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Help from above Helicopters have been helping make life easier for workers assembling the towers for the Skylift gondola replacing the former chairlift at Arthurs Seat.

The closer to completion the $16 million project gets sees a narrowing of areas for protest. And with planning powers now in the hands of the state government, protesters say they are finding it even harder to be heard.

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Crashes down, but trauma stays Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au ALTHOUGH statistics show motorists have just recorded the lowest number of collisions for five years, the trauma for those involved in an accident can seem endless.

Court cases get settled and insurance claims paid out, but the memories and pain linger.

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Mr Greene didn’t even see the driver coming up behind him on Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud in September, 2013, so wasn’t able to anticipate the impact.

By the time his shunted car came to a halt and he was able to turn his head, the driver who caused the rear-end collision had disappeared.

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“At that stage it was life-threatening and doctor said the accident would have brought on the rupture,” he said.

Every day the 81-year-old is in pain because of the residual effects of his injuries, which are now exacerbated by degenerative changes.

His message to drivers is clear: “Just concentrate and pay attention.”

When Michelle Sheridan glanced in the rear-view mirror of her stationary car to see a vehicle hurtling towards

hers, it just didn’t occur to her that the driver might not stop.

But what happened next on that day in December changed her life and left the 33-year-old Langwarrin mother-ofthree with lasting injuries, chronic pain and a terrifying vision that haunts her every day.

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Roadworks link to Ingham’s growth Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au ROADWORKS are set to begin near the Ingham’s Enterprises factory, Somerville.

Treasurer Tim Pallas visited the large-scale chicken meat producer in Grants Rd last week to discuss the economic benefits of improving nearby Golf Links Rd. The works would better cater for heavy vehicles and clear the way for a major Ingham’s expansion, resulting in significant economic benefits for the Frankston area and the Mornington Peninsula as a whole, the treasurer said.

He said this year’s budget included a $10 million package to develop business cases for upgrades to key outer suburban arterial roads around Melbourne, including Golf Links Rd. “This detailed assessment will begin this year and will look at construction estimates, preliminary designs, impact studies, geotechnical investigations, environmental and cultural heritage studies, and community consultation.”

Frankston mayor Cr James Dooley said the roads funding was “exciting news as a step towards finalising the expansion of the Somerville factory”.

“We made a commitment to Ingham’s that we would advocate to the Victorian government, and this announcement has delivered both the

Frankston community and Ingham’s a win,” he said.

Mr Pallas said the business case would look at a future upgrade of the Golf Links and Warrandyte roads intersection as well as the Baxter-Tooradin, Grant and Warrandyte roads roundabout, and how this could enable it to cater for B-double trucks.

“Bigger trucks would allow Ingham’s to consider future expansion of their operations and create more jobs in Somerville,” Mr Pallas said.

The company is reportedly the largest employer on the peninsula – with about 600 staff – and contributes about $200 million to the local economy.

Cr Dooley said the announcement “was critical to not only retain these jobs, but also to increase employment opportunities within the region as a result of Ingham’s expanding their operations”.

“Ingham’s expansion depends on this vital project going ahead to allow large trucks direct access to Peninsula Link. We encourage any growth in the factory as it will provide economic growth and stable employment for the region,” the mayor said.

Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke: “Locals know that all levels of government need to support jobs, industry and manufacturing and that’s why I have advocated so strongly for this investment which will benefit Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula.”

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A current leaseholder at the Port of Melbourne, International Container Terminal Services, wants to expand capacity at the port. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The return to taxpayers resulting from the sale of the Port could be increased if we were permitted to act now to expand port capacity,â&#x20AC;? ICTS spokesperson Gerry Bullon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;ICTSI wants to invest in new infrastructure for the Port of Melbourne now, making it more attractive for buyers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Port of Melbourne is Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest and busiest port and Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most significant trade gateway. Webb Dock will be the most advanced container terminal in the world. We will have the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most efficient and reliable container terminal here in Melbourne.â&#x20AC;?

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Chairman of the Preserve Western Port Action Group Jeff Nottle said fishers “and the industry they support were shocked to hear the impact that the Liberal National parties’ policy of building a container port in Western Port will have on the region”.

He said the parties’ port proposal would restrict areas where fishing boats could anchor operate to such an extent that it “would leave only around 25 per cent of the Western Port as safe, high tide fishable water”.

Mr Nottle’s presentation to the fishing groups also includes handing out brochures, maps and postcards to be sent to Regional Development Minister Jaala Pulford with the message “We don’t want Western Port fishing wrecked.”

Mr Nottle said a 2015 economic study of recreational fishing by Ernst and Young showed about $600 million was generated by fishing “every year for the Western Port economy in towns from Stony Point right around to Phillip Island and all the towns in between”.

“This industry and the jobs it generates would all be a risk if the container port was constructed,” Mr Nottle said. “An oil spill from just one of the 3000 container ships in Western Port would be catastrophic, as there is a 50 per cent chance the oil will end up on a mud bank at low tide. No known oil spill equipment can clean oil off a mud bank, making the oil spill virtually permanent.”

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Library works HASTINGS library will be closed until tomorrow (Wednesday) 18 May and Somerville library will be closed until Thursday 19 May while building works are completed as part of the final stage of the Radio Frequency Identification Devices project.

Library chutes will be unavailable during the closures, but extended loan periods mean items will not be due for return until after the libraries have reopened.

Mornington, Rosebud and the Mobile Library are operating as normal during this time.

Borrowers of reserved items that become available at Hastings library will be contacted by staff to discuss alternate arrangements for pick up from another location.

Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au AN “important postal vote information” letter mailed out to Flinders electorate residents last week by the Liberal Party attempts to obtain personal information about voters for the party’s database ahead of the 2 July federal election.

The mass mailout addressed to “enrolled voter/s in the ‘Division of Flinders” features a letter from Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia urging the electorate to “back my team’s Plan for a Strong New Economy” and includes a Postal Vote Application Form sent by federal Flinders Liberal MP Greg Hunt.

Voters who “can’t get to a polling booth on election day” are encouraged to complete personal details on the application form and send the completed form in a supplied prepaid envelope.

The prepaid envelope is addressed to “PVA Flinders” so the information sent in the envelope will go to the Liberal Party first rather than directly to the Australian Electoral Commission.

The political party can then enter any information provided – including name, address, date of birth, contact details and a series of security questions including the town voters were born in and the name of the last school they attended – into its database before passing on the information to the AEC.

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Going postal: Correspondence from Flinders Liberal MP Greg Hunt includes a postal vote application form that can be used to obtain personal information about voters for political party files.

The Labor Party and the Australian Greens also often send out postal vote application forms to voters in electorates where the parties have a sitting member.

The AEC has unsuccessfully tried to ban political parties harvesting voters’ personal information using the potentially misleading Postal Vote Application Form sent by MPs and major party candidates.

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Completed forms can be sent free of charge from within Australia directly to the Australian Electoral Commission, Reply Paid 9867, Melbourne.

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News from your Shire Somerville Community & Recreation Centre The centre remains closed following a fire that destroyed the stadium. The Shire is working with user groups on alternative arrangements.

Customer Service has been relocated to Somerville Library (Frankston-Flinders Road) until further notice.

The Shire thanks the emergency services, and the community for their patience throughout this process.

For more info visit mornpen.vic.gov.au

Carbon Neutral Policy A flagship project to upgrade public street lighting to LED globes will see a 70% reduction in energy use.

Have your say Bay Trail improvements for Anthony’s Nose - Dromana View concept plans on Saturday 28 May from 10am - 12 noon at the Old Shire Offices, Point Nepean Road, Dromana.

Community meetings 23 May 2016 Dromana Community Hall, 359 Point Nepean Road, Dromana 5.00pm - Optional Public Briefings 6.00pm - Dinner with the Community (RSVP required to 5950 1137 by 19 May) 7.00pm - Council Meeting 25 May 2016 Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove St, Rosebud 6.30pm - Section 223 Submission Committee Meeting mornpen.vic.gov.au/CouncilMeetings

Project updates

Events

Public toilet upgrades

Around the peninsula

Crib Point Netball Courts, Mornington Pier, Somers Foreshore, Sunnyside Beach (Mount Eliza), Balnarring skate park and the Vern Wright Reserve in Rosebud West.

21 May

2016 Victorian Skate Park League, South Eastern Series Mount Eliza Skate Park

4 June

Taste of Sorrento Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento

4 June

Life Drawing Exhibition Oak Hill Gallery

Playspace upgrades Upgrade to existing playgrounds located across Bittern, Somerville, Mornington, Baxter and Crib Point.

Police Point, Portsea Portsea: Improvements to the former Superintendent’s Cottage at Police Point Shire Park and interpretive panels, way-finding signs and park furniture.

Foreshore camping

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Art Exhibitions: 13 May - 3 July Country and Western: Landscape Re-imagined, featuring Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Tracey Moffatt, John Olsen, Rover Thomas and John Wolseley.

Rosebud: New water and power connections are due to be provided to sections 5 and 6 of the foreshore camping precinct.

Eventide: Print Exchange, an exhibition of relief printmaking by Australian artists

Better paths

Events 17 May & 14 June Young at Art, activities for pre-schoolers

Mount Eliza: A shared path has been constructed along Wooralla Drive from Emil Madsen Reserve to Mountain View Road. The path will provide a safer passage for pedestrians.

Sports improvements Balnarring: Three new netball courts, cricket nets, new car park, drainage and other associated works.

Hastings: Upgrades to the Wallaroo Reserve BMX Track including new jumps and a safer track for beginners.

Red Hill: Design is underway for the Red Hill Station Reserve Bike Skills Park.

Mount Eliza: Two new soccer pitches at Emil Madsen Reserve with upgrades to drainage and fencing.

28 May

Art and Antiques Roadshow with Warren Joel, bring up to 3 items

18 June

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Somerville: The former Annie Sage Childcare Centre is being redeveloped into a new home for the Somerville Community House and Maternal & Child Health Centre.

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Helping others sign of her time

Toilet block A CALL has been made for a panic button to be installed in public toilets at Hastings.

Angela Snelson said her 69-yearold husband Howard was trapped inside the multi-use disabled and baby change toilet for 45 minutes because he could not unlock the door.

“It happened on Friday the 13th and if it wasn’t so serious it would be funny,” Ms Snelson said.

“Luckily, he had his mobile phone could called me when he became stuck.”

Ms Snelson said her husband, who rides a motorised scooter, had “somehow” managed to get into the toilet next to K-Mart even though the baby change table was stopping the door from being fully opened.

“But then he couldn’t off the toilet and called me. I work around the corner and thought the people in K-Mart would have a spare key, but they don’t.”

Ms Snelson, who works “just around the corner”, called a number displayed outside the toilet for emergencies.

“The man who answered told me he was in Indonesia but would try to get someone to come with a key.”

Ms Snelson also called the ambulance but was told that as it was not a medical urgency help could be “a couple of hours” before they could help.

Eventually a woman cleaner arrived but was unable to open the door which was eventually opened with the help of two men and a flat-bladed screwdriver.

Ms Snelson was full of praise for the cleaner, but now wants a panic button installed within reach of anyone sitting on the toilet.

“Imagine what would have happened if Howard hadn’t had his phone and I didn’t work nearby?”

Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A BITTERN woman who spends her spare time raising community awareness of women’s cancers, the plight of deaf dogs, and singing in her primary school’s choir, has won the E R Noble award for Deaf Victorian of the Year.

Teacher Joanne Heyman became involved in the Ride to Conquer Cancer in 2012 and has helped her team raise $42,000 through the 200km event.

She has helped raise a further $22,000 through the Peter Mac 60km Walk to End Women’s Cancers over the past three years. She will also participate in a 30km walk in October.

Ms Heyman has also raised $5000 in funds and supplies for Hear No Evil – a deaf dog rescue and rehoming service. She is one of two Victorian coordinators who help to foster, train and re-home deaf dogs, saving them from being euthanised “simply because they are deaf”.

Partner Andrew Broom is in awe of her capabilities: “I’m biased of course, but the work she puts in via fundraising, barbecues, selling chocolates, promoting and participating in events, raising community awareness of these issues, and the work she puts in to her local community, is inspiring,” he said.

But Ms Heyman plays down her achievements: “Becoming involved in the plight of deaf dogs with me having a hearing impairment was a definite connection,” she said.

Of cancer, deaf dogs and singing: Teacher Joanne Heyman spends her spare time helping others. Picture: Gary Sissons

“Why put them down just because they are deaf?”

Being alerted to the dogs’ plight on Facebook spurred her interest and, the “next thing I knew, I was Victorian coordinator,” she said. “We know we have saved about 100 dogs. There would be a lot we don’t hear about because many would be given away or put in pounds.”

In a similar vein, a friend’s battle with ovarian cancer and her mum’s tussle with breast cancer prompted Ms Heyman to take up that fight to raise money and recognition of their plight.

Ms Heyman sings in the Auslan Choir, and laughed about a “cheeky dinner” at which those learning the sign language are “taught to swear” using their hands – all in fun, of course.

She was nominated for the E R Noble award by friend Marnie Kerridge and received a trophy and had her name inscribed in a plaque.

A special memory is being involved with Pearcedale Primary School choir when it was recognised in last year’s ANZAC day 100th anniversary ceremony at Frankston oval. She also translated English into Auslan.

Library futures assured – shire Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au ALL libraries across the peninsula will remain open after a restructure that will see some library staff lose their jobs.

Mornington Peninsula Shire communities director Robin Adams says council has no plans to close down any of the shire’s four libraries at Hastings, Somerville, Mornington and Rosebud.

The temporary two-week closure of Hastings library until 18 May is coincidentally timed during the staff restructure.

The High St library has closed its doors so a new radio frequency identification (RFID) system to make it easier to borrow and return library

items can be installed and refurbishment works including a new carpet can be carried out.

“The Mornington Peninsula Library Service is undergoing the most significant renewal and reform process since its inception,” Mr Adams said.

“This began with the major refurbishment of the mobile library to a state of the art facility for our isolated townships.”

Mr Adams said Somerville, Rosebud and Mornington libraries will be temporarily closed in coming weeks so the RFID system installation – involving the microchipping of books, magazines, CDs and DVDs to replace barcodes – can take place alongside refurbishments.

“This will require the closure of

branches for a few days each to achieve this,” Mr Adams said.

“It will also allow us to better manage the library stock.”

Australian Services Union organiser Prescilla Schwalger told The News last week that seven librarians have been offered voluntary redundancies by council and other roles are “substantially” changing amid fears of further job cuts (‘End of story for library staff’, The News 10/5/16) and complaints of a lack of consultation with libraries staff.

All of the shire’s 20 library officers, mostly employed part-time, are understood to be facing redundancy.

Mr Adams said the shire has “created 20 positions and expect most of these positions to be filled by current staff

Coleman lunch THE identity of the Hastings Football Club’s first “legend” will be revealed at its annual John Coleman Coterie lunch, Saturday 21 May. A further 10 players and administrators will be inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame on the day and, from the initial 20 inductees, one will be elevated to “legend” status – a move that’s bound to create some discussion.

Essendon stalwart Greg Sewell is guest speaker. He gave Essendon great service as a player (171 games), assistant coach, committeeman, and president over more than three decades.

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through redeployment”.

“Library officers will have their roles upgraded with more full-time and less part-time positions. Their salary banding will also increase commensurate with their duties.

“Due to the significant nature of these improvements, the shire is required to offer redundancies to those staff who do not want to be redeployed into one of the new roles.”

He said “there is absolutely no intention to close the Hastings, or any other shire library service.”

Mr Adams said there will be "more customer facing" and less backroom staff.

