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Aunty Pat’s life lessons

A bridge too far

By Danielle Kutchel The City of Casey has come out swinging against the State Government’s plan to acquire 18 properties on Camms Road to make way for a road bridge over the level crossing.

On Friday 25 June the State Government released its plan and artist’s impressions of Camms Road, stating that it will be level-crossing free by 2024 – a year ahead of schedule.

But the City of Casey has urged the government to reconsider its proposed design.

“The proposed road bridge will elevate Camms Road over the busy rail line, and leave many residents looking up at a concrete bridge that will limit pedestrian connections and sever connectivity across the rail corridor,” said Casey’s chair of administrators Noelene Duff.

She said the government should consult with the council and the local community to inform its design, rather than seeking a quickfix for the busy road.

“Cranbourne residents deserve a better outcome than an imposing bridge that removes so many homes.

“The proposed artist’s impression also shows little change to Cranbourne station which indicates an approach that does not adequately future-proof the precinct to accommodate the much-needed Cranbourne to Clyde rail extension,” Ms Duff said.

It’s understood Camms Road residents – including small business owners – have been approached by the government about its plans, but not everyone is happy with them.

Star News understands that further meetings will soon be held between government representatives and residents to discuss the acquisitions.

Seventeen residential properties are set to be compulsorily acquired, along with a partial acquisition of one commercial property.

They will make way for the new road bridge which will be a single lane in each direction, with paths for pedestrians and cyclists.

Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards said the

Cranbourne rail line was one of Melbourne’s busiest, with the Camms Road crossing one of the last to go between Cranbourne and the city.

“The project will ease congestion and boost safety for locals and around 12,000 motorists each day,” she said.

Andrew Pepllinkhouse, project director at the Level Crossing Removal Project, said property acquisitions were “always a last resort”.

“We have investigated all other solutions and a road bridge is the best option for removing this level crossing,” he said.

“Building a road bridge means the Cranbourne Line will be future-proofed for a rail extension to Clyde and possible upgrades to the Cranbourne Station precinct, as well as shorter construction timeframes and less disruptions for the 90,000 commuters that use the line every day.”

“Our project team will continue to work with the affected residents and property owners to ensure individuals are supported during the process.”

City of Casey chief executive officer Glenn Patterson rejected arguments supporting early delivery of the road bridge to save on delays.

“The Cranbourne to Clyde rail extension is a priority for our growing community and must be delivered properly, which means adjacent and complementary projects should accommodate this in their design,” he said.

“The reality is this short-term road bridge option means much bigger delays and costs for ratepayers down the track.”

He said Casey residents had waited long enough for the level crossing to be removed and didn’t deserve to see the Cranbourne to Clyde extension delayed.

“Rushing through this design without proper consultation and integrating a properly planned extension is a disservice to the community,” Mr Patterson added.

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Don’t forget your flu shot

By Danielle Kutchel Holt MP Anthony Byrne is reminding residents to remember their flu shot this season.

He visited TerryWhite Chemmart Pharmacy on Clyde, where pharmacist Anthony Tassone was happy to administer the vaccine.

Mr Tassone, who is also Victorian president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Victoria branch, said while instances of the flu are down this year, that’s no reason to be complacent.

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“Seasonal influenza kills up to 650,000 people a year across the world and poses a serious health risk. The best way to protect yourself, and those around you is by getting vaccinated,” he said.

He and Mr Byrne urged people to drop in to their local pharmacy for the flu shot.

“2020 saw one of the mildest flu seasons we’ve had in Australia because of the actions we took during Covid-19, but I urge Australians to remember that influenza can lead to serious health consequences, particularly for vulnerable members of the community,” Mr Tassone said.

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Search widened

By Danielle Kutchel The search for a missing Doveton man has moved to the Cranbourne scrub.

Victoria Police began searching parkland off Cemetery Road on Tuesday 6 July, as part of the Missing Persons Squad investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Brendon Farrell.

The 32-year-old was last seen by a friend around 12.30pm on Monday 31 May at his home address on Kidds Road in Doveton.

His disappearance was considered out of character and family members subsequently reported him missing to police on 2 June.

His bank accounts and phone have not been touched since his disappearance.

Members of the Missing Persons Squad, Public Order Response Team, search and rescue team and the mounted branch converged on the location before midday, with the search expected to continue into the afternoon.

Detective Inspector Andrew Stamper from Victoria Police told media that police were “reasonably confident” of finding something connected to Mr Farrell – or even the missing man’s body.

“There was certainly evidence at a house on Kidds Road of what I’m calling a violent altercation,” he said.

“Clearly the fact that Brendon hasn’t been seen since that time … we know he was sadly mixing in some pretty bad circles. That’s what leads us to the sad hypothesis that he’s met with foul play.”

Det. Insp. Stamper would not say what specific information had led police to the area, but said that information picked up during the investigation had guided the search.

“The fact that we’re here is significant,” he said.

“We wouldn’t be doing this if we weren’t reasonably hopeful we were going to get some answers.”

The area being searched is just over 20 hectares in size and punctuated by dams and thick blackberry patches, meaning it was taking police some time to get through.

The searchers were being supported by police drones.

Det. Insp. Stamper urged anyone in the community with information on Mr Farrell’s disappearance to get in touch with police.

“Now is the time to come and talk to us,” he said.

“We’re very committed to finding Brendon and finding out what happened to him.”

Mr Farrell is described as being about 168cm tall with a slim to medium build and shaved, reddish hair.

It’s believed he was wearing a black tracksuit at the time he was last seen.

Anyone with information about his disappearance is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au

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Accused Jag thief fights for bail

By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Pakenham man with two phones is arguing he wasn’t carrying a “pinging” phone that linked him to an aggravated burglary and two car thefts.

Emmanuel Lual, 19, of Pakenham, argued there was a lack of evidence placing him in a stolen 2019 Jaguar in Noble Park about 4.14am on 17 March.

Police say the driver attempted to ram them and “continued to bait” police officers.

Lual’s mobile phone ‘pinged’ from a mobile tower 200 metres away around the same time, Dandenong Magistrates’ Court heard on 29 June.

The car and a 2019 Range Rover, both with GPS tracking, had been stolen during an aggravated home burglary in Kalorama that night, police told the court.

Lual’s phone was allegedly ‘pinging’ off towers in the Mt Dandenong and Silvan area between 1am and 2.54am.

The Range Rover was found abandoned in Narre Warren, with the Jaguar and Lual’s phone both pinging in the vicinity, according to police.

When police approached Lual and three associates in the vehicle in Cranbourne North that morning, they refused to exit, a police summary stated.

A co-accused revved and reversed at high speed, launching the Jag over another vehicle and causing it to be “partially suspended in the air”.

Police used OC spray to force the four occupants out of the car.

Lual was allegedly found with a satchel carrying property stolen from three aggravated burglaries in Kalorama that night.

They included a Mercedes Benz car key, three wallets, at least six bank cards, licenses and IDs. Inside the Jag was Lual’s puffer jacket, which contained the Range Rover key, police claimed.

According to a police summary, Lual told police he was at a male’s house during the alleged break-ins and then caught an Uber to an associate’s house about 2am.

Defence lawyer Damian Fragapane said there were no witnesses, CCTV footage, fingerprint or DNA evidence implicating Lual in the burglaries and car thefts.

There was just mobile ‘pings’ from Lual’s phone that wasn’t on him at the time, Mr Fragapane argued.

He told the court there were also “potential alibi witnesses”.

Despite tight finances, Lual’s parents offered a $2000 surety. Lual was “absolutely cognisant” that if he breached his bail, they would lose the surety, the lawyer said.

Mr Fragapane listed several ‘exceptional circumstances’ in favour of bail such as Lual’s young age, his three months in remand so far and his stable family home.

He’d suffered depression, anxiety and drug use disorders, as well as a spinal injury at sport, being bullied at school, assaulted by Sudanese peers, and a recent close-family tragedy.

Police opposed bail, and Corrections Victoria was unwilling to supervise Lual’s bail due to a corrections breach, the court heard.

Magistrate Suzette Doojtes said there was a “strong case” for bail, but Corrections or CISP supervision was required to reduce Lual’s risk of re-offending.

The bail application was adjourned until 8 July for a CISP supervised bail assessment.

He remained in remand custody.

Drug-driver’s ‘dangerous’ flight

By Cam Lucadou-Wells An unlicensed drug driver was found with a police officer’s ID cards after fleeing at high speed in a stolen car through a Pakenham shopping strip.

Jesse Gavin, 26, of Officer, pleaded guilty at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 29 June to charges such as car theft, evading police, unlicensed driving, breaching bail, drug-driving and driving dangerously.

His offending was described as having “deescalated” in the past year, the court heard.

On 7 March, an unlicensed Gavin spotted a marked police car and made a U-turn in a stolen Toyota Camry with home-made plates on Princes Highway, Pakenham.

Police followed as Gavin hit a fast speed on the wrong side of the road and overtook cars in a busy shopping precinct in Cardinia Lakes Boulevard in the middle of the day.

In the stolen car were 1.7 grams of suspected meth, diazepam pills, three grams of cannabis and suspected stolen identity cards, including Medicare cards belonging to a police officer.

A hatchet and a sling-shot were also seized.

Police also found four sets of Hyundai car keys stolen during a burglary at a Cranbourne car dealer on 27 February.

Gavin, who tested positive to ‘ice’ in his system, told police he had “a couple of bumps of speed” days earlier.

As a recovering drug addict, he was doing better than in 2020, he said at the time.

Gavin had not held a driving licence since disqualified as a learner driver in 2017.

Later on bail, Gavin fled from police while he was driving an unregistered Ford Territory with stolen plates in Pine Way, Pakenham on 28 May. Police chose not to pursue him due to being near a children’s park.

Three hours later, Gavin was arrested at his home, where he tested positive for an illicit drug.

He denied drug-driving in a largely nocomment police interview.

Gavin was also charged over carrying a Taser, phone, small set of scales, a white paste, GHB and erectile-dysfunction pills in December 2020.

Defence lawyer Matthew McLellan said Gavin’s offending “de-escalated” from firearm and family violence charges in the past.

With prospects such as a stable home and a new job, Gavin was better able to tackle his drug and mental health issues, Mr McLellan said.

