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St Andrews Beach home to new brewery OPENING late December 2017, St Andrews Beach Brewery calls a 92-acre property on the Mornington Peninsula home. In the mid-2000’s the property was a working race horse training facility housing up to 80 thoroughbred horses and featured its own 1200m grassed training track. After a significant facelift, the centre of the old horse training facility is where you’ll find a truly unique brewery. The former boxes that were once home to some incredible racing pedigree have been converted into sitting areas.

Visitors can now relax in a past Melbourne Cup winner’s box while enjoying freshly brewed characterful beers, something to eat and even better conversations.

In addition to the transformation of the horse training facility, the former 1200m racetrack is now home to a variety of 8000 apple and pear trees and the former stables is where you will find growing herds of sheep, pigs and free range chickens.

St Andrews Beach Brewery brew on-site using the finest aroma hops and heirloom variety malt to ensure each beer is full of flavour and character. Inspired by the properties unique story, the core range of beers include; US Pale Ale, Australian Lager, Golden Ale and Pilsner.

Visitors can also enjoy something to eat from a delicious snack menu and choose from a selection of locally sourced wines. The menu consists of a variety of small plates, share plates, salads, pizzas and burgers that go hand in hand with the core range of craft beers.

Enjoy a beer in the former box of Melbourne Cup winning horses from the St Andrews Beach Brewery core range of beers on tap. There are tasting paddles, and the whole place is family friendly with a kids menu available.

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Mordialloc Christmas Summer Carnival new ride.

Also new this year is a ride for the little ones – The Star Scream – which is a pendulumswinging tub, which rocks back and forth. Seating up to 12 kids, the Star Scream is something for those who find the Tea Cups a little tame, but are not quite ready for the big rides! And of course all the favourites will be there such as the Sizzler, Tea Cups, Water Balls, Dragon Coaster and Fun Slide.

One again the carnival will be running a family friendly fireworks show at 9.30pm New Years Eve. For more information on the Mordialloc Christmas Summer Carnival, visit www.smartamusements.com.au

THE Mordialloc foreshore will come alive again over the Christmas period with the Mordialloc Christmas Summer Carnival on once again.

This year, families will have more time to enjoy the fun; with the carnival will be running five days longer than normal, from December 26 to January 15.

The carnival has become a much-loved family event, with some families returning two to three times over the Christmas period.

This year’s carnival will feature a brand new set of Dodgem Cars, which have just recently arrived from Europe. Smart Amusements owner Jay Jones says the track will be a real stand out piece at the carnival this year. He was pleased the Dodgem Track arrived before Christmas, so everyone coming to the carnival could enjoy the

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Ben survives freak surfing accident thanks to Rosebud Hospital’s emergency team PENINSULA local Ben Amey knows the ocean well – as a fisheries officer and avid surfer he spends majority of his time in and around the water.

He never expected to be rushed to Rosebud Hospital Emergency Department (ED) for a life-saving procedure after his Monday morning surf almost turned fatal.

“It was a big surf day at Tibir Street in Rye – a place I’ve surfed hundreds of times before and know really well,” recalls Ben. “A big wave crashed right in front of me. I duck-dived underneath it, got exploded underwater and flipped backwards a few times.”

Lucky for Ben, through his training with the Victorian Fisheries Authority, he was able to stay calm and hold his breath as the set of waves held him down. However there was nothing he could do to protect himself from the rocky reef under the break.

“I felt my back hit a rock first.

About two seconds later it felt like someone smashed me with a baseball bat underneath my ribs on my right side.”

“When I finally came up out of the water I could feel my ribs moving as I was trying to breathe. I couldn’t really breathe that well due to the fact that my ribs had gone through my lung – but I didn’t know that at the time.”

What Ben did know was that something was badly wrong. His friend helped Ben get into shore and then walk one kilometre along the beach back to the car.

“With every step I gave a yell or a scream, I was in a lot of pain,” explains Ben, who arrived at Rosebud Hospital 15 minutes later.

“They gave me some pain relief and assessed my condition. The X-Ray showed that all the air was draining out of my lung on the right side.”

Ben’s injury was serious and without emergency treatment it could have been fatal.

After diagnosing Ben with a punctured lung, the team acted fast, performing a procedure under local anaesthetic, where a chest tube was inserted to drain the lung and allow it to re-inflate.

The injury was a big blow to Ben – it meant no surfing, no diving and no flying.

“I got pretty upset when I heard that – my job is diving a lot of the time and I was meant to go overseas in two weeks.”

“The physical care I received at Rosebud Hospital ED made me feel confident and comfortable I was in very good hands. I also had to deal with the emotional side of what had happened and found the support I received from the doctors and nurses

really got me through a difficult situation.”

The Rosebud Hospital Summer Appeal is being held this summer from December through to February, to raise funds for vital new equipment for the ED. “I have lived and worked on the Mornington Peninsula for 10 years and it is vital that the local community support facilities like Rosebud ED that deals with emergencies and life threatening situations like mine on a daily basis,” says Ben. “No-one is immune from accidents and you never know when you are going to need support from the amazing staff at Rosebud Hospital ED.” “They truly are angels and a lot of the time I think their work and compassion goes unrecognised, so it’s very important that as a community we get behind our local hospital and do as much as we can to support them, as they support us in our time of need.”

Eight weeks on, Ben is almost fully recovered, back at work and hopes to be back surfing soon.

You can support Rosebud Hospital ED this summer by donating or hosting your own fundraising event. Visit www.rosebudhospitalsummerappeal. org.au for more information.

Frozen Wonderland comes to Rosebud FROZEN Wonderland Ice Skating and Tobogganing is coming to Rosebud for the first time this year so families can experience the magic that ice skating has to offer.

The rink is 30 metres by 15 metres; it is around the size of a basketball court with real ice at negative five degrees. The toboggan on the side which is an ice ramp is two and a half metres high and 30 metres long.

Frozen Wonderland owners Ken and Nicole Jensen said they believed the peninsula was a perfect place for an ice skating rink.

“It’s all laid out and the barriers are up and all in position so all we have to do now is turn on the refrigeration and make the ice,” said the couple.

“It is set up at the Rosebud Central Shopping Centre inside the old IGA section. Last school holidays we were in Bendigo and so many people said we need to go down to the Mornington Peninsula and here we are setting up in December.”

The couple are excited to bring ice skating to families who have never had the chance to experience it before.

Frozen Wonderland Ice Skating and Tobogganing is based in Bundaberg, but has travels all over the countryside from Darwin down to Sydney and everywhere in between.

“We aim the whole experience at families so it is very much beginner oriented and if you don’t want to try ice skating, then tobogganing is also so much fun,” said Ken and Nicole.

“Bring long socks, but gloves, helmets and wrist guards are optional.”

Daily sessions are at 9.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm, while evening sessions are Thursday to Saturday 7pm-8.30pm.

Frozen Wonderland Ice Skating is running from December 27 to January 28 at Rosebud Central Shopping Centre, 35 Wannaeue Place, Rosebud.

Phone 0437 929 373. www.frozenwonderland.com.au

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From Agrabah to the peninsula - Sand Sculpting Australia reveal new theme SAND Sculpting Australia returns for its eleventh year on the Frankston Waterfront with ‘Aladdin and the Arabian Tales’.

Over 3,500 tonnes of brickies loam sand has been masterfully transformed into life sized sand sculptures by the world’s best artists, who have come together to tell the tales of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor, and Ali Baba and the forty thieves.

The product of 20 sculptors, 30 days and over 5,000 carving hours, this exhibition continues in its tradition of delivering something bigger and better every year.

With over 130,000 people travelling from across Victoria and beyond to attend the exhibition, the annual event reportedly injects $100 million into the local economy.

Having been involved with Sand Sculpting Australia since its inception, Sandstorm Events Director Sharon Redmond says it’s the theatre of it all and sense enchantment that keep people coming back.

“Our aim is to capture the imagination and provide a unique experience that reappropriates the natural environment and encourages people to enjoy it in a new way,” said Redmond.

“This summer, you’ll be transported back in time to explore the ancient and ever-so-magical stories of the 1001 Arabian Nights, made completely from

sand.”

“You can see Aladdin fall in love with Princess Jasmine and trick the Genie of the Lamp with his three wishes.”

“Take a journey with Sinbad the Sailor on his seven magical adventures as he meets mystical monsters and fantastical creatures; then, ‘Open Sesame’, go deep with Ali Baba into the cave filled with jewels and gold.”

Integrated with the sand sculptures will be a fun range of themed activities for children; from hands on sand sculptor workshops, sand art and craft, to themed face painting and the interactive family game zone, there is plenty to explore.

Tickets for the event are now on sale, with the exhibition opening up early for an all-inclusive family Christmas festival.

Running from 16 -24 December, Santa’s Sand Land is the quintessential Australian summer-take on the holidays.

With the Christmas spectacular set to include live stage shows, roving performances, a meet and greet with Santa, arts and craft, plus more - the waterfront is the ultimate outdoor playground this Christmas.

Open to the public daily from 10am, the exhibition will carry over into the New Year with the official event picking up on 26 December 2017 and running through until 25 April 2018.

For more information and to book tickets visit www.sandsculpting.com.au.

Big regattas at Blairgowrie this summer

BLAIRGOWRIE Yacht Squadron will host some big regattas this summer. Commencing on Boxing Day a fleet of around 80 yachts will arrive to finish the Cock of the Bay Race, having started off Port Melbourne that morning. Most will stay the night in the Blairgowrie Marina for the celebrations. The next day some will head for Portsea Pier for the start of the races to Tasmania at 2.30pm. But around 60 of the bays best yachts will stay at Blairgowrie from the Wednesday to the Saturday for the Petersville Regatta, sponsored by Mornington BMW. It’s also on Wednesday the 27th we can expect to see the seven boats in the around the world Volvo Ocean Race head past Blairgowrie, to the Melbourne finish line and stop over.

They will pass by again on the afternoon of Tuesday January 2 as they head out of the Bay for the next leg to China.

Then on January 6th small boats steal the scene with the Musto Skiff World Championships. Expect about 60 of these single handed, trapezing sailors with bright coloured spinnakers, from around the world to provide an exhilarating display and some exciting sailing just off Blairgowrie.

Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron is ideally located and offers a variety of opportunities for people to discover sailing. Over summer there’s learn to sail courses in both bigger boats from the marina and small boats off the beach for adults, and small boats for juniors and youth. Tackers, the fun based national sailing program for 7-12 year olds runs in January.

The boats, safety gear and qualified instructors are all provided for all of these programs.

If you would like to just try it out Blairgowrie offers Discover Sailing Experiences, two hours on the water in a 6 metre boat, for up to four people with a qualified instructor. There are even ladies only sessions.

If you would like to see the action, know more, or discover sailing for yourself drop into the club or go to www.bys.asn.au.

If you would like to know more, or discover sailing for yourself, drop into the club or go to www.bys.asn.au.

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Welcome to Summer at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron Marina Pens

January Marina Pen Rentals

Short Term – We have 36 marina pens from 10m to 20m available for short term rental all year round. There’s still some vacancies for the last two weeks of January. Mention this ad for 30% discount off our January rate. Visitors to the Marina are welcome to enjoy all the club’s great facilities including our deck and bistro, open on weekends and Thursday and Friday nights throughout the year, and 7 days a week in January.

Marina Pens for sale or rent

We have marina pens for long term lease from 10m to 20m, located in our newly extended 340 pen marina in the picturesque Cameron’s Bight at Blairgowrie.

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Let us introduce you to sailing through Discover Sailing Experiences. You can spend two hours with a qualified skipper on a small keelboat or we can help introduce you to boat owners who are looking for crew to join in the fun.

Adults and Kids. As a nationally accredited Discover Sailing Centre we have a range of courses for adults and youth in both dinghies of the beach and keelboats from the marina.

For kids age 7-12 we have the Tackers program throughout the school holidays. We also have a devoted ladies program.

Our Southern Waters Room, in our new club building has sensational bay views and is the perfect place for your wedding, family celebration, business meetings and conferences.

The room can be configured to suit from 20 people to groups as large as 200. And there are many catering options too.

Big Regattas

For serious sailors or those with an interest in sailing we have some big regattas this summer.

• The finish of the Cock of the Bay Race on Boxing Day – Tuesday December 26 • The Petersville Keelboat Regatta December 27-30 • The Musto Skiff World Championships January 6-14 • The Volvo Ocean Race passes right by us December 27 and January 2

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For more information contact Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, Ph 03 5988 8453 email us info@bys.asn.au or visit www.bys.asn.au

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X-Golf swings into Mornington SITUATED in the heart of the Mornington peninsula, X-Golf is a state of the art addition to the magnificent golf courses within the area. For the first time a seven-day indoor golf offering for game improvement and entertainment will be available for golfers of all levels.

Five X-Golf simulators offer access to close to 100 digital courses, providing modern game play options, while professional coaching and game analysis will help players improve their game.

Sports, entertainment, group events and competitions are all part of the service and the enthusiastic team of golf lovers can’t wait to help you enjoy your visit.

Owner operator Rowan McGrath has worked in golf courses his entire career and, after seeing XGolf in the city, decided the peninsula needed one too.

“We opened three weeks ago and offer a range of things including lessons, a driving range format, or you can play actual golf courses and with over 100 on offer. We do ladies days and bucks parties, hen’s parties, birthday parties, school and kids clinic,” said Rowan.

Coach Scott Hinton is a PGA accredited professional and will be taking lessons from half an hour to an hour as well as school clinics and kid’s holiday clinics.

“The kid’s clinics are suitable for kids from age 6 onwards. These days kids are focused on technology and so this helps them to get off the iPad and still enjoy an indoor experience,” said Rowan. “It’s the best thing for young kids, they can’t lose a ball, they go at their own speed and it’s a lot of fun, rain hail or shine.”

The licensed venue also has snacks and meals with pizzas, chips and hot dogs so you can enjoy a drink and a bite to eat while playing.

“We have league nights here as well, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-9pm. The indoor league has a 3 team format where they play against another three players. It runs for eight weeks and we have cash prizes each night for close to the pin,” said Rowan.

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Mornington Peninsula Food+Wine Festival

MARK February 24 in the diary and savour the date, Nepean Events invites you to join us for this inaugural gastronomic event at the idyllic and historic grounds of Pt. Nepean National Park, Portsea Victoria. So, join us as we transform the lawns in too one large wine lounge for one great day of food, wine and entertainment.

Come and enjoy the sunshine and salt air with all the delights on offer Great Food, Great Wine and Great Entertainment. Local produce and producers showcasing their wares, and vigneron’s displaying their passion. With a hand selected range of the Mornington Peninsula’s finest and boutique wineries, breweries, cider and spirit makers this will give a diverse range for everyone’s taste’s.

This will be a day of impeccable experiences.

Enjoy the delights of local chef’s applying their skills with premium local produce to taste. The hardest thing on the day will be deciding what to eat first with such a wide selection. While vignerons educate your palate with the diverse range of variety on offer to drink. Enjoy cold beer from the best boutique breweries on the coast; sip a cider apple, pear, strawberry, passionfruit what’s your flavour? Wander the market stalls for all the quality produce from the artisan producers

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Immerse yourself with everything that the Mornington Peninsula is famous for Food, Wine and Entertainment in the Mornington Peninsula’s most beautiful and historic surrounds. Set on the lawns of Pt. Nepean National Park overlooking Port Phillip Bay, so bring the picnic rug and soak up the summer sun and relax with friends. While listening to some of the Peninsula’s finest and Australia’s best musicians playing as the couta boats sail past. Musicians will have the boat’s and crowd rocking along with the swell as the day floats on. Musicians on the line up so far; Nick Barker (the reptiles) Lachlan Bryan (the wildes), Kris Schroeder (the basics), Cousin Leonard, Ryan “Lucky” Luckhurst.

This is the perfect day for all food & wine enthusiasts, so book now and don’t miss out on the inaugural Mornington Peninsula Food+Wine Festival. For you chance to win tickets and stay up to date with all the latest Food+Wine news visit our facebook page or checkout @mpfoodwinefestival on Instagram. Tickets are limited so don’t delay, pack the rug and plan for the best day on the Mornington Peninsula this summer.

Tickets available at www.morningtonpeninsulafoodwinefestival.com

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Salvos play to the street THE speed of life can seem to increase in the lead-up to Christmas. What should be a pleasant time can sometimes be frustrating.

But the Mornington Salvos are hoping to ease the week by playing their instruments in Main St in the hope that their music will lighten the mood and get shoppers’ feet tapping.

Salvo musician Natalie Parker downed her instrument for a while last week in a bid to say “hello there” and bring some seasonal cheer to this young girl watching from within a shop.

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Call for tough booze shop laws Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula and Frankston councils want to be able to take family violence and “alcoholrelated harm” into account when considering applications for new liquor stores.

The two neighbouring municipalities have joined seven others in lobbying the Planning Minister Richard Wynne for increased planning powers to control “packaged liquor outlets”.

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Under current planning laws “potential harm” caused by the proliferation of liquor outlets does not present a strong enough reason to refuse a permit.

The councils want the planning rules changed so they can force liquor outlets into shopping centres (“where they are accessible but not convenient”) and discourage them opening “in areas of highest social disadvantage”, near schools or health services which provide drug, alcohol or mental health treatment.

Members of the South-East Mel-

bourne Council Group – Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston, Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong – have been joined by Maroondah and Knox in seeking the necessary changes to the Planning and Environment Act 1987.

Research by consultants hired by the municipalities has shown a strong link between liquor stores and violence.

Off-premises liquor outlets “significantly” outnumber licensed venues, leading to the belief “that packaged liquor outlet density is contributing to higher levels of alcohol consumption, particularly in the home and other private settings”, a report to Mornington

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Police statistics showed increasing violence in the municipalities now seeking Mr Wynne’s help.

Ms Zouzoulas said the municipalities had been given “unprecedented access to data that reveals crime hot spots”.

She said the project was the first of its type in Australia to investigate “correlations between packaged alcohol and increase in alcohol-related crime and violence”.

Four problem areas identified in the study included Frankston’s central business district and the “tourist node”

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Chair of the shire’s planning services committee Cr Simon Brooks said in a prepared news release “local government has a legitimate and important role to play in addressing alcohol-related harm”.

The mayor Cr Bryan Payne said the proposed planning changes “will have lasting positive outcomes that will minimise the impact of alcohol-related harm to our community and increase safety and wellbeing”.