Council did not confirm how many net job losses would occur after the restructure process is complete.

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Designed and built by the staff with help from a builder, the enclosure will be used to educate senior primary school pupils from government schools throughout Victoria.

Species in focus will include those still living on the peninsula, such as sugar gliders and the endangered

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The aim of the program is to engage pupils with the concepts of local extinction, conservation and environmental stewardship through close contact with these animals. The program also aims to show pupils that there are alternatives to iPads, mobiles and laptops, and that the natural world is alive, exciting and safe after dark.

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Muir performed the opening of the enclosure and named it Burrun-dha, the Boon Wurrung word for night.

She invoked the spirit of Bunjil, the wedge tail eagle spirit of the Boon Wurrung people, to guide those who will use it to care for the land and for children.

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Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A HASTINGS father says his son and his girlfriend are lucky to be alive after their Ford panel van hit two cows on the Frankston-Flinders Rd, Hastings, early Monday 9 May. The couple was driving home, 12.20am, between Western Port Highway and Graydens Rd, when their car hit the black cows, which they said were standing side on and virtually invisible in the dark.

“Ben, 21, and his girlfriend, Courtenay, were doing 85 kilometres and hour and just didn’t see the cows and I don’t know how they survived,” Glenn Jansz said.

“The weather was bad with low visibility and there may have been a hole in the fence where the cows got through.”

The couple was taken by ambulance to Frankston hospital but cleared of any injuries and glass cuts and were released later that day. “It would certainly have been upsetting if they had been badly injured,” Mr Jansz said.

Sergeant Bruce Buchan, of Mornington Peninsula Highway Patrol, said one of the cows, which crashed through the windscreen, was then knocked 20 metres by the impact and killed. The other was badly injured and later put down by a Mornington Peninsula Shire ranger.

Grisly aftermath: The Ford panel van was a write-off after colliding with the cows.

Picture: Glenn Jansz

Ben, a musician, copped most of the impact but escaped uninjured. “If someone had been sitting in the middle seat, they would have been killed,” Mr Jansz said.

“The cow hit the windscreen full on and then did a tumble turn and ended up in the roof rack. Their car is a write-off.

“It is such a dark area, raining and with low visibility, that Ben had already slowed down. Some nice people in a following car, who stopped to help, said they saw sparks up ahead when the accident occurred.”

Mr Jansz was still emotional later in the week. “When you see the damage

it’s pretty obvious that they [his son and girlfriend] should not be here,” he said Friday. “The road should have lights; it’s too dark.

“Even when we arrived and the cow was on the road and other cow had wandered off only 15 metres away it was hard to see them.”

Sergeant Buchan said there would be no further police action, although the owner of the cows may be contacted by the shire.

The shire was “aware of the accident”, media manager Mark Kestigian said. “Charges would be a matter for the police.”

Cuppa poured for a cause ANYONE with a taste for tea, good entertainment, personalised pampering and fine food is invited to join Mornington Peninsula Business Women in Dromana on Thursday 26 May for a ‘’cuppa for cancer’’, and more.

The Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea charity event will feature manicures, massages, auctions, raffles, entertainment by Australia’s leading female magician Cath Jamison and food by the Peninsula’s finest.

Last year the event raised $2374 for the Cancer Council to fund research, counselling and support services.

One of the Dromana event’s or-

ganisers, Jo Violeta, said it was also about connecting with other business women.

“The day is as much about each supporting each other in our community as it is about supporting the Cancer Council,’’ she said.

Ms Violeta said many Mornington Peninsula businesses had shown their ‘’generous spirits’’ by donating their time and expertise to the charity day.

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Australia sets world record in the wild AUSTRALIA’S world record for losing the greatest number of its mammals was the subject of the keynote address at Western Port Biosphere’s second annual biodiversity forum.

“We have lost the ability to connect with the environment; with expanding development changing the landscape, the face of the environment as we knew it has changed, and the streetscape of urban development is seen as the norm,” Professor John Woinarski told 80 delegates to the Friday 6 May forum at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne.

The deputy director of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub in the National Environmental Science program at Charles Darwin University, said Australia’s poor record of species extinction, had seen 49 new species added to the list of threatened species in the days leading up to the forum.

Prof Woinarski said 30 of Australia’s mammal species were classified as extinct.

A further 56 terrestrial mammals qualified as threatened and another 52 as near threatened.

Prof Woinarski said it was important to connect and understand nature.

He said the inability of Australians to engage first-hand with the natural environment “is impacting on our understanding of the relationship between the different native species and their habitat”.

“We must identify mechanisms to foster community stewardship of the natural environment.”

Environment Minister and Flinders MP Greg Hunt spoke to the forum’s general theme of pest control, outlining programs to eradicate feral cats and foxes.

He also told the forum that following further scientific review the southern brown bandicoot will remain on the endangered species list (see “Bandicoot to keep ‘endangered’ status”, this page).

The biosphere used the forum to explain work being undertaken as part of the federal government-funded Growing Connections Project, and the projects of our partner councils, Landcare and community groups.

Biosphere updates included: Launch of an online version of the Biodiversity Plan (http://arcg.is/1VUnrrY) Establishment of the Western Port Pest Animal Group to define best practice and continued improvement in pest control and coordinate work with community groups and individuals. Start of a year-long fox control program in the Tooradin area, with 50 baits laid on private properties and public land. Fourteen landholders signing up as water stewards under the biosphere’s water stewardship program and plans to expand into catchments beyond Watson Creek.

Presentations on pest control and biodiversity activities were made by representatives of Frankston and Cardinia councils, Mornington Peninsula and Bass Coast Landcare networks, French Island Landcare Group, Birdlife Australia and Frankston Environmental Friends Network.

Classes continue STAFF and volunteers at the Somerville Recreation Centre and Community House are working hard to ensure classes are continuing for participants and tutors, following last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fire.

With the support of local businesses, the shire and community groups, temporary venues have been found for everyone, co-ordinator Kay Hocking said.

An office has been set up at Shop 24, Somerville Central (the Coles side), Eramosa Rd, Somerville, with assistance from centre management.

Painting classes for children and adults, Hatha yoga and guitar, are being held at the senior citizens hall, Blacks Camp Rd. Cryptic crosswords, knitting and patchwork are at the CFA Somerville, while mindfulness and meditation, daytime yoga, kids cooking, Tai Chi and adult drawing are at the Pavilion, Fruitgrowersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Reserve, Edward St. Computer classes and Italian are held at Shop 24 at the Plaza.

For more information call 5977 8330, 9am-3pm, Monday to Friday, or leave us a message. Visit: somervillecommunityhouse.com.au

Rivalry relived Fitting send-off: Funeral director Brian McMannis and Crib Point Cemetery treasurer Clem Kleinig beside crosses marking the â&#x20AC;&#x153;paupersâ&#x20AC;? graves.

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Crosses add dignity for departed Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A RESPECTFUL send-off is fundamental to our society, yet, for many who die alone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; far from the solace of family or friends â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the final journey begins and ends with minimal fanfare.

Hundreds of people with no known relatives die each day and are buried in what were previously known as paupersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; graves.

But, thanks to caring individuals at Crib Point Cemetery, the new Es-

sential Services burials share much in common with more emotionally charged and expensive funerals.

A funeral director for 20 years, Brian McMannis, of Mannings Funerals, Cranbourne, handles about 30 services annually at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;more economical end of the marketâ&#x20AC;? for State Trustees.

To solemnise proceedings he arranges for crosses to be erected at the heads of the graves stating the deceasedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, date of birth and death, and ensuring that only one person is buried in each plot.

This is an improvement on past

practices where some funeral homes didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the need to even identify the graves of paupers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there are no family or friends I will arrange for a minister or priest to conduct the service and say a few words for the deceased and give him or her a respectful send-off,â&#x20AC;? Mr McMannis said.

He says cremations are not recommended as disagreements could arise over where the ashes should be stored. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who knows, sometime in the future, maybe 50 years hence, a relative or friend may be searching

for the deceased, perhaps needing confirmation of a date of death or final resting place, and we will have all the details,â&#x20AC;? Mr McMannis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I usually try to find relatives, but it is amazing how many people out there just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to know.â&#x20AC;?

Crib Point Cemetery treasurer Clem Kleinig said about 250 Essential Services plots had been established in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;really special section of the cemeteryâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone should be buried with dignity,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone is worth something. Brian has introduced this and made it really special.â&#x20AC;?

Raider hits shops, servos in two towns A SERVICE station and four businesses in Red Hill, and a Balnarring garage, were reeling yesterday, Monday 16 May, after overnight burglaries.

It is not known what was stolen in the six break-ins, all occurring soon after 3.45am, but the same offender,

wearing a balaclava, is believed to be responsible.

Detective Senior Constable Alex Montgomery, of Mornington Peninsula CIU, said it appeared the man, driving a dark coloured Toyota Corolla, pulled the front doors off the United

service station, Arthurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seat Rd, with the car, and then attempted to open the safe. It is unknown what was stolen at this stage.

The same man is believed to have then raided a pharmacy, Long Table restaurant, Endota Spa and Hill Station

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Peninsula motorists in fewer collisions Help on the road ROAD Trauma Support Services is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the safety and wellbeing of road users. It provides counselling and support to people affected by road trauma, and aims to educate road users about safe driving.

RTSSV spokeswoman Bronwyn Saville said the organisation was committed to educating the community and raising public awareness about road trauma and how it affected people’s lives.

A spokeswoman for campaign sponsors Maurice Blackburne Lawyers, Andrea Petrie, said preventable road accidents made up a “substantial” part of the firm’s work.

“Because of that we believe it’s really important that the message of safety on the roads is heard,” she said.

Accident may be over, but trauma’s long term Continued from Page 1 “It was so traumatic that I didn’t drive for 10 months and even now I can only drive short distances because of the anxiety,’’ she said.

Ms Sheridan is still receiving counselling and medical care due to whiplash, back pain, daily headaches and tendon injuries, and said the impact on her family had also been significant.

“My husband was a mess when he found out, but he’s very strong and has had to pick up the pieces and pull the family together,” she said.

“And my children have also been traumatised by what happened to me, particularly my fouryear-old who saw me in hospital.”

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“I’m so upset at the way people drive, and I see it every day,” she said.

“Nearly every second car I see there is a person looking down at their phone or not paying attention, it’s frightening.

“This accident has changed my life 100 per cent and things will never be the same for me or my family.

“People think it won’t happen to them, but you just can’t say that.”

A Langwarrin man has been charged by police and is due to face court over the accident.

Hit and run: Geoff Greene, pictured with grand daughter Kirsten Baker, is lucky to be here after being struck from behind by an out-of-control vehicle. Picture: Yanni

MOTORISTS on the Mornington Peninsula have recorded their lowest number of collisions in the past five years, according to RACV Insurance data.

Crashes in the shire resulted in 1373 insurance claims last year – a 4.6 per cent fall from the previous year.

However, in Frankston claims following collisions rose 2.2 per cent – from 1282 to 1310.

RACV general manager insurance Paul Northey urges motorists to “beware the month of May”, which has the most number of vehicle collisions.

He said the trend had been developing over the past five years, with nine per cent of insurance claims lodged in the last month of autumn.

“Friday is the day when the most collisions occur, with most from noon-6pm,” Mr Northey said.

He said that last year, RACV received 201 collision claims each day. The $368.5 million cost of these claims was 3.9 per cent up on the previous year.

Animals can also surprise motorists, accounting for seven per cent of collisions.

“The average cost of collision claims last year was close to $5000, with 11 per cent of claims for total loss and 64 per cent for repairs,” he said.

Off the road: Michelle Sheridan’s now unrecognisable seven-seater is probably the only thing that saved her when her car was struck at the lights in Cranbourne-Frankston Rd in December.

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LETTERS Callous cull of staff I read with dismay about the callous way Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has gone about downsizing library staff in the shire (“End of story for library staff”, The News 10/5/16).

I believe staff have been treated with total disrespect. These are dedicated people who are an increasingly essential part of the community with lending books just one aspect of their role.

I then see that the council is also intending to contract out leisure centres in Hastings Crib Point, Somerville and Morninton.

I understand the need for cost saving in this economy and believe this could well be enhanced by wasting of our rates on such things as a name change at West Rosebud, visits by three people to the climate change talks in Paris and over-budget spending by councillors.

I also fail to see why council needs to maintain old buildings when they could be sold and much smaller premises obtained.

Does the council understand what makes a community? Welcoming places such as libraries and leisure centres add to the health, education and wellbeing of all residents of all socio-economic backgrounds, ages and political persuasions.

Council, please rethink the way you are treating us.

Mel Farnbach, Balnarring

Problem with Heads It is wrong for environmentalists to blame dredging of shipping channels for the loss of sand at Portsea (“Experts seek permanent fix for Portsea beach”, The News 10/5/16). The shipping channels have been dredged almost ever since we stole this land from the Aboriginals. The real issue is the deepening of the Heads.

When you remove six metres of bed rock from the heads with explosives - in a Marine Park where it is illegal for me to even drop an anchor for the damage that my anchor will cause - that is the real problem.

Every time this is overlooked the Port of Melbourne authorities rub their hands together.

Deepening the Heads means that every high

tide more water comes into the bay and, in turn, more water needs to leave at low tide. Faster moving water can carry a great deal more sand and that equals erosion. If you have a 100mm diameter pipe and increase that pipe by 10 per cent to 110mm diameter the flow rate almost doubles.

In the past, bigger ships needed to wait outside the heads for the tide to rise sufficiently for them to cross. Now, they wait until the current slows for them to safely cross the Heads. There are different restrictions for different sized vessels.

Currents at the back of the Fort, the man-made island in the bay, were once around eight knots maximum, now they can be up to 12. Charter operators can no longer dock there because of the fast currents that rip through the area.

The best way to fix Portsea beach is to reverse the action taken to erode it, replace the bed rock.

One solution may for the Port of Melbourne to pay to replace the removed bed rock with concrete blocks.

John Gale, Tootgarook

Fines for signs Would it be a good idea if Mornington Peninsula Shire fined people for littering if, after two days, garage sale signs are not removed? They make our towns look trashy and in Rosebud there are still signs up from Easter.

The owners of the signs would not be too hard to find as they have provided an address and date .If they can nail or tape them up they should take them down.

Carolyn Davidson, Rosebud

Vote follows policy It would be a very odd result if the Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor’s [Cr Graham Pittock] casting vote at a meeting was cast contrary to a council policy or rule. Yet that is what former councillor Ian Lyons from the defunct Mordialloc City Council would have our mayor do (“Council to seek repayment,” The News 3/5/16).

Council’s policy on professional development and conferences and seminars has been made clear to all councillors by management on at least five occasions. Such matters in relation to eight councillors have come before meetings of council since 2012. Cr Antonella Celi was

present on all but one occasion.

On all but the first occasion, management reported to council that “Each councillor is allocated $4000 per annum for attendance at conferences and seminars, or the equivalent of $16,000 per councillor term”. An additional $3500 is allocated if a councillor holds the office of mayor.

The status quo is to be found in upholding council’s policies and rules.

Exercising his statutory right to a casting or second vote to resolve a tied vote, is precisely what Cr Pittock voted to do.

Hugh Fraser, councillor, Nepean Ward

Not in China’s league It's a good thing the Mornington Peninsula mayor Cr Graham Pittock abandoned his "trade" trip to China (“Visa delays see mayor miss China trade trip”, The News,3 May).

Common sense (or something else) has prevailed. As if China would want to deal with a tiny, insignificant little shire at the bottom end of Australia, or it's mayor. That is as absurd as our mayor learning or utilising anything.

