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Komett thanks his lucky stars

Near miss: Komett and his owner John Kuljis at Hastings foreshore, close to where the dog nearly met his maker last week.

KOMETT the 17-year-old Maltese cross was brought back from the dead last week after falling into the water near Hastings pier.

The quick thinking and cool heads of two staff at Pelican Park pool revived the little feller as distraught owner John Kuljis looked on.

What started as a quiet walk around the pier precinct turned to near tragedy for John when Komett slipped and fell into Western Port, was dragged out by his owner, rushed in his arms across to the adjacent aquatic centre and given CPR and oxygen by two staff members.

When the dog spluttered back to life, he was taken to Hastings Veterinary Clinic where Mark West and Kim Walter gave him more oxygen and other support therapy.

Komett has made a full recovery and was back on his feet 24 hours after the incident, although a little unsteady.

The incident started about 6.30 last Wednesday afternoon when John and Komett were returning to John’s car, which was parked next to Hastings Yacht Club.

Komett’s a senior citizen nowadays and John takes him for a stroll most days rather than the long walks and

runs of the past. The friendly Komett gets to say hello to a few two-legged and four-legged locals and visitors as well as check his pee-mail.

Man and dog made their way back to the car along the edge of the car park, which borders the water’s edge, after wondering along the foreshore near Pelican Park and its aquatic centre and cafe.

As John approached his car, thinking Komett was close behind, a woman caught his eye and said matter of factly “I think your dog’s just fallen in the water�.

John turned around, stunned, rushed a few steps back to the car park edge and saw Komett struggling in the water. “I couldn’t believe it; it all happened so quickly,� John said. “The poor little feller was dog paddling weakly, but had his head beneath the water. “He wasn’t strong enough to keep his head up.�

John threw himself forward on to the ground and reached out for Komett.

A surge of water took the dog just out of reach. John grabbed at him again and got a handful of the dog’s fur, pulling him up and on to land.

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‘Literacy villages’ for young

By Keith Platt HASTINGS, Crib Point, Balnarring and Somers are at the forefront of a program to improve literacy among young people from birth to 18.

The Western Port region is the first of 12 “literacy villages� being created across the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston.

A second village north of Frankston – including Carrum Downs, Skye and

Sandhurst – will follow close behind and provide a counter point to Western Port, which already has some existing literacy programs.

Each village will have a mayor coordinating activities of various “stakeholders�, which could include municipal councils, schools, kindergartens, libraries, community groups and residents.

Former shire councillor Brian Stahl

is the “literacy mayor� of the Hastingsbased village. No mayor has been appointed at Carrum Downs.

The mayors will be expected to meet on a regular basis to discuss what is happening in their respective villages while working with project officers to develop action plans, seek sponsorship and access resources to promote literacy “and other support as required�.

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By Keith Platt JENNY Lewis loves to take photos, but last Friday she was so overcome by fear that she forgot to record the most terrifying event in her life – the Japanese earthquake. “Truthfully it was such a scary moment that for once in my life I didn’t take photos,� Ms Lewis told The News yesterday (Tuesday).

Having returned to Yokohama from Melbourne on Wednesday to rejoin her husband Steve, the Hastings teacher said she was able to maintain contact with friends and family using Skype and Facebook. “Normally keen to write my blog, I have found my new post difficult to compose. It is such a huge tragedy and having such a widespread impact that I don’t know where to begin.�

Ms Lewis was eating lunch when the first tremors began at 2.46pm. “Without warning the apartment began to shake. Uh oh!! Here we go again, another tremor. Within seconds I realised this was serious, the intensity of the shake increased and increased. I typed a message on Facebook: ‘Having a serious earthquake, never felt anything like it. Can stand, shit I’m scared’ (should have said ‘can’t stand’ but the room and my hands were shaking too much)’. “The shaking intensified. Getting stronger and stronger‌faster and faster. I waited for it to subside but subside it did not. The building shook violently and ferociously. The shaking was so violent and intense I still could not

hit the correct keys. Too bad. I hit post without even correcting. The time according to my computer was 2.56pm.�

Husband Steve called while sheltering under a desk in his office. “Steve witnessed the awesome rocking of the buildings from outside. I was still in the apartment and held on as I went for another ride. Within minutes of the quakes the phone systems became clogged and Steve and I didn’t have contact for a couple of hours.�

Ms Lewis said her greatest fear was “falling to the ground�. “I watched the opposite wall moving backwards and forwards about a metre. My initial thoughts, which sound a bit dramatic, were ‘please don’t let me die in my 16th floor apartment, alone and in Japan away from my family’. “Suddenly the TV flew across the floor, I listened as the heavy double sliding doors between the lounge and dining rooms slid shut and then continued to

repeatedly bang open and shut, drawers in the kitchen fell out, chopping boards, cutlery and bottles fell on the floor and were flung into the hallway. “Decorative vases fell, curtains quivered as they swung backwards and forward, drawers in the dressing room slid open then fell over, pretty well anything loose fell. “Fortunately, we were unharmed but at the time were unsure if this was the very overdue Kanto earthquake happening. According to experts it was not. “Our main concern is whether this huge 9.0 earthquake can have unsettled the three plates which meet under Tokyo and Yokohama. If the plates have moved so much and forced the Earth to move off its axis, who knows?�

Ms Lewis described the Japanese people as being “amazing� remaining “dignified, calm and respectful� in the face of disaster.

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Wheelchairs no barrier to sailing BEING confined to a wheelchair or facing other disabilities has done nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of wanting to clamber aboard a boat for the hundreds of participants in the Sailability program at Hastings.

Run by volunteers of Hastings Yacht Club for the past eight years, Sailability gives groups of five to 12 people the opportunity to set sail under supervision of club volunteers.

Organiser Kevin Baensch said an average 26 people sailed each Thursday.

Groups taking part in the program are the Kindilan Society (Focus), Statewide Autism Services, Blairlogie ATSS, Mornington Special Developmental School, Peninsula Access Support and Training, Wesley Mission, The Bays Hospital, Baxter Village, Kankama, and Nepean Special School.

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leave; and overstaffing.

To bring the centre into the black the report recommended rostering staff to better cover needs; using the co-coordinator to teach or care for children; reducing the discount on fulltime fees; increasing enrolments to 60; and developing the centre as a children and family services hub.

The report predicted opposition to the changes by staff and suggested Annie Sage could be run by a community committee or an external operator.

An email circulated by a parent describes becoming “more concerned by the conduct of the parents who are fighting to keep the centre open” than by the news of its closure.

“I have attended meetings with the group of parents lobbying to keep it opened and their behaviour and socalled game plan is not something I

feel comfortable with being a part of.”

The parent alleged some parents had concocted stories to gain the sympathy of councillors, especially Cr Anne Shaw who was seen “as the weak link in council”.

“They know that there are other child care centres with vacancies in Somerville, but they feel that they have this one in the bag ...”

The writer said they felt sorry for council officers who had been shown disrespect at a meeting with parents in January.

“The parent group will push to have Annie Sage operated by another organisation … they will then fight for council to provide more buildings across other areas ... There are others like me who are over it and no longer want to fight, we just want to put our children first and settle them in to a new centre.”

Parents’ late bid to ‘save’ Annie Sage

By Keith Platt PARENTS are writing a submission in an 11th hour bid to save Annie Sage child care centre at Somerville.

They hope Mornington Peninsula Shire will agree to keep the centre open, despite a decision to close it on 30 December.

The latest bid to keep the centre open follows the release of a report that was widely thought to recommend closure.

However, the 41-page report concentrates on highlighting ways of running the centre more efficiently and cutting costs while one line on page 6 does say closure is an option.

The shire originally refused to release the report on the grounds that it was commercially sensitive.

The only sections deleted from the now-public report involve personal details about staff employed at the centre,

the only one of its kind run by the shire.

“We noticed there were no recommendations to close Annie Sage,” said Alisa Melhuish, one of the parents campaigning for the centre to stay open.

“We are preparing a presentation and want council to follow the recommendations of the report – keep it open and expand the enrolment numbers to 60.”

Ms Melhuish said the care shown to children attending the centre “is second to none”. “It is run beautifully, is a wonderful environment and caters for special needs children.

“There is no reason to close it, although it would be easy to do financially.”

Ms Melhuish said council had been “open to talking to us” since announcing the child care centre would close, “but we were absolutely surprised to find the report made no recommendation it should close”.

“We were told there was other supporting evidence to say it was not viable and, in the long term, not the best use of council resources.

“But it’s more than just a child care centre – it’s a part of Somerville.”

The shire’s sustainable communities director Joe Cauchi said the decision to close Annie Sage would remain, despite the shire agreeing to keep it open six months longer than originally announced.

The report by the Community Child Care Association released by council at its 28 February meeting showed that the Annie Sage centre was heading for an $115,000 loss with total costs exceeding $822,000.

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‘Ravishing’ Ravish served PMs and cricket stars

By Mike Hast WITH a name like Ravish Ravish, the young Indian-born chef running the media centre at the MCG was always going to be nicknamed “Ravishing” by the cricket stars and media types he served.

It helped he was a good-looking bloke and could satisfy the culinary needs of fussy eaters like Shane Warne.

Hang on, did we just say Warnie was a fussy eater? Well, maybe not in terms of complex dishes, but there was the famous baked beans request from India in 1998 and the MCG scone incident of 2009, but more of that later.

Ravish is now catering to the needs of southeast and Mornington Peninsula residents at Yaringa Restaurant, the venue tucked in the bush beside the marina at Somerville on the northwestern shore of Western Port.

Some call it the “marina at the end of the universe”, as it’s one of the region’s best-kept secrets, is a bit tricky to find the first time – being off the beaten track – and boasts a rare quality in our modern world – serenity.

Actually, Ravish Ravish is not his actual name; it was recorded incorrectly when he arrived in Australia in December 2006 to do a hospitality management course in Melbourne. Now it’s on all his official documents, but his real name is Ravish Tomar and he comes from a village near New Delhi, the capital of India.

He is the youngest of three very ambitious children; his brother started a call centre in his early 20s, made a packet but then started a dairy foods company. His sister has a PhD in marketing and works for a large firm in India.

Ravish is driven by the example of his older siblings and by the family and cultural expectation to make good and honour his father’s hard work – and return the money he spent sending him to further his education in Australia.

Ravish says he was “made for hospitality; I really enjoy it”. He did a Bachelor of Hospitality Science back home and worked for one of India’s largest hotel groups, Ashoka, as well as the Sheraton Group.

He quickly rose through the ranks, but then friends who had come to Australia to study in Melbourne – and who were now working at Crown casino – encouraged him to come Down Under and study to be a chef, his ultimate ambition at that stage.

While learning commercial cooking, a two-year course, he won a job as a waiter with Spotless Group, working

Touch of India: Yaringa restaurant manager Ravish Ravish, right, and chef Vishal Patel on the deck overlooking the marina at Somerville on the edge of Western Port.

at Scotch College in Kew and serving 480 students and staff.

Ravish was studying, working hard and surviving on three hours’ sleep a night. As his father told him: “You learn then earn.”

“The Scotch environment was inspirational,” he said. “Everyone I met was highly motivated.”

This and the support of head chef Gregor Poole saw him again rise quickly through the ranks and he was offered his first job cooking. Six months later he was second chef.

Now qualified, he was a chef from 7am-3pm, a waiter at evening functions, sleeping for three hours and having no fun with his mates, who wanted him to come out and party. “If I had one drink and sat down, I was a goner,” he said with a laugh, “so I didn’t drink or sit down.”

He needed new black shoes every three months, the soles worn through like a marathon man’s.

Then came the school holidays and there was no work at Scotch. A Spotless manager suggested he apply to work with another arm of the company, the one running catering at the MCG. He started down the bottom again, as he calls it “a second grade waiter”; he means junior waiter. He was serving in the corporate suites and his talent was quickly recognised. He was promoted to food and beverage supervisor in the media centre.

Now he was on his way. “I was running the whole kitchen, serving the likes of Shane Warne, Eddie McGuire, and members of the India and Pakistani cricket teams. I met many VIPs,” he said.

One day he was standing next to a bloke in a suit wearing glasses and a big grin as an Australian batsman

belted a six into the crowd. One of his workmates sidled up to him and whispered: “You know who you’re next to? Prime Minister John Howard.”

The two exchanged pleasantries.

The following year he was standing next to another bloke with glasses and a big grin as the Australian cricket team walked onto the ‘G’. It was Kevin Rudd, newly elected PM of Australia, who later enjoyed a Ravish lunch.

But back to Ravish’s Warnie anecdote: “It was the Australia versus Pakistan Boxing Day Test in 2009 and Warnie, Wasim Akram and other commentators were having afternoon tea. Warnie took a particular liking to my scones, but had to go back on the ground to introduce the final session.”

“Ravish, I love these scones; put some aside and I’ll be back soon,” the great spin bowler said.

Ravish did so and headed off to take care of other people in the media centre.

Warnie returned; disaster – someone had found and polished off his scones.

Ravish offered Warnie other food, but he was having none of it. “Ravish, I want scones, jam and cream, please.”

“I was in a bit of a panic; it would take too long to cook more. I phone down to the main kitchen and begged the supervisor to send up some of his scones for Warnie. They arrived in the nick of time, just as Warnie finished talking with a group of cricket greats.”

“Ravish, those were the best scones I’ve ever had,” he told him later.

Since arriving in Melbourne, Ravish had lived in Reservoir. He ate at an Indian restaurant there, and became good friends with the owner.

Spotless no longer had the Scotch College contract, but Ravish was hired by its replacement, Life’s A

Party Group, or LAPG. He worked for LAPG 7am-3pm, and joined his friend at the Reservoir Indian about 5pm, working till late then snatching a few zzzs before driving back to Kew. For almost three years he’d been working 18 hours a day; now he was cheffing 16-17 hours a day, a much harder job.

Something had to give. Especially after he twice fell asleep while stopped at red lights driving the 10-minute journey from the restaurant to home.

Then he started sleeping in and was late to Scotch three times. “They gave me a month’s notice, and I would have done the same thing,” he said.

“They knew I was working in Reservoir, but said I had to make a choice. If I stayed with them, they would offer me a position in another part of Melbourne.”

By this time he was manager of the Indian restaurant and learning how to run one: staff rosters, payroll, ordering, etc. It was a great training ground for his new ambition – a restaurant of his own.

He thanked LAPG and left; they were not happy to lose such a hard worker.

Now he threw himself into running the Indian restaurant and his friend opened a second in Heidelberg. He was the manager of the new place, Maharaja Tandoori Cuisine on busy Burgundy Rd, its undoing.

With nowhere to park or even stop, the venture failed. But plan B was to expand the Reservoir venue and Ravish would run the function room.

Over the next eight months, he and his housemates, Madhur Malik and Vikram Dhankhar, friends from college, talked about starting their own Indian restaurant. One night they

watched a Bollywood movie about three friends who started a successful venture.

“Why can’t we do that?” they asked each other. They started looking for a place in November 2009.

“Maddy had won a cooking prize and is regarded as a top chef, Vikram is a great salesman and marketer, and I would be the manager,” Ravish said.

They looked in the city and as far afield as Werribee. They found a cafe in the city and were going to turn it into a restaurant, but came up against body corporate restrictions on opening hours.

One night while searching on the internet they found a restaurant in “Hastings”. They called a local estate agent and made an appointment for the next day.

In Hastings, the agent showed them a photo of a restaurant with a boat harbour in the background. “That looks elite,” Ravish said to his friends, “we won’t be able to afford that.”

They got the address of Yaringa Marina Restaurant and punched the destination into their GPS. “We had to trust the GPS; to us it seemed unlikely there was a harbour at the end of the narrow road.”

After looking around the marina precinct and checking out the restaurant, they were still thinking “Indian restaurant”, but thought “no one would come here”.

They changed their thinking, met and negotiated with marina owner Stefan Borzecki and took over on 5 March last year.

Their Australian modern cuisine restaurant has been going great guns for 12 months. They’ve introduced a four seasons menu, added two Indian dishes – butter chicken and rogan josh – as well as premium steak, introduced a lounge bar menu and started a happy hour (well, three hours).

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday (book on 5977 3735).

It celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The restaurant at the end of the universe, the one with the Indian manager, chef and marketing man; owned by a man of Polish heritage who grew up in Hastings; a place serving mariners who have arrived by sea from every corner of the planet, or people from just up the road.

Komett thanks his lucky stars after Pelican Park staff come to the rescue Continued from Page 1 “I was stunned; Komett had stopped breathing. Paddling one second and seemingly dead the next. I was distraught.”

John gave the dog mouth-to-muzzle resuscitation, but he didn’t respond. He looked up to see dozens of onlookers, including shocked children, and cried out: “Can anyone help me?”

The woman who’d alerted John said “take him to the pool; they might help”.

He grabbed Komett, raced across the car park and in through the entrance, repeating his plea to a woman behind the reception desk. It was Rebecca Jeffrey, a fitness instructor.

She asked him to come around and quickly started CPR on the little dog’s chest, small repeated pushes on his heart and lungs.

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John knelt next to them, going deeper into shock by the second. Flashing through his mind was the day he’d bought the cheeky puppy, a Maltese fox terrier cross, at a Burwood pet shop. Their 17 years together, living in Chadstone when John worked as an architect in the big smoke, moving to Tooradin for a sea-change and arriving in Hastings a few years ago.

John had been doing it tough for a while, but Komett was his constant companion, his little mate who gave him unconditional love. Anyone who has owned a pet will know what John was going through.

John snapped out of it as aquatics operations coordinator Brett Fletcher appeared next to them with an oxygen revival kit, ripped it open, inserted a tube into Komett’s gullet and turned on the air.

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A crowd had gathered around the scene, children with their hands over their mouths, perhaps praying for the little dog.

For John it seemed like an eternity, but seconds later Komett spluttered, coughed and started breathing again.

A murmur spread through the crowd; a few people clapped and cried out.

Rebecca and Brett had revived the dog, brought him back from death’s door.

They suggested he go to the vet.

Someone phoned the vet clinic to make sure they were open. John and Rebecca, who carried Komett in a towel and the oxygen pack, walked quickly out of Pelican Park and toward John’s car. John raced ahead, jumped in and reversed out of his spot.

Someone opened the passenger door and helped Rebecca get in.

John drove out of the car park and onto the road, planting his foot in the Capri sport car. “Slow down, John,” Rebecca warned. “We’ve got to get there in one piece.”

At the vet Dr West and Dr Walter sprang into action, taking Komett into a treatment room and doing their vet magic. Meanwhile, Brett had arrived to take Rebecca and the oxygen gear back to the pool.

Komett was in a stable condition.

Mark sent John away at about 7.15 when the vet’s closed. He told him to come back at 8.30. John was up at the vet’s at 8, pacing around in the empty car park.

Back home, Komett didn’t eat that night or the next morning, but within 24 hours was moving around, eating some chicken, drinking water and, if

dogs can do such a thing, counting his lucky stars.

John was overawed by the assistance he received. “Complete strangers helped us,” he said. “It was a humbling experience and, of course, a very happy ending.”

Paw note: Komett is famous for appearing with his owner in one of The X Factor promos last year when the two were hurtling down Swanston St on a bicycle trying to make the Frankston train.

Footnote: John is nearly as famous as Komett. The co-founder of Arada Thai restaurant in High St, Hastings, he is a rider of recumbent bicycles, or trikes, and is now working at Hastingsbased MR Components with Michael Rogan, building human-powered vehicles and aluminium trikes.

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Family affair: Brothers Adam (left) and Andrew Kelly collect the business award on behalf of their parents, Shane and Maxine, owners of After-Care Australasia, from Dennis Cliche (right). managing director of ConnectEast.

After-care firm wins business gong ROSEBUD-based After-Care Australasia has won the growth and development award at the 2011 Melbourne’s South East Business Awards.

The company employs 80 staff to help people remain living in their own homes.

The business excellence award went to Frankston compnay Braaap, a dirt bike design, import, merchandise and retail company.

There were 53 nominations from 10 municipalities in Melbourne’s south-east.

After-Care Australasia has offices in Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud, after moving from smaller premises in Rye, and provides personal care, in-home respite and socialisation, transport, domestic assistance, home maintenance and gardening.

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Owners Shane and Maxine Kelly said client numbers had grown from 385 to 490 in the past two years.

Braaap was established in 1995 in Legana, Tasmania, by Brad Smith.

It now has stores in Frankston, Hobart and Launceston.

The name Braaap came from the sound of a dirt bike.

By Keith Platt UP to 14,000 Mornington Peninsula properties in known “hot spots” are at risk of flooding.

The peninsula’s drainage system has evolved over the past 100 years and flood mapping by Melbourne Water done in the past decade does not take into account the latest climate change predictions.

Catching up could take 20 years and cost at least $6.3 million, according to a report handed to Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Two pilot studies have shown areas of Dromana and Rosebud are most likely to flood as a result of increased rainfall rather than rising sea levels.

The results of the draft Integrated Local Flood and Drainage Strategy report signal that at least in these two areas the shire should concentrate spending to improve drainage rather than protecting the foreshore.

South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (formerly called Western Port Greenhouse Alliance), of which the shire is a member, says it would be “prudent” for the shire’s planning policies to factor in a predicted 80-centimetre rise in sea levels and a 32 per cent rise in rainfall.

The effects of storm surges had yet to be assessed by the CSIRO, which had provided data for the stragey.

The draft strategy estimates that with more than 70 catchments on the peninsula draining into Western Port and Port Phillip, it will take at least 10 years to “establish a priority for catchment analysis”.

It says consultants could be hired to do much of the flood mapping, but an extra four full-time staff would need to be hired by the shire.

It estimates staff and other resources at

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New buoys to give dolphins a chance PARKS Victoria has installed five buoys in the Ticonderoga Bay sanctuary zone off Point Nepean National Park between Portsea and The Heads.

They are designed to protect Port Phillip’s bottlenose dolphins and follow calls in January by peninsula tourism operators for better protection of dolphins from watercraft (“Jet ski blamed for dolphin surf death”, Southern Peninsula News, 11/1/11).

Department of Sustainability and Environment’s Keith Larner said they had been installed by Parks’ staff and would “ensure the safety of the small and vulnerable population of dolphins that travel between Port Phillip and Western Port”.

The buoys would clearly define for boat and jet ski users the Ticonderoga Bay zone that acts as a refuge area for dolphins to rest, feed and care for their newborn calves, he said.

They remind “recreational jet ski

and boat operators that this is a protected area and you must slow down and limit your speed to five knots”.

“We are privileged to have dolphins and especially the vulnerable bottlenose dolphin subspecies in Port Phillip and we want to ensure they remain there for current and future generations to enjoy,” he said.

“Seals, dolphins and whales are protected and it is an offence to harass or harm them, which is why sanctuary zones are so important to maintain and help protect our marine mammals.”

He hoped the new buoys would prevent future incidents from occurring after a summer that saw the death of two dolphins including a two-monthold calf.

DSE wildlife officers were investigating the two cases and had also issued more than 30 on-the-spot fines and 15 verbal warnings to boat and jet ski operators for offences under the

Writing for the future Continued from Page 1 “It’s a very significant issue. If they get off to a bad start it is a struggle to catch up.”

Mr Kennedy said the village concept would work at two levels, with the shire operating at the “big village” level, providing health care for children, libraries and “raising awareness of literacy”.

“The local villages will be shaped by the needs of each area. Mornington and Mt Eliza might be different to Tootgarook or Hastings where there are already neighbourhood renewal programs.

“We want to be a community-driven project that’s supported by the councils and government. We don’t want them bogged down by bureaucracy.

“I expect the levels of success to be measured over a long time.”

Carol Coulson, project manager of the $1 million three-year Frankston/ Mornington Peninsula Literacy Partnership, is based at the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development offices in Frankston.

“We want to improve literacy,” Ms Coulson said. “Many people who get involved in the criminal justice system

and the unemployed have low levels of literacy.”

Ms Coulson said most of the money for the literacy villages program coming from state and federal governments would pay for staff “and getting the message out about the importance of literacy”.

Data would be collected about literacy levels among young people in each of the 12 village areas while decisions were yet to be made on specific activities.

“There’s no definitive plan, but we’ll look at targeting communities through public forums, newspapers, newsletters and shopping centres.

We’ll be doing many different things although we’re not sure yet just how it will evolve” Ms Coulson said.

“We’ve had two meetings in Hastings and Carrum Downs and there’s already a strong network supporting literacy at Hastings,” Ms Coulson said.

“Because it was already working in Hastings we chose a contrasting area, Carrum Downs, where there was nothing established. We will role the experiences from these two pilot projects into the next ones.”

June has been set as the target date for launching the entire project, including naming of the 12 villages.

Marine Act. Mornington Peninsula-based Dolphin Research Institute executive director Jeff Weir said it was a positive move and would slow people down.

“The institute placed buoys in the same area about 15 years ago and they worked pretty well,” he said.

They had been removed when public liability insurance costs had soared and maintenance became too expensive for the institute.

Mr Weir said dolphin swim tour operators based at Sorrento and Queenscliff did not visit Ticonderoga Bay as part of their licence agreements with DSE. He said that in a perfect world, no one would be allowed to use watercraft in areas where dolphins rest, feed and care for young calves.

Marine laws state:  Recreational boaters must remain 100 metres away from dolphins.

Safe play: Port Phillip dolphins are better protected by new buoys marking a dolphin sanctuary off Point Nepean. Picture: Yanni, dolphinsofportphillip.com    

Licensed tour operators 50 metres.

Jet skis 300 metres.

Swimmers 30 metres.

Aircraft including helicopters 500 metres above whales and dolphins.  Recreational boaters must remain 200 metres away from dolphins in the Ticonderoga Bay sanctuary between Police Point and the Port Phillip Heads.

For more information on the new regulations, go to the internet and visit www.dse.vic.gov.au or call 136 186.

To report an emergency (stranding, entanglement, injury or death) involving a whale or dolphin, call the Whale and Dolphin Emergency Hotline on 1300 136 017.

Joint award for property owners preserving the past HAVING a keen eye on the past could lead to winning an award.

Mornington Peninsula Shire and the National Trust have launched new annual heritage awards to recognise excellence in peninsula heritage projects.

The awards will acknowledge outstanding performance in retention, restoration and reuse of heritage places, including buildings, gardens

and objects, and public and private places.

There are five categories: Creative reuse of a heritage place.  New work/development within a heritage area. Restoration of a heritage place.  Sustainability and greening of a heritage place.  Best use of specialist heritage trade skills.

The National Trust’s peninsula branch will collect and collate nominations, oversee judging and announce winners at a function hosted by the shire in May. Nominations are open and close at 5pm on Monday 4 April.

For more information visit www. mornpen.vic.gov.au under Your Property, Heritage, or www.nattrust.com. au/Awards.

MP courts change to lift reputation EFFORTS to rid Frankston of its reputation as a crime centre have again turned to pressuring the state government into changing the name of its magistrates court.

Dunkley MP Bruce Billson says the city suffers when it is unfairly associated with crimes tried at Frankston court but committed elsewhere.

Frankston Council has now weighed in to the fight for a name change by suggesting the courts be renamed Peninsula, Nepean or Southern Metropolitan magistrates court.

Council on 21 February agreed to a motion by Cr Christine Richards calling for a name change and also seek-

ing support from state and federal MPs. Mr Billson failed in 2007 to persuade then Attorney-General Rob Hulls to change the court’s name, but now hopes the new Liberal government will agree.

“The change of state government provides a fresh opportunity to pursue this simple and sensible change and we are fortunate to have an energetic local state MP in Geoff Shaw who can strongly advocate for a court name change,” Mr Billson said.

“Mr Hulls dismissed local community concerns that reports of criminal cases being heard at the court were be-

ing unfairly associated with Frankston and this association was an unhelpful influence on our city’s reputation.

“Frankston court is a substantial justice facility that serves a wide catchment and hears many criminal cases that just happen to be at this court, but have nothing to do with our city and people from our community “Media reports highlight the charges and the location of the court hearing the case, associating Frankston with the alleged criminal activity and perpetrators in a way that is unhelpful for the positive and welcoming perception of our city that we have all been working to nurture.”

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From East Kew to Hastings via Lightning Ridge GORDON Robertson, now a resident at Hastings Cove Village, has lived a fascinating life that has taken him and his wife Vi all around Victoria and as far afield as Lightning Ridge.

Gordon lived in East Kew until age 10 and went to Deepdene State School. His father was a toolmaker who worked at the Herald and Weekly Times, but was tragically hit by a car on his way to work and only lived for a few days.

The family moved to Ballarat to live with Gordonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandparents who owned a grocers shop.

Gordonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother worked in the shop while he attended Ballarat High School.

After leaving high school he worked as a clerk in a wholesale grocery store and received the princely sum of 26 shillings ($3) a week.

Gordonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother remarried and they moved to Windsor and then Highett. Gordon left the grocery business and went to work at the State Electricity Commission at double the salary.

He then became a trainee with G J Coles, but when Coles wanted to transfer him to the country, Gordon joined James Hardie so he could stay in Melbourne.

During this time he spent three

years in the Citizen Military Forces, then met his wife, Vi, in 1952 at the first combined meeting of the YWCA and the YMCA in Marysville. They were married in 1954 in Mentone.

Vi went to East Kew Central School and Camberwell Girls School. After school she did a diploma in floristry and taught floristry for two years.

One day she was doing a flower display depicting â&#x20AC;&#x153;war and peaceâ&#x20AC;? and saw two artificial white doves in a shop in Chelsea. She and the woman got talking and Vi was asked: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you want to buy a shop?â&#x20AC;?

It was in a good position in the centre of Chelsea. Vi went home and told Gordon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve bought a florist shopâ&#x20AC;?.

The flower shop was a good business and always very busy.

Gordon eventually left Hardies to help in the shop doing bookwork and deliveries. The Robertsons owned it for 10 years.

They bought seven acres at Bangholme and moved there intending to raise goats, but the animals were killed by local farm dogs.

Gordon was asked to join Rotary was a member for 32 years.

The couple bought a flower farm at Monbulk in the Dandenongs

where Gordon grew flowers for Viâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flower shop and other outlets in the city.

Gordon then decided to put their big property to good use by establishing a dog kennel and dog minding service. The business was just up and running when Gordon became ill with lung cancer and then suffered a nervous breakdown.

Vi was forced to sell her shop and went to work at a crematorium as a florist for seven years.

Gordon and Viâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two boys, Peter and Gary, were still students at school and the family was struggling financially, so they decided to sell the dog kennels and move to Edithvale.

After the boys finished schooling and Peter graduated, Gordon saw a florist shop for sale in Seaford and they bought it.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;In comparison to Cooper Pedy, which looks like a moonscape, Lightning Ridge is an attractive town. It has a population of about 2000 but swells to 6000 in winter,â&#x20AC;? Gordon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has a large bowling club, tennis club, swimming pool, TAFE college and green parks and gardens. We think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the ideal place to spend the winter.â&#x20AC;?

They once owned five opal mines, but now just one as a hobby. Gordon used to dig the mine and Vi would haul up the heavy bucket using a windlass.

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They have now sold their van and are waiting on doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reports about Gordonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health to see if they can go up again, this time to stay with friends.

After visiting friends at Hastings Cove Village, the Robertsons decided they liked the place so much they bought a vacant unit.

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Last chance for Western Port’s submarine

By Mike Hast THE troubled Oberon class submarine HMAS Otama has been lying at anchor off Crib Point for nine years next month and its owners are within a periscope lens of selling it.

Last week Western Port Oberon Association president Max Bryant called on state government planning minister Matthew Guy and Hastings MP Neale Burgess to honour an election promise to bring the sub ashore.

Last November, three weeks before the state election, the two Liberal MPs said a Coalition government would “immediately consult with the local community and, subject to the community’s wishes, bring the Otama submarine ashore”.

The promise was the latest lifeline thrown to the association, which has been battling for nine years to install Otama as the centrepiece of Hastings– Cerberus Naval Memorial Park, originally conceived to boost tourism in Hastings.

Otama has been rusting away on a mooring off Crib Point since it was towed to Western Port in May 2002 at a cost of $300,000 after the Oberon association bought it for $50,000 from the Royal Australian Navy. It used part of a $500,000 Centenary of Federation grant organised by Peter Reith, then Flinders federal MP and a cabinet minister in the Howard government.

