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Lost boy

TEENAGER Matthew (actor Craig Hyde-Smith) dreams of a better life as he struggles to cope with abuse from his stepfather in a confronting but informative new play The Truth is Longer than a Lie penned by Edithvale playwright Kieran Carroll.

The play, based on a PhD thesis on child abuse, was commissioned

by Monash University and will be staged at Frankston Arts Centre this month. See story Page 7.

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Council: ‘No’ to sky rail Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au THE jury is out on whether sky rail influenced this month’s Isaacs federal election result but July still looms as a major milestone in the future of the Frankston rail line when options for the separation of road from rail at eight level crossings along the line will be revealed.

Federal Labor MP Mark Dreyfus was returned for the fourth time as the Isaacs electorate’s representative in

Canberra with a 5.8 per cent margin, up from 3.9 per cent, with 79 per cent of the votes tallied by the Australian Electoral Commission against an average swing of 3.42 per cent to Labor nationally.

The Level Crossing Removal Authority, a state Department of Transport body, will release options for level crossings removals along the Frankston line this month but opposition to elevated rail under any circumstances is mounting.

Kingston councillors voted to formally oppose elevated rail but hope

this decision will not exclude council officers from further consultation with state government officials over level crossings removals.

“Although Kingston welcomes more information about level crossing removals on the Frankston train line, we are concerned that Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allen did not address the question of single-crossing elevated rail and only ruled out socalled ‘sky rail’,” Kingston mayor Cr Bearsley said in a statement late last month.

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nition still needs to rule out singlecrossing elevated rail. At Kingston our residents have spoken and we are opposed to all elevated rail – whether it be for a single crossing or multiple crossings on the Frankston line.

“For a single level crossing, elevated rail would still be a very intrusive structure. It will be elevated for at least 1km throughout bayside suburbs,” Cr Bearsley said.

State Labor Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan said last month that there never has been any plan for “extended elevated rail on the Frankston

line” (‘Sky rail ‘grounded’’, The News 15/6/16).

Decisions on whether elevated rail or road under rail is more appropriate are still to be made for crossings at Balcombe Rd (Mentone), Charman Rd (Cheltenham), Edithvale Rd (Edithvale), Eel Race Rd (Carrum), Seaford Rd (Seaford), Skye/Overton Rd (Frankston), Station St (Bonbeach), Station St (Carrum).

Road under rail works are underway at three level crossings at North Rd (Ormond), Centre Rd (Bentleigh) and McKinnon Rd (McKinnon).

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Police patrol Fracas after bingle

A WOMAN allegedly punched a Seaford man eight times to the face after a minor traffic accident in Mordialloc, 8.50am, Tuesday 5 July. The man, 47, told Kingston police he was driving along Springvale Rd and about to turn into Governor Rd when the woman cut in front of him, forcing him to brake heavily.

As he passed her on Governor Rd he said she “raised her middle finger” at him, and then later overtook him as they approached banked-up traffic near Boundary Rd. The man said he was pulling up behind the woman when she braked heavily, causing him to slide into the back of her car. When the pair got out and approached each other, the woman, 43, of Cranbourne, allegedly “started swinging at the victim, punching him eight times across the face”.

Heated words were exchanged, with the man saying he was forced to hold her wrists to prevent her hitting him again.

Police took statements from both parties as well as witnesses. They are searching for CCTV footage of the incident.

The woman will likely be charged on summons.

Crime spree

KINGSTON police are investigating three burglaries, two attempted burglaries and criminal damage to a car at a business hub on Boundary Rd, Braeside, early Saturday 9 July.

About $3500 in losses and damages was caused in the incidents at 1.10am. Thieves used a heavy storm water grate and bricks to smash the front window of Skateworld Braeside, but appear to have only stolen a $50 CCTV camera, spilled two bottles of vanilla syrup and drunk some ice tea in the kitchen.

A cordless phone was found in the car park. Police who attended found broken pieces of brick and concrete unsuccessfully used to smash open the front sliding door of the nearby Coles Express store. Nothing was stolen. Two holes were then found in the front glass door of Barfell Industries and a brick laying on the floor. The offenders did not gain entry to the business.

Eco Light Up had its front glass door smashed by the offenders using the same storm water grate and bricks as at Skateworld. Once inside they threw a desktop PC to the floor and stole 10 Lenovo tablet computers which were charging on a bench. The offenders then smashed the front window of the

vacant Barry Plant motor dealership with bricks and entered the business, but it is not yet known if anything was stolen.

A car parked between Eco Light Up and Barry Plant had its windscreen smashed. Police are examining CCTV footage to identify the offenders.

Left empty handed

THIEVES had two six packs of beer and a microwave oven ready to nick from the St Louis De Montfort’s School staff room when they were disturbed, Wednesday 6 July. The parish secretary, called back to the school when an alarm activated, 10.15pm, found the items under an open window. The day before the school’s tennis court shed was also broken into, with spanners taken and later found near the front gate.

Call Cheltenham police 9583 9767 with information.

Bashed, robbed

THREE 19-year-olds were abused, bashed and robbed as they walked towards the Southland cinemas, 10.45pm, Tuesday 5 July. Police said four men aged in their late teens/early 20s approached the trio from behind and demanded their shoes.

When the victims turned around they were punched and kicked to the face and body. One was later taken to The Alfred hospital for treatment. A pair of Nike runners and a watch were stolen. The instigator of the attack is described as tanned, stocky, possibly Middle Eastern, round features, 175cm, grey jacket and grey cap; the others are described as Caucasian, long brown hair, 180cm, medium build, wearing a red jacket, grey cap, Aussie accent, no facial hair; Caucasian, thin, 175cm, grey jacket, Aussie accent, grey hoodie, and the fourth Caucasian, khaki pants, camo jacket and wide chin.

Call Cheltenham police 9583 9767 with information.

Panel falls

A PIECE of glass panelling fell from the north-facing wall of the Southland bridge overpass on Nepean Hwy, 1.30pm, Monday 11 July. A building surveyor who later inspected the site said the panel’s fall was caused by “structural weakness”.

He ordered another six panels to be removed for testing on Monday afternoon. While the panels were being removed, VicRoads blocked specific lanes at different times so as to minimally impede traffic flow. On Tuesday police were awaiting an update from engineers “to determine the extent of the issue”.

