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JOB PROSPECTSThere is cautious optimism as key stakeholders meet to discuss the future of manufacturing in Melbourne’s north■ PAGE 3
BURGLARIES RISECalls for a new 24-hour police station intensify as Mernda and Doreen see a spike in home break-ins ■ PAGE 7
SPORTAll the latest results from your local leagues as summer sports get to the business end of the season■ PAGE 21
A new program is helping young single mothers feel ful� lled rather than de� ned by their early parenthood ■ INSIDE STORY, PAGE 9
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Craigieburn’s local � re� ghters will stand side by side on a different front when they lead the town festival’s traditional torchlight parade on Saturday night. Hume mayor Casey Nunn (centre), who spent four days and nights cooking and cleaning up for 450 frontline � re� ghters at the local emergency relief centre last week, will join the parade as an ambulance service volunteer. ■ MICKLEHAM FIRES AFTERMATH, PAGES 4 & 5
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car workers’ rescue funds may flow by end of monthEMPLOYMENT
With up to 50,000 jobs at risk because of the end of Australia’s car industry, a $24.5 million rescue package has still not been freed up.
But sources say the funds – earmarked last May for the Melbourne North Innovation and Investment Fund – may � nally see the light of day by the end of this month.
� e $24.5 million is part of a $50 million transition package to be shared between Ford workers at Campbell� eld and Geelong.
Car bosses and local government representatives met Premier Dennis Napthine last week for talks on the industry’s future.
“Our industry has the skills and know-how to be competitive, but we need time and
assistance to re-shape our businesses, to get new customers and diversify into
new markets,” he said. Mr Gri� n also urged Australian car buyers not to desert local brands.
“Keep buying until the end,” he said, contradicting a Productivity
Commission report that advised governments not to invest in locally
made car � eets.“Stay positive” was also the message from
Hume chief executive Domenic Isola, who also attended last � ursday’s meeting with
“Transition to where?” � omastown car components manufacturer Jim Gri� n asked.
Mr Gri� n, president of the Federation of Automotive Product Manufacturers, said Toyota’s announcement it would join Holden and Ford in closing its Australian assembly lines was the � nal straw in what had already been a decade-long attempt to diversify and adapt to global changes.
He said valuable technology, research and development knowledge and skills would be lost unless action started on building new market strengths rather than reskilling workers for jobs that don’t yet exist.
the Premier, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan and Industry Minister David Hodgett.
“Australia faces a challenging period with industry transition and growing unemployment, and Hume is part of that,” he said. He cited food manufacturing, transport and logistics, construction, retail and service industries as the key for economic activity and growth in the north.
“All are showing signs of strong growth in the next two years,” Mr Isola said. “Council is working closely in each of these sectors . . . to support existing businesses and attract new business to Hume. \
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mulder says train ‘crush’ is overpublic transport
Transport Minister Terry Mulder has signalled the end of overcrowding on the South Morang train line based on � gures from Public Transport Victoria’s 2013 load standards survey.
But according to Mr Mulder’s statistics, growth in South Morang and surrounding suburbs will outstrip the improvements in a little over two years.
Mr Mulder said the new X’Trapolis trains had the capacity to carry 12 per cent more passengers. Yet he also mentioned that train passenger numbers were continuing to rise during the morning peak between 8am and 9am.
PTV surveys are conducted twice yearly. � e Epping Line was extended to South
Morang just before the October 2012 survey.Mr Mulder’s comments appear at odds
with the latest results from the October 2013 survey that says “there was no change in the number of services on the South Morang Line during the AM peak”.
Mr Mulder said on Tuesday: “In 2011, 45 per cent of morning peak period passengers travelled on overcrowded trains.
� e new X’Trapolis trains that carry 12 per cent more passengers, three extra morning week-day peak-period trains, improved train and line maintenance, and the April, 2012, opening of the Epping to South Morang line extension have all made a noticeable di� erence.”
A typical train from South Morang to Flinders Street station carries 716 passengers, according to PTV’s latest statistics.
Darren Peters, of Doreen, says parking remains the real issue.
“It’s only getting worse. People are parking illegally because there’s no alternative,” he said. “People simply can’t get on the train because parking is at capacity.” \
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staff act asblaze moves inschool closures
A team of Mickleham Primary School sta� members began enacting emergency procedures last Sunday night as bush� res crept within 150 metres of the school.
Sta� made their way down telephone trees, a system that allows a message to be conveyed to multiple callers simultaneously, to contact every parent or guardian to notify them the school would be shut until the emergency abated.
For almost three days the school was a temporary staging point for all Country Fire Authority and Victoria Police operations in the area until watch and act warnings were downgraded.
Principal Sue Crispe said police were deploying crews from the school’s grounds.
“One parent who passed the school on Sunday estimated there were 30 or 40 � re trucks on the oval,” Ms Crispe said.
While the grass� re skirted the school, some families weren’t so lucky.
Ms Crispe said a number had su� ered damage to their properties although, as of Wednesday, no pupils’ family homes had been destroyed.
Ten sta� returned to work on Wednesday in preparation for the school’s 130 pupils to return to classes on � ursday.
YMCA Craigieburn West Early Learning Centre and Red Rock Christian College in Sunbury were also closed on Monday as a precautionary measure.
YMCA Victoria’s children’s services development manager Kate Phillips said they made the decision to close the centre on Monday morning in light of three signi� cant road closures in the area.
“Conditions were very unpredictable,” she said.
“We had sta� here at 5.30am instigating our response plan and � elding phone calls.”
Like Red Rock Christian College, the centre reopened on Tuesday, although children weren’t allowed to play outside until Wednesday, when the smoke had dispersed. \
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As � re crews and burnt-out landowners started their slow recovery last week federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan and state Police and Emergency Services Minister Kim Wells announced that disaster assistance would be made available, including hardship assistance for families.
Mr Keenan said councils would also be funded to start emergency relief operations, clean-up activities and rebuilding of community assets damaged by the � res.
Emergency relief assistance provides payments of up to $500 per adult and $250
Be prepared: Residents at the scene of the Donnybrook and Wallan � res. (ANGELA WYLIE)
disaster relief announced
per child, up to a maximum payment of $1250 per household to cover accommodation, food, clothing or personal items.
Eligible households can also receive payments up to $31,050 for clean-up,
emergency accommodation, repairs, rebuilding and replacing some damaged contents.
� ose experiencing personal hardship can contact their local
council or call the Victorian Emergency Recovery Information
Line to discuss � nancial help. More information is available on the Emergency Relief and Recovery Victoria website.
