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Covid ‘hotspot’

By Brendan Rees and Danielle Kutchel

Residents attend a coronavirus testing site Berwick following a surge in cases across the region. 210241 Committee, the Federal Government’s chief advisory body, said in a statement it had been briefed about the outbreak in Victoria and noted its “immediate concern” of six local government areas identified as coronavirus hotspots including Casey, Cardinia, Brimbank, Moreland, Hume and Darebin.

“The AHPPC strongly discourages travel to and from those areas until control of community transmission has been confirmed,” it said.

The state’s outbreak has prompted Ms Mikakos to say she the State Government was “very concerned about the level of transmis-

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A new pop-up drive-through testing site will be opened at Casey Fields in Cranbourne East on Thursday 25 June.

Hundreds of staff will be going door-todoor in Casey from Wednesday 24 June to ensure locals understand the virus, where to get tested and how to access financial support if they need to self-isolate, acccording to a DHHS spokesperson.

Testing sites will only test people if they exhibit symptoms of the virus.

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sion” of six local government areas which had been identified as hotspots - with police ramping up patrols.

“In the legal directions that have come in today, we have not issued stay at home directions for those hotspots areas but of course we don’t rule anything out,” she said.

“Exactly what format that might take is under active consideration.”

Meanwhile, crowds continue to flock to nearby testing sites. A drive-through testing site at Fountain Gate was closed earlier this month, but testing at Gibb Street in Berwick

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A Cranbourne aged-care home has been placed in lockdown after an elderly resident tested positive to coronavirus.

Lifeview Willow Wood went into lockdown on Saturday 20 June with all close contacts being ordered into home quarantine and all residents and staff at the facility to undergo testing after a single resident was diagnosed with the virus.

Speaking at a press conference on Sunday 21 June, Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said a rapid response outbreak squad, which is staffed by public health specialists and clinicians, had visited the Duff Street facility to ensure appropriate testing, contact tracing and deep cleaning was carried out.

“It’s undertaken widespread testing - that’s in the process of being underway at the moment,” Ms Mikakos said.

“Always with nursing homes they go into lockdown which means that visitors aren’t allowed whilst the facility is on lockdown.

The Department of Health and Human Services said it was working closely with Lifeview Willow Wood “to ensure appropriate public health actions have been taken, including isolation, quarantine and cleaning”.

Lifeview declined to comment on the matter.

The positive test comes amid an alarming surge of new infections across the state - with a total of 44 cases recorded weekend of 20-21 June, with 20 new cases across the state reported on Wednesday 24 June.

“Our case numbers have hit the highest they’ve been in more than two months,” Premier Daniel Andrews said.

“I know that’s not what people want to hear - but sadly, that is our reality.”

According to the latest health data on 24 June, nine active cases of the virus were recorded in Casey City while Greater Dandenong had four cases and Cardinia five.

There are now 241 cases believed to be related to community transmission, according to the latest health data on Wednesday 24 June.

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with Chris Marsh, Food Truck administrator with the Uniting Church Cranbourne

What’s one of the best things about being a part of the Food Truck?

Helping others, as a Christian we are called to serve and what better way than through food, knowing that the people who come to the truck are able to have a hot meal in a safe and welcoming environment is a good thing.

It’s very humbling to be part of such a group of compassionate volunteers.

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Has the pandemic greatly impacted the Food Truck’s services to reach out to the needy?

We have had to reluctantly suspend the operations of the Food Truck until further notice. This was an extremely difficult decision for to make but the health and well being of our volunteers and our clients, was uppermost in our minds.

How have you been coping with the stay-athome directions?

I’ve had my moments when it was all a bit overwhelming, but overall I’m coping OK. I’ve been able to go to the office a couple of days a week and help organise small food hampers.

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IN BRIEF Woman dies in two-car crash

City’s crime rise

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Gembrook after a Cranbourne woman died as a result of the Saturday 20 June incident.

Investigators believe a Honda Jazz was travelling along Gembrook Road about 12.50pm.

Police allege the driver lost control of the Honda which crossed onto the wrong side of the road and collided with a Holden station wagon.

The driver of the Holden, a 60-year-old man from Cranbourne, and his passenger, a 55-year-old woman from Cranbourne, were taken to hospital with serious injuries where the woman later died.

The driver of the Honda, a 20-year-old woman from Narre Warren, and a passenger, a 17-year-old woman from Berwick, were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The woman’s death brings to 108 the state’s road toll for 2020.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

By Brendan Rees and Cam Lucadou-Wells Crime in Casey has jumped in the past 12 months - with more than half of criminal incidents going unsolved, the latest crime statistics have revealed. The number of recorded offences in Casey City rose by seven per cent, with stealing from a motor vehicle, and theft topping the list.

However, criminal damage, assault and related offences, and burglaries per 100,000 were down slightly compared to last year.

Sobering, only 27 per cent of incidents in Casey resulted in charges being laid while 54.2 per cent of incidents remained unsolved.

The Crime Statistics Agency publishes recorded crime statistics every quarter, and the latest statistics cover the year ending 31 March 2020.

One of the biggest increases was stealing from motor vehicles (3344 in total) - up 19.6 per cent from last year.

Family violence incidents were also up by 4.6 per cent while alleged offender incidents involving theft climbed by 11.3 per cent.

Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards said family violence “continues to be one of the most pressing law and order issues in the state”, and “perpetrators are being held to account more than ever”.

“These latest statistics show that police are absolutely focused on this, with family violence training rolled out across the entirety of the force, state-of-the-art reporting technology introduced and 415 specialist family violence police on the ground,” Ms Richards said.

Ms Richards thanked all police officers for their “unwavering focus, hard work and dedication to keeping Victoria safe”.

She added from 2015 to 2016 the State Government had provided more than $2.5 million in funding under the community crime prevention program for 25 grants to improve community safety in Casey.

State Liberal MP for Gembrook and Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention Brad Battin said

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Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton addresses reporters at a press conference. the statistics were “alarming”, saying families “have enough to worry about at the moment with Covid-19” let alone “worry about safety in their own home”.

Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton said police were bracing for a “snap back” of crime after it quietened during the Covid-19 lockdown from April.

“It’s going to be very difficult with unemployment moving forward,” Dep Comm Patton warned.

Statewide, the criminal offence rate rose by

3.5 per cent per capita over the year ending 31 March 2020.

Police Minister Lisa Neville said youth crime and family violence were particular areas of concern.

She said youth offenders aged 10-17 years old were still proportionally small in Victoria, making up nine per cent of total offenders.

Ms Neville said the age group were “overrepresented” in public-place robberies, which largely involved the theft of phones, Air Pods, clothes and most of all, shoes from other youths.

Intruder caught on cam

By Brendan Rees

A man is captured on security footage.

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A brazen intruder has been caught on video peering into a security camera in the yard of a Blind Bight home.

Police say it’s believed two to three people broke into a residential property on Fishermans Drive about 2.45pm on Tuesday 16 June.

A Victoria Police spokesman confirmed an aggravated burglary had occurred but declined to comment further, saying “that offenders have been identified”.

Security footage in the rear yard appeared to show a man in a black cap closely inspecting a security camera.

The footage also showed another man in a beanie looking at the camera while another man wandered around the rear yard.

Neighbour Bob O’Connell said police had

flooded the scene shortly after the incident with police tape set up around the perimeter of the property.

He said up to five young men had rented the property - where three large windows on the side of the house had been smashed following the break-in.

“I believe the furniture and everything in the house was done as well but that’s not confirmed,” Mr O’Connell said.

“Probably five carloads of police arrived,” he said. “Everyone in the area thought there had been a murder.”

He said the broken widows, which were about 12-foot wide, had been temporarily covered.

He added about three to four other neighbours had also called police after hearing a lot of “noise”.

Missing Persons Squad detectives have charged a further two people with murder over the death of a 26-year-old man, whose body was found in Lysterfield.

