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VCEs are complete A RECORD number of Victorian students completed their Victorian Certificate of Education this year.

Results were officially released on Monday (12 December) after a technical glitch sent results to some students earlier than anticipated last week.

A total of 49,765 students have now completed the final chapter in their school lives and obtained their VCE, a record completion rate of 97.9 per cent of students.

Of these students, 3804 will be awarded the VCE (Baccalaureate) and a further 13,050 students will receive their Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL).

14,649 high achieving students received a study score of 40 or more in a subject.

In keeping with past VCE results, Patterson River Secondary College students again celebrated outstanding VCE results.

College Dux Chris McWilliam achieved a 95.15 ATAR and 15 students achieved a 40-plus study score as a statewide benchmark of excellence.

Year 11 student Tom Lucas obtained a study score of 49 in Further Maths placing him in the top 1 per cent of the state in that subject.

“I commend our students and teaching staff for once again achieving fantastic VCE results,” principal Daniel Dew said.

Jumping for joy: Chris McWilliam, left, Oscar Aust, Francesa Interlandi, Diana Breen, Jasmine Azemi, Ashleigh Foster and Antonius Bennett celebrate VCE results at Patterson River Secondary.

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Raids net drugs haul Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au POLICE on Sunday charged 10 people following a series of coordinated raids in the south-eastern suburbs as part of an operation targeting organised crime.

Warrants were executed 6.40am at 13 houses in Carrum, Carrum Downs and Seaford, as well as Noble Park North,

Rowville, Endeavour Hills, Narre Warren, Mt Waverley, Wheelers Hill, Lyndhurst and Mulgrave.

Kingston detectives teamed with those from Caulfield, Dandenong, Frankston DRU, Melbourne, Prahran, Box Hill, Glen Eira, Clandestine Laboratory Squad, Special Operations Group and uniform police to make the arrests.

The raids were the result of a fivemonth investigation which culminated

in seven men and three women, aged 23-48, being taken into custody and charged with a range of drug offences.

They include a 48-year-old Carrum man charged with possessing cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, Tramadol, equipment for the purposes of manufacture/ trafficking and prohibited weapons.

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Kingston police Superintendent Amy Gledden confirmed those arrested have organised crime links still being investigated.

It is believed the Calabrian mafia is involved.

Ms Gledden said 14 firearms and knuckle dusters were seized – three of which, as well as the knuckle dusters – had been made using a 3D printer.

Large quantities of drugs, including

ice, methyl-amphetamine and cannabis, were nabbed, as well as a significant quantity of cash and silver bars.

“Absolutely the raids will have an effect on the crime syndicate and the trafficking of drugs,” Ms Gledden said.

“These people were at the upper level of supply and when we take them out of business it will have a much greater effect than just taking out the street level dealers.”

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Well deserved: Victorian Governor Linda Dessau hands over Duke of Edinburgh award acknowledgement to Frazer Kemp.

Top award for top student BONBEACH student Frazer Kemp, 18, was among 73 people awarded the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at a gala event at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne this month.

Victorian Governor Linda Dessau presented the awards on Saturday 3 December.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is reportedly the world’s leading achievement award for young people. Since it was established in 1963, it has challenged and enriched the lives of thousands of young Victorians giving them the opportunity to become confident in their abilities, build connections and tap into their potential, its promoters say.

Frazer, who attends Mentone Grammar School, says he developed perseverance through the constant commitment required to achieve the award and extend himself through experiences that weren’t always easy.

He says he became more willing to step outside of his comfort zone and develop in character, particularly through his volunteer work.

“It gave more breadth to my education and allowed me to

develop more holistically as a person,” he said.

“Completing the award put me in challenging positions where I was able to learn more about myself; for example, when I was in Papua New Guinea and was out living with a family completely on my own for two nights.”

Fraser also learned to push himself to become more confident and involved.

“The award process made me proud of my community and allowed me to understand how each individual’s talents contribute to the community,” he said.

“Prior to the award I was focused on improving myself, [but] after serving the community I learnt that that focus is a lot more rewarding.”

Victorian Award organisation CEO Anoushka Gungadin said the award provided “real world” knowledge and opportunities for future leaders to learn essential life skills.

“We are very proud of our gold awardees,” she said.

“Frazer has worked extremely hard [and] we are optimistic about his future, with such a high percentage of awardees gaining confidence in their job prospects.”

EDITHVALE residents and a council worker chased two car thieves along Melrose Av and into the Edithvale wetlands after a car accident in Edithvale Rd, 7.40am, Sunday 11 December.

The thieves got away, and the stolen Ford Ghia was a write-off after it was crashed into a stationary black Audi sedan, causing traffic chaos on the narrow, busy road.

Police recovered builder’s tools stolen from a storage cage under the car owner’s apartment block in Dandenong Rd, Caulfield North. The thieves had earlier filled the car with $59 petrol from a Warrigal Rd, Cheltenham, service station and driven off without paying, before colliding with the Audi in Edithvale Rd. The driver was uninjured but a resident had to help the passenger out of the car. When the resident went inside to get them a drink of water they did a runner through the wetlands.

Detective Senior Constable Susanna Hughes, of Kingston CIU, said the driver appeared to be Indian, 172cm, mid-20s, black hair with acne; the passenger was Southern European, stocky build, mid-20s with short black hair and numerous facial piercings.

Signs of the times

AN Aspendale man was charged over the theft of signs from railway stations, Tuesday 6 December.

The Public Transport Victoria signs include two No Smoking signs, validated ticket area sign and blue behaviour sign. They are valued at $500. Police recovered the signs at the 41-year-old’s Willmott St house and he was later bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court in February.