In sentencing on 6 July, magistrate Suzette Dootjes said Gavin’s “extremely dangerous” driving while on drugs had potential of causing “great harm to the community”.

She noted his priors relating to drugs, driving and family violence.

Gavin had chances to reform on two previous CCOs, which he “hardly complied with”, Ms Dootjes said.

Ms Dootjes opted for a combination sentence of jail and a CCO. The CCO would “allow for your further rehabilitation – which may be limited but is not extinguished … particularly if you can do something about your drug use”, she told Gavin.

He was jailed for five months, followed by a 12-month CCO including treatment, supervision and judicial monitoring.

On his release from prison, Gavin will be disqualified from driving for 12 months .

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with Casey artist Kathleen Kendall

Tell us a fun fact about yourself.

I asked my friends this question and they said it’s my Eurovision obsession. I am not a morning person but willing get up at ridiculous hours of the morning to watch the live shows and then watch the televised version that night. This year I was hoping for Malta or Ukraine but was happy when Italy won.

How did you get involved in SECAN? I originally joined BAS (Berwick Artists Society) which is a traditional art group as there were no contemporary art groups in Casey.

Some artists in the group decided to set up SECAN (South Eastern Contemporary Art Network) and invited me. Through SECAN I met and joined the artists from CART (Cardinia Artist Society). I have made some wonderful friends through these groups and we inspire and bounce off ideas with each other.

What is your favourite medium or material to work with and why?

I love using recycled materials and have two pieces in ‘Art Show Pakenham’ at the Cardinia Cultural Centre that is on until 18 July. One is made from magazines and the other is a wearable art dress made from plastic and bubble wrap. I don’t have oodles of money to spend on mediums so I get excited when I can repurpose something I already have and avoid sending it to landfill. I also have two chairs that I recycled into art that are in the Pakenham Place window display (near Target) until the end of July.

My next project is to recycle old traditional paintings into contemporary works.

What has been your most memorable moment?

In 2007 I was on a TV trivia competition called ‘1 vs 100’. I won the show. It enabled me to take a year off work to go to university to study interior architecture and design.

Where do you find inspiration?

Usually it is from something tactile. When I touched a charcoal piece of glass I saw visions

Artist Kathleen Kendall at a recent open weekend as part of the Casey Winter Arts Festival. 242155 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS of x-rays which started my first glass art pieces.

I kept my glorious but hideously expensive Architectural Digest magazines in storage waiting for inspiration and then something like a dart board will trigger my brain cells into gear and puts the two together. The magazines are my current medium along with four acrylic cat portraits that I am demonstrating during the Winter Arts Festival for the Casey Council at the SECAN Gate 6 Gallery each weekend in July.

If you had to compete on MasterChef, what dish would you cook?

My mother was dyslexic and couldn’t read a recipe book which meant she only cooked basic meals. From the age of 10 I started cooking and my friends have said that I am an excellent cook. My husband said that for MasterChef I should make my carrot cake or black forest cheesecake but maybe that is because they are his favourites to eat.

If you were Prime Minister for a day, what would be the first thing you would do?

Oh geez, don’t get me started on this question as I will never finish and pull out my soap box.

My first agenda item will be more education

and support systems to abolish domestic violence.

What is your favourite holiday destination?

Japan. I went there in 2017 and absolutely loved it. I would go back there in a heartbeat.

The architecture, people, food and the art is beyond words. I loved Kyoto more than Tokyo and need to see Osaka and the country areas at some point in the future.

How do you like to relax?

Music and art. As soon as I put on music it switches off my busy brain and then I lose all track of time. I love everything from opera to rock and K-pop and have playlists for whatever mood I am in. I retreat to my art room and create away and only stop when the light gets dim and my cat is screaming at me for food.

Why is art so important?

I came from a troubled family and art was my escape. With my pencils and paper I would colour in or draw and switch off to what was happening around me and find some peace. After leaving school I went into nursing and then a corporate job as there were no art related jobs available. I gave those jobs 100 per cent but I always felt something was missing from my life. Five years ago I changed professions to an educational field and work part time so that I have time for art. My dream is to win lotto so that I can set up a small gallery somewhere along the Princes Highway in Casey/Cardinia for emerging artists. I would like it to incorporate rooms for any local art group from traditional to graffiti arts to have their meetings, a social hub for artists to meet each other and a working space for those without the resources to do it at their own home. It would include a space where the public could link up with artists looking for mediums that they would like to donate to them. The world will be a better place with less stress if creative people could find easier ways to connect and could enjoy art for either fun or intending on being an artist.

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Lessons from an Elder

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Aunty Pat Ockwell’s life story is a message.

As a revered senior Wurundjeri elder, she now has a fervent urge to pass lessons learnt from her elders to younger minds.

This is as it has been done for tens of thousands of years.

In a 250-page, lusciously illustrated biography, ‘Aunty Pat Ockwell Tells Her Story’, she traces 84 years of life and her deep family connections.

There is also the story of a tireless community servant in justice, housing, and hostels in Dandenong and across Australia.

She is renowned for getting young lives back on track and out of jail, such as by sitting on the Koori Court as an Elder for 14 years.

“I wanted to help the younger ones coming up in the future,” Aunty Pat says.

“I thought if I did a book, I could put a lot of stuff in it for the younger ones to read. And to teach them about life and what it was like.”

The book took two-and-a-half years, including 12 months of Covid disruptions that limited her contact with collaborator Pauline Mackinnon to chats on the phone.

“This book means a lot to me. It tells the story of my family, and it goes right back to the start.”

She starts with her Mum and Dad. When Aunty Pat was born in 1937, her mother Martha Terrick and husband Patrick Nicholson lived with her grandmother Jessie Jemima Wandin Terrick in Collingwood.

At the time, her father served with the Royal Australian Air Force.

Her childhood memories are of growing up in Healesville – an area with strong connection for the Terrick family.

Seeking seasonal farm and orchard work, they travelled the countryside as a family in an

old truck that her Dad converted into a caravan.

Along the way, they camped. The kids woke early to hunt, kill and prepare their food for breakfast, such as rabbit.

“We knew how to do all that stuff. We were taught by our uncles and mum the way to do things, and how to live off the land.

“We grew up with a lot of experiences – that’s where we picked up a lot of knowledge while travelling around.”

As a kid, she remembers running and playing around the middle of the dried-up salty Lake Boga. Recently, she saw it full of water and pelicans.

“It’s so beautiful up there now.”

In 1958, she married Woori Yallock farmer Ted Ockwell, and mothered six children.

Inspired by elders before her, Aunty Pat’s service has been devoted to trying to help her people.

Her Auntie Winnie - a very important Wurundjeri leader – said that when she was gone, Aunty Pat would have to “step up”.

And she did.

She’s served on the board of Dandenong and District Aborigines Co-operative, as well as the Wurundjeri Tribe Council, Aboriginal Community Elders Services and Aboriginal Housing Victoria.

She started domestic work at the Roy Harrison (Gunai) Hostel in Dandenong, helping students, the homeless and interstate visitors.

She progressed to a national manager of Aboriginal Hostels Limited, talking the nittygritty of enterprise bargaining in hostels as far flung as the NT. In her introduction to her book, she writes: “It is still very difficult times for all our people.

“So, we must create a way for our people, and especially our young ones, to hear the stories of their Elders.

“So they learn about who they are and learn

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To all the litter and rubbish left around the Adams Lane area and the back of Woolies at Berwick. We try to clean up there every few weeks, but quickly the same mess.

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To Victorian Police, who are not doing their job of policing motorists in all aspects of driving properly and obeying all the road rules, by targeting DUI and speed and allowing motorists to believe no one is watching, so they can flout the law safely.

Thumbs Up! To being alive and (relatively) healthy.

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To the petrol prices in Cranbourne.

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To those who do not QR code at the supermarket.

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To the Federal Government for interfering with the rollout of the Covid -9 vaccine, instead of leaving it to the tried and tested Medicare system with a directive of who must get the vaccination first.

Thumbs Up! To my pets xo.

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SOCIALLY SPEAKING On Friday 2 July, a story was shared to the Berwick Star News and Cranbourne Star News Facebook pages about the number of Casey residents in arrears on their rates.

Here’s how our readers responded online: Andrea MacDonald: And they will go up again.

Derek Sullivan: With the amount of houses and townhouses getting built there shouldn’t be a reason why the rates go up every year.

Thumbs Up! To all the medical staff, you are doing a great job and should get the huge pay rise instead of the MPs.

Thumbs Up! To snow!!

Thumbs Down!

To the Victorian politicians, accepting an undeserved, huge pay rise, knowing full well that the committee who OK’d it are also government employees who will get the same rise.

On Tuesday 6 July, a story was shared to the Cranbourne Star News Facebook page regarding a push from the City of Casey to ensure residents put the right rubbish in the right bin.

Here’s how our readers responded online: Sue Stride: It doesn’t help when people put contaminated rubbish in your bin.

Tanya L Rogers: Some ppl just want to be able to throw their rubbish in the bin without it being a “process”. Geez.

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After an alleged anti-vaxxer incident at a local vaccination hub, authorities are asking the public to be respectful of health care workers.

On Friday 2 July, Health Minister Martin Foley told reporters an anti-vaxxer had visited the Cranbourne mass vaccination hub that morning and threatened nurses.

Victoria Police was contacted for comment, however, was unable to confirm the circumstances surrounding the event.

Speaking to reporters, Mr Foley said those with “tinpot theories” should keep them to themselves.

“You aren’t allowed to come in and abuse our nurses and our healthcare professionals,” he said on Friday.

“If you want to have your tinpot theories, fine, but keep them to yourself and keep them out of our healthcare services.”

A Monash Health spokesperson said its two mass vaccination centres in the south east - one at Cranbourne Turf Club and one

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“We thank everyone for their patience as we work to ensure eligible members of our community have the opportunity to be protected against Covid-19,” the spokesperson said. cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

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Uncovering Jack’s story

By Danielle Kutchel The names and histories of many of Australia’s First Nations soldiers remain shrouded in mystery – but one Cranbourne resident has made it his mission to uncover their stories.

Peter Bakker, an amateur historian and military researcher of 16 years, has spent thousands of hours researching and verifying Aboriginal participation in Australia’s early military forces.

His work has dispelled many of the myths around their service and treatment, while also uncovering the names of some Australia’s earliest Aboriginal soldiers.

