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Councillor Oxley elected mayor Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au COUNCILLOR Georgina Oxley has been voted in by her colleagues as mayor of Kingston Council. Cr Oxley was voted in as mayor at a 14 November council meeting. No others were nominated for the role, and she was elected unopposed. Mayors are elected for a one year term. Cr Oxley has taken over from outgoing mayor Cr Steve Staikos,

who was elected as deputy mayor at the same meeting. Cr Tamara Barth nominated Cr Oxley for the role. The 23-year-old South Ward councillor is the youngest currently sitting on Kingston Council. She is serving her first term, having been elected in 2016. Cr Oxley outlined her priorities at the meeting, and said she was “incredibly humbled to be sitting in this chair”. “I thank my fellow councillors who have supported me with this incredible

opportunity. Over the next 12 months my main priority is to continue to put the best interests of the residents of the City of Kingston first,” she said. “One of my biggest passions in life is giving a voice to people who do not or can not have a voice of their own. In developing Kingston’s prevention of family violence action plan, I was humbled by the support we have received from all walks of life within our community. I look forward to continuing working with the community to implement this plan and continue

putting the issue of family violence at the front of people’s minds. “When it comes to gender equality I want to continue the great work that is already being done across Kingston and Victoria, equipping our local sports club with female friendly facilities. “During my term as a councillor I have enjoyed meeting all of the people who make our community so great. From residents, to business owners, as well as sporting clubs and community groups. I look forward to continu-

ing to build these relationships, and I thank you all for the support you have given me.” Cr Oxley noted there would be challenging issues during her upcoming term, such as decisions related to rate capping and planning zones. She said the council had achieved “fantastic things” and hoped that would continue for the next 12 months.

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NEWS DESK Oxley in charge: Crs Oxley and Staikos have swapped the roles of mayor and deputy mayor of Kingston. Picture: Supplied

Young readers up for the challenge KINGSTON and Frankston libraries are among a group of municipalities signed up to the Summer Reading Club. Both regions will take part in the summer reading challenge, which encourages children of all ages to get reading, this year exploring the theme of curious creatures. Frankston City’s library engagement coordinator Susan Bentley said “children of all ages can’t wait to explore this year’s theme of curious creatures”. “Children and young people are encouraged to explore and connect with the curiosity of creatures,” she said. “It’s wonderful to explore books that look into the strange, odd, peculiar, funny, unusual, bizarre, weird, eccentric, unexpected, unfamiliar and abnormal.

Such as Ransom Rigg’s series Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. “Why not discuss and consider the concept of curiosity and discovery with your child, while encouraging them to read and spending quality time together. You could even celebrate Australian classics with birthdays including Norman Lindsay’s The Magic Pudding, and May Gibbs’ Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.” The finale will be held at the end of the school holidays. The finale is an invite only event for children who have completed the reading challenge. To find out more or register for the challenge, visit summerreadingclub.org. au

Role reversal for council leadership Continued Page 1 North Ward councillor Steve Staikos was thanked by his fellow councillors as he departed the role. His election as deputy mayor of Kingston was also unopposed. Cr Oxley was the previous deputy mayor. Cr Barth commended his work with staff, councillors and the community. “It’s my pleasure on behalf of all the councillors here and away today to thank you for all of your hard work and energy and effort. It’s been as usual a pleasure to work alongside you. I continue to grow in admiration for you as I have seen you tackle each issue as it came with bravery, insight and intelligence,” she said.

Cr Ron Brownlees said despite their disagreement over the bay trail, that he admired his “ability to guide a group of very different individuals through sometimes difficult conflicting and emotional times.” “I offer my congratulations and thank you for your leadership as our mayor.” Cr David Eden congratulated the outgoing mayor on his “ability to open doors at a government level”. Cr Rosemary West thanked Cr Staikos for an “excellent” term as mayor. Cr Tamsin Bearsley said she “really appreciated” his dedication to the role. Cr Oxley said Cr Staikos should “look back on [his] year as mayor with

absolute pride.” “North Ward residents are incredibly lucky to have such a dedicated representative such as yourself,” she said. “There are a number of issues that have been resolved in your mayoral term that I don’t think would have been resolved without your persistence. That’s something that’s certainly admirable. You are an invaluable asset to the Kingston community.” Crs Geoff Gledhill and George Hua were absent. Cr Gledhill is currently campaigning as the Liberal candidate for the marginal Labor seat of Mordialloc.

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Tim Richardson - Labor “LABOR is the only team with the proven track record, and the plan to keep Mordialloc and Victoria moving forward on our roads, rail, health, education, and cost of living. We’ve already started removing the Level Crossings at Cheltenham, Mentone, Edithvale, and Bonbeach, and if I’m re-elected, Labor will also remove every level crossing in Chelsea. “We’ll also build the Mordialloc Freeway, slashing local traffic and getting people home safer and sooner. It’ll connect the Mornington Peninsula Freeway to the Dingley Bypass and include on and off ramps for Thames Promenade Chelsea Heights, have no traffic lights, and be 100kmh all the way. “A re-elected Labor Government will also deliver an additional $9.6million in funding at Parkdale Secondary College to fully rebuild the old and overused M and N Wings, as well as create a permanent structure to replace the current E wing. After delivering the new performing arts centre and basketball courts in 2016, Labor will also deliver $8.5 million in funding for Mordialloc College to build new year 8 and 12 Learning Centres, ensuring all our local kids have the facilities they deserve. “Vote Labor to keep getting things done for our local community.”

“IT has been both rewarding and a privilege to serve the community in which I live, as a Councillor and now I am seeking to serve in the same way if elected as the MP for Mordialloc. In the last 4 years, locals have watched the Andrews Labor Government lose control of crime, and residents are telling me they are in genuine fear for their safety. My main priorities are to get back in control of crime. Only the Liberals will get back in control of violent crime by introducing mandatory sentencing for repeat violent offenders, and we’ll put more police and PSOs both on the beat and at Mordialloc Train Station. Locally, I’m committed to saving Beach Road, and supporting our local schools and sporting clubs. We’ll provide over $28 million for upgrades to facilities at Parkdale Secondary College, Mordialloc Secondary College, Mentone Girls’ Secondary College, St Joseph’s School, Aspendale Gardens Primary School. The Liberals will invest in grassroots sport for our growing population and participation, investing $10 million for the staged development of a multi-hectare regional sporting precinct within the Kingston Green Wedge, and $3 million for upgrades to facilities at the Regents Park Reserve.

Mordialloc candidates Candidates for Carrum Stephen Watson Independent

Hamish Taylor - Greens “I CURRENTLY work part time for non-profit Kids Like Us in Cheltenham, working with children with learning challenges and educating them in mathematics and the sciences. “My primary motivation for getting into politics was the climate crisis, the scientific community is screaming that action needs to happen now but politicians just aren’t listening. I thought I could make a positive difference by getting involved. “There’s many issues facing the Mordialloc district, and the state of Victoria, but the most pressing this election in my opinion is transport. As Melbourne’s population booms, we need long term thinking and planning in order to have a city that everyone can get around. We’ve seen the congestion on our streets grow and grow while promised solutions do nothing to ease the stress. “The Greens have a plan for a massive upgrade of our public transport system to take cars off the road and give those of us who can’t drive quick and efficient transport options around our city. “We’ll continue and expand the level crossing removal program, upgrade our major bus services to high-frequency smartbuses, upgrade the Frankston line with high-capacity signalling to improve service reliability and frequency, and order more high-capacity trains to get people to work without struggling through the morning crunch.”

