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Your weekly community newspaper covering the entire Western Port region 14 August – 20 August 2012FREELocal news for local peopleLocal news for local people
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WESTERN Port Tourism will open an infor mation centre on Saturday 8 September near the corner of High and Salmon streets in Hastings.
The centre is a key element in the re-vival of the group, which was disband-ed in 2009 and re-formed last month.
The info centre will be in Dominion Hill Gifts, which is owned by Western Port Chamber of Commerce president Lisa Dixon.
Ms Dixon is reorganising her shop to make room for the information centre.
Dominion Hill also will change di-rection, concentrating on Australian and locally made products.
The tourism group’s president, Brian Holmes, who runs the cafe at Yarin ga boat harbour in Somerville, said the info centre would be staffed by volun-teers and open seven days a week.
He said signs directing tourists to the centre would be erected on Frankston-Flinders Rd either end of Hastings, on the Esplanade and on Peninsula Link
freeway, due to open early next year.It was hoped signs would be installed
on other key roads in the district.Mr Holmes said Sarah Law of the
chamber of commerce was organising a website and a logo.
A big TV screen would be installed to show advertising of tourism attrac-tions. Another initiative would be bus
trips once a month to take tourism ope-rators to see other attractions so they can better cross-promote each other.
The tourism group was in discus-sions with a Melbourne radio station, the peninsula’s community radio sta-tion RPP-FM and Channel 31 about promotions, he said.
Continued Page 2
Info centre for tourismInfo centre for tourism
Airborne POWERFUL batteries and even more powerful brushless electric motors have taken remote controlled cars to a new level. Colin Watts and his son Michael on Monday used the Hastings skate park to show what their vehicle can do. They have another vehicle that can travel at 120km/h on the fl at. Picture: Yanni
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Continued from Page 1Underway is a membership drive.
“We’ve sent 200 letters to prospective members. At $240 a year, we think joining will provide good value,” Mr Holmes said.
He was pleased Lisa Dixon had put up her hand to enable the info centre to be opened so quickly.
Some of the region’s attractions in-
clude Moonlit Sanctuary in Pearcedale, antiques centres in Tyabb, the Old Aer-oplane Company’s warbird display at Tyabb airfi eld, Yaringa (Somerville) and Western Port (Hastings) marinas, Rain, Hayne and Shine animal farm in Balnarring, Ashcombe Maze at Shore-ham, tours of French Island, wineries and restaurants, golf courses, Sum-merfi elds Estate in Bittern, and Wood-
man Estate hotel and restaurant on Graydens Rd in Moorooduc.
Anyone wanting to train as a vol-unteer at the info centre can call Lisa Dixon on 5979 1622 in business hours. The info centre opening is on the same day as the Dolphin Research In-stitute’s Walk for Western Port to raise funds for its “i sea i care” ambassador program.
Shop front for tourist informationShop front for tourist informationDynamic duo: Ken Ingersoll and Lisa Dixon are part of a small but determined group helping set up Western Port Tourism, which next month will open an information centre in Ms Dixon’s Dominion Hill gift shop opposite the Westernport Hotel. Picture: Yanni
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By Keith PlattCLEAN Ocean Foundation is moving its offi ce to Wonthaggi from where it will focus its energies on opposing the discharge of pollution from the desalination plant on the coast near Kilcunda.
The organisation’s president Pete Smith says Clean Ocean will not be disbanded and still intends to keep the state government to its word about closing the sewage outfall at Gun-namatta and cleaning up discharge from the Mt Martha treatment plant.
“The last month has seen some live-ly debate over the future direction of the Clean Ocean Foundation. With so much of the original vision almost re-alised, the association entered a period of necessary introspection,” Mr Smith told The News on Monday.
His statements – in a news release headed “Clean Ocean back from the brink and into the drink” – followed the closing of the foundation’s Rose-bud offi ce amid allegations by out-going CEO James Clark-Kennedy of mismanagement (‘Clean Ocean bows out’, The News, 31/7/12).
Mr Clark-Kennedy questioned the probity of decisions on the future of the foundation – including that it be wound up – being made by the com-mittee headed by Mr Smith without reference to its members.
The meeting was held on Friday 13 July. The following day Mr Clark-Kennedy was notifi ed that Clean Ocean no longer required his “con-tracted services”.
Mr Smith said on Monday that the foundation would continue “as nor-
Clean Ocean aims at Bass CoastClean Ocean aims at Bass Coast
Fighting on: Clean Ocean Foundation is moving, not closing, says to its presidentPete Smith.
mal” until a general meeting was held toward the end of the year.
He did not intend to seek re-appoint-ment as president, but would be on the committee “if that’s what people want”.
Mr Smith said the foundation had been formed nearly 12 years ago. In 2005 “as pressure from Clean Ocean looked likely to secure a commit-ment to upgrade the Eastern Treat-
ment Plant, an ambitious strategy was developed to shut down not only Gunnamatta but also all 142 outfalls around the country”.
“Now, in 2012, works on the East-ern Treatment Plant [near Carrum] are well under way and tertiary upgrade is near completion [and] the association is preparing a campaign against the next target on the list – the Bass Coast
desalination plant. The foundation is back from the brink and into the drink; we have had our period of introspec-tion and we are now moving forward to tackle one of Victoria’s greatest environmental challenges,” Mr Smith stated.
“The outfall from this plant will be three times the volume of the daily outfl ow of effl uent that is disposed of at Gunnamatta.
“This outfall is called a ‘brine stream’ by the managing authorities, but critics call it a toxic cocktail of chemicals and waste from the desali-nation process.
“There is also a very large volume of sludge produced and as yet there is very little information as to how this will be disposed.”
Mr Smith said Clean Ocean had worked well with a Bass Coast group of members who had an action plan “to develop a transparent testing regime to monitor this outfall and sludge” and photograph the marine environment in the proposed discharge area.
“This is a major step in the continu-ity of the mission of the foundation,” Mr Smith stated.
“This issue is as serious as the Gun-namatta problem and will require dedi cation and tenacity. The campaign will highlight this issue in the commu-nity and at government level.”
Mr Smith said the foundation would continue to monitor the Carrum treat-ment plant upgrade to tertiary stand-ard “and keep active pressure on South East Water, which has been lagging in its upgrade program around the Mt Martha treatment process”.
THE Western Port Chamber of Com-merce took the unprecedented step on Monday afternoon of emailing a circu-lar warning traders of children reaping havoc in the town.
The boys, believed to be between 8 and 12, were claiming to be suspended from school.
“Police have been made aware of them,” said chamber spokesperson Sarah Law.
Reports of damage include a food-fi ght in a bakery and throwing fruit at a greengrocer’s shop.
“They have been throwing rubbish, being rude toward shoppers and caus-ing damage to both property (private and council-owned) and products in stores,” Ms Law stated.
The chamber of commerce has urged traders and shoppers to ring Hastings police on 5970 7800 if they experience any antisocial behaviour from these or other children.
If major damage or an accident has occurred that requires urgent assist-ance, call 000.
“I hope if enough calls are made to the police, a stronger presence around the shops will deter these children from causing distress to shopowners and customers,” Ms Law stated.
“I also will be raising this issue at the Community Action Safety meeting at the Community Hub tomorrow and will let you know of any outcomes.”
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Snake charmers WORK continues on Western Port’s Guinness world record attempt to create a fabric and knitted snake longer than the current world record of 1284 metres. Hastings crafters met on Monday to measure the mountains of donated snake pieces. Colleen Astbury, front, crocheted 35 metres of snake for the attempt. Other donations have resulted in 1421 metres of colourful “snake skin”. Hastings Community Centre manager Lisa Glover said constructing and stuffi ng the lengths begins this week. Donations of toy fi ll or cushion stuffi ng are still needed and can be dropped off at the community house at 185 High St by the end of August. Picture: Yanni
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By Mike HastMORNINGTON boat builder Mal Hart says governments must do more to protect Australian manufacturing.
His comments came after a visit to his factory on Wednesday last week by Opposition leader Tony Abbott and federal MP Bruce Billson, whose electorate stretches from Seaford to Mt Martha.
Mr Abbott was at Hart Marine as part of his national anti-carbon tax roadshow.
The visit was arranged by Mr Bill-son, who has known Mr Hart for some years, and drew journalists and photographers from the three penin-sula newspapers as well as crews from three TV stations.
The Opposition leader fi elded ques-tions about border protection, federal treasurer Wayne Swan, the planned east-west freeway link in Melbourne and foreign investment.
But he was in Mornington to con-tinue his criticism of the federal gov-ernment’s carbon price, introduced in July to force big polluters to change the way they do business.
Mr Abbott has had great success with his mantra of a “great big new tax on everything”, but the government has failed to sell the message that set-ting a price on carbon will encourage the creation of renewable sources of energy, reduce energy consumption, and improve energy effi ciency.
Hart Marine is a world leader in building pilot boats based on a French design. It has built the distinctive wave-cutting boats for Port Phillip Sea Pilots, the Port of Albany in WA and
is about to start two for a company in-volved in the Gorgon gas project.
Mr Hart was happy to lend his sup-port to Mr Abbott’s anti-tax roadshow, but conceded the high Australian dol-lar had made it hard for manufacturers in recent times. “It has made manu-facturers become uncompetitive very quickly.”
“My concern is that manufacturers in this country need to be looked af-ter,” he told The News from Perth on Monday night.
“We don’t need a carbon tax or high payroll tax or the other bits and pieces that affect our competitiveness.”
There was not much that could be done about the high dollar, but “we can do something about the carbon tax, mining tax and payroll tax”.
Manufacturing was fundamental to Australia remaining one of the great countries of the world, he said.
Hart Marine had been successful “because we want the business and we’ve managed to keep costs and overheads down”.
He said the company had invested heavily in technology to build pilot boats and would need to construct 10 before getting a return on investment. The company has three on the water, two on its order books and has fi elded inquiries from the United States, Ar-gentina and India.
“Port Phillip Sea Pilots could have bought their boats overseas, but chose to support Australian business. Now we want the government to do the same,” he said.
Mr Hart said the effect of the carbon tax on his business had not yet been quantifi ed.
Shipyard SOS for manufacturers
Tax talk: Boatbuilder Mal Hart with Opposition leader Tony Abbott and Dunkley MP Bruce Billson. Picture: Yanni
RED Hill Hall in Mechanics Rd will not be demolished, says shire mayor Cr Frank Martin.
Cr Martin told a meeting of the Red Hill Ward Consultative Group in July the hall would be pulled down (‘De-molition for hinterland hall’, The News, 26/7/12).
At a council meeting soon after, director of sustainable organisation Kevin Clarke answered a question from the gallery and said the hall would not be demolished. On Tues-day, Cr Martin said there had been “a bit of confusion about” plans for the hall. “The hall that is to be demol-ished, or is earmarked for demolition, is not that hall, but the old pavilion at Red Hill Recreation Ground.”
He said the pavilion was closed and was more than likely to be demolished soon, he said.
If it was going to cost $1-1.5 million to renovate, “the money would be bet-ter spent on the hall” built about three years ago at Red Hill Recreation Re-serve to provide room for groups other than the football and cricket club.
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PUBLIC and political protests, a Facebook page and plenty of misinformation surrounded plans to fi x the rotting timbers of Hastings pier.
But all that was cast aside on Monday as anglers welcomed the sun
and threw their lines from the newly completed pier.
Bay trout seemed keen to be caught while visitors to Hastings resumed the time-honoured pastime of walking to the end of the pier and back.
Added attractions are the rubber-
covered lower landing and a pontoon mooring that rises and falls with the tide. An extension also has been added to the pontoon off the boat ramp.
The hollow concrete pontoons fi lled with polystyrene were made in Queensland.
Pier open for fishy businessPier open for fishy business
Pier catch: Bianca Dwyer and Graeme Lempke, of Rosebud, seemingly had no trouble catching a feed at Hastings pier while being closely watched by seven and a half month old Xavier. Picture Yanni
Welcome fi nish: This double rainbow seemed appropriate for the reopening of Hastings pier. Picture: Les Moseley
By Keith PlattTED Bainbridge is lying in a bunk. The 56hp diesel engine is chugging along steadily while the sails pick up whatever wind they can to help the boat progress down the New South Wales coast.
The day is sunny and Bainbridge and two fellow sailors Bernie O’Hanlon and David Whiteley have spent the morning spotting whales and studying weather patterns to decide when it will be best to seek a safe anchor before heading for home on the Mornington Peninsula.
They are about to begin the last leg of a nine-month journey to Rye that has seen them sail almost halfway around the world from the Bahamas.
Bainbridge and Whiteley, who lives in Perth, left Australia in October last year to pick up Glamorous Galah, a Beneteau Oceanis 393 sloop, in the British Virgin Islands. Before Christ-mas they sailed down to St Lucia where they were joined by O’Hanlon,
of Rye, for the start of the World ARC Rally.
Glamorous Galah was the smallest monohull of the 30 boats in the fl eet that sailed to the San Blas Islands, through the Panama Canal, Los Perlas Islands, Galapagos, Marquesas, Tuamotos, So-ciety Islands, Suvarrow, Nuie, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and Noumea.
They arrived at Coffs Harbour last Wednesday and this weekend should be at Pittwater in Sydney waiting for the weather to clear before heading to Eden and then home.
The rest of the fl eet is in Mackay and will make its way around the world via Bali, South Africa and South America.
When speaking to The News on Tuesday afternoon, Bainbridge said Glamorous Galah was off NSW’s Seal Rocks after leaving Coffs Harbour about midday on Monday.
He had been “snoozing in my bunk” aboard “this caravan on the sea”before getting up to prepare dinnerfor O’Hanlon and Whiteley and even-
tually taking his turn at the helm.Keen surfers – four boards are at-
tached to their boat’s radar arch – the trio has managed to fi nd waves in most of the ports of call.
Bainbridge, co-owner of the Penin-sula Surf Centre stores, described a day surfi ng a wave “something like Pines [at Shoreham] on a perfect atoll in the Cook Islands that was uninhab-ited, although someone lived there as a recluse in the 1950s”.
The memories are plentiful, but overwhelming and Bainbridge is a bit stumped when asked for some other highlights of the trip.
There were seals on the steps of the post offi ce on the Galapagos Islands, warm water and the many different kinds of wildlife encountered sailing across the Pacifi c Ocean.
It is all probably a bit much to ask him such a random question.
“It’s been amazing and fantastic, but I’m really looking forward to getting home after nine months at sea.”
Surfing sailors heading south for homeSurfing sailors heading south for home
Homeward bound: Ted Bainbridge, front, used his mobile phone to take this photo of himself and fellow sailors Bernie O’Hanlon and David Whiteley off the New South Wales north coast on Tuesday last week.
By Mike HastMORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s mayor and councillors have a new sup-port team coordinator, the second in less than two years.
Megan Smith beat a fi eld of more than 100 for the plum job.
She replaces Paula Creek, who has taken the role of wedding coordinator at Peppers Moonah Links Resort in Fingal. She was previously executive assistant to the commanding offi cer at HMAS Cerberus
In February last year, Ms Creek re-placed the legendary Pat Anderson,
who started with the Shire of Morn-ington in 1993. At her farewell she was photographed with nine former mayors and the 2011 mayor, Graham Pittock.
Ms Anderson, who has become a civil celebrant, was described as hav-ing a boundless knowledge of names and personalities on the peninsula.
Megan Smith, 26, previously worked for her stepfather, South Australian federal Liberal MP Patrick Secker.
Mr Secker made headlines in SA earlier this year for employing his wife Sharon, her daughter Megan Smith and Megan’s partner, Jared Newton, in an offi ce of six people.
Soon after Mr Secker lost preselec-tion for his safe seat of Barker, which he has held since 1998.
Mr Newton, 29, recently started working for Flinders federal MP Greg Hunt as a policy and communications offi cer at Mr Hunt’s offi ce in Hastings.
Mr Newton returned to Crib Point Football Club in June and joined the club’s Reserves team, which he cap-tained in 2005 and 2006. In SA he played with Imperial Football Club in the River Murray Football League. He is a prolifi c football blogger.
He worked for Liberal Senator Ju-dith Troeth before moving to SA.
The shire’s job description for “Co-ordinator, mayor and councillor sup-port team” stated it was “seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and highly ex-perienced individual to be responsible for coordinating the activities of the mayor and councillors offi ce with pro-fessionalism and diplomacy”.
“As coordinator you will lead a small team to provide a wide range of ex-ecutive, secretarial and administrative support to the mayor and councillors. You will be responsible and account-able for meeting agreed priorities and performance standards, and meeting strict schedules.”
There are three people on the mayor and councillors’ support team.
When Pat Anderson left last Febru-ary, the support team was moved from governance and corporate support mana ger Noel Buck’s department to CEO Michael Kennedy’s offi ce.
