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We will remember PENINSULA residents young and old turned out in droves on Friday to commemorate Anzac Day and pay tribute to the men and women who have fought and died in war.

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Peninsula pageant queen crowned fairest of them all PENINSULA pageant queen Jessica Martini is the now the pride of the nation after being crowned Miss Galaxy Australia.

The 25-year-old Hastings resident, who represented the Mornington Peninsula in the national finals held on the Gold Coast earlier this month, will now represent Australia at the international finals in the USA in August where she will compete with national winners from across the globe for the Miss Galaxy crown.

Ms Martini said she was humbled to have won the coveted Miss Galaxy Australia title, outshining 47 of the country’s most beautiful and inspiriting young women in the national finals.

“I’m so thrilled,” she told The News.

“I never thought this would happen.

All my hard work has finally paid off.

I’m so proud to be representing the Mornington Peninsula and to have this amazing title.”

Ms Martini said that while Miss Galaxy entrants were judged on their outward appearance, the pageant placed a strong emphasis on “overall” beauty and charity work.

She said she had been heavily in-

volved with Pink Ribbon Day, as well as the competition’s chosen Australian charities, Make a Wish Foundation and Australia Zoo’s Wildlife Warriors program.

“I aim to do big things with my title, and raise lots of money for charity,” Ms Martini said.

“I’Il be attending lots of events, from local events around the peninsula to major events all over Australia, making appearances and hosting events and fundraising for charity, while also preparing for the international pageant.

“I am also in the process of discussing becoming an official ambassador for Pink Ribbon Day with the Cancer Council.”

Ms Martini has previously competed in the Miss World and Miss Humanity pageants, but her Miss Galaxy Australia title is her best result to date.

She said the secret to succeeding in a competition like Miss Galaxy was “being true to yourself”.

For more information on Ms Martini’s quest, visit www.facebook.com/ jessicamartini2014 Chris Brennan

Universal beauty: Miss Mornington Peninsula Jessica Martini has been crowned Miss Galaxy Australia.

Desperate bid lifts land price

By David Harrison MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire was so desperate to buy properties in Rosebud as a possible alternative site for the proposed SPA pool complex that it was prepared to pay $1 million over its first offer.

This is made clear in a confidential document seen by The News.

On 10 September 2012, councillors gave shire CEO Michael Kennedy authority to negotiate the purchase, just weeks before that year’s council election. He was given a 15-day deadline to close the deal, such was the need to acquire the properties quickly.

The initial shire offer for the properties was $3.9 million. But Dr Kennedy was authorised to offer up to $5.2 million – $1.3 million, or a full one-third higher, than the first shire offer.

This appears to have put the shire in

the buyer category known in the real estate and used car industries as “wood ducks” – generally, customers with little knowledge who are easy targets for salespeople. In the shire’s case its need to buy was driven by the tight time constraint, not by ignorance.

Had the land purchase been made for what is now being argued were solely “strategic” purposes, there would have been no need to close the deal before the election period began.

So great was the haste to make the purchase that, during discussion of the matter in a councillor briefing, a legal opinion was sought from shire lawyers Maddocks. The advice confirmed that the CEO or an agent would have to sign the sale contract “prior to the commencement of the election period”.

Maddocks confirmed that this period – during which councils can make no major decisions – began on 25 Sep-

tember 2012, precisely 15 days after the secret meeting date.

Dr Kennedy later said the purchase was made to stop the council, which was bitterly divided over location of the Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre, from “tearing itself apart” over where the centre should be located.

The secret document states that a property company was engaged as an agent to negotiate the purchase on the shire’s behalf, “to keep council’s identity as an interested purchaser unknown and possibly avoid an inflated price”.

The agent advised that the property’s value was $4.4 million. The shire made an initial offer of $3.9 million, later raised to $4.1 million. Both were rejected, the vendor telling the shire’s agent his price remained $5.1 million.

The confidential document states that, after these rejections, council, “in an attempt to reduce the expectations

of the vendor”, made no further offers.

Then with the election bearing down fast, councillors agreed to authorise Dr Kennedy to buy “the Rosebud Central Shopping Centre, Wannaeue Place, Rosebud for a purchase price not exceeding $5,200,000 and to sign or procure the execution of the necessary contract documentation before 25 September 2012”.

It says Dr Kennedy then instructed the agent “to undertake a further valuation”, which resulted in a new figure of between $4.7 million and $5.2 million – fortuitously, just above the vendor’s $5.1 million asking price. It appears that the vendor got wind of the fact that the shire was the mystery bidder and was confident he would get his price.

The purchase was to be funded through property sales anticipated to bring in $6 million; 20 months later little of this sum has been raised.

Councillors were also told two other adjacent properties were for sale for “up to” $2.1 million and that they should also be bought, with $1 million to be raised by more land sales.

The confidential document concludes by stating that “The purchase of these properties by council reflects its commitment to revitalise the Rosebud Activity Centre”, whose addition to the shire’s “substantial landholdings would place council in a confident position of achieving the strategic outcomes sought” for the area.

Now that councillors have voted to return the SPA to the Rosebud foreshore, they and shire executives are struggling to explain what use the land bought pre-election – plus $2 million more land bought since – will be put to, and how it will be paid for without adding millions to the ballooning shire debt.

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Mornington Peninsula Retirement Living Ready to use: The Disabled Surfers Association is working with Mornington Peninsula Shire to make its six beach-froendly wheelchairs available to the public in between its surfing events. Picture: Keith Platt

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A NEW all-terrain wheelchair designed to help people with a disability enjoy trails and beaches is now available on the Mornington Peninsula.

A wheelchair bought by Parks Victoria and Mornington Peninsula can now be booked free through the Mornington office of OzChild.

Six other wheelchairs designed for the beach being offered by the Disabled Surfers Association’s peninsula branch will be available later this year once the shire decides where they can be stored and made accessible to carers.

The $4500 Sandcruiser wheelchairs are used at DSA surfing events but the peninsula branch says they could get more use.

Two of the wheelchairs were paid for by the shire and the shire’s social planning co-ordinator Jenny Macaffer the search is on for “possible locations that would be secure, in close proxim-

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“The shire hopes to have the matter finalised in the coming months,” Ms Macaffer said.

Meanwhile, the all-terrain wheelchair available through OzChild was “launched” earlier this month at Safety Beach Sailing Club.

“All-terrain wheelchairs are suited for sandy and semi-rough tracks. It is great news that people with limited mobility will now have more opportunities to experience the beautiful natural surrounds that we have here on the peninsula,” Mornington MP David Morris said.

OzChild CEO Lisa Sturzenegger said people with a disability “are still denied opportunities that we all take for granted”.

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Sky not limit for new chairlift

By Neil Walker THE proposed $14 million Arthurs Seat chairlift project, called Skylift, is still up in the air but seems closer to getting the go ahead after a flora and fauna assessment stated threatened species within five kilometres of the site were “unlikely” to be significantly impacted by the construction of the planned tourist attraction.

The report by flora and fauna consultants Ecology Australia was prepared for Skylift CEO Hans Brugman, one of the four members of the Arthurs Seat SkyLift Pty Ltd consortium behind the bid to build the new chairlift, which will feature 40 enclosed gondolas to transport up to eight visitors at a time 1000 metres up the western side of Arthurs Seat.

The consortium is headed by investment banker Simon McKeon, Macquarie Group’s Melbourne office executive chairman and CSIRO chairman.

The Ecology Australia report, lodged with Mornington Peninsula Shire last month, was delayed “due to recent changes to the planning framework for the assessment of native vegetation offset provisions in the planning scheme” according to council’s manager of statutory planning Angela Hughes (‘Skylift wants shire land’, The News, 11/3/14).

The report stated: “The proposed works is considered most unlikely to have a significant impact to… threatened fauna species”.

Ecology Australia report authors Louise Rodda, Andrew McMahon and Lisa Crowfoot considered the impact

Hang time: An artist’s impression of an enclosed gondola planned to be built as part of the new Arthurs Seat chairlift project. Picture supplied by Arthurs Seat Skylift Pty Ltd

the construction of the chairlift complex could have on three threatened species in the area: the powerful owl, lace monitor/ tree goanna and southern toadlet.

However, opponents of the development maintain the new chairlift and an upper station at the Arthurs Seat summit that will include a cafe will add “a huge added imposition on the community”, irrespective of its impact on flora and fauna.

Matthew Bisogni, a member of the Save Our Seat group, said Arthurs Seat residents had awaited details of the consortium’s Skylift proposal since it was first announced in 2010 and were now concerned the shire was determined to fast-track the project.

He said residents had been given

mere weeks to submit objections to the new chairlift planning application.

“The process has been really rushed with 400 pages of documents - some of which are incomplete - suddenly dumped on us with little time to consider the plans,” Mr Bisogni said.

He said most Arthurs Seat residents would have had no issue with the Skylift project if it had been a “direct replication of the original [chairlift] footprint” but he believed many people did not realise how significantly the consortium’s plans would disrupt daily life for residents.

Mr Bisogni said the late evening operation of the chairlift would cause noise nuisance for nearby residents and its expansion from the previous

chairlift “over the summit” would affect the amenity of homes near the gondolas’ flightpath.

He said it was “an absolute disgrace” that council did not seem to be listening to residents’ concerns.

The Skylift consortium intends to operate the new chairlift seven days a week between 8am and midnight.

“The Skylift plan looks like it is being rushed through by council and any objectors are being railroaded.”

The previous chairlift, operated by Richard Hudson for more than 30 years, was closed down in 2008 after WorkSafe declined to authorise Mr Hudson to continue to run the chairlift.

The chairlift stopped accepting passengers at 5pm on most days.

On 3 January 2003, one of eight pylons collapsed, hospitalising a dozen people to hospital and leaving about 50 people stranded onboard for up to six hours. The ride reopened but two further incidents led to WorkSafe stepping in to close the chairlift for good.

In March 2004 an elderly woman’s legs were crushed when her chair slid down the cable and collided with the chair in front.

A cable malfunction in May 2006 was the final blow to Mr Hudson’s business.

There were no injuries to passengers but WorkSafe closed the ride again and it was dismantled in March last year.

The shire has controversially agreed to “gift” 55 hectares of nearby land to Skylift, which will be managed by Parks Victoria, as an “offset” against 3 hectares of vegetation at Arthurs Seat to

be cleared for the new chairlift.

Simon McKeon told The News the consortium had consulted with the community and he personally had taken the time to speak to anyone who had any concerns about the Skylift project.

“I haven’t declined a meeting with anyone who has wanted to discuss this with me over a coffee,” Mr McKeon said.

“In fact, people often single me out to chat when I’m out and about down Dromana way and that’s fine.”

He said the chairlift backers had always regarded feedback from the community as “constructive” and highlighted the change of plan for the summit-top cafe from its original larger design to one “more in keeping with the surrounds” as proof they were listening.

“We got it wrong and we weren’t afraid to say they were right,” he said.

Mr McKeon said the electric motors on the gondolas would be “fairly quiet and unobtrusive” and there would be no bright lights at night-time.

“We’ve looked at similar tourism sites elsewhere in Europe and North America and it’s not a problem,” he said.

It is not anticipated that the cafe would be open into the evening every night, according to Mr McKeon but he said the consortium wanted to “reserve the right” to open later if demand was there. He said the cafe was “modest” in size and would only serve “about 60odd people” at any one time.

Council is due to make a decision on the Skylift planning application in June.

Volatile property prices set to impact rates

By Chris Brennan MORNINGTON Peninsula rates will increase 5.9 per cent next financial year – more than double the rate of inflation – according to the shire council’s draft budget tabled last week.

However, the council said the rise was coming off a low base and that, in dollar terms, the hit to ratepayers’ hip pockets would be small.

A bi-annual review of property prices that will take place during the 2014-15 financial year could also significantly affect the rise ratepayers face, particularly in light of recent steep real estate price increases in some peninsula towns.

The mayor, Cr Antonella Celi, said the council was “very conscious of the current challenging economic environ-

ment” and had tried to keep rate increases as low as possible.

She said that while the peninsula’s population growth was relatively modest, growth in demand for ratepayer services and infrastructure was increasing.

“This can be seen as both a positive – due to the increased participation in sport and active recreation – and a challenge – taking a proactive approach towards climate change where we need to increase our investment in flood and fire risk protection to protect both shire assets and those of our residents and ratepayers,” Cr Celi said.

Having identified community priorities, Cr Celi said the shire’s 2014-15 budget provided increased funding for infrastructure in sports pavilions, recreation facilities, play space, community

buildings, public toilets, coastal and marine infrastructure, and streetscape and township beautification.

“Every item in this budget is based on extensive engagement and consultation with our local community which is reflected in the extent and standard of service delivery and infrastructure that is funded in the budget,” she said.

However, the actual size of rate rises charged could be significantly affected by the government legislated General Property Revaluation, she added.

Property values are used to distribute how much each ratepayer is charged, according to the value of their property, compared to other properties within the municipality.

“It is important to stress that the impact on individual properties will vary considerably according to variances in

property values,” Cr Celi said.

“The individual impacts of the property revaluation will determine the actual increase or decrease to individual ratepayers. “For some, this means the welcome news that their property value and personal wealth has increased.

However, for some that also means that they will pay proportionally more in rates.”

During early to mid-2013, many peninsula towns experienced steep property price drops. However, the latter part of the year and new year have brought steady rises, particularly at the upper end of the market.

Across Melbourne, median home prices grew strongly in the March quarter to a new peak of $652,500, reflecting annual growth of 13.7 per cent, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria recently

reported. Sorrento was quoted as one of the fastest growing towns in terms of house prices.