It would have simply appeared as having been a paid holiday after the recent trip to Paris [for international climate talks] that produced absolutely nothing for the mug ratepayers’ money.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Unsightly campers Well said, John Cain (“Close camp sites”, Letters 10/5/16). How much longer will we have to put up with the sight of people in their dressing gowns eating their breakfast surrounded by their washing across the road from the shopping strips of Rosebud and Rye? Peninsula Link brings many more day trippers, but we have not one extra parking spot, and what should be beautiful parkland looks like a refugee camp over summer.

A stroll through the camps shows that the days of simple camping are long gone for all but a few. Instead, we have huge caravans with equally huge annexes, extra tarps extending the sheltered area, a dining gazebo, washing lines

and in some cases, fully equipped kitchens. Add decking, acres of matting to keep out nasty sand, the satellite dishes, solar panels, boat and ordinary trailers, and jumbles of beach gear, as well as high often sagging privacy screens and you have a good idea of what people drinking coffee outside Rye cafes get to look at.

This was fine 50 years ago when access was much more difficult, but with summer population density what it now is, our foreshore should be a destination for all to enjoy. Why not picnic and parking areas, walking trails with some of the fun exercise gear aimed at the older person and little food outlets dotted along the way?

Why not a Victorian version of Brisbane's South Bank right along this stretch of coast?

As for the campers, there is a lot of space at Police Point and throughout Point Nepean.

Margaret Stead,Sorrento

Of life and limb After reading the letter from John Cain (“Close camp sites”, Letters 10/5/16) I don’t disagree that an outrageous amount of leftover rubbish, old chairs, mattresses, old camping gear is discarded in the camping areas. I wonder if part of the blame goes to high tip fees or whether there is a lack of supervision of these sites when the time comes to vacate, often at scheduled times?

I am sure that many of us locals walk these areas in disgust and wonder why the camping fees that are raised don’t go partially toward a more strict approach at preventing this problem.

Camping on the foreshore brings many financial benefits to the area, and those visitors who lovingly frequent our shores, sometimes for months, should bear some of the cost as well.

I also wonder whether insurance covers the damage to cars and vans caused by limbs falling from what appear to be mainly bayside Banksia trees. After every rain period or high winds, sometimes very large limbs are seen to be down throughout the camping areas. Seeing where some of the limbs fall, often into vacant camp sites, I would hope that a very closely monitored inspection of all trees in the camping areas is Continued page 39

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THE International Cool Climate Wine Show is again proud to share a rare opportunity to assess the styles, characteristics and latest trends of inspirational cool climate wines entered in the 2016 show, with everyone.

You will be able to taste wines from many classes including sparkling wines, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Shiraz from vintages from 2012 to 2015 and older.

The depth and breadth of the wine on show is vast. Many wines come from boutique vineyards producing small commercial quantities, so this is your chance to seek out some outstanding but lesser known labels. Some wines are from vineyards where grapes are handpicked and wines handcrafted by winemakers with a passion for exploring terroir and the true expression of the grape. This is a show where like is judged against like, where elegant wines with restrained fruit are seen at their best, and where diversity is encouraged and rewarded.

Compare wines of the same grape variety from different regions; focus on wines from specific regions or sample labels and styles you’d like to know more about.

The ICCWS Public Tasting is held at the Mornington Racing Club. It’s designed for wine enthusiasts keen to find new wines for their cellars; for winemakers, educators, retailers and sommeliers wanting to identify trends and discover some real cool climate gems, and also for those who just love a glass of wine.

Now, for the best bit. The People’s Choice Award is up to you. Vote for your favourite wine and show the winemaker your appreciation.

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Battery powers up from solar panels Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au TWO small garage-sized tin sheds in Langwarrin South may hold the key to cutting the cost of domestic power needs while providing a reliable source for off-the-grid sites.

A relatively small bank of lithium batteries developed in the sheds can be used to store enough power from solar panels to run a household for up to three days.

In trials already under way they are powering electric fences, golf buggies, caravans, small waste treatment works and now houses. These long lasting batteries can effectively store power from solar panels to be used at night or in cloudy conditions rather than diverting the daytime excess back into the grid.

The makers of the Tardis Battery say the cost of buying this excess back from a power company is inevitably more expensive than the credits received for its supply.

The relatively small cabinets required for the batteries to be fitted for domestic use seem a far cry from the project initially embarked on by its developers: an electric bicycle.

Neighborhood colleagues Andrew Lamb and David Treanor shared rides to work at General Motors in Port Melbourne. The two engineers knew car manufacturing in Australia was all but doomed and came up with the idea for an efficient electric-powered bicycle while talking about “life after GM”.

Lamb shared their ideas with Max Coulthard during a chance meeting

Powered up: The team behind the manufacture and marketing of a battery designed to store electricity on which houses can be run overnight or when solar power is unavailable, from left, Max Coulthard, David Treanor, Margaret Harrison and David Jung. Above, six of the lithium battery packs can power a house for about three days.

a Frankston Chamber of commerce networking night.

Coulthard, a former senior lecturer in business strategy at Monash University, quickly realised that efficient batteries could have many more uses than just for bicycles.

“What’s unique about our batteries is that they’re small on the outside but big on the inside,” he says.

Coulthard, Lamb and Treanor formed MagEfekt in 2012 with the specific aim of “designing, building and manufacturing battery packs to meet specific customer requirements”.

Their long-term goal is to produce energy dense batteries for mobile and stationary applications and make electric wheel motors using solar car technology.

Lamb had a history of being involved in the technical side of solar powered cars.

Lamb’s involvement with the Aurora Solar Car Team saw him come up with nine “unregistered patents”, according to Coulthard. “He just wanted to give them to the world and helping develop a future automotive industry”.

Coulthard said the partners decided car manufacturing was beyond their means so decided “we’d first take a look at batteries and controllers”.

“We originally thought about a complete automotive system, wheels, batteries, controller and motor,” Treanor says.

But once that idea was shelved, one of the first projects came through speaking with a wheelchair manufac-

turer in Noble Park about the safest technology for an electric vehicle.

“We came up with an idea that saw us replacing two batteries with one, which meant half the weight and double the capacity. It provided consistent power,” Treanor says.

Wheelchairs driven by MagEfekt’s batteries are undergoing tests and trials.

The partners say their lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery is “the most energy dense” of its type in the world … as far as we can determine”.

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Coupled with solar panels they can operate free of the grid, either at remote locations or in combination with the grid for domestic and industrial purposes.

“Solar systems on houses are virtually donating power to the grid,” Coulthard says.

“It’s a dilemma for people coming off contracts [with power suppliers].

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Treanor says MagEfekt’s system requires no changes to existing solar panel infrastructure: “It’s almost like installing a new appliance.”

He said power could still be sold back into the grid once the batteries are fully charged.

“This battery storage system can be added to houses to provide uninterrupted power and the daily usage can be tracked by computer.”

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Place to stay: The mayor Graham Pittock presenting the Best Bed & Breakfast Award to Sharon Richardson, of Harmony Bed and Breakfast in Fingal. Picture: Supplied

Filling a gap: Jodie Hinton has been a mentor, guest speaker and peer leader “thanks to my involvement in the Champs program”.

and young people with their knowledge.

“At Champs I learnt about the different types of mental illnesses, the symptoms, who my supports were, and what I could do if mum became ‘ill’,” she said. “I had a better understanding of my mum. I learnt how to deal with her actions and how to take care of myself. I learnt that I wasn’t alone. I made friendships that I still have today.”

Ms Hinton now studies youth work and is a residential youth worker and volunteer lead tenant for two autistic young people.

Frankston Mornington Peninsula has a large gap in mental health service delivery, support, and information for those aged 8 to 12 years.

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SOME of the Mornington Peninsula’s most outstanding food businesses were presented with the shire’s Best Bites Food Awards by the mayor Cr Graham Pittock on May 9.

Joint winners of Restaurant of the Year, Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron and Hummingbird Eco Retreat, Red Hill, received recognition for their excellence in nutrition and healthy eating, tobacco control, waste and recycling, energy and water efficiency and access for all.

Merchant and Maker, McCrae, and Merricks General Wine Store were joint winners of the Cafe of the Year.

Innovation joint winners were Merchant and Maker in McCrae and Mock Orchards in Red Hill, and Foxey’s Hangout in Red Hill was awarded the People’s Choice Award for food businesses.

Finalists in each of these categories were judged by an independent panel. Best Bites Food Awards is a Mornington Peninsula Shire program that recognises businesses in the areas of healthy eating, tobacco control, sustainability and access for all.

Other category award winners were: Delivered Meals Service Rosebud (Aged Care), Harmony Bed and Breakfast Fingal (Bed and Breakfast), St Josephs Catholic Primary School Crib Point (School Canteen/Child Care), Ritchies Mt Eliza (Supermarket) and Palamara Fruits Mt Eliza (Take Away).

“The Best Bites winners set great examples within the local food industry by ensuring that our community has access to safe, healthy and sustainable food,” Cr Pittock said.

Nominations are open for the 2017 Best Bites Food Guide and Food Awards until . July 15.

The shire is encouraging customers to nominate their favourite food business for a Best Bites Award by emailing food@mornpen.vic.gov.au Finalists for the 2017 Best Bites Food Awards will be announced in September .

JODIE Hinton is a mentor for young people.

But it wasn’t always this way.

Growing up, she struggled with her mother’s behaviour. “I had no idea my mum had a mental illness,” she said. “I used to be embarrassed of my mum and the way she acted, and I always knew she was a bit different but I never understood why.”

Things are clearer now, thanks to the Satellite Champs program, designed for those aged 8-12 years with parents affected by mental health disorders, such as schizophrenia, depression, personality disorders and bipolar affective disorder.

The program provides information about mental health, helps reduce social isolation and helps children and families develop coping strategies and a personal safety plan for when their parent is unwell. A similar program for parents ensures they and their families receive complementary information and peer support.

“Families are greatly impacted by the experience of supporting a loved one with mental illness,” Mental Health social worker Tim Twining said.

A member of the youth mental health team at Peninsula Health, he said children, in particular, can struggle to make sense of this experience and did not have a framework in place to understand the changes they saw in their mum or dad.

“The Champs program provides a much needed intervention to address the needs of vulnerable children in a safe and nurturing environment,” he said.

Mr Twining is the lead facilitator for the Frankston North Champs currently under way.

The program works alongside Anglicare Victoria, Peninsula Health Mental Health Services, the shire’s Youth and Family Services, Good Shepherd Victoria and New Zealand, Family Mediation Centre, Alfred Health Carer Services and Frankston City Council.

It is free and runs after school in Frankston, Mornington, Rosebud and Hastings.

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9708 8667

Shop 7 / 20-22 Ranelagh Drive MOUNT ELIZA www.communityrealestate.com.au

‘a lifestyle village for the over 50’s’ SOLD X Spacious open plan living X Galley kitchen & laundry X Two large bedrooms X Semi ensuite bathroom X Single carport X Landscaped gardens

Neg. over $140,000

NEW

X Open plan living X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X Quality bathroom X European laundry X Single garage

$179,000

NEW

X Open floor plan X Huge kitchen X Formal dining area X Lounge with air-con X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X Single carport

$185,000

X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X Open plan living X Modern kitchen X Modern bathroom X Single carport with storage

X Open plan living X Huge kitchen X Formal dining area X Lounge area X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X Single carport

$169,900

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$175,000

XFreedom to travel XAffordable homes XSocial club XA carefree lifestyle XLow maintenance XLong-term tenure XGated community XOn-site workshop To enquire about any of these homes, or to arrange a site inspection, contact David Nelli Mobile:0403 111 234 Office: 5979 2700 Email: david@peninsulaparklands.com.au

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X Lounge &dining area X Bay window X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X Kitchen with bench space X Garage with rollerdoor

$190,000

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X Open plan living + kitchen X Large formal lounge X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X Quality bathroom X Single carport

X Formal living area X Separate meals area X Modern kitchen X 2 bedrooms with BIR’s X Separate laundry X Single garage

$180,000

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X Open plan kitchen & dining X Large lounge area X Two bedrooms with BIR’s X Bathroom & laundry X Air-conditioning X Single carport

$210,000

XHuge open lounge XDining area with bay windows XTwo bedrooms with BIR’s XModern kitchen XSeparate study XDouble tandem garage

$245,000

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Do you see what I see Address: 109 Stanleys Road, RED HILL For Sale: $2,650,000 Agency: Community Real Estate, 7/20-22 Ranelagh Drive, Mount Eliza, 9708 8667 Agent: James Crowder, 0407 813 377 FROM its plateau in the heart of the peninsula hinterland, this private rural holding delivers a commanding view over pasture land to Western Port Bay, French and Phillip Islands. The main house is ensconced within a beautiful park-like setting, enhanced by flourishing gardens with mature trees and sweeping lawns, all part of a much larger 8.5-hectare (12 acre) estate. From the bright formal entry with high ceiling there is a welcoming sense of space throughout the home with an elegant formal lounge highlighted by tall bay windows that capture an inspiring view out to the water. The vista is also on show from the

equally impressive formal dining room which opens out to a serene outdoor terrace through double sliding doors.

A sleek, contemporary designed kitchen has a soft colour palette and features a sunny breakfast nook that overlooks the gardens, and appliances include a wall oven and a dishwasher. Adjoining the kitchen is a bright family area incorporating a casual meals zone, and down the hall, in the South wing, is the spacious main bedroom suite with a stunning rural and sea view, ensuite bathroom and an enormous walk-in wardrobe. Two more bedrooms both have built-in robes are share the family bathroom, with a

refined gentlemans den â&#x20AC;&#x201C; complete with open fire place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a fourth bedroom if required. A versatile downstairs section has a rumpus room that will accommodate a full-size billiard table, there is a wine cellar, a workshop with powder room, and from the sealed driveway is a double garage.

The gently undulating land has one large paddock with dam, and the beautiful grounds feature abundant plant life, ornamental ponds and delightful walkways that meander through the magical secret garden. Embrace the charm of a Red Hill lifestyle from this outstanding contemporary residence with amazing views of Western Port Bay.

To advertise in the real estate section of Western Port News, contact Jason Richardson on 0421 190 318 or jason@mpnews.com.au >

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BALNARRING

D L SO 240 Stumpy Gully Road

SANCTUARY ON 5 ACRES

4 bedroom mud-brick home, tucked away in bushland, offering WKUHH OLYLQJ DUHDV WZR EDWKURRPV LQ JURXQG SRRO DQG ÂżYH YHKLFOH carport. Balnarring shops just minutes drive away.

Ian Johnson 0418 541 430 TUERONG

Embrace the Somers lifestyle Address: For Sale: Agency: Agent:

82 Coolart Road

12+ ACRES

Set on over 12 Acres this fully renovated 4BR home comprises lounge/dining, separate meals/family room, ensuite and family bathroom, double glazing, carport, workshop and bungalow.

For Sale Inspection by appointment

Ian Johnson 0418 541 430

45 North Crescent, SOMERS $630,000 negotiable Roberts & Green, 64 High Street, Hastings, 5979 2489 Wilma Green, 0407 833 996

CAPTURING the essence of easy going, beachside living, all on a fantastic 1261 square metre block, this neat three-bedroom brick veneer home is ideal for first home buyers looking to get into this popular coastal town. A spacious lounge and dining room has airconditioning and leads through into a larger casual meals zone which incorporates a tidy kitchen with plenty of cupboard space and appliances including a dishwasher and a trendy AGA wood oven. The main bedroom has a walk-in robe and an ensuite. Externally, there is a tranquil outdoor deck area surrounded by private, leafy gardens and a double garage is under the roof-line. This charming property is well-placed in the town with beaches and the renowned Somers General Store a short distance away.

