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Record budget

By Brendan Rees In a time of "challenging circumstances" Casey residents face about a $40 average rise in their rates and waste charges under Casey Council's draft 2020-'21 budget, totalling a record $536.7m.

However, council sets to claw back revenue lost during the coronavirus downturn as funds from facilities such as those at Bunjil Place, aquatic and recreation centres, family services, and parking fines, dwindle.

If the disruption period for Covid-19 continued until the end of September, one quarter of the council's 2020-21 financial year will be "adversely affected", according to council documents.

"This year we have prepared our budget under new challenging circumstances - with the full extent of Covid-19 not yet known," Casey Council CEO Glenn Patterson said at the Tuesday 5 May council meeting where the draft budget was released for community consultation.

"Our focus remains on achieving a financially responsible budget that ensures that we are delivering and investing in much needed infrastructure for our community while at the same time balancing the needs of our residents, many of whom are experiencing hardship because of the pandemic," he said.

Council documents also reveal its rates revenue will be affected due to households experiencing hardship - and will "likely need to consider the appropriateness of debt recovery actions in those circumstances".

Currently, hardship options are available for ratepayers who can access deferments and waivers of up to $500 on their rate payments with interest on all current overdue accounts

having been suspended until 30 June.

Council has also taken up the position not to charge interest penalties on outstanding rates until June - a loss of about $400,000.

Meanwhile, council documents revealed $60m of rates from 2019-20 have yet to be collected this financial year.

Despite the challenges due to Covid-19, council maintains its "operating within 201920 budget parameters" with this year's draft budget totalling $536.7m, which includes an operational budget of $405.1m - which will be delivered within the State Government's compulsory two per cent rate cap.

Council proposes it will generate $206.6m through rates in its budget while a further $42.3m is expected from the waste service charge, together with $3.4m of expected supplementary rates and charges expected to occur in the 2020-'21 financial year.

The $131.6m capital works program - down from $27.1m in 2019-'20 - includes continued construction of a new district level soccer and cricket facility at Botanic Ridge eastern playing fields, Botanic Ridge, and construction of new indoor netball facilities at Olive Road Reserve, Eumemmerring.

Other proposed works is construction beginning on the new $7.8m family and community centre at Elliston Estate, Clyde Village, and building renewal and upgrade works at Strong Drive Children's Centre, Hampton Park ($1.33m).

Sporting families in Cranbourne North are among the big winners as council proposes to start works on a $9.4m district level soccer and cricket multipurpose community facilities at Tulliallan Estate.

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Art show is virtually great

By Brendan Rees The largest regional art show is back in town - but not as many may know it.

The Great Art Show - which has been held in Casey and Cardinia for over a decade - will shift its exhibition online this year as the coronavirus forces the closure of

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Gas pipe punctured

By Brendan Rees A gas leak, which closed a major thoroughfare, was caused by excavator that raptured a pipeline while it was drilling at a new estate site in Cranbourne South.

Firefighters from Cranbourne and Langwarrin were called to Cranbourne-Frankston Road just before 11.30am on Tuesday 12 May. According to crew leader Craig Aiton of Langwarrin CFA brigade, the excavator had struck a gas main in a three-metre deep roadside pit.

"There was a team drilling and boring into the roadside laying water pipes for a new es-

tate and they drilled through a disused (pipe) what they call a service main," he said.

As a precaution, police closed all east bound traffic on Cranbourne-Frankston Road between the Western Port Highway and Pearcedale Road for nearly four-and-a-half hours - as traffic was diverted to Browns Road, North Road and Hall Road.

The closure impacted peak hour while repairs were carried out by a gas company before the road reopened just before 5.40pm.

Firefighters were on scene until 12.50pm to ensure the scene was safe. No injuries were reported.

Mr Aiton said it was believed the excavator had been undertaking drilling works opposite Woodlands Drive when the pipeline was raptured.

"They're building a new housing estate right next door ... it was a gas line that went to an old farm house.

"The guys had no idea it was there unfortunately."

CFA issued a hazardous material alert to the public at the time of the gas leak.

The message said there had been no threat to the community and advised people to stay informed and monitor conditions.

First-time novelist driven to write

By Brendan Rees As a truck driver and a former gardener, Dennis Luke has always kept a close eye on the weather.

But little did he realise his obsessions about severe weather conditions, would turn into a hobby, and become the inspiration behind his new novel, Nature's Fury.

"It's based on a lot of things that I've seen and done, and experienced both with driving and the weather," the Hampton Park-based author says.

The book, the first of which Mr Luke has self-published, took four-and-a-half years to write on weekends and holidays.

It encapsulates tropical Cyclone Yasi, the biggest storm in Queensland's history in early 2011 - where the tail battered Victoria.

The fictitious story follows three unrelated families outside a country town in north-western Victoria, where nobody knows they are about to become trapped all night, in a claustrophobic fog-riddled environment known as MacKenzie's bridge.

"One thing people should know is, that it's not a story about the weather, but the weather affects the families in it" he explains.

Mr Luke says the book is based on actual events over his trucking life of 51 years, and it explores themes of problem solving, bullying, fear and helping each other in times of crisis.

"Everyone deals with the unexpected differently, just look at how everyone's reacted to this virus."

Mr Luke, 67, said he provides many weather forecasts for the AFL, Melbourne storm, and the media nation-wide - but never written a fictional story.

"I have learnt a lot over the time doing this book, and finding out what inspire's me" the self-taught author says.

"I don't really spend a lot of time reading other people's stories. I do watch certain television and movies to get an understanding for the narrative because that's an important thing ... you need to be able to keep people in tune with the book, and wanting to read the next page."

So far Mr Luke has sold 103 copies and says he's been "very happy" with the reviews - but

The number of reported cases of Covid-19 has begun to plateau across the south east, according to the state's latest health data.

As of 13 May figures, total reported cases remain at 56 in Casey, 15 in Dandenong and 16 in Cardinia council areas.

However, Casey City only has one active case - a new figure recently introduced by the Department of Health and Human Services which defines someone who has tested positive, is currently in isolation and being monitored by the Department and who has not yet recovered.

Dandenong and Cardinia have zero active cases.

Across the state, there were seven new cases recorded in the 24 hours to 13 May, bringing the state's tally to 1514, including 18 deaths and six currently in intensive-care.

Of the total, 1385 people have recovered.

Of the seven new cases detected, two were returned travellers in mandatory hotel quarantine, two were associated with outbreak investigation, and three were identified through testing by their doctor.

