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PLANS to build a new public jetty at the Patterson Lakes Harbour Plaza have fallen through amid a stoush between Kingston Council and the state government over who would pay for ongoing maintenance of the jetty. The Labor state government offered a $120,000 grant late last year to build the jetty and replace the existing dilapidated docking area for boats but the money is no longer on the table after a deadline lapsed for council to sign the agreement. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said council did not sign the agreement and council CEO John Nevins wrote to the state government in May advising the jetty was “not in its financial or strategic plans”. Councillors had voted in December last year to accept the funding but some expressed concerns about paying for the upkeep of the new jetty (“New jetty to be ship shape”, The News 23/12/15). Council decided to establish a committee of interested parties, possibly including representatives from the community, to be responsible for the jetty’s maintenance. Maintenance of the jetty was estimated to cost about $10,000 per year and Cr David Eden, who pushed for the
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A NAZI swastika sign has been etched on the sign of a politician whose family escaped the horrors of the Holocaust in Germany during World War II. The vile symbol was scrawled on a billboard of federal Isaacs Labor MP Mark Dreyfus at the Mordialloc Football Club oval late last week. The father of Mr Dreyfus, award-winning composer and musician George Dreyfus, left Nazi Germany when he was 11 in 1938 amid rising fascism and state-sanctioned attacks on Jewish people under Adolf Hitler’s dictatorial regime. When contacted about the vandalised sign at Ben Kavanagh Reserve, photos of which The News has decided not to publish, Mr Dreyfus believed “this kind of graffiti could only be done by someone ignorant of history”. “It is very disappointing that in 2016 there are still people out there who graffiti Nazi symbols on signs at local sporting clubs,” Mr Dreyfus said. “I hope that whoever decided to graffiti swastikas on these signs will have a good hard look at the devastation caused by the Nazis and reassess whether it’s something they would want to associate themselves with.” Three of the MP’s great-grandparents died in the Holocaust. Victoria Police introduced a Prejudice Motivated Crime Strategy in 2011. Anyone, including victims, can report such crimes to police to investigate. There is no legally binding definition of a “race hate crime” in Victoria. Victoria Police regards a prejudice motivated crime as “a crime motivated by prejudice or hatred towards a person or a group because of a particular characteristic such as sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, race, sex, age, disability or homelessness”. Neil Walker
CHILDREN at Parkdale Preschool will still be able to enjoy the outdoors in poor weather thanks to a new weatherproofed area in its playground. A verandah will be undercover thanks to a $5000 grant from the Bendigo Bank’s Parkdale branch. Kingston Council has contributed a $2000 grant towards the installation of blinds. Preschool director Megan Miller says the covered area will allow the children, up to 66 pre-schoolers throughout the week, more educational opportunities to play and move outside during bad weather – including windy and wet days. “Movement is integral to early childhood development promoting gross motor skills and cognitive improvements and is fundamental to our play-based learning program,’’ she said. “It could also allow the teaching staff to split the class into smaller groups to create a more intimate learning space for focused adult-led activities.’’ Ms Miller thanked Bendigo Bank and Kingston Council for its contribution to the preschool. Parkdale Preschool is a non-profit kindergarten run by a parent-led committee. Fouryear-old places for 2017 are filling fast, to apply call the kindergarten on 9580 1155. Let’s work: Grace, left, Zoe and Christian ready to help install a sun shade. Pic: Gary Sissons
Holes bored along railway line Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au WORK is being done along the Frankston line to prepare for the removal of eight level crossings between Cheltenham and Frankston. Geotechnical investigations will be conducted until the end of the year so work crews will remain a familiar sight even before the larger scale separation of road from rail at Balcombe Rd (Mentone), Charman Rd (Cheltenham), Edithvale Rd (Edithvale), Eel Race Rd (Carrum), Seaford Rd (Seaford), Skye/ Overton Rd (Frankston), Station St (Bonbeach), Station St (Carrum) starting next year. The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) says more than 130 boreholes, about 100 millimetres in diameter, are being drilled to a depth of 40 metres to analyse soil and rock types and ground water levels at each site. “Geotechnical investigations provide
valuable information about ground conditions in and around the dangerous and congested level crossings we are removing on the Frankston rail line,” project director Adam Maguire said. “Geotechnical information, together with feedback from local residents, businesses and traders, will inform the design of the projects in each location and how they will be built.” The LXRA, a state government body, said the investigation results will be published and be part of design options at each level crossing to be removed on the Frankston line. A ‘rail trench’ and ‘rail bridge’ are options for level crossings at Seaford, Bonbeach, Edithvale, Mentone and Cheltenham. A rail bridge may be built at a new crossing at McLeod Rd in Carrum and the Station St crossing could be shut and a new rail bridge built at Eel Race Rd. A new ‘road connection’ at Station St over the Patterson River is also being looked at as an option.