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AUCTION: TERMS: PRICE GUIDE: INSPECT: CONTACT:

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Saturday 28th May at 11:00am 10% deposit, balance 60 days $350,000 - $370,000 Saturday 11:00-11:30am Ben Crowder 0407 557 758

Shop 7 / 20-22 Ranelagh Drive MOUNT ELIZA www.communityrealestate.com.au

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HASTINGS

Offers Over $398,000

BALNARRING

Offers over $2,400,000

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Set on a 793m2 allotment, this immaculate BV home offers 3 bedrooms plus study, a solid timber kitchen with s/steel appliances including dishwasher, gas cook top and electric oven, there is a central meals area and family room plus a separate lounge at the front which overlooks the neat gardens. Other internal features include main bedroom with WIR & FES, gas ducted heating, evaporative cooling, ceiling fans, slate floors and plenty of storage throughout. Sheltered from the elements, an expansive outdoor entertaining area opens from the family room and can be enjoyed all year round. An additional undercover area is located at the rear of the home and a 9m x 6m workshop with power includes a multipurpose room suitable for a home office or studio.

CRIB POINT

Offers over $175,000

HASTINGS

Offers Over $335,000

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LAND FOR SALE VERSATILE RURAL PROPERTY PERFECT SIZE, GREAT LOCATION

LOOKING FOR CONVENIENCE?

Are you looking for an affordable piece of land to build a home which suits your requirements? Look no further.

Situated in a quiet street with plenty of privacy, this generous 604m2 allotment with all services available is close to local schools and public transport. Don’t settle for second best, secure this lot and build your dream!

Set on 413m2 of land with neat gardens, carport and garden shed, this low maintenance property is fully fenced and includes 3BR’s all with BIR’s, plus ensuite to main bedroom. Light filled lounge room, kitchen with gas cooking, meals area, gas heating, air-conditioning, remote sunblinds (external) and new hot water service.

CRIB POINT

$549,000 - $579,000

HASTINGS

Offers Over $495,000

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Exceptional rural property offering 52 acres with dual access from Coolart and Frankston Flinders Roads.

With 30 acres under first grade hay and 8 separate paddocks including stockyard with race and electric fencing, water supply to all paddocks is via two dams and a 22,500L gravity fed tank. Outbuildings on the property include machinery shed with 14” high clearance, lock up workshop with 14” high clearance and container height sliding door, and a shearing shed. Main home has 4BR’s – main with WIR & FES, formal lounge, kitchen and meals area opening to alfresco entertaining zone and a double garage.

CRIB POINT

$485,000

HASTINGS

Offers over $395,000

R T DE AC N U NTR CO

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YOUR NEXT PROJECT

Set on a 1723m2 (approx) lot with a bungalow at the rear, this spacious home has an open plan design with 3 living zones, 4BR’s including main with WIR & FES, plus a separate study. Kitchen has dishwasher, there is gas heating and air-conditioning throughout; outside is an undercover entertaining area, double carport and storage.

Set on 967m2, this property is ripe for a development (STCA) akin to those already setting the trend in this sought after part of town. This site is all about location location.

With a current lease in place, receive rental income from the existing home which is an original fisherman’s cottage, while you get your plans & permits approved.

WHEN SPACE IS A PRIORITY

PRIME CENTRAL LOCATION

Cedar and brick ranch style home set on a 1614m2 (approx) block. A large timber kitchen features island bench and s/steel gas cook top and wall oven, the separate dining area and lounge provides a versatile floor plan, and 3 huge bedrooms, including main with FES, all have BIRs. Also featuring rumpus room with kitchen.

Set on a 714m2 allotment, this 3BR weatherboard home provides kitchen with gas cook top and wall oven, lounge, renovated bathroom, GDH, front and back verandahs, bungalow and workshop. This solid home will suit the home renovator or investor, and the location and size of the block makes for an appealing development site (STCA).

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SOMERS 30 Bonview Avenue

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Somers Hidden Gem

Cottage On The Hill

Presenting the quintessential beach property along with the lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of. Here is your opportunity to seize a precious piece of the peninsula’s seaside.

This original 3 bedroom, open-plan home is situated on a large 1266m2 block in an extremely sought after location, within walking distance to Somers Beach, yacht club and General Store.

This lovely cedar cottage features 3 bedrooms with BIR’s, a newly renovated kitchen with s/steel appliances and renovated bathroom. The open-plan kitchen and dining area overlooks the lounge room, and leads to the lovely private backyard which boasts a timber deck; perfect for entertaining. Furthermore, this home offers air-conditioning, alarm, garden shed, a double closed-in carport plus plenty of additional parking space for a boat or caravan.

Ruby Smith 0434 744 744 ruby.smith@raywhite.com

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Leonie Worrall 0420 979 956 leonie.worrall@raywhite.com

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Renovated cottage close to shops, transport & schools. Has heating & cooling, kitchen with dishwasher and garage with power.

Family home with near-new kitchen, heating & cooling, two carports, outdoor entertaining area and shed with power.

2BR home – main with WIR, two living areas with wood fire & air conditioner, kitchen with new oven, pergola area and plenty of sheds.

Tidy unit, main bedroom with WIR. There is gas heating, air-conditioning and a relaxing outdoor area with a shed.

Available 23rd May $310.00 Per Week

Available NOW $330.00 Per Week

Available NOW $330.00 Per Week

Available 20th June $310.00 Per Week

Gemma Thomas 0434 743 236 gemma.thomas@raywhite.com

Gemma Thomas 0434 743 236 gemma.thomas@raywhite.com

Tameeka Thompson 0434 744 944 tameeka.thompson@raywhite.com

Tameeka Thompson 0434 744 944 tameeka.thompson@raywhite.com

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HASTINGS 13 Michelle Drive

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HASTINGS 228 Hendersons Road

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3BR home with family bathroom with gas heating, ceiling fans, gas cooking and floating floor boards.

3BR family home on a large 810m2 block.

Features gas wall heater, spilt system, near new carpets & flooring throughout

5 open acres with 3BR original farm house with separate large 3 phase power shed.

Tameeka Thompson 0434 744 944 tameeka.thompson@raywhite.com

Tameeka Thompson 0434 744 944 tameeka.thompson@raywhite.com

Tameeka Thompson 0434 744 944 tameeka.thompson@raywhite.com

69 High Street, HASTINGS, 5979 4177 hastings.vic@raywhite.com raywhitehastings.com.au Page 6

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Tameeka Thompson Business Development Manager Leasing Agent

To see how we can assist you with your investment property contact Tameeka anytime on 5979 4177

Tameeka Thompson 0434 744 944 tameeka.thompson@raywhite.com

Ray White Hastings is proud to be hosting a fundraising event for Australia's Biggest Morning Tea to raise money for the Australian Cancer Council.

We would like to invite the local community to attend our Morning tea on Thursday, 26th of May, from 10-11:30am at Peninsula Parklands, 249 High Street, Hastings We kindly ask for a gold coin donation at the door, all of which will be donated directly to the Australian Cancer Council.

As well as delicious goodies, there will be raffle prizes to raise additional funds for this wonderful cause.

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SOMERVILLE 925 Frankston-Flinders Road Cavallo Park

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For Sale

This is an exciting opportunity to purchase a 10 acre (approx.) landmark equestrian property.

There are three houses with the following particulars: Main House: Three bedrooms, two living zones, ensuite and family bathroom. Slab heating and two split systems, double carport and beautiful established gardens.

Second House: Three bedrooms, ensuite and family bathroom, two living zones. An additional fourth bedroom is situated in the carport so could also be used as an office. Slab heating and split system.

Third house: Two bedroom cottage with one living room and central bathroom. There is also a 5 seat spa room.

Equestrian facilities include an indoor arena with lights measuring 46mx20m. Olympic outdoor arena 60mx22m.

Two stable blocks, each with 3 stables and a tack room, additional wash area and undercover tie up block with separate tack room.

Feed shed, machinery shed and hay shed that can hold 600 bales of hay. 11 paddocks with loose boxes and 3 further paddocks.

Plenty of water with a total of 5 tanks and total capacity of 31,000 gallons. With plenty more to offer, an inspection is a must.

Price $1,900,000 - $2,100,000 View By Appointment Elizabeth Wall 0417 528 042 elizabeth.wall@raywhite.com

69 High Street, HASTINGS, 5979 4177 hastings.vic@raywhite.com raywhitehastings.com.au

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“The difference between a good price and a great price is a great estate agent”

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heating and evaporative cooling

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bedrooms all with built-in robes pointed roof and new carpets Q Huge covered outdoor entertainment area Q Newly

Nigel Evans| 0439 540 055

Nigel Evans| 0439 540 055

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and spacious two bedroom home open plan kitchen Q Gorgeous little home on 280sqm block Q Beautiful

Callum Lee | 0428 237 974

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2 living areas with gas wood heater

Q Entertainment

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Frankston

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Nigel Evans| 0439 540 055

Melbourne

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Yarra Valley

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HASTINGS

$452,000

SOLD

HASTINGS

$380,000 PLUS

SOLD

15 Lomica Drive

2 Seaspray Court

A NEW LIFESTYLE AWAITS

WONDERFUL PACKAGE IN QUIET LOCATION

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

â&#x20AC;˘5 quality villas starting construction April/May 2016 â&#x20AC;˘3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, â&#x20AC;˘8.5 foot ceilings â&#x20AC;˘Ceasar stone bench tops â&#x20AC;˘Double garage

â&#x20AC;˘3 bedroom home, main with ensuite and WIR, â&#x20AC;˘Renovated kitchen & meals area, separate living area. â&#x20AC;˘Ducted heating and evaporative cooling â&#x20AC;˘Double remote garage & good size shed â&#x20AC;˘Undercover entertaining area and landscaped gardens

â&#x20AC;˘3 bedrooms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; main with ensuite and walk in robe. â&#x20AC;˘6PDUW WLPEHU ORRN Ă RRULQJ WKURXJKRXW DQG D QHXWUDO GHFRU â&#x20AC;˘Reverse-cycle air conditioning and ducted heating â&#x20AC;˘Open plan and dining room â&#x20AC;˘Approx 650 sqm block â&#x20AC;˘Currently tenanted until April 2017 returning $370 p/w

DON McKENZIE 0419 955 177

DON McKENZIE 0419 955 177

DON McKENZIE 0419 955 177

HASTINGS

$415,000 PLUS

CRIB POINT

$289,000 NEGOTIABLE

HASTINGS

$219,000 plus

NEW LISTING

37 Mariners Way

Unit 4, 289-291 Stony Point Road

VALUE FOR MONEY

PREMIUM & PRIVATE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JUST LIKE NEW!

THIS IS THE ONE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!

â&#x20AC;˘Open plan kitchen with s/steel appliances inc. dishwasher â&#x20AC;˘Main bedroom with walk in robe and ensuite â&#x20AC;˘Two more bedrooms with BIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;˘Private, fully-fenced yard â&#x20AC;˘Double garage with rear access.

â&#x20AC;˘Situated to the rear of a private complex â&#x20AC;˘2 Bedrooms with BIR, master with WIR â&#x20AC;˘Large open plan living/dining areas â&#x20AC;˘Enclosed courtyard â&#x20AC;˘3000 litre water tank

â&#x20AC;˘405sqm block on a handy corner location â&#x20AC;˘ Situated in a prime area surrounded by premium properties â&#x20AC;˘ Potential for dual access â&#x20AC;˘ Build a premium home on a low maintenance allotment â&#x20AC;˘ Walking distance from High Street and foreshore!

INSPECT SATURDAY 11.00-11.30AM SEAN CRIMMINS 0411 734 814

SEAN CRIMMINS 0411 734 814

INSPECT SATURDAY 11.30-12.00PM DON McKENZIE 0419 955 177

HASTINGS

$420,000 NEGOTIABLE CRIB POINT

$476,000 NEGOTIABLE

38 Milne Street

CRIB POINT

$369,000

MARINA LOCATION

FOUR BEDROOM FAMILY HOME

GORGEOUS AND SPACIOUS

â&#x20AC;˘Boutique single story villa â&#x20AC;˘3 bedrooms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; main with ensuite â&#x20AC;˘Modern kitchen with s/steel dishwasher â&#x20AC;˘Lounge and meals area with ducted heating & cooling â&#x20AC;˘Double remote garage â&#x20AC;˘Landscaped gardens

â&#x20AC;˘Main bedroom with ensuite and walk in robe. â&#x20AC;˘Separate formal lounge & dining. â&#x20AC;˘Kitchen/meals area with family room. â&#x20AC;˘Main bathroom, separate laundry. â&#x20AC;˘New carpet and freshly painted throughout.

â&#x20AC;˘2 bedrooms with built in robes â&#x20AC;˘Country style kitchen with premium appliances â&#x20AC;˘Formal and informal living â&#x20AC;˘Gas heating and reverse cycle cooling â&#x20AC;˘Established gardens & double carport

INSPECT SATURDAY 1.30-2.00PM DON McKENZIE 0419 955 177

SEAN CRIMMINS 0411 734 814

DON McKENZIE 0419 955 177

HASTINGS

$320,000 HASTINGS

$342,000

HASTINGS

$79,000 PLUS

13 Ash Court

VALUE PLUS

FIRST HOME BUYER OR INVESTOR

PORT RELATED INDUSTRIAL LAND

â&#x20AC;˘3 bedrooms home â&#x20AC;˘Heating and cooling â&#x20AC;˘Galley kitchen with meals area â&#x20AC;˘Separate lounge area recently painted throughout â&#x20AC;˘Landscaped garden with vegie patch and shed

â&#x20AC;˘3 good size bedrooms â&#x20AC;˘Large separate living area â&#x20AC;˘5HQRYDWHG NLWFKHQ PHDOV DUHD SROLVKHG Ă RRU ERDUGV â&#x20AC;˘Large backyard â&#x20AC;˘Approx. 650sqm allotment

â&#x20AC;˘632sqm approx of port related industrial land. â&#x20AC;˘Securely fenced with power connected to the property â&#x20AC;˘Site shed not included in sale.

We recommend making your enquiries to the Council regarding restrictions and usage for port related industrial.

DON McKENZIE 0419 955 177

INSPECT SATURDAY 12.30-1.00PM DON McKENZIE 0419 955 177

SEAN CRIMMINS 0411 734 814

Baywest Real Estate (VIC) Pty. Ltd. 1/109 High Street Hastings, VIC 3915 Ph: 03 5979 4412 Fax: 03 5979 3097 Email: enquiries@baywestrealestate.com.au Web: www.baywestrealestate.com.au

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19/183-191 OSBOURNE DRIVE, MT MARTHA

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LIFESTYLE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE OVER 55’S Located in this prime beach-side position, Koorootang Court Retirement Village offers a secure community atmosphere, privacy and tranquility. This home features a spacious open plan lounge & dining room and large kitchen. The master bedroom has both BIR and a WIR with direct access to the 2-way bathroom. Other features include a 2nd bedroom with WIR, European laundry, separate toilet, enclosed verandah, private courtyard, ducted heating and cooling, emergency call system, and tastefully decorated in neutral tones.

THE PERFECT ENTERTAINER! For those who like the finer things in life this gorgeous home offers 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, powder room, 3 living areas, a brilliant indoor outdoor room and a gourmet chefs kitchen, double remote garage, garden shed, split system airconditioning plus ducted heating and quality fittings throughout. Set on a manicured 900sqm block within walking distance to schools and transport, this truly beautiful home demands your attention.