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Toilets trouble for station patrons Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au STATION-GOERS at Mentone say they are unhappy about unisex toilets at the train station and want genderspecific loos back for the sake of privacy.

The Friends of Mentone Station and Gardens chair Dorothy Booth says women who use the toilets are often confronted by the sight of male occu-

pants in the two unisex toilets at Mentone Train Station.

“Men go in and don’t bother to lock the door,” she said.

“It’s embarrassing for people. What’s wrong with sex-specific toilets? All it requires is a simple change of label on the door.”

The toilets were changed from male and female toilets to unisex loos as part of the state government’s Bayside Rail Project upgrades including accessibility improvements at stations along the

Frankston line such as Mentone two years ago.

Public Transport Victoria spokeswoman Michelle Zydower said the switch to unisex toilets and installation of new locks and signage made the facilities compliant with Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport.

“The design of accessible toilets at Mentone Station recognises that a passenger with accessibility needs using the facilities may be accompanied by

a carer of the opposite sex,” she said.

“Mentone is a premium station which is staffed from first to last trains and passengers can approach these staff if they have any concerns.”

Ms Booth said station staff are sympathetic to complaints but doubts there are “hordes” of disabled people regularly using the toilets at the station.

She noted the all-girls Kilbreda College is situated near the train station so females’ comfort with the toilets arrangement should be a priority.

Taking a stand: Some women feel uncomfortable with Mentone unisex toilets.

Bee teams teem across urban suburbs THERE’S a buzz about Kingston suburbs. Beekeeping is increasing in popularity as a hobby but it is important to learn the basics of beekeeping and harvesting honey before installing a hive according to a Mordialloc beekeeper.

Tony Buckle says budding beekeepers should learn about urban beekeeping and an information evening at Chelsea Heights Community Centre this month is the perfect chance to head along and get some tips.

“It’s like any hobby, if you go in blindly you’re just not going to do it probably,” Mr Buckle said.

“There’s a lot more to it than people think and the main thing is the husbandry of the bees - it’s not all about just taking the honey.”

Scouting out a suitable position, at least three metres away from any neighbouring home’s fence, is important as is understanding pests and diseases that can harm bees.

He recommends people look after European honeybees.

“The Italian ones are particularly good because they’re quite docile but it does depend on the Queen bee.”

As for being stung, Mr Buckle says this is “part and parcel” of beekeeping but it is not too sore.

Wearing white is a way to ensure bees see a keeper as being friendly.

“Novices wearing a brown wooly jumper couldn’t look more like a bear and wonder why they get stung.”

Being “slow and fluid” around bees in hives also reduces the risk of bee stings.

“It’s quite a meditative hobby really when you get into that flow … don’t go in making a lot of noise or you can be in trouble.”

He says the average Queen lays about 2000 eggs per day and there are 60,00080,000 bees per average-sized beehive.

Mr Buckle says it is good that more people are interested in keeping bees

since it replenishes dwindling numbers.

Prospective beekeepers should check with Kingston Council before installing a beehive. Certain species of feral bees are not allowed to be kept on residential properties as are European or English wasps.

“Obviously humans come first but a hive’s footprint is very small and bees will fly out within a 10-kilometre radius,” Mr Buckle said. n An ‘Urban Beekeeping and Honey Production’ information session by Diana and Nikolai Faizoulline from Hampton Hives will be held at Chelsea Heights Community Centre, Beazley Reserve, 160 Thames Promenade, Chelsea Heights on Monday 25 July, 7pm. Entry $5. See chelseaheightscommunitycentre.com.au or call 9772 3391 for booking details.

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Honey to the bees: Tony Buckle attending to his beehive. Picture: Gary Sissons

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Kingston ‘above average’ in state survey RESIDENTS have given Kingston Council an above average mark for overall performance in this year’s independent Community Satisfaction Survey.

Four hundred households took part in the annual state-wide survey by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning through independent group JWS Research in February and March.

More than 28,000 Victorians were interviewed about the performance of their councils in the survey, which is completed on behalf of the 69 councils participating this year.

Kingston mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley praised the council’s overall score of 66, which she said was “well above the state-wide council average of 59”.

“We strive to deliver great services and value for money and the survey shows people appreciate this,” she said.

Kingston also scored strongly in the key areas of customer service (74) and overall council direction (66) – both said to be “significantly higher” than the state average.

It performed well across most core and individual service measures, achieving stable results in 14 of 25 key measures, with residents giving the thumbs up to waste management (76), appearance of public areas (73), Kingston’s art centres and libraries (72), and recreation facilities (71).

Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins said the survey also showed a slight decline in overall satisfaction.

‘Balance needed on planning matters’ IT was clear Kingston Council needed to better explain the ways it was trying to strike a balance on planning matters, the mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said.

She was speaking after a statewide survey showed the council’s bottom three performance service areas related to planning permits, planning for population growth in the area, and town planning policy.

Cr Bearsley said planning was a complex area overseen by state planning laws. These included supporting growth in key activity centres and along high-traffic routes, such as Nepean Hwy, while protecting quieter residential areas.

She said the council was still awaiting state government approval for this approach.

The mayor said the council wanted to introduce stricter parking controls on multi-unit developments that would preclude them

“The results show a clear picture about what is most important to ratepayers and provides further evidence of the need for the state government’s local government reform agenda,” she said.

State-wide, the survey found that emergency management, waste, community decisions and unsealed roads were the most important ser-

from relying on on-street parking in resident parking schemes.

The aim would be to encourage developers to include more on-site parking. However, the council is presently unable to force the issue if the development meets requirements under state laws.

The council also believes the requirement of one car park for a two bedroom apartment is inadequate.

Kingston Council is set to start a Neighbourhood Character Study to help strengthen protection for areas with distinctive neighbourhood character.

The council holds planning consultation meetings between developers and concerned neighbours to try to find compromises before applications are lodged. This has resulted in fewer appeals to VCAT and a high success rate for the council at the tribunal, Cr Bearsley said.

vices and issues for Victorian ratepayers.

Overall, the best-rated council services among residents state-wide were libraries, arts centres, the appearance of public areas and waste management.

Residents across the state were largely positive in their outlook, with 68 per cent believing their council

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was on the right track. This compares with 18 per cent who believe their council’s direction has deteriorated.

Cr Bearsley said Kingston Council believed it was important to take part in the voluntary survey to check in with residents and listen to their responses. “We always have areas we can improve on and it is vital that we hear from our community to ensure

we can make changes where necessary.”

