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Attenborough supports Flinders pier Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au THE wonders of the natural world were the focus at Flinders last week when environmentalist Sir David Attenborough stepped in to bat for Victoria’s marine emblem: the weedy sea dragon. The legendary eco-warrior joined members of the Flinders Community Association in their quest to save the threatened 180-metre section of the old timber pier whose demolition, the locals fear, will threaten the endangered creature’s survival (“Heritage pier faces partial demolition” The News 23/3/21). Reportedly more than 15,000 people have signed an online petition urging the state government to repair the Western Port pier’s damaged piles, with the support of a high profile campaigner like Sir David adding clout to their campaign. He has written to the association saying he is “sorry to hear about the threat to the habitat” of the “most wonderful creature” and that he would be happy to “draw attention to the challenges that threaten its survival”. Association committee member Ranald Macdonald said Parks Victoria should repair or replace the damaged piles as a matter of urgency. “When the concrete pier was constructed [2011] there was never any suggestion that the old pier would be demolished,” he said. “Only 10 piles need fixing and it is the government’s responsibility to fix them.” Mr Macdonald said Sir David was a “legend”. He said dredging at The Heads in Port Phillip Bay in 2009 may have presaged the disappearance of weedy sea dragons there. “That’s why it is even more important that we preserve what we have here,” he said. “The sea dragons are a symbol of Victoria’s maritime diversity.” The association’s Charles Reiss said last week that members wanted to meet with Parks Victoria to ask what it would take to save and restore the pier, rather than simply demolish the timber section. He said the Flinders community would rise to the occasion to save the pier. Parks Victoria regional director marine and maritime, Jo Richards, said: “Parks Victoria has commissioned the Flinders Jetty Marine

In its element: A weedy sea dragon near Flinders pier. Picture: Josie Jones

Ecology Survey and Jetty Removal Impact Assessment to examine any impacts the old jetty’s removal will have on marine life and assist in identifying mitigation strategies. “We know locals and visitors alike treasure the many incredible marine species below Flinders

jetty, and we’re committed to working with the local community, council and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.” Parks Victoria said the assessments would inform the approvals process for the removal, such as planning permission from Mornington

Peninsula Shire and Marine and Coastal consent from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. “We will continue to engage with the local community as we move into the planning phase of this project,” a statement said.

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New owners have eyes only for their Horizon Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au

Scouts well covered THE 1stTyabb Scouts are gathering under a new roof, thanks in part by a donation from BlueScope. Staff from the Hastings-based steel producer are pictured with group leader Tina Bennett and fundraising coordinator Angie Van Soest Started in 1914, Tyabb is the oldest scout group and in the Mornington Peninsula District and caters for children from 71/2 to 18 years.

NAIDOC support FLINDERS MP urged “everyone to get involved” when announcing the federal government’s $1750 contribution towards two NAIDOC Week events on the Mornington Peninsula. Mr Hunt, the Health and Aged Care Minister, said the 4-11 July NAIDOC Week celebrated “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence and Australia’s rich history and culture”. The government’ gave $1000 for the Willum Warrain NAIDOC Ball, hosted by the Umeewarra Aboriginal Media Association and $750 for the “Recognise, appreciate and protect our land” event hosted by Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Co-operative. Mr Hunt said the week was “a great opportunity for Australians of all backgrounds to participate in a range of activities to support our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities”.

THE Flinders ocean-front mansion Horizon fell short of its asking price but still topped records when its sale was announced last week. A family from the United Kingdom paid $23.5 million for the 21,528-square-foot glass and concrete mega-home at the beach end of King Street. This is down from its $30 million asking price but still “far and away” the highest price paid for a Flinders property since Miramar, on 70 acres, sold for $17.5 million in 2017. Peninsula Sotheby’s director Rob Curtain – who sold both properties – said the new owners had “moved in a week after they bought it and had fallen in love with the lifestyle”. “They may not be here year-round but it will certainly be well used,” he said. “It’s a wonderful house. I know I never got sick of going there and looking out at the ocean through those huge lounge room windows.” The views stretch out across Bass Strait with the surfers at the Big Left break just colourful dots in a forever changing sea. The property on 1.25 acres shares a link with Collingwood legend Jock McHale, who coached the Magpies for 38 years and eight VFL premierships. The McHale family owned the acreage with its still-substantial home for many years before it was sold, and several adjoining blocks of varying sizes, including the Horizon lot, hived off in 2015. Developer Brooke Starbuck saw the potential to enter a new price league and began a fiveyear design and build. Peninsula builders the Williams Group worked with architect Bruce Henderson on the curved concrete structure and Mim Design handled the luxury fit-out and furnishings. Landscaping was by Fiona Brockhoff and the

works carried out by Robert Heath and the team at Heath Landscape (Merricks North). The five bedroom, six bathroom home basks in luxury and craftsmanship with custom-made furniture and appliances, including 11 fridges, four washing machines, and a dressing room with drinks fridge. Zoned single-floor living also includes a gym, sauna, cinema, wine room and second kitchen. On the sweeping lawn with 270-degree views is a 20-space spa and 18-metre pool. Mr Curtain described Horizon as “probably the most viewed house in Victoria” when it

debuted at the beginning of the year. He said its dramatic design, size, position, standard of construction, interiors, quality furniture and fittings, and landscaping, made it easy to justify the huge asking price. “You just don’t see these kinds of properties very often,” he said at the time. “Coastal views like this usually come from acreage properties [and] to see the ocean from every room under four-metre ceilings is special; the view seems to change every couple of seconds.”

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Spoiler alert as MP ‘meet and greets’ Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au Politicians are used to debating, but rarely do their sparring words spill over into the public realm as much as those traded last week by Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor David Gill and Nepean MP Chris Brayne. Mr Brayne, by his own admission was a surprising winner for Labor in the 2018 state election, has accused Cr Gill of harassing him and “acting like a juvenile”. Cr Gill says he has “every right” to follow Mr Brayne from town to town as he “meets and greets at various local shopping outlets”. The constant presence of Cr Gill has led to Mr Brayne complaining about it to the mayor, Cr Despi O’Connor and shire CEO John baker. “[Mr Brayne] told me I had no right to be there, but he’s invited the public and I’m a member of the public,” Cr Gill said. “He’s accused me of stalking him and threatened to call the police.” Mr Brayne told The News he had decided against calling the police “because I don’t want to waste their time”. He said Cr Gill was spoiling “a great opportunity” for members of the public to speak with their local MP. “David Gill has harassed me, argued, interrupted and sound recorded me. I don’t know why. He has a bad relationship with us and wants to annoy us. “He’s just trying to cause problems. He’s an elected official and the record-

NEPEAN MP Chris Brayne meets and greets with constituents at Flinders. Picture: Yanni

ing is being made without permission. “He’s attempting to disrupt and distract. “He’s done this three times … within his [Red Hill] ward. “I’m happy to sit with him and talk privately, but when he’s harassing us. It’s not acceptable and so juvenile.” Mr Brayne said issues raised with him by members of the public included plans for expanded quarrying on Arthurs Seat, buses, school upgrades, Rosebud Hospital and the federal vaccine rollout. Cr Gill said his tactics had worked

because Mr Brayne had agreed to meet with council as a whole, as other MPs had in the past. “As a result of my persistence Chris finally agreed last week to meet with the council, but then to my great surprise angrily ordered me away from his publicly advertised meetings and threatened to call the police over my peaceful questioning of policy decisions,” Cr Gill said. “This lack of composure has no place in Australian politics or at any forum where elected public figures are

asked to justify their position on matters of relevance to their community. “Chris has always refused to meet with the whole council, so I like to hold him accountable [during his public meet and greets] over issues like the budgeted demolition [by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning] of the Flinders pier, state sanctioned shooting of local kangaroos, poor road conditions, lack of public bus services and the continuance of the peninsula being treated as part of metropolitan Melbourne.”

