carbonic Ocean, which he estimates will take about two weeks.

The workshop was held at Ray’s Inverloch studio and gallery.

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Evita takes flight

By Tayla Kershaw EVITA will take to the stage for its official opening this Saturday night, May 28.

Taking shape: from left, Aileen Venning, John Mumford and Nicky Miller took part in the creation of the environmental painting with Inverloch artist Ray Dahlstrom.

Left, Coming together: the painting Our Carbonic Ocean will take Inverloch artist Ray Dahlstrom a further two weeks to finish.

Now is your chance to buy tickets to another amazing Wonthaggi Theatrical Group production, which will run for 12 shows in the next three weeks.

Tracing the life of Eva Peron, Evita takes the audience through Argentina’s rich political history and the complex story of one of its major political figures.

Eva Duarte (Peron) is born of a lower class and becomes a B Grade actress. Following her marriage to Argentinean president Juan Peron, Eva rises through the political ranks and is forced to face the triumphs and the consequences that come with being in power.

Featuring local talents such as Nina BarryMacaulay, John Black, Tim Gessel and Corey Green, the musical offers an intricate storyline and a diverse soundtrack delivered by some true local stars. They are supported by an impressive

ensemble.

Year after year, the Wonthaggi Theatrical Group has only become more impressive both onstage and off.

While the performers light up the stage, the same amount of talent and dedication is produced offstage.

The crew of Evita is itching to show off this year’s glorious set and amazing costumes, which has been a massive job to complete by a range of volunteers.

The set, the costumes and the direction were all fulfilled by Colin Mitchell, a renowned theatrical talent right across the local area.

He is joined by choreographer Bron Kalos, who expertly inserted Latin American dance into the repertoire of everyone involved in the show and well known musical director Kirk Skinner, who will bring the music and lyrics of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber to life.

Tickets to the show are available on Wonthaggi Theatrical Group’s website www.wtg.org. au. The show is set to have its final show at 2pm on Sunday, June 12.

Mirboo North country market

THIS SATURDAY MAY 28 Showcasing local produce, jams, vegetables, clothing, bric a brac, cakes, knitted items and a variety of toys and plants, along with local painting and artworks.

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Leongatha Lyric Theatre Inc. presents...

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Mon-Fri 11am to 3pm | Sat 10am to 12pm

Sat 28 May 2016 - 8pm Wonthaggi Union Community Art Centre Sun 29 May - 2pm Thurs 2 June - 8pm Graham St, Wonthaggi Fri 3 June - 8pm Sat 4 June - 2pm and 8pm Tickets available via the Sun 5 June - 5pm Wonthaggi Theatrical Group website Thurs 9 June - 8pm Fri 10 June - 8pm Sat 11 June - 2pm and 8pm www.wtg.org.au Sat 12 June - 2pm

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Volunteers celebrated committee of management in 1964 and was recently recognised for an incredible 52 years of service managing the reserve, tennis courts, and oval, including the development of the hall; and • long serving volunteers managing foreshore reserves such as Bill Bray at Walkerville and Ray Henderson, who, with support from many others, have spent many years maintaining and improving the foreshores in their communities for the benefit of all.

Members of committees of management are appointed by the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water. DELWP provides day to day advice and support to these committees to enable them to manage community facilities effectively.

For further information regarding DELWP’s committees of management, please visit ww.delwp.vic.gov.au/committees.

THE efforts of volunteers who maintain community facilities and reserves were recognised during National Volunteer Week 2016.

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) land planning and approvals regional manager Carole Macmillan said, “There are approximately 180 committees across Gippsland who look after Crown land reserves on behalf of the Victorian community.

“These include public halls, recreation reserves, rail trails, historic sites, conservation and foreshore areas.

“Their work is not always easy – as well as the day-to-day care and maintenance of these sites, committees balance competing priorities and protect natural features and community assets.

“In addition, there are many others involved in the Coastcare program right along Gippsland’s coast who help with tasks like weed control, revegetation, education and threatened species monitoring and protection.”

Just a few examples of volunteers include: • Doug Close, who joined the Outtrim Recreation Reserve

Giving freely: from left, Mick Dortmans of Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, thanks Doug Close and reserve chairperson Paul Turton for their work with the Outtrim Recreation Reserve.

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Farming Insight

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Please be advised that Wednesday, June 1 at 12pm will be the final sheep & lamb sale for this season

SOUTH GIPPSLAND ASSOCIATED AGENTS

FARMERS are being urged to voice their technology needs at the AgriVictoria Summit on Thursday, June 9, in Melbourne where Mirboo North vegetable grower Emma Germano will act as a panel member.

Tactics for Tight Times

Workshops: Finances, Feed & Friends

Australian precision agriculture expert Professor David warned while the current focus on blue-sky ‘big data’ development is important for the future of Australian agriculture, it could leave farmers in the dark when it comes to the practical, simple, effective technologies that are available to make farming easier and more efficient.

Commenting on his role as chair of the ‘Smarter Farming: Investing in Your Future’ panel at the summit, Prof Lamb, who leads the University of New England’s SMART Farm project, said, “We want to hear what farmers need so we can help to identify the technologies that will work for them.

“There are simple technologies available to make farming easier from assessing pastures and monitoring water trough levels to supply chain management. But I’m concerned these tools get lost in the noise around blue-sky technologies and big data.

“We need farm technology to be sustainable, manageable, practical and readily accessible.”

Panel member Emma Germano, who is the general manager of her family’s horticulture business I Love Farms at Mirboo North, will provide a compelling case study for how simple ‘app-riculture’ technologies can revolutionise the paddock to plate process.

For example, she uses the smartphone app ‘Whatsapp’ to lock in export orders with international clients, the moon calendar app for predicting harvest timings and social media networks for finding staff to pick the produce and market it to consumers.

“It’s understandable farmers might feel intimated by all the new technology available, but once you know what you need and how to use it, you’ll wonder how you ever worked without it,” she said.

Victorian horticulture farmer Andrew Bulmer, managing director of Bulmer Farms, will also discuss his operation and together

GippsDairy and Dairy Australia are collaborating with the wider dairy industry to deliver a coordinated and effective industry response to seasonal and market conditions being experienced by Gippsland Dairy Farmers.

The Tactics for Tight Times program will build on the GippsDairy seasonal response effort to date. The 'Finances, Feed and Friends' workshops focus on understanding the options dairy farmers have, the tactics they can use and the decisions they need to make to work through the challenging conditions.

Korumburra Workshop Wednesday, May 25 10.45am to 1pm Korumburra Showgrounds Sanders St, Korumburra

Meeniyan Workshop Thursday, May 26 6.45pm to 9.15pm The Bowls Club Recreation Reserve Nerrena Rd, Meeniyan

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Finances, Feed and Friends workshops include: • Immediate actions for farmers and calculation of break-even milk price • Cash flow management strategies • Maximising home grown pasture and feeding options • Animal health over winter • Panel Session with a Consultant, Banker, Farmer and Industry representative • Farmer health and wellbeing Please RSVP with GippsDairy on 5624 3900 or executiveassistant@gippsdairy.com.au These Tactics for Tight Times days have been supported by Dairy Australia through GippsDairy, as well as the voluntary contribution of local farmers and service providers.

Emma sprouts app-riculture benefits

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with Emma will outline how they believe their investments in technology and process innovation have contributed to their ability to tap into Asian export opportunities whilst also helping them grow their business locally.

The summit will be followed by the premier event on the Victorian agriculture social calendar, Agriculture: The Heart of Victoria gala dinner.

For more information about the events, see: • AgriVictoria – State of Opportunity Summit: http://www.agrivictoria.com.au and • Agriculture: The Heart of Victoria: http:// www.heartofvic.com.au

Sharing ideas: Mirboo North vegetable grower Emma Germano will be discussing the benefits of technology at the AgriVictoria Summit next month.

Steers attract higher prices THERE were approximately 1900 export and 300 young cattle penned representing an increase of 150 head week on week.

There was a full field of buyers present and competing in a dearer sale for prime cattle, cheaper for the dairy cows.

Quality was good in the grown steers and bullocks but slipped in the young cattle run while the cows held only limited numbers showing finish.

Vealers sold to firm demand for a limited selection. There were very few yearling steers suited to the trade while the heifers gained 5c/kg for most. Grown steers and bullocks sold mostly 6c to 12c/kg dearer for a better quality selection.

Heavy beef cows averaged firm for most while the dairy cows eased 2c to 4c for the plainer drafts, 6c to 11c/kg for the better covered lines.

Heavy weight bulls sold to firm demand for a plainer selection.

Heavy weight vealers suited to butchers sold from 313c to 330c/kg. The handful of trade steers reached 320c while the yearling heifers to the trade made between 287c and 320c/kg.

Grown steers sold between 292c and 334c/ kg. Bullocks made from 300c to 334c/kg. Heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers sold from 238c to 268c/kg with the crossbred portion from 240c to 318c/kg.

Most light and medium weight cows made between 137c and 204c/kg. Heavy weight cows sold mostly between 186c and 255c/kg. Heavy weight bulls made from 229c to 271c/kg.

The next sale draw - May 25 & 26: 1. Phelan & Henderson & Co, 2. Alex Scott & Staff, 3. SEJ, 4. Rodwells, 5. Elders, 6. Landmark.

Final Sheep Sale - Wednesday, June 1 at 12pm.

Prime Sale - Wednesday, May 18 BULLOCKS 5 S.W. Scott, Inverloch 11 M. Dean, Flynn 6 F.A. & D.M. Boulton, Sale 8 R.J. Rogers, Boolarra 10 Amaruso, Traralgon 18 O’Loughlin Bros, Meeniyan

568.0kg 630.5kg 609.2kg 553.1kg 586.0kg 747.8kg

333.6 333.6 332.6 325.6 325.0 323.6

$1894.85 $2103.20 $2026.09 $1800.98 $1904.50 $2419.81

STEERS 2 S.W. Scott, Inverloch 1 F.A. & D.M. Boulton, Sale 1 A. & M. Daniel, Alberton West 1 G.W. & T.A. Shilliday, Fish Creek 2 W.N. Haw, Leongatha 2 M. Beavis, Kardella

530.0kg 540.0kg 280.0kg 360.0kg 362.5kg 360.0kg

333.6 332.6 330.0 326.6 325.6 325.0

$1768.08 $1796.04 $924.00 $1175.76 $1180.30 $1170.00

HEIFERS 1 A. & M. Daniel, Alberton West 1 G.W. & T.A. Shilliday, Fish Creek 2 R.G., A.M. & C.a. Reiske, Boolarra 6 J. Neave, Traralgon East 1 D.C. & L.J. McNaughton, Fairbank 1 P.D. Stapleton, Foster

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330.0 328.6 324.6 320.0 320.0 318.2

$1122.00 $1117.24 $1314.63 $1405.33 $1360.00 $1288.71

COWS 1 I.H. & J.M. James, Glen Alvie 6 N.R. & S.S. Constantine, Buffalo 2 J.F. & M.R. White, French Island 1 A.J. & B.R. Moyle, Lance Creek 1 R. & G. Dakin, Glen Forbes 2 Kirben Nominees Pty Ltd, Fish Creek

660.0kg 597.5kg 637.5kg 710.0kg 695.0kg 675.0kg

254.6 253.6 251.6 246.6 246.6 245.6

$1680.36 $1515.26 $1603.95 $1750.86 $1713.87 $1657.80

BULLS 1 Vening Pastoral Co, Hedley 1030.0kg 271.0 $2791.30 1 Oldham Pastoral Co, Archies Creek 930.0kg 258.6 $2404.98 1 The Firs (Vic) Pty Ltd, Korumburra 655.0kg 250.6 $1641.43 1 D.M. Phelan, Binginwarri 940.0kg 249.0 $2340.60 1 M.F. & M.M. Gleeson, Boolarra 805.0kg 248.6 $2001.23 1 D.R. Hall, Budgeree 675.0kg 243.6 $1644.30

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Farming Insight

Dutch courage pays off LIKE any young man leaving home for the first time, Legendairy farmer Erwin Reesink had his doubts about what he was doing.

280 Complete Dairy Herd 280 Monday, June 6 at 11am VLE Leongatha Saleyards A/c Virginia Ryan, Dumbalk (Relinquishing Dairying - Property Sold)

180 Friesian, Friesian x Cows, 90 cows calved Autumn, currently producing 28 liters, and 90 cows which are in calf to AI Sires Superior, Authority, Double Dutch, Emissary, Charlotte, and more, to calve July and August, have been dry cow treated with teat seal.

100 Friesian, Friesian x Heifers, Sires include Superior, Double Dutch, Ginary Jack, Virgil and more, Unjoined, 8-18 months.

This herd is a large framed herd, in very good condition and display the true dairy characteristics with neat udders, currently have a low cell count that sits in premium quality. The herd has been culled of any aged or defect cows, so buyers can buy cows with many years of dairying to come. A very genuine herd as the Dairy farm has been sold, these cows will be for outright auction, no known JD. (more details on sale day)

Preliminary Notice FORTHCOMING CLEARING SALE Farm Plant, Equipment & Sundries

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Young and driven: Stacey and Erwin Reesink with Banjo and Turbo on their Wattle Bank farm.

“At the time, you weren’t allowed to produce any more milk than your quota and, if you did, you had to pay a penalty.

“We could have stayed there, but there was a brighter future over here.”

The big move was an experience that he shared with millions of Dutch men and women, who followed the Reesinks’ journey on a popular reality TV show called IkVertrek (or I’m Leaving).

The Reesink episode broke ratings records, with millions tuning in for the novelty of watching dairy farmers start a new life in a strange

country.

“The show was always the same thing with people starting wineries and B and Bs in France or England,” Erwin said.

“So people were interested to see dairy farmers in Australia.”

Dairy Australia’s Legendairy campaign aims to highlight inspirational farmers, like Erwin and Stacey, who form the backbone of Australia’s $4 billion dairy industry.

To read more Legendairy stories, head to legendairy.com.au

Join tour to prepare for climate change FARMERS are invited to join a tour to learn to adapt to climate change.

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The Northern Victoria Farm Tour, hosted by the Southern Gippsland Agricultural Climate Resilience Project, will be visiting northern Victoria to see how farmers cope with warmer and drier climates expected from climate change.

The trip will take interested farmers to Rob Fenton’s Natural Environment Centre (NEC) farm in Thurgoona and Tom’s Paddock at Yea. The project aims to provide Southern Gippsland farmers with the experience of how to adapt to warmer climates that are expected as a

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result of climate change.

South Gippsland Shire Council’s agricultural resilience officer Jill Vella said farmers can visit other farmers in warmer conditions, such as northern Victoria, to learn how the cope with these expected conditions.

“Diversification has been suggested as the main way we can adapt to climate change and both of our key farm visits are with food producers that practice integrated farm management,” she said.

“We expect interested farmers from Southern Gippsland will learn new ways to diversify their farms to ensure they are in a steady position as

the climate changes.”

