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By Mitchell Clarke and Brendan Rees A bid to install 100 pokies machines at a proposed $36 million hotel in Clyde North has been knocked back by the state's gambling regulator.

The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation rejected the proposal after concluding the application had the potential to increase the impact of problem gambling within the City of Casey.

The application by Castello Daisy's Hotel, which is to be located on the corner of Matterhorn Drive and Thompson Road, planned to be the first venue of its kind in Clyde North.

The development proposed to offer a 10pin bowling complex, a bistro, a sports bar with TAB, function rooms, a beer garden, a kids' play room, a cafe, alfresco dining terrace, a virtual entertainment and E-sports area, and a gaming lounge.

The Commission said there was evidence which indicated a "negative community attitude" towards the application, with a social impact assessment undertaken by City of Casey receiving 68 opposing submissions.

There are currently 13 gaming venues operating across the municipality with approvals to operate more than 900 electronic gaming machines.

Alliance for Gambling Reform chief advocate Tim Costello said the application's rejection was a "big win" for the community.

"People in Casey already lose $362,000 every day on the 913 poker machines currently in the municipality," Mr Costello said.

"This application would have taken the city to well over a staggering 1000 poker machines ... in an area that is already experiencing mortgage stress, that would have been a disaster."

Casey Council's administrator Noelene Duff said the result was a "fantastic outcome" for Casey and a "great example of council officers and community members working together to build a safe community".

"Gambling machines can have detrimental effects on local communities and it is council's responsibility to ensure our community's well-

Tom Cummings of Berwick in 2017 after objecting to gambling regulator's decision to approve extra poker machines at Zagame’s Berwick Springs Picture: ROB CAREW Hotel. 169118 being," Ms Duff said.

"I wish to thank and congratulate the community members who provided their feedback."

Council is still in the process of assessing the planning application for the Castello Daisy's Hotel.

It's the second time Casey Council has successfully opposed against a licence for electronic gaming machines after opposing an application for an additional 20 poker machines at the Lynbrook Tavern in 2018.

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Covid cases rising The number of reported Covid-19 cases for Casey City has risen to 51 - making it the seventh highest area in the state, according to the latest health data.

It comes as the State Government expanded its testing clinics to 40 in a bid to "drive down" community transmissions, which totalled 132 cases in Victoria.

Testing will be open at GP clinics and the 40 coronavirus screening clinics to anyone suffering symptoms such as fever and shortness of breath.

The Victoria's Department of Health and Human Services figures showed the total number of coronavirus cases in Victoria was 1,299 on Wednesday 15 April - an increase of eight in 24 hours.

In other neighbouring local government areas, the number of cases in Greater Dandenong remained steady with 16 cases while Cardinia

had 11. A further breakdown of cases showed Stonnington remained the highest in the state with 88 confirmed cases, which included suburbs such as Toorak and South Yarra.

To date, 14 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria. The total number of cases is made up of 674 men and 625 women, with people aged from babies to their early nineties.

Currently 39 people are in hospital, including 18 patients in intensive care. 1,137 people have recovered. More than 72,000 tests have been completed.

Meanwhile, in the past 24 hours (Wednesday 15 April) Victoria Police officers issued 52 fines to those breaching the directions in relation to staying at home, restricted activity and isolation directions as well as 824 spot checks.

Fines have included multiple instances of private gatherings at residential properties, ten youths gathering at a skate park in Greater Dandenong, six people playing tennis together on closed public tennis court in Maribyrnong

and eight youths socialising together at a closed school.

On the spot fines includes up to $1,652 for individuals and up to $9,913 for businesses.

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton urged Victorians to stay vigilant and not erode the gains made in slowing the spread of the virus.

"Now is not the time for complacency. We still have a long way to go," Professor Sutton said.

"While we are starting to see some improvement in the rate of transmission, that rate could climb quickly if we lose focus.

"We thank those Victorians who overwhelmingly are doing the right thing by staying at home, but we must keep at it to save lives."

The current testing criteria is available at https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/health-servicesand-general-practitioners-coronavirus-disease-covid-19

Story tellers, it’s time to put pen to paper

By Brendan Rees The lockdown is upon us but that doesn't mean you can't harness your creativity through the art of story-telling.

Balla Balla Community Centre in Cranbourne East is in search of the best short story after launching a writing competition for people of all ages.

"One thing we know people have on their hands is time," the centre's manager Maree Cullinan explained.

"A lot of people talk about writing but they never get around to it so this is a time to tap into their creativity and put words on paper."

The winner will receive a place in one of the centre's introductions to creative writing courses, valued at $80 with their work also being published on the website.

Judging the entries will be accomplished author Rod Grigson, who has published three books and helps run the Balla Balla Community Centre's creative writing courses.