Court documents revealed Nicole Anthea Anderson, 37, from Cranbourne, was charged on Friday 19 June over the death of Zane Meyer from Oakleigh after police found his body at a semi-rural area near Nixon Road on 17 June.

Police have since charged a 33-year-old North Melbourne man and a 30-year-old man of no fixed place of address with murder. The pair will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 25 June.

Ms Anderson, who was remanded in custody following her murder charge, faced the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday 19 June but did not apply for bail. Her next hearing will be held on 11 September.

Court documents show police accuse Ms Anderson of murdering Mr Meyer sometime between 11 May and 13 May at Oakleigh, about 20 kilometres west of Lysterfield.

Mr Meyer was last seen on 11 May and had been reported as a missing person.

Upon discovering Mr Meyer’s body five weeks ago, police immediately treated his death as suspicious.

Police say detectives are continuing their investigations and are seeking to speak to anyone who may have information relating to this matter.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Police appeal Police are appealing to the public to identify a group of males following an assault at a shopping complex in Cranbourne East on Tuesday 16 June.

Police say three males attended a store at the Hunt Club Village Shopping Centre on Linsell Boulevard about 3pm where its alleged one of the males attempted to steal a number of items from the store but was stopped by the attendant.

“A fight then ensued between the three men and the attendant. The men then fled the scene, the attendant received minor injuries,” a Victoria Police spokesman said.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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The State Government will tip more than $7 million in to the Casey economy by supporting local businesses to get through to the other side of the coronavirus crisis.

Bass MP Jordan Crugnale this week announced 261 businesses in Casey have received full payroll tax refunds for the 2019-20 financial year totalling $7,543,756.62.

The payroll tax refunds are part of the Victorian Government’s $1.7 billion Economic Survival Package, which is helping Victorian businesses and workers during the pandemic.

Meanwhile, 1663 businesses in Casey have been paid a one-off $10,000 business support fund grant for operational costs such as salaries and utilities.

The Business Support Fund provides payments for eligible businesses that have a wages bill below the payroll tax threshold.

The Economic Survival Package also includes land tax deferrals for eligible small businesses, rent relief for commercial tenants, and the $500 million Working for Victoria fund to help workers who have lost their jobs find new opportunities.

More than 6700 workers across the state have already started drawing pay cheques through Working for Victoria.

Ms Crugnale also welcomed the news that local creative workers and businesses would share in state-wide grants totalling $2.4 million.

There are currently 101 jobs available in Bass Coast through the Working for Victoria fund. Visit https://www.vic.gov.au/workingforvictoria for more information and to register to work.

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SOCIALLY SPEAKING On 18 June, the Cranbourne Star News Facebook page shared a story about the latest crime statistics revealing the crime rate was up seven per cent in Casey in the past 12 months. Here are how readers reacted online: Ben Kerr: Well, when authorities sit on their hands doing nothing of course crime will increase ... instead of handing out appropriate penalties that at least match the damage that the crime has done to society.

Joel Mitchell: Rotating doors for repeat offenders.... police are doing everything they can.

Kim Hufton: Half the problem is the younger generation have nothing to do.

Trish Shantai O’Grady: Maybe if they were jailed instead of being let out on bail all this time, the crimes may decrease.

On 19 June, the Cranbourne Star News Facebook page shared a story about a state Liberal MP calling on the Government to fix the “nightmare” roadworks causing delays on Thompsons Road.

Here are how readers responded online: Dazza Fellows: They should have built an overpass not traffic lights!! Nothing will change, have a look at how many people/ families are moving up to Clyde, Clyde North, Cranbourne North etc every week!

Rebecca De Fina: Can take me over an hour from Berwick to Cranbourne some days.

KJ Gould: Oh but when they fix them they do it all at once so all the roads are b*ggered.

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To the stupid lady who was trying to parallel park at Clyde Shopping Centre while having her phone in one hand and trying to park one handed.

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Thumbs down To the majority of people that were not social distancing at Fountain Gate over the weekend.

Thumbs down For the lack of social distancing from some parents at a primary school in Berwick every morning.

Thumbs down To all the screws and nails left on our roads, this has left me with four punctures in my tyres in the past month.

Thumbs down To people not observing social distancing in supermarkets and cafes.

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Record budget delivered

By Brendan Rees Casey Council has formally adopted its 202021 budget totalling a record $536.7m, which focuses on supporting the communities’ economic recovery from the pandemic while continuing to provide vital services and infrastructure for the rapidly growing municipality.

However, council has rejected a proposal from the Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association (CRRA) to consider freezing or reducing rates - which the ratepayer group argued was about $70 higher than the Victorian average.

“It’s not totally unexpected,” president of CRRA Brendan Browne said, who presented a budget submission via video at council’s meeting on 9 June.

“The most disappointing aspect was that they didn’t really speak to the main idea which is to slow down the repayments on Bunjil

Place; they’re trying to pay the whole building off by 2027 and that’s part of the reason our rates are as high as they are,” Mr Browne said.

Following a four-week public submission period, along with the exhibition of the Draft Council Action Plan, the budget was adopted at council’s Tuesday 23 June meeting, which includes an operational investment of $405.1 million.

In major projects, $43.2 million will go towards child, youth and family services; $47.7 million to upgrade and deliver new leisure and recreational facilities; $17.7 million towards aged and disability services; and $8.5 million to upgrade and deliver new community facilities.

The $131.6m capital works program - down from $27.1m in 2019-’20 will see the following major projects completed: Construction of a new district level soccer and cricket multipurpose community facil-

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ity at Tulliallan Estate, Cranbourne North ($9.4m) Construction of a new district level AFL, cricket and netball facility at Botanic Ridge Eastern Playing Fields, Botanic Ridge ($7.8m) Construction of a new Family and Community Centre at Elliston Estate, Clyde Village ($3.97m) Building renewal and upgrades to Strong Drive Children’s Centre, Hampton Park ($1.33m) Construction of new indoor netball facilities at Olive Road Reserve, Eumemmerring ($1.25m) Casey Council chair of administrators Noelene Duff said she was proud to oversee a budget that seeks to strike a balance between financial sustainability that will see Casey through to the other side of the Covid-19 crises, while also being “kind and responsive” to the growing

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pressures of residents and ratepayers.

“We understand that there is a lot of angst and concern within the community right now, so this year more than ever before, we are committed to strong financial management, clear decision making and operating in a financially stable manner to ensure that we can assist our community to recover,” Ms Duff said.

According to council documents, council will extend its hardship relief package to 30 September 2020 in recognition of the continued economic impact of the pandemic.

This includes a freeze on interest on outstanding rates from 1 March 2020 to 30 June 2020, and legal action not being pursued on outstanding rates in 2019-20.

“Where possible we are providing flexibility to affected customers and encourage anyone unable to meet their payment due dates to get in touch with council,” the report stated.

Girl traumatised after head ‘stomped on’ at school

By Brendan Rees A Hampton Park father says his teenage daughter is a “changed person” after she was badly beaten and stomped on the head while at school.

The incident, which is currently being investigated by police, occurred at St Francis Xavier College’s Beaconsfield campus on 19 May - where the teen was set upon by a group of five to six youths.

Sam, who asked not to use his surname, said his 13-year-old daughter was left traumatised after the group of girls kicked and punched her and pulled her hair - which has since been shared on social media.

The victim, a St Francis Xavier College student from the Berwick campus, was attending the school’s Beaconsfield campus during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Sam said his daughter said the girls had been “provoking her all day” and had told the teachers that “something’s going to happen”.

“There were a group of girls with a phone ready around her,” Sam said moments before his daughter was allegedly attacked.

“This a cowardly act,” he said, adding he was further enraged after learning the girls were still attending the school despite reassurances from the principal they had been suspended.

He said his daughter’s had “a lot of chunks”

of hair pulled out and suffered bruising to her body.

His daughter is now recovering at home as she is too scared to go to school.