On Wednesday, the mayor Cr Frank Martin said he and deputy mayor Anne Shaw had met Ms Smith for a coffee.
“We are very pleased with the ap-pointment; she is likeable and comes highly recommended,” he said.
None of the nine other councillors had any input into Ms Smith’s appoint-ment.
New mayor and councillor coordinator comes from SANew mayor and councillor coordinator comes from SA
THE 6.7km Arthurs Seat Challenge has been running each year since 2002, lifting the profi le and raising money for the Fit to Drive Program.
Fit to Drive is a road safety awareness program provided to Year 11 students at every secondary school on the Morn-ington Peninsula and in Frankston.
“It was the tragic loss of young life in car crashes in 1999 and 2000 in our community that saw the beginning of Fit to Drive, an initiative that was a direct and impassioned response from school principals who accepted the challenge of reducing the toll and help-ing to save young lives,” coordinator Michelle Pitcher said.
This year’s challenge starts at Rose-bud pier at 8.30am on Sunday 11 November and fi nishes at the top of Arthurs Seat. Students of Mt Eliza Sec-ondary College, Toorak College and Rosebud Secondary College as well as
school principals were at Arthurs Seat to launch the event on 1 August.
Also at the launch were Education Minister and Nepean MP Martin Dix-on, representatives of event sponsors Mornington Peninsula News Group, Bendigo Bank Rye and Dromana, Nicholas Lynch Real Estate, Monash University, the Sports Injury Clinic and the Southern Peninsula Classic and Historic Car Club.
“The Arthurs Seat Challenge provides a fantastic opportunity for schools, families and community members to rally together and raise awareness of the over-representation of young peo-ple in road crashes, in the hope we can continue to make a difference and alle-viate the pain road trauma causes,” Ms Pitcher said.
For Fit to Drive details or to register for the Arthurs Seat Challenge: www.arthursseatchallenge.com.au
Running to the summitRunning to the summit
Driving force: Students backing the 2012 Arthurs Seat Challenge are, from left, Laura Morley (Toorak College), Jack Taylor (Rosebud Secondary College), Leah Bourne, Jordan Barnes, Joel Munger and Natasha Sharp (Mt Eliza secondary) and Maddy Forrester (Rosebud seconday) with, centre, event coordinator Michelle Pitcher. Picture: Yanni
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ANYONE who has recently turned 18 can enrol to vote in the 27 October municipal elections by the end of this month.
“Australian citizens who have recently turned 18 years of age or have moved and have not yet updated their address are being urged to enrol to vote in the upcoming Mornington Peninsula Shire Council elections,” acting electoral com-missioner Liz Williams said.
“Anyone aged 18 years or older who is not enrolled must do so by the close of rolls at 4pm on Friday 31 August.”
Ms Williams said voters already on the roll could update their details using the online ap-plication at vec.vic.gov.au
“However, those who are enrolling for the fi rst time, changing their name or who do not have a driver licence will need to print and sign their form and have it witnessed before returning it.”
Enrolment forms can be downloaded from vec.vic.gov.au and also are available at any Australia Post outlet or Centrelink offi ce.
There are enrolment categories for owners, oc-cupiers, company nominees and non-Australian citizens who pay rates. For details, call the shire on 5950 1370.
Voters can check their enrolment details by viewing the exhibition roll from Monday 27
August at the shire offi ce at 21 Marine Pde, Hastings; 2 Queen St, Mornington; 90 Besgrove St, Rosebud; or Somerville Recreation and Com-munity Centre, 10 Edward St, Somerville.
More information on enrolment is available at vec.vic.gov.au or by calling the VEC’s enrol-ment hotline on 1300 805 478.
Become a councillorRESIDENTS considering standing for council elections in October can fi nd out more about the role of councillors at information sessions being conducted by Mornington Peninsula Shire and the Municipal Association of Victoria. Two sessions will be held on Wednesday 22 August at 4pm at the shire offi ce in Besgrove St, Rosebud, and at 7pm in the library meeting room at the shire offi ce in Queen St, Mornington. The Victorian Electoral Commission will present an information session on the electoral process at 4pm on Tuesday 18 September at the shire offi ce in Rosebud; at 7pm on Tuesday 18 September at the shire offi ce in Mornington; and at 5pm on Wednesday 19 September at the shire offi ce in Marine Pde, Hastings. For more information about standing for council, go to the VEC website www.vec.vic.gov.au or the MAV’s candidate information website www.standforcouncil.com.au
Ready to vote in OctoberReady to vote in October
Society’s annual meetTHE annual general meeting of the Red Hill Ag-ricultural and Horticultural Society will be held at Scott House, 180 Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill South, 7.30pm on Tuesday 21 August.
ORGANISERS of this year’s Relay for Life at Frankston hope to raise $85,000 for cancer re-search.
Teams in last year’s event reached $60,000 in the overnight relay.
The 18-hour relay will begin on Saturday 22 September at Ballam Park athletics track off Frankston-Cranbourne Rd.
This year’s relay was launched last week by Frankston mayor Cr Brian Cunial, St Kilda Football Club’s Farren Ray and Dunkley MP
Time to register for ‘life’ relayTime to register for ‘life’ relayBruce Billson. Team registrations close on Fri-day 14 September although registrations can be made at the event. Call 1300 6565 85 or email [email protected]
CONSTRUCTION of the multi-storey car park at Frankston Hospital has revived memories of an act of generosity that had far-reaching effects.
In 1987 concreter Garry Ellis gathered a few of his friends and colleagues and replaced what was then a grass helipad with a concrete one, complete with a gravelled access road for the ambulances.
“It all really came about one morning after I had fi nished work,” said his wife Gay, who at the time was a senior night duty nurse in the hospital’s emergency department.
“I had told Garry the ambulance drivers had been complaining that it was diffi cult to drive up to the helipad and they were always getting bogged and sliding on the grass.”
After hearing of the problems, Mr Ellis contacted the hospital and a few of his friends and contacts and had the project organised within a week.
“At the time Garry was working for Pioneer Concreting,” Gay said. “He organised to have all the concrete and use of the trucks and machinery donated by Pioneer, and even contacted local quarries to get sand and gravel donated.
“He just wanted to give something back to his community and to the hospital.”
Mr Ellis has since died and the construction of the new multi-storey car park has led to his helipad being removed.
“It is because of his selfl essness that many critical patients were able to easily access the air ambulances and receive the medical treatment they needed,” the hospital’s executive director Brendon Gardener said.
“Garry’s legacy will still remain intact with plans to recognise his generous efforts at Frankston Hospital.”
Happy landings: This photo of Garry Ellis with ambulance drivers and aircrew was published in the 10 February 1987 edition of the now-defunct Frankston Independent.
Volunteers’ legacy set in concreteVolunteers’ legacy set in concrete
ABOUT 30 volunteers turned up to plants trees on the eastern and southern boundaries of Red Hill Consolidated School.
Held a week before National Tree Day on Sunday 22 July, the revegetation effort will “create
important habitat for fauna, including bats, possums, lizards and birds”, Mornington Peninsula Shire’s landcare facilitator Jacqui Salter said.
Ms Salter organised the planting of 400 indigenous plants with David Maddocks of the Manton and Stony
Creeks Landcare Group.The planting was part of the
Mornington Peninsula Landcare Group’s biolink, which aims to link high-quality remnant vegetation across the peninsula to create a more sustainable landscape.
School’s in for new habitatSchool’s in for new habitatAmong the gum trees: Some of the young, and older, volunteers taking part in a planting day at Red Hill Consolidated School.
REFLECTIVE house numbers are free of charge at Mornington Peninsula Shire offi ces to encourage people to better identify their properties.
The shire has joined with police, Ambulance Victoria, the CFA and the SES to promote clear, visible numbers.
Police and emergency services report that hidden and non-existent house numbers make it diffi cult to fi nd the correct address and waste precious seconds in emergency situations.
Owners and occupiers of all properties are required by law to have a street number properly affi xed and
displayed at the front of their property.Numbers should be refl ective both
day and night and be attached to a letterbox, post, board or boundary fence. Collect numbers at shire offi ce at 2 Queen St, Mornington; 90 Besgrove St, Rosebud; 21 Marine Pde, Hastings; and 14 Edward St, Somerville.
Coastcare grantsCoastcare grantsTHE state government is offering grants of up to $50,000 for conserva-tion groups planning projects on the coastline such as protecting biodiver-sity, weed and pest control, habitat pro-
tection and revegetation, and protect-ing signifi cant wetlands. The Coastcare grants are funded by the Department of Sustainability and Environment and the federal government’s Caring For Our Country program.
See night skySee night skyVOLUNTEERS of the Mornington Pe-ninsula Astronomical Society will hold a public night sky telescope viewing evening at 8pm on Friday 17 August for National Science Week, and anoth-er on Friday 3 September at the MPAS Briars Park observatory site, Nepean
Hwy, Mt Martha. Highlights include a talk about the universe and viewing through the society’s telescopes. Book-ings essential via email to [email protected] or call 0419 253 252.
Dinner for swingDinner for swingJULIE and Adam Redman of Red Hill General Store are holding a fundrais-ing dinner and silent auction at 7pm on Friday 7 September at the Red Hill Recreation Reserve pavilion to raise money for a memorial swing at the re-serve in honour of their son William, who died tragically last year. Three-
course meal cooked by six chefs, priz-es, raffl es, drinks at bar prices. Sup-ported by Red Hill Lions Club and Red Hill Football and Netball Club. Tickets $75 each at the store or call 5989 2222.
Winter marketWinter marketSOMERS Winter Market is at Cool art Homestead, Lord Somers Rd, Som-ers, 10am-3pm on 18 August. High-lights include food, art, music, games for children and tours of the home-stead. Proceeds to Somers Preschool. Details online: www.somerswintermarket.com.au
There’s safety inside with house numbersThere’s safety inside with house numbers
By David HarrisonTOURIST development in Victoria’s parks – including Arthurs Seat, Greens Bush and Point Nepean parks on the peninsula – is almost certainly on the state government’s agenda following its controversial plan to open green wedge zones for business.
The state government agenda could include a revival of the notorious Ken-nett government’s “hotels in parks” plan.
Under this scheme, then conserva-tion minister Marie Tehan proposed a 150-bed licensed lodge for Tidal River at Wilsons Promontory and a 45-bed serviced lodge and four huts for the use of commercial operations in remote ar-eas of the park.
It led to fi erce and widespread public opposition that saw the plan dropped.
Extensive work has already been done developing Point Nepean Na-tional Park. It is one of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s top tourist priorities – “accommodation, conferencing and marine infrastructure at Point Nepe-an”. A boutique hotel has been mooted.
Speculation about the Baillieu gov-ernment’s further plans to open up Vic toria for tourism stems from the main wellspring of Planning Minister Matthew Guy’s proposals for the green wedge – the 2011 report Unlocking Victorian Tourism by Victorian Com-petition and Effi ciency Commission.
Under the heading “Key messages” the report states: “National parks are a popular destination for interstate and international visitors but a lack of quality accommodation on or near these parks diminishes their value to the community.
“The commission recommends the government remove the prohibition on private development of tourist faci lities in national parks where they provide a net benefi t and complement
environmental, heritage and other val-ues.”
The Labor government-initiated in-quiry was chaired by economist Dr Matthew Butlin, assisted by Deborah Cope and Bill Mountford, also econo-mists.
Understandably, their report focuses strongly on the economic aspects of tourist development.
In its introduction the report states:“... the growing wealth in Asia (es-
pecially China and India) has pro duced strong growth in inbound tou rism to Australia and Victoria from these des-tinations, thus creating oppor tunities for tourism-related busi ness es in Vic-toria.
“As a result the tourism market is changing. To capitalise on the new op-portunities that arise from these chang-es, tourism businesses need to be able to respond and adapt.”
It argues “The Victorian govern-ment can directly infl uence the com-petitiveness of tourism-related busi-nesses ... through the way it manages state-owned attractions such as the na-tional parks, forests and sporting and cultural facilities.”
“Regulatory hotspots” the VCEC fo-cuses on include: Land use planning regulation and ad-ministration. Regulations relating to the use of public land, especially state and nation al parks.
It identifi es the peninsula as the seventh-most popular tourist desti na-tion for visitors to Victoria, behind the Queen Victoria Market and ahead of Ballarat/Sovereign Hill, Bendigo and Phillip Island.
The report gives the Baillieu govern-ment impressive expert opinion to sup-port plans for park development.
The VCEC report was preceded by a Howard government plan to open up
national parks to private operators.In July 2007 the then minister for
tourism, Fran Bailey, told the ABC she wanted “to get commercial tour-ism operators involved in developing facilities in national parks”.
Months later federal Labor took of-fi ce and the “partnership” has not been heard of since.
Mr Guy’s green wedge and other rural zone proposals strongly echo the VCEF recommendations that “regu-latory barriers” to tourism ventures be removed by providing “more fl exi-bility” in current zonings and local policies.
The VCEC says this fl exibility would: Allow a wider range of tourism-related activities such as tourist accom-modation, function centres, recreation facilities and restaurants. Remove the requirement to under-take tourism-related activities “in con-junction with” specifi c activities such as agriculture. Remove the arbitrary limits on the scale of tourism-related activities, such as the limits on B&B, restaurant and residential accommodation.
All this “fl exibility” is provided in Mr Guy’s green wedge proposals, indi-cating clearly that he has studied and agrees with the VCEC approach.
Mr Guy is effectively proposing abolition of all the controls on green wedge land that ban large-scale deve-lop ment of accommodation and tour-ist-orientated businesses such as res-taurants, convention centres and resi-dential accommodation.
It is only a short step from opening up the green wedge to permitting the same businesses to establish in state and national parks.
Another critical consequence of Mr Guy’s green wedge proposals, whether intended or not, is that urban growth
boundaries, which clearly sepa rate what is urban from what is green, are blurred almost to invisibility by per-mitting previously banned com mer cial activity on small lots abutting urban areas.
Mornington Peninsula Shire offi cers privately say they are horrifi ed by, and will strongly oppose, Mr Guy’s changes to its valuable – economically and aesthetically – green wedge, which covers 70 per cent of the peninsula and is a substantial element in its attraction to tourists and locals.
The shire had not publicly voiced its opposition three weeks after the Guy plans were released.
There is also almost total silence from Labor and, more interestingly, from the Greens, for whom a mat-ter seemingly aimed at emasculating green wedges protections should be refl exive.
An assault on parks in the shire – Ar-thurs Seat State Park is already com-promised by the planned new chairlift – should stiffen its determination to oppose the Guy plans.
The chairlift group could apply for park access to build accommodation, restaurants, convention centres, a ser-vice station and possibly even a medi-cal centre.
The shire’s current local planning scheme aims to: “Protect and conserve the rural land-scape and character of the peninsula as a major recreational resource for both the local and wider metropolitan community.”
(Mr Guy’s plans, and possible state government park plans, could make this almost impossible to achieve.) “Support the continued agricultural use of land by avoiding the establish-ment of uses that may exclude or limit legitimate rural activities and farm management practice.”
(Green wedge and park land would come under severe pressure from deve-lopers keen to cash in on the Guy vision of the green wedge hosting facilities including medical centres, schools, abat toirs, service stations and large-scale accommodation – many of them as-of-right, meaning no community right to object or appeal.) “Promote the growth of major and township activity centres and avoid inappropriate out-of-centre com mer-cial developments.”
(The shire has tried to control the growth of camping and caravan parks – currently a permitted use on green wedge land – by proposing limits to the number of sites per park and their proximity to urban areas. It so far has been unsuccessful.
Mr Guy’s plans would not only allow these parks but would encourage their development into de facto villages, com plete with schools, stores and so on.
A problem all councils face is that caravan parks can become highly sought low-cost housing where state law gives people the right to permanent residence. Mr Guy, by permitting shops and the like in the green wedge, signals his approval for such developments.)
Current shire policy seeks to protect green wedge land by requiring that:
Applicants for commercial develop-ment in the green wedge or farming zones “must demonstrate that their proposal addresses a need or gap in the tourist industry and is not dependent on the development of other residential or commercial activities on the site or in the locality.”
The state government’s plan, and possible incursion into national and state parks, almost certainly renders its current policy and the shire’s still-gestating Green Wedge Management Plan redundant if not utterly impotent.
Parks a govt development targetParks a govt development target
PENINSULA Community Legal Cen-tre has marked its 35th anniversary by moving into a new building.
While opening the new offi ces, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said the legal centre’s “compassionate and committed team” helped “give the lo-cals better legal and access to justice services”.
Ms Roxon said the centre would this year receive $664,000 through the fed-eral government’s Community Legal Services Program.