The farm tour will be conducted over two days on July 12 and 13, 2016.

For more information please contact Jill on 0408 208 350. Any individuals wishing to take part in the tour can call council on 5662 9200 to book and pay. Bookings are essential by June 13, 2016 at a cost of $100 per person twin share. A single supplement is available at $40.

The Southern Gippsland Agricultural Climate Resilience Project is a joint initiative of South Gippsland Shire Council, Bass Coast Shire Council, Bass Coast Land Network and the Victorian Government.

Gooley's Lane, Dumbalk A/c Virginia Ryan (Property Sold) More details next week's edition & Elders website Outside entries invited subject to agent's approval

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P FOX, YINNAR (PROPERTY SOLD) (LANDMARK) 25 Angus steers, 18-20 months, East Gippsland bred A/C KENNINGTON PARK, MEENIYAN (RODWELL) 25 Angus steers, 14 months, Lawson blood A/C BREEDER - RUSSELL JONES, FOSTER (SEJ) 20 Angus steers, 13-15 months A/C D & S MORGAN, YANAKIE (SEJ) 20 Hereford/fries cross steers - 12 mths 20 Fries steers - 12 mths 20 hereford/fries heifers - 12 mths All bucket reared AJ & BR MOYLE, LANCE CREEK (ALEX SCOTT) 12 Angus steers 6 Angus heifers Banquet blood, 12 mths old, weaned & drenched G & K DAVIS, LEONGATHA (LANDMARK) 4 Angus steers, 10-12 months 8 Ang/fries x steers, 15-18 months, bucket reared 17 Ang/fries x steers, 14-16 months, bucket reared 12 Friesian steers, 12 months, bucket reared WA & LM ELLEM, DOREEN (LANDMARK) 11 BB steers 10 BB heifers 10-12 months, Yarram Park blood, drenched Ivermectin & 5 in 1, 12/1/16 J & A MEYER, MT ECCLES (RODWELLS) 15 Angus heifers, 18 months, unjoined A/C BREEDER (PHC) 40 Jersey/friesian cross heifers, 8-10 months AI bred, well grown.

Harris Bros, Whitelaw (SEJ) 16 Shorthorn Fries x Strs, Rising 2yo, Bucket reared.

A/C ORONG PARK, KORUMBURRA (PROPERTY SOLD) (RODWELL) 30 Angus friesian x cows with Feb/Mar drop limmo calves at foot, redepasted top Limmo bull 1/5/16 , (10x2nd,10x3rd,10x4th+5th calvers) 1 Limmo bull 4 years (top quality) D & K FLEMING, MIRBOO NTH (PROPERTY LEASED) (LANDMARK) 28 x 28 Angus/fries x cows & calves, 3rd & 4th calvers with Limousin calves at foot, re-dept. To Limousin bull early april.

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Leaving his mother and brother behind in Holland to start a new life in Australia was a huge step for an 18 year old, but one that has paid dividends.

Just four years since making his big move, Erwin is running a South Gippsland dairy farm with his new wife Stacey, who herself arrived in South Gippsland via South Africa and New Zealand.

The couple share-farm on Len McRae’s Wattle Bank property near Wonthaggi where they milk 250 cows on 100 hectares.

At just 22 and 20 years old respectively, Erwin and Stacey have far more responsibility than most young people their age, but say the dairy lifestyle offers them opportunities that few others enjoy.

“Being your own boss is good and I love the animals,” Erwin said.

“It’s a pretty busy life with weekends as well, but if we get our work done we can have a quiet day or head off to the beach.”

For Stacey, having the opportunity to be onfarm with Erwin makes dairy life more appealing than most careers.

“It’s probably what I like about it the most. We get to spend time with each other,” she said.

Erwin wasn’t completely alone before meeting Stacey. His father Johan emigrated at the same time, along with Johan’s partner and their three children.

Johan, who now farms a few kilometres away at Middle Tarwin, always wanted to come to Australia after spending holidays here.

“It was always dad’s dream to come here. We’d been here twice before on holiday. We really liked it and loved the country,” Erwin said.

The family had a dairy farm in north east Holland, milking 75 cows on 41 hectares. European red tape and the inability to grow the farm business saw the family make its bold move to the southern hemisphere.

“It’s getting very hard to dairy farm over there, especially if you want to expand. It’s very strict and very complicated,” Erwin said.

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DISPENSARY TECHNICIAN We are seeking an experienced dispensary technician to join our team at Korumburra Pharmacy on a full time basis.

Previous experience in pharmacy and a dispensary technician qualification is essential.

Experience with FRED dispense and Webstercare preferred.

For more information please email Davin & Carolyn Field at korpharm@tpg.com.au or to apply email resumé before June 14th, 2016.

Chief Executive Officer Mirridong Services has been established in Yarram since the 1960’s and are recognised for the essential services they provide to the regional community. An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Chief Executive Officer to join this small not-for-profit organisation.

The primary function of the role will be to guide the group in accordance with the organisations business skills and commercial acumen. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are desired along with a results driven attitude and the ability to motivate others.

The ideal candidate will have: • Retail and sales experience • Strong computer and administration skills • Initiative and common sense • Ability to assist organisation of job scheduling

For a copy of the Position Description please contact Doreen Milne on 5182 5750, email: info@mirridong.com.au or in person at the Mirridong Office.

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Applicants will require: • MR Truce Licence • Red/White Card • Forklift Licence preferred • Crane truck experience preferred • Excellent customer service skills • Available for weekend work on roster basis Apply in writing to: The Yard Manager A.W. Smith & Sons 5-9 Roughead Street Leongatha Or accounts@awsmith.com.au

SOUTH GIPPSLAND/BASS COAST Notice to Members The Annual General Meeting of the South Gippsland Bass Coast Local Learning and Employment Network will be held on

Wednesday 8th June, 2016 at The new STGSA Conference Centre (Old High School, next to Mesley Hall) 71 Ogilvy Street, Leongatha 11am - 1pm

Rural Merchandise Sales Representive • Location - Leongatha

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Rodwells is a highly successful division of the ASX listed Ruralco and has been providing professional, personalised service to its clients since its establishment in 1981. With 24 locations across Victoria and southern New South Wales, Rodwells offers a comprehensive range of products and services to assist their wool and livestock, real estate and rural merchandise clients. We are well positioned for growth and are currently seeking a driven Sales representative to join our team.

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Applicant must be hands-on and take the business to the next level.

Duties include: Manage sales, operations, customer relations, safety, HACCAP, EMS, inventory, purchasing, organising staff roster and budgeting. Candidate must have good command of verbal and written English, communication skills and be flexible to work 7 days 2 x shift operations. Candidate must be loyal, trustworthy, hardworking, must have short and long term business goals to achieve budget. Company in return will provide suitable candidate a full time employment with $50,000 per year salary plus 9.5% super.

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Financial Counsellor – Gamblers Help Gippsland, Fixed Term Full time

Our expanding Connected Communities team is seeking two proactive and dynamic Financial Counsellors for a 12 month term – full time position – (subject to ongoing funding – job share will be considered) The Gamblers Help Financial Counselling program and the FC-PAG Program assists people who are experiencing personal financial difficulties in regard to problem gambling. These Financial Counselling positions will assist clients living in surrounding towns to build financial resilience and assist with developing the necessary tools to achieve financial independence.

These positions are Gippsland wide, however priority catchment areas are South West, Warragul, Moe, Wonthaggi and Morwell.

If you are a qualified and experienced Financial Counsellor who is energetic, enthusiastic, committed to the delivery of excellent service delivery and achieving positive client outcomes, then this position may appeal to you!

For more information please contact Heidi Losic-Smith, Manager Connected Communities on 1800 242 696.

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

ADORABLE restored, retro caravan. Tows well, or sleepout, $4,000 ONO. 0400-248000.

livestock

Customer Service OfďŹ cers Casual positions Ability to work at multiple sites across the Shire Join a dedicated and supportive team $36.16 per hour

BULLS for hire or for sale. Friesian, Angus, Hereford, Limo or Jersey. All sound young bulls. Hire or sale. Phone 0447-331762.

Enquiries to: Alyssa Knox, Customer Service Team Leader on 03 5662-9200.

Community Support Workers Casual positions Nyora/Poowong, Mirboo North & Foster areas Quality care & support to clients in their own homes $31.30 to $32.93 per hour

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Public Amenities Team Member Ongoing Part Time 30 hours per week Ability to work between Leongatha & Foster sites $30.49 per hour

We stock the largest range of chainsaws in South Gippsland, including - Stihl, McCulloch and Husqvarna

from $199

Professional repairs and services to all makes of chainsaws.

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Enquiries to: Steve Missen, Parks & Gardens Coordinator on 03 5662 9100.

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FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408980-711, A/H 56625175.

FIREWOOD: Split red gum, premium split red gum (small), ironbark hardwood mix. Pick up or delivered. Loaded and sold by weight. Utes, trailers or load your own boot. Ask about our shared delivery cost. 20kg bags to go.

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FIREWOOD - local messmate/stringy bark, cut/split, delivery available. 10 cubic metres $900, 6 cubic metres $600. Ph: 0437176187.

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200 x 50 x 2.4 $12.10 each, 200 x 75 x 2.4 $16.75 each, 200 x 75 x 3.0 $20.90 each.

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WINE BARRELS Wine barrels whole $275. Wine barrels half $145. Wine barrels eskies $275. Yarragon Ale House 5634-2367.

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ANY OLD farm four wheelers, good or bad, 4WDs or trucks. Will pay cash. Phone Matt 0401194601.

McLENNAN (nee Ludge) - Wilma.

27.07.1928 - 17.05.2016 Passed away peacefully at Woorayl Lodge, Leongatha in her 88th year.

Dearly loved wife and mate of Doug (dec) for 55 wonderful years, reunited again after 13 years apart.

Loved and loving mum and mother-in-law of Douglas and Ann, Ivor and Wilma, and Roxy.

Loved and respected Nan and Nanny Teddy Bear of 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

Only daughter to William and Jessie Ludge (both dec). Sister to Ernie (dec).

Two talented craft hands and lover and carer of all teddy bears now at rest.

work wanted HOUSE CLEANER, honest, reliable domestic cleaner. Call Billinda on 0400-308894.

marriage celebrant PAM HERRALD 5662 2553 0438 097 181

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bereavement thanks YOUNG - Charles John Colin.

20.11.36 - 17.4.16.

Special thank you to friends and family, who supported us in many ways, with phone calls, visits and flowers in Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing. Best of all to Robert and Ruth Findlay, Merv and Jill Forrester.

Love and best truckies always.

Pauline, Anne-Maree, Karl, Karen and grandchildren.

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Most photos that appear in The Star can be purchased by calling 5662 2294.

deaths BARTLETT - Ken. Members of Meeniyan Golf Club wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Ken Bartlett, a life member of the club.

Ken was a long standing member well liked amongst his playing partners.

RIP.

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KELLY - Tegwyn David (PM8194) The President and Members of Leongatha RSL regret the passing of their esteemed member and extend deepest sympathy to the family.

Lest We Forget KELLY - Dave.

A wonderful neighbour and friend of Des and Bess Tuff and family for 50 years.

Sadly missed.

The extended Tuff family.

Loved mother of Douglas and Ann. Nan of Matt, Stuart and Amanda.

Nanny Teddy Bears to Tiana and Steel.

Now at peace with Pop. Dearest precious mum of Ivor and loved and loving mother-in-law of Wilma.

Devoted and loved Nan to Rowen, Shane and Renee, Dallas and Laura, Nanny Teddy Bear to Jade, Marcus, Noah and Harvey, Will (dec), Patrick, Nellie and Anna.

We cannot change the things that have been done or turn back the hands of time but we will treasure your memory and who you were.

Greatly missed but forever in our hearts.

Loving mother of Roxanne. Grandmother to Kristie and Tarryn.

Great grandmother to Lincoln.

You were everything a mother should be.

Thank you.

Rest in peace.

WARD - Dorothy Ruby.

14.11.1922 - 18.05.2016.

Passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, age 93.

Adored wife of Lou (dec).

Much loved mother of Cheryl and mother-inlaw of Doug.

Treasured Nan of Darren, Tracie and Grant, and cherished great Nan of Noah and Abbey.

Forever in our hearts.

Rest in peace with Pa in heaven.

funerals McLENNAN - A Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Mrs Wilma McLennan will be held at St Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church, Leongatha on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 commencing at 1pm.

The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery.

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Alek Ryan heads to Western INVERLOCH’S Alek Ryan, formerly with the Gippsland Sports Academy but now a member of the Australian National Junior National Beach and Indoor Volleyball Team has gained

Prestige: it is all systems go for Inverloch beach and indoor volleyball champion Alek Ryan who has accepted an offer to study at the Western University in Ontario Canada and train with the Western Mustangs volleyball team.

entry to the Western University in Ontario, Canada for his continuing education and its volleyball program.

At the university he will be playing for the Western Mustangs.

The team’s official website carried the announcement of three new athletes (one of them Alek Ryan) and quoted the Western head coach Jim Sage who said, “I believe this is one of the strongest recruiting classes we’ve had in years.

“The incoming recruits are not only excellent students, but should contribute right away to an already strong returning squad.

“Alek Ryan has a wealth of experience that spans the national and international stage, playing both indoor and beach volleyball.

“His size and explosive arm will add valuable depth to Western’s current line-up of competitive outside hitters.”

The Western Mustangs other two recruits are Canadians from Winnipeg.

Interviewed by the team following the announcement the new recruit said, “I am really excited to come play for the Western Mustangs and the opportunities that lie before us, as a team.”

In selecting Western over universities closer to home, the 6-6 outside hitter said, “I hope to find a world class education backed by a strong name, and an environment that allows its students to prosper and reach their full potential in both their chosen field of study and as members of the wider community.”

Ryan, who has just turned 18, is currently competing with the Australian National Junior Team in the Asian Volleyball Championships being held at Vientieane on the banks of the Mekong

River in Laos.

Alek and his partner Jack Gregory from Geelong finished fifth overall being knocked out of medal round by Iran who ultimately finished third.

By finishing in the top five the boys qualified a team from Australia into the FIVB World under 19 Beach Volleyball World Championships to be held in Porto, Portugal from July 11 to 14.

The Australian Team selectors will be selecting the players to compete in Portugal by early June.

Conditions in Vientiane were very difficult

with daily temperatures 38 degrees Celcius baking the sand of the Mekong River banks.

Very high humidity meant the temperatureses during the afternoon matches hovered around 50C. Prior to the championships Alek flew to the Beach Volleyball High Performance Centre in Adelaide to train for three days with the full six man Australian squad.

Alek is captain of the Heidelberg Men’s Premier Team which makes the 18 year old the youngest captain in the State League.

Winning circle: from left, Majella O’Connor (Ocean Grove), Norman Wilson (Chirnside Park), Judith Quinn (Mornington) and Ken O’Brien (Rossdale) claimed the booty at the Golf Victoria Senior Amateur Event hosted by the Leongatha Golf Club over two days last week.

