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Mush Rahaman who runs a cafe in Berwick Village is calling for people to support local business during the coronavirus crisis. 206418 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS sized businesses will help ease the cash flow hardship many businesses are facing and help them to pay bills, pay staff and stay afloat.

In measures announced Wednesday 18 March, indoor public gatherings of more than 100 people will be banned and restrictions will be placed on aged care facilities in Victoria, following agreement by the National Cabinet.

The new measures are in addition to the banning of mass outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people and the 14-day isolation of travellers coming to Australia that are already in place to slow the spread of Covid-19.

There are 121 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Victoria and 464 confirmed cases nationally.

In other coronavirus related news: Casey is thrown into chaos as events cancel; supermarkets introduce a 'community hour' for the most vulnerable; motorists feel reprieve as fuel prices plunge; and LaTrobe MP Jason Wood calls for calm.

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As the outbreak of coronavirus spreads, a cafe owner in Berwick says he and other neighbouring businesses are starting to feel the impact.

Mush Rahaman, the owner of La Baguette cafe in Berwick Village, said he was losing money and has had to cut back staff hours due to the pandemic.

Compared to this time last year, his sales had dropped 20 to 30 per cent.

"Right now we're losing money," Mr Rahaman said, who has been running his popular cafe for the past two-and-half years.

"Everyone is trying to do their best on their own."

"We do not know how long we will survive," he said, adding "everyday" businesses had been putting up closed signs on their doors.

He said people choosing to stay home "is not really helping anyone of us".

Mr Rahaman, a father of two, said despite the outbreak pushing customers away he was trying to remain positive.

In an effort to boost trade, Mr Rahaman has made an impassioned plea on the La Baguette cafe Facebook page urging people to support their local business, saying: "It is a time for togetherness, love and support".

"It is a crucial time for all of us. We are all scared of the recent pandemic of coronavirus," he wrote in the Facebook post.

"Soon the virus will be a history and we will all go back to our normal life, but you may not find your favourite places.

"Every business within our local community is very dedicated and doing their very best to satisfy our customer experience," the post said. "Their families will be struggling," he added."I haven't had a day off for the last few weeks, but that's the way it is."

On 12 March, the Federal Government announced a $17 billion stimulus package, providing vital support to keep businesses afloat in the wake of the damaging effects of coronavirus.

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Operation Bounce Back The City of Casey and National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council are launching Operation Bounce Back to help communities reduce the risk of becoming victims of opportunistic theft.

With a car stolen every 12 minutes in Australia, urgent action is needed to change these statistics.

There are simple steps we can take to reduce our chances of becoming a victim of opportunistic theft:

Teddy Bears’ Picnic Kids of Casey are invited to bring their favourite teddy and join the Old Cheese Factory for a Teddy Bears’ Picnic on Wednesday 8 April 2020, 11.00 am to 1.00 pm.

With loads of adventures to be had, it will be a fun illed day with activities for kids aged 2 to 10, including: • Dancing and singing with Hey Dee Ho Music on the main stage • Bunning’s creative art space • Bear block party with a chance to build creations with Duplo and Lego blocks Entry is • Teddy Bear Hospital where kids can check their teddy’s heath $2 for kids • Adventures through the gardens on self-guided bear hunts For more information or to pre-order your lunch packs contact the Old Cheese Factory on 9702 1919.

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1. Always lock your car and consider using a steering wheel lock 2. Close the windows in your home 3. Park your car in the garage, or a well-lit area 4. Install a GPS tracking device on your car For your chance to win a GPS tracker and installation for one year, and the opportunity to win a $20 fuel voucher, complete our short Operation Bounce Back survey on Casey Conversations website. There are 80 GPS trackers and 20 $20 fuel vouchers to give away.

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FREE training for volunteers Council is hosting a range of FREE training opportunities for community volunteers to learn more about a number of topics, including basic or advanced grant writing, good governance and recruitment.

Casey Community Grants Program opening soon

Volunteer Forum Volunteers can also join the third annual Service Club Forum on Tuesday 31 March from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm at Bunjil Place in Narre Warren to network and share ideas about progressing their organisations.

The FREE event also provides a chance to meet like-minded people and for prospective volunteers to ind out about the wonderful opportunities available in Casey.

Connecting Casey’s volunteers

This year’s Forum will have a focus on new member recruitment, cultural inclusion and marketing opportunities.

For more information on these events visit the City of Casey’s website and search ‘community training’.

Autumn School Holiday Program

Two FREE information sessions are being held on Monday 23 March to provide organisations and groups with application advice and increase their understanding of the guidelines, as well as tips on submitting a great application.

• 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm at Selandra Community Hub,

Small Hall, 7-9 Selandra Boulevard, Clyde North

• 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm at Bunjil Place Library,

The very popular Casey Teenage School Holiday Program is back for the Autumn school holidays and open for bookings.

Meeting rooms 1 & 2 Level 1, Patrick North East Drive, Narre Warren

There are loads of activities for kids aged 10 - 17 to sign up to, ranging in cost from FREE to $30. Activities planned for the upcoming Autumn school holidays program include a trip to Healesville Sanctuary, ‘splat ball’, ‘movie madness’ and ‘Mexican Fiesta’ cooking class.

For more information and to book visit the City of Casey’s website and search ‘Casey Teenage School Holiday Program.’

The City of Casey is encouraging Casey’s not-for proit community groups and organisations to apply for the 2020/2021 Community Grants Program opening on Monday 23 March 2020. Up to $5,000 is available for programs that beneit Casey’s community.

Bookings are now open for our popular Casey Teenage School Holiday Autumn Program

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Mick’s park honour Casey Council has approved a recommendation to name a reserve in Clyde North the ‘Mick Morland Reserve’ to honour former Casey mayor Mick Morland.

The reserve, which is located at 336i Grices Road, within the Edrington Ward which Mick Morland served as councillor for six terms since he was first elected in 1992, will be developed into a district level AFL/cricket and netball facility.

It will include one oval, two netball courts, a multipurpose community pavilion, cricket nets, a car park, a playground, shared paths, landscaping and public art.

Casey Council manager of city and asset planning, Keri New, said the reserve will provide a new community hub that celebrates Mr Morland’s support of sporting clubs, community, and nature conservation.

“The site is in the Kilora Park Estate, a new residential area within Clyde North, one of Australia’s fastest growing suburbs. The new recreation reserve will provide much needed recreation space, facilities and participation opportunities for the new community to be active and connected,” she said.

“The reserve forms part of the council endorsed ‘Mick Morland Legacy Link’, connecting the new community centre, recreation reserve and Cardinia Creek, an important recreation, conservation, and ecologically significant site.

“A suite of design installations are planned and council officers are consulting relevant parties and progressing the design of these elements.

“The new reserve is ideal to be named in honour of Mick Morland and to acknowledge his significant role.”

Council will give public notice of its intention to name the site ‘Mick Morland Reserve’

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A Clyde North reserve will pay tribute to the late Casey mayor Mick Morland. 146711 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS to invite submissions and will also request the registrar of Geographic Names to endorse council’s resolution.

The Morland family have provided support for the ‘Mick Morland Legacy Link’ including naming the site ‘Mick Morland Reserve’.

The announcement comes after Casey Council decided not to proceed with a proposal last year to rename Pioneers Park in Berwick as Mick Morland Reserve following a consultation period with the community who strongly

supported retaining the current name.

Hundreds farewelled the popular mayor, who died aged 67, when he was struck by a car on 24 June 2017 while on his regular evening walk.

The project for the reserve is included in council’s 2019-20 capital works program and is outlined in the Clyde North Precinct Structure Plan and Council’s Leisure Facilities Development Plan.

Major build starts on Monash Freeway Construction on stage two of the $1.4 billion Monash Freeway upgrade has begun, with the centre median of the corridor to be transformed into a work site.

The project will keep traffic moving on the vital corridor and create 1000 local jobs during construction across the whole project. Start of construction was bolstered by an extra $367.5 million committed in September by the State and Federal Governments.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the upgrade, due to be completed in 2022, would ensure the Monash Freeway supported continued growth in traffic numbers in the expanding south east.

"We want to meet the huge demand for this corridor which is why beyond adding extra lanes, we're improving links to the Monash," Mr McCormack said.

Federal Member for La Trobe Jason Wood said the project would deliver long-lasting benefits for the community.

"The project will add extra lane in either direction from Clyde Road to Cardinia Road

LaTrobe MP Jason Wood at the Monash Freeway 206307 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS and upgrade Beaconsfield Interchange, the extension of O'Shea Road in Berwick, which will facilitate the Minta City development, opening 10,000 new job opportunities which would

greatly benefit residents in the south east," Mr Wood said.

Work is already underway on the freeway shoulder to maintain lane availability during construction, and temporary line marking will begin in the coming weeks.

Barriers are being installed along the freeway, which will be expanded from eight to ten lanes between Springvale Road and EastLink - with an extra outbound lane built between Warrigal Road and Springvale Road.

The freeway will also be expanded from four to six lanes between Clyde Road and Cardinia Road. Smart transport technology and new overhead gantries will be installed on the Monash, giving motorists live traffic information and better lane management during incidents to keep traffic flowing.

The project is jointly funded by the Australian and Victorian Governments, with the Australian Government committing $683.8 million and the Victorian Government committing the remainder.

Victoria Police has moved to reassure members of the community about their risk of catching Covid-19 through breath tests.

In a statement, the organisation said "the exposure risk to coronavirus from a PBT (prelimary breath test) machine is no different to going about your daily life in the community".

Victoria Police said it had sought advice from medical experts and been reassured that it is still safe for drivers to take a PBT. "It is against the law for drivers to refuse a PBT on the basis that they suspect coronavirus could be contracted," the statement added.

Police use new straws and gloves for each PBT and the machine gets disinfected between use.

Drivers are allowed to ask police to complete these steps again in front of them if they have any concerns.

Normal penalties apply to those who refuse to undergo a PBT, including licence cancellation for two years and a maximum fine of nearly $2000.

The news follows an announcement by Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton on Monday 16 March that booze and drug buses will be suspended to lessen the risk of spreading Covid-19.Officers in patrol cars will still conduct PBTs.

Teens arrested following cop chase Four teenagers have been arrested and charged following a pursuit in Cranbourne on Monday 16 March.

Police allegedly clocked a stolen car travelling along Cherryhill Drive at 170km/h in an 80km/h zone about 12.40am.

A short pursuit was initiated, and the car was dumped near the intersection of Harmer Road and the Princes Highway where the teens ran from the scene, police say.

