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Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au IN the face of widespread criticism, Mornington Peninsula Shire is now calling for comment on the process it uses to bill residents when apportioning footpath construction costs.

Without specifically mentioning footpaths, the shire has issued a news release “inviting residents to provide feedback on the recently reviewed Special Charge Schemes Policy for Infrastructure Works�.

The review followed a costly defeat late last year for the shire at the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal when Somers residents successfully objected to a plan for them to pay for more than five kilometres of concrete paths through their town.

The shire’s forward planning committee met at Balnarring last week to hear residents’ views on “what walking and pedestrian movement facilities� they would like in Somers.

In its invitation to the meeting the shire attributed its loss at VCAT “an administrative error�.

However, at the time, the landmark decision by VCAT was predicted to have far reaching effects for the shire and any plans it has to build new concrete paths on the peninsula.

The loss at VCAT also followed revelations in August 2016 that showed the shire’s footpath construction scheme was in disarray, with 13 projects being deferred and two others awaiting appeals.

Opposition to footpath construction plans in some areas was a boon to others, with $404,000 being reallocated to fix footpaths at Hastings, Somerville and Bittern.

Sharing the costs of building footpaths had

become so unpopular that the highest support recorded in a survey of property owners for nine schemes was just 28 per cent.

One footpath was rejected by all property owners.

Imposing the footpath costs on ratepayers has also led to some unintended saving with a “typographical error� being blamed for an apparent 42 per cent blowout in the cost of a footpath in South Rd, Rosebud.

Under the council’s own rules, any cost variation above five per cent has to be paid by the shire and cannot be passed on to contributors to the special charge scheme.

As reported by The News in December 2015 councillors were wrongly told that the cost would be $135,000 when the final bill was $191,715 the shire had to pick up the $56,715 (a discrepancy which would eventiually have been paid by all ratepayers).

In April 2016, councillors called a review of the shire’s special charge schemes policy – which can include roads – and the resulting draft policy is now on public exhibition.

The revised policy proposes the following changes: ď Ž Providing an earlier opportunity for community feedback before the formal process of starting a special charge scheme. ď Ž Better “definingâ€? council's financial contribution to schemes. ď Ž Clarifying the process undertaken by the shire in implementing and managing a special charge scheme.

This final point is framed to “assist the community in understanding the rationale behind a scheme�.

The draft policy is available at mornpen. vic.gov.au/haveyoursay or the shire’s Rosebud, Mornington and Hastings offices.

Submissions must be received by 5pm on Monday 24 July.

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Shire ‘muzzle’ bid Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors have rejected a proposed media policy that limited their ability to make public statements and have “off the record” conversations with journalists.

The draft stated that information about the shire could only be released to the media by the mayor Cr Bev Colomb, CEO Carl Cowie, and communications, media and events manager Mark Kestigian.

The policy was drawn up by Mr Kestigian who withdrew it from the Tuesday 13 June council meeting agenda after a majority of councillors expressed concern that it restricted their roles as elected representatives of the public.

Cr Colomb told The News that the draft media policy was “a very early mock-up and [councillors] decided they wanted to create a media and communications policy from the ground up”.

The deputy mayor Bryan Payne said the proposed media policy “treated councillors as employees” and failed to give them the “respect” deserved by elected representatives.

When outlining the need for rewriting the media policy, Mr Kestigian said “media scrutiny and engagement present risks to the shire’s reputation and community confidence in the council and shire operations”.

He said the policy was designed to “help manage constructive working re-

lationships” with the media and “present a consistent and positive image of shire activities and services”.

Once adopted, the policy would ensure communications with the media were “strategically managed with only authorised representatives communicating with media outlets”.

The policy also acknowledges that “media have a vital role in holding [the shire] to account on behalf of the community”.

It warns against whistleblowing saying that there were “procedures” available to report “improper conduct or detrimental action and protect people who make these reports”.

The draft policy states that Cr Colomb, Mr Cowie and Mr Kestigian “are authorised to speak to the media on matters of [shire] policy and operations”. The draft includes the statement that “media inquiries are welcomed and will be responded to promptly”.

Mr Kestigian “declined to comment” three days after being emailed questions from The News about his “draft” media policy.

Cr Payne said the proposed policy inhibited the ability of the mayor Cr Colomb to speak with the media without first approaching communications manager Mr Kestigian or CEO Mr Cowie.

“Cr Colomb is very capable and doesn’t need to go to them first. If there’s an issue relating to my ward [Nepean], I’ll speak on it,” he said.

Cr Payne said the shire’s public relations was being handled “extremely poorly”.

“And you don’t do it by handcuffing

your [elected] people.”

Cr Payne cited a rent increase for The Hastings Club as an example of the shire’s poor public relations The increase recently adopted by the shire was based on the club’s income from poker machines.

“People got the idea there was no basis for it [the rent increase], but when you look at the income from poker machines, it’s a very reasonable rent,” Cr Payne said.

“The shire never really told the public why [there was an increase], which made it diffi cult for the ward councillor [Kate Roper] to explain.”

Cr Payne, a former CEO of the City of Springvale, said a similar situation existed at Noble Park where a football club with pokies was charged a much higher rent than had been historically paid by The Hastings Club.

Details of the draft media policy were first aired on the morningtonpeninsulabandicoot.com website.

The website’s owner, David Harrison, a former contributor to The News, said his article about the policy attracted 900 hits in three days.

“It went through the roof. There were plenty of comments left [on the site], but I’ve nothing from the shire,” he said.

As well as nominating just three people to speak to the media on shire issues, including emergencies and emergency relief and “political matters”, the media policy describes how councillors will be asked to approve quotes attributed to them before the release of statements to the media.

Book, lunch, talk A BISTRO and a bookshop have combined to hold a series of literary lunches, beginning this month with the 2016 Miles Franklin Award winner Alec S Patric, pictured, author of Black Rock White City.

Cakes and Ale and Antipodes Bookshop, Sorrento, will hold the lunches on the fourth Friday of each month, with an author in conversation with a journalist (Gerard Elson will be the journalist conversing

with Patric).

Other “guests” coming to lunch are Melanie Cheng author of Australia Day, on 28 July; Jock Serong, On the Java Ridge, 25 August; and, Jane Rawson, From the Wreck, 22 September.

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Pressure on state over three-storey houses Mike Hast team@mpnews.com.au

Sweet success: A Rose postcard of Portsea in the early 1930s. Note the size of the cypress trees. The windmills were used to pump water.

Story of Rose postcards HISTORY buffs know about the Rose Series of postcards produced by Victorian photographer George Rose’s business, the Rose Stereograph Company.

Many scenes of the Mornington Peninsula were captured by Rose himself before his death in 1942 by which time he was considered one of the Australia’s best photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Rose was born in Clunes in 1861 and later worked in his father’s boot-making business in Prahran while studying photography. In 1880 he founded the Rose Stereograph Company and became famous for producing stereographs, or stereoviews, which gave the illusion of being in 3D when seen through a hand-held viewer, a big craze of the era.

Rose produced stereoviews of the Western Front during the First World War. In all, he took about 9000 images in about 38 countries.

As stereographs lost popularity in the 1920s, Rose switched to production of postcards and decorative cards, and he and the photographers who followed took thousands of scenes around Victoria as well as interstate that became iconic images of Australian life. Many are in the Latrobe Library.

The story of George Rose is the topic of a talk

by Mornington Peninsula Shire’s digitisation officer Murray Adams at Nepean Historical Society’s July meeting.

It is at 2pm on Friday 7 July at Sorrento Museum, 827 Melbourne Rd, Sorrento. Tea and coffee. Gold coin entry for visitors.

PRESSURE is mounting on the state government over planning changes that will permit three-storey houses up to 11 metres high in 10 towns on the Mornington Peninsula.

The 10 towns “eligible” for three-storey houses are Capel Sound (formerly Rosebud West), Rosebud, Dromana, parts of Mt Martha, Mornington, Baxter, Somerville, Tyabb, Hastings and Bittern.

A meeting to explain the changes will be held at Hastings on Thursday night with leading Melbourne planning specialist Professor Michael Buxton as guest speaker. Professor Buxton of RMIT University spent 12 years in senior management with Victorian government planning and environment agencies in the 1980s and 1990s, and has been a frequent critic of planning changes made by both Labor and Coalition governments.

At a rally in Melbourne on 8 June, Professor Buxton warned the changes would benefit the development industry at the expense of residents, including those on the Mornington Peninsula.

Last Friday Mornington state MP David Morris was expected to meet with shire councillors and shire officers to plan how to best oppose the changes, which he said were counter to the provisions of the Mornington Peninsula Localised Planning Statement of 2014.

Members of peninsula community groups have been emailing and phoning each other since the Hastings rally was announced by shire councillor David Gill. “How can we stop these changes?” has been the rallying cry.

Peninsula Speaks, set up by Peter Avery and Christine Haydon in 2008 to promote protection

of the environment, is co-sponsoring the planning meeting, which will be held at 7pm on 22 June at Hastings Community Hub, 1973 Frankston-Flinders Rd. In state parliament on 7 June, David Morris said the planning changes meant “buildings of up to 11 metres and potentially three storeys can now be constructed without a permit”. Mr Morris said this was “being implemented across the Mornington Peninsula, and … will undoubtedly destroy forever the intrinsic coastal character of our towns and villages”.

He said changes to the general residential zone were in conflict with the Mornington Peninsula Localised Planning Statement, which was released in 2014 to great fanfare during the term of the LiberalNationals state government.

“The planning statement sought to recognise, maintain and enhance the special character of the peninsula, and maintain and enhance the character of our towns and villages. The recent changes clearly are in conflict with that state policy,” Mr Morris said.

The shire’s mayor in 2014, Cr Antonella Ceil, welcomed the planning statement and described it as a “monumental moment” in the history of the Mornington Peninsula.

“As Melbourne’s population rapidly accelerates towards eight million by 2051, the peninsula will continue to play a range of complementary roles in tourism, recreation, agriculture and manufacturing, but our community is clear that we are not ‘suburbia’, and don’t want to be.”

Peninsula Speaks co-founder Peter Avery said his group would offer to coordinate opposition to the planning changes. “We need to firewall the peninsula from Melbourne suburban development.”

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Calls for comment on ferry plans SEAROAD Ferries CEO Matt McDonald wants “local input” into the company’s plans for a new ferry terminal and “significant local infrastructure upgrades” at Sorrento.

Searoad announced the project in April and Mornington Peninsula Shire has since started a planning scheme amendment process with the state government.

The amendment was sought after shire officers told councillors that under present zonings the transport terminal at Sorrento pier should be run

by Parks Victoria. The shire wants the state to agree to amend the planning scheme and override the prohibition.

The proposed terminal will be 9.5 metres high and include a cafe, shop, souvenir shop, “Museum at the Bay” and offices for the ferry operator.

The plan also includes a new ticketing building and a larger staff car park. The terminal will have a retractable boarding gantry for passengers to board the ferry directly from the building.

“The Searoad Ferries proposal provides for a modern facility that is capable of servicing the local and tourist passenger numbers between Sorrento and Queenscliff.,” Mr McDonald said.

“The terminal will have increased accessibility for older people and those with a disability. We also plan to offer more car parking spaces, sheltered waiting areas, bathrooms and a retail area that serves refreshments.

“With support from the local community and government, the proposal also includes plans for upgrades for local transport infrastructure along the

Esplanade and the foreshore.”

Mr McDonald said the route across the bay is “the busiest passenger and car ferry service in Australia”.

He said the public, businesses and local organisations can comment on the plans “in person at our community information centre or at Mornington Peninsula Shire, online or via a letter to our office”.

Searoad Ferries community information centre is in the former helipad building, 4 Hotham Rd, Sorrento.

Details: www.searoad.com.au/ sorrento-terminal.

Plans are also available at Mornington Peninsula shire offices and correspondence can be emailed to sorrentoterminal@searoad.com.au or mailed to PO Box 214, Queenscliff 3225.

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Shire wants state money to rebuild sports centre Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au SPECIALIST sports consultants have been hired to source state government money to rebuild the Somerville Recreation Centre which burnt down in May last year.

Mornington Peninsula Shire has set aside $750,000 in its 2017/18 budget to get the project up and running “while discussions with the insurers continue”.

The likely completion of the tender documentation process for the Edward St centre is the end of September.

The shire has Otium Planning Group to oversee the funding application to Sport and Recreation Victoria’s 2018-19 Better Indoor Stadiums Fund towards the $3.5 million four-court stadium.

Otium’s website says it provides services in planning, facility development, management and funding for the sport, recreation and leisure industries throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific. It has an office in Melbourne.

