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WOOD carvers Garry Fevreau and Ross Johnstone with the restored honour board at Balnarring hall. Picture: Gary Sissons
AN historic WWI honour board restored over the past month was yesterday (Monday) rehung in pride of place in the foyer of the Balnarring hall. The work was completed by wood carvers Garry Fevreau and Ross Johnstone, who also worked on a celebrated replica of the board hanging in the Sir John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux, France. They were assisted by Dean Smith, of Environmental Creators, who cast and recreated the original copper plate in silicone. The near-centenary old board is made from Victorian blackwood fiddleback and includes the names of the men from the district who fought overseas in the Great War. Balnarring Historical Society’s Ilma Hackett said the original honour board ordered by the Balnarring Progress Association in 1920 was the work of Robert Prenzel, of South Yarra. (“Honour board brings memories of home” The News 29/7/2019). “Most honour boards are horizontal and quite large but Balnarring, being a small community, didn’t have many men joining the AIF,” Ms Hackett said. Mr Prenzel inscribed the names of 26 men onto a copper panel with carved gum nuts and gum leaves. The board was thought at the time to be mountain ash. At the top is the Rising Sun Anzac emblem and across the bottom the words: “They Went at Duty’s Call”. Money to pay for the original board was raised by Welcome Home functions honouring returning soldiers, and by subscriptions. It was unveiled in the hall in November 1920 by Major Balmain, who lived at Coolart. The $1150 restoration cost was paid by the Balnarring and District Community Bank. Stephen Taylor
Powering up for summer Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au FIVE diesel-powered generators are being installed this month to help avoid summer power shortages or blackouts across the Mornington Peninsula. The temporary power sources will be installed by energy generation and distribution company GreenSync at Rye, Boneo and Dromana and removed when demand drops in April. While batteries or “renewables and demand response technologies” may eventually replace the generators, me-
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gcoln stated in a report to councillors. “Once the main network triggers extreme demand, the generators are ‘switched on’ systematically. Ms Lyngcoln said GreenSync had an agreement to supply extra power to United Energy during peak periods of electricity demand over summer. The locations for the generators are 605 Limestone and 115-141 Browns roads, Boneo, Boneo; 340 Browns Road, Rye; and 163 and 133 (the Dromana Drive-In), Nepean Highway, Dromana. Neighbouring property owners who were notified of the GreenSync plans
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Shire wants more control over apartments Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au DEVELOPERS may eventually find it more expensive to build apartments on the Mornington Peninsula than in municipalities closer to Melbourne. Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors want apartments on the peninsula built with materials that protect towns’ “valued character”. They say apartments designed for inner suburbs may not be suited to the peninsula. Changes to existing apartment guidelines proposed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) recommend using “low maintenance and durable” materials. However, shire councillors want developers to use “coastal” materials, such as stone and wood. While being more expensive and not regarded as being low maintenance, stone and wood would avoid “a very homogenous built form outcome” for apartments. While not stated by the shire, expensive apartments may also be more in keeping with the real estate agents’ mantra of offering “resort-style living” to peninsula property buyers. The shire also wants to discourage developers from using “large amounts of the same cladding material, particularly rendered brick/block work and aluminium cladding”. In a submission to DELWP adopted unanimously by councillors at the 16 September planning services committee meeting, the shire says bricks and aluminium cladding “are generally
Eye of the beholder: Concrete and bricks have been used for external cladding on the latest apartment blocks at Martha Cove, Safety Beach. Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors wants to amend planning regulations to require apartments to feature “coastal” materials, such as stone and wood. Picture: Keith Platt
used on lower quality developments [and have unappealing] ‘bulky’ built form outcomes”. The submission prepared for councillors by senior planner Leigh Northwood is in response to a Better Apartments in Neighbourhoods discussion paper sent to municipalities for comment by DELWP. Ms Northwood said most proposed changes to the guidelines were “con-
sidered positive” for the peninsula, but added that apartments had the “potential to significantly impact on the [peninsula’s] valued and unique landscape … as embodied in the Mornington Peninsula Localised Planning Statement (Victorian Government, 2014)”. The discussion paper lists five policy aims for new apartment developments, including the need for: n Green space in common areas of
buildings, which preferably includes trees for shade and urban cooling, and landscaping that softens the street; n High quality building facades made from robust, durable and attractive materials that complement surrounding buildings and provide visual interest; n Protection from wind impacts on surrounding streets and open space, so the spaces are comfortable to use and likely to be used more often;
n Attractive, engaging streets that enhance the amenity, safety and walkability of the neighbourhood; and n Better managed construction impacts of building work on existing neighbourhoods. Ms Northwood said proposed changes that needed “further clarification and consideration” before being supported by the shire included communal open space and building appearance.
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material girls, family tree circle and more. We even have a Shop till You Drop shopping trip. While you’re thinking about what to get the kids and grandchildren for Christmas, spare a thought for the Farmers who are doing it really tough. How will they be able to afford gifts for their children? Well, they can’t! So let’s help them by donating some toys so their children don’t miss out this Christmas. You can drop off toys to the Community House, 9-3 Monday to Thursday, 9-12 Friday or come to our Community Market on Saturday 12th October and drop off your donations.
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Enrolment week This week is Enrolment Week at the Somerville Community House. Please phone us on 0438 241 134, drop by or go on line to our website www.somervillecommunityhouse.com.au to view our program or register your interest for Term 4. Join us for Tai Chi, Hatha Yoga, Social Dancing or daily Walking. Maybe you are looking for some inspiration to write the next best seller with our Writers or unlock the secrets to Cryptic Crosswords. Other groups include social sewing, drawing or painting for just $3.00 per session. The ladies from our patchwork group, the Somerville Stitchers have been working
together to complete a patchwork floor rug for children to play on. Last Tuesday, Lyn Elton-Baker and Jo Martin presented this handmade rug to the Childcare group at the Somerville Recreation Centre. Kathy Brown the Childcare Coordinator said, ‘We want to thank all the ladies for such a thoughtful gift. We know our children will just love playing on it, Thank You!”. The picture inserted shows from left to right Somerville Stitcher Jo Martin, Centre Manager Rosemarie Ackland, Area Manager Ben Walker, the Childcare Coordinator Kathy Brown, Somerville Community House Manager, Kim Fitcher and Somerville Stitcher, Lyn Elton-Baker.
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Recognising efforts to save the past A LIMESTONE cottage in Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento, and cargo shed at have jointly won the Creative Reuse of a Heritage Place category in this year’s Mornington Peninsula Heritage Awards. The 1905 limestone cottage Carmel was originally run as a boarding house by two women and is now used as a reception area for holiday accommodation at the rear of the building. Women are running the venture these days, too – Philippa Chalkitis and Allison Manning – which is continuing the tradition in both senses. The cottage has two rooms for community use and sits in front of extensive accommodation areas on Ocean Beach Road. The cargo shed restored by Flinders and District Historical Society is one of the few bow-roof structures remaining in Victoria and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The shed, costing 180 pounds to build at the end of the pier in 1871, has been moved closer to the shore to enable easier access. The shed has had 3000 visitors since January. The cargo shed also won an award for signs explaining the history of the port, early interaction with the Bunurong/Boon wurrung people, the importance of the port for coastal navigation, Flinders cable station, which connected the mainland to Tasmania in 1869, fishing conservation and coastal defence. Garrisons have been housed at Flinders in both world wars.
The Mornington Peninsula branch of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Mornington Peninsula Shire announced the winners of the 2019 heritage awards on Friday 13 September. An individual award was presented to Murray Adams for digitising more than 100,000 photographs in the collections of the historical societies across the peninsula. His work included creating the document, Who are these people and why are they honoured in this way? which identifies peninsula reserves and those they were named after. Awards were presented by Cr Si-
mon Brooks and Kristin Stegley, chair of the trust’s board of management. “Clever and industrious people restoring and maintaining heritage parts of the peninsula should be celebrated – heritage places are an integral part of the Mornington Peninsula community,” the mayor Cr David Gill said. Cr Brooks said he had been impressed with the projects “and the dedication of the people involved with preserving our heritage”. President of the trust’s peninsula branch Judy Walsh said the quality of entries for the awards “bodes well for the future of our built and environmental form of heritage places”.
Looking back: Mornington Peninsula Heritage Awards winners include Carmel Cottage at Sorrento (picture supplied) and a cargo shed restored by Flinders and District Historical Society members, including president Neville Wale and vice president Jo Monie. Picture: Gary Sissons
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OCTOBER Hastings-Western Port Historical Society Thurs 10 Oct, 10.15am – noon ‘Morning Coffee’ with Guest Speaker Fran Henke – author, journalist, artist, photographer, person extraordinaire. Hastings Museum, Cnr. Marine Parade & Skinner Street, Hastings. Entrance fee $5. Small door prize, lucky dip raffle, refreshments. All welcome. Please phone museum 0490 132 011 or email: hwphs@outlook.com Balnarring Community Sustainability Fair Sat 12 Oct, 4pm - 7 pm Balnarring Primary School, Civic Court, Balnarring. The Fair is a fundraising event for Balnarring Primary School. An evening of family fun and entertainment with a special focus on sustainable living. Featuring a Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony, engaging workshops, an eclectic collection of sustainably focused stalls, delicious food showcasing local produce, an art auction, great kids activities, live music, a pre-loved department store and more. Seniors Festival Somerville Wed 16 Oct, 10am – 3pm Join us at the Somerville Seniors, 21 Blacks Camp Road. Hear the ‘Hot Flushes’, learn to juggle and have your hearing tested by Australian Hearing. Free entry. Lunch, bingo and raffles. Booking 0438 241 134. Homelessness Forum Sun 20 Oct, 5pm – 7pm A Homelessness Forum will be held at St Mark’s Balnarring. Find out the extent of the concerns, what is being done and how we can help. For refreshment purposes, please RSVP Jan 5989 1159 (Wed, Thurs & Fri 8.30 am – 1.30 pm) The Elegance of Embroidery exhibition Sat 26 & Sun 27 Oct, 10am – 5pm The Mornington Peninsula Branch of the Embroiderers Guild Vic. presents its biennial exhibition at the Mornington Peninsula Community Theatre, cnr Wilsons Rd and Nepean Hwy, Mornington. Adults $6, children under 12 free. Handmade gifts and light refreshments will be available to purchase.