The centre is one of the largest community legal centres in Australia, helping thousands of clients each year with free legal advice and ongoing as-sistance as well as undertaking com-munity legal education and law reform activities.
In 2011, it was named legal organi-sation of the year at the Law Institute of Victoria President’s Awards.
“We estimate that over the course of the centre’s history, it has provided more than 100,000 free legal advices,” chief executive offi cer Helen Constas said.
“About 80 per cent of the centre’s clients have no or low income – less than $26,000 a year – and could not afford to pay for legal assistance.”
The centre began as Frankston North Legal Service in 1977 follow-ing a public meeting over the lack of free legal services.
A part-time advice and referral ser-vice was established with the support of Frankston Council and local lawyer and community volunteers.
Ms Constas described the reloca-tion of the centre’s head offi ce to 441 Nepean Highway, Frankston, as “the
Legal centre move marks anniversaryLegal centre move marks anniversary
Legal eagles: Attornery-General Nicola Roxon, Peninsula Community Legal Centre president Victoria Campbell and the centre’s CEO Helen Constas at the opening of its new offi ces.
Health from foodHealth from foodEATING your way to health is the theme behind a free food preparation event being held at The Briars Park.
Organised by Mornington Peninsula Shire, “Connecting Healthy People with Healthy Foods” on Saturday 1 September will show how to make bottled fruit preserves, a wicking bas-ket for a portable vegetable garden, and traditional slow-cooked bread.
There will also be a free basic cook-ing demonstration and attendees are encouraged to bring excess food to swap at Mornington Peninsula Food Swap.
The Eco Living Display Centre will be open along with the Walk and Talk tour around the property.
Bookings are essential for the 10am-3pm Connecting Healthy People with Healthy Foods. Call 5950 1685 or email to: [email protected]
Managing bushManaging bushMAIN Creek Catchment Landcare group is hosting a talk on manag-ing bushland reserves on the Morn-ington Peninsula by Simon Thorn-ing of Mornington Peninsula Shire at 10.30am on Sunday 26 August in Main Ridge Community Hall, Main Creek Rd. Details: Bernie Schedvin, 5989 6408 or [email protected]
More for healthMore for healthMINISTER for Health David Davis says Peninsula Health will receive $356 million this fi nancial year, an increase of almost $22 million. The state’s hospitals have been allocated $8.1 billion in recurrent funding for 2012-13, up by $395 million on the previous year, he said.
realisation of a long-held dream of many”.
“I am delighted the centre now has premises that promote client dignity and privacy as well as affording a safe and pleasant working environment for volunteers and staff.
“While we are rightly proud of the high volume and high-quality services we provide, we are acutely aware of the continuing and unmet needs for free legal services in our community, and it is our mission to keep striving to advance justice in our community.”
Community Law Australia campaign spokesman Hugh de Kretser described the centre as “a leading example of the value and support that a community le-gal centre can offer to people in need”.
“People seeking help with issues like family violence, dodgy landlords, sorting out diffi cult family relation-ships or debt problems need some-where to turn for quality legal advice,” Mr de Kretser said.
“Legal issues like these arise no mat-ter what’s in your bank balance or your circumstances.”
Mr de Krester said research by the Australia Institute earlier this year conservatively estimated half a mil-lion Australians each year missed out on legal help, mainly for fi nancial rea-sons.
“Community legal centres help peo-ple who don’t qualify for legal aid but can’t afford a private lawyer. Their ex-pertise is free, however their time and resources are extremely stretched by the high level of demand.”
He said although the peninsula cen-tre was one of the largest in Victoria “it faces major challenges in meeting the demand for help”.
“Attorney-General Nicola Roxon and Shadow Attorney-General George Brandis have both acknowledged that the issue of access is a vital one. We look forward to working with them to make equal access to the law a reality in Australia.”
The free legal services are aimed at helping disadvantaged clients with legal issues, either over the phone or in person at the centre’s head offi ce in Frankston, branches in Bentleigh, Cranbourne, Frankston North and Rosebud or outreach services in Chel-sea and Hastings and duty lawyer services at Frankston Magistrates’ Court and Dandenong Family Law Courts.
The centre operates specialist pro-grams in family law, family violence and child support, as well as advocacy for vulnerable and disadvantaged ten-ants and consumers.
For more information about free legal services, call 9783 3600 or visit www.pclc.org.au
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Drop in for coffee WESTERN Port Secondary College has its own cafe. Operated and run by students, The Coffee and Conversation Cafe opened on Monday with coffee being made by Storm Dennis and Casshius Haare under the watchful eye of youth commitment leader Donna Gerritz. The cafe is a collaborative effort between the school and Hastings Community House aimed at teaching students hospitality skills. The cafe is open for business in Western Port Secondary’s hospitality wing 11.30am-1pm Mondays and Thursdays. Picture: Yanni
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Heritage soundsHeritage soundsTRAVELLING troubadors are bringing a range of musical styles to Balnarring.
Performing at the Heritage Hotel during the afternoon on Sunday 19 August will be blues singer and guitarist Rory Ellis, right, who recently returned from a tour that included playing festivals in the United Kingdom and Europe. He will perform with Dave Steel.
On Sunday 2 September the Heritage will resound to the piano blues of Pugsley Buzzard, who has performed all over the world from the smoky jazz cellars of Berlin to down-town New Orleans.
His music is described as a “blend of dark hoodoo blues, good time rollicking boogie and blazing stride-style piano”.
Buzzard’s latest recordings, Chicago Typewriter and Wooden Kimono, were selected as ABC Radio National’s album of the week.
The Heritage Hotel is at 3059 Frankston-Flinders Rd in Balnarring.
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INFINITE Space is a classical dance reinterpreted to inspire new and loyal ballet audiences.
Audiences at Frankston Art Centre’s Cube 37 on 31 August and 1 September will be taken on a choreographic journey through four acclaimed and original works:
In One Day, choreographed by Simon Hoy and Robert Kelly, is set to the music of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
Dark Before Daylight features the classical pointe shoe and tutus, and is an impression of
Swan Lake, choreographed by Simon Hoy to the music of Elgar.
Phrased Without Word is choreographed by Si-mon Hoy to Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel in Spiegel.
Infi nite Space is choreographed by Simon Hoy to Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major and Mozart’s 27th piano concerto.
Infi nite Space, 7.30pm Friday 31 August and 7.30pm Saturday 1 September, $35, concession $30, under-26 $15. Call 9784 1060 or online at thefac.com.au
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SOMERVILLE4/8 Raymond Street 11.00-11.30amL.Cooper Real Estate 5977 7766 1182 Frankston-Flinders Rd. 11.00-11.30amStockdale & Leggo 5977 887712 Woodside Close 11.00-11.30amStockdale & Leggo 5977 8877
L.Cooper Real Estate 5977 7766 1/6 Clarinda Street 12.00-12.30pmL.Cooper Real Estate 5977 7766 7 Roslyn Street 12.00-12.30pmCraig Mann First National 5978 095561 Clarendon Drive 12.00-12.30pmStockdale & Leggo 5977 887713 Stephens Place 12.00-12.30pmCraig Mann First National 5978 09551/1037 Frankston-Flinders Rd 1.00-1.30pmStockdale & Leggo 5977 88776 Montrose Avenue 1.00-1.30pm Craig Mann First National 5978 0955
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Address: 4 Warringine Creek Lane, BITTERNPrice: $949,000Agency: Tallon First National Real Estate, 35 High Street, Hastings, 5979 3000Agent: Dominic Tallon, 0408 528 857
A TREE-lined drive reveals this incredible property set on 6394 square metres in the exclusive Kinfauns Estate. Not a single detail has been overlooked in creating a vast and spacious home of about 450 square metres with fi ve bedrooms and a separate study. There is open-plan living area served by a Coonara wood heater, evaporative cooling, gas ducted heating and split-system air-conditioning, so whatever the weather you are assured of comfort. Polished hardwood fl oors feature extensively throughout the walkways and living areas, and many of the bedrooms have new carpets. This is adual-occupancy property with an area joined to the larger main home by a double garage with recessed workshop. Complete with its own driveway and entrance, it has two bedrooms, kitchen and a bathroom. Two of the fi ve bedrooms in the main home have ensuites and walk-in robes and, as a pleasant bonus, overlook the ornamental lake with its jetty as well as the landscaped gardens. The main kitchen features an island bench and butler’s pantry. The rumpus room, which has a built-in bar, fl ows out to the outdoor entertainment area with its solar-heated, salt-chlorinated pool. The home has solar panels to provide hot water with a gas booster for energy effi cient living and three large water tanks service the lush grounds. The property has a second entrance with a driveway leading to a three-bay barn.
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BITTERN $329,000
A little piece of the country awaits you in this traditional triple fronted brick home on the hill. Loads of character and original features like
with plenty of scope to improve and add value. There is a good sized lounge, meals area and sizeable kitchen (needing some work), 3 great sized bedrooms (2 with robes), main with French doors.
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BALNARRING $730,000
You could be forgiven for thinking you have travelled to the New England
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and is in, a great central location! Close to the local primary school and adjacent to a new estate, it features fresh neutral dcor, good sized
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CAPITAL GROWTH ASSURED!!
HASTINGS $475,000
This property has so many “I wants” it’s hard to know where to start. Ok, here goes; so you want a home with 4 bedrooms and a study, It has multiple living areas and room for the kids to play away from the lounge room. An ensuite and walk-in robe is a must and for the masterchef of the house a nice big kitchen. To keep the big kid of the house happy a large shed (9x6Mx3H) with 15 amp power, +240v lighting on a re-inforced concrete slab.
ONE WITH THE LOT
HASTINGS $140,000
Cash in and enjoy the security and peace of mind afforded by this quiet lifestyle village right opposite the foreshore reserve. This easy care 2 bedroom home is as new and features an open design with living room adjoining an enclosed front veranda. The great sized modern kitchen has gas cooking and long breakfast bench, both bedrooms have built in robes and the combined bathroom and laundry is clean and functional.
SEASIDE CALLING.... MARINA VIEW VILLAGE
BITTERN $359,000
Brand new and right opposite the new Village centre, this perfectly located home unit would make a great investment or retirement home. Featuring a big bright and open living space inside and a decent private outdoor area it would suit a variety of lifestyles. The generous kitchen features gas cooking and dishwasher, there are 3 bedrooms, main with full en suite and there is gas ducted heating throughout.
VILLAGE LIVING
CRIB POINT $269,950
Your future success depends on timely investments and you can’t beat a beautifully packaged property, well located in this high growth area!
federation facade to make them stand out from the crowd! Smart designs feature internal doors to your garage, dual access bathrooms and energy
STONY GROVE
CRIB POINT $339,000
You can tell as you pull up at the top of the sleepy no through road that this is something different.. A property designed for a relaxed retirement or for a young family, impeccably presented and well thought out. How about the high span boat or van port for easy storage, the trim and tidy gardens with paths and edges, not to mention the bright and cheery 3 bedroom home that just feels welcoming? It is open plan with fresh decor, lounge & meals.
WE ARE ON EASY STREET
CRIB POINT $157,000 EXC. GST
Here is a ground level opportunity to secure a generous piece of land at a bargain price! An ideal purchase for future capital growth or to use now as a storage site, depot, or just a patch to build your workshop on and store some toys! You could even build a caretakers residence (s.t.c.a.)….. Sizes vary from 1,227m2, or around a 1/3 acre to 1,620m2 – not far off ½ acre!! Each block has power, mains water, gas and sewerage…yes all services!!
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LAND – ONCE IT’S GONE…IT’S GONE!!
CRIB POINT $305,000
Your future success depends on timely investments and you can’t beat a beautifully packaged property, well located in this high growth area!
federation facade to make them stand out from the crowd! Smart designs feature internal doors to your garage, dual access bathrooms and energy
STONY GROVE
CRIB POINT $304,950
Lazy days await in this beautiful near new unit with the adjacent foreshore reserve beckoning you to breezy walks by the bay. This home sized villa has clean neutral colour scheme with earth tone contrasts and a bright north facing living/meals opening on a private courtyard behind. 3 bedrooms (birs) & full en suite, great sized kitchen with gas appliances, gas ducted heat and double lock up garage.
JUST RIGHT!.... ON THE RESERVE
$369,500 CRIB POINT
location! The spotless brick home features 2 living areas; Lounge with wood heater and separate tiled meals overlooking a leafy side courtyard. There is a modern kitchen with elec cooking and 3 bedrooms with built-ins. Outside you can lose yourself in a private rural feeling setting with huge enclosed sunroom, covered cold spa and a side driveway.
1/4 ACRE+... LIVE AND GROW...
BITTERN $307,000
masterpiece! Set in a sleepy street with a local primary school within a hop this spotless home has been fully redecorated and features a bright contemporary theme throughout. With an open plan design it has fully tiled
There are 3 bedrooms, 2 with robes, brand new bathroom and gas heating.
PORTSMOUTH. PERFECTION!
HASTINGS $429,000
Right on the border of the commercial centre, this is an ideal holding for future growth! Featuring a solid weatherboard home on 700m2 of land potential 3 unit site stca. The big bright lounge with baultic timber
dishwasher. There are 3 double sized bedrooms all with mirrored robes, new bathroom and gas ducted heat.
DREAM POSITION!!
BITTERN $780,000
Get away from it all..without leaving home! This is truly a stunning lifestyle property with no neighbours besides the birds and Warrangine Heritage
welcome you in. With 28 squares of living, this beautifully maintained family home has large formal and informal living zones.
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Investors - Your Opportunity Is NowHASTINGS $295,000 plus
Located in a highly sought after area, this 3BR home is set on a good-size allotment and comprises of new carpet, blinds and paint work. Kitchen with meals area, gas cooking & dishwasher, spacious loungeroom with cathedral ceilings and central family bathroom. Additional features include sweeping verandah’s, garden shed, concrete driveway and only 500m to High St shops.
Picture for illustrative purposes only.
“Victoria Heights” - Nearing CompletionHASTINGS Neg. over $285,000
Exclusive release of new 2BR townhouses with open plan living, BIR’s, bathroom, separate toilet & garage. Some with street frontage and separate
quality carpets, heating & cooling, gardens, 5 star energy rating.
4/82 high street, hastings 5979 8833
HASTINGS $255,000 plus New Villa - Close to Shops & ForeshoreSituated at the front of the complex this new 2BR villa has huge main
landscaped front yard, grey water tank, clothesline. Ready to occupy.
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CRANHAVEN ROAD - An exclusive release of 5 blocks in a popular position in the heart of Langwarrin. Situated close to local schools, shops, transport and parkland, the ideal
the pick to secure your dream block!
Contact the exclusive marketing and selling agent for plans and particulars.
LANGWARRIN
Exclusive Land Release Jeremiah Estate
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courtyard, landscaped gardens, large front yard & separate driveway
BITTERN $349,000Brand New ~ Top Design ~ Central Location
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Nest or investSET in a block of just four, this near-new unit is close to playgrounds, primary schools and train station. The interior is spacious with 2.74-metre (9-foot) ceilings and there is a fantastic amount of natural light in the lounge room courtesy of a series of long, rectangular windows. A large kitchen has a dishwasher, breakfast bar and plenty of cupboard space, and there is an adjoining dining area that leads to a private courtyard. Both bedrooms are double sized, with the main bedroom featuring a walk-in robe and access to a dual-entry bathroom. The second bedroom has a built-in robe. A single garage at the front has internal access to the home. The unit offers peace of mind to a new investor, with a tenant providing a return of $1257 per calendar month. There is also the balance of the builder’s warranty remaining.
Address: 2/240 Stony Point Road, CRIB POINTPrice: $289,000 negotiableAgency: MC Real Estate, 4/82 High Street, Hastings, 5979 8833Agent: Michael Curry, 0409 410 456
Great fi t for the familyTHIS well-presented and clean home has a modern look with neutral tones that give the interior a fresh and vibrant appeal. The concrete driveway leads to a double garage that has access to an excellent undercover entertainment area, where downlights have been fi tted into a pine-lined ceiling. Polished fl oorboards feature extensively throughout the two living areas, which include a large lounge at the front with air-conditioning and an open-plan family area with a central kitchen boasting a stainless-steel gas cooktop and dishwasher. There are four bedrooms, all with carpeted fl oors and the main bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in robe. The 590-square metre block is very manageable and with the low-maintenance aspect of the home, this is a wonderful property for large and busy families.
