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THE often short – but always exciting – lives of our aviation pioneers are lauded in Legends of the Skies Series 2, an innovative performance project that celebrates the achievements of those daring young men and women. Using authentic flying machines, uniforms and equipment that celebrate the centenary of World War I, Legends of the Skies series 2 takes its audience back in time to the birth of aviation in Australia and the ghosts of pilots past.

See it at the Australian National Aviation Museum, 1 Second Ave, Moorabbin Airport.

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Conflicts a developing concern Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au KINGSTON councillors are embroiled in a stoush over publicly declaring conflicts of interest after a planning application by Cr Geoff Gledhill became the focus of acrimonious debate at last week’s monthly council meeting.

Cr Gledhill declared a conflict of interest over his company Forty Sev-

enth Octelda Pty Ltd’s application to build four homes at 9 Woods Ave in Mordialloc. He subsequently left the meeting as councillors deliberated on the planning application.

Several Woods Ave residents objected to the planned development on the grounds that most houses in the street are single storey. Three of the four properties to be built at 9 Woods Ave will be double storey.

The site currently contains two single storey buildings and outbuildings.

Objectors cited “visual bulk and privacy concerns” as reasons the application should not be approved.

Cr Rosemary West said residents discovered whose company owned the site at 9 Woods Ave by conducting a company search.

“They felt that should have been disclosed,” she said.

Declaring a conflict of interest publicly was good for “transparency”, according to Cr West who denied making a personal attack on Cr Gledhill’s integrity.

Cr Ron Brownlees said planning applications should be assessed “purely on merit”.

“I can’t believe that a planning application that’s got before this council, because it involves one person in the

organisation, becomes so vindictive, malicious and scurrilous in an attack on an individual purely doing something that that person is allowed to do lawfully,” Cr Brownlees said.

Council officers deemed the 9 Woods Ave application “appropriate” after assessing the plans against the Kingston Planning Scheme and recommended it be supported by councillors.

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Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au KINGSTON’S Green Wedge is shaping up as a point of difference between the major parties in the lead up to November’s state election.

Labor candidate for Mordialloc Tim Richardson and the Australian Greens candidate for Mordialloc Alex Breskin were guest speakers at the Defenders of the South East Green Wedge annual general meeting last week and both outlined their respective parties’ vision for the future of the environmentally sensitive Green Wedge.

Mr Breskin said the Greens are not “motivated by money or power” and are best placed to protect Kingston’s Green Wedge from overdevelopment.

He said the Greens would “call in” any contentious recent planning decisions such as Kingston Council’s approval for a land subdivision at 2 Leslie Rd, Clarinda (‘Green light for wedge carve up, The News 24/9/14).

“We can ensure the Green Wedge survives now and into the future,” Mr Breskin said.

Mr Richardson was less strident about Labor’s policy position on the Green Wedge, unsurprising since his party could win government from the Napthine Coalition government in November’s poll, but he did advocate “a best of both worlds” approach between housing Melbourne’s growing population and protecting the Green Wedge.

“There’s always going to be [population] pressure on this area,” Mr Richardson said.

“But there should be permanent

Greens candidate for Mordialloc Alex Breskin

Labor candidate for Mordialloc Tim Richardson

boundaries put in place to identify areas that cannot be developed to provide certainty.”

Mr Richardson admitted “every single hectare is not off the table” but criticised Kingston Council’s recent move to try to introduce a Rural Living Zone in the Green Wedge.

He said this proposal was contrary to Kingston’s Green Wedge Plan and state government policy and demonstrated the “uncertainty leading into the state election” over the Green Wedge.

Planning Minister Matthew Guy has told council he will consider their proposal which would open the door to minimum lot sizes of just 2000 square metres on green wedge land between Kingston and Heatherton Rds and

Lower Dandenong Rd. Mr Richardson said opposition planning spokesman Brian Tee would unveil Labor’s official planning policy before the state election.

Liberal MPs were invited to the Defenders of the South East Green Wedge’s AGM but were unable to attend.

Group secretary Barry Ross said it had been interesting to hear the Greens’ and Labor’s views on the future of Kingston’s Green Wedge.

“We were encouraged by their commitment to the Green Wedge,” Mr Ross said.

“It was disappointing there were no Liberal representatives to hear their views.”

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Library events for seniors fest MENTONE Public Library is holding three events as part of the Kingston Seniors’ festival which runs throughout October: Wednesday 8 October, 2pm - Page Turners with Carol French.

Saturday 11 October, 11am - A Life Less Ordinary memoir writing with Mary O’Rourke and a literary showcase with the Mordialloc Writers’ Group.

Saturday 25 October, 11am - An Author for all Seasons with Suzanne McCourt presenting her new release The Lost Child.

Morning/early afternoon tea, book sales and good conversation will also be “served” after each special presentation.

The Mentone Public Library is at the rear of the CAB Building, opposite Australia Post, 36 Florence St, Mentone.

A gold coin entry applies to all Mentone Public Library events and bookings are essential as places are limited.

Call Sue on 9583 5648 or email: mentonepubliclibrary@gmail.com For information and bookings for the library’s monthly literature discussion group Page Turners call Carol on 9587 5878.

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MULTI-COLOURED umbrellas have been installed to brighten up the Carrum Foreshore Playground and protect children from the worst effects of the sun over summer.

The Department of Health provided a $50,000 grant and Kington Council pitched in $26,000 to install the shade umbrellas at the playground which opened next to the redeveloped Carrum Surf Life Saving Club last year.

The sand-based beachside playground is part of the rejuvenated foreshore precinct and is integrated into the beach to provide easy access for young children.

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Shadow play: Young Archie from Bonbeach plays at the Carrum Foreshore Playground.

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Splashing cash is child’s play Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au PREMIER Denis Napthine braved stormy weather in Carrum yesterday following a stormy reaction to his controversial decision to sign contracts for the $5.3 billion East West Link project.

Just hours after putting pen to paper on the go ahead for the East West Link toll road, the Premier visited Carrum on Tuesday to splash more cash around.

Labor has vowed to “tear up” the contracts for the East West Link if it wins government and has slammed penalty clauses payable to the East West Connect consortium if the road project does not proceed.

Dr Napthine joined Carrum MP Donna Bauer and Kingston mayor, Cr Paul Peulich, to announce $1.6 million in state government funding towards a

new $4m Family and Children’s Hub in Carrum and $540,000 towards improved safety and access at the Carrum foreshore.

The new family centre at Carrum will offer 106 licensed child care and kindergarten places.

“This project is fantastic news for current and future generations of children in this community,” Dr Napthine said.

Kingston Council plans to contribute $2.4m to the project with construction set to begin in 2016 as part of the redevelopment of existing children’s facilities at Roy Dore Reserve.

Cr Peulich said council had been “proactive” in pushing Kingston’s vision to bring family and children’s services together in co-ordinated hubs.

The Carrum hub will join the Parkdale and Edithvale family and children’s hubs being built at a total cost of $9.5m.

“When you come home with your brand new baby you know that all your healthcare and childcare needs can be managed in one location,” Cr Peulich said.

“We’re only weeks away from officially opening the first of our family and children’s centre hubs in Parkdale and work is nearing completion on the Edithvale hub.”

The Premier said the $540,000 funding for improvements at Carrum foreshore would “deliver a coastal infrastructure upgrade program”.

“This upgrade will ensure improved access to the foreshore, a link from the beach to Patterson River, and new or repaired rock walls,” Dr Napthine said.

“It will ensure that Carrum remains a magnificent destination, with world class coastal facilities that attract visitors from across the state.

The money will be used to improve

pathways, connect existing boardwalks to the Patterson River Trail, repair the rock wall at at the entrance of the Patterson River and install a rock wall on the foreshore at the Patterson River Motor Club.

Mrs Bauer welcomed the funding.

“It will be great to see the rock wall at the opening of the Patterson River repaired, and local boaters and fishermen provided with much better access,” Ms Bauer said.

“This announcement is on top of more than $1 million in Coalition Government funding over four years in Carrum, which has delivered the construction of the seawall, berthing upgrades, the development of the Patterson River Master Plan and the beach car park works.”

The flow of funding for both Carrum projects is dependent on the re-election of the Napthine Coalition government at November’s state election.

THE Napthine government has pledged $60,000 towards Edithvale Bowling Club’s new irrigation system if it wins November’s state election.

Mordialloc MP Lorraine Wreford said a new irrigation system was the club’s top priority.

