The old Parkdale Station building will be used when the station is rebuilt.
The old station building was recently the subject of a failed heritage push. New designs (pictured left) for the redeveloped Parkdale Station have been released by the Level Crossing Removal Project. See story page 7.
Picture: Supplied.
THE state government is planning to build more rail bridges along the Frankston train line to make it level crossing-free.
Under the state government’s plan, sky rail would be built over Wickham Road and Highett Road in Highett, McDonald Street in Mordialloc, Sta tion Street in Aspendale, and over
Armstrongs Road and Station Street in Seaford. The state government expects the project to be complete by 2029.
Rail under road is proposed to re place the Groves Street level crossing in Aspendale. The level crossings at Latrobe Street in Mentone and Bear Street in Mordialloc will be closed, making the entire Frankston line free of level crossings.
In a statement the state government said that the Highett rail bridge would “minimise land acquisition and avoid a four-month closure of the Frankston
Line.” It also said that the proximity of Mordialloc Creek and Kananook Creek to level crossings make rail bridges the best options in those areas.
Premier Daniel Andrews said the state government is “on budget and well ahead of schedule with our un precedented level crossing removal projects, and now we’ll make the Frankston Line level crossing free –delivering huge benefits to local com munities.”
Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson said “with the removal of these dangerous
and congested level crossings improv ing safety, reducing congestion and creating better connections for our community. We’ve seen so much in vestment on the Frankston Line but there is more work to be done.”
At Parkdale, plans to build sky rail have sparked community backlash. An online survey conducted by Kingston Council last year found that 76 per cent of residents wanted a rail under road solution at Parkers Road and Warrigal Road instead (“Residents rally against rail over road” The News 24/11/21).
A statement on Facebook from resident group No Skyrail Parkdale slammed the state government’s new plans. “Why the insane obsession with trains, when our hospital system and emergency services are in melt down,” the group said. “Clearly they think they can get away with it before the election. It gives the local com munities no time to ask questions or mobilise any sort of opposition. What a disgrace.”
The state election will take place next month on 26 November.
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A KINGSTON councillor has been sued for defamation over a series of Facebook comments about a prop erty developer.
Councillor Cameron Howe has been ordered to pay Sam Zuchowski $205,000. Zuchowski is the manag ing director of Cavendish, which is responsible for the development of the Patterson Lakes marina precinct.
The defamation ruling related to comments made by third parties on the “Carrum and Patterson Lakes Forum” Facebook page administered by Howe. The comments and posts were made prior to Howe’s election to council in 2020.
Ten publications were assessed by Judge Lauritsen in the Victorian County Court. Some of the com ments questioned Zuchowski’s char acter and the integrity of decisions made within the Endeavour Cove precinct.
Lauritsen found that Zuchowski’s reputation was “badly damaged and there is a corresponding need to vindicate his reputation”.
“Mr Zuchowski was deeply hurt by what was said,” Lauritsen wrote in the judgement. “I have strived to gauge the size of the audience who would believe Mr Zuchowski was being defamed in the comments. I am satisfied it would include many of the adult population of the marina area.
“It is seriously defamatory to describe a property developer as
corrupt and who has bribed a coun cil. What people mean by the word ‘corruption’ can take many forms but bribery is a criminal offence. To these are added a greedy developer and a contemptible person. These descriptions have an individual and cumulative defamatory effect. Since these kinds of statements were made repeatedly, it is little wonder they adversely affected Mr Zuchowski’s reputation, his relationship with residents of the marina area and with the council.”
In a statement, Howe said he is considering an appeal.
Howe also sued Amber Zuchowski over comments made as the devel opment manager of Cavendish at a public Kingston Council meet ing. He was awarded damages of $15,000 against Cavendish, with Amber Zuchowski jointly liable for $10,000.
THE state opposition says it will spend $10 million dredging Mordial loc Creek if it wins next month’s election.
A “properly constituted” commit tee of management would be set up to oversee the creek if the Liberals win government, a statement from the opposition read.
“The health of the creek has sig nificantly deteriorated under the An drews Labor Government, with its last dredging back in 2012 under the Baillieu Government,” the statement read. “The frustrated community is campaigning fiercely, after years of being led on by the government, which has continuously claimed the funding would be made available –yet has nothing to show for it.
“As part of the Liberals and Na tionals’ commitment, the establish ment of a properly constituted com mittee of management will ensure a coordinated and informed approach to the ongoing management of this unique and important resource.”
The Liberal candidate for Mor dialloc Phillip Pease said he has “worked closely with the Mordial loc Creek community, the boating community, collected signatures on my online petition and advocated for this funding - because it’s the right thing to do.”
“This is about protecting the health of the environment and our commu nity,” he said.
THE Victorian Liberals have prom ised to extend the Frankston train line to Baxter if successful at next month’s state election.
The state opposition says it will electrify and duplicate the Stony Point line to Baxter. Two new sta tions would be built at Langwarrin and Frankston East.
Six level crossings would be removed and both Frankston and Baxter Stations would be upgraded for the project.
The state opposition says the pro ject would be delivered in the next four years at a cost of $971 million.
A business case assessing the project released in 2020 revealed that it could cost $1.5 billion to extend the train line to Baxter (“Business case casts doubt on rail extension” The News 16/11/20).
Liberal candidate for Frankston Michael O’Reilly said the extension of the train line is “so long overdue”.