Mornington Peninsula Veterans Cricket Missing active cricket & looking for some exercise? The bowlers are getting quicker and your reflexes slower? Join the growing trend of former and current cricketers, now over 60, who are re-establishing their cricketing skills? We play matches every Sunday and mid week so there are plenty of opportunities to have a game of cricket in a wonderful social atmosphere. For more info please call Michael 0407 823619 or Ian 59751683 or email mbou2030@bigpond.net Charity Sewing Every third Tues each month If you love sewing, you’d be most welcome to come to the next Sewing afternoon for the Dress-a-Girl-aroundthe-World project when we sew dresses for young girls living in poverty in third world countries. Bring your own machine but fabric, simple patterns, thread and trims are supplied. Venue is Hastings Uniting Church hall beginning at 1.30pm. Enquiries to Sandra 5979 1237. Hastings Day Club Meets at the Hastings RSL each Thurs (except the 1st) at 10.30am. A very friendly social club with entertainment, outings, speakers on a regular basis, lunch $5. Come along & enjoy. Contact Sheila 0447 415 889 Frankston Parkinson’s Peer Support Group Meets in the Bridget Clancy room at St John of God hospital, from 10 am on the 3rd Monday of each month to listen to speakers, share information and socialise. More info available from Karen 0412 979 902 or Glenys 0437 956 305. Frankston & District Stamp Club Not sure what to do with your old stamp collection? Come along and meet our friendly club members, always available for help and advice. We meet at 7.00 pm on the third Thursday each month at Belvedere Community Centre, 36 Belvedere Road, Seaford. Enquiries 5996 3745. Hastings Combined Probus Club Meetings held 1st Monday of each month starting at 10am at The Hastings Sports Club. All retirees welcome. Outstanding guest speakers at each meeting, day trips and cruises, morning tea and lunch outings at various venues. Visitors welcome. Contact Secretary – Dulcie on 0417130643 Mornington Peninsula Writers Every 2nd and 4th Sat, 10am – 1pm Somerville Community House, Blacks Camp Road Somerville. Email info@mornpenwriters.org
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Weight Loss Support Group Do you need help to lose some of that extra weight you are carrying about? Finding it difficult to keep the weight off? Come to Meeting Room 1 at the Hastings Community Hub, 1973 Frankston Flinders Road, Hastings, 9-11am every Wednesday. The first two visits are free to see if our club is what you want, then a oneoff fee of $50 and just $6 per week to join our friendly, supportive group. For further information call Rita on 0433 509 487. Petanque Come and enjoy the fun playing petanque on Wednesday and Sundays at Moorooduc Recreation Reserve, Derril Road Moorooduc from 1.45pm-4pm. All are welcome . Further info please contact Jim: 0458548491 or Jan: 0409132761 www.mornpenpetanque.org.au or emai: morningtonpeninsulapetanque@gmail.com Hastings Tennis Club Juniors coaching $15: Tues 4pm - 7pm, Thurs 4pm - 6pm, 45 minute lessons group max 6 children. Beginners to advanced. Modified balls and racquets for beginners. Cardio tennis Thurs 6pm. 45 minutes $15 Ray Turnham 0409 419 264 Mornington Dutch Australian Seniors Club Inviting you for a social get together, every Monday from 10.30am - 2pm. Join us in a Dutch card game, “Klaverjas” and a social game of Rummicub. Coffee and tea supplied. New members welcome. For more information ring Nel 59775680 or Elly 0432933292 Tyabb Hall - Frankston Flinders Rd, Tyabb. Free parking Boomerang Bags There are fifteen Boomerang Bags groups across the Peninsula. Volunteers repurpose fabric destined for landfill into reusable bags to replace plastic bags. The Balnarring group meets on Thursdays 1-3pm at BPS in Civic Crt. Cheryl 0438633971. Find other groups at Boomerangbags.org Reclink Art Therapy Visual Arts course for adults Basic introduction to art making for health and wellbeing. During term times. Friday mornings 10am – noon. Wallaroo Community Centre, 6 Wallaroo Place, Hastings. Contact Gaye 0409174128 to book and enrol. JP locations National & International documents inc affadavits, stat decs & cert copies signed FREE of charge at police stations on the Peninsula. Hastings: Wednesdays 5pm to 7pm or Google find a JP Victoria or Ph1300365567.
Mornington Peninsula Family History Society Internet access to Ancestry, Find My Past & British newspaper archives. Also Aust BDM’s on CD’s. Library open Tues & Thurs 10.30-2.30pm & Sun 2-5pm. $10 Non Members Details 9783 7058. Frankston South Recreation Centre, Towerhill Rd, Frankston Alcoholics Anonymous - Mornington Peninsula Do you need help to stop drinking? You’re not alone, contact us now on our 24 hour helpline 1300 880 390 or find a local meeting at www.aatimes.org.au/meetings Polio Have you or do you know anyone who had polio or is now experiencing after effects of polio? Please come to our support group meeting held at 11am on the second Saturday of each month at the Information Centre, Main St, Mornington. Enquiries: 5981 2540 Epilepsy Support Group Meet every 2nd Saturday at St Francis Xavier Parish, 60 Davey St, Frankston from 1pm – 3pm. Further details phone Sue 0407 509 519 or Cris 0437 386 867 Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society Public Stargazing Hear inspiring talks, view stars, planets, clusters and galaxies through our powerful telescopes every Friday in January, and then 8pm on the 1st Friday of every month at The Briars dark-sky observatory. Melways ref 151 E1. Bookings are essential. Small fee payable. Details www.mpas.asn.au or phone 0419 253 252. Find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/mpas0/ Better Breathers Respiratory Support Group Every 4th Monday of the month Better Breathers support group meet in the meeting room at the Mornington Information Centre, cnr Elizabeth and Main Sts from 2.00 to 4.00pm. We offer education and support for patients and carers coping with chronic lung disease with the aim of leading an improved quality of life. Details Christine 0419 314 587 Frankston Prostate Support Group The support group meets on the last Thursday of each month at 10am in the King Close Community Hall in Frankston North. Men with prostate health issues and their partners are invited to attend the support group for discussion on prostate health issues and some friendly banter. Details: 0407817996 (Gordon) Mornington Peninsula Welsh Ladies Choir We warmly welcome new choristers to join a happy and supportive group of women who love singing together. No, you don’t have to be Welsh. No Welsh speaking skills are needed and no auditions are required. We rehearse on Sunday evenings in the comfort of the Frankston Uniting Church, High Street, Frankston. For more information contact Helen 0424719291 or email our secretary: secretarympwlchoir@gmail.com Dog Lovers Walking Group Join us for friendship, fun and exercise for dogs and owners. Baxter Park (Near Tennis Courts). Tuesdays at 8:30 am & 9:30 am & Thursdays at 9:30 am. Great for puppies. Regular social events as well. Contact Suzanne on 9789 8475 Balnarring Bowls & Social Club Come join us to maintain fitness & good health, make new friends and have a laugh, enjoy social days and compete if you like. Located at Bruce St Reserve, Balnarring. 5983 1655 or info@balnarringbowls.com.au
Holy Trinity Anglican Church Op Shop 2nd Saturday of each month Jumble sale inluding furniture, plants, larger items, along with bric a brac. The Op Shop (benhind Coles) in Churst St, Hastings. Any inquiries: Judy 0425 848 957 Living with Autism Spectrum Resource support group, Monthly meetings Mondays, No cost. Phone for dates. Wallaroo Community Centre, Hastings. Contact: 5970 7000 Probus Club of Somerville 3rd Wednesday of each month at 9.45am St Andrews Church Hall, Eramosa Rd West. Activities, guest speakers, trips. All welcome. Contact Val 5977 6686. Hastings View Club Voice Interest Education of Women Raising funds for the Learning for Life Program. Meeting 3rd Friday of the month at 12noon at The Hastings Club, Marine Parade, Hastings. Contact Janet 0403 786 069. Combined Probus Club of Balnarring Third Friday of each month at 10am. Held at the Balnarring Community Hall Frankston-Flinders Rd, Balnarring. Guest speakers each month covering a wide range of subjects. The club has a diverse range of interest groups, outings and travel, Visitors and prospective new members are welcome. Contact Patsy Wilson on 5983 9949. Duplicate Bridge Every Monday at 9.00am. The Flinders Bridge Group meets every Monday for Duplicate Bridge at the Flinders Golf Club. All players welcome (partner required). Cost is $5.00 oer person. Please email Peter on thelains@live.com.au. Social Bridge Each Wednesday 1.30pm-3.30pm. Come along to Social Bridge held in the Flinders Golf Club. All players are welcome and assistance is available for notvice palyers. Cost is $5.00 per person. Please contact Candy 0409 417 724 or email: candace.ormerod@gmail.com Hastings Senior Citizens Club Over 55? Have a cuppa and join us Mon-Fri 1-3pm Monday–bingo snooker & craft Tuesday–carpet bowls Wednesday–art or cards Thursday–cards Friday–board games Saturday–bingo fortnightly. Located at Herring St, Hastings Mornington Peninsula Community Dog Club Come and have fun with your dog while training it. We welcome dogs of any age. Every Saturday morning at Citation Oval, Mt Martha. Beginners class is at 10.15am. We help you to train your dog to listen to you and be obedient using positive reinforcement, through fun and games and everyday life experiences. For more info contact June 0407846991 or www.dogclub.org.au. Are you a Breast Cancer survivor? If so come and join us for a paddle in our Dragon Boat. We offer 3 ‘come and trys’ before joining our club. The 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at Patterson Lakes, Carrum For fun, fitness and friendship. Call Marilyn 0433 114 338 or Lyndsay 0425 743 455.
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Celebrating seniors THE Victorian Seniors Festival is being celebrated this month. The festival experience is all about getting out and about in the community and beyond. Free or low-cost activities and events designed for older Victorians, their families and friends, will be held across the peninsula. Events include Camp Manyung Get Active Expo, Hastings U3A Arts and Craft Show, Bollywood Seniors Club event, Top End Wedding Friday Flicks at the library, spring propagation workshops, Be Connected cyber safety classes, and high teas. Programs are available at shire offices, libraries, leisure centres and other locations across the peninsula, or download a program at: mornpen. vic.gov.au/seniorsfestival
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Two charged over three weeks of burglaries and thefts TWO men were charged late last week over a series of burglaries and thefts in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula in the past three weeks. A Rosebud man, 23, and a Port Arlington man, 32, were arrested at a Mornington McDonald’s car park by members of the Somerville Highway Patrol and Mornington police, 11.30pm, Thursday 26 September. The allegedly stolen car they were driving had been seen earlier at Mt Martha and again in the restaurant car park. The Rosebud man is facing 15 charges, including aggravated carjacking, firearms offences, theft of a vehicle and handling stolen goods. The Port Arlington man is facing 47 charges, including burglary, theft of, and theft from, motor vehicles. Detectives say the offences were committed between 6 and 26 September, and included an incident at Frankston on 17 September in which a man was allegedly hit on the forehead with a hand gun at a Nepean Highway service station. The arrests formed part of Operation Night Eagle, a Southern Metro Division 4 operation focused on recidivist offenders. It aimed to reduce high harm and high-impact crimes, including vehicle-related crime.
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The pair appeared before a bail justice on Friday and were remanded in custody. The Rosebud man was due to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Monday 30 September). The other man will appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court at a later date.
Petrol theft A MAN filled his car with $64 in fuel at a Baxter service station and drove off without paying, 1.30pm, Thursday 29 August (pictured above). The white VR/VS Holden Commodore he was driving had stolen plates.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
Breaking in BURGLARS entered two houses in the one street in Mt Eliza, overnight Saturday 21 September. A couple living in a house in Arundel Court awoke to find a HTC mobile phone and iPhone 3 missing from a home office. They were valued at $600. Offenders also entered a garage and rifled through drawers at another Arundel Court house. Nothing was stolen.
Art show supported by local businesses HASTINGS U3A is celebrating the Victorian Seniors Festival on the Friday 4th and Saturday 5th of October, at the Hastings Community Hall, High Street, Hastings. We are proud to present the annual Community Art & Craft Show with the support of our valued community members. This event is the third year Hastings U3A has conducted the Art & Craft Show to acknowledge seniors in our community. We are proud to have taken this initiative to value and celebrate the seniors in our community. However, we could not do this without the assistance from our business sector. Hastings U3A is a not for profit organization providing low cost courses and activities for semi-retired and retired seniors (45+). We believe it is important to promote and showcase the important work and ability our seniors add to the community.
Hastings U3A wish to acknowledge and thank the generous support for the 2019 Community Art & Crafts Show. Our business leaders sponsored the advertising bill boards; Chris Watt (Principal of Century 21 Homeport), Jason Dowler (Business Owner of Harcourts Real Estate) and Progress Signwriting, Mornington. We also publically acknowledge the assistance from local businesses: Kings Creek Hotel, Bittern Motors, and a generous member, (who have provided sites for bill boards), McClelland Guild of Artists (who are providing the art stands), and the Mornington Peninsula Shire for their support. The show could not go ahead without their generosity and support. We are so very grateful and urge our community members to join the celebration. Bring along your family and friends!
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RECREATIONAL divers are being urged to join a citizen science dragon hunt. The call to join in the research is not associated with any mythical creature, but the weedy seadragon. Although the weedy seadragon is the state’s marine emblem, little is known about how many of them reside in Port Phillip. “Weedy seadragon numbers in some locations in Australia have declined, however the population in our own backyard, Port Phillip Bay, has rarely been studied and we do not know if they are suffering the same fate” Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA) ReefWatch coordinator Kade Mills said. “The first step in protecting this iconic and unique species, one of only three species of seadragon on the planet, is to determine how many there are. Ms Mills said divers were being asked to send in images of any weedy seadragons they spot “so we can get an idea of the size of the population”. The Dragon Quest citizen science project launched by the VNPA’s Reefwatch program and supported by dive operators.
