23 January 2018

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Treasure map: Esther, of Tyabb, found one of the plants while taking part in the Junior Rangers program at Coolart, near Somers. Picture: Gary Sissons

Junior rangers’ summer action YOUNGSTERS can join Parks Victoria’s junior ranger program over summer to find out about national parks and reserves with a ranger.

The junior ranger program aims to get children aged six12 and their families exploring and appreciating the plants, animals and environments of the state’s parks.

Activities in national parks on the Mornington Peninsula include “minibeast” discovery walks, signing up as a wild-

life detective, being a flora explorer or going on a rockpool ramble.

Those who can’t make it to one of these activities can go to the make and do section of juniorrangers.com.au to download information to take parks or reserves. There is also a junior ranger mailing list.

Junior ranger activities are free. Book at juniorrangers. com.au or call 13 1963.

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ORGANISERS have been forced to find a bigger venue after inviting Mornington Peninsula property owners to discuss forming a communityowned power company they predict could half electricity bills within six years.

“By year six, we would be keeping around $165 million per year in the pockets of our local community for a further 20 years,” the invitation issued by Magnus Mansie of the People Power Company Mornington (PPCM) said.

This saving could grow to 75 per cent if enough people became involved.

Mr Mansie says PPCM’s proposal is to “fund, build and own together, a renewable plus storage, private electricity company to serve the needs of all ratepayers within the shire”.

The move for a privately-owned power company follows the announcement by Mornington Peninsula Shire of its “partnership” in a “community grid project” with United Energy and GreenSync “to harness the power of demand response and facilitate the uptake of new renewable energy technologies” (“Project aims to defuse power spikes” Page 12).

Mr Mansie said PPCM had a team of “engineers with international, largescale project design and delivery experience, national economic experience and international ethics experience”.

The company’s plan for power consumers to not be reliant on “government or corporate actions” involved building “renewable generation capacity as well as storage”.

“It is intended that Mornington Peninsula Shire ratepayers and the employees of the company will be the

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“Our goal is to remove every ‘rentseeker’ currently engaged in our electricity generation and supply. We will model the solutions in partnership with the only distributor on the peninsula, United Energy, and those positive discussions have already commenced.

“If you can’t have panels on your roof or don’t like the look of them, no worries, your shares may be held in panels on a solar farm, for example, but these details are yet to be finalised, after we know the interest from ratepayers.”

Mr Mansie said the more ratepayers involved with PPCM “the bigger the savings and efficiencies”.

“To become a local generator and retailer, provides the biggest efficiencies and to achieve that, the community buy-in must be strong and after this week’s response, we are hopeful that will continue,” he said after announcing it had been necessary to call a halt to acceptances for the company’s first public meeting at Shoreham on Friday 2 February.

The invitation was sent out through to those on the community group Peninsula Speaks’ email list.

“Please consider coming along to hear and then discuss this exciting proposal that enables us to solve our electricity crisis ourselves, for the lowest costs and in the most efficient manner, in the interests of all,” the invitation stated.

The response was so great that the meeting venue was moved from the CFA station at Shoreham to a church, but that too was filled within days.

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A-Day celebrations peninsula-wide CELEBRATIONS are planned right across the Mornington Peninsula for Australia Day on Friday.

The national day will be bookended by barbecues and breakfasts at Mt Eliza, Hastings, Dromana and Rosebud and ending at night with fireworks at Rye and Mornington.

In between those times there will be entertainment, food stalls and children’s activities at Mornington Park and a walk or run event at Rosebud, before breakfast.

Members of the biggest mosque in Melbourne, the Baitul Salam Mosque (House of Peace) at Langwarrin have issued an invitation for the public to tour the mosque and meet local Muslims while enjoying a free barbeque and cricket.

Worshippers will finish Friday prayers at the mosque before watching a flag raising ceremony. The mosque is in Leisureland Drive, Langwarrin and will open its gates to the public at 2.30pm.

At Mt Eliza celebrations organised by Mt Eliza Rotary Club at the Village Green include free food and entertainment from 9am until 12.30pm. The formal program including the flag raising conducted by 1st Ranelagh Scouts and the Australia Day address from ambassador and Nine Network journalist and presenter Brett McLeod starts at 10.10am.

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A free sausage sizzle breakfast will be available for all and free Australia Day flags and show bags for the kids.

Australia Day program: Hastings foreshore 9am–2pm: the Emu Plains market on the foreshore, scouts free barbecue breakfast, free children’s activities and live entertainment.

Mount Eliza Village Green 9am– 12.30pm.

Mornington Park 3pm–9.30pm: non-stop music, food stalls, amusement rides, free children’s activities, street parade and fireworks.

Dromana Foreshore 8am – 1.30pm: free breakfast, art and crafts, animal farm and live entertainment.

Rosebud Village Green 8.30am– 1pm: family exercise with a 5.3km run/walk or 10k run followed by free community breakfast, live entertainment and children’s activities.

Rye Foreshore 12.30pm–9.30pm: free sausage sizzle, entertainment and activities, finishing off with fireworks from Rye Beach.

Sorrento Bowls Club 10am – 3.30pm: morning tea, children’s activities, barefoot bowls with raffles and prizes.

Sorrento – Portsea RSL 11am–5pm: free barbecue lunch and live bands.

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Happy Australia Day! There’s something for the whole family this Australia Day. On Friday 26 January enjoy music, markets, fun runs, fireworks, BBQs and bowling.

We encourage you to head out and spend some time with your community at one of the many events being held in Hastings, Mount Eliza, Mornington, Dromana, Rosebud, Rye and Sorrento.

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Red Hill: Cr David Gill Our rural roadsides contain a large part of the 8% remnant indigenous bushland on the peninsula, yet we do little to protect them from introduced weeds like blackberries and Patterson’s Curse, and unnecessarily harsh clearance programs. VicRoads, power companies, Council and governments must cooperate more to safeguard these valuable wildlife corridors from extinction. Farmers shouldn’t have to accept the spread of weeds onto their properties because of poor road reserve management.

Fortunately, Council has committed an additional $50k for noxious weed control to the $2.1m roadside vegetation management total in this year’s budget, and is developing a $190k Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan.

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The Briars - it’s your backyard!

We want The Briars to become a part of your backyard – a place you love to visit and return to often – and we want your ideas for its future. Stop by the Briars Visitor Centre on Wednesday 24 January (4 – 6 pm) or Saturday 27 January (10 am – 12 pm) to share your ideas or have your say online: mornpen.vic.gov.au/briarsfeedback

January Briars: Crs Bev Colomb, Rosie Clark, Sam Hearn Mornington Peninsula Shire will install fully-accessible public toilets in Mornington, designed to cater for people with high-care needs and replace an existing poor condition facility on Octavia Street near Empire Street Mall. $2.2m works joint-funded by the Victorian Government, Mount Eliza Junior Football Club and the Shire at Emil Madsen Reserve Mount Eliza will provide additional junior AFL, cricket, netball and parking facilities and are expected to be ready for the winter season. Mount Martha House now has an on-site Community Development Officer engaging with the community to plan activities programs and to redevelop the space as a community house. The house offers playgroups, lunches, hire spaces and more. mornpen.vic.gov.au/mtmarthahouse

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Thank you to our community, emergency services and local businesses for working with us towards a safe New Year’s Eve.

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Around the peninsula Seawinds: Crs Simon Brooks, Antonella Celi, Frank Martin Dromana Preschool received $200,000 through the state government’s Growing Suburbs Fund, in addition to the Shire’s $100,000, for an upgrade of the 40-year-old facility that will allow the school to accommodate 33 children, and will feature new storage and facilities.

Dromana Community Hall is closed until midFebruary while the toilet facilities are refurbished to include an accessible toilet and parents room.

The construction of a new change room amenities building and associated infrastructure at the Rosebud Olympic Sports Pavilion are due to commence late-January. The $3-million-dollar upgrade will include six multipurpose change-rooms, new amenities and storage space for groups and clubs.

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Speed limit changes We’re currently proposing speed limit changes on a number of roads. These include Bruce Road in Mt Martha, Davies Road and South Beach Road in Bittern, Watt Road in Mornington as well as Jetty Road in Rosebud and Truemans Road in Tootgarook. mornpen.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay

Weekly recycling bin collection remains in place until 2 February, when fortnightly collections resume. View collection dates in your area: mornpen.vic.gov.au/my-neighbourhood

government’s Nepean Ward Safer Communities Fund are planned to be installed in key hotspots throughout the Rye foreshore, pier and carnival area in time for Easter 2018. The Rye Township Plan includes improvements for the foreshore, township and Point Nepean Road.

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Council proposes to build an aquatic centre including an indoor pool, gym and associated health, fitness and wellbeing facilities and invites community input for consideration on the length of the main pool: 25-metres or 50-metres. Have your say at: mornpen.vic.gov.au/rosebudaquatic

Nepean: Crs Bryan Payne, Hugh Fraser Booran Parade, Tootgarook has been updated with traffic treatments, including the installation of raised safety platforms at three locations, to improve road safety in the area and reduce speeding traffic. CCTV cameras funded under the federal

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Watson: Cr Julie Morris Mornington Peninsula Shire has celebrated the progress of the Somerville Recreation & Community Centre rebuild with the pitching of the project sign on site. The Shire has now obtained the planning permit and construction will start within the coming weeks. The new stadium will feature four multi-sport indoor courts, femalefriendly change rooms, an umpire change room, a first aid room, tournament office, as well as storage and car parking, and better public areas in the recreation centre.

Cerberus: Cr Kate Roper The Hastings Streetscape Renewal Project has received $1.9 million through the state government’s Growing Suburbs Fund, to match the Shire’s $1.9 million. The project involves the redevelopment of the High Street streetscape including updated pavements, street furniture, feature paving and landscape planting, in addition to the revitalisation of all pedestrian laneways, rejuvenation of the dilapidated public toilet and construction of a new public car park. The project aims to unify High Street by creating a local link of regional significance connecting the community to the activity centre, civic and recreation destinations and Western Port Bay.

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Australia Day – Free entertainment Community Youth Awards, free breakfast 8 am – 1 pm, Dromana Foreshore AusDay Fun Run, free breakfast, 8.30 am – 1 pm, Rosebud Village Green Free breakfast, raffle, music, CFA truck 9 am – 12.30 pm, Mount Eliza Village Green Emu Plains Market, free BBQ breakfast 9 am – 2 pm, Hastings Foreshore Devonshire tea, bowls, raffle, sausage sizzle 10 am – 3.30 pm, Sorrento Bowls Club Free BBQ, live music, 11 am – 6 pm, Sorrento-Portsea RSL Free BBQ, fireworks, 12.30 – 9.30 pm, Rye Foreshore Street parade, Wendy Matthews and The Voices, rides, fireworks, 3 – 9.30 pm, Mornington Park

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Lions Club of Mount Martha, Australia Day Flag Raising, 9 am, Mount Martha Village Mount Martha Australia Day Swim, 8 am – 12 pm, Mount Martha Life Saving Club Balnarring Cup, 10 am – 5 pm, Balnarring Picnic Racing Club Psychic and Wellbeing Festival, 10 am – 4.30 pm, Mt Eliza Community Centre Red Hill Community Barbeque, 12 – 3 pm, Red Hill Community Park

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Gig on the Green, 2 – 8 pm, Village Green and Rotary Park, Mount Eliza Red Hill Community Market, 8 am – 1 pm, Red Hill Rec Reserve The Ultimate Gut Health Workshop, 12 – 4 pm, Dromana Community Hall Cobs Peninsula Film Festival, 4 – 10.30 pm, Rosebud Village Green Victorian Junior Carnival, 8.30 am – 4 pm, Mornington Yacht Club & Mothers Beach Sorrento Bay Swim 2018, Sorrento Foreshore Pier to Perignon Swim 2018, 11.15 am, Sorrento Pier Mornington Racecourse Market, 9 am – 2 pm Queens Baton Relay, 9 – 11 am, Sorrento Park Emu Plains Market, 9 am – 2 pm, Balnarring Racecourse – 25 Western Port Festival 2018, Hastings Foreshore Blues at the Briars 2018, 11am – 11pm

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Western Port Whiting Challenge, Hastings Boat Ramp Mt Martha Sufferfest Triathlon Festival

For a full list of Shire events including community markets and local music please see our website. mornpen.vic.gov.au/events View the list of 2018 Council Meetings in the advert in this paper or online: mornpen.vic.gov.au/councilmeetings2018

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Calls to ‘open’ gifts register Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au PRESSURE is building for Mornington Peninsula Shire to make public a register of “gifts” to councillors and council officers.

