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Your next project starts hereYour next project starts hereHOME Innovations is where the journey starts for renovators and new-home owners across the Mornington Peninsula.
To have this industry leading building infor-mation and selection centre right on your door-step provides a great opportunity to get a head start and make sure your building project goes smoothly.
You can fi nd local professionals to help with everything, from builders and designers to car-pets and curtains plus there are in-house experts there ready to answer all your queries and even take orders.
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Open seven days a week from 10am - 5pm, Peninsula Homemaker Centre is at 1128-1132 Nepean Hwy Mornington. Phone (03) 5976 4661. Email: [email protected]
BEDSHED Mornington is celebrating its eighth birthday with the Big Brands Mattress Sale giv-ing customers a great chance to snap up bargains before Christmas.
The bedding, mattress and furniture store was an original tenant when the Peninsula Home-maker Centre opened in 2005.
Part of the secret is that Bedshed Mornington is an independent, family business run by Alan and his son Elton.
Alan, who has more than 40 years’ experience in the bedding and furniture retail industry, said the business employed local staff and had its own delivery service.
“We’re in charge of our service; we don’t rely on anyone else,” he said.
“We believe in great service, a great product and we go the extra mile.”
While the business has all the advantages of a Bedshed franchise, the team retains the freedom to buy the right stock for its clientele.
The large Bedshed showroom allows Alan and Elton to keep a huge variety of stock, including
bedroom furniture, mattresses, pillows, quilts and the largest range of bed linen on the penin-sula of any bed retailer.
Most mattresses are Australian made, with a noteable exception being the premium Tempur series.
This beautiful range is made in Denmark and is the world’s biggest-selling mattress brand. Tem-pur also makes pillows.
Bedshed offers immediate delivery throughout the Mornington Peninsula, and regular distribu-tion across Melbourne.
With a large storage area at the shop and two warehouses for stock, 90 per cent of the orders can be fi lled the same week.
Alan fi rmly believes in the Bedshed Morning-ton return-customer policy: “If you buy here you will always return and buy again.”
The store is open seven days a week, with late-night shopping until 9pm every Friday. It is lo-cated within the Peninsula Homemaker Centre at the corner of the Nepean Hwy and Bungower Rd, Mornington. Telephone: 5973 6333.
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During the digital switchover on 10 December, all analog free-to-air TV signals will be replaced with digital-only signals, for an improved view-ing experience.
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By Mike HastSHIRE councillors will have just fi ve days to read fi nal reports before voting on the biggest capital works project in Mornington Peninsula Shire’s history – the estimated $35 million Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre (SPA).
SPA will be back on the council’s agenda at its 9 December meeting when councillors will be asked to decide on one of two locations – the foreshore or Rosebud Central shopping centre in Wannaeue Place.
They will not receive all information until the Wednesday before the Mon-day meeting.
But there is some doubt SPA will even be on the agenda after one councillor wrote to shire CEO Michael Kennedy last week stating the CEO could be “acting wrongfully” to bring SPA to council while a councillor awaited a confl ict of interest trial and was unable to vote (see box Page 6).
The foreshore site was removed as preferred location in June after being
agreed in March 2012. In September 2012, the shire bought the shopping centre for $5.1 million and an adjacent shop for $770,000 as an alternative SPA site as councillors squabbled privately and publicly over the fore-shore location, which was given in-principle approval by Environment Minister Ryan Smith in early 2012, subject to seven reports that have not yet been completed.
Buying Wannaeue Place took the heat off councillors prior to the council
election in October 2012. The purchase came after geotechnical testing on the foreshore site in July 2012 showed the water table was, as expected, close to the surface and foundations would add an estimated $7 million to the cost.
The push to reinstate the foreshore site has gathered momentum in recent weeks with Rosebud Chamber of Commerce and a loose alliance of Rosebud people called “Save SPA on the Foreshore” erecting signs, posting stickers on shop windows and
circulating a fl yer and petition.A large sign on the Coleman property
at 1a and 1b Jetty Rd, Rosebud (the site of a proposed three-storey residential and commercial building) was erected mid-month before the 9 December meeting became publicly known.
Cr David Gibb told The News his colleagues had received briefi ngs about the project in September and had been shown preliminary costings for the two locations.
Continued Page 6
Time to decide on SPATime to decide on SPA
TUCKED away in the northeast corner of Seawinds Gardens on Arthurs Seat is a plant nursery that has been operating since the early 1990s.
About 30 volunteers continue the work of legendary peninsula naturalist Tom Sault, who started the nursery with other members of Seawinds Nursery Volunteers.
Mr Sault died in 2008 but some of his extraordinary knowledge is contained in his book The Mornington Peninsula: Through the Eye of a Naturalist (with Richard Pew).
Continued Page 8
Seed work: Nepean MP Martin Dixon with Seawinds nursery volunteers Joan Quinlan and Jean Wilbraham.Picture: Yanni
Growing the Growing the seeds of lifeseeds of life
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MORE than 7000 speeding tickets have been issued to motorists on Pen-insula Link in the 33 days since speed cameras were turned on.
Victoria Police data shows an aver-age of 216 speeding offences every day.
Of those, 75 drivers had their li-cences cancelled after being detected travelling more than 30km/h over the speed limit, while fi ve drivers will be prosecuted under anti-hoon laws for going more than 45km/h over the limit.
Peninsula Link speed cameras de-tected 5092 drivers travelling less than 10 km/h over the speed limit, 1528 be-tween 10-15 km/h above the limit, 431
at 15-25 km/h over and 36 infringe-ments where drivers were clocked at 25-30 km/h over the limit.
While the number of infringements was well down on the 16,000 plus of-fences detected during testing over the same period of time a month earlier, police said the results were still “ex-tremely frustrating”.
Southern Metro Region commander for road policing Inspector Bryan Sharp said it was disappointing to see motorists ignore the speed limit and put others’ lives at risk, despite the presence of the cameras.
“We gave motorists using Penin-sula Link plenty of warning that the
cameras were being activated so it is extremely frustrating to see people speeding and treating this road like a racetrack,” he said.
Police from Frankston and the Morn-ington Peninsula have also been told to patrol the freeway to ensure drivers stay within the 100km/h speed limit.
Inspector Sharp said drivers needed to be aware that if they were doing the wrong thing on Peninsula Link they would be caught “whether it is by the cameras or by the police”.
“Just last Wednesday, a driver was intercepted between Skye and Ballarto roads in Frankston North travelling at 180km/h. The vehicle he was driving
had no registration plates and he was found to be disqualifi ed from driving.
“His car has been impounded and he is now facing some serious charges in-cluding speed in a dangerous manner and disqualifi ed driving.
“This is a 30 year-old man from Seaford who has shown no regard for anyone else and should not be on our roads.”
Inspector Sharp said that with more people heading to the Mornington Pen-insula for the summer holiday period, drivers needed to remain alert.
“This is a timely reminder to every-one heading into the holiday season to take care on our roads.
“We want everyone arriving safely for their holidays; no one wants to be staring at an empty space at the table on Christmas Day.
“Police will be actively targeting those drivers whose driving behav-iours put others at risk and we will be enforcing the speed limits.
“If you are heading down to the pen-insula this festive season, you will see police on the roads and you will see booze buses. Expect to be intercepted and expect to be breath tested.
“We want to see all road users doing the right things to ensure everyone gets to their destinations safely.”
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By Mike HastTHE old Pioneer quarry at Dromana should become part of Arthurs Seat State Park, says Peninsula Preserva-tion Group.
The group, which led community opposition to a rubbish tip in the quar-ry, rejected by the EPA in September, is calling on the three level of govern-ment to buy the property from owner R E Ross Trust.
The trust bought the site from Pio-neer in March 1998 for $1.24 million. It had already been earmarked as a po-tential rubbish tip site.
PPG is also calling on Mornington Peninsula Shire and the Victorian De-partment of Environment and Primary Industries to enforce a condition of the quarry licence – rehabilitation of the quarry site at the end of the 15-year licence period next March.
PPG president Jacinta Banks said the permit issued to Ross Trust in 1998 included provisions to rehabilitate the site by removing weeds, planting trees, grading earthworks, bringing in soil, and creating rock cascades lead-ing to two lagoons and wetlands.
Sheepwash Creek was diverted around the pit while the quarry was operating and plans showed it being reinstated to its original position and forming a waterfall into the pit, which contains about 42 metres of water.
Ms Banks said the quarry land of 28 hectares was surrounded by largely un-touched natural bushland, a 65-hectare block also owned by Ross Trust.
“The Arthurs Seat escarpment is the only area of granite outcropping on the peninsula that retains large areas of native vegetation,” she said.
“This results in a soil structure that is
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unique to granite outcrops. It is home to fl ora and fauna not seen elsewhere on the peninsula.”
Protection group vice-president Mark Fancett said bushland on Arthurs Seat was one of only two large areas of natural vegetation on the peninsula, the other being Greens Bush.
“Much of this vegetation is protected within the various parcels of land that constitute Arthurs Seat State Park,” he said.
The peninsula had one of the highest levels of biodiversity in Victoria and
remaining tracts of natural bushland needed to be preserved, he said.
The quarry land was a habitat cor-ridor between two parts of the state park, essential for the conservation of wildlife.
Dr Fancett said there was a prec-edent for the state government buying peninsula land for parks.
“In 1975 the government purchased 500 hectares from the Green family with the intention of creating a park.
“Funds were limited, and in 1986 a public appeal was launched by the
Picnic place: One of the drawings showing how the old Pioneer quarry could look after rehabilitation, a condition of the 1998 quarry permit. Sheepwash Creek would be restored to its original location at the bottom right-hand corner of the pit.
Victorian Conservation Trust to buy the remaining area. More than $1.3 million was raised and Greens Bush is now part of Mornington Peninsula Na-tional Park. This is a model of what is possible for the old quarry site.”
He said the community had shown “a willingness to act to protect this site” during the year when thousands signed anti-tip petitions, attended meetings and rallies, made submis-
sions to the EPA and donated money for the campaign.
“The acquisition and rehabilitation of the quarry has the potential to form a spectacular centrepiece to Arthurs Seat State Park and be a tourist attrac-tion.”
In October, Ross Trust chairman Eda Ritchie said the quarry was a disused industrial site and was not appropriate to become part of the state park.
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By Mike HastFRIENDS of Arthurs Seat is preparing objections to the proposed $14 million gondola chairlift.
Simon McKeon of Arthurs Seat Sky-lift told The News earlier this month the consortium hoped to submit a plan-ning request with reports to Morning-ton Peninsula Shire and Parks Victoria before Christmas and start construc-tion next spring (“New chairlift by 2015”, The News, 12/11/13).
The Friends group is holding its third public meeting about the chairlift next month “to discuss the community's po-sition and unifi ed approach to the pro-posed redevelopment”.
A public meeting earlier in the year
was attended by about 130 people. Convenor Matt Bisogni said about 10 people were in favour of the gondola chairlift, 10 did not want any type of chairlift, and the rest, about 80 per cent, wanted the chairlift to be built on the old “footprint” and not cross Arthurs Seat Rd as has been proposed by Skylift.
Mr Bisogni told The News he had distributed fl yers to all homes on Ar-thurs Seat.
“As a community, we need to be ready to act to maintain the peaceful surrounds in which we live,” he said.
“Some of the issues include that building the gondola will see a 30-me-tre wide corridor cleared, the chairlift will come up to the summit and into
Arthurs Seat gondolas to face protestArthurs Seat gondolas to face protest
By Chris BrennanPOLICE and ambulance offi cials have sounded the alarm over a rapid rise in the number of reports of babies and young children being locked in cars, with statistics revealing Frankston and peninsula parents are Melbourne’s worst offenders.