Out of towners take all prizes THE 2016 Golf Victoria Leongatha Senior Amateur Event was played at Leongatha Golf Club on Monday/ Tuesday, May 16 and 17 with golfers from all around the state contesting the title.

Eye for the ball: Alek Ryan shows some of the remarkable trademark energy that has lifted him to the top of the volleyball world at only 18 years of age.

Ken O’Brien (Rossdale) claimed the title in testing final round conditions on Tuesday, firing a remarkable final round 73 (+3) in what was a day full of strong wind gusts and the odd light shower.

Ken fired a first round of 78 (+8) on Monday for a total of 151.

His rounds were good enough to

claim the title on a countback from Mark Abeyaratne (Peninsula-Kingswood) who was also on a 36 hole total of 151.

Norman Wilson (Chirnside ParkGardiners Run) took out the handicap event backing up his 67 net first round with a nett 76 second round.

A total of 143 gave Wilson a one shot victory over Ignatius Duivenvoorden (Yarram).

Judith Quinn (Mornington) won the Women’s Scratch Stableford Event while Majella O’Connor (Ocean Grove) won the Stableford Category.

Leongatha Golf Club was in great condition with its impressive fairways and true rolling greens and was well received by the many visiting golfers.

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WHAT a nail biter as South Gippsland Miner’s baseball team went down by just one run to Sale.

It was yet another great performance from super star Stewart Mathieson, not only did he keep them to six runs (two earnt) but smashed the ball to all parts, to show us exactly why he is the leading batter in the league!

Also a huge welcome back to Under 13s coach John Long, stepping up and playing a huge part in the game after be-

ing thrust into action due to lack of available players!

Tim Katz also proved why he’s the heart of the club with his consistency all around.

South Gippsland 5 lt Sale 6

B Grade A ton of improvement by the guys this week with plenty of great plays made, Tash Cocks making yet another stellar catch in the outfield .

Anthony Mckinnon pitched well all game to hold the Sale side at bay most of the game, some good hitting by all play-

ers again!

South Gippsland 4 lt Sale 14

Under 13 SG Miners defeated Sale Rangers 15-5 at Sale in the start of the second round of the Latrobe Valley Baseball League on Sunday.

The Rangers showed much improvement around the field and at the plate, but the offence of the Miners proved to be too much in the end. The Miners put up 13 hits with the clubs second home run and first triple going to Corban Davis, who led the team with five runs batted in.

Callum Buckland also contributed two RBI’s with his double in the first inning.

Defensively, the Miners kept Sale from getting back into the game with left fielder Oscar Davis made key plays and Cam Prosser at second base helped close the game down in the last inning.

Sale jumped on pitcher Callum Buckland for five runs in the second innings but in the last two innings, Bailey Harvey and Mitch McGrath pitched a shut out to close the game. The next challenge will be Churchill that is currently second on the ladder.

Umpire appreciation at Fish Creek ALBERTON FNL club Fish Creek has given umpire appreciation the ‘all clear’ as the Kangaroos’ president Jason Harding extended an invitation to South Gippsland Umpires Association to attend a training session in a bid to build a better relationship between players and umpires.

Field umpires Rodney Paragreen and Murray Lynch, as well as first year goal umpire Len Staff and budding boundary umpire Lewis Bradbury, took up the offer and visited the club for a Thursday night training session.

In addition to training, the umpires addressed the Under 18 playing group and joined the club for a meal at the end of the night.

Fish Creek’s vice-president and coach of the club’s Under-18 team, Ray Stefani said it was important players understood umpires put as much time, effort and passion into football as they did.

Stefani admitted the club, like most, had not always had the best reputation when it came to respecting umpires, but was committed to turning that around.

“We’ve met with the coaches and discussed what’s expected. It’s not just about respecting umpires, but your teammates, opponents and runners and all the volunteers involved at the club as well.”

SGUA director of umpiring Gary Scholz said it was great to have a local club go out of its way to show its appreciation of umpires.

“I would like to thank them for it; it’s good to see the umpires and clubs coming together to build that relationship and there needs to be a bit more of it, because it can help cut out some of the stuff that goes on.”

Off field: back from left, Peter Mueller (Reserves coach and player), Adam Bright (Reserves player), Ray Stefani (FCFNC vice president and Thirds coach) and Owen Straw (Thirds/ Senior footballer) and front from left, umpires Lewis Bradbury, Rodney Paragreen, Murray Lynch and Len Staff.

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Cross country records fall on perfect day AFTER having to postpone its Cross Country for one week, Korumburra Secondary College was not disappointed by the weather on Monday, May 16.

It was a perfect day for running the course across undulating slopes, trails, paddocks and roads around the college.

Teachers were on hand at all checkpoints to guide Senior and Junior students along the three kilometre and five kilometres courses. Many teachers also ran alongside the students, showing that there is some excellent fitness amongst our ‘older’ community members.

Two records were broken this year both by Under 13 runners who were our age champions.

Paige Mitchard of Strzelecki with a time of 13.27 (3kms), beat Skye Douglas’ 2005 time, and Aaron Turton of Whitelaw ran a 12.57 (3kms) to by Thomas Wyatt’s record set in 2008.

Other age champions on the day were: U14 Girls Madeline Smith, U14 Boys, Oliver

McLean, U15 Girls, Seanan Trewin, U15 Boys Rory Pattison, U16 Girls, Grace McLean, U16 Boys, Bradley Monson,

U17 Girls, Alana Hanegraaf, U17 Boys, Blake Walker, U21 Girls, Kayley Lawrence and U21 Boys, Harrison McLean.

Overall winners on the day were McDonald House with 311 points,

followed by Whitelaw (266), Strzelecki (195) and McMillan (163).

Under 16 champions: Brad Monson and Grace McLean.

Under 15 champions: Rory Pattison and Seanan Trewin.

Under 13 champions: Aaron Turton and Paige Mitchard.

Under 21 champions: Kayley Lawrence and Harrison McLean.

Under 14 champions: Oliver McLean and Maddeline Smith.

Under 17 champions: Blake Walker and Alana Hanegraaf.

Tarwin’s roaring success THE Tarwin Football Netball Club held a hugely successful 1920’s Casino Night in the Tarwin Social Clubrooms on Saturday, May 14.

Heat win: Jordie Campbell of Sandy Point wins Friday’s heat. Photo courtesy Elley Harrison.

Jordie tackles Bells Beach THE Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles held on Victoria’s Surf Coast over the weekend featured some of the top indigenous surfers in the country, taking on the world famous Bells Beach.

Victorian Indigenous Surfing Champion, Jordie Campbell of Sandy Point enjoyed the challenge at Bells Beach.

Perfect 4-5ft waves greeted competitors on day one on Friday with Campbell winning his heat but not going through to the final.

“This event is something we all look forward to every year. It’s a great gathering of friends and family at a location that means so much to all of us” said Campbell.

Unsecret seven SEVEN very excited Newhaven College students surfed their way to a strong win at Girlsurf, run by Toorak College at Point Leo recently.

This was Newhaven’s third consecutive win and, with a young and highly skilled team, the College may well collect a few more trophies in coming years.

Girlsurf winners: Newhaven College students, from left, Bonnie Dickie, Molly Hosken, Daisy Corbett, Sophie Fletcher (also awarded Best Senior Surfer), Lannia Fostin and front from left, Poppy Corbett and Sage Goldsbury.

The dress-up evening was packed with Shark footballers and netballers, many of whom swapped their muddy footballer boots and netball shoes for 1920’s fashion.

Costumes included gangster outfits, feather bowas, flapper dresses and feathers inspired by scenes from The Great Gatsby.

The evening, which provided a fantastic opportunity for old and new players and members to have fun, relax and build friendships, featured professional casino dealers, with attendees betting fake ‘Sharks Dollars’ on either Roulette, Wheel-a-Fortune or Blackjack.

The eventual winner was Anthony ‘Fat Tony’ Hill, winning with equal amounts of luck and skill and taking home the inaugural coveted Tarwin Sharks Casino Night trophy.

The Tarwin Football Netball Club provides an important social outlet for the local community, building social connectivity and resilience.

The evening was the first major function for the club for the year, with the upcoming Black Tie Night to be held in July.

Pearls and lace: Emma Lester, Kathleen Brack and Rosie Bridge swapped their netball shoes for high 1920’s fashion at the first major fund raising of the year for the Tarwin Football Netball Club.

Bowties and braces: Rob Davey, Daniel Cardy and Joh Gilliam went to great effort to replicate the style of the era at the Tarwin Football Netball Club 1920’s Casino Night.

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SPORT | BOWLS Leongatha WEDNESDAY, May 18 saw the midweek social bowls in action.

The winners were Jeff Pen-

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dergast (s), Liz Beale and John Chadwick with two wins and a draw plus 13.

Runners-up were Ken Williams (s), Susan Crouch and Alan Moxey with two wins and May, Friday 20.

Fish Creek Bowls Club was very proud to be a part of this, with our very own Nicole McKenzie walking away with no less than three trophies.

She was awarded Ladies Champion of Champions, Ladies State Singles Champion and the Ladies Victorian State

a draw plus seven.

Saturday social bowls on Saturday, May 21 saw the winners being Fred Sauvarin (s) and Janice Sing with two wins plus four. Runners-up were Triples Champion.

Korumburra Bowls Club are to be commended on the magnificent evening they hosted with first class food and a very well organised program.

This Thursday, May 26 will be Turkey Triples at Fish Creek.

Ewan Coulter (s), Liz Beale and Paul Lahn with two wins plus three.

Wednesday, May 25 will see the club’s monthly triples in action with a 9.30am start, BYO lunch, and the sponsors will be South Gippsland Quarries.

Until the next report, good bowling - Jackhigh.

Mardan Indoor THIS week was much the same as the last with a total of eleven

members turning out for their weekly roll of indoor bowls.

The team situation was as last week with three by three and one by two playing two games of 10 ends but, as always, competition was stiff and although the first round winners had wins by a reasonably large margin, their second games were very different.

As I said last week it can all come down to the final bowl to decide the winner and in both

Bowlers chase new green MEENIYAN Bowls Club could be the latest club in South Gippsland to lay a synthetic green.

Proud: Nicole McKenzie displaying two of her three trophies awarded at the South Gippsland Bowls Division’s Annual Presentation Night.

Inverloch TWENTY-nine bowlers turned out for Inverloch’s Sunday mixed social bowls event, including several wel-

Club spirit: Nicole McKenzie with very proud Fish Creek Bowls Club co presidents Tim and Christine McLean. come visitors from other clubs.

Two 12 end games were played in the mild and pleasant bowling weather which

Top team: from left, Jim Lye, Lynda Galliot, Harry Dunn and skipper Bryan Hensley won the Inverloch’s Sunday Mixed Social Bowls.

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area.

To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below.

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

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we so often enjoy at this time of year.

Two teams won both games, both ending on 35 points, so the winner was decided on shots up.

Winners with 23 shots up were Bryan Hensley’s team of Lynda Galliot, Jim Lye and Harry Dunn.

Runners-up were John Turner’s team of Brian Growse and Allan Johnstone.

So, triples don’t always beat fours after all.

Mixed social bowls are played through winter at Inverloch, both games starting at 11am and finishing around 3.30pm weather permitting.

Next Friday, May 27 is members’ lucky number draw night and the prize money paid to the winning number holder (if present) will be $80 this week.

The Friday meal will return on June 3.

Club vice president Bob Wylie and treasurer Max Brown said the playing surface needs replacing, and they would like a synthetic green like that recently laid at Korumburra Bowls Club.

The project would cost around $200,000 and the Meeniyan bowlers hope South Gippsland Shire Council can help with the project, including providing funding.

“Our green is being broken down by ultraviolet light and has two years of life in it,” Mr Wylie told council last Wednesday.

“It’s getting hard, and dust drifts onto the green and clogs up the drainage holes.”

He said dust was coming from the unsealed road around the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve and the installation of a dump point for recreational vehicles at the reserve was attracting more vehicles, increasing the amount of dust falling on to the green.

The club is one of the most popular in Meeniyan, with 70 members, and fields teams in association pennant as well as holding its own weekly competitions.

Up to 120 people take part in corporate bowls competitions over summer.

Nationals Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien said the Community Safety Fund provided groups and sporting clubs with money to install safety equipment such

LAST week was the associa-

Foster Fishy’s .................20 +22 Buffalo ...........................16 +17 Korumburra Blue ...........12 +9 Korumburra White ........12 -9 Mardan Purple..................8 -3 Dumbalk...........................8 -14 Mardan Gold ....................4 -22

Too strong: the winning team of the two week teams event was the ever consistent group of, from left, Kaye Douglas, John Sullivan, Alan Johnston and John Sutton. Absent: Lorraine Mears.

A normal pairs event was played on Friday, May 20 at Inverloch.

Future planning: Meeniyan Bowls Club vice president Bob Wylie (left) and treasurer Max Brown inform South Gippsland Shire Councillor Lorraine Brunt of the club’s need for new greens.

as additional locks, vandalproof lighting, alarms, fencing and gates and security screen.

“I’m encouraging local groups to apply for their share of this money that will enable them to ramp up security and their facility and improve safety within our community,” Mr O’Brien said.

“Break-ins and damage by vandals presents a huge cost burden to small clubs and community organisations and often means that fundraising money

Lighting up: Nationals Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien, Waratah Beach Surf Life Saving Club member Rob O’Brien and South Coast Boardriders member Glenn Morris. The surf life saving club was awarded a grant during the previous round.

needs to be spend on paying for repairs rather than purchasing new equipment.”

Mr O’Brien said two local groups (Rosedale Men’s Shed and Waratah Beach Surf Life Saving Club) shared in more than $13,000 in the previous grant round and used their funding to install a new alarms and a new locking system.

“These grants, established by the former Liberal Nationals Coalition Government, help community organisations to bolster security at their facilities to prevent damage and create a safer environment for their members and the wider community,” Mr O’Brien said.

In addition to proving new security equipment, the grants can also be used for the following projects: Education and awareness initiatives that help prevent motor vehicle theft, personal property and residential theft and retail burglaries; and Small-scale improvements and upgrades in public spaces including parks and reserves and streetscapes to encourage more foot traffic.

Mr O’Brien said applications were open to community and sporting groups and councils until 4pm on Friday, July 1.

Korumburra volleyball ROUND 13

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tion’s fifth game of Pennant.

The ladder has had a reshuffle this week and the top four positions are still under contention for anyone to slip in.

The season’s halfway point has been reached with five games left to play.

Game five results were Foster Fishy’s 27 defeated Korumburra White 16, Korumburra Blue 29 defeated Buffalo 18, Mardan Purple 25 defeated Mardan Gold 16.

Dumbalk had the Bye. SGIBBA Ladder:

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Safety boost for clubs money LOCAL clubs and organisations are encouraged to apply for up to $10,000 of funding to improve security at their clubrooms or facility.

second round games it was that close with both winners hanging on to a slender lead and triumphing over their competitors.