Business support A SERIES of business development workshops to assist with the COVID-19 recovery will aim to increase confidence and help support small businesses to develop strategies in a changing environment. With many industries struggling over the past 18 months, Mornington Peninsula Shire wants to offer practical support and information to enable business owners to improve and grow their businesses. The workshops will be run by experts on a variety of topics, including business disruption, marketing, new technologies, laws governing business, insurance policies, accounting, human resources and the specific issues faced by the food and accommodation industry. “Many businesses have suffered in the past year and we want to support them to get through this difficult period,” the mayor Cr Despi O’Connor said. “We’d like our small business owners to be able to get the information they need to develop and strengthen their businesses and succeed in this new environment.” The first workshop: Reboot, Pivot, Restrategise, is 6-8pm, Tuesday 27 July. The online workshop will look at digital technology to support sales, operations, communication, and marketing. The next is Growing your business with confidence in a post COVID-19 world, 6-8pm, Tuesday 10 August and Strategy on a page – Learn to use the business model canvas, 12-1pm, Wednesday 18 August. Some of the following seven workshops will be online. Tickets through Eventbrite for $15-$20. Details and bookings: mpbusiness.com.au/upskill

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Green wedge golf range ‘above par’ Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A GOLF driving range has been given the nod at Balnarring despite previously being knocked back by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and opposed by 51 objections and a 300-signature petition. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled that the range, in Sandy Point Road, Balnarring, was an appropriate use for the 20-hectare former grazing site. The land is in the green wedge with Balnarring to the west, Balnarring Beach and Merricks Beach to the south-west, and Somers in the southeast. It is surrounded by properties with single dwellings and a variety of agricultural uses, including cattle, sheep and horse breeding, and donkey husbandry used for mental health therapy. Applicant Michael Kazacos appealed to VCAT after the council refused the 16-bay range on the grounds of increased traffic, noise, activity, environmental and visual impacts associated with the proposal adversely affecting the rural character of the area. The council was concerned with the incompatibility of the proposal with

adjoining agricultural land use and the loss of productive agricultural land because of the change in land use. It considered the driving range would be a poor planning outcome in the green wedge zone. Objectors were concerned with impacts on rural amenity arising from noise and increased activity with patrons and cars, parking on the site, and increased traffic safety on Sandy Point Road. They were also concerned about detrimental impacts on Tulum Creek, which runs through the property. Objector Pam Bannister said the proposal was too much of an urban type of recreational facility that was out of character with the rural setting around the site. She considered the proposal “jars” with the local landscape. However, Mr Kazacos said his proposal was consistent with the policy directions of the peninsula’s planning scheme to protect and respect the area’s rural character. VCAT members Christopher Harty and Phil West ruled that recreational activities, including a golf driving range, were allowable in a green wedge zone “qualified by a desire to respect the rural character of the area, natural features and biodiversity habitat and avoidance of unreasonable impacts on agricultural land uses”.

“The proposal does not dominate its surroundings and hence does not contribute to what we would consider a transformation of the character of this rural area,” they said. The council’s concerns that the range would lead to a loss of 20 hectares of agricultural land was also brushed aside as it would “not lead to a permanent loss of agricultural land”. The members also said that the proposal “will not result in the loss of koala habitat … and that the effects on birds and other fauna species from increased human activity will not be significant”. “We accept that the proposal is well set back … 240 metres from Sandy Point Road, behind the existing dwelling and large lake, and well screened by existing intervening vegetation.” The members said a combination of distance from Tulum Creek and other areas of native vegetation on the northern boundary of the site, and the location of the golf driving range bays and car park closer to the existing dwelling … “provides us with comfort that the proposal does not represent an unacceptable environmental impact”. The members “set aside” the council’s earlier refusal and granted the permit.

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New owners for Goldmine ESTABLISHED for over 40 years, the Hastings Goldmine is a local institution. Now under new management the new owners Wayne and Sharon were thrilled to discover they had sold a Division One winning entry just one week after taking over the business. This winning entry marks 28 first Division winning entries in total for the Gold Mine thought to be ‘the lucky Tattslotto outlet’. As well as being a very fortuitous Tattslotto outlet, Hastings Goldmine is also a specialised tobacconist that caters to many customers needs

and just like your coffee order remembers your cigarette order. An entire wall is dedicated to a beautiful range of greeting cards supporting a locally owned family company called ‘For Arts Sake’. Stocking daily newspapers and popular magazines, special orders can be taken on request. Goldmine hosts an array of gifts for every occasion whether it be milestone birthdays, mothers and fathers day, to a beautiful baptism and first communion section.

Pavilion with the lot A SPORTS pavilion at Crib Point Recreation Reserve is receiving $2 million in upgrades as part of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s sport capacity plan and pavilion strategy. The Crib Point Football Netball Club and Crib Point Cricket Club now have new, shared change facilities, medical room, storage space, umpires’ change areas, and office space. There’s also a new public toilet. The two clubs can now stay in one place whereas previous change rooms

Shared space: The mayor Cr Despi O’Connor, Cr Lisa Dixon, Crib Point Football Netball Club secretary Leanne Gniel, Crib Point Football Netball Club president Steve Espenscheid and Crib Point Cricket Club president Ricky Thompson at the pavilion. Picture: Supplied

were beneath the grandstand, at the nearby public pool and in a portable building. “The project responds to the significant increase in sport participation in recent years, particularly female and junior involvement in field-based sports,” the mayor Cr Despi O’Connor said. “Council is pleased to be able to provide for this increased involvement in sports with new amenities where they are needed.” Cr Lisa Dixon said the shire was “working to provide inclusive, accessible and functional community sporting facilities suitable for our clubs and the broader community”. “The pavilion change rooms will provide better quality and more accessible facilities.”

