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There is something in the water in Thomastown. The suburb’s food producers swept the board at the recent Australian Food Awards, with not one but five companies winning gold medals for their outstanding products. The annual awards, which are run by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, celebrate the best Australian food products across eight major categories, including dairy, meat, poultry, grain and pulses, and pantry goods. ■ Full story: Page 7
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Whittlesea residents want their festival back. In December, councillors voted to relocate the annual Whittlesea Community Festival from Lalor’s Whittlesea Public Gardens to South Morang and consider giving it a new format to make it a day/night street festival. The festival is Whittlesea’s biggest community event and has been held at the gardens for 20 years. While a new venue hadn’t been confirmed, councillors flagged McDonalds Road, between Ferres Boulevard and South Morang Central, and Findon Road between Mill Park Lakes
Boulevard and the Great Eastern Way, as possible locations. Council officers were also asked to investigate other locations. The move to relocate the festival, driven by mayor Ricky Kirkham, divided the councillors, and it has residents fighting for their festival. Two petitions calling for the Whittlesea Public Gardens to remain as the venue were presented to the council at its July 18 meeting. One of the petitions was signed by more than 100 residents. The petitions also called for the council to upgrade the gardens by installing lights, refilling the lake, planting trees and upgrading the playground.
Cr Kirkham said the council was developing a master plan for the gardens, which will be available for community discussion later this year. Cr Kris Pavlidis said she had been approached by residents who were concerned by the decision, adding that she felt there had been no community consultation. “[The Whittlesea Community Festival] is the only festival in this part of the municipality,” Cr Pavlidis said. “The largest concentration of residents is in this part of the municipality. “I don’t believe due diligence has been demonstrated in the way this issue has been approached.”
Cr Kirkham defended the decision to move the festival, saying it would ensure it is held in a more central location and will be better supported by public transport, have more parking available and better disability access. He said the council has sought expert advice on logistical requirements for the festival and a preferred venue that is capable of holding an event of that size and scale. A report will be presented to council tonight for councillors to vote on the final venue. Cr Kirkham said the council would consult the community about re-imagining the festival once the new venue was confirmed.
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Whittlesea gamblers raise stakes By Laura Michell Whittlesea gamblers are pouring more money than ever into poker machines, with the city recording the highest increase in losses of any Victorian municipality in the past financial year. Latest data from the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) revealed that close to $107 million was lost at poker machines in Whittlesea in 2016-17. The amount of money lost rose by more than $3.5 million last financial year, up from
$103.3 million in 2015-16. In Hume, player losses fell $277, 346 to $105.7 million in 2016-17. Whittlesea is also home to the top two venues for losses in Victoria – the Epping Plaza Hotel where almost $21 million was lost in 2016-17, and Mill Park’s Plough Hotel ($19.3 million). Whittlesea Interagency Taskforce on Gambling (WITOG) spokesman Max Lee said the taskforce was troubled about the figures. “WITOG is concerned gambling venues are taking more money out of the community with these addictive and dangerous gaming machines,” Mr Lee said.
“The poker machine industry is hurting Whittlesea families and contributing to rates of family violence, housing stress and mental health problems and poor local employment opportunities. That’s why we are advocating for change.” Mr Lee said there was a higher concentration of gaming venues in areas of lower socio-economic status. Whittlesea currently has 12 gaming venues. The figures come as the Woolworths-owned Australia Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALHG) continues its Victorian Civil and
Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) appeal against a decision by Whittlesea council and the VCGLR to prevent poker machines being installed in South Morang’s Commercial Hotel. The Plenty Road hotel does not currently have poker machines. ALHG wants to install 40 machines at the hotel to help fund major renovations, with 20 of the machines to be relocated from the groups three other local hotels – the Plough, Bundoora Tavern and Excelsior – if the application is approved. The VCAT hearing began in June and is scheduled to continue on August 17.