The shire’s CEO, Dr Michael Kennedy, said the budget reflected the council’s commitment to financial sustainability, while placing and emphasis on increased capital expenditure.

“Financial sustainability is not just ‘balancing the books’, although we have consistently achieved that over many years and the 2014/15 budget will see another small underlying surplus, as well as reducing our debt which is very low relative to the size of our income and our asset base,” Dr Kennedy said.

He said that in terms of affordability, the shire was committed to maintaining rates at among the lowest in Victoria.

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SIGHTINGS of the rare western blue groper in the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park is being hailed as a sign that reefs in this protected marine environment are in good condition.

“Finding these fish and others like magpie perch, western blue devils, senator wrasse, magpie perch and warty prowfish, as well as healthy invertebrates like crabs and lobsters, is really encouraging,” Parks Victoria ranger Steve Tuohy said.

“The diving teams also surveyed around Popes Eye, Point Lonsdale and Point Nepean. The fact that there are now larger populations of bigger fish around Popes Eye is just one of

the benefits of this location being protected since the 1970s.”

Earlier surveys by Australian Marine Ecology and Reef Life Survey, a national marine citizen science program, have recorded small but growing numbers of the blue groper in the park. One Reef Life Survey diver, Don Love, said he saw a large male blue groper with a harem of smaller females.

“Underwater reef surveys in the bay have been running since 1998, before Victoria’s marine national parks were declared, and are part of Parks Victoria’s state-wide marine monitoring program,” marine science manager

with Parks Victoria Dr Steffan Howe said. “There is a history of regular surveys in this and other parks so we can compare these new findings with those from the past and assess the ongoing health of the marine life on our reefs.

“We would also welcome more photographs of blue gropers taken in our marine protected areas.”

Dr Howe said photos could be posted on the Parks Victoria Facebook page.

“The more information we have about the creatures and plants in these special places, the better we can manage them.”

Tireless worker will be missed OBITUARY WITH the passing of Graham Auld, a familiar sight has disappeared from the streets of Rosebud.

Mr Auld, 74, who died on Tuesday 15 April, was a big man who sported a beard to match.

He could be seen on the first Saturday of every month riding his motorised scooter to the Village Green.

A tireless worker for charity and projects undertaken by his beloved Rosebud Lions Club, Mr Auld was first to arrive at the monthly market, greeting and welcoming other stallholders as they set up shop at 5am.

“His cheeky patter engaging smile and manner from behind the till while flogging the egg and bacon rolls, sausages and onion and hamburgers all the while consuming numerous cups of cappuccino with four spoons of sugar will be sadly missed,” fellow Lion Max Meuleman said.

“Graham’s happy disposition was loved by all, especially the kids who he loved dearly.

“The annual Anglicare fundraiser where Graham would arrive as Santa Claus on his scooter would bring lots of questions from the kids who all Vale: Graham Auld thought that he looked a lot like ‘the man from the Plaza’.”

Mr Auld, a diabetic who did not let the loss of The club presented him with his scooter about one leg slow him down, was well known for the six years ago – “a big one for a big man”, said hours he spent selling raffle tickets and Lions Mr Meuleman – which soon became a familiar cakes and puddings from a table at the Plaza. sight around Rosebud.

Money raised from the sales was used to “Graham will be not only sadly missed by his finance charity programs undertaken by the club. family, wife Lynne and his three daughters and Mr Auld was twice made president of the stepson, but by the community in general,” Mr Rosebud club or which he was a member for 12 Meuleman said. years.

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The bird has been fitted with a band marked BR, signifying where it was born – Boags Rocks, site of the notorious ocean sewage outfall near Gunnamatta surf beach. “While BR was the only chick to make it out of 48 chicks that hatched, we are confident that this was a poor season that can be overcome next year, particularly with the community backing this little battler of a species,� BirdLife Australia’s hooded plover expert Dr Grainne Maguire said.

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Title winners: Rosebud Bowls Club’s Paul Twyerould and Judy Christensen put in champion lawn bowls performances at this month’s Victorian State Champions Week in Bendigo. Picture: Yanni

Bowlers beat the best ROSEBUD Bowls Club put in a champion effort at this month’s Victorian State Champions Week held at Bendigo.

The club’s Sandra McColgan and Pauline Taylor triumphed in the state women’s doubles final and Paul “Trouty” Twyerould defeated Benalla’s Tony Williams 25-15 to become the men’s state singles champion.

Club president Betty Mason said everyone at Rosebud Bowls Club was proud of its entrants’ achievements at the tournament hosted by Bendigo East Bowls Club.

She said Judy Christensen had also won the Champion of Champions title which clubs across the peninsula and Casey region compete for.

“We are not a big club but we have a few champion bowlers,” Ms Mason said.

“Our division 1 Saturday pennant teams have also won back to back pennants in the past two years and both Paul and Judy played in those pennant sides too.”

Ms Mason said new members are always welcome at the club and can be coached if they have never played lawn bowls.

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Young peninsula artists show their class

By Chris Brennan BUDDING peninsula artists Tess Saunders and Madeline McDonough are among a select group of 2013 VCE students whose works have been selected for display in a prestigious exhibition now on at the National Gallery of Victoria.

The pair was among 49 graduating VCE art and studio arts students whose works were judged as the state’s best, not only scoring top marks, but also earning a place in the StArt Up: Top Arts 2014 exhibition.

Now in its twentieth year, Top Arts is touted as one the NVG’s most popular, diverse and engaging exhibitions, helping kick-start the careers of many of state’s most successful young artists and creative practitioners.

It is the second time in as many years Mornington Secondary College graduate Tess Saunders has been selected for Top Arts.

The 18-year-old created a large installation that explores the themes of consumerism and greed for her major VCE art work.

Inspired by Andy Warhol, her piece entitled Consume uses 595 cans clad with a laser-printed design similar to 1950s Campbell’s soup labels.

Flinders Christian Community College graduate Madeline McDonough won high marks and a place in the exhibition for her piece entitled Swarm, a textural, three-dimensional artwork that features more than 100 individually laser cut bamboo bugs. She said she was inspired by the “creativity, natural patterns and arrangements that occur in the natural world”.

NGV director Tony Ellwood said

Critter-cle thinking: Madeline McDonough with her artwork Swarm.

the annual Top Arts exhibition aimed to support the role of art in the education system while highlighting the exciting future of contemporary art in Victoria.

“The NGV is very proud to be involved in the development and profile of these young artists and every year we look forward to supporting the next generation of contemporary artists and innovative thinkers,” he said.

“The critical thinking and the creative approach to problem solving that these students experience in their learning provides valuable and transferable skills across many stages in life.

“This year’s selection of works is inspirational. I congratulate all of the students on their achievements.”

Mr Ellwood said twentieth anniver-

sary of Top Arts provided an opportunity to celebrate the works of students from years past as well as the current crop.

“Over two decades, we have seen hundreds of former exhibitors embark on interesting pathways in a wide variety of careers, not just in the arts,” he said.

StArt Up: Top Arts 2014 is on in the NGV Studio at Federation Square until 20 July. The exhibition is open daily from 10am to 5pm. Admission is free. A range of programs, including talks from exhibiting students, folio viewings and behind-the-scenes looks at education programs developed especially for student groups and teachers, will run through the exhibition. For details, visit ngv.vic.gov.au/learn

Factory art: Tess Saunders, top, with her VCE artwork, Consume.

Sand for Sorrento PLANS by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) to widen Sorrento beach will be outlined next month at a “community consultation session”.

“The addition of approximately 6000 cubic metres of sand will help widen this popular beach, providing better access and use,” regional director Port Phillip Travis Dowling said.

“It will also help stabilise the dunes that act as a natural habitat for native vegetation and a buffer for the existing coastal walking path.”

Depending in the weather, the sand will be added to the beach over five weeks starting in October Mr Dowling said three sites had been identified for renourishment.

The sites near Sorrento had been selected jointly with Mornington Peninsula Shire and a coastal engineer.

“We would now like to hear from the people who know the area and use the beach, the community, to help make the decision,” Mr Dowling said.

“People who attend the workshop can meet the project team to discuss details of the renourishment one-on-one, as well as learning about the coastal processes that affect Sorrento beach.

“Beaches are a naturally dynamic environment and coastal erosion is a process impacting beaches around the world.”

Mr Dowling said Sorrento beach had not been renourished since 1979.

The community workshop will be held 4pm-6pm Thursday 1 May at the Sorrento Community Centre, 860-868 Melbourne Rd, Sorrento.

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Farmers asked to put some magic in the air

By Chris Brennan MORNINGTON Peninsula farmers and landholders are being asked to put a little magic in the air by signing up for a ground war on climate change.

The federal government wants to fight global warming by using soil to store carbon under its Direct Action environment program.

Environment Minister and member for Flinders Greg Hunt last week tabled final details for the Coalition’s $2.55 billion Emissions Reductions Fund, which is proposed to replace Labor’s carbon tax to meet the government’s carbon emissions reduction target of five per cent below 2000 levels by 2020.

A key component of the plan is carbon sequestering, a practice through which farmers who undertake carbon-saving measures such as soil improvement or revegetation can earn carbon credits to sell back to the government.

Mr Hunt said the peninsula had an abundance of land suitable for soil sequestration.

“With so much of the electorate made up of rural land, this will be of particular interest to many residents across the Mornington Peninsula,” he said.

“In addition to removing carbon from the atmosphere, sequestering carbon in agricultural soils would also increase farm productivity through improved soil structure, water-holding capacity and fertility.”

Mr Hunt said the government was continuing to work closely with landholders, scientists and key interest groups to develop an initial methodology, details of which are expected to be ready in mid-2014.

Activities that could earn farmers and landholders credits through the fund include planting forests or plantations, reducing methane emissions from animals, reducing nitrous oxide emissions from fertilisers, managing native forests, revegetating high-conservation areas, and culling feral animals.

Magic dirt: Environment Minister Greg Hunt said the peninsula had an abundance of land suitable for soil sequestration. Picture: Yanni

Mr Hunt has previously suggested that soil carbon could account for as much as 60 per cent of the carbon abatement needed for the country to achieve its carbon emissions reduction target.

However, questions have been raised about the economics of the scheme.

In a submission to the government’s terms of reference for the Emissions Reduction Fund late last year, the National Farmers’ Federation said the government was “enthusiastic about soil carbon, despite the evidence”.

“There has in the past been considerable focus on increasing soil carbon stocks, which the

“lowest-cost emissions reductions, genuine emissions reductions, and streamlined administration”.

“We have listened to business and the community and taken care to develop a streamlined approach to achieving emissions reductions that will help Australia meet its 2020 emissions target,” Mr Hunt said.

“The Emissions Reduction Fund will help drive private sector investment to achieve emissions reductions. The important thing is that emissions reductions are real, measurable and additional to business as usual.”

evidence suggests is very difficult to achieve on a permanent basis,” the federation’s submission stated.

Mr Hunt last Thursday released the white paper on the Emissions Reduction Fund White, which sets out “a cost effective, practical and simple approach to reduce our national emissions without a multi-billion dollar carbon tax”.

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Experts hired to ‘prove’ need for port

By Keith Platt FIVE consultants have been hired to carry out detailed environmental and planning studies for the Port of Hastings Development Authority.

Studies by the consultants over the next three years are designed to help the authority produce a business case and gain state and federal planning approvals.

With geotechnical surveys and hydrological studies already underway within Western Port and on land, Ports Minister David Hodgett says the choice of consultants “demonstrates the highly detailed and comprehensive approach” being taken in planning the development of Hastings as a major container port.

Seen as a “milestone”, the contractors were chosen after a “six month procurement period to ensure the right contractors were on board to develop the business case, and complete detailed environmental studies over the next three to four years”, Mr Hodgett said.

“The appointment of the five specialist study consultants demonstrates the highly detailed and comprehensive approach the Port of Hastings Development Authority is undertaking with the planning of the container expansion.”

Mr Hodgett said expanding the port was a priority for the government “and a project of national significance”.

“A full assessment of the project in key areas such as port planning and

design and environment will soon be underway to see this important development progressed.”

Consultants hired by the authority are Aecom + GHD Joint Venture (port planning and engineering and environment and social); Haskoning Australia(hydrodynamics and dredge material management); URS Australia (risk management); KPMG (commercial and economic); and Corrs Chambers Westgarth (legal services).

Hastings MP Neale Burgess said the appointments were “a major milestone for the project and is great news for the region”.

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“The expanded port will also stimulate investment in industry throughout the southeast of Victoria and provide substantial economic flow-on benefits for the rest of Victoria.”

Development authority CEO Mike Lean said he is confident the authority will be well advised and supported during feasibility planning over the coming years.

“We have assembled an expert team of people and I am confident that exceptional results will be produced in the coming years,” he said.

“Each of our specialist consultants are highly regarded within their re-

spective industries for their extensive experience and ability to provide high quality service.” Although the state government has committed $110 million towards planning expansion of the port, the Labor Party says Melbourne’s next major port should be built in Port Phillip, not Western Port.

If elected to government in November Labor is now committed to push for the so-called Bay West option.

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Women members of Flinders have a good record when it comes to holes in one notching up two holes in one on the same day in 1915.

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WHAT’S ON AT NEPTOURS Open letter to United Energy

There’s no smart way to get a meter To: Kellie Mayne AMI Smart Meter Program Delivery Manager United Energy Dear Ms or Mr Mayne, You wrote recently to advise me that United Energy would not install a smart meter at our house, despite stating in more than half a dozen previous letters that the meters are “compulsory” and have been “mandated” by the state government.