Address: 7 Seaspray Court, HASTINGSPrice: $419,000Agency: Tallon First National Real Estate, 35 High Street, Hastings, 5979 3000Agent: Nigel Evans, 0439 540 055
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Local Agents with Local Knowledge For Over 50 Years
www.satchwells.com.au1/97 High Street
14 Balnarring VillageHASTINGSBALNARRING
03 5979 188803 5983 5509
Satchwells
BITTERNOffers over $419,950+
Desirably located in a quiet court setting in Bittern. This three bedroom IDEAL LOCATION - WORK FROM HOME9 Goris Close - Inspect Sat 12.30-1.00pm
HASTINGSAsking $362,000
heart of Hastings and all the infrastructure that’s available. This
AS NEW UNIT - CLOSE TO TOWNInspect by Appointment
REDUCED
BY $13
,000
TO SELL
HASTINGSAsking $440,000 - $480,000
A UNIQUE 2 FOR 1 PACKAGE19 Rosemary Drive - Inspect 12.00-12.30pm
WORK
FROM H
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HASTINGSAsking $195,000 - $225,000
BARGAIN BUYINGInspect by Appointment
UNITS 2
& 4
AVAIL
ABLE
SOMERSAsking $895,000 - $940,000
FAMILY HOME WITH BUSINESS OPPORTUNITYInspect by Appointment
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BITTERNNegotiable over $850,000
Entering through the remote gates you are greeted by a Victorian style house nestled amongst beautiful landscaping. This elegant residence is
ELEGANT VICTORIAN STYLE HOMEInspect by Appointment
TYABBAsking $418,000+
NEAR NEW - CONTEMPORARY STYLE HOMEInspect by Appointment
HASTINGSAsking $795,000+
PRIVACY & LIFESTYLE PLUS EXTRA ACCOMODATION231 Hendersons Rd - Inspect Sat 2.30-3.30pm
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ATTRACTIVE, SPACIOUS AND LOW MAINTENANCE67 Disney Street - Inspect 1.00-1.30pm
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Asking $350,000
BITTERNAsking $482,000
Inspect by Appointment
MUST
BE SOLD
CRIB POINT
SOMERVILLEAsking $300,000
northern sunshine and only a short stroll to the village shops.
Inspect by Appointment
CRIB POINTAsking From $305,000+
INVESTOR - RETIREE - FIRST HOME BUYER38 Park Road - Inspect Sat 1.30-2.00pm
READY FOR
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arrange an inspection today.
UNIT SITE HASTINGSInspect by Appointment
TYABBAsking $395,000
PERFECT STARTER OR INVESTMENTInspect by Appointment
MUST
BE SOLD
HASTINGSNeg Over $620,000
AN AFFORDABLE DREAMInspect by Appointment
BITTERNAsking $610,000
WORK FROM HOMEInspect by Appointment
HASTINGSAsking $420,000
OLD TYABB TOWNSHIPInspect by Appointment
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BALNARRINGAsking $762,000
COURT LOCATION WITH VIEWS11 Island View Cres - Inspect Sat 11.30am-12.00pm, Sun 12.30-1.30pm
HASTINGSAsking $315,000
IDEAL FOR RETIREMENT 500 METRES TO TOWNInspect by Appointment
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HASTINGSAsking $305,000
FIRST HOME OR DEVELOPMENT SITEInspect by Appointment
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249 High Street Hastings, Victoria 3915www.peninsula parklands.com.au
A lifestyle village for the over 50s - Sell Your Existing Home+ Buy at Parklands= Reap the Financial Rewards
Need to sell your house prior to buying at Peninsula Parklands?Ask us how we can make it very simple and easy
$210,000$135,000 Sealing of our roads is almost complete
Limited number of homes available
SECURE LONG TERM TENURE
SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL
$139,900 $225,000
Low maintenance 24 hour security access A carefree lifestyle Freedom to travel Economical Full-time on site managers Social club Community centre
5979 2700
Bay West Real Estate (VIC) Pty. Ltd.87 High Street, Hastings Victoria 3915Ph: 03 5979 4412Fax: 03 5979 3097Email: [email protected]: www.baywestrealestate.com.au
HASTINGS By Negotiation
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Out of date inspections - Low rent - Lack of communication
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BITTERN $600,000 plus
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reassured and well supported. Just excellent all round service. Thank you.”
Chiarina and Cristina Pascuzzi15 Picnic Avenue, Hastings
Outdoor entertaining areas
SEAN CRIMMINS 0411 734 814
Family bathroom
Currently let until August 18th, 2012
TO GET YOUR HOUSE SOLD, CALL SEAN TODAY!
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35 High Street,Hastings tallon.com.au 5979 3000
Tallon
DOMINIC TALLONPhone:0408 528 857
NIGEL EVANSPhone:0439 540 055
HASTINGS
Build Your Dream
For Sale: $220,000
Land for sale in the leafy suburb of Old Tyabb. Rear block of 512m2 with all services available. Stamp duty savings.(we have a range of plans starting from $140,000)
CRIB POINT
Romantic House Lover Wanted
For Sale: $412,000
Quiet treed street, landscaped gardens, 1/4 acre block & a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom mud brick home. This charming home with high vaulted timber ceilings, new skylights has been freshly painted, main bedroom has ensuite & BIR’s to 3 bedrooms. Two living areas with central coonara wood heater, large kitchen with new bench tops, timber cupboards & electric cooker plus laundry. Outside is a
CRIB POINT
So Much For So Little
For Sale: $395,000
Families or renovators wishing to extend here’s the room to move! Well presented BV home on a large block of land overlooking farm land at the rear. A good size lounge has dado wall paneling with separate meals area overlooking a modern kitchen with upright gas cooker & d/w. Renovated laundry, bathroom & large ensuite with spa from the main bedroom. Good family home which has ducted heating and air-con. Outside is a colourbond garage shed.
HASTINGS
More Than Meets The Eye
For Sale: Negotiable over $295,000
You will be pleasantly surprised the moment you walk through the door of this tastefully renovated home. Walking distance to the local shops and all that Hastings has to offer. Some of the many features include three bedrooms all with BIR’s, modern kitchen with electric appliances including dishwasher, family bathroom with separate toilet, gas wall furnace, s/system heating &
CRIB POINT
A Quiet Retreat
For Sale: $279,000
As new 2 bedroom unit set on a block of 4. Two good sized bedrooms main with WIR and dual access bathroom. A good size lounge, modern kitchen with s/s appliances and separate meals area with sliding doors that leads to the rear paved courtyard. Tiled and carpeted throughout. S/s a/c for year round comfort. Single garage with house entry and remote door.
LANGWARRIN
Heath Estate Langwarrin
For Sale: $387,880
House & land package, 4 bedrooms, full ensuite, modern kitchen with stainless-steel appliances, double garage & driveway. Complete package. Be quick as this is the last block left. Stamp duty on land only.
HASTINGS
House & Land Package
For Sale: $435,000
CRIB POINT
Snuggle By The Fire
For Sale: $549,000
Live the dream on 1/2 acre and this 4BR home, ideal for the larger family looking for space. The home has 3 living
dining, modern kitchen with s/steel appliances, gas cook top, wall oven & dishwasher. The games room has a gas heater. Main bedroom has FES and all bedrooms have BIR’s. Outside is a large shed with extension for use as
HASTINGS
Fit For The Family
For Sale: $419,000
Four-bedroom, two living areas, two bathrooms, double garage + entertainment area! Situated in a small quiet court this well-presented, clean home features modern styling and neutral tones to present in as-new condition.
bedrooms and 2 tiled bathrooms.
NEW
LISTING
BITTERN
Two Homes On The One Block
For Sale: $465,000
Not often found, 2 BV homes on the one 1/4 acre block. What an ideal rental investment or in-laws accommodation. First home comprises of 4BRs, lounge & dining/meals area, 2 gas column heaters + modern kitchen with d/w. Outside is a double garage & concrete drive. The property is fully fenced with double gates. Second home comprises of 2 BRS with BIR’s, open plan lounge/dining, modern kitchen, exposed beams, bathroom & laundry.
HASTINGS
Will Not Disappoint
For Sale: $375,000
to this well-presented ranch-style home. 3 bedrooms
separate formal dining room with access to the garage. The kitchen has modern appliances and looks out to a covered entertaining area with café blinds & built in mains barbeque. Nicely landscaped with rear carport for boat or caravan. As new s/system air-conditioning.
NEW
LISTING
Close To Town
For Sale: $325,000
rental - currently returning $260.00pw and leased until February 2013. Set on a good size block with plenty of room for the kids to play this property comprises a separate lounge, with gas column heater & ceiling fan, kitchen with gas cooker, laminex cupboards & tops. Adjacent meals area overlooking rear pergola. Outside is a single carport and garden shed.
HASTINGS
HASTINGS
Looking For An Investment?
For Sale: $350,000
Investors looking for a new property with good tenants need look no further. Leased until 31/05/2013 at $275pw this BV home is situated on 676m2. The home consists of 3 bedrooms, dual access bathroom, lounge, separate dining & family, modern kitchen with upright gas cooker & gas heating. Outside a large concreted area for entertaining & plenty of shedding at rear. Close to main shopping precinct, schools & transport. All this on a no through road.
NEW
LISTING
NEW
LISTING
BITTERN
Westernport Retirement Village
For Sale: $229,500
This neat retirement home consists of 2 bedrooms both with built in robes, large kitchen with gas cook top & wall oven & open plan lounge/dining area. The home comes with ducted heating & split system air-conditioning. Outside there is a paved courtyard & single remote garage. This unit will not disappoint.
HASTINGS
Spotlight On McCallum
For Sale: $365,000Inspect: Saturday 18th August 11.30-12.00 noon
rental investment. Walking distance to shops, doctors and transport, this neat 3 bedder is set on a large block of land with plenty of sheds. A modern kitchen has wall oven, gas cook top and dishwasher, lounge incorporates formal dining and there is gas heating, double carport, well maintained lawns & concrete driveway.
10 McCallum Street
CRIB POINT
Sandstone Lodge
For Sale: $465,000Inspect: Saturday 18th August 1.00-1.30pm
Ideal for the larger family this home has 2 living areas, main living with Coonara woodheater, a modern kitchen with s/steel appliances, main bathroom, laundry and 2 bedrooms all on the lower level. A timber staircase leads to the 2nd living and main bedroom with FES & BIR’s + 4th bedroom or study. Outside is a large garage with power, water tanks, pergola and verandahs
A cut aboveHEAD and shoulders above the rest, this hair salon has a superb fi t-out with modern, trendy decor featuring 11 cutting stations and three beauty rooms. The rent of $2500 per calendar month is offset by two sub-leases and the business demonstrates good turnover in an exclusive retail location at the busy intersection of Frankston–Flinders Road and Moorooduc Highway. Excellent systems are in place to maintain the growth of the business and the owner is willing to stay on and assist during the transition period if required.
Hair salon, FRANKSTON SOUTHPrice: $139,900Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255Agent: Tanya Scagliarini, 0438 289 859
An arresting positionZONED Business 5, which allows for either residential or business use, this landmark property built in about 1929 was the town’s original police station. The 820-square metre site has frontage to Marine Parade and King Street, and has a double garage at the rear. There are three bedrooms and a study, which could be converted into offi ces. Potential uses could include professional consulting rooms. There are two toilets and the interior still boasts some period features of the time such as original fi replaces, high ceilings and an entrance with leadlight windows. Permits would be required for any retail business or future redevelopment of the site.
Address: 51 Marine Parade, HASTINGSPrice: $425,000Agency: Ben Tallon Real Estate, 1/34 High Street, Hastings, 5979 8003Agent: Chris Jonker, 0404 299 854
Excellent takingsOPERATING seven days a week for dinner only, this very well presented restaurant is one of Hastings’ most popular. The business is run with four casual staff and one full-time chef, has operated for eight years, and features an extensive takeaway menu. There is further potential to open for lunches. It has a liquor licence for 80 patrons and the fi ve-year lease has a further fi ve-year option.
Thai restaurant, HASTINGSPrice: $270,000 + SAVAgency: Tallon FIrst National Real Estate, 35 High Street, Hastings, 5979 3000Agent: Dominic Tallon, 0408 528 857
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NEW
Business Sales Specialistswww.latessabusiness.com.au
50 Playne Street Frankston
Tel: (03) 9781 1588
No opposition in built up residential area. 8 stations, 2 basins, 1
curtained off room. Very well priced at equipment and stock value only.
Keen vendor wants a quick sale due to family reasons.
HAIR SALON
ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED
LICENSED COFFEE LOUNGEAward winning business with
membership programme. Able to sub-let beauty rooms, trade Wed to Sat, also have range of products for beauty and
bodycare.
BEAUTY,SPA & SAUNA
NOW $49,500
TRAILER MANUFACTURE
Tony Latessa: 0412 525 151 No. 1 REIV Accredited Business Agent in Victoria
27 years selling experience based on honesty and reliabilityREIV Business Brokers Committee Member
NEW
INDUSTRIAL TAKEAWAY
1am licence, directly opposite beach with front garden setting. There is seating for 60 inside & 30 outside.
Fully renovated, commercial kitchen, scope for breakfast/lunch trade.
RESTAURANT/BAR/CAFE
$90,000
Recently fully renovated & new equipment. Seats 36 in & 8 outside,
sells 95% gluten free products, approx 12 kgs coffee per week. Has 2 bdm dwelling, courtyard, multi-use
rear storage area.
COFFEE LOUNGE
$150,000 + sav
Selling takeaways, snacks etc and Myki. Simple to run, cheap rent, captured commuter market
& little expenses. Early start,
RAILWAY KIOSK
$190,000 + sav
JETMASTER HEAT N GLO DEALERSHIP
Selling to building trade & private
customers. Operated by vendor with
sub-contractors installing. Excellent
location, 5 days, well known.
FIREPLACE RETAIL
NOW $299,000 + sav
Large well presented showroom/factory on main road. Large
base of repeat customers inc architects, builders, renovators. Also do installation, sanding &
polishing. Vendor will assist with changeover & introductions.
FLOORING RETAIL
Large premises with coolroom, freezer room, air-con. Seats 30
inside & outside. Huge amount of equipment in excellent condition. Close to beach on Nepean H’way.
Opens 6 days.
FISH & CHIPS
NOW $200,000 + sav
Est 19 yrs hiring all party requirements from cutlery to large
marquees. Operates from twin factories, two leases. Excellent
experienced new owner.
HIRE SERVICEDucted vacuum and security systems for new and existing
homes, DIY kits or fully installed. Est 25 yrs, all systems in place, supplier
database, established clients inc builders. 3 vehicles included.
FREEHOLD & LEASEHOLDHuge variety of company/ sporting promotional products for schools & clubs, inc national football leagues. In-house art dept, in-house printing & kiln, multitude of forward orders. Up to date software & equipment.
PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS HOLIDAY ACCOMODATION
Very attractive with 8 beauty rooms. Sub-let space offers assured income.
owner will assist with continuity of takeover. No competition.
BEAUTY, HAIR & NAILS
$50,000 inc. stock
HAIR SALON
Located in shopping plaza on main road, close to Safeway. Seats 25 in, 15 out, in-mall seating available. Est 9 yrs, opens 8.30am to 5.30pm. Very
good equipment inc coolroom.
CAFE
$91,500 + sav
Vendor offers full assistance in the changeover, large S/C location.
receptionist. Renting out manicurist
HAIR SALON
$100,000 + sav
AND CATTERY. Freehold & leasehold. 6 YO fully indoor complex with cooling,
heating. 3500sqm exercise areas, fully automated irrigation. Home with IG pool, entertainment area, shed.
Comprehensive management software & database.
BOARDING KENNELS
commercial and domestic. Forward orders in place, vendor willing to stay on for 6 months.
ROOFING
$315,000 + sav
6 stations, 2 basins, 3 dryers & beauty room. Opens 5 ½ days, has loyal clients, est 28 yrs. Low rental,
owner offers all assistance with changeover. This will make a great
HAIR & BEAUTY
$40,000 + sav
Trading 7 yrs with same owners, good street position in booming
suburb. Needs to be taken to the next level. Reasonable rent, easy to manage, suit H/W or partners. Stock
included. PRICED TO SELL
CAFE
$57,000
All types of trailers inc campers and custom built. Established
markets, some corporates. Huge potential, owner will assist. Ford
ute inc in price. All equipment included.
TRAILER MANUFACTURING
$320,000 + sav
Set daily run from Dandenong to northern suburbs, food industry. Work 5 days, hours to suit. 2009
Hino refrigerated truck in excellent condition, serviced regularly.
REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT
$355,000
Est 12 years, T/O increasing yearly. Bookings in advance for 1 ½ weeks, mainly M’ton Peninsula.
Operates from home 4 days a week, willing to train. Purpose
built arborist truck included
TREE LOPPING SERVICE
$315,000
INC. MECHANICAL WORKSHOP. Well known to industry,
construction & councils. Operates & maintains own machinery, also others. Well equipped workshop,
all plant & equipment.