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Cycling to self-improvement AN incentive program at Mornington Park Primary School in which students earn points towards owning a new – restored – bike is both insightful and productive. The Wheeling It Forward program run by physical education and sport coordinator Tim Fitzpatrick encourages the students to “do the right thing” and, in this way, earn points from a teacher towards reaching the magical 100 points target. They are then able to choose a bike rebirthed and repaired by New Peninsula Mt Martha Men’s Shed members as their reward. The students build up points, called tokens, for good behaviour, such as displaying school values, being cooperative and nice to each other, drawing up lists of goals and actions and achieving them, picking up rubbish, and running activities for younger children. So successful has the program been that a spin-off: teaching bike maintenance and basic repairs to troubled students – won the Active Schools category in last year’s Tidy Towns Award. Men’s shed members played an active role in teaching and guiding the students in the program. “It was a great way of building connections with the men and bonding with them as positive role models,” Mr Fitzpatrick said. In another bike-centred first, 20 of the school’s students took part in a 20km section of the Around the Bay in a Day ride while being sponsored by United Energy. Mr Fitzpatrick said seven were riding bikes earned under
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the tokens’ program. Restoring and repairing the bikes is the kind of grassroots project ideal for men’s shed members. New Peninsula Mount Martha Men’s Shed coordinator Peter Chenoweth said they were happy to provide the resources in the knowledge that children will benefit in the end. “It’s a good project to be part of,” he said. “We started last year and so far we have given away 30 bikes and there a few more being worked on.” The shed absorbs the costs of the
works which, hopefully, are covered by grants. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council supports the men’s shed and it received a grant last year from Vic Roads. Experience has taught the shedders to work smarter, not harder, on their Tuesday and Thursday morning stints. “We are working out the best and easiest ways to do repairs and get bikes to a usable standard, with no rust or torn seats and always new brakes,” Mr Chenoweth said. The repaired bikes are displayed at
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PERMITS have been issued for the Peninsula Aero Club’s 2020 air show to be held in March. The mayor Cr David Gill said Mornington Peninsula Shire Council was “always committed to seeing the air show proceed”. “It is a great event for the peninsula, providing significant charitable donations for the local community and a showcase for aero enthusiasts,” he said. The issuing of permits shows a thaw in relations between the club and the council after the club moved to cancel the event. (“Club abandons air show” The News 13/8/2019). At the time, PAC president Jack Vevers said he had been unable to reach agreement with the council over permits. He said the shire’s “new permit process” was “unworkable” and time had run out to organise next year’s show. Cr Julie Morris last week described the air show as a “staple event for the Mornington Peninsula that focuses on giving back to the community”. The permits can be inspected at the shire’s Mornington office.
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Street market marks 40 years IF there is anything a golden retriever likes more than a swim it’s food. And when your owner decides to sit on a bench during Mornington’s Wednesday street market you can be sure there’s food involved. Last Wednesday was the first week of the school holidays and the sun was shining as shoppers roamed Main Street during the regular market. But while stallholders and their customers strived to provide and buy such things as food, art items and clothing, few would have known it was the market’s 40th anniversary. The longest running street market in Victoria began on Wednesday 26
September 1979, the brainchild of the late Tom Hast, an estate agent in the town for more than 50 years, a shire councillor, shire president (mayor) and member of many community groups including the chamber of commerce, which runs the market. Mr Hast brought the idea to Mornington after being seeing the success of village markets during a visit to the United KIngdown anmd Europer the previous year. These days the market’s popularity has only grown stronger, with shoppers (and their dogs) readily using Main Street’s benches for a break and to take in all the sights and sounds.
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire says survey results “show the community believes [the council’s] overall performance, customer service and waste management are all positive”. The annual community satisfaction survey, independently conducted by telephone across shire households in February and March for the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, measures community perception on the performance of Victorian councils across a range of measures. While a minimum of 400 interviews were conducted in 63 municipalities for the survey, the results for each council have not been published for the public by DELWP. The mayor Cr David Gill said results for the peninsula show a threepoint increase in waste management and a one-point increase in overall performance – both higher than the state-wide average. “The results also show a four-point increase in satisfaction with the condition of sealed local roads,” Cr Gill said. “We always seek to ensure fundamental council services such as roads and waste management are of the highest quality and we’re pleased the community believes we are delivering on that”. It was “pleasing that out of all the core measures, council’s best performing area was customer service”. “The survey results also indicate areas for improvement such as lobbying on behalf of the community;
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TOGETHER with Good Shepherd’s Firmer Foundations, Mornington Peninsula shire is hosting Let’s Talk About Money as part of this year’s Seniors Festival. Topics at the free talk include budgeting, saving, banking, debt and goal setting. Firmer Foundations is a free financial capability program for women aged 50 and over. Sessions are 10am-12.30pm, Mondays 7,14, 28 October and 4 November at Seawinds Community Hub, 11a Allambi Avenue, Capel Sound. Details: 5971 9444 or 0490 120 918 or visit firmerfoundationspeninsula@ goodshep.org.au Bookings essential. Transport available.
Musicians in concert PENINSULA Chamber Musicians will play a concert at Beleura House, Mornington 1.30pm on Saturday 5 October. Tickets and details: www.peninsulachambermusicians.com.au.
Flowers her topic LANDSCAPE architect and interior designer Marilyn Elm, pictured, will speak at the next meeting of the Mornington Peninsula Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Friday 4 October. She will explore our relationship with flowers which she says are intrinsically woven into the fabric of our lives as statements of fashion and status, or simply expressions of beauty to be enjoyed. Ms Elm, involved in art and design for 40 years, is an expert in garden and landscape design and history, lecturer and speaker. Hour-long ADFAS lectures are held at the Peninsula Community Theatre in Wilsons Road, Mornington, 5.30pm on a Friday evening. They are followed by light refreshments and an opportunity to meet the lecturer and fellow members. The first visit is free. Book through secretary Glad Hungerford 9787 2092. For membership details contact Vicky Davison 0407 810 877.
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October 2019 EACH October we celebrate the outstanding contributions older residents make to our communities. The 2019 Seniors Festival is a great opportunity for older people and their friends and families to get out and about, meet people, try new activities and have fun at a wide variety of free or low-cost, highquality events right in their own, beautiful backyard. Many organisations and wonderful volunteers work hard to contribute to this program of events. Our region is host to many, and this year the program has been grouped into event categories including Seniors club events, events at the library, Camp
Manyung, Hastings U3A Arts & Craft Show and leisure centres, health events, physical activity events, and arts and cultural events. Free programs are available from council and shire offices, libraries, leisure centres and lots of other locations. This 2019 Frankston & Mornington Peninsula Seniors Festival is part of the Victorian Seniors Festival, which runs through the month of October and is a state wide Victorian Government initiative. There is free public transport for Seniors Card holders. www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au
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Plan ahead for peace of mind WHY do we plan ahead? We do it to reap benefits like peace of mind, security and to protect those we care for so we can enjoy life. We all plan for life’s major events: our wedding day, buying a home, starting a family, the children’s education, for our career through to retirement. We typically work harder to achieve this, retire later and live longer. Some of us are becoming more affluent, enabling us to plan retirements full of the sorts of activities we perhaps didn’t have time for during our working lives. Many of us look to get our affairs in order, enabling retirement to be a time of enjoyment with the family, newly discovered hobbies and rediscovered passions. Apart from writing a will, what else can we do to plan ahead? Traditionally it has been a taboo subject and we’ve had few options, but now that’s changed. Today we’re able to plan ahead for almost anything including our funeral. This final event is a celebration of our life and achievements, and we’re able to protect, one last time, those we love from making decisions about our final arrangements, at what unquestionably will be an emotional time. An increasing number of products exist on the market for funeral planning, including funeral bonds, funeral insurance and prepaid funerals, but not all these products are alike.
A specialised approach to funeral services A prepaid funeral gives you the opportunity to record your wishes by prearranging and paying a future funeral service at today’s price. This offers a number of benefits over other forms of funeral planning. It protects you and your family against inflation. You can personalise many aspects
of the services to be delivered and it does not adversely affect your personal tax, pension or other entitlements. You can also feel secure in the knowledge that your funds are safely held by the Over 50’s Friendly Society until needed. A prepaid funeral plan offers more
than just a cash payout. It gives you the time you need to make informed decisions about the funeral best suited to you, allows you to incorporate your cultural wishes and beliefs into your service and gives you the security of knowing your family is protected. The selected
services are guaranteed. To take the first step in planning for your own funeral or memorial service, speak to the team at Le Pine Hastings on 5925 9732 or visit lepinefunerals.com.au/prepaidfunerals/ to find out more.
Preplan your funeral then get back to enjoying life Preplanning your funeral with Le Pine Funerals takes the emotional stress off your family, locks in your funeral cost at today’s price, and allows you to plan things your way. Then you can relax, knowing your money is held safely in a trust while you get on with enjoying life to the full.
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Helping to maintain an independent life WESTERNPORT Mobility have long specialised in the sale and repair of mobility scooters and home mobility products, and have now introduced a whole new range of living aids. Proof that a good business is constantly growing and keeping with the times, Westernport Mobility have expanded into health care products in the home. Owner Ray Percival says it’s part of providing a wider service to the community.“We now have lift chairs which are ideal for when people have had operations like hip replacements. They might need a lift chair temporarily after surgery, or they might need one full time in their home,” says Ray. “At Westernport Mobility, you can either hire or buy depending on your needs.” Another part of the new range is products to help those with rheumatism.“We have jar and bottle openers, and other home aids like special cutlery for those with arthritis, that help people maintain an independent life,” says Ray. At Westernport Mobility, it’s all about supplying products that make it easier for everyday living. You can buy or hire most products, including mobility scooters, beds, lift chairs, walking aids, and living aids. “Since opening the new store in Hastings we have been able to expand and improve our range for the community,” says Ray. Westernport Mobility has qualified service
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technicians to provide clients with prompt and expert repairs and service. With its number one commitment to customer service, Westernport Mobility offer home demonstrations of products as well.
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Free hearing test for seniors DURING the Seniors Festival Nepean Hearing is offering free hearing tests for seniors. The number of Australians who are hearing impaired is increasing because of: n the Ageing Population –we are living longer n excessive Noise - in the workplace and high level music Hearing loss is often described as the ‘invisible disability’. People often wait for 5-10 years before they seek help. Hearing loss may also be a contributing factor in the speed of onset of dementia. The degree of loss is also correlated to the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. It is important to know about your hearing. Many people ignore the signs of hearing loss, which include turning the TV or stereo up so loud that others complain, frequently needing to ask others to repeat themselves and not being able to hear properly on the telephone. Constant ringing is also another warning sign of hearing loss. As technology advances, many people with hearing loss benefit from hearing aids. These innovations have made a positive difference in the way they can communicate and enjoy their lives. Nepean Hearing is an independently owned clinic and the audiologists are University of Melbourne trained. For hearing screenings our main office is located across the road from Frankston Hospital at 13 Hastings Road, Frankston, phone: 9783 7520. We are also located at: 171 Camms Rd Cranbourne, phone: 5966 1117, and Hastings Community Health, 185 High Street Hastings, phone: 97837520.
Free hearing tests for Seniors during Seniors Month Seniors receive a $20 Woolworths voucher during seniors month.