One of those soldiers is Jack Alick Bond.

Jack was born around 1872 in the Braidwood district of New South Wales, the son of Jacky Alick and Ellen de Mestre. His maternal grandfather was the trainer of Archer, the winner of the first and second Melbourne Cups.

His father was a police tracker, as was his paternal grandfather, the tribal spokesperson ‘King John Bond’.

Jack was a member of the Yuin Nation living near Braidwood, on the south coast of NSW. He served as a police tracker before enlisting in the Boer War, making him one of only 10 currently known Aboriginal soldiers to serve in this war.

Jack served as a fully-fledged trooper as part of the 1st Australian Horse, a colonial NSW militia, as well as the 1st Australian Commonwealth Horse. His horsemanship, skill with a rifle and bush skills were recognised for their usefulness by the army.

The 1st Australian Horse unit underwent comprehensive training, including how to shoot while riding on horseback and charging with the use of sabres. Jack passed the tests for selection to serve overseas just two weeks before his ship left for South Africa.

Mr Bakker said that it was a “credit to the

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On 17 January 1900, Jack set sail on the ‘Surrey’ for South Africa, arriving in Cape Town on 23 February 1900. His first major battle was at Poplar Grove in March 1900.

The war was tough, with soldiers having to survive harsh conditions including meagre rations, traversing rough Veldt country, poor hygiene and spending many cold nights exposed out in the open.

While convalescing from a bout of the deadly enteric fever in September 1900, Jack sent a letter back home to his white friend, George Larkin, stating he was fed up with the war – saying it had “lasted quite long enough” and that he was ready to go back to Australia.

When the letter was discovered by Mr Bak-

ker in late 2013, it was the earliest known correspondence from an Australian Aboriginal serving overseas. In 2020 Bakker located two letters by another NSW Aboriginal soldier, Frank Leighton Sinclair, that predated Jack’s letter by a few months.

Mr Bakker said Jack’s letter and life story challenge the widely-held generalisation that First Nations people were not accepted by all white Australians in colonial Australia.

Jack returned to Australia on 2 May 1901 and was welcomed back to Braidwood with a wine and cigar night in the local Albion Hall hosted by Braidwood Mayor, Alderman Higgins.

In 1901 the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York undertook a royal tour of British dominions that included their participation in opening Australia’s first Federal Parliament in Melbourne on 9 May 1901.

On 1 June 1901 in the grounds of Government House, Sydney, the Duke presented nearly 1000 returned Boer War veterans, including Jack Alick Bond, with the Queen’s South Africa Medal. Jack personally received his medal from the hands of the future King George V of England.

In 1902 Jack returned to South Africa for a second tour of duty and late in 1918 attempted to enlist to serve in World War One. By 1918, he was around 44 years old, although he stated his age as 38 years and 11 months. It’s unclear whether his application was fully processed.

Jack died on 4 November 1941 after being run over by a tram on Anzac Parade in La Perouse, Sydney.

A newspaper report from the time notes that he was well-known in the area as a seller of curios and boomerang exhibitor at La Perouse.

While there was a short funeral notice placed in the newspaper, no record has yet been found describing his funeral.

However, his story did not end there.

After uncovering Jack’s history, Mr Bakker – who was also instrumental in the creation of Victoria’s first Aboriginal War Memorial in Warrnambool – contacted some of Jack’s family descendants.

While Jack has no direct descendants there are many Bond and Ahoy descendants via his brothers, half-brother and two half-sisters.

In 2014 Mr Bakker located Jack’s unmarked grave in Botany Cemetery Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park in Sydney.

With no commemoration of Jack’s life and military service existing, Mr Bakker formed the Jack Alick Bond Memorial Grave Committee in mid-2020, which began planning for a grave memorial and re-dedication ceremony for Jack. Having raised sufficient funds, including a grant of $30,000 from the NIAA (National Indigenous Australians Agency), Monday 30 May – on the 119th anniversary of the Treaty of Vereeniging which ended the Boer War – saw the memorial and re-dedication service of Jack’s new grave and plaque.

The service was attended by many Bond and Ahoy family descendants, including Linno Ahoy Thomas, who provided guidance on incorporating Aboriginal culture into the event.

The service began with a smoking ceremony and featured traditional Aboriginal dances.

Thanks to historian Mr Bakker’s research and the publication of his illustrated booklet, ‘Recognising a Warrior: The extraordinary life, family and military service of an Aboriginal man – Jack Alick Bond’, Jack’s story is now known and preserved.

Mr Bakker continues his mission to uncover the lives of other early Indigenous soldiers, painstakingly tracing their family trees and service records for verification, before presenting them in a dossier to the Australian War Memorial for formal recognition.

“There is still more Aboriginal history to be found and acknowledged,” Mr Bakker said.

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Special school leader appointed A principal has been appointed for the upcoming specialist school in Endeavour Hills.

Susan Coull has more than 30 years’ experience in working with children with disabilities.

She has led three specialist schools, most recently as principal at the Currajong School in Malvern East.

Ms Coull has a Master’s degree in special education, and trained as a music therapist.

Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams said Ms Coull’s appointment ensured a “great leader for a a fantastic new school that will meet the additional needs of students with disabilities in the area”.

Narre Warren North MP Luke Donnellan said the Government was ensuring “students of all abilities can access a great education – no matter their circumstances”.

The new school – with an interim name Endeavour Hills Specialist School – will cater for up to 288 students from Prep to Year 12 with autism or a range of intellectual disabilities.

The school will create separate community buildings for early years, middle school and senior students.

Students with medium to high care needs will be supported with a separate kitchen, small learning space and fully assisted toilet in each building.

Specialist spaces will cater for media, communications, drama, physical activities, art, science, craft and technology studies.

Middle and senior students will have a dedicated life skills space.

The school is expected to open in 2022.

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Vaccine plea from clinic

By Shelby Brooks A Clyde North GP clinic is calling on the Australian Government to give the green light to open a Pfizer vaccination hub out of its clinic.

Doctors on Clyde managing director Dalia Atwa, along with the clinical director and practice manager, said the clinic “needs to be part of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine roll out now, not put on hold until October.”

“The local community demand is extraordinary and we feel that all help should be accepted. However, our multiple requests from the start have been met with adversity and there has been many unnecessary pitfalls and obstacles that we have had to endure and continue to face,” Ms Atwa said in a press release.

Ms Atwa said when the original expression of interest for the AstraZeneca vaccine was released to GP clinics, they “jumped at the chance to be able to become part of the bigger picture and become a vaccinating clinic” and were “excited at the possibility of giving back to our community and being part of an Australian wide fight against Covid-19”. “[As the] managing director, [I] allocated additional funds to the purchasing of a new vaccine fridge, extra seating for patients and other resources to ensure the clinic would be able to meet all the criteria and demands. All the staff, doctors and nurses proudly achieved all the training requirements necessary to participate,” Ms Atwa said, who went onto explain their first application was declined on a “technicality” about an accreditation status.

“A matter of months down the line, to add insult to injury, when the powers that be realised they needed additional help with the vaccine roll out, we were asked to resubmit our EOI regardless of accreditation status. Suddenly we were deemed good enough to be part of the AstraZeneca roll out!” Ms Atwa said.

Since then, Ms Atwa said the clinic watched “full appointment books dwindle to nothing” after the government recommended the Astra-

Zeneca vaccine for over 60-year-olds.

Access to the AstraZeneca vaccine has recently been expanded to adults under 40, with informed consent.

“The Australian Government then decided to start back pedalling by offering indemnity to GP clinics who vaccinate AstraZeneca to patients under 60 years old but it’s all too little, too late and the damage had already been done,” Ms Atwa said.

“Pfizer is the word that is on everyone’s lips.

Pfizer is the vaccine of choice. Pfizer is what is going to get all Australians vaccinated by the end of the year.

“So why the,n as a keen, willing and able clinic, are we shunned again? Why are we put on a waiting list and told to wait till October when we can start now?”

Ms Atwa said the clinic’s goal was to be able to offer progressive and up to date services.

“However, reaching the goal of being progressive and up to date has become an impossible task when we can’t even offer our local population their Covid-19 vaccination of choice,” Ms Atwa said.

“At this time, we feel it is vital that we join the campaign to keep Australia safe and vaccinated. It is not the time to be reluctant and hold us on a waiting list. We are eager to participate and provide much needed support to The Department of Health.

“It is very detrimental to the local communities to have very few options as to where they can be vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine.”

Adjoining the clinic under the same roof and tenancy, the clinic boasts a 100sqm area that has the potential to become a separate vaccinating area, Ms Atwa said.

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The events will give guests an insight into the artists’ work.

Visitors will be able to view exhibited work and interact with the artists as they work on their current projects.

The SECAN Open Studios Exhibition will run every weekend until Saturday 31 July, 10am – 4pm (Saturdays and Sundays only) at Gate 6 Gallery, Gate 6, Akoonah Park, Cardinia Street, Berwick.

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By Cam Lucadou-Wells For even a world-renowned escape-artist, there’s no getting away from the Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 scuttled the Lysterfield South-raised Cosentino’s planned regional tour Deception.

Like his stunning sleights-of-hand and illusions, the year had been a case of ‘expect the unexpected’.

But again like Cosentino’s death-defying denouements, Deception will resurface in his “back yard” in Melbourne’s south east this coming week.

“As a performer with the equipment, trailers and crew, it’s challenging to reschedule and postpone shows – but as they say the show must go on.”

After performing in South East Asia for much of the past five years, Cosentino is excited to be in front of a home audience.

In his inimitable style, there’ll be disappearing acts, levitations, escapes, dance moves, hilarity and audience participation, all spectacularly backed by his own lighting designer, sets, bespoke costumes and sound.

Since rising to national acclaim on Australia’s Got Talent, his business empire based in Hallam has sprouted children’s books and TV shows watched by more than 100 million.

He’s been awarded the magicians’ highest honours, the Merlin Awards for best international magician and best international escape artist.

Behind the flashy magic is a lot of toil, he says.

His father and mother, both professionals, told him it would have been easier to choose a more conventional path.

“It’s very challenging to turn your hobby and passion into a living - and support others

while doing it.

“You can’t just be good, you have to be excellent.

“You can be mediocre in so many things and make a living. In entertainment, you have to be more than good.

