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Dog mauls, kills pet alpacas Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A FINGAL family suffered a devastating blow over the weekend when a dog mauled and killed their two pet alpacas. Sharon Richardson, who runs Harmony B&B in Placadena Road with her husband Jeremy, said she heard knocking at her kitchen door on Sunday afternoon 1 September and opened it to find her distraught neighbour coming to report the shocking news. “I’m still a wreck,” she said yesterday (Monday). “My neighbour heard squealing and raced over the see a large Staffie [Staffordshire bull terrier] attacking our alpacas. “He gathered stones from our pond to ward off the dog but it left off the alpacas and came after him and he had to jump the fence to get away from it.” Ms Richardson said she raced to the yard to find beloved pets in agony, one with the side of its face “ripped off” and the other with its bottom jaw bitten off. The dog had run off towards properties backing onto Moonah Golf Course. A vet from Main Ridge came quickly but could do nothing to save the animals, which had to be put down. “They were beautiful family pets,” Ms Richardson said of Lui and Juno.
“We have had them since they were babies and they were a huge part of our life here at the B&B. “They were not just left to roam out in the paddock. They were a huge part of the experience here with the guests enjoying their company.” Ms Richardson said she has “serious concerns” about the dog attacking again – particularly children. “I didn’t see the dog, but I am told it is a large tan Staffie-type with a white chest and a big collar. It was roaming with a smaller dog. “We called the police and they called the [Mornington Peninsula] shire ranger who came over ... but couldn’t find the dog. “I want people to know there’s a dangerous dog out there,” she said. “I’m sure there’s an owner out there who knows their dog has done something terrible. If their dog came home with its face covered in blood they would have to know.” Ms Richardson said she “feels so empty” after her loss. “First thing every morning I’d go down to the gate and [Lui and Juno] would be waiting for me and I’d give them some hay,” she said. “Now there’s no one waiting for me because of that bastard dog.” The temperament of Stafforshire bull terriers is described as being fearless, affectionate, intelligent, bold, reliable, loyal and courageous.
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Jet ski critics ‘demonise families Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au BOATING industry association’s have condemned the “repeated and ongoing attacks on Victorian boating families” by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. This follows the council’s push for residents to back its tough stance against the behaviour of some jet skiers on the bay (“Shire pushing hard line on jet skis The News 27/8/19). The chair of the Personal Watercraft Industry Association and a past president and life member of the Boating Industry Association of Victoria, David Heyes said industry or user groups had “never been consulted in any of the [newspaper] articles fuelled by the [shire] and other minority groups”. He said “history condemns the behaviour of council and [Rye Community Alliance chair] Michelle Cheers’ hatred of the boating community with their position on the [Rye] boat ramp upgrade and hysteria over PWC use on local beaches”. “Hatred has nothing to do with it,” Ms Cheers said in response. “It’s about everyone being able to enjoy the beaches and the water and not being affected by the noise and aggression of a minority group.” She said more than 6000 people had signed the alliance’s petition to ban jet skis on the southern peninsula. Mr Heyes said a lack of equality and the lack of sharing of the waterways is “un-Australian and demonises families and children just wanting to enjoy the waterways”. He said most PWC users were law
abiding family people and “should not be marginalised for the actions of a very few”. Mr Heyes – who works for a multi-national company producing and marketing jet-ski propulsion systems – said the boating community “supported tough regulations to deal with unlawful use of craft”. “If local residents are concerned about boating behaviours then they should vent their concerns over how the regulations are enforced and not be discriminatory about the boating public.” Mr Heyes said there had been “no reports of incidents or injury to bathers or jet skiers on the [Mornington] peninsula to date”. He said the 2000 jet skiers living on the peninsula were enjoying a “legitimate family recreational pastime with the typical rider demographic of a 45-year-old successful white collar professional trade person who is married with children”. Mr heyes also said jet skis were environmentally friendly with no strakes or exposed propellers to damage marine life or beach goers; noiseless (“emitting less than 70dba within 30 metres”); pose no threat to amenity; have learner keys and brakes to “stop the vessel on command”; flat bottoms, and the footprint of a kayak or canoe. Mr Heyes said jet ski clubs “working alongside the PWC industry” provided courtesy rider patrols “where jet ski concentrations are highest” to offer Transport Safety Victoria safety information and “make sure PWC operators are aware of the local rules and regulations”. “These patrol teams interact with at least 30 PWC operators per day during the season,” he said.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR Sponsored by Balnarring & District Community Bank® Branch 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)
Somerville Market Sat 14 Sept, 8:30am - 12:30pm. St Andrew’s Church, Eramosa Road West, Somerville. Variety of stalls, crafts, plants, fresh produce, tools, bric-a-brac, morning tea and coffee and much more. Contact Graeme 59776980 Hastings Cricket Club Wed 18 Sept, 5pm. Junior registration night. Free can of drink & BBQ provided. Season cost is $80. Contact Aaron 0458 348 074 Comedy for a Cause Sat 21 Sept, 7pm With comedians from the Melb and Sydney International Comedy Festivals. Proceeds go towards free self-protection courses for survivors of family violence and people of diverse abilities. Mt Eliza Community Hall, 90–100 Canadian Bay Rd. Students $20, Adults $35, Family $85 Tickets: comedyforacause.net/IMATTER 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 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 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 Volunteer your skills MP Writers and Book festival are now in the process of working towards our 2nd writers and book festival to be held in October 2019 in Frankston. If you wish to volunteer your skills on the steering committee for this event, please contact Beverley – E: mpwritersfest@gmail.com www.mpwritersfest.org - FB & twitter
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
Living with Autism Spectrum Resource support group, Monthly meetings Mondays, No cost. Phone for dates. Wallaroo Community Centre, Hastings. Contact: 5970 7000
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
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.
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
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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. Mornington Peninsula Veterans Cricket Calling former and current cricketers over 60 wishing to re-establish their cricketing prowess to join us at the RM Hooper Oval, Graydens Road Tuerong on each Friday at 3 pm for a hit/training. Register your interest or for more information call Michael 0407 823 619 or Ian 0477 713 614 or email: mbou2030@bigpond.net.au
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Mornington Peninsula Writers Every 2nd and 4th Sat, 10am – 1pm Somerville Community House, Blacks Camp Road Somerville. Email info@mornpenwriters.org
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.