The balance, $150,000, has been spent on mooring, maintenance and setting up a temporary museum and maritime memorial centre in the former BP administration centre at Crib Point, near where the sub is moored.

Rust is eating away at the sub’s outer hull, although not its crucial 25-millimetre thick pressure hull.

Mr Guy said last year: “The Western Port community has waited too long to have its say about whether this iconic piece of naval history is to come ashore and where.”

Mr Burgess said that whether the submarine comes ashore will be entirely in the hands of the community.

“If the local community wants the submarine ashore, it will come ashore.”

On Friday Mr Burgess told The News a survey of all residents in the Western Port region would be conducted through Mornington Peninsula Shire’s quarterly newsletter Peninsula Wide.

Only Western Port residents would be able to vote.

He said the shire would do a “split run”, printing an edition for Western Port region and a separate edition for the rest of the shire.

Residents will be asked if the sub should be brought ashore and where.

HMAS Rust: The Otama lies deteriorating nine years after being towed to Western Port from Western Australia.

“My preference is for Hastings,” Mr Burgess said.

If more than 50 per cent voted for the sub, it would be brought ashore, he said.

The original plan was to build the naval memorial park between Hastings Yacht Club and Western Port Marina.

A channel was to be excavated and the sub floated in about 100 metres on a high tide.

Mr Bryant said the submarine and naval park was meant to help revitalise the town and had the backing of Mornington Peninsula Shire, but the state government’s Department of Sustainability and Environment scuppered the proposal.

Alternative plans to bring Otama ashore at Crib Point were abandoned

by WPOA when the state government gave Boral permission to build a bitumen storage plant next to the site earmarked for the submarine, adjacent to the oil and gas jetty.

A third proposal to take the sub to Stony Point received in-principle support from authorities, but was delayed indefinitely when the proposed car ferry to Phillip Island was revived.

Also, Patrick Ports holds a lease on land needed for the sub until 2017, although there was a proposal to shift its depot and tugboats to Long Island,

north of Hastings.

Mr Burgess said the Labor government had been the number one hindrance to the submarine coming ashore; continually moving the goal posts and changing rules to keep it off land. “Each time the Otama looked like coming ashore, the government would find another reason why it couldn’t.

“Two feasibility studies conducted by the shire found that the Otama would generate in excess of $5 million a year for our local community. On that basis, the previous government owes this community an apology and a great deal of money,” he said.

In the past two years, the association has talked with Frankston Council about putting the sub at the proposed marina below Olivers Hill, now on hold due to lack of interest from developers; Koo Wee Rup RSL, which wanted to cut it in half and put the sub on either side of South Gippsland Hwy; and a Queensland consortium, which offered $1 million for Otama and proposed to tow it to Cairns.

The association attracted worldwide interest in November 2008 when it advertised Otama on eBay for $4.9 million. It says it received four genuine offers including one from a group aiming to restore it for use as a drugsmuggling submarine.

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An Oberon class submarine, Otama weighs 2000 tonne, is 90 metres long, carried 63 submariners and had a range of 9000 nautical miles and a submerged speed of 17 knots.

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Otama saw service in Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific and Indian oceans. It was decommissioned in December 2000.

Of the RAN’s other five Oberon subs, Oxley was scrapped, Ovens was gifted to the WA Maritime

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Clean Ocean going national and global

By Mike Hast SOUTHERN peninsula-based Clean Ocean Foundation is going national and then global to help communities fix their pollution problems.

The foundation started in 2000 to lobby the state government and Melbourne Water to upgrade the Eastern Treatment Plant near Carrum.

Each day the plant pumps 450 megalitres of treated sewage and waste water into Bass Strait near Gunnamatta on the Mornington Peninsula.

Clean Ocean led a long and sometimes acrimonious campaign that finally forced the government to fulfil a 1999 election promise to upgrade ETP from class C to class A water.

At the 1999 election, the Steve Bracks-led ALP opposition defeated Jeff Kennett and the Liberal-National Coalition. In 2002, after more delay, the Bracks government gave an ironclad undertaking to upgrade ETP. After seven more years of dithering, in October 2009, the government finally announced it would spend $380 million on the treatment plant upgrade.

Work is underway and is expected to be completed by the last day of 2012.

To many long-time members and supporters of Clean Ocean, the foundation has done its job, but to recently appointed CEO James Clark-Kennedy and key supporters, the work has just began. “Australia has 144 outfalls putting sewage, waste water and untreated runoff into our bays and oceans,” he said.

“We’re hoping to put to good use the experiences of our long lobbying effort.”

Mr Clark-Kennedy and the founda-

tion’s board members are looking at a “Rotary model”, based on how Rotary clubs sponsor the formation of new clubs.

Discussions have been held with environmental groups in Inverloch and Torquay in Victoria and, further afield, Spencer Gulf in South Australia.

The foundation would forge links with the Sierra Club in the United States, arguably America’s strongest environment lobby group, and is in contact with a group in Portugal.

Clean Ocean now has a wealth of experience dealing with government bureaucrats and the often complex processes of government.

For example, Mr Clark-Kennedy is concerned about the cosy relationship between Victoria’s pollution watchdog, the Environment Protect Authority, and water authorities.

His skepticism was proved correct after flooding caused by heavy rains in early February when Melbourne Water was forced to release untreated sewage into Melbourne rivers and creeks.

He says the water authority failed to effectively notify the community and not a word was heard from the EPA. “In Australia we have enshrined in law the separation between church and state. The same concept needs to be applied to environment protect authorities and water authorities in all states.”

He is calling for greater openness and transparency in the way they operate.

“Where are the watchdogs? Government can spend millions on watersaving advertising campaigns; where was the campaign warning people

about river and beach pollution after the floods in early February? Why was there not a peep about heavy pollution at Port Melbourne and Elwood beaches after rains on 20 December?”

Clean Ocean is holding its inaugural film festival in Sorrento later this month. Called “Sea Stories”, it’s a celebration of the ocean, and a key fundraiser for a group that receives no government funding.

“We’re independent, and proudly so.

We have no connection with any government body,” he said.

“There’s so much still to do and we’re hoping people who have been a member of Clean Ocean in the past will rejoin to enable us to continue the good work.”  The first Clean Ocean Foundation film festival, Sea Stories, will be held at Sorrento’s Athenaeum Theatre 2527 March. The festival will screen 13 films: Musica Surfica, Chasing Dora, The Life and Films of Albie Falzon, One Winter Story, Last Hope, In the Eye of the Whale, Destination Three Degrees, The Westsiders, Fibreglass and Megapixels, Dark Side of the Lens, Albatrocity, Kookman, and Without Thought.

Opening night on 25 March will see director Mick Sowry introduce his film Musica Surfica at 6pm followed by music at Morgan’s Bar from 8pm, entry $10 (free to festival ticket holders).

Bookings: 5984 2903. Festival pass $100, three-movie pass $45, single movie $18, concession and children $15. Tickets at the door. Details: Email volunteer@cleanocean.org or on the internet at www.cleanocean.org

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink THE Bolte Liberal government wanted to put treated water from the Eastern Treatment Plant into Port Phillip at Carrum when it was being planned in the mid-1960s.

The proposal caused a huge stink, with unionists, environmentalists, residents and bayside councils including the shires of Flinders and Mornington (now part of Mornington Peninsula Shire), lobbying the government to drop the proposal and instead build a sewer main (pipe) 57 kilometres from Carrum to Boags Rock at Gunnamatta.

The late 1960s and 1970s was a time when the community demanded governments start looking after the environment, so the state backed down.

Building the pipe cost a fortune and presented major engineering challenges.

The government had originally intended to build ETP to produce class A water for discharge into Port Phillip, but deciding to pipe the treated waste water to Bass Strait meant it could get away with producing class C water.

It was a decision that would reverberate down the years.

Now Melbourne Water is upgrading ETP, which treats about 40 per cent of Melbourne’s sewerage and waste water, but has shelved a plan to extend the outfall at Boags Rocks by 2000 metres, first considered in 1998 in conjunction with the upgrade to class A. The longer pipe would enable better mixing of treated water with sea-

water. The existing outfall stretches just 30 metres into Bass Strait and is exposed at low tide. Polluted water washes along the cost and has radically changed the existing marine environment. Surfers at nearby Gunnamatta beach have for years complained about minor illnesses and infections.

In 1998 the extension was costed at about $40 million; 10 years later it was $400 million. Melbourne Water dropped the extension plan two years ago, claiming the ETP upgrade meant it would not be needed.

Critics say the water will be cleaner, but putting large amounts of fresh water into a saltwater environment still damages marine life.

Melbourne Water and the government have not done enough to find other uses of the 400-plus megalitres of class A water that will be produced by ETP from 2012.

It could be piped to Gippsland for use by the papermaking firm Amcor.

The power generators in the Latrobe Valley could use the water.

Farmers would like to use it, but the authorities are asking too high a price.

An estate in Cranbourne, Hunt Club, has purple pipes for class A water, which can be used to wash cars and water gardens. All homes in the southeast could have these pipes; it could flush our toilets.

This lack of action also is likely to reverberate down the years.

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It tops the peninsula’s other big enterprises – BlueScope Steel in Hastings, the Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Cerberus at Crib Point and Mornington Peninsula Shire’s multiple sites.

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Mr Murphy and four of the biggest names in the industry have been meeting since last year and a draft report will be released to the public at the end of the month.

Tim Phillips, Mal Hart, Ted Banks and Stefan Borzecki might not be household names to landlubbers on the peninsula, but all four our passionate marine men.

Tim Phillips operates the quaintly named Wooden Boat Shop in Hotham Rd, Sorrento; Mal Hart is the head of Hart Marine in Yuilles Rd, Mornington; Ted Banks’s father Lionel started Crib Point Engineering; and Stefan Borzecki owns Yaringa Marina in Somerville on the shore of Western Port.

Mr Phillips and his Wooden Boat Shop are the champions of the traditional Queenscliff couta boat and also make and restore a wide range of boats.

They built the first Efficient 44 and launched it at Queenscliff for owner Lloyd Williams of horseracing fame last summer. Driven by a 530-horsepower Yanmar diesel, the boat is fitted out with every conceivable comfort for cruising including satellite TV and an electric sunroof. E44’s 12-volt electrical system is designed to run away from the 240-volt marina plug.

Tim Phillips has been “messing about” in boats off the southern peninsula since childhood. After working in the family building business, he fulfilled a lifelong dream to build wooden boats when he started working with renowned fisherman and boat builder Jack Norling and then with the legendary Ken Lacco.

Mr Phillips is regarded as the man who helped revive the unique Australian couta boat, only two of which sailed Port Phillip when the boatbuilder was a young man.

Started by Mal Hart in the early 1980s, Hart Marine recently built two boats for Port Phillip Sea Pilots, an

Room to move: Roadside trees received a trim when a 15.2-metre long, eight-metre wide catamaran built by Hart Marine for a Glen Waverley earthmoving contractor was trucked to Yaringa Harbour last Sunday. Picture: Snez Plunkett

18.1-metre craft based at Queenscliff and a 14.3-metre one based at Flinders.

The company first became famous as a builder of composite construction racing yachts, which were strong and light, when others were still using aluminium.

Hart Marine’s boats won many of the southern hemisphere ocean races, most notably the 25-metre maxi Skandia Wild Thing for former Mornington builder Grant Warrington.

Hart Marine also produce carbon car prototypes and carbon fibre cycling wheels.

Crib Point Engineering, nowadays shortened to CPE, was making farm

machinery when BP started building its Crib Point refinery at its back door in 1964.

The company became a supplier of engineering hardware and supporter of construction equipment, then maintenance of the refinery. This included pumps, valves, lifting equipment, ship to shore gangway design and supply.

The company started building boats, and ran its own work boats in Western Port providing runs for crews, stores, and maintenance to shipping and dredging operations.

When Esso started its gas plant at Long Island near Hastings, the company set

up alongside Esso to provide it with similar skills and later for BHP at the steel mills, now owned by BlueScope.

In the early 1980s CPE developed its first marine straddle carrier of 40 tonnes capacity and now builds 500-tonne carriers.

Founder Lionel Banks set in place a tradition kept going by Bill and Ted, and Ted’s sons Robert and Alex.

Yaringa Marina is owned by former Hastings resident Stefan Borzecki, who bought it about 26 years ago.

The marina is the largest precinct of on-site boat servicing contractors and marine businesses on any single waterfront location south of

Queensland’s Gold Coast.

Modern slipway facilities include a travel lift, pump-out station and environmentally friendly wash down and boat servicing bays.

The slipway can handle boats up to 35 tonnes for inspection, survey, cleaning, antifouling, maintenance, repairs or renovation.

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Brindle Brothers special: Above, the car Leighton Brindle and his younger brother Melbourne assembled from spare parts.

Right, examples of Ewart Melbourne Brindle’s work. He became one of America’s foremost illustrators.

Rolls-Royce inspired a life of illustration

Dromana has produced or played host to many famous people in its 150 years. Peninsula historian FRED WILD tells the story of a boy who made good.

WHEN young Ewart Melbourne Brindle was walking barefoot along Dromana’s Esplanade in the early 1900s, he saw a sight that would inspire him forever.

Just over the road from where the Dromana Visitors Information Centre now stands, he saw racing identity Solomon Green and his 1910 RollsRoyce. It is said he bought the car from the winnings when his horse Comedy King won the 1910 Melbourne Cup. The boy who grew up in Dromana was not to know it then, but his father Arthur Brindle, an artist, had his eyes set on the United States.

Brindle would become one of America’s most recognised illustrators.

Arthur was a master decorator in Melbourne where he was a partner in Brindle Brothers Decorators.

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In 1914 when the US was planning to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal, Arthur Brindle moved to San Francisco to work on the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition.

The outbreak of World War I saw the banning of domestic travel so it was not until the end of the war that Grace Brindle and her seven children could sail to the US to join Arthur.

Taking his second name as his first, Melbourne Brindle studied art briefly in San Francisco before gaing his first job as a letterer in a department store.

It was not until 1938 when he was 33 that he packed his young family into his 1929 Phantom 1 Rolls-Royce Newmarket convertible and drove to New York where his career as an illustrator would take him to the top.

He started his own business, and before long received a roster of commissions from major corporations including Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Chrysler, Packard, Douglas Aircraft, United Airlines, Allied Chemical, Gruen watches, Seagrams, DelMonte and many more.

His ads appeared in Fortune, Esquire,

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Collier’s, and National Geographic, as well as covers for the Saturday Evening Post and 30 Medical Times covers.

At Dromana Primary School’s 150th celebrations on the Labour Day long weekend, a display will be held of Melbourne Brindle’s works in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.

I have been putting the display together for the past eight weeks after “discovering” Melbourne via online research. I was typing some testimonials from the school archives that we have made into a booklet, which will be available at the reunion.

Among them was one written by Mel during a visit to Dromana in 1984.

I gathered from the story that he had met with some success in America, but I was stunned to discover the extent of his fame.

He referred in his testimonial to still having drawing books he used at Dromana school from 1915 to 1917.

I contacted Mel’s daughter, Dawn Phillips, and her husband Ned in the US last December, but they had no idea of the existence of the books.

However, they did tell me Mel had produced hundreds of magazine advertisements for Packard, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Buick and other iconic cars.

His paintings introduced the Ford Thunderbird in 1955 and the Buick Riviera in 1963, and for millions he is the artist who added a car each year to the Goodyear Tire advertisements in the 1950s and 1960s.

His cover for a 1949 GM annual report even takes on a Norman Rockwell flair. The illustration shows a small town with big-grilled cars set among people going about their daily business.

In the 1960s car companies stopped using illustrations in their ads and started using photos. It was then Mel set his sights on his passion – drawing Rolls-Royces. In fact, all of the preWorld War I Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts, widely considered the most beautifully built cars in history After eight years of intense research in the US and United Kingdom, including tracking down the eight models that existed and gathering

Boyhood places: A map of Dromana drawn from memory by Melbourne Brindle in Connecticut in 1947, 29 years after he left the town. Right: Melbourne Brindle’s last birthday was his 90th.

information on the 12 that didn’t, and talking to retired chauffeurs, carriage builders and automobile clubs, he published Twenty Silver Ghosts in 1971. It was reprinted eight years later.