One previously reported case and two of the new cases have been linked to the McDonald's Restaurant outbreak in Fawkner, taking the total number of cases in this outbreak to six.

Ninety-two employees have been tested as a precaution. McDonald's closed the restaurant to undertake a deep clean. All close contacts of confirmed cases have been contacted by the department and will remain in quarantine for 14 days.

Three previously reported cases have now been linked to the outbreak at a Melbourne meat processing facility, taking the total number of cases in this outbreak to 88.

Two men have been charged with the murder of a man reportedly shot in Endeavour Hills on Monday night, 11 May. A 22-year-old from Endeavour Hills was arrested a short time after police arrived at the incident in Calrossie Close about 7.50pm.

He was taken to hospital under police guard after a "medical episode", police say.

Homicide Squad detectives arrested a 19-year-old from Wantirna on the morning of 12 May. Both of the arrested men were charged with one count of murder.

They have been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.

Dennis Luke with his new book, Nature's Fury. 208538 is itching to sell more once the Berwick Market and the Gully Market in Upper Ferntree Gully reopen.

"This is my first of I hope many novels. If you want to read the blurb you can find it online."

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The book is available for purchase at many online bookstores, or you can wait for the markets to open again soon, if you want a signed copy.

To learn more about Mr Luke visit ausiedrivingweatherman on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

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Casey Council has launched a Recycling Right campaign to clean up a scourge of contaminated household waste.

A recent audit by the council found 26 per cent of waste disposed for recycling was not recyclable. Chief contaminants were bagged rubbish, clothes, bagged recycling and soft plastics.

Casey sustainability and waste manager Michael Jansen said incorrect items in recycling bins could contaminate a truck's whole load - meaning it all gets poured into landfill.

It also leads to contractors passing on greater costs to Casey and its ratepayers via the waste services charge.

Items that can be recycled in Casey include paper and cardboard, metals, glass and plastic food containers and bottles.

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I write this open letter to you to ask that you would consider having no rate rise in the City of Casey for the 2020-2021 financial year.

The Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association is aware that not increasing rates by the allowable rate cap of two per cent will inevitably put the budget of the City of Casey under some pressure.

We believe, however, that in this time of economic hardship, freezing the average rates in Casey would be the fair and equitable thing to do.

Currently, all three broad categories of ratepayers in Casey - homeowners, businesses and landlords are facing economic uncertainty and worse.

A rate freeze would provide a small level of recognition that the income of many Casey ratepayers has fallen, or is likely to fall, or be stagnant in the current ongoing environment.

While we understand that the City of Casey gives some consideration to those facing financial hardship, ultimately we have a system where many whose income has reduced or frozen will still be expected to pay their full rates either at the next due date or at some point in the future, thus continuing to put such ratepayers under pressure.

We believe that the City of Casey has the financial capacity and an obligation to absorb the loss in revenue such a rate freeze would bring about. There are numerous examples of past imprudent spending practises such as the $135,000,000 plus spent on Bunjil Place and hundreds of thousands spent on the risky 'China Engagement Strategy'.

If this type of spending were to be curtailed and perhaps the Bunjil Place loan repayments renegotiated, pressure could be taken off the council's budget, allowing for a rate freeze or possibly even a rate reduction.

We appreciate that some aspects of unnecessary expenditure have already been reduced in recent months. We ask that you take this opportunity to further reduce spending where possible, so that a rate freeze to the people of Casey may be delivered.

Brendan Browne, Secretary, Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association.

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On 12 May a story was shared on the Cranbourne and Berwick Star News Facebook pages about ex-Casey councillor Rex Flannery calling for 'dodgy' colleagues to be struck off from the honour rolls. Here is how our readers reacted online: Karen Jarman: 100 per cent agree. They don't deserve that honour Sue Baldizoni: I agree! I think they also need to look at all others that might have been associated with them in the near past...

Ric Stewart: I know Rex and l stand behind him as one of very, very few who maintained his integrity in the face of a self-righteous local government who for the most part were only in it for themselves!!

Mel Grivas: I'm still annoyed that after the announcement of the new budget our rates are going up around $40 yet again! It's just a disgrace anyway. You look at it Susan Crowley: They just turned a blind eye....that's what they do...cheating is the name of the game!

Gaye Guest: POT V KETTLE! Too late now, the expense to remove will override this request!

Adam Sadiqzai: I totally agree if they are found guilty in any way their names should be removed!

Robert Wingrave: And what did Flannery achieve while he was in council?

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I don't know how many people were at the shops because I wasn't there but what makes your essentials more important than theirs?!

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Thumbs up Not only to the frontline staff as we know them but also all the others who are very close to that front line but don't get the recognition. I'm stuck in hospital and have really seen so many different workers, Cleaners, Administration, tea ladies, physio and the many logistics people we do not see, that still have to handle all the materials, waste and residue from the wards.

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Truman Dang recently opened the doors of 168 Pharmacy Warehouse in Camms Road, Cranbourne.

Mr Dang and his staff dispense a full range of medications and also offer free Webster packing. They offer prescription management and SMS reminders. They are a NDSS agent and customers can obtain diabetes consumables from 168 Pharmacy. They offer a great range of vitamins and minerals, self care products, baby formula and flu vaccinations.

Customers can save up to 50 per cent on prescriptions and take advantage of free local delivery.

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Lotto win beats the blues A winning lottery ticket sold at a Cranbourne newsagency has scored a group syndicate a division one prize of more than $1.8 million.

No longer struggling with Monday blues, the syndicate’s entry was one of the 11 division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto $20 million super draw on Saturday 9 May. The syndicate - a group of 10 Melbourne lottery players - took home $1,818,181.82.

As well as winning the division one prize, the group syndicate’s system entry also won division three 12 times and division four 15 times, boosting the syndicate’s total prize to $1,832,898.92.

Each member of the syndicate receives a share worth $183,289.89.

Shares in the group syndicate were sold at four outlets across Melbourne including one at Spring Hill News at Springhill Shopping Centre in Cranbourne.

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by Highlands News and Lotto and manager Kevin Ung said he was thrilled for the winning customers.

“How exciting for the winners!” he said.

“I will be celebrating this win and sharing the wonderful news with all of my customers.

“Last week I had a feeling good fortune was on the way for our outlet, and how true that feeling was!

“I feel privileged to have set up a syndicate that scored division one and made so many winners happy.

“Nothing else compares to selling someone a division one winning ticket.”

A Lott spokesperson Ally Ramsamy said some members of the winning syndicate held unregistered entries and might have yet to discover their winning news.