Ambulance Victoria statistics reveal more than 1100 children were left unattended in cars over the past year. More disturbingly, the majority of them were babies and toddlers.
The number of children reported to have been left in cars between Septem-ber 2012 and the end of August this year was about 20 per cent higher than the previous 12-month period, despite repeated police warnings of potential fatalities.
Children aged 13 or younger com-prised 87.4 per cent of incidents re-ported and, of those, 22 per cent were newborns and 6.7 per cent toddlers.
Frankston recorded the highest num-ber of incidents in Melbourne, with 25 cases reported, while 12 were recorded in Mornington.
Police and emergency offi cials said it was only a matter of time before lives were lost, especially as tempera-tures rose over the summer months.
Acting Senior Sergeant Andrew White head of Frankston police said there were “no grey areas” when it came to leaving children in vehicles.
“Temperatures rise very quickly inside cars and it only takes minutes before a child’s health is seriously threatened,” he said. “There is never an excuse for leaving a child unattend-ed inside a car, even if parents are just dashing into a shop, they can easily be delayed.”
Ambulance Victoria group manager Brett Drummond said children were especially vulnerable to high tempera-tures inside vehicles.
“Tragically there have been cases of children dying in hot cars in Victoria in recent years,” Mr Drummond said.
“Babies and young children can’t regulate their body temperature like adults, so being left in a hot car can quickly become life-threatening,” he said.
“Some people think they can duck into the shop and leave their child but there’s a risk they will be delayed and it’s a risk not worth taking.”
Ambulance Victoria warned that cars can quickly heat up even on mild days. Tests show that a car’s interior can hit 44 degrees within 10 minutes when the outside temperature was 29 degrees.
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Poster people: Laila Cooke, Cr Anne Shaw, Tyler Steel, Cr Antonella Celi, Finn Roser, Gary Sanford of Rye and Dromana Community Bank and Kartika Wicaksana.
Prizes for A-Day poster designsPrizes for A-Day poster designsTHE poster for this year’s Australia Day celebrations on the Mornington Peninsula will be based on artwork by Kartika Wicaksana.
The Mt Martha girl won the shire’s Australia Day Poster Competition, a $500 bank account and an iPad 4.
Runners-up Finn Roser, Tyler Steel and Laila Cooke received accounts at Bendigo Bank worth $250.
The mayor Cr Antonella Celi said the entries were original “really cap-tured the theme of Australia Day on the peninsula – from enjoying beaches
and parks, to watching fi reworks and spending time with friends and fam-ily”.
Australia Day events and activities will be held in Mornington, Mt Eliza, Hastings, Rosebud, Rye, Sorrento and Dromana.
existing parkland, and it will dramati-cally increase foot and vehicle traffi c.” He was worried the project would take parkland for car parking and could
“potentially operate at night with cor-responding issues of noise”.
The proposed $4 million second stage included “plans for a viewing tower, restaurant and gift shop”, he said.
“As a community Arthurs Seat has had to contend with numerous threats in recent times. Let us continue to unite and prevent private profi t from not just public land but also our neigh-bourhood.”
He said Arthurs Seat was chaotic on weekends in warm weather. “We’re happy to share our mountain but some-thing needs to be done about traffi c.”
Mr Bisogni, 45, his wife and their three children have lived on the moun-tain since 2000.
He was among a group of residents who successfully opposed a 40-metre high mobile phone tower on Arthurs Seat last year. It would have been the sixth large communication tower on the mountain.
The News understands the propo-nent, Crown Castle Australia, installed its equipment on one of the existing towers.
Last year, the shire refused to create a strategic plan to manage Arthurs Seat communication towers.
The chairlift meeting is at 4pm on Sunday 1 December at Arthurs Ho-tel, Arthurs Seat Rd. Details: Email [email protected], Friends of Arthurs Seat on Facebook or send a text to 0409 018 908.
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Continued from Page 1He said if councillors voted for the foreshore site – the carnival
land and adjacent Rosebud Memorial Hall – the shire would prepare information for Environment Minister Ryan Smith including detailed design drawings and a revised business case based on the project being expanded in June 2012 from 4800 to 6800 square metres.
Cr Gibb has a letter in this issue (see Page 10) refuting elements of David Harrison’s comment article “Battle to resume on pool site” (The News, 19/11/13).
The News understands at least one councillor thinks the shire should not be building such an expensive project at this time. Others think SPA should be built next to the shire offi ce in Besgrove St near the primary and secondary schools.
SPA was fi rst suggested in 1999 when the shire planned to build three aquatic centres – in Hastings (opened in 2003), Rosebud and Mornington.
By David HarrisonMORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s chief executive offi cer Michael Kennedy has been warned that he would be “acting wrongfully” to bring to council the biggest project the shire has yet contemplated while a councillor awaits a confl ict of interest trial and is unable to vote.
Nepean Ward councillor Hugh Fraser, a barrister, has told Dr Kennedy by email: “You are obliged to apply the legal principle that Cr [Graham] Pittock is presumed innocent of all the charges until the fi nal determination of the charges brought against him.”
Cr Pittock has been barred from voting on Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre matters for more than a year since an anonymous accusation that he had a confl ict of interest was lodged with the Local Government Inspectorate.
The complainant alleged Cr Pittock’s squash court and gymnasium centre in Dromana, more than 10 kilometres
from the shire’s proposed aquatic and gym centre on the Rosebud foreshore, created the confl ict. The court case has been set down for next March.
Cr Fraser told Dr Kennedy he would be “acting wrongfully should you make or bring on any, and particularly your, recommendation in relation to the proposed SPA for debate and vote by councillors on 9 December 2013 before the hearing in March 2014 and fi nal determination of the charges against Councillor Graham Pittock”.
He said the CEO should, to avoid any doubt about “the correctness of what you are obliged to do or not to do ... consider your own position as CEO and seek your own independent legal advice”.
Cr Fraser concluded: “I await your confi rmation that you will not make or bring on any, and in particular your, recommendation to council as to SPA until after the hearing and fi nal determination of the charges.”
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By Chris BrennanFEDERAL Flinders MP Greg Hunt was the focus of attention last week in both the nation’s capital and his stomping ground on the Mornington Peninsula as he looked to sell the virtues of the government’s climate change policy.
While environmentalists slammed the Abbott govern-ment’s push to repeal the carbon price as a step back-ward in the global battle to tackle climate change, Mr Hunt assured voters the pricing of carbon dioxide was an unnecessary evil that placed an unfair impost on the Australian economy and small businesses in particular.
Despite being a well-known proponent of a pricing mechanism to control pollution before duties within an ever “pragmatic” Liberal Party took over, Mr Hunt ap-peared convincing in his pitch to federal parliament and the Australian population that direct action via govern-ment intervention was a far superior approach to curb-ing greenhouse gas emissions than the market-based alternative.
“The idea that a punitive electricity tax is the right approach to tackling climate change was unequivocally rejected by the Australian people at the recent election,” Mr Hunt said last week.
He assured peninsula small business operators that they would be among the primary winners of the Coali-tion’s push to scrap Labor’s carbon price.
“Small businesses were hit hardest by the carbon tax as they were not given any of the compensation or hand-outs afforded to larger businesses,” Mr Hunt said.
“I have been contacted by business owners from Somerville, Hastings and Rosebud who told me they feared for the viability of their businesses under the car-bon tax.
“They were all operating on a tight margin, in a highly competitive fi eld and were not in a position to simply pass on cost increases to customers.
“Repealing the carbon tax will lower costs for all local businesses and manufacturers, boost growth, increase
jobs and ease cost of living pressures for households.“This is particularly crucial on the Mornington Pen-
insula with its high population of seniors on a fi xed in-come.”
He said under the government’s proposed legislation, the carbon tax would be removed from 30 June 2014, which would “simplify the transition for businesses and give complete certainty about future liabilities”.
The scrapping of the tax on carbon dioxide emissions would result in a 7-9 per cent saving on electricity and gas prices, he said.
“The Coalition government will ensure price reduc-tions from repealing the carbon tax fl ow through to small businesses by providing additional resources to the ACCC [Australian Competition and Consumer Commission] for enforcement.”
He said the Abbott government remained committed to reducing Australia’s emissions by fi ve per cent below 2000 levels by 2020, as part of the Kyoto agreement, but he believed the carbon price was the wrong mechanism to tackle climate change.
“We will achieve these targets through an emissions reduction fund – a market-based mechanism for reduc-ing carbon dioxide emissions. Through this fund, we will provide a powerful and direct incentive for busi-nesses across the Australian economy to work with the government to reduce their emissions.”
Mr Hunt also pitched a Shop Small campaign to help boost business activity on the peninsula.
“Rather than doing the Christmas shopping online or at big department stores this year, I encourage all resi-dents to visit local shopping strips on the peninsula.
“Small businesses are the economic life blood of the peninsula and it benefi ts all members of the community to see them prosper.
“Shopping locally is one way we can each do our bit to sustain these businesses and add vibrancy to our local towns.”
Carbon tax stance to help small business
Home ground: Flinders federal MP Greg Hunt was back on the peninsula last week where he promised to retain a strong focus on issues affecting his electorate. Picture: Yanni
PAGE 8 Southern Peninsula News 26 November 2013
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Continued from Page 1The important work of propagating 15,000 to 20,000 plants each year was recognised by the state government mid-year when it gave the group $8000, and last week state MP Martin Dixon toured the nursery with members to see how the money was being spent.
Mr Dixon said nine peninsula groups received grants from the 2013 Healthy Parks Healthy People program.
They included Seawinds Nursery Volunteers, Friends of the Hooded Plover, Friends of Diamond Bay, Arthurs Seat Weeding Group, and Red Hill Riders.
“The grants support the work of volunteers in parks and reserves across the state,” he said.
“There is strong evidence that being in a natural space like a park has signifi cant benefi ts for mental health and wellbeing.”
Part of the Seawinds grant has been used for maintenance and materials with the volunteers hoping to use some of the funds to set up an automatic watering system.
A recent acquisition was a smoker, used to germinate seeds from the peninsula’s national and state parks. The plants are used by Parks Victoria for native fl ora revegetation projects.
Tom Sault built an early version of a smoker at the nursery. The devices use techniques developed by experts at Kings Park in Perth that revealed elements in smoke, typically after a bushfi re, are catalysts for germination
of many Australian plants and trees.The Seawinds smoker burns leaf
matter collected from the nursery area.
Volunteers, who work at the nursery every week, have an extensive seed “bank”. Seeds are collected, labelled, kept in controlled conditions until needed, then germinated and planted in the area from which they came.
Volunteers also maintain a herbarium verifi ed by botanists from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne.
The nursery includes a small display garden that shows how indigenous plants and wildfl owers can be used to great effect.
Its botanic garden area is open to the public.
Seawinds Garden is 34 hectares on the southwest side of Arthurs Seat and is part of the state park. The entrance is off Purves Rd.
It was established by renowned Melbourne surgeon Sir Thomas and his wife Lady Travers in 1946. Seawinds was bought by the state government in 1975.
Seawinds Nursery Volunteers are always happy to take on recruits. Details: Kathy Watt, 5987 3093 or email: [email protected]
Mike Hast
Sylvan scenes: Top right, Karen Lohman and Kay Jones in the nursery. Right, the propagating area. Far right, nursery volunteers grow 20,000 plants each year. Pictures: Yanni
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RESEARCHERS have been surprised by the number of powerful owls on the Mornington Peninsula.
