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By Brendan Rees A Narre Warren musician stuck on a cruise liner off the coast of the United States says he's desperate to fly home.

Zak Love had been working as a performer on the Royal Caribbean cruise liner, Anthem of the Seas, when his contract had been cancelled on 15 March due to the Covid-19 crisis.

However, he and three other Australian performers have been left stranded on the ship after the US Government enforced a 'No Sail Order' - banning cruise ships from disembarking passengers and crew.

For the past fortnight, the 31-year-old had been confined to his room after which he was upgraded to a guest cabin.

"We have just been released and are now in a stage two quarantine where we need to walk around the ship wearing masks," the

singer-songwriter said.

There were no reported cases of coronavirus on the ship, according to Mr Love, however, temperature checks were being taken twice a day for all on board.

Mr Love, who had been casted for the onboard show 'We Will Rock You', said he and the other Australian performers were due to fly home on charter flights in early April but were "overlooked".

He said he had called Royal Caribbean's human resources department but was told there was "no feasible flight" available.

He was also confused as to why two of his colleagues were flown from Miami to Melbourne and Brisbane two weeks ago - on planes Mr Love later learned "were empty".

Meanwhile, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), he said, had

advised there were no planned charter flights from Miami to Melbourne "at this time".

"It does bring on a bit of anxiety not knowing when we are able to fly home. Each day is a bit of a roller coaster emotionally," he said. ?

However, he said Royal Caribbean has been "looking after us really well during the isolation period" with meals delivered three times a day as well as free Wi-Fi - "which has been really good being able to keep in contact with my family and friends back home".

To past time, Mr Love said he had been busy reading, exercising, writing music, and preparing for the release of his new song due 1 May. The other performers marooned off the coast with Mr Love was a 24-year-old woman from Melbourne and a 21-year-old from the Sunshine Coast.

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In a statement, Royal Caribbean said the company was "doing our best to do right by our colleagues during this difficult time".

"We have been repatriating our crew colleagues through a combination of commercial flights, charter flights and drop-offs in ports," the statement said.

"DFAT are aware of the challenges we are experiencing in trying to repatriate our Australian crew from various ports around the world."

Opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong said there needed to be more "direct government intervention" to rescue Australians stranded overseas.

DFAT has been contacted for comment.

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Dumping grounds

By Brendan Rees Piles of rubbish dumped illegally beside a shared trail in Berwick, near the Monash Freeway, has disgusted a resident.

The resident, who asked not to be named, said he had regularly seen rubbish bags dumped sporadically along the side of Hallam Bypass Trail, usually among shrubs and trees, as he took his dogs for a walk.

On some occasions he had seen people sleeping in tents with some, who appeared to be middle-aged, drinking alcohol.

Dumped rubbish along the side of the trail was particularly bad between Insignia Crescent and Princes Highway, the resident said, which included anything from garden waste, wood, and rolls of carpet. When Star News recently visited the area, household items such as chairs were also seen dumped.

The resident said the issue had been ongoing for the past year.

Casey Council confirmed the land was managed by VicRoads.

A spokesperson for the Department of Transport, which integrated with VicRoads last year, said: "We aim to keep our roadside reserves clean and free from litter and other debris - dumping rubbish is illegal, and if you see it report it to the police."

"We encourage everyone to dispose of their rubbish properly."

In the past 12 months, VicRoads said it had responded to 220 rubbish-related jobs along the 13.7km Hallam Bypass Trail, which runs between Doveton and Berwick.

These had varied from objects that had fallen off vehicles, general litter tossed from vehicles and larger bulks of deliberately dumped waste.

The resident, who had taken photos of the

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DV funding from State Household item have been discovered along the side of Hallam Bypass Trail. 207614 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS rubbish, said when he tried to contact VicRoads up to 10 times they still "hadn't been in touch".

"I walk down there most days ... it's ugly and it's a bit dangerous for anyone.

"Obviously a lot of people walking at the moment down there. I'm surprised it hasn't been reported a bit more," he said.

The resident said one of his dogs had cut

her foot while walking along the trail about eight months ago, costing him $800 in Vet bills.

"She had sliced her foot open because it hadn't been cleared down there," he said.

"I spoke to them (VicRoads) about that and they didn't want to hear anything about that either."

Residents are to report illegal dumping to the Traffic Management Centre on 13 11 70.

Deaf, blind and lost, but a survivor

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After three lonely nights of being in the cold and dark, 16-year-old Oskar has finally been reunited with his family after going missing from his Guy Hills home.

Chelsea Lowe said her beloved Maltese Shih Tzu, Oskar, who is deaf and blind, had wandered off from their Beaconsfield-Emerald Road home about 7pm on Sunday 12 April.

"He's very old so he doesn't go down the stairs at night time ... for some reason he did and we went out to get him and he was gone," she said.

Despite frantically searching, Oskar was nowhere to be seen on the family's 40-acre property which also has dams, leading Chelsea to fear the worst.

After three restless nights and no sign of Oskar, who had been without food, Chelsea became desperate.

Fortunately, her neighbours and their kids offered to help join the search for Oskar who they had found cowering in a deep gully at

the back of their property, distressed and confused, on Wednesday afternoon, 15 April.

"He must've slipped and fell and couldn't get out because it was so deep so the parents went and climbed down and got him out," Chelsea said, adding her neighbour's property also spanned on a number of acres.

"It's definitely scary because they always have kangaroos on their lot as well so he would've been very terrified."

Chelsea took Oskar to the Vet where he was assessed to be in pretty good shape despite the ordeal.

Chelsea was overwhelmed with emotion saying, "I don't think I slept at all just because he's so old ... what was he thinking?"

The gracious owner offered her appreciation to her neighbours in a Facebook post: "Thank you to the kids for finding him, he wouldn't have had long left- not all heroes wear capes!

"The luckiest 16-year-old doggo ever, deaf and blind but constantly proving he's a survivor and always has been."

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Women in the south-east experiencing or at risk of family violence will continue to get help, with a two-year funding package for women's health services across Victoria.

Narre Warren South MP Gary Maas announced that Women's Health in the South East (WHISE) was one of 12 women's health services in Victoria to receive a share of $3 million over the next two years to continue their work in preventing family violence.

The continuation of funding will ensure services can build on their vital work to deliver prevention of family violence training, advice and support to organisations in their local areas, including local government and health services.

Of the 12 services receiving funding, nine are regionally based while three operate statewide.

"WHISE has been providing critical care to our region for many years and this continued funding should support their fantastic work helping women and families in desperate circumstances," Mr Maas said.

WHISE warmly welcomed the announcement, which was continuing to provide services and support to the community during the pandemic.

"With our partners we have developed resources and tools to support gender equality in the workplace and prevent violence against women, delivered capacity and capability building programs to over 2500 participants and supported and built awareness across our diverse communities," CEO of WHISE, Kit McMahon said.

Family violence is a national emergency, with one woman killed at the hands of a current or former partner every week. It is the leading cause of death, disability and illness in Victorian women aged 15 to 44 years.

Breather on budgets Councils across the state have been granted extra time to resolve budgets and annual reports as they deal with impact of the coronavirus crisis.

Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek announced an extended deadline for 202021 council budgets until 31 August and for annual reports to 30 November.

Councils are usually required to adopt their budgets by 30 June and to submit an annual report by 30 September each year. Councils continue to be required to give public notice and hear public submissions before adopting budgets or submitting an annual report.

