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FEBRUARY 3, 2015 \ NORTHERN.STARWEEKLY.COM.AU 47 Susan St. ELTHAM CALL 9439 1088 www.lyonsbodyworks.com.au FREE QUALITY LOAN CARS, VANS & UTES Life Time Guarantee 24 Hour Towing Service $150 INSURANCE EXCESS REDUCTION 10009447-01-a6May©MMP NEWS + SPORT + PROPERTY GUIDE By Lexi Cottee An Epping pet store has defended keeping a puppy in a glass enclosure on a hot day, saying the animal had adequate shade and the store was air-conditioned. On January 22, a shopper walked past the A Pet for Life shop at Pacific Epping shopping centre and took a photo of a Labrador puppy hiding from the sun behind its water bowl. Temperatures that day reached 35.8 degrees. e shopper posted her photo to the Pacific Epping, Oscar’s Law and RSPCA Facebook sites and it quickly went viral. Oscar’s Law’s founder, Debra Tranter, then re-posted the photo to Pacific Epping’s page and the image quickly attracted more than 3000 “likes,” 530 shares and almost 400 comments. However, when Star Weekly spoke last week to A Pet for Life store manager Mel (who declined to reveal her surname), she said the photo was taken first thing in the morning. “ey do get a little bit of morning sun, but it was very early in the morning when that photo was taken,” Mel said. e shop faces north-east and does not bear the brunt of the summer heat on its carpark-facing glass enclosures. Mel stressed that all A Pet for Life staff were animal lovers and she was surprised that few people “had the decency” to physically come into the store to talk to staff and check on the animals. “People just jumped on the phone and verbally abused us,” she said. “e people who take those photos, they don’t come in here. ey just take them and post them online.” Mel said the puppy was removed from the glass enclosure a few hours aſter the photo went viral. But the store’s response didn’t go far enough for some animal rights activists. Ms Tranter said she rang the store that day to relay her concerns and was met with indifference. “ey said the puppy was fine, and then hung up on me,” Ms Tranter said. “ey were saying ‘nothing is wrong’, and refused to do anything.” e RSPCA responded by calling the store manager to give advice about housing and caring for the puppy. e animal welfare organisation’s senior inspector, Simon Primrose, said the manager was co-operative. “He was aware of the problem prior to us contacting him and took our advice, confirming that measures would be taken to make sure this does not happen again in future,” Mr Primrose said. He said RSPCA Victorian inspectors would follow up on the case in the near future. e Department of Environment and Primary Industries’ Victorian Codes of Practice for Animal Welfare stipulate that animals kept in pet shops must have shelter and comfortable conditions of temperature, ventilation and lighting. Heat on pet shop owners CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015 PULL OUT FIXTURE INSIDE With the weather set to warm up again, residents are being urged to slip, slop and slap as Cancer Council Victoria and the state government kick-start a six-week SunSmart campaign reminding Victorians about the dangers of excessive sun exposure and tanning. The campaign includes multimedia ad campaign running until early March, in line with the peak-summer UV period. Health Minister Jill Hennessy said more than 40,000 cases of skin cancer were treated in Victoria each year. In 2013, 2307 Victorians were diagnosed with melanoma and 374 people died of this most serious of skin cancers; a further 86 died of other skin cancers. “Skin cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer,” Ms Hennessy said. Chanel Bartolo (pictured) took heed as she enjoyed the sun at Keilor’s Cliff Harvey Lagoon Reserve. Charlene Macaulay (Damjan Janevski) Heat’s on to slip, slop, slap
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  • FEBRUARY 3, 2015 \ NORTHERN.STARWEEKLY.COM.AU

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    By Lexi Cottee

    An Epping pet store has defended keeping a puppy in a glass enclosure on a hot day, saying the animal had adequate shade and the store was air-conditioned.

    On January 22, a shopper walked past the A Pet for Life shop at Pacic Epping shopping centre and took a photo of a Labrador puppy hiding from the sun behind its water bowl.

    Temperatures that day reached 35.8 degrees.

    e shopper posted her photo to the Pacic Epping, Oscars Law and RSPCA Facebook sites and it quickly went viral.

    Oscars Laws founder, Debra Tranter, then re-posted the photo to Pacic Eppings page and the image quickly attracted more than 3000 likes, 530 shares and almost 400 comments.

    However, when Star Weekly spoke Star Weekly spoke Star Weeklylast week to A Pet for Life store manager Mel (who declined to reveal her surname), she said the photo was taken rst thing in the morning.

    ey do get a little bit of morning sun, but it was very early in the morning when that photo was taken, Mel said.

    e shop faces north-east and does not bear the brunt of the summer heat on its carpark-facing glass enclosures.