God struck off the agenda beit under the heading Prayer, had also been “struck out”. Council agreed to the pledge suggested by Cr Anthony Marsh after advice from its in-house lawyer that the wording could be changed provided it was called a prayer. The pledge that masqueraded as a prayer will be gone in August, if council adopts the draft Governance Rules as shown on its website. Cr Celi said the move to delete the prayer from the agenda was “not included in any minutes leading up to the

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Cr Marsh’s version of the Prayer.” The shire’s head of governance and legal Amanda Sapolu said adopting operating rules which excluded a prayer could still be changed in the future. “The omission of the word prayer from the Governance Rules, means that the Prayer will not be an item that ‘must’ be on a council agenda,” Ms Sapolu said. “It does not exclude a council from including a prayer, or a pledge or some other item.” “Fraser’s feedback” Page 7

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18 May council meeting”. The process taken to reach that decision was detailed in report to that meeting, which also included a notice of motion by Cr Celi to “refer the Prayer and its wording to the review of the Governance Rules”. “In the draft that has gone out for public exhibition the item and the word ‘Prayer’ has been removed from the council agenda,” Cr Celia said. “It is proposed that no word ‘Prayer’ or its content be included at all on the agenda. This decision also strikes out

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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is set to drop the reading of a prayer or pledge before future public council meetings. A template for future agendas in a draft of proposed changes to rules under which the council operates makes no provision for any declaration. The draft was adopted by council on 18 May and exhibited for public comment on 25 May, along with a news

release stating “in particular council seeks your input in relation to the [the removal from the agenda of the] prayer”. While the council wants to end the more than century-old tradition of asking for God’s help in making decisions, it will retain an acknowledgement of traditional land owners and of country. Cr Antonella Celi has confirmed that “prayer” will no longer be an item on council agendas. Cr Celi said the pledge that had been said before recent council meetings, al-

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When words are enough: The mayor Cr Despi O’Connor presents Marjorie Ward with a commendation to mark her 100th birthday. Picture: Supplied

Long life of literary, creative ‘gems’ Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A WOMAN described as a “national treasure” has celebrated her 100th birthday at Somerville Community House. Marjorie Darling Ward was surrounded by family, friends and the Mornington Peninsula’s writing community to celebrate her birthday, career and contribution to the arts, Saturday 10 July. “Of course, Marjorie is more than just a writer,” Rob Clarke Mornington Peninsula Writers said. “She is, or has been, a wife, a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She’s also been a one-time working partner on three country newspapers, hotelier, Riverina farmer, real estate agent, and so much more beside.” Ms Ward has written fiction, non-fiction, poetry and stage plays. Her work has been featured in the Herald and Weekly Times, The Age, Westerly, Melbourne Times, New Idea, Woman’s Day, Women’s Weekly and been read on ABC Radio National. In 1994, Ms Ward published Singing the Country for the Tamworth Country Music Festival. “It tells the stories of the journeymen performers, buskers, small-timers in the parks, on the streets, away from the bright lights,” Mr Clarke said. “Music would be a theme Marjorie would return to time and time again. And, as many writers can attest, supporting creative talent—no matter where they were on their journey—would also become her trademark.” The autobiographical love story, Cast a Pebble in the Ocean was published in1995 and described as a “charming little Australian gem”. Her next novel, 2010’s Things You Can’t Leave Behind, touched on obsessive love, survivor guilt and conflict. In 2011, Ms Ward published the anthology, Cry Me A River in which each piece was inspired by a song. She said upon its release: “Our emotions are influenced by our music choices and certain songs mark milestones in our lives.” The musical theme continued in 2012 with Three Chords and the Truth, about three musicians travelling through the Australian landscape in search of themselves. In 2015, Ms Ward released the whodunnit, Twenty-Six Sheilas on a Bus and Murder Most Foul. In 2018 came an anthology of selected poetry, The Quilted Woman. Her community anthologies and projects included her first short story, appearing in the ABC’s sesquicentenary anthology, Fictions 88, with stories selected by Australian author Frank Moorhouse. Ms Ward’s work graced the pages of numerous editions of Stories and Poems from the Morning-

ton Peninsula, and no edition of the Frankston Writers Block Anthology is without one of her contributions, Mr Clarke said. Her Soliloquist, an anthology of performance pieces, was published by Melbourne Shakespeare Society in 2013, and she had two poems in City of Stars, an anthology of love poems for Frankston, published in 2015. The Port Phillip Prisoners anthology, That Summer and Other Stories, was released in 2018. Another work was a pantomime commissioned and performed by Tumut Performing Arts Society, and her stage plays Xmas Rapping, and The Whipping Act, was part of the International Women Playwrights’ Conference 2000. It was awarded the runner-up award in the annual Kyneton Festival of Plays in 2019 and was performed at Mount Macedon Theatre in 2020. Mr Clarke said while Mrs Ward’s body of work was “impressive, it can never truly show her love of community; her support and nurturing of her fellow writers”. “She was always first to meet and greet a new member to the writing group, and make them feel welcome. And her support didn’t end there. She was continually offering advice and sharing her vast pool of knowledge. “For anyone who has had the good fortune to call Marjorie a friend or colleague, there can be no doubt that she is deserving of the title ‘national treasure’.” Mr Clarke said the obligatory speeches were upstaged by the recital of poetry, one written by the guest-of-honour for the occasion and read by her son Glen. MISSING By Marjorie Darling Ward I looked for you in the places you spoke of all summer long but the stars denied you had been there The ocean, busy with its tides could not tell me I sought your footprints in the fields but the wind had blown them away I followed ribboned rivers to where the land ends and found you not I took a lamp to look into my own darkness and found you there The one place I should first have looked Marjorie ward’s poem that won first prize in the Department of Veterans’ Affairs poetry competition.

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New change rooms at reserve REFURBISHED change rooms at the Bunguyan Recreation Reserve Pavilion will make playing sport more comfortable for Tyabb Football Netball Club, Tyabb Junior Football Club and Tyabb Cricket Club players. Club members – and the community – will benefit from the improvements which include upgrades to the existing change rooms for homeand-away players and umpires, new toilets both ambulant and unisex, new shower cubicles, storage and office space, refurbished kitchen and bar area and new accessible public toilet. Mornington Peninsula Shire committed $1.51 million and secured a further $150,000 from the federal government for the work which has already started. The sporting clubs which use the reserve also contributed to the upgrades which will meet standards set by peak sporting bodies for netball, AFL and cricket. “The addition of changing facilities for our female athletes and officials is a step in the right direction,” the mayor Cr Despi O’Connor said. “It’s great to have a venue in Tyabb that meets such high sporting standards.” Participation levels are continuing to rise at female, junior and senior levels, including players, officials, and volunteers, and it is hoped the refurbishment will future-proof the facilities, she said. The work is expected to be finished by December. Details: mornpen.vic.gov.au/bunguyanreserve