“Unfortunately, after numerous attempts to contact you” – you have made no efforts at all as far as I can see, Ms/Mr Mayne – “we have not been able to arrange access to exchange the meter at your property,” your first paragraph says.

Many anti-smart meter citizens will be wondering why they have had a meter imposed on them, compulsorily and by mandate, while I, with no objection to the device but with reservations about their health effects, am not to get one.

Another house of ours was fitted with a smart meter, with no notification at all from United Energy and no objection from us. Its meter is as accessible as is the one at this house.

A second meter at this address carries a sign stating it is 3-phase and must be replaced with a 3-phase meter. As of 12.20pm on Good Friday it had not been replaced.

A United Energy sparkie who came to fit new meters at the house and the old coolstore met with no resistance from me. He told me that, with the age of the house, he might find new wiring is needed from the house fuse to the switchboard and that he did not have a 3-phase meter with him.

Best, we agreed, that he let me know when he would return as I might need my own electrician present in case new wiring was needed. I never saw or heard from him again.

He had no trouble accessing the meter. Nor have meter readers had any difficulty in the 20plus years we have been living here.

Your letter goes on: “As you have not contacted us, we have now removed your premises from United Energy’s smart meter exchange program.” Further, I face unspecified charges “for the costs of having a non-standard meter”.

Come again? What happened to “mandate” and “compulsory”?

But, Ms/Mr Mayne, I did indeed contact United Energy. I phoned on 3 February this year and spoke to “Sally”. You should have access to a recording of the conversation. If not, you are welcome to listen to mine.

I told “Sally” I wanted two things done by United Energy – these concerns had until then been ignored – before the meter was fitted. She said Case Management would contact me by phone.

They never did.

The two things I wanted done were: 1. That United Energy remove its piles of prunings from the roadside, prunings that have accumulated over two or three years into tinderdry bushfire fuel.

2. That United Energy properly repair a 22,000 volt line that one UE crew member told me was hanging illegally low to the ground, in a 300-metre span – another potential bushfire hazard. He measured its height with a nifty electronic device.

Neither request has as yet been acted on. This call to “Sally” was my chance to get the work done.

But it seems, Ms/Mr Mayne, that it was judged cheaper to cut me adrift from the smart meter program than do your job properly.

With United Energy responsible for pruning (massacring) our garden trees on one side of the power lines – three lines, each of 22,000 volts – and Mornington Peninsula Shire having

only recently in 20-plus years inspected trees on the road side of the lines and found nothing that needed pruning, I find myself trapped between your employer’s bullying and seeming incompetence and the shire’s casual disregard for proper management of these roadside trees.

It was a shire-side branch that fell and snapped one 22,000-volt line. The repair crew whose work was, and remains illegal, looked up at the spot from which the branch fell, stroked their chins and told me that more branches could fall and more lines could be broken, “but you’d need to bring climbers to prune up there, and that’s expensive”.

Well that’s all right then. A branch might fall, a fire might start, our house and others might be destroyed ... but the unspent cost of properly repairing a power line and properly dealing with tree prunings has gone to United Energy’s profit and been set aside for yet another shire consultant or possibly a fact-finding trip.

And insurance will pay for the house to be rebuilt. A satisfactory bottom-line result all round.

I am left asking the question: which is less competent, and more complacent and arrogant, in this case? Private or public enterprise?

Few have my access to the print media. I am sure I speak for many in airing these matters.

They may call you, Ms/Mr Mayne, or “Sally”, on 1300 650 887, 8am-6pm, with their own concerns. I’m sure they’ll get a good and sympathetic hearing and swift action. As I have.

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Buffalo stance: Gracey Calnin won last year’s Peoples Choice Award at the Art Red Hill exhibition and sale. The Red Hill South resident’s artwork will also be featured at this year’s event.

May days for Art show ART Red Hill will host its annual exhibition and sale this week to raise funds for the Red Hill Consolidated School.

Now in its 34th year, the exhibition has grown from humble beginnings to feature about 1000 artworks by more than 200 leading artists this year.

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193 Point Nepean Road, Dromana

5987 3233 EMAIL: dromana@stockdaleleggo.com.au

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2/22 Marine Avenue Barry Plant Real Estate 18/776-779 Esplanade Harcourts 25 Weber Drive Bowman & Company 17 Nichols Drive Conley Luff Real Estate 30 Bungower Road Conley Luff Real Estate 21 Wensleydale Grove Harcourts 10a Kent Street Conley Luff Real Estate 4/785 Esplanade Harcourts 3/6 Portrush Grove Conley Luff Real Estate 6 Bailey Place Bowman & Company 8 Illuka Place Bowman & Company

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10.30-11.00am 5975 9811 10.30-11.00am 5970 8000 10.30-11.00am 5975 6888 11.00-11.30am 5975 7733 11.00-11.30am 5975 7733 11.30-12.00pm 5970 8000 12.00-12.30pm 5975 7733 12.30-1.00pm 5970 8000 1.00-1.30pm 5975 7733 1.30-2.00pm 5975 6888 1.30-2.00pm 5975 6888

34 Tallis Drive 1.30-2.00pm Bowman & Company 5975 6888 1 Tira Court 1.30-2.00pm Harcourts 5970 8000 8 Nepean Place 2.00-2.30pm Conley Luff Real Estate 5975 7733 7/28 Lucerne Avenue 2.00-2.30pm Conley Luff Real Estate 5975 7733 832 Esplanade 3.00-3.30pm Community Real Estate 9708 8667 15 Bentons Road 3.00-3.30pm Conley Luff Real Estate 5975 7733 _________________________________________________________

Buxton Portsea - Sorrento 109 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento Ph: 5984 4388 EMAIL: sorrento@buxton.com.au

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5 Klarica Close 12.00-12.30pm Bowman & Company 5975 6888 6 Meadow Crest Cct 12.00-12.30pm Bowman & Company 5975 6888 2/90 Harrap Road 12.00-12.30pm Conley Luff Real Estate 5975 7733 62 Marthas Ridge Drive 12.00-12.30pm Conley Luff Real Estate 5975 7733 6 Azure Place 12.30-1.00pm Barry Plant Real Estate 5975 9811 12 Sweetlands Court 12.45-1.15pm Bowman & Company 5975 6888 9/41 Green Island Avenue 1.00-1.30pm Conley Luff Real Estate 5975 7733 39 Yarrabin Drive 1.30-2.00pm Barry Plant Real Estate 5975 9811 6 Hedges Court 2.30-3.00pm Harcourts 5970 8000 2/18 Green Island Avenue 3.00-3.30pm Conley Luff Real Estate 5975 7733 _________________________________________________________

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87 Palm Tree Drive 1.00-1.30pm Stockdale & Leggo 5987 3233 238 Dromana Parade 3.00-3.30pm Stockdale & Leggo 5987 3233 _________________________________________________________

Sam Crowder 0403 893 724

Prentice Real Estate 2395 Point Nepean Road, Rye Ph: 5985 2351 EMAIL: sam@prenticerealestate.com.au

DROMANA

28 Burns Close 12.30-1.00pm Bowman & Company 5975 6888 17 Seaview Parade 1.00-1.30pm Stockdale & Leggo 5987 3233 159 Palmerston Avenue 1.00-1.30pm Stockdale & Leggo 5987 3233 17 Rialto Grove 2.00-2.30pm Stockdale & Leggo 5987 3233 24 Arthurs Street 2.00-2.30pm Stockdale & Leggo 5987 3233 31 Monaco Parade 3.00-3.30pm Stockdale & Leggo 5987 3233 4 Rosalie Avenue 3.00-3.30pm Stockdale & Leggo 5987 3233 _________________________________________________________

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Set on about 3.4 hectares (8.5 acres) of relatively flat pasture land and light bush, the home has a knockout floor plan highlighted by spectacular dimensions that accentuate the sense of space, and an emphasis on indoor and outdoor entertaining. A formal sitting room featuring a cosy gas fireplace is a tranquil space for quiet contemplation away from the upstairs rumpus room which will be great for children’s activities and console games. Flanked by glass allowing the natural light to spill throughout, is a family zone incorporating a living and dining space which effortlessly flows through a series of sliding doors out to a generous deck and undercover dining area. A stylish kitchen has granite benchtops with an island bench, quality appliances and a walk-in pantry. A ground-floor bedroom and bathroom - also with granite benchtops - complements four more bedrooms found on the top floor. The impressive master bedroom has a walk-in robe, ensuite with spa bath and opens to a private balcony with a view over the property. Improvements to the property consist of a fully serviced, 195 square metre machinery shed. This stunning location, tucked amongst the gum trees, is tailor-made to create your own unique lifestyle.

There is ample room to add a pool or tennis court (STCA) and the land will suit some small-scale agriculture, such as an orchard, or you could run some horses.

Address: Auction: Agency: Agent:

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$309,000 Rosebud

Easy Living On Eighth

Walking distance to Rosebuds shopping precinct, RSL & all amenities. The master bedroom is fitted with large built in robes along with the second bedroom offering plenty of space, a good size bathroom, separate toilet and large laundry. With a light filled open plan living and dining area. Complemented with electric heating inside and a fully fenced backyard and garden shed outside .

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Quiet Court Location

Situated in a court location, within easy reach of all that Rosebud has to offer, this brick home is perfect for the first home buyer, investor or someone wanting to downsize. Set on a low maintenance block of 644m2 with side access through the carport into the rear yard. Open plan living with dining/meals area flowing around to the lounge with gas heating. The rear yard includes a large shed with concrete floor and the yard is fully fenced. All within an easy walk to beach and shops.

$439,000 Rosebud

Height Of Perfection

Be part of the McCrae Village with its popular restaurants and cafes whilst being just minutes to the safe McCrae Beach and Sailing Club. Land is becoming so scarce that the opportunity to build your dream home is few and far between. With 831 square metres of land as your platform for panoramic views of Port Phillip Bay. The site is fully fenced and all services are available from the bitumen road. Start living the holiday lifestyle all year round and don’t delay, this is undeniably a rare find.

Breathing new life into real estate

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Nestled at the base of Arthurs Seat, this great home is the perfect opportunity to secure your first home or investment. Neat, tidy and recently renovated, the home is full of natural light and has a great feel.

Three bedrooms, open plan dining & kitchen area with separate lounge, all with GDH and air-conditioning.

All set on a fully fenced, sub-divided block of approx.

400m2, perfect for someone not wanting a lot of yard to maintain all in a great part of Rosebud South.

$447,000 Rosebud

Rosebud Retreat

Comprising of 3 good size bedrooms – all with BIR’s, and a recently refurbished stylish family bathroom that offers a dual shower. Entertaining is sure to be a breeze with the impressive alfresco area that’s perfect to host all of your friends and family, complete with café blinds. With so many added extras including ducted heating, split system air-conditioning, 1.5 kilowatt solar panels, double carport. This is a must to inspect!

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This beautiful home features a stylish kitchen with stone bench tops, large sweeping open plan living, alfresco area that’s perfect for when you play host to all your friends and family. Separate lounge room with master complete with WIR and full ensuite. All other bedrooms have BIR’s, family bathroom all complete with central heating and split system air-conditioning for your comfort all year round.

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Dual Living, Dual Returns

This two storey home offers great prospects as a permanent residence or investment property with a better than average rental return. Two bedroom home upstairs with full length veranda with views out to Arthurs Seat while downstairs includes a self contained one bedroom flat. Plenty of options with a potential rental return of $480 per week.

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$579,000

Built to a 5 star energy rating with an impressive kitchen that forms the heart of the home with large lounge, dining and family room allowing everyone their own space all kept comfy year round with gas ducted heating. Master bedroom with ensuite & WIR, the three other bedrooms have BIR’s and serviced by a centrally placed main bathroom and kids play lounge for separate entertainment.

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TYRONE BEACH This brick veneer three-bedroom home is situated in Tyrone beach and just minutes from the shops and cafes. It incorporates two living spaces and a low maintenance garden that is big enough to enjoy, yet private enough to ooze the feeling of â&#x20AC;&#x153;you could be anywhere in the worldâ&#x20AC;?. Be quick as it wont last long!

Contact Lauren Brett 0488 326 010

Wonder no more IF you have ever driven along the beautiful Esplanade at Mornington and pondered how nice it would be to live across from the beach, then this outstanding townhouse is definately one you must inspect. Well-priced and headed for auction, this brick-veneer home has water glimpses with the possibility of adding (STCA) an upper level balcony to better capture the outlook and add value to the property. The interior boasts a renovated kitchen with Caesarstone bench tops, and modern stainless-steel appliances include an under-bench oven with gas cooktop and a dishwasher. Also on the first floor is a lovely living room, with large picture windows frame the water views superbly, and a powder room. Downstairs are the two bedrooms, a second bathroom and a laundry which opens out to a large paved private courtyard with rear access from the single garage.

30 Hawaii Court RYE $350 per week

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3/703 Esplanade, MORNINGTON Saturday 10 May at 11.30am Ray White Mornington, 5/117-133 Main Street, Mornington Mark Williams, 0449 250 442

516 Browns Road RYE $350 per week BACK BEACH BEAUTY If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for privacy then this is the place for you. Offering 3 bedrooms, main with ensuite and parents retreat, all with built in robes. Other features LQFOXGH RSHQ Ă&#x20AC;UH SODFH GXFWHG KHDWLQJ fully fenced front and rear yard.