Anything listed in the register under the terms of the shire’s Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy is audited annually by the Victorian Auditor General’s Office.

Audit results are passed on to council’s risk and audit committee, but not made public. Councillors are now openly questioning the policy and its statement that: “Gifts, benefits and hospitality received must not create a real or perceived sense of obligation that may lead to a perception of preference or conflict.”

The policy also states: “Councillors and council staff are to ensure that attendance at private functions does not have potential implications for council’s reputation or image or may cause an actual or perceived conflict of interest.”

The gifts register at Frankston Council is open to public scrutiny and includes gifts ranging from $5 to $700, including council staff accepting hospitality at AFL and VFL games, tickets to peninsula events such as the Lights by DreamWorks experience featuring wellknown children’s characters including Shrek, Mornington Racing Club horse racing events and tickets to Frankston Arts Centre productions.

Calls for the shire’s gifts register to be made public have gained momentum since revelations that shire CEO Carl Cowie was a guests aboard the cruise ship Seabourn Odyssey hired by promi-

nent businessman and Portsea property owner, Lindsay Fox (“Shire boss on Fox ‘party’ cruise”, The News 11/12/17).

The seven-day Mediterranean “procreation cruise” in July 2016, from Athens to Venice, appropriately timed to coincide with Mr Fox’s 8oth birthday in April 2017. Mr Cowie has stated that there was no need for him to add his presence on the cruise to the gifts register as it was made during approved leave at no cost to council.

Calls for the register to be made public also come in the lead up to the expiry of Mr Cowie’s current employment contract with the shire.

Councillors must give Mr Cowie six months’ notice if they decide to advertise – rather than automatically renew the job that comes with a salary package of about $400,000.

It is understood councillors will discuss the gifts register at a closed briefing before the first public council meeting of the year on Tuesday 30 January.

The mayor Cr Bryan Payne - who was not a councillor at the time of Mr Fox’s “conception cruise” - has told The News that Mr Cowie’s trip “could look like a conflict of interest if it didn’t have council approve”.

Former mayor Cr Bev Colomb – who was a councillor at the time of the cruise – said she had not been “part of an approval process”. She believed the gifts register “needs to be accessible to the public”.

Cr David Gill has this week offered his opinion, saying that the shire “should have a council registry of gifts that is publicly accessible” (“Shire’s gifts register should be public” Letters page 16).

“A public gifts registry is another important element in showing our community that we take our Council responsibilities seriously,” Cr Gill stated in his letter.

Former state Liberal MP for Mornington, Robin Cooper, who was also a long term councillor with the former Shire of Mornington, last week called Mr Cowie’s reasons for not registering the type of “gobbledegook” that would be approved by Sir Humphrey Appleby of the “Yes Minister” TV series. ”It seems Mr Cowie and his councillors think they should be subject to a much more lenient level of public scrutiny [than state and federal MPs in declaring gifts},” Mr Cooper said (“Council should have transparent ‘gifts’ list” Letters 16/1/18).

Mr Cooper was also critical of four shire councillors who did not respond when asked if they thought accepting a free cruise on a ship hired by a prominent ratepayer should be declared on the shire’s gift list.

The four councillors who did not respond in any way were Simon Brooks, Sam Hearn, Kate Roper and Rosie Clark.

The ship hired by Mr Fox costs about $200,000 a day to charter and can carry more than 450 passengers. His guests included actor Hugh Jackman, TV personality and Collingwood Football Club president Eddie McGuire, retail billionaire Solomon Lew and his Premier Investments CEO Mark McInnes, mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest, former Crown Casino boss and horse breeder Lloyd Williams, the Pratt family and politicians Bill Kelty and Jeff Kennett.

Clad in his art ARTIST John Vanderwerf makes striking image when posing with one of his aluminim sculptures at last Thursday’s opening of the Mornington Art Show.

Vanderwerf says he aims for his art to be novel and new.

His works in colourful alumium panels more often seen on building exteriors are suited to wall hangings, table centrepieces and garden ornaments.

There are more than 800 artworks in the Mornington Art Show at the Peninsula Community Theatre, corner of Nepean Highway and Wilson’s Rd, Mornington until Australia Day, Friday 26 January.

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Anglers dig deep for Tahlia ANGLERS taking part in this year’s Western Port Whiting Challenge will have more on their mind than just fish.

They will also be able to enter a raffle to raise money for Tahlia Birch who was recently diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. She has since been operated on will undergo five weeks of radiation treatment when she is well enough. This will be followed a few weeks later by chemotherapy.

The 10-year-old, who has previously won the junior girls’ section of the whiting competition, is recuperating in the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Tahlia’s mother Sharon has been sleeping beside her while her father, Andrew, has been travelling back and forth looking after her brothers Kyle and Lucas.

This has put immense strain on the family as Andrew has been unable to work as his first priority is to ensure his family is taken care of.

Organisers hope money raised through the whiting challenge raffle will save Andrew and Sharon worrying about day-to-day expenses, especially rent and petrol. Andrew will then be able to relax a little, take time off work and look after his family.

Major prizes to be won at the whiting challenge on Saturday and Sunday 3 and 4 March include an aluminium boat, trailer and outboard motor. Entry fees cover both days, breakfast each day, barbecue at the presentation and entry into the draw.

Entries received before 21 February are seniors $50 and juniors $25. Online entries after 21 February are $65

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and $35 respectively and are excluded from any early entry draw. Online entries close 5pm, Thursday 1 March.

A community raffle to support Tahlia and her family includes a twofoodies’ prize packs, pamper prize,

barbecue prize, spotters/anglers prize and kids prize.

Hopefully, Tahlia and her parents can make it to the presentations to draw the winning tickets.

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Planning for Pt Nepean’s future Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au A MASTER plan for the development and use of Point Nepean National Park released on Sunday incorporates an “optimum mixed use scenario” that includes accommodation ranging from camping (short term and glamping but no long term caravans) to a boutique hotel.

Two wings of the 1960s officer cadet accommodation and a former office building are targeted for demolition while space has been set aside for two new unidentified buildings.

Much of the master plan will depend on private investors in partnership with the government.

With the whole of Point Nepean and adjacent waters regarded as an area of Aboriginal cultural heritage sensitivity the master plan’s key initiatives aim to “heal the site, ecologically and culturally, through collaboration with the site’s traditional owners, with the aspiration for eventual joint management of the park”.

Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio said an initial $3.7 million would be used to provide such “early initiatives” as hiring new staff and establishing camping areas.

The money will also see the appointment of a Point Nepean advisory group (reporting to the Parks Victoria Board), repairs to Defence Rd out to Fort Nepean, upgrading the Quarantine Station disinfecting complex and new signs.

Parks Victoria says it will need a

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minimum $1.6 million annually for “business as usual” at the park and more to implement the master plan.

“This plan is about better protecting and conserving the Point Nepean National Park – but also making sure visitors can make the most out of this incredible area,” Ms D’Ambrosio said.

“We’re employing new staff and introducing new camping areas to make sure all Victorians can visit this iconic destination – while maintaining its rich history and environment.”

Withis a business case yet to come, it is estimated the government will need to spend $142 million to realise the master plan. This amount will be boosted by private investment, al-

though the government will need to spend an estimated $22m on core parts of the master plan “necessary to enable partnerships or private investment”.

However, $23m is needed to attain “core deliverable projects” such as conserving heritage buildings, providing the traditional owners with a “keeping place”, demolishing buildings and infrastructure for events at Jarman Oval.

A further $18.24m of government money is needed for projects aimed at increasing visitor numbers, including a new jetty. The government would be a partner for a shuttle around the park, bike sharing, guided access to Aboriginal sites, a sea kayak trail and glamping.

Nearly $34m is estimated to complete projects proposed in the “master plan vision”. These projects to be done “as funding is made available” include upgrading and extending bush and coastal trails and lookouts; extra car parking; Gunners Cottage precinct; “landscape healing and regeneration; conserving forts and gun emplacements.

A $62m “partnership investment” is listed for “ongoing process for lease arrangements, use and conservation of heritage buildings (internal building fitout)” and “potential new buildings”.

Leases will be limited to 50 years, with approved commercial “partnership” activities including accommodation (“supported” by restaurants, spas,

“wellness” and events); art (exhibitions, performances and residencies); hospitality and retail (“from worldclass restaurants, to cafes, to wine bars, to provedores, to markets”).

Recreation within the Quarantine Station precinct includes walking, cycling, fishing, picnicking, beach access, croquet, youth activities and children’s play as well as such annual events as swimming competitions, charity walks and runs and polo.

Major events and private functions at the park are attended by 35,000 visitors a year, with a projected 60,000 visitors in the future.

The master plan says benefits outweighed risks in deciding that a new jetty would allow visitors to arrive by boat, including for nature-based tourism (diving, snorkelling, wildlife viewing, sightseeing and heritage tours) and to support marine education and research.

Point Nepean is seen as a research “crossroads for specialists and the public” into coastal and terrestrial ecology, “traditional owner knowledge of country and environmental and cultural heritage”.

An expression of interest program will be undertaken to find operators and establish commercial activities within the park.

Uses ruled out within the national park by the plan include: industry; cinema-based entertainment, although short-term outdoor cinema and filming will be allowed; saleyards; transport terminal; and warehouses.

The final master plan is available at parks.vic.gov.au/pointnepeanplan.

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Winning shot: Molly Morgan with her winning entry in the inaugural Somers Community Open Day photo contest, left, and Somers Residents’ Association president Gerry Lewis (left) with Russell Joseph, Bev Cameron and SRA committee member and organiser of the photo competition Julie Ebbott. Pictures: Supplied

Annual day brings Somers into the open THE weather stayed clear, the sausages were free, the information was plentiful and three photographers walked away with vouchers for a camera shop.

That sums up the successful Somers Community Open Day held at Somers Primary School on Saturday 13 January which attracted more than 100 people.

The annual community day, organised by the Somers Residents

Association (SRA), this year saw the introduction of a photographic competition, sponsored by artist Bev Cameron.

The theme of the contest was “the essence of Somers” and the winners, as well as receiving a $100 voucher, were presented with their individual photos enlarged and framed. The winning images will also be featured on the SRA website.

The winners were Molly Morgan

(under 10), Tom Connell (11-18) and Robin Wise (adults).

The winning entries were chosen by retired professional photographer Max Hem and photographic teacher and former SRA committee member Morag Seward.

“The photo competition was a great success and had helped concentrate people’s minds on the unique nature of the village and its environment,” SRA president Gerry Lewis said.

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Classic and Historic Automobile Owners of Somers (CHAOS) had a display of veteran sports cars in the car park in front of the school, Somers Garden Square Petanque Club members demonstrated how to play petanque and a free sausage sizzle for visitors kept two cooks busy for most of the day.

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Time out for asylum seekers NEWLY arrived asylum seekers got into the spirit of an Australian beach holiday at Camp Manyung, Mt Eliza, last week. They took to the camp’s adventure-based activities, including the flying fox, giant swing and high ropes course.

The refugee families were also taught water safety so they would feel safer and more confident at the beach.

YMCA Victoria and the Department of Health and Human Services partnered with community group Life Without Barriers to host the asylum seekers in a fun, safe and engaging program, 15-17 January.

About 100 campers stayed for the three-day

program, with family members ranging in age from five months to 80 years being encouraged to connect with one another and build confidence.

The camp also aimed to enhance the refugees’ transition to their new lives by connecting with community groups, including Life Saving Victoria, Anglicare and Mission Australia, in a non- threatening and safe setting.

“We were proud to offer a program that supports and builds confidence in asylum seekers who need it the most,” YMCA Camp Manyung manager Jim Boyle said.

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Boxing legend championed A CHAMPION was recognised by thousands of well-wishers at the unveiling of boxer Johnny Famechon in Ballam Park on Sunday (21 January).

The 2.5-high metre bronze sculpture was unveiled in an emotional unveiling ceremony to honour one of Frankston’s favourite adopted sons.

The sculpture was commissioned

by Rob McCarthy and the Australian Boxing Hall of Fame and was paid for by a tenacious fundraising effort by a passionate group of boxing fans keen to see Famechon immortalised in Frankston.

The group of boxing aficionados, including Gary Luscombe, have raised nearly $180,000 themselves over seven years for sculptor Stephen Glassborow to build the sculpture showing Famechon in his boxing heyday.

