Southern Peninsula News 5 September 2023

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An independent voice for the community

Shire money quickly fixes repair cafe

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has come to the aid of Rye Repair Cafe with a $10,000 climate action grant.

The volunteer-run service operates out of Rye Community House on the first Sunday of each month, offering help to anyone who has something to mend or repair.

By repairing household items, the group is taking on the war on waste one item at a time.

Manager of Rye Community House, Marg D’Arcy, said the Repair Cafe dwindled during the pandemic and needed a financial boost to get it back up and running.

“This grant has enabled us to establish a repair cafe alongside developing a philosophy and practice to educate our community about reducing waste and landfill,” she said.

“Our volunteers come together once a month to mend and fix household items. We had one customer bring in their late mum’s old Mixmaster for repair, and now whenever they use the Mixmaster they have a sense of their mum being around.

“It’s fantastic that we can help divert waste from landfill, and it’s heart-warming to see the added benefit of crossgenerational learning between volunteers and community members.”

Cr Sarah Race said the repair cafe was “the perfect trifecta”. By reducing waste it’s a win for the environment, it’s a win for the community who don’t have to spend money on buying something new and a big win for the volunteers who can teach their skills to others and socialise with likeminded people.”

Grants from the shire’s community investment program helps community groups with projects that address a local need or provide a community benefit.

For details about repair cafes in Mornington, Hastings or Rye go to: mornpen.vic.gov.au/repaircafes

Details about the community investment program, including a free grant writing workshop on 14 September, go to: mornpen.vic.gov.au/grants

‘Transparency’ urged for council

Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors are being urged to improve “transparency” in the wake of the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission’s investigation into allegations of corruption at the City of Casey.

IBAC’s Operation Sandon report tabled in state parliament on 27 July this year “found clear evidence of two [Casey] councillors accepting personal

benefits from making or influencing council decisions related to planning or land use”

IBAC’s launch of Operation Sandon saw Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors order a review of development planning decisions made by the shire over the past two decades.

The move directed that the review give “particular emphasis” to the Martha Cove housing and marina development at Safety Beach.

Results of the review ordered at a public council meeting in January 2020 and presented by CEO John

Baker to a private councillor briefing on 31 August 2022, “did not identify any activity, patterns of decision making or other actions that would suggest corruption”.

The review was seen as necessary as the IBAC investigation involved three companies that also had dealings with the shire.

The three companies were Watsons Pty Ltd, Wolfdene Built Pty Ltd and Schutz Consulting Pty Ltd and the shire’s review was made “to determine if there was any reasonable suspicion of corrupt conduct that would require

a referral to the IBAC”.

The council’s decision to conduct the review also included a directive that it receives “timely notification of any Woodman or related company application or secondary consent or review of permit and on large projects”.

“I would prefer briefings to be broadcast to ensure accountabilit and transparency on public matters allowed and lawful under the Local Government Act,” Cr David Gill said last week.

In an email to his colleagues headed Council Transparency Following

IBAC Report (Operation Sandon), Gill said councillors could “improve transparency and the ability for councillors to represent our community”. “One issue concerns asking questions of officers in public, which is under threat at our council meetings without a decision by council being made.

“I believe there has been a gradual encroachment to the rights of councillors in this term due to changes in governance rules and decisions by chairs.”

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Open for repairs: Volunteers at the Rye Repair Cafe, from left, John Boast, Deb Coffey, Steve Ryan, Jenny Steel, James Kilby and Graeme Pit with Cr Sarah Race (standing centre).

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Corner makes invite to recite

A LITERARY event especially for poetry enthusiasts is being held from 2pm on Sunday 10 September at the Rosebud Country Club Bowls Club.

The Poets Corner event will bring together poets and spoken word artists from across the Mornington Peninsula and elsewhere.

Poets Corner, a community organisation dedicated to poetry and spoken word arts, has been operating on the peninsula since 2017.

The organisation adapted and continued its activities through virtual platforms during the COVID pandemic and is now returning to inperson events.

The bowls club meeting will feature academic, storyteller, and counternarrative poet Dr Denise Chapman, who is known for exploring themes of heritage and identity.

Other poets will be able to recite their works during two open mic sessions.

The event is BYO snacks although refreshments will be available at the bar. Entry to the event at 207 Boneo Road, Rosebud, is $5.

Trail artists’ show

ARTISTS who regularly open their studios along the Peninsula Studio Trail are holding their annual combined art exhibition at Mornington.

The annual studio trail started 15 years ago and includes about 30 artists working in a variety of mediums, including painting, textiles, ceramics, printmaking and sculpture.

New works will be displayed at this month’s exhibition and visitors will have a chance to meet and speak with

the artists.

The exhibition is being held at The Studio, 91 Wilson’s Road, Mornington.

Tickets to the opening night on Friday 22 September are $15 a person and include food and wine and entertainment by the Kissing Harriet jazz band. Book at on Eventbrite via peninsulastudiotrailinc.org/

Ticket holders will have a chance

to win a ceramic piece by potter John Stroomer by entering the People’s Choice Award.

A series of artist workshops will be held in parallel with the exhibition, 4 Steps to Abstract by Titane Laurent. Details: bit. ly/4StepstoAbstractWorkshop

The exhibition will open 10am-5pm daily until Sunday 1 October.

POET’S Corner regulars Alan Pentland and Liz Hicklin. Picture: Yanni

Welfare groups want action on homelessness

Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au

WELFARE services say it is “time to act” on homelessness, with the Peninsula Voice adding its views with a report “Working together on the homelessness crisis on the Mornington Peninsula”.

Peninsula Voice president Peter Orton said the community had “watched the growing homelessness crisis on

the Mornington Peninsula damage lives”.

“It’s a complex issue, so it’s vital that our community understands the drivers behind this crisis and how broadly it impacts us, so we can work together on local solutions,” he said.

Orton said that to support the issued, Peninsula Voice had held three events aimed at taking a “deeper dive” into the factors contributing to a lack of affordable housing.

He said members of the community,

leaders in the social housing and community care sector, local government representatives and those with lived experience, worked together to unpack the key issues.

“These include the impact of the short-term rental market, the rapid increase in property values, the impact of planning policies and the political landscape required to make meaningful and long-term change,” he said. Orton said the final event in May drew together community leaders and

those working in the sector to develop some “big ideas” to drive sustainable change.

CEO of Mornington Community Support Service Ben Smith said welfare groups had identified some “innovative” approaches working elsewhere and work being done locally by charities, churches, volunteers and our three community support centres.

Smith said he was aware of the stress on those working in the sector.

“There’s some incredibly passion-

ate, hardworking volunteers and staff going above and beyond to help the most vulnerable in our community, but we’re exhausted and underresourced, so more support is urgently needed,” he said.

“Since Peninsula Voice held the first event on homelessness in 2022, this issue has received wide media coverage and political comment. Now it’s time to act - to use all the options available to us, and end homelessness on the Mornington Peninsula”.

Clubs goes in to bat for child safety

SORRENTO Cricket Club is focussing on child safety in the lead up to National Child Protection Week (3-9 September) and is raising awareness of how sports clubs can help.

Child safety officer Ella McConnell said the club’s leadership team had implemented the Victorian Child Safe Standards and improved safeguarding practices and culture over the past 12 months.

“At Sorrento Cricket Club we are committed to promoting child safety awareness and protecting our children and young people on the peninsula from harm and abuse,” she said.

“With National Child Protection Week approaching, it is the perfect time to raise awareness and promote our newest child safety initiative, called Sharks Kids.”

McConnell, who is also child safety officer for the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League, said the Sharks Kids program was designed to build trusting relationships between adults and children at the club. It was also a strategy to encourage juniors to speak up and report any concerns they had about their safety.

“The program will be recognised by a thumbs up emoji logo, which is designed to be multi-dimensional,” she said.

“This logo serves as a non-physical greeting, non-verbal indicator of wellbeing and identifier of safe people at the club.

“Only those adults who have completed the appropriate child safety training and screening are eligible to wear the Sharks Kids apparel with the thumbs up emoji.

“This apparel lets our children

and junior visitors know that anyone wearing it is a safe person; someone they can go to should they have any worries or concerns.”

McConnell said that under the Sharks Kids program all junior players would participate in body safe, ESafety and reporting-a-concern training.

“We will be establishing a junior player advisory group with a crosssection of junior players and led by two Sharks Kids ambassadors,” she said.

“The purpose is to provide a forum for junior players to discuss ideas and initiatives that will help the club to better fulfil its mission and achieve its vision.

“I am very passionate about safeguarding our children and young people, and raising awareness that everyone in the community has a role to play.”

The advisory group will provide leadership and development opportunities for junior players and introduce participants to aspects of committees, volunteer management and club administration.

McConnell said other benefits of an advisory group were to enhance the experience of junior players, so they felt empowered, with research showing that when children felt empowered and were involved in decision making, they became more independent, resilient, and confident to speak up if they felt unsafe.

“They may also feel more confident with the adults within the club, making the environment more trusting and supportive,” she said.

For more information call the junior coordinator at Sorrento Cricket Club, Noel White, on 0439 104 123.

Thumbs up: Sorrento Cricket Club’s junior coordinator Noel White, child safety officer Ella McConnell and president Ben McDonald with under-12 players Hamish L’Huillier and Mary Helliwell. Picture: Supplied

Second large sign OK for Mornington

AN application for a second electronic billboard on Nepean Highway Mornington has been recommended for approval by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council officers, despite concerns about neon signs providing the peninsula with a Las Vegas-like landscape.

The proposal is for a billboard-style sign at 1002-1004 Nepean Highway, several doors up from one erected earlier this year at 988 Nepean Highway.

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal had overturned the council’s 2020 refusal of the application, prompting Cr Anthony Marsh to call for change.

At the 8 August council meeting, Marsh successfully moved that the council “explore options for a strategic planning response to the potential proliferation of billboards and similar intrusive signage across the Mornington Peninsula”.

The brightly lit sign and the VCAT decision had led to allegations that it brought a “Vegas” feel to the peninsula and was another example of council powers being whittled away.

Mornington resident and former councillor candidate Louise Page, said neon signs were not appropriate for Mornington, and were “tacky”.

Seven people objected to the latest billboard application, mainly in relation to the need for the billboard, visual impact and neighborhood character, road safety (distraction), and impeding views to existing signs.