Winners with two wins were Kristy Rutjens, Denyse Menzies and Tony AllenClay(s) and the runners up with one win, 10 ends were Graeme Trease, John Chadwick and Vito Serafino (s).

Graeme Trease back for his first session this year and we hope he can make it more often.

Next week will be a Men’s Singles competition so we look forward to an interesting night of bowling in a new format this year.

A Grade: Champions defeated Golliwogs (3:0) 25:16, 25:23, 18:12; and Giants drew Bugs (1:1) 25:27, 25:22, 12:11.

B Grade: Panthers defeated Knights (3:0)

25:10, 25:8, 25:10; Shark Bait defeated Albatross (3:1) 25:15, 17:25, 25:18, 13:3; Falcons defeated Gems (3:0) 25:13, 25:11, 25:21; Chargers defeated Odds on Black (3:0) 25:21, 25:21, 25:12; and Saints defeated HELP (2:1) 24:26, 25:16, 25:16.

North/South: first were Hannah Martin and Margaret Munro with the fine score of 61.96 percent followed in second by the Chapman team of Philip and Neville Chapman with 56.50.

Colin Cameron and Peter Campbell were third with 53.63 percent.

East/West: was won by John Sullivan and Alan Johnston with the lovely score of 68.11 percent a good ten points ahead of their nearest rivals in second Pat West and Faye Rowlands with 58.95 percent.

Third were Mavis Park and Audrey Oakley with 52.93 percent.

Tuesday, May 17 at Tarwin Lower was the venue for the national contest of Nationwide.

Local results were North/ South first, an impressive 60.12 percent to Dawn Jolly and John Sutton.

Second with 57.14 percent were Kathryn Smith and Colin Cameron and third were Frank Arndt and Clive Hope with 53.87 percent.

East/West first were the ever consistent performers, John Sullivan and Alan Johnston with 69.64 percent, well ahead of their rivals in second with the solid score of 55.65, Mary McCaughan and Margaret Munro.

In third with 49.11 percent were Norma Hannay and Marj Freeman.

On Monday, May 16 at Meeinyan, Pairs were played and Susan Ruffin and Clive Hope showed their strength with the excellent score of 64.12 percent.

In second were the very strongly competitive pair of Faye Rowlands and Frank Arndt with 58.65 percent and a strong third were Sally and Brian Hoskins with 55.29 percent.

A Novice Pairs event will be held at Inverloch at the Anderson Inlet Angling Club on Friday, June 3 at 12.45am for a 1pm start.

Please check the website for details.

The final Regional Section of this event will be played at Traralgon Bridge Club later in the year.

Allamby rises to the challenge WONTHAGGI Table Tennis Association A Reserve had some surprise results at Wonthaggi last week.

Sean Michael finally lost his undefeated status to Leigh Allamby in a tense four gamer.

Leigh won the first 13-11, the second 11-6, lost the third to Sean 9-11, and won the fourth 13-11.

Well done Leigh.

Sean remains the leading A Reserve player with Archie Paxton second.

Max Duff and Nick Gilmore are in equal third place.

Bruce Harmer continues his undefeated run in A Grade

while Beau Allamby is undefeated in B Grade.

Wonthaggi Table Tennis Association has six teams entered in the Victorian Country Table Tennis Championships to be held in Bendigo on June 11 to 13.

Teams are as follows: 1. Zach Anstey, Justin Licis, Bruce Harmer.

2. Luke Anstey, Dirk Holwerda, Andrew Donohue.

3. Steve Anstey, Patricia Denier, Daniel Chetland.

4. Archie Paxton, Mackenzie Gardner, Max Duff.

5. Nancy Pattinson, Darcy Allamby, Scott Gardner.

6. Beau Allamby, Jack Duff, Jack Donohue.

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Knights women keep face Mirboo North 11 - Leongatha 1

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A WEAKENED Leongatha was taken apart by a clinical Mirboo North.

Mirboo North took a 2-0 lead before Ethan Bath pulled one back for Leongatha with a curling short from just out of the box to make the score 2-1.

Soon after, Mirboo North was controversially awarded a penalty kick which was converted.

By half time Mirboo North had added another goal to give it a 4-1 lead at the break.

Things went from bad to worse after the break with Mirboo North scoring goals quick succession and claiming a landslide win.

Although a tough day for the Knights there were some good efforts by PJ and Sam Bainbridge who made his debut for the Seniors.

Women On an unusually sunny May day the Knights travelled to neighbouring Mirboo North for round seven.

Though several players down with injuries, Leongatha was still quietly confident it could bring an edge to the game.

Expert midfield control from both Mimmie Ng and Annemieke Enter saw Leongatha maintain solid ball possession in its offensive half.

Mirboo North played bravely but was out matched by Leongatha’s forward line of Kathy Zacharopoulos and Karli Blunden.

Half time saw Leongatha up four goals to nil.

Leongatha’s defence held strong against Mirboo North’s fast attempts to get on the scoresheet but unfortunately it was unable to pierce the

solid defensive backline of Kaitlyn Hermann, Jess Burrows, Pauline Graewe and Jordan Rintoule.

The game finished Leongatha’s way 12 - 0.

Under 7 Tellarah, Heath, Sam, Shayan, Taj, Jacoa, Ella, Jarrah, Noah and Neka played and scored plenty of goals with their skills improving each week.

Hopefully the weather will improve this week and we get to continue our training.

Under 7: the page boys are improving their skills each week and quickly growing into their uniforms. Before too long they’ll be squires and well on their way to being fully fledged Knights going into battle for Leongatha.

Draw keeps Stars unbeaten Men

THE Inverloch Stars Senior Mens team came up against another unbeaten side this year in Drouin.

The Drouin ground is a big one with lots of space and this allowed both teams to

play some good football.

In a very even game chances were hard to come by but Oscar Price and San Oo were always looking dangerous up front for the Stars.

It was the Stars keeper Owen Saul who showed the first bit of class pulling off a fine acrobatic save to tip a Dragons shot over the bar.

Korumburra City IT was a quiet weekend for Korumburra City with only three teams having games against Prom Coast, with most of the teams enjoying a well earned week off.

The Under 12s played out a good 6 – 3 win with four players scoring the goals, two each for Will Roberts and Charlie Rollo plus one each for Curtis Gardner and Liam Richards.

City controlled the game well scoring three in each half.

In a close and entertaining game, the Under 16s played out a 2 -2 draw with goals to Aidan Hall and Peter Veltri.

Prom Coast had several taller players in a solid defensive line which made the going hard for City forwards.

The final game of the day was a close match for the Men’s Reserves.

Prom Coast played very well showing they are no longer the easy beats of the league.

The teams were only separated by an Aidan Richards goal at half time.

The second half was more open and higher scoring with two more goals to Aidan Richards and two to Adam Richards.

Prom Coast replied with three goals which could have been more after a great penalty save from keeper Ross Olden.

Prom Coast hit the woodwork a couple of times but City was able to hold on for a 5 -3 win in sunny conditions.

The teams at Korumburra now have a week to prepare for an away trip to Drouin.

Inverloch looked strong after the break and had a few more half chances on goal but as the Dragons pressed for a goal they looked very tight at the back.

The centre back pairing of Gene Parini and Denis Landron marshalled the defence well and Andrew Ellis had a great game playing at right back.

The game ended with no goals but the Stars will be happy to keep up their unbeaten run.

Final score 0-0.

Under 15 Girls TODAY the U15 girls had a challenge on their hands.

Drouin always brings its A Game as well as 15 players to play our nine.

Thanks to Drouin for matching our nine and evening up the game - it was much appreciated. Unfortunately we had a player unwell during the match and she had to leave mid game.

Then the hard work really began and although down a player the girls defended really well and kept Drouin at bay.

The final result Drouin 4, Leongatha 1 with Orana Lynch getting one on the board for the Stars. Win or lose the girls had a great time and are looking forward to their next match.

Under 12 What a day at Drouin for

the Stars.

The game started slowly but when the goals came, they came with a rush, Inverloch going in at the break 5-1 up.

The second half was more of a tussle with Drouin defending stoutly anmd the final result Inverloch 7, Drouin 1.

The Inverloch effort was really underpinned by the U11 players who came up to help out with a few absences on Sunday.

In the left and right back positions were Taj Murdoch and Rex Parini who both performed admirably. Taj bravely thwarted a number of the Drouin’s forays into the Stars’ half and probably made the biggest header of the day.

Rex coolly and calmly used his skills to control and distribute the ball with great effect.

He had a great duel with the Drouin number two.

In his U/12 debut and in the lucky number 12 top, Jack Farmer playing up front stunned us all with four well taken goals.

Jack showed terrific nous around the goals slotting two in each half.

Other goal scorers included Oscar Ward, Toby Challinor and Luca Gleeson.

It was really pleasing to see the Star’s passing game developing; they should really trouble some opposition teams in the second half of the season as this take shape.

Water bottles deliver Korumburra City Soccer Club has just received a set of

water bottles from Gippsport and South Gippsland Water.

Pictured are some of the young players from the Under 9s and Under 11s.

Coach Jodie Olden

Water not sugar: young City players received their water bottles from South Gippsland Water and Gippsport and a talk about the benefits of drinking sugar free water rather than soft drinks on the sports field from coach, Jodie Olden.

took time to explain to the Juniors the benefits of drinking water rather than sugary soft drinks while playing sport.

Gene Parini from Gippsport arranged for the water bottles to be deliver to the club and said, “South Gippsland Water in partnership with Gippsport is offering sporting clubs in their catchment, free team drink bottles to promote water consumption at community grassroots level.”

He invited teams to contact Gippsport to obtain their sets.

Ready to play: Leongatha Knights members are hoping for significant improvements to the club’s facilities at Mary MacKillop College and have South Gippsland Shire Council’s support. Front, from left, Nick Meadows, secretary Beth Milkins, Emily Cotterill and David Barker. Back, from left, Peter Milkins, Cr Don Hill, Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks, project coordinator Lorcan Heneghan and president John Wilson.

Knights pursue $180,000 dream LEONGATHA would host the first dedicated soccer pitch in South Gippsland Shire under a proposal by the Leongatha Knights Soccer Club.

The club has planned an $180,000 project to reinvigorate its ground at Mary MacKillop College to resurface the pitch, upgrade lighting and install new competition goals.

Project coordinator Lorcan Heneghan told South Gippsland Shire Council of the plan last Wednesday.

“Our club and the community want to have facilities that reflect the growth and talent in the sport at a local level,” he said.

The club’s training pitch is in poor condition and lighting is below par.

“We think this is slowing down the growth of our club, and the league does not like playing there and having coaching coaching courses there because of the ground condition,” Mr Heneghan said.

“Our club has the second highest number of players in the league but is rated about number nine in terms of the conditions of the ground.”

Council will support the Knights’ application for a $100,000 grant from the State Government through its Sport and Recreation Victoria agency, via the Community Sports Infrastructure funding pro-

gram.

The club is hoping council will contribute $40,000, and the club and Mary MacKillop have pledged $20,000 each.

Of that $180,000, $100,000 will be allocated to upgrading lighting, $60,000 to ground improvements and expansion, and $20,000 to project management and contingency.

Work could start in the 2017-18 financial year.

Council has earmarked $3.5 million for a soccer pitch in the 2025-26 budget, but that is nearly a decade away.

Mayor Cr Bob Newton was supportive.

“It’s great for the young people to get involved in sport and to get them a start in life,” he said.

The club was established in 2004 and now has 134 players across nine teams, ranging from ages five to 45.

Player registrations have increased by 30 percent in the last two years.

“We like to think we are a friendly and supportive club, and get the coaches trained so they can offer specific training to the children when they turn up and the parents see their children improve,” Mr Heneghan said.

Last year, the Knights hosted three coaching courses for all league clubs and the Knights’ women’s team was premiers in the Gippsland Soccer League in 2015.

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thestar.com.au Meeniyan THE Meeniyan Golf Club was saddened at the passing of Olive Harris a few days before the running of our Olive Harris Bowl.

Olive was a life member of

our club as well as a life member of the South Gippsland Golf Association for her hard work over many, many years representing the club and the association at state level.

We had a good field for the event thanks to representatives

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from most clubs in the district.

We would like to thank our sponsors Lacy Jewellery and The Duck Hut. The winners will be able to purchase a special gift with the vouchers supplied.

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Division 1: Wonthaggi defeated Meeniyan 4.5 - 2.5: the winners, from left, Ian Baker, Julian Wintle, Michael Scott, Beau Van Agtmaal, Danny Crellin, Peter Dell and Matt Johnson.

Bowl winners: from right, Andrea Thorson 28 (8), Fay Smallman 26 (32) and Dot Elliott 32 (17)collected a particularly poignant Olive Harris Bowl given the well known figure Grade winners: from left, Sheila Constanin the golfing world passed away only days tine 36 points (16), A Grade. Sue Hoskin 27 (21) B Grade and Jenny Cope 32 (36). before the event which bears her name.

Meeniyan ladies

Division 2: Leongatha defeated Wonthaggi: the winners, from left, Tom Williamson, Chris Leaver, Matthew Bowey, Tom Sorrell, Bruce Hutton, Russell Williams and Anthony Sparkes.

Triple treat for Leongatha Pennant WONTHAGGI won the Division One pennant golf final against Meeniyan that had been tight all day.

While the younger Wonthaggi players Matt Johnson, Beau Van Agtmaal and Peter Dell were fantastic everyone played their part.

The captain Danny Crellin said, “It was a fair dinkum team effort. We stick together.”

Johnson’s consistency was a feature of the team’s performance but it was Crellin’s putt on the 16th at three all that sealed the victory.

“The team is over the moon,” Crellin said, “This is our first back-to-back Pennant win since 1996.”

Leongatha took out the other three Pennant finals and one of the hardest fought was the Division 4 win against Wonthaggi 4.5 to 2.5. Leongatha went two up early and only had to win two out of the last five but with birdies and par winning the holes it was a tough battle.

Denis Wallace said, “Even though we won the first two the final wasn’t won until the 19th. Our putting set us apart with Daniel Poynton and Colin

Bear in particular putting well.”

South Gippsland pennant golf Finals results May 22 at Korumburra Division 1: Wonthaggi 4.5 d Meeniyan 2.5: J. Wintle lt C. Buckland 6/5, B. Van Agtmaal 4/3 d M. Dunne, M. Johnson 5/3 d A. Cairncoss, P. Dell 5/4 d R. McKnight, I. Baker sq A. Dunne sq, M. Scott lt T. Miller 2/1, D. Crellin 3/2 d B. McKnight.

Division 2: Leongatha 4 d Wonthaggi 3: C. Leaver lt M. Tiziani 5/4, A. Sparks lt G. Hewlett 4/2, B. Hutton lt M. Stanes 19th, T. Williamson 1up

d R. Van Agtmaal, M. Bowey 2up d E. Van Agtmaal, T. Sorrell 1up d D. Van Agtmaal, R. Williams 2/1 d J. Burke.