Shopper assaulted A WOMAN sunbathing at Aspendale beach was approached by a man who began masturbating, 3.20pm, Wednesday 7 December.

The woman, 25, said the man was standing on a raised platform at the end of Heale Av when he said hello and asked her the time.

The woman answered but then ignored him, although she was aware he was staring at her. She looked up to see him fondling himself and became nervous as she was on her own. When the man started to walk away she photographed him on him on her mobile phone. A passerby said the man drove off in a red Toyota Yaris, or similar.

He is described as 30-40 years, 172cm, tanned skin, and possibly Indian or Middle Eastern as he spoke with an accent. He was wearing dark pants, a sky blue T-shirt, cap and sunglasses.

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A WOMAN who thought she was at home alone was enjoying a singsong in the bath when an unknown man in the hallway called out “Nice voice”, 11pm, Friday 9 December.

The frightened woman called 000 and then went out into the hallway to grab a hammer before retreating back to the bathroom. She then heard the sound of smashing glass in the kitchen of the Taverner St, Moorabbin, house. It was later found to be a glass knocked off the kitchen bench.

Police believe the man, who was not seen, entered the property through an unlocked side gate and unlocked back door. It was not known if anything was stolen.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

Warning ahead of summer beach swims PEOPLE aged 65 and over are being warned to be extra vigilant around water this summer, with figures showing a 40 per cent increase in drowning deaths of older people.

Last week, during Water Safety Week, Emergency Services minister James Merlino launched this year’s Victorian drowning report and announced a new water safety campaign targeting older people. While the report highlights a concerning increase in drowning deaths in the older-age category, toddlers are still at the greatest risk, with children aged up to four years contributing to the highest rate of both fatal and non-fatal drowning incidents. A second water safety campaign will begin early 2017 raising awareness of

the drowning risk for children under four.

The report found that 43 people lost their lives in Victorian waters – five more than the 10-year average.

The drowning rate of females increased by 33 per cent compared to the 10-year average, but males still account for 72 per cent of all drowning victims this year A Taiwanese man in his 20s drowned earlier this year at Gunnammata when he was swimming outside the flags and got caught in a rip. Lifesavers pulled the man unconscious from the water and he could not be revived.

Three young men rescued a drowning man at Blairgowrie last year after they heard him crying out for help.

The Hampton Park man had got into trouble while swimming at Koonya beach, and was spotted drifting about 500 metres offshore.

A 32-year-old Frankston man was rescued off Mornington beach last month after attempting to swim across to St Kilda to attend a concert. Police said the fully-clothed man would certainly not have made the trip safely.

In May 2012, a 26-year-old man drowned while swimming with friends at Frankston beach. His blood alcohol content was more than six times the legal limit for driving.

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BONBEACH Primary School’s Green Thumbs Gardening Club has won Best School Garden Composting Award in ABC TV’s dirtgirlworld and Costa’s Compost Academy Awards.

Star of the hit children’s TV show Scrapboy joined Kingston mayor Cr David Eden to present the students with a golden gnome trophy on Monday 5 December.

The students showed off their garden, set up a worm farm and planted some pumpkins on the day.

The Green Thumbs Gardening Club was launched three years ago by school parents Jade Kavanagh and Amy Dowling who now run school holiday gardening programs open to all local youngsters.

See growinggreenthumbs.com.au for more details.

Green thumbs up: Kingston mayor David Eden with Scrapboy at Bonbeach Primary School.

Police patrol Assault on Main St KINGSTON detectives are searching for a man over an early morning assault in Main St, Mordialloc, Saturday 27 August.

Detective Senior Constable Paul Glew, of Kingston CIU, said a fight between two groups at a nearby hotel supposedly ended when security staff intervened and ejected the troublemaker and his mates, 1pm.

A short time later the victim also left the venue and walked up to Main St. There, he was spotted by the offender who ran up to him and punched him repeatedly in the face, causing extensive swelling and bruising.

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Smartphones ‘fuel’ problem gamblers Liz Bell liz@baysidenews.com.au THE popularity of smartphones has fuelled a rise in the number of problem gamblers who now have easy and instant access to online gambling sites, warns a Mornington peninsula counselling service.

Alvin Efklidis, of Gamblers Help Southern, has warned that measures to reduce the harm of poker machines are not targeting the growing online sector.

“In terms of problem gambling, poker machines are still the biggest form of gambling, but online gambling is rapidly growing and with the technology that’s available to everyone, such as mobile phones, it’s at the fingertips all the time,” he said.

“Most people are not aware of just how relentless the online bookmakers are, offering free bets to people who sign up and all sorts of offers and inducements. It’s very worrying.”

Gamblers Help Southern, the largest problem gambling service in Victoria, will make a submission to the state government’s just-opened review of gaming machine harm minimisation measures.

Mr Efklidis said there was high demand for gambling counselling services in Frankston

and on the Mornington Peninsula, where its “priority target group” of tradies had a “cultural” tendency to head to a drinking venue and gamble after work.

But he said that at least 15 per cent of problems gamblers were online gamblers, and that more resources should be directed to reducing the harm of, and easy access to, that form of gambling.

Since the smartphone technology was introduced a few years ago, the temptation to gamble was now everywhere.

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Rain didn’t ease summer fire risk Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au FIRE danger periods for the Mornington Peninsula, Frankston and Kingston CFA districts will begin 1am, Monday 19 December.

During this time fires cannot be lit in the open air without a written permit from CFA or a municipal fire prevention officer.

Fire danger periods are based on local conditions and take into account fuel moisture, fuel loads, grassland curing, weather and rainfall.