“I have had several discussions with the club about their needs. Their greens really suffer in the heat,” Ms Wreford said.

“The government and I have certainly listened to the club’s concerns and are pleased to be able to make a promise that will deliver them a better surface.”

Strings along LONGBEACH Short Strings Ukulele Group will play a jam session at 2pm on Sunday 5 October in the restaurant at Richfield Village, 317 Wells Rd, Aspendale Gardens.

Two residents - members of the group – will join 14 others to entertain Richfield residents and friends for about an hour.

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Interest builds over council conflicts Continued from Page 1 Crs Tamara Barth, David Eden, Steve Staikos and West voted against the application, which was approved when the mayor, Cr Paul Peulich, used his casting vote to break the four-four deadlock, with Crs Tamsin Bearsley, Brownlees, John Ronke and Peulich voted to support the application.

Council CEO John Nevins said the application had been scrutinised by two of council’s most senior planners who advised “the application is nothing out of the ordinary”.

The planners stated: “The officers’ report would stand up to any external review or audit.”

Cr Brownlees was angry that, in his opinion, Cr Gledhill’s planning application had been “used” to mount a politically-motivated attack.

He said council had previously considered an application “to review a planning application on a building that was built outside the plans” where “a councillor in this chamber declared a conflict [of interest]” and councillors were not made aware of this fact.

“We were not told that it was by this person because this person didn’t have to and I acknowledge and accept that,” Cr Brownlees said.

He was “at a loss to understand” how it could be argued “a different set of rules” should now be applied to Cr Gledhill.

When questioned by The News, Kingston Council refused to reveal which councillor declared a conflict of interest or the property involved.

Challenges inspire Scout success Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au A ONCE shy Seaford Cub has risen to become a Queen Scout.

Mitchell Gardner, now 18 and in year 12 at Patterson River Secondary College, was named a Queen Scout in June – the highest award in the Venturer Section.

This follows his Australian Scout Medallion – the highest award in the Scout Section – in 2010.

Mitchell has spent the past three years completing proficiency badges and courses for his Queen Scout Venturer Award, which covers leadership development, outdoor activities, first aid, environment, and service to others.

Then, working for his Queen Scout Leadership course, he learned leadership skills, planning, organisation techniques, decision making, communication, delegation and cooperation.

“I am thrilled with the award and proud of what I have achieved,” he said. “It’s been a big journey over the past four years.”

Mitchell, who lives in Seaford, said the training had improved his independence and had helped “shape me into a better person”.

At 11, Mitchell moved to the Carrum Downs Scout Group where he “began to flourish into the person he is today”, Venturer leader Nikki Ivory said.

“As a young Scout he was a quiet youth who quickly worked out that Scouting had more than proficiency badges to offer. He has attained many proficiency badges and his Gold boomerang.”

Mitchell learned to live by the Scout Law and Promise, and also began to understand that youth leaders “don’t have all the answers” and that he would have to work with Scouts of all ages to make things happen. To this end he organised camps, hikes and activities, helping himself and other youth members attain badges.

Long journey: Queen Scout Mitchell Gardner says the hard work’s been worth it. Picture: Gary Sissons

Ms Ivory said the Queen Scout award aimed to promote personal growth, personal knowledge and life skills, and had allowed Mitchell to realise his potential and understand the importance of friendship, communication, loyalty, teamwork and leadership.

“This, at times, has challenged Mitchell, making him strive for the very best - not only from himself but from the unit,” she said.

Earning the Queen Scout Award is a remarkable feat for a young man completing Year 12 and working part time. He had to prove his skills in Scout craft, and show that he embodies the aims, principals and methods of the Scout Association.

“The most memorable experiences have been the

camps and the outdoor experiences,” Mitchell said.

“One special memory was caving at Buchan with eight other Venturers - it was awesome.”

Ms Ivory is confident that “as long as individuals like Mitchell are in the Scout Movement, Scouts will have a promising future”.

Mitchell will continue his Scouting by moving onto the Sir Dallas Brooks Rover Crew at Seaford. On completing year 12 he hopes to go to university to study journalism.

To join Scouts Victoria visit vicscouts.com.au or Carrum Downs Group Leader at gl@carrumdowns1st. vicscouts.asn.au

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Legal action looms over aged care home collapse Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au ELDERLY residents of a former aged care home in Mentone have yet to receive answers from the state government over the collapse of the business more than 12 months on.

Mentone Gardens went into voluntary administration in June last year and former residents are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars each in bonds which were not returned by the business owners Gela and William Newitt (‘Bonds lost as home goes bust’, The News 25/9/13).

Laws requiring aged care homes to set up trust accounts to hold residents’ bonds came into force in July 2012.

A Department of Health spokesperson told The News last year that the department was aware of financial problems at Mentone Gardens at the start of last year, months before its collapse.

However, the spokesperson advised the administrator takes over investigations once a company officially goes into administration.

The families of former residents of the home are now struggling to get answers on how much the state government knew about financial problems at Mentone Gardens before its collapse.

Edithvale resident Alain Lorraine, 91, lost $400,000 and said he had written to Health Minister David Davis “16 times in 12 months”.

“I’ve received one four-line reply in all that time,” Mr Lorraine said.

“It’s very hard to get answers and get the minister down here to talk to us about it… it seems he doesn’t want to know.”

Mr Lorraine plans to launch a class action lawsuit with other out-of-pocket Mentone Gardens residents to try to recover the $4.5

million owed to 36 affected residents’ families.

The lawsuit would demand the state government made an “ex gratia payment” as recompense.

Thirteen of the 36 have died since the failure of the aged care home.

Labor opposition spokeswoman for seniors and ageing Jenny Mikakos questioned Mr Davis in parliament this month about what the Department of Health knew about Mentone Gardens’ finances before its collapse.

Mr Davis said the department first became aware of “financial problems” at Mentone Gardens on 11 January 2013 and “previous reports in 2011 regarding Mentone Gardens” were “of a more minor nature” and had been “resolved”.

However, Mr Davis admitted the 2011 “matters that were subsequently satisfactorily resolved” did relate to security deposits paid by residents.

Mr Davis blamed the “sad story of financial loss” on the previous Labor government’s “flawed” and “weak” regulation regime in place.

Ms Mikakos noted: “Despite knowing about these problems associated with security deposits, the minister’s department subsequently renewed the registration of Mentone Gardens in July 2012.”

She said “the liquidator investigating the collapse of Mentone Gardens has previously questioned whether the minister’s department has been acting in good faith when he has failed to obtain documents relevant to his investigation.”

It emerged in state parliament that liquidator Dye & Co had a freedom of information request refused by the Department of Health and was appealing the decision with the FOI Commissioner.

Dye & Co did not respond to requests from The News for comment.

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Greens turn up heat as Libs ‘go cold on solar’ Chris Brennan chris@baysidenews.com.au GREENS Upper House candidate for the South Eastern Metropolitan region Nina Springle has condemned a Liberal Party review into renewable energy that calls for the scrapping of subsidies on solar panels and water heaters.

Ms Springle joined fellow Greens and ALP candidates contesting seats in Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs to express outrage at the Liberal Party’s Renewable Energy Target Review report, which was released this month.

The review into Australia’s commitment to a 20 per cent target for renewable energy by 2020, which was headed well-known climate change sceptic and former Reserve Bank board member Dick Warburton, recommends winding back or scrapping financial support for renewable energy projects.

The RET was introduced by the Howard government in 2001 to provide incentives for alternative energy producers before being expanded by Labor in 2011 when the 20 per cent target was mandated.

However, Ms Springle said it appeared the government was now doing the bidding of the country’s big energy companies, which have been lobbying for the RET to be either killed off or heavily diluted.

She said the increasing popularity of solar panels, which driven by surging electricity prices, was putting power company profits under intense pressure.

“The latest data shows that solar installations continue to rise in Victoria despite severe uncertainty from the Abbott government regarding the commonwealth Renewable Energy Target review,” Ms Springle said. “The recommendations, if implemented, from the federal Renewable Energy Target review will be absolutely terrible for our solar industry - the price of domestic solar installations is predicted to rise by as much as 50 per cent.”

She said that in the face of rapidly rising energy bills, solar was proving extremely popular among Kingston home owners. “Around 4930 Kingston homes and businesses are already connected with

solar installations and are benefiting from lower power bills,” she said.

Ms Springle said it was vital the Napthine government fights for the Victorian renewable energy industry, which she said was delivering “thousands jobs and cutting energy bills”.