The State Government is working with Councils and the Municipal Association of Victoria to consider the implications of coronavirus on their operations including the welfare of staff, compliance with the Act, elections and their meetings.

"This small change responds to requests from Councils and will ensure they have time to consider how they will change their budgets to support their residents and businesses," Mr Somyurek said. berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au

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Casey’s Covid rate The number of Covid-19 cases confirmed in Casey City has remained at 53 - with one case reported over the past five days, according to the state's latest health data.

The Victoria's Department of Health and Human Services figures showed the total number of coronavirus cases in Victoria was 1336.

To date, 15 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria with no no new deaths reported in the past 24 hours as of 22 April.

While two new cases were added, two existing cases were reclassified to another state as per national protocols - meaning the overall number of cases has not changed.

In other parts of the southeast, 14 cases have been recorded in Greater Dandenong and 13 in Cardinia.

The total number of cases in the state is made up of 695 men and 641 women, with people aged from babies to their early nineties.

There are 135 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Victoria that may have been acquired through community transmission. Currently 29 people are in hospital, including 12 patients in intensive care. 1,243 people have recovered.

More than 90,000 tests have been completed.

Meanwhile, in the past 24 hours (as of Wednesday 22 April) Victoria Police officers had issued 95 fines to those breaching the directions in relation to staying at home, restricted activity and isolation directions after conducting 1,043 spot checks across the state.?

Examples of breaches included three people who booked a short stay accommodation so they could hang out and allegedly take drugs; multiple young people leaving a friend's house after a night of video games; and two people intercepted driving in Box Hill - where the driver was unlicensed and the passenger was found possessing a weapon.

The Victorian Government will implement

a range of temporary emergency measures to support Victorians by introducing a bill on Thursday 23 April which sets out a range of temporary changes to protect tenants and injured workers and allow vital government functions to continue operating in line with social distancing and other requirements advised by the Chief Health Officer.

Meanwhile, new state-based modelling shows had staying at home and other physical distancing requirements not been enforced to slow the spread of coronavirus, Victoria would have seen up to 58,000 new coronavirus cases every day at the peak of the pandemic.

The modelling, undertaken by Monash University and the Doherty Institute, in collaboration with epidemiology experts in the Department of Health and Human Services also revealed that if a business-as-usual approach had been adopted, as many as 9,200 Victorians would have been presenting to hospital every single day.

Honouring our Anzacs from home

By Brendan Rees Vietnam veteran Ray Heathcote will observe a minute's silence at his Berwick home this Saturday to honour his fallen mates and family members who have also served their country.

This year's Anzac Day - which marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II will be different with services cancelled due to the coronavirus, which has halted decades of tradition.

"This year I will spend time at home reflecting upon those in my family who served including my grandfather Albert Heathcote who was gassed in France, my grandmother's two brothers Donald and Hugh Reid served as runners in France - Donald was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery under fire," Mr Heathcote said.

"I also remember my mother Norma who served as a Corporal at Murchison during World War II looking after Italian prisoners of war, my father Alby for his service in the Middle East and on Kokoda in New Guinea.

I'll especially think about my uncle Frederick Raymond Heathcote who was killed in action at Mt Tambu New Guinea in 1943."

Mr Heathcote was only 20 when he was conscripted to fight in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1968.

He recalled the "stifling hot" days while based at a camp in Vung Tau with the Australian Army's Two Transport/Five Company. He shared a tent with four men and slept in a bed covered in a mosquito net. Showers were cold and food was a mixture of produce from Australia and ration packs from Australia and the US. "Many soldiers suffered from foot and skin problems and one of my good mates was sent home early with hepatitis," he said.

To commemorate Anzac Day, RSL Victoria is encouraging Australians to take part in the 'Light Up the Dawn' campaign by lighting a

Six youths from Casey have been arrested following a pursuit on the Mornington Peninsula early Thursday morning, 16 April.

Police on patrol spotted a Holden Captiva displaying false number plates on the Nepean Highway, Mount Martha about 1.20am.

The vehicle was observed driving erratically and police continued to monitor the car until a pursuit was initiated on Peninsula Link.

"Police disabled the car using stop sticks and the six occupants, aged between 14 and 16-years-old, were arrested when their vehicle came to a stop on the freeway near Derril Road, Moorooduc," Senior Constable Alistair Parsons said.

Two 16-year-old Narre Warren boys, a 15-year-old boy of no fixed address and a 14-year-old Doveton boy were all charged and will appear at a children's court.

Their charges include theft of motor vehicle, conduct endangering life and driving offences.

A 16-year-old girl from no fixed address and a 14-year old Berwick girl were released and are expected to be charged on summons.

Salon swifty

By Brendan Rees Police are asking for help to identify two young women after being accused of allegedly ripping off a nail salon in Cranbourne.

Police say the women attended the store together at Springhill Shopping Centre just before 5pm on Tuesday 17 March - prior to stage two restrictions being enforced which saw beauty salons close to curb the spread of coronavirus.

The pair had their nails done, totalling about $95, but when it was time to pay, one left the store telling staff she was going to Coles supermarket while the other attempted to pay with a Commonwealth Bank card under the name 'Phoebe Bower' which declined. Staff offered her to leave her bag in the store while they joined her search to help find her friend in the shopping centre.

As they were walking around together, the young woman allegedly ran off from the staff members. Neither of the women has returned to pay for the salon's service.

Police have released a CCTV image of a female they believe may be able to assist their enquiries. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Ray Heathcote will honour his fallen mates and his family who have a proud military background.

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Victorians can take a picture of themselves while they commemorate and share it on social media using the hashtag #standto.

"As Australians face continued uncertainty due to Covid-19, the RSL want to remind every Australian that they too bear the qualities of Anzac - courage, ingenuity, humour, endur-

ance and mateship - within themselves," RSL Victoria state president Dr Robert Webster said.

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I have been very impressed with how our parents have responded to the challenges they are facing of remote learning - they are very supportive of staff and are very keen to do their best for their children.

This has undoubtedly caused many parents a great deal of stress as they try to balance their work arrangements with providing home schooling for their children. Quite a few parents are struggling to catch up with the technological aspects of home schooling and our staff are spending considerable time daily in providing them with advice.

I do have concerns about the current remote learning program. It has been hastily cobbled together due to unforeseen circumstances and as a result we are all learning on the run.

It is certainly not a level playing field for learning for all children, as the circumstances in every home are quite different and for some, unfortunately not good. That's certainly not ideal, but then, we have no choice.

The onsite learning program has its challenges too - the social distancing requirements that, for very good reasons, must be in place creates a far more regimented and less flexible learning environment than is normal in schools. The younger children, in particular, struggle more with the social distancing rules.

Teachers have observed that the nature of onsite attendance in these times certainly has a negative impact on the 'energy' that is present in schools in normal times.

The mixed messages the public are receiving from our political leaders are quite unhelpful to say the least. Parents are confused and

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some simply don't know who to believe. I will say that the advice provided by our State government is, in my opinion, most helpful and wise.

It is also important to acknowledge the very real sense of togetherness and camaraderie amongst staff and the wider community, and that is most heartening. Also, in the long term, the impetus that this crisis has created for embracing technological change is very positive.