CFA District 8 operations manager Mark Kennedy said forecasts showed potential for an above average fire season, despite recent heavy rain and flooding in many parts of the state.

“The rainfall we experienced in spring has produced a lot of growth which could very easily become a high fuel load throughout the summer season if not properly managed,” he said.

“Reducing fuel loads will ensure that if a fire does break out, it has less chance of taking hold or spreading.

“While CFA does everything it can, we look to members of the community to use common sense and take responsibility for preventing fires.”

Mr Kennedy said there was still a “short window of opportunity” for owners to clean up their properties.

“Out of control burn-offs and unregistered burn-offs have been a major headache for brigades,” he said.

“You should avoid burning off when high winds are forecast – not only on the day you burn but for the days afterwards.”

Councils will be able to provide more specific

burn-off restrictions, he said.

CFA acting assistant chief officer Bryan Russell said this fire season CFA would be taking a zerotolerance approach to any fires resulting from negligent behaviour.

“Expect any fire you start to be fully investigated by police,” he said.

“Even if you have a permit to use fire over the fire danger period, make sure you read the conditions carefully. Failing to follow just one of those conditions may leave you open to prosecution.”

“Can I or Can’t I?” information is available at cfa.vic.gov.au or by calling 1800 226 226. All burn-offs should be registered on the VicFire Burn-off notification line, 1800 668 511.

A written permit is required to burn off grass, undergrowth, weeds or other vegetation during the fire danger period. Permits may be issued by the municipal fire prevention officer or the CFA district office.

Lighting a fire in the open without a permit is an offence and can incur a penalty of $21,600 and/ or 12 months jail. Barbecues and fires for cooking or warmth do not require a permit, but must be lit in properly constructed fireplaces (visit cfa. vic.gov.au) Using an incinerator, chainsaw, lawn mower, welding or grinding equipment, or driving vehicles coming into contact with vegetation and machinery, are permitted.

Property owners can find legal guidelines and practical advice at cfa.vic.gov.au.

A total fire ban means no fires can be lit that day unless with a specific exemption or special permit. This applies irrespective of the fire restriction status for a given municipality. Further details at cfa.vic.gov.au

Council complaint over tree vandal

Picture: Gary Sissons Grisly find: Above, SES search bushland beside the Frankston Freeway. A man has been charged with the murder of Karen Rae.

Murder charge after body find MISSING Person Squad detectives have charged a 49-year-old man regarding the disappearance of Karen Rae. Ms Rae, 48, was last seen leaving her Adib Court home in Frankston North at about 7pm on 15 April, 2015.

Last Friday (9 December), a search of the roadside along the Frankston Freeway was commenced by SES under the direction of police.

Human remains, that were yet to be identified at time of publication, were located in bushland beside the freeway in Frankston North on Saturday 10 December.

The Langwarrin man has been charged with one count of murder and has been remanded to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday 16 December.

A SUSPECTED tree vandal who caused $22,000 damage to parkland trees in Heatherton was arrested just days after Kingston Council voted to complain to police about delays in apprehending him.

The 21-year-old Heatherton man was charged with criminal damage, theft of a motor car and possession of a weapon and bailed at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court, Thursday 1 December to reappear in March.

But Kingston Council at its 28 November meeting voted to write to police to “ask for an explanation of why they failed to act more promptly and more effectively to protect the safety of members of the community and to prevent the destruction of trees on council land on the Henry Street Trail and adjacent parkland”.

Cr Rosemary West said affected residents had seen – and challenged – the suspect armed with an axe and machete during his threemonth vandalism spree, and even knew his name and address. However, despite this information being reported to police they did not act until the man was arrested late November.

Local area commander Inspector Bruce Kitchen, of Kingston CIU, defended police tactics although he said he didn’t want to “add fuel to the fire”.

“Police have apprehended and charged a suspect after preparing a brief of evidence which is necessary in getting a conviction,” he said.

“There are others possibly involved in the incidents and our investigation is continuing.

“Perhaps the issue is one of a lack of communication.”

Dozens of mature trees along the Henry St trail and in Braeside Park were chopped down and mutilated in the three-month spree.

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Beware at beaches when bluebottles sail to shore VISITORS to Frankston and the peninsula’s bay and ocean beaches may have noticed the prevalence of bluebottle jellyfish.

The common bluebottle, Physalia utriculus, is smaller and less venomous than its Atlantic cousin Physalia physalis – or Portuguese man o’war – but it can still produce a painful sting.

While they may look like a single marine creature they are actually colonial organisms known as siphonophores, with separate animals specialised for food capture, digestion, reproduction, and one that makes up the gas-filled float. The animals cannot function alone and the whole can only survive as a colony.

The floats can grow up to 150mm long and tentacles to more than a metre. An intriguing feature is that half the colonies have floats aligned at 45 degrees to the right of the wind and half at 45 degrees to the left. It is surmised that this anatomical difference aids the survival of the species by ensuring only half of the colonies will face being marooned along the coast in the prevailing wind.

The animals capture fish and small marine creatures by dragging their tentacles through the water and stinging and killing their prey.

The powerful stinging cells, called nematocysts, line the tentacles and inject venomous neuro and muscle toxins, immobilising and killing their prey with rapid efficiency.

When swimming or walking near the shoreline keep an eye out for them but don’t get too close. The sting is quite painful but it generally subsides in about half an hour.

If stung, Surf Life Saving Australia recommends carefully removing any remaining tentacles and soaking the area in hot water or covering with ice packs. Do not scratch or rub the sting site.

Often accompanying each armada are other floating marine creatures, such as by-the-wind-sailor, velella velella, porpita sailors, porpita porpita, and other species of blue drifting invertebrates.