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UNDEMOCRATIC, manifestly inadequate, vague, ambiguous and absurdly long [time for lodging notices of motion] are just some of the words by former councillor Hugh Fraser to describe proposed changes to rules under which Mornington Peninsula Shire operates. Mr Fraser’s detailed critique of parts of the draft Governance Rules is made in one of the submissions now being collated by shire officers. Councillors will be briefed on the feedback from the public to the proposed changes on 3 August, and the Governance Rules will then be listed for discussion at the council’s 24 August public meeting. Mr Fraser’s main objections to the proposed changes are centred around the powers of the chief executive officer, including the CEO’s ability to rule on what items are confidential, accept notices of motion and correct “factual errors” raised during meetings. Mr Fraser resigned as a Nepean ward councillor in March, just four months after being elected for the third successive time (“Fraser bows out after “differences” with CEO” The News 15/3/21). However, Mr Fraser also aims some of his scathing criticism to a proposal to replace the council prayer, traditionally spoken before a council meeting, with a pledge. When calling for feedback about the Governance Rules in May, the shire said that “in particular council seeks your input in relation to the prayer”. Cr Anthony Marsh was supported by a majority of councillors last December in having the wording of the council prayer replaced by a pledge, although it was still listed as a prayer on subsequent council meeting agendas (“God purged from council prayer” The News 14/12/20). The shire’s in-house lawyer, governance di-

rector Amanda Sapolu, advised council that the wording could be changed provided it was still labelled as a prayer. Mr Fraser, a barrister, disagreed at the time and wants the traditional prayer retained, “not words of a civil pledge masquerading under the heading of prayer”. “The civil pledge adds nothing to councillors’ statutory and sworn duties and introduces a needless ambiguity,” Mr Fraser said. “The prayer … with words of prayer, is consistent with over 3000 years of Judeo -Christian tradition that underpins Australian politics, law and morals, is referred to in the Australian Constitution and a prayer it is said at the commencement of daily sittings of federal and state houses of parliament. “If local government truly considers itself as a third tier of government in Australia, local council deliberations ought consistently to do so and remind councillors of their humanity and humility as democratic representatives of the community.” When calling for public comment on the proposed changes to its Governance Rules, the shire said it was “committed to working with the community to improve public confidence in the decisions it makes and to ensure decisions reflect the best interests of all sections of our community”. Mr Fraser said “the only window” for designating information as confidential should be in accord with the Local Government Act. He said requiring councillors to lodge notices of motion two weeks before a council meeting was “absurdly long” and a requirement for a rescission motion or revocation motion to be signed by two councillors (including one who had previously supported the resolution) was “undemocratically wide”. “[This] undermines this principle and is an undemocratic process contrary to all principle and the individual responsibility of each councillor.”

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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

Sea baths hold the answer to Portsea front beach’s woes Great idea to build sea baths at Portsea. An iconic location deserves such a project (“Sea baths ‘to make Portsea great again’” The News 15/6/21). Unfortunately, the beach is never coming back (not through lack of trying), and we have been burdened with these unsightly bags for 10 years. Open water swimming has gained huge popularity during COVID-19 with many people using it for mental health reasons and making new friends. Not all can swim in the bay on windy days, but they can swim in a sea pool. Community groups, swimmers, businesses, visitors, public and residents from the Mornington Peninsula would all benefit. he sea pools are a Sydney icon and loved by all. I cannot think of a better location and project to showcase the peninsula. Sea baths is the solution to the Portsea front beach problem. Don’t ask why would you build it; ask why would you not build it? Mark Grooby, Portsea

‘Do the right thing’ It’s a pandemic which is potentially disastrous. We all now realise that our national leaders are not up to the task and have been promoted above their ability. They have shown us this throughout the bushfires, in relation to climate change and now the pandemic. Thank goodness for the proactive state premiers of both persuasions. Nevertheless, it is not helpful at this time to continually complain about them and the situation in which we find ourselves. It’s also unhelpful to put your own individual rights over the health of your community (USA style). That’s an arrogant, unhealthy approach. Wear a mask, get the jab and keep your social

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillor Susan Bissinger sits on the sand bag wall designed to prevent further erosion at Portsea beach. Cr Bissinger says building sea baths is a better alternative. Picture: Yanni

distance. Please do the right thing; keep to the rules (even if you do not like them), support our incompetent national leaders for now and remember your frustrations of 2020 and 2021 when you vote at the next election. James Carr, McCrae

Cheers for the jab Well, well, our fierce federal leader who likes to be called Scomo, will break the law to push the COVID-19 vaccination. He has backed a Port Melbourne pub for offering free beers to those who would sign up for a vaccination. Offering alcohol or tobacco as an incentive is illegal. Another highlight for the LNP occurred this week when the NSW state parliament came out and blamed the low paid citizens of Sydney for the severe outbreak of COVID-19 by not following the rules. Apparently the well to do and the LNP do follow the rules - what utter rubbish. The LNP has so much naughty stuff going on, one more broken rule wouldn’t matter, would it? Oh, and bring on the car parks, I wonder how many we’ll get on the Mornington Peninsula? John Cain, McCrae

Applaud ‘tell tales’ Women who report sexual misconduct by men (often in positions of authority over them) are not always believed and certainly the alleged offenders often do not suffer any consequences. These women are actually whistleblowers in the same way as men and women who expose corruption in workplaces, business or government. Their lives are often ruined because of the trauma on them and their families and the offenders go free.

Why do we have this response? Is it because Australians do not like “tell tales”? Sometimes in life tales have to be told and it takes a hero/ heroine to do so. Mary Lane, Mornington

Warm with no gas I’m sitting typing this on freezing Friday (9/7/21) feeling warm, after installing a 6kw solar system late last year and recently swapping my gas ducted heating unit for an all-electric

system, that also gives me cool aircon as well (“La La Land” Letters 29/6/21). My first electricity bill? $-105.74. Yep, in credit. I’ve just paid my second bill, $75.72, both for three months. I’m with Mornington Peninsula Shire’s policies. Free energy, less emissions and cleaner air in the house. How’s your gas bill? I know who’s in La La Land. John Blogg, Somers

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disability and ensure the quality of the disability workforce. The new safeguards were established in response to recommendations of the Victorian Parliament’s 2016 Inquiry into abuse in disability services which evidenced alarming abuse and neglect of Victorians with disability, including in regional areas. The launch of worker registration also shadows the current Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, which has heard cases of the disturbing mistreatment of regional Victorians with disability. Melanie Eagle, Chair of the Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria, which regulates registered workers and sets their standards, said everyone living with disability deserves a safe choice. “For someone living with disability, knowing their worker is registered provides confidence they have the right skills to deliver high quality services. “Registration supports increased professionalisation in disability work and for people seeking services to find workers they know have been independently assessed as safe, skilled and professional.” Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner Dan Stubbs said: “I’m really pleased to be part of implementing a registration program that recognises the excellent, high-quality work so many disability workers do in Victoria.” Disability workers can apply to register starting 1 July at vdwc.vic.gov.au.