“This doesn’t just extend the train line, but it actually gets people out of cars. One of the biggest issues we have in Frankston is congestion in the CBD and a lack of parking at Frankston Train Station which is right at the end of the line,” he said.
“This extension will not only service the hospital and the university, but it will also help kids get to major sporting infrastructures that will be
underway soon.”
Last weekend the state govern ment committed to making the Frankston line level crossing free by 2029.
A report released by the McKell Institute ranked Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula as the areas with the lowest percentage of public transport use compared to private vehicle use. Committee for Greater Frankston president Rod Evenden said “coming second-last and last on the public transport ladder is appall ing but not surprising. For instance, everyone knows the present train ser vice from Stony Point to Frankston, which is supposed to service Lang warrin and Karingal, is infrequent and notoriously unreliable”.
A PROPOSAL to build a 10-storey apartment building at the Endeavour Cove precinct in Pat terson Lakes has been dealt a blow.
The 10-storey development is planned for 64 Pier One Drive. The Victorian Civil and Admin istrative Tribunal recently considered an applica tion to use the building for residential apartments while reducing car parking requirements at the site. It knocked back the request.
The VCAT finding read that under the current planning controls at the site, no permission is required to construct a building. However, VCAT has rejected developer Cavendish Properties’ application for the site to be used for residential apartments.
“Use of the land for dwellings without plan ning approval is conditional upon car parking being provided at the ratio of at least 2 covered spaces and 1 visitor space to each dwelling,” the VCAT finding read. “The proposed provision of 133 car spaces, including 119 resident spaces and 14 visitor spaces will result in a shortfall of 21 resident spaces (two-bedroom dwellings only) and 56 visitor spaces.”
The VCAT finding also read that there was “confusion at the hearing about the land to which the permit would apply.”
“This permit application fails because it has not been brought in a comprehensive manner in accordance with orderly and proper planning,” the outcome read.
Kingston Council has been advocating for the planning minister to call in the matter (“Last chance to intervene at Endeavour Cove” The News 14/9/22).
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THE Frankston Coast Guard is being told to disband.
The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association, supported by Emergency Management Victoria, has been reviewing the viability of the Frankston Coast Guard. It has decided that the Frankston flotilla should be consolidated with the unit at Carrum.
The decision follows years of set backs and struggles for the Frankston flotilla. The group has been without a permanent home for nearly four years following the demolition of its Pier Promenade headquarters.
Plans to build a boat harbour and permanent home for the Coast Guard at Oliver’s Hill were abandoned in 2019 after the project failed to receive support from the state and federal gov ernments. In the meantime the club has occupied the Frankston Mechanics Institute, while launching its primary rescue vessel from Patterson Lakes.
The flotilla responds to about 100 call outs a year.
The end of the Frankston unit would bring to an end decades of history. The Frankston Coast Guard formed in the early 1960s, and was chartered as Flo tilla 1.
The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association declined to com ment on the decision to dissolve the flotilla. The Frankston unit was also contacted for comment.
Several former members of the Frankston Coast Guard have told The News that the demise of the flotilla is
a devastating blow. Former volunteer Anthony Mayall says that an Emergen cy Management Victoria decision to reallocate the Frankston unit’s primary vessel was a major contributing factor.
“Emergency Management Victoria has taken away Frankston’s state sup plied primary rescue vessel and allo cated it to another area due to the lack of facilities at Frankston and the Coast Guard having to operate from Patter son River, whilst shortly afterwards declaring Frankston’s secondary Coast Guard owned vessel as being as be ing unfit for marine search and rescue despite its very successful history,” Mayall said.
The News asked Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke why these decisions were made, but a direct response was not provided. A state government spokes person said “the Frankston area will still be well protected on the water, with no reduction in service to the community and existing marine search and rescue flotillas based at Carrum and Mornington to patrol the area.”
“We’re incredibly grateful for the support from Frankston Coast Guard volunteers for more than 60 years in keeping the community safe,” the statement read.
Mayall also pointed the finger at Frankston Council for the demise of the Coast Guard.
“Frankston Council, in their efforts to beautify the beach area, condemned and demolished the Coast Guard building and have not made appropriate or ad equate efforts to rehouse them,” Mayall said. “So without a building, taken by Frankston Council, and without a ves sel, taken by the state government, the
first Coast Guard unit in Australia and the longest serving Coast Guard unit in Australia will shortly cease to exist.
To all current and past members, thank you for your service to the Frankston community.”
Frankston Council was willing to put $8 million of ratepayer money into the abandoned Oliver’s Hill project. It had planned to move the unit into the Yacht Club building, but eventually called off those plans too. In a statement, Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy said that council had provided “significant” support to the Coast Guard.
“Council’s support has included
providing use of the Mechanics Hall as an administrative base for Coast Guard Frankston. Improvements were made to the hall in order to ensure they had the facilities they required to operate,” he said. “Council also hosted extensive consultation sessions with key stake holders to develop and examine options with investigation, consultation and concept designs provided to federal and state governments for funding consid erations for a new location.
“We thank Coast Guard Frankston for their many years of dedicated service to the community.”