� e Australian Tax O� ce has also committed to fast-tracking tax returns for
people a� ected by the bush� res. It has also extended the cut-o� date to lodge income tax returns and activity statements.
More information can be found on the federal government’s Disaster Assistance website. Anyone a� ected by this month’s bush� res should quote the Australian Government Reference Number 608 when they contact any government agency. \
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Facebook has come to the frontline of emergency relief, linking Hume’s � re-a� ected communities and people wanting to help.
Hume mayor Casey Nunn said a new page, bush� re-helping-hand, was up and running within 48 hours of the Mickleham-Kilmore � re tearing through the region on Sunday a week ago.
She said the social networking site was helping residents of Craigieburn, Mickleham, Wallan and Kalkallo to source help locally, or provide it.
Hume council has also o� ered to be a � rst point of contact for residents needing help to navigate the paperwork involved in seeking emergency relief grants and other disaster aid. \ HG
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It will be several weeks before the � res that swept across Melbourne’s northern fringes are o� cially out.
And residents are being urged to remain on alert and on watch for any suspicious behaviour, with strong winds and hot conditions predicted again today .
A� er the � restorm subsided last week, Country Fire Authority assessors were out on Friday doing a � nal tally of losses.
� ey will be closely followed by insurance assessors, charged with the long and complex task of putting a price on the damage done and dreams shattered in a brief but brutal episode that lasted less than 48 hours.
About 23,00 hectares of farmland and rural residential properties were burnt a� er
a branch from a tree fell over powerlines along the Mickleham Road at Mickleham on Sunday, February 9, causing a fast-burning grass and bush � re far to the north of Hume into Mitchell shire and threatening towns including Wallan, Chintin, Beveridge, Forbes and Kilmore.
Fanned by massive winds, the Mickleham-Kilmore � re – as it was known – destroyed 18 homes in the Hume area alone and le� hundreds more scorched and damaged.
It ran along a 40-kilometre front stretching from just north of Craigieburn to past Kilmore, taking out hundreds of kilometres of fences and leaving survivors without electricity or access to supplies for days a� erwards. Sheds � lled with summer hay and precious equipment were reduced
watch for new outbreaks, locals urgedto piles of twisted tin and molten steel; water supplies were le� undrinkable, polluted by ash and burnt debris; surviving livestock � ocked in search of slim pickings over charred
stubble and a Donnybrook vineyard had its vintage wiped out. It was still too early
to say whether the vines will recover or need to be replanted.
In neighbouring Macedon Ranges shire, � ames came to the back door of Sunbury, threatened
Riddells Creek, Lance� eld and Pyalong and destroyed more homes
at Darraweit Guim. � e � re is believed to have been deliberately lit. \
■ Economic immigration rates are running at full throttle, despite rising unemployment, rising debt and road-congesting rates of car useage.
Considering 60 per cent or more of our population growth is due to immigration, it’s time for a cost/bene� t analysis instead of blindly following the “growth is good” mantra without hard facts to support it.VIV KAY \ VIA WEB
FIRE RESPONSE
■ The recent and ongoing bush� res have had devastating effects across Victoria, with a number of livestock farmers impacted by the destruction of pasture and other feed supplies.
Last week, a long-standing agreement was activated between the Victorian state government and Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) to run an emergency fodder drive.
The state government is providing
the funding for the VFF to collect donated fodder and distribute it to farmers in need. Recipients will include farmers in the Mickelham, Kilmore, Lance� eld, Gisborne and Romsey areas.
I encourage anyone with the ability to donate spare fodder, or with land available for agistment, to contact the VFF on 1300 882 833.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) is also on the ground visiting affected properties to conduct impact assessments and assist with animal welfare needs.
This includes liaising with other government agencies to ensure affected landholders receive rapid support.
Landholders with urgent animal welfare needs should contact the DEPI Customer Service Centre on 136 186.PETER WALSH \ MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
■ Nothing annoys me more than people parking on the sides of roads to rubber-neck, especially when � re
engines and emergency personnel are trying to get through.
When � res are being put out, people standing around just to gawk is annoying!CONTROL / VIA WEB
BLACK SATURDAY MEMORIAL■ We remember our founding patron, Brian Naylor, and wife Moiree fondly during this time.VARIETY VICTORIA / VIA WEB
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herman free on paroleTania Herman, who was found guilty of attempting to murder Greenvale mother of two Maria Korp, 50, by strangling her and leaving her in a car boot in 2005, was released on parole on Friday. Ms Korp was found alive in the car after four days but died six months later from brain injuries. Herman received a minimum nine-year jail term. \
new kindy placesThirty-three new kindergarten places at Mernda Village Kindergarten, South Morang/Mill Park Lakes Preschool, Epping Preschool, The Heights Kindergarten and Blossom Park Kindergarten have been opened because of a joint state government-Whittlesea council initiative. \ rezoning objectionsHume council will ask a planning panel to hear objections to its proposal to rezone public land for use by Goonawarra vineyard and winery at Sunbury. Objectors are concerned the land may be used for housing. \
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crime stats support call for cop shop
Claims of a sharp rise in burglaries and break-ins in the Mernda-Doreen area have been substantiated by police.
Local campaigner Tom Joseph is behind a push for a 24-7 police station in Mernda and says the 3754 postcode area is among the top three most burgled places in the state.
Acting Inspector Dale Flynn, of the Whittlesea police area, con� rmed Mr Joseph’s concerns about rising crime in the area.
Mr Joseph said his reading of police crime statistics put Mernda-Doreen as the third-most-burgled postcode area in Victoria last year. He told the Weekly he used 2012-13 Victoria Police crime statistics, ABS census data for occupied households and municipal council household data to assess crime in his area.
“We at the campaign believe the state Liberal government, which was elected on a tough-on-crime platform, will be failing the people of Doreen and Mernda if they fail to provide for funding a new 24-hour police station in the upcoming state budget. ” \
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data puts hume on top of hoon chartsdriver offences
Hume tops the charts for vehicle impoundments in the north-west metro region, according to the most recent Victoria Police data.
� e region covers the police service areas of Banyule, Brimbank, Darebin, Hobsons Bay, Hume, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Moonee Valley, Moreland, Melton, Nillumbik and Whittlesea.
� e statistics cover all impoundments between 2006 and 2012. � ey were collated in April 2013 and are now available to the public online.
Since Victoria Police began collating information across the state, 6.1 per cent of all impoundments have been recorded in Hume.
