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Back to lockdown

By Mitchell Clarke and Cam Lucadou-Wells

Local libraries and playgrounds across the Cardinia Shire reopened just in time for the July school holidays, but were forced to close again due to the reintroduction of stage three restrictions across metropolitan Melbourne. The libraries were closed from 8 July. Mary, 4, from Pakenham was happy Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS to be back at the Pakenham Library before the shutdown. 210910 and Casey and the decision has not been made lightly - it has been based of the health advice of the Chief Health Officer and his team,” she said.

“People have been amazing in getting out to get tested and doing the right thing and now more than ever we cannot slack off here and pretend everything is alright.”

Opposition leader Michael O’Brien said the lockdowns were the “catastrophic consequence of Daniel Andrews’ failure”.

“The spread of the virus isn’t down to bad

luck - it is bad decisions by government.

“To all those Victorians who have done the right thing: thank you. You’ve been let down by your government but please don’t stop doing the right thing.”

As of Tuesday 7 July, the Cardinia Shire had zero active Covid-19 cases, Greater Dandenong had three but active infections in Casey had risen to 20.

The total number of positive cases recorded across Cardinia, Greater Dandenong and Casey was 22, 29 and 125, respectively.

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a public health bushfire. By putting a ring around metropolitan Melbourne, we’re essentially putting in place a perimeter to protect regional Victorians.

“This is not where any of us wanted to be, but we have to face the reality of our situation.

To do anything else would have deadly consequences.”

Bass MP Jordan Crugnale said returning to stage three restrictions highlighted that the pandemic was far from over.

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The entire Cardinia Shire has been plunged back into stage three restrictions and ordered to stay indoors - as the State Government desperately tries to get a grip on Victoria’s Covid crisis.

The entire metropolitan Melbourne - including Casey and Yarra Ranges - will be subjected to the strict six week lockdown from 11.59pm on Wednesday 8 July.

The only exemptions to leave your house are to shop for food and essential items, to provide care and caregiving, daily exercise and to work and study - if you can’t from home.

No visitors will be allowed at residences.

Residents can’t leave metropolitan Melbourne for exercise or recreation, such as fishing. Nor can they leave for their holiday homes.

From 9 July, restaurants and cafes will serve takeaways and deliveries only.

Only food and drink stalls may open at markets.

Beauty and personal services will close, as will cultural and entertainment venues.

Community sport will be halted.

Meanwhile, most students - except for Year 11, 12 and special need students - will have school holidays extended for a week from Monday 13 July.

Schools in the meantime will be preparing for a possible return to remote learning for Prep to Year 10 students.

Premier Daniel Andrews said the restrictions returned due to “unsustainably large” new case numbers, including a record 191 infections on 7 July.

Despite a lockdown of “hotspot” postcodes, there had been “leakage” across Melbourne, he said.

Melbourne was in a “more precarious, challenging and potentially tragic” scenario than during the first-wave lockdown in April and May. “It’s clear we are on the cusp of our second wave - and we cannot let this virus cut through our communities,” Mr Andrews said.

“We’ve talked about this virus being like

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Woman in delicate rescue

By Mitchell Clarke A delicate high angle rescue was taking place in Pakenham on Wednesday afternoon 8 July, just as the News was going to press, to retrieve a woman believed to have slipped down an embankment.

Emergency services were called to Toomuc Reserve, near the Pakenham Football Oval, just after 11am.

It’s understood a woman slipped about four metres down an embankment at the Toomuc Creek.

Fire Rescue Victoria was the lead agency on scene, with five appliances responding.

CFA and SES crews from as far as Dandenong had also been called to assist in the complex rescue.

The high angle rescue team has been dispatched from Richmond to the scene.

An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said paramedics were called to the incident and were assessing the scene.

Victoria Police was also monitoring the area.

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Jail for ‘fake woman’ killer

By Brendan Rees A man who posed as a woman at a Berwick domestic violence shelter to stab a man to death has been sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Daniel Treasure, 35, pleaded guilty to the murder of Flek Repi in the Victorian Supreme Court sitting on 30 June in what Justice Paul Coghlan said was “a case of an armed robbery gone wrong”.

The court was told Treasure and his accomplice Matthew Coghlan were both armed with a knife with the intention of robbing their victim of drugs outside a communal housing block in Berwick on 30 April, 2018.

The court heard Treasure pretended to be a woman via text messages sent to the victim about buying drugs at the complex - where

neither Treasure or Coghlan resided - in the lead up to the murder.

“Where I live there’s a complex for domestic violence babe,” Treasure said in a text. “So I’ll get you to park out the front, come to the front doors.”

The court was told Mr Repi, 36, was driven to the meeting point by a female friend as he suffered night blindness. Just hours earlier, she had driven him to Narre Warren police station to sign on for bail.

As the pair were waiting outside the complex at 10.39pm they were approached by Treasure and Coghlan, the court heard.

“Come on, give it to me” Treasure shouted.