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10 Pier Street RYE $350 per week GREAT LOCATION AND VALUE This spacious 3 bedroom home is fully IHQFHG Ă RRUERDUGV WKURXJK RXW DORQJ with ducted heating and a coonara perfect for the winter. Large yard great for the kids to play. Inspection is a must.

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34 Elgan Avenue RYE $440 per week THROW AWAY THE CAR KEYS This 4 bedroom house is a stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw, from the bay and the heart of Rye. With 2 good sized living areas, open plan kitchen, outdoor spa, and GXHO DFFHVV JDV KHDWLQJ RSHQ Ă&#x20AC;UH place and large fully fenced yard. This property ticks all the boxes, even for the fussiest of tenants

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Contact Lauren Brett 0488 326 010

2327 PT NEPEAN RD RYE

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Family Owned & Operated Since 1946 SORRENTO

17 Boroondara Road

ROSEBUD

161 Third Avenue

BLAIRGOWRIE

17 Sinclair Street

PRIME POSITION - WALK TO EVERYTHING

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Price: $825,000 - $875,000 View: www.prenticerealestate.com.au Contact: Sam Crowder 0403 893 724

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Price: $565,000 View: www.prenticerealestate.com.au Contact: Michael Prentice 0417 369 235

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28 Lucien Road

13 Carramar Street

111 John Street

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Superbly located just some 400m to the waters edge, this solid & spacious BV home measures about 20Sq and features four bedrooms - main with WIR & FES - sunny lounge area with wood ÂżUH KHDWHU DQG V V\VWHP DLU FRQGLWLRQLQJ $ KXJH NLWFKHQ GLQLQJ area is great for all the family to chat and feast!

Nicely elevated and built to capture water & treetop vistas, this 3-4 bedroom home also has 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas, a study nook, sep laundry with shower and private entertaining area overlooking the back garden. Situated on an easy care allotment of 588m2 (approx) with drive through access to the back garden.

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Price: $535,000 View: www.prenticerealestate.com.au Contact: Sam Crowder 0403 893 724

Price: $470,000 - $490,000 View: www.prenticerealestate.com.au Contact: Victoria Burke 0421 706 625

Price: $425,000 View: www.prenticerealestate.com.au Contact: Michael Prentice 0417 369 235

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197 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888

Auction

Mount Martha

5 Klarica Close, Mount Martha This spectacular single-level four-bedroom, two-bathroom plus a study residence set on 780m2, approx, achieves the perfect balance of light, space, form and function in a sought-after family location. The accomplished floor-plan is comprehensively appointed with designer finishes from Jarrah floorboards to plantation shutters and an emphasis on free flowing living and alfresco entertaining. The 38 square home is designed for a large family with a gourmet stone kitchen and five excellent zoned living areas including a stunning retreat with bi-fold doors to the garden and a fitted Gold Class cinema room. Features a huge covered deck, double remote garage, stylish en suite and a workshop/studio.

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Auction

Tuerong

634 Stumpy Gully Road, Tuerong Stylish, sophisticated, modern and spacious...this luxurious two-storey residenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of attributes give it standing of first class status with a beautiful country atmosphere set on eight and half acres, approx. The five bedroom, three bathroom home is highlighted by a knockout floorplan of spectacular dimensions with a focus on indoor-outdoor entertaining, three zoned living areas and designer finishes. Enjoy this stunning location and create your own unique lifestyle set amongst the gum trees with a huge machinery shed and the versatility for a range of hobby farm pursuits. The home is ideally located within easy reach of schools, shops and Peninsula Link and has ample room for a pool, tennis court, horses or orchard.

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Auction

Mornington

6 Bailey Place, Mornington

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Set on a magnificent 3 acre allotment, approx, backing onto Balcombe Creek, this 1st class Western Australian limestone residence combines country class with city chic just minutes from Mornington’s best attractions. This five-bedroom 2.5 bathroom plus an office single-level sensation brilliantly merges indooroutdoor aspects with a coveted Green Wedge outlook and park-like surrounds complete with a solar-heated self-cleaning pool and barn. Around 68 squares, the free-flowing interior showcases three spectacular living areas, café doors to an undercover terrace, an entertainer’s kitchen and a spa ensuite

Auction Saturday 17th May at 2.00pm Inspect Saturday 1.30–2.00pm Contact Chris Wilson 0417 147 307 Luke McCoy 0467 321 322 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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197 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888

Auction

Mount Eliza

85-87 Eumerella Grove, Mount Eliza Enter a world of complete luxury across two dramatic levels with an impressive panoramic view stretching across the Moorooduc Plains in this utterly unique, masterfully executed six bedroom, three bathroom residence. Every space is designed to draw the outdoors inside with three fabulous living areas plus a cinema room, glassed study and grand-scale kitchen with easy access to a terrace. The main bedroom enjoys balcony access and an en suite; while a second bedroom has a spa en suite. Features a main spa bathroom, double garage, ducted heating, refrigerated cooling and an inbuilt sound system. Live this life!

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Auction

Mornington

8 Illuka Place, Mornington Refined yet instantly relaxing, this near new two-storey residence is beautifully proportioned, impressively appointed and perfectly attuned to its seaside environment. The light-filled home with a desirable north-east aspect contrasts superb finishes against a fresh colour scheme from timber floorboards to stone benchtops, low-maintenance gardens and banks of windows. The generous three bedroom, 2.5 bathroom plus a study floor plan accommodates two north-facing living rooms, stylish stone and Blanco kitchen, north-facing deck and balcony. Features a double remote garage and a double shower en suite all set in a quiet street walking distance to Main Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cafes and the beach. Perfection!

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Mornington

Auction

Auction this Saturday

25 Weber Drive, Mornington The luxury of this two-storey three bedroom, 2.5 bathroom residence designed by Langford Jones is further elevated by its exceptional lifestyle position. At the forefront of contemporary design and stylish low-maintenance living, the impressive interior proportions are augmented by a fabulous undercover alfresco entertaining area with double glazed cafe doors, bay glimpses from the top-floor study, an elegant Caesarstone kitchen and two expansive living areas. The quality of the internal fit out is superb from the warm Blackbutt floorboards to the Caesarstone benchtops, exceptional storage solutions and double remote garage with internal access.

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This Saturday at 11.00am Saturday 10.30–11.00am Deborah Quinn 0428 205 555 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

Mornington

Auction

Auction this Saturday

34 Tallis Drive, Mornington The magic of a sought-after Beleura Hill setting adds to the overall excellence in this renovated, solid-brick threebedroom, 2.5 bathroom residence set on 880sqm, approx, with a solar-heated pool and children’s playground.

Soaring cathedral ceilings, three living zones, designer finishes, a northern aspect, a balcony overlooking Tallis Reserve and an open fireplace all add to the outstanding family facilities on show. A gourmet stone kitchen with twin ovens, a stylish ensuite, a main spa bathroom and alfresco entertaining decks highlight the home’s quality and style. This family-wise home resides in a quiet tree-lined street close to schools, shops, Mornington golf course and stunning Mills beach.

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Dromana

Auction

Auction this Saturday

28 Burns Close, Dromana Picture this…postcard ever-changing water views with the mood of the bay unfolding in front of you and magnificent Mt Martha hill on show…all yours to enjoy every day of the year from this contemporary north-facing residence set on an exceptional 862m2 in a secluded cul-de-sac. Instantly relaxing and immediately inviting, this three-bedroom, three-bathroom residence with an in-ground heated pool has a calming holiday ambience and offers exceptional liveability. Brilliant bay views are showcased in the open plan air-conditioned living area and two bedrooms or soak in the atmosphere on the entertaining balcony. Adding to the excellence is a self-contained studio with a third bedroom, spa bathroom and kitchenette.

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Tyabb

21 Gerards Way, Tyabb Set within a beautiful botanic garden, this stunning 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom plus a study family home is beautifully tucked away from the world and set on four acres, approx, with flawless facilities from a solar heated pool to self contained accommodation and established amenity and paddocks suitable for a range of hobby farm pursuits. The light-filled interior is highlighted by its generous proportions, smart zoning, entertaining facilities and Mediterranean inspired walled courtyard. A self-contained two-bedroom unit is perfect for guests or in-law accommodation.

This idyllic property is set in a sought-after cul-de-sac convenient to Tyabb Township, schools and city access via Peninsula Link.

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Red Hill South

3 Beaulieu Road, Red Hill South Rare hinterland of 10 glorious acres, approx., creates a superb scenario in the heart of Red Hill. This enchanting three-bedroom cottage is one of Red Hill’s original homes and retains the character of its period origins alongside today’s desires for open plan living and alfresco entertaining with a stunning deck and wrap-around verandah with valley views. The property offers a range of future opportunities and includes stables, an artist’s studio, five paddocks currently used for horses, an apple orchard and 70,000 litres of water storage. Ideally located close to shops, wineries and schools. Ride, cycle or walk out your door to Stony Creek trail or Merricks riding trail. Dual driveway access off Beaulieu Road. A unique opportunity to secure this prime location, keep the existing, potential B & B or new home.

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Embracing quality and modern sophistication in a manner un-matched by comparable properties, this single-level three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence is defined by quality finishes and contemporary fashion in a unique residential setting. The interior reflects modern ideals of open space and streaming sunshine with separate living and dining rooms, a quality kitchen, main bedroom with en suite and a feature deck extending to a manageable wrap-around garden. A large double auto garage with internal access, alarm and ducted heating are additional assets, while the location provides a quiet, eminently desirable context for lifestyle enjoyment close to parks and Bentons Square.

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Price $1,250,000 plus Inspect Tuesday & Sunday 12.00–12.30pm Contact Lisa Fraser-Smith 0400 760 101 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

Mount Martha

6 Meadow Crest Circuit, Mount Martha

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A NEAT yet unassuming exterior should not discount this home from your property search.

Once inside, the spaciousness is overwhelming with a large family room to your left and the master bedroom - with ensuite and walk-in robe - on the right. A slate tiled hall leads up to the central living zone incorporating a lovely timber kitchen with a host of cupboards, walk-in pantry and a gas cook-top. There is an adjoining meals area and from the family room you can step out to the undercover entertainment area. Three more bedrooms at the far end of the home all have built-in robes and share the main bathroom. The home has a large gravel parking area in front with a single carport under the roof line, and further back is a single lock-up garage or workshop. Found at the end of a quiet court, shops are a short walk away. With four bedrooms and priced around the $400,000 mark, this is excellent buying for any family or investor.

PROVIDING all the essentials for an easy transition into your new home, this sensational property is so low-maintenance, all that is left to do is position your furniture. Enjoying a quiet court setting, this sunny home offers both indoor and outdoor living with a spacious central family zone incorporating a meals area and a kitchen that is big on both bench and storage space. This area is kept comfortable all year round with gas heating and evaporative cooling, and an inbuilt alarm system adds a little security and peace of mind.

The main bedroom has built-in robes and an ensuite, with two more bedrooms - also with built-in robes - sharing the main bathroom. External improvements include a double garage, an expansive undercover outdoor area that is sure to make entertaining a breeze, and a large Colorbond shed with power is perfect for a workshop or hobby room. The whole property is presented very well with neat paving, fencing and landscaping.

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15 Natalie Court, HASTINGS Offers over $398,000 Satchwells Real Estate, 1/97 High Street, Hastings, 5979 1888 Lisa Roberts, 0488 910 368

22 Farrington Court, ROSEBUD $395,000 plus buyers Real Estate Alliance, 75 Flinders Street, McCrae, 5982 2850 Adam Harlem, 0447 841 000

197 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888

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12 Sweetlands Court, Mount Martha A stylish contemporary profile filters through this spacious, brilliantly executed, single-level four-bedroom, twobathroom residence illuminated in northern light with a private entertaining deck. A north-facing living room flows out to a fantastic deck with a remote awning perfect for an indoor-outdoor lifestyle. A light-filled dining area adjoins a quality kitchen; while a relaxing second living area provides the much desired zoned living. The main bedroom enjoys the luxury of a spacious spa en suite. This fabulous family home with a double remote garage resides in a quiet court revered for its friendly family focus close to Benton Junior College and Bentons Square shopping.

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THIS multi-cultural supermarket has a kitchen, so as well as selling groceries, phone cards, magazines, and many other mixed lines, there is also a takeaway component and bulk catering component to the business. Other services offered are money transfers, with the shop having won two Western Union awards. Trading hours are 9am to 8pm, 7 days a week, generating an excellent turnover with huge profits.

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LETTERS Tuning problem IS there anybody out there who can advise on the seemingly abysmal digital TV reception in Rosebud? I have spoken to quite a few residents and it seems reception is a constant problem.

Nothing seems consistent, one day the nines that can't be received then the turn of the twos. I can generally say that at least one series of channels plays up daily.

Weather does not seem to play a part in the problem as at times perfect weather, other times stormy.

Is transmission still from Mt Dandenong? Can a repeater station be put on Arthurs Seat to cover the Peninsula/ Rosebud? Maybe we can get a reply from those in the know or at least from our local pollies.

Nigel Kay, Rosebud

Beach is clean I WAS a bit surprised with your article (‘Peninsula beach shame’, The News 15/4/14). We often go down to Pearse Rd beach [Blairgowrie] and have never found rubbish left on the beach whereas the foreshore, especially after holidays, is often full of rubbish.

Also in regards to the 20-year-old international student that disappeared at Pearses Beach and his body never recovered. About three weeks after it happened local snorkelers found a body of a young man believed to be the student.