The state government says a trench cannot be dug at Carrum due to nearby Patterson River. The government says there is no option at Skye Rd in Frankston – rail over road must be built due to an overland flood plain. Anti-sky rail protesters have dubbed any form of elevated rail “rollercoaster” rail and say the skyline of bayside suburbs will be marred by any elevated section of the line and raised rail is only being considered since it is less expensive. Frankston and Kingston councillors voted to oppose any form of elevated rail along the rail line before going into caretaker mode before council elections to elect councillors on 22 October. The LXRA is still seeking feedback before 30 October on options released publicly earlier this year. The final decision on how each level crossing will be removed See your.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au or call 1800 762 667 to give feedback.
Testing, testing: Work crews testing soils and water levels between Edithvale and Aspendale along the Frankston line this month as part of the level crossings removal project. Picture: Gary Sissons
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THIEVES stole $20,000 in cigarettes and $300 cash from a Caltex service station in Balcombe Rd, Mentone, early Saturday morning (22 October). Two offenders used an angle grinder to cut a padlock on the front glass door, 2.45am, but were scared away by a passing car. Returning five minutes later they damaged an exterior alarm box when attempting to pull it from the roof. They then used a jemmy bar to force the door backwards to enter the premises. CCTV footage shows them jumping over the counter and again using the angle grinder to break a padlock from the cigarette roller shutter cupboard to steal 700 packets. They were unable to break into the other locked cupboard but did steal two cash tills containing $300. The men were wearing gloves and had their faces covered. They were in the store five minutes and then drove off west along Balcombe Rd and into Swanston St North in a silver BA Ford Falcon sedan parked out front. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
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TWO men wearing balaclavas smashed their way into a Caltex service station in Thames Promenade, Chelsea, 4am, Tuesday (25 October). Police said the men, described as African, driving a silver Holden Commodore sedan with stolen number plates, used a crowbar to smash open the front door and then walked past the attendant who was cleaning at the time. The men ordered him to open the console area where they stole cigarettes and cash before being startled by a taxi driving into the petrol bowser area. The men ran to their car and drove west along Thames Promenade to the freeway. Soon afterwards the same men are believed to have robbed a McDonald’s restaurant in Hall
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A YOUTH was seen train “surfing” on the roof of a Frankston-bound train as it approached Carrum station, early Sunday morning (23 October). Witnesses said the 17-year-old climbed on top of the train near Bonbeach station, 4am, but was safely guided down to the platform by protective services officers at Carrum. He suffered no injuries and no charges were laid.
Smash but no grab A MAN attempted a smash-and-grab raid at a jewellers in Nepean Hwy, Chelsea, Saturday afternoon (22 October). Witnesses said a red Toyota, later found to be registered to a Carrum address, pulled up outside the jewellers about 1pm. A man got out of the passenger side and attempted to smash the front plate glass window with a sledgehammer. When that didn’t work he got back into the car which drove north on Nepean Hwy. CCTV captured the incident. The two men described as Caucasian, aged 25-35, were seen loitering near the jewellers earlier in the day. Anyone with information is urged to call
A MAN exposed himself to passengers on the 8.13pm Frankston-bound train between Cheltenham and Mentone railway stations, Wednesday 19 October. A woman told PSOs the man boarded at Cheltenham and sat with his back to other passengers. Nearing Mentone he stood up and turned around exposing himself as he walked along the carriage. He then sat two rows behind the woman before getting off at Mentone. The man is described as Caucasian, 50 years old, wearing dark coloured pants and jacket. Call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 with information.
