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Focus change as family meals make it onto the menu A CHANGE in focus is allowing tasty and nutritious meals to be prepared for struggling families on the Mornington Peninsula through the COVID-19 shutdown.

This has come about by having kitchen staff at the Somers Residential School Camp cook 350 meals a week for needy families in the district, rather than children who are usually staying at the now-closed camp.

The meals are delivered to nominated schools and picked up by parents doing it tough for their evening meals.

Camp principal Mark Warner said a “bright idea” from staffer Coralie Gibson to use the idle camp kitchen for community meals led to the program being arranged and implemented with donations from Woolworths Hastings. Crib Point Primary School’s Tina Coumb contacted the Mornington Peninsula Foundation which gave $5000.

The service supplies meals to parents with children at Eastbourne, Tootgarook, Rosebud, Somerville, Somerville Rise, Hastings, Wallaroo, Bittern, Tyabb, Taradale and Crib Point primary schools, as well as Rosebud Anglican Church.

“It’s a win-win situation for us all,” said Mr Warner, who runs nine-day camps for primary students year round.

Mr Warner said the meals, cooked by chef Lars Pedersen and his staff, typically consist of butter chicken, lasagne, roasts, cannelloni, or risotto, and cost about $2000 each week to prepare. Woolworths Hastings had been “super helpful” in providing produce valued at $1000-$1200 a week.

Parents collect food packs containing two to six servings from their schools and take them home to reheat and serve.

The schools decide who the meals go to.

Mr Warner said planning was in place to carry on the meals service through second term but “we’ll go for as long as we are in shut down”.

“We are now looking at increasing the number of meals were prepare to 400.”

Mornington Peninsula Foundation CEO Stephanie Exton said: “Rapidly changing times are bringing out the best in so many people in our community.”

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Ripe choice: Somers Camp chef Lars Pedersen in the Somers Camp kitchen where meals are being prepared for distribution to families throughout the Mornington Peninsula. Picture: Yanni

‘Fairness’ call for AGL decision Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au THE state government is under pressure to “do the right thing” and delay making any decision on power company AGL’s request for a gas import jetty at Crib Point.

Environment Victoria and Save Westernport say it would be unfair in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic to give the community just 30 days to respond to the “thousands of pages of

documents” prepared by AGL. The adequacy of AGL’s environmental effects statement (EES) for its proposed floating gas terminal and a 56 kilometre pipeline to Pakenham is now being reviewed by the Department for Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP) before being released for public exhibition.

Victor Komarovsky, community organiser at Environment Victoria said extending the time for public submissions would be “the right thing” to do.

"AGL has had nearly two years to

put together thousands of pages of documents. It isn't fair that the community would be given only 30 days to respond, in the middle of a global pandemic lockdown, all without being able to physically meet and deliberate,” Mr Komarovsky said.

"Online public hearings might work in the CBD, but not here. Many people here are on dial-up speeds, if they have internet at all.”

Mr Komarovsky said Planning Minister Richard Wynne should instigate a process and timeline reflecting “the

circumstances we're in that acknowledges the challenges faced by communities up against big companies. This can't be rushed”.

When requiring AGL to provide an EES in October 2018, Mr Wynne said the project “has the potential for significant environmental effects” including “risk to some aspects of the ecology in the north arm of the Western Port Ramsar site”, which is protected under an international agreement.

There were “potential effects” also from the pipeline needed to carry gas

from Crib Point to Pakenham on waterways and Ramsar site “and on Aboriginal cultural heritage”.

However, Mr Wynne added that these “significant effects and other residual effects could be assessed and managed through a range of separate statutory processes”.

The AGL proposal includes mooring a 300-metre long floating gas plant at the existing Crib Point jetty, to convert liquid natural gas (LNG) into gas, and building new jetty.

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Plan for housing the homeless Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will support small scale residential village-style accommodation for low-income earners away from the foreshore as part of its new social and affordable housing strategies.

The mayor Cr Sam Hearn estimates up to 1000 people are homeless on the peninsula on any given night, with 30-50 sleeping rough and others “couch surfing” or making do as best they can.

Up to 11 tents were at Rosebud camp ground one night last week, with others at foreshore camping grounds from McCrae to Sorrento.

“Council can play a significant role in supporting grassroots action to address homelessness and connecting residents with affordable and appropriate housing,” Cr Hearn said.

“Ensuring everyone in our community has somewhere safe to live is a goal that is close to my heart, and this policy and additional plans are an important step towards achieving that.”

The emphasis on low-cost housing is a key feature of the Triple A Housing Plan 2020-30, social and affordable housing and rooming house policies adopted by council at its 21 April meeting.

The plan calls for more housing finance, making affordable housing part of the shire’s planning scheme as well as increasing housing diversity and supply across the peninsula. It aims to “incentivise” social and affordable housing, encourage sponsorship of low-cost housing and to include the homeless in housing strategies.

Cr Hearn said no specific sites for village-style accommodation had been chosen but that the shire had spoken with Nepean MP Chris Brayne about possible sites and finance.

One possibility is the reserve adjoining the Mornington Peninsula Freeway extension near Boneo Road. The area has been touted as an ideal

Volunteers, shire staff help needy

Catherine West and Analise Wright were among the volunteers and redeployed Mornington Peninsula Shire staff at Rosebud’s Memorial Hall on Monday morning preparing packages for needy families throughout the peninsula.