Andrea Morris, Blairgowrie

Missing in budget I HAVE been discussing, with my MP [for Flinders] Greg Hunt some financial issues that need to be addressed in the 2014 budget and, with a great deal of confidence, I can say that the following issues will not be addressed: 1. There will be no pain to the politi-

cians, as they will continue to reap their large salaries and outrageous retirement and benefits packages.

2. There will be no action on closing the tax loopholes that allow million plus dollar earners to pay little or no taxes.

3. There will be no action on closing the tax loopholes that allow corporations to launder hundreds of billions of dollars to off shore low tax havens to avoid paying taxes on their earnings from Australian citizens.

4. There will be no change in government subsides of $10 billion of our taxes each year to support the fossil fuel industry.

5. And do not anticipate spending any your $550 “savings” if [Prime Minister] Tony [Abbott] and the boys repeal the carbon tax. I have investigated this and, after reading the documents that Greg provided, can find no financial substance to the claim. It appears they made it up. The utility lobby groups are already saying they can’t give anything back for a multitude of reasons. And the ACCC is going to make sure we get it.

Unfortunately, what we have here is government acting like a Bizzaro Robin Hood where it takes from the middle class, the poor, and the disadvantaged and redistributes it to the upper class, the rich, and the privileged.

Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

Costly consultants WHEN is the [Mornington Peninsula Shire] Council going to stop wasting ratepayers’ taxes on commissioning expensive consultants’ reports, when history shows that they do not fully implement them (‘Beach sacrificed to jet skis’, The News 18/3/14).?

There are several examples in Rye and, no doubt, other towns where one plan is superseded by another before

the first plan is fully implemented.

An example of this was the 2009 Rye foreshore reserve master plan.

This was also a $3,000,000 plan, but as the council only allocated $20,000 a year for its implementation in the first couple of years, it has never been fully implemented.

The only major item implemented was the upgrade of the playground, and this was only because a group of mainly young mothers banded together and formed Rye’s Up, to raise community support and funds to build the extremely popular playground.

While the council did contribute, by far the bulk of the funds was raised by sponsorships and community donations. Incredibly, it was built in five days with volunteer labour, but I have been told that it took three years for the group to negotiate the many bureaucratic hurdles put in front of it by various council departments and the Department of Environment and Primary Industries.

The only community consultation meetings for the boat ramp precinct plan were in early 2012. A draft plan was put to council 12 months later, from whence it was put out for community comment. The final report was passed by Council in November 2013.

We have now been told community concerns can be addressed in the next stage. This stage, likely to start late this year subject to funding approval, will incorporate a more detailed design of the project. Finally, there will be an implementation stage.

When will this time and money wasting stop, especially on this unnecessary boat ramp? There are many more deserving projects in the approved 2009 Rye master plan that would enhance Rye rather than spoil it.

Ian G Parker, Rye

Concerns foreshore I AM deeply concerned about the proposed extra boat ramp and changes to the Rye foreshore precinct that council has recently passed. There has been very little community consultation regarding these proposed changes and, in fact, community suggestions have thus far been largely ignored.

I strongly believe this proposal is not in the best interests of our community and is likely to be very damaging.

The proposals, in a nutshell, are as follows: more car and boat trailer parks, less parkland, more boats, more jet skis, less beach and play areas for the community, more boat and car traffic, less safety for swimmers and beach users.

Modifying and extending car parks and reducing the much-used Lions Park will disadvantage the township.

There are less than six days between Christmas and Australia Day when the boat trailer and car park overflows.

Why on earth would we turn beautiful community parkland into car parks to benefit a small group of people for a few days in the year when the vast majority of the community then feels the loss of the parkland for all 52 weeks of the year?

What was the point of the 2009 Council-approved Rye foreshore reserve master plan?

These plans are commissioned by council and paid for out of our rates and then never fully implemented.

Where will the funding come from?

How is it that the community must raise funds and build a wonderful playground that benefits the whole community, but council will happily pay for a hugely expensive redevelopment that disadvantages the majority of ratepayers to benefit a few boat users, many of whom do not live lo-

cally? Where is the research that demonstrates the need for extra ramps?

Peter Dawson, Rye

Write for libraries IN 2011, the state government announced that it would cut its contribution to libraries across the state.

Because of a very effective Save Our Libraries campaign, the government reversed that decision and launched a review into services and funding.

In the 1970s, the government provided 70 per cent of library funding which has since dwindled to about 17 per cent, with councils picking up the shortfall.

For every dollar invested in public libraries, the community receives at least 3-6 times as much value in return. A Libraries Building Communities survey showed that 10 per cent of Victorian libraries’ customers were in full time work, 41 per cent were not in the labour force ( such as being at home with children, retired or students), 36 per cent worked part time and 13 per cent were unemployed.

This review is now complete and the Tomorrows' Library Report has been released.

This report lists six clear initiatives for funding considerations. These are likely to cost an extra $ 20 million.

The response Treasury makes to the report's recommendations depends on us. Write to Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell with your concerns.

If this report is ignored and the original cuts implemented, Mornington Peninsula Shire will have to make up this shortfall or cut existing services.

Shire costs are spiralling. Costs that have to be made up by already overburdened ratepayers.

Doris Campbell, Rosebud

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Butcher’s horse causes commotion, cadets to set sail for Great Britain Compiled by Matt Vowell From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 2 May 1914 AN exciting bolt occurred here on Tuesday, when the horse attached to the butcher’s cart of Mr J. Sage took fright while the owner was delivering meat at Mrs White’s. The animal tore down the main street, and across the railway line. When captured, it was found that practically no damage had been done. *** MR R. K. Ritchie, son of Cr T. Ritchie, of Frankston, was one of a party of 29 Australian cadets who left by the R.M.S. Orontes on Wednesday for a tour of Great Britain and the Continent, with a view to studying commercial and military matters. The contingent is under the command of Captain Rushall, and comprises 22 cadets from Victoria, 3 from New South Wales, 2 from South Australia, and 1 each from Queensland and Western Australia. Prior to departure to the cadets were presented by the Lord Mayor (Cr D. V. Hennessy) with Pt naval and military ensigns. He hoped they would conduct themselves like the cadets engaged in the previous tours, as young gentlemen.

By having self-respect they would respect the Commonwealth. When they came back, they would find there were worse places than Australia to live in. Many friends of the young traveller assembled at the pier, and gave him a most hearty send-off. *** PARTICULARS of a sale of Crown lands, to be held on 6th May, are advertised in this issue. ***

MR R. W. Jones, of Carrum, and Mr E. J. Alexander, of Rosebud, in have been appointed Justices of the Peace for the Central Bailiwick. *** RATEPAYERS are requested to attend a public meeting at the hall, Frankston, on Wednesday evening next, for the purpose of discussing the water scheme for the Peninsula. *** THE liquid assets of the Colonial Bank of Australasia Ltd. referred in our last issue should have been shown as £2,078,787 11s 6d, not £2,070,787 11s 6d. *** THE meeting of the Political Labor Council, to have been held in the Frankston Hall on Monday evening next, has been postponed to Monday evening, 11th May. *** ENTRIES for the Mornington races which takes place on the Drywood estate racecourse, on Tuesday 12th May, close on Monday next 4th inst., with Mr H. Sutton, at V.R.C. offices Melbourne, and the secretary Mr H. Downward, Mornington. *** A MEETING of the proposed Baxter’s Flat Racing Club is called for Tuesday evening next in the Mechanics’ Hall, Frankston. As the business to be considered is important, it is hoped that all interested will attend. *** GREAT satisfaction is expressed in Mornington at the inclusion of a Sunday train to Mornington in the winter time table. A daily motor car service is to run between Frankston and Sorrento, commencing this month.

*** A PLEASANT evening is anticipated at Somerville on Thursday next,

We understand that Mr C. Murray contemplates establishing a poultry farm. We wish him success in his new venture.

when 12 of the lady members of the Fruitgrowers’ Guild give one of their enjoyable entertainment. The one mentioned will take the form of a party, supper, and dance, and, from past experience, we predict that that those who attend will have no reason to regret having invested the modest sum asked for admission. *** THE concert to be given next Saturday day (May 9) in the Frankston Mechanics’ Hall, in aid of the local

fire brigade, promises to be a musical treat. “ We Four,” (Messrs Frederic Earp, Herbert Slattery, Claude Schilling, and Walter Burleigh) who are giving the concert, are gentlemen well per known in the musical world, and they will be assisted by the Misses Jessie and Maud Crombe, Mr F. Plummer (Jute) and Mr W. P. Mason (violin). *** THE many friends of the Rev. Father Donoghue will be very sorry to learn that he has been transferred to Daylesford. The Rev. Father Lee of Daylesford will take Father Donoghue’s place at Mornington. The rev. gentleman only received word on Thursday afternoon and left Mornington Friday morning. The whole of the parishioners deeply regret his departure, for during his short stay of eighteen months amongst us he has it endeared himself to all by his kind and amiable manner. *** THE secretary of the Frankston H. and A. Association has received advice from the Department of Agriculture, under date 24th April, that the Minister of Agriculture has approved of Government poultry medals being awarded to the above Society for their forthcoming show in January next.

There are certain stringent conditions entailed with the award, particulars of which will appear in our next issue, so as to give poultry breeders an early chance of competing. *** ON Wednesday evening, the 29th ult., about 200 people assembled in the church hall to wish bon voyage to the Rev. Cyril and Miss Eva, prior

to their departure from the district, and were presented with handsome travelling cases. Mr Eva sails for England on Wednesday next, and Miss Eva for Queensland in about a month’s time. The Rev. Bernard and Mrs Eva, formerly vicar of the pariah, were also present. A fuller report of musical programme next issue. Regret was also expressed on all sides when it became known that we are losing our popular towns people, Mr Les. and Mrs and Miss Owen, whose places will be hard to fill. *** WE understand that Mr C. Murray contemplates establishing a poultry farm. We wish him success in his new venture. *** A PARTY consisting of Messrs B. and T. Gomm, K. Webb, J. Thornell, and others had a successful nights mutton birding at Woolamai on Monday night. Over 200 pairs of birds were captured. *** FRENCH Island cricket club play ed a match against the locals on Saturday last, when an interesting game resulted in a draw. The goods traffic at the station has greatly increased lately, and S.M. Coates and his staff are kept very busy, A pleasant time was spent by the local M.U.I.O.O.F. on Saturday night, when the official visit of officers took place. Three new members were proposed and after the business was concluded, a social was held, at which a varied programme of songs, recitations etc. were rendered. A tasty supper was afterwards handed round, which was greatly enjoyed.

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SORRENTO’S newest health and fitness centre is now open and offers activities to suit all ages and fitness levels.

Re-creation Sorrento owner Jo Russell said she had been inspired to open her latest gym on the southern peninsula since she is a regular visitor to the area due to owning a holiday home in Blairgowrie.

“I started my chain of fitness centres by opening the first one in Armidale in 1987 and it’s grown from there thanks to our focus on personalised training plans,” Ms Russell said.

She said the centres have the latest state-of-theart equipment but retain “a friendly home grown feel”.

The Sorrento centre is the southern peninsula’s only 5-star health and fitness centre and offers specialised classes for everyone from teens to baby boomers.

Seniors aged over 70 can also participate in gentle, low-impact movement exercises, suitable

for both men and women.

A dedicated spin room has been fitted with 30 brand new Keiser spin bikes and a cardio theatre has treadmills, cross-trainers and rowers with headphone jacks and USB ports for iPod and iPhone connectivity.

Ms Russell said a “heat room” with radiance heat panels is a first for the peninsula.

Classes include boxing, Fit Workx, pump, spin, Zumba, balance and fitball classes.

Re-creation Sorrento is also the official gymnasium for the Sorrento Football Club members and players.

There are a limited number of 12-month foundation memberships still available, offering discounts of up to $236. Re-creation Sorrento

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Performance THE huge reaction to rumours that Australia’s biggest rock band, AC/DC could be calling it a day due to 61-yearold founding guitarist Malcolm Young being too ill to continue showed how adored the band still is.

Interestingly, Mick Wall did mention in his 2012 book Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be that Malcolm Young had health problems.

During their last world tour between 2008 and 2010, AC/DC played to more than 5 million people and reportedly grossed more than $450 million.

Not long after there were stories that Angus and Malcolm Young were buying properties in Australia for a permanent move back here.

Lead singer Brian Johnson told London’s The Telegraph the global rock powerhouse intended to still attend sessions at a Vancouver recording studio in May, although he did admit a band member had “a debilitating illness”.

Earlier on Wednesday, Choirboys frontman Mark Gable confirmed Malcolm Young’s illness in an ABC radio interview: “From what I understand, and it’s even been confirmed in part by his son Ross Young, that it would appear Malcolm is unable to perform any more.”

A close source at Albert Music told me this week there was some talk of George Young, now 67, brother of Angus and Malcolm, taking up the rhythm guitar reigns for the planned AC/DC 40th Anniversary tour.

For their fans like me, AC/DC remains one of the purest and most successful bands in rock’n’roll.

I have fond memories of spending some great times with the band in their early years; at that time I did not grasp their ultimate impact in one day becoming the rock gods of the world… *** OPERA Australia kicked off its 2014 Melbourne Autumn season with a sensational performance of Eugene Onegin at the State Theatre.

Eugene Onegin is directed by Royal

Hanging Rock on Saturday 8 November.

Fans unable to attend the new shows can get a refund from their original point of purchase before 5pm (local time to the venue) on Monday 28 April.

Refunds can be secured via: Melbourne - www.ticketek.com.au or call 132 849 Hanging Rock - www.ticketmaster. com.au or call 136 100 www.rollingstones.com *** The largest celebration of Celtic culture in the southern hemisphere, the National Celtic Festival, is set to return to the idyllic surrounds of Port Arlington from Friday 6 June to Monday 9 June.