Despite this, council officers have recommended the application for approval, subject to the proposed 14.35-metre-high structure being lowered to maximum 13.5 metres, which is the same as the other electronic billboard.

A report by strategic planning team officers is expected to be presented to council on 5 September to “explore options” in relation to large electronic billboards.

‘Transparency’ call to council

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Gill said he believed councillors may have had “a change of heart” and would now support a review of the rules.

He said questioning officers during public council meetings would be a “first step in restoring community confidence as shown in community feedback surveys”.

Two successive annual community satisfaction surveys have seen the shire hit an “all time low” (“Shire again misses survey satisfaction” The News 21/6/23).

Councillors were this week set to debate Gill’s move that councillors be allowed to question officers about their reports at public council meetings.

Ther shire’s legal and governance manager Amanda Sapolou in this week’s meeting agenda explains the “mechanisms” that enable councillors to question officers and the strict process that needs to be followed to amend its governance rules.

In the wake of the Sandon Report, the “council watchdog” Council Watch urged all Victorian councils to stop discussing officers’ reports in private briefings.

“Councillors need to ensure governance rules do not seek to limit, control, or reduce any councillors' reasonable rights to free speech and robust public debate on issues,” Council Watch stated.

In its Operation Sandon report IBAC said it “found that [Casey] councillors Sam Aziz and Geoff Ablett promoted John Woodman’s and his clients’ interests on council in exchange for payment and in-kind support”.

It said that neither councillor had declared a conflict of interest in relation to their involvement with John Woodman or his companies on many occasions”.

onto common property. At the marina, 99-year leases have been offered for 10 to 30 metre berths, with one 11m berth with a 92-year lease “in the middle of the action” now

The review of the shire’s involvement with the companies named by IBAC covered 60 decisions made in the council chambers, 572 decisions made under delegation by shire officers as well as election donations, gifts and benefits made to councillors.

The review - finalised while the IBAC investigation was suspended due to the COVID pan-

demic - “did not identify any activity, patterns of decision making or other actions that would suggest that there is any evidence of corruption in the decision making of councillors or council officers, although Baker said it would “remain open such that any further developments from Operation Sandon can be addressed in due course”.

A REVIEW into planning matters involving three companies investigated by the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission ordered by Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors made special mention of the Martha Cove housing and marina development at Safety Beach. Some Martha Cove residents are now questioning “oversized vessels” on “undersized berths” protruding

on the market for $188,500. Picture: Yanni

Joyous birth followed by cancer shock

HAVING a new baby is supposed to be one of the most joyous times of a mother’s life, but for 29-year-old Taylor Johnston it was marred by a diagnosis of terminal cancer.

Just one week after giving birth to her daughter Billie earlier this year, Johnston, of Rye, was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer and now faces an uncertain future and the trauma of having to spend time apart from her baby for treatment.

Her husband Jesse, a senior footballer at Rye Football Netball Club, said the family was trying to stay positive, which had been helped by community support.

“We are so grateful for all the support we have had from the club and the community, and at this time it is so important to stay strong for Bille, and for each other,” he said.

Rye Football Netball Club has organised a fundraising event for the family, who friend Shannon Chapman said had always given back to the club and the community.

“Both of them play and are really involved in helping their club and helping out in the community,” she said.

“Everyone who knows them is all the way behind them in this fight.”

Jesse Taylor said his wife’s illness came as a shock and was not discovered until she went to hospital for a caesarean section.

Polyps that were discovered were then sent for a biopsy, with further scans and tests revealing bone marrow cancer.

Doctors have not yet been able to determine the primary source of the cancer, and Jesse said he and Taylor are pretty much “in the dark” about the prognosis.

“We don’t really have a timeline of how this will go, but she’s been pretty sick and doc-

tors wanted her to start chemotherapy, so every month we go to Moorabbin for that,” he said.

“The nausea from the chemo is one thing, but the hardest part for Taylor is being separated from Bille. She has already spent the first three weeks of her life in hospital, away from her, and that is such an important bonding time for mums and babies.

“Now, because of the chemo, she can’t do many things with her that a new mum should be enjoying.”

Jesse, a carpenter, has scaled back his workload to stay home and care for his wife and baby and says he is thankful that friends and even strangers have rallied behind the family.

The fundraising event is from 2pm to 7pm on

Saturday 23 September at Rye Football Club, RJ Rowley Reserve, Melbourne Road, Rye. There will be children’s entertainment, live music, a silent auction and a live auction around 4pm. People are asked to bring a share plate and there will be refreshments available at bar prices. Anyone wishing to donate on the day can contact Rye Football Netball Club.

Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au

TAYLOR Johnston with her daughter Billie. Picture: Supplied

NEWS DESK

Seniors get pets desexed for free

MORNINGTON Peninsula

Shire Council’s community animal shelter and pound will desex dogs and cats for pet owners over 60.

Under the new initiative, Seniors Card holders who have a dog or cat registered with the shire can get their pets desexed for free.

The mayor Cr Steve Holland said the program would enhance the wellbeing of both pets and their owners, but also aimed to encourage responsible pet ownership and reduce the number of stray animals.

Holland said the community animal shelter and pound had been caring for animals for more than 30 years, and understood the role pets play in people’s lives.

According to research, the benefits of desexing a pet include improving their life expectancy and reducing the risk of certain health issues, such as reproductive diseases and certain types of cancer.

It also prevents unwanted litters and reduces behavioural problems like aggression, wandering and sexual habits.

Pet owners who have their pets desexed also pay a lower registration fee.

Call the shire’s animal shelter team on 5950 1838.

The free service is available for unregistered animals, but owners should call the shelter team for advice on registration.

Groups offer crisis help for pet owners

RISING food bills, vet bills and the surrender of dogs and cats “adopted” during the COVID pandemic have created a “sad situation”, according to Rosy Fischer.

Fischer, of Mornington, has compiled a list of pet organisations that may help pet owners who are struggling to keep their pets.

“Many people are surrendering their pets with most shelters and rescue groups overwhelmed with pets,” she said.

“I regularly see people posting online pets for rehoming and asking for pet food, or assistance with vet bills.

“Financial constraints due to increased costs of living, vet fees, lack of pet friendly rentals, COVID pet returns, and homelessness have all contributed to this sad situation.”

Fischer urged donations be made to the organisations on the following list:

Pets of the Homeless (petsofthehomeless.org.

au): Provides pet food, vet care and temporary shelter for pets, of anyone in need. Referral by a support worker, social worker, AOD, or NDIS worker is required.

Pets in the Park (phone 9783 7284): Helps with veterinary services on the last Sunday of the month in a park in Frankston.

Southern Peninsula Community Support (phone 5986 1285): Provides pet food and possibly vet care.

Western Port Community Support (phone 5979 2762): Provides pet food and may be able to provide vet care.

Mornington Community Support Centre (phone 5975 1644): Provides pet food and may be able to provide vet care.

Lort Smith Animal Hospital( phone 9328 3021): Provides veterinary care and gives a 15 per cent discount for Centrelink card holders and can provide no interest payment plans over six months.

Australian Animal Protection Society (phone 9798 8415): Provides veterinary care and may

ROSY Fischer.

Picture: Gary Sissons

be able to help with cases in dire need.

Pet Medical Crisis Fund (petmedicalcrisis.com.au): Apply via website under “needing help”. Assists with veterinary costs, helping people who are not working, or on Centrelink benefits.

Saint Vincent de Paul (phone 5976 4974): Can pro-

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Get into golf at The Valley

SHANE Jonhson is the Head Golf Professional at the ‘Valley Golf, Sports and Leisure Club’, (previously Safety Beach Country Club). Shane holds the role of PGA Teaching Professional, as well as managing the Pro Shop operations at The Valley.

Shane began his professional golf career in 1996 at the Flinders Golf Club, where he held the title of ‘Trainee Golf Professional’. It was during these years he won Trainee of the year in 1996/97. Shane became the Head Golf Professional at Devil Bend Golf Course and then ran his own business, The Mornington Golf Range.

Shane has won many accolades during his life, including the 2011 Portsea Pro Am, round of 65 and the ‘Sir Dallas Brooks Trophy’ with his daughter Sheridan Johnson (then aged 10). Sheridan is now on the professional golf circuit.

Shane is conducting a Junior Golf Programme at The Valley during the September school holidays. The Junior Golf Programme is a chance for children to try their hand at golf. The clinics are for one hour on the golf course under the guidance of Shane and professional coaches.

Shane is a father if seven and is passionate about young people becoming involved in golf for both physical and mental reasons. Parents are welcome to visit with the kids and whilst

waiting for their children, enjoy a leisurely beverage in the club house or have a hit of mini golf or tennis if they prefer something more active.

For more information on the Junior Golf Programme, please phone Shane Johnson at the Pro Shop on (03) 5981 0100.

Vermin baits can be deadly for birds

Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au

WARNINGS to use to use only wildlife-friendly baits for rats and mice have been issued after at least six birds of prey, including tawny frogmouths, owls and goshawks have been found dead on the southern Mornington Peninsula.

The birds did not show any signs of injury and all except one were dead when discovered.

Peninsula marine advocate and researcher Kent Stannard said birds of prey dying from baits was a longstanding issue in the area, but mainly on the back beach and national park.

Stannard said he recently found several dead birds near the Whitecliffs foreshore camping ground and suspected they may have eaten rodents dying from baits that caused animals to haemorrhage.

“I suspect the construction going on around there may have flushed out the rat population, but it raises the question, have they been baiting?” he said.

“It’s very sad to see and it would good if people knew not to use the commercial baits that kill birds of prey that eat the rodents.”

Whitecliffs manager Max Patton said the campground did not use rodent baits “under any circumstances” and was concerned about a number of bandicoots found dead on the ocean beach side.

The Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Change said it was unlikely that its baiting programs were the cause.

Stannard said fox baiting at Truemans Road Reserve and a recent rat infestation on the foreshore could have led to deadly baits making their way into the birds’ digestive systems.

Both DEECA and Parks Victoria conduct pest animal baiting, but their documentation states the baits are “placed in a way that reduces the risk to non-target animals”.

Rye wildlife carer Brenda Marmion said secondary poisoning of birds and animals was common with commercial rodent baits.

She said there were wildlife-safe

BIRDS of prey can be killed by eating animals that died after ingesting poisoned bait. This whistling kite is carrying a dead rabbit and, inset, one of two dead barn owls found at Rye front beach.

Pictures: Gary Sissons (main) and supplied

baits available that did not cause secondary poisoning and encouraged people to use only first generation baits.