Division 3: Meeniyan 3 lt Leongatha 4: A. Horvath 6/5 d C. Indian, C. Olden lt B. Ferrari-Meli 5/3, P. Robinson lt B. Simon 4/2, J. Sinclair d J. Dalton 1up, B. Dewar lt B. Sword 2/1, P. Johnson d N. Wardle 2/1, W. Bullock lt P. Dowling 7/5.

Division 4: Wonthaggi 2.5 lt Leongatha 4.5: I. Cunningham lt M. Anderson 7/5, P. Foon lt D. Wallace 2up, A. Geyer d A. Bassett 2up, James Jordan sq B. McCorkel, S. Laing lt D. Poynton 19th, B. Clark lt C. Bear 3/2, A. Cubban 2up d P. Jaspers.

Division 3: Leongatha defeated Meeniyan 4-3: the winners, from left, Nathan Wardle, Brendan Simon, Bryan Sword, Ben Ferrari-Meli, Dean Brown, Chris Indian and Peter Dowling.

Division 4: Leongatha defeated Wonthaggi 4.5 - 2.5: the winner, from left, Mark Anderson, Peter Jaspers, Colin Bear, Denis Wallace, Andrew Bassett, Bryan McCorkell and Daniel Poynton.

THE last day of the championships was played in benign weather conditions with sunshine and moderate winds.

The champions were undeterred by weather conditions and played quite consistently over the three weeks A Grade’s event was hotly contested over the three weeks; never more than a few shots in it.

The eventual winner Andrea Thorson won by one shot 255 gross from Dot Christie 256.

B Grade was close up until the end with our winner Dot Elliott 302 winning by a few shots from Jan Trease.

C Grade’s championship

saw the second round leader Belinda Angwin run into bad luck on the last day leaving the winner Fay Smallman 384.

Handicap champion was again Andrea Thorson 231 and Senior Champion was Dot Christie 234.

Champions: from left, Andrea Thorson, Dot Elliott and Fay Smallman took out Meeniyan Golf Club’s championship event.

Meeniyan

NTP went to B. Betts and best nine to C. Stewart.

On Thursday, the winner was Bob McGeary with 35 points. The runner up was Nereda Scholte with 30 points.

Nearest the pin on second was Bruce Betts. Best nine went to Will Bullock with 17 points.

Men’s Division 1 and 3 played in the SGDGA Pennant finals on Sunday, May 22, at Korumburra Golf Club.

A close tussle with both teams losing 4:3.

Great effort by the teams to make it to the finals and everyone should be congratulated for this fabulous effort.

B Grade: Paul Robinson was Meeniyan’s championship winner for 2016.

SATURDAY was the third round of the championships kindly sponsored by Reg Hannay.

The winner of A Grade, with a net 69, was C. Buckland (6) with D. Thomson (15) runner up with 71.

B Grade went to L. Cope (23) with 69 net and P. Robinson (20) was runner up with 72.

Balls went to C. Stewart, G. Cope and N. Shaw – all with 75.

The pro pin fell to C. Graeme.

Lachie Cope completed his day out by winning the member’s draw.

The championship winners, for 2016, are as follows: A Grade Chris Buckland, B Grade Paul Robinson and C Grade Rod Matthews.

The ladies club champions were decided on Wednesday.

They were; A Grade Andrea Thorson, B Grade Dot Elliott, C Grade Faye Smallman, handicap champion Andrea Thorson and senior champion Dot Christie.

Tuesday’s event was won

by R. McGeary (15) with 37 points.

Next best was R. Hannay (26) with 35.

Winner: Rod Matthews was Meeniyan’s C Grade championship winner for 2016.

Top pair: winner Bob McGeary and runner up Nereda Scholte stood out from the pack in Thursday’s event at the Meeniyan Golf Club.

Young star: Chris Buckland took out the A Grade championship for 2016 at Meeniyan Golf Club.

Great week: Bob McGeary won events on both Tuesday and Thursday at the Meeniyan Golf Club.

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thestar.com.au Leongatha DESPITE the ideal weather and the course in excellent condition, good scoring seemed difficult on Saturday with no one breaking their handicap.

A Grade was taken out by Ross McRobert with 36 points in a countback from Barry Attwood, who won the Super Comp.

Geoff Tyson won B Grade with 34 points and David Mock took C Grade with 31 points.

Chris Leaver was NTP on both the seventh and 14th holes and Gordon Morrison NTP on the 16th.

DTL balls went down to

Leongatha ladies IT was back to a nice and easy stableford round for most players last week, after three weeks of stroke in the club championships.

Club members Helen Mackenzie and Maria Bell

28 points by countback and were won by Barry Attwood, Terry Lund, Peter Waters, Grant McRitchie, Peter Hobson, Guy Wilson-Brown, Greg Welsford, Gordon Morrison, Ted Bruinewoud, Donald Smith, Bryan Sword, David Forbes, Philippe du Plessis, Andrew Bailey and Gary Sharrock.

On Tuesday, due to the second round of the Seniors Masters being played at Leongatha, a small field of dedicated golfers took part in a Stableford competition in the afternoon.

The event was won by Paul Luck (29) with 37 points in fairly difficult conditions.

What is remarkable is how provided the prizes for the event.

Colleen Touzel was the A Grade winner with 28 points and Glenys Day won B Grade with 36 points.

The nearest the pins were won by Trish Owen on the

Success: from left, B Grade winner Glenys Day and A Grade winner Colleen Touzel won the stableford round.

South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association Foursomes KORUMBURRA Golf Club hosted the South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association Foursomes Championship last week.

All district clubs were well represented in the field.

Rebecca Thomas and Mary Brewis from Leongatha G C won the Foursomes Championship scratch with 88.

Rebecca and Mary have been successful in this event on several previous occasions.

A delighted Welshpool Golf Club combination of Rachel Browne and Di Walker won the Foursomes Minor scratch with 103.

Welshpool have not had their name engraved on this trophy since 1996, a 20 year gap.

The A Grade scratch event was won by Ruth May and Lee Andrews, from Lang Lang Golf Club with 79 net.

Paul amassed those 37 points.

His round included four holes where he did not score, a birdie four on the sixth hole for five points, two four point holes and five three point holes.

A real mixed bag but it does not matter how, at the end of the day it is how many that counts. Well done Paul.

DTL balls were awarded to Les Newton, Peter Hobson, Ken Wardle, Terry Grace, Andrew Smith and Graham Spruzen.

On Thursday Dylan Clark had +2 to win A Grade in a countback from Bruce Hutton.

Neil Mackenzie also had +2 to win B Grade. fourth (second shot) and Maxine Eabry seventh (second shot).

Down the line balls were won by Barb Fleming 36, Glenyce McRobert 30, Barb Miller 28 and Maxine Eabry 26.

The top four finalists in each grade of the recent championship competed in a match play semi final.

Toni West and Wendy Parker were successful in their respective A Grade matches and will play next week in the finals. Julie Howard won her match and will play Nancy Sperling for the B Grade title, while Melinda Martin will play Jill Steer for the C Grade honours.

Saturday, May 21: Winner: Marg Griffiths (27) 35 points.

Down the line: Dot Stubbs 31, Wendy Parker 30 and Mandy Moyle 29 points.

Down the line balls went to the following pairs: mother and daughter, Barb Warren and Debbie Williams, Foster GC, Anne Walker and Jan Jeeves, Wonthaggi GC, Beth and Fiona Curram (another mother daughter pair), Foster GC and Joan Peters and Marg Clasby Korumburra GC 81 net, followed by Maxine Eabry and Trish Owen and Andrea Thorson and Dot Christie 811/2.

Nearest the pins were won by Barb Warren from Foster Golf Club on the first and Ruth May from Lang Lang Golf Club on the 10th.

The South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association executive would like to extend thanks to the Korumburra women’s captain Judy Webb and her committee for hosting the 2016 South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association Foursomes.

A reminder to players the next district event will be the Singles and Seniors Championship at Leongatha Golf Club on May 30.

Michael Thomas provided a highlight and received 12 balls from the eagles nest for an eagle two on the par four eighth hole.

NTPs were Keith Finney on the fourth hole, Chris Leaver on the seventh, Bruce Clark on the 14th and George Misson on the 16th.

DTL balls were awarded to Bruce Hutton, John “Ping” Eabry, Ian Barlow, Keith Finney, Doug Clemann, Bruce Clark, George Misson, Ian Watson, Neale Gillin, Geoff McDonald and Michael Thomas.

The sixth round of the Esplanade Hotel Inverloch 2016 Super League was completed on Saturday with some very close results in key matches: In a clash between two of the leading teams, the undefeated Hawks 137 (Paul Luck 37, Peter Waters 34, Jon Smith and Ian Watson 33) saw off the Cats 136 (Ian Barlow 35, Doug Clemann and George Misson 34) by the barest possible margin.

The Blues 123 (John Eabry 37, Frank Smedley 31) just held on for a win over the Dogs 122 (Bec Thomas 33, Andy Bassett 32).

Just like in the AFL, the Pies 134 (Neil Mackenzie 38, Denis Wallace and Andrew Smith 33) suddenly struck form and easily accounted for the Demons 124 (Peter Hobson 33, Gordon Morrison 31).

The Tigers 134 (Marg Griffiths 35, Fred de Bondt and Norm Hughes 34) trounced the Saints 111 (Chris Leaver 33).

With the final regular season round being played this week, two teams -Hawks and Cats- are assured of a finals spot, while three other teams -Tigers, Dog and Blues – are

Foursomes Championship: from left, winners Mary Brewis and Rebecca Thomas of Leongatha Golf Club with South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association president Maxine Eabry.

Woorayl IT was Righties v Lefties Stableford Day with trophies provided by G.D. & J.E. Fennell.

The winner of the day and the best Rightie was Damian Burge with 40 points from Denis Lim, also a Rightie.

Balls went to J. Charlton, C. Gillespie, K. Miles, G. Salmon, A. Turner, S. Brown, B. Hogan, G. Maisey, B. Collier, R. Winkler, L. Lancaster and G. Young.

Nearest the pins to Don Perrett and Brian Hogan.

The best Leftie was Graeme Calder from George Johnson.

The Righties won and now you know why the captain has a calculator.

The ladies event went to Ann Poole, with a ball to Sue Wakefield, and Elly Berryman won a nearest the pin on the 17th.

Next week is a single stroke event as part of our tournament, with trophies for A, B and C grades.

Our monthly medal will be played in conjunction, with trophies provided by Geoff McKinnon, Peter Burgess and Jason Redmond.

On Sunday we will have a mixed Canadian foursomes.

BDL: Janice Thompson and Heather Sullivan with 53 points.

NTP: Dianne O’Connor.

Korumburra THERE were 42 players on Saturday, May 21 for a stableford and Varley Memorial competition, with trophies supplied by C. Varley.

A Grade: (14 hcp) R. Ludenia 39 pts, S. Harland 37, T. Fowles 36, P. Johnson 36, P. Hornibrook 34, D. Sorrell 34.

B Grade: (20 hcp) P. Harris 39 pts, S. Betts 36, S. Webster 36, D. Gow 36, K. Pope 34.

Nearest the pin: 1st P. Johnson, 10th T. Fowles, 13th B. Clasby.

Tuesday’s winner was I. Cash 36 pts, and Thursday’s winner was D. O’Neill 35 pts.

Mirboo North FOLLIES Day, sponsored by Sandy Taylor, was a game of 4BBB Stableford that was won by Mary Beruldsen and Jann (Churchill/Monash) with 46 points.

Runners-up were Freda Nair and Jan Blizzard (Churchill/Monash) 40 points. th NTP: 4 hole Barb Stimson and 16th hole Marie Sullivan (Toongabbie).

Straightest drive, Nereda Scholte.

Thursday results Competition: Stableford May 19: Day winner: Ray Thompson (21) 41 points.

DTLs: Paul Woodall 39, Peter Chapman 38 and Ian Evison 36.

NTP fourth: Ray Thompson.

Saturday - May 21 Competition: Stableford sponsored by Bevan Pinner and first round of Captains Trophy Knockout.

Day winner: Mal Payne (9) 35 points.

Ladies winner: Jill White (28) 28 points.

DTLs: John McFarlane 35, Richie Robbins 33, Eddie Dudek 32 and Ray Matthews 32 C/B. Second shot NTP first hole: John McFarlane.

NTP: 4th Ian Blencowe, 6th Joe Taylor, 13th Nobody, 16th Ray Matthews.

Captain’s Trophy Knockout results: Simon Duff d Terry Bradshaw 4/2, John McFarlane d Ray Matthews 3/2, Mal Payne d Tom Whitelaw 4/3, Joe Kus d Richie Taylor 4/2.

Next week is Stableford and second round of Captains Trophy Knockout.

Simon Duff v Joe Kus, John McFarlane v Mal Payne.

Woorayl ladies WEDNESDAY, May 18 was the second and final round of the Shirley and Brian Thomas Stableford Aggregrate.

The winners were Chris Perrett and Fay Maynard with 56 points who also won the daily event.

Daily winners: from left, C Grade Donna VanVeenendaal and A Grade Anne Tschiderer were the daily competition winners at the Wonthaggi Golf Club on Wednesday. Absent: B Grade daily competition winner, Julie Evens.

Wonthaggi

Impressive: from left, B Grade and Aggregate Champion and Seniors Champion Joan Peters with A Grade and Club Champion Lee Clements.

Korumburra ladies

Great combo: from left Minor Scratch A Grade: handicap winners were Lee An- Championship and B Grade Handicap was drews and Ruth May of the Lang Lang Golf won by Rachel Browne and Di Walker of the Welshpool Golf Club.

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fighting it out for the remaining two finals berths.

With a great round of 38 points, Neil Mackenzie was the winner of the Esplanade Hotel voucher for the round.

CONGRATULATIONS to Lee Clements, who is the women’s Club Champion at Korumburra for the seventh consecutive year.

This is an outstanding achievement and Lee is congratulated on this record.

Lee finished with 275 gross over the 54-hole event and runner-up in A Grade was Lynette McIvor, 290 gross.

The aggregate winner in A Grade was Barb Twite, with 229 net.

Well done to Joan Peters who is B Grade Champion for the second consecutive year.

Joan had a score of 294 gross and was also the aggregate winner and the Seniors Champion with 225 net.

Runner up in B Grade was Carie Harding with 310 gross.

Strong wind, storm damage and heavier conditions due to rain, at various times over the three weeks, had an impact on the players, resulting in higher scores than usual for the championships.

Last Wednesday’s daily

event was generously sponsored by Your Style Store in Korumburra and the club appreciates this support.

A Grade winner was Lynette McIvor 96(20)76 and runner up was Barb Twite 100(21)79.

Joan Peters won B Grade, 96(22)74 and runner up was Carie Harding, 100(23)77.

C Grade was won by Marg Harper, 109(31)78 and Sherrin Solly was runner up with 118(35)83.

NTPs winners were Lyn Perks, first, Marg Harper, seventh and Judy Webb 13th.

