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The Fabulous Spiegeltent Of Sorrento The word Spiegeltent is Dutch for mirror tent, large travelling tents that originated in Belgium during the late 19th century, finding immense popularity in the early 20th century.

Spiegeltents are constructed of wood, canvas, mirrors, leaded glass and detailed velvet and brocade and each mirror tent has its own style and personality.

playing host to the world’s greatest cabaret artists, musicians and circus burlesque performers.

Spiegeltents have been used as dance halls, bars and entertainment salons and there is only a handful of the unique cabaret venues left in the world today.

Known for their lavishly carved wooden interiors, covered in mirrors, stained glass windows and velvet upholstered seating, Spiegeltent is the ultimate of intimate venues.

The Sorrento Spiegeltent is the smallest and most intimate of them all, with a capacity for 110 people.

The most beautiful of the last remaining Belgian Spiegeltents, The Famous Spiegeltent, was built in 1920 by master craftsmen Oscar Mols Dom and Loius Goor. This Grande Dame has spent her lifetime at the bequest of festivals and fairgrounds throughout Europe and beyond,

Since Marlene Dietrich sang ‘Falling In love Again’ on The Famous Spiegeltent stage in the 1930’s, its magic mirrors have reflected thousands of images of artists, audiences and exotic gatherings.

THE SPIEGELTENT HAS ARRIVED It took 77 days for the Spiegeltent to be shipped from Belgium and arrive in Sorrento but, for restaurateur and theatre producer, James McPherson, it’s been more like 18 months. For this is how long he has been planning on getting the Spiegel Zelt to our shores.

“Having the Spiegel Zelt here is a first and both shows will be a world first for Sorrento,” says a very proud James, owner Three Palms Restaurant, and entertainment and PR aficionado. Moving down to the peninsula and buying Three Palms Restaurant was James’s perfect way to combine his loves of great food and wine and now live performance.

“Spiegel Zelt is also a tribute to George Coppin, the Father of Sorrento, himself a comedian, entrepreneur and politician,” says James.

“We have decided to dedicate a Summer’s entertainment to him, as without George Coppin, Melbourne’s theatre life as well as Sorrento would never have been this famous,” says James, who first fell in love with the famous Spiegel tent when he saw it in Melbourne many years ago.

Spiegeltent meaning ‘tent of mirrors’ is a luxurious pavilion constructed with wood, mirrors, canvas, and leadlight glass with velvet and brocade. Guests relax in booth seats surrounded by magnificent décor in this transportable entertainment venue that dates back to the late 19th century.

Rumour has it that the mirrors were positioned so that guests could make discreet eye contact with one another, and only a handful of these mirrored tents are left in the world today. ““When the Spiegel Zelt arrived on the Saturday at 8am in a 440 ft container, we had Belgian engineer, Gerry Klessens here tto oversee the build. The 95 year old Spiegeltent was fully cconstructed by Sunday lunch time,” says James of the Das Klein SSpiegel Zelt, or small mirrored tent. ““We are doing the biggest, most elaborate show in the ssmallest of tents,” he says with a laugh. “It was a momentous occasion when the keys were handed to me and I was o eentrusted with this precious and magnificent old tent. I walked iinside and took a moment to breathe it all in and enjoy what hhad finally come to fruition.”

Having played host to the some of the world’s most famous H aartists, circus and burlesque performers, whose essence rremains in the mirrors and velvet canopy today, the Spiegeltent cconjures up images of mystery and magic.

To enjoy the total experience, book a meal at Three Palms T before or after the show.

There will also be a supper club for patrons after the 9.30pm performance.

WAYNE BREAKS DOWN THE FOURTH WALL Show business is in Wayne Scott Kermond’s blood. Being “born in a trunk” he is the fourth generation performer of the Kermond family, and has treaded the boards for the past 33 years. Wayne has made his journey to Sorrento to perform as MC in the Spiegeltent’s Spiegelicous, and he couldn’t be more delighted.

“When Jason (Coleman) phoned me about his plans for the Spiegeltent shows I loved the vision and jumped at the opportunity to MC. Being able to do cabaret, which is my family background, I knew it would be the ideal mix of the old and the new, with my long experience in the theatre and the bright vibrant young cast creating the perfect mix,” said Wayne. “I’ve worked with Jason on A Chorus Line the Musical, and Chicago, and I know how good his work ethic is. It’s also nice to do something new, be creative, particularly in our business. Jason has a great eye for direction and choreography and needed someone like me who could interact with the audience.”

Being in the intimate setting of the Spiegeltent, Wayne explains the importance of breaking down the fourth wall.

“Unlike big theatres, the venue is very intimate.You’ve got people

all around you, it’s a wonderful atmosphere but you have to be able to break down the fourth wall, which is the imaginary wall between the artist and the audience. It’s very old English pantomime where a dame would look at the audience and get them involved,” says Wayne. “And working in that mirror tent that is almost 100 years old, it has a rich and inspirational history. You know that you are treading the boards with acclaimed artists that have gone before you.”

Wayne’s character links the show together, playing up to the cast and audience.

“You will never know what to expect. We have an amazing Australian cast, two incredible aerialists and a production that will mesmerise the audience,” says Wayne who is looking forward to spending a few weeks on the peninsula and maybe taking in the odd surf while he’s at it.

With no rest for the wicked, after Spiegilicious, award winning Wayne heads off to the Central Queensland Theatre Company to direct Evita, then starts rehearsals for his role of Moonface in Anything Goes.

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Bagged out: A section of Rosebud beach where the government spent $250,000 installing huge sandbags that failed to save the sand. Now Mornington Peninsula Shire wants to spend $2.2 million to improve the Jetty Rd precinct.

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$2.2m for Rosebud beach Mike Hast mike@mpnews.com.au IT’S four and a half years since hundreds of sandbags were placed on Rosebud beach next to the jetty to protect the eroding foreshore as well as sand brought in to replace the eroded beach.

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The renourished beach is long gone but the sandbags remain in place, designed by a Melbourne company to last at least 15 years.

The vandal-proof seawall consists of six levels, three below low tide and three above.

Revegetation of native plants in and around the sandbags was supposed to

occur naturally.

Now Mornington Peninsula Shire wants to spend $2.25 million on the Jetty Rd foreshore precinct including a boardwalk on top of the sandbags and adjacent stormwater outlets.

It will be like putting lipstick on a pig as many residents and visitors think the sandbags are ugly.

The shire wants Jetty Rd to be a “shared street� for cars and pedestrians, and have an “outdoor dining precinct�.

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Ms Warfe said “the reason there is no beach in this area is because the natural beach is buried under 55,000 cubic metres of fill dumped there in the 1970s from the freeway and trunk sewer construction�. “The foreshore has since acquired a bitumen bike path and some stunted weed grasses, but no significant vegetation and still no beach after 40 years of waiting.�

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Milk warning over child’s death Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au THE death of a Mornington Peninsula child after drinking raw cow’s milk has prompted Frankston and Mornington Peninsula health officers to visit retailers suspected of selling the product.

Frankston CEO Dennis Hovenden said Environmental Health team officers had attended 10 premises last week. They ranged from health food shops to specialist delis and grocers in Frankston, Karingal and Seaford.

“None of the premises inspected had any brand of bath milk available for sale,” he said.

“One retailer had previously sold this type of product, but confirmed it would not be sold in future due to the inherent health risk.”

Mornington Peninsula Shire’s environmental health team leader Mark Upton said his officers would remind retailers of the importance of informing customers that products – such as bath milk - are not for human consumption.

The toddler, 3, died in the past month after drinking Mountain View Organic Bath Milk. The case has been forwarded to the State Coroner.

Another four children aged one to four, also from the Mornington Peninsula and the south-eastern suburbs, reportedly recovered from serious illness after drinking unpasteurised milk.

Mountain View Organic Dairy proprietor Vicki Jones told 3AW the milk cartons – labelled bath milk - were clearly marked as cosmetic-use only and ‘not-for-human-consumption’.

She said local retailers were expected to inform customers of the dangers of drinking it and to advise them of its use only as a skin-care product.

However, the cartons appear similar to regular milk and are often sold in

fridges next to drinking milk.

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Dr Rosemary Lester warns we are all vulnerable to illness caused by the pathogens present in raw milk.

“The risks are even greater for young children and for the elderly, those with underlying health problems, immunocompromised or pregnant,” she said.

As a result, the sale of unpasteurised milk for human consumption is illegal in Victoria.

Ms Lester said there had been five cases of gastroenteritis illness in children who have drunk unpasteurised milk: three cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and two of cryptosporidiosis.

All five cases involved people drinking unpasteurised milk which had been sold as ‘bath’ or ‘cosmetic’ milk.

“HUS is a rare but serious condition caused by bacteria that affects the kidneys and the bloodstream.

Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic infection that commonly presents as gastroenteritis with watery diarrhoea,” she said.

“Unpasteurised milk is labelled and sold for cosmetic use only, but the packaging is often very similar to other milk products.

“Only a small number of these pathogens are needed to cause illness.”

Since the 1940s it has been compulsory to pasteurise cow’s milk.

Milk is heated for a short time to destroy disease-causing bacteria.

No matter what precautions are taken by dairy farmers during milking, experts say there can be “no guarantee” that the milk will be free of harmful bacteria, making pasteurisation essential.

Ms Lester said if the milk was labelled as food she would ban it.

Caption: Radiographer Damien Barbour and Karen Pregnell with the new CT scanner at Rosebud Hospital. Picture: Yanni

Hospital new ‘streamlined’ image ROSEBUD Hospital’s much anticipated new CT scanner and medical imaging area is now fully operational.

Just under $1.9 million for a CT scanner, ultrasound machine and Xray was raised through a public appeal over the past two and a half years.

“This has been a long time in the making and we have been completely

overwhelmed by the excellent community support we have received to bring this much needed equipment to Rosebud,” Peninsula Health chief operating officer Jan Child said.

“This appeal was all about providing easily accessible, close to home treatment for our patients. Previously, over 1000 patients a year were trans-

ferred to another site in Rosebud or to Frankston but now it can all be done at Rosebud Hospital.”

Ms Child said the equipment would enable “streamlined and faster care in the peak summer months when the Mornington Peninsula population increases by 25 per cent with visitors and holidaymakers”.

Booze bans over New Year’s Eve DRINKING - or even possession - of alcohol in public has been banned on the Mornington Peninsula over the New Year’s Eve period.

The mayor Cr Bev Colomb said that from 9pm 30 December to midnight 1 January, it will be illegal to have unopened bottles or cans in public - except when taking them to a car or house.

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The tough new rules come into place as similar plans to ban alcohol on the St Kilda foreshore over summer have been abandoned.

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Nepean ward councillors Hugh Fraser and Tim Rodgers said a “No entertainment – no nonsense” approach would

make New Year’s Eve safer in Rye, Blairgowrie, Sorrento and Portsea.

As well as tougher liquor laws, the strategy will also see parking restrictions, piers closed and fireworks banned.