A recent survey by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries has shown there are at least six breeding pairs and another 10 individuals, “many more than they expected to fi nd”, Mornington Peninsula Shire’s conservation ranger Josh Gunn said.
Two chicks raised by a pair of the large owls were photographed last month near Hastings by Mr Gunn.
The pair had one chick last year.
Pellets collected from the breeding site analysed by Hans Brunner, an expert in animal hair identifi cation, revealed the owls’ diet consisted mostly of ringtail and brushtail possums as well as birds and rats.
“Powerful owls are listed as endangered in Victoria,” Mr Gunn said. “Although they seem to be in good numbers on the peninsula it is important that we protect their habitat as their role as a top-order predator is very important.”
The young owls are downy white on the head and underparts, and have
much shorter tails than their parents.Powerful owls mate for life,
which can be 30 years or more, and defend their territory all year. The chicks usually stay with the parents for several months and sometimes remain within their parents' territory for more than a year.
They are usually found in open forests and woodlands – especially along watercourses – and sometimes open areas near forests such as farmland, parks and suburban areas as well as in remnant bushland patches.
Owls call peninsula homeOwls call peninsula homeLofty lookout: A young powerful owl photographed near Hastings by Mornington Peninsula conservation ranger Josh Gunn.
HUNDREDS of divers and snorkellers took the plunge for a good cause on Saturday, the fi rst day of the three-weekend Great Victorian Fish Count.
The annual census of reef fi sh and other marine life started in 2005 and last year more than 350 volunteers from 25 groups throughout Victoria took part.
The event surveys and monitors important reef sites, and is run by Victorian National Parks Association’s Reef Watch program in conjunction with Museum Victoria.
Fish count locations on the peninsula included Mornington pier, Blairgowrie marina, Rye pier and reefs in southern Port Phillip as well as Point Leo, Flinders pier and Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary off Flinders golf course on the Western Port and Bass Strait side of the peninsula.
Simon Branigan, VNPA’s marine and coastal project coordinator, said divers would be searching for Victoria’s marine faunal emblem, the weedy seadragon, as well as 180 other marine species including 25 important reef fi sh species.
“It’s Victoria’s largest marine citizen science event,” he said. “Divers have underwater identifi cation kits and information recorded is provided to marine scientists.”
He said Victoria’s marine
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Friendly: A western blue groper, found in Port Phillip at last year’s fi sh count.
environment was unique, with more than 85 per cent of species found nowhere else.
“Our waters are so rich they rival the Great Barrier Reef for biological diversity, but they face mounting pressures from threats such as overfi shing, pollution and invasive species.”
Information gathered would give scientists and conservation planners reliable, up-to-date marine data so they could make more informed decisions about protecting Victoria’s marine world.
Last year, divers verifi ed the presence of western blue gropers in Port Phillip.
For details about how to join the 2013 Great Victorian Fish Count, go to www.vnpa.org.au
Mike Hast
PAGE 10 Southern Peninsula News 26 November 2013
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Expense sparedExpense sparedI READ your report on Mornington Peninsula Shire’s performance this year with respect to its budget expenditure with absolute amazement (“Shire underspent on roads, buildings”, The News, 19/11/13).
To budget and raise $19 million in rates for important roadworks and only complete works to the value of $11 million, and to raise $8.5 million for building maintenance and only complete works to the value of $3.78 million and excuse this poor performance by blaming the weather and planning issues is nonsense.
Call it for what it is: incompetence. This whole saga is then compounded by spending an unbudgeted for $7 million on a shopping centre for a possible swimming pool. This without any community consultation, and I note council is still undecided on a site for a pool or if it will ever be built.
A fundamental tenet of local government is the annual budgeting and subsequent raising of rate revenue to complete the works.
To depart so radically from this now requires an urgent review by Local Government Victoria.
Neville Smith, Blairgowrie
Aquatic centreAquatic centreIN David Harrison’s comment piece “Battle to resume on pool site” (The News, 19/11/13), there are some errors of fact to correct:
“Councillors rejected the foreshore site at a meeting in June” – Incorrect. Councillors declared the Point Nepean Rd site adjacent to the foreshore as no longer the preferred site. That site and Rosebud Central shopping centre became equal sites for consideration. Neither was rejected. The June vote formalised the de facto situation when council bought the Rosebud Central site in September 2012.
“No plans” – Incorrect. Concept plans have been around for years and have been published by The News.
“No costings” – Incorrect. Councillors have costings for the two sites.
“No ministerial approval” – Incorrect. Environment Minister [Ryan Smith] has granted coastal consent for the use of the Point Nepean Rd site.
“No business plan” – Incorrect. The feasibility study has included the business case and operational modelling for an aquatic facility.
“Massive borrowings required by a heavily indebted shire” – Incorrect. Council’s strategic plan envisages $12 million of borrowings. Shire debt is around a quarter of one year’s income. The Auditor-General gives the shire fi nances the best rating on all indicators. Treasury Corporation Victoria was asked by the council to review fi nances, and testifi ed in an open council meeting that council could double its debt and it wouldn’t be concerned.
Debt to cash fl ow, debt to rate income and debt to assets ($1.8 billion) are all very low ratios.
Cr David Gibb, Mornington Peninsula Shire
Residents need SPAResidents need SPAI AM concerned about the incorrect facts in David Harrison’s article “Battle to resume on pool site”.
For a start, the [Environment] Minister has granted coastal consent for the site at Point Nepean Rd.
The shire has had plans, costings and business plans created for the facility.
The shire’s fi nancial situation has been rated one of the best in Victoria. The shire’s asset to debt and cash fl ow ratio is in a fantastic
position to take on a project such as the Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre.
I feel that this article has been written without much consideration for the true facts and I am very disappointed to think this misinformation will be read by many people throughout the peninsula.
Southern peninsula residents need the aquatic centre.
Nicole Nicolle, Rosebud
Plenty of supportPlenty of supportON Saturday 16 November, two volunteers went to Boneo Market to seek signatures for yet another petition about the Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre.
The petition was headed “Support our Pool” and addressed to our councillors, calling for the proposed pool to be located on the foreshore.
In 75 minutes, 200 signatures were obtained from a wide range of the community (ages and postcodes) in favour of the foreshore. Three people did not agree with the foreshore location.
Councillors will be making their fi nal decision regarding SPA on 9 December. It is hoped they will take note of the community’s feedback, particularly the councillors who do not support SPA or the site.
Betty Preston, Rosebud
Foreshore for allForeshore for allIT is time Crs David Gibb, Antonella Celi, et al remembered that Rosebud foreshore, in fact, the entire foreshore, is Crown land within the shire and is managed on behalf of all Victorians.
Solomon Lew was forced to remove his pool from Crown land and the shire’s plans for the pool on the foreshore should be withdrawn.
Wannaeue Place is by far the most suitable position and it will not have the climate change concerns that will beset the Rosebud foreshore.
Common sense please!John Cain, McCrae
Republic talkRepublic talkTHE beginning of the Ashes series in Brisbane, along with the election of a monarchist PM in September, provides the community with a wonderful opportunity to again start talking about an Australian republic.
It has been many years since the 1999 referendum, and Gen Y can’t remember it. A new discussion needs to take place about replacing Australia’s head of state with one of us; an Australian citizen.
The prime minister recently declared that all Australians were monarchists during the recent visit of Prince Harry to Australia. What Tony Abbott didn’t realise is that those words, and his views on the monarchy, have spurred the republic debate back onto the national agenda.
Over the next few years, Australia needs to have a discussion about our identity, who we want to be and how we want to be represented.
We need to begin the conversation about our identity in the pub, at Monash University, schools, the workplace and the local football club. A good conversation starter perhaps might be this: who will Australia’s head of state be barracking for this Ashes series?
Joshua Sinclair, Somerville
Editor: The writer was the Labor Party candidate for the federal seat of Flinders won by Liberal Greg Hunt in the September election.
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A CONTRACT has been signed to rebuild the outer section of Mornington pier by late 2014.
The $10.3 million contract was awarded to K V Johnson Constructions follows construction of the pier’s mid-section and installation of wave screens.
By the time it is completed, the government will have spent $15.28m repairing and replacing the pier.
Access to the pier will again be restricted when the reconstruction of the outer deck begins in early 2014.
Mornington MP David Morris blames delays “the Brumby Government’s mismanagement” for delays in rebuilding the pier.
“The next phase will see the complete replace-
ment of the outer section of the pier, including new wave screens to protect the harbour, timber decking, low landings and other important im-provements,” Mr Morris said.
Mr Hodgett said the contract award was an-other signifi cant milestone for the Mornington Pier reconstruction which will be completed in late 2014.
“This latest contract award is one of the fi nal major milestones in the reconstruction of Morn-ington Pier, which means that local residents and visitors will soon be able to enjoy the fi nished product,” Ports Minister David Hodgett said.
For more details about Mornington pier or boating on Port Phillip call 13 1963 or visit www.parks.vic.gov.au
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PENINSULA photographer Peter McConchie’s latest book – Fire and the Story of Burning Country – tells the story in pictures and words of positive effect of fi re on the Australian landscape as told by Cape York elders.
Melbourne-born McConchie worked as a fashion photographer in London, Paris, Milan and New York before returning to Australia in 2000 and becoming a passionate environ-mentalist through his photography.
Now living on the southern peninsu-la with his family, McConchie worked with Cape York elders and their com-munities for 20 years, photographing and recording their culture
The new book, his seventh, details how to care for country by using cool burning techniques, which can prevent wildfi res, reduce carbon emissions, cleanse the land of weeds and excessive fuel loads, and build healthy soil.
The information in Fire is in stark contrast to the widely held view that fi re is destructive and to be feared.
McConchie said the book was “a response from indigenous elders to
the devastating Black Saturday fi res in Victoria during the summer of 2009”.
In the foreword, fi re ecology sci-entist Dr Don Hankins writes: “This book offers a unique opportunity to see fi re through the lens of accompa-nying indigenous cultural practition-ers as they restore fi re to landscapes across Australia. The chapters offer a perspective and voice largely absent in existing literature about indigenous fi re, that is, the indigenous perspec-tive. These are the stories of Austral-ia’s fi re knowledge keepers.”
McConchie’s other books are Yolngu Mali: Aboriginal Spirit, Australia Beyond Any Price, Elders: Wisdom from Australian Indigenous Leaders, Point Nepean, Old Growth, and Traditional Knowledge.
McConchie has self-published the book under the imprint Cyclops Press. It costs $40 and is available by email-ing [email protected] or writing to PO Box 89, Blairgowrie 3942.
McConchie’s websites are www.petermcconchie.com.au and www.cultureislife.org
Mike Hast
The story of how fire can be a friendThe story of how fire can be a friend
Stark relief: Left, the cover of peninsula photographer and environmentalist Peter McConchie’s latest work Fire and the Story of Burning Country and, right, two pictures from the book.
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GOAT triplets born “in captivity” at Mornington Peninsula Shire’s animal shelter have found a new home – and a new lease on life – after being adopted along with their mum by an animal sanctuary. The mother was found roaming on the peninsula and taken to the animal shelter, which started the process of fi nding a new home for her.
Arrangements were made with Edgar’s Mission, a not-for-profi t sanctuary for rescued farm animals in Kilmore. But on the morning her new carers were due to collect her last month, animal shelter staff discovered she had given birth to three healthy kids. Her new carers couldn’t be happier.