“We had a really bad rodent infestation in Rye recently – they were everywhere and in the house, but my pest controller only uses products that would only harm an animal if it literally ate kilograms of it,” she said. Marmion said a tawny frogmouth she took in recently did not look injured but died shortly after coming into care.

“It’s usually rodent bait and they die a horrible, slow death,” she said.

“There are alternatives and people really need to look at those.”

Birdlife Australia says the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority has not acted fast enough to regulate the sale of second generation rodent poisons.

It encourages people to write to members of parliament to restrict the sale of second generation poisons.

The organisation is also urging people to avoid products containing difenacoum, brodifacoum, bromadiolone and difethialone, which are long-lasting and much more likely to unintentionally poison wildlife via secondary poisoning.

Alarm saves homeowner

A SMOKE alarm in a rear bedroom contributed to an elderly homeowner escaping a fire that destroyed the rear quarter of a house in Mornington’s Dava Estate mid-afternoon on Monday 28 August.

Firefighters said initial investigations showed the fire started due to an electrical wiring fault. No heaters were on at the time.

Trucks from Mornington fire brigade attended, followed by police and paramedics, who checked the distraught homeowner as well as fire fighters in breathing apparatus. The house was extensively damaged and will have to be demolished.

A CFA spokesman urged all householders to check smoke alarms at least twice a year.

Yes campaigners ready to walk

ORGANISERS of a walk for the Voice to Parliament are inviting people to join the event to support the Yes vote and learn about the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart.

One of the volunteers, Madeleine Machin, said the walk organised by the Mornington Peninsula Yes 23 campaign would show participants’

“solidarity” and support for the Voice to Parliament.

The walk will be on 17 September starting at Safety Beach foreshore, opposite Prescott Avenue, at 1pm.

Machin said there would be shorter walks at various points, including Dromana (2pm), Anthony's Nose ( 2.30pm) and McCrae (3pm).

The walk will finish at the Rosebud foreshore near the sound shell, where participants will gather from 3.30pm to 5pm.

The gathering will start with a welcome to country and will include a yarning circle, dancers, music, sausage sizzle, refreshments and Yes displays. Liz Bell

MORNINGTON Peninsula Yes 23 campaigners Kayla Cartledge, Kate Rennie, Jarrod Smyth, Claire Scorpo and Anika McDonald talk strategy. Picture: Supplied

A HOMEOWNER in the Dava Estate, Mornington, was lucky to escape a fire that destroyed this property on Monday 28 August. Picture: Supplied

Railway adds touch of class to ride

Owen Paden said the 22.86 metres long carriages, known as the N set, included an economy seating carriage (BN) with 88 seats, an economy class carriage (BRN) with a buffet seating 67 passengers, and first-class carriage (CAN) with a guard compartment seating 52 passengers.

Paden said the carriages were originally broken down into classes, but all seats were now considered “premium class”.

“These N set carriages began operation on 5 October 1981 and were built at the Newport workshops. Vline is using Velocity trains now, which are not locomotive hauled, like the N Sets were, and there is no need for locomotive engines in the future on passenger services,” he said.

“Now that they are being phased out three of the carriages are making their way to the Mornington Tourist Railway with free delivery. It’s important that we preserve our railway heritage and hopefully we can put the carriages to good use.”

Other railways to benefit include Steamrail, Daylesford, Victorian Goldfields Railway, Yarra Valley Railway and Seymour.

Paden said many suggestions had been made for the carriages which will run on the Mornington to Moorooduc line, including using them for parties, bands and fine dining.

“My favourite idea is using one section as a chapel and the rest as a wedding reception area. Imagine a wedding on wheels,” he said. Each carriage had its own generator for air conditioning and heating unlike the railway’s other 100-year-old carriages, which were “air conditioned by opening the window”.

“There is a lot of work to do on them to get them ready for travel, but we hope that people will get a chance to see our new additions soon and what better way than to come for a trip,” Paden said.

The tourist railway is also holding super heroes days on 17 and 24 September, with visitors being encouraged to dress up as a superhero.

Paden said that as well as Spiderman, Batman and Ironman there would be superhero guests with their superhero vehicles – Mornington Police, Moorooduc Fire Brigade, Hastings SES and Ambulance Victoria.

Trains will run at 10.30am, midday and 1.30pm. Details and bookings: morningtonrailway.org.au/ Liz Bell

All aboard: Inside one of Mornington Tourist Railway’s new carriages (below) are, from left, Owen Paden, Luke Turner, Hans Mantel and Laurie Stephens. Pictures: Gary Sissons

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St Andrews servicing Sorrento for 135 years

ST ANDREWS Presbyterian church in Kerferd Road, Sorrento is celebrating its 135th anniversary on 10 September.

One of three intact limestone churches remaining on the Mornington Peninsula, St Andrews started services for Sorrento communities on Sunday 27 December 1885.

Services began in the Mechanics Institute, now the Sorrento Historical Society building, under the Reverend William McBride, a student missionary covering 11 preaching places.

By 1888 on 12 March McBride and three other community leaders had bought land in Kerferd Avenue to build a church.

‘Living history’ cut down

THE removal of at least five trees at Tyabb Primary School has left some residents distraught at the loss of a piece of the area’s heritage.

Contractors for the Department of Education removed the trees from the school yard, including English oak, Norfolk pine and desert ash.

Former student Alden Collins said he was devastated to see that the Norfolk Island pine gifted to the school by Harriet Benton, a sewing mistress for the

school and part of an early pioneering family, had been razed. The tree was planted with Benton’s class in 1908 as she was leaving to go to Mildura to marry.

Another tree that was planted by Benton and her class in Tyabb, a Cedrus Atlantica Glauca or atlas pine, remained next to the town’s central oval and was regarded as a landmark.

Collins said he was sad to see the trees cut down without notice, as they were a

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“Both the pines [in town and at the school] are 116 years old, which is incredible. Unfortunately, the primary school tree is no longer there as it was chipped and removed with no community consultation,” he said.

“It saddens me to lose local living history like this.”

The Education Department was contacted for comment.

On 17 October 1888, the foundation stone was laid, and the local member of parliament was presented with a silver trowel inscribed with the date. On Sunday 17 February 1889 the completed church opened for worship

A tea was served in the athenaeum hall and according to historians it was a lavish spread prepared by the women of the parish, followed by the first official service at the new church.

With a congregation of 170 the church was said to have been overflowing.

It was decorated with flowers and greenery and “suitable mottos most elaborately executed”.

In 1890 McBride announced most of the debt had been cleared and a new organ had been bought.

The original church was smaller than now and in 1898 a porch was added. By 1905 there was a need for a larger church so in 1906 a tender of 167 pounds using local limestone bought at six shillings “a yard” by a Mr Haslett was accepted for the enlarged church and new vestry. Two stained-glass windows were donated and added in 1923 and in 1928 and the interior walls were clad with Japanese oak. Additions in 1971 included a new porch, choir and ministers’ vestries.

In June 1937, the art deco Ellen Grant Hall was opened for Sunday school.

The historic church has been listed on the Mornington Peninsula planning scheme as a “statement of significance” since July 2021. The church retains most of its original fabric, including the limestone walls, arrangement of narthex (entrance) to Kerferd Avenue and arched windows.

The adjoining Ellen Gran Hall also retains most of its original fabric including multi-pane windows and unusual Jerkinhead roof arrangement and front porch with flat roof.

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Heritage lost: The removal of trees from Tyabb Primary School has saddened some residents, who say they were an important part of the town’s heritage. Picture: Supplied

Change of course leads to success

A DECISION to change courses has paid off for Leela Subramaniam who has been named Apprentice of the Year at the 2023 Victorian Training Awards.

The former Chisholm Institute student was studying a double degree in commerce and law before switching to cooking.

After completing a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery at Chisholm’s Mornington Peninsula campus, Subramaniam now works as a full-time junior sous-chef at Flinders Hotel, Flinders.

As well as the training awards win she was named Apprentice of the Year at the 2023 Chisholm Education Awards and was the Victorian winner and national bronze medallist at the 2022 AUS-TAFE Culinary Trophy event.

The apprentice of the year included $5000 in prize money and Subramaniam goes on to represent Victoria at the Australian Training Awards in Hobart in November.

“I want to acknowledge my late father for making me ambitious and resilient, as well as everyone at Chisholm Institute. Without the dedication of my trainers Carmel Cammarano (Education Manager at Chisholm) and Michael Villani (Hospitality teacher at Chisholm), this would not be possible,” she said. “I also want to thank my family, friends and the Flinders Hotel for their continuous support.

“My training with Chisholm has enabled me to progress into a new role, challenge myself in competitions and build my confidence, while also

developing my teamwork and leadership skills.”

Subramaniam said she had faced many challenges, but the death of her father had a significant impact - both personally and professionally.

“Five years ago, I didn't have a passion or any idea about my future, and I completely lost interest in my commerce and law degree once my dad passed away,” she said. “It was an emotional moment when I was announced as the Apprentice of the

Farm alleged to have underpaid to workers

THE Fair Work Ombudsman has started legal action against a Boneo celery farm - one of Australia’s largest celery producers - alleging it underpaid three visa holders $91,907 across one year.

The FWO says it investigated A & G Lamattina & Sons Pty Ltd after receiving requests for assistance from three farmhands who alleged they had not been paid during extended periods of their employment.

It is alleged that Lamattina underpaid the farmhands between February 2020 and February 2021. One of the farmhands was allegedly underpaid more than $37,000 while the other two were each underpaid more than $27,000, respectively.

The regulator alleges that, during the relevant period, one worker was only paid for 10 out of 52 weeks worked, another was only paid for six out of 36 weeks, and the other was only paid for eight out of 41 weeks worked.

celery on a casual basis.

Lamattina rectified the alleged underpayments in full in February 2023 – at least two years after the relevant work period.

Acting Fair Work Ombudsman

Mark Scully said taking action to improve compliance in the agriculture sector and protect vulnerable workers were priorities for the FWO.

“The agriculture sector, including horticulture, engages many vulnerable workers, such as visa holders, who may be unaware of their rights or unwilling to speak up to their employer. Visa holders have the same workplace rights as all other workers,” Mr Scully said.

“Employers who allegedly fail to pay for all time worked are being found out and risk facing penalties.

“Any employees with concerns about their pay or entitlements should contact the Fair Work Ombudsman for free advice and assistance.”