Somerville Recreation Centre’s administration

manager Dale Jaensch said in a letter to the club’s 1500 members that Otium’s appointment was one of the “recent developments” in rebuilding the centre.

He said a meeting to discuss the project in late May was told the shire “would like to address rumours that the venue was under-insured for such an event, which is incorrect”.

Western Port Basketball Association president George Yerondais was at the meeting with shire’s chief operating officer Allison Leighton, chief financial officer Matt Green, facilities manager Mike Scully and Cr Julie Edge.

Mr Jaensch said the council had identified a “lack of communication” with residents and club members as “an area for improvement” in the rebuild.

He said the appointment of a project working group would “help circulate project progressand-milestone dates to the wider community”.

“With the establishment of this working group, Western Port Basketball Association will have more information available to its members in the future,” Mr Jaensch said.

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Car park rent claim ‘nonsense’ STATE road authority VicRoads wants to charge Mornington Peninsula Shire annual rent of almost $22,000 for an unmade car park used by people dropping off and picking up children from schools in Mt Eliza.

The rent claim was described by Mornington MP David Morris as “nonsense� after he called on Roads Minister Luke Donnellan to direct VicRoads to charge a much smaller amount for the land. “What VicRoads is asking for is unfair and unsustainable,� Mr Morris said.

The car park is on the road reserve at the south corner of Nepean Hwy and Canadian Bay Rd. It has been used for more than a decade as an informal drop-off and pick-up place by parents wanting to avoid traffic chaos near Mt Eliza Primary School and Mt Eliza Secondary College.

Mr Morris, a Liberal, has called on Labor minister Donnellan to “facilitate a low-value, noncommercial lease�. “Providing free and short-term parking for parents is not a commercial activity,� he said. “Improving the car park is vital for the safety of drivers, parents and students of the schools in Mt Eliza, which urgently require more safe parking spaces.�

Gravel and wooden bollards were placed on the land about 10 years ago but it was used before that by enterprising parents who parked and walked along a track to the primary school to collect their children.

The primary school has strict guidelines about car parking after years of traffic congestion creating safety hazards. The topic was covered in The News last October (“Parking woes lead to traffic chaos�) after complaints about parents double- and triple-parking outside the school in mornings and afternoons.

Anecdotal evidence suggests some parents arrive up to one hour before school is dismissed so they can find a park and wait for their children.

The school advises parents not to park in certain places including the car park of a veterinary clin-

Wheelie busy: Another typical traffic day outside Mt Eliza Primary School, which will benefit when VicRoads and the shire council finally agree on terms for the rent of a nearby parking area.

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ic on Mt Eliza Way. Others who miss out parking in the service road outside the school collect their children from nearby spots including streets off Mt Eliza Way, St James the Less Church’s car park – and the VicRoads-owned corner at Canadian Bay Rd. Last October primary school principal Brett Bell said the school had battled parking congestion “since the 1970s�. “We have worked with the council, the police and the school community, and implemented lots of strategies to improve the safety of pick-up and drop-off times.�

The school has almost 650 pupils this year.

Speaking in Parliament recently, Mr Morris called on Mr Donnellan to ensure the safety of drivers and particularly of young students by get-

ting VicRoads to reduce its rent for the land. “There has been a long-standing issue with parking in Mt Eliza for the primary school but also Peninsula Grammar, which is adjacent, Mt Eliza Secondary College and, to a lesser extent, St Thomas More Primary School,� he said.

Mr Morris said the federal government had given Mornington Peninsula Shire $280,000 to improve the car park. It would be expanded, more gravel added and parking bays more clearly defined but nothing could be done until the rent matter was resolved.

He said Mr Donnellan had “the authority to lease the property on the basis of a peppercorn price; the minister must do so for the safety of the Mt Eliza community�.

Before last year’s federal election, Liberal Dunkley candidate Chris Crewther (who was subsequently elected to replace the retiring Bruce Billson) and Paul Fletcher, the Minister for Major Projects, Territories and Local Government, promised the money and issued a statement saying the money was “in response to concerns raised by members of the ‘Room to Move’ community group and parents, which led to the former Member for Dunkley Bruce Billson convening a roundtable in September 2015�.

Late last Friday, a spokesman for Mr Donnellan said: “VicRoads is working with Mornington Peninsula Shire to reach a mutually beneficial arrangement that adheres to the Victorian Government Land Transaction Policy. “VicRoads has provided an estimated value for the site. The shire has been invited to provide its own evidence for comparable sites for negotiation purposes. “VicRoads manages a large amount of car park agreements across a number of government agencies. Car parks do not automatically qualify for an exemption under the Land Transaction Policy relating to public use. “VicRoads has sought more information from the shire about the need for car parking and enforcement, and is waiting on this information.�

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Second ‘capped’ budget approved Good vibes: Ross Woodward has brought his life-long love of popular music – and his massive collection of CDs and vinyl – to the peninsula’s radio station RPP-FM. Picture: Gary Sissons

More music a near-impossible mission Mike Hast team@mpnews.com.au ROSS Woodward remembers the first record he bought as an 11-year-old in 1974 – Abba’s first UK hit single Waterloo.

He bought the band’s second UK hit, too – Mamma Mia, which topped the charts in early 1976. Another early buy was Slade Alive just to show the preteen was also into raucous sounds.

For the British boy these early purchases were the start of a magnificent obsession with popular music that has lead to a massive collection of vinyl records, then CDs and now back to vinyl again – and a show on the peninsula’s radio station RPP-FM on Friday evenings at 6 o’clock.

Woodward is perhaps best known in

the region as the founder and owner of public relations company Media Key, based in Frankston, which started in 1991. He lives in Mt Eliza with his family – and many thousands of CDs and records.

Woodward came to Australia for a holiday in 1987 and never left. He scored a job as a journalist with the ABC in Melbourne and later worked for the Herald Sun and The Age before becoming a public relations officer at Mount Royal Hospital in Melbourne and then on the Victorian government’s “Life. Be in it.” fitness campaign, which became a national campaign in 1977. It starred “Norm”, a middle-aged man with a prominent beer belly.

Woodward walked into the office of RPP-FM in Mornington earlier this year and presented his radio show idea to sta-

tion manager Brendon Telfer, himself a former ABC employee. Telfer was looking to revamp the drive-time slot on Fridays, 6-8pm, and Woodward’s show, Mission Impossible, was accepted.

The name? “It’s impossible to fit all the songs I want to play into a two-hour slot,” Woodward said with a laugh.

The radio presenter said his musical tastes are eclectic.

Woodward said he wanted to “share my love of amazing tunes with others and inspire people to make their record collections even bigger”.

He said his kids are into electronica music. “They think pop is dead. I don’t.

But one thing is that they educate me about what’s being created today.”

Mission Impossible is on Friday nights 6-8pm on 98.7 FM or streaming online at rppfm.com.au

COUNCILLORS formally approved Mornington Peninsula Shire’s 201718 budget last Tuesday including a two per cent rate increase.

It is the second year of the state government’s rate capping system.

The waste service charge was increased by 2.1 per cent to $197. It is not subject to the rate cap.

Last year’s rates were capped at 2.5 per cent.

The capital works budget for 201718 is $37.5 million.

The mayor Cr Bev Colomb said “highlights included:  $3.7 million for roadside vegetation management.  $3.2 million for continued implementation of drainage strategy and works program.  $18.4 million for road and car park construction and maintenance.  $2.7 million for footpath construction and maintenance.  $1.4 million to promote the region, industry development and visitor servicing.  $11.1 million for aquatic and recreational facilities including planning for an aquatic centre in Rosebud, and construction of additional recreation and community facilities.  $5 million for library services.  $1.5 million for Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery.  $2.6 million for child, youth and family health services.”

Cr Colomb said projects in a $2.6 million priority program included roadside fire management works, coastal risk mitigation, water conservation programs, support for community gardens, family violence prevention initiatives, heritage review and grants program, and youth and teenage mental health first aid training.

She said it was the “first budget of this council term, and we are looking forward to this budget supporting our recently adopted Council Plan 201721”.

“The budget delivers the programs, projects and initiatives to support and deliver on the Council Plan and its four key themes throughout 2017-18.”

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Author’s gloomy view as ‘angels’ leave our skies Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au WATCHING as a pair of lightweight, sharp-eyed swallows built a mud nest under the eaves of a house in Seaford has, decades later, led to Geoffrey Maslen writing two books warning of the dangers facing “angels of the air” in Australia and overseas.

Editor and author Maslen was inspired by the swallows. “They were the trigger for my interest in birds,” he said on Thursday.

After years of writing books and articles for newspapers and magazines, three years ago the former lecturer in education decided it was time to “write the bird book – something more important than articles for The Age”.

But early research for the book he envisaged as “a celebration of birds to be called something like Angels of the Air”, soon revealed 22 species had become extinct since the arrival of Europeans in Australia and the ongoing threat birds were facing as a result of climate change.

“The change from writing about how wonderful they are to how threatened they are came when I discovered how many species are near to extinction, and climate change is just getting more serious,” Maslen says.

“Both books are a result of my realisation about the threat to birds – a further 150 in Australia alone are endangered – and how little humans are doing to stop the extinction process.”

The books, An Uncertain Future: Australian Birdlife in Danger and Too Late: How We Lost the Battle with

Birds of a feather: The beach stone curlew, top, and eastern curlew are included among photographs in an exhibition by Rohan Clarke at Coolart Homestead and Wetlands. They also illustrate a book about the demise of birds by author Geoffrey Maslen, right.

Picture: Gary Sissons

Climate Change will be launched by Sean Dooley at Coolart Homestead and Wetlands, Somers, on 1 July.

Former Greens leader and senator and environmentalist Dr Bob Brown states in his introduction to An Uncertain Future that the book is a “clarion call for Australia’s brilliant but disappearing birds”.

Maslen is a less optimistic, telling The News that “we’ve probably reached the point where it’s too late … cataclysms will wipe out most of life on earth, including us”.

“I hold fairly gloomy prospects for the future of life on earth,” he says, adding that governments around the world cannot be relied on to lead the way.

Research for the bird book took about three years and the 128-page companion book on climate change was written during the editing of An Uncertain Future: Australian Birdlife in Danger, which is illustrated with photos by Dr Rohan Clarke.

Book launch guest Sean Dooley, who is also known as Birdman and is editor of Australian Birdlife magazine, holds the record for spotting the most species of Australian birds in one year.

Regarded as Australia’s most famous twitcher, Dooley has also written for TV comedies like Full Frontal, Hamish and Andy and Spicks and Specks, and is author of books The Big Twitch and Cooking with Baz. Maslen’s backyard in Seaford is

designed to attract native birds, although he says some species have become too dominant, sometimes at their own peril.

Noisy miners, a honeyeater that lives in colonies, drive out other birds, including the once-common yellow and red wattlebird.

“We created ideal conditions for the noisy miners, which, in the long run, self-destruct by driving away the smaller birds that eat the insects that destroy trees.”

Maslen’s rather ineffective solution is to throw stones at noisy miners.

The equally noisy but more appreciated lorikeet has also “invaded” suburban Melbourne, but Maslen says their occupation is more of a return than colonisation.

“The lorikeets were migratory but now stay here all year because of the flowering trees we’ve planted.”

Although claiming it’s all too late to save the birds, Maslen hopes he is proved wrong, and that his two books will lead to better results.

Geoffrey Maslen’s books An Uncertain Future: Australian Birdlife in Danger and Too Late: How We Lost the Battle with Climate Change will be launched

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Wayne Etcell and partner Dawn Tonge Marg McLean

Honours for four A WOMAN who competed in the 1956 Olympic Games as a teenager was among Mornington Peninsula people awarded an OAM on the Queen’s Birthday.

Marg McLean of Mornington was given the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to masters sport and the community.

Ms McLean was a champion at shot put, discus and javelin, and competed in shot put at the Olympics at age 17 under the name Margaret Woodlock where she finished 12th.

She was Australian shot put champion for six years between 1957 and 1962, and Victorian champion in shot put and javelin between 1956 and 1960.

In the 1990s and early 2000s Ms McLean competed in masters games, winning gold, silver and bronze medals in shot put, discus and javelin at Melbourne and Brisbane.

She was also involved in administration through the Victorian Olympians Club and was a volunteer at the 2000 Sydney Olympics as well as a torch-bearer when the relay went through Frankston.

Ms McLean’s community activities have included volunteering for the Red Cross, which she joined in 1964 and with which she held senior roles; Sports Medicine Australia (promoting first aid); and Girl Guides Victoria including as a member of the state council.