“Never before had we met such a gentle goat or doting mother,” Paula Broadstock of Edgar’s Mission said. “And if we were struck by Mama Goat’s love, we were just as struck by her three tiny, Mexican jumping bean-inspired babies, who were busy celebrating life and dancing around; doing what young kids do best.”
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By Keith PlattCYCLING, tennis and kayaking can all be part of a normal day’s activities for Ian Stevenson.
In August, he realised a long-held ambition – walking the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea and visiting the area where his father fought during the Second World War.
Clambering along the 96-kilometre track is not easy, but Mr Stevenson is one of a growing number of peo-ple drawn to the site of the 1942 battle that led to the death of 625 Australians.
Fit, and no stranger to physical exercise, Mr Steven-son was able to negotiate the no-frills tourist adventure.
However, soon after returning to Mornington, he realised he’d brought home more than just memories and photographs.
Fever, headache and aching joints stopped him in his tracks.
Blood tests revealed he was suffering from chikungunya, an infectious disease believed to have originated in Africa and spread by the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes aegypti). The mosquito has distinctive white markings on its legs, although Mr Stevenson cannot remember seeing or being bitten by one.
The bite has given him the dubious distinction of offi cially being the fi rst Victorian to have caught the mutant virus in PNG.
It has also forced him to take a break from a 40-year habit of regularly donating blood.
An environmental consultant with the CFA, Mr Stevenson is chairman of the Hastings-based Dolphin Research Institute and executive offi cer of the Western Port Catchment Committee which operates in con-junction with Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Foundation.
While back on his bike, swinging a racquet and pad-dling, Mr Stevenson still wakes up with aching joints and has no idea how long the symptoms will persist.
He said guarding against mosquitoes was discussed by members of his Kokoda group, but their efforts fo-cused on “night-time biting pests” when the chikungu-nya-carrying insect is known as a daytime biter.
The Asian tiger mosquito also carries viruses respon-sible for Ross River, Barmah Forest and dengue fevers.
There are no vaccines for these diseases and doctors can treat symptoms only.
“I’m unaware of a specifi c mossie doing the biting, although one of my fellow trekkers made occasional comments about red marks on his skin,” Mr Stevenson said.
“The [chikungunya] symptoms began when I returned home. Fever, lethargy, very sore joints and muscle pain, skin rash and the shakes.
“I managed to drive to a doctor who suspected malaria or dengue but both these were negative from blood tests.”
The diagnosis of chikungunya was confi rmed with another blood test, which then sparked interest from the testing laboratories.
“I suspect there may be other infected persons but they haven’t been diagnosed,” he said.
“After the fi rst fortnight, the symptoms abated apart from lethargy, sore joints and muscle pain.
“This still continues, although the symptoms are progressively abating. I’m on symptom medication for pain relief only and this continues although I’ve tried to give them up.”
Mr Stevenson said his own research showed that something like 35 per cent of affected people have symptoms for more than three months and about 12 per cent suffer for more than a year.
“Given the similarities to Ross River or Barmah or dengue infections, there are some messages and lessons learned. Using day-time repellent is one key necessity.”
Despite the adverse outcomes, Mr Stevenson sees his Kokoda walk as a “fantastic, moving experience”.
“The living military history was fascinating and any-one having family or other links to Kokoda or any of the other Second World War battles in the Asia-Pacifi c area should defi nitely put it on the bucket list.
“But given that summer is approaching, precaution-ary measures for us all in southern Australia, including the Mornington Peninsula, are advised.”
Unexpected returns from walking the TrackUnexpected returns from walking the Track
Hidden danger: Ian Stevenson has found there is more to fear from insects than old explosives when walking the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea.
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By Mike HastSEEING satirist, comedian and ac-tor John Clarke standing in the man-groves of Western Port at Hastings, you naturally enough expect a sardon-ic comment.
Perhaps something about the odour of the mud at low tide. Eau de salt-marsh, anyone? A crack about the seagrass? This would look good in the fi sh pond.
But, no, Clarke is on a mission; some thing completely different, as the Pythons once said.
He is a founding board member of Western Port Seagrass Partnership, an independent trust formed in 2001 to lobby for the protection and restora-tion of Western Port and its catchment.
Why does a 65-year-old New Zea-lander who came to Australia in 1979 and became a fi xture in comedy and satire on television, in fi lms and on stage – including being inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame in 2008 – care about Western Port?
“I’ve owned a holiday house on Phillip Island for years,” he told The News, fl ashing a look southeast from the Hastings foreshore and stepping off the track as a woman with two white dogs jogged past.
“I was sitting on the beach years ago and noticed lots of black particles in the usually clear water.
“I’m a typical person of my age who doesn’t know much about the environ-ment, so I went out and sought some information.”
This lead him to scientists and ecologists, and the “greening” of John Clarke began.
Clarke knows a lot more now. He was in Hastings a few weeks ago with seagrass partnership board members to attend a briefi ng with the Port of Hastings Development Authority, which has been charged by the state government to build a container port that will eventually handle 8-9 million containers a year, almost double the capacity of the Port of Melbourne.
The authority at last is beginning to engage with the community after be-ing formed on 1 January 2011 and be-ing given $110 million over four years by Premier Denis Napthine in April. It has held a series of briefi ngs with business, environmental and other special interest groups. It’s forming community consultation groups.
Clarke says Western Port is a special place that has been under greater pres-sure from human development for the past 30 years.
Funnyman on Western Port missionFunnyman on Western Port mission
Getting serious: John Clarke on the foreshore at Hastings wearing his Western Port Seagrass Partnership “hat”. On looking after Western Port: “We need the right heads at the planning table to balance the interests of the environment and business.” Picture: Yanni
Increased sediment is one of the principal problems. “Most of it comes from the northern end of the waterway because we drained Koo Wee Rup swamp.
“This was a bad idea. It was a huge, 50 miles by 15 miles sponge that fi l-tered runoff before it entered Western Port. It was a work of genius by na-ture.”
Western Port Seagrass Partnership’s objectives include improving natural resource planning, management and research in Western Port. It encourag-es, guides and sponsors research into seagrass and the broader Western Port ecology “to ensure decision-making is based on sound scientifi c knowledge”. It aims to “accelerate the implementa-tion of protective and restorative works in the catchment and bay”.
Clarke said most scientifi c research
done in recent decades referred to the Shapiro report. “Very few areas world-wide have had a Shapiro,” he said.
This was an early 1970s baywide envi ronmental study commissioned by the Liberal state government when the “Battle for Western Port” grabbed national media attention as industrial-ists fought a bitter battle with scientists and conservationists over development of the region.
Western Port had been earmarked as the site for heavy industry by Pre-mier Henry Bolte in the early 1960s. One plan called for a nuclear reactor on French Island and a causeway to the mainland. The State Electricity Com-mission bought up large tracts of land on the island and effectively “depopu-lated” it as farmers sold up and left.
BP built a refi nery at Crib Point, abandoned in the 1980s. John Lysaght
Pty Ltd built a steel mill near Hastings, now owned by BlueScope Steel and in decline since the closure of its hot strip mill, and Esso built a gas refraction-ation plant near the steel mill, which still operates and is being refurbished to take oil and gas from the recently opened Kipper fi eld in Bass Strait.
The grand experiment to make West-ern Port the “Ruhr of Victoria”, named after the heavily industrialised city in Germany, foundered when the govern-ment lost its appetite and a new ap-preciation of the environment became mainstream.
The Shapiro report, containing the research of many scientists and reveal-ing the unique and sensitive ecology of Western Port, was a key reason why this occurred.
“We’re here to raise the profi le of seagrass,” Clarke said without a hint
of irony.The seagrass mob aims to promote
partnership-based approaches to im-prove the understanding, protection and restoration of the ecosystems of Western Port and its iconic seagrass communities, a signifi cant proportion of which has been lost.
“We need the right heads at the plan-ning table to balance the interests of the environment and business.”
Clarke turns away from the shore-line and marches across the foreshore, back toward Hastings’ main street. He’s probably thinking about who he and Bryan Dawe will satirise in their long-running television spot later in the week.
“Welcome, Premier Denis Napthine. I see you’ve been on the seagrass. How are you feeling?”
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RENOVATED to please and in a great location close to Fisherman’s Beach and Main St shops, your search for the perfect low-maintenance home is over. A rendered facade makes a great fi rst impression, as does the exterior paving, which has all been re-painted. To one side of the unit is a brand-new alfresco entertainment area. Set privately behind a new Merbau timber fence and with a shade sail offering protection against the elements, this zone will make outdoor entertaining a delight. The home includes a large family area, modern kitchen and adjoining meals area, while Tasmanian oak fl oorboards feature throughout. There are two bedrooms, both with built-in wardrobes, while the main bathroom has also been renovated. There are three split-system air-conditioning units, roller blinds and tinted windows at the front of the home, and a single garage.
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Situated directly opposite Bay Beach, this tastefully renovated unit - one of seven on the block - comprises 2
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ARCHITECTURALLY designed and fi lled with natural light, this magnifi cent coastal residence is set about 800 metres from the beach. The home excites the senses with a welcoming colour palette, while high ceilings accentuate the sense of space. Designed to create a relaxing fl ow from one room to the next, and with a northerly aspect to optimise sunlight, the home’s living spaces are oriented around a vast outdoor entertainment area. The master bedroom suite is sure to impress, with access to an expansive timber deck and large walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. Ironbark timber fl oors feature in the hallway and main open-plan living area, which combines with a beautiful galley-style kitchen that has a long island bench, stainless-steel appliances and glass splashbacks. There is an adjoining dining and family area, while around the corner is a television or games room. Located in the east wing of the home are three more bedrooms, all with built-in wardrobes, and the main bathroom.
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Sea ChangeAre you looking for a sea change? Well you couldn’t get much closer than this. Peninsula Kayak Hire, located on
permits, leases etc in place, this business is ready to take to
the summer season.Sale Price: $35,000 Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184
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Sale Price: $1,150,000Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454
OFFICES FOR LEASE 2 Seventh Ave Rosebud - 95sqm $560pw + GST + OG
coin machine. Automatic doors open 7am and close 9pm 7 days.
Shopping strip location.$65,000
CLEANING
FREEHOLD & LEASEHOLDAccredited business, licensed for 25
children per day. Est 30 years, delightful premises in residential area. Can be managed, vendor
$220,000 + sav
Iconic premises on the Peninsula, indoor/outdoor seating inc deck
and courtyard. Commercial kitchen, 12-15 kgs coffee pw. Well patronised by locals and tourists.
SORRENTOWell stocked shop in great location,
high stock turnover, long lease in place. Vendor must sell and offers full assistance with changeover.
Quality labels catering for over 35s. Staff room & 3 rear car parks.
2009 Hino truck, 6 tonne, excellent condition, regularly serviced. Set daily run from
Dandenong to Nthn suburbs. Work 5 days, hours to suit,
vendor wishes to retire after 27 years.
DANDENONGFully unmanned with automatic opening & closing. 7 days 7am – 9pm. 10 top loaders, 3 Speed Queen industrial, 9 dryers, large
Retail & wholesale to RSL. Mix, cut, scale machine ready for
meat pies, makes own cakes. Indoor/outdoor seating on
highway.
SOMERVILLELarge coolstore on major road,
Est. around 35 years. New cool-rooms recently installed. Mitsubi-
shi van & Holden ute included. T/O
Established 30 years, has 2 shop frontages. Retail + w/sale $1500
per week mainly to schools,
inc Combo van for deliveries. Will assist new owner.
5 ½ days.
Large business with huge potential
Quality stock at affordable prices, est 35 yrs. Excellent location on
main road, trades 5 ½ days. Vendor ready to retire.
