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New eye on crime

By Shelby Brooks Following May’s vandalism attack, Pakenham’s Living Learning Centre will receive new CCTV cameras after being identified as one of the vital spots in Cardinia Shire in need of improved security.

The centre’s community garden was destroyed overnight of Wednesday 26 May when a “group of youths” damaged the greenhouse and garden shed, police said at the time.

Now, volunteers will feel more secure with the installation of new cameras that will be live fed to the Pakenham and Dandenong Police Stations.

New CCTV cameras will also be installed at the Pakenham Library, while Bourke Park Pakenham and Kooweerup Outdoor Pool will receive upgraded CCTV cameras to further boost safety and security for the community.

The cameras come as part of a $500,000 grant from the Victorian Government’s Community Crime Prevention Program which Cardinia Council successfully applied for.

The $500,000 covers the installation and upgrade existing CCTV at the four sites, as well as the installation of electronic access control systems at 10 additional sites across the shire.

Minister for crime prevention Natalie Hutchins visited the Living Learning Centre on Wednesday 16 June to make the announcement.

“We should never underestimate the role of a Living Learning Centre like this, of a library, of all our public facilities which actually underpin the work that is being done to keep people safe,” Ms Hutchins said.

“What I mean by that, those that have come into contact with the justice system as well as victims- having those spaces to go where they feel part of a community is a really important part of breaking down the barriers of poverty and isolation which are big factors which lead to issues of crime.”

Cardinia Shire Mayor Brett Owen said the installation of the new CCTV and the electron-

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Living Learning Centre volunteer Max Godber inspects the damage caused last month. 238910 ic access control systems was brilliant news for the community.

“It is really important that our communities feel safe and this CCTV roll out and upgrading will greatly assist with that,” Mayor Owen said.

“With the community’s support and in partnership with the Victorian Government and consultation with Victoria Police, we aim to improve public safety perceptions and address anti-social behaviour, criminal activity, and graffiti, vandalism or destruction of council and public property.”

The installation and upgrading of existing CCTV and the installation of electronic access control systems is expected to be completed by the end of August.

Living Learning Centre chief executive Miriam Cadwallader said the cameras would make volunteers and visitors alike feel safer.

“They are very very welcome,” she said.

“We’ve been trying for a number of years and finally it’s happened. “It will make it so much safer for our community.”

Mayor Brett Owen, Bass MP Jordan Crugnale and Minister for Crime Prevention Natalie Hutchins (front) with Living Learning Centre volunteers (back).

Picture: SHELBY BROOKS May’s attack was the third time this year the centre had been targeted.

“We don’t want to lock down our community garden and surrounds of the centre but with all the damage done we get closer and closer to

locking it down,” Ms Cadwallader said.

“It’s disheartening when volunteers put their soul into what they do and the stupidity of a few means their work is undone, it makes you feel, why bother?”

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On the vaccine front line

By Shelby Brooks As a way of making a difference during the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakenham’s Bec McLochlan put her hand up for the enormous job of operating a vaccine hub.

As Monash Health’s nurse manager at the Cranbourne Vaccination Hub, Bec has been close to the action for about a month now since the clinic’s opening.

“From the start of the pandemic, I always wanted to help people on a larger scale,” Bec said.

“What larger scale is there than helping the community get back to normal?”

Bec helped commission the clinic located at the Cranbourne Turf Club, sourcing cubicles, working out the layout and planning the site for its set up.

“It’s been amazing to see it grow from an empty floor to seeing 1,500-2,000 people a day,” she said.

About 20 nurses, pharmacists and admin staff are on the team making sure the process of getting vaccinate is as painless and seamless as possible.

“I manage all the staff and work with the staff to make sure it all runs smoothly,” Bec said.

One of her most important tasks is ensuring the best management for the queuing system.

“At the moment, there’s a big drive of ambulance, police, disability and aged car workers so we make sure they have priority access,” she said.

Bec’s unique background in the medical field made her perfect for the job.

She is a paediatric nurse and works as an

accredited immunisation nurse with Monash Immunisation Clinic on a casual basis.

Bec said she and her staff love what they do.

“It’s an exciting place to work,” Bec said.

“I absolutely love doing it. We’re all great team down here so it’s not that hard because they want to work together and make the world a better place.”

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End of line for milk bar

By Shelby Brooks For almost 25 years, the Pakenham Hills General Store has been at the cornerstone of the community.

Vincenzo (Vince) Di Dio will be a familiar face for everyone who has lived in the area, offering a smile and a chat for anyone who wants one when they visit his store on the corner of Army Road and Leigh Drive.

But now it’s time for Vince to retire, having made the tough decision to sell up last month with the last day of business scheduled for 30 June.

“Enough was enough,” Vince said.

“I tried to retire once before but it didn’t work. But I’m not getting any younger.”

Vince built the house with attached shop in 1997 with partner Jo van der Velde, opening just a few months after the Pakenham Hills Primary School opened.

At the time, there were only 65 houses in the area.

“I knew it wasn’t going to stay like this forever. It might be quiet for one year, or two,” Vince said.

Although there were some early struggles to keep the business afloat, it soon became a thriving store following the subdivision of nearby paddocks.

“We used to be flat out,” he said.

“We just about couldn’t keep up!”

The store won a highly commended award in the Community Store of the Year 2008.

And the shop is still popular with primary school students buying lollies and hot food before and after school, for locals buying their daily newspaper, local tradies needing a coffee or neighbours who forgot that one item they desperately need from the supermarket.

Vince had many years’ experience in milk bars prior to opening Pakenham Hills.

Vince was 12 when he started working in hospitality in his home town of Napoli, Italy.

Moving to Australia in 1957 at aged 16, Vince began working as a vegetable picker in Mildura before heading to Melbourne and started working in his first of many milk bars.

He went on to buy his own milk bars in Wantirna South and Ringwood before managing stores in Frankston.