    Mel stressed that all A Pet for Life sta were animal lovers and she was surprised that few people had the decency to physically come into the store to talk to sta and check on the animals.

    People just jumped on the phone and verbally abused us, she said.

    e people who take those photos, they dont come in here. ey just take them and post them online.

    Mel said the puppy was removed from the glass enclosure a few hours aer the photo went viral.

    But the stores response didnt go far enough for some animal rights activists. Ms Tranter said she rang the store that day to relay her concerns and was met with indierence.

    ey said the puppy was ne, and then hung up on me, Ms Tranter said. ey were saying nothing is wrong, and refused to do anything.

    e RSPCA responded by calling the store manager to give advice about housing and caring for the puppy.

    e animal welfare organisations senior inspector, Simon Primrose, said the manager was co-operative.

    He was aware of the problem prior to us contacting him and took our advice, conrming that measures would be taken to make sure this does not happen again in future, Mr Primrose said.

    He said RSPCA Victorian inspectors would follow up on the case in the near future.

    e Department of Environment and Primary Industries Victorian Codesof Practice for Animal Welfarestipulate that animals kept in pet shops must have shelter and comfortable conditions of temperature, ventilation and lighting.

    Heat on pet shop owners

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    By Lexi Cottee

    Whittlesea councils Australia Day reworks display sparked a fast-moving grassre last Monday night.

    e crescendo to the days celebrations kicked o about 9pm. e rst three reworks sparked a small blaze in the grass. It quickly spread to burn about one hectare.

    A spokeswoman from the Country Fire Authority said crews were already on standby and were able to quickly extinguish the re.

    e CFA was there as a precaution in case a re were to break out, she said.

    e re was brought under control within 10 minutes.

    In line with safety procedures, the council promptly cancelled any further reworks.

    unfolded. ere were no short cuts in the preparation for the display, he said.

    e pyrotechnicians were issued all the permits, which come with stringent requirements.

    It [the re] probably looked more spectacular than it was; there was no real threat to anyone.

    An estimated 2000 spectators had turned up.

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    La Trobe University students fear the federal governments push to deregulate fees will price poorer students out of tertiary education.

    Last week, Education Minister Christopher Pyne said he wasnt willing to compromise on allowing universities to set course fees, which he describes as core to the governments proposed changes to higher education.

    La Trobe Student Unions education vice- president Betty Belay, 20, said students oen approached her with their concerns about the aordability of higher education.

    ere have just been so many people so worried, she said. eyre scared and feel helpless. We deserve a say in what happens, but the federal government obviously thinks otherwise.

    e international relations student said that like many students, she wants to continue her education purely for the love of learning, but Im worried I wont be able to study because of the nancial burden.

    Archaeology student Georgia Elliott-Vautin, 21, said she fears for her nine-year-old sister and anyone younger than herself who wont be able to aord the loan.

    Universities arent meant to be competitive, theyre meant to be accessible and theyre cutting o a whole portion of society, mostly students from lower socio-economic backgrounds, by deregulating fees.

    Ms Elliott-Vautin estimates her HECS debt will reach about $100,000 aer post-graduate study. It terries me, she said.

    Labor Scullin MP Andrew Giles visited the Bundoora university in November to listen to students concerns. He said he was struck by their overriding concern for their younger brothers, sisters and future students.

    e real concern they had about the proposed changes to higher education was the uncertainty for other people, for prospective students, Mr Giles said.

    Would their siblings be put o by higher debt? People were reecting on what this means, he said.

    Parliament resumes next week and debate will begin again in the House of Representatives. If Labor and the Greens remain opposed, Mr Pyne will need the vote of six crossbench senators to pass the bill.

    Lexi Cottee

    Students scared, feeling helpless

    Betty Belay (front) with Georgia Elliott-Vautin and Tim Benfatto. (Shawn Smits)

    Public toilets in council-managed parks are few and far between, according to a City of Whittlesea resident.

    Nicole Taylor took to social media last week to raise her concerns about the councils lack of toilet facilities.

    Ms Taylor posted on the councils Facebook page about having to drive 10 minutes to nd a park with a toilet.

    We have pre-schoolers, one toilet- trained the other in the process, she posted on Facebook.

    ere are so many parks in the newer housing estates with barbecues.

    But unless you can hold on for a few hours or are happy to have your children relieve themselves in the gardens, there are few parks in the City of Whittlesea that can be used to their full potential.

    According to Whittlesea parks and open space manager Kristen Jackson, the council does not have a policy for providing toilets in public open space.

    e issue will be addressed in councils new Open Space Strategy, which is currently being developed, she said.

    Once the strategy is nalised it will provide guidance on what types of areas should have public toilets based on criteria such as proximity to other toilets and the types of services already available.