Henry Grossek, Principal of Berwick Lodge Primary School

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SOCIALLY SPEAKING On 16 April, a post was shared across the Berwick and Cranbourne Star News Group's Facebook pages asking parents and students as to how they were adapting to the challenges of remote learning at home. Here are how our readers reacted online: Kenny May: Kids in mainstream doing well school, did an amazing job; our ASD kids in special school struggling through no fault of the teachers who have done amazing.

Vaishnavi Chandravelu: It's sometimes annoying because we parents are equally working from home and on-video calls almost all time... It's even bad if we have on-line classes too ... my little one needs help to login to Zoom each time for roll calls and for most of activities on-line.

Jess Thomas: Home school is fun so far the kids find it funny to call me teacher and correct each other's work, one in kindergarten (who won't be going back until schools do) and one in prep.

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Onramp off target

By Brendan Rees More than 350 Berwick residents have signed a petition pleading for Casey Council's help to stop a major road project going ahead without sound barriers.

It comes as residents are fuming over Major Roads Projects Victoria (MRPV) plans to widen O'Shea Road in each direction - making it six lanes in total as part of the Monash Freeway Upgrade - which is due to be completed in 2022.

MRPV says the upgrade will create better connections at Beaconsfield and ease congestion.

However, residents of the adjoining Affinity Estate say MRPV had reneged on their proposal to widen the road to four lanes rather than six - which was "unforeseen" with "no submissions" sought from the community.

They are further infuriated that no noise barriers will be installed and are "appalled" that Casey Council had supported the proposal last year.

Through the petition, which was tabled at council's 7 April meeting, residents have asked for "urgent action" from council including: The road project to be returned to the original four lane plan with a treed boulevard.

A 'comprehensive and integrated traffic management plan' inclusive of the streets surrounding O'Shea Road to address 'rat runs'.

Sound mitigation measures to minimise traffic noise.

Head petitioner, Michel Suttie, who is also chairman of Affinity owner's corporation committee, said MRPV had "not consulted" residents about the six lane proposal and were in "disbelief" when they discovered council had never "advocated on their behalf".

"There was a strong feeling of deception and distrust considering that the six-lane plan

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Residents of the Affinity Estate in Berwick want Casey Council's help to save their picturesque Picture: ROB CAREW neighbourhood. Picture taken before social distancing rules. 204377 had been contained in various internal government documents for over 12 months before being submitted to the council - despite feedback from the Victorian Planning Authority 12 months before, that O'Shea Road would be upgraded only to four lanes with noise barriers," Mr Suttie said.

"Many signatories advised they were not even aware that the O'Shea Rd expansion to six lanes was even planned, let alone supported 'in principle' by Casey Council."

The petition, which garnered 354 signatures, was achieved over one weekend, however, Mr Suttie said due to the constraints of coronavirus restrictions, further contacts were not possible.

At the council meeting, administrator Noelene Duff said she "supported the receipt of

the petition" which would be investigated by council officers.

In January, MRVP program director Ray Paterson said in a statement staff had spoken "extensively" with residents about the project including hundreds who have attended information sessions where "thousands of information sheets" have been handed out.

In response to this statement, Mr Suttie said the word "duplication" of O'Shea Road had been used "repeatedly" by MRPV - which he argued can mean "any number of lanes in engineering terms".

"This is typical of the misleading occurring surrounding the proposed six lane plan."

A report will come back to council in May.

University students undertaking teaching degrees find themselves in unknown territory as the closing down of schools across the region due to Covid-19 brings their studies to a halt.

The emergence of Covid-19 and the transition to online learning means schools across Victoria feel they can not accommodate preservice teachers during this time of uncertainty.

Master of Teaching student Sasha Browne, of Berwick, was expecting to graduate in July this year, but has had to put her dreams on hold due to the Covid-19 shutdown.

Part of Sasha’s study requirement at Swinburne University was to spend 45 days teaching face-to-face in a school setting.

But with schools switching to online learning, Sasha is unsure when she will be able to meet the classroom requirement.

“I’m gutted,” Sasha said.

“This was the very last thing I had to do before graduating as a teacher and now I’m unsure when I’m going to be able to finish.”

She goes on to say how her aspirations of teaching abroad next year have also been turned upside down.

“I planned on teaching in New Zealand at the start of next year, but I have had to cancel these plans for the time being.”

With there being a shortage of teachers in Australia already, it would seem plausible for concessions to be made to ensure students can graduate in a timely manner to keep up with the increased demand for teachers.

Students are urging the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) to make updates and changes to university course requirements to ensure students can graduate without delay or having to defer studies.

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State newspaper support The Victorian Government has announced emergency support to help regional print media survive and ensure all Victorians have the information they need to protect themselves, slow the spread of coronavirus and save lives.

In a statement released Tuesday 21 April, Premier Daniel Andrews spoke of the pivotal role of newspapers in regional and rural communities, made more important during the current health crisis.

“We’re giving regional papers the certainty and support they need to keep writing, keep printing and keep employing Victorians,” Premier Andrews said.

“We need to get the message out to every corner of the state - stay home, protect the health system and save lives. This investment will help us do that.

“Coronavirus does not discriminate - so it’s vital every Victorian knows what to do to protect themselves and their loved ones, wherever they live.”

The government has acknowledged that many regional papers were already struggling due to the effects of drought and bushfires on local businesses and advertising. The added and significant impact of coronavirus on the economy has forced some regional mastheads to shut their doors, while others are on the brink.

To help these local papers survive, the government will book one page of print advertising and digital advertising in more than 100 regional outlets each week for six months.

The immediate and reliable source of income will help these businesses - which are the public record of towns and regions throughout Victoria - get through the worst of the crisis and rebuild.

The $4.7 million package has been developed in consultation with the Victorian Country Press Association.

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Premier Daniel Andrews on Tuesday announced a support package for regional press, through the Covid-19 crisis. ernment get the message out to Victorians that we all have a role to play in slowing the spread of the virus by staying home, protecting our health system and saving lives.

At the national level, the Federal Government recently announced a $50 million support package aimed at regional journalism.

covering television, radio and print media fields.

But there are concerns the support won’t get to where it’s most needed, to smaller independent and regional media groups, which are often the only local news outlets for their communities.

While the nation’s peak press body, Country Press Australia, has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a $50 million Public Interest News Gathering program last week, it was concerned about the expanded criteria and the likely loss of the original intent of the funds.

Much of this amount had already been allocated as part of the Regional and Small Publishers Fund but held in limbo until now.

“Country Press Australia and the 140 independent news media titles it represents, will wait until the funding guidelines are formulated, before assessing what impact this will have in helping to sustain public interest journalism by regional and small publishers in the current crisis”, president Bruce Ellen said.

“We are extremely concerned that the original intent of the Regional and Small Publishers Fund when it was first announced in 2017, may be lost and/or significantly diminished.”

Country Press Australia strongly urged the Federal Government to maintain key elements of the original criteria.

“These key criteria include a maximum turnover threshold ($30 million), a set percentage to regional news media companies (75 per cent), and the production of public interest journalism as a primary purpose eligibility requirement,” Mr Ellen said.

“These funds were specifically allocated to small and small regional publishers of public interest journalism as a result of the impact of the media reform legislation in September 2017 giving significant benefits to the large media companies such as Nine, Seven West Media and News Corp.”

“It would be far from appropriate if these companies now also benefit from these particular funds to the detriment of the small independent media publishers across Australia,” he said.