For Sale: $365,000 - $380,000

For Sale: $790,000 - $860,000

Inspect: As advertised or by appointment

Inspect: As advertised or by appointment Susan Clavin 0417 141 007

Susan Clavin 0417 141 007

JUST LISTED

N I D SOL EEK W E N O 147/131 NEPEAN HIGHWAY, DROMANA

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THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY LIFESTYLE Fully furnished and perfectly positioned, this lovely villa is located within a very short drive to beaches, shops, wineries, golf courses and tourist attractions with easy access to the Peninsula Link. Well presented and ‘move in ready’, the property features 3 bedrooms with built in robes, lovely bathroom, well equipped kitchen with island bench, single car port, a beautiful living/dining room and good sized deck perfect for happy hour drinks after a long day of play.

FORMULA FOR FINE LIVING This stylish townhouse, one of just two on the block, is a short stroll to Main Street and Fishermans Beach.

Q 3 bedrooms plus study Q Downstairs main bedroom with ensuite.

Q 2 living areas Q Alfresco area Q Split system air-conditioning Q Gas log fire.

Q Kitchen with stone benchtops Q Stainless steel appliances.

Q Double garage Q No body corp.

For Sale: $190,000 - $200,000

For Sale: $799,000 - $870,000

Inspect: As Advertised or By Appointment

Inspect: As advertised or by appointment Susan Clavin 0417 141 007

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Shop 11, 210 Dunns Road, Mornington 5976 8899

Vivienne Spencer 0409 558 330

Shop 14, Balnarring Village, Balnarring 5983 5509

64 High Street, Hastings 03 5979 2489 www.robertsandgreen.com.au

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CRIB POINT 22 Point Road

BITTERN 37 Blackburn Street

CLASSICS ARE ALWAYS IN STYLE - With all the charm and character of yesteryear, this original miner’s cottage offers scope for transformation on approximately 1,887sqm. The façade and interiors retain all of the characteristics of its era; high ceilings with picture rails, sash windows, combustion stove and a claw foot bathtub are hallmarks of this classic residence. · Potential to subdivide (STCA.) · 2 bedrooms + study. · Combined kitchen and meals area. · Opposite the foreshore reserve. · Ideal for first home buyers or those who love the renovation process.

A COUNTRY SPLENDOUR ON 3 ACRES - Nestled among a backdrop of native gum trees, with a northern aspect and private tranquil surrounds, this well-maintained property offers a peaceful environment in which to turn the dream of an idyllic country lifestyle into reality. · Well-designed site plan for equine enthusiasts, with 3 paddocks. · 3 bedrooms with robes and ceilings fans, main with robes and ensuite + spa bath. · Kitchen with s/steel appliances adjoining family room and meals area. · Home office and formal lounge with an open fireplace. · Gas ducted heating and 26 solar panels. · Entertaining area with 8 seater spa in an enclosed rotunda. · Huge shed with power, 13,000lt water tank and 2x double carports.

Auction: Saturday, May 28th at 2:30pm Price Guide: Offers Over $330,000 Terms: 10% deposit, settlement 90 days.

Inspect: Saturday 2:00-2:30pm

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1094sqm (approx.) allotment.

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HASTINGS 1 Lantons Way A HOME FOR ALL SEASONS - In harmony with its idyllic park like surrounds, this affordable home is tailored for family comfort on approximately 896sqm. · 3 bedrooms – main with ensuite and WIR. · Kitchen with island bench and stainless steel appliances including dishwasher. · Separate lounge plus family room and dining area with split system air conditioning. · Desirable alfresco with café blinds, perfect for year round entertaining. · Light filled main bathroom with two-seater spa bath. · Ducted heating, solar panels, double gated side-access and double garage with internal access.

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NEW LISTING

HASTINGS 11 Villawood Drive

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INVESTORS & FIRST HOME BUYERS

HASTINGS 39 Warranqite Crescent

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WATERSIDE LIFESTYLE LIVING

Just waiting for a family or an investor with a keen eye, this neat brick veneer home offers a wonderful kitchen with overhead cupboards, lovely modern splash back and near new carpets throughout. Close to schools, transport, shops, sporting grounds and community centre, this home has it all. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity. Features include: • Kitchen with laminate benchtops, electric oven and cook top • Open plan design with ducted heating • Attractive window furnishings & downlights • 3 bedrooms all with built-in robes • Renovated bathroom • Paved outdoor entertaining area

PRICE VIEW AGENT

$350,000 Offers Over

By Appointment Brooke Ramsay 0447 772 980

Situated by the foreshore, this shining brick veneer family home is set on an approx.

650sqm allotment.

• 4 large bedrooms - main with full ensuite • 3 living areas + dining • Spacious kitchen with cupboard space, island bench, gas cooktop, electric oven & dishwasher • Gas ducted heating • Double garage with rear access for boat & trailer • Low maintenance garden

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

NEW LISTING

PRICE VIEW AGENT

Negotiable over $530,000

By Appointment Brooke Ramsay 0447 772 980

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

BAXTER 59 Baxter-Tooradin Road 3

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FORTHCOMING AUCTION

A fantastic opportunity for all buyers and investors to purchase a home in this sought after position.

Comprising three good sizes bedrooms, large living area with kitchen and meals, off-street parking for four cars on block size measuring 677m2. Positioned close to shops and schools, with easy access to Peninsula Link, be quick as other properties like this have gone in no time. A smart buy for the astute investor with a good rental return expected.

AUCTION VIEW AGENT

Saturday 23rd July at 1:00pm Saturday 1.30-2.00pm Richard Whitehead 0412 328 718

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

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MARKET PLACE

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7 Cannery Court, Tyabb

AFFORDABLE STORAGE

3 Sold Now Under Construction

How cute is this?

Address: Auction: Agency: Agent:

20a Brent Street, MORNINGTON Saturday 4th June at 12pm Ray White, 5/117-133 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 1877 Andrew Jones, 0419 339 995

IN a private, low maintenance setting close to Main Street and the beach, this delightful home is in immaculate condition with superb features that rival that of larger homes in the area. Ready to move in and enjoy straight away, this comfortable home is a great option for young professional couples or those downsizing from a larger property. A spacious living area has air-conditioning and receives plenty of natural light with a fabulous undercover entertaining area with tall sucullents opening from the dining area. Adjoining the dining area is the lovely kitchen which has a dishwasher and an upright stove with gas hotplates. The main bedroom has a walk-in robe and access through to the bathroom, which is shared with the second bedroom. Completing this excellent package is a single garage plus additional car space.

Looking for a secure unit to accommodate your boat, car, caravan, household, building products etc.

These affordable units, ranging from 87m2 to 170m2, will solve your problems. Don’t miss this opportunity to buy off the plan and save on stamp duty.

9775 1535

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Commercial, Industrial Property Solutions

Only 15 Apartments left

Seaford 211-212 Nepean Highway

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Modern cafe lifestyle by the beach Boasting prime location by the beach in Seaford, this apartment complex will live up to every expectation. One and two bedroom apartments with an open plan kitchen and living area make these modern, sleek homes ideal for living out the seafood and beach café lifestyle. However, if having a beach for a backyard isn’t quite your pace you can stroll through Kananook Reserve at the rear of the property.

These apartments are a fantastic investment opportunity with the potential for great rental return. Parking is a cinch with the entire basement dedicated to your cars, so you’ll never have to worry about finding a space on the foreshore. · Across the Nepean Hwy from Seaford Beach · Basement parking · Great to live in or as an investment · Close to public transport

·1 & 2 BR, open plan living and kitchen ·Beach café and seafood lifestyle ·Kananook Reserve at the rear ·Located close to Seaford and Frankston shopping precincts

For Sale Price From $380,000 View By Appointment www.harcourts.com.au Peter Sedy M 0414 331 566 P 03 9788 7400 peter.sedy@naiharcourts.com.au Brent Pullar M 0419 148 081 P 03 9788 7400 brent.pullar@harcourts.com.au Harcourts Limitless 82 Mt Eliza Way

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Balnarring 221 Myers Road

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“Wodalla” - Equestrian Delight. Approx. 8 Acres If you are looking for a peaceful escape from suburbia this beautiful 8 acre equestrian property is nestled amongst old world gardens with room for horses, dogs, chickens, a vegie patch and a small orchard. The perfect opportunity to create the country lifestyle you have always dreamed of. Relax in the warm ambiance of a rustic mud brick home constructed using a time honoured building method that keeps the house cool in summer, and along with the slow combustion heater, warm and cosy in winter. The home features a new Caesarstone kitchen with modern appliances, the large family room has French doors opening out to a decked area overlooking the beautiful gardens which are the perfect place to entertain friends and family. With two loft style bedrooms – currently being used as a B&B – and a further two bedrooms for a total of four, this home is perfect for a growing family.

Outside includes everything for the equestrian with a 40m x 20m sand arena, round yard, 8 paddocks with electric fencing and loose boxes, and stables complete with wash bay and tack room. The property has been set up with agistment in mind with a separate entrance to the paddocks and extra storage for a float, feed, cars and machinery. Adjacent to the house is another 2 car garage with man cave attached and with services connected. With all these features and Balnarring shops not far away, this beautiful property is also close to all the peninsula has to offer. This lifestyle won’t be available for long.

For Sale Price Negotiable over $1,150,000 View By Appointment www.harcourts.com.au Jason Dowler M 0403 598 754 P 03 5970 7333 jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

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New Listing

Baxter 348 Golf Links Road

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For Sale

Sitting in a great pocket of Baxter, amongst native vegetation and close to all amenities is this huge family home boasting 5 bedrooms plus study, 2 bathrooms, 3 living areas and off street parking for 4 cars. This large double storey home also offers under cover outdoor deck area overlooking a glistening in ground pool, great for the kids and their friends on a hot summers day.

This wonderful property is close to primary school, Woodleigh College, transport and Peninsula Link for an easy commute to our beautiful beaches or the City.

Inspection is a MUST so that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out. This property will not be available for long.

Price Negotiable over $440,000 View By Appointment www.harcourts.com.au Jason Dowler M 0403 598 754 P 03 5970 7333 jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

New New Listing Listing

Hastings 6 Babington Close

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Beauty On Babington Immersed in a beautifully landscaped garden flourishing with indigenous flora, this magnificent home is located in one of Hastings newest and most sought after estates. This superb property is sure to be well suited to first-home buyers looking to enter the market at an affordable price, families looking for the perfectly suited home or retirees looking to downsize. This four-bedroomed beauty has all you could ask for, with main bedroom featuring a walk-in robe and a majestical ensuite with hidden shower and toilet. A comfortable living zone is connected to an enormous kitchen and dining area, with three remaining bedrooms all comprising built in robes and sharing the second bathroom which includes a separate shower and bath. The backyard has a covered entertaining and barbeque area as well as a modest and maintainable back garden. Perfectly positioned, fantastic family homes such as this sell quickly, so your immediate inspection is recommended!

For Sale Price Negotiable over $420,000 View By Appointment www.harcourts.com.au Tim Ripper M 0434 513 640 P 03 5970 7333 tim.ripper@harcourts.com.au Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

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Hastings 10 Verdun Street Three Bedroom Home With Pool This home has double carport plus double garage, open plan living area with heating & cooling, kitchen with dishwasher, meals area and a family room. All bedrooms have BIR’s, there is a separate

bathroom and laundry plus an outdoor area with built in BBQ, a secure rear yard with swimming pool which is fully compliant with safety fencing and gate. Pool maintenance included. No cats allowed.

Bittern 32 Skinner Street a wood fire pizza oven and overlooks landscaped gardens.

This great property is within walking distance to schools, transport and shops.

6 MONTH LEASE ONLY

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Crib Point 133 Disney Street

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Light, Bright & Fresh

For Lease $360 Per Week View By Appointment www.harcourts.com.au Hastings Office P 03 5970 7333 hastings@harcourts.com.au

Perfect home for the family with a fresh coat of interior paint, new carpeting, brand new floating timber floors and a renovated kitchen. There are 3BR’s, two living areas, kitchen with gas stove

top and electric oven, separate bathroom and laundry. All of this plus gas heating, a large lock up shed and generous rear yard. It is a beauty, be sure not to miss it.

Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

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Stunning Three Bedroom Home Immaculate home featuring two large living areas, open plan kitchen with adjoining dining area, wood fire place and gas heating plus a double carport and single garage.

A covered pergola area has

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For Lease $345 Per Week View By Appointment www.harcourts.com.au Hastings Office P 03 5970 7333 hastings@harcourts.com.au Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

Langwarrin 35 Lexton Drive

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Tranquil Home Beautifull home located in the Woodlands Primary School zone, only minutes to shops.

Featuring 3BR’s – main with WIR & FES, two separate living areas, a spacious kitchen with gas stove top and electric

oven, and outside is a decked area with an outlook to the natural bush reserve. Other features include gas heating, secure backyard, under house storage and double garage.

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For Lease $400 Per Week View By Appointment www.harcourts.com.au Hastings Office P 03 5970 7333 hastings@harcourts.com.au Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

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168 Main Street, Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888

Mount Martha Auction this Saturday

Auction

A4 B3 C2

14 Benjamin Street, Mount Martha This distinctively designer, creatively cutting-edge two-storey four-bedroom, three-bathroom residence with a heated swimming pool has been comprehensively renovated for a relaxed contemporary lifestyle set on a generous corner block in a highly sought-after cul-de-sac just one street from the beach. From the custom designed gardens enlivened with sculptural features to the two spacious living areas, sleek crisp white stone kitchen, three sublime bathrooms (with an en suite to the main bedroom) and remote gates to a double garage, this stunning home is a sanctuary of space and light just a short stroll to the beach and close to Mt Martha Village, Bentons Square, schools and Mornington Main Street.

Auction Inspect Contact

Saturday 21st May 11.00am As advertised or by appointment Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 Rachel Crook 0419 300 515

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168 Main Street, Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888

Frankston

Auction

A4 B4 C4

1 Nolan Street, Frankston Crowning a coveted hilltop setting in Frankstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tightly held Golden Mile, this grand scale allotment has its future paved in gold with the potential to capitalise on the substantial development opportunity (STCA). Minutes from the beachfront and just a short stroll from recreation facilities, transport and Frankstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CBD, this prime land is a rare opening in a keenly sought after area within the Frankston High School Zone. The original two-bedroom period residence complements three separate one-bedroom units, all currently leased. Utilise the current income stream while you plan for the future and reap the evident rewards! Conjunctional agent Gary Peer & Associates - Aviv Samuel 0401 378 582 & Mandy Gao 0488 600 998.

Auction Inspect Contact

Saturday 28th May at 3.00pm As advertised or by appointment Alex Campbell 0432 344 394 Ayden Nelson 0419 447 038

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168 Main Street, Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888

Mount Martha Auction this Saturday

Auction

10 Bayfield Court, Mount Martha A hidden haven in the heart of the action, this three-bedroom single-level residence is the ideal first home or downsize option with the secluded cul-de-sac position footsteps from Bentons Square adding to the irresistible equation! Wake up and grab a coffee at your favourite café, walk to childcare centres, schools or health services or catch a bus within minutes of your door. Inside, separate, light-filled living and dining rooms complement a neat kitchen and contemporary flooring; while outdoors a fenced rear garden has enough room for kids to play and to enjoy BBQs with friends. Enjoy the excellent assets of this low-maintenance home with a fabulous Mt Martha lifestyle at your fingertips!

Auction Saturday 21st May 12.00pm Inspection As advertised or by appointment Contact Jake Egan 0491 129 137 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

A3 B1 C2

McCrae Auction this Saturday

Auction

53 Somers Avenue, McCrae Relax on the front deck with the glistening blue sea as a backdrop as you watch the ships pass through the shipping channel or kick back in the heated spa on the covered rear deck and enjoy the good life 365 days of the year.