STREET SWEEPING
$320,000 + sav
Area covers SE suburbs, 15
sub-contractors. Clients include
medical centres, childcare
centres, body corporates etc.
Easy to manage.
COMMERCIAL CLEANING
$325,000
In-demand product base, well established client base, plenty of room for extra growth. Includes
imported sealant range, has Australasian distribution rights.
W/sale to h/ware stores.
IMPORTER & WHOLESALER
Selling at equipment value only. This cafe has seating inside for 10,
outside for 6 and rear courtyard seating for 8. Positioned in the heart of retail/commercial area, trading 5 days. Fully managed.
COFFEE LOUNGE
$32,000 + sav
Long established in the heart of Frankston’s retail & commercial
district. Trades Mon-Fri 7am to 3pm.Ideal if you are looking for a short
working week.
CAFE / TAKEAWAY
$110,000 + sav
CLEANING
$90,000 inc. stock
Est almost 30 yrs covering Westernport side of Peninsula. Defence housing, commercial
vendor assistance offered.
GIFTS, HOMEWARES & JEWELLERY
$75,000 + sav
Pleasure to run this fully managed, lovely shop in a busy retail & commerical location. Only 5
days a week with short hours. Full assistance will be given with
Excellent exposure, repeat VIP customers, high end range of
owner operator.
NOW $25,000 + sav
Lovely premises outside Bayside S/C, good seating capacity,
commercial kitchen, has toilets. Opens 5 ½ days. New lease
offered.
$28,000 + sav
Only 5 days!Seats 8 inside & more outside, has coolroom and equipment is in good working order. ATM on premises, attractive shop with side delivery. Ample parking.
Business: $190,000 + savFreehold: $270,000
Delivers the goodsTHIS is a territory-based business delivering milk, bread, meat, fruit and vegetables. You have your own exclusive territory with deliveries six nights and three afternoons a week. Customers order online via the franchisor’s national website and goods are collected from a depot in Moorabbin. It’s a simple operation – customers pay the franchisor and the franchisor pays the franchisee. The price includes a Mitsubishi Express van with gas refrigeration and racks.
Distribution franchisePrice: $130,000 eachAgency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151
Just need the quartetLOCATED in a busy retail area, this well-presented barber shop has two cutting stations. It is a one-person operation showing good profi ts and is very easy to operate with hours to suit and trading from Monday to Saturday. For anyone interested in taking the next step and starting their own business, this is a must-see.
Barber shop, ROSEBUDPrice: $51,500 + SAVAgency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151
On entering this four bedroom home you will be captivated by the spaciousness; both dining and family area looks out onto the covered outdoor entertaining! All bedrooms are large and all have B.I.R’s, master has W.I.R & full ensuite. The sealed driveway leads to the remote controlled double garage. This home is as new and is still under builders warranty! Contact Exclusive Agent.
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Speed zone confusion Speed zone confusion due to lack of schooldue to lack of school
IT has only taken two years, but the school zone speed restric-tion signs have been removed from outside the defunct Too-goolawa School on Frankston-Flinders Road – only to reap-pear nearby.
The new speed restriction zone stretches from the Hast-
ings Hub building (the former Hastings Leisure Centre) to the roundabout at Kings Creek Hotel.
It has been catching unsus-pecting motorists due to the lack of school.
Being described on the VicRoads website as being a
zone “outside a school”, the speed restriction zones are hot-spots for police who patrol the zones.
The nearest school is Hast-ings Primary School, which is about 200 metres down Hodg-ins Rd.
Cameron McCullough
The Western Port Whisperer
IT seems authorities have abandoned all hope of repair-ing the deplorable Frankston-Flinders Rd north of High St. Instead they have erected signs warning of “Rough sur-face ahead”.
The Whisperer and his crea-tive team have come up with a few new sign ideas: “Goats! Turn back!”, “Experimental road surface ahead (using fairy fl oss, breadcrumbs and ice chips)” and “Potholes ahead: Seek alternate route”.
Maybe we can turn the situation to our advantage. Instead of the Big Pineapple, or Big Banana, why not have the Big Pothole? It’ll just be a matter of consolidating all the ones we already have. Perhaps we can kill two birds with one stone, and see of the submarine people want to fl oat their submarine in our newest tourist attraction.
The solution to avoiding pothole-ridden Frankston-Flinders Rd is, of course, drive down the nice, newly sealed Boes Rd. Hang on; maybe not. You’d then have a better-than-average chance of being cleaned up at the Boes and Graydens Rd intersection.
***THE whisper is that Hastings police station is again drasti-
cally under-staffed. The crime investigation unit has had to be moved to Mornington due to lack of manpower, and the shifts are stretched due to lots of holidays and illness. Was it the same last winter?
Another whisper that ar-rived at Whisperer HQ was that police went to a local business while a theft was in progress. The rumour is the thieves jumped in their car and sped off, but the police didn’t chase, as the driver had not completed the necessary driver training to authorise them to do so. One would have thought this would be a fairly fundamental require-ment.
***WITH Cerberus Ward coun-cillor Reade Smith having an-nounced he will not be a can-didate at the October council elections, it is expected there will be quite a few people vy-ing for the $30,000 a year job.
A comment on his blog ex-plained that changing from single-councillor wards to multi-councillor wards would lead to “kindergarten play-ground antics” as councillors “jostle for their place”. With comments like this, one won-ders if the other councillors
will be sad to see Cr Smith go.***
THE Whisperer has enjoyed watching the Olympics. In-stant armchair expert in every sport from the 100 metres to that twirling ribbon event.
Still don’t understand why “walking” is an Olympic sport. Why not just run? What is with the hips? Is that neces-sary? Too bad for the vitamin company that spent squil-lions telling us that certain athletes were “powered by them”. Most of them bombed. Poor Cadel Evans, powered by their vitamins, was too fatigued to even compete. Maybe he should have taked a double dose or given the Tour de France a miss.
***ONE of The Whisperer’s spies overheard a council worker as they were replant-ing trees on High St. The con-versation supposedly went something like this:
“These are lovely trees. They’re Manchurian pears. The problem is that in Hast-ings and Mornington, the drunks rip them all out. In Mt Eliza, people come in the dead of night, dig them out and replant them in their own gardens.”[email protected]
NEWS DESK
School zone: Complete in every way, except for a school. Picture: Yanni
PAGE 28 Western Port News 14 August 2012
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By Vic JeremiahIT is customary and normal nowadays for football clubs at all levels to praise and acknowledge the combined efforts of all people involved; those who con-tribute and play a major role in ensur-ing and improving the ongoing suc-cess of their particular club.
Most clubs can also claim to have a small band of true and loyal fans who can be relied on to be supportive and encouraging their team at all times, re-gardless of ladder positions and over-all success.
One such diehard is lifelong Hast-ings resident Janice Danaher (pic-tured). Janice, 73, has been a Hastings Football Club supporter for the past 65 years, and has vivid memories of be-ing taken to the football on a regular weekly basis by her father and mother in the late 1940s.
As a child, she developed a love of the game and can recall the three premierships in a row (1946-48), which was undoubtedly a great start to developing a passion for the game and the club.
Interestingly, she recalls her favour-ite player of that era to be Gordon Allen, who became better known for his remarkable achievements as a fast bowler.
When asked to nominate her favour-ite footballer of all time, Janice had no hesitation in naming former Hastings champion Peter Hibbert as her No 1 personality. “Hibby” is currently the offi cial runner for the Reserves team, and is the holder of the club’s senior games record, 342.
Janice also speaks in glowing terms
of former ruckman Peter Cremen, and she greatly admired the unparalleled commitment given to the club both on and off the fi eld by the legendary Ri-chard Everist.
Many of Janice’s fondest memories and enjoyable football moments over the years has been the fi erce rivalry between Hastings and Crib Point.
Having been employed at HMAS Cerberus for more than 50 years, she developed a strong and friendly rela-tionship with many Crib Point resi-dents and football followers, and can
remember gaining much pleasure and delight in attending work on a Mon-day morning after a Hastings victory over Crib Point.
Possibly her most enjoyable and satisfying moment of all time was at the conclusion of the remarkable 1975 MPFL season.
The events of this year in relation to the fi erce and bitter rivalry be-tween top teams Hastings and Carrum are unparalleled in the history of the league.
Having met on fi ve occasions prior
to the grand fi nal, the sides were op-posing each other for the sixth time, with Hastings yet to taste victory.
Even No 1 supporter Janice Danaher would have to admit Carrum was red hot favourites for the 1975 premier-ship.
With her beloved “Blue Boys” hold-ing a seven-goal lead at three-quarter time, she was quietly confi dent, and only those who were there can fully appreciate what was to unfold.
At the start of the last quarter, the heavens opened and within minutes
the Mornington oval resembled a lake and all hopes of a Carrum victory were now gone.
Sitting on her stool just inside the boundary fence, Janice decided in typical manner to brave the elements, and by game’s end, although shivering and totally saturated, there was not a more delighted and elated Hastings fan to be seen.
Janice is a former player and life member of Hastings Tennis Club, hav-ing contributed 35 years of loyal and dedicated service and playing a lead-ing role in the relocation of the tennis club courts.
In 2007, Janice was the recipient of an OAM in recognition of her ef-forts and involvement in community affairs, including 55 years with Hast-ings Scouts, of which she is currently group leader.
After 65 years and having attended more than 1000 games, Janice has en-joyed many of the magical moments and successes of Hastings Football Club and endured many heartaches and disappointments of the leaner years.
With the agonising events of last year’s one-point grand fi nal loss still lingering, it is Janice’s deepest wish that her beloved Blue Boys can go one step further in 2012.
In terms of loyalty, dedication and commitment as a supporter, Janice Danaher deserves many accolades and can rightfully and deservedly claim to be Hastings Football Club’s No 1 sup-porter.
Janice is Hastings’ number one supporterJanice is Hastings’ number one supporter
Picture: Yanni
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By Mike HastTHE Friends of Tootgarook Wetland Re-serves group has ramped up its campaign to protect the area by taking out full page ad-vertisements in two local newspapers.
Led by Cameron Brown and Jessica Dur-rant, the group has spent more than $4000 on pages in two local newspapers including the Southern Peninsula News.
The advertisements ask people to sign an online petition that calls on federal and state governments, government departments, Mornington Peninsula Shire and Melbourne Water to protect “this precious wetland” from further development.
Before the newspapers were published, more than 750 people had signed the peti-tion, alerted by word of mouth and social media.
Mr Brown, 35, and Ms Durrant, 28, whose home is on the edge of the wetland, work in retail outlets on the peninsula and have paid for most of the cost of the two pages.
The advertisements, illustrated by one of Mr Brown’s photographs of an ibis standing in the wetland, provide a history of the wet-land, also known as the Tootgarook Swamp, the largest remaining shallow freshwater marsh in the Port Phillip region at 381 hec-tares.
It was once 800 hectares, but has been mined for its peat, drained, fi lled, built on and generally degraded by development, with more to come.
The Friends group, Southern Peninsula Flora and Fauna Association, and other conservationists have been calling for the wetland to be given protection under the in-ternational Ramsar agreement, a register of precious wetlands around the world.
Mr Brown said only half the wetland was
inside the Green Wedge Zone. “Almost a quarter has been earmarked for develop-ment, courtesy of bad zoning decisions made many years ago by the Shire of Flinders.”
Part of it has been reserved for the fu-ture extension of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway from Boneo Rd in Rosebud West to Melbourne Rd in Blairgowrie
Mr Brown said the wetland was a lifeboat for fauna and fl ora.
“About 130 bird species have been re-corded in the wetland, 13 reptilian species including nine amphibious frog species, and 12 mammals including fi ve kinds of bats,” he said.
“The swamp also is home to at least nine endangered plant communities.”
It was of high cultural signifi cance to the Boon Wurrung and Bunerong people and high scientifi c value as described by palae-ontologist Sir Frederick Chapman in 1919 when he listed numerous fossils.
It also was important as a holding basin during fl ooding, which last occurred about a decade ago.
SPIFFA has a wealth of information about the swamp on its website, www.spiffa.org
The petition is at www.community run.org/p/Tootgarookswamp
Precious place: Tootgarook wetlands looking south down the southern peninsula. Roads for
factories at the end of Henry Wilson Dve can be seen bottom centre and the Colchester Rd
industrial estate bottom right. The straight line through the middle on an angle bottom to top
is a road reserve labelled Hiscock Rd in the Melway street directory (Map 169). Truemans
Road Recreational Reserve is the green part top right. Picture courtesy Friends of Tootgarook
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By Stuart McCulloughONCE, they were everywhere. Cling-ing to the rear of thousands of cars, they declared a single, simple senti-ment to the broader world. Namely, that Magic Happens. In the 1990s, the bumper stickers were commonplace. Now they are all but extinct.
I never really understood what it was they hoped to tell me. There was absolutely nothing by way of an ex-planation on offer. Apparently, there was magic and, moreover, it was hap-pening. Where it was happening or how this magic was said to manifest itself was left largely to the imagina-tion.
Based on the sheer weight of num-bers, you could rightly have expected to see people pulling rabbits out of their pockets and shouting “abraca-dabra” on an almost daily basis. Sadly, that’s not how I remember the 1990s at all.
A Magic Happens bumper sticker was only ever affi xed to a certain kind of vehicle. Porches, BMWs and Mercs were, presumably, magic enough and had no need for such declarations. Rather, they were only ever seen on two types of cars. First, there was the kind of vehicle that looked as though it had just been dragged into the street and beaten within an inch of its life over an unpaid debt. Wherever the magic was happening, it was clearly
not happening to the automobile itself, unless you count the mere fact of it be-ing able to get itself from point A to point B to be a mystical act in its own right. The second kind of vehicle often found to be home to a Magic Happens sticker were those that looked like a Matchbox car that had overdosed on growth hormone, driven only by peo-ple on P plates. Perhaps the magic was in the fact of having successfully ob-tained a driving licence.
But given their apparent extinction, is it fair to say that magic is no longer hap pening?
Was there something of a glut of magic in the 1990s that now ac-counts for its acute shortage? Perhaps magic is much like a mineral deposit or school of fi sh and the supply has simply been exhausted. Then again, maybe we are just in something of a magic drought, with the supernatural at the mercy of an El Nino pattern that keeps the mystical at bay.
Whatever the case, an explanation is
way overdue. Frankly, those who once saw fi t to tell us that “magic happens” owe the rest of us an account as to what happened to the magic and when we can expect it to return.
It’s not the fi rst or last time that such a sticker has confused me. In the 1980s, there were stickers that refer-red to a brand of sunglasses of fering Thermonuclear protection. In the sha-dow of the cold war, it’s not the kind of claim you’d want to have to put to the test. Then again, bumper stickers have a proud history of confusion.
Such stickers appeal to the drivers more than anyone else. All the same, they have been popular for centuries. Ever since Alexander the Great barged through the Gates of Persia sitting astride an elephant with the words: My Other Elephant is also an Elephant tat tooed across its buttocks, bumper stickers have been popular additions to your transport of choice.
My favourites include the bum-per sticker affi xed to the back of the
Hinden burg: If you can read this, you’re too close and the sticker on the back of the fi rst version of the Pope-mobile: Horn Broken, Watch for Fin-ger.
But for a time, sharing your thoughts with both your bumper and the world at large fell out of fashion. Nobody bragged about having thermonuclear protection, much less claimed that Magic Happens.
Recently, however, things have started to change. For this, one set of bumper stickers can stand up and take a very stick fi gurey kind of bow. I speak, of course, of the “My Family” stickers.
Strictly speaking, they’re not bum-per stickers, as they are always located on the back window and consist of spi-dery, crime-scene outlines said to rep-resent various family members. As far as I can tell, there seem to be a great many varieties, with the objective being that you choose a sticker that includes some activity said to be rep-resentative of the individual. It seems like a lot of information to volunteer. Perhaps in the age of Facebook, in which tradi tional notions of privacy have been largely disregarded, this is merely an inevitable byproduct. All the same, it feels like a kind of brag-ging.
Oftentimes, “My Family” stickers appear on very large vehicles – the
kind that could just as easily be used to launch a major land-based incursion into another country as it could take the kids to football training.
Perhaps declaring the number of family members requiring transport is a way of accounting for why they drive a car with such an insatiable thirst for fuel. I do, however, question the accuracy of these stickers. To date, I’m yet to see any picturing the mem-bers of the household sitting down and watching the television. Personally, I’d like to see a sticker of a family member selecting stickers.
For me, such stickers may be short-sighted. What happens when a child grows up and moves out? Or, worse still, what if there is a schism that re-sults in a fracturing of the family unit? Few days will be as diffi cult as the day you have to peel someone off your back window. Or, for the sake of ac-curacy, have to relocate them from the bottom left corner to somewhere else on the glass to more precisely repre-sent the state of affairs.