Richard Burgess volunteered with the
Coast Guard for more than 40 years. He said that the loss of the Frankston unit would be a loss to the whole com munity. “Surely the flotilla’s 60-year resume demonstrates that it has always strived to achieve a controlled environ ment. Prevention is better than cure, of which its members are well versed, particularly given the flotilla members were delivering boating safety courses and marine communications services some 40 years prior to the introduction of Transport Safety Maritime’s boat licensing program and the outsourced marine radio network,” he said.
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THE new Parkdale Station precinct will contain original elements of the old station building.
The state government will construct a new Parkdale Station when it builds sky rail to replace the level crossings at Warrigal Road and Parkers Road. Concerned community members and Kingston Council have been pushing for the original station building to be preserved in some way.
Last week, the Level Crossing Removal Project released new designs for the rebuilt station. In a statement the LXRP said that “retaining original elements of the existing station is important to locals, so the station building will be repurposed and located within the new precinct.”
“Community feedback has shaped the latest designs, and the new station precinct and open space has been designed to reflect the local char acter and village feel of Parkdale. The new station precinct will have a generous forecourt and gathering places, featuring warm and light-toned materials such as timber, granite and stone, in keeping with community feedback,” the LXRP says. “The new open spaces will feature trees and landscaping, walking and cycling paths, and recreation areas including a basketball half court, open-air gym and nature-based play areas.
“When the new station opens, passengers will enjoy modern, accessible station facilities, filled with natural light – featuring stairs and lifts to station platforms, a new office for protective ser vices officers, more lighting at night and better CCTV. The community is now invited to share feedback on the updated designs at Engage Victoria, and at face-to-face and virtual community information sessions from mid October.”
A push to have the Parkdale Station heritage protected failed last month (“Heritage hopes for train station dashed” The News 21/9/22).
To provide feedback on the Parkdale Station designs visit engage.vic.gov.au/lxrp-mentoneand-parkdale
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A NEW Medicare and Centrelink office in Frankston is now open.
The centre is now based out of Bayside Shopping Centre, 28 Beach Street in Frankston. The services previously operated out of a building on the corner of Davey and Young Streets.
The new office is open Monday to Friday - 8.30am to 4.30pm.
THE Frankston waterfront area will host the sunset twilight market again this month.
This month’s market takes place on 16 October. In addition to the shopping stalls, the event will feature live music, food trucks, and other
MORE than 60 unwanted cats have found their forever homes thanks to the tireless work of Bethany Swiggs.
The passionate animal enthusiast founded her own cat rescue organisa tion last year, hoping to turn stray cats and unwanted kittens into beloved pets.
Big Dollan’s Fur Rescue has now been operating for 18 months. Swiggs said the organisation specialises in “rescuing, rehabbing, and rehoming cats and unwanted kittens in the local areas of Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula.”
“I’ve been working in lower socioeconomic places in Frankston like the
Pines, working with residents to desex cats. We also take kittens into foster care as well and through that we find them forever homes,” she said.
Swiggs said she was compelled to start the not-for-profit after volun teering in animal welfare. “This is a passion of mine - I fell into it at start 2021 when I became a volunteer and found there weren’t many resources. Vet clinics were often out in the eastern and northern suburbs. I wanted to focus on our community, so I went out and started our not-for-profit,” she said.
Big Dollan’s Fur Rescue was re-
cently named a national finalist for Pet Insurance Australia’s outstanding new rescue group award. Swiggs said the honour left her “shocked”.
“Really it was the acknowledgement that if just one person is playing their part, the impact can be quite large. If you’re thinking about doing something, just do it. You are making a difference.”
The cat rescue not-for-profit has helped find homes for 62 cats so far. To access Big Dollan’s Fur Rescue’s services visit bigdollansfurrescue.org or contact @bdfurrescue on Instagram. Brodie Cowburn
We’re removing the dangerous and congested Warrigal Road and Parkers Road level crossings by building a rail bridge
roads and a new Parkdale Station.
to face sessions*
entertainment.
Entry is free. The event runs from 3pm to 8pm on 16 October.
THE Peninsula Arts Society will hold its annual art exhibition in Frankston this month.
This year’s exhibition will feature more than 200 works. Artists who have their work shown at the exhibition will be eligible to win prizes.
The Peninsula Arts Society exhibition will take place at 159 Overport Road, Frankston. It runs from 29 October to 1 November, 10 am to 5pm daily. Entry is free.
For more information on the society visit peninsulaartssociety.org.au
*Face to face sessions held in three 45-minute blocks.
We've released updated designs for the new station precinct and open space. Join us at a community information session to view the designs, and share your feedback.
Mentone RSL, 9 Palermo Street, Mentone
To register for a session or complete our design feedback survey, scan the QR code or visit engage.vic.gov.au/lxrp -mentone-and-parkdale
Need help with registration or the survey? Please contact us directly via phone
email below.
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PENINSULA Aero Club has won its battle for legitimacy after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal declared that Tyabb Airport does have permit rights to operate.
After years of tension over planning controls around the airport and residents’ complaints about its operating hours, the aero club went to Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in September and then in March 2022 to seek a declaration that its permits authorise its operation.
PAC president Jack Vevers said the tribunal ruling last week (5 October) was a fantastic win for PAC and everyone at the airport.
In a statement, Vevers told supporters he had “great pleasure to inform you that we have received the muchawaited decision by VCAT in relation to our application for a declaration of our permits”.