“It was two years of planning and five years of fundraising,” Mr Luscombe said.

“It’s all been worthwhile and we’ve got a boxing statue built by the boxing community and the people of Frankston who all contributed.

“People said we were dreaming but the dream’s come true and it’s all come together fantastic.”

He praised Frankston Council for its help in installing the sculpture at Ballam Park.

“The surrounding design the council came up with is great.”

Famechon is a former world champion boxer with 56 wins under

his belt, contesting a total of 57 bouts during his career, an inductee of the Australian Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

As a resident of Frankston for over 40 years, he has inspired and mentored young people since retiring from his boxing career in 1970 and is also an inductee of the Frankston City Hall of Fame.

“John’s triumphant story has captivated sporting enthusiasts not only here in Frankston, where he has lived for over 40 years, but across the country and beyond,” Frankston mayor Cr Colin Hampton.

“I’d like to acknowledge and thank the hard work of those involved in bringing this project in recognition of John to life. We are delighted to have his success story enshrined within the popular Ballam Park playground for future generations.”

Famechon and wife Glenys were guests of honour at the sculpture unveiling on 21 January, the anniversary of the champ winning the World Featherweight Championship in 1969.

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Legend honoured: Thousands flocked to Ballam Park on Sunday to see a bronze sculpture unveiled to immortalise boxing champion Johnny Famechon. Pictures: Gary Sissons

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X-rays show cracks after quarry jump Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A MT ELIZA boy was lucky not to suffer spinal injuries when he landed awkwardly after jumping from a 20-metre cliff at Moorooduc quarry, Mt Eliza, last week.

Vincent Davies, 12, was swimming with friends, Wednesday 17 January, at the popular swimming spot accompanied by one of their fathers when he followed other boys to the top – and jumped.

Vincent hit the water back first and was “severely winded”, his mum, Manon, said later. However, x-rays later revealed eight broken vertebrae.

“He said he wanted to go swimming there and I said, ‘absolutely no jumping off anything high’, because I know a lot of boys jump there,” Ms Davies said.

“I called one of the other parents and she said their husband was going too and felt that it would be all right.

“But he didn’t listen to me. He crept off and suddenly appeared at the top where the parent saw him and told him it was not a good idea.”

Vincent jumped anyway.

“It was lucky that dad was there because Vincent landed on his back and was completely winded; the dad was able to bring him to shore,” Ms Davies said. “He has indeed had a lucky escape.”

Ms Davies said “the adrenalin must have kicked in” because her son was able to ride his bike home and appeared to be fine until hours later when he complained of back pain.

Lucky escape: Youngsters were back at Moorooduc Quarry, Mt Eliza on Friday, two days after a 12-year-old boy was injured after jumping from a cliff.

Picture: Gary Sissons

“I was furious when I heard what had happened,” she said. “It was terrifying. It must have been like hitting concrete.”

A nursing friend examined the youngster and 24 hours later x-rays showed he had eight compression fractures but, luckily, no damage to his spinal cord. He will not require surgery.

Vincent spent the night at Frankston Hospital and was moved to the Royal Children’s Hospital to see a specialist on Friday.

“Now I’m worried about other boys jumping there,” Ms Davies said.

“Who knows what’s under the wa-

ter: there may be old cars in there.”

Girl breaks ankles A TEENAGE girl suffered two fractured ankles when she jumped into a rock pool at Blairgowrie back beach, Tuesday 16 January.

The Surrey Hills girl – who is reportedly an elite diver – told Channel 7 news she was attempting a strata jump into a pin drop at the rock pool when she hit the sand hard.

“I managed to swim up using my arms and screamed that my ankle was dislocated,” she said. “It was lucky I didn’t go head first.”

Her family at the scene made an emergency call to the Air Ambulance.

Paramedics winched her up to the hovering helicopter and she was taken to a waiting road ambulance near St Johns Wood Rd for the trip to Frankston Hospital. A broken tibia and fibula mean she will be confined to a wheelchair for a month.

Sorrento SES’s Evan Rutherford said the rock pool was a popular jumping spot. He said rescue crews were fortunate to be able to call in the helicopter as it was a “very long distance to carry the girl by stretcher up to the top of the steep cliff”.

Beachgoers shaded the girl with umbrellas while they waited for assistance.

but we need people who know them to say ‘don’t drive at night’.”

People using mobile phones and devices while driving and trying to navigate are also a major problem on the roads, he said.

“A lot of cars we pull over do have Bluetooth but because people do have issues with it or some other reason they choose to hold their phone.”

Drivers caught using a mobile phone face four demerit points on their driving licence and an on-thespot $476 fine.

Senior Sergeant Collins said several drivers were caught using mobile phones after the Portsea Polo event last Saturday (13 January).

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A WOMAN in her 50s was airlifted to hospital with serious head and neck injuries after she was kicked by a horse at a property at Bittern, Wednesday 17 January.

Costly calls SOMERVILLE Highway Patrol acting senior sergeant David Collins said last week 59 drivers were found to be under the influence of illicit drugs while driving listed during Operation Roadwise, 15 December-7 January.

The police figures include the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston area.

“It’s disappointing that we know there’s so many drink and drug-affected drivers out there that are still driving cars,” he said.

“We accept that people will drink

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A P1 probationary driver was at the wheel of a car allegedly travelling at 107kph in a 70kph zone on Nepean Highway, Mornington, 3am, Sunday 21 January.

Somerville Highway Patrol police found four passengers on board – one tucked into the front passenger foot well. The police were left shaking their heads when the 18-year-old returned an alleged blood alcohol reading of 0.155 per cent.

Police media officer Natalie Butler said the Mornington man’s licence was immediately suspended – just days after he received it. He is expected to be charged on summons with speeding, drink driving, exceeding number of peer passengers and unsecured passengers.

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Project aims to defuse power spikes Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au WHILE last week’s heatwave caused a spike in the use of air-conditioners and put extra pressure on the state’s power supply, some Mornington Peninsula businesses helped out by supporting the new community grid project.

This enables them to receive rebates for voluntarily reducing or delaying their call on power until the surge in demand eases. It frees up capacity for other less-flexible users saving them money.

The Rye Hotel, Hotel Sorrento and the Peninsula Hot Springs are among the first to sign on to the project that aims to deliver a more reliable power supply during peak times while they take up other forms of energy, such as PV solar or batteries.

A community grid project has also been launched at the Eco Living Display Centre, The Briars, Mt Martha.

The overall project will roll out in November.

Households, small businesses and community organisations on the southern Mornington Peninsula – from Safety Beach across to Point Leo, Flinders and Portsea – will receive rebates and inducements to help them reduce or shift their electricity use voluntarily or through the use of energy smart systems.

Demand on the peninsula peaks on a handful of hot days in the holidays when the population doubles and everyone turns on their air-conditioners. On Thursday and Friday last week – when the thermometer topped 45 degrees – there was a risk of power failure and blackouts.

The peninsula’s electricity provider, United Energy, can signal requests to customers to reduce their power use through off-peak and smart metering.

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Shire and technology company GreenSync. It is supported by the state government’s New Energy Jobs Fund.

GreenSync’s Jessica Mitchell said support for the project would help United Energy avoid spending $30 million on a transmission line from Hastings to Rosebud.

“These innovative technology options deliver the same level of service as the traditional poles and wires network, but offer the added benefits of environmental sustainability and improved cost efficiency over the longer term,” Ms Mitchell said.

The Rye Hotel’s Peter Houghton said he was thrilled to be among the first businesses on the peninsula to sign on to the project.

“Programs like this allow the whole community to benefit without the worry of ongoing or increased costs of more infrastructure,” he said.

“I would certainly encourage everyone to get involved in the community grid project – it’s the way of the future.”

Just before Christmas the hotel installed electric vehicle charging stations, including two spots for Teslas and one for all other vehicles.

Mornington Peninsula mayor Cr Bryan Payne said the shire supported the community grid project as it “works towards assisting the community to respond to climate change”.

“It aligns well with the shire’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2021,” he said.

Residents can register their interest on the community grid project website and go into a draw to win one of three Flex home energy monitors and $500 towards solar or a battery installation at their homes.

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Park residents fear for future Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au RESIDENTS at the Sundowner Willows caravan park are nervous about their future after it was bought by neighbour The Village Glen retirement village just before Christmas.

The mainly elderly residents – some living at the Eastbourne Rd caravan park for more than 20 years – are worried even though the Glen’s founder Chas Jacobsen assured them “nothing will happen for at least two years”.

Resident Marilyn Pritchard said the sale of the 107-site park went through on 22 December after a hastily convened meeting of about 30 residents was held earlier in the week. “The general mood was that people were angry and upset,” she said. “They don’t know where to turn.

“I know my world has been pulled out from under me.

“I thought this would be my last home.”

Ms Pritchard said residents had been assured of a two year respite. “We have been told nothing will happen in that time and that the new owners ‘intend’ to run it as a caravan park and that ‘future plans are yet to be determined’.

“But everyone is nervous,” she said.

“Legally we have no leg to stand on but some residents are upset; one cou-

ple is in their 80s and now they will be kicked out.

“Fewer than five of our residents are under 60.”

Chinamans Creek separates the two properties on Eastbourne Rd, Capel Sound.

The Village Glen has more than 600 villas and 800 residents on its 120 acres. Chief operating officer Peter Nilsson said “a number of options are available to us” in planning the caravan park’s future.

“We have had a view as to the site for some time,” he said.

“We have a business in housing older people.”

He said he empathised with the park’s residents. “I understand they are unsettled,” he said. “Anyone would be when the place they are living is sold.

“But it could be worse: it could have been sold to a developer and they could have been told to get straight out.”

Mr Nilsson said Mr Jacobsen had fixed park residents’ rent for the twoyear term as a gesture of goodwill.

“We will work with them,” he said.

“We are in there every day talking to them.

“We understand our obligation to them.”

Village Glen also runs Ti Tree Lodge Aged Care and has a site at Baxter. It is building an aged care home on Nepean Highway, Mornington, that’s due open in April.

Planning for the future at The Briars VISITORS to The Briars at Mt Martha are being invited to participate in a master plan for the historic property.

The plan being developed by Mornington Peninsula Shire covers the next 10 to 15 years.

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LETTERS

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

Shire’s gifts register should be public I agree with former [Mornington] MP Robin Cooper who wrote about Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s gifts registry (“Council should have transparent ‘gifts’ list” Letters 16/1/18).

Yes, we should have a council registry of gifts that is publicly accessible. Also, I believe that more meetings such as briefings should be open to the public.

I have many times brought up council transparency and accountability for discussion by councillors and found they are willing to make improvements. A public gifts registry is another important element in showing our community that we take our council responsibilities seriously.

Unfortunately, state and federal politicians have not taken the lead in displaying a willingness to apply the same level of open and accountable governance to themselves as they expect and demand from local government.

Cr David Gill, Balnarring Beach Editor: The rules for councillors and council officers to declare gifts are set out in the shire’s Gifts Benefits and Hospitality Policy - a document that is not readily available to the public.

No response Our employees - politicians at the federal and state levels and Mornington Peninsula Shire’s CEO - seem to have forgotten that they are just that, and have all apparently decided not to respond to letters and emails, let alone issues raised.

Not even a pro-forma response. Why can’t we sack the lot of them and start again with more responsible workers?

Barb Rimington, Balnarring

Tourism benefits?

I write to wholeheartedly agree with Mechelle Cheers who queries the benefits of tourism on the Southern Peninsula (“Please explain tourism benefits and income” Letters 9/1/18).

Certainly it’s not the residents who benefit.

We’re constantly trapped in our own streets while trying to get on to Point Nepean Rd and, as ratepayers, forced to pick up the foreshore cleaning costs for the hundreds of day trippers who drive down, bring their own provisions, then leave their rubbish behind for council trucks to remove daily.

I have a suggestion for the council to recoup some of the costs of tourism: install parking machines and enforce time limits. Ratepayers and bona fide residents, including holiday home owners, could be issued with exemption stickers (similar to Kingston and Bayside residents), so as not to be double-hit (rates and parking costs).

This would provide harassed ratepayers and residents with some financial relief. No doubt traders would be up in arms about such a proposal, but they are only a small proportion of ratepayers anyway.

I was also interested in Ms Cheers’ comments regarding hospitality employment. Most of this employment is short term, casual or both and I’d love to know how many of these employees get paid award rates and penalties, let alone superannuation. The area is ripe for a Fair Work Australia/ATO blitz.