    Ms Jackson said developers had an obligation to provide open spaces yet there was no requirement for them to build toilets.

    Once developers build a park, they are obliged to manage it for two summers and three months before it becomes the councils responsibility.

    Lexi Cottee

    Whittlesea parks in lieu of loos

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    Marilyn McQualter thinks she has been to every John Farnham concert ever held.

    Not because shes a huge Farnham fan, but because the employees of a sheltered workshop she volunteers for are obsessed with the Australian pop icon.

    Ms McQualter spends many weekends and sometimes weeks at a time taking High Citys employees to concerts and on trips overseas and interstate.

    She also organises fundraising events for Whittlesea Rotary, the Country Womens Association, the Children First Foundation and St Damiens Church.

    Its little wonder the 69-year-old Whittlesea resident was named her councils 2015 citizen of the year at an Australia Day ceremony last Monday.

    Another recipient, Epping resident Amanda Davies, 17, was named Whittleseas young citizen of the year for her advocacy work and for raising awareness of the plight of asylum seekers and refugees.

    Kathy Lizio was named senior citizen of the year for her involvement with the University of the ird Age, teaching those unfamiliar with the digital world how to send emails and surf the web.

    e councils all-female line-up of Australia Day winners also included Flick Hardy, who was named the access and inclusion citizen of the year for her dedication to making basketball accessible for people with a disability and organising the mid-season Whittlesea recreational disco.

    Lexi Cottee

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    By Lexi Cottee

    It can be hard to believe when someone as aable and eloquent as Samet Istar says he was crippled by shyness in his teens.

    I was so shy I couldnt even speak, the 29-year-old says, reecting on his school days. But when the Dallas resident started an international business degree at La Trobe University, he decided to step outside his comfort zone.

    With just 15 contact hours at university, he threw himself into extra curricular pursuits. He was one of the founding members of the Australian Turkish University Students

    Leaders in the limelightHume mayor Adem Atmaca with Samet Istar and Angela Atonio, and Stuart Hodgson from Highlands Movie Night. (Shawn Smits)

    Association and began organising dances and theatre productions, volunteering on community radio and promoting inter- cultural understanding.

    On campus, we wanted people to meet each other, build friendships and network to help them nd their rst job, he said.

    When the previous Hume council elections were held three years ago, he ran for oce. Although unsuccessful, he has agged a rerun at next years elections.

    At an Australia Day ceremony hosted by the council last Monday, Mr Istar was named Humes 2015 citizen of the year, a gong he hopes might put him in good stead if he does

    run for a spot on council in 2016. He said the award was unexpected because he had been actively involved in the community for only 11 years.

    e young citizen of the year award went to Craigieburns Angela Atonio. Her citation recognises her commitment to the Craigieburn Church Youth Group and the council youth services young leaders program.

    Highlands Movie Night was named the 2014 community event of the year.

    e March movie night attracted more than 500 local residents, raising money for non-prot and community organisations.

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    Eleven drivers were caught behind the wheel of unregistered cars in Hume and Whittlesea over the Australia Day long weekend.

    Police conducted a four-day operation targeting speeding, drink and drug driving, distraction, fatigue and seat belt oences.

    On the Australia Day weekend, between Friday morning and Monday night, Operation Amity recorded 8000 oences on Victorian roads; 135,000 breath tests were conducted and there were 1100 roadside drug tests.

    ne handed out was for disobeying signs and signals, with seven oenders caught. One drink-driver was nabbed but no one failed a drug test.

    Four motorists in Hume were found to be driving an unregistered car, three without licences and one on a suspended or disqualied licence. One driver was caught on a mobile phone and two were detected speeding.

    Across the state, speeding oences were the most common oence, with 3146 drivers ned.

    Ninety-nine drivers failed a drug test and 258 were found to have a blood-alcohol reading

    In Whittlesea, speeding was the most prevalent oence, with 12 drivers caught over the limit. No one was found to be over the maximum blood-alcohol reading or with drugs in their system.

    One person was pulled over and found to be driving on a suspended licence. Two drivers were ned for driving without a licence and seven for driving unregistered cars.

    Two drivers were caught using their mobile phones, ve for disobeying a sign or signal, and two for driving without their seatbelt fastened.

    In Humes police area, the most common

    above 0.05. ere were no deaths on Victorian roads over the long weekend.

    However, last Wednesday the road toll jumped aer a fatal crash in Central Victoria, which killed four young men, including a 22-year-old Craigieburn resident.

    Road policing Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill said one fatality-free weekend could not change the fact that 21 people had lost their lives on Victorias roads already this year. Excessive speed, alcohol and lack of seatbelts have contributed to the deaths of a number of people this year, he said.