A step in the right direction
A love of reading first-aid books led Eliza Geraghty to join St John Ambulance. In 2013, as a year 9 student, Eliza signed up as a volunteer with St Monica’s College’s St John Ambulance youth division. Since then, her dedication for helping others has been recognised, with Eliza, 18, recently winning the Peter Falkland Award for Youth Member of the Year. The award is given to a high achieving young member and recognises their commitment to St John Ambulance. As part of the award, Eliza will take on the role of aide-de-camp to the Victorian St John Ambulance commissioner. Eliza, who helps train the St Monica College’s volunteers, said she liked that volunteering with St John Ambulance allowed her to help other people and be involved in the community. “I like the people I get to meet and work with and getting to go to different events,” she said. “I enjoy being involved with first-aid competitions and now I am passing on my skills and teaching others how to participate and work.” St Monica’s College principal Brian Hanley said Eliza had demonstrated a remarkable commitment to volunteering. “Her leadership is critical to the success of the program at St Monica’s College and the award is well deserved,” he said. Laura Michell
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Pedestrians have named Mernda’s Bridge Inn Road and a key intersection outside South Morang train station as the two most unsafe spots for walking in Whittlesea. More than 90 residents recently took part in the annual WalkSpot survey, which aims to identify safe and unsafe walking paths or areas across Victoria. In Whittlesea, 41 spots were nominated as being unsafe, while one was identified as a safe spot. Residents’ most common concerns with unsafe walking spots included a lack of footpaths, no pedestrian crossings, no street lighting and traffic moving too fast through the area. Bridge Inn Road, outside Gilson College, was named the most unsafe spot as there is no footpath. Participants also raised concerns about the traffic lights at the intersection of Ferres Boulevard and McDonalds Road outside South Morang station. Other spots nominated included Findon Road in Epping where there is no footpath, the Lalor shopping precinct were the footpath was rated as poor, and the lack of pedestrian crossing at the Findon Road and Trafford Way intersection. Mayor Ricky Kirkham said the council had already added many of the identified issues to its Missing Links footpath program. The program has been funded to the amount of $2.4 million over the next three years for works. “We’ll certainly be looking at the data and working out where else we can make improvements,” Cr Kirkham said. Laura Michell
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Rental squeeze spreads north By Laura Michell Rental affordability is in decline in Whittlesea and Hume with less than 20 per cent of private rentals affordable to low income earners, new data reveals. An analysis of the private rental market by support service, Council to Homeless Persons (CHP), found that in March this year, just 16 per cent of rental properties were affordable for people receiving Centrelink payments. Ten years ago, 52 per cent of the municipality’s private rentals were considered to be affordable.
In Hume, the number of affordable rentals has fallen from 68 per cent in 2007 to 14 per cent in March. A property is considered affordable if its rent accounts for less than 30 per cent of a person’s income. CHP policy and communications manager Kate Colvin said the data painted a grim picture for low income earners who traditionally moved to fringe suburbs in search of cheaper accommodation and were now finding rents to be unaffordable. “Moving further out is no longer the silver
bullet to reducing rent stress,” she said. “Our housing system is failing the most vulnerable, and the result is rising homelessness.” CHP is calling for 100,000 new social housing to be built across the country over the next five years to ease the burden on people facing homelessness. Plenty Valley Community Health homelessness services co-ordinator Nickie Toulakis said it was becoming increasingly difficult to find private rentals for people facing homelessness, with the average wait for a property between three and four months.
Ms Toulakis said that in recent years, the demographic of people facing homelessness had changed. “They are not the ‘traditional’ stereotype of people who would find themselves homeless. We are seeing families and adults who historically haven’t faced homelessness,” she said. Ms Toulakis said there needed to be greater investment in affordable housing, including public and community housing, saying there was little available in Whittlesea’s newer suburbs.