She has received numerous awards from these organisations as well as the state government Joining Marg McLean as an OAM were Wayne Etcell of Somerville, Raymond Morgan of Hastings, and retired peninsula winemaker Nat White, now of Flinders.

Tyabb CFA member Wayne Etcell adds his OAM to his 2015 Volunteering Victoria Met-

ropolitan Volunteer of the Year, known as the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Award.

The OAM was awarded for service to the community through a range of roles including as a bail justice since 2012, a Justice of the Peace since 2003, and Tyabb firey since 2002.

Volunteer, Tyabb Fire Station, Country Fire Authority, since 2002.

Ray Morgan received his medal for service to the community through health and education programs.

A police officer for 35 years, he has been a member of the Younger Onset Dementia Program at Alzheimer’s Australia since 2014, and a member of the Police Community Encounters Program and the Custody Encounters Program at Glen Waverley Police Academy since 2014.

Mr Morgan contributed to a DVD called Living with Younger Onset Dementia, and appeared on the SBS program Insight in 2015 talking about his experiences of living with younger onset dementia.

Nat White is a living legend on the peninsula as a pioneer of winemaking in the modern era (wine

grapes had been planted as early as 1886 but these vineyards had been abandoned by the 1920s).

Mr White and his wife Rosalie bought a failed lemon orchard at Red Hill in 1975 and, inspired by their travels in France the previous decade, planted seven experimental grape varietals.

Main Ridge Estate winery was opened in 1978.

They pressed their first vintage in their kitchen at home in Mt Eliza in 1979 – 20 litres. The first commercial vintage came the following year, and the Whites were granted the first cellar door liquor licence on the peninsula.

Last Monday, Mr White was awarded an OAM for service to the wine industry.

The couple ran the winery for almost 40 years, selling the business in late 2015 to the Sexton family and retiring to Flinders, although Mr White remains a consultant.

His OAM citation states that he was the peninsula’s first qualified winemaker, a foundation member of Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association and a committee member for 36 years, and a ‘consultant, mentor and educator to winemakers for 40 years’.

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

Dog walkers are also beach cleaners, come and see Dogs are wonderful creatures. They bring so much joy and happiness to millions of people, except John Cain who obviously is not a dog lover (“Not dogs of war” Letters 6/6/17).

His unsubstantiated accusations regarding dogs is absolute nonsense.

There are no dogs attacking people or other dogs at McCrae beach. As responsible dog owners we always pick up our dog droppings, as well as broken glass, plastic waste and rubbish.

We have to do this as the mechanical rake can’t seem to find its way to our beach.

The culture of the McCrae dog walkers is one of sharing the beach with everyone, and letting other people enjoy our dogs, as we do.

Why are we banned for eight hours during the day on a deserted beach? This is against the wishes of most dog people.

The rules are too severe, everyone I’ve spoken to agrees it should be leash free for six months, and I’m sure an extra hour in the morning during daylight saving would not impact on anyone.

We are looking into more appropriate rules so we can use an underutilised area better.

John Cain should get up early one morning and join me on the beach, so he can observe for himself the wonderful people and dogs who use this resource.

I’ve been walking this beach for 39 years and have never experienced any trouble. My dogs have always been well trained, friendly, socialised and obedient.

Ron Moore and “Gloria” (my beautiful dog), Rosebud

Beach benefits In relation to Ron Moore’s letter (“Change off-

leash rule in the off season” Letters 30/5/17) I greatly support the idea of this change. I am a young mum with a newborn baby; I have walked this beach with my dog every day of my pregnancy and now walk every day with my new baby and our family dog. I cannot be expected to try get out of the house every day by 9am to get to our local beach to allow myself and my son to not only enjoy our beach but to let our dog do what she loves best, chasing her ball on the sand.

I can also not be expected to do this after 5pm when it is dark.

As a mum it is hard to get out of the house with a new baby and this beach and the community that walks there every day is the one thing that gets us out of the house to maintain a healthy lifestyle. How am I meant to raise my child to have good responsible pet ownership skills, a sense of community and knowledge on how to care for our environment and ecosystem if the council puts restrictions in place that will desert a popular beach in the off-season?

And in regards to John Cain’s letter (“Not dogs of war” Letters 6/6/17) I only walk at this beach because in the past year of walking there every day I have not experienced one single dog attack, the beach is incredibly clean and I trust every man and his dog on that beach around my child as I know the dogs are well trained and good members of our community. Please join my son, our dog and me on our morning walk so you too can see this.

Ebony Lewis (Chet and Mish), McCrae

Restrict dog owners Paula Polson, (“Inclusive dog walkers” Letters 13/6/17) has obviously only read the parts of my letter about irresponsible dog owners that

annoyed her. The various very responsible dog walking groups were never mentioned. I said some dog owners, not all.

While I have not owned a dog for some years, some of my dear friends belong to dog walking groups.

My beef is with people who should not be permitted to own a dog and who allow their canine to run amok while abusing and threatening those who complain to them regarding the wayward mutt. Only this week there was a news story of how a dog owner in Brighton was left bleeding from a serious throat injury from a powerful dog that was unmuzzled and, obviously, too powerful for the female owner to control. The dog had attacked the man’s dog and when he came to its aid, it then attacked him grabbing him by the throat. What happened then beggars belief, the woman vamoosed in the opposite direction with the savage dog, leaving this man bleeding from a serious neck wound to be attended too by others.

That’s the sort of dog owner I was referring too.

What is needed is for Mornington Peninsula Shire to engage more rangers to control these feral owners and their dogs. Perhaps the shire could channel some of the money going into unnecessary consultants fees to putting more feet on the ground to control the foreshore and enforce the local laws that should be obeyed by everyone. My words were neither unwarranted nor ill informed.

John Cain, McCrae

Unreasonable cost The charge of $1108 for processing a straightforward Freedom of Information request is totally unreasonable, as the information asked for should be tracked as standard KPIs (key performance indicators) if [Mornington Peninsula Shire’s] animal shelter is being competently managed (“FoI bill stuns animal advocates” The News 13/6/17). Further, the information should be publicly available as a matter of course as part of the shire’s standard reporting, and regularly provided to the senior management.

Proper governance would also mean that the shelter has clear objectives relating to these KPIs to give reference points for the information col-

lected and reported.

The self-defeating practices of the shelter suggest that the management has no sense of what it’s purpose and goals are. The CEO and his team should treat this as a wake-up call.

Simon Westfold, Bittern

Unfair share After reading the headline “Two sides, but different coin for towns” (The News 13/6/17) it is high time this inequitable distribution of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s funds ceased.

Obviously since the decision to move from single councillor representation in 11 wards to the present situation of multi-councillor representation giving Port Philip side eight councillors across three wards as opposed to three councillors only representing three wards on the Western Port side, the weight of numbers are stacked one way.

Just taking the festival funding allocation of $141,000 to Australia Day in Mornington for a one-day outsourced event as opposed to a measly $10,000 for Hastings as one example and then also compare that with the $19,000 the Western Port Festival received to run its three-day festival conducted solely by volunteers in February 2017 is a disgrace. The Western Festival group was formed in 1987 after the Shire of Hastings decided against conducting Hastings Day in-house and allocated the committee $12,000 assessed as being the cost incurred annually since the inaugural event in 1969. To think that amount has only increased by $7000 over 30 years, notwithstanding use of office space in Hastings Hall, is far from equitable and highlights the need for a dramatic change of attitude from shire councillors and officers.

The economic divide, both socially and materialistically, between the two sides is fast becoming a chasm.

Brian L Stahl, Hastings

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Was this man really a terrorist or was he suffering from severe mental illnesses?

It was reported that he was an ice addict and had other undisclosed illnesses. Questions [remain] of how and why he was allowed to be in the community without proper supervision and follow up with obligations of his parole conditions.

I suggest this is more evidence of failings of our over stretched mental health system and highlights deep flaws in monitoring people on Federal Police watch lists, given he had previously been subjected to [accusations of making] violent threats to an army base in NSW. The Lindt cafe siege is another disturbing case.

Sure Man Haron Monis was Muslim, but he too in my opinion was suffering from severe mental illnesses. How he was allowed to be out on bail with all the pending charges, including assisting his partner to murder his former wife and the many sexual assaults against women in NSW? One of the most compelling disclosures of this case is that the Federal Attorney General’s department had received several violent threats to the armed service men and women serving here and in the Middle East conflicts Australia is involved in. These threats, I believe, were not acted on by the Attorney General’s department.

Why? Australians should remain on a alert to a possible home terror attack, however we must keep in mind more terror is being perpetrated by family violence in Australia.

Last year 71 women were killed by family violence, it is tragically looking like the numbers will be greater in 2017.

Family terror is a reality, foreign terror may be a possibility.

Denise Hassett, Mt Martha

Block to change After the release of the Finkel report and some encouraging noises from the Labor party, it seems the biggest road block to our energy and climate troubles in Australia, is former prime minister Tony Abbott and his minions.

The report’s aims are very modest but would give some real positive signals for investment in alternative energy production. This would drive our carbon emissions down and give us a chance to actually meet our Paris agreement targets. But alas, Mr Abbott and his retinue are at it again, holding Australia back for purely selfish reasons.

Time to go Mr Abbott and let the grown ups deal with this.

Rupert Steiner, Balnarring Beach

Pokies politics in play for election Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au A PUSH against pokies is being planned in the lead up to next year’s state election by a group trying to enlist councils to the anti-pokies cause.

The Alliance for Gambling Reform wants councils to support a campaign calling on both sides of politics in the lead up to next year’s state election to act on pokies reform.

Alliance media and communications advisor Stephen Mayne addressed Kingston Council at a public meeting to hear council budget submissions last week.

He asked council to get behind the campaign to rein in pokies losses by joining the group as a “tier one” contributor and pitch in $25,000 to the campaign.

“The fact that Kingston is in the top ten in the state for pokies losses is disappointing and I know it is a concern for your council,” he said at the meeting.

Mr Mayne – founder of the Crikey news site, a former City of Melbourne councillor and shareholder activist –noted $83.4 million was lost to pokies across the Kingston municipality in 2015-16.

“A very large amount of money. Australia runs the world’s most addictive and dangerous poker machines so you can lose thousands of dollars an hour on our poker machines.”

He said Australians “have the lamentable prize” of being the world’s biggest gamblers per capita racking up $23 billion a year in losses including “about half of that” on pokies.

Mr Mayne said the alliance effectively wants to run “an auction” and lobby the Liberal and Labor parties to publicly declare their position on gambling reform before the election.

“Who can put up the best reform package? That’s everything from maximum $1 bets … [to] increasing the tax which is discounted for some pokies operators, reducing the hours, the marketing to children,” he said.

The Alliance for Gambling Reform website states the group is “a collaboration of organisations with a shared concern about the deeply harmful and unfair impacts of gambling and its normalisation in Australian culture.

“We campaign for reforms of the gambling industry that reduce the harm it causes. We are 100 per cent funded by donations from individuals and foundations that do not have any ties with the gambling industry. We are not affiliated with any political party.”

Moreland, Greater Dandenong, Monash, Whittlesea and Melbourne councils are listed as “Alliance leaders” on the alliance site.

Frankston Council is listed among several councils as an “Alliance supporter”.

Alliance leaders contribute financially to the group’s campaigns.

Organisations on the board are the Australian Inter-Church Gambling Taskforce, Gambling Impact Society NSW, Monash Council, The Salvation Army, The Victorian Local Government Association, Uniting Church, Victoria Inter-Church Gambling Taskforce and Whittlesea Interagency Taskforce on Gambling.

Activist group GetUp! is listed as a supporter.

The Reverend Tim Costello is a spokesman for the Alliance for Gambling Reform.

Former state Labor MP Kelvin Thomson joined the alliance as a campaign manager late last year.

Kingston councillors will consider joining the alliance campaign and contributing the requested $25,000 later this month.

Police patrol Cash handed in A “large amount” of cash was found at Frankston train station and handed in to police last Friday (9 June).

A passerby found the money on a station platform. Police say the owner of the money can claim the cash by confirming the total amount found, the denominations and detailing what the money was contained in.

Anyone who lost the money in the area should call Frankston Police Station on 9784 5555.

Saturday assaults Frankston police were quickly on the scene after reports of assaults and a theft in Frankston on Saturday night (17 June).

Investigators have been told a man was sitting at the Frankston train station with a woman at about 5.45pm when he was allegedly struck by a teenager.

The teen and his friend ran from the scene and were allegedly involved in the theft of a mobile phone and further assaults near Young St. The pair then fled the area.

Police arrived a short time later and arrested a 17-year-old boy from Noble Park and a 20-year-old man from Hallam.

Both have been interviewed in relation to the incident with the teen charged and bailed to appear at a Children’s Court at a later date to face assault and theft charges.