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ON any weekend or during holidays roads onto thge Mornington Peninsula prove its popularity. While the escarpment of Arthurs Seat already contains residential areas, there are fears that more quarrying or commercial development will be allowed on its green wedge-zoned area. Pictures: Yanni

Protecting Melbourne’s green wedges - while we still can By Associate Professor Janet Stanley and Professor John Stanley* THE natural areas of Melbourne are under threat at the same time as there’s growing evidence of their importance for humans. In the late 1960s, the Victorian government designated 12 areas, covering 17 municipalities around Melbourne, as land set aside for recreation, conservation, farming and resource utilisation purposes. These areas are known as green wedges. Over the past 60 years the world has changed. The rapid population growth and expansion of Melbourne’s footprint, along with the subsequent losses in biodiversity as increasingly scarce natural environments disappear, are particularly important to the future of green wedges. While these areas have mostly been retained, our research argues that the current legislation defining and protecting green wedges is in urgent need of updating as it’s not keeping pace with threats to these important areas of biodiversity and high-value ecosystems. The total population of Greater Melbourne increased by a quarter between 2006 and 2016, averaging 2.3 per cent annually between 2011 and 2016 – a very high rate when compared with cities in other industrialised countries. This has put increased pressure on the ability of green wedges to meet the demands for multiple uses, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many people rediscovered the importance of natural spaces for their health and wellbeing, and are increasingly using these spaces. Two other issues have coincided with this added pressure – the first is environmental loss. Australia has the highest extinction rate of mammals in the world and is the fourth worst country for all animal extinctions. This is due

to land clearing and climate change, with the associated increase in large and severe wildfires. Despite this rate of extinction, very little protection is offered to Australian flora and fauna. There are 194 animals, 53 invertebrates and 380 plants listed as threatened under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, most of which don’t appear to have a protection plan. On top of this, many species have been left outside this act – dangling on experts’ Advisory Lists. And these lists suggest that four-fifths of Victoria’s threatened flora and 284 threatened species of fauna remain outside the act. Ironically, this extinction crisis is happening at the same time as we’re seeing an increasing recognition of the importance of biodiversity for the health and wellbeing and, indeed the survival, of humanity. Along with the many ecosystem services that our natural environment provides – like trees that improve our air quality, undertake carbon sequestration, reduce the heat island effect and stabilise soil – there are many positive impacts as a result of people’s interaction with nature. These include improving wellbeing and selfesteem, reducing stress responses and blood pressure, and even improvements in attention span and memory. So, where green wedge areas are at risk of being lost to another use, particularly those with high levels of biodiversity that also have significant biolinks (wildlife corridors that connect pockets of native vegetation), there should be very strong grounds for comprehensive protection that rules out that alternative use. Irreversibility is at stake here. Replanting new trees and under-storey is important but doesn’t substitute for a 300-year-old habitat. And these threats to high biodiversity areas are happening here in Greater Melbourne. Hillview Quarries, owned and operated by the R E Ross Trust, recently applied for an environ-

mental effects statement (EES) for a new quarry it is proposing for owned land within a green wedge area. The new quarry would mean the clearing of up to 38 hectares of native vegetation in the heart of one of only two substantial contiguous areas that represent the last 18 per cent of intact native vegetation on the Mornington Peninsula. The quarry would be bordered on two sides by the Arthurs Seat State Park. A limited ecological assessment of the proposed quarry area has identified that at least 28 endangered species are on the site, six listed under the Federal Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, including the swift parrot, which is critically endangered. The proposed site is also an important koala habitat and breeding ground and this kind of significant habitat loss is likely to make koalas functionally extinct on the peninsula. The land has what are probably the oldest eucalyptus trees on the peninsula, that provide important nesting locations for the threatened powerful owl. And, in terms of plants in the area, there are many native orchids, some not yet formally catalogued, and the land is rich in fungi – some of which isn’t yet officially identified. Conservation of these kinds of high-value ecosystems must be ensured within the green wedges. There should be no trade-off here. Ancient trees and complex habitats that are home to particular species simply cannot be offset or replanted elsewhere. Conservation aside, there are also other arguments against a narrow and inappropriate use of land in the green wedges. The proposed quarry is expected to create around 35 jobs. Meanwhile, growing tourism and lifestyle activities in the region – many of which depend on nature – generate around

10,000 jobs in Mornington Peninsula Shire. Some of these jobs would likely be lost should an industrial scale quarry go ahead in a highly visible part of the Arthurs Seat escarpment, particularly with associated pollution, loss of underground water, noise and a steady army of quarry traffic. The Victorian government’s strategic assessment of future demand and supply for quarry products demonstrates that Victoria has an ample supply of granite for the remainder of this century, without the proposed new quarry. So “need” isn’t an issue here. The quarry site would be of much more value, both now and in the future, if it was added to the Arthurs Seat State Park as a natural resource for generations of Victorians and visitors. This would also support further growth in tourism, provide a natural asset for Melbourne residents, and remain an important site for biodiversity and conservation. While this is just one specific example, ensuring the future biodiversity values of Melbourne’s green wedges and updating the legislation to prioritise their importance for the health and wellbeing of the Melbourne population, is of prime importance. The protection of irreplaceable natural areas isn’t an issue of trade-offs if humans and other species are to survive our climate futures. *Associate Professor Janet Stanley is principal research fellow, Urban Social Resilience, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne. Professor John Stanley is Adjunct Professor, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies; Senior Fellow in Sustainable Land Transport, University of Sydney Business School. This article was first published on 28 June at pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/

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POP into the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery to see their winter exhibitions, on until 22 August. ‘Surreal Landscapes’ is a group exhibition that explores the way artists position subtle, strange, absurd or dreamlike interventions within the landscape, abstracting and shifting our reading of the landscape. ‘Nerdudara/Djumi (Then/Now) 10+1’ is a retrospective on the history of Baluk Arts, an Aboriginal community arts centre in Mornington. Meaning ‘then now’ in the Taungurung language from the Kulin Nation, Nerdudara Djumi celebrates ten years of Baluk Arts and explores the centre’s grassroots beginnings to incorporation and their position today. Rosie Weiss is a Mornington Peninsulabased artist who makes work about

our relationship with the natural world. Highlighting the enduring focus of Weiss’ practice over the past 40 years, this exhibition traces the development of her work from a sustained period of printmaking at the Australian Print Workshop in the 1980s through to more recent drawings. Also on display is ‘Collection focus: Women artists’ featuring the important work of women artists in the MPRG Collection. On 1 July, MPRG launched MPRG Connect and welcomed local artists into the gallery to network and share experiences. Stay tuned for future MPRG Connect events that foster professional development and mentoring opportunities. These events will be open to all artists living or working on the Mornington Peninsula. Visit mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au