“It takes hard work, dedication and a bit of luck. All the stars have to align.”

As a shy 12-year-old who couldn’t read, he was introduced to a Houdini magic book from the Narre Warren library.

What was revealed to him was not just magic, but the trick of reading.

He first performed ‘the French drop’ at home. His father asked him how did he did it, and he felt a “transfer of power”.

Here was his father who came to Australia at 13, couldn’t read, couldn’t speak English and had built his own successful business.

While at the time, Cosentino was unsure of himself, bullied and “back of the classroom”.

“Here was something that my father couldn’t explain.

“I now had control over things and could do things nobody could explain.”

There’s no mystery to his tricks, he says.

Indeed, when he made a name for himself, he lifted the veil on magic.

While Houdini escaped behind a sheet, Cosentino’s trickery was in plain sight.

But despite his meticulous planning and skill, there’s another thing this conjurer can’t escape – and that’s the steep rate of insurance.

“That is very real.”

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By Cam Lucadou-Wells Here is some ‘screen time’ that actually does wonders for mental health.

MOST (Moderated Online Social Therapy) is an Australian-designed digital mental health therapy for young people offered by services such as headspace and Monash Health.

And it is the very opposite to online trolling and “fake” social media.

One of its early adopters is Malamati who is part of a MOST youth advisory group using the prototype platform.

“I’m not a big person on social media,” she told a launch at Monash Health Community Health Services in Dandenong on 30 June.

“I don’t have Instagram or Twitter anymore.

I find it overwhelming.”

But MOST is something different. It’s a 24-7 digital program that provides clinical advice and peer support for 15 to 25-year-olds whenever they need it.

Crucially, it fast-tracks therapy for a surge of young people on mental health services’ waiting lists.

Even in those lonely, despairing moments late at night, ‘real time’ help is at hand.

Clinicians, specialists and trained peers with lived experience like Malamati are online with supportive posts and positive feedback.

“To see people in their purest forms and their accomplishments during their mental health journey is the most wonderful thing,” Malamati says.

Accomplishments can be eating every day, getting out of bed or going out to a job interview and “nailing it”.

The positive feedback received was “destigmatising”.

MOST was designed by Orygen at its National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health.

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“The dream is that young people will get the help they need when they need it and for as long as they need it.”

It operates at 32 youth mental health services in Victoria, including headspace centres and Monash Health.

Last week, the State Government announced $12 million to continue MOST over the next two years.

Mental health parliamentary secretary Steve Dimopoulos also announced a pilot, extending help for 12-14-year-old clients.

He spoke of the importance of treating mental health early – 75 per cent of diagnosable mental illness emerged before the age of 25.

“MOST is a critical service because we know the earlier we can reach someone struggling with their mental health, the better their life outcomes.”

Mr Dimopoulos said the Government was addressing the under-funding of mental health – long seen as the “poor cousin of the health system”.

In the wake of the state’s Royal Commission into mental health, the Government had boosted funding to a record $3.8 billion, in-

cluding $842 million for youths.

Orygen executive director Professor Patrick McGorry said he’d seen the mental health system “crumble” after an initially exciting shift to de-institutionalisation became chronically underfunded.

“It’s taken 20 years for a government to come along and recognise the policy failure from that time.”

After the Royal Commission, there was a “new dawn”. Out of anywhere in the world, Victoria was now “the place to be” for mental health services, Professor McGorry said.

“It’s a big responsibility for us not to blow it this time”.

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CASEY BUSINESS AWARDS Over the next few weeks, Star News is profiling the finalists in the 2021 Casey Business Awards. In the lead up to the announcement of the winners of each category in the coming weeks, we’ll feature stories of these inspiring businesses and the secrets to their Awards success.

Dental care

By Danielle Kutchel A vision for a new kind of dentist drives Berwick Dental Studio to be a leader in its field.

Founded by Dr Tony Liu and Dr Chu Tan, Berwick Dental Studio opened in responses to what its founders saw as an unfulfilled demand in the Berwick area for their brand of dentistry – “a dentistry which is as human as it is comprehensive”, as Dr Liu explained.

They’re also committed to hiring locals – something that has seen them recognised as finalists in the 2021 Casey Business Awards in the employment category.

“The vision of our business is to become a centre for upskilling and growth of both people who are experienced and those who are new to the dental industry,” Dr Liu explained.

“We are dedicated to employing locally, and it feels amazing to be recognised for it.

“We believe that having a passionate and well trained team is crucial in delivering outstanding service.”

To start with, Dr Liu said the clinic hires only growth-minded professionals who are then quickly upskilled through a structured on-boarding program.

Staff regularly take part in team training to ensure their skills are constantly updated and old ones honed.

“There’s no such thing as perfection and we are always learning to improve what we offer,” he said.

The Covid-19 lockdowns restricted the

practice’s work to solely dental emergencies, which account for around three per cent of patients as the clinic focuses on preventative care and smile transformations.

But Dr Liu said the lockdown provided an excellent opportunity to develop more training materials and provide staff with further training.

“This unique opportunity allowed us to come out of lockdowns more skilled and more efficient,” he said.

“Over the past year, not only did we keep our entire team employed, we actually grew and doubled our team size.”

As the director of Berwick Dental Studio, Dr Liu said he loved to see his team grow and achieve things they hadn’t even imagined previously.

As a working dentist, he said nothing beats finishing a smile transformation and seeing how his work improves people’s confidence.

It’s a trait shared by the whole team, who pride themselves on taking the time to listen, understand and clarify with patients to set them at ease.

Dr Liu said Casey was a great place to do business, with its mix of established families and ongoing growth.

“It also has a growth minded council where the planning and development strategies really help us flourish,” he said.

He recommended other Casey businesses invest in building the capacity and resilience in their team.

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By Mitchell Clarke Almost one year since alleged corruption was exposed within the City of Casey, a former councillor is still fighting to clear his name.

Former Springfield Ward councillor Rex Flannery, who resigned as deputy mayor just days before the State Government sensationally sacked the entire council in February 2020, says the events of the past 12 months are still “eating” him up.

He has now officially requested that his name is removed from both a councillor honour board in the customer service centre and a wall plaque in Bunjil Place.

“I have never had any involvement into this alleged corruption scandal and therefore I do not wish to have my name associated with past or former councillors who may have brought our City of Casey into disrepute,” he told Star News.

“People look at your name and they see that you’re from Casey Council and immediately they put you in that same mould, which couldn’t be further than the truth.

“It’s just horrible to have been a councillor in that term. It gives you a sickening feeling in your gut and now I have to live with that.“ Mr Flannery argues his name should never have been placed on the plaque celebrating the $126 million Bunjil development because at the time he didn’t support the project.

“I guess I’ve eaten a little bit of humble pie with Bunjil Place. I’ve been able to see the value that place brings to the community but at the time I was against the development and I wasn’t once consulted (about having my name included),” he said.

He also claims former ex-ward partner, Sam Aziz, stated to him that he “wished he never had my name added to the plaque”.

“That was the only time I agreed with him,” Mr Flannery said.

While Mr Flannery hasn’t accused any former councillor of committing wrongdoing, he said anyone found guilty from the IBAC hearing should immediately have their honours stripped.

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Rex name shame Almost one year since alleged corruption was exposed within the City of Casey, a former councillor is still fighting to clear his name.

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Rex Flannery, pictured in late 2015, wants his name stripped from council. 148005 from anywhere within the City of Casey ... whether it’s a plaque in the botanical gardens or in Bunjil Place, I want them removed so they have absolutely no recognition anymore,” he said.

“They’ve disgraced themselves and they’ve disgraced the council. They’ve taken something away from me that I totally enjoyed. I loved serving the Casey community. I just want some clarity as to what way it’s going to go.”

Since his resignation, Mr Flannery has been working in an operating theatre at a local hospital. He said he has every intention to run for council again in 2024.

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Casey’s governance manager Rhys Matulis said: “Given the IBAC investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment on that matter. Council has received and will consider Mr Flannery’s request in due course.”

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“I want to get back into serving the community again. I want to run again and I want to get my name back on the honour board for the right reasons. At the moment it’s a dishonour board,” he said.

Star News understands Mr Flannery has put forward his request to be heard by the administrators at the next council meeting, slated for Tuesday 2 February.“It’s up to them now but a year later, this is still eating at me. I need closure and this is one way that I can get it,“ he said.

“I played no part in any downturn or sacking of the council and I feel it’s my duty to say that I don’t want to be a part of or in any way

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For Cranbourne East’s L’Arte Central Social Enterprise Cafe, Florist and Art Space, there was never an option of closing down during the pandemic.

The cafe is built on the premise of being there for people – not just those in the wider community, but its staff too.

So when Covid hit, the cafe’s management team was determined to make it through.

L’Arte has since been named a finalist in the resilience category of the 2021 Casey Business Awards, a recognition that manager Anthony Cheeseman said was really about the community the cafe serves.

“We knew that going into lockdown meant that as a community, that bond between us and the community was even more needed,” he said.

“It works both ways. We needed the community as much as they needed us.”

Over the pandemic L’Arte dished out thousands of meals for those in need across Casey, partnering with charities as well as the council itself to ensure no one went hungry.

This also meant the cafe was able to keep its staff employed.

“They are the resilient ones,” Mr Cheeseman said of his employees, who watched as the cafe’s transactions plummeted during lockdown before picking up again once restrictions eased.

L’Arte also took to delivering its beautiful flower arrangements and award-winning pies directly to people’s doorsteps during Covid, often staying for a quick, maskedup and socially-distanced chat through the front door.

Sometimes the delivery person would be the only human the recipient had seen in sometime during lockdown, and Mr Cheeseman said the interaction often helped to perk people up during a difficult time.

“We were that real connection, that heart-to-heart connection with the com-

Tim Mollenhauer and Anthony Cheeseman from L’Art Central Social Enterprise Caf , Florist and Art Space. 236511 munity and individuals. That’s what we try to do really well,” he explained.

“Our catchcry is we don’t employ people to make coffee, food or flowers; we make coffee, food or flowers to employ people.”

Through its activities the cafe is able to provide employment for at risk and disadvantaged people, giving them stability, training and real-world job experience that will stand them in good stead in the future.

That mission never wavered, even during Covid, thanks to what Mr Cheeseman described as a willingness to give things a go during the pandemic.