At this stage the court heard Mr Repi’s female friend retrieved a box cutter from her

handbag but was punched in the face by Treasure and fell.

A struggle then ensued which was captured on security cameras, the court heard. Mr Repi received multiple stab wounds to his upper body and died as a result of a single seven centimetre stab wound to his right chest.

The court heard the culprits left the scene but were caught on CCTV lifting a Telstra pit lid on the nature strip and placing a mobile phone inside before continuing to Treasure’s family home in Berwick where they discarded their clothes and caught a taxi.

However, the taxi was intercepted shortly after by police and the pair were arrested along with Coghlan’s partner. A knife with a bloodied handle inside a bag as well as a bloodstained jumper were found in the taxi.

Just hours before the killing, the court was told Coghlan had stolen a knife from a Woolworths store in Berwick.

The court heard Treasure had an intellectual disability and was on two community corrections orders at the time of offending, He was also a chronic alcohol and drug user and on a Newstart allowance.

Justice Coghlan said there was a “degree of organisation” in Treasure’s offending including providing a false identity.

“By your own act of stabbing Mr Repi, you showed your preparedness to use the knife,” Justice Coghlan said.

Justice Coghlan said he accepted Treasure’s remorse and “genuinely regret” in Mr Repi’s death. He will be eligible for parole in 14 years.

Major facelift ahead for Pakenham’s showpiece park

By Jessica Anstice

For more information about the consultation and to have your say online, visit the council’s website. the proposed location for a new and upgraded men’s shed.

The council is planning on building a new picnic and barbecue area nearby the Living and Learning Centre that is located along Henry Street.

Overall, the lighting throughout the park will be strategically upgraded, more trees will be planted, extra shelter will be built and there will be more bench seats available.

The council prepared the draft master plan based on community feedback collected during consultation in 2019.Cardinia Shire mayor Jeff Springfield encouraged community members to have their say.

“I strongly encourage members of our community to contribute their ideas on the draft master plan for PB Ronald Reserve to ensure it’s a place that meets local needs now and into the future,” Cr Springfield said.

Along with seeking community input via an online survey, the council is also consulting directly with key user groups to ensure the draft master plan represents a shared vision for the future of the reserve.

For more information about the consultation and to have your say online, visit the council’s website at www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/ haveyoursay The consultation closes on Sunday 26 July.

BP Ronald Reserve in Pakenham is set to receive extensive upgrades.

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A popular Pakenham park is about to undergo a huge revamp, as the council seeks community feedback on its draft masterplan.

BP Ronald Reserve is set to receive extensive upgrades that will include a new multiuse basketball court, the remembrance cenotaph relocated, and an expansion of the existing skate park.

Cardinia Shire Council’s draft plan represents a shared vision for the Pakenham reserve and sets the direction for the future of its active and open space areas.

The reserve is also home to the Pakenham library and hall, as well as the Pakenham Living and Learning Centre, SCOPE disability service and the RSL memorial walk.According to the draft plan, the Pakenham Bowls Club will receive a new bowling green with additional seating and shelter around its perimeter, a roof over the existing green and a new outdoor space with seating and shade trees.

The new bowling green will replace the existing tennis court that is located beside the bowls club.

Next to the new bowling green, a multiuse sports hardcourt, with shelter, will be installed for informal basketball, netball, soccer and tennis.

The existing skate park will be extended, as well as upgraded and surrounded by newly planted trees.

The Pakenham cenotaph and plaques will be moved from John Street to Henry Street on a large paved surface with a ceremonial stair and discrete lighting.

The relocation of the cenotaph will create a safer and more accessible location for the community to gather.

A new parkour circuit or ‘ninja warrior’ course and upgraded exercise equipment has also been included in the draft masterplan.

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Respect and trust needed

By Danielle Kutchel In the wake of nation-wide protests against Aboriginal deaths in custody, Andrew Gardiner, chief executive officer of Dandenong and District Aborigines Co-Operative Limited, has suggested police culture needs to change - and is changing - from the top.

While policy may change at the top, it’s at the level of each individual, police station or division that change needs to be seen, he said.

There is historical context to Mr Gardiner’s comments, dating back to 1991’s Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC). There were 339 Recommendations made in the Royal Commission’s report, with around 70 of those attributed to the police service in each state and territory jurisdiction.

The Aboriginal Justice Agreement with government incudes engagement with police, courts and corrections and was developed in response to the outcomes of the RCIADIC, with signatories committing to working together to improve justice outcomes for Aboriginal people.

“It should be noted that not all police officers are bad; most are good, and some are better than others and given the diversity and multicultural representation in sworn members today, police are scrutinized more nowadays,” he said.

“Critical incidents in recent years have forced police to change their training and practice as society requires a fairer treatment.

“After all, they are sworn to “protect and serve”, not treat people badly and engage in poor behaviour.”

Mr Gardiner decided not to attend the Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne on Saturday 6 June, out of concern for the health of his community so he could avoid possible transfer.