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Gangs attack ex-councillor FORMER Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor Andrew Dixon is recovering after being viciously attacked – twice – by two gangs of street thugs earlier this month.

Mr Dixon, 30, who represented Briars Ward from 2012-16, was walking to his car after a night out in Flemington, 12.30am, Tuesday 5 December, when a gang of men described as being of African appearance came out of a housing commission block.

One of the gang allegedly kicked Mr Dixon savagely to the body causing him to fall down and then punched and kicked him to the head.

Two others joined in the attack until Mr Dixon was lying unconscious on the ground.

They then allegedly stole his mobile phone, wallet and car keys and ran off, leaving him dazed and bleeding in a garden bed.

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the street – and was attacked again.

Three men allegedly punched and kicked him in the face, causing serious eye damage and no sight in his left eye for several days. He was treated in hospital for what he described as a “terrifying attack”.

Anyone with information on the attack is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

Spreading the word: Acting Sergeant Matthew Nott, Cr Antonella Celi, Leading Senior Constable Mel Chance, Senior Sergeant Eddie Logender, Sergeant Mick Russell and the mayor Cr Bryan Payne with Holiday Time road safety signs.

Signs for safer summer roads THE Holiday Time road safety campaign is about to turn heads in high-pedestrian-activity areas.

The program run by Mornington Peninsula Shire in conjunction with Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation and Victoria Police uses signs, education and publicity to improve road safety for children, pedestrians and cyclists.

It featured in the Rosebud and Rye road safety campaigns last summer, with coloured banners and signs at

Man, 40, charged over burglary A CAPEL Sound man has been charged with aggravated burglary after a raid on a Carrum Downs house, 9.20am, Friday 8 December.

The offender is alleged to have smashed a side window at the Shearwater Drive house and opened the front door. He is alleged to have searched the premises stealing

jewellery and other items. When the homeowner awoke and confronted him the man fled.

The Carrum Down divisional van intercepted the man’s car in Lyrebird Drive and found the booty inside.

A 40-year-old man was bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court at a later date.

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“Slow Down, Kids Around” and “Hold my Hand” signs along Point Nepean Rd, Dromana, Rosebud and Rye, will preach the road safety message.

Twenty-nine councils across four states are participating in the campaign.

“With the peninsula being a tourist destination over summer, we are

determined to push these messages to ensure every child remains safe while walking or riding about our townships,” the mayor Cr Bryan Payne said.

“We strongly encourage both locals and tourists to drive safely during the summer period.”

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Lasting ‘impacts’ of European arrival THE impact of European settlement on Australia’s Indigenous people, from Queensland to the Mornington Peninsula, was outlined in historic and personal terms when Peter Aldenhoven delivered this year’s Human Rights Oration in Mornington.

His talk incorporated a series of stories illuminating the impacts of European “invasion” of his own people (the Nughi tribe from Quandamooka, Moreton Bay, Queensland), family experiences of racism and dislocation, and provided an historical context for the Bunurong and Aboriginal community now living on the Mornington Peninsula.

Mr Aldenhoven, president of Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association and director of indigenous education at Woodleigh School delivered the Human Rights Oration at Peninsula Community Theatre on Thursday 14 December.

The event – attended by 120 people and organised by the Mornington Peninsula Human Rights Group and supported by the Mornington Peninsula Shire – is held each year on the date most convenient to 10 December, the day in 1948 when the United Nations made the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

His oration also covered the “problematic nature” of Aboriginal identity in an assimilated world; the enduring impacts of the Stolen Generations; the Northern Territory emergency intervention (now named Stronger Futures); the Royal Commission into Youth Detention and the federal government’s recent rejection of the

Human rights: At the 2017 Human Rights Oration are, from left, David Price (Mornington Peninsula Human Rights Group), guest speaker Peter Aldenhoven (chairperson Willum Worrain Aboriginal Centre, Hastings), Maureen McPhate and Andrew Viney (Mornington Peninsula Human Rights Group). Picture: Supplied

Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Mr Aldenhoven also spoke about the importance of the Willum Warrain Aboriginal gathering place at Hastings, describing it as a place of hope, healing and cultural strengthening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the peninsula.

He said members of the “broader non-Indigenous community” were welcome visit Willum Warrain as it was “a destination for reconciliation”.

Mr Aldenhoven ended his talk with the following quote from his Aunt Kath Walker’s (Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s) poem: To our father’s, Pain and sorrow To our children’s children, The glad tomorrow.

When opening the oration Cr Hugh Fraser said management reports to the shire used to include a statement

about compatibility with human rights which “forced management and councillors to squarely address the compatibility with human rights of all that we do as a council”.

“We had it once, but have now lost this. I do not know how this dropped off the radar – a sign that in this, as in every human rights issue, eternal vigilance is required of us all,” Cr Fraser said.

He said the UN’s Universal Declara-

tion of Human Rights “states basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled”.

“One particular right which is not often mentioned is equal access to the public service and it is something we ought to have, but do not now have, at our forefront as day to day we deal with the everyday problems and issues confronting the diverse range of people who make up our community, including children, families, people with disability, older people, migrants and refugees,” Cr Fraser said.

“These human rights spin like satellites as between nation states – binding nation states and international legal persons but are not grounded in our municipal or local law unless specifically enacted by Parliament as part of our local law so as to bind individuals.

“That is the function of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act enacted by the Victorian Parliament in 2006 – some 58 slow careless years since the Universal Declaration in 1948. The charter sets out the basic rights, freedoms and responsibilities of all Victorians and sits at the heart of the relationship between government and the people it provides services for.

“The charter requires the Victorian government, public servants, local councils, Victoria Police and other public authorities, to act compatibly with human rights, and to consider human rights when developing policies, making laws, delivering services and in making decisions.”

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‘Bag ladies’ praised for pollution fight THE campaign to rid the Mornington Peninsula of plastic bags is being made easier by the work of volunteers who make Boomerang bags.

The workers were eager participants at a presentation at La Casa Nostra deli, Rosebud, on Thursday, to celebrate the 1000th bag made since Rosebud Boomerang Bags was launched on 1 July.

Organiser Gwen Giudici said the actual number of bags was 1168 bags – the making of which had diverted 42,138kg of waste from going to landfill.

Rosebud Boomerang Bags has 150 Facebook members and 50 volunteers who sew, cut, number bags, run Instagram accounts and organise donations of equipment.

“This [the making of the bags] has brought the community together and created awareness as more people are bringing their own bags into the shop,” Ms Giudici said.

“Lots of sweat, laughs and tears got us to 1000th bag which was presented to Cr Antonella Celi. She’s been involved from day one: She joined in with sewing at the Tuesday bee, was pivotal in securing council funding of $4000 to educate our community and $5000 for establishing hubs.

“Another amazing woman is Susan Tomasello: She talks the project up, converts die-hard plastic bag users, recruits sewers, cuts – is there anything she doesn’t do?”

A silent auction for a Boomerang Bag Ottoman was won by 11-year-old Kiera Matthews, of Sorrento Primary, who recited a poem about pollution. The Ottoman was filled with fabric scraps from sewing bees and home sewing. This aims to keep the group as close to zero waste as possible.

The bBag group also announced it had won the Tidy Town gift fund award from Keep Victoria Beautiful. Rye resident Josie Jones won Litter Prevention Award. (‘Going to the source to lessen litter’, The News, 4/12/17).

As a thank-you the volunteers were presented with mugs saying “I'm a Rosebud bag lady”.

Ms Giudici said a Tuesday bee was about to start at Seawinds Community Hub on space donated by CEO Heather Barton.

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Fire skills lessons for residents A COMMUNITY bushfire exercise will be held at St Andrews beach hall, Sunday 7 January. Rye Fire Brigade captain Glenn Diamond and CFA Brigade support officer Megan Angel will speak at the interactive forum which is aimed at residents of St Andrew’s Beach and surrounding areas.

“Residents in these areas need a bushfire plan to ensure their families and pets are safe this bushfire season,” Captain Diamond said.

“In the exercise the community will work through an interactive, hands-on, exercise.”

Participants will hear about fire behaviour, learn how fire “works”, as well as take part in interactive/ simulated fire activities while looking at maps of St Andrews Beach.

They will learn how a fire would affect residents, where it could come from, the importance of a bushfire plan and what it needs to contain.

The workshop would suit those with an existing bushfire plan or others needing to start from scratch.

A free lunch is provided and all the family is welcome at the exercise which starts at 10am and runs for three hours for workshop and lunch.

St Andrews Community Hall is in Bass Meadows Blvd, St Andrew’s Beach.

Details: Captain Diamond 0400 102 231 or support officer Megan Angel 0457 410 298.

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Looking back on 70 years of sail MORNINGTON Yacht Club has published a book covering its first 70 years. The book of 300-odd pages by author Stuart Gooley covers sailing at Mornington from the first recorded regatta in 1858, two years after the first 30-metre section of the pier was built.

The early regattas were held by the established clubs at the top of the bay, such as Royal Brighton, Royal Melbourne and Hobsons Bay. These clubs staged races to Mornington at various times during the season, particularly at Easter.

The regattas drew crowds of locals to the pier and surrounding cliffs to watch the races, which included such classic yachts such as Acrospire, Eun-na-marra, Yeulba, Ranee, and Uira.

Mornington Progress Association and the local hotels supported the races and created a carnival atmosphere at the pier. GovernorGeneral Lord Forster competed in several regattas, and Prime Minister Stanley Bruce spoke at a regatta dinner at the Royal Hotel, Mornington.

Over the years the regattas were hit by storms: in a major storm at Easter 1938, 12 Jubilee class yachts from Brighton washed onto Mother’s Beach.

Mornington Yacht Club was established in 1946 by a small group of young men and women sailing a mixed fleet of boats off Shire Hall beach. Soon the club was able to lease an old green Army hut at the pier that had been used by the Balcombe Army Camp during the war to train amphibious troops.

The club’s first fleets comprised mainly offthe-beach boats: heavyweight sharpies, Gwen 12s, sabots, and later the Flying Fifteen was introduced.

It was able to lease its present site when a reclamation project was completed in 1966 and the first stage of the new clubhouse was built.

Other storms have caused extensive damage to both the pier and to members’ boats.

In one storm in 1984, 30 boats were badly damaged, and other storms in 1986 and 2008 were also bad.

The first keel boat races began in 1960 with the introduction of three Top Hat keel boats, and, subsequently, club members started to enter ocean races from 1970.

In 1990 Grant Wharington launched his first Wild Thing and this and subsequent Wild Things were a familiar sight in the harbour for many years. His line honours victory in the 2003 Sydney-to-Hobart race and his triumphant return to Mornington harbour were highlights.

Club boats have won three international ocean races. There have been 63 entries in the Sydney to Hobart, 38 in the Westcoaster to Hobart, and 83 in the annual Queenscliff to Devonport race since the club was formed.

In the off-the-beach classes, members have won four world championships, 32 national and 61 state titles. Graeme Taylor recently came second in the world Etchell championships in Los Angeles.

Most members live in Mornington Peninsula Shire.

The club runs learn-to-sail programs to introduce those interested in sailing as juniors or as an adults. It recently bought six Pacer dinghies for use in school sports.

For several years the club’s facilities have been used for Sailability programs so those with a disability can take part in sailing activities. This program, staffed by volunteers, is run on several days a week and is recognised as one of the leading programs in the state.

Copies of the book are available at the club, email office@morningtonyc.net.au or call 5975 7001. Soft cover editions are $50 and hard cover editions $110.

In book form: Author Stuart Gooley, left, reflects on the history of the Mornington Yacht Club. Picture: Yanni.

Top, Some of the 343 competitors at the Opti National Championships in 2014. This was the largest regatta of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere with 29 international competitors.

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DROMANA COLLEGE EXCELS ONCE AGAIN OUR BEST EVER VCE RESULTS Dromana College is extremely proud of the outstanding VCE results achieved by the 2017 Year 12 student cohort.

These results clearly position Dromana as the College of academic excellence within the local community, bearing testament to the engaging, comprehensive and sequential learning program delivered throughout Years 7 to 12.

Whilst we have great pride in our exceptional results which continue to set new benchmarks, our community can rest assured that we will continue to strive for continuous improvement in our engaging and rigorous teaching and learning program.

Dromana College gives first priority to Literacy and Numeracy as the core and essential building blocks which underpin all learning and which enable students to excel so that they can achieve their personal best.

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Students thrive in our supportive culture of high expectation, where our excellent teachers are seen as the most important resource towards student success. Our hard working and dedicated staff clearly understand their core business: focusing on effective teaching and learning and improving student outcomes. We also encourage and promote an extensive extra and co-curricula program to ensure that

students have the right balance alongside their academic endeavours. This is further complemented by our outstanding College facilities which provide an environment which is conducive to learning and the promotion of a safe and orderly school.

Each graduating student in the Dromana College Year 12 Class of 2017 can look forward with great confidence to a successful future as a well-rounded and high achieving young adult, ready and equipped to begin their post-school journey. For the overwhelming majority of our graduates, this includes admission into the university course of their first choice.

Congratulations to our Class of 2017 on their outstanding achievements. At Dromana College we provide a steadfast guarantee to our community that we will continue to work tirelessly to continue our impressive trend of outstanding results for all students.

Congratulations to our VCE Class of 2017 who have continued our trend of annual improvement by achieving the school’s best ever VCE results and further enhancing our position as the school of academic choice on the Mornington Peninsula.

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Tow truck smashes into police van THE Hastings police divisional van was “totalled” after being rammed by a rampaging tow truck in Bittern, 12.30am, Wednesday 13 December.

The crew had chased the stolen Isuzu tray truck after an earlier incident in which a Crip Point man, 46, was struck in the face with a torch after complaining about the noise being made by vehicles parked outside his house.

The resident said that when he complained the tow truck was reversed up his driveway and smashed into his car, causing extensive damage.

When the police van arrived the vehicles quickly sped off, while the tow truck – with no rear number plate – headed along Stony Point Rd and then Buckley St with the police in pursuit using their lights and siren.

As police pulled up behind the truck it was promptly reversed into them before speeding off. The van was too damaged to follow.

Inquiries revealed the tow truck had been stolen from a Seaford property in November. It was recovered in Crib Point later in the week.

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

Diver rescued A SCUBA diver was lucky not to be washed out through The Rip in strong currents last week. The 51-year-old, of Springvale, was diving alone north of Rye pier when he got into trouble,

Full tanks: The police helicopter which refuelled at Tyabb airfield was able to direct a rescue boat to the diver in trouble. Picture: Supplied

3.20pm, Thursday 14 December. The alarm was raised by a friend on the beach.

“The Police Air Wing soon found the dive boat with the diver flag still flying, but no sign of the diver,” Senior Constable Paul O’Reagan said.

“We were able to contact Peninsula Aero Club and confirm fuel was available, and were able to extend the search until the diver was found. He was a long, long way from his boat.”

The chopper directed a boat to rescue the diver at 6pm. Sergeant Michelle Bradley, of Rosebud police, said he was taken to Rosebud Hospital suffering mild hypothermia.

The aero club’s Ian Johnson said that, in the two months since the helicopter refuelling depot had been

commissioned at Tyabb, two lives had been saved because the police were able to refuel and extend the range of their water searches.

Lock up sheds POLICE are appealing to home owners to lock their sheds – especially if they are going away.

“We probably have two burglaries every week where sheds are left unlocked and unsecured with lawn mowers, whipper snippers, electrical and other tools stolen,” Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen Fyffe, of Frankston CIU, said.

“Residents should be vigilant and help us – and themselves – by locking their sheds.”

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CFA declares fire bans for summer FIRE restrictions come into force on the Mornington Peninsula and in Frankston on Monday 18 December.

This means fires cannot be lit in the open air without a written permit from the CFA or Mornington Peninsula Shire’s and Frankston’s municipal fire prevention officers.

Lighting a fire in the open without a permit can bring a penalty of $22,000 and/or 12 months jail.

Barbeques and fires for cooking and warmth do not need a permit, but must be lit in properly constructed fireplaces.

I incinerators, chainsaw and lawn mowers, welding and grinding equipment and vehicles that come in contact with vegetation and machinery with internal combustion engines are permitted under certain conditions.

A total fire ban declaration means no fires can be lit for the declared district for that day unless there is a specific exemption or special permit issued. This applies irrespective of the Fire Restriction status for a given municipality. Further details at cfa.vic.gov.au/can.

The timing of the fire restrictions by the CFA is based on local conditions and takes account of fuel moisture, fuel loads, grassland curing, weather and rainfall.

“It is important to undertake mitigation work, including slashing, grading and general property clean-ups before the fire danger ratings increase,” CFA District 08 operations manager Mic Hembrow said.

“Avoid burning off when high winds are forecast – not only on the day of your burn but for the days afterwards.”

Mr Hembrow said fires which damaged someone else’s property were a crime. “Even if you have a permit to use fire over the fire danger period, make sure you read the conditions carefully. Failing to follow just one of those conditions may leave you open to prosecution,” he said.

Information about lighting fires is available at cfa.vic.gov.au/can or by calling VicEmergency 1800 226 226. All burn-offs should be registered with the VicFire Burn-off notification line on 1800 668 511.

Train pain COMMUTERS will face some early new year travel pain on the Frankston line while work is undertaken around Caulfield Junction to ensure new High Capacity Metro Trains can run through the junction.

Power to the rail line between Moorabbin and Flinders St on the Frankston line will be switched off from 2 January until 9 January and buses will shuttle passengers to stations to and from Moorabbin between the station and Melbourne station.

People travelling to Melbourne during the works are advised to allow an extra 40-75 minutes depending on journey distance to arrive at a destination.

Frankston line passengers will unfortunately not benefit from the new High Capacity Metro Trains in the short term, due to first run on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines from mid2019.

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Slow crawl to fill pool hopes Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au THE long, slow crawl to a new aquatic centre at Rosebud is now focussed on public reaction to a business case comparing costs associated with building a 25 metre or a 50 metre long pool.

Analysis of the business case presented last week to Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors shows a $700,000 a year deficit if the shire plunges into building the shorter pool $132,000 a year less than the losses of a 50 metre pool.

The larger pool will also cost an extra $8.6 million to build.

Buildings and open space team leader David Hampton says the 2017/18 budget includes just $591,000 of the estimated $1.8m-$2.4m (seven per cent of construction costs) design and development costs.

He says more money will be sought in the 2018/19 to complete the design and development part of the $25.7m$34.3m project.

Consultants say the project could attract $5 million through government grants, although Mr Hampton sees this as being at the “lower end of $13 mil-

lion potential grant opportunities”.

