NEWS DESK
Rosebud Heart goes all the way By Barry Irving IT was a sensational finish to a stellar season for Rosebud Heart. With 18 wins from 18 homeand-away games the team had reason to believe that they could go all the way and win the state championship. But, in their way were RMIT FC – the champions of State North 5. In a sensational final, Heart’s Daniel Hodge scored the opening goal before RMIT equalised, making the scores one-all at full time. This was the closest to losing a game the Heart’s had been all season. The players regrouped and, in the penalty shootout, both teams went goal-for-goal with Heart goalkeeper Sean Skelly pulling off two brilliant saves. This left Heart’s Beau Sharpe to bury the winning goal into the back of the net to give Heart a fantastic win – and the state
championship. After a season of hard work and dedication the fairytale finish was a fine result for a club in its second year – a fantastic reward for players, coach, parents and sponsors. New players of all ages are welcome to contact Jason Symonds, 0473 888 847.
All Heart: Rosebud Heart goalkeeper Sean Skelly (No.1) is embraced by teammates following his two brilliant saves during the penalty shoot-out. Below: Heart players celebrate with the state championship win.
Holiday lessons: Gidja Walker points out some of the features of Balcombe Estuary to youngsters during a bush tour last week.
Estuary’s useful plants THE saltbush, found at Balcombe Estuary, Mt Martha, is a tasty plant, excellent for reviving tired travellers. And bower spinach is good to eat but should be blanched first to remove poisonous oxalates. Ecologist and artist Gidja Walker revealed some of the secrets of plant life to children last Wednesday as part of a BERG Mt Martha school holiday activity. The children learned that every plant has a story, many are tasty, some are medicinal and all need to be treated with respect. Ms Walker started the exploration with the spiny-headed mat rush which she said was a traditional basket-weaving plant of the Bunurong people. In the next hour, as she led the children on a bush tour, she wove a delicate bracelet from her frond of mat rush. “Each plant will let you know which piece can
be taken,â€? she said gently easing a reed from the mat rush clump before eating the soft white end. “It tastes like peas,â€? she said, encouraging the children to try it. Other facts learned on the tour: ď Ž Tea tree oil is good medicine, useful for getting rid of head lice, but not the eggs; ď Ž Swamp paper bark was used to make baby “nappiesâ€? when lined with moss, and was used to wrap food and wounds; ď Ž Green samphire is tasty and people on the Cornish coast in England grow it to eat with crabs; ď Ž The common reed is an excellent water purifier but is becoming an endangered species. ď Ž If you get an insect stuck in your skin, put sticky tape on it (or wax strips) and rip off; ď Ž If you are looking for water in the desert, search for giant bulrushes, because they grow in the freshest water. Judy Hubbard
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Southern Peninsula News
11 October 2016