This is the irresistible lifestyle on offer! Fully renovated, this single-level three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence with two living zones, sleek stone kitchen and stylish en suite is superbly positioned at the foothills of Arthurs Seat and within minutes of McCrae beach, shops and freeway arterial links making this a fabulous place of permanent residence or a prestigious seaside escape. Snap up this sensational home and enjoy an enviable seaside lifetime in magical McCrae.

Auction Saturday 21st May 1.00pm Inspection As advertised or by appointment Contact Jake Egan 0491 129 137 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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LETTERS under way to prevent damage and, more importantly, loss of life.

If camping is to continue in the McCrae area, let’s do it right.

Wayne Berger, McCrae

Narrow views I have driven a minibus, drive my car and ride my motorbike along the Esplanade, Mt Martha.

It is time to ban cyclists between Mt Martha village shopping centre and the Safety Beach underpass.

This is broken record stuff I know, but it is too narrow and dangerous to accommodate cyclists.

John Nagle, Mt Martha

because of the hopelessness of their situation.

Perhaps these horrific events were not covered in the newspapers Mr Free reads.

Sadly, Mr Free is like many people in Australia who conveniently ignore the human rights abuses being carried out in their name.

People should examine their consciences and put themselves in the places of these innocent child asylum seekers.

Should right thinking Australians support such cruelty and inhumanity? I think we all know the answer.

Ken Dyer, Rosebud West

Released but no free

Interesting to notice how hungry property developers in and around Mornington care about the local people and area while waiting to do their "developing ".

A property being "developed " on the corner of Main and Ross streets in Mornington, has been an eyesore for years, despite claims on the hideous sales board, that construction will commence soon.

A simple phone request to the billboard phone number asking to stop the steel gate crashing onto the bus stop in Main St, was answered with “Mind your own business “.

Thank you so much for caring for the local community.

Edmund Burke, Mornington

Michael G Free is on the money about poor internet and TV reception down here in otherwise beautiful Balnarring (“Children released”, Letters 10/5/16). But if he thinks he can get away with perpetuating the trickyiness of his favourite government about children in detention, he's more deluded than I thought.

Just because the gates of the concentration camps on Nauru and the mainland have been flung open, but left the occupants in the same inhuman environment, does not mean the children have been released. On the contrary, it probably puts them at even greater risk of damage.

As for the poor people on Manus Island, they seem to have been driven to the conclusion that the only way out is by self-immolation. Congratulations Peter Dutton.

Rupert Steiner, Balnarring Beach

Skylift questions

Take a vote

Slow developer

As an Australian citizen it is my democratic right to object through the appropriate legal avenues.

In Victoria you lodge your objection to VCAT (Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal).

The group I am involved with, Save our Seat, lodged an objection to the Skylift development.

We wanted the development to go ahead but wanted it smaller and to not occupy the summit area, where the Arthurs Seat tower used to stand.

As we all now know the privately run Arthurs Seat Skylift (ASS) development has been called in by the state government and many are concerned what this may result in. The Arthurs Seat State Park belongs to the people of Victoria. The developers should have to follow the regulations imposed by VCAT and Mornington Peninsula Shire Council just like everybody else.

The planning minister [Richard Wynne] said in his media release he wanted to get the project started, if he had visited Arthurs Seat recently he would have noticed it has started and it’s 40 per cent finished.

I am concerned the developers of Skylift will make more changes, such as further vegetation removal and like when Skylift wanted to change approved plans and use a cheaper, uglier retaining wall and the possibility that they may return to their preferred colour for the gondolas, a very vibrant “siren red”.

When the responsible authority was the Mornington Peninsula Shire, questions from the community were answered promptly by the planning department or you could attend a council meeting and lodge a question. I have been calling and emailing Mr Wynne for five weeks, with no response. With whom do we lodge our concerns or questions?

Kylie Greer, Arthurs Seat

Children abused As usual, Michael G Free has got it wrong (“Children released”, Letters 10/5/16). There are still 50 children incarcerated in the Nauru gulag.

You won’t read those facts in the newspapers that Mr Free reads, but then, his letter presents neither a balanced, rational nor objective view.

There are 267 children currently in Australia, most suffering from mental health issues. They continue to suffer great fear and anxiety because of the uncertainty of their futures. Medical, legal and human rights experts have fought very hard to keep these children in Australia, including even children born in Australia.

Even though the federal government's own reporting has found that detention is especially harmful to children, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has declared, “When there’s no longer a case for them to remain in Australia, they will be returned.”

Mr Free's sarcastic letter hides the basic fact that what the Coalition government is doing, just as the previous Labor government did, is to commit human right abuses in the name of the people of Australia. One hesitates to think what Mr Free's reaction is to the news that two asylum seekers had been driven to set fire to themselves

Allergy display: Paul Phillips, of T-Rose artisan bakery, Tyabb, with the mayor Cr Graham Pittock at the Food Allergy Awareness display, Hastings library. Food Allergy Week runs 15-21 May.

Recently, Mornington Peninsula Shire made a decision with results from a mail out to residents to rename Rosebud West to Capel Sound.

The council is awaiting a decision from the Office of Geographic Names, for final approval or otherwise.

By way of background, this approach was initiated by a small group of people advocating to rename the suburb.

The council mailed out 5600 letters and only 1902 responded.

Of the 1902 responses the outcome was 1065 responses in favour and 837 against, which is not a clear or resounding endorsement to justify change, particularly when 3698 - 66% - did not respond.

The mail out was a waste of money, with postage alone costing approximately $3900.

It has to be understood that the demographics of Rosebud West, comprise a vast amount of both elderly and retired residents.

An example of this is The Village Glen, which has about 600 residents with individual postal addresses and who, with their advanced years, possibly found it burdensome to respond to the shire and hence the lack of response.

Quite a number of residents expressed that they didn't want any change.

It is still not too late to achieve both a positive and democratic outcome, and that could be by placing a question on the ballot paper, to be answered with either a "yes" or "no", at the October council elections where voting is compulsory.

Because of the inadequate response, it is to be hoped that council will reconsider and reverse its decision and agree for the matter to be voted on at the council elections.

John F O'Hanlon, Rosebud West

Unequal shares I have lived on the Mornington Peninsula for 15 years and always thought that Mornington got more than its fair share of the budget pie. My observations have been proven prescient.

The mayor Cr Graham Pittock made a courageous speech to the 2016 Mornington Peninsula Philanthropic Summit, organised by the George Hicks Foundation, where he “outed” his Seawinds councillor colleagues, David Gibb and Antonella Celi, for voting against a move to tackle the poor financial treatment of their own ward.

“Seawinds Ward, which stretches from Dromana to Tootgarook, is the most disadvantaged ward. The neighbouring ward, Briars, is well off.

“The problem is, as Cr [Hugh] Fraser recently calculated, that over the last four years the Briars Ward received 42 per cent of the shire capital works budget. Seawinds received 18 per cent” and, “that the capital works linking the (shire) master plans has Briars at 43 per cent and Seawinds at seven per cent”.

He noted that Cr Fraser had recently moved a notice of motion “to inform the public of this imbalance”.

Ease allergies through awareness IT’S Food Allergy Week, and parents, families, teachers and food businesses on the Mornington Peninsula are asked to help raise awareness of allergies and best practice allergy management.

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia president Maria Said says Australia has one of the highest reported incidences of food allergies in the world.

“One-in-10 babies born in Australia today will develop a food allergy. With so many children and adults at risk, the key was to ensure members of the community can help prevent allergic reactions from occurring, can recognise the signs and symptoms of a reaction, and know what to do in an emergency,” she said.

“Not only does this help in reducing hospitalisation rates, in some cases it potentially prevents death.”

Get involved by:

 Painting one nail to symbolise that one-in-10 babies born in Australia will develop a food allergy, Make a donation at foodallergyaware. com.au  'Adopt an allergy' for one day to better understand the challenges allergy sufferers face every single day. Set up an Everyday Hero fundraising page for friends and family to sponsor you  Download a badge from foodallergyaware. com.au  Hold a community event to raise awareness and/or funds Mornington Peninsula Shire hosted an allergy information session on Tuesday 3 May for food businesses and community groups to assist them become more allergen aware.

Free allergen resources are available at all shire customer services centres.

Details: 5950 1865.

Not surprisingly the three councillors from Briars Ward (Bev Colomb, Andrew Dixon and Anne Shaw) and their voting partner Cr David Garnock voted in the negative. Although Cr Gibb and Cr Celi also appear to be on the “vote against transparency bandwagon”, it is astonishing that in this case that they would vote against the best interests of those who elected them on such an important issue.

Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

financial crisis to deal with.

Even now, while trying to buy our votes during an election campaign, we have seen a tax cut, but the people on the lowest wages get nothing and those on the highest will get the most.

Robert Smith, Rosebud

Quick off the mark Wow, the election campaign from the LNP has certainly hit the ground running. TV ads were on the screen seemingly minutes after the prime minister left the Governor General’s residence and the first mail out arrived in my letter box on Tuesday morning. (Surely they must have been printed, folded and stuffed into envelopes before the Governor General gave the nod for an election? One advantage of being the incumbent government I suppose.

Already we have our Tony Abbott style three word slogan for the campaign, Jobs and Growth, but what jobs and growth of what? Hi tech jobs have been mentioned by Mr Turnbull, but what industries will be created to provide those jobs and who will get those jobs if they ever eventuate?

If the LNP is aiming for hi tech industries, why have they been stifling the development of alternative energy industries? We have great innovating industries working on solar, wind and other alternative energy sources of the future, but the LNP won’t encourage them, preferring to stick to paying subsidies to the polluting coal industry.

Last election the LNP promised to fund the Gonski education reforms, support the National Disability scheme fully, retain funding to the ABC and many other things. What we got was a string of broken promises and savage cuts to social services, schools and hospitals, many of which don’t truly hit home until next year.

Remember those cuts from the Abbott Hockey horror budget are still there. Mr. Turnbull hasn’t removed them and doesn’t want to mention them. Remember Joe Hockey’s savage budget cuts and his talk of the age of entitlement being over, though apparently not for him, in his new job as our ambassador in the US. Joe and the LNP, despite all their talk about a “budget emergency”, have more than doubled our deficit since they took office, despite not having a global

Hoping for change Society is based on a series of laws and rules that are designed to govern the way that citizens go about their daily lives. It is therefore quite surprising that five elected councillors (our local law makers) would vote against a motion that sought to have a councillor reimburse costs that exceeded the allowance limits that are enshrined in local rules that pertain specifically to the conduct of councillors (“Shire to make councillor repay costs”, The News 3/5/16).

Worse still, the councillor concerned has decided that the fault for the over-spend lies with shire officers, in that they did not indicate that the expenditure limits were being exceeded.

Surely, elected officials should be accountable for their own actions, just like the broader community is expected to do?

Would these five councillors vote the same way if a ratepayer that had infringed local laws and was required to make a payment or reimburse money to the shire sought to have the matter set aside using the “but nobody told me” defence?

We have an excellent CEO in Carl Cowie and he is certainly positioning the shire’s operations in to a clear value for money organisation.

How long we can keep him in this role will, I suspect, be governed by how much longer he can continue to tolerate the recent conduct of councillors.

No doubt he (and also a substantial number of ratepayers) will be looking keenly to the outcome of the council elections later in the year, when we hope to have a council that is not split in to two distinct groups on just about every issue; with no sign of compromise for what should be taken in the best interest of ratepayers.

Stuart Allen, Dromana Letters to the editor can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au. Letters should be kept to a maximum 300 words and include name, address and contact phone number for verification purposes.

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Two more peninsula lads die at war Compiled by Melissa Walsh WE regret to learn that two of the Peninsula lads who were reported missing since the memorable 8th of August last year at Gallipoli, have now been officially reported killed.

We refer to Private Harry R. Twyford second son of Mr John Twyford, of Somerville, and Private Noel Travers E. Somers, the eldest son of Dr Somers of Mornington. Both lads were just 23 years of age. LIEUT. W. C. Pentland and Private Tox Anderson, late of Arthur street, Frankston, are now on their way to the front. We wish them every success. *** CORPORAL B. McMichael, Privates J. L. Pratt, and O. N, Palmer, late of “Cheer-Oh”, Frankston, have volunteered for active service and are now in camp. We wish them all a safe return. *** THE Langwarrin Amusement Co, comprising 45 performers, will give one of their popular and amusing entertainments in the Mechanics’ Hall, Frankston, on Wednesday evening next. Their brass band will also play selections during the evening. *** THERE seems to exist some difference of opinion as to who has the honor of being the first volunteer who enlisted from the Frankston district. Sergeant Polglase informs us that he carries the palm, having enlisted on the 8th August, 1914.

*** CONTRIBUTIONS of flowers and books are greatly esteemed at the Langwarrin Camp, and any residents of Frankston who have some of either to spare would be deemed benefactors by leaving them with either Mr J. Reynolds or Mrs Rimmer, who will see that they reach their destination. *** THE name of Mr. P. Wheeler as a donor of 5s to the Soldiers presentation Fund was inadvertently omitted from the list recently published, and F. A. Haul Esq should have been F. A. Hunt, Esq, and C. Wells, Esq, should have been O. Wells Esq. *** MESSRS Brady and Mason will hold a clearing sale of household furniture and effects, on account of Mrs P. H. Thwaite, who is leaving the district, on Wednesday next on the premises “Caringa” Melbourne Rd. two doors from Fiochi Avenue.

The sale will commence at two p.m, and on Saturday, 27th May in a marquee, on the ground, the same firm will sell 25 building allotments of the Beach St Estate, each allotment having 66ft frontage by big depths to Finlay St. The terms are easy being £3 deposit and the balance in monthly installments of 10s, without interest.

The sale will commence at 3 o’clock. *** MISS Rene Bates was the victim of a sensational accident on Sunday 7th inst. She was in the act of mounting into a sulky when the pony broke

away and threw her down, the wheels passing over her legs and severely bruising one ankle. The animal bolted along the road and upset the vehicle, smashing the harness and getting clear.

Mr Grover, jun., who happened to be driving in the opposite direction, stopped the runaway and brought the sufferer into Mornington. She was attended by Dr Somers, who reported no serious injuries other than severe bruises. *** PEANUT Farm at Frankston. At the invitation of Mr C. E Liardot, a visit was paid to the peanut Farm at Frankston on Monday last. Harvesting was in full swing. About 11 ton to the acre will be secured, and this result is considered very satisfactory.

The plants make excellent hay, and the nuts are larger and of better quality than those grown in China. Under some of the plants 100 nuts were counted, but the average per plant is about 50.

The proprietor of the farm states that the plants are larger than those grown in China. No disease has affected them, and rabbits will not touch them.

The season has been one of the worst experienced here for many years.

The absence of rain has been a great drawback.

The results have fully demonstrated that the peanut can be successfully grown for commercial purposes in Victoria. The most successful results were obtained from nuts grown

in sandy loam and in black coarse (bracken) soil.

No manure of any kind was used.

It is expected that even better results will be obtained from this year’s planting. *** LETTER From The Front. The following letter has been received from, Lance-Corporal R.Sherlock, Royal Engineers, dated March 22nd, from France. Fritz has been quiet lately.

He has not been sending many shells over these last few days; but I suppose he will have a spasm shortly and make up for it.

We did not go up to the trenches last night as they were changing troops and the trenches get so congested that it is impossible to get up there, so we had a night in for a change.

The trenches are in a terrible plight —mud, slush and water—but they are improving as the weather gets better.

We go up, making the conditions better for the infantry, as well as we are able to; but it is terrible work at times.