A statement from St Francis Xavier College said a review of all procedures and risk mitigation strategies was taking place.

“Our highest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our students. On the day of the incident, staff responded quickly to restore calm,” the statement said.

“On 19 May, there was a confrontation between a number of students at our school that was verbal and physical in nature,” a statement read.

“Our highest priority is the health, safety

and wellbeing of our students. On the day of the incident, staff responded quickly to restore calm.

“The College has taken its own disciplinary action consistent with Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Ltd policy, to express our expectations around what is acceptable student conduct.

“The matter has been referred to Victoria Police and the College is assisting them with their investigation.”

A Victoria Police spokeswoman a 12-yearold girl was spoken to by police following the alleged assault and was released pending further enquiries.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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Calls to fix ‘traffic chaos’

By Brendan Rees

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A Liberal MP for the south-east region says the closure of a busy intersection on Thompsons Road along with other blocked passages is causing an “absolute nightmare”.

South-Eastern Metropolitan MP Gordon Rich-Phillips has called on the State Government to fix the chaos following the closure of Frankston-Dandenong Road and Thompsons Road intersection for a period of five weeks from 1 June.

According to the State Government, the intersection was closed to help the project team to work around the clock to remove the roundabout without disruption or the danger of live traffic.

However, Mr Rich-Phillips said road users have described the de-tours “as being like massive car parks for hours at a time, taking up to 20 minutes to move less than 100 metres”.

He said the government failed to foresee that the alternate route intersections would have increased traffic volumes and should have adjusted traffic light sequences accordingly.

During a parliament sitting on Tuesday 16 June Mr Rich-Phillips called on the Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan to fix the “botched” detour routes and get traffic flowing.

A Government spokesperson said closing the intersection of Frankston-Dandenong Road and Thompsons Road for five weeks would fast-track these important works and complete the project four months early.

“We are delivering on our election commitment to slash travel times in Carrum for 58,000 vehicles every day,” the spokesperson said.

“The feedback from the community is clear, they want travel times cut and they understand it will involve some short term disruption.”

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The intersection of Frankston-Dandenong Road and Thompsons Road will be closed for five weeks. 209357 sat on their hands and built nothing when last in Government.

Meanwhile, Mr Rich-Phillips said the road detours put in place as a result of this closure were blocking lanes on surrounding key intersections causing traffic chaos.

These roads included McCormicks Road where it intersects with Thompsons Road, Wedge Road where it intersects with Frankston-Dandenong Road, Hall Road and Frankston-Dandenong Road, Ballarto Road

and Frankston-Dandenong Road.

“This has been made all the worse by VicRoads’s decision to randomly close some turning lanes off Frankston Road onto those adjoining roads because it believed there would be more counter-traffic turning in the opposite direction, which has further impeded traffic flow,” Mr Rich-Phillips said.

“Priority should be given to these key intersections to increase traffic flow.”

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Mr Rich-Phillips said the government has not only completely “botched the planning of this project but the timing as well,” as no significant works have been undertaken since the project started in December last year.

As part of the works, the existing roundabout at Frankston-Dandenong Road will be replaced with traffic lights to reduce congestion, improve traffic flow and support the predicted growth in the surrounding suburbs.

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Major road works finished

By Brendan Rees Months of frustration for south east motorists has ended with major construction on the Hallam Road upgrade complete.

The $53.5 million project, which builds on the previous Hallam Road duplication that was completed in 2014 from Pound to Ormond Road, has realigned Hallam Road and Evans Road, and installed traffic lights to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians.

A key part of the project includes the upgraded intersection of South Gippsland Highway, Hallam Road and Evans Road by removing the ‘dog leg’ by aligning Evans Road with Hallam Road and installing traffic lights.

The intersection has seen 22 crashes including south of Ormond Road since 2012.

Traffic lights have also been added outside the Resource Recovery Precinct to improve access for pedestrians as well as help manage trucks entering and exiting.

A new shared walking and cycling path has also been completed on both sides of Hallam Road and Evans Road.

The project has also built new bus stops along Hallam Road and Evans Road, and installed new bus queue jump lanes at the Hallam Road, South Gippsland Highway and Evans Road intersection to give buses priority.

Meanwhile, an extra lane has been added

A new shared walking and cycling path has been completed on Hallam Road and Evans Road.

A new shared walking and cycling path has been completed on Hallam Road and Evans Road.

Photos: MAJOR ROAD PROJECTS VICTORIA in direction on Hallam Road between Ormond Road and South Gippsland Highway.

Traffic flow and safety has also been improved by changing Livingstone Rise and Aylmer Road to left-in and out only.

Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan said the road would be safer and smoother for the 10,000 motorists that use Hallam Road each day.

“We’re keeping our promises and delivering projects that create jobs, keep traffic moving and deliver more trains more often,” Ms Allan said.

In the coming weeks, the State Government will release new designs for Hallam Station, based on community feedback.

The new Hallam station will be built as part of the Hallam Road Level Crossing Removal

Project, which will begin at the end of the year and be finished in 2022.

Meanwhile, works is continuing with the $1 billion Cranbourne Line Upgrade, which will duplicate the line, build a new Merinda Park Station and remove the last level crossings left on the line - including the Evans Road level crossing by the end of the year. Eleven crossings have so far been removed on the line.

The new station, level crossing removals, Metro Tunnel and high-capacity trains will together create capacity for 121,000 extra passengers in the peak, each week on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines - a 45 per cent increase.

Holt MP ‘assisting’, with IBAC to probe branch-stacking

By Brendan Rees Embattled federal Labor MP Anthony Byrne whose Cranbourne West office was allegedly used to secretly film his former ally says he’s been “in touch with authorities to offer my full assistance”.

It comes after a stunning report by 60 Minutes and The Age which triggered an alleged branch-stack scandal which led to the dramatic sacking of Victorian Minister Adem Somyurek.

In February, Mr Somyurek said the State Government had accepted a state-appointed municipal monitor’s report to dismiss Casey Council after finding widespread “governance failures” and a bullying culture across the council.

At the time Mr Somyurek said: “Victorians expect and deserve the highest standards of governance and integrity from their local council - the monitor’s report has found clear evidence Casey has fallen short of those standards.”

Mr Somyurek is now accused of allegedly using parliamentary staff and paying thousands for fake memberships as part of the alleged branch stacking.

Mr Byrne, whose Holt electorate covers Casey City, has found himself at the centre of the political storm after his electorate office allegedly used covert audio and video to record Mr Somyurek.

In a statement, Mr Bryne said: “In respect of the misinformation circulating, I want to make

Holt MP Anthony Byrne. clear that I take the matters raised recently seriously and have been in touch with authorities to offer my full assistance.

“I welcome investigations into corruption, which has no place in the party I love,” the statement read. “Because I do not want to cross over or impede any investigations that may be occurring, I’m unable to comment further at this point in time.”

On Friday 19 June, Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and the Victorian Ombudsman announced they would take a “coordinated approach to the investigation into a range of matters concerning allegations of ‘branch stacking’, and other matters aired in recent media reports”.

“What Victorians need from us is an independent investigation. Together with IBAC we will examine these allegations including whether, and if so to what extent, public funds were misused for party-political purposes,” Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass said.

IBAC and the Ombudsman said it was not possible to predict how long the investigation would take “as it will depend on what evidence emerges”.

Meanwhile, Mr Bryne is also facing scrutiny about leaked text messages he sent to Mr Somyurek, which allegedly contained offensive and derogatory remarks about Labor colleagues.

“Somyurek has selectively released a handpicked selection of my text messages to him sent over two years just hours after I made a public statement that I had contacted authorities and would assist with their corruption investigations into him. That speak for itself,” Mr Bryne said in a statement.

Attorney-General Christian Porter used question time in federal parliament on Wednesday 17 June to say the idea of a surveillance device being used in any members of parliament office was of “serious concern”.