He met Jo when he would deliver bread to the cheese factory she worked at in Dandenong, and they went on to become business partners in Vince’s milk bar in Cranbourne before deciding to build in Pakenham Hills.

While the Pakenham Hills store was establishing itself, Jo would run the Cardinia Gener-

Dianne and Vince in their Pakenham Hills General Store. 241046 al Store, which was later taken over by Vince’s son.

Jo passed away a few years ago so her daughter Dianne took over her side of the business.

“She was a hard working woman. She was very determined to succeed in business. She and Vince were on the same level and shared the same vision,” Dianne said.

Vince doesn’t blame Covid-19 or the ubiquitous supermarket for the decision to sell up.

“Supermarkets didn’t bother milk bars at all. People have this thing about the supermarket,” Vince said.

“The worst thing to happen was the garages [petrol stations].

“Once upon a time, the garages would sell petrol and that’s it. Now you go and look in there what they sell! Milk, chocolates, bread…

That’s my customers they steal from the milk bars!”

The new interstate owners of the premises haven’t revealed what they plan to do with it yet, LJ Hooker Pakenham real estate agent Sam Paynter said.

But Vince is convinced if it does become some type of food store, it will be successful.

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“It’s all about position,” he said.

“As a corner store, you have traffic going by on all sides.”

The Pakenham Hills General Store has had loyal customers who have been frequenting the shop since its beginning and Vince and Dianne have had great pleasure watching primary school children grow up and eventually bring their own children into the store.

“From the beginning, we appreciate everyone’s support and hope we’re still friends when they see me in the street, to say hello- that won’t change,” Vince said.

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Court hands shopping centre gunman a jail term

By Cam Lucadou-Wells A gunman who twice fired a sawn-off rifle as he was chased outside a Pakenham shopping centre in daylight has been jailed.

Broden Leon Kroon, 29, of Pakenham, unveiled the .22 long-arm from the waist of his pants during an argument with two males in the Heritage Springs car park just after 6pm on 25 March 2019.

One of the males took off his jumper, dropped it to the ground and stood up to Kroon.

He and the other male chased Kroon from outside Chemist Warehouse towards Heritage Boulevard.

At the kerb outside the shopping centre, Kroon turned and fired at the first male about

15 metres away. The bullet struck the west side of the shopping centre at waist height.

Kroon continued running along the boulevard. He fired a second shot and escaped through Heritage Springs Primary School.

At the time, he didn’t hold a gun licence, and was prohibited from doing so due to a recent jail term.

On his arrest nearly five months later, Kroon told police that he didn’t look like the man in CCTV footage of the incident.

“This guy has got no tattoos.”

He claimed he’d been tattooed for 12 months or longer, and hadn’t had a tattoo “for ages”.

However, records showed he’d started getting tattoos on his hand, arm and face from July 2019 – four months after the shooting.

Kroon pleaded guilty to reckless conduct endangering serious injury and being a prohibited person possessing a firearm at the Victorian County Court.

In sentencing on 11 June, Judge Sarah Dawes said Kroon provided no explanation for carrying the sawn-off.

He’d claimed he fired the gun out of concern for his safety after being “aggressively” confronted by his pursuer.

Judge Dawes said it was fortunate no member of the public at the suburban shopping centre was injured.

She noted Kroon’s prior criminal history of violence, dishonesty and driving offences.

His dysfunctional upbringing was a relevant factor, Judge Dawes said.

Kroon was raised in a brothel and a mo-

torcycle gang club house, and exposed to illicit drugs at a young age. He became addicted to ice as an adult, Judge Dawes noted.

At the time of offending, he was using cannabis and ice despite receiving drug treatment on a community corrections order.

He’d been abstinent from drugs during his 662 days of remand since arrest.

Judge Dawes said there was “no utility” in sentencing Kroons to a further CCO. Though “cautious”, she said a parole term may help his further rehabilitation.

Kroon was jailed for up to two years, 10 months, including his pre-sentence detention period.

He’ll be eligible for parole after serving two years in detention – which occurs in just over two months’ time.

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Honour for a top Scout

By Gabriella Payne Giving back to the Pakenham community is what Lynette Stephenson knows best and her stellar efforts have now been recognised with one of the country’s highest honours - the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

Named as one of the Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients on Monday 14 June for her services to the community of Pakenham, Ms Stephenson, a dedicated volunteer and longtime scout, said she was honoured and humbled by the award - and a little shocked to say the least.

“I got a huge surprise, I just couldn’t believe it,” Ms Stephenson said, adding that it was “a big honour” to be recognised in this way.

“I just love being involved with the community, I always have been and I think I always will be.”

Growing up in Pakenham, Ms Stephenson always had some great footsteps to follow, as her mother paved the way and was a huge inspiration for her and her sisters getting involved with volunteer community work.

“My mother was very community minded and was involved in a heck of a lot of things; she was the president of the Main Street kindergarten when it started, the Red Cross, the church… so she was very involved,” she said.

“We just grew up with it and I’ve just continued on.”

Ms Stephenson certainly took a leaf out of her mother’s book and over the years has lent a helping hand to many local charities and organisations - but perhaps none more so than her beloved scouts.

Having joined up with Scouts Victoria in 1968, Ms Stephenson has now poured her heart and soul into scouting for the last 53 years, helping many children grow into confident, well-rounded adults along the way.

From a young age, Ms Stephenson said she had wanted to become a scout or girl

Born and bred in Pakenham, Lyn Stephenson has been a dedicated community volunteer almost her entire life. 240445 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS guide herself, but there were no groups in the area that she “could fit in at that stage”, and it wasn’t until she was a young adult and working as a nurse that she was introduced to

scouting once again.

“My sister and her future husband were the cub leaders at Pakenham [at the time] and I decided to go along and become a leader for a

while, and just happened to continue on,” Ms Stephenson explained.

“And now, I’ve been through nearly every position you can be in the district.”