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It’s time to celebrate ATTENTION seniors, it’s time to celebrate! This October join in the festivities as Victoria celebrates Seniors Festival. You are sure to find something of interest right here on the Peninsula with more than 75 local events and offers specially designed for older Victorians, their families and friends. A great variety of free or low-cost activities will be held throughout the month including the Camp Manyung Get Active Expo; Hastings U3A Arts and Craft Show; Bollywood Seniors Club event, special movie screening of Top End Wedding at Rosebud Library; Spring propagation workshops; cyber safety classes plus much more. Victorian Seniors Card holders can also enjoy Free public transport from 6 - 13 October 2019. Mornington Peninsula Shire has joined
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Move and connect IT’S never too late to learn something new! Extending yourself and getting out of your current routine has been proven to improve physical and mental wellbeing at any age and stage of life. YMCA Camp Manyung have partnered with Sport and Recreation Victoria, the Mornington Peninsula Shire and Frankston City Council to bring you the annual Get Active Expo 2019. As part of Seniors Month, locals who are 55+ are invited to join us at picturesque Camp Manyung to discover what opportunities are available to “Get Active”. When: Friday, October 4 from 10am – 1pm. Official welcome at 11am. Where: YMCA Camp Manyung is located at 35 Sunnyside Road, Mt Eliza. Cost: Free – morning tea included. You will have the opportunity to “Come and Try” a wide range of activities provided by Camp
Manyung staff and community organisations from the feeling of freedom that comes from flying on our accessible Giant Swing to finding your inner calm with Tai Chi. Other activities include - Archery, Croquet, Planting Seedlings, Tree Rolling, Chair Yoga, SUP demonstrations and Walking Netball. Connect with local activity clubs, groups and organisations including Mt Eliza 55 Plus, U3A Mornington, Frankston and District Netball Association, Probus Langwarrin, Pace, Narim Marr Djambana and many more. This event is a fantastic chance to explore and adopt new activities into your life, chat with other like-minded people and appreciate the surrounds as you enjoy morning tea. There is something for everyone at the Get Active Expo. Give Cass or Megan a call at Camp Manyung on 9788 1100 for any further information
forces with Good Shepherd’s Firmer Foundations to deliver Let’s Talk About Money, a free program designed for women aged over 50 to increase confidence in managing money and help build new financial skills. The program will be held across four sessions on Monday 7, 14 and 28 October and 4 November from 10am at the Seawinds Community Hub. To get the most out of the program it is recommended that you attend all four sessions. For more information or to book, phone 5971 9444 or 0490 120 918 or email firmerfoundationspeninsula@goodshep.org.au Grab a program of events from your local Shire office, library, leisure centre or online at: mornpen.vic.gov.au/seniorsfestival Learn more about events in Victoria online at: seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/ festivalsandawards
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Join us to discover local opportunities to “Get Active and Stay Active” Morning Tea Local Social and Activity Groups for over 55’s
This October we’re celebrating the Victorian Seniors Festival – a great time to get out and about in your local community and beyond. Join in the celebrations across the Peninsula with free or low-cost activities and events specially designed for older Victorians, their families and friends.
Archery | High Ropes | Giant Swing Stand Up Paddle Boarding Bushwalking | Dancing | Croquet
Choose from 75 local events and offers including: •
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Top End Wedding Friday Flicks at Our Library
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Grab a program of events from your local Shire office, library, leisure centre or online at: mornpen.vic.gov.au/seniorsfestival Learn more about events in Victoria online at: seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsandawards
Sunnyside Rd, Mount Eliza VIC 3930 9788 1100
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Live Happy at St. John's Village Nestled on 15 Acres of landscaped gardens, St. John’s Retirement Village is a community of 165 units and serviced apartments located within the Somerville township, close to shopping, transport and community facilities on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula. St. John’s offers all the security and comforts of home where residents enjoy a lifestyle of independence within a friendly, caring community of likeminded individuals. The Village offers wonderful facilities including a fully equipped dining room where you can enjoy a delicious two course meal any day of the week, library, community centre, craft room & gymnasium just to name a few. To compliment these fantastic facilities, we have numerous activities and groups for residents to enjoy at their
own leisure or level of interest. The Village bus operates regular shopping trips as well as other excursions. You can participate in anything from weekly outings, exercise classes, fashion parades, games and film nights, craft and drama groups, residents’ workshop and so much more. The staff at St. John’s are committed to providing the highest of professional service. Our outstanding care staff, together with 24-hour onsite emergancy care provided 7 days per week gives residents and their families total security and peace of mind all year round. Call to make a time to visit, we would love to meet you, give you a personal inspection of the facilities and meet some of our residents enjoying a wonderful retirement life.
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For more than 35 years, St. John's Retirement Village has been providing affordable, high quality accomodation for retirees. Inspections of our independent Living Units & Serviced Apartments
View our Displays Enjoy our Food Stalls Shop at our Market Stalls Meet our Residents & Staff
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DUAL FAMILY ACCOMMODATIONS ON A FANTASTIC HALF ACRE COMFORTABLY set across a fantastic, flat 2023 square metre block, this well-presented property is perfectly set up for large or extended families with two self-contained homes providing endless options. Set well back from the road for a welcome sense of privacy, the block is completely fenced and features excellent lawn areas to the front and back for children and pets. A long gravel driveway provides plenty of off-street parking and there is a double carport in between the two residences. A separate, fully-lined double garage - currently being utilised as a personal training studio - also has additional storage space. The main home has an inviting lounge room with bay window and the adjoining formal dining zone, or even a great games area, is tucked around the corner. Handsome polished timber floors extend throughout the space and a raked timber ceiling adds a nice touch of character. The dining area leads through to a bright kitchen which has plenty of storage solutions and from the family meals zone you step out to the rear timber deck. The master bedroom at the front has a walk-in wardrobe and a large ensuite has a spa bath, whilst two more bedrooms both have built-in robes and share the main bathroom. The equally well-presented second dwelling comprises a spacious open plan lounge, kitchen and dining area, complete with air-conditioning, and two more bedrooms that share the bathroom. Opening from the laundry is another timber deck taking you out to the enormous back yard. Across the two residences there is a healthy 418 square metres of comfortable and spacious living and both homes do have their own separate electricity and gas metres. Exceptionally rare, this diverse and highly functional property offers much to any buyer seeking the necessary room to provide for in-laws or to establish their own home business.n
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ADDRESS: 425 Stony Point Road, BITTERN FOR SALE: $740,000 - $810,000 DESCRIPTION: 2 houses, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 6 car INSPECT: Saturday 1:30-2:00pm or by appointment AGENT: Jason Dowler 0403 598 754, Harcourts JT & Co, 10/14 High Street, Hastings, 5970 7333 mpnews.com.au
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14 Minto Street, Merricks Beach
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This classic five-bedroom beach house offers your own seaside haven just footsteps from the sand. With all the ingredients to make it a magical weekender or permanent home surrounded by beaches, wineries, horse-riding trails and the nearby cafes and restaurants, this 1012sqm allotment provides plenty of privacy with the house radiating an airy ambience with high raked ceilings and solid timber floors to an open-plan living and dining area with wood heater and atrium window overlooking the front garden.
107 Stanleys Road,& Red Hill Rural Beach
$2,250,000 - $2,500,000 properties Set on 3 acres of beautiful Red Hill farm land, this family home offers space both inside and out. Full length verandahs run along the north side of the home while Licensed Estate Agent upstairs they wrap around to the East to take in the valley views to Western Port Bay. Including four bedrooms, main with ensuite, family bathroom, two living rooms, study and mud room. The main living room features a large wood heater and split system air-con. Mature gardens and trees abut the home including a majestic Oak tree.
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PRIMED FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS OFFERING everything you could want from an affordable first home, this well-kept property boasts three bedrooms with built-in-robes that share the main bathroom and a combined dining area with updated kitchen. Showcasing a neutral colour scheme, a spacious living room has split system heating and cooling plus a ceiling fan and a sunny entertaining area overlooks the rear yard. The good sized block has side access to a large workshop and there is an additional detached storage room. With plenty of schools, shops and the foreshore all close by, this property also offers something for the investor with a tenant in place until April 2020 on a current return of $310 per week.n
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ADDRESS: 16 Madang Court, HASTINGS FOR SALE: $375,000 - $395,000 DESCRIPTION: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom AGENT: Sean Crimmins 0411 734 814 Baywest Real Estate, 1/109 High Street, Hastings, 5979 4412
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Auction: Saturday, October 5th at 2:30pm. Terms: 10% Deposit, Settlement 30, 60 or 90 days Inspect: Saturday 2:00-2:30pm
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LEAFY UNSPOILED BEACH LOCATION • Spacious 3 bedroom home • Well-designed floor plan filled with natural light • Generous master bedroom/en suite and walk in robe • Home office/fourth bedroom • Decking with views over magnificent landscaped garden • A short walk to Somers Beach and General Store
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THE ULTIMATE LIFESTYLE PROPERTY • Massive 43 square home on 3.3 acres (approx) • Two ensuite bathrooms + powder room • Open-plan family meals area opening to alfresco • Floating floors, carpets to bedrooms and tiled bathrooms and laundry. • 9” vaulted ceilings in foyer
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PRIVATE, SPACIOUS & CENTRAL! • 3 bedroom home; master with WIR and ensuite • Open plan living and dining areas • Sunny rear courtyard • Kitchen with plenty of bench/cupboard space • Gas ducted heating, reverse cycle heating/cooling • Walking distance to foreshore and town centre
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SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME • 4 bedrooms; master with WIR and ensuite • Separate living areas with open plan dining • Spacious kitchen with premium Bosch appliances • Outdoor alfresco area with cafe blinds • Double garage with extra parking for trailer • Established gardens and fruit trees
LUXURY VILLA IN THE HEART OF BITTERN • 3 bedrooms, main with FES & WIR • Caesarstone bench tops • Quality stainless steel appliances inc. dishwasher • Ducted heating & refrigerated cooling • Alfresco area with timber decking • Spotted Gum timber floors • Single garage
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AUCTION THIS SATURDAY
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Affordable Quarter Acre! Set on a massive 1,012m2 allotment (approx.) sits an original 2 bedroom cottage in the heart of Crib Point. This is a great opportunity to secure an impressive block with the option to extend, renovate or build your dream home. This could be the perfect property for a first home buyer, tradesperson or investor. The existing residence has lots of potential offering two bedrooms, original kitchen, spacious lounge room and a separate bathroom. The home is surrounded by mature trees and beautiful greenery and gardens giving the home added privacy. Offering a large garage/shed to the side of the home for additional car accommodation in the form of off-street parking. A spacious backyard will provide a place for kids and pets to play or the base for your future plans, with ample possibilities! Conveniently located within a close proximity to schools, shops, public transport options and recreational reserves, this is a winning location and an opportunity not to be missed.
Saturday 5th October at 11:00am View Saturday from 10:30am Price Guide $340,000 - $370,000 Jason Dowler M 0403 598 754 P 03 5970 7333 jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au Jacqui Robinson M 0409 919 419 P 03 5970 7333 jacqui.robinson@harcourts.com.au Harcourts JT & Co 10/14 High Street
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Showroom
• Office/Warehouse of approx. 200sqm • Rear roller door • Currently used as a Bingo facility with full kitchen and grease trap • Shared common area parking
• Highly visible location on the corner of Rosella St and New St Frankston • Ideally suited as a showroom for retail or wholesale operations • Lettable area of approx. 582sqm • Reasonable rent and long lease on offer • Rear roller door with off street loading bay
Lease Price: $3,000pcm+GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454
Lease Price: $4,806pcm+GST+OG Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353
For Sale - Tyabb
For Sale - Mornington Peninsula As-New Factory New Industrial Estate
Electrical Business • Well established electrical company based on the Mornington Peninsula • Ideal opportunity for someone looking to start their own business • Sale includes motor vehicle, plant and equipment, social media shout outs, pricelists, accounting software and data base • Vendor moving overseas
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For Lease - Rosebud
Business Sale - Mornington
Prime Position In Town
Thanks Albert • Prominent Main Street location • Currently trading as a burger bar but lends itself to a restaurant, bar or wine bar • Massive, well equipped commercial kitchen • Fully licensed with seating for 55 inside, 40 in beer garden and 10 on front foot path • Beautifully renovated upstairs residence ideally suited to owner operator • Owner extremely keen to sell
• Purpose built medical facility of 620 sqm approx • Main road frontage with dual street access • 2 storey facility featuring full operating theatre, 8 separate doctors rooms, recovery wards and reception / waiting lounge.