Year. While my late father isn't here to see it, I know in my heart that he'd be proud. He always believed in me and told me I'd amount to something special if I put in the work.” Chisholm’s CEO Stephen Varty, said supporting students as they overcame adversity and succeeded sat at the heart of the institute’s purpose.

“Having already accomplished so much at such an early stage of her career, we are excited to see what Leela achieves in the future,” Varty said.

The FWO alleges Lamattina therefore breached the Fair Work Act when it failed to pay the employees in full and at least monthly. It allegedly failed to pay minimum wages, casual loading, overtime and public holiday rates owed under the Horticulture Award 2010 and Horticulture Award 2020.

The farmhands are from nonEnglish speaking backgrounds – they speak Indonesian and Malay – and held bridging visas when employed by Lamattina. They performed tasks such as planting, picking and cutting

The Fair Work Ombudsman is seeking penalties against A & G Lamattina & Sons for alleged contraventions of the Fair Work Act. The company faces penalties of up to $66,600 per contravention.

A directions hearing is listed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court in Melbourne on 2 October.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has an agreement with the Department of Home Affairs, called the assurance protocol, where visa holders with work rights can ask for our help without fear of visa cancellation.

LEELA Subramaniam was well served by her cookery course at Chisholm Institute.

ON THE COVER

MODERN COASTAL LIVING

IDEALLY located in a sought-after residential pocket, a short walk to the foreshore beach and crystal clear waters of the bay is this fully renovated brick veneer home on a potentially subdividable allotment of 746sqm offering modern single level living. Completely rebuilt from inside out by the current owners, the welcoming home offers an open plan living and dining area flooded with an abundance of natural light and a feature exposed brick wood burning fire, perfect for the chilly months.The gourmet kitchen offers everything the home entertainer could desire, with free standing Smeg oven and gas cook top, dishwasher,

HOME ESSENTIALS

a wealth of quality cabinetry, premium stone benchtops and also encompassed the Euro style laundry. This flows effortlessly onto the alfresco entertaining patio, drenched in northerly sunlight and with sufficient room for the family outdoor setting an BBQ, and a yard large enough for summer outdoor games. The king-sized master suite is equipped with a double robe and a full ensuite, while the guest bedrooms, both generous in size, are serviced by a sparkling central bathroom with a separate shower and tub. With the house being set toward the centre of the block, the affords space between the windows and fences, providing a

true garden view from all windows, and allowing room for a future subdivision (STCA) to the rear. With a single garage car port and further off street parking for boats or a caravan, ducted gas heating, split system air-conditioning, ceiling fans in bedrooms, instantaneous continuous flow gas hot water, and being close to local schools and public transport, this stunning home will appeal to the growing family, those searching for a holiday home with storage for the toys, and the astute investor alike. n

ADDRESS: 18 Cootamundra Avenue, Capel Sound SALE: Contact Agent DESCRIPTION: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, room for 4 cars, 746m2

AGENT: Paul Cunnington, Barry Plant Rosebud, 0457 047 962, 28a McCombe Street, Rosebud, 5986 8880.

Belle Property Dromana | Rosebud, now servicing even more clients.

Following a merger with long-established local agency MJ Ross & Co, Principals Adam Alexander and Grant McConnell are thrilled to announce the expansion of Belle Property Dromana | Rosebud along with their office relocation to 215 Point Nepean Road, Dromana coming soon.

With an impressive 55 years of dedication, MJ Ross & Co has joined forces with Belle Property Dromana | Rosebud. This remarkable collaboration unites our expertise, nurtured connections, and a shared commitment to delivering nothing short of exceptional service for all your real estate needs.

Creating an even larger team of local experts with unmatched knowledge of the local market, together we are positioned to exceed your expectations and create memorable experiences in every step of your real estate journey.

Whether you’re selling or buying in the area, contact us today to see how our boutique approach to real estate can deliver you a premium result.

Adam Alexander | 0416 236 393

Grant McConnell | 0407 515 078

Linda Wooley | 0408 148 041

Belle Property Dromana | Rosebud

5987 1999

287 Point Nepean Road, Dromana dromana@belleproperty.com

Rosebud

8 Cleek Crescent

When style and size matter

4 a 2

Set on a huge 2/3 acre (2,551m2) site within the prestigious Rosebud Country Club neighbourhood, this sensational sprawling property offers a residence that's perfect for family life and entertaining.

Grant McConnell | 0407 515 078

Adam Alexander | 0438 157 025

belleproperty.com

McCrae

20 Talbot Grove

Stylish serenity in impeccable home

Rosebud

4/5 Cameron Street

Auction Sat 9 Sep 12.30pm

Price Guide $1,385,000 - $1,520,000

Charming and contemporary coastal escape

Set peacefully in a fantastic location just a few minutes' stroll to the beach, shops and cafés, it offers a sensational move-in-ready coastal escape. The tranquil 3BR townhouse is sleek, modern and sunlit inside, with an elegant kitchen at its heart.

Adam Alexander | 0438 157 025

Jared Tipping | 0401 827 299

belleproperty.com

3 a 2 b 2

v

Auction Sat 9 Sep 11.00am

PRICE REDUCED

$730,000 - $795,000

3 a 2 b 2 v 500 r

Auction Sat 23 Sep 11.00am

Presenting flawless street appeal and exuding a tranquil ambience inside, this beautifully appointed residence is an immaculate family home awash with natural light and is set on a lovely hillside street close to walking trails, cafés and beaches.

Grant McConnell | 0407 515 078

Carol Charkas | 0401 003 020

belleproperty.com

Price Guide $980,000 - $1,075,000

Dromana

2/21 Callas Street

Stylish near new home in great locale

This near new residence is set peacefully at the rear of the block of 2 units and provides a chic contemporary style with a palette of natural tones including a curving hardwood timber staircase at its centre, and sensation wall & floor tiling.

Adam Alexander | 0438 157 025

Jared Tipping | 0401 827 299

For Sale

Price Guide

$750,000 - $820,000

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Thursday, September 7

Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. (PGa)

8.30 Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico: Oaxaca. (PG) Eva Longoria travels to Oaxaca.

9.20 Kin. (MA15+lv) Frank visits his brother Bren.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Max Anger: With One Eye Open. (MA15+av)

11.40 Exit. (MA15+ads, R) 1.30 Man In Room

301. (Mals, R) 3.15 Food Safari. (R) 3.45 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.45 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Finals Series. First qualifying final. Collingwood v Melbourne.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Autopsy USA: James Gandolfini. (Mad, R) A look at the death of James Gandolfini.

12.30 The Resident. (Ma, R) Conrad and Bell treat a pregnant woman.

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

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (PGdl, R) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Emergency. (Mam, R) Luke and Emma are grateful for a good early sign from a motorbike rider who collided with a car.

9.30 Casualty 24/7. (Mm) The team gets into the Christmas spirit.

10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am)

11.20 Nine News Late.

11.50 The First 48. (Mlv, R) 12.40 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) 1.30 Tipping Point.

(PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

A Current Affair. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (Final, PGa) Follows dog trainer Graeme Hall.

8.30 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

9.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

10.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) Benson investigates a popular radio host.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

The space fairy croons in The Masked Singer Australia

Friday, September 8

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

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Josh Byrne prunes native plants.

8.30 Miniseries: The Control Room. (Mal) Part 2 of 3. Gabe is blackmailed into further criminal behaviour by Anthony over his links to Sam.

9.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Nelson investigate after an artist who had a manuscript stolen is electrocuted.

11.00 ABC Late News.

11.15 Miniseries: Innocent. (Malv, R)

12.00 Harrow. (Mv, R)

12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 South America With Simon Reeve: The Guiana Shield. (PG)

8.40 Ancient Egypt: Chronicles Of An Empire: Gods And Kings. (Mav) A look at ancient Egyptian history.

9.40 Tony Robinson: The Thames At Night. (Ml, R) Part 1 of 4.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 Vise Le Coeur. (MA15+a)

12.05 Reunions. (Mas, R) 1.55 Box 21. (MA15+v, R) 3.45 Food Safari. (R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Adam Dovile shows how to make a daybed.

7.30 Football. AFL. Finals Series. First elimination final. Carlton v Sydney.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews.

11.00 Armchair Experts. (M) A panel discusses all things AFL.

12.00 Reverie. (Mav, R) The upgrade is set to launch.

1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Finals Series. First qualifying final. Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm.

9.45 NRL Finals Footy Post-Match. A post-match NRL wrap-up.

10.30 MOVIE: The Enforcer. (1976, Mlnsv, R) A cop goes undercover. Clint Eastwood.

12.30 MOVIE: Slayground. (1983, Mlv, R)

2.20 It’s All Greek To Me. (R)

2.50 9Honey: He Said She Said.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop.

(R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30

Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mals, R) Graham Norton is joined by actors Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kate Hudson, Elizabeth Banks and British Vogue’s head fashionista Edward Enninful. Music comes from Self Esteem.

10.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (MA15+s, R) Hosted by Nath Valvo.

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

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

The Gods. (2014, PG, French) 3.30 Passione. (2010, PG) 5.10 Fried Green Tomatoes. (1991, PG) 7.35 My Left Foot. (1989, M) 9.30 The Red Riding Trilogy: 1983. (2009, MA15+) 11.25 Late Programs.

September 9

6.30 Kitchen Cabinet. (R) Annabel

Crabb meets Lidia Thorpe.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Grantchester. (Final, Mav) Looking to be punished, Will ends up battered and bruised in the middle of nowhere.

8.20 Vera. (PG, R) After a suspected poacher is found dead from a single gunshot wound, DCI Vera Stanhope investigates.

9.50 Bay Of Fires. (Final, MA15+v, R) After several failed attempts, Johann and his hit men arrive in town determined to kill Stella.

10.45 To Be Advised.

11.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Music video clips.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG)

8.30 Queen Victoria’s Royal Mob: The Day We’d Always Dreaded. (M) Part 3 of 4.

9.25 World’s Most Scenic Railway

Journeys: Taiwan. (R) Chronicles a train journey around Taiwan.

10.15 Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain. (PGav, R) 11.05 9/11 Kids. (Ma, R) 12.35

Children Of 9/11: Our Story. (PGa, R) 2.45

MOVIE: 9/11: The Falling Man. (2006, Maw, R)

Steven Mackintosh. 4.05 Food Safari. (R) 4.35

Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News

Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC

Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Kim’s

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Finals Series. Second qualifying final. Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide. From the Gabba, Brisbane.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. A wrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff.