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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
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
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GetUp sees ‘Labor arm’ claim as a set up Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au FLINDERS MP Greg Hunt says the left-leaning activist GetUp was “completely and utterly engaged with the Labor Party” in his electorate during the lead-up to the May federal election. “You could see them working with them, talking with them, handing out for each other,” Mr Hunt told his audience at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday 14 August. In Flinders, GetUp distributed three how-to-vote cards, one with former Liberal MP Julia Banks in the number one position, one with Labor’s Joshua Sinclair first and the other headed by The Greens (Vic) Nathan Lesslie. GetUp placed Mr Hunt seventh in the nine-way contest. Mr Sinclair has denied working “in
any way” with GetUp, saying it was “laughable” to suggest anything else (“Set up by GetUp” Letters 20/8/19). “They even gave me an amber light rating for my environmental record. Golly gosh, with friends like GetUp, who needs enemies?” Mr Hunt was comfortably re-elected to the seat he has held since 2001, despite a 3.8 per cent swing against him on primary votes; Labor’s primary vote dropped nearly 3 per cent. GetUp’s national director Paul Oosting said the organisation’s how-to-vote cards were about issues. “They’re unique because, unlike [those of] the parties and candidates, ours show voters at least two - and up to four - ways to vote on a particular issue like climate change, not for just one candidate.” Three days after Mr Hunt’s appearance at the press club, the Prime Min-
ister Scott Morrison accused GetUp of making “vile personal attacks” on Liberal candidates during the most recent election campaign. Mr Morrison suggested holding a parliamentary inquiry, which would then present its findings to the Australian Electoral Commission in a fourth attempt to have GetUp recognised as an arm of Labor or the Greens. Mr Oosting said the AEC ruling in February “confirmed the independence of our 2016 election how-to-vote campaign, highlighting that our voting guides emphasise issues, rate candidates on issues, and feature multiple candidates”. “Forcing the AEC to once again investigate GetUp’s independence is a political stitch-up and a waste of public money. “GetUp members are teachers and nurses, mums and dads, students and
pensioners. They spent this election campaign having heart to heart conversations with voters about the issues they care about.” Mr Oosting said the “false and misleading attacks” against GetUp by Mr Morrison and Mr Hunt had led to a “surge in support and fundraising”. GetUp is no stranger to Mr Hunt, having organised demonstrations against him when he was environment minister over preserving the Great Barrier Reef and the Adani coal mine. Colourful demonstrations, not always involving GetUp, saw people dressed as reef fish and even angels climbing onto the roof of his Hastings office. In answer to question from The Australian’s Olivia Caisley, Mr Hunt told the press club that he would not comment on what the AEC “may do as an independent body” if it again investi-
gated GetUp. “I’ll just make it absolutely clear that my experience is that GetUp was completely and utterly engaged with the Labor Party on the ground in our electorate. You could see them working with them, talking with them, handing out for each other,” he said. “They obviously cooperate, they obviously act as if they are a part of the Labor Party.” Mr Hunt said the “common-sense observation … is that GetUp is effectively the campaigning arm of the Labor Party”. He predicted that people who had joined GetUp “thinking they were just a simple community movement, will increasingly find themselves concerned about what is an extreme and an aggressive and an American-style political action unit here in Australia”.
Shire’s push for better bus services Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au PUBLIC transport users are backing a push by Mornington Peninsula Shire for better bus services across the peninsula. They say about 82 per cent of the peninsula is not serviced by public transport and that the shire has the second lowest public transport service in the greater Melbourne area. Peninsula residents are five times less likely to travel to work by public transport than those in Greater Melbourne, and only 3 per cent take public transport to work compared with 15 per cent across Melbourne. Potential users say they are unhappy with the buses, citing their infrequency, overcrowding, unreliability and lack of direct routes for making it hard to get to work and study. They say the poor service fosters an over-reliance on cars. The mayor Cr David Gill last week launched the Better Buses campaign, saying the lack of public transport had “social, economic and environmental impacts across the community, and was adversely affecting the daily lives of residents”. “Better bus services are key for our residents to access jobs, education, social occasions and medical services,” he said. “The peninsula is the forgotten land in terms of public transport. We live in a two-tiered landscape where buses
Better Buses: The mayor Cr David Gill speaks about the Better Buses campaign. Picture: Gary Sissons
only service some of our townships. “We are suffering from a long-term lack of funding in public transport that has reached breaking point. “It is unacceptable that if you have a disability, or are too young or too old to drive, then you can’t get where you need to go on the peninsula.” Cr Gill said it can take two hours – “often much more” – to go by bus from Balnarring to Mornington, a distance
of about 20 kilometres. “That’s just not acceptable,” he said. “There are solutions, specifically introducing a cross-peninsula bus route, and extending and increasing the number of buses on existing routes, such as the 788 Portsea-to-Frankston. “We know that $10 million a year would fix many of the problems experienced by current bus users, and indeed encourage more users as service
levels and accessibility improve. “This amount is small in comparison to what is spent on public transport in other areas. “Upgrades to other routes are also urgently needed, and council is committed to working with the state government and exploring every possible option and available solutions to this community issue.” Mornington MP David Morris has
called for a bi-partisan approach to solving public transport woes on the peninsula. In Parliament last week he said he called on public transport minister Melissa Horne to convene an urgent meeting of all peninsula MPs and Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors to “address our public transport problems”. “I am suggesting we need to all sit down around the table – the three local members, the councillors and the minister – and try and get some resolution, because the government cannot keep ignoring the Mornington Peninsula when it comes to public transport.” Mr Morris said he told the parliament public transport had not kept pace with population growth. “I raised the issue of the route 788 bus,” he said. “Ventura, the operator, agreed there was a problem. They had a solution. The minister would not agree. The final response I got was: ‘The member’s interest in these services has been noted, and will be included in considerations for planning in the future’. “Well, the kids who cannot get on the route 788 bus are not interested in planning for the future. They want the problem fixed now.” The council wants residents to support the campaign on social media (#betterbuses) or by dropping a Better Buses postcard at one of 30 collection boxes across the shire. Details: mornpen.vic.gov.au/betterbuses
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FCAI's Tony Weber is pleading with car owners to check their vehicle status. Western Port News
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IN 2000, Caroline Vale was one of 30 Australian volunteers on a Duke of Edinburgh Awards Foundation trip to Nepal to carry out community work, including building schools and doing medical research. Ms Vale had completed her Science Degree at Melbourne University and through her previous association with the Duke of Edinburgh organisation and as a Queen's Guide volunteered for the 10-week project. The Aussie Action Abroad organisation grew out of the expedition and is now celebrating 20 years of helping the people of Nepal. Once back in Australia, Ms Vale studied winemaking, following in the footsteps of her father John Vale, who ran the family’s winery at Balnarring. She studied part time at Charles Sturt University, Wagga and worked with Stoniers and Tucks Ridge before becoming assistant winemaker at Blue Pyrenees Wines, Avoca. Similar winemaking roles followed at Hardy's Wines, Clare Valley, Padthaway and Reynella. In 2003, Ms Vale completed vintage at Domaine de Mourchon in Seguret, in France’s Rhone Valley. At the family’s winery she specialised in sparkling wine. The family winery completed 27 vintages in 2017 before the property was sold and the winery closed. Ms Vale was married in 2012 and had a daughter, Elizabeth, but died from leukaemia in 2015. The Vale family is holding a fundraising dinner to mark the two decades of Aussie Actions Abroad’s
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Knock back for Kaufland store Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au THE state government has rejected the proposed giant Kaufland supermarket at the entrance to Mornington. Planning minister Richard Wynne last week ruled out the company’s bid to build a 4000 square metre retail mega-hub at the corner of Oakbank Road and Nepean Highway. He said the decision had been made after “community consultation raised concerns about the nature of the development and the site’s proximity to the green wedge”. “We’ve listened to the community and ensured the gateway to Mornington is properly planned. We’re taking action to ensure Victoria remains a great place to live, work and do business,” he said. The knockback follows strong opposition by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council which held public meetings to explain to residents the advisory committee process, the scope of the proposal and details of its own submission to the Kaufland Stores in Victoria advisory committee. (“Public urged to oppose Kaufland bid” The News 22/1/19). The council had been concerned that the supermarket, to be built outside Mornington’s existing shopping centres, had “been removed from the normal planning process to be assessed by the advisory committee under the direction of … Mr Wynne”. The mayor Cr David Gill said at the time there would be “major implications” to Mornington if the development was approved. “The proposed location is on the border of the green wedge [zone] and will destroy the promiDECKING T/Pine 70x22 KD ACQ ........................... $2.70mt T/Pine 90x22 KD ACQ ........................... $3.50mt T/Pine 140x22 KD ACQ ......................... $6.25mt Merbau 70x19 Random ........................ $4.75mt Merbau 90x19 Random ........................ $6.50mt Merbau 140x22 Random .................... $13.95mt
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NEWS DESK Cows at kinder
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FOUR cows found wandering loose on Frankston-Flinders Road, Bittern, overnight last week were herded into the nearest fenced area – which turned out to be Bittern Pre-School. Mornington Peninsula Shire rangers responding to a call of stock at large found the cows at 11.45pm, Tuesday 27 August. They chose the pre-school garden area as the nearest and safest place to house them until their owner could be notified. The cows had been moved over to the Bitten hall play area when pre-school teacher Jill Oborn arrived early next morning, but reminders of their visit were plain to see. “There was lots of cow poo and cow feed on the ground,” she said. The shire’s environment protection unit manager John Rankine said stock on the road posed a major risk to motorists. “The shire co-ordinates with police to provide an immediate response in these situations,” he said. The cows were later moved to the shire stockyards in Watt Road, Mornington, before being released to the owner on Wednesday.