� e data also reveals that the number of hoon drivers whose cars were impounded is on the rise in Hume . Cases of motorists driving while disquali� ed or suspended rose from 92 in 2011 to 101 in 2012.
Instances of impoundments because of improper use of a motor vehicle rose in the same period, from 53 to 81.
Acting Sergeant Simon Doherty, of the Fawkner highway patrol, said the increases could be attributed to the prevalence of new technologies used by police to help detect
wayward drivers. “Automatic number plate recognition vehicles can target 2500 vehicles an hour,” Acting Sergeant Doherty said. “We can also view licence photos from our vehicles, preventing people from stating false names of others who are licensed.”
He said hoon laws had increased the number of o� ences calling for a car to be impounded.
In Whittlesea, the number of cars impounded fell between 2011 to 2012. Driving while disquali� ed was slightly up, as were
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Sergeant John Sybenga, of Epping highway patrol, said the overall downward trend was good news for the area.
“It’s pleasing hoon driving incidents are down,” said Sergeant Sybenga.
However, he urged the public to continue calling Crime Stoppers or alerting their local council about hoon hotspots or unlicensed drivers. \
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It’s the sideways glances on a crowded bus as a young mum grapples with a heavy pram; the unsolicited comments in supermarket queues about “kids raising kids”, and the assumption they’ve made the wrong choice to raise a child that Sian Jensen and
Ashley Pearson are defying.“A lot of people think ‘you’re a young mum, you’re
not going to get anywhere’,” says 21-year-old Pearson, mother to 18-month-old Dean. “I find that when I go to the shops I get these looks; it really brings you down.
“But I’m actually doing really well so I’m starting to get over it and not care what people think.”
Jensen, now 22, and Pearson are part of a group of 13 teenage mums who recently graduated from a Broadmeadows program called Bump, with a TAFE certificate I under their belts.
The Raise Foundation’s Bump initiative provides mentoring and guidance for teenage mums by matching them with experienced mothers and offering monthly workshops. Pearson says Bump has helped her cope with what life has thrown at her following the birth of her son when she was just 19.
“Things with my partner have been rocky recently, and it’s [Bump’s] given me time out to confide in the girls rather than deal with things alone,” she says.
“We’re living far away from my family and friends so I’ve felt I had no one. Now I’ve made friends who are in the same situation, who don’t just want to go out clubbing.”
Jensen, whose son, Mason, is 15 months old, agrees it can be tough connecting with girls her age.
“Most of my friends are still young and partying. They invite me along, but I just can’t go,” she says. “Our group has tried to go out, but it’s bombed a few times because someone can’t get a babysitter or someone’s bub is sick.”
Jensen has found Bump to be a refreshing change from life around her peers. “It’s always about the kids. We all make friends with people we relate to and I guess for us girls we’ve got something that binds us.”
Program counsellor Jodie Harris says there is often a sense of isolation being dispelled when groups like Bump first come together.
“It’s beautiful to watch how these young women bond with each other and their mentors,” she says.
nurturing and healthy environment, helped by the right resources.”
Black found unlikely support in her school year-level co-ordinator during her pregnancy in 1992.
“I needed reassurance and, out of everyone, he offered the most comforting words: the journey might be different now, but the destination can stay the same. That’s what I want these young women to know.”
Harris says the assumption that young mums can’t look after their children is often wrong.
“The fact they’ve chosen to have the baby is already showing they’ll likely give it as much as they can. They do have other options but this is what they’ve chosen,” she says. “They do anything they can for their babies and deserve that encouragement and support like any new mums.”
Australian Bureau of Statistics research states that in 2012, 11,420 babies were born to adolescent mothers.
As secondary school students, Jensen and Pearson never thought they would be among those statistics. They say school education classes covered “STDs, not pregnancies”.
Jensen says only a basic explanation of sexual intercourse was given, over one class. “They don’t give you any understanding of life choices or consequence.”
But, she says, raising a toddler has opened her eyes to things she wouldn’t have considered otherwise.
“It’s made me realise I want to do something of my own like establish a career, which is my aim for this year,” she says.
Pearson says she’s proud of how far she has come in the past few months.
“I found a brand new house for us to rent on my own, and I’m still pinching myself over it. I think we [teenage mums] need to not be scared, and that can get hard when you feel you’re being looked down on.
“It may take a little longer to achieve our goals, but we can still do it with our children by our side.”
Raise Foundation is seeking mentors to assist young women in the 2014 Bump program. Training starts this week. \
a bump in the roadA new program is helping teenage mums realise their life journey may be different from what they had planned, but the destination can be the same, writes priScillA mocA
“We require our mentors to be over 25 and a parent themselves, so not only are they a friend but someone to learn from.”
According to research by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Tasmania, a disconnection with schooling often precedes teenage pregnancy. To date there has been little investment in opportunities for teen mothers to re-engage with education. Harris hopes the qualification to enter TAFE will be the first step.
Bernadette Black, director of the non-profit Brave foundation and author of Brave Little Bear, became a mum at age 16. She promised herself then she would finish her education.
“Although it took me a year longer, I was still able to do it. Even just one subject a week to keep you on track and moving forward is great,” she says.
Black, who won the Barnardos ‘mother of the year’ title in 2009, believes there’s a lack of awareness about local support services.
“Adolescent pregnancies will always happen, and when they do their baby deserves to be raised in a
On a journey:Jodie Harris (centre) with young mums Sian Jensen (left, holding 15-month-old son Mason) and Ashley Pearson. (MicHAel coPP)
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secession burdena talking point
Costs and timing as a result of the Sunbury separation are the subjects much discussed around Hume, with KPMG reports commissioned by Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell last year indicating signi� cant rate rises for communities subsumed into the new municipality.
Suggestions that the new Sunbury council will make a bid for the Melbourne Airport and its associated lucrative rate base have set o� alarm bells that rates in the remaining Hume municipality may also be adversely a� ected and economic activity thwarted at a time when many thousands of local families face job losses due to the demise of the automotive industry.
Inquiries by the Weekly for a cost and time breakdown of Sunbury’s secession process, which started with a postcode-based poll of all Hume residents in October last year, have not yet been answered. Less than 60 per cent of Sunbury area voters turned out for the poll, and about 60 per cent of those who did vote said they wanted to secede from Hume. \ HG
economist to head breakaway panelSUNBURY
Economist and private sector property strategist Brian Haratsis will chair the panel charged with Sunbury’s secession from the city of Hume.
Other panel members are Kelvin Spiller, who acted as chief executive of Wangarratta rural council a� er administrators took over from councillors late last year, and Swinburne University social researcher and Victorian planning panel member Maxine Cooper.