Seeds sown for future growth Women and children visiting the Broadmeadows Women’s Community House will have the chance to grow and harvest produce in the centre’s new garden. Hume council and Anglicare Victoria have built a garden at the Hadfield Court centre as part of the council’s Health Together Hume program. Women involved in the community house will maintain the garden as part of their curriculum. Mayor Drew Jessop said the garden would help people learn about the environment. “By embedding these practices into daily life, women and children are supported to become environmentally responsible, to show respect for the environment and to promote learning and understanding of the world around us,” he said. Laura Michell
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Surgery figures a cut above By Laura Michell Elective surgery waiting times have fallen at the Northern Hospital, with median treatment times falling below the state average for the first time in the past year. Latest Victorian Health Service Performance data revealed that between April and June this year, the median waiting time for elective surgery at the hospital was 25 days, down from 65 days in June 2016. The statewide median was 30 days. The Northern Hospital also slashed the
number of people on its elective surgery waiting list, reducing it from 1935 people in June 2016 to 848 as of June 30 this year. The performance data, which was released by the state government last week, revealed that the drop in elective surgery waiting times was driven by improvements to treatment times for ear, nose and throat and orthopaedic surgery. The median waiting time for ENT surgery is now 71 days, down from 188 days in June 2016. Patients requiring orthopaedic surgeries are waiting 62 days, down from 165 days. However, waiting times for total hip and
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total knee replacements remain significantly above the state average of about 200 days. Northern Health chief executive Siva Sivarajah said the reduction in the number of patients waiting for elective surgery was the result of a number of strategies aimed at increasing surgical capacity.
“These strategies include the opening of two new theatres at Broadmeadows hospital as part of the state government’s $17.3 million expansion, increased theatre session times, implementation of the surgical liaison nurse model and enhanced partnerships with rural health services,” he said. “This quarter, Northern Health performed operations for 94 per cent of elective surgery patients within benchmark time – a steady increase compared to the same period last year when the figure was 69 per cent.”
Midwives trial delivers A trial program allowing parents to pay private midwives to deliver their babies at Northern Hospital could be expanded in the next 12 months. The My Midwives Private Practice Program was launched at the Epping hospital last year as part of a statewide pilot program that allows private midwives to act as primary carers for women giving birth. Midwife Andrea Quanchi, who runs the Northern Hospital program with her daughter, Hannah, said that by supporting the program, Northern Health was delivering a family care model not previously available in Victoria. “This model has demonstrated improved health outcomes for mothers and babies and increased family satisfaction,” she said. “Supporting families through their pregnancy, birth and in the weeks after their baby is born is very rewarding. By building a trusting relationship with new mothers and
their partners, we are able to make a difference to families.” Northern Health women and children services general manager Jodie Ashworth said the success of the program in the past 12 months was encouraging. “The collaborative program with My Midwives has had a positive impact with flow and access for our maternity patients,” she said. “Equally important, it offers families another choice for maternity care. “The community have shown a lot of interest in their model of care and we are hoping to expand the program in the coming 12 months.” Laura Michell Andrea and Hannah Quanchi, pictured with mum Gabrielle and her five-week-old daughter Francesca. (Shawn Smits)
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A start with the arts Students from Hume Central College are getting in touch with their creative side with the help of RMIT University. The students recently took part in a day-long arts program, known as SmArts, with university staff and the Smith Family. The hands-on program, which also runs in Wyndham, encourages year 9 and 10 students to study arts and design at university, and pursue a career in arts professions. The Smith Family’s Victorian general manager Anton Leschen said the program aimed to help students recognise their potential. “For the past six years, SmArts has allowed hundreds of students from Hume and Wyndham to get a better understanding of
university life, cultivate their creative skills and plan for further study,” Mr Leschen said. “Programs such as SmArts help students overcome the idea that university is out of reach, and inspires them to see themselves as future creators and leaders.” RMIT equity and diversity unit manager Lara Rafferty said students could also create art works, which would be displayed at the university’s city campus in August. “It gives students not only a great insight into career opportunities in the creative industries, but also an understanding of what it is like to be a university of vocational education student,” she said. Laura Michell
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The Australian Food Awards have helped secure Thomastown’s place on the foodie map. Leading the charge for Thomastown at the awards last month was Bertocchi Smallgoods, which won seven gold medals. It’s celebrated products include it’s Bertocchi gold thin and crispy bacon, pastrami and San Marino outdoor bred bacon. Marketing and merchandise manager Tony Rapone said the Trawalla Avenue company started in Thomastown in 1972. He said the area’s access to world-class production processes and the Northern food bowl ensured the company was able to provide products that deliver an authentic taste. But Pantalica Cheese Company general manager Silvio Pitruzzello believes it is Thomastown’s history that attracts food producers to the area. The family-owned company, also in Trawalla Avenue, opened in 1973. “My father started here because there was a lot of Italian, Greek and Macedonians here. It was a good centre-point for business,” he said. The company won a gold medal for its pepato cheese, which is made to a traditional family recipe. Ardor Food owner Vince Lotito spent six months deciding where to set up his gluten-free business before choosing Latitude Boulevard. “I was looking for a place where I can access different areas of Melbourne and [Thomastown] is perfect. It has good access to freeways,” he said.