The council’s bottom three performance service areas were planning permits, planning for population growth in the area and town planning policy.

“These results were shared by local councils across the state,” Cr Bearsley said.

“All centre on the challenge of balancing demand for higher density living in a time of population growth with community expectations.”

Cr Bearsley said that, when the survey was conducted earlier in the year, the council rated poorly in the areas of lobbying and community consultation. “We’ve held a wide range of community consultation this year, with more than 1500 community responses on a broad range of topics, including the Bay Trail, public toilets, animal management, traffic issues and an apartment survey,” she said.

“To ensure the council better informs the community about the many ways they can have their say, we are also undertaking a communications survey to hear how people want to be kept informed.”

Ms Hutchins said the survey was an important tool to help councils align their work with areas for improvement and the views of their communities.

“In conjunction with the data on Know Your Council, the survey provides a good basis for ratepayers to assess their council.”

Club is 50 up A GREAT time was had by all at the Aspendale Seniors Club’s 50th anniversary lunch on Monday 27 June.

The 136 club members, as well as guests Kingston mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley and Cr David Eden and partner, were treated to an appetising lunch. This was followed by a concert from the iconic Col Perkins who is said to be “always popular”.

“Our members were very happy to join in the singing and dancing,” treasurer Sheila Mulder said. “The hall was wonderfully decorated and the beautifully iced cake was cut by the mayor – and soon devoured at afternoon tea.”

Aspendale Seniors strive to live up to their name as “The Happy Club”.

Members enjoy 10 different activities

each week as well as a concert with a professional entertainer on Monday afternoons. There are bus and train trips, theatre visits, dinner dances and lunches.

President Jim Lancaster and the committee are keen to welcome new members. The club is close to Aspendale station and on various bus routes.

It has wheelchair access and activities cost $2 or $3 and include tea, coffee and biscuits. Annual subscriptions are $5.

“Come and join us and take up the opportunity to make so many new friends,” Ms Mulder said.

On stage: Club president Jim Lancaster welcomes luncheon guests at Aspendale Seniors Club’s 50th anniversary lunch.

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LETTERS looking for a positive agenda from him and his party. It exposes all the Liberal bleating about the so called ‘Mediscare’ campaign as blatant hypocrisy.

Mr Spencer believes the sky rail issue will cost state Labor the next election unless it puts rail under road on the remaining level crossings to be removed on the Frankston line.

Whatever the decision eventually is on these level crossings their removal will not only reduce traffic congestion and improve train service reliabillity it will save lives. The State Liberal government had four years to do something on this issue – it did nothing.

I think bayside voters are smarter than Mr Spencer apparently gives them credit for.

Paul Girdler, Edithvale

Council constipation I was very disappointed to see that a family in chelsea heights has been forced to live in a small section of their home because of a tree in their yard that is threatening the safety of anyone who might want a good night’s sleep.

To make matters worse they are unable to remove the offending tree because of a lack of permission from Kingston Council.

Surely this is a simple problem to fix. They are not asking for any money, just permission to make their property safe again.

The mayor, Tamsin Bearsley, is prepared to do television interviews about the problem when all she has to do is what she was elected to do, that is make a decision.

Instead she is going to handball that responsibility to someone else because it is all too hard.

The entire council should hang their head in shame for leaving a family vulnerable while they dither around wondering what to do.

You all have mobile phones and computers, talk to each other and make a decision before a child is injured or worse, and if you don’t have a mayor with leadership skills find a new one.

Bob Halsall, Chelsea

Trees there for reason

Why are Melbourne’s eastern suburbs leafy green? Because their communities and councils value trees and do their best to stop developers and other vandals from clear-felling their neighbourhoods.

I am clear that most Kingston residents also want our trees protected (and more planted), but the majority councillors do not. All it takes is for one resident to dispute a council decision not to allow a significant gum tree to be removed from her garden and Cr Gledhill and his Liberal/ Liberal-aligned colleagues are voting to revise our policy, which already allows for the removal of trees that are unsafe.

The resident has also been offered an independent arborist’s review of her tree, but failed to mention this in her TV appearance.

In Whitehorse, the Friends of the Trees group is protesting the loss of 450 trees in Blackburn

Fracture unfixed In the army now Students from Patterson River Secondary College, Frankston’s John Paul

College, Mornington Secondary College, Cranbourne East Secondary College and St Peters College took part in a tent challenge to build a tent with Australian Defence Force personnel when the personnel visited Patterson River Secondary to talk about Army careers. Pic: Gary Sissons and 200 at Heatherdale Rd as a result of trenching the railway line for level crossing removals.

Residents turned out in the rain at 7am last Saturday to protest the destruction of five lemonscented gums for roadworks on Flemington Rd. Malvern Environment Group says “protecting their backyards and trees from ‘development creep’ is their most important issue and … the one that is most threatened.”

Yet the Liberal-initiated campaign against the elevated rail for Kingston’s grade separations seems indifferent to the resulting loss of the trees that line our railway lines.

Cr Peulich, last Monday week, seemed unaware of this consequence of the trenching that his group is advocating.

With other Kingston councillors I have been briefed by officers who said we would be more likely to keep our trees and our heritage railway stations if we opt for elevated rail instead of trenching.

I am committed to representing my constitu-

ents, and will support whatever option most people want. But would it not be better to wait until the Government informs us of the various options so we can consider their pros and cons of before falling in behind a divisive, politically motivated, fear campaign?

Cr Rosemary West, Central Ward

Libs’ sky rail scare campaign I read with interest your article ‘Dreyfus home in Isaacs’ (The News, 6/7/16). In particular the views attributed to Liberal candidate Garry Spencer about the alleged impact of the ‘sky rail’ issue on the swing to Mark Dreyfus in the election.

It would seem from this article that not only does Mr Spencer have no qualms about running a scare campaign on a state issue in a federal election but that he also clearly saw it as his best chance of winning the seat. What a terrible comment about his lack of respect for voters

I’m sure Monty Python must have written the script for Malcolm Turnbull’s reasoning to call a double dissolution of our parliament. After a toxic election campaign by both old parties Australia has ended up with an even more fractured government than before the election.

And still, both sides of the out of touch old parties are trying to convince us that all is well as long as they keep doing the same as they did for the last decades.