“What a great way to start your working week - discovering you’ve pocketed more than $180,000,” she said.

“While we’ll be reaching out to those syndicate members who registered their entry to

A syndicate has scored a $1.8 million TattsLotto prize. their Tatts cards, there are several syndicate members who have unregistered entries and may not yet know they’re part of this winning group.

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The syndicate’s jackpot win comes just weeks after a Narre Warren man claimed $23m in Powerball division one prize on 23 April.

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Woolies to close store

By Brendan Rees Woolworths has announced it will permanently shut down its Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre store at the end of August, following the opening of a new Cranbourne West store in June.

However, a Woolworths spokesperson has vowed there will be no jobs losses at the store with all 105 employees having been offered redeployment to the new store or others in the area.

Directors of the supermarket giant decided to slash the store from the chain’s national line-up this month - as it coincides with the end of the lease for the Cranbourne Park site.

Woolworths confirmed to Star News that rumours surrounding the supermarket’s closure were accurate.

“At the end of August Woolworths Cranbourne Park will close, following the opening of our new Cranbourne West store nearby in June,” a Woolworths spokesperson said.

“All our valued Cranbourne Park team members will be offered redeployment to the

new store or others in the area.

“We thank our Cranbourne customers for their support over the years and look forward to welcoming them to our new store.

“With an expanded fresh food section, contemporary fit-out and the convenience of a drive-through pick up, we expect our new Cranbourne West store will be well-received by local customers.”

The opening of the Cranbourne West store will leave two other Woolworths stores remaining in Cranbourne including The Avenue in Cranbourne North and another in Cranbourne East.Woolworths maintains team members at the Cranbourne Park store have been informed and will be redeployed to other Woolworths stores nearby.

“Accordingly, there will be no job losses or reduction in hours for these valued team members,” Woolworths said in a statement.

The new Cranbourne West store will open in June, located on the corner of Evans and Hall roads, about a five-minute drive from the Cranbourne Park site.

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A federal government grants program aimed at supporting regional and community media outlets during the COVID-19 pandemic has been labelled as “inadequate” by Labor.

Last month, the federal government announced a $50 million Public Interest News Gathering (PING) grants program in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on newsrooms across the country.

But Labor’s communications spokeswoman, Michelle Rowland said the grants program – and its administration – proved the government was out of touch with the needs of the media industry.

“The PING is late, it is inadequate, it is confused and it undermines press freedom and the public’s right to know by putting the minister at the centre of grants approvals for the fourth estate,” Ms Rowland said.

“The minister should have no role in determining winners and losers when it comes to

the survival of media outlets whose job it is to hold the government to account.”

Ms Rowland said the PING grants program was established almost a year after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recommended the government replace its Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund with a targeted grants program.

“The opening of the PING also comes over five weeks after Labor wrote to the deputy prime minister requesting COVID-19 relief funding for regional and community media.

It will again be weeks before successful applicants are announced and funding flows,” she said.

“The media is essential, not a service that should go into hibernation during COVID-19.

Unfortunately, we have already seen suspensions and closures of local news gathering as a result of indecision, incompetence and delay by the Morrison government.” cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

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Council puts brakes on safety village

By Brendan Rees

Premier Daniel Andrews announces students will return to school from 26 May.

Timeline for school

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Victorian students will be returning to school in a phased opening starting Tuesday 26 May. From that day, Prep, Grade 1, Grade 2, specialist school, VCE and VCAL students will return for face-to-face teaching.

Special arrangements will be made for 36,000 Year 10 students who study VCE subjects to also attend school.

Other students between years 3 to 10 will continue learning remotely until Tuesday 9 June.

Premier Daniel Andrews said that schools were declared safe but would be different on their re-opening - including staggered pickups and drop-offs, and staggered lunch and playtimes.

Schools will implement social distancing between adult work stations, with an extra $45 million invested in daily deep cleaning in Terms 2 and 3 including frequently touched surfaces.

There will also be provision for hand sanitisers and PPE equipment at schools.

Teachers will be targeted for voluntary Covid-19 testing over the next two weeks. Staff over 70 years or with underlying health conditions would be allowed to work from home.

School sports, assemblies, camps and ex-

cursions will not resume, drinking fountains would be closed.

All students were expected to return, except for students or families with underlying medical conditions or who are immuno-compromised, Mr Andrews said.

It would be "really difficult" to concurrently run a remote learning system for 50 per cent of students and a face-to-face teaching system for the other half.

So far during Term 2, up to 98 per cent of students were learning remotely from home the remainder in classrooms.

It had made a "profound difference" to reducing the spread of coronavirus, Mr Andrews said.

Victoria's Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton, said that schools had always been considered "safe".

Remote learning had been introduced due to the "uncertainty of the contribution of transmission by kids having onsite face-toface learning".

The "precautionary" gradual return to school was appropriate given that new Covid-19 cases were "low and remaining low," Professor Sutton said.

Overnight, three new cases of community transmission were recorded, and one in 5000

tests uncovered a positive case.

Generally, if a coronavirus case is linked, a school would close for up to a few days to allow for contact tracing, Professor Sutton said.

Public-transport travel was considered safe due to the lower numbers of patrons, he said.

Mr Andrews said the staggered returns would allow the Government and Chief Health Officer to evaluate the impact of schools reopening and the relaxation of public and private gathering rules.

"As a father of three kids who have been learning from home, I know this has been a really challenging time for many families," Mr Andrews said.

"Thanks to everyone's efforts in sticking to the rules and getting tested, we're now able to start getting our kids back into the classroom."

Education Minister James Merlino said early childhood long-day-care and kindergartens had remained open.

He expected the 30-40 per cent kindergarten attendance rate to rise as schools re-open.

Meanwhile, Victoria's recorded coronavirus cases rose to 1509 - with 17 new cases on 11 May and two reallocated interstate.

Eight of those cases were linked to the Cedar Meats cluster, which now totals 85. The other nine cases are under investigation.

Casey's road and fire safety program for schools has closed as part of coronavirus restrictions - with a new outreach program to be devised for next year.

Casey Council said its decision to permanently close Casey Safety Village in Cranbourne East was not made lightly.

"As a direct result of the lockdown measures currently in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the restriction around schools resuming face-to-face classes, resulting in external school excursions also being restricted, council has made the decision to permanently close the Casey Safety Village, effective immediately," council said in a statement.

As a result, Casey Council CEO Glenn Patterson said resources would be redirected to developing a new outreach program during 2020 for the start of term one, 2021.