Perhaps we are wiring back frames over the parapet and you have to pull a dead German or a Frenchman out of the way so that you can drive a picket in and then more than likely the Germans in their trenches will hear you driving the picket in and will open fire on you with their machine-guns or a whiz bang or a coal-box or heavy shrapnel, just as the fancy takes them; but we will get over it all some time, I suppose.

It is raining again, how I wish it

would cease, as it makes it bad for us, we will be slipping all over the place, sometimes on your back down a shell-hole.

I fell down a big one the other night and one of my pals said it was the nearest I had been to Australia for some time. I had to laugh and got into a row from the officer because the Germans could hear me. I was thinking of applying for a commission, but I think I an better off where I am now.

An officer’s life or rather a lieutenant’s is only for ten weeks. I think that’s the average. He leads the way, we follow. It is better to be a live N C.O than a dead commissioned officer.

I am feeling as fit as a fiddle here.

This sort of life seems to suit me. I have just had dinner—a piece of steak and a few potatoes. I could eat just about as much again. We shall have for tea —bread and butter and marmalade.

We expect to be going back for a rest in a few day’s time. It is not much of a rest, as we have to do company drill, squad drill, fatigues, clean buttons, etc., but we are away from the firing line, that’s one good thing.

We are in a ruined village now. I am at present writing this letter in a ruined house on top of our underground domicile. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 20 May, 1916

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By Stuart McCullough THEY’RE the odd couple in our local strip of shops. Side by side they sit, representing two very different worlds. The first is a Catholic bookstore. It’s closed on Sundays, naturally, and does a quiet but steady trade.

The shop next door does tattoos. When I was growing up, these were referred to as ‘tattoo parlours’, but now they tend to prefer ‘studio’. That’s because the term ‘parlour’ was only ever used to describe businesses that operated under the shadow of infamy. Tattoos and pinball – both had the ‘parlour’ tag. Not now, though. Things have changed.

The tattoo studio (not parlour) opens whenever the mood strikes. The front window displays a crystal trophy that, at a glance, looks like something they dish out when the word ‘Nobel’ is involved rather than one to which the term ‘Best and Fairest’ is attached.

The trophy was for coming first in a tattooing competition in the highly competitive category of ‘Best Leg – Female’. It pays to specialise.

When you’re a kid, you think you can do everything. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t win an Oscar, a Grammy, a Logie and the Nobel Peace Prize all in the course of a weekend.

Then reality sets in. Not all at once, more as a matter of attrition. Sometime during the process of elimination that is growing up you realise that the chances of an award beyond a swimming certificate are unlikely. Maybe you’ll achieve one of those things, but not all of them. There simply isn’t enough time to be good at everything.

Unless you’re Hugh Jackman, of course.

In early high school, I dreamed big.

There’s nothing wrong with that, but such was my self-belief that I thought these things would happen without me trying especially hard. As a result, my parents expended money for lessons that I attended but for which I never practised. This chronic lack of appli-

cation meant that my progress in these various disciplines could best be described as ‘limited’.

I took percussion lessons. For the life of me, I can’t say why. Secretly, I probably wanted to play the drums because, as everybody knows, drums are the best instrument in the world if you’re the one playing them, and the worst if you’re simply within ear-

shot. However, percussion lessons weren’t about sitting behind a Ludwig kit and pounding out the beats. They were about the marimba, the vibraphone and the enduring mysteries of the triangle. To this day, my triangle technique is flawless. For months, I attended lessons. Having not practised at all, my determination to show up seemed to slowly suck the life out of my teacher. It was like watching a tyre gradually deflate. Then, one week, he surprised me, by announcing that he’d arranged for me to join the school orchestra.

When he told me, I thought this was simply a case of him acknowledging my musical genius. The school orchestra was a big deal, and not only because it was one of the few schoolsanctioned activities in which both genders were allowed to participate.

Being an orchestral hotshot was the kind of thing that earned you all manner of honours including special acknowledgement on your school blazer pocket. Granted, having a few words sewn onto your uniform is not exactly an Oscar, but it was a start. However, my teacher had other things in mind.

It was, I now believe, a last desperate attempt to encourage me to practise.

I turned up at the first rehearsal without having so much as opened any of the sheet music, deciding I could wing it. No one was going to notice much if the triangle came in at the right spot. When I got there, the room was packed. As the percussionist, I was tucked down the back, although unlike everyone else, had to stand. The sheet music looked like a bunch of

black ants walking across the page.

Although I was never much for sight reading sheet music, I was an expert at improvisation. This, I was confident, would be enough to carry me through.

When the conductor referred to ‘Often Bach’, I was pleased. Even I knew that Bach was a famous composer and performing his work seemed like a good idea. I now know that he was, in fact, referring to ‘Offenbach’, who is a different person entirely. We would, it seems, be performing Offenbach’s ‘Can Can’.

Offenbach’s ‘Can Can’ has no triangle in it. What it does have, however, is buckets of snare drum. It’s difficult to fly under the radar if you’re playing the snare drum. However, as the conductor tapped the baton on the music stand, I knew that my free-form improvisational jazz skills would save me. Or so I believed until, thirty seconds later, the conductor threw his baton down in disgust and, in front of everyone, questioned not only my sense of rhythm but my sanity also. He then decided that I should perform my snare part as a solo while every body watched.

It was at that moment that I realised I was wearing both my school uniform and the Emperor’s new clothes at once. I stared back at the conductor as all the musicians stared at me. The ‘Can Can’ became more of a ‘Can’t Can’t’. I lasted about two more weeks, before retiring. The official reason was that I had decided to concentrate on the triangle. After all, it pays to specialise. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Music  Arts  Food

JAZZ HANDS AT THE READY… Mornington Street corners, bars and restaurants will come alive over the Queen’s Birthday Weekend, June 10 – 12, as some of the biggest names in the business hit town for the fourth annual Mornington Winter Jazz Festival. The 2016 festival is set to take things to a whole new level with the introduction of a new Blues program which will be jam packed with some of Mornington Peninsula’s favourite artists!

The 2015 festival was a huge success, with more than 116 performances in and around Mornington, and this year festival organisers the Mornington Chamber of Commerce are aiming to raise the bar even further.

There are also a heap of great free performances in and around town all weekend including a killer blues line up at Double G Saloon, Jazz-A-Thon at Leaf and Bean, a jam packed showcase of jazz at Gods Kitchen and for the latin lovers, newly opened Casa De Playa presents La Rumba who will have you dancing till the wee hours of Saturday night!

Between Friday and Sunday there are over 50 performances available for you to experience ranging from intimate Jazz dinner shows to dance floor take over swing and blues sessions including the ever popular Mick Pealing and band at the Bay Hotel Sunday afternoon.

Multi-ARIA nominee Frank Bennett kicks things off at The Rocks on Friday, June 10. Bennett’s uncanny ability to recapture the magic of Sinatra in concert has made him one of the most popular and sought after entertainers in Australia today. Friday evening also plays host to a great blues line up at The Grand Hotel with local favourites Wilson & White, Diddy Reyes and Rob Papp’s Blues Head supporting the unmissable Soul Sacrifice, Melbourne’s best Santana touring band.

For something a little more unique, Brooklands of Mornington are hosting a one of a kind Chefs Choice 5 Course Dining Experience on Friday evening accompanied by an evening of Jazz in the Eighteen78 dining room. Bookings can be made directly with the venue.

Off the back of an epic performance in 2015, soul singers Vika Bull and Adrew DeSilva (pictured) are set to draw a crowd to their performance ‘Let’s Get It On, The Life and Music of Marvin Gaye’ at the Grand Hotel Sunday June 12. Likewise, Vince Jones returns to Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery on Saturday June 11 with a new and unique show created exclusively for the Mornington Winter Jazz Festival.

Of course Saturday and Sunday will offer a wide variety of free street entertainment with roving bands parading the Main Street and children’s entertainment to keep the little ones enthralled too!

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For a toe tapping good time, The Royal Hotel has created their very own ‘Jazz Club’ offering a night of swing and splendour with the Gatsby Swing performing classics of the roaring 20’s and 30’s.

Tickets are Now On Sale! The full program and event information can be found online at www. morningtonjazz.com.au or by contacting Mornington Chamber of Commerce on 5975 4522 (Mon-Wed).

TASTE OF SORRENTO Historical, seaside Sorrento is again hosting its mouth-watering food, wine and beer festival during the first weekend in June, and it’s set to be the best yet.

The program includes a variety of gastronomical delights including masterclasses, cooking demonstrations, tutored tastings, degustations, gourmet menus, foodies’ market and more, all in the heart of Sorrento village. Starting Thursday evening and continuing throughout the weekend, a variety of gourmet lunches, dinners and classes will take place in restaurants, cafes and even the demonstration kitchen in the “Taste” marquee hosted at the Claret & Co (previously Three Palms) courtyard at 154 Ocean Beach Road.

Taste of Sorrento is proud to play host to several highly-acclaimed chefs and food writers in this year’s event, who’ll present masterclasses not to be missed. Just a few of these include: • Jacques Reymond – Michelin star and three-hatted chef • Adrian Li (pictured) – Saigon Sally • Adam D’Sylva – executive chef at Coda and Tonka in Melbourne • Paul Mercurio – chef, author and TV presenter • Bob Hart – food writer, broadcaster (3AW and the Herald Sun), chef, author (Heat And Smoke, 1 And 11 – Mastering the Dark Art

of Real Barbeque) The highly popular foodies’ market and “Taste” day will be extended in 2016 to feature across 2 days! From 10am to 3pm on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June, producers, provedores, wineries and brewers will put out their best gourmet supplies while a series of demonstrations are provided in the Marquee kitchen. With music and kids’ entertainment filling the street, it will be a great day for tasting, sipping, listening and indulging in the best that Sorrento and the Mornington Peninsula have to offer.

With many more interesting boutique activities all set in a spectacular, historic seaside village only 90 minutes south of Melbourne, or a relaxing 40 minutes by ferry across the bay from the Queenscliff, Taste of Sorrento is a great way to treat the senses and embrace all that winter has to offer.

A full event program is available at www. tasteofsorrento.com.au, or you can download the Sorrento – Live the Life app from the App Store or Google Play to make direct bookings and find event locations.

Brought to you by the Sorrento-Portsea Chamber of Commerce and proudly supported by Searoad Ferries, with thanks to sponsors Mornington Peninsula Shire, Tourism Victoria, Bayside Automotive Group and the Mornington Peninsula News Group.

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Kangas make a statement PENINSULA LEAGUE

By Toe Punt LANGWARRIN proved once again just how tight the MPNFL Peninsula Division competition is when it recorded one of its best victories in recent times.

Playing Mornington at Mornington is never a happy hunting ground for most sides, however, the young Kangas came to play, led all afternoon and won 13.16 (94) to 10.11 (71).

The Doggies seemed to get their mojo back last week against Chelsea with the return of Michael Gay and Jimmy Cameron, however neither had much influence on Saturday.

Langwarrin beast Matty Naughton is considered one of the best big men in the game and he proved why again on Saturday, beating the league medal winner Gay and playing a vital role in the victory.

Without two of their best players, Gerard Brown and Sean Herdman, the Kangas stuck to their guns and recorded their first win of the season under the guidance of new coach Brad Dredge (Shane Paterson coached the first win against Edi-Asp while Dredge was getting married).

Blake Harkness had a wonderful break out season a couple of seasons back but was back to his best through the middle with a couple of goals, while Nick Tuddenham proved that ability can become reality with a near best on ground performance.

The Kangas have found a genuine goal kicker in Kieran Albanese.

Albanese has booted 21 goals for the season after booting another four on Saturday.

Opposition teams have stated previously that Langwarrin’s ‘good’ is very competitive, however, they don’t do it for long enough – that changed on Saturday.

The challenge now for the young and rebuilding Kangas is to find that level of consistency.

For Mornington, it was a shocking result. Talent-wise and on paper, they have the Kangas covered.

The reality is that the Doggies are a long way off it and slowly losing touch with the top four.

Dominant five goal performances from Pines’ key forward targets Guy Hendry and a returning Tom Bongetti proved too much for Karingal to handle on Saturday.

The Bulls are lean at best down in defence and the Pythons forward power was always going to be the difference between the sides in the end.

However, in saying that, the Bulls were right in the game for the most part, leading by three points at the final change.

The dam walls broke in the last with Pines booting seven goals to one to win 15.12 (102) to 10.5 (65).

While the talk was about the Pines’ forwards, it was key backman Beau Hendry who dominated, along with Luke Potts in the middle of the ground.

Brett Burns and Anthony Joel were among the Bulls’ best, along with youngster Brad Occhipinti, who booted three goals.

Mt Eliza bounced back from its shock defeat at the hands of Bonbeach last week to get the four points against Seaford.

Tigers’ coach Ben Murphy told the RPP Footy Show live on Saturday morning (98.7FM from 9-10.30am) that his team’s performances against the ‘better’ sides in the competition had been poor this season and he wanted a solid, four quarter effort against the Redlegs.

Murphy certainly got that on the weekend, his side trailing by just one point at half time and by ten points at three quarter time. The Tigers booted 2.6 in the third and should have been closer or even in front.

The Redlegs turned up the heat in the last quarter with Rohan Heasley and Justin Van Unen (four goals) taking control and youngsters Blake Millane and Jordan Capkin having a real influence, eventually running out 13.15 (93) to 9.6 (60) winners.

Bonbeach made it two wins on the trot and moved to within a game of the top five with a commanding 16.12 (108) to 10.11 (71) victory against neighbour Chelsea.

Once again, Chelsea’s inability to make the most of their opportunities really did cost them.

At half time the Gulls had booted 2.10 after booting seven behinds in the opening quarter. Bonbeach was 7.6 at the major change.

The second half had little to do with conversion – Bonbeach was simply too good.

Jackson Sole and Justin Bennett dominated all afternoon for the Sharks and Chris Bryan was dominant with three goals.

Alex Trowell made a real impact with three goals in his first game and Shane McDonald finished with four majors.

Grant Trew and Matt Gardiner were the best of the Seagulls, while James Brain and Matty Baxter booted three goals apiece.

Frankston YCW maintained its unbeaten run with a 15.18 (108) to 8.2 (50) win against Edithvale-Aspendale.

The Stonecats booted five goals to one in the third quarter after leading by just 19 points at the major break to break open the game.

Lew Roberts, David Bodley and Jack Greenwood all booted three goals each for the Stonecats while fleet-footed brigade members in Tony Lester and Jai Coghlan dominated.

Mark Meehan booted four goals for the Eagles and Chris Whylie was outstanding yet again in the ruck.

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Seeing Redlegs: Mt Eliza got the points against Seaford, running out 33 point winners. Picture: Andrew Hurst

Get behind the Sharks INTERLEAGUE

By Toe Punt THE MPNFL Sharks will tackle the Northern Football League at Rye’s RJ Rowley Reserve this Saturday, starting at 1.45pm.

Coach John Hynes and his brainstrust, including Edithvale premiership captain Pat Poore, two-time premiership coach Gavin Artico and former Melbourne player Paul Hopgood, have narrowed the final squad to 31 after round six matches on Saturday.

The latest player to withdraw from the squad was inform Somerville defender Scott Simpson for ‘personal reasons’.

The MPNFL Sharks will train at Frankston VFL Park this Monday and Wednesday. The final team of 22 will be named on Wednesday night.

The leadership squad consists of Rik-

ki Johnston (Dromana), Warwick Miller (Morninton), Anthony and Byron Barry (YCW), Mitch Hallahan (Sorrento) and Luke Potts (Pines).