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When Terrence Met Grandpa: The Ultimate Puppet Slap Down By Stuart McCullough HISTORY is filled with them. Meetings between two disparate people; brought about by fate or design, all for the greater good of humanity. The premise seems simple: awesome plus awesome will inevitably equal even more awesome than was previously thought possible. Scientists refer to this as Einstein’s Theory of Relative Awesomeness. The examples are obvious. Dolly and Kenny were so wonderful when brought together that all either needed was a mononym; surnames being surplus to requirements. Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fischer were, ironically enough, best known by their surnames. Maybe that’s the difference between music and chess. Godzilla and King Kong – need I say more? All of them perfectly terrific in their own right, but driven to even greater heights of brilliance when brought together. Sparks will fly. Rainbows will appear. All is well in the world. I suppose this is what I had in mind when I introduced Grandpa to Terrence. Terrence is a puppet. That’s not an insult; just a statement of fact. Terrence is a puppet made by my nine year old nephew, TJ. Put simply, Terrence is a thing of splendour; furry, blue and perfectly formed. He is magnificent. He does, however, have something of an attitude and can, at times, get a little lippy. Which is quite an achievement when you consider that he doesn’t have any actual lips to speak of or, for that matter, with. Lately, Terrence has been appearing at family functions. These are now keenly anticipated. Terrence’s shtick

is to invite questions from the audience which, when you’re surrounded by members of your family is brave beyond belief. (It may only work if

you’re holding a puppet – I don’t plan to find out.) Both the questions and the answers are entirely improvised. It’s genuinely thrilling. It should

come as no surprise that TJ handles things wonderfully well. He is, after all, a second generation puppeteer. As charmed as Terrence’s life has been, Grandpa’s has been cursed. Instead of being coaxed into life with care, precision and an eye for detail, his creation was marred completely by my cack-handed, miserable attempts to sew. It’s difficult to put into words just how shoddy my workmanship was. Which is why this article also comes with a picture. And just as it can be said that a picture says a thousand words; in this case, each of those words features ‘house’ as the second syllable. I’m not sure why my efforts were as desultory as they were. For those too busy to absorb the full horror of the photo, try imagining what the Mona Lisa might look like if Leonardo da Vinci had been blindfolded, spun around a dozen times before being handed a brush and told to get painting. The results would be vastly different to those currently on display at The Louvre. I’m not saying I was blindfolded, nor am I comparing myself to da Vinci. Rather, much like Leonardo himself, I’m just trying to paint a picture. Unlike Terrence’s energetic performances, Grandpa’s appearances were marred by severe lethargy, fueled by my apparent inability to hold my arm above my head for more than a couple of minutes at a time. They were never going to meet as equals. But despite the obvious problems, my father returned my puppet to me after thirty years for the purpose of me gifting it to my nephew. Bringing two people – even if

they’re generally great – doesn’t always work out. Consider the duet ‘When Something Is Wrong With My Baby’ by John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes where two brilliant singers take a Sam and Dave classic and commit an act of musical butchery so heinous that, to this day, the opening bar causes vegans to shudder. So it was when Terrence met Grandpa. As I pulled what remained of my puppet from the coffin-like box my father had placed him in, my nephew appeared more alarmed than impressed. My brother insisted that we take a photo of the two puppets together. We sat on the couch and I slipped my hand into the puppet to hold it upright. As I reached for the mouth, I could feel that the foam had disintegrated into a fine powder and it began running down my arm. As I described how unpleasant a sensation this was, my brother comforted me by suggesting it was probably the result of spiders nesting in the head. It was agreed that I would hold the puppet by the back of the neck. After the photo was taken, my father turned to my nephew and asked whether he wanted to keep my ‘Grandpa’ puppet. My nephew, with a slight look of fear on his face, gently shook his head. I returned Grandpa to his box and the box to the boot of my father’s car when his back was turned. Looking at the picture, I can see that my nephew is unsure of what to make of this monstrosity. I wonder if the whole unfortunate episode will get a mention next time Terrence entertains the family. Perhaps not. It’s for the best. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

AWARD WINNING ADAPTATION OF ANIMAL FARM HITS THE STAGE AFTER a year off the road thanks to the pandemic, shake and stir theatre company are keen to be back on stage and bringing their award winning production of George Orwell’s intensely powerful novel to Frankston Arts Centre. Co-artistic director Nelle Lee explains it is not just about performing, but performing for and engaging with audiences, which is an essential ethos of the company, “It’s important to be able to offer programs to regional Australia as well as those metro cities. For a company like ours, it’s essential that we maintain that touring circuit, which is such a big part of what we do.” This production of Animal Farm has taken a novel that is a gritty, disturbing tale and turning it into a passionate theatrical romp where the cast enthusiastically portrays the animal characters in a spirited, physical

performance, bringing the farm and its tragedy to life. While many may see the choice of story as poignant, considering the state of the world, even pre-pandemic Lee felt the time was right to resurrect the adaptation. There will be some nods to Trump in there, certainly the tag line of ‘Making Animal Farm Great Again, Again’ hints that the Trump presidency, which many described as Orwellian, was on their minds when choosing what to take on the road. Created by shake & stir and directed by Michael Futcher, Animal Farm promises to be one of the most shocking, relevant and wickedly funny theatre events of 2021. Book now to see it at Frankston Arts Centre on Friday 27 August, 7.30pm. Tickets at thefac. com.au or 03 9784 1060.

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Petition to limit activities at ‘The Fernery’ Compiled by Cameron McCullough DEAR Sir, On behalf of property owners interested in the district adjacent to “The Fernery,” I am presenting at the forthcoming meeting of the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council a petition signed by practically the whole of those immediately concerned in the welfare of the locality. For your information, copies of the petition and the covering letter accompanying same are appended hereto. I am further directed to say that in the event of our petition being unsuccessful with the council, we shall institute legal proceedings. This, however, we trust will be unnecessary. Yours faithfully Bruce T Mellor WE the undersigned property owners of Frankston South, being vitally interested in the district adjacent to the establishment known as the “Fernery”, (owned and occupied by Mr James Bradbury) desires respectfully, to lodge an emphatic protest against the permit granted by the Shire of Frankston and Hastings, to the aforesaid proprietor of the “Fernery,” to conduct an ice and cool storage and grain-grinding works, on the property mentioned. And, further, we request that such steps as are necessary be forthwith taken to remove the necessity for further action on our part. We wish to draw particular attention to the following:

(a) The district affected is essentially a residential area, situated on a particularly beautiful portion of the shore of Port Phillip, and with an assured future if developed under the favorable conditions which obtained prior to the starting of the ice-works complained of. It can in no way be regarded as a factory area. (b) On residences already erected in the locality a considerable sum of money has been expended, on the assumption that the interests of the property owners would be duly protected by the municipal authorities. (c) Through the granting of the permit complained of the prospective development of the locality has received a severe check, and the values of vacant residential allotments have been materially reduced. (d) For the reasons mentioned in

“c,” the possibilities in ratable values to the municipality – of a considerable portion of the district—will be seriously affected; while, if the subject of our protest is allowed to continue, the lowering of property values will require that a revision of assessments be made. (e) The power employed in connection with the works (an oil engine) is of the highly objectionable, intermittent explosion type. Its incessant din while working (which, through day and night, continues on some occasions for as long as nine hours) is a menace to nerves and to health, and to those residents most acutely affected would constitute a direful affliction in the event of sickness. *** AUSTRALIA’S favorite actress, Miss Dorothy Brunton, was amongst the visitors to “The Fernery” on Sunday last.

