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By Cam Lucadou-Wells

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A desperate Doveton family is in a last-ditch legal battle to remain together in Australia.

At stake is not only the fate of husband, dad and asylum-seeker Mr S. Seng but eight Australian citizens - his wife Tina and seven kids.

After six years of road-blocks, Mr Seng is appealing for a protection visa at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

If he loses, he will be removed from Australia and sent back to Cambodia – which he says he fled after being seriously assaulted for his political beliefs.

Mrs Seng and the seven children themselves are not at risk of deportation.

But she says the family may have no real choice but to follow her husband to Cambodia.

She cannot bring up the young children alone. Two of them have special needs under the NDIS. Nor can she allow Mr Seng to return to his homeland alone and face a high risk of harm.

“My husband fears for his life. He has been traumatised and had nightmares.

“I can’t live without him - especially with seven children. He has been a great supporter and father figure for the children.

“I hope the judge will have consideration and compassion for our family.”

As decision day approaches, the children fret through sleepless nights.

“I’m scared and worried that we’re going to lose, and he’s not going to be here,” his nineyear-old son Aiden says.

“I ask for the tribunal - please don’t take my father away. He means everything to me.

“If I lose him, I won’t get to spend future time with him, and he’s been caring for me for my whole life.”

At the tribunal, Mr Seng is seeking to establish his eligibility as a political refugee.

A refugee must demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country on the grounds of race, religion, political opinion, nationality or being a member of a

The Seng family of Jacob, Tina Kim, Nicholas, Mr S Seng, Justice and Aiden are fighting to remain together in Australia. 242882 Picture: GARY SISSONS particular social group.

They must be unwilling to return, and the local authority unwilling to offer protection.

Mr Seng’s application has been rejected three times by the Department of Home Affairs despite reportedly significant human rights abuses in Cambodia and being the alleged vic-

tim of multiple assaults.

Some of the fault lies with his bungling, disinterested migration agents in the past, Mrs Seng says.

With some advice from well-known refugee advocate Julian Burnside QC, migration agent Thay-Horn Yim is preparing the appeal

at the AAT. He will argue that the Home Affairs delegate erred when not giving due consideration for the police reports, Mr Seng’s claims and making no note of Mr Seng’s wife and dependent children.

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Stadium in review

By Cam Lucadou-Wells A proposed $110 million-plus boutique sports stadium and events centre in Dandenong is back on the table.

Deloitte Australia has been appointed to undertake a $200,000 business case and feasibility review into the Dandenong Sport and Events Centre concept.

The 15,000-seat rectangular stadium is proposed on open space at Cheltenham Road, George Street and Carroll Lane - a short walk from Dandenong railway station.

It is touted as the future playing home for the South-East based Melbourne City Football Club – and a key to re-energise the Revitalising Central Dandenong concept.

The centre could also be home to rugby, festivals, concerts as well as marquee community sport events.

Other potential events include conferences, weddings, exhibitions, training programs, offices, eSports and community outreach.

The Deloitte review will investigate the demand for the stadium, its scope and cost, and ownership and management options.

It is jointly funded by City of Greater Dandenong and the State Government.

Beginning in June, the report is due in November.

The council has begun lobbying for State and Federal funding to cover the project’s $110 million stage-one.

In the South East, soccer is the No.1 grassroots sport with 23,000 players at more than 100 clubs, the council argues in its recently released ‘Advocacy Document’.

The DSEC would be a “Docklands-style precinct development opportunity” for Dandenong, it states.

“The DSEC would have a transformative effect on Dandenong, sparking a fresh wave of private investment into the city as well as pro-

A 2018 illustration of the proposed boutique stadium. viding a boon for existing businesses, particularly hospitality and retail.”

The council argues the centre would create about 1000 construction jobs, 350 ongoing jobs and $114 million of annual economic activity from visitors.

Cr Jim Memeti, who first proposed an ALeague team in Dandenong, said the South East’s 2 million population “loves its sport”.

“I’m really happy that we’ve got to this next stage.

“It’s wrong that there’s no major code playing games here week in, week out.”