    Dozens nabbed during road blitz

    Two heavy-duty cranes dotted the Epping skyline in December. The 20-tonne machines had been brought in especially to simultaneously lift two 34-tonne magnets that were commissioned for use in Gina Rineharts Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Malcolm Davy, general manager of manufacturer Eriez Magnets, said the gigantic magnets took about eight months to build and involved intensive manual labour. They will be installed above conveyer belts in the mine to remove unwanted steel before it reaches a crushing belt where it could damage machinery. The international company moved from Campbelleld to larger premises in Epping late last year. Mr Davy said China had been the driving force of their market. But it has quietened down a bit lately. Lexi Cottee

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    Fire out quick-smartCFA crews from Whittlesea, Mernda, Kalkaloo and Doreen worked quickly to contain a grassre in Yan Yean last Wednesday. The re broke out near Yan Yean Road about 1.30pm but was under control within 15 minutes.

    Driver on multiple chargesPolice have located a man wanted on a warrant for questioning over a Greensborough trafc incident. Mason Duncan was charged at Mill Park police station last Wednesday with two counts of reckless conduct endangering life, intentionally causing injury, recklessly causing injury, two counts of assault with a weapon, driving in a dangerous manner, two counts of unlicensed driving and two counts of using an unregistered vehicle. He was bailed to appear in Heidelberg Magistrates Court on March 11.

    Family centre for Aurora EstateA new family centre has opened in Epping North. The Galada Community Centre opened its doors on January 19 in the Aurora Estate. It offers kindergarten and maternal child health services, a planned activity group for Aboriginal seniors, aged and disability services, and rooms for hire.

    Enrol for kinderFour-year-old kindergarten enrolments for 2017 open on March 2 for children born between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013. Parents of children enrolled in three-year-old kindergarten still need to apply for four-year-old kindergarten. Forms at centres or online.

    For the rst time, northern suburbs residents can play tennis on the same blue plexi-court surface as the stars without travelling to Melbourne Park. The $8 million Hume Tennis and Community Centre at Craigieburn opened last Tuesday, giving keen tennis players access to any of the centres 14 brand new plexi-courts and two European clay courts. There are also two designated hot-shots courts for the little ones. Complete Tennis will manage the facility and charge an hourly rate of $22 to hire a court or $11 a week for a membership. Complete Tennis Tim Connelly, pictured with rising tennis star Leanne Serna, says the site will function like the MCG does for the AFL, hosting clubs and tennis associations on a rotational basis. It will be a premium experience for players and spectators, he said.

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    e Victorian Parliamentary Library will fund a study into the demise of the car industry.

    A team of academics from the Australian Catholic University (ACU) will compare the aershocks caused by the closure of automotive industries in Melbourne, Geelong and Detroit.

    e project is part of a comparative analysis that will look into what happens aer de-industrialisation in Australia and the United States.

    e ACU academics will work alongside researchers from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

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    As a political scientist, his role is to analyse the role played by the automotive industry on multiculturalism.

    For generations, Ford and Holden have employed migrants whose skillsets were not easily transferable in Australia, Dr Roose said.

    ey could move up the chain, and this acted as a form of immigration and assisted with multiculturalism in the outer suburbs.

    He said the research would focus on the trajectory of former automotive employees and the impact of their redundancies on their lives.

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    Sunbury resident and pro-split supporter Trevor Dance said the report should be released with any sensitive sections blacked out.

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    ose crepes werent the only good thing about Chiang Mai; the various tours available were, too.

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    Feeding elephants in the mountains of Chiang Mai. (Rebecca Miller)

    Chiang Mai is packed with lovely people, engaging experiences and great avours, as Rebecca Miller discovered

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    By Tara Murray

    e Calder Cannons selection of its best team from the rst 20 years of its history reads like a Whos Who of AFL players, past and current.

    e 22 stars chosen include a Brownlow medallist, two Norm Smith medallists, an NAB Rising Star winner, nine premiership players and numerous best and fairest winners. All have played at least 50 games in the AFL.

    irteen of the 22 players converged on Etihad Stadium on Saturday night as the Cannons celebrated their 20th anniversary in the competition and inducted 10 people into their Hall of Fame.

    e rst draee, Geelong premiership hero Darren Milburn, was the oldest in the team of the past 20 years, with Cannons

    Cannons guns saluted2010 premiership stars Dion Prestia and Tom Liberatore the most recent players.

    Fremantle duo Ryan Crowley and Zac Dawson travelled from Perth for the occasion; Richard Douglas, Brent Reilly, Daniel Talia and assistant coach Ryan OKeefe came from Adelaide, while Jude Bolton and Prestia also travelled from interstate.