The company opened its doors about three and a half years ago and was recognised for its gluten-free, handmade, vegan gnocchi. Fellow Latitude Boulevard company, That’s Amore Cheese opened its Thomastown factory just last year. Owner Giorgio Linguanti started the company in 2008 – four years after arriving in Melbourne from Italy.
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The company picked up a gold medal for its diavoletti, a small provolina-shaped smoked cheese with a chilli-filled olive centre. Also recognised at the awards was Select Harvests, which picked up a gold medal for its Lucky almond meal. Brand manager Natalie Wood said the 50-year-old brand started out in Balwyn as a family business before moving to Settlement Road. The awards come as Thomastown Neighbourhood House prepares to celebrate the ‘Taste of Thommo’ food festival next month. Volunteer Marisa Barba hopes the festival will help people realise just how successful the suburb’s food companies are. “We want people to take note of what is here.” The festival is planned for September 2, and the house wants more producers to sign up. Details: 8376 6939
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MY PLACE Martin Wright believes community is what you make of it. The Doreen resident lost his sight about six months ago and is now a member of the community reference group for the Mernda Rail Extension, helping to ensure people with disabilities can access the train line. He speaks with Laura Michell.
We have lived here for about six years on and off. A lot of that time, we worked in the Kimberley. My wife was a nurse in remote Aboriginal communities and I drove ambulances. We lived in Diamond Creek for about 40 years and wanted to move somewhere flatter. What do you like about living in Doreen? I like the community, but communities are what you make of them. There is a new Anglican church, which we are members of, and we joined the Doreen Seniors Club. We’ve made a lot of friends. I like how well set out the area is. Even blind I can go walking. All the footpaths are fairly well constructed. Why do you feel it is important to connect with your community? I have always been interested in my community. I was a councillor for the Shire of Diamond Valley for nearly 20 years and a Scout leader.
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You meet people, you achieve things and you can see your achievements reflected in the community. What, if anything, would you change? I don’t think there is anything I would change. Things are still developing here and they take a while. Public transport has improved steadily. How did you become involved with the community reference group for the Mernda Rail Extension and what is your role on the group? I was asked to join the group. I am mainly making sure there is access for people with disabilities, whatever they may be. How has your vision impairment changed how you use public transport?