Somebody once said that to keep doing the same thing over and over without getting a different outcome borders on insanity. So isn’t it time our old parties started listening to the ordinary folk and new ideas of alternative parties to start changing the fate of the planet to a more sustainable direction? Humanity’s future prospects are surely more important than the greed of a few corporations and super rich individuals.

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n See The Truth is Longer than a Lie at Frankston Arts Centre’s Cube 37 venue on Thursday 21 July, 7pm. A panel of experts will hold a question and answer session, chaired by Monash University’s Professor Leon Piterman after the play suitable for those age over 15.

Tickets $18 to $25. See artscentre.frankston.vic. gov.au or call 9784 1060.

Pen and camera point way to prizes KINGSTON Youth Service’s annual photography and writing competitions are helping local youngsters express themselves through the written word and on film.

Winners of the annual Picture This competition were recently announced, while entries for the Ink About It writing competition are welcome.

The winning picture Apparition – taken by 15-year-old Stephen Hatzikiridzis – was captured at Mentone beach at sunset.

The runner up was 14-year-old Tess McCracken, who won last year, for her photograph Lake Tekapo taken on a school music trip in New Zealand.

Third place went to 16-year-old Joshua Ratten for his alpine photograph Onwards.

The mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said she was impressed by the level of talent displayed by local young people. “Our young people are incredibly talented and it was great to see the

high calibre of entries for this year’s Picture This competition,” Cr Bearsley said.

“I’d also encourage local teenagers to put pen to paper and enter our Ink About It writing competition to go into the running for some fabulous prizes.”

The Ink About It writing competition invites young people to enter a short story or poem that interprets the theme Hero. Entrants, aged 13-25, must have a connection to Kingston.

Entries must be G-rated and are limited to 1000 words. Three winners will be selected by a judging panel of Youth Services staff and local young people.

Winning entries will be published in Kingston Youth Services’ Universal magazine.

See kingstonyouth.org.au/inkaboutit or call Kingston Youth Services, 1300 369 436.

Daunting project: Playwright Kieran Carroll has tackled the harrowing subject of child abuse in his latest play. Picture: Yanni

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CHILDREN often pretend to be superheroes they admire in comics or on screen but a darker side to pretending to be Spider-Man features in a new play called The Truth is Longer than a Lie to be staged at the Frankston Arts Centre this month.

Young Matthew, a character in the play based on real-life accounts of child abuse, adopts the persona of Spider-Man to try to escape from the brutal reality of a life of abuse at the hands of his stepfather in “a welfare-dependent family with drugs problems”.

Meanwhile, Amy faces the nightmare of sexual abuse by her outwardly respectable father Ben in “a well-to-do family” where nobody suspects anything is wrong.

Edithvale playwright Kieran Carroll was commissioned by Monash University to write the play about child abuse based on a PhD thesis by Neerosh Mudaly and Chris Goddard.

Carroll says it took about six months to research and write the play and another six months to put the “large” 95-minute play together featuring nine actors.

“Monash University wanted to react to some of the pretty dark statistics with regards to child abuse and family violence,” Carroll said.

“They wanted to create more awareness about the problem.”

The prolific playwright, the author of 16 produced plays since 2002, admits it was “very daunting” to tackle the harrowing subject of child abuse.

“Sometimes I read things that were beyond belief,” he said.

Real-life quotes from children featured in the university thesis are used throughout the play and become springboards for the narrative of The Truth is Longer than a Lie. “I suppose there are theatre shows where we’re

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going to go along and we’re going to laugh and we’re going to be entertained but there are those that are trying to challenge and educate and reshape thinking,” Carroll said.

“It’s certainly not a play where you will come out feeling light-hearted but hopefully you’re moved by what the children go through and in the end there are some traces of hope for them that things are going to get better.

“I try to show the recovery process is a long process but there is some hope for some of these kids.

“In some ways, Matthew comes out of the play a lot better because he still has the love of his mother while the wealthier girl’s mother stays in complete denial of the situation.

“For those sort of families keeping it in house seems more important than the child and having their reputations ruined.”

No matter the circumstances of a family, Carroll hopes audiences will not look the other way if they suspect a child is being abused.

“If they’re leaving with a message it could be if they suspect something is going on with a neighbour or someone in a house near you or something in the school system it’s a community responsibility in some ways to try to investigate that in a safe way.”

For help or information about child abuse, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

A SOUTHLAND security guard who challenged a possible burglar was threatened with a stabbing and his partner almost run over by a woman getaway driver, 4.15am, Wednesday 6 July.

The guards, who were protecting the Apple store after several recent burglaries, heard what they thought were two men arguing beside a damaged Nissan 300ZX with no number plates on the second level car park.

One guard demanded the aggressive man’s name and address and was threatened with a stabbing, while the other questioned a woman in the driver’s seat. The man got in the car and the woman went to drive off but the guard opened the driver’s door to grab the keys.

The woman may have panicked as she reversed quickly, hitting the guard with the door and causing him to fall in front of the car. She then drove forward and he fell across the bonnet. Luckily, neither man was seriously injured.

The car sped off, driving through a red light on Nepean Hwy and heading south. At 9.20am, possibly the same car was found burnt out at Kingston Heath reserve. Police are matching this car with a report of a stolen car of the same make and model. The man is described as Caucasian, 25, athletic build, dark hair, 178-183cm, wearing grey track pants, grey windcheater with white stripes.

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Killers return to seals’ island home

Literary guest: Author Alex Miller will speak in Mentone. Picture: John Tsiavis

Library hosts acclaimed author MENTONE Public Library will present award-winning Australian author Alex Miller as part of its Author for All Seasons program on Saturday 30 July, 11am.

Miller is the author of 11 novels, with his most recent, Coal Creek, receiving wide critical acclaim when published by Allen and Unwin in October 2013. It went on to win the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award 2014.

Miller’s novels are published internationally and widely translated. He

is twice winner of Australia’s premier literary prize, The Miles Franklin Literary Award, and is a winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.

Entry to the program is by gold coin donation. RSVP by Thursday 28 July.

Bookings: 9583 8494.

Email: mentonepubliclibrary@ gmail.com The library is at the rear of the Community Assistance and Information Bureau, 36 Florence St, Mentone.

A POD of killer whales has caused excitement among wildlife watchers off Flinders and Phillip, although its arrival is probably not so welcome by the inhabitants of Seal Rocks.