Together with Ms Cullinan, Mr Grigson was instrumental in working with a group of local beginner writers who published their own short stories in a book called The Scribe Tribe - volume one which was launched in late 2019.

All entries must include one or more of the 14 'prompts' listed in the criteria which "revolves around staying in and coping with the current set of circumstances". Limit is 1000 to 3000 words and must in by the end of April.

Ms Cullinan encouraged people to "get out of their comfort zone" and apply - even for those who had fantasised about writing.

"Do something that you've always wanted toand just never had a chance because we've got to look back on this as saying what were some of the positives we got out of this?"

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Stories are to be based around the theme 'A day in the life'. The competition, which is for ages five and up, opens on Tuesday 9am 21 April and closes 4pm Friday 29 May. Entries are categorised into age groups with gift cards ranging from $50 to $300. Enter now!

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Police have allegedly seized traffickable amounts of drugs, firearms and a stolen car with false plates from a Hallam motel on Saturday 11 April.

A man and woman were arrested during a police raid of the Princes Highway motel room about 10am.

The officers seized two firearms, ammunition, suspected stolen goods, cash as well as what was believed to be methamphetamine and GHB from the room and the car.

Casey CIU detectives charged a 30-year-old Frankston man with trafficking methamphetamine and GHB, car theft, handling stolen goods, firearms and ammunition offences and committing an indictable offence on bail.

He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 12 April.

A 21-year-old Yarra Glen woman was charged with drug possession.

She was bailed to appear at Dandenong Magistrates' Court on 6 July.

While many changes have occurred across the Casey community due to the Coronavirus epidemic, Casey Council is continuing to deliver services to residents, with some adjustments to the usual routine.

Across the municipality, Council staff continue to perform their roles delivering home care, meals on wheels, immunisations, maternal and child health services, youth counselling, reuniting lost animals with their owners and many other services.

In some cases, this has meant the use of additional personal protective equipment where required, such as aprons, gloves and masks, but also splitting staff across several work sites and using a range of technology to stay in touch with vulnerable people where face-to-face contact is not currently advisable. For example, Council's Community care team are now providing oneon-one activities for clients instead of group classes and outings. This includes exercise in the client's home, going for a walk or setting up video-chats with family and friends.

The Maternal and Child Health Service has replaced home-visits with telephone and electronic consultations, while the Syringe Exchange Program has moved to a home-delivery service for clients requiring new sharps containers. While the Youth Information Centres have temporarily closed, Council's Youth Services team are posting information and resources on their Facebook page, including ideas to keep young people busy while staying home.

Also, counsellors are providing phone and SMS chats for young people needing support.

City Compliance officers are continuing their work in the community, collecting stray animals, reuniting lost pets with owners and responding to community concerns on a range of Local Laws matters, from long grass to community safety hazards.

The response from members of our community, many of whom rely on council services for basic needs, has been overwhelmingly positive in light of the rapidly changing circumstances everyone is dealing with.

For more information on council services, visit: casey.vic.gov.au or contact customer service on 9705 5200.

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Letters from the trenches In the lead-up to Anzac Day, Berwick’s DUNCAN BURROWS shares letters written by his great uncle Galt Lithgow during the Battle of Verdun, a deadly conflict that played out on French soil in 1916.

Duncan is the author of Pioneer Flour Millers, a history of the Burrows family, published in 2014.

Fit young men in the ‘prime-of-life’ were horrifically sacrificed for years of a virtual stalemate in trench warfare. Those who did survive suffered from shell-shock (PTSD) and nightmare memories for the rest of their lives.

The Battle of Verdun lasted for 302 days from February to December 1916, the longest and one of the most costly in human history.

According to contemporary estimates, Verdun resulted in 714,321 casualties, 377,231 French, 337,000 German and 60,000 British.

It was the longest and one of the most devastating battles in World War I and the history of warfare. Modern estimates increase the number of casualties to 976,000. Most of these casualties had been inflicted upon both sides by artillery, rather than by small arms fire.

The following are letters from Private Galt Lithgow to his father Charles Lithgow, a Chemist from Launceston. Galt’s sister - Vera Jean Lithgow, was the grandmother of Duncan Burrows of Berwick.

Galt migrated to Canada in 1905, joining the Canadian Army in July, 1915. He served with the Canadian Infantry in the 31st Battalion, Company B. His letters home were spread over two years. He was wounded at Scottish Woods, Belgium on 20 April, 1916.

Galt’s letter of 15 January, 1916 “Last week at 4am for one hour, while I was peacefully sleeping, the crash, whizz, bang, and shrieking of shells overhead was like the thunder of so many express trains. The sky over the German trenches was a mass of shrapnel and fire from bursting shells. This lasted for one hour, and stopped as suddenly as it began.

A few weeks back, it lasted two days, and when

it stopped the quiet was worse than the constant noise of artillery.