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Pop into Thomastown Neighbourhood House, 52 Main Street, on Mondays from 6-7.30pm until August 28 for community conversations. There are makers morning drop-in sewing sessions on Thursdays from 10am-1pm and meditation classes on Wednesdays from 10-11am. ■ 8376 6939
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Head to the Hume Global Learning Centre in Broadmeadows on Wednesday, August 16, from 7pm to hear from experts from Wildlife Rescue and care volunteers about how you can help the wildlife in your backyard. At 1093 Pascoe Vale Road. Bookings essential. ■ www.hume.vic.gov.au
Join author Barry Dickens for a writing workshop at Whittlesea library, 57 Laurel Street, on Wednesday, August 9, 1-2.30pm. Dickens will also talk about his new book about Ronald Ryan, the last man hanged in Australia. Dickens’ talk is part of the Whittlesea Writers Festival. ■ 9716 3028
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Celebrate family history month at Craigieburn library on Tuesday, August 22, 10am-noon. The Genealogy Society of Victoria’s Joy Roy will be on hand to help you research your family history and talk about new resources available. At 75-95 Central Park Avenue. ■ 9356 6980
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What is your family story? Bring along your personal stories, photographs and memorabilia to share in a casual session guided by Mill Park library community co-ordinator Jack Chan. At 394 Plenty Road on Friday, August 11, 11am-noon. ■ 9437 8189
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Doleen Gallery from Thursday, August 17. Both women search for perceptual universalities in the human experience. At Hume Global Learning Centre, 75-95 Central Park Avenue, Craigieburn. ■ www.hume.vic.gov.au
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These initiatives including graduate and master’s levels of study in instructional and curriculum leadership, religious leadership, student diversity and well-being. “We encourage [school] leaders to learn and expand their skills by developing a reflective mindset as a crucial aspect of their daily teaching lives,” Stephen says. “[It’s] a mindset that can be enhanced by formal study that fosters professional development and growth of leadership skills such as the integration of new learning that positively impacts student outcomes into their professional practice,” he says. Catholic Education Melbourne has a close relationship with universities, including Australian Catholic University. This gives school leaders access to courses that can be applied back in the classroom. “It enables us to help foster excellence and apply real world knowledge and real ‘chalk face’ experience to all stages of a teaching career,” Stephen says. “Beyond initial teacher training, we have worked with ACU to develop an education master of business administration to help principals, business managers and other school leaders be the best that they get be and deliver optimal outcomes for learning in their school communities. “We also helped launch the graduate certificate in child safety last year, the only
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SPORT North title would cap off Craigieburn’s promotion Craigieburn City has sealed promotion with four rounds remaining in the FFV state league 5 north season. It’s been a season like no other for Craigieburn – it’s currently on a 14-game winning streak and has lost just one match. On Saturday, it defeated Uni Hill Eagles 8-0 to open up a 10-point gap on third-placed Bundoora United. While Craigieburn expected to be a contender for the FFV state league 5 north title, even the die-hard club faithfuls didn’t foresee what the season would bring. The team found its range early in the season, scoring seven goals in each of its first two games. A loss in round three brought it back to
ground but it’s been all roses since with Craigieburn winning every game. While wins are pleasing, it’s the manner that Craigieburn has gone about it which has stood out. It has scored 105 goals for the season, an average of more than six goals a game, and on 11 occasions it’s scored at least seven goals. Craigieburn coach Michael Loche was one who didn’t see that sort of form coming. But he’s keen to capitalise on it and add a division title to this season’s achievements. “So far, so good,” he said. “[I] Didn’t think we would win 14 consecutive games. We’re not done yet, there’s still four games to go.” Craigieburn has had a number of options
up front, but opposition teams have struggled most to contain the side’s two strikers, Jordan Connerton (36 goals) and Taner Altanhan (22 goals). Loche said Connerton, an English recruit, and Altanhan, the side’s skipper, had struck up a good relationship on and off the field. “It’s hard to plan for both of them,” he said. “You can’t shut them both down. “It’s like they’ve played together for years. Jordan has become an integral part of not just the senior team but the club. “He could be playing at a higher level, but he has brought into what we’re doing and will be a massive part of us progressing through the leagues.” Craigieburn’s defence has been just as
Cannons’ late charge By Tara Murray Calder Cannons left it to the dying seconds to seal victory against Northern Knights in TAC Cup action on Saturday. Under the pump all day, the Cannons hung in against the higher-ranked Knights and trailed by a goal in the dying minutes. A free kick to Jesse Firebrace in the forward 50 gave the Cannons the match and kept their finals hopes alive. “We got a free just before the siren,” Cannons coach Andrew Johnstone said. “With a bit of wind behind him, Jesse kicked through the ball and got the goal. The siren went before the ball went back to the middle. “He was pretty excited after kicking it.” The Cannons took the win 7.10 (52)-6.10 (46). For Johnston the win was a bonus – he was impressed by how well the side had handled adversity. “We played three quarters with only two players on the bench and had a couple of players playing on one leg,” Johnston said. “Jack Evans came off in the first quarter and Shane Skidmore didn’t come back on after quarter-time. “The result didn’t matter, it was the way they pushed through and were really resilient and the effort was pleasing. “The result though was really good.” Lucas Cavallaro was named the Cannons best, while skipper Brad Bernacki was prominent. Ben Huggard and Jack Bytel kicked two goals each for the Cannons. The win leaves the Cannons sitting only percentage out of the top eight with three rounds remaining. For Johnston the next three rounds are about continuing to build on what they’ve been doing this season. “We’ve just got to keep playing good football and we’re coming against some good sides,” he said. “The Western Jets knocked off Oakleigh … Ballarat will have their private school boys back, and we know that Eastern is a talented side. We’ve got our private school boys back so we’re pretty much at full strength for the last three games.” The Cannons face Eastern Ranges next week. The Knights remain in seventh position, six points clear of eighth-placed Gippsland Power and the Cannons. Jamison Shea was the best forward on the ground kicking three goals for the Knights. Nicholas Coffield, Mark Baker and Ethan Penrith were named the best in the loss. The Knights face Western Jets next week.