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.45 12 Monkeys. (MA15+v, R) A time traveller from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to stop a plague.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Get Clever. (R) The wonders of science are explored.

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) A look at locations that highlight living well.

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Finals Series. First elimination final. Cronulla Sharks vs Sydney Roosters.

9.45 NRL Finals Footy Post-Match. A post-match NRL wrap-up of the first elimination final between the Sharks and the Roosters, with expert analysis and player interviews.

10.30 Rugby Union. Rugby World Cup. France v New Zealand.

12.30 Ray Warren: Calling Time. (PG, R)

1.30 Rugby Union. Rugby World Cup. Australia v Georgia.

3.45 Rugby World Cup Post-Match.

4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 Luxury Escapes. Cameron Daddo visits Santorini.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) A car freefalls off a ledge.

7.00 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith.

8.00 Thank God You’re Here. (PGdls, R) Hosted by Celia Pacquola.

9.00 MOVIE: Ghost In The Shell. (2017, Manv, R) In the near future, a cyborg uncovers a conspiracy while working as a counter-terrorism operative. Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano.

11.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R)

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News

At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Grantchester. (Final, PGa, R) 3.15 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 5.00 Art Works. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Compass: Compass Cabaret. (Final)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R)

An archaeologist is poisoned during a dig.

8.30 The Newsreader. (Return, Ml)

It is election night 1987 and Helen and Dale are now established as the “Golden Couple of News”.

9.25 Mother And Son. (Ms, R) Maggie keeps going missing.

9.50 Total Control. (Mln, R) Alex is faced with a tragedy at home.

10.40 Talking Heads. (Ma, R)

11.15 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv)

2.05 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 14. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 The Eco Show. 11.00 Curious Traveller. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch.

1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cycling. National Road Series. Tour of the Tropics. Highlights. 3.30 Going Places. (R) 4.00 Trail Towns. 4.40

Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 14. Highlights. 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. (PGav, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Unlocking The Secrets Of Stonehenge. A look at Stonehenge.

8.30 9/11: Four Flights. (PGa) The stories of those aboard American 11, United 175, American 77 and United 93 on 9/11.

10.00 Raiders Of The Lost Treasures. (PGa, R) Part 3 of 3.

11.10 24 Hours In Emergency: Great Expectations. (Ma, R)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG)

12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 2. Collingwood v Fremantle. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 2. Essendon v St Kilda. From Windy Hill, Melbourne. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The Voice. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

8.45 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive, special investigation.

9.45 The Latest: Seven News.

10.15 Born To Kill? Charles Albright. (MA15+av) A look at Charles Albright.

11.15 Autopsy USA: Burt Reynolds. (Mad) A look at the death of Burt Reynolds.

12.15 MOVIE: Secrets In Suburbia. (2017, MA15+a, R) Brianna Brown.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Football. First Nations Indigenous Football Cup. Men’s. Round 2. NT Wha Wha’s v SA Stars. Replay. 4.00 Boxing Night To Remember V. 5.00 Around The 44. 6.00 Going Native. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild West. 7.50 Inside Central Station. 8.40 Keeping Hope. 9.40 MOVIE: Radiance. 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 2.00 DVine Living. 2.30 Discover With RAA Travel. 3.00 The Bowls Show. 4.00 My Greek Odyssey. 5.00 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Kath & Kim Kountdown. 9.10 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 10.20 Disasters At Sea. 11.20 Late Programs.

M, Italian) 1.25am Border. (2018, MA15+, Swedish) 3.30 Late Programs. NITV (34)

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 The Block. (PGl)

8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.40 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.10 9/11: The Fifth Plane. The untold story of United Flight 23.

11.10 Killer At The Crime Scene. (Mav)

12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R)

12.50 World’s Greatest Natural Icons. (R)

2.00 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.10 Killer At The Crime Scene. (Mav, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Fishing Australia. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Traitors. (Final)

Hosted by Rodger Corser.

8.50 FBI. (Mav) After a bioweapon attack leaves two people dead, the FBI tries to determine who is behind it.

9.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) The NCIS team investigates a fatal car crash involving a US Navy officer who turns out to be an imposter.

10.30 Five Bedrooms. (Ml, R) Ainsley gets into a committed relationship.

11.30 The Sunday Project. (R)

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

M) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 8. North Queensland Cowboys v Canberra Raiders. 1.20pm Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 8. Gold Coast Titans v Parramatta Eels. 3.15 Explore. 3.20 Iconic Australia. 4.30 MOVIE: Beachhead. (1954, PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Rob Roy. (1995, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

Monday, September

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG)

9.35 Q+A. Presented by Patricia Karvelas.

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R)

11.10 Invictus Games Highlights: Dusseldorf.

11.40 Space 22. (PGa, R) 12.10 Parliament Question Time. 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.40 Tenable. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.25

7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Finding Your Roots: Puritans And Pioneers – Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, William H. Macy. (PG)

8.30 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses. Amy tries to sell a ’30s home.

9.25 World’s Most Luxurious Holidays. (R) Part 1 of 3.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 My Brilliant Friend. (MA15+av)

12.00 War Of The Worlds. (MA15+av, R) 3.40 Food Safari. (R) 4.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines

The World Tonight.

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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Counting Cars. 10.30 Storage Wars. 11.00 Storage Wars: TX. 11.30 Fish Of The Day. Noon To Be Advised. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Million Dollar Catch. 4.30 Bushfire Wars. 5.00 Demolition NZ. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo: First Blood. (1982, MA15+) 10.35 MOVIE: Surrogates. (2009, M) 12.25am Late Programs.

9GEM (92) 7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Full Bloom. 2.30 Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over. (Premiere) 3.30 The Bradshaw Bunch. 4.30 Abby’s. 5.00 Sunnyside. (Premiere) 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.40 MOVIE: The Flintstones. (1994) 7.30 MOVIE: Tomb Raider. (2018, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Mortal Kombat. (2021, MA15+) 11.45 Falling Water. 12.40am Grimm. 1.35 The Bradshaw Bunch. 2.35 Late Programs.

6am Friends. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.40 Friends. 12.40pm The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Friends. 4.00 The Traitors. 5.10 The Middle. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Thank God You’re Here. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.

9GO! (93) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 9.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 Luxury Escapes. 11.30 Destination Dessert. Noon JAG. 2.00 Beyond The Fire. 3.00 All 4 Adventure. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Breaking Ooze. 5.45 JAG. 7.35 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 Late Programs.

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(PG, R) 6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 1.00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PGl, R) 1.30 The Block. (PGl, R) 2.45 Postcards. (PG) 3.15 Rugby League. NRL. Finals Series. Second elimination final. 6.00 Mass. 6.30 Turning Point. (PGa) 7.00 Joseph Prince. 7.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 The Chef’s Garden. 9.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 11.30 Soccer. International Friendly. Australia v Mexico. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 The Traitors. (PGl, R) 4.10 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News. *Excludes items already marked down. SHOES BAYSIDE BAYSIDESHOES.COM.AU I 9785 1887 I 103 RAILWAY PARADE, SEAFORD OFF ANY $20 JACCOFORM PURCHASE ON PRESENTATION OF THIS AD. OFFER ENDS 23/9/23 THE ‘LARGEST’ SHOE STORE ON THE PENINSULA COMFORT AND FOOT HEALTH AT ITS BEST!

11 ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7) TEN (10) NINE (9) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 QI. (Ml, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 3.55 Tenable. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 15. Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 10.25 Employable Me (USA) (Ma, R) 11.15 Matched. (PG) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 A Tribute To Her Majesty The Queen. 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (R) 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. La Vuelta. Stage 15. Highlights. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.45 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 The Rookie. (Mv, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 7.30 GCBC. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 2.00 The Traitors. (R) 3.10 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGadv) Cash chases a lead.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Hosted by Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge.

9.15 The Rookie. (Mdv) Now that Elijah and Abril are allies, the team must rely on Monica, Elijah’s lawyer, to uncover their plans.

10.15 The Rookie: Feds. (Mav) The team pursues a gang leader.

11.15 The Latest: Seven News.

11.45 Chicago Fire. (Ma)

12.45 The Village. (Ma, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl)

8.45 Missing Persons Investigation. (PGa) A father disappears in croc-infested waters.

9.45 Footy Classified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues.

10.45 Nine News Late.

11.15 Mr Mayor. (Final, PGs)

11.40 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) 12.30

World’s Greatest Natural Icons. (R) 1.20

Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.10 Hello SA. (PG)

2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Masked Singer Australia. (Return) Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.50 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

9.50 To Be Advised.

10.20 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mdv, R) Two gunmen go on a rampage.

11.10 NCIS. (Mv, R) McGee investigates a break-in.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Super Maximum Retro Show. 1.30 Monty Python. 2.05 Australian Korean Hanbok. 2.10 Insight. 3.10 WorldWatch. 4.55 World’s Greatest Hotels. 5.50 Forged In Fire. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Question Team. 9.25 Creamerie. 10.30 My Life Online. (Return) 11.20 Late Programs. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. (Premiere) 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Universe With Brian Cox. 9.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.50 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 10.20 Enslaved. 11.20 Escape From The City. 12.15am Ghosts. 12.45 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. 1.45 Days Like These With Diesel. 2.40 ABC News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.00 Kiddets. 5.10 Pablo. 5.25 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Beauty And The Beast. Continued. (2014, PG, French) 7.05 The Natural. (1984, PG) 9.35 The Movie Show. 10.10 Jasper Jones. (2017, M) Noon Loving Vincent. (2017, M) 1.50 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 4.05 Dr Knock. (2017, PG, French) 6.10 RabbitProof Fence. (2002, PG) 7.50 The County. (2019, M, Icelandic) 9.30 2001: A Space Odyssey. (1968) 12.05am Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Going Native. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 The Untold Tales Of Tuteremoana. 4.30 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.40 First Australians. 8.50 Living Black Conversations. 9.20 Crocodile Dreaming. 9.50 MOVIE: Bully. (2001, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Buy To Build. 9.00 Reel Action. 9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 Bull. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG. 10 BOLD (12) 6am Friends. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Middle. 9.30 Friends. Noon Charmed. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping. 10 PEACH (11) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm World’s Most Secret Homes. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Under The Hammer. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Air Crash Investigations: Special Report. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am Tennis. US Open. Day 14. 10.00 GolfBarons. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Explore. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Constant Husband. (1955) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. (Final) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Poirot. 10.40 Late Programs. 9GEM (92) 7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over. 1.00 Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law. 2.00 Full House. 2.30 Raymond. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: G.I. Joe: Retaliation. (2013, M) 10.45 Young Sheldon. 11.15 Homeland. 12.15am Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Border Security: Int. 11.30 Border Security. 1pm Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Krikke Boys Shootout. Highlights. 3.30 The Lost Corvette. 4.30 Storage Wars: TX. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Counting Cars. 8.30 MOVIE: The Book Of Eli. (2010, MA15+) 10.50 Late Programs. 9GO! (93) 7MATE

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Tuesday, September 12

7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Preston To Rawtenstall. (Return, PG)

8.30 Insight. (R) Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

9.30 Dateline: India’s Population Explosion. An investigation into India.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 The Point: Referendum Road Trip. (R)

11.30 Blackport. (Madls) 12.30 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+asv, R) 2.50 Red Light. (MA15+d, R)

4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

Wednesday, September 13

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGadv) Cash embarks on a rescue mission.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Hosted by Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge.