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grassroots campaign against the plan, and packed the council chamber to watch as councillors backed down.

“An on-the-spot fine of $100 can be issued for a first offence, and $200 for a second offence,” Cr Colomb said.

“Victoria Police will enforce the local law on the peninsula over the New Year’s period.”

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NEWS DESK Hit-and-run injury A MAN was airlifted to The Alfred hospital with serious injuries early last Wednesday morning after a suspected hit-and-run on the Nepean Highway, Mt Eliza.

Police and emergency services attended the scene near Tower Rd where the man was seriously injured after the vehicle he was in hit a pole.

They believe a second vehicle involved in the collision left the scene before help arrived.

Police found a white Honda Prelude with no number plates not far from the scene but late last week had not found the occupants.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report to crimestoppersvic.com.au

Signing times

Welcome home: Putting the finishing touches to one of the new houses is owner-builder Jude Blake, Habitat for Humanity’s Mavis Peet, Graeme King and Cheryl King.

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Partnership puts families in new homes Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au THREE families are about to move into their own new homes at Crib Point thanks to a leg-up from a not-for-profit group based in Rosebud.

They are the lucky recipients of support from Habitat for Humanity, which has already built two houses in Mornington, two in Rosebud and two others in Disney St, Crib Point – the first in Australia – in the late 1990s.

Their new homes, in Stoney Point Rd, will be handed over after a dedication ceremony on Thursday at 4pm.

The families are successful applicants selected from among those at a “crammed Crib Point community hall” meeting about 15 months ago.

On that night – and through a series of gettingto-know-you interviews and discussions – Habitat for Humanity assessed them as suitable for a “building partnership” and the new homes they move into this week are the result of that union.

Suitable applicants must satisfy stringent criteria, such as being under some form of housing stress, living in a house that is too small for their needs, in an unaffordable rent cycle, or unable to get a bank loan.

Another criterion – and the one that identifies Habitat for Humanity projects - is that the approved applicants must agree to perform 500 hours of volunteer work over 12-14 months on their new homes throughout the building stage.

“Friends and relatives all chip in and today we have 12 volunteers on site (at Crib Point) doing the finishing touches,” Habitat’s Mornington Peninsula Chapter secretary Mavis Peet said.

“Our motto is that we give a hand up –not a hand out – to those who would never have been able to buy a house; it’s a huge thing for them.”

In the building process they receive on-the-job assistance from other volunteer helpers and professional tradespeople who are prepared to donate their time to a worthy cause.

Ms Peet praised McCrae electrician Mark Carmody and Mornington builder Gilpip Homes for their sponsorship, guidance and support.

At Crib Point, each house is designed to suit the new families about to live in them. The slabs were laid before Christmas and the frames put up in March.

The families’ role in the building phase – getting their hands dirty on their own labour of love – is crucial, she said.

Families receive emotional benefits from participating, too, such as forging a stronger family unit, learning new skills and building up a healthy interaction with generous volunteers. Friendships are made for life.

Once the houses are built Habitat has them valued by local real estate agents and the new owners move in and begin paying off their ‘mortgage’.

But, here, too, things are working in their favour.

The amount they set out to repay is 95 per cent of the property valuation based on a 20-25 year term. The missing 5 per cent – their ‘sweat equity’

- remains with them as their deposit. No interest is charged on the full amount.

Monthly repayments are based on 25 per cent of the new resident’s income and never exceed that amount – even if their income falls.

The building partnership aims to favour those most in need, such as families with young children. “It is relatively easy to find families in need,” Ms Peet said. “We are on the side of helping where children are involved. The basic need is for them to have a secure home of their own.”

The arrangement is anticipated to be long-term, but families are free to sell whenever they choose based on a sliding scale of repayment. Habitat’s Loan-type A – the original mortgage document, refers to the original 95 per cent, while a Loantype B refers to an occasion where, if necessary, the home owner decides to sell - perhaps remarries and the larger family does not fit in the home.

It takes into account the difference between the purchase price and the current market value based on a sliding scale.

If a property is sold in the first five years the group retains 99 per cent of the sale price, which acts as a safeguard to prevent new owners using their properties to speculate on rising markets.

Land chosen for new properties also must satisfy suitability requirements, with preference given to sites near transport, schools and play areas. They must be safe, and, of course, affordable.

There is no waiting list for applicants. Those that miss out can reapply next time the group advertises its intent.

JUSTICE of the Peace signing centres at police stations on the Mornington Peninsula will continue to function during the holiday period excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years day.

The Frankston signing centre will be closed 22 December-5 January.

JPs are on duty to take affidavits and statutory declarations and to certify and witness state, national and international documents at: Hastings, 5pm-7pm Wednesday; Mornington, 11am-2pm Mondays and Thursdays; Rosebud, 11am-2pm Thursdays.

Call for witnesses MORNINGTON police are seeking witnesses to a collision between two cars in Parwan Cres, near Exford Drive, Mornington, on 29 November. Senior Constable Ryan Fraser said a red Honda Jazz parked outside No. 28 was side swiped by a green vehicle sometime between 4-7pm. Damage is estimated at a “few thousand dollars”.

The Honda is uninsured. Details to Mornington police 5970 4900.

Crimes solved POLICE are “thrilled” with the public’s “overwhelming support” for the Crime Stoppers board at Rosebud Plaza.

“As a result of community response, most of the unsolved cases that were on the October board have now been solved,” crime prevention officer Julie Simpson said.

“Police are now working through information received regarding photographs on the November board and are confident of achieving even more positive results.”

It seems the results have been so encouraging that other businesses and community groups want their own Crime Stoppers boards at their venues - following the lead set by Rosebud Plaza.

Six new images have now been added to the board nd police are encouraging people to have a look and quote the reference number at the bottom of the poster when they call Crime Stoppers.

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Fun run: Riders leave Frankston to head to Rosebud with donated gifts in the annual Peninsula Toy Run.

Early Christmas toy run CHRISTMAS is coming. The surest sign the festive season is up and running on the peninsula came earlier this month when motorcyclists took part in the annual Peninsula Toy Run. Riders gathered at the Frankston pier car park on Saturday 6 December and headed to Rosebud Secondary College to deliver their donated Christmas presents for disadvantaged children on the peninsula.

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Mr Smollen started the annual peninsula Christmas tradition 14 years ago.

Presents and Christmas food are collected and distributed by Food For All, the Salvation Army and the Hastings and Mornington Christmas Giving committees.

This year’s event was organised by the Mornington Wanderers branch of the Ulysses Club and was sponsored by Frankston Council, the Pearcedale branch of Bendigo Bank, St Kilda Football Club and the Riviera Hotel in Seaford.

Summer stay for Rye food vans Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au MOBILE food vans at the centre of a dispute with established Rye traders “will stay over summer and then we will reassess our position�, according to Australian Mobile Food Vendors Group director Frank Rusitovski.

The man behind the mobile food park said the number and make up of operators would continually be reviewed to ensure the best mix for customers. “We have a secure lease for the site and we want to build it up and promote it,� he said. “We plan to work with the community on a long-term basis and, if the opportunity is there, we will stay.�

Mr Rusitovski said other operators keen to join the group would be chosen through an evaluation process.

Five vans were on the site early last week. “We work on a rotation basis and will add one more later this week,� Mr Rusitovski said.

Rye estate agent Hans Rubens, who arranged to lease the site, said the food park was “fantastic for the area�. “I did my job and put one party in touch with the other and I have copped a lot of flak,� he said. “These people [the food vendors] are very professional; they have put up with a lot. Yet the response from the public has been very positive.�

Comments on social media do seem to support the mobile vendors, with Mr Rusitovski saying he had been “overwhelmed� by positive, personal messages.

A sample from Facebook said:

“Good luck to them. Healthy competition never hurt anyone,� Terri Chrystie. “It's a great idea,� Jenna Garnett. “The food options in rye are rubbish!

Bring on the food trucks and raise the standards,� Adam Wedge. “There are more than enough cus-

tomers for everyone in Rye over weekends and holidays. It might cut queues and waiting times for food orders at the regular cafes etc. I don't see what the fuss is about. It enhances the holiday atmosphere�, Julie Sullivan. “Bring it to Hastings, we have noth-

ing like this over our side ... yet,� Paul Leeson.

Mr Rusitovski said he had looked at several Mornington locations for the food park but said Rye was chosen for its potential to become an established community hub.

We’re staying: Rye’s mobile food vans have long-term plans on the menu. Picture: Yanni

OK for chairlift THE controversial Arthurs Seat chairlift will go ahead after the state planning tribunal rejected objections from community group Save Our Seat.

The decision was handed down by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal late last week but full details of the decision have not yet been released.

The News understands the only major change made to shire conditions is a slight reduction in operating hours to 10pm.

Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors approved the $14 million gondola chairlift in June by five votes to four but Save Our Seat challenged the decision in the tribunal, raising more than $30,000 at a concert in Main Ridge in October for legal costs.

Save Our Seat’s main objections included that the chairlift was a potential fire hazard, too many trees would have to be cleared, and increased traffic and car parking would cause problems on the summit.

The Arthurs Seat SkyLift consortium is led by Simon McKeon, 2011 Australian of the Year, Victorian chairman of Macquarie Bank, chairman of CSIRO and chairman of AMP. Earlier this year he said the ride would carry 159,000 people a year and operate in the day and at night.

The project includes 40 gondolas carrying up to eight people each, 13 steel pylons from four metres to 20 metres high, and a 100-seat restaurant as well as information and history centre on the summit.

The ride will be built overseas and assembled at Arthurs Seat.

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Awards all in the CFA’s family SERVICE and commitment are deeply ingrained among Rye CFA volunteers: none more so than with husband and wife Graham and Margaret Martin.

At a special celebration and presentation night at the Dunes Golf Club on Saturday 29 November, operations officer Sean Kerr presented them with joint service recognition awards for his 40 years’ service and her 20 years’ service.

In an outstanding community volunteering effort over those 60 years, the husband and wife team raised five children all of whom served as CFA volunteers - a total of 111 years’ service.

The Firefighter of Year trophy went to Georgina McDonald, a fire fighter of only two years, whose outstanding year is reflected in her winning the brigade’s top award.

Runner-up Fire Fighter of the Year went to veteran Peter Ellis, making it a third runner-up trophy for this dedicated member.

The Captain’s Trophy was presented jointly to Peter Ellis and Graham Hind.

Mark Hipwell won the Encouragement Trophy.

Other service medals presented to members totalled 195 years of collective service.

Earlier, Amanda Schmidt had been overjoyed to win her first ever trophy in the morning’s round of social golf.

Community bank senior manager Gary Sanford spoke of his admiration and respect for the “outstanding service to the community by Rye CFA volunteer members”.

The bank has been a strong supporter of all the Southern Peninsula brigades and, recently, bought a mobile high-pressure hose, valve and branch-testing unit that can be used by all brigades. This ensures all equipment meets safety standards and requirements.