Donna Bauer - Liberal

“I DON’T particularly want to get into politics, but there comes a time where you have to stop complaining and start acting. So I decided to do something.” “Councils are failing to listen to their constituents and over-reaching. I will work to abolish Local Councils, as they waste millions of dollars on matters that are more appropriately dealt with at State or Federal Government. “I will implement greater oversight of Local Councils to end the over-reach, stop wasteful spending, improve spending synergies, and enforce meaningful and transparent community input.”

Phil Reid- Independent “MY last paid employment was 10 years with IBM as IT Project Manager. I ran for the Council election and could see how disappointed people were in politicians as nothing seems to change. So when I saw how disinterested the local politicians were about with fixing gridlock around Mordialloc Station decided to run. “I will get a low emission power station up and running, build dams in Gippsland were the floods occur, scrap the useless desalination plant and bring back non-fracking gas exploration and finally modernise local councils so that we finally get the economy of scale that we were promised when Councils were amalgamated 20 years ago. “Don’t vote for the good guys, vote for the angry guy Phil Reid. He has the solutions.” Peter Sullivan (Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party), Bronwyn Currie (Animal Justice Party), Amit Verma (Transport Matter Party), Peter Phillips (Labour DLP) and Robyn Nolan (Independent) did not respond to questions from The News by publication deadline.

Sonya Kilkenny - Labor “I GOT into politics to protect the things we’ve fought so hard for like Medicare, good schools, equality and providing opportunities for everyone. “There’s a number of major issues [facing the electorate], job security, transport, education and access to great health services. “We have already started fixing things. We are fixing our local roads and removing level crossings. We have made huge investments in our health services and we’ve got more to do like the massive upgrade to Frankston Hospital and free dental care for kids. “We’ve already upgraded hundreds and hundreds of schools and we’ve got more to do, like Skye Primary and Patterson River Secondary. “We have achieved the new Karrum Karrum bridge, Thompsons Road duplication, level crossing removals at Seaford Rd and Skye/Overton roads, and 14 school upgrades. “We will start the Royal commission into mental health. We’ll start planning work for the Hall Rd duplication. We’ll push on with our level crossing removals at Carrum. Free TAFE will start on 1 January. “Let’s keep the momentum going. Vote for a government that gets things done, creates jobs and delivers for all Victorians. Vote Labor.”

“I’M loving being on the campaign trail. I have spoken to thousands of locals over the past 18 months as I have been out door knocking across the electorate. People have spoken to me about their concerns and shared their stories. “People that I speak to tell me that they don’t feel safe in their homes and are concerned about the out of control crime rate. We’ll get back in control of crime by busting gangs, introducing mandatory sentencing, and with more police to keep up with our growing population. “People are frustrated at the out of control population growth and the traffic on our roads, so we will remove dangerous intersections at FrankstonDandenong Road & Thompsons Road, Western Port Highway & Thompsons Road, and Western Port Highway & Hall Road, and we’ll keep Eel Race Road open. “We have a clear plan to help families, households and businesses get back in control of their finances, by cutting water bills by $100, providing free text books to state schools students, and providing discounted car rego for Red P-Platers. “If I have the privilege of being elected as Member for Carrum, I will work with locals to help them get back in control of their futures, and I look forward to being a strong, local voice for the people of Carrum.” Carrum candidates continued on page 6

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“I AM running as the Greens candidate recycling infrastructure and jobs and for Carrum because I want to see posiintroduce a container deposit scheme tive and progressive policies put into (CDS) to be managed by the Environaction. The seriousness of inaction on ment Protection Authority. issues such as global warming is awWHEN Sophie Soleman opened her injury that combined“The the two and plan in antoarea she haspublic Greens transform fully frightening. The Greens have a rehabilitation and massage practice, Mastering always called home. plan to reach 100% renewable energy transport by transforming our train sysMovement, in June, she was thrilled to be back “It is truly rewarding to be able to help people by 2030 because all Victorians should tem from an overcrowded, unreliable in her hometown. achieve have access to cheap, clean energy that their goals and be a part of their journey train network to a “Mastering high capacity metro Having grown up in Edithvale, Sophie is a to better health,” said Sophie. doesn’t pollute our air or damage our born and bred Baysideclimate. local who jumped at the Movement offers a range of services, with system by implementing high the capacThe Greens are aiming for solar idea of Chelsea being panels the location for her new popularityincluding Dry signallingRemedial across theMassage, entire network, and batteries on public most schools business venture. Needling and Injury Rehabilitation. There is and housing. $1000 grants to help rentbuilding more high capacity metro trains Sophie has extensiveerspersonal involvement something for everyone here and we can’t wait buy solar panels on public buildings further in the industry - both in competing in combat bebig part ofand yourplanning journeyfor to help youlevel live crossing your and invest $300 million dollars to into removals along key lines. sports for over 10 years herself, plus supporting best life. We want to help every single person batteries and pumped hydro energy storlocal sporting teams from thewe sidelines. It wasclean energy in ourfor community and on “TheMove GreensBetter, have aFeel planBetter for a levy age so have reliable her love of helping people that became the Live Better and we won’t stop until we do.” the big banks. This will generate $1.5 Victorians all year round. catalyst for her choices and lifestyle, so it Mastering Movement is at Shop 2, 1-3 The “Weher would like to see the problem billion over the next four years. made perfect sense to of pursue a career in a addressed field Strand, Phone 0455 404 555. plastic pollution throughChelsea. “These are just some of the fantastic a range of measures such as increased policies and initiatives that the Greens incentives for recycling, legally require will be campaigning about this upcomcompanies to boost recycled content in their packaging, invest in local plastic ing election. A future for all of us.”

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“I WAS working as a Senior Electoral Officer. I am also, a co-founder of the Eel Race Road Community Group “I observed a lack of State Government consultation with the communities, in which I currently live in, I decided that this is not good enough and must be changed to a more professional and overall strategic approach. “I would spend time getting to know all the different precincts of the Carrum Electorate. Also, I need to investigate the details of the projects the current government have underway or planned. “I will do everything possible to maintain, vehicle access to the Eel Race Road

rail crossing, and ensure that the Carrum elevated rail solution is revisited with the aim of improving the outcome of a once in a lifetime generational change to this coastal area, giving due consideration to the overwhelming support for a Rail Under Road solution for Carrum. “I will ensure continued prioritisation of Health, education and law and order, with improved police visibility, as well as adequate regular school maintenance programs and better connected public transport.”