Mr Haratsis was, until recently, a member of planning minister Matthew Guy’s advising committee on Plan Melbourne.
Local government minister Jeanette Powell visited Sunbury yesterday to announce the panel members and said they would provide expert advice on the most e� ective way to separate Sunbury from the city of Hume.
“� e panel will investigate new municipal boundaries and transition arrangements, including the distribution of assets and delivery of municipal services, while having regard to the economic sustainability of the two restructured councils,” she said.
Locals are now waiting to hear who will be on the eight-member community consultative committee to work alongside the panel a� er expressions of interest closed this week .
� eir role will be to advise the panel and refer issues to it for investigation.
Former Bulla shire councillor and Sunbury local Sharon Phillips has nominated, although she’s unsure whether her membership of the ‘No’ group which opposed Sunbury’s secession will work in her favour.
Ms Phillips said her main concern was that there was not the population base in Sunbury
to support a stand-alone council, saying ratepayers already received “above if not the same” level of service as the rest of Hume. She predicted Sunbury’s secession from Hume would not be achieved before state elections at the end of November. \
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For authentic Indian cuisine in a friendly atmosphere, you can’t go past Curry Charmers Indian Restaurant . Under new management, the restaurant is offering a specials menu alongside its quality dishes at affordable prices, from delicious and popular lamb bhuna and lamb shanks to chicken dishes and vegetarian options. The friendly staff are happy to talk to customers about choosing a meal to suit their dietary requirements, including vegan and gluten-free . The air-conditioned restaurant seats 45 and has a range of dishes available for children on request. Dine in, take-away and home delivery are offered, and catering is available. Online orders are welcome via currycharmers.com.au, with 10 per cent off your � rst order. Curry Charmers is open for lunch from noon-2.30pm Wednesday to Friday, and for dinner from 5-10pm Tuesday to Sunday. BYO wine only. \
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workshops to aid in care of traumatised childrenrefugees
Cultural consultant Gabrielle Fahkri retells an incident at a childcare centre in Airport West not long a� er the Bosnian War to describe her line of work.
“Every time a plane � ew over the centre the children would scream and run under the tables,” Ms Fahkri said , adding that sta� couldn’t understand the children’s behaviour .
“� ese children had come from a war-torn country and unless these teachers did something about it, these children were going to be traumatised. When planes go overhead [in their country] they know there’s going to be bombs.”
For the past 15 years, the � ornbury resident has conducted workshops educating service providers about di� erent cultures and in particular how to understand refugees and asylum seekers.
Next month she will host a workshop at Whittlesea council that will focus on understanding and working e� ectively with refugees and asylum seekers for educators such as childcare workers, kindergarten and primary school teachers.
In it she hopes to debunk the “huge myths”
seekers. “Because of the way our government demonises people who come by boat, they’re stigmatised,” Ms Fahkri, 62, said. “I want to give people strategies to understand where
surrounding asylum seekers, talk about which communities are coming into the Whittlesea area and explain the di� erence between migrants, refugees and asylum
these children have come from.” And Ms Fahkri should know. � e basis of her talks comes from 23 years of experience working with migrants and refugees at VICSEG (Victorian Co-operative on Children’s Services for Ethnic Groups), predominantly with Muslim refugees from Iraq and Afghanistan.
She also opened and ran the � ornbury Asylum Centre in partnership with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.
At the moment she juggles her time between running the cultural workshops and looking a� er the needs of her disabled son Simon, who’s 40 and bipolar as well as su� ering from a severe intellectual disability, autism and deafness.
She describes work as a release from a stressful parenting role. But she’s busy on both fronts. “Generally, people want to know how to do their job better, to be better educators, to deal with our changing population of refugees and to be more culturally competent.” \
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HELP YOURSELFCraigieburn’s arthritis self-help group is hosting tai chi to help arthritis sufferers. The classes aim to relieve pain and improve quality of life. They are run every Tuesday, 10am-noon, at Guide Hall, Hamilton Street, Craigieburn. Cost is $4 per lesson. The first lesson is free. ■ Details: call 9308 1533
CHILDHOOD WORRIESThis session is designed to help parents and carers understand how they can support children aged 4 to 11 who worry. Facilitator Jackie Cameron, of Parentzone Anglicare, will provide advice and tips at the Whittlesea council offices, South Morang. Wednesday, February 26, from 7-9pm. Free, but registration required. ■ Call 9404 8865
SOCIALISEHume & Northern Happenings, a social group aimed at people aged in their 40s and 50s, holds social functions on a fortnightly basis. Next function will be a dinner dance on Saturday, February 22.■ Call Alison on 0419 377 418
MUMS’ ‘ME TIME’If you’re a mum who wants to get fit, this free “me time” for mums exercise class will be perfect. The classes are held by personal trainers in a friendly, supportive environment.
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FAMILY TREE Discover your background at a Hume Genealogy Group meeting. Learn how to use Ancestry.com, Find My Past and other resources to research your family history. Monday, February 24, 9am-noon, at The Age library, Broadmeadows. ■ Call 9356 6900.
PEACE, LOVE AND MOVIESCult favourite and free love classic An American Hippie In Israel is being screened for the first time in Australia on Monday, February 24, at the Shadow Electric Open Air Cinema, Abbotsford Convent. Film starts at sundown. Cost is $10. ■ shadowelectric.com.au
IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESSThis information session, presented by Joel Imbesi from Business Enterprise Centre at Kangan Institute, features 2011 Hume Business Award winners and guest speakers Lee and Norman Palumbo, of Just Planet Cafe, who will tell of their experience starting and developing a business. Thursday, February 27, 6-7.30pm, at Sunbury Library. ■ Call 9356 6970 \
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VSDCAFour wickets to Darren Callahan was the backbone of Plenty Valley’s victory over Kew in the North/West Third XI. The Bats posted 8/239 from their 45 overs, with Harshad Dixit’s 65 the top score. Kew skipper Edward Furey did his best to get his side over the line with a swashbuckling 100, but got little help and Kew’s innings closed on 9-193. Callahan took 4/28 from seven overs. \
VSDCARoxburgh Park-Broadmeadows held on for victory in a low-scoring contest against Ivanhoe in the North/West Third XI. Ivanhoe was skittled for just 79 before Roxburgh Park slumped to 7/50 ion reply. Cameron D’Cruz (44 not out) and Jarrod Elms then guided them to a two-wicket victory. \
VTCAGlenroy successful defended a total of 95 to take � rst-innings points in North B1 grade, needing just 15.3 overs to bowl out Avondale Heights for 52. Michael Fabris was outstanding with 6/19 from eight overs and Steve Goodwin took 2-12 from 4.3. \
VTCAGlenroy’s total of 116 in the North B2 grade was nowhere near enough for victory, as Avondale Heights blitzed their way to 4/212. A 155-run opening stand between Raghbir Singh (82) and Kuldeep Singh (68) ensured Avondale Heights took total control. Ben Coote was dangerous with the ball for Glenroy, sending down 12 overs and taking 2/53, while Anthony Vernali, bought on late, took 1/8 from two. \
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skip, 15, helps in RSL victoryBOWLS
With a 15-year-old skipping one of its rinks, Bundoora RSL had a plan to make life di� cult for � nals-bound opponents in Bowls Victoria’s Premier Division.