$395,000 + sav
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m factory/warehouse. Garment manufacture, in-house embroidery,
custom made. Quality control systems. Est 20 yrs.
Manufacture & retailer of continental products using
traditional recipes & techniques. Excellent equipment, purpose built factory, Est 25 yrs. New lease to be negotiated, owners wish to
Modern, purpose built factory, 4200sqm, 6 y.o. General
packaging, lubricants, car care products. Wide range of formats for
-house dispatch & logistic service.
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Business $1.55M + sav. Freehold $4.6M + GST
Home-based business with no opposition. Vendor wishes to retire after 18 years. Lots of work from
do mobile repairs. Huge potential – vendor will train. NEW
HASTINGSDine-in & takeaway, modern
premises purpose built in industrial & residential area. Seating apacity of 40 + outside. Equipment value approx. $150,000. Onsite parking
MORDIALLOCVery well presented industrial café & takeaway. Good location on
busy road and a new lease is offered if leasehold only purchased.
Seats 10 inside & 8 outside. Easy to operate business with two staff.
Trades Mon-Fri 5.30am until 2.30pm.
CONFIDENTIALITY APPLIESFranchised women’s gym and weight loss centre in southern
suburbs. 90% direct debit clients,
staff. Stock included.
Lights, camera, actionTHIS DVD rental business operates a well-priced, service-focused movie and game rental store. It stocks about 11,000 titles plus games, ranging from new releases to classics. A fully computerised system is in place and there is no other competition in the area. Trading hours are Monday to Thursday 10am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday, 10am to 10pm and Sunday from 11am to 9pm.
DVD rentals, CHELTENHAMPrice: $115,000 plus SAVAgency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151
Bon appetitTHIS licensed restaurant has a varied menu serving pizza, pasta, risotto, veal and chicken dishes, steak, seafood and desserts. There is seating for 50 inside and private outside seating as well. Opening hours are 7 days, 11am until 9pm. The premises have a large cooking and working area, and some deliveries are done. The restaurant has been established for about 25 years, shows excellent profi ts and offers huge potential. Licensed restaurant and takeaway,CARRUM DOWNSPrice: $399,500 plus SAVAgency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588
Southern Peninsula News 26 November 2013 PAGE 25
Peninsula Health
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
The meeting is open to the public
Guest speaker:
Associate Professor Sean Jespersen Clinical Director Peninsula Health
Mental Health Services
Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP tel: 9788 1501 or
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 36 of the Health Services Act 1988, that the Annual General Meeting of Peninsula Health will be held on
Friday, 29 November 2013
at 2pm at the Frankston Arts Centre,
Davey Street, FrankstonThe business of the meeting will be to receive the Annual Report from the Board of Directors including:
b) a report on the health services provided to the community in 2012/2013 and on health services proposed to be provided in 2013/2014.
Dr Sherene Devanesen Chief Executive
A CONTRACT has been signed to rebuild the outer section of Mornington pier by late 2014.
The $10.3 million contract was awarded to K V Johnson Constructions follows construction of the pier’s mid-section and installation of wave screens.
By the time it is completed, the government will have spent $15.28m repairing and replacing the pier.
Access to the pier will again be restricted when the reconstruction of the outer deck begins in
early 2014. Mornington MP David Morris blames delays
“the Brumby Government’s mismanagement” for delays in rebuilding the pier.
“The next phase will see the complete replace-ment of the outer section of the pier, including new wave screens to protect the harbour, timber decking, low landings and other important im-provements,” Mr Morris said.
Mr Hodgett said the contract award was an-other signifi cant milestone for the Mornington
Pier reconstruction which will be completed in late 2014.
“This latest contract award is one of the fi nal major milestones in the reconstruction of Morn-ington Pier, which means that local residents and visitors will soon be able to enjoy the fi nished product,” Ports Minister David Hodgett said.
For more details about Mornington pier or boating on Port Phillip call 13 1963 or visit www.parks.vic.gov.au
New year start for Mornington pier rebuildNew year start for Mornington pier rebuild
Camera ready: The Premier Dennis Napthine and Mornington MP David Morris at Mornington pier in May 2012 while announcing the state government’s commit-ment to its future. Picture: Yanni
NEWS DESK
By Chris BrennanFRANKSTON Hospital’s emergency depart-ment will be double its current size by the end of next year under redevelopment works now in full swing.
Health Minister David Davis gave the $81 mil-lion redevelopment project the thumbs-up during an inspection of the site last week.
Mr Davis said stage three of the redevelop-ment, which would add three new wards and 92 hospital beds, was on track to be completed by December 2014.
“Once built, the new emergency department will ensure that locals get the clinical support and health services they need, now and in the future,” Mr Davis said.
The Napthine government has been under fi re in recent weeks over the “gridlocked” state of the health system, with Ambulance Victoria fi g-ures showing patients were being forced to wait longer than ever before to be transferred to emer-gency departments.
Frankston Hospital was identifi ed as the worst-affected emergency department, but operator Peninsula Health said it had taken steps to ad-dress the problem of patient transfer delays.
A Peninsula Health spokesperson said that, de-spite Frankston Hospital having the highest num-ber of ambulance presentations in the state, it was now achieving better results that most other met-ropolitan hospitals.
“Both Frankston and Rosebud hospitals are now achieving better than average performance in ambulance transfers,” the spokesperson said.
“This improvement is due to additional re-sources as well as changes to the way we use ex-isting resources, such as short-stay beds and fast-track areas within the emergency department.”
Peninsula Health was working “collaborative-ly” with ambulance paramedics to ensure timely treatment of patients, as well as with Frankston and Mornington Peninsula GPs to ensure people with non-urgent care needs were having their
needs met in “more appropriate settings” than the emergency department.
Mr Davis said the new, expanded emergency department would greatly improve the hospital’s ability to meet treatment targets.
“The hospital redevelopment is among $4.5 billion of infrastructure investment underway at Victorian health services,” he said.
Healthy start: Health Minister David Davis, right, reviews plans for stage
three of the Frankston Hospital redevelopment with engineer Wimal
Kirinde during an inspection of the worksite last week. The project, due to be completed by the end of next year, will double the size of the emergency
deparment, adding three new hospital wards and a further 92 beds.
Picture: Yanni
Emergency upgrade on track Police brace forschoolies infl uxPOLICE have been visiting rental properties on the Mornington Penin-sula leased by groups of schoolies to ensure celebrations don’t get out of hand.
Southern peninsula police numbers have been bolstered by extra offi c-ers from Frankston, Mornington and Hastings to handle the annual infl ux of schoolies celebrating the end of their secondary school studies.
Police were expecting thousands of newly graduated Victorian students to descend on peninsula towns over the past week to join in the notorious an-nual celebrations.
Police community engagement of-fi cer Inspector Lisa Hardeman said extra patrols would be deployed across the peninsula in an attempt to minimise alcohol-fuelled violence and other anti-social behaviour.
She said police would be taking a proactive approach to the celebrations in an attempt to educate school leavers on the potential risks they faced.
“We know celebrating schoolies’ week is something young people look forward to for a long time,” she said. “They’ve studied hard for the past 13 or so years and it’s a great milestone.
“Preparation is the key to staying safe. Plan your day and night, and plan a way back to your accommodation.
“Ensure you’re always with a group of friends, people you can rely on and people who you know are looking out for you.
“And remember, a criminal record stays with you for life and will most certainly affect your career – don’t let a moment of stupidity infl uence the rest of your life.”
PAGE 26 Southern Peninsula News 26 November 2013
Upgrade for safetyUpgrade for safetyA DANGEROUS intersection on the Western Port Highway has fi nally been fi xed.
The intersection of the highway with Robinsons Rd, Langwarrin, was the scene of 12 casualty crashes – fi ve causing serious injury – before the Transport Accident Commission stepped in to pay for a $16 million upgrade.
Hastings MP Neale Burgess said most crashes occurred “as a result of traffi c crossing over the Western Port Highway from Robinsons Rd and being hit by through traffi c on the highway”.
He said changes at the intersection included widening the highway to provide right turn lanes and a left turn lane, median islands in Robinsons Rd, safety barriers and lighting.
Seeking answersSeeking answersMORNINGTON Peninsula Shire wants answers from the 77,000 mem-bers of its library services.
It is conducting an online survey to fi nd out if people want such things as more online services, different open-ing hours, more DVDs and evening events.
Participants can also enter a draw to win an iPad mini.
“Libraries act as exciting hubs for people of all ages, and offer services such as free Wi-Fi, books to borrow, free homework help from qualifi ed tutors and latest DVDs such as Game of Thrones,” the mayor Cr Antonella Celi said.
The library survey is at www.surveymonkey.com/s/OurLibrary or complete the survey and nominate a school to be a winner at www.survey-monkey.com/s/OurLibraryYourSay
STORIES of the men and women listed on the First World War honour roll in Mornington's Memorial Park will feature in a book to be published for the 100th anniversary of Anzac Day in 2015.
It will be published by Mornington and District Historical Society.Leading the project is the society's award-winning researcher Val
Wilson, who won a Victorian Community History Award last month for her website on pioneers' graves at Mornington Cemetery.
Ms Wilson said she had found the stories of many people on the roll but had "come up against a brick wall" for others.
"I'm hoping peninsula residents can help me with more information," she said.
Ms Wilson has been scouring archives at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, electoral rolls, newspapers and other sources.
The three-panel honour roll with more than 100 names was on the outside wall of the old Mechanics Institute on the corner of Main and Queen streets before being moved to Memorial Park in Barkly St.
It contains the names of three women, one of whom Ms Wilson thinks enlisted in the United Kingdom.
Val Wilson can be contacted on 5975 2958 or by email: [email protected]
Also looking for information from the past is Colin Fisher of Mornington Heritage Support Group, which has planted an Avenue of Honour in conjunction with Mornington Peninsula Shire in Mornington Park at the beach end of Main St.
Mr Fisher is seeking photos of the town's original avenue of honour, which was on both side of Main St between Vale St and Nepean Highway, planted in 1917-18.
"We've looked everywhere but haven't been able to fi nd any photos," he said.
Day centenary commemoration would be dedication of the new avenue of honour and bronze plaques containing "information about avenues of honour in general and Mornington's in particular".
The fallen: Mornington and District Historical Society is seeking the stories of the men and women listed on the honour roll in the town’s Memorial Park. Picture: Gary Sissons
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Compiled by Matt VowellFrom the pages of the Mornington Standard, 29 November 1913 AT Bittern railway station a very nasty accident happened to one of the coach horses on Saturday. The animal became frightened at a motor and bolted. It ran into a post, breaking its shoulder and tearing the fl esh all across the chest. The animal had to be shot. Fortunately there was no one in the coach at the time of the accident.
***QUITE a pleasing aspect appears at Stony Point at present through the whole of the crafts engaged in the crayfi shing industry lying there, the captains being away at Hobart to a conference to try and get the East coast of Tasmania thrown open for pot fi shing. At present, the East coast is abounding with crayfi sh, and what is known as hoop fi shing is only al-lowed. Should this pot fi shing pass, we shall be supplied with more fi sh for our markets.
***A EUCHRE party and dance will be held in the Mechanics’ Institute, Frankston, on Wednesday next, 3rd December, in aid of the uniform fund of the local brass band.
***MESSRS T. R B. Morton and Son will hold a special cattle sale at Bit-tern on Thursday next, when they will yard, for various owners, milkers, springers, steers and young stock, also horses, vehicles, etc.