The book will be on display at the school on 12 March along with the slideshow and other Brindle paraphernalia. The display can also be seen at the Dromana Historical Society display on Sunday 13 March.

Bill Eichhold, the manager of Brindle Assets Management, said he had an assortment of Mel’s Australian works that he would like to see returned to Australia. This included his bird egg collection.

I suggested the collection would no doubt include the two Dromana drawing books but he was not so sure.

He photographed what he had, sent the photos to me and I responded saying there must be more – it didn’t make sense that Mel would still treasure his books after 80 years and die without them.

After much hounding of Bill to have another look, he was able to track down Mel’s drawing books in a box he had previously overlooked.

Bill (son of Mel’s second wife Emily) has kindly forwarded the books to

their rightful home in Australia to be cared for by the Dromana Historical Society, and they will also be on display.

Melbourne Brindle continued to paint and restore antique cars until his death in 1995. The boy from Dromana, aided by talent, passion, an appreciation of the finest craftsmanship, and a bonvivant personality, managed to join the ranks of the greatest illustrators of the 20th century. His paintings are a pictorial record of some of the most revolutionary machines of his day.

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By Mike Hast HEATED debate by Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors earlier this month about proposed traffic lights in Rosebud West showed the soaring costs of making roads safer and the difficulties of balancing competing needs on the peninsula.

The shire had been asked to contribute one-third of $640,000 for a full signalised T-intersection where Village Glen Dve meets Eastbourne Rd, a designated “black spot”.

Village Glen Dve is the entrance to The Village Glen retirement precinct where 900 seniors live.

The housing estate, or village, was established in 1980 and has been expanded several times.

A signalised pedestrian crossing was built in the early 2000s, with a sensor in the bitumen of Village Glen Dve that activates the lights to enable drivers to exit with some degree of safety.

Drivers returning to the village along Eastbourne Rd from the west have to wait for a gap in the traffic to make a right-hand turn.

The Village Glen community was rocked last July when a woman resident driving out of the entrance and turning right into Eastbourne Rd was struck and killed by a truck.

Eastbourne Rd is “owned” by VicRoads, not the shire, which was the main reason councillors rejected the call for shire money to part-pay for the new lights, even though The Village Glen management made a second offer to pay about $327,000 and asked the shire for $100,000, with the expectation that VicRoads would find $213,000 in its 2011-12 or 2012-13 budgets.

The harsh reality is that there is not enough money in the system to make safe all black spots, although the shire attempts to take advantage of all possible funding programs, federal and state, as well as allocating $500,000 a year from rates for black spots on its own roads.

The shire has 11 black spots listed on the federal government’s National Black Spot Program – five in Hastings, two in Fingal (between Rye and Cape Schanck), and one each in Somerville, Flinders, Main Ridge and Sorrento.

Three are listed as completed: • Flinders – Baldrys Rd between Browns Rd and Mornington-Flinders Rd (federal government contribution $147,680).

• Fingal – Browns Rd between Dundas St and Springs Lane ($747,760).

• Main Ridge – Main Creek Rd between Barkers and Shands roads ($217,360).

The shire received $1.56 million of black spot money from the federal government for the 201011 financial year: • Hastings – roundabout at Elizabeth and Herring streets ($665,000).

• Hastings – roundabout at Church and Victoria streets ($320,000).

• Hastings – roundabout at High and Queen streets ($385,000).

• Sorrento – cut back embankments, clear vegetation, new signs at existing roundabout at Melbourne and Hughes roads ($190,000).

Projects completed recently or underway include a roundabout at the intersection of Hodgins Road and Boes/Hendersons roads, Hastings. Boes/ Hendersons roads (same road, different names) is a key north–south route between Somerville in the north and Bittern in the south.

It crosses Bungower Rd (now sealed all the

way between Mornington and Somerville, where it joins Tyabb-Tooradin Rd), Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Graydens Rd, Hodgins Rd, the western end of High St (which becomes Hastings’ main street in the east), Myers Rd and Frankston-Flinders Rd. A short section of Hendersons Rd in Bittern is unsealed.

Where the roundabout will be built is used by school traffic (Tyabb primary and Flinders Christian College). Money for the roundabout comes from the federal government’s black spot program through VicRoads.

There have been several bad crashes at the intersection, mostly “cross-traffic” accidents involving vehicles travelling north along Hendersons Rd. There are plenty of smaller black spots where minor work has been done in recent years, like roundabouts at the intersection of Field and Marshall streets in Rye, and Craigie and Racecourse roads in Mt Martha.

Unmade Weeroona St, Fingal (at the back of Rye), was sealed at a cost of $227,000. There were 17 crashes, with one fatality and six serious injuries, between 2000 and 2006.

Tyabb-Tooradin Rd in Somerville, between Bungower Rd and South Boundary Rd East, was widened and had its edges sealed at a cost of $425,000. There were 12 crashes, with three people seriously injured and nine injured, from 2003 to 2007.

Similar work was done on Graydens Rd, Hastings, between Stumpy Gully and FrankstonFlinders roads. This stretch was the site of six crashes, with three people seriously injured and three injured, between 2003 and 2007.

Black spot programs both state and federal give priority to accident prevention projects that have the highest benefit/cost ratios.

This is bureaucratic speak for: the more people injured or killed, the better the chance of fixing the road/installing the traffic lights/etc.

Road safety boffins have a formula that takes an intersection or a stretch of road higher up the “to do” list the more crashes occur.

At the council meeting earlier this month, councillors (and a public gallery of more than 120 people, including about 90 from The Village Glen) heard that if three people are killed at an intersection or on a stretch of road, it jumps to the top of the black spot list.

Bizarrely, injury and death statistics are counted in five-year blocks.

A resident of The Village Glen was killed crossing the road near the village in 2001, before the pedestrian lights were installed, so her death was not counted for the recent “rating” of the Village Glen Dve and Eastbourne Rd T-intersection.

Her death was, to be brutal, not in vain as it led to the installation of the pedestrian lights.

After all the angst of recent weeks, the residents of the retirement village remain under-protected.

It’s time pressure was put on VicRoads to install full traffic lights at the intersection.

Meanwhile, the drivers of the peninsula – and the tens of thousands who visit each year – need to show respect for other road users, concentrate at all times when behind the wheel and bear in mind there will never be enough money to make our rural roads “idiot-proof”.

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Defence ‘gap’ in coast marine safety zones

By Keith Platt THERE are gaps and failings in the protection of marine animals and plants living in the so-called safe havens on the Mornington Peninsula’s coast, according to the findings of the state Auditor-General.

A report tabled in Parliament last week calls for more active on-ground management and recommends integrated statewide policy and planning for the whole marine environment as the best way to manage environmental threats.

The protected areas near the peninsula are the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park, Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary at Flinders, Yaringa Marine National Park, near Somerville in Western Port, and French Island Marine National Park.

“In opposition the Liberal Party supported the legislation that established our current network of marine protected areas, and now they are in government the ball is in their court,” Victorian National Parks Association marine and coastal project officer Simon Branigan said.

“We urge Mr Baillieu to fully adopt and implement all the auditor’s recommendations.”

The report, Environmental Management of Marine Protected Areas, found that the government is failing to protect coastal waters from invasive pests and diseases, and recommends the development of a marine pest biosecurity plan.

“The Auditor-General has rung an alarm bell, alerting Victorians that not enough is being done to prevent invasive marine pests and diseases escaping into our coastal waters, where they could do huge damage to the fishing industry, as well as to marine environments,” Mr Branigan said.

The report stated that there is poor coordination between Parks Victoria and the Department of Primary Industries to police illegal fishing.

“This situation is of huge concern considering the audit identifies illegal fishing as a significant threat to marine biodiversity,” Mr Branigan said.

The Auditor-General found that just 10 per cent of money allocated for managing marine protected areas was being used for its intended purpose.

“This is symptomatic of an agency under stress. VNPA has repeatedly highlighted that Parks Victoria’s core funding is not enough to do the job of

Danger warning: The marine national park at The Heads is one of the sanctuaries in danger from invasive pests, according to a report by the Auditor-General.

protecting our natural environment.

“Parks Victoria needs adequate and reliable funding to ensure budget allocations go where they are intended and

are not diverted to plug budget holes in other operational areas.

“Millions of Victorians enjoy and value the beauty of our underwater

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Shire plans new licences for beach box sites

By Keith Platt BATHING box owners have received a call to arms amid warnings that Mornington Peninsula Shire is about to revise its policy for the structures which are on public land.

Mornington Peninsula Beach Box Association has distributed a letter headed “We need your help” saying the shire’s revamped policy will incorporate “a comprehensive licence agreement and compulsory public liability insurance”.

No stranger to battling bureaucracy, the association’s members forced the then Labor state government in 2001 to override a Department of Sustainability and Environment recommendation that no building permits be issued to replace boatsheds wrecked by storms at Mt Martha Beach North.

Coastal engineer Dr Peter Riedel carried out a stability study of Mt Martha Beach North after 15 boxes were lost or damaged in storms during the winter of 2000.

He found that “the conditions causing the erosion and subsequent damage were not overly severe and that if such structures were to be maintained at the back of the beach, the structural standard needed improvement and the floor levels of structures should be increased”.

The letter to bathing box owners

says the association is “working to protect your interests” and urges nonmembers to take up an annual $40 membership (special offer now runs to 30 June 2012) plus $25 for public liability insurance that provides cover for $10 million with a $1000 excess a box.

The association, formed from a nucleus of members of the Mt Martha Boatshed Owners and Users Association, said it needed new members “because there is strength in numbers to preserve and promote local heritage and culture”.

The shire’s own policy acknowledges the bathing boxes as being “icons”, although recent studies have only identified a small percentage of the nearly 1300 bathing boxes on peninsula’s beaches as having heritage value.

Association vice-president Chris Maine said the shire wanted to introduce a more complicated licence agreement, although the association believed the current system was “simple and effective”.

He said the association’s relationship with the shire was “very good” and he hoped one of the changes would be to increase tenure of bathing box sites to 10 years.

Mr Maine said bathing box owners would like to be able to clear vegetation that was encroaching on bathing boxes.

Top up for summer: Tonnes of sand were trucked to Mt Martha Beach North to restore the beach for summer, although the access track from The Esplanade remains closed due to erosion which has also destroyed several sets of wooden steps installed by Mornington Peninsula Shire. Cliffs behind these boatsheds stretching between Augusta and Alice streets are continually crumbling onto the beach and have smashed treated pine log retaining walls. A coastal engineer has found that “the conditions causing the erosion and subsequent damage were not overly severe

Although some vegetation was creating a fire hazard and restricting beach access “no beach user is allowed to remove it”.

The association describes the bathing boxes as “a colourful cluster of

historic icons”.

The association’s website says the peninsula’s 45 km of coast - one sixth of Port Phillip’s coastline, with 26 beaches between Mt Eliza and Portsea – has more than 1300 bathing boxes.

The State Government (Department of Sustainability and Environment) permits occupancy of a beach box on Crown land reserves by delegating the issue of licences to the shire and foreshore committees.

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NO one who knows Fiona Sanford (above) would be surprised to learn she was doing somersaults after being told she was going to Beijing.

The Mt Martha teenager was the only Victorian chosen to attend an international youth forum to discuss the Olympic Games; she is also a champion gymnast.

In year 12 at Mornington Secondary College, Fiona was last year named a recipient of a Pierre de Coubertin Award, run by the Victorian Olympic Council and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Named after founder of the modern Olympic Games, Bar-

on Pierre de Coubertin, 140 awards were made last June to students throughout Australia in years 10, 11 and 12.

Every two years, eight students and two teachers are invited to attend the youth forum designed to bring students from around the world together to discuss various topics regarding the Olympics and the Olympic movement.

“I’m so excited at being chosen,” Fiona said last week. “I almost didn’t apply, but was nominated by my school’s principal, Sarah Burns, and sports leader John Walker.”

A gymnast with Mornington Youth Club, Fiona was last year in the state championships

with fellow team members Annie McCallum of Mt Martha and Georgina Mankey of Mt Eliza.

Fiona is also a diver and plays cricket, football and netball as well as doing aerobics and coaching gymnastics.

Fiona feels she had reached her limit in gymnastics and has set her sights on being a sports kinesiologist, studying the use of muscles, particularly by sportsmen and women.

In the meantime she will be continuing her studies at school and preparing for the 10-day trip to Beijing, which will also include tours of Olympic and cultural sites.

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There are four bedrooms with a fully selfcontained area at the end of the home. A

neat and easy-to-maintain home, it will appeal to many buyers.

It has polished floorboards under the carpets and enough space to offer an easy makeover to capitalise on its potential.

Only a short drive to Balnarring Village, beautiful beaches, and all the attractions including our famous wineries, you can purchase in this very special area of paradise for a bargain entry price.

Agency: Harcourts Hastings, Shop 10, 14 High Street.

Phone: 5970 7333.

Agent: Jason Dowler, 0403 598 754.

Somerville

$395,000

Style and elegance This completely renovated home is within walking distance of schools, transport and shops.

Immaculate inside and outside, this prime piece of real estate consists of three bedrooms, including a master with full ensuite and WIR, two good-sized living areas, kitchen with stainless steel appliances and adjoining dining/meals area. With ducted heating, air-conditioning, downlights and hardwood floors throughout, nothing has been spared.

There’s a great outdoor entertaining area, double garage, shed and easily maintained and attractive gardens. This home will sell quickly.

Agency: Craig Mann First National, 4/1085 Frankston-Flinders Road, SOMERVILLE. Phone: (03) 5978 0955.

Agent: Craig Mann, 0412 559 816.

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Asking $405,000

Asking $329,500

Asking $259,000

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Positioned in a quiet part of Hastings is this immaculate 3 or 4brm property, main with semi ensuite, remainder brms with BIRs, offering a separate kitchen leading to meals and open living area. Gas heating & evaporative cooling keeps you comfortable all year round.

Enjoy the spoils of this family home without the burden of a large mortgage.

Conveniently located to public transport and schools is this renovated home offering 4 bedrooms with built in robes. The master bedroom is located in the newly built extension.

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HASTINGS

HASTINGS

HASTINGS

CRIB POINT

Asking $335,000

Asking $259,000

Asking $449,000

Asking $559,000

Inspect by Appointment

Inspect by Appointment

Inspect Saturdays 11.30am - 12noon - 17 Windrest Place

Inspect Saturdays 12.00 - 12.30pm - 43 Jacka Street

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4 bedroom, 2 bathroom brick home let at $255.00 per week with lease expiring 19/11/2011. Always easy to rent with 4 bedroom accommodation especially being so close to High Street shopping and the water front. Or alternatively buy now and wait until lease ends and occupy after 19th November.

Solid, low maintenance home and good returns are what the astute investor should be looking for and what we have an offer. Property comprises 3 bedrooms, galley kitchen, lounge with gas wall furnace, good size back yard.

Current lease to excellent tenants until 21/05/2011 at $225.00 per week.

Only short stroll to foreshore & boardwalk. Ideally situated in a quiet court this spacious family home situated in one of the most prestigious areas of Hastings. Comprising 4 bedrooms, master with ensuite and WIR, 3 bedrooms with double robes, central kitchen with dishwasher and pantry.

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HASTINGS

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CRIB POINT

CRIB POINT

Asking $320,000

Asking $358,000

Asking $339,000

Asking $579,000

Inspect by Appointment

Inspect Saturdays 1.00 - 1.30pm - 38 Orotava Street

Inspect Saturdays 1.45 - 2.15pm - 10 Point Road

Inspect Saturdays 11.00 - 11.30am - 427 Stony Point Road

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Positioned at the end of a no through road in Crib Point, this spacious 3brm home with recently renovated bathroom & kitchen which includes quality appliances & dishwasher, open plan meals & lounge area and the R/C split system keeps you comfortable all year round.

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HASTINGS

Neg over $890,000

Asking $499,000 - $529,000

Asking $440,000

Asking $290,000

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REALISATION SALE Inspect Saturdays 12.00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12.30pm - 41 Warranqite Crescent

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Stylish and Sophisticated this Parkside 4 bedroom sensation is a credit to the owners for creating a sought after designer edge property in the highly desirable Balnarring area. Adjacent to a park and walking distance to schools shops and public transport this property is a must see for all families.