Summaries of three Galt Lithgow letters dated 15 January, 2 April and 5 June, 1916 The Germans appear in hundreds, machine guns rattle, shrapnel flies, and men fall before your eyes in waves; not even having got over their own barbed wire. Their attack was a failure! In a little while another bunch come over, and follow the first. Then the final attack - in front about 200 bombers, with God knows how many following. They were received with a massed brigade of machine guns. Our loss was small. Theirs was thousands. Then the big guns begin to play on their reserves a mile or so in the rear. Fire directed by aeroplane. In front of you, you can see some get up on their knees and try to crawl, but mostly all are still.

Such is war - war up to date. Later, liquid fire (flame throwers) are used, and reports say the French are going to use turpinite (a war gas that paralyses its victim leading to immediate death). The result is that it petrifies you at once. What's the use of living when it's so easy to die! This is a war of big things.

Well, the war still goes on. God knows what's coming next, but fight on and win we will, through mistakes and all. A finer bunch of men I never saw, or thought existed. Some fine lads, good looking, healthy, full of life, knocked out in a second.

The captured trench is full of dead Germans. The cost on our side was not great. The Germans must be suffering fiercely. In our last trenches we worked a gun on them, shrapnel, and French bombs, and trench mats, pieces of men's clothing, and all kinds of litter fell be-

Weary soldiers on the frontline at Verdun. tween our lines. We had four wounded and six killed. It is fierce to see your pals one day and the next dead or wounded, in the prime of life,

and just at an age when they can take life as it ought to be. This is wrong, and, no matter what is gained, it will be at an awful cost.

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Shrapnel came in a barrage. They thought we were coming over that night, and prepared.

Our work in the smoke-bomb business had good results that night. Three lines of trenches and a lot of prisoners were ours for the taking, and in front of us the artillery piled up their casualty’s. We got prisoners every day. They say they can’t live in their trenches.

Galt Lithgow 13 May 1917 On came about 400 Germans. We waited the order of an East York Lieutenant, a young lad of about 19. He said, "fire at something, lads; don’t waste ammunition!" In three minutes not a man was alive in front of us. We simply mowed them down, They were either wounded or killed. They had full packs on, and had evidently thought we could not live (through) their overnight bombardment. The more you see the more you feel like killing.

This is a fight to win - the best spirit uppermost and the best race in brains and machinery wins. It takes a brave man to stand in these trenches night-after-night.

A cough or a false move means death by a bullet, bomb or rifle grenade.

NOTE: By December 1917 Galt had been promoted to Corporal and had married an English girl. He was still serving with the Canadian Army, being based at Bramshott Military Camp in Hampshire, England. He survived the war, dying in 1941 at the age of 57, and was buried at Kamloops Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada.

French soldiers in the Verdun trenches.

Trench warfare.

German troops with a machine gun.

A German Long Max gun unleashes a barrage on Verdun.

Galt Lithgow wrote home from the trenches of Verdun in Franch during 1916.

A heavy gun being hauled along the road.

Dead soldiers lie in a trench.

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By Brendan Rees Casey’s 2020 Citizen of the Year, Bassie Qadiri, has stepped up during the coronavirus pandemic by distributing free food vouchers to the community’s vulnerable.

The funding for the vouchers became available after an event organised by the Bakhtar Cultural Association was cancelled for later this year.

Mr Qadiri, who is the chairman of the Association, which represents the Afghan community in Victoria, said he saw it as his duty to put the $1500 funds to good use.

The vouchers have been given to individuals living with a disability, senior members, and those experiencing homelessness in the community.

Residents are also referred to government websites where they can access the latest Covid-19 information in their respective languages.

“They really appreciated this initiative as they had limited access to most of the information due to language barriers,” Mr Qadiri said.

“We have also contacted over 400 members who are registered with us, just to see how they are doing and holding up emotionally and mentally.”

For people who required food relief, Mr Qadiri said vouchers were still available. For more information contact 0435 945 591 or info@ bakhtar.org.au.

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Over the past week, stories have been shared across Star News Group’s Facebook pages detailing the number of reported coronavirus cases in Casey City each day which stands at 51. Here are how our readers reacted online: Ben Kerr: Far too many still doing the wrong thing and going out for the hell of it!

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The coronavirus outbreak may have cancelled this year’s Anzac Day services, however, the Berwick RSL Sub-branch says it will remain an important day of remembrance.

The Berwick RSL sub-branch president, Wayne A’vard will recite the Requiem and the Ode at an appropriate place and time to recognise the national occasion.

The sub-branch is encouraging residents in self-isolation to take a moment to pause and reflect on the significance of the day at 6am and/or 11am.

The following words of the short Anzac Requiem may be used during peoples time of reflection: ‘On the morning of April 25th, 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops landed under

fire on Gallipoli.

