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Mt Martha sporting identity Ken Sands passed away recently, so we'll no longer hear the sound of his raucous barracking at the cricket, or his laughter in the public bar, but the memories will never fade.

22. Golden Opportunities In 1988, Kim Houlden and her husband Denise Houlden bought their first Golden Retriever, Cleo. Thirty-three years later, Mrs Houlden is competing in and judging Golden Retriever competitions and breeding Golden Retrievers.

25. Carecrow Club Heather Forbes-McKeon founded the Carecrow Club on the peninsula after hearing on the radio that scarecrows were being displayed in front yards in Clifton Hill which were making people smile on their daily lockdown walk.

Arts 28. Art Blossoms In Lockdown Crib Point artist Laura Gaitan moved to Australia from Maldonado, Uruguay in 2019. Lockdown has given her the opportunity to focus on her art and her output has been prolific.

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32. Concrete Canvas Mornington Peninsula street artist Tyson Savanah, AKA Father Marker, is leaving big impressions through large scale murals and is now a respected multidisciplinary artist, with his “weapons of choice” ink, pen, and paints.

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Beach box group seeks shire leniency shire’s executive officers are responsible for the management of legal matters, including settlement discussions and negotiations.”

Negotiations over the costs between the shire and the association resumed last week after being delayed by shire officers taking leave during the school holidays.

In August, the Victorian Supreme Court ruled that beach box owners on the peninsula must pay waste disposal charges.

The finding was seen as a landmark case likely to affect various other charges levied by municipalities throughout Victoria (“Beach box owners lose waste case” The News 9/8/21).

Beach box association president Mark Davis said it seemed “quite unreasonable” for his group to have to pay the shire’s legal costs as the action was taken “for the clarification of

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MORNINGTON Peninsula Beach Box Association, which lost a Supreme Court challenge against Mornington Peninsula Shire, now wants the shire to pay its own legal bills.

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This the Patterson Shire CEO John Baker of movement referring to impeding and the the agreed on a Road property and they at native one or two species, such ongoing viability of had month moratorium on the cull. as kangaroos.

The manager, who said he Mr Baker told “death had received threats over meeting there councillors at last social media” was an “undertakin week’s word of the proposed when table to suspend g on the said: “If I culling emerged, the culling released them weeks while for up to than killing alternative measures” eight simply go to other farmsnow, they would the other not be a solution and that would This would kangaroos were found. entail the “The reality to the problem. out a plan parties working is that to to release it must be the kangaroos out them posing holistic and find a solution with- pened that has not the manager’s a threat to the viability until now. hapof “The situation (“Death threatsor neighbouring properties ing an ongoing now is a catalyst to News 5/10/21). over kangaroo cull” findThe solution to Councillors The manager the problem.” said animal David Gill later backed a plan cutting wire and seconded

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Mr Davis said about 80 per cent of brought g platform was in from Dandenon the owners of the shire’s 1250 beach to check the g boxes were members of the associa- fire roof after had been the tion.

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Cr David Gill said bathing box own-Pictures: Gary Sissons ers paid on average $30 a week “for the privilege of using an outstanding public asset for their exclusive use with the bonus of selling their licences at market value as if it were an investment property” (“‘Locals only’ rule for beach boxes” The News 2/6/20).

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Beach boxes are located at Mount Eliza, 14; Mornington 156; Mount Martha 252; Dromana 242; Rosebud 260; Rye 115; Sorrento 11; and Portsea 82.

Mr Davis said the shire was the only municipality on Port Phillip to charge beach boxes for waste disposal.

The fee is at $338 in this year’s shire budget and was $242 in 2018 when the legal challenge started.

Beach box owners also pay the shire an annual licence fee for having the use of publicly owned land.

The beach boxes are privately owned and can bought and sold.

When the court’s decision was announced in August, the mayor Cr Despi O’Connor said the judge was “highly critical of the case put forward by the [beach box] association and found that it failed at every point”.

“This was a significant case for council and a successful claim would

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Mr Davis said the beach box association did not have the resources of the shire and compared the shire’s bid to recoup costs to a “David and Goliath” situation.

Mr Davis told The News that paying the shire’s legal bill could force the association to “fold - our viability is at stake”.

“A lot of our members can’t afford to pay it,” he said.

The court action was launched in 2018 after members became “increasingly aggravated” over two years by the shire refusing to deal with their complaint.

However, the association had not appreciated the statewide implications of the law it was questioning.

Beach box owners pay $50 a year to be members of the association plus $25 compulsory public liability insurance.

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NOVEMBER 20, 21, 27, 28 PENINSULA ARTIST OPEN STUDIO TRAIL

The Open Studio weekends are a wonderful opportunity to meet talented local artists and visit their private working studios. There will be opportunities to purchase directly from the artists. Some artists open their studios on a regular basis throughout the year. Many run classes or workshops and promote their work through exhibitions.

NOVEMBER 14 RACECOURSE MARKET

NOVEMBER 18 LIVE MUSIC AT BELEURA HOUSE

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Come and enjoy the wonderful ambiance of this iconic Market at the Mornington Racecourse. A regular meeting place for locals and visitors, this market showcases the best of what the Mornington Peninsula has to offer. A makers market, where everything sold is hand made, home made or home grown.

ANAM Symphonic Ballet for 2 pianos with Timothy Young.

RAVEL (arr. Vyacheslav Gryaznov) Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2 for 2 pianos (17’) (From beginning of the Day-Pantomime-General dance) GRAINGER The Warriors for 2 pianos, 6 hands (19’)STRAVINSKY Petroushka for 2 pianos, 4 hands (30’)

NOVEMBER 27 DESIGN YOUR OWN SUSTAINABLE HOME

NOVEMBER 23 CELTIC ILLUSION REIMAGINED

Building new or doing any extensive renovations? Want to make it as comfortable, energy efficient and sustainable as possible? Come along to our interactive workshop where Senior Sustainability Consultant Danielle King will walk you through solar passive design and orientation, insulation, double glazing, efficient heating, cooling and hot water, solar and more.

Immerse yourself in the Irish Dance and Grand Illusion sensation that has taken the world by storm. This exhilarating production has broken barriers by fusing unparalleled art forms, now more spectacular than ever before as it celebrates its 10yr anniversary.

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Learn to Sail!

At Mornington Yacht Club our accredited instructors can teach any age and we’ll supply all the gear you’ll need. You don’t need to be a member and our range of sea-happy programs will include the one that’s perfect for you!

TrySail – 4 sessions on consecutive Sundays introducing 8 to 10 year olds to the joys of sailing. Absolutely FREE, with all equipment supplied.

Tackers - Fun game-based “Learn to Sail” courses for 7 to 12 year olds. There’s even an introduction to sailing program for “Little Tackers” 4 to 6.

Out There Youth Sailing - An active, fun program for 12 to 17 year olds. Dinghy “Learn to Sail”, Stand-Up Paddleboard, Windsurfing and Keelboat experiences are available.

Adult - We have courses from novice to the more experienced in dinghies and keelboats. Know the basics?

Try our “Learn to Race” program.

Find out more by contacting the club or going to our website.

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SISTERS OF surf

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ast year Sarah Wanat and a small group of women started a grassroots group called Peninsula Surf Sisters.

Its vision is to connect, support, and empower female surfers. PSS welcomes surfers of all ages and experience levels.

It gives them a sense of belonging, safety, and the opportunity to learn from one another.

Members use the group to meet people and get into the water together. They also catch up socially and strong friendships have been formed. There is a true sense of community in PSS and they are helping to solidify a woman’s place on the waves.

Sarah got her first taste of surfing when she was in Year Seven while on a family caravan holiday in Barwon Heads.

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Surfing makes you feel alive and joyful.

It lifts your mood and builds your confidence

She had her first go on a 9’ board. She was hooked. She didn’t take lessons, but learned through practice and tips from family.

Surfing is one of the most difficult and complex sports to learn.

There are so many factors to consider - balance, timing, paddle strength and endurance, but most important is developing the skill of reading the water. “You have to look at the swell size, tide and wind,” Sarah says.

There are a few helpful apps for this, such as Willy Weather to check tides, Swellnet to check waves, and for Pt. Leo surfers, Trigger Brothers have surf cam that runs continuously across twenty-minute periods to see current conditions across the peninsula. But in reality, it comes down to instinct and practice.

“The ocean is in constant motion and changes all the time. No two days are the same. Sometimes it’s calm, inviting and alluring.

On other days it’s fierce, wild and intimidating. But the feelings it evokes are always the same. You feel that cold salty water hit your face and you’re alive. You can feel all your senses. You’re completely present in the moment,” she says.

“Surfing makes you feel alive and joyful. It lifts your mood and builds your confidence.

It’s an opportunity to come back to a childlike state and play again. I’m the best version of myself when I’m in the ocean regularly,” she says.

Sharing with other surfers is even better. Sometimes the surf sisters share a ‘party wave’. They line up across the wave and hold hands. Sometimes they are sharing the waves with dolphins.

On one occasion at Noosa, Sarah even surfed with a sea turtle!

Sarah surfs on two different boards. For the past couple of years, she has been on her 9’ Malibu. She likes it because it’s a smooth cruise across the wave as it collects her and she can dance along the board. Her 5’ 4” fish board is for bigger waves, quicker manoeuvres and dynamic turns.

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Pt. Leo and Shoreham are Sarah’s preferred surf spots. She likes the waves on Western Port Bay - the small cruisy waves. Flinders is a bit more challenging as it is very rocky. Gunnamatta is the real beast. She’ll have a go there only if the waves are relatively small.

PSS has a close relationship with Maladiction Longboarders, a group of peninsula surfers who run peninsula-based surfing competitions. The PSS (coordinated through their Facebook page) organised to bring some surf sisters down to watch an event and all thirteen ended up competing; the most women competing in the history of the club.