***A LANTERN lecture entitled “The Reformation and the Modern Church,” will be given in St. Paul’s
Church, Frankston, on Sunday even-ing next.
***MESSRS G. Martin and Co. will sell by auction on Saturday, December 6, on the ground at Tyabb, valuable township allotments, on account of Misses W. G. and A. H. Beckett.
***W. A. KORNER will sell by auction on Saturday, December 6th, the Stock. in-trade of a general grocery at Rosebud, consisting of drapery, boots, etc., horses, cart, and cows. The sale will commence at 11 o’clock.
***ON Friday next a concert will be held at Tyabb in aid of the picnic prize fund. A good programme has been ar-ranged, and given fi ne weather there should be a large attendance.
***MESSRS Brody and Mason will sell by auction on Wednesday next on account of Mrs E. M. Baxter, large quantity of surplus furniture, cows, horse, vehicles, implements, poultry, etc. The sale will take place at Cliff House, Davey’s Bay.
***WE regret to have to record the death of Mr P. Tulloch (who had been in the employ of Mr A. Shannon for some time past) which took place some time on Thursday night. He retired to bed at his sister’s residence (where he lived) apparently in good health, but in the morning he was found dead, having apparently died in his sleep. An inquiry will be held, particulars of which will be published in next issue.
***THE anniversary services in connec-tion with the Frankston Methodist
Sunday School were held on Sunday and Monday last, when, notwith-standing the unpropitious weather, the attendance was good. Mr Findley (secretary of Sunday School Union), occupied the pulpit in the morning, afternoon and evening services, and gave interesting addresses, which
were listened to attentively. On Mon-day evening, a social was held in the church, which was well attended, and a good programme of songs, recita-tions, and lantern views was gone through. Rev. Mr Jackson occupied the chair.
***A BAZAAR to liquidate the debt on the new hall will be held on the 30th and 31st December. The ladies of Dromana are working hard in their determination to make it a success. The Hon. A. Downward, M.L,A., has kindly consented to open the fete.
***A EUCHRE party in connection with the above was held in the hall on Saturday evening, the 22nd inst. There was a moderate attendance, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Mrs Kidgell and Miss M. Hazledine played off for the lady’s fi rst prize, also Messrs Bowering and Evans for the gent’s, resulting in a win for Mrs Kidgell. Mr W. Gibson secured the “booby” prizes.
***A TOURNAMENT was held on the local golf links on Saturday, the 22nd inst. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, only a few of the members competed. The result of the tourna-ment was as follows:- Ladies, Miss M. Hazledine, 12-59 fi rst, Miss M. Talbot, scr. 62 second; gents, W. Evans, scr. 43 fi rst, J. Boag, 7-47 second.
***THE Children’s Anniversary services in the Frankston Methodist Church will be repeated on Sunday. The preacher, morning and evening, will be Captain Jenkins, of the Lands Department.
***AT the Frankston Court of Petty Sessions, held on Monday last before Messrs Crawford and Baxter, J’s.P., Gustav Grosche was fi ned 2s 6d in each of three cases for failing to send
his children to school the requisite number of days. Oscar Bailey, for failing to have his child vaccinated, was fi ned 40s. Two similar cases were adjourned for 14 days.
***A WELL-attended meeting was held in the Crib Point hall on Saturday evening by the Progress Association. The principal item discussed was the sanitary arrangements surrounding the district. Other matters that would not only benefi t Crib Point, but the whole peninsula, were also discussed.
***ON Monday night, a meeting of par-ents met in the hall at the invitation of the school committee to discuss a new site for the school, Mr Russell, the district school inspector, being present to hear the view of the par-ents. The majority were unanimous that for the present the site used at present was most central.
***ON Wednesday evening, the 19th inst., at a banquet held in connec-tion with the M.U.I.O.O.F., Loyal Somerville Lodge, the popular and energetic secretary, Mr H. Simcock, was made the recipient of a hand-some gold medallion for his valuable services during his four years term of offi ce. Noble Grand Rivett, who made the presentation on behalf of the brothers of the lodge, spoke in glow-ing terms of the trustworthiness and ability of Mr Simcock as a secretary and his popularity, not only with the members, but with the whole com-munity, and it afforded him very great pleasure in making the presentation.
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For years I drifted along thinking that others held only warm thoughts for me. As it turns out, I was mistaken.
I received an invitation to attend a reunion. For a time, I worked in a call centre. It was a job in the public service and, unlike previous jobs that needed only either a hairnet or boots with a steel toe, demanded the wear-ing of a tie. This was despite the fact that the telephone is and remains a predominantly non-visual medium.
I was there for about fi ve months before the whole show was trans-ferred from the State to Common-wealth and I picked up a job in the private sector. Twenty-fi ve years have passed since that tumultuous time. I could only begin to imagine what had happened to most of them but I was certain that they, like me, cherished the time we spent together.
The invitation came with a list setting out all the people who had ever worked in the call centre. Out of idle curiosity, I searched for my own name but found no mention of ‘Stuart’. Instead, the list referred to me as ‘Erik McCullough’.
Being misremembered is much worse than being overlooked alto-gether. If your name doesn’t appear at all, you can always comfort yourself
that the person preparing the list never had the divine pleasure of your company or that some catastrophic software malfunction has meant that part of the record has been destroyed.
No such solace is available when you turn up as ‘Erik.’ It’s as if my former workmates kind of recall working with me, but not enough to remember my actual name. It does,
however, go some way to explain-ing why so many of those in the call centre have failed to invite me to birthdays, weddings and bah mitzvahs over the past two decades.
When it comes to being misre-membered, there are degrees. I could probably handle being confused with a similar sounding name or one that started with the same letter. Had the
list cited ‘Steven’, ‘Scooter’ or even ‘Saddam’ McCullough in place of Stuart, I probably would have taken it on the chin. I would even have worn the nametag entirely without complaint. But ‘Erik’? Please.
They couldn’t even make me a conventional ‘Eric’, preferring in-stead some kind of Nordic mutation. If they’d thought of me as just plain, regular ‘Eric’ I would comforted my-self by thinking of all the great Erics of History. There’s ‘Eric the Viking’ and, of course, ‘Wreckless Eric’, to say nothing of Eric Estrada.
Better yet, ‘Eric’ is an anagram for ‘rice’, which can only be a good thing. But Nordic ‘Erik’ means noth-ing. That said, there was (of course) Erik Erikson, the famed psychoana-lyst responsible for developing the concept of the ‘identity crisis’.
For many, Erik Erikson is regarded as the uber-Erik, as no-one before or since has been more ‘Erik’ than he, much as Gary Garry Beers from INXS is jam-packed full of Gary goodness like no other.
What were my long-lost friends try-ing to tell me? Was getting my name wrong a deliberate reference to Erik Erikson to subtly suggest that I suffer from a split personality? Neither of me thinks so.
Rather, I decided that these people with whom I once spent the hours be-tween nine and fi ve, fi ve days a week for about fi ve months nearly twenty years ago were making a none-too-subtle suggestion that I ought to change my name. Looking back over my performance, they may just have a
point. It was my fi rst offi ce job and, at the time, I was exclusively dressed by the Myer Bargain Basement. Part of the job involved sending out informa-tion sheets to an expectant public; a task I fi lled with great enthusiasm.
Each day, I would stand at the facsimile machine, dispatching the greatest gift of all – information – across the state. When people rang to say they were yet to receive the fax I’d promised, I would faithfully resend the missing pages. Only after three or four months did I realize that I was faxing everything the wrong way round, ensuring that nothing but blank pages ever arrived at the intended destination. My enthusiasm counted for naught.
Then there was the staff Christmas party that was held in the offi ce and each staff member had to take turns in answering the phones. It is now com-mon practice to record such calls for quality purposes.
However, it is a matter of great per-sonal relief that this was not the case at the time as I now seriously ques-tion the quality of my advice and if I did anything for the caller other than suggest we order pizza it would be nothing short of a Christmas miracle.
It was such a long time ago. As each year dissolves more rapidly than the last, it seems to be more and more the case. In the end, I piked and left the reunion to others. I could concoct a reason, but it’s best just to say that I decided to let sleeping Eriks lie. Sometimes the past is already right where it belongs.
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By Haydn GodonyDAPPLES in Both Hemispheres is a new exhibition of works by Barbara Tyson, now showing at Manyung Gallery in Sorrento
Born in Sydney, Tyson was a graduate student of the world-renowned East Sydney Art School, specialising in life drawing, anatomy, mixed medium and watercolours before going on to graduate in graphic design.
She began work as an artist/illustrator and her talents were quickly noticed.
While still in her twenties, Tyson was appointed artistic director for a stable of Australia’s most prestigious magazines.
She travelled and painted throughout Australia, Europe and the United Kingdom and completed a multitude of watercolour works, borrowing techniques and being particularly infl uenced by Turner and Monet.
In 1981, Tyson’s newly inspired works won fi rst prize at two art exhibitions in Whittlesea, and her life as an artist began.
This exhibition is an elegant body of work, highlighting the differing qualities and subtle dynamics between the artist‘s two loves: Europe and the Mornington Peninsula.
In 2012 Tyson, was the winner of the Holding Redlich People’s Choice Award for her portrait of Ita Buttrose.
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AMANDA Gordon, senior clinical psychologist with Armchair Psychology Practice says: “Some people put an enormous emotional investment in a particular place and fall in love with it before they’ve been able to buy it ... they imagine themselves living there and put off other things as a result.
“Then, when they fail to buy it, they are disappointed, distressed, and can despair that they are ever going to get anything. The depression can be akin to being left at the alter.”
A losing bidder at a house auction? Maybe, Amanda. Akin to those thousands in the Philippines who lost their homes in Typhoon Hayian recently? I can’t help but wonder as to Amanda’s thoughts on Beyondblue chairman, media personality Jeff Kennett, a gentleman engaged in national depression initiatives and seemingly a contributing cause of our three-monthly source of depression (mood disturbances) when the electricity bill arrives. Psychologists? Give me a break!
***SKITE, as in ego, an overfl owing
concept of self. I’ve never had much to skite about, not that it caused me grief, although I have noticed occasionally skiting about something I had no right to. I’d pull my head in or tell myself not to do it again.
It appears to have become a natural
obsession, so I’m putting it out there: Stop skiting! Nobody’s listening, or if they appear to be, they know you’re being foolish. Like-minded skites wait patiently for you to fi nish so they can tell you their own inimitable life story; mostly males.
Why display their toughness. This false pride in the look, the walk, the roosters stance, the tatoos sometimes accompanying the swagger? We don’t care if you’re tough fellas, if indeed you are. Pull your heads in, or go see a psychologist, preferably female. As a kid, only butchers and wharfi es looked tough.
***READING about the soldier who was kicked out for showing his sexual encounter on Skype brought to mind the underbelly of my fi ve slogging months of national service in the navy in defence of my country.
Even way back then, I had an instinct for attaching myself to the right people. I was warned prior to entry never to bend down in the showers? (They kicked the female out and only followed suit with the male because of bad publicity; typical). Anyway, one or two of the evil members of my group would note those who had not appeared in the showers for a day or two and when they did, on the pretext of cleanliness, they would have the nugget shoe polish at the ready.
Eventually, almost everyone copped it you know where, up to two weeks before discharge when some pathetic resentful skulking boy I had beaten at swimming convinced them I needed a turn. Four of the mean bastards failed to apply the nugget in a close tussle. Cat and lots of mice.
***CRICKET Australia and James Sutherland have done a fi ne job in ruining our Summer sport the past three years so we look to the test series against England as a light on a very dark horizon. Half a chance at the Gabba, unbeaten the past 25 years, but at best only part salvation.