    Many of the players spoke about the Cannons culture and how it made them feel like belonging to a family.

    Geelong star James Kelly said he cherished his time with the Cannons, while OKeefe said he was forever grateful.

    Talia, who played only 10 games for the Cannons in two years, spoke about wanting to get on the park every week but being told to think about the bigger picture.

    Richmond ruckman Ivan Maric said his time at the Cannons was vital in his choosing football over basketball, and tagger Crowley revealed he was the complete opposite to his junior years, when he hated taggers.

    Rodan and Chapman spoke about how the Cannons not only changed their lives but also made an impact on their families.

    Seven players were among the inaugural Hall of Fame inductees and they were joined by three men who have made a dierence o the eld: Ross Monaghan, who was tasked with setting up the Cannons; three-time premiership coach Robert Hyde, and Phil Dunk, the trainer for 20 years.

    For a full wrap-up and more players and ocials comments from the night, go to www.northern.starweekly.com.au

    Backs: Mark Johnson, Tom Lonergan, Daniel TaliaHalf backs: Andrew Welsh, Jackson Trengove, Darren MilburnCentres: James Kelly, Jude Bolton, Ryan CrowleyHalf-forwards: Paul Chapman, Ryan OKeefe, Jason JohnsonForwards: Eddie Betts, Jake Carlisle, Richard DouglasRucks: Ivan Maric, Dane Swan, Tom LiberatoreInterchange: Zac Dawson, Dion Prestia, Brent Reilly, David RodanCannons rst Hall of Fame inductees:Ross Monaghan, Phil Dunk, Robert Hyde, Milburn, Kelly, Bolten, OKeefe, Jason Johnson, Swan and Chapman

    Calder Cannons team of the rst 20 years

    Whittlesea, including Ian Berry (pictured), slipped further away from the top four in Bowls Victorias division 1, section 1 with a loss to top side Deer Park on Saturday. Whittlesea won just one of the four rinks as Deer Park claimed its 16 (78)-2 (60) win. With three rounds left, the loss has Whittlesea 17 points behind fourth-placed Croydon . This week Whittlesea plays bottom-of-the-table Brighton (2).

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    Despite being in control starting day two, the Roos early-season batting woes meant a win was by no means certain.

    ey had bowled out Footscray for 188 the previous weekend and resumed at 2-75.

    Captain James Lidgett and Dale McDonald ensured a batting failure was nowhere to be seen. e pair took the score to 2-180, before Lidgett (63) fell just nine short of victory.

    McDonald and wicketkeeper Ben Cox passed Footscrays score and batted on, McDonald falling for 90 as the Kangaroos nished the day on 8-327.

    he Kangaroos Turf team had no such luck, losing to McKinnon in the senior division. Aer making 150 themselves, the Roos couldnt stop McKinnon passing the target with only ve wickets down on its way to 288.

    It was wickets and more wickets in the game between Tullamarine and Yarraville Club. Aer 15 fell on day one, both struggled again on Saturday.

    Resuming at 5-51 and needing a further 95 for rst-innings points, Tullamarine lost its last ve for 25.

    e Clubbers then declared at 7-86, setting Tullamarine a target of 157.

    But Tullamarine survived to stumps, nishing at 9-135 and foiling the Clubbers bid for an outright.

    Tara Murray

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    Six of the best for Yates as Falcons y to the topSix wickets to Adam Yates helped Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows to a crushing win over Coburg in Victorian Sub-District crickets north-west division on Saturday. e Falcons registered the rst outright win of the season in north-west, moving them to the head of the table. A top-two nish and double chance in the nals is now in their own hands. Aer skittling Coburg for 50 and securing rst-innings points on day one of the clash at Coburg City Oval, the Falcons resumed at 2-147 and scored quickly before declaring at

    6-212. Jacob Austin top-scored with 75. Coburg was all out for 127 in the second innings, Yates taking 6-20. But the Falcons task wasnt as easy as it seemed, according to captain-coach Mitch Johnstone. We had them 4-50-odd at tea and then they got a good partnership going between a couple of established players, he said. At that stage we thought it would be hard to get the outright win. But we threw our bowlers around and Adam Yates did the job. It was the best performance

    from any of our bowlers this season, Johnstone said. Hes been under-utilised as our bowling attack has been really strong. Johnstone said the team had come out with a positive mindset aer a disappointing result in the previous round. e loss was the kick up the backside we needed to refocus, he said. Were a workmanlike side and we werent quite focused in the last round. is week we got back to what we do best. Jacob Austin, whos just 18, batted really well

    and Tim Branagan is returning to form. But Johnstone said that with a poor percentage, the side needed to continue winning to stay in the top two. In such an even competition, a home nal and second chance is massive, Johnstone said. A dominating performance from Brad Mitchell ensured victory for Plenty Valley against Brunswick. Mitchell made 175 not out in his sides total of 275. e next highest score was 25. e Bats sit second on the ladder, three points behind the Falcons.