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Washed up: A bluebottle on Mt Martha beach.

They are becoming common all over bay and ocean beaches. Picture: George Russell

Parks calls for comment on latest Pt Nepean plan PARKS Victoria is calling for feedback on a revised master plan for the future of Point Nepean National Park.

The plan, based on a draft released in 2010, is expected to consider a wide range of options for the pristine coastal area, taking account of Point Nepean’s historic connections to Point Lonsdale, the marine national park, its occupation and use by Aborigines as well as “appropriate” commercial and educational developments.

Late in 2014, just before the end of its term in office, the then Napthine Liberal government outraged environmentalists when it leased more than 64 hectares (158 acres) of the national park to Portsea property developer Point Leisure Group.

The deal included historic buildings at the Point Nepean quarantine station.

However, after its November 2014 election win the Andrews Labor government quickly abandoned the contract for a tourism and education-based development on a 50-year lease.

Earlier this year, Melbourne University was given the green light to build a research facility on the site of the old Quarantine Station.

Wary of further fuelling unrest about the site’s future, in inviting discussion on the master plan, Energy, Environment and Climate Change minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the government wants a plan that for the park that

“reflects the communities’ views and respects the site’s rich history”.

In July this year, Shelley Penn, hired as a consultant to facilitate the public consultation process, told The News that there was “resounding agreement that Point Nepean has the values of a national park, with high conservation values and varied and layered histories”.

“Point Nepean can mean different things to many people. [Since the 2010 plan] there has been a richer appreciation of the significance of the park.”

She said the adopted master plan would need to “give the community a sense of what could happen”.

Ms Penn said the differences required to the 2010 master plan included enlarging the scope of the plan to include economics, the marine sanctuary, cultural and ecological links between Point Nepean and Point Lonsdale, maritime history (shipwrecks) and “what is unique about the national park and its potential attractions to visitors”.

Parks Victoria will hold on-site information sessions at Portsea’s Badcoe Hall from 10am3pm, Sunday 22 January 2017.

The master plan is open for community consultation until 10 February 2017 and is expected to be finalised in mid- 2017.

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Students learn sustainability skills NARANGA School in Frankston has been recognised with a Victorian sustainability award for its innovative approach to rubbish.

The school, which caters for students aged 5-18 with a mild intellectual disability, won the secondary section of the ResourceSmart Schools Award for waste.

The school’s senior hands-on program engages students by combining good sustainability practices with literacy and numeracy skills to carry through to adulthood.

As part of designing a new kitchen garden area the students cleared, pruned and relocated plants for the revamp, measured and costed garden materials, worked out an order through Mitre 10 and assisted to collect supplies and develop the garden. Students

prepared worm farms, relocated a frog pond, prepared six plots for fruit trees to establish an orchard, and used old soccer balls as planters.

Naranga School has a cache of sustainability and environmental achievements to its name. Last year senior ‘art and kitchen garden’ students won the Diggers Perpetual trophy in the schools category at the Red Hill Spring Garden festival for garden projects using recycled mosaic tiles and terracotta pots.

This year senior horticulture students designed and built new garden bed areas, planted an orchard and established 11 worm farms.

In July, Naranga School won Frankston Council’s sustainability school of the month.

Sustainability Victoria CEO Stan

Krpan said the ResourceSmart Schools awards provided schools with an opportunity to showcase their efforts at a statewide level and to learn from each other.

“What’s most impressive is the breadth of programs that students, teachers and their wider communities are involved with,” he said.

“The students are also learning about project planning and delivery, patience and working with other - all important educational objectives.

“These schools have done an exemplary job, and really set the benchmark for others to strive for next year.”

Innovation win: Teacher Michelle Athiniotis, sustainability coordinator at Naranga School, receives the Resource Smart Award with senior students Andrea and Joshua on behalf of the Naranga senior horticulture program.

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State to manage port Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au MANAGEMENT of the Port of Hastings will come under state government control on 1 July next year.

The government has decided against renewing its port management lease with the LINX Cargo Group, owned by asset manager Brookfield, and the Port of Hastings Development Authority will take over as port manager.

“The Port of Hastings will continue to be very much open for business throughout this transition period and well into the future as a key bulk port for Victoria,” the authority’s CEO Malcolm Geier said.

“The Port of Hastings is one of Victoria's key bulk ports and as Victoria’s deepest bulk port offers significant development opportunities.

“The Port of Hastings Development Authority will increase its staffing and employ a workforce of a similar size to that presently employed by LINX and the authority to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities on 1 July 2017.”

The 10 staff employed by LINX at Stony Point have been told that their jobs will be advertised by the authority.

It will be the first influx of new staff for the authority since the loss of dozens of jobs in the wake of Labor’s at 2014 election win and its decision to abandon plans for a new container port at Hastings.

Timelines for any expansion of the port are not likely to be known until next May when Infrastructure Victoria releases recommendations on the location of the state’s second container terminal.

Bulk products, mainly LNG (liquefied natural gas), are already shipped from Hastings and the biggest fear held by environmentalists is that the port could be used to export brown coal.

Previous state governments – Liberal and Labor – have backed Hastings as a site for a new container port, but the current government changed tack and nominated Bay West in Port Phillip as its preferred location.

A report just released by Infrastructure Victoria recommends three major infrastructure projects for the next 30 years, none of which involve ports.

While noting the May 2017 deadline

for recommendations on a second container port, Infrastructure Victoria’s December report does mention further expansion to “the capacity of the Port of Melbourne through a range of measures, including the extension of berths, the use of Webb Dock exclusively for containers, relocating the car import/ export trade, landside investment and technology improvements at both Webb and Swanson docks”.