“This latest attack comes on the back of cuts to the solar feed-in tariff and additional charges for solar customers, which are already hurting solar homes and businesses.”

The Greens have called for the establishment a “solar bank” to provide a fair price for solar feedins and to guarantee that “every solar customer the right to connect to the grid”.

“Three things will kickstart the VRET, setting an annual target for renewable energy, an accreditation of new renewable power generators and creating new renewable energy certificates,” she said.

“The VRET will be a $5 billion investment in renewable energies. This means jobs. This means investor certainty. This also means a reduction in Victorian household power bills.”

Her views were echoed by the three ALP candidates contesting the peninsula region, Carolyn Gleixner (Nepean), Rebecca Wright (Mornington) and Steve Hosking (Hastings) who condemned the “wholesale slash and burn of solar” recommended in the Liberal Party’s RET review report, as well as Frankston Greens candidate Jeanette Swain.

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“The review of the RET was completed in line with the legislation, which requires a review of the scheme every two years.

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Callous theft leaves charity adrift Chris Brennan chris@baysidenews.com.au A BOAT used by a charity organisation to take disabled and disadvantaged young people out on the bay for fishing experiences has been stolen from a Frankston marine outlet where it was undergoing repairs.

Police are perplexed at the callous theft of the 5.8 metre Streaker Savage half-cabin vessel and tandem trailer it was sitting on from the locked yard of Robbie Marine Products in Tooyal St last weekend.

The boat, which is owned by the Introfish charity organisation, had been securely stored at the rear of the Robbie Marine Products yard behind padlocked gates after undergoing repair work when it was stolen over the evening of Friday 26 September and the following morning.

Staff arrived at 8.30am on Saturday to find the front gates open, with the thieves apparently having used bolt cutters to remove the sturdy padlock securing the premises.

The Introfish boat was the only vessel missing, despite there being many other more valuable – and more easily accessible – vessels on the premises.

Robbie Marine Products maintenance workers had just finished patching two holes in the boats’ fibreglass hull – a job carried out free of charge – when the theft occurred.

Introfish founder and president Paul Bennett said the boat had only recently been purchased by the not-for-profit organisation and was undergoing a series of repairs to get it seaworthy.

The charity usually operates out of the Patterson River at Carrum, taking special needs youth out on Port Phillip for fishing expeditions.

“We’ve been hiring boats to take people out fishing and we only recently bought the boat after borrowing $12,000 but there was a fair amount of work that needed to be done on it,” Mr Bennett said.

The replacement cost of the boat is estimated at between $25,000 and $30,000.

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Catch of the day: Introfish founder and president Paul Bennett, far left, on the vessel used to take disabled and disadvantaged people out on the bay.

The charity organisation boat, below, was stolen from a Frankston marine outlet while undergoing repairs.

police said the boat carried clear signage identifying it as belonging to the charity organisation, making the theft all the more unsavoury.

“It is not just any boat, it’s used to take disadvantaged and disabled children out on the water, and it was clearly marked with logos, so it would take a particularly heartless person, or persons, to have stolen it,” Senior Sergeant Lamb said.

“The front of the premises was secured with cyclone fencing and a double gate locked with 18-20 millimetre chain and padlock, which was cut, so it would have taken a determined effort to break in and steal the boat.

“It’s hard to imagine what would motivate these people to commit such a callous offence.”

Mr Bennett, an experienced angling instructor, founded Introfish about four years ago and the charity has quickly grown in popularity among parents, carers and organisations looking to provide meaningful and fulfilling experiences for special needs young people.

But the inspiration for the charity came from the birth of his third child 12 years earlier in 2002.

Despite his new-born son being diagnosed with cerebral palsy, Mr Bennett had hoped to teach him

the joys of angling as he grew up. Tragically, that wish was never to eventuate, with his son dying after just a few weeks of life.

However, he pursued his idea of the therapeutic and social benefits fishing could provide to special needs young people, and Introfish has steadily grown in popularity, to the point that the organisation had finally purchased its own boat.

“The theft has certainly hit us hard, but we’ll bounce back,” Mr Bennett said.

Anyone with information that could help recover the boat is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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By Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro NOW the footy is done and dusted for another year we can seriously turn our attention to fishing.

With snapper becoming more frequent by the day, angler excitement is starting to reach fever pitch. It's the time of the year where tradies swap tool trailers for boat trailers and the most reliable of partners become absent, all caught up in the quest to bag a snapper.

Yes, many suffer the effects of the red fever, it's nothing to be ashamed of, it's to be embraced since it's a Melbourne institution.

The arrival of the snapper heralds the changing of the season, the cold dark bitter days of winter give way to spring flowers, warm sunshine and promise of summer fun.

Port Phillip and Western Port produce most of Victoria's snapper, making the Mornington Peninsula ground zero for snapper enthusiasts.

Popular spots at this time of year are between Carrum and Mt Martha in Port Phillip and from Cowes to Warneet in Western Port.

For best results fish deep waters during the day and move into the shallower water between sunset and sunrise.

The most productive rig for snapper is a running sinker. However, anglers fishing soft plastics and flasher - snapper snatcher - rigs also do well.

Snapper can respond well to a good burley trail and popular baits include pilchards, squid, silver whiting, couta, and salmon.

Snapper in Port Phillip are easily caught on 4-8kg outfits. In Western Port anglers prefer 8-10kg equipment due to the strong tides.

Snapper are a symbol of Victorian fishing and culture. They are more than just a fish, they are the essence of the season,

the spirit of the bays.

Reports: In Port Phillip the best results are coming from those fishing the close shallow marks. Patience, luck and a bit of knowledge is key for early season snapper. Sinkers as light as possible, fishing good structure or beds and quality well-presented bait are all good steps in the right direction.

In the southern end of the bay whiting and squid are solid options in the shallows and gummy sharks to 20kg have been caught in the deeper channels.

Around Mornington good schools of salmon and squid continue to haunt the shallows and, as the water has started to warm, we are seeing garfish and whiting.

Flathead have been consistent and snapper more frequent every week.

From Frankston to Mordialloc anglers after a snapper should fish the reefs from 6-10m.

Anglers fishing in kayaks have had some incredible results, landing snapper to over 80cm by targeting the shallow reefs 6-8m and using soft plastics. Squid, salmon, red mullet and flathead have also been landed.

In Western Port all the talk is of snapper. The north end is most productive at the moment, but in the next week or so we will see good fishing extend throughout. Not only are snapper getting caught but squid, whiting and pike are in the shallows, while the deeper waters are holding some good gummy sharks and a few school sharks.

Tight lines and calm seas. n Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro runs Mornington Boat Hire at Schnapper Point in Mornington and Yaringa Boat Hire at Yaringa boat harbour in Somerville (www.morningtonboathire.com.au or call 5975 5479).

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SHOP LOCAL YOMG Mordialloc

YO MY GOODNESS MORDIALLOC commenced trading about 12 months ago. With a passion for natural goodness, a healthy lifestyle and a touch of the beach, YOMG sources their produce from the area to provide customers with a daily dose of goodness.

YOMG Yogurt is made fresh on site every day with natural yogurt and is low in fat and sugar, and caters to vegan, diabetic, gluten sensitive and anyone in need of a decadent treat!

The process is so simple. Select your cup size and fill with one, or a combination of 8 different yogurt

flavours then venture to our “Goodness Bar” with a choice of 32 toppings from healthy to the indulgent.

Based on a weigh and pay system, your cup is your creation.

Open 7 days from 11am till late Yo My Goodness is an all in one stop destination for a guilt free treat!

3/600 Main Street, Mordialloc Phone 03 9580 3806 www.yomg.com.au

Mordialloc Optical MORDIALLOC Optical is an independent store opened

by Michael Archer in 1991. Today Michael and Pia work together to get their customers into the best fitting and best style frame and lenses to suit their needs for the best vision outcomes.

Being independent means we can choose frames and lenses from a huge range of suppliers which means more choice for our customers Our optometrist, Haroula Fantoutsakis has been with Mordialloc Optical for 22 years and has an outstanding reputation and uses the most up to date equipment including retinal photos and field testing.

We cut and fit our lenses in-store making for shorter

waiting times because we know you want your new glasses sooner than later. Our after care service is for the life of your new glasses, so you can come in for repairs adjustments and cleaning anytime.