“At a federal level, there are very strict rules about the use and authorised use of surveillance devices which, essentially, restrict that use to law enforcement agencies,” Mr Porter said.

“Frankly, I think that everyone in this parliament would agree that the idea that a ‘non-

law-enforcement device’, if you like, appeared to have been installed in the office of any member of this parliament is a serious concern.”

Senator for Victoria, David Van also weighed in on the debate, calling for Mr Byrne to answer questions about why it appeared his “taxpayer-funded office were supporting this inappropriate behaviour”.

“The voters of Holt deserve to know what involvement Mr Byrne has had in taxpayerfunded Labor Party branch stacking,” he said.

In a further bombshell, the 60 Minutes report also showed a recording of Mr Somyurek allegedly telling a parliamentary aspirant to funnel members into the Cranbourne ALP branch in an attempt to remove Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards. Star News contacted Ms Richards’ office but was told there would be “no comment at this stage”.

On Wednesday 17 June, Liberal MP Davis Davis led a successful motion at a parliament sitting to call in the Victorian Ombudsman to investigate corruption allegations within the state Labor party.

Mr Davis said it was an opportunity for the “Ombudsman to do the work that is necessary to make sure that we put in place a robust system into the future to protect public resources and to build confidence in the public political process”.

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Applications are now open for Casey Cardinia Foundation’s annual Community Grants Program.

Community grants open

By Jessica Anstice Applications have opened for Casey Cardinia Foundation’s annual Community Grants Program.

Grants of up to $10,000 will be considered in this round of grants, however the average grant amount is $5000.

The Community Grants Program aims to support projects for all types of people and groups including the elderly, disadvantaged, disability, youth, arts, environmental and men’s health and crisis within the Casey and Cardinia regions.

Casey Cardinia Foundation provides grants for projects that support the growing needs of its communities, now and into the future.

Community organisations operating as not-for-profit will be eligible to apply for a grant.

To apply, a grant application form must be completed and submitted to admin@caseycardiniafoundation.org before 5pm on 15 July.

Applicants who are shortlisted will be notified and may be required to provide additional documentation such as annual reports, financial statements, letters of support, etc.

Successful applicants will then be notified in September and invited to the Casey Cardinia Foundation’s annual charity dinner to be held on Friday 16 October at the Cardinia Cultural Centre from 6.30pm.

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“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress” said Charles ’Boss’ Kettering (29/8/1876 – 25/11/1958) an American inventor, engineer, businessman and the holder of 186 patents.

While there are some that will naturally embrace change, it is fair to say that most of us will resist it. Why? Because it’s potentially disruptive and if we are satisfied with the status quo or have got to where we are based on the current way of doing things, change implies challenging what we currently know or requiring us to do things in a new and different way which may be foreign to us.

In fact, there is data out there to support this. A diagram published in Professor Everett Rogers’ book “Diffusion of Innovations”, first published in 1962, shows the various response categories to the introduction of a new product and the associated percentages of people in each category. Those likely to embrace change tend to be in the “Innovators” or “Early Adopters” groups and hence make up just 16% of the population; it takes much longer for most of us to get on board.

However, as per the ‘Boss’ comment above, change is necessary for progress and if a business does not change, staying still effectively means going backwards over time since the competition will overtake you. The good news is that applying a proper change management methodology such as Prosci® is now becoming

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH more widespread as it has become increasingly clear that effective change implementation requires a clear understanding of how the people involved will be affected.

Think back to a significant workplace change that happened to you which was not successful. The chances are that the associated people implications had not been properly considered.

What may often happen is that the change gets decided upon by a select few who decide that the first step is to get the impacted staff properly trained. However, without clear and timely communication to the impacted group on why this change is necessary in the first place, what the associated risks and benefits are and the implications of not changing, the odds of staff getting on board are low. So, whenever you need to make a business change, consider who will be impacted and ensure full and proper communication, understanding and ideally buy-in of those on the receiving end of the change.

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Good Samaritan foots bill

By Brendan Rees A grandfather’s faith in humanity has been restored after a kind-hearted stranger paid for his groceries at a Berwick supermarket.

Sumuel Biram, 64, was standing behind a man at the checkout of Coles Parkhill Junction when the man handed the cashier a $100 note to cover Mr Biram’s shopping on Saturday 6 June about 9am.

His daughter Jess Allen said the man told her father “this is a gift for you”.

Ms Allen said there had been no prompting or reason for the man paying for her dad’s shopping.

“He said this man was standing there watching him as his shopping was getting put through and handed over a $100 note to the lady.

“My dad said ‘no, don’t worry about paying.’ He said: ‘no it’s not my money; this is for you’.

Ms Allen said as the man had been watching her dad’s items being scanned he “didn’t say any words or anything”.

The pair also hadn’t greeted or spoken to one another while walking around the supermarket.

“This guy just appeared randomly,” Ms Allen said, whom she described of Samoan or Maori appearance and aged in his 60s or 70s.

Mr Biram was heartened by the act, teling his daughter: “The girl and me had tears and she told me he must be an angel.”

Sumuel Biram was shocked by a stranger’s goodwill to pay for his shopping.

A shocked Mr Biram, whose shopping totalled $70, tried to find the stranger to hand him the change, but he had gone.

“He didn’t get to say thank you or anything,” Ms Allen said.

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“He was really so shocked that somebody would do that,” Ms Allen said, adding it “really gave him that hope in humanity that there re-

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Mr Biram described the man as “really warm” and “really made him feel at ease”.

“My dad wanted to find this person to say thank you and to let him know with such a bad time in his life.”

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Gifts from the garden

By Tania Phillips With people taking up gardening in record numbers during lockdown, Gardening Australia presenter and Horticulturalist Jerry Coleby Williams is a man very much in demand.

“I normally answer between eight to ten thousand gardening questions through my website and my Facebook page in a year - that’s doubled,” the Wynnum-based Britborn garden expert said - and it’s only June!

Demand is so high he admits he is having a little trouble keeping up - though with the popular ABC TV show about to go into a budget induced hiatus for a few weeks he will have time to catch up a bit.

He said it was ironic that the show wouldn’t be producing new episodes at a time when so many more people were both gardening and needing help - though the hiatus had been telegraphed by the channel before the pandemic and has become a fairly regular occurrence.

“There has been such an enormous uptake of gardening because people have had the time to do things in their garden they would normally not consider doing,” he explained.

“And there has been the concern about health, so people are growing food when they would normally not do that.

“We’ve got an enormous upswing in people who are seeking information about really basic things and some of the things are so basic that you forget how confronting gardening can be for some people. They just don’t understand what’s going on in some cases. A lot of the time if you can help somebody through a simple problem and they can see a result, that’s often what results in people becoming a fulltime gardener.

“It’s amazing how small tweaks at the beginning of somebodies gardening experience can actually change them into a gardener and alter their career.”

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Gardening Australia’s Jerry Coleby Williams. and botanical sciences, he is an obvious man for the job.

He admits he doesn’t have time to answer multifaceted questions or help with garden design but if you keep your request to less than 100 words - he will get to you as soon as he can - though probably not at his usual “within 24 hours” As well as giving advice, aimed particularly at those suddenly out of work and still trying to pay bills and feed a family, Jerry also opened up his own collection to people not able to source seedlings or seeds after the rush on garden centres which left them un-

Jerry grows a vast number of weird and wonderful fruits and vegetable in his Wynnum garden including Blue Java Bananas. able to keep up with demand.

“I was in the final stages of preparing for our annual open day,” he explained.

“Every year for the past 15 years I have been opening my garden for two days during the mother’s day weekend. It’s actually built a following - about 2000 people each year and generally I will have 2000 plants - that’s what the demand will be.

“During my working year as I lift and divide or save seed, I’ll put aside a surplus (some for myself ) but a surplus for other people for my open day.

“When the shops were unable to provide what people needed I was lucky enough to have 2250 food plants in pots. I had about 800 packets of home-saved vegetable seed.”