Known as the ocean’s apex predator, the killer whales, or orcas, were first seen by tour operator Wildlife Coast Cruises about 11am on 4 July.

The Dolphin Research Institute’s David Donnelly said the news quickly spread with “eager whale watchers converging on the location, but you had to be quick as the pod was clearly on a mission”.

“Shortly after arriving the killer whales quickly went about investigating the local Australian fur seal colony. It wasn’t long before onlookers were treated to the sight of the apex predators throwing prey - likely to be a seal - into the air, tail slapping and breaching.”

Mr Donnelly said a photo taken by Robyn Raven of Phillip Island confirmed that one of the killer whales was “a very well-known individual affectionately known as Split Fin”.

“Split Fin has been known to the east Australian photo identification catalogue since 2003,” he said.

“Her very distinctive dorsal fin makes Split Fin easily recognisable at sea. The fin has a large vertical split through the centre, causing it to flop to the left. The cause of the disfiguration is believed to be from an interaction with a boat propeller.”

Mr Donnelly said the killer whales moved off to the west about an hour later, “passing two humpback whales on the way”.

Photographer Matt Burgess reported seeing the same killer whales

Univited visitors: Members of a pod of killer whales patrolling off Seal Rocks are known to regular whale watchers. Picture: Robyn Raven. Left, seals are wary of entering familiar while the killers are about. Picture: Keith Platt

near West Head, Flinders.

“You never know what the ocean will serve up. One minute I was shooting waves, the next 10-15 killer whales swam past,” he said.

“I’ve never seen one before, it was amazing.”

The pod was last seen swimming through the Mushroom Reef marine sanctuary toward Cape Schanck.

Mr Donnelly said the same pod of killer whales was identified near Phillip Island on 27 December 2015.

“Killer whales are technically not whales, they are in fact the largest species of dolphin. They can be found in all of the world’s oceans from the equator to the polar ice caps.”

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Liberals’ Crewther gets over the line in Dunkley THE seat of Dunkley remains in Liberal Party hands by a narrow margin with Chris Crewther elected as its federal MP to represent the area in Canberra.

A 4.2 per cent swing to Labor with 77 per cent of votes counted by last Friday was not enough to overcome a 5.6 per cent margin held by retiring Liberal MP Bruce Billson at the 2013 federal election.

“I am very humbled by the result achieved by the Liberal Party in Dunkley and would like to thank the community for the honour and responsibility they have placed upon me by electing me as their representative in the Australian Parliament,” Mr Crewther said in a statement.

“I want to place on record my sincere thanks to retiring Member for Dunkley, Bruce Billson. Bruce is a unique character in Australian politics, deeply passionate about his electorate and, more broadly, small business and the important role it has to play in Australia. Few have championed their electorate and worked harder for it than Bruce, he leaves massive shoes to fill. I also thank him for his mentorship and assistance throughout this long campaign.”

Mr Crewther acknowledged the campaign of Labor opponent Peta Murphy and pledged to “work hard for the people of Dunkley” to ensure it “remains a great place to live so local families can build for the future with confidence”.

He thanked volunteers and supporters who had pitched in during the

Search for toddler Beau Lachmund POLICE are appealing for public assistance to help locate 12-month-old Beau Lachmund.

It is believed Beau is currently in the care of his parents, Dean Lachmund and Brooke Billing, whose whereabouts are unknown.

Police have concerns for Beau’s welfare and would like to locate him as soon as possible.

It is believed the trio are travelling in a fawn 2001 Ford Forte stationwagon with Victorian registration RES705.

They have been known to sleep in their vehicle around the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston areas and they have limited ac-

cess to money.

Investigators have released images of Beau’s parents and a similar car in the hope someone knows of their whereabouts.

Dean is described as Caucasian, about 175 cm tall with a thin build, brown/grey hair and is unshaven.

Brooke is described as Caucasian, about 155cm, with a thin build, brown eyes and brown/ black hair.

Anyone who sees Dean or Brooke is urged to contact Mornington Police Station on 5970 4900.

eight-week election campaign to get him over the line in Dunkley.

On her Facebook page last week Ms Murphy thanked “the incredible group of people who have been involved in our campaign, who knocked on doors, made calls, stood outside train stations and spent a long cold day handing out How To Vote cards on Saturday [election day]. Your efforts made a huge difference and you should be incredibly proud. I am forever grateful.

“Thank you also to the people of Dunkley and the community, sporting and professional groups I have had the pleasure of speaking to and working with during the last 18 months.”

She said she is “looking forward to continuing to serve this community that I love” despite the election result.

Dunkley was one of several marginal seats where the result was not decided on election night but the Liberal Party was confident it would hold the seat.

Australia still awaits the result of a handful of seats across the nation to determine whether the Coalition government will be returned to government. Malcolm Turnbull is likely to remain Prime Minister with the Coalition poised to win at least the minimum 76 seats needed to form majority government.

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Music n Arts n Food CHOCOLATE STARFISH with SWANEE & PALACE OF THE KING HIT THE HEIGHTS Chocolate Starfish, one of Australia’s most successful bands of the 1990s is back and sharing the stage with iconic rock singer Swanee & the hottest young rock band in the country Place of the King.

Chocolate Starfish released two albums in the 90’s both smashing into the ARIA Top 10 and received gold and platinum sales awards.

The band was also responsible for six Top 50 singles including the smash hits “You’re so vain” and “Mountain” (both ARIA Gold singles).

Starfish was Australia’s hardest working band in the ‘90s playing more than 700 gigs between 1993 and 1997, once doing 22 nights in a row.

In 1979 Swanee released the album “Into The Night”. His first commercial hit was in 1981 with his version of “If I Were A Carpenter” from the album “This Time Is Different” which featured two other hits, “Temporary Heartache” and “Lady What’s Your Name”.

In 1987 he joined the “Party Boys” as lead singer where he had more hits with “He’s Gonna Step on You Again” and then “Hold Your Head Up”.

Swanee is a true Australian rock icon who continues to tour national to this day.

Many doomsayers are writing rock’s obituary but if you think rock is dead, just check out Palace Of The King.

The ‘freight train’ metaphor may be overused and stale. But you’d be hard-pressed to find one that is better suited to a band that has played more than 300 shows all around Australia, Europe and America and released a mountain of music at such a prolific rate, all within three years of striking their first chord together.