He said the staff are excited for the upcoming Business Awards gala night at which the winners of the award categories will be announced.

It’s a chance for his staff to let their hair down and celebrate their achievements and resilience over the last 18 months.

“They feel pretty chuffed. It’s good for them; I get a kick out of it for them,” he said.

The winners of the 2021 Casey Business Awards will be announced in July. cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

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Positioned for the future

By Danielle Kutchel Australian Precision Technologies (APT) has taken a giant step into the future, moving into a new industry and upskilling its staff to stay ahead of the curve.

Over the past two years, the Berwick-based precision manufacturer has progressed with some major initiatives to better position its business.

The transformation began with the creation of APT’s advanced manufacturing initiative, which reset its customer focus.

Initially, a large portion of APT’s work was for the motor vehicle industry or in general engineering, a spokesperson said.

With this work heading offshore, APT’s management knew they had to come up with new target customers.

They settled on the defence industry – a challenging contract to win by anyone’s standards.

“It was basically progressing our whole business up to that next level so we could win that work,” the spokesperson said.

APT achieved an AS9100 accreditation and underwent a number of security checks to gain the defence work, placing them in the next tier of manufacturers.

Now, around 75 per cent of its customers are in the defence sector – up from 12 per cent in 2008. The transformation didn’t happen overnight.

“When we started the initiative, we had to overhaul all our processes,” the spokesperson explained.

All staff had to progress to a higher skill level, working to strict process controls.

Managers learned new quality controls and new, quality-focused staff members were hired to oversee the defence work.

According to the spokesperson, the effort poured into the initiative has paid dividends, with a high level of staff retention and all work produced to the highest standard.

Plus, APT has been named as a finalist in the 2021 Casey Business Awards in the Innovation category.

The shift to defence work also helped when Covid-19 smashed into the manufacturing industry.

“We were lucky in that we didn’t have to close because the defence industry was essential,” the spokesperson said.

“We could still keep production going, but … we still had to meet the Covid restrictions.”

APT was also part of the direct response to Covid-19, creating components for respirators that kept people alive during the pandemic.

APT is an integral part of the Casey business landscape.

Founded by Richard Weinzierl, a “Berwick boy through and through”, APT hires many of its staff from the local area.

“He’s got a lot of pride in living here and

working here,” the spokesperson explained.

“We are the community; so that’s probably why this is our place to be.”

APT has had success in the Casey-Cardinia Business Awards before, and staff are keenly looking forward to this year’s winners’ announcement at a gala event in July.

“Being able to support sovereign capability in Australia, making Australian parts for the defence industry in Australia, is a massive achievement and something everyone here has worked so hard on,” the spokesperson said.

“We’re going to continue doing that. We’re always progressing, putting in new processes, tightening things up to stand out in our field.

We think we’ve done a really good job.”

Richard Weinzierl, founder and managing director of Australian Precision Technologies.

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Know your numbers What was your least favourite subject at school: English? Physics? Music? Chances are that many of you will have said maths, which is a pity since not only is this a fascinating subject, it also lies at the heart of much of what we need to do in day-to-day living, e.g. paying bills, budgeting etc.

Since many people naturally shy away from mathematics, these things are often avoided but in business, it is essential to ‘know your numbers’ if you are going to make your business a success. Still, I do hear some business owners say they don’t worry about their financials becasue they leave this to their accountant or their bookkeeper, but as a business owner, you simply cannot outsource this important function.

Good bookkeepers will be able to record your financial data, reconcile your accounts and assist you with BAS and IAS payments and good accountants will ensure that your business complies with your legal obligations and minimise your tax liabilities, but neither can actually manage the financial decisions that affect the growth, development and profitability of your business.

The good news is that this does not in practice turn out to be a hard thing to do and whether it is done or not is very often more a function of the business owner’s confidence in their financial abilities rather than any particular skill in this space.

For me, the place to start is to define a budget. It never ceases to amaze me how many businesses do not have one, but not having a budget is a bit like setting out on a new journey without a map; you may not arrive at your destination, but even if you do, chances are it will take longer and cost more than if you had planned a direct route in the first place. What’s more, when you set a budget, you now have a way of measuring and tracking your progress against a defined financial plan and as the highly regarded management consultant, educator, and author Peter Drucker once said: “What gets measured, gets managed”. Whilst you could set a budget by hand, far better to do this inside a tool like Microsoft’s Excel which enables automatic calculations or indeed use any of the financial tools like Xero and MYOB which these days also allow for the creation of a budget.

Another argument I hear for not creating a budget is the view that you cannot predict your sales, so what’s the point in trying to set a budget for these? In practice, this view does cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH not tend to hold up since if you know your sales over the past few years, chances are you can estimate to within a rough order of magnitude what they are likely to be over the coming year. You may not know exactly which customers will spend what, but looking back at what has happened in the past, you are likely to see patterns emerge that will enable a reasonable level of forecasting for the coming period.

Expenses are a whole lot easier to predict since overheads such as fuel, heating and lighting costs etc typically don’t differ wildly from the previous year. The biggest expenditure is usually wages so if you have an idea of the number of staff you will need over the coming year and have collected data on the other expense items, it is not hard to extrapolate figures the new financial year. Knowing your forecast sales, the typical ‘Cost of Goods Sold’ for your business sales and your forecast expenses, it is then easy to calculate your forecast profit. I recommend doing all of this month-by-month for the coming year so that you can compare your actual figures with your budgeted amounts each month and hence get early visibility if you are going off-track.

If you are still not confident, perhaps try enlisting the help of someone who can assist with this since being able to build and interpret your own ‘financial roadmap’ and plan your business’ financial future is vital to sustained business success.

Ian Ash is the Managing Director or OrgMent Business Solutions - ombs.com.au

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By Danielle Kutchel Watching eight-year-old Poppy connecting a series of multicoloured Lego pieces, you can see her imagination is fired up.

As she delves into the box, hunting for that elusive next piece, it’s clear she has a vision for her sculpture and is determined to make it work.

Poppy discovered her passion for the world-famous building blocks at Cranbourne Library when she and her mum found the Lego Club.

Run by Casey Cardinia Libraries, the Lego Club allows kids from age four to 14 to harness their inner engineer and build crazy Lego creations.

For Poppy, who was born with only half a functioning heart, the Lego Club was a lifechanger.

Her mother Amelia said the club gave Poppy the opportunity to meet other kids her own age and broaden her social circle.

“A child like Poppy can’t necessarily participate in all the things that other children do,” she said.

“The Lego Club though gives Poppy a creative outlet that also fosters her passion.”

Through the club, Poppy has also learnt

patience and problem-solving skills – for when, as Poppy herself explained, the Lego “disagrees” with her.

Poppy said she loves her library, with its multitude of books to sink her teeth into, and the Lego Club where she can “build lots of things”.

Amelia said Poppy comes to the Lego Club every week when it’s on and is hoping to get involved in the STEAM Club next term.

Casey Cardinia Libraries is currently raising funds to expand its science programs.

The organisation runs a variety of programs and events for all ages, and while core operations are covered by government funding, it sometimes needs help to grow its other programs.

According to the library, $30 buys a Lego Classics set for one of its branches; $100 provides circuit kits so that children can learn how to light up their model; and $150 will allow the library to buy a set of LEGO Technic motors so that children can create moving parts.

Casey Cardinia Libraries is looking to raise $10,000 this winter.

To donate, visit cclc.vic.gov.au/helpgrow-our-lego-and-science-programs/ Thursday, 8 July, 2021

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A classic comes to life

By Danielle Kutchel Casey’s young performers are ready to put on a show with a heartwarming rendition of a much-loved classic.

Masquerade Youth Productions (MYP) is gearing up for its school holiday performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella G2K. The production will feature all the familiar characters, including the fairy godmother, Cinderella’s evil stepmother and step-sisters, and even her beloved animal friends.

The cast has been rehearsing intently over the last few months.

Not even another lockdown could stop them, with the cast shifting to Zoom for a few weeks when in-person rehearsals were cancelled under Covid restrictions.

As the performance dates draw near, the cast moved to a series of day-long intensive rehearsals to run through the whole production.

Musical director Isabella Dymalovski said the production was looking good so far.

“I think we’re still working through a few nerves, but they’re so good at working collaboratively and encouraging each other, it’s really awesome to see,” she said.

The performance will feature a few surprises including Covid-safe waltzing using an improvised household item: mops.

Choreographer Catherine McGregor said the mops would be dressed up on the night

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The cast at rehearsal. 242442 and had been a lot of fun to play with.

She said the cast were “like sponges”, absorbing all the dance routines and steps.

The cast comprises performers of different skill levels, but Ms McGregor said they had

all been busily waltzing at home to get up to speed with the dances.

Meanwhile, a host of new friendships have formed over the course of the rehearsals – something which was also great to see after a

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year of Covid-enforced separation.

Director Emily Keagan said MYP had been looking for a “big and lavish” classic to bring to the stage to help the kids get their energy back after the pandemic.

“It’s definitely so much nicer to be in the studio and let the kids interact and have that social time to make friends, that’s such a big part of theatre,” she said.

“I’m really proud of them and their persistence because we’ve had to go online and back and they’ve all been working super hard.”

With just a few days to go now, the cast is putting the final finishing touches on the performance.

Ms Dymalovski said she was confident the show would be perfect by curtain-up.

“I think we all need some joy and excitement back in our lives and it’s going to be a great family-friendly show to bring everybody back to the theatre,” she said.

MYP’s production of Cinderella will open at the Drum Theatre, Dandenong on Saturday 10 July, with performances at 11am and 6pm. A matinee performance will be held on Sunday 11 July at 2pm.

For more information or to book tickets, visit myproductions.com.au/mypcinderella

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Diaspora, Psyche: Respected contemporary artist John Young will present a survey of works spanning 17 years (2003 – 2019) at Bunjil Place Gallery from 26 June-12 September. Diaspora, Psyche brings together, for the first time, two cycles of work from Young’s celebrated Double Ground Paintings and recent History Projects.

Free in the Bunjil Place Gallery from Saturday 26 June. 2 Patrick Northeast Drive, Narre Warren.