"Council remains committed to improving road safety for children," he said. "We will be in contact with schools within the municipality to inform them of the new opportunities that will be available for their students."

It comes as council announced its decision to transition the children's road safety program at the Casey Safety Village into an outreach program going directly into schools from 2021.

The plan was to continue the operations of the Casey Safety Village throughout 2020, and then undertake its closure at the end of the 2020 school year.

All remaining bookings for 2020 have been cancelled and schools, kindergartens and families affected have been contacted.

Mr Patterson said the health, safety and wellbeing of staff and of the community were council's number one priority.

"It was always our intention to continue running the program and honour the existing bookings that had already been made, but unfortunately like many services and events, Covid-19 has changed those plans," he said.

The decision to close the Casey Safety Village was resolved at a December council meeting last year following a service review of the program.

Casey Council has announced the permanent closure of the Casey Safety Village.

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In major road projects, $3.25m is planned for the construction of Missens Road to Thompsons Road in Cranbourne West while a $442,070 will deliver the sealing of a road shoulder along sections of Manks Road in Clyde.

The median residential rates and waste charges bill is expected to rise from $1920 to $1960. The hike includes a proposed $12 rise in the waste charge - up three per cent - which is "largely due to the impacts of the global recycling crisis and market disruption," Mr Patterson said.

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‘I want their names gone’

By Brendan Rees An ex-Casey councillor has called for all former councillors and mayors' names to be removed from plaques and honour boards if found guilty of misconduct arising from an IBAC investigation.

Rex Flannery, who resigned as deputy mayor along with ex-councillor Tim Jackson just days before the State Government sacked the entire council in February, said council should consider the removal of former councillors and mayors names from plaques and all landmarks - including the honour board at Bunjil Place - if they were found in breach of council's code of conduct.

The council was dismissed after a stateappointed monitor found widespread "governance failures" and a bullying culture across the council - which was also made in light of corruption allegations.

Mr Flannery, who holds he has kept his integrity and honesty during his term as councillor, posed the question at council's 5 May meeting where Casey administrator Neolene Duff said council would consider its response to the IBAC findings at the conclusion of Operation Sandon.

"I'm thankful that IBAC has caught them out," Mr Flannery said of his former colleagues including ex-councillors Sam Aziz and Geoff Ablett, both of whom are 'persons of interest' in investigations into dealings with a developer.

"If they are proven guilty ... I want their names removed from any plaques," he said.

"If their names are not removed I will be putting forward a recommendation that my name be removed from their honour board from 2016 to 2020 and also from the wall plaque on Bunjil Place for the opening.

"I'm not there for honouring glory for anything - I'm there for honesty and transparency.

I will be standing firm on it.

"I want my name removed because I don't

Ex-Casey deputy mayor Rex Flannery, left, wants “dodgy” colleagues struck off from the honour rolls. want to be associated with any councillor that has brought our council into disrepute."

Mr Flannery also believed term 'mayor emeritus' - as former mayor Sam Aziz likes to be known - should be removed from landmarks as well as appearing on future letterheads under Mr Aziz's name if his alleged conduct was to be proven guilty.

Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association spokesman Brendan Browne supported Mr Flannery's calls saying: "We never want this to happen again".

Meanwhile, council has revealed, to date, it has spent $310,823 on legal fees in relation to IBACs Operation Sandon - with a portion being recovered under council's insurance.

Casey council director of corporate services Sheena Frost said former councillors and staff called to appear before the IBAC were entitled to legal representation as per requirements under the Local Government Act through council's insurer.

"As this is an ongoing matter and legal costs are being covered by council's insurer, we are

Life with parole for killer Murdoch

By Cam Lucadou-Wells The intruder who murdered a Pakenham mother-of-three and seriously wounded an elderly Endeavour Hills widow in their own homes in 2013 has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a 36-year minimum non-parole period.

Scott Alan Murdoch, 42, will be eligible for parole as a 74-year-old - having served 1491 days in pre-sentence detention.

Supreme Court of Victoria judge Jane Dixon said she would have rejected the possibility of parole if not for Murdoch's "belated" guilty pleas.

The Dandenong-born man pleaded guilty to the "savage" murder of Kylie Blackwood and to inflicting intentional serious injury to 72-year-old Ilona Prohaska.

She noted that parole was not guaranteed at the earliest date. Murdoch may serve every day of the rest of his life behind bars.

The two "cowardly" stabbing attacks occurred within three months in 2013.

At the time, Murdoch was on parole for a similarly brutal stabbing and bashing of Karen Cheeseman in her Berwick home in 2006.

Justice Dixon said Murdoch had targeted women alone at home with no chance to escape. He'd shown no interest in their welfare after the attacks.

He'd also stolen his victims' bank cards, attempting to use them at ATMs soon after the attacks.

Murdoch had tried to cover his tracks, tried to solicit false alibis from third parties and initially denied his involvement to police.

A "brazen" Murdoch attended appointments with his parole officer on the same day as his attack on Ms Prohaska - before and after the event.

His deadly offending during parole pointed to "poor" rehabilitation prospects. It underlined the need to protect the community from him, she said.

There was "little evidence" of remorse.

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Ilona Prohaska during her recovery from the attack in 2013. 107773 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

Kylie Blackwood, who was murdered by Scott Murdoch in her home in 2013.

residents in her locale, Justice Dixon said.

Ms Blackwood's family members remain deeply impacted, her daughters "irrevocably scarred" by discovering their mother's body.

Ms Prohaska, now 80, had suffered lifethreatening stab wounds, remained wracked with pain and fear, and had lost capacity to enjoy life.

She'd shown "significant courage" to recover as she had, Justice Dixon said.

Murdoch was sentenced as a "serious violent offender" due to his prior history. So, protection of the community was a prime factor in sentencing, Judge Dixon said.

Defence barrister Jim Shaw expressed Murdoch's remorse for Ms Blackwood's murder during the hearing, but none for Ms Prohaska, Justice Dixon noted.

Murdoch had offered little explanation for his "obscure" motives.

Justice Dixon said he wasn't just motivated by theft. There were elements of pre-planning, loitering near the homes before the attacks and an aim to inflict significant harm on the occupants.

His guilty plea came after Justice Dixon ruled in favour of admitting "coincidence" evidence linking the two attacks.

He'd afterwards tried to withdraw his plea to Ms Prohaska's attack.

In considering the question of parole, Justice Dixon said it was in the public interest

to encourage offenders to plead guilty for the gravest crimes.