Officers from Casey Highway Patrol, Narre Warren, Endeavour Hills, Public Order Response Team and Frontline Tactical Unit assisted in arresting the teens nearby.

Two 16-year-old boys from Narre Warren and Cranbourne, a 14-year-old Cranbourne North boy and a 16-year-old Cranbourne girl have all been charged with theft of motor vehicle and other related offences.

They will appear at a children's court at a later date.

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IBAC HEARING

Tyler’s early ‘corrupt’ call

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Casey’s former CEO Mike Tyler called out a “corrupt” land deal involving developer John Woodman as early as a “hostile” 2013 meeting between the pair and council officers, an IBAC inquiry has heard.

Mr Tyler rejected Mr Woodman’s overtures for the rezoning of a 200-hectare parcel of Cranbourne West industrial land to residential, former mayor Amanda Stapledon told the hearing on 17 March.

“He actually walked into the meeting quite hostile and I’ve never seen Mr Tyler like that before, and that meeting was cut very short.”

Later that night, Mr Tyler told Ms Stapledon that the proposal “looked corrupt”.

“I disagreed with that because I was actually holding that meeting with council officers and himself,” Ms Stapledon said.

“I failed to see how that would be looking corrupt.

“I did reply and say that I didn’t think that that was a fair statement and I think that was what ended the conversation soon after.”

Ms Stapledon said it was “likely” that Mr Tyler and Mr Woodman clashed on other planning issues as well as what became known as Amendment C219.

“Mr Tyler definitely disliked Mr Woodman because of the issues that were involved.”

Mr Tyler and Casey planning officers didn’t treat Mr Woodman, his developer son Heath and certain other developers “fairly at times”, she said.

Mr Woodman had never discussed getting rid of Mr Tyler to her but “he probably would have said he was happy about it, I would imagine”.

There was “Bad blood” between Mr Tyler and councillors for two years up until his departure in early 2018, Ms Stapledon told the hearing.

Casey chief executive Mike Tyler, left, with Casey councillors and La Trobe MP Jason Wood at Picture: ROB CAREW Bunjil Place’’s opening in 2017. 174129 Though once a “great supporter” of Mr Tyler, she backed Mr Tyler’s departure due to “significant” and “unresolvable” matters.

She cited Mr Tyler’s “antagonistic” behaviour, him no longer listening to councillors and a “great divide” between officers and councillors.

“As sad as I was about it, I felt that we were just - it was a battleground in the end.”

Ms Stapledon also heard that there was efforts to protect officers from councillors bullying on planning matters.

In a phone tap in December 2018, she and then-councillor Sam Aziz spoke of “working behind the scenes” for Mr Tyler’s departure.

Mr Aziz tells of how former mayor Geoff Ablett had acted like “he orchestrated the greatest coup in history when in reality, he would not have been able to do any it without our help”.

“There were so many of us working behind the scenes to support him,” Ms Stapledon tells Mr Aziz.

She was “no longer hurting” at Mr Ablett’s characterisation of the episode, but “at one stage, I was devastated”.

“No it’s not worth it,” Mr Aziz says. “You got the prize you wanted and that was ... the sweetest victory of all.”

At the hearing, Ms Stapledon said the prize

was the mayoralty - a contest against in which Mr Woodman intervened 2018.

“Mr Aziz was ... saying, ‘Move on. You are mayor now. You can put that behind you.’

“There’s absolutely no connection between Mr Tyler leaving and me becoming mayor.”

She said she had been “hurt” by Mr Ablett’s lobbying pitch for mayor.

“I wasn’t looking for credit, just to be clear.

“When it came time for Mr Ablett to lobby for his next term as mayor, which would have been his fourth term, one of the things that he was promoting was the work that he single handedly did to get rid of Mr Tyler.

“I wouldn’t like to say we got rid of him, because I still regret that we did not have an opportunity to give him the farewell that he truly deserved.”

Last year, the IBAC inquiry had heard phone taps of former mayor Geoff Ablett bragging to Mr Woodman of “nailing” Mr Tyler.

At the hearing, Mr Ablett denied that Mr Woodman instigated Mr Tyler’s departure though “when he went he was happy about that”.

Mr Ablett admitted having discussions with Mr Woodman about the issue.

“He did ask me about Mr Tyler and I did say, ‘We’re having talks to see if we can iron out some differences with Mr Tyler.’”

Mr Woodman had earlier told IBAC that he’d asked Mr Ablett to consider whether Mr Tyler’s “time was up”.

Crs Ablett and Aziz are being accused by IBAC of taking collectively $1.2 million from Mr Woodman in exchange for their support on planning decisions.

Mr Woodman had also donated to Ms Stapledon’s state and local election campaigns.

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‘Whatever you need, Sam’

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Weeks after being installed Casey mayor, Amanda Stapledon was involved in negotiations over the H3 intersection despite a declared conflict of interest with developer John Woodman, an IBAC inquiry heard.

Ms Stapledon was voted in mayor after an October 2018 meeting with Mr Woodman, who intervened on her behalf.

She denied that at the meeting, she offered to support his application for the Hall Road project but only to help end a "turf war" between developers Wolfdene and Dacland.

Wolfdene, run by Mr Woodman's son Heath, had provided more than $1 million support in seed funding and funding services for a Blairlogie Living and Learning accommodation project with links to Ms Stapledon.

Ms Stapledon's son attends the Blairlogie service but didn't benefit from the project for adult accommodation units. Ms Stapledon is a Blairlogie committee member.

She had also received election campaign donations from Mr Woodman in 2014 and 2016.

As newly-elected mayor, she sought "reconciliation" between the "turf war" developers and council officers, though conceded she only met with Mr Woodman's side.

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Amanda Stapledon, pictured at Casey Council's last council meeting, told IBAC she breached her conflict of interest relating to developer John Woodman. 204924 Picture: GARY SISSONS with Mr Woodman's consultant Megan Schutz, Wolfdene's lobbyist Lorraine Wreford and Save Cranbourne West Residents Action Group (SCRWAG) leader Ray Walker, who was a paid Woodman lobbyist on the H3 issue, on 14 November 2018.

The meeting at the Sandhurst Club was "another meeting perhaps I shouldn't have attended" due to her conflict of interest, she told IBAC. "I was trying to ascertain if there was a willingness to come around the table with the other developer, Dacland, and to try to put an end to this turf war."

To that end, she sought council officers to jointly meet with Dacland and Wolfdene but

there was no resolution.

Ms Stapledon denied lobbying councillors on the H3 issue, which would have been "improper".

"To the best of my ability I would have stayed off those matters."

She was then challenged with a recorded phone call between her and Mr Aziz, who had been receiving allegedly corrupt payments from Mr Woodman.

Four days after Ms Stapledon's Sandhurst Club meeting, Mr Aziz tells her "I have a solution for Hall Road".

"I heard this was all in the wings, so that's good," Ms Stapledon replies.

Mr Aziz tells her to "drive it with" Casey CEO Glenn Patterson for a council officer's report and recommendation, that they need to get Cr Damien Rosario "on board" and to get Cr Wayne Smith to get Cr Tim Jackson "on board".

"It's a solution that is clever and will take the heat out of everything," Mr Aziz says.

"It may not be entirely cost-neutral to council. There may be, like, a couple of hundred thousand dollars in it but at least it will actually negate the safety issue, keep Dacland happy and keep the other guys happy as well."

Ms Stapledon replies: "Love it, love it, love it.

Happy to do all that."

At the hearing, IBAC principal lawyer Amber

Harris said to Ms Stapledon: "That's not you staying out of it, is it?"

"I think it was at that point I should have pushed back on Mr Aziz," Ms Stapledon said.

On the same call, Mr Aziz tells Ms Stapledon that the solution came from the "Blood Donor" - his nick-name for Mr Woodman.

"Those two ideas have come from him so we've got to work on getting them developed," Mr Aziz says.

"Magic, love it, yep. Whatever you need, Sam. Told you that," Ms Stapledon replies.

"So we'll sit together once I get all the details and we'll design the strategy. And then go for it," Mr Aziz says.

"Sounds good to me," Ms Stapledon says.

Under questioning from IBAC, Ms Stapleon says: "From my point of view it would be about getting an outcome that was suitable for the community."

Commissioner Redlich responded: "You can sit in the witness box until the cows come home saying, 'I only do what's in the best interests of the community,' but if you've received benefits from Mr Woodman, no one will ever know for sure what the reason is for why you are supporting his ideas.

"That's the problem, isn't it?"

"Yes, it is," Ms Stapledon said.

IBAC hearing suspended over pandemic The inquiry into alleged Casey councillor corruption has been put on hold in response to coronavirus.

IBAC Commissioner Robert Redlich announced on 17 March that the Operation Sandon public hearings would be adjourned until further notice.

In a statement, he said it was a “precautionary measure in consideration of public health”.

“IBAC will make a public announcement once it is appropriate to recommence the hearings.”

The inquiry is expected to call further witnesses as well as experts in Victoria’s planning

system, political donations, lobbying and governance.

Meanwhile, IBAC has closed its offices until further notice after a worker in its building tested positive to Covid-19.

Mr Redlich had closed the hearings on 15 and 16 March to the public in response to es-

calating health concerns, including Victoria’s declared state-of-emergency.

The proceedings were live-streamed on internet.

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Provenance Artists Inc wish to advise the the Berwick Great Art Show on 27 - 29 March to be held at Nossal High School has been postponed because of the Coronavirus.

This was to be our 21st art show, the biggest art in the south east and a premium art event of Victoria with from leading artists throughout Victoria and interstate.

There was also going to be the unveiling of the 'Lest We Forget' - Vietnam Exhibition of 20 amazing paintings planned with discussion with Vietnam veterans and the national Vietnam Veterans Museum on Phillip Island.

The Vietnam exhibition will now be held at the Cranbourne RSL 9 - 23 April.

For the great art show we have received a very large cartoon over 3m wide by Archie Balderstone which was to feature at the art show about the 'Casey Circus ... shitty of shame' which features Woodman and seven ex-mayors.

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To the kind person who handed my bank card back to the westpac bank after it was accidentally left in the teller machine.

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Thumbs up To the very king young woman, in Woollworths Beaconsfield, who gave us the toilet rolls that she was about to buy, when we were too slow to get to the shelf before it emptied.

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Serey sought poll funds

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Former Casey mayor Susan Serey asked for developer John Woodman’s help during her 2018 state election campaign days after allegations of his suspicious dealings in Casey were publicly aired, an IBAC Operation Sandon hearing was told.