9.15 RFDS. (Ma) Tensions flare between Eliza and Pete while transporting a contagious patient in stifling PPE.

10.15 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma) Follows the work of an ambulance service.

11.15 The Latest: Seven News.

11.45 Chicago Fire. (Mav)

12.45 The Arrangement. (Mads, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam.

8.45 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Mls) Andy Lee is joined by a panel of comedians and 100 Aussies to explore the fun behind the facts.

9.45 Love Triangle. (Mls) Three more singles search for love.

11.00 Nine News Late.

11.30 New Amsterdam. (MA15+am, R)

12.20 Court Cam. (MA15+av, R)

1.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.05 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGs, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Shark Tank. A panel is pitched inventions and ideas, including an ice facial tool and science kits for kids.

8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.40 NCIS. (Mv, R) The team investigates after a body is found at an ancient burial site that is thought to be cursed.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) The team investigates a fatal car crash.

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

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

WTFAQ. Alex Lee discovers if indoor plants purify the air.

9.30 Starstruck. (Mls)

9.55 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R)

10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 The Business. (R) 10.55 Invictus Games Highlights: Dusseldorf. 11.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R)

The Great Acceleration. (PG, R) 1.25 Parliament Question Time. 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Tenable. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30

7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Michael Mosley Secrets Of The Superagers: Future Of Ageing. (Final, PG) Dr Michael Mosley focuses on medicine.

8.30 Keeping Hope. (R) Mark Coles Smith tries to discover why the Kimberley has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

9.35 Wolf. (Madlv) Honey takes control of his predicament.

10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.10 Trom. (Premiere, Mv)

12.00 Reyka. (MA15+av, R)

3.55 Food Safari. (R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00

NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (Ml) Hosted by Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge.

9.15 Talking Finals. James Brayshaw is joined by Tim Watson, Joel Selwood and Trent Cotchin to discuss the AFL Finals.

10.15 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa, R) Footage of headline-grabbing moments.

11.15 The Latest: Seven News.

11.45 Autopsy USA: Christopher Reeve. (Ma, R)

12.45 The Enemy Within. (Mav, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam.

8.35 Luxe Listings Sydney. (Ml) D’Leanne’s client confronts her with unwelcome news during a family celebration.

9.45 Footy Classified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues.

10.45 Nine News Late.

11.15 The Equalizer. (Mv, R)

12.10 The Gulf. (Madlsv, R)

1.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Thank God You’re Here.

(PGls) Hosted by Celia Pacquola.

8.30 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (PGl) Jack, Falcon, Dom and Liam play one of their favourite games, You Laugh You Lose.

9.00 Five Bedrooms. (Mls) Heather’s in a funk hitting peak mediocrity and just tolerating Ben.

10.00 So Help Me Todd. (PGa) Todd takes on the role of babysitter.

11.00 FBI. (Mav, R)

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Municipal rates: Are we being overcharged?

Just received my annual rates notice - just the 9.1 per cent increase for me this year, notwithstanding the apparent state government’s 3.5 per cent cap.

It is not clear to me how the cap can be met when the dollar rate is increased by 7.55 per cent. Perhaps someone could explain, as the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s website and employees certainly could not?

The glossy brochure I received along with my rates bill entitled Your rates explained, boasts that “Our shire has the eighth lowest rates in Victoria out of 79 councils”, a statistic presumably intended as a means to convince the ratepayer that 9 per cent increases could be worse and thereby become more palatable.

Given that the satisfaction rating of our council (due largely to a fusion of dysfunctional, elected councillors with heavy-handed, unelected bureaucrats, in my opinion) is apparently the second lowest in the state, perhaps we are being significantly overcharged?

Jonathan Atherton, Tyabb

Equality in law

Since it is a fairly standard response from advocates of the proposed euphemistically named Voice to Parliament, I was not surprised to be accused of racism after publication of my letter (“Approach with logic” 22/8/23). But I must admit to being a little bemused to find someone believes my first point, “Aborigines are people …” and my second point, that the ancestors of Aboriginals and of non-Aboriginals have been on this planet for the same length of time, to be “irrational” (“Injustices ignored” Letters

29/8/23). Two more points for consideration:

1. It was revealed on the ABC TV’s The Drum program a few days ago by an attendee at the Uluru meeting that the “signatories” of the Statement from the Heart did not sign the statement at all. They signed a blank sheet of paper, and the statement was entered afterwards.

2. The shorter life expectancy and the higher incarceration rate of citizens who claim to be Indigenous is often cited as evidence of the need for a Voice. However, in the general population the life expectancy of men is years less than the life expectancy of women, the suicide rate of men is higher, and the jail population is overwhelmingly male. These facts are not considered to be evidence of the need for a male Voice.

I enthusiastically voted Yes in the 1967 referendum because I believe our Aboriginal relatives to be just as good as me, and I believe in equality before the law. I will be voting No in the 2023 referendum for the same reasons.

Albert Riley, Mornington

Essential listening

It is essential to listen to the voices of First Nations people if we want to improve their living conditions.

Fairness should be the guiding principle rather than race.

Some oppose agreements with Indigenous peoples. Do they genuinely believe that the government should not seek input from First Nations on issues that directly affect them?

Such comments are dismissive of the Indigenous community and their concerns.

Anne Kruger, Rye

Choices: Voting is compulsory in the Saturday 14 October referendum.

Sliding doors

The upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum is a Sliding doors moment in Australia’s history.

I believe the Australian voting public has two choices at this referendum:

Voting Yes for a new Australian form of apartheid, where a small section of Australians is given special government sanctioned preference based on race, with the accompanying division and racial tension that goes with it as the rest of the Australian population misses out.

Or voting No to keep the current egalitarian society that has developed in Australia where everyone is equal before the law regardless of race.

If the Yes vote gets up - I believe the new Australian apartheid that it creates will be permanent, as it will be set in stone in the Australian constitution. It can’t be changed by parliament, only by another referendum.

The fact that we have woke corporate executives splashing shareholders’ money in support

of the Yes campaign should already make you think twice about supporting it.

These companies don’t have our best interests at heart. They just want to cosy up to the government so they can make more money.

Just look at the favours Qantas has been receiving from the Albanese government of late, and all the advertising Qantas is doing for the Yes campaign in return.

We owe it to our children and grandchildren to vote No to ensure that they grow up in an Australia that is not divided by skin colour or ethnic origin, so they have the same opportunities we’ve had. Matt Eggleston, West Perth WA

Government savings

The Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has been spruiking how much people will save by getting 60-day prescriptions. Many people with chronic illness (a) are on multiple medications and (b) are concession card holders.

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) offers a safety net to all patients. It cuts in at 36 scripts for concession card holders and a similar number for those paying the full cost of scripts.

The coverage is per family, so it is not hard to reach for an older couple.

By way of example, a family with a concession card currently having seven scripts dispensed each month would reach the safety net cutoff in June. If all those scripts became 60-day versions the safety net would be reached in November. They would pay $262.80 in either case, a saving of $0.

Our doctor charges just $10 to issue a script renewal whether it be one or more, so negligible savings there if he does a bunch at the same time. The picture is similar for those paying the full price for dispensing.

So, it does seem that the changes will make next to no difference to a large section of the community suffering chronic illness, but it will save the government money at the expense of the pharmacist.

2023 WALK FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

Jack Wheeler, Mornington

Chasing Change, in partnership with Mornington Peninsula Shire, invite the community to come together for World Suicide Prevention Day to connect, reflect & remember the lives of those lost to suicide.

From 9am, get a cuppa and a bite to eat, enjoy live music and activities, grab a ribbon, and check out the information and merchandise stalls.

At 10am formalities will commence including guest speakers, a memorial roll call, and then the walk.

To register a name of a loved one lost to suicide to be read as part of the memorial roll call, please scan the QR code

friends. The couple met at a party in Melbourne 67 years ago and have four children and 10 grandchildren.

66th anniversary

The fatal thirteen found on Edithvale Beach

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

THOSE persons who decline to sit at table whilst there are thirteen present, and who scent the gravest danger if it should so happen, that there is thirteen at any gathering, will now have a further proof of the fatality that they allege goes with the number thirteen.

Recently the leg of a racing pigeon was washed up on the bench at Edithvale, with the dread thirteen on its leg band.

Of course, there is no doubt that the poor bird would have died a similar death if his number had been any but thirteen; still those good souls who dread thirteen will never believe.

In this regard it is interesting to recall that “Dicky Lee,” for many years champion goal-kicker of Victoria, always bore the number thirteen. Yet one could not class him as unlucky.

However, how did the pigeon die?

One can easily conjure up a vision of the poor faithful homer, being intercepted by an alleged sport with a gun, wounded, yet still making for· home, falling into the water exhausted and finally the remains after battering about in the water, the leg with the mystic thirteen washing up at Edithvale.

What a shame it is to shoot these beautiful, useful and intelligent birds.

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USERS of electric power in Frankston are notified by advertisement in another column that the current will be cut off on Monday next, between the hours of 7.30am and 5.30pm, to allow certain alterations to be carried out to the system on Cranbourne road.

This interruption will be a serious matter to the many industries in the town, which are solely dependent on

electric power.

***

LAST evening while Lieut.-Colonel Lazarus, shire engineer of Frankston, was delivering a lecture before the Northcote branch of the A.N.A., he received a message that his father had been killed.