“However, it should be noted that the most efficient way of accommodating growing container volumes in Victoria is to increase the capacity of the Port of Melbourne whenever this should be needed, and to the extent that this is feasible,” the report states.

“Improvements in port productivity are anticipated to have positive impacts on businesses involved in international trade. By increasing the productivity of the supply chain, this option is also

likely to positively affect general business costs and economic growth.

“Expansion of the container capacity at the Port of Melbourne may attract larger vessels to the port, which may potentially increase safety risks, and the risks of disruption. Conversely, there may be limits to the size of ships that can access the port, due to the constraints of the Port Philip Heads access, or the West Gate Bridge.”

Coincidentally, the Seraja Enam, reputed to be the largest container ship to come to Australia, sailed past Victoria to NSW to berth in Port Botany on Wednesday 23 November.

Former Port of Hastings harbourmaster Dick Cox, said the 14.8 metre draft Seraja Enam “is too deep to get through Port Phillip Heads let alone up the Yarra River and probably couldn’t get under the West Gate Bridge either”.

He told The News on Friday that

ships of that size could easily sail to an expanded Port of Hastings, although dredging would be required to provide a turning circle.

Mr Cox said the dredging was “a fair amount, but not as much as [opponents to the port expansion] are saying”.

In an article in the Tyabb & District Ratepayers, Business & Environmental Group newsletter, Mr Cox discusses maintaining “the position of Victoria having the premier container port in Australia?”

“We obviously have to have a port with channels that can take vessels of this size safely every day, and that is not Port Phillip Heads at this point in time, can we make it so? Of course we can - engineers only have to follow the guidelines covered by the Internationally-accepted PIANC Report 121- 2014 Harbour Approach Channels Design Guidelines, which will probably tell them that the Port Phillip Entrance Channel has to be three times the width and two metres deeper than it is now.

“No problem, the experts will be able to tell us how much extra water will come and go out through the Heads with the tide, make for wider beaches at low water. Mind you, where the high water mark will be is anyone’s guess.

“Or simply build the berths at Hastings as the channels to Long Island Point can take vessels up to 15.8 metres draft now.”

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Travelling motion picture company a huge hit Compiled by Cameron McCullough LAST Friday gave further evidence that the Majestic Picture Company desires to produce up-to- date pictures, and at the same time, items of interest.

The Battle of the Somme was very realistic.

On Friday 22nd the New East Lyne will be produced; a piece that will live for ever, companion picture to Napoleon at St Helena, Charlie Chaplin and a host of others.

Dromana will be visited Monday 18th Dec; Somerville 19th and Hastings 20th, with the Australia at War. We can confidently recommend the residents of these towns to support the Majestic Pictures in their endeavours to bring a Melbourne show to their town. *** MESSRS Brody and Mason will hold a special sale of household furniture and sundries at Somerville on Thursday next, full particulars of which are advertised. *** THE ladies of Frankston are invited to meet the committee of the Frankston Athletic Club in the Mechanics’ on Monday evening, to see what arrangements with regard to the refreshment stall at the sports on New Year’s Day can be made. *** THE local Red Cross Society appeals to all who are interested, for donations, in cash or kind, to provide Xmas Cheer for our soldiers at Langwarrin Camp.

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Donations may be left with Mrs Maxwell, “Thalassa”, Frankston. *** A SPECIAL meeting of the Somerville Fruitgrowers’ Association will be held on Monday next, Dec 18th, at 8pm in the Mechanics’ Hall, re holding a Show and election of committee. All members are requested to attend. *** SPECIAL attention is called to an advertisement in another column, of a presentation to 23 recruits who have recently volunteered from Frankston, and the immediate district. Each volunteer will receive a gold medal. This is the sixth presentation to Frankston volunteers, the total number of whom now amounts to more than 130.

His Honor Sir John Madden G.C.M.G., L.L.D., D.C L. etc, has very kindly consented to make the presentations and deliver an address, on the occasion. Captain Conder, the Commandant, and Chaplain Gates will also deliver addresses.

By kind permission of the Commandant the Langwarrin Military Camp Band will play selections during the evening. *** Frankston Court of Petty Sessions.

Monday 11th December, 1916. Before Mr P. Cohen P.M. and Messrs C. G. V. Williams, W. J. Oates and C. W. Grant.J’s.P. DEFAULT SUMMONS. William Henry Miller v Edwin James Foster claim for £50, money due on promissory notes. Summons not served.

Hearing extended to next month.

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TRUANCY Constable Ryan v James Catley Neglecting to send William Catley to school required number of days during week ended 2nd September. No appearance of defendant. Fined 2s in default 3 hours imprisonment.

BREACH OF FACTORIES ACT Inspector Geo Hall v Hector Gamble - unlawfully employing one, R. Marshall, in his wood yard at a lower rate of wages than the rate fixed by the Country Fuel and Fodder Board. Defendant pleaded not guilty and was represented by Mr Utber who informed the court that defendant was not aware that the Determination was in existence and had employed the boy out of charity in order to help him.

After hearing the evidence of Inspector Hall, Const. Ryan and the boy Marshall, the P.M. announced that the Bench accepted defendant’s statement that he was unaware of the existance of the Determination. However a breach had occurred Fined 20s with 7s costs.

A claim put in by the Inspector for arrears of wages for the boy was disallowed by the Bench, who refused to make an order, the P.M. stating that the boy could sue for the arrears if he saw fit to do so.

TRAVELLING WITHOUT A TICKET H. Jansen of Brunswick, pleaded guilty to a charge of riding on the railways without a ticket, between Aspendale and Carrum on 5th Nov.— Fined 10s with 7s 6d costs.