That day was particularly exciting because the women didn’t think they were good enough to compete. They faced their fears and it boosted their confidence. They also realised it was a chance to have a surf break all to themselves; just a handful of sisters sharing waves, encouraging and supporting one another. That is the true heart and mission of the group.

PSS has had great support from the surfing community and good opportunities for sponsorship. People are commenting all the time about how many more women are surfing, even through winter. They have taken their rightful place on the waves and feel that they belong there.

Whether at sunrise or sunset enjoying the spectacular colours in the sky reflected on the sea, or surfing moodier more overcast days, the exhilaration of the sport is the same and that exhilaration runs deep.

“Surfing is connected to nature, connected to your soul.

It’s more than just moving your body; there’s a spiritual connection,” she says. And to do that with other surf sisters makes the experience so much sweeter.

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REDISCOVER YOUR OWN BACK YARD There is now real light at the end of the lockdown tunnel.

As restrictions ease it is time to rediscover the joy of getting a haircut, a beauty treatment or getting back in the gym.

Updating the wardrobe, going out for dinner or meeting friends for a drink. Even making a start on the Christmas shopping – yes, it will be here before we know it.

Local businesses have been looking forward to reopening and will be doing their best to welcome customers back. But it will be different, so we will all need to do our part.

Book prior if you can, allow more time to check in, and show a little kindness to each other. Have patience. Respect that businesses are doing their best, and that there are things that we will have to do differently.

Mornington Peninsula Shire is rolling out a $10 million COVID-19 recovery plan for our economy and we strongly encourage our community to get vaccinated to support our local businesses in re-opening as quickly as possible.

It’s our way towards a great summer on the peninsula doing the things we love.

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SANDS OF time

By Joe Novella Photos Supplied

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hances are, if you've ever dropped in for a drink at any of the peninsula's famous watering holes, or watched some local sport at one of the many sporting fields in the area, you'd have either seen, or heard, Kenny Sands. Sadly, Kenny passed away recently, so we'll no longer hear the sound of his raucous barracking at the cricket, or his laughter in the public bar, but the memories will never fade. Put simply, the bloke was a bona fide legend.

At 16, Kenny's mum died of bowel cancer and a year later he walked into his home to find that his dad had taken his own life.

For many kids Kenny's age, those tragic events would have been more than they could handle, but Kenny was made of sterner stuff. Thankfully, he also had the support of his older sister, Jean, who took Kenny in to live with her and her husband in their Dandenong home. Keen to pay his own way, Kenny ditched school and began his working life as an apprentice in the plumbing trade.

Kenny was born in Sandringham Hospital in 1940 and had a typical childhood until he was 16 years of age. He went to Brighton Beach Primary and later Brighton Technical, but wasn't too fond of the books. Instead, young Kenny loved his sport, playing cricket at school and footy for the Sandringham footy club.

In the 1950s, Jean and her husband purchased a block of land on the peninsula on which they planned to build their new family home.

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Not wanting to leave Kenny behind, they encouraged him to follow suit. So, at just 20, using his hard-earned savings, Kenny bought himself a block in Jackson St, Mount Martha, at the top

of the hill, not far from his sister's place. On that block he built one of the first houses in what was then snake infested bushland.

The house was to become the Sands family home, where he and wife Jillian would raise their kids, David and Renee.

"I remember there weren't many houses in our neighbourhood when I was a kid," said Renee, "which meant we pretty much knew everyone and we were all very close. At Christmas one of the neighbours would take all of us kids for tractor rides; it was a close-knit community and a great place to grow up."

Kenny became an integral part of the Mount Martha community, and a big part of his kids' lives always encouraging them to get out and be active. Renee was a brownie at Osborne Primary and then a girl guide. She played netball and basketball and did horse riding at Red Hill.

Kenny signed David, better known as 'Sandsy' or 'Snooze' to many on the peninsula, up to Mount Martha Cricket Club (MMCC) when he was just 10 years old.

David is still there today 32 years later, a life member of the club.

In fact, such has been Kenny and David's contribution to MMCC, the club has named a bar in their honour: 'The Sands' Bar'.

Long time MMCC President, Mike Ronchi, said of Kenny, "He was known to all of us as just 'Kenny'. No need for the surname. As soon as you mentioned the name Kenny, everyone knew who you continued next page...

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were talking about. In my 20 years of involvement at the Mount Martha Cricket Club, as a player, committee member and a stint as President, Kenny was an ornament to the club. He was always there when he could make it. He would waddle in on busted knees and whatever other god-known ailment he had (but wouldn’t let you know) with the first words of 'What can I do for you, Roncs?'

If only there was another 15 Kennys around at the time!"

Having talked to people who knew Kenny well, and reading many of the comments left on the 'Ken Sands Memorial' Facebook page, it is clear that one characteristic best defined the bloke, and that was his fighting qualities. When life knocked Kenny Sands down, he would pick himself up, dust himself off, and keep going.

found him dancing on a table with the whole pub shouting for him to take off his clothes. They rushed us out when he got down to his jocks, thank goodness."

Yes, it's clear that Kenny made many friends on the peninsula and maybe a few enemies too; he did like to speak his mind and stand up for what he believed in.

His fighting qualities were never more evident than when his son David was struck down with bacterial meningitis.

At the height of the disease, David was in intensive care at the Alfred Hospital. He was in a coma with all manner of tubes running in and out of his body. The only things keeping him alive were the devices that breathed for him, provided fluids and removed the waste from his body. He clung to life by a thread. He was in a bad way; so bad that the family was told he wouldn't make it.

And to make matters worse, he'd suffered a series of strokes since the onset of the disease so, even if he did survive, there was no way of telling what further challenges he would have to face.

He always made us feel safe and loved

He got knocked down again when sadly, with his kids still very young, his life became one of a single parent. How did Kenny respond? He worked many different jobs, sometimes 80 hours a week, to make sure his kids lacked for nothing. He was a barman at his great mate, Shane Whelan's, Dava Hotel. When that was sold, Shane offered Kenny the Manager's job at the Royal Hotel.

He also worked in the drive-through at the Grand Hotel and as Assistant Manager at the Mornington Golf Club. And, somewhere in between, he still made time to watch his kids play sport and have a bit of fun himself.

"I remember when David and I were just kids," Renee said.

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"I still to this day distinctly remember when I first walked in," said Mike Ronchi. "Kenny grabbed me firmly by the shoulder and shook me violently saying, 'Roncs, I wont let this thing beat us!

You watch. I’ll have him back playing cricket in no time.'”

And Kenny was true to his word, hardly leaving his son's side, never giving up hope, fighting with everything he had to pull his son back from the brink, encouraging him every time a milestone was reached, no matter how small: the blink of an eye, the twitch of a finger. He willed his son to push on, to fight harder, to fight every step of the way.

In 2016, three years after he'd been struck down with bacterial meningitis, David made it back to Ferrero Reserve to play his 300th game for his beloved Reds. He came out to bat through a guard of honour and there wasn't a dry eye within cooee of the place. The illness had affected his speech and mobility but his chin was up as he made his way to the crease; a fighter, like his old man.

Kenny was there of course, clapping his son as he came out to bat, with him every step of the way, just as he had been during David's long recovery and rehab.

The community will miss you, Kenny Sands, so too your mates, but the last words I will leave to your daughter, Renee, who will miss you more than most.

"He always made us feel safe and loved: running beside us to teach us how to ride our first bikes, taking me to basketball, netball, swimming, brownies and girl guides, hanging out with my brother at cricket and basketball, giving me away on my wedding day to Michael and being the first grandpa at the hospital to see the birth of our three baby girls Ruby, Colleen, Stella and David’s son Daniel. He was one in a million and I will miss him more than he knows! Good-bye Dad, we hope you rest in peace."

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GOLDEN opportunities

By Damon Rowston Photos Gary Sissons

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n 1988, Kim Houlden and her husband Denise Houlden bought their first Golden Retriever, Cleo. Thirty-three years later, Mrs Houlden is competing in and judging Golden Retriever competitions, breeding Golden Retrievers, and working at the Golden Retriever Club of Victoria (GRCV), as the club's secretary.

her to obedience lessons so that she would be well-behaved around

"Cleo cost us $375, which in 1988 was a lot of money, so my husband and I decided that if we we’re spending this amount of money on a nice dog, that we would do the right thing and take

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the house," Mrs Houlden said. "When I saw some of the dogs being trained for obedience trialling competitions, and I saw what they could do, I thought, 'Oh, I'd like to do that."

Taking Cleo to obedience lessons changed Mrs Houlden’s life be where I am today as a performance disciplines judge and competitor, breeder and breed show exhibitor."

It becomes a real social network which just keeps growing and growing

The early friends Mrs Houlden made helped motivate her to participate in competitive obedience and tracking competitions. However, it wasn't until Mr and Mrs Houlden brought their third Golden Retriever, Bella, that they started breeding dogs.

"I had a lot of people telling me that she was a very nice dog," Mrs Houlden said. "We've always thought that we would probably like to get into breeding dogs later down the track, but it just took the right dog."

Bella's first litter were sold exclusively to friends of the Houldens.

"They had all known Bella for so long and just really wanted a Bella puppy," Mrs Houlden said.

Selling their first litter exclusively to friends made it easy for them, knowing that all the puppies were going to good homes. For Mr and Mrs Houlden, selling puppies to good homes is extremely important.

As secretary of GRCV, Mrs Houlden has many connections with the Golden Retriever breeding community in Victoria. She is also friends with lots of her fellow breeders. As club secretary, she hears lots of stories from other breeders, both positive and negative. "A friend said she had a family come and look at her puppies, and the wife just backed off into the corner and wouldn't even touch them, and my friend said, 'Why do you want a puppy if you don't want to touch it?' And so, they didn't get a puppy," Mrs Houlden said.