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    SCOREBOARD Q CRICKETPREMIER FIRST GRADEGREENVALE KANGAROOS V FOOTSCRAGREENVALE KANGAROOS V FOOTSCRAGREENV Y EDGEWALE KANGAROOS V FOOTSCRAY EDGEWALE KANGAROOS V FOOTSCRA ATERATERAAt GreenvaleFOOTSCRAY EDGEWFOOTSCRAY EDGEWFOOTSCRA ATER 1st Innings 188ATER 1st Innings 188AGREENVALE KANGAROOS 1st InningsGREENVALE KANGAROOS 1st InningsGREENVT URA c Kight b Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45S GAUTAM b NalesnyikS GAUTAM b NalesnyikS GAUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2J LIDGETT b Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63D MCDONALD run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90B COX b Dredge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54J SHANTRY c Kight b Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4K ADAMS c Kight b Dredge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10J ROSEWARNE not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21A KERR c Kight b Nalesnyik. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A SMILLIE not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Extras (2b 4lb 1nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Eight wickets for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Fall: 24, 57, 180, 226, 235, 271, 274, 296Bowling: J Habereld 19.5-6-54-0, H Winter-Irving15-3-41-0, M Nalesnyik 12-3-46-2, T Dean 12-3-36-2, L Dredge 13-4-37-2, M Kelly 19-6-46-0, G Walker 5-1-47-1, D Russ 5.1-1-11-0, J Crosthwaite1-0-3-0. Overs: 102.GREENVALE KANGAROOS wonGREENVALE KANGAROOS wonGREENVUmpires: C Allan A Hawking

    ESSENDON V CARLTONESSENDON V CARLTONESSENDON V CARLAt Windy HillESSENDON 1st Innings 90CARLTON 1st InningsCARLTON 1st InningsCARLM PHELAN b Doric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D PELL c Ayre b Perera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25L MCKENNA c Blizzard b Perera . . . . . . . . . . . 35J HANCOCK st Ayre b Perera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11T BUSZARD lbw b Perera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28T WELSFORD b Perera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23J BORG c Ayre b Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9C STEVENSON b Perera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11C SALM lbw b Perera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6R SIDEBOTTOM not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1N AUSTIN b Perera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Extras (1lb 3nb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Fall: 2, 66, 67, 89, 112, 131, 143, 154, 155, 155Bowling: L Cameron 17-7-25-2, M Doric 14-4-56-0, A Hunichen 6-1-20-0, N Perera 11.3-0-31-8, J Damjanovski 6-0-18-0, J Seymour 1-0-4-0. Overs: 55.3ESSENDON 2nd InningsA SHELLIE c Salm b Sidebottom . . . . . . . . . . . 22B MacRAE lbw b Sidebottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8A AYRE lbw b AustinA AYRE lbw b AustinA A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24A BLIZZARD b Stevenson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32J SEYMOUR c Borg b Buszard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27B McMINN c Borg b Pell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16N PERERA b McKenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35J DAMJANOVSKI not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27A HUNICHEN not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Extras (5b 1w). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Seven wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Fall: 28, 38, 81, 103, 126, 138, 197Bowling: R Sidebottom 12-4-41-2, N Austin 12-6-19-1, T Buszard 17-7-46-1, C Stevenson 10-5-20-1, C Salm 8-3-11-0, D Pell 12-1-42-1, L McKenna4-0-13-1. Overs: 75.CARLTON wonCARLTON wonCARLUmpires: M Cervetto & D Holt

    RINGWOOD 112 BT Walsh 31 JJ McPhee 6/30 J Sheppard 3/26 and 2/155 IG Holland 61 TD Stray41* DA King 39 def GEELONG 123 D McGlinchey 37*JM Freeman 3/24 MF Fotia 2/9 DA King 2/12 JCRushton 2/23 and 143 T Treble Treble T 50 BT Walsh 5/45IG Holland 3/21 at Russell Lucas Oval.

    CASEY-SOUTH CASEY-SOUTH CASEY MELBOURNE 313 R Eaton 74 LJSperling 68 MS Wade 61 DJ Pollock 30 DJ Doran5/78 JD Wilcock 2/41 def by DANDENONG 7/316 JNanopoulos 140 JL Pattinson 64 A McMaster 29*LJ Sperling 3/68 DJ Watson 3/79 at Casey Fields-#4

    PRAHRAN 6/259(dec) SP Seymour 101* AG Bull 32A Dhull 29 JF Miller 27 CJ McCormick 6/63 defFRANKSTON PENINSULA 156 L Walker 59 NM McNally3/28 SP Seymour 3/32 M Wilcox 3/34 and 4/175 LWalker 50* MD McClean 35 MA Gapes 33 DT Elmi26* M Wilcox 2/22 SP Seymour 2/34 at Toorak Toorak T Park.