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strong, with the side conceding just 17 goals in 17 matches. Six of those goals came in the first three rounds. Loche said goalkeeper Cameron Salik and defenders Paul Murphy, Sacid Cicek and Ahmad Bakri had been solid contributors all year. In recent weeks, the side has been boosted by the arrival of Aaron Turner. Loche said Turner would get better the more games he played. In other results, second-placed Plenty Valley Lions did it’s promotion hopes no harm with a 3-1 victory against third-placed Bundoora United. Tara Murray
Whittlesea sets own pace Looking at results alone, you could be excused for writing off 2017 as a year of disappointment for Whittlesea Pacers’ Big V sides. None of the club’s four teams made finals. The men’s and youth league men’s sides finished bottom of their divisions and are likely to be relegated. But results don’t tell the full story. Pacers’ director of coaching Shannon Bodley said the results weren’t what the club had hoped for this season, but it was headed in the right direction. “From the outside it looks like we failed as a club,” Bodley said. “We’ve had conversations in the basketball world and they can see what we are doing. We’re pushing youth up and it will be a two to three year project.” Bodley said the men’s state championship division side didn’t have much luck across the year. “It’s not what we want as a club [being relegated], but we had a new coach and it was a rebuilding year,” he said. “Apart from our import, most of the players could have still been playing youth league. “We won as many games as last season (three) but avoided relegation then. Maybe division 1 should be where we are at this stage.” It was a similar story for the youth league men. The Pacers won just three games for the season, but in many of those fielded teams that were on average four to five years younger than their opposition. In the women’s competition, the division 1 side finished ninth with eight wins. The side had come down from playing in the championship division the season before. “We had a lot of experience and on paper looked like we had a good side,” Bodley said. “[But] we had two or three players from last season … a lot of injuries and players going overseas. “Some games we were playing with seven players … we ran out of legs in a few games, 12 players onto seven is always going to win.” Bodley said planning for next season had begun. Bodley, who coached the women’s side to a division 1 championship in 2015, has been reappointed director of coaching. Tara Murray
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Magpie coach applaudes ‘gutsy win’ Roxburgh Park is hoping to end a disappointing Essendon District Football League division 2 season on a positive note. The Magpies, who have played in two grand finals and a preliminary final in the past three years, are already out of contention to finish in the top four. Magpies coach Travis McCarty said everyone in the club was disappointed with how the season panned out. “We had a block of six weeks from round seven to round 13 when we had … six straight losses,” McCarty said. “We had a terrible run of injuries and unavailablities and it de-railed our season. “It has come as a bit of a shock. The club hasn’t been in that position for a number of years.” One positive to come from the poor season has been the development of a number of younger players. “We’ve blooded a number of under-19 players and two under-17 players,” McCarty said. “It gives them exposure to senior football and
it’s more experience for the next generation.” While McCarty said the club was lamenting lost opportunities it was hoping to finish the seaon on the right note. Defeating Keilor Park on Saturday was a step in the right dirction for that. After a poor start the Magpies came from behind to win 9.13 (67)-6.3 (39). Hayden Farrelly and Tumay Hamza kicked two goals each for the Magpies, with Kajanithen Gnanapragasam named the best in the win. Adrian MacKinnon and Harley Short were also instrumental in the win. McCarty said it was pleasing to see the playing group step up instead of letting the game go the way of Keilor Park. “We had been three to four goals down,” he said. “We had to dig deep in the second half and even though guys were down, they were able to find a way to win. “Regardless of ladder positions that was a gutsy win.” It’s not all bad news this season for the