We are open six days a week, trading Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm and Saturday from 9am to 1pm. All health funds can be claimed instantly including Department of Veteran Affairs. Bulk billed eye testing is every day except Thursday, and don’t forget that we sell contact lenses, sunglasses, prescription swimming goggles, diving masks and ski goggles.

483 Main Street, Mordialloc Phone 9587 1353

Anytime Fitness ANYTIME Fitness Mordialloc is part of the world’s largest male and female 24 hour fitness company franchise, where you can exercise anytime –day or night – using your own security-access key card.

With a low cost membership, you will be pleasantly surprised to find amazing amenities - including the best fitness equipment available, not to mention our Virtual Instructor in the fitness on request group training room, with over 60 workouts to choose from.

Our club has a friendly and supportive atmosphere and we’re super clean too. To help you get started each new member receives a free personal fitness orientation We are also proud to offer the benefit

of Anywhere Club Access. With this, you can visit thousands of clubs worldwide for no extra cost. With Anywhere Club Access, you can exercise whenever and wherever - it suits you best.

We will be holding our Grand Open Day on Saturday 4th October 2014 from 9am to 4pm, so come and join us for some fun, food and lots of free goodies! Join on open day and get $0 joining fee & a free starter pack worth $50.

511-513, Main Street, Mordialloc Phone 9587 3771 E: mordialloc@anytimefitness.com.au

Mordialloc Florist MORDIALLOC Florist offers a vast array of quality arrangements, cut flowers, bouquets, terrariums and gifts for all occasions.

Our flowers are sourced from early morning visits to the National Flower Centre 3 times a week and numerous growers that deliver direct to our shop. Our variety of unusual and interesting blooms proves the saying “early bird gets the worm”.

Qualified staff with more than 35 years combined experience are here to make your flower shopping as stress free and easy as possible. Leave it to us to make your Christmas event, function, wedding, birthday, open home, funeral, sympathy or any special occasion

absolutely perfect.

Come in store for a free wedding consultation and let use theme your special day from start to finish to achieve a complimenting WOW factor.

Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6pm, Saturday 8am to 4pm and Sunday 10am to 3pm, if you still can’t get in to see us, you can call our friendly staff to place you order over the phone or shop online at mordiallocflorist. com.au. We deliver to all Melbourne suburbs and the Mornington Peninsula.

495 Main Street, Mordialloc Phone 9587 8595 www.mordiallocflorist.com.au

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MORDIALLOC Travel & Cruise is a family run business which has been serving the Mordialloc community for over 20 years.

With over 40 years combined travel experience, Carmel, Brooke and Anita can provide expert advice and service to their clients. They love arranging flights and cruises, plus all the other components of travel.

Cruising has become a very popular holiday choice for many of their clients, and the ladies at Mordialloc Travel & Cruise are specialists in this area.

Carmel is a CLIA Masters Cruise consultant, Brooke is a CLIA Accredited Cruise Consultant and all three have achieved Commodore status with P&O and Princess Cruises Academies.

With personal cruise experience on a number of ships, Carmel, Brooke and Anita have a vast amount of knowledge to share and can recommend the best cruise options for their clients.

Suite 2, 572 Main St Mordialloc Phone 03 9580 8100 Fax 03 9587 5789 Mobile 0433 800 685 email: travel@mordialloctravel.com.au www.mordialloctravel.com.au

MAIN STREET BEAUTY is a thriving young business in the heart of Mordialloc, run by two qualified beauty therapists; Sarah Howarth and Sorcha Hudson. The girls have known each other for 8 years now and are very passionate about the beauty industry and they like to keep up to date with the current trends. They have been open now for a year and a half.

Together they Beauty gave the modest salon ayoung rejuvenating make-over into keep a bright, salon.

Youitcan upuplifting to datebeauty with the girls at Main Street MAIN Street is a thriving business in and have turned With a combined experience of 17 years in the beauty industry, they offer a variety of luxurious treatments such as for facials, Beauty on Facebook and Instagram great photos, the heart of Mordialloc, run by two qualified beauty eyelash extensions, waxing, manicures, pedicures, shellac, massage, tinting and spray tans to suit any occasion. They are open the latest monthly deals, competitions, gift packs and therapists, Sarah Howarth and Sorcha Hudson. from Tuesday to Saturday and do their best to satisfy all of their clients’ needs. product specials.

With a combined experience of 17 years in thewhich beauty They stock a wide range of professional beauty products are available for purchase in the salon such as; If you are looking for great service, beauty advice, industry, they Mancine offer a variety of luxurious treatments Dermalogica, , Cosmecology and Silk. top-of-the-range skin products and great conversation, such facials, manicures, One as of the uniqueeyelash features extensions, of Main Streetwaxing, Beauty is the quiet kid’s area, where kids can colour-in while waiting for their mummies toshellac, get theirmassage, (well-earned) treatments done. tans to suit you will always be greeted with a smile from the friendly pedicures, tinting and spray Keep up to date with the girls at Main Street Beauty on facebook and Instagram photos, theBeauty. latest monthly deals, local girlsforatgreat Main Street any occasion. competitions, gift packs and product specials.

Working together for 18 months, Sarah and Sorcha If you are looking for great service, beauty advice, top-of-the-range skin products and great conversation, you will always be are verywith passionate about the beauty industry and greeted a smile from the friendly local girls at Main Street Beauty.

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Beyond Smiles Dentistry DOCTOR Richard Thean and his team would like to welcome to you to Beyond Smiles Dentistry, a dental practice dedicated to creating more than just beautiful smiles.

Our beautiful, newly refurbished practice is located in Mordialloc, and we offer the latest in dental technology and service. We provide all general dental needs,plus a comprehensive range of cosmetic dental treatment options, from simple teeth whitening and colored fillings to complex full mouth reconstructions with dental implants, highly aesthetic porcelain restoration and orthodontics.

Dr Richard Thean graduated from the University of

Melbourne in 2011 with a degree in Bachelor of Dental Science. He also attained an honours degree in Science from the University of Melbourne in 1996.

Dr Thean works with a friendly and very dedicated dental team consisting of 2 Oral Health Therapists and 4 nursing staff who constantly keep up to date with all dental education and advances to provide the best possible care and treatment outcome utilising the latest in technology and techniques in dentistry today.

Suite 3/572 Main St Mordialloc Phone 03 9580 1100 www.beyondsmiles.com.au

Mordialloc Sports Club THE Mordialloc Sporting Club has grown over the years, joining together with the Mordialloc Football, Cricket, Netball and Bowling Clubs.

Our club consists of many areas to dine, a fantastic al fresco deck which looks over Port Phillip Bay, TAB, Gaming and several function rooms which cater from 5 to 50 guests. Ideal for birthdays, engagements, casual weddings, dinner parties, gatherings or corporate meetings– with free Wi-Fi, TVs, large projector and screens, and microphones makes any meeting a success.

There is free live music on Friday & Saturday nights as well as Sunday afternoons. Level one is very popular for any occasion and our grassed beer garden is ideal for a BBQ function, a relaxed gathering in the sun or a

quiet drink and meal with friends. Christmas functions are filling fast so please feel free to contact Faye McLeod our Function Manager, for any information.

Everyone is welcome at the club and there are many reasons to attend with trivia on Tuesday nights, Joker Poker on Thursday nights and great raffles on Friday nights,with many member draws held throughout the week.

528 Main Street, Mordialloc Phone 9586 7900 Fax 9586 7999 email: functions@mordiclub.com www.mordiclub.com/

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Celebrating those magnificent men and women who flew into history Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au AN open cockpit, a roaring engine and a windswept runway: Throttle back, air speed, lift off …

The world of aviation pioneers who became household names are lauded in Legends of the Skies Series 2 – an innovative performance project that takes the audience into their lives of several heroic Australians.

The Duigan Brothers, Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott, Harry Hawker, Robert Alexander Little, Freda Thompson and Charles Kingsford Smith are honoured for the foundation roles they played in establishing aviation in Australia early in the 20th century – as well as for their exuberance, tenacity and courage in the face of often untimely deaths.

Paying tribute to aviation legends and their machines, Legends of the Skies Series 2 is being presented at 7.45pm for 8pm on 8, 9, 10, 16, 17 and 18 October at the Australian National Aviation Museum, 1 Second Ave, Moorabbin Airport.

Several Kingston residents are among the cast of 19 actors, writers and directors performing in the show.

They include retired police superintendent Paul Ditchburn, who is also currently doing arrest role-playing at the Police Academy, Mordialloc Secondary College students Gemma Neaves and Stephanie Webb, and Moorabbin Primary School teacher Stephen Leedon.