Lieut.-Colonel Lazarus hastened to the Alfred Hospital where he ascertained that earlier in the evening his father had been knocked down by a motor lorry at Hawthorn earlier in the evening and received such injuries that he expired shortly after admission to the institution named.

Deceased, who resided at Camberwell, was about 76 years of age.

Much sympathy is felt for Lieut.-Colonel Lazarus in his sad bereavement.

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“THE Standard’s” special report of the Minister of Land’s visit to Aspendale and Mordialloc last week to inspect sites suitable for a high school, caused considerable concern in Frankston.

Cr. F. H. Wells was early on the move, and expressed his determination to organise a deputation to wait on the Minister of Education without a moment’s delay.

He interviewed several leading residents, and ultimately, in reference to “red tape” conditions rigidly enforced in the government departments, it was decided to write to the Minister, reminding him of his promise to establish the high school at Frankston.

Mr. John E. Jones. expects to receive a reply to place before the Council meeting next Friday, when further developments may be expected.

A strong sub-committee of the council should be appointed to attend

to this matter and fight strenuously and consistently for Frankston’s rights. ***

MRS. F. Henderson, who has opened an up-to-date milliner’s and dressmaking establishment in one of the shops in Mason’s picture theatre, in Chelsea Road, Chelsea, opposite the Municipal Chambers, though quite a young Woman, is quite an old identity in Chelsea.

Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lawrence, played a notable part in the early advancement of Chelsea.

Mr. Lawrence was a very active member of the fire brigade, whilst her late husband, Mr. Fred Henderson, who lost his life in the war, was one of the first Chelsea boys to enlist.

Prior to enlistment he was a local dairyman and was well known to all in the district.

Mrs. Henderson is a sister of Mrs. A. Judson, of Point. Nepean road, Chelsea.

Mrs. Henderson has herself taken part in many local affairs. Our representative, in having a chat with her, had a pleasant verbal picture of Chelsea, past and present.

Mrs. Henderson has great faith in the place and states that many old friends are dropping into the shop to have a chat.

Naturally she would like to welcome many more, either for a chat or business.

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FRANKSTON and district residents will be interested in the advertisement appearing in another column relating to the wild flower and daffodil show to be held in the Palais de Danse, Frankston, on Saturday, 15th September.

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for the Frankston Progress Association, has arrangements well in hand.

In conjunction with the flower show, a competition for school children for singing and recitations will begin at 7.30pm.

Intending competitors must give their names and particulars to Mr J. D. Jennings at the State school before Friday, 14th September.

Members of the Field Naturalists Club will be present, besides representatives of many suburban horticultural societies.

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FRANKSTON POLICE COURT

Monday 2nd September. (Before Capt. Sherlock and Mr. C. W. Grant, J.’sP.).

Constable Graham v. Chas. Harding, riding motor cycle on footpath in Frankston on 30th ult.

No appearance of defendant. Fined 10/-.

Constable Graham v. John Faull, failing to have identifying number on front of motor car. No appearance of defendant. Fined 10/-.

Senior-Constable Culhane conducted the prosecutions.

The application of Francis Funston, of Pearcedale, for a real estate agent’s license was granted.

Joseph Bray, of Frankston, was granted a carrier’s license.

Two men, named Hancock and Ritchie, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5/-.

Senior-Constable Culhane and Constable Graham deposed as to the arrest of defendants.

Capt. Sherlock, addressing the offenders, said that Frankston was a favorite seaside resort with a good

reputation. It was intended to retain that reputation if possible, and keep it free of drunks and disorderly people. ***

THE Somerville ground on Saturday was in first-rate order for the second semi-final match between the above teams, and a good crowd assembled from all parts of the Peninsula.

The takings at the gate amounted to about £47.

Both teams had a representative 18 afield, and from the bounce the spectators were treated to some fast play.

The Navy started off with rare determination and showed more dash and system than their opponents.

The game was played in a most friendly spirit, although there were plenty of hard knocks given and taken. Beaumont, the field umpire gave a good exhibition of umpiring, and the majority of the spectators were quite satisfied with his decisions on the whole.

The Base led at every stage of the game and won rather comfortably, the final scores being: Naval Base, 10.14; Mornington, 7.10. Griffiths, of the Base played remarkably clever football, and was the most consistent man on the field, being closely followed by Gilmour (Mornington), who was a tower of strength to his side.

On Saturday Frankston and Naval Base meet in the final match, to be played at Somerville, when a good game is sure to result.

The Frankston club are running a special train, which will leave Frankston at 2.15 and return about 6 p.m.

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From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 5 & 7 Sep 1923

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DOES this describe YOU?

• You get hip pain laying on your side in bed, and just can’t get to sleep.

• You place a pillow between your legs to help you get to sleep but laying on the painful side is still waking you.

You find yourself standing on one leg with your other hip hanging lower, or you sitting with crossed legs causes the pain

• You are a runner worried your hip pain will get worse and stop you from exercising.

If so then read on.

The pain on the outside of the hip can be due to inflammation of the gluteal tendon, of Gluteus Medius and Minimus, where the gluteal muscles attach. It can also be where a bursa (a fat pad called the trochanteric bursa) can become inflamed. The hip pain may be associated with a stiff back. Physiotherapist Brett Blanch-Hellyer, says that it is an injury affected by hip weakness and postural habits that place the tendons under stress. It requires a full analysis of the hip and lower limb, looking from the foot to the back biomechanics.

It can require massage, and specific strengthening exercises for the gluteal muscles as well as improving core stability to control pelvic movement.

In addition to the above solutions, there is a recent healing technology that is making a profound difference to outside of the hip pain sufferers.

Practice owner, Paul Rowson says “Shockwave Therapy is often useful, because the gluteal tendons are a connective tissue, not a muscle. It puts a significant shockwave through the tissues you apply it to. It is a pressure wave which brings blood flow to the area.

Tendons and connective tissue do not have much blood supply and can take a long time to heal. Shockwave artificially stimulates the healing of the tendon.”

Shockwave therapy can also be used on Achilles tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis, golfer’s and tennis elbow, and rotator cuff tendon problems,

and is usually most effective on long term chronic problems, rather than acute injuries.

Shockwave is not the first line of treatment for injured patients. Physiotherapy and graded exercise are more likely in the first instance. But for more stubborn conditions, shockwave has shown good results.

“The evidence at the moment suggests between three to five treatments are required, but most people should see an improvement within three sessions. It has a success rate up to 90%” Brett says.

The Shockwave therapy is administered for a three-minute period

to the affected area during consecutive weekly appointments. “It is a bit of an uncomfortable sensation” Brett says, “like most physio hands-on treatments, with a little discomfort during the treatment.”

Paul says, “After each session, most people get a significant reduction of pain and symptoms. Long term it stimulates healing, short term it reduces pain. The best thing is, the effects are long lasting. It prevents a lot of people having more invasive things like surgery or injections.

The treatment is considered safe, but can produce skin reddening or bruising, short term pain, and

cannot be used on people taking blood thinning medications or with bleeding disorders. “

“It is important to know that Shockwave has a long-term effect. Most of the time you have good outcomes, without having to have further treatments.”

Shockwave is now available in Balnarring. Call the practice now and speak to one of our physios to see if Shockwave suits your condition.

Back in Motion is at 6/2-8 Russell Street, Balnarring. Phone 03 5983 1021.

www.backinmotion.com.au/balnarring

Physiotherapist, Brett Blanch-Hellyer

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MORNINGTON PENINSULA PLANNING SCHEME

Notice of Approval of Amendment Amendment C232morn

The Minister for Planning has approved Amendment C232morn to the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme.

The Amendment came into operation on Thursday 24 August 2023 when the notice was published in the Victoria Government Gazette No. G34.

The Amendment introduces Clause 15.01-2L-02 (Environmentally Sustainable Development) to provide guidance for Environmentally Sustainable Development.

A copy of the Amendment can be inspected, free of charge, at the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning website at www.planning.vic.gov.au/public-inspection or by contacting 1800 789 386 to arrange a time to view the Amendment documentation. A copy of the Amendment can also be inspected, free of charge, at the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council website at www.mornpen.vic.gov.au or during office hours, at the offices of the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council – 90 Besgrove Street (Rosebud office),

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Shortlisted businesses make the Peninsula proud

BRAVO to those who have made it through to the final judging stage of one of the most prestigious awards that businesses can achieve on the Peninsula. Businesses who made the shortlist for the 2023 Mornington Peninsula Business Excellence Awards were announced on Tuesday the 29th of August at an exclusive breakfast event held at Chisholm Rosebud, with many of the shortlisted businesses in attendance. Those shortlisted will now move on to the next phase of judging.

The awards honour adaptability in an ever-changing business landscape and leadership in the areas of business excellence, innovation and sustainability. Just simply managing the dayto-day operations involved in running a business can be an enormous feat, never mind when economic challenges and other external pressures also come into play. So local businesses who are not only surviving but thriving are truly deserving of the recognition and praise that come with this accolade.

With that said, a special mention and big congratulations to the following businesses that have made the shortlist:

n A Good Little thing

n Artisan’s Alley

n Au Croissanterie

n Base Podiatry

n Buchanan Mobile Crane Hire

n Café 100 Mile Foodie

n Cobbler Keys

n Commonfolk

n Cygnet Perfumery

n Elements Eatery @ YAWA

n Illumin8

n Indigo Pools

n Kate Walker Designs

n Little Woodworkers

n Locked in Escape Rooms

n Moonraker Dolphin Swims

n Mornington Peninsula Funerals

n Operation Soul Surf

n Oraco Agency

n Pearson Foods

n Peninsula Beer Garden

n PIER Marketing

n Polperro Dolphin Swims and Charter Service

n Prestige Inhome Care

n Sarah’s Domestic Bliss Cleaning

n Smart Business Solutions

n Sorrento News Agency

n Super Hosts Luxury Short Stays

n The Cambium

n The Corner Pantry Mt Eliza

n The Green Bowl

n The Kitchen Tootgarook

n The Little Brick Studio

n Unica Cucina e Caffe

n Warlimont & Nutt

n Wild Adventures Melbourne

n Yolky Dokey

n Your Move Health

The number and quality of submissions received this year are indicative of the incredible expertise and enthusiasm that exists among the business community on the Mornington Peninsula. All businesses who nominated, regardless of how far they made it in the judging journey, should be proud of their hard work and the

time and effort they put behind their submission.