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THIEVES may have used a plank from an adjoining building site to enter the rear yard of a tyre service centre in Swanston St, Mentone, overnight Friday 21 October. Unable to break through rear doors they forced open a kitchen window and kicked a bar fridge and microwave onto the floor, damaging them. They then dragged mud from the construction site into the kitchen, workshop and office area. Teabags were strewn on the ground outside. Nothing was stolen in the raid.
BURGLARS stole a week’s takings from a Parkdale bakery and then fled north – on the wrong side of Nepean Hwy – after an early morning robbery, Monday 24 October. Police said they used an unknown object to smash a hole in a glass sliding door and reach through and unlock the door, 2.50am. They then walked through to an office area where they stole the cash and next day’s till float. They also smashed the CCTV hard drive. An off-duty detective saw a car with its headlights on out front as he drove by. He then saw a man run to a Holden sedan which drove north in the southbound lane, then crossed over the median strip and continue towards the city. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers, 1800 333 000.
Ute stolen
THIEVES jemmied the front door to a Chelsea Heights business and found the keys to a Ford utility in the car park, overnight Tuesday 20 October. They drove off along Wells Rd in the ute, registration RRG223, after searching through filing cabinets. Nothing else was stolen. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers, 1800 333 000.
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AN elderly man has been banned from the Royal Oak hotel in Cheltenham for allegedly punching an 80-year-old woman. He may also be charged with assault. The woman told police she was walking to the cashier’s desk, 1.20pm, Sunday 23 October, when a man standing behind her fell over. He got up saying she had caused him to fall and allegedly punched her in the kidney. The woman told her son, who held the man, 74, until police arrived. Police who viewed CCTV footage said it corroborated the woman’s account of the incident. A brief is being prepared pending the laying of any charges.
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Behind scenes advice a Topsy service Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au NEW councillors elected this weekend who have never served on council may get a helping hand from mentorship services provided by a former Kingston councillor and mayor. Topsy Petchey, a four-time Kingston mayor and councillor for eight years until 2008, has been a consultant for hire to both Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Shire councils in the past few years. Her TePee Pty Ltd business offers mentorship, mediation and consultation advice and help for councils and companies. Frankston Council confirmed $59,695 was paid to Ms Petchey over two council terms, totalling eight years, for work done to assist council and councillors. Mornington Peninsula Shire advised that $70,600 had been paid to provide advice to councillors and help with performance reviews since October 2012, the start of the previous four-year council term. Ms Petchey often helps councillors discuss the appointment of a council chief executive officer and the CEO’s key performance targets. Frankston councillor Sandra Mayer, one of several councillors who consulted with Ms Petchey, said the former Kingston mayor taught her about the challenges facing councillors. Cr Mayer said she found the mentorship service invaluable and felt a lot of councillor infighting over the past two years at Frankston Council may not have happened if Ms Petchy had been on hand to give advice.
Councillors’ counsellor: Ex-Kingston mayor Topsy Petchey is now in the consultancy business.
“She’s a really genuine person who is passionate about local government,” Cr Mayer said. “It’s a bit disappointing in this term we had people saying they’d be fine without external assistance. “This council was not interested in engaging with her and if they had they may have seen things from a different perspective – you’re not there for yourself, you’re there for your community.” Former councillor Kris Bolam, hoping to be re-elected when council election results are announced on 30 October, said he had also consulted with Ms Petchy when he was a first-time elected representative to council. Mr Bolam has previously criticised council for “wasting” money on consultants.
“As a new council we required a steady hand to help ensure that infighting and personality clashes did not occur,” he said. “Topsy provided a great deal of advice in preventing the infighting and personality clashes that we see at council. “There is a good use of consultants and a bad use where the value can’t be accounted for.” Mr Bolam said with six new councillors in the 2008 intake of elected representatives, Ms Petchey’s advice was beneficial to get newcomers up to speed quickly. Frankston Council was happy to provide a breakdown of the fees paid to Ms Petchey’s consultancy company, including the allocation of costs to each councillor, but Mornington Peninsula Shire was less forthcoming in releasing information about how ratepayers’ money is spent. Shire media communications manager Mark Kestigian said caretaker provisions in force in the lead up to council elections on 22 October meant council could not release information that may affect the elections outcome. The News requested the information from the shire three weeks before the elections caretaker period began on 20 September and regularly asked when the information would be provided only to then be told the information would not be provided. Departing shire mayor Graham Pittock, who is not seeking re-election, was more open about the use of Ms Petchey’s consultancy services. “Usually it’s the mayor and maybe a councillor might occasionally ask her for advice,” he said.