Tom Kenessey, a consultant for developer Leighton Properties, received a What’s App encrypted message from Ms Serey on 13 November 2018 inquiring for help mailing out 19,000 letters.

Her first message asked if “John can organise for 9K letters be sent out?” She was instructed to bring the letters to Mr Watson’s company address in Mornington.

Three days later, she asked for another “10K” letters to be done. Mr Kenessey replied “all good”.

Mr Kennessey was recorded making the request to Mr Woodman on 14 November, according to IBAC Commissioner Robert

Redlich. “I think our friend Susie might need a little bit more help” IBAC alleges that Mr Woodman paid $16,500 for the two mailouts, though Ms Serey told IBAC she wasn’t sure if they delivered on all of the request.

At that stage, Liberal candidate Ms Serey was contesting the seat of Narre Warren South for the second time.

Her 2018 campaign had already received $10,000 from Mr Woodman, on top of his donation to her tilt during the 2014 state election.

She had also been recently invited by Mr Woodman to a fundraising ‘youth roundtable’ luncheon at a Crown Casino restaurant to meet former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, she told IBAC. Among the guests was Mr Kenessey.

Two weeks earlier, Mr Woodman and his relationship to Casey councillors had come under fire in two articles published by The Age. One of the projects raised was the proposed rezoning of industrial land to residen-

tial in Cranbourne West, known as Amendment C219.

Since 2014, Leightons had hired Mr Woodman as a consultant to win Casey Council and State Government approval for C219.

Ms Serey told an IBAC hearing on 13 March that she was unaware of Mr Woodman’s financial interest and “vaguely aware” of Leighton’s interest in C219 at the time.

She’d only read the Age articles - and its references to Mr Woodman and Leighton - “very briefly“.

“I guess the context of my mindset was just not focused on that.

“I just believed that Mr Woodman was a Liberal supporter. That’s how I saw it.”

She’d been “annoyed“ by the stories because she saw them as a politically-motivated attack on her just before the state election.

She’d contacted Mr Kenessey for mailout help because she didn’t have Mr Woodman’s contact details.

“I actually did ask other people. So it was

sort of a generic call out to friends, families and supporters to see if they can help with that mailout.”

She and Mr Kenessey - who she described as between a friend and an acquaintance - had often caught up for coffee and talked politics with “in passing maybe a mention” of Mr Woodman.

“I knew that they knew each other but I didn’t know the business links of that.”

She didn’t recall talking to Mr Kenessey about C219.

In a recorded phone call two months after the election, Mr Woodman talks to Mr Kenessey about “liaising with” Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards and Ms Serey “to the tune of $50,000” in November 2018.

He says he can’t put it in writing because political donations were against Leighton’s code of conduct.

Ms Serey denied the donations would have affected her conduct in State Parliament, if elected.

Serey admits sympathy for $80,000 Aziz lawsuit

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Former Casey councillor Susan Serey said her “heart went out” to colleague Sam Aziz during his controversial defamation suit against a Berwick Springs resident, an IBAC inquiry has heard.

Defying council officer advice, councillors secretly voted for ratepayers to foot the $80,000 legal costs for Mr Aziz’s “private action” in 2017 and 2019.

The votes occurred in closed council.

Casey Council recouped about $15,000 after the resident settled with Mr Aziz.

Ms Serey told the IBAC hearing on 12 March

that she didn’t think the move was strange. Her sympathy was with Mr Aziz after he and the council were “bagged” on a Facebook page opposed to a “contentious” project to move a roundabout in front of Berwick Springs estate in Narre Warren South.

“I think there was a series of attacks on the council and Cr Aziz being accused of corruption and something else, just about his behaviour.

“I had sympathy for Mr Aziz, who was going through that, because he was the one who was being targeted by the community.”

Ms Serey said she opted to “stay out of the public” but Mr Aziz “may attract that” with his

Facebook and Twitter commentary.

“If something like that happened to me I’d hope that the council would see that that was in my position as councillor and, you know, I would want some assistance if I wanted to go down that track.”

When first discussed, Mr Aziz was Casey mayor at the time and Ms Serey his co-deputy.

Mr Aziz absented himself during the decision but told councillors of the “distressing nature” of the Facebook attack.

“You know, my heart went out to him at the time,” Ms Serey said.

“I wouldn’t want that to happen to me.”

Former councillor Gary Rowe told IBAC on 13 March that Mr Aziz was the “target of significant personal abuse” as a result of his “public duties”.

“Not that he didn’t give as much back, I suppose, and I guess allegations of other things.”

Casey CEO Glenn Patterson had told IBAC that council officers consistently advised that the council shouldn’t fund “what’s essentially a private action with the use of public funds”.

IBAC is currently investigating allegations that Mr Aziz received $900,000 from developer John Woodman while voting and lobbying in favour of Mr Woodman’s proposals at council.

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‘Sloppy with paperwork’

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Former Casey mayor Amanda Stapledon has conceded she did not fully declare her conflicts of interest with developer John Woodman, an IBAC hearing was told.

“I believe I was very sloppy with my paperwork,” she repeatedly told the inquiry on 16 March.

While running for Narre Warren North in the 2014 state election, Ms Stapledon didn’t declare the conflict of interest at all at council meetings.

After the campaign, she underplayed Mr Woodman’s help. Routinely she described her conflict as him “attending fundraising events” for the 2014 state election. She failed to report his $25,000 donation to her 2014 state election bid, as well as buying two tables at her $1000-ahead fundraiser, donating a helicopter ride and a lunch at Yering Station for auction and hosting her campaign launch.

“It wasn’t as articulate as it should have been,” Ms Stapledon told IBAC. “It wasn’t designed to be deceiving.”

IBAC Commissioner Robert Redlich said it appeared to be a “deliberate omission of the primary reason for your conflict”.

Amanda Stapledon in Casey Council’s last council meeting on 18 February. 204924 Picture: GARY SISSONS “I certainly didn’t have that agenda, sir,” Ms Stapledon replied.

After the 2016 council election, Ms Stapledon also omitted declaring being part of Mr Woodman’s $100,000 campaign for a group of “likeminded” candidates. The campaign included election ads, photos, printing and mailouts.

Then-councillor Sam Aziz, who organised the campaign, had said “we didn’t need to worry about” who funded it, Ms Stapledon told IBAC. Ms Stapledon didn’t declare the assistance on her election declaration, nor as a conflict of interest at council.

She told IBAC she wasn’t certain Mr Woodman funded the campaign until some time after the election.

“Mr Woodman has never asked me to do anything for him.

“I need to be very clear there: he has done nothing improper in that regard.”

On 1 April 2014, she failed to declare the conflict of interest and voted on rezoning industrial land in Cranbourne West - a matter in which Mr Woodman had a significant interest and had prepared a briefing note for Cr Stapledon in February.

For the rest of the year, she “got out of the room” and didn’t vote on Woodman-related matters - but didn’t declare her conflict.

She told IBAC she should have “declared the donations and the support”.

She knowingly failed to do so, to hide Mr Woodman’s assistance from others in a “fractious” Liberal Party. Some in her party, “headed by the then upper house MP”, were trying to “stifle” her election fundraising because she was a state candidate “that wasn’t wanted”.

It resulted in a “broken” campaign, she told IBAC.

“Funds were starved, equipment was withdrawn, which certainly happened to me, and there was ... what I would perceive was a deliberate campaign to derail the candidate’s campaign.”

Ms Stapledon said Mr Woodman offered to donate to her campaign in mid-March 2014.

This was in contrast to his claim at IBAC that she requested the donation.

“He said that he’d done well in life and he wanted to support good candidates and he wanted to support good causes,” Ms Stapledon said. “I was aware of my conflict of interest. I was also aware that he had said to me, ‘I want you to be open and transparent, declare, and get out of the room.’”

In February 2014, she and then-councillors Sam Aziz and Geoff Ablett had met with Mr Woodman ahead of him drafting a briefing note for Casey Council to investigate rezoning industrial land in Cranbourne West.

In closed council, councillors voted in favour of the investigation.

Ms Stapledon conceded “in hindsight” that the pre-council meeting was improper.

‘Big boy politics’ regret, Stapledon tells IBAC hearing

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Former Casey mayor Amanda Stapledon has expressed “deep regret” over her conduct that’s under investigation by an IBAC inquiry.

She and other councillors have been scrutinised by Operation Sandon for allegedly accepting support and acting in the interests of developer John Woodman.

“I would like to say how deeply I regret my actions in this matter,” Ms Stapledon told the IBAC hearing on 17 March.

“My intention was always to be a fantastic councillor, champion of the community and those in need.

“I’m so bitterly disappointed in myself and the impact that I might have had on my council officers, who I love dearly, and fellow councillors and the community.”

IBAC Commissioner Robert Redlich said her statement of contrition was similar to her friend and Woodman lobbyist Lorraine Wreford.

Ms Stapledon said she hadn’t discussed her statement with Ms Wreford.

“I just don’t believe my behaviours were in line with my values.”

Earlier in the hearing she said she’d tried to play “big boy politics and wasn’t doing a very good job of it”, and that she’d shown a “terrible sense of judgement”.

She called for councillors to undergo mandatory ongoing education on conflicts of interest.

Mr Redlich replied that “the regrettable fact is in your case it wasn’t about ignorance of the conflict of interest rules”.

“It wasn’t a lack of understanding about them that led you to non-compliance, is it?”

Ms Stapledon said she wasn’t across all of the rules presented during the IBAC hearing.

“Had we had that continuation of that education around governance, conflicts of interest, communication, all of those things, I think I would have done things differently.”

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Bullying claims aired

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Former Casey councillor and deputy mayor Rosalie Crestani has told an IBAC hearing that she was been bullied by her ex-colleagues for "years".

Ms Crestani accused then-mayor Amanda Stapledon of seeking her to step down as deputy mayor three times.

At issue was Ms Crestani publicly speaking out against the council's approvals of mosques. Her stance was routinely opposed

by Ms Stapledon.

According to the council's policy, councillors were recommended to advise the council's communications unit of their "media interactions".

"And that's why she asked me to step down as deputy, and I refused," Ms Crestani said, noting the media guidelines weren't mandatory.

Ms Crestani said her chief bullies were Ms Stapledon and another former councillor Sam Aziz.

Mr Aziz "rallied" councillors against her after she supported a councillor who complained against Mr Aziz at a code-of-conduct panel hearing in 2013, Ms Crestani said.