ROSEBUD Memorial Hall has become a busy distribution centre for non-perishable and personal hygiene items for those doing it tough during the pandemic.

Redeployed Mornington Peninsula Shire staff and up to 800 volunteers pack and send the goods bought from funds donated by members of the community.

They are distributed through community information and support centres at Mornington, Hastings and Rosebud and other peninsula-based food relief programs.

“It’s amazing how the staff and the volunteers have come together to help,” the mayor Cr Sam Hearn said.

“It an example of community caring in which up until last week had distributed 1877 packages to those in need.”

Cr Hearn said a “significant number” of other residents were being supported through referrals to ongoing support agencies, such as meals on wheels and the shire’s home care service.

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Cr Hearn said shire planners were putting together a list of sites and projects which might be financed under a state government-led stimulus package. “Ultimately, we’d like to see the gap filled in that area although it really is a state government matter.”

Following community workshops in 2018 council aims to set up a reference group to “foster and advance social and affordable housing initiatives for those in need”.

The shire’s senior social planner housing justice and advocacy Rosalyn Franklin in a report to council on 21 April said while federal and state governments had the primary responsibility for housing local government had a “key role to play ranging from direct project contributions, coordination, advocacy, supporting system improvements and related services”.

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Agent wants help for landlords, tenants Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au PROPERTY manager Nichols Crowder is lobbying Frankston and Mornington Peninsula councils to help landlords and tenants by deferring property rates and dropping marketing levies.

Director Michael Crowder says councils, banks, utilities, insurers and governments “should be waiving or freezing payments – interest free – in line with the mandatory code-ofconduct”.

“In this way the costs a [landlord] saves can be passed on directly to their tenants.”

Mr Crowder wrote to the councils asking them to waive the marketing and promotional fund levy for commercial businesses. Mornington Peninsula Shire had not responded by Friday 1 May, but Frankston Council refused to remove the 25 per cent levy on the basis that “businesses can afford it and it is tax deductible”.

If Frankston dropped the levy it would mean the council would have to take the “unpalatable” decision to increase residential rates.

“We are not advocating for an increase in residential rates at all. We believe they are too much as it is. We want the council to reduce [them],” Mr Crowder said.

“We would like both councils to defer the balance of [their] 2019-20 rates in line with the banks with no interest charged and we want a commitment rates will not be increased in 2020-21.”

NICHOLAS Crowder says he wants Frankston and Mornington Peninsula councils to help landlords and tenants.

Mr Crowder said COVID-19 had made it a “very difficult time both for landlords and tenants”.

“None of us knew [the pandemic] was coming, we couldn’t prepare for it, we can’t control it and we have no idea how long it’s going to last,” he said. The “emotional and financial impact it is having on our clients, tenants, staff and family is unprecedented”.

Problems were exacerbated for agents “trying to get our heads around all the various state and federal business support packages”, Mr Crowder said. These ranged from business support funds, tax relief packages, the JobKeeper program, cash flow assistance packages and now the federal government’s mandatory code-ofconduct for commercial tenants.

“In the first few weeks [of the pandemic] it was changing by the hour.

It was very difficult to keep up. Then we would get constant updates from owners, their accountants, solicitors, the REIV. As with any legislation they all had a different opinion.”

The mandatory code which came into effect on 3 April has given agents a set of good faith leasing principals applying to landlords and tenants.

Once legislated, tenants registered for JobKeeper can apply for rental assistance, but under strict rules relating to breaches of lease and turnover.

“Ultimately, tenants need to demonstrate to an owner (or their agent) how much their business has been affected

by COVID-19 and that means providing financials,” Mr Crowder said.

“It must be sufficient and accurate so an owner can make an informed decision.

“Once we have such information, agreements will be reached around rent payable, rent waivers and rent deferrals. In most cases variations to extend leases will be entered into to protect both parties.

“If agreements cannot be reached the Victorian small business commissioner will be the final arbitrator.”

Mr Crowder said while new rules

stated tenants cannot be evicted for six months, they must continue paying rent. “As the Prime Minister Scott Morrison said: ‘Leases entered into are still legally binding’,” he said.

“The big issue for agents is that we are the middle men, we are not financial advisors and it’s very difficult keeping both landlords and tenants happy. There’s no winners or losers here but tenants and landlords must work together and share the pain.”

Mr Crowder said landlords had to cope with mortgages, rates, taxes, and maintenance fees which cannot be waived – only deferred.

“Some of our clients are having to forego 75 per cent of [their property’s] rental for six months, which is never to be paid back, while the balance is amortised and paid back over a minimum of two years,” he said.

Managing these issues are real estate agents whose staff are “on the front line”. “There is a misconception that property managers have no concern for tenants or that they have no feelings,” he said. “Quite the contrary, our staff are wonderful, kind, loyal, hardworking people. Mums and dads with children.

“We have a difficult job. Most of our clients and tenants are great and understand this situation is not of our making while others are angry and abusive. You sometimes see the worst in people when their backs are to the wall.”

He said his staff were “dealing with about 300 emails and 200 phone calls a day. We would just ask for everyone to be kind, patient and understanding.

We will get through this together.”

‘Fairness’ call Continued from Page 1 Save Westernport’s steering committee has told Mr Wynne that the public exhibition of AGL’s EES should be postponed “until the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have been lifted”.