I am not anti-tourism and realise people have every right to visit our towns. However, tourism should not be such a financial burden on our infrastructure and already stretched ratepayers.

Denis Mason, Sorrento

Road closures How things have changed. We used to have elected representatives called councillors, to represent our wishes to the managers at Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Their role now seems totally irrelevant because decisions that impact on our community are now made internally by the “faceless men” we employ, who refuse to consult with us.

Once again a commercial promotions group has been granted a permit to shut down the Esplanade from Wilsons Rd, Mornington, through Mt Martha to Bruce Rd, Safety Beach, to run a triathlon over the weekend of 3-4 March.

The closure affects 11.7 kilometres of our road and 46 intersecting streets. Mt Martha loses its car park so this company can run its business all for a permit application fee of $160.

Claims of a supposed economic boost from visitors just simply don’t stack up.

Being previously involved in triathlon events to international standard in three states, I know just how unsuitable this site is. It cannot be run without total disruption to the locality. There are more suitable sites on the peninsula.

As an “affected resident”, you may ask why you don’t know about this, and the answer is that council management decided that you don’t need to know, but there is usually a sign near the shops a few days before the event.

Despite the state government’s “good governance” guide for councils stipulating the need for consultation, our council refuses to consult with affected residents, even after numerous written requests. So, this is possibly the only notification many hundreds of affected residents will get.

David Mason, Mt Martha

Review tourism There is no doubt that the subject of tourism on Mornington Peninsula needs an urgent review.

Action needs to be taken to educate residents on the value of tourism in the community and, most importantly, how it must be managed.

This would then obviate the need for some locals to constantly whinge about valued visitors.

I have never seen tourism so disorganised as it is on our peninsula. My background includes counselling and developing tourism in centres throughout Australia, consulting leading tourism

operators, plus operating my own attractions and probably Victoria’s largest caravan park.

At the outset the community requires a professional education program which would outline the value of this “clean industry” and, most importantly, how it should be operated in a district.

For instance, from when I launched it publicly, Sovereign Hill now has about 500,000 visitors annually. It has contributed more than $25 million to the district and has about 350 staff and 250 volunteers. Most importantly, you do not hear Ballart residents complaining about visitors to this and other Ballarat attractions.

The same can be said about districts such as Echuca (Port of Echuca) and Swan Hill (Pioneer Settlement).

The industry also introduces young people to the business world as casual staff.

It appears that Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is not geared to handle tourism efficiently and effectively. Councils normally do not allow people to camp on open public land. They also have a communications program to inform visitors regarding the location of rubbish receptacles and politely warn them of potential fines.

This should be overseen by an adequate number of rangers, trained on how to liaise with visitors in a friendly but positive fashion.

Let’s stop the whinging and instead be objective.

Howard Bull, Mornington

Pool’s time has come I read with interest the letter from Ian Bennett (“Solo swimming” 16/1/18) as he has missed the point about the need for a 50 metre indoor aquatic centre. It is not about Carol Dickman or anyone else doing laps, it is about everyone having convenient access to a 50m indoor pool, for swimming, water aerobics, water sports, a hydrotherapy pool (for when you’re injured or old), a wading pool for toddlers and overall, a social hub.

Water aerobics at the existing 25m pool has to limit numbers at times as there is not enough pool area for everyone to participate and have three lanes available for lap swimming. The need is compounded by a government directive that all primary school children are to have swimming lessons and be able to swim before they graduate to senior school. The cost and time involved in transporting schoolchildren to the nearest existing venues will be outrageous.

If Mr Bennett is worried about the cost to ratepayers, maybe the money spent on the sculptures at either end of Rosebud recently should be questioned. Also let’s not forget the purchase of Wannaeue Place at upwards of $5.75 million set aside for an aquatic centre.

So please let’s not be personal about someone speaking on behalf of many southern peninsula people and look at the bigger picture. We’ve waited long enough.

Pamela Davis, Rye

Frankston first I totally agree with Ian Bennett (“Solo swimming” Letters 16/1/18) that we do not need, or are entitles to, a 50 metre swimming pool.

Because of the 10-year delay between former councillors and the bloody mindedness of their supporters for a pool on the Rosebud foreshore, we dipped out on the right to a regional 50m pool - Frankston Council got it instead [officially opening the Peninsula Aquatic Recreation

Centre in September 2014].

We the ratepayers were expected to fork out $40 million for a 25m pool on the foreshore.

Now, Carol Dickman wants the ratepayers to fork out in excess of $50m plus annual running costs because she wants a 50m pool (“Pool support” Letters 19/12/17). To put it simply: Ms Dickman, you can’t have one. As Mr Bennett said “you need a catchment area of at least 100,000 people”.

The petitions and the polls conducted at public meetings clearly showed little support across the ratepayer base of the southern peninsula for a pool in the first place, and they were certainly against one being put on the foreshore. The pro pool people remind me of little children, they are to finally get the pool they want, but now they want a bigger one even after they were content to accept a 25m pool on the foreshore.

It’s quite amusing when they turn up at council meetings decked out in towels and bathing caps demanding a rethink about the foreshore even after being told that it is never going to happen.

My advice is to accept a 25m pool with all the trimmings on the designated site or nothing.

Maybe because Mornington has a bigger population the 25m pool should be placed there for the greater good of the southern peninsula community and Ms Dickman and others can continue to support the pool in the Rosebud industrial estate.

John Cain, McCrae

Hell on Helm On the evening of Wednesday 10 January I drove my mother home to Martha Cove, with my baby also in the car. I turned into Helm Av and was horrified to see the number of cars parked bumper to bumper on the left (south) side of the road. Some were on the road and some were partly on the nature strip, so that only one car could drive down the road at a time despite it being two lanes.

When I was halfway up the street, a large car came speeding towards me and I barely missed hitting parked cars when I tried to get out of its way. There was not enough room to negotiate the traffic safely and I was struck by how dangerous this is. What if an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance or fire engine needed to pass through? Or someone was trying to cross the road and couldn’t get out of the way in time?

Or there just wasn’t enough room for me to swerve and we had an accident with my baby in the car?

The current parking arrangements at Martha Cove, and particularly Helm Av, are not safe. In other parts of Melbourne this issue is addressed with either permit parking, no standing zones, or angle parking, so that gaps are left between vehicles to give you room to pull over if someone is coming the other way.

Why could this not be considered for Martha Cove, along with the construction of adequate visitor parking, which will be required in any case when the commercial precinct is completed.

A little ingenuity on the part of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council would lead to greatly increased amenity for Martha Cove residents and visitors, as well as sustainability for the development overall. Dr Natalie Gray, Elwood SEVERAL letters have been held over due to space and will be run in next week’s edition.

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Rosebud Village Green 8.30am – 1pm • AusDay Fun Run • FREE community breakfast • All day live entertainment

Rye Foreshore 12.30pm – 9.30pm • FREE community sausage sizzle • Live entertainment • Fireworks

Mount Eliza Village Green 9am – 12.30pm • FREE community BBQ • FREE kids activities • CFA truck

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STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES A BEAUTIFUL home, set in a excellent location close to shops and schools, surrounded by delightful gardens and all on a premium 2642 square metre block. Offering great appeal for families and holiday makers, this home is privately set on the large block to allow full use and enjoyment of the gardens and multiple entertaining areas. The interior is highlighted by a splendid timber lined vaulted ceiling that accentuates the sense of space and light to the lounge and family room. There is also a separate dining room, and to the crisp white kitchen is a host of cupboard and bench space plus a huge stainless steel oven with rangehood.

Three bedrooms include the master bedroom with built-in robe and ensuite, and a second guest bedroom has a walk-in robe and dual entry access to the main bathroom. Both bedrooms open out to the lovely timber decks. Externally there is a good-sized, partially lined garage which has power and water connected. There are a couple of extra sheds for garden equipment, a single carport and vast off-street parking for several vehicles.n

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ADDRESS: 27 Hurley Court, BALNARRING FOR SALE: Contact agent for price DESCRIPTION: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 car AGENT: Jacqui Robinson 0409 919 419 Harcourts, 10/14 High Street, Hastings, 5970 7300

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

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CRIB POINT 4 Bond Close

HASTINGS 9 Kuan Yin Place

EXCITING RENOVATION POTENTIAL ON 872SQM (APPROX.) - Make your mark on this original brick-veneer residence and capitalise on its private setting, sunny north-east aspect and superb potential.

A PERFECT FAMILY FRIENDLY HOME IN A QUIET CUL-DE-SAC SETTING Exceptionally private and secure in the desirable Solar Estate, this lovely abode rests on approximately 765sqm with a tranquil garden outlook.

Spacious parents retreat or second living room with air-conditioning.

Three additional bedrooms. n Functional kitchen and combined lounge/dining room with gas pot belly heating. n Split system heating & cooling to living zone. n Covered outdoor entertaining area and double carport that could be easily be converted into a garage.

Four spacious bedrooms; master bedroom features ensuite and walk-in-robe.

Enormous kitchen with stainless steel appliances. n Multiple living zones with ceiling fans, gas wood heating and evaporative cooling. n Freshly painted and new carpets throughout. n Sandstone facade, shady verandah, double carport and HD security cameras. n Paved outdoor patio, garden shed with concrete base and established fruit trees.

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WELCOME

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Ruby Smith - Sales Executive 0437 930 774 ruby@robertsandgreen.com.au Ruby is a true local, born and raised in Bittern over the past 27 years, she is one of the most knowledgeable agents in the Western Port region. Ruby has an extensive history in customer service which has provided her with a great understanding for peoples’ needs and how to help clients to achieve their goals.

Having won the RatemyAgent ‘Agent of the Year’ 2016 award for overall client satisfaction, Ruby’s exceptional people skills turns what can often be an overwhelming process into a stress-free experience.

With a great understanding of all facets of real estate, her knowledge and skills enable her to cover all your real estate needs. Ruby always strives to accomplish a smooth and successful experience in the listing and selling process, achieving the best result for her vendors with the utmost professionalism and service.

Ruby is honest, approachable and has an outstanding team beside her. If you catch her in her down time this high achiever will be spending time at the beach or walking her beloved dog Violet.

Lisa Roberts

Wilma Green

Ruby Smith

Paige Brierley

Chris McKearny

Ronelle Kraulis

Gail Miles

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SALES EXECUTIVE

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

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NEW LISTING

Hastings 2 Alexandro Grove

4 For Sale

Spacious, Light & Bright Ideally located in the Kings Creek Estate, one of Hastings newest and most sought after estates, we present this immaculately maintained near new home. Located only moments away from all Hastings has to offer this property is sure to be well suited to first home buyers, downsizing retirees, investors, young families or anyone looking for a great property in an even better location! This magnificent 4-bedroom brick veneer offers open plan living, dining and kitchen including island bench with stone benchtops, dishwasher, gas cooktop and electric oven. The generous master bedroom includes walk in robe and adjoining ensuite with shower and toilet. Additional features include remaining 3 bedrooms with mirrored built-in robes, 2nd bathroom with separate shower and toilet, separate laundry, ducted heating, evaporative cooling and double lockup garage.

Don’t miss your opportunity to secure this near new home located only moments away from schools, cafes, shopping and transport. Great family homes in this price range and quality are disappearing fast so your immediate inspection is recommended.

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Price $520,000 - $560,000 View By Appointment www.harcourts.com.au Jake Condick M 0430 599 910 P 03 5970 7333 jake.condick@harcourts.com.au Tim Ripper M 0434 513 640 P 03 5970 7333 tim.ripper@harcourts.com.au Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

NEW LISTING

Somers 63/93 Camp Hill Road

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Lorne Grove Hideaway - Somers Holiday Village

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Price $160,000 - $175,000 View By Appointment www.harcourts.com.au Jason Dowler M 0403 598 754 P 03 5970 7333 jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au Stephanie Bormann M 0406 754 568 P 03 5970 7333 Pa.hastings@harcourts.com.au

It doesn’t get much better than this. This 2 bedroom cabin with water glimpses, in the beautiful Somers Holiday Village, is the perfect home away from home or permanent downsizer for over 55’s or retirees! With an 87 year leasehold remaining and the option for a further 99 years it will be sure to please for generations to come. Light, airy and spacious, it offers split system heating & cooling, kitchen facilities with plenty of bench space, built in storage, separate lounge & meals area. Also conveniently included is onsite car parking next to the cabin & storage shed for bicycles. Imagine summer days spent enjoying the excellent outdoor deck area with retractable awning and when your legs need a stretch, take a wander to the swimming pool & games room, which are just a few steps away. Aside from all that the park has to offer, you could venture out to the general store & café, the beach is across the road, and the nature reserve and wetlands are little further on. The fun and options are endless.

Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

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NEW LISTING

Balnarring 13 Westport Road

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Historic Gem Here is an excellent opportunity to buy one of the more sizeable homes in Balnarring village which exudes period charm and character like no other. With multiple living zones, ornate features throughout and an outdoor entertaining/in ground pool area made for entertaining makes this rare gem suited to all families, professionals, holiday makers and investors alike. Comprising: 6 bedrooms with ensuite off master, open plan kitchen, meals and lounge room, separate family room, 2 x central bathrooms, laundry, undercover outdoor entertaining, spa area, in ground pool and a double carport. This fully renovated home also includes: ample storage, 3 x garden sheds, wood fire, ducted heating, refrigerated cooling, split system, ornamental fire place, polished boards, exposed aggregate driveway, integrated fridge, freezer and dishwasher and ample parking. Close to schools, shops, cafes and restaurants.

For Sale

Price $1,150,000 - $1,200,000 View By Appointment www.harcourts.com.au Tim Ripper M 0434 513 640 P 03 5970 7333 tim.ripper@harcourts.com.au Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

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FOR LEASE

FOR LEASE

Hastings 3 Cedar Drive

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Three bedroom delight!

This well presented home offers living area with gas heating air-conditioning and ceiling fan, a kitchen with a dishwasher, new oven and gas stove top.

Master bedroom with WIR, brand new carpet and ensuite,

main bathroom with a new vanity plus separate toilet. and laundry. Step outside and enjoy the undercover entertainment area, well established gardens, single garage and garden shed.

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Beautiful Three Bedroom Unit By Shops

For Lease $390 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

FOR LEASE

Well positioned unit situated next door to Bittern Fields shopping complex. Featuring three bedrooms, master with WIR & FES, open plan living combined with the kitchen which has s/steel appliances

inc. dishwasher. Separate bathroom, toilet and laundry, ducted heating and split system air-conditioning.

Double remote garage and brand new landscaping.

No pets

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Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

FOR LEASE

Langwarrin South 585 Baxter-Tooradin Road 10 Acres with two dwellings and sheds!!

Well presented property on 10 acres with two dwellings. The 1950’s main home has been renovatedand features 3BR’s, large living area with woodheater and air-conditioning, kitchen with s/steel dishwash-

Bittern 12 Peddle Street

er, & master bedroom with FES. Second dwelling is a two bedroom cabin with galley kitchen, meals & living area with air-conditioning, and a carport. Town water and electricity supplied to property.

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Hastings 7 Arthur Street

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Here is a great home located on a large block just a stones throw from Hastings Town center and Marina. The home is freshly painted with brand new carpet & offers 2 toilets, kitchen

with breakfast table space, separate lounge with gas wall furnace, the bathroom offers a shower over bath. Outside there is a large shed and an outside toilet.

Harcourts Hastings 10/14 High Street

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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, Kristy or Liane for any property management needs, to them it’s not just a job it’s a passion. hastings.harcourts.com.au mpnews.com.au

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Careers & Cheers RUSTIC HINTERLAND CHARM WITH STYLE PORTBRIDGE Lodge is a spectacular double storey residence ensconced in a light bush setting with a delightful outlook across to an ornamental lake.The 2.02 hectare property showcases a glorious lifestyle opportunity for those seeking a country escape without comprising on contemporary luxury. A breathtaking top-to-tail refurbishment will leave buyers wanting for nothing with premium finishes throughout the living areas, and a magnificent epicurean-inspired kitchen that dazzles with stone and timber benchtops, and stainlesssteel appliances including a dishwasher and 900-milimetre freestanding Smeg oven. For the entertainer, there is a large barbecue deck which connects to a wraparound verandah, and a second equally expansive balcony deck opens from the superb master bedroom suite to afford a view across the lake and further on to Port Phillip Bay. A guest bedroom on the ground floor has an ensuite and walk-in robe, and two more bedrooms with built-in robes share the main bathroom and a powder room. This is exclusive country living of grand proportions.n

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ADDRESS: 50 Harrisons Road, DROMANA FOR SALE: $1,650,000 - $1,800,000 DESCRIPTION: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms 2 car AGENT: Jarrod Carman 0423 144 102 Eview Group Mornington Peninsula, 311 Main Street, Mornington, 5971 0300

Join us to discuss your future in Real Estate.

We will be hosting a Careers Night at The Mornington Peninsula Brewery on Thursday 22nd February, 6: 30pm contact: info@bowmanandcompany.com.au

Peninsula Proud

168 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 telephone 03 5975 6888 info@bowmanandcompany.com.au bowmanandcompany.com.au

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

Auction

27a Macedon Avenue, Dromana Picture this…postcard water views with the mood of the bay unfolding in front of your eyes, Mt Martha hill on show, the city skyline on the horizon and Arthurs Seat and the Eagle Chair lift rising in the background…all yours to enjoy year-round from this striking three-year-old two-storey north-facing residence. With stunning style, this three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom residence with bay views across both levels, fabulous alfresco entertaining zone with pizza oven, viewing balcony, Smeg kitchen, study area, hydronic heating, hardwood floorboards, double glazed windows and double remote garage offers exceptional livability close to the beachfront, shops, schools, parkland and freeway access.

Auction 17th February 11:00am Inspection As advertised or by appointment Contact Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 Kylie Miller 0404 041 554 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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Mornington 4/25 Barkly Street

A2 B1 C1

Ripe for Renovation!

Ideally positioned being just a short stroll to both vibrant Main Street and the sandy shores of Fishermans Beach, this charming unit comprises two bedrooms, lounge, separate dining room, kitchen, laundry and bathroom, plus a single garage with one extra car space. With the bare bones already in place, this is the perfect project for the would be renovator as it offers plenty of scope to improve and would be a great long term investment or a nice place to call home.

This is a fantastic buy and will not last. Inspection is a must.

For Sale $470,000-$517,000

Simon Farrar 0412 734 130

inspect OFI or by appointment

Mornington 32 Leilani Court

Vivienne Spencer 0409 558 330

A4 B2 C5

Hatton Lodge - 2.5 Ac (approx) Sitting proudly on a elevated site, this North facing 4BR plus study home boasts sweeping views towards Mt Eliza and forms part of a property that offers many great lifestyle outcomes. Located in one of Mornington’s most traffic free locations, it promises a peaceful existence perfect for those seeking a change of pace and room to relax, whether it’s lazing around the solar heated, IG pool or sweating it out on the refurbished mod-grass tennis court. Budding equestrians are well catered for with stabling and well fenced paddocks and yards and walking access to Mornington racecourse.

For Sale $1,450,000-$1,550,000

Cameron McDonald 0418 330 916

inspect OFI or by appointment

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Mount Martha 18/125 Harrap Road

A3 B2 C2

Size of a House - Price of a Unit

Beautifully presented and situated in a neat, modern complex, this single level three bedroom unit provides all the space you need without the maintenance of a large yard. Features on offer include master with walk-in robe and ensuite, large modern kitchen overlooking the spacious dining and living area, formal lounge, ducted gas heating and evaporative cooling, double remote garage, paved courtyard, small garden shed and a water tank. Just a short drive to Mornington’s fabulous Main Street or Mt Martha Village, it would be a great addition to your investment portfolio, 1st home or downsizer.

For Sale $610,000-$660,000

Mandy Castle 0407 855 585

Inspect OFI or by appointment

Safety Beach 1/11 Sharpley Avenue

A3 B2 C2

And You Thought Hens Teeth Were Rare!

This stunning single level residence is one of only two properties in all of Martha Cove that abut the entrance to the breakwater and Port Phillip Bay making this a truly unique opportunity. Set on approximately 455m2 of land and offering 21 squares of internal living combined with an abundance of outdoor decking areas, the perfect location to sit back, relax and enjoy the constant procession of watercraft. 3 generous sized bedrooms, separate study or a home office, stone bench tops, stainless steel appliances, ducted heating and cooling, double glazing throughout & secure basement parking for 2 cars all add to the property’s appeal. With direct access to the boardwalk you can stroll to the beach in one direction or to the heated in-ground pool & gymnasium reserved for residents and their guests. The successful purchaser will also have the first opportunity to secure berth 25, a 13m freehold marina berth positioned at the entrance to Martha Cove.

For Sale $1,375,000-$1,450,000

Stuart Cox 0417 124 707

Inspect OFI or by appointment

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Safety Beach B201/83 Spinnaker Terrace

A3 B2 C2

A Front Row Seat to the Best View Available!

Boasting one of the largest floor plans of all of the apartments at Spinnaker Terrace, this single level upstairs waterfront apartment offers approx 17 squares of internal living. Combine this with a prime corner position and stunning views over the Martha Cove waterway and an inspection will definitely not disappoint. 3 double bedrooms, separate study/home office & generous open plan living opening directly onto the large outdoor balcony. Ducted heating & cooling, 2 bathrooms including a full ensuite, basement car parking for 2 cars & a lock up storage cage all add to the property’s appeal.

For Sale $800,000-$850,000

Stuart Cox 0417 124 707

Inspect OFI or by appointment

Mornington 5976 5900

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LOT 10 - 2490 m2

LOT 4 - 3382 m2

LOT 11 - 2501 m2

LOT 5 - 3341 m2

LOT 12 - 2536 m2

LOT 6 - 2648 m2

LOT 13 - 2691 m2

LOT 7 - 2526 m2

LOT 14 - 2946 m2

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Baxter

94 Baxter-Tooradin Road COMMERCIAL FREEHOLD The tenant, Bubbles Dog Grooming business has been established for 30 plus years.

Exceptional reliable tenant Building area 80m2 approx n Vacant land area at the rear of 61m2 approx n Close to Peninsula Link, Eastlink, Frankston Freeway n Month to month lease at $9600 per annum + Outgoings n n

FOR sale $580,000

Michelle adams

0407 743 858

Mornington

200 Main Street IDEAL LOCATION A prime retail position on Main Street is now available for lease. n 80m2 approximately n Corner position n Laneway access to rear parking n Available now

FOR lease $3116.92pcm + Ogs

Michelle adams

0407 743 858

leased

Rosebud

Mornington

5/29 Henry Wilson Drive n n n

Brand new factory close to Peninsula Link Approximately 171m2 with 3 phase power Kitchenette, disabled toilet & electric roller door

FOR lease $1550pcm + GsT + Ogs

Michelle adams

0407 743 858

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FOR lease $2400pcm + GsT + Ogs

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FOR lease $1600pcm + GsT + Ogs

Michelle adams

0407 743 858

175 Main Street

140m2 approx with heating & cooling Executive office spaces with reception Lift from the basement carpark & 5 spots

FOR lease $3500pcm + GsT + Ogs

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Level 2, 2/315 Main Street

Brand new factory for lease in Tyabb 225m2 approx Carpeted office with split system

FOR lease $1900pcm + GsT + Ogs

33 Speed Circuit

Warehouse with street frontage in Peninsula Business Park Office/Showroom 108m2, W/H 258m2 approx

Mornington

5 Lamandra Place

740m2 approx plus 120m2 approx of mezzanine office space 2 road frontages with roller door entry on both

FOR lease $3750pcm + GsT + Ogs

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9 Bennetts Road

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0407 743 858

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FOR lease $2600pcm + GsT + Ogs

Michelle adams

0407 743 858

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THE PENINSULA’S ONLY EXCLUSIVELY COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT

Business Sale- Sorrento

Business Sale - Rye

SORRENTO RESTAURANT

THE PENINSULAS NO.1 LIVE MUSIC VENUE

• Long established Restaurant and Bar • New private accommodation boasting hotel style apartment • Ideally located opposite the pristine waters of busy Sorrento beach • Great takings and lease package

• Pristine location opposite Rye beach • Long lease on offer • Huge floor space of approx. 1196sqm • Consists of dining area with stage, outdoor beer garden, function room and expansive kitchen.

• Hallowed ground for national and international live music

FOR SALE: $399,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

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Business Sale - Mornington

Main Street Marvel

FOR SALE: $380,000 + SAV Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Business Sale - Mornington

Business Sale - Hastings

Mornington Bakery

Opportunity Awaits

For Lease - Mornington

Blamey Place Office Space

• Prime location in the heart of Main Street • Approx 160sqm of retail space • Excellent street frontage • New Lease available

• Popular business with loyal clientile • Ideal opportunity to establish yourself in this location.