He said he has heard the organisers had put in as much planning as possible to ensure masks were worn, social distancing was observed, and hand sanitizer was distributed.

However, he has attended similar protests in the past because, he said, “we have to contribute our time and energy to get social change.”

While Mr Gardiner believes police brutality in Australia is not as bad as in the United States, he said we should “expect better” from our police and hold them to a higher standard.

Mr Gardiner knows of police incidents involving Aboriginal people which have escalated in the past.

Where police have the opportunity to deescalate situations, they should, he said.

Often, both parties go into situations with a perception of how things will be, based on their prior experience.

“You know, ‘expect the unexpected and react’,” Mr Gardiner explained.

“There’s got to be trust on both sides.”

Fortunately, various programs and practises are increasing the positive bond between the Aboriginal community and police.

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Police and the Aboriginal community around Dandenong, sees the two groups take part in a friendly cricket match whilst building bonds of trust and rapport.

Similarly, there is the Massive Murray Paddle (Blues and Brothers), another large scale event that attracts Aboriginal communities from around the state as well as various police members, who come together to paddle downstream from Cobram to Swan Hill over a week with several nights camping on the river bank.

Over the campfire the participants tell stories and form better relations and respect for each other.

Mr Gardiner said everyone comes away from that event with very different perceptions and understandings of how police are viewed by the Aboriginal community and, importantly, how the Aboriginal community is viewed by police.

The Koori bootcamp is another activity where police take Aboriginal youth to partici-

right on-the-job guidance that will produce better police, again to better “protect and serve”.”

Mr Gardiner believes multicultural awareness training should be increased and police should spend time getting to know local community to create trusting and respectful relationships.

“This is being done in the Pacific Islander, Afghan and Sudanese communities,” he said.

“A new Aboriginal Youth Cautioning program that was launched earlier this year is being trialled in the Southern suburbs.”

As the police force becomes more diverse, police members should also listen to their multicultural colleagues to get a better understanding of other cultures, he said.

He stressed he’s not looking for special treatment for Aboriginal people, but rather, fair treatment.

“The BLM protest was there to make a point,” he said.

“People need to be treated fairly and police need to put protocols in place that must be followed.

“Here is an opportunity to make things right; rather than escalating issues, how can they do better?

“It was evident that police were not creating conflict at the BLM protest so it is not true to say that there was police brutality, [though] at a point later as people were making their way home, it has been reported that police used pepper spray on some people at an underground train station.

“We need to continue to build those bridges.”

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In the Dandenong region, the local Aboriginal Community Justice Panel (ACJP) has been very successful working with police.

Once a person identifies as being Aboriginal the ACJP is contacted and whoever is on duty that day attends the police station to engage with the person to check on their welfare and contact family if necessary.

“The Dandenong police are particularly active with and within our community because they have an Aboriginal Community Liaison officer stationed there who creates those relationships and gives community perspective where necessary,” Mr Gardiner said.

“Events like our Community BBQ, Christmas tree for our community’s children and Back to School Day, along with NAIDOC week activities and Reconciliation Week including Sorry Day and the National Apology all significant events in our annual calendar, and local police attend these because they have made the effort to connect and are accepted.”

Koori Court, an initiative of the Magistrates Court of Victoria, is providing more culturally responsive justice to Aboriginal offenders who have taken responsibility for and pleaded guilty to a criminal offence.

Multicultural awareness programs at the Police Academy are helping to shape more positive attitudes towards different community groups too.

But, Mr Gardiner said, “unfortunately, 45 minutes in a 13-week training program does not make experts in Aboriginal cultural awareness, so it is vitally important that police members coming out of the academy are given the

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Student tests positive

By Brendan Rees Hampton Park Secondary College was closed for three days after a student tested positive to coronavirus.

In a message sent to parents, carers and students, seen by Star News, Principal Wayne Haworth said: “The school will be closed to all students, staff and members of the community. This closure will allow time for the school and DHHS to undertake a full risk assessment.

The closure will also allow appropriate cleaning of the school site to occur on the recommendation of DHHS.” Mr Haworth confirmed the positive result, saying the school was working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) including contact tracing and cleaning.

“It is school holidays so it’s not impacting student learning. I do know that the young person has mild symptoms,” he said after the student underwent a test on Saturday 27 June.

DHHS would look closely at contact tracing in the 48 hours prior to the student being tested with a focus on Thursday 25 June when the student was at school during that period.

“We had a reporting day on the last day of school. This was a student free day.”

Mr Haworth said he would send a message updating the school community to alleviate any concerns.

All students and staff are currently on school holidays and are expected to return on Monday 13 July.

In a statement, a Department of Education and Training spokesperson said DHHS had recommended the closure of the school after a confirmed case of coronavirus infection was identified.

“Hampton Park Secondary College was closed to all students and staff on Friday 3 July, so that contact tracing and cleaning can occur,“ the spokesperson said.

“We wish the student a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming them back to school once they’ve recovered.“ The Education Department said the school is shared with the Noble Park English Language School.

