Mornington News 24 January 2023

Art show kicks off

PENINSULA Community Theatre in Wilsons Road, Mornington, was packed to the rafters for the official opening of Mornington Art Show last Thursday 19 January.

The 51st annual show features 750 works and is run by Rotary Club of Mornington. It is open from 10am–5pm daily until this Thursday 26 January at the theatre and online till 29 January.

Four artists are demonstrating painting, ceramics, sculpture and metalwork on most days, and work by area school students is another highlight.

Entry fee of $10 for adults includes a catalogue. Children free of charge.

Details: morningtonartshow.com.au

Council meeting to decide fate of Ryman appeal

Liz Bell Liz@mpnews.com.au

A SPECIAL council meeting will be held tonight (24 January), in a lastditch attempt to appeal controversial planning approval recently given by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a multi-storey aged care and residential development in Mount Eliza.

The meeting will go ahead after being cancelled in mid-January because

of a lack of councillors available, and just one day before the appeal deadline.

The Ryman Healthcare proposal for a large development in Kunyung Road, Mount Eliza, has become a battleground for those trying to protect green wedge policy directions, and developers who rely on what have been described as the peninsula’s archaic zonings.

Cr David Gill, who requested the meeting with Cr Antonella Celli and Cr Debra Mar, said the outcome of the

planning proposal would have “wide repercussions“ for the peninsula, and would send a message that planning policy can be ignored and “loop-holes allowed to enable large developments outside of the urban growth boundary”.

The development would be “another major blow delivered by the state government and VCAT to our green wedge”, he said.

Cr Gill said he will propose motions to appeal the VCAT approval of the aged care development at the Supreme Court; record council’s disapproval

of the VCAT approval being given in holiday period, which made a Supreme Court appeal difficult to organise; and call on town planning minister Sonya Kilkenny to suspend consideration of Amendment C270 (green wedge zoning change) and review the VCAT decision for 60 -70 Kunyung Road, Mount.

Cr Gill is calling for the appeal on grounds that the tribunal “wrongly” gave greater weight to special use zone 2 provisions than green wedge policy directions; there was a “disregard” of

Mornington Peninsula town planning policy directions, the site is outside the urban growth boundary and the development contravenes green wedge strategies; the SUZ2 was designed to protect sites in urban as well as rural zones; aspects of the first VCAT decision were criticised but were not examined; there was a lack of regard for coastal planning policy; heritage issues were not properly dealt with; and the lack of bushfire emergency management plan.

Seeing double: “Moonjava Magic” by Kym Faehse with subject Tay Fairy in front.

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Cycling offers a road to recovery for Julie

FIVE years ago, Julie Hooper’s life changed in a split second, as her body was crushed by a sweeper truck that had rolled out of control.

In a coma for two weeks, Hooper woke to doctors telling her she was lucky to be alive, but that with a snapped collar bone, broken ribs and vertebrae, some brain damage plus a pelvis smashed in six places, the then 45-year-old had a long journey of recovery ahead of her.

Now, at the age of 50, Hooper has just won the road race and the time trial in the recent Women’s National Paralympics C5 Challenge, amazing medical staff, her family and mostly herself.

Hooper basically had to learn to walk again after her accident, but was so determined to get her strength and fitness back that she returned to her childhood sport of cycling.

She still has no sensation in her right leg, and thus rides competitively in the C4-5 sections, which includes riders whose coordination is affected to a low level on one side or in the legs, moderately in one leg or the absence of limbs. Showing true grit and battling constant pain and roadrelated PTSD. Hooper is determined to keep pursuing sporting success, and is currently in training for the Virtus Oceania Asia Games 2023 in March in Brisbane, where she will compete against elite athletes from all over the world.

Because of nerve damage, Hopper has to have her right leg clamped to the bike, and has twice-weekly physiotherapy sessions to keep her body working properly, as well as sessions with a strength and conditioning coach five times a week to try to get the wasted muscles working again.

Abut, as far as Hooper sees it, she had two choices after the accident –either wallow on the sofa in pain, or endure the pain, try to have fun and enjoy life.

After moving from a unit in Frankston to a larger property in Tyabb to complete her recovery, Hooper

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said the Mornington Peninsula community had been supportive and “amazing” during her long recovery, with people “going out of their way” to help.

“I’ve been so lucky, Mornington Mitsubishi, who I bought my car off, have really looked after me and all

the businesses and people I’ve dealt with to get my bike gear and all my special needs have been great, so supportive,” she said.

“I just wanted the chance to say a big thank you to them all.”

Geared up for victory: Julie Hooper pictured with supporter Jamie Neeamuthkhan, general manager at Mornington Mitsubishi. Picture: Gary Sissons

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Day on the water for Ukrainian youth

THE Mornington Yacht Club recently showed its community spirit, hosting more than 20 displaced Ukrainian youngsters who fled their homeland last year after the Russian invasion of their country.

With the assistance the local Ukrainian community and Plast Ukrainian Scouts Australia, Morn-

ington YC volunteers made sure the participants enjoyed some time on the water and a little bit of fun.

On big boats, small boats and power boats all the kids got out on the water, with most taking the wheel or tiller. Then it was back to the club for a barbecue.

Yacht club spokesman Peter Davey

said the participants and their families had fled their homeland with little, and now were trying to start afresh. To support the families, people can donate via: https://www.ukrainecrisisappeal. org/ukraine-crisis-appeal-resettlement-fund

Braving the waves: Oksana Makohon, Plast Ukrainian Scout from Melbourne, and Hafiia Nahirniak, from Kyiv, who was in Victoria to attend the Plast Ukrainian Scout Jamboree held over Christmas/ New Year. Hafiia will return home in a few weeks to continue her university studies and humanitarian work. At the helm is MYC member Lucy Laverty.

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He said he would ask council to call an urgent meeting with appropriate officers as soon as possible to consider an advocacy campaign to defend the erosion of the green wedge.

“The campaign will inform our community and the state government of risks posed by planning decisions, outside of council control, that pose threats to the future of our green wedge,” he said.

However, Ryman says it rejects that the current special use zone that allowed previous development on the Kunyung Road site was an ‘historic anomaly’.

Communications manager Michael Cummings said an independent planning panel had determined that the application of the SUZ2 was “deliberate” and a result of “considered strategic planning over a long period” and cannot accurately be described as a planning anomaly or legacy zone

Cumming said the SUZ2 has been considered appropriate for several decades despite many changes to the planning framework as they relate to the green wedge, and that even if the planning minister approved C270 as it relates to the Kunyung Road site, it would not be retroactive, and cannot affect the approval already given for the aged-care development.

Meanwhile, community group Save Reg’s Wedge has been calling on opponents of the Ryman development to write to the Premier Dan Andrews, as well as minister Kilkenny, to intervene and protect green wedge land.

2022 Annual General Meeting & Community Forum

When: Tuesday, 7 February 2023

Time: 1.45pm for a 2.00pm start, the meeting will conclude at 3.30pm followed by refreshments

Where:

Gunnamatta Room, Mornington Racecourse 320 Racecourse Road, Mornington

The Annual General Meeting & Community Forum will also be livestreamed online. Please visit peninsulahealth.org.au for more details.

Call for jet ski regulations

Liz Bell Liz@mpnews.com.au

AN overhaul of jet ski regulations and enforcement policies are part of a raft of changes being called for by the Mornington Peninsula Council and beach goers fed up with appalling behaviour by some riders.

In two shocking incidents this summer, boat passengers have been terrorised by rogue jet skiers, and in one case a boat was damaged and passengers knocked over.

In the latest incident at Safety Beach last Monday week (16 January) a 16-year-old who had only just obtained his marine licence allegedly intimidated boat passengers by driving close to a boat and deliberately spraying those on board with water before speeding off.

In that incident, Water Police were called and officers on the beach were able to identify the rider once he was back on shore. He was interviewed and charged with dangerous operation, exceed five knots within 50m of another vessel and fail to maintain safety equipment.

Another incident on Christmas day, also at Safety Beach, involved a jet skier with a male passenger terrorising a family on a 35-foot boat 100 metres offshore, repeatedly charging the vessel and creating a violent wake that smashed the boat’s window and knocked some of those on board to the floor.

Video and camera footage taken by the family clearly shows the faces of the two men and the licence number of the vessel.

Jet ski rider behaviour is in the spotlight every summer on the Mornington Peninsula, but these and other incidents have renewed calls for exclusion zones, more policing, and a regulation overhaul.

Mayor Cr Steve Holland said the council was deeply concerned about the safety risk posed by jet skis.

“Our beaches are extremely popular and during the summer months jet ski riders and swimmers share the same space,” he said.

“We are aware of one death but also many near misses that do not get reported. While many jet ski riders do the right thing, unfortunately a small but significant number openly flout the rules, putting lives at risk and threatening our marine life.