Now, the community, businesses and their supporters are all invited to come together to recognise and applaud the dedication, resilience and ingenuity that local businesses have demonstrated over the past couple of years. This year, the celebrations are being taken to the next level, with the gala ceremony being held at the stunning RACV Cape Schanck Resort on November 15 where the finalists and winners will be announced.

Everyone is encouraged to come along for a night to remember. Network with like-minded peers, be inspired by the stories of fellow businesspeople, enjoy a delecta-

ble three-course dinner and drinks (supporting local where possible of course) and soak in the beauty of the natural surrounds and atmosphere in a world-class venue. Bring your friends and family - the more the merrier! For more information on shortlisted businesses, and to purchase your gala ceremony tickets visit: mpbusiness. com.au/businessawards. The 2023 Mornington Peninsula Business Excellence Awards are a Mornington Peninsula Shire initiative, supported by Solo Resource Recovery, MP News Group, MP Magazine, 3MP, Chisholm Institute and Mornington Peninsula Regional Tourism Board.

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Overpowered:

Frankston

YCW were no match for an unstoppable Dromana, going down by 37 points. Picture: Craig Barrett

Bulldogs in the big dance, Tigers take the win

MPNFL

By Brodie Cowburn

DIVISION ONE

DROMANA will cap off a brilliant 2023 season with a grand final appearance.

The Tigers have had a brilliant year, losing just once during the home-andaway season. They finished top of the ladder, earning passage directly into the second week of finals.

Dromana played Frankston YCW at Rosebud on Saturday, with the winner progressing to the big dance.

The Tigers were impressive all day. They defeated Frankston YCW 17.14 (116) to 12.7 (79).

Jordan Andrews, Jayden Tooth, Terry Wheeler, Ethan Johnstone, and

NEXT WEEK’S GAMES

Division One

Billy Quigley were Dromana’s best. Frankston YCW will play Mt Eliza in the preliminary final at Rosebud on Sunday afternoon. Mt Eliza took their spot in the preliminary final by beating Pines last Sunday.

After an even first half, the Redlegs pulled ahead in the second half of the game. They went on to win by 13 points, 10.9 (69) to 11.16 (82), to boot Pines out of the finals series.

Mitch Smith booted four vital goals for Mt Eliza. He was named best-onground.

DIVISION TWO

MORNINGTON booked its place in the Division Two Grand Final last Saturday.

The Bulldogs played Devon Meadows at RJ Rowley Reserve. Morn-

Frankston YCW v Mt. Eliza, 2.15pm, Sun 10 Sep, PRELIMINARY FINAL, Olympic Park Rosebud

Division Two

Somerville v Mornington, 2.30pm, Sat 9 Sep, GRAND FINAL, SkyBus Stadium

ington finished the year on top of the ladder as promotion favorites, but stumbled against Somerville in their first finals match.

With a grand final spot on the line and finals elimination facing the loser, Mornington struck first. A sevengoals-to-two opening term put the game to bed early.

The Bulldogs held the lead comfortably all day. They ran out 19.14 (128) to 12.11 (83) winners.

Jackson Calder booted eight goals for Mornington in a best-on-ground display.

Mornington will now have the chance to avenge their defeat to Somerville. The Division Two Grand Final will take place at Frankston’s Kinetic Stadium at 2.30pm this Saturday, 9 September.

Kicking on: The Redlegs managed a 13 point win over Pines to head into a Preliminary Final against Frankston YCW. Picture: Paul Churcher

In control: Mornington are into the big dance after a 45 point win over Devon Meadows. Picture: Alan Dillon

Bombers clip the Hawks' wings

AFLW

By Brodie Cowburn

ESSENDON spoiled Hawthorn’s return to Frankston last weekend.

Kinetic Stadium hosted the two sides under lights on Saturday. A

huge crowd turned out to see a tightly contested game. The Hawks went into the half-time break ahead by a point. The Bombers pulled ahead in the third term, and managed to hold on to win by 19 points 4.6 (30) to 7.7 (49).

Bonnie Toogood was the most influential player on the day. The Bombers star booted two goals and recorded 23 disposals.

The Hawks return to Frankston on 22 September to play Melbourne.

Focus and strength: Langwarrin got the better of Frankston YCW in the A Grade netball 2nd Semi Final.

Picture: Paul Churcher

Redlegs fly: It wasn't Langwarrin's day in MPNFL Division One under 19's, copping a 60-point thumping from Mt Eliza in their 2nd Semi Final. Picture: Paul Churcher

Climb the hill: Red Hill snuck away with a six point win over Mt Eliza in MPNFL Division One Reserves.

Picture: Paul Churcher

Pearcedale prevail: Pearcedale were too strong for Mornington, running out winners in the SEWL Division 2 Grand Final. Picture: Alan Dillon

Running away with it: Mornington took out the SEWL Premier Division Grand Final with a 23-point win over Frankston. The final scores were 5.13 (43) to 3.2 (20). Picture: Alan Dillon

Baxter faces landmark decision

SOCCER

By

Craig MacKenzie

BAXTER has reached a fork in the road and its future direction could decide whether head coach Stephen Fisher remains at the State 4 club.

Preliminary talks between club and coach took place last week and got off to a positive start.

“If we had won promotion under the current set-up it would have been like going into a gunfight with a knife,” Fisher said.

“There wouldn’t have been a happy outcome and we would have been fighting relegation throughout the State 3 season.”

That’s a reference to the absence of a playing budget.

Simply stated Baxter has to decide how ambitious it wants to be.

If promotion is a target then it has to be prepared to pay match payments and that would entail giving Fisher a budgetary base from which to negotiate with players.

It’s a quantum leap for the club and one if adopted would entail managing revenue streams in order to switch from an amateur to a semi-professional structure.

But if the club decides to maintain the status quo then Fisher’s future at Baxter Park is uncertain.

If he left it could trigger a major exodus of playing and coaching staff and present his replacement with a daunting task.

But Fisher was in a positive mood last weekend when reflecting on aspects of the season just ended in which he led the club to a third-placed finish.

“One of the unwritten stories of the season was the development of (assistant coach) Hayden Taylor,” Fisher added.

“His coaching really improved especially his communication skills, his ability to get his message across – I’ve got no doubts that he will be a senior coach and a very successful one.

“But it wasn’t just the success of ‘Hados’ and ‘CJ’ (goalkeeping coach Chris Jones) it was the development of so many players that stood out.

“For example we got 21 games into Brodie Jones, Noah Green and Keegan Myatt and 19 games into Brodie McMinimee – these guys had never been regular senior footballers but now they are.

“Aiden McKenna – when he was fit – was unbelievable and ‘DT’ (Daniel Taylor) was already a senior footballer and came in and started to show leadership qualities while the improvement in Jack Elliott was ridiculous.”

If Baxter backs Fisher then his immediate task will be to tie up existing players for next season before turning to his list of signing targets for 2024.

Interesting times indeed at Baxter Park.

In State 5 news Seaford United’s season finally ended when it went down 3-2 to Old Melburnians in their promotion play-off on Saturday.

The match kicked off at 11am at Monbulk Recreation Reserve much to the astonishment of local fans.

Seaford was without key players in Cory Osorio (work commitments), Josh Vega (illness) and Sam Luxford (injured) and went behind from a curling strike from outside the area by Daniel Sporle in the 28th minute.

Seven minutes later it was 1-1 after the faintest of touches from Old

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Melburnians’ Fraser Crawford trying to defend an inswinging Blake Hicks free-kick.

Hicks claimed the goal as Crawford played no part in changing the ball’s direction but referee Hans Feilso ruled that it was an own goal.

Old Melburnians regained their lead in the 39th minute through Pat McCrohan.

Esmat Ehsani almost levelled immediately but his close-range strike hit the post and Old Melburnians led 2-1 at half-time.

Early in the second half Blake Hicks shot just wide after capitalising on a defensive slip-up but Seaford was finally rewarded for its pressure when substitute Andrew Packer slotted home a loose ball at the back post in the 80th minute.

Decision time: Baxter and head coach Stephen Fisher are in discussions about the club’s ambitions and future structure.

Picture: Paul Seeley, The Man In The Stands

there should be more clarity over his role once the new senior coach is announced.

A name that is consistently mentioned is that of Dandenong Thunder ex-head coach and Mornington technical director David Chick.

The 38-year-old Norwich native holds a UEFA B licence and played and coached at Norwich City’s academy before coming to Melbourne in 2012 to take up a playing contract with Hume City.

Chick has coached at Hume, Northcote and Pascoe Vale and Thunder has finished eighth in consecutive seasons under him.

Last week Thunder officially announced his departure and Chick is in demand.

It’s believed that Langwarrin would have to fend off elite NPL suitors such as Heidelberg United and Bentleigh Greens to clinch his appointment so it could take an attractive package including a healthy player budget to persuade Chick to switch to Lawton Park.

In other news Football Victoria is in talks with Football Australia about the proposed establishment of a National Second Tier (NST) competition.

Seven Victorian NPL clubs had their expressions of interest approved in May and are believed to now be in the Request For Proposal (RFP) phase of the selection process.

That is likely to involve an information memorandum, NST-related data including financial forecasts and benchmarking, key terms of a Club Participation Agreement and draft transaction documents.

The pivotal moment in this contest came in the final minute of normal time when a scuffle in the Seaford box resulted in a penalty and Thomas Hall converted.

Seaford’s Michael Nobbs was redcarded for complaining and although Seaford gave its all in the nine minutes of added time it struggled to create any clear-cut chances.

In NPL2 news Langwarrin is taking a targeted approach to finding a replacement for departed senior coach Scott Miller.

The Lawton Park club has decided on a preferred candidate approach and will not throw open the application process.

Miller’s assistant Jamie Skelly is expected to continue his long-standing involvement with the club and

In FA’s announcement last week of the RFP phase the national body included a clause that could have a major bearing on promotion and relegation throughout Victoria’s NPL and State Leagues competitions. It read:

“Successful respondents to the application process would be required to depart their existing senior first team football competitions for the National Second Tier.”

FV CEO Kimon Taliadoros said that the state body is seeking clarification of the impact of that clause.

“We are seeking guidance from FA on this in the first instance … [as] the impacts are still largely unknown at this stage,” he said.

FA is hopeful that the proposed NST could commence next March but there is broad scepticism about its financial viability let alone a kick-off early next year.