I suspect these declarations are some thing of a fad. These stickers will one day vanish. Doubtless it will hap-pen in the blink of an eye. So quickly that it will seem like an act of magic. Perhaps a new sticker will replace the “My Family” stickers, simply saying: Magic Happened.www.stuartmccullough.com
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Hearing Awareness Week
NEPEAN Hearing is offering free hearing checks for adults 19-26 August.
Often the signs of a hearing problem creep up very gradually over a number of years, so that voices become indistinct and some television programs are diffi cult to hear. You may miss out on the fi rst words of a sentence and then the whole conversation can be lost.
Feel free to arrange a hearing check at Nepean Hearing at 10 Davey St, Frankston, phone 9783 7520 or 184 South Gippsland Highway, Cranbourne, phone 5996 117.
There also will be screenings at Hastings at Peninsula Health at 185 High St, Hastings, phone 9783 7520.
We offer personalised service for your individual needs.
The practices are staffed by university trained audiologists in our independent practices and are locally owned. Nepean Hearing is a fully Offi ce of Hearing Services accredited provider.
There is a full range of digital hearing aids for pensioners, DVA, and private clients. Our hearing aid prices for private clients and pensioners who elect a top up aid are at least 20 per cent less than the larger clinics. Pensioners and DVA clients can choose from a wide range of free of charge aids.
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Western Port News 14 August 2012 PAGE 33
Hearing Awareness WeekMany ways to improve hearingMany ways to improve hearingHEARING loss is a normal part of the ageing process, but according to Australian Hearing’s Leiana Morey, many people aren’t aware their hearing is diminishing or the effects it has on the lives of those closest to them.
Ms Morey, manager at Australian Hearing Frankston, says hearing loss can take a toll on a person’s ability to communicate, making it diffi cult to stay in touch with loved ones.
“People can withdraw from conversations if they can’t hear properly and, unfortunately, others get frustrated at having to repeat themselves,” Ms Morley said.
“It’s simple things, like hearing the doorbell ring or having trouble hearing conversations in noisy places, that are often the early warning signs.”
Ms Morey said if people are having problems hearing, there are many products and services available to help them hear better.
“This includes everything from small, powerful digital hearing aids to a variety of assistive listening devices to make everyday hearing easier,” she said.
“Some devices include a doorbell with a fl ashing light so you don’t miss friends or family visiting, or an alarm clock that has a bed shaker to help you wake up in the morning.”
Australian Hearing Frankston and Australian Hearing visiting sites are offering free hearing checks for pensioners. To book an appointment or to trial the range of assistive listening devices, call 8781 3700.
Australian Hearing Frankston is on the ground fl oor of Landmark Corporate Centre, 454 Nepean Highway, Frankston. Australian Hearing also has sites at Mornington, Chelsea, Hastings, Baxter, Bass Coast, Rosebud, Dromana, Mount Martha, Rye and The Village Glen in Rosebud West.
PAGE 34 Western Port News 14 August 2012
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NEPEAN DIVISIONBy Toe PuntIT’S going to take until the fi nal siren in the fi nal home and away match of the year to determine who will play fi -nals football in MPNFL Nepean Divi-sion.
Rye, Frankston Bombers, Rosebud and Crib Point are all in the fi ght for the fi nal two places on the ladder.
There are two things assured: Sor-rento will fi nish on top after beating Rosebud on Saturday, and Dromana will fi nish second after smashing Red Hill.
Hastings will play in the fi nals, but despite sitting in third place, it may fi nish fourth depending on results this weekend.
To add to the drama, the four teams vying for a place in the fi nals play lad-der rivals this weekend.
Rosebud will host Rye in the RPP-FM match of the round, broadcast live on 98.7FM from 2pm.
Frankston Bombers head to Crib Point. The last time the two sides met, Crib beat the Bombers by seven points at Frankston home ground in Baxter.
There are dozens of scenarios as to who can and can’t make it.
As it stands, Rye and Frankston Bom bers hold the aces. They are in the fi ve, so destiny is in their hands. If they win, a fi nals berth is assured.
Should both the Demons and Bombers lose, Rye would remain in fourth, Rosebud would go to fi fth and Frankston Bombers would drop to sev-enth.
Rosebud needs to win and hope the Bombers lose.
For the Magpies to make it, they need to beat Frankston Bombers and hope Rye beats Rosebud.
It’s fascinating and many good judg-es predicted at the start of the sea son this would happen.
Nepean Division is an outstand-ing competition and this is why you can’t get your car in any ground after 1.30pm on match day.
On Saturday, there were some en-thralling match-ups and none of them let us down.
Hastings headed to Rowley Re serve, a venue that hasn’t been a happy hunt-ing ground for many years, to take on Rye. Win and the Blues were assured a top-three place.
At quarter time, kicking with the breeze, the Blues appeared to have the whip hand, leading by 19 points.
However, in controversial circum-stances, Blues forward Matty Robbins was red carded and took no further part in the game.
Rye hit back in the second quarter, kicking to the members’ end, Justin Van Unen booting two goals in the term to move to 95 for the season.
The third quarter was an armwres-tle. Many believed if Rye could hang in and be close at the fi nal change, it could storm home, kicking to the scor-ing end in the last.
At three-quarter time, after Adam Kirkwood and Sean Cain had domi-nated through the middle, and Darren Booth had controlled the match at half-back for Rye, the Demons trailed by just two points.
Ben Winters-Kerr has been a reve-lation playing through the middle this season and his three goals in a domi-nant performance was a highlight on Saturday.
The Demons came home with a rush. Van Unen booted three to head into the fi nal home and away game on 98 goals. Josh Collie celebrated a goal by
showing his jumper to the crowd and Andrew Dean kicked a ripper from the boundary to send the Rye crowd into raptures.
The Demons completely ran over the top of Hastings, winning by 23 points.
David Hull was outstanding for the Blues and worked tirelessly in defence, Paul Rogasch battled hard across half-back, and onballers Peter Mawson and Mark Devereaux were in and under throughout.
The Blues didn’t defend well enough when they didn’t have the ball. Grant Masterson, Dylan Hand and Colin McVeigh failed to fi re a shot, well bea ten by their less experienced oppo-nents.
Just when you begin to get excited about the Blues, they let you down.
Rye may have had its season po-tentially on the line but the Blues had a guaranteed double chance as moti-vation.
Watching Dromana, Rosebud, Rye and even Sorrento in successive weeks, it’s hard to see the same determination and grit in the Blues’ eyes as it is in those other top teams at the moment.
Sorrento booted six goals on the trot from the 10-minute mark of the fi rst quarter to the 15-minute mark of the second to set up its win against Rose-bud.
While the Buds booted the last two goals of the second quarter to cut the half-time margin to 12 points, the home side was able to raise the bar again in the third and set up a match-winning, 26-point lead.
Jayden Tomkins made his debut for the Sharks and didn’t look out of place, fi nishing with two majors in the second half.
Grant Johnson dominated in the mid-dle for the winners, Guy Stringer was
immovable at half-back and Tyrren Head was best on ground, taking more than a dozen contested marks in tricky conditions.
Leigh Treeby continued his outstand-ing form, winning a heap of contested footy.
The Buds were gallant in the end, go-ing down by just 16 points. However, they didn’t show consistency for long enough periods. Lapses cost them at different stages.
Cade Egan was outstanding at half-back and beat Leigh Poholke. Brenton Payne and Ryan Spooner were good in the middle, but couldn’t stop the im-pact of Treeby or Johnson.
Pearcedale recorded another win, this away at Devon Meadows.
Inaccurate kicking from the visi-tors, especially in the second quarter, prevented them from winning by more than the eventual 25 points.
Chris Fortnam was sensational for the Dales, as was Pat Cadd, and Dean Janssen has been in terrifi c form of late. The highlight of the match was a miraculous goal by Damien Mc-Cormack in the second quarter.
Pearcedale dominated from start to fi nish with 29 scoring shots to 19.
Craig Thorne and Daniel Velardo were the best of the Meadows.
Frankston Bombers went into Sat-urday’s match against Somerville with host of gun players missing – Jason Clapp, Haydn Moore, Luke Lewis and Dean Wagner the most notice able ab-sentees, adding to the likes of Shaun Brand, Pedar Whelan and Sam Drake who were already gone for the year.
Frankston was celebrating its 125th anniversary and more than 400 people attend the celebrations throughout the day.
The team responded; in what was
expected to be a close battle, the Bom-b ers opened well and led by fi ve goals at half-time. The fi nal margin was 47 points.
Jay Reynolds and Brad Wakeling kicked with four goals each, and Na-than Lonie chimed in with three.
Justin Allsop with three goals was a stand out for the Eagles, and Jedd Sut-ton also performed well.
Dromana had 15 scoring shots in the fi rst quarter and led by 37 points against Red Hill at quarter time. The fi nal margin was 76 points.
Red Hill dropped their gun kids back to the under-18s, which hurt them.
Jarryd Douglas booted eight goals in the under-18s.
Rikki Johnston was best on ground with fi ve goals for the Tigers, and Steve Gaertner booted four and An-thony Brunn three. Shaun Clarke and Liam Hogan were again outstanding.
David Maplstone kicked four for the Hillmen, and Damien Jones and Mar-cus Dal Lago shone.
Crib Point performed as expected and smashed Tyabb to the tune of 58 points.
Jon Flack booted six and Luke Her-rington four, and Sam Austin fi nish ed the afternoon with three goals. James Cook in the ruck and Dean Warry were great performers for the Magpies.
Ryan Jones and Matty Dimkos fl ew the Yabbies’ fl ag, and Ethan Rahilly also worked tirelessly.
With just one game to go, the Yab-bies will be pleased to kiss the season goodbye.
In front at siren: After being behind at the last break, Rye overran Hastings to win an important game.Pictures: Barry Irving.
Rye downs Blues as four vie for two spotsRye downs Blues as four vie for two spots
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PENINSULA DIVISIONBy Toe PuntWITH two rounds to go in MPNFL Peninsula Division football, the make-up of the fi nal fi ve is going down to the wire.
This is despite Seaford smashing Chel sea by 12 goals on Saturday to take a place in the top bracket.
Bonbeach is in fourth place on 32 points and Seaford in fi fth on 28 points. The Tigers have a percentage of 114.
Chelsea sits in sixth place, also on 28 points, with a percentage of 74.
In the fi nal two games of the season, Bonbeach tackles Edi-Asp and Morn-ing ton. The Sharks should win both games.
Seaford does battle with Frankston YCW and Edi-Asp. On form, they will lose to YC and beat Edi-Asp at home.
Chelsea faces its nemesis Karingal on Saturday then fi nishes with Langy at Langwarrin. They should be able to beat the Kangas.
If games go as predicted over the
next fortnight, the ladder is done and dusted and Chelsea will miss.
However, the alarming fact is none of these three teams can hold a candle to YCW, Mt Eliza or Karingal.
To make matters worse, the likes of Mornington, Pines, Edi-Asp and Lang-warrin are even further behind.
This is hopefully on top of the agen-da of those at league headquarters.
The results on Saturday were worry-ing.
Only the Bonbeach versus Pines match held any interest after quarter time.
The average losing margin in all games was 89 points.
The lowest margin was Bonbeach over Pines, 34 points, while Karingal beat Mornington by a staggering 183 points, or 30-plus goals.
Mornington was restricted to four goals, while down the road, Lang war-rin was held to three goals against Mt Eliza.
You can place your head in the sand and pretend this was one out of the
box. Truth be told, we have a massive problem.
Tommy Shaw booted six goals for Seaford in its 72-point win against Chelsea. Darragh Chadwick and Jere-my Walker booted three each, and Luke Smith and Aaron Walton contin-ued their outstanding form. Chris Ir-ving and Josh Stokes also played well.
Nigel Carmody went from backman to goalkicker for the Seagulls, fi nish-ing with three goials, while Sam Car-penter continued to shine.
The end of the season can’t come quickly enough for the Gulls.
Scott Lockwood booted four goals and Michael Lowry, Ben Lean and Sam Lloyd three each as Mt Eliza smashed Langwarrin by more than 100 points.
While the Mounties were very strong offensively, they have been working on their defence and would have been happy to restrict the Kangas to three goals.
Dan Riley worked hard for the blue and white, and Matt Hogan, Shane Ur-
bans and Mark McGill also fl ew the fl ag.
James Norton booted six goals and Anthony Raso four in Bonbeach’s solid victory against Pines.
It was never going to be a one-sided match.
Pines got away to a fl ier, booting fi ve to one in the fi rst quarter and leading by 19 points.
However, the Sharks hit back in the second, thanks to the likes of Ash Simpson, Mark Tyrell and Blake Mat-thews, kicking seven unanswered goals and opening up a handy break at the halfway mark.
Guy Hendry kicked three for the Pythons, and Jamie Messie, Brendan Neville and Beau Hendry were out-standing across four quarters.
Chris Hay snagged 12 goals to move to second place on the goalkicking ta-ble, four goals behind Mt Eliza’s Scott Lockwood.
Hay has 67 goals for the season and now leads Sam Lloyd by fi ve and Sea-ford’s Michael Kraska by 10.
Dale Alanis booted six goals for Karingal as the team scored 15 in the fi rst half and 18 in the second against Mornington.
Callun Dixon and Ryan Jenke were also outstanding for the Bulls while Troy Hoad again dominated at half-back.
It was a tough day at the offi ce for Mornington, although Michael Bray, Aidan Speedy and Steu Seagar worked hard all afternoon.
Edithvale-Aspendale was gallant in defeat against Frankston YCW.
There was just 19 point separating the sides at three-quarter time, before the Stonecats booted eight goals to two in the last to win by 58 points. The Stonecats had 34 scoring shots to 16.
Ricky Morris kicked three goals for the winners, and Ash Eames domi-nated.
Mark Mullins, Stevey Mannix and Nick Connellan were outstanding for the Eagles, while Brad Tagg was at his best with four goals.
Top three streets ahead of the packTop three streets ahead of the pack
Bombers’ milestoneBombers’ milestoneFRANKSTON Bombers celebrated its 125th anniversary on Saturday.
In a day of great celebrations for the proud club, current coach Tony Blackford was named coach of the past three decades, 1982-2012.
The best 30 players of the past 30 years were named, with Blackford named coach and current skipper Haydn Moore named captain.
Also named in the team of the past three decades were: Sam Bodem, Shaun Brand, Ash Charles, Martin Clarkson, Reece Colling, Peter Crank, Ben Crichton, Ben Drake, Mark Garrett, David Geddes, Steven Geddes, David Glennie, Troy Harris, Mark Harrison, Jason Jill, David Lielnors, Cameron McIntyre, Hayden Moore, Brian O’Carroll, Jamie O’Neil, Stephen Osborne, Richard Renouf, Jay Reynolds, Clinton Rice, Darren Sharp, Michael Shields, Leigh Stewart, Jeremy Waixel and Shawn Wilkey.
Peninsula a real concernPeninsula a real concernTHE results on Saturday in Peninsula Division are of great concern.
The average losing margin was 89 points. The lowest margin was Bonbeach over
Pines, winning by 34 points, while Karingal beat Mornington by a eye-popping 183 points.
As the fi nals approach, there are just three teams in the fi ve that can win it.
The elimination fi nal between Bonbeach and Seaford will be exciting, but many good judges say they have Buckleys of competing with the loser of Karingal and Mt Eliza the following week.
The bigger concern is that Edithvale-Aspendale, Langwarrin, Pines and Mornington are even further behind.
The good are getting better and leaving the other clubs in their wake.
Hopefully the MPNFL is seriously looking at the situation.
Peninsula survivalPeninsula survivalWHILE Peninsula Division as a competition is on its knees in terms of interest, things will only get worse.
Carrum is relaunching next season in the Southern Football League. It will be known as Carrum Patterson Lakes Football Club.
This means there will be eight clubs
within 17 kilometres of each other, Mordialloc, Edithvale-Aspendale, Chelsea Heights, Chelsea, Bonbeach, Carrum, Skye and Seaford.
In the Frankston precinct, there is Pines, Frankston YCW, Karingal and Langwarrin within 10 kilometres of each other, and then we have Mornington and Mt Eliza.
There is no way this structure can be sustained. They are all vying for the same kids and sponsorship dollar.
People wonder by Nepean is so strong – they are all one-club towns. They have their own juniors and their own town to obtain sponsorship.
In three years, Nepean will be the number one division in the MPNFL.
Van Unen tonVan Unen tonRYE goalkicking machine Justin Van Unen should kick his 100th goal against Rosebud at Olympic Park on Saturday.