    HAWTHORN-MONASH HAWTHORN-MONASH HA UNIVERSITY 240 R Ninan 76K Sarna 36 G Kapoor 33 L McComb 30 D Mueller4/83 J Jowett 3/41 B Baxter 2/36 def by ST KILDA7/255(dec) R Quiney 103 MF Chasemore 89 J Manning 28 R Ninan 3/67 M Goodier 2/12 T Collett2/29 at Monash Uni #1.

    FITZROY DONCASTER 7/321(dec) PJ Dickson 88 L Stockdale 74* MJ Bremner 61 MP Frith 46 TVSheehan 26 SJ Taylor Taylor T 2/58 def MONASH TIGERS157 SL Kerber 30* W Sheridan 28 CL White 25 SK Duckworth 3/52 CA Moore 2/25 E Alavi 2/37 A Perrin2/40 and 3/148 DT Christian 45 DJ Sartori 40 SK Duckworth 2/45 at Schramms Reserve #1

    MELBOURNE UNI 103 B Fletcher 49 N Quinn 5/14 CPTremain Tremain T 4/42 and 146 MG Simpson 51 B Fletcher 38CP Tremain Tremain T 5/54 N Quinn 2/31 def by MELBOURNE194 MJ Brown 102 M Stafford 4/50 JR Bett 2/5 S Reid 2/42 and 3/171(dec) P Petricola 64* A Kent 33MJ Brown 31* AJ Boyle 2/39 at University Main Oval

    NORTHCOTE 7/378 S Taylor Taylor T 90* L Hassett 75 M Stoinis 43 J Sundberg 39 B Baker 31 B Abbatangelo29 E Ghasperidis 27 JP McNamara 3/69 SG OBrien2/60 BG Drew 2/90 def CAMBERWELL MAGPIES2/377(dec) SF Hill 208* JM Martin 114 MA Persson-Clark 26 at Bill Lawry Oval

    LOWER GRADES: 2nds: Ring 4 (dec)-190 (Sugumar 47Kellar 44no Campbell 42) and 8-79 (Harrison 4-30)bt Geel 186 (Goldthorp 58 Arnel 36 Morrison 4-33Sugumar 3-32) and 6 (dec)-126 (Reid 35 Morrison3-27), Dand 268 (Murphy 70 Hocking 65no Worrell53 Buttereld 31 Diston 3-56 Sofra 3-57) bt Casey-SM 258 (Wallace 50 Wijayakumara 41 Wilson 40M Wakeeld 38 Suriaratchie 35no Buttereld 4-42Dowling 3-65), Frank Pen 7-320 (Grant 125noChernishoff 81 Wheeler 36 Mockett 35no Van DerMerwe 3-42) bt Prah 121 (Padmanabhan 36noHumphrey 3-17 Mockett 3-28), St Kilda 145(Munday 51 Holmes 31 Seneviratne 4-45 McQuinn3-48) and 6 (dec)-174 bt Haw-Mon Uni 164 (Ivetic87 Herath 39) and 45, Green Kang 240 (Amin 93Cook 32 Dhindsa 31 Robertson 3-47) and 0-15 btFoot Edge 210 (Wright 63 Pobega 6-22), Fitz Donc8 (dec)-328 (Banthorpe 91 Vardi 49 Martin 39Rudd 32 Durrant 3-86) bt Mon Tigers 188 (Mulcahy60 Waters 58 Grace 3-50 White 3-58), Melb 286(Paynter 57 Brewin 83 Koop 39 Begbie 32 Batters3-60) bt Melb Uni 110 (Polkinghorne 35 Paynter3-14 Smith 3-25) and 7-134 (N Hutton 58no Tudor35 Paynter 3-25), Ncte 229 (OSullivan 98 Campbell35 Whittaker 5-23) and 2-51 bt Camb Mag 192(Richardson 87 Whittaker 32 Scammell 4-55 Crispe4-49), Carl 332 (Ross 126 McCormick 57 T Smyth33 H Smyth 33 Galeotti 3-42 Biscontin 3-73) bt Ess312 (Galeotti 105 Siaka 72 Conway 38 Molloy 35).Ladder: Carl 57 Ncte 56 Melb 49 Fitz Donc 48 StKilda 40 Ring 36 Ess 35 Mon Tigers 35 Frank Pen34 Prah 33 Casey-SM 32 Camb Mag 32 Melb Uni31 Geel 28 Dand 24 Foot Edge 18 Green Kang 10Haw-MU 4.3rds: Geel 174 (Dixon 46 Di Giacomo 56) and6-205 (Collins 42 Rogers 35 Dixon 42 North 32)bt Ring 146 (Ervine 39 Moroney 3-16), Casey-SM7 (dec)-317 (Benedek 150no McVicar 66 Tymko Tymko T 50Wilkinson 5-49) bt Dand 157 (Slater 75 Fisher 6-41)and 1-92 (Slater 61no), Frank Pen 6 (dec)-284(Waterfall 162 Mann 37) bt Prah 123 (T Drummond4-29 Trueman Trueman T 3-20) and 1-44 (Nyary 42no), St Kilda5-251 (Powell 34 Varadajaran 118no) bt Haw-MonUni 124 (Gannon 54 Raymer 5-26 Davies 3-9), GreenKang 270 (Trembearth (Trembearth (T 90 Singh 63 Qureshi 6-63)bt Foot Edge 151 (Donazzon 39 Nipiko 3-28), MonTigers 8 (dec)-343 (Brodie 96 Humphries 68 Watsonigers 8 (dec)-343 (Brodie 96 Humphries 68 Watsonigers 8 (dec)-343 (Brodie 96 Humphries 68 W

