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Silver sailors
Race action: Laura Harding and Ella Grimshaw plough through the waves during the world 420 championships off Fremantle. Below, Laura and Ella with their trophies. Pictures: Supplied
PARKDALE sailor Ella Grimshaw didn’t rest over the holidays, teaming up with friend Laura Harding to take out the silver medal at the International 420 Class 2017-18 World Championships off Fremantle in early January. Competing against some of the best young sailors in the world in the lead-up national championships in December, the girls steered their boat Sista Blossom to ninth place overall and second among the Australian boats to become the first female crew home. In the women’s division of the ensuing world championships, they tied in first place with a Western Australian crew but lost on a countback to come second. “It was a lot of fun,” said Grimshaw, who has been sailing competitively for the past four years and socially since she was five. She is now 17. Starting in a Minnow, the Mentone girl now has eyes on sailing 49ers, possibly at Brighton. For the national and world championships, the girls drew on their international sailing experience from races in China earlier in December where they placed 13th overall. “It was a great lead-up,” Grimshaw said. During the year they also compete with the eight or nine 420s at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron. Harding’s mum Lucy said her family was “really proud of both girls”. “They worked very hard for their success,” she said. “They are very good sports: in one race another crew lost a spinnaker pole and our girls were happy to lend them a spare one.” For Grimshaw, sailing will go on the backburner when term starts: she is studying Year 12 at Bentleigh Secondary College. Stephen Taylor
Group ‘frustrated’ by freeway talks Steve Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au VICROADS and the state government have been accused of steamrolling a road through wetlands by sidestepping meaningful public consultation. Residents Against Mordialloc Freeway (RAMF) has organised a public meeting to highlight the deficiencies its members see in planning for the pro-
posed Mordialloc bypass. The meeting is on the eve of an Environmental Effects Statement consultation period for the project instigated by Planning Minister Richard Wynne. Members of the group oppose the proposed Mordialloc bypass linking the northern end of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway with Dingley, citing its “major social, environmental and cultural impacts” as rea-
sons for their stand. The group believes there’s insufficient data on the project, there are better, more cost-effective alternatives, and that the road will not ease local traffic congestion. Members have dropped leaflets in letterboxes at Dingley and The Waterways estate to publicise the meeting; representatives of Friends of the Earth and Sustainable Cities
are also expected to attend. Mr Wynne in September ruled that the environment statement was required to “enable a transparent and rigorous process for consideration of potentially significant adverse effects of the project to inform relevant statutory decision-making”. The proposed Mordialloc Bypass will connect the Mornington Peninsula Freeway at Springvale Rd to the Ding-
ley Bypass. The nine-kilometre divided arterial road will have bridges over wetlands, four signal intersections, gradeseparated interchange at Springvale Rd and a cycling and walking path. A two-lane carriageway will connect the bypass between Boundary and Tootal roads with the northern end of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway at Springvale Rd. Continued Page 8
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