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Questions on mayoral poll

Art from the masculine view THE strength and vulnerability of males is the theme of Gregg Wilson’s art work. The former professional pianist took up the paint brush when his hands became incapacitated by a worsening hereditary condition. Fast forward four short years and his work is on show at Kingston Arts Centre. See Page 6 for his story. Picture: Yanni

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By Jo Winterbottom LIBERAL upper house MP Inga Peulich has again been accused of meddling in local politics, with allegations she threatened to ruin the careers of Kingston councillors who did not vote for her son Paul to be mayor.

The state Labor opposition said it would ask the Ombudsman George Brouwer to investigate whether Ms Peulich lobbied for her son or attempted to interfere in last November’s mayoral ballot.

Opposition attorney general and spokesman on scrutiny of government Martin Pakula said he would write to the ombudsman this week following revelations in The Age newspaper on the weekend.

“In 2010 Mrs Peulich ranted on every time there was even a hint of interference in local government,” he said on Monday.

“The emails published would suggest she has engaged in the conduct she has decried.”

Ms Peulich responded to questions from The News saying, “Any person has the right to political activity such as local, state and Federal elections irrespective of their gender, status, ethnicity or political affiliation.”

The Age also claimed Cr Paul Peulich had accepted election campaign donations from property owners in return for adopting a pro-development stance on issues involving Kingston’s green wedge. It said Cr Peulich accepted several donations of $499, just under the $500 threshold that must be declared as a political donation.

Cr Peulich did not return calls from The News.

Paul Peulich’s bid to become mayor came a cropper at the vote on Monday 5 November when, after days of intensive

lobbying of other councillors, he alone voted for himself. The remaining eight councillors all voted for Cr Rob Brownlees, a veteran councillor now serving his fifth term as mayor.

The Age reported that Ms Peulich subsequently threatened to ruin the careers of councillors she thought should have shown allegiance to the Liberal Party by voting for her son to be mayor.

Ms Peulich is considered a Liberal Party power broker in Melbourne’s south east, where the party gained four seats in the 2010 election, helping it form government with the slimmest of majorities.

An important component of the success of Liberal MPs in the south east was funding provided by Business First, a Liberal Party fundraising entity established by Ms Peulich and former Liberal MP turned lobbyist, Geoff Leigh.

The News reported in September that Ms Peulich had used parliamentary privilege to air bullying allegations made against three Kingston councillors. The councillors were subsequently cleared of the allegations made by a senior council officer.

Trevor Shewan, who failed to regain a South Ward seat, blames a smear campaign initiated by Ms Peulich’s comments in parliament - distributed throughout Kingston in the campaign material of Liberal-aligned candidates - for his downfall.

Speaking just before the council elections in October, retiring councillor Arthur Athanasopoulos said “the schemes of the Peulich family” had made serving on Kingston Council increasingly difficult.

“I have served four terms as both a councillor and mayor and not until this term have I ever seen such blatant attacks on individuals,” he said at the time.

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NEWS DESK Kitesurfing the bay for cancer KITESURFERS are checking early weather forecasts in the hope of strong winds to help them raise money for breast cancer research.

On the Australia Day weekend 25 kitesurfers plan to race 75 kilometres up Port Phillip from Sorrento to Port Melbourne.

The attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records will start at Sorrento with the kiteboarders staying closer to the shore from Frankston to the finish.

The record attempt will be made on 26, 27 or 28 January, depending on the wind.

The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard is providing a rescue vessel and crew to travel with the kitesurfers. To donate to the event go to: vic. cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/ Acrossthebaytoconquercancer

Jump in to chill out

WHEN it gets too hot for the beach, a dip at Waves Leisure Centre is in order.

The swimming and fitness centre run

by Kingston Council has been a hub of activity during the school holidays, as can be seen in these photos taken during a scorcher last Thursday. The centre’s school holiday program ends with an aqua disco on Friday afternoon.

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Cuts lead to cries for help A REDUCTION in government assistance payments for single parents has led to an increase in the number of people seeking emergency assistance according to a Chelsea crisis centre.

Manager Anne Catanese said Chelsea Community Support Services had received more calls for assistance than at the same time last year.

The agency’s emergency relief

and financial management program was being called on to help pay for essentials such food, rent, utility bills utilities bills, phone and transport costs.

“Under recent changes to Centrelink payments, some parents are facing increasing difficulty in supporting their families and are turning to Chelsea Community Support Services for assistance with paying bills and putting

food on the table,” Ms Catanese said.

Under the changes, the single parent pension was scrapped and sole parents requiring assistance were moved onto unemployment payments, a reduction of up to $100 per week for some families.

Chelsea Community Support Services is staffed by volunteers who can provide food parcels, limited financial assistance and no interest

loans. The service also has access to trained financial counsellors, social workers and free legal assistance.

“We are here to help the community, especially those who are struggling to survive below the poverty line,” Ms Catanese said.

Chelsea Community Support Services is at 1 Chelsea Rd, Chelsea, call 9772 8939.

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The festival is tipped to attract an audience of more than 10,000 to Namatjira Park in Springs Rd, Clayton South, on Saturday 26 January midday-10pm and on Sunday 27 January midday-6pm.

Bands include Ganga Giri, Matt Katsis & The India Black, The Bearded Gypsy Band, Jaspora and TonksGreen.

The festival will also feature dancing, multicultural craft workshops, food from all corners of the globe, amusement rides, children’s entertainment, and a fireworks display.

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The bay’s biggest tourists

By Jeff Weir WHILE most of us are making resolutions to lose weight, some very, very large summer visitors to Port Phillip do their best to achieve the opposite.

The picture shows a blue whale only a few kilometres off Rye in January last year. It was taken by the Dolphin Research Institute’s research director Sue Mason during an expedition to survey whales and dolphins from Wilsons Promontory to Adelaide.

During the expedition Ms Mason recorded nine blue whales and large numbers of several dolphin species.

These animals are actually pygmy blue whales, which are about two to three metres smaller than true blues.

They come to Victoria each summer to feed in our incredibly rich waters.

They are bigger than two tour coaches end to end and are the second largest animal to ever live, larger than the biggest dinosaur.

Contrary to folklore, whales don’t blow water out of their blowhole when they surface to breathe. The “blow� that looks like water (as you can see in the image) is actually water vapour that condenses as whales rapidly exhale warm air from their lungs into the colder atmosphere. It’s a bit like when we breathe fog on a chilly morning. Indeed, if whales and dolphins get water in their lungs they will drown as surely as we would.

We think the whales mostly head to western Victoria to feed at the rich Bonney Upwelling on the edge of the continental shelf.

Here, nutrient-rich water rises to the surface and nourishes a massive

food web that includes giant tuna, dolphins, seals, huge numbers of seabirds and, of course, krill.

Our remarkable region is home to some special species and we all have a role to play in helping to look after their environment.

Blue whales stranded on peninsula

beaches during Easter in both 2009 and 2010 but none since. Let’s hope that they are all safely at sea this Easter.

The institute is a not-for-profit organisation. We rely on community support of our Adopt-A-Dolphin Program to maintain our work.

You can become an Adopt-ADolphin supporter or find out about the programs at www. dolphinresearch.org.au or by calling 1300 130 949.

Jeff Weir is executive director of the Hastings-based Dolphin Research Institute.

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By Mike Hast PENINSULA Link freeway opened early last Friday, the fulfillment of a 44-year dream of roadbuilders who marked a freeway reserve in the third edition of Melway in 1969.

This was when the state government planned to build a new suburb for 40,000 people on the Moorooduc Plains between Mornington and Somerville to house workers for industrial development at Western Port.

The government’s big plans for Western Port did not come to full fruition, but the reserve stayed on the map.

The 27-kilometre Peninsula Link connects EastLink tollway and Mornington Peninsula Freeway in Carrum Downs with the Mornington Peninsula Freeway at Mt Martha.

Premier Ted Baillieu and Roads Minister Terry Mulder announced the opening date last Wednesday morning at Centenary Park golf course in Frankston.

Mr Baillieu said drivers could travel from Rosebud to Melbourne Airport without encountering a traffic light.

He said the road would bypass nine sets of traffic lights and six roundabouts on Moorooduc Highway.

Six fixed speed cameras are being installed on gantries courtesy of $10 million from the state budget last May, but will not be working for several weeks while testing takes place.

Mr Mulder said police would patrol the freeway to curb speedsters before the cameras were switched on.

A police spokesman said there would be a strong highway patrol presence on Peninsula Link, which also would be under 24-hour surveillance.

The freeway will be a boon to drivers who have to slog through heavy traffic in Frankston, but the effect at the freeway’s end in Rosebud has not been quantified.

The state government’s freeway management

January 2013

Pollies parade: Premier Ted Baillieu leads the way for politicians who answered to call to be at last week’s Peninsula Link opening date announcement. Cranbourne MP Jude Perera, far right, was the sole representative of the Labor government, which commissioned the freeway. Picture: Yanni

body, Linking Melbourne Authority, says drivers can travel between Carrum Downs and Mt Martha in 17 minutes, shaving up to 40 minutes off peak hour times.

Work on the freeway bypassing Frankston started three years ago. The cost has been listed as $759 million.

Peninsula Link will not be a toll road, but will be paid for by the state government out of general revenue, so-called “shadow tolls�.

The freeway has been built under a 25-year public private partnership (PPP) contract, also known as a DBFOM (design, build, finance, operate, maintain), where the government makes fixed quarterly payments to freeway consortium Southern Way regardless of actual traffic volume.

Last July, Victoria’s Auditor-General Des Pearson said the promised economic benefits of Peninsula Link may have been overstated and its potential negative impacts ignored.