It was then, and in the battles which followed, that the ANZAC tradition was formed.

On this day we remember all those who served our nation in times of war.

We honour those who served; those who died or were disabled in the tragedy of war - in all conflicts and in peacekeeping.

We remember those who suffered as prisoners of war, and those who died in captivity.

Our Servicemen and women have left us a splendid heritage. May we and our successors prove worthy of their sacrifice. Lest We Forget’.

Anzac badges can be purchased from a number of the regular retailers including Harry’s Menswear in Berwick.

Alternatively, badges can be purchased online at https://berwickrsl.org.au/shop/

Berwick RSL members from left, vice-president Chris Chisholm, team leader of welfare Ray Heathcote, secretary Chris McKenna, appeals officer Sue Clark and president Wayne A’Vard.

This photo was taken earlier this year prior to social distancing measures being enforced.

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Speedsters caught in blitz

By Brendan Rees Sixty-three motorists have been hit with speeding fines in Casey as part of an Easter road blitz

by Victoria Police.

During the five-day Operation Nexus period, police detected 136 offences - including 28 unregistered vehicles, and five drink drivers.

Nine drug drivers and 10 disqualified drivers were also detected.

Other common offences included mobile phone (nine), impoundments (two), and six unlicensed drivers.

A 26-year-old woman also returned an alleged breath test reading of 0.240 in Berwick while a 29-year-old woman allegedly returned a reading of 0.162 per cent in Narre Warren.

In nearby Keysborough, a 21-year-old Queensland man and learner driver returned

an alleged reading of 0.135 after a car crashed into a traffic signal.

Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Libby Murphy said it was fortunate there had been no deaths resulting from irresponsible choices across the five days.

"We take comfort in the fact no one has died as a result of stupidity on our roads this weekend," Ms Murphy said.

"But it's this sort of reckless and selfish behaviour that can lead to a lifetime of grief for others.

"It can take a split second for excessive speed or impairment to eradicate a life.

"We can only hope - while these drivers live with the consequences of having their vehicles temporarily impounded, their licences removed or their day in court - that they realise

Police were out and about as part of Operation Nexus. this is the far better outcome."

Across the state police detected 259 drug drivers, 124 drink drivers and 3610 speeding offences.

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day 9 April to Monday 13 April, is an annual road policing focus that aims to prevent death and serious injury by targeting speeding, impairment, fatigue, distraction and seatbelt offences.

20 years behind bars for ‘appalling’ attacks on partner

By Cam Lucadou-Wells An unrepentant brute has been jailed for up to 20 years for months of sadistic attacks on his girlfriend including raping her at loaded gunpoint, tasering her and her dog, and bashing her with a baseball bat.

Matthew George Matovic, 35, had treated his "vulnerable and pregnant" victim with contempt and no regard for her or her unborn child, County Court of Victoria judge Susan Pullen told him on 2 April.

Judge Pullen described Matovic's jealous, controlling and violent conduct as "nothing short of appalling", his use of weapons to threaten her as "breathtaking".

According to psychologists, Matovoic lacked remorse or empathy towards his victim who suffers permanent scars from the attacks

as well as nightmares, PTSD, panic attacks and depression "It is difficult to find words to adequately describe the extent, gravity and depravity of it," Judge Pullen said.

"Your offending was demeaning, degrading, violent and harmful to (the victim)."

Two years after his arrest, Matovic eventually pleaded guilty to 14 charges including firearms, violence, threats to kill, rape and attempting to pervert justice between 2015 and 2017.

His late plea belied some "limited" remorse and insight, Judge Pullen said.

While living at Cannons Creek in 2016, a paranoid and aggressive Matovic attacked his victim several times while accusing her of being unfaithful during a past jail stint, the court heard.

He strangled her, pointed a loaded shotgun at her and threatened to shoot her.

One time, he tasered her leg as well as her pet Jack Russell-Pug cross.

He then directed her to lie in the backyard, duct-taped her mouth and struck her several times with a baseball bat.

During an episode, she was ordered her to write lines 'I must not talk back to Masso'.

After moving out to a motel, Matovic struck the now-pregnant victim with a bottle, and torched about 10 centimetres of her hair.

As she washed the blood from her head in the shower, he shoved her so hard that the wall-mounted soap dish broke off against her back.

On 1 March 2017, Matovic was arrested after a police car-chase.

From prison, he repeatedly called the victim, her sister and another girlfriend in a bid for them to drop their allegations.

His "substantial" and relevant criminal history dated back to 2004, meaning he was sentenced as a "serious violent offender".

Judge Pullen said Matovic's poor impulse control was "troubling" for his prospects of rehabilitation. There was a clear nexus between his impulsivity and his offending, together with a background of ice, cocaine and GHB use.