“As a local council we have exhausted our options for dealing with this and have called on the state government to step in and do something. This includes expanding the swimming-only zones along the peninsula and for new jet ski exclusion zones at Rye, The Pillars and Safety Beach.

“We want the required distance between a jet ski and swimmers to be increased to 25 metres and an expansion of the 5-knot speed limit to 500 metres from the shoreline.

“We also want greater education and enforcement of the rules, including empowering shire officers to help ensure the rules are followed. If nothing is done, it will only be a matter of time before another person dies or is seriously injured.

Chair of the Rye Community Alliance, Mechelle Cheers, said it was time to move away from the compliance/enforcement model, because it had not worked.

She said an overhaul of the rules was urgent, with jet ski behaviour so bad that many people were no longer able to enjoy the beach or feel safe in the water.

“The sheer numbers of jet skis on the beaches now have just made it unworkable, many of them line up on the beaches, they ride between people in the water and they don’t seem to know or care about the rules,” she said.

“It’s dangerous for swimmers, it’s noisy and it’s unsafe.”

Cheers said the alliance had been lobbying council and the state government for years for jet skis to be treated separately from boats.

Regulations the alliance is calling for include

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making it illegal to berth on the shoreline of popular beaches, more jet ski exclusion zones, banning jet skis from marine sanctuaries including the dolphin nursery at Point Nepean national park and near the seals at China man’s hat, harsher penalties, higher licence fees, noise restrictions and extending distance rules to protect marine life and other non-motorised watercraft.

The son of the 75-year-old man who owned the boat damaged on Christmas day says he is not anti-jet ski and has many friends who use them, but he is backing the call for tougher regulation.

“I have a marine licence and PWC (personal watercraft) endorsement myself, but it’s just too easy to get a licence, and there is no practical element such as a skills test,” he said.

“To send someone into the ocean on a powerful machine with just a pissy little piece of paper they’ve filled out is wrong.”

The man said the violent behaviour of the jet ski rider that rushed his father’s boat highlighted the need for a regulation crackdown.

He said that about 3pm on 25 December he was with his partner, his father and his daughter, 20 and son, 17, when two jet skis came speeding past close to the anchored boat.

“I was in the water, so my partner and my father waved them off and one of them, who was carrying a passenger, came back towards our boat and they were yelling at us, putting their fingers up at us, and just swearing. I got out of the water then, but the yellow jet ski came back again to splash us and missed, so the rider came back again and spun his jet ski around sharply

one metre from the boat. The force blew one of the boat windows out and knocked my misses over. I also copped a jet of water to the chest that really knocked me, and I’m 100 kilograms and 6 feet, so that’s not easy.”

The man, who did not want to be named, said the incident frightened his family, and highlighted the urgency of the need for more police patrols on the water.

Luckily, he was able to take a video and a photograph that clearly shows the jet skiers’ faces and the vessel’s licence number, however the owner apparently told police he had sold the vessel and no longer had the details of the buyer.

Water Police are still investigating. If anybody recognises the two men pictured on the Jet ski, or have information about the Christmas Day incident, should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

PWCs are subject to ‘hoon’ legislation which means owners and/or operators can be prosecuted for operating an unsafe vessel, or dangerously, and PWCs can be seized, impounded and embargoed.

Director of maritime safety at Safe Transport Victoria, Lisa Faldon, said that as the safety regulator for the recreational marine sector, Safe Transport Victoria’s highest priority was the safety of everyone in the water.

“Boats and personal watercraft speeding or being operated erratically close to shore are a significant risk for swimmers and other waterway users,” she said.

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Good samaritans clean up mess

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A MOUNT Martha resident has thanked a community-minded couple who cleaned up after vandals trashed a community barbecue area and attempted to burn a nearby brush fence.

Dee Matthews was walking along the Esplanade at Safety Beach on the morning of 15 January when she and a friend came across a burning mess beside the toilet block about 300 metres from the pier.

There was also a lot of rubbish strewn around the barbecue area and onto the beach, Matthews said she and her friend were horrified at the mess, but after returning from a short walk on the beach noticed two people picking up the rubbish.

“We spoke to the male and female and they mentioned that they lived in Safety Beach and had decided to clean the beach up when they saw the mess,” Matthews said.

“We were so impressed we took their photo, which they were happy with, and I think they deserve a thumbs up.”

Cleaning the mess:Two community-minded strangers were so disgusted by the mess left by others at Safety Beach they decided to take control.

Leave your rubbish and set it on fire: Vandals left a disgusting mess at Safety Beach.

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Fire investigation

MORNINGTON Peninsula Crime Investigation

Unit detectives are investigating a car fire in Rosebud on Friday 20 January.

Emergency services were called to reports

a vehicle was on fire on Boneo Road about 5.45am.

There were no injuries.

Anyone who with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www. crimestoppersvic.com.au.

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Holiday fun with an environmental message

THE Dolphin Research Institute has been continuing its education and engagement message over the Christmas/New Year’s break, with several groups enjoying its summer programs.

A little bit of rain did not dampen the enthusiasm on Wednesday 18 January and the dolphin team was lucky the weather cleared just in time as members roamed amongst the rockpools at the beautiful Balnarring Beach with 2022 ISIC (I see I care) ambassadors and general public attendees.

The ‘i sea, i care’ program is an award-winning, innovative leadership and communication program for primary schools. It is also now being tested in secondary schools.

The ‘i sea i care’ program was developed by the Dolphin Research Institute to showcase to Victorians that “what lives around our coast is too precious to lose”. Its surveys highlight Victorians misconceptions about the significance of unique marine ecosystems and species, when research shows more than 90 per cent of Victorians value the marine ecosystems in other states above their own.

The tide was super low and participants found some supersized seastars and snails and many

other critters such as Decorator crabs, fishes, anemones, worms, crabs and more.

They even saw a beautiful koala in the trees at the rotunda. A fantastic time was had by all and thanks go to the parents/carers for transporting the kids and for making the day so special for the education team at the Dolphin Institute.

The Dolphin Research Institute is based at Hastings, on the shores of Western Port. DRI’s research is focused primarily in the south-eastern region of Victoria, especially Port Phillip, Western Port and the Gippsland Lakes.

DRI began in the late 1980’s by people who were concerned about local dolphins and their marine environment. The Institute has grown into sustainable, not-for-profit conservation organisation that is the ‘go-to’ for just about allthings dolphin related in Victoria.

The Dolphin Research Institute has been caring for the local bays since 1991, and is proud to be pioneering the federally-funded National Dolphin Health Project.

The Institute has over 30 years of dolphin research – members know the resident dolphins through fin identification and regular surveys; it’s data-base is extensive and ever-expanding.

Paragliders set to soar

THE Mornington peninsula Shire Council and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action have agreed to allow paragliders to launch once again from Mount Martha.

The sport was banned from the cliff areas of Mount Martha several years ago after concerns about safety.

But the council, as the appointed land manager, has now decided that paragliding is an allowed activity on the Crown land reserve they manage near Craigie Road.

As a result, DEECA has approved a one-year licence for paragliding at Mount Martha Foreshore Reserve.

Paraglider and instructor Airie Merlin, from Melbourne Paragliding, says enthusiasts are pleased that the sport will again be allowed at Mouth Martha, with the launch site near Craigie Road presenting a rare west-facing launch.

Paragliding is regulated by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

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Star(fish) studded: Children discovered lots of bay surprises at the recent Dolphin Institute engagement at Balnarring. Picture: Supplied

Flying high: Paragliding on the Mornington Peninsula has always been popular, and will soon return to Mount Martha after a long break.

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Big day planned for Luke memorial

After coming off a successful 2022 Australia and New Zealand Police Cricket Club Tournament on the Gold Coast, the Victoria Police Cricket Club will participate in the annual Luke Batty Memorial T20 cricket match to honour Luke, support the Tyabb community affected by the incident and raise awareness for family violence and mental health issues.

Australian Test Cricketer Brad Hodge will be a part of the day, while Hastings MP Paul Mercurio will deliver the first ball to the first batter, Assistant Commissioner of Southern Metro Region Russell Barrett.

This will be the seventh annual game since the passing of Tyabb Juniors cricketer Luke Batty in 2014, who was tragically killed by his father in a family violence incident. This year the event falls within days of the anniversary of Batty’s death. His mother Rosie Batty, who was named Australian of the year in 2015 for her body of work in raising awareness of family violence, has been invited and will attend if commitments allow.

In the 2020 game the organisers incorporated a memorial trophy for a young policeman, Paul Topham, who had recently lost his battle with mental health. Senior Constable Trent Delaney of Somerville Police said Topham, who parents will also be part of the awards presentation, was an integral part of the incident that occurred where young Luke lost his life.