“VCAT has declared that we are an airport and have always been an airport, which is consistent with the planning scheme definition of a trans port terminal,” he said.
“We can continue to operate as we have done previously, which includes the use of the east-west runway, fly at night, operate a flying school, sell fuel, operate both fixed wing aeroplanes and helicopters, and run air shows.”
The ruling means that only aircraft over 2041 kilograms are subject to a night curfew (except in the case of
emergency) and are prohibited from using the east-west runway. Other key outcomes include permission for small aircraft to fly at night, use of the airport for planes and helicopters, limitations around movements of large aircraft (over 4500 pounds) and clarity around definitions of “night”, “emergency” and “airport”.
Vevers said it “puts to bed for once and for all the question of our legitimacy to be an airport” and forever-
more protects its operations”.
“This decision provides PAC and all of the businesses on the airport the full protection of planning law and the National Airport Safety Framework policy as well as providing certainty for council and the community,” he said.
He said it was now time for all to move forward, accept the decision, “get back to flying, and share our airport with our community”.
Despite long-running simmering tensions between the airport – which has been in operation since the 1960s - and Mornington Peninsula Shire, the council has “welcomed” the VCAT findings. The mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said it was good to “finally have a definitive position from VCAT as the independent umpire”.
“VCAT’s decision provides council, the Peninsula Aero Club and everyone in the community certainty into the
future,” he said. “We look forward to working with the Peninsula Aero Club and seeing our local aviation sector thrive as they move forward with confidence about their opera tions.”
Some anti-airport residents are not so pleased with the VCAT decision, and say they will consider an appeal, despite the hearing being between the council and the airport.
Spokesperson for Sensible Aircraft Noise (in and around Tyabb), Brewis Atkinson, who has led a campaign since 2018 to restrict aircraft operations, said the decision opened residents up to the possibility of aircraft noise at unlimited levels “24 hours a day from increased aircraft”, including helicopter activity in all directions, including east and west of the airfield.
Atkinson said one win for airport opponents was that permit conditions could not be breached if the pilot deemed it "operationally necessary", as PAC had sought.
He said other “wins” were that night starts at sunset and finishes at sunrise, reducing the legal operating time of aircraft over 2041 kilograms (4500 pounds) by about 50 minutes a night, and were limited to 10 movements a day and not 20 as sought by PAC.
It is still unclear what the latest hearing will cost the council, but as part of the dispute over the airfield permits the shire had to pay out $32,000 in 2021 to PAC for costs incurred over a dispute over permit conditions (“Shire’s $32,000 payout to aero club” The News 23/2/21).
A SOMERVIILE family was lucky to escape unharmed after a fire broke out at their Eramosa Road home Monday 3 October.
Somerville CFA was called to the fire just before 6.30pm, supported by units from Baxter and Moorooduc.
Somerville captain Josh Caron said the fire was contained to one room by CFA firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, with damage limited to some furniture, ceilings and walls.
to the fire. While evacuating the house, a family member had closed a connecting door, which confined the fire and smoke damage to one area of the house.
“This is yet another example of how a working smoke alarm has saved lives,” he said.
A HASTINGS man, 34, has been charged with murder after a fatal hitand-run in Hastings on Saturday.
Police said a 23-year-old male pedestrian was with friends when he was hit by a white SUV at the intersection of McCallum Street and
Cool Store Road about 11pm. He died at the scene.
Police allege the driver of the vehicle did not stop at the scene. He was arrested later that evening.
A crime scene was set up where investigators remained into the morning.
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are still working to find out the exact circumstances and are urging anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers.
He said the fire was believed to have started by a scented candle that had fallen over, and firefighters spent some time removing smoke from the house and monitoring carbon monox ide levels.
Caron said a smoke alarm alerted the young family living in the house
“If you must use candles, please ensure that you keep an eye on them. We had a good outcome today, but many serious house fires have been started by candles.
“The family did a great job today. They evacuated promptly and shut doors on the way out which limited the spread of fire and smoke.”
I note with some interest that Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is listing affordable housing as one of it’s priorities (“Shire ‘shouts’ for money” The News 4/10/22).
People may be aware that both the state and federal governments have committed billions to building additional housing. However, to do that they need to work with councils and the organisations to find suitable land and develop partner ships to build. The problem we have here is that the council has crab-walked away from options for affordable housing to be built on council owned land that have been identified. The big gest one was at Capel Sound where council gave in to a local campaign to stop affordable housing being built (“Social housing site rejected” The News 13/9/22). The saddest thing was that the council had not even identified what type of affordable housing it would be or who would be the targeted population to occupy it.
It is the reality that even those on median incomes like nurses, childcare workers, hospitality workers are now unable to afford rental properties on the peninsula. While one answer is to encourage those who have houses that are unoccupied for a significant part of the year to make their properties available for rental, the other is to build more housing.
However, it appears that on the peninsula noone wants affordable housing in their neighbourhood and the council is unable to convince them otherwise. That is a sad indictment on our community. Marg D’Arcy, Rye
I am extremely concerned about the fire risk of the highly flammable South African noxious weed called boneseed. This yellow flowering weed is growing all along Arthur’s Seat Road
which winds up from the bottom to the top of Arthurs Seat as well as at the lookout areas.
VicRoads is responsible for any foliage growing within two metres of the roadside.
The Department of Agriculture states that “boneseed is well adapted to fire, responding more rapidly than native species and responding to even low intensity fire”.