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NEWS Having risen through the ranks, Ms Stephenson is currently the district leader of development for the Cardinia District and has been since 2016, as well as being the leader in charge of the Australian scout fellowship of Cardinia since 2008.

To put the cherry on the cake of her scouting career, in 2015, Ms Stephenson was awarded one of the highest scouting honours possible when she received the National President’s Award for her years of hard work, passion and service - but her community involvement doesn’t stop there!

Like mother like daughter, Ms Stephenson has been involved with the Pakenham Red Cross - the organisation she grew up watching her mother give so generously to - for over 40 years now and has been the chairman there since 2007.

On top of that, Ms Stephenson has been heavily involved with the Pakenham Probus Club, stepping into the president’s role there several times and has been a loyal parishioner and choir member of the Pakenham Uniting Church for about 60 years now.

“I enjoy Probus, the outings we have and the friendships you make,” Ms Stephenson said.

“And as for church, well I’ve lived in Pakenham all my life and that church has been my church the whole time.”

Ms Stephenson explained that over the years, she had taken on many roles with the church as well, whether it be on the catering committee, within the choir or the council.

“I seem to put my hand up for all sorts of things - but if I didn’t enjoy it, I wouldn’t do it!” she said.

Another great passion of Ms Stephenson’s is music, and for about 60 years now she has played and performed a range of instruments with the Cardinia Civic Concert Band and is a lifetime member there.

“It used to be the Pakenham Brass Band when I started as an eight year old,” she remembered.

“The person who was living next to me in Main Street had a bugle, and the band master heard me mucking around on the bugle one day

OAM recipient Margaret Turner. and said ‘get her a cornet’, so that’s how I started and I’ve been a band member ever since.”

Now playing the euphonium, Ms Stephenson said she just “loves” the band and the way music relaxes her after a long day.

Having lost her husband 13 years ago and her mother not long after, Ms Stephenson said that while she was incredibly honoured and humbled to have read the news of her OAM, it was a bittersweet moment as she would have loved to share it with them.

“I broke into tears, but they were tears of joy,” Ms Stephenson said, “I would have loved to tell Mum.” With all her hard work and commitment to helping the community over the years, Ms Stephenson has surely done her mother proud and created an incredible legacy for the Stephenson family - and helped inspire others along the way too.

Also receiving OAMs on Monday were Lynne’s Scouting colleague Margaret Turner of Beaconsfield, Kay Rankin of Berwick, May Ridgway from Kooweerup and Nar Nar Goon football legend Bill ‘Doc’ Doherty, along with firefighter Brian Petrie of Gembrook (Fire Service Medal) and former local police inspector Chris Major (Australian Police Medal).

For full details of those honours, pick up a copy of this week’s Pakenham-Berwick Gazette.

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The 15-year-old victim was travelling on a Dandenong-bound train on Saturday 12 June when he was approached by a 14-year-old boy who allegedly stole his phone and jewellery at around 6.40pm.

The victim notified Protective Service Officers who arrested the offender a short time later at Dandenong Railway Station.

The Narre Warren South teen was charged and bailed to appear at a children’s court at a later date.

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People living in metropolitan Melbourne will be able to visit regional Victoria from this weekend under the latest easing of the state’s Covid restrictions.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday 16 June, Acting Premier James Merlino said the “state will come back together” from 11.59pm on Thursday 17 June.

The 25km travel limit will be removed at that time and travel between metro and regional areas will once again be allowed.

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They’re remembering Don

By Shelby Brooks A foundation has been set up in the memory of a Pakenham grandfather who was tragically killed in a hit and run in February.

Don Brown of Pakenham lost his life a week after he was hit by a car while riding his Vespastyle scooter on Healesville-Kooweerup Road Tuesday 9 February.

His family, in conjunction with the Royal Melbourne Hospital where Don was cared for after the accident, has created the Don Brown Foundation which will provide access to educational courses and seminars for ICU workers.

“This is something my family and I are so happy and proud to have been able to make become a reality and it will leave a legacy for a great man,” Don’s son Tommy said.

“We want it to go somewhere we feel would honour my Dad’s memory,” Tommy said.

The foundation has been set up in time for the ‘Run for Don’ fundraiser event to be held 25 July.

Don’s family will be running and walking to raise money for the foundation, which will go directly into the trauma unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Tommy said the family wanted to give back to the hospital that cared for his father.

“The hospital was fantastic while we were there,” Tommy said.

“It was probably the most horrible thing you could go through, but the staff were so gentle and made it as easy as possible.

“We built a big connection being in there a long time saw what the staff had to go through, so we felt that was something we wanted to do.”

The family have already raised $2600 for the trauma unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital but now have their sights set on a bigger and better.

Don Brown was tragically killed in February.

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Don’s family will be walking and running to raise money for the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Pictured is Don’s wife Katie, grandson Archie (front) and son Tommy with his wife Lauren. 240563 Picture: SHELBY BROOKS “Just after Dad passed away we were getting a lot of flowers which in the end it meant nothing,” Tommy said.

“So, we asked people instead of sending flowers, could they donate money to the hospital.

“Now, I have decided to do a half marathon to raise some more money and it’s ended up

with my whole family is doing it and also my family in the UK will also be doing it, obviously in a different time zone,” Tommy said.

The aim is $5000.

“This is what has been keeping me going at this stage,“ Tommy said.

“Myself and my wife are doing a half marathon, Mum is walking 5km and we’ve got niec-

es and nephews doing 10km.“ The UK family members will be running in a park that was one of Don’s favourite places, coinciding with the same week a memorial bench will be opened.

Tommy said the last few months had been incredibly difficult for everyone.

“We’re trying to be as much positive as we can,” Tommy said.

“It is very easy at times like this to go to the other place and be dark so we’re just trying to thankful for the rest of our family being here and trying to share something in dad’s memory let people keep living how he was as a person.