Term 3 Basic Computer Classes (pre-accredited):

This event will be held at The Old Cheese Factory in Berwick and will run 5pm to 8pm on Friday 9 July, 9pm to 5pm on Saturday 10 July, 9pm to 5pm on Sunday 11 July. The club draws members from a wide area from Frankston, Pakenham and Warragul. You will be able to have tours of the workshop and view demonstrations by members at work. There will be a play area for children and tea and coffee facilities. Hundreds of toys are given away to underprivileged families.

For more information please call 0408 365 970 or email bdwwcsec@outlook.com

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Winter Arts Festival:

Learn/refresh basic computer skills like introduction to computers, internet applications, MS Office, creating spreadsheets and creating simple budgets and presentations.

Days: Thursdays. Time: 10am to 12.30pm.

Cost: $25 per term (membership fee of $6 per annum applies). Venue: Oakgrove Community Centre, 89-101 Oakgrove Drive, Narre Warren South.

For enquires and bookings contact the office – 9704 2781.

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The City of Casey’s Winter Arts Festival is back for 2021. A number of events are running each week, including open studios, exhibitions, performances and opportunities for visitors to create their own piece. The full program is available on the City of Casey’s website at casey.vic.gov. au/winter-arts-festival

Cranbourne Beanie Fest: Come along for a showcase of beanies, berets, hats, patchwork, quilts and lots more craft at the Cranbourne Beanie Fest! Gold coin entry,

Cranbourne University of the Third Age (U3A): Make the most of your retirement - your third age! Tutors waiting to teach art using various mediums. A variety of crafts including knitting, sewing, card making, calligraphy and parchment craft can be taught or assistance given. iPhone and tablet tuition available. Chess and card games, line dancing, table tennis and cycling groups welcome you. Want to learn the guitar, ukulele or keyboard? French and Italian classes.

We can help. Players wanted for Mahjong and Bridge. Get active for a healthy third age. Classes recommence on Monday 12 July.

For more information visit u3acranbourne.org. au or call Marge 0410 304 308.

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Classes at Balla Balla: Health and wellbeing classes include meditation, Tai Chi for beginners, strength and stretch, late afternoon and evening yoga classes. Computer training for beginners in small classes at a gentle pace. Children’s after school art class will teach your child colour, form, structures and patterns in fun and creative weekly classes. Adult art class

will teach you methods and approaches to assist your artistic expression. Ukulele for beginners, group jams and workshops - beginners and experienced players are welcome to join Balla Balla Ukes. Balla Balla Friendship Circle - why sit home alone when you can join others for a cuppa, company, conversation and friendship?

Booking is essential for all programs and activities by contacting Balla Balla Community Centre on 5990 0900 or email admin@ballaballa.com.au

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Term 3 Employability Skills (pre-accredited): This Employability Skills course will cover everything you need to prepare you for your search for employment, like identifying your transferable skills, how to look for jobs online and use of social networking sites, writing a resume and cover letter, addressing key selection criteria and preparing for interviews and getting ready to start work.

Day: Wednesdays.

Time: 10am to noon. Cost: $25 per term (membership fee of $6 per annum applies).

Venue: Oakgrove Community Centre – 89-101 Oakgrove Drive, Narre Warren South.

For enquiries and bookings contact the office - 9704 2781.

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Stuck on ways to occupy the kids these school holidays? Firefighters have your back.

Victorian fire services are calling on families to take time out these school holidays to update their home fire escape plan.

Each year in Victoria, an average of 18 people lose their lives in house fires and many more are seriously injured.

Statistics from Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) and CFA reveal that young children, along with older people, people with a disability, and smokers are at a higher risk of not surviving a fire in their home.

While the dangers of a fire are very real, there are steps people can take to keep their families and homes safe.

Fire Rescue Commissioner Ken Block said making a home fire escape plan, which details two ways to get out of every room and identifies a common place to meet, is vital for every home.

“When a fire breaks out, every second

counts,” Commissioner Block said.

“In those precious seconds, you won’t have time to come up with a plan.

“Knowing how to quickly exit your home could mean the difference between life and death.

“If your family is spending time at home these school holidays, it’s a great time to make a plan together and practise it to ensure your family is well-prepared.”

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said many residential fires could be prevented and urged Victorians to take precautions to avoid fire risk.

“If a fire starts in your home, there are two things that can save your life – having smoke alarms in the right places and having a practised escape plan,” Chief Officer Heffernan said.

“If you’re home with your kids these school holidays, why not turn it into a fun activity you can do together? Get the kids to help draw the floor plan of your house and talk through

how they would evacuate if they heard a smoke alarm, especially if the normal exit was blocked, and where you would meet outside to make sure everyone was safe.

“Families who are well-prepared are more likely to escape their homes safely and without panic.”

When making your Home Fire Escape Plan, remember these important points: Make sure you have working smoke alarms in all living areas, hallways and bedrooms.

Know the two quickest ways out of every room.

If it’s safe, close the door to the room on fire.

Crawl low in smoke.

Get out. Alert others.

When outside, stay out. Never go back inside!

Meet at a safe place outside your home; e.g. letterbox. Wait until the fire brigade arrives.

Phone Triple Zero (000) from the nearest available phone; e.g. neighbour’s house. cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

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Food to feed all in need

By Danielle Kutchel Every day in the City of Casey there are families unable to afford to put food on the table – but a local charity is hoping to change that with a little help from the community.

Casey ADRA Cafe partnered with Berwick burger shop Mad Benji to give some of our most vulnerable a boost through an innovative fundraiser.

On Monday 5 July, Mad Benji ran a ‘pay as you feel’ day, where customers were asked to pay what they felt for a meal plus more if their heart prompted them.

All of Monday’s profits were donated to ADRA, to help the organisation to continue to feed those in need.

All up, ADRA received $5809.93.

As part of the day, ADRA also covered the costs of a meal for some of their clients, so that they too had the opportunity to experience a restaurant meal – something that many would be unable to afford usually.

Project manager for Casey ADRA Cafe, BB, said the organisation was pleased to see Mad Benji “open their hearts to the community”.

While the organisation did not have a set fundraising target, BB said any money raised would make a difference.

ADRA currently provides 5000 cooked meals a week and supplys food hampers of fresh produce and non-perishables to almost 800 families.

Benji, owner of Mad Benji, said the shop was always looking for a way to help the local community.

“We wanted the proceeds to go directly to the people in need,” he said, adding getting in touch with ADRA meant this was exactly what would happen.

“We are very fortunate, enough to be able to support and help others less fortunate. Any help is good,” he said.

Berwick residents Oliver, Kristy and Ava visit Mad Benji. 242718

BB (in beanie) with the crew from ADRA. 242718 He said the cafe’s regular patrons had been supportive of the event.

One of those customers, Jack Hurst, visited with his son to pick up some coffees and contribute to ADRA. “It’s nice to be able to help people in the community,” he said.

“Mad Benji are part of the community themselves so it’s nice that they give back and we can all help. They’re really generous.”

Federal member for Bruce, Julian Hill, also dropped in for a chai and a cookie, and said he was blown away by the work ADRA was doing.

“The event is absolutely fantastic – a local

Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS business welcoming the community in and raising money for such a good cause,” he said.

BB said the ADRA was always looking for more hands to cater to the demand.

Her dream is to expand the program – which is currently run from her house – to a warehouse somewhere in Casey.

This would allow ADRA to pack more meals, open its own pay-as-you-feel cafe and employ disadvantaged young people to give them a leg up into a career.

Anyone interested in donating to ADRA or volunteering can visit facebook.com/ADRACasey

Benji, owner of Mad Benji. 242718

Julian Hill MP with Rebecca Aurient from ADRA. 242718

FOCUS ON … TAX TIME

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“Do away with the shoebox and try myDeductions in the ATO app instead – it’s the easiest way to store your receipts. The deduction details can even be uploaded into your tax return or sent on to your tax agent,” Ms Foat said.

4. Claiming for something they never paid for “We often see people making claims at the record-keeping limit, thinking that the ATO will never question a claim if we don’t require receipts. But you still need to have spent the money yourself and be able to show us how you’ve worked out your claim.

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You can only claim the work-related portion of expenses. You can’t claim a deduction for any part of the expense that relates to personal use.

3. Forgetting to keep receipts The ATO refuses a large percentage of claims where taxpayers are unable to produce records or receipts when asked.

Even if the value of a claim is below the record-keeping threshold, we may ask you to show how you calculated your claim.

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revealed some of the most common mistakes people make at tax time.

Assistant Commissioner Karen Foat said that errors range from honest mistakes to people deliberately over-claiming to increase their refund. A small amount of over-claiming by a large number of individuals adds up to billions of dollars, meaning that essential community services are missing out.

For example, incorrect work-related expense claims have been highlighted as one of the key drivers of the $8.7 billion tax gap generated by Individuals not in business.

Here are the top four mistakes to avoid: 1. Lodging before all your prefill data is available or failing to report all your income “People can lodge now, and if they have all of the information they need to do their returns accurately, that’s ok,” Ms Foat said.

“However, we know from previous years that the early birds who lodge in the first weeks of July are far more likely to make mistakes or submit incomplete data. These mistakes may slow down your return, or result in a debt owing to the ATO if we later need to correct the information.”

“This tax time will see our sophisticated data-matching systems process an unprecedented amount of information. Our data-matching will help us match what you’ve earned, whether from a traditional 9-5 job, a casual position or sharing economy income. Failing to declare all your income will result in you ending up with a bill when we later match your data.“ 2. Claiming the wrong thing We know that work-related expenses is one area where people commonly make mistakes.

To help you work out what you can claim, the ATO has developed 30 occupation guides and accompanying posters for specific occupations (ato.gov.au/occupations).

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By Nick Creely The Devon Meadows Cricket Club is bound for the Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association in 2021/22.

The Panthers are now expected to depart the West Gippsland Cricket Association for this upcoming season - where it finished runners-up in the District Division - in what was a hugely successful 2020/21 season that also netted B Grade, and F Grade premierships, after the members voted on Sunday in favour of the move.

It’s now up to the MPCA member clubs to vote the Panthers into the association, which is not expected to be an issue.

It is also expected that the Panthers will slot into the Sub-District Division in the MPCA in their first season.

Devon Meadows president Mick Floyd said the timing was right for the club for a whole host of reasons.

“We have a thriving junior program too, so it’s a decision that will have long-term implications - we feel it’s best for the club in the long term,” he told the Gazette.