Another local man, Chris Hawker, speaks about his great uncle, Harry

Hawker, who has a plaque in his honour at Moorabbin Primary.

Last year’s Legends of the Skies performance project was a sell-out, and this year’s ‘Series 2’ contains new stories, this time with a centenary focus on before, during and after World War I. The show aims to promote the restoration work being undertaken by volunteers at the Australian National Aviation Museum. The planes, uniforms and equipment is of the period, and reek of atmosphere and authenticity.

Artistic director Maggie Morrison says the show is a series of vignettes, or dramatic pieces, over 10-12 minutes which encapsulate – in a mix of styles - the lives of the flyers and their impact on aviation history. “They will whet people’s appetites and understandings of what is around us,” she said.

“For example, Freda Thompson (born 1909-1980) flew a De Havilland Moth out of Moorabbin, even flying solo from England to Australia in the early thirties. “Just imagine it: she was up there in an open cockpit, eating dry biscuits, with no toilet and using pages from an atlas for directions! Today we complain when we think the food’s not up to scratch …”

In 1937 Thompson was awarded King George VI’s coronation medal and, in 1953, she was awarded Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation medal. In 1937 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

For her services to aviation, Thompson was awarded an MBE in 1972.

“These pilots had a passion, a zest

and an ebullience that carried them through the dangers – often to their end,” Ms Morrison said.

In her performance, actor Stephanie Webb pays tribute to Robert Alexander Little, DSO & Bar, DSC & Bar (1895–1918), who is the World War I fighter pilot generally regarded as the most successful Australian flying ace, with an official tally of 47 kills.

Born in Hawthorn – and unable to enter Point Cook flying training school because there were so few places available - he sailed for England in 1915 and learned to fly at his own expense before joining the Royal Naval Air Service.

Posted to the Western Front in 1916, Little flew Sopwith Pups, Triplanes and Camels. He scored 38 kills in a year and earned the Distinguished Service Order and Bar, the Distinguished Service Cross and Bar, and the French Croix de Guerre.

Rested in 1917, he volunteered to return to the front in 1918 and scored a further nine victories before he was killed in action on the night of 27 May, aged 22.

Cheryl Threadgold is producing Legends of the Skies Series 2 alongside writers Geraldine Colson, Colleen Dewis, Neil Follett, Alison Knight, Steve Morris, Maggie Morrison and Jan Storey.

Tickets for the show are $20, which includes refreshments.

Bookings: www.trybooking. com/97781. Call 9589 4912.

Attention Schools, sporting clubs & community groups

Free advertising listings Each month the Chelsea-Mordialloc-Mentone News will run a Community Events page, where your school or organisation can promote upcoming events, fund raisers, social events, etc. at no charge.

This page is sponsored by the Aspendale Gardens Community Bank and listings are completely free.

Listing should include event name, date, time & address.

Flying high: Paul Ditchburn (Charles Kingsford Smith) and David Dodd (Tommy) get ready to play their parts in the Legends of the Skies show. Picture: Gary Sissons

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Basking in the sun just steps from the water’s edge this classic 2BR beach house is a wonderful example of what a dash of imagination can achieve. With beautifully updated interiors and whimsical outdoor areas, the single-level floorplan includes an open plan living space with kitchen, dual-entry bathroom with corner spa, laundry-to-toilet facilities and a double garage. This combination brick & weatherboard home is dressed to impress with high ceilings, polished floorboards, window shutters and splashes of refreshing colour to enhance its character and charm. Paved courtyards to the front and rear of the property with decked sitting areas and easy-care, low-maintenance gardens and bi-fold doors for seamless indoor to outdoor entertaining options while gas ducted heating and split-system cooling are a fantastic additions. This relaxed abode is designed to be enjoyed today, however there’s plenty of scope to fully capitalise on the seaside appeal and compact 345m2 allotment (approx.) in the future if desired.

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28 Dresden Avenue Premium Home, Family LIfestyle Stylish, light and bright interior, this supremely elegant residence is also warm and inviting throughout. Offering 2 levels of luxurious comfort, with accommodation housed on the second story, the ground floor features dual living and dining areas, an immaculate designer 2 Pac painted kitchen with fridge and freezer integration, stone bench tops and quality stainless steel appliances. A family zone overlooking a lovely timber decked out door entertaining area which flows out through to lush landscaped gardens.

This family home definitely ticks all the boxes. The second floor of this home accommodates and features a family bathroom, three large bedrooms all with built in robes, and the master bedroom with an en-suite. Further benefits include storage under stairs, powder room, fitted laundry, ducted heating, and air-conditioning, 2000lt water tank a remote double garage with internal access.

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3 Almurta Road Versatile Living With Multiple Future Options This classic three-bedroom residence promises a rich upcoming outlook with a single-level design including an L-shaped open-plan space, central bathroom, laundry & main bedroom with ensuite. Extending beyond its traditional floorplan, the rear yard features a s/contained bungalow, storage room and office area with kitchenette plus handy separate access through a tandem lock-up carport. Keen renovator can improve the existing original home and builders will love the limitless potential to possibly redevelop the 611m2 site (approx) for townhouses or a brand new home (STCA).

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Sofia Vatos Director Eview - Chelsea

A respected member of the real estate industry, Sofia has a great knowledge of the buying and selling process. She has an amazing and contagious personality and is always up for a chat.

Sofia was born in Chelsea and has an unsurpassed local knowledge and her goal is to provide an exceptional level of service.

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Police, imam call for calm Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au THE spiritual leader of a mosque in Langwarrin has warned his congregation to not overreact to any anti-Islamic intimidation.

Imam Syed Wadood Janud said he wanted to raise “general awareness [for them] to be careful and proceed with caution”.

His message followed a phone call from police at Carrum Downs advising mosque administrators to “be alert to any possible backlash” over the shooting of a young Muslim man outside the Endeavour Hills police station.

Police allege Numan Haider was shot dead last Tuesday night after stabbing two police officers who had arranged to meet him outside the police station.

Imam Janud, of the Ahmadiyya Centre Melbourne, said police wanted members of his congregation to be alert to any threats or intimidation against them.

Coincidentally, at about the same time that the shooting and stabbings occurred at Endeavour Hills, the mosque’s press and media co-ordinator Aziz Bhatti was threatened while waiting at traffic lights in Frankston.

Mr Bhatti said a carload of youths pulled up alongside his vehicle at the corner of Davey St and Nepean Highway and then tried to ram him after he turned into the highway.

“They tried to hit my car and started yelling at me,” he said. “I picked up my phone as if calling the police and they sped off.

“I have a beard and I believe it may have provoked them. This has never happened to me before.”

Mr Bhatti, 32, and other family members fled Pakistan five years ago after his father was kidnapped and killed.

They belong to the minority Ahmadiyya sect which faces widespread persecution within the

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Muslim world.

Mr Bhatti is one of many thousands of Ahmadiyyans to leave Pakistan since its government declared their sect non-Muslim.

Imam Janud, who grew up in Adelaide after arriving there with his family when he was four, said members of the Ahmadiyya sect believe in peace and harmony and respect for the laws of the country where they live.

The first Ahmadiyyans arrived in Australia about 100 years ago, but the sect had only become “more functional and administrative” in the past 35 years.

There are about 5000 Ahmadiyyans in Australia, 1000 in Victoria.

The Langwarrin centre (formally known as Bait-ul-Salam or House of Peace), is the sect’s

state headquarters.

Imam Janud said the sect’s concentration on “building bridges” and living in peace and harmony with the Australian community conformed with true Islamic faith.

He condemned the atrocities of the Islamic State in the Middle East, saying they did not reflect Muslim beliefs and teachings.

“They are as far away from Islam as a person can be,” Imam Janud said.

He said Islam was being “hijacked by a small minority”.

IS’s clever use of social media and the internet, while shocking Westerners, was successfully recruiting young Muslims to join its fight against established governments in the Middle East.

“The vast majority of Muslims would condemn and stand against these actions,” he said.

“These people have gone beyond humanity.

They look like human beings but their psychological state is beyond repair. It’s anything but Islam.”

Imam Janud said the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Victoria was in favour of anything the federal government did to counter “home-grown terrorism”.

Mr Bhatti said the sect was a religious community with no political ambitions or agenda.

Its members support the government “in every field of life” of whichever country they were in.