Youth charged over fire and burglaries A SOMERVILLE teenager has been charged with criminal damage by fire after an ATM in Eramosa Road East was scorched by a Molotov cocktail, 11.50pm, Tuesday 20 August. Somerville CFA fire crews were able to restrict the fire to the front of the building and no other shops were damaged. Detectives used CCTV footage to identify the 16-year-old who has also been charged over a series of burglaries at Somerville Plaza and an aggravated burglary at a Somerville house, 11.15am, Monday 26 August. Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Jason Hocking, of Somerville CIU, said a startled resident arriving home chased the teenager along the railway line before he was arrested by police in possession of cash taken from the house. He was allegedly wearing the same clothing shown on the bank’s CCTV the night the ATM was fire bombed. Detective Hocking said the teenager was also charged with four counts of burglary after a series of night raids on cafes and a pharmacy in the plaza in which cash from tills and alcohol were stolen. Detectives will allege the teenager used shopping trolleys to smash plate glass windows to gain entry to the premises at the plaza. He has been bailed to appear at a children’s court at a later date.
Rally for pets SAVE Mornington Pound Pets will hold a rally outside the Mornington Peninsula Shire offices, corner Queen and Main streets, Mornington, 3-4pm, Sunday 8 September. The group says the rally’s aims are to “achieve change at the pound so there are better outcomes for the pets and their owners”. It wants the shelter to follow No-Kill principles, allow volunteers to assist there, and to create a foster care program. It wants all unclaimed pets listed for adoption, and all lost pets listed on the lost pets’ website. The group wants a subsidised desexing program for pets of disadvantaged owners and have lost pets advertised for adoption in a variety of media.
Peninsula roads action TRAFFIC police taking part in the National Day of Action, above, say it is a direct response to the “horror year which is taking place on Australian roads”. As part of the campaign an alcohol and drug testing site was set up in Marine Parade, Hastings where 321 drivers were breath tested, with
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one returning a positive result for drugs. Police say they plan to set up testing sites at random locations across the peninsula to conduct mobile and stationary speed checks. Up until Wednesday last week 13 people had lost their lives on Frankston and Mornington Peninsula roads.
Detectives hunt bandits TWO men who smashed a plate glass door at the Woolworths supermarket in Baxter stole more than $130,000 in cigarettes and cash about
3.30am, Wednesday 28 August. The men are shown on CCTV footage using an angle grinder to break into the store on BaxterTooradin Road and climbing over service counters. Detectives believe the men later attempted to force a roller door at a Coles Liquorland, Ashleigh Avenue, Frankston, but failed. They are shown wearing hoodies, masks and gloves and driving off in a dark coloured SUV. Anyone with information can call Detective Hocking 5978 1300 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
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Nation wide talks on mental health ALL aspects of the mental health system will be the main topic this week at a meeting in Safety Beach. The public meeting is part of the National Mental Health Commission’s nation-wide Connections Project to eventually provide “a new system [that] will essentially respond to a person’s individual needs in their community”. The commission is visiting Safety Beach as part of a 26-city national tour that began in July and ends this month. The mental health commission’s CEO, Christine Morgan, said the commission was committed to ensuring people with “living experience of mental health and suicidality were supported in the best way possible”. “We know everyone’s experience of the mental health system is different and we want to hear from people about what has worked for them to date, their challenges and any barriers, and what they envision for the future,” she said. “This is about ensuring that the voices of those with a living experience of mental health and suicidality are involved in Australia’s 2030 Vision for mental health, and are contributing to the design of an improved approach.” Ms Morgan said changes in financing mental health services over the past few years, new programs and services had led to “new and exciting opportunities for doing things differently”.
“What is needed now is a unified mental health system that takes a whole-of-person, whole-of-life, whole-of-community approach to mental health. A system which is accessible in-community, is easy to navigate, and delivers meaningful outcomes for the individual.” The Health Minister, Flinders MP Greg Hunt, encouraged everyone involved in mental health and suicide prevention, “especially those with living experience, carers, families and supporters” to attend the meeting. “Delivering the world’s best mental health system – stigma-free and focused on prevention, is the major focus of the Australian government’s long term national health plan,” Mr Hunt said. “We know everyone’s experience of the mental health system is different. The National Mental Health Commission wants to hear from the community of its triumphs and challenges. “The Connections Project provides a unique opportunity for those with lived experience to be part of the conversation and I urge all interested locals to join with me in attending.” The National Mental Health Commission’s meeting will be at Safety Beach Sailing Club, 185 Marine Drive, Safety Beach, 4.30pm-6.30pm Thursday 5 September. Register at makingconnections-safetybeach. eventbrite.com.au, call 1800 220 246 or email community@nmhcconnections.com.au Keith Platt
Coolart auction THE Friends of Coolart will be auctioning the contents of a St Kilda Road, Melbourne mansion. Items range from brass beds, dining suites, to old paintings and are now on display at Coolart Homestead, Lord Somers Road, Somers. The furnishings were donated to the group and the auction will start at Coolart Homested at 11am on Sunday 8 September. Bidder registration is $5 and bidders can register on the day from 10am. EFTPOS will be available on the day Proceeds from the sale will be used to continue the restoration of the Homestead. Details: Friends of Coolart president Julie Ebbott, call 0431 919 495 or email julieebbott@gmail.com
Ancient architecture CHRISTOPHER Bradley will talk on The Magnificence of Persia – The Art of Isfahan, Shiraz and Ancient, at
the next meeting of the Mornington Peninsula Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Friday 6 September. Bradley will examine the site of the pre-Islamic period of Persepolis, and explore the calligraphy, geometrical patterns and Islamic architecture – all of which reached unparalleled heights in the 17th century in highly decorated palaces and mosques in Isfahan. The lecture will also discuss the role of the respected poets in keeping the Persian language and traditions alive. Hour-long ADFAS lectures are held at the Peninsula Community Theatre in Wilsons Road, Mornington, 5.30pm on a Friday evening. Book through secretary Glad Hungerford 9787 2092. Membership details contact Vicky Davison 0407 810 877.