Volunteers are welcome to join this vital and rewarding community service. They can drop in to the station and meet the volunteers.

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60 years CFA service: Graham and Margaret Martin, top.

Firefighter of the Year: Georgina McDonald, above.

Captain’s Trophy: Peter Ellis and Graeme Hind, left.

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Resting place: Safety Beach Foreshore Landscape Committee members take a break while building the picnic courtyard named after Victoria’s most famous convict escapee, William Buckley.

They are, from left, Tom McCullough, Sue Ellis, Roma McCullough, Brian Marchmont, Norman Kaye, Graeme Milledge, Robin Owen, Don Barnett and Kaye Barnett.

Sue Ellis, Roma McCullough and Robin Owen place indigenous plants in the wicking box-style garden bed. Pictures: Tom McCullough

A chance to rest like William Buckley THE convict William Buckley and two fellow felons escaped from Victoria’s first penal settlement near Sorrento shortly after Christmas celebrations in 1803, 32 years before the founding of Melbourne.

Buckley, Daniel McAllenan and George Pye stole a gun, new boots, food and cooking utensils, and hightailed it east along the beach, running for their freedom for about three or four hours before finally resting at Safety Beach and “reflecting on our position and examining our resources� according to John Morgan in his 1852 biography The Life and Adventures of William Buckley.

The trio would have looked east

toward the forbidding, forest-covered slopes of what is now called Mt Martha and contemplated their folly.

Return to servitude at Sorrento? Risk being killed by Aborigines? Or push on and risk starvation – or salvation?

The escapees walked around the edge of Port Phillip as well as inland when swamps and waterways blocked their progress. They ended up on the Bellarine Peninsula, almost directly across Port Phillip from where they started.

Fearing starvation, McAllenan and Pye left Buckley and handed themselves in to authorities but Buckley famously survived in the bush for more than 30 years,

took an Aboriginal wife and lived with tribespeople before rejoining European society in 1836, a year after John Batman founded Melbourne.

(Buckley was pardoned, moved to Tasmania, worked for the governor John Franklin, and was killed in a wagon accident in 1856 at age 75.)

Modern humans can consider the Buckley story from a new vantage point at Safety Beach from next Friday when deputy mayor Cr Graham Pittock opens “Buckley’s Rest�, a picnic courtyard with tables and garden created as a community capital project by Mornington Peninsula Shire and Safety Beach Foreshore Landscape Committee.

The picnic area was the former Coast Guard building before the service moved in 2007 to Safety Beach Community Centre, which it shares with the sailing club.

Led by foreshore committee president Tom McCullough, a band of volunteers with some work by professional builders have created a unique area on the foreshore that is wheelchair accessible, close to parking and the cafe opposite, and next to beach steps. Two picnic tables have been installed with one end extended to enable wheelchairs to be pushed close to the tables. Benches and a raised, self-draining garden bed full of indigenous plants complete the

picture. More seating will be added.

Buckley’s Rest has cost $30,000 – a third from Cr Pittock’s ward fund, a third from the shire, and $10,000 from donations from Dromana Lions and Rotary clubs, Safety Beach Sailing Club, Hillview Quarries, Bendigo Bank, and private donors including Claudia Miller (formerly Claudia Maxwell) who raised $330 at a garage sale.

Cr Pittock opens the picnic area on 19 December at 10.30am. A descendant of Daniel McAllenan will speak at the event. William Buckley would approve.

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LETTERS Greens due credit I read with interest and some amusement Aija Dowlings letter (‘Labor gains’, The News 9/12/14) praising the efforts of Nepean District Labor candidate Carolyn Gleixner in the recent state election. It’s certainly a bit over the top to credit Ms Gleixner with all the issues mentioned in her letter. In fact, it is The Greens that have championed many of these issues and who have the runs on the board.

The ALP policy on the environment was woeful, embarrassing and is one of the reasons why many people voted for the Greens.

I did contact Ms Gleixner on three occasions about the environment and the Arthurs Seat chairlift proposal, however, I did not receive any reply. A call to ALP head office also was met with no reply.

If Aija Dowling is looking to the new Labor government to protect the environment, she may be very disappointed.

Furthermore, if MsGleixner is going to be a future Labor candidate, I suggest less spin and more substance and please return calls from constituents.

Greg Holding, Red Hill South

Ribbon giveaway Upon seeing the front page heading ‘Peninsula Liberal loyalty' and the image of numerous beaming oldies (The News 2/12/14) made me think "How can I enrol my gramps into the Peninsula Liberal Retirement Village?". Then I looked a little closer and saw those horrid little blue ribbons and realised it was a reference to the Liberal party of Australia.

Peninsula residents, you can't help being old, but you can help being liberal.

Kate Bone, Mt Martha

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Regarding Joe Ienzo’s letter (‘Preferences’, The News 2/12/14) where he questions Nepean MP Martin Dixon’s commitment to the environment based on Mr Dixon listing the Greens last on his voting preference list. I might ask Mr Lenzo the same. If the Greens wanted Mr Dixon’s preferences, why did they list Mr Dixon at the very bottom of their preference list?

And speaking of the Greens looking after our environment, I was at the Boneo booth on election day and was most surprised to see the Greens volunteer drive up in a Jeep Grand Cherokee (a rather large gas guzzling 4WD), followed by the Greens candidate also driving up in a rather large car. So, while trying to get the rest of us onto bicycles, the Greens are disregarding their own advice. Practice what you preach seems most appropriate in this instance.

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Timely gifts Thankyou Santa for giving me such a wonderful Christmas gift. We have a mayor [Cr Bev Colomb] who is fair and equitable and who now makes [Mornington Peninsula Shire] council meetings a joy to watch. There is no bickering allowed and she gets through the agenda smoothly and fairly.

We now have a majority of councillors who listen, understand and care about what ratepayers and residents want, which is affordable rates and decent services. This can only achieved by reducing the debt.

There is now a plan for present and future provision by council for the unfunded employee defined benefit superannuation scheme and the prompt payment of its current substantial debt.

I am looking forward to a great new year for the shire and its new CEO Carl Cowie .

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Ode to the pool process Now it is time To drop the dime And hold responsible Who did the submarginal And caused increased rates With no public debates And for ten years Shedding no tears Spent millions of dollars Without a bother To a cause that was forever lost Always to be fraught with high cost And ten years later Through the great manipulator There is still no pool Over which to drool But then again Recently one gem; A cut off head Everyone said Should have been done quicker Without even a snicker Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

all and please remember all the rescue pets who need a home Doris Campbell, Rosebud

Outage outrage Sometimes conditions are a bit Third World, here on the Mornington Peninsula.

The heavens sigh, a leaf falls, and there’s a power blackout from Rosebud to Hastings.

Many times a year.

Or it’s line “maintenance” (wrapping a wire in gaffer tape?).

But the United Energy recorded message is reassuring. To learn of “known power outages” and “restoration times” we’re encouraged to log on to the portal...

We would if we had power.

But I guess we can always use our smartphone data allowances to learn what we already know – first climbing the nearest gumtree, for the peninsula is also pretty much a mobile signal black spot.

Garry Disher, Bittern

Road safety Every year far too many Victorians are killed or injured on our roads because of speed, alcohol, drugs and carelessness.

Already this year around 240 people have lost their lives, leaving behind grieving loved ones.

Sadly, there have been 20 extra deaths on Victorian roads to date, compared to all of 2013.

Tragically, we have seen a jump in the number of cyclists, passengers and pedestrians killed this year. Fatalities on rural roads have also increased.

Thousands more have suffered devastating, life-changing and, at times, permanent injuries.

Road trauma also causes mental anguish to the injured victims and to their families, affecting every aspect of their lives, including their ability to work.

As a motor vehicle accident lawyer I have seen first-hand the heartbreaking reality of road accidents.

Driving carefully and getting home safely must be a priority for all Victorians this festive season.

Craig Lynch, Slater and Gordon Lawyers

Shire calls halt over heritage concerns REFURBISHMENT works to the picnic ground on the Esplanade opposite Cook St, Mornington, have been halted because a place of Aboriginal cultural heritage significance was disturbed.

Shire infrastructure project manager Craig Cinquegrana said state legislation required the works to cease immediately.

“The shire enacted contingencies within its cultural heritage management plan for the site,” he said.

“It will remain closed until investigations have been completed. Residents and visitors should carefully avoid the area.”

Nearby residents Liz and Peter Scharpenack had asked why the works were stopped. “One would think that, with the Christmas holidays and the many tourists coming to the area, the council would have made an effort to have the picnic ground open again.”

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Summer campaign to protect bay dolphins

Cause is a dolphin: Bella and Mia happy to wear Santa hats to promote the adopt-a-dolphin campaign.

Dolphin ‘work’ is never done IT can’t really be seen as having a pet, but giving a Christmas gift of an “adopted” dolphin can help improve the mammals’ lives in Western Port and Port Phillip.

Money raised by the Hastings-based Dolphin Research Institute’s adopt-a-dolphin campaign pays for research and marine education programs that, according to executive director Jeff Weir, have reached more than 100,000 people.

“Without our adopt-a-dolphin supporters over 24 years, much of our knowledge of Victorian dolphins, our wonderful marine education programs and our award winning i sea, i care ambassador program would not exist,” Mr Weir said.

“Our remarkable Port Phillip is home to both bottlenose and common dolphins and, even though we have made progress, our work is

needed today as much as it was 24 years ago.

“We are still concerned about injuries to dolphins from vessels, entanglements and the impacts of coastal pollution on the whole marine ecosystem.”

Mr Weir said the institute helped “to develop the next generation of scientists and environmental managers”.

“Adopt-a-dolphin and you can rest easy this summer knowing that you’ve helped to look after our dolphins and their watery home in our own backyard.”

It costs $98 a year to “adopt” a dolphin or $150, which includes a trip with Sorrento-based Moonraker Dolphin Swims.

Join online at www.dolphinresearch.org.au or call 1300 130 949.

THE Dolphin Research Institute has launched a summer campaign to raise awareness of rules that apply when watching dolphins.

Institute executive director Jeff Weir compares dolphins being surrounded by motor boats to “a dozen motor bikes charging through your Christmas picnic, demolishing your food and causing you and your family to dive for cover”.

“That’s what it’s like for our dolphins on a busy summer’s day – over and over again. Picture what it’s like for a mother dolphin trying to nurse her new-born calf.

“And yes, some dolphins do get injured.”

Mr Weir said a young common dolphin sometimes seen in Port Phillip was known as “DD” for damaged dorsal fin.

“We first thought it had seaweed stuck to its fin, as they often play with weed, but it wasn’t. Its fin had been badly slashed by a boat propeller and what looked like weed was actually skin flapping from a fresh wound,” he said.

“DD is a severe case and most interference is more subtle. How many times a day is it OK for boats to interrupt feeding, or nursing, to cause the dolphins to rapidly dive or evade vessels?”