Council’s original plans to build a pool on the foreshore at Rosebud were squashed by the state government and an alternate plan, which led to the shire paying $5.1 million for shops in Wannaeue Place, Rosebud, has also been dropped.

Mr Hampton has now thrown councillors a lifeline to again scramble out of the aquatic centre project by saying contracts for professional fees will “structured” to ensure there are no “ongoing liabilities in the event of the project being abandoned”.

Earlier in his report to council’s 12 December public meeting Mr Hampton acknowledges strong public support for a 50 metre pool (80 per cent of respondents to a council survey), but warns of “a risk of over investment”.

Operating a longer pool would also increase the aquatic centre having a “significantly greater carbon footprint”, cost $45,000 a year more in energy bills and use more water.

Meanwhile, a concerted media campaign has been launched to remind councillors of the community’s preference for a 50 metre pool.

Within one day of councillors de-

ciding to seek public feedback on the aquatic centre’s business case, Rye resident Carol Dickman was busy on Facebook advocating for the longer, more expensive pool.

“Feedback to date is brisk and highly supportive of a 50 metre pool,” she said in a letter to councillors.

“After years of waiting and longing for this development for our community, I am now once again totally frustrated by our councillors’ blocking behaviour.”

Ms Dickman said she regularly swam (at the “inadequate” 25 metre Colchester Rd, Rosebud pool) alongside ratepayers from Mornington, Safety Beach, McCrae, Dromana, Rosebud, Capel Sound, Rye and Sorrento.

She said the Rosebud aquatic centre was a “self-limiting title and some councillors and council officers are therefore not seeing reality”.

“After years of council infighting and procrastination - we went through a recent election and we thought we had finally renewed our council please get on with this. Do we have to get up yet another petition to prove our need to have what every other community enjoys?

“Be brave and do the right thing for the southern peninsula now and in the future. Support a 50 metre pool.”

Cr David Gill said it was “very important that [councillors] have community comment on the business case”.

“Though I am supportive of the aquatic centre, l am concerned that misleading and exaggerated statements from other supporters will lead to suspicion about cost benefits if council does not follow due process,” Cr Gill said.

“We are assured that this will not delay the time frame as set out by council.”

The shire issued a news release reaffirming “delivery of a municipal aquatic facility at Besgrove St in Rosebud”.

“This business case is a key step in the project planning phase for the Rosebud Aquatic Centre, presenting Council and the community with a detailed analysis of the project,” the mayor Cr Bryan Payne stated.

“We are inviting the community to consider and provide feedback on the business case and the summary of the key findings.

“The community will now have improved capacity to make an informed

comment on the financial costs, investment and concepts of the project now that the business case is available.”

The shire says the business case “explores opportunities to reduce annual operating costs of the facility by inclusion of a gymnasium or other high yielding program spaces, opportunities for renewable energy and details council’s preliminary project funding options”.

“We understand this project will benefit many people in the community and to progress the delivery of the aquatic facility, council will now begin detailed design development for the 25-metre indoor and the 50-metre indoor pool options.

“Completion of the project design phase will enhance council’s capacity to attract state and federal government grants, and give more certainty to project financing and estimates of project cost.”

The business case is open for public comment until Wednesday 28 February 2018 at mornpen.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay or by filling out a form at one of the shire offices. Email questions to: rosebudpool@mornpen.vic.gov.au

Rain puts damper on retirement Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A MORNINGTON man who was forced to drain 2500 litres of water from his flooded backyard after heavy rain blames shoddy workmanship by the builder and is puzzled Mornington Peninsula Shire Council approved the work in the first place.

Peter Molloy, of Seaview Av, Mornington, bought his rear townhouse in February and was preparing to move in a few months later during a week of steady rain.

When he came to paint inside the garage he found the floor flooded with five centimetres of water. He was surprised there was no grill or grate running along the garage doorway to catch water before it ran inside.

But the rain didn’t only affect his garage: the backyard was also flooding – probably because a broken pipe was allowing water to flow unchecked across his grass area and under decking beside the back door.

Mr Molloy, 77, called his plumber who fixed the pipe but the water was unable to drain away because of the clay soil. It just sits under his deck and the smell is “terrible”, he says. The normally hardy buffalo grass has rotted and he has had to raise a section of grass to walk on.

Mr Molloy sent a registered letter to the builder on 25 November setting out his list of complaints which covered defective and incomplete building work. He had not received a reply by Friday 15 December. The News has

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A Land Information Certificate issued for the block before the building permit was issued describes the land as “flood-prone – liable to flooding”. It sets out a list of run-off requirements, such as 100mm stormwater drains to cope with a once-in-10-year storm event. These obligations appear to have been carried out, yet the property still floods.

The shire’s municipal building surveyor manager David Kotsiakos said buildings “can be built on flood-prone land provided the ground floor level is above the flood level and the building does not inhibit the flow of water”.

“Flooding is surface flows from an extreme rainfall event, as compared to sub-surface dampness,” he said.

The Victorian Building Authority plumbing technical and regulation unit told The News that the installation of stormwater channels that are grated were not included as regulated plumbing work under the definition of drainage work in Part 4 of the Plumbing Regulations 2008.

Only the stormwater drain itself, from the connection to the channel or strip drain, is classed as regulated plumbing work. A spokesman said there was also no specific requirement in the National Construction Code for stormwater drainage to protect a [garage] from water ingress or flooding.

However, this is cold comfort for Mr Molloy who wonders why he is obliged to pay for repair works to make his backyard and garage habitable – especially after heavy rain.

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Seasonal time to help, and all with a smile

By Tony Nicholl THE highly regarded Governor General at the 1988 bicentenary, Sir William Deane, said what sets us apart as Australians is generosity of spirit.

I love the generosity of spirit of Australians overseas.

You get the feeling that you will never come to harm if there is another Australian around.

In 1984 I was hospitalised at the university of Penn State medical school in Hershey, Pennsylvania. I woke to find a dignified looking fellow staring at me and asking "G'day mate, how are you feeling? I am the director of surgery here and come from Queensland".

I felt assured immediately and I remembered that this chap had won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics, David Thiele.

How generous is our generosity of spirit now since 1988? A step up has been our approach to the Indigenous community which Sir William masterminded.

I voted No in the same sex marriage survey, but I certainly respect the vast majority who voted Yes. How good is it to see kids at Christmas with that extra joie de vivre and how people smile and have more patience with each other, usually anyway.

I saw a notice on the window of a deserted shop in the destitute part of Frankston imploring us to "always be sure that people feel better because of you" or words to that effect. Voluntary workers unconditionally contribute in places like Frankston Support Services and dinky di mum set up the canteen at footy clubs even before the junior match begins so they can make sales to keep the club financial.

Christmas is a time when those whose lives are programmed by mortgages, children's commitments and education costs are able to modify their rightful sense of entitlement to include those outside of their day to day world. Let it be a time of joy sharing and reflection and being thankful for what you have and the opportunities our

country presents to us all, including those of less privilege.

Just as an unfulfilled sense of entitlement can bring about a sense of frustration, so also can unrequited expectation.

For 53 years now we Melbourne supporters have had unfulfilled expectation, so the majority of us follow the Demons with hope, then we don't feel disappointment.

Expectation can be folly but hope is not and can be many times fulfilled when the Melbourne Demons win. This constitutes a good analogy about life "always have hope because tomorrow is a brand new day".

We could well address issues on behalf of those less fortunate. Take for instance suicide, a national catastrophe.

About 3000 people will suicide this year even though it is said to be a fixable humanitarian crisis. That is bad enough, but 5000 will die as a consequence of alcohol alone. In 1980 the road toll in Victoria was around 1000 and this year it is under 300.

We see stickers on cars saying "touched by the road toll”.

What if they had stickers saying "affected by suicide".

There would be so many.

The Salvos, University of NSW and the Wesley Mission and others have programs relative to suicide on the internet for those needing information.

We know Christmas is about kids. The Family Peace Foundation may be doctrine based, but basic tenets ring true, such as giving eight distraction free minutes to each child every day can work wonders.

So often domestic violence and alcoholism have their foundations in dysfunctional childhood development. I wish they would bring back the 1950s-style of families having dinner together or Sunday lunch.

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Filling the learning gap A MORNINGTON entrepreneur has created a website that makes it easier for families to access unfilled, afterschool lessons and activities, at lower prices.

Dr James Zois, CEO and founder of Slekii.com, says the program is a platform for lesson providers to post their unfilled classes for families to access on a casual basis.

As a long-time coach and sports researcher, Dr Zois says he knows how hard it is for families to keep up with the rising costs of extra-curricular activity.

“We also know that kids taking part in more than two or three activities, like piano, swimming, tennis or martial arts, have a greater chance of academic success in life, so I was really driven to help make a difference,”

he said.

“We’re also helping local businesses market themselves and reach more people, so it’s a win-win for everyone.”

Another benefit of the program is that it combats rising childhood obesity, which currently stands at more than 20 per cent.

“This is a real problem and is one way that we are trying to make a difference,” Dr Zois said.

Slekii posts more than 400 lesson spaces per week and has garnered a membership base of about 350 in the three months since launching.

“We plan on keeping it local for now, but hope to help other areas of Melbourne once we’re ready,” he said.

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Mornington Bowling Club reaches their century

By Brodie Cowburn MORNINGTON Bowling Club members have surged into the 21st century with celebrations of their centenary.

More than 80 members and guests attended the launch of a new synthetic green, with the mayor Cr Bev Colomb rolling the first bowl ably assisted by life member Bill Saunders. Also on hand were five other life members: Betty Paddle, Marjorie Lippiatt, Eve Hannes, Ken Fyffe, and Ken Weatherley, whose combined ages exceed 550 years.

The journey of the Mornington Bowling club began in 1917, with those hundred years being full of stories, club champions, challenges and history. Much has happened, and plenty has changed.

After an initial application for permission to establish the club in 1916, the Mornington Bowling Club had their first official meeting on June 1st, 1917. There, architect L. J. Flannagan was appointed as the first president.

Later in 1917 the club’s first fourrink grass green was laid on the Esplanade site. Club president Ray Metherell said “46 conscientious club members at the time tried desperately to water the green by hand, but unfortunately the task proved too great for them.”

“So, it was given up until four years later when a watering system was installed,” he said.

Image (supplied): Opening Day in 1957 showing the new clubrooms built by Cyril Davis.

“We owe a huge debt of gratitude to those 46 men,” Mr Metherell said. “If it wasn’t for their drive and determination the club might not exist today. I’m sure they would have welcomed synthetic in their day.”

The new turf is a big change from the original authentic grass that had previously been used, with the previous surface causing a number of headaches over the last century.

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The club at Frankston officially opened in August of 1925, and also remains operational today.

In 1924, A.J. Kirton was appointed President of the Mornington Bowling Club, a position he would go on to hold for over two decades.

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Throughout the 40s, the club reached 65 members. There were frustrations aplenty throughout this period, as grounds keeping issues saw the club go through four groundskeepers in as many years, with those employees being paid as little as 2 pounds a week.

Another issue faced by the club was the debate about the role of ladies in the club, which divided opinion of the members.

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was watered by members who would walk across to a water tank at the adjacent Royal Hotel, collect the water, bring it back, and water the grounds. This inefficient and tiring method eventually became too much for the members, who would give up and close the club down until Mornington got its own water supply in 1921.

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Celebrating 100 Years MORNINGTON BOWLING CLUB 1917 - 2017

Mornington Bowling Club reaches their century (cont) The status of ladies at the bowling club has improved in recent times. After many years of intense debate, ladies were finally allowed to join as associate members in the year 1947, a whole thirty years after the club’s inception.

Despite being admitted as members, women had far less in terms of privileges at the club.

They were not permitted to play mixed bowls games until the 50s, and were still expected to wear appropriate length dresses and wash dishes for the club throughout the 80s.

Now the club is fully integrated, and ladies can become full members and enjoy all the benefits the Mornington Bowling Club has to offer.

Throughout the 50s another issue arose, as kitchen goods

were placed under lock and key, due to risks of theft.

The club also had to push back against requests for greater food options, stating in their report, “Refreshments as far as Mornington is concerned be biscuits and cheese – the club not sympathetic to elaborate catering.”

By 1957, a new clubroom had commenced construction at a cost of 4,500 pounds. 10 years later in 1967, the club had over 100 full members, with club champion Jack Glasser joining in May of that year. This sets into motion a period of great success for the club.

From 1969 onwards, the club won 8 consecutive Premierships in the top peninsula division.

After a one off loss to Frankston in 1978, they went on to win

another 6 straight titles. In the 1970/1971 season, the club achieved the impressive feat of going a whole season undefeated.

At the core and heart of the club are of course, the players who achieved these remarkable accomplishments.

They’ve seen a number of Singles Champions in their one hundred years of existence, none more impressive than 12 time champion Jack Glasser, who won his first tournament in 1969 and his last 23 years later in 1992.

Jack would pass away in 1993, leaving behind a faultless legacy as a champion of the sport.

The next best performer amongst the men is Chad Muir, a more recent champion who has come out on top on 6 occasions, most recently in 2016.

Image (supplied): MBC Associates Inaugural Presentation Afternoon, June 22nd, 1948

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Champions on 5 occasions, and winning the P.B.A Pairs Championship on 7 occasions. At national level, he also was part of the Victorian team that won the National Interstate Fours title in 1977.

Many changes have taken place in the clubs century of existence, with another being their membership price, which has jumped from a generous 2 pound entry fee in 1917 to a reasonable 160 dollar a year commitment nowadays.

Members today enjoy a number of games and competitions, soaking up the bowling experience on the picturesque Esplanade in Mornington.

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Amongst the ladies, reigning champion Gloria Evans is among those that have built an impressive bowling resume, having won the equal most Championship with six titles to her name.

Of all those names though, it is Jack Glasser who stands out amongst the rest. The master bowler was selected to represent his state on a startling 117 occasions, collecting a slew of major titles and trophies along the journey. In his first 9 years bowling at Mornington, Glasser won the championship on 8 occasions, only being beaten once.

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Mount Martha 45 Hakea Drive Cul-De-Sac Haven Close To The Beach Solid 4 bedroom, 2-bath family home on 955sqm (approx) in a quiet cul-de-sac 5 minutes’ to Birdrock Beach. Meticulously maintained, 22 square house, 1 owner. Enjoy as is, or apply a cosmetic update. 2 living rooms, big back yard with covered alfresco patio, lock-up garage with car hoist (negotiable), water feature, fish pond, garden shed, lawn. 2 Belling stainless steel ovens, 900m 5-burner Bosch gas cooktop. 200m to Dunns Road Reserve, Bentons Square close by. Off-street parking for up to 9 vehicles, master with floor-to-ceiling his & hers mirrored walk-through robes. 2-car carport, exceptional insulation, wood heater, split system heating & air-conditioning, premium 5kW solar system.

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Mornington 29 Marine Avenue

A4 B3 C2

No Car Required!

Such a rare find, this single storey home is right on the doorstep to popular Fishermans Beach and cosmopolitan Main Street. This spectacular builder’s own home has been built to stand the test of time and is in great condition for its age.

It offers formal lounge and dining, plus family room with an accompanying casual meals area off the spacious kitchen.

Further features include ducted heating, air conditioning, ample storage throughout & a double garage. Add to this an attached, rear self contained one bedroom unit - perfect for a teenager or parent retreat - and you have a very enticing package indeed. Update further and modify as you see fit, but rest assured that the brilliantly central location will never change!

For Sale $1,100,000-$1,200,000

Simon Farrar 0412 734 130

inspect OFI or by appointment

Mornington 2/9 Venice Street

Vivienne Spencer 0409 558 330

A4 B2 C2

A Lifestyle of Living

You will be impressed from the moment you step through the front door of this stylish double storey townhouse. Timber floors flow throughout the open plan living to a large kitchen that will be the envy of every cook in the family, with stone bench tops, stainless steel appliances, central island bench and lots of cupboards. Sliding doors lead out to a decked and paved courtyard perfect for the summer BBQ’S ahead. The master bedroom, full ensuite, fitted laundry and powder room are also on the ground floor, whilst upstairs there are a further three bedrooms and a second living area ideal for teenagers. Other features include built-in TV in lounge room, heating and cooling, and solar panels. Approximately 300m to Fishermans Beach, and close to Main Street makes this the perfect place to call home...

For Sale $949,000-$1,040,000

Vivienne Spencer 0409 558 330

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Safety Beach 1/11 Sharpley Avenue

A3 B2 C2

And You Thought Hens Teeth Were Rare!

This stunning single level residence is one of only two properties in all of Martha Cove that abut the entrance to the breakwater and Port Phillip Bay making this a truly unique opportunity. Set on approximately 455m2 of land and offering 21 squares of internal living combined with an abundance of outdoor decking areas, the perfect location to sit back, relax and enjoy the constant procession of watercraft. 3 generous sized bedrooms, separate study or a home office, stone bench tops, stainless steel appliances, ducted heating and cooling, double glazing throughout & secure basement parking for 2 cars all add to the property’s appeal. With direct access to the boardwalk you can stroll to the beach in one direction or to the heated in-ground pool & gymnasium reserved for residents and their guests. The successful purchaser will also have the first opportunity to secure berth 25, a 13m freehold marina berth positioned at the entrance to Martha Cove.

For Sale $1,375,000-$1,500,000

Stuart Cox 0417 124 707

Inspect OFI or by appointment

Safety Beach 5 Brindabella Point

Martha Cove’s Most Sought After Address!

Just when you thought you had missed the boat and the opportunity to live in the most prestigious position at Martha Cove had sailed by, along comes this superb waterfront allotment. Brindabella Point is the pinnacle of marina living and this level 782m2 parcel of land includes its own 14m berth lot entitlement complete with power and water. The generous 17.51m frontage captures the stunning waterway aspect with views across to Arthurs Seat and beyond.

Design your own home and engage the builder of your choice or alternatively add your own touches to the current concept plans to get a head start. You told yourself you hesitated last time and as a result missed out; don’t make the same mistake again!

For Sale $1,125,000-$1,200,000

Stuart Cox 0417 124 707

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Mornington 5976 5900

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B Balnarring 23 Bittern-Dromana Road

A4 B2 C2

‘The Manse’ - 3 Ac (approx)

Sitting proudly at the end of a tree lined driveway is this striking reproduction home set in a manicured garden setting that epitomises the Peninsula lifestyle. Sprawling lawns, beautiful specimen trees and privacy hedging create a relaxed setting that makes both open-air and indoor entertaining a breeze. With zoned living spaces suitably scaled for large families, faithful yet contemporary bathrooms and a lovely balance of period features, this residence is truly a delight to behold.