Celebrating pride MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire and Headspace Frankston will show the work of LGBTIQA+ people and their allies at next month’s Proud on
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the Peninsula Art Exhibition . The exhibition theme LGBTIQA+ Lives in the Frame celebrates the lives of LGBTIQA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/ questioning, asexual and other terms) people across the peninsula and Frankston. Applications are being sought from artists wanting to be part of the Proud on the Peninsula exhibition, launching at Oak Hill Art Gallery, 11.30am1.30pm, Sunday 6 October and running until Thursday 31 October. Entries are free and open to all LGBTIQA+ people and their allies with a limit of two entries a person. Mediums accepted include painting, drawing, digital print, photography and sculpture. Application forms and artwork must be submitted by Thursday 26 September. Details: mpys.com.au
Moths in the light WHEN it comes to moths as works of art, they can also be a metaphor for the benefits of migration. Nocturnal pollinators without borders, moths inspired US artist Hilary Lorenz to design a “Moth Migration Project” that would see thousands of hand-painted moths come flying to her from around the world. Lorenz says using crowdsourcing to create art “dramatically changed my role and my practice”. “As an artist, I almost always work alone. Now, I feel like a conductor holding it together, encouraging each person to roll with their idea.” Hilary Lozenz’s Moth Migration Project opens at Oak Hill Gallery, 100 Mornington-Tyabb Road, Mornington on Sunday 1 September.
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prosthetist and will visit the patients at their homes if they are unable to leave their premises Dental Studio 2-Twenty is at 2-20 Bruce Street. Phone 5973 6611. www.dentalstudio220.com.au
with Dr Albery in Mornington. She also offers 24/7 emergency denture repairs for Mornington Peninsula residents which is very fortunate to our locals as not many dental prosthetists run such services. She is also a mobile dental
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CELEBRATE 100 YEARS
STEP BACK IN TIME By Melissa Walsh
It’s been 100 years since the doors opened at St Mary’s Primary School in Hastings and the school has seen a myriad of teachers and students come and go. Originally named Immaculate Conception, the school was blessed and opened in 1917. Yet, it did not begin to operate as a school until 1919, after the arrival of the Sisters of St. Joseph, with eleven pupils. Today, the school has 130 students and is watched over proudly by Principal, Jason Micallef.
Pictured: 50 Year Celebration,1967
For Principal Micallef, all the teachers and the students, school life today would be very different from 100 years ago.
where we step back in time to show what it would have been like back then,” said Principal Micallef, of the school that began with one building. “We are going to take the school back 100 years and get the children to dress up as if they were going to school in that era. Our classrooms will be like stepping back in time and the children will get an experience of everyday school which in those days was much regimented. They will get a sense of what it was really like then as well as it being a lot of fun.”
“One of the activities we are doing with the children is having them attend a day
Back in the day, the original school room was the current library, which served as two
“We are all thrilled to be celebrating the centenary of the school in September with some fabulous activities in mind for our event on Friday September 13,” said Principal Micallef, who has been with the school for two years. “It has been wonderful to join a school with such unique offerings and to be part of the 100 years celebration is an honour.”
classrooms and served the community and its children well for many years. When the school opened during World War One, equipment in the classrooms and lessons were very different. Pupils would have sat at long wooden benches made from narrow planks usually with no back. At the front of the classroom would be a large wooden blackboard on a floor stand. “St Mary’s has changed and grown dramatically since then but still maintained a small enough number of children and staff to provide personal attention,” said Principal Micallef. “While we may be a small school, we are ahead in leaps and bounds with
our philosophy and modern approach to our children’s education. The school has seen all manner of changes from extension and growth of the buildings to our philosophy for teaching.” Under Principal Micallef’s direction, the school has taken a more forward thinking and progressive approach to teaching, with excellent results. “In the last few years we have made changes to our approach to do with the art of teaching,” said Principal Micallef, who came from progressive schools. “We motivate the students to learn and use their own initiative. We look at how they can learn more effectively and
what influences positive learning environments so that students take an active part in their learning.” On September 13, St Mary’s celebrates their 100 year anniversary with a school and community mass, followed by an open day at school. “We are doing other activities to commemorate the event but the main day is on Friday the 13th, starting with a whole school mass and then an open school which will show where we have come from and where we are now. We have our master plan on display and plenty of fun and informative activities.” www.smhastings.catholic.edu.au
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THEN / NOW
Pictured: The Catholic School, Hastings
Pictured: St Mary’s Primary School Today
Pictured: Construction of Playground
Pictured: St Mary’s Primary School Today
Pictured: 1991 First Communion
Pictured: St Mary’s Primary School Today
Pictured: The Catholic School, Hastings
Pictured: 1921 School Photo
Pictured: 1931 School Photo
Pictured: Sisters of St Josephs, 50 Year Celebration, 1967
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Pictured: 2019 School Photo
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CELEBRATE 100 YEARS
THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT By Melissa Walsh
Birthdays are a time for reflection, when one tends to remember where they came from and look towards the future. Celebrating their centenary this year, St Mary’s Primary School in Hastings is reminiscing about their rich history but also looking towards the future with their Master Plan, developed by Crosier Scott Architects. “The future of St Mary’s is one filled with hope and a need to remain not only viable but as the school of choice for the families of Hastings and surrounding suburbs,” said Principal, Jason Micallef. “In order to achieve this, we have put in place our Master Plan to ensure that the facilities and infrastructure reflect the pride we have in our school and our progressive teaching methodology.”