Mr Weir said Dolphin watching regulations were complex so the institute had joined with the Department of Environment and Primary Industries to spread a more simple message: “Help Keep our dolphins in the bay – stay 100 metres away”.

Volunteers are distributing 10,000 “Help keep our dolphins in the bay” stickers through shops and at boat ramps and beaches.

“Most of the problems would be solved if everyone stayed a hundred metres away,” Mr Weir said.

Safe distance: A sticker and image of a wounded dolphin are being used in a campaign to stop boaters taking their craft too close to dolphins.

“If dolphins swim to you, enjoy their company, then let them swim away. Don’t follow or deliberately approach them.”

Mr Weir said the slogan did not replace formal regulations that require boaters not to approach dolphins closer than 100m and whales 200m (on a jet ski the approach distance for both is 300m).

“If you are swimming or paddling the distance is 30 metres,” he said.

Licensed tour operators and researchers can go closer.

Penalties for breaching the regulations range from thousands of dollars to jail.

Call 136 186 to report any incidents or 1300 130 949 for a sticker. Details at www.dolphinresearch.org.au.

Coolart stage set for Bard’s works

Treading the boards: Orlando (Jayden Chivers), Rosalind (Lisa Dallinger) and Celia (Marie Claire Tchernomoroff) in the Forest of Arden in Ozact’s production of As You Like It.

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OUTDOOR Shakespeare company Ozact returns to the gardens of Coolart Homestead and Wetlands next month to stage its annual summer Shakespeare - this time a production of As You Like It, a most exhilarating comedy.

The play is Shakespeare’s enthralling ‘exploration of love’. Set in court and country, it is a tumultuous journey of deception and desire, rivalry and romance, pathos and wit.

This year marks Ozact’s 20th anniversary performing Shakespeare in the Great Outdoors.

The company has earned acclaim for producing Shakespeare in some of southern Australia’s most spectacular outdoor locations, including Loch Ard Gorge, The Grampians, and Naracoorte Caves.

Over the past eight years Ozact has brought many of the Bard’s productions to Coolart, with performances of As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night, and, last year, Hamlet.

Coolart Homestead is one of Victoria’s most spectacular historic mansions, with gentle sloping lawns, colourful floral borders, dra-

matic forests, and exhilarating garden vistas. It provides the perfect setting for Shakespeare’s greatest works.

An impressive cast is directed by Bruce Widdop. They include Simon Alderman, Jessica Chapman, Jayden Chivers, Lisa Dallinger, Andy Delves, Bart Harrowell, Seton Pollock, Eleanor Ruth, Marie-Claire Tchernomoroff, Patrick Tucker, Matthew Young with production, and design support from Lisa Widdop.

“This production is a wonderful introduction to Shakespeare, to Ozact’s brand of outdoor production, and to one of Victoria’s most spectacular garden locations,” director Bruce Widdop said.

“Bring a rug, cushion, and someone you love, or a whole group of people you love, and escape to the fantastical Forest of Arden to share with courtiers and country-folk, philosophers and clowns the camaraderie, and comedy, trials and triumphs of love As You Like It.” Bookings: ozact.com or call 0419 330 516 The show is at 4pm on 10 and 11 January.

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CEO’s testing first innings Mornington municipal office. A full agenda. Notably, the first council meeting attended by the shire’s new chief executive officer, Mr Carl Cowie.

By David Harrison IT WAS new shire CEO Carl Cowie’s first public appearance at a council meeting and, so far as Council Watch knows, his first peninsula public outing, full stop. Mr Cowie is the shire’s first new chief executive officer this millennium and the first new CEO for all councillors bar Cr David Gibb, who has sat in the chamber since at least 1999.

Mr Cowie arrived in the chamber without fanfare. He sat quietly at the top table, at mayor Bev Colomb’s right hand, watching, listening. CW had heard he is quiet and polite, with a dry Scottish sense of humour. Apparently he likes a wee dram. Knockdhu?

Pittyvaich?

The meeting began with the usual procedural matters and was dealing with public questions when, about 20 minutes into the meeting, Cr Colomb suddenly interrupted the flow.

“There’s something I’ve been amiss with,” she said. “I haven’t had the opportunity yet to introduce our new CEO, Mr Carl Cowie, who is joining us for our first council meeting. So, welcome Carl.”

Applause from councillors and staff, and from the gallery. A smile and a nod from Mr Cowie. Silence. Was he going to make a short response? We waited.

Cr Tim Rodgers finally broke the silence. “That’s the last round of applause you’ll hear,” he said, drawing a grin from the CEO and laughter from

the room.

Then it was on with the show. CW can inform readers that the councillors’ desks and the top table are now supplied with bowls of individually wrapped mints. They are very popular, particularly among those who should know better. CEO Cowie has his own bowl, from which he was observed taking what could have been his first mint at 8.43pm.

Question time dealt with the blowin Rye traders and the shire’s lack of powers to deal with them (‘Traders angry at truck pop ups’, The News 9/12/14). Send in the health inspectors, thought CW: they’re pretty good at spotting a suspect speck on a knife or cutting board. Officers will investigate, the meeting was told.

A couple of items generated some discussion. First, a rather tedious and repetitive discussion about a parcel of land that had been carved off the state park and sold to a property owner in Arthurs Seat Rd. The neighbour had complained about spray drift.

Cr Gibb, a green wedge beef fattener, explained that such bucolic occurrences as spray drift must be endured if one lives in green wedge land, along with agricultural noises and odours, not all necessarily emitted by stock. Not once, but a number of times did he tell the meeting this.

On the other side of the chamber an explanation about single or double-

storey shops was repeated ad tedium.

People fidgeted.

With tempers shortening and the meeting being close to the end of the year, CW had to sympathise with Cr Andrew Dixon, chided by the chair for an extravagant remark, when an action by Cr Rodgers was described as “nonsensical”. We’re in polite debate, Cr Colomb reminded Cr Dixon, who of late has become a repeat offender.

Which may have been the impetus for Cr Dixon to leave the meeting at 9.40pm, a fact noted in the minutes, twice. All business relating to his Briars ward had finished by then and he avoided a prolonged and quietly anaesthetising debate on a road closure. During it a council stalwart in the gallery rose quietly and bade CW good night. (When contacted later in the week Cr Dixon said he had left in protest at the use of the mayor’s casting vote to prevent shop-top housing in Mountain View Rd, Mt Eliza.)

Meanwhile, the new CEO was lowering his mint supply and appearing to look interested. His changing facial expressions did cover “interested” now and then. CW wondered what thoughts were whirling around the Cowie cranium.

Finally, mercifully, the chair announced that the in-camera part of the meeting had been reached, requiring that we all exit the chamber. No one hung around. It was the last but one meeting for the year, the last being an audit committee meeting on 17 December. Then a break until 27 January, when it all begins again.

Happy Hogmanay, Mr Cowie, and a bonny 2015!

Gifts delight: Past president of the southern peninsula Probus club Kevin Donnellan (left) hands over donated gifts to the Salvos’ Jeff Phillip.

Children’s gifts from Probus GIFTS for the Salvation Army to hand out to underprivileged children were brought by Probus Club of Southern Peninsula members to their annual Christmas lunch at the Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club.

Major Jeff Phillip from the Rosebud Salvos said it was a pity that members

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CALL ROD RICHARDS 0432 767 450

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Sale Properties

SOLD Maximise YOUR property’s sale price Trust Rosebud’s No. 1 selling agent

CALL CRAIG LEO 0412 502 938

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ph: 9008 5636

www.cafebusinessbrokers.com.au

Level 1, 50 Market st Melbourne Vic 3000

Selling More Cafes on the Peninsula Every Day...

SOLD during 2014: 4 Iolanda Street RYE $390,000 - $420,000 SOLID INVESTMENT IN TYRONE BEACH This 3 bedroom Brick home has just KDG LWV ÁRRUERDUGV SROLVKHG DQG LV ready for its new owner. A lovely outlook with its orientation facing North allows QDWXUDO OLJKW WR ÀOO WKH RSHQ SODQ OLYLQJ All bedrooms are decent sizes with robes. You also have a separate laundry too. This solid home also has a double carport and a deck out the back! It really does tick all the boxes as a solid investment in the right location of Rye.

Contact Leah Pancic 0421 700 749

On The Mornington Peninsula If You Are Serious About Selling Your Cafe or Restaurant Please Call one of Our Local Area Specialist

Daisys on The Bay - Sorrento Sorrento Thai - Sorrento Little Beach Cafe - Rye Rosebud Charcoal Chicken - Rosebud Dromana Fruit & Vegies - Dromana Kwality Indian Restaurant - Frankston Wicked Bean Cafe - Hastings Lemongrass Asian Flavours - Rosebud ( Under Offer )

Erol Savas Director

William Murnane Senior Broker

Adriano Paola Executive Broker

0433 007 153 Local to Dromana

0405 287 880 Local to Mt Martha

0407 344 721 Local to Dromana

Cafes For Sale Pizza Shop - Somerville - $99,000 Ref: B12091 - Call Adriano - 0407 344 721

Cafe Rosebud - $79,000 Ref: B12091 - Call Adriano - 0407 344 721

Cafe Bakery - Rye- $269,000 Ref: B14073 - Call Adriano - 0407 344 721

Cafe Bakery - Rosebud - $550,000 Ref: B14011 - Call Adriano - 0407 344 721

10 Mannana Street RYE $450,000+ RYEHOUSEFORSALE.COM.AU 7KLV FKDUDFWHU ÀOOHG KRPH LV VLWXDWHG on a corner block only 3 minutes drive down Dundas Street to the beach and shops. Home comprises 3 bedrooms, plus two living areas and two bathrooms, undercover deck, garage PLUS workshop. Great 1st home buyer, investor or holiday retreat.

Contact John Kennedy 0401 984 842

More Cafes & Restaurants Available at www.cafebusinessbrokers.com.au

10 Rosyth Road RYE $480,000 QUICK STEPS TO SHOPS Prime Rye position only 10 minutes walk to shops and beach. Very neat level block with solid brick veneer home, comprising three bedrooms, dual-entry bathroom, separate toilet, large laundry, dining, lounge, second living area and double carport. Fantastic investment, holiday or permanent home.

OCEAN VIEWS - EXCLUSIVE ACREAGE

Contact John Kennedy 0401 984 842

7 Geraldine Street RYE $490,000 - $540,000 SWEET 16 Prime ocean beach position so close to the popular Number 16 Rye ocean beach. Very well presented low maintenance brick home set on a level native treed block of approx. 900m2.

This home comprises three bedrooms, two living areas, two bathrooms a double garage all on a fully fenced block. This is a “pearler”

Contact John Kennedy 0401 984 842

2327 Point Nepean Road, RYE

5985 8800 www.jkre.com.au

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1025 Elephant Pass Road, Gray

$760,000

• Beautifully built three bedroom home • Magnificent views of the ocean & beach as well as the surrounding countryside & forest • 10 mins to East Coast beaches & St Marys Township • Good size bedrooms (main with ocean views) • Beautiful kitchen/ dining with myrtle & jarrah features • Large lounge room with fabulous ocean views • Large deck overlooking ocean views • 30 acres with a mixture of good pasture & bush, including well fenced paddocks ideal for stock, horses or horticulture.