At eight weeks of age, the puppies are ready to be sold to other homes where they're able to receive the amount of one-on-one attention they need. For Mrs Houlden, this is always a difficult moment. "I cry every time because you put your heart and soul into raising them, and it's a huge chunk of your time." Mrs Houlden said. "You can't spread enough attention to all the puppies when they're eight weeks old, and they all need separate things in terms of training.

It's hard, but it's necessary."

However, Kim and Denise always have the option to keep a few puppies. "The dogs we keep, they stay with us forever; they're our pets first and foremost."

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Moving to the peninsula thirty-six years ago, the Houldens left Sydney searching for a quieter place to live. They initially moved to Mount Eliza but decided to buy acreage and moved to Somerville, where they've set up their registered breeding company, GoldNymph. "It's a nice little community, as people tend to look after one another more, and it's just so green. We look outside, and there are just green paddocks all year round," Mrs Houlden said.

Breeding Golden Retrievers is very social and has allowed Mrs Houlden to meet people who also live on the peninsula that she probably wouldn't have ever met. "It becomes a real social network which just keeps growing and growing," Mrs Houlden said.

Mrs Houlden mentioned the difficulty of breeding Golden Retrievers, which requires eight weeks of raising them, socialising them, playing with them and feeding them. For the first few weeks, Mr and Mrs Houlden have to sleep in the same room as the puppies and their mother to make sure the mother doesn't roll on them accidentally in the night. "You're like a walking zombie by the end of it, but it's good fun," Mrs Houlden said.

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y 1 September this year, Greater Melbourne, including the Mornington Peninsula, had been in lockdown for over 200 days. Communities were under stress with their businesses closed; grandparents were unable to see their grandchildren; schools, kindergartens, and child-minding centres were closed except to the children of essential workers; playgrounds were also closed. People were asking, 'Where’s the joy in life?'

A group of Mornington Peninsula friends answered the call and Carecrow Club was launched on 1 September.

Heather Forbes-McKeon, the founder and director of Carecrow Club said, “By late August, like most people, I was feeling flat and helpless about the prolonged lockdown and all the grief and anxiety that came with it.” One day Heather heard on the radio that scarecrows were being displayed in front yards in Clifton Hill continued next page...

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and that they were making people smile on their daily lockdown walk. This gave her the idea to bring the fun to the peninsula in the hope of lifting the spirits of the community. She made her first phone call to lyricist Barry Swayn about writing and producing a song to use in a film to promote the cause. From there, the call was made to more of Heather’s creative friends including visual artists, writers, musicians and poets. “I knew that these creative people would love to use their talents for a good cause and that, as a team, we could count on each other to deliver! Every person invited to be involved was more than excited and loved the idea!” said Heather.

She then turned to local children’s author Jai Thoolen to give the cause a name and he came up with a happy twist on the word scarecrow; ‘Carecrow Club‘. Jai also wrote the poem ‘Carecrow’ which features in the promotional film.

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Within 48 hours a song was written and recorded

by Barry and his son, musician Chris Swayn, for the promo film. Within a week a Facebook page and Instagram account were created by Yanni Dellaportas and Amy Campion. Artists Michael Leeworthy and Aimee Tynkkynen began producing short films on how to make ‘Carecrows’. Kris McGhee came on board to assist with promotion and Yanni and Heather produced a promotional film.

All of this was done whilst observing the lockdown restrictions.

Heather said, “Lockdown was suddenly very productive, full of creativity and active care for our community. It was great fun and a great distraction!”

With the aim of providing support for people’s mental health during the lockdown, people were invited to create simple ‘carecrows’ (scarecrows) and display them in their front yard.

People were invited to send photos of their ‘carecrows’ to the Facebook page or Instagram account and identify which suburb or town they were located in. The ‘carecrow’ campaign aimed to lift the spirits of communities in lockdown and offer a sense of fun and community for all. It was not intended to be a competition. People were encouraged to make their ‘carecrows’ from anything found around the home: disposable and recyclable objects, fabric, sticks, wood, even plastic bottles.

The response from communities making and seeing ‘carecrows’ around the Mornington Peninsula, Greater Melbourne, regional Victoria and on the NSW Central Coast, has been overwhelmingly positive. Children, families, and elderly citizens have been making and displaying ‘carecrows’. Schools took up the call as did retirement villages belonging to Australian Unity in Victoria and NSW. Clients at disability organisation Wallara, based at

Sages Cottage in Baxter, participated and at the time of writing, disability organisation Bayley House, Brighton, is planning for their clients to make ‘carecrows’.

Peninsula Mayor Despi O’Connor, Professor Patrick McGorry (Headspace founder) Rev Tim Costello and world-renowned children’s author Wendy Orr have all sent the team videos of themselves expressing their encouragement and support.

“I think the team will have some good memories of lockdown number six and we hope that we have brought some smiles to the community with Carecrow Club,” said Heather. www.facebook.com/carecrowclub Insta: @carecrowclub

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ART BLOSSOMS IN lockdown

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rib Point artist Laura Gaitan moved to Australia from Maldonado, Uruguay in May 2019. Little did she know that in less than a year, she would be living in lockdown and her experience of Australia would be strictly limited to her local area. Frustrating as that has been, it has also given her the opportunity to focus on her art and her output has been prolific.

This is nothing new. Since she was about eight years old, Laura has been making art. She started out painting t-shirts, then she tried pyrography (wood burning), coloured pencils, watercolour and acrylics. She was always painting in her free time.

Laura comes from a creative lineage. Her father and grandfather were professional photographers. Her Dad wanted her brothers to be photographers. They weren’t interested, but Laura was. Despite the fact that her father didn’t think photography was a suitable career for a woman, she became a career photographer.

Most of her work was in social photography doing weddings and parties, portraits and school photos. But in her free time, her focus was totally different. She was shooting landscapes and nature and one of her favourite subjects – cats. continued next page...

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While her father taught her the technical aspects, Laura never studied photography formally. She wanted to do it her way. She had her own vision and it’s been the guiding principle of her art practice ever since.

Because she has been practicing and experimenting with mediums her whole life, Laura never felt the need to go to art school. She says she’s an intuitive artist who has learned through practice - sketching and creating different types of art. She exhibited at galleries in Uruguay before moving to Australia.

Nowadays, Laura spends a lot of time doing portraits of people and animals. When she started posting portraits of her own pets on Facebook it created a lot of interest and commissions.

While her portraits are very accurate, what she really wants to bring out is the personality of the subject and that’s the challenge.

Laura also loves writing. “It helps me to fly to other worlds. When I can write and paint I am free, even from lockdown,” she says. Now when she does a portrait, she writes a little story to go with it. Clients love hearing the artist’s perspective on the portrait.

While she works in all mediums, she likes charcoal and watercolour best. “In charcoal the picture is rough. It’s not so precise. I can create a more open and interpretive composition. In watercolour, I like the power of the colours,” she says.

Women feature heavily in Laura’s art. She likes to convey their strength, power and complexity. She has a lot of admiration for women and all they go through. In the future, Laura wants to do a series on love in all its many facets.

It helps me to fly to other worlds. When I can write and paint I am free, even from lockdown

Actually, it was love that brought Laura to Australia. And fate. When she was fourteen, she met her future father-in-law at a party. He told her she should be a photographer in Australia. It seemed a random comment. Thirty years later, she met her now husband at a family reunion in Uruguay. He lived in Australia. She told her best friend, “I’m going to marry that man.” She did.

And here she is.

As with her photography, when she is not doing commissions, her art takes a very different direction. “Sometimes my style makes people uncomfortable. Sometimes my subject matter shocks people. I love that! With my art I want to say to them, 'Time flies.

Live. Be free!'” she says.

In her own home studio and garden, Laura has been spending a lot of time drawing and painting over lockdowns.

While she misses Maldonado with its beautiful wide white-sand beaches and warm waters, she is pretty content with where she has landed. Laura feels blessed living on the peninsula. She loves the trees, the quiet, the birds and the safety. It’s an inspiring place for an artist. She’s found her happy place.

Laura feels she is still evolving as an artist. “I want to find myself in my paintings - to be more creative and freer. I haven’t found my style yet. In a way, I’m just beginning. I want to change my life and paint full-time,” she says.

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WAYS OF SEEING Artists from the heartland of Aboriginal desert art at the community of Papunya some 240 km northwest of Alice Springs are exhibiting new works at Everywhen Artspace in November.

Nganganyi (Seeing) is presented in partnership with Papunya Tjupi and runs from November 12 to 30.

The name chosen for their show by the exhibiting artists is Nganganyi (Seeing). " The artists say they chose this to demonstrate the different ways for seeing their work,' says Everywhen's co director Susan McCulloch. " This includes seeing how the works relate to each other in an exhibition, how each artist sees their Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) when painting and the importance of revisiting places in order to see those places in the mind's eye while painting."

The exhibition is presented in partnership with the community's Aboriginal-owned art centre Papunya Tjupi. Exhibiting artists include senior and award-winning artists Candy Nelson Nakamarra, Doris Bush Nungurrayi, Maureen Poulson Napangardi and Carbiene McDonald and emerging artists Lynn Ward Napangardi, Puuni Brown Nungurrayi and Renita Brown Nungurrayi.

Although Papunya was the birthplace of contemporary Aboriginal desert painting in the 1970s, Papunya Tjupi only opened in 2006. "Many of the region's famous founding artists had moved away from the government-established settlement when they regained rights to their lands in the 1980s and 90s," says Susan. " The art headquarters of the original group shifted to Kintore (Walungurru) in the far western desert leaving no facility for painting at Papunya itself, until senior members of the community initiated the establishment of Papunya Tjupi in 2005.

Since, she says, the work of Papunya Tjupi's artists has evolved in exciting directions with the work of a number reaching the highest level of interest and collectability.