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Safely done A much anticipated safety upgrade at one of Narre Warren's busiest intersections is now complete thanks to the State Government.

Narre Warren North MP Luke Donnellan said the new fully controlled right turn at the intersection of Saxonwood Drive, Fullard Road and Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road will improve safety for everyone.

The $690,000 project involved a widening of the centre median along Narre WarrenCranbourne Road, remodelling of the traffic signals and resurfacing of the intersection.

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"We've listened to locals in Narre Warren who have told us that something needs to be done to make these intersections safer for them to travel through every day and that's exactly what we're doing," Mr Donnellan said.

Financial help at hand The response from both state and government to supporting businesses through coronavirus has been both swift and fair and it is good to see a bipartisan approach to this being employed as well (something it would be good to see more of when “normal” times return too).

Although the financial measures have been well publicised, I thought I would summarise what is typically available for SMEs just in case you were not aware of these already: 1. Cash-flow Boost for Employers For the Jan-Mar quarter, the government is providing a cash boost for SMEs with a turnover of less than $50M and Not-for-Profits of up to $50,000 with a minimum payment of $10,000 for those companies that employ staff.

The intent is to cover costs whilst revenue is down and is based upon the BAS PAYG bill. A second tranche of up to $50,000 (minimum $10,000) is available in addition for the Jul-Sep quarter.

2. 50% Wage Subsidy for Apprentices and Trainees The government is keen to see that SMEs retain apprentices and trainees and hence will pay 50% of the apprentice's or trainee's wage from 1 Jan through to 30 Sept up to a maximum of $7,000 per quarter for SMEs with less than 20 full-time staff.

3. JobKeeper Allowance A flat amount of $1,500 per fortnight will be paid for each eligible employee to businesses that have reduced turnover as compared to the equivalent period last year, regardless of how much they earn so that each employer should receive a minimum of $1500 per fortnight. This payment applies to full-time, parttime and casual staff (provided they have been employed for minimum of 12 months as at 1/3/20) and sole traders and will be paid (and backdated) in May. 4. Instant Asset Write-off Increase The instant asset write-off has been increased from $30K to $150K for businesses with a turnover up to $500M for this financial year. It is expected to revert to previous levels effective berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH 1 st July 2020. The intent is to encourage businesses to continue to invest and will enable SMEs to reduce tax liability.

5. Business Loan Guarantee and Repayment Deferral The Federal Government will guarantee 50 per cent of new (unsecured) loans issued by eligible lenders to SMEs with up to $50M turnover up to a maximum of $250K per borrower.

Loans may be for up to three years, with an initial six-month repayment holiday and at minimal interest rates. Well worth using to pay off credit card debt and any other high interest loans you have.

6. Payroll Tax Refund The State Government will provide full payroll tax refunds (not loans) for the 2019-20 financial year to SMEs with payroll of less than $3M. Most eligible businesses should already have received this, so follow up if you believe you are eligible and have not. Payroll tax for the Jul-Sep quarter may also be deferred.

7. Business Support Fund Grant funding of $10,000 is available for SMEs that employ staff, have a turnover of more than $75K, a payroll less than $650K and which are subject to closure or highly impacted by government constraints imposed as a result of the coronavirus and were active on 16/3/20.

Note that the above does not describe all schemes available so please visit the following link to see the other schemes and more details: https://www.orgmentbusinesssolutions.com. au/resources Ian Ash is the Managing Director of OrgMent Business Solutions - www.ombs.com.au

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By Brendan Rees Life in Casey has dramatically changed as the city grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.

Otherwise bustling areas such as Fountain Gate Shopping Centre and Bunjil Place are eerily quiet as people heed the government's advice of staying home.

Traffic has slowed while the number of travellers rushing to catch a morning train have dwindled.

Shoppers are sparse as many retail shops, cafes, sporting venues, and iconic public places close their doors.

Main attractions such as Casey Stadium, Casey Race, Berwick Wilson Botanic Garden and Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens are also empty.

Star News photographer Stewart Chambers drove around the city capturing these strange times through his lens.

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ANZAC DAY

Family destroyed by war

By Lachlan Moorhead

A picture of the Kent family. Norman and Alfred, who were killed during WWI, are pictured in the back of the carriage with their governess. Their brother, Charles, is in the front seat next to Mary and Ada. Station one and a quarter miles north-east of Bapaume, France.

On his tombstone were inscribed the words “Son of AB & MA Kent Narre Warren, died for King and Country”.

Norman’s personal effects - many the same as his brother’s - were returned to his father Anthony Burdon Kent along with his three

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In less than a year the Great War claimed the lives of both the Kent brothers.

The first of the Narre Warren siblings to perish in battle was Alfred Ernest Kent, killed in action on 5 May 1916, four weeks after the Lance Corporal had sailed from Alexandria to Marseilles He was 41.

According to notes collated by the Narre Warren and District Family History Group, Alfred was buried in Y Farm Military Cemetery Bois-Grenier, 4000 yards south of Armentieres.

His belongings were returned to his widow, Alice Isabella Webb, whose address was listed as Lyncourt, Narre Warren.

Among her late husband’s possessions were a wallet, a knife, a metal watch wrist-strap, some note books, a pipe, three handkerchiefs and a couple of coins.

But Alfred left behind so much more than a handful of belongings.

Alice also received Alfred’s three service medals, King’s Message and Memorial Plaque.

Alfred is remembered on the Australian War Memorial and on the Berwick Grammar School’s memorial in Church Street, Berwick, the Berwick Grammar School Honour Board at the Berwick RSL, the Christ Church Great War Honour Roll and on the Narre Warren Memorial Gates.

Alfred’s younger brother, Norman Archibald Kent, died from a gunshot wound to the chest he sustained while serving on the Western Front in 1917.

Alfred was wounded on 12 April and died a day later from the injury.

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service medals, his Meritorious Service Medal as well as the King’s Message and Memorial Plaque.

Anthony was born in 1844, in Dover, England, and didn’t arrive in Australia until 1862 where he married Mary Ann Hillbrich 10 years later.

It’s around this time when Anthony bought a property known as Granite Park in Narre Warren, which he re-named the Oatlands.

Anthony and Mary raised seven children together - five sons and two daughters - and in October 1922 they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary without their two sons who had died in battle five years earlier.

But before Alfred and Norman went to fight the war, they both experienced a loving childhood growing up in Narre Warren and it surrounds.

Alfred was born in 1875 in Narre Warren and was educated at the Church of England grammar schools in Berwick and Melbourne.

It wasn’t until 1898 that he married Alice, the daughter of Sidney John Webb at her family home in Narre Warren, known as Holly Green.

In 1910 Alfred was known to have owned the general store on the north east corner of the highway and Narre Warren North Road.

His brother Norman was born in 1882, also in Narre Warren and attended the local state school.

By the time he reached the age of 32 Norman was working as a farmer on the land.

But soon it seemed a fate serving their country in WWI awaited both brothers far from the gentle fields and plentiful expanses

of Narre Warren that had been an instrumental part of their lives for so long.

In 1915, at the age of 40, Alfred enlisted as a private in the 6th Battallion, soon departing for Egypt on HMAT Nestor.

Norman, who enlisted before his older brother, signed up as a private on 1 October 1914 in the 14th Battalion.

The younger Kent served in Gallipoli after which he was hospitalised with pleurisy in May 1915.