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Twin announcements for sports ground Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au SEAFORD sports clubs are set to undergo a revitalisation as the last piece of their funding puzzle for a redeveloped home ground was secured last week. Work is set to get underway at RF Miles Reserve, home of Seaford Football, Cricket, and Netball Clubs, to revamp their facilities after $2.6 million in budgeted federal funding was announced on 18 November. The ground is currently out of use, having been taken over to complete level crossing removal works on the nearby train line. The club has been playing their home games at Belvedere Reserve in the meantime, which has caused a hit in attendances. Seaford Football Club spokesperson Phil Robertson said he hopes the works get underway as soon as possible so the club can return to their home by the start of the 2020 season. “Our footy club fielded 200 athletes on the field last year across football, netball, and womens football. We can’t accommodate them in this facility, it’s old, it’s outdated, it just doesn’t cut the mustard anymore. To have a facility that everyone can come together in, to support sport and be a focus for the community, to come here and enjoy supporting our athletes is really special to us,” he said. “We’re hoping that council can really dig its heels in to get the project happening early in 2019. We’ve been over at Belvedere and we have another year there. It’s tough yards for us being relocated, so were we can get back here to our home and really enjoy footy back here. It’s the best venue for watching football on the peninsula, and now it’s going to have the best facilities.” Netball club president Chelsea Robertson also said the work would be beneficial to the netballers that will soon play at the ground. “For the netball club it will be extremely impactful and important for us to be able to have facilities that are co located with our football club. To be able to train, play, and create a community hub for everyone to use and access will be fantastic,” she said. In addition to the $2.6 million budgeted by the federal Liberal government, both Labor and Liberal parties at state level have promised $2.6 million of their own.

Frankston Council have chipped in $3.34 million and the Level Crossing Removal Authority have contributed nearly $4 million, meaning the full cost of the redevelopment has now been put together. The price for the total redevelopment was quoted by council as being $12.4 million. Dunkley MP Chris Crewther visited the ground on Sunday evening to announce federal government funding. “I’m so pleased that we’ve been able to secure the final piece of this puzzle, with Federal funding totalling $2.6 million, adding to the $2.6 million already secured by Donna Bauer,” he said. “This funding ensures the delivery of the new multi purpose sports pavilion and netball courts at RF Miles Reserve, along with the Seaford Football and Netball Club and the Seaford Cricket Club. “This is a great win for local footballers, netballers and cricketers, and the wider Seaford community. The project is now fully funded and will start as a priority under an elected Victorian Liberal Government.” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement “Chris has been knocking down my door to support the new multi-purpose pavilion and netball courts at RF Miles Reserve in Seaford. Like Chris, I know how important local sporting clubs are to communities and families. This is a great opportunity for Seaford and the netball, football and cricket clubs, and our Government is proud to support the project.” Moments before Mr Crewther publicly announced federal liberal funding for the project, his Labor opponent for Dunkley Peta Murphy announced on Facebook that she too had secured $2.6 million for the redevelopment of the precinct if Labor take government at the next federal election. Ms Murphy later attended the ground to make the announcement on the same evening as Mr Crewther. Federal Labor support means that the project has received support from both major parties at both state and federal level, as well as the financial support of Frankston Council. “A Shorten Labor government will deliver $2.6 million in funding to RF Miles Reserve for the pavillion, the netball courts, cricket nets, and of course the oval. I’m really excited about this, Sonya Kilkenny has been talking to me about it ever since we knew the level crossing removal would be part of redeveloping this area. Once Sonya had her funding and commitment she was in my ear, so I was really thrilled when I got the tick off to announce this.”

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Chelsea footballers unite behind A-League bid Aspendale Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au A GROUP of ex-Chelsea footballers have come together to lend support to the bid for an ALeague side based in south-east Victoria. Tony Selak is leading a band of half a dozen former players who have invested in the ‘Team 11’ bid to help their cause for admittance into Australia’s top soccer league, the A-League. “I played my junior soccer at Chelsea through until under-16s. When I found out about Team 11 we were asked if we’d like to be involved,” Mr Selak said. “We are so excited by the concept. Having grown up in the area, having young families, we

really saw it as an exciting opportunity for the area and a way to give back to the community. Sometimes you get swept up in the excitement, but it never dissipated. There’s a bit of excitement and we think it will be great for the whole region. “We want to create a football factory. We want to create a club that is conducive to bringing through young local talent. We want something that has really strong community involvement, is financially viable, and which has the community’s interests at heart. These are important concepts and principles by which the club will be run. Chelsea’s soccer club went on to merge with Dandenong City in 2008. 52 clubs from the south-east region have

flagged their support for the bid, including the Mt Eliza, Mornington, Mount Martha, Western Port, Langwarrin, Seaford, Skye, Aspendale, and Chelsea soccer clubs. Peninsula Strikers and Southern Stars have also given the bid their tick of approval. The fate of the prospective A-League side, which would play its home games out of a proposed stadium in Dandenong, was set to be decided by October 31. A board shakeup at Football Federation Australia saw that decision delayed. The new board has outlined that they wish to make a decision by Christmas. Team 11 is one of eight bids competing for two spots in the league.

doctor hangs up the stethoscope ASPENDALE doctor Rodney Hain will celebrate his retirement with a picnic at Bicentennial Park in Chelsea. Dr Hain began working at Aspendale Clinic in 1972 after graduating Melbourne Uni in 1966. Since then he has spent 46 years in general practice helping out Aspendale locals. Dr Hain spent three decades across various local hospitals helping to deliver babies. The picnic will be on 2 December, and will kick off at 12.30pm. It will be BYO and all are welcome to attend.

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A PACK of peninsula electorates within close proximity are two of only a very small handful of state districts in which no women nominated as candidates. Across Victoria’s 88 electorates in the lower house, just six feature no female representation among the nominees this years. Two of those are Mornington and Nepean. Nine male candidates put their hand up for election in those two districts. Mornington and Nepean are safe Liberal seats, held by David Morris MP and Martin Dixon MP respectively. 4 women across Mornington and Nepean nominated during the previous election. Murray Plains, Mount Waverly, Clarunda, and Forest Hill are the other state electorates in which no females will be on the ballot to vote for. Neighbouring electorate Carrum will feature two women leading the ticket for each of the major parties, Labor MP Sonya Kilkenny and Liberal candidate Donna Bauer. Brodie Cowburn

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THOSE on the electoral roll can cast their vote on Saturday 24 November. Chelsea Primary School, Aspendale Primary, and St Augustine’s Church Hall are among the voting centres. For a full list visit maps.vec.vic.gov.au. Early voting has been a popular option for voters this year. Early votes can be cast at 14 Bond Street, Mordialloc and 450 Nepean Highway, Chelsea. Those centres will be open 9am-6pm Monday to Friday and from 9am-8pm on Thursday.

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Police investigate crash death POLICE are investigating the death of a woman who was involved in a car collision on 12 October. The women had caught a taxi from her home in Chelsea to go to a residence on Brighton. Police have been told the taxi was travelling westbound along the Nepean Highway when a red sedan exited a service lane and crossed all lanes of traffic to perform a U-turn. As a result, the taxi was forced to brake suddenly to avoid a collision. The red sedan continued driving east along the Nepean Highway. Police said the woman had experienced soreness and taken to hospital. She died in hospital on 27 October. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Charge over paramedic assault A SOMERVILLE man has been charged with allegedly assaulting an off-duty female paramedic in a road rage incident in Bungower Road, Thursday 1 November. The man, 21, allegedly started following the 23-year-old when she flashed her headlights at him after he “cut her off”. Police will allege that when the woman parked her car, the man approached and smashed her window and kicked her side mirror. He is then alleged to have punched her in the face and struck her with a can of

deodorant. The woman, who was in uniform, suffered facial injuries, including a broken eye socket. She is yet to learn if she will have to undergo surgery. The man left the scene but was later apprehended in Frankston. He faced Frankston Magistrates’ Court the next day charged with assaulting an emergency worker, intentionally causing serious injury, possessing cannabis and a controlled weapon. He was remanded in custody to reappear at the same court at a later date.