“He had literally only just retired only a few months before the accident happened. He worked his whole life, from 15 as a bricklayer.

“He tended to get around since he retired, he just loved to talk and he spoke to everybody and loved to have a chat so there were a lot of people who reached out who said they had one conversation with him.”

To donate head to gofundme.com/f/runfor-don.

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Art Show online for now

By Mikayla Van Loon The Art Show Pakenham committee were disappointed when Melbourne went into lockdown number four, meaning the Show couldn’t go ahead as planned in May. With art galleries still closed due to Covid-19 restrictions, Art Show Pakenham has taken to social media to post and congratulate the winners of many of its awards.

“Last year was rather bleak with little opportunity for the expression of the visual arts.

Many artists felt too numb to create,” Art Show Pakenham event manager Jillian Ronald said.

“We are all looking forward to seeing and experiencing art face to face again.”

But for now take a look at some of the incredible artists and artworks Cardinia Shire has to offer by going to the Art Show Pakenham Facebook page.

Art Show Pakenham is hoping the gallery will open shortly at the Cardinia Cultural Centre where over 300 artworks will be on display and the wearable art parade will take place.

The winners of the wearable art category will be announced at the parade.

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By Mitchell Clarke It was the initiative that dished up smiles during lockdown, but now a decrepit looking Spoonville site in Pakenham is providing any-

It was the initiative that dished up smiles during lockdown, but now a decrepit looking Spoonville site in Pakenham is providing anything but joy.

During the one hour exercise limit - which is now a distant memory - Spoonville sites across Cardinia Shire were the most popular place to visit.

Despite the fad having died down entirely, the Cardinia Lakes community was understandably upset at news their local site appeared to have been targeted by cruel vandals.

Estate resident Laksika noticed the destroyed site during her daily walk on Sunday 24 January.

“I think someone has just walked over it or kicked them all over. It’s very sad to see it. We always used to stop there and have a look for new ones,” she wrote on Facebook.

The reaction from her neighbours was similar.

“Absolutely disgusting. The highlight of our walk is our toddler stopping to look and admire the spoons,” one local woman said.

“That’s so disappointing. My kids had spoons in there,” another woman added.

Pakenham Hills Ward councillor Jack Kowarzik said the news was “really frustrating”.

“Spoonville was created by locals for the enjoyment of local children and to see it vandalised is disappointing,” he said.

Cardinia Art Society president Jillian Ronald described Spoonville as an “amazing initiative” during Melbourne’s lengthy lockdown.

“It’s given joy and positivity in some very dark times and I just think it’s really disappointing that, when the community put together a project to support each other during a difficult time, that someone would take the trouble to destroy it. They’d be better off going home to create a spoon and putting it with

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In happier times - Maci, Willow and Aubrey at a Pakenham Spoonville site. 214450 the rest,” she said.

“I’d suggest there’s much better things they could do with their time.”

The ‘Spoonville’ trend was born out of Winnersh, England, in an attempt to improve mental health by simply making people happy as they were out and about during daily exercise.

The quirky saga soon made its way to Cardinia - after Australia’s first ever site was constructed up the highway in Longwarry.

Within weeks, the site had spread to Pakenham, Officer, Garfield, Nar Nar Goon, Emerald and Beaconsfield.

Ms Ronald acknowledged the Spoonville craze had now hit a dead end.

“They’re getting a little bit tired, so maybe it’s time for the spoons to come home,” she said.

Ms Ronald, who commissioned the two local sites at Lakeside in Pakenham, encouraged community members to collect their spoons from their local sites.

She added that in mid-February she’d look to clean up all remaining Spoonville’s and relocate any leftover spoons to an “undisclosed location”.

The once popular Spoonville trend appears to have hit a dead end.

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COVID-19 update Visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au for all the latest Victorian Government COVID-19 information including current restrictions, exposure sites, testing and vaccine sites.

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COVID-19 testing sites There are three COVID-19 testing sites in Cardinia Shire: Pakenham IYU, Emerald and Kooweerup.

Visit www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au for locations, opening hours and wait times.

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From If you’re 40-49, you can get a Pfizer vaccine at a state vaccination centre. If you’re 50+, you can get the AstraZeneca vaccine from a vaccination centre or your GP.

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Tell us a fun fact about yourself!

I am possibly the world’s worst frisbee thrower!

What are you most passionate about?

Equality and opportunity for all.

What does your role at the library involve?

My role is about helping people. It could be finding information, accessing the digital library or assisting with the English Conversation Club. Every day is different. It also involves lots of book recommendations and lovely chats with borrowers!

Why should people visit their local library?

Why wouldn’t you visit? Welcoming spaces, awesome programs, extensive collections, friendly staff and the best part, it’s free!

What is your favourite book and why?

Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga by Todd Alexander. This is an absolute laugh out loud story about a couple from Sydney who decide to do a “Maggie Beer” and move to a property in the Hunter Valley.

With no farming or agricultural experience, what could possibly go wrong?

Who is your favourite author and why?

One of my favourites is Garry Disher because he is brilliant at writing uniquely Australian thrillers.

What would your last meal be?

My mum’s lasagne.

What was your most memorable moment?

Visiting my dad’s home in Ireland.

What was your favourite subject in school?

English Literature.

What event past or present would you like to witness?

The dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

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Diwali marks the beginning of the Hindu new year and the beginning of winter and the date changes year to year, depending on the position of the moon.

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By Cam Lucadou-Wells After 16 days in custody, a “mellowed” Narre Warren-based pastor accused of inciting antilockdown gatherings has been released on bail with a $15,000 surety.

Paul Furlong appeared by video link at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 15 June, accused of inciting people to attend services at his Revival Church in defiance of Covid restrictions in February and May. He allegedly incited a large crowd of people outside Fountain Gate shopping centre, which was dispersed by more than 100 police officers on Sunday 30 May. At the time, Mr Furlong was “disregarding” his bail conditions imposed after similar charges in February, police said.