BDTL went to Lee Clements, Barb Walker and Merrissa Cosson, all with 83 net.

Korumburra was the host club for a large field in the SGWGA Foursomes event on Friday, and, unfortunately, the course was heavy after much rain the previous day.

Six girls played on Saturday, with Judy Webb (19) winning with 28 points.

Runner up was Deb Wrigley (26), 27 points. There were no NTPs. Next Wednesday, May 25, there is a timesheet for the qualifying round of the McLaren 4BBB Par event.

THE final round of the Club Championships was played with 31 players and glorious conditions smiled on all: no wind, no rain, no excuses.

Our three champions were feted with a lovely lunch and the 2016 Club Champion and A Grade winner is a true champion, Anne Walker.

Anne won with a scratch score of 271 from Marg Johnson 279.

She also won the A Grade handicap over the three rounds with 238 net.

B Grade was a tight contest and only one shot decided the winner.

Our 2016 B Grade Champion is Geraldine Prentice 289 from Irene Walsh 290.

The B Grade Handicap winner was Geraldine Prentice and she also won the Pearl Kewming Award for the best three net rounds of all competitors over the championship series.

Leonie Bentick was the

C Grade Champion with 323 from Dot Garry 337, Leonie also won the C Grade Handicap with 233.

The L & M Taylor award for C Grade was awarded to Heather Wintle much to her surprise.

The daily competition was split into three grades with A Grade winner Annie Tschiderer 96(17) 79 on count back from Di Grimmond.

Anne was NTP on the 17th.

B Grade was won by Julie Evens 103 (26) 76 on count back from Jan Jeeves.

C Grade was won by Donna Van Veenendaal for her breakthrough win with 123 (45) 78 net. NTP on the second was Anne Walker and on the eighth, Marg Johnson.

BDL: Jan Jeeves 76, Jackie Loughran 77, Sev Piasente 77, Geraldine Prentice 77, Catherine Bolding 78, Di Grimmond 79, Lorraine Peters 80, Susan Jagoe 80, Irene Walsh 80 and Dot Garry 80.

Leading Ladies: from left, B Grade Geraldine Prentice, A Grade and Club Champion Anne Walker, and C Grade Leonie Bentick were crowned the 2016 Wonthaggi Ladies Champions on Wednesday.

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• Interleague netball

Alberton wins both PERFECT conditions at Inverloch last Saturday for the Interleague clash against Riddell.

U17 The day started off with the 17 & Under team, and GA Shae Kyle was showing great accuracy and movement right from the first centre pass.

Alberton had three unanswered goals before Riddell made a start.

Mid way through the first, GS Abby McCaughan was

starting to find range and was fed beautifully by WA, Alana Hanegraaf and C, Alana McRae. Quarter time: Alberton 12 Riddell 5.

At the start of the second, defensive pressure was strong. Great hands from GD Kayla Redpath, which saw many turnovers.

GK, Jayde McGlead was all over her opponent, forcing Riddell to reset back to the transverse line regularly. Riddell began to find its range late in the second, but Alber-

ton held its lead.

Half time: Alberton 16 Riddell 9.

A few changes after the break saw Courtney Teakle come into GS, Ally Martin into WA and Breanna Byers into GK. A shaky start for both sides with seven turnovers before Riddell scored a goal.

Courtney Teakle scored quickly after that from close range. The combination of Kyle and Teakle made it difficult for their opponents to rebound. Alana McRae was

controlling the centre beautifully, applying a lot of pressure in the defensive end and picking off any loose balls.

Three quarter time: Alberton 24 Riddell 14.

Shae Kyle was working hard out of the ring and was providing drive down the court.

WD, Keighley Starrett was consistent and impressive all day, showing great athleticism.

Riddell made a late surge, but as Alberton had done all day, they played their game

Leadership: captain coach of the Alberton Open netball team Kim Hillberg scored her first goal in the opening minutes of play against Riddell District at Inverloch on Saturday afternoon. and finished off with a great win.

Final score: Alberton 28 Riddell 21.

Best on Court: Shae Kyle.

Open

Primed to go: the Alberton FNL Open interleague team: from left, Lauren Redpath, captain coach Kim Hillberg, Christie Hillberg, Renee Pilkington, Olivia Cope, Jarney Thomas, Kelsey Buxton, Britt Thomas and team manager Carolyn Thomas.

The Open game had a consistent start by both sides, with strong defensive pressure applied.

GA Kimberley Hillberg settled well early, and watching the long bombs from sister GD Christie Hillberg from the mid court was impressive, and left Riddell a little surprised.

Quarter time: Alberton 12 Riddell 8.

GK Britt Thomas was strong under the ring at the start of the second, pulling in an impressive rebound. The long bombs continued from Hillberg to Hillberg.

WA Olivia Cope was feeding the goalers well and

making good position on the ring.

WD Kelsey Buxton had great hands, turning over numerous balls. An injury to Christie Hillberg late in the second brought Lauren Redpath into the mix, and herself and Britt were an awesome combination.

Half time: Alberton 24 Riddell 16.

Changes at half time saw Britt Thomas move into the Centre, Lauren Redpath into GK and Renee Pilkington into WA. The changes worked well. The sister combination of Britt Thomas and GS Jarney Thomas was working well. Alberton took advantage of any mistake made by Riddell and they extended their lead.

Three quarter time: Alberton 39 Riddell 22.

Riddell reduced the margin early and came out play-

ing some beautiful netball in the fourth with fresh legs all over the court, whereas Alberton seem to have disappeared. Silly errors came into play, and Riddell was here to finish off as best they could.

Final Score: Alberton 45 Riddell 35.

Best on Court: Christie Hillberg.

Congratulations to both coaches, Julie Hillberg and Christie Hillberg.

Thanks go to our umpires for the day; Bron Williams, Jess Bell, Andrea Thorson and Bec Browne. Thanks also to Tash McRae for organising the umpires.

Thank you to team managers, Jo Kyle and Caz Thomas.

Trainer - Rod Cope, Scorer - Lyndell Cope, Uniforms - Di Schelling. And thank you to Inverloch Kongwak for allowing us to use its great facilities.

LDNA netball results Results - Saturday, May 21 11 & Under Section 1: Parrots 11 d Mt Eccles Pink 3, St Laurence 9 d Mt Eccles Silver 6, Town 25 d Mirboo North White 4, Mt Eccles Purple 16 d Meeniyan & District 1.

11 & Under Section 2:

LDNA umpires East meets West: representing the Gippsland League in the Intraleague Challenge at Warragul on Saturday, the West team, Courtney Brann, Kate McCarthy, Christie Edwards, Tomi Cook, Maddy Stevenson, Kym Diston, Taylah Beck and Chiara MulQueen and the East team, Ramayer Gourley, Samantha Pearce, Rachael Allison, Stacey O’Brien, Caitlan Ponton, Courtney Garth, Lexi Bowe, Amelia Charlton and Maddi Stockdale posed together at the conclusion of a match in which East 70 proved way too strong for West 31.

All Ability shows its class ON Saturday the Drouin & District Netball Association had two All Ability teams playing an exhibition match in the Gippsland interleague against the Leongatha All Ability team.

Drouin & District Community Bank Legends and Drouin & District Community Bank Champions combined on the day and played some really skilful netball.

Some of the players are still developing their skills but you could not wipe the smile off every player on the court. This year

Drouin & District Community Bank have become the teams major sponsors and will provide the team with polos and hoodies for the upcoming winter competition.

The All Ability program has been running for 12 years, and this year the numbers have increased substantially, allowing two teams to compete on a weekly basis in the DDNA Winter Competition.

The Gippsland interleague match was a great opportunity for both Drouin and Leongatha to get together to showcase All Ability netball and also to show the importance of being an inclusive netball community.

Both teams enjoyed the competitive-

ness of the game as well as the social aspect of getting together and sharing the love of netball and will meet again in October at Werribee at the Netball Victoria State Titles.

Last year the teams played in Bendigo at the State Titles with Leongatha being a much stronger team on the day.

At the conclusion of Saturday’s interleague game, coach Janet Parker invited the Leongatha team to come and play a game against the Drouin and District Community Bank Champions and Drouin and District Community Bank Legends on a Saturday during the DDNA Winter Competition.

Saturday, May 28 11am: Sam Anderson, Sue Ritchie, Sharnee Mead-Ameri, Anita Gourlay, Tinisha Mills, Barb Challis, Cayli Lane, Angelique Dunlevie, Jess Arnason, Maria Evison, Jemma Caithness, Tanya Hamilton, Maddie Brew.

12pm: Bridget Eldred, Britt Price, Julie Grant, Amy Smith, Sam Anderson, Jess Arnason, Mary Gourlay, Pat Kuhne, Mariah Grant, Erin Baudinette, Lori McKenzie.

1pm: Julie Grant, Katrina Spark, Angelique Dunlevie, Barb Challis, Emma Smith.

2.15pm: Sophie Clarke, Sue Ritchie, Pat Kuhne, Anita Gourlay, Anna Patterson.

Any queries, please contact Erin Baudinette 0448 487 492.

Mt Eccles 13 d St Laurence 2, Mirboo North 8 d Town 4.

13 & Under: Town Black 16 d St Laurence Yellow 5, Town Tangerine 12 drew Parrots 12, Mt Eccles Purple 25 d Mt Eccles Silver 5, St Laurence Maroon 18 d Mirboo North Purple 6, Mirboo North Gold 29 d Meeniyan & District 8.

15 & Under: Mirboo North 24 d Town Green 16, St Laurence Blue 19 d St Lau-

rence Maroon 17, Meeniyan & District 23 d Mt Eccles Blue 11.

17 & Under / C Grade: St Laurence 45 d Town Black 35, Mt Eccles Navy 48 d Town Tangerine 19.

Open: MDU Demons 47 d Town Black 42, Town Tangerine 57 d St Laurence Maroon 37, St Laurence Gold 40 d Mt Eccles White 29, Meeniyan & District 56 d Mirboo North 44.

April Rising Star THE Alberton Football Netball League has chosen Shae Kyle as its April Rising Star.

Shae is currently playing netball with Korumburra Bena U/17 and A Grade netball teams and has played representative netball for Alberton Football/Netball League over the past Under 15 age groups. She was selected in the 2016 U/17 Alberton Interleague side and U/17 Association side.

Shae is part of the Eastern Zone Academy Squad, the pathway into possible State selections.

She plays in the U/17 Storm, Elite Development Squad which leads to VNL opportunities. Shae has a

strong commitment to her netball and will be a leading player of the future for the Korumburra club.

Pathways: likely bound for the State side in the future, Shae Kyle is capturing interest wherever she plays.

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Big tick for Bass Coast sport SPORTS in Bass Coast will get a much needed boost after Bass Coast Shire Council successfully received three grants from Sport and Recreation Victoria.

The Wonthaggi netball courts renewal and Thompson Reserve ground lighting projects have received $100,000 each from the community sports infrastructure fund in the minor facilities category, which will enable these two significant projects to go ahead.

These grants will supplement council’s contributions of $557,400 for the netball courts and $92,500 towards Thompson Reserve lighting.

Wonthaggi and District Netball Association (WDNA) and the Wonthaggi Power Football Netball Club use the Wonthaggi netball courts.

The seven courts are in poor condition and have been deemed unsuitable for hosting finals matches.

The renewal of these courts together with drainage works and fencing will bring the courts up to a standard to meet the requirements set out

by Netball Victoria.

This work will provide major improvements to the facility for a total of more than 600 participants in the WDNA and Wonthaggi

Power Football Netball Club; an aspiration for the past 10 years.

“After countless years, volunteer committee hours, much paperwork and a lot of patience, our seven courts will all be redeveloped to top quality netball standard,” WDNA president Vicky Donohue said.

“It’s great to see a long held dream finally come to fruition.”

The improve courts will raise the profile of netball within Bass Coast and lift the standard of facilities at the Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve.

This $757,000 project has been the work of a strong partnership between council, WDNA and the Wonthaggi Power Football Netball Club.

Council also worked closely with the Inverloch Stars Soccer Club on a $260,000 project to enable the club to train at Thompson Reserve under lights.

The reserve currently has no playing field lighting and the players currently need to travel away from Inverloch to use oval lighting at the Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve.

The installation of lights at Thompson Reserve will provide lighting to a standard required for training and competition matches.

Club morale will be

boosted with everyone being able to both train and play the club’s home ground.

Bass Coast mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale said these grants were another fabulous example of community, local and state government partnerships.

“Council has worked alongside all clubs involved, leveraged its contribution along with the clubs own fundraising component and been able to successfully demonstrate the need for upgrades and new infrastructure,” Cr Crugnale said.

“The Wonthaggi netball clubs have done an incredible job to contribute a substantial amount to the renewal of their courts, and the Inverloch Stars will have a little way to go to reach their contribution fundraising target. This news gives confidence for any business, organisation or individual wishing to donate and support these fast growing sports in the region.

“Council’s considerable contribution of more than $500,000 and the State Government’s $100,000 to the Wonthaggi netball courts highlights the value we, and the community we represent, have for our sporting facilities and playing field standards.

Wonthaggi has not been able to hold finals due to the substandard surfaces of the court

Above, Celebration: young netballers such as Shaye Brown, Alice Roberts, Alexis Van Oss and Monet Tessari are thrilled their courts will be in safer condition. and this changes now.”

Facilities need to be indicative of the regional town status that Wonthaggi now has, and this is just the start of a considered and planned program of funding applications.

Council also received $30,000 towards the $60,000 development of the municipal recreation plan 2017-2027, which will be a strategic document to set the direction and support the development of recreation facilities and services for the next decade.

The plan will promote increased participation, shared and multi use facilities with universal design and inclusion, and will be a key supporting document for council in seeking external funding.

Play it safe: netballers Shelley Davis, Jade Ruffin, Tess Papas, Tailyn Payne, Kirra Sleeman, Sophie Dalton, Tess Wingfield, Nicole West and Amelia White will be able to play netball safely once the Wonthaggi netball courts are upgraded.

Vicious hill climb sorts the field SATURDAY saw club members enjoy another great day for racing and a new course starting and finishing in Poowong.

Tourists: C Grade riders away on two laps of the circuit at Poowong on Saturday.

Racing went from Poowong toward Nyora before turning left at Peterson Road and heading back toward Loch.

At Loch the road again veers left and heads back to Poowong.

However there is a vicious hill climb back into Poowong.

The A, B and C Grades raced scratch races over two laps (38 kilometres) whilst D Grade raced a handicap over one lap.

True grit: the winners of the graded scratch races at Poowong-Loch on Saturday were, from left, C Grade Kerry Pritchard, A Grade Brett Franklin, B Grade David Supple and D Grade Thomas Bouquet.

In the A Grade field there were just four starters and Brett Franklin kept the pressure on all the way and in the process disposed of two challengers prior to the last ramp up into Poowong.

Franklin made sure he was first round the turn into the main street and the short dash to the line saw him win by several bike lengths from Harrison McLean.