Al Islam, the “official” website of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, describes the community as “the leading Islamic organisation to categorically reject terrorism in any form” with its then leader, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, more than a century ago declaring “that an aggressive ‘jihad by the sword’ has no place in Islam”.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s international headquarters are in the United Kingdom and, according to the website, it has built more than 15,000 mosques, more than 500 schools, and more than 30 hospitals and translated the Quran into more than 70 languages.

BayMob’s back bigger and better MORE than 300 people are expected to visit the peninsula’s premier indigenous health and education expo in Frankston on Friday.

Now in its fifth year, BayMob showcases the multiple health, education and wellbeing opportunities available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Frankston and peninsula region.

A partnership event between Peninsula Health and Monash University, the free event was developed to break down barriers to health services, employment and educational pathways and help build long-term partnerships between service providers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Peninsula Health’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team leader Eddie Moore said the BayMob expo had been developed in response to community needs, ideas and suggestions and provided an opportunity to showcase indigenous culture.

“It’s an occasion to embrace our culture, pride and identity – and to share knowledge and wisdom to build our mob’s capacity to take control of our own destiny by making informed choices about health and education,” Mr Moore said.

He said this year’s BayMob expo would have “something for everyone”, with more than 40 stall holders participating and a host of activities planned.

Highlights including children’s activities such as face painting, wildlife, animal farm, jumping castle, bungee run and sumo suits, an elders lounge, dance, hip hop and didgeridoo workshops, information about youth, women’s and men’s health, and advice on education and employment pathways.

BayMob Health and Education Expo is on at Monash University, Peninsula campus, McMahons Rd, Frankston, 10am to 3pm on Friday 3 October.

Car crash shock A CARRUM Downs receptionist is lucky to be alive after a car driven by a co-worker crashed through the front window of the office she was working in last Tuesday.

Michelle Campbell was sitting at the reception desk of the office attached to an insulation factory in Frankston Gardens Drive about 1pm when the car ploughed through the front plateglass window on the far side of the building about 20 metres away.

The vehicle then crashed the whole way through the office into the back glass wall, missing Mrs Campbell by just centimetres.

Seconds earlier, she had been standing next to a printer right where the car hit.

Mrs Campbell’s first reaction was to ring her husband, telling him she had

“nearly died” moments earlier.

The incident occurred when a coworker arrived at the factory to begin his afternoon shift and attempted to park his car in front of the office. But instead of breaking, he hit the accelerator.

“We heard a huge bang from the other side of the building and I thought something had happened out there,” Mrs Campbell said.

“I heard screaming. The next thing I knew, I saw a car come in through our main office area.

“It just kept coming, and coming. I didn’t know if it was going to stop.”

The driver was treated for shock but was otherwise uninjured. He was interviewed by police and may face charges.

Chris Brennan

Lucky escape: Michelle Campbell narrowly avoided being struck by a car driven by a co-worker that ploughed through her workplace at a Carrum Downs factory last Tuesday afternoon (23 September). Picture: Gary Sissons

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This dog trainer means business Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au SIDNEY Aarons stands in a small paddock in Pearcedale, feet apart, swinging a tennis ball tied to a piece of string around his head.

In front of him is a scorched piece of ground littered with springs and nuts and bolts, all that remains of a pile of burnt furniture.

At his feet, keenly watching the swinging ball is Logan, a Belgian shepherd, or malinois. The string is pulled tight and the ball retreats to Aarons’s hand.

Logan immediately turns his attention the blackened earth. Eagerly sniffing the charcoal and debris, the dog zig zags, finally dropping to a crouch, nose pressed against a piece of burnt wood.

Aarons strides into the blackened area, tosses the ball into the dog’s mouth and triumphantly retrieves the piece of charcoal. It’s the same one that retains faint traces of the petrol it was once dipped in to start the fire.

Logan is an arson dog, trained to sniff out the remains of an accelerant that may have been used to deliberately light a fire.

Aarons assures me that insurance companies in the United States pay millions of dollars to equip fire brigades with dogs that can provide evidence that a fire was deliberately lit. He says the dogs have proved their worth, saving many millions in insurance payouts.

His interest in training dogs goes back to when he was 10 and attended

Sniff test: Arson dog Logan searches for accelerant in the remains of a fire while dog trainer Sidney Aarons looks on.

Knox Obedience Club with a German short-haired pointer puppy: “We both failed miserably.”

Undeterred, he went to own a succession of dogs while growing up – a boxer that was “as goofy as all boxers”, rottweilers and another that was “problematic, chewing things, barking and pulling clothes off the line”.

Aarons, then 24, and the dog went to school. The dog to learn how to behave and Aarons, after reading an advertisement in a newsletter, to become a trainer.

He moved into shows (obedience, tracking, trials), liking the social side of things but not the club politics.

“Then, I focussed on becoming a self-employed dog trainer.”

If he was driving down the street and spotted someone being taken for a

walk by their dog, Aarons would pull over, hand them a card while saying “I can fix that for $60”.

Pretty soon he had a business, which eventually led to being resident dog trainer on the award-winning Channel 31 program Hound TV. The high profile that followed the TV show has seen him set up Sidney Aarons Professional Dog Training in Pearcedale, where he boards and trains dogs.

Training Belgian shepherds for police or army work has become a speciality. Seven dogs trained to sniff out arson, drugs and money and “men trailing” went to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

Those for the army trained for “tactical response, find and bite” were shipped out to Afghanistan “but might

now be in Syria”. These “dual purpose” dogs can also sniff out bombs and weapons. Aarons says he enjoys the challenge of being asked to train a dog for a particular skill.

He is now negotiating with primary schools to run safety talks, teaching children how to approach a dog.

The Keep Your Kid Safe lessons will cover dog body language (“if a dog’s lunging on the lead it’s obviously not under the control of its owner”) and what to do if approached by a dog.

“We’ve had a good response [from schools]. The kids most at risk of being attacked by dogs are under 12, making up 80 per cent of those that get bitten. And 90 per cent of those are bitten by the family dog.”

Aarons says children “really take the message home” to parents, citing the success of school anti-smoking campaigns.

“There are some dogs that can’t be trained, but you can teach an old dog new tricks, it’s just harder after they’re about three and a half years.”

Aarons says “socialisation” is the key to training. “Train that puppy by the time it’s 16 weeks and all the hard work is done.

“It will set a dog up for the rest of its life, making it receptive, compliant and malleable.”

He says the dogs he takes in as boarders reach a level of training in two to three weeks that would take their owners “months, if ever”.

The dogs’ owners attend about one hour a week to see what Aaron has achieved and learn his commands.

Aarons says he can quickly assess a dog’s temperament and decide whether it can be trained by raising his voice, clapping or a “correction chain”.

“I estimate I’ve trained 10,000 dogs – they’re relatively easy compared to humans. They are highly complicated animals but can be trained to do simple things.”

Aarons says not training a dog “keeps it stupid”.

He estimates less than one per cent of dogs are taken to puppy school.

“So many people buy a dog and stick him in the backyard, which is real drudgery for a dog. They need stimulation.”

On the other hand, Aarons speaks about one customer who loved to walk his dogs but never had them trained to be on the lead.

“By the end of his second dog’s life he needed a shoulder reconstruction; I fixed the third dog for him.

“When I first started out I wanted to teach dogs as much as possible and it took me a while to learn most people just want to be able to walk their dog, tell it to sit and not chew things.”

It is that sort of training that earns Aarons his “bread and butter”.

Meanwhile, Logan – the demonstration dog - provides an outlet for Aarons own desire to tackle the complicated.

Now that Logan has become an arson dog, his next trick is learning to skateboard.

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We don’t just care for our patients we care about them Our success is measured by our patients’ feedback.

The Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey is conducted annually by an external provider, who asks our patients a number of questions about their entire hospital stay. In the most recent Press Ganey Survey 92 (>60%) inpatients responded and gave us an average score of 88.4. This placed us in the 99th percentile and when benchmarked against other private rehabilitation hospital we ranked number 1.

We conduct patient experience surveys and ask them: “Why did you choose to come to SJOG Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital?”

Here is what our patients had to say1. “My father was a patient 3 years’ ago and he was looked after so well, he went home so healthy “ 2. “The people from the retirement village I’m at have told me how fantastic it was at SJOG Frankston and how their recovery was quick” 3. “My mother was at SJOG Berwick

as a patient and they looked after her so well, that when my oncologist recommended SJOG Frankston to regain my energy I said yes straight away.”