The Ryobi Cup, India, the Big Bash League slog, all designed to make money and confuse us.
Our newspapers, in desperation, have taken to reporting all the football trade period goings on, which is as interesting as as burnt hard boiled egg.
The Age allows former cricket great Dean Jones to write in a bid to encourage us. Sadly, Jones writes rubbish; thankfully not so Greg Baum and Anson Cameron. One thing stays the same: those NSW mongrels still beat us in the shield matches.
***FROM the executive director of Quit Victoria: “Recent independent research found plain package cigarettes with larger graphic health warnings increased smokers urgency to quit and
lowered their appeal to smoking”. As it happens, I’ve just collated the results of my recent independant research in the DSA of the Rye RSL, where some 95 per cent took little or no notice of said graphics.
***MY old mate Kevvy has called it quits. A job well done. True, he went off the rails when stabbed by Julia, Wayne and Billy’s mob and caused my kick severe damage with his cigarette price increases, but the balance falls far in his favour.
Biggest pension increase, steering us through the GFC, gaining respect in our foreign affairs dealings (lately in tatters) and particularly ignoring the ALP factional groupings. Done in by his own and climate change policies. Nicola will be happy.
Now it’s bland Bill up against the three stooges at the Colosseum with no Russell Crowe in sight. Men are partial and passionate, merciless, covetous, corrupt, subject to love, hate, fear and favour. Take away the prize, and who chooses virtue for its own sake? Shudder.
***DARLING Rita Panahi (Herald-Sun) calls those protesting against the east-west link a gang of unionists, unwashed hippies, greenies, confused pensioners, socialists and progress-hating layabouts. Try as you might to bend the facts, Rita love, you will
never replace our hero, comedian par excellence Andrew Bolt. You might like to check Denis Napthine’s latest approval rating.
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JUST as I was coming to terms with the hysteria of the last AC/DC concert in Melbourne, Mushroom Promotions has announced that the Rolling Stones will tour Australia in 2014. Social media went into meltdown. I must admit, my blood pressure skyrocketed at the prospect of seeing the ageing rockers once more.
I had a front position at their 2006 concert at the MCG and, as a budding university student with long hair, l witnessed the 1973 concert at Kooyong with the great Madder Lake as support. My wife, Deborah, to this day still confi rms that it was the best live concert she had seen in 2006.
I am halfway through a book, The Rolling Stones Complete Recording Sessions, written by a self-confessed fan who lists every Stones recording session from 1963-1989.
Filled with fascinating information like: Eric Clapton played slide guitar on Brown Sugar; Ronnie Lane and Pete Townsend did backing vocals on Wild Horses, Ry Cooder featured on Honky Tonk Woman, Sarah Dash (Labelle) featured on backing vocals for Mixed Emotions; David Bowie did backing vocals on Its Only Rock’n’Roll and Venetta Fields did backing vocals on Tumbling Dice, just to name a few.
Between 1964 and 1975, the Stones produced a body of work that established them as one of popular music’s most important act, keeping them astride the pop charts while retaining rock credibility, and paid the bills for the subsequent 20 years.
Sticky Fingers remains one of my favourite albums being the fi rst to be released on their own label featuring the tongue and lips logo and the fi rst to top both the US and UK charts. Brown Sugar is a classic Stones’ song with the irresistible guitar riff, with songs we remember them by like Wild Horses, Bitch and I Got the Blues.
Exile on Main Street (1972) will be classifi ed by many rock fans as their favourite, featuring Nicky Hopkins on piano and Bobby Keys on saxophone pumping out songs like Tumbling
Dice, Rocks Off, Shake Your Hips, Let it Loose and Shine a Light.
Angie is a favourite for Mrs Turner and, despite many years of speculation on the matter, it’s unlikely that the song Angie is evidence that Mick Jagger was having an affair with David Bowie’s wife Angela.
The most eagerly anticipated concert of years and the entertainment opening of the world class Adelaide Oval in 2014 were announced today as rock icons The Rolling Stones confi rm their long-awaited return to the stage in Australia with a spectacular show, Saturday March 22, 2014.
This special Adelaide show continues the exhilarating celebration of the band’s fi ve decades, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Woods bringing their iconic music and ground-breaking stage shows to audiences around the globe. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday 25 November from 9am.
Mick Taylor, who was a member of the Rolling Stones from 1969-1974, will be a special guest at the concert.
Mick Jagger said: “It’s great to be invited to Adelaide to open the historic Oval... We’re really looking forward to doing this gig, it will be the fi rst time we’ve been to Adelaide in nearly 20 years, so see you there!”
Keith Richards said: “Hi everyone down in Adelaide; it’s been a while since we were in your back yard… see you on March 22 when we’ll take over your new stadium and make it our own, look forward to it.”
Stay tuned for a possible Melbourne date. Tickets will be available either by visiting www.ticketek.com.au or www.adelaideoval.com.au. Prices will start at $79. Details: www.mushroompromotions.com or www.frontiertouring.com
***DAYDREAM Island will be hosting two music festivals in May 2014. With 25 artists featuring over 10 days, the Elvis music festival from 19-24 May and the 60s/70s/80s music
festival from 24-29, featuring Russell Morris, Normie Rowe, Killer Queen, Michael Jackson Show, Elton John Tribute, Mark Andrew’s Grease Show, Creedence Clearwater Recycled, Rick Charles and many more performers. Music lovers will have the whole island to themselves in what promises to be a huge musical 10 days. Visit www.musicthemes.com.au for more details.
***THE Peninsula Music Festival is taking shape, with an additional band announced in the shape of Mornington outfi t Out of the Blue. The festival will feature some classic 60s music. www.peninsulamusicfestival.com.au
***DAINTY Group is proud to announce superstars Lionel Richie and John Farnham will perform in a co-headlining tour across Australia in March 2014, with tickets going on sale on Friday 29 November. Richie and Farnham will perform sets with their own band and singers.
Promoter Paul Dainty said: “I am always thrilled when a superstar wants to tour. But when two legends agree to take their magic on the road.”
A fi ve-time Grammy winner, Richie is a music icon known for his solo hits as well as a member of the Commodores. He has sold more than 100 million albums and written and recorded chart-topping hits including Hello, All Night Long, Penny Lover, Stuck on You and Dancin’ On The Ceiling.
Farnham, a master performer whose classic album Whispering Jack is owned by one in four Australians, has a long-held nickname that still says it all: The Voice. This year, Farnham was voted best Australian singer of all time. The former child star released his fi rst hit, Sadie the Cleaning Lady in 1967.
It became Australia’s highest-selling, locally made single to that point, with sales in excess of 180,000, while Farnham went on to become a fi ve-time King of Pop winner. He parlayed his teen idol fame into stage
musicals, cabaret, and a stint with the Little River Band, fronting hits like The Other Guy and Playing To Win. Whispering Jack, released in 1987, rebooted Farnham’s career as a headline act. Hits including A Touch of Paradise, Pressure Down and Chain Reaction followed.
A 15-time ARIA Award winner, Farnham was named Australian of the Year in 1988, made an Offi cer of the Order of Australia, in 1996, awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001, and inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2003.
Farnham holds the box offi ce record for most number of arena shows by an Australian performer.
His 2002 juggernaut tour, which ran the length and breadth of the continent for six months, was one of the highest grossing tours in Australian history. It earned Farnham three gold records.
Other top 10 hits included Underneath the Arches, Friday kind of Monday, Jamie, One, Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, Comic Conversation, Rock Me Baby, Help, You’re the Voice and my favourite Everything is Out of Season.
Farnham holds the box offi ce record for most number of arena shows by an Australian performer.
His 2002 juggernaut tour, which ran the length and breadth of the continent for six months, was one of the highest grossing tours in Australian history.
John Farnham and Lionel Richie will appear at the Rod Laver Arena, March 16. Tickets on sale November 29. Phone 132 849.
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***NANCY Sinatra, the 73 year old daughter of Frank Sinatra, will release a new album, Shifting Gears, next month featuring 15 never-before released tracks. Sinatra is best known for her 1966 hit These Boots Are Made for Walkin’. Other hits include Sugar Town, Jackson, Lightning’s Girl, Did You Ever? and Summer Wine.
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PINK Floyd’s Roger Waters is recording his fi rst new rock album in over two decades. The bass player is back in the studio and has almost fi nished a demo of a new record. Although the 70 year old released an opera album in 2005, this is his fi rst rock project since Amused to Death (1992).
***OZZY Osbourne and his Black Sabbath bandmates have extended their reunion tour in 2014. They were expected to bow out after a fi nal hometown show in Birmingham, England on December 22 but due to the success of their latest album and tour, have decided to tour North America and Europe as well, with dates in New York and Brooklyn in March.
***ROBBIE Williams is set to release a brand-new album Swings Both Ways (EMI). The album features a brilliant selection of classic songs including Dream A Little Dream (with Lily Allen), I Wanna Be Like You (with Olly Murs) and Little Green Apples (with Kelly Clarkson).
Brand new tracks include Soda Pop (with Michael Buble) and Swings Both Ways, written and performed with Rufus Wainwright.
The album sees Williams reunite with Guy Chambers, with whom he wrote six new songs. Guy Chambers produced the album.
Williams’ previous swing album, Swing When You’re Winning, was released in 2001 and spent six consecutive weeks at the top of the UK chart, going seven-times platinum. It remains Williams’ best-selling album ever.
Details: www.robbiewilliams.com
PAGE 34 Southern Peninsula News 26 November 2013
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PROVINCIALBy IT Gully MORNINGTON proved that its opponent on Saturday needs to do a lot of improving if it is to mix it with the big boys of the Provincial competition.
Langwarrin went into the match against the Doggies as one of three undefeated sides of the competition. Sorrento and Mornington were the other two.
The new kids on the block had impressive victories in the fi rst four rounds against the reigning premier Peninsula Old Boys and Mt Eliza, however, the big test was always going to be the next three matches.
The Kangas face the Doggies in this match, before hosting Sorrento in the following match and Baxter after that. All of these sides, along with Langy, share the top four places on the ladder.
On Saturday, Langwarrin’s top order failed again.
The Kangas have some real concerns at the moment with skipper Mark Cooper, who has scored just 102 runs in fi ve matches, while
number three David Ross is also out of form, failing to score 100 runs this season to date.
Other than a century in round two, Andy Johnson has scored just 58 runs in his other four matches.
Once again, it was Danny Weare who top scored for the visitors with 44, while Michael Edwards and Mal Coutts scored 27 and 25 respectively.
The day belonged to the home side and weren’t they impressive!
Matt Foon and Luke Popov were electric in their opening spells and at one stage had the Kangas reeling at 4/38.
Foon fi nished with 4/36 from 17 overs and Popov claimed 4/28 from 16 overs.
They were dominant and enjoyed making a real statement to the Kangas.
In reply, the Doggies are cruising at 1/93, Anthony Gapes on 36 and Ben Clements unbeaten on 43.
This will be a very comfortable victory for the Dogs.
Mt Eliza has placed itself in a very strong position against Sorrento.
Bowling fi rst, the Mounties dismissed Sorrento for just 174, Sam
Creffi eld the pick of the bowlers with 4/35, while Tommy Baron also helped himself to fi gures of 4/47.
Leigh Poholke was the best of the Sorrento batsmen, stranded not out on 87, while Nick Jewell contributed 31.
Long Island will be looking forward to a strong victory against Moorooduc this Saturday after posting a massive 5/409 on day one of their clash.