Lease Price: $180,000 pa + GST + OG Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353
Business Sale - Rosebud
Sale Price: $65,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454
Sale Price: $265,000 WIWO Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353
Business Sale - Mornington
Business Sale - Rye
Properties For Lease OFFICES FOR LEASE ( Mornington unless specified)
176-182 Main Street -30sqm $1,662.50pcm+GST+OG 1/486 Nepean Hwy Frankston – 220sqm $3,000pcm+GST+OG
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SHOPS FOR LEASE 12 Blake Street - 70sqm $3,750pcm+GST+OG 5/117-133 Main Street - 164sqm $7,917pcm+GST+OG 113A Nepean Hwy, Seaford - 60sqm $2,080pcm+GST+OG Jetty Rd, Rosebud - From 70sqm From $3,300pcm+GST+OG 1 Blake Street - 50sqm UNDER OFFER St Andrews Beach – 180m2 $3,334pcm+OG
Indian Restaurant
Brunchtime
French Cafe
Sale Price: $49,000 WIWO Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353
Sale Price: $220,000 WIWO Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353
Sale Price: $120,000 WIWO Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353
• Fully licensed, beautifully presented restaurant • $2,253 pcm+GST+OG with a 12 year lease option • Turnover of $300,000 pa based on 42 weeks trading • Fully fitted out commercial kitchen with walk in freezer
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• Corner cafe with great exposure in industrial area • Great long lease and low rent • Takings of approx. $7,900pw • Currently open 6am-2.30pm 5days per week with potential to increase summer trade
• Cute French-inspired restaurant opposite the beach MEDICAL FOR LEASE • Great lifestyle business 1537 Pt Nepean Rd Rosebud – 620sqm $15,000pcm+GST+OG • Liquor licence extends outside 10am to 11 pm • Excellent rent and lease terms WAREHOUSE / SHOWROOM • Huge potential to increase business in the evenings
www.kevinwrightre.com.au
22 Rosella Street, Frankston -582sqm 32/1140 Nepean Hwy - 200sqm
$4,806.57pcm+GST+OG $3,000pcm+GST+OG
1/26 McLaren Place, Mornington VIC 3931 Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
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Jacoform for comfort that Bayside offers as a potential solution for difficult foot problems. We work closely with manufacturers of orthotic friendly and specialist shoes, as well as local podiatrists, physiotherapist and orthopaedic specialists to help find the foot solution for you. Bayside Shoes offers a range of services with a wheelchair access ramp to disability and free parking outside its premises, and personalised shoe fitting by staff when you require assistance. You can also browse at your leisure the extensive range of fashion, work and specialist shoes within this “shoe haven” which offers shoes ranging from sizes 4 to 15 for women and sizes 4 to 17 for men. Bayside Shoes is located at 103 Railway Parade, Seaford on the corner of Clovelly Parade and is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm and Saturday 9am to 3.30pm. The business telephone number is 03 9785 1887, please call and speak to our friendly staff if you wish to check the availability of a specific shoe style.
DESIGNED by Danish footwear maestro, Professor Jorgen Keller in the 1960s, Jacoform shoes transfer the relaxing feeling of walking on a sandy beach into everyday life. Jacoform shoes have been specially designed to offer the ultimate in foot comfort, whatever your foot width or foot problem. Made of quality leather with a wider toe area, hand crafted arch support and a flexibile, robust sole they are a long lasting shoe that feels like a slipper. This unique shoe is hand crafted over 7 hours by Danish artisans who take pride in delivering quality and comfort. Initially designed to reduce toe damage for people suffering diabetes it became virtually a cult shoe based on its comfort, foot support and durability. Jacoform offers a size range from 5 to 12 in rich leather colours of black or brown lace up shoes suitable for both men and women Jacoform shoes are just one of the large range of orthotic and orthotic friendly shoes
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MerinoSnug knitwear IF you love warm, adaptable, easy wearing, effortlessly fashionable knitwear, MerinoSnug is definitely for you. Proudly Australian owned, MerinoSnug’s range of merino wool clothing is created with Australia’s finest Merino and sustainably and ethically manufactured at a purpose-built factory outlet in Carrum Downs. MerinoSnug is proudly owned by Australian Wool Network (AWN), Australia’s largest independent wool marketer. AWN is the only Australian-owned wool marketer who take growers wool from bale to retail, who can manufacture growers wool into an Australian made garments and genuinely bringing wool growers, wool processors and consumers together. From bale to retail, MerinoSnug is committed to connecting customers and woolgrowers by highlighting the origin of each of our garments, allowing customers to learn about the garment’s provenance. Each garment boasts a QR-enabled tag that showcases the woolgrowers who
contributed to the making of the garment and the environment in which the wool was grown. Our contemporary designs are created by our talented in-house design team. The designs are all about plush comfort. Many of the classic designs will have you just as easily throwing on a MerinoSnug wrap or vest to dress up an evening look and keep you warm but stylish through any cold snaps. Our goal is to showcase Australia’s best modern merino wool in everyday basics, apparel and accessories for women and men, as well as luxurious items for the home. The Carrum Downs factory outlet is open and currently have an end of season winter sale on to the public with a huge range of firsts, seconds and factory overrun discounted garments available for sale. We offer 10% off your order for Seniors Card holders, excluding sale items. MerinoSnug is at 140 Colemans Rd, Carrum Downs. Phone 9786 1113. merinoandco.com.au.
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Daytime music + theatre’s 2020 season
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Friday 24 April, 10.30am & 1.30pm Friday 3 July, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Friday 20 March, 10.30am & 1.30pm Wednesday 3 June, 1.30pm & 6pm
Salute to the Anzacs
The Broadway I Love The Australian Ballet School
2 October 2019
Christmas in July
Friday 7 February, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Friday 15 May, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Enjoy professional music and theatre at Frankston Arts Centre
Heart and Music
FRANKSTON Arts Centre offers regular daytime concerts to those who enjoy professional music and quality theatre experiences in one of the best performing arts venues in outer metropolitan Melbourne. These shows are aimed at more mature audiences, delivering quality performances at an affordable $21 a show, great service, and complimentary morning or afternoon tea and an optional lunch for those wanting to make a day of it to catch up with friends. The 2020 Series 1 is launching on Friday 11 October and will include a diverse program perfect for enjoying with friends every month. Real life couple Simon Gleeson and Natalie O’Donnell will open the series with Heart and Music just in time for Valentine’s Day. This will be followed by The Broadway I Love featuring your favourite Broadway hits. Salute to the Anzacs will be a highlight leading up to Anzac Day. The Sounds of Rodgers & Hammerstein will celebrate the music of the amazing writing duo. The talented students of The Australian Ballet School will perform a wonderful repertoire from the sophisticated to the sublime. Finish off the season with the Christmas in July concert along with the very popular Christmas lunch. Visit theFAC.com.au or phone 03 9784 1060 to book tickets to the shows. Tickets available for general sale from Monday 28 October.
DAYTIME MUSIC THEATRE
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Bookings:
03 9784 1060 thefac.com.au Tickets: Individual FAC Member Groups (10+) 4 show series 5 show series 6 show series
$21 $19 $19 $76 $95 $114
RESORT LIVING EVERY DAY. RETIRE IN SOUTH GIPPSLAND. Experience the boutique retirement dream at Mountain View Leongatha Be on a permanent holiday by joining our exclusive community. Choice of 2 & 3 bedroom master built luxury homes with single or double garages.
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Experience the boutique retirement dream at Mountain View Leongatha MOUNTAIN View Leongatha is a boutique lifestyle retirement village. It will only have 45 villas on completion and is very unique compared to the many larger villages that exist. It is for this reason that many have made the move into this exclusive community. A lifestyle village for the active retiree or semi-retired who embraces life. Currently, Mountain View Leongatha has 43 residents occupying 26 villas. Mountain View Leongatha offers resort living everyday with the Community Centre operational right from the start which in turn has brought new residents in sooner rather than later. Family and friends are often seen using the saltchlorinated pool, bowling green, lounge/dining and games areas – it really is the hub of many activities. It is also a pet friendly village. Much thought was given to the interior design of the Villas which include 24 hour emergency call systems, contemporary kitchens, stylish living areas, spacious bathrooms and comfortable bedrooms and parking spaces or garages. The focus of building the villas was to enhance your lifestyle, security and freedom. Mountain View Leongatha helps people personalise their retirement, offering two financial options to suit your budget. The money saved when buying in at a lower price because we are regional, allows residents the opportunity to invest their savings and fund their lifestyle. We can provide assistance to help you understand the legal, financial and
service aspects when considering the benefits of a lifestyle change and answer any queries you may have regarding retirement living. Mountain View Leongatha is a lifestyle investment. We have had many residents move from the likes of Merimbula, Mount Martha, Bendigo, Lilydale & Pakenham. Many have chosen Leongatha as their new address because they know what South Gippsland has to offer – they may have holidayed here in the past or have just decided to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city yet not be too far to return to Melbourne for day trips. Many have decided on the sea-change, tree-change and me-change. Leongatha township is a lovely country town with a range of facilities and great local hospital which recently had a $30m redevelopment. Many great day trips are available within the Gippsland area and Melbourne is very accessible if the city beckons. Travel seems to be high on the list of things to do. Only a 30 minute trip from Leongatha and you will be on the coast with Wilsons Promontory National Park and Philip Island is not too far to also explore. So the choice is yours, either sea-change or treechange all in one. With only 9 Villas remaining we suggest that you consider us soon as the option to purchase will be reducing day by day due to this being a smaller boutique lifestyle village. Call now on 1300 306 255 to make an appointment or check out our website www. mountainviewleongatha.com.au and view the villas and village.
Medical Transport EXTRA CASH REQUIRED? Thinking of that next holiday to the Bahamas? Then look no further, we can help you (maybe not to the Bahamas, we heard its overrated)
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Volunteer with us HELP make a difference to someone’s life, whilst making a difference to yours. We are looking for new volunteers in assisting our customers. 39plus is an organisation committed to providing a wide range of unique, high quality, flexible services to assist and support younger and older people and their carers in their desire to remain living independently in the community and within their desired setting. 39plus, previously operating as Southern Peninsula Community Care Inc, continues to provide a range of community based services across the 39 postcode. Our suite of services includes our Medical Appointment Service, Social Support Groups, Community Outreach Activities, Overnight
Respite specialising in dementia specific support, Carer Respite and In-home Respite. Our programs are designed to enhance the physical, intellectual, psychological and social wellbeing of our customers through the application of wellness and reablement principles and are modelled on best practice from around the world. Volunteering can be as much or as little as you like. Come and share your stories with others, make new friends, build new skills or simply enjoy the company of our wonderful customers. If you are interested in volunteering please contact: Tel: 9017 3284 Email: reception@39plus.org.au
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Heel pain in the morning YOU’VE just started putting in the extra miles, walking or running to get fit, and suddenly putting weight on the base of the foot, near the heel makes it ache, and makes more training a painful prospect. That sharp pain in your heel can be a symptom of plantar fasciitis, a condition of the connective plantar fascia tissue in your foot, and traditionally very difficult to treat. Physiotherapist Melanie Jones says Plantar Fasciitis is an overuse injury that can feel as though you have a pebble in your shoe. At Back In Motion Balnarring, we have several solutions for this condition. Firstly, it is important to look at your whole lower limb biomechanics. As a result, we can work on your strength and flexibility in your leg and foot, prescribe orthotics, tape and teach taping, and use massage and ultrasound to reduce inflammation. We have a unique way of mobilizing your foot and teaching “foot core stability” to reduce pressure on the plantar fascia. Apart from the above solutions, there is a newer healing technology that is making a profound difference to Plantar fasciitis sufferers. Practice owner and physiotherapist, Paul Rowson says shockwave therapy is often useful, because the Plantar fascia is a connective tissue,
not a muscle. “It puts a significant shockwave through the tissues you apply it to,” Mr Rowson says. “It is a pressure wave which brings blood flow to the area. Tendons and connective tissue do not have much blood supply and can take a long time to heal. Shockwave artificially stimulates the healing of the tendon”. Shockwave therapy can also be used on Achilles tendonitis, tennis and golfer’s elbow, and rotator cuff tendon problems, and is usually most effective on long term chronic problems, rather than acute injuries. Both physios say that Shockwave is not the first line of treatment for injured patients. Physiotherapy and graded exercise are more likely in the first instance. For more stubborn conditions, shockwave has shown good results in other Back In Motion clinics. “The evidence at the moment suggests between three to five treatments are required, but most people should see an improvement within three sessions. It has a 90% success rate,”Ms Jones says. The Shockwave therapy is administered for a three-minute period to the affected area during consecutive weekly appointments. “It is a bit of an uncomfortable sensation,”Ms Jones says, “like most physio hands-on treatments with a little discomfort during the treatment.”