The risk to human life caused by a bushfire if this highly flammable weed catches on fire during the fire seasons of spring, summer and autumn is one that needs to be mitigated by VicRoads urgently.
As we are aware there are huge numbers of visitors to the tourist attractions of the Eagle Chairlift, the Enchanted Maze and Seawinds Gardens over most weekends and holidays, therefore the risk to these tourists becoming trapped by a bushfire at the top of Arthurs Seat is alarming.
VicRoads is shunning its responsibility to tourists using this road if does nothing to eradicate this weed which has almost completely infested the roadside.
There appears to be no past or future plan to remove the Boneseed by VicRoads.
I have written to VicRoads about this issue, but I have received no response.
Mary Waterman, Arthurs SeatThe Liberal National Party gives money to wealthy developers but only “fights” for funding for projects affecting their electorate. Perhaps [Flinders MP] Zoe McKenzie should ask [her predecessor] Greg Hunt just where in the office did he put the phantom $70 million for the Jetty Road, Rosebud overpass. That could then be one less item she’ll have to fight for.
Good luck with the electrification of the Frankston to Baxter rail line. The internal road system is a shire responsibility, only the major roads are maintained by VicRoads, a state responsibility.
The LNP have held this seat since way back when Bob Chynoweth held it for Labor, so they have had all those years to improve telecommunications.
It will be interesting to see how Zoe performs in her first term. It would be better if she rolled up her sleeves and got stuck into those issues instead of issuing pretty glossy pamphlets.
John Cain, McCraeOne cannot help but sympathise with the residents of Martha Cove having to contend with hordes of fishermen who regularly invade the area. I have seen them myself passing in our boat and often get abuse for proceeding through their lines.
However, I do not think that this is a problem that should be shunted solely to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.
Martha Cove is private property and the residents have it within their power to engage whatever security measures are needed to enforce compliance with the body corporate rules at their own expense.
If there is non-compliance with planning permit conditions, then the council has a role to ensure that these conditions are observed.
The photo shows a large number of residents lined up against four fishermen (“Petition to tackle fishing ‘problem’ at marina” The News 27/9/22). Apart from looking and tut-tutting, what did they do?
The police will not respond to calls from residents in these circumstances, so the alternative is for council to request police support to enforce planning permit conditions. If there is wide-spread defecation and physical threats with knives occurring complaints could be made to the police for this and indecent exposure.
A more effective approach would be to engage security people or patrol the canal on a jet ski
to scatter the fish. I don’t know what the legal status of the breakwater is, but if they are to be confined to that area at least the residents will get some substantial relief. Excess bag limits can also be policed by Fisheries officers. Constant harassment is an effective tool.
Barry James Rumpf, McCraeWhen we consider just how Queen Elizabeth II was when she died recently, there seems to be three factors.
Firstly, she had recently lost her husband, the love of her life. Secondly, she caught COVID, who knows what effect that had on her health?
Thirdly, she was 96 and no doubt had some health issues as a result of reaching that age. However, what have the doctors put on her death certificate? She died of “old age”.
I thought no one was supposed to die of “old age” nor of a “broken heart” for that matter.
What they actually die of is the medical problems that come with advanced age or with the real misery of suffering a broken heart. To say a person dies of “old age” is just too simplistic.
Mary Lane, MorningtonFrankston Council claims its recent satisfaction survey is a good guide to the public’s perception as to how it is performing.
It should be noted only 800 people were surveyed, which is less than half a percent of the population, and one must question as to whether the responders were handpicked. Was the survey taken before or after it was made public about two councillors spending $30,000 of ratepayers money on legal costs?
If the council wants an honest appraisal then it should be far more transparent on these matters.
I realise it has met its legal obligations, but why not be proactive instead of defensive.
I hope it does not hide behind the excuse of cost as one could be done entirely on line on a voluntary basis.
John Roberts, FrankstonIT was, to put it mildly, unexpected. On an evening on which I anticipated keeping a very low profile, I ended up being crowned king and supreme ruler. Had I known that a simple afternoon at a lawn bowls club would end with my coronation if not deification, I would probably have worn a better shirt. But some are born to greatness. Others have greatness thrust upon them. And then there’s the rest of us for whom greatness just rolls along as it pleases until it comes to a gradual resting touch. So it is with lawn bowls. This was the second time I’d ever set foot inside a bowls club. The first was decades ago in St Kilda to see one of my all time favourite bands, You Am I, play. Although they may well be terrific lawn bowlers for all I know, they stuck to playing rock music. And, as music goes, it was a great gig but it wasn’t much of a sporting event. Which, in retrospect, made my deci sion to dress in bowling whites all the more unfortunate. I’ll only say that I was misinformed as the venue entry requirements. Besides the ensuing mockery, I’ll simply say that bowling whites will always come off second best in a mosh pit. Always.
But this time, my visit to a lawn bowls club was different. This was no late night gig but an afternoon that would casually slip into the evening by which time spirits would be high and great sporting achievements would be honoured. My partner plays football. In fact, she plays football really, really well. And this year, her football club’s end of season shindig was being held at a local bowling green. Naturally, I
went as her ‘plus one’.