• Separate gallery / cabin - Ideal for accommodation conversion (STCA) + a huge workshop & garage • Established orchard and garden • 2 x spring fed dams ensuring plenty of water With everything set out for convenience & immaculately maintained, this lifestyle property provides an exciting opportunity to acquire a beautiful & functional acreage where all the work is done and ready for the new owners to start enjoying a peaceful & private lifestyle. If you are looking for a lifestyle property, hobby farm or accommodation business, this is a must see property!!!

Contact Agent: Dane Cumming 0419 630 019 Suite 1/ 58 Scamander Avenue, Scamander TASMANIA 7215

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

For Sale

For Lease

Seaford

6b Duncan Avenue, Seaford Near new 2 storey townhouse offering 3 generous bedrooms with BIR’s, master with WIR and ensuite, plus a powder room.

Open plan kitchen/meals/living and separate childrens retreat. Modern kitchen features stainless steel appliances and stone benchtops.

Featuring polished boards downstairs and carpet upstairs.

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For Lease

Mornington 7 Alfred Street, Mornington 14 Hyperno Way, Mount Martha

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This impressive 3 bedroom townhouse with spa pool is walking distance to the beach and Main Street Mornington. Featuring ducted heating, split system heating/cooling, wet bar and a modern kitchen with gas cook top, stone bench top and butler’s pantry. Living areas and outdoor entertaining on both levels. Option to rent furnished at $700 per week. 6 or 12 months lease available Available 3rd February 2015

Family Fun With Massive Man Cave This single-level three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence with two living areas and study/4th bedroom is the ideal scenario for a young family through to the buyer in search of a sea-change with a large stretch of lawn for the kids to play, heated spa, undercover entertaining deck, return driveway and excellent side access to the ultimate man cave with a HUGE four car garage.

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Mornington

For Lease

Mornington

1/31 King Georges Avenue, Mornington

65 Exford Drive, Mornington

Only 2 on the block; this tidy 2 bedroom unit is situated within walking distance to the beach.

Featuring 2 bedrooms with BIR’s, separate bathroom and laundry, generous living room with ceiling fan and kitchen with gas appliances.

Additional features include ducted heating and a secure carport. Rent includes lawn maintenance only.

Available Now

This delightful 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom family home is set behind a private front fence and located in a handy location, walking distance to primary and high schools. Featuring an L shaped lounge with split system A/C, modern kitchen, dishwasher, covered entertaining deck, drive through garage, water tank and shed.

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For Lease Rent $400 per week Contact Caitlin Brown 0408 546 132 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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Mornington

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Mount Martha

21 Gilga Street, Mornington

32 Norfolk Drive, Mount Martha

Contemporary single level, 3BR residence with BIR’s. Two fabulous covered decks, a light-filled living room, separate dining room adjoining the modern kitchen with a stainless steel dishwasher. Modern bathroom has shower and bath. Features include ducted heating, store room, spacious laundry, garden shed and a tandem carport set behind double gates Available Now

Spacious two level home set next to a reserve and backing onto golf course. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms plus a third toilet. Spacious modern kitchen and meals area with balcony and large carpeted lounge. Huge rumpus downstairs plus storage. Lock up garage plus double carport.

Paved entertainment area at rear.

Available now

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>ĞĂƐĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϮ͕ϱϬϬƉĐŵ н '^d н K'^ Contact: dĂŶLJĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

>ĞĂƐĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϮ͕ϮϬϬƉĐŵ н '^d н K'^ Contact: dĂŶLJĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

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^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ KŶ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϰ ϰϱϰ

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SOUTHERN PENINSULA NEWS realestate 16 December 2014

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Church leaders urge MPs to think of the children Mike Hast mike@mpnews.com.au FEDERAL MP Bruce Billson has been forced to defend the Coalition government’s asylum seeker policy after a protest outside his office – not by placard-waving radicals but a loose alliance of peninsula church leaders and local branch of Amnesty International.

Six leaders protested outside the MP’s Frankston office on Monday last week after failing to obtain an appointment to meet Mr Billson, who is Minister for Small Business in the Abbott government and the MP for Dunkley, which stretches from Seaford to Mornington.

They have been invited to meet Mr Billson on 22 December after first requesting a meeting almost a month before but decided to go ahead with last week’s protest, which included the six walking into the MP’s office in pairs to present information sheets, Christmas cards and a “moral compass”.

The six are Reverend Cameron McAdam, minister of the Village Uniting Church in Mt Eliza; Jean Woods; Jamie Edgerton, a member of New Peninsula Baptist Church in Mt Martha; Pastor Jim Catford of Mornington Church of Christ; Kevin Bain of Amnesty International’s peninsula branch; and Dr David Price, OAM, a member of St Mark’s Uniting Church in Mornington.

Another alliance member – Archdeacon Phillip Newman, OAM, interim minister at St Peter’s Anglican Church in Mornington – was not able to attend the protest.

Dr Price, a retired surgeon who worked at Beleura and Frankston hospitals, said the group was very concerned about “the atrocious conditions being experienced by about 700 children held on Christmas Island”.

He said changes to immigration laws passed by the Senate last week did not address about 170 children including 23 infants being held on Nauru.

“We’re calling for all children to be freed from detention not just those on Christmas Island,” he said.

On 5 December the Senate passed sweeping changes to Australia’s immigration laws after Immigration Minister Scott Morrison agreed to lift Australia’s refugee intake by 7500 places, gave asylum seekers on bridging visas the right to work, and agreed to remove all children in camps on Christmas Island. The legislation passed with the support of two Palmer United Party senators, Family

Detention action: Dr David Price (front right) hands a leaflet to Frankston resident David Shortis outside federal MP Bruce Billson’s office last week watched by Jamie Edgerton, left, Kevin Bain, Jim Catford, Jean Woods and Cameron McAdam. Pic: Gary Sissons

First’s Bob Day, Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm and Ricky Muir of the Motoring Enthusiast Party.

Dr Price said the peninsula alliance was part of a broader movement pressuring the government to release children in detention.

“We are unhappy about the government reintroducing temporary protection visas [TPVs]. Positive elements include some asylum seekers being permitted to work and children being released from Christmas Island, but Mr Morrison could have done this anytime since the government was elected in September 2013, and there are still children being held on Nauru.”

After the protest, Mr Billson said the government was “continuing efforts that started immediately upon our election to reduce the number of children in detention resulting from Labor’s policy failures”. He said the number of children held on Christmas Island had been reduced by 75 per cent by the Coalition.

“More than 80 per cent of children are residents in the community either on bridging visas or under resident determinations. We are working ... to get the remaining children out of detention in Australia now that legislation has been passed by the parliament.”

Rev McAdam said it had never been right to detain children. “We are keeping children and their families locked in these places, many living in limbo, unsure of their futures.”

He said he had asked Mr Billson “to lead and advocate for the immediate release of all children from detention,

a closure of all offshore detention centres, and a fairer and more reasonable policy approach including a regional solution in the future”.

Peninsula protesters ejected by police

WHILE church leaders protested in Frankston last week, members of Christian lobby group Love Makes a Way were being carried out of two MPs’ offices in the inner suburbs by Australian Federal Police.

Eleven of the protesters were from

the Mornington Peninsula including the shire’s 2013 young citizen of the year Sam Hearn, a youth worker and member of New Peninsula Church.

They conducted non-violent “sit-ins” at the offices of Liberal MPs Kelly O’Dwyer in Malvern and Josh Frydenberg in Camberwell. Ms O’Dwyer replaced former Howard government treasurer Peter Costello in the federal parliament, and Mr Frydenberg replaced Petro Georgiou.

The sit-ins were part of protests around Australia last Wednesday at government MPs’ offices that saw 53 church members arrested or removed.

Mr Hearn, 25, of Mornington said Wednesday was International Human Rights Day. “We were calling on this government to show some humanity when it comes to children in detention,” he said. “There have been 25 babies born on Australian soil to asylum seekers and we want them released into the community, not sent to Nauru.”

The youth worker was one of 10 people ejected from Ms O’Dwyer’s office after Australian Federal Police were called to the office followed by Victoria Police officers, who carried and dragged people out of the office. Eight people were carried or dragged, and a nun and 20-year-old women walked out “unassisted”.

“We were not arrested; just forcibly removed,” Mr Hearn said.

Ejected: Victoria Police officers drag a Love Makes a Way protester from the Malvern office of Liberal MP Kelly O’Dwyer last Wednesday. Eleven people from the Mornington Peninsula including the shire’s 2013 young citizen of the year Sam Hearn were involved in the protest over the federal government’s children in detention policy.

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Scientist wants bay scallops on the menu Mike Hast mike@mpnews.com.au THE state government issued one licence for scallops to be hand-harvested in Port Phillip earlier this year, ending a 17-year ban on commercial harvesting, but one of the men who proved scallop viability continues to lobby for a second licence.

On 20 February 2014, government agency the Department of Environment and Primary Industries announced that Port Welshpool-based fisherman Bruce Collis and his company Vicfish Pty Ltd had won an auction for the licence.

Mr Collis paid $180,000 for the right to harvest 12 tonnes of scallops a year, with no more than two tonnes coming from any one of six sub-zones in Port Phillip.

The decision dismayed Seafordbased fisheries scientist, scallop diver and fisherman Grant Leeworthy, who heads Port Phillip Bay Scallop Dive Fishery Association and has been an abalone diver and aquaculturalist.

“Colleagues and I did two stock assessments in 2009-10 and 2012 at a cost of about $500,000 so it was a blow when the government announced it would issue just one licence and for such a small amount,” he said.

“We were never going to be able to bid for what we think is an uneconomic licence.”

Mr Leeworthy said Port Phillip’s scallop grounds could support harvesting of between 200 and 400 tonnes a year.

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He appealed DEPI’s decision in the Supreme Court but it was dismissed, leaving him with a legal bill of $26,000.

“It was very disappointing as the issuing of one licence appears to contradict government competitive policy.”

The change of government last month has revived his ambition and he will again seek a second licence.

He said Port Phillip could support four licences.

Mr Leeworthy said scallops were again in good numbers after the government banned scallop dredging in Port Phillip in 1997.

Mornington was the epicentre of the industry with dozens of scallop boats moored at the town’s pier and a processing factory in the light industrial area.

“There are good beds between Rye and Point Cook as well as around St Leonards and Portarlington,” he said.

Mr Leeworthy said he had the support of WWF-Australia (formerly World Wildlife Fund) and the Victorian National Parks Association.

During the auction process last year, DEPI said “a scallop dredge fishery began in Port Phillip in 1963.

The fishery expanded over the next few years but collapsed in 1969 due to over-exploitation.