This is the combined group's first Peninsula exhibition. Works include historically significant paintings by 79-year old Doris Bush Nungurrayi; soft toned, fine lined canvases by senior artists Maureen Poulson Napangardi, younger artists Puuni Brown Nungurrayi and Renita Brown Nungurrayi; innovative paintings by leading mid generation painter Candy Nelson Nakamarra and a new work by Carbiene McDonald, winner of the 2019 $100,000 Hadley's Art Prize for landscape.

Candy Nelson Nakamarra, Kalipinypa, 2021, 122 x 91 cm. Courtesy the artist and Papunya Tjupi

EVERYWHEN ARTSPACE: 39 Cook St, Flinders T: 03 5989 0496 E: info@everywhenart.com.au W: everywhenart.com.au Open Fridays -Mondays, 11-4. Restrictions permitting.

Please check our website or contact us to enquire about our Covid-safe viewings. Appointments welcome.

November 12 - 30

Nganganyi (Seeing) New paintings by the artists of Papunya, NT. In partnership with Papunya Tjupi

Maureen Poulson Napangardi

Puuni Brown Nungarrayi, Kapi Tjukurrpa

Renita Brown Nungarrayi

Open Friday-Monday| 11-4 (Restrictions permitting) Carbiene McDonald, Four Dreamings, 2021, 183 x 153 cm.

Courtesy the artist and Papunya Tjupi

Please check our website or contact to enquire about our Covid-safe viewings.

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ver since he was a kid at Tootgarook Primary School, Tyson Savanah’s fingers have itched to draw and illustrate. But it wasn’t till he began designing artwork for his successful street food business that he returned to his artistic passion. Before long he was aiming his aerosols at the concrete canvasses of the Mornington Peninsula as the emerging illustrator and street artist, Father Marker.

Now 37-years-old, Tyson is leaving big impressions through large scale murals and is now a respected multidisciplinary artist, with his “weapons of choice” ink, pen, and paints. But getting to this point required the Rosebud born artist to paint outside the lines for a bit.

When his Dromana Secondary College career counsellor urged him to explore design, Tyson pursued a Bachelor of Industrial Design which he completed with Honours.

“Product packaging and industrial design was useful, and I still call on those base technical skills when collaborating with clients, but it wasn’t a direction I wanted to follow,” says Tyson.

Instead, Tyson took the path towards Melbourne’s creative city life, cooking in venues with memorable vibes, and painting murals for restaurants and nurseries on the side.

“When went off overseas, I discovered street food culture.

My entrepreneurial spirit loved being exposed to the possibilities of combining my cooking and industrial design knowledge, and a mate and I then set up Overdosa.”

Overdosa was a destination food truck, frequenting cultural events and arts precincts, Melbourne’s Night Noodle market, Rainbow Festival, and Lost and Found market.

However, their signature dosa dish had competition; patrons began seeking out Tyson’s eye for design, ordering a side serve of illustration, signage, and marketing imagery.

His return to the Mornington Peninsula heralded a return to design, developing Boneo Maze’s branding as well as unique lantern designs for outdoor events.

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“I was back where I was meant to be; delivering onsite industrial design work and creative illustrations with Boneo Maze’s Lantasia installations and illustrating Sandsculpting Australia events.

Creating three-dimensional entities was really rewarding and that’s evolved into lantern events and commissions across Australia.”

Tyson and his partner Evie Wittingslow became parents to twin girls, Aska and Luna, around the time Father Marker was born.

“Evie’s been a great support to me. She’s made so many sacrifices to allow me to follow my dream of becoming a full-time artist.

Without her support, I wouldn’t have had a chance. The name Father Marker is a tribute to this point in our life as parents, and marked my start as a career artist. It’s also a little tongue in cheek: say it three time and you’ll know what I mean.”

loves ink and brush markers, acrylic paints and venturing into spray paints as a new medium to complement mural work.

“I’m very Australian with my outputs; I’m inspired by what’s around me and how different images are digested from different age groups. Animals are always relatable, appealing to a mass audience.

And I love using humour, surrealism and an almost psychedelic approach in how they’re represented.”

“My process is in constant development. Each time I am giving life to something that didn’t exist before. That’s pretty cool.”

I’m certainly busy throwing colour around and I’m loving it, as well as painting these unique places

With murals experiencing a renaissance across the Mornington Peninsula, businesses and communities are keen to showcase creatives like Tyson. Father Marker is now leaving its mark on once unremarkable or unseen walls, as well as some unexpected outdoor spaces. Elevating the visual landscaping of the peninsula is Tyson’s new focus.

“I’m certainly busy throwing colour around - and I’m loving it - as well as painting these unique places,” says Tyson.

His output is vibrantly captured on the walls of cafés like Penni Ave in Rye, underfoot in the streets of Rosebud, and adorning the outside of the Food for Change storage container at the Briars. His current works, A Day on the Bay at Benton Community Centre have him scaling scaffolding for five-metre-high whimsical tribute to our coastal wildlife.

Tyson designs and hand-paints each commission by himself and he loves “experimenting with clashing colours to draw the eye.”

While his preferred medium is a 5mm grey lead technical pencil, he

Tyson cites street artist friends Shawn Lu (Shamus Lu) and Mahtous (El Ghosto) as inspiration, along with Melbourne based Adnate, The Everfresh Crew, Rone and Phibs.

“Murals are so important to our culture; they can brighten up small spaces, capture history, they’re anti-graffiti deterrents, social media marketing backdrops and part of an evolving branding culture. And murals have been around since the Egyptians, so they’ve got street cred.”

“My philosophy has always been to ‘embrace the chaos’. I think chaos pushes you through the discomfort to find solutions and new skills. Whether it’s creating art, raising twins or even surviving the pandemic.”

“If I can get someone to stop and look twice at my work, I consider my creative job done. Knowing my work is immortalised is cool too. I still pinch myself that I do this for a living.”

www.fathermarker.com Insta: instagram.com/father.marker FB: facebook.com/fathermarker

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Eat & Drink

TWOBAYS vision DROMANA BREWERY WINS SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

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espite eight months of Taproom closures, TWØBAYS Brewing Co has been crowned Xero Small Business of the Year for FY22, and is now the nation’s largest independently owned gluten free beer brand.

The Dromana-based brewery, which opened its doors in December 2018, has proved that small business can thrive in the most challenging of conditions. With a dynamic team, innovative strategies and a unique product, Mount Martha residents Richard and Sarah Jeffares have brought a range of craft beer to a community of approximately six million Australians who have previously had to miss out – just because they avoid gluten.

“It’s been a challenging period for everyone, but winning this award is testament to the fantastic team we've built at TWØBAYS – the majority of whom are Mornington Peninsula residents,” said CEO and Founder Richard Jeffares.

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“In addition to relationships with Australia’s major retail chains (such as Dan Murphy's) and independent outlets across the country, our focus is getting beer on taps in venues now that the country is opening up again,” said Jeffares.

It’s been a challenging period for everyone, but winning this award is testament to the fantastic team we've built

“With more than 80% growth in FY21, our mix of revenue streams have enabled us to weather the challenges that COVID presented. We generate strong revenue from our direct- tocustomer online sales across the country, and our national distribution is split well between ‘off-premise’ (bottle shops) and ‘on-premise’ (pubs and restaurants). Now we’re very excited to have our Taproom again.”

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The Taproom, in Dromana’s Industrial Estate, has nine gluten free craft beers on tap, with everything from Fruit Sours to Hazy Pale Ales and Double IPAs, as well as Lagers and award-winning core range Pale Ales. The dedicated gluten free venue serves a range of gluten free pizzas, along with local wines and cider, with indoor and outdoor seating, and live music in the summer months.

“Our beer is in lots of great peninsula venues, but we would like to see more! We know that everyone – locals and visitors – loves a cold schooner with food, family and friends, and people who have to, or choose to avoid gluten, should not have to miss out!”

In 2020, a report in the Medical Journal of Australia said that 25% of Australians (six million people) are regularly avoiding gluten. For that reason, TWØBAYS launched a second gluten free beer brand in September 2021 named GFB. The first beer in the new range is an easy- drinking full strength Aussie-style Draught beer, and complements TWØBAYS four core beers.

Earlier in 2021, TWØBAYS also ran Australia's first gluten free beer tap takeovers in pubs and hotels across the country.

These events allowed gluten free consumers to go to a local pub and safely enjoy a range of beers and food.

“That is something that everyone else takes for granted, but it is a big deal for a gluten free person – and I would know,” adds Jeffares.

Jeffares was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease in 2015 which means a lifetime avoidance of gluten – and beer has plenty of that. For a couple of years, he played around with craft ciders – but it was an interesting IPA that he really missed, and he thought that there would be many other people that avoided gluten who might feel the same.

“Our vision is to have a TWØBAYS gluten free beer available for our community to enjoy – wherever and whenever they want it. This could be at their favourite pub or restaurant, or just at their local bottle shop so they can grab a pack and bring it to a friend’s BBQ.” TWØBAYS may still be a relatively small business, but it still looks to give back where possible. In Autumn 2021 the brewery collaborated with Queensland band Ball Park Bloom (which has two gluten free members) to brew a limited-edition beer and raise money to help support musicians in need. The collaboration raised more than $10,000 for SupportAct. In addition, all of the brewery’s spent grain (after brewing) is collected by a local farmer who uses it to feed their livestock, and food scraps from its Taproom become chicken and goat feed. www.twobays.beer

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recipe FENNEL, OLIVE AND TOMATO BAKED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS With fennel and garlic butter Serves 4-6 with a crisp green salad and good bread.