Road rage on freeway MORNINGTON detectives are investigating a suspected road rage punch-up on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway, Wednesday 14 November. A Rye man driving a Holden Commodore reportedly clashed with two men in a Mercedes sedan, one of Taylors Hill and the other of Sunshine North, after they pulled over into the emergency lane opposite the Safety Beach Country Club, 6.20am. After the incident the Rye man was taken to the Frankston Hospital but was expected to be released late last week. The others were treated at the scene. The three men are believed to know each other. Police later charged the men in the Mercedes with assault and drugrelated offences. One was remanded in custody and the other bailed. They will appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court at a later date. The Rye man is said to be assisting police with their inquiries.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dash-cam footage is asked to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

Police nab driver after pursuit A ROSEBUD man has been remanded after a police pursuit in Mt Eliza, 2.15am, Monday 12 November. Police allege the 29-year-old evaded police in Carrum Downs before being chased along Nepean Highway and into Kunyung Road. The driver, who was on bail, was charged with drug-related offences and appeared at Frankston Magistrates’ Court the same day. He has been further remanded to a later date.

Bangholme blaze A VEHICLE was found ablaze on Perry Road in Bangholme at 3.30am on Friday, 2 November. The 2002 Holden Acclaim was found unattended and in flames in the early hours of the morning. Police investigations revealed the vehicle to be an outstanding stolen vehicle. Police said they believe the car may be related to other crimes committed in the area. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers.

Stolen plates up in flames POLICE are investigating a vehicle that appeared in flames on McKays Road, Langwarrin. At 4.55am on 10 November, a loud explosion sound could be heard from Yarralaumla Drive which neighbours the street. A Ford Ranger was then found engulfed in flames. Police and firefighters attended and the severely damaged vehicle was put out. The car was found to be displaying stolen plates.

Car in flames A WHITE Toyota Landcruiser has been found ablaze at 3am on 11 November. The car was set alight on TyabbTooradin Road. Mornington CIU are investigating.

Not home alone A CAPEL Sound man awoke to find a man standing in his hallway, 4.30am, Wednesday 7 November. Senior Sergeant Alan Paxton, of Mornington Peninsula CIU, said the man chased the burglar from the Florence Avenue house. After a confrontation in the front garden the man escaped. Nothing was stolen. He is said to be 183cm. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

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Stolen foal found dead Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au A SIX-week-old foal allegedly stolen from a Carrum Downs stable has been found dead after a two day search. The thoroughbred foal, named Holly, was born with contracted tendons, and was required to wear splints to help her stand upright. The horse was reported missing from its McCormicks Road property on 12 November. On the morning of 14 November, the horse was found dead at its drinking trough. The foal was the offspring of mare Zagenza,

who has amassed nearly $23,000 in winnings during her racing days. Frankston CIU, who are investigating the incident, said that vets gave the foal a 2 percent chance of living when she was born. They said the horse’s owner, trainer Nathan McPherson, had slept in the paddock for three weeks to help nurse the foal back to good health. Mr McPherson, a 30-year-old trainer, has recently finished serving a two month ban from racing after one of his horses tested positive for cocaine.

Gun lobby fires shots: A billboard authorised by a figure from a shooting organisation urges voters to “Put Labor last”. Picture: Gary Sissons

Andrews in their sights A GUN lobby is believed to have taken aim at Premier Daniel Andrews by putting up a large billboard on Peninsula Link saying “Not. Happy.Dan” near the Eastlink off-ramp. The large advertisement, pictured, which is seen by voters from marginal seats Frankston, Carrum and Mordialloc, urges voters to put Labor last on their ballot papers at the 24 November poll. It is reportedly funded by the Shooting Industry Foundation of Australia (SIFA), which is backed by Australia’s largest firearms wholesalers. The billboard states on it that it is authorised by an R.Drew. Rodney Drew is the Executive

Officer of SIFA. A Guardian Australia report says the gun industry lobby group will target the state government through an advertising blitz that makes no mention of guns but attacks the premier over crime and power prices. A SIFA spokesman told the Guardian the ads would run on TV, radio and on billboards until polling day. They make no mention of the organisation’s push to lobby governments over gun laws, which emerged in a report on the ABC’s Four Corners program.

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Demand for better roads for the peninsula

FEW districts in Victoria have been so much neglected as the Mornington Peninsula, more especially the hilly country situated towards the southern end, and known as Red Hill. The costal strip, in which are the favorite seaside resorts of Flinders, Cape Schanck, Dromana, Rye and Sorrento, is familiar to tourists and holiday makers, but the central district is still practically unknown. It is a picturesque country, possessing a fertile soil and an equitable climate. Late frosts are rarely experienced, and the district is particularly suitable for orchards and root crops. Strawberry culture is carried on extensively allottments of not more than 20 acres yield a comfortable living, but thousands of acres are undeveloped. The main reason given for this backward state of affairs is that there is not a decent road traversing the hilly country. Recognising the possibilities of this section of the Peninsula, the Country Roads Board has recently taken over, under the Development Roads Act, more than 30 miles of road in the shire of Flinders. These roads will intersect the district in all directions, and the council is to push on with their construction. Tenders have already been called for sections, and these are the forerunner of larger contracts which will be let as soon as the necessary preliminary work has been completed. *** ON Saturday last a number of returned soldiers were entertained in the Frankston Mechanics’ hall, by members of the Wattle Club. *** OUR readers are reminded of a grand

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concert to be held in the Langwarrin Recreation Hall this (Saturday) evening, in aid of Langwarrin North State School Flower Day Repatriation Fund. Admission 1s; children half price. *** ATTENTION is directed to an advertisement in another column of Gus St Leons circus, which will appear in Frankston Friday night next. The merits of this splendid combination are well known, and can be recommended as a very fine entertainment. *** THE Hon. Treasurer Roll of Honor gratefully acknowledges receipt of the following additional donations: Mrs M. B. Garrood (part proceeds raffle) £2 10s ; Mrs M. R. Deane, £1 1s; Half proceeds Peace Celebration £5 2s 3d ; Collection Thanksgiving service, £6 8s 10d. *** THE first meeting of the executive of the Repatriation committee was held at the Mechanics on November 18th, the following gentlemen being present: Crs Oates, Mason, Hoare, and Messrs Ritchie, Hartland, Gray, and Dr Plowman. Cr Oates was avoted to the chair pro. tem. and finally was elected President of the executive. Two gentlemen were proposed for the position of secretary, one being finally withdrawn in favor of ex Lieut. Hindes, who was unanimously elected to fill the position, subject to his acceptance. It was decided to hold meetings weekly on Fridays, in the Frankston Mechanics, at 8pm. *** AT the Frankston Methodist Church on