The Hallam man is expected to be charged on summons for similar offences.

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WINTER GARDENING TIPS PLANTING NATIVES: While the weather might be cooling down and our attention turns indoors, there are still plenty of things to be done in the garden. Winter is the best time for Australian natives so why not plant some lovely Australian wattles. If you love climbers, a wonderful winter garden climber is the native sarsaparilla with deep blue pea-like flowers that will brighten up any garden trellis.

FRUIT TREE PREPARATION: For those who want fruit trees in summer, it is a good idea to consider planting heritage varieties in July.

You can get the bare rooted stock from specialist growers, or use grafting to propagate your own heritage fruit trees. Remember, fruit trees need to be planted in a sunny, well-drained spot.

POTATO PATCH: Winter is a great time to

plant potatoes also. Spuds grow well in tubs and garden beds. Make sure you have plenty of organic compost and aged animal manures added to the soil prior to planting.

RAKING: Rake the leaves and pick up twigs, sticks and bark for mulch or to add to the compost heap. Sticks needs to be broken up or use them instead to light indoor winter fires, for a family barbecue or as plant support.

AERATE THE LAWN: Use a garden fork or hire a powered aerator, top dress with a fine layer of coarse sand or loam. If rain is puddling and not soaking in, even after aeration, apply a hose-on soil wetting agent.

PRUNE AND TIDY: While plants are bare you can more easily remove dead or crowded growth or spot invasive climbers and remove them.

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FEATURE PROPERTY

Style and class, this is the ultimate destination Address: For Sale Agency: Agent:

1/11 Ti-Tree Grove, MORNINGTON $1,050,000 - $1,155,000 Jacobs & Lowe, 220 Main Street, Mornington, 5976 5900 Simon Farrar, 0412 734 130

BRAND new, bold and utterly desirable, this striking and luxurious beach side townhouse is one that you would be proud to call your own. The creative design unites cutting edge materials with living spaces that exudes practicality yet sophistication, and the result is stunning with a contemporary residence that delivers a statement worth savouring. A kaleidoscope of colours including an astounding use of natural timber must surely rank the facade of this property as one of the most eye catching you will see, and from the street is a neatly fenced yard

and an aggregate driveway leading up to the double garage. Oak floors welcome you at the wide foyer and lead the way through to a spacious open plan family zone incorporating a meals area opening out to an alfresco timber deck, a welcoming lounge room with gas log fire and a superb kitchen boasting Caesarstone bench tops and premium appliances. The downstairs master bedroom has wool carpets, a walk-in robe and the breathtaking ensuite showcases Carrara marble floor tiles and a frameless walk-in shower with luxurious rain fall shower head. There

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is a handy powder room for guests along the hallway and tucked into the corner off the kitchen is the laundry.

Upstairs is a second spacious lounge room which includes a study nook, and two more bedrooms with built-in robes share the enormous upstairs bathroom. The block has been extensively landscaped leaving little to do by way of maintenance which plays into the excellent location perfectly with beaches and the vibrant Main Street cafe culture just moments away.

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Bowman & Company 168 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 Telephone 03 5975 6888 Fax 03 5975 6288 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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CRIB POINT

$475,000

UNIQUE LIFESTYLE PROPERTY AWAITS - ONLY 3 LEFT!

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$249,000

8 ACRES WITH DUAL OCCUPANCY â&#x20AC;˘Dual occupancy residence on 8 acres of land â&#x20AC;˘Two s/contained homes totalling four bedrooms â&#x20AC;˘Two bathrooms, two living areas & two kitchens â&#x20AC;˘Property is divided into 4 paddocks and zoned low density residential

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243 HODGINS ROAD

159 ERAMOSA ROAD EAST

5A AUSTIN COURT

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DON McKENZIE 0419 955 177

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

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TASTEFULLY RENOVATED RESIDENCE WITH TWO-DRIVEWAYS ON 1,200SQM (APPROX.) - Relaxed living and entertaining comes naturally in this sensational home with a generous floorplan that will be a perfect match for families of all shapes and sizes.

FALL IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - A harmonious blend of elegant proportions and vintage charm unlike any other, this is a home that will capture your heart. Positioned in a highly desirable pocket, you will find everything that Bittern has to offer on your very doorstep.

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Kitchen fitted with quality appliances and stone benchtops Spacious lounge and dining room are complemented by ceiling cornices.

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CRIB POINT 518 Stony Point Road

QUIETLY POSITIONED, STYLISH AND SECURE - Defined by bright interiors and tasteful modern design, this captivating unit will undeniably excite first home buyers, downsizers and investors alike.

CHARISMATIC HOME WITH ENTICING DIMENSIONS ON 1/4 ACRE - Held by only one family since it was built in 1974, this dearly loved home offers light and bright family-sized comfort on a generous land size of 1090sqm (approx.)

Master bedroom with walk-in-robe, ensuite and s/system heating + cooling.

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Generous living spaces include casual dining area and a separate lounge room.

Kitchen features dishwasher and a gas cooktop.

Gas heating, s/system heating + cooling and gas wood heater.

Side access for a boat/caravan, shed with power + single carport.

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5979 2489 reception@robertsandgreen.com.au Lisa Roberts

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Gail Miles

Anna Puszka

Hastings 33 Mariners Way

The perfect home.

For auction.

5979 8833

Saturday 24 June at 12:30pm

4/82 High Street, Hastings obrienrealestate.com.au

Located in the heart of Hastings, this 4 bedroom family home has everything to offer, just move right in. t 4 Double bedrooms, all with built in robes, master with ensuite and walk in robe t 3 Living areas, including a formal lounge with a study nook, an open plan dining/living room and a separate Rumpus room with external access. t Central Modern kitchen with s/s appliances including dishwasher. Ducted heating throughout with 2x split system heating/ cooling units.

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MORNINGTON 19a Empire Street

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Hastings 4,6,7 & 9/ 113 High Street

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Brand new two bedroom apartments NO NEED FOR THE CAR! Brand new two bedroom apartments, situated right in the heart of Hastings along High Street. These well presented apartments are all within range of local shops, medical clinics, supermarkets, coffee shops and restaurants. Set across both levels, each apartment has two bedrooms with built-in robes, open plan living including kitchen with electric stove top, oven and dishwasher. Main bathroom, european laundry, split system heating & cooling, and a private paved deck. Parking for one vehicle below ground and a storage cage provided. No pets permitted.

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For Lease $315 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

When It comes to managing your property, we have an unwavering commitment to place the best tenants into your number one asset. For outstanding service, knowledge and a property management experience that exceeds your expectations, talk to us. Contact Sue, Mellisa, Jess or Liane for any property management needs, to them itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just a job itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a passion. hastings.harcourts.com.au Page 10

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MARKET PLACE

For Sale by EOI closing Wednesday 28th June at 2pm 55 Grant Road, Somerville

Take The Plunge

Federation style charm Address: 33 Myers Road, BITTERN For Sale: $500,000 - $550,000 Agency: Harcourts, 10/14 High Street, Hastings, 5970 7333 Agent: Stephen Harvey, 0410 378 792 IDEALLY located close to shops, transport and primary school, this charming weatherboard home offers sensational value on a fantastic 700 square metre block. Exuding period charm with some modern sophistication, the home has high ceilings and splendid timber floors throughout an open plan living area which also has an open fire place. There is a comfortable lounge with adjoining dining area and to the kitchen is an electric oven and cooktop, dishwasher and island bench. There are three good-sized bedrooms that all share the updated main bathroom which features floor to ceiling tiles and a shower over bath. There is a second living zone and outside are two merbau timber decks and a double garage.

Land Area: 5,037m2 approx.

Returning $181,959 PA (net) Further 3 year option

Building Area:1,841m2 approx.

Lease expires 02/04/2019

Tenant: YMCA

Terms: 10% deposit, balance 60 days

9775 1535 nicholscrowder.com.au

Tom Crowder 0438 670 300 Michael Crowder 0408 358 926

1 Colemans Rd, Carrum Downs

AUCTION

NEAT, AFFORDABLE & CLOSE TO EVERYTHING This delightful three bedroom home is a great opportunity to enter the Langwarrin property market for those wanting a convenient lifestyle. A host of schools are just around the corner, with Elisabeth Murdoch College, St Judes Primary and Langwarrin Primary School, not to mention the community centre all just moments away. This charming home has built in robes to all bedrooms, a formal lounge has gas heating, the kitchen features a four burner gas cook top and separate oven and there is a second living area. The main bathroom has a separate toilet, shower and bath. Step outside to the neat back yard which is securely fenced, creating a perfect area for the children to play or to house the family pets. A garden shed and water tank is at the rear.

Only a short drive from South Gateway Shopping centre or the larger Karingal Hub, transport and Peninsula Link. This property is your invitation to buy in the sought after suburb of Langwarrin.

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

CENTURY 21.COM.AU

AUCTION Saturday 8th July at 1:00pm VIEW Wednesday & Saturday 12:30-1:00pm TERMS 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 days, vacant possession AGENT Richard Whitehead 0412 328 718

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tŝŶĞLJ Žǁ ĂĨĞ

ĞĂĐŚ ŶĚ ŽĨ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ

ͻ DŽĚĞƌŶ DĞdžŝĐĂŶ ĐƵŝƐŝŶĞ ͻ /ŶƐŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƐĞĂƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƚŽƚĂů ŽĨ ϵϬ ƉĂƚƌŽŶƐ ͻ /ĚĞĂů ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĂŶĚ YƵĞĞŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ͻ ůƌĞĂĚLJ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ ůĂƌŐĞ ƉƌŽĮƚƐ ŝŶ ϳ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ŽĨ ƚƌĂĚŝŶŐ

ͻ WƌŝŵĞ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ďĞĂĐŚ ĞŶĚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ͻ tĞůů ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƌLJ ƉƌŽĮƚĂďůĞ ͻ dŽƚĂů ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƐĞĂƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ϴϲ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ͻ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ &ŝŶĂůŝƐƚ Θ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂŶ ĂĨĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ ϮϬϭϲ

ͻ KƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ͻ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŚĂŶĚďĂŐƐ͕ ƐĞůĞĐƚ ůĂĚŝĞƐ ǁĞĂƌ͕ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌLJ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐ͘ ͻ EĞǁ ůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ůĞĂƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ǀĞƌLJ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ƌĞŶƚĂů

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŐĞŶƚ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϱ ϰϱϰ ůŝƐŚĂ DĂĞƐƚƌĂůĞ ϬϰϬϬ ϳϬϬ ϭϲϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŐĞŶƚ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϱ ϰϱϰ ůŝƐŚĂ DĂĞƐƚƌĂůĞ ϬϰϬϬ ϳϬϬ ϭϲϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϵϵ͕ϬϬϬ н ^ s ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ :ĂŵŝĞ ^ƚƵĂƌƚ ϬϰϭϮ ϱϲϱ ϱϲϮ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ Ͳ ^ŽŵĞƌǀŝůůĞ

E ŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ^ƵŝƚĞƐ &Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ

Dŝ DĞdžŝŬŽ

&Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ Ͳ ZŽƐĞďƵĚ

ͻ KĸĐĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdž ϵϱŵϮ ;ŽƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĨƵůůLJ ĨƵƌŶŝƐŚĞĚͿ ͻ ϰ ŽĸĐĞƐ ƉůƵƐ ďŽĂƌĚƌŽŽŵ Θ ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĂƌĞĂ ͻ >ŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ůĞĂƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞŐŽƟĂďůĞ ƐƚĂƌƚ ĚĂƚĞ ͻ DŽĚĞƌŶ ŽĸĐĞ ĮƚͲŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ďĂůĐŽŶLJ

>ĞĂƐĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϯ͕ϴϬϳƉĐŵ н '^d н ^& ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ůŝƐŚĂ DĂĞƐƚƌĂůĞ ϬϰϬϬ ϳϬϬ ϭϲϵ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϱ ϰϱϰ

&Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ Ͳ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

E

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ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ^ĂůĞ Ͳ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

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h K& E & Z Z

ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ^ĂůĞ Ͳ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ

:ŽŽĐĞ &ƌĞƐŚ • Strong takings of circa $450,000pa ͻ >ŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ĞŶƚƌŽ ǁŝƚŚ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĨŽŽƚ ƚƌĂĸĐ ͻ ZĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ • Great weekly takings ͻ >ŽŶŐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽLJĂů ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ďĂƐĞ