I say ‘football’ instead of ‘soccer’ because I quickly learned that refer ring to God’s own game as ‘soccer’ is akin to referring to Penfold’s Grange
as ‘go-juice’ while drinking it from a plastic sippy cup, and is something that only the most ignorant of neo phytes would do. I’ve also learned to refer to potato chips as ‘crisps’ and
to ‘Eurovision’ as awesome. There’s been a lot of talk, too, about the World Cup but, to be honest, I’m still trying to get my head around that one. All I can tell you is that Meat Loaf won’t be playing at half time. I know because I expressly asked.
The end of year knees-up was dedicated to celebrating the sporting achievements of the club, whatever form they took. From great victories and bags of goals and glory, through to narrowly avoiding relegation – the teams within the club had experienced it all. For my part, I was there as the partner, not the star attraction, which is the role I feel I was born to play.
In attending, my mission was simple: don’t get sunburned and don’t do or say anything embarrassing that would result in being disowned. It was, with out a doubt, a low bar. As it happens, there was also a low bar directly be hind the bowling green that was doing a roaring trade, but I took up a discreet position against a wall and watched.
Early on in the pandemic, I stopped drinking alcohol. I’m not sure why. It was event without drama – there was no bottom of the barrel (or bottle) mo ment. Rather, it was a gradual loss of interest that was hurried along by a general sense that the world was spi raling out of control. That was more than two years ago, and I’m still very much enjoying life without it. But when it comes to lawn bowls, would being sober give me an unfair advan tage?
room, some of the teams were large, loud and were limbering up. Given the warm up exercises they were doing, I could only assume that some of them were intending to bowl over-arm off a long run-up. I was nervous.
I’ll admit there was a learning curve. One that saw my bowl skive off the green and into the path of someone else’s before high-tailing it to the gut ter. But the next one was better and, by some miracle, we won our match. And the next one and the one after that. Within an hour, we were in the grand final. The atmosphere was electric. The other team was taking things very seriously indeed, but our team held its nerve and we ultimately prevailed.
As the medal declaring me ‘Lawn Bowls Champion – 2022’ was being hung around my neck, it occurred to me that I may have made a mistake. Attending a sporting club function as the ‘plus one’ and designated driver, I had no business winning anything.
Much less winning against a group of highly competitive humans. Mind you, I suspect I’ll have to return the medal once the results of the random drug test come back and it’s revealed that I was stone cold sober.
I wasn’t the only winner that night. As I sat at our table, I watched as my partner collected a ‘golden boot’ award. Unlike my medal, her trophy was hard earned and richly deserved. It was quite a night. And if you’d asked me a year ago whether being a ‘plus one’ at a sports team function held in a bowling club would be a glo rious experience, I’d have thought you were mad. It’s funny what time does.
Looking around the
We were broken up into teams. One of our players had played the game be fore and another had seen the movie ‘Crackerjack’.
Compiled by Cameron McCullough
3.15 on Sunday afternoon
Mannix arrived by car at Hastings.
arrival was the signal for a cheer by the children attending the Catholic School.
He went straight to the Convent of the Sisters of St. Josephs and there performed the ceremony for which he had come from town – that of blessing the new building.
The ceremony over, His Grace as cended to a platform erected between the Convent and the school accompa nied by Father O’Hagan, Dean Carey and several other clergy.
Father O’Hagan, in outlining the reason for the visit of His Grace, Archbishop Mannix, said that though the school of which they were all so proud and had worked so hard for was now clear of debt, the other build ing – the new Convent – was rolling in debt.
The building cost £1600, £290 of which had been paid.
That was a lot of money, a large sum easily slipped of the tongue, but very hard to wipe off the slate.
A collection, however, was being made as he spoke, he said, and before His Grace spoke he would read out the list of subscribers.
The people, though not wealthy, had already done marvels, but he knew they would again rise to the occasion.
Dean Carey followed Father O’Hagan. He spoke most interestingly on Hastings as he knew it many years ago, when he had administered it as part of the Parish of Elsternwick, and
the only way of getting to it was by Cobb & Co’s coach.
Today there were 21 clergy where he had reigned and as the Archbishop mentioned later, all he recognised in the district was the seal.
Dr. McGuire, a missionary from China, spoke briefly, thanking sin cerely the Sisters and the children, with their parents, for the keen and practical interest which they were tak ing in the mission field.
Father O’Hagan then read out the subscription list, headed by His Grace and himself with £20 each. The total donations received amounted to £170.
His Grace on rising, received a warm greeting from his people gath ered to hear him.
Catholics, he said, the world over, did great things, and he doubted whether anywhere they had done as much as the people of Hastings had done.
He was glad to see Father O’Hagan restored to health, and in such good humor, and also to see so many mem bers of the clergy present.
He could talk a great deal on the school and about the Sisters.
The Sisters of the Order of St. Jo seph were second to none. The Order was an Australian Order, and being such should find a warm corner in the hearts of all Australian Catholics.
As teachers they undertook duties and work that others were afraid to face.
It was never an easy matter to find teachers, but where they were required there were the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Theirs as a great work, for it was from the backblocks of Australia where they labored that the future magnates of the city would be re cruited.
It was a matter of special credit to the Sisters that the Hastings school stood on terms of equality with Mel bourne schools, as Father O’Hagan re ported from the Inspector of Schools.
“We,” he continued, “are suffering from a burden almost too great to bear. For 50 years we have contribut ed every penny to keep in our schools, while at the same time we have been taxed for the upkeep of State Schools.