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Built to standards of perfection by Waterfront Homes this quality residence offers two (2) separate living areas and a total of four (4) bedrooms. The under roof-line Merbau front entry deck shelters and welcomes you to the Red front door.

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Auction: Saturday 26 March 2011 at 1.30pm

Asking $1,300,000

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www.satchwells.com.au HASTINGS BALNARRING FLINDERS

1/97 High Street 14 Balnarring Village Cnr Cook and Wood Streets

03 5979 1888 03 5983 5509 03 5989 0744

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RECORD SALES RECORD PRICES SATCHWELLS HASTINGS HAVE JUST HAD THEIR BEST SALES MONTH SINCE OPENING IN 1984 THATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 27 YEARS! THATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WHY WEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE NUMBER 1 CALL OUR SALES TEAM & JOIN IN THE SUCCESS LISA ROBERTS 0488 910 368 Â&#x2021; SID FERGUSON 0418 321 963 Â&#x2021; DON MCKENZIE 0419 955 177

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SOLD

SOLD

Aitape Court, Hastings

Bayview Road, Balnarring Beach

Beilby Court, Hastings

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

Bridge Street, Balnarring Beach

Disney Street, Bittern

Frankston Flinders Road, Balnarring

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

Hendersons Road, Hastings

High Street, Hastings

Laurel Court, Hastings

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SOLD

SOLD

Lewis Street, Hastings

Ovens Court, Hastings

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SOLD

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Pearce Street, Crib Point

Pelican Place, Hastings

South Beach Road, Bittern

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SOLD

SOLD

Stony Point Road, Crib Point

Villawood Drive, Hastings

Warranqite Crescent, Hastings

www.satchwells.com.au HASTINGS BALNARRING FLINDERS

1/97 High Street 14 Balnarring Village Cnr Cook and Wood Streets

03 5979 1888 03 5983 5509 03 5989 0744

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first national R E A L

SOMERVILLE

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Craig Mann

AUCTION: Saturday 26th March at 1.30pm

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$365,000

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INSPECT: ADDRESS: CONTACT:

Sat 19 March: 2:00PM - 2:30PM 6/27 Ruby Joy Drive, Somerville Craig Mann 0412 559 816

SOMERVILLE

FOR SALE NOW OR AUCTION

Style and Elegance

PRICE RANGE: INSPECT: ADDRESS: CONTACT:

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Our vendor has purchased elsewhere and must sell this very well kept three bedroom home. Offering two en-suites from two of the three bedrooms and good sized separate living zones, the home is set well back on the allotment. Ideal for LQYHVWRUV Ă&#x20AC;UVW KRPH EX\HUV RU HPSW\ QHVWHUV WKLV LV D JUHDW RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU WKH ULJKW EX\HU $340,000-$380,000 Sat 19 March: 1:00PM - 1:30PM 21 Lady Beverley Circuit, Somerville Craig Mann 0412 559 816

SOMERVILLE

$375,000

SOMERVILLE

$220,000

This completely renovated home is located walking distance to Schools, transport and shops. Immaculate inside and outside this prime piece of Real Estate consists of 3 bedrooms, master with full ensuite and WIR, two good sized living areas, kitchen with s/steel appliances and adjoining dining/meals area. With ducted heating, air conditioning, downlights and KDUGZRRG Ă RRUV WKURXJKRXW QRWKLQJ KDV EHHQ VSDUHG *UHDW RXWGRRU HQWHUWDLQLQJ DUHD DQG GRXEOH JDUDJH Sat 19 March: 11:00AM - 11:30AM 5H[ &RXUW Craig Mann 0412 559 816

TYABB

$580,000 - $630,000

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Entry Level Into Somerville

Sweet Valencia

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This soon to be built brand new unit is in a prime location in Somerville walking distance to shops, transport and schools. Consisting of three bedrooms, two bathrooms and double lock up garage.

Inspect by appointment 1c George Street Craig Mann 0412 559 816

MOUNT MARTHA

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$450,000

OFFERS OVER $395,000

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MORNINGTON

Rainbow Lodge

POA

This beautiful home situated on 10 acres within close SUR[LPLW\ WR WKH 0RUQLQJWRQ 5DFHFRXUVH LW LV WKH SHUIHFW home for all horse lovers.

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Quality upon entry is apparent here in this single level three bedroom unit. Just a few years young and offering full ensuite from the main bedroom, a double remote garage, Caesar stone bench top in the kitchen and S/S appliances, this is the ideal investment or down sized living for the empty nesters. Should you wish to utilise as a rental property the potential return would be in the vicinity of $365 per week.

Sat 19 March: 12:00PM - 12:30PM 4/26 Green Island Avenue Craig Mann 0412 559 816

4/1085 Frankston-Flinders Rd, Somerville

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Sat 19 March: 1:00PM - 1:30PM 270 Bungower Road Craig Mann 0412 559 816

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$370,000

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For Sale

$735,000

$640,000

HASTINGS

BITTERN

CRIB POINT

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Big Block With Big Returns!

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35 HIGH STREET, HASTINGS

$575,000

www.tallon.com.au

$125,000

5979 3000

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BTRE

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3/31 Brooklyn Ave, Frankston

$295,000

2/1 Phillip Court, Hastings

$295,000

Lot 18 John Coleman Close, Hastings

$385,000

Golf Anyone?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meet Prince Phillipâ&#x20AC;?

**PRICE SLASHED BY $40,000** Brand New House & Land...

You can almost hear the tee-off shots from this beautifully located unit set in a peaceful Avenue only minutes walk from the Frankston Golf Club and Towerhill shops. It features a spacious open design with clean neutral tones and new carpets throughout, timber kitchen with gas cooking, gas heating, 2 bedrooms (BIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) and spotless bathroom. Outside, a private courtyard and lockup garage complete the perfect retirement home or rental investment +DUG WR Ă&#x20AC;QG LQ WKLV ORFDWLRQ

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Price reduced to sell quickly. This house and land package offers 4 bedrooms, multiple living areas, 2 bathrooms, double lock up garage and much more.

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30 Melaleuca Drive, Hastings

50 Beatty Avenue, Bittern

8 Hilltop Rise, Hastings

$415,000

$635,000

$398,500

REDUCED TO SELL - MAKE AN OFFER

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Victorian Eleganceâ&#x20AC;?

2.5 Acres - Got that rural feeling...

20 Squares â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 Bedrooms + Study!

Your search for just the right home may well be over when you see this pristine property. An orderly garden with trim box hedging surrounds a 2 way front drive with a 22m frontage allowing loads of room for vehicles, boats & trailers.

The stylish family home has 2 main living areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hex shaped front lounge & a large, open family room with separate meals area. There are 3 bedrooms & study (or 4th bedroom), main with full ensuite & walk in robe. A good sized kitchen has a bright & sunny aspect & features gas cooking & d/w. You will love entertaining family & friends in the covered deck & raised bbq area.

Forget the city blues & enjoy a taste of the country in this affordable small acreage property set in a quiet country lane where peace & tranquility aboundâ&#x20AC;Ś Set in established gardens, with an outlook over your shady paddocks, this tidy contemporary brick ranch features high vaulted ceilings & a warm, inviting feel. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good sized lounge with wood heating, separate IDPLO\ PHDOV ZLWK JDV ORJ Ă&#x20AC;UH VSOLW V\VWHP D F D JUHDW FRXQWU\ NLWFKHQ ZLWK new s/s gas range, d/w & pantry. There are 3 bedrooms, main with full ensuite, (dbl shower), front & rear verandahs & an extra big remote garage under roof.

A beautifully presented property set on an elevated allotment awaits...

An inviting entry reveals a timber walkway past formal lounge and on to a central family zone. Entertain in style with this absolute stunner of a kitchen with hex bar, lighting, gas cooking and dishwasher. Separate family/meals spilling RXW RQ D UDLVHG DOIUHVFR GHFN RYHUORRNLQJ WULP JDUGHQV :HOO ]RQHG EHGURRPV with front main (new ensuite with spa), all bedrooms with BIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, one bedroom even opens on the deck (ideal for a teenager). New main bathroom, separate powder room, 2 split systems, gas ducted heating...impressive...

13 Warranqite Crescent, Hastings

$554,000

95 Creswell Street, Crib Point

$389,000

Make A Splash!!

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This stylish home - what a canvass for your home decor with big open living areas; lounge, dining and family rooms, central kitchen with spotless stainless steel DSSOLDQFHV GLVKZDVKHU (QWHUWDLQ LQ VW\OH RYHUORRNLQJ WKH SRRO DQG Ă RZ RXW WR WKH VTXDUH FRYHUHG WHUUDFH ZLWK WKH KRW WXE FDQRS\ Ă&#x20AC;UH DQG D UHDO UHVRUW IHHO 7KHUH DUH EHGURRPV ODUJH KH[ VKDSHG PDLQ )(6 :,5 DQG WKHUH LV JDV GXFWHG KHDW DQG DLU FRQGLWLRQLQJ 7KH SRRO LV VDOW FKORULQDWHG DQG LV SOXPEHG IRU VRODU heating. A double garage with rear access completes the picture with the land size being 700m2...just move in and enjoy the easy life...

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33 Sandstone Island Circle, Bittern

13 Stephen Street, Hastings

$1,150,000

$377,000

2 Acres - â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Resortâ&#x20AC;?

750m2 ~ A Solar Ranch!

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Pretty gardens & trim lawns complement this inviting country style home set on a family sized block of land. Living includes a front lounge & VHSDUDWH OLYLQJ URRP ZLWK Ă RDWLQJ WLPEHU Ă RRULQJ FUHDWLQJ D ZDUP LQYLWLQJ atmosphere. There are 4 bedrooms well zoned for a family, main with full ensuite and walk in robe and one other bedroom with direct access to the main bathroom - great for a teenager or parent. A central kitchen overlooks the living room and has gas cooking, 2 split systems & gas heating. Outside, an enclosed patio makes a third living room & a great spot for a quiet read..

Ben Tallon Real Estate Pty Ltd 1/34 High Street Hastings 3915

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www.hastings.harcourts.com.au

Hastings Villas By The Sea – 4 Sold 3 Available

Priced from $399,950

Attention to detail and luxurious living starts with this stately, impressive and dignified townhouses with a Marine Pde ‘beachside’ address and great outlook seaside. It’s perfect for those looking for a low-maintenance home, rich in quality and style with elegant formal living/dining, free-flowing family/meals and first class kitchen. Offset by granite bench-top, breakfast bar & s/s appliances. There are 3 generous bedrooms plus sep study area, living area with a balcony with views and a lavish ensuite.

There’s a luxury bathroom, landscaped front and rear gardens, ducted heating and a DLUG with internal access.

Harcourts Hastings INSPECT: By Appointment ADDRESS: 116 Marine Parade

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Jason Dowler 0403 598 754 E: jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au Lauren Dunsford 0422 385 869 E: lauren.dunsford@harcourts.com.au

Tyabb Outstanding Tudor!

Somers Reduced to Sell!

$790K-$840K By Neg

Beautifully presented and designed for easy maintenance this stunning 1/2 acre property offers you the opportunity to reside in peaceful no through road surrounds. Recline on a lazy afternoon by the near new solar heated pool in private tranquil surrounds, stroll to gorgeous Somers beach or enjoy a peaceful romantic walk at dusk. Comprising 4 bedrooms, main with ensuite, home office, 2 living areas and gorgeous polished timber floors and ducted heating/cooling. Entertain in style on the expansive deck overlooking the beautifully finished pool and the lovely established gardens. For the handyman of the home the three bay garage is perfectly set up for any project.

Harcourts Hastings INSPECT: By Appointment ADDRESS: 5 Hume Road

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2

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Tim Hughes 0410 470 515 E: tim.hughes@harcourts.com.au Bree Coburn 0401 398 503 E: bree.coburn@harcourts.com.au

Hastings New Townhouse!

This outstanding and spacious Tudor style family residence with modern improvements really does have it all! It is not only modern in design it is dynamically different together with a brilliant plan with generous living and storage spaces. Downstairs opens through double doors with the office/study, kitchen with marble bench tops, 900mm freestanding stainless steel oven, meals and large laundry, formal dinning, massive rumpus/games room with built in bar and powder room to the right. Upstairs offers four spacious bedrooms all with built in robes, family bathroom, huge master with parents retreat and full ensuite. Other features include soaring high ceilings, alarm system, huge double garage with a work shop area, 4 toilets, paved entertaining area and plenty of lawn. The climate control includes ducted heating and ducted reverse cycle cooling and a coonara. Located close to schools, shops and public transport. With all the boxes ticked, expect to be impressed! Be quick to book an inspection and avoid missing out, call Jason Dowler 0403 598 754 or Lauren Dunsford 0422 385 869.

OPEN HOME: Saturday 2:30 - 3:00pm ADDRESS: 9 Londres Way

Harcourts Hastings

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Jason Dowler 0403 598 754 E: jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au Lauren Dunsford 0422 385 869 E: lauren.dunsford@harcourts.com.au

Neg. Over $310,000 Hastings Feel like you’re on holidays every day!!

Hidden behind a private fence within the popular ‘Old Tyabb’ this near new townhouse will really impress. In soon to be a complex of 3 the townhouse has great living space and is presented as a display. Other features include ducted heating, gas ducted heating and double lock up garage. The very central and convenient position allows for you to walk to nearby schools, shops and public transport.

INSPECT: By Appointment ADDRESS: 1/257 Marine Parade

Neg. Over $550,000

Harcourts Hastings

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Jason Dowler 0403 598 754 E: jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au Jamie Rhodes 0417 110 312 E: jamie.rhodes@harcourts.com.au

Neg. Over $110,000

Wake up to views over Westernport Bay from your own private deck! Comprising of two bedrooms, this appealing open plan villa with vaulted ceilings includes a two way bathroom, separate laundry and practically designed timber kitchen. This property also has its own private court yard, garden shed, single carport and ceiling fans and split system to suit all year round. Not often do opportunities arise where villas of such generous size are available in a quiet park setting so close to the Marina, foreshore board walks and our fantastic waterfront facilities. Cabin title only.

Harcourts Hastings OPEN HOME: Saturday 11:30 - 12:00pm ADDRESS: 5/38 Salmon Street

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Tim Hughes 0410 470 515 E: tim.hughes@harcourts.com.au Bree Coburn 0401 398 503 E: bree.coburn@harcourts.com.au

Sales Consultant of the Month Congratulations Bree!!

Hastings Townhouse with bayviews!

Neg. Over $350,000

If you’re looking for the perfect low maintenance lifestyle or investment property then look no more. This young and modern townhouse is situated in a very central and convenient position within walking distance to nearby schools, shops, public transport and also directly opposite Hastings very own foreshore reserve.Downstairs comprises of the kitchen, bedroom with built in robe, separate bathroom, laundry and open plan living/meals area. Upstairs features master bedroom with ensuite and built in robe, kitchenette and lounge area.

Additional features include lock up garage with remote, ceiling fans, low maintenance courtyard and all in a tidy complex of four.

Harcourts Hastings OPEN HOUSE: Saturday 12:30 - 1:00pm ADDRESS: 3/89 Marine Parade

2

Jason Dowler 0403 598 754 E: jason.dowler@harcourts.com.au Lauren Dunsford 0422 385 869 E: lauren.dunsford@harcourts.com.au

HASTINGS

Shop 10, 14 High St

5970 7333

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Harcourts Hastings would like to congratulate Bree Coburn, our top Sales Consultant for the beginning of 2011.

Bree is continually striving to achieve the best results for her clients.

If you would like to see a Sold sticker on your property, please give Bree a call.

Bree Coburn Mobile - 0401 398 503 Email - bree.coburn@harcourts.com.au *Photo ID required

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Hastings

$485,000 - $525,000

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Auction: Sat 26-Mar-11 1:30PM

Luxury and distinction

Exciting renovation opportunity

 4 bedroom home or 3 bedroom plus study.  Master suite with large WIR through to the ensuite with spa.  3 Living plus dining areas.  Bay views from second storey.

 Second storey decking on east and west side of the home.  3 car garage.  Established gardens.  This home has to be seen to be believed.