The fishery recovered and continued until 1997 when the government closed the dredge fishery”.

“Catches varied considerably from year to year, ranging from 18 to 2000 tonnes meat weight when the fishery was operating.

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Delicacy: Fisheries scientist and scallop diver Grant Leeworthy is angling to win a second licence to hand-harvest Port Phillip scallops. Picture: Gary Sissons

At the time of the closure, 18 fishers held commercial fishing licences for scallop fishing in Port Phillip, while a further 66 held licences for Port Phillip and the Ocean Zone. Fishers were paid compensation when the dredge fishery was closed.”

Mr Leeworthy said 95 per cent of scallops lived for three years with some living for six. “They die between Feb-

ruary and April.”

He said spider crabs feed on scallops but they were also eaten by introduced marine pests such as the Northern Pacific seastar, which has flourished in Port Phillip without natural predators since it arrived in ballast water in about 1995.

Mr Leeworthy said his ambition was to open “Scallop World” on the beach at Rye where children could see live

scallops in tanks and people could try various scallop dishes in a restaurant or cafe.

“We could generate at least 20 direct, full-time jobs.”

Bruce Collis reportedly said his scallops would be sold to Neil Perry’s Rockpool group of restaurants.

All but the most expensive scallops come from China.

100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Patrons enjoy cruise around the bay Compiled by Melissa Hodge WITH the next issue of the “Standard” we will present our readers with a large sheet almanac for 1915. Correspondents, advertisers and others will please note that as Christmas Day falls on Friday our next issue will be published on Thursday next, and we therefore remind you that all news, etc must reach this office not later than Wednesday morning’s mail. *** THE Methodist Church at Hastings held a social in the local Town Hall on Friday evening last, which was very poorly attended by the members of the Church. A programme of games and musical items was gone through and a very sumptuous supper handed round by the ladies. *** THE school committee of Hastings have shown keen practical sympathy in the severe illness which has overtaken Miss Bowell, assistant-junior teacher. A collection to help her pay her expenses during sickness was made and £17 4s was handed over to Miss Bowel’s mother to be used for the young lady’s benefit. The public of Hastings’ district expressed hearty appreciation of the committee’s action and the response was spontaneous. *** AT the meeting of the Somerville Fruitgrowers Association held on the 7th it was resolved on the motion of Messrs Griffith and Grant, that the Railway commissioners be asked to erect entirely new buildings at this station. The present buildings being

obsolete and unfit for use by a white man in the summer months. The show committee reported that it had decided that it would be unwise to open the show in the evening this year. *** THE Accountant of the Education Department, Mr Witton, is Treasurer of the schools’ Patriotic Fund. He speaks most enthusiastically of the splendid result already achieved by the children, parents, teachers, and officers. “The total amount received by me to date” he stated at an interview “is £8283 0s 1d — a really magnificent response.” All interested may congratulate themselves on the fine result. The statement is to the 11th inst.

The final payments for 1914 are yet to come in. One thing is certain that Mr Witton will look after that odd penny as assiduously as he will the eight thousand odd pounds. Mr Tait, the director, is delighted with the nobly loyal and truly British response. *** MR James Westley, as Executor of the late Charles Wright, has forwarded to the undermentioned charities, as beneficiaries under the will of deceased the following amounts:- Half-yearly instalments - Melbourne Hospital £51 12s 4d, Alfred Hospital £48 4s 6d, Homoeopathic Hospital £19, Poor Boxes at Melbourne City Court, South Melbourne Court, Collingwood Court and Fitzroy Court £5 each, Poor of Mornington £50; Quarterly instalments— Melbourne Benevolent Asylum, Children’s Hospital, Austin Hospital, Deaf and Dumb Asylum and Blind Asylum

£45 each. *** ON Wednesday afternoon at the Frankston railway station, Mr J. Jordan was presented by his fellow employees with a handsome Baya clock.

Mr Anderson, in making the presentation, congratulated Mr Jordan on his recent marriage, and expressed on behalf of the staff, the good wishes by one and all tendered to Mr Jordan. Mr Girdlestone, in supporting the presentation, expressed the pleasure it was to be associated in any recognition of Mr Jordan. His courtesy to all was proverbial, and he heartily joined in the good wishes expressed. Mr P Cowling, on behalf of the ‘loco,’ in wishing Mr and Mrs Jordan all sorts of good luck, regretted the loss of another ‘cobber’ from the fast diminishing ranks of bachelors on the job.

Why they all got married he could not understand, but thought the only way to solve the problem was to go and do likewise. Mr Jordan expressed his pleasure at the good wishes tendered him, and also for the handsome gift.

He was certain there was only one time the clock would keep, that in remembrance of the good wishes and he prompted the gift. *** ALTHOUGH it rained heavily on Monday evening last, it did not hinder many people from attending the production of East Lynne, by the Maurice Gerald Dramatic Company, and those who did attend were well rewarded for their pluck in facing such weather. No doubt, had it been a fine night, there

would not have been standing room.

Mr Gerald is well known in the Commonwealth, not only as a fine actor, but a good manager who always has a first class company to support him. Space will not allow us to give a detailed account of the performance, but we can safely say no better company has paid Frankston a visit. On Monday evening next, December 21st, the company will return, and produce Bland Holt’s great play “When London Sleeps”.

During the action of the drama, several songs will be introduced. A bumper house should reward Mr Gerald for his trouble. The company intend to play in Frankston weekly during the summer months, producing a fresh play each week. *** THE Arcadians advertise in another column that they will give a grand entertainment in the Frankston Mechanics Hall tonight (Saturday). There is also a dance to follow. *** THE special children’s services at St Paul’s Church Frankston, tomorrow (11 and 3 o’clock) should be well attended by parents and all interested in children. *** ST Paul’s Sunday school picnic will be held on Monday at Ballam Park.

All are hoping for fine weather. *** AT a meeting of the Somerville Mechanics’ Hall trustees, it was decided to enlarge the building to the extent of about £500. This will remedy a long felt want, as the present accommoda-

tion is altogether insufficient. *** THERE are many Empire songs and other choruses on the programme for the children’s concert in connection with St Pauls Sunday school festival at Frankston. Included is a wonderful dream song, and another one where the fairies come. Mrs Dial has prepared the children so nothing more need be said. *** THE Westernport Bay trip which was duly arranged by the Westernport Progress Association, was very well patronised, there being about 140 who took advantage of seeing the beautiful Bay, on the favourite steamship “Genista,” under the command of Captain McLeod. On arrival of the train at Stony Point, on December 10th, the boat was awaiting, and left there about 11.30am, for Cowes, Rhyll, Newhaven, and San Remo, passing the Naval Base, which there is so much talk about. On arrival at San Remo everyone went ashore to have lunch, and to stroll round to see the places of interest, and especially the shelly back beach. The boat left again about 4 o’clock, and went over towards Corinella, and then back to Stony Point, where a special train was waiting to convey the excursionists to their different stations. The whole proceedings were enlivened by the playing of the Hastings band. There was a muster of 14 performers who discoursed sweet music during the voyage.

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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

Why dogs are the best people

By Stuart McCullough IT was bound to happen eventually.

Frankly, it’s amazing that I managed to last this long without someone putting the hard word on me. It’s not as though I’ve been avoiding the subject.

More that circumstances have rendered the question if not wholly impractical then, at the very least, hardly worth considering. But now that we’re moving to a house that has a yard, it’s a question that demands an answer and can no longer be avoided. Put simply: what kind of dog would I like?

The answer is as simple as it is inevitable. For me, it’s not so much a matter of breed or pedigree. My priorities lie elsewhere. All I want is a dog that can say my name and help me solve mysteries as I travel around with my friends; Fred, Velma and Daphne in the Mystery Van. Surely, that’s not too much to ask? Sit, beg, fetch and rollover might be enough for some people. I want my dog to help me figure out that supposed supernatural phenomenon was, in fact, Professor Caruthers who, frankly, would have gotten away with it, were it not for us darn kids.

Or I want a dog that doesn’t sleep so much in its kennel as on top of it. Who also writes novels that begin, ‘It was a dark and stormy night’ and spends afternoons attacking the Red Baron while I, Charlie Brown, mistakenly believe that my career as a footballer has been cut tragically short because Lucy pulled the ball away just as I was about to kick it rather than because of

my, frankly, enormous head. If that’s too much to ask, I can be flexible. I want a dog that can lead me either to or from danger, can ward off strangers, isn’t bothered by fireworks and, preferably, can drive a manual. In short, I want a dog that can do pretty much anything and everything. But perhaps that’s unrealistic.

You might think that all this fussiness is the reason I’ve never had a

please her (many) feline flat-mates. It wasn’t for me.

I guess I could have had a fish, but then there’s the filtering and the cleaning, to say nothing of the risk that I might overfeed the thing and it might outgrow the tank, the bath and then the swimming pool before I have to call the pet shop owner, Mr. Carp, who dives in and miraculously emerges with the fish, Otto, who has reverted to his normal size. Truth is, I never regarded the book ‘A Fish Out of Water’ as a light-hearted jape. It saw it more as a cautionary tale. When it came to fish, it was always, ‘Tanks, but no tanks.’

I had dogs as a kid, though. It occurs to me now that my father always insisted on giving them outrageously noble names. There was Jock the Scottish terrier, who was a barrel with legs. He died while we were away on holidays and he was staying with our grandmother. Legend has it that she gave him steak rather than dog food.

He probably passed away already believing he was in heaven.

There was Monte, a dog of uncertain genealogy that we collected from the pound. He won the coveted title of ‘Dog with the Wagliest Tail’ at the one and only Tyabb Primary School Pet Fair. The wag went out of him as he grew old, but for an animal that began life in such a downtrodden manner, he patrolled the yard as though he was king of the world. There’s a small monument that marks his grave that reads: Monte – born a dog, died a gentleman. Then there was Nelson.

mutt to call my own as an adult. In truth, my canine-less state has been the product of circumstance – nothing more. For years, I have lived in apartments. I haven’t had a yard so it’s never been an issue. Not that I’ve been drawn to indoor pets either. I’ve never owned a cat although, for a time, I lived near someone who filled her entire living room with what appeared to be a carpeted set of gym apparatus, to

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He arrived after I left Tyabb but, as I remember it, pretty much ran the place for a time. From exuberant puppy to wise and faithful hound, he was part of the family. Maybe I’m reluctant to get a dog of my own because it’s hard to imagine one that could be as great as Jock, Monte or Nelson. When it comes to canines, we’ve been lucky.

But that’s exactly the point. There’s little to be gained through being stuck in the past. Sometimes you’ve got to move on and seize the future. Of course we’ll get a dog. In fact, maybe we’ll get two so they can keep each other company. In fact, we’ll probably give them names that make it clear they’re a team. ‘Laverne’ and ‘Shirley’ if they’re both girls. Or ‘Salt n Pepa’ for something more contemporary.

‘The Captain’ and ‘Tennille’ if we get one of each. And if they’re both boys?