Matovic was violently and sexually abused as a child, had cognitive impairments and used illicit drugs from his early teens, the judge noted.

He was jailed for 20-and-a-half years, with a 16-year non-parole period. His term included 356 days in pre-sentence custody.

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‘Look after one another’

By Brendan Rees Andrew Gai understands what it's like to experience hardship. As a child he survived three famines in Sudan where fishing was the only way to get food - but even this became scarce as the legions of fish in the Nile River "disappeared".

He recalled a time his brother returning to his family's village empty handed and "that was it for that day and night".

Mr Gai's parents survived on a special grass called Apar during the 1986 famine - the year Mr Gai was born - while they cultivated their crops.

"Their stories of survival back in the village were nothing short of miracles," Mr Gai, of Cranbourne said. "At times they survived on an old cowhide which they put in the water for days to soften it and then cleaned off the hair and everything else and cooked it."

Today, Mr Gai, 33, who was honoured to have received a 2020 Holt Australia Day Award for his work with the South Sudanese community in Cranbourne, said the coronavirus crisis was a time to reach out to the vulnerable or less fortunate.

Like many, he wasn't able to find essential grocery items like rice and toilet paper at his local supermarkets for over two weeks. "We need to keep in mind that we are dealing with a pandemic and not a famine," Mr Gai said, who works for Anglicare Australia as a therapeutic practitioner with families impacted by family violence.

"The real spirit of a nation is seen and tested during a crisis. Our Government is assuring us that we do not need to panic, we do not need to stockpile and they have no plans to place Australia into full lockdown. Of course we need to plan ahead but panic-buying is unhelpful, inconsiderate and thus un-Australian."

The Australian Food and Grocery Council says Australia produces enough food for three

Andrew Gai, centre with Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards, receives a Holt Australia Day Award in Hampton Park this year. times the current population and consumers can be confident essential products "will continue to be available as the coronavirus runs its course".

Mr Gai arrived in Australia in 2006 when he was aged 20 and "literally had nothing" but was fortunate to have met "good people in the community and in the church," who helped him find a home, a job, and assistance with study.

"I am thankful for my parents because they showed me at a very young age how to make a living just by working hard and forward thinking. I had my small maize garden alongside

my parents' garden as a young boy and I also looked after our livestock. So I was prepared for any life challenges," he said.

"I feel like I have a foundation now, mainly because God has blessed me with a family and a job where I can make a difference in people's lives. My hunger has now shifted to being part of bringing about positive social changes in Australia."

Globally, the coronavirus pandemic has upended life as we know it - with some observers likening the epidemic as the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War - but Mr Gai contends as a nation we can "emerge from

Andrew Gai works in community services sector and also co-founded South SudaneseAustralian Academic Society. He is calling for calm with panic-buying and to help Australia's vulnerable. the other side better and stronger".

"From my personal experiences, I have learned that humans are very resilient creatures. Our survivability stems from our ability to adapt and work together to find solutions to our everyday problems. Life is full of lessons and tests and I am sure we will learn a lot from this Covid-19 experience. Let's continue to look after one another, especially our most vulnerable. Together let's face whatever may come calmly and safely."

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By Brendan Rees Bridget O'Toole has tried to block out the painful memory the day her husband was tragically killed by two stab wounds to the upper chest.

"I've got to be kinder to myself because you torture yourself thinking could've done more," says Mrs O'Toole. "Survivor guilt isn't good."

It was 5pm on 12 July 2013 when a man wielding a 20-centimetre carving knife entered Bridget and Dermot O'Toole's jewellery store in Hastings.

"I thought it was a customer coming in and I just got up to serve him," she said.

However Mrs O'Toole, of Lyndhurst, was attacked by the armed assailant who pushed her into a glass cabinet and stabbed her several times.

"He was screaming like a lunatic," she recalled.

During the attack Mr O'Toole, who suffered from Parkinson's Disease, came out from the workshop to defend his wife and began wrestling with the assailant.

"We were just trying to fight him off ... Dermot was desperately trying to save me."

"Dermot fell over, he tripped over and he turned on him and stabbed him to death," she said.

Mrs O'Toole attempted to pull the offender away from her husband and in doing so she was

further assaulted. The assailant then ran out of the shop.

Mr O'Toole, 64, was fatally wounded and tragically died at the scene.

Mrs O'Toole was taken to hospital where she had to undergo plastic surgery for the extensive serious stab and slash wounds and the glass shards that were embedded in her back.

For her actions, Mrs O'Toole was awarded the 2018 Gold Clarke Medal during a presentation at the Melbourne Town Hall on Thursday 23 August.

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Mr O'Toole, 64, was fatally wounded and tragically died at the scene.

Mrs O'Toole was taken to hospital where she had to undergo plastic surgery for the extensive serious stab and slash wounds and the glass shards that were embedded in her back.