“AGL’s apparent push for the EES to proceed without consideration for the implications of the current state of emergency on people’s lives is consistent with the contempt they’ve shown this community and its wishes ever since their incursion into Westernport began in 2017,” the committee stated in a letter to Mr Wynne.

The committee said it was “essential that the Mr Wynne remains beyond the influence of AGL”.

“By making use of his discretionary powers, he can ensure that the EES does not proceed in a way that is rushed or that appears to give the proponent an advantage.

“Compromising the effectiveness of the EES to accommodate the proponent would be highly inappropriate, particularly if it incorporates new untried methods that could be seen to discourage community involvement or that limit the effectiveness of their contribution.

“No precedent exists for an EES to be held only online.”

Chris Atmore, of Save Westernport, said those opposing AGL’s plans would be “doubly disadvantaged” if a “virtual EES process” was used “given the state government’s decision to hold back on implementing most of the new EPA Act for at least a year [which has] has stronger requirements for successful applications for development licences which the [Crib Point] project requires”.

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NEWS DESK Legal help available THE Peninsula Community Legal Centre is offeriung free over-the-phone legal assistance during the coronavirus crisis.

The centre can help with family law, family violence, tenancy, fines and general law, debt, crime and employment issues.

While COVID-19 restrictions apply, the centre will provide duty lawyer services remotely at the Federal Circuit Court in Dandenong and the Magistrates’ Court at Frankston and Moorabbin.

The centre’s social worker is available to help with non-legal needs.

Phone appointments can be made by calling 9783 3600, 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

Shoes on us: Bata BATA Shoes in Mornington is offering a free pair of $50 work shoes to aged care and health care workers during May. The company’s graphic design and marketing manager Brad Rayson said the offer was influenced by the valuable role these workers are playing during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

“The sign went up [outside the factory] today and we are starting to get lots of calls,” he said, Thursday 7 May. “To take advantage of the offer workers can come in and flash their employer ID.”

Hydrogen correction THE article “‘Green hydrogen’ nearly affordable” (The News 5/5/20) incorrectly stated that it was South Australia’s Labor government, rather than the Liberal government, that was backing the production of hydrogen from water.

South Australia’s Liberal government is led by Premier Steven Marshall who was involved in a “ground breaking ceremony” at Hydrogen Park south of Adelaide on 1 December 2019.

The Victorian (Labor) and the federal (Liberal National) governments have together given $100 million towards making hydrogen from brown coal in the Latrobe Valley.

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ALTHOUGH there is no shortage of days dedicated to particular issues, some frivolous and many that draw attention to worthy causes, World Bee Day is one that lines up with the latter.

World Bee Day is on 20 May and Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor David Gill does not want it to go unnoticed.

Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor David Gill has become something of an advocate and authority on bees.

He says much of the world’s food production depends on the survival of healthy communities of bees and regularly speaks at schools and to community groups and clubs about the insects that are so integral to the health and survival of the environment, not just in Australia but the world.

His talks cover the settlement of Australia by Europeans with natural history and evolution (bees evolved from wasps about 140 million years ago along with the advent of flowering plants); with bees using flower protein to feed their young instead of the animal protein used by wasps .

The honey bee (one of 22,000 species) arrived here 1822, adding to the 1800 kinds of native bees, of which about 700 live in Victoria.

Cr Gill says about one-third of the world’s crops, including fruit trees, and 90 per cent of Australia’s indigenous plants depend on bees (or other pollinators) for pollination.

“Many native bees are specialised to specific plants or even one type of plant while others are generalist foragers, collecting pollen and nectar from a variety of flowers,” he said.

“Our native bees are mainly solitary and not suitable for commercial production of honey.”

Cr Gill said some native bees were sometimes confused with flies, with the difference being that

bees have two sets of wings and flies just one.

“Honey bees in Australia are mainly of the Italian variety. They are threatened overseas by disease, leading to Australia exporting honey bee queens to other countries and are unique in that they can be officially posted through the mail.”

Although the native bees “are pretty much harmless” they are often noisy flyers.

“They build nests from silk, plant material including wood and leaves, even gum nuts and many burrow holes in mud as wasps do,” Gr Gill said.

He said the main threats to bees are habitat clearance, broad spectrum insecticides and disease. “Also, climate change threatens their

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Cr Gill urged anyone seeing a swarm of bees to call Mornington Peninsula Shire or local bee keepers for help. “The worker honey bees only live for a few weeks and the queen for several years, reproduction is amazing with hives often having bees in the tens of thousands,” he said.

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THANK YOU For the way we’ve faced these past few weeks.

With courage. With humility. And with hope.

We’ve kept our distance, we’ve looked out for each other and we’ve kept our cool.

Thank you especially to those who have been tested.

Because of your efforts, we’ve achieved the biggest testing blitz in our state’s history.

Or to use Victoria’s standard unit of measurement – more than one MCG’s worth of Victorians who’ve played their part in protecting our state.

Thanks to you, we are finding out more about the spread of coronavirus in our community.

If you haven’t been tested, and you are feeling unwell, you can still visit one of the regional clinics or speak to your GP. To find out how and where you can be tested go to vic.gov.au/CORONAVIRUS Because getting tested keeps us together.

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Supporting environment to the end LONG time environmental campaigner Chris Chandler died of cancer on 30 April.