It’s obvious. Should our dogs both be male, I shall name them ‘DJ Jazzy Jeff’ and ‘The Fresh Prince’. Granted, it’s hard to yell, ‘DJ Jazzy Jeff – stop sniffing that Pomeranian!’ with a mouthful of marbles, but you’ve got to try.

I’m ready. Although I’m still not completely sure what kind of dog to wish for, it’s almost beside the point.

That’s one mystery that will, I suspect, solve itself. So long as it’s loyal and happy and makes our house feel more like a home, it doesn’t matter. Dogs are strange; they’re one of the few creatures that remind us what it truly is to be human. I can’t wait. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Performance NOEL Fielding, star of multi award winning comedy duo The Mighty Boosh, will return to Australia for a national tour in April 2015.

Noel will present a unique brand of standup comedy, live animation, music and some of Fielding’s best known TV characters including The Moon and Fantasy Man. There will also be muscular support from the loose stylings of Mike Fielding (Naboo/ Smooth).

Noel’s additional television credits include The IT Crowd as well as appearances in Doll and Em, How Not to Live Your Life, and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. He also co-presented Comic Relief does Top of the Pops. Noel has also been a team captain on the last four series of the long running music show Nevermind The Buzzcocks.

Noel’s film credits include the BAFTA nominated short, Sweet, the debut feature from Mighty Boosh director Paul King, Bunny and the Bull and Horrid Henry: The Movie.

Noel has held two exhibitions of his artwork, Psychedelic Dreams of the Jelly Fox and Bryan Ferry vx. The Jelly Fox. In 2011 he released Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton, an art book of old and new paintings, drawings and photography.

Noel will appear at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre on Wednesday April 15.

Tickets 1300 182 183. www.luxurycomedy.com *** FROM sweet voiced prodigy with the Jackson Five to self-styled King of Pop superstardom. He may have seemed weird, but he was unarguably wonderful. Even if you believe just a fraction of what’s been written about him, there’s little doubt that Michael Jackson was truly unique. He sold more records than any living performer and roused a generation with his stunning videos and best-selling albums.

Now the legends lives on and the musical Thriller is coming to Mel-

bourne. Thriller Live enters records books as the 20th longest running musical in West End history. Thriller has played over 3000 shows globally, seen by three million people and toured to over 28 countries.

Thriller Live is over two hours of non-stop hits from pop to rock, soul to disco in a show that pays homage

to Michael Jackson’s legendary live performances and the magic of his 45-year musical history. Thriller Live features stunning choreography and Michael’s innovative dance moves executed with flair, precision and passion in a show that fans will never forget.

Two of the stars on this tour will be Australian’s MiG Ayesa and Prinnie

Stevens who have just performed the roles in the West End, London. MiG Ayesa has a huge list of achievements as a stage and concert performer here in Australia and around the world.

He finished third in the global hit TV show Rock Star: INXS, and released his self-titled debut album, MiG, through Decca/Universal. He went on to star in many West End musicals including We Will Rock You, Rent, and in Thriller Live and his Broadway credits include Burn the Floor and Rock of Ages. Back in Australia, he played in Grease, Cinderella, and in West Side Story, and toured Australia and Asia with The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Thriller Live combines high-energy choreography and dancing, eye-popping video footage and a myriad of effects. Plus dazzling costumes, sequins and hot pants, not to mention that signature white suit and glove.

Thriller Live was originally conceived and created by Adrian Grant, a long-time associate of Michael Jackson, and author of Michael Jackson – The Visual Documentary.

Thriller Live will open at the Arts Centre on Wednesday January 28.

Tickets 1300 002 787. www.thrillerlive.com.au *** THE Rocky Horror Show musical will return to the Comedy Theatre in 2015 due to popular demand. Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show played a sold out Melbourne season from April to July this year, and was forced to close to enable its star, Craig McLachlan, to film season three of his hit TV series The Dr Blake Mysteries.

The Rocky Horror Show will play a limited season at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 11 April 2015, and then return to the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne from 12 June.

The coveted role of Frank N Furter will again be played by television and theatre star Craig McLachlan, who won the 2014 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical for this

budget. After a month of the “Your Say” double pages in my favourite newspaper many thousands have apparently departed for Queensland. *** IF the election doesn’t go your way you shrug your shoulders and put it down to the ignorance/stupidity of the voting public. The evidence is staring you in the face; are you blind? They think we are stupid and we think they are stupid, which of course translates to all of us being 90 cents in the dollar. Further, it follows there’s an odds-on chance those elected are also stupid. Can anyone think of a better system? “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” (John Kenneth Galbraith). George Washington is the only president who didn’t blame the previous administration, ditto William Haines and Sir Edmund Barton.

It is only about things that do not interest one that one can give really unbiased opinions, which is no doubt the reason why an unbiased opinion is always valueless. *** SADLY my local RSL, in a ridiculous decision, has cut our dedicated smoking zone by more then 50%, leaving the remainder overcowded and almost unprotected from rain. Banished like lepers and an empty covered non smoking decking area outside the

dining area. If smoking causes kidney and bladder cancer, doubles the risk of stroke, throat cancer, heart disease, damages our gums and teeth, and all other ills that come to mind, as they tell us with their usual doubtful certainty, it’s a wonder we are not all dead. On the other hand the non smokers will almost all get telegrams from the Queen. “A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?” [Oscar Wilde]. *** REGULAR readers of this column (both of you) will attest my appreciation as to the value of good counselling. As was the case with our brave cricketers on the tragic death of Phillip Hughes. Gender December, as in gender neutral toys from Santa, deadly pink and blue merchandise, dolls and jewelry. Said Greens Senator Larissa Waters “While seemingly harmless can lead to serious social problems, including violence to woman and children”. Why not take it a step further by hiring department store counsellers to issue leaflets setting out possible later in life problems? Are you overwhelmed, distressed, confused, in crisis? Do you feel accepted, non-judged, and valued? Tripe. *** SPORT: My magpie mates training their little hearts out at Falls Creek

after only a nine week holiday. A short weeks break for Christmas and off again to Queenstown in New Zealand for more hard yakka. Assistant coach Scotty Burns “can see the growth, the change in their personality; miles ahead of where they were this season. Looking like a top four in 2015”. Cricketer David Warner’s 145 runs compliments of “the little man upstairs was with me” who went missing during Brad Haddon’s duck.

And pigs fly. *** LORD Tony stopped the boats, removed the fixed price on carbon and stopped the mining tax. Credit where it’s due! Not really, but worth a favourable mention. Tony’s three heroes-John Howard, Ronald Reagan and Dame Margaret Thatcher; enough said? Better Lord Tony than the smiling assassin Malcolm Turnbull or (dread) Julie Bishop, as Prime Minister. *** CHRISTMAS Day: The one day of the year when niceness prevails, where the world is thrown open with the welcome sign rich and poor, in Australia anyway. It’s a nice feeling, albeit for just 16 hours. Religious leaders sprout their messages but most take little notice, preferring to waft in the general feelings of happiness, affections, the hope of regenerated feelings, and for people of my vintage, memories of a grate-

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performance. Beloved theatre and television performer Bert Newton will play the Narrator in 2015. Tickets on sale this week 1300 111 011. *** THE ARIA nominated and winner of the Leading Edge Retailers Album of the Year Award for Van Diemen’s Land

by Russell Morris (pictured) continues to go from strength to strength in popularity.

Following on from his presenting duties at this year’s ARIA Awards, where he was also nominated for the second year in a row for Best Blues & Roots Album, Russell releases the latest single titled Eureka.

Written by Russell Morris and the late Australian rock music journo and historian Ed Nimervol, the single features with the breathtaking talents of Rob Hirst (Midnight Oil) on drums and Anita Quayle on Cello.

The song immortalises the battle of the Eureka Stockade 160 years ago often considered the birth place of Australian Democracy.

TOP TEN ALBUMS 1. When the Sun Sets Over Carlton – Various 2. Nothin’ But Trouble – The Wolfe Brothers 3. Night Shade – Lanie Lane 4. Don’t Throw Stones – The Sports 5. Obsession – Robby X 6. Screaming Targets – Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons 7. You Were the Stranger – Taylor Pfeiffer 8. Monuments to an Elegy – Smashing Pumpkins 9. Head Job – Phil Rudd 10. Under the Radar Vol 1 – Robbie Williams

A Grain of Salt OUR state election went as expected despite a final week barrage of misinformation nonsense from my favourite morning newspaper. The sadness of cricketer Phil Hughes death, raised strangely to Princess Diana proportions, was respite from some from the idiocy. I settled for The Voluntary Euthanasia Party; the Sex Party could do nothing for my problem. Seeing the backside of Matthew Guy as Planning Minister, for now, was a plus. *** MARTY (Dixon) was a shoe-in despite a 5% swing to Labor. Change is a four letter word on the Mornington Peninsula, almost guaranteeing nothing will be done by either party.

Billy boy Shorten’s introductory speech prior to Danny’s acceptance speech was an embarrassment. (“We are watching history being made” said Bill. When aren’t we?). Whatever Bill’s future, the Labor Party would do well to gag him. Thankfully trumped by Danny, and Denis’s conceding speech. Well done Bentleigh to Frankston. CCTV at Rye? I’m dreaming. *** A THOUSAND reasons as to why, but it surely began with the Tafe closures, continued on with four years of inaction compliments to a large degree of our mate, Frankston’s Geoff Shaw and obviously out of his depth Joe (“We are listening to the Australian people”) Hockey’s world’s worst

By Cliff Ellen ful past; like the Salvos singing ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’, a secret glimpse in the Man magazine at the newsagents, a cartoonish drawing of a female; 1940’s porn; guilt. Ever onwards. *** MY ageing love to the gorgeous deli females at Rye Woolworths, always a pleasure. On the other hand they threatened not to serve me...“Our business-orientated civilization has defined adulthood as the absence of playfulness. But playfulness exists despite that. It is a sign of life in a person. It’s creativity. Playing is a product of your imagination. I find that charming in the people I know, and in my dealings with adults I always try to get out of them moods and aspects of playfulness and fantasy; to get people off their high horses.

I feel people choke down the best of their selves when they deny their creative fantasy life” [Kazan]...Farewell to Phyllis Dorothy James, aged 94, crime writer supreme...Happy Christmas...hooroo...cliffie9@bigpond.com

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By IT Gully LONG Island finished the year with an outright win against Rye in MPCA Provincial cricket.

After the completion of day one, Long Island was just 75 runs short of first innings victory after bowling Rye out for 137.

The Islanders got to work on Saturday, quickly racing to 6/189 before declaring their innings.

Aaron Paxton top scored for the Islanders with 75, while Brad Denny scored 44 in his return game for the club. Skipper Simon Dignan was also at his best, scoring a quick-fire 42.

Leigh Lambert was the best of the Rye bowlers, claiming 3/50 from 16 overs.

The Demonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second innings was just as poor as its first, bowled out

for 129. Scott Phillips picked up five wickets, giving him 13 for the match.