A number of organisations and foundations that represent family violence and police mental health initiatives will also be part of the day, which will be covered by media and live streamed with commentary on social media.

Senior Constable Delaney said the aim of the event was to raise awareness in the local community that family violence and police mental health are real issues that many people face every day. “But we will overcome these issues with unity and respect,” he said.

There will be barbecues, raffles and crowd engagement activities throughout the evening.

Australia Day

AUSTRALIA Day on January 26 on the Mornington Peninsula will be officially celebrated in several places, with a range of community events to mark the day.

Community events will be held from Mount Eliza to Portsea, and all events will provide a free family day out with live music and plenty of activities to keep the kids entertained.

Events funded through the council’s community grants program will take place in Dromana, Mount Eliza and Rosebud, starting at Dromana Pier from 8.30am to 1.30pm, Mount Eliza Village Green from 9am to 12pm, and Rosebud Village Green from 9am to 1pm with food trucks, kids activities and live music.

Other events on the day will include a family fun day at Sorrento Portsea RSL, a street party in Sorrento, and an ‘our survival day’ at The Briars, Mount Martha, presented by Our Songlines, an Aboriginal-owned and woman-led organisation passionate about making Indigenous culture accessible to all.

For more information on these and all our community events, visit: mornpen.vic.gov.au/ ausday

“We hope you enjoy the range of community events we have on offer on this significant day,” said Mayor Cr Steve Holland.

“We hope all events draw in local people and visitors and everyone can join in how they choose. We also welcome and congratulate the many new Australian citizens taking their oath on the Mornington Peninsula and across the country.”

Correction

AUSTRALIA’S largest and busiest drive-in, the Lunar Drive-in at Dandenong has not yet closed, as incorrectly stated in last week’s Mornington News (‘Drive-in celebrates 60 years of reel life’, The News, 16 /1/2023) .

It has been sold for development, but will be open every night until at least later in 2023, according to drive-in directors Katherine and David Kilderry.

PLAYERS are limbering up for the 2023 Luke Batty Memorial Shield cricket match on 10 February at 5pm at the Tyabb cricket ground at Bunguyan Reserve.

Remembering Luke: Brad Hodge, pictured at last year’s memorial cricket match, will again be a star attraction this year. Picture: Supplied

Peninsula to be represented at pride march

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council is encouraging people to “get feet on ground this February” at the 2023 Midsumma Pride March.

The march will start on Fitzroy Street, St Kilda at 11am on Sunday 5 February, with council representatives marching alongside the Frankston Mornington Peninsula LGBTIQA+ Collaborative.

Cr Antonella Celi said the Midsumma Pride March was a way to celebrate, embrace and stand with the peninsula’s LGBTIQA+ community.

The council’s inclusion in the 2023 march stems from its council and wellbeing plan, which aims to fulfil the community’s vision for 2040 to engage with LGBTIQA+community members and deliver programs to support them.

Health and Wellbeing Committee Chair, Cr Antonella Celi, said the council and wellbeing plan was formed thanks to a clear dialogue between councillors and the Mornington Peninsula community.

“Together, the 2040 vision includes exciting opportunities for us to grow and learn. The Midsumma Pride March is just one way we can celebrate and support our LGBTIQA+ community,” she said.

“If you’re looking to join the Shire at the march, secure your free ticket.”

To find out more about this plan, please visit the website: mornpen. vic.gov.au/councilplan.

Circling the country for mental health

Liz Bell Liz@mpnews.com.au

MORNINGTON Peninsula concreter Nik Shepheard knows firsthand the difficulties men face in recognising and dealing with depression, and has come up with a novel way of raising funds to increase awareness and support.

On the Australia Day long weekend, the Bittern man will start on a journey to circumnavigate Australia by kiteboard, beginning at Mount Martha and heading west with the trade winds.

Shepheard has been a kiteboarder for around 23 years and is confident of his skills, but also realises the trip comes with a large set of challenges.

But he says the challenges pale when compared to the challenges many men face when trying to navigate the emotions and stresses of life.

“Through my own experience of someone who lived for years with undiagnosed depression, I know that support helps, and I know we have to keep talking about this to normalise it and get the message out that there is help,” he said.

“I remember thinking that the way I felt must be normal, but I also remember wanting to end my life… but friends encouraged me to seek support and that was the beginning of my healing,” he said.

Shepheard also started an organisation Kiteboard for Life Australia (KFLA) in 2014, with an aim of increasing awareness of depression and suicide.

Shepheard, who has nominated Beyond Blue to receive donations from

a GoFundMe page he has started, said kiteboarding was his choice of travel for the trip because it had helped him over the years to refocus and take his mind of the stresses of the day.

“When I am out on the water, I feel alive and it has always helped me clear my mind”.

Shepheard has a volunteer support team of a skipper and deckhand who will follow him on a boat, which will

become his place or rest every night, and is also hoping to pick up other help on the journey. There will also be regular stops to engage with communities, and as a Rotarian he is hoping to be able use his experiences to do some public speaking.

While he knows it could take up to 12 months to complete his trip, Shepheard said exact schedules are impossible because of changing weather and

other variables.

“I hope to be able to kiteboard for eight to 10 hours a day, with my objective every day to get to a safe point to stop for the night,” he said.

To learn more about Shepheard’s journey or to donate go to his Kiteboarding for Mental Health, Circumnavigate Oz page, his Instagram page or his website Kiteboard for Life Australia.

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Ready to go: Kiteboarder Nik Shepheard, pictured with his support boat skipper Steve Dart, moored at Mornington. Picture: Liz Bell

Celebrate Australia Day in Mt Eliza

CELEBRATIONS in Mt Eliza for Australia Day on 26 January will, once again, have plenty to entertain the whole family. The free outdoors community event shall have activities on the Village Green.

Entertainment will run from 9:00 am till 12:30 pm on the Village Green, with the formal program starting at 10am with the flag-raising by 1st Ranelagh Scouts.

A free sausage sizzle will be available for all throughout the event, and free indigenous plants available to take home, supplied by ‘The Briars’ Nursery. Musical entertainment will be provided by Rob Foenander, everyone can join in!

Kids will be able to get up close to wildlife in the very popular, hands–on Australian reptile show and exhibition and interact with frogs, turtles, spiny-leaf insects, shingleback lizard, dragon lizard, pythons, and maybe even a crocodile.

Younger kids will love the cute animals in the animal farm. There will be free face painting and balloon art.

Australia Day in Mt Eliza is run by the Rotary Club of Mt Eliza, sponsored by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and supported by Ritchies IGA and Mt Eliza Community Bank (Bendigo Bank).

We want

thoughts on open air burning

As part of our new Community Amenity Local Law, we’re now reviewing Part 4 that deals with open air burning, incinerators and chimneys. We’re seeking the community’s feedback to help us consider what’s important to you in this space, what emerging issues there are and ensure the Open Air Burning Local Law is relevant.

Fluid situation: Volunteers from Rotary Club of Mount Eliza at last year’s Australia Day celebrations.

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Prize boost for pro golfers heading to Rosebud

THE stakes have grown higher for Australia’s top golfers who will gather at Rosebud Country Club this week for the start of the Webex Players Series, a collaboration of the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia and the WPGA Tour.

The PGA and the WPGA announced this week that the prize pool for the innovative, mixed-gender professional golf tournament has been increased to $250,000, an increase of $50,000.

All four Players Series events to be played over the rest of summer – at Rosebud, Cobram Barooga, Bonnie Doon in Sydney and Cypress Lakes in the Hunter Valley – are now worth $250,000, with the total pool hitting $1 million for the first time.

The Rosebud leg of the series, TPS Victoria, tees off on Thursday morning and runs until

You can watch all the action unfold from the best seats in the house at the Webex Players Club, overlooking the 18th green and featuring a resident DJ, and food and drinks package. Head to ticketek.com.au to book.

The Players Series was initiated in January, 2021 by the PGA Tour of Australasia and WPGA Tour Australasia with a primary goal of providing playing opportunities and pathways for the next general of Australian professionals, complementing the existing tours. The first event was played at Rosebud Country Club in that year, and was a clear success, leading to an expansion of the concept from two to four events in 2022.

Men and women play at the same venue and for the same prize in the Players Series events, and amateur golfers including juniors have the opportunity to rub shoulders with the professionals during their own separate weekend competition.

Queenslander Jake McLeod and Victorian Matt Griffin will be joined by 2022-23 season winners such as Deyen Lawson, Tom Power Horan, David Micheluzzi, Andrew Martin and Aaron Wilkin, along with dual Vic Open champion Dimi Papadatos, Japan Tour star Anthony Quayle and defending champion Todd Sinnott.