ͻ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞĚ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚͬ ƌĞƚĂŝů ͻ Ɛ ŶĞǁ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ;ŝŶĐů͘ ĐŽŽůͲƌŽŽŵͿ • 2,500L grease trap ͻ ϯ ĐĂƌ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ŽŶ ƟƚůĞ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϭϱϳ͕ϱϬϬ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ :ĂŵŝĞ ^ƚƵĂƌƚ ϬϰϭϮ ϱϲϱ ϱϲϮ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŐĞŶƚ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ :ĂŵŝĞ ^ƚƵĂƌƚ ϬϰϭϮ ϱϲϱ ϱϲϮ

&Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ Ͳ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

WƌĞŵŝĞƌ KĸĐĞ ͬZĞƚĂŝů KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ

dŚƌĞĞ 'ƌŽƵŶĚ &ůŽŽƌ KĸĐĞƐ

ͻdŽƚĂů ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ ϲϳϱƐƋŵ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƉůŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚǁŽ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ƚĞŶĂŶĐŝĞƐ ŽĨ ϱϮϱƐƋŵ ĂŶĚ ϭϱϬƐƋŵ ͻWŽƚĞŶƟĂů ŵŝdž ŽĨ ƌĞƚĂŝů ĂŶĚ ŽĸĐĞ ŽŶ Ă ŚŝŐŚůLJ ǀŝƐŝďůĞ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ͻ ďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ

ͻϮ ůĂƌŐĞ ůŝŐŚƚ ĮůůĞĚ ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ ĂƉƉƌŽdž ϰϮƐƋŵ ĞĂĐŚ ͻϭ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ŽĸĐĞ͕ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ ϭϮƐƋŵ ;ΨϳϱϬƉĐŵ н '^d ŝŶĐ͘ KŐƐͿ ͻ^ŚĂƌĞĚ ǁĂŝƟŶŐ͕ ďŽĂƌĚ ƌŽŽŵ͕ ƐƚŽƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀĞƌ ƌŽŽŵƐ͘ ͻDƵůƟƉůĞ ƉŚŽŶĞͬĚĂƚĂ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ Θ ĂŝƌͲĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐ

>ĞĂƐĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŐĞŶƚ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ :ĂŵŝĞ ^ƚƵĂƌƚ ϬϰϭϮ ϱϲϱ ϱϲϮ

&Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ Ͳ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ Ͳ ŝƩĞƌŶ

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&Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ Ͳ ZLJĞ

>ĞĂƐĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϭ͕ϳϱϬƉĐŵ н'^d ŝŶĐ͘ K' ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ůŝƐŚĂ DĂĞƐƚƌĂůĞ ϬϰϬϬ ϳϬϬ ϭϲϵ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϱ ϰϱϰ

ŝŐ ŚĂŝƌ ^ŝƚĞ

ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚͬ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚLJ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ

ͻ ƉƉƌŽdž ϱϳϱƐƋŵ ƌĞƚĂŝů ǁŝƚŚ ĚŽƵďůĞ ĞŶƚƌLJ ͻ ZĞĂƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽĂĚŝŶŐ ďĂLJ ͻ ϯ ƐƉůŝƚ ůĞǀĞůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƟŵďĞƌ ŇŽŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƐŚĞĚ ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ͻ ^ĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ƚŽŝůĞƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘

ͻ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚͬ ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚLJ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ;^d Ϳ ͻ ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ĮůůĞĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂĐŚ ͻ ďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽīͲ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ͻ 'ƌĞĂƐĞ ƚƌĂƉ ĂŶĚ ŐĂƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ

>ĞĂƐĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŐĞŶƚ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ůŝƐŚĂ DĂĞƐƚƌĂůĞ ϬϰϬϬ ϳϬϬ ϭϲϵ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϱ ϰϱϰ

>ĞĂƐĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϯ͕ϳϱϬƉĐŵн'^dнK' ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ :ĂŵŝĞ ^ƚƵĂƌƚ ϬϰϭϮ ϱϲϱ ϱϲϮ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ Ͳ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ^ĂůĞ Ͳ ŝƩĞƌŶ

>ĞƩĂďůĞ ^ƉĂĐĞ Ͳ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ 'ŽůĨ ůƵď

ͻ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ͬ KǁŶĞƌƐ ƌĞůŽĐĂƟŶŐ ͻ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ŽǀĞƌ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ĮƚŽƵƚ ͻ /ĚĞĂůůLJ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ďƵƐLJ ŵĂŝŶ ƌŽĂĚ ͻ &ƵůůLJ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂů ůĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞ

ͻ ϮϬϬƐƋŵ ŽĨ ůĞƩĂďůĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĐůƵďƌŽŽŵƐ ͻ ůƵď ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŽǀĞƌ ϴϬϬ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ͻ ^ƵŝƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĂLJ ^ƉĂͬ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĐůƵď ͬ ǁĞůůŶĞƐƐ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ • Favourable lease terms available

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϳϬ͕ϬϬϬ;&ŝƚ KƵƚ KŶůLJͿ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ůŝƐŚĂ DĂĞƐƚƌĂůĞ ϬϰϬϬ ϳϬϬ ϭϲϵ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϱ ϰϱϰ

>ĞĂƐĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϱ͕ϬϬϬƉĐŵн'^dнK' ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ůŝƐŚĂ DĂĞƐƚƌĂůĞ ϬϰϬϬ ϳϬϬ ϭϲϵ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϱ ϰϱϰ

&Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ Ͳ ƌŽŵĂŶĂ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ Ͳ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

WƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ &Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ

h K& E & Z Z

D/^ >> E Kh^ Mornington Golf Club – 200sqm Ψϱ͕ϬϬϬƉĐŵн'^dнK' K&&/ ^ &KZ > ^ ;DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ƵŶůĞƐƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚͿ Ψϭ͕ϭϬϬƉĐŵн'^dнK'

212 Karingal Dr Frankston-19sqm

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t • Storage unit in Mornington ͻ ƉƉƌŽdž ϲϭƐƋŵ ƵŶŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞnjnjĂŶŝŶĞ ŇŽŽƌ • Commercial pallet racking available • Use for yourself or rent out as an investment

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϭϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ůŝƐŚĂ DĂĞƐƚƌĂůĞ ϬϰϬϬ ϳϬϬ ϭϲϵ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϱ ϰϱϰ

&ƌŽŵ Ψϭ͕ϬϴϯƉĐŵн'^d н^&

6/356 Main Street - 105sqm

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E ^ƚŽƌĂŐĞ hŶŝƚ

1/26 McLaren Place

ΨϮ͕ϵϱϬƉĐŵн'^dнK'

2/10 Blamey Place - 216sqm

Ψϰ͕ϯϮϳƉĐŵн'^dнK'

11 Railway Gve – 220sqm

Ψϰ͕ϱϴϱƉĐŵн'^dнK'

2/28 Main Street – 20sqm

Ψϭ͕ϯϬϬƉĐŵн'^dнK'

ĞĂĐŚ ŶĚ KĨ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

ƌŽŵĂŶĂ tĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞ

ͻ džĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƌŽŶƚĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ĨƌŽŶƚ ǁŝŶĚŽǁ ͻ ^ƵŝƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƚĂŝů Žƌ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚLJ ͻ ZĞĂƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ͕ ƐƚŽƌĞ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌ ƉĂƌŬ

ͻ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƌĞĂ ϭϯϴƐƋŵ ;ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘Ϳ ǁŝƚŚ ϯ ĐĂƌ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ͻ dŽŝůĞƚ͕ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƩĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŵĂůů ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĂƌĞĂ ͻ ϯ ƉŚĂƐĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌ ŚĞŝŐŚƚ ƌŽůůĞƌ ƐŚƵƩĞƌ ĚŽŽƌ ͻ ŽƌŶĞƌ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ĞƐƚĂƚĞ

4/15 Carbine Way - From 12sqm &ƌŽŵ ΨϳϱϬƉĐŵн'^d

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϰϮ͕ϬϬϬ ; &ŝƚͲŽƵƚ KŶůLJͿ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ůŝƐŚĂ DĂĞƐƚƌĂůĞ ϬϰϬϬ ϳϬϬ ϭϲϵ

>ĞĂƐĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϭ͕ϱϬϬƉĐŵ н'^dнK' ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ :ĂŵŝĞ ^ƚƵĂƌƚ ϬϰϭϮ ϱϲϱ ϱϲϮ

& dKZ/ ^ &KZ > ^ ;DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ƵŶůĞƐƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚͿ

, ^d/E'^ Ͳ WZ/D /E h^dZ/ > s >KWD Ed ^/d ^ &KZ ^ >

Suite 2, Level 3/28 Main Street -14sqm

Ψϭ͕ϯϬϬƉĐŵн'^dн^&

ϭϯϵ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ dLJĂďď ZĚ Ͳ ϯϯϯƐƋŵ Ψϰ͕ϴϬϬƉĐŵн'^dнK' ϭͬϮϴ ^ƉĞĞĚǁĞůů ^ƚ ^ŽŵĞƌǀŝůůĞ ͲϮϬϬƐƋŵ > ^ ϵͬϳ dƌĞǁŝƩ ƌƚ ƌŽŵĂŶĂ Ͳ ϭϯϴƐƋŵ Ψϭ͕ϱϬϬƉĐŵн'^dнK' ϮͬϮϭϯϱ &͛ƐƚŽŶ &ůŝŶĚĞƌƐ ZĚ ,ĂƐƟŶŐƐ Ͳ ϯϰϱƐƋŵ ΨϮ͕ϬϬϬƉĐŵн'^dнK' ϯͬϮϭϯϱ &͛ƐƚŽŶ &ůŝŶĚĞƌƐ ZĚ ,ĂƐƟŶŐƐ Ͳ ϯϰϱƐƋŵ ΨϮ͕ϬϬϬƉĐŵн'^dнK' 1, 6 & 7 /27 Progress Street - From 36sqm

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ϭϯϮ ƌŽǁŶƐ ZŽĂĚ ŽŶĞŽ ʹ ϮϲϬƐƋŵ Ψϭ͕ϱϭϳƉĐŵн'^dнK'

KǁŶĞƌ KĐĐƵƉŝĞƌ ͬ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ^ŝƚĞ

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Deputation lobbies for Kananook Creek work Compiled by Cameron McCullough A DEPUTATION from the residents of Frankston waited on Mr Adamson, Minister of Public Works on Thursday morning.

The deputation was introduced by Mr Downward M.L.A. and Crs Oates and Plowman, Dr Maxwell and Mr Mason spoke on the necessity of taking some steps to have Kananook. Creek cleared out, and asked if the Government would be willing to grant £2 for £1 in the event of the residents raising £100 locally towards that object.

The Minister, whilst sympathising with the deputation in their efforts, said it would be no use spending money if the work had to be done over again in a year or two.

Money should be spent on works that would be a permanent good. He promised that Mr Kermode would pay a visit of inspection at an early date, and if possible he would accompany him, and see if some scheme could be devised that would be of a permanent character.

The deputation thanked the Minister and withdrew. *** Letter to the Editor Sir,–Can you tell me what has become of the local officer of the Law? Is he always asleep, or only drowsy?

Does he not see motor cars tearing through the town at the rate of 20 or 30 miles an hour when there is a by-law restricting speed of such to 15 miles per hour?

Why isn’t Rip Van Winkle up and doing?

Could he not raise sufficient energy once a month, say, to prowl around at night and see all the vehicles which go by without any light at all, and are thus

a menace to the public in general and to motorists in particular.

If all this is too strenuous for him, surely he could take action against the geese which daily adorn our main street. Yours etc, TANK. *** Letter to the Editor Sir,–Last week there appeared in your paper a very long letter anent the above, signed by “Local Schoolboy,” in which he starts off with a turn on the “billiard nursery for the youth of the village.”

Not being a night visitor to your little town, I made inquiries, and find that the frequenters of the above nursery are usually men of mature age, and only one youth of under 21 years attends, debarred from enlisting by want of parents consent, or so I was informed.

As to the duty of the men (“unable to go abroad”) uniting to develop the brains of the uprising generation, I am in full accord with.

Is ‘”Local Schoolboy” under the age when men go abroad ? I quite agree that training and culture are of more account, much more, than billiards at any time, only you can’t put old heads on young shoulders, unfortunately, and make them see so.

Your “Local- Schoolboy” then goes on to say that he thinks that “most of us are born with the same amount of brain power.” We may be born with the same amount by weight, but I venture to say not by quality, and your Schoolboy knows so from cold experience.

We will always have drawers of water and hewers of wood, and no amount of example or precept would make them otherwise. What would be the

use of the older men trying to make a Prime Minister out of the above ?