“I can’t speak for individuals and their motivations but the vast majority of people believe going to MPCA gives the club the best chance for success going forward.

“And we have a new $2 million facility being built just up the road, and the growth from Cranbourne is now really starting to hit Devon Meadows.

“So we see ourselves having a better alignment with the MPCA.” Floyd said that the process has been playing out for a while behind closed doors, and from a whole club collective the decision was near unanimous.

Devon Meadows officially wants out of the WGCA. 223309 “We went through the process, and have discussed the move several times,” he said.

“We had a dedicated players and members forum to discuss the issue, and then went to the vote (on Sunday), and overwhelmingly voted to go to the MPCA.” Floyd said that discussions with the MPCA have been extremely positive throughout the process, with a Sub-District place all but locked in once the vote goes through.

“We’ve spoken to their president, it all seems positive - a few things need to fall into place, it’s got to go to member clubs and go through their process,” he said. “(And) the MPCA needs to work through how that looks and structured, but discussions say that as much (going into Sub-District).”

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Floyd anticipates that the MPCA competition will provide a stern challenge and a fresh start for the club - one they’re excited about entering.

But he is fully aware that the hard work is hard for them.

“Our eyes are wide open - we were 20 runs away from going into the top grade (of WGCA) and now we’re starting at the bottom of the pile,” he said. “(Now) it’d take three tough seasons in the MPCA to get to the top. It’ll be a challenge, we want to move up the chain and play the best we can.

“We aren’t shying away from that fact - we have to do everything right on the field, but speaking to a number of our players, we’re ex-

cited about it.

“It’s one of the strongest competitions in Victoria.”

WGCA president Rob Hansen said that the association wishes Devon Meadows the best in the next stage of their process.

“Devon Meadows has been a integral part of West Gippsland cricket for 52 years,” he said.

“They’ve been a reasonably successful club over the years, and there’s been some good traditions that the club has developed over the years. They add to the overall culture of West Gippsland cricket.”

Hansen didn’t want to comment on the specifics of Devon Meadows’ decision, but said that the association was obviously disappointed one of its well-known clubs wanted to leave.

“My understanding is they see that (joining the) MPCA will provide a better or an improved direction for their club,” he said.

“Ultimately its up to them in what they believe is the best interests of the club.”

Hansen did reiterate that there was still a process to play out from a WGCA point of view, with an affiliation meeting in the last week of August set to be crucial in the next stage.

“Our process is that if any club wants to leave, we have to have a special meeting for the purpose of discussing the matter,” he said.

“For them to leave, 75 per cent of the WGCA clubs need to vote that they can leave.”

With the Panthers expected to depart this season, Hansen said the WGCA had plenty of options to expand the competition moving forward.

“We’ll be looking to expand our numbers and so on in the immediate area, and that’s on the cards,” he said.

A-League premiers move into new south-east digs

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Freshly crowned as A-League premiers, Melbourne City FC will start embedding itself at its new home in coming months.

Admin staff for the champion club will start moving into the precinct in August.

Meanwhile, the club’s A-League and fourtime W-League premiership teams start preseason training in August and September respectively.

The academy teams started playing and training at Casey Fields in February.

Melbourne City chief executive Brad Rowse said the move to the South East and the 3-1 grand final victory on 27 June were “just the beginning of an exciting future”. ““The welcome we have received in the South East has been extraordinary, and we cannot wait to see the Etihad City Football Academy come to life.

“This is more than an elite training facility, it’s a home for football in South East Melbourne.”

Greater Dandenong Council is lobbying for funds for a $110 million Dandenong Sports and Events Centre to host future Melbourne City games.

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Councillor Jim Memeti – who instigated the push for a national-league soccer in Dandenong - congratulated the club on its premiership success.

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Recently, the first sod was turned on the club’s new elite-training pitch at Casey Fields.

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An artist’s impression of the Melbourne City administration and high performance building.

Melbourne City’s head of legal May Low, head of infrastructure Ian Wilson and chief executive Brad Rowse with Casey CEO Glenn Patterson, Casey city design and construction manager Trevor Griffin and city planning director James Collins at the sod-turning at Casey Fields. and club programs.

Second stage is a new two-story admin and high-performance building.

Currently in detailed design phase, building works are expected to start this year.

Completion is estimated at mid-2022.

Casey chair of administrators Noelene Duff said the start of works was “another exciting milestone” in the partnership between the council and the club.

“The December announcement of Melbourne City’s move to South East Melbourne was met with great enthusiasm in our community.

“To now see signs of life in the develop-

ment of the next stage of what will be a truly world class facility will only increase that level of excitement.”

At the sod-turning, Casey chief executive Glenn Patterson said he was “already in awe of the facility we are standing in today”.

“I am really looking forward to touring the finished product next year.

“The City of Casey has invested significantly into this project, but we have done so because of the enormous good we know it – and the club – can provide for our residents.

‘We reside within one of the most multicultural communities in Australia, and so many in our community absolutely love the round ball game.”

Artist’s impression of Melbourne City’s new administration and high performance building at Casey

An artist’s impression of the City Football Academy site.

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Fountain Gate’s inaugural FIDA side..

Cooper Wortley gets a kick away. 242708

Cooper Wortley worked really hard for his team.

Gators day to remember

By Tyler Lewis It was a day that tugged on the heartstrings of all involved as the Fountain Gate FIDA (Football Integration Development Association) side hosted its first game on the weekend, in a stand-alone school holiday special.

It’s been a long time coming for the footy club that has overcome its fair share of adversity.

The side – established in the height of the pandemic – was meant to play its first home game in a bumper day with all other teams.

But Covid pushed it back to a stand-alone game in the school holidays.

At first, this loomed as a negative, but it was soon something that president Andrew Johnston and the club was grateful for, as it opened up plenty of opportunity for a big crowd.

“It was our first home game, we started the process of getting the FIDA team together during Covid, mid 2020,” Johnston said.

“We have got some siblings within our team that don’t get to play football for obvious reasons, so we came up with how are we going to get our kids playing football.

“We did some homework on the FIDA league, did our homework and slowly we got some players together.

“Unfortunately in round one we weren’t quite ready and were due to play Eltham, we both rang each other to forfeit the game. With that phone call we decided to join together and become one team, merging the teams.

“We train separately and meet at the

ground to play... it was our first official home game, we have obviously played at other grounds.

“We wanted to make a bit of a song and dance about it, we had a banner and made a guard of honour with the kids, it turned out to be an amazing day because we won,” he said.

If the day wasn’t special enough, the side won, making the work all the more rewarding for all involved.

“It’s hard-yakka, and time and effort, but hands down the most rewarding experience… hands down,” he said.

“Just seeing their faces, their smiles, for them to be a part of something, that’s the best way to put it.

“The best part of the day was (being) on our ground in our jumpers, we share jumpers and when we play on their side of the city, we wear their jumpers, we don’t wear them very often.

“To be in our colours on our ground was amazing.

“They do travel a fair bit – FIDA – so to have parents and others involved in our club to see this team play, because they generally don’t – playing on the same days – to see brothers and sisters playing in the FIDA team was pretty special for them.

“They (the siblings) play in the mainstream football so they don’t get to see the games at all,” Johnston said.

While the images of the day are telling, it was an experience that had to be experienced to be believed, as smiles were worn by each and every one at the ground on Sunday.

This is what its all about! Cooper Wortley (left) and Sam Lagona (right) embrace after the game.

Pictures: ROB CAREW

Cranbourne trainers take centre stage at Flemington

By David Nagel Cranbourne trainers took home two pieces of the lucrative pie on offer at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday with Finals Day producing a great day of racing at HQ. All events on the nine-race program were finals, after qualification races had taken place over the last few weeks of racing.

Local trainers almost struck gold in race three, with the Michael Kent-trained Royal Crown running second to the promising Grand Promenade in the $150,000 Banjo Patterson Series Final ran over 2600-metres.

Royal Crown was no match for the winner, being three lengths adrift, but that’s no disgrace with Grand Promenade a promising lightly-raced stayer who will be aimed at further riches in the spring.

Cranbourne then struck gold, silver and bronze in the seventh race on the card, dominating the finish of the $160,000 Mahogany Challenge Final (2500m).

Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock took top honours, with their three-year-old gelding Token Spirit running away from the opposition to score by more than three lengths on the line.

Cakewalk Baby, trained by Wendy Kelly, and Reuber, from the Cindy Alderson yard, filled the placings, but a long way in Token Spirit’s wake.

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Gun jockey Jamie Kah pilots Token Spirit to victory at Flemington on Saturday. 243193 Pictures: SCOTT BARBOUR/RACING PHOTOS

Lindhout leads home a Cranbourne-trained trifecta in the last race at Flemington on Finals Day. 243193

The son of Wandjina/Miss Keepsake made it back-to-back victories after scoring impressively at Sandown on June 16. Griffiths and de Kock might have a promising type on their hands with Token Spirit recording the biggest pay day of his three wins from 13 starts.

Griffiths and de Kock thought highly enough of Token Spirit to run him in the G1 South Australian Derby in May, finishing eighth behind Explosive Jack.

Cranbourne trainers once again hogged the spotlight in the last race on the card with the Enver Jusufovic-trained Lindhout creating a huge impression in the $150,000 Leilani Series Final (1400m).

Lindhout ran away from her opposition, peeling wide from back in the field at the 400-metre mark and racing clear under the urgings of Craig Newitt for a soft two-length victory.

The Nikki Burke-trained Galgani finished

in second place, with Chassis completing the second Cranbourne-trained trifecta for the day under the care of John Price.

Lindhout put the writing on the wall at her last start, finishing second to Don’ttelltheboss, who ran well again to finish in fifth place behind Jusufovic’s in-form mare.

The four-year-old daughter of Time for War/My Ransom, has now won two from six starts and looks set to get out over more ground.