• Very attractive leasing package • Positioned next door to Aldi

• Located in the heart of High Street Hastings • High foot traffic close to post office, banks & newsagent • Popular café with funky décor, friendly staff & great menu • Great long term lease package

• Large open office space of approx. 216 sqm • Entry and exits off Main Street and Blamey Place • Wheel chair access, staff room, toilets & data cabling • 4 reserved car spaces assigned to the lease.

Sale Price: $60,000 fit-out only Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

Sale Price: Contact Agent Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price: $59,950 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

Lease Price: $5,400pcm+GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

For Lease – Mornington

Business Sale - Mornington

For Sale- Mornington

For Sale - Mornington

Hey Hey Hey, It’s Albert Street

Blamey Place Investment

Mornington’s Premier Restaurant

McLaren Place Investment

Lease Price: $5,400pcm+GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

FOR SALE Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price: $310,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

FOR SALE Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

•Restaurant in busy Mornington available to lease.

•Excellent long term lease package available.

•Property comes with a grease trap.

•Ample public parking opposite.

•Corner position.

For Lease – Mornington

• Fantastic position central to Main Street • Rare freehold opportunity in Mornington • Approx. $65,000pa return • Building area of 216sqm • Includes 4 x car spaces separately titled.

• Great position for any bar or restaurant businesses • Attractive leasing package • Huge space with deck and bay views • Fantastic commercial Kitchen

For Lease - Mornington

5 LEASED - 3 REMANING Call Us Now, As These Spaces Won’t Last Long

Lease Price: From $195 per week Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

OFFICES FOR LEASE (Mornington unless specified) $4,870pcm+GST+OG

176 Main Street - 60sqm 1/26 McLaren Place

From $185pw+GST inc OG $5,400pcm + OG

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Ground Floor Corporate Offices

When Location Matters

• Superb Main St frontage with large display windows.

• Space of Approx 60sqm • Long term lease available NOW • Ideally suited to retail or office

• Office of app. 42sqm, one internal office of app. 12sqm • Shared amenities, reception area, board room etc • Multiple phone/data points throughout • Air-conditioning/Heating

Lease Price: $750pcm - $1,750pcm (+ GST inc. OG) Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

Lease Price: $4,870pcm+GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

For Lease - Rosebud

Properties For Lease

For Lease - Mornington

SUITES ON McLAREN • Small office spaces overlooking Mornington Centro • Outgoings and WiFi included • Lift Access / Kitchen and bathroom facilities

• To be purchased as a whole or as individual offices.

• Ideal Superannuation Investment • A-grade tenants with long leases • Net income of approx. $119,000pa • Lift Access/Balcony

For Sale - Mornington Peninsula

Business Sale - Tyabb

212 Karingal Dr Frankston - 19sqm

$1,100pcm+GST+OG

6/356 Main Street - 105sqm

$2,950pcm+GST+OG

11 Railway Grove – Varying sizes 4/15 Carbine Way - From 12sqm Suite 2, Level 3/28 Main Street -14sqm

Price On Application From $750pcm+GST $1,300pcm+GST+SF

FACTORIES FOR LEASE (Mornington unless specified) 16 Peacock Rd Somerville – 200sqm

$1,584pcm+GST+OG

16 Peacock Rd Somerville – 250sqm

$1,980pcm+GST+OG

10 Thamer Street Rosebud – 300sqm

$2,500pcm+GST+OG

132 Browns Road Boneo – 260sqm

$1,517pcm+GST+OG

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When Location Matters

Ideal Freehold Investment

Healthy Body – Healthy Mind

• 300sqm factory with high clearance • Street frontage opposite Bunnings for great exposure • Kitchen and Bathroom amenities with shower • Private driveways with car parking

• A1 tenant with long lease • Recent upgrade of all equipment on site • Currently leased as successful carwash • Excellent long term investment

• High Exposure with main road frontage • Health food Café • Yoga studio at rear of premises • Brand new fitout with great lease package

Lease Price: $2,500pcm+GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

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Sale Price: $699,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

Sale Price: $85,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

www.kevinwrightre.com.au

Main Street - 210sqm

$5,500pcm+GST+OG

68-74 Ocean Beach Road Sorrento - 72sqm

$2,700pcm+GST+OG

1E Albert Street – 102sqm

$5,100pcm+GST+OG

118 Main Street - 575sqm

Price on Application

STORAGE UNIT (Mornington unless specified) 18/10 Blamey Place – 17.5sqm

$480pcm+GST

MISCELLANEOUS: Mornington Golf Club – 200sqm

$5,000pcm+GST+OG

Contact: Office on 5977 2255

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‘a lifestyle village for the over 50’s’ 249 High Street, Hastings, 3915 www.peninsulaparklands.com.au

$ 1 8 0 , 0 0 0 u Kitchen and separate dining u Large lounge u Bathroom and Euro laundry u Two bedrooms with BIR’s u Single lock-up garage u Air-conditioning

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u Open plan living u Formal lounge u Two bedrooms with BIR’s u Modern kitchen u Single carport u Quality bathroom

$ 2 3 8 , 0 0 0 u Huge open lounge u Modern kitchen u Dining area with bay windows u Large verandah u Two bedrooms with BIR’s u Single garage

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u Huge open lounge u Dining area with bay window u Two bedrooms with BIR u Kitchen with bench space u Fantastic backyard u Single carport

$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 u Open plan kitchen u Sep. bathroom and laundry u Sep. meals area & lounge u Air-conditioning u Two bedrooms with BIR’s u Single garage

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u Huge kitchen & dining area u large lounge u Air conditioning

u Two bedrooms u European laundry u Garage with roller door

To arrange your site inspection contact David Nelli 0403 111 234 or at the office on 5979 2700 Email: david@peninsulaparklands.com.au Western Port News

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Seaford man accidentally shot by local youth Compiled by Brodie Cowburn JOHN Stewart, of Carrum Vale Farm, Seaford, was shot on Sunday, through the foot, by a pea rifle carried by a youth named Shoall, the weapon accidently going off.

The bullet entered Stewart’s foot above the ankle, coming out under the heel and lodged in his boot.

Stewart is progressing favorably. *** WHEN the letter from Mr Jas Grice was read at the last meeting of the Shire Council, re the Crimean veteran J. Coleman, being well looked after at the asylum.

Cr Longmuir said that he had been notified a few days ago that the old man had died shortly after his admission to the Institution. *** THE telephone is now installed at the Frankston Police Station, the number being 54. This is an innovation that has long been asked for by the residents.

The force has also been strengthened by the appointment of Constable A. J. Farley as second constable at Frankston. *** UNDER the pretence of seconding the State Ministry’s policy of economy, a deputation from the Phillip Island and Woolamai shire council endeavoured on Wednesday to induce the Minister of Public Works to sanction the employment of a shire engineer at a salary of £20 a year, with 5 per cent commission on all works carried out by him. Mr M’Whae of course, declined; and as

the deputation, which was introduced

by Mr Downward, Minister of Mines, also asked for a Government Grant the Minister took the opportunity of reading councillors a lecture on true economy.

The rule is that a qualified engineer must he appointed in every municipality and must be paid not less than £110 a year. The deputation declared that in proposing this wage of £20 it was “practising economy.”

Mr M’Whae retorted that if it practised economy it must keep within the law, as its proposal was contrary to the Local Government Act, which was amended expressly to provide that a qualified engineer must be engaged by every municipality.

The proposal of the deputation to pay a nominal sum was a mere subterfuge. A municipality with a revenue of £6500 should be able to afford to pay a man the extra £20 a year. *** MISS Vera C. Jennings of Frankston has been successful in gaining four honors - 2 first and 2 second - at the Melbourne University for the first year B.A. examination and in addition won the exhibition for French. *** A MEETING of the members of the Frankston Branch of the Citizens’ League will be held in the Mechanics institute on Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock for the purpose of settling accounts in connection with the late Referendum. *** OWING to the party of returned soldiers not being able to arrange a trip

to Tyabb before March, the annual Tyabb picnic has been abandoned for this year. *** THE weather was very unfavourable for the Red Cross Social last Saturday night and the attendance was small in consequence, but an enjoyable evening was spent.

Songs were rendered during the evening by Miss Mc Cool and Miss Woodhouse. *** THE British, American, Australian, Canadian & New Zealand Y.M.C.A. organisations have united to form an international Y M.C.A. hospitality league.

The temporary head quarters of this body are at 45 Bedford Square. The aim is to fill up every moment of a soldier’s time with healthy amusement and recreation.

Men on leave will be able to see without charge of any kind, except a few pence for bus or tube fares, the most interesting places in London. *** MISS M’Kenzie entertained about fifty boys of the seaside home, on Saturday last, the 12th inst., at the residence of Mr and Mrs P. E. Forster, “Beachleigh.’’

The children were conveyed in drags from the Home on Oliver’s Hill and arrived at their destination in the afternoon.

The grounds which were spacious, were artistically decorated for the occasion.

The boys engaged in games after which they sat down to tables which were laden with an abundance of

good things suitable to the juvenile taste:- sandwiches, cakes, pastry, fruit, lollies and soft drinks of all kinds.

Mr W. Minton, the Hon. Superintendant of the Homes, in a few choice words stated that it was gratifying to know that there were kind friends in Frankston who were interested in the welfare of the orphans. *** A MAN who gave the name of Herchimer George Middleton Wartmann was under the influence of drink and behaving very offensively in Bay St on Friday evening 11th January Const Ryan arrived on the scene and placed Wartmann under arrest. The prisoner resented being arrested and had to be handcuffed.

He pleaded guilty to a charge of offensive behaviour and was fined 10s in default 24 hours inprisonment. *** JOS Dean v L. Davidson—To show cause why he had not paid a fine of £2 which had been made in November last.

The defendant pleaded that he had been ill and unable to work.

Adjourned for 4 weeks to allow defendant time to pay the fine. *** H. C. Barclay for neglecting to have his child vaccinated was fined 40s, in default distress. *** ALBERT Zerna and Albert Terry were charged by Const Ryan with unlawfully damaging a boathouse at Seaford on 24th December, and also with carrying away property of the value of 25s belonging to C.

Anderson, consisting of fishing lines, tackle etc.

Mr Nolan appeared for the youths who were only about 17 or 18 years of age. *** IT would be idle to pretend that the political outlook is one which any thoughtful Nationalist can regard with satisfaction.

The “No” vote created a very difficult position, of that position the Governor General endeavoured to make the best, and the people of Australia must try to follow his example.

In order to do that they must regard the party extremists, who are exchanging insults within the walls of parliament even more vigorously than outside them as “shocking examples” rather than guides.

His Excellency sent for Mr Tudor, and if Mr Tudor could have convinced him that official Labor had a reasonable chance of carrying on, there would have been a Labor Ministry in office today.

His Excellency very properly refrained from adding that an election was not likely to give Mr Tudor a victory of any sort.

Ignoring the point that tens of thousands of Liberals voted “No” on purely personal grounds and would vote for their accustomed representative next April as they did last May, the idea of the Commonwealth devoting a year to an election followed by a deadlock, and then by a second election is intolerable. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 19 January 1918

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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

The Big Bushwalk Time Travel Extravaganza

By Stuart McCullough WE’D done it as kids. On family holidays to Wilson’s Promontory, we’d go for bushwalks. Sometimes the whole family. Mostly just my father, brother and I. To anyone else, these would be a nice day out. To us, though, they were great feats of endurance. The whole holiday was defined by these epic adventures. The anticipation built in the days leading up and was succeeded by days of recovery as we struggled against a tidal wave of lactic acid. It was something we enjoyed. As adults, though, it had never occurred to us to go bushwalking. Until this year.

Things are different now. Our father is older and it’s been a long, long time, since I’ve spend time in a Jayco. We have wives, responsibilities and are always crying time poor. Inevitably, we don’t talk as much as we did when we shared a room. Most changes are for the better – for starters, I no longer own a pair of shorts with white piping and a slit up the side of the leg. And my shoes are no longer held together

by Velcro. Instead, I have hiking boots – footwear I bought years ago with the best of intentions but have rarely used.

For the last three years, we’ve been heading to Merimbula over the New Year. This year, I was determined that my brother and I would go for a bushwalk. Naturally, I over-prepared.

If I’m being honest, I looked less like a bushwalker and more like a survivalist; the kind that screams about the end of days before digging a hole in the ground and eating handfuls of dirt.