Mandy Castle 0407 855 585

Mornington 5976 5900

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IF YOU LIKE PINA COLADAS Jarod Joseph

Sally Gray

Charlotte Rowe

SURROUNDED by swaying palms, this handsome Mount Martha home has a touch of the tropics with a wonderfully private entertaining area enjoying a lush green setting amongst an assortment of ferns and succulents. The immaculate residence has a calming ambience throughout with full-height atrium windows that frame the garden and flood the interior with glorious natural light. Three large living areas include a sunken lounge with an adjoining formal dining area handily set near the updated open-plan kitchen, which has stainlesssteel appliances. The family room has a casual meals zone and there is a versatile rumpus room to the rear. Two sets of sliding doors open from the family room to the enticing alfresco area where the focal point is a stunning Canary Island Date palm set in a timber deck. Four bedrooms include the stylish master bedroom comprising a walk-in robe and a renovated ensuite with dounle shower. Other bedrooms all have built-in robes and share the large, fully-tiled main bathroom. The beautiful gardens really set this property apart with the 1000 square metre block showcasing great swathes of manicured lawns, ideal for kids and pets to play.n

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ADDRESS: 9 Correa Court, MOUNT MARTHA FOR SALE: $850,000 -$930,000 DESCRIPTION: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 4 car AGENT: Joel Hood 0434 220 322 Joel Hood Property, 311 Main Street, Mornington, 5971 0300

168 Main Street, Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888

Mornington

321/98 Bungower Road, Mornington Within the Mornington Gardens Holiday Village, situated in the permanent residential area in a picturesque setting amongst other permanent villa style homes. Offering secure retirement living for over 55’s. A short drive from Main Street Mornington, the beach & walking distance to the Racecourse.

Main bedroom with en-suite, second bedroom/study, lounge & dining area, kitchen, laundry. Includes air conditioning, new carpet & hot water service plus a decked veranda. NO stamp duty on the purchase price, this is a great buy and deďŹ nitely worth an inspection. Sorry NO INVESTORS and NO PETS. Inspection As advertised or by appointment Contact Clare Black 0409 763 261 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103

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168 Main Street, Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888 Mornington

1/43 Bentons Road, Mornington The luxury is evident and location unbeatable in this brand new single-level residence in a prized beachside setting within a short walk of the beach and clifftop walking trail. Beautifully landscaped gardens create magnificent lowmaintenance surroundings; while the residence itself offers sophistication, natural light from the north and west and complete privacy. With street front prestige, the interiors open to soaring ceilings and stunning contemporary flooring. The open-plan living and dining room with gas fireplace features bi-fold doors to a deep mod wood silver gum deck for seamless indoor-outdoor entertaining. With a sublime fully-equipped stone kitchen with butler’s pantry, exquisite main bedroom suite, double remote garage with internal entry and a host of high end inclusions, this stunning home is a beautiful beachside retreat close to cafes, shops and transport.

Inspection As advertised or by appointment Contact Kylie Miller 0404 041 554 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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168 Main Street, Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888 Mount Martha

2 Jackson Street, Mount Martha Framing endless blue sea, the view is irreplaceable and the potential unlimited in this surprising four-bedroom, three-bathroom plus a study two-storey residence that frames show stopping elevated panoramic bay views taking in the city skyline. Be mesmerised from sunrise to sunset by the astounding outlook; while four separate living zones provide entertaining and living zones for every family member right down to a man cave with workshop for dad! Unusual for the area, the allotment on the corner of Hearn Road offers flat and useable outdoor areas for the kids and pets to run free and enjoy. A host of mod cons include a triple garage, two ensuites, central heating and ducted vacuum.

Inspection By appointment only Contact Clare Black 0409 763 261 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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Sale 3

9/237 Dunns Road, Mornington This impressive brand new double storey townhouse provides comfort and low maintenance living, conveniently located within walking distance to Benton Square shops. High ceilings and timber floating floors create a great first impression with a spacious family room that is bathed in natural light & opens to a large courtyard, stylish kitchen with stone benches & stainless steel appliances, powder room, 3 generous bedrooms including main with ensuite down stairs & family bathroom and two bedrooms plus study/ 2nd living area upstairs. Single remote garage and extra parking space with own private driveway and split system air conditioning.

Simply perfect, ready for you to enjoy all year round!

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Keith Burns

$659,000

0416 079 401 5973 2808

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PRIVATE, SPACIOUS & CONVENIENT The front unit of only two on the block, located a few minutes walk to shops, cafes, restaurants and the beautiful marina & foreshore. Enter through the large front porch and be greeted by a spacious living area with gas wall furnace and air conditioner, adjoining is the meals area leading to walk through kitchen with gas stove top. Off the hallway are three bedrooms all with BIR’s, central main bathroom with walk in shower and a separate toilet, large laundry, and an enclosed single carport with roller door. Outside also features a secure and private front courtyard plus low maintenance pathways around the house. Tastefully landscaped with easy to maintain gardens, the convenient location of this property would make it very attractive to downsizers, investors and first home buyers. A fantastic opportunity in the heart of Hastings. Let until 16/12/17.

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

PRICE $450,000 - $460,000 VIEW By Appointment AGENT Richard whitehead 0412 328 718

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Kylie Minogue was once a neighbour here but lots of stars can still be seen from this 3-4 bedroom home with self-contained two-bedroom bungalow, all set on 100 magnificent acres. The architecturally designed home comprises 3 bedrooms + study, master with ENS & WIR, open plan kitchen, dining and lounge area flooded with natural light, leading to wrap around entertainers deck affording spectacular views over the National Park & Westernport Bay, especially at sunrise and sunset. More features includes separate laundry & w/c, two fireplaces, polished floorboards, beautiful feature ceilings, plenty of rainwater tanks, large shed with carport and a fully off-grid energy system, including solar hot water. The bungalow perfect for B&B or Rental with own separate drive/ entrance & all amenities. This impressive property ticks all the boxes!

CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT 5979 3555

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PRICE $995,000 VIEW By Appointment AGENT Phil Bock 0438 497 715

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INTRODUCING THE 'RENOIR' TOWNHOUSES Luxurious Seaside Masterpiece

Discerning buyers with an eye for style and quality will not want to miss this.

Completed & ready for new owners, these two stunning, 3 bed, 2 storey townhouses are located at

7 Kooyonga Grove, Mornington.

They sit directly opposite a large park and offer a privileged coastal lifestyle opportunity with top of the range S/S Miele appliances, and just minutes to fabulous Fossil Beach and the Dava Drive shops.

Contact the Joel Hood Property Team for details.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

From the entire team at Community Real Estate we wish all our wonderful clients and recipients of our donations a safe and Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

We look forward to an exciting year ahead and continuing our devoted work spreading the word about how business can make a difference in a community as we have done in ours over the last 10 years.

OVER $320,000 HAS BEEN DONATED BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY THANKS TO THE INCREASING AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF OUR BUSINESS.

James Crowder

COMMUNITY REAL ESTATE

Building a Stronger Community Spirit

THINKING OF LEASING YOUR PROPERTY?

LET THE TEAM AT COMMUNITY REAL ESTATE TAKE THE HASSLE OUT OF MANAGING YOUR VALUABLE ASSET We understand the importance for each property to be tailored to the specific needs and goals of our landlords and their tenants.

We excel in property management, as well as maximising the full utilisation of your properties potential.

With over 30 YEARS combined experience, Christine & Hayley would love to look after your property.

CALL TODAY TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF YOUR PROPERTY.

HAYLEY CHRISTENSEN

Assistant Property Manager

CHRISTINE SIER Property Manager

Email: rentals@communityrealestate.com.au

Shop 7 / 20-22 Ranelagh Drive MOUNT ELIZA www.communityrealestate.com.au

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9708 8667 5908 3900 Page 22

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LUXURY & GRANDEUR BESIDE STUNNING PARKLAND Marrying Hamptons elegance with relaxed coastal chic, this stunning 4 bedroom plus study home within the Horizons Estate makes a striking impression at the end of this pretty cul-de-sac. An 8 minute walk to the sands of Safety Beach, the residence boasts 3 impressive living areas, 2 dining zones and a superb stone kitchen with dishwasher, while outside the vast alfresco patio is ideal for summer entertaining with direct access to the picturesque Dusky Drive reserve and playground. Moments to Martha Cove and the Safety Beach Country Club, this enviable home includes a luxuriously large master suite, ducted heating and vacuuming, split-systems, gas log fireplace, 5kW solar panels, rain tank and double remote garage.

Price Guide: Inspect: Contact:

$840,000 - $920,000 Contact Agent James Crowder 0407 813 377 Deb Ketting-Olivier 0403 554 955

Shop 7 / 20-22 Ranelagh Drive MOUNT ELIZA www.communityrealestate.com.au

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81 Arthurs Seat Road RED HILL

9708 8667 5908 3900

Construction has commenced and your new castle awaits in this new boutique residential develoment of just four single-storey villas.

With only one site remaining, this is the final opportunity to purchase in this niche complex close to Bentons Square shopping, medical facilities, schools and parkland.

Available with only a $15,000 DEPOSIT* Contact Don McKenzie 0419 955 177

*balance of 10% payable within three months of signing

‘Old English Lane’

257 Dunns Road, MORNINGTON

ONLY ONE LOT LEFT

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INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL GARY POWERS REAL ESTATE

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Loch Sport’s trusted real estate agent

20 Holmes Street, LOCH SPORT

CENTRAL FREEHOLD

$169,000

DUAL FRONTAGE TO BASIN BOULEVARD & HOLMES STREET.

TO be purchased as a whole or separately, these three first-floor office spaces would be a great addition to any superannuation portfolio. Overlooking Mornington Centro, the three spaces are securely leased with a net income of about $119,000 per year. Features to the building include lift access and staf amenities including toilets and a kitchen. n

Traditional holiday home located adjacent to the Loch Sport Marina, Marina Hotel Bar & Bistro. The home comprising of an open living area with floating floors, modern kitchen and views across the Loch Sport Marina. 2 bedrooms, the main bedroom has views, combined bathroom, laundry and toilet. The block, approx. 542.2sqm, fronts both Holmes & Basin Boulevard and has a northerly aspect.

CONTACT: Gary Powers 0428 514 088 gary@gpre.net.au

PROPERTY ESSENTIALS

56 Lake Street, Loch Sport, Vic. 3851

26 McLaren Place, MORNINGTON FOR SALE: Contact Agent AGENT: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454, Kevin Wright Real Estate, 1/26 McLaren Place, Mornington, 5977 2255

03 51 460 411

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The Peninsula’s Leading Commercial & Industrial Agency

Now Open In Mornington

For Sale

For Sale

Don’t Be Left Behind

Watt A Frontage

Stage 3, 31-33 Milgate Drive, Mornington

Starting from $365,000

Building area: 366m2*

Excellent street exposure

Huge, modern office/ Showroom, fully carpeted

Glass Frontage Electric Roller Door

Air-conditioning/ heating

Sizes ranging from 139m2*- 147m2*

Container height Roller Door

5 units remaining

4 car parks

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Tom Crowder 0438 670 300

For Lease

For Lease

Premier Retail Opportunity

Corporate HQ Warehouse Separate office/ warehouse

Neighbouring National tenancies

High clearance warehousing

Rental: $6,750 pcm + GST + OG *approx

24 car spaces

Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859 Jamie Stuart 0412 565 562

5925 6005

4/230 Main St, Mornington 3931

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Available March 2018

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Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

9775 1535

9559 3888

1 Colemans Rd, Carrum Downs 3201

358 South Rd, Moorabbin 3189

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Building Area: 1,500m2*

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82m2* retail shop

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0412 565 562 0438 289 859 0438 670 300

31 Progress Street, Mornington

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Tom Crowder 0438 670 300

108 Main Street, Mornington

Wishing you all a safe & happy festive season.

We look forward to working with you in 2018.

75 Watt Road, Mornington

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Baxter

94 Baxter-Tooradin Road COMMERCIAL FREEHOLD The tenant, Bubbles Dog Grooming business has been established for 30 plus years.

Exceptional reliable tenant Building area 80m2 approx n Vacant land area at the rear of 61m2 approx n Close to Peninsula Link, Eastlink, Frankston Freeway n Month to month lease at $9600 per annum + Outgoings n

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Michelle Adams

0407 743 858

Mornington

102 Wilsons Road RETAIL DEVELOPMENT SITE

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Located in the popular Wilsons Road Shopping Strip 180m2 land size n Zoned: Commercial 1 n Sold with Vacant Possession n Invest, Occupy or Redevelop n n

SOLD! Michelle Adams

0407 743 858

Mornington

996 Nepean Highway FOR SALE OUTSTANDING DEVELOPMENT SITE Take advantage of over 26,000 cars passing daily Land Size: 1798m2 approx n Zoning: Commercial 2 n Offered with short term lease in place n Surrounded by Nationally recognised brands n n

Joseph Carbone

0418 351 316

FOR SALE $3,000,000

Frank Vinci

0418 375 375

Michelle Adams

0407 743 858 Peter Skewes

0417 364 035

Hastings

61 Cool Store Road

NOW AVAILABLE SEPARATELY

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Warehouse 1: $300,000 218m2 approx 3 year lease comm 1/6/17 Rent: $13,318 pa + GST + Ogs 4% annual rent increases Warehouse 2: $280,000 260m2 approx 3+3 year lease comm 15/7/16 Rent: $16,036 pa + GST + Ogs 4% annual rent increases

SOLD!

Michelle Adams

0407 743 858

Mornington 03 5976 5900

Benton’s Square 03 5976 8899

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Hastings

136 High Street HIGH EXPOSURE ON HIGH STREET! Approximately 740m2 plus approximately 120m2 of mezzanine office space n Adjoins Super Cheap Auto, McDonalds, Red Rooster & Ambulance Victoria n Two road frontages with roller door entry on both n Fabulous customer parking at the front of the building n Endless possibilities for usage n Available now n

FOR leAse $3750pcm + gst + Ogs

Michelle Adams

0407 743 858

Mornington

Level 2, 2/315 Main Street PROFESSIONAL MAIN STREET OFFICE 140m2 approx Executive office spaces with reception n Heating & Cooling n Lift from the basement carpark n 5 allocated carparks n Available Now

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Warehouse with street frontage in Peninsula Business Park Office/Showroom 108m2, W/H 258m2 approx

FOR leAse $3,333.34pcm + gst + Ogs

Michelle Adams

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Brand new factory close to Peninsula Link Approximately 171m2 with 3 phase power Kitchenette, disabled toilet & electric roller door

FOR leAse $1550pcm + gst + Ogs

Michelle Adams

0407 743 858

43 Glendale Avenue

Brand new factory for lease in Tyabb 225m2 approx Carpeted office with split system

FOR leAse $1900pcm + gst + Ogs

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5 Lamandra Place

250m2 building approx Small secure yard at the front Inspections now available

FOR leAse $2400pcm + gst + Ogs

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0407 743 858

248m2 approx including office space Secure rear yard & fully fenced secure front yard Kitchenette & toilet facilities

FOR leAse $1380pcm + Ogs

Michelle Adams

0407 743 858

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Michelle Adams

9 Bennetts Road

203m2 approx Fully fitted office with heating and cooling Roller door

FOR leAse $1600pcm + gst + Ogs

Amazing location for 12 month term 55m2 approx Available 4th January, 2018

FOR leAse $2218pcm + gst + Ogs

Rosebud

71 Watt Road

Mornington

33 Speed Circuit n

Mornington

56 Mount Eliza Way

60m2 approx retail shop Laneway access to rear parking Corner position

FOR leAse $3116.92pcm + Ogs

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The staff at Kevin Wright Real Estate wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year.

THE PENINSULA’S ONLY EXCLUSIVELY COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT

For Sale- Mornington

2/10 Blamey Place MORNINGTON

26 McLaren Place MORNINGTON

• Fantastic position central to Main Stret • Rare freehold opportunity in Mornington • Will return approximately $65,000pa (Based on average Mornington rentals) • Building area of 216sqm • Includes 4 x car spaces separately titled.

• To be purchased as a whole or as individual offices.

• Ideal Superannuation Investment • A-grade tenants with long leases • Net income of approx. $119,000pa • Lift Access/Balcony

FOR SALE Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

FOR SALE Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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Mornington Bakery

Main Street Marvel

Opportunity Awaits

Blamey Place Office Space

• Prime location in the heart of Main Street • Approx 160sqm of retail space • Excellent street frontage • New Lease available

• Popular business with loyal clientile • Ideal opportunity to establish yourself in this location.

• Very attractive leasing package • Positioned next door to Aldi

• Located in the heart of High Street Hastings • High foot traffic close to post office, banks & newsagent • Popular café with funky décor, friendly staff & great menu • Great long term lease package

• Large open office space of approx. 216 sqm • Entry and exits off Main Street and Blamey Place • Wheel chair access, staff room, toilets & data cabling • 4 reserved car spaces assigned to the lease.

Sale Price: $60,000 fit-out only Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

Sale Price: Contact Agent Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price: $59,950 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

Lease Price: $5,400pcm+GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Business Sale - Mornington

Business Sale – Mount Eliza

For Lease - Mornington

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For Lease – Mornington

Hey Hey Hey, It’s Albert Street

Conrads Restaurant

Mornington’s Premier Restaurant

Mornington Industrial

Lease Price: $5,400pcm+GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price: Contact Agent Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price: $310,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

Lease Price: $1,450pcm+GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

For Lease – Mornington

•Priced for quick sale •Two commercial kitchens on two levels •Long term lease package •Well established business

• Great position for any bar or restaurant businesses • Attractive leasing package • Huge space with deck and bay views • Fantastic commercial Kitchen

For Lease - Mornington

SUITES ON McLAREN 5 LEASED - 3 REMANING Call Us Now, As These Spaces Won’t Last Long

Lease Price: From $195 per week Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 Alisha Maestrale 0400 700 169

1/26 McLaren Place

From $185pw+GST inc OG $5,400pcm + OG

2/10 Blamey Place - 216sqm

Prime Main Street Position

• Prime Retail Position • Long Term Lease Package • In excess of 200sqm • Ready to Occupy

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T imeline: Year by Year Highlights 1916

An application was made for permission to establish a bowling green.

1917

The first Committee was elected.