And RSL – which will miss the � nals a� er falling to seventh on the ladder – did just that for fourth-placed Melbourne on Saturday.
Bundoora started beautifully and despite a late Melbourne comeback held on for a two-rink, six-shot win.
Nick McIntyre and Damon DiFlorio’s rinks both went down narrowly, but Luke Aiello’s rink had a comfortable 22-14 win and Josh Corless, 15, skipping a premier rink for the � rst time, recorded a 22-19 win.
“We started o� fairly strongly across all rinks and were well in the lead for most of the game,” Corless said.
“Melbourne had a bit of a late � ghtback and brought things close but we managed to hold on for a good win.
“We knew before yesterday that we couldn’t make � nals but we still wanted to have an impact on who did and didn’t make it and with that loss it now makes it a bit harder for Melbourne.”
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said he had had an exciting day. “It was the � rst time I’ve skipped in premier and I had a lot of fun,” he said. “We got the rink too, which made it even better.”
� e � nal round of the home-and-away season is on Saturday, with Bundoora RSL hosting top side Brighton.
In division 1 section 2 Lalor su� ered its fourth loss of the season, going down by three rinks and 21 shots to third-ranked Moonee Valley. Lalor
remains on top of the table with a round to play, 15 points clear of
Fitzroy Victoria. Glenroy kept fourth spot with a two-rink, 11-shot win over Melton.
In the top-of-the-table clash in Division 2 section
3, Whittlesea scored an upset, delivering Hurstbridge only its
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Craigieburn enjoyed a thrilling one-shot win over Rosanna, despite winning only one rink.
Gladstone Park was no match for Moonee Ponds in Division 3 section 2, going down by three rinks and 14 shots. Epping RSL fought hard in a two-point, three-rink loss in Division 3 Section 3. \
Made to measure: Nick McIntyre gets the measuring tape out for a crucial moment in Bundoora RSL’s win over Melbourne. (WAYNE HAWKINS)
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PREMIER FIRST GRADEMONASH TIGERS V GREENVALE KANGAROOSAt Central Reserve, Glen WaverleyMONASH TIGERS 1st InningsS KOOP c Collins b Manser . . . . . . . . . . . . 22M KING lbw b Sandri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13C WHITE b Twentyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70D CHRISTIAN lbw b Twentyman . . . . . . . . . 18W SHERIDAN c Martin b Twentyman . . . . . . 3A DELMONT not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94D MATARAZZO c Sandri b Damjanovski. . . . 38S TAYLOR not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Extras (10b 4lb 6nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Six wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313Fall: 32, 99, 136, 144, 147, 222Bowling: C Marantelli 14-4-43-0, P Manser 10-0-53-1, C Sandri 17-2-68-1, D Salpietro 14-1-31-0, J Damjanovski 18-1-66-1, M Twentyman 10-0-39-3. Overs: 83.Umpires: C Allan & S Brne
Geelong 3/264 (AJ Finch 100 JL Crosthwaite 87 HW Butterworth 31* TS McQuinn 2/44) v Hawthorn-Monash University 149 (R Ninan 42 J Reed 6/32) at Geelong Cricket Ground
Ringwood 246 (DA King 117 TD Stray 39 AR Keath 4/39 N Quinn 3/34 C Thompson 2/41) v Melbourne 0/0 at Russell Lucas Oval
Fitzroy Doncaster 8/170 (TV Sheehan 40 CA Moore 34* E Alavi 25 TJ Smyth 3/29 TH Welsford 3/36) v Carlton at Schramms Reserve #1
Casey-South Melbourne 199 (MS Wade 73 LJ Sperling 35 CJ Hall 28 JM Holland 3/32 JG Wood 3/45 JM Herrick 3/57) v Frankston Peninsula 2/42 at Casey Fields-#4
Essendon 5/90 (A Ayre 32 SS Singh 4/43) v Prahran 121 (NM McNally 38 M Doric 8/37) at Windy Hill
St Kilda 7/387 (P Handscomb 212 G Rummans 65 D Rowan 44* NM Ellsmore 4/50) v Melbourne Uni at Junction Oval
Camberwell Magpies v Footscray Edgewater 7/230 (T Dean 95 D Russ 49 S Gautam 30 MJ Whittaker 3/34 WG Walker 2/37) at Camberwell Sports Ground
Northcote 4/82 (M Stoinis 61 J Nanopoulos 2/17) v Dandenong 297 (M Sweeney 100 T Donnell 46 JD Wilcock 43 DJ Doran 33 L Scammell 4/49 S Taylor 3/54 M Stoinis 2/59) at Bill Lawry Oval