Agency: Baywest Real Estate, 87 High Street, HASTINGS. Phone: 5979 4412.

Agent: Sean Crimmins, 0411 734 814.

Bittern

A classic façade adorns this beautiful Victorian treasure and offers extraordinary potential to renovate it into something special.

A timeless design, it has three bedrooms, original Baltic pine floors, 12-foot (3.6-metre) ceilings, dado walls, air-conditioning, natural wood heating, a neat and tidy kitchen with gas cooking, one bathroom and single-car garage. The home is wonderful as is with scope for further improvement.

Although liveable, this beautiful home will suit the keen renovator or first home buyer

looking for a heritage-style home on a lowmaintenance block.

Outdoors you could get creative with the spacious yard that could be transformed into a gorgeous cottage-style garden designed to suit the home.

The single-car garage at the rear will be the ideal place to store the tools needed to bring this property back to top shape.

The home is wonderful as is with scope for further improvement and is located in a fantastic position in Crib Point – close to shops, public transport, the navy base, schools and cafes.

Agency: Satchwells Hastings, 1/97 High Street, HASTINGS. Phone: (03) 5979 1888.

Agent: Lisa Roberts, 0488 910 368.

$869,000

Western Port

1.5 acres – Cedar Rose Heights You will have to pinch yourself to ensure this is no dream as you enjoy a scenic stroll through a park-like native streetscape.

Featuring beautifully kept acreage properties with a backdrop of Western Port Bay to the east and integrated with Warringine Park, Kinfauns Estate is an absolute rarity and you won’t want to leave.

This stunning property speaks for itself as you meander down a paved, circular drive through manicured lawns to the gracious limestone home.

The prelude to the downstairs living area is a grand entrance with ornate staircase where you choose formal or informal living: luxurious English-style lounge with open fire and ornate furnishings or a bright and open atrium-style family zone with garden

views from each aspect.

The quality kitchen has solid stone bench tops, gas cooking and dishwasher and 10foot (three-metre) ceilings create an opulent feeling of space in this quality home.

Upstairs, the generous bedroom wing features four double rooms, main with huge spa ensuite and separate toilet, second bathroom and a private balcony with bay views for your morning cuppa.

Other features include ducted heating and cooling, and vacuum; downstairs powder and formal dining. There are sheds galore; double remote-controlled garage; a second, matching garage lined as a teenager’s retreat; high span 5.5 x 7.5m boat/van port, water tanks and covered entertaining area.

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Bottle of port, navy memorabilia comes up for air A BOTTLE of Cerberus tawny port from 1986, posters and items celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy and copies of local newspapers were among items retrieved last month from a time capsule buried in front of the shire offices in Hastings.

On Saturday 19 February, after listening to the naval band, an interested audience heard a speech by Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Graham Pittock, who said that 25 years ago the time capsule had been placed by then Hastings shire president Sue Wilding and Captain A M Carwardine, commander of HMAS Cerberus.

It commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy and the presence of HMAS Cerberus in the then Shire of Hastings.

Captain Mark Hill (at right with the mayor Graham Pittock), the current commander of Cerberus, spoke about the significance and history of Cerberus and the Royal Australian Navy, and their close connection with Hastings and surrounding area.

Ms Wilding was also present and spoke about the original ceremony when the time capsule was buried.

There was anticipation as Cr Pittock took up the shining silver spade to unearth the capsule that had been lying in place for 25 years.

There were some anxious moments as he and others wrestled with the seals on the time capsule (which had been a brand new shell), but after some tense minutes it yielded to the many endeavouring to release the seal.

Captain Carwardine spoke about what items had been placed in the time capsule.

The capsule revealed in excellent condition the following: Map of Shire of Hastings showing existing boundaries, posters of 1986 Navy calendar 75th anniversary 1911-1986, “We salute the Royal Australian Navy on 75 years of service to Australia”, Anniversary Spectacular 1911-1986, photos of Captain Carwardine, aerial image of HMAS Cerberus 1982, and polaroid photos of Shire of Hastings employees in 1986.

In addition there were copies of the Independent News (peninsula edition) of 18 February 1986, Hastings Sun of 18 February 1986, Royal Australian Navy News Pictorial, Vol 29 No 1, 24 Jan 24 1986, and magazines of HMAS Cerberus and 1985 Shire of Hastings information guide.

There was a letter under seal officially acknowledging the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the navy and two cassette tapes, 1986 Out Now and Anniversary: A Salute to the Royal Australian Navy 1911-1986.

Finally, there were two goblets presented to retiring councillors, senior staff and distinguished members of the community and a bottle of port “Cerberus Tawny Port 1986”.

The afternoon’s activities ended with a speech by Cerberus Ward councillor Reade Smith and the unveiling of the new plaque by the mayor and Mark Hill.

Afternoon tea by courtesy of Cerberus was served at the Hastings Library.

Questions for the History Hunter Question: During the Second World War there was an air force base at Somers; where exactly was it?

Answer: The RAAF had an initial training school on land now occupied by the Somers School Camp. It was on land acquired from Tom Luxton, then owner of Coolart. The neighbouring Lord Somers Camp was also taken over by the RAAF. Initially it offered accommodation to the first of the RAAF personnel who arrived in early April, 1940 to set up the larger area.

Later, Lord Somers Camp was where the officers and sergeants were housed. The first intake of trainee pilots arrived at the end of April. At its peak, 1500 people were stationed at Somers. For a time, women in the WAAAF service were also trained at Somers to become corporals. The training school operated until August 1945 and the RAAF left the site in November the following year.

Question: For how long has there been a camping reserve at Balnarring Beach?

Answer: The area was a popular camping and picnic place from very early days. The creek was recognised as a great place

for fishing as were the waters of Western Port.

In 1913-14 the Balnarring Progress Association, concerned about sanitation at the beach and the destruction of trees, sought to have certain areas reserved.

Tulum Reserve was created in 1914 with five trustees to oversee management. In 1919 it was reported that more than 200 campers had spent the season there. A committee of management for the Balnarring foreshore was established in 1920.

In 1937, despite initial opposition, a section of the reserve was set aside for caravans. The name was changed to Robertson Reserve in 1958, honouring a long-serving member of the committee.  To find out more about the history of the area, visit the Balnarring & District Historical Society’s history room.

You can view a wonderful collection of old photos of the district and learn more about its history. The history room is in the Balnarring Hall and is open Mondays 10am to noon.

The society can be contacted on 5983 5326 or by emailing balhist@optusnet.com.au

Contents of the time capsule (including the port) have been on display at Hastings Library.

February 2011 marks both the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy and 150 years since the official gazetting of the Hastings (formerly Tyabb) township.

SHARING OLD TIMES The next general meeting of Hastings-Western Port Historical Society will be held at the museum, corner Marine Pde and Skinner St, Hastings, on Monday 4 April at 7.30pm.

Guest speaker will be longtime Hastings identity Albie Smith who will share his memories of the years he spent at Hastings and of the changes he has seen.

Albie, a spritely octogenarian, is one of the volunteers who work at the museum every Wednesday, with the group nicknamed “The Wednesday Workers”. All welcome to come to the meeting. No charge.

Spirit of Peace. Entry is through the main museum on Marine Pde. SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT HASTINGS MUSEUM A coach-load of year 12 students of Korumburra Secondary College will be visiting the museum for a talk and tour.

This will be the second annual visit by Korumburra students studying Perceptions,

Interactions and Impacts – how people through the ages viewed the land, how the land was used and impacts they had on it.

Students from both the secondary and primary school enjoy visits to the museum. Visits by all schools are welcome.

SOMERVILLE, TYABB AND HASTINGS GET-TOGETHER Members of Somerville, Ty-

abb and District Heritage Society will hold their next meeting at Hastings museum on Monday 21 March at 1 pm. Both the Somerville, Tyabb group and Hastings-Western Port Historical Society are working together on the activities marking the 150th anniversary of the gazetting of the township that was originally called Tyabb and became known as Hastings.

DISPLAY AT HASTINGS LIBRARY With the introduction of the new, annual Australian Heritage Week, Hastings-Western Port Historical Society will be holding a display in the Hastings Library from Monday 18 April to Friday 29 April.

The central theme will be “Beginnings of our Defence Force”, and David Taylor and Ann Sullivan will be in charge of the exhibits.

The theme is timely as there will be a pilot commemorative naming project to honour the centenary on 25 April 2015 of the first Anzac landing at Gallipoli.

A number of men from Hastings took part in the landing of the Anzacs, some losing their lives and some returning.

Hastings Museum established the Remembrance Garden of Peace in 1995. The special garden consists of roses, including Remember Me and

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LOCAL HISTORY

EILEEN AND NORM

Part Two Continued from part one...

Where did you meet Norm Francis?

Above: Eileen Clarke, later Eileen Francis.

At the Tyabb dances. Norm’s family lived in Cemetery Road in Hastings where they had an orchard. Norm worked the orchard and went fishing.

After we married in 1940 he still helped to a certain extent on the family orchard, but he really became a full-time professional fisherman. He had a boat, as did his father, and he used to go out from Denhams Road. We had a house in Thornells Lane and Norm would go out for the week.

He would go out Monday and come home on Friday, sleeping on the boat. I would cook a week’s supply of food on the Saturday and Sunday for him to take in his tucker box on a Monday morning. At the start of each winter Norm would bring the boat ashore, rub the barnacles off, and repaint it; this gave him a break of a couple of weeks. In spite of being out in Western Port Bay in all

sorts of weather, Norm never learnt to swim.

What family did you and Norm have?

We had one son, Richard, who was born in 1942. When we lived in Thornells Lane I still helped Dad with the orchard, taking Richard with me. That continued until we built this house in Tyabb in 1953.

Why did you move into town?

We set up a fresh fish shop here at the house and I spent the day filleting and selling fish while Norm was out fishing. We sold mainly flathead, grass whiting and gummy shark. Norm would walk from here down to the beach at Denham Road with nets on his shoulders. He had a tanning dip down there and would hang the nets out on a large pole. Later he moved his boat up to Yaringa. At the weekend he would sit on the verandah mending his nets.

When we came here we were

The Tower House - Somerville

Above: Early days. Below: Later

Above: Circa 1991. Below: Current day.

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surrounded by paddocks but at least we had electricity; we still had Aladdin lamps in Thornells Lane. We had two blocks here in Tyabb and we gave the vacant block alongside the house to Richard who built two townhouses on it several years ago. He sold one and lives in the other.

Norm would wheel boxes of fish on the handle bars of his bike to Frankston Flinders Road from Denham Road beach where they would be picked up by the carriers (the Rands) who had the iceworks in Hastings. Later Max Christie used to pick up from out the front of the house, but we had problems with people stealing the fish; they would take layers off the top. Norm couldn’t catch them. If he had been Dad or Maurice he would have had the gun out.

Dad wouldn’t have thought twice about giving them a blast; everything on our farm had charges of shot in it. Mum used to say, “It’s a wonder you haven’t shot the kids.” He used to shoot the horse in

the behind with pellets and all his hunting dogs had shot in them. Dad could never catch the horse; it would run from one end of the paddock to the other to avoid him.

Then he would say to Wes, “Go and catch that horse”,and he would walk straight up and put the halter on. Wes was a Denham; Dad was a Clarke!

What sport did Norm play?

He played cricket and football but he was better at football. He played for Hastings.

Norm’s father, Bert Francis (known as “Pompey”) was a very good footballer and had played with Melbourne.

(FOOTNOTE. According to The Encyclopedia of League Footballers H.Francis played 5 games and kicked one goal for Melbourne in 1912.

It states “Ex-Hastings ruckman.”) He had to travel up to play each week and found it too much.

Norm was dedicated to his football and played more than 300 games although many of them would have been in the Seconds. He played into his 40’s and when he retired in 1961 he became President.

He held that position for 14 years in three spells. However perhaps his most satisfying moment was in 1969 when he oversaw the opening of the Hastings Cricket & Football Social Club. This project was largely the work of three men: Norm, Richard Everist and Ted Lillywhite. Later his contributions to Blue Power, the official newsletter of the Hastings Football Club,displayed both his knowledge of the club’s history and his legendary sense of humour.

Norm had a 52 year involvement with the Hastings Football Club and his father had a 56 year involvement. As well as Norm and his father, Richard also played quite a bit of senior football and was associated with the club from 1961-1973.

Norm played cricket for Tyabb during the war, and football for Tyabb from 1949 to 1953.

Left: Bert Francis, June 1906. Right: Lillian Francis, Norm’s mother.

To be continued...

Right: Wesley Clarke, Eileen’s brother, 1918.

Below: Len Clarke, Lou Cole and Charlie Cole with their catch, Denham Road beach, 1925.

Saturday, 19th March 2011 Saturday, 16th April 2011

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This certainty is reassuring to me. In autumn we know the air temperature is beginning to cool, but the soil still retains some warmth, making it a good time for planting.

The deciduous trees are beginning to start their descent into dormancy, giving us a glorious display of colour before they do. The longer nights and shorter days of winter are on the way.

I was looking for inspiration by re-reading columns written for March in previous years.

They were full of information about how we could cope with the extreme heat conditions that were prevalent at the time. How things change.

We have previously endured the tragedy of fire affecting people on the fringes of Melbourne and in country Victoria; this year we are suffering the tragedy of months of devastating floods in northern Victoria and Queensland. Our thoughts have also been with our cousins in New Zealand after their terrible earthquakes and the people in northeastern Japan devastated by earthquake and tsunami.

Last March I wrote about water saving, this month my thoughts are more on how to cope with excessive rain.

Waterlogged plants can suffer as much as plants that aren’t receiving enough water. Check pots to see if they are draining well. Sometimes if the plant has become root-bound, the drainage holes can be blocked. If this is the case, repotting the plant is the only remedy.

After heavy rain, check around the roots of plants and replace soil that has been washed away.

Make sure any water you catch doesn’t stagnate and become habitat for breeding mosquitos, and please check that any containers you use for collecting water don’t become death traps for birds.

They can fall into deep water and drown, so put some wire mesh over the top of containers holding rainwater.

In the vegie patch, tomatoes are still producing, and other vegies are ready, or nearly ready, for harvesting.

Pumpkins can be picked when the vine has died down and the pumpkin sounds hollow when tapped. Putting a pumpkin on to a bed of straw will stop bugs attacking it and help to make it colour more evenly.

Jerusalem artichokes can also be dug up when the stem of the plant dies back. Try to dig up as many of the tubers as you can, as they spread very well in many areas of the peninsula. The flowers make very pretty cut flowers.

Prepare the soil for a winter vegetable crop with good quality compost or manure. Dig out any deep-rooted weeds such as kikuyu and couch grass, and remove any lumps of stone or other large pieces of non-organic material to give seeds free rein to spread their roots uninterrupted.

Catalogues full of spring bulbs to tempt us are starting to appear now. I like to grow new bulbs each year to try something different.

The anticipation of gorgeous spring flowers appearing from such insignificant-looking pieces of plant matter is one of the highlights of the gardening year for me, providing something to look forward to through the chill, dreary months of winter.

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The Battle for Pseudo Echo

By Stuart McCullough ON reflection, it was something of a golden age. Acid wash jeans were in the ascendency, hair spray was plentiful and the synthesizer had finally won the respect it so richly deserved.

While we now recognise 1986 as the very peak of the human condition, it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen by chance. No, readers, this state of enlightenment was achieved through neither slothful meditation nor dumb luck, but rather by sheer hard graft by four men collectively known as Pseudo Echo.

At the dawn of rock and roll, all the heavy hitters were piano players: Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino â&#x20AC;&#x201C; piano players to a man. But as rock music developed through the Sixties and Seventies, the piano was eclipsed by the rise of the electric guitar.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not hard to see why.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something about a Gibson SG or Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster that is effortlessly cool. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter how dorky you are, strapping on an electric guitar changes everything. Young men understood this inherently and for decades have cured their social awkwardness by way of Stratocasters.

By contrast, the role of piano or, if you prefer, keyboard player became something of a rock and roll afterthought, generally filled by the dorkiest member of the group. I speak not just as a keyboard player but as a keyboard player who owns a bunch of guitars.

Pseudo Echo changed all this through their fearless use of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;key-tarâ&#x20AC;?. In an age of pub rock, the importance of Pseudo Echo cannot be overstated.