July 16th Department of Lands grants Permissive Occupancy under the Mornington Foreshore’s Committee of Management to Mornington Bowling Club for an area 150ft x 250ft at 2 Pounds per annum.

December 12th A green containing 4 rinks (estimated cost $100 pounds) was officially opened. This was the first official day of bowls on the recently built/ developed greens.

1921

The Club restarted once Mornington received the promise of its’ own water supply which helped to make green maintenance considerably easier.

1924

Electric lighting installed on green.

1925

Two extra rinks were added, bringing the total to 6 rinks.

1940

Special Meeting - Green keeper fired and given one week’s pay in lieu of notice.

Proposed new green keeper to be paid 4 pounds/week with duties to include full property maintenance and the serving of afternoon teas on all days where bowls are played.

1941

New ground keeper appointed in July at 4.10/week.

1944

AGM - The admission of lady members was deferred and passed back to the Committee to discuss and report back to a general meeting of members.

1945

Croquet club clubhouse purchased for 11 pounds.

Department of Lands grants Permissive Occupancy under the Mornington Foreshore’s Committee of Management to Mornington Bowling Club for an area of 100ft x 66ft and 2 pounds per annum.

After considerable discussion it was recommended that the club cannot see its way clear at present to admit ladies as members of the club, Lady bowlers will be welcome if room is available.

1946

Power Electric Mower purchased at 75 pounds. 50 pounds for completion of tea room, installation of electric light and gas and water connections.

1947

65 members. New tea room added to club house.

The Secretary moved as a recommendation to the General Committee that a Ladies Bowling Club be formed on the old croquet green.Green keeper pay of 6pw to include croquet green and surroundings. New lavatory built/provided at a cost of 30 pounds.

1948

Ladies rules of play drawn up and incorporated into the minutes.

1951

Mixed bowls “permissible” on Fridays and Saturdays

1955

A telephone was installed for the Secretary’s use.

Ladies allowed to increase membership to 40. Motion put “That we make a formal application to Licensing Court for Liquor License.”

1957

New clubrooms proposed at a cost of 2,750 to be built to lock-up stage by October

1958

1965/66 Annual report - 186 full members. Room to enroll 6 new members before maximum is reached.

1969/84

An unprecedented (and unlikely to ever be repeated) string of Premierships in A occurred over this period.

In 1970/71, our team went through the season undefeated.

1971

Shorts allowed as approved RVBA clothing. Permission for dancing one night per week.

1981

Membership was capped at 200 for men and 180 for associates (ladies). Associates had a waiting list of 20.

1985

new building unveiled for inspection and comments from members.

1986

Further building works undertaken. Reconstruction of No.3 green.

Ladies advised by letter that a feasibility study be carried out re installation of a dishwasher.

Bar operations progressing well. Dishwasher installed at a cost of $8000. Fees: Men $80, Ladies - $40, Pensioner - $75, Joining fee - $50.

Maximum membership Men and Ladies 200 each.

1988/89

Proposal and responses to a Labor led sate Government which wanted to relocate the club to make the property/ foreshore more accessible to the public. Strong support for club to remain in its current location.

1989

Meeting with Shire arrange re move. Petitions coming in from other clubs in support.

Council gave full support to stay in situ. Ministerial meeting sought.

Minister Mrs. K. Setches advised that club could remain at present site subject to a lease being drawn up by the Shire and Club.

1991

RVBA warning on smoking.

Agreed area near bar to be designated smoking, all other areas non-smoking.

1993 1994

Major upgrade to buildings carried out.

1995

Installation of automatic watering system at a cost of $8,130.

2001

Lease renewed for another 11 years to December 2012.

2002

Membership down to 133.

85th anniversary sponsors were The Dava Hotel and Mornington Mazda.

2007

90th Anniversary Celebrations occurred.

Tifdwarf grass installed on both main greens allowing for all year bowling and reduced

water usage.

2008/9

Men and Ladies amalgamated in to the one organisation.

MBC was the first club on the Peninsula to do so.

1992

Club’s 75th Anniversary.

Smoking confined to ladies’ and men’s locker rooms.

Cleaner employed once a week. Proposed plans of

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With assistance from their sponsors and the Mornington Peninsula Shire, the club is able to maintain its facilities to a high standard, and keep their members satisfied and happy.

It is these members that are the heart and soul of the club. Their passion for bowls, their goodwill, and their hard work in keeping things running are the biggest factors that will keep the club thriving in its next hundred years, and beyond.

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In addition to these events, a host of intra club competitions are also run, making sure there is always something to do at the Mornington Bowling Club Their current membership stands at 191, with around a third of all members being ladies.

Off the green, the club continues to raise money by hiring out their venue functions and events, such as weddings, 21sts, corporate events, and more. The club’s picturesque location overlooking the water sees it as a prime

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More pets being killed despite spending For more than two years I’ve been watching as the pet loving people of Mornington have been trying to convince Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to improve the outcome for unclaimed pets that end up in the pound. This group has presented petitions, held rallies, attended council meetings and written to the council with suggestions to reduce the number of healthy pets being killed.

Improving re-homing rates benefits all ratepayers as there is a financial cost as well as a moral one when these healthy animals are killed.

In 2016/17 there were two dogs and 15 cats killed every month on average with each incurring a vet’s fee. Looking at the last quarter’s statistics it appears that outcomes are becoming worse with three dogs and 20 cats being killed every month.

What puzzles me is why we invested $900,000 in a new shelter and staffing it on a Saturday morning only to have a few cats a month made available for adoption and no dogs - ever.

In the same period the council were killing 23 pets a month and sending 24 pets a month to rescue groups to do all the rehoming and vet work for free?

I expect my pet registration fee to cover the cost of re-homing pets, I do not want to burden charities with the work my council should be doing with my money. The council doesn’t expect a charity to collect refuse or fix the roads for free - so why expect them to take our unwanted pets?

I guess because they can.

With the council collecting almost $1.5 million each year in pet registration fees I think it should be doing more to stop killing healthy, re-homeable pets.

Mel Ellis, Mornington

Pain of parting

tiful, sensuous, feminine, attractive …”. It must be like living in a horror movie for you Brian.

You have awoken from your carnal beast-like slumber in the 21st century to find that it is not acceptable, nor fair, to treat women as objects for your pleasure, but also that all the attempts to proposition you have stopped.

I wonder why? One reason is that there is a cultural shift away from beauty being a shallow definition; as beauty is from within.

Heather Forbes-McKeon, McCrae

Courageous women Misogyny and homophobia - Cliff Ellen only needs to add racism to take the trifecta (“Comment and confession” Letters 5/12/17). Get a grip Cliff: lewd comments are sexual harassment and I might add that no males in my immediate vicinity have had to be corrected on inappropriate and obviously unwanted behaviour towards women, so perhaps the gentleman doth protest too much.

Women should be celebrated for having the courage to speak out about sexual harassment and employers are learning that these unwanted actions are not to be tolerated even by ‘’cissy looking bosses from the Navy”.

Mel Farnbach, Balnarring

Men, and women “Not always men” (Letters 12/12/17) written so eloquently by Tony Nicholl, has touched my heart. It is not always men, yet all the advertisements would lead one to think it was. There are more ways to hurt someone deeply, other than physically.

The advertisements need to more fairly tackle the issues surrounding family violence.

I can only hope there will be a male counterpart to Rosie Batty, to stand up for the rights of men, especially in relation to children.

Christmas: Peace on earth and goodwill to mankind. It starts in our homes.

Susan Snowdon, Seaford

No signs to attraction

How we love our dogs and, more particularly, how they do love us. In Mt Eliza dogs abound as they do in Mt Martha, Seaford and Sorrento and most other places.

A happy day with your dog is a happy day indeed; at home they stare at you in wonderment and think how extraordinarily clever and caring you are.

There are golden retrievers, Labradors , little white dogs that bark their disapproval and in Mt Eliza a very tall Irish wolf hound along with the oodles of poodles and labradoodles. spoodles, and so on.

But none are dearer than was my beautiful bouncing beardie who died on Monday. At one time she was known as the Queen of Mt Eliza, but she was not given to that affectation and just thought of herself as Kelsey, my constant companion who could round up anything, stop any fight in the dog park and dispense any fox to fox heaven (if there is one).

There comes a time dear reader when the life of our beautiful companion comes to an end and, if we take a dog on, we must also be prepared for its demise.

It is not too hard with Kelsey. Why? Because she loved me unconditionally and would not want me to endure any pain on her account. But I am.

Tony Nicholl, Mt Eliza

Times have changed Brian A Mitchelson (“Paying the Price” Letters 12/12/17) “ … women were women then: beau-

Where is the signage on the Mornington PeninsulaFreeway, Peninsula Link, Point Nepean Rd and even EastLink, that points visitors to The Eagle [gondola ride up Arthurs Seat]?

You would think Mornington Peninsula Shire Council would be trying to encourage tourists to our area but, unless you already know the way, there is nothing to show drivers where to exit.

With the influx of tourists in the next few months, there would be plenty of customers using The Eagle to see the lovely views of our the bay.

Pick up your game whoever is responsible – council, VicRoads or the peninsula tourist group and get some signage out there.

Dawn Cracknell, Capel Sound

Sights to behold A small percentage of Australians are suggesting Australia Day, 26 January, be re-named Invasion Day. With respect, they are way off the beaten track. We already claim title to Invasion Day, namely 26 December, once known in Rye as Boxing Day. This is not a complaint, rather a reality.

Indeed, there are pleasures to behold right up to Australia Day, which we sometimes call Farewell Day. To some of us a visual spectacular.

Females, beautiful as ever, in short shorts, soft dresses, even bikinis in Woolworths. All ages, including my preferred age group (30 to 69), some finding their way to my RSL drinking spot.

Previously I’d never seen thighs until I was past 60. A month to ignore the ratbags, free of politicians. Do not forget to lock your garden hoses in your sheds.

Cliff Ellen, Rye

Pool support I attended the 12 December Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meeting. Thank you to Councillor Antonella Celli for her continued passionate representation of the case for our much-needed 50 metre indoor pool at our

proposed Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre.

Thanks also to [Crs] Simon Brooks and Frank Martin for their well expressed and logical supporting arguments.

Our mayor Brian Payne showed strong leadership and well reasoned argument too.

These four councillors have really listened to our community.

As a resident of Rye and a regular Colchester Rd pool user I was really disappointed to witness other councillors ignoring overwhelming and diverse community feedback and playing politics once again.

Don’t let up on this matter. Contact your councillors, particularly those who are trying to hold this up, and get a low budget solution. It is too important to our wider southern peninsula community and we are in real danger of getting a second rate aquatic centre. Keep reminding them that this aquatic centre is for the whole of the southern peninsula. It is not a new 25 metre pool for Rosebud. The detailed business case is posted on the council website. Make sure you look and keep fighting. We are too close to give up now.

Carol Dickman, Rye

Screens have a purpose I immediately thought the same as Robin Cooper (“Screen scream” Letters 12/12/17) when I spied the shade cloth adorning the median strip throughout [Mt Eliza] village.

It was only after deep introspection that I excused the apparent absurdity for the following reasons: There have been too many old age pensioners nicking across Mt Eliza Way many metres from controlled traffic crossings and pedestrian crossings trying to get to their banks, real estate agents, coffee shops, financial advisers, finger nail beauticians and travel agents.

Collective OAP anxieties in what their properties are currently worth by the day as the many real estate agents vie for their commissions, where can I get my next coffee fix to cope with the stress of keeping up with the Jones or, increasingly, the Wongs, and how much am I worth today? Additionally, the need to stay young to compete with the millennials, and how can I cash in and spend the kids’ inheritance before they get me booked into one of the many retirement settlements being hastily planned for Mt Eliza, and now, sadly, Mt Martha?

But Mr Cooper, the main reason for the abundance of shade cloth is to provide some healthy growing conditions for the new plantings and a more attractive village.

My advice is to keep to the crossings and, if you can’t see above the screen when driving, sit on a cushion or elevate your drivers’s seat appropriately.

I remain your friend, hopefully, and wish you a safe Christmas season Ian Morrison, member South Eastern Centre of Sustainability and Mornington Peninsula Ratepayer’ and Residents’ Association

Stop the sale Infrastructure Australia seems to be the front for the corporate takeover of the last publicly-owned asset in Australia. Its latest advice to government seems to be to flog off the state’s water infrastructure to private enterprise. This would of course only happen after “rigorous” safeguards are put in place to protect the ordinary user and the disadvantaged.

I’m sure I have heard that mantra several times before. For instance, when electricity and gas was privatised. And wasn’t that a success for us consumers of these commodities?

Not only are we paying through the nose for these utilities, but our energy security has evaporated.

Keep infrastructure in government hands and make our politicians responsible for these services.

Rupert Steiner, Balnarring

Weathering times I enjoy your “100 years ago” articles, so you may be interested in much older times from the 1803 Collins Settlement at Sorrento. Tongue in cheek, I don’t know who to blame for the early weather as there was no coal, industries, only big Aboriginal tribes on Arthurs Seat and seasonal mussels and fish on the peninsula.

From the diary of the Rev Robert Knopwood, Collins Settlement, Sorrento 9 October 1803 to 31 January 1804: Sailing into Port Phillip, strong gales, hard squalls, pm fresh breezes, clear weather. Then some light breezes, some rain, but generally fine until Mon 31, rain,

much lightning, 10 am dreadful tempest, severe lightning, which continued through November into December with references such as thunder, tempests, wind too strong to go fishing, extreme cold hard gales - a respite for Christmas Day with fine weather for a couple of days, the lightning and rain again by the 27 Dec, New Year’s Eve not bad but by the morning of Jan 1 very cold with rain which persisted until; a hot day Jan11 then hot weather until Jan 15, yes rain, thunder lightning heavy winds and two men drowned in boat when trying to come back from Swan Island.

At last hot weather, up to 120° and Thurs 19 Jan strong hot NW wind at 9am and the country all on fire about Arthurs Seat and to the NE of it. They were probably p[leased to head off to the Derwent, “Fri 27 Jan 1804, the majority on aboard the Ocean to sail to what became Hobart.

As a follow-up, in the 1939 Christmas when Dromana had become a popular holiday camping area, there was a bushfire on Arthurs Seat, the wind changed and blew the fire through Dromana, one casualty was the Women Haters’ Society Hall burned down – divine retribution.

Keith Murley, Blairgowrie

Help is at hand Some people may find the festive season difficult, particularly those experiencing isolation, loneliness or mental health issues. These experiences can all be heightened as we are bombarded with messages of family celebrations, gifts and holidays.

As well as this, thousands of young people may be facing big life changes over the coming months, such as starting a new school, awaiting exam results for higher education opportunities or beginning a job.

Losing the normal routine and structure of school, regular contact with friends or having to financially support themselves can make this time particularly challenging.

Some young people may have less parental contact leaving them vulnerable and changes in their mental health going unnoticed.

Families and friends are key in helping a young person get support. Knowing the signs and symptoms something might be wrong and then how to get help is important. For anyone supporting a young person they don’t need to be able to solve everything. However, noticing changes and signs that something isn’t right is a good first step. Being withdrawn, not wanting to be with friends, not doing the things they would normally enjoy, ongoing worry or irritability are just some of the things to look out for.

As the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 who are going through a tough time. This can include support around mental health, physical health, work and study or alcohol and other drugs.

The website headspace.org.au has resources for young people, families and friends covering different mental health issues and self-care strategies. Help can also be accessed via eheadspace. org.au providing online and telephone support 9am-1am daily, including Christmas Day. Jason Trethowan, headspace CEO

Season of belonging For many Australians, the festive season is one of joy and connection, where friendships and family are celebrated, food is shared and holiday plans are made. For others that sense of togetherness, warmth and belonging will not be felt, and an acute sense of loneliness will take hold.

Christmas Day might be lunch for one, sleeping rough or spent with the paralysing uncertainty of not knowing where family is, after being separated because of war or conflict.

At Red Cross loneliness is not something to be ashamed of. We’re there for people who have nobody else: calling and visiting, driving them to appointments, offering one-to-one support to those struggling with mental illness, or giving a warm welcome to those seeking safety from violence or persecution.

We know loneliness doesn’t discriminate. It stealthily creeps into our lives, no matter our age, gender or ethnicity, and takes hold when tragedy happens, like losing a loved one, a divorce or losing your job.

Red Cross is calling on you to make this the Season of Belonging, by taking simple steps. Be kind on social media, say hello to your neighbours, volunteer or check on someone you know is in trouble.

Wenda Donaldson, director Victoria Australian Red Cross Mornington News

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Rare Mustang duo taking to Western Port skies FOR aviation enthusiasts Wednesday 6th December was special as the two Tyabb based WWII era Mustang Fighters flew in formation over Westernport for the first time.

The silver Mustang A68-199 was delivered to the RAAF in July 1951, long after the USA had finished

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production of this classic fighter. It is the world’s youngest Mustang but had not been operational since 1979.

The dark mustang has been based at Tyabb for many years and is operated by well known aviatrix Judy Pay. A68-199 was to be exported to the UK in 1979 but was confiscated

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by Australian Customs when it was discovered in a container that also contained a Messerschmitt Bf109 that had been disguised as a Mustang and which carried falsified export papers.

The Bf109 now resides in the Australian War Memorial at Canberra and Customs released the Mustang

in 1988. It was displayed at Fighter World Williamtown and then RAAF Point Cook Museum.

Peninsula Aero Club member Graham Hosking acquired the aircraft and subsequently fellow member Peter Gill purchased and restored it to flying condition. It first flew after

rebuild in December last year.

It is planned both mustangs will fly at the upcoming charity Tyabb Airshow on 11 March and discounted Early Bird Tickets are available until 31 December, a great Christmas gift idea, see www.tyabbairshow.com

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Conscription push fails as ‘No’ vote wins Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE referendum to decide for or against conscription was held throughout the Commonwealth on the 20th December, and the latest figures to hand show that the ‘No’s’ have a majority of 152,220 *** WITH the advent of hot weather there have been several fire alarms but no damage, so far, has resulted.

On Monday evening a party of fire fighters who answered the call of the bell, were successful in subduing a fire at the back of the park which was raging uncomfortably near the homes of several people.

It was not till after three hours strenuous efforts on the part of the volunteers that the fire was put out. *** A FIRST class entertainment is advertised to take place at the home of the “Kooyong” Club boys, Frankston, on New Year’s Eve. There will be unlimited amusement and everyone is invited to be present.