Crosier Scott Architects were appointed in 2018 to provide a Master Plan document for St Mary’s that will help create an environment which encourages children to be confident, independent learners who are excited about exploring their potential and have high social interest. “Part of the strategy with the Master Plan is to provide a comfortable and inviting physical environment with adaptable learning spaces which enable contemporary learning,” said Principal Micallef. “There are a lot of things being planned for in terms of the buildings and grounds of the school which are going to undergo a major upgrade. We will a have a new classroom block with state-of-the-art facilities and flexible learning spaces that allow children to learn inside and outside. We currently have the standard four wall classroom spaces which do work but will be progressing to more contemporary spaces within the new building that can be flexibly adapted”. Currently, St Mary’s comprises of several main structures, built at various times since the school’s inception. These
Pictured: Proposed Senior Building
structures range in age, the oldest being 100 years, with one somewhere between 60 to 80 years, and another built 40 to 50 years ago. About twelve years ago, the multipurpose room and undercover basketball area was built, followed by the parish activity centre in the past twelve months. “The Master Plan has been done in collaboration with an architectural firm we felt had a
forward thinking approach. The team at Crosier Scott Architects worked alongside the staff and families to form a Master Plan that will complement our teaching philosophies,” said Principal Micallef. “It will be finalised in a matter of months and will take between five and ten years to complete.” St Mary’s is working towards creating conditions that will provide optimal learning opportunities for all children, in
a contemporary way. “It is our primary objective by using this Master Plan in conjunction with our forward thinking teaching methodologies, to create facilities that stimulate and promote both collaborative and individual learning as well as providing the environment for supporting students and teachers living a set of values within the Catholic faith,” said Principal Micallef.
Pictured: Proposed Main Building
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LETTERS
Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au
Revenue raising with rates and straying animals Why would we expect anything else but smoke and mirrors from Mornington Peninsula Shire and the state government (“Rate rise above CPI despite government ‘cap’” Letters 28/8/19)? Rate capping was just a way for the state government to not get blamed for council rate rises. It then agreed to annual property revaluations. My capital improved value has gone from $610,000 in 2017/2018 to $890,000 in 2018/2019 to $980,000 for 2019/2020. If this keeps going it will force a lot of retired people and those on fixed incomes out of their homes because of excessive rates. As far as the warning to vets on reporting stray animals, in most cases the animals have been let out by accident and the vets who want to do the right thing are being penalised. It is nothing more than revenue raising (“Vets wary of shire’s ‘strays’ contract” The News 20/8/19). After all, we have to find money to pay the salaries of senior officers. Unfortunately, councils seem to have lost sight of what they were intended to be - the supplier of local services to the residents of their municipalities, not just another level of empire-building government. We would all be better off f they stopped sitting around thinking up new creative ways on “how to get more out of our ratepayers” and just do their jobs. I used to have a high opinion of the local council, but every time I hit one of the increasing number of potholes in our roads it brings it home to me how things have deteriorated in the last 10 years or so. I bet the largest expenditure in VicRoads’ budget is the “rough roads ahead” signs that seem to go up instead of fixing them. I guess the cost of a sign is cheaper. Barry Kirkpatrick, Mt Martha
Rates reflect value James McLoughlin’s complaint about his latest rates notice highlights a common misconception about how individual rates are calculated (“Rate rise above CPI despite government cap” Letters 28/8/19). As mayor, I am sometimes asked why rates have increased by more than the 2.5 per cent cap set by the state government. The rate cap means council’s overall income from rates can only be increased by 2.5 per cent. However, an individual’s contribution to the council’s overall rates income pool is determined by the value of their property. It is based on the progressive tax principal, the higher the value of your property, the larger your share of rates. If the value of your property has changed substantially in the annual assessment, your share of the total rates pool may be higher or lower than the 2.5 per cent cap. If your rates have increased more than the 2.5 per cent cap, it means that the value of your property has increased more than the average increase across the shire. Mr McLoughlin also expressed the opinion that the shire’s requirement for vets to report any stray dog returned to its owner is motivated purely by the desire to impose a fine. The truth is the state
government mandates this action by local councils under the Domestic Animals Act 1994. David Gill, Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor
Recognising Buruli Thank you for your ongoing effective coverage of the issues around the Buruli ulcer (“No to fogging in ‘mossie’ fight” The News 28/8/19). Like many locals I am relieved that the chemical “fogging” will not occur. One vital action was recommended by Dr Jon Priestley, of Blairgowrie at the Rye public forum. He urged that all health professionals and workers be educated to recognise possible ulcers and arrange swabs early to enable fast treatment. This will reduce the terrible complications of delayed treatment. Given that visitor infections are on the rise all of Victoria’s medical people need this information. Joy Kitch, Blairgowrie
On the home front Stop smoking? Brilliant idea, forgetting the nervous breakdown certainty. I’ll take the odds, four years over the average age for males, shooting for another seven at 90. Surely by then we will have seen the backside of our current prime minister, renamed SeldomSeen. Spends so much time overseas maybe he should stay there? But wait. Then we would have to stomach our deputy PM, Michael McCormack, the brain machine? Sco Mo to the rescue. A warship to the Gulf, royal commissions into banks, child abuse, aged care, the Murray-Darling Basin, mental health. Locally, revelations associated with Crown casino, the recycling crisis, franchise cheats, wage theft, education scams and defective (Federation Square) buildings. Despite the overwhelming evidence to abolish robodebt, the government refuses to do so. A flawed scheme contrary to basic legal principles (guilty before innocence). As Northcote cricketer Bill Lawry would say: “It’s all happening”. Cliff Ellen, Rye
Hydrogen conundrum After attending yet another “community information” session at the Hub in Hastings and speaking to the same person I had spoken to at a previous session, I again came away non the wiser. At previous events I wanted some information on the composition of the solid residue left after turning 160 tonnes of brown coal into three tonnes of hydrogen, and how and where Kawasaki intended to safely store or dispose of this residue. The very polite and nice young woman at the “information” session was very apologetic for not having come back to me with the relevant information. When I mentioned that I may have to put send another letter to The News about the inability of Kawasaki to answer a very pertinent question about its processes, she asked for me to give them a week to get back to me. Sadly, more than a week has passed and I’m still waiting on in-
formation I had been seeking at several of their “information sessions”. Why, after I through my state government’s $50million contribution to this ill thought out venture, can’t get a simple answer to a simple question? Rupert Steiner, Balnarring
Children don’t know I’m not surprised that Rupert Steiner will be marching with the school children against climate change on 20 September (“March for change” Letters 27/8/19). I have not taken much notice of what the children are demanding, nobody does, and I don’t think the children know either. I’d say they are victims of Facebook. Mr Steiner says that beach erosion is caused by climate change, and that I remind him of the two old blokes in the balcony on the Muppet Show making comments. A decade ago the Port Phillip Heads were significantly opened up for the passage of larger, deeper container ships so that the Port of Melbourne could make more money. The heads were always a bulwark bottleneck, a resistance, to the huge oceanic tides rushing into the bay. Our government was warned that opening up this gap would cause severe and different currents, higher peak tides, erosion of beaches, sand and cliffs. This is exactly what happened. Mr Steiner can march with the misguided children until his toes turn green, but if he wants to restore the bay he has to make the moon recede and, while he’s at it, pour some water onto the sun, which manufactures our climate. Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington
centre. To suggest that teachers are influencing young minds is ludicrous to say the least. The United Nations’ 2012-2014 survey on sea level increases in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere is, let me see, oh yes, five years out of date? I also noticed in the Channel 9 news that right now, our dams are at 59 capacity, that’s not very good for this time of year. Climate change is happening, even in our backyard. John Cain, McCrae