Unless of course you claim that they constitute the greatest

discovery in the field of science since the neutron; in which case that would definitely be over the top.

However, if you said that they wore their electronic influences proudly on the sleeves of their string vests, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be right on the money. They even took their name from a synthesizer effect â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how synthcentric they were.

Their debut album Autumnal Park included hits such as Listening and A Beat for You. What made it interesting is

that it was music that could have come from anywhere. It sounded international. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, it smelt strongly of synthesizer.

Suddenly, every kid who was ever forced to take piano lessons could imagine a career as a professional musician. But while the first album turned them into Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secondmost popular group after INXS (thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s according to Wikipedia â&#x20AC;&#x201C; tellingly, this claim comes with the bucket of cold water that are the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;citation neededâ&#x20AC;?), it was their second album, Love an Adventure, that launched them into the stratosphere.

The classic line-up of the band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brian Canham, brothers Vince and James Leigh and the wonderfully named Pierre Pierre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was now operating at full steam. (In the Eighties, nothing said â&#x20AC;&#x153;specialâ&#x20AC;? quite like a double name.)

In the music world at the time, aside from Pierre Pierre, there was Garry Gary Beers from INXS. The extra Gary was a nickname from school.

These double names should not be confused with bands that were so diabolically awful that they had to be named twice. In this rogueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gallery youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find the dreadful Duran Duran and

and Hodgins roads. It is dangerous and foolhardy, and could result in death or serious injury.

It would pay everyone to remember that Coolart Rd is still a killer road and not the place for weekend riders. *** THE same information should be heeded by Origin Energy. The Whisperer spied a fellow battling through the waste high paspallum grass on Coolart Rd, no doubt going door to door trying to compare their electricity bills. On The Whispererâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return hours later he spied the fellow again, many kilometres further up Coolart Rd, with no car in sight.

How far will they go for a new customer and, one would have to ask, was the employee was being paid by the hour for the hard labour, or by commission. *** ALAS, after whispers abounded that the bitumen plant in Crib Point was not going to proceed, whispers are flooding in to the contrary.

The whisper at the moment is that requests for tenders have been made for

infrastructure associated with the facility.

Perhaps some local engineering firms might know more and can let the Whisperer in on what is going on. *** THE Whisperer was suprised to see that another local newspaper got â&#x20AC;&#x153;exclusiveâ&#x20AC;? aerial access to the Peninsula Link project.

This seems to indicate that the airspace above the project is closed; how interesting. In stark contrast, the United Nations has problems closing air space even when a countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warplanes are being used to kill its own citizens. *** THE Whisperer took a sentimental walk along Hastings jetty the other day and was disappointed in its state. While locals still cry â&#x20AC;&#x153;hands off our jettyâ&#x20AC;?, the tired looking structure of ugly concrete, rotting wood, and rusted metal really needs some love.

It is a poor shadow of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former glory and the time has come for it to be restored as a gleaming icon of our foreshore. thewhisperer@y7mail.com

bought. Those that mattered knew, implicitly, that Funky Town was a very real place (albeit one that was, in fact, named The Chevron) and that the clutching of the song to the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collective bosom heralded its coming of age.

Emboldened by their success, the band made a career-ending decision to abandon the keytar in favour of more heavy guitar riffage. Worse still, they replaced their mullets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which along with the key-tar had defined the band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with something more head-banger friendly.

In doing so, they did not so much succeed in reinventing themselves as in alienating anyone who had ever bought their records.

Having flirted with success, they ended up marrying commercial failure. The album Race sank quicker than a concrete submarine. The band did the honourable thing and broke up shortly after.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pity we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the equivalent of a Smithsonian Institution in this country. If we did, then the shiny red key-tar of Pseudo Echo would surely be a part of it. And as for where to build such a museum, the answer is simple: in Funky Town. www.stuartmccullough.com

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AFTER The Whisperer commented on the state of the newly resurfaced Graydens Rd in a recent column, a reader dropped in a snippet for publication. It was a letter to the Editor of The Standard newspaper and read as follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to bring under the notice of councillors the deplorable condition of Graydens Road..â&#x20AC;? The date? 23 September 1930. Some things never change! *** THE Whisperer often drives along Coolart Rd when heading north and has been dismayed at the increasing frequency of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;lycra brigadeâ&#x20AC;? of weekend warriors riding expensive bikes along this extremely dangerous road.

The Whisperer remembers years ago when a sign stood at the beginning of the road in Baxter announcing â&#x20AC;&#x153;The is a killer roadâ&#x20AC;?. That has long disappeared, but its reputation remains. The Whisperer to brake hard the other day when he came across a couple of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;lycra brigadeâ&#x20AC;? riding two abreast on the treacherous stretch between Gaydens

the just plain awful Mr Mister.)

The album Love an Adventure may well be Pseudo Echoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masterpiece. Besides the title track, it included the hit that drove the kids in the Countdown audience absolutely mental: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Go. During this time, their unbridled use of the key-tar totally redefined what it was to play keyboards in a band.

However, it was then that fate intervened. When the American version of their magnum opus was released, it included a cover of the Lipps Incorporated song Funky Town. The song was an absolute sensation; becoming a top 10 hit in Australia, the UK and the US. Significantly, it showed off a side of the band that had previously been buried under mountains of key-tar, Brian Canhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guitar playing.

Prior to this, I was unaware that Brian could even play guitar, much less shred an eyegouging solo. But he could and he did, and while there was still plenty of key-tar to keep the purists happy, it heralded the kind of success that ultimately ruins you.

Not that this was clear at first. To begin with, the success of Funky Town created a sense of confidence, especially in Melbourne, that just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be

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FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment COUNTRY music performer, journalist and author Jim Haynes has released a moving tribute to our soldiers who served in World War II with the release of his new book On All Fronts (ABC Books).

Jim said: “On all Fronts is a book l had to write. It’s an account of Australia’s participation in World War II, written for all Australians, not just war and history buffs. It looks at Australian involvement in the major theatres of World War II. “l grew up in the aftermath of World War II and wanted to give accurate and simple accounts of the battles as well as glimpses into the human and social impact on Australians. The book attempts to explain to ordinary Aussies what happened and why it was important. On All Fronts rrp $35.00 would make a great gift.

Jim is also the author of The ABC Book of Australian Country Music containing more than 250 biographies and photos of country music artists.

Jim dedicated his “bible” of country music to Slim Dusty and Smoky Dawson.

He covers everything from the international success of Keith Urban and the iconic Aussie status of John Williamson to the spectacular rise

of Kasey Chambers, and lists all the Golden Guitar winners since the beginning of the Country Music Awards of Australia.

Jim has written more than 100 published and recorded songs including the novelty hits Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga and Since Cheryl Went Feral. He has also served on the board of the Country Music Association of Australia for more than 12 years.

Both books are available now.

Some of his best recorded material is available on The Jim Haynes Collection containing 14 funny songs including Cricket out the Back, Since Cheryl Went Feral, Wagga Wagga Honeymoon, Rindercella – A Fairytale, I’ll Have Chips and many more.

For more info, www.jimhaynes.net, www.ourcountry.com.au and www. harpercollins.com.au *** ABC Music has released the new Jasmine Rae single Hunky Country Boys, the first single from her forthcoming album Listen Here, the follow-up to her ARIA-nominated album Look It Up. Listen Here, produced in Nashville

by Grammy-nominated Australian

with Gary Turner

Above: Jasmine Rae and your columnist.

producer Mark Moffatt, will be released on 4 March.

The album is released on the day of her first sold out Arena show with Alan Jackson and Miranda Lambert at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.

I caught up with Jasmine at Bonnie Doon last weekend and she was excited about Tamworth and her new album.

We finished the last Planet Country gig for 2010 to a crowd of 1200 people at Bonnie Doon, 170 kilometres from Melbourne.

I look forward to hosting the Toyota

Prado Lee Kernaghan and Friends concert at Tamworth in January.

For info, www.jasminerea.com.au www.theresmoretocountry.com *** FUNNY man and talented country singer-songwriter Pete Denahy will release his first DVD All You Can Eat directed by Ross Wood and shot in Pete’s hometown Yackandandah, Victoria.

It features well known and loved tracks such as the popular Sort of, Dunno, Nothin’, which reached a million hits on YouTube, The Target

forms of gambling. Will they go ahead with the scheme? Not under a Liberal government. Freedom for us to lose at will and for them to get richer and so on.

Should they? I can’t see it producing the result they’re after, as in curbing the gambling instincts of the addicted. How about the gambling advertisements on direct telecast football matches? At racetracks – a sport?

Who for? Centrebet, online gambling and Betfair. Yeah, very fair – for them.

And on it goes, a gambling tsunami.

The poker machine problem is but a drop in the ocean. The psychiatrists support the proposal.

They would, of course. Professor Patrick McGorry reckons 4.4 million Aussies confront mental illness every year. Numbers, pulled from a rabbit’s hat. Are we the rabbits? “What’s up Doc?” *** TELSTRA is closing its Moe call centre and axing 114 jobs. The good news, so they tell us, is that the Melbourne Docklands and the Philippines call centres will be able to take up the slack. Good old Telstra.

And good old Marius Kloppers, the BHP chief executive in announcing

their $11 billion profit.

More good news in that Marius and Co are “thinking about” expanding coal operations in the Illawarra, building out Newcastle ports and expanding rail ports in Queensland, not to mention their commitment to Bass Strait oil and gas fields.

My heart gladdens for all those phantom Mum and Dad shareholders, none of which I’ve ever met, but I surmise that fresh fruit followed by eggs benedict with a latte would be their breakfast of choice. *** DANIEL Andrews, state Opposition leader, said it would be good for Broadmeadows to have a Labor candidate elected because the Coalition would do “nothing for Broadmeadows, absolutely nothing”. And tell me, Daniel, what did your party do for the Mornington Peninsula during the past 10 years?

During “Mr Freeway” John Brumby’s reign, I only had a vague idea of who his deputy was. Not so with Teddy’s lot. The dasher himself, smiling Police Minister Peter Ryan (I think he’s smiling?) is in our faces almost every day. Watch him, Teddy; he adores that camera.

Song, Petrol Head and many others.

For info, www.petedenahy.com.au *** CROONER Johnny Mathis, best known for his hits, Chances Are, Wonderful! Wonderful!, and Twelfth of Never, has recorded an album in Nashville called Let it Be Me (Sony).

It’s a recording of classic songs such as Let It Be Me with Alison Krauss, Crazy, Southern Nights, Shenandoah, Love Me Tender, Please Help Me I’m Falling and many more including What a Wonderful World (Christmas version).

The San Francisco-born Mathis was signed to Columbia Records at age 19 and has been recording since 1956.

A legendary career.

A Grain Of Salt THE Ides of March already. Poor old Julius Caesar, stabbed 23 times 2055 years ago this month. For me another birth month – 70! Enough to make a man take stock, if I had any stock to take.

They had a 105-year-old Chelsea woman on radio station 774 (Jon Faine) recently, as bright as a button.

That same evening on Australian Story an 85-year-old was riding his motorbike around Australia. Does this make me feel young? No! Press on.

Birthdays? Yuk! On the other hand, the Rye 150th birthday celebrations were a treat despite the cold weather. I couldn’t help but admire the efforts of all those people involved, young, old, bands and even Clydesdales. Well done. *** THE 17-year-old female in the St Kilda and Ricky Nixon fiasco may well be naive or even predatory, but with St Kilda paying for her accommodation followed by News Limited and the Herald Sun, the whole saga is laced with hypocrisy coming from all forms of the media.

Then we have the vitriolic Caroline Wilson from The Age getting stuck into tricky Ricky. Until Sunday night’s

60 Minutes, the teenager couldn’t be identified by name or photographed, so the TV stations show footage of her from behind or in a form of darkness.

Mind you, she appears to actively seek publicity. The earthquake must have disappointed her. I love it. Don’t you just love it? *** THE owner of the former Ansett property at Mt Eliza wants to build a fence to privatise the beach area in front of his mansion. Apparently he and his family were frequent witnesses to “full homosexual acts on the beach, which of course can be confronting.

I have no idea of the exact location of this beach, nor am I likely to be confronted, nor am I really interested, always assuming they refer to male gays. My “shadow aspect” (look it up) is well under control, due no doubt to my age. *** I’M always doubtful about any new laws, particularly under the guise of what’s good for us. And so it is with the proposal of a compulsory precommitment scheme for pokie players.

They’re talking 95,000 problem players (who does the counting?) but no mention of numbers in other

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with Cliff Ellen WHERE did North Melbourne Football Club president James Brayshaw spring from? I quite like the Shinboners, but Brayshaw? He became co-host of The Footy Show, then he kicked aside a good host in Tony Jones on the Sunday Footy Show, then a cricket commentator?

He must know someone high up at Channel 9. Let’s face it, his good looks aside, he must be way up there at the top of the list as Australia’s most boring, most bland television persons, ditto Karl Stefanovic.

“You should not trust an autobiography that doesn’t reveal something disgusting about its author.”

George Orwell People fall in love with what they can’t have. cliffie9@bigpond.com

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EVENTS

Big crowds expected at Red Hill Show ORGANISERS of the Red Hill Show on Saturday week are crossing their fingers for more of southern Victoria’s balmy autumn weather.

Thousands of people are expected to attend the only agricultural and horticultural show on the Mornington Peninsula, which has been holding shows for more than 150 years.

Highlights this year include the gravity-defying daredevils of Empire FMX, a freestyle motocross team, and the Australian Fishing Show, which demonstrates fishing techniques using live fish in a 21-metre long tank.

It also provides information on four-wheel drives, eye and boat safety, knife sharpening, motor maintenance, holiday destinations and lure fishing.

Red Hill Agricultural and Horticultural Society secretary Alison Dougherty said the show would be a “wonderful mixture of animals, arena events, woodchopping, entertainment, competitions and demonstrations”.

In the grand parade and elsewhere, expect to see horses for all courses, especially Clydesdales, as well as stud, black and coloured sheep; cattle; alpacas; poultry; rats; ferrets and pigs. There will be petting paddocks full of animals for youngsters.

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Beaut beasts: Alpacas as well as horses, sheep, cattle and poultry are among the farm animals at the Red Hill Show on Saturday week.

Last year a well-dressed duck was a surprise entrant in the grand parade.

Check out wine, avocados, olives, berries and cheese as well as more traditional Red Hill area produce.

For the children there are Tubby the Robot, roving entertainer Super Weirdo, Daisy the Clown and her stiltwalking friends, free pony rides and free face painting.

Demonstrations will include shearing, spinning, working dogs, woodwork, heritage machinery, craft and cake decorating.

A perennial favourite is woodchopping, with eight-time world champion Lawrence O’Toole Junior leading the way. Chainsaw racing is also a highlight.

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The showground’s pavilions display craft, cooking, fruit, flowers, vegetables, art and photography.

Tickets cost $40 for a family (two adults, three children 6-18 years), adults $15, children $10, students and pensioners $10, children five and under free. Free parking.

Details and entry forms: Society office 5989 2357, email: redhillshow@hotkey. net.au and on the internet at: www.redhillshow.org  Showjumping is at Boneo Park on Boneo Rd this year on Saturday and Sunday 2 and 3 April, and will include eight showjumping events for A, B, C and D grade horses as well as events for junior riders.

The rematch returns

BECCY Cole and Adam Harvey are two of the most recognised names in Australian country music and together are as much a comedy act as a musical one.

Now the hilarious duo are presenting a show aptly named The Rematch.

After touring together in 2006 to audience and critical acclaim, they’re back again sharing the stage to challenge each other night after night.

The Rematch tour travelled around Australia in 2010.

Beccy had an amazing year in 2010 with the release of her album Pre-loved, and also landed the job of co-host with 2UE’s Ray Hadley at this year’s 39th Jayco Country Music Awards of Australia.

Adam Harvey had an equally successful year with the release of his album Best So Far, a collection of his favourite tracks

spanning a lengthy career.

Adam was nominated for two Golden Guitars and enjoyed a sold-out tour through NSW with mate Troy Cassar-Daley.

Both are celebrated songwriters, award-winning recording artists and notorious.

While they will have the audience in tears of laughter, Cole and Harvey are experts in their chosen field.