Wide-brimmed hat, backpack, enough sunscreen to turn me into an albino, water, snacks, compass, a sandwich

and camera - I was ready. My brother, on the other hand, turned up with a cup. It was, he explained, so that he could stay hydrated. He planned to

do so by either drinking from wild streams or his own urine. He didn’t say which he preferred.

Nine kilometers sounded reason-

able enough. Not too ambitious, but something that was worthy of having a backpack. Unfortunately, it was one of those bushwalks that ends somewhere other than where it starts, so we needed to get both dropped off and picked up. My wife volunteered and I asked her to slow down to around forty kilometers per hour as we approached the drop zone. As it turned out, the drop off point was a lot further away than I realized. South past Eden, then along a gravel road. It was isolated; the kind of place that has no mobile reception and where the appearance of, say, flesh-eating zombies would come as no real surprise. It was here that we were deposited.

The drop off point was a small campsite. There were about twenty tents, no electricity and a giant goanna lurking in the car park. I turned to see my brother, his survival cup already at his lips. We hadn’t seen any wild streams yet so I could only assume that he was drinking something else.

When he’d said that he was prepared to drink his own urine, I’d assumed this was something that’d occur in an emergency and not before we left the car park. Serves me right for making assumptions.

We headed off. Me in my widebrimmed hat, my entire body dipped in sunscreen, carrying a backpack and wearing the kind of hiking boots that are, in effect, the footwear version of a four wheel drive; my brother wearing a flat cap, shorts and sneakers, looking as though he’s on the way to a barbecue. Had it all gone wrong and we’d ended up falling into a mud-pit with our fossils discovered by a future

generation of geologists, they’d no doubt be puzzled as to why the guy dressed in neat-casual was hanging out with the survivalist.

I’d forgotten how competitive I was.

As a kid, I always wanted to beat the recommended walking time. As if I were not trying to soak in the wonders of the natural world but competing in some kind of time trial. If they said four hours, I wanted to get it done in three. With the benefit of experience, I found that absolutely nothing had changed. I was still keen to make good time. My brother was surprised when I suggested that we jog the first leg.

We walked and, more importantly, talked the whole time. It made me wonder why it is that we’d waited so long to do something we both enjoyed so much. The track led us along the coast and past rock pools. We had lunch in a small, horseshoe bay. We spotted more goannas, some pink heath and came across all manner of beauty. And then we reached the pickup point. There we found a beach with the bluest water I think I’ve ever seen.

Naturally, we went for a swim. As I paddled backwards in the cool, clear water, I began to wish that I’d taken the backpack off first.

I don’t know where the photos of those early walks are. Probably somewhere at my father’s house. I think I took those bushwalks for granted.

Not any more. I’ll make sure I make time for another trek. It’ll do me good.

Instead of packing away the boots, hat and backpack for goodness knows how long, I’ll keep them within easy reach. I’ll be ready. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Council Meeting schedule 2018 Date

Meeting

Time

Location

30 January 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

5 February 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

13 February 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

19 February 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

27 February 2018* (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, 2900 Point Nepean Road, Blairgowrie

5 March 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

13 March 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

19 March 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

27 March 2018* (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Balnarring Community Hall, 3041 Frankston-Flinders Road, Balnarring

2 April and 9 April 2018

No scheduled meeting (First and second week of school holidays)

16 April 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

24 April 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

30 April 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

8 May 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

14 May 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

22 May 2018* (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Rosebud Memorial Hall, 994 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud

4 June 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

12 June 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

18 June 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

26 June 2018* (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Hastings Community Hub, 1973 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings

2 July and 9 July 2018

No scheduled meeting (First and second week of school holidays)

16 July 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

24 July 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

6 August 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

14 August 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

20 August 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

28 August 2018* (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Mount Eliza Community Hall, 90 – 100 Canadian Bay Road, Mount Eliza

3 September 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

11 September 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

17 September 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

24 September and 1 October 2018

No scheduled meeting (First and second week of school holidays)

9 October 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

15 October 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

23 October 2018* (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Tyabb Community Hall, 1535 Frankston-Flinders Road, Tyabb

29 October 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

13 November 2018 (Tuesday)

Annual Council Meeting

6pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

19 November 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

27 November 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

3 December 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

11 December 2018 (Tuesday)

Council Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

17 December 2018 (Monday)

Planning Services Committee Meeting

7pm

Council’s Rosebud Office, Besgrove Street, Rosebud

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Kangas graduate to top spot PROVINCIAL

By IT Gully FINALLY, there was some play in MPCA Provincial cricket on Saturday.

It was a great week for Langwarrin CC, who jumped to the top of the table, relegating Peninsula Old Boys to second place after recording a seven wicket win at Peninsula Grammar.

Meanwhile, there is now a 20 point gap between fourth-placed Mornington and fifth placed Baxter.

Since being promoted back to Provincial, Langwarrin has struggled against POB and Baxter.

On Saturday, however, the monkey was lifted off the Kangas’ back after

winning comfortably against POB. The Kangas lost the toss and bowled first but got away to a great start with the ball, dismissing the usual thorn in their side, (and may other sides also!)

Dylan O’Malley after he started the innings with a boundary.

Fellow opener Wade Pelzer hit 48 and Glenn Prendergast made 54 in POB’s total of 6/155, while Adam Campbell was the pick of the bowlers with 3/19 from eight overs.

Langwarrin’s top order did the job for them.

Simon Parrott found himself at the top of the order and responded with 32, while Matt Prosser hit 44 to be the backbone of the innings.

Andy Johnson was the catalyst in the victory, blasting nine fours and one over the rope in his unbeaten 68 that saw the Kangas make 159 and claim victory.

For the first time this season, it actually does appear that Baxter may miss the finals.

On Saturday, it lost its fourth game of the season. This time it was to Sorrento. It was Sorrento’s second win of the season.

With just four matches left in the home and away season, the reigning premier is going to start from a fair way back. It will start 20 points behind and faces Pearcedale, Mornington (4th), Langwarrin (top) and Mt Eliza (third).

It won’t be easy for Baxter but it should beat Pearcedale and Langwarrin is their bunny side. If it can beat Mornington also, then they would be right in the mix.

On form, however, things would need to change a lot.

The top three made some runs on Saturday but again none of them went on with it – Brittain 33, Warwick 31 and Rule 33. Justin Bridgeman was rolled for five and Dale Irving for 9.

Baxter finish 9/169. Bobby Wilson was the best of the Sorrento bowlers with 4/28.

Sorrento needed all of its overs (40) to score 7/170 and claim a one-run victory.

Jedd Falck scored 45 and Liam O’Connor 44 for the Sorras while Corey Harris hit 30, as did Chathupama Gunasinghe. It was enough to claim the win.

Mt Eliza smashed bottom of the table Crib Point.

The Mounties batted first and made 144 with Justin Grant top scoring with 36.

In reply, the Pies were whipped for 75, Neil Clark top scoring with 27 after being the best of thee bowlers with 3/21.

Lyle House was vintage, snaring 3/9 from eight overs.

In the final game Mornington beat Pearcedale in a non-eventful and lowscoring clash.

Tight run to finals PENINSULA

By IT Gully THINGS have tightened right up in MPCA Peninsula cricket with five sides from third to seventh within one game of one another.

Pines jumped into third place on Saturday with a great win over top of the table Main Ridge, while Moorooduc is just a game outside third place, despite a loss to Flinders on Saturday.

Delacombe Park is the only team not in the mix and remains the front runner to be relegated at season’s end, even after beating Red Hill on Saturday.

The Hillmen batted first on home turf and would have been very happy with its 5/232. On most occasions, that’s a winning score.

The Red Hill top five all made great starts. Matt Merifield hit 40, Andrew Mock 38, Riley Shaw 35 from 35 deliveries, Simon Dart 51 from 40 deliveries and Tom Collett smacked 44 from

30 balls.

Nick Christides was the pick of the Parkers’ bowlers with 4/53.

The visitors had some work to do with the bat but did it with three overs to spare and five wickets in hand.

Jon Guthrie belted 87, James Spencer 38, Rob Fisher 29 while Joel Malcom finished unbeaten on 25.

The Parkers finished with 5/236.

Flinders and Moorooduc were also embattled in a high-scoring game.

The Ducs batted first and made 9/201, Pathum De Mel turning from dominant bowler to dominant batsman with 89, including six sixes. Justin McCleary added a well-timed 28 batting at 10 while Ben Williams opened with 29. Max Royal was the pick of the Flinders’ bowlers with 3/44.

Regardless of the strong total, Moorooduc couldn’t defend it.

Flinders scored the winning runs (6/206) in the final over, six wickets down.

Not too much of a stretch: Somerville easily defeated Long Island. Picture: Andrew Hurst

Shane Beggs was the main man, finishing unbeaten on 92, including seven fours and four sixes.

Somerville belted Long Island, despite losing 10 wickets.

The Eagles rolled the Islanders for just 70, Matt Eager the destroyer with 5/13 from seven overs, while Blake Terlaak claimed 3/24 from seven. Aaron Paxton top scored for the Islanders with 17.

In reply, Somerville was 2/0, however, Leigh Lowry (45) and Andrew West (32) guided their side to victory.

In the final game, Pines won comfortably against Main Ridge.

The Piners batted first and helped themselves to 9/208, thank largely to 31 from Pat Jackson batting at nine, while Jack Peace-Stirling hit 54 and Ash Hupe 42.

The Piners then rolled the Ridge for 173 in 36.3 overs, Hupe snaring 4/48 from eight overs. Jackson picked up 2/29.

No bail out: Baden Powell went down to Seaford after scoring 138. Picture: Andrew Hurst

Blues hit rock bottom DISTRICT

By IT Gully HASTINGS fell to its worst defeat of the season on Saturday in MPCA District cricket, humiliated by Rye. While the Demons started the season well, its form in recent times has been equally appalling as the Blues.

On Saturday though, Rye again justified why it is in the top four, all be it on the back of a solid performance from Matt Whelan. Unfortunately for the Demons, there is far too much reliance on Whelan. It did win without Zac Stevenson though.

The Blues tried to mix it up and sent Rye into bat after winning the toss.

Whelan came in at three and made 71, while Aaron Vernon, who rarely lets the team down, contributed 25, helping Rye to 8/149.

Isuru Dias was superb for the Blues, bowling seven overs and finishing with 4/16.

Needing 150 to win, the show ended for the Blues when Rob Hearn was rolled by Whelan for 18. Like the Demons rely on Whelan, the Blues rely on Hearn.

Luke Hewitt was back into the line up but he was Whelan’s second victim for eight. There was no hope at that point and the Blues were rolled for 83.

Whelan finished with 3/27 while Vernon snared 3/15.

Seaford Tigers stayed in touch with the top four, smashing Mt Martha.

The one-sided performance came on he back of a dominant display from openers Ash Mills (95) and David James (68). The Tigers finished on an

unbeatable (6/249).

In reply, the Reds were ordinary at best, bowled out for just 91.

Skipper Rhys Whitling was the best of the Mt Martha batsmen with 29.

Best of the Tigers’ bowlers was Matty Roach, who took the new pill and picked up 2/6 from five overs.

Seaford too made a top two spot possible with a solid win over top of the table Baden Powell.

The Braves made 7/138 after being sent into bat by Seaford skipper Ryan McQueen.

Travis Kellerman top scored for the home side with 48 (off 105 balls), while Rhys Elmi made 42 (off 73 balls). The poor run rate had a massive effect on the final total.

Chasing 139 for victory, Daniel Polson top scored for Seaford with 50, while Scott Manders contributed 26. It was enough to get the visitors to 6/140 in the tense final over. Craig Entwhistle was the pick of the Braves’ bowlers with 3/26.

Rosebud got the job done in the final match of the District round.

The Buds batted first and made an ordinary 127, Pete Doughty top scoring with 34 and Billy Quigley getting 27.

In reply though, Sam Mullavey (27) was the only batsmen in the Heatherhill top eight to score double figures.

Despite this, the Hills finished just 10 runs short in the 39th over.

Pat Nagel was the best of the Rosebud bowlers with 4/35 while recruit Janaka Kumarage made an immediate impression with figures of 3/7 from eight overs, including four maidens.

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Jobling blasts a big ton SUB-DISTRICT

By IT Gully BONEO moved back into the top four after knocking over Ballam Park in MPCA Sub District cricket on Saturday.