PREMIER LOWER GRADES2nds: Geel 7-327 (Ibbs 139 Condy 51) v Haw-Mon Uni, Ring 140 (Je� menko 32 Paynter 5-34 Sturrock 4-18) v Melb 0-3, Fitz Donc 204 (Findlay 55 Villani 37 Stevenson 5-44) v Carl 4-120 (Borg 56 Ross 32no), Mon Tigers 9-121 (Waring 4-32) v Green Kang 97 (Said 43 Torney 4-27 Kerber 3-15), Casey-SM 3-38 (Mockett 3-20) v Frank Pen 203 (Elmi 89 Wheeler 33 Wyatt 3-54), Ess 276 (Galeotti 46 Seymour 51 Grant 30 Williams 42 O’Connor 3-73 Morrey 4-82) v Prah, St K 8-205 (Russell 60 Mildenhall 41 Manning 38) v Melb Uni, Camb Mag v Foot Edge 6-209 (Nalesnyik 92no Armstrong 39 Harrison 33no), Ncte v Dand 207 (Edgeworth 48 Rowe 31 Bulakowski 40 Harbinson 3-23 Adams 4-59). 3rds: Geel 0-7 v Haw-Mon Uni 114 (Potts 33 Condy 4-50 Driver 3-11), Ring 4-21 (Thomson 3-7) v Melb 181 (Tomkinson 67 Gillard 73 Emmett 5-22 Campbell 4-13), Fitz Donc 154 (Parr 51no Martin 30 Beer 3-11) v Carl 1-17, Mon Tigers 6(dec)243 (Boxell 80 Brodie 40 Lang 39 Waters 33) v Green Kang 0-5, Casey-SM v Frank Pen 5-238 (McDonald 67 De Iacovo 43 Peries 40no Sofra 36 Taranto 30no), Ess v Prah 7-209 (C Bricker 69no), St K 99 (Thomas 4-37) v Melb Uni 7-72 (Bartlett 3-8), Camb Mag 1-34 v Foot Edge 170 (Chaudhary 85 Potter 4-54), Ncte 128 (Schulz 74 Drukeshkumar 3-14 Amsterdam 3-30 Slater 3-15) v Dand 9-73 (Tong 5-3). 4ths: Geel 48 (Lewis 4-18) v Haw-Mon Uni 159 (Herath 61 Guest 5-21), Ring v Melb 65 (Brearley 3-13 Daniels 3-13 Curley 3-28), Fitz
Donc 9-152 (Potter 41 Korlahalli 35 White 3-47) v Carl, Mon Tigers 4(dec)300 (Wilson 131no Krelle 56no) v Green Kang 0-15, Casey-SM 54 (Drummond 7-10) v Frank Pen 4-129 (Chasemore 49 Mur 4-51), Ess 158 (Tobin 44 McLaughlin 35 Burnell 5-18 D Barnes 3-46) v Prah, St K v Melb Uni 9-170 (Sivakumaran 82 Lamont 30 Oostermeyer 3-25), Camb Mag v Foot Edge (nsa), Ncte 210 (Boughton 91 Walker 30 Dang 41 Kaluthanthri 4-16) v Dand 3-24.Women: Premier 1sts: Dand 192 (Moscript 35) v Bruns Pk 151 (Hider 55 L Croft 3-21). 2nds: Ring 2-138 (Menogue 51no Tarr 57no) bt Melb 134 (Carbis 38no Menogue 3-15), Bri Dist 2-140 (Leggieri 75no) bt EMP 9-139.
BOWLSSATURDAY METROPOLITAN PENNANTRd 17: Premier Div: BRIGHTON 18-125 bt YARR/FOOTSCRAY 0-53 (A Wilson 42 bt R Coulter 11 G Maskell 24 bt A Dove 13 T Shannon 32 bt J Pearce 11 C Twentyman 27 bt W Roberts 18), BURWOOD DISTRICT 2-64 lost to ALTONA 16-106 (L Iaccarino 13 lost to B Foley 26 M Wilson 14 lost to B Peck 38 W Ogden 17 bt D Zitter 16 J Coles 20 lost to M Rennex 26), MOONEE PONDS 15-80 bt ESSENDON 3-67 (S Fordham 23 D A Flapper 23 M Jacobsen 24 bt A Tomkins 9 A Galloway 13 lost to N Wilson 19 B Spurr 20 bt P Loe 16), MELBOURNE 4-76 lost to BUNDOORA RSL 14-82 (M Wilks 19 lost to J Corless 22 D Fisher 24 bt N McIntyre 21 S Moritmer 14 lost to L Aiello 22 B Leighton 19 bt D DiFlorio 17).Div 1: Sec 1: Montm (1) 16-83 Kings (1) 2-74, Elst Clb (1) 14-84 MCC (2) 4-62, Kew Hts (1) 14-81 Deer Pk (1) 4-72, Pres/Res (1) 14-73 Werribee (1) 4-68, Bund RSL (2) 16-84 Rich Uni (1) 2-66. Sec 2: MCC (1) 14-91 Bright (2) 4-67, Fitz Vic (1) 14-76 Ivan (1) 4-70, Glenr (1) 14-84 Melt (1) 4-73, Ess (2) 18-75 Melb (2) 0-70, Moon Val (1) 16-90 Lal (1) 2-69.Div 2: Sec 1: Yarr/Foot (2) 4-71 Alt Sports (1) 14-81, Alt (2) 18-83 Will (1) 0-64, Werr (2) 3-72 Suns C (1) 15-76, Port Melb (1) 16-90 Rosam (1) 2-69, Flem/Kens (1) 18-85 New (1) 0-64. Sec 2: Clift Pk (1) 4-74 Strath (1) 14-75, Buck Pk (1) 2-76 Sunb (1) 16-91, Keil (1) 0-62 Moon Pds (2) 18-86, Lal (2) 13-79 Glenr (2) 5-78, W Cob (1) 10-83 Broad (1) 8-83..Div 3: Sec 1: Yarr/Foot (3) 14-81 Alt (3) 4-77, Lav (1) 14-85 Suns VRI (1) 4-79, Mari Pk (1) 16-95 Foots Pk (1) 63-2, Suns RSL (1) 2-51 Werr (3) 16-96, Melton (2) 16-72 Hopp (1) 2-66. Sec 2: Sunb (2) 4-85 Fitz Vic (2) 14-91, Strath (2) 18-104 Ess (3) 0-62, Glenr (3) 2-62 Moon Val (2) 16-82, Hopp (2) 18-104 Cob More (1) 0-64, Moon Pds (3) 17-87 Glad Pk (1) 1-63.Div 4: Sec 1: Will (2) 14-83 St Alb (1) 4-71, Alt (4) 4-66 Yarr/Foot (4) 14-84, Werr (4) 4-80 Sunb (3) 14-85, Alt North (1) 16-87 Keil (2) 2-64, City of Melb (1) 14-81 Hopp (3) 4-73. Sec 2: Ess (4) 16-87 Buck Pk (2) 2-58, Keil (3) 16-95 Clift Pk (2) 2-61, Aber (1) 17-84 W Cob (2) 1-65, Lal (4) 3-69 Werr (5) 15-79, Sunb (4) 2-58 Pres/Res (2) 16-109.