His report, Management of Major Roads Projects, was a scathing critique of the freeway, one

of the state’s most expensive road projects.

Mr Pearson slammed VicRoads and Linking Melbourne Authority, saying the two authorities failed to take into account the concept that bigger and better roads encourage more traffic, so-called “induced demand�, when deciding whether to build new freeways. “They did not adequately assess the traffic induced by these improvements, communicate the risks, or estimate the impact of the economic benefits,� he said. “These shortcomings create a risk of over-estimating the benefits and giving decision-makers false confidence.�

Public transport lobbyist Ian Hundley said Peninsula Link, “contrary to the propaganda of its boosters, threatens to change the peninsula for the worse in ways that the community has not fully appreciated�. He said the Brumby government sought a matching contribution from the federal government, “which sensibly refused to come to the party�.

Government cuts keep beds closed FRANKSTON Hospital will not reopen its shortstay ward of 10 beds until Easter.

The move has been forced on the hospital by federal government cuts announced just before Christmas.

On 18 December it was stated Victorian hospitals would start closing beds after the federal government cut $107 million from Victoria’s health budget.

The cuts to funding came after the Australian Bureau of Statistics reduced population estimates for the current financial year, triggering the cut.

On Wednesday, hospital spokesman John Jukes said the ward was meant to open this week after the summer break but would stay closed until Easter and staff “redeployed�.

Patients use the ward if their stay is less than 48 hours. “We’ll manage without it and see if it impacts on elective surgery,� Mr Jukes said.

He said Frankston had about 400 beds “if you

Alcohol limits on water BOATERS are being reminded that the same alcohol restrictions apply on water as when driving a car.

Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) says boaters should “play it safe this Australia Day weekend� and stick to the bloodalcohol content limits imposed by the new marine safety law.

TSV spokesperson Paul Corkill said anyone in charge of a recreational boat must “act as they would on the road in relation to drugs and alcohol�. “It’s easy to get carried away with the Australia Day celebrations; however this can have catastrophic consequences on the water,� Mr Corkill said.

He said there were more than 250 maritime incidents and nine serious injuries involving recreational vessels in January last year on Victorian waters. “If you are in charge of the boat and under the age of 21, you must not have any alcohol in your system – if you are over 21 years old you are required to remain under .05 at all times.� The rules apply when a boat is anchored.

include treatment chairs�.

Extra pressure will be put on the hospital next month when Rosebud Hospital starts a major refurbishment to improve fire safety.

Contractors will be installing a fire sprinkler system in every area of the hospital, expected to take about five months and cost $750,000.

Rosebud Hospital’s director of operations Alison Watts said it would be a “challenging and complex project because we want to keep as much of the hospital as possible open�. “We will be reducing bed capacity from 60 to 30 and rescheduling some surgery to Frankston Hospital for the five months. Importantly the emergency department, dialysis ward and chemotherapy ward will continue operating, though at some point they may be temporarily relocated from their current areas while sprinklers are installed,� Ms Watts said.

John Jukes said patients from Rosebud Hospital

would have to be shifted to Frankston. “The principle impact will be on Rosebud’s emergency department,� he said.

Mr Jukes said both hospitals would ramp up “hospital in the home� services.

Since December, the state and federal governments have engaged in a public slanging match.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan said there had been an unprecedented 26 per cent increase in health funding for Victoria over the next four years. “Had the population growth been higher than expected, more funding would have been paid,� he said.

Victoria’s population is increasing by 1.5 per cent a year, the same as the national average.

State Treasurer Kim Wells said Victoria had received from the Commonwealth $15.3 million less for hospitals in December compared with November.

Mike Hast

Carrum Downs

Happy New Year to all in the Carrum electorate.

I’d also like to wish all students a great start to Term 1, whether starting school for the ďŹ rst time or beginning a journey with higher education.

The new Peninsula Link Freeway opened last week. Victorians are now able to travel all the way from inner Melbourne to the Mornington Peninsula without encountering a single trafďŹ c light. Peninsula Link is a toll-free freeway that will give commuters the choice to bypass nine sets of trafďŹ c lights and six major roundabouts that exist on the current route. There has been record population growth on the Peninsula and Melbourne’s newest freeway will assist our community to spend less time in trafďŹ c and more time with family and friends. A full trip on Peninsula Link will take just 17 minutes, a massive time saving of close to 40 minutes in peak periods. It is expected that Frankston Freeway, Moorooduc Highway and Nepean Highway will experience up to 30 per cent less trafďŹ c, which will make a huge difference to local families and businesses.

I have welcomed the deployment of Protective Services OfďŹ cers (PSOs) to Carrum Railway Station. The PSOs will be at Carrum Station from 6pm until the last train every night of the week and it’s great to see they have been extremely well received by the Carrum community. Their role is to combat antisocial behaviour, crime and violence on our trains and railway stations to make commuters feel safer, especially at night. Already making a big difference on the rail network, PSOs are making arrests, detecting bail breaches, identifying outstanding warrants, and issuing infringement notices for a range of offences. The Victorian Coalition Government has allocated $212 million to recruit, train and deploy 940 PSOs at every metropolitan train station as well as four major regional centres, every night of the week.

I’m pleased to announce that works have already begun on the new pedestrian operated signals outside Edithvale Primary School. The new signal will improve safety for Edithvale Primary School students, parents and locals by providing a safer crossing for the community.

Children are our most vulnerable road users and improving safety around school zones is very important to me. Work will also include new linemarking, improved signage and an upgrade to street lighting.

Enjoy Australia Day celebrations and if I can assist with any issue, please email me at donna.bauer@parliament.vic.gov.au or call my ofďŹ ce on 9772 4544. You can also follow me on Twitter, like me on Facebook, or visit my website at www.donnabauer.com.au.

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Cross cultural art, go figure

By Jo Winterbottom WHEN his hands became affected by a hereditary condition, making it increasingly difficult to play his beloved piano, Gregg Wilson knew he had to find another creative outlet.

“My ex-partner was a painter and that’s what got me inspired,” he remembers.

“Painting is great because, like music, it is a never ending fascination.”

Since first putting paint on canvas four years ago, Wilson has rarely been separated from his paint brush.

His artistic passion has muted into a daily love affair with paint, paper, pencil and, more recently, dry-point etching.

Wilson is one of four artists exhibiting work in an exhibition at Kingston Arts Centre as part of the 25th Midsumma festival, an annual

Union backing THE Electrical Trades Union has signed as a sponsor of Frankston Football Club.

Under the deal, players will be provided for the next two years with jumpers carrying the ETU logo on the front.

Graham Quarries logo will remain on the back.

Frankston is scheduled to play Coburg for the ETU Cup at Frankston on Sunday 7 July. The ETU also sponsors Coburg Football Club.

celebration of queer arts and culture in Melbourne.

He is the curator of Figure it Out, his second exhibition at Kingston Arts Centre.

With the majority of events in the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender community focussed around the inner city, Wilson said it was vital to have artists with varying backgrounds working in the suburbs.

“It is important for me to have a profile down this side of town,” he said.

His work explores the male image, male energy and what he calls the “symbiosis between strength and gentleness”.

For the past 12 months he has travelled around Victoria painting portraits of older men who belong to the Victorian Men’s Sheds Association.

The paintings and etchings show men at work and play on various project involving manual labour and traditional male skills.

Wilson plans to mount an exhibition of the Men’s Shed portraits later this year.

Figure it Out, featuring the work of Gregg Wilson, Ann McGinley, Robert Hempel and Michael Rigg, is showing at Kingston Arts Centre in Moorabbin until Wednesday 6 February. It can be viewed from 9am to 5.30pm weekdays and from 12.30 to 5.30pm on Saturdays.

Strength and gentleness: Gregg Wilson with his artworks now on show at Kingston Arts Centre. Picture: Yanni

Golfers recall SES help with water hazard IT might be hard to imagine during the long hot summer we are now enjoying, but two years ago around this time, Chelsea Public Golf Course was under water.

A deluge at the end of summer in 2011 lead to widespread flooding in Melbourne and the golf course, situated on a natural flood plain next to Edithvale Wetlands, copped the worst of it (right).

Volunteers from Chelsea SES were busy mopping up at the course in the days that followed. Their efforts will be remembered on Sunday 3 February when Chelsea Public Golf Course hosts a “Thank you Chelsea SES Day”.

SES volunteers will be joined by celebrity golfers including Alan

Fletcher (aka Dr Karl) and Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson) from the cast of Neighbours in a charity golf day to raise money for the Chelsea SES unit.

It will also be the first event in a year of celebrations marking 60 years since Chelsea SES was established.

Spokesman Phil Wall said Chelsea SES was the oldest unit in Melbourne.

“This will be a great day to take part in a little piece of local history and we would like to invite everyone along to join in the fun,” he said.

“If you are a former member of the unit, we’d love you to drop by and say g’day and share some of your memories.”

The golf day is open to the public and will begin with a shotgun start at 8am followed by a barbecue lunch at 12.30pm. The entry of $15 includes prizes for nearest the pin, straightest drive and other competitions. Chelsea SES will mount a display of photos from the 2011 flood and there will be emergency vehicles to inspect.

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Fire safety man looks overseas to spark sales

By Keith Platt EVERY bushfire season, Ross Connell watches the nightly television news with trepidation.

He fears for the lives of people trapped by out-of-control fires and watches, frustrated in the belief that he holds the answer to their safety.

Mr Connell embarked on a project to build a fire shelter in the wake of the February 1983 Ash Wednesday fires that claimed 75 lives, including 11 firefighters who died in or near their trucks at Upper Beaconsfield.