Articulate and well-researched, Mr Chandler, who lived on French Island, was especially concerned with the loss of habitat and need to preserve the biodiversity and sensitive environment of Western Port.

In February 2019, after joining more than 90 other fee paying passengers for a twilight cruise celebrating World Wetlands Day on Western Port, Mr Chandler told The News that the bay’s wetlands “easily fit” the criteria required for them to be protected under the international Ramsar agreement.

Always ready with statistics and a formidable knowledge of natural history, Mr Chandler listed some of the 10,000 migratory birds that for part of the year call Western Port home (including 30 species of waders which breed in Siberia), and said the mudflats were also occupied on a regular basis by black swans, ducks, herons and ibis.

Mr Chandler’s father Alan (known as “Koala Dundee”) ran guided tours of French Island, Island, regaling visitors with tales about the island’s history and its wildlife. It was through his father’s work with scientists involved in the Shapiro Study in the 1970s that a young Chris became acutely aware of the fragility of the environment.

A senior member of the secretive Bible sect, Friends of Workers, or the Two by Two, Chris Chandler was jailed for one year with a minimum three months in 2014, for indecent assaults on three girls. Mr Chandler later told this reporter that he attributed his crimes, in part, to being brought up as part of a small population on an isolated island.

Mr Chandler was a valued member of Save Westernport, the community group fighting power company AGL’s proposal to import liquified natural gas (LNP) to a floating terminal at Crib Point.

Save Westernport’s secretary Julia Stockigt said Mr Chandler had worked “tirelessly for

CHRIS Chandler improvements in conservation and resource management”.

“He had a great ability to share his knowledge with clear explanations to both people in local Landcare and catchment groups and others, including bureaucrats,” Ms Stockigt said.

“From the local area to the outback, Chris’ profound knowledge about Australia’s history of European settlement included an insight into the traditional practices of its original owners, and extended to ecology, botany, and current politics,” Ms Stockigt said.

A keen writer and ready volunteer for local publications and community magazines, Chris Chandler “generously shared his incredible fountain of detailed knowledge about the local environment and the importance of caring for Western Port and the non-built world”.

Ms Stockigt said his knowledge of the natural environment was unsurpassed and retold a story that as a child he showed field students how to find freshwater soaks in dry seasons by following the tracks of black swans along rivulets.

“The day before he died, he gave instructions for monitoring the critically endangered fairy terns on French Island.”

A tree planting ceremony and memorial will be held for Chris Chandler when COVID-19 social distancing requirements are lifted.

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But Chocolate Grove is much more than just a shop. Visitors are also welcome to celebrate Australia’s Chocolate and Confectionery past in the Living History Centre. Who could forget Violet Crumble, Polly Waffle, Jaffas and ChooChoo bars?

For over 16 years owner/operator Will Muddyman has indulged his passion for making premium chocolates using only the finest ingredients. Says Will, “When I bought the factory in 2002 it was very run down and had just three products. Today we make over 200 craftedonsite products. Our driving force is to surprise customers and to move away from the massproduced ranges seen on supermarket shelves.

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NISSARANA Galleries, with galleries in Mornington and Noosa, is an art gallery that caters for those who really want something unique for their living spaces. The gallery has always had a love affair with exceptionally beautiful artwork in contemporary styles. “Over the years we have come to represent many very talented artists who produce really modern work that complements the spaces of the 21st century” says gallery owner Valerie Pasquale “ Many of us live in homes that have been built during the last 10 years and these homes need paintings that add colour and vibrancy to the rooms. By adding a beautiful piece of art the whole atmosphere and energy is uplifted.”

Supporting Australian artists has always been at the forefront of Nissarana Galleries priorities.

Artists from all over Australia, both Indigenous and Contemporary, are represented which gives a wonderful variety to the work on display. Most are career artists so the quality of the work has grown organically over the years as the artist has progressed through their own creative stages.

This month, with the difficulties the whole

community is facing, is a time to support each other, each and every one of us. “We are all going through this together and it’s a time to give back and help” says Valerie. ‘We are offering much of the galleries amazing art stock at incredibly reduced prices. It’s our way of allowing people to own an original piece of art at a fraction of the cost and to generate some income support for our artist community. Artists are in real need of help at this time and buying original art is buying Australian.”

The May Art Sale consists of more than 100 premium artworks by 46 artists at a huge 40 percent discount. This would make it one of the most important art sale events of the year and unprecedented in Nissarana Galleries history.

It is one of the largest gallery art sales on the Mornington Peninsula in recent times. The sale will be for MAY ONLY so there is no better time than now to purchase art than this month.

An online catalogue of all artwork on sale is available and the gallery is open by appointment, just call one of the numbers in the advertisement.

Liz Gray Laguna Bay

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LETTERS

Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au

Opposing AGL’s gas terminal made harder by COVID-19 I am disappointed that [power company] AGL will soon be submitting its environment effects statement (EES) to state Planning Minister Richard Wynne.

Regardless of the long-term environmental impacts of the gas import project, the threat of an incident at Crib Point jetty or even the high cost of importing natural gas via large ships, AGL believes it knows what is best for us.

I hope Mr Wynne will consider the current coronavirus lockdown restrictions and the inability of residents to gather and meet to read and discuss the hundreds of pages of technical reports in the EES. It will be difficult for many residents to go online to attend “virtual planning hearings” during the public inquiry while home-schooling their children.