Div 5: Sec 1: Melton (3) 14-93 Werr (6) 4-81, AltSports (2) 18-107 Yarr/Foot (5) 0-62, Rosam (2)2-62 Flem/Kens (2) 16-92, Hopp (4) 6-70 Will(3) 12-74, Deer Pk (2) 18-135 Port Melb (2)0-40. Sec 2: Bruns (1) 18-84 Strath (3) 0-66,Dout Gal (1) 16-87 Fawk (1) 2-73, Hopp (5) 4-72Thorn (1) 14-76, Broad (2) 17-97 Mari Pk (2)1-63, Fitz Vic (3) 2-75 Prin Pk Carlton (1) 16-80.Div 6: Sec 1: Yarr/Foot (6) 2-70 Keil (4) 16-83,Buck Pk (3) 3-62 Alt (5) 15-67, Deer Pk (3) 16-99 City of Melb (2) 2-56, New (2) 2-84 Hopp (6)16-85, Suns C (2) 18-141 Suns RSL (2) 0-48.Sec 2: Mari Pk (3) 14-97 Buck Pk (4) 4-65,Keil (5) 2-63 Moon Val (3) 16-79, Sunb (5) 16-70 Strath (4) 2-68, Glad Pk (2) 18-82 Lal (6)0-49.5, Clift Pk (3) 1-54.5 Alt (6) 17-105.Div 7: (N) Sec 1: Yarr/Foot (7) 2-67 Lav (2) 16-86, Werr (7) 16-92 Alt North (2) 2-70, Will (4)18-94 New (3) 0-61, Alt (7) 4-74.75 Deer Pk(4) 14-87, Port Melb (3) 0-0 Hopp (7) 18-15,Div 7: (N) Sec 2: Suns VRI (2) 14-66 Keil (6)4-58.75, St Alb (2) 2-62 Melt (4) 16-81, Broad(3) 16-82 Suns C (3) 2-51.5, Hopp (8) 0-59.25Aber (2) 18-83, Foots Pk (2) 14-77.75 Moon Val(4) 4-61, Div 7: (N) Sec 3: Strath (5) 2-48 Glenr(5) 16-111, Glad Pk (3) 18-15 Clift Pk (4) 0-0,Moon Pds (4) 2-68 Ess (5) 16-101, Div 7: (N)Sec 4: Fawk (2) 14-90 Pres/Res (4) 4-69, Lal(8) 0-0 Bruns (2) 18-15, Cob More (2) 2-65 FitzVic (4) 16-68, Glenr (6) 4-77 Whitt (5) 14-98,Thorn (2) 0-56 W Cob (3) 18-105, Div 7: (N)Sec 5: Diam Ck (4) 16-121 Green (5) 2-44.25,Bund RSL (7) 2-53 Kings (5) 16-108, Craig (3)14-88 Montm (6) 4-71, Div 7: (N) Sec 6: Donv(5) 17-98 Elth (5) 1-72, Rosan (5) 14-87 C ofHeid (3) 4-82, Y Val CC (2) 2-55.75 Alph (2)16-84, Ivan (5) 16-96 Dare C (3) 2-55, Fair (2)18-92 Heid Golf (3) 0-45.Div 8: Sec 1: Flem/Kens (4) 14-15 Fitz Vic (5) 0-0,Buck Pk (6) 0-20 Flem/Kens (3) 14-53, Mari Pk(4) 14-58 City of Melb (3) 0-28. Sec 2: Donc (6)12-41 Box H RSL (5) 2-34, Temp (3) 2-38 Box HRSL (4) 14-46, E Ivan (3) 1-35 Yarr Glen (4) 13-47, Grey (3) 14-64 Burw Dist (5) 0-29.Div 9: Sec 1: (WO) Glen Wav (7) 14-45 Edith(6) 0-26, Bent (5) 2-31.75 Glen Wav (8) 12-36, Hamp (5) 0-22 Kew Hts (5) 14-42. Sec 2:(WO) Donc (7) 14-43 Bor (5) 0-25, Black (6)0-28 Donc (8) 14-48, Verm Sth (7) 2-40 WavGlf (4) 12-47.
22 NORTHERN WEEKLY \ FEBRUARY 18, 2014
top-of-the table fizzerturf CRICKET
� e much-anticipated � rst versus second clash in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association’s senior division proved to be a � zzer, Greenvale beating South Caul� eld by 56 runs on Saturday.
� e win put Greenvale almost 10 points clear atop the table with one round to play before � nals.
� e Kangaroos set South Caul� eld 231 to win and, despite a number of partnerships and solid starts for several South Caul� eld batsmen, Greenvale largely controlled proceedings.
� ilina Masmulla was the � rst to fall, caught for 10 a� er half an hour at the crease.
Ben Howell, Jordan Clarke, Luke Russell and Russell Wiley followed in quick
succession, South Caul� eld losing 4/17 in a disastrous few overs.
Staring at a heavy defeat at 5/67, wicketkeeper Sam Holton (37) and Daniel Davies (47) bunkered down and late-innings runs from Sampath Perera (28) and Shane Je� ree (20) kept Greenvale out in the � eld, but none could convert their innings into big totals.
Jeremy Brown was exceptional with the ball, taking 6/64 from 20 tireless overs.
Greenvale hosts St Bernard’s this coming fortnight.
But the weekend wasn’t as good for Greenvale’s second XI, which slumped to an eight-wicket loss a� er being bowled out for 119 by South Caul� eld.
South Caul� eld’s Andrew Kahofer smashed 10 fours in his 58 not out. \ DP
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preMIER CRICKET
Greenvale will need to repeat the mighty batting e� orts of last season to beat Richmond in Premier Cricket this Saturday.
In round 13 last season the Kangaroos, needing an unlikely 362 a� er Richmond dominated the � rst day’s play, got there with four wickets to spare.
� is weekend Greenvale will be chasing 315 a� er Andrew Delmont belted 94 and Victorian Bushranger Cameron White 70 for Richmond on the � rst day of the match at Central Reserve.
Matthew Twentyman was most lethal with the ball for the Kangaroos, taking
3-39 from 10 overs, including the wickets of former Australian representative Dan Christian (18), Melbourne Renegades star Will Sheridan (3) and the crucial peg of White.
Meanwhile, the Kangaroos’ second XI will need a miracle to avoid a big outright loss against the Tigers.
Batting � rst at Greenvale Reserve, , Greenvale was dismissed for 97 and the visitors then passed the total, making 125.
In the second innings, Greenvale has slumped to a disastrous 5/14 from just seven overs, with no batsman yet to reach double � gures.
Ben Torney has taken 3/4 and Matt Shimmell 2/10. \ DP
roos need to call on history
valley floating on ayres againSUB-DISTRICT CRICKET
Yet another half-century for Plenty Valley star all-rounder Sean Ayres helped the Bats keep an unbeaten record in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association on Saturday.