He looked to the skies for inspiration to find an answer to warding off the intense heat generated by bushfires.

The insulation used to protect spacecraft returning to earth had proven effective beyond doubt, so Mr Connell, of Tyabb, used this technology to build the prototype Ross Escape Module, or REM. The first REM involved insulating the water tanks carried on fire trucks.

Firefighters trapped by flames could quickly release the water, climb inside the tank, which was fitted with twoway radios, an air supply and lights.

In 1987 the REM was tested in a

furnace heated by direct flame to 1100 degrees Celsius. Instruments inside the module showed the interior temperature rose to 33 degrees after 10 minutes. The radios remained working.

In December 1991 four volunteers climbed inside another REM that was enveloped by fire for more than 20 minutes. They were in constant radio contact with observers and emerged unscathed.

The heat of the fire was estimated at 10 times that of a “heavily fuelled� bushfire. “It was beyond doubt a success,� Mr Connell told television reporters at the time. “It shows what Australians who band together as a team can achieve.�

However, a CFA spokesman ruled out installing Mr Connell’s escape module on its fire trucks.

He said no money would be put toward funding further tests.

In June 2000, CSIRO bushfire expert Ian Knight assessed the two tests of the Ross Escape Module and concluded that its “durability under extreme thermal loads and its low conductivity have been demonstrated. My calculations indicate that the REM would be

Fire shelter: Ross Connell with his bushfire escape module in the backyard of his Tyabb home.

an effective refuge in any bushfire�.

Today, Mr Connell has refined his escape module even further but is still waiting for the call from the Victorian government and fire authorities. “They’re pig-headed, but should at least come and have a look,� the inventor said.

He has five patents pending, including one for the insulated water tanks, one for a smaller version for farmers, a home shelter, and designs for a house “that won’t burn down�.

His home shelter is also the basis for

a portable REM that can be airlifted into fire zones, providing safety for firefighters near the fire front, such as the “smoke jumpers� who in the United States are parachuted into rough terrain.

Mr Connell’s home shelter units have two entrances, interior lighting, fans, small observation windows and storage room for food and water.

Although it is now 30 years since the tragic bushfires that prompted Mr Connell’s bid to improve safety for firefighters – and more than 20 since

he “found the answer� – he is not about to give up.

Negotiations have started with a new team to provide factory space to build his range of REMs and other leads are being followed to take his technology overseas.

He believes the CFA is wrong in putting its faith in fitting trucks with fire protection blankets, heat shields and sprays to create a “fog of water�. “That is no protection from heat that can melt glass. I’ve got a system that can save lives.�

Frankston High School congratulates the class of 2012 – Outstanding VCE results! ‡ 7KUHH VWXGHQWV ZLWK $7$56 DERYH ‡ 7ZHOYH VWXGHQWV ZLWK $7$56 DERYH ‡ 7ZHQW\ IRXU VWXGHQWV ZLWK $7$56 DERYH s !UGUST (AO $UX WITH AN !4!2 OF s +ALLI 7ONG !4!2 OF s "EN (USSIN !4!2 OF s 2OSS 2OBERTSON PERFECT STUDY SCORE OF IN 0HYSICAL %DUCATION AND AN OVERALL !4!2 OF s %MILY (UTCHEON ,AURA +ELLY AND 3AMANTHA ,ITTLE ALL WITH PERFECT STUDY SCORES OF IN /UTDOOR %DUCATION AND 2ECREATIONAL 3TUDIES 7E ARE VERY PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS AND WISH THEM ALL THE BEST WITH THEIR FUTURE STUDIES APPLICANTS FOR TERTIARY SECTOR SUCCESSFUL IN 7ISHING ALL THE BEST TO OUR CLASS WITH THEIR UNIVERSITY OFFERS

Frankston High School High School - a learning culture of Cnr Frankston Towerhill Road & Foot Street, Frankston academic excellence that money can’t buy 9783 7955 Phone: 9783 7955 Web: www.fhs.vic.edu.au

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HOME OWNERS BOOST Prices slashed on our range of brand new homes

For Sale $195,000 • Great Court Location • 2 Bedrooms •Built-In Robes • Gas Oven • Air Conditioning • Rinnai Gas Heater • Dining Area With Bay Window • Lounge • Carpet Throughout • Vertical Blinds • Large Bathroom • Sep Laundry • Sep Study or Storage Area • Carport with Ample Car Space • Security Doors • External Awnings • Garden Shed • Good Size Block

For Sale $225,000 • Like New Only 4yrs Old • 3 Bedrooms • Ensuite • Built In-Robes • Modern Kitchen • Open Plan Living • Gas Cooking • Timber Flooring • Quality Blinds & Fittings • Solar Panels • Large Bathroom •Double Shower • Sep Toilet • Spacious Laundry • Outdoor Gazebo • Garden Shed • Water Tank •Watering System • Ample Storage • External Electric Blinds

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• 2 Bedrooms • Built In Robes • Open Plan Kitchen & Lounge • Gas Cooking • Plenty Of Cupboard Space • Split System Air Conditioning • Double Shower • Separate Toilet • Laundry • Single Car Garage • Outside Awnings • Rear Covered Patio • Garden Shed • Easy Care Gardens

• Plenty Of Room To Move • Freshly Painted • Open Plan Living • 2 + Study or 3rd Bedroom • Large Open Living Area • Gas Cook top • Electric Oven • Walk-in Pantry • Gas Log Fire • Split System Air-conditioning • Ceiling Fans Throughout •2 Separate Toilets •Double Shower •Large Laundry • Covered Front Patio • Rear Entertainment Area •Water Tank

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• Well Presented • 2 Bedrooms • Built In Robes • Large Master Bedroom • Double Mirrored BIR’s To Main • Bright Open Plan Kitchen • Beautiful Benchtops & Ample Cupboard Space • Dishwasher • Electric Oven • Gas Hot Plates • High Ceilings • Rinnai Gas Heater

For Sale $155,000 • Light & Bright • 2 Bedrooms • Built In-Robes • Walk-In Robe to 2nd Bedroom • Modern Kitchen • Quality Fittings Through Out • Open Plan Living • Ducted Heating • Split System Air-Conditioning • Gas Cooking • Double Carport • Ample Parking Space • Garden Shed • Good Size Block • Lovely Clean Home • Plenty Of Room For Extension

For Sale $145,000 • Modern Bright Unit with Sparkling Kitchen • Separate Dining • Large Main Bedroom with Mirrored Robe • Lounge /Sitting Room with Built in TV • Internal Laundry • Separate Bathroom/ Shower • Tiles to Wet Areas

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Point of interest THIS incredible beachfront property has an enviable outlook across a gentle stretch of Point Leo Beach and is possibly a-once-in-a-generation opportunity to purchase the ultimate coastal retreat. Across two levels, the home is embraced by a wide, covered verandah and the fragrance of rose gardens. At ground level is a spacious family room, separate rumpus room and one of three bedrooms, which has its own opulent bathroom with spa. Upstairs, the open plan lounge and dining area have an effortless flow out to the covered balcony, creating a divine indoor to outdoor living and entertaining experience. The efficient kitchen has a timber breakfast bar and quality appliances include a dishwasher. The timber theme continues with the polished floorboards that feature throughout the upstairs level. Two more bedrooms, both with built-in robes, share a second bathroom and for extended family visits over summer, there is a studio - with its own private viewing balcony - above the separate double garage.

Address: 26 Western Parade, POINT LEO Auction: Sunday, 27 January at 11am Price Guide: $1.050 – $1.150 million Agency: Community Real Estate, 7/20-22 Ranelagh Drive, Mount Eliza, 9708 8667 Agent: Annette McKeand, 0409 552 790

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UNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM STATE TRUSTEES JUST A BIT OF SPIT AND POLISH! Ripe and ready for a cheap and cheerful modern makeover, this well-priced, three-bedroom home is situated in an always popular pocket of Frankston South.

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Saturday 16th February at 11am 10% deposit, balance 60 days $350,000-$375,000 Saturday 11-11.30am James Crowder 0407 313 377

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Saturday 16th February at 1pm 10% deposit, balance 60 days $180,000-$200,000 Saturday 1.00-1.30pm James Crowder 0407 813 377 John Young 0412 766 804

Shop 7 / 20-22 Ranelagh Drive MOUNT ELIZA www.communityrealestate.com.au

Harcourts

Chelsea 463 Nepean Highway 03 9772 7077

SINCE 1888

www.chelsea.harcourts.com.au

OPEN FOR INSPECTION SATURDAY 26th JANUARY

FOR SALE

BED BATH CAR

FOR SALE / AUCTION

10.30am

Bonbeach 1-4/5 Lord Weaver Grove 2

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2/49 Golden Avenue, CHELSEA

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11.00am

Superior Beachside Apartment Living

3/601 Nepean Highway, BONBEACH

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For Sale $545,000 - $570,000

Direct access to the beach 4 x 2 bedroom architecturally designed apartments.

Views of the beach or landscaped courtyards Short stroll to cafes, shops and Bonbeach station.

Polished timber floors throughout.

Open plan living & dining room Kitchen with stone bench tops and Euro. appliances.

Powder room.

2 bedrooms upstairs plus large private balcony.