Will Lumby rode the hill at an easier pace to secure third ahead of Darcy O’Connor in fourth.

In B Grade it was David Supple who took control of the race.

Oliver McLean tried to match the super fit master’s rider but lost contact with him on the first climb into Poowong and ended up chasing the next lap but to no avail as Supple again stormed up the hill for a clear win from McLean.

Chasing behind but not quite bridging the gap was Phil Hanley into third place.

Another super fit master’s rider, Rod Cheyne, also did the second lap in chase mode to secure fourth.

Bernadette Fitzgerald won the sprint in for fifth ahead of Kobi Merchant and they were followed home by Tony Giles and Brad Bouquet.

In the C Grade race it was a Masters field and Kerry Pritchard enjoyed the hill climbs as he rode away from the challengers to score a clear win.

Mark Bensley came home for second whilst Graham Jans did a great ride for third.

Peter Lewis, having his first ride, did not enjoy the climb into Poowong and took fourth whilst Dane Herbert took fifth.

In D Grade the field of six Juniors saw Thomas Fitzgerald and Kaleb Jans chasing four minutes to new rider Thomas Bouquet and Zach Stubbs-Taylor on four minutes whilst out on eight minutes were Harry and Sulli Herbert.

Harry Herbert managed to ride away from Sulli on the climb back toward Loch and it was a similar case with Thomas getting away from Stubbs-Taylor.

In the climb up to Poowong Thomas Bouquet rounded up Harry Herbert to come home a clear winner.

Chasing behind, Fitzgerald left Jans behind on the hill and chased hard after Harry Herbert but failed in the chase by just 10cm at the line with Herbert sprinting home for second.

Fitzgerald took third and fastest time.

Jans rode home fourth, Stubbs-Taylor fifth and Sulli sixth with all three having trouble with the climb into Poowong.

At Darebin Disc for the Winter track series Austin Timmins had a good night taking out the Men’s B Grade progressive points scratch

race switching from road to track in fine style.

Next week racing is at Outtrim so riders will enjoy some flatter conditions.

The riders doing the three day tour over the June long weekend will need to keep racing to build their form.

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

L 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 0 0

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

% % Won 3875 100 1777 100 520 100 189 75 94 50 83 40 62 40 39 25 30 25 27 25 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 0 0 0

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

% % Won 458 100 305 75 270 75 186 75 119 66 111 50 75 50 122 40 28 25 36 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

L 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 4 4 4 4 0 0

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

% % Won 288 100 246 87 171 87 250 75 119 75 88 50 106 40 34 33 76 20 57 20 52 20 29 0 0 0 0 0

CGJFL UNDER 10 Leongatha Green 2.7.19 Moe Maroons 0.1.1 Green Goals: K. McGrath 1, Z. Lamers 1.

Green Best: F. Dunn, Z. Lamers, R. Collins, L. Gill, K. McGrath, R. Thomas.

UNDER 12 Leongatha Green 9.7.61 Moe Maroons 0.0.0 Green Goals: J. Burns 4, T. McRae 3, R. Weaver 3, T. Richards 2.

Green Best: Z. Scholz, J. Smith, B. Stewart, L. VanderZalm, D. Ward.

Leongatha Gold 6.4.40 Mirboo North 1.2.8 Gold Goals: T. Burt 2, Z. Dodge 1, M. McGannon 1, N. Beavis 1, J. Matheson 1.

Gold Best: J. McRae, M. McGannon, T. Burt, K. Scrimshaw, B. Grabham Andrews, M. Harry.

Mirboo North Goals: L. Hart 1,

UNDER 14 Leongatha Green 11.8.74 Moe Maroons 2.2.14 Green Goals: E. Lamers 4, R. Kemp 4, N. Hanily 2, L. VanderZalm 1, J. Thomas 1, S. Bright 1.

Green Best: M. Portelli, J. Thomas, A. Trease, S. Coleman, E. Lamers, H. Sheedy.

Moe Maroons Goals: R. Moore 1, S. Wilson 1.

Mirboo North 7.4.46 Leongatha Gold 6.5.41 Gold Goals: N. Beavis 3, R. Drysdale 1, C. Michael 1, F. Materia 1.

Gold Best: D. Sturtevant, F. Materia, C. Riseley, R. Drysdale, J. Dennison, A. Battersby.

Mirboo North Goals: J. Carnes 5, T. Eden 1, G. Hart 1.

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Sweet victory for home league ALBERTON put its best players forward against Riddell District Football League in the interleague match on Saturday at Inverloch Recreation Reserve.

MDU Seniors coach Mark Lafferty lead the league with assistant coaches Brett O’Halloran and Ben Soumilas from Dalyston and Inverloch-Kongwak respectively.

Despite only having trained as a team for the first time last Wednesday, the Alberton Seniors displayed some fierce competition with perfect conditions and no injuries set to hold it back.

Riddell’s Jonathon Kent kicked the first goal, one of his five majors across the game however MDU’s Jake McMillan was not far behind, kicking the first goal for Alberton early on after the opening siren.

McMillan proved to be a force to be reckoned with in his first interleague Seniors match, having kicked three majors, a personal best for the player.

Also joining forces in his first Seniors game for Alberton, teenager Kyle Kirk contributed two goals to the scoreboard throughout the Alberton FNL 14.13.97 Riddell District FNL 13.7.85 Alberton Goals: J. McMillan 3, K. Kirk 2, K. Bergles 2, N. Connellan, T. McDermott, D. Reid, D. Clark, L. Manders, B. Tagg, C. Park Riddell Goals: J. Kent 5, H. Ross 3, T. Ellard, B. Said, D. Nolan, J. Mills, R. Hickman Alberton Best: D. Clark, N. Connellan , M. Griffin, C. Park, C. Endres, D. Reid Riddell Best: B. Kilty, B. Swallow, H. Ross, T. Walsh, J. Kent, M. Burkett UNDER 18

Riddell District FNL 18.18.126 Alberton FNL 6.13.49 Riddell Goals: C. Frantti-Glen 5, L. Bianco 4, I. Fitrolakis 3, P. Scanlon, T. Ferri, L. Henson, N. Mills, Z. Smedley, L. Cannon Alberton Goals: D. Brosnan 2, B. Ellen, O. Toussaint, H. Suckling, W. Collins Riddell Best: L. Henson, D. Featon, L. Bianco, C. Frantti-Glen, J. Vilinskis, T. Sims Alberton Best: B. Ellen, J. Nolan, D. Brosnan, J. Norton, W. Collins, D. Thorson

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 9: May 28 DWWWW v Dalyston Fish Creek v Kilcunda-Bass Phillip Island v Tarwin Kor-Bena v Stony Creek Toora v MDU I-K v Foster

MID GIPPSLAND Round 7: May 28 Yarragon v Yall-Yall Nth Boolarra v Yinnar Trafalgar v Hill End Thorpdale v Newborough Morwell East v Mirboo North

GIPPSLAND Round 7: May 28 Traralgon v Maffra Morwell v Bairnsdale Moe v Leongatha Wonthaggi v Drouin Warragul v Sale

ELLINBANK Round 7: May 28 Koo Wee Rup v Bunyip Buln Buln v Longwarry Nar Nar Goon v Poowong Cora Lynn v Dusties (Night) Catani v Lang Lang Garfield v Ellinbank Nyora v Nilma Darnum Neerim South - bye

game.

First term saw Alberton lead on a healthy 39 to 25.

Foster coach Nick Connellan made the game difficult for Riddell in the ruck while Fish Creek’s Callan Park also took on the opposition in the middle.

Both teams added two goals to the scoreboard in the second term which saw Riddell work hard on ball to overtake Alberton by half time on 56 to 54. Riddell’s Brandon Kilty took on South Gippsland’s greatest and managed to nab the best on for his side in the process.

The visitors from the east maintained its two point margin at the end of the third term on 71 to 69.

It was constant rotations which kept Alberton’s 24 strong team at peak condition going into the final quarter, with all players on top of their game and determined to win.

Alberton sustained no injuries and battled hard to keep the ball down its end in the last quarter, only allowing the visiting league to score two majors in the last twenty minutes.

The home league managed to put a further four goals on the board in the final minutes of the game and took out a victory on 97 to Riddell’s 85.

The Interleague win marks the third consecutive triumph for Alberton which is currently ranked at 25th in the state for its efforts.

Inverloch-Kongwak’s Dylan Clark was rewarded for his hard work in half back and took out the best on field.

The victory is however bittersweet for Alberton, with 13 players hailing from Phillip Island, Dalyston, Kilcunda Bass and Inverloch.

The four teams look to be moved out of Alberton Football Netball League next year following the AFL Victoria restructure. Coach Mark Lafferty said the league will be looking to fill the gaping hole which will be left on the side in the future.

Victorious: the Alberton interleague that prevailed over Riddell District, back from left, Nick Eddy and son (runner), Callan Park (vice captain), Ethan Park, Brett O’Halloran (assistant coach), Kyle Kirk, Joe Brooks, Jack Taylor, Dylan Clark, Nick Connellan, Luke Manders, Rhett Moor, Toby Mahoney, Kurt Thomas, Danny Reid, Mark Lafferty (coach), Ben Soumilas (assistant coach) and Bev Kohlman (trainer). Middle from left, Mark Griffin, Danny Wells, Jaymie Youle (captain), Corey Casey, Kael Bergles, Ash Zuidema, Brad Tagg, George Bovell (trainer), Sonya Denbrok (trainer) and front from left, Jake McMillan, Tom Corry, Chris Endres, Kainen Schrape and Tom McDermott.

Right, Tough contest: Tom Corry is set to lay a tackle on his Riddell opponent.

Pace: Kael Bergles only kicked two but was an active and influential force at half forward for Alberton.

Tough start: Alberton assistant coach Ben Soumilas addressed the Alberton players at quarter time after a “good start” with Alberton a goal up in an intense opening term’s play. Both teams had clearly come to play.

Injuries plague Alberton’s youth ALBERTON’S best and brightest Under 18s came together to face off against Riddell District Football Netball League at the Interleague tournament on Saturday.

The amalgamated team suffered a number of injuries and was at a disadvantage when it came together at the Inverloch Recreation Reserve in otherwise perfect conditions.

Fielding a younger team than in past years, Allies coach Scott Anderson played four 16 year olds who relished their first attempt at nabbing an interleague trophy.

Tarwin’s Joel Norton joined fellow 16 year old Jye Celebrine from Korumburra-Bena and Toora’s Lachie Ireland.

Jackson Nolan also got to play his first interleague for the Under 18s despite being still young enough to play Under 16s. Coach Anderson noted the young player’s potential in the game, with the

Allies Senior showing strong skills on field.

Riddell got off to a strong start with forward Connor Frantti-Glen kicking one of his five majors from across the game. Alberton managed to squeeze in a goal, however inaccurate kicking saw the first term finish on 12, with six behinds. Riddell sat ahead on 22.

Fish Creek’s Gareth Park fell down in the first term with a shoulder injury. The Alberton captain chose to play on but did not uphold his usual power. He looks to be out for this weekend.

Second term saw Alberton manage to squeeze in another major, finishing on 20 by half time. Riddell pulled ahead though, booting another two goals and settling in on 38 on the siren.

Alberton lost two more players due to injuries in the second half.

Alex Duyker popped his shoulder in the wing while half forward flank Michael Coghlan hurt his neck in a contest for the ball. Both play-

ers hail from Phillip Island and look to be out for this week’s home game against rivals Dalyston.

From there, Alberton struggled to redeem itself in the third term with Riddell almost doubling its score, 62 to 34.

Dalyston’s Darcy Brosnan proved to be a strong forward, kicking two majors for Alberton while Joel Norton played on ball in the second half.

Further up the back, MDU’s Dean Thorson also presented some tough competition.

Despite its efforts, Alberton failed to close the margin in the final term with Riddell doubling its score in 20 minutes, finishing up victorious on 126 to Alberton’s 49.

Tarwin’s Ben Allen won best on for Alberton for his efforts on ball while Riddell’s Lachlan Henson won best on field.

Anderson will coach the Under 18s again at the Interleague Carnival with hopes of redeeming some injured players and fielding a competitive side in July.

Close contest: from left, Alberton’s Oscar Toussaint went to help out Xavier Hughes as he went for the mark alongside Flynn Bronson during the Interleague game against Riddell District Football League on Saturday in Inverloch.

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Rising Star: Russell Northe, the Member for Morwell with Traralgon Swimming Club captain, Leongatha’s Mikaela Cornelissen after she was named the Gippsland Sports Academy Rising Star for 2015.

Passion for fitness: Jamin Heppell, founder of Game Changers Australia treated the audience with a great presentation at the GSA annual awards dinner in Traralgon on Friday night.

Cornelissen honoured by GSA award SEVENTY nine young Gippsland athletes received graduation certificates from the Gippsland Sports Academy on Friday, May 20.

The function was held at the Premier Centre in Traralgon and recognizes the achievements of the athletes over the preceding 12 months.

The audience was treated to an inspirational presentation by Jamin Heppell.

Jamin has always been passionate about health and fitness following in his father’s footsteps.

Jamin has been in the fitness industry and leadership development for six years and spent time as the strength and conditioning coach of the Essendon VFL team in 2012 and founded the sports-based leadership organisation Game Changers Australia in the same year.

Jamin is an intensely passionate person who wants to see the success of everyone he works with.

As always there are three major awards presented on an annual basis: The Rising Star Award is designed to assist identified athletes from within the Gippsland Sports Academy to prepare effectively as they look to take the next step in their sporting career.

As of 2015 the GSA will regard this initiative as an underpinning award to The Future Talent Program facilitated by the Victorian Institute of Sport.

Once identified, athletes will be provided with funding through the Gippsland Sports Academy to assist them in their preparation.

This was awarded to Mikaela Cornelissen.

The Phil Shelley award for sport development within the Gippsland

April Rising Stars THE Alberton Football Netball League has chosen young Korumburra-Bena footballer, Hugh Suckling as its April Rising Star.

The nomination says Suckling has shown he can play at a high level in Under 18s and Seniors.

Due to necessity Hugh

has played a lot of Senior football and is becoming confident in many areas of the ground.

Hugh is in his final year of under age football but rarely plays for the Thirds due to his commitment to the Seniors.

The Rising Star Award is sponsored by Korumburra Sports & Spinal Clinic.

A necessity: Hugh Suckling has shown great courage as a youngster to play, of necessity, most of his football at the Senior level.

Sports Academy was awarded to Dean Gooch.

Dean has really stepped up to the senior swimming coaching role since his appointment in 2015.

His planning of sessions and inclusive nature is just the right fit for Academy swimmers who travel from all parts of Gippsland to be part of the team.

A rare coach in the sport as he has never competed as a swimmer, however, with a significant basketball background his desire for excellence, strategy and the right technique with an underlying competitive drive for improvement has assisted all swimmers and coaches in the program.

Dean’s work with Emily Beecroft to win a place in the Paralympic squad for Rio completes what has been an outstanding coaching year for Dean both with the academy and his individual swimmers.