The Sydney morning herald named them one of the top ten Australian bands you should be listening to in 2015.

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Eclipse of the sun forecast in July Compiled by Melissa Walsh PHENOMENA of the Sky. What is called an annular or ring, like an eclipse of the sun, will occur on the morning of the 30th of July. It will commence at two minutes past eleven. Nearly 94 per cent of the sun’s disc will be covered by the dark body of the moon.

To persons living on a slightly curved line extending down from the head of Spencer Gulf in South Australia down through the neighborhood of Hopetoun and Colac in Victoria, crossing Bass Strait, near the Eastern end of King Island to Davenport and Hobart in Tasmania, it should be a splendid sight if the day is clear.

To persons living a little east and west of this line it will appear as a partial eclipse. Had the moon been a little closer the earth, we would have had a total solar eclipse, one of the grandest and most impressive sights to be seen in nature. At the time of the eclipse the moon will be about 251,300 miles from the earth, which is very nearly her maximum distance.

Owing to this the moon’s shadow will not reach the earth, but will fall short of its centre by approximately 16,300 miles. Accurate measurements have shown that the diameter of the moon is 2,170 miles, the diameter of the earth being 7,912 miles, and it follows that the earth is as large as 49 moons.

It has been determined by careful watching that the moon travels at about three-fifths of a mile each sec-

ond and is kept in her orbit by the attraction of the earth, just as the earth is held in its orbit by the attraction of the sun. The earth travels round the sun at a velocity of 181 miles a second. Were this centrifugal force to be destroyed, she would begin to fall towards the earth and in four days twenty-one hours she would crash into the earth when travelling at about seven miles a second.

It is thought by some that the moon originally became detached from the earth from where the Pacific Ocean now is. No traces of air or water have been discovered on her surface, which has a very rugged and broken appearance. Huge craters can be distinctly seen through a telescope, also mountains and plains. No traces of animal or vegetable life have been detected, and it is believed that not withstanding her beauty, she travels through space a dead world. *** THE many friends of Mr John E. Jones, Shire Secretary, will regret to hear that he is still confined to his room with a severe attack of influenza. *** A MEETING of committee and stall holders of the Mechanics Institute Allies’ Fair will be held on Tuesday next, 18th inst, at 3 p,m., at the Institute. Stall holders and assistants are specially requested to be present. *** THE annual meeting of the Frankston Branch of the Red Cross will be held in the Mechanics Institute on Wednes-

day evening next, July 19th, at 8 p.m., when the election of officers for the ensuing year will take place. A good attendance is requested. *** THE monthly meeting of the Somerville Fruitgrowers’ Horticultural and Agricultural Association will be held on Monday next, July 17th, at the Mechanics’ Institute, at 8 p.m., when the report of the Port Fairy conference ; cooperative movement by Mr Gregory and other business will be dealt with. *** A GRAND football match will be played on the local ground, on Saturday, 22nd July, between teams selected from the Brunswick A.N.A., and Naval Base and Langwarrin Camp combined. To make the day a success, a dance will probably be held in the evening, of which particulars will be given next issue. *** THE following is the balance sheet of the “ Wattles “ Club dance held on June 17, 1916, in aid of the Langwarrin Recreation Hall :—Receipts, Sale of tickets, £3, cash taken at door, £3 0s 6d; total. £6 0s 6d. Expenditure, rent of hall, £1 ; printing, 9s ; donation to Langwarrin Recreation Hall, £4 11s; postage, 6d ; total, £6 Os 6d. *** WELCOME to Soldiers. Frankston still retains its reputation for entertaining soldiers. On Saturday last about 200 sick and convalescent soldiers were entertained at the Mechanics’ Hall. This being the hundredth

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Lady Stanley, accompanied by Capt. Connant, A. D. C. Dr Edith Barratt, Dr Bird and Miss Robinson were among the party. The hall was crowded to its utmost capacity and the reading room, which had been arranged as a lounge had to he brought into requisition.

Everything was a huge success from beginning to end and the soldiers and those who accompanied them did not stint their compliments and the remark was passed in more places than one, that it was the best time they had had since leaving England.

The Wattles Club certainly know how to entertain soldiers and as plenty of time had been at their disposal to make arrangements, nothing was left undone that should have been done to make the afternoon the profound success it was. The day was not all that could be desired as far as weather was concerned, but was not wet enough to damp the ardour of the Wattles Club, who spent Friday evening and Saturday morning in preparing the hall etc. *** UNVEILING of the portrait of the late Mrs Hall - Dr Plowman in performing this ceremony at the State School on Arbor Day, said that it was peculiarly appropriate that the portrait was unveiled and presented to the Hastings State School on that day.

A few friends of the late Mrs Hall thought that the best way of keeping the memory of Mrs Hall green

amongst them was by the presentation of her portrait to the school, and by hanging it upon the school wall.

The late Mrs Hall had in the past been most active in promoting any movement having for its object the promotion of the good and welfare of Hastings. It might be remembered by only a few present but it was a fact, that many years ago Mrs Hall took a leading part in securing the establishment of a State School at Hastings, and in 1872 laid the foundation stone of a building which still constitutes a part of the existing school. Furthermore, Mrs. Watt, her daughter, had taught for years in the school, and was the present correspondent. Speaking of the personal qualities of the deceased, Dr Plowman said that he had had the privilege of having known her intimately for 20 years and the more he had seen of her the more he had admired her character, which was, in the fullest acceptation of the term, of a good and God fearing woman. She always possessed and preserved to the end the inestimable gift of charity. She never used an ungracious expression concerning anyone, and always strove to find extenuating circumstances for the most grievous offences. Her advanced years precluded of late any active part in local affairs, but the older members of those present would remember her good works. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 15 July, 1916

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A Force awakens within me

By Stuart McCullough I WOULDN’T describe myself as a fanatic. At least, not compared to the guy a few doors down who drives the 1993 Subaru Legacy and has personalised ‘Star Wars’ number plates. (To be precise, I think it’s some voweldeprived variant. Good thing he’s not a fan of ‘The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants’ though.) It’s not as if I refer to ‘the Force’ in everyday conversation and I’ve never nominated ‘Jedi’ as my chosen religion on a Census form. Nor have I campaigned to have May the fourth recognised as an official public holiday. But, one way or another, Star Wars has been part of my life for almost forty years.