Early bird tickets are now on sale and the festival has announced its initial line up of 40 Australian and international Celtic acts.

Kicking off the international line-up are Barrule (Isle of Man), The Druids (Ireland), Heartstring Quartet (UK), Feis Rosi (Scotland), Mairead Hurley

Opera House artistic director Kasper Holten. OA’s performers relished the experience of working with this dynamic young leader - none more than Melbourne soprano Nicole Car whose star is shining bright. This incredible new production is an apt showcase for her rising talents.

Following Eugene Onegin comes The Turk in Italy starting on Thursday 1 May and Carmen beginning on Wednesday 14 May. Horses and singers share the stage for a ten-show season of Francesca Zambello’s much-loved production of Carmen.

The outdoors of the Arts Centre Melbourne will be transformed into a slice of Spain, with nightly entertainment, and themed dining and drinking.

Spain’s very own Carmen, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, alternates with Milijana Nikolic in the title role.

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double toil and trouble. *** To describe Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop as “vindictive and churlish” (The Age) is soft criticism. Darling Julie is right up there with Michael Kroger as Australia’s top two “born to rule” aficionados following in the footsteps of Alexander Downer, surely a “Lord” candidate.

Superiority reigns, dripping in every look and comment. *** 2006: My feet are itching. I try scratching but they worsen. Bastard. I turn the light on. 3.30am. Try savlon. Bloody heat rash I expect, or this new thong?

Two cigarettes. Strange Greek Island. Nobody speaks English? Some “Yassou”s, “kalimera”s.

“A better class of Greek” said the guide book; Agios Pahatio, Sifnos. We got off the bus in the main street and nothing? Tavernas all facing the sea, no obvious main entrances. High Noon and Gary Cooper or Bad Day at Black Rock?

Booked in tiny rooms, spooky overweight proprietor. Pine furniture on marble floors, doors that SLAM shut.

A tiny shower, no hook up high? How difficult to screw in a hook? Careful not to bump anything; an exercise in small space survival.

What am I doing here? Grief, loss of sex drive, loss of opportunities, private meditation? Only the brick wall to

speak to.

They’re here all right, the better classes. Around the tables, talking, but they don’t see me. The stranger.

Maybe this is a movie and I’m watching? They must know I’m here, I ordered coffee, lovely Greek girl, nice thighs. Try not to look; end up in jail.

No, this is Greece, not Cairo; you’re allowed to smoke. I was desperate to relate. That’s my way in downtown Rye. Not here, not among the better class of Greeks. I’ll swim after coffee, no sharks, all the way to Mykonos, floating in the salty water.

Hard going without a wife. *** MOTORING Enthusiast Party senator-elect Ricky Muir may be a man of substance but as a senator representing motor cars? Ditto mining magnate, sometimes almost charming Clive Palmer. Does money assume intelligence? Apparently. You don’t remember what Ricky looks like? No matter; he will be back come July with other unknowns, just behind Clive Palmer’s backside. God give me strength. *** THE letter writers demand “Judges must reflect community standards”, encouraged as always by dashing Denis Napthine as a sure-fire vote winner.

Denis’s bragging about spending $17 million on three new rail carriages is laughable, however the lack of action/ promises by Labor on the Frankston

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(Ireland) and Fiona Ross (Scotland).

The National Celtic Festival has handpicked the best Celtic acts from across Australia, this year presenting Sasta, The Borderers, Catherine Fraser & Duncan Smith, Tolka, Claymore, Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club, Senor Cabrales, Shamrock Sheilas and Siobhan Owen.

A feature of this year’s festival is the international collaborations fostered with Celtic cultural organisations globally, allowing the National Celtic Festival to introduce an individual program of Celtic acts to Australian audiences.

Tickets to the 2014 National Celtic Festival are on sale with discounted early bird tickets available until 1 May. www.nationalcelticfestival.com

*** Melinda Schneider will return to the stage in the much loved musical Doris with the eight-piece Doris Big Band for four performances only at the Arts Centre, Wednesday 14 May–Sunday 18 May. Tickets 1300 182 183. www.dorisday.com.au *** THE Rolling Stones have confirmed the rescheduled dates and venues for the postponed Australian and New Zealand leg of their ’14 On Fire tour.

They will perform at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday 5 November and

A Grain of Salt I’M growing old. Obvious in years, but darker proof arises. I falsely prided myself on never being caught on April Fools’ Day. Alas, three times, my confidence shattered, maybe never to recover?

I didn’t realise it was 1 April; just another day but a weak excuse. All three were clever, but had I stopped and thought for two minutes? I didn’t, I accepted and must take the embarrassment to my grave.

The obvious was Mount Eliza renamed Frankston South West. “Muggins” is my new name. *** I LIVE alone, and far from being a food connoisseur, meals on wheels is out of the question. It follows I’m always busier than those living with a partner, made no easier by ridiculous packaging laws, scissors and a sharp knife being necessities.

In Sydney recently at a hotel I fancied a cup of tea and English breakfast.

How to open it? One teaspoon? They confiscated my nail scissors at the airport to stop the terrorists? I stabbed the teabag brutally and had my cuppa, disgusted with human simplicity.

Then there’s the waiting time required to telephone Centrelink, Telstra, United Energy, the bank et al. Idiots abound. I try not to whinge; I’ve seen too much of it with older people, but changes, like the April Fools debacle shatter my inner confidence. Double,

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line rail is even more weird, given that’s where they lost the last election.

Free fares on trams, Wi-Fi and an airport link. Immediately the Johnny Mathis song Wonderful Wonderful springs to mind.

Denis, the tooth fairy. I say there is no darkness but ignorance. *** AN honest, interesting piece in The Age (Sport 2 April) by The Secret Footballer suggesting AFL standards of behaviour doesn’t so much stop some players culture towards females as does the real fear of exposure on social media, particularly group sex practices.

As expected letters of protest arrived the following issue along “unacceptable behaviour” lines.

This is one for our band of talented armchair psychologists. *** It wasn’t long ago there was talk of whether or not Lord Tony would keep Treasury secretary Martin Parkinson in the top job. Now Martin comes out with the big sell on a higher GST. No mention of dumping the mining tax and carbon price, both revenue raisers.

Then there’s the closure of fringe benefits and super earnings over $100,000. Former Labor ideas. Again no mention. Falling into line for “goodies”, Martin, like our former Governor-General?

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Driven to Easter eggstremes

By Stuart McCullough THE Christmas message is one of goodwill to all. Easter, on the other hand, is more about wet camping and chocolate-induced psychosis. In fact, Easter is a lot like daylight savings; each year it stretches out further and further.

It is a period of time much like the cosmic elastic in the great interstellar underpants of the Universe that forever threatens to take over the entire twelve months. Before the Yuletide tinsel has been packed back in its cardboard box, buns and eggs start appearing.

For many, it’s a time to cherish. For me, it’s a painful reminder that I am wholly and utterly without the slightest skerrick of self-control. Or, at least, I am wholly without self-control compared to my brother. But there’s an upside though.

In a Mission Impossible sense, Easter takes some beating. Father Christmas only needed to make it as far as the tree in the living room before dumping the presents and scoffing the milk and biscuits. But the Easter Bunny, cunning creature that he is, succeeds in sneaking into your room and leaving a brightly coloured egg on the dresser.

This is especially impressive when you consider that rabbits don’t have fingers. Try opening a door with a clenched fist and you might begin to understand that this is no ordinary bunny. Only the Tooth Fairy has a tougher job and word is that she’s considering a move to direct debit.

Most kids want to devour their eggs

instantly. The coloured foil is defoliated and the contents swallowed as near enough to whole as is possible. I was no different to any other child, I guess. However, just as surely as my voracious appetite would ensure that my Easter eggs had a lifespan of less than ten minutes, my brother Cameron would do all he could to resist.

Brightly coloured foil would remain undisturbed. Nary a morsel of chocolate would pass his lips. On one level

it was an act of extraordinary self-control. But it wasn’t motivated by a desire to eat well. Rather, he was inspired by something far darker.

My brother’s wellspring of malevolence was such that he would hoard his Easter chocolate for one reason and one reason only – power.

As the rest of us sat amongst the ruins of our Easter bounty; all torn foil and dark smudges in the corner of our mouths, Cam would pick up his eggs

and hide them somewhere in his room.

At various intervals in the following decade, he would produce an egg after dinner and proceed to eat it in front of the rest of us. He would do so slowly, methodically and, generally, with a pair of tweezers that ensured the whole thing moved at a glacial speed. It was agony.

The Easter Bunny doesn’t deliver his wares to me anymore. Whether it’s because I’m older or that the poor varmint despaired at how quickly I consumed something that he’d been making for the best of part of a year, I couldn’t say.

So instead of having chocolate treats delivered to my dresser, I now have to go out and purchase Easter eggs for other people. This means selecting appropriate confectionary orbs for my ever-expanding family. It’s an exercise fraught with danger.

I used to get in early – no sooner was the partridge and accompanying peartree been packed away for another year and I was out buying Easter eggs.

This meant there was never a problem in terms of supply. It also meant that I was shopping in the height of summer and there was a substantial risk that the entire bounty might melt and form one huge sugary puddle. But not this year.

Instead of buying early and paying full price, I was urged to wait until Easter Sunday to pick eggs up at a discount. Let me say now that this approach defied my every instinct – natural, unnatural and even supernatural.

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Hoards of anxious shoppers descended on a small section of metal shelving like piranhas who had just finished the 40-hour Famine, stripping them of anything resembling either an egg or a rabbit. Given the contents of some of the trolleys, it was clear that some people had decided to make this a once in a lifetime event and were stocking up for every Easter between now and doomsday.

There were elbows, there was pushing in and there was rudeness on an unimaginable scale. But then my wife pointed out that I was the only one acting in such a brazenly high-handed manner and sent me to the menswear section for “time out”. I deserved as much.

Eventually, we emerged with the Easter eggs, if not our dignity, intact.

I was still recovering from the entire trauma when we visited my brother that night for dinner. Over some Chinese takeaway, Cam found the whole thing amusing. Then he disappeared for a moment, only to emerge with a bowl full of Easter eggs. From just a glance, I could tell they were vintage.

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PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987 MORNINGTON PENINSULA PLANNING SCHEME NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AMENDMENT AMENDMENT C174 The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has prepared Amendment C174 to the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme.

The amendment applies to the following land: s 4HE WHOLE OF THE 2ANELAGH %STATE -OUNT %LIZA s PROPERTIES WITH IDENTIlED INDIVIDUAL HERITAGE SIGNIlCANCE IN -OUNT %LIZA -OUNT -ARTHA AND Mornington. s PROPERTIES COMPRISING LOTS WITH IDENTIlED GROUP HERITAGE SIGNIlCANCE IN THE 2ANELAGH %STATE -OUNT %LIZA s !LL LAND WITHIN OR ABUTTING A (ERITAGE /VERLAY The amendment: s !MENDS THE -UNICIPAL 3TRATEGIC 3TATEMENT BY INTRODUCING A NEW #LAUSE ,OCAL !REA 0LAN FOR 2ANELAGH %STATE -OUNT %LIZA s !MENDS THE ,OCAL 0OLICY AT #LAUSE #ULTURAL (ERITAGE !REAS s !MENDS 3CHEDULE TO #LAUSE (ERITAGE /VERLAY AND MAKES ASSOCIATED CHANGES TO THE (ERITAGE /VERLAY MAP TO APPLY THE (ERITAGE /VERLAY TO NEW INDIVIDUAL PLACES AND GROUPS s $ELETES THE (ERITAGE /VERLAY (/ FROM 7AVENEY 2OAD -OUNT %LIZA s !MENDS #LAUSE 2EFERENCE $OCUMENTS TO INCLUDE REFERENCE TO VARIOUS HERITAGE DOCUMENTS 9OU MAY INSPECT THE AMENDMENT ANY DOCUMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT AND THE EXPLANATORY REPORT ABOUT THE AMENDMENT FREE OF CHARGE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS s $URING OFlCE HOURS AT THE OFlCE OF THE PLANNING AUTHORITY DURING OFlCE HOURS AT THE OFlCE OF THE PLANNING AUTHORITY -ORNINGTON 0ENINSULA 3HIRE #OUNCIL OFlCES "ESGROVE 3TREET 2OSEBUD

1UEEN 3TREET -ORNINGTON -ARINE 0ARADE (ASTINGS AND ON THE 3HIRE S WEBSITE WWW MORNPEN VIC GOV AU s !T THE $EPARTMENT OF 4RANSPORT 0LANNING AND ,OCAL )NFRASTRUCTURE WEBSITE WWW DPCD VIC GOV AU PLANNING PUBLICINSPECTION !NY PERSON WHO MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENT MAY MAKE A SUBMISSION TO THE PLANNING AUTHORITY 3UBMISSIONS MUST BE MADE IN WRITING GIVING THE SUBMITTER S NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS CLEARLY STATING THE GROUNDS ON WHICH THE AMENDMENT IS SUPPORTED OR OPPOSED AND INDICATING WHAT CHANGES IF ANY THE SUBMITTER WISHES TO MAKE .AME AND CONTACT DETAILS OF SUBMITTERS ARE REQUIRED FOR #OUNCIL TO CONSIDER SUBMISSIONS AND TO NOTIFY SUCH PERSONS OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND #OUNCIL MEETINGS AND ANY PUBLIC HEARING HELD TO CONSIDER SUBMISSIONS )N ACCORDANCE WITH THE 0LANNING AND %NVIRONMENT !CT #OUNCIL MUST MAKE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION A COPY OF ANY SUBMISSIONS MADE 4HE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS *UNE ! SUBMISSION MUST BE SENT TO THE -ANAGER 3TRATEGIC 0LANNING -ORNINGTON 0ENINSULA 3HIRE 0RIVATE "AG 2OSEBUD !LLAN #OWLEY Manager â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Strategic Planning; Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

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BOAT, aluminium Tinny, 20HP, Mercury outboard, includes trailer, $2,000.