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SPORT LOCAL SCOREBOARD OUTER EAST PREMIER DIVISION Scores Cranbourne 6.3 (39) v Woori Yallock 5.9 (39), Narre Warren 12.9 (81) v Beaconsfield 12.13 (85), Upwey Tecoma 4.15 (39) v Olinda Ferny Creek 4.11 (35), Wandin 9.15 (69) v Doveton 5.14 (44) Ladder Beaconsfield 100 per cent, Cranbourne 78.57, Narre Warren 62.50, Olinda Ferny Creek 57.14, Pakenham 50, Woori Yallock 43.75, Upwey Tecoma 28.57, Wandin 14.29, Doveton 14.29 This week Doveton v Narre Warren, Woori Yallock v Wandin, Beaconsfield v Cranbourne, Upwey Tecoma v Pakenham WEST GIPPSLAND Scores Bunyip 9.10 (64) v Kilcunda Bass 13.9 (87), Cora Lynn 10.10 (70) v Warragul Industrials 6.7 (43), Kooweerup 6.6 (42) v Inverloch-Kongwak 7.13 (55), Korumburra-Bena 3.6 (24) v Phillip Island 18.11 (119), Nar Nar Goon 25.21 (171) v Dalyston 3.5 (23), Tooradin Dalmore 17.17 (119) v Garfield 8.4 (52) Ladder Phillip Island 36 points, Inverloch-Kongwak 32, Nar Nar Goon 32, Cora Lynn 32, Tooradin Dalmore 28, Garfield 24, Warragul Industrials 16, Bunyip 16, Kilcunda Bass 4, Kooweerup 4, Dalyston 4 This week Dalyston v Phillip Island, Garfield v Kilcunda Bass, Inverloch Kongwak v Bunyip, Kooweerup v Korumburra-Bena, Nar Nar Goon v Warragul Industrials, Tooradin-Dalmore v Cora Lynn MORNINGTON PENINSULA DIVISION 2 Scores Mornington 15.19 (109) v Hastings 6.14 (50), Crib Point 4.16 (40) v Seaford 20.10 (130), Devon Meadows 13.12 (90) v Chelsea 11.4 (70), Langwarrin 12.14 (86) v Karingal 3.6 (24), Pearcedale 4.10 (34) v Tyabb 10.6 (66), Rye 10.7 (67) v Somerville 8.11 (59) Ladder Langwarrin 40, Mornington 36, Seaford 28, Devon Meadows 28, Somerville 24, Rye 24, Chelsea 22, Hastings 20, Karingal 18, Pearcedale 12, Crib Point 4, Tyabb 4 This week Karingal v Mornington, Crib Point v Chelsea, Devon Meadows v Pearcedale, Seaford v Langwarrin, Rye v Tyabb, Somerville v Hastings SOUTHERN DIVISION 2 Scores East Brighton 13.17 (95) v Keysborough 5.8 (38), Hampton 19.13 (127) v Heatherton 13.11 (89), Hampton Park 11.3 (69) v Chelsea Heights 7.11 (53), Springvale Districts 13.12 (90) v Skye 5.6 (36), Murrumbeena 3.7 (25) v Caulfield Bears 17.13 (115) Ladder Springvale Districts 40 points, East Brighton 32, Caulfield Bears 28, Keysborough 28, Hampton Park 24, Skye 20, Chelsea Heights 16, Heatherton 8, Hampton 8, Murrumbeena 0 This week Chelsea Heights v Murrumbeena, Caulfield Bears v East Brighton, Heatherton v Springvale Districts, Keysborough v Hampton, Skye v Hampton Park ELLINBANK DISTRICT Scores Neerim Neerim South 19.15 (129) v Catani 4.2 (26), Nilma Darnum 9.5 (59) v Lang Lang 19.18 (132), Nyora 5.9 (39) v Ellinbank 18.14 (122), Trafalgar 5.9 (39) v Buln Buln 6.5 (41), Yarragon 4.4 (28) v Longwarry 25.18 (168) Ladder Ellinbank 100 per cent, Trafalgar 77.78, Buln Buln 66.67, Lang Lang 60, Poowong 60, Longwarry 55.56, Neerim Neerim South 55.56, Nilma Darnum 33.33, Catani 33.33, Nyora 11.11, Yarragon 0 This week Catani v Ellinbank, Longwarry v Lang Lang, Neerim Neerim South v Nilma Darnum, Trafalgar v Nyora, Yarragon v Poowong

Eagles building a healthy new rivalry

By Nick Creely and David Nagel Woori Yallock and Cranbourne are beginning to form one of the genuine rivalries of the AFL Outer East with yet another drama-filled clash on Saturday.

The Eagles and Tigers played out yet another draw - their second since the inception of the competition - in an absorbing battle at Livingston Reserve, 6.3 (39) to 5.9 (39).

Free space was at a premium in the highly contested slog, with almost nothing separating the two sides who threw everything into the contest.

The lead was swapped at every change, with the Tigers taking in an 11-point lead at the final change, before the home side managed the two majors to force the draw.

For the Eagles, emerging tall Corey Ellison once again showcased his elite traits with two goals and a towering presence around the ground.

Tooradin-Dalmore is ready to answer the biggest and broadest questions that West Gippsland football has to offer after the Seagulls demolished a disappointing and undisciplined Garfield by 67 points - 17.17 (119) to 8.4 (52) - at Westernport Oval on Saturday.

The Seagulls had this one locked away in an instant, kicking 6.7 to 0.1 in a one-sided start to what was expected to be a hard-fought affair between the fifth and sixth-ranked teams in the competition.

The Stars narrowly closed the gap in the second term, with the aid of the breeze, with a Matt Rennie banana at the 19-minute mark leaving the scoreboard reading 7.10.52 to 2.4.16 at half time.

But the Seagulls would boot seven goals to two in the third term to blow this one away.

Andrew Dean and Stewie Scanlon booted five each; with Piva Wright and Julian Suarez contributing two in a timely reminder of the potency of the Seagulls front half.

Steve Robb was the most effective midfielder on the ground, while Liam Adams and Dylan Wilson were terrific contributors across the four quarters.

Kooweerup has almost pulled off the biggest upset of the season with the Demons forcing Inverloch-Kongwak to dig deep for its 7.13 (55) to 6.6 (42) victory at Denhams Road.

The Demons started better and three unanswered goals on the board courtesy of Nathan Voss, Trav Bindley and Matthew Voss.

The Demons kicked two more unanswered goals in the second quarter to lead 5.3 (33) to 0.9 (9) at half time.

The Sea Eagles responded in the style of a

Tooradin star Adam Oxley sells some candy to Garfield’s Lachlan Sauze. 242702 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS good team, kicking 5.2 to 1.1 in the third quarter to take the narrowest of margins into the final term.

The Sea Eagles consolidated their position with the opening goal of the final term and led by a straight kick - 47.41 - at the 19-minute mark. They then dodged a bullet when a Matt Voss shot on goal veered late to catch the woodwork, leaving them five points in front.

Koowee coach Rhys Nisbet will be rueing this loss after being a commanding 24 points up at half time in tough and greasy conditions.

In MPNFL Division Two, Devon Meadows has chalked up its seventh win for the season with a 20-point win over Chelsea.

The Panthers took full advantage of the breeze, booting 6.2 in the first quarter to take a stranglehold on the contest.

The Panthers had many and varied avenues to goal with Joel Hillis, Isaac Barassi, Riley Thorpe and Aaron Johns all kicking two each, with Johns outstanding on the day.

Pearcedale, meanwhile, has slumped to its

worst loss for the season going down to the previously winless Tyabb by 32 points.

Blake Eklund and Jake Frawley tried their best for the Dales, who now have some soulsearching to do.

Hampton Park is clinging to fifth spot in Southern Division Two after the Redbacks scored a 16-point win over Chelsea Heights.

Luke O’Brien, Cam Williamson and Liam Myatt kicked three each for the winners while big-man Russ Gabriel was an influential figure around the ground.

The Redbacks head to Skye this week for a crunch clash against the team that currently sits one place behind them on the ladder.

And Lang Lang remains in touch of the top three in the Ellinbank League after the Tigers scored a 73-point victory over Nilma Darnum.

Mitch Tribuzi, Jack Williams, Dan Lewis and Nick Prowd all slotted three goals for the Tiges, who sit in fourth position and face a danger game against sixth-placed Longwarry this week.

Hot shots get the job done

By David Nagel Cranbourne has opened up a one-game gap between itself and Woori Yallock in AFL Outer East Premier Division after the Eagles ground out a fighting 51-42 victory over the Tigers at Livingston Reserve on Saturday.

Both teams are locked in a battle for fifth position giving the weekend’s contest that extra little bit of significance.

Cranbourne started in fine style, leading 18-6 at quarter time, and built that lead even further to 32-17 at the end of the second term. The Tigers made a late comeback but the Eagles had done enough work early to walk away with the four points.

The Eagles were terrific on the weekend with Alanah Hardy, Nat Sparks, Chelsea Morris, Tiana Butler and Allie Oakenfull all delivering when their team needed it most.

Tooradin-Dalmore continues to go from strength to strength in the West Gippsland league with the Seagulls doing as expected and having a comprehensive 69-30 victory over Garfield.

The Seagulls dominated their home court in the opening exchanges with Alex Maher cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

scoring 11 goals and Kayla Bratic seven in the first quarter. Sara Duncan, Chloe Crouch, Stacey Sawyer and Ebony Dolan all spent time in the midcourt in the opening term, while Jess Maher and Ebony Mason flew the flag in defence.

There was more of the same in the second stanza, with Alex Maher scoring 12 and Bratic six to open up a 36-10 lead at half time.

The Seagulls got a little bit adventurous with their bib distribution in the third quarter with Duncan taking up an unfamiliar position as goal keeper.

Kooweerup has slipped a cog down the ladder after a 43-24 loss to Inverloch-Kongwak at Denham’s Road.

The Demons had a great patch of form prior to the Covid-lockdown – winning three games on the trot – but have struggled to chalk up a win since returning to the courts.

The Demons are a team that never ever stop trying, and players like Taylah Simpson, Janell Johnson, Brooke Galante and Tash Bindley can be super-proud of their efforts despite the loss.

In MPNFL Division Two, Pearcedale is still

Kooweerup’s Alix Galante and Inverloch’s Lanni Pryor go toe-to-toe at Kooweerup on Saturday.

242701 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS inside the top five despite a 42-30 loss to perennial powerhouse Tyabb.

Scores were locked at 17-all at half time but the Yabbies have great experience in big games and put their foot down in the second half.

Helen Ashin, Karli Foster, Tara Monshing and Jo Sanders will look to turn things around against Devon Meadows this week.

Devon was defeated easily by Chelsea, 5919, and are still searching for its first win of the season.

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