The David Drane Award for encouragement was won by Ksenija Varesanovic.

Ksenija’s outstanding commitment and determination, along with a passion and love of the game will continue to drive her in the pursuit of her long term goal of becoming a professional tennis player.

She enthusiastically trains, practices, or plays matches six days a week.

For a young teenager living in the country, leaving home at 5.30am to travel to Melbourne for an 8.30am match, playing a second match in the afternoon, getting home at 8.00pm and then repeating this day after day during tournaments requires substantial resolve and personal sacrifice.

Ksenija has worked very hard during the past 12 months to improve her ranking.

She is ranked in the top 25 in the

state for her age group.

Ksenija has had many tournament successes, both within her age group, as well as open age events.

The Tim Forsyth Award for Sporting Excellence was won by Emily Beecroft.

Emily has stepped up her training and conditioning this season and the results are there for all to see.

Emily dominated the country championships, stepped up again at state championships to win the multi class swimmer of the meet, competed at national age and won 4 out of 4 events and finished off at Olympic trials winning a silver in the 50 metre butterfly.

More significantly, however, is that she has been selected to the Australian Paralympic Squad to compete in Rio Paralympic games in September this year.

Parrots beginning to shine THE Leongatha Parrots’ Youth Girls football team continues to grow in confidence.

Despite a significant loss against a slick Dalyston team on Sunday, the endeavour and hard tackling of the Parrots bodes well for the future.

Early on it was Howard and Seanan who set the tone, laying tackle after tackle.

Howard was also dominant in the ruck tap outs, ably assisted by Jones when they swapped through the middle.

But the goals came thick and fast for Dalyston, whose girls have had a good two years to bond.

While Whiteside was solid in defence, the deluge continued as Dalyston found fast avenues to goal.

Casbolt was slick, while Trewin continued the trend of hard tackling.

Howard’s athletic display continued into the second quarter.

Meanwhile, Green turned defence into attack, launching a forward foray.

Good running from Geary typified a Parrots side that was prepared to cover ground to make the contest.

Dunn offered a credible target in the forward line.

Michael asserted her-

self across the half back line.

In the third quarter, Dalyson opened with two early goals to stretch their lead further.

However, the Parrot girls kept persisting and locked down the ball in

the forward line for minutes at a time.

They were achingly close to scoring a major, with Seanan, Howard, Casbolt, Dunn and Logan all involved in the play.

Ryan was hard at the contest in the last quarter.

Ditto Hastings.

All the while Clarkson began to shine.

In the end the contest was beyond them, but the Parrot girls will be a far more formidable team in the games and seasons to come.

On ball: Parrot, Ainslee Logan was in the thick of it during a tough encounter with Dalyston on Sunday.

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Mid Gippy seniors: the Mid Gippsland team before the big clash. Mirboo North’s Zac Kilgower, Josh Taylor, Tristan Salerno, Kris Berchtold, Shane Peters and Hudson Kerr all played in the senior footy match.

Mid Gippsland outgunned by Colac COLAC and District Football League was too strong for the Mid Gippsland League on Saturday at Colac.

The home side moved the ball too quickly for Mid Gippsland to run out comprehensive winners by 61 points.

Mid Gippsland had

the breeze in the first term but early avenues to goal were astray and with the first five scoring shots of the match it could only register 1-4

before Colac FL goaled

by Kelly.

Kris Berchtold was busy in the first eight minutes picking up five kicks but his superboot was missing to register four behinds. A lapse in defence allowed Colac’s Daniel Razga to goal. It was end to end football with the defenders of both sides playing strongly.

Mid Gippsland lost playmaker Shane Peters with a knee injury and could be out as long as four weeks.

Mid Gippsland ruckman Andrew Brown was winning the knockouts but they were losing the clearances as Colac sharked the ball away. After an even first term Mid Gippsland opened the second with a goal through Zac Kilgower which gave it a limited lead, then Colac swung into the game, elusive rover Ben Cox snagged two goals in two minutes and it was game on.

Colac started to take charge, a further three Caught: Mirboo North’s Tristan Salerno and Yarragon’s Nick Pratt tackle their goals and the home side looked more settled. Mid Colac opponent.

Gippsland was giving the ball away too easily with Colac being the faster, and it had players better positioned and by half time led impressively 6-7 (43) to 3-5 (23).

Mid Gippsland made many changes to quell the run on style of Colac but to little avail and it was the backline players of Liam McGuane, Khan Beckett and Adrian Murray who kept out the Mid forwards who failed to score in a tight term, Colac was held to 1-5 (11) but it looked the better of the two teams.

Aided by the wind Colac was able to take control, forwards Ben Cox and Tom Spokes tore Mid Gippsland apart with their speed and skill as Mid Gippsland went from game to shame, Colac was playing in front and reaping the benefits.

Mirboo North pair Tristan Salerno and Josh Taylor were busy but there were too many Mid Gippy players who failed under pressure. Tyler Brown ran his feet off

all day with little reward, Steve Pearson was a great trier and Anthony Rosato put in a valuable game.

Colac was banging through goals while Mid Gippsland was fumbling around without too much purpose. Colac added five goals in the last term to finish with 13-12 (90) to Mid Gippsland 4-5 (29).

Interesting to note that of the 17 goals in the match 13 were kicked to the Southern end favoured by the breeze. It was Mid Gippsland’s third successive loss at interleague level and questions will be asked as to why it can’t win at this level. It was a bad day overall as Mid Gippsland lost both football games and three netball games.

Under 18 Mid Gippsland was competitive for three quarters against Colac in an entertaining match.

After establishing a four point lead at the first break Colac came out in the second and belted through 7-5 (47) to nil to

take control by half time.

Again the home side was in control and proved too elusive for the MGFL that, apart from the second quarter lapse, was competitive for three quarters as Colac won 15-13 (103) to Mid Gippsland 8-2 (50).

For Mid Gippsland Mugsy Mooka received the Vic Country medal.

Colac & District FL 13.12.90 Mid Gippsland FL 4.5.29 Colac Goals: B. Cox 4, T. Spokes 3, C. Kelly 2, D. Razga, D. Marendaz, D. Dunne, J. Spokes Mid Gippsland Goals: Z. Kilgower, D. Shellcot, T. Hutton, T. Brown Colac Best: A. Kelly, T. Speirs, T. Spokes, D. Razga, B. Cox, A. DeLorenzo Mid Gippsland Best: S. Pearson, T. Salerno, A. Rosato, T. Dobson, J. Taylor, T. Brown UNDER 18

Colac & District FL 15.13.103 Mid Gippsland FL 8.2.50 Colac Goals: G. Spokes 3, D. Collins 3, D. Walters 2, J. Diffey 2, L. Rosevear 2, T. McKean, I. Paddick, H. Smith Mid Gippsland Goals: J. Mitchell 3, Z. Cantrill 2, M. Luck, J. Hudson, R. Oddy Colac Best: G. Rooke, T. McKean, D. Walters, G. Spokes, T. Flanigan, H. Smith Mid Gippsland: M. Mooka, J. Paulet, B. Hunt, J. Hudson, M. Powell, J. Mitchell

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Mirboo North resumes against third placed Hawks

By Rover MID Gippsland football and netball competitions resume this Saturday, following unsuccessful inter-league clashes against Colac and District at Colac.

Mirboo North’s Zac Kilgower, Josh Taylor, Tristan Salerno, Kris Berchtold, Shane Peters and Hudson Kerr, all played in the senior footy match, that saw Colac and District win by 61 points.

Mid Gippsland lost the preceding Under 18 game in which captain, Riley Oddy, Declan Allen and coach, Josh Taylor, represented the mighty Tigers

with distinction.

Colac and District was also successful in its three netball contests against Mid Gippsland.

Mirboo North’s senior side is on top of the ladder and meets third-placed Morwell East at Ronald Reserve, Morwell East.

The Hawks are coming off a nailbiting one point victory over reigning premier, Yinnar, where Jarrod Lont, Paul Henry, Shaun Duncan and Brandon Francis, were all in imperious form.

Morwell East’s new electronic score-

board will be in operation for the first time.

Unfortunately, Mirboo North has been hit hard with recent long term knee injuries to star rover, Jack Robertson and exciting young ruckman, Isaac Abas.

Coaches, Colin King of Morwell East and Mirboo North’s Clancy Bennett, will concentrate on propagating clear understanding of their game plans amongst their respective playing groups.

Following a week off, King and Bennett won’t be burdening their men with unnecessary information, technical ter-

minology, or instructive overload.

Instead, emphasis will be placed on clean ball handling, strong marking, hard tackling and correct disposal, plus lots of run and carry to set up scoring opportunities for the forwards.

Nimbleness, spryness, litheness and athletic flexibility around the packs and across the midfield, will also go a long way in deciding whether the Hawks or the Tigers prevail.

As well, players from both sides will be desperate to demonstrate innovative methodologies with productive out-

comes that win praise from their coaches and receive loud spectator applause.

Hawks’ fans still have nightmares about the belting the mighty Tigers handed out to their team in winning the 2006 senior premiership at Moe. On that cold, wet and windy day a decade ago, Mirboo North restricted Morwell East to a record low MGFL losing grand final score of 1 – 3 – 9.

Since then, Mirboo North has secured three more flags, whilst Morwell East went down to Trafalgar in the 2009 and 2010 grand finals.

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Gippsland League falls short against Bendigo GIPPSLAND League’s quest to climb the AFL Victoria rankings has taken a hit, with defeat to archrival Bendigo Football Netball League in Saturday’s WorkSafe Community Championships clash at Warragul.

Bendigo has proven a stumbling block for Gippsland in recent years and so it was again on Saturday, as it suffered a 31-point loss, 17.8 (110) to 12.7 (79).

Having endured three straight defeats in Bendigo – in 2010, 2012 and 2014 – Gippsland was finally given the chance to face its representative football nemesis on home soil, but was unable to make the most of the opportunity.

“Bendigo was too good and came to play,” TRFM Gippsland League senior interleague coach Steve Hazelman said.

“Its young kids cracked in and had a real go and put that much pressure on us.

“We had 19 inside-50s to nine in the second quarter, but just couldn’t capitalise.

Our forwards didn’t fire on the day, but the ball going in wasn’t very good either.

“The second half was a bit of an arm wrestle and Bendigo just ran away with it in the end.”

Bendigo hit the ground running, with early goals to Hamish Morcom and Tom Toma.

Gippsland skipper Bob McCallum put his team on the board a short time later, but the visitors went into the first break with a 15-point lead.

Despite three secondquarter goals from Leongatha star Chris Dunne, Bendigo stretched the margin to 18 points at the main change.

Gippsland rallied to close within seven points midway through the third quarter, but that was as close as the red, white and blue were allowed

to get.

Hazelman’s men never gave up, but Bendigo had all the answers, kicking six goals straight in the final term.

Dunne finished with five goals and was joined in the best by McCallum, vice-captain Mark Collison, Adrian Slottje, Nathaniel Paredes and Brad Scalzo. Leongatha’s Shem Hawking was also a valuable player.

Seven players represented Leongatha in the clash, Zac Vernon, Chris Verboon, Joel Sinclair, Chris Dunne, Aaron Hillberg, Tom Marriott, and Shem Hawking, a credit to the Leongatha club for making all these players available for league duties.

Braedon McLean represented Wonthaggi in the team.

Collison was awarded the AFL Victoria Medal as Gippsland’s best player.

Hazelman said preparation for such games was always a challenge, but made no excuses for the result.

“It would have been better if we could train together more, but geographically it’s too hard with guys coming from as far as Wonthaggi, Bairnsdale and Melbourne,” he said.

“The attitude of the players and the clubs was 100 times better than it was three or four years ago and I have to thank them for that.”

The defeat left Gippsland in 13th place on the rankings and facing the prospect of a third meeting with Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League in six years.

Gippsland team: back row from left, John Gooch, Tom Hams, Ben Amberg, Haydn Hector, Brayden Fowler, Mark Collison (vicecaptain), Bob McCallum (captain), Chris Dunne, Aaron Hillberg, Tom Long, Andrew Quirk, Shem Hawking, Chris Verboon, Tom Marriott, Adrian Slottje, Zak Vernon, front, from left, Nathaniel Paredes, Michael Stockdale, Brad Scalzo, Braedon McLean, Tim Northe, Danny Campbell, Joel Sinclair.

Thinking big: Aaron Hillberg shows good skills to get off a quick handball.

Bendigo FNL 17.8.110 Gippsland League 12.7.79 Bendigo Goals: D. Johnstone 4, T. Toma 2, H. Morcom 2, N. Lang 2, H. Conway 2, A. Baird 2, J. Geary 2, I. Miller Gippsland Goals: C. Dunne 5, R. McCallum 2, J. Gooch, B. Scalzo, B. Amberg, S. Hawking, T. Hams Bendigo Best: T. Donnan, B. Conforti, J. Geary, D. Johnstone, C. Ryan, T. Toma Gippsland Best: M. Collison, R. McCallum, A. Slottje, C. Dunne, N. Paredes, B. Scalzo

Running back: Zac Vernon breaks clear for Gippsland in typical fashion.

Safe hands: Wonthaggi representative Braedon McLean takes a solid mark.

Big influence: Leongatha’s Shem Hawking made his presence felt and takes a big grab for the Gippsland League.

Roughy joins teammates on sidelines DESPITE the devastating news during the week Jarryd Roughead faces a new fight against cancer, the Hawthorn champion bravely stepped out on Friday night to watch his Hawks battle Sydney at the MCG.

Helping out: Jarryd Roughead joins Luke Hodge in the Hawthorn coach’s box on Friday night against the Sydney Swans. Photo courtesy Herald Sun.

He was seen in the rooms during the game and in the coach’s box; even handing out advice to his teammates at the half time break. It was a routine Roughead wished to continue despite not being able to pull on his number two guernsey.

No doubt the week had been emotionally tough on Roughead and the Hawthorn club, making Friday night’s loss to the strong Swans outfit understandable.

Despite the Hawthorn club saying Roughead wanted no tribute, two minutes into the second quarter of Hawthorn’s match against Sydney, a ripple of claps turned into stadium-wide ap-

plause from supporters of both teams.

Many fans from both clubs stood up to show their support, at a time chosen to reference the number two Roughead wears on his jumper; two minutes into the second quarter.

Roughead had been guarded but quietly confident that the cancer had been successfully removed by the surgery on his lower lip last season.

The star Hawthorn utility player has been released from playing duties indefinitely as his old club the Leongatha Parrots facebook page records a simple message of support to Jarryd Roughead who only married in early February to Sarah Dunn.

Meanwhile the Hawthorn Football Club’s website is awash with best wishes from ordinary followers and high profile AFL personalities from around the country and the world.

As the champion undergoes further tests this week, the community of South Gippsland

Best wishes: Jarryd Roughead heads into the Hawthorn rooms on Friday night.

Roughead has the best wishes of the public as he faces a fresh battle with cancer. Photo courtesy Herald Sun.

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