I was awestruck. From the day I saw the first instalment at the Burwood Drive In through the windscreen of a Nissan E-20 (eat your heart out, Imax), I was smitten with the whole intergalactic fairytale. Never again would I be able to see a piece of cardboard tubing and not view it in terms of a potential lightsaber. Dressing gowns would forever be Jedi robes and not merely the highly flammable overlay you wore between bath time and crawling into bed. It changed the way in which my generation viewed the world.

We enjoyed them for much longer than the two hours we spent in a darkened room at the local cinema, popcorn cooling at our fingertips and stray shards of choc-top spoiling our t-shirts. Those films were fodder for countless schoolyard discussions.

We recited the dialogue, imitated the voices and delighted each other by

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recounting huge sections of the movies. Long before video, laser disc and DVD, we kept those films alive through living room re-enactments using figurines and whatever pots, pans or shoeboxes we deemed necessary to recreate the moment. These were both acts of artful invention and slavish mimicry. That was how we kept the stories close to us.

Just glancing at my Primary School photos is enough to tell you everything you need to know about my devotion to Star Wars – throughout my formative educative years, I stuck with the classic ‘Skywalker’ haircut. Those who were first to see ‘Empire’ carried with them the weight of a cinematic secret that would remain unrivalled until ‘The Crying Game’. By the time

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‘Jedi’ rolled around, it was much more than just another film but a broader cultural event. Things were in such a state of turmoil after the second movie. We, as a planet, needed closure.

But the final instalment came and went and then…nothing. The franchise whose slogan was ‘the saga continues’ had come to a semi-satisfying conclusion complete with a glow-inthe-dark Alec Guinness and a song performed by Ewoks that sounded like something one of the smaller countries might perform at Eurovision. Primary school had come to an end and so too had Star Wars. George Lucas, the visionary who had succeeded in taking the world’s imagination hostage next gave us ‘Howard the Duck’ which, in reality, was a colossal intergalactic

turkey.

The next disturbance in the Force occurred sometime after I finished University, when the original films were remastered, returning to multiplexes everywhere. To watch them again was like travelling back in time. But then, in the late nineties, came news of three ‘prequels’. Better still, these new instalments were going to be filmed in Australia, leaving open the possibility that the Big Pineapple or Wobbies World might feature heavily in the battle scenes. But I didn’t go. I’d grown up and left Star Wars behind. As it happens, the reviews were less than kind. Jar Jar Binks did not so much polarise people as repel them outright; so much so that he might well have been a distant cousin of Howard the Duck.

It’s safe to say that when the guy a few doors down stuck his ‘Star Wars’ plates on his 1993 Subaru Legacy, he wasn’t thinking of Jar Jar Binks.

But a funny thing happened. I watched as my nephews grew to love those early films just as I had. And whilst they too were immune to the charms of Jar Jar Binks, they were desperate to see each instalment.

Eventually I succumbed, agreeing to take them to the third and final prequel as a result of a compelling review that claimed it wasn’t as bad as the other two. My eldest nephew dressed as Darth Vader for the occasion, which is a great way to ensure prompt service at kiosk. No one wants to keep the Lord of Darkness waiting for popcorn.

No one.

Despite this, I was nonplussed when I heard about the most recent instalments. I attended a screening both with misgivings and my nephews, but as the lights went down, something happened. From the first strain of the main theme, I was dragged back to a world I thought I’d long left behind. Despite myself, I enjoyed it immensely. Childhood, I think, is not just something you live but something you carry. And it can be a sweet, sweet thing to be transported back if only for a few hours. It’s not too late. Maybe there’s still time to get out the dressing gown and some cardboard tubing.

Perhaps even convert an empty tissue box into the Millennium Falcon. The Force Awakens in me, at least for a little while. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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By Toe Punt MT ELIZA has breathed some life into the MPNFL Peninsula Division competition with a comprehensive victory against Frankston YCW. The Redlegs put a stop to the 25game winning streak of the Stonecats, whose last loss coming into the clash was against Mornington in round seven last season.

After defeating Mt Eliza by almost 100 points at Wooralla Drive just six weeks ago, it appeared that the Stonecats would go through the season undefeated.

Just nine points separated the sides at the major interval before the visitors booted eight goals to two in the second hour to win 14.13 (97) to 7.8 (50).

Frankston YCW went into the match without prime movers including Ryan Santon, Kyle Hutchison, Byron and Anthony Barry and Brenton Credlin, many of whom were representing the VCFL in the Australian championships. Lachy Wallace and David Bodley returned.

Mt Eliza went into the match without star goal kicker Justin Van Unen, who has been asked by Essendon to play out the rest of the season in their reserves with a view of picking him up in the draft.

Mt Eliza coach Troy Shannon said while he supported ‘JV’ trying to better himself by playing a higher grade of football, he conceded he “wasn’t happy” with Essendon.

“I’ve spoken with Essendon a couple of times and they said they would only require Justin to play a few games to get a look at him,” Shannon said.

“Then they pick him this week in a really important game for us, which went against the conversations we’d had. It just annoys me that they would say one thing and do another.

“But don’t get me wrong, if the opportunity allows Justin to achieve his goals of playing at the top level, then I’m all for that,” Shannon said.

James Freeman, who is on Casey’s list, was outstanding once again for the Redlegs with six goals, while Tom Freeman was also dominant in his fifth club game for the year and first in the seniors.

Matt Lillie was superb in the ruck against Ash Eames and Jay Neratzoglou was solid down back. In more good news for the Redlegs, Matt Neratzoglou booted a bag in the reserves as he makes his way back from injury.

Craig Nankervis, Tony Lester and Sam Widdowson were the best of the Stonecats.

The win for Mt Eliza elevated them to second place on the ladder after Pines went down to EdithvaleAspendale.

Mark Meehan was again a star for the Eagles with six goals while Will Flavelle and Timmy Mannix were superb across four quarters with a couple of goals each.

Craig Wray and Jack Doman were two of the better players on the ground and Brendan Neville continues his superb 2016 form.

Beau Hendry was Pines’ best player and combined well in the middle with Chris Guganovic while Aaron Edwards and Guy Hendry booted three goals each. There’s no doubt that the

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Shark attack: Mornington could not hold back Bonbeach who ran out 14 point winners.

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Pythons missed Tim Bongetti.