Call 0419 436 911.

QUINTREX BOAT, 14.2 metres, as new, Seatrail trailer, as new, Suzuki 15hp motor, newly installed, folding seats and bimini. Extras include fish sounder and 5 life jackets. $3,500. 0410 646 550.

JAYCO, Destiny, 2007, poptop, 17'6'', dual axle, island bed, front kitchen, AC, roll out awning, electric water pump, TV, microwave, battery pack, urgent sale, must sell, $25,500 ono, Mt Martha.

Phone Rod 0419 001 259.

JAYCO, Destiny, poptop, 2007, 14ft, garaged as new, two single beds, EC, electric brakes, 3 way fridge, griller, 4 way stove top, awning, quick sale, $17,500. Somers 5983 1391.

SAVAGE, 4.2m, 50HP motor, reg for 12 months, new battery, new electric winch $3,200neg. 5996 2470.

JAYCO, Hawk, 2002, 7 berth camper trailer, end beds, 1 QS, 1 dble, 4 burner stove and grill, 3 way fridge, drop down table, deluxe bed, end flys, fully framed canvas annexe, zip on walls and extended front awning, electric brakes, VGC, reg Dec 2014. $16,000ono.

0418 396 641.

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

JAYCO, Freedom, 30th anniversary edition, 2006, 14ft, EC, 3 way fridge, elec/gas cooktop, island bed, rollout awning, many extras, $16,000. Rosebud 0414 384 202 or 5986 8093.

JAYCO, freedom, pop top, 2000, EC, new 3 way fridge, single beds, awning, reg, serviced, tow kit available, ideal first van, easy to tow. $13,000. Endeavour Hills. 9700 7340.

BOX TANDEM, trailer, blue, 8ft x 5ft, 1ft 7inch high, 2002, GVN2000kg, tare 650, light truck tyres. $4,000. Call Jeff 0488 086 300.

CAMPER TRAILER, Camel, 2013, off road, walk in QS bed, stainless steel kitchen, 2x4.5 gas bottles, 75 litre water tank, gazebo, electric brakes.

Almost brand new. $16,000. 0407 859 685.

Calls only after 7pm.

CAMPER TRAILER, VGC, off road, 12 months reg, 16" wheels, annexe. $3,100. 0437 138 515.

CARAVAN, low tow Commodore Deluxe, 1993, tare 1350, 5.18m, toilet, shower, hand basin, dbl bed and fold down kitchen to dbl bed, AC as new, hot water service as new, pinch pleated curtains rubber backed, tandem wheels, plenty of storage space, 3-way fridge, like a home inside, many extras. $16,000. 0448 768 140.

JAYCO, Freedom, 2004, poptop, two single beds, inner spring mattresses, hotplates, grill, oven, microwave, AC, awning, 3 way fridge, annexe, EC, $21,500. 5977 5659.

JAYCO, 2012, Sterling, model 21-65-7, 2 door fridge, Ibis AC, washing machine, ensuite, solar panel plus 2 batteries, outside entertainment pack, cafe dinette with trifold table, bike rack, pole carrier, fitted with ESC, new condition, suit new buyer. $51,500. 0428 564 662.

JAYCO, Caravan, 1986, model 1665, double bed, with collapsible table to make 2nd double bed, gas oven, new Dometic fridge installed 2009, roll out fitted annexe, installed 2009. $9,000. Phone: 0430 484 592, 9754 2742.

JAYCO, Heritage, 2004, poptop, 17ft, double island bed, AC, front kitchen, 3 way fridge, 4 burner stove, 3 gas, 1 electric and gas oven, microwave, rollout awning, full annexe, sun shade screens for side and end, $17,500.

0418 574 348.

JAYCO Swan, camper van, 2006, bagged awning, bed flys, full annexe, roof racks, many extras, hardly used, easy to tow, EC. $16,000ono. 0425 740 262.

JURGENS Lunagazer, 2012, 20ft, J2406, as new, under warranty, single beds, tare 1,750kgs, full ensuite, rod holder, tows nice, extras. $49,995.

5971 0131, 0400 196 196.

MERCEDES BENZ, Sprinter, 2005, new fit-out, turbo diesel, double bed, LED TV, DVD, 90L 3 way-fridge, microwave, roll out awning, gas hotplate, plenty of cupboard storage, shower and toilet, gas hot water service, 260L fresh water, RWC, reg BOSNA. $54,000ono.

0418 319 877. Nar Nar Goon.

MILARD, 2001, special edition, full annexe, many extras, 16ft, as new, VGC. Pakenham. $21,000. 0408 331 347.

OFF ROAD CAMPER, Australian, ahead of the rest, Odyssey Signature Export, year July 2010, with all extras included, firewood rack, full annexe new, 2nd water tank, skirt, $46,000. 0439 803 137.

PLAYMOR, caravan, Drifter, 2009, EC, comfortable living, recliner chairs, QB, 2 digital TV's, washing machine, slide out AC, awning plus shades, shower, toilet, hot water, frisge, freezer. $79,500.

0422 041 941.

JAYCO, J series van, 2007, EC, reverse cycle air conditioning, gas hotplate plus grill, microwave, awning, $21,500. 0419 112 062.

JAYCO, pop top 17ft 2004, 3 way fridge, 4 burner stove, 2 single beds, microwave, AC, heater, tinted windows, genuine reason for selling, excellent condition. $18,000neg. 0419 530 891, 5997 5376.

JAYCO, Sterling, 2010, 18' 6" tandem poptop, double island bed, toilet /shower, full gas stove /oven/grill, microwave, TV, 3 way fridge, lots of storage, AC/heating, full awning with shade curtain and ground cover, service history, electric brakes, EC. $37,000. Phone: 0407 425 411.

POPTOP, Campervan, Toyota Hiace, 2000, SBV, LWB, 2.4L, manual, AC, CC, CD/MP3 radio, tinted windows, frontline conversion, hot water system, shower, 2 way fridge, 2 burner stove, microwave, Fiamma awning, side annexe, EC, Hayman Reece tow bar, 185,000kms, WUU-683. $27,500. 5623 3301. 0417 266 507.

REGENT Pop top, 18ft, 2008, auto roof lift, TV, microwave, AC, gas and electric stove. Many other extras, tandem axle, roll out awning. $24,500.

9702 3587.

RELOCATABLE home, 2 dbl beds, furnished, no pets, ensuite, toilet, shower, Rosebud. $55,000.

5986 8523, 0413 186 471.

ROADSTAR VOYAGER 1993, 16'6"x7'6", 2 single beds, centre kitchen, 4 burner cooktop, grill and oven, rangehood, 3 way fridge, roll out awning, front boot, full security door, VGC, Reg 06/14. $12,000. 0429 109 834.

ROYAL FLAIR, caravan, full ensuite, new buyer, AC, washing machine, 22ft, kept under cover, built in BBQ, as new. $46,000ono. 5941 2856.

SCENIC, Vega, spinnaker, 18ft, 2008, island double bed, 3 way fridge, microwave, electric/gas cook top, 2 recliners with foot stools, TV and radio, VGC. $26,000ono. Cranbourne. 0427 006 790.

VISCOUNT, "Nipper", 1988, refurbished, single beds, 2 way fridge, microwave, includes all camping gear, plus TV/CD, rear annexe. In Rosebud until middle March. Many extras. $7,000. 0412 131 209.

WALK IN WALKOUT, 24" caravan, 24" aluminium annex, large veranda, 6 burner BBQ with side burner, split system AC and heater, double bedroom, large kitchen and dining area, en suite, large double fridge and freezer, 106cm tv and Blue Ray player, 3M x 3M garden shed. $80,000ono.

0402 428 713.

WINDSOR, 14', pop top,1990, single axle, reg until 12/14, 2 berth, annexe, fridge/stove, gas bottle, porta loo, easy to tow. $2,800. 0410 815 528.

WINDSOR, 20ft, Statesman Royal excellent condition, rear ensuite, front kitchen, roll out awning, reverse cycle underfloor, AC, oven, microwave, Wheelers hill. 0412 170 656.

FARM VEHICLES /MACHINERY MASSEY FERGUSON, 35, tractor, 3 cylinder Perkins Diesel, runs well, GC. $4,950. 0418 317 374

JAYCO, Sterling, 2011, 22ft, awning with annexe, large fridge/freezer, washing machine, full ensuite, TV, DVD player, AC, heating, electric brakes, in new condition, stored in garage. $43,000.

For more photos call 9707 5012 or 0418 549 309.

JAYCO EAGLE, 2009, 3-way fridge. Bagged awning, bed flys. Full custom made annexe. VGC. Excellent for family camping. $18,500. Call 0407 709 443

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Wheel&Deal

By Barry Irving MOTOR VEHICLES

MOTOR VEHICLES

CITROEN, 2005, auto, 1.4C3, 70,000kms, RWC, reg until 08/14, UWG-710. $7,000. 0433 175 066.

JAYCO, Star Craft, 15' pop-top, single beds, roll out awning with shades, 3 way fridge, microwave, TV, GC, Langwarrin. $11,500. 9789 6915, 0429 802 593.

EUREKA, at 65% complete, has Simmonds wheels, 1835 VW engine and gear box, perfect project car. Engine n.o: 043101101A. $5,900ono.

0407 045 410.

FORD, Falcon, BA, XR6, turbo, auto, 2003, leather trim, 18" alloys, 97,000kms, RWC, reg until 02/15, SRA-971, EC, service books. $10,500.

0407 324 695.

HOLDEN, Jackaroo, 3.0 turbo diesel, 250,000kms, GC, reg September 2014, service manual and history, bullbar, Hayman Reese towbar, engine immobiliser, tinted windows, dual batteries, no RWC, PBB-264. $3,000. Phone 5941 3225.

HOLDEN, Berlina, VZ 2006, black, auto, 4 speed, sedan, 167,237 kms, PDW 18 inch rims, CC, 6 cyl, 3.6L petrol, rear park assist, airbags, towbar, electric and tinted windows, sound system with Panasonic touch screen head unit, 2 x 12 inch kicker subs, amp, 6 x speakers, iPod connectivity, interior EC, black/grey.

The vehicle is in EC and has been serviced regularly. New number plates will be supplied as personalised plates 'RHYZ' will not be transferred on sale. Reg 17/05/14. RWC will be supplied. $10,800 or best offer. All enquiries: 0418 274 312.

HOLDEN, Commodore, executive, station wagon, white, VS, 1997 model, PS, AC, heating, interior VGC, body fair, not registered.

Vin Number 6H8VSK35HVL250097. $1,200. Ph:0409 584 926.

HOLDEN, Commodore, VYSS 2002 auto, silver, reg Jan 2015, RWC, 156,470+kms, GC, TXY-857. $10,000ono.

PH:0401 064 364. Narre Warren South.

HOLDEN, Cruz, 2010, CDX, black leather seats pewter grey colour, sun roof, manual, reg until 01/15, YCH-680. $13,500.

0423 092 188.

LAND ROVER, Discovery. 1991, manual, blue, 243,000kms, GC, YLZ298. $3,000. Call Doug 0407 802 225.

MAZDA, RX8, as new condition, 53,000kms, SRG0, $26,000, at Rye, 0409 564 366.

MITSUBISHI. Sigma, station wagon 1987, Astron 2.6L, 5 spd gearbox, high roof, GC, needs clutch plate, eng. M57ZU04405. $550. Phone 8707 5687.

NISSAN, Patrol, wagon, 1990, 4WD, gas, manual, V8, 2 new front tyres, WPX-598. $6,500. 0410 815 528.

TOYOTA, Hilux ute, 4WD, 1990, diesel, canopy with lock up cage and curtain, roof rack, alloy bullbar, safari snorkel, towbar, alloy water tank, alloy tool box and 2 steel tool boxes, Qld reg, 1110BQA, $3,500. 0425 223 584.

TOYOTA, Land Cruiser, 100 series, 1999, diesel with after factory Turbo, eight seater with DVD player, electric brakes and heavy duty Haymen Reece tow bar, 313,000kms, VGC, SNG-632. $21,000 with RWC. Phone 0408 533 122 TOYOTA, landcruiser, GXL, 4.5, gas and petrol, UMY-942, $7,700 ono.

0409 219 017.

TOYOTA, Lucida, 1993, auto, turbo diesel, AC, CC, sunroof, alarm, full electrics, 252,800kms, great family car, reg until 03/15. SCU-323. $2,600.

0422 680 138. Keysborough.

TOYOTA, Prado Grande, 3.4, V6, 2001, leather interior, sunroof, full electrics, new tyres, 8 seater, no off road, EC, reg, RWC, 156,300kms, UGS-205. $16,500. 0407 614 456.

MOTORCYCLES

HOLDEN, Premier Collectors car, auto, original condition, drives smoothly nothing to spend, reg 04228-H. $18,800. 0426 873 347.

HOLDEN, Statesman 2007, 6 cylinder, grey leather interior, cruise control, 5 speed auto, sandstorm colour, reg until 07/14 154,000kms, URZ-024. $16,000. 0408 315 761.