But I am reminded of the prophetic words in the book “Westernport: an ecological view”

by Dr Des Connell (1979): “… the survival of Western Port will depend on concerned people.

These people, the visitors, amateur naturalists and others, are the guardians of Western Port Bay, both now and in the future.

Only through their continued vigilance and deep concern will the bay survive the future.”

Dale Stohr, Crib Point

Hydrogen will come Green hydrogen is the ideal situation but will be a while off as you need huge amounts of electricity to run an electrolysis plant (“Green hydrogen nearly affordable” The News 5/5/20).

South Australia is more suited to this as it has large areas for solar farms.

In Victoria, we rely on wind [for renewable power generation] and scale is therefore difficult.

There are also problems with the electrolyte.

They don’t last and maintenance and replace-

ment costs are incurred.

These problems will be solved, but will take time.

The fact Japan has built the first ship of its type in the world for the Hastings plant [which uses brown coal from the Latrobe Valley to produce hydrogen] shows its belief in the project, which could be around for some time.

The pipeline and storage in Bass Strait seems reasonable, not only for this, but it seems hydrogen can be produced from waste cheaper than renewables which would save councils money in the process.

They are going to build a pipeline from the Latrobe Valley to Bass Strait to store CO2 as part of the Hastings/Japan hydrogen initiative. Why not build one of these [gas to liquid] plants next to it and utilise the same pipeline/infrastructure to store the carbon and transport hydrogen to Hastings? It certainly means you wouldn’t have to have a fourth bin.

Kevin Jennings, Mornington

Herd immunity We all live in the natural world and after a long period of growth we are experiencing a period of natural attrition. Two top epidemiologists - Professor Tony Blakely, University of Melbourne, and Professor Nick Wilson, University of Otago - have written an article “The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths” in which they espouse the view that if 60 per cent of the population is infected we will develop “herd immunity” to the virus.

They estimate that less than 1 per cent of people exposed will not survive. I reckon this is a large number of people, but not a large percentage of the population.

Graeme Willis, Mount Eliza

Have your say Improving boatsheds and bathing boxes on the Peninsula Council has developed a draft Boatshed and Bathing Box Policy 2020 to provide guidance for the preservation, upgrading and appropriate use of these beach structures. You are now invited to have your say on this Policy.

The draft Policy aims to: • protect and improve coastal land for the benefit of all users, including boatshed and bathing box licensees.

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by Council as the relevant land manager.

How to have your say Community consultation is currently open and closes 19 June 2020.

Online

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Email your submission with the subject line “Boatshed and Bathing Box Policy” to: haveyoursay@mornpen.vic.gov.au

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SIGNS of winter ahead as a cold change sweeps towards melbourne from the southern end of Port Phillip.

Picture: Keith Platt

Global changes Global warming has been sunk into the oceans along with El Nino (haven’t heard of it for ages) and the Indian Ocean Dipole.

All gone. Capricious Nature has now sent the Antarctic bipolar with record rainfall and cold Keith Murley, Blairgowrie

Statistics withheld I would like to know why Mornington Peninsula Shire no longer publishes its pound statistics on their website (“Animal adoption rate steady” The News 5/5/20). No pound statistics have been published in the online community reports since March 2019. Where is the transparency from the council relating to this pound?

The residents (who finance this facility) have a right to know the number of pets impounded, the kill rates, the adoption rates, the numbers of pets sent to rescues, the numbers sent to other pounds, and the numbers reunited with owners.

By providing these statistics to ratepayers we can gauge the performance of this pound.

I can only surmise that the kill rates are extremely high, hence why the council no longer publishes these statistics.

There are many strategies that could be implemented to achieve better outcomes for pets at this pound. For example, a foster care program, volunteers, all lost pets listed on the shire’s lost pets’ site, subsidised desexing of pets for financially disadvantaged residents, and pets for adoption listed in a variety of media.

With community involvement I believe we could have the best pound/shelter in Victoria.

Come on Mornington Peninsula Shire, get your act together and do more to save the lives of our precious pets. Rosy Fischer, Mornington

Talking housing The letter about tiny houses brought to mind the heartwarming initiative of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Draft triple A housing plan 2018 – 2030 (available for viewing at mornpen.vic.gov.au) which sets out plans for assisting the homeless and other vulnerable people, stretched beyond their limits in seeking affordable shelter (“Tiny makes sense” Letters 5/5/20).

Furthermore, if nothing else positive comes from the COVID-19 crisis it has created a reason for talks between the Master Builders Association and the Building Workers Union - each having recognised their industry is in dire stress - to speak up on the needs of the homeless and the disadvantaged people and to lobby Australian governments to assist them with finance to help home these people and, at the same time, help building industry workers survive these troubled times.

Affordable housing is such an important commodity which has been done well in earlier times by various governments and I hope will soon be done again.

We need people to feel safe, especially now.

Winn McLoughlin, Balnarring

Postpone council poll I believe that council elections should be postponed until next year (“Councils call to cancel polls” The News 28/4/20).

I fear that there are terrible times ahead, with massive unemployment, poverty, homelessness and distress. Queues for soup kitchens, food, welfare, a day’s work anywhere.