INGREDIENTS 12 free-range chicken drumsticks, skin-on 2 fennel bulbs, sliced, fronds reserved for serving 4 red eschalots, peeled and sliced 1 cup of pitted black olives 2 lemons, sliced 2 400g cans of diced tomatoes 1 1/2 tbsp. red wine vinegar 2 tsp fennel seeds 6 anchovies 4 cloves of garlic, skins left on 1/2 cup of reserved fennel fronds glug of extra virgin olive oil pecorino or parmesan for scattering over the top For the fennel and garlic butter 100g unsalted butter, softened at room temperature 2 garlic cloves, finely diced 2 tbsp chopped fennel fronds

METHOD 1. In a small bowl, beat the butter, garlic, and fennel fronds together and season with a pinch of salt. Set aside.

2. Pre-heat your oven to 200c (fan-forced). Place the sliced fennel, eschalots, olives, lemon slices, tomatoes, vinegar, fennel seeds, anchovies, garlic cloves and ½ cup of fennel fronds into a large baking dish. Give a pepper grinder a good few turns and then mix everything together.

3. Pop the drumsticks on top and then with a sharp knife cut a few slits into the top of each one. Then rub your butter mixture all over the top and into the cuts of the chicken, nestling each one down into the sauce as best as you can. Drizzle over a good glug of olive oil and then a scattering of salt flakes and place it into the oven for about 45 minutes.

4. Remove from the oven, spoon over some of the sauce from underneath, then grate over a rather generous amount of pecorino or parmesan to your liking over the top and pop it back into the oven for another 10 minutes.

5. Try serving it straight from the baking dish, scattered with a few reserved fennel fronds so that everyone can help themselves and once all the chicken has gone you can all take great pleasure in tearing off pieces of bread and dunking it into whatever remains.

TIP Serve with a crisp salad in the warmer months, or on top of polenta for the ultimate comfort meal in the cooler months. If you haven't got quite as many mouths to feed, then you can quite easily halve this recipe or make the whole amount and freeze. Leftovers make for a wonderful lunch the following day too.

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BACKYARD HENS KEY TO INCREASING SELF-SUSTAINABILITY Many people either own backyard hens or know of someone who does. The growing popularity has largely been due to families wanting to become more self-sustainable. So why is keeping backyard hens so good for your family?

Well, hens make for fantastic pets! Our breed of hens are Hy-line Browns which are extremely friendly and placid.

They love company and like nothing more than to spend time interacting with their owners. We hear lots of entertaining stories from our customers such as their hens going on school runs, on swings with the kids, and happily jumping up onto their laps.

Not only do they need to be responsible for feeding and providing water for their hens but they must collect eggs daily and keep the coop clean and safe. Excess eggs can also be sold or given away to friends and neighbours which is a great way of benefiting others in your local community.

Visit our farm: 3590 Frankston-Flinders Road, Merricks Call Jason: 0406 691 231 Open Thu to Mon 10am - 4pm (Closed Tue & Wed) www.TalkingHens.com.au

Good egg-laying breeds like our Hy-Line’s also quickly pay for themselves by providing your family with highly nutritious and delicious eggs throughout the year. Their eggs are high in protein and minerals but low in calories. You also have peace of mind knowing exactly how your hens are treated and what food they have eaten.

Of course, you can’t get more “local” food than what you get from your own backyard! When combined with a vegetable garden, your family becomes far more self-sufficient and able to live more sustainably. If you really had to avoid social contact, your hens and vegetables could keep your household well fed over the long-term.

Hen ownership also teaches children some important, practical lessons about life.

Looking for backyard hens but unsure where to start?

Talking Hens is a family business that enjoys backyard hens.

We specialise in friendly, egg laying hens with quality products to keep them happy and healthy.

There’s nothing like the friendship and entertainment that you receive from our laying hens - a pleasure to be shared!

Talking Hens 3590 Frankston-Flinders Rd Merricks, Vic 3916

Opening Hours: Thursday to Monday 10am to 4pm Closed: Tuesday and Wednesday

For enquiries call Jason 0406 691 231 Email: talk@talkinghens.com.au Visit: TalkingHens.com.au

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Crittenden Estate is one of the Peninsula’s oldest iconic wineries.

Family owned and operated since 1982, we are locals who are passionate about making quality cool climate wines that reflect this incredible wine making region.

Crittenden Estate WINE CENTRE

Described by James Halliday as an outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality, Crittenden Estate was yet again awarded Halliday’s highest rating of five red stars in the 2022 Halliday Wine Companion.

Discover the custom-built Crittenden Wine Centre designed to enable customers to appreciate the caliber of their wines in comfort and style.

The Wine Centre provides an innovative way of tasting that enables guests to properly explore their wide range of wines that are crafted on site.

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Crittenden Estate 25 Harrisons Rd Dromana P 5987 3800 www.crittendenwines.com.au

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GIFTING MADE EASY THE FACTORY SHOP IS OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY 9AM - 4PM, AND SATURDAY 10AM - 2PM. CLOSED SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

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Creating beautiful sweet and savoury grazing tables, platters and boxes for any occasion. We source locally made goods and deliver them straight to your door!

Order through email, www.coastalgrazing.com.au or Facebook and Instagram.

Visit www.coastalgrazing.com.au for further information.

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Talking Hens Christmas Gift Ideas Make this Christmas special with the ultimate Christmas hen care package!

Visit the Talking Hens website or our farm store for more Christmas ideas for your friendly, feathered friends!

Open Friday through Monday, 10am to 4pm 3590 Frankston-Flinders Rd Merricks.

For enquiries call 0406 691 231 www.talkinghens.com.au

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17 Main Street Mornington The home of local makers, designers & artists

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Artisan's Alley is a collaboration of a shared desire for bringing you the best unique products from local makers.

With a range of carefully crafted high-quality items including homewares, artworks, skincare, jewellery, clothing, candles and furniture there’s a lot to explore and find for you, your home or a favoured friend.

Our talented artisans also work in the store so you can meet the creators, hear how they are inspired and where the materials and designs are sourced.

Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm www.artisansalley.com.au 03 5976 8742

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Mornington Peninsula HAMPERS

Make it not just a Merry Christmas this year, but a meaningful one, with quality local produce made by proud and passionate local businesses supporting important causes. This year we are proud to support Joanne’s Christmas Cakes for Cancer Research and 100 Mile Foodie plus many more.

Support local, support handmade, support innovation, support love, support small business... support your local market!

EMU PLAINS MARKET : NOV 20 | 9-2 EMU PLAINS RESERVE, BALNARRING www.emuplainsmarket.com.au

Pre-order your corporate Christmas Hampers now!

Order online at morningtonpeninsulahampers.com.au Contact us at gift@morningtonpeninsulahampers.com.au or 0419 615 626

LITTLE BEAUTY MARKET : NOV 27 | 9-2 CRN HIGH & YOUNG ST, FRANKSTON www.littlebeautymarket.com.au Love supporting small businesses?

Why not check out our interest store of curious goods!

ALBERT & DAPHNE

103 MAIN STREET, MORNINGTON | WWW.ALBERTANDDAPHNE.COM.AU

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NEW MAIN STREET MORNINGTON LOCATION

53 Main Street, MORNINGTON | 0406 648 887 Shop 11, 49 Eramosa Rd West SOMERVILLE | 0449 541 149 Shop online at www.indigothreads.com.au

Evoke / Soy Candles / Family / Gifts / Home evokemelb.com.au we are always happy to assist with any enquiries 0401 400 144 or 0400 608 121 Follow us

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WHOLESALE WINES

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AT WHOLESALE PRICING

Wine Lovers Warehouse is the direct to public arm of our wholesale business specialising in restaurant, hotel, and function wines for over 17 years. With COVID-19 restrictions imposed on our venue customers, 2020 put a big handbrake on our wholesale business and stopped it dead.

and the local community, which we will be forever grateful, we opened up the warehouse three days every week to the public, selling our wines and our suppliers at trade prices and no retail mark ups.

It is our commitment to remain open servicing the needs of our Wine Lover community into 2021 and beyond.

In March we made a decision to transform and stay alive, supported by our friends

Come along and say hello, grab a bottle or a case.

HOURS: Thursday, Friday, Saturday Weekly 10am until 5pm LOCATION: Unit 5, 3 Trewhitt Court, Dromana Industrial Estate

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Call us on 9596 4278 or see our full November 2021

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cial November Speci ly! ffer only off A Peninsula Essence exclusive!

This amazing offer is only available during the month of November 2021

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YOUR 2021

GIFT GUIDE

COASTAL GRAZING Spoil that someone special this festive season and celebrate with a Coastal Grazing platter, gift box or grazing table. Locally made goods for pick up or delivery. Order throughemail, Facebook or Instagram. coastalgrazing.com.au

CRITTENDEN ESTATE A Crittenden Estate gift voucher makes an ideal present for the wine lover in your life and can be redeemed for online purchases or at the Crittenden Wine Centre. Visit Crittenden Estate located at 25 Harrisons Road, Dromana. crittendenwines.com.au CHIEF'S SON DISTILLERY Whether you're looking to buy a gift for a loved one, or treat yourself with something unique, explore single malt whisky from Chief's Son. Tanist Gift Pack: $175 43%abv 700ml View our online shop for gift ideas and the full range of our whiskies or visit our distillery door in Somerville. chiefsson.com.au

OLIEVE & OLIE These natural skincare products and candles make gifting easy.

Their limited edition soap is infused with nutmeg, clementine, and cedarwood, plus swirls of gold mineral powder.

7/16 Henry Wilson Drive, Rosebud olieveandolie.com.au

WINELOVERS WAREHOUSE The Wolf Blass Grey Label golf pack contains a multi award winning vintage release of a bottle of Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012, a Wolf Blass branded golf shoe bag, and a box of 3 x Callaway Speed Regime 1 golf balls.

50% off RRP $80 Only $40 Wine Lovers Warehouse, 5/3 Trewhitt Ct, Dromana winelover.com.au

MORNINTON PENINSULA HAMPERS Make it not just a Merry Christmas this year but a meaningful one by gifting a hamper from Mornington Peninsula Hampers.