Security system Price Negotiable over $460,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VCS7296 Open Saturday 12.30-12.50pm

34 Scotch Parade, CHELSEA

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6/36-38 Broadway, BONBEACH

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12/595 Nepean Highway, BONBEACH

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3/61 Woodbine Grove, CHELSEA

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1 Immerset Drive, CHELSEA HEIGHTS

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1-4/3 Joyce Street, CARRUM

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1-4/5 Lord Weaver Grove, BONBEACH

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81 Field Avenue, EDITHVALE

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1/16 McLeod Road, CARRUM

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14a Clipper Island, PATTERSON LAKES

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2a Toulon COurt, BONBEACH

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32 Cannes Avenue, BONBEACH

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169 Palm Beach Drive, PATTERSON LAKES 3

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3/10 Rhode Island, PATTERSON LAKES

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104 La Perouse Boulevard, BONBEACH

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14 Coast Banksia Drive, BONBEACH

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10/3 Inner Harbour Dr. PATTERSON LAKES 2

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Mike Joy M 0421 063 771 E mike.joy@harcourts.com.au

11.30am

12.00pm 2/396 Station Street, BONBEACH

FOR SALE

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Beachside Townhouse Two bedroom townhouse Direct access to private, sandy beaches.

Timber balcony with views of the Bay Fully enclosed rear courtyard Polished Timber floors .

Open plan living & dining Kitchen with stone benchtops & gas appliances.

Upstairs master bedroom and bathroom.

Single garage plus extra car space

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Mike Joy M 0421 063 771 E mike.joy@harcourts.com.au

www.harcourts.com.au

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Sheer delight

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the spot THIS Berwick business is clean and well-presented. It operates from 9.30am Monday to Saturday. There are four massage rooms and three chairs for foot massages. The vendor is also selling a second Thai massage business, located in Pakenham, so there is an option to purchase two locations for a total price of $180,000 plus stock at value.

THIS home-based business specialises in the sales, repair and sharpening of clippers and scissors. Clients include pet groomers and veterinarians with some interstate work.

The vendor offers full training and the sale includes a fully fitted Ford van that can be used for mobile repairs. New owners will need to relocate the business.

Thai massage, BERWICK Price: $100,000 + SAV Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Shaver and clipper repairs, CRIB POINT Price: $150,000 + SAV Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Business Sales Specialists www.latessabusiness.com.au

50 Playne Street Frankston

Tel: (03) 9781 1588 HAIR SALON

MECHANICAL REPAIRS

GIFTS & HOMEWARES

FLORIST

JUICE & YOGHURT BAR

DVD & VIDEO HIRE

8 stations & 3 basins, in the heart of Frankston. Trades Tuesday to Saturday and Mondays by appointment. Well presented, ORQJ OHDVH LGHDO IRU ÂżUVW EXVLQHVV owner.

All repairs inc trans reconditioning and air-conditioning. Trades 5 days, fully managed. Good equipment LQFOXGLQJ KRLVWV RIÂżFH ZDLWLQJ room. Main road position, regular clients. Selling at equipment value only

Pleasure to run this fully managed, lovely shop in a busy retail & commercial location, also selling jewellery lines. Only 5 days a week with short hours. Full assistance will be given with changeover.

6HOOV Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV SODQWV JLIWV DOVR made to order hampers. Delivers in area, only one in this part of the Peninsula. Can be a single operation, beautifully presented shop and website.

Expected to sell quickly! Great food court location, near new equipment. Healthy food options inc soups. Currently fully managed, offers excellent opportunity for owner operator.

Lovely large shop, neat and tidy,

ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED

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BRIDAL & FORMAL WEAR

GENERAL STORE / MILKBAR

CLEANING

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Seats 25 inside & 15 outside, in mall Large shop with double storey, 3 Established almost 30 years 10 cutting stations, 2 basins.

Well known in the area for school The oldest salon in Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ton now covering Westernport side of debs, well stocked with bridal/ seating available. Own front door bedroom premises attached. High available to buy. Excellent Peninsula. Defence housing, formal for men, women & children, to access shopping centre location, density residential area provides equipment, good location, RPR FRPPHUFLDO RIÂżFHV UHDO HVWDWH sale or hire. Opens 5 days, est

by Safeway. Very good equipment captured market. Small amount of stock. New leased offered for this 3 years with experienced owner.

6WURQJ ÂżQDQFLDOV DOO HTXLSPHQW DV spacious, bright salon. including coolroom. takeaways. Established 20+ years. needed, vendor assistance offered.

Website, facebook.

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$90,000 inc. stock

CAFE & TAKEAWAY

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

COFFEE LOUNGE

FISHING TACKLE

6 cutting stations, 2 basins, spray tan room, waxing room, kitchen & laundry. Trades Tues to Sat. Computerised system, can be easily managed if desired. Bright,airy presentation.

Opens Mon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri 7am to 3pm in the heart of Frankstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retail and commercial district. Close to train station, medical centre, library & Arts Centre.

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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.

BUSINESS & FREEHOLD

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Brick shop on main street and 3 bedroom, brick-veneer home on waterway. Est 1970.

BUSINESS: $150,000 + sav FREEHOLD: $800,000

fully computerized system. Has 25,000 DVDs. Excellent takings, easy to have managed, huge scope! Trades daily from 10am.

NOW $63,500 + sav TAKEAWAY &KLFNHQV EXUJHUV ÂżVK FKLSV etc. Located in busy food court of large shopping centre with plenty of VHDWLQJ DYDLODEOH 5HFHQWO\ UHÂżWWHG Vendor willing to stay on for a while if wanted.

NOW $95,000 + sav MANUFACTURING Wire products manufacture and wholesale to nurseries, hardwares etc also Caribbean Gardens.

Sketches & drawings included, willing to stay back and teach new owner. Needs to be relocated.

$165,000 + sav

DRY CLEANING

SECOND HAND DEALER

CAFE / BAKERY

FREEHOLD & LEASEHOLD

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Long established in prime area.

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Large shop in great location with huge amount of stock. Selling at ZKROHVDOH VWRFN FRVW SOXV ÂżWWLQJV only due to needing an urgent sale. This is a great buy!!!

Two adjoining shops in main street with bakery, kitchen, cafĂŠ & retail sales. Very well set up, top quality equipment, spacious work areas. $OO WKLQJV \XPP\ LQ ÂżQH (XURSHDQ style. Repeat cash customers.

Ducted vacuums, intercoms & security systems. 3 vehicles included. Established 25 years, have all systems in place with established clients & supplier database.

Est 50+ years on the Peninsula, well known to locals & industry.

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Est 30+ years using fully treated Australian sourced timber. Written contracts with large corporate clients, 8 weeks work in advance, averaging 50 quotes a week. 3 vehicles included.

$180,000

$185,000 inc. stock

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Business:$190,000 + sav Freehold: $460,000

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HEALTH CLUB

HEALTH FOOD RETAILER

FLOORING RETAIL

FIREPLACES

LICENSED RESTAURANT

ROOFING INSTALLATION

Exclusive onsite facility at college campus has captured and local market. Includes outdoor training areas. Enormous potential to build on already solid business base. Lots NEof equipment, large database for marketing.

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Great position in very busy VKRSSLQJ FHQWUH QHZO\ ÂżWWHG LQ ODVW 2 years. Has outside seating area, consultancy room , juice bar (can be sublet). Promote organic products, specialty breads, competitive prices.

Long lease.

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.

Retailer in commercial area has Jetmaster â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Heat N Glo dealership. Operated by one person with sub-contracted installers or can do the lot. Sells mainly to builders.

Seats 80, large kitchen, currently Chinese cuisine. However, this one needs much TLC and repairs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but it is in a good part of town in Sorrento. Call us for more information.

Commercial, retail and domestic

$240,000 inc. stock

$250,000 + sav

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$299,000 + sav

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$315,000

COMMERCIAL CLEANING

REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT

TRAILER MANUFACTURE

PET SHOP

CONTRACT LASER CUTTING

PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS Up to date software and equipment, art & design, logos, neoprene products.

Printing, applications, stickers, signs.

In house kiln, digital laser. Sells to gift and souvenir shops nationwide. )RUZDUG RUGHUV LQ SODFH &RQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ applies.

Operating 15 years, weekly T/O ave $8776. 27 current clients inc Body Corps, hospital, medical centres, childcare centres, car yards, factories etc. Has uniform, vendor will assist with training & changeover.

2009 Hino 6 tonne truck in excellent condition picking up in Dandenong and delivering in northern suburbs. Set daily run, food industry, vendor to retire after 27 years.

Primary products inc all types of trailers, repairs also done. Consistent 7 2 ÂżJXUHV ZHOO NQRZQ TXDOLW\ products. Many repeat customers.

Operates from vendorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acreage, needs to be relocated. Est 17 yrs.

Long established in Mornington,

Custom made switchboards,

large modern premises on

general sheetmetal fabricating.

busy road. Has aquariums, dog

Large showroom & upstairs

grooming and bath, pet food,

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accessories. Long lease.

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$355,000

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$600,000 + sav

Tony Latessa: 0412 525 151

No. 1 REIV Accredited Business Agent in Victoria 32 years selling experience based on honesty and reliability REIV Business Brokers Committee Member

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PREDICTIONS

Pointers from the Mayans and Sam Goldwyn

By David Chalke BOLON Yokte K’uh – the ninefooted Mayan god of war, conflict and general nastiness – having failed to materialise on 21 December left those hoping to avoid 2013 seriously in the lurch.

Promises of global Armageddon on the winter solstice held out the illusion of a consequence-free orgy of self-indulgence for those who “believed”.

This was the time to take up smoking again, polish off the carefully hoarded Grange and put real butter on the Vegemite toast soldiers.

Sadly, for the more sybaritically inclined, the interpreters of the Mayan calendar were wrong and so it is necessary to take a look forward beyond the remorse and the detox diets toward what trends will impact in 2013.

Social trends fall into six broad categories: political, technical, economic, demographic, environmental and cultural.

Politically, 2013 will bring relief from the rancorous Punch and Judy show that federal politics has become.