On 27 May, Mr Furlong allegedly appeared in an online video interview, urging people to attend his church in defiance of CHO directions.

He also posted a similar message on his own Facebook page, urging people to obey God and constitutional law, to “wake up” and “stand up for your rights”, police said.

Senior Sergeant Luke Holmes, of the Dandenong-based Frontline Tactical Unit, told Frankston Magistrates’ Court he opposed bail.

He said Mr Furlong would continue to defy CHO directions and put Australia at possible risk of a “super-spreader event”.

“He is dogmatic in his beliefs that what he’s doing is lawful.

“He’s chosen to obey (the law of) God over man.”

Police and health department officials allegedly tried to contact and “educate” Mr Furlong 39 times before the 30 May service.

Mr Furlong was not at his Tyabb home when police raided it on 28 May. He had been “avoiding” police contact until his arrest on arrival at the church in the middle of the night -about 12.20am on 30 May, the day of the planned service, Snr Sgt Holmes said.

After his arrest, Mr Furlong asked police if they were part of a treason, serving them with photocopied documents “pertaining to be from the High Court of Australia”, the senior sergeant said.

He allegedly quizzed police on whether they had “been in the area of the Masonic Lodge”, whether police had taken an oath of allegiance to the Queen as well as their grounds of authority.

Defence lawyer Rahmin de Kretser argued that Mr Furlong’s offences were not jailable so keeping him locked up until his hearing was akin to “preventative detention”.

“His strong views have mellowed considerably after spending that time in custody.”

Mr Furlong’s wife Julie, who put up the

Paul Furlong has been bailed on $15,000 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS surety. 183919 surety, was asked by Ms Prapas if she’d inform police of any bail breach.

“I wouldn’t want to but I guess in this case, I would,” Ms Furlong said.

“I believe in the Bible. I believe and follow the commands of God. “I’m not as passionate about it as Paul is.

“I have been a law-abiding citizen and I have been following the Chief Health Officer’s directive.”

On 15 June, Frankston magistrate Vicky Prapas imposed bail conditions including a ban from social media.

“I want to make it clear that whatever his personal views are of government policy, they’re his views,” Ms Prapas said.

“He’s entitled to those views.”

But she didn’t want him “publishing or saying things that would incite other people not to comply with the steps taken by the Victorian Chief Health Officer to keep people safe and healthy”.

Under bail, Mr Furlong’s social media accounts must remain deactivated during Victoria’s Covid state-of-emergency.

He must not incite a person, or publish material and take part in interviews that incited non-compliance with CHO directions.

He, his Revival Church and his aquarium business Lots of Fins must comply with CHO guidelines such as social distancing, crowd limits and check-in QR codes.

Ms Prapas ordered the bailed Mr Furlong to appear before her in person at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 16 June. pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

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Power out for thousands Homes and businesses in Casey were among hundreds of thousands to lose power last week in wild weather.

Trees are down across the region after southerly and south-easterly winds gusting more than 100km/h lashed the state.

As of the morning of Thursday 10 June, power outages continued to impact suburbs around Casey including Lysterfield South (60 households), Harkaway (222 households), and Hampton Park (1197 households).

Power was not expected to be restored in these areas until the afternoon.

Online, residents reported multiple trees down and traffic lights out at key intersections.

A Telstra spokesperson said the storms had impacted its network, with assessments into the full impact ongoing.

A spokesperson said the south-eastern suburbs and West Gippsland were among the areas being focused on.

“We’re working with power authorities to get our sites back online as quickly as possible,“ the spokesperson said.

“Where power authorities can’t restore electricity, our power and facilities team are prioritising key sites where we can.“ Narre Warren SES controller Damian Burns said it had been a tiring night for crews.

More than 135 requests for assistance had been received in the City of Casey, with crews also assisting in other areas including around Emerald, where Narre Warren SES volunteers helped release an ambulance blocked by trees.

Others have been posted to Lakes Entrance to assist with flooding in the Gippsland area.

In the City of Casey, Mr Burns said “trees everywhere” was the main issue, with downed

A tree down in Blind Bight after the storms. limbs blocking not just major roads but smaller streets and courts.

He said residents could still continue to call the SES for assistance where required, but said that jobs would be triaged based on severity.

“If you have another way of fixing the problem sooner without putting yourself at risk,

like getting a tradesperson, that might be a way of getting the problem fixed sooner,” he said.

Mr Burns also reminded locals to take care on slippery roads and footpaths.

The Department of Transport has urged drivers and commuters to be cautious and aware of closures impacting their travel.

Drivers are reminded to ensure they leave extra space between them and the car in front, as braking distances increase in wet conditions.

Headlights should be on, and extra vigilance is required for cyclists and motorbikes which are harder to see.

Drivers are also reminded to never enter flood waters, and to stay off the roads unless it is absolutely necessary to drive.

If the rain becomes too heavy for wipers to cope, drivers should pull over safely and wait for the rain to pass.

Meanwhile, rail commuters are experiencing delays after a tree branch fell across railway lines at Dandenong, according to the Department of Transport.

Trains are not stopping at Sandown Park due to flooding. Shuttle buses will be organised, the department says. Passengers can still use Springvale or Noble Park stations.

A flood watch is active for Dandenong Creek, particularly at Heatherton Road between Stud Road and Monash Freeway.

Across the state, SES reported 5000 callouts for help. More than 200,000 homes and businesses in Victoria suffered electricity outages.

About 162,000 were in the AusNet Services distribution area, which includes the Dandenongs, the outer East and South East suburbs.

Residents are urged to be patient as emergency services continue to deal with the fallout of the storm.

Victorians are allowed to move beyond the current travel limits to escape an emergency situation, regardless of current Covid restrictions.