A collection will be taken up which will be handed to Major Conder for the boys at Langwarrin Camp. *** CHRISTMAS services will be held at the Frankston Methodist Church on Sunday next.

Mr C. Northcott of Brunswick, will preach in the morning and Rev E. Tonkin in the evening. Special vocal and instrumental selections, appropriate to the season, will be rendered.

On Xmas morning at 11am Rev E. Tonkin will conduct worship in the church. *** ON Sunday afternoon last between fifty and sixty soldiers from Caulfield Hospital were entertained in the Hall, at afternoon tea, and on Monday a party of 300 interstate soldiers, returning from Palestine, were brought to Frankston from the boat, by the Volunteer Motor Corps, where luncheon was provided, on a very lavish scale, by the Wattle Club.

The weather was very hot, but everybody worked with a will, and the boys appreciated the efforts made on their behalf.

As the journey to Melbourne was commenced early, afternoon tea was dispensed with and the time was very happily spent with music and singing. *** PERSONS wishing for cool storage for fruit during the Xmas Holidays are notified that they can be accommodated at the Tyabb Cool Store. *** THE children attending the Frankston Church of England Sunday School gave a very successful concert on Monday evening last.

Mrs Dial, who trained the performers, (Mrs McFarlane having been compelled to give up the work on account of ill-health) has every reason to feel gratified at the results of her labours.

Mrs Bell very ably assisted in this work and much credit is due to these ladies for the time and attention devoted to the children.

Every item was well done, and the little tots especially were most entertaining. *** THE unveiling of an Honor Board, in memory of those lads who had enlisted from within a distance of three miles from the School took place at Langwarrin North School on Saturday last.

Great interest was shown in the proceedings, the building being crowded with friends and visitors.

The Board is a very handsome piece of furniture, made of colonial blackwood, with massive pillars on each side, with names neatly inscribed in double columns.

The Hon. A. Downward performed the ceremony of unveiling in a neat and impressive speech, which was listened to attentively and frequently applauded by those present.

Mr Downward briefly reviewed the cause of the war, which was not one of our seeking, but had been forced upon us by the militarism (and despotism) of Germany and Austria.

At the commencement Great Britain did not have a large army but it was well disciplined and were enabled to stop Germany in her march of depredation.

There is no doubt that if Great Britain were brought to her knees, part of the peace terms asked for by Germany would be the handing over of Australia to her, and it is to the men who have fought and to those who are still to go that we owe the safety of Australia, and their names should ever be held up in esteem

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*** “THIS is the bigger crowd Hastings has ever seen,” remarked Rev W. O’Hagan. parish priest of Mornington, on Sunday afternoon in welcoming Archbishop Mannix to the district for the purpose of opening a building which is to serve the dual purpose of a primary school and parish hall.

Included in the assemblage were many people who went down to Hastings from Melbourne in chara-bancs.

The structure and furnishings cost £1130 and there was a liberal response of £150 to an appeal to reduce the existing debt of £670. *** THE drawing of the Miniature Picture Campaign art union took place in the Melbourne Town Hall on Friday morning December 12th.

The Lord Mayor, Cr Stapley, presided and there was a large body of representative citizens present.

If all the fifty prizes are not claimed within the next three months the drawings will again take place. *** CLEMENTS TONIC LTD. “Your tonic is one of the quickest nerve and brain cures known. I tried all kinds of doctors’ medicines, and got no relief as I have from your tonic.

I could not stand anyone talking to me, or the noise of the town traffic.

I lost appetite and weight. I was that weak at times a child could push me over. I had to give up work. I lay hour after hour awake, now I can go to bed and almost sleep at once.

My case was one of the worst I ever heard of. I thought I would never get well. I can hardly believe the relief I have got from Clements Tonic.

Nearly all those symptoms I told you of have left me, and two or three more bottles will make me strong. *** AT the monthly meeting of the Lady Mayoress’s League held in Melbourne Town Hall, it was announced

by Miss B. Heuty (hon. organiser) that every sailor in the Australian Navy would receive a guinea as a Xmas gift from Victorians.

All other States were giving 15s 4d a man, but Victoria was giving £1 1s. *** IN order to supplement the funds of the League which were becoming low, Miss Henty suggested that a “shop” be established for a week early in the new year, and asked that workers take holiday opportunities of making suitable and dainty needlework goods for the “shop”.

Donations of other kinds such as jams, preserves, sauces etc would be gratefully received. *** ACCORDING to our usual custom there will be no publication of the “Standard” during Xmas week.

The next issue will be on 5th January, 1918. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 22 December1917

Have your say Library opening hours Our libraries have undergone some significant changes over the past year, with new layouts, self-serve kiosks enabling our team to provide more customer focused service and additional programs.

Now we’re looking at how we can improve our Opening Hours across all our libraries. New opening hours are proposed for the Shire’s four libraries to improve opening hours that best suits our community.

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A Study In Irony

By Stuart McCullough I’LL admit I was resistant. When my wife suggested we reorganize my study, I conjured all manner of reasons to put it off. Sore back, slight cold, lunar eclipse – I invoked them all as a means to delay the inevitable. There are some tasks that – like launching a space shuttle – demand nothing less than ideal conditions.

But eventually the moment that’s been so long delayed finally arrives and cannot be denied. Or, put another way, I surrendered.

To call it a ‘study’ would be put things too highly. Really, it’s a small room with a near-catastrophic amount of stuff crammed into every nook, cranny and shelf. It’s as if every largely useless possession I owned had been sucked in there, like a land-locked Bermuda triangle that devoured books, CDs and ephemera instead of boats. This room was nothing short of a magnet and, it seemed, everything I’d ever owned was made of metal.

The grand plan was this: move the desk from the middle of the room and press it up against a wall, thus leaving an open space in which I could do as I pleased. Even before we started, I had several ideas, most of which involved throwing of some serious rock shapes.

I almost pitied the neighbours, whose living room window would make them unwitting spectators to whatever performance I deemed appropriate to put on.

Books were rearranged. Objects were given a home. And the desk that had once sat in the middle of the

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room like a beached whale – albeit one that was assembled with an Allen key – was repositioned against the wall. We were standing in the middle of the room, an act which had a short time earlier would have been impossible, when my wife made a casual remark to the effect that I had basically replicated my father’s study. It wasn’t

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so much that I agreed with her as I experienced a moment of clarity.

My father’s study was off limits.

It too had a large desk and shelves stuffed with books. There were no CDs but a small display stand that held cassettes. The tapes included the Little River Band album, Diamantina Cocktail, which (to the best of my

recollection) he never played. Doubtless, he bought at a service station with the best of intentions. Other cassettes included various iterations of ‘Hooked on Classics’. To this day, the tapes are still there, even though I doubt there’s anything left to play them on.

It was his Fortress of Solitude. Although I don’t recall him spending a lot of time in there, the fact it existed seemed important. Kind of like a panic room, I suppose. It was here that the photo albums were kept. These were home to hundreds of pictures that were almost exclusively out of focus. Despite the poor quality of the photography, our parents were never shy in telling us that if ever there was a fire, they’d rescue the photo albums first. It was also the room that held the stamp albums. It was a hobby he tried to encourage. It’s fair to say that the passion for stamp collecting never really took hold of any of us.

There were also all manner of objects collected from the four corners of the globe. These include an ostrich egg and a mug celebrating the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana. It’s interesting that the disintegration of the royal marriage didn’t result in a demotion for the souvenir crockery. By right, the Charles and Di mug should be used for Cup-ASoup by now, but it still holds pride of place. My father would insist that these items are valuable historical artifacts, the possession of which demonstrates a rapacious intellectual curiosity. I, on the other hand, would describe them as novelty items.

As children, we weren’t allowed to wander in to my father’s study.

Special permission was required. For reasons I can’t quite explain, every time I visited that room I tried to get in and out as quickly as possible. As if by doing so I reduced the chance of breaking something of great value.

Thinking about it now, that study is more a time capsule than anything else. There have been very few changes save for the laptop that now sits on the desk.

It never occurred to me that I had copied it. For whatever reason, I’ve been compelled to create a study of my own, full of books and music and items of trivia. Granted, I don’t have a Charles and Diana souvenir Cup-ASoup mug, but I do have a bookend with George W. Bush’s face on it as well as several Smurfs, which must count for something.

I took a picture and sent it to my siblings with the words: ‘Books, desk, novelty items. Have just realized that I’ve created my own version of Pete’s study’. They all agreed. One sister even texted back to say that she too had created her own version of Pete’s study. Is it genetic? Or is simply a case of the way we were brought up?

I’m sure that one of the hundreds of books that currently surround me has the answer. We all come from somewhere. And, in a strange kind of way, perhaps there’s a part of us that’s always trying to get back there.

Trying to recreate the home we grew up in. It’s something I’ll think about, next time I’m spending time in the study. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Year ends in draw drama PROVINCIAL

By IT Gully LANGWARRIN and Mornington have staged a wonderful end to the 2017 calendar year in MPCA Provincial cricket with an epic draw at Alexandra Park.

Chasing 264 for victory, Langwarrin needed just one run and Mornington one wicket heading into the final over of the match.

Mornington quick Luke Popov stepped up to the plate and had Sam

Prosser caught by Charlie Parker to see the game end in a draw.

The match ebbed and flowed and for the most part, it appeared that the Dogs were on top and victory seemed imminent. At one stage the Kangas were looking down the barrel at 7/153 when Simon McEvoy was trapped in front for a blob.

However, Trav Campbell (60) combined with Simon Parrott (17) and the tail to get the Kangas within a sniff.

Sam Prosser was superb for his 39

and he deserved to get his side over the line. Adam Campbell, batting at 11, was also still there unbeaten on 17 at the end, highlighting the true grit of the team.

Baxter cruised to victory over Mt Eliza.

Chasing just 111 for victory, Baxter resumed in front at 3/139 with Daniel Warwick unbeaten on 61 and Justin Bridgeman not out nine.

Bridgeman eventually finished unbeaten on 46 and Warwick on 93.

They declared at 3/207.

Looking for an outright, Baxter had 80-odd overs to try and pull it off, however, the Mounties dug deep and finished on 7/171. Dale Irving picked-up three wickets for Baxter.

Peninsula Old Boys made light work of Sorrento, winning by five wickets.

Chasing 194 for victory and resuming at 0/5, the Old Boys went on to score 5/194 in just 61.3 overs.

Dylan O’Malley was dominant at the top of the order with 92 while Wade Pelzer scored 51.

CJ King was the pick of the Sorrento bowlers with 3/30 from 12 overs.

Things ended badly for Crib Point last week and they didn’t improve any on the second day against Pearcedale.

After rolling the Dales for 160 last week, the Magpies resumed at 1/0.

They were bowled out for just 89 in 57.2 overs.

Chris Dew was superb with 6/12 from 19 overs (including 12 maidens) for the Dales.

Hillmen mowed down PENINSULA

By IT Gully MAIN Ridge thrashed Red Hill in MPCA Peninsula cricket on Saturday in a day that was marred with controversy at Red Hill.

It appeared on Saturday when the teams arrived at the ground that a Red Hill wine farmer might have got themselves lost on their ride-on mower and ended up at Red Hill Reserve.

You see, when Main Ridge batted at the ground last week for its 214, the ground was described as a “cow paddock”.

From all reports, council came and mowed the grass on Wednesday – a great result for the Hillmen.

However, in controversial circumstances, when Main Ridge turned up on Saturday to defend its first innings total, it noticed that the deck had been cut even finer.

It seems the ‘farmer’ was out on his ride-on mower on Friday afternoon, appropriately decked out in his high visual gear. Call it justice but the shorter grass didn’t help the Hillmen a bit – they were rolled for just 136.

The Red Hill karma bus was driven

by Main Ridge’s Luke Collins, who tore through the Hillmen with 6/47 from 24 overs. Matt Merifield top scored for the Hillmen with 37.

Flinders recovered from its slow start against Long Island, eventually winning by 37 runs.

Chasing Long Island’s 117 for victory, Flinders resumed on day two at 2/20 with Charlie Burgess on 14 and Brennan Gillies on two. Burgess added just four runs and Gillies five, before Neil Barfuss came to the rescue with 54.

There was also some wag in the tail, which saw the Sharks score 150 and remain in equal third place on the ladder.

Moorooduc got the job done against Pines, chasing down the 190 required for victory with three wickets in hand.

The Ducs resumed their first innings at 1/19 with Ben Williams on seven and Madushanka Perera unbeaten on 10.

Whilst Williams added just six, Perera added another 20 before John Collison came to the rescue with an unbeaten 65.

Pat Jackson was the best of the Pines bowlers with 2/61 from 27 overs.

Somerville fell just 12 runs short of Delacombe Park, scoring 218 in reply to the Parker’s 230.

Leigh Lowry almost single-handedly won the Eagles the game, scoring 115 at the top of the innings. Jayde Herrick also opened with 47.

Problem was for the Eagles that the next best score was 17 and there wasn’t another double-figure score after that.

Dean Blight picked-up 3/56 for the Parkers, including the wicket of Lowry.

High flying: Main Ridge smashed Red Hill in their weekend Peninsula league match. Picture: Andrew Hurst

Braves rise as new ladder leaders DISTRICT

Derby day: Seaford took on local rivals Seaford Tigers in the District league. Picture: Andrew Hurst

By IT Gully BADEN Powell has jumped to the top of the MPCA District ladder after beating Rye outright on Saturday.

Whilst the victory seems like a big deal, it wasn’t really.

The Demons were already shot after losing 13 wickets on the opening day of the match and still trailed by 50 runs heading into day two.

Resuming at 3/9, the Demons were rolled for just 59 and Baden Powell finished the afternoon picking up the runs it needed to claim the outright.

Rosebud went for the reverse outright against Mt Martha on Saturday and it went within four wickets of pulling it off.

The Buds made 108 in its first innings and the Reds finished the day last week at 2/32 with Ryan Godwin unbeaten on 23. He went on to top score with 54. Brett Wilkinson finished unbeaten on 31 and Mt Martha declared two runs ahead at 5/110.

Rosebud then went to town with the

bat and faced 24 overs for its 8/122 before sending in Mt Martha for one last crack at the reverse result.

With a win already, the Reds just needed to bat out time and finished on 6/60.

Hastings remains at the bottom of the District ladder after being beaten

by Heatherhill.

The result didn’t end-up as bad as first thought for the Blues, who did recover from its overnight total of 4/59, chasing 186.

They were eventually bowled out for 165, Pat Wilson and Ryan McNamara both scoring 36 runs batting at nine and 11.

Heatherhill batted again and was 7/108 when play ended.

Seaford had the better of its old foe Seaford Tigers, winning by 45 runs.

The Tigers resumed at 1/23 chasing Seaford’s total of 195.

Tigers’ skipper Darren James top scored with 62 and Mackenzie Gardner scored 30, however, there was little support outside of that.

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Frogs leap to the top after victory SUB-DISTRICT

By IT Gully TOOTGAROOK will spend the MPCA Sub District Christmas break on top of the ladder after recording a solid victory against Carrum Downs on Saturday.

It was a tough task for the Frogs, chasing down 198 for victory on the second day of a match.

However, they did it emphatically with a wicket and a massive 25 overs to spare.

Travis French was again superb at the top of the innings for the Frogs, however, the match winner was Scott Stirling, who blasted 84 to get his side over the line. Stirling went out when his side was already four runs ahead.

Jayden Barker was the pick of the bowlers for the Cougars with 3/29 from

13 overs.

Tyabb pulled off one of the wins of the season, coming from nowhere to beat Frankston YCW. When play ended last week, the Stonecats had 153 on the board and had Tyabb reeling at 7/44.

Yabbies’ skipper Joel Whylie was unbeaten on three and Jarrod White was unbeaten on seven.

Whylie finished with 78 and Kyle Martin (11 from 51 balls) hung around long enough at 11 to see the Yabbies score 165 and steal victory. Andrew Kitson finished with and amazing 9/62 from 32.2 overs for the Stonecats.

Boneo had a fair crack at victory against Carrum but finished 50 runs short. Chasing Carrum’s 8/246, the Pandas gave themselves every chance with Jack Beale scoring 58, Mitch Smith 35, Alex Petrovic 32 and Corey Peterson

23. One of them need to go on and make a much bigger score.

Jake D’Atri was the best of Carrum’s bowlers with 4/50 from 27 overs while Rory Brown snagged 3/31.

Dromana made light work of Balnarring, winning by 70-plus runs.

Defending 234, Dromana rolled the Saints for 154. Nathan Kleinig top scored for the Saints with 68 while Jack Fowler claimed 5/44 from 16.2 overs and Zac Klan picked-up 3/27 from 16 overs for the Hoppers.

Ballam Park went within 30 runs of victory against Skye after resuming in trouble at 5/46.

Chasing 156 for victory, the Knights finished 30 runs shy, bowled out for 125.

Spin is in: Langwarrin and Mornington faced off in a Provincial match.

Picture: Andrew Hurst

Greening new gaffer of Eagles

SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie SOMERVILLE Eagles are flying high after last Friday’s announcement that goalscoring legend David Greening will be the club’s new playercoach for 2018.

Greening is the second founding member of Rosebud Heart senior club to switch to Somerville after Neil Herd moved there at the end of the 2016 season.

The switch leaves Heart firmly on the back foot without a coach, still searching for a suitable ground and now without the man who in three seasons delivered 108 goals from 57 league and cup appearances.

Greening had been mentioned as a possible Heart player-coach, Baxter offered him a player-coaching role as an assistant to Francis Beck while Skye United was keen to pair him with Daniel Attard up front.

In the end, it was State 5 South newcomer Somerville which won the battle for the services of “The Green Machine” from England’s Isle of Wight.

“This is a really exciting challenge for me – a new challenge – and we’ll just see how we go,” Greening said.

“I worked under ‘Squizzy’ (Kevin Taylor) for four years and Scott (Morrison) for two years and I learned so much from them.

“I’m looking forward to getting stuck into it and I’m in the process of putting together a pre-season schedule at the moment.

“They finished 10th last year and I’d certainly be looking to improve on that.

“We’ve got a very young squad and hopefully we can get some older heads in there to bring them along.”

Greening’s first season in Australia was in 2010 and he was joint top scorer in State 3 North-West with 22 goals but he only played 16 games for Latrobe University due to the demands of a graduate diploma in teaching.

The following year he took up a posting at Boneo Primary School and has been the physical education teacher there ever since.

He has chalked up the remarkable statistic of winning eight straight Golden Boot awards, four with Seaford United and three with Heart to go with his 2010 success.