4. “I completed “outpatients’ physiotherapy at SJOG Frankston and the physiotherapist’ were so caring and knew their ‘stuff ’, that when I nally had to have my hip replacement I made sure that I came back here” 5. “I’ve been a patient here at Frankston, and my care was fantastic and I felt so well when I went home the rst time that I made sure I came back after my other knee replacement.”

6. “My son suggested I come to SJOGF, as he has friend’s parents that came here in the past.”

7. “An acute hospital suggested I come to SJOGF after I had a motor bike accident, they said that it will assist in me returning to home. Also, the nurses that came from SJOG were great and gave me hope that I’ll recover from my accident.”

8. “My doctor looking after me thought it would be good to come

here as I need to increase my strength before I go home.”

9. “I needed rehab and my doctor referred me to you”

to have rehab at Frankston as I can increase my strength & return home safely.”

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“An acute hospital recommended I go to SJOG Frankston to help me return home.”

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I.C.U.R.A.V.I.P. (or, how to buy a rap superstar)

By Stuart McCullough AT first I misunderstood. I was waiting for a take away coffee when an email appeared in my inbox without warning from a large department store. The subject line declared: VIP Sale – Hurry last days!

I know for a fact that ‘VIP’ stands for ‘Very Important Person’ and not, as I’d previously thought, ‘Voluptuous Idiot Pants’. I don’t know much about VIP sales except they’re about as frequent as a visit by Halley’s Comet.

There was not a second to lose.

Instantly, I leapt to my feet and abandoned my low-fat soy latte with half an artificial sweetener. Away from the madding crowd, my fingers worked furiously to type out the only question anyone would want to ask when time was so clearly of the essence.

According to Macy’s, I must act now or forever hold my peace or someone else’s peace in the event that I had been careless and temporarily misplaced my own.

‘OMG.’ (I was, after all, using a mobile phone.) ‘THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW’, I replied.

‘I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA!’ (Thank goodness for predictive text.)

I’ve been told that using upper case for emails can be interpreted as aggressive, to which I generally respond with violence, preferably using a piece of rubber hose.

Then, without wasting so much as another nanosecond, I asked the one question that had been burning inside me from the moment I received the email – ‘REGARDING YOUR VIP

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SALE: HOW MUCH FOR KANYE WEST?’ It’s been said that the internet connects people in an instant. To this time, however, I’ve received no response.

At first I thought I was too late – maybe someone else had decided Kanye West would be the perfect toothbrush holder, Christmas ornament or pot plant stand and snapped him up. Perhaps I’d have to settle for David Bowie as an au pair or Ricky Gervais as my shoe butler. Granted, it’s not quite as awesome as having Mr. Kardashian on hand for use – say – as a human couch cushion, but life is (if nothing else) a series of

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compromises.

But before I could say so much as ‘I’ll take two Betty Whites and a packet of Bill Cosbys’ I was struck by a thought with the force of a Ford Cortina trying to sneak through a pedestrian crossing: what if Macy’s were not selling VIPs, but inviting them to a sale? What if I was, in fact, a Very Important Person?

In a split second, a warm sense of satisfaction washed over me – I’d been waiting for this day my whole life.

Being declared a VIP has been something on my bucket list for yonks. Frankly, I thought it might take a little longer to attain such an

exulted status and, to be honest, now that I’ve achieved my life’s ambition I’m not really sure what I’m going to do with my time.

This changes everything. Forget queuing up. Whether it’s for the tram or the movies, being an internationally recognized VIP ought to carry with it certain privileges.

Actually, forget the tram – I deserve a limo. And a motorcade. Maybe a security detail, preferably in a helicopter.

There should be merchandise featuring my name and image. T-shirts, lunchboxes and an unauthorized biography would be the tip of a very profitable mountain.

After years dedicated to being very, very ordinary, my inner wonderfulness has suddenly been spotted, and from quite a distance too.

To be considered ‘important’ by a twerp or a dead-set nong is no comfort. I, on the hand, have had my all-round awesomeness recognized by a major corporation based in another continent.

All of us, I think, aspire to greatness. Indeed, YouTube was invented to make the whole idea of greatness more achievable. Unbeknownst to me, I have succeeded in becoming great without even realizing. Which, of course, is fantastic.

I grew up around important people.

I knew this not because of anything they said but because their cars told me so.

When I was a kid, lots of people had a sticker on the front window of their vehicles with the McDonald’s

logo and the initials ‘VIP’.

I had no idea what it took to be considered important to Ronald McDonald. Was it an honour they dished out to anyone who actually ate their pickles or was some act of bravery required?

I’d be quite willing kick the Hamburglar right in the junior fries or rescue Grimace from a burning building if required.

I might even be ready to take a bullet for Mayor McCheese.

As I imagined it, being a VIP at McDonalds came with unimaginable benefits – from complimentary upsizing to diplomatic immunity. I was jealous and I wanted to be part of it.

Sadly, it was not to be.

Even though Macys has (belatedly) conceded that I am a very important person, they’ve done precious little about it beyond sending the email.

There’s been no limo, no security detail and Kanye West isn’t returning my calls. At this rate, I’ll have to record an outrageously derogatory rap record just to get his attention. I doubt my packet of Bills Cosbys will arrive before Christmas and, sadly, I don’t think they’ll have Chevy Chase in my size. Suddenly, I don’t feel that important. In fact, I feel downright ordinary.

Maybe that’s all right. Everyone’s a very important person in his or her own way. Perhaps I’ll do some shopping – it never fails to make me feel better. I think I’ll start by getting a pair of Voluptuous Idiot Pants. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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scoreboard Cricket season preview: Piners face Hills first up CHELSEA MORDIALLOC MENTONE NEWS

By IT Gully WITHIN a blink of an eye, the footy gear has been stashed in the top of the cupboard and the cricket gear has been dusted off.

Round one of the Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association season launches on Saturday (4 October) with one day matches scheduled.

In PROVINCIAL, the new kids on the block, Pines, who has recruited well again in the off season, will face Heatherhill at Bruce Park. Pines of course won the District Grand Final against Delacombe Park last season.

Reigning premier Mornington will be favourites again, despite losing a couple of First XI players. Regardless, the Dogs had outstanding depth last season and with a few new faces, will be the team to beat yet again. The Dogs tackle old foe Mt Eliza in the opening round.

Crib Point may have a slow start to the season given two of their most important players, Brad Davidson and Luke Herrington, were locked down

with footy commitments.

Regardless, the Pies will be more than competitive yet again. Their season starts against a new look Long Island, minus Paul Hartle, who has crossed to his original club, Seaford.

Baxter will be without familiar faces Darren and Marc Uccello (Seconds) and Adrian Mack (Langwarrin) this season, however, will continue to be a force. The semi retirements of the Uccello’s and departure of Mack opens the door for some who have been banging it down for a while. A few new faces will also have an impact.

Baxter faces Moorooduc in Round 1.

Sorrento, who went so close to going all the way again last season, faces Peninsula Old Boys in the opening round while Langwarrin will play host to Rye. Both the Old Boys and Demons were a disappointment last season and will be looking to cause upsets in Round 1.

In DISTRICT ranks, there is enormous expectation on Seaford.

Seaford has recruited better than

The Parkers need to show what they are made of this season. There is too much talent in this side not to challenge again. The Parkers play Boneo at home in the opening round.

Flinders and Main Ridge will be interesting teams to watch this season and we’ll get a good gauge when they go up against one another in the first round.

In the final game, Somerville tests Red Hill, who won the Sub District flag in dominant circumstances last season.

In Sub District cricket, Ballam Park will be hoping that its luck changes after three years of humiliation.

The Knights have been the whipping boys over the past three years in Provincial and District and have dropped two divisions in that period of time.

The Knights face Tootgarook at Truemans Rd this Saturday.

Balnarring will unveil new recruit and former league medallist David Ross (Langwarrin) when it hosts

any club this season with league superstar Paul Hartle going back to captain-coach the club.

Whilst Hartle is an enormous coup in his own right, Seaford has been able to retain its list, whilst welcoming back the likes of Faisal Payenda, Andy McMannus and Nick Simpendorfer. A couple of walk-ins off the street have also added some real sting to the team. In the opening round, Seaford plays Hastings at Seaford Reserve.

Carrum goes head to head with Seaford Tigers, who had an enormous opening season last year in District.

Carrum was disappointing and will want to get off to a good start at Roy Dore Reserve.

Baden Powell underperformed last season also and will be up against the young and talented Mt Martha. The Reds are another year older and could be an improver.