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By Gabriella Payne SES crews around the state have been working tirelessly to help community members after Wednesday’s wild weather event, but members of the Pakenham SES Unit went above and beyond to assist those in need, as a crew set off for neighbouring Gippsland to help residents and local SES units as the floods seeped in.

Four members and one vehicle from the Pakenham SES Unit got out before the storm on the evening of Wednesday 9 June and joined fellow volunteers in both Traralgon and Sale as they prepared for the imminent floodwaters.

One of these crew members, Dee Azzopardi, who dropped everything to head out and help those in need, said she and her fellow Pakenham members were welcomed with open arms by locals and it had been a nonstop, tough couple of days for everyone.

“Working as part of task force bravo, assisting multiple SES units in the Gippsland area meant my crew and I witnessed the devastating effects, not just from flooding, but the storm side as well with trees down,” Ms Azzopardi said.

“Whole streets were cut off due to trees down everywhere, to the point where you could not see where the road was.

Multiple jobs were coming through to help people blocked in their own homes by trees down and we virtually had to cut our way through roads to get to people,” she explained.

“Being the chainsaw operator in my crew meant I was cutting trees most of the time and they were bigger than I could’ve imagined.

The reception from locals was incredible, as was the reception from the SES units we assisted,” she said, adding that it was “an experience I soon won’t forget”.

Fellow Pakenham SES member who travelled out to Gippsland alongside Ms Azzopardi, Robert Saunders, said that he “couldn’t put it better” than Ms Azzopardi and added that they had met some incredible people who would become lifelong friends.

“We went down as a task force, but came back friends for life with all of them,” Mr Saunders said.

Another crew member, Ben Mailo said that while they had managed to help people through the floods, the communities would feel the lasting impacts for a while as there was a huge clean up operation still to tackle.

“I was part of the swift water rescue team and was deployed to Traralgon and Sale to assist with members of the public trapped in floodwater (both on foot and in vehicles) alongside assisting with evacuation orders,” Mr Mailo said.

“Upon demobilisation, the water levels had significantly receded which saw the flood threat level drop from major to minor.

Whilst water levels were slowly returning to normal, the overall devastation and cleanup required should not be thought of lightly - it’s a massive impact to the community,” he said.

The Pakenham SES crew have now returned safe and sound to Pakenham, and Mr Mailo said that after seeing the devastating floods first hand, he wanted to remind everyone to stay safe if they ever found themselves in that situation.

“I would like to remind everyone never to drive through or enter floodwaters,” he said.

“Conditions change rapidly and a car will begin to float in as little as 15cm of water.”

Huge trees blocked roads throughout the area.

Members of the Pakenham SES worked tirelessly to help those displaced by the floods in Gippsland.

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Pop-up dining spaces sprang up throughout the city last year as Covid safe practices restaurants and forced cafes to turn to the streets for space, and after a successful summer initiative is set to run, the be months - a decisionextended over the coming that has left some munity members comvery unhappy.

The pop-up outdoor dining program originally developed was as a way for businesses to adapt to the ever-changing Covid ronment and saw temporary platformsenviseating areas quite and literally “pop up” Cardinia, with seating around spaces in many areas, taking over car parking including in Pakenham’s Main Street.

Whilst many people are enjoying making use of the new al fresco spaces, longtime enham local and Pakactive community Jack Mitchell said member that the lack of cleanliness and maintenance of the Main Street was “an absolute disgrace” and neededspaces addressed by the to be council.

“I travel all over the state and I have seen a main street never in as bad a shape Street, Pakenham,” as Main Mr Mitchell said.

“It’s just dreadful, everywhere, there’s there are cigarette butts bird and the street pavementspoo all over the place Outdoor dining spaces are falling apart. are proving quite “Why anybody divisive along Pakenham’s would want to Main Street now go to the Main Street. is beyond me,” Mr Mitchell said.

Picture: CARDINIA The other, less glamorous SHIRE COUNCIL view of the Main Street outdoor dining Mr Mitchell has be going anywhere lived in the area area. anytime soon, as since 2004 dinia Shire and said he has the Carraised Picture: JACK MITCHELL dinia Shire Council this issue with the Car- sions of Council are now calling for expres- dining spaces had proved popular interest for businesses mer and helped over many times, but avail. to support businesses sum- the shops - but it’s to no new, free “parklets” to apply mainly the dirtiness after a the problem,” - hoping to see more for difficult year. that’s “They told me porary outdoor he said. temthat they’ve got seating areas spring “Outdoor dining but it’s just getting big plans, Cardinia.

“We have this big, certainly brought up across the worse,” he said. low-hanging tree a buzz to and streets of the shire outside all these parrots following a tough “Taking away the Cardinia Mayor keep coming along year.

It’s great to see parking out the Brett Owen said making a mess. of the shops for and the community front a successful summer that after Cardinia some embrace venues and show trial of the parklets, unbelievable - most outdoor seating is just council Yesterday the council them some much the needed love,” were excited of the seats can’t came because she said. used.” complained to even be ing areas installed to see more outdoor dinwe them and they But the owner and throughout the area. said ‘yes, it’s very dirty’, but Mr Mitchell said “We trialled the they told us that Kebabs, Sam Bayraktar operator of Pakenham clean that the council parklet concept we should sending “someone should be mer in it up.” told over Star News that he sum- and other business Pakenham and we’re down there to clean as the council are owners on Main now on the look- that it up” out for new Mr Bayraktar said Street felt “accountable” for the restaurants, cafes that the area had the spaces are worthwhile ensuring the shire ly become “a dumping recentand bars across saster outdoor seating areas had been that would love to “a difor us”. ground” for people and usable if they are going to be taking leave rubbish and host a parklet from to March onwards,” Cr Owen unwanted junk as up car parking spots.

“It’s a total mess,” said. that he didn’t have well, and Mr Bayraktar said.