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Sunday next the preachers will be Rev E. Tonkin, morning (special Thanksgiving service) and Rev D. Morris B.A., in the evening. The Rev. E. Tonkin will conduct a memorial service at Tyabb in the evening, in connection with the death at the front of Private Harry Cole. *** THE following letter has been received from Private H. T. Scoble, who has been at the front for some time: Dear Sir, Would you be kind enough to empress through your column, many thanks to the citizens of Frankston for the medal my brother received on my behalf. I trust I will be spared to return and wear same. At time of writing I am in a convalescent camp, together with Frank Gabrial and Ted Reynolds who had the same experience as I, being lamed with a shell. We are all feeling fit again and will be going up the line in the course of a few weeks, to do a bit more for the cause. Things are looking much brighter for the Allies at time of writing, and let as hope the coming Christmas will be our last away from Frankston. Kindly remember me to all enquiring friends. *** THE Principal of the Longerenong College reports that the good rains have greatly improved the prospects of both crops and stock. The silos have been filled with cape barley, 140 tons of material being taken off 14 acres of “stubble” land. Considering the season this is a heavy return, and again emphasises the

importance of that crop in the northern districts. Shearing has been finished, and 23 bales of wool forwarded to Geelong. The lambs have been sold by tender, and the price for 600 head, less 10 per cent rejects is 19s 3d, which is regarded at satisfactory. Twenty three cows are being milked for a daily return of 65 gallons. All classes are working well, and the conduct of the students in the house has been excellent. Receipts for the month amounted to £165 9s 10d. *** A SYDNEY paper gives the belt for champion Australian long distance job holder to George Walters, of Tamworth. N.S.W. He has been collar making for one saddlery firm there for 51 years, has swept out the local Methodist Church for half a century, and has been in the town band for 40 years. ‘ He has now reached the 70 mark in life, but is said to look good for another 25 years. *** MORNINGTON. The news of the signing of the Armistice between the European Combatents was the occasion of great rejoicing in our town. Great quantities of bunting were displayed everywhere, on the receipt of the official intimations that the important step had been made towards peace, bells were rung and shops closed for the day. A committee was formed to arrange a celebration worthy of the occasion, and on Thursday 14th inst. a grand pageant of fancy dress items, historical characters and humorous subjects, was

shown in the main street A strong, energetic band of workers entertained the juveniles and others in the park, with sports and refreshments, until 6 p.m. In the evening there was further display of the afternoon’s procession, ending with a fine fire works spectacle in the Alexandra Park. *** OUR Letter Box. TO THE EDITOR. Sir; It has been brought under my notice that rumors are being circulated that I have refused to assist the Red Cross and that the lady collector was ordered off my premises. Now, Sir, I give the rumour re the refusal to support, an absolute denial, but the ordering off is correct. The facts are that the collector was ordered off my premises, and informed in the presence of a witness that the money would still be paid to the Red Cross, but through a different source. I have no wish to make public the cause of the Red Cross collector’s dismissal, but will be very willing to explain to anyone personally. The collector is well acquainted with the reason and has little cause to complain of my treatment to her, knowing, as she does, that it was fully justified. Dame rumor is too apt to take away a person’s character, but it is a very hard person to punish as one can never get her in the open. MAUD DESS, Bay Street, Frankston. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 23 November 1918

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The Yuletide Is Now Coming In By Stuart McCullough I CAN’T wait for Christmas. I’ve no idea how many sleeps it is but I’m awaiting it with breath so baited you could catch a trout with it. I love it all – the rising sense of anticipation and sense of release when the day finally arrives. Granted, there are administrative complexities – with everybody married or partnered and various competing interests, it’s easier to organize a war than it is a Christmas family function. Regardless, I think it’s great. We had overseas relatives. These were mostly people I’d met once, when my Aunt got married in 1982. Given the significance of the occasion, a posse of my great Aunts came out from Ireland. (I doubt they’d ever use a term like ‘posse’, but ‘gang’ might suggest they were all carrying switchblades instead of handbags, which, to the best of my knowledge, they weren’t.) To a child they looked like old ladies. But they were stern and tough. I suspect any one of them could have taken my father down in an arm wrestling competition. Unluckily for me, the reception included dancing but did not extend to arm wrestling. Not officially. Weddings aside, we heard from our overseas relatives on birthdays and at Christmas. Even though they hardly knew us at all, they always sent gifts. And those gifts were, without fail, monogrammed handkerchiefs. For decades, I never had to buy a handkerchief – my great Aunts had ensured I was well stocked. A monogrammed handkerchief is an

odd thing, when you think about it. An anonymous handkerchief gives you the option of disowning whatever disgusting thing you manage to blow between its linen pages. It defies logic that you should want people to know that whatever’s in there belongs to you. Presumably monogrammed handkerchiefs were invented in age before business cards existed. You could meet a potential business associate and rather than hand them your contact details on a card, you could simply give them your handkerchief. ‘Here,’ you might say as you pressed a folded fabric square into the palm of a new acquaintance, ‘I blew my nose in this earlier.’ That’s how real friend-

ships are made. While my great Aunts could be counted on to send hankies with our initials, my parents would be responsible for stuffing the stockings, so to speak. Each child in our family had a stocking. On Christmas Day it would be stuffed full of things we’d only ever see once a year. Chocolate coins, miniature hard-boiled lollies in a tiny jar and coloured popcorn that was always stale on the day you got it. Always. These things had little chance of surviving the day and guaranteed that someone would be seriously car sick at some point. For that was the other thing – everything had to be done on the day itself. This meant visiting

both sets of grandparents and gorging ourselves to the point of illness in between sitting in a traffic jam. It was always awkward – the day would begin with a shower of presents that you were then expected to leave as you began a marathon of Christmas meals that would only end when the last crumb of Christmas pudding was fed to you through a tube. It’s different now. The whole thing takes about a week; to visit every satellite and outpost branch of the family. After a time, it becomes a Groundhog Day event. Except that instead of Sonny and Cher’s ‘I Got You Babe’ playing on a loop, it’s the Christmas album that Michael Buble re-releases every year. It’s enough to

drive someone, if not to the brink of insanity, then certainly to Northcote and back. Even along Punt Road. My father has come in for his fairshare of criticism. For a long time, this was a direct result of his refusal to buy a new Christmas tree. The old one had been almost entirely denuded of its plastic needles with the end result looking less festive than it did the end result of some minor apocalypse. It was tiny, too. So much so that as the family grew steadily bigger, there was a very real chance that the tree would be under the presents, rather than the other way around. I love the moment when the my various nephews and nieces – some of whom have had to restrain themselves – are let off the leash in search of a gift with their name on it. I love the way the younger, more enthusiastic members, stand astride wrapped packages like Godzilla, about to wreak destruction. That kind of fervor is a fleeting temporal thing. It should be celebrated, I think. My brother’s specialty is lighting the brandy to pour over dessert. It never fails to impress the children who – in terms of best practice – would be better off if they weren’t fascinated with fire. Each year, my brother tries to outdo himself. The day will surely come when the dessert immolates entirely and can only be identified through its dental records. It’s chaotic and imperfect but I wouldn’t miss it. As the Christmas pudding succumbs to the flames, I’ll be there, munching stale coloured popcorn as I watch. I can’t wait. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Game saver: A century to Justin Grant helped Mt Eliza get across the line for a win. Picture: Andrew Hurst