While there is talk about the efforts of Cranbourne’s Marc Holt and Narre War-ren’s Kerem Baskaya in Casey-Cardinia Division (they are both on 120 plus), the effort of Van Unen far outweigh Holt and Baskaya.
“JV” hasn’t had the opportunity to boot 20-plus against a side that isn’t competitive. Every side in Nepean is competitive and he has done a superb job. He has missed one game due to interleague commitments.
Anonymous supportAnonymous supportWE ran a story in Footy Shorts last week about the perceived “confl ict of interest” of new MPNFL boss Jeff Jones, who is still volunteer chairman of the Southern Umpires Association.
We received an anonomous voicemail message last week saying “there are people within SUA who share your view about a confl ict and we support you to maintain your campaign to bring this to the footballing public”.
It seems the issue is not going away.
Dougie bounces backDougie bounces backCOULD Sorrento have an ace up its sleeve?
Former AFL-listed player and Sharks premiership player Doug Scott made his name as a dashing defender.
On Saturday in the seconds at Sorrento, he played as full-forward and kicked with six goals.
Considering regular spearhead Ben Schwarze is doubtful with a thigh strain and Troy Schwarze is doubtful with a broken cheekbone, Scott might be very handy at the business end of the season.Leading at every break: A strong fi rst quarter by Pearcedale cemented their day as they ran out eventual winners
over Devon Meadows. Picture: Doug Farr
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Seaford 4.3, 12.8, 15.12, 17.22 (124)Chelsea 2.2, 3.4, 4.7, 7.10 (52)Goals, Seaford: T. Shaw 6, D. Chadwick 3, J. Walker 3, C. Irving 2, D. Lawrence 1, A. Turner 1, M. Kraska 1. Chelsea: N. Carmody 3, R. Lancaster 1, J. Nanopoulos 1, A. Lewis 1, C. Worner 1. Best, Seaford: L. Smith, A. Walton, J. Quanchi, C. Irving, D. Chadwick, J. Stokes. Chelsea: S. Carpenter, D. Gentle, B. Finemore, R. Lancaster, M. Nightingale, M. Salem.
Mt Eliza 4.1, 10.5, 15.12, 19.14 (128)Langwarrin 0.2, 1.5, 3.7, 3.9 (27)Goals, Mt Eliza: S. Lockwood 4, M. Lourey 3, B. Lean 3, S. Lloyd 3, D. Willett 2, D. Emmons 1, Z. White 1, J. Cole 1, D. Gormley 1. Langwarrin: S. Urbans 1, W. Thomas 1, M. Naughton 1. Best, Mt Eliza: M. Lourey, B. Lean, D. Gormley, S. Lloyd, K. Docherty, D. Barton. Langwarrin: D. Riley, M. Hogan, S. Urbans, M. McGill, D. Luxa, M. Naughton.
Bonbeach 1.6, 8.6, 11.7, 14.10 (94)Pines 5.1, 5.2, 6.4, 9.6 (60)Goals, Bonbeach: J. Norton 6, A. Raso 4, P. Liston 2, J. Casey 1, S. Foster 1. Pines: G. Hendry 3, A. Ludewig 3, S. Ryan 2, J. Brunn 1.Best, Bonbeach: J. Norton, A. Simpson, M. Tyrell, B. Mathews, M. Clifford, T. Payton. Pines: J. Messina, B. Neville, B. Hendry, G. Hendry, S. Stewart, C. Guganovic.
Karingal 7.5, 15.8, 25.14, 33.16 (214)Mornington 0.2, 0.5, 2.6, 4.7 (31)Goals, Karingal: C. Hay 12, D. Alanis 6, D. Hirst 3, R. Jencke 3, S. Charalambous 2, J. Bedford 2, S. McGarry 2, M. Burke 1, C. Dixon 1, B. Malloy 1. M’ton: C. Baker 1, S. Seager 1, A. Speedy 1, B. Holt 1. Best, Karingal: C. Hay, C. Dixon, R. Jencke, T. Hoad, S. Charalambous, K. Bliesner. M’ton: A. Speedy, S. Seager, M. Bray, M. Lacey, D. McDowell.
Frankston YCW 4.7, 7.12, 9.14, 17.17 (119)Edi-Asp 2.0, 4.4, 7.7, 9.7 (61)Goals, YCW: R. Morris 3, D. Hoare 2, D. Carroll 2, A. Eames 2, K. Hutchison 2, P. Wintle 2, M. Chaplin 2, S. Blick , B. Tellis. Edi-Asp: B. Tagg 4, Z. Muschialli , B. Bowden , N. Connellan, T. Ogier , M. Mullins. Best, YCW: A. Eames, B. McCormack, P. Wintle, A. McIntyre, B. Ulms, B. Tellis. Edi-Asp: M. Mullins, S. Mannix, N. Connellan, B. Tagg, T. Ogier, R. Snashall.
Seaford 4.2, 8.3, 12.4, 15.6 (96)Chelsea 3.2, 5.5, 8.6, 12.8 (80)Goals, Seaford: S. Lonie 3, L. Hughes 3, J. Hallal 2, R. Harun 2, D. Kirschenberg 1, A. Falzon 1, S. Jones 1, H. Gillard 1, M. Uaongo 1. Chelsea: J. Sivijs 4, J. Schober 4, C. Charity 2, L. Shelton 1, J. McConnell 1.Best, Seaford: R. Harun, P. Vyverberg, S. Lonie, J. Hallal, M. Smith. Chelsea: J. Hodge, J. Odell, R. Dyer, L. Clark, L. Shelton.
Langwarrin 1.1, 3.3, 4.5, 6.5 (41)Mt Eliza 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 6.4 (40)Goals, Langy: T. Smith 1, E. Humber 1, A. Moore 1, M. Wyss 1, B. Wehner 1, M. Poore 1. Mt Eliza: B. Crowder 2, J. Smale 2, M. Wilson 1, T. Groot 1. Best, Langy: M. Poore, A. Reid, B. Wehner, M. Wyss, J. Henderson, B. Grose. Mt Eliza: J. Smale, L. Marshall, R. Curwood, J. Pagonis, T. Campelj, R. Crawley-Boevey.
Pines 0.1, 3.3, 6.3, 9.5 (59)Bonbeach 5.3, 6.3, 7.9, 8.10 (58)Goals, Pines: J. Berry 4, B. Wicks 2, D. Tedge 2, J. Wilcox 1. Bonbeach: D. Donkin 4, M. Baxter 2, R. Murphy 1, S. Campitelli 1.Best, Pines: D. Tedge, J. Berry, J. Mumford, B. Wicks, C. Allen, S. McPherson. Bonbeach: B. Casey, D. Donkin, E. MacCormack, R. Murphy, M. Stevens, M. Coppard.
Frankston YCW 3.1, 6.3, 8.5, 11.8 (74)Edi-Asp 3.2, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5 (29)Goals, Frankston YCW: B. Buckley 4, S. Meagher 2, A. Fowler 1, C. Barker 1, D. Strickland 1, J. Millman 1, S. Hegarty 1. Edi-Asp: D. Graves 2, T. March 1, A. Houghton 1.Best, Frankston YCW: J. Leary, B. Buckley, J. Coghlan, M. Millman, T. Cowled. Edi-Asp: B. Macquire, M. Levvey, L. Foley, D. Graves, R. Cunningham, A. Houghton.
Karingal 3.0, 7.2, 12.2, 15.8 (98)Mornington 1.5, 3.6, 4.6, 5.6 (36)Goals, Karingal: J. Eames 4, A. Osborne 3, M. Sibberas 2, J. Smith 1, A. Balnaves 1, A. Jack 1, B. Groenendyk 1, A. Joel 1, M. Lindley 1. Mornington: A. Rixon 2, N. Barbera 2, R. Smith 1. Best, Karingal: J. Eames, N. Shaw, R. Ryde, J. Martinson, A. Jack, M. Lindley. Mornington: K. McCarthy, R. Smith, M. Brock, K. Wynne, J. Matthews, N. Barbera.
Seaford 2.1, 5.6, 6.8, 8.12 (60)Chelsea 0.6, 1.9, 4.12, 7.15 (57)Goals, Seaford: J. Andrewartha 2, L. Hamill 1, R. Fischer 1, G. Scott 1, J. Harvey 1, J. Herbert 1, B. Howlett 1. Chelsea: J. Symons 2, K. Harper 2, Z. Graham 1, C. Dodson 1, J. O’Riley 1.Best, Seaford: R. Fischer, T. Tohiariki, K. Henderson, J. Dungan, L. Bailey-Kohne, S. Foggie. Chelsea: R. Dickenson, C. Dodson, J. Miller, J. Symons, K. Harper, M. Ponton.
Mt Eliza 7.6, 12.8, 17.11, 22.17 (149)Langwarrin 0.0, 0.0, 4.0, 5.2 (32)Goals, Mt Eliza: S. Christie 4, L. Craig 4, M. Hill 3, R. Pierce 3, J. Anthony 2, C. Pascazio 2, M. Brancatisano 2, Z. Jones 1, W. Crowder
1. Langy: M. Napier 2, B. Pascoe-Fenton 1, C. Moore 1, M. Prosser 1. Best, Mt Eliza: M. Anwyl, Z. Jones, C. Pascazio, S. Christie, R. Pierce, M. Pascazio. Langy: C. Hanger, M. Napier, B. Harkness, M. Gibson, R. Napier, R. Willems.
Bonbeach 6.1, 7.3, 11.4, 17.7 (109)Pines 0.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 (29)Goals, Bonbeach: M. Turville 6, B. Hogan 2, J. Bennett 2, J. MacDonald 2, A. Trowell 1, J. Perez 1, D. Dixon 1, D. Steed 1, J. Sole 1. Pines: D. Ryan 2, J. Wilcox 2. Best, Bonbeach: M. Turville, J. Bennett, D. Steed, S. Campitelli, J. MacDonald, B. Hogan. Pines: R. Chalkley, D. Plane, J. Read, C. McEwan, J. Wilcox, R. Uncle.
Frankston YCW 3.1, 12.4, 15.9, 21.14 (140)Edi-Asp 2.1, 3.1, 4.3, 6.3 (39)Goals, Frankston YCW: K. Albanese 5, C. Micari 4, J. Daniel 3, J. Griffi ths 2, K. St Anne 2, M. Whitehead 1, Z. Mosimane 1, J. Theobald 1, J. Thorne 1, B. Credlin 1. Edi-Asp: T. Grayling 5, P. Jamieson 1. Best, Frankston YCW: S. Worton, B. Hall, J. Chapman, J. Cheverly, J. Thorne, C. Steele. Edi-Asp: J. Watterson, T. Grayling, H. Livesey, S. Jamieson, j. Salouris, T. Lavery.
Rye 2.2, 7.6, 10.6, 16.9 (105)Hastings 5.3, 8.6, 10.8, 12.10 (82)Goals, Rye: J. Van Unen 5, B. Winters-Kerr 3, C. Ambrose 2, G. Wilson 1, L. Morse 1, M. McIndoe 1, A. Dean 1, J. Collie 1, H. Rice 1. Hastings: D. Wishart 2, D. Hand 2, G. Masterson 1, C. McVeigh 1, M. Devereaux 1, S. Robb 1, J. Kestle 1, A. Jago 1, A. Pike 1, K. Pinto 1. Best, Rye: A. Kirkwood, D. Booth, S. Cain, B. Winters-Kerr, G. Wilson, J. Collie. Hastings: P. Mawson, M. Devereaux, D. Hull, S. Hull, P. Rogasch, D. Wishart.
Dromana 8.7, 11.10, 17.13, 23.18 (156)Red Hill 3.0, 8.2, 9.5, 12.8 (80)Goals, Dromana: R. Johnston 5, S. Gaertner 4, A. Bruhn 3, R. Slocombe 2, A. Hunter 2, L. Hogan 1, M. Hunter 1, T. Banks 1, J. Hutchinson 1, B. Dennis 1, S. Clarke 1, T. Wheeler 1. Red Hill: D. Mapleston 4, J. Mitchell 2, M. Boyd 2, P. Dal Lago 1, T. Carter 1, J. Mold 1, A. Embling 1. Best, Dromana: R. Johnston, S. Clarke, L. Hogan, R. Slocombe, T. Wheeler, K. Voelkl. Red Hill: D. Jones, M. Dal Lago, D. Mapleston, B. Maguinness, A. Embling, J. Mitchell.
Sorrento 3.2, 6.5, 11.8, 14.11 (95)Rosebud 2.3, 4.5, 7.6, 12.7 (79)Goals, Sorrento: G. Boyington 2, B. Kenyon 2, L. Poholke 2, J. Tomkins 2, N. Warner 1, D. Sanderson 1, J. Falck 1, K. Stringer-Morris 1, L. Treeby 1, T. Head 1. Rosebud: T. Baker 4, J. Clarke 2, B. Davidge 1, N. Boswell 1, R. Spooner 1, B. Payne 1, J. Jarman 1, G. Bentley 1. Best, Sorrento: T. Head, L. Treeby,
G. Stringer, G. Johnson, D. Sanderson, B. McCormack. Rosebud: B. Payne, R. Spooner, C. Egan, G. Bentley, P. Lewis, J. Clarke.
Pearcedale 4.3, 5.10, 7.14, 9.20 (74)Devon Meadows 1.1, 3.6, 4.9, 6.13 (49)Goals, Pearcedale: D. Murray 2, G. Becker 1, D. McCormack 1, P. Cadd 1, M. Smith 1, T. Lester 1, P. Heijden 1, C. Fortnam 1. Devon Meadows: A. Adams 2, J. Harmes 1, M. Bain 1, L. Hoogenboom 1, A. Johnson 1.Best, Pearcedale: D. Janssen, P. Cadd, C. Fortnam, G. Anderson, L. Murray, M. Smith. Devon Meadows: C. Thorne, D. Velardo, J. Harmes, A. Doria, A. Bower, A. Oldmeadow.
F’ston Bombers 6.2, 10.9, 12.10, 16.14 (110)Somerville 4.2, 6.3, 9.7, 9.9 (63)Goals, Frankston Bombers: J. Reynolds 4, B. Wakeling 4, N. Lonie 3, J. Foster 1, J. Page 1, R. Lonie 1, B. O’Carroll 1, J. Degenhardt 1. Somerville: J. Allsopp 3, C. Cox 2, R. Hogenbirk 1, B. Sedgwick 1, J. Carter 1, B. Crowe 1. Best, Frankston Bombers: J. Page, B. O’Carroll, S. Campbell, N. Lonie, J. Reynolds, J. Cudmore. Somerville: J. Allsopp, J. Sutton, E. Bitters, L. Collie, C. Cox, L. Stewart.
Crib Point 3.2, 10.4, 16.7, 20.8 (128)Tyabb 2.3, 4.4, 6.9, 10.10 (70)Goals: Crib Point: J. Flack 6, L. Herrington 4, S. Austin 3, D. Warry, B. Davidson , J. Cook , N. Clark , W. Symes , D. Lawson, D. Annable. Tyabb: E. Rahilly 2, M. Dimkos 2, A. Waterstone 2, J. Anderson, R. Jones, A. Driscoll, C. Conlan. Best, Crib Point: J. Cook, J. Flack, D. Warry, L. Herrington, S. Austin, D. Kairies. Tyabb: R. Jones, M. Dimkos, E. Rahilly, C. Doria, B. Anderson, C. Conlan.
Rye 0.2, 6.5, 8.5, 13.5 (83)Hastings 2.4, 3.4, 6.5, 7.6 (48)Goals, Rye: M. Pudney 4, T. Lloyd 3, S. Baguley 3, B. Suffern 1, D. Cimino 1, S. Shea 1. Hastings: C. Lehmann 1, J. Mulheron 1, B. Watson 1, A. Booth 1, T. Glass 1, N. Guest 1, A. Vinson 1. Best, Rye: D. Schwind, D. Howie, S. Smith, D. Kitchen, A. Tully, M. Pudney. Hastings: C. Perrott, L. Hewitt, A. Booth, D. Lehmann, C. Lehmann, B. King.
Dromana 0.5, 2.5, 6.8, 9.8 (62)Red Hill 0.0, 3.2, 3.2, 6.6 (42)Goals, Dromana: D. Maestrale 3, J. Terry 1, W. Spencer 1, G. Vella 1, N. Wearne 1, B. Hyde 1, W. Peagram 1. Red Hill: R. Jones 2, M. Shaw 1, K. Hopgood 1, B. Morrison 1, S. Dangerfi eld 1.Best, Dromana: T. Sheean, N. Willmott, J. Terry, A. Burns, J. Quigley, D. Maestrale. Red Hill: M. Holmes, A. Holmes, B. Thomson, B. Morrison, M. Shaw, R. Jones.