The plants were distributed in a socially distanced, safe way from Jerry’s driveway in limited number (the busiest day was about 10 people) but it made enough money for Jerry to turn a small profit and even make his usual donation to a charity - this year the Brisbane Bat Conservation and Rescue.

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Cafe’s revival as favourite

By Danielle Kutchel Berwick-based Cafe Revival’s coffee has woken up many a patron over the years - and this year, as Covid-19 hit, it has even ‘revived’ the cafe itself.

The cafe’s famous coffee window is what “saved” them during the lockdown, according to owner Peter Lumley, along with incredible support from the local community.

“We were lucky to be supported. Serving out onto the street, we got a lot of support from regulars and a lot of new people who came to see us.

“It was good to be able to continue trading, we were very fortunate to have that.”

Now, as restrictions ease, Cafe Revival is looking to pick up where it left off with the grand reopening of its wine bar on Friday July 3.

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Pete Lumley of Cafe Revival is looking forward to the reopening of the wine bar.

Picture: GARY SISSONS will begin offering gourmet pizzas made inhouse, right down to the dough and sauce.

On Saturday 4 July, the cafe will host a special live music show, to be live-streamed via

Facebook, raising funds for John Mc Foundation. Details are available on Facebook.

Paul hopes this is the beginning of future live music events too.

The cafe is now fully licensed with a quality wine list, and from July is set to be open until late on Fridays for drinks, pizzas and tapas, offering an exciting new vibe in Berwick’s evening restaurant scene.

On Saturday mornings, Cafe Revival offers a mouth-watering brunch menu for all those long-delayed catch-ups with friends, and each day there is a variety of homemade treats on offer: think focaccias, wraps, soups and more, all made in-house.

Cafe Revival is located at 18 Gloucester Ave, Berwick and is open from 6am-2pm. From Friday 3 July Cafe Revival will be open 6am3pm Monday-Thursday, 6am-late on Fridays, and Saturdays 6am-2pm. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for updates on the live-streaming event, wine bar reopening and other upcoming events.

Hair raising demand at Zahara Rose as lockdown eases

By Narelle Coulter Haircuts and colours were some of the personal grooming rituals that many people reluctantly did without during the Covid-19 crisis.

With life slowly getting back to normal, hairdressers are being inundated with customers keen to cover up months of grey regrowth and tame grown out hair styles.

That is certainly the experience of the team at Zahara Rose Hair and Beauty in Kempson Walk, Berwick.

“I’ve heard some clients sigh with relief when they walk in the door for their appointment,“ said hairdresser John McGreal.

“They are so glad to be able to come back and have their hair cut and coloured. They leave feeling good about how they look again.

“It’s great to be getting back to normal and see all our clients again.“ Zahara Rose Hair and Beauty was opened five years ago by owner Danielle Escort.

John has been part of the team for four years,

and is well known in Berwick with a hairdressing career spanning 30 years.

They work with a team of three other qualified hairdressers offering all aspects of men’s and ladies hairdressing.

John said business plummeted when the Covid-19 shut down began in mid-March. Danielle kept the business open for those regulars who did want appointments, however things are only now starting to get back to normal.

To comply with health regulations, chairs

have been distanced in the salon. Equipment, products and chairs are sanitised after each customer.

John said the challenge was now to catch up with the backlog of clients wanting appointments.

“We have had some big haircuts, customers with hair reaching down their backs. I thought my clippers were going blunt but it’s all the hair,“ he said, laughing.

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As bleak and unsettling as some days have been over the past few months, gratitude is something I’ve clung to.”

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How to survive hotel quarantine Star News reporter ESTHER LAUAKI recently returned from New Zealand and is under strict quarantine for 14 days at Melbourne’s Crown Metropol hotel. This is her story.

“Lucky!” - So I’ve been told when I tell people that I’m under quarantine at this five-star hotel.

Unfortunately, it’s not the glamorous existence we all think it is.

This week marks my sixth in complete isolation since March and my third round of 14 day quarantine periods.

My first was a voluntary home quarantine upon arrival from a trip overseas when Victoria was first gripped by COVID-19 and all returned travellers were put into mandatory isolation to slow the spread of the virus.

I flew to New Zealand in May for a family emergency, while the country was still in stage three lockdown, and was quarantined at The Grand Mercure hotel in Auckland.

And now, here we are.

Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton estimates about 200 overseas travellers arrive at Melbourne Airport each day, with the number getting closer to 1,000 on some days.

I returned on a full flight from Auckland on June 17.

After a border security briefing, we were handed masks before walking a gauntlet of government agency checkpoints: fever checks, documents, customs, luggage and a light snack for the bus ride to a government managed hotel.

Most travellers were alone so we were processed in single file at reception before a security guard escorted us to the lift, then to our rooms down a silent corridor.

“See you in 14 days,” he said to me as I shut the door.

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The rules are straight forward.

You can not leave your room; three basic meals are delivered to your door each day and a nurse calls your room daily to check for developing symptoms.

On day three and day 11, everyone must have a compulsory COVID test which involves a very uncomfortable swab of your throat and nostrils.

There is no swanning around in the hotel spa, gym facilities, no meals at Crown’s upmarket bistros and no visitors.

The 2020 pandemic has made me quite the survivalist.

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UberEats and food deliveries are also allowed but can get pricey if you over indulge.

Keeping occupied with work, music, movies, video calls with friends and a token yoga session have been my saving graces while isolated.

Writing a gratitude diary was another helpful strategy suggested to me by the mental health nurse who is also on call for those feeling overwhelmed.

As bleak and unsettling as some days have been over the past few months, gratitude is something I’ve clung to get through.

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St. Peter’s College engages with parents and guardians to enhance the learning results of students. This starts when staff first open classrooms for parents and students to visit via the Guided Virtual Campus Tours.

“Our desire is for students to run excitedly through St. Peter’s College gates to commence their secondary schooling as a Year 7 student, and walk out at the end of Year 12, with confidence, a sense of purpose, and a feeling of positivity about their future lives,” said principal Chris Black.

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The college offers quality teaching and learning across Yr 10, VCE, VET &and VCAL in a young adult learning environment and provides pathway opportunities not available at other schools.

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Principal Michelle Bruitzman is proud of the inclusivity of the school, with over 35 nationalities represented.

“It is heart-warming to observe the children interact so freely with one another, without the cultural barriers that may exist in a ‘grown up’ world. These children are learning that we are all unique in God’s eyes and no one is better than anyone else,” Mrs Bruitzman said.

Teachers at St Therese’s are focused on ensuring each child learns fundamental English and Mathematics skills to prepare them

for their future. In addition, the school offers rich and diverse learning opportunities that include weekly classes in Visual Arts, Physical Education, Japanese, and Performing Arts, where the students are encouraged to express themselves through drama, dance and music.

Science and Digital Technologies are an important aspect of each child’s learning and are integrated into inquiry units, where students explore the world around them.

To learn more about what St Therese’s has to offer, contact the school on 5996 7525 to book a personalised tour, or visit the school’s website www.sttcbourne.catholic.edu.au “I look forward to welcoming you and your family,” Mrs Bruitzman said.

fidently and successfully embrace their future by developing skills and attributes that set students up to be productive members of society and the wider community.

Success comes in a myriad of forms. To ensure success, students need to be well organised and develop a structured pathway. The small steps of learning lead to the completion of the larger picture. At Hallam Senior College each student is encouraged to not only dream of the larger picture of success but to develop a plan where the smaller steps are clearly identified.

Staff are proud of the results students have achieved over many years. This has come about by developing an exceptional educational framework which shapes pathway provision for each student and sets expectations for student success.

Hallam Senior College is on Frawley Road. Phone 9703 1266 to book a tour.

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Tailored student learning Choosing the right school for your child can be a difficult decision. This decision can be especially more complex when your child has additional learning needs. Marnebek is a school tailored to meet the learning needs of students with a mild, moderate or profound intellectual disability.