One way or another the uncertainty, compromises and expediency of minority government will be consigned to history; as will be one or other of the leaders, whoever loses.

The lasting effect of the past few years, however, will be a growing public disconnection from the conventional political process as traditional media loses its relevance and importance and is replaced by the self-selected, self-reinforcing opinions of the blogosphere.

Technologically the major trend for 2013 will be the explosion of mobile computing via tablets and smartphones fuelled by the life and death struggle as Google (Android) overtakes Apple, while the ageing champions Microsoft (Windows 8) and Nokia try to regain their lost supremacy.

Whichever way the battle goes the consumer will benefit from a slather of low-cost, high-powered portable devices – the power of the web at your fingertips, wherever and whenever you want.

Economically, whichever party wins the federal election, government spending will have to be constrained.

The US and European economies will remain fragile as Democrats and Republicans squabble, as do the Calvinist northern Europeans and their more profligate southern cousins.

As usual, China will act as the locomotive of our economy.

However, the tensions of the euphemistically named “patchwork economy” (or, more accurately, mining versus non-mining economy) will continue to cause problems.

Cost of living pressures will build as the price of essentials such as utilities, food and housing rise ahead of CPI, while inessential luxuries such as electronics and fashion drop in price.

As a result, concern about the shortand long-term future of the economy will continue to dominate Australians’ priorities and so feed the mood of prudence and thrift that has dampened consumer spending in the past year.

Demographics, or the structure of the population, will start to have a

David Chalke, of Tyabb, is a social scientist who each year conducts the AustraliaSCAN survey of 2000 randomly chosen residents.

Picture: Keith Platt

long-lasting and accelerating influence in 2013.

The four million baby boomers (a quarter of all adult Australians) will be facing retirement.

For many, this will be a matter of great uncertainty: well over half are concerned that they will not have sufficient funds for retirement. Furthermore, rather than having paid off their own homes as retirement approaches, more than a third of Baby Boomers are still saddled with a mortgage.

Turbulent times ahead for many so, rather than retirement, many will try to remain in the workforce, blocking the ascension of the perpetually

frustrated Gen Xers.

The environment will certainly affect life in Australia in 2013 as it always has. Whether El Nino or La Nina prevails, the droughts or flooding rains of our climate are a constant force in our “sunburnt country”.

Politically, the environment will not be the force it was in 2007.

Across-the-board threats to the environment are seen to be less serious and immediate than they once were and the climate change gospel has fewer adherents, down to about one in five from a peak of three in four in 2007.

Culturally the most significant trend

will be the growth of “self-reliance” in the community.

The confluence of disconnection from the political process, unfettered access to self-selected news and information sources, and the regaining of control over personal finances will create a newfound sense of liberation and self-empowerment.

Regardless of an individual’s world view there will be a website, blog, Facebook page or whatever populated with like-minded (“right thinking”) people to reinforce their opinions, beliefs and prejudices.

The consequence will be greater fragmentation and individuality of thought and behaviour.

So in one sense the Mayans were right. The so-called American Century, which was a world of global movements, mass markets, mass production and mass media, is coming to an end.

It is being replaced by a more fragmented and anarchic world of personal, local, selective, bespoke connections and ideas.

A high-speed world that will demand greater agility from governments, businesses and not-for-profits as they attempt to keep up with, let alone manage, the unpredictability of a self-reliant world.

As Sam Goldwyn, of MetroGoldwyn-Mayer fame, said: “Never prophesy; especially about the future.”

Course Guide Terms 1 & 2, 2013 All course enrolments in February & March will go into a draw for a chance to

Courses

WIN an Easter Hamper

MYOB starts 18/3 & 17/6 iPads 27/2

Digital Scrapbooking 23/2

Computers for Beginners 14/2 or 27/2 or 12/3

Activities

Coming soon

Expand your Computer Skills 23/5 or 28/5

Family History Group

Creative Writing

Promoting your Business 27/2

Community Craft

Making Money work for you

Intro to Digital SLR Photography April

Movie Afternoon

Community Sewing Project

Digital Photos start date TBA

Chelsea PC Support Group

Creative Movement for Youth

Genealogy Courses 22/5, 25/2, 15/4, 19/4

Yoga & Relaxation

Girls with Attitude

Language & Literacy Classes all year

Walking Group

Native American Drumming

Intro to Architectural Drafting start date TBA

Bayside Book Group

Vocaltunity - Beatbox Workshops

Volunteering in a community organisation

Youth Action Place

Morning Teas with Guest speakers

15 Chelsea Rd. Chelsea 3196 www.longbeachplace.org.au

Ph: 9776 1386

admin@longbeachplace.org.au

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Sadly, not everything can accommodate a security tag. Many years ago, our local department store had a confectionery section on the ground floor. Aside from the toffees, fudges and candies, there was a chocolate display. More than exposing mint ripples and caramels to passing shoppers, it was a glimpse of the future. Varieties were separated by flavour into plastic buckets and these were attached to a conveyor belt. The chocolates would speed past before disappearing from view and circling back to the start. It used the same technology as a hamster wheel and, now that I think about it, may well have been powered by an elite squad of trained rodents.

But as spectacular as this display was, it also was incredibly insecure. It meant that anyone could sidle up, grab a handful of sweets and stuff them

into the pocket of their Faberges. This became something of a problem and the chocolate whirlymagig was given its own security guard. I can’t recall whether he was armed. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine how you could justify shooting someone for pocketing a Turkish delight.

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late display. I don’t know what happened to the security guard or, for that matter, the hamster squad.

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Like millions of others, I went shopping after Christmas, vaguely hoping for a bargain. In this regard, the trip was a great success, but as I unpacked my bags I discovered I’d picked up more than just a bargain, I’d also picked up three security tags. Why had they removed them from some items and not others? Inattention? Laziness?

Revenge for some unintended slight?

It didn’t matter. I was now confronted with a choice that no law-abiding citizen should be forced to make.

Option number one was to attempt to remove the tags myself. This, of course, is incredibly dangerous. Security tags sometimes contain ink, designed to ruin the clothes in the event the tag is harmed. Or, at least, they used to. For all I know they may well have upped the ante, replacing the ink with a small incendiary device.

Luckily, I have seen The Hurt Locker and always keep a full explosiveresistant bodysuit on hand. But then indignity started to take hold. It did so by grabbing my lapels before slapping each side of my face, telling me that I really shouldn’t have to go to all this trouble. Luckily, the bodysuit absorbed most of the impact.

Option number two was to wear the items of clothing with the security tags still attached. Rather than be embarrassed by the situation, I would embrace it. This could well involve some form of decoration.

Rather than have the tags sit on my shoulder like grey, lumpen chips, I

would add a dash of colour. Maybe even some ribbon. Who knows? Maybe others will simply mistake it for a Bluetooth connection gone slightly awry. And if I set off store alarm systems every time I stepped through a shop door, I will lap up the extra attention as it’s lavished on me. As sirens wail, I will take a bow. Maybe even do a little dance. Perhaps a short song.

Option number three involves embracing the life of crime that fate has selected for me. I did not choose to become a criminal. Crime, it seems, has chosen me. Having been unjustly banished from non-tag wearing society, I will gather up a cast of misfits and, under cover of darkness, we will roam the streets in search of any item with a security tag before riding our mighty steeds off to our hideout…

The final option was to return to the store. I went the very next day. More than just the receipt, I took the packaging, my birth certificate and a current passport. As I approached the counter, a woman whose face was made of milk and had recently curdled demanded proof of my legitimacy. There was no apology for the inconvenience or hint of a future discount. She then attempted to remove the tags without success. Excusing herself for a minute, the shop assistant returned wearing an explosive-resistant bodysuit just like the one in The Hurt Locker and resumed her efforts.

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NO other band came closer to embodying heavy metal than Black Sabbath. Over the years, the line-up may have changed but the music didn’t – loud, methodical, guitar-based heavy rock.

This month, Black Sabbath announced the title of its new album, 13, which will be released in June.

The original band – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler – recorded the album primarily in Los Angeles and was joined by drummer Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine).

Produced by Rick Rubin (seven-time Grammy winner), 13 marks the Grammy-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees’ return to Vertigo, the band’s original label; it’s the group’s first studio album since 1978’s Never Say Die! Before the album’s release, Black Sabbath will head to New Zealand, Australia and Japan

for live performances including at Rod Laver Arena on Monday 29 April and Wednesday 1 May. www.blacksabbath.com *** LAST year was a huge one for The Wolfe Brothers. Hailing from Hobart, the group comprises brothers Nick and Tom Wolfe and childhood friends Casey Kostiuk and Brodie Rainbird.

The band burst into the national spotlight after finishing second on Channel Seven’s Australia’s Got Talent.

It’s On is the band’s debut album, released on 18 January. It has been mixed and co-produced

by Nashville hit-maker Luke Wooten, who produced the latest CMA Award-nominated album Home from US superstar Dierks Bentley as well as a number of tracks on The McClymonts’ latest album. www.thewolfebrothers.com *** LEE Kernaghan is back in town with his latest single Ute Me from the new album Beautiful Noise (ABC). The album has a giant, beating country heart and an innovative approach to production unlike anything heard from Kernaghan before.

“The audience reaction has been amazing,” Kernaghan said.

“We recorded part of the song live at the Gympie Muster including the crowd singing along to Ute. Then we took the track to the Deni Ute Muster where we shot the music video on stage, in the arena and in the car park.”

Ute Me was a last-minute addition to the album. It was co-written with country hit-makers Colin Buchanan and Garth Porter.

“It was our last day of songwriting in Sydney and as I walked into the airport it hit me. Ute Me was an instantaneous kind of thing – the title and the music just hit me there and then and by the end of the afternoon the song was written,” Kernaghan said.