Less than two years later, after being transferred to the Western Front, Norman was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for “continuous meritorious performance of duty under most adverse circumstances at Pozieres from 6 August to 13 August and from 26 August to 30 August 1916”.

A third Kent brother, Charles Edward Kent, also served in the Great War after enlisting in 1916.

He left for duty in June that year aboard HMAT Wandilla.

Following service in Egypt and France, Charles returned home in 1918 to take care of his mother and father, who had already lost Alfred and Norman to the bitter tragedy of war.

That same year it’s understood a ‘welcome home’ social was held for Corporal Charles Kent, where he was presented with an inscribed gold medal.

His father Anthony had thanked people for the warm welcome to his son.

A welcome which was never to be for Alfred or Norman.

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The fabulous baker boys

By Lachlan Moorhead THEY were the baker’s boys - eight men employed by local Narre Warren baker Donald Hartley Rowe who all enlisted to fight in WWI. A November 1915 edition of the Berwick Star News reported their names as Harry McGuire, Alf Rooney, Harold Johnstone, Jack Lyons, Fred Lewis, Vic Chitts, Reg Currie and Geo Forrester.

Narre Warren and District Family History Group member Jane Rivett-Carnac has spent the last few weeks poring over old records to find out who these eight men were, and unearth their stories.

Some proved easier to identify then others.

Harry McGuire is believed to be American-born Private Harry Robert McGuire, who served in England and France before returning to Australia on 1 May, 1917.

But this information cannot be confirmed, with Mrs Rivett-Carnac finding 263 potential ‘H. McGuires’, or variations thereof, listed in the records.

Private Alfred George Rooney’s history was clearer. He was a driver and trumpeter in the 8th Light Horse, who enlisted on 15 October 1914. The son of James Rooney from Ballarat,

Alfred was wounded in Gallipoli on 16 May 1915 by a gunshot wound to his neck and shoulder, and was evacuated to Egypt where he recovered.

He was awarded the Military Medal on 23 September 1916 for gallantry and devotion to his duty in the field.

His recommendation recognised him for “ ... bringing ammunition and water to the firing line under very heavy machine gun fire, doing three trips to and fro and for assisting in bringing in a wounded officer from a fire swept ridge.”

Alfred carried out the remainder of his service with the Egypt Expeditionary Force in Palestine.

There were found to be 69 records of people who served with the name, or variation of the name, Harold Johnstone, and none could be definitively proven to have any connection to baker Donald Hartley Rowe, or Narre Warren.

Jack Lyons is another name which proved difficult to research. Mrs Rivett-Carnac came across a Private Charles Jack Lyons who enlisted in Tasmania in September, 1914, and whose papers indicate he was a baker and served in Gallipoli and France.

But she was still unsure whether this was

one of Rowe’s boys.

“My problem with this being the correct person is if he’s working as a baker in Narre Warren why would he leave and go to Tasmania to enlist?” Mrs Rivett-Carnac told the News.

“Many men named John are known as Jack and the army records have many John Lyons records - finding the correct one this way will take more time than we have.

“There is also the Lyons family from Tooradin, it may be that this soldier is one of their sons but I can’t prove it.”

Private Fredrick Archibald Lewis enlisted on 13 July 1915 at the age of 24. His next of kin was his father, Caleb Nicholas Lewis, who was living at Wilson Street in Berwick at the time.

Frederick left for Egypt and France on the HMAT ‘Ceramic’ A40 and served for 1455 days.

He returned to Australia in May 1919, where he continued to mourn the death of his younger brother William, who was killed in action in France in March 1917 at the age of 21.

Prior to his enlistment William is believed to have worked for a local grocer in Pakenham - Mr P. O’Halloran.

Charles Victor Chitts was the only ‘Vic’ uncovered by Mrs Rivett-Carnac.

But while he is understood to have two cousins who were German prisoners of war in WWI, there is no evidence that Charles served under his name.

It’s believed Charles had another cousin who lived Berwick.

“Perhaps Vic enlisted under an alias or he only served within Australia and his records are not available or he went to enlist and didn’t pass the physical but then you would think he would have returned to work,” Mrs RivettCarnac said.

“I’m guessing he served under an alias or paid his own way to England and served with another country - all possibilities, but no proof.”

The seventh of Mr Rowe’s employees to enlist was Private Reginald Currie, who signed up on 6 November 1915 at the age of 22.

A death notice in the Argus newspaper indicates that Reginald was the only son of Donald and Margaret, and a brother to six sisters. The family is believed to have lived in Warragul and Berwick.

It’s reported that he served in France and is reported gassed in 1917 and 1918, and both times he was hospitalised. He completed his service as a member of the 14th Battalion and returned home to Australia in April 1919 on the troopship ‘Commonwealth’.

“From his service record it would seem that he had trouble fitting into the army way of doing things, he is reported absent without leave a number of times,” Mrs Rivett-Carnac said.

“He went before a field court-martial for disobeying an officer’s command and found guilty, each time he forfeits days of pay, in total 205 days and at one point spent 100 days confined to camp when in England.”

Sergeant George Arthur Forrester served for four years in Gallipoli and France and was promoted to sergeant.

He returned to his father Zephaniah Forrester’s home at Taradale and later married Susan Holbrook.

A newspaper report from the Dandenong Advertiser, dated 18 November 1915, notes that R. Currie and S. Forrester, of Narre Warren, had enlisted and were both employed by Mr Rowe at the bakery.

Mr Rowe is recorded on an electoral roll as having left the Narre Warren district by 1925.

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Lessons now a juggling act

By Jessica Anstice Two teachers in Kooweerup have been extra busy juggling their full-time jobs and home schooling their three primary school-aged children during the coronavirus isolation period.

Like many, parents Chris and Kate O’Hara, who are both teachers at a secondary school in Cranbourne, have been supervising their children Sophie, Grade 6, Annabel, Grade 4, and Paddy, Foundation, since remote learning came into play last Wednesday.

For the young family of five, the State Government’s stay-at-home order has been challenging to handle at times.

“My wife and I are teachers so that’s been proven a bit of a challenge in some ways,” Mr O’Hara said.

“We’re trying to do our jobs and be parents at the same time so it takes a little bit of creativity and a lot of patience - which is not my strongest point.

“The children often want our attention then and there but they can’t get it because we are teaching classes so they need to learn a bit of independence.”

While Ms O’Hara teaches classes inside their house, Mr O’Hara has set up his make do office in a caravan in their driveway - which he says has worked a treat.

“It is actually working really well. The kids also come out and do some study in the caravan,” he said.

“Sometimes the kids are seen fighting in the background when I’m running an online class - that’s totally embarrassing,” he laughed.

Luckily for the Bayles Regional Primary School students, their family home is on a large farm, allowing them space and freedom during school breaks.

At the end of each work and school day, the family comes together for an activity such as going for a walk or a bike ride.

“They’re pretty conscientious children, which is nice - they sit and do a bit of work and then they all have a break,” he said.

“One thing we need to work on as a family is setting a routine. So maybe asking the children what they’re doing for day and writing it down and getting them to take regular breaks with little screen time.”

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Sanity savers for parents

By Tania Phillips Being locked down means trying to keep the kids and teens occupied and happy.

It’s not an easy job but at least there is plenty of viewing out there to break up the school lessons, outside play and other activities.