The women’s entries are headed by the legendary seven-time major winner Karrie Webb and LPGA player Steph Kyriacou from Sydney. “It’s hard to imagine exactly where I’d be right now without that win at Bonville

a couple of years ago,” said Kyriacou, who is already ranked third among Australian women.

“Playing professional events as an amateur was crucial in my development and I’m sure we’ll see a few girls step up and make names for themselves during the season.”

Kyriacou exploded on to the professional stage after winning the WPGA’s Bonville event in 2020, travelling to play on the Ladies European Tour, winning rookie of the year honours on that tour, before qualifying to play the 2022 season on the LPGA Tour in America.

The players in Rosebud this week will use a composite of holes from both the North and South courses, part of the incredible cluster of magnificent golf courses on the Mornington Peninsula.

Entry is free and the tournament will be televised live by Fox Sports and Kayo Sports.

Photos supplied: L-R: Stephanie Kyriacou, David Micheluzzi

Sunday. It is the third consecutive year that one of Australia’s finest golf courses hosts at TPS event.

PRIVACY, PRESTIGE, PEDIGREE AND POSITION

OCCUPYING 4871m2 across three lots and a mere 200m from the beach, this 1986 Andrew Norbury-designed home is an exemplar of grand seaside design. Featuring a tennis court and botanical landscaped gardens, the home itself is zoned for family enjoyment with an updated kitchen and vast open plan living, surrounded by shaded verandahs and lush lawns. Lime washed timber and abundant glazing are deployed generously throughout the airy floorplan creating a Scandi-meets coastal vibe whilst a striking vaulted ceiling in the vast open plan living links the structure with the peaceful,

natural environment. A watch tower on the third floor is both a retreat from which to enjoy the meeting of sky and sea as well as epic sunsets over Port Phillip Bay’s horizon. Elegant proportions continue with zoned living, each zone – the master and two fit-for family suites – are distinctly separate with their own bathrooms and a living area in one. The kitchen has recently been updated, with new Miele ovens, a warming drawer and cooktop, as well as an Asko dishwasher and stone benchtops. Breezeways and natural light are oriented for seasonal advantage ensure a cosy temperature

year-round, whilst gas ducted heating, an open fireplace and split systems are put to work at the weather extremes. Covered parking for three vehicles as well as two garages, recreational vehicle storage and a potter’s yard, complete the accommodations. Few seasonal – or primary – homes capture grace and charm in such abundance. Clovelly does so with genuine charisma and practicality: an hour’s escape from the city without the traffic and stress of locations further down Point Nepean Road, on the luxury of a secluded seaside estate.n

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TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK

SUNDAY THE BACHELORS AUSTRALIA

TEN, 7.30pm

While The Bachelors Australia hasn’t been the big hit network bosses had been hoping for, any seasoned Bachelor viewer knows that it’s the finale that packs the cringe-worthy (or gobsmacking) punch. While no one can probably eclipse Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins’ memorable finale, chances are Felix Von Hofe, Thomas Malucelli and Jed McIntosh’s search for love will wrap up with a glittering flourish tonight. Does dapper host Osher Günsberg (left) have any clue what’s coming?

FRIDAY

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

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SATURDAY

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

TEN, 7.30pm

This long-running spin-off of NCIS continues to bring the drama as our federal agents apprehend criminals who pose a threat to national security. In “Flesh and Blood”, guest star Pamela Reed (Parks and Recreation) plays Deeks’ mother Roberta, who comes to town to meet Rosa (Natalia Del Riego), the teenage foster daughter of Kensi (Daniela Ruah, right) and Deeks. But is it too much for Rosa, a young woman adjusting to life in an unfamiliar country?

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4.35 Jeopardy! 5.00 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.30 Mastermind Aust. (R)

NITV News Special: Day 26 2023. Hosted by Natalie Ahmat.

SBS World News.

MOVIE: Top End Wedding. (2019, l, R, Australia) A woman searches for her mother. Miranda Tapsell, Shari Sebbens.

Royal History’s Myths And Secrets. (R) Lucy Worsley examines myths around the 1917 Russian Revolution.

SBS World News Late.

War Of The Worlds. (MA15+av, R) Catherine reaches out to Richard.

Vikings. (MA15+av, R)

Destination Flavour China. (R)

Bamay. (R)

World English News Morning. 5.30

Philippines The World Tonight.

This manga adaptation was first announced in 2003 as a project for filmmaker James Cameron, but it took almost two decades for technology to catch up to the Titanic director’s vision. Director Robert Rodriguez and actress Rosa Salazar (Bird Box) eventually gave life to the titular cyborg through motioncapture. Scientist Dr Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) discovers the cyborg lying in a scrapyard and revives her, naming her Alita. Despite Ido’s concerns about her safety, Alita takes to the streets of her home, determined to use her fighting skills to take on corrupt authorities.

MONDAY AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR

TEN, 7.30pm

Many people shun reality-TV competitions, but Survivor shouldn’t be thrown into the same pile as every other gimmick. As Americans gear up for their 42nd series of the beloved franchise, anyone who has bypassed this spectacle should really give it a chance … After all, now that Mike White, the creator of smash-hit The White Lotus

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The BBQ. (2018, PGal, R) 2.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGs) Mackenzie and Gabe start a new chapter. 7.30 Cricket. Women’s Twenty20 International Series. Australia v Pakistan. Game 2. 10.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Mal, R)

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 11. Women’s singles semi-final. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) Six contestants answer multiple-choice questions that escalate in cash-prize value.

6.00 Sunset Ceremony. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 8.30 Entertainment Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl, R) 2.00 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGv) 5.00 10 News First.

Jonathan LaPaglia hosts Australian Survivor

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Searching For Superhuman. (PG, R) 11.00 Australia Remastered. (R) 12.00

ABC News At Noon. 12.55 Les Misérables. (Ma, R) 1.55 The Big Blue. (R) 2.45 Back Roads. (R) 3.15 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Australian Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens: Croatia. Part 2 of 3.

8.30 Endeavour. (Mav, R) Part 3 of 3. Thursday discovers that Endeavour’s problems are greater than anybody could have suspected.

10.00 Miniseries: The Accident. (Mal, R) Part 4 of 4.

10.50 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events.

11.10 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R)

Presented by Michael Parkinson.

11.55 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 12.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Craft It Yourself. 10.05 Beyond The Beaten Path. (M) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 2.05 The Great House Revival. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 3.35 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Scotland: A Wild Year: Spring. Part 1 of 4.

8.30 Inside Central Station: T4 Line. (PG, R) It is almost Christmas and the staff are working around the clock to keep trains on track and on schedule.

9.25 Undeniable: The Truth To Remember. Hosted by Julianna Margulies.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Gomorrah. (MA15+v, R)

1.45 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. (2013, PGdlsv, R) Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, Steve Buscemi. 2.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 To Be Advised.

11.00 MOVIE: The Book Of Eli. (2010, MA15+v, R) In a post-apocalyptic future, a lone man fights his way across the US to protect a sacred book. Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis.

1.10 The Good Doctor. (Mad, R) Shaun and the team take some big risks when they treat a patient with a mysterious and undiagnosed illness.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Three contestants go head-to-head in a test of brain power for the chance to win $1 million.

5.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

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6am Morning Programs. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) Highlights from the year in review. 11.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones. 12.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 12. Men’s singles semi-final.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by James Bracey.

7.30 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 12. Men’s singles semi-final.

11.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R)

A burst pipe plunges the ED into chaos.

12.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) Abby and Daniel represent a trans teen.

1.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Take Two. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

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6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Seaway. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon The Young And The Restless. 1.00 Full Bloom. 2.00 The Baron. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Big Job. (1965) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Queens Of Mystery. 8.30 MOVIE: Rob Roy. (1995, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

6.30 The Project. Hamish Macdonald, Georgie Tunny, Michael Hing and Julie Goodwin take a look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Graham is joined by Michelle Williams, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Fraser, Russell T Davies and Oti Mabuse.

9.30 Jimeoin: Ramble On. (Mls, R) Stand-up comedy performance by Irish comedian Jimeoin featuring his clever and quirky observations on everyday suburban life in his trademark devil-may-care style.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

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6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30pm Frasier. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Nancy Drew. 11.30 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

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6am Children’s Programs. Noon Rich Kids Go Skint. 1.00 I’m Having Their Baby. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 MOVIE: Earth To Echo. (2014, PG) 7.45 MOVIE: Madagascar. (2005, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Last Vegas. (2013, M) 11.35 Alphas. 12.30am In Ice Cold Blood. 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

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6am Shopping. 8.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 Escape Fishing. 9.30 I Fish. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 ST: Next Gen. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 ST: Next Gen. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Late Programs.

ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Call The Midwife. (PG) Sister Hilda and Dr Turner support a father. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate when the annual Midsomer Scarecrow Festival takes a grisly turn. 10.00 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) Cassie and Sunny interview the suspects. 10.50 A Life In Ten Pictures: Muhammad Ali. (PG, R) Explores the life of Muhammad Ali. 11.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Hubble. (PG, R) 4.35 Secret Scotland. (R) 5.30 WWII Battles For Europe. (PGaw, R)

SBS World News.

Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys: Crossing The Emerald Isle. (PGa, R) Part 3 of 4.

The Queen At War. (PGa, R) Takes a look at the impact Queen Elizabeth II’s experiences during World War II had on her development. 9.30 Britain By Beach. (PGn, R) Part 3 of 4. 10.25 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman: Conquering The Wall. (Ma, R) 11.15 The Responder. (Madl, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Expressway Stakes Raceday, Summer at the Valley and Sunshine Coast Cup Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 MOVIE: Grown Ups. (2010, PGls, R) After their high-school basketball coach passes away, five former friends reunite for his funeral. Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Rock. 1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R) Greg Grainger and the team head to Winton, Queensland, along the way taking a look at the Waltzing Matilda legend. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Arty. (R) Artists complete art projects to encourage kids of all ages to get creative. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey: Symi And Alimia. (PG, R) Hosted by Peter Maneas.

6.00 Drive TV. (R) 6.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PGl, R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 12.00 Cybershack. (PG) 12.30 Bondi Vet. (PGm, R) 1.30 Mr Mayor. (PGa, R) 2.00 Explore. (R) 2.15 MOVIE: Yours, Mine And Ours. (2005, PGl, R) 4.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. (PGl, R) 8.30 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 9.00 Planet Shapers. (R) 9.30 GCBC. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 Beyond The Fire: Resilience. (PGa) 1.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) 1.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 2.30 Planet Shapers. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Cook With Luke. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 5.00 News. 6.30 Better Date Than Never. (PG, R) Follows a diverse group of singles seeking love.

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 6.30 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by James Bracey. 7.30 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 13. Women’s singles final. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey. 12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Sharpe offers help to a reluctant Mina. 1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) A divorcée needs help. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

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6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) The lifeguards are feeling the pressure. 6.30 Jamie Oliver: Together. Jamie Oliver prepares a taco party. 7.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mav) The NCIS team investigates when a woman is seen fleeing the scene of her husband’s murder. 8.30 FBI: International. (Masv) The Fly Team heads to the Czech Republic in pursuit of the co-founder of an illegal adults-only website when his business partner is murdered in Prague. Kellett struggles with her personal relationships.

10.30 NCIS. (Mv, R) Two bodies are found in a forest.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PGv, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. (PG, R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) NITV (34) 10 BOLD (12) 9GO! (93) 7MATE (73)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures. (Ml, R) Part 2 of 3.

8.20 Vera. (Ma, R) A local teacher is found dead at the bottom of a cliff-side coastal walkway.

9.50 Wreck. (Mlv, R) Jamie becomes a fugitive onboard.

10.35 Operation Buffalo. (Mal, R)

11.30 Making Child Prodigies. (R)

1.00 Les Misérables. (Ma, R)

2.00 Victoria. (PG, R)

2.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.05 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.05 Think Tank. (PG, R)

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R)

Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGa, R) 3.10 The Architecture Of Ra. (PGalw, R) 4.40

Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PGa, R) 5.30 WWII Battles For Europe. (PGaw, R)

SBS World News.

6.30

7.35 Lost Treasure Tombs Of The Ancient Maya. (PGav, R) Part 1 of 2.

9.25 Australia Burns: Silence Of The Land. (PGa, R) Takes a look at the 2019-20 bushfire season, one of the worst on record.

10.50 Looking For Life On Mars. (R) Follows NASA’s Mars 2020 mission.

11.55 24 Hours In Emergency: Great Expectations. (Ma, R)

12.50 Uranium: Twisting The Dragon’s Tail. (PGa, R)

3.40 Destination Flavour China. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

Game 3. From Manuka Oval, Canberra. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. The Knockout. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) A musical edition of the show. 12.00 The Good Doctor. (Ma, R) Shaun reacts to an emotional situation. 1.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R) An orphaned kitten is pulled to safety.

1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R) Hosted by Greg Grainger.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Simon Reeve. 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

Today. 10.00 Surf Boats. 11.00 Take Me

Home. (PG, R) 12.00 Arctic Vets. (PG, R) 12.30

Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure. (PG, R) 1.30 Kia Dylan Alcott Special. 2.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 3.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 14. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Territory Cops. (PGadn, R)

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

6.30 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

7.30 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 14. Men’s final. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by James Bracey.

12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Reynolds receives a dramatic offer.

1.00 Kia Dylan Alcott Special. (R) A Drive TV special.

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Turning Point. (PGa) 7.00

Joseph Prince. 7.30 Joel Osteen. 8.00 Luca’s

Key Ingredient. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 GCBC. (R) 9.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 10.00 Studio 10: Sunday. (PG) 12.00 The

Bachelors Australia. (PGls, R) 2.00 Waltzing Jimeoin. (PGal, R) 2.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Special guests include Sam Smith.

7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (Final, PGls) Jed, Felix and Thomas have decided who they want to face their happily ever after with.

9.10 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) When a paniolo, a local cowboy, is shot, Tennant and her team must gain the trust of the community.

10.10 FBI. (Mav, R) The FBI hunts for a serial killer.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6am Morning Programs. 1pm The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 My Road To Adventure. 3.30 Our Town. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 5.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Heathrow. (Return) 9.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) Special guests include Sam Smith. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am

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6am Tomorrow’s World. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 MOVIE: Kind Hearts And Coronets. (1949, PG) 12.40pm MOVIE: It Always Rains On Sunday. (1947, PG) 2.40 MOVIE: Champions. (1984, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: Comes A Horseman. (1978, PG) 7.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Uptown Girls. (2003, PGl, R) ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Footy Legends. (2006, PG) 7.40 Beauty And The Beast. (2014, PG, French) 9.45 The Movie Show. 10.15 Jackie Chan’s First Strike. (1996, M) 12.20pm The Comeback Trail. (2020, M) 2.15 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 4.05 Modern Times. (1936, No dialogue) 5.40 RBG. (2018, PG) 7.30 Dear White People. (2014, M) 9.30 The Big Blue. (1988, M, French) 12.35am Late Programs.

6.00 6am Sound FX: Best Of. 6.55 NFL. NFL. NFC Championship Game. 10.30 NFL. NFL. AFC Championship Game. 2pm Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 3.00 Wheelburn. 3.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.30 Irish Pickers. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 2023 Australia Cricket Awards.

Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (Return, Mls) The first two couples walk down the aisle. 9.30 Harry And Meghan: The Great Divide. (PGa) Takes a look at the great divide forming between Harry and Meghan and the Royal family. 10.30

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First. 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Seaway. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon The Young And The Restless. 1.00 Full Bloom. 2.00 Antiques Roadshow. 2.30 MOVIE: San Demetrio, London. (1943, PG) 4.30 Secrets Of The National Trust. 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 To Be Advised. 10.40 Late Programs.

Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Darcey Bussell’s Royal Roadtrip: London And The South-East. (PG) 8.30 Heritage Rescue: Boston Manor. (PG) Presented by Nick Knowles. 9.25 Secrets Of Playboy: The Big Playboy Lie. (MA15+) Playmates share their experiences. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Partisan. (Maln) 11.45 Shadowplay. (Malv, R) 4.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight. 9GEM (92) 7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Motor Racing. Formula E World C’ship. Diriyah e-Prix. 1.00 I’m Having Their Baby. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 That ’70s Show. 4.30 The Nanny. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 M*A*S*H. 6.30 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Inside Man.

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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 7.30 Australian Idol. (Return, PGls) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie. 9.15 Below Deck Down Under. (Mls, R) Follows a charter crew aboard the M/Y Thalassa operating in the Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef. 11.15 Busted In Bangkok. (MA15+ans, R) Follows Thailand’s tourist police. 12.15 MOVIE: Outback. (2019, Mal, R) Lauren Lofberg. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. MA15+) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Late Programs.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show.

(PGal, NITV (34) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 iFish. 10.00 Roads Less Travelled. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm MacGyver. 1.30 Diagnosis Murder. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 In The Dark. 11.15 Late Programs.

Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 10 PEACH (11) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Air Crash Investigation. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.35 Doc Martin. 8.35 Inspector Morse. 10.55 Late Programs.

Home Shopping. (R)

Mornings.

2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Spirit Talker. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Land Of Primates. 7.30 The Blinding Of Isaac Woodard. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.05 Totem And Ore. 10.50 Late Programs.