*** MRS Maloney has secured a renewal of the lease of the Pier Hotel, Frankston. *** IN response to the Melbourne Hospitals’ appeal for winter blankets the pupils of the Frankston State School clubbed their pennies and sent a blanket in on the second day. Miss Fulton’s little people in the Infant Room are now busy “getting 270 pennies for a blanket from us.” *** INADVERTENTLY, both the Caledonian Society’s concert and Miss Dorathea Macmaster’s recital in aid of the blind were paragraphed as for the one date in our last issue. The Scotch concert is on the 15th and the recital on the 22nd inst. Messrs Geo Patterson, Will Elder, Fred Champion, Piper McLeod, and Misses F. M. Vines, Jean Grey and Agnes McConnell (the last two being pupils of Miss Mavis Walters, of Mordialloc) will appear at the Scotch concert next Friday night. *** ON June 15th, at the Mornington Presbyterian Church, Miss Elsa Bieri, daughter of Mr and Mrs F. Bieri, was united in holy matrimony with Mr F. C. Flood, son of Cr and Mrs Flood. The Rev J.F. Sims, of Mordialloc, officiated. The bride was simply but daintily attired in white Crepe de chine, trimmed with honiton lace, and carried a posy of white roses. The honeymoon was spent in the Healesville district. ***

THROUGHOUT the last tourist season complaints regarding the inadequacy of the steamer service to Sorrento were rife – on special occasions the Hygeia and the Wyreema were unable to cope with the rush. It is now stated that the Loongena, for so long the principal Tasmanian boat, will most likely make trips to Mornington and Sorrento in the summer months. *** THE last monthly meeting of the Tyabb Progress Society, held on the 23rd June, was very well attended and proved a very interesting gathering. After several important items of correspondence, including railway matters, cool storage of pears, and nomination of officers had been dealt with, the debate, Practice v. Theory, and their relation to each other, was opened. Mr Jas. Young was the first speaker and he kept the meeting very much interested for about 20 minutes. Mr Young contended that man would be no good without theory. Mr Fred Stockton placed them in reverse order, and, speaking for about half an hour, related instances relating to his own life from babyhood, and also quoted largely from history to prove his side of the question. Mr Stockton contended that practice came before theory. The debate will be continued next meeting, when Mr P. Val Kerr and others will voice their opinions on the subject. *** From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 8 July 1921

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By Brodie Cowburn LAST place Edithvale-Aspendale almost pulled off a shock upset against ladder leader Frankston YCW on Saturday. Edi-Asp raced out of the blocks and took control in the first half. At half-time they were up by 16 points, and looked poised to claim a shocking win. A four goals to zero third term put Frankston YCW back in front. After a tense last quarter, YCW claimed a narrow win 9.14 (68) to 9.5 (59). The Stonecats survived the scare thanks to three goals from Roan Steele. Michael Bussey was Edithvale-Aspendale’s best with four goals. At David Macfarlane Reserve, Sorrento just fell short against Mt Eliza. Both sides were evenly matched throughout the afternoon. The lead changed hands at each break of play, with Mt Eliza ahead by three points at the final break. After a hard fought match, the Redlegs emerged on top. They won 7.10 (52) to 8.6 (54). The Poholke brothers combined for five goals for the Sharks. Shane Tennant was Mt Eliza’s best. A best-on-ground performance from Khan Haretuku helped the Frankston Bombers to a big win over Red Hill. The Bombers defended brilliantly against the Hillmen, restricting them to two goals for the day. At the other end of the ground, Haretuku kicked four goals and Jarrad Grant kicked three. Frankston Bombers ended up winning 2.7 (19) to 13.13 (91). Rosebud had a tough day at home on Saturday, losing to Bonbeach by 79 points. Trent DennisLane and Joseph Fisscher kicked five goals each. Dromana comfortably defeated Pines on the weekend 11.5 (71) to 18.13 (121).

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By Brodie Cowburn MORNINGTON have kept touch with the top of the ladder by beating Karingal at Ballam Park Reserve. The Bulldogs struggled early, and couldn’t kick a goal in the first quarter. They came alive after the first break and took a lead into half time. Going into the last quarter the Bulldogs led by four points. Both sides traded goals in an entertaining final quarter, but the Bulldogs held on to win. The final scoreboard read Karingal 9.8 (62) to Mornington 10.10 (70). Jackson Calder added another three goals to his tally for the year. James Cameron scored four, taking his goal tally to 15 from four games. Tyabb had another spirited showing on the weekend, but just fell short against Rye. Tyabb scored their first win for 2021 last week, and were looking to go back to back. Rye came out to spoil the party early with a six

goals to one first term. At half time the Demons led by 30 and looked like they would go on to grab a comfortable win. The Yabbies showed fight in the second half. They were able to chip the lead back, but didn’t quite do enough to win. Rye ended up winning by 11 points 13.15 (93) to 12.10 (82). A nine goals to zero first quarter helped Langwarrin to a good win over Seaford on Saturday. The Kangaroos flexed their muscle from the outset. They took their foot off the gas pedal after the dominant opening term, but still went on to win 9.15 (69) to 14.9 (93). Ruckman Matthew Naughton was Langy’s best. Pearcedale scored a 26 point win on the weekend, defeating Devon Meadows. Luke Daniel was a big contributor with five goals. Somerville and Chelsea both secured dominant wins. Somerville defeated Hastings by 88 points, and Chelsea defeated Crib Point by 99.

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By Brodie Cowburn A 100 POINT win has cemented Seaford’s place on top of the SEWF ladder. The Tigerettes were dominant from the outset against Mornington. They managed to hold their opponents goalless for the game while scoring 16 of their own. The final score read Mornington 0.2 (2) to Seaford 16.11 (107). Tahlia Fellows was dominant in front of goal, kicking six. Courtney Clarkson kicked four, taking her tally for the season to 16.

A goalless opening half cost Tyabb any chance of winning against Coburg Lions. The Yabbies were able to close the lead to one goal at three-quarter-time, but the Lions were too strong in the end. Coburg ran out 2.6 (18) to 5.7 (37) winners. Jaime Nankiville’s four goals made her the best player on the ground. St Kilda Sharks took the points on Sunday after a good performance against Eastern Devils. The Sharks won 6.7 (43) to 4.2 (26). Taylah Watson was among their best. Frankston had a good day on their home deck, defeating Mt Eliza 6.9 (45) to 0.5 (5).