“After considering the physical distance and operating model of the language school, the Department of Health and Human Services ad-

vises that there are currently no implications for its students or staff,“ the Department said.

“As a result of this advice the language school has not been closed. However, staff and

students will not be able to access the site until Hampton Park Secondary College reopens later this week.“ The State Government has invested up

to $45 million in enhanced daily cleaning in schools.

The Department of Health and Human Services has been contacted for comment.

Bunjil deep clean after Covid-19 case

By Brendan Rees An employee at Bunjil Place has tested positive to coronavirus, but Casey Council says the building will remain open.

City of Casey CEO Glenn Patterson in a statement said council was notified on Friday 3 July that an employee had been diagnosed with the virus and was self-isolating at home.

“All employees were notified of this positive test result and those who had come into close contact with the employee were con-

tacted directly and advised to get a Covid-19 test and self-isolate as a precautionary measure,” Mr Patterson said.

He said council had been following the advice of Department of Health and Human Services and there was no requirement to close the Bunjil Place precinct.

“The office is separated from the community spaces, and the staff member did not come into contact with any of these public areas,” Mr Patterson said.

“As a precautionary measure, the office space has undergone a deep clean over the weekend in addition to the increased routine cleaning that has been occurring in all workspaces since the start of the pandemic.

“The City of Casey has, and will continue to do whatever we can to support the efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19, and will comply fully with the advice, orders, and directions from State Government health experts and the Department of Health and Human Services.”

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By Brendan Rees Casey’s selfless Sikh volunteers are being praised yet again after bringing much-needed food to those in ‘hard lockdown’ at public housing towers.

The dedicated team, who run a free food service out of Devon Meadows, have been working tirelessly packing their vans with home-cooked meals and water for the thousands of housing commission residents in Flemington and Kensington currently under lockdown for at least five days.

Undeterred by the surging transmission rate of coronavirus in Melbourne, they arrived at the base of the towers on Sunday afternoon, 5 July where they served 650 vegetarian curries to residents until 10pm.

The charity’s vice-president Manpreet Singh said it was the least they could do for the residents who were “so thankful for the hot food“ after many raised concerns about a lack of access to food and crucial supplies.

The Sikh volunteers have become renowned as unsung heroes after delivering 72,000 free home cooked meals to the vulnerable since the pandemic began. They also rallied to deliver free meals to those in fire-ravaged towns in Victoria earlier this year.

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Volunteers connecting

By Brendan Rees Casey’s Beyond Disability volunteers have lent a helping hand to people of the bushfire-ravaged town of Mallacoota.

The not-for-profit group, which helps people stay connected in the community, recently donated 20 desktop computers to a youth community centre, families and high school students in the Mallacoota area, which had succumbed to flames in January after the sky turned a blazing red.

Beyond Disability secretary Peggy Stocks said the idea came about after one of their volunteers spent a week with Blazeaid repairing fences at towns ravaged by fire in Gippsland.

“In sharing experiences with locals it became apparent that one of the needs of victims, and indeed also some local non-profit organisations, was computer equipment to allow better processing of details and applications mainly associated with claims and recovery aspects,” she said.

“As a result, several contacts were made with organisations directly involved in bushfire recovery efforts.“ This led to volunteers making contact with a Gippsland representative of Givit, which is the Victorian Government’s official charity donation partner.

Ms Stocks said the 20 desktop computers plus associated equipment were fully refurbished and prepared for donation.

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At 93, Ron is one of Beyond Disability’s oldest clients. centres Givit determines to be in need.“ The computers were initially gifted to Beyond Disability thanks to the generosity of companies and educational organisations.

Beyond Disability are volunteers who assist to bring housebound mobility disabled back into the community.

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By Mitchell Clarke Career firefighters at Pakenham CFA have officially transitioned to the new Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) service.

From Wednesday 1 July, paid employees began operating under FRV, a new service which brought together the Country Fire Authority and Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

The change means the CFA is now a fully volunteer-based firefighting service with more than 50,000 volunteers operating in over 1200 brigades across Victoria.

Pakenham CFA has been an ‘integrated brigade’ since 2014, when it changed its classification to welcome the inclusion of career firefighters to serve alongside volunteers.

Since then, 25 career firefighters have manned the Princes Highway station 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Pakenham Fire Station 93 - one of 85 FRV stations - will remain at 780 Princes Highway.

FRV firefighters will be deployed to incidents within boundaries from fire stations that are staffed by firefighters.

FRV crews can also deploy to CFA areas to support volunteer crews when and if required and vice versa.

The agency that arrives on scene first controls the incident until it is safe to hand the scene over, according to FRV deputy commissioner Gavin Freeman.

“Longstanding emergency response and incident control arrangements remain in place and do not change as a result of the fire and rescue service reforms,” he said.

“The Pakenham Fire Station will be colocated by both FRV and CFA crews, and both logos will be proudly displayed on the station signage.”