Marnebek School believes in providing a stimulating and engaging environment, which enables students to embrace learning and achieve their full potential. Staff do this by building their social, emotional and physical wellbeing; empowering students to become active and valued members of their community.

Classroom staff are supported by a large allied health team with speech pathologists, occupational therapists and social workers to ensure staff can differentiate classroom learning tasks to the student’s point of need and ensure they can access the Victorian Curriculum.

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small classroom sizes, and a proliferation of education support staff. Teachers spend the time to understand your child’s needs, interests, and next point in their development through the creation of an individual learning program.

2021 prep students are invited into the school for the last two weeks of Term 4 2020.

They will get to learn about school life, meet their teacher, and get a head start on their new school journey.

Being a dual mode school there are 2 different enrolment zones. Certain conditions apply to be eligible to attend the school. Staff are happy to discuss the enrolment criteria further with you. If you have any queries concerning the enrolment process, please do not hesitate to contact the school on 5996 3858 and press 4 for enrolment enquiries. Enrolment application forms can be downloaded from at www. marnebek.vic.edu.au or contact staff via email marnebek.sch.cranbourne@education.vic. gov.au

Marnebek School provides a stimulating and engaging environment.

Helpful advice on when your child should start school Debate has always raged as to what age is the most appropriate for children to start school.

The essential elements parents feel are necessary for kids to make a smooth transition to primary school have been revealed in a study by online reading program ABC Reading Eggs.

The national survey of Australian parents of children aged 12 or under found that 76 per cent of parents feel social confidence, followed by verbal confidence (61 per cent), emotional maturity (58 per cent) and a degree of reading ability (40 per cent) are the top things that a child needs when it comes to school readiness.

The issue of a child’s social confidence was a major factor for 88 per cent of single parents and 79 per cent of Generation X-aged parents.

Meanwhile, prior reading ability was a big priority for 51 per cent of Millennial-aged parents and 48 per cent of full-time working mums and dads.

Just 8 per cent of parents felt that no child under the age of five should start school under any circumstances.

Psychologist Kim Shortridge says being socially confident and verbally articulate can certainly be helpful for children in kindergarten, as it can assist kids to feel more confident in finding and making friends.

She says if parents are unsure as to if a child is “emotionally mature” enough to start school there are several things to look out for.

“Children should be able to recognise their own emotions, and regulate those emotions wherever possible, so they’re not too dependent on an adult to help them,” she said.

“Therefore, a child should be able to know what emotions like frustration feels like and be able to implement strategies like taking deep breaths to get back in control. Crying readily, shouting, poor persistence when things are tough, and tantrums, are all

signs that a child might need some help honing their emotion regulation skills before they are ready to start kindergarten.”

Ms Shortridge reminds parents that careful discussion is needed with a child’s pre-school educator to assess whether a child is “ready” for school.

“There are many children who are so thirsty for knowledge, that keeping them at home an extra year is not in their best interests,” she said.

“So, if a child seems almost ready for school,

in the lead up to the start of school they might benefit from some extra time around sameaged peers [to practise their social and emotion regulation skills].

“Once school has started, parents can also support their little one by doing things like arranging play dates with classmates; getting to school early or staying back late to play in the playground; scaffolding them with some support [such as counselling sessions)] and being there to talk through the tough stuff when it happens.”

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Support for businesses A total of 762 businesses in Cardinia and 1663 businesses in Casey have received a $10,000 Business Support Fund grant.

The one-off payment towards operational costs such as salaries and utilities is part of the package which provides payments to eligible businesses which a wages bill below the payroll tax threshold.

Meanwhile, 139 further businesses in Cardinia and 261 in Casey, received full payroll tax roll refunds for the 2019/20 financial year to provide support, totalling $3,621,200 and $7,543,756 per each local government area.

The State Government said the announcements helped tip millions of dollars back in to the Bass electorate.

“The coronavirus pandemic has clearly had a devastating impact on lives and livelihoods

– but we’re giving local businesses the support they need to survive,” Bass MP Jordan Crugnale said.

“We’re fighting for every job and every industry to ensure we get through to the other side.”

The Economic Survival Package also includes land tax deferrals for eligible small businesses, rent relief for commercial tenants, and the $500 million Working for Victoria fund to help workers who have lost their jobs find new opportunities.

More than 6,700 workers across the state have already started drawing pay cheques through Working for Victoria.

There are currently 101 jobs available in Bass Coast through the Working for Victoria fund.

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Assistant Commissioner Karen Foat said the ATO has a range of different approaches to support taxpayers and the community through this tax time.

“We know many of our clients and their agents will have questions about how different types of income and expenses may affect their obligations this year. We’re helping to make sure people know how to get it right,” Ms Foat said.

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Meanwhile, Sarah says she doesn’t sleep at night, fearing her abusive ex-partner - who she believes was behind the February attack would strike again.

“We’re not allowed to have weapons but I’ve got a metal Ikea table leg - it’s almost like a baseball bat in my mind,” she says.

“After having to move literally 35 times in seven years escaping a violent ex ... I was of-

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“I’ve lost all my furniture, I lost my car; I had to replace clothing.”

A low point in her life came when she was sleeping in her Hyundai Excel, which was parked at the Settlement Hotel in Cranbourne one night, when her head was suddenly “smashed against the steering wheel”.

Sarah says she’s appreciative of Windermere for finding her emergency accommodation, which provides domestic violence and homeless support services across Casey.

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The former florist says she would love to get back to work but a serious heart condition has stopped her. Her immune system is also suppressed - and lives in fear of contracting Covid-19.

“If I get a cold then I’m in hospital for weeks,” she says. “I do online shopping where I can ... I don’t really go anywhere which is something I need to come to terms with.”

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Sarah (not her real name) was asleep in her bed when she had a knife run down her throat and threatened with a handgun.

“I was punched awake,” she vividly recalls as the group of men attacked her one night at 3am in February.

“It didn’t knock me out,” she says but adds: “I was black and blue from head to toe, had cuts and everything down my face and around my throat.”

Although placed in crisis accommodation in City of Casey, Sarah, who is aged her 30s, still guards her house at night and “patrols out the windows”.

The mother of three has been on the public housing list for 21 years and believed that wait would’ve continued until she got the recent news she would be able to stay where she is until Department of Human Services (DHS) placed her in permanent accommodation.

The State Government announced on 13 June a $9.8 million package would extend its temporary accommodation for rough sleepers to continue until the end of July in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

While the announcement was welcomed by the Council to Homelessness CEO Jenny Smith, she urged the State Government to also invest in long-term solutions ending homelessness.

“When coronavirus income payments end in a few short months, and the rent moratorium is over, there is going to be a major increase in the number of people accessing homelessness services for the first time,” Ms Smith said.

“In order to prepare for this influx in demand, we need to act now, and acquire more social housing.”

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She’ll be apples for Tokyo

By Greg Campbell Picking and packing apples alongside her dad in a Tynong orchard - 66 kilometres south east of Melbourne’s CBD - is not where one would typically expect to find a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist preparing for her second Olympic Games.

But for Australian Olympic women’s trap shooter Laetisha Scanlan, it’s all part of the plan to rise to the medal podium at the Tokyo Olympics.

With the Olympics postponed by 12 months, the closest Scanlan will get to Japan at present is via a Fuji apple - named after Japan’s sacred mountain, Mount Fuji.

Apple picking became a necessity after her part-time job at a dry cleaning business in Seddon was suspended because of Covid-19.

After all, there is a mortgage to pay after she and her partner Sam Waters bought a three bedroom home in Emerald earlier this month.

But part-time work, either picking apples or operating the dry cleaning front desk, has become part of her life to ensure that trap shooting doesn’t become all-consuming.