Mr Rowson says,” After each session, most people get a significant reduction of pain and symptoms. Long term it stimulates healing, short term it reduces pain.” “Probably the best thing is, the effects are long lasting. It stops a lot of people having more invasive things like surgery or injections. The treatment is considered safe, but can produce skin reddening or bruising, short term pain, and cannot be used on people taking blood thinning medications or with bleeding disorders.” “It is important to know that shock wave has a long-term effect. Most of the time you have good outcomes without having to do further treatment.” says Mr Rowson. Back in Motion is at 6/2-8 Russell Street, Balnarring. www.backinmotion.com.au/balnarring Pictured right: Physiotherapist, Melanie Jones. Photo: Yanni
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Life starts at 50 HAS the family home become a pain to maintain with the kids no longer around to help mow the lawns or clear the gutters? Perhaps you’re contemplating a move to something more manageable but don’t want to retire from the things that make you happy? Well thanks to two luxury developments in Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula with no stamp duty, conveyancing fees, or ongoing council rates to pay, there’s never been a better time to downsize to a bigger life and enjoy the fruits of your hard work. Lifestyle Bittern and Lifestyle Hastings offers new opportunities for fun and friendship in a secure community of working, semiretired and retired people over 50. Homeowners enjoy 5-star resort-style facilities set in fully landscaped and maintained gardens, such as an indoor heated pool and spa, cinema, gym, library and computer centre, bowling green, alfresco BBQ dining space and a community bus for visits out and about town. Built by Todd Devine Homes, all contemporary-styled homes feature quality fixtures and fittings, landscaped front and back gardens and split-system heating and cooling. Front gardens are maintained by the community gardener, leaving homeowners more time to relax and do more of what they love. Homeowners can spend their spare time enjoying activities like yoga, aerobics classes, dancing, woodwork or attend wellness seminars and
other social calendar events such as cocktail happy hours, karaoke, and trivia nights. All of which might just represent a new beginning for those who are young at heart and deserving of a little luxury, with enough “wowfactor” to make the kids just a bit jealous. A community management team lives onsite to oversee the community and help homeowners with many of the small but important administrative elements of daily life. This is also a wonderful enabler for those who like to travel, as you can rest assured that when you go on holidays, your front garden is being maintained, your on-site Community Managers are keeping an eye on things, and you can have the confidence of living within a safe and secure gated community. Aside from amazing facilities and features, homeowners at 18 Lifestyle locations around Victoria describe the feeling of settling into their community of likeminded neighbours as an embrace. According to Allan and Judith, at Lifestyle Hastings, living the life you deserve is about so much more than wonderful facilities and fun activities to keep you busy. “It’s the neighbourhood. We have a sense of neighbourhood like when we were young.” Lifestyle Hastings and Lifestyle Bittern offers the perfect blend of a relaxed location amongst a cosmopolitan lifestyle, with public transport, shopping and dining attractions as well as local wineries.
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Enjoy contemporary living and luxury resort-style facilities. Or if getting out and about into nature is more your passion, then the serenity of Victoria’s best beaches are
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just minutes from your front door. There are a range of one, two and three bedroom homes available, selling from $375,000 and ready for
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Over 50 and over not being able to live your life the way you want? Then downsize to a new home with 5-star resort facilities at Lifestyle Communities. It’s not a retirement village, it’s a beautiful gated community. Prices start from just $375,000, and because there’s no stamp duty, council rates, water rates or body corporate to pay, you’ll have all the money you need left over to live a fabulous life of freedom and fun from now on! Call 1300 50 55 60 or visit lifestylecommunities.com.au today.
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Imagine a lift in your home REMAINING in your much-loved, double storey, family home as you grow older is easier than you think. The Residential Lift Company provides a clear solution to the physical challenges and risks of your stairs with a range of simple, compact residential lifts. Forget relocating to a retirement village or downsizing when safe and easy access between floors is within your reach. A ResiLift allows you to keep moving in the place you feel most comfortable, while eliminating stress around stair navigation due to possible mobility issues. The Residential Lift Company distributor, Erica Collins explains. “We believe it’s important people stay where they are surrounded by family, friends and familiar environs. Double-storey homes can present
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problems as we grow older, that’s why it’s important to think ahead and prepare. You can remain active by minimising the chance of trips or falls and removing the worry of unforeseen events by installing a ResiLift. It’s your choice.” Designed to fit any home, the ResiLift offers a cost-effective alternative to relocation (think stamp duty savings!) and a simple way to transfer groceries, luggage, washing or wheelchair from floor to floor. Get connected today with an Australian owned company that has prided itself on delivering fast and reliable personal service for the last fourteen years. Call 1300 303 522 to begin your journey towards a peace of mind future built on memories created together.
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work with you to restore physical function and improve your mobility, safety and confidence ensuring that you can return to the activities that are important to you, as well as assist you to be as independent as possible. Rehabilitation at St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital is treated holistically and based on our patient centred approach. Our interdisciplinary teams, led by Rehabilitation Physicians, may include physiotherapists, occupational therapists, specialist rehabilitation nurses, dieticians, speech pathologists, social workers and exercise physiologists as well as psychologists and pastoral carers, ensuring that you’re rehabilitated physically, emotionally and mentally. Services are available from both inpatient and outpatient settings. To access services at St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital a referral from your GP or specialist is required.
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Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au
Children and parents want action on climate change Children do know (“Children don’t know” Letters 4/9/19). They are well educated by their parents and children’s rights are abused in so many ways, for example, generations of greed squandering the Earths resources so we are eating into our natural capital. They are guided, not misguided, by parents like me who go to these events with their children demanding action for this climate emergency. Many retired gentlemen have enjoyed the luxury of a highly commercial background where women and children are seen and not heard. Close enough to departing this mortal coil not to worry about climate change affecting them. Scientific understanding in the community is very low. Take the knowledge about each AGL gas shipment (if they come to a terminal at Crib Point) bleaching half a billion litres of seawater from Western Port every day. It is fact that sea level rise is happening. This is why the Yaringa Harbour development approval was pushed back 15 metres by DELWP due to climate modelling. The beach boxes are threatened by storm surges and severe weather events in Port Philip (“MPs disagree with experts over beach’s survival” The News 28/8/19). Entering into a Punch and Judy show makes no sense. What makes sense is that the lungs of the earth, our forests, are not producing oxygen when they are destroyed. Burning fossil fuels and modern farming practices create methane and nitrates that pollute oceans and heat the planet. There is a formula that says how hot it gets depending on carbon dioxide levels. This creates faster winds pulling up more moisture drying lands then dumping water. But you are not interested in facts and children standing up for their future. Sue King, Somers
Australia’s shame What is there to say about our prime minister [Scott Morrison] whose preference to attend an “innovation hub“ [in Chicago] instead of the climate change forum [at the United Nations in New York]?. I feel shame for my country to be expressing such a shallow approach to the greatest challenge of the future. The anger shown by [Swedish schoolgirl] Greta Thunberg is an honest declaration to the blindness of [US President] Donald Trump and his followers. Scott Morrison’s use of flattery is despicable: to be at an “innovation hub” is an insult to Australia. Patricia Rayner, Capel Sound
Praise for climate activists I have just returned from the student climate change protest at Mornington (20 September) and commend everyone for standing up to be heard. Too many are still so ignorant of the consequences of climate change and, unless this is publicly raised in these visual demonstrations, they will not be informed (“Hundreds call for action on climate” The News 25/9/19). Mornington MP David Morris (or a representative) didn’t even come out of his office to acknowledge the concerns of the protesters, yet the politicians have just given themselves an 11 per cent or $20,000 pay rise in the state parliament. I think it is unrepresentative, lazy and rude. Truly, one has to wonder what politicians are gettingpaid for, particularly when so many working people are getting cheated of their wages and superannuation; minimum pay rises at the most; and many others can’t even get jobs or enough work to pay the bills. Worse when the Liberal Party’s support of fossil fuels and lack of action on climate change is destroying our region, our state and our nation. Kaye Mackay, Rye
Change is real I am not going to mention names, only the subject matter of letters mentioning climate change. I was criticised because I mentioned, incorrectly, that the Okojull Glacier was in Greenland when it is in Iceland. For that, I apologise (“And now, the news” Letters 4/9/19).
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There was no comment from the writer showing concern that the glacier had disappeared. There were no comments about melting Icebergs and glaciers or the inundation that I mentioned. Nor was there a comment regarding the burning Amazon forests. All we got was reference to a survey that was five years out of date and denigration of a 16-year-old girl. Another letter writer is obviously of the “old school” where children should be seen and not heard (“Children don’t know” 4/9/19). These kids are far more intelligent and have more savvy than he gives them credit for. I talk to my grandkids and we can have quite lively informative debates at times. If the writer sat down and talked to his grandkids like people he might, just might, get a pleasant surprise. The [Port Phillip] channel deepening was a great mistake and the bay is suffering for it, but I’m more concerned along with millions of others over the natural inundation through ice melting at an alarming rate. Just a couple of other things for the deniers to digest: The Australian Medical Association (not exactly a loony left oganisation) has declared climate change as a health emergency. It claims “climate change will cause injury and mortality from increasingly severe weather events”. Russian scientists have discovered five new Islands in their area due to the melting ice. John Cain, McCrae
Watching society Pondering water bills, service charges and other authorities’ charges. Highway robbery. What exactly is Australia’s China policy? Answer: whatever Donald Trump, via Rupert Murdoch, decides it is. Cigarette prices at $1.35 a smoke. Patiently waiting a supermarket special on spam. A budget surplus is a book figure, and a lie or, if it suits a fallible mind, think along the lines of paying Peter and Paul. An appeal to non-smokers. Vaping is risky. Kindly do not practice this in the dedicated smoking areas. My favourite question for Liberal voters: “What are your party’s policies?”. If Adam Goodes and Stan Grant came out with their opinions of the Morrison government’s attitude to race relations I’d be more likely to listen to them. When I was a kid the smart kids went to Northcote high school. The not so smart kids went to Collingwood technical school. Turned out the not so smart were the smartest. Cliff Ellen, Rye
Power shortage “Recharged - and your pick-up is on the way” (The News 3/9/19) was rather like an advertisement for electric cars, presenting only the most excellent aspects and omitting the negatives. The article begs a few questions: Who pays for the free electricity and why? Are electric cars that hard to sell? Will free recharges be available for 10 years and what about road taxes? Why does no-one ever mention car battery voltage - a lethal 320-400 volts, or higher? Electric cars are not emission-free, the Victorian grid power is three-quarters coal or gas fired, particularly at night. The 22kw “fast” charger mentioned needs more than an hour to recharge the 28 kilowatthour battery in that compact car. Family sized cars typically have 60-100kwh, and larger, batteries. You have a single car sitting on a “bowser” for an hour, maybe three. Sure, there are superfast chargers around, but they can be detrimental, only charge to 80 per cent, and still take 30-90 minutes. I love the concept of the simple electric car, but only when they develop a small, lightweight, cheap, high capacity, quick- charging battery, together with the necessary technology to transfer 200kwh from the “bowser”, through a cable into the car, in 10 minutes, will I buy one. I hope to have one in my next life, or the one after. My household uses about 60kwh of power a week. One single recharge for a family car
SOME of the hundreds of people at the School Strike 4 Climate rally in Mornington on Friday 20 September. Picture: Yanni
would be nearly double that. To have all electric cars, Victoria would need to triple its electricity generation. We presently have power shortages and blackouts predicted for this summer. We desperately need another Hazelwood power station, or two, immediately, not electric cars. Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington
Coastal instability So our 11 [Mornington Peninsula Shire] councillors have joined their inner-city mates and declared a “climate emergency” on the peninsula. I’ve tried looking at their backgrounds to find who among them is the climate scientist, but came up empty handed. About the closest I could find was Cr Sam Hearn citing cliff slips, beach box damage and sand loss at Mt Martha North beach as proof of this impending disaster (“MPs disagree with experts over beach’s survival” The News 28/8/19). It really is annoying when these five-minute locals come in and preach to those of us whose families have used these beaches for more than 100 years. One of the first jobs my father did on leaving school was assisting his elder brother and father on clearing the clay from a cliff collapse below Parer Street, Mt Martha in 1920/21 with draught horses and scoops. In the early 1960s other major collapses occurred at Craigie Road and North of Fossil Beach ( Foster’s slip that took out the Esplanade to the centre dividing line ) and is on the Selwyns Fault line. Also at this time, a solid brick changing pavilion and toilet block together with app 20 bathing boxes below Hawker St were destroyed in a storm. This led to the erection of the seawall between Craigie Rd and Helena St which has more than anything else led to the loss of sand at Mount Martha North beach. In 1970/71 other major collapses occurred below Prescott Ave and Morrisons Avenue. If you want to know about sea level rises at Mt Martha, why not ask someone who sat on the beach 60 years ago rather than listen to hypothetical theories from someone in Europe? Michael G Free, Mt Martha
Curtailing freedoms Assertions by Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party MP Jeff Bourman about the evil animal rights movement are very questionable (“MP pushes harder line against animal rights activists” The News 16/9/19). I can understand that the party, true to its NRA-inspired dogma of complete individual freedom, would be upset by any attempts to show up the unsavoury side of animal husbandry in our country. But to give away ever more of our democratic rights to dissent is playing into the hands of our ever more brazen security services attempting to turn Australia into a police state, with the help of the major parties. Without the dedication and sometimes over eagerness of our animal rights groups, many of the transgressions by rogue businesses dealing with animals would never come to light. How the freedom loving shooters and fishers can look their constituents in the eyes after promoting regressive laws to curtail freedoms of the individual is beyond me. Rupert Steiner, Balnarring Beach
Majority rules Let’s pretend that you are just getting ready to board a plane to Timbuktu that seats 150 people and 148 of those are aeronautical engineers on their way to a convention on air safety. The other person is a consultant (Billbo) for the airline company who designed and built the airplane. As the boarding call is made the 148 aeronautical engineers refuse to board after noticing the plane is a slopbucket 394AZ which has a dismal safety record and this is the last of 150 built that has not yet crashed with all on board loosing their lives Billbo, however, being paid by the manufacturer to provide safety reports, ridicules and berates the 148 engineers for not boarding. Are you going to board the plane? No? Then why would you discount the 99 per cent of climate engineers on their findings on global warming and its root cause? Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
Hasten to Hastings As an old pensioner who likes to get out and about weather permitting and with seasonal climate change now allowing the morning temperatures to regularly exceed 12 degrees, I often go for a drive. I live well away from the sea and often drive to the coast and walk around the shops and buy lunch; if it is market day that is a bonus. I frequently visit Hastings as unlike other towns there is plenty of unmetered parking along Marine Parade and a pleasant well maintained grassy area with picnic tables around Pelican Park with lovely walking areas and lots of attractions like the jetty, boat harbour, colourful yachts with their clanking rigging, cafes and a clean public toilet. Walking up the main street with it’s wide footpaths I was amazed to find around 60 per cent or so of the shops empty with a prime retail shop spot now occupied by a funeral parlour overseeing the departure of almost everything else bar utility shops and cafes and only a couple of market stalls now they have been brought back from the K-mart area after the council’s extensive improvements to street furniture and bays. I find this a shamefully underutilised town with almost no pedestrian traffic bar the occasional swish past of a few mobility scooters. As no retail here seems able to survive a winter season without the crowds of visitors and holidaymakers I hope some short leases will be offered to revive the main street so the town looks lived in again. Hopefully they will return soon as the much-hyped recession is not due to strike till late next year. Clive Edmead, Boronia
Crime claims questioned It seems that Hastings MP Neale Burgess is pretending to be a “cop on the beat”, which is an insult to our local police ((“Law and order” Letters 25/9/19). He claims that “due to escalating crime rate locally and the complete lack of response from the state government”. I want him to produce facts about what he claims. The facts are the crime rate continues to decrease and it has nothing to do with him but the work of our wonderful police force. Noel Pullen, Hastings
100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...