Pakenham CFA captain Michael Corzelius told the Star News he hadn’t noticed many significant changes within the first week.

Pakenham was one of 38 CFA integrated stations to move to FRV. 209079 “I guess the positives are that nothing has really changed in respect to how we fight fires or how we work together,” he said.

“There has been a little bit of confusion and some miscommunication as to who does what role and how much people do in each role ... there just hasn’t been a whole lot of information ... it’s been running on ‘maybe’s’ and there’s a lot of hearsay.

“That’s not just Pakenham though, it’s everywhere. The whole rollout was probably a bit confusing.”

Mr Corzelius said responding to the Cardinia Shire community would remain top priority, adding that residents wouldn’t notice a difference in response times or visibility within the area.

“The community still gets the same benefits. The community still gets the service,” he said.

“We’re still the same service, offering the same benefits and just doing the best we can under the current circumstances.

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what they do and the firefighters do what they do.”

Acting CFA chief officer Garry Cook said the “dedicated and skilled” force will continue to serve their communities through prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.

“We are looking to the future of our organisation - we are now a proudly volunteerbased, community-focused fire service,” Mr Cook said.

“We want to build a stronger CFA and refocus all our efforts on supporting our volunteers and communities.”

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Ten Melbourne postcodes will be lockdown from 11.59pm sent into on Wednesday amid 233 new cases of coronavirus since 1 July, urban testing blitz began last Thursday a sub25 June.

Pakenham - which was first identified one of 10 priority suburbs by the Premier as federal medical after authorities flagged Cardinia Shire as the entire a jected to the strict hotspot - will not be sublockdowns.

As of Tuesday 30 active known case June, there was only one of The site opened Shire, with the total Covid-19 in the Cardinia as part ever number of Government’s suburban of the State ting at 23. cases sittesting blitz. 210497 “We’re always guided by the advice of chief health officer the when it comes to directions and the the restrictions keeping health ans safe,” a governme VictoriGazette, when asked nt spokesperson told the if Pakenham would be classed as a hot still spot.

Australian Defence have been deployed Force (ADF) personnel to a drive through facility on Henry testing Road testing squads descendin Pakenham, as roving on doorsteps and up testing sites are popset up across the suburb.

Authorities are attempting to test sands in a bid to thoufind any traces of the virus within the commun DHHS employees ity.

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I am tical operation with continue to this proud to be part logis- change over time. of community and a coordinated response, It’s up to all of us she said. see the way we have to do our ” bit to bring them down hanand keep them down.” dled the Covid-19 restriction The MP said although The City of Casey s.” has Cardinia’s case num- ing At present, there bers were promising its total ever number 20 active cases, bringare no legal directions , it wasn’t plicable to a aptime 106, to become complace while the Yarra for locals Ranges has no to Pakenham, however active cases. nt. people living and working in the “The latest case Liberal Gembroo area are being asked numbers show really k MP Brad Battin to take progress in Pakenham good spot labelling said hot action to stay safe, and to had sent fear througho get tested, even but the broader ported numbers if re- community. ut the they don’t have symptoms. show that now more than ever we need to Residents are being “As long as the keep our focus, government continues not slack off, call tell everyone we partment of Health urged to use the Dean area with one know to keep up active case a hotspot, to hygiene, maintain the good one and Human Services will have faith in distance and get no (DHHS) website the decisions they to obtain accurate, tested,” he said. make,” date informati up-toon, which is also translated in Australian Defence Force nurses 12418633-LN21 over 30 different -19 working with languages. registered nurses at Pakenham’s IYU testing facility.

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By Brendan Rees A tradie whose car was stolen and later found engulfed in flames after ploughing into a tree in Clyde says he has lost his livelihood.

Bricklayer Jordan Kruize of Cranbourne North said he could barely work now that he was without a car and his entire collection of tools had been stolen.

“It’s slowed my life down ... I can’t understand why someone would do that; ruin someone else’s life,“ the 24-year-old said.

According to Mr Kruize, his Ford Ranger was stolen at the front of his garage on Brolin Terrace on Friday 26 June.

Along with his tools, Mr Kruize also had other items stolen in the car including a $500 suit, clothes and tax invoices.

His wallet was also taken but was found after being presumably discarded at a nearby bus stop. However, his bank card and white card needed to access building sites were missing.

Nine days after the theft, Mr Kruize’s car was recovered by police after firefighters were called to a scene of a burning vehicle which was found smashed up against a tree on Tucker Road in Clyde just after 11am on Sunday 5 July.

About 10 firefighters from Cranbourne and Clyde fire brigades brought the blaze under control within half-an-hour, however, the driver had fled by the time crews arrived.

Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives are now investigating after alleging a man was driving a 2008 white Ford Ranger along Tucker Road when he lost control and crashed into a tree.

“The man got out of the car and fled the scene before the car was fully engulfed in flames,” a Victoria Police spokesperson said.

“Emergency services quickly extinguished the flames and police have since discovered the car was stolen.”