Bachelors Aust. (PGls, 10 BOLD (12)

Farm To Fork. 6am Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 The Middle. 10.30 Friends. 1pm Charmed. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Becker. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Home Shopping.

Tuesday, January 31

ABC (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7)

TEN (10) NINE (9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Everyone’s

A Critic. (PG, R) 11.05 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Father Brown. (Mv, R) 1.45 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 2.45 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.15 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Australian Story. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Craft It Yourself. (PG) 10.05 Beyond The Beaten Path. (M) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PG, R) 2.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. (R) 3.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00

Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Who Do You Think You Are? US: Brooke Shields. (PG) Brooke Shields explores her roots.

8.30 U.S. And The Holocaust: Yearning To Breathe Free. (M) Part 2 of 3. Americans are united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality but remain divided over what to do.

11.00 SBS World News Late.

11.30 Cheyenne & Lola. (MA15+lv)

12.35 Unit One. (MA15+al, R)

4.10 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.40 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PG, R) 2.00 Dog Patrol. (PGal, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)

7.30 Australian Idol. (PGls) With thousands auditioning, only 43 golden tickets remain for a pass to the next round.

9.15 Quantum Leap. (Premiere, Mav) A new team restarts the Quantum Leap project only to have one of their own take an unauthorised leap.

11.15 Inside Belmarsh Prison. (MA15+v, R) Part 1 of 2.

12.15 The Good Doctor. (Ma, R) 1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) The next two couples walk down the aisle.

9.05 MOVIE: The Castle. (1997, Ml, R) A family’s life is disrupted.

Michael Caton, Sophie Lee.

10.50 Nine News Late.

11.20 La Brea. (Mv, R)

12.10 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R) 1.00 The Garden Gurus Best Of.

1.20 He Said/She Said. (Ma) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. Special guest is Iliza Shlesinger.

7.30 Australian Survivor. The castaways will stop at nothing to make it through another night.

9.15 NCIS. (Mv, R) Gibbs and Fornell’s crusade to find the head of the drug ring responsible for Fornell’s daughter’s overdose comes to a climax. The team is finally let in on a case by Gibbs and Vance that has dangerous implications.

11.15 The Project. (R) Special guest is Iliza Shlesinger.

12.20 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 Australian Survivor. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Better Date Than Never. (PG) 8.30 Australia’s Wild Odyssey: Following The Rain. Part 2 of 3. 9.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Julia Zemiro. (PG, R) Part 4 of 4. 10.20 Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce. (Mal, R) 11.20 ABC Late News. 11.35 The Business. (R) 11.50 Four Corners. (R) 12.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.55 Miniseries: The Accident. (Mal, R) 1.45 Parkinson In Australia. (PGa, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

Show

The Late

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Motor Racing. Formula E World C’ship. Diriyah e-Prix. 1.00 I’m Having Their Baby. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 3rd Rock. 3.30 That ’70s Show. 4.30 The Nanny. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 M*A*S*H. 6.30 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Jaws. (1975, M) 10.00 MOVIE: RoboCop. (1987, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Irish Pickers. 2.00 Boy To Man. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Scrap Kings. 4.30 Demolition NZ. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 8.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. (Premiere) 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Truck Night In America. 11.30 Late Programs. 9GO! (93) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 9.30 The Love Boat. 10.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.30 JAG. 12.30pm MacGyver. 1.30 Diagnosis Murder. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 JAG. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Bull. 8.30

10 BOLD

Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

The Drum.

(R) SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Wreck. (Final) 9.20 Crazy Fun Park. 10.15 Killing Eve. 11.00 Veneno. 12.05am MOVIE: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. (1998, MA15+) 1.45 ABC News Update. 1.50 Close. 5.05 Tik Tak. 5.10 Clangers. 5.20 Buddi. 5.25 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.35 Late Programs.

WorldWatch. 9.00 Great British Photography Challenge. (PG) 10.10 Beyond The Beaten Path. (M) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 2.15 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. (R) 3.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney. 6.35 News. 6.45 Land Of Primates. 7.35 Ice Cowboys. 8.30 First Australians. 9.30 Ella: Just One Of Those

News.

Things. 11.10 Late Programs. NITV (34)

Hard Quiz. (PG, R) ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Big Fish. Continued. (2003, PG) 7.15 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 9.05 God Willing. (2015, PG, Italian) 10.40 Dear White People. (2014, M) 12.40pm Run Lola Run. (1998, M, German) 2.10 RBG. (2018, PG) 4.00 Under The Cover Of Cloud. (2018, PG) 5.40 Me And Orson Welles. (2008, PG) 7.45 The Woman In Black. (2012, M) 9.30 Léon: The Professional. (1994, MA15+) 11.55 Late Programs.

Australian Idol. (PGls) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.

The Front Bar: All Sports Edition. (Return, M) Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a look at the world of sport and catch up with the stars of yesteryear.

Kitchen Nightmares Australia. (MA15+l, R) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge.

Police Code Zero: Officer Under Attack. (Malv, R)

(2018, MA15+lv, R)

10

Project. Special guest is Adam Hills.

Country. (Mv) The crew engages in a search-and-rescue mission after a building collapses.

CBS Mornings.

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Thankful for care

THREE months ago my life hit rock bottom, literally, when a set of steps collapsed and I went through them.

Today, I am back on my feet and beginning to regain my life and the reason for this is the quality of our public health system generally, and Frankston Hospital in particular.

Every day we read about problems in our health system. How it is struggling to cope with unprecedented demand. This is certainly true, but for every case we read about there are hundreds or even thousands of cases where the system not only delivers, but delivers in spades.

In my case it began with paramedics who were able to make me comfortable and get me to the emergency department. It continued during my hospital stay with regular visits by specialists and the ongoing care and kindness of the nursing staff. Numerous medical tests, all administered with great care, kindness and professionalism aided my diagnosis and treatment.

Since being discharged that professionalism has continued through the outpatients department where I have been encouraged by registrars, trainees and consultant surgeons and supported by nursing Staff, and staff in x-ray and prosthetics.

Yes it is true that orthopaedics is busy and there are often delays, but the wait is worth it when you eventually get to walk out of the clinic without plaster or a brace enabling you to return to work or just live life.

I feel that Australians are lucky to have a health system we can be proud of. Sure, I would like governments to put more money into the system, but then I would also like to eliminate poverty and inequality.

Be thankful that in Australia we have a universal health system that delivers so much more than its critics and the press would have us believe.

Pam Sandon, Sandhurst

Service decline

The outsourcing of in-home aged care by our Mornington Peninsula Shire will surely lead to the disintegration of confidence, the obvious conclusion of “leave it, too hard” attitude.

Not to mention the loss of our handyman services. We talk among ourselves, a cleaner once a month for some, once since July for others. We shrug our sagging shoulders. Harmless and hopeless?

Meanwhile three story building approvals, million dollar houses. Money, out of our pockets, into theirs. One day at a time. Breathing easily, slowly, from the diaphragm.

Cliff Ellen, Rye

Government plan?

Could it be that our State government is surreptitiously making local councils less relevant with a view to abolishing this archaic,costly, inefficient, unnecessary third layer of government and taxation?

The Ryman retirement village project is an example of council decisions being overturned by government (“Tribunal go ahead for Ryman” The News, Jan. 10).

Our sacred “green wedge” is becoming less precious as Melbourne expands to accommodate Australia’s planned million or more new migrants over the coming years (instant consumers).

Mornington is nowadays little more than just a suburb, with high density housing becoming normal, just like the housing developments out Werribee way,and Berwick, and beyond Melton. Will there never again be quarter-acre blocks?

On the Peninsula we have thousands of hectares of land right on the outskirts of Melbourne, some of it unnecessary farmland with a population of one cow per acre. I can see in the future, an electric rail line from Mornington to Frankston with large housing developments all along the way being served by the rail.

Perhaps Melbourne will become a powerful manufacturing city like it once was, providing jobs for all of these people; if we ever regain powerful electricity.

Brian

No Show

A. Mitchelson, Mornington

Should the fact that the majority of our shire’s councillors could not be bothered to attend a short zoom meeting on the issue of VCAT overreach in

regard to the totally inappropriate over development of the green wedge site in Mount Eliza by Ryman for a retirement facility, ring alarm bells within the population of our peninsula? I would say definitely yes. Peninsula residents will remember these names at the next election. Sadly these ‘do nothing’ types on council, will condemn a fantastic community asset of green wedge land to wanton destruction by a greedy foreign company. Rupert

Free advice

Steiner, Balnarring

I usually skip over letters from your correspondent from Safety Beach as it’s a bit of a case of, read one, read them all, but I happened to actually read the last one, ( Not voting for me, The News, 17/01/23 ), heavily critical of Member for Flinders, Zoe McKenzie, for not voting how he wanted her to.