Quality local produce made by proud and passionate local businesses. morningtonpeninsulahampers. com.au

ORIGINAL SPIRIT CO Original Spirit Co's Ginfusion gift pack trio is the perfect way to sample and enjoy three of the most popular Ginfusion flavours.

Presented in a quality gift box with personalised Christmas decoration, this flavoursome trio makes a thoughtful gift for Gin lovers and cocktail lovers alike. originalspiritco.com

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Gift vouchers to GIVE ARTHURS SEAT EAGLE Take your gift giving to new heights this Christmas! An Arthurs Seat Eagle gift card will send you soaring over the sights of Port Phillip Bay. aseagle.com.au /gift-cards

INDIGO THREADS Tis the season to spoil that someone special and this Christmas Indigo Threads has you covered. From stunning boho fashion to accessories and candles you'll find it hard to decide.

Gift vouchers also available. Shop instore at Indigo Threads Mornington and Somerville boutiques and online. indigothreads.com.au

TALKING HENS The perfect gift idea for those who love their friendly, feathered friends. Buy online or visit the farm on any Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday between 10am - 4pm.

3590 FrankstonFlinders Rd Merricks.

P. 0406 691 231 talkinghens.com.au

EVOKE Featuring different categories to choose from, evoke soy candle sample packs come in a gift boxed set of 4 x tin candles that each have a burn time of approx. 16 hours! the ultimate gift for someone special this christmas. evokemelb.com.au

ARTISAN'S ALLEY Buy someone perfect beach accessories at Artisan’s Alley.

Our local makers have a range of summer gifts to enjoy the outside life again. Find something unique at 17 Main Street, Mornington. artisansalley.com.au

KOLLAB Something for everyone! With storage solutions to suit all occasions in beautiful prints.

7, 23-27 Suffolk Street, Rosebud. kollab.com.au

RED HILL CANDLE CO. Scent-sational gift vouchers! Can be used for purchases in store and online or for a Scent Lab creative workshop session. redhillcandleco.com.au

FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE A gift voucher to the Frankston Arts Centre is valid for three years and the lucky person in your life will enjoy browsing the website and planning good times that await them in 2022. theFAC.com.au

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Mt Martha

Mount Martha is a seaside town on the Mornington Peninsula 60 kilometres south-east of Melbourne's central business district. It has an area of 17.2 square kilometres.

Population according to the 2016 census, was 18,548.

While Mount Martha offers only a small commercial centre in Lochiel Avenue, it is an ideal destination for those visitors seeking a scenic and less commercial holiday location where the surrounding bushland meets the coast.

The Median house price to buy is $1,400,000 and to rent is $650 per week.

Safe swimming beaches with wide sandy stretches exist just north and south of the commercial centre, lined with rows of colourful bathing boxes. However, much of the coast around Mount Martha typically consists of rocky cliffs with bushland above which offer a number of walking tracks and scenic viewing spots. A worthwhile drive is along the Esplanade - a coastal road linking Mount Martha with Mornington in the north and Safety Beach in the south. This hilly and winding road hugs the steep coastline, with views down to the bay on one side, while exclusive homes perched high above the coast feature on the other side.

Other attractions in Mount Martha include Balcombe Creek, which swells into a wide body of water near the coast and is surrounded by a boardwalk and is home to a rich selection of bird life. Also of interest to nature lovers is Mount Martha Park which consists of 53 hectares of native bushland and walking trails surrounding the 160 metre peak of Mount Martha, offering panoramic views of the bay and towards Arthurs Seat.

Celebrity sightings in Mt Martha include Megan Gale, Shaun Hampson and Andy Lee.

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The Briars Park is a historic property in Mount Martha that includes the graceful Briars Homestead which was built in stages commencing in 1848. The park also includes a visitor’s centre, vineyard, nursery, restaurant, and a large wildlife reserve featuring wetlands and bird observation hides. There are number of walking trails through the wetlands, woodlands and pastures.

Mount Martha’s highest point bears the area's name and reaches 160 metres (520 ft). The peak was named after Martha Lonsdale, the wife of the colonist William Lonsdale. It marks the start of the Selwyn Fault, a geological formation which runs to the eastern Dandenong Ranges.

From the 1990's to the present the Mount Martha area has experienced significant population growth in the south with the Martha Cove marina development as well as to the east towards the Moorooduc Highway.

Mount Martha Surf Lifesaving Club holds the popular annual Mount Martha Australia Day Swim, the "MMAD Swim". Golfers play at the course of the Mount Martha Golf Club on Forest Drive. Mount Martha is also home to public tennis courts, four football ovals and numerous grass reserves.

Peninsula Link and the Mornington Peninsula Freeway are both major arterial routes to both Mount Martha and the Mornington Peninsula, from Melbourne via the EastLink tollway.

Coffee Safari

Freshly brewed coffee is a must-have for weekends.

Here are a few places to check out when you're in this beautiful part of the world.*

Mr Curtis

UPSTAIRS 4, 42 LOCHIEL AVENUE Located upstairs this groovy relaxed café/restaurant serves great coffee (and tapas) with views out over the bay.

Via Battisti

26 LOCHIEL AVENUE A small bright café on the main shopping strip with inside and alfresco dining. The baristas make coffee in front of the bifold windows .

Milk Bar & Co. 1/42 LOCHIEL AVENUE

Good coffee and great food to match.

Casual and cool vibe, and outdoor seating.

Higher Ground 5/5 HOWEY ROAD

Tucked in behind the shops, this cafe is known for its amazing coffee, sweet treats, and friendly service. *Please note: Due to uncertain times in Victoria, trading conditions are subject to change to be in line with State Government COVID-19 restrictions. It is advised to check with businesses for trading information.

What to do Swim or walk the white, sandy stretches of beach.

Browse the many wonderful boutique shops along the strip and enjoy a coffee or a cocktail at one of the many cafes and eateries.

Stroll through the Balcombe Estuary along the boardwalk or one of the many cliff top walking tracks with scenic viewing spots.

You will always find something to do in Mt Martha.

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The property includes one of the finest established vineyards on the Mornington Peninsula and consists of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Fiano, Friulano, Traminer, Muscat a petit grain blanc, and Shiraz. The award-winning 100 Hunts Vineyard is a key grape supplier to many of the top regional wine producers including Stonier Wines, T'Gallant, Foxeys Hangout, Chirping Bird, Crittenden Wines, Paringa Estate, Quealy Wines, Vino Intrepido, Kerri Greens, Portsea Estate, Fenian Wines and The Garden Distillery.

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History

Never a Dull Day at Bomber Command!

By Peter McCullough

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eith Stevens’ story could have been torn from the pages of a “Boys Own Annual.” He joined the RAAF in 1940, trained as a wireless operator/rear gunner, and subsequently flew 62 operations in a Lancaster with Bomber Command before being shot down over Occupied France. There he worked for three months with the French Resistance movement before escaping back to England.

It is difficult to imagine what it was like being part of the crew of a Lancaster. “Ops” were always at night and lasted up to ten hours; it was freezing cold, oxygen masks were required, and there were inevitable problems with navigation, engines and equipment. They were shot at by enemy fighters, “coned” by searchlights, and hit by flak. Keith’s aircraft was disabled many times and he experienced some amazing survivals. At times up to 1000 planes were involved in an operation and the casualties were huge. Of every 100 men

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who flew with Bomber Command, 56 were killed;this second figure would have been about 90 for the early members of Bomber Command. Others became prisoners of war and/or suffered serious injuries.

A “tour” of 30 operations was considered sufficient for crew members and most were then found jobs as instructors or ground crew. Only four percent completed two tours. Very few would have flown as many ops as Keith who was into his third tour.

Several years ago, at the insistence of a fellow resident of the Village Glen Rosebud, Keith recorded his experiences in a book titled “Flak...Fighters and Fliers – An Aussie with the RAF.” Because some of his first-hand accounts are so graphic it seemed best to quote directly from his autobiography on occasions.

This is Keith’s story.

Early Days Keith Stevens was born at Hampton Park on 21 February, 1919.

His father, a builder, had been severely gassed on the Somme in World War One, and was advised to move to the country.

Accordingly, Keith’s parents purchased 12 acres in Pound Road where they grew produce for the Dandenong market.

Keith and his older brother used to ride horses where the freeway now runs, and they would sell rabbits for sixpence a pair on the corner of Pound and Cranbourne Roads, both of which were gravel in those days.

With the onset of the Depression further schooling was out of the question and in 1933 Keith walked the streets of Melbourne looking for work. He eventually gained a position in a clothing factory. After a few years he resigned to take up a motor mechanic apprenticeship, studying at night at the Working Men’s College (later RMIT). Keith eventually started his own business, leasing premises in South Melbourne from racing car driver Cec. Warren.

He serviced the cars in Cec’s “stable”, including a Fraser Nash, a Bugatti (formerly owned by Malcolm Campbell), and the only Invicta in Australia.

Joining the RAAF Keith had joined the Army Reserve and was soon called up when war broke out in September, 1939. However he decided that he would prefer the Air Force but discovered that, as he was not 21, parental permission was required. This was refused so Keith had to bide his time until 21 (February 1940) when he again visited the Air Force recruiting post. The officer-in-charge greeted him warmly with the reassuring words: “I’ve seen you before; you’re in a hurry to die, aren’t you?” continued next page...

Above left: An Avro Lancaster Bomber similar to the aircraft in which Keith flew 62 missions.

Above right: Keith Stevens’ father, gassed on the Somme during World War One. Right: The wireless operator and navigator inside the Lancaster.

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Above: The 57 Squadron, Scampton, 1943. Keith is tenth from the right, second row.

Below: Keith in his uniform in 1943, the year he became engaged to Anita.