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By Craig MacKenzie FRANKSTON Pines midfielder Jordan “Caka” Avraham has been outed for seven matches as the result of a social media exchange involving a rival club supporter. The exchange took place on facebook after Pines lost 2-1 to Hampton East Brighton in their round 7 clash at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve in May. FV emailed the club asking for a “please explain” from the player and both Pines and Avraham responded with an explanation of the circumstances of the exchange. Pines claimed that Avraham and other Pines’ players were abused during the match but on 29 June FV emailed the club to inform it of the suspension. It is Avraham’s third suspension this season after two previous send-offs. But the news wasn’t all bad for Pines as the club has been active on the player front signing Marinos Panayi from Beaumaris and Fijian international Nickel Chand. Panayi is a former Bentleigh Greens, Eastern Lions and Mornington player who can play across the back four or up front. Chand, 26, has two full caps for Fiji and played in the 2015 Under-20 World Cup against Germany, Honduras and Uzbekistan. He is a midfielder who played with South Australian club Millicent before moving to Victoria this year. Last weekend Pines went down 3-2 away to Whitehorse United in a controversial clash. After the match Pines’ officials were seething with some refereeing decisions and the failure of a club linesman to flag for offside for the home team’s opening goal. Tito Vodawaqa and Hamraz Zenoozi scored for Pines. In NPL2 Langwarrin recorded its third away win of the season with a 3-0 victory over Werribee City at Galvin Park on Saturday. Three minutes in and a superb exchange between Tom Youngs and Damir Stoilovic inside the area saw the

Sidelined for seven: Frankston Pines midfielder Jordan “Caka” Avraham has been given a lengthy suspension from Football Victoria. Picture: Darryl Kennedy

latter effect a clinical sidefoot finish at the back post. In the 21st minute Lucas Portelli sent George Howard down the right and he cut the ball back to the incoming Callum Goulding who took a touch before striking his shot from just inside the area to make it 2-0. A goal deep into injury time was the icing on the cake for the visitors. Young’s shot struck the far post and substitute Slaven Vranesevic finished the rebound to give Scott Miller’s side their second 3-0 away result of the season. In State 1 Mornington won 2-0 away to Mazenod despite being a man down after Josh Hine’s straight red in the second half. The promotion contender led through a Kane Bentley shot from just inside the area just before Hine’s dismissal in the 64th minute. But Campbell Steedman’s pace and a clinical finish in the 76th minute sealed the win. Steedman had come on a replacement for striker Milos Lujic who suffered a severe quad strain and could be sidelined for up to six weeks.

The absence of Lujic and Hine has opened the door for 17-year-old Tom Woods who is expected to be in the mix for a place in the starting line-up for Saturday’s home clash with Bentleigh United Cobras. Both Kyron Kerr and Ethan Goulding featured in last weekend’s success. In State 2 Skye United fell behind in the promotion race when it lost 1-0 away to relegation-threatened Monbulk Rangers last weekend. This Saturday Skye hosts Mooroolbark in the Chris Attard memorial round, an annual event celebrating the life of the long-serving administrator who lost his battle with multiple myeloma in 2016. On Sunday Peninsula Strikers thumped North Caulfield 5-1 at Caulfield Park with doubles from Aaran Currie and Jai Power while Shane Tagliaferro rounded off the scoreline. “Our quality shone through. I said a couple of weeks ago that there were goals in the team and it showed today,” Strikers gaffer Paul Williams said. Sixteeen-year-old Sam Delaney came off the bench in the second half for his senior debut.

The big news at Centenary Park surrounds club leading scorer Ben Doree who left a few weeks back to join State 1 Richmond. Doree is rumoured to be unhappy at Richmond and is understood to have contacted Strikers with a view to returning. In State 4 Somerville has a fight on its hands to avoid relegation after Saturday’s 7-2 mauling at the hands of Springvale City. The contest was over at half-time as the visitors led 4-0 and despite a Zach Karolidis penalty and a customary Dave Greening goal after the break the home side was well beaten. A last-gasp own goal allowed 10man Chelsea to snatch a point from Saturday’s trip to Coomoora Reserve to take on Keysborough. Chelsea led 1-0 via a William Ong goal in the 10th minute but Ong earned a straight red in the 42nd minute for reacting to an altercation with a defender. Keysborough scored twice in the second half but conceded an own goal in injury time and the match ended 2-2. Seaford United was handed a 3-0 walkover after home team Dingley

Stars once more defaulted to cast doubts over the club’s State League future. In State 5 Mount Martha lost 5-1 at home to Hampton Park United after the sides were level at half-time. Mount Martha had scored through an own goal from Hampton’s Sonny Lindsay but the floodgates opened in the second half. Rosebud player-coach Mark Pagliarulo was bitterly disappointed with the decision of the referee to call off Saturday night’s Olympic Park fixture against Mentone due to fog. “They had no keeper and five first team players out so they were happy to get it called off,” Pagliarulo said. “They were in the ref’s room a few times before the match saying the conditions were too bad and it was dangerous and they were laughing and joking about it afterwards.”

NEXT WEEK’S GAMES Friday 16 July, 8.30pm: Frankston Pines v Rowville Eagles – Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve Chelsea v Noble Park – Edithvale Recreation Reserve Saturday 17 July, 3pm: Moreland City v Langwarrin – Campbell Reserve Mornington v Bentleigh Utd Cobras – Dallas Brooks Park Skye Utd v Mooroolbark – Skye Recreation Reserve Peninsula Strikers v Heatherton Utd – Centenary Park Baxter v Keysborough – Baxter Park Dandenong South v Seaford Utd – Tatterson Park Dingley Stars v Somerville Eagles – Keeley Park White Star Dandenong v Aspendale Stingrays – Greaves Reserve Mentone v Mount Martha – Mentone Grammar Rosebud BYE

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By Ben Triandafillou AFTER four seasons in the Victorian training ranks, the Mornington-based partnership of David and Coral Feek have broken through to win their first Saturday metropolitan race in Melbourne. Taking the leap from Moe to Caulfield, their three-year-old filly Belsielle dug deep to reel in the racefavourite Sugartown and win by a long-neck margin over the Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained Zesty Belle. The Feek partnership have had remarkable success in recent times of travelling horses to Sydney and winning at their Saturday metropolitan meetings (three wins from three runners) but were thrilled to finally land one “on home turf” last Saturday. “We’ve come close in recent weeks but its really good to get that first one,” Co-trainer Coral Feek said post-race. The stable was unlucky not to break through just over a month ago as Ocean Miss was luckless at Flemington and was beaten by the narrowest

of margins in a photo finish. Co-trainer David Feek, who had also trained for a couple of years in England before moving to Mornington, said it was a massive relief to finally get the “monkey off the back”. “It was just huge for us,” he said. “Coming from the UK and having made Mornington and Melbourne our home now – it’s quite rewarding to get that success in town. “It’s a bit of relief too as we genuinely thought [Ocean Miss] had won that day but fortunately there was no photo involved this time.” Feek said Belsielle will likely return to Caulfield in two weeks as she steps out to the 1200m for the first time. “She’s not the biggest of horses but she’s got a heart of a lion and she showed her tremendous will to win on Saturday,” he said. “The 1200m shouldn’t be an issue – she looked very strong through the line [on Saturday].”

Feek’s first: Belsielle breaks through to win David and Coral Feek’s first Saturday metropolitan race in Melbourne. Picture: Supplied. Western Port News

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