For her actions, Mrs O'Toole was awarded the 2018 Gold Clarke Medal during a presentation at the Melbourne Town Hall on Thursday 23 August.

"It was a beautiful day," says Mrs O'Toole. "I was totally humbled and to be deemed worthy of such a prestigious award I couldn't believe it."

The medal is an award of The Royal Humane Society of Australasia and is the Society's highest award for the most outstanding case of bravery.

Mr O'Toole was posthumously awarded the Star of Courage in 2017 - Australia's highest bravery accolades which recognises "acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril".

The robber, Gavin Perry, 27, was high after taking ice and on parole at the time of the murder.

He was jailed for 27 years in 2014 for the crime.

Mrs O'Toole remembers her husband of 41 years as a wonderful man who was a funny, kind and loyal man."I had the best husband and we had a great life together," she said. "Life has just been horrible since."

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Plan for the future Despite elective surgery being banned for the foreseeable future, specialist cosmetic plastic and reconstructive surgeon Tim Brown encourages patients to book a consultation in person or via ZOOM. There is no need to put your plans on hold according to Tim. Tim completed his medical and surgical studies (and a further postgraduate research degree in transplantation immunology) at the University of Cambridge, England. He then undertook surgical training in the UK and USA. Since 1995, Tim has specialised in plastic and cosmetic surgery and is a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and an overseas member of the British Association of Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. He is also a Fellow of the Australian College of Cosmetic Surgeons.

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By Brendan Rees Just before the sun rises each day, Kerrigan La-Brooy and two other drivers are on the road picking up left-over food at various shops where they can. By 9am, Mr La-Brooy, who runs the Gethsemane Charity in Cranbourne, joins other volunteers where they sort through the food which includes bread, bakery products, pies, croissants, fruit, vegetables, eggs, drinks, meats and other necessities - before it is packaged into hampers and made available free for people in need to collect or delivered to the vulnerable or those in self-isolation.

However, the charity is struggling to keep up with the surge in demand as the economic impacts of the Covid-19 crisis hits home for residents. Some nights the volunteers are out delivering hampers until 10pm to places as far as Glen Waverley - "whatever time it takes," Mr La-Brooy says.

"We cater to around 200 mouths per day.

The hampers are so full and heavy that many need a trolley to cart it to their car," Mr LaBrooy said, who is Senior Pastor of Gethsemane Church in Cranbourne.

He said people didn't require to have a health care card as they found most were on the "cusp" - "they don't have a health care card but they're still not earning enough".

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He said volunteers including his wife Michele, Steph Panza, Gail Kavanagh, and Mila Lazarovski had been working around the clock to reach out to those in need while adhering to strict hygiene measures under the safety guidelines that have been put in place by the government.

"It's quite daunting but it's got to be done," Mr La-Brooy says of volunteers wearing masks and gloves.

Volunteer Steph Panza sorts through food at Gethsemane Charity in Cranbourne "We don't want too many on the premises all at once because of the social distancing.

We try and swap around the shifts - working in threes, (and) more people delivering on the roads."

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Wyatt’s will to achieve By sports editor Russell Bennett Casey-South Melbourne Premier cricketer Jordan Wyatt can still vividly remember when he first approached his parents to tell them he was struggling.

It was in November of 2010, and he was just 17.

He broke down in tears as he told them of the mental health battles he’d been facing - of what he’d been burying deep down inside.

Now, at 27 and nearly a decade on, the Drouin local’s efforts to help others emerge from the darkness and isolation of stigma have yielded truly extraordinary results.

At the start of the Swans’ season, the Star News reported on Wyatt’s pledge to donate a dollar for every run he scored throughout the 2019/20 campaign, with all of that money going to initiatives run by mental health charity Mindfull Aus - run by Wyatt’s close friend, Matt Runnalls.

Runnalls’ is a story that’s far from uncommon. In fact, it comes from a situation that’s so eerily similar to that faced by thousands of people across the country. But yet it’s one so often left alone - left unspoken under the guise of a 20-something-year-old’s perceived cloak of invincibility, or the fear or awkwardness of speaking up.

Since he was 17 - the very same age Wyatt was when he first opened up - Runnalls has battled severe anxiety and depression, which led to several suicide attempts. He’s also lost eight close mates who were facing their own mental health battles and couldn’t find a way through the darkness.

So Runnalls refuses to shy away from his battle. He embraces it and hits people right between the eyes with his cold, hard, truth.

It’s that mentality which has inspired Wyatt and he, in turn, has been a shining light in the lives of countless others doing it tough.

That has manifested in a range of people and organisations rallying behind his cause to raise funds for Mindfull throughout the Premier season.