There was another delay when he was informed during the medical examination that his tonsils were superfluous to requirements.

Fortunately the doctor was an acquaintance (Keith had serviced his car) and he was able to expedite matters: the tonsils were removed at a small maternity hospital in Middle Park and a bed was installed in the Matron’s office for Keith’s recovery.

After completing his initial training course at Bradfield Park in NSW, where it was decided that Keith’s eyesight was not good enough for him to be a pilot, he was informed that his lot was to be a wireless operator/rear gunner. Next it was off to Canada and a six month wireless course in an agricultural college at a place called Guelph. Doing Morse Code for eight hours a day was too much for some, and they fell by the wayside. The downside of Guelph was that the Canadians had chosen the same location to establish their cooking school; according to Keith some of their earlier attempts were not the best.

From Guelph the group was sent to Mossbank in Saskatchewan to do a gunnery course. Keith was topping the class, prompting the instructor to pull him aside and warn him: “You are doing too well in gunnery and if you are not careful you won’t be a wireless operator. Instead you’ll be stuck in the rear-end turret, so you had better miss a few targets from now on.”

Bomber Command Once in England Keith soon formed part of an air crew which was selected pretty much at random by the pilot (Paul Hawkins). Shortly after they had commenced training flights Air Marshall Harris took over Bomber Command and decided on the first 1000 bomber raid to take place over Cologne on 30/31 May, 1942. To make up the numbers it would be necessary to use Operational Training Units, including the one to which Keith belonged. Briefings in those days were not particularly sophisticated: “This is the nearest way to the target and this is the best way to get home.” Later briefings were much different; they were more organized and included the use of pathfinders.

Soon after the Cologne operation there was a similar raid over Essen. Keith’s account tells how easy it was to get into trouble: “We were coming out of the target and were supposed to be heading home. I looked out of the plane and saw the Pole Star and thought , that’s funny, it’s on the port side. We are going the wrong

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way! I said to the Navigator Mac, ‘Why the hell have we got the Pole Star on the port side-we are going the wrong way.’He said not to be silly, it would be on the starboard side. I said, ‘Mac it’s on the port side, you’d better look at the astrodome.’ Mac took a look and said: ‘Good God, it is too!’ So he asked Paul what course he was following and he said, ‘Oh, blimey, I’ve put the compass on the wrong way round!’ So he turned the compass around. I think if we had kept going we would have ended up in Russia! We got home with just enough fuel to land.” (from “Flak...Fighters and Fliers”, Page 21).

Although these first two ops were in Wellingtons, the crew was then posted to 57 Squadron at Scampton which was being supplied with the newly-developed Lancasters. The squadron did quite a few raids on the Ruhr, Berlin, and various other targets, and half way through his first tour Keith was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Medal. Soon afterwards he was given a commission and became a Flight Lieutenant.

During this time 617 Squadron was formed at Scampton and, because of his expertise in signals, the leader of the new squadron, Guy Gibson, borrowed Keith for many of their training missions.

These were highly dangerous (sixty feet above the ground at night) but were a necessary preparation for the squadron’s famous “Dam Busters” raid.

Adventures Aplenty On the Ground #1 “An amazing thing happened at Scampton...

We were all on parade this morning when all of a sudden there was this flash over the other side of the aerodrome and over the tannoy system came an announcement that a photo flash had dropped out of a bomber. The night before we had all the bombers lined up to go to Berlin and fog closed in so much that they had to cancel the raid, so all the aircraft were lined up one after another, all the Lancasters, about 14 or 15 of them...Of course the photo flash set fire to the aircraft, which had a 4,000 pounder on, so you can imagine they were screaming for volunteers.

Paul and I hopped on the side of a fire truck to see what we could do...Paul climbed into this Lancaster and started it up so that it wouldn’t get blown up. A 4,000 pounder blew up – the blast was incredible – but we got our aircraft down into a paddock and the thing bogged! Anyway we saved the aircraft.

We raced back to get another one and we put that in a different spot-it was so foggy you didn’t know where you were going – and that one got bogged as well! Then another aircraft blew up – I think we lost four aircraft with these 4,000 pounders exploding.

As the fog cleared in the day we were all lined up – aircrew, ground crew and all – walking up the aerodrome picking all the broken bits of aircraft....We couldn’t leave it there, of course, as it would have ripped tyres up on take off or landings.

The planes that Paul and I had got out were bogged to their axles with the weight of the 4,000 pounders. The next task was to get shovels and dig them out.” –Ibid, Pages 27-29.

Above: Keith (on the right) at Buckingham Palace, May 1944 with with pilot, Flt.Lt. P.A.F Hawkins, who also received the DFM.

On the Ground #2: “When we were at East Kirkby, part of the bomb dump went up...a lot of these bombs had left hand threads for when they put the fuses in the nose, and they thought that someone crossed the thread and went to turn it back. Well, if you turned it back it blew up. It killed eight or nine of the armourers.

Luckily, it was on the edge of the bomb dump and didn’t get right into it.

After that there was another one at Spilsby, which was a satellite aerodrome to East Kirkby. One night the crews were about to take off and there was an enormous explosion and the whole bomb dump went up...aircraft were stopped flying for about five minutes and, when they eventually took off, they had to make up time to get to the target at the right time.”–Ibid, Pages 75-76.

And in the Air #1 (over Essen): “Most of our raids were called collectively ‘The Battle of the Ruhr.’ We bombed Essen, which was the most heavily defended target in Germany, and the most difficult to hit was the Krupp works. We had some bad nights.

On 13 January, 1943 we were the only squadron plane to get to the target and, boy, if you got one plane over Essen, then watch out! How we ever got out I will never know – we were badly shot up. Anyway we got home, but we crash–landed and the plane was written off.”–Ibid, Pages 36-37. continued next page...

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leave the wireless and come and help me.’ So I went up and as we were coming in to land he said ‘Cut the throttles back’ and we just crash–landed ‘bang’ on the runway. The aircraft broke in half in the middle and you have never seen a greater bunch of rabbits come out of an aircraft. We came out of any holes we could find and there were plenty of them.

We saw part of the tail plane behind us with the rear gunner in the turret, so we went back to get him out. When he got out he said ‘Hawkins, that’s the worst bloody landing you have ever done.’ He turned around, saw the rest of the plane further up the runway and fainted! He came good and we went and did our de-briefing. That was a rough one!”–Ibid, Pages 42-44.

Above: The citation for the Distinguished Flying Medal.

In the Air Again #2 (over Berlin): “One night over Berlin we got lost on the way back. We got a wrong wind direction. Mac had done our course and we ended up over the top of a place called Osnabruck. We were caught in the searchlights and hit by flak at 18,000 feet. The aircraft started diving and we couldn’t stop it. Paul yelled for me to come and help him pull the stick back, but we weren’t succeeding much at all...Paul shouted to the Flight Engineer, ‘Cut the motors. Cut the motors.’ He cut the four motors, the stick gradually came back, and we pulled out. The bomb aimer swore blind that we were below the level of a couple of church spires!

When we opened the four motors, the rear gunner said he had never seen so much smoke and flame come out. Two of them started well and the other two spluttered and eventually got going. Then we found that we couldn’t stop the blasted plane from climbing, so we got it to a level where we could hold it for some time. Then Paul cut the motors and we drifted down; the motors were then activated and we would fly up again. This is the way we got home.

When we got over the coast and were able to communicate they told us to bail out and send the aircraft into the sea. Mac refused to bail out saying ‘Steve’s parachute has been hit by flak. I’m not going to bail out and leave him behind.’ So we were then instructed to bail out the rest of the crew and the pilot and wireless operator could try and land it. The rest of the crew said they were not bailing out either. They were all jammed behind the main spar and in a crash landing had a fair chance of not getting knocked about...

We got to the end of the runway and Paul said ‘Righto Steve,

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...and Again #3 (Saving Mac): “I used to go off the intercom as it annoyed me talking when I was trying to listen to the wireless. If I was needed, other crew members could press a button and a red light would come on. This night, returning from Nuremberg, the red light came on and I said ‘Yes Paul’. He said ‘Have a look at Mac. He’s gone nuts.’ I looked around and thought ‘What the devil is the matter with him?’ Then I realized he was short of oxygen.

I unhooked my oxygen and hooked it onto Mac, got him on the bed behind the main spar and put the straps around him so that he couldn’t get up. I grabbed his portable oxygen bottle and took a few deep breaths which made me feel better. Oxygen depletion is like being intoxicated-you think you can do things and you can’t. Later on, when we got back, the doctor told me that Mac was within 15 seconds of dying. I had just got him in time.

The next problem was to navigate the aircraft back. Mac’s workings were confused so I gave Paul the best course I could from what we had. On landing they raced Mac off to hospital. He came good after a night in bed and his oxygen level had returned to normal.”–Ibid, Pages 44-45.

The White Feather Keith’s bibliography contains a brief record of all 62 ops in which he participated before he was shot down. Very few were uneventful: there were a number of occasions when fuel ran low, and there were a number of crash landings. Operation 33 (20 June 1943) was a long flight which necessitated a landing at Maison–Blanche in French North Africa. The next operation (23 June) was Spezia (Italy): “...bombed battleships in harbour–port inner and starboard outer knocked out by flak over target – could not climb over Alps on way back to base in UK on two engines so we set course back to Maison–Blanche and, lo and behold, the idiots fired at us and hit us as we came in to land.”–Ibid, Page 280. The next operation (#35 on 28 June) was also eventful as the pilot passed out at the controls.

It was after this op that the Wing Commander, noticing that Keith’s crew was the only one to complete 30 operations, decided to call an end to their tour. Keith was promoted to Flight Lieutenant and ordered not to fly for six months.