Meanwhile, there is a rift between the senior and junior wings of Peninsula Strikers and it may be irreparable.

It centres on the development pathway of the under-16s and under-18s and it is understood that Strikers junior club and Frankston Pines have struck a deal which will see the youngsters go to Pines rather than progress into Strikers’ senior club.

“The language at the Strikers senior club is a massive issue for us,” Junior club president Steve Schreck said.

“The mouths on some of the coaches they had last season doesn’t suit where we’re

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Eagles soar: Football operations manager Zach Peddersen, left, and new Somerville Eagles playercoach David Greening.

headed and what we’re trying to promote.

“We’ve had a lot of people who have been to their games and have come back disheartened and disappointed.

“Officially we are an independent junior club but we’re pushing to have an alliance with a club to give our juniors the best possible opportunity to continue into senior football in the local neighbourhood.

“We looked at Pines and (senior coach) Paul Williams and that is much more appealing to our people.”

Strikers senior club president Trevor Johnston was left gutted by the decision and the reluctance of the junior club to enter into discussion on the issue.

He was due to hold talks with the junior club at 6.30pm on Thursday 2 November but received an email at 2.49pm that afternoon informing him that the meeting would not go ahead as the juniors had decided to cut all ties with the seniors.

“My response was to ask if this was a decision of a minority or a decision of the majority because my view is that a decision like this should go out to all members not just be made by their committee,” Johnston said.

“I had a meeting with a member of their executive who wasn’t overly impressed with the email sent to me and told me that this was not the majority view of the junior club.

“I had sent them a proposal outlining the future of our club and our wish to strengthen the affiliation between us.

“I wasn’t asking them for money as our club can survive without their input, in fact, our finances have improved considerably since I’ve taken over.

“The email they sent was a really poor response and I felt it was a knee-jerk reaction.

“But if they’re not going to be part of it then we need to start our own juniors and that’s where we’re at.

“It’s pretty ordinary to have such a big junior club with no senior club attached and it’s pretty ordinary that they won’t even give us a chance.”

Pines expects to field a young team in the Metropolitan Leagues to accommodate Strikers juniors that don’t make its senior or reserves squads.

Right now though the buzz around Monterey Reserve concerns news of a major overhaul of the facility due to take place in 2019 and 2020.

“We’ve already had $600,000 approved

by SRV (Sport and Recreation Victoria) but council has to come and talk to us and find out specifically how we want to use it,” Pines president Gary Hodgson said.

“Then I find out last week that the whole place is getting ripped down and redeveloped in 2019/20 because of council building codes.

“What we need to go for now with the $600,000 is a disabled toilet and four changerooms down the back so that the changerooms are there when the rest of the building is pulled down and rebuilt.”

Mornington has appointed Danny Black to the role of assistant playing coach of the reserves and the club is hoping to reach agreement with veteran striker Wayne Gordon shortly.

The ambitious Dallas Brooks Park outfit has signed an English attacking midfielder who is due to arrive in January and looks likely to complete the senior squad for the 2018 season.

Langwarrin’s last pre-season hitout for 2017 saw it lose 3-2 to NPL giant South Melbourne at Lawton Park on Sunday.

A Nick Epifano free-kick opened the scoring for South Melbourne, Aaran Curie equalised then the home team took the lead through a superbly constructed interpassing move finished in style by Darcy Pawlik’s clever chip over Nikola Roganovic.

Milos Lujic converted from the penalty spot and the sides went in locked at 2-2 at the interval.

The winner came from South triallist Amir Osmancevic midway through the second half.

In the earlier match, Langy’s under-20s beat Skye United 1-0 thanks to a Keegan Guy goal in the second half.

Skye featured a number of triallists including Matthew Wilson (Melbourne Uni), Ivan Colo (Peninsula Strikers), Brett Neville (Traralgon City), Jordan Redburn (Langwarrin), Gerard Lawler (Langwarrin), Jack Gallagher (Baxter) and Nicholas Yott (Ringwood City).

Niko Matad and Caleb Vaughan also trialled with Skye.

Brian Murphy has joined Southern United’s senior coaching group with primary responsibility for the club’s under-19 squad.

Murphy holds an Oceania Football Confederation B licence, Football Association of Ireland Youth Coaching level 1 accreditation and other FAI coaching badges.

His playing career includes spells with Port Vale, Hayes FC, Dublin City, Kilkenny City, Kildare County, Monaghan Utd and Shamrock Rovers, DPMM FC (Brunei Premier League), Springvale White Eagles (VPL), Eastern Suburbs AFC (New Zealand) and Berwick City.

He has been an assistant coach at Fencibles United AFC and Eastern Suburbs AFC in New Zealand and has been head coach at Denham United women’s team in England.

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Southern players strike gold

By Ben Triandafillou COMING off the back of an under13s WNPL grand final victory, Southern United Football Club juniors, Alex Jones and Alessandra Davis, represented Victoria at the Pacific School Games in Adelaide from the 3-9 December.

Jones and Davis, both 12, helped the Victorian side tie for a gold medal with New South Wales at the national event.

The Victorian side won four games from the six matches with the other two games being drawn with Queensland and NSW. Jones, who plays in central defence for Southern United, trialled as a goalkeeper at the State Schools Victoria trials while Davis played in a forward role as the team’s number 10 as an attacking midfielder.

Alex’s mother and Southern United

under-13 girls’ team manager Lisa Jones said that while the girls played on separate parts of the pitch, they were both as influential as each other.

“Both girls were amazing. Alessandra set up about three or four goals for the tournament and Alex just played amazing – we’ve never seen her play like that before,” she said.

“They’ve done extremely well to keep up with the girls who are a year or two older than them.

“Their coaches at Southern, Deborah Nichols (ex-Matilda player) and Emma Bracken, have had a massive influence on their development and I’m sure the girls would want to say that ‘they wouldn’t have gotten where they are today without their help’.

“They really enjoyed the experience and they said that the ceremony on the Sunday afternoon when they got to walk around the oval with Vic-

toria was kind of like ‘an Olympics ceremony.”

In preparation for the Pacific School Games Jones and Davis had 12 training sessions and three practise matches which included a game against their own Southern United team which they won 2-1.

“They were a bit nervous to start off with when they came up against their teammates but when they were on the pitch they were fully concentrating on the game as that’s how they’ve been taught,” Ms Jones said.

Jones and Davis are now back with their Southern United side for preseason as they prepare to compete in the under-14s WNPL league next year.

Golden girls: Southern United soccer players Alex Jones and Alessandra Davis earned gold medals at the Pacific School Games. Picture: Supplied

Little athletes run big races MORNINGTON Little Athletics had three junior athletes competing at the Pacific School Games in Adelaide on 3-9 December.

The 10-year-olds — Sarai Hughef, Declyn Panner and Sebastian Farrelly — returned home with four medals from the national event.

Hughef combined with Panner and two other Victorian girls in the 10-year-old girls’ Swedish relay to earn a silver medal.

Hughef also competed in the 10-year-old girls’ combined event (combines the results from the 100-metre sprint, 800-metre run, shot put and long jump) where she finished in 11th place.

Panner, who ran the 300-metre leg of the Swedish relay, also competed

in the 800-metre and 1500-metre events.

In the 800-metre run, Panner led for the majority of the race but was overtaken just before the finish line and ended up in third place.

In the 1500-metre event, Panner finished in sixth place.

Farrelly also competed in three events which were the 1500-metre run, 800-metre run and the boys’ Swedish relay.

Farrelly was the 300-metre section runner in his relay team which finished runners-up to South Australia, the new record holders for the race.

The teams who finished in the first three all broke the Pacific School Games record for the event.

In the 800-metre event, he ran the

second-fastest qualifier and ended up finishing seventh in the final.

Running quicker than the current Victorian state record, he also finished in fourth for the 1500-metre event.

Sebastian’s mother Julie Burton said it was a fabulous experience for the little athletes who also made a lot of friends on the trip.

“They really enjoyed it. It was nerve-racking for them and probably overwhelming at times, but they looked like they were having a lot of fun,” she said.

“They trade a lot of their hats and badges with different team members to collect and remember the experience.”

Keep on running: Mornington little athletes Sarai Hughef, Declyn Panner and Sebastian Farrelly celebrate their efforts at the Pacific School Games. Picture: Supplied

McLean returns a dual medallist

ROSEBUD Country Club golfer Molly McLean is more eager than ever to improve her golfing ability after returning with two bronze medals from the Pacific School Games in Adelaide.

At 11-years-old, McLean was the youngest player in the under-12 Victorian girls’ team which competed in the national event on 3-9 December.

McLean played four rounds of golf at Mount Osmond, Glenelg, Adelaide Shores and North Adelaide golf clubs to finish up with a bronze medal in the Brenda Carnavas Shield with her under-12s team as well as a bronze medal in the Craig Parry Shield which also included the boy’s competition.

Molly’s father, Craig McLean said she loved playing in the tournament and is now even more motivated to improve her skills.

“She really enjoyed the week and now she wants to get better for next year’s event,” Mr McLean said.

“They really stress at the tournament the importance of having fun and enjoying the experience of representing your state.

“Molly’s only 11 so she will have the chance to go again next year.”

Molly also competed in the State Golf Primary School Finals on Wednesday 29 November where she represented Rye Primary School.

Molly overcame the staunching heat wave at the Kooringal Golf Course to finish runners-up – just two shots behind the leader.

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On the upswing: Molly McLean returns with two bronze medals from the Pacific School Games.

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Junior club champ eyes off Masters

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By Ben Triandafillou JUNIOR golfer Aidan McDonagh picked up the golf bug just under two years ago and now has a junior club championship to his name.

The 15-year-old, who currently holds an 11.8 handicap, said he got hooked on the sport after going for a couple of rounds of golf with his father and a few friends from school and hasn’t looked back since.

Last month McDonagh won the junior club championships at Mornington, carding rounds of 89 and 84 to win by two shots over Tom Matthew. McDonagh said he was ecstatic with the results having also finished in seventh place in the Men’s B-grade club championships.

“I didn’t really think I had a chance after my first round in the juniors but I was able to turn it around in the afternoon,” he said.

“I’m really happy with how I went.”

He has had a year to remember having won his first nett event at Long Island in January as well as winning the Peninsula Division Pennant earlier this year.

Over the last few weeks, McDonagh teamed up with a Mornington junior’s team to compete in the metropolitan level Golf Victoria Junior Pennant competition where they made it through to the semi-

finals. After putting together a string of wins, the team suffered their first loss and were defeated by Essendon on Saturday 9 December.

It wasn’t long before McDonagh was back out on the golf course as he entered into a team’s event at Long Island two days later where his team finished runners-up.

McDonagh, who trains five times per week, has a couple of upcoming tournaments but said he has his eyes set on the Victorian Junior Masters in January next year.

“I will need to drop my handicap to below 10 so I will play as much as I can and practise a few things in my game so I can hopefully make it into the tournament,” he said.

“I’ll probably work on my wedge from 50-80 metres from the hole and then probably my mentality and work on keeping a positive attitude as I go through the course.”

The Victorian Junior Masters has been a great stepping stone for future golfing stars with the likes of Adam Scott (runners-up), Marc Leishmann and Jason Day all on the honour roll.

Top shots: Runner-up Tom Matthews, left, with junior club champion Aidan McDonagh. Picture: Supplied

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Friday January Friday 26th January Featuring Friday–26th 26th January––Featuring Featuring RED SUMMER RED HOT SUMMER TOUR REDHOT HOT SUMMERTOUR TOUR Mornington Food Carnival Mornington Food Truck Carnival Mornington FoodTruck Truck Carnival SUZI FEATURING FEATURING QUATROSUZI FEATURING SUZIQUATRO QUATRO Saturday Saturday 21st January Saturday21st 21stJanuary January SUNSET CINEMA SUNSET CINEMA FEATURING SUNSET CINEMAFEATURING FEATURING DISPICABLE ME DISPICABLE ME 3 DISPICABLE ME33 LET GO FESTLET LETGO GOFEST FEST Friday Friday 12th January Friday12th 12thJanuary January

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THE Rye Gift and Family Fun Day is a traditional athletic event held annually on the second Saturday of January. Held under the regulations of the Victorian Athletics League, the Rye Gift has been presented by the Rye Sports and Social Club since 1975 and continues to be the premier running event on the Mornington Peninsula.

The Rye Gift is a wonderful family fun day with attractions, children’s rides and market goods, and will be held on January 13, 2018. The Rye Gift is organised by the Rye Sports and Social Club with profits from the day being shared by the seven participating Rye Sports clubs, whose members man the gates and stalls on the day. The event grows more popular each year, attracting more entries and larger crowds.This year will be the 44th running of Rye’s premier sporting event, the Rye Gift, on Saturday. The Victorian Athletic League conducts this multi-event program that draws Victoria’s top athletes to Rye each January, and is now billed as a day out for families. Cost is adults $10, and children under 16 are free.

New! French Island Naturaliste tours FRENCH Island is a unique destination. The island runs completely off the grid with no mains water or electricity, there is virtually no traffic, and famously, Kylie Minogue once owned a holiday home here. The 170-square kilometre island is two-thirds national park and now, travellers looking for a nature-based experience can travel around this rugged, unspoilt island with Naturaliste Tours – all just a stone’s throw from Cowes and Stony Point in the heart of Westernport Bay. The new small group experience is scheduled to begin operation early January and offer fully guided land-based tours. On a Naturaliste Tour, visitors to French Island will discover the history and natural beauty of this hidden destination which is located just 15 minutes by ferry from the mainland.

Naturaliste Tours and Western Port Ferries CEO Matt McDonald said the tours provide a glimpse into the beauty and rugged natural terrain of the island.

“The wildlife viewing is second to none and the history and heritage of the island is truly fascinating. After many years without a tourism

operator, we are very excited to launch Naturaliste.”

Here’s a sample of what you may see - Visit the historic remains of Blue Gums Homestead, learn about the history of the island and see this early settler farm including the refurbished chicory kiln. Beautiful vistas, sandy coastline and wildflower displays. Wildlife spotting along the way includes koalas and birds of prey, stop at The Pinnacles Lookout, with views of French Island, Western Port and across to Phillip Island.

Visit the salt marshes and spot unique birdlife and flora before returning to the ferry for a return transfer to Stony Point or Cowes.

Local tour guides will share their knowledge of the natural environment, wildlife and history of French Island during the tours. The purpose built four-wheel drive vehicle can accommodate up to 12 passengers while touring the rugged, unspoilt island in air conditioned comfort.

Tours will depart from Tankerton Jetty on French Island and includes return fast catamaran from Stony Point or Cowes.

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Wine, dine and flowers divine at The Nook HUSBAND and wife team, Mitchell and Julia Edwards decided to combine a love of flowers, cakes and wine and created their very own Florist, patisserie and wine bar in Rye. The Nook not only stocks the freshest seasonal flowers and cakes but has a fabulous cosy wine bar which operates evenings.

Situated in rye on the front beach, The Nook is in a great position with plenty of parking.

“We opened the Nook in mid-September, and sell cut flowers, bouquets, flowers for weddings and special occasions. Our cakes are made locally and we have a delicious selection of cupcakes - vanilla bean cup cake with luscious salted caramel frosting, red velvet cup cake with a berry ganache, chocolate lamington with

kalua cream, praline mousse in a cylinder with Lindt ball, berry cheesecake topped with fresh seasonal berries, and the lemon curd tart,” said Mitchell.

The Nook wine bar we have about six or eight local wines, shiraz, pinot noir, bubbles, rose, nice local products, and a couple of beers.

“The bubbles from Dromana are delicious, and we do a couple of cocktails with a weekly cocktail special,” said Mitchell. “The wine bar is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from lunch time till 11pm.”

The Nook Cakes and Flowers is at Shop 8, 2319 Point Nepean Road, Rye. Phone 5903 5143. www.thenookrye.com.au

Rosebud RSL set to rock in summer CHECK out the line up at the Rosebud RSL over summer, as they continue to offer a diverse variety of entertainment for locals and visitors alike.

Certified Gold, the Ultimate Tribute experience featuring the music of both Neil Diamond and CCR is here. Start your trip down memory lane as Steve Rainsforth has you singing along to every word from all the amazing hits of Neil Diamond. Then be prepared to be up on your feet as the classic play list of songs from Creedence Clearwater Revival is born again in

the body and soul of Melbourne five-piece band, Ramble Tamble – The Australian Creedence Show.

Welcome to the wonderful musical illusion that is BABBA! Then enjoy the glitz and glamour of BABBA who have been thrilling audiences with their superb re-creation of 70’s super group ABBA and the legacy of hits they gave us.

Bookings are Essential for both shows. Phone: 5986 1066 (Group Bookings Welcome).

Neil Diamond New wine bar now opened at The Nook.

Come and enjoy a new wine drinking experience.

Sit amongst the fresh flowers and enjoy the beach view.

Showcasing local peninsula wines, daily cocktail specials, with daily fresh flowers available. located across the road from Rye Post Office

Shop 8, 2319-2327 Point Nepean Rd, Rye Phone: 5903 5143

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New Year’s Eve: ‘No entertainment - No nonsense’ MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will again take a ‘No Entertainment-No Nonsense’ approach to New Year’s Eve on the southern peninsula working in collaboration with Victoria Police to reduce negative impacts of celebrations.

The approach has assisted in providing a safe destination for residents and holiday makers since its introduction more than 16 years ago.

The tactic provides increased security, lighting, additional transport and services throughout the Nepean Ward towns of Rye, Blairgowrie, Sorrento and Portsea.

The aim is to make the peninsula a safe place for people to enjoy the New Year period, and there will be no public entertainment, no public fireworks, and alcohol bans in public places.

A free, one-way bus service will operate from Portsea at 10.30pm and travel to Safety Beach stopping at all designated bus stops on Point Nepean Road.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor Councillor Bryan Payne said “the Shire’s New Year’s Eve strategy is about maintaining and promoting a safe, family location for all to enjoy”.

“The summer holiday period is a great time for the residents and visitors to the peninsula, and it’s important to ensure everyone has a safe and happy New Year’s Eve,” said Councillor Payne.