Detectives are urging anyone who saw the car travelling in the area at the time and may have dash cam footage to come forward.

According to a spokesman with Clyde fire brigade, the Ford Ranger had paper plates affixed to it with the front cabin well-alight by the time crews attended the scene.

When told of the news Mr Kruize said he “wasn’t really surprised” as he had heard of similar incidents occurring across Casey.

Meanwhile, Mr Kruize said he had canvassed his neighbours for any CCTV cameras but most were of no value with footage showing flashing headlights at night.

He said he had made a claim with his insurance company which was still being processed.

“We were planning to build a house and that’s been put on hold for a little bit,” Mr Kruize said of he and his partner.

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Battery Zone powers on

By Narelle Coulter Business is booming at Battery Zone in Pakenham.

While other businesses suffer a Covid induced downturn, Charlie Carter, the owner and founder of Battery Zone, said the opposite had been true in his experience.

Battery Zone supplies batteries for everything from your watch to your truck and everything in between.

“The business has been growing and growing,“ said Charlie.

“The business has grown 29 per cent, which is massive.“

The team at Pakenham Battery Zone, Charlie, Gary and Mason. 210717 He said car batteries had been particularly popular with people using the extra time on their hands to attend to vehicle care and main-

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And in the lead up to the school holidays, batteries for camping equipment spiked too.

Confident that his business model is a proven success, Charlie is now embarking on an ambitious franchise program.

He wants to offer other families the chance to work for themselves and own their own Battery Zone franchise.

“It is very exciting. For people who are interested in working for themselves, this is a good little business to get into,“ he said.

Battery Zone is offering a turnkey system, whereby the franchisee will be provided with everything to run a business from training and business coaching to Facebook marketing and stock supply. Franchisees will receive 24 hour support from Charlie and his team.

Charlie welcomes expression of interest from all areas of metro Melbourne.

“Once Covid disappears people will be looking to get into a business for themselves.

There have been lots of enquires about franchising. At the end of the day, if people want a change, to do something different, then this is a good business.

“I opened my Pakenham store 15 years ago last month and it has done me well. As long as you have a passion and a drive to do it.“ Battery Zone offers a recycling service and free delivery in the Pakenham area for those who can’t make it into the Princes Highway store.

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Running a small business is always a challenge and COVID-19 has created significant new challenges for many. Tax can often be an afterthought, but it is important, especially this year, to make time to look at your books, make sure you are up to date on your tax obligations and, most importantly, access any tax concessions that are available to help your business.

A visit to your tax agent can also give you the opportunity to step back, evaluate your business performance and prepare for the next financial year. Many small businesses are struggling right now and it is important to undertake cash flow analysis and develop a business recovery plan.

CPA Australia’s tax policy adviser Elinor Kasapidis said that “When it comes to your tax return, COVID-19 impacts may have created a range of new tax issues for many businesses and a tax agent can help navigate the range of concessions and specific tax impacts. Small businesses should ensure their bookkeeping, JobKeeper records and lodgments are correct and up to date”.

“It’s also important for taxpayers to be up-front and honest with their tax agent and the ATO. Even with COVID-19 placing pressure on business cash flow, the onus remains on business owners to correctly report their income, claim their expenses and have the appropriate records. Payment plans are also available to manage your tax debts with the ATO,” Ms Kasapidis said.

Your tax agent is required to take reasonable care when preparing your return which means they may ask you detailed questions about your cashflow, business

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If you have made errors or need to correct your business records, speak with a CPA Australia-registered tax agent who can work with you and the ATO to get things right.

Ms Kasapidis also advised that taxpayers should “obtain professional tax advice, especially in areas where more complex tax issues arise. This includes losses, restructures, capital gains tax, personal services income, trust declarations and distributions, and private company loans.”

Top tax tips for small business Do a business health-check and develop a recovery plan or exit strategy Report any assessable government grants or assistance you have received Understand the tax impacts of renegotiated or restructured debts Check if you are entitled to the $150,000 instant asset write-off for equipment first used or installed ready for use by 30 June 2020 Make trust resolutions and document the streaming of trust capital gains and franked dividends Review private company loans and debt forgiveness Review your losses to ensure they satisfy the business continuity test Write-off bad debts Maintain good records including for JobKeeper, accurate account codes and properly account for private use.

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Cardinia Shire Council’s bookable service replaces the previous twice-yearly shire-wide collection service.

Residential households can now lock-in two free hard waste collections per calendar year for up to two cubic metres of hard rubbish to be collected at a time convenient to them.

Households will also have the option to book up to two extra paid collections at a cost of $100 per booking for up to two cubic metres of hard waste per collection.

The service has also been expanded to include car tyres, along with all items previously accepted in the former shire-wide collection service.

The new service aligns to the approach taken by most Victorian councils, delivers on

actions in the Council Plan, and responds to community feedback received throughout the development of the Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy (2017-26).

Hard waste collection bookings can be made online at www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/hardwaste or by calling customer service on 1300 787 624.