"There were different elements over so many years but I'm a quick forgiver.

"If I happened to disagree with certain individuals, they'd let me know about it."

She was "intimidated" by their comments, which were often made in public. Occasionally, it was aimed at influencing her vote, Ms Crestani said.

"It was there for the public to see. It must have been acceptable for it to continue for years and years and years. It wasn't just me, it was stacks of people."

Other ex-councillors such as Gary Rowe and Susan Serey said they saw no signs of bullying but more along the lines of robust debate.

Casey mayor Amanda Stapledon with her deputies Timothy Jackson and Rosalie Crestani in 2018.

At the hearing, Ms Crestani was played a secret phone tap of former colleague Geoff Ablett seeking talking points from developer John Woodman to brief Ms Crestani on the H3 intersection planning issue in late 2018.

After crunching the numbers with Mr Woodman, Mr Ablett talks of Ms Crestani being likely voted in to chair the matter.

"We were pushing for her because she was running for us and she gets a casting vote," Mr Ablett tells Mr Woodman.

"She said, 'I will follow what you say, Geoff'."

Upon hearing the tape, Ms Crestani told the inquiry that: "I'm disgusted actually ... it makes people into puppets."

She said Mr Ablett was "talking himself up" in terms of his influence on her.

At the time, Ms Crestani knew of Mr Woodman funding Mr Ablett's state election campaign as well as the pair being investigated by the State Ombudsman in 2015.

She agreed with IBAC Commissioner Robert Redlich that Mr Ablett shouldn't have briefed her due to his conflict of interest. But she wasn't sure if that extended to private discussions outside of the council chamber.

"At times I wasn't sure where the lines were."

Commissioner Redlich said phone taps suggested that Mr Ablett was able to persuade Ms Crestani to support pro-Woodman motions .

"Well, then he would be underestimating me because I thought he knew me as an independent mind and I made decisions always independently, even at risk of friendships," Ms Crestani said.

Ms Crestani recalled being elected as one of the deputy mayor positions in a split vote in 2018. It was effectively decided by Susan Serey's vote for Ms Crestani over Wayne Smith.

"It was either a conservative or a Commie," Ms Serey later told her.

Ms Stapledon told IBAC that she didn't vote for Ms Crestani as deputy mayor, nor did she vote for her.

In a phone tap, she told ally Mr Aziz that Ms Crestani would "listen to Geoff (Ablett) when it comes to important matters of voting".

Commissioner Redlich noted the conflicts that Mr Aziz, Mr Ablett and Ms Stapledon had in reference to voting on matters related to Mr Woodman.

"Mr Aziz has got knowledge that you have a conflict and he's working on you to be involved.

"Mr Ablett has got a conflict and you are telling Mr Aziz that Ablett's got Ms Crestani's ear when he shouldn't.

"What's going on?"

Ms Stapledon said: "My values were not in line with my behaviours or my behaviours were not in line with my values, sir, and I'm bitterly disappointed in myself."

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The Beaconhills Year 3 Collective was among eight contributors chosen to make over a tram as part of Melbourne Art Trams, a major public art project.

The students’ colourful design also won the People’s Choice Award.

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The Beaconhills Year 3 Collective created a series of body shapes similar to those in the work of American artist Keith Haring, with a focus on unity and harmony in the community.

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with quick stickmen sketches of each other before fleshing them out into body shapes.

Students discussed the importance of unity and harmony in the community and tried to choose colours which expressed that by starting with primaries and freely mixing other colours as desired.

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Corona chaos hits Casey

By Brendan Rees Coronavirus fears have resulted in a whirlwind of cancellations and confusion in Casey as more cases of Covid-19 emerge across the state.

Schools and community groups have been quick to cancel a flurry of events while sporting clubs have been thrown into chaos - some unsure if they'll be able to run competitions.

Casey Cardinia Libraries have also suspended the delivery of library programs, events and outreach services for the next 30 days due to the pandemic.

In the past week, the annual Casey Relay for Life at Akoonah Park in Berwick was cancelled and all Anzac Day services will not run this year.

It comes as the Federal Government announced a State of Emergency on 16 March to combat the Covid-19 viral disease which includes banning of mass gatherings of more than 500 people and 14-day isolation requirements for those entering Australia's borders.

Casey Council announced "it will looking to reschedule" large non-essential programs and events to be held at Casey facilities, including Casey Cardinia libraries, Casey Stadium, Casey Fields, and Bunjil Place for the rest of March to ensure it protects the community.

"Council is undertaking daily monitoring based on advice provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Chief Medical Officer," Casey Council's director of community life Steve Coldham said.

"We will be implementing contingency planning to ensure we can continue to deliver priority services to our community," Twenty-seven new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed on 18 March - bringing the total number of cases in Victoria to 121, however none have been confirmed in Casey, if any exist.

Monash Health has established a fever clinic in Gibb Street, Berwick for public screening of Coronavirus, which has seen long queues of people forming outside the facility wearing face masks on a daily basis - as they wait to be tested for the severe respiratory illness. Other fever clinics have been established in Clayton and Dandenong.

"Due to high demand, Covid-19 test results may take longer than the 48-72 hours initially

advised," a message on Monash Health's website says.

Paul Kelly, Australia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer, said if people do contract the disease, most will experience a "mild illness".

"However, there are some, around 20 per cent, that do require more serious healthcare, whether that's through primary care, general practice, or in hospital and indeed, in our intensive care units. And unfortunately, there are

some people that die," he said.

The spread of coronavirus has led to some parents flouting the advice of authorities by keeping their children home from school as questions surround the issue of social distancing.

Minister for Education James Merlino said any decision to close a school will be made on the recommendation of Victoria's Chief Health Officer.

"At some point in the future, the Government may receive medical advice to close schools, and if and when that advice comes, we won't hesitate to act," Mr Merlino said, but added: "A decision has been made to suspend all school camps and excursions until further notice."

Heeding the advice of authorities is parent Jodi Price, who is currently sending her children to Cranbourne South Primary School.

"I think it's just the unknown - the school is trying to be as transparent as possible which I think helps," Ms Price said.

Asked whether the school holidays would be extended, she said there "was no indication as yet".

Meanwhile, pensioner Geoff Wright, 72, who has a low immune system, is taking no chances as cases of the Covid-19 viral disease continue to climb.

"We did an audit on Sunday of our food stock - we can stay inside for four months," the Clyde North resident said.

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Coronavirus call for calm and services online.

By La Trobe MP Jason Wood Australia is a self-sufficient nation. That is why panic buying and rushing our supermarket shelves are unwarranted and unnecessary. We have enough for everyone, and we are not going to run out of food.

We need to take reasonable steps to protect fellow Australians from spread of coronavirus, so can I request everyone to look after the elderly as they are the most susceptible to falling ill.

We need to work together to help stop the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

To protect people most at risk and slow the rate of community transmission: Non-essential organised gatherings should be kept to fewer than 500 people Non-essential meetings or conferences of health care professionals and emergency services should be limited Reconsider if you need to visit residential aged care facilities and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

From midnight Sunday 15 March, all travellers coming into Australia will be required to self-isolate for 14 days.

Social distancing is important because Covid-19 is most likely to spread from person-toperson.

Social distancing includes ways to stop or slow the spread of infectious diseases.

It means less contact between you and other people, through: Direct close contact with a person while they are infectious or in the 24 hours before their symptoms appeared Close contact with a person with a confirmed infection who coughs or sneezes, or Touching objects or surfaces (such as door handles or tables) contaminated from a cough or sneeze from a person with a confirmed infection, and then touching your mouth or face.

So, the more space between you and others, the harder it is for the virus to spread.

If you are sick, stay away from others - that is the most important thing you can do.

You should also practise good hand and sneeze/cough hygiene: Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, before and after eating, and after going to the toilet.

Cover your cough and sneeze, dispose of tissues, and use alcohol-based hand sanitiser.

And, if unwell, avoid contact with others (stay more than 1.5 metres from people).

As well as these, you can start a range of social distancing and low cost hygiene actions now.

These simple, common sense actions help reduce risk to you and to others. They will help to slow the spread of disease in the community and you can use them every day - in your home, workplace, school and while out in public.

Avoid handshaking and kissing.

Regularly disinfect high touch surfaces, such as tables, kitchen benches and doorknobs.

Increase ventilation in the home by opening windows or adjusting air conditioning.

Visit shops sparingly and buy more goods

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· Consider whether outings and travel, both individual and family, are sensible and necessary.

In households where people are ill (in addition to the measures above): Care for the sick person in a single room if possible.

Keep the number of carers to a minimum.

Keep the door to the sick person’s room closed and, if possible, a window open.

Both the sick person and the people caring for them should wear a surgical mask when they are in the same room.

Protect other vulnerable family members, such as people over 65 years or people with a chronic illness, including, if practicable, finding alternative accommodation.

In the workplace: Stay at home if you are sick.

Stop handshaking as a greeting.

Hold meetings via video conferencing or phone call.

Defer large meetings.

Hold essential meetings outside in the open air if possible.

Promote good hand and sneeze/cough hygiene and provide hand sanitisers for all staff and workers.

Take lunch at your desk or outside rather than in the lunch room.

Clean and disinfect high touch surfaces regularly.

Consider opening windows and adjusting air conditioning for more ventilation.

Limit food handling and sharing of food in the workplace.

Reconsider non-essential business travel.

Promote strictest hygiene among food preparation (canteen) staff and their close contacts.

Consider if large gatherings can be rescheduled, staggered or cancelled In public: Sanitise your hands wherever possible, including entering and leaving buildings.

Use ’tap and pay’ rather than handling money.

Try and travel at quiet times and try to avoid crowds.

Public transport workers and taxi drivers should open vehicle windows where possible, and regularly clean and disinfect high touch surfaces.

From Monday 16 March, the Australian Government advises that non-essential gatherings should be limited to less than 500 people; and non-essential meetings of critical workforces such as healthcare workers and emergency service workers should be limited.

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$30m for Casey hospital An extra 140 hospital beds will open as part of a $30 million State Government announcement for a new inpatient tower at Casey Hospital to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Built as part of a $135 million redevelopment, the new inpatient tower includes an additional 128 beds, and a 12-bed Intensive Care Unit, which will help take some of the strain off the major tertiary hospitals as demand increases. It's understood the beds will be available in the next two to three weeks.

It comes as the State Government announced a new $100 million COVID-19 response package designed to boost capacity in the health system in preparation for the pandemic peak.