However, the pop-up Councillor Tammy the resources or “We can’t even use dining spaces won’t to be cleaning up the time the seating, it’s so highly of the concept, Radford also spoke less. the “ridiculous” point- side. mess outstating that the al fresco First of all we lost “It’s become more our car parks in of a dumping ground front of and an eyesore than something nice,” he said.

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Wind beneath the wings

By David Nagel As a member of Pakenham’s famous magnificent seven it would have been quite easy for Derrick ‘Shark’ Brown to drive off into the sunset and bask in his own glory.

But instead, one of seven players to play in the Lions’ four-consecutive premierships between 1987 and 1990 has dedicated almost 20 years of his life to the development of young footballers as a coach and mentor.

Brown’s story wouldn’t be complete without first reflecting a little on his playing days.

As a youngster Brown lived and went to school in Pakenham, but spent weekends at his grandmother’s place in Berwick, meaning his early football days were spent in the navy blue and white of the local football club.

Brown moved from Berwick to Pakenham in 1986, playing in a losing grand final for the Lions against Cora Lynn, before the appointment of playing-coach Neville Powles saw the floodgates open over the next four years.

Brown describes himself as a ‘just a wingman’, and opinion not shared by the match report of the 1987 victory over Cora Lynn.

“D. Brown was elusive and running riot on the wing. The will-of-the-wisp player with his clever dodging and weaving was a clear winner all day. Brown was winning easily on the wing and giving the Lions every opportunity.”

Brown remembers those days fondly.

“I think for most of us it was a case of just being in the right place at the right time,” he said.

“Neville (Powles) was a school teacher so understood the young blokes pretty well and Greg Atkins looked after us on the field. I was also pretty lucky with injuries. I broke my scaphoid in one of those years but got back for finals to it was a pretty fortunate time all round.”

Brown remembers those Pakenham teams as having some top-end talent but being very well balanced overall.

“Adam Ladbrook and Anthony Paynter got drafted to AFL clubs and Darren Hillard won league medals and best and fairests for fun,” Brown recalls.

“The list just goes on and on…Rick Tyrrell, Gary and Tim Nooy, Mark Carney, Mark Paynter and not much got past Brien Brady in the backline.

“We were a young side with a sprinkle of experience and we got along great socially because we all around the same age. And West Gippy was a really good competition back then, with good umpires and a good standard of competition.”

Brown also remembers some of the admin-

The magnificent seven. Derrick Brown, front, with from left, Neville Powles, Michael Utber, Adam Ladbrook, Danny Monckton, Stewart Fraser and Greg Atkins. 240738 istrators and volunteers who put in the effort to make the club so special.

“Bob Utber and Wayne Henwood were presidents through those times, we had a mascot in Bruce McArdle and people like Graham Treloar and Russ McGuiness were always around the club,” he said.

“Cliff Smith was an institution as a trainer and Graham O’Brien took over from Cliff… they were just very good people and we were very lucky to have them.”

Brown finished his playing career at Pakenham in 1994 to focus on his young family and to establish himself with his work. He had several years away from the game, with his only involvement being as an assistant-coach to Russell Rowe in several interleague campaigns, researching opposition leagues and providing an insight into players that could make the grade.

In 2002 he would coach his eldest son Jack at Beaconsfield, in a return to community football that is still running strong today.

Brown has since been involved at many levels of the game, being coach or assistant-coach at junior, under-18 and under-19 levels, and is currently an assistant to senior-coach Ash Green at Pakenham.

“I enjoyed my time at Beaconsfield, coaching my sons Jack and Darcy, and we had some great success and some really good kids come through that program,” Brown said.

“We won a few flags and created some great

memories and it’s great to see those players continue on with their football and be good players at community or elite levels.

“In my last year at Beacy, in 2016, we defeated Berwick in the semis - who were undefeated all year – and then lost to them in extra time in the grand final.

“That one hurt, but it was a great game of football and the players deserved every accolade they received for playing in that game.”

Brown returned to Pakenham in 2017, coaching a premiership in the under 19s after an uninspiring start to the season.

“I remember people telling me we had heaps of players at the club, but when only eight turned up for training I was a little bit worried,” Brown explained.

“For the next few weeks it was like having a second job, knocking on doors after hours to try and get a team together.

“One mum thought I was a policeman and said ‘What’s he done wrong’, but I was just there to get him back playing football.

“To win a premiership that year, after the start we had, was very rewarding for everyone involved.”

Brown’s volunteer efforts have mainly been focussed on the playing field, although he did spend time on the Pakenham committee during the messy transition from the West Gippsland league at the end of 2001.

“I enjoy the football side of things and I don’t think you should be wearing too many

Derrick Brown passes on his idea to then Pakenham coach Dan O’Loughlin during the 2008 season. 19798 hats when you’re coaching to be honest,” Brown said, before explaining the reasons why he has stayed involved for the best part of 20 years.

“Sport’s a great thing and you meet a lot people that you retain some sort of relationship with for the rest of your life.

“And I just enjoy the team sport aspect where you come from all walks of life and band together for a common goal.

“And it’s nice to pick up the paper each week and read the names of the players you’ve had something to do with. It gives you satisfaction to know that in some small way you have played a role.”

Derrick Brown is certainly not one to sit back and bask in his own glory.

Local star Molineux to captain Renegades in WBBL

By Nick Creely Dandenong star Sophie Molineux has come a long way since walking into the club out of Bairnsdale as a teenager in 2013/14.

At just 23, the all-rounder has quickly established herself as not only a star of the Premier Cricket competition with the Panthers, but in the country, with over 30 international matches for Australia and a strong domestic record making her one of the most sought after talents going around.

And now the prodigious talent who is a two-time ICC T20 World Cup winner and Dandenong premiership player has been named the youngest captain in the Melbourne Renegades’ history in the WBBL. With 74 WBBL matches next to her for the Renegades - and being part of the squad since the inception of the competition - it’s only fitting that she takes over from Amy Satterthwaite.