Terrible mental distress for the mighty, the elite, including those that think they are now reduced to begging. Bankruptcies, suicides, strife. Deserted husbands with children, homeless and living in a car. That’s just for starters. It might last five years or 10. This is not just the pandemic, I’m talking about the unmentionable economic depression.

Little money to support council extravagances like a city office embassy, stipends and generous

expense accounts for elected councillors, a $200 surcharge on rates, superfluous staff positions, $624,000 for solar panels on a pool.

All extravagances might need to be abolished.

And definitely no trips to China or Paris for councillors.

The milking cow needs to be turned into a harnessed bullock.

We will need to elect a completely new breed of councillors, dedicated to the people.

The apocalyptic events described above, which have already started, will need to occupy the minds of councils and councillors. Perks, power and ambition will have to be the last thing on their minds. There will have to be changes.

Forget about dog poo, carbon emissions, sea level rises, smoke from burning off leaves. This is serious.

The last thing we need is for many (not all) of our present councillors, with their mindsets and ambitions, to get re-elected.

The council itself needs a good healthy pruning. We need a little more time to see what unfolds in the future and then what sort of councillors to elect.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Parting shots Well dear me. The born to rule mob have really sent out the small guns to have a shot at me, haven’t they (“Amazing Morrison Letters 29/4/20)? I didn’t mention Hawaii but, seeing as the LNP rep has, how stupid was [Prime Minister Scott] Morrison for going when Australians needed leadership? I did mention how he blundered his way through the crisis though.

Hillsong, along with other Christian sects, have far too much influence in the ACT. That’s why the Hillsong convention went ahead.

Morrison tried to more or less blackmail Victorian private schools to open their schools to undermine [Premier] Dan Andrews’ authority.

We have witnessed a petulant state opposition member, Tim Smith, get sulky because he and his mates can’t play golf.

The LNP supporter not once addressed the facts I had put regarding [former prime minister Kevin] Rudd and [former treasurer Wayne] Swan’s actions taken during the global financial crisis. He just went on with the usual inane diatribe rather than face facts.

Since Joe Hockey and Tony Abbott, the LNP has systematically decimated our industry.

This “gentleman” went on to call me a “bottom feeder”. That, sir, is eight grades higher than a vitriolic uninformed LNP supporter.

John Cain, McCrae

Hands off gamblers No doubt the anti-gambling lobby will rise up in protest when RSLs get the nod to reopen. I don’t play the pokies but, pre-coronavirus, I saw it almost every day at my RSL. People do lose on the pokies. When they return something to the order of between 80 to 90 cents in the dollar it’s a certainty.

Most pokey players, the majority, look on it as a day out, a social occasion, some sad, some lonely, drifting in to RSLs for company, noise, the bright lights of poker machines, a form of pleasure, a feeling of belonging, and yes, an escape from boredom.

Some go to Chadstone, some to Rosebud Plaza, prepared to lose within reason, hoping for an unexpected windfall, a jackpot, a bargain, either way it costs. It’s their business. Leave them alone.

Cliff Ellen, Rye

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Pea rifle nuisance – valuable dog shot This offense took place at the same time and under circumstances similar to those detailed to the previous case.

P.M.: You boys are fortunate.

You might have been here on another charge. You are fined £2 in default 7days.

The other boy referred to was dealt with in the children’s court. He was charged with shooting a dog, and was fined 2s 6d. *** INVALID soldiers had an alI day outing at Frankston last Sunday, and they voted the trip one of the most successful of the year.

The Wattle Club served lunch at midday and the good things provided were greatly appreciated.

After lunch the Frankston Brass Band played an interesting selection of music during the afternoon.

At 3 o’clock the afternoon contingent arrived from the hospital making a party exceeding 100.

Afternoon tea produced more music, songs and fun and the usual ‘thanks’ brought a happy day to an end.

Miss Gregory, President of the Wattle Club, received the visitors and Mrs A. G. Wilcox, as secretary, supervised arrangements in excellent style. *** MR C. L. Bell, late of P Jewell, Dandenong, has purchased the boot business lately carried on by Mr A. Sullivan, in Bay Street Frankston.

Mr Bell in association with Mr P. Jewell’s well known firm is not a stranger to the outlying district and

Compiled by Cameron McCullough BERT McSweeney appeared to answer a charge of unlawfully discharging a missile at Frankston on 27th March, last.

He pleaded guilty.

Constable Keogh, deposed that on the date in question he was on temporary duty at Frankston.

From information received he interviewed defendant who admitted having discharged a pea rifle near Jacobs stables in Frankston in company with two other lads named Mills and Hodgkinson.

Witness was able to trace the bullets which penetrated a paling fence and were embedded in an opposite wall.

Senior Constable Bray, who conducted the prosecution stated that the practice of using pea rifles within the town boundary was a very dangerous one.

On this occasion a valuable dog had been shot.

P.M.: Why did you not charge him with discharging firearms within the town boundary?

Senior Constable Bray: This section of the Act presented difficulties.

Frankston is not a town within the meaning of the Act. P.M.: It is the first time I have know a person guilty of discharging firearms charged with throwing missiles.

Defendant was fined £2 in default 14 days. The fine was paid.

Frank Mills, 17½ years of age, next pleaded guilty to discharging firearms on private property without the permission of the owner.

he comes to Frankston with a high reputation as a first class tradesman.