It was during 1943, towards the end of his first tour, that Keith received an anonymous letter from Australia. It contained a white feather and a letter which “...said that I had left Australia in its hour of greatest need, was living in luxury in hotels in London, going on leave all over England, and thoroughly enjoying myself at the Government’s expense. Australia was in dire straits – the Pacific war had started of course – and that I had left it. It finished up saying something like , this is the coward’s way of getting out of fighting for your own country.”–Ibid, Page 71. While Keith laughed the matter off, his Wing Commander took a dim view of the affair.

Although he had been stood down for six months, Keith’s second tour started early (14 July 1943) when he started flying with different crews out of East Kirkby. Operation 42 over Munich on 14 October was again eventful: “...chased by two fighters – rear turret badly hit – pilot asked me to check rear gunner – I said we have to fly below 10,000 feet as the oxygen tube was broken, also intercom – dived to 9,000 feet – I then climbed into turret – what a mess – cold as I only had battle dress. Near UK coast Flight Engineer came down for me to return to wireless set – called up base and told them of our problems – they said to come on a priority landing.”– Ibid, Page 282.

After operation 46 (Berlin on 22 November, 1943) Keith was again grounded for a rest from operations; this time on the orders of Air Marshall Harris and Air Vice Marshall Cochrane. However by 16 January, 1944 he was back in the air. Operation 49 was difficult as the Bomb Aimer was killed and Keith had to fill this role. Not being familiar with the task he had to ask the pilot to go around again: “...language on intercom very colourful.”

Operation 61 was on D-Day (6 June, 1944) over the coast of Normandy: “Bombing gun emplacements above Sword Beach landings – great sight seeing Channel covered in invasion craft.”

Off to the Palace Although Keith had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal half way through his first tour of duty, it was some twelve months later that he received his invitation to Buckingham Palace for the official presentation.

Keith was allowed to take two friends: Anita (his fiancée) came down from Glasgow and Mrs. Anderson, a family friend, was also invited. The night before the presentation Keith and Anita stayed with Mrs. Anderson and there was a bombing raid: “...they practically blew the street out (but) luckily we didn’t get hit....The next day we...got the Tube to London, walked out to a taxi, and I was about to say ‘Take us to the Palace’ when the driver said ‘Oh. You’re going to the Palace are you, mate?’ I replied ‘I could shoot you. I have been looking forward all week to getting into a taxi and saying ‘Take us to the Palace.’ He replied ‘Oh. Every officer I see dressed up with two ladies today, I know they’re going there. I’ve taken so many already.’”–Ibid, Page 90.

When a recipient was called forward they played the National Anthem; for Keith it was Waltzing Matilda! Keith had actually met the King previously when he, Churchill, and other leaders had visited Scampton immediately after the Dam Busters raid. As he pinned the decoration on Keith’s tunic the King said “I’ve met you before at Scampton, Stevens.” Keith however had observed the Lord Chamberlain whisper something to the King just before he stepped forward, so the King’s memory was not that good! continued next page...

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Above: The woods where Keith hid after parachuting from the aircraft.

Right: The bar where Keith was hidden by the French Resistance.

Shot Down Keith’s record of Operation 62 on the night of 7/8 July, 1944 reads as follows: “St. Leu D’Esserent caves storage site for V1 and V2 rockets – hit by flak on the way in – after bombing attacked by two fighters – A/C on fire, also holes in body of A/C – we decided to abandon A/C. Bailed out at 18,000 feet – lack of oxygen a big problem – hit tail plane with head and shoulder – A/C being shot down all round – enemy shooting down parachutes but missed me – landed on enemy territory – rather hard.”–Ibid, Page 286. (The raid had in fact been a success and probably saved London from attacks by a further 4,000 rockets.)

After travelling at night to elude the Germans, Keith was eventually captured and taken for interrogation by a Gestapo officer. “Then he did the unforgivable thing, which you never do to the enemy...he turned his back on me...I dived into the back of him, hand over his mouth, knee in the back of his neck, and pulled his head back with both hands. Whether I broke his neck I’m not sure, but in my sleeve I had a hacksaw blade which was sharpened on one end like a razor, and that came in very useful. I left him on the floor and dived out the window...I wondered how the devil I was going to get out of all this.”–Ibid, Page 115.

Below: The notice given to French citizens warning them against aiding downed aircraft crew. Left: The official advice to Keith’s fiancee informing her he was missing.

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Keith spent several more days on the run before taking his chance with a couple of peasants who came along in a dray. They took him to their farmhouse and when it was dark a solidly built Frenchman named Georges Morel paid a visit. His intention was to cut Keith’s throat but, after some quick talking by Keith, he left only to return with Madam Violet, the leader of the French Resistance in that northern part of France.

For the next three months Keith was hidden by members of the Resistance and even participated in some of their ventures. On one occasion he went with a group to blow up a railway bridge but the mission was not successful. Next day a Frenchman rushed into the estaminet (or bar) where Keith was hiding and kissed him on both cheeks, several times. When he calmed down Keith learned the reason for his excitement: a troop train had been crossing the bridge which had then collapsed under the weight. On another occasion one of his companions handed him a piece of piano wire with a small wooden handle at each end. When Keith enquired as to its use it was explained that, if he approached a German from behind and used it appropriately, the little device could swiftly separate the German’s head from his shoulders.

Usually accompanied by a young female member of the Resistance, Keith slowly made his way west by push bike. “They were extremely brave people, risking their lives to save mine.” (In fact research by British Intelligence Service MI9 found that over 30,000 lost their lives in helping to get just 3,000 to safety.)

On 2 September, 1944 Keith was taken from Giencourt, one of eight safe houses in which he sheltered, up into the main street of Clermont when an American tank appeared. An officer called out “Does any goddam idiot here speak English?” When Keith responded the American, rather taken aback, said “God Almighty!

Not an Aussie. What the hell are you doing here?” After dispensing some rough justice to collaborators, the celebrations began.

Next day Keith started for the coast: initially by bike, then by jeep,

by DC3 to Amiens, and finally by jeep through Caen to the coast.

The English Channel was then crossed in an empty tank–landing craft after which Keith was taken to London for interrogation

by MI9. After signing a document regarding non–disclosure of information about his escape, Keith was cleared to go back on operations. Back at base, however, although keen to get back in the

Above: The letter Keith was required to sign as part of the Official Secrets Act.

air, Keith was informed that MI9 had instructed that he was not to fly in Europe over enemy territory: he knew too much and the Gestapo would not let him slip through their fingers a second time.

Instead he was posted to Pithelly to train all the Signals Leaders of Bomber Command. This was Keith’s final posting prior to his repatriation to Australia early in 1945. continued next page...

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Time for Romance Keith’s initial crew included a Scot (Mac) who was the navigator.

Not long into the first tour Keith saved Mac’s life when his oxygen failed. So, on the next leave, he invited Keith to stay with him and his family in Cardonald in Glasgow. Mac’s mother, Mrs. McKenzie, had tearooms near Glasgow University where an Anita Grieve happened to be a student. Anita was invited to make up a foursome and a romance soon developed. Anita and Keith became engaged in 1944 and plans were in place for a wedding on 2 September.

Then the war intervened: Keith was shot down on the night of 7/8 July and Anita and his parents were informed that he was “missing, believed killed.” Coincidentally it was on 2 September that Keith made contact with the Americans in France.

From the offices of MI9 in London Keith was able to make a surreptitious phone call to Anita. Wedding plans were resurrected and the wedding took place in Glasgow on 4 October, 1944.

After a 12 hour trip to London the couple eventually found accommodation at the Grosvenor Hotel. They had only just booked in when the air–raid sirens sounded with the result that Anita and Keith spent their wedding night sheltering in the basement! After ten days Keith reported to Brighton from where Australians were being repatriated. It was another eight months before Keith and Anita were re–united in Australia.

After his discharge in May, 1945 Keith eventually returned to the motor trade and later became the director of a sports car firm. He became involved in Legacy, was on the Board of Management of the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce, and became a councillor in his local municipality. He also helped to establish the Australian branch of the Royal Air Forces Escaping Society and was president for a number of years.

On retirement Keith and Anita moved to the Village Glen in Rosebud in 1988. It wasn’t long before Keith became President of the Residents Club and he was one of the instigators of the Village Anzac Day ceremony. He and Anita took active roles in Family Day and other activities.

In 1983 and 1990 the couple made sentimental journeys back to France where Keith was able to renew his friendships with a number of members of the Resistance movement.

After almost 70 years of marriage, Anita died in 2013, aged 93.

One Final Award Late in 2014 Keith Stevens was informed that the President of the Republic of France had awarded him the highest level of chevalier (or knight) of the French Foreign Legion.

The award was recognition for "..risking your life for the liberation of our country 70 years ago." This honour added to that previously received - the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) - which was presented by the King at Buckingham Palace.

Above: The wedding day, 4th October, 1944.

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Created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, Keith's Legion of Honour was awarded because of the role he and his crew played on D-Day when they bombed and disabled the concrete gun emplacements on the French coast, making it possible for the Allied Forces to invade Normandy and ultimately defeat the German occupiers.

The presentation, delayed when Keith was hospitalised by a fall, took place on the 16 April, 2015, when the Honorary ConsulGeneral of France in Melbourne visited the Ti Tree Aged Care Centre in Rosebud. A few days later, on Anzac Day, Keith passed away.

Keith’s Philosophy “Someone asked me once why I didn’t really get too upset when things sometimes got difficult in business and throughout life. My answer was simple. I always look back to the time when I was shot down and was sitting under a tree in a foreign country – an enemy occupied country – and I didn’t know the language, and I had nothing to eat. I look back at that and think nothing could get as bad as that. Life could never get as bad as that, so its the only way to have a happy life.”– Ibid, Page 256.

Above: The letter from the French Ambassador Below: Here’s cheers for Keith Stevens in April when presented with the Legion of Honour by the French Honorary Consul General, Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie

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