Have a Safe New Year For more information phone 1300 850 600 or visit mornpen.vic.gov.au/nye

NEW fast catamaran MV Naturaliste | Wildlife, walking and biking at French Island Day trip to Cowes for lunch or touring | Short walk from Stony Point train station Return Fares $26 Adult | $16 Concession | Seniors travel free Saturday & Sunday westernportferries.com.au or call 03 5257 4565

A safe New Year for all Mornington Peninsula Shire is working with emergency services to ensure the southern peninsula remains family friendly on New Year’s Eve. The following restrictions apply over the NYE period: • There will be no planned events (including fireworks) on foreshore reserves • Alcohol bans apply in public places from 30 December to midnight 1 January • A person must not possess or discharge fireworks; fines will apply • Flares to be discharged in an emergency only • Rye pier car parks closed from 4pm on 31 December

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Boneo Tennis Club

Roll up, roll up, Silvers Circus is heading to the peninsula ESTABLISHED in 1976, Silvers Circus provides world class family entertainment and fun. Silvers Circus is a household name in Australia and after almost forty years on the road has evolved into one of the Top 10 Circuses of the World. Silvers maintains all the sparkle, glamour and death defying acts expected of Australia’s premier circus, dedicated to constant innovation and modernisation with extraordinary artists continually arriving from all parts of the world. Silvers circus presents a line-up of stunning international artists, Las Vegas style illusions and captivating production techniques.

Silvers Circus continues to provide jaw dropping entertainment for the whole family and is coming to Bata Shoe Ground, Mornington from Wednesday January 3 - Sunday January 28, 2018. The 2 hour action packed show in the HEATED BIG TOP, featuring Ringmaster and Master of Illusion, Simon Tait includes the Wheel of Steel, the Globe of Death, Hoola Hoops, Clowns, the Roman Rings, illusions and juggling to name a few.

For all show details visit – www.silverscircus. com.au

THE Boneo Tennis Club is located in the Boneo Recreation Reserve next to the Boneo Primary School on Boneo Road and Limestone Road. The club offers four well maintained, synthetic grass courts with lighting for night use.

Keeping up with the times, Boneo Tennis Club has recently installed a new system called ‘Book a Court’ which is all done online for added convenience.

Georgia Keach from the Boneo Tennis Club says it is a new technology that is making the courts more accessible for everyone.

“You book the court online and a pin code is sent to your email to unlock the gates. The night lights go on automatically when playing at night. It is a great innovation that locals and visitors can enjoy without having to become annual members but still get the joy of playing tennis,” she said.

Book from a minimum of half hour to as long as you like, and pay $15 per hour for day and $20 per hour for night sessions when lighting is required.

“We also have a social tennis program over summer which is called Summer Social Tuesdays from 7-9pm on Tuesdays throughout January. It is in a fast four format which is a variation to the standard rules of tennis so a quick game,” said Georgia.

For further details go to www. tennis.com.au/boneotc/

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Boneo Tennis Club welcomes visitors to book a court online and come for a hit. $15/hr (members free) • $20/hr with lights (members $5)

STEP 1. CHECK AVAILABILITY

Visit bookacourt.tennis.com.au/boneotennisclub and view the online booking sheet.

STEP 2. CHOOSE A SESSION

Select your date and session time. You can pay online using most credit cards. You’ll need to register the first time you book.

STEP 3. CONFIRMATION

We’ll send you confirmation of your booking including a PIN to enter at the gate for direct access.

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ONE million Bon Jovi fans can’t be wrong.

Finally the announcement the fans have been waiting for; The group from New Jersey will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018. Artists are eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single. Bon Jovi is the only act in the class of 2018 to have started after the 1970s.

Having long enjoyed commercial success Bon Jovi also won the Rock Hall fan poll receiving more than one million public votes.

The band will be inducted along with Nina Simone, the Cars, Dire Straits, the Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who will receive an Award for Early Influence, at the 33rd induction ceremony on April 14 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland.

When the news was confirmed, long time Bon Jovi guitarist and co-writer of some of the bands biggest hits, Richie Sambora was on holidays in Hawaii. He was humble and when asked for his reaction by Rolling Stone, Sambora said “Just gratitude, I guess. And going, ‘Hey, I’m in the queue with Bob Dylan, Mick and Keith and Clapton, all my heroes and all the guys I grew up trying to emulate’. They are my heroes and my teachers. To be in that line is kind of surreal.

I don’t know if I believe it yet. It’s that kind of an honour. It’s almost not the institution itself; it’s the pedigree of how people got there. To be a part of that whole movement and whole energy as things move forward is just tremendous. I have a lot of thanks for that.”

The great news for music fans is that Richie Sambora and Orianthi are joining forces for a new, genre-spanning musical project under the name RSO that sees these two platinum-selling singer-songwriters and world-class guitarists teaming up as a duo and will be heading to the Mornington Peninsula on 7 January 2018.

RSO will be joining the cream of the Aussie rock industry, Jimmy Barnes, Diesel, Richard Clapton, Ash Grunwald and Dallas Crane will round out this first class Under The Southern Stars lineup. It will be the biggest music event the peninsula has ever seen.

Asked what people can expect from the show, Sambora said “Sincerity. That’s the biggest thing anyone has going from it. Sincerity is about love - we are coming there to spread our sincerity and our love - that’s what we’re gonna do.”

Asked how performing on stage and in public changed in the past 30 years, Richie said “Truly it hasn’t. It’s the same sincerity, and the same

throw down. You do the best that you can do that’s how it hasn’t changed. I mean, obviously, if you look back and go, I’ve got 30 some-odd years behind me of all this life experience and everything I’ve experienced in this business, that’s different. But basically it stays the same because every day you go out and you do your best. Throw down your sincerity and see how that reacts against the audience that’s there, and see how that works. So it’s a very brave thing.”

The other half of the RSO collaboration, Orianthi is an Aussie girl who has worked with many of music’s biggest names.

Michael Jackson, and Alice Cooper, Santana, Prince, ZZ Top, just to name a few, have had Orianthi on stage with them and she will be bringing that impecible musical pedigree to the peninsula.

“It’s amazing and a honour to work with these artists. I am constantly learning and to have the experiences I’ve had has been incredible.

I’ve played huge festivals with Alice [Cooper], toured around the world for 3 1/2 years and learned a lot from him as a performer. And Michael definitely pushed me to get out of my comfort zone while playing,” said Orianthi.

Jimmy Barnes will also be hitting the stage at Under The Southern Stars.

Barnes is the heart and soul of Aussie Rock and Roll. After 40 years on stages of all kinds, Jimmy is an icon – his nickname “Barnesy” conjures up thoughts of rock music at an earsplitting volume. As frontman of the legendary Cold Chisel, to his distinguished solo career, Jimmy has had more #1 albums than any other Australian artist and been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Twice.

“This is a bill I’m looking forward to being a part of!” said Barnes. “This show will definitely rock. In the middle of summer, what would you want to do but get out with your mates and have a party? Join us. I think there will be a few surprises on the day” Don’t miss a rare opportunity to see this top tier calibre of talent in a stunning coastal setting.

The quintessential Australia summer experience is filled with family, friends, good food and great live music and this festival has raised the bar. Under the Southern Stars is the perfect holiday festival!

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Hastings Foreshore Reserve, Mornington Peninsula. Tickets on sale from www.ticketmaster. com.au

The future looks bright for Untold Events Co. IT looks set to be a huge 2018 for the team at Untold Events Co. The season starts with the return of the much-loved Stringybark Cinema at the stunning Emu Plains Reserve in Balnarring.

Six family-favourite films will be showcased over two weeks including popular titles such as of The Never Ending Story, Labyrinth, Top Gun and Footloose. Gates open at 6:30pm for some amazing street food, live music and a bar stocked with Peninsula favourites, Red Hill Brewery beers and Chirping Bird wines.

“January is a super busy month for us”, says organizer Vanessa Johnson. “We love seeing the peninsula buzzing over summer with the influx of tourists and family and friends to the area – it really comes alive. It’s great to see people appreciate the stunning place we get to call home,” she says.

Other events in January include two twilight Emu Plains Markets on January 6 and 20. These markets truly showcase the EPM at it’s best with plenty of amazing food, live entertainment, workshops, lots for the kids and of course over 230 of the very best stallholders Melbourne and the peninsula has to offer.

Next, the team presents the wonderful Hastings Australia Day Foreshore Festival. Now in their second year running the event will feature free family entertainment including a community breakfast, amusements, face-painting and craft with Faery Emma, live music, delicious gourmet food plus 80 of the very best stallholders from the Untold Events Co markets.

Finally, after a crazy month the crew finishes off January on the 27th at their new home in Frankston with the Little Beauty Market. This gorgeous market in the park has become the creative hub of Frankston showcasing over 100 talented makers and creators in the stunning surrounds of Beauty Park. Catch this market on the 4th Saturday of the month from Oct to Apr 10am to 3pm.

And, if that doesn’t sound busy enough (!!!) the team take an exciting next step in April, with a sister cinema opening at the picturesque George Pentland Botanic Gardens in Frankston as part of the City Of Frankston’s Event Attraction Program. Four films will be showcased on the 6th, 7th 13th and 14th of April… stay turned for more details!

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Pier Street Party here again THE Pier Street Party is officially set to shake up Melbourne’s outer suburbs once again on February 24, 2018. For the second year running, the outdoor festival will be jampacked with incredible music and summertime fun for all. Headlining the street party will be Sydney hip hop superstars Thundamentals, with support from a heap of Aussie legends - Art vs Science, Gyroscope, The Getaway Plan, Rackett and Jesswar.

Held outside The Pelly Bar & Pier Bandroom in Frankston, this epic street party will be the talk of the summer. Bringing the local community and music fans together for such an unmissable line-up, The Pier Street Party is guaranteed to set the example for Aussie summer festivals to come.

Frankston City Mayor Colin Hampton is thrilled to play host, saying, “Frankston City is ready to rock as the Pier Street Party prepares for its second year. Council is delighted that our city will be hosting world class acts at this fantastic event for the community and visitors to enjoy.”

And Jeswon from Thundamentals is amped to get in on the fun, enthusing, “VIC, we coming for yiiieeew!!!

Looking forward to playing The Pier Street Party in Frankston next February. Plenty of dope acts bringin the fuego to ya ear holes, come thruuuu!”

Thundamentals have had an absolute corker of a year, with the release of their fourth studio album

Everyone We Know and the newly announced Decade Of The Thundakat national tour, plus a massive festival run scheduled for this summer. Art vs Science will be smashing through their latest single Wickoo and some older fan faves. Gyroscope will be right there alongside them ahead of their 2018 national tour playing their first studio recording since 2010 – their new double A-side Crooked Thought and hits from albums past.

In just one year, loud and experimental pop-punkers, Rackett have gone from virtual anonymity to playing major theatres and festivals throughout Aus, making waves with their debut EP Ready or Not. The Getaway Plan had a busy year on the road, supporting Alexis On Fire and recently wrapping a national tour of their own.

And independent Brisbane-based hip hop artist Jesswar will bring her touring chops to the stage, having been busy sharing stages with 360, Tkay Maidza and Allday.

Masterminded to bring the community together to enjoy a day of world class music; The Pier Street Party team have put together a killer line-up at a very accessible price point for punters. The ticket presale kicks off on Wednesday December 6 at 12PM offering early-birds a chance to nab their tickets for just $55 including GST + booking fees.

For all ticket information, head to www.oztix.com.au

Sail to Queenscliff – 40 minutes and a latte away!

THE sun is out and the summer holidays have finally arrived. As we relax and unwind it’s a great time to think about a road trip and a spot of cruising!!

Take the short drive to Sorrento, find a park and jump aboard Searoad Ferries for a 40 minute ride to Queenscliff.

The scenery is spectacular and there is lots to do onboard. There are outdoor viewing decks and comfy inside lounges.

Wow! Last time I travelled on a ferry it was pretty sterile, but not anymore. Recently refurbished interiors with a range of seating areas, from comfy lounge style seats, bar stools, café and tub chairs make for a very stylish trip.

And you can get a decent cof-

fee with a barista pumping out real coffees. How did we get so choosy about coffee? There were fresh croissants and danishes, egg and bacon rolls and fresh sandwiches and salads to choose from. Kids can play in the playground so mum and dad can relax and watch the scenery slide by.

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carrying up to 2,000 passengers!! On your way back from the main street visit the Whiskey Bar and Brewery at the Queenscliff Brewhouse. A whole afternoon could be lost here, tasting the beers of the region or a paddle of whiskey!

Next to the ferry terminal is the Queenscliff Harbour with shops, cafes and a 360degree observation tower with stunning views. At the ferry building visit RORO Café on the Beach, and I mean on the beach, with panoramic views out to the heads.

The vibe is beach bar/café with great food and excellent service. Outdoor tables & benches with umbrellas and adirondack chairs have front row seats. And there is a protected little spot here for those with four-legged friends, including a doggie watering

black lighthouse, historic fort and roof tops of historic mansions come into view and next minute we were berthed.

It’s a short stroll into the township of Queenscliff. The feel is grand country town with lots of big historic buildings and wide, wide streets.

The main street has a broad selection of shops from clothing and homewares, pubs, providores, cafes & an ice cream shop or two.

It’s home to the famous award winning pie shop, Rolling Pin & the iconic Vue Grand Hotel. If you are in to art make sure you check out the galleries in town, they’re a bit special and a real surprise. Head to the historic jetty and pop inside and learn about the old ‘steamers’ that used to come from Melbourne long ago, some

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Smart. RORO has a Sail to Lunch deal which is hard to resist and great value . $47 for a 2course lunch, glass of wine and return ferry foot passenger tickets. Gotta book online as this sells out fast.

As the sun starts to lower in the sky, it is one of the best times to be on the bay for the sail back to Sorrento. The light is amazing. A good days outing!

Ferry tickets are great value – $24 return for adults and family tickets are only $66 for two adults and up to 3 children. Ferries are very frequent, so it is easy to plan a day – every hour on the hour from 7am – 6pm with an extra 7pm service 26 December – 31 January).

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Something for everyone this summer THE Cobs Peninsula Film Festival will run on both the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas this February.

The Festival will run from February 9-11 and includes the screening of an independent Australian movie, a FREE short film festival held in both Rosebud and Queenscliff locations and a filmmaking workshop with leading Aussie filmmakers.

The FREE short film festival is the highlight of the program and runs on Saturday February 10. Australian filmmakers showcase their work in front of a panel of celebrities and film luminaries who award monetary prizes for the best short films and other categories including best film, best actor, best director and best animation.

This year, the festival’s judging panel includes Isabel Lucas (Transformers, Knight of Cups, Home and Away), Lachy Hulme (Offspring, Romper Stomper TV series), Michala Banas (Upper Middle Bogan, McLeod’s Daughters), Jane Kennedy (Frontline, Triple M), Leah Purcell (Redfern Now, Lantana) and Wayne Blair (Director, The Sapphires and Redfern Now). Australian personality Mick Molloy will MC the Rosebud event.

In a festival first, Disney’s Pixar will launch an exclusive screening of curated short films for families and fans of animation at the Saturday event.

The festival will take place in Rosebud and Queenscliff with the Rosebud

event expected to attract more than 7,000 attendees.

Film fans will roll out their picnic rugs to enjoy 20 short films and live music performances free of charge plus film foodies can enjoy a selection of dining options.

Festival Director, Steve Bastoni, said extending the festival to the Bellarine Peninsula marks the fruition of a long-held dream and increases the

exposure for independent Australian films to our West Coast audience.

“Culture buffs can enjoy live entertainment from 5pm before the program will screen at both locations from 7pm.

By extending the festival to Queenscliff, we are bringing our program to a new audience and providing them with the opportunity to view fresh Australian and International content

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Film enthusiasts and the general public are also welcome to purchase tickets to the exclusive Oz Indie Showcase feature film and launch party at Rosebud Cinema.

Friday 9 February, 7pm - 10:30pm What: Peninsula Film Festival Oz Indie Showcase and Festival Launch Feature Film: That’s Not Me Q&A: with Isabel Lucas to chat

about the film Where: Rosebud Cinema, 30 Rosebud Parade, Rosebud VIC 3939 Ticket: $20 per person Book: via www.peninsulacinemas. com.au Come and enjoy the film, followed by drinks and nibbles.

Saturday 10 February, Rosebud: 4:00pm – 10:30pm Queenscliff: 5:00pm - 10:30pm (films screening from 7.00pm at both locations) What: Film Festival On The Foreshore Where: Village Green, Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula, VIC (4pm10.30pm) OR Queenscliff Town Hall, Queenscliff (5pm-10.30pm).

Tickets: FREE entry, no BYO. For VIP Marquee tickets at the Rosebud location: $150 per person (limited numbers) Sunday 11 February, 10am - 2pm What: Peninsula Film Festival Sunday Workshop Where: see www.peninsulafilmfestival.com.au for locations Tickets: FREE entry The workshop will provide a truly unique opportunity to get first-hand experience with a celebrated Australian Filmmaker. Attendees can fast track their skills by learning from an industry expert.

For a detailed three-day program and to purchase tickets to the Friday feature film screening visit www.peninsulashortfilmfest.com.au

IF your community group, whether school, kinder, or sports club, is looking for a fun night out to raise some much needed funds, then look no further than the Carrum Gardens Bingo Centre.

Established for 25 years, the Carrum Gardens Bingo Centre is open six days a week but seven nights.

“We run bingo every day here between 11am and 2pm and then from 7pm onwards,” said owner Ashley Beckwith. “Bingo is run on behalf of schools and charities so money is always going back to the community by supporting bingo and playing bingo. We are always looking for new clientele, so come on down come with a friend, a partner, your mum, or your sister, and get into the fun of bingo to win some cash prize money.”

Carrum Gardens Bingo Centre is a family owned business that has grown in popularity over the years. Enjoy some time out with friends playing the exciting and timeless game of bingo at Carrum Gardens Bingo Centre, with a café that includes a range of hot and cold foods like a roast just like mum used to make on Saturday nights and promotion nights, as well as homemade cakes, sweets and drinks. Coffee and tea making

facilities are also available.

“Due to its popularity you can now play bingo for less every Sunday day and night of the year,” said Mr Beckwith. “Enjoy some time out with friends and family at our Carrum Gardens Bingo Centre with sessions held six days and seven nights a week. You may also sign up as a member to receive free member’s benefits. Gift Vouchers are available from the centre and make a great gift idea for anyone that loves their bingo.

It is also fantastic for fundraising.”

The Carrum Gardens Bingo Centre raises money for local schools and sporting groups.

There is plenty of free off street parking available at the Centre, which can be easily accessed via Eastlink, Peninsula Link and the Frankston Freeway.

For more information on how you can join in the fun, please feel free to contact the Centre during operating hours.

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