He intends conducting his business on up-to-date lines on strictly cash terms. *** A EUCHRE party and dance under the auspices of the Frankston Brass Band was held last evening and proved highly successful.

There was a large attendance and this arrangement were carried out in a very satisfactory manner.

The prize winners were :Ladies (Mrs McSweeney), gents (Mr W. Clements).

Both prizes were donated by Mr and Mrs C. W Wood. *** LADY Madden has returned to Australia after an extended trip to the Old Country. *** REV. A. P. and Mrs MacFarlane have been spending the past month at Bacchus Marsh. *** MR Thomas Long, who years ago was one of Frankston’s most Progressive residents, passed away at his home at Surrey Hills last week.

The late Mr Long was proprietor of Ballam Park, Frankston, some years ago. *** Heard in the Train Sunday tennis in Frankston – to be or not to be – has been the chief topic of interest during the past few days.

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All “weary Willies” heartily approve the no Sunday bathing proposition, and quote, in support of their contention, the biblical injunction – “six days shalt thou labor.”

With the so called electric light cut off every night at 11 o’clock, it is evidently expected that Frankston residents should go to bed with the fowls.

A branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association was opened on Saturday evening last, under most favorable auspices.

Trophies won in the recent Peninsula Cricket Competition, will be presented at a social to be held at Hastings, tomorrow night.

The new scale of railway fares hits Frankston exceedingly hard, representing an increase of nearly 100 percent on the old cost of a return trip to Melbourne, if the mileage basis is adhered to in conjunction with the abolition of return tickets.

The formation of a branch of the Victorian Taxpayers’ Association in Frankston, is a step in the right direction.

Football enthusiasts are putting on their war paint for the opening of the season, which commences tomorrow.

The start for the Marathon race takes place at the Frankston Park tomorrow at 1.30pm.

The Minister suggests that the question as to the sale of the Shire Council’s Hall at Somerville, should be submitted to a Referendum of the ratepayers at the elections in August next.

Invalid soldiers had a great day at Frankston last Sunday, as the guests of the Wattle Club. *** Letter to the Editor Sir, The avenue of trees planted along the Melbourne road last year, after a years growth, do not at present give the indications of their ever attaining to the noble avenue of trees which is so much desired, considering the purpose for which they were planted, and it must be a disappointment to many to seen such unsatisfactory results.

As it is, some trees that have been looked after have made good growths, one in particular having taken such a lead that may always leave it far ahead of the rest.

This is not desirable, as I take it an avenue should have for its greatest beauty and glory a uniform growth with each tree.

This could best be attained by attention to each tree during the first year of planting. and by such attention as watering and stimulating the weaker trees by reinforcing the soil around their butts, and providing a letter to conserve moisture, they would have made a lofter growth, and perhaps all would have survived the past summer’s long dry spells and the avenue being a fair way to become what we all wish: To glory and pride of all.

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Plans to make Pines great again SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie FRANKSTON Pines has signed off on a $3.9 million revamp of Monterey Reserve with work to start next February.

The State 3 outfit is also eyeing a deal with Melbourne Victory as part of an ambitious expansion plan that could return the club to former glory.

Pines has been keen to redevelop a junior program that waned and eventually shut down around 12 years ago.

Enter A-League heavyweight Victory with an offer of free weekly clinics for local primary school children.

It was too good to refuse and was quickly accepted by Pines president Lee Davies.

“I think it’s part of a community program Victory runs and they’ve told us they will market and publicise it and contact all the local schools,” Davies said.

“They recently messaged me to remind me that they are ready to go once we get the green light to train.”

Pines’ expansion plans also could involve Football Victoria as the club closes in on becoming the state’s coaching education hub in the southern region.

This opportunity emerged from talks the club held with former Langwarrin technical director Stephen Fisher, a former Pines player.

“I’d love to set up Pines as a base and run coaching courses out of there,” Fisher said.

“There’s a lot of guys on the peninsula that need accreditation points to maintain their licences so I’m looking at running seminars and workshops for that purpose.

“On Monday nights, for example, the ground is free so courses can be run there then and people can come down and put on their sessions.

“I’ve spoken to Craig Moore (FV coaching education manager) and Boris (Seroshtan, FV technical director) and they’re keen to do it.”

Fisher currently assists Doug Hodgson who coaches Doveton’s NPL under-18s.

The Monterey makeover is the biggest infrastructure project in Pines’ history and initial funding of $1.43 million will be an approved expenditure in next financial year’s Frankston council budget.

Partner for Pines: Local club Frankston Pines hopes that its link with Melbourne Victory will underpin the re-emergence of its junior program.

The clubrooms are being rebuilt and some of the features of the new structure will be its height with flooring roughly 1.5 metres higher than present and a glass front to enable spectators to watch matches from inside.

There will be an embankment in front of the clubrooms and it’s expected that new dugouts will be built with Pines keen to situate the away team dugout on the outer part of the main pitch.

Four new changerooms, male and female referees rooms, a new bar and new canteen could transform the venue into one of the district’s finest.

Meanwhile Football Victoria’s hopes for a resumption of training as a precursor to a season reboot hinged on the outcome of a state government cabinet meeting held yesterday (Monday).

On Friday Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled a three-step process of easing current pandemic re-

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dent Tanya Wallace is an Emergency Department Registered Nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Prior to the sport’s shutdown Langy had announced a handshake ban which at the time raised a few eyebrows but that didn’t stop Wallace from making the club’s stance clear.