The Prime Minister will step out for himself from the beginning, and most men recognise him at the start.

“Local Schoolboy” then suggests a local debating society, and asks if there is not a “public man in Frankston with enough go to call a public meeting, etc.”

I think you will find many such, quite, capable men, but the men in that position are usually men who have been stepping out on their own all their lives, and when they come to read the letter from “Local Schoolboy” they ask themselves, why they should go out into the by-ways to sift the corn from the husks?

Start a debating society and then practically BE the debating society. I do not know anything about the previous one, or the choral society, but think I know enough of this world’s ways to say that they both died out from the same cause - the withdrawal of the one person who was the mainspring.

As to Sir John Madden (whom everyone admires) and the other gentlemen mentioned, would “ Schoolboy “ say they started in a debating society?

I don’t think so, Everyone kicked out for himself, or those of them who have made any mark in the world.

I just fancy I hear the Dr, after doing his long round of lectures at the University, saying to one of the bright boys of the class, “Now Johnny, will you propound to the class the difference between a boathouse on the beach having the doors on the main road and another having the doors on the sea end ?”

Mr Utber could assist the propounder and no doubt a very excellent debate

would ensue, whilst some of the other gentlemen mentioned could hold the scales with equal poise to see which side won the debate.

Now, Mr Editor, I take it that “Local Schoolboy” is a strong financial supporter of Frankston in its many local channels, and IS the public man who will call a public meeting and start the ball rolling. If so I’ll be as good as my word, and subscribe my HALF GUINEA. *** Frankston Court of Petty Sessions.

Monday 18th June 1917. (Before Mr Cohen, P.M., and Messrs Oates, and Grant, Js.P.) DISPUTED OWNERSHIP OF GOODS, Constable Ryan made application to the Court under Section 61 of the Police Regulation Act for an order directing to whom he would deliver certain goods seized by the police, to wit, 20 lengths of spouting, 18 sheets of corrugated iron and an iron dust bin suspected of being stolen.

The property was claimed by George Coates, timber merchant of Chelsea and also by George Davies, timber merchant of Frankston.

Mr Backhouse, who appeared for claimant Coates stated that in April last, the property in dispute was stolen from Mr Coats’ yard at Chelsea by his son, a lad of a coat 18 years of age and that Davies had purchased the goods from the lad at about half their value.

When afterwards questioned by Coates Davies had denied all knowledge of the goods and had at first made a similar denial to Const Ryan on 1st May last.

On 21st May last Davies was charged by the police with being found in pos-

session of property suspected of being stolen, but the prosecuting sergeant had withdrawn the charge.

George Coates gave evidence bearing out Counsel’s statement and described the steps taken by Consts Ryan and Cole to recover the stolen property.

Const Ryan also gave similar evidence and detailed a conversation he had with Davies when he found the stolen property on Davies’ premises on 1st May last.

George Davies gave evidence that he bought the goods from young Coates believing that he (Coates) was working for his father.

He met the lad in Frankston and ordered certain timber from him. The property in question was afterwards brought down by young Coates. Witness produced a receipt showing that he had paid £9 for the goods.

Mr Backhouse contended that this was not a fair price as the goods were worth more than £13 The police magistrate stated that under the Sale of Goods Act, unless goods were sold in the open market, the seller could give the buyer no better title than he himself possessed. In this case the seller having stolen the goods had no title to them. Davies the buyer had no title either. The Bench therefore ordered that the property be delivered to the owner, George Coates.

The P.M. informed claimant Davies that he could sue young Coates for the money he had paid for the stolen iron. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 23 June 1917

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By Stuart McCullough I’LL admit it; I don’t really understand how the whole thing works. The Internet is, of course, an amazing tool that has revolutionised all our lives.

It’s an endless source of information and entertainment. It’s also an endless source of frustration. Put simply, when it works it’s completely fantastic. But when there’s a glitch, it makes you long for the days when most things could be cured by a simple trip down to the shops. How I miss throwing something into the boot, heading down the street and dragging it out before a startled shopkeeper who would then fix whatever wasn’t working, as if by magic.

I have a software program. Actually, I have several, but for the sake of simplicity, I’ll pretend there’s just the one. This particular software program allows you to record, manipulate and edit audio. It’s quite amazing. Or, at least, it used to be. I’ve used this software for years with very little trouble.

But then I made a fatal and irreversible error – I clicked a button to upgrade my computer’s operating system. I may as well have set it on fire for all the good it did. Suddenly, the program that I had used and enjoyed for years stopped working.

Help is hard to come by on the information superhighway. Actually, it’s not that it’s hard to come by; it’s more than it’s difficult to know whom to believe. I stumbled across a user forum; a sanctuary where likeminded individuals gather together in the search for answers. After scouring posts, I concluded that I needed to get a software upgrade. Being somewhat

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old-fashioned, I did this by walking purposefully into a shop. The last time I’d done it, there were shelves of product. This time, my request resulted in a quizzical raising of a pierced eyebrow before an offer to ‘check out the back’. It was like trying to shop for chocolate eggs at midday on Easter Sunday, hours after the prices have been dropped.

Eventually, I was handed a small, cardboard box and sent on my way.

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what they’re doing. To the extent I felt even vaguely pleased with myself for finding the updated software, this sense of wellbeing quickly vanished as soon as I succeeded in opening the box. The instructions weren’t so much step-by-step guide to installation as they were a major psychedelic experience.

I should assure you that the instructions were in English, but I feel an overwhelming urge to add the word ‘allegedly’. Through trial and error (although I suspect more of the latter than the former) as well as an emergency visit to my tech-savvy brother in law, we succeeded in getting the thing to work. For a time, at least. Unlike the earlier version, it seems that technol-

ogy has an expiration date as surely as the litre of fat-free milk sitting in your fridge door. After just twelve measly months, it stopped working again.

This is where I really ran into trouble.

There was no longer a shop to return to. I had to do everything ‘on line’.

This, it seems, is a truly mysterious process. On the one hand, the internet makes the world a smaller place.

But it also puts more distance between you and someone who might be able to help. Deciding that I could hardly make things worse, I emailed the service centre. This request for assistance probably wound its way half way around the world before ending up in a dark, dank basement of a student dormitory in Romania that serves a

dual purpose of IT hub and utility storage room. Having sent my email and knowing that it would be received in seconds, I stared at the screen, awaiting my reply. After seven hours, I decided to call it a night. Then, something magical happened.

While I was sleeping, I received an email from the software company. It assigned me a case number and a real person named ‘Bogdan’ – which I believe is still a very popular name in some parts of Romania and translates, literally, as ‘God’s gift’ – was my assigned contact. Clearly, with Bogdan on the case, I was in good hands.

Then, twenty-four hours later, they closed off my request for assistance because I hadn’t responded quickly enough. I clicked on the link that was supposed to solve all my troubles to no avail. It took me all the way through to the end before telling me there was a ‘problem’ with my transaction and recommending that I contact the support centre. I knew better than to believe them.

I turned the computer off and on. I unplugged and re-plugged. I chanted, turned around three times and sprinkled holy water over my keyboard (which, as I type this, I’m now beginning to regret) before raising my fists to the heavens and unleashing the anguished cry that only those who have experienced a computer malfunction can truly understand. Now I’m back at square one, waiting for Bogdan to reply. Help me Bogdan, you’re my only hope. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Stonecats still the team to beat PENINSULA LEAGUE

By Toe Punt JUST when everyone thought that the 2017 Peninsula Division premiership race was wide open, Frankston YCW came out on Saturday and once again highlighted that it is still the team to beat.

The Stonecats haven’t been playing the greatest of football in 2017 despite winning games of footy and being equal top of the ladder.

However, on Saturday, with an armoury of VFL, yet local talent, the Stonecats were able to put the new kids on the block in Seaford to the sword.

Just two weeks early, the Tigers were right in the game against Pines, however, on Saturday, they were no match for the more experienced Stonecats.

The general feeling amongst the YCW camp was that they would continue to make improvements throughout

the year under new coach Wayne Capp, who has brought some new styles and tactics to the game plan in 2017.

On Saturday, with VFL talent including Anthony Barry, Anthony Bruhn, Matt LaFontaine, Jake Lovett, Lachy Wallace and Jake Di Pasquale, the Stonecats were at their very best.

One thing that does mean a lot to Frankston YCW Football Club is their people and milestone games – they always find something extra. On Saturday, the incredibly underrated Jai Coghlan played his 200th game.

It wasn’t just the ‘stars’ that shone for the Stonecats though. Josh Butland booted five majors, Matt Debenham is back to his best, Luke Paynter is a star and Macklan Raine is quickly becoming a dominant force in this competition.

The Tigers just couldn’t match the visitors, despite the efforts of Aaron Walton and Dean Rayson with three majors each and the fine performances of Ben

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The Stonecats should have won by a lot more, considering it had 38 scoring shots to 16, 17.21 (123) to 11.5 (71).

MT ELIZA also put its hand up and announced that it is not a spent force in the premiership race, leading for most of the afternoon to beat PINES 11.11 (77) to 10.9 (69) at Eric Bell Reserve.

The Redlegs have been whacked with the unlucky stick this season, copping bad injuries to some of its best young talent, as well as injuries to its key players.

Before the match, Mt Eliza coach Troy Shannon said there were a number of reasons that his side was playing inconsistent footy.

“If I could tell you what the single issue is, we’d be able to work our way out of it,” Shannon said.

“The reality is that there are a combination of things not going quite right at the minute and we need to work through

and around it.

“We were in a similar position last year though and came through it all right, so I’m confident we can do the same again,” Shannon said.

Well, it may have started on Saturday with James Anwyl dominating, Aaron Dunne dominating with two goals and Karl Lombardozzi at his best.

Aaron Edwards kicked six for the Pythons and Tim Bongetti three, however, there was very little additional contribution.

In Beau Hendry’s 200th game, Pines coach Pat Swayne said after the match “the best team on the day won the game”.

LANGWARRIN has lost nine straight games, belted by EDITHVALE-ASPENDALE to the tune of eight goals, 17.12 (114) to 9.11 (65).

Mark Meehan booted four for the winners and Aaron Macguire and Timmy Mannix were superb.

MORNINGTON has kept its season alive, overcoming a slow start to beat CHELSEA 12.13 (85) to 11.4 (70).

Emilio Bitters and Joel Miller were outstanding for the Dogs while Peter McGettigan booted three goals.

Grant Trew was named Chelsea’s best while Curtis Bywater booted three goals.

BONBEACH had 10 goal kickers in its massive 22.14 (146) to 5.5 (35) win over KARINGAL. Trent Dennis-Lane added five goals to his nine last week while Dylan Jones spend some more time forward and finished with three goals, along with Owen Hulett, Shane McDonald and Beau Bailey. Mark Tyrell was also back and dominated.

Jake Kelly, Nathan McDonald in his first game, Grant Paxton and Michael Burke were the best of the Bulls.

Bombers need to improve for flag tilt NEPEAN LEAGUE

By Toe Punt FRANKSTON Bombers will need to improve considerably if it is to go one step better in 2017, despite getting over the line against Rosebud at Greg Beck Oval on Saturday.

The Bombers were beaten all over the ground for the large majority of the afternoon, however, in a really tight contest, a couple of dubious umpiring decisions early in the last quarter swung momentum Frankston’s way and it was able to record a 10.9.69 to 7.14 (56) victory.

Rosebud led at every change and by as much as nine points late in the third quarter, however, it did cost itself dearly also with inaccuracy in front of goal.

For a 20-minute period in the second quarter, Rosebud completely dominated the contest, however, four behinds, two out of bounds on the full and one that trickled over the boundary line cost them a match-winning lead at the major interval.

Matters weren’t helped for Rosebud when star forward Keegan Downie went down with what appeared to be a broken ankle in the first quarter.

Frankston often have a ‘targeted’ player for the opposition each week and clearly, on Saturday it was Sean Downie – he received a lot of attention, not all of it within the spirit of the game. He was wrapped in ice from head to toe after the game.

Rosebud has been inaccurate in front of goal all season and it was only a matter of time before it caught up with them. On Saturday, even if they converted three of those seven second-quarter chances, it would have been enough to win them the game. It was a tight contest and a four-goal break was always going to be enough to win.

Frankston just wasn’t playing good enough footy to come back from that and frustrations flared as a result.

Frankston was unaccountable in defence and the forward lacked firepower.

The only player that looked dangerous at any time was Sam Fox, however, he managed just one goal.

In Frankston’s defence though, it did go into the game without Michael Maiorino, Scott Foster, James Degenhardt, Allan Williams and Josh Chapman.