Century gets Mount Eliza across the line By Brodie Cowburn

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AN expertly taken century from Justin Grant has helped Mt Eliza to a nailbiter two day win over Mornington at Emil Madsen Reserve. A big first day score of 85 from Ben Clements helped the Bulldogs to a good total of 216, which looked to be defendable. A top order collapse and some middle order struggles saw the Redlegs struggling at 6/86, before Grant really stamped his authority on the game. His unbeaten century saw them surpass their target of 216 with only two wickets in hand. At Baxter Park, Peninsula Old Boys were thoroughly defeat by an impressive Baxter side. OB’s tame total of 104 was passed with ease, as Baxter recovered from 2/15 to end up at 2/245 at the close of play. Daniel Warwick’s 77 not out, including 15 fours, proved the highlight of the day. Pearcedale’s decision to bat first in their match against Sorrento proved an unwise decision, as the Sharks made easy work of them on day two of their claws. Needing to beat 140 for the win, Sorrento put together a good middle order performance to end their innings at 7/214 before declaring. Pearcedale put on a better showing from 40 overs in their second innings, with an opening stand of 86 runs helping them along to 4/159, though the first innings was already lost.

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At Lloyd Park, Flinders could only manage a paltry total of 57 against Langwarrin. All four Langy bowlers claimed a wicket as they tore through the side, enforcing the follow on and keeping them to 4/53 off their second innings.

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RED Hill have might light work of a target of 168 in their match against Crib Point at Crib Point Recreation Reserve. Crib Point would have liked their chances after getting off to a brilliant start and leaving the Hillmen bruised at 3/23. 3 and 4 batsmen Simon Dart and Alex Browne then steadied the ship, scoring a whopping 164 runs between them to put their side firmly in the box seat. Red Hill ended the day at 7/250. Pines had to work hard in order to defend their total of 189. But got the job done against Somerville. Somerville lost their first wicket without score to get off to a rocky start, but quickly got things back on track with a 64 run partnership. At 3/142 they would have liked their chances of going on to win, but a disastrous collapse left them all out for 171. Patrick Jackson did the damage, taking 8/68 off a stunning 42 overs. At Overport Park, a slow scoring Baden Powell could not get near a total of 165 set by Long Island. Baden Powell’s opening three batsmen combined for just 15 runs, leav-

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ing them little chance. They were bowled out for 115 runs. Stuart Swift was pick of the bowlers, taking a five wicket haul on the day. Moorooduc have bounced back well to restore some pride after a disastrous first innings against Main Ridge. After their first innings came to a close for just 86 runs, they were keen to make amends. Reece Cordeaux’s 7 wickets saw them bring Main Ridge’s first innings to a close for 151, but it was Moorooduc’s second innings where they really impressed. They bounced back from their first innings total of 86 to make 7/218 before declaring. Main Ridge also had a crack at a second innings, and ended their day in a disappointing position at 6/83

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DELACOMBE Park have battled hard to get within touching distance, but fallen just short of their target against Rosebud. Chasing 185 to win, a good opening run stand of 39 was broken up by two quick wickets, the second being a runout. Jaquoin Mackenzie helped his side stay in reach with a serviceable 39, but ultimately his Rosebud teammates couldn’t top him, and they fell just short at all out for 167. Billy Quigley impressed with ball in hand, claiming five wickets. Mt Martha have nearly pulled off a miracle win over Seaford, bouncing back from 7/63 to nearly chase down

152 to win. Rhys Whitling’s brilliant half century from the tail nearly proved the difference, but ultimately his side ended up all out for 127. Whitling was the last man out, and was close to pulling off an almighty achievement. Seaford came in for a second innings, but ended the day at 6/98. Hastings have battered Seaford Tigers thanks to a brilliant century from Malith Chathuranga. His knock of 107 not out, with 14 fours to his name, was helpful in getting his side to a total of 4/225 by stumps. They met their target of 132 with little trouble. At Bruce Park, Heatherhill’s mammoth total of 9/285 was challenged by a brave Carrum side who came not far off meeting their lofty target. Carrum worked hard to keep the run rate ticking, but ultimately ended up all out for an impressive total of 250.

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A SENSATIONAL batting collapse from Rye has opened the door for Tootgarook to claim a shock first innings win in their two day clash. Defending just 109 runs, Tootgarook had their work well and truly cut out for them. Rye however collapsed sensationally, losing their first three wickets in succession as Jacob Long claimed a hat trick. He would finish with a stunning 8 wickets, as Rye were bowled out for 75. Tootgarook came back in and made a snappy 155 before declaring and

chasing the second innings as well. Rye struggled, but held their nerve as they ended the day at 5/88. Skye’s tame total of 153 was enough to hold off the Tyabb on Saturday, as the Yabbies suffered from opening and tail end collapsed. The Yabbies were left languishing at 2/4, and also lost their last 5 wickets for just 10 runs. Clint Donohue was the star bowler for Skye, claiming 6/12 off 14 overs. Skye came in for a second innings and finished up at 1/34 at stumps. Frankston YCW can count themselves unlucky to have fallen short of Boneo’s target of 199 runs. Off to a tough start at 2/13, the Stonecats slowly worked their way into the game with some good middle order performances. Although they look threatening, YCW eventually fell short and were bowled out for 177. Sean Spencer took nearly career best bowling figures of 5/29, including the scalps of both openers. Dromana’s team performance earned them a total of 191 last week, a total that could be easily defended. Carrum Downs looked up to the task however, and worked hard to chip away at the total. Despite their best efforts, Carrums Downs were bowled out for 173 with 7 overs to spare. Zacc Clan’s 5/41 made him the pick of the bowlers. Balnarring had a bye.

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By Craig MacKenzie ADAM Jamieson is close to finalising a senior squad which he believes can take Mornington into the NPL. While other local clubs have been announcing new signings in a piecemeal manner Jamieson has quietly gone about the business of overhauling his playing staff and he’s pleased with the outcome. Last week the club took to social media to name the 14 players already secured for next season. “It’s a pretty strong squad on paper but we know what on paper means and until you go out there and do it then it doesn’t mean much,” Jamieson said. He’s known for keeping his cards close to his chest but will at least acknowledge that this current squad has more players with NPL experience than ever before. Striker Amir Osmancevic has joined from Northcote, defenders Andy McIntyre and Andy Mclean and striker Liam Baxter have been signed from Langwarrin, midfielder Sam Catherine has been lured from Dandenong Thunder along with goalkeeper Sermin Sadkovski from Richmond while midfielder or winger Ross Clark has joined from Mooroolbark. Goalkeeper Steve Bayard, defenders Josh Valadon and Charlie Parker and midfielders Sam Scott and Andre Bennett have been retained while 20-year-old defender Lachy Thomas and 20-year-old forward Charlie O’Connell have been promoted from the club’s development squad. Jamieson is keen to retain Craig Smart, Keegan Ziada and Sammy Orritt but negotiations are ongoing and the future of Stefan Soler is unclear. Smart has been linked with Peninsula Strikers and Berwick City, Ziada with Berwick City and Orritt with Oakleigh Cannons. Stevie Elliott has joined Doveton, Jamie Cumming has joined Langwarrin and Max Etheridge is rumoured to be on the radar of former club Kingston City. “Next season we can have four visa players on a teamsheet and at the moment we’ve only got three,” Jamieson said. “Sammy would be the fourth visa if we can convince him to stay and believe me I’m trying.” The top two sides in State 1 SouthEast will be promoted to a third-tier elite league created for the 2020 season and Jamieson aims to take Mornington there. “It’s a fresh start for everyone really.