Wm. Ekins, bookmaker, from Men-

tone, charged with travelling between Mentone and Frankston on Nov 29th., without a ticket.

Ekins was defended by Mr Cantor and pleaded not guilty. Inspector Hory of the Railways Department who conducted the prosecution, informed the court that on the date in question Ekins arrived by the midnight train from Melbourne.

He passed through the barrier and a gave up a Mentone ticket. When challenged by the stationmaster, he became abusive and refused to pay or give his name until the police arrived.

Meanwhile a struggle took place between Ekins and the station master.

Const. Ryan arrived and arrested him.

Henry Herbert Perry, station master at Frankston, William Grant, Guard on the midnight train gave evidence as to the facts outlined by Mr Hory.

Const E C. Ryan stated chat he was called to the station at 1 30 a.m on 29th Nov. He found defendant to be under the influence of drink, and after hearing complaints he arrested defendant who offered him £1 to let him go.

At the police office defendant complained that the station master and guard had brutally assaulted him by punching him on the face kicking him, etc.

He made no complaint at the railway station and he had no marks on him. Witness released defendant on bail.

Defendant gave evidence on his own behalf, and in cross examination admitted going through the gate

without saying that he only had a Mentone ticket.

The P.M stated that defendant’s statement as to the assault on him was ridiculous and the Bench did not believe him. Fined 40s with 10s costs. A second charge of offensive behaviour was dismissed.

DISORDERLY VISITORS Const Ryan charged John R Johansen, a milk carter, from Prahran, with (1) unlawfully assaulting Albert G S Anderson at Frankston, on Sunday 26th Nov. (2) Unlawfully assaulting Arthur James Clague, at Frankston, on Sunday, Nov 26th. (3) Behaving in an offensive manner in Young Street, Frankston, on Sunday 26th November.

Johansen, who pleaded not guilty was defended by Mr Cantor.

Sergt. Parkin, who conducted the prosecutions, informed the court that on the Sunday in question, accused, with other men, visited Frankston, and, while drunk, behaved badly.

Accused did not profit by the warning which Const. Ryan had previously given, but violently assaulted two men.

Evidence for the prosecution by Albert Anderson, A. Clague, Privates Hooper and Burke and Const. Ryan.

Defendant alleged that the other men assaulted him first. G. H. Farmer, boot maker at Frankston supported his contention.

The Bench convicted Johansen and imposed fines. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 16 December, 1916

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Festival Artistic Director Julia Fredersdorff said it’s hard to believe that what started as a 3-day, 6-concert gathering of kindred spirits (both on stage and in the audience) has grown to play such a vital part in the cultural life of the Mornington Peninsula.

“This year we present a cornucopia of musical offerings, from the (unjustly) little-known Scottish Songs of Beethoven to the renegade stylings of the Australian Guitar Trio, via joyous South African jive, the pinnacle of Romantic piano repertoire, and a swinging homage to the heyday of swing, stride and boogie.”

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Thirty emerging and preprofessional talented musicians will spend a week at Toorak College in Mt Eliza learning from and performing with the world’s best during the Festival.

Students will develop their skills with English Stage Director and vocal coach Sophie Daneman, Music Director Donald Nicolson, Festival Artistic Director Julia Fredersdorff, and renowned Danish harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen.

Based on the model of the great European Summer Schools, the 2017 Peninsula Summer Music Festival Academy gives talented young musicians the opportunity to work intensely in a residential setting alongside some of the world’s leading Baroque musicians.

After their intensive study week, Academy students will showcase their achievements as they perform Handel’s beloved pastoral opera Acis & Galatea on 13-14 January on the lawn of St John the Evangelist in Flinders.

“I am especially proud of the 2017 Festival Academy, which will perform Handel’s beloved pastoral opera, Acis & Galatea, in a suitably ‘al fresco’ setting,” said Ms Fredersdorff.

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Festival Details Dates: Sunday 1 January – Saturday 14 January 2017 Venues: 10 diverse venues across the Mornington Peninsula Tickets: separately ticketed events ranging from $15 - $140 and available online only To view the Festival Program and to purchase tickets for all events please visit www.peninsulafestival.com.au.

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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

The summer of the Chocolate Ripple Effect

By Stuart McCullough SUMMERTIME and the living is easy. Unless, of course, you have a summer job in which case you should prepare to work harder than you ever knew was humanly possible. From one week to the next, I was plucked from the cloistered comfort zone of school and cast into the adult world of actual, real work. To say that it seemed confronting at the time would be an understatement of some magnitude. Suffice to say, I found the real world something of a shock.

I had just finished year 12. Nowadays, this achievement would be marked by borrowing money from my parents, skedaddling to the Gold Coast before blowing the lot on a cover charge for an empty disco and a blue cocktail comprised entirely of the least popular spirits known to bartending and left-over bathroom disinfectant. But, back then, I decided to celebrate the completion twelve years of schooling by immediately starting a summer job doing data entry for Safeway.

It was my first office job. At the time, my wardrobe comprised my school uniform, a pair of jeans, a Hang-10 windcheater and a flannel tracksuit. It would be fair to say that I had little in the way of suitable business attire. Somewhat tragically, I don’t recall an emergency trip to the menswear section at Myer, which means I was probably forced to improvise. Not since the grade six pool party when I decided to take an over-sized pair of my father’s shorts to avoid the embarrassment of wearing lolly-bags in front of my class mates, only to see them dislodged by the force of my first dive into the pool and float away before being swallowed by the filter, had the potential for outright humiliation been so great.