Picture: Andrew Hurst

Bombers coach Beau Muston conceded on the RPP Footy Show on Saturday morning that his forward structure was a concern. It looked at sea again on Saturday.

Their goals came from midfielders.

Matt Harris booted three and was good all over the ground, and Jason Kingsbury (two), was the best player on the ground. Along with Harris and Kingsbury, Dale Sutton was the only other consistent contributor.

Ben Dwyer again proved that he was the best ruckman in the competition, beating Ryan Kitchen comfortably, while Matt Baker was one of Rosebud’s best given his ruck work, help in defence and three goals when he went forward.

Greg Bentley was outstanding also, however, was a catalyst in the inaccuracy in front of goal. In saying that though, he kicked one of the goals of the year with a left foot snap from 45 metres.

At the end of the day, Muston would

be happy to take away the four points in a game I’m sure he would concede that his team was outplayed – it’s a sign of a good side that wins games when they’re not playing well.

However, if it is to match Sorrento, and we get to see it first-hand this Saturday, there’s a lot of improvement that needs to come. Alex Harnett will return, which is important.

For Rosebud, I suggest goal kicking practice, both from set shots and run-

ning at goal. It’s been threatening to hurt them and on Saturday it cost them the match.

Reigning premiers HASTINGS is another team that is far from playing its best footy but still manages to win games.

The Blues were lucky to escape on Saturday though, coming from behind to beat a gallant SOMERVILLE. Whilst the Blues have been a little lucky at times this season, the Eagles have been the opposite – it led all afternoon only to be pipped on the line.

Paul Rogasch proved to be the difference between the teams, the MPNFL star booting five goals for the Blues.

Adrian Speedy continued his dominant season for the Eagles.

SORRENTO trailed DEVON MEADOWS by three goals midway through the last quarter and only led by 22 points at half-time, however, a 15 goal to four second half saw the Sharks win by almost 100 points, 23.13 (151) to 9.5 (59).

Chris Dawes and Nick Corp booted five each for the Sharks and Luke Tapscott was best afield with four goals while a further eight players contributed on the scoreboard.

Jesse Bowe was once again the Meadows’ best, dominating the ruck work.

CRIB POINT overcame a sluggish start to get the job done against PEARCEDALE, winning comfortably in the end 13.12 (90) to 9.12 (66).

Dean Warry booted four goals for the Pies and coach Brad Arnold was again sensational with a best on ground performance. Luke Murray and Matt Cottrell were the best of the Dales.

RYE trailed TYABB early in the match but the visitors got their noses in front late in the second quarter and went on to record a 18.6 (114) to 8.8 (56) victory.

The Demons are now just a game and percentage off fifth place, along with Somerville and Red Hill, while Dromana is four points clear in fifth after playing an extra game.

Tim Churchin and Adam Kirkwood each booted three for the Demons while Oscar Whitty and Ben Trivett were again outstanding.

Darcy Underwood was very good for the Yabbies and Jake Anderson was amongst the best in his 100th game.

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Langy licks its wounds as Somerville soars SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie CELLAR dweller Mooroolbark ended Langwarrin’s unbeaten run last weekend while Somerville Eagles recorded the second win of their inaugural State League season.

While the Barkers were surprising the football world with a 3-2 win against the league leader in State 1 South-East, Somerville Eagles were soaring to a 3-0 win over Old Mentonians in their State 5 South encounter at Mentone Grammar.

A Ciaran McConville corner in the 31st minute gave the Eagles the lead and a McConville cross in the 56th minute found Liam Morgan sliding in to volley home from close range.

Pat Acha cut in from the left and completed the rout in the 73rd minute.

Bailey Henderson came off the Eagles’ bench and won a penalty following a superb through ball by Alex Colville but when Henderson blew the conversion he was subbed.

“We have definitely turned the corner and we are really starting to gel as a group,” said delighted Eagles president Felix Arena.

It was a different scene at Lawton Park as four goals in the final eight minutes found Langy players trudging towards the dressing room with glum faces after unexpectedly losing their unbeaten record.

Aaran Currie and Kieron Kenny went closest for Langy in the first half but a superb turn by Mooroolbark’s Ross Clark in the 78th minute and a firm low shot inside the far post broke the deadlock.

An excellent interpassing move in the 85th minute involving Liam Baxter, sub Caleb Nicholes and Connor Belger ended with Belger drilling a low right-foot strike past Barkers keeper Rob Havercroft to make it 1-1.

Within a minute Mat Luak had tucked away the rebound following a blocked Nicholes shot and Langy had an unlikely lead.

A couple of minutes later and it was 2-2 after Mooroolbark striker Sam Klepac had been bodychecked and converted the resultant penalty with ease.

Three minutes into injury time a draw seemed certain until a George Whiteoak howler gifted possession to Klepac and he made no mistake from close range for a dramatic decider.

Langy’s State 1 rival Mornington fared no better slumping to its fifth league defeat at home this season.

Its defensive woes continued when it went down 3-2 to Casey Comets on Saturday.

Aaron Root partnered Steve Elliott in central defence for the home team and recent signing Sam Orritt debuted in a wide left role.

But it was another new signing, Comets’ capture Delfin Mosebe from Springvale White Eagles, who caught the eye.

The winger from Equatorial Guinea was making his first start for his new club and had a hand in two of Comets’ goals.

Mornington started on the front foot and star striker Ryan Paczkowski forced Comets keeper Faraz Zenoozi into a save low down at his near post after just three minutes.

One minute later Mornington was in front after Chris Reid sent Paczkowski clear and he pinpointed his left foot strike inside the far post.

Simon Mur should have extended Mornington’s lead when he broke through in the 26th minute but shot straight at Zenoozi and Comets levelled in the 27th minute after Mosebe crossed from the left and a defensive mix-up between Mornington keeper

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Somerville success: Eagles defender Kevin McCormick.

Picture: Darryl Kennedy

Kris McEvoy and left back Jack Truelove allowed Comets midfielder Ray Markley to nip in and poke the ball home from close range.

Allando Matheson had the chance to capitalise on more poor defending in the 33rd minute but took too long to shoot and the sides went in level pegging at the break.

Mornington went back in front in the 60th minute via an Elliott Capel own goal after the Comets defender and Mur both attacked an inviting Paczkowski cross swung in from the right.

Another own goal, this time from Mornington’s Elliott in the 73rd minute, made it 2-2 after Markley’s shot was blocked and Elliott was trying to cut out a shot on the rebound from substitute Andy Stubley but only succeeded in deflecting the ball past McEvoy.

A slick move and fine finish by Matheson sealed Mornington’s fate in the 78th minute.

Mosebe and Jesse Martindale combined wide on the left before the latter cut the ball back to Matheson who shielded well then turned and smacked a firm low strike inside the far post.

Mur went close in the 80th minute and in the 90th minute Matheson

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chipped the stranded McEvoy but the ball struck the bar and was cleared.

Comets are playing a friendly against Doveton at Comets Stadium on Tuesday at 7.30pm and the match will feature a Chilean striker that the club has signed pending the processing of his international clearance.

Peninsula Strikers drew 1-1 away to State 2 South-East leader Eltham on Saturday and earned praise from gaffer Craig Lewis.

“It was a strong performance and we were unfortunate not to take all three points having hit the post and having one cleared off the line,” said Lewis.

“Young Aiden McKenna is just 16 and he had an excellent game at left back.”

Strikers were without defensive linchpin Chris McKenna, who was working in Sydney, and Tom Hawkins who was suspended after accumulating five yellow cards.

And gun striker Aziz Bayeh was forced off with a hamstring injury after 22 minutes and was replaced by Trevor Johnston.

An own goal in the 59th minute gave Strikers the lead but Eltham substitute Peter Koskos equalised in the 81st minute.

Frankston Pines lost big Ioasa Saemo to a straight red card in the 22nd minute of its State 2 South-East home game against Mazenod on Saturday but the 10 men stood tall to record a stirring 1-0 victory.

The pivotal moment came in the 57th minute when Francois Armansin broke down the left then cut inside and squared the ball to Jack Wrobel whose lay-off was slotted home by Matt Davis.

“It was a huge team performance and to hold our shape, stay organised and persevere was outstanding. No wonder the boys were spent at the end of the match,” said Pines head coach Paul Williams.

A huge plus for Pines was the return of CJ Hodgson from Comets and don’t be surprised if there is more good news on the playing front this week.

Seaford United might be down but it’s not yet out judging by Saturday’s crucial 1-0 home win over fellow struggler Doncaster Rovers.

Harry McCartney reports that Seaford welcomed the return of former captain Marcus Brownlie to shore up the defence.

Brownlie and former Berwick City player James Ashby were among a

number of changes made by senior coach Paulo Pinheiro in an attempt to drag his side off the bottom of the State 2 South-East ladder.

Ace Seaford striker Dylan Waugh settled the issue just before half-time when he ran onto a long punt downfield from Seaford keeper Harrison Burgess and tapped the bouncing ball over the head of Rovers custodian Daniel Ciric into the unguarded goal.

Burgess turned in a man-of-thematch performance making a series of top-quality saves.

Doncaster came close in the 76th minute but Chris Pascal-Therios watched in dismay as his shot was cleared off the line by Seaford defender Admir Music.

Skye United maintained its promotion push in State 3 South-East with a thumping 7-0 away win over struggling Sandringham on Saturday.

Stand in skipper Marcus Collier, deputising for suspended Mark O’Connor, kicked off proceedings in the first minute lashing home a loose ball in the box to put the visitors ahead.

From there it was all one-way traffic, as Daniel Attard tapped in a Michael Putson cut back in the 29th minute and Wumjock Jock got on the end of a Jason Nowakowski cross with the last kick of the half to make it 3-0.

Attard continued Skye’s dominance in the second half and his finish from a one-on-one triggered another barrage of goals.

A red card for a handball on the line to Sandringham’s Ben Harris in the 55th minute worsened matters for the host but Nowakowski put the resulting spot kick wide.

But Nowakowski made amends in the 68th minute when his cross found Attard whose diving header completed his hat trick.

Jock notched his own hat trick in the 75th and 81st minutes and the hiding was complete.

Baxter won bragging rights for 2017 when it defeated bitter rival Rosebud Heart 1-0 on Saturday in their State 4 South derby battle at Truemans Road.

To rub salt into Heart’s wounds the winner came from the man Heart fans love to hate, controversial Scottish striker Mark Pagliarulo.

Former Heart midfielder Alan Lipsett forced a superb save from Heart keeper Sean Skelly in the 55th minute.

Lipsett gathered the rebound then cut the ball back to Pagliarulo who drilled it home with his left foot from close range.

Baxter custodian Francis Beck won his personal battle with Heart hitman Dave Greening which had a major bearing on the outcome.

Beck was well supported by excellent defensive displays by Owen Kilner, Frank Ntim and Heath Goss.

This weekend’s games: SATURDAY 3pm: Morwell Pegasus v Langwarrin (Ronald Reserve), St Kilda v Mornington (Elwood Park), Seaford Utd v Heatherton Utd (North Seaford Reserve), Eltham Redbacks v Frankston Pines (Eltham North Reserve), Berwick City v Peninsula Strikers (Jack Thomas Reserve), Skye Utd v Dingley Stars (Skye Recreation Reserve), Rosebud Heart v Endeavour Utd (Truemans Road Recreation Reserve), Noble Park v Baxter (Norman Luth Reserve), Somerville Eagles v Drouin Dragons (Barber Reserve).

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Begg scores first city winner from new set-up

By Ben Triandafillou MORNINGTON trainer, Grahame Begg, scored his first metropolitan winner since re-launching his training career on the peninsula last year.

Begg saddled up the grey mare Phoenix Park for her seventh start with the trainer in the $40,000 The Cove Hotel Handicap (1400m) at Sandown on Wednesday 14 June.

Phoenix Park ($31) was sent out as an outsider but travelled into the race from sitting three wide to score by a short neck from Diapason ($4), with the Peter Morgan-trained Whirlpool ($9) finishing a further length and a half away in third.

With seven unplaced starts in New South Wales, Begg has turned Phoe-

nix Park’s form around to now having four wins from her past seven starts.

“We were absolutely delighted with the win,” Begg said.

“Hopefully its onwards and upwards from here.”

The victory gave jockey, Jamie Mott, his 100th win for the season and bought up Begg’s 14th winner since setting up his training operations at Pinecliff, Mt Eliza.

The win is likely to be Phoenix Park’s last start for the trainer as it heads to the Inglis Great Southern sale next week.

“Unfortunately, she is heading to the sales but it was great to get a city win with her,” Begg said.