Starting with everybody’s favourite Bluey!!

The ABC’s little show that has just launched a second series.

It would be easy to call it Australia’s answer to Peppa Pig but there is something way more real about our little cattledog pup. Our family fell in love with it when it was the lead-in program for Doctor Who and both my much older teens saw a reflection of their pre-school years on the screen.

As well as the new series on iView and on ABC, Foxtel BBC channel Cbeebies has the first series of the loveable pup from Brisbane coming soon.

Over on Foxtel they are streaming a lot of kid favourites. Including The Secret Life of Pets 2, following the adventures of Max (Louis C.K.), a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building. Also new to Foxtel is The Angry Birds Movie 2, in which the flightless angry birds and the pigs do battle.

Other movie series streaming include the first four Ice Age films, Night At The Museum 1 & 2 and Kung Fu Panda 2 & 3 among others.

Our heroes on lockdown though have been Netflix.

Spending time with their family has made my girls a bit nostalgic to revisit the shows they loved in their tween years - one of which is still influencing my oldest daughter’s life.

Over the past week or so, thanks to Netflix we’ve been watching all the old episodes of the Canadian show Total Drama Island from 2009 - this is spoof on Survivor and is a lot of fun.

Then there is Avatar The Last Airbender a program that got my oldest artist daughter

A scene from the latest series. This is one you can watch with the whole family.

The cast of Ragnarok - a little bleak and centred on climate change it is, never-the-less an interesting premise for older teens.

Bluey and her sister are so popular you can find them on multiple platforms - thank goodness. into Manga. Basically two kids find a young man who has been trapped in the ice for 100 years and set out to save the world.

If your kids are older teens or young adults and into a bit of supernatural action check out Netflix The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the Norwegian show Ragnarok.

Sabrina, which has just dropped it’s third series on the streaming service, is a much much darker version of the original comic and the ’90s sitcom. Sabrina straddles the world or

witches and mortals discovering dangers in both (it feels like a young adult version of Discovery of Witches).

In Ragnarok (in Norwegian with subtitles) a teen slowly discovers that he is an incarnation of the Norse god Thor and that the town he is living in is being run by a group of evil Frost Giants.

These are my tips - good luck - and let us know your recommendations on our Facebook page!

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Getting through lockdown Star reviewer TANIA PHILLIPS provides a guide on how to get through lockdown with a little help from the TV screen.

For a busy mum and television addict like me, the prospect of time to watch television is almost like a dream.

However now we are all locked in our houses waiting for the curve to flatten it’s a case of ’careful what you wish for’. Four adults (well three and a 17year old), one TV and plenty of options is more of a nightmare.

Netflix have tried to make it a little easier with their 100 films to watch in quarantine - a shorthand list of old favorites and newer releases that actually might allow you to find that one movie that the whole family will agree on.

But if you need time to escape for a bit and you are a Foxtel subscriber the network has offered their multiscreen option free for the next few weeks. This means you can watch their programs and movies on up to two extra screens and devices.

If you don’t have Fox or Netflix or you are looking for something a little different then head to the free-to-air ’on-line’ sites. As always ABC iView leads the way with a really wide range of content for the whole family including a brand new series of Bluey.

Channel Ten has been busy tamping up their content as well so you can catch up on your favourite reality show while Seven and Nine are also worth a look.

But the star for adult and diverse content has to be SBS. The network has had a little fun with its current collection on their SBS On Demand site creating a Social Distancing Toolkit collection full of feel good, light-hearted entertainment and a Streaming Survival collection chock full of apocalyptic films and television.

So where to start?

Here are a few from both lists that caught my eye during the week.

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Future Man: Ever wondered what happened the The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson? ous visitors to travel through time to prevent an alien invasion and extinction of humanity.

2. Shrill: from executive producers Lorne Michaels and Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect), Shrill is based on the memoir of Lindy West and stars Aidy Bryant (Saturday night Live) as a young journalist determined to change her life without changing her body.

3. Berlin Syndrome: Starring one of the busiest actresses around - Australian Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches), Berlin Syndrome is a 2017 Australian-French psychological thriller. Palmer is Clare, a photographer alone and adrift in Berlin who meets local Andi. However what starts as a passionate

romance turns nasty when Clare discovers her new man has locked her in his flat and she isn’t leaving anytime soon.

4. Cabin Fever: The 2016 Eli Roth film sees five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods.

Each one then starts to fall victim to a nasty flesh-eating virus which then attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.

5. Gourmet Farmer: Seasons one through to four. Let’s face it we are all throwing in vegie patches at the moment so why not see how someone else did it. The series follows Australian farmer and chef Matthew Evans - former editor of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guide as he pursues a culinary and personal sea change in Tasmania.

The chilling movie Cabin Fever is now on SBS on Demand.

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Lockdown recipes Looking for a way to pass the time at home? Why not try working on your culinary skills? A Facebook community, #lockdownlarderAustralia, is rapidly building with people showing off their latest creations. We picked a few for you to try.

Renée Biewer’s homemade ricotta gnocchi with asparagus pesto Ricotta gnocchi: 400g ricotta cheese ¼ cup parmesan cheese 1 cup plain flour 1 large egg 1 egg yolk ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper

For the dipping sauce: 1 small pot natural low-fat yoghurt 10 fresh mint leaves ¼ cucumber ½ clove garlic Juice of ½ lime For the meatballs: 250g lean minced lamb Juice of 1 lime 1 small clove garlic 1cm fresh root ginger Small handful fresh coriander leaves 1½ tsp curry powder

Asparagus pesto: 500g asparagus spears ¼ cup slithered almonds ½ cup parmesan cheese 3 cloves garlic 1 pinch crushed red pepper ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 4 rashers bacon ¼ cup shaved parmesan 1 lemon Ricotta gnocchi: 1. Place the ricotta on a triple layer of paper towels. Cover it with another triple layer and press down, releasing liquid from the cheese.

Scoop the cheese into a bowl and weigh out exactly 8 ounces for the gnocchi. If there is any leftover, use it for another dish! (or spread it on bread. Mmmm) 2. In a bowl, stir together the ricotta, 3/4 cup flour, grated parmesan, beaten eggs, salt and pepper until just combined – using a rubber spatula. Add the remaining flour 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together, form a ball. Press it into a disk on a floured surface and cut it into four equal pieces. Take each piece and roll it into a log about 16 to 18 inches long. Cut 1-inch pieces with a sharp knife.

3. To cook, bring a pot of salted water to a boil.

Once it’s simmering, add the gnocchi and cook about 2 to 3 minutes, until it floats for about 30 seconds. Remove with a large slotted spoon or sieve to drain. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta water.

Asparagus pesto: 1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cut the asparagus spears into thirds. Take a handful of asparagus and set it off to the side – we will toss the spears and pieces in the pasta. Add the remaining pieces to the boiling water and

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cook until slightly tender but still bright green, about 5 to 6 minutes. Strain the asparagus.

2. Add the asparagus, toasted almonds, garlic, grated parmesan and crushed red pepper to a food processor. Pulse until the mixture begins to come together, then stream the olive oil in while the processor is running. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.

(Note: this will make enough pesto that you will have some leftover – keep it in a sealed jar in the fridge and use it on everything!

Toast, eggs, salads, sandwiches, chicken, shrimp, etc!)