They would not have been suit pants. Frankly, the trousers I wore simply wouldn’t qualify. They were slacks. There’s every chance that I might have worn a short-sleeved shirt. In a botched attempt to appear sophisticated, the shirt was a

shade of gelato green. That was my best shirt.

After that, it was downhill and the descent was steep. And as for the tie, beggars cannot be choosers. The tie I wore was one handed down from previous generations. If you were being polite, you might describe it was ‘busy’. A whirling mess of paisley, my necktie was not so much ‘eye catching’ as it was something that could induce blindness instantly.

The job of data entry clerk was located at head office in Mulgrave and, each morning, I got a lift to work. It was a new world of peak hour traffic and radio reports. At the office, I had a desk and a computer terminal. I would then be handed a

swathe of computer printouts and it was then my task to input the prices. Until that time, I’d only ever sat in front of a computer to play ‘Frogger’.

This was not quite as much fun. Indeed, I’d previously thought that getting run over as I tried to cross the street was as stressful as the world of computers got. I was wrong.

The stakes were high. If I messed up, it would mean that the price for a tub of ice cream in Hoppers Crossing would be completely out of whack.

Although making an error as to the price of a tub of ice cream might seem like a small thing, I can assure you that such catastrophes have very real consequences. I thought of it as the ‘chocolate

ripple affect’. I had seen the film ‘War Games’ with Matthew Broderick in which a computer has the power to destroy humanity by launching a nuclear missile attack. The impact of a data entry error seemed to me then to be far worse.

Out of fear that a casual data entry error might bring the entire retail sector crashing to my knees, my next summer job was in an orchard. Not only did this mean I could avoid the awesome responsibility of data entry, I could spend time with my brother and our friend, Marcus. The dress code was casual. It was outdoors. It was, in fact, as different to study as could possibly be imagined.

Our job was not to pick fruit but to thin it, so that it could grow properly and be picked by others.

Over those weeks each summer, I would thin fruit until I was doing it in my dreams. Getting up each morning, it was like Bill Murray in ‘Groundhog Day’ except that instead of ‘I Got You’ by Sonny and Cher, commercial FM radio deemed ‘I Touch Myself’ by The Divinyls as appropriate audio fare for six o’clock in the morning. We thinned, we fell off our ladders when we occasionally lost our balance and we talked. It was the kind of work that conducive to casual chatter and we talked up hill and down dale. From a distance, we must have sounded like cockatoos, squawking as we worked.

These were my first forays into the world of work. Back then it seemed a somewhat alien experience. But, for better or for worse, that was summer for me. Although I didn’t realise it then, those months between school years were the most carefree days of my life. Other than not inadvertently giving away tubs of ice cream or falling off my ladder too often, I had nothing in the way of responsibility. Incidentally, I no longer dream of thinning fruit. But take me to an orchard and put a ladder in front of me, and I’ve no doubt that it would all come flooding back to me. Welcome back summer. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Brittain smashes another big ton PROVINCIAL

By IT Gully BAXTER’S Chris Brittain smashed his second big century in as many matches on Saturday as his side posted 7/363 against Crib Point.

Brittain belted 10 sixes and nine fours in his massive knock of 181, backing up the 155 he hit against Mornington the match before.

Both the Magpies and Doggies have some of the best bowlers running around in the MPCA. In addition to two massive tons, Brittain has also hit two half centuries against Langwarrin and Sorrento this season, giving him almost 500 runs for the year.

Former Victorian wicket keeper

and South Australian coach Darren ‘Chuck’ Berry told radio SEN listeners during the week that Brittain’s knock of 155 was one of the best he had seen. Berry does some specialist coaching at Baxter and at Mornington.

While Brittain’s knock was something special, there was a more than reasonable batsman at the other end dominating the attack – Daniel Warwick.

The Baxter skipper was superb in his knock of 124. The highest score after that was Ben Brittain with 13.

Regardless, almost 400 will be too many for the Magpies to track down.

Langwarrin is just 37 runs from victory against Pines after the first day where they bowled out the home side for 109.

Kangas skipper Travis Campbell was at his best as he led the charge with 5/35 from 13.1 overs, while leg spinner Matty Prosser made it 13 wickets for the season with 3/22 from 14 overs.

In reply, Langwarrin isn’t out of the woods, four wickets down for 73.

Matty Prosser was the best of the top order bats with 24. Campbell and Aaron Edwards are the not out batsmen.

Nick Wilcox and Pat Jackson each have two wickets for the Piners.

Sorrento has already won its match against Moorooduc.

The Ducs batted first and were bowled out for just 85. John Collison scored more than half of the runs with 43.

Rob Parslow picked up 4/18 for the Sorras while CJ King snared 4/39.

In reply, Sorrento is 3/149, Corey Harris not out 61 and Ben Tracy unbeaten on 35.

Somerville has set Long Island 259 for victory after skipper Leigh Lowry belted 128 and Brenton Alp 54.

Nick Marshall also opened with 35 to help the home side to a very competitive total.

Chris Hocking and Stuart Swift were the pick of the bowlers with three and four wickets respectively.

Mt Eliza and Peninsula Old Boys are locked in what appears to be a tight tussle.

In the battle of the neighbours, the Mounties batted first and posted 263.

Damien Kent was among the runs again for the home side, opening with 84, Keith Biggs hit 57 and Tim Clark 45 to be the key run makers.

Evion Bowen and Jon Forrest each claimed three wickets for the Old Boys.

Mornington looks set for victory against Pearcedale after a solid day with the ball.

The Doggies rolled the visitors for 132, Michael Heib dominating with the ball with 7/46. Brad McDonald claimed 2/27.