Peninsula premiership won by Frankston Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE grand final of the Peninsula Association was played on Saturday at Somerville, Frankston winning the premierships after a strenuous contest was manifested, and a large crowd assembled to witness the match. Mornington, who at the beginning of the season were apparently invincible, had lost a lot of their dash, and the team lacked cohesion and system. Frankston, on the contrary, had improved on every day’s play, and on Saturday were undoubtedly the superior side. Moon, Gregory, and P. Darcy were out, and, Reddick, Tevendale, and E. McComb took their places. Except for these alterations, the team was the same that met Hastings on the previous Saturday. Connell, Mornington’s captain, was out owing to injuries, and although well served by their leading men, Mornington had many players not up to standard. Their great weakness was in the forward lines, where men were seldom in their places, and to this fact must be assigned the reason for their defeat. The wind was a factor slightly favouring the tennis court goal, and Frankston has its assistance first, but were only seven points ahead at the change. Mornington did better, and at halftime had not only wiped off the deficit, but were leading by nine points. Frankston’s time came again in the third term; they added 5 goals 3 points while Mornington’s scoring remained stationary. Eight goals to four in Frankston’s
favour at the last change was a great handicap, but sensational deeds have been recorded in even one quarter’s football. Mornington made a stern fight, and reduced their opponents’ lead considerably, but the final bell found them still two goals behind. *** OUR LETTER BOX. FRANKSTON LIGHTING. To the Editor. Sir, In view of the statements appearing in recent issues on this subject may we be permitted to make some observations in reply. Why these complaints, we ask, at a time when we have been passing through the most difficult period in our company’s experience? For weeks our efforts have been taxed to the utmost to keep up a supply of lighting and our staff has been kept at constant strain to produce gas at all from the very low gas contents of the slack coal placed at our disposal by the Coal Board at considerable cost. As a matter of fact, operations were conducted at a loss during the Seamen’s dispute, notwithstanding, a gas supply was maintained, though on several occasions every pound of coal was used up before further supplies arrived. We were faced with the position of being unable to generate sufficient gas for both gas and electric services. As for town lighting, gas cooking and private lighting in many cases depended on gas, we gave this service preference in the interests of the greater number. This arrangement left an inadequate
gas supply for the gas engines which run the larger electric generator. We were consequently, reduced to the running of the small generating set throughout the evenings which ordinarily is run from a late hour to early morning. This arrangement we know gave a very inadequate service, but it was the best possible under the circumstances. Now that we are able to obtain supplies of proper gas making coal the larger plant is again supplying a satisfactory electric service. Consumers cannot expect the same advantages as in a city electric service. We have about ten miles of transmission lines carrying about as many consumers as could be supplied from half a mile of transmission line in a city street. Frequent interruption to lines result from gales of wind causing contact of trees with lines or contact of one wire with another resulting in an interruption of current; as these occur at night it is impossible to locate the trouble along dark roads until daylight when the lines can be patrolled. Frankston is one the worst of districts for electrical transmission owing to the number of trees and scrub on the line routes which grow rapidly and have constantly to be cut back. Other causes of stoppage, we could mention, have occurred, for which we are in no way responsible. Causes likely to interrupt services are being overcome and we see no reason why a satisfactory electric service cannot be assured for the future. The town of Frankston is fortunate in having both a gas and electric supply
and it is doubtful if any other town in the Commonwealth of equal size can claim this distinction. For the information of those who do not know and to remind those who may have forgotten – some years ago there was a gas company in Frankston. A dispute arose between it and the then Shire Council, and the company eventually ceased to supply gas and removed the greater part of its gas mains and some of the plant. We purchased the interests of the old concern, it being proposed to remove the plant to another town. We were, however, approached and asked to re-establish the works and were promised support by residents and the Shire Council. We eventually agreed to do so. Other mains were laid, plant added and the supply of gas started. For some years the concern did not pay. We claim that by our enterprise we have done more for the advancement of the town of Frankston than any other person or body. In the matter of public lighting and in other ways we have sought to meet the council in every way possible. Two years ago we were receiving for lighting £7 10s per month, and today it is £11 5s. The service included gas, lighting and extinguishing, mantles, chimneys etc. A lot is apparently expected from us but there has not been much by way of encouragement to us. In regard to complaints – as is often the case, those who have the most to say in the matter, have the least cause for so doing; others of our consumers
have intimated their willingness to speak on the other side. JOHN DITCHBURN, Managing Director. Frankston Gas and Electric Supply Coy, Melbourne, 25th September. *** LOCAL dairymen notify by advertisement in another column that they have increased the price of milk to 6d per quart. *** MR. A. C. Coxall, who has carried on a successful butchering business in Frankston for the last 20 years has sold out to Messrs Morris and McKenzie of Woodend. The new firm took charge on Wednesday last and their business announcement appears in another column. It is the intention of Mr Coxall and family to continue residing in Frankston for the present. *** MR A. McKinnon, who has purchased the freehold of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Frankston, has had plans prepared for extensive improvements to the existing building, including a new balcony. In exhibiting the plans to a local resident last week Mr McKinnon said he intended spending well over £1,000, on the work. He promises to be a progressive townsman and is likely to take a keen interest in the progress of the place. Mr McKinnon who is late of the Earl of Zetland Hotel, recently returned from a trip to Europe. *** FROM the pages of the Mornington Standard, 4 October 1919
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Tips on attending a Presidential State Dinner By Stuart McCullough I’LL admit to being surprised. It’s been positively yonks since I’ve been invited to attend a State dinner at the White House and – if I’m being honest – I had my doubts I’d ever be invited back. All I can say that, last time I was there, the final thing I remember is agreeing to do tequila shots with Madeleine Albright. Everything else is incredibly hazy except for the Secret Service report that was incredibly clear and vivid and placed a lot of stock on my unauthorized use of a golf buggy. Apparently crashing an electric vehicle head first into the marble staircase while yelling ‘liberty or death’ is frowned upon. You live and learn. Who’d have thought Donald J Trump would be a fan of mine? Turns out, he never misses an edition of the Mornington News; especially the real estate section. Ever since the deal for Greenland went sour, he likes to get our local paper on the off chance French Island might come up for sale. But, apparently, he’s an avid reader of my column and considers all the things I’ve written about him over the past few years to be incredibly fair, even going so far as to concede I have a point about him being a unhinged maniac who’s elevated human kind’s on-going existence from a statement to a question. Good on him for being willing to engage in a little self-reflection. You’ve got to feel for our Prime Minister. There’s a lot of pressure in being the guest of honour at a White House State dinner, even if you haven’t previously written off a golf cart. Luckily, he sought my advice on the way over. I, for one, am proud we have a PM that believes so strongly in car-pooling and is prepared to extend the principle to the Prime Ministerial plane. It was kinder still of him to drop through Tyabb airport to pick me up. It gave us plenty of time to strategize. ‘First’, I said, ‘Make a bold impression. Do something that Donald J Trump and the First
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Lady have never seen before and that they’ll remember forever.’ ScoMo looked concerned. Clearly he had no idea what I was talking about. Tuxedo with a ruffled shirt? Greeting the President with a nipple cripple instead of the traditional handshake? Parachuting onto the lawn while on fire as ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ blasts away in the background? With both hands I gripped the Prime Minister’s shoulders and gave him a solid shake for at least three minutes, maybe four. Then I produced a box and held it high so that he could bask in its dazzling glory. ‘Cadbury Roses,’ I said. ‘Wait ‘til the President cops an eyeful of these little beauties.’ It worked a treat. When the PM, his wife and I trundled up to the front steps and gave the
doorbell a tweak, you could tell the Trumpster was truly touched by our Antipodean gesture of goodwill. By the time he said ‘come on in’, he was elbow-deep in the box with trails of caramel deluxe dripping down his chin. He tried to shake my hand but I pretended I was looking the other way after spotting an entire peppermint crème crunch stuck to the Presidential palm, half way to melted. Things had changed since I’d last been. Gone are the libraries, works of art and antique furniture; replaced by a Foosball table, a mud-wrestling pit and a mini-golf course. The entire interior fell under the gaze of a thirty foot framed picture of ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ on loan from the Smithsonian. ‘I like what you’ve done
to the place,’ I said to the President as he moved from devouring the contents of the box to the box itself. A short time later, my night started to go downhill. In retrospect, it was foolish of me to accept his invitation to play a round of Foosball. It was downright idiotic of me to win. I simply couldn’t help myself. After handing the President (in metaphorical terms) his backside on a platter, there was a distinct shift in tone. Within seconds, I went from feted guest to sitting somewhere between China and kale in the Presidential pecking order. Even ScoMo looked embarrassed. I knew I was in trouble when I found myself nearly two full miles from the head table and seated between Julian Assange and the bloke that used to advertise vacuum cleaners for Godfreys (apparently, the whole ‘vacuum holding a bowling ball’ thing went down a treat Stateside). Neither of them would shut up. Little wonder I took solace in drink. Besides, it was my idea that each table should be stocked with the finest fruity lexia money can buy in a four litre cask, so I was quite literally enjoying the fruit lexia of my labour. The second Julian Assange drew breath and stopped talking about himself I made my move. Stumbling away from the table, I approached the Marine Corp Band, slipped them five bucks and asked them to perform a full military rendition of ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?’ Luckily they knew it, and were only too happy to oblige. As I stood on top of the speakers, red-faced and leading a full-throated sing-along, I was gang tackled to the ground by Mike Pompeo who, despite his obvious physical heft is surprisingly agile. Springing to my feet, I leapt aboard the Presidential golf buggy and careened over the front lawn yelling, ‘liberty or death!’ before running it into the duck pond. What a night! I can’t wait to be invited back. stuart@stuartmccullough.com
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Winners and losers in 2019 DIVISION ONE SEASON WRAP
By Brodie Cowburn Winners: Dromana THE Tigers came into division one full of confidence after winning promotion last year, but not even their most optimistic fans could have predicted the success to come. Dromana were impressive in 2018 and ran out deserving premiers of the second division. They made history by becoming the first side to be promoted in the new two division MPNFL format, and their performance in division one would prove to be an interesting insight into the gap between the two competitions. Dromana didn’t miss a beat and relished the opportunity to play against the best. An excellent run of results at their home ground helped prop up
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their season, and they ended up heading into the finals in third position. They only finished below last year’s grand finalists Pines and Sorrento on the ladder. After knocking off reigning premiers Pines in week one, Dromana were comfortably defeated by Sorrento in week two of finals. They didn’t drop their heads though, and came back to win their grand final spot with a win over Bonbeach. The Tigers avenged their previous loss to the Sharks by claiming the win over them in the grand final. The win capped off a dream year as Dromana went back to back. Bonbeach BONBEACH had a disappointing 2018 season, missing the finals series. Under the guidance of Steve Hughes and Trent Dennis-Lane, they showed great improvement this year to prove they could hang with the
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best of them The Sharks came into finals with a 50/50 record, but looked a dangerous side all throughout the finals series. They knocked off powerhouse club Frankston YCW in the first elimination final with ease, but it was the following week where they would truly impress. Faced with the task of knocking off the reigning premiers, Bonbeach smashed Pines to move onto the preliminary final. Although Dromana eventually stopped their run, the Sharks can hold their heads high after an impressive finals run. Formerly AFL listed player Trent Dennis-Lane played a big role all year and helped his side to a better result in 2019. Peter Williamson will coach the Sharks in 2020. Losers: Mornington
AFTER showing glimpses of promise in season 2018, Mornington came into the year with hopes of a decent showing. Unfortunately for them, it was not to be. The Bulldogs found themselves rooted to the bottom of the ladder for most of the year, and copped some big losses. They ended up bottom by a game and a massive percentage difference. They will play in the second division next season. Pines THE reigning premiers started the year off on the right foot, but found themselves out of form at the wrong time. A difficult run into finals saw Pines finish second by two games, but they still remained a side with the quality to beat any team if they played at their best. The Pythons couldn’t correct
course by the time finals came around, and were shockingly eliminated in straight sets. Their premiership defence fell flat with consecutive losses to Dromana and Bonbeach. Their 2020 season will be made more difficult by the losses of powerful midfielder Paul Scanlon and Tim Bongetti. Frankston YCW POWERHOUSE club Frankston YCW had a difficult time with injury and form last season, which resulted in a second week finals exit. Despite their attempts to restore themselves to their past glory, they fell short again this season when Bonbeach defeated them in the first elimination final. Next year will see some changes at the club, with 2017 premiership coach Wayne Capp set to depart.