She noted that only one previous life-without-parole sentence in Victoria had involved an accused who pleaded guilty.

Murdoch was beginning his term while middle-aged and was likely to be relatively isolated as a "protection prisoner, Judge Dixon said.

She noted Murdoch was a child sex abuse victim, and his borderline personality disorder had led to self-harm attempts.

In a statement, the Blackwood and Whitta families thanked the Homicide Squad for their "persistence and efforts to get a result".

"After six-and-a-half years we have some closure but it does not bring our daughter back.

"Kylie was a dearly loved daughter, wife, sister, mother and friend.

"We hope that the parole system will be more accountable for whom they release in the future."

Ms Prohaska's family also thanked Victoria Police's Armed Crime Squad for their "tireless efforts".

"She is happy with the sentence imposed and happy that the matter is now finalised."

Murdoch was sentenced to life imprisonment for Ms Blackwood's murder. He received a 10-year concurrent jail term for his attack on Ms Prohaska.

unable to provide individual cost details," she said.

"Given the Operation Sandon hearings were nearing completion and about to enter the expert witness phase, we don't expect council or our insurer to be subject to any further major legal costs related to this matter. Council will provide an update on the legal costs incurred at the conclusion of this matter."

The IBAC hearings has suspended its public hearings until further notice due to Covid-19.

K9 crime fighter nabs car thieves Police dog Devil and his handler have helped tracked down a group of chaotic youths who ran from an alleged stolen car in Clyde North.

Police were called to Parkgate Drive following reports six to eight people were causing trouble in and around a car just after 10.30pm on Tuesday 12 May. Attending police identified the Toyota Camry was an alleged stolen car but as they approach the group the youths ran off from police in all directions.

A number of police units on the ground cordoned off the area and with the assistance from the public, who called police after people were seen running through backyards and jumping fences, six culprits were arrested.

"Devil and his handler rounded up three offenders alone, even though one offender wrestled with Devil violently, with the search and track extending for over an hour," a police spokesperson said.

Another three offenders were picked up nearby by police who responded from Cranbourne, Narre Warren and the Dandenong Frontline Tactical Unit.

A further two teens, believed to have also fled from police, later attended a police station to hand themselves in.

Those arrested range in age from 11 to 18-years-old.

The two 14-year-olds who handed themselves into police are currently assisting police with their enquiries.

Of the six other youths, the 11-year-old has been issued a caution, and the other five are expected to be released on summons in relation to theft of motor vehicle offences.

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Virtual art in Covid age

By Brendan Rees This year's 21st Great Art Show will look a little different.

The show - which has been held in the Casey Cardinia region for the past 10 years - is the latest local venture to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic after being forced to close its doors to the public.

However, with a special lifeline grant offered by Casey Council, Provenance Artist Inc have moved the exhibition online - which has been renamed the 'Great Visual Art Show'.

People at home can view up to 800 entries by leading and top emerging artists - and all for free.

"Because of the virus we are devastated and have had to cancel our greatest 21st show," Calvin Bell from Provenance Artist Inc said but added the group was excited artists had "heavily reduced" the prices of their art for the first time.

"We have organised the Great Art Show in Berwick and Cardinia for over a decade.

"The shows have been recognised as a premium art event of Victoria and the largest in this area."

To view the art show visit: http://artsofoz. com/welcome-to-artsofoz All enquiries contact: Calvin Bell 0402 210 253 or artsofoz@gmail.com

Zoe Panagiotopoulos, president of Provenance Artists, with her painting of 'Bertie'.

Theodora Thanayiannis with her painting of 'Harold’, a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Julie Gray Wickham and her painting 'Lest we forget Vietnam'.

Leading artist Deborah Polman and her kookaburra.

Julie Gray Wickham, a leading national recognised artist, with her rhino.

Commission found Pell ‘implausible’ on Searson inaction

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Cardinal George Pell's reasons for not acting sooner against Doveton parish priest and accused paedophile Father Peter Searson were "implausible", according to an unredacted Royal Commission report released on 7 May. Cardinal Pell - then the region's Catholic Auxilliary-Bishop - should have acted to remove, or at least sought a thorough investigation, into allegations against Fr Searson in 1989, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found.

"On the basis of what was known to Bishop Pell in 1989, it ought to have been obvious to him at the time.

"He should have advised the Archbishop to remove Father Searson and he did not do so."

A delegation of teachers from Holy Family School - the Doveton parish where Fr Searson was stationed - had outlined allegations to Cardinal Pell at the time.

The cardinal told the Royal Commission that briefings with the Catholic Education Office (CEO) prior to the meeting gave him the impression that the allegations couldn't be sustained.

"The effect of Cardinal Pell's evidence, which he expressly acknowledged, was that the CEO ... deceived him because they did not tell him what they knew about Father Searson's misbehaviour," the Royal Commission report stated.

"We are satisfied that Cardinal Pell's evidence as to the reasons that the CEO deceived him was implausible.

"We do not accept that Bishop Pell was deceived, intentionally or otherwise."

Cardinal Pell told the Royal Commission that he didn't recall recommending a course of action to Archbishop Frank Little at the time.

In retrospect he might have been "a bit more pushy", he said.

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The Journal reported on staff and parent concerns at Holy Family School in 1986. urge Archbiship Little to take action to protect the parish's children, the Commission found.

"We do not accept any qualification that this conclusion is only appreciable in retrospect."

In a statement, Cardinal Pell said he was "surprised by some of the views of the Royal Commission" about his actions.

"These views are not supported by evidence.

"As an Auxiliary Bishop in Melbourne 198796, Bishop Pell met with a delegation from Doveton Parish in 1989 which did not mention sexual assaults and did not ask for Searson's removal.

"Appointed Archbishop of Melbourne on 16 August 1996, Archbishop Pell placed Fr

Holy Family parish in Doveton, where Father Searson was stationed for more than a decade.

Ribbons tied to a fence outside Holy Family School in 2016. 151051 Picture: GARY SISSONS

Searson on administrative leave in March 1997 and removed him from the parish on 15 May 1997."

Fr Searson was the centre of numerous complaints during his tenure from 1984-97 with all but one not followed through by the church or police.

Parents and staff had pushed several times unsuccessfully for his axing, but he was abetted by the church's "culture of secrecy", the Commission found.

Father Searson was accused of showing a dead body in a coffin to students, pointing a gun at parishioners, flinging a cat by its tail to its death, stabbing a bird to death with a screwdriver, frequenting boy's toilets and sexually assaulting students.