More than $60 million will be made available to both public and private hospitals to undertake additional surgery such as thyroid, prostate, hernia or gynaecological surgeries so they can be done before the predicted peak of the pandemic places further strain on the hospital system.

The State Government has announced $30 million for a new inpatient tower at Casey Hospital.

Emergency surgeries will continue to be performed and it's likely that procedures in less urgent categories will have to be postponed.

More than 7,000 Victorians will be fasttracked for elective surgery in the next few weeks, in the next step of Victoria's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Premier Daniel Andrews said the move would help avoid longer waiting times and

ensure additional capacity in the hospital system.

"We know that when the COVID-19 pandemic reaches its peak our hospitals are going to be busier than ever, so it makes sense to get as many patients as possible in for elective surgery now, while we still can," he said.

Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos said: "Our hospitals have been planning for this pandemic to ensure they have the capacity to deal with an influx of patients with COVID-19 and ensure the continued safety of staff."

The State Government will also spend $10 million to boost personal protective equipment supplies in Victoria - including 100 million gloves, 10 million masks and 1.5 million gowns to ensure health workers have the necessary resources to do their jobs.

A State of Emergency has also been declared in Victoria to combat COVID-19 and help to provide the Chief Health Officer with the powers he needs to enforce 14-day isolation requirements for all travellers entering

Australia and cancel mass gatherings of more than 500 people, The State of Emergency began on Monday 16 March at midday and will be in force for the next four weeks to assist with measures designed to 'flatten the curve' of COVID-19 and give our health system the best chance of managing the virus.

Victorian health authorities reported the number of coronavirus cases in Victoria stood at 71.

The new cases include six men and two women with ages ranging from their teens to 60s.

One is a student - a known contact of case 17, a teacher from Carey Grammar. The student was not at school during their infectious period. The school will remain closed until the holidays.

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Supermarkets open to community’s most vulnerable Supermarket giant Coles and Woolworths have introduced dedicated shooping hours to support the elderly and vulnerable due to the coronavirus pandemic.

From Wednesday 18 March, Coles supermarkets launched it's 'community hour' which will see all its stores trading hours open 7am to 8pm on weekdays to improve access to essential groceries for the elderly and disadvantaged, during this time of unprecedented demand.

Woolworths Supermarkets will also be opening exclusively for the elderly and those with a disability to shop from 7am to 8am from Tuesday 17 March until at least Friday 20

March.

Government-issued Pensioner Concession Card, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Companion Card and Health Care Card will need to be shown during this one hour period.

Once this hour is complete all other customers will be invited through the doors to complete their grocery shop.

Woolworths has announced it be closing most of their stores after shelves have been stripped bare by panic shoppers amid the coronavirus fears.

All Woolworths stores antion-wide, with the exception of Brisbane Airport, Town Hall and

QV Melbourne, will shut nationally at 8pm on Wednesday 18 March and reopen at 7am Thursday to allow staff to replenish stocks.

Over the past week, many elderly and vulnerable people in the community have been exposed to missing out on vital items following frenzied scenes of panic buying.

The revised opening hours are in place at this stage until this Friday 20 March, with Woolworths to review opening arrangements at that point.

"While we'll continue to do our very best to restock our stores during this period of unprecedented demand, we know many of our elderly customers have been missing out on

essential items when they shop," Woolworths Supermarkets managing director Claire Peters said.

Both supermarkets have temporarily suspended all click an collect pick up from stores where they order online.

Coles announced it will hire 5000 casual staff with their inductions fast-tracked to boost the number of team members on the shop floor as quickly as possible.

"We urge customers to shop as they normally would to ensure that everyone in the community has access to their share of grocery items," Coles CEO Steven Cain said.

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Casey Relay For Life off Cancer Council Victoria made the difficult decision to cancel the weekend’s Casey Relay For Life at Akoonah Park, Berwick event (14-15 March) as the coronavirus threat escalated.

The annual fundraising walk - which remembers survivors of cancer and those who have lost their battles - was due to start on Friday 13 March with an opening ceremony.

More than 2500 participants were ready to take part in Casey’s 24-hour relay event.

In a statement, Cancer Council Victoria CEO Todd Harper said “given the high risk” to public health posed by coronavirus, Cancer Council Victoria had decided to cancel all Re-

lay For Life events for March and April.

“Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our volunteers, staff and supporters,” Mr Harper said.

“You are our most precious asset and we want to look after you.

“Keeping in mind that many who attend our events are in a higher risk group, we know the decision to cancel Relay events is in the best interests of our community.

“We thank you so much for your fundraising and planning efforts for these events so far, we are extremely grateful to you”.

Cancer Council Victoria cancelled the weekend’s Casey Relay For Life, due to coronavirus concerns.

Haileybury goes online from Monday amid virus fears Haileybury College in Berwick will close from Monday 23 March for the remainder of term one, as a precautionary measure due to the evolving Covid-19 situation.

The college will remain open and classes will proceed in classroom format until Friday 20 March.

Online classes will take place as the college continues to closely monitor the rapidly evolving global virus outbreak.

Haileybury has programs and systems in

place to deliver the academic program via virtual classrooms to students in Prep to Year 12. The Early Learning Centre will also be supported.

"This is a precautionary decision and we currently still don't have any confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Haileybury," Haileybury CEO and principal Derek Scott said.

"At this stage, we plan to recommence faceto-face teaching on Wednesday, 15 April. But of course, this will be subject to advice from the state and federal Governments.

"We will continue with virtual classes from 15 April if face-to-face teaching is not possible."

For the remainder of this week, the college will practice specific personal hygiene programs in each class and increase the cleaning regime to include multiple pass-overs of high transmissibility surfaces using hospital grade disinfectant.

On top of this, it will limit external group activities and cancell cross-campus activity - students and staff are practising social dis-

tancing to reduce the risk of transmission.

"We continue to encourage our families and staff to reconsider the need for travel this coming holiday break, in accordance with government advice," a Haileybury College spokesperson said.

"We advise parents and carers not to send students to school if they exhibit any symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19 and remind all of good hygiene practices."

RSL bans the public from 2020 Anzac Day services The public will be banned from attending this year's Anzac Day services across Casey amid rising concerns of the coronavirus outbreak.

The announcement comes after RSL Victoria held an emergency meeting of the Anzac Day Commemorative Committee (ADCC) Monday, March 16 to discuss whether commemorative services on Anzac Day would goahead.

RSL sub-branches across Victoria will be asked to conduct a single Anzac Day commemorative service only. However, the public will be asked not to attend these services.

RSL Victoria State President, Dr Robert Webster OAM, said: "Anzac Day 2020 will not look like the Anzac Day that so many of us are used to participating in".

"There will be a service, wreaths will be laid, the last post will still be played, a minute of silence in memory of the fallen will be observed, but the public will be asked to stay at home," Dr Webster said.

"This is not a decision that the RSL takes lightly, but public health and safety must be our priority."

A Dawn Service at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance will be conducted with small number of official guests and modified to minimize COVID19 risk - however the public will also be banned.

The Anzac Day march through Melbourne's CBD and midday service at the Shrine of Remembrance has also been cancelled.

Dr Webster said there were many ways to participate in the commemoration on Anzac Day. "Traditionally many of us have marked Anzac Day by attending a Dawn Service at our local cenotaph or the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance. But in 2020, on April 25, when you can't go to a local Dawn Service, the RSL is asking that instead you tune in via radio, social media or television and take a moment to reflect

The public lay wreaths at last year's Dawn Service at Bunil Place. 192872 on the service and sacrifice of our veterans and those who are still serving today," he said.

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By Jessica Anstice Students at Berwick College are a step closer to having better facilities to assist in their learning now that the $1.5 million upgrade works are underway.

The State Government funding will be put towards building a new community wellbeing hub.

The building will include: consultation spaces, multipurpose spaces, quiet reflection spaces, communal cooking facilities focused on re-engaging students with education, a new sick bay, nurse's office, GP consulting room and a store and accessible amenities.

Not only will the new facility be available for the college's staff and students, it will also be used by various community partners - creating a hub of support for wellbeing, mental health and domestic violence education in the Casey area.

Community partnerships with the City of Casey, Headspace, DBT, Bendigo Bank Beaconsfield, Berwick Rotary Club, South Eastern Private Hospital and St John of God Berwick Hospital will further enrich the new space.

Berwick College principal Kerri Bolch said the school is "very grateful" for the funding that will enable the building to be completed.

"The future community health and wellbeing centre will provide proactive and preventative wellbeing programs, parent forums and appropriate counselling spaces for students who are disengaged or facing challenging situations," she said.

"There will be appropriate space for our college nurse to provide medical treatment for 2250 students a year."

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Daniel Yusko from Musk Architecture, Berwick College nurse Tracey Anastasi, Eastern Victoria MP Harriet Shing, college wellbeing coordinator Kyra Dawson and Roger Hall.

Eastern Victoria MP Harriet Shing visited the college on Wednesday 26 February to tour the upgrade.

"We're ensuring local students have the best facilities, our classrooms have the best teachers and every child is given every chance to succeed," she said.

"The wellbeing hub will provide a place for the holistic care for the entire community.

"Local families will soon be able to enjoy this great new facility at Berwick Secondary College."

Thugs have allegedly used a rod to smash their way into a vacant Cranbourne home before stealing cleaning products and a vacuum cleaner.

The victim had moved out of the Wallace Road property just days before the intruders struck sometime between 8pm on Friday 13 March and 5am on Saturday 14 March.

“There is damage to the screen security door and the front door and wall in the lounge room,” the victim said, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

“I was shocked to start with and when I arrived at the property I was scared and heartbroken.“ The victim said they had returned to the property on the Saturday with their partner and cousin when they discovered the lock on the front door had been completely dismantled.

“I was notified by the real estate at 12pm Saturday that the door had been kicked in,” the victim said.

“There was only a few items left at the property mainly cleaning stuff that we had to move.

“Every room was looked in but we had moved all the furniture out - just cleaning things were left.”

The thugs, however, took off with her Dyson vacuum cleaner, which was worth $530 at the time she purchased it.

During their walk-through of the property, the victim said they found a blind pull rod with a metal hook, about four feet long - used for adjusting the outdoor awnings of the property - lying near the door.

“I called the real estate first as there was no one in the house then I called the police to make the report,” the victim said, adding there was no CCTV in the area.

According to the resident, there were two attempted break-ins while they were at the property, including a time where the fence had

Intruders destroyed the door of a Cranbourne home. been “kicked in” but nothing was taken.