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Stirton quits, Hine signs on again SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie DAVID Stirton has left Langwarrin while Josh Hine has agreed terms for a second season at Mornington. Stirton contacted head coach Scott Miller and club president Tanya Wallace last week to inform them of his decision. The 28-year-old was one of the more experienced NPL players on the club’s books having had stints with South Melbourne, Bentleigh Greens, Dandenong City and Port Melbourne and is regarded as one of the best set piece specialists in the competition. “It’s just about game time,” Stirton said, a reference to the number of matches last season in which he failed to make the starting line-up. “I came off the bench a number of times and scored some important goals but the next week I was back on the bench again. “I spoke to Scott about it and he said he didn’t want to change a winning team even when my goals were winning us points. “I didn’t want to be a supersub again. I think I’m better than that and I just found it really frustrating. “I wanted to finish my career at Langy but obviously that’s not going to be the case now.” Stirton has already fielded offers from other NPL clubs including one from Doveton which brought his father Iain to Australia for the 1983 season. “I’m not keen to drop below NPL2 so let’s see what comes up,” he added. Stirton and Jordan Templin tied for Langy’s Golden Boot award this year. At this stage eight of last year’s senior squad have agreed terms for next season and every senior player has met with the club and been made an offer. The ones that have signed on are Wayne Wallace, Jamie Cumming, Jaiden Madafferi, Fraser Maclaren, Brandon Jansz, Damir Stoilovic, Alex Van Heerwarden and Dylan Kilner. The club also has spoken to prospective newcomers but has yet to agree terms with any of them. Scottish midfielder Scott Lochhead has been training at Lawton Park and still could be on Langy’s radar if his visa issues are resolved. The 22-year-old has an impressive CV which includes spells with Rangers, Celtic, Dundee United and Dunfermline and he arrived in Melbourne in February to join Bentleigh Greens. It’s unclear whether John Baird will rejoin Langy after the experienced Scottish striker’s inaugural Australian
Ins and outs: David Stirton (left) has parted company with Langwarrin while Josh Hine has agreed to a second season at Dallas Brooks Park. Pictures: John Punshon
season there. Baird returned to Scotland a few weeks ago to take up a short-term deal with former club Raith Rovers currently on top of League One. On Sunday at Langwarrin’s junior NPL presentation day Taylan Unal won the Ben Caffrey award as the club’s NPL junior player of the year. Unal had a remarkable season winning the best and fairest and players’ player awards in the club’s championship winning under-15s side. He also won the league Golden Boot award with 44 goals making him the top scorer in both the East and West divisions of the competition. Meanwhile Mornington reached agreement with English import Hine last week. It was a boost for the Dallas Brooks Park club as Hine had a few NPL suitors keen to use the services of the former Salford and Boston United player. “That’s a big one for us,” Mornington gaffer Adam Jamieson said. Hine has made quite an impression in his first Australian season, winning the club’s top scorer award and finishing second in the league equivalent. The club has also agreed terms with Taylor Davidson, Kyron Kerr, Sam
Scott, Craig Smart and Andy McIntyre and when Jamieson returns from a two-week holiday he’ll be holding a series of meetings with current players and prospective targets. In State 2 news Peninsula Strikers head coach Danny Verdun has decided to take a break from coaching. Verdun returned on Sunday from a brief trip to the Gold Coast with wife Cathy and let Strikers president Adrian Scialpi know of his decision. “As a club we will always be in debt to Danny who has become a friend and who leaves on very, very good terms,” Scialpi said. “We want everyone to know how much we value his professionalism which was a wonderful asset to our club and we can’t be more grateful for what he brought to us this year.” Strikers will sort out their senior and reserves coaching positions over the next week. Verdun’s assistant Neil Standish is also keen to take a step back from coaching due to family commitments but is likely to be involved in some capacity. In State 3 news both Max Boulton and Alex Whyte are firmly on Frankston Pines’ radar while senior
coach Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor remains on the lookout for an assistant. Both Boulton and Whyte played under Taylor for Langwarrin’s under-20s in the 2018 season. Boulton played with Casey Comets last season while Whyte switched to Peninsula Strikers but they are no certainties to sign for Pines as other clubs have shown interest. In State 4 news head coach George Hughes and assistant Robert Mathieson look set to stay at Baxter. Hughes confirmed this last weekend but struck a note of caution after his baptism of fire last season. “I don’t want to go through what we went through last pre-season regarding players,” Hughes said, referring to the struggles the club had to field a senior side just to meet its FFA Cup commitments. This continued into the early part of the league campaign but Hughes and Mathieson finished off the season with a highly competitive and confident side which defeated local rival Seaford United and only lost to third-placed Sandown Lions through the only goal of the contest in the 96th minute. “If we can keep the squad together and add a couple of new players then
I think we could do something next year,” Hughes added. Holding onto the versatile Stuart McKenzie is a priority as he has attracted the attention of a number of clubs. One newcomer could be ex-Peninsula Strikers and Frankston Pines defender Laban Stringer. The 24-year-old could be used in central defence alongside experienced defender Matt McDermott freeing club captain Izaak Barr to play as a full-back or a holding midfielder. State 4 looms as one of the more interesting leagues in 2020 with Somerville Eagles being promoted to that level of competition so derbies against Baxter and Seaford United are on the horizon. The clash with Seaford will be of special significance for Somerville goalscoring legend Dave Greening who rewrote the record books during a highly successful spell at North Seaford Reserve between 2011 and 2014. Somerville’s joint senior coaches Scott Morrison and Greening and reserves coach and senior assistant Stan Packer will hold talks this week before meeting with director of football Zach Peddersen to discuss the upcoming season. The club already has identified players that it wants to target and expects to retain “about 90 per cent of last season’s senior squad” according to Morrison. Charlie Conrath won’t be one of them as he is set to return to the UK but Morrison is keen for veteran striker Mark Pagliarulo to pull on his boots once more. “He’s more than capable and he had a brilliant year for us and could back it up easily,” Morrison said. An upgrade of Tyabb Central Reserve should get underway next month and be completed by Christmas while Barber Reserve has been allocated $200,000 to upgrade the facilities and floodlights. A $50,000 feasibility study at Barakee Drive Reserve in Somerville should begin shortly when soil testing is conducted. In State 5 news Lee Barber and assistant Thomas Raby look set to be reappointed at Aspendale Stingrays. Barber was in charge of the youngest squad in the league last season and is optimistic about his side’s prospects in 2020. “If we can add a couple of onfield leaders then we should do well,” he said.
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Campbell Rawiller rides first winner HORSE RACING
By Ben Triandafillou IT took just five rides for 18-year-old apprentice jockey, Campbell Rawiller, to ride his first career winner at Moe on Tuesday 24 September. After making his race riding debut at Jerilderie, NSW (a non-TAB meeting) on the previous Saturday, Rawiller made the most of his sole ride at Moe aboard the Cameron Templetontrained Girl On a Train. Despite not being wanted in the market and jumping at $31, Rawiller entered the race with hope and settled his mount down at the rear of the field. Utilising his lightweight, Rawiller stormed home down the outside fence to score an impressive last-to-first victory in the Rising Stars series heat. The son of multiple Group One winning jockey, Nash Rawiller, said it was a massive thrill to score his first winner from his first ride in Victoria. “When I was in front, I got very excited that’s for sure,” Campbell Rawiller said. “It was a huge rush and thrill and just all the jockeys too, they were all so good to me - everyone came up and congratulated me.” Rawiller has transitioned from riding in 35 trials to riding in races as smoothly as one could hope, with his boss, Mornington-based trainer Logan McGill, saying he’s taken it all in his stride. “He wasn’t as nervous as I was at the races,” McGill said. “I thought he’s given every horse a chance. It’s a big thing going from the trials to the races, but I thought he did a fantastic job that
first day and then to back it up with a winner on his second was fantastic. “We are absolutely rapt for him. He’s done such a good job in a short amount of time and it was just good to see him get that and get on his way.” As well as having plenty of support from his family, friends, coaches and trainers, Rawiller said making the most of his experience at the trials has helped a lot with the transition to race riding. “Obviously in trials you’re not trying to go for your position as quickly as you are in a race but I really tried to prioritise throughout my trials not just to ride the trial but I really wanted to focus on jumping and straight away putting a horse into position,” he said. “If that meant bringing them back to slot in for cover, it makes a big difference for when you get to race day and it’s not all a big surprise. It’s great to now finally be out there racing and putting it together.” Rawiller is looking forward to the coming months with plenty of nonTAB meetings fixtured in the calendar as he aims to gain further experience and work through his claim.
Young hoop: Eighteen-year-old apprentice jockey Campbell Rawiller, son of multiple Group One winning jockey Nash Rawiller, rides his first winner aboard the Cameron Templeton-trained Girl On a Train. Picture: Supplied
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