Frankston Council payments to Topsy Petchey* All councillors: $28,467 CEO and officers: $3237 Sandra Mayer: $9807 Kris Bolam: $8250 Christine Richards: $2242 Brian Cunial: $1787 Glenn Aitken: $1018 Colin Hampton: $633 David Asker: $274 Alistair Wardle: $274 *Payments allocated during two council terms between 2008-2016 Mornington Peninsula Shire refused to provide a breakdown of payments per councillor and CEO. “It’s good to have someone to provide independent advice. She’s highly regarded and her advice is sought after. Overall, I think we get value for money.” Ms Petchey told The News she does not advertise her company’s services and is approached by councils when they need independent advice on matters such as CEO contracts. “When you’re first elected you don’t know what you don’t know. And it would have helped me, even ten years ago, if someone said ‘this is available to do, just tap into it’ because you’re learning on the job and so many people have
never had this sort of experience,” Ms Petchey said. “I also can do the facilitation of discussions councillors have around the mayoral election - basically ensure it’s a process that stands up to scrutiny and everyone is able to present if they want to be mayor.” She said she had not done any work for Frankston Council over the past two turbulent years. Cr Pittock believed new councillors can benefit from mentorship advice. “Next year we’ll have a minimum of seven new councillors and there’s so much to learn and they do need a reliable mentor.” Fees for mentorship services are not solely listed as a councillor training expense at Frankston Council. “Payments for various professional services provided by Topsy Petchey have been allocated to relevant areas of council’s budget as determined by the service provided,” council CEO Dennis Hovenden said. “This includes training and development, consultancy and others as deemed appropriate.” Mornington Peninsula Shire has been secretive about councillor expenses this council term and has refused to release the figures for the full council term before council elections. Kingston Council said it had not used Ms Petchey’s services in the past eight years. More than $30,000 of ratepayers’ money, excluding council officers’ time, has been spent by Frankston Council on arbitration hearings into councillors’ misconduct during this council term.
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W. L. Gregory writes to his parents from the front Compiled by Cameron McCullough The following letter has been received from W. L. Gregory by his parents: Just a line to tell you I am getting on as good as gold since I got smacked. I dare say you have got my card by this from the Convalescent Camp at Boulogne. I told you I would give you a description of what it was like when I wrote. To sum the whole thing up it was just like hell let loose. Anyone that reads about it at home cannot imagine what it was like. One division of Australians went in (I cannot name the division as it would only get crossed out) and they had to take Posieres. They had as hard a fight as anything on the line. We saw them come out and I can tell you it made our chaps think a bit. Another division (Australian) was sent in to relieve them and we had to relieve this division. We knew that things were going very hard with them but our chaps stuck to it and were as lively as crickets when they were going in. We sent one Battalion to the front but they had to retire back, the fire was that hot. They got up later at night and relieved the men that were in after the terrific bombardment. The next morning that division had to be sent out for re-organization as they had lost heavily. Our battalion went up the same night and two companies faced the bombardment and got through and relieved the men in the firing line and supports. Then one of the pluckiest things happened for the time we were in the trenches. Some of the battalion that was sent
out for re organization got surrounded by about fifty Germans. The Germans had taken them prisoners and were getting back to their lines when Lieut Jacka V. C. hopped over the trench and called to two platoons to follow him. They went out and captured all the Germans and got our own boys back. It was a great piece of work, considering the fire they had to go through. That night we moved up into the reserves and the following afternoon into the firing line. They were shelling us with shrapnel the whole way up. I do not think we had a casualty going up. We had no sooner got in than Fritz started bombarding. You talk about shells coming over, they were falling like peas, the shelling was that heavy. What put heart into our boys more than anything was the fire that our Artillery was sending back to Fritz. We were getting it bad enough, but I would not have lived in Fritz’s trenches for all the money in the world. I think for every shell he threw over our Artillery threw five or six. They were going that fast you could hear an incessant humming as they were going over. It used to be just the thing to hear the big 9in and 14in shells going over our heads during the day towards Fritz’s lines. The Tommy artillery used to fire them from about six miles back. Every time we heard one you should have heard the boys cheering it. In the front line we had no trench at all. We had to take up our positions in big shell holes and build it up with sandbags. You would get up against the parapet wondering where the next shell