Between them they have acquired an impressive 14 Golden Guitar Awards, six gold records and a string of hits. This coupled with their very real delivery of friendship and non-stop gags makes The Rematch a show for young and old.

Cole and Harvey blatantly have opened the doors to one and all.

“This show is for everyone; if there is one person who comes along who does not laugh at least three times, then I want to

know what level of tranquilisers they’re on,” joked Cole.

From traditional favourites through to heartbreakers, skewed observations and their own hits, The Rematch is a musical feast of two sensational artists delivering duets, banter and an unforgettable night of entertainment, said a spokeswoman for Frankston Arts Centre, where they will be appearing later this month.

“Both hold each other in high esteem, which translates to the stage with an obvious affection and mutual admiration for each other’s style, songs and performances as they entertain each other as well as the audience.”

Harvey cites Cole as “his favourite female performer”.

“The best entertainer in the country,” he said.

Cole reciprocates: “Nobody can own the crowd like Adam Harvey; he amazes me every night.”

They blame the title on their long-time friendly rivalry.

“Some nights he’ll come off stage and the crowd is going nuts, he’ll wink and wish me luck following him. But there’ll be nights when I’ll edge him just a little and, to his credit, he’ll shake my hand and congratulate me.”

They perform at the Arts Centre at 8pm on Sunday 27 March.

Bookings: 9784 1060 or www. artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au

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Big top glitz comes to town THE Great Moscow Circus featuring Russian and other overseas performers is coming to Frankston.

Acrobats jump high into the top of the marquee while audiences gasp as riders brave the The Wheel of Death.

In the grand finale four motorbike riders tackle the splitting Globe of Death.

Other acts perform magical illusions while the

Wacky Ringmaster has his own trampoline.

Miniature horses have their own routine as does the hula hoop artist who bends while spinning and whirling.

There is precision juggling with silks, cubes, the Dynamic Diablos, the Statue Act and clowns.

The Great Moscow Circus, with itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slighting and costumes, says it capturing the spirit of Moscow.

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Mayor’s fairway to charity MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire mayor Graham Pittock is taking to the greens and teeing off for charity in April.

The mayor is hosting a golf day at The National Golf Club on Friday April 8 to raise money for the Shire of Campaspe to help flood victims in and around Rochester.

The day starts at noon with registration, a light lunch and an ambrose-style golfing experience, including complimentary golf carts.

After a round of golf, players can have a pre-dinner drink, barbecue dinner and presenta-

tions. A dinner-only option is available, should partners of players wish to join the evening festivities.

Entry is $150 a person or $600 a team of four. Dinneronly tickets are $50 each.

“The event aims to assist flood affected communities of the Shire of Campaspe which is coordinating the Rochester and district flood appeal to assist those who were affected by the devastating Victorian floods,” Cr Pittock said.

“Rochester and its surrounding district are small rural and semi-rural communities locat-

ed on the Campaspe River, 180 kilometres north of Melbourne.

The floods saw more than 80 per cent of the town under water at their peak.

“Corporate recognition is available with placement of signage and any additional information you may wish to place on dinner tables.”

The National is a membersonly club with three golf courses.

Entries close Friday 1 April.

Call Mark Howells on 5950 1422 or email howemr@mornpen.vic.gov.au or visit www. mornpen.vic.gov.au.

Lining up for charity: Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Graham Pittock is calling on golfers to help raise money for flood relief.

Sporting a Smile Occasionally the name of a sportsperson creeps into the language: the now ubiquitious drop-punt was initially referred to as “the Jack Dyer punt” and any cricketer run out by the bowler knows who Mankad was.

In soccer the name of Columbian Andres Escobar has become synonymous with sports stars facing personal injury from their failures on the field. Escobar’s misfortunes started in the match against the US at the World Cup in 1994.

The defender reached with his foot to stop a crossed ball but instead deflected it into his

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ESCOBAR own net. Columbia lost the game 2-1 and was bundled out of the World Cup. Presumably a lot of money was lost by betting syndicates. Just over a week later Escobar was shot 12 times outside a Medellin nightclub. It was claimed that his killer shouted “Goal” for each bullet which struck him.

Humberto Muoz Castro was found guilty of Escobar’s murder in June 1995 and sentenced to 43 years. In an own goal for justice, he was released in 2005.

SPORTS DESK

AFL is back for 2011 On 24 March, the 2011 AFL season kicks off, and I (Casey Franklin) have ranked all teams where I predict them to finish after round 24 (home and away season). Plus I’ve picked each team’s best and fairest winner, along with a young player to watch out for this season. It’s been a long summer, but finally football is back.

Collingwood: 2011 will be another big year for the boys from Collingwood. Coach Michael Malthouse will be expecting a nice going-away-present in his 12th and final season as coach of the Magpies. There is no doubt losing experienced players such as Simon Prestigiacomo, Tarkyn Lockyer, Josh Fraser and Shane O’Bree will leave a big hole for the Pies to fill as well as premiership player Nathan Brown ruled out for the season, but there’s plenty of young talent yet to be unleashed on the competition. Recruits Andrew Krakouer and Chris Tarrant will help fill the void.

Best and Fairest: Scott Pendlebury Young Talent: Lachlan Keeffe St Kilda: After a horror pre-season off

the field, the Saints will be looking to remind the public that they’re a force to be reckoned with this year. Big things can be expected from Nick Riewoldt with the hamstring looking strong after a big preseason. Despite going down in the Grand Final in the past two years there is still improvement to be made with their star-studded midfield of Nick Dal Santo, Leigh Montagna and Lenny Hayes as well as the extremely versatile Brendon Goddard. Despite only one game at Etihad in the first six weeks, Saints are definitely a great chance to capture that elusive flag this year.

Best and Fairest: Brendon Goddard Young Talent: Alistair Smith Fremantle: It’s been 16 years of disappointment for the Dockers, but things finally look like turning around for the Purple Haze of the west. Since joining the club in 2007 Mark Harvey has managed to put a superb team together this year.

With big Aaron Sandilands in the ruck, Matthew Pavlich at full forward and Michael Barlow returning from injury, the Dockers are looking ominous.

Last year they showed they could beat sides like St Kilda and Geelong as well as being as high as second on the ladder for a period of time. If they can

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by Casey Franklin 1. Collingwood 2. St. Kilda 3. Fremantle 4. Sydney 5. Western Bulldogs 6. Carlton 7. Geelong 8. Melbourne 9. Hawthorn keep their men on the park all is looking good for Fremantle.

Best and Fairest: Aaron Sandilands Young Talent: Dylan Roberton Sydney: The highly consistent Swans are looking like a smoky for the top four. Though there is pressure on veteran Daniel Bradshaw to perform, their small forwards are more than capable of sharing the load.

Big improver Shane Mumford is ready to take off to become one of the champion ruckmen of the competition. This hardworking Swans side has a great balance with experienced champs such as Adam Goodes, Jude Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh and young stars such as Kieren Jack, Daniel Hannebery and Lewis Jetta.

Best and Fairest: Kieren Jack Young Talent: Luke Parker

Bright future for Cedarberg WHILE Victoria’s best horses – headed by Black Caviar and Shocking – are continuing their campaigns in Sydney, the Mornington trained Cedarberg in one to follow, whether he runs at home or interstate.

After finishing an unlucky 2nd in the Mornington Cup, Cedarberg, who is in the stable of Pat Carey, finished a closeup 7th in the Group 1 Australian Cup. A lightly-raced 4yo, he should be seen to advantage over 2400m or further, especially under handicap conditions.

Another horse to follow from the Australian Cup in the Lloyd Williams owned Linton, who was a gallant 2nd to 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking.

He will be fitter for that outing and will be hard to beat in any race he contests over the next few months.

Shocking’s stablemate Whobegotyou, who was a strong winner of the Group 2 Blamey Stakes, is racing as well as ever and now that he is back to his best has to be respected in next month’s Doncaster Handicap [1600m] at Randwick. Others who caught the eye in the Blamey were the imported pair Our Imposing and Fanjura.

Our Imposing, who was having his third start for Mt. Macedon based conditioner Robert Hickmont, worked home stylishly over the final 100 metres while Lee Freedman seems to have Fanjura on the right path after encountering some problems in his last campaign.

Cranbourne trainer Greg Eurell,who is best known for his association with Apache Cat, has another classy galloper in Pinker Pinker. A 3yo filly she was taking on older mares at Flemington and showed her ability by overcoming difficulties to score.

V.R.C St Leger winner Exceptionally produced a late

finish when 7th behind Pinker Pinker in the Group 3 event and will be hard to toss when she gets out over longer distances.

Classy mare Beaded was no match for the brilliant Black Caviar when 3rd in the Newmarket Handicap but should return to the winners’ list in the Group 1 Robert Sangster at Morphettville on March 26.

Her stablemate Chasse was resuming from a spell when a slashing 5th over 1100m at Flemington and is sure to win his fair share this time in.

Mark Kavanagh trained Kittens is a filly full of promise.

She started at 60/1 when a pleasing 7th behind Do Ra Mi in the Kewney Stakes at Flemington and although she won’t be those odds again she is worth following when she gets to 1600m and beyond.

Others who have caught my attention over the past fortnight are Valentine Miss, Flying Tessie, Mr Chard, Palatine, Adulterer and Sleeque.

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The first game of the season is on Wednesday 27 April when the Warriors take on arch rivals the Middway Cobras.

The RecLink competition is designed for socially disadvantaged players and this could be

for reasons such as unemployment and homelessness. Games are played every second Wednesday during the season. There are no costs involved and all equipment is supplied.

The Warriors have been an enormous success in Hastings and enjoy strong support from local businesses, a club spokesman said.

The team includes players of all abilities so if you are interested in joining as either a player or supporter, call Bart on 0405 539 343 or Peter on 0409 965 872.

10. North Melbourne 11. Adelaide 12. Essendon 13. Richmond 14. Gold Coast 15. Port Adelaide 16. West Coast 17. Brisbane

Western Bulldogs: 2011 is going to be an interesting year for the Bulldogs. After failing in the preliminary final the last three years, it’s not going to get any easier, especially after losing AFL greats Brad Johnson and Jason Akermanis. Gun midfielders Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross and Adam Cooney are going to have to lift their games to the next level if the Dogs are to go deep into September. Also a new keyforward needs to emerge as the long career of Barry Hall is no doubt coming to an end.

Best and Fairest: Daniel Cross Young Talent: Mitch Wallis Carlton: Last year was another early finals exit for Carlton; can the Blues get that win? I believe they can. There’s no doubting the talent of the Blues midfield but the Blues need a dominant key-forward and soon. Another year at full-forward for Lachie Henderson will do him good, but after hip surgery in December I don’t think he’s the answer for the Blues. Overall plenty of promise for the talented Blues. However this will be a make-or-break year for coach Brett Ratten.

Best and Fairest: Chris Judd Young Talent: Rohan Kerr Geelong: Sadly the Geelong premiership dynasty is over. With their coach and champion player gone and many stars in the twilight of their careers, new coach Chris Scott will look towards the future. I believe their remaining talent will keep them in the top eight but their kids will most likely tire late in the season. Joel Selwood and

Jimmy Bartel are vital if the Cats want to progress past the first week of the finals.

Best and Fairest: Joel Selwood Young Talent: Daniel Menzel Melbourne: It’s been a while between drinks for the Demons but with a young talented list they’re ready to go places over the next few years. Captain Brad Green is set for another consistent year, also young stars Jack Grimes, Ricky Petterd and Jack Trengove are ready to match it with the best. The excitement machine of Liam Jurrah will be a likely regular in the forward line with the sky the limit for him... well almost.

Best and Fairest: Brent Moloney Young Talent: Jordan Gysberts

Hawthorn: There’s a big question mark over the Hawks this year; some say they don’t have the hunger for success anymore. They definitely have the list of a top four side, but the finals loss in Perth last year gives the impression inconsistency will be an issue this year.

Best and Fairest: Luke Hodge Young Talent: Sam Grimley North Melbourne: The ever-improving Kangaroos can expect a solid season in 2011. Their list is looking very promising especially if Liam Anthony can reach his potential. Will most likely struggle against the top teams, but the on-field future looks good.

Best and Fairest: Andrew Swallow Young Talent: Kieran Harper Adelaide: The Crows are another club losing big names, so 2011 will be challenging for them. 2010 rookies Matthew Jaensch and Ricky Henderson look like they will build on their debut season. Bernie Vince needs to lift if the Crows have any chance of playing finals.

Best and Fairest: Graham Johncock Young Talent: Brodie Smith Essendon: He said it wouldn’t happen, but Essendon champion James Hird is the senior coach with

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former Geelong coach Mark ‘Bomber’ Thompson assisting.

NAB Cup form has been impressive, but history suggests it’s pretty much irrelevant.

Experience is the main issue, so most likely a tough year for Essendon.

Best and Fairest: Jobe Watson Young Talent: Dyson Heppell Richmond: The cellar-dwellers of the past 10 years finally look like improving, and Damien Hardwick is the man responsible.

Even though not much is expected of the Tigers this year they’ve drafted well and can expect a few more wins.

Best and Fairest: Brett Deledio Young Talent: Reece Conca Gold Coast: 2011 will mainly be a learning experience for the new kids on the block. Plenty of talent to look forward to over the next few years. Gary Ablett and Michael Rischitelli look like having big seasons.

Best and Fairest: Gary Ablett Young Talent: David Swallow Port Adelaide: The Power is merely in a rebuilding stage still, with new coach Matthew Primus in charge. Will be looking to play the kids and get games into players like Hamish Hartlett.

Best and Fairest: Danyle Pearce Young Talent: John Butcher West Coast: It’s going to be another long year for the Eagles. With pressure rising on John Worsfold to deliver, the signs don’t look good. Nic Naitanui will step it up another level, but there aren’t many positives at the moment.

Best and Fairest: Matt Priddis Young Talent: Brad Sheppard Brisbane: Things have gone from bad to worse for the Lions, with players and coaches leaving left right and centre, as well as the sacking of Brendan Fevola and Albert Proud. Coach Michael Voss’ future is looking very bleak.

Best and Fairest: Luke Power Young Talent: Jared Polec

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Autumn Motoring FT-86 II concept – Rebirth of Toyota’s passion for sports car driving TOYOTA has given the clearest indication yet of the final design for its next sports car with the unveiling of the FT-86 II concept at the Geneva Motor Show.

The FT-86 II pays homage to Toyota’s illustrious sports car history through its compact proportions which feature a long, low bonnet, high wings and rear-set cabin.

The FT-86 II is an entirely driver-oriented concept – designed to give form to the intrinsic joy of driving through precise, instantaneous responses to even the smallest throttle or steering input – for those who regard driving as a passion rather than a necessity.

Under a design concept that Toyota’s European Design Development centre, ED2, has dubbed ‘Functional Beauty’, its bold, sweeping form has been generated entirely through the constraints of function and aerodynamics developed from F1 technology.

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Sorento’s 238 sales was an increase of 103% on February 2010 and puts the SUV 77.2% ahead of total sales this time last year.

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base, the concept is 4,235mm in length, 1,795mm wide and just 1,270mm high.

Rather than relying on a heavy, large displacement powertrain for its performance, the FT-86 II returns to Toyota’s sporting roots by combining a free-revving boxer petrol engine and a six-speed manual transmission with compact dimensions, light weight and a low centre of gravity for the best possible power-to-weight ratio.

Both powertrain and driving position have been set as low and as far back as possible to optimise balance for maximum poise, high-speed stability and dynamic agility.

Allied to a front engine, rear-wheel drive format, this affords the FT-86 II lively, accessible performance, highly engaging, readily-exploitable dynamic abilities and maximum driving pleasure.

The FT-86 II concept is the result of an August 2009 announcement that Toyota and Fuji Heavy Industries would launch a jointly developed compact rear-wheel drive sports car.

European sales of Toyota’s new sports car will begin in 2012.

“The fact that the Australian automotive market experienced a slow February is no great surprise especially after such a strong start to the year which is dominated by New Year sales,” said Kia Motors Australia Chief Operating Officer Tony Barlow.

“We are excited to see a number of our vehicles standing up and delivering strong figures during such a period. It is a strong indication that the market believes in the strength and quality of the Kia brand.”

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