The other 25 squad members are: Kevin Lylak (YCW), Paul Rogasch (Hastings), Timmy McGennis ( Somerville), Beau Cosson (Dromana), Guy Hendry (Pines), Kyle Hutchison (YCW), Aaron Edwards (Pines), Paul Minchington (YCW), Tim Bongetti (Pines), Justin Van Unen (Mt Eliza), Dylan Jones (Bonbeach), Luke Tapscott (Sorrento), Paul Scanlon (Pines), Christian Ongarello (Dromana), Jackson Calder (Mornington), Dale Sutton (Frankston), Luke Hewitt (Hastings), Beau Hendry (Pines), Brenton Credlin (YCW), Anthony Bruhn (YCW), Dan Gormley (Mt Eliza), Ryan Santon (YCW), Shane McDonald (Bonbeach), James Cameron (Mornington) and

Ryan Kitchen (Frankston).

Hynes said he was hoping for a big crowd to get down and support the Sharks.

“Northern Football League knocked over Eastern Football League recently and are expected to have a very strong side,” Hynes said.

“I think we have assembled a very strong and talented list of committed players who want to play with one another and represent our league.

“It’s a wonderful squad, as is the Young Guns Squad (they play Yarra Ranges on Saturday in Healesville) and we believe we’ll put on a great show.

“I really do hope that a big crowd gets down to Rye and gets right behind their footy league,” Hynes said.

The game will also be broadcast on RPP FM (98.7 or 98.3FM).

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The Demons are in strife

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Hillmen climb: Red Hill accounted for Somerville by 31 points. Picture: Scott Memery

this season.

The more experienced Ryan Potter, Tyrren Head and Brent Kenyon all dominated in the back half and Scott Lockwood was back to his vintage best for Sorrento, jumping and marking the footy. He played deep later in the game and looked a lot more dangerous within range.

Red Hill took its biggest scalp of the season, carrying on from its last quarter onslaught last week (against Rye) to beat Somerville.

After last week’s performance against Hastings, Somerville looked head and

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shoulders above any other team in the competition.

However, with a bit of homework from the coaching team and some execution from the playing group, Red Hill’s performance again highlighted how even this competition is.

Nick Walsh, Mitch Wallace and Josh Siverson got the jobs on Tom Shaw, Ben Crowe and Luke Rowe and all of them won those battles.

Harry Larwill played a forward defensive role on Scott Simpson and kept him quiet while booting three goals himself and Dan McNamara provided

plenty of run and drive.

The Hillmen opened up an 18 point lead in the second quarter and went on to win by 31 points, 12.13 (85) to 8.6 (54).

Two things Somerville has to focus on in the next few weeks – do everything to get Lachy Williams back from Box Hill and find themselves someone with experience to run the bench.

A couple of weeks ago, Tyabb appeared to be building towards its first win. It went off the rails a little last week against Crib Point.

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By Toe Punt RYE are in real trouble after being thrashed by arch rival Sorrento in MPNFL Nepean Division football on Saturday.

On a day of celebration for the Demons as they embraced their 2006 premiership heroes on the 10th anniversary, the team on the field let down their past champions with a poor display.

The reality is Rye relies too heavily on their top end talent and don’t have the quality at the bottom end to compete with the best in the competition.

If you can stop the influence of Adam Kirkwood, Ryan Mullett, Kris Bardon, Nathan Henley and Matt Greig, you win the game against Rye, simple as that.

Mullett, as silky and as graceful as he is, doesn’t hurt the opposition, despite racking up 30 touches a week. Bardon was kept to less than 15 touches on Saturday due to the work done by Jack Falck. Henley got a little bit of it but most of it was off half back. Greig was starved of supply but was beaten by youngster James Brigden.

Adam Kirkwood was Rye’s best player, doing an outstanding job on the dangerous Nick Corp, before moving into the middle when the game was already lost.

Dean Milhouse worked tirelessly for the Demons and James Appleford had a real crack all afternoon.

On the other hand, Sorrento were superb in the 21.16 (142) to 13.6 (84) demolition.

Luke Tapscott got the Sharks going with two first quarter goals playing as a forward. He finished with five and more than 25 possessions to be awarded best on ground.

Ryan Williams comfortably won in the ruck for the visitors and Zac Byrns roved to him perfectly, dominating the clearance work.

Where Rye relies on its top end, it was hard not to notice Sorrento’s lesser likes.

Chad Harris booted three goals and along with Danny Stephenson, didn’t mind getting into the heads of the opposition, despite their inexperience.

Max Gardner and Shannon Gladman each had plenty of it and Jack Grant is simply a left foot version of his older brother Daniel, with a little more size.

If these half a dozen players, along with Brigden, are the ‘bottom end’ players at Sorrento, they are in for some exciting times.

They are all classy movers, composed and ready-made senior footballers. There are also at least another three Under 19s that could make their mark

within two points of finding their first win in years.

Tyabb were level with Pearcedale at quarter time, led by nine points at half time and by one point at the last change.

When Ethan Rahilly booted the first goal of the last quarter, the Yabbies looked like they may cause an upset.

However, two goals in two minutes midway through the last to Pearcedale’s Zach Campbell and Glenn Anderson saw the home side take a fivepoint lead.

The Yabbies peppered the goals in the back end of the last quarter but couldn’t find them, finishing with six behinds in the last, one of which came after the siren in a kick that could have won them the game.

Pearcedale coach Jamie Merchan said “Tyabb deserved to win the game”.

“They should have won. Their pressure was outstanding and there’s no doubt they were the best side on the day,” Merchan said.

“If they (Tyabb) can keep up that level of pressure for the rest of the season, I have no doubt a win is not too far away. Mark Paganoni and his team should be very proud of themselves.”

Troy Jacobson and Ben Mitchell were the difference between the sides for the Panthers while Jake Anderson with five goals and Tyson Sparkes, who was back into the Tyabb side, got their top votes.

Devon Meadows led Rosebud by ten points at half time before the reigning premier booted seven goals to two in the second half to win 9.11 (65) to 6.12 (48).

Keegan Downie was again the star with three goals while Ben Dwyer dominated in the middle of the ground.

Meadows’ skipper Jesse Dehey was his side’s best, along with Joel Hillis.

Hastings bounced back nicely against arch rival Crib Point, winning 12.15 (87) to 5.8 (38).

The Blues got off to a solid start but couldn’t shake off the Pies until the last quarter, where they booted seven goals to one.

Nick Gray with three goals, Pete Mawson and Shaun Foster were the best of the Blues while Kain Stratton and Brad Davidson shone for the Magpies.

Frankston Bombers sit in third place on the ladder after a 13.16 (94) to 10.13 (73) victory against Dromana.

The Bombers led all afternoon with Dale Sutton and Sam Fox dominating.

The Tigers are now second bottom on the ladder and little hope of playing finals, despite the good efforts on Saturday of Sam Guerts and Billy Quigley.

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Hastings rack up strong win against Crib Point HASTINGS FNC THIS week the club travelled down to the Crib Point FNC for our annual local derby.

The boys were playing for the Ron Moncrief Shield, and the game certainly didn’t disappoint supporters from either club.

The game was close right up until the start of the last quarter, when our boys steadied to kick away to a very impressive margin 50-odd points.

This week sees all clubs have a bye week which, for our club, couldn’t have come at a better time. It will give all players a chance to recharge their batteries and get ready for our next home game verses Dromana.

Next home game: Hastings FNC vs Dromana FNC at Hastings 28th May. All games start at 10am.

Seniors Report WE took on our local rivals and it is always a tough hard fought contest.

The conditions were very difficult with a big cross wind blowing towards the pavilion side.

This made it a scrappy affair with both sides turning the footy over.

We had control of the game all day but we’re letting ourselves down by missing set shots on goal.

Crib came at us and really challenged but we responded and our physical pressure and ball use in the last quarter was fantastic.

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We ended up with a 50 point win and had 14 more scoring shots, so it was a great day for us.

Nathan Gray had his best game for the club kicking three from on the ball.

Reserves Report WE headed to Crib Point in a must win game, and came out in the first quarter with great intensity and had a first break lead.

Unfortunately our pressure dropped off in the second quarter and Crib Point took advantage.

They outscored us by four goals and we were never able to reel it in as the

breeze made life difficult all day.

A disappointing result after a good start; we go into the bye licking our wounds but will bounce back.

Best afield: Gerry Morsman, Kyle Del La Haye, Daniel Burke.

Under 19s Report WE travelled down to The Nest to take on Crib Point with plenty of confidence that as a team we could be competitive and hopefully steal a win.

We started really well by restricting Crib Point’s run by pressuring them whenever they picked up the ball.

By capitalising on turnovers and

some great ball use Jack Winton kicked our first.

We kept up our pressure and with Fraser Rendall leading the way down back by stopping any forward entries.

We went into the break with confidence that we could continue to build on the hard work we had put into the first quarter.

Unfortunately we seemed to switch off in the second and let the opposition get a run on and if not for the efforts of Sean Hewitt and Peter Megee in the midfield and our great backline the damage would have been a lot worse.

After half time we started to get back to the basics and kept pressuring the opposition into turnovers.

In the last the boys played really well to outscore Crib Point, with Anthony Takac slotting his first goal for the club and Jesse Shore kicking a late one.

Pat Langdale put in a great game across half back, taking intercept marks and clearing the ball out of the danger zone.

Overall we have made some excellent progress in the way we pressure teams into errors. The key for coming games is to then turn those errors into goals for us.

Keep on fighting boys. Well done.

Netball Report A STRONG start by C grade saw them right in the contest in every quarter.

Defenders Courtney Astbury and Sarah Kerr were fantastic and had their best

games for the year. Siobhan is making great improvements with every game.

B grade had a very slow start letting Crib Point get a good lead which was always going to be hard to recover from. A few moves at half time saw a very different team play in the second half. Mikayla moving to goal attack created great opportunities for us to score. Taylah Strange and Amy Goodacre were dynamic in defence and Jorja Gay and Keely Gay provided great drive through the centre. Winning the second half was a great reward for all the hard work.

A break this week will see us all refreshed and ready to keep improving throughout the rest of the year. *** Upcoming Functions: John Coleman Coterie Club Luncheon 21st May at 12pm. Special guest Greg Sewell plus the induction of ten former players/officials into the Hastings Hall of fame, with one legend being inducted. Cost $65.00 single. Bookings through the club 59791740.

Neil “Knuckles” Kerley 28th May at 12pm. Cost $20 single. Also his great mate John Schultz (ex-Brownlow Medallist). Bookings through the club 5979 1740.

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Home not a happy place for the Pies CRIB POINT FNC

By Jared Newton CRIB Point remains winless at home but certainly lost no respect in their clash against Hastings on the weekend.

In a game that was tight for three and a half quarters, a flurry of late goals from Hastings put a gap between the two sides as Crib went down by 49 points.

Defensive pressure isn’t the problem, it’s the avenues to goal which were again hard to come by for the Pies who could only manage five goals for the game in blustery conditions.

Luke Herrington wound back the clock with a great game through the middle and up forward and Kayne Stratton put in another great game in the last line of defence and is fast becoming Crib’s most consistent player.

At 1-5 it’s not a great position to be in leading into the bye but there is some good football being played in patches and with a bit of luck with injuries over the coming weeks there’s no reason why the seniors can deliver a few wins in the coming weeks.

The ressies continued their good form with a solid 30 point win over the Hastings Twos in the midday game.

In what was a scrappy, tough affair, the reserves prevailed with a 2.11 to 1.3 second half to keep the game out of reach.

The hallmark of the ressies side is their defence who only conceded two goals for the day. Lee Koerner was best on yet again in another polished performance across half back. Danny Vercoe, Mitch Davis and Luke Conway were also among the better players providing plenty of drive all day in difficult conditions.

At 4-2 the reserves are in great shape and the biggest problem facing the side is how will 28 players fit into 22 moving ahead. Some hard calls will need to be made over the coming weeks.

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Picture: Emma Davidson

Barn’s charges continued their good form to move to 4-2 with a solid 49 point win over Hastings.

The unders started slowly again in a tight opening quarter but it was all one way traffic after that as Will Larkin, Joel Wisken and Jayden Deas led the way to put the game beyond doubt by three quarter time.

Going into the bye the unders are sitting nicely at 4-2 themselves. They have the cattle to go a long way if their

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discipline holds throughout the year.

NETBALL Our girls were covered in pink as they took the court on Saturday against Hastings.

Our C grade team got the day off to a flying start with a massive team win.

Coach Leah Moncrieff was able to trial many new combinations and the girls came together to put on a great performance.

Ayla Gallageher was brutal in defence, taking opportunities away from the Hastings attack line all day.

In B Grade our girls got off to a great start, winning the first quarter 17 to 4.

The lead again presented opportunities to work with different combinations and players stepped up in unfamiliar positions.

Hastings do not field an A Grade or Under 17’s team so we were able to hit the showers early and head back to the

rooms to celebrate pink round with our Ladies Day High Tea. Thank you to all that attended and donated money or raffle prizes. It was a successful event and managed to raise over $2,900 for the Breast Cancer Network Australia.

The girls will be straight back in to some tough training sessions now in preparation for a tough round in two weeks against Somerville.

WESTERN PORT scoreboard

That’s not a score, this is a score!

By Lance Hodgins IN round seven last year Hastings Football Club defeated Tyabb by the massive margin of 224 points (38.23 to 4.3). This reminded me of the scene in the movie “Crocodile Dundee” when our hero was approached by a gang of toughs in New York. When one pulled out a knife to reinforce his position, Dundee produced a much superior one of his own and proclaimed “Now that’s a knife!”.

As would be expected, it was game over.

Now let’s turn back the clock. The final home and away game for 1929 was held on August 3. Hastings were still smarting from their grand final defeat by Somerville the year before and now had a chance to make the finals again with a big win at home against Dromana.

Their first meeting earlier that year had been a good tussle. Hastings struggled with the strong westerly off Port Phillip Bay which swept the Dromana “lake” and kicked 5.17 to Dromana’s 5.2, only gaining victory in the final few minutes.

Following that match Dromana endured a horrible season; they struggled for players, especially when their neighbour Rosebud fielded a team in the second-rung Peninsula District Association. Consequently Dromana languished on the bottom of the ladder with a solitary win. Short on players and short on practice, they were, however, determined to finish the season and play out each game in a sportsmanlike manner.

August 3, 1929 was a most unpleasant day for football: it had been a typically wet winter and a strong northerly was bringing in plenty of cold air from the snowfields. It would be hard to kick accurately in such a crosswind, and the score needed by the Blues might be difficult to obtain on the eastwest Hastings Park.

When Dromana turned up they had only half a team, but were willing to give their hosts a game.And the goals came in record numbers. Hastings kicked 52.15 to Dromana’s solitary goal. The Blues’ sharpshooter, Les Mentiplay, was already having a good season. On that day, however, he mastered the windy conditions and kicked an unbelievable 29 goals and 2 behinds-a feat even the great champion John Coleman could not equal two decades later. Les was backed up by Eddie Fisher with a modest 10 goals.

What makes the 1929 Hastings score of 52.15 (327) even more remarkable is that the game was called off at half time.

Hastings Football Club premiership team of 1934: (Back row) J. A. McMillan, R. L. Clarke, J. E. Unthank, E. W. Fisher, A. J. Heggen, H. W. Hodgins, N. K. Jones, C. Tolson, G. Parscisson (Trainer). (Middle row) H. Hoddock (Secretary), F. Denham, H. Jack, G. Perrott (Vice-Captain), T. Mirabella (Captain), C. P. Perrott, G. Mirabella, R. Mentiplay, P. Wilson, T. H. Barclay (President). (Front Row) C. E. Horsburgh, B. Wilson, S. Mirabella, L. Mentiplay. (Absentees) R. L Storey, H. Porter.

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