Take two: Former Bishop Auckland midfielder Andre Bennett has signed on for a second season at Mornington. Picture: John Punshon

The plan from day one was to get a lot of new boys in as some boys wanted to move on and some boys went back to the UK and New Zealand. “I’m really excited about this squad and I’m super excited about working with [new assistant coach] Nathan Peel. “He’s worked at every professional level in England and he’s going to be an unbelievable asset to the football club, to all the players and to be honest to me too. I’m going to learn a lot which is going to be great for my development as a coach and manager.” Jamieson has pinpointed poor home results over the past two seasons as an area of concern and that has prompted the scheduling of a number of preseason matches at Dallas Brooks Park. Mornington will host Peninsula Strikers on Thursday 14 February, Banyule on Saturday 16 February, Berwick City on Saturday 23 February and Clifton Hill on Saturday 16 March. Mornington will try to win the Steve Wallace Memorial Cup for a sixth straight year on Saturday 2 February and will open its 2019 FFA Cup campaign on Saturday 9 March.

Jamieson and Peel will start pre-season training on Tuesday 27 November and the last session for 2018 will be on Tuesday 18 December. Training resumes on Tuesday 15 January and a pre-season camp at Barwon Heads has been scheduled for the first weekend in March. The main pitch at Dallas Brooks Park is now floodlit and Mornington may play a couple of night games next season. In NPLW news American import Michaela Dooley has left Southern United after arriving last July from Swedish club Skövde KIK. The 23-year-old was on a two-year contract with Southern with a oneyear option and chose the Monterey Reserve outfit after turning down a short-term offer of $2500 a month, a job and free accommodation from a Queensland-based club. Although Dooley has agreed terms with a Brisbane-based side competing in Queensland’s NPLW competition it is not the club which tried to snatch her from Southern’s grasp last season. Dooley will play with Souths United in 2019. The club finished fourth last season

and is expected to recruit aggressively with a view to challenging for the title next year. “I know a couple of girls there and they have a strong competitive environment and they work on bringing in a couple of internationals each year,” Dooley said. “I really enjoyed my time at Southern and the girls there went above and beyond to make sure I integrated. “The sense of community and their youth program are a big plus and even though we struggled we improved a ton by the end of the season. “Hopefully they’ll have a good year and I’ll certainly be following them from afar.” In State 3 South-East news Skye United senior coach Phil McGuinness is trying to hold on to the core group of players who took the club to a thirdplaced finish in State 3 South-East last season. Star striker Caleb Nicholes retired before the last match of the 2018 season and McGuinness is acutely aware of the impact that could have. “The absence of his goals and experience has left a huge hole to fill but Daniel Attard and Mitch Blake are

looking forward to the challenge of filling the big man’s boots and we’re also looking at bringing in a third striker to keep the competition healthy up front,” McGuinness said. “We don’t have the spending power of some of the clubs in our area so it’s important to keep hold of the players we have.” Midfielders Mark O’Connor (calf) and Marcus Collier (ACL) are recovering from injuries and McGuinness hopes to have Collier available midway through the 2019 season. Baxter and Frankston Pines are among a group of clubs circling around young midfielder Jack Gallagher. “Yeah I’ve heard he’s creating a lot of interest from other clubs but I had a chat with him and he seems pretty happy to stay and fight for his spot,” McGuinness said. “I’ve been in contact with a few of my old players from my Langy days (as reserves coach) and hopefully I’ve done enough to convince them to try out at Skye during preseason.” In State 4 South news Seaford United announced last week that brothers Matt and Jeremy Schwellinger and Dion Stallbaum had been re-signed for next season. In State 5 South news former Berwick City reserves coach Lee Barber is the new senior coach of Aspendale Stingrays. Barber has 40 years’ experience as a player, referee and coach and has been in charge of the Berwick reserves for the past four seasons. Young Stingrays defender Alex Griffiths did his ACL while playing for the seniors last season and missed out on the under-18A finals. He put surgery on hold while concentrating on his VCE exams and will miss the 2019 season. The Stingrays’ attacking options have been bolstered with leading scorer Domenic Paul signing on for next season and Alex Taylor-Hirst returning from working in the UK. Taylor-Hirst scored 11 goals in the 10 games he played this year. Under-18 strikers Quinn Carter and Ben Garside Weinert are expected to be involved with the senior squad alongside key defender Noah Berends and goalkeeper Matthew Self who played in the reserves this season as well as the title-winning under-18 side. Under-18s midfielders James Macnab and Justin Lampert both had a taste of senior soccer last season and have re-signed for 2019.

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Steelers open up mental health chat THE WESTERN Port Steelers will lead the way when it comes to mental health and wellbeing for basketballers in Victoria as they commence their new resilience project on Tuesday 11 December. Becoming the first basketball association in Victoria to implement this initiative, the Steelers will hold a “resilience project” information session that looks at building resilience within sporting clubs, schools and work places as well as opening up conversations about mental health and positive health habits. The program is targeted towards the junior basketballers, in particular the representative players due to the perceived extra pressure of competing at that level, to help teach them ways to handle the stress and continue to enjoy a sport they love competing in. Western Port Steelers head of Health and Well-being, Carina Spencer, said she was looking forward to seeing the program kick off at the club. “Westernport basketball association has recently invested time and money supported by a grant in creating a health and well-being program including youth mental health first aid trained officers as well as counsellor strategies

and advice for our referees,” Spencer said. “It is a much welcomed program and the benefits have been evident to date as it opens up conversations about mental health as well as positive health habits including mindfulness. “We are the first basketball association in Victoria to implement this initiative and we are hoping we can continue to bring our basketball community with ongoing training and support throughout all levels of the association.” On top of the “resilience project”, the program also entails a “positive coaching” course which will be used to assist the Steelers’ representative coaches. Western Port Steelers basketball operations manager, Tyler Molloy, was also keen to see the program take off at the club. “I think it’s awesome,” he said. “I coach some junior teams and I think it’s very important these days to focus on these issues. It’s a huge learning tool and it’s reasonably new so hopefully we can be an innovator for this project and hopefully more clubs will follow suit.” The information session is free for Western Port Steelers players and while it isn’t compulsory, it’s a highly recommended event to attend.

Mental game: Western Port Steelers become the first basketball association in Victoria to implement the “resilience project”. Picture: Tracey Weston

Triple threat: Bill Johnson, team manager Kim Ronan, Mark Stanaway and Peter Nichols prepare for the Regional Triples Final. Picture: Supplied.