Duty of care. Where? Why is it that we need news organisations to expose what we all know and make the government take action after the whole herd of brumbies have bolted from the corral? How can they find corruption and our gambling control boards miss it? The we hear that high-rolling tourists are being invited to hunt and kill wombats at a luxury hunting lodge run by a Chinese businessman with links to Crown casino. And now we find that Home Affairs had an agreement to fast-track visa applications for Crown customers and claims that federal MPs attempted to influence visa approvals for international high rollers. It seems we need a royal commission on the effectiveness of these industry policing agencies. Or maybe a royal commission to investigate why the scope of royal commissions is so narrow and why they have no powers of prosecution? What is the duty of care that our elected officials have to us? Not much, I would suggest. Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
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I just wish to clear up a couple of points about my source of news (“Fox avoids change” Letters 27/8/19). If John Cain had done 10 seconds of research he would have realised that all news presenters mentioned are actually on Sky News and not Fox. He also failed to mention Richardson, Conroy and Butler, from the left, who also have shows and appear on Sky. I tend to watch 7 News followed by the ABC and read both papers. Mr Cain asks if Fox News told me that the Okjokull glacier in Greenland had disappeared. No it didn’t. But Sky News told me that one with the same name in Iceland had. Mr Cain and Rupert Steiner have to be respected for their views, but I wish they would check their facts before jumping into print and making statements that a simple Google click could correct. Michael Free, Mt Martha
Disabled toilets can be used by anyone (“Disabled only” Letters 14/8/19). You can get clarification of this by contacting Mornington Peninsula Shire’s building surveyor. The building code was amended many years ago to include disabled facilities. Developers never wanted to install them, so the compromise was that the number of male and female toilets would be reduced on the basis that everyone would have access to the disabled ones. What has the world come to when we have uneducated, inaccurate opinions printed in the paper as if they are facts? Name and address supplied, Mornington
Moveable monoxide We are apparently immune to climate change because it’s all happening up in the Northern Hemisphere; we have no need to worry as it seems it’s not going to come down here (“A northern problem” Letters 28/8/19). But what about the lungs of the world burning virtually out of control? Carbon monoxide poisoning won’t stay up north and parts of South America are reasonably close to the equator. Let’s hope those stumps on the beach boxes in Mt Martha go a lot deeper into the sand (“MPs disagree with experts over beach’s survival” The News 28/8/19). The “little miss 16” on Sky News was probably a “set up”. No child is that unenlightened and I recall one current affair program being caught spreading needles around a drug rehabilitation
‘Goliath’ downed Thanks to all the 80 plus submissions against the Kaufland shopping development [at Mornington] who ranged from the combined retail interests of Ritchies, the Mornington Village centre, Mornington and Mt Eliza chambers of commerce, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Mornington Environmental Association, South Eastern Centre for Sustainability, Guard our Gateway group, David Morris MP, and individuals who stood up for their rights and presented at the public hearing. You should be proud of your efforts for this was as David and Goliath situation. Now, how can we convince Bata, the company which owns that site, to be open and consultative about use of its site? Community consultation and stakeholders should start creating new achievable projects to make the best use of this land assuming Bata will quit their business and investment interests and realise that the world has changed. Ian Morrison, Mt Eliza Community Alliance
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The Eastern Freeway is the Eighth Wonder of the World By Stuart McCullough I’VE had enough. The groundswell of cynicism, the avalanche of snide remarks; it’s simply too much. That people react to joyous news with such unbridled skepticism and unquenchable scorn is a dark stain on humanity’s shriveled soul. Enough! I, for one, won’t stand for it. I renounce every snide remark and piece of poisonous commentary and declare that I am over-the-moon happy. Whereas others greet the news that part of the Eastern Freeway is being considered for heritage listing with a spray of invective, I say ‘about time’. I mean, seriously, what took them so long? Who hasn’t been stuck in traffic waiting on the off-ramp to Punt Road and been overwhelmed by the wonder, the beauty and pure concrete grandeur that is the Eastern Freeway? Frankly, a heritage listing doesn’t go far enough. I intend to continue campaigning until the most visually stunning piece of freeway known to humanity is declared the eighth wonder of the world. The Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree Forest, Uluru and the Eastern Freeway; they should all be celebrated and protected. It’s going to be great for tourism. As news spreads, they’ll be turning up here by the planeload in the hope of getting a glimpse of the thing. Ideally, busloads of tourists will use the Eastern Freeway to travel down and visit the Fairy Penguins, thereby experiencing two of our greatest attractions in one afternoon. The only thing I’m concerned about is that the emergency lane may not be sufficient for buses that wish to pull over so that eager visitors can take photos. It’d be
a crime not to take loads of pictures. The possibilities are endless. I see postcards, hats and key rings. Posters, commemorative plates and spoons as well as snow domes will crowd the shelves. I’m not quite sure how to approach soft toys, but I’m sure we’ll figure something out. Apparel that says ‘My Grandma visited the Eastern Freeway and all I got was this lousy t-shirt’ will be keenly sought-after. There will be DVDs too, featuring slow motion images of the freeway (which is how it often feels when you’re stuck on it) with a voice over by Sam Neill describing our most historically significant freeway.
So much has happened in that stretch of freeway. There’s the spot near Bulleen Road where Bourke and Wills, along with their camels perished after getting stuck in peak hour. There’s the stretch where President Bill Clinton was forced to wait when returning from a top-secret trip to Tyabb to do a spot of presidential antiquing while Hillary was fishing for flathead on Frankston Pier. Then there’s the bit just before the Punt Road off-ramp where Albert Einstein got a flat tyre and developed the Theory of Relativity whilet trying to get the wheel nuts off. It’s a little known fact that the Treaty of Versailles was
not, as many believe, signed somewhere in France but in the back of a maxi-taxi on our very own Eastern Freeway. ‘Versailles’ was, in actual fact, the name of the driver. This is history that should be celebrated. This is not the kind monumental paradigm-shifting event that can be commemorated with a mere plaque. We need to make a proper fuss. Some type of ceremony with dancers, music and an appearance by the Little River Band could do the trick. Or perhaps a festival that lasts a week and is capped off with a public holiday. No festival in the history of the universe will ever have been so suited
to having food trucks. Marvel at the drainage. Bathe in the splendour of the transit lane. Ponder the meaning of life as you gaze upon the Chandler Highway overpass. There’ll be something for everyone. Bring the kids. I get that there are some incurable cynics who prefer to scoff at the news that the Eastern Freeway will be heritage listed. I find that sad. What those professional naysayers fail to grasp is the sheer potential that has now been unleashed upon Melbourne. Because if the Eastern Freeway is eligible for heritage listing then, truly, anything is possible. Think about that for a moment. If a congested stretch of concrete and bitumen can be safeguarded for reasons of cultural or aesthetic significance, then there’s no reason why any one of us might not be named Secretary General of the United Nations. Let your imagination run riot as you consider all that could be. If the Eastern Freeway is heritage listed, then I look forward to Punt Road being nominated for the Gold Logie. Camberwell Junction deserves an Oscar. The big roundabout at the top of Elizabeth Street should absolutely be up for a Grammy. How it didn’t win ‘Best New Artist’ after they installed the traffic lights is a complete mystery. Personally, I’d like to see the roundabout on Coolart and Mornington-Tyabb Roads shortlisted for the Nobel Peace Prize. I am personally willing to travel to Oslo for that. Doubtless, I’ll need to travel on the Eastern Freeway to get myself to the airport. That seems fitting, somehow. stuart@stuartmccullough.com
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Bulls charge into Grand Final
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By Brodie Cowburn ANOTHER huge performance from star forward Marc Holt has put Karingal in the Grand Final with a win over Langwarrin. Somerville Recreation Reserve played host to the clash on Saturday. It was a rematch of the qualifying final from two weeks ago, in which Langwarrin were able to get the win. Karingal came rushing out of the gates with a four goals to zero first term, before the Kangaroos bounced back to close the lead to 12 by half time. The Bulls stretched their lead back out to five goals by three-quarter time, and held on to claim the win 8.11 (59) to 14.7 (91). Karingal have Marc Holt to thank for booking their Grand Final spot. The full forward booted nine goals for the afternoon and proved to be the difference. Holt had come into finals with some form troubles, but has since come alive with 20 goals in his last two games. Andrew McInnes and Lucas Vanraay also played big parts for the Bulls. Karingal will face off against Red Hill in the Grand Final on Saturday. The sides will play at 2.30pm at Skybus Stadium in Frankston. Red Hill will be looking for payback after falling short in last year’s big dance.