“We had a lot of fun in the studio with Ute Me and experimented with some grooves and sounds that you wouldn’t normally expect to hear in

By Gary Turner our genre of music. It’s definitely going to test out the subs on a few speakers out there. Some people have even said the song should come with a classification rating of ‘U’ for Ute Me!” Kernaghan is touring Australia throughout 2013 with The Wolfe Brothers including at The Palms at Crown in Melbourne on 22 and 23 March. www.leekernaghan.com.au *** FATHER and daughter duo Dave and Bec Campbell will perform on Australia Day at Mt Eliza Community Centre.

Dave Campbell, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, has toured the world for more than three decades performing, composing, producing and teaching music.

Aside from playing with renowned Melbourne rock band Captain Spalding, Campbell enjoys the opportunity to get back to basics playing solo piano and singing an endless repertoire of piano bar classics.

Bec Campbell is an accomplished vocalist, pianist and songwriter making waves in the music industry by mesmerising audiences with her vocal prowess.

She brings to life a string of popular songs from current artists including Adele, Birdy, Alicia Keyes, and Missy Higgins as well as reviving a few jazz standards with her dad.

The duo will perform from 9am at the community centre off Canadian Bay Rd.

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THE phone rang and it was Gideon. He is married to the lovely Desiree, the light of his life, the mother of his children and a source of great frustration. She wanted a new car. What should he do?

It appears that their vehicle, a green Holden Camira, had finally died and they needed a new means of conveyance. Gideon, not being a motoring enthusiast, did not know what sort of car to buy and was seeking advice from Poppy.

The reason the Camira had died was it hit one of the massive potholes in Graydens Rd while Desiree was doing the school run. Some people have said the Camira never got out of the pothole, but that’s not true.

It just didn’t go very far past it, that’s all.

I asked Gideon exactly what sort of vehicle he wanted and to tell me their basic requirements. I asked him if he still intended living on the Mornington Peninsula.

Gideon’s requirements were simple. He wanted a vehicle that was automatic, could seat at least five people, was not too expensive to run and one that could handle the broken road edges and massive potholes spread liberally around Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Colour was optional, as was make. However, Desiree wanted one of those black four-wheel drives that the all the “yummy mummies” drive, and she was “getting difficult” about this requirement, Gideon said.

What should he do?

Poppy’s solution I told Gideon the very first thing he should do when considering buying a car was to get under it and if he could not drag a full box of stubbies from side to side, and from front to back, without the box hitting the undercarriage, don’t buy it.

This was because the majority of potholes and road edge “drop offs” on the peninsula are the size of a stubby box. I explained that if the underneath “stuff” of the car hit a pothole, in most cases it would require a trip to the front end repairers and big dollars. Gideon understands “big dollars”.

Secondly I suggested he avoid the black four-wheel drive option as Desiree would want all the accessories like Bluetooth, iPad, new designer clothes and a boyfriend.

Instead I suggested he look at twin-cab work utes.

Good road clearance, seats five, able to tow a boat if he would like to get one soon and it would slow down Desiree and her ambitions a bit and ensure she would be home to cook the fish when he came back from fishing in his new boat instead of her parking outside wine bars and restaurants.

Gideon was happy. He even offered a compromise to Desiree by getting a black ute, and she seems happy that people now think Gideon is a tradie instead of a nerd Camira driver. Win-win situation.

A Grain of Salt THE summer break afforded much time to ponder human nature, never changing since Adam and Eve; never will.

I resorted to Robert Burton and his The Anatomy of Melancholy, in general terms: “If men would govern their actions by discretion and providence they would not declare themselves fools as now they do. They swell in this life as if they were immortal. He that is now above, tomorrow is beneath, and not considering these matters fall into inconveniences and troubles, tumbling into lust, calamities and absurdities, rarely foreseeing dangers manifest. Some delight to destroy, one to build, another to spoil one country to enrich another and himself.

They are like children; no judgement or counsel, and resemble beasts saving that beasts are better, as being contented with nature.” Press on. *** THE Public Health Information Development Unit ranks Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula residents as at high risk of developing health issues relating to alcohol consumption.

“Some 70 per cent of bowel cancer cases are linked to modifiable diet and lifestyle factors,” says Julien Wiggins, CEO of Bowel Cancer Australia.

“Unfortunately, no one can promise that if you do all the right things you won’t get bowel cancer. The reasons why some do and some don’t are very complex.” Clear as mud but,

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as always, who decides “all the right things”?

No doubts with the AMA; everything is caused by smoking.

Apparently there are 66,500 smokers between Mordialloc and Portsea.

Perhaps apply themselves daily with Hugo Boss perfume and the cologne “Fragrance” to offset this disgusting habit? I’m moving to Mentone.

Physician, surgeon and philosopher Galen: “It is vain to speak of cures, or think of remedies, until such time as we have considered the causes.” More than 2000 years ago and he still knows better than the AMA. *** CONTINUING on the hard done by theme, the tax office wants access to all telecommunications data collected by crime-fighting agencies; read state and federal police, ASIO, possibly STASI, the KGB and, of course, the big one, Centrelink. The big brothers, King Kongs. Soft-core totalitarianism? Not yet, but the more the state controls, the closer it creeps.

ASIO wants approval to hack into home computers to target suspected terrorists. Sounds reasonable, but it is staffed by human beings, and we all know about them. *** A WORD to Teddy: well done mate, banning solariums in two years. That’s showing them. Take no nonsense, eh Ted? Two more years to look after Frankston, Carrum and Mordialloc,

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mate. Don’t forget, they got you there.

How is that promise travelling, Ted? You remember, mate; the one to build a railway station next to Southland during your first term in office, or was it the second? Tick, tick. *** WOOLWORTHS sees us coming.

Avocados $1.98 to $3.48. Go without or shop Aldi. Come 1 February cost-of-living increases. They always go up? Pensions don’t, savings interest (if any) down, wages stay still, if you’re lucky. Cigarettes and alcohol are certainties; up, up and away?

Who gets our extra dosh? Politicians in white castles don’t understand why we don’t love them; number 1 on my loveless list ahead of far right-wing journalists and obviously Hawthorn, Carlton and Essendon supporters.

Having said this, I don’t hate politicians. At least they put in, which is more than many cashed-up visitors to the peninsula this time of year. *** THE anatomy of gambling: Apparently it’s evil. It’s not evil if the AFL, the racing industry, poker machine owners, sports clubs where approved, sports betting businesses and never forgetting our governments make plenty of money from us. That’s business.

It is evil if we bet beyond our means, for our own good, of course.

“The government remains committed”. Footballers, jockeys and other

sports people with direct contact cannot bet; it’s evil, ditto insider trading.

Racehorse owners can bet. If owning a beaten favourite, they must sometimes show evidence that they did bet on their horses; it’s expected, not evil. If an owner’s heavily backed favourite is beaten and the owner did not bet, this would be suspicious, possibly evil – work that one out.

Meanwhile the lovely people extracting our dollars must show evidence that they care about us. “Remember, always gamble responsibly.”

If we strike it lucky and win more than $999, we get a cheque so they can keep a tab on our evil ways. We could be laundering our Centrelink trillions?

A tangled web indeed. *** IT could be old age, the cranky barrier where a form of mild panic about insignificant things sets in, but I could be right. A superstorm like America’s Sandy coming to Port Phillip? The past six months have produced extraordinary weather patterns.

So, from my Boy Scout days, allowing for the fact I failed the Tenderfoot test, “be prepared”.

Make my list now just in case, one never knows. Load up the car for the trek to Arthurs Seat. Salt, baked beans, biscuits, dips, glasses, book, PK chewing gum, iPhone, extra clothes, Serapax, Panadol, Valium, teeth, credit card, $50, ciggies, stubbies, car fridge, insurance details and photos. Viagra?

By Cliff Ellen Nah. Done. *** WHEN I was almost a teenager, one of my favourites was Auntie Edna, a free-spirited female who was a supporter, never a critic.

They’re the ones you look back on with affection when you get older.

Auntie was old, but I loved her. She died at 40 when I was 26 so looking back I thought lovely Edna was old when she was 26, which gives some perspective on how old is old depending on who’s judging.

I had a party when I reached 42, convinced I had run my race (some said I had). I declared at 39 and stayed there till 44. Lately I’ve been 69. It has a ring to it; playing possum with evolution, unsuccessfully. Can’t play with my teeth; down to five. Still, makes you think how children see us, bless the little monsters. I learnt a lesson from Auntie Edna. A supporter, never a critic. Something to keep in mind.

Hooroo. cliffie9@bigpond.com

Countdown to showtime at Red Hill

By Dianne Baxter THE countdown is on to the 85th Red Hill Show. The iconic event will be held at the Red Hill Showgrounds on Arthurs Seat Rd (Melway map 190 J4) on Easter Saturday 30 March from 8.30am to 5pm Entries have opened for alpacas, art, sheep, cattle, cooking, craft, flowers, fruit, homemade cheese, homemade wine, photography, poultry, rats, vegetables and junior classes This year’s show is again great value for money for the family – once you have your admission ticket (parking is free), there are many things that are free to see and do.

Pavilions are full of art, craft, cooking, flowers, fruit and vegetables. The livestock competitions let people get up close to the animals, check

out the biggest pumpkin, have your face painted, enjoy a pony ride, watch women spin beautiful natural fibres, see the breathtaking Whip Industries team perform highflying tricks on KLX110 motorbikes over specially designed jump ramps, watch the open judging of the fruit cake, homemade cheese and more.