Narre Warren Crime Investigation Unit is investigating.

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By Brendan Rees Plummeting petrol prices have delivered a welcome respite for motoroists with the average Victorian saving up to $50 a month on their fuel bill.

It comes as world crude oil prices take a tumble as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

The drop in oil demand, and subsequent oversupply, has seen the wholesale price of petrol in Australia fall to its lowest level since February last year, according to RACV senior vehicle engineer Nicholas Platt.

Mt Platt said RACV's data showed it was the "largest continual price reduction phase" that RACV had ever recorded.

"This fall has led to an unlikely benefit for motorists with the average price of unleaded petrol in Berwick and surrounding suburbs currently selling for just under $1.20 per litre, the lowest price so far this year," Mr Platt said.

"RACV doesn't expect the prices to suddenly skyrocket so the best way for Victorian motorists to make sure they're getting the cheapest petrol price is to use a comparison app or website, like the RACV fuel finder.

"If prices are high in your area, RACV recommends topping up and waiting for them to fall before filling up."

On Friday 13 March, unleaded fuel prices were as low as 115.9 cents per litre in Cranbourne and 117.9 cents per litre in Berwick, according to the Petrol Spy website.

Commsec chief economist Craig James said the lower prices were good news for Australians with the monthly fuel bill having already fallen by $30 over the last six weeks.

"A $50 fall in the monthly fuel bill equates

A Caltex service station on Clyde Road, Berwick advertises unleaded fuel at 117.9 cents per litre. 206438 to a quarter of a percent fall for a $350,000 mortgage," he said.

"Filling up the car with petrol is the single biggest weekly purchase for most households," Mr James said.

"Many home buyers have responded to recent rate cuts by electing to pay down debt at a faster rate rather than use savings to

engage in retail therapy".

Mr James explained the coronavirus had led to a reduction of air travel and therefore reduced demand for oil products like gasoline and aviation fuel.

"Falling prices at the already low level of interest rates would make it challenging for central banks. In this environment the onus falls

on governments to inject stimulus," he said.

Mr James added the last time oil prices were trading around the current levels was four years ago in late February 2016.

According to independent price monitor, MotorMouth, the average unleaded petrol prices across Casey on 13 March were 117.5 to 119.5 cents a litre.

Safety boost for notorious Lynbrook intersection

By Brendan Rees Flashing safety signs have been installed at one of the busiest intersections on the South Gippsland Highway in Lynbrook after years of lobbying from the community.

The State Government announced works were now complete for two flashing signs at the South Gippsland Highway and Lynbrook Boulevard intersection, which has had 26 collisions and a double fatality between 2008 and 2018.

As motorists approach an amber light at the traffic lights, the electronic flashing signs will activate, giving drivers advanced warning and more time to safely slow down.

The move follows four years of lobbying from the Lynbrook Residents Association (LRA) to increase safety at the intersection.

Scott Watson, president of the LRA, said residents were rapt with the outcome.

In 2014, he said the committee had a meeting with VicRoads proposing safety lights at the intersection, "which was knocked on the head but we certainly didn't give up".

At last year's state election, both candidates for the seat of Cranbourne promised to deliver the project after discussions with the LRA.

"To Pauline's credit, she's followed through which is amazing," Mr Watson said referring to Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards.

"It's a great outcome for the community not only for Lynbrook but a lot of people from down that way travel through that intersection."

The two flashing signs have been installed at the southern approach to the intersection as part of the $200,000 safety investment.

The current static signs on the north approach have also been upgraded as part of the works which will increase driver awareness of the approaching intersection.

Ms Richards said the upgrade would ensure thousands of people "that drive and walk through this intersection every day have a safer journey".

Minister for Roads and Road Safety and the TAC Jaala Pulford said: "I want to thank the local Lynbrook community for their advocacy and for helping us get this done."

Other safety improvements have been made at this intersection in recent years, including red light and speed cameras, upgrading traffic signal lanterns to LED technology and static "Prepare to Stop" warning signs in both directions.

Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards and Narre Warren South Gary Maas join the Minister for Roads Jaala Pulford to announce the completion of flashing safety signs in Lynbrook.

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“Getting access to outpatient rehabilitation services can be difficult for patients without having to travel closer to Melbourne, so we’re proud to be able to offer these services directly within the local community,” Ashley explained.

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Phlebologist Dr Loizou has been running Vein Solutions in Narre Warren for the past 20 years and has been treating all types of vein abnormalities for more than two decades.

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Ashley has eye on sash

By Brendan Rees At 15, Ashley Lucey-Jannert is one step away from making her dreams come true.

The Narre Warren South resident is thrilled to have been announced as a Victorian finalist for Miss Teen Australia 2020 and would love nothing more than to bring the winning sash home.

"It's such an exciting journey that includes helping others while learning more about ourselves," she says.

Since taking up dancing at the age of four, Ashley has featured as a dancer and vocalist of the Victorian State Schools Spectacular since 2013, which is aired on Channel 7 each year as well as winning an array of awards in singing, dancing and acting.

She's also performed in a number of City of Casey events for the past 10 years and starred in films, television commercials and voiceovers.

But this year's pageant is more than just the glitz and glamour.

Ashley, a year 10 Narre Warren South P-12 College student, is campaigning for support and awareness of endangered species across the globe through 'The Ellen Fund'.

"I am always watching documentaries with my mum, particularly wildlife episodes," Ashley explains.

"Learning that gorillas are one of the most endangered species on Earth is quite sad and I would love to support this cause in the hope of increasing the population of gorillas in Rwanda as well as sustaining their habitat for future generations".

Ashley has been busy raising funds through her online page, which has gathered $863 and she hopes more can jump on board and donate.

"I would also welcome any local business partnerships for the pageant itself in September," she says.

Ella Bache Fountain Gate have offered her a spray tan and nails while Barry Plant Real Estate in Narre Warren has donated $500 to her fundraising page.

"I'd secretly love lipstick to help with some gorgeous shoes and I am obsessed with Rockwear fashion," she says.

Her charity work is one of the categories Ashley will be judged on, together with decorum, Q and A's, fashion, and other challenges leading up to pageant final on 24 September at the Beau Monde International in Doncaster East.

To donate visit: https://moa2020-the-ellenfund.raisely.com/ashley-lucey-jannert

Ashley Lucey-Jannert is representing Narre Warren South for Miss Teen Australia 2020.

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Berwick’s belter

By Nick Creely Berwick's intensity from the opening bounce until the final siren simply can't be matched.

Their premiership victory against Narre Warren on Saturday - giving the club back-toback flags for just the second time in club history - was intense, finals footy laced with the right amount of class.

After a third premiership in four years, the word 'dynasty' is deservingly being bandied around, and for good reason.

The club has a stranglehold over the southeast region - they're relentless, driven by success and are always chasing their next challenge. It's the cornerstone of all successful sporting clubs.

While the weather may have been arctic in their 51-point win over Narre Warren, the Wickers put in a magical performance befitting of a champion team in the midst of a golden era.

From the superstar Travis Tuck, who came to the club with a high expectation that has

now culminated with a best on ground medal in a grand final, to their champion skipper Madi Andrews, dynamic forward Harry Money, gun midfielder Bryce Rutherford and reliable defenders Jo West and Michael Riseley, the Wickers possess remarkable star power.

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The centre also officially held its opening ceremony with an array of activities for families.

Fun included painting, craft, and a smallworld play mat and exploration of the outdoor playground.

Parents were given a tour of our facility as the centre's educators spoke about the program and its benefits.

A welcome speech was presented by Sue Mathieson, treasurer of the board of management while Early Learning coordinator Sally Wood also addressed the crowd.

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By Brendan Rees The daughter of an elderly man who faces a wait of up to two years to receive an urgent home care package says the health system is failing him.

Anton Krug, 81, of Cranbourne, struggles to do most tasks around the house after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease last December.

He relies on his daughter Christine Ritchie, 46, for support, who says apart from being able to prepare meals for himself, he “literally can’t do anything“.

“The shake in his arms are getting worse so that’s going to be a problem soon,” she explains.

“He can’t change his bed, he can’t do house cleaning, gardening, he can’t shower himself all those things”.

A council support worker visits him during the week to help him shower but Ms Ritchie says it’s not enough.

In February, Mr Krug had a face-to-face assessment with a health worker, and was approved a level-four home-care package — the highest level of need; but has been told he faces a wait of up to 24 months.

A home-care package is a Federal Government funded service that assesses people to receive affordable care services to remain at home for as long as possible, rather than having to move into nursing homes.

The Federal Government says wait times for individuals assessed as high priority are “significantly faster” to ensure access to care for those that need it most.

But Ms Ritchie described the two-year wait as “ridiculous” and called on authorities to address the issue.

“He has had quite a few falls lately and I don’t feel it is safe for him to go back home,” she says, after Mr Krug collapsed in December

Christine Ritchie with her elderly father Anton Krug, who faces a wait of up to two years to receive a home-care package. 205294 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS and was admitted to rehabilitation.

To make matters worse, Mr Krug is the carer of his 42-year-old son, who also has Parkinson’s disease and is wheel-chair bound.

Fortunately, his son, who lives with Mr Krug, does get some support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

A spokesperson for the Federal Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck said people assessed as a high priority can access interim packages, with wait times for people seeking level three and four packages, reduced to a few months.

“The Government is continuing to increase investment in home care to address the de-

mand with $2.7 billion in additional investment made since the 2018-19 Budget, including 10,000 home care packages announced in November 2019,” the spokesperson said.

“People who are yet to be assigned a home care package are, in the vast majority of cases, approved to access services through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme”.

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) CEO Sean Rooney said he was “deeply concerned” about the situation facing Mr Krug and thousands of older Australians in need.

“LASA has consistently asked the Federal Government to establish a plan to reduce the

home care package wait to a maximum of three months. We believe that would require an additional investment of $500 million a year, over three years,” Mr Rooney said.

“There is also a lot that the Government could do to address unmet demand at little cost to the budget bottom line, including promoting and enhancing the Pension Loans Scheme and giving higher priority to those with no means to pay for services privately.

“It is appalling that more than 112,000 older Australians are waiting for a home care package at their approved level”.

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Students of Hampton Park Primary School have embraced a day of cultural diversity.

The annual cultural infusion afternoon was an opportunity for students to showcase dances and songs from their cultures on Wednesday 4 March.