Spurred on by the support he received, Wyatt scored over 500 runs in all forms and recorded his maiden first XI ton - 107 in Round 16 of the season against Ringwood, with a Mindfull sticker proudly displayed on the back of his blade.

The total amount of money he raised which was boosted by some even matching his contribution dollar-for-dollar - topped a whopping $3200.

“There are so many people who’ve supported me and backed me in to do a good thing with this, and I’m honestly just so honoured,” Wyatt said.

“A lot of the people who have donated are really close to me, so they know the struggles I’ve had in my time and they’ve rallied around and supported me.

“It’s just such an amazing feeling to have a positive impact on the community and to give back, because I’ve been supported through tough times so I’m just so proud to be able to do this in return.

“Hopefully it’s been able to start up plenty of conversations for people who are struggling - I know a number of cricketers, for example, who have stepped away from the game for mental health reasons and that just goes to show how close to home this really hits.

“When you feel like you can’t speak up, you try and hide yourself away.

“I started speaking with a psychologist early, when I was 17, but it’s not easy for most people to talk about it.

“Because I am open about my battle, I felt like I had to do something to help other people.”

Wyatt is a learning support worker who’s studying to be a teacher. He said part of the motivation to raise money and awareness for the cause was hearing of the passing of a number of local school students who’d battled their own demons.

“That had a massive impact on me, and I think that was a real driving force because I just didn’t want to hear those stories anymore,” he said.

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Jordan Wyatt has opened up about his mental health journey. tions around mental health at a younger age because I think young people are a demographic we can really turn the tide for - especially younger men.

“It was just so great to see Wellsy (Longwarry footballer Jason Wells) come out with his own story last week, and to raise money through his footy career.

“I went to primary school with him, so to see him taking the initiative as well was just awesome.”

Runnalls is simply blown away by the selflessness shown by his great mate.

“And, fittingly, what a great season the bloke had in cricketing terms - to produce 500-plus runs, including his maiden first XI ton,” he said.

“It just goes to show that when you live on purpose and something greater than yourself, the universe will find a way of giving back.

“What Jordy has been able to do is start thousands of meaningful conversations across the country, and he’s also inspired other sportspeople to come forward to me, and to mimic his behaviour.

“I’m so proud of him and I just can’t wait to watch him go about it next year.

“He’s an absolute role model for everyone not only in Gippsland, but at Premier Cricket level.”

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The money raised by Wyatt - all $3252.31, to be exact - will fittingly go towards the further development and implementation of the primary school program at Mindfull Aus, ‘Healthier hearts and lighter minds’.

“It’s early intervention aimed at kids as young as three to four, right through to 12, to encourage them to love themselves, be themselves, and believe in themselves,” Runnalls explained.

“When kids believe in the person they are, and love who they are, they’ll feel comfortable to speak out about the things they experience.

We want kids to be able to talk about what they’re going through - to own who they are and to be proud of that person - to not give up in those challenging times.

“There’s no one we can’t love once we’ve heard their story.

“In terms of what Jordy and Jay (Wells) have done - this is what we need, everyday blokes stepping forward and not hiding in the shadows of stigma.

“If we continue to hide it, it’s always so much more difficult to deal with on our own.”

For more information about Mindfull, search ‘Mindfull Aus’ on Facebook.

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By Mick Floyd Tiggerlong Tonk showed why he’s regarded as one of the country’s most exciting young sprinters with a comprehensive victory in last Thursday night’s star-studded edition of the Group 3 Easter Gift at the Sandown Park greyhounds.

With the race billed as having the best field seen in 2020, Tiggerlong Tonk was stepped cleanly before accelerating brilliantly to lead past the winning post the first time, and from there he was never headed. The son of TAB Melbourne Cup winner Dyna Double One put three lengths on his rivals entering the back straight, and extended that lead to six-and-ahalf lengths in a scorching time of 29.14.

“When he jumps like that, that’s the dog he is,” said his beaming trainer Correy Grenfell straight after the big win.

“His last four or five starts he’s missed the kick and had to drive hard but tonight he’s gone to the front and shown us what he can do.”

Tiggerlong Tonk was the youngest greyhound in the field and, at just 26 months of age, has already won two group races and over $179,000 in prize-money. His early success on the track has already drawn comparisons to that of Grenfell’s 2018/19 ‘Greyhound of the Year’, Orson Allen.

“I think I compared them early days which I probably shouldn’t have, but this boy is going to be something special,” Grenfell said.

“If he can show the pace that he has, there’s no reason he can’t follow what Orson did.

“To be this young and beat the field he beat he did tonight is outstanding.”

Snags McKenzie ran second in the race, holding off TAB Australian Cup winner Fernando’s Riot.

Later in the night, 2019 Launching Pad winner Tauwitchere won her third consecutive race, this time over 595 metres in 34.18, while in Race 4 on the card Mister Harlewood continued to impress since stepping up the 715-metre trip, recording the 20th fastest time ever recorded over the distance when winning in 41.535.