Everyone’s favourite, the woodchop, is on again with topline axemen competing Tubby the Robot and Baby will be appearing; watch in awe as the stiltwalker moves among the crowd. See and touch the beautiful butterflies in the Butterfly Adventure marquee – with a dozen or so large butterflies chosen to be suitable for close interaction with people. Children and adults will be fascinated by this unique

experience with butterflies.

Black Snake Productions will be speaking about the plight of Australia’s disappearing wildlife, and children and adults will have the opportunity to handle, feel and understand each creature.

Children also have the chance to select an instrument provided by WACCA, the Gumtree Drummer and pretend to be a rock star.

The Red Hill Show is great value for money. Admittance: family ticket (2 adults, 3 children 6-18) $50, adults $15, children 6-18 $10 (5 years and under free), students and pensioners $10 For show enquiries, phone 5989 2357, email redhillshow@ hotkey.net.au, website www. redhillshow.org or follow the Red Hill Show on Facebook and Twitter

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TV, Panasonic, rear projection, 130cm screen and Technics stereo surround sound sytem, EC. $1,500 ono. 0434 057 590.

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GOLF CLUBS, Fine Edge QR, RH gents, driver , 3 and 5 woods, irons 3 to sandwedge, golf bag, EC. $190. 9702-4621, 0402 828 806.

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MOBILITY SCOOTER, electric, 4 wheels, GC, good batteries, blue, can trial, $900 ono. 97697616.

SEWING MACHINE, Janome Horizon, Memory Craft 7700QCP, 3 months old, with extra tables and all accessories, paid $2,999, receipt provided, sell $2,250. 0419 676 963.

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8794-8864.

FISH TANK, 1340mmL x 430mmW x 610mmD, in timber cabinet with accessories. $500ono.

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TRADIE TOOLS, power tools, saws, ladders, generator, levels, tools box, checker plate etc. $3,000ono. 0434 057 590.

Cranbourne North.

FISHING GEAR, deceased estate, rods, reels, boat accessories, taco’s, oil filters, Mercury throttle shift controllers, x3, brand new, box of lures, lots more. $2,000 the lot. 0434 057 590. Cranbourne North.

TRAMPOLINE, 12 ft, round, with enclosure and ladder, brand new, $320.

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TREADMILL, electric, as new, 1.5HP, cost $1,299, sell $550. Can deliver. Call Elaine: 0408 050 354.

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GOLF CART, 2006 Yamaha, electric, white, new batteries, VGC. $3,500. 0408 371 486.

BMW, 318i, 2000, black, 5 speed manual, full electrics, 180,000km, 18” wheels, sunroof, leather interior, RWC, TPE-113, registered until August 2013. $11,700. 97007405.

CITROEN, Berlingo, 2005, van, manual, 190,000kms, 8 months reg. WPI-620. $7,500. 0402 232 628.

FORD, Capris, convertable, SA model, turbo charged, near new hood and tyres, engine recently re-conditioned, cooling system replaced, 145,000kms, EFA-446. $3,000 as is. 5979-2909.

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HOLDEN, Astra 2001 hatchback. 1 lady owner from new. Silver, manual, HBD body kit, mag wheels and build number, AC, only 124,000 kms, RWC, reg until September 2013, tinted windows, new tyres, CD player, 1.8 litre engine, great condition, RCF-543. $6,000. 0414 508 723 Pakenham HOLDEN, Clubsport, VT, all features/options, lavish HSV style, stunning looker, immaculate in and out, good reg, RWC, VN668448. $11,850.

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HOLDEN, Cruze, 2010, CD, JG, automatic, sedan, YGE-746, 12 months reg, 7,000kms. $17,850ono.

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ELECTRIC KEYBOARD, Yamaha, model, PSR-640, stand and chair, EC. $999.

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GUITAR, Fender Squire Telecaster Custom, blonde colour with maple neck, black pick guard and duncan designed twin pick ups, classic guitar, like new. $200. 0448 434 211.

PIANO, Ronisch, walnut colour, GC, well looked after. $700. 9707-1997, 0412 919 031.

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FORD, Ranger, supercab, ute, 2007, 4x4, manual, genuine 29,960kms, one owner, retired, service history, 4 airbags, ABS, tubliner, towbar, nudge bar, EC, WBK-717, $23,850. Phone 59890088. Flinders.

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SUBARU, Impreza, 2009, near new, 2.0 RS, auto, sedan, silver, leather interior, sunroof factory fitted, airbags, rear sensors, 41,755kms, reg 01/2013, WUD-265. $25,000 ono.

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54,000kms, one owner, full Toyota service history, factory fitted CC and Bluetooth, XWK- 510, EC, $17,000. 0407 375 800.

TOYOTA, Hiace, 2006, UJD-995, duel fuel, EC, reg, RWC. $18,500 neg.

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TOYOTA, Supra, 1987, sports car, in same family for 20 years. $4,000. 87901290. Narre Warren.

HOLDEN, SS, 1999, auto, VT11, 138,000kms, 2 owners from new, good genuine car, 9 months reg, full history, ZD1552. $10,000. 0402 232 628.

TYRES, BF Goodrich, 2x 255 60x15, 1x 275 60x15, as new. $495. 0416 053 855.

MOTORCYCLES YAMAHA, R6, 2000, blue/white, after market pipe, 31,000kms, EC, reg 09/13, RWC. $5,000. 0458 234 503.

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COMPASS NAVIGATOR, 2006, 17’6”, independent suspension, shower/toilet combo, rear island dbl bed, 3-way fridge, 60L water tanks x2, EC, $42,900ono. 0419 566 823, 5986-3277. McCrae.

COROMAL, 511, pop top, 2009 caravan, remote control reverse cycle AC, double bed with deluxe mattress, roll out awning, as new, EC with many extras. $24,990ono. 0425 736 873 or 9702-5999.

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Rye eyes on Baxter as Old Boys battle Crib PROVINCIAL

By IT Gully RYE is in the running to cause one of the upsets of the season against secondplaced Baxter in MPCA Provincial cricket.

Batting first at R J Rowley Reserve after winning the toss, the Demons’ middle order was solid after losing both openers early, finishing with a score of more than 200.

The home side decided to mix things up a bit with its batting order, skipper Darren Groves opening with Rhys Wynne. Both were back in the sheds before the score had reached 25.

Justin King and Corey Harris came together at the crease and played significant roles. King contributed 27 and Harris was caught behind off the

bowling of Adrian Mack, four short of his century.

Ben Ashworth (32) and Andrew Hitchener (24) helped take the score to a very competitive 229.

Adrian Mack was the pick of the Baxter bowlers with 4/40 from 21 overs, and Dale Irving was also sharp with 4/37 from 14.1 overs.

Baxter was required to face the last three overs of the day and it came at a price when opener Ben Smith was removed for a duck. The visitors will resume at 1/0.

Peninsula Old Boys is locked in battle with Crib Point in what is the last roll of the dice for the home side.

Currently seventh on the ladder, POB is just 10 points behind the fourth-placed Magpies. A loss to the Old Boys would end Cribby’s season.

On Saturday, all-rounder Dylan O’Malley opened the batting and continued his good season with 98, while Adam Jones was required to dig deep batting at eight, contributing 36.

The Old Boys managed 223 from 66.4 overs.

Glenn Barclay snared 4/49 from 17.4 overs for the Magpies, and Waide Symes took 3/48 from 18.

In reply, the Pies lost Matt Blake for a blob and will resume at 1/17.

Mt Eliza has put itself in a strong position against Heatherhill after scoring 9/271.

The middle order was again solid for the Mounties, skipper Lyle House getting 34, Jason Mathers 29 and halfcenturies to Justin Grant and Matthew O’Brien. Paul Coldrey made 26 batting at 10.

Ben Frith was superb with the ball for the Hills, claiming seven of the nine Mt Eliza wickets.

Long Island’s Michael Burke yet again helped steer Long Island to a more than competitive score in its match against Mt Martha.

After openers Paul Hartle (56) and Aaron Paxton (21) put on 61 for the first wicket, Justin Bridgeman (28) and Burke (90) provided a great foundation to the innings.

Michael Chaplin and Jason Bedford assisted with 20s, helping the Islanders to 264 in 75 overs.

David Sands was the best of the Reds’ bowlers with 5/55 from 20 overs, and Chris Holcombe rolled the arm over and collected 3/59 from 14.

Mornington still has its sights set on a top-two finish and its performance

with the bat against Moorooduc on Saturday has it in a great position to stay in touch.

Winning the toss, the Dogs had a day out, finishing on 4/294. Ben Clements scored 96 and Matt Foon 110, while Luke Popov hit them around at the end with an unbeaten 48.

Moorooduc’s bowlers had little impact. Bobby Wilson took two of the four wickets.

Ballam Park is starring down the barrel of another outright loss after slumping to 3/37 in reply to Sorrento’s 8/257.

The Sharks batted for 60 overs with Chris King top-scoring with 54, Pat Hall getting 42, Nick Davern 35 and Liam O’Connor 33.

All four of the Knight’s bowlers collected two wickets.

Wyatt’s 148 leads Main Ridge to big total and a shot at top four spot DISTRICT

By IT Gully MAIN Ridge has put itself in a wonderful position to keep attacking the top four after posting 362 runs against Seaford on Saturday.

While Seaford is out of finals contention, Main Ridge is just one game outside the four.

Entering round eight, Boneo was in fourth place on 54 points, Baden Powell fifth with 48 and Main Ridge sixth with 42.

Boneo is chasing 175 for victory against Hastings and Baden Powell is 1/12 chasing 104 against Frankston YCW. Main Ridge’s Gareth Wyatt smacked his highest score for the season with 148, taking his season’s tally to 578 at an average of 86.