"It is a great event where the school community becomes involved whether through performing, dressing in cultural dress or bringing a traditional food dish share," principal Liz Davey said.

"Hampton Park Primary takes pride in being a multicultural school and celebrating each other".

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Becoming a volunteer Board member requires the following commitment: Attendance and active participation at 5 Board meetings each year and the AGM; willingness to actively serve on at least one sub-committee, project or advisory role; public and professional support of the Foundation and its activities.

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Season facing real delays Following the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic, it appears there will be no community football played throughout the region until at least June.

The AFL announced on Tuesday afternoon that "all AFL and AFL State association managed or operated leagues, along with the NAB AFL Auskick Centres programs currently operating or set to begin, will be postponed until 31st May 2020.

"The AFL is also strongly recommending that independently governed junior and senior leagues and associations postpone the commencement and/or operation of their leagues/associations until the same date.

"This decision and recommendation covers AFL community matches, AFL community training sessions and face to face AFL, WAFC and SANFL education courses."

AFL Outer East also provided its own statement, informing its clubs, players, and members that its season would be postponed until 31 May. All AFL Outer East events have been suspended, effective immediately - likewise all club events, such as practice matches, training sessions, events or functions.

But the AFL Outer East statement added: "Rest assured, we are committed to holding

football and netball competitions in season 2020. Given the unique nature of the situation, we will investigate all possibilities in providing this to our clubs and community.

"The current environment is an ever-evolving one and we ask that all AFL Outer East participants, members and stakeholders stay calm and know that their health and safety is at the forefront of every decision."

AFL Outer East region general manager Aaron Bailey told the Star News that right now the focus is on the health and wellbeing of the community, and that when the time comes to get back to business, they're committed to ensuring a season can get underway.

"The priority is the safety and wellbeing of the community, and I think football is secondary to that at this time," he said.

"We're really pleased it's a statewide approach - it gives everyone the chance to breathe a bit and spend time with family and focus on their own wellbeing in the shortterm, and then it'll give us some time to put some steps in place moving forward.

"We'll hopefully get football and netball back up and running in that June period."

With the Outer East competitions getting underway a little bit later than most community football and netball leagues across Victoria - with the season not scheduled to finish until AFL Grand Final eve - Bailey said there was a range of options to explore in order to get plen-

ty of football and netball action in 2020.

"It's early days in regards to what happens after 31 May, but we're really open to exploring every avenue in regards to getting football and netball up and running," he said.

"It's so important for our community that we get a season in, whatever shape or form, so everything's on the table.

"After we give everyone a break and focus on just getting through this, we'll engage with our stakeholders, which is our clubs, and see what that looks like.

"Our belief is with the nature of where our grand finals sit, we have an opportunity to get all the season or most of the season out, but it's an unprecedented time.

"It's ever changing by the minute, and while I'm hopeful we'll back on the 31st of May, I'm considerate of the fact that we're just not sure what's going to happen.

"We want to get football and netball played in the 2020 season - we're steadfast in that."

Later on Tuesday night AFL Gippsland made its own statement, which differed slightly from the AFL Victoria stance.

"The AFL has released a statement to all AFL and AFL State associations managed or operated leagues and NAB AFL Auskick Centres programs and have advised a postponement of all activities until 31 May 2020," the AFL Gippsland statement read.

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Gippsland league presidents, club presidents, and AFL Gippsland League managers, the following will be implemented: All Senior leagues operating in AFL Gippsland: Season will not commence before Saturday 2nd May 2020, with this date to be reviewed on or before 12th April All junior leagues operating in AFL Gippsland: Season will not commence before Saturday 2nd May 2020 with this date to be reviewed on or before 12th April All Auskick Centres operating in AFL Gippsland: Season will not commence before Saturday 31st May 2020 with this date to be reviewed on or before 12th May "For senior and junior leagues, this includes all practice matches and scheduled home and away games. It is our strongest advice that this also include any scheduled training sessions."

AFL South East, too, made its own statement, saying: "AFL South East, consistent with advice handed down from the AFL, has made the informed decision to delay the start of all football and netball competitions and programs and programs under its governance until after June 1."

Their position will be reviewed around 11 May, but it covers the likes of AFL South East Top-Age, the MPNFL, MPJFL, and the South East Juniors.

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Dingoes return to Turf 1

By Nick Creely and Tyler Lewis DDCA TURF 2 AND 3 REVIEW - GRAND FINALS Dingley will return to the top flight of the Dandenong District Cricket Association after bringing home the Turf 2 title early on Sunday evening.

The Dingoes won the toss and elected to bat against the Parkmore Pirates, hoping to replicate their semi-final heroics from the week prior against Beaconsfield.

After the first wicket fell with 12 on the Lois Twohig Reserve scoreboard, Luke Spears strode the crease; fresh off a scintillating 151, and there was an immense target on his back.

And just three balls into his innings he chipped one back to Niranjen Kumar without troubling the scorers and the Pirates weren't short of enthusiasm in the middle.

But the cool and experienced heads of Matt Hague (53), Corey Booth (69) and Calvin Barlow (79) pushed the Dingley total to 263 from its 80 overs, a total in the big dance worth more than its number figure.

Amal Athulathmudali toiled away all day, bowling 30 overs for 4/111.

In reply, Parkmore was desperate for a steady start, but it didn't go to plan early, losing Ammar Bajwa (six) inside the opening handful of overs.

Parkmore fought hard through the middle overs, and at 1/97 looked capable of accomplishing the unthinkable.

Starts from Bevan Corneille (38), Aditya Ganesh (45) and Athulathmudali (50) had the Pirates inch closer and closer to the final phase of the season.

With just 15 balls remaining, fingernails around the North Dandenong ground were on their last millimetres as the Pirates needed 23 runs with three wickets in the shed.

But none of the set batsmen were able to

Christo Otto sends one down in the Turf 2 grand final. 206260 kick on for a big knock to secure the match as Milan Rathnayaka cleaned up the tail.

The Sri Lankan quick, with ice in his veins, concluded the innings in style, shattering the stumps of Bradley Vantwest and Ashwin Nash in successive balls.

Rathnayaka finished with grand final figures of 6/84 from 16 overs.

The Pirates fell agonisingly short of premiership glory, being bowled out for 256 in the final over. While the Parkmore XI would be feeling bitter disappointment, the chase was an enormous achievement despite falling short.

For the Dingoes, they will return to the topflight - Turf 1 - after just two years in Turf 2,

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with the club based out of Souter Oval enjoying a strong couple of seasons in the first XI. Dingley's Turf 2 premiership XI in season 2019/20: Matt Hague, Tom Morecroft, Luke Spears, Corey Booth, Calvin Barlow, Christo Otto, Milan Rathnayaka, Flynn McGaw, Marc King, Dyllan Andrews, and captain Damien Jordan.

In Turf 3, meanwhile, cool heads and some much-needed experience delivered Parkfield premiership glory against a brave Silverton at Keysborough.

After being sent in on day one in a clash that didn't let up in intensity, the Bakers clawed their way to 141 from 58.4 overs, with Jesse McCarthy (48) playing a fine hand to steer the

ship on a pitch that certainly didn't assist the batters.

An equally impressive 34 from Adam Welcome was certainly vital as the Bakers pushed on from a tricky spot in the middle order to be another key cog in the competitive total.

But for Parkfield, Nico Jefferey (7/30) once again shone in a memorable finals series after claiming 6/25 in the semi-final against Springvale, proving almost unplayable to be the overriding star of the contest, while Matt Goodier (3/39) was a vital foil for Jefferey with another assured display with the ball.

At one point on day two, the Parkfield side - the benchmark Turf 3 side of the season looked in a spot of bother with the Bakers relishing their underdog tag, but eventually, at six wickets down, the Parkers lifted to another gear.

The top side all season - which bats deep enough to steer its way out of trouble - was led brilliantly by skipper Steve Cannon (33 not out) and Wayne Perera (22 not out) who combined for the most important partnership of the season.

With each run so vitally important to the end result, the pair guided the Parkers to a glorious flag with four wickets still left in the shed, meaning the club will now enter the second tier of the DDCA. Premiers across the grades: Turf 1 Reserves: Narre South Turf 2 Reserves: Dingley Turf 3 Reserves: Parkfield Turf 4: Doveton Turf 5: Doveton North Turf 6: Berwick Springs A Grade: Springvale B Grade: Cranbourne C Grade: Victorian Vikings D Grade: Dandenong West

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By Romy Stephens QUIZ NUMBER 1704 1.

WHO replaced Steve Smith as Australian cricket captain?

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IN what sport did Australia win its first medal in Rio in 2016?

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WHICH Australian won both the men’s doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1991?

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BART Cummings trained his first Melbourne Cup winner in 1965. Who was it?

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ARE women allowed to play Davis Cup tennis?

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FOR which prized international trophy did Australia first compete in 1962?

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AGAINST which boxer did Jeff Fenech fight a controversial draw in 1991?

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14. IN which sport did Joe Meissner win a world title for Australia in 1972?

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Excitement is building at Casey Demons Netball, as the club seeks to strengthen with the addition of new players and new teams.

The Demons celebrated their season launch on 13 March at Casey Fields, which saw a night of welcoming players, sponsors, captains, coaches and new teams.

Those new teams included an ’underpinning team’ and Future Demons, the addition of which has helped take the club’s list from 30 players, at the start of its inaugural season last year, to 76.

Head coach Robynn Pym said the addition of new players and staff will only add to the overall strength of an already successful club.

“We started off with 30 athletes. We had a lot more that joined the gang along the way due to injuries,” she said.

“We did not have a development group, we did not have our underpinning group and we started for the very first time in our academy.

“The results were amazing in our Championship team... we exposed 12 athletes to a grand final, which doesn’t come around that easy.”

The season launch attendees witnessed player dress presentations and a panel discussion featuring Collingwood Magpies coach Rob Wright, former Australian Diamond Erin Bell, Magpies training partner Sharni Lambden and Collingwood Magpies’ and Victorian Fury’s Emma Ryde (formerly Adelaide Thunderbirds).

The panel reflected on numerous topics but was themed around setbacks, particularly injury and non-selection.

Speakers provided valuable advice to aspiring netballers in the crowd, while telling their stories of how they got to where they are.

Rob offered key advice, outlining what he thinks is vital when it comes to becoming a successful netball player.

“Sometimes you need a bit of luck. It’s one of my four things that I truly believe going into

Emma Ryde, Rob Wright, Sharni Lambden and Picture: ROMY STEPHENS Erin Bell. 206575 what makes a team successful at any level,” he said.