Paul Hartle was at his magical best with 107, while opening partner Aaron Paxton got amongst the runs also with 66. The pair put-on 122 in their opening partnership.
Peter Connell then came in at three and contributed 48, before Justin Bridgemen smacked 76 and Scott Phillips 65. Suffi ce to say it was a pretty good day for the Islanders with
the bat.Bobby Wilson with two wickets
was the pick of the Ducs’ bowlers.Crib Point is just three runs away
from getting the job done against Mt Martha.
The Magpies bowled fi rst and rolled the home side for 118, Brad Davidson the destroyer with 4/18 and Luke Herrington continuing his great season with 3/27.
Corey Harris top scored for Mt Martha with 30.
Whilst not setting the world on fi re with the bat, the Magpies are 5/116 overnight, a boundary away from victory. Luke Chapple and Henry Dolphin top scored for the Pies with 30.
Baxter and Peninsula Old Boys have had some wonderful battles in
recent years and this game looks as though it could go down to the wire also.
Baxter batted fi rst at Peninsula School on Saturday and made 223.
Rye performed beautifully with the ball against Heatherhill on Saturday and placed itself in a great position after bowling out the visitors for just 125.
However, its batsmen failed again and overnight the Demons are in some trouble at 3/45.
Kristian Miller top scored for the Hills with 35, while Leigh Lambert was the best of the Demons bowlers with 4/42. Andrew Dunn and Darren Groves each picked-up 2/16.
Groves and Simon Jones are the not out bastmen for the Demons.
Doggies serve it up to the Kangas
DISTRICTBy IT GullySEAFORD Tigers have placed themselves in a strong position to get the 12 points against Boneo in Round Five of District cricket.
Batting fi rst on Saturday at Boneo, Seaford Tigers batted their allotted 80 overs, fi nishing at 8/294.
Once again it was Corey Hand who took control out in the middle, hitting 72, while he received outstanding support from Ash Mills with an unbeaten 69. David James was also solid for the Tigers with 46.
The top order of Boneo is going to have to shine this week if they are to get anywhere near the total.
The match between Flinders and Baden Powell is evenly posied, despite the fact that the Braves bowled out the home side for just 122.
Flinders batted fi rst on their home deck but was dominated by the Braves’ bowling attack, led by Nathan Rice, who snared 3/17. Rice has been terrifi c for the Braves this season and now has 17 wickets for the season.
Anjula Perera bowled 16 overs and fi nished with 2/19, including seven maidens, while Julien Pharaoh also snared a couple of wickets.
Louis Gillies was the best of the Flinders batsmen with 37, while Jack Halstead opened with 22 and Rob Clements also contributed 22.
Despite doing the job with the ball, the Braves couldn’t step up to the plate with the bat.
At stumps, the visitors were 3/38, Elias Carter and Perera back in the sheds.
Matty Burns picked up 2/23 and
Tom Clements took the wicket of Carter.
Not surprisingly, Delacombe Park is in a comfortable position against Ballam Park.
The Knights batted fi rst and were rolled by the Parkers for just 97.
Shane Deal was at his best with 4/8, while Virun Singh and Chris Brittain each claimed three wickets.
In reply, the Parkers are 1/44.Pines appears to be in the box seat
against Seaford.The neighbors went toe to toe at
Eric Bell Reserve on Saturday and the Piners were able to score 266.
Seaford skipper Damien Lawrence bowled almost 30 overs and fi nished with 6/106. He now has 19 wickets for the season, along with 174 runs.
Geoff Smith opened the bowling for Seaford and from his 11 overs, fi nished with fi gures of 2/22.
Somerville appears to have the upper hand against Main Ridge, despite being bowled out for 189.
On the small Main Ridge ground, a score less than 200 looked short. However, the Eagles’ bowlers stepped up to the plate and had the Ridge 3/22 at stumps.
Jack Kennedy was the destroyer with 3/10.
For the Eagles, Andrew West top scored with 47, while Jack Barbour scored 26 and Keith Burdett 25.
Jordan McCully was fantastic with the ball for the Ridge, picking up 5/52 from 16 overs.
Scott Millar was rewarded with 3/80 after his 35 overs.The match between Hastings and Carrum will be a limited overs affair this Saturday after rain affected day one.
Boneo has a Boneo has a battle aheadbattle ahead
Pulling up stumps: Umpire Eric Allen calls it a wash-out in the Hastings versus Carrum game . Pictures: Andrew Hurst
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SUB-DISTRICTBy IT GullyRAIN was the only winner in Round Five of Sub District cricket.
Of the fi ve matches scheduled on Saturday, only three got starts.
The match between Tyabb and Red Hill and Carrum Downs v Dromana will be played this weekend as one-dayers.
There was plenty of cricket played at Pearcedale, where the home side batted fi rst and made 9/203.
Kaine Smith did what he so often does and that is lead from the front, fi nishing unbeaten on 37, while Chris Dew made 33,
Shayne Gillings 31 and Brad Trotter 26.Patrick Nagle continued his outstanding
beginning to his First XI career with 3/28 from 16 overs. He bowled eight maidens.
Darren Kerr found himelf opening the bowling and fi nished with 3/79, while teenager James Magee picked up 2/40 from 16 overs in his fi rst senior game.
Skye batted fi rst against Frankston YCW and made 208 runs from its 76 overs.
Skipper Leigh Smith was the best of the batsmen, scoring 84, while Paul Fillipone was terrifi c support with 43.
Luke Hutchison wound back the clock for YCW, claiming six wickets, while the evergreen Paul Bradley and Andrew Kitson
snared one each.The Stonecats had to face the last four
overs of the day and things didn’t go well, losing opener Jason Tucker for fi ve and Peter Wilkins for eight. Wilkins has just 74 runs this season for the Stonecats in fi ve innings with a highest score of 30.
Both Jason and Rob Bedford were elevated from the Second XI for this clash.
Tootgarook looks likely to get the points against Balnarring after bowling them out for 88 on Saturday.
James Wisken, batting at nine, was the top scoring for the home side with 21.
In reply, Tootgarook is crusing at 0/48 after facing 12 overs.
Skye opens up against Frankston YCW Skye opens up against Frankston YCW while the sky opens up to limit playwhile the sky opens up to limit play
Tigers champ in tough battle2013 Dromana premiership Player Adam Hunter has had some hard and tough battles on the football fi eld.
However, he and his family now face their biggest challenge.
‘Huntsy’, the star of MPNFL football for the past 10 years, is battling bowel cancer.
The Dromana Football Netball Club, members, supporters and the local community are coming together to support Adam and help raise money for bowel cancer research.
The club would like to hear from anyone who may have items to auction on the night.
Bowel Cancer Fundraising and Auction nightDate: Saturday 14th December 2013 from 7pmVenue: Tonic Gym – 50 Collins Road, DromanaTickets: $10.00 per person (tables of 8)Drinks at Bar Prices, BYO NibblesFor bookings contact Lauren on 0419 132 306 or email
In other footy news, there is word that former Somerville big man Glenn Boyd has signed at Crib Point.
- Rosebud has signed quick and hard midfi elder Dan Hickey from Sorrento.
- Sorrento fl ew a couple of Tasmanians over recently for an interview.
- Rye has signed four players from De La Salle, including Seb Gotch, th sone on former Saint and Lion in the VFL, Brad. Jay Bruco also joins them from St Pauls.
- Karingal has replaced many of their losses with four signings from Noble Park. Chris Hay looks likely to stay after being sounded out by at least two other clubs.
- The interesting one is former Frankston YCW and Hastings big man Andy Kiely. He has told Rosebud, Red Hill and Langwarrin ‘no thanks’ and isn’t staying at Hastings. However, he won’t say where he is playing next season. Our guess is Dromana or Rye.
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Ride away with a Christmas dealRide away with a Christmas dealTAKE all the stress and worries out of Christ-mas with a bike built by qualifi ed bike fi tters and mechanics at Sealy’s Cycles in Morning-ton.
The shop, located at the Peninsula Homemak-er Centre, is offering layby for Christmas and will store bikes for you until the big day arrives.
With the biggest range of kids and family bikes on the Mornington Peninsula, Sealy’s is the perfect place for all your cycling needs, from your toddler’s fi rst wheels to the fi nest wheels in the weekend pack.
Owned and operated by the Seal family for decades, and now under the care of Peter Seal, Sealy’s has the experience to help you to make the right choice, whether it be training wheels, a BMX, mountain bike, road bike or hybrid.
“Every one of our staff ride, at all different levels of the sport, so we know what we are
talking about when it comes to bikes for every use,” Peter said.
“Some of our boys are at the elite level, but our service remains down to earth and we can help you fi nd the right bike, whatever your level of expertise and fi tness,” Peter said.
The store also sells all bike and cycling ac-cessories, including helmets.
The store has a full workshop offering repairs and servicing of all makes and models.
Sealy’s Cycles also has a store at 4/72-76 Dan-denong Road West (Wells Road), Frankston. With two local locations, there is plenty of op-portunity to visit Sealy’s Cycles.
Sealys is at the Peninsula Homemaker Centre in Mornington, phone 5975 2444, www.sealys-cycles.com.au. Opening times are 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm Saturday and 10am-3pm Sunday.
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Kuka MorningtonShop A4 Peninsula Homemaker CentreCorner Nepean Highway & Bungower Road (Next to Forty Winks)
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The Kuka product is exported to Europe, America, UK, Middle East, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
In the Australian market, we supply products branded with both the Kuka logo to the gallery stores, as well as non-branded products on an exclusive basis.
The Kuka gallery concept was established in 2011, and the idea was put into practice due to the enormous amount of interest shown by Australian retailers for the image of both the product and the store.
The decision was made to pursue the Kuka Gallery business as opposed to offering the product to the likes of Harvey Norman and other groups.
The idea of establishing a network of buyers operating in a co-operative manner to build the brand and distribution network in the Australian market was most appealing to me.
Today, there are more than 20 stores nationally and we are aiming for 50.
Our product range is broad and covers different market segments, from contemporary to traditional recliner suites. The Kuka product is positioned at the middle to low-upper end of the market.
Kuka Mornington is located at ShopA4 Peninsula Homemaker Centre, corner Nepean Highway and Bungower Road, Mornington. Phone (03) 5976 8108.
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Contact OZ Design Furniture on 5977 0942. To browse our range of services and promotions, visit our facebook page or our website at www.ozdesignfurniture.com.au. Our friendly team is looking forward to seeing you in-store soon.
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TThe Sober Mule CaféPENINSULA
CENTREMORNINGTON
great foodgreat coffee great service
easy parking all day private & corporate catering
venue available for corporate functions & parties fully licensed
OPEN 6.30am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday, 6.30am - 3.00pm Saturday, 9am - 3.00pm Sunday.
The Sober Mule Cafe, fi ne dining for all ages:The Sober Mule Café, situated within the Peninsula Lifestyle Centre, Nepean Highway, has been a local favourite, offering a wide range of goods for break-fast, lunch, and dinner. Praised widely for its friendly staff and great service, The Sober Mule Café offers a range of services from welcomed walk-ins to take out and delivery, and prides itself on its family
friendly environment, its range of great food and drinks, and its wholesome atmosphere. Whether you’re just passing through, looking for a light lunch and drink, or coming in to enjoy its impressive range, service, and atmosphere for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, The Sober Mule Café caters for all and will surely fi ll all your dining needs. To contact the Sober Mule, call 5973 5211 or visit their Facebook page.
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*Offer valid till 25th December 2013. Excludes already discounted and promotional models.
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