Then-Melbourne Archbishop Frank Little had sufficient information to remove Fr Searson from the parish in October 1986, the report stated.

"Each occasion after October 1986 that complaints were made against Fr Searson to Church personnel was a missed opportunity for action by the late Archbishop Little.

"The consequences of his inaction was that

children were left at risk of harm, including sexual harm, by Father Searson.

"We are mindful of the fact that only the Archbishop had the authority to remove Fr Searson from ministry.

"However, given the number of individual Church personnel with knowledge of complaints against Father Searson, it is extraordinary that there was such a long period of inaction."

Victoria Police also failed to follow up on sexual abuse allegations made by a 15-yearold girl in 1990.

"The conclusion that (her) statement did not disclose a criminal offence was plainly wrong."

Fr Searson was never charged with child sexual abuse or removed from the clergy.

Prior to arriving at Doveton, he was clouded by misconduct allegations including an alleged rape at a Sunbury parish.

In the same year he departed Doveton in 1997, Fr Searson was released on a good behaviour bond without conviction for assaulting a child.

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When home is no longer home Star News reporter Esther Lauaki had to return to New Zealand for a family emergency. She is now in strict quarantine. This is her story.

Auckland at dusk.

Picture: Chris-McLennan/newzealand.com

By Esther Lauaki Home doesn’t feel like home anywhere anymore.

I’ve travelled to New Zealand so many times in the past eight years that I could walk the length of Auckland Airport with my eyes closed.

But COVID-19 has turned our world upside down and governments implore everyone to “embrace a new normal”.

Stay home, save lives.

It’s a simple message – but what happens when your dad is in the final stages of Leukaemia and you live overseas?

My family in New Zealand was told by doctors on New Year’s day that dad had months to live.

“

Warm smiles are hidden behind surgical mask”

Any plans to make the Trans-Tasman trip home as often as possible were shut down in March when COVID-19 sent the nation into lockdown and, for the most part, closed Australia’s borders to the world.

Travel is reserved for healthcare aid workers, diplomats, “urgent personal business” and compassionate reasons.

Living, working and building a future in Australia, like my parents did when they migrated from Samoa to New Zealand, is no easy feat.

Doing that while my dad fights a rare and brutal blood cancer is a burden too heavy for me.

Leaving Australia last week in the thick of a pandemic required a few calls to the Health and Human Services Department, the New Zealand consulate and the airline as well as a letter from the hospital stating my dad’s critical condition.

Melbourne airport is an empty, dark and cold place now.

About 10 border force officers crowd the check-in desk ensuring everyone has filled out a form agreeing to self-isolate in a government managed hotel for 14 days in New Zealand.

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The room at a government-managed hotel where Esther Lauaki is quarantined for 14 days. 208343

Esther Lauaki and her dad Iakopo. 208343

Melbourne Airport is a different place these days. 208343 their favourite pork recipes while processing just 40 passengers for the day.

Duty Free and the retail stores are all closed and only the sound of suitcase wheels on linoleum and murmurs in the distance echo through the staff bypass corridor you have to walk through to get to your gate.

The flight was a speedy three and a half hours with no air traffic and good flying conditions into Auckland where I was born and raised.

An idyllic Kiwi childhood of breakfasts at

the beach, jandals, walking to the corner dairy with a dozen cousins, Jelly-Tips and kina (sea urchin) fishing.

But in this post COVID world, warm smiles are hidden behind surgical masks, there are no handshakes or hugs – just a health check and a sterile, “Welcome home Ma’am”.

Green crosses taped on the floor are two metres apart and the assumption is that everyone is infected.

We are ushered onto a tour bus bound for a hotel that nobody will tell us the name of.

The New Zealand Army, Police, Navy, border patrol and health department are on site at the hotel to help enforce strict isolation, social distance and hygiene measures.

Home for the next two weeks is a compact hotel room with ensuite and a queen-sized bed. Three meals a day are delivered to your door with one hour of supervised exercise allowed each day.

Time is what I have on my hands right now before I can see my dad and, more than anything, that’s all I want.

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Safely sharing the fruit With so many homeowners planting mini-orchards in their backyards, it's understandable that avid gardeners want to protect their crops.

But that protection can come at a cost to wildlife, according to Lawrence Pope, president of Friends of Bats and Bushcare Inc. “When young flying foxes leave mum’s protection for the first time, they face many dangers as they fly into the darkness in search of food,” he explains.

Avoiding predators is just the beginning of a life of urban risk. There are also barbed wire fences that are invisible in the dark and another, innocent-looking, web-of-death – backyard fruit tree netting.

Bats caught in the netting can sustain lifethreatening injuries. Left in the net, they can die in horrible pain.

When mother bats get entangled their pups are often left to starve back at the colony.

Mr Pope says flying is an energy-expensive

A young bat that was found caught in fruit tree netting. activity for bats, who must eat a lot each night to stay alive.

Nectar, pollen and fruit form the bulk of that diet.

Australian hardwood gum trees flower at night to attract them because, as long distance pollinators, they prevent the trees inbreeding. But what happens if you’re a bat in

A bat struggles with fruit tree netting.

Berwick or Springvale and you can’t find any native flowering trees? The backyard fruit tree might just be your saviour or, if it’s netted, your doom.

Backyard fruit tree nets kill more young flying foxes and mother bats than just about anything else in urban Australia, Mr Pope says.

Often bats are found dead in tree-nets laden with unwanted fruit adding, for bat rescuers, anger to sadness.

This year bat rescuer and Order of Australia recipient Bev Brown finished her 500th bat netting rescue and said she never gets used to seeing young animals suffer.“It’s very stressful, they’re wounded and in pain. Their eyes plead with you to help and we have to take many and have them euthanized. It is heart breaking."

Friends of Bats and Bushcare Inc. recommends people avoid using nets they can put fingers through, and instead cover their lower branches of fruit with zipped washing bags.

The high fruit can then be left for wildlife to enjoy and thrive on, ensuring humans and animals can both share in the backyard bounty.

As winter chills fast approach, don’t power a house fire With the increased numbers of people working from home or remotely from their normal workplace, CFA is warning of the potential for an increase in structural fires.

Deputy chief officer Trevor Owen said using faulty or damaged electrical equipment could result an increased risk of fire at home.

He said people should ensure their appliances were in good condition before plugging them in.

“People need to remember that when electrical appliances are left on for an extended period of time they could overheat and have disastrous effects,” he said.