Charging Bulls: Karingal overcame Langwarrin to make it to the 2019 Grand Final. Picture: Andrew Hurst
Reigning premiers crash out DIVISION ONE
By Brodie Cowburn PINES have gone crashing out of the MPNFL in straight sets after a shock 62 point loss to Bonbeach. The reigning premiers came into finals in patchy form, and weren’t able to correct course. Pines started well and went into the first break with the lead, but looked a completely different side after quarter time. Bonbeach got the upper hand with a seven goals to one second term, and never let it slip from there. The Sharks were able to keep the Pythons at an arm’s length in the third term, and finished the job with a stunning six goals to one final quarter. Pines looked a shell of the side which lifted the trophy last season. They crashed out of finals with a 9.10 (64) to 18.18 (126) win. Mitchell Gent was best on ground for the Sharks, kicking four goals. Trent DennisLane also put four goals on the board At RJ Rowley Reserve, Sorrento punched their Grand Final ticket with a win over Dromana. Sorennto looked dominant from the start, and were comfortably ahead by over 50 points at half time. After the main break Dromana showed more fight, but it was far too little far too late. Sorrento secured their spot in the premiership decider with a 16.12 (108) to 7.9 (51) win. A seven goal haul from Leigh Poholke was instrumental for the Sharks, while Nick Corp also performed well with five majors. Dromana will do battle with Bonbeach on Sunday, 8 September at Olympic Oval. The winner of the preliminary final clash will face Sorrento in the Grand Final.
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First title for Somerville Eagles SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie SOMERVILLE Eagles are the toast of local soccer after clinching the State 5 South championship last Saturday. And the side jointly led by coach Scott Morrison and player-coach Dave Greening did it in style with a gutsy away win against Bunyip District Strikers. Somerville was forced to play most of the contest with 10 men after Matt Swanson reacted to a bad challenge by throwing the ball at his opponent and being sent off in the 22nd minute. The champion elect had taken the lead in the 9th minute when a Luke Hodge flick-on was clinically finished by Greening. But a goalkeeping error by Nathan Brown allowed Bunyip’s Gareth Davies to equalise in the 20th minute with a long-range effort. A Ben Meiklem cross rebounded off the crossbar right on half-time and Greening reacted quickest to restore Somerville’s lead. Daniel Vigilanti equalised straight after the restart but a superb Callum Richardson volley in the 62nd minute made it 3-2 and when Greening notched his hat-trick in the 70th minute Somerville supporters knew that the club’s first ever State League championship was in touching distance. The final whistle was the cue for celebration among Somerville players, coaching staff, committee and fans and for veteran striker Mark Pagliarulo it was a special moment as it was his first trophy of any kind in 17 seasons. Co-coach Dave Greening was full of praise for the players and for the off-field support he had received. “Scott, Stan (Packer) and myself are so proud of all the boys,” Greening said. “We had a two-year plan when we came here and we’ve been able to achieve our aims. “The spirit here is incredible and I particularly want to thank Craig Bozelle, Luke Mulder and Zach Peddersen who do a remarkable amount of work for this club.” In NPL2 news Langwarrin lost 2-1 away to Manningham United Blues on Saturday. Langy was 1-0 down when defender Jaiden Madafferi was given a straight red in the 42nd minute. Substitute Damir Stoilovic scored Langy’s consolation goal in the 93rd
Title triumph: Somerville Eagles celebrate winning the State 5 South championship last weekend.
minute. Scottish striker John Baird is expected to head back to the UK next week to take up a short-term deal with Raith Rovers but hopes to return to Melbourne early next year. In State 1 news Mornington lost 5-1 away to league leader Nunawading City last weekend. Mornington is in transition as the club tries to integrate younger players into its matchday squad however the loss to Nunawading was the club’s 10th this season, the most defeats it has recorded in a single season for at least 15 years. In State 2 news Peninsula Strikers lost 2-1 away to North Caulfield on Sunday despite going 1-0 up after five minutes thanks to Grant Lane. Strikers will be aiming to finish in the top half of the table and play a major role in the promotion outcome when they host second-placed South Springvale this weekend. In State 3 news Skye United is now just one win from promotion after defeating Frankston Pines 2-0 at Skye Recreation Reserve on Friday night. A man-of-the-match performance from keeper Jonathan Crook kept Pines at bay. The hosts hit the front in the 15th
minute when Jason Nowakowski broke through into a one-on-one and squared the ball for a simple tap in for striker Mitch Blake. Five minutes later Blake turned provider as he lashed the ball across the face of goal and Nowakowski finished well to make it 2-0. The second half was a different story as Pines gained the upper hand and put Skye under the pump. Crook was immense and even saved from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute after Billy Painting was judged to have fouled inside the box. The Kiwi keeper won the Chris Attard Medal while Kevin Brown was judged best afield for Pines. Teenage Pines defender Christian Malgioglio was stretchered off shortly after Nowakowski’s goal and taken by ambulance to Frankston Hospital. As we went to press he was due to have an MRI scan to ascertain the extent of the injury to his left knee. In State 4 news Baxter won the derby clash with Seaford United 2-0 at North Seaford Reserve on Saturday. The scoreline could have been more convincing for the visitors had Lewis Gibson, Charlie Jones, Lawrence Komba and substitute Abdul
Darmanii converted clearcut chances. At times Seaford looked fragile at the back while rarely troubling Baxter keeper James Foster. The one time Foster was called into the thick of the action he responded in style. Seaford player-coach Matt MorrisThomas had come off the bench in the 56th minute and in the 69th minute his clever curling free kick struck the base of the far post and bounced up where Kurt Wagner-Goldsworthy headed firmly from close range only for Foster to effect a superb reflex save by parrying wide for a corner. Baxter led 2-0 at half-time and deservedly so. Niko Juric’s free kick in the 11th minute was headed home by Baxter central defender Matt McDermott who had an excellent match. Stuart McKenzie usually appears in centre midfield for Baxter but was used up front against Seaford and was a constant threat. Baxter hit Seaford on the break after clearing a corner in the 35th minute and McKenzie broke through striking a low shot across Seaford keeper Anthony Madafferi and in off the far post. Seaford huffed and puffed in the