“I was at senior training for two weeks in a row yelling at my senior team whenever any handshakes or high-fives happened,” Wallace said.

“Look I understand how hard it is to break a routine but I had to make it clear that there was no need for it and it had to stop.”

She also introduced sanitising protocols that seem certain to become a necessary condition for clubs to resume training and competition.

“We bought a lot of hand sanitiser and soap before the lockdown and I’d put in place new procedures with the coaches like washing bibs after every use and wiping down balls, cones and poles – whatever equipment they

strictions.

The previous week the prime minister had announced national cabinet’s endorsement of the AIS document “Framework for Rebooting Sport in a COVID-19 Environment”, which outlined a set of baseline standards for levels A, B and C activities leading to a resumption of competition.

Level A activities include running and cycling and were already allowed under Victoria’s stage 3 restrictions and Friday’s national cabinet announcement aligned step 1 in the easing of restrictions to level B in the AIS document whereby groups of 10 athletes can train.

It’s clear that this can only be implemented by Football Federation Australia and FV through a system of self-regulation where clubs are responsible for closely monitoring training numbers in any one group.

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were using had to be washed down and there was a space to do that at the club.

“We’ll go back to doing that when training starts up.

“Deep cleaning will have to occur after each group uses the clubrooms.

“The whole thing is a massive strain on everyone because at the end of the day we’re all volunteers.

“Some of us are still working, some of us are out of work so it’s a really stressful time for everybody.

“I know what needs to be done and I can educate people within my club but that’s not the case with all the clubs so Football Victoria really needs to provide every club with a document that’s easy to read and easy to follow so that we are all sticking to the guidelines here.”

Frankston Pines head coach Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor had anticipated that training numbers would be restricted and had already put in place plans to allow training to get underway as soon as approval is granted.

“We’re hopeful of being back training this week,” Taylor said.

“Once premier Dan Andrews signs off on this then I’m expecting that FFA and FV will release a statement saying we can begin level B activities and we’re 100 per cent ready to go.”

FFA currently has suspended all of the sport’s activities until the end of the month but that is expected to be overturned.

“We’ve been using a group app to stay in touch with the players and I’ve made it clear that we don’t want to start from scratch when there’s probably only a few weeks before competition begins.

“We’ll start with three groups of 10, nine players and one coach per group and if need be we’ll stagger start times of the sessions so that we won’t have them all training at the one time but we’ve certainly got enough space to organise this.

“The players can’t wait to get going.”

It won’t only be a return to training that will give Pines’ players cause for celebration.

Club stalwart Hayden Taylor, the coach’s eldest son, announced last week that he was engaged to be married to partner Mel Rich.

The couple have two children, nineyear-old Lucy, and one-year-old Kai.

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Apprentice lands two trebles in a week HORSE RACING

By Ben Triandafillou MORNINGTON-based apprentice jockey, Campbell Rawiller, has made a flying start to May by riding two trebles within a week of each other.

The 19-year-old hoop landed his first treble at Bairnsdale on Sunday 3 May before booting home a second treble five days later at Wangaratta on Friday 8 May. Rawiller started with a bang at Bairnsdale, kicking home a winner in the third race for his boss Logan McGill. Rawiller sat just off the leader before pouncing around the bend and kicking clear in the straight for a comfortable 5-length maiden victory aboard the lightly raced Beguilement ($).

After two more rides, one of which he finished a close second in, Rawiller returned to the winner’s stall in the sixth race of the day. Gaining the ride on the Matthew Brown-trained Barossa Kiss ($), Rawiller came from offmidfield before rounding up his rivals and holding on to score a short-head victory.

Rawiller secured the winning treble aboard another one of his boss’ horses, He Can Star ($), in the eighth race of the day. Striding freely, Rawiller allowed He Can Star to cruise out in front before kicking clear in the straight to score a dominant 5.5-length victory. The win also topped off a solid day for the McGill stable who saddled up two winners and a second from

their three runners.

It didn’t take long for Rawiller to notch up yet another treble, as five days later he booted home another three winners at Wangaratta.

Rawiller kicked off his day with a victory aboard the Shaun Dwyertrained Punk Princess ($) in the opening race. Ridden with intent, Punk Princess sat up in the leading three before Rawiller dug deep to get the most out of the filly in the final 100m.

Rawiller made it a running double as he got the Brian McGrath-trained outsider, Rajpipla ($41), home in the second race on the card. It was a quality steer having come from the back before cutting the corner and weaving his way through the field to score a three-quarter length victory.

The win also brought up Rawiller’s 50th career winner since commencing race riding in September last year.

He then placed aboard another one of Brian McGrath’s runners, Peace Lily, in the third race before notching up the treble in the fourth race of the day aboard the Sean Mott-trained In Her Honour ($).

He settled outside the leader in the 2000m event and finished off solidly in the straight to hold off the late charge from Logan McGill’s Von Mystic, which was ridden by his uncle, Brad Rawiller.

Rawiller’s record now sits at 51 winners and 95 placings from his 457 rides, with his last 35 rides returning a winning strike-rate of 20%.

Hot Streak: Mornington-based apprentice jockey Campbell Rawiller rides two trebles within a week. Picture: Supplied

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