“We have contributed in order that these schools may now celebrate their jubilee.
“The first day I ever arrived in this country I had the hardihood to say that this was a disgrace to all Australians who are otherwise fair and broadminded in their outlook.
“We are compelled for conscien tious reasons to put up our own schools, and we should therefore either be assisted by the State or set apart and freed of such taxes.
“If we get such a concession we will engage to keep our schools up to standard. If not, we will certainly never give up our schools.
“State Schools are celebrating their Jubilee. I received an invitation to be present. Probably it was sent without thought or malice, but I could con sider it an offence to be asked to be present at such a celebration.
“When they established this system they thought they were going to upset Catholicism in Australia.
“It was to be the thin end of the wedge that was to rend us asunder.
“Fifty years have passed and we are more united than ever, more ready to make sacrifices.
“Our need now is more Australian priests, or Irish, if they are not avail able.
“And these people – what have they to say. Their churches – free seats, all welcome – are empty – it is their own statement.
“Sorry to say our seats are not free, but if anyone cannot afford it they come just the same.
“Their churches are empty – ours are full; and the reason is not far to seek, for ours is the True Church and theirs – is not.
“And to a great extent because they do not teach their religion in their schools. Their own Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne referred to the Act as the most desolating piece of legislation he had ever heard of.
“Nor could he see how the church could support such an Act, and not turn their backs on Christ their Master.
“His prediction had come true. Des olation has come in their churches, and on themselves.
“I did not go to the celebration, but I shouldn’t be surprised if the Anglican clergy and others were there. “Cer tainly the schools deserve great credit for their secular work, but then side by side with that see how the system has helped to Paganise Australia.
“We pay heavily for our schools, but thank God our church 50 years ago did not accept the State School system.
“We are doing our duty by God and our church. The ground once ruled over by Dr. Carey is now ministered to by twenty-one priests. I wish that the secular rulers had copied the church in this.
“Had they, Australia would now have 20 to 30 millions of people, as against her 5 and 6.
The cry now is to bring people out. There is plenty room for them if the country is properly divided, but the people who have first claim are the people who have been bred and born in Australia.
“I have just travelled the Riverina and coming from Balraneld across the Murray traversed over 3000 miles by car.
“I was told that all that land comprised seven stations. God never intended that to be.
“All that land should not be held by seven people, nor 70. There are young Australians living there accustomed to earning their living on the land look ing for ground.
“They put in for a plot and 100 to 300 compete against them, and yet there is land and to spare if properly divided up.
“These things have been on my mind since my recent tour, and I felt I must ventilate them. If they are not in accord with your ideas then find a bet ter policy and stand up to it, and see that Australia’s flag is top of the pole.” ***
From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 13 October 1922
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AN unbeaten knock of 95 from Chris Brittain proved the difference between Langwarrin and Red Hill last week end.
Red Hill were first in to bat on Sat urday. They played well, setting Lang warrin a target of 201 to win.
Luke Robertson and Simon Dart were Red Hill’s best, scoring 42 runs each. Matthew Prosser’s three wickets helped to restrict Red Hill’s total.
Prosser backed up his good show ing with the ball with a handy innings as opener. He got Langwarrin off to a good start with a knock of 36.
First drop batter Brittain took the game by the scruff of the neck. He smashed 95 runs during his innings, hitting eight fours and three sixes.
Brittain’s efforts proved the differ ence. Langwarrin chased Red Hill’s total down with four wickets and three overs to spare.
Old Peninsula picked up a hard fought win at home over Pines on Saturday. They chased down a target of 127 with just three wickets left to spare.
Long Island and Baden Powell rounded out the winner’s list with victories over Baxter and Sorrento re spectively.
A MIDDLE order collapse cost Somerville the game against Heather hill on Saturday.
The two sides faced off at Somer ville Reserve. Heatherhill batted first and faced some struggles at the crease.
Heatherhill lost 4/10 at one stage. They finished their innings on 120, leaving the door open for Somerville to get the win.
Jack Kennedy bowled beautifully for Somerville. He posted figures of 6/28.
Somerville’s run chase never gath ered any momentum. After number four batter Leigh Lowry was dis missed for 27 the wheels fell off.
Somerville’s next five batters were dismissed for scores of 4, 11, 6, 1, and 5. They ended up all out for 116, five runs short of victory.
Seaford Tigers picked up a seven wicket win over Flinders at home last weekend. On the road, Mornington picked up a good win over Dromana.
Mt Eliza had little trouble dispatch ing Moorooduc on Saturday. They won by nine wickets.
DISTRICT OPENER Brad Lockhart’s sensa tional unbeaten 98 secured Carrum Downs a win last weekend.
Carrum Downs played Seaford at RF Miles Reserve on Saturday. Sea ford batted first and were bowled out for 173.
Lockhart opened the batting for
Carrum Downs, and took control of the match. He smashed 98 runs from 100 balls, carrying his bat through the innings.
Lockhart’s mammoth effort helped Carrum Downs pick up a five wicket win with just over three overs to play.
Delacombe Park had an excel lent day at home in their round two matchup against Hastings. The home side scored freely, making 245 runs and losing just three wickets. Hast ings were dismissed for 165, 80 runs short of a result.
Rosebud picked up a comfortable win over Crib Point on Saturday.