The Berwick resident has also been assisting Olympians Russell and Lauryn Mark with their corporate shooting business but has reduced her hours after recognising there was no escape from the sport, having to be at the shooting range when she wasn’t training or competing.

“I realised, at the start of last year, that I needed more balance in my life so it wasn’t so shooting-orientated,” she explained.

“And I think the perfect thing to do was to have a part-time job that has no relationship with the sport so you can switch off for a bit. I think it keeps you more mentally fresh, rather than thinking about shooting 24/7.

“It’s one of those sports where it gives you the most amazing opportunities to travel and see the world and compete at an elite level. But I think I realised after Rio that I needed a little more balance.”

Even now, with social restrictions being eased and ranges opening for use, Scanlan is taking a slow run-up to the Tokyo Games next year to ensure she peaks at the right time and doesn’t burn out prior to the competition.

With 13 years of international experience, both as a senior and junior trap athlete, Scanlan knows what it will take to reach her ultimate goal of an Olympic gold medal.

But shooting is a fickle, precision sport where the same six finalists could shoot three events on the same day and produce a string of different winners.

“Sometimes, it’s just one target,” she said knowingly after personally experiencing the impact of one shot.

Having won a gold medal with Stacy Roiall in the women’s pairs at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and winning her first ever World Cup gold medals in 2013 and 2014, Scanlan attended the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and thought she was eliminated at the end of the qualifying rounds until Canadian Susan Nattrass capitulated at the end of her final 25 targets.

Scanlan qualified for the final after a shootoff against India’s Shreyasi Singh, before winning the semi-final round and then the gold medal match.

“I went in there thinking I’ve got nothing to lose. I’m going to give it my all and, being the underdog, I managed to win the final,” Scanlan said.

Then, four years later at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Scanlan had to survive another qualifying round shoot-off against New Zealand’s Natalie Rooney to reach the final.

In the final, which doubled as her 28th birthday, Scanlan opened a healthy three-target lead but it evaporated in the second half of the 50-shot final as Northern Ireland’s Kirsty Barr levelled the scores with Scanlan needing to hit her last target to win.

When the target exploded in a cloud of pink, Scanlan celebrated with a triple fistpump while ‘Team Teash’ roared and celebrated wildly in the grandstand.

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Laetisha Scanlan is a picture of concentration as she picks off the targets.

“To have all my friends and family there and to be shooting off against a good friend in Nat Rooney, the New Zealander, I just felt sick.

“I was so glad I won, not so much for me as an individual, but probably more for my family and friends because I felt like I had the weight of the world on me and I’m glad when it counted that I could perform and give that to them.”

While Scanlan has been a top line international trap athlete for over 10 years, the course of her life could have taken a very different direction after competing at her first international championship as a junior in 2007 while in Year 12 at Haileybury in Keysborough.

“I came dead last,” she said.

“It was probably the best thing that could ever happened to me. It made me work harder and I guess lit a fire to do better. If I’d given up and said it was too hard, then I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

Instead, she stuck at it and captured her first senior World Cup title in 2013 in Al Ain. “It proved to myself that I was capable and worthy of being on the team,” she said.

“That started a really exciting journey for me because I had my own self-belief.”

Her journey took her to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, where she was the top qualifier but finished fifth behind her gold medal-winning Australian team-mate, Catherine Skinner.

“I just didn’t perform high enough to get myself into the medal opportunities,” she said.

This year’s Tokyo Olympic selection trial was always going to be a high pressure event with Skinner, Scanlan and fellow Victorian Penny Smith contesting the two available selection positions.

Smith’s consistency earned her the automatic team selection position, leaving Scanlan and Skinner duelling for the single remaining spot “Going into the last selection event I knew it was going to be tough,” Scanlan said.

“We have such depth in our women trap shooters. It’s never going to be an easy run.

It’s never ever going to be a free card into the Olympic team. I put a lot of pressure on myself and I’ve learned that’s probably not the best thing to do.

“I’m so grateful that the selectors have chosen me and given me the opportunity to go to Tokyo, and I really hope that I can perform at my best because I know my best is medalworthy.

“Penny shot an amazing selection series and all credit goes to her. She definitely deserved the first spot. She made that a very, very

Scanlan won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. easy decision. But the second spot was always going to be difficult and always going to be at the discretion of a panel.”

The Tokyo Olympics also sees the introduction of the mixed pairs, where Scanlan is likely to be partnered with James Willett, while Smith is destined to be shooting alongside NSW’s Tom Grice.

“I’ve always been jealous of the swimmers that have so many opportunities to compete at the Olympics,” she said.

“It was so hard going into Rio, knowing you had one opportunity and that was it for the next four years.

“It’s (the mixed pairs) is such a great opportunity for us as Australians to win medals.

Penny and Gricey and myself and James, we’re world class. We’ve both won world championships, so I think we are all going to go in quite favourable with the other teams.”

Scanlan said the postponement of the 2020 Olympics will help her and Willett develop a strong pairs partnership.

“I think chemistry is quite important,” she said.

“In an individual event I don’t really care if anyone hits or misses a target next to me. (But)

I do care if James hits or misses a target.

“As we have shot more together internationally, we kind of know how each other rolls now. “We’re very Yin and Yang. James and I are very different shooters and different personalities but somehow, we gel perfectly together.”

And then there is the silent understanding when at the height of competition.

“There’s not a lot of chat (on the range).

There is just the look,” she said with a laugh.

Scanlan believes her Rio Games experience will be hugely beneficial for Tokyo.

“I was a baby. I was so fresh, and I went in there quite naive and it’s taken me three to four years after Rio to realise that I have developed a lot as a shooter and I’ve grown up,” she admitted.

“That’s why I’m looking forward to Tokyo so much now, because I know what Rio was, I know how I performed, I know why I did this, and I know why I did that.

“Now coming into Tokyo, I have so much knowledge and so much experience and I think it can only benefit me positively.”

Keen observers will be hoping she picks off targets as they soar across the Tokyo Olympic range, just as easy as plucking apples off a tree.

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Cricket’s future direction By sports editor Russell Bennett The future of the West Gippsland Cricket Association has been a hot topic in local cricketing circles for quite some time now, and key stakeholders are working on a plan for the future direction of the competition.

The WGCA has been working in conjunction with the Cardinia Shire, Cricket Victoria, and GippSport - the Gippsland Regional Sports Assembly - over recent months to review its strategic direction.

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In the survey, clubs were asked to rank from least to most important - the following factors when considering the WGCA’s future success: financial sustainability, strong governance and decision-making, an increase in participation, clear policies and procedures,

QUIZ NUMBER 1719 1. WHICH NBA team does Australian basketballer Patty Mills play for?

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attendance from all clubs at meetings, the standard of the competition, effective communication, and a positive club and/or association culture.

The option of changing the name of the competition to better reflect where its member clubs are located, geographically, was even floated.

Many of the WGCA’s current clubs are in the City of Casey, for example.

A range of options for effective communication between clubs and the association was also tabled - everything from phone calls, to emails, to regular meetings, to social media (Facebook) messages and posts.

The survey also asked clubs about the ways in which the WGCA could better support clubs in their efforts to increase participation numbers and improve player retention - seen as the biggest issue currently facing clubs, not only across the competition but right across the country.

Among the options floated in the survey were: funding or discounts for clubs to reduce costs, clinics or camps for player skill development, coaching education or mentoring programs, promotion of the game in the region, the capping of player payments, and even a paid administration service to reduce the workload of club volunteers.

Crucially, clubs were also asked about their stance on the current divisional structure within the WGCA, and if it’s working effectively for seniors and juniors.

Questions on how the WGCA can improve its decision-making as an association, and also what should be prioritised should Covid-19 impact the 2020/21 season, were also asked.

No doubt the survey and improved dialogue between the clubs and association is the first step on a long path for the association to improve.

It’s understood that there’s a real desire to attract a wider range of administrators throughout the WGCA who could help in better sharing the decision-making load. In turn, a wider range of voices would play a part in the association thinking outside the square.