Bonbeach made it seven wins from its past eight games with a solid 11.10 (76) to 9.8 (62) victory against Mornington.

While coach Steve Hughes believes his side is “still a way off the top three”, he conceded that his team was building week after week.

“We are a hard working team that just grinds out wins at the moment. I think there is still some daylight between the top teams and us,” Hughes said.

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“I still don’t think we are playing our best footy but individuals and the team are starting to play some more consistent footy.

“Josh Bull is doing a great job with the reserves also and they are playing really well, so there’s competition.”

Shane McDonald was again superb for the Sharks with five goals while Matt Douglas, Jackson Sole and Chris Bryan were outstanding also.

Joel and Warwick Miller were Mornington’s best.

Karingal recorded a superb 18.11

(119) to 10.12 (72) victory over Chelsea on Saturday on a day that the 1996 premiership team celebrated its 20th anniversary.

The Bulls opened the game with five goals to one with Harry Czarnecki on fire with three goals to set up the victory.

Aaron Paxton, Leigh Poholke and Chris Hay all booted four goals each for the Bulls while Michael Burke was the best player on the ground.

Zac Graham and Todd Gardiner were the best of the Gulls.

Seaford booted 11 goals to two in the opening term against Langwarrin and went on to win 17.12 (114) to 9.4 (58).

It was one of Langwarrin’s worst defeats of the year, struggling with the confines of the Seaford Rd oval.

Aaron Walton starred for the Tigers with six goals while Curtis Murfett and Nick Brand with four goals dominated.

Nick Tuddenham and Zac Andrewartha were the best of the Kangas.

Club legend Daniel Wehner played in the reserves.

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It’s mine!: Despite the home ground advantage, Hastings went down by 26 points against Red Hill. Picture: Andrew Hurst

they are only just holding on.

Leigh Treeby could be in the same boat. He was bullied and beaten on Saturday and didn’t respond, even against some of Somerville’s youngsters who got in his face.

Luke Tapscott doesn’t do enough for long enough. His spurts of brilliance are breathtaking but they are few and far between. Nick Corp is electric but another who can’t seem to find another gear when he is being beaten. Nick

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Ryan Potter, Danny Stephenson and Jarryd Ferguson were Sorrento’s best – they played like their life depended on winning.

Generally, Sorrento has had it too good for too long, however with the likes of Jon Croad, Troy Schwarze, Leigh Poholke, Myles Pitt and Daniel Grant no longer around, it means some deficiencies that were once “bandaided” are now being exposed.

Sorrento’s best is still good and for three and a half quarters on Saturday they were in with a sniff, however when things got tough, generally they went missing.

Red Hill continues to amaze, smashing Hastings by 26 points, 16.9 (105) to 12.7 (79).

The Hillmen were blown away in the first quarter, conceding six of the first seven goals before booting 15 to six after the first break.

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By Toe Punt SOMERVILLE is back in the MPNFL Nepean Division premiership race after a superb four quarter performance against Sorrento.

Backs against the wall and staring down the barrel of missing out on finals had they lost, it was all on the line for the Eagles.

Coach David ‘Budda’ Hirst put it on his players before the match that they needed to lift, especially some of the ‘big name’ players who had been horribly out of form.

Those players responded.

Ben Crowe was a match winner with five goals, Tim McGennis had more than 20 touches, Scott Simpson beat Nick Corp down back and Billy Rolfe was superb with three goals.

Somerville’s favourite son Ben Sedgewick was moved forward and responded with three goals and Jedd Sutton, who has had a sensational season, was best afield with five goals.

The Eagles dominated the opening quarter with 16 inside 50 metre entries to Sorrento’s seven, however they couldn’t convert their opportunities, leading by just six points at the first break despite having six more scoring shots.

Somerville always had the answers though, thanks to the likes of Josh Westerman, Steve Crowe and Rowan Hogenbirk, who provided the grunt in the team.

Youngsters Luke Burton, Josh McMahon and the best of all the kids, Luke Collie, were also cool under pressure.

Sorrento continued to come at the Eagles until midway through the third quarter, when Somerville took full control.

Sorrento’s lack of accountability when they didn’t have the ball was a concern, especially from the likes of Tyrren Head and skipper James Hallahan in defence. Both players are superb when the team is in possession of the footy but unaccountable and disrespectful of the opposition when they don’t have it.

There are also some players who are arguably at the back end of their careers, especially on Saturday’s performance. The likes of Trevor Mattison, Brent Kenyon (who equalled the club record of 262 senior games), Benny McCormack and Guy Stringer have been ornaments to the club and the MPNFL but it’s a young man’s game and

As a club, Red Hill should be very proud – they have a wonderful netball program, their Under 19s are on top of the ladder, their reserves are second after losing 20 players in the off season and their seniors continue to defy the odds and are sitting in third place.

The Hillmen have no superstars in their side, when you consider some of the other teams in the competition and the money being spent to secure them.

I would bet that Red Hill would be paying half as much money as the top spending teams in the competition.

However, despite these facts, they continue to win games of football with a very even, balanced, hard working group.

They play for one another and as coach Tony Blackford continues to say, they “play to their strengths”.

“We understand that we don’t have big targets in attack and superstars of the competition,” Blackford said.

“But what I’m really proud of is that we have a group that is prepared to listen, work hard, carry out instruction and play our brand of football.

“That’s all I ask. We prepare well, we respect our opposition, and we do our best to play the way we want to play.

We continue to prove that our best is good enough to beat anyone.

“In saying that, it’s a tough competition and there are dangerous sides throughout it. If you’re not at your best, you’ll get beaten,” Blackford said.

On Saturday, Harry Larwill and the slight Jono Ross booted four each while Benny Poole and Sean ‘Steve’ Marchetti were superb through the middle of the ground.

Jonah Siversen was the best player on the ground. Seamus Thompson played his 100th senior game after starting his career at the age of 29. What a great competitor.

Nick Gray was named Hastings’ best, while Luke Hewitt and Matt Clifford were outstanding early.

Rye kept its finals aspirations alive with a 15.18 (108) to 10.13 (73) victory over Pearcedale.

The Demons booted 12 goals to eight after half time with Nathan Henley at his brilliant best with six goals and Jack Nisbet and Ryan Mullett working well together at the centre bounces and around the ground.

Troy Jacobson is a star and he finished with four goals for the Dales while Kallum Searle’s good form continued.

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