    50no McKenna 41 Anderson 30 Ireland 3-47) bt FitzDonc 285 (Ireland 73 Argoon 46 McGurgan 45 B Grace 41 Potter 35), Melb Uni 7-224 (Steele 50noClements 47 Mitchell 39 Larter 3-24) bt Melb 156(Brewin 36 Butt 5-37), Camb Mag 4-132 (Eastham62 Brown 38) bt Ncte 119 (Goad 4-26), Carl 107(Line 33 Adams 4-15) bt Ess 55 (Wilson 5-22) and8-163 (Tobin (Tobin (T 64no Adams 36). Ladder: St Kilda 56Frank Pen 44 Camb Mag 44 Mon Tigers 43 Melb Uni43 Carl 43 Ess 39 Prah 33 Casey-SM 32 Geel 30Ncte 29 Melb 29 Dand 27 Fitz Donc 25 Ring 20 FootEdge 20 Haw-MU 15 Green Kang 14.4ths: Ring 8 (dec)-326 (Toohey (Toohey (T 80 Cowling 68 Hayes-Rosario 46 Macrokanis 36 Tyzzer Tyzzer T 33) bt Geel 242(B Ford 104 Van Den Nouwland 36 Collins 30 Kilby5-63) and 6-104, Casey-SM 8-230 bt Dand 228(Fisher 34 Fernando 45 Heverin 49 Hunter 4-56),Prah 7 (dec)-254 (Rhys-Jones 53 Freedman 84Yaman Yaman Y 34 Roney 34 Davis 4-49) bt Frank Pen 99(Freedman 4-17) and 9-114 (Yaman (Yaman (Y 5-20), St Kilda8 (dec)-379 (McSweyn 101 Clifford 90 Edmunds 51Kelly 38 Hendawitharana 4-73) bt Haw-Mon Uni 189(Singh 37 Phillips-Williams 33 Hendawitharana 31Bailey 3-32), Foot Edge 182 (Gleeson 46) bt GreenKang 128 (Allada 5-35 Mirtschin 3-2) and 8-132(Fleetwood 55 Spaull 33no Allada 4-55), Fitz Donc229 (Joyce 101 White 31 Gilchrist 4-8 Cross 3-39)bt Mon Tigers 127 (Basey 43 White 3-10 Vanderwal3-31) and 4-99 (Basey 50no), Melb Uni 7 (dec)-250(Yaksender (Yaksender (Y 115 Shepherd 51 Walker 3-39) bt Melb215 (Wijeratne 30 Moore 35 P Frawley 39 Rolfs6-55), Ncte 119 (S Elliott 3-28 Ponamperuma 4-25)and 5-128 (Brook 38) tied Camb Mag 119 (James3-19) and 6 (dec)-178 (Tripani (Tripani (T 43 Jayasinghe 39Norbury 30 Strangio 3-22), Carl 92 (Sweet 43 Batch6-30) and 7-87 (S Walker 31 Hekure 3-30) bt Ess94 (Sweet 3-27) and 84 (Ingram 5-8). Ladder: MonTigers 51 Casey-SM 50 Ncte 49 Prah 49 Ess 47 Ring45 St Kilda 44 Melb Uni 40 Geel 39 Camb Mag 35Fitz Donc 34 Dand 29 Carl 28 Haw-MU 20 Frank Pen19 Melb 18 Green Kang 17 Foot Edge 6.

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