HONDA, Civic GL 1991, 230kms mechanically sound, reliable, fainted paintwork, reg until 30th April, sold as is, EZE-633. $1,250ono. 5986 3189.

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HONDA, Scooter, Forza 250, 35,713kms, VGC, 12 months reg, RWC, IN-5ZA. $3,750ono. 0402 457 516.

YAMAHA, WRF 250, 2004, VGC, 6000kms, FMF pipe, all lights working, for reg. $3,500. 0402 819 053.

UTES & 4WDS TOYOTA, Landcruiser, wagon, 1988, automatic overdrive, little for RWC, VIN JT711FJ6200700265. $3,500.

9702 5397 between 5pm-6pm.

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Panthers put on notice after dismal defeat NEPEAN LEAGUE

By Toe Punt PEARCEDALE coach Ben Cadd has put his players on notice after their pathetic display against Somerville on Anzac Day. On a day when players should have felt a sense of privilege and pride to play a game of footy to honour the men and women who have and continue to serve our country, the Panthers were lethargic, effortless and weak.

Somerville kicked the first seven goals of the game and finished with nine of the first 10 goals of the match.

The game was over at half-time when the spirited Eagles led 9.5 (59) to 1.9 (15).

The Panthers showed a little more in the second half but still went down by 52 points, 16.14 (110) to 7.16 (58).

Cadd said after the dismal pre-season that his club had endured, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surprising to see them without a win at this stage of the season.

Pearcedale had low attendance rates by players during the pre-season, resulting in the loss of a number of players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t commit to the season, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to expect any great results,â&#x20AC;? Cadd said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We looked disinterested and refused to play to instruction. Our game plan is pretty simple but we still fail to carry it out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If players donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to play for the Pearcedale Football Club, then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to sign a clearance form and they can go and play somewhere else. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was honest with the players after the game and told them if they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to commit, then donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother coming to training on Tuesday night,â&#x20AC;?

Cadd said.

After a really poor first quarter, Cadd pleaded with his players to be more committed in the second quarter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please, please, please man up.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not out of the game. We should be but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not your man, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter, make the effort,â&#x20AC;?

Cadd pleaded at the first change.

The message fell on deaf ears.

Somerville kicked seven goals to one for the term and made the Eagles look less than ordinary. In fact, when Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; players were heard abusing each other and questioning one anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment, it became downright embarrassing.

Whilst Pearcedale had a match it would rather forget, Somerville kick started its season.

The Eagles were ordinary in their first two matches but really hit back on Friday, their good players getting plenty of the footy.

Cal Dixon was dominant, especially early, Leigh Stewart got plenty of it in his 300th game, Jedd Sutton had the ball on a string playing forward and through the middle, Josh Collie ran around doing as he liked providing

Tight tussle: Reigning premier Dromana lost to Crib Point by just one point in a thriller on Saturday. Picture: Andrew Hurst

enormous run from half back, Kane McKenzie, playing at full back, destroyed a lacklustre Pat Heijden and Todd Farrelly marked anything and everything that came near him. Sutton and Farrelly finished with four goals each.

The only shining light for Pearcedale was Basil Sibosado, who played half forward and finished with three goals and gave a real effort.

Crib Point enjoyed arguably its best victory in five years when it came from behind to beat reigning premier Dromana by the smallest of margins on Saturday.

Trailing by five points with a minute left on the clock, electrifying Magpies half forward Brad Davidson got on the end of a scrubber kick forward, gathered the footy and from a tight angle 30 metres from goal, gave his side a match winning one-point lead.

The Davidson goal came after Dromana defender Christian Ongarello received a 50-metre penalty and goaled to give the Tigers the lead with a few minutes to play.

The Magpies are in second place on the ladder, one of only two unbeaten sides after three games. Red Hill is the other.

It was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;terrific victoryâ&#x20AC;? according to coach Duane Annable.

Crib Point won the match 13.16 (94) to 13.15 (93).

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The win was great for the group.

It gives them a bit of belief and more importantly, hopefully gives us the respect that we are looking for,â&#x20AC;? Annable said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We added a number of players to the list in the off season and they have certainly made a difference to the way we have approached the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No longer do you simply rock up to training and get a game. You have to earn your spot and you have to perform to keep it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Better depth allows us to have rotations, which we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to do in the past. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the start of pre-season we have been doing competitive work with the football in our hands. If we got injuries at training, so be it. We needed to get better defensively and this was the only way to get where we wanted to be. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In our first three games, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our tackling and pressure that has held us in good stead. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now important that we maintain it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough competition with a lot of teams looking to play finals.

Torin Petrie, cousin of Kangaroo Drew, and Glenn Boyd in his first game each kicked three goals for the Pies, while Jake Bromley was again among the best. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jake is a club junior and has had a

great start to the season. He puts his head where you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stick your foot and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s led the way in how we want to play our footy.

Terry Wheeler was Dromanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best, while Anthony Bruhn booted three goals.

Rosebud went within four points of handing Sorrento its third straight defeat on Saturday at David McFarlane Reserve.

Trailing by just 13 points at three quarter time after leading at half time, the Buds dominated the latter part of the last quarter after Sorrento got three goals in front, only to let themselves down with bad kicking (4.10 to 4.1), losing 12.16 (88) to 11.18 (84).

Arguably the best player on the ground, Jack Jarman, shut down Sharks coach Troy Schwarze playing as a defensive half forward and finished with three goals. Jarman had a chance to win the game in the dying seconds but his shot just missed.

However, there were plenty of other shots throughout the game that were also missed.

Rosebud played on its terms for the majority of the match but it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the job done.

The Sharks had seven goal kickers but lost Ben Schwarze with a quad strain. Rosebud should regain Greg Bentley this week.

Rye stormed home to beat Devon Meadows in a low scoring game, 9.15 (69) to 7.10 (52).

Brady Egan was superb for the winners with five goals while Jake and Luke Semmel and Jai Lloyd were also significant in the win. Ryan Semmel is still a contestant in the reality TV show The Rookie, which offers players the chance to be drafted by an AFL club.

Callum Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hare and Clint Setford were among the best for the Panthers, while James Bow, who kicked 12 goals last week, was restricted to just one major.

Some individual brilliance from boom Hastings recruit Justin Berry and long-time stars Jason Kestle and Colin McVeigh helped the home side shake off Frankston Bombers on Anzac Day. Dylan Hand with four goals, Daniel Wishart and coach Brendan Dunne were also big contributors in the win.

Trailing by seven points at three quarter time, the Blues struggled to get going in the last but eventually the quality all over the ground shone through and they were able to kick clear to win 13.12 (90) to 10.12 (72).

The Blues played selfish footy in the first three and a half quarters while the opposition did exactly the opposite.

Brendan Dunne coached sides are usually a very disciplined, cohesive, committed football team but the Blues are a long way off that at the moment.

They run forward of the footy, are not prepared to push back to defend and try and be too cute with the footy.

Talent, which the Blues have it in spades, will only get them so far. They need to lift their work rate and stay disciplined and structured to compete against the best.

The Bombers were fantastic but rely very much on their good players to get the job done - Mitch Bosward, Jay Reynolds, James Degenhardt, Duncan Proud, Zac Longham (six goals), Shaun Foster and Jeremy Waixel.

The Bombers wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be easy beats this season and the kids will continue to improve with game time.

Red Hill is on top of the ladder after thrashing Tyabb 27.16 (178) to 2.3 (15).

While the woes of the Yabbies are understandable, Red Hill recorded its first 20-plus goal win in more than a decade on Saturday. The Hillmen have arrived.

Hillmen coach Tony Blackford rested five players for the match, all with soreness.

It made little difference, Jarred Eames booting six goals and Michael Dillon five, while Matt Hyden kicked three and was one of the best players on the ground, along with Harry Larwill and Michael Mock.

Ethan Rahilly was the best of the Yabbies.

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Kangas prove point with fighting win PENINSULA LEAGUE

By Toe Punt LANGWARRIN proved that it is capable of playing with the big boys of Peninsula League after fighting off Mt Eliza at Lloyd Park on Saturday.

The Kangas appeared to be the big improvers of the competition leading up to the beginning of the season and backed that up by winning their opening two games of the season in easy fashion.

However, the first two wins came against sides - Karingal and Pines that are not expected to play finals footy in 2014.

The real test for Langwarrin was on Saturday and it came out of it with a big pass mark, winning 13.9 (87) to 8.13 (61).

The Redlegs won the toss and kicked with the aid of a three goal breeze in the first quarter.

Although leading at the change by 11 points, the Redlegs probably didn’t do enough with the advantage they had.

By half time, Langwarrin had kicked six second quarter goals to one and opened up a more than handy 16-point lead.

The Kangas went into the game without key ruckman Luke O’Neil but replacement Nick Hammill, along with regular ruckman Matt Naughton, had the better of Redlegs man mountain John Meesen.

Rikki Johnson was also back after missing a week and Matt Dimkos made his debut.

The home side set up the win in the third quarter, booting six goals against the breeze to Mt Eliza’s four majors.

At the final change, the Kangas led by 30 points.

The final quarter was a scrap, the visitors booting four behinds to be the only scorers of the term.

Langwarrin named young star Blake Harkness their best player, along with Hammill, Luke Churcher and Dan Wehner. Beau Muston booted three goals playing through the middle and in attack.

Winning coach Gavin Artico said Harkness was “a gun”.

“Blake just makes the right decisions all of the time and we all love him being in the team,”Artico said.

“It was a real high pressure game. It looked sloppy and scrappy from where I stood but talking to Mt Eliza and my own players after the game, they said the pressure was enormous throughout the game.

“From my point of view, for this group to hang in there and win a really high intensity game was really pleasing.

“Mt Eliza hit the front in the third quarter and in the past we probably would have buckled. But we got on with the job, hit back and opened up a five goal break.

“It was a really important win for us.

We are improving all the time and if we are going to play finals footy, we have to beat good sides like Mt Eliza,” Artico said.

Langwarrin sits in second place on the ladder, one of three unbeaten teams of the competition, along with YCW and Edithvale.

Frankston YCW is on top of the ladder with a massive percentage after beating Karingal by a whopping 29 goals.

The Stonecats booted 13 goals in the opening half and a further 15 in the second hour, winning 28.20 (188) to 1.4 (10).

YCW forward Ricky Morris booted six goals to make it 16 for the season while Michael Chaplin and Dave Bodley finished with three each. Anthony Barry, who is on Western Bulldogs VFL top-up list, was named best afield.

Luke Van Raay and Michael Burke were named Karingal’s best.

Before the game, YCW coach Scott Mathers said that the structure of his side hadn’t changed a lot in the off season.

“We were disappointed to lose a couple of players during the off season but were fortunate to maintain the majority of our list,” Mathers said.

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“When you have the quality of our list, you should be confident that you can still perform against the best sides in the competition.

“We might lose Bundy (Barry) for a few games and Ash Eames may move back to Albury but at this stage, they’re playing and playing well.

“We tinkered with a few things but not a lot has changed in terms of our game style. If it’s not broken, I don’t see the need to fix it,” Mathers said.

Mornington coach Stuart Seager wanted a big scalp and he got just that after his side thrashed Bonbeach by 43 points.

Seager said before the game that if his side was to be a real threat this season, it needed to play well against Bonbeach.

“The reality is that we’ve recruited well in the off season and if we are to be considered a top three chance, we need to beat Bonbeach on our own ground,” Seager said.

Mornington trailed by two goals at quarter time but booted six unanswered goals in the second term to lead by five goals at the break.

Inaccuracy (15.21 to 10.8) cost the Doggies a bigger win in the end.

Michael Gay dominated in the ruck once again for the winners while Aiden Speedy again got plenty of the footy, along with Danny Nolan.

Shaun Foster booted three majors for the Sharks while Mark Tyrell, Matt Clifford and Jackson Casey were named amongst their best.

Pines registered its first win of the season, dominating after quarter time to beat Chelsea by 45 points, 14.11 (95) to 7.8 (50).

Shaun White kicked three goals and Dale Tedge and Guy Hendry two each for the Pythons while 18-year-old Jayden Luca finished with a couple of majors and plenty of touches playing at half forward.

Todd Gardiner and Jack Greeley were the Gulls’ best while Jayden Attard and Matty Baxter found plenty of the footy once again.

Chelsea coach Paul Howroyd said he wasn’t expecting miracles from him team.

“We have a lot of new faces and the guys who are here really want to be here. We’ll keep improving and that’s all we can do at this stage,” Howroyd said.

In the final match of the round, reigning premier Edithvale-Aspendale had to pull out all of its tricks to get over Seaford.

Coach Troy Shannon said before the game that things were always tough against Seaford.

“I don’t know what it is but we always seem to have trouble beating Seaford. In fact, they’ve had the wood over us for some time,” he said.

Panthers smashed: Pearcedale failed to get to grips with tackling Somerville in its Nepean League game, going down by 52 points on Anzac Day. Picture: Doug Farr

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History almost repeated itself on Saturday, Edithvale coming from eight points down at three-quarter time to eventually win by 10 points, 12.12 (84) to 10.14 (74).

The Tigers welcomed back Brayden Irving to the team as a result of Frankston VFL’s Development squad having a bye.

Whilst Irving didn’t have a major impact, he still helped the structure and potency of the team.

The Eagles went in without Tim Mavric and Timmy Mannix, while Beau Turner resumed in the reserves.

The Eagles’ Jeremy Heys was superb with three goals to be one of the best players on the ground, while Jeremy Stokes was Seaford’s best.

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