“One of them is, I think that you need a really good culture.

“You need to be pretty talented, you have to be able to play the game, you need to be fit and healthy as a group and last, this one’s always a bit controversial but I truly believe it, you need some luck.

“If you have those four things and they go your way you’re in with a shot. It doesn’t always work out but it at least gives you a shot.”

The Demons also recently announced their team captains. Karli Foster will take the Championship captain reins alone this season after co-captaining with Emma Ryde last year.

She was an integral part of the Championship sides’ runner-up finish in the Victorian Netball League last year, leading the defensive outfit and performing well during finals.

Erin Bell was announced as the Championship side’s vice captain. She was another vital part of the club’s success last year, hosting the GA bib towards the end of the season and directing traffic in attack.

In the club’s Division 1 side, Brittany Mashado will captain alongside vice captain Taylor Dykstra.

Tahlia Coates (captain) and Olivia Hamilton (vice captain) will lead the Demons’ 19-andunder side.

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Narre just misses finals NARRE WARREN BOWLS A series of minimal losses during the year came back to haunt Narre Warren's Division 2 midweek Pennant team's finals chances.

Although they won well at Waverley Golf on Tuesday, they missed the playoffs by two points. Down early, Reg Young, Wilma Haringsma, Geoff Ampt and Wilma Stevenson found their range and won 13 of the last 15 ends to win 33-13.

It was a similar situation for Jos van Hout, Peter Groom, Joe Selfridge and Colin Groom, who won 29-15. Pauline Kempf, Michael Graham, Wally Finlayson and Jim Millar just missed a clean sweep going down 19-20.

Narre Warren (1) 14-81 defeated Churchill Waverley Golf 2-48.

The second-placed Division 4 had a scare at Mulgrave Country Club, winning only one rink, but scored an overall win.

Les Clement, Alan Mark, Joe McGuire and Craig Moore won well, 26-10, while Stan Bulmer, Paul McNamara, Gary Wilson and Geoff Miller just missed out, 17-18 and Brian Nicholls, Susan Ellery, Keith Mark and Reg Johnstone went down 14-18. The win gives them a home final.

Narre Warren (2) 12-57 defeated Mulgrave CC 4-46.

Division 6 (a side) had another loss (against Noble Park) at Fountain Gate, and although still in the finals will have to play away. Janice Moran, Nancy Pugh and Enid Gibb went down 15-19, and Jeanette Cox, Rose Rasmussen and Judy Naughton lost by the same score 15-19.

Narre Warren (3) 0-30 lost to Noble Park (4) 14-38.

Narre Warren's winning Division 4 team.

An unfortunate breach of technical rules on player qualifications has had the Narre Warren Division 7 team disqualified from the Saturday finals.

For the rest of the bowlers at Narre Warren, the good times keep rolling on, with two of the three teams in the finals winning to gain promotion next season. Division 3 again played Noble Park for another close, hard-fought win.

Eric Sydenham, Graham Dodd, Mark Groom and Cam Lee led the scoring, winning 30-14, and were assisted by Michael Graham, Wally Finlayson, Colin Groom and Jim Millar, who won 21-17. Geoff Ampt, Philip Howard, Wilma Stevenson and Zak Storm fought hard to go down 15-18 and Reg Young, Joe Selfridge, Jim

Kempf and Parcy Herath were making a comeback to go down 16-24.

Narre Warren (1) 82 defeated Noble Park (1) 73.

Also at Fountain Gate, Division 4 played Cranbourne for a massive win. Peter Groom, Zade Bulmer, Arthur Scheurer and Geoff Miller had a great day, winning 36-7, while Keith Mark, Wilma Haringsma, David Wilkinson and Carl Lapham won well, 26-11. Adding to the score, Alan Mark, Peter Lister, Stan Robinson and Ralph Devonshire won 19-10 and Les Clement, Joe McGuire, Michael Toole and Norm Hosmer won 21-16.

Narre Warren (2) 102 defeated Cranbourne (3) 44.

In the only downside to the day, Division 5 could not make it a clean sweep, losing to Keysborough at Keysborough. Brian Nicholls, Luca Klarica, Gary Wilson and Reg Johnstone lost 20-23; and Dermot McConville, Paul McNamara, Scott Butterworth and Jos van Hout lost 22-25. Pauline Kempf, Janice Moran, Susan Ellery and Craig Moore went down 13-23 and Stan Bulmer, Jim Stewart, Ernesto Vergara and John Zanon lost 13-27.

Narre Warren (3) 68 lost to Keysborough 98 Narre Warren's weekend Pennant season came to a close on Sunday with losses at Berwick and the Mulgrave Country Club.

Division 3 played Keysborough at Berwick and finished a tense day with a three-shot loss.

Reg Young, Joe Selfridge, Jim Kempf and Percy Herath won well, 29-13; and Eric Sydenham, Graham Dodd, Mark Groom and Cam Lee also won, 26-13. Geoff Ampt, Philip Howard, Wilma Stevenson and Zak Storm went down 11-25 and Michael Graham, Wally Finlayson, Colin Groom and Jim Millar also went down 10-28.

Narre Warren (1) 76 lost to Keysborough (2) 79.

Division 4 played at Mulgrave Country Club and also suffered a loss. The rink of Les Clement, Joe McGuire, Michael Toole and Norm Hosmer was the only winning rink, 1714; while Peter Groom, Zade Bulmer, Arthur Scheurer and Geoff Miller, 14-19; Keith Mark, Wilma Haringsma, David Wilkinson and Carl Lapham, 10-27; and Alan Mark, Peter Lister, Stan Robinson and Ralph Devonshire, 12-31, all went down.

Narre Warren (2) 53 lost to Dandenong Club 91.

A fitting grand opening for the home of Casey softball The last round of Casey Softball's 2019/20 home and away season was held on Saturday, with the day also marking the official opening of their new, state-of-the-art clubrooms.

Casey Softball welcomed Narre Warren South MP Gary Maas to officially open the rooms in a presentation with current members, and life members, in attendance.

For some teams, Saturday marked their last game of the season. There was an enthralling result in the mixed under-13s with a 13-13 draw between Berwick and the Royal Falcons.

The coaches of the Royal Falcons have done a truly superb job with a brand new team made up of very young players. In the second game, the Cobras held off a strong Doveton 13-8.

In the mixed under-15s, Cobras Grey won a tight one against Doveton 4-1 and, in another tight game, Cobras Maroon went down to Berwick in a highly-entertaining game 14-12.

In the social ladies competition, MVP beat Berwick Chickasaw 20-5; the Penguins defeated the Cobras 19-3; and Berwick Geronimo beat the Cranbourne Comets 18-3.

There were two one-sided games in Open Women 2 as Young Guns defeated Casey Combined 19-3, and Cobras finished with a strong win - defeating Berwick Cheyenne 12-2. In the Open Women 1 division, the Chiefs defeated Kizemars 9-3. In the Open Men's class Chiefs defeated Berwick Arapaho 7-0, and the Casey Warriors just topped the Cranbourne Asteroids 2-1.

Sunday marked the start of the finals series.

The juniors started off, with many competing in their first finals series. In the mixed under13s qualifying final, a strong Cobras team defeated Doveton 12-1. The elimination final saw Berwick face off against the Royal Falcons.

Berwick played a fabulous game to defeat the young Royal Falcons, and next weekend Doveton is fixtured to meet Berwick in the preliminary final.

In the under-15s it was Doveton up against Cobras Grey in the qualifying finals. In a very evenly-matched and entertaining game, Cobras Grey came out on top - winning 16-13.

In the elimination final, Cobras Maroon was too strong for Berwick winning 22-9. Doveton is now fixtured to play Cobras Maroon in the preliminary final.

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Emily from Narre Warren took off for a run against the Cobras.

Treasurer and life member Dot Bourke with president Paul Little outside the new Casey Softball building. 206324 Pictures: ROB CAREW contest with strong defence displayed by both teams, keeping the strong batting teams held.

Narre Warren held a slim three-run lead, with Geronimo coming back strong, but Narre Warren ultimately held on for a gripping 6-5 win.

It was a fantastic game played with great skill from both teams. There was excellent pitching and hitting, both catchers were on fire, and there were minimal fielding errors; very worthy of a first versus second final. The crowd was right into the game, which produced tight, tense viewing.

In the elimination final, the Cranbourne Comets played the MVP Falcons. The game started well with both teams making a few runs. But on this day the MVP Falcons couldn't hold Cranbourne out, with some great batting and fielding. Amanda Clunes hit a home run with loaded bases and Deb Milton made two perfect line-drives with bases full, allowing Cranbourne to get the lead in the game. MVP's Trish Estall then had a good hit with bases loaded but Mel Carrigan-Waugh had it covered and took the catch, holding MVP Falcons out

and preventing them from making any runs.

Ash Patterson tried her best with some big swings but just couldn't reach the fence like she has done in the past. It was a hugely entertaining game by two teams that clearly enjoy playing against each other. Cranbourne came away eventual victors 14-4. Next week Berwick Geronimo will take on the Cranbourne Comets in the preliminary final.

In the Open Women's 2 grade, a strong Young Guns outfit took on Doveton in the qualifying final. Doveton tried hard but the big-batting Young Guns saw them emerge comfortable 12-4 winners.

In the elimination final, Casey Combined came up against Berwick Cheyenne. Casey Combined regrouped after Saturday's final round loss for a great game against Berwick Cheyenne. The scores were close to begin with. Berwick got some runs in early, but consistent pitching by Amanda Clunes and some strong batting on Casey Combined's part gave all players the confidence to meet the ball with the bat. All of the Casey girls played their

Kara was a picture of concentration for this pitch. part in the field, giving absolutely everything.

Berwick's best player was short stop Jasmine Hawker - a rising star who produced some great plays to first and a double play. Casey won 9-2, and is fixtured to play Doveton in the preliminary final on Saturday.

In the Open Women's 1 grade, Casey Softball's best female players from Doveton and Chiefs came up against each other in the qualifying final. The Chiefs jumped out of the blocks early, getting runs on the board. Doveton couldn't get its batting game going and the Chiefs emerged comfortable winners, 9-1. In the preliminary final, Doveton is fixtured to play Berwick Kizemars.

Finally, in the men's elimination final, the Cranbourne Asteroids emerged with an easy 7-0 win over Berwick Arapaho. A more evenlymatched contest, between the two top teams, was the Casey Warriors up against the Chiefs.

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