Perhaps it should be pointed out that Ms McKenzie actually represents the majority of Flinders voters and the Independent candidate backed by this correspondent was just able to beat the informal vote.

M. Free, Mount Martha

welfare. Make sure to negotiate them out of any employment contracts you sign.

And for those who won’t not join the union but benefit from their actions, please don’t participate in the benefits and higher wages they negotiate.

Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

Paved in gold

I have just received advice from the MPSC of the cost of the footpath they have constructed outside my property. The cost works out at $399.55 per metre! Is this the most expensive footpath ever constructed in Australia?

Bill Holmes, Sorrento

Let the sun shine

When it comes to solar energy per capita and solar penetration in the energy market, Australia is number one in the world.

Cup of Joe

It is important to note that every single hardfought union achievement was met with doom and gloom and claims by CorporateMafia and business groups that they would be the demise of the economy.

As much as we all take these for granted today it is noteworthy that the battle for these rights took many years of constant pressure on the government of the time.

As we can see now, the fight against minimum wage increase by CorporateMafia and business groups has been ill founded as no one is going out of business and the economy is still cluckin along.

One must wonder that without the unions and employee welfare left to CorporateMafia and business groups if we would not still have children working in the coal mines?

So for the union bashers: stand up for your beliefs and integrity and do not participate in these hard-fought nasty union contributions to your

In 2021, nearly 16 per cent of our theoretical energy penetration was due to solar whereas in the US it was 4 per cent. Interestingly, most of our solar energy (70 per cent) is generated on rooftops, not solar farms. Despite this, less than one-third of Australian homes have solar. In the Mornington Peninsula local government area, just over one-fifth of dwellings (21 per cent) have solar installations.

For other households, about half are rentals and, despite government financial assistance, landlords are slow to act. However, solar share schemes are now available to apartment owners.

Even though the payback time is only 3 to 5 years, the initial outlay is money some don’t have. With cheap finance, it’s possible to be “cash flow positive” from day one where monthly energy savings are worth more than the cost of paying back the loan. This is especially true for businesses for whom installation is a tax deduction.

For those without suitable rooftops, it’s now possible to source power through a “solar garden”. The first of these is in Grong Grong, NSW and more are coming thanks to the federal government program announced in the budget. Hopefully, in 2023, more Australians can access clean, cheap solar power.

Ray Peck, Hawthorn

Frankston Soldiers

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

A SPECIAL meeting of the Frankston Soldiers’ Memorial Committee was held at the Shire Hall on Tuesday night for the purpose of receiving a deputation from the Frankston branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association.

When the meeting started the members of committee present were: Messrs. P. Wheeler, J. E. Jones, Mark Brody, A. Hill, W. Crawford Young, H. Morrison, and the hon. secretary, Lieut.-Col. Lazarus.

Mr. Wheeler was voted to the chair.

The deputation from the soldiers’ branch consisted of Messrs. R. Gray, D. Dodd, and J. L. Pratt, and they were invited to state their ease.

Mr. R. Gray referred to the proposal that had been made some time ago to erect rooms over the present Shire Hall for the use of the soldiers.

His branch was not in favor of that idea, and three of their members had waited on Col. Lazarus and outlined a scheme whereby necessary facilities could be provided by adding to the building at present used by the soldiers.

They did not want anything elaborate – simply an additional room at the back and a scullery. The branch managed to hold its monthly meetings in the club room, despite bad lighting and other inconveniences.

Quarterly socials, however had to be held in the Mechanics’ Hall, the rent for which was 25/-.

The soldiers considered that before £13 of £1500 was expended in a memorial, some provision should be made to provide the soldiers with comfortable quarters.

The soldiers did not oppose the

erection of the memorial stone; they simply asked that they be provided with reasonable facilities for carrying on the business of their branch.

Frankston was now the headquarters of the district council, and it was necessary to provide suitable accommodation for the delegates from the various Peninsula branches.

Mr. D. Dodd said great difficulty had been experienced in keeping the branch together. The meeting room was not large enough, and the lighting was bad. It was important in the interests of the branch that the improvement asked for should be provided immediately.

***

Letter to the Editor Sir,

Your article re High School in your issue of the 17th inst. reminds me of captains of cricket teams who do not utilise their change bowlers until the game is lost.

What is the use of agitation unless supported by action on reasonable lines?

Last week you counselled a referendum. This you invite Cr. Wells and Gray to take charge of the forlorn hope and so translate what you say is now an impression into an actual fact.

To those who have vision, there is no connection with being denied the recreation ground and the loss of the High School but a grave probability, that if you do not concentrate upon what is called the alternate site (which is not on the Hasting Road), you will lose that, and with it the High School.

It should not be a difficult task for the Council to select a suitable area from the available Crown land, get it

reserved for High School purposes, then press for money to be placed on the estimates for school buildings thereon, and the object is attained.

Whereas, if action is long delayed the Crown land will be bought up and with it will go all prospects of a High School.

Yours, etc., JOSEPH R. McCOMB.

Editors note: Mr. McComb touches a tender spot. He is captain or vicecaptain of the little band of oppositionists.

What they lack in numbers they compensate for in concentration, determination and singleness of purpose.

They don’t want a High School on the cricket reserve. That is the beginning and end of their fight.

If the preservation of the cricket reserve means the loss of the High School, well, let the High School go –Mr. McComb’s troubles!

The great army of High School supporters lacks competent leadership. Nominally the Shire Council is conducting the High School campaign. Actually, there is no leadership, and never was, from the first day of the project was mooted.

If any one of our shire councillors had kept pace with Mr. McComb in his personal interviews with Ministers and departmental heads, there would probably have been a different tale to tell today.

Mr. McComb, tongue in check, talks about selecting other sites. He knows that a High School on any site but the cricket reserve, if agreed to by the Minister, would cost the local people anything from £5000 to £7000,

perhaps more.

Spacious Mr. McComb! Ed. “Standard”. ***

AT a time when loyalty to local industries is more “honored in the breath than in the observance,” more especially in regard to the Moorooduc quarry, it is most refreshing and gratifying to learn of the good opinion of men of experience as to the quality of metal now being turned out there.

Mr. Geo. T. Allnutt, a good contractor, who is an authority all over the State on road works, who happened to be passing through Frankston the other day, in conversation with Contractor Hodgins, was invited to examine a sample of the material now being carted on to the Point Nepean Road deviation, and expressed his opinion, unasked, that it would be impossible to find a better sample of stone anywhere.

Mr. Allnutt was told that the sample he saw was uniform with all the metal that had been turned out of the quarry since the Council had taken over the management into its own hands.

Such an unsolicited and handsome testimonial from an absolutely disinterested source ought to be encouragement of all those people who have no higher interest in their municipality than to cry “Stinking fish” at every chance, to change their views and do everything they can to help those whose optimism compels them to keep on keeping on.

***

WHILST returning from the Melisande Pictures on Saturday night, Mr. Frederick Woolcox, employed at “Osborne House”, Frankston, was

knocked down by a motor cyclist on Melbourne Road.

As he was suffering from painful injuries, Woolcox was conveyed to Sister Campbell’s private hospital and received prompt treatment.

The cyclist who is alleged to have been the culprit, when accused of the offence, said he had no knowledge of striking anybody or anything that evening.

***

AFTER being in the service of Geo. Robertson & Co. for 50 years, in charge of the binding department, Mr. E. J. Madden has retired, and will in future reside at Frankston.

***

MR. H. C. Barclay, produce merchant, will shortly move into newly erected premises situated on the corner of Young and Playne Streets.

Mr. Barclay is to be commended for thus demonstrating his belief in the future of the Frankston district.

***

THE Frankston school will re-open on Tuesday, 30th January.

The number of pupils has increased so much that the Education Department is adding two new rooms at the school to accommodate 100 scholars.

Pending the completion of the new building, the Department is leasing part of the Masonic Hall to be worked as an adjunct to the school, and thus make possible the attendance of all the pupils.

Miss Orr, R.T., has been appointed as an extra assistant.

***

From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 24 & 26 Jan 1923

scoreboard

Long Island holds on to win, bad collapse costs Hastings

By Brodie Cowburn

PROVINCIAL

LONG Island took out the win in a thriller against Baxter on Saturday.

Coming into day two of their match, Long Island was defending a total of 298. Baxter’s first wicket fell early, but they soon got things back on track.

First drop batter Mitchell Harvey contributed 45 runs to the run chase.

Middle order batter Dananjaya Fernando scored 59.

Baxter chipped away at their target, but Long Island kept on the pressure. At 8/222 it looked like Long Island would get over the line fairly comfortably.