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second half but to no effect. Meanwhile Rosebud signed off on a successful first season in State 5 South with a thumping 6-1 home win over Hampton Park United. First half doubles to Callum Norton and Blake Hicks had the home side in control at half-time and second-half goals from Beau Sharpe and Chris Parry completed the scoreline. However, the day was soured by the abandonment of the reserves match when the referee was allegedly assaulted by a Hampton Park player who had been sent off. Aspendale Stingrays claimed all three points in a nine-goal thriller at Power Reserve downing home side Endeavour Hills Fire 5-4 on Saturday. The Stingrays twice came from behind in one of their best displays of the season. After going 1-0 down in the 3rd minute they hit back to lead 3-2 at half-time thanks to a Kieran Hughes strike, a Nathan Barnett header and a penalty conversion from Kenan Nuhanovic whose initial attempt was parried only for him to tuck away the rebound. The home side equalised early in the second half then took a 4-3 lead after 77 minutes when Eid Sarwari completed his hat-trick. But the Stingrays hit back when Nuhanovic struck again following an Adrian Pace cross in the 82nd minute. Just when a draw looked certain midfielder Rory Carmichael, who had been the Stingrays’ best player, settled the issue in the 90th minute from 10 metres out. This week’s games for the final round of the season: SATURDAY, 3pm: Langwarrin v Eastern Lions (Lawton Park), Mornington v Eltham Redbacks (Dallas Brooks Park), Peninsula Strikers v South Springvale (Centenary Park), Skye Utd v Monash Uni (Skye Recreation Reserve), Middle Park v Frankston Pines (Albert Park Field 16), Baxter v Springvale City (Baxter Park), Chelsea v Seaford Utd (Edithvale Recreation Reserve), Somerville v Casey Panthers (Tyabb Recreation Reserve), Rosebud v Pakenham Utd (Olympic Park), Aspendale v Knox Utd (Jack Grut Reserve).
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Southern United dumped by FV SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie FOOTBALL Victoria dealt local women’s soccer a bodyblow by revoking Southern United’s senior NPLW licence last week. Southern told FV of its plans for 2020 as player-coach Melissa Maizels had been negotiating with a number of players with a view to strengthening the senior squad but FV wouldn’t budge. The findings of a six-month review of the women’s game in Victoria were delivered to the FV board some months ago and many believe that the federation waited till near season’s end before swinging the axe. FV also dumped Geelong Galaxy United and with the two clubs that boast the largest catchment areas booted out of the elite league next season’s NPLW will become an eightteam competition exclusively for Melbourne metropolitan clubs. FV has offered both Southern and Geelong junior NPL licences meaning that the clubs can continue to compete at an elite level in under-12s, under14s and under-16s, an offer Southern has accepted. Southern’s seniors and under-19s have accepted an offer to play in State 1 South-East and it is expected that FV will call for expressions of interest for the 2021 NPL season some time next year. Southern will no longer be a co-tenant with Frankston Pines at Monterey Reserve and is hoping to become a tenant of Casey council.
Last hurrah: Southern United pictured before its final home match at Monterey Reserve last week. Picture: Darryl Kennedy
Frankston council was hopeful that Southern would become a tenant at the new multi-million dollar Wedge Road sports facility in Carrum Downs which is near completion and includes a FIFA-standard synthetic pitch while Monterey Reserve had been ear-
marked for a $3.9 million makeover. The plan was for Southern to continue to use Monterey Reserve for home games while using Wedge Road as a training and administrative base. Southern’s expected tenancy at both venues played a pivotal role in funding
for these projects but neither Monterey Reserve nor Wedge Road is compliant with NPLW facilities requirements and if Southern is to regain a senior NPLW licence then a switch of venues is essential. No player race, no dugouts, im-
proper changerooms for players and referees, and no spectator seating are just some of the non-compliant issues Southern faced at Wedge Road and it claims that council would not address these issues despite being made aware of them. Southern also was stunned by Frankston council’s planned hourly charge of $32.50 for use of the facility on top of a $50,000 tenancy fee. Last Thursday night Southern played its last match at Monterey Reserve in a catch-up fixture going down 4-0 in a competitive performance against a Heidelberg team chasing a finals berth. It signed off on its senior NPLW involvement on Sunday with a 4-0 loss away to Box Hill United with the under-19s also losing 4-0. Southern’s under-14s defeated Box Hill 3-2 with goals from Rhiannon Kelleher, Chiara Renzeme and Madina Ali while a Rhys McKenna hattrick and a Shanece Dias goal gave the under-16s a 4-0 success.
Where to now for Group-winning Pippie? HORSE RACING
By Ben Triandafillou THE John and Chris Meagher-trained mare, Pippie, landed the biggest win of her six-start career with an emphatic victory in the Group Three Cockram Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday 31 August. Under the guidance of jockey Ben Melham, Pippie took up the lead and controlled the race before being asked for her ultimate effort to kick away from her rivals and claim the $160,000 Group Three by oneand-a-half lengths. The victory was Pippie’s third straight win this preparation having previously won at Doomben and Caulfield, and her fourth win in her short career. The Mornington-trained mare has always been touted as a potential talent since her debut five-length victory just over a year ago, but Saturday demonstrated that an aim towards a Group One contest isn’t outside of her reach. “I remember telling Ben [Melham] ‘I don’t know how much is under the hood’ but we are starting to find out,” trainer Chris Meagher said. “We like to think that she could get to the big Group Ones in time but in three weeks’ time we’ll be back here for the How Now (Stakes) which is also 1200m.” Pippie ticked off the first step of a near identical path that her Group One winning stablemate Savanna Amour followed on the way to claiming the Cockram/ How Now Stakes double in 2017. Meagher said a three-week break leading into the Group Three How Now Stakes at Caulfield would do Pippie “the world of good”. “We don’t have to do much with her in between races,” he said. “She can become light quite quickly but in saying that she is 15 kgs up from what she was last year so she has definitely matured.” Pippie will stick to the sprinting distances and make best use of her blistering speed until Meagher starts to think otherwise. “We would love to in time [step out over further distance] but at this stage while she’s just showing sheer speed we’ll leave her at that and when she tells us that she wants to go a bit further we can certainly do that,” he said. Pippie has now earnt more than $230,000 in prizemoney.
Speed Queen: The John and Chris Meagher-trained mare, Pippie, makes it three straight victories this preparation. Picture: Supplied Western Port News 4 September 2019
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