3. Heat a skillet over medium-low heat and add the chopped bacon. Cook until completely crispy and the fat is rendered. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and place it on a paper towel to drain excess grease. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat from the skillet. Add the asparagus pieces that you set aside and toss. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until slightly tender.

To serve: Serve the pasta, add it to the skillet with the asparagus. Toss the hot gnocchi with the pesto and a touch of pasta water – I add about 1/4 cup first until I get the consistency I like. Add to a bowl with the asparagus pieces and spritz with lemon. Sprinkle the bacon on top. Top with shaved parmesan and a lemon wedge.

To make the dipping sauce: 1. Place the yoghurt in a bowl.

2. Wash the mint leaves, chop them finely and add to the bowl.

3. Wash, dry and chop the cucumber and add to the bowl.

4. Peel and finely chop or crush the garlic and add to the bowl.

5. Add the juice of ½ lime and stir.

6. Refrigerate.

To make the meat balls: 1. Place the minced meat in a mixing bowl with 2 teaspoons of the lime juice and stir well.

2. Peel and finely chop or crush the garlic.

3. Peel and grate the ginger.

4. Wash, dry and chop the fresh coriander leaves.

5. In a small bowl, mix the chopped garlic and grated ginger with the curry powder and the remaining lime juice.

6. Add the spice paste to the meat and add the chopped fresh coriander leaves.

7. Using wet hands, divide the meat and roll into 16 small balls.

8. Thread the balls onto 4 skewers and refrigerate until ready to cook.

9. When ready to cook, pre-heat the grill.

10. Grill the spicy lamb balls under a medium heat, turning often, until cooked right through.

11. Serve with the dipping sauce.

Renée Biewer’s Za’atar Lamb Burgers with fried zucchini, baby spinach, tomato, onions and yoghurt Za’atar burgers: Mix all ingredients together, make into patties, refrigerate for an hour before frying.

500g lamb mine 1 red onion ½ cup continental parsley, fresh 4 cloves garlic 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 egg ½ cup breadcrumbs, fresh if you have them ½ cup plain flour Salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Burger filling: 100ml natural yoghurt 2 zucchini 4 bake-at-home long rolls 1 bag baby spinach 2 tomatoes Make the burgers, cook the rolls (or lightly toast any rolls you have on hand), grill the zucchini, assemble and eat. I would spread yoghurt in the bottom and top, mum would do one side, the other with hummus and start with spinach, tomatoes, patties, zucchini. (I add raw onion because I like it).

Jon Paddock’s sweet potato rosti with runny poached egg on top Elena Duggan’s easy pickle Ingredients 500g apple cider vinegar 500g water 125g sweetener of your choice, I use erythritol rather than caster sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp black peppercorns (Use spices as you desire) 18

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1. Bring all ingredients to the boil and pour over your choice of vegetables/ fruit and seal. This amount of pickling liquid was plenty enough for all three of these jars.

2. The eggplant and tomato were grilled over fire for approx 10 minutes first, just to change it up and for extra flavour. The cucumber was fresh.

3. I threw some garlic and onion in for flavour and prettiness!

We’ve particularly been missing going out for brunch, so today we made our own.

1. Peel and grate 300g of sweet potato. Combine potato, two eggs and salt and pepper.

2. Heat 1cm of oil in a frying pan and when hot add your potato mix in whatever shape you’d like your rosti (we used a round pastry cutter). Cook for about four minutes each side or until golden and crispy.

3. Dry rosti on some kitchen towel and put your poached egg on top.

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Kathy has set up an LED multi-coloured snowball tree and some signs in her front windows.

“I run a succulent business and a recycle project from home, and have plenty of admin to do, but of course my Gumtree ads are paused and there are no customers coming to my door,” Kathy said.

“But I wanted to find some way I could catch the attention and cheer my neighbours and passersby.

“I racked my brains and realised that as I had two large, full-length windows in the front of my house, I could do something there.

“As daylight fades, I turn the tree on and it twinkles away until I go to bed.

“I often wake before daylight, so I switch it on again … for the many workers who leave home early and drive past.”

Kathy has encouraged other residents to decorate their windows and doors with messages of hope.

Liz, who calls herself an “amateur photographer” snapped this gorgeous photo of rainbow nature-strip art. See @LizEllisPhotography54 on Facebook or lizellisphotos for more photos.

Left: Renee snapped this picture of Cooper, aged seven, and Lucas, aged four, who have made their own McDonald’s drive-through.

Right: Jo sent us these snaps of her daughters, 12 year-old Ella and nine yearold Lily, who gave their father Mick a haircut. The girls gave Mick a handlebar moustache, trimmed his hair and even shaved his legs.

Three year-old Harper drew some rainbows on the path near her family’s home for people to enjoy when they walk past.

Left: Radhika submitted these photos of some lawn art, created by her husband Sohil and daughter Gauhar.

Right: The Stewart Family created this window art.

“Many people have been stopping by to see the window, especially at night.

We have loved seeing people taking photos and sharing the colourful picture around social media,” the family said.

Several residents have drawn chalk illustrations around the local park and estate.

The trail has been dubbed the “walk of positivity”.

Nas, who sent in the images, said: “We have had many cases where people say it brought them smiles.

“The community have gone out and purchased chalks and wrote on the footpath.

Each time the rain washes it away, we go and write again. This is our contribution.

“As a community, we ran competitions to keep our sanity intact – we had bin isolation day competitions, colouring competition and few more organised for the next few weeks.”

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Planning on a 2020 return By sports editor Russell Bennett

AFL Outer East's preference is to start its home and away season in late June or early July. 192494 The first stage recommends a 50 per cent reduction in APP caps for 2020. The second stage is a further, pro-rata reduction based on the number of games fixtured in a shortened season.

Therefore, if a competition had a $100,000 APP cap per club, that would be reduced to $50,000 in stage one, and to $25,000 in stage two if, say, only nine rounds of an originally fixtured 18-round season could go ahead.

Revised caps for AFL Outer East competitions will be advised next month, once their structures are confirmed.

Looking beyond this year - given the financial hit already experienced by clubs, and the predicted fallout to come - there is also set to be further reductions in APP from 2021.

“Supporting clubs through a reduction in costs remains a priority for AFL Outer East,” said Bailey and Mitchell.

“Clubs will be presented with a full breakdown of pro-rate calculated fee and changes, other proposed discounts, and savings over the coming weeks.”

On the junior football front, all clubs support a 2020 return, with 72 per cent of those supporting the notion of a limited or no preseason.

“Should current AFL Victoria restrictions be removed on May 31st as is currently planned, a return in mid-June is preferred,” the Outer East statement read.

“AFL Outer East will look at a variety of measures to provide junior participants with the opportunity to play football this year, including midweek night games in lieu of training (77 per cent clubs supported this, with Wednesday and Friday) and lightning premierships/round

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AFL Outer East region general manager Aaron Bailey. 182900 robins in August and September (86 per cent of clubs) if a full season cannot be played.

“79 per cent of junior clubs have indicated that they would like a move to odd age groups in 2021, allowing players in the under-16 and 18 age groups the opportunity to have a final year in a top-up age group (under-17 and under-19) in 2021. Senior clubs are being consulted on this measure, with a decision announced in due course.”

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A large reason for the air of confidence stemming from AFL Outer East about season play in 2020 is that 90 per cent of all junior and senior clubs supported seasons being completed in October, if required.