Shayne Gillings (38) and max Blackburn (34) offered some middle order resistance for the Panthers when their side was reeling at 4/38.

Reds continue their domination DISTRICT

By IT Gully MT MARTHA has continued its domination in District cricket, already picking up the 12 points against Main Ridge.

Main Ridge have been a major disappointment this season with high expectations that they would be a real challenger in 2016-17.

However, the Ridge’s form has been up and down and they find themselves mid-range on the ladder.

On Saturday they batted first and were rolled for just 125.

Michael Holmes opened with 27 and Billy Sakalis was the next best with 24.

Shaun Foster was sent packing for a blob and skipper Gareth Wyatt was trapped in front for 17. Wyatt has

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scored just over 100 runs this season (76 coming in one innings against Rye), which is far from the star Wyatt that we have come to expect.

Rhys Whitling, Michael Claven and Curtis Stone all did the damage with the ball for Mt Martha.

The Reds have already past the total, skipper Mitchel Darvill scoring 78 at the top of the order and Riley Shaw hitting 40.

In the battle for outright top spot, Red Hill is just 69 runs from victory against Flinders.

Flinders batted first on their home deck on Saturday and were bowled out for 127.

Tom Clements was the best of the Sharks’ bats with 39, while Blake Hogan-Keogh hit five fours in his 31.

Brent Martin was the pick of the Red Hill bowlers with 5/25 from 26.1

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overs. Carl Robinson also did some damage with 3/32 from 20 overs.

In reply, Red Hill faced the final 14 overs of the day and settled on 1/59.

Matt Merifield was in a destructive mood for the Hillmen, blasting two sixes and five fours on his way to 41.

Delcombe Park has set Seaford Tigers with a challenge of scoring 299 to win their match.

The Parkers batted first on their home deck and it was Jon Guthrie this time who took to the bowling with a fine 132. Guthrie’s century included 10 fours and three sixes.

Nick Christides was also up and going with 74, while Evan Campbell chipped in with 39.

David James, Ash Mills and Max Watters all picked up two wickets each for the Tigers.

Baden Powell is just 51 runs away

from victory against Rye. The Demons batted first on Saturday and made 111 in 69 overs. Aaron Vernon was the pick of the Rye batsmen with 37, while Andrew Dunn scored 17.

In reply, the Braves are cruising at 0/61, Coen Chernishoff and Elia Carter both undefeated on 29.

Rosebud has started well in its chase against Seaford, who were bowled out for 200.

Seaford batted first on its home ground and Ryan McQueen got his team away to a good start with 62, while receiving good support from Chris Cleef with 44.

However, Jason Nagel took wickets at important times, including that of McQueen, and finished with 4/59 from 27 overs. Billy Quigley picked up 3/47 from 13 overs.

In reply, the Buds are 1/47, Brian Doughty the out batsman for 18. Quigley and Mathew Maher are the not out batsmen.

Boneo has set Heatherhill 204 for victory.

The Pandas top and middle order failed miserably which put real pressure on the middle and lower order.

Thankfully Cam Wiliams (64) and Leigh Janssen (39) made an impression late in the innings.

Boneo was 3/23 at one stage and then 7/70 before the late comeback.

Jason Hinde was superb with the ball for the Hills with 4/41 while Matt Meagher claimed 3/44 from 27.1 overs. Brett Maxwell was also good for the home side with 3/55 from 17 overs.

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Flinders falter: (previous page and above) The home side scored just 127 runs, and now have Red Hill nipping at their heels. Pictures: Rab Siddhi

Yabbies in a good position SUB-DISTRICT

By IT Gully TYABB has given itself very chance to beat Carrum and keep its season alive with an impressive performance with the bat on Saturday.

Yabbies’ opener Nick Taranto hit 116 and number three Michael Edwards went agonising close to a century, scoring 96, to help the Yabbies to 4/270.

Troy Hollingsworth was the best of the Lions’ bowlers with three of the

four wickets, finishing his 30 overs with 3/92.

Dromana is in some real strife as it tries to reign in Balnarring’s 206.

The Hoppers did well with the ball to keep the Saints to a gettable total.

Jye Voelkl was at his best for the Hoppers with 5/53 from 15.4 overs, while Craig Dunlop snared 3/60 from 20 overs.

In reply, Dromana is in some early strife at 2/35. Kierran Voelkl is not out 21.

Ballam Park should be favorite

heading into day two of its match against Tootgarook.

However, the Knights would need to be at their best and the Frogs’ bowlers would need to have a stinker for the home side to win.

Travis French with 55 and Coen Packer with 42 got the visitors away to a flier before the wheels fell off.

Stuart Plunkett was superb for the Knights with 4/59 from 26.5 overs, while Jake Williams and Jason Riley each claimed two wickets.

Top of the table Hastings is in a

world of pain against Frankston YCW. After doing the job with the ball and bowling out the Stonecats for 150, the Blues bats didn’t respond and are in some trouble at 3/18.

At one stage the Stonecats were 7/48 before Brett Hudgson (55) and Andrew Kitson (44) came to the rescue.

Robbie Hearn was surprisingly the pick of the bowlers with 3/8 from six overs for the Blues while Isuru Dias and Ryan McNamara picked up a couple each.

A lot is going to be on the shoulders of Luke Hewitt for the Blues to win.

Carrum Downs is just three wickets away from victory against Skye.

After making 181 in 55 overs, the Cougars have Skye in real trouble at 7/40 in reply.

After top scoring with the bats for the Cougars with 40, David Darvin did all the damage with the ball also, claiming 5/16 from 13 overs, including six maidens.

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