Brad Rossborough helped himself to 78 to give him 371 runs for the season at 61.

The Ridge went from struggle street at 3/47 to a commanding 4/245.

In reply, Seaford is 2/11 from just two overs. Brent Jones has 2/1.

In the battle for top spot, Langwarrin will resume on day two in a strong position against Carrum.

The Kangas (72 points) are four points clear of the Lions, while Delacombe Park holds third place with 60 points.

On Saturday at Lloyd Park, Carrum won the toss and elected to bat.

At 1/70, things looked solid for the visitors before Dwayne Doig came on to bowl.

Things got extremely tough for the Lions and they were skittled for 147 in 63 overs.

Doig finished with 4/22 from his 25 overs, which included 17 maidens.

Mal Coutts and Ben Wells collected two wickets each.

Matts Donegan and Boland topscored for the visitors with 38 and 35.

In reply, Langwarrin is 0/52.

While finals are not part of the equation for Hastings with just three rounds to go, its round eight opponent Boneo is still in the race for a finals spot.

The Blues limped to 174 from 72.3 overs against Boneo on Saturday, skipper Scott Phillips again playing a lone hand with 73.

Damien Smith went from batting in the lower order to opening and the move paid off when he scored 48.

Leigh Janssen bowled 19 overs and finished with 4/55 for Boneo, while Cameron Williams (2/31) and Stewart Mathieson (2/7) also bowled well.

Somerville appears to be in a winning position against Flinders, despite batting for just 56 overs on Saturday.

The Eagles were in some early trouble, but Sam Delaney with 62 and a wagging tail ensured a total of 194.

Shane Beggs was the chief wickettaker for the Sharks with 3/27. In reply, Flinders is 3/49.

Beam it up, Scotty: Scott Phillips of Hastings prepares to send a ball into orbit. Picture: Andrew Hurst

Rosebud looking good against Balnarring SUB-DISTRICT

By IT Gully ROSEBUD has the upper hand in its top-of-the-table clash with Balnarring in MPCA Sub-district cricket.

The Buds hold top spot while Balnarring is in third place, a game and a half behind the ladder leaders.

On Saturday, Balnarring won the toss on its home deck and elected to bat.

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While there were a number of players who got starts, none went on with the job.

Michael Griese and Chris Murphy top-scored with 38 each and Mark Walles contributed 37 runs batting at eight.

Darren Kerr, who has been dominant with the bat this season, was just as effective with the ball, claiming 5/32 from 17 overs.

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Jason Nagel took 3/83 from 28 overs.

In reply, Rosebud is 1/41, with Greg McCann back in the sheds after making 27.

Second-placed Tyabb has left Skye with a real headache after scoring a massive 9/292 in its 75 overs.

Leigh Smith was the pick of the Skye bowlers with 3/64 and Phil Clinch took 2/56 from 18.

There is an enormous amount of

cricket left in the match between Pearcedale and Tootgarook.

The Tooters batted first on Saturday and ended their innings after 31 overs with a score of 64.

The Panthers could have put them to the sword, but batted terribly, scrambling to 130.

The Tooters will be hoping for a reverse outright on day two next weekend.

Travis Unthank was the thorn in Tootgarook’s side, snaring 5/21 from just 11 overs, while Justin Heysham opened the bowling for a return of 3/25.

The Panthers were cruising in the chase at 1/80, but lost the next nine wickets for just 50 runs.

Brad Trotter opened the innings with 36 and Matt Cousland scored 35 batting at three.

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Hooking and cooking snapper ON THE LINE

By Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro SNAPPER are opportunistic feeders that inhabit a wide range of habitats ranging from ocean beaches to the continental shelf.

As a general rule, snapper are most prolific around rocky coastlines and offshore reefs. Snapper in the southern waters migrate in large schools into flat-bottomed bays to spawn over the mud and sand seabeds.

The species will take a wide variety of bait from fish strips and heads to shellfish. Put simply, if your offering is fresh and well-presented, you’re in with a chance.

Gear In shallower water, snapper are best targeted with fast-tapered 4-10kg outfits.

Both spinning and overhead outfits are suitable, but reels with a bait running/feeding system are preferred.

This gives anglers the ability to set a preset bait feeding drag (typically no tension to 1kg) in theory allowing for greater hook-up rates. In shallower water, braided line has little advantages and a good quality 4-10kg fluorocarbon monofilament line will suffice.

Reels should be capable of holding about 260 metres of line.

In deeper water, an 8-15kg boat outfit is the choice of most anglers. Fasttapered rods are once again preferred.

For best results, use braided line as it does not stretch and has less water resistance than mono of the same breaking strain. This gives anglers the ability to fish with lighter sinkers and greater bite detection.

Reels are typically overheads with the ability to hold at least 300 metres of the chosen breaking strain. While spinning reels can be used, they typically result in a higher incidence of line twist caused by the angler winding against the drag; this is eliminated in overheads due to the drum spool.

Rig In shallow water, snapper are best targeted by anchoring over fish-holding areas and using lightly weighted baits and a steady flow of burley. Fish shallower water with a running sinker rig with a trace of a metre plus of 30-60lb monofilament line and a 3/0-8/0 suicide hooks.

In deeper water, snapper are targeted by drifting over offshore reefs using a standard paternoster rig made of monofilament line ranging from 30-100lb. Hooks are from 3/0-8/0 and sinkers can be as heavy as 500 grams.

Bait Snapper will eat just about any fresh,

Meals sorted: Nicole Thompson and James Thompson caught enough whiting in Western Port for lunch and dinner after heading out from Yaringa Boat Harbour.

well-presented bait, but best baits are squid and pilchards. Others worth a try are whiting, cuttlefish, octopus, souries, tuna, crab, prawns, mullet and other fresh flesh bait.

Soft plastics are becoming popular.

Best patterns are squid and baitfish imitations of 10-15cm (4-6in) long.

Technique In shallower water, anchoring over a fishing ground and using burley to bring the fish on the bite is the most productive method. Anglers fishing bays and inshore reefs typically fish with their reels set in gear with 1kg of drag set. With the aid of fast-tapered rods, the fish hook themselves.

In deeper waters and offshore reefs, snapper schools can be located with a fish finder, and the baits deployed and school drifted over. Anglers look for reef pinnacles and structures or schools of fish.

Cleaning Snapper can either be filleted or cleaned as a whole fish. They taste better if bled and put on ice. This also makes them easier to clean. When filleting snapper, consider removing the gills and entrails from the skeleton and use it in a fish stock Cooking Grilled snapper with lemon grass and chilli This recipe is great for both fillets and whole fish. Serve with salad, rice or chips.

Top tip: To prevent the snapper and toppings drying out, regularly baste with oil.

Ingredients 4 fillets or 1 whole fish Peanut or vegetable oil For the topping: 2 tablespoons finely chopped lemon grass 4 red chillies 2 garlic cloves 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil 2 tablespoons sea salt Half tablespoon castor sugar Half tablespoon turmeric Method Mix together all topping ingredients.

Coat fish with topping. If the fish is

whole, slice sides on a 45-degree angle so topping can penetrate flesh and the fish can cook more evenly.

Oil or grease a baking tray or barbecue hotplate and preheat the grill to a moderate temperature. Cook fish, basting regularly, for about 20 minutes. When ready the fish will flake apart. Serve with side dishes.

The best fish you will ever eat is one you catch yourself.

Tips for Australia Day long weekend IF you’re after snapper, try deep water

between Frankston and Mt Martha.

Last week clients of Mornington Boat Hire took some lovely fish to 3kg.

For whiting, Western Port is the destination. Quality catches are being had from Middle Spit, and Tyabb and Quail banks. While there are some smaller fish, the odd monster of 60cm is lurking.

Squid continue their revival in the Mornington area with some good catches of average-sized specimens.

Other places worth trying are off Mt Martha and Rosebud on Port Phillip, and Tyabb Bank on Western Port.

For a good feed of flathead, try the shallows (1-6 metres) between Rye and Frankston. Burley is a must for people targeting large flatties.

For anglers after something a little bigger, the Lonsdale wall and back beach reefs are worth a trawl for kingfish. In 50-70 metres in Bass Strait, anglers may find a mako or blue shark.

If fishing off piers, the warm water has brought with it squid, whiting, garfish, mullet and even the occasional snapper.

Play it safe this weekend and have a happy Australia Day.  Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro has been fishing since he could hold a rod and stay in the boat. He has boat hire businesses in Mornington and Yaringa Boat Harbour in Somerville. He has been a fishing writer for magazines and brings his knowledge to MP News Group for season 2012-13. Details: www.fishingmornington.com or www. western portboathire.com.au Email spbh@bigpond.com or 5975 5479.

Top quartet at country cricket championships MORNINGTON Peninsula Cricket Association was well-represented at the Australian Country Championships Carnival in Queensland last week.

Mornington keeper-batsman Rob Hearn, Moorooduc run-machine Bobby Wilson, Mt Eliza all-rounder Justin Grant and Langwarrin spin king Dwayne Doig all performed well on bush cricket’s biggest stage.

Wilson won the Don Bradman award for best batsman at the carnival. His 366 runs at 61 included an unbeaten double century.

Grant had a batting average of 33 at the carnival and

snared 15 wickets in his 42 overs. He was named Victorian player of the carnival and awarded the R M Hooper Medal.

Hearn scored 232 at 29, as well taking nine catches and making a stumping.

Doig bowled 66 overs and picked up six wickets in seven matches.

Victoria finished second behind undefeated New South Wales with five wins and two losses.

IT Gully

Chelsea – Mordialloc News 23 January 2013

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