Greg Lamb also claimed three scalps.

Aaron Fiddes top scored for Rye in the second innings with 30 runs, while Tommy Barrand opened with 25.

The Islanders made extremely hard work of getting the 77 runs required for victory. The pressure was on. They had just 10 overs to score the runs.

Both openers went quickly and the Islanders were 2/4. When Aaron Paxton went, they were 3/16.

Enter the champ Scott Phillips. As if taking 13 wickets wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough, he then scored 52 runs to guide his side to 8/84 and outright victory. When he was run out, his team need just three runs for victory.

Langwarrin kept itself well and truly in the finals hunt with an impressive win over Baxter.

Resuming at 0/2 after bowling Baxter out for 144 on day one, the Kangas cruised to victory, eventually finishing on 6/199.

Andy Johnson was at his finest again, dragging his side over the line with 76.

Coach Mark Cooper continued his fine start to the season with 42 and Danny Weare was back and unbeaten on 29 at the end of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play.

At the conclusion of day one, Crib Point looked no chance of beating Mt Eliza.

The Magpies were bowled out for 129 and despite having the Mounties 1/9 overnight, winning was a long shot.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a funny game, cricket. Brad Davidson (6/29) brought his brilliance to the table and together with the master Luke Herrington (2/32), took the Mounties to the cleaners.

Mt Eliza was bowled out for 103, ending their season. The Mounties have just one win from six matches, along with Pines, Moorooduc and Rye, while Heatherhill is still without a win.

Heatherhill avoided an outright loss against Sorrento.

The Hills were bowled out for 136 on the first day of the match and Sorrento made 6/209 in 51 overs. Nick Jewell was the best of the batsmen with 81, while Liam Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor scored 37 and Anthony Blackwell 34.

In their second innings, the Hills were 2/0, before Matthew Bishop pulled things into line with a top score of 23.

The Hills survived the last 41 overs of the day and finished at 8/63. AJ King picked up 3/14 from 15 overs for the Sorras.

Mornington cruised to victory against Pines, easily defending its 159.

Pines was bowled out for just 98.

Jake Prosser and Jarrod Coad were the only batsmen to offer any resistance, scoring 32 and 31 respectively. Glenn Wood was the pick of the Doggies bowlers with 4/23, while Michael Heib took 4/24.

Peninsula Old Boys recorded an easy win over Moorooduc.

The Old Boys had already won at the conclusion of day one after bowling the Ducs out for 157 before ending themselves at 2/163. The Old Boys declared at 8/261 before going for the outright.

Dylan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley top scored with 72 while Matt Hyden hit 63 and Wade Pelzer 32.

Moorooduc was 3/123 at stumps.

Baden Powell put on brave effort against Seaford DISTRICT

By IT Gully THERE were three matches that went into a second day and three one day games in MPCA District cricket on Saturday.

It was a great day for Baden Powell, picking up a rare win against Seaford.

Seaford scored just 168 in its 80 overs last week. It appeared to be enough against a brittle Braves line up.

However, the home side was solid throughout its innings, winning with four overs to spare.

Sean Wilson provided the backbone of the innings, scoring 51, while skipper Rhys Elmi was a great support, scoring 27. Together they took the score from 1/4 to 1/84.

However, three quick wickets saw the score quickly slump to 5/89.

Tom Kellerman though came to the crease and ensured his team got over the line with a fine innings of 60.

Faisal Payenda was the best of the Seaford bowlers with 2/62.

Carrum rightfully got the job done against Main Ridge.

It was a runfest on day one of the match with the Ridge scoring 227 before Carrum scored 3/112 at the conclusion of the day.

The Lions were superb on day two, finishing on 290. Dean Polson top scored with 76 and Dale Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil scored 56. Brad Rossborough was the pick of the Main Ridge bowlers with 4/40, while Scott Millar added

4/137 to his unbeaten 40 with the bat.

Red Hill scored an easy victory over Hastings.

The Blues batted first and made 6/128 in its 40 overs. Aaron Vinson top scored with 24, while Luke Hewitt hit 22 and Timmy Birch 21.

Ross Corfield was the best of the Red Hill bowlers with 3/18 off 10 overs.

In reply, Red Hill got the runs in the last over of the day. Nick Shaw set up the win with 60 opening the batting, while Simon Dart scored 37.

Somerville and Seaford Tigers went toe to toe in a run shoot out. It was the Eagles who came out on top.

The Tigers batted first and made 6/224 in their 40 overs. Ash Mills got his side off to a good start with 55, while David James and Matty Meagher enjoyed a 140 run partnership, scoring 76 and 62 respectively. It looked enough.

However, Somervilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s batting line up runs deep.

Leigh Lowry top scored with 45 while six batsmen scored 20 runs or more.

The Eagles got the runs with an over to spare.

Delacombe Park recorded a monster win against Flinders.

The Parkers batted first at BA Cairns Reserve and whacked 5/296.

Chris Brittain scored 104 and Nick Christides 70.

In reply, the Sharks could only manage 7/181, Tim Clarke superb with an unbeaten 124.

Rare win: Baden Powell batted themselves to victory against Seaford. Picture: Andrew Hurst

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Bradley winds back the clock SUB-DISTRICT

Shoot-out: It was a batting test between Somerville and Seaford Tigers, with the Eagles coming out on top. Picture: Andrew Hurst

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By IT Gully THREE of the five matches played in Sub District cricket on Saturday were one day games.

Only Dromana versus Rosebud and Tyabb versus Frankston YCW were played over two days after rain effected many games last weekend.

There was no sign of rain on Saturday. In fact it was a sensational day for cricket and in particular, the Tyabb versus Frankston YCW clash where the stage was set for the evergreen Paul Bradley.

Remembering of course that Bradley claimed 6/64 on the first day of the match.

With his side up against the ropes against the Yabbies, Bradley wound back the clock and almost single handedly dragged his side over the line.

Chasing 169 for victory, YCW were 4/30 at the beginning of the day.

Bradley took control of the match and made 96; enough to see the Stonecats score 208 and claim victory. Nathan Hudgson was the best of the Yabbies’ bowlers with 3/20.

Skye recorded a comfortable victory against Ballam Park, thanks largely to a couple of debutants.

After playing the first five matches of the season in the seconds, Aheilan Wijeyamanoharan and Ryan Pathmanathan took their place in the First XI and had an immediate impact.

Wijeyamanoharan took 4/7 off six overs and Pathmanathan claimed 3/20 off eight overs to guide Skye home.

Skye batted first and scored 9/156, Paul Fillipone top scoring with 36.

Ryan O’Connor picked-up 5/31 from 10 overs for the Knights.

In reply, the Knights were bowled out for 101. David Roach top scored with 42 and O’Connor opened with 29.

Rosebud fell agonisingly one wicket short of an outright win against Dromana.

Dromana was bowled out for 65 in their first innings and Rosebud resumed at 0/8. They declared at 6/143 before sending the Hoppers back in. Dromana batted out the rest of the day and finished on 9/73.

Pearcedale and Tootgarook played out an exciting game of one day cricket, the Dales coming out of top.

The Dales batted first and made 7/209. Brad Trotter top scored with 81 and Max Blackburn blasted 64.

In reply, the Frogs got close with 199, falling 10 runs short.

In the final game Carrum Downs (6/179) upset Balnarring (155), winning by 24 runs.

Mark Snelling was the star again for the Cougars with 68.

Ben King was the best of the Saints’ batsmen with 64.

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Jason Coleman Danc actor, Dancer, chore choreographer and prod producer, Jason Coleman is th the consummate per performer, but admits he is still a peninsula bo boy at heart.

Having worked Ha in theatre since tthe tender age of 17, nothing has ttouched this artistic soul more than returning to his hometown world premiere shows to produce wo for Sorrento’s Spiegeltent.

Jason invited us to his Ministry of Dance to witness, first hand, rehearsals of his exciting shows, Animalicious and Spiegelicious, which will be premiering in Sorrento on Tuesday December 16.

Working in collaboration with restaurateur and theatrical producer, James McPherson, the duo has combined their talents to create the world-wide release of shows purposefully designed for the 95 year old Spiegeltent.

Jason’s energy and enthusiasm for the shows he refers to as his babies is electric, inspiring his cast of young dancers and singers to pull out all stops.

“We start with a quintessential opening then take the audience somewhere else. The first act is a Berlin scene, suiting the century old Spiegeltent.

Essentially the show is like cabaret on steroids, with exotic costumes, international and local talent, and we brought in Wayne Scott Kermond as he is the ultimate MC”, says Jason, who has performed several vaudeville shows as chorus boys with Wayne and remained friends ever since.

Creating a show for the Belgium Spiegel Zelt, Jason was able to utilise the history and grandeur of the venue, recreating scenes from decades ago.

“Marlene Dietrich sang “Falling in Love” in this very Spiegeltent many years ago and we will be performing the song again,” he says of the mirrored tent that holds almost a century of artistic secrets.

For Jason, the children’s show Animalicious is particularly poignant as a parallel to his own life and adventures.

“Going back to my hometown, writing Animalicious has a lot to do with my upbringing. The story starts in a backyard in Sorrento just like my own backyard in Rosebud where I grew up. Then the adventure takes off all over the world,” says Jason, who took himself off to Sydney at just 16. “I was always a performer and Mum said she didn’t worry about me as much, as I always knew what I wanted.”

With rehearsals well under way at the Ministry of Dance, the cast and crew made their sojourn to Sorrento last Friday to start intense dress rehearsals in the world famous Spiegel Zelt, and will call Sorrento their home for the next ext six weeks.

Choosing the cast for Spiegelicious and Animalicious was an arduos process but one which Jason was determined to get right.

“We have only top performers and professionals in our ensemble, with artists Rachael Kmetico and Dan Power, create a stirring and moving energy in their aerial performance, wearing flesh coloured leotards with diamonds to create a sexual and evocative contortion of bodies, sure to leave audience mesmerised,” says Jason.

Rachael and Dan have worked together in Cirque de Solei for many years, and have a simpatico that belies reason.

“We are also introducing the lovely Kat who I discovered at the final auditions for our lead singer. As soon as I saw her I said to my assistant I hope she can sing,” says Jason who was entranced by the 21 year old’s Judy Garland presence. “She was amazing and this will be her first professional role.”

While Jason has been involved in producing a Spiegeltent show for the Arts Centre Melbourne last year, the Sorrento Spiegel Zelt is remarkably close to his heart, inspiring his creation of two shows specifically for the area.

“You will be taken on a journey of wonder and surprise,” says Jason, who prides himself on putting his heart and soul into all his productions.

For a man who has a list of credits that cover more show business territory than most, it’s easy to see this one is very dear to him, having spent the first years of his life on the Peninsula.

“I was born at the Rosebud hospital, went to primary school down here and then Peninsula school,” says the ultimate showman, who started his performances at the Rosebud Memorial Hall five times a week as a child.

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