Chasing Kew’s 171, Plenty Valley had a comfortable start with Ayres and Dylan Forster (16) putting on 42 for the � rst wicket.
Ayres was the second to fall, bowled by Andrew Field for 52. It took his season aggregate to 671 at 67.1 with two games to play in the regular season.
� ree more wickets fell in Plenty Valley’s chase, but starts to skipper Michael Sheedy (20), Lorenzo Ingram (26), Daniel Heatley (19), Matt Hunter (18) and Andrew Bennett (21) ensured the Bats got over the line by � ve wickets.
� e win keeps second-placed Caul� eld at bay in the north/south division, six points adri� . � e Bats host Kingston Saints over the next fortnight before a tantalising � nal-round one-day clash against Caul� eld on March 8 ahead of � nals.
In the east/west division, Roxburgh Park-Broadmeadows is within one point of a � nals place a� er beating Box Hill at the weekend.
Chasing Box Hill’s measly total of 109, Roxburgh Park got o� to a shocking start, losing 4-0 late on day one to be 4-10.
But a 115-run stand between Mitch Strei� (75) and captain Mitch Johnstone (50) earned a � rst-innings victory. Patrick Matautaava also added 42 o� 27 late and Roxburgh Park declared at 5-183, a lead of 74.
Box Hill then posted 2-74 from 29.2 overs before the close, with Bryce Preston (1-14) and Matautaava (1-17) getting the wickets.
Roxburgh Park plays � � h-placed Altona away over the next fortnight and then hosts Yarraville in a one-dayer in the � nal round
before � nals. Box Hill and Roxburgh Park currently sit seventh and eighth respectively, equal on 31 points, while Altona (36) and Endeavour Hills (31) will be desperate to hold onto their � nals spots.
In the second XI, Roxburgh Park slumped to its ninth loss of the season as Box Hill chased down 173 for the loss of four wickets.
Plenty Valley’s seconds were le� heartbroken as they missed a win over Kew by
Running man: Lorenzo Ingram bowling for Plenty Valley on day one of the clash against Kew. (WAYNE HAWKINS)
one run. Chasing 244, Plenty Valley � nished on 7-243, with the pain of the not out batsmen – James and Daniel Taylor – plain to see. \
Gladstone Park is one step closer to a � nals berth in the North West Metro Cricket Association’s George Luscombe Shield a� er a � rst-innings win on Saturday.
Needing to defend a total of 9-179 against Strathmore Heights in a match reduced to one day, Gladstone Park recovered from a nervy start to roll its opponents for 163 in 38.3 overs.
� e six points keep Gladstone Park two points clear of � � h-placed Sydenham-Hillside, who beat Clarke� eld Brumbies comfortably.
Only one round remains before � nals, with Gladstone Park playing Kealba-Green Gully, and Sydenham-Hillside taking on top side Pascoe Vale Central.
Gladstone Park welcomed back John Kulikowski with wide arms. � e opener hadn’t played since before Christmas and was the matchwinner with both bat and ball.
He scored 43 at the top of the innings and then took 4/11 from seven � awless overs to strangle Strathmore Heights.
� e chase started well for Strathmore, with Paul Nicola (25) and Channa Acahrige (17) putting on 44 for the � rst wicket before four batsmen fell for another 50.
Arsalan Baig (12) and Joel Kolep (46) got the pursuit back on track with a 46-run stand but once that partnership was broken Gladstone Park stormed home and took the last six wickets for 23. \ DP
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mixed feelings on NPLVSOCCER
� e make-up of the new National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPLV) has been met with mixed reactions by teams in Melbourne’s outer north.
Football Federation Victoria (FFV) announced the structure of the NPLV for both seniors and juniors last week.
� e senior competition will see the 30 teams – subject to each con� rming their participation by February 19 – split into two divisions, NPL (14 teams) and NPL1 (16 teams).
But the junior competition will be split geographically, e� ectively into south-east and north-west regions.
Whittlesea Ranges secretary Sergio Costanzo said the club was happy to be accepted into the NPLV, but there were several aspects of the structure he didn’t agree with.
“I’m not completely happy because all they’ve done is given in to the [old] Premier League clubs,” he said.
“I am very happy with the juniors because FFV created two zonal divisions, rather than a higher league and a lower league. � at’s what we were asking for in the seniors as well.
“We do need to move on and overall it’s better, and I am happy with the junior
structure. I’m just a bit annoyed as to why the FFV went down the pathway of having two divisions in the seniors.
“I put this argument forward – if your senior team in the top division
is relegated, but all your juniors have a great year and all win, what happens then?
“I just hope that we are not creating super clubs at the expense of the local community.”
But both Hume City and Moreland Zebras expressed their satisfaction with the structure. Hume City media o� cer Ezel Hikmet said
Watch and wait: Whittlesea Ranges secretary Sergio Costanzo watches over pre-season trials ahead of the inaugural NPLV season. (WAYNE HAWKINS)
that while there will be “teething problems”, the club was “quite content”.
“I was one of the people who took the FFV to court because they just weren’t listening to what the clubs were saying,” he said.
“But we’re now quite content and I think the best possible outcome has been achieved. � is will be the best of the best playing each other.”
Moreland Zebras vice president John Ru� no said the club was looking forward to the season starting a� er months of negotiations.
“We’re happy we are in and happy with the way that it’s worked out,” he said.
� e NPL and NPL1 will start on March 14 and teams will play each other twice, with no � nals series.
� e juniors start on April 6 and run through to September. \
Bundoora will miss the Barclay Shield � nals for the � rst time in three years a� er a loss to Macleod in the Diamond Valley Cricket Association on Saturday.
Needing to win the one-day game to keep its slim � nals hopes alive, Bundoora lost by four wickets.
Diamond Creek, Lower Eltham and Macleod are all assured of � nals in the association’s top grade, with Research-Eltham Collegians now the only team that can take Rosanna’s spot in the top four.
Bundoora was on target for an impressive total early, with the score at 1/72 and wicketkeeper Adam Sing (51) well-supported by the Jason Nicholas and Harjinder Chahal. Neither made big runs but held up an end as Sing did most of the damage.
But once Sing went lbw, Bundoora lost 8/52 to be all out for 134.
Tim Wise (67) top-scored as Macleod reached 6/135.
In the Money Shield, Lalor Stars had a nail-biting two-run win over South Morang. � e Stars posted 6/225 from their 40 overs, led by Walter Toppi’s 76 o� 54 balls, and managed to take enough wickets to prevent South Morang from taking victory. \ DP
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