was going to drop. It was only a matter of going in and waiting your turn to get knocked, and of course, if you were lucky you would come out alright. In one of the machine gun bays (position where the men and guns are) I saw one section levelled to one man. They were all killed or wounded, but he stuck there waiting to see if an attack was going to be made by Fritz, until he was relieved by another section. All the night through we had to keep observing to see if there was going to be a counter attack by Fritz. If he had come he would have got a pretty warm reception I can tell you. The boys were worked up to a nice pitch waiting, We were all glad when dawn came. I think it was more to see what damage had been done. The following afternoon our company was relieved and we went back into the supports, thinking we were going to have a rest, but Fritz started up a very heavy bombardment and gave us a pretty rough time. The trenches were levelled to the ground in places by the shells. There were numerous cases where chaps had to dig their mates out during the night while the shelling was at its heaviest, they having been buried in the trench. That night our company lost thirty wounded, and 4 killed. Up till now I have only told you about our losses. Well, they are slight to what the Germans are losing. They brought up their 48th and 168th reserve regiments to have a go at us but they lost very heavily. I was talking to an A.M.C. orderly and he said our killed were very slight
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compared with the wounded. A great number of our men were wounded slightly with shrapnel. Of course these count as casualties. Everywhere you look you can see dead Germans lying. We hadn’t the time to bury them. Well, to get on then with the story. Our company was being relieved that night, after 48 hours in the trenches. In the morning I lost one of my best mates in Joe Bickley from Hastings. He and I had been together right from the the start. He got badly but not seriously wounded. He and I had our dugouts with about a foot of earth separating us. During the night two other chaps got shelled out of their dugouts and came to Joe and I. One got with him and the other with me About five in the morning a shrapnel shell burst and a piece or two flew back and got Joe and the chap who was with him. It hit them both through the leg about the thigh. Both had their legs shattered. The chap who was with me got a big piece through the shoulder and I never got a scratch. Just before this a big piece bigger than a hen egg hit me on the back but glanced off doing no damage. I had the three of them to look after on my own for about three hours, the stretcher-bearers being occupied elsewhere. Vince Callanan form Balnarring was with us and was marked as missing but I have found out since that he was sent down to the dressing station with shell shock. He will be alright by now. That night I got my crack as we were being relieved. We had got well behind
our support trenches when Fritz started putting shrapnel into us. One came right at us and of course we all bobbed, (one bobs naturally after they have been there a while when they hear a shell coming) but did not get low enough. One piece killed one poor chap just behind me, another took the rear portion of another chap off, and the third piece got me in the head. It hit my rifle and smashed it, then went through my helmet and stopped at my skull. The doctor told me that I am one of the luckiest chaps at the present moment. They sent me to Boulogne to the 13th General Hospital (English). From there I was transferred to the 1st Convalescent Camp after having a few days treatment and rest. I asked the doctor to put me out of there and let me get back to the Battalion. It didn’t seem to suit me although it is a beautiful little camp. I get dissatisfied being on my own. I am now at the Base waiting to get back to the Battalion. The wound has not quite healed yet. You will have to hand this around if any one wants any news as I have said everything. I hope to get back soon to have another go. I do not think I can tell you any more as I am just blown out for news. I hope to see Fred any day now, as I hear his division is somewhere kicking round. I have not seen a letter from you all for at least ten weeks. Well I will have to close; hoping you are in the best of health with best love from your loving son. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 28 October, 1916