Delacombe Park was knocked off in the Grand Final last season after being overwhelming favourites.

Dromana. It is believed that Ross is considering a return to bowling after overcoming a bout of the yips.

The Tigers have really struggled in recent times and will be hoping for a better season. Balnarring at Balnarring is a tough start.

Tyabb and Rosebud go head to head.

Rosebud was inconsistent last season but unveiled some great young talent.

If those young Buds can continue to improve, they should look forward to another good season.

Pearcedale and Frankston YCW will be hoping for good beginnings when they face off.

YCW was a bit like Dad’s Army last season with a lot of old faces. The Stonecats have good kids and they need games in them.

Finally, neighbours Carrum Downs and Skye do battle. The Cougars and Skye were also rans last season and will need to improve significantly if they are to challenge.

King is on the way FOOTY NEWS

By Toe Punt ‘Push-up’ at Pines THINGS just seem to be getting better for Pines.

After announcing the signing of former West Coast Eagle, North Melbourne and Richmond forward Aaron Edwards, it seems Pines will welcome Jake ‘The Push-up’ King next season.

Whilst the Pythons won’t have Jake King for the entire season, he is expected to play in Round 1 and other times throughout the season.

Seagulls add more PENINSULA League cellar dwellers Chelsea have added another couple of big names to their list on the back of securing former Hawthorn premiership player Brent Guerra as coach.

Former Richmond tough man Daniel Connors is the latest addition to the Seagulls, while Port Melbourne superstar Shane Valenti has also crossed to the club.

With two former AFL players and one of the VFL’s best, the Seagulls are sure to improve next season.

However, the recruiting doesn’t stop there from all reports. It is believed

Guerra has a couple more aces up his sleeve.

Demons hunt for coach IN Nepean League, there is a lot of focus on Rye and Sorrento.

The Demons are hopeful that former league medallist Greg Doyle will take on the coaching role.

Former Sorrento premiership player Josh Moore is also in the mix. He has plenty of good contacts in the Eastern Football League, which is appealing to the Demons. One of those ‘contacts’ is former century goal kicker, Justin Van Unen.

Further down the road at the reigning premiers, there is a hot rumour that coach Troy Schwarze is considering a move to Queensland.

Duane tops off a great year CRIB Point grand final coach and Nepean League team of the year coach, Duane Annable, capped off a wonderful year on a personal level last week after he was awarded with the South East AFL Regional Coach of the Year award.

Annable had tipped Mornington coach Stuart Seagar and Berwick coach Rhys Nisbett for the award.

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The cost of winning a flag Champions: Sorrento celebrate winning the Nepean League Grand Final against Crib Point last Saturday (20 September) 15.10 (100) to 5.12 (42).

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By Toe Punt THE past 12 months of preparation, long hours, recover sessions, cold winter training nights, sweat, tears and sacrifice all came down to two hours on Saturday and Sunday – the 2014 Nepean and Peninsula League grand finals.

Congratulations to all involved in the Sorrento, Crib Point, Frankston YCW and Mornington Football Clubs for making it to the most important game of the season.

However, it’s at this time that we need to reflect on what it took to get these two teams here.

Getting to a grand final doesn’t just stop with the 35-odd players who have represented each of the grand final clubs throughout the home and away season.

Getting to the Grand Final starts with the president and their executives for the tireless effort that they put in, week-in, week-out. Whilst the players and coaches get the adulation, it’s these ‘behind the scenes’ people who keep the place ticking over. Their only reward is seeing their clubs succeed.

There’s the people who man the gates, mark the grounds, do the time keeping, sell raffle tickets, sell the beverages, man the canteen and barbecues, manage the scoreboard, clean the rooms, work behind the social club bar, run the water

and so on who are the backbone and lifeblood of the footy club.

Then, there’s the coaches and their support teams, who do so much more than turning up to training, putting out witches hats, telling players what to do and how to do it and rocking-up on match day with a whiteboard. For these guys, their season begins the very minute the last one finishes – blowing wind up the backsides of their own players to keep them at the club, telling potential recruits how good they are in a bid to entice them to their club, ensuring practice matches and grounds are organised and making sure they have a committed and hardened team wanting success.

So, when the 44 players turned up to the two grounds last weekend, they needed to remember that there was so much more on the line than them tasting premiership glory.

Every kick, handball, mark, tackle, shepherd, block and sacrifice was felt and shared by so many more than those wearing the same jumper as the players on the field.

For Sorrento and Frankston YCW, they felt the ultimate joy after a testing year of football.

For Crib Point and Mornington, they can be satisfied with their outstanding year but disappointed that they weren’t able to bring their best on the most important day of the footy year.

Football teams of the year THE Nepean and Peninsula League Team’s of the Year were announced at the presentation night this month. There were 63 players selected by the coaches in Nepean League, while Peninsula League coaches chose 62 different players.

The final team was selected purely on weight of numbers.

The coaches of the year, Scott Mathers (Peninsula: Frankston YCW) and Duane Annable (Nepean: Crib Point), picked themselves after both of their clubs finished clear on top of the ladder in the home and away season.

The Most Valuable Players, Anthony Barry (Peninsula) and Leigh Poholke (Nepean) were selected after receiving the most number of nominations fromr the coaches.

The teams are: Peninsula League FB: Kevin Lylak (YCW) Warwick Miller (Mornington) HB: Byron Barry (YCW) Paul Rebeschini (Bonbeach) C: Jackson Casey (Bonbeach) Adrian Speedy (Mornington) HF: Matthew Clark (Edi-Asp) Jackson Calder (Mornington) FF: Guy Hendry (Pines) David Bodley (YCW) Rucks: Ash Eames (YCW) Mark Tyrell (Bonbeach)

Steve Mannix (Edi-Asp) Anthony Barry (YCW) Brent Bowden (Edi-Asp) Beau Muston (Langwarrin) Shane McDonald (Bonbeach) Rohan Healsey (Mt Eliza)

Interchange: Brad Tagg (Edi-Asp) Michael Gay (Mornington) Matt Clifford (Bonbeach) George Angelopolous (Karingal) Coach: Scott Mathers (YCW) MVP: Anthony Barry (YCW) Nepean League FB: Adam Kirkwood (Rye) HB: Dean Warry (Crib Point) C: Kayle Stringer-Morris (Sorrento) Bombers) HF: Jon Flack (Crib Point) FF: Leigh Poholke (Sorrento) Rucks: James Cook (Crib Point)

Jay Neratzoglou (Dromana) Taylor Stratton (Hastings) Christian Ongarello (Dromana) Harry Larwill (Red Hill) Michael Dillon (Red Hill) Jay Reynolds (Frankston Anthony Bruhn (Dromana) Glenn Boyd (Crib Point) Leigh Treeby (Sorrento)

James Hallahan (Sorrento) Jarryd Douglas (Red Hill) Luke Herrington (Crib Point)

Interchange: Mitch Bosward (Frankston Bombers) Rhett Sutton (Rye) Terry Wheeler (Dromana) Greg Bentley (Rosebud) Coach: Duane Annable MVP: Leigh Poholke

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Annable ‘honoured’ to win south east coaches’ award DUANE Annable, above, was named South East Region football coach of the year at the AFCA South East awards dinner last week.

The Crib Point senior coach stood out after taking Crib Point to its first grand final in 13 years with a team of mostly young talent developed through their junior program.

They ultimately lost the decider to Sorrento, however, the plaudits surrounding their season continue to resonate throughout the region.

Although still smarting from the grand final loss, Annable said: “It’s a wonderful honour.

It’s obviously good to be recognised for all the hard work and I am privileged to receive it – but I would have preferred a premiership medal.”

Annable said a highlight of the year was watching his young team claw their way back from five goals down in the preliminary final against Rye to win by a point.

“We developed a lot of local talent on about half the pay scale of most clubs in the finals and we are hopeful of hanging onto a few. It’s such an even competition that any team on any given day can win.”

Annable began coaching the senior team this season after being playing coach in 2003 and 2004.

Along with other category winners in the Australian Football Coaches Association awards, Annable has been nominated for the state award, which will be announced at the MCG on 14 November.

Other award winners are youth coach of the year Gavin Taylor (Balnarring JFC), junior coach of the year Michael Sullivan (Edithvale Aspendale JFC), youth girls coach of the year Troy Robinson (Beaconsfield JFC) and Auskick coach of the year Patrick Swayne (Moorooduc Auskick).

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