“It’s a real honour to be appointed captain of a club I love so much and follow in the footsteps of some high-quality leaders that I look up to,” Molineux told the Renegades website.

“Amy Satterthwaite has had a massive influence on the group and on me personally.

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composed is what I’ve always admired. Jess Duffin is such a competitor and leads by example and I’ve also had the privilege of playing under Meg Lanning in the Victorian and Australian teams.

“I am really excited to be able to take what I’ve learnt from each of them, combine it with how I approach the game and continue to grow and learn along the way.

“It’ll be great to work alongside Simon Helmot and the other senior players in the squad. I’m grateful to the club for giving me the opportunity to step up into a leadership position and I hope we can have a really strong season.”

While the Panthers haven’t seen much of Molineux in recent seasons due to international and domestic commitments, the all-rounder has an imposing record at club land, with 1041 runs at 31.55 and 39 wickets at 16.15 from 36 matches across her career.

She is also the face of the Molineux Academy, which is run by the Dandenong Cricket Club and is designed for talented female players from the region from 15 to 17 years of age. The program is ran over eight weeks during the off-season with players occasionally invited to continue training with the senior squad during the summer.

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Pakenham trainer Mick Huglin after the winning debut of Kentucky Casanova. 240733

Blinkers on, wet track…the perfect recipe for the Peter Moody-trained Facemask at Sale. 240733 Picture: SCOTT BARBOUR/RACING PHOTOS

Casanova banks a double

By David Nagel Pakenham trainer Mick Huglin has unearthed two promising three-year-old prospects with Lu Lu Darling and Kentucky Casanova scoring impressive debut victories.

Lu Lu Darling set tongues wagging with a barnstorming victory at Ballarat on Thursday, before Kentucky Casanova kicked strongly along the rail to give Huglin the opening winner of the Swan Hill three-day carnival.

Lu Lu Darling has shown a stack of potential to Huglin and his team, but had to overcome a touch of shyness to score an impressive victory in Friday’s $35,000 Three-Year-Old Fillies Maiden Plate (1200m).

The daughter of Toronado/Play Mizzy For Me gave race leader It’s Classified a huge start in the straight, but finished powerfully to score by half a length on the line.

Jockey Daniel Stackhouse said the race win was a lot better experience than his first jump out on the filly at Tatura on May 17.

“She has nice ability, I’ve ridden her a few times,” Stackhouse told Racing.com after the race.

“I rode her at Tatura not long ago in the jump outs and nearly fell off her four times because she was so horse shy. She’s taken a bit of work but Huggy (Huglin) and his team have done a great job.

“She began ok, I just wanted to be as close as I could with her travelling.

“She was a bit horse shy and not really travelling the whole way but once I got to the outside, I knew she could let down like that.”

Stackhouse said the Tatura experience had served her well in preparation for her first serious visit to the track.

“She improved a lot off her first jump out, we jumped her out at Pakenham again the other day and she showed really nice ability, she keeps learning and she’s got a lot more to offer as well,” he said.

Huglin’s stable representative Jamie Morgan was also impressed with the victory.

“We sort of hoped she would run well today, she has showed us a lot physically at home, she has just mentally been a bit late maturing, but we expected her to run pretty well today,” Morgan said.

“I thought she was a little bit too far back to be honest, to get home that easily, but she was pretty impressive in the end.”

Lu Lu Darling was the focus of a nice betting plunge, being backed in from $14s into $5s prior to the race.

Huglin himself, travelled to Swan Hill on Friday to watch Kentucky Casanova dictate terms from the front before staving off all challenges in the $35,000 Maiden Plate (1200m) at Swan Hill.

The three-year-old gelding out of Artie Schiller/Abdaan, led easily, but was headed in the straight before railing strongly to win by just over a length on the line.

Huglin said owners had knocked back offers from Hong Kong prior to Friday’s victory.

“He’s shown a bit of ability and has taken forever to get where he has, he’s been very green and has a few immaturity problems,” Huglin said. pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

Kentucky Casanova boots clear along the rails to make a winning debut at Swan Hill. 240733 “We fielded a few offers from Hong Kong, but they weren’t serious enough for him.

“We thought he’d come here today and win and he’s done a really good job. He probably wants a bit further, he’s still very green, but (Brian Park) Parky got him in the right spot and he was probably never going to get beaten from the 600 onwards.”

Huglin is confident the owners will not sell and allow him to set Kentucky Casanova for a strong finish to his three-year-old days.

“There’s a three-year-old, 1400-mtere race at Caulfield in 15 days’ time,” Huglin explained.

“They’re only three once and we’ve only got six weeks left so we’ll give him every chance to get there. He’s going to be a nice horse, he’s still not the finished product.

“We’re looking forward to getting some blinkers on him and a little bit more distance.

But as you saw today, he can definitely gallop.”

Park said the three-year-old prospect was still learning his craft and had the potential for improvement.

“He’s still got a hell of a lot to learn, I think he just did that naturally for him,” Park said.

“He got to the winning post and pricked his ears, he didn’t know what was going on, so he’s definitely going places.”

Pakenham trainer Peter Moody continued his winning run when his four-year-old gelding Facemask scored an impressive win at Sale last Wednesday.

Facemask started an even-money favourite, off the back of recent placings at Pakenham,

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Lu Lu Darling storms to an impressive maiden victory at Ballarat on Thursday. 240733 Warrnambool and Sandown, and gave nothing else a chance, running away with a threelength victory.

Moody representative Catherine Coldman said the introduction of blinkers and a heavy track had paved the way for Facemask to show his best.

“He can be a bit of a frustrating horse that

gets himself into a bit of trouble at times, but it seems like the blinkers have done the trick today and it was really nice to see him get that win,” Coldman said.

“He needs everything in his favour, he certainly loves the wet track, so he had everything go his way today.”

The next race meeting at Pakenham is scheduled for Tuesday, 22 June.

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