RYE have picked up a narrow win over Frankston YCW.
Rye played YCW at RJ Rowley Re serve on Saturday. Frankston YCW batted first and set their opponents a total of 134 to chase down.
Justin Barnes was pick of the bowl
ers for Rye. He took 3/15 off eight overs.
Rye had some early difficulties at the crease, but the efforts of opener Nathan Hunt kept them in it. Hunt made 53 runs while early wickets fell around him.
A strong showing from the middle order kept Rye chugging along, but a late collapse threatened to sink them.
Despite losing 3/7 late in the game, Rye managed to scrape over the line. They won with two wickets to spare and one over left to play.
Tootgarook had it easier on Sat urday. They smashed Skye by nine wickets, winning with 17 overs left to play.
Balnarring picked up a good win on the road against Ballam Park on Sat urday.
Mt Martha and Boneo scored victories over Tyabb and Pearcedale respectively.
PENINSULA Strikers announced on Friday that they had signed Steve El liott and Campbell Steedman from Mornington.
There’s a sense of unfinished busi ness at Centenary Park after just missing out on promotion from State 2 this year and both new signings are expected to play pivotal roles in the club’s title tilt in 2023.
Strikers now have joint senior coaches in Donn Delaney and Scott Morrison with the latter switching from Mornington so he’s well posi tioned to assess the newcomers.
“There’d been initial contact with Campbell before I got involved (with Strikers) but obviously when I got in volved it was a no brainer to get him on board,” Morrison said.
“He brings attacking flair which is pretty exciting, he’s quick as and he’s going to cause some teams real head aches with his speed and how danger ous he is going forward.
“It’s exciting to think about the di versity he brings as he can play on ei ther wing or through the middle.”
Morrison describes Elliott as “a massive signing” both on and off the pitch.
“Stevie flagged his interest over a week ago and as soon as I found out I got straight onto the phone.
“On the pitch he gives us the quality of his football and his leadership but just as importantly off the pitch it’s what he brings to the group especially the young boys in terms of teaching them and guiding them.”
Steedman, 21, started his football journey at Mount Eliza before joining Bulleen’s NPL under-18s and making his mark in impressive fashion.
He spearheaded a successful cham pionship tilt in 2018 and won the league’s Golden Boot award with a 27-goal haul.
He played in Bulleen’s under-20s the following year with the team fin ishing second to Melbourne City.
It was with the under-20s that he switched from playing through the middle to often being used in a wide role.
He joined Mornington for the 2021 season and it was as a winger that Steedman was primarily called upon.
“When I first met with the people at Strikers they asked me what posi tion I preferred to play and I told them I liked playing out wide,” Steedman said.
He seems certain to get more game time at Centenary Park but switching to Strikers and playing in a division
below Mornington was prompted by other reasons too.
“I know a few of the players there and they’re good guys and I like the direction the club is taking.
“They don’t expect much of a play er turnover so if they keep the squad and maybe add a couple more sign ings I think they’ll be well positioned to challenge for promotion.”
Elliott, 34, didn’t take long to estab lish himself as a top-class defender with Mornington after arriving from England in November 2014.
He won the players’ player of the year and best and fairest awards in his first season at Dallas Brooks Park as Mornington captured the first of backto-back titles in State 1 South-East.
Elliott switched to Doveton in 2019 for a short stint before returning to Mornington but he stepped away from the sport last season choosing to concentrate on parenting his young
family.
Watching the exciting climax to the State 1 season with both Mornington and Strikers just missing promotion in the final round of matches sparked his interest in returning.
He spoke with Strikers assistant coach and good friend Jason Symonds and met with the club early last week.
Three days later it was a done deal.
“I’m excited by the challenge and I’m excited about what the future could hold for Strikers,” Elliott said.
“I’m impressed with the club not just on but off the field.
“They want to go for promotion, they want to be successful and they want me to be a part of that.”
Strikers are likely to have 19 to 20 players in their senior squad and are understood to have two more signings on their radar.
The buzz about the club is in stark contrast to the previous pre-sea
son when critics decried the senior squad’s quality and thought the team would be fortunate to avoid relega tion.
Delaney was in his first year as a senior coach and these critics knew little of his extensive NPL junior knowledge and his ability to put to gether an exciting and competitive young side.
“Donn has a wonderful relation ship with those younger guys around the ages of 20, 21 who have been in volved with the NPL program,” Mor rison said.
“He built trust with his players and everyone tells me the culture in the dressing room was amazing.
“They had an unbelievable season and played good attacking football and got on a roll.
“I think when injuries hit they stum bled a bit and probably lacked experi ence in closing off some games.”
No doubt Strikers hope Elliott’s capture goes some way to addressing that issue.
In other news the Mount Eliza Cup kicked off last weekend with 172 junior teams competing in the annual tournament.
Boys’ teams from under 7s to un der 15s were in action at Mount Eliza Secondary College and the under 14 and under 15 finals will take place this Saturday at Frankston Pines’ Monterey Reserve headquarters start ing at 11.30am.
This weekend is a girls-only event at the secondary college with teams from under 8s to under 16s in action.
Mount Eliza director of football Gary Talbot believes that “around 50 clubs” are represented.
“It’s the biggest junior tournament on the peninsula,” Talbot said.
“It’s been going for 10 years now and continues to grow.”