Last week’s Easter Gift initially shaped as the farewell race for superstar TAB Melbourne Cup winner Whiskey Riot.

But after cracking a toenail in preparation for the event, he was scratched from the race and immediately retired to stud.

While the injury wasn’t severe, it was enough to prevent Whiskey Riot from taking his place in the race.

He officially retired as the ninth-highest prize-money earner in the history of the sport, and has already started his stud career at trainer Anthony Azzopardi’s Rowsley kennels.

Berwick Cricket Club premiership coach Will Carr has joined Casey-South Melbourne. 204550 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Petrie praised Keogh for his selflessness in the decision, and said it would hold the club in good stead moving forward.

“BK first muted the idea about stepping down and letting Will take over as head coach in the near future,” he said.

“This is a real testament to everything that we as a club and Brian stands for. A club first attitude.

“This idea would never have worked without Brian’s club first ethos.

“Now that strategy has come into fruition.

BK, myself and the committee couldn’t be happier with the announcement and we welcome Will Carr to the Bloods for the next three years.”

The club is expected to make more key announcements in the near future.

QUIZ NUMBER 1708 1. HOW many gold medals did Australia win at the Rio Olympics?

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3. IN what sport did the USA win a record 63 straight games in the Olympics, stretching from 1936 to 1972?

4. IN what class of motor racing was Wayne Gardner crowned world champion in 1987?

5. WHICH US swimmer won five gold medals in Rio? 6. WHICH English cricketer scored a record 197 first class centuries?w 7. WHICH gruelling French sporting event lasts over 20 days?

8. WHICH New Zealand horse stormed home for a sensational victory in the 1983 Melbourne Cup? 9. WHICH Aussie sisters both swam the English Channel in 1991?

10. WHY does Captain Alan Shepherd hold a special place in golf history?

11. WHICH Aussie has scored the most consecutive ducks in Test cricket history?

12. WHICH tennis player ranked in the world’s top five for much of the 1980s never won Wimbledon?

13. WHO was the Aussie tennis star who won both the Wimbledon singles and doubles crowns in 1970?

14. AFTER the reds, which ball has the least points value in snooker?

15. WHICH Aussie boxing champ stowed away on a boat to the United States during World War I? 16. WHICH Aussie swimmer held the world women’s 100 metres freestyle record for over a decade?

17. WHICH Swede won the 1979 Wimbledon title?

18. WHICH Aussie swimmer won silver in the women’s 200 metres butterfly at the 1984 Olympics?

19. WHO rode six English derby winners?

20. WHO has won the James Hardie 1000 the most number of times?

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Tiggerlong Tonk stormed to victory in the Easter Gift.

There’s going to be a new Carr permanently parked at Casey Fields in 2020/21.

Casey-South Melbourne has made its first key announcement of the Victorian Premier Cricket off-season, with ex-Victorian quick and Berwick DDCA Turf 1 premiership coach Will Carr signing a three-year deal at the Swans.

Carr - who played six First Class matches and one List A game for Victoria in the early 2000s - will take over from current head coach Brian Keogh in a succession plan for the Premier Cricket club in 2021/22, which will see the 43-year-old take over the main role after one year as a senior assistant coach.

While juggling his commitments with the Bears in the Dandenong District Cricket Association, Carr also served as a specialist bowling coach for the Swans last season and made a serious impact on the playing group, which will be looking to take another step with some more stability in the coaching staff.

Swans president Shaun Petrie said in a club statement that the Swans were delighted to welcome Carr on-board after lengthy discussions with Brian Keogh about the future direction of the club.

“One of the first long discussions we had was about a succession plan," he said.

"We agreed that stability is one of the most important ingredients in any sporting club’s success.

“A succession plan, we agreed was absolutely crucial in our thinking.

“When we approached Will for a coaching role for 2019/20, we knew that he had lots of responsibilities, including coaching his former junior club, Berwick CC, to what became a premiership season in the DDCA Turf 1 competition.

“This meant that Will’s time at Casey Sth was going to be limited. We understood that and it worked very well, but there was always a bigger picture and longer term strategy.”

ANSWERS: 1. Eight 2. Sir Stanley Matthews 3. Basketball 4. 500cc 5. Michael Phelps 6. Sir Jack Hobbs 7. The tour de France 8. Kiwi 9. Susan and Lindy Maroney 10. He hit the first golf shot on the moon 11. Bob Holland 12. Ivan Lendl 13. John Newcombe 14. Yellow 15. Les Darcy 16. Dawn Fraser 17. Bjorn Borg 18. Karen Phillips 19. Lester Piggott 20. Peter Brock Tiggerlong Tonk with his thrilled trainer, Correy Grenfell. cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

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