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By Brendan Rees A stunning mural paying tribute to a young mother who lost her unborn son has been unveiled in Tooradin.

The mural, which depicts pink angel wings at the Pink Ladies Diner on South Gippsland Highway, is dedicated to Kristy Watson’s stillborn son, Kaycen, after he tragically died in her the womb at 33 weeks in 2018.

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Outer East scraps 2020

By Nick Creely AFL Outer East has joined the list of local leagues in Victoria to officially abandon their 2020 football and netball seasons.

While AFL Outer East had been optimistic that a 2020 season could get going despite ongoing concerns about potential crowd management in the wake of a spike in Covid-19 cases in the state which has forced some postcodes in Melbourne to go into lockdown, the league has scrapped its plans for a 1 August start.

The commission advised clubs in recent days that senior and junior football and netball, and reserves and veterans football would not go ahead in 2020, with the tightening of protocols and an ever-moving landscape making a return in 2020 unfeasible and unsustainable. AFL Outer East chairman Tony Mitchell told the Star News in recent days that while the league did everything it could to make a 2020 season feasible for clubs, ultimately a further tightening of restrictions and lingering doubts about crowds forced their hand.

“Our position has been to exhaust every avenue to get football into a position where we had an ability to play, but restrictions around

crowds meant that in an already compromised season it wasn’t sustainable,” he said.

“The management of senior football crowds and the ability to generate revenue was a key component of what we did, and from a senior footy perspective is not achievable (this season).

“We actually have nine clubs ready to go, but it was also going to be if we could get crowds, and if it was sustainable and feasible, and we had to make a sensible decision on whether we could do that.”

Mitchell said that the way clubs handled the ongoing discussions about the season has been first class.

“AFL Outer East is immensely proud and grateful of its senior clubs throughout this period,” he said.

“They have been united, positive, and hugely resilient and the leadership of our senior committees, coaches and players during this period has been exemplary.

“The commitment to well-being, connectedness and mental health of participants and the community has been outstanding. Our clubs have set great foundations to return stronger than ever in 2021.”

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Aquanita disqualifications considered for local races By sports editor Russell Bennett More than a dozen runners in races across the Sandown, Cranbourne, and Pakenham racecourses have been determined to be considered for disqualification in the wake of the Aquanita case.

On Tuesday, Racing Victoria stewards released their determinations on whether horses implicated in the case should be subject to disqualification.

A release from Racing Victoria (RV) states that the determinations take into account the decisions of the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RAD Board) on 8 May 2018 and, or the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) on 13 September last year.

“Licensed trainers Robert Smerdon, Stuart Webb and Tony Vasil and registered stablehands Greg and Denise Nelligan, Trent Pennuto and Daniel Garland - all of whom were employed by Aquanita - were each disqualified for improper or dishonourable action(s) or practice(s) in connection with racing,” ac22 STAR NEWS

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cording to Racing Victoria.

“Following the 30 January 2020 closure of the VCAT appeals window, RV stewards were required to give careful consideration under the Australian Rules of Racing as to whether they would exercise their powers to disqualify any implicated horses.”

The stewards analysed the available evidence in regards to 395 incidences and reached, according to Racing Victoria: “A preliminary determination that 81 starters should be considered for disqualification from the race in question, based on the finding of an actual administration by VCAT and/ or the available evidence/information, including it being obvious within text messages that the horse was the subject of a prohibited administration at the relevant track on the relevant date”.

Of those 81 starters, there were 14 runners at local south-east tracks including Sandown, Cranbourne, and Pakenham.

The stewards have written to the manag-

ing owners of the 81 runners, or their representative, as registered on the date of the race with a Show Cause notice - advising them of their preliminary decision.

Each owner, or their representatives, now has the chance to submit a written response as to why their horse shouldn’t be disqualified from the race in question. That window of opportunity closes on 10 August.

Following the conclusion of the Show Cause period for the 81 starters on 10 August, the stewards will then make a final determination as to whether a horse is disqualified or not.

Racing Victoria executive general manager of integrity services Jamie Stier spoke about the matter, stating: “This is a unique and complex case which required the stewards to consider tribunal findings and available evidence to them in cases which ultimately saw people disqualified for improper practice not swab samples.

“Having considered all the facts, the stew-

ards are satisfied that they can clearly identify 81 starters that were the subject of a prohibited administration and thus they have today (Tuesday) written to the managing owners of these horses at the time of the relevant races, or their representatives, to afford them the opportunity to state why their horse ought not be disqualified from the race in question.

“The stewards are not satisfied that the other 313 starters ought be considered for disqualification as the available evidence did not definitively demonstrate that those horses were the subject of a prohibited administration on the given day.”

Stier made it clear that, in reaching their decisions, the stewards considered the RAD Board and VCAT findings and available evidence only, and gave no consideration to the status of each race, the prizemoney won by an individual horse, or the finishing position of the horse in the race.