City Win: Jamie Mott rides 100 th winner for the season aboard the Grahame Begg-trained Phoenix Park. Photo: Racing Photos

Unbeaten women’s teams can’t be separated

By Ben Triandafillou THE Mornington Football Club’s senior women’s side have kept their unbeaten status with a draw against Endeavour Hills on Saturday.

Both teams came into the match with a perfect record and were looking to take the top spot in the Division

Flying high: Endeavour Hills and Mornington clash for the top spot in division two. Photo: Supplied

Two South Eastern Women’s Football League.

Endeavour Hills came out firing, having the first five scoring chances of the match and finished the first quarter to lead by two goals.

Mornington started to fight back in the second quarter but couldn’t make much ground.

However, the third quarter was dominated by Mornington with most of the ball in their forward half and ended the quarter to lead by eight points.

It came down to the final minute in the fourth quarter where Mornington led by seven points.

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a behind before booting a goal in the dying seconds to tie up the game, bringing the final score to 5.8.38.

Mornington football club coach, Gary Sanford says the match fittingly ended with a draw with nothing to separate the sides.

“It was a bit disappointing to get a draw but it was good to see the two top teams battle it out,” Sanford said.

“It was perfect conditions for footy with the teams still unable to be seperated.”

Sanford says the team played well with special mentions to Imani Francis and Rebecca Waymouth who led the charge from the centre against Endeavour Hills.

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Life Member pleads with AFL South East

By Toe Punt ONE of the most respected people in local football, MPNFL Life Member Mark Hustwaite has pleaded with AFL South East to work together with clubs and not to make decisions for the benefit of the minority.

Hustwaite, who is willing to assist the league to help improve clubs, has been involved in the MPNFL for more than 30 years, is a life member at Rosebud and Pines football clubs, is a premiership player and coach, interleague coach and currently the football manager at Rosebud. There’s not much ‘Hussy’ hasn’t achieved in our game.

Without question, Hustwaite is well qualified to comment on the health of the competition and the proposed AFL South East changes.

In the past week, Hustwaite has received unexpected calls from AFL South East general manager John Anderson and football manager Cam Roberts to discuss his club’s stance on the proposal.

Hustwaite made it clear to both of them that his club and surrounding clubs were united in their thoughts on the proposal.

Hustwaite, who agreed that it looked as though AFL South East was trying to ‘divide and conquer’, said it appeared that AFL South East has a template on how our local competition should be structured.

“However, they are not taking into account the unique features of our competition and its geography,” Hustwaite said.

“It is well known that divisional football and promotion/relegation

work in other regions and metro competitions. This template does not suit our region. Nepean Division has been in a very healthy state since becoming more geographical in 2006,” Hustwaite said.

“In this region over the past 30 years, several alterations have been made to the competition that have not served the clubs well. Generally, clubs who have been ‘promoted’ have struggled in the higher division – it has hurt the club by breaking up local rivalries, reducing their ability to raise funds through lower gate takings/canteen and other sales. The pressure to perform also demands that the clubs spend more to remain competitive, however, they are restricted in their ability to raise as much.

Hustwaite said if Rosebud was placed in ‘Division One’ and lost rivalries against Rye, Dromana and Red Hill, it could cost the club as much as $40,000 in revenue each year.

“AFL South East is attempting to legislate for the small number of clubs who are struggling. The clubs in our region who are ‘struggling’ are in this position for one or a combination of reasons.

“We need to address club issues in changing demographics, financial position, links between junior and senior clubs and the retention of youth/teenage footballers. Junior boys’ football in this area (in the smaller townships) has been in a sad decline for quite some time.

Right now, I would say it’s almost at its weakest in 10 years.”

One questions how that would compete against Cranbourne, Narre

Warren, Berwick and Beaconsfield.

Hustwaite said altering the structure of football in this region may only create a ‘quick fix’.

“Rather than have the options presented to us as the ‘only’ choices, we need to use the AFL resources and professionals within our region to work with the clubs who are struggling and address their individual needs,” Hustwaite said.

“If we can achieve the aim of improving the ‘health’ of every club that would like assistance, this would make for a sustainable local football environment. There may be some clubs who need to investigate alterations to the competition they are in, but wholesale change is not required.

“What we need right now is to get the AFL South East right behind us and work together for the best results in local football,” Hustwaite said.

Watching it all unfold with a keen eye is Southern Football Netball League (SFNL), who may also be impacted with the AFL South East recommendations, given region divisional football may also impact their member clubs including Cerberus, South Mornington, Skye, Lyndhurst, Carrum and Chelsea Heights.

However, SFNL General Manager David Canizzio would not be drawn into making comment.

“I respect the process that AFL SE is going through and I’m sure there will come a time when it will be appropriate to make comment,” Canizzio said.

E L F F A R MAJOR 2017 RIZE 1ST PR

Hastings win a HASTINGS FNC On Saturday the Hastings Football/Netball side played host to local rival Somerville in what was a fantastic day of local sport played between too very competitive clubs. The main game saw Hastings see off a fast finishing Somerville to come away with a thrilling one point victory in front of a large crowd.

Our women’s side travelled to Morwell East and had a resounding victory, their second big victory in as many weeks. The women are travelling along very nicely under the fine tutor ledge of John Mitchel.

It’s wonderful for the club as we move forward. If you get a chance please come down and support the girls.

Our netballers played a very good side in all grades but unfortunately all teams went down on the day. Not through lack of effort the girls took it up to the opposition but will learn from this result and come out next round bigger and stronger.

Our next game is up against the Sorrento FNC at Hastings. We need as many of our members and supporters to get down and support the club in what will be another fantastic day of local sport. All games will commence from 10am.

Seniors Report We hosted Somerville in what loomed as a massive game for the club as we have a tough period coming up in the next month. The game was very important to keep our momentum going, so to come away with a hard fought one point win was very satisfying. Our endeavour all day was outstanding to keep ourselves in the game we took our opportunities in the last quarter to take the lead got challenged late but held on under immense pressure.

Very proud of the boys efforts today. We now need to stay focused on the job at

hand as our next challenge is Sorrento.

Reserves Report We came across Somerville, a team we haven’t beaten for a while. In a first quarter where we played with a little caution; it was fairly even. I spoke with the boys at quarter time to take a bit more of a risk which they did. We really started to slice them open through the middle of the ground. Probably our skill errors kept it close for a bit.

After halftime we were definitely playing the better footy. We just needed to taking the risk and clean up the skills. We eventually came away seven goal winners which was a great effort as we had a few injuries to deal with. We move to the undefeated Sorrento in two weeks which will be a fantastic challenge for myself and the boys!

Best players Chris Watson, Ash Harrison and Josh Ward.

Under 19s Report This week we hosted Somerville, who have been strong all season.

We started strongly with all of the boys showing commitment to the contest. Our midfield led by captain Peter Megee and Lachie Barton were giving us first use and clearing the ball regularly to our forwards.

Going into the second we stayed with Somerville but couldn’t capitalise on our scoring opportunities. The boys worked hard and applied tons of pressure to a fast Somerville team. In the end we held Somerville to under 60 points but couldn’t convert our points into goals, kicking three goals nine points. But another honest effort that shows great improvement for the second game in a row. Keep at it boys, the wins are coming. Best on the day Lachie Barton, Will White, Joel Taylor and Michael Tanner.

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Pies fly high on victory

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Netball Report A very chilly start to the day saw D grade up and about and ready to put their best game forward. Sheryn Mock once again in the gold shooter position was holding strong and finishing off shooting accurately. It was a real arm wrestle for most of the match with Fiona Kain’s enthusiasm and work rate a huge benefit to this team, continuing to lift her team mates throughout the match.

D grades best match of the year so far just falling short of a win by 6 goals.

C grade faced their biggest challenge of the year so far against ladder leaders Somerville. They definitely took it up them with Jaimi Gay and Grace Williams continuing their fantastic form in the goal circle finishing off the defenders hard work, but unfortunately couldn’t get the win. They achieved their highest score for the year so far against the top team and proved the hard work they are doing at training is paying off come game day.

B grade lacked the fire power they needed when they also faced the top of the ladder team in Somerville.

Somerville proved too strong and to be a very well drilled team with a great understanding of the game and combined very well as a team.

Something for our newly formed team to strive towards. The biggest positive to come out of the B grade match was the fact that they scored the highest score more than any other club against them so far this season.

Another week off for our club this

week and then the run home.

Womens Football Report Hastings vs Morwell East 26.29 - 0 Thanks to generous support from the Benwell family and Graham Cole we secured a bus for our road trip to Morwell, leaving the club shortly before 10 on a sunny but chilly winters Sunday. The sun continued to shine for most of the game, Morwell’s ground was in great condition and the girls came out with the intention of sticking to their game plan. Swift movement through the corridor and tremendous team work proved beneficial for our girls, our lead after the first quarter gave me the opportunity to play the girls in different positions and they all played their role in the win.

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CRIB POINT FNC

By Jacob Collins IN a bit of a step back with the results D grade unfortunately went down by 23 however the result did not reflect the game. It was even for most of the game our girls just got blown away a bit in the last quarter. Lesli was back in form taking out BOC with a stellar performance in shooter.

C grade suffered their first loss of the season to a newly improved Pearcedale.

The girls fought back every quarter reducing the margin to just 1 during the last quarter but unfortunately Pearcedale held on securing their win by 2. Still sitting on top our girls will bounce back ready for a massive game against Somerville this week. BOC went to Amie for her solid performance in keeper.

B grade seemed back into their strong form with a 44 goal win. Alicia took out BOC with a ripper job in defence. The pressure down the court caused many turnovers showing a great team effort.

The girls look set to take on their rivals this week.

With A grade having 4 girls out some girls had to step up but that didn’t stop them from having a 25 goal win. Credit to Molly, Holly, Brooke, Casey and Dobbo for making that leap. BOC went to Tessa who completely took control in defence and had an amazing game.

With a very close rivalry in all grades of netball, both teams are going to be fighting till the last second to take that win! Let’s support all our girls in what will be an amazing four games of netball next week.

It was a big day for the Crib Point U19’s with a comprehensive 6-0 goal

first quarter setting the standard for the remainder of their hit out against the Panthers. Harri “daddy” Dekleuver had the kicking boots on slotting 5 goals in what was a dominant display up forward whilst Khai Jones was equally impressive snagging 4 big ones. The team dominated clearances all day and showed great effort in locking the ball in their forward half. The run and flow the boys showed within their gameplay was the best it has been all year and is now something to strive towards. Strong contributions across the field and a team first attitude allowed the unders to maintain a high quality performance and they consequently ran away with a 101 point victory. Best players for the day were H.Dekleuver, J.Wisken, J.Smith, A.King, K.Jones & D.Henry. Next week poses a challenge for the side who will be looking to continue on with their good form when they come up against Somerville.

The Reserves were coming off a disappointing loss to Rye and were eager to get back on the winners list.

The first quarter was a tight contest with both sides struggling to make the most of their opportunities. Poor skill errors from Crib Point allowed Pearcedale to get out to a 2 goal lead early in the second quarter as they started to control the match. The Pies stuggled to move the ball cleanly and were lucky to kick a few late goals and only trail Pearcedale by 5 points at halftime. The third quarter saw a more determined 2’s side as Crib Point worked harder around the stoppages and clawed their way back into the game.

Attacking run from the Magpies defenders saw some nice transitions of play but Crib Point didn’t take advantage of their

quick ball movement and blazed away in front of goal. After dominating the third quarter the Pies only took a 10 point lead into the last with the game still very much in the balance. Pearcedale kicked a goal early and never stopped coming at the Magpies but weren’t able to cause an upset, Crib Point kicked away late in the last and recorded their third win for the season finishing with a 26 point victory.

Paul ‘Dabbsy’ Dadds and Brodie Hill both finished with 2 goals each and took strong contested marks all day whilst Ben “Ralph” Wigan also chipped in with 2 goals. Tyler Wilton and Tim ‘Mr.Reliable’ Malcom were brilliant across the halfback line.

The senior side also set out to get back on the winners list after a disappointing loss to Rye last week. It was a slow start for the team but this was accounted for when the team delivered a strong second quarter, establishing a 15 point lead to round out the half. The second half saw the Magpies and Panthers almost break even although a late flourish from the Panthers saw them gather momentum throughout the final term. It was firstgamer Will Larkin who stood up kicking the sealer to secure the win for the Magpies, also providing the highlight of the day after having come up from the U19’s. Ben King and Zak “Bart” Dekleuver put in good efforts in the ruck department whilst Brendan Phillips held down his defensive post and provided run off of half back in what was an endto-end game. The seniors win rounded out what was an extremely positive day for the footballers having secured 3 out of 3 wins on a day which celebrated and recognized the efforts of their past players. GO CRIB!

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