The Pandas (68 points) moved two points clear of Tyabb and Carrum in fifth and sixth place on the ladder and a game clear of Frankston YCW in seventh place (56).

The Knights and Skye (42) and Balnarring (30) now appear too far behind to play finals.

The Pandas kept their finals hopes

alive with a crushing with, thanks largely to a sensational display from Chris Jobling, who smashed nine sixes and six fours on his way to a match winning and unbeaten 121 from 110 balls.

Cam Williams then strode to the crease in the middle order and belted 57 from 30 balls.

The Pandas finished on an unbeatable 3/246.

Jobling then added three wickets to his century, helping his team to a 99run victory. The Knights were bowled out for 147. Zac Clements top scored for the Knights with 53.

Carrum is now knocking on the door of the top bracket after beating YCW. It was a critical win for both teams, with the loser falling a game behind fourth place.

The Stonecats were never in it after its batting performance, rolled for just 99. Skipper Jason Bedford top scored with 34.

In reply, Carrum got there four wickets down (4/101). Skipper Josh Dent top scored for the Lions with 33, while Jake D’Atri, who picked up two wickets with the ball, hit 21.

Dromana moved to second place on the table with a big win over Skye.

The Hoppers made 9/178 with Blake Pappas dominating with bat and ball.

Pappas opened the batting with 32 while Zac Clan hit a half century and Adam Ciavarella 39.

Pappas then snared 4/37 with the ball and Jack Fowler picked up 3/27 to help roll Skye for 114.

Tootgarook still holds top spot after beating Tyabb.

The Yabbies batted first and gave themselves a slight chance after scoring 8/148, Nick Taranto scoring 66 and Jarrod White 38. Given they faced 187 balls between them, that

was probably the reason they lost.

In reply, the Frogs scored 5/150 in 34 overs.

In the final match, Balnarring’s season hit another low, beaten by Carrum Downs.

The Saints batted first and made just 107. Jayden Barker snared 4/24 for the visitors.

The Cougars then scored 7/111 in 22.2 overs to comfortably win the match with skipper Ryan Lynch top scoring with 56.

Strikers return to State 2 South-East SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie FOOTBALL Federation Victoria will announce this week that Peninsula Strikers have been reinstated in State 2 South-East after being relegated last season.

The federation contacted Strikers late last week with an offer of reinstatement and the club jumped at the chance.

Reports that State 1 North-West club Bendigo City had pulled its senior team out of competition and that a State 1 South-East side had taken up that vacancy remain unconfirmed.

However South Springvale, which was relegated from State 1 South-East last season is understood to have been reinstated thereby creating the vacancy for Strikers.

The remarkable turnaround has added to the positive vibe already at Centenary Park due to the major overhaul of the first team squad conducted by head coach Andy O’Dell.

The club has also been pleased with the quality of the high-intensity training sessions overseen by assistant coach Jamie Paterson.

The influx of new players continues apace with news that the club has signed winger Nathan Smith from Mornington.

He should feel at home alongside his former Brigg Town teammates Ryan Thompson and Oscar Marsden who arrived from England last week.

Hot on their heels is another O’Dell capture, 29-year-old former Hull City and Milton Keynes Dons midfielder Nicky McNamara, who is due to arrive this week.

Meanwhile English imports Connor Belger and Paul Speed were expected to return from the UK yesterday (Sunday) intending to take up Langwarrin’s two NPL visa spots.

Ironically there to greet them at Melbourne Airport and drive them back to the peninsula was another visa player, Liam Baxter, who may be forced to quit the club due to Belger and Speed’s return.

Although veteran Langy gaffer Gus Macleod is yet to make the call on which two players will fill the visa spots Baxter scored two goals last Thursday night in a trial game for Bulleen and if he is released by Langy two local clubs are waiting to pounce.

Both Mornington and Casey Comets want to sign the livewire Scottish striker.

Comets boss Jamie Skelly has been tracking Baxter for weeks while Mornington head coach Adam Jamieson has received two recruiting setbacks in re-

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Smith signs: New Peninsula Strikers’ capture Nathan Smith (right) in action for Mornington last season against St Kilda Celts.

Picture: John Punshon

cent weeks and Baxter is a perfect fit for the Dallas Brooks Park outfit.

Attacking midfielder Ryan Worrall from Eastbourne in England’s Vanarama National League South recently told Mornington that he won’t be coming over after agreeing terms and key local signing, striker Adam Wright from Northcote City, has told the club he intends to return to the UK in April.

“If he (Baxter) was to become available we’d absolutely be interested. He’s a goalscorer,” said Jamieson.

“Our priority is to get a couple of quality strikers in and he clearly fits the bill.”

Welsh import Curtis Hutson arrived in Melbourne on Friday and had his first training session with Mornington on Sunday morning.

“He certainly looked the part,” said Jamieson.

The 22-year-old can play up front or in midfield and was only 13 when he made his debut for the Welsh under-16s during his time at Cardiff City’s academy.

He is the cousin of Manchester United legend and newly appointed Wales manager Ryan Giggs and has joined from Barry Town after stints with Port Talbot Town, Newport County and Merthyr Town.

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integral role in Langy’s 2017 championship also are on the move.

Alex Metcalfe returned to the UK yesterday while teenage striker Aaran Currie has at least four suitors– Hume City, Sunshine George Cross, Preston Lions and Richmond (and maybe one local club).

Langy remains firmly in squad-building mode and despite promising signs in pre-season hitouts against Box Hill United and South Melbourne it was outclassed by Heidelberg United at Lawton Park last weekend losing 5-0.

The gulf between established heavyweight Heidelberg and the NPL newcomer was most evident in the first half when George Katsakis’s side strolled to a 4-0 lead at the interval.

The Bergers took an early lead following a quick break that ended with Tom Cahill in a one-on-one with towering Langy goalkeeping triallist Josh Dorron and tapping the ball home from close range.

Dorron is on Ballarat’s books after making the move from Alice Springs last year to further his soccer career.

He faced a baptism of fire against the Bergers who went further ahead after a Jack Petrie sidefoot following a clever cutback from a free-kick on the right.

Scottish winger Sean Ellis was taunting and teasing all comers down Hei-

delberg’s right and he dragged down the ball superbly and skipped past a defender before walking it into the unguarded goal to make it 3-0.

When Ellis set up Petrie to slam home and make it 4-0 a deluge was on the cards.

But a considerate Katsakis made a raft of changes in the second half as his side took its foot off the pedal and the only goal of the second stanza came from Nashir Hussainy.

Langy’s under-20s suffered their first pre-season loss when they went down 4-1 to Heidelberg in the curtain raiser.

A deflected shot from Cameron Boulton was Langy’s sole response against the best side it has played so far.

Ayden Eszes (quad), Cody Eszes (overseas with Australian schoolboys) and Keegan Guy (on holiday) were unavailable so Boulton, Josh Millar and Calvin Delaney were drafted in from the under-18s.

Langwarrin will play Clifton Hill on the main pitch at Lawton Park on Tuesday this week with a 6.45pm kick-off.

The Under-20s will play at the same time on the top pitch.

This replaces the previously scheduled away fixture against Green Gully which has been scrapped.

Once upon a time Caleb Nicholes, Mitch Blake and Kurt Wagner-Golds-

worthy all played for Langwarrin but on Saturday at Monterey Reserve they made their unofficial debuts for opposing clubs with mixed results.

Nicholes opened the scoring for Skye United in the 42nd minute after dispossessing Frankston Pines central defender Ioasa Saemo and slotting the ball past triallist keeper Brad Klarenbeek.

New Pines recruit Wagner-Goldsworthy headed into his own net under challenge from Blake at the back post in the second half to make it 2-0 then later Blake’s intended cross sailed over Klarenbeek’s head and into goal to complete a 3-0 scoreline.

Skye accommodated marquee signing Nicholes by playing him in a central striking role with Daniel Attard on the right and Blake on the left.

Skye coach Billy Armour is on holiday for three weeks so assistant coach Billy Rae was at the helm.

Seaford United striker Mitch Lander lined up for Pines but the club remains mystified by the ongoing absence of midfielder Matty Davis and striker Jack Wrobel.

Prior to the match Pines announced that it had clinched a three-year fivefigure shirt sponsorship deal with Mitchell Torre.

Currently based at Patterson Lakes the real estate company plans to open a new office in Frankston.

In other news Seaford United meets with Frankston council on Monday 5 February to sign off on a major clubroom development at North Seaford Reserve.

Two women’s changerooms, a referees’ room, a first-aid room and a storage area are part of a $500,000 refurb that will be completed this year.

The State government tipped in $300,000 to the project with council making up the difference.

State 4 South side Baxter enjoyed a 4-1 romp over visiting Hampton Park United on Saturday with a host of new signings and triallists on display.

Alan Lipsett, Dan Disseldorp, Justin Brown, Ben Meiklem and Grady Vickers were with Baxter last year but the match also featured new keeper James Foster, defenders Joe Iline and Tim Lee, striker Izaak Barr and former Langy midfielder Matt Morgan with potential signings Andy Bayliss-White, Danny Hansard, Mornington striker Jason Bradbury and former North Caulfield and Sandown Lions keeper Capo Chudier.

A scoreless first half was followed by a demolition job in the second half with Baxter’s goals coming from Meiklem (2), Vickers and Morgan.

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Runners lap it up at the Frankston Gift

By Ben Triandafillou MORE than 400 VAL athletes crowded the Frankston Football Oval on Sunday 14 January for the muchanticipated return of the Frankston Gift.

The gift which hadn’t been run for more than six years went off “without a hitch” and was well supported by local runners and little athletes.

Frankston Athletic Club president

Andrew Wells said about 80 runners from the Frankston Athletic Club and Little Athletics Centre competed at the gift with everyone enjoying having the gift back at the Frankston Oval.

“It was a fantastic day with quite a good number there and the weather was kind to us,” Wells said.

“Having the gift back at the Frankston Football Oval with the old grandstand and the podium in the

background made it sort of feel like the big gift they have at Stawell.

“It was good to have it back in Frankston. All of the sponsors were happy with the day and a lot of them are now on our backs to make sure we get our next one up and running.”

Harrison Kerr added his name to the Men’s 70m Gift winners list with a raw time of 7.554 seconds defeating Tim Rooke in the final. In the Women’s gift, Stephanie Richards

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In the first running of the sporting clubs relay, the Frankston Dolphins narrowly defeated the Peninsula Strikers women while the Victorian Police Force celebrated their victory in the Emergency Services relay.

When it came to highlights from the day, Wells said most of the 70m races were very close finishes but it was towards the end of the day when

the backmarker, Jesse Dunsmore, in the two mile event came from last to finish up winning by about a quarter of the track.

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Runners take to foreshore bay trail

By Ben Triandafillou HUNDREDS of sporting enthusiasts as well as families and friends will take to the foreshore bay trail towards Rosebud on Friday 26th January for the annual Australia Day Fun Run. Rosebud’s Australia Day Fun Run, which is completely run by volunteers, will have two starting points to cater for the wide range of competitors.

The dedicated runners begin their 10km journey from Marine Parade, Safety Beach at 8:30am towards the Village Green in Rosebud while the 5.3km Fun Run/Walk which is aimed towards children and families will start at 9:00am from the Visitor Information Centre, Dromana.

Both events will head along the foreshore bay trail and will finish up at the Village Green in Rosebud where there will be a flag raising ceremony and presentations for all of the place getters in each category.

There will also be free family activities held on the Village Green which includes musical entertainment, magic shows and carnival rides.

Funds raised from the day will support local sporting and community groups whose members volunteered to help run the event.

Entries are open until starting time, for more information go to: www.ausdayfunrun. com.au/.

Set to swim: Competitors line up for the Mt Martha Australia Day Swim. Picture: Belinda Vitacca

Mt Martha to celebrate Australia Day with a splash

Push on: Father and daughter run in the Aus Day Fun Run (2012).

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By Ben Triandafillou THE Mt Martha Lifesaving Club will be hosting their annual Australia Day Swim on Friday 26th January.

The event caters to all levels of swimming from the 200m Nipper Swim to the 5km Engine Swim, with the main event being the 1.2km Mt Martha Australia Day swim.

There will also be a 400m Novice Swim for competitors

who are new to ocean swimming.

Winning trophies are up for grabs in various age categories and for the overall winners.

Random spot prizes will also be on offer throughout the day.

Prize money won’t be offered this year with all of the funds being put towards the set-up of the lifesaving club’s new radio room which will continue to help keep beachgo-

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