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West Gippy looks forward

By Russell Bennett The West Gippsland Cricket Association is continuing to engage with its clubs on the best path forward for the competition for 2020/21 and beyond.

The future of the WGCA has been a hot topic in local circles for years now, and the competition has been working with the Cardinia Shire, Cricket Victoria, and GippSport - the Gippsland Regional Sports Assembly - over recent months to review its strategic direction.

As part of that process, the WGCA’s clubs were approached by association executives to gauge their opinions, and an online survey was established.

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.

Clubs have already come forward with their own ideas when it comes to the structure of the WGCA - at both senior and junior levels moving forward.

One proposal from the WGCA would see Premier, Premier 2, District, and District 2 implemented in the top senior grades instead of the current Premier, District, and Sub-District.

Changes to the structure of the WGCA’s senior and junior competitions are likely on the cards Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS moving forward. 146041 WGCA vice president and future directions coordinator Rob Hansen spoke to the Star News, explaining the current state of play.

“The West Gippsland Cricket Association is facing, and attempting to address, the challenges confronting it,” he said.

“Not only is it meeting Covid-19 and its pervasive restrictions but it is also being challenged by contrasting pressures upon its towns: some are expanding, others contracting, as our regions move to deal with variable demographics.

“Some towns are booming, while others are almost busting.”

But many of the issues facing the WGCA aren’t just confined to the association - they’re much more widespread throughout the community cricket landscape.

“We’ve been fortunate to have the assistance of great professionals like Michelle Harris (GippSport) and the Cardinia Shire Council’s Mel Pratt - their sport development manager - to guide us toward renewal and reorganisation so that we can provide a more relevant approach to the type of cricket available for our community.”

Cricket Victoria south east region manager Jason Mathers and south east cricket manager Emma Gallagher joined a recent WGCA board meeting to provide an update on the Cricket Victoria restructure, and its impact.

Hansen said it’s vital the WGCA - and community cricket, more broadly - focuses on the junior levels of the game.

“Building better pathways for young people who choose cricket is paramount,” he said.

“We hopefully can present formats that fully-cater for a greater diversity of participants across the community, and this is particularly applicable to the resurgence of female cricket.“ The WGCA is currently urging all its clubs to field female teams if possible.

“There has been some discussion about the future of female cricket in West Gippsland,” Hansen acknowledged.

“We currently have a competition with seven teams in it, and we hope that more teams will be added.

“Those keen to foster female cricket are looking to develop a pathway for the future.”

The Star News understands the WGCA isn’t just looking at expanding its numbers of junior female teams. It’s also looking at the possibility of creating a senior women’s division within the association.

Key sports make a call

By Nick Creely

QUIZ NUMBER 1721 1. WHICH club has won a record 13 English Premier League titles?

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3. WHICH was the first Australian professional football code to resume after COVID-19?

4. WHO won golf’s US Masters in 2019?

5. WHICH American female golfer won 17 consecutive tournaments in 1945?

6. WHO designed the re-vamped Australian course for the 1977 Australian Open golf championships?

7. WHO was the first New Zealand cricketer to take over 300 Test wickets?

8. WHO was the first Australian to win the British Open Golf title?

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10. WHICH former Australian boxing champion was seriously injured in a car crash in 1991?

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Cricket Victoria and Football Victoria have reached an agreement on a framework to assist in the transition between the two sports from winter to summer seasons.

This latest agreement provides further clarity for community soccer and cricket clubs and local government authorities for grounds shared between the two codes after Cricket Victoria and AFL Victoria reached a similar agreement for grounds shared between Aussie Rules and cricket.

With the ongoing impact of Covid-19, the two governing bodies have sought to maximise participation for both cricket and soccer, and have provided a framework for competitions and local governments to plan ahead, allowing adequate time for governments and ground managers to transition grounds and minimise any overlap of participants and parents involved in both sports.

Cricket Victoria CEO Andrew Ingleton said it was pleasing to reach an agreement with Football Victoria and hopes that the transition between the two sports can be as simple as possible.

“We’re pleased to have reached an agreement with Football Victoria that will hopefully make the transition phase easier for the many participants, volunteers and local governments involved across both sports as they navigate the challenges presented by Covid-19,“ he said.

“We thank Football Victoria for their cooperation in formulating this framework.”

Both organisations share more than 200 grounds across the state, and stakeholders from both sports have worked together with the Victorian State Government to establish the following framework: All cricket grounds shared by soccer are able to be transitioned to cricket from 28 September, while all turf ovals will not be used for soccer after 27 September.

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Football Victoria and Cricket Victoria have reached an agreement on the 2020 season.

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The junior soccer home and away season shall conclude by 4 October and finals/ relegation matches by 11 October.

Senior soccer competitions on share grounds shall conclude on 18 October, while Cricket Victoria competitions on shared use facilities can commence from the following dates, provided it is safe to do so; Premier Cricket 1st and 2nd XI men’s and women’s from 10 October, junior competitions from Friday 16 October, and all other senior competitions from Friday 23 October.

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