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Frightening the daylight savings out of me By Stuart McCullough THANK goodness that’s over. Goodbye to my least favourite night of the year and the dreadful week that inevitably follows in its wake. Farewell for another twelve months when it will, once more, lob upon the doorstep like a marooned but distantly related backpacker determined to move in and devour the contents of the refrigerator wholesale. But for now I must suffer through the consequences of its most unwelcome arrival. Truth be told, I’m tired, grumpy and for this entire week have felt as though I’m running late. Thanks for nothing, daylight savings. Once upon a time, daylight savings was shorter. In fact, it used to start in the last weekend of October. But like some deadly virus, it has slowly spread and now occupies half the year. That means that for a whole six months, we’re running on summertime. Summer, however, is just as long as it always was. I don’t recall anyone voting to expand daylight savings. It’s one of those things that just seems to have happened when we were putting the bins out or looking the other way. Perhaps it’s climate change. As the earth’s temperature increases, maybe summer and (therefore) summertime, has increased along with it. Doubtless, the Paris accord contains a sub-clause somewhere up the back that reinforces the need to curb emissions and halt the increase in global temperatures in order to contain the spread of daylight savings. Sometimes, looming disasters are described by the number of minutes until midnight. This method, of course, becomes wholly redundant
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of the night because that’s when I do all my best sleeping. If they dropped an hour between four and five o’clock on a Monday afternoon, I probably wouldn’t mind so much. But to be robbed of a whole hour over the
weekend is patently unfair. It’s nothing short of burglary. The effect was exacerbated by the fact that I was unaware that it was due to start as early in October as it was. I felt as though the whole catastrophic experience snuck up on me whilst my back was turned. I was, it seems, completely unprepared. I mean, where does that missing hour go? Not just mine, but yours too. Just imagine all the things you could have achieved this week with another sixty minutes in your back pocket. You could have finished that book you’ve been reading, gone for a long walk or cooked a meal. Instead, you’ve been way, way, way too busy because some unelected time bandit stole an hour that rightly belongs to you. They have some nerve. When daylight savings kicks off, the first thing I feel is tired. Then I spend the rest of the entire week that follows trying to get over the fact that I feel tired. And it’s not just me that’s suffering. The dog is confused. The curtains are fading and the cow that I’m currently renting the back room to is confused-as-all-get-out in terms of when to rock up for milking. It’s an incredibly unsatisfactory state of affairs. I can’t begin to think how Flava Flav copes with these kind of shenanigans. I think it’s time we reconsidered the whole idea of moving the clock hand around as though it were some kind of plaything. Time should march to its own beat. It ought to be sacrosanct. This madness must stop. If we don’t act now, daylight savings will continue its ceaseless march and take over the entire year. Soon, there’ll be no more regular time. Normal time will cease
to matter at all and, instead, we’ll always be an hour ahead of where we should be. My fear is that taking over the whole year won’t be enough for those daylight savings extremists who believe we’re all better off from the exercise inherent in winding the clock forward. Having successfully moved the clocks forward by an hour, there’s now a risk that they’ll seek to claim yet another hour, leaving us a full one hundred and twenty minutes adrift from reality. Before we know it, time will be meaningless. I appreciate that Queensland has long recognized that daylight savings is dangerous. They have continued to hold out against the advancing tide of summertime, perhaps sensing that it was the thin end of the wedge. I plan to move there. I will seek refuge in the sunshine state to pursue a life free from the tyranny of daylight savings. Only in Queensland will I able to keep the hour that rightfully belongs to me. There are some practical impediments, though. Upping sticks and moving north is far easier said than done. There’s another way. Instead of moving, perhaps this is a problem that should be faced head on. It’s time to take a stand. Or, at least, it would be time to take a stand if some oxygen thief hadn’t wound the clock forward. As of this moment, I will be boycotting daylight savings. If you and I are due to meet, you might wish to take this into account, lest you should end up twiddling your thumbs for an hour. Time, I feel, is on my side. stuart@stuartmccullough.com