“We are urging residents to check their electrical appliances including computers and televisions which are more readily used in

home at present. Check you’re not overloading power boards or have loose cables, ensure monitors, laptops, televisions and other equipment have a good air flow around them and are not in confined spaces or covered.

“Make sure you turn off electrical appliances before going to bed. When leaving your home unattended it is best to unplug your electrical appliances.

“Our firefighters don’t want anyone to come home to their house on fire, so spending the time to check your appliances’ condition and ensuring you turn them off properly is essential.”

Electrical appliances for product recall notices can be checked by visiting, www.productsafety.gov.au.

The CFA also issued some electrical appliances safety tips: Always follow the manufacturers’ instructions when using any electrical appliance.

Use low wattage globes in lamps.

Turn off all electrical appliances at the power point when not in use.

Only use certified electrical tradespeople to repair damaged/faulty electrical appliances, wiring or equipment.

Avoid using double adaptors.

Use power boards according to manufacturers’ instructions, never overload and check regularly for damage.

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Two big towns with proud histories and an unquenching thirst for success - Narre Warren and Cranbourne, and the passion of both footballing communities, epitomises all there is to love about local football.

For those lucky enough to witness the quality of football played between the two powerhouse clubs in a stunning wave of success and epic games in front of monster crowds between 2010 and 2014, they will readily say it was some of the finest spectacles on the local scene they've seen.

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It was a will to win at all costs attitude, and with the drive of past losses and premierships at the forefront, it made for some riveting matches of football.

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The Seona Thompson-trained Black Opium is well poised to claim a breakthrough Group 1 title.

Within reach of the Crown Black Opium has one paw on that elusive Group 1 title after a scintillating victory in her Sapphire Crown heat at Sandown Park last Thursday night.

The three-time Group 1 runner-up took full advantage of the vacant box either side of her to lead all the way to defeat Origami Angel by nine-and-a-half lengths.

“She did everything right,” said handler, the Pearcedale-based Seona Thompson.

“She did everything right last week, but she’s even exceeded that and gone a bit better.”

Her winning time of 29.204 was one 1000th of a second faster than the time she ran when she was the fastest qualifier for the 2018 TAB Melbourne Cup. Her first loss came in that race, when she finished runner-up after being undefeated in her first eight starts.

“When she was coming back from her spell she was trialling really well and I said to Jason (Seona’s husband) I think she might have come back better,” Thompson said.

“She’s different now, she’s a different dog to what she was then, different in herself. She’s very mature and knows what racing is all about now.”

Black Opium has now won over $450,000 in prize money - an Australian record for a greyhound without a feature race win.

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The first heat of the night went to Talulah Bale who powered past Nangar Diva to score by three lengths in 29.52. Trained by Heather Collins who won the race with Lamia Bale in 2015, Talulah Bale is the daughter of Xylia Allen, which also won the race in 2013.

Madilia Maggie won the second heat in 29.41 for John Connor, defeating Chart Topper.

That will give Robin Moore his first runner in a Group 1 final.

With Black Opium winning the third heat, it was over to Spring Fair to claim the night’s final run off for Anthony Azzopardi, leading all of the way to defeat Aston Silk by four-and-ahalf lengths in 29.63 - giving Melbourne Cupwinning trainers Azzopardi and Thompson two runners each in the final.

The $71,000, Group 1 Sapphire Crown will be run tonight (Thursday, 14 May).

It’s the first of three Group 1 races to be run over three consecutive weeks at Sandown Park, and the favourites for the two other series also turned in impressive performances.

Harrison-Dawson favourite Tiggerlong Tonk capitalised on drawing Box 1 for just the third time in his 36-start career as the Easter Gift winner was untroubled in recording a three-and-a-half length victory in 29.26, while RSN Sandown Cup favourite Mister Harlewood remains undefeated in four starts over the stayer’s journey, winning by one-and-aquarter lengths in 41.66.

Those with an appetite for thrilling live sport need look no further than Sandown Park, with a bumper greyhound racing schedule over the coming weeks.

While physical distancing measures are in place at the track, preventing all non-essential personnel - such as crowds - from attending, there will be three Group 1 finals over consecutive weeks.

Along with the addition of a number of key support races, that means the best greyhounds in Australia will effectively call Sandown Park home right through until at least the end of June.

“The Sapphire Crown - for female greyhounds only - on 14 May; the Harrison-Dawson - for male greyhounds only - on 21 May; and the RSN Sandown Cup - for the stayers - on 28 May are three of the sport’s premier races, so to be able to ensure they can be conducted is a fantastic result for owners, trainers and fans of the sport,” Sandown Greyhound Racing Club’s racing and media manager Mick Floyd told the Star News.

“The quality of greyhound racing at the moment is outstanding, so I’m really looking forward to an exciting month of racing.

“The current situation has been tough for everyone, and every business or activity that has been able to continue is important.

“That greyhound racing has been able to continue is testament to both GRV (Greyhound Racing Victoria) for implementing strict race-day protocols and procedures, and to the clubs and participants for adapting to the changes that have been made.”

Crucially, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Sandown Greyhounds has been able to maintain its weekly schedule and prize-money structure - providing some much needed certainty for those involved with the sport.

It doesn’t get any Moore special for Robin at Sandown

By Jason Adams Robin Moore is gearing up for the biggest moment of his 20-year training career when Chart Topper steps out in tonight's Sapphire Crown final at Sandown Park.

Chart Topper was bred by Robin and his wife Michelle and is part of a small racing team they prepare from their Devon Meadows property. Tonight's (Thursday's) Group 1 will feature their first runner at that level - their previous career highlight was having a finalist in the 2016 Traralgon Cup with Amelia Christa, the mother of Chart Topper.

"We feel lucky just to have a runner that can compete with the best female sprinters - to be in a Group 1 race is a dream come true," Moore said.

"She had only her 12th start in her heat.

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Six starts ago she was a maiden (and) now she's running in the biggest race for female greyhounds going around."

Chart Topper qualified for the Sapphire Crown by running second to Madalia Maggie and on-track it was clear what it meant to the Moores.

"We were very emotional and it was so unexpected," Robin said.

"Michelle thought I was crazy for actually entering her in the heats. When she came out of the boxes last I thought we'll have to start thinking about her next start. I didn't fathom that she could qualify for the final like she did."

It was the end of another sporting endeavour that encouraged Moore to pursue greyhound training. From the age of 18, he represented Australia in table tennis and toured the world before he was halted by injury.

"I was playing in Austria and snapped my Achilles," he said.

"I came home, had surgery then felt I might be past my best. It was then I thought I'll give greyhounds a go."