Magpies with both the under-19s and reserves teams making finals. The club has started planning for next season and is advertising coaching roles. McCarty told the club two weeks ago that he wouldn’t continue on in the senior coaching role. “I’m undecided whether I’ll still coach, but I’d love to stay involved at Roxburgh Park.” In other matches, Jacana continued on its way with a win against Burnside Heights. The Jaguars led by 40 points at quarter-time and went on to win 15.14 (104)-10.8 (68). Cameron Cloke kicked six goals for the winners, while Josh Covelli kicked seven goals for the Bears. Tara Murray
Roxburgh Park’s Tim Sedgewick and Jake Hopkinson bring down Keilor Park’s Ryland Head. (Mark Wilson)
Hume falls at first hurdle By Tara Murray Hume City Broncos’ championship defence is over in the first week of the Big V state championship finals. The reigning premiers started the season slowly but were one of the form teams heading into finals. Unfortunately they couldn’t continue that form on Saturday night losing to Bulleen Boomers 63-59. Defensively, the Broncos were able to achieve what they set out to do, but they were left to rue poor shooting. Three Broncos starters shot at 23 per cent or less from the field, while two players shot under 15 per cent, and it was something they couldn’t overcome. Coach Glen Milner said it was a disappointing end to the season. “We gave ourselves a chance,” he said. “We did a good job defensively keeping them to 15 points or less a quarter … It was our aim to shoot 18-20 points a quarter [but] we didn’t do that. “We went into bad habits and put shots up too early in the shot clock. “We weren’t patient enough.” Trailing by 13 points at quarter-time, the Broncos reduced the margin to four points at the main break. While they did a good job of restricting the Boomers, they couldn’t shut down Lauren Pearce. Milner said Pearce was one of the main differences in the game. For the Broncos, Colleen Planeta was the standout with 22 points and 13 rebounds, but she had little support. Viv Saad was the only other player to score double figures. “Colleen had a typical Colleen game,” Milner said. “The others didn’t fire and that was the difference. Only a small percentage of the shots we missed were forced shots.” With the season over, the Broncos are already looking ahead to next season. Milner, who took on the role for one year, has confirmed he won’t be continuing on as coach but assistant coach Michael Thomas will take on a major role next season. Milner said there would likely be player changes as well. “Colleen definitely wouldn’t be coming back next year,” he said. “We’ll start looking how we’ll line up next season. The one thing about finishing the season earlier than the last few years, it means we can start recruiting earlier.” Meanwhile Craigieburn Eagles men get their finals campaign under way this week. They play Pakenham Warriors in a best of three semi-final series over the next two weekends.
Mickleham FC’s Tony Stalevski. (Supplied)
Mickelham gets serious in top shot Mickleham Fustal Club’s rapid rise is continuing, with the club looking at promotion to the state’s top competition, Series Futsal Victoria. Starting in the state’s fifth-tier competition for a bit of fun in 2015, the club has won three premierships in that time to progress up to the second-tier state championship division. With one round remaining of the season, Mickleham is second and its dreams of another premiership and promotion are very much alive. On Sunday night, it lost a top-of-the-table clash against Moreland 2-1. Captain Sergio Tapia said the rise through the ranks had been unexpected. “It started with a bunch of friends in a social league,” he said. “We didn’t really expect this. “We all came from soccer backgrounds and we just gelled … we’re now in a competition level we should be in. “We’ve started taking it seriously on and off the court.” The club has started winning fans and popularity off the court. Channel Nine news presenter Peter Hitchener is the club’s No.1 ticket-holder and attends most games. The club is also looking for sponsors. Details: 0423 977 847 Colleen Planeta played a lone hand for Hume City Broncos on Saturday night.
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