Sorrento 3.1, 5.5, 9.9, 11.12 (78)Rosebud 0.0, 2.1, 3.1, 3.4 (22)Goals, Sorrento: D. Scott 6, H. Connolly 2, L. Schuldt 1, J. Wells 1, A. Ring 1. Rosebud: J. Beale 2, G. Thomson 1.
Best, Sorrento: D. Scott, G. Hammond, M. Dobrowolski, F. O’Connor, W. Doyle, M. Kennedy. Rosebud: M. Rose, A. Gebert, R. Woods, L. Thompson, T. Harnett, J. Tuff.
Devon Meadows 3.4, 4.5, 6.9, 8.13 (61)Pearcedale 1.0, 4.2, 4.3, 4.3 (27)Goals, Devon: J. Glover 3, D. Collins 2, J. Bisognin 1, J. Castello 1, C. Biviano 1. Pearcedale: J. Smale 1, J. Davis 1, M. Kennedy 1, T. Symons 1. Best, Devon: L. Jones, L. Campbell, L. Aghan, S. Piper, D. Kirkwood, J. Bisognin. Pearcedale: B. Hall, T. Whelan, T. Symons, J. Davis, B. Palmer, S. McDonald.
Somerville 3.4, 5.4, 9.4, 11.5 (71)Frankston Bombers 0.0, 4.1, 4.1, 4.5 (29)Goals, Somerville: S. Crowe 4, B. McDonald 3, D. Droscher 1, L. Koerner 1, L. Forsyth 1. F’ston Bombers: M. Wells 2, M. Meagher 1, Z. Longham 1. Best, Somerville: L. Koerner, S. Crowe, T. Woodall, M. Bate, L. Preston. F’ston Bombers: M. Harris, H. McLenaghan, J. Francis, S. White, P. Schultz, D. Myers.
Rye 4.6, 5.7, 8.9, 8.11 (59)Hastings 1.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.8 (44)Goals, Rye: J. Cameron 3, J. Johnston 2, T. Dunstan 2, Z. Byrns 1. Hastings: K. Robb 2, S. Williams 1, J. Bradshaw 1, R. McCusker 1, A. Harrison 1. Best, Rye: J. Cameron, J. Gana, J. Noseda, Z. Byrns, M. Harris, N. Jackson. Hastings: J. Lions, C. Sawosz, D. Paarlberg, D. Culnane, S. Williams, A. Harrison.
Red Hill 6.4, 15.6, 20.10, 26.16 (172)Dromana 0.0, 0.1, 0.1, 0.4 (4)Goals, Red Hill: J. Douglas 8, J. Wood 4, C. Wood 3, B. Rogers 3, J. Mold 2, R. Reynolds 2, W. Young 2, S. Stephens 1, D. Neal 1Dromana: Nil. Best, Red Hill: W. Young, J. Mold, R. Hopgood, B. Rogers, J. Douglas, J. Leander. Dromana: A. Musgrave, J. Brittliff, J. Munkacsi, B. Worn, L. Walker, O. Houghton.
Rosebud 2.3, 5.5, 8.12, 12.14 (86)Sorrento 2.2, 2.5, 6.5, 6.8 (44)Goals, Rosebud: R. Bos 4, D. Clarke 3, G. Petersen 2, K. Corrin 1, M. Smith 1, B. Garlick 1. Sorrento: L. Brigden 3, M. Killey 1, J. Gascoyne 1, J. Caspar 1. Best, Rosebud: Garlick, Stephens, Bishop, Fisher, Wright, Clarke. Sorrento: Russell, Brigden, Mann, Croad, Johnston, Diconza.
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By Craig MacKenzieMIDFIELD magician Chris Driver spearheaded Langwarrin’s stunning 4-1 upset of State League 2 ladder leader Eastern Lions at Lawton Park on Saturday.
The former Mauritian international has scored some memorable goals in 2012 that have lit up an otherwise gloomy season for Langy, but he may not score a more important one than his second in the second half, which turned the controversial contest on its head.
The match sprang to life just after the interval when former Langy star Ray Markley fi nished off the excellent work of quicksilver right-winger Munyaradzi Nyadzayo.
Home fans had been seething when they failed to win a penalty late in the fi rst half, but they changed their tune when the referee pointed to the spot in the 63rd minute and Driver converted to make it 1-1.
Two minutes later Driver ballooned a free kick, but in the 68th minute he became an instant hero when he unleashed a staggering 30-metre strike that gave Lions’ custodian Andy Lightfoot no chance.
The momentum was now with the home side and when the assistant referee was caught out of position as Langy broke quickly, he was unable to judge that Liam Ryan was offside.
The young striker, whose work rate was phenomenal, motored into the Lions’ area then struck a low shot across a diving Lightfoot and inside the far post to make it 3-1.
Lions’ ace striker Oran Harel had a great chance to reduce the defi cit in the 79th minute and although his lob beat stranded Langy keeper Michael Sivulja, the ball struck the top of the bar and bounced over.
A dismal day for the visitors was completed a few minutes later when a dreadful defensive wall was exposed by Langy substitute Nathan Bennis with a low free kick from just outside the area that went inside the near post.
Peninsula Strikers went down to champion-elect Doveton 3-2 on Saturday in their State League 3 battle at Waratah Reserve.
A Ross Robertson own goal saw the Doves take a slender lead into the half-time break.
Within 15 minutes of the restart, it was 3-0 thanks to a Simon Mur goal and an Alex Akrivopoulos own goal.
Strikers hit back when Ben Caffrey made it 3-1 in the 70th minute after the home team failed to clear following an Akrivopoulos corner, and a repeat set piece fi ve minutes later saw Miron Andronicos heading home to make it 3-2.
Strikers put the home side under pressure during the closing stages but to no avail.
“The second 45 [minutes] was probably our best performance of the year,” said Strikers coach Jamie Skelly.
Three 17-year-olds featured in Strikers’ starting line-up and another three were on the substitutes’ bench.
Frankston Pines kept its slim hopes of promotion alive with a last-gasp winner against Brandon Park at Monterey Reserve on Saturday.
“We’re out of the commission houses now, mate, and we’re looking at a two-bedroom fl at in Dandenong,” was the tongue-in-cheek summation of Pines’ season by senior coach Danny Verdun.
“We rode our luck against Brandon Park. They’ve got George Hughes coaching them and he’s got them playing well. They’re a far different side to the one we played in the fi rst half of the season.”
Aidan Verdun nabbed the winner after a long throw by Mathew Hodgson and good close control by Anthony Edgar.
It was the fi rst time this season Pines had recorded successive wins and the side has now gone 11 games straight without defeat to be fi ve points adrift of second spot.
Skye United shocked Provisional League 2 title contender Caulfi eld United Cobras with a 1-0 away win on Saturday.
It was Caulfi eld’s second loss this season and the decisive moment came in the 65th minute when Frank Dimu’s pass sent young Daniel Attard clear. Attard’s fi rst attempt was saved by the Caulfi eld custodian, but the youngster retained his composure to knock in the rebound.
Skye now enjoys a 10-point relegation-zone buffer and is reaping the rewards of having most of its senior squad available and fi elding the same starting line-up on a regular basis.
Seaford’s away clash with Lyndale United was postponed due to the state of the pitch and has been rescheduled for Saturday 8 September at 3pm.
Baxter handed cellar-dweller White Star Dandenong its second win of the Provisional League 3 season on Saturday going down 1-0 away from home.
Fixtures for rounds 18 and 19Saturday 18 August, 3pm: Peninsula Strikers v Nunawading City (Centenary Park), Old Camberwell Grammarians v Frankston Pines (Stradbroke Park), Seaford Utd v Old Carey (North Seaford Reserve), Skye Utd v Ashburton Utd (Skye Recreational Reserve), Baxter v Old Trinity Grammarians (Baxter Park).Monday 20 August, 8.30pm: Kingston City v Langwarrin (Grange Reserve).Saturday 25 August, 3pm: Langwarrin v Doncaster Rovers (Lawton Park), Knox City v Peninsula Strikers (Knox Regional Football Centre), Frankston Pines v Sandringham (Monterey Reserve), Keysborough v Seaford Utd (Coomoora Reserve), Lyndale Utd v Skye Utd (Lyndale Secondary College), Rowville Eagles v Baxter (Park Ridge Reserve).
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By Andrew BradyFOR only the second time in the West-ernport Warriors’ eight-year history, the team has completed the Reclink home and away season undefeated.
The fi rst time was in 2006 when the Warriors went on to win the ultimate prize, the A grade premiership.
After defeating by two points the only other unbeaten side last Wednes-day at Crib Point – the Doveton Cobras – the Warriors tackle the Cobras again on Wednesday in the grand fi nal.
The Cobras are expected to make changes to the side and provide tough-er opposition.
The game last Wednesday was a rip-per. The Warriors went in without star
full-forward Tim “Buddy” Churchin who was rested with hamstring sore-ness and remains stranded on 80 goals for the season with the magic ton now seemingly out of his reach.
The loss of Buddy was compensated to a degree by the inclusion of Jordan “Hungry” Hendrix, Travis “Lord” Ma-her and Travis “Ditch” Dyke who have all been in outstanding form at various parts of the season.
The Warriors were slow out of the blocks and the Cobras were quick to seize the initiative, racing to a 16-point lead at the fi rst change.
The Warriors were totally reactive and it was the Cobras calling the shots.
Stevie “Armed” Robb and Jake
“Lleyton” Hewitt were given tagging roles in the second term as the War-riors attempted to quell the Cobras’ domi nance and the pair rose to the challenge.
Ditch Dyke took over in the middle and the likes of “Jumping” Joey Robb and Ian “Roscoe” Tanner started to ex-ert a real infl uence on the game.
When Troy “The Boy” De Vries snapped truly, the Warriors were back in town and held an 11-point lead at the main change.
The Cobras came out hissing after half-time and Warriors’ supporters sens ed they were not about to throw in the towel.
Jordan “Jug Head” Tanner, Chris
“Posters” Helweg and Brian “Nuc” Kells did their best to hold out the Cobras, but at the last change the War-riors’ lead had been cut to just four points.
The fi nal quarter was “a last man standing affair” as the Warriors pep-per ed the goals, but were not able to kick truly.
With only seconds on the clock, the Cobras ran the ball forward where a snap at goal went wide and the siren sounded with the Warriors hanging on to win 5.15-45 to 6.7-43.
The return of Hungry Hendrix had an impact on the number of behinds kicked by the Warriors and supporters hope he has his kicking boot on for the
grand fi nal. The win saw the Warriors retain the L W Marine trophy, which is up for grabs in Warriors v Cobras games.
This season has been a good one for the trophy cabinet as the Warriors were also successful in winning the Nick Lehmann Cup against Cerberus and the Community Cup both times the War riors played Southern Peninsula Swans.
Only one trophy remains, the Re-clink A Grade Premiership Cup.
The team meets opposite Hastings Youth Centre at 10.15am on Wednes-day for a barbecue and departs for the Peanut Farm at 11am with the game starting at 2pm.
Warriors wear down Cobras, now for big oneWarriors wear down Cobras, now for big one
Driver steers Langy to upset, Skye tames CobrasDriver steers Langy to upset, Skye tames Cobras
Big Ben: Strikers’ star Ben Caffrey scored againsttable-topping Doveton. Picture: Rob Blake
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Round 21 PreviewsFriday 17 August 17Geelong v St Kilda, Etihad Stadium, 7.50pmFriday night is St Kilda’s last chance to keep its season alive and it has a tough opponent in the reigning premiers. The Cats on the weekend were behind the eight-ball right from the start; they lost Chapman, Hunt and Kelly through injury, and Tom Hawkins was stretchered off in the opening quarter. Yet, the Cats still managed to keep up the intensity against the Eagles, but eventually injuries and inexperienced bodies took their toll, which saw Geelong lose by fi ve points. The Saints did what they had to do to beat Melbourne. Skipper Nick Riewoldt went down with what looked like a serious injury that will almost certainly keep him out of this game. Geelong by 34 points.
Saturday 18 AugustEssendon v Carlton, MCG, 1.45pmIn a blockbuster at the MCG, two teams heading in opposite directions play off for a chance to be in the fi nals. The Bombers are not the side they were earlier in the year; they’ve lost four games in a row and are going to have to improve drastically to beat Carlton. The Bombers had every
chance against a North Melbourne side with three players off injured in the last quarter but failed to prevail. The Blues recorded a nice win against Brisbane, keeping their slim fi nals hopes alive. Chris Judd will be back this week, increasing the chances of causing an upset. The Blues look to be the better form and are capable of causing an upset.Carlton by 12 points.
GWS Giants v Melbourne, Manuka Oval, 2.10pmThe Giants return to their alternative home ground in Canberra to take on the Demons. This match is a dead rubber as both sides are simply playing out the season. The Giants will probably continue to rotate through their list as they want to fi nish in bottom spot to secure the number one draft pick. On a positive note the Giants have brought in quite a few talented players this year: Treloar, Greene, Smith and Hoskin-Elliott to name a few. As for the Demons, they put up a modest effort against St Kilda, but were never going to win the match, so a 25-point defi cit was a positive. Young gun Sam Blease played an excellent match, kicking fi ve goals. The Demons will be looking to send off former captain Brad Green in style, with a couple of wins to end the season.Melbourne by 22 points.
Fremantle v Richmond, Patersons Stadium, 4.40pmThis will be the defi ning moment of Fremantle’s season; a win boosts its
claim for a top eight spot. Fremantle on the weekend let a golden opportunity slip against a very good Adelaide Crows. Captain Matthew Pavlich was restricted for the fi rst time in months and the other forwards struggled to score. For Richmond, the club just wants to win as many games as possible as another disappointing season draws to a close. The only thing the Tigers can focus on now is the individual medals, with Cotchin a smoky for the Brownlow and Riewoldt a chance for the Coleman. Last time the sides played, Fremantle showed them up at the ’G.Fremantle by 24 points.
Collingwood v North Melbourne, Etihad Stadium, 7.40pmThe Magpies play a rare home game at Etihad Stadium and this time they come up against North Melbourne. The Pies won their top of the table clash against the Swans on Saturday night, Dayne Beams outstanding in notching up 34 touches and kicking three spectacular goals, the last sealing the win. The Kangaroos won an important clash against Essendon by 24 points, and “Boomer” Harvey was nearly best on ground earning 21 touches and kicking three third-quarter goals. Collingwood plays play this ground very well; it has won its last eight matches and its last four against North Melbourne, so Pies for me. Collingwood by 45 points.
Brisbane v Adelaide, Gabba, 7.40pmSaturday night at the Gabba is a
meaningful match for one team only. The Adelaide Crows are now within striking distance of top spot on the ladder. The Crows on the weekend played an excellent match to defeat Fremantle; Patrick Dangerfi eld is in scintillating form, dominating his last four matches. Matthew Wright played his best game at Adelaide with 37 disposals. The Lions played a lacklustre game against Carlton. Jack Redden was the only senior player to stand up, with only fi rst- and second-year players playing well. The Lions have hit the wall and the Crows are charging toward September.Adelaide by 57 points.
Sunday 19 AugustPort Adelaide v West Coast, AAMI Stadium, 1.10pmThis match doesn’t present much value for punters, but there is plenty to play for. The Power last week sacked coach Matthew Primus and welcomed caretaker coach Garry Hocking with a 72-point belting. The scoreboard didn’t refl ect the effort and determination the Power showed in the fi rst and third quarters. The Eagles had a stirring win against Geelong. The ruck duo of Cox and Naitanui was the best we’ve seen this season with Cox getting 47 hitouts. Top four is probably outside their grasp but winning form is good form.West Coast by 29 points.
Western Bulldogs v Sydney, Etihad Stadium, 3.15pmThe Swans fl y to Melbourne to defend their number one spot on the ladder.
With just percentage separating the top three teams, every match counts and with a tough last couple of matches, this game is vital. The Dogs continued their disappointing form, losing by 70 points to Richmond; all Brendan McCartney can do is play the kids and hope for the best in 2013. The Swans should have beaten Collingwood but wasteful kicking and a stinker from captain Adam Goodes cost them. The Swans can win anywhere and this will be no exception.Sydney by 78 points.
Hawthorn v Gold Coast, MCG, 4.40pmRound 21 fi nishes with a potential blowout between the high-fl ying Hawks and the lowly Suns. The Hawks look to have a top-four fi nish in the bag, but they must win all their matches and rely on opponents to lose to make the top two. On the weekend the Hawks played an average game against Port Adelaide, but still won by 72 points. This week they will be bolstered with the return of Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead, and if the Suns aren’t careful this could be a massive margin. But this doesn’t matter too much for the Gold Coast; last week they won their fi rst game at their home ground and did it without a huge impact from Ablett and Bennell.Hawthorn by 116 points.
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