Away from the track, Moore - along with his wife - holds the reins at Cranbourne Boarding Kennels. During an understandably tough period, the experience of being in a feature event has proven to be a boost of enthusiasm.

Chart Topper opened a $12 chance with TAB for tonight's decider after drawing perfectly in Box 1.

"She loves being on the fence so the closer to the rail she can stay the better," Moore said.

"You've got to have luck and we're lucky to be in it, we just hope she gets around safely.

"Black Opium is one of the megastars of the sport and she will be hard to beat."

Robin Moore has high hopes for his greyhound, Chart Topper.

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Covid threat to grassroots By sports editor Russell Bennett The Victorian basketball community is fighting desperately to save the grassroots game, in the wake of the greatest threat to sport in Australian history - Covid-19.

Following the postponement of basketball across the state from 13 March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the game has taken a huge hit - and not just in the professional leagues and international competitions that have been left devastated.

In Victoria alone, about 420,000 basketball participants stopped playing in the space of a day around six weeks ago.

With 240,000 registered members this year, on top of another 180,000 casual participants throughout the state, basketball is the largest community sport in Victoria and the rate it’s increasing is actually faster than population growth.

The National Cabinet outlined its 15 principles for the staged return of sport and recreation activities recently and Basketball Victoria is working in tandem with the Victorian State Government to seek clarity on timelines and solutions for potential barriers to the resumption of play.

Basketball Victoria has prepared ‘Return to Sport’ guidelines in conjunction with local member associations and advice from Basketball Australia and its chief medical officer.

The guidelines refer to various levels of risk management to enable players to get back on the court, including: the flow of traffic in and out of venues, time restrictions, compulsory cleaning, sanitisation and restrictions on players, officials and parents per court.

Basketball Victoria is confident that, given stadiums are large volume spaces where the number of people can be strictly managed, the guidelines the sport has developed can allow for basketball to resume in stadiums at the same time as outdoor sporting activities resume.

Grassroots basketball is currently facing its biggest ever threat - Covid-19.

Basketball organisations have a large footprint across the state, including the leasing and hiring of court-space from every Victorian council municipality - with 465 indoor facilities and over 1000 courts being used regularly throughout the year.

As an indoor sport, Basketball has the potential to have longer-term exposure to the economic side-effects of Covid-19, and will be impacted more severely by the specific classification of indoor sporting venues - including community and recreation centres - and restrictions by the State and Federal Governments than any other major sporting code.

Australian Opals’ Captain, and star of the WNBL’s Southside Flyers, Jenna O’Hea said it’s important for teams to get back on the court for social connections and lifting spirits to improve wellbeing.

“I think routine, and having places to be and keeping busy, is good for our mental health, so getting back on the court and into regular trainings and commitments is important whenever it is safe to do so.”

O’Hea’s motivation has been a bit of a roller coaster during this social distancing period of Covid-19.

Not knowing when we she will be back training, let alone playing, it has been hard to keep training at a high intensity like she normally would during a season.

O’Hea has been staying active by doing things she enjoys, such as bike riding, and running with her dog, as well as ball handling skills and drills to stay sharp and active. She encourages the community to do the same.

“I’m a mental health advocate (O’Hea won the 2019 AIS Athlete Community Engagement

Award as a Lifeline Community Custodian) and situations like this can have serious implications on our mental health,” she explained.

“I know that I love basketball and can’t wait until I can get back with my teammates, competing and improving our skills together again.

“I would encourage all hoopers to do things you enjoy - keep a ball in your hands during this time and be ready to go whenever we do get the all clear.”

Gippsland native, Australian Under-19 representative, and a recent recipient of the Basketball Victoria - Junior Female Athlete of the Year Award, Jaz Shelley has just finished a shortened, yet, successful first year at the University of Oregon playing alongside WNBA number one pick Sabrina Ionescu.

“When the Covid-19 outbreak forced the suspension of basketball I was shattered,” Shelley reflected.

“I was one week away from competing in the NCAA tournament. Our team had an extremely great chance at taking a national championship. This was a devastating shock to me, my family and my teammates.”

Despite the challenging circumstances, Shelley expressed her longing to get back on the court as the driving force to stay as active and engaged as possible. She has been doing her best to keep her skills up at home during Covid-19, leading her family with trick shots in the front yard as part of the Basketball Victoria ‘Hoops At Home’ initiative. She added that it’s been hard, not only for herself but her brothers too, who are keen to get back to domestic basketball.

“I have now started to become optimistic about this situation and have been treating this as a long preseason,” she said.

“My brothers and I are very active people so coping with this lockdown has been difficult, but we are still finding ways to entertain ourselves in some way.”

QUIZ NUMBER 1712 1. WHO was the only Australian to score at the 2018 World Cup soccer finals?

2. IN which track and field event is the world record broken most often?

3. WHICH city hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics?

4. WHO was The Marrickville Mauler?

5. WHICH Aussie cricket ground hosted its first Test match in 1989?

6. WHICH Australian horse trainer had over 7000 winners to his name?

7. WHICH prominent sportsman was named Australian of the Year in 1989?

8. WHO was the last Australian to win the Wimbledon ladies singles final?

9. WHICH city hosted the 1986 Commonwealth Games?

10. WHICH Australian golfer achieved fame as a trick shot artist in the 1920s?

11. WHAT was sprint star Marjorie Jackson's nickname?

12. WHO was the first Australian disqualified from the Olympics for allegedly taking drugs?

13. WHAT is the minimum number of points required to win a tennis game?

14. WHO was the last horse to win the Caulfield - Melbourne Cup double?

15. WHICH country won the 1982 World Cup soccer final?

16. WHICH Aussie became only the 26th player in history to take a wicket with the first ball of a Test match in 2016?

18. WHICH annual Australian event is the world's oldest professional running race?

19. WHO was Australia's first surfing world champion?

20. HOW long is a cricket pitch?

ANSWERS:1. Mile Jedinak 2. The pole vault 3. Los Angeles 4. Jeff Fenech 5. Hobart's Bellerive Oval 6. Tommy Smith 7. Allan Border 8. Evonne Cawley in 1980 9. Edinburgh 10. Joe Kirkwood 11. 'The Lithgow Flash' 12. Alex Watson 13. Four 14. Ethereal 15. Italy 16. Mitchell Starc 17. Bobby Pearce 18. The Stawell Gift 19. 'Midget' Farrelly 20. 22 yards

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Local fans can't wait for high-level basketball to return to Casey Stadium.

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