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Rain plays havoc By IT Gully RAIN was the only winner in MPCA cricket on Saturday. There was some cricket played throughout the competition and there were some results, however most games ended in draws. Provincial In Provincial cricket, all matches ended in draws despite a few overs being bowled throughout the afternoon. Langwarrin got out in the middle against Baxter, chasing down 256 for victory. Play was ended with the home side 4/93, Simon McEvoy top scoring for the Kangas with 42. Dale Irving picked up a couple of wickets for Baxter while Chris Brittain and Justin Bridgeman snagged one each. The only other play in Provincial cricket was at Alexandra Park. Chasing 193 for victory, Pines resumed in some real trouble at 3/8. Harley Peace-Stirling offered some resistance when play resumed and score 33. Stumps were finally drawn though with the Piners 6/63 off 28.5 overs. Leigh Lambert was superb with the ball for Mornington with 3/23 off eight overs, while Adrian Dale picked up 2/6 off 4.5 overs and Matt Foon jagged 1/8 off eight overs. In other results, Mt Eliza (9/235)
drew with Crib Point, Sorrento (8/270) drew with Somerville, Long Island (156) drew with Pearcedale (0/17) and Peninsula Old Boys (0/71) drew with Moorooduc (139). District There was no play in District cricket, although there were to two results on the first day of play. Red Hill picked up the valuable 12 points against Rye after beating them on first innings last week. The Demons were bowled out for 32 and 61 on the opening day while Red Hill blasted a quick fire 7/185 before declaring. Glen Collett was at his best for the Hillmen with 5/16 from 11 overs while Simon Dart claimed 5/13 from 7.4 overs. Felix McKillop top scored with 76 and Brent Martin hit 46 for the Hillmen. Collett picked up 2/12 in the second innings and Lincoln Toy claimed 2/6. Mt Martha also got the chocolates against Boneo. The Pandas were sent in by the home side on the first day and were bowled out for just 44 in 31.3 overs - ‘extras’ was the highest score with nine. Rhys Whitling was the pick of the Reds’ bowlers with 5/11 from eight overs while Kyle Bendle helped himself to 3/11 of 6.3 overs. In reply, the Reds declared at 8/140,
chasing quick runs. Mitch Darville top scored for the home side with 45 while Sean Spencer and Leigh Janssen picked up 4/45 and 4/33 respectively for Boneo with the ball. At stumps, Boneo was 2/41 in its second innings, still 55 runs behind. There was no play on day two. In other results, Baden Powell (217) drew with Seaford (0/40), Main Ridge and Rosebud drew without any play, Heatherhill (2/91) drew with Seaford Tigers (175) and Flinders (9/229) drew with Delacombe Park. Sub District Ballam Park picked up a valuable 12 points in Sub District cricket, the only team to get a result in the grade. Skye batted first and was bowled out for 67 on the first day while Ballam Park responded with 5/175 before declaring. Aaron Barrett scored 35 and Dave Roach 43 while skipper Stuart Plunkett top scored with 55 to go with his 6/30 with the ball. Skye batted for 39 overs in the second innings and was in real trouble at 6/63 before rain got hold of the match. In other matches Carrum (200) drew with Dromana, Carrum Downs (2/57) drew with Balnarring (218), Hastings (164) escaped with a draw against Tootgarook (3/120) and Frankston YCW (2/6) drew with Tyabb (181).
The great escape: Pines held off defeat and were 6/63 at stumps. Picture: Rab Siddhi
New coaches for Tigers FOUR new coaches have been appointed to lead St Bedes/Mentone Tigers. Sam Anstey has been hired as the football club’s new senior coach and will be joined by new assistant coaches Luke Wintle and Anthony Scafidi. Peter Laspatzis who will also have a development coaching role. Anstey played for the seniors from 2006 until 2011 and contributed to premiership victories in 2006, 2007 and 2008 when AFL Western Bulldogs premiership winning coach Luke Beveridge was at the helm. He played for Collingwood’s VFL side in 2000, Port Melbourne 2001 -2003 and Frankston 2004-2005 before he moved to the Tigers. He transferred to Mordialloc in 2012 as a player before taking on the coaching role
there in 2013 through to 2015. Mordialloc played in three grand finals during those years and enjoyed premiership success in 2014. Wintle and Scafidi are also former St Bedes/Mentone premiership players and won several awards during their playing days at the club. The club’s board thanked previous senior coach Steve Ryan and assistant Adam Acreman for their efforts in lifting the team from third in last year to runners-up this season, earning promotion back to Premier A for 2017. Assistant and development coach Steve D’Andrea also moves on with the club’s best wishes for his achievements in improving the Tigers. New team: Peter Laspatzis, left, Sam Anstey, Luke Wintle and Anthony Scafidi will head up the Tigers this season.
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The winner of the Golf Course Directory, featured in this paper in September is Ethan Rahilly of Langwarrin. Ethan wins a beautiful set of custom fit irons, supplied by Centenary Park Golf Course. Thanks to Steve Montgomerie & Warren Young from Centenary Park, Ethan will enjoy many years of golf with this wonderful prize.
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