WGCA president Bob Taylor said he welcomed the clubs’ opinions on the competition’s future direction.

“I’m happy for clubs to put forward their opinions - it’s the clubs that run the league, not the board of management,” he said.

“Not everyone will be happy with all of it, but in the long run we feel it (this discussion) will be a lot better for cricket.

“The clubs have done their surveys, and we’ll take it from there.

“We’ll know more after our meeting with GippSport later this month.”

Devon Meadows Cricket Club president Mick Floyd has put his name to a series of ideas that will no doubt generate plenty of healthy discussion moving forward.

“The league needs to find relevance to survive,” he explained.

“We have a lot of good cricketers and strong clubs with long histories in their towns.

“We’re in a growth area with lots of young families, we have a good-quality competition played on excellent grounds with great facilities, generally speaking.

“But it’s almost like it’s a secret - there’s no real buzz or excitement surrounding it.”

A range of ideas put forward by Floyd echo those that are being discussed throughout the association.

“Change the name to something more relevant,” he said.

“The West Gippsland Cricket Association doesn’t resonate, as no one in the region associates it with West Gippsland.

“With a new name, should be a modern logo.”

Floyd also suggested the association employs a qualified individual to manage its communications and social media channels - to better promote the league, its clubs, and players.

“If we’re not excited by our own competition, no one outside of it will be.”

He also suggested, given the number of second XI sides in the division, that ‘Sub-District’ should be scrapped and replaced by B Grade.

Some of Floyd’s other ideas include: Umpires grading clubs on their behaviour, with the club with the best average score over the season awarded the ‘Spirit of Cricket’ award.

Restricting one day games for B Grade and below to 35 overs per side.

Scrapping one day games for juniors in favour of T20 games.

The association prioritising the increase of junior numbers at club level.

Not fixturing junior cricket in either the last round before Christmas, or the first round back.

Playing the under-10s and under-14s on Friday nights, and the under-12s and under-16s on Saturday mornings in order to give clubs a better opportunity to fill each age group.

Restricting the Twenty20 Kookaburra Cup to sides in the Premier grade, with a separate T20 tournament for District sides.

Increasing the prizemoney to $2000 for the winning side, and $500 for the runners-up.

Scrapping the percentage on the ladders altogether and reinstating bonus points to reincentivise the continuation of play once a first innings result is achieved in a two-day game.

Scrapping the league presentation night, but reinstating a vote count night during the finals - either during semi-final or grand final week - and presenting player of the year medals, Country Week, and other awards in that function.

Better promoting senior Country Week (should it continue) as a level of cricket to aspire towards, and better recognising the players involved.

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Houdini’s great escape!

By Peter Quilty It was no illusion... Houdini Boy pulled off an amazing ‘escape act’ in the Trio’s Winter Cup final (over 520 metres) at Cranbourne on Saturday night.

Trained by Kelvyn Greenough, Houdini Boy was last out of the traps from Box 4 but showed great track sense to rail through on the first turn.

And once he ‘unlocked the handcuffs’ going down the back straight, onlookers could see this was going to be no stunt.

Houdini Boy ($4.10) came with a withering finishing burst to claim a $20,000 first prize, defeating tearaway leader Percy’s Magic ($3.70) by just over two-and-a-half lengths, with Aston Gwen ($4.80) a further 3.2 lengths away third in 29.78 seconds.

He’s now won four races from seven starts, and Greenough is quickly eyeing a staying career for the March 2018 Zambora Brockie x Pechey dog.

Greenough has previously stated that Houdini Boy “is a bit of a waste over the sprint”, and is “hoping we can get him over more ground because he is very strong”.

It was a night to remember for Greenough as his potential superstar It’s A Blaze broke the 520-metre track record with a scintillating 29.54-second performance in the $7500-tothe-winner GRV Vic Bred Maiden Series final.

Meanwhile, in a fantastic card of racing, the $5000-to-the-winner Track Star (over 311 metres) was taken out by track specialist Why Not Bazzar in 17.68 seconds. It was his 25th win from 72 starts over 311 metres at Cranbourne.

Trained by Greg Carter, Why Not Bazzar (March ‘16 Fernando Bale x Why Not Bev) has now won a total of 34 races from 95 starts.

Amazingly, it was his first win from Box 4.

After a slow start, Houdini Boy (pictured here with handler, former Test cricketer Darren Pattinson) stormed home to claim the Trio’s Winter Cup. Picture: COURTESY OF BLUESTREAM PHOTOGRAPHY

Like a Rolling Stone

By Phil Weir A maiden final at Ballarat earlier this month turned the emotions of Pearcedale greyhound trainer Karen Pitt.

After the recent passing of Karen Leek and ‘dear friend’ Tony McGrath, Pitt’s 20-month-old dog Rolling Stone gave her good reason to smile again when making it two from two to start off his career in style.

“It certainly put life in perspective,” Pitt said of the loss of two industry legends.

Having bred, owned and trained Rolling Stone, it was impossible for Pitt not to be delighted by her greyhound’s emphatic three-and-a-half length win in the final.

“It was a very exciting and a proud moment for sure,” she said.

So, obviously the first matter to deal with - the name; Rolling Stone. Is Pitt a fan of the band? The magazine? The song? Not quite.

It’s a reference to his sire, Jagger Swagger.

Pitt said: “I think it suits his personality. He knows I spoil him a bit. He swaggers around the kennels... certainly thinks he’s a rock star.

“We’re taking our time with him, just venturing around the country circuit for a while. He’s still learning and pretty inexperienced and had never really been against other dogs before his heat, so I knew he would learn a lot from his first race.

“We trained Rolling Stone’s sire, Jagger Swagger, towards the end of his career and stood him at stud.”

It could be said the old adage about rolling stones gathering no moss might also be applicable - Pitt is on-the-go constantly as a mum to a four-year-old and, when not at the kennels, a primary school teacher, which provides extra racing-related inspiration.

“The students love hearing about the dogs and are very helpful when it comes to making pet names for a new litter of puppies,” she said.

Pitt, partner of accomplished greyhound trainer Wayne Vassallo, traces her love of the dogs to her father.

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He’s setting the track ablaze at Cranbourne

By Molly Haines It’s A Blaze did a great thing, well, a brilliant thing on Saturday - breaking Cranbourne’s 520-metre track record in the GRV Vic Bred Maiden Final, just his second career start.

Previously held by Pop The Cork, the Cranbourne track record now stands at 29.541 seconds after It’s A Blaze’s astonishing performance.

Amazingly, this wasn’t the first time he broke the track record either. He first did so, unofficially, in May during a clearance trial to use blinkers, stopping the clock in a time of 29.578 seconds.

“It wasn’t a surprise he broke the track record because he can run, but you never expect a track record,” trainer Kel Greenough, who admits he has never raced a greyhound with blinkers on before, and if it wasn’t for his daughter suggesting blinkers he may not have tried in the first place.

“He had never fought, but he did tend to run with other dogs rather than going past them,” Greenough said.

Greg Sprod is the owner and breeder of It’s A Blaze, who is the son of Fernando Bale and It’s A Fling.

It’s A Blaze picked up the $7500 first prize for his efforts on Saturday night at Cranbourne.

Karen Pitt is enjoying the journey with her greyhound, Rolling Stone. involved with greyhounds,” she said.

“It was a passion and a very strong bond we shared.

“I would sit and listen for hours to his stories about his race dogs, he was my idol.

“He was a trainer, himself, and was also in charge of the Wollongong track when it was operational.

“We raced a couple of dogs as a family with some success when I was growing up and I’ve been involved ever since. I know he would be proud that I am still involved in the industry he cared so much about. I know he’s up there cheering them home.”

It’s A Blaze was simply on fire at Cranbourne, setting a new track record.

Picture: COURTESY OF BLUESTREAM PHOTOGRAPHY Thursday, 25 June, 2020

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