“That provides greater flexibility to start and complete a 10-round season as late as the first week of August,” Bailey explained.

“With venues available without cricket pitches, we have the ability to facilitate this.”

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AFL Outer East remains committed to a return to play in 2020.

As the Star News first reported, region general manager Aaron Bailey - along with commission chair Tony Mitchell - released a detailed statement to competition stakeholders on Friday afternoon, outlining their stance and their reasoning behind it.

The Covid-19 pandemic has rocked many throughout the broader community to their core when it comes to both their financial security, and physical and mental wellbeing.

So, accordingly, Bailey and Mitchell have announced that any return to play in AFL Outer East football and netball will only take place if it’s feasible for the majority of clubs.

“The health and wellbeing of players, coaches, umpires, volunteers, and associated stakeholders remains a priority,” the joint statement read.

Their commitment to return, they say, is “a position strongly shared by our clubs”.

The AFL Outer East commission will next meet on Tuesday, 28 April where a detailed plan around a return to play will be finalised, before it’s presented to clubs for feedback on 1 May. AFL Outer East expects final announcements on the 2020 season following the State Government’s current State of Emergency period, which has been extended to 11 May. “There is a strong desire from clubs and Outer East to return playing football and netball this year,” the joint Outer East statement read.

“The wellbeing and social benefits to players, supporters and club members was the key reason provided by clubs in returning - a sentiment shared by the league.”

But it should be noted that the commission and clubs alike share the view that a return to play will only happen if it is safe to do so, and if clubs are financially able.

“75 per cent of senior clubs indicated they wish to return in 2020, with 21 per cent unsure, depending on costs,” the statement read.

“96 per cent of clubs indicated they wish to return (this season) if costs are reduced.”

AFL Outer East’s preference is to start its home and away season in late June or early July, should AFL Victoria restrictions be removed at the end of May. That would allow for a round robin pre-season before the home and away season begins.

“Our preferred return structure will be provided May 1st for club consideration and feedback, with an announcement of competition and season structures following (the) State Government’s current Level 3 restriction date of May 11th,” Bailey and Mitchell said.

“The majority of clubs indicated that reserves and underage competitions remained important and they would be entering sides in these competitions. Provisions will be put in place for clubs unable to facilitate Reserves.”

Crucially though, according to Bailey and Mitchell, each and every one of the AFL Outer East clubs supported a salary cap reduction for 2020, with a whopping 88 per cent of those in favour of a further reduction from 2021 onwards.

That indicates just how heavily clubland has been affected of the events of recent weeks.

“The AFL has recommended that all leagues adopt a two-stage reduction to current Allowable Player Payment (APP) for 2020,” said Bailey and Mitchell.

“AFL Outer East supports this recommendation and will implement this in 2020.”

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By Russell Bennett and Jason Adams Greyhound Clubs Victoria and Greyhound Racing Victoria are looking after their greyhounds and trainers by combining forces to buy a large amount of dog food as the community continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greyhound Clubs Victoria (GCV) represents all 13 Victorian clubs, including Warragul, Cranbourne, and Sandown, and acts as a strong and united voice on grassroots greyhound racing issues.

Chairman Adrian Scott has recently been appointed as Sandown Greyhounds chief executive after a five-year stint at Warragul.

He knows better than most the issues trainers are facing at the coalface.

“Being able to secure a significant quantity of dog food for our greyhounds has been a challenge,” he said.

“Registered trainers can purchase four 20-kilogram bags of dog food at a significantly subsidised rate.

“The welfare of our dogs is an industry priority. It is important to understand we have ordered additional stock of dog food, which will not impact on current supply levels.”

Scott applauded the trainers and staff involved at all 13 Victorian tracks for abiding by the rules and restrictions currently in place, and for listening intently to the advice from the Chief Health Officer.

GCV’s newly-appointed CEO, Brett Jones, added that Covid-19 had presented the whole industry with a range of new challenges.

“The need for online communication and advice channels has seen GCV at the forefront of the industry with a new website (https:// gcv.org.au/) and a Facebook page for immediate updates.”

Meanwhile, Fireball Friday returned to the metropolitan winners’ list at Sandown Park last Thursday night, capping a remarkable return to racing.

The win was his first in a city class since September last year when the now three-anda-half year old was retired following another

injury setback.

“It is satisfying to get him back to the form he’s in now. He’s been through a lot and now back winning in the city,” said his trainer, the Devon Meadows-based Glenn Rounds.

Fireball Friday, or ‘Chevy’ as he’s known, has had more than his fair share of setbacks, which began before his racing debut.

“He’s had three operations to repair his stopper tendon and have bone chips removed,” Rounds said.

“His first one was before he started racing when he was about 18-months-old.”

His racing career kicked off in December 2018 and began in promising fashion, placing in five of his first six starts before another forced layoff.

“We got him right to go and he had some starts before there were more issues and he needed to have another operation,” Rounds said.

“On return he had another six starts and won two in a row at Sandown, including a city win before it all happened again (in October).”

At that stage Rounds made the decision to retire Fireball Friday.

“He was resting at home and over time he started to gallop well and I thought I’d put him with the pups and act as a role model for them,” he said.

“He was doing that and over time started to move that well that I said to Maddi (Toner) ‘I’m going to put him back in work’.”

He resumed racing at Shepparton in March and won in a best-of-the-night time. Thursday night’s triumph was his sixth from just 19 starts.

It’s been an eventual ride for Rounds - one he’s shared with good mate, and Fireball Friday’s part owner, Jason Woodbridge.

Fireball Friday was the highlight of a city winning-double for Rounds at Sandown Park last Thursday.

His other win on the card came from Aston Peroni, which was faultless and chalked up his third win on the trot at Sandown.

Fireball Friday has had more than his fair share of setbacks, which began before his racing debut.

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He and Scanlan will join the likes of now four-time Olympian Dina Aspandiyarova and five-time Olympian Daniel Repacholi on next year's team.

Shooting Australia is now working closely with the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) to plan a competition schedule leading into the Tokyo games, which is set to have its team members in peak form by the time the Games are scheduled to begin in July next year.

Fortunately, Shooting Australia completed its nomination event process prior to the highlevel social and public restrictions that were put in place as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Those restrictions were put in place after the last nomination event.

15. WHICH popular Aussie game was played as an exhibition sport at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics?

16. WHICH Australian has won more track and field Olympic medals than any other woman?

17. HURLING is the national sport of which country?

18. WHICH Australian swimmer won silver medals at both the 1982 Commonwealth Games and 1984 Olympics?

19. IN which sport did New Zealand set a world record at the London Olympics?

20. WHICH major US event did Robert de Castella win in 1986?

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Two Berwick sharpshooters will jet off to Tokyo next year to take their places on Australia's 2021 Olympic team.

Shooting Australia will enter one of its most experienced Olympic teams in history, with Laetisha Scanlan set to take her place in the Women's Trap field and head to her second Olympic games, following her fifth placing in the Trap at Rio 2016.

Scanlan is also a multiple-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and also won the 2020 Commonwealth Championships, which doubled as Australia's first Olympic selection event for Tokyo.

Another Berwick product, Sergei Evglevski, will make his Olympic debut in the Men's 25-metre Rapid Fire Pistol event - following in the footsteps of his mother, six-time Olympian Lalita Yauhleuskaya.

Evglevski won the 25m Air Pistol at the Oce-

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