Peninsula’s best face off in bowling finals SOME of the best bowlers from the Mornington Peninsula will battle it out in the Regional Triples Final on Wednesday 21 November at the Mount Eliza Bowling Club. Having made their way through the semifinals in convincing fashion, Mt Eliza will play off against Frankston in the Men’s division while Dromana and Karingal will face off in the Women’s division. A packed crowd is anticipated to attend the final which will be played under-lights and is set to kick off at 6:00pm. Mount Eliza Bowling Club chairman, Dale Verhagen, said he was very much looking forward to seeing how Mt Eliza go against Frankston. “We didn’t have a team in this last year,”

Verhagen said. “It’s quite a strong competition on the Peninsula but I think we’re going into this year with a good chance. They had a comfortable semi-final win and hopefully they can do it again, but I’m confident they’ll go well in a fairly even competition.” The Peninsula Bowling Division invited Mt Eliza to host the Regional Triple Finals this year and Verhagen said it was an offer that the club was “obviously quite happy to take up”. “There’s usually a lot of food and drink for everyone and it always seems to be quite a good night,” he said. The winners of the Regional Triples Finals will then head towards the State Triples Finals at the Brighton Bowling Club.

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Carrum Stars live out their “bag of dreams” By Ben Triandafillou FROM suffering defeat in a lowly rated maiden to finding success at the elite level, a group of former Carrum footballers have enjoyed living out a piece of their “bag of dreams” over the recent spring racing carnival. The Robbie Laing-trained and aptly named colt, Stars of Carrum, surged his way into the $2 million Group One Victoria Derby field on Saturday 3 November where he finished runners-up and took his winning prize money to $526,355 from nine starts. Despite looking unlikely to have enough earnings to make the Derby field, the 20-strong ownership group along with trainer, Robbie Laing, believed their colt still had the ability to match it with the best three-yearold stayers in the country. Their faith certainly wasn’t misplaced as the son of Melbourne Cup victor, Fiorente, went from being defeated by a lip in a Bairnsdale maiden at the start of October to notching his first victory two starts later in the $200,000 Group Two Moonee Valley Vase at the odds of $51. That victory provided Stars of Carrum with enough prize money to make the final field for the Flemington feature. Majority owner and avid racing fan, Peter Cox, said it was incredible to even get to the Derby considering where Stars of Carrum finished at his previous starts. “It’s our eight-day claim to fame,” Cox said. “[Stars of Carrum] went from winning $29,000 and being lucky to actually make that Moonee Valley Vase field to then winning the race and running second in the Derby. He went from $29,000 (after seven starts) to now $526,000 and making nearly half a million dollars in eight days. “If we were told when we were in a Bairnsdale maiden and we lost by a lip that we would go onto run second in the Derby I think we would have taken that beautifully.” “It’s quite incredible because most of the owners in this horse, it’s their first horse that they’ve ever owned. I’m sure some of the first-time own-

Carrum Stars: Former premiership players from the 1974 Carrum side join forces with the Robbie Laing-trained Stars of Carrum. Picture: Supplied. Stars celebrate: The Stars of Carrum ownership group and trainer Robbie Laing celebrate a successful spring carnival. Picture: Peter Cox.

ers would be thinking ‘how easy is this, we should have been in this years ago’.” Despite having minimal luck with his other 15 horses he’s been involved in, Cox has always held belief that the Stars of Carrum would go onto win big things. “I really wanted to be involved with a Fiorente colt and when I found out last year that Robbie hadn’t sold any shares in this one I told him ‘I’d take 50 per cent right now’ and would find others to come in as well,” Cox said. “I crashed a barbeque with some of the former Carrum footballers there and said ‘I know you lot know close to nothing about racehorses but I know you like one week of the carnival, the Melbourne Cup’. I said to them ‘I have the 2020 Melbourne Cup winner right here’ and I handed out sheets to them all. “I said I was prepared to have up to 20 owners that way everyone gets their name in the race book. Within a few weeks I had all the slots filled and Robbie even wanted to stay in the horse.” The ownership group in the Stars of

Carrum, who races in navy blue with red starred silks in support of Cox’s favourite AFL team, Melbourne, has ticked off one dream and will be out to check off another next year. “We got the dream of the Derby and now maybe the next dream can be bought a year ahead from 2020 and maybe we can try and get into the Melbourne Cup with a lightweight,” Cox said. “You’ve got to qualify but why not have the bag of dreams. Every horse owner has a bag of dreams and I reckon that’d be ours.” That dream may have become slightly closer to a reality with the Victoria Racing Club’s decision to introduce a fifth ballot exempt race for the Melbourne Cup next year - The Andrew Ramsden, which will be held in May for three, four and five-yearold horses. Whether or not they reach the dream of a start in the Melbourne Cup, Cox said to just be able to have fun chatting with co-owners and celebrating a success story like this is what horse ownership is all about.

Juniors have a ball at Frankston Cup, Hewitt cheers By Ben Triandafillou BETTER Tennis’ fourth and final bronze tournament for the year, the 2018 Frankston Cup, had some exceptional talent on and off the court. The three day event which kicked off on Saturday 3 November had more than 180 talented juniors competing across the Frankston and Overport Park venues. There was also the rare sighting of Australian tennis star and former world number one, Lleyton Hewitt, on the sidelines cheering on his son, Cruz, who competed in the under-12s competition. Cruz made the quarter-finals in the 64 player draw. Retired professional tennis player Peter Luczak also attended the tournament. Better Tennis coach David Laird said it was great to have the tennis stars on the sidelines as the junior tennis players loved the excitement built up around them. “The first day [Lleyton] was a little bit undercover and watching his son Cruz play but by the end of the day he was taking pictures with everyone and really interacting with the kids which was great to see,” Laird said. For the tournament itself, Laird said it just continues to get more popular each time. “It keeps growing in numbers every time we have one of these competitions,” he said. “We had to hire 10 courts from Overport Park on the first two days, with Brad [Grose]

overseeing everything there, and then we used another 15 courts down at Frankston as well for the entire time.” “It all went really smooth which was probably helped by Steven [Foot]’s scheduling as everything was planned perfectly to time. “Sometimes people try to cram in too many matches for a tournament but Steve nailed it and everything ran perfectly.” The winners from the 2018 Frankston Cup were: under-11 Boys Singles - Nicholas Huang; under-11 Girls Singles - Kylah Schuwalow; under-12 Boys Singles - Josh Ascar; under-12 Boys Doubles - Nick Fraser & Sebastian Tring; under-12 Girls Singles - Kimiko Cooper; under-12 Girls Doubles - Kimiko Cooper & Lily Koleski; under-14 Boys Singles - Joshua Mercuri; under-14 Boys Doubles - Joshua Mercuri & Nicholas Miloi; under-14 Girls Singles - Madi Howell; under-14 Girls Doubles - Isabella Chessler & Jasmine Harding; under-16 Boys Singles - John McDonald; under-16 Boys Doubles - Harrison Flack & Cooper Gibbs; under-16 Girls Singles - Jasmyn Heriot; and under-16 Girls Doubles - Jasmyn Heriot & Phillipa Speldewinde.

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