A spirited showing from the tail end nearly won the game for Baxter. Max Cavanagh and Josh Mack combined for 60 runs, but it wasn’t quite enough to get the win.

Baxter was bowled out for 291, eight runs short of victory.

Old Peninsula and Pines also went to a close finish on Saturday.

Old Peninsula was bowled out for

just 158 on Saturday. Pines’ run chase got off to a difficult start - they were left struggling at 3/20.

Things steadied for Pines, but a collapse soon followed. They lost 5/12 in a short period, and couldn’t bounce back.

Pines ended up bowled out for 145. They lost by 13 runs.

Baden Powell easily defended their total of 333 against Sorrento at Overport Park. Red Hill also picked up a good win over Langwarrin.

PENINSULA

A SEVEN-wicket haul from Michael Whincup helped Moorooduc pick up a victory over Mt Eliza on Saturday.

Moorooduc scored 9/263 on day one at Emil Madsen Reserve. They defended their total thanks to some excellent bowling.

Whincup tore through Mt Eliza’s middle order. He finished with figures of 7/49 from 22 overs. The six maidens he bowled also helped.

Mt Eliza ended up all out for 152.

Scott Tansley top scored for them with 38.

Mornington wrapped up a win at home on Saturday against Dromana. They chased down 193 to win, with batter Mitchell Goddard scoring an unbeaten 85.

Seaford Tigers and Heatherhill won comfortably against Flinders and Somerville respectively.

DISTRICT

A STUNNING collapse has cost Hastings points against Delacombe Park.

Delacombe Park was bowled out for 122 on day one. Hastings chased down that total thanks to a huge knock by Thomas Finn. His unbeaten 87 scored his side a first innings win.

Hastings was bowled out for 156 on day two. Delacombe Park came in to bat again and hit big, scoring 156 runs of their own from 36 overs before declaring.

Delacombe Park would have to bowl brilliantly to salvage anything from the match. They were up for the challenge.

Hastings lost both openers for small

totals, but Finn once again corrected the course. His dismissal was the beginning of the end.

Finn was caught out for 18. What followed was carnage. Hastings lost 8/12, ending up all out for only 45 runs.

The collapse cost Hastings the second innings. After a poor first innings showing, Delacombe Park came away from the game with plenty to smile about.

Rosebud wrapped up a hard-fought win over Crib Point on Saturday. Carrum Downs defeated Seaford, and Carrum defeated Main Ridge by four wickets.

SUB DISTRICT

TOOTGAROOK have scored an outright win over Rye.

After bowling Rye out for just 51 on day one, Tootgarook quickly wrapped up a first innings victory. They declared at 8/121 with their sights set on an outright victory.

Rye performed a little better in their second innings, but still struggled.

They were bowled out for 100 after 49 overs.

Tootgarook finished the job without much hassle. They surpassed their target in seven overs with nine wickets to spare.

Skye also celebrated an outright win on Saturday. They defeated Pearcedale.

Skye were first innings winners on day one. They declared as soon as they reached their first innings target of 105.

Pearcedale struggled again on day two. They were bowled out for 89 runs.

Ishtiaq Ahmed did the damage for Skye in the second innings. His fivewicket haul kept Pearcedale to a low total.

Skye didn’t do it convincingly, but still managed to reach their target. They won outright with three wickets to spare.

In the other two-day matches last weekend Ballam Park defeated Tyabb, Balnarring thumped Mt Martha, and Frankston YCW got the better of Boneo.

YCW win: Frankston YCW picked up a good win over Boneo after the conclusion of their two-day match. Picture: Craig Barrett

Scottish Seagull has landed

SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie

SCOTTISH striker Rory Currie arrived in Melbourne last week to bolster Mornington’s 2023 promotion push.

The Seagulls have had the 24-yearold on their radar since last year and agreed terms with him months ago but have been keeping the move under wraps.

Currie has been involved with both Celtic and Rangers as a youth and made 10 appearances for Hearts over a four-year period that included loan spells at East Fife, Forfar Athletic and Linfield.

He signed with Brechin in 2020 and in November 2021 joined Tranent Juniors currently third in the Lowland League.

Despite only being here for a few days he turned out for the Seagulls in last weekend’s annual Steve Wallace Cup and his touch and finishing were there for all to see.

He had to confront vastly different playing conditions to the ones he left thousands of kilometres behind but he handled the change well.

“The weather obviously is a lot different and the pitches are a lot more drier and firm,” he said.

“I may have to adjust and maybe come a bit shorter and focus more on my first touch as its more bobbly over here.”

Currie knows what he’s here to do and he knows what the rewards are.

“The lifestyle is the big attraction for me and I know that I’m at an ambitious club that brought me over to try and score goals and hopefully get promoted.

“It’s clear that Mornington is looking to go up the way.”

Despite scoring in Saturday’s cup final Currie couldn’t stop Langwarrin winning the trophy for the third time.

Both Langy goals came from another Scottish newcomer, Archie McPhee.

Good work from James Kelly on the left led to McPhee’s first goal and the sealer came from the penalty spot after Tom Youngs was felled inside the area.

Newcomers contesting the Wallace Cup who caught the eye included Brazilian Matheus Assumpcao for Frankston Pines and South African striker Leo McLeod for Skye United.

Assumpcao, 27, was a teammate of Pines’ keeper Tom Hull at Brunos Magpies in the Gibraltar Premier League.

He has attracted offers from well-re-

sourced clubs here and although Pines arranged his international transfer certificate, work and accommodation they acknowledge a problem in holding on to him.

It’s believed that both Pascoe Vale and Brunswick are keeping tabs on Assumpcao and Bentleigh Greens were rumoured to be interested in setting up a “loan” situation.

McLeod played for Cape Town club Vasco Da Gama in the SAFA Regional Third Division and seems certain to have a big hand in Skye’s attacking fortunes this year.

Skye could lose the services of Marcus Collier and Daniel Attard for eight weeks during the season as they are contemplating heading overseas to attend Frank Dimu’s wedding.

In NPL2 news Langwarrin’s rumoured attempt to manoeuvre Josh Hine into its senior squad via a stint with Doveton remains just that – a rumour.

Hine hopes to soon be granted permanent residency and given that

Langy’s three visa spots are filled the talk is that the Doves would sign Hine who would be paid by a third party and when his PR came through he’d join Langy in the next available transfer window.

The idea met with a blunt response from Doveton president Danny McMinimee.

“We won’t be signing a centre-forward to go back to anyone else,” he said.

“They can either sign for us or they can stay where they are.”

In State 5 news Seaford United played its first pre-season practice match against Boronia last weekend at North Seaford Reserve.

The visitors won 4-2 with a brace from former Pines, Langwarrin and Strikers midfielder Grant Lane while Blake Hicks and Callum Mitchell scored for Seaford.

Hayden Hicks played in goal for the local side.

Seaford also completed its first new signing in former Peninsula Strikers

forward Josh Vega who joined from Glen Waverley.

“Josh and I know each other from years ago at Peninsula Strikers,” Seaford head coach Paul Williams said.

“Josh is renowned for his clinical touch in front of goal and has won golden boots everywhere he’s been. “He’s already shown his leadership around the squad and is a very welcome addition to the Seaford United family.”

Here is Seaford’s pre-season schedule: Tuesday 31 January: v Brandon Park reserves, North Seaford Reserve, 7pm (seniors only); Saturday 4 February: v Officer, North Seaford Reserve, 3pm (seniors only); Saturday 25 February: v Melbourne University, 1pm & 3pm; Saturday 4 March: v Somerville Eagles, North Seaford Reserve, 1pm & 3pm; Saturday 11 March: v Spring Hills, Springside Recreational Reserve, 1pm & 3pm.

Meanwhile Clyde North-based Southern United has sparked uproar

in local circles by announcing its intention to field a team in State League while continuing its NPLW program.

A number of clubs on the peninsula are trying to establish their women’s programs and believe that Southern will hinder their ability to attract players.

Skye United vice-president Stuart Lawrence has contacted local clubs alerting them to Southern’s intentions and urging them to let Football Victoria know how they feel.

“I have no problem with the NPLW but in my view Southern should stay in their league and we should let promotion and relegation decide where clubs play,” Lawrence said.

“Community clubs should be allowed to develop players and if they are good enough and want to move on to that elite level then all well and good.

“If Southern are allowed to do what they plan to do they could ruin that because it makes it even more difficult for us to attract players.

“We all want the women’s game to grow but we have to be smarter about this.”

Ironically Southern, which was formed in late 2015, owes its existence to a consortium of local clubs comprising Langwarrin, Casey Comets, Mornington, Peninsula Strikers Juniors and Seaford United.

Mornington man: Scottish striker Rory Currie arrived last week and impressed in the annual Steve Wallace Cup. Picture: Darryl Kennedy

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