At a 15 June council meeting, major projects director Paul Kearsley announced the review had commenced.

“We hope to have that finalised for submission to the State Government through their budget processes later this year.”

There would not be further community consultation as part of the review, Mr Kearsley said.

“The feasibility is reviewing all of the work that this council previously undertook during 2018 when we were part of the Team 11 bid.

“We have handed over a significant amount of documentation previously adopted and the consultation that we did on the stadium in that location with regards to the community feedback.”

Mayor Angela Long said the centre would be a “big winner on sporting and community fronts”.

Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams said the Melbourne City move showed “sport was booming” in the South East.

Sport Minister Martin Pakula said the business case would provide “full information” for “all stakeholders”.

‘Don’t take my Dad’ From page 1 Splitting the family was against international law – namely The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Mr Yim says.

“Children should not be deprived of the love and care of their father.

“I want the tribunal to hear from the boys – how it makes them feel if the tribunal removes a father from his kids.”

The department also failed to account for an assault by an alleged Cambodian agent on Mr Seng in Australia, Mr Yim says.

Mr Seng was hospitalised. His attacker known to him as ‘Jamie’ was charged and found guilty at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court in 2016.

A police statement that identified the culprit was overlooked by the department delegate, Mr Yim argues.

According to a US State Department Report, Cambodia is blighted by “significant human rights issues” by government officials and police.

It lists abuses such as torture and arbitrary detention, political prisoners and forced child labour.

To make matters worse, Cambodia is in the grip of an escalating Covid outbreak – averaging 1000 new daily cases and nearly 500 deaths in the past month.

About 20 per cent of the population are fully vaccinated.

If Mr Seng wins his appeal, he is granted protection to allow him to live in Australia with his wife and seven children.

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‘Potential disaster’

By Cam Lucadou-Wells

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A Cheltenham Road footpath ends at the Lot 1 corner. 241044 ing or putting in footpaths on private land that relate to matters that are really in the hands of a private operator of that land.”

Councillor Rhonda Garad responded that the council had a “duty of care to protect the safety of residents” if pedestrians were walking with cars at the entry point.

The project’s amended permit appears to have been approved by a council planning officer delegate, rather than at a public council meeting.

A recent council review of the project found that the buildings met all approvals and permits.

A spokesperson for the developer Salter Brothers said council planners, engineers and urban designers “reviewed” and “tested” the project’s detailed plans including traffic analysis.

They “considered the material acceptable and a high-quality outcome for future residents and the public realm more broadly”.

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site and traverse through the site to the adjoining land.”

Greater Dandenong planning director Jody Bosman recently told Star Journal that the amended permit varied a truck route to the HomeCo loading bay at Cheltenham and Springvale roads.

The truck route shifted from the eastern side of the townhouses to the western side to “reduce the potential interaction between trucks and the residential development”.

“That change in truck access has had both improved safety and amenity outcomes for the area,” Mr Bosman said.

The council has stated there were “significant” numbers of footpaths through the estate to link Cheltenham Road and the homemaker centre.

It also noted a footpath from Cheltenham Road down the centre of the shopping centre car park.

The council ruled out the requirement of fences or barriers between the dwellings and the road.

‘Change-maker’ steps up in Covid fight

By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Hallam-based business has made a stunning donation of masks and sanitisers to Greater Dandenong’s Covid material-relief drive.

Charming Woods, which produces skincare brand Dermalume, donated more than $140,000 of PPE goods.

On 7 July, it presented 100,000 single-use masks, 7000 hand-sanitiser bottles and 1920 surface-sanitiser sprays – which will be distributed to groups and people in need.

In a letter to the council, the company urged “everyone to be change-makers in this (Covid) crisis”.

“The pandemic calls us to an unexpected task but it is a call to which we respond decisively.

“We have donated various PPE products to local communities, including hospitals,

schools, local councils, aged care, home care, food bank and many more.

“By supporting one another, and aiding those among us who are most vulnerable, we will be able to work through and rise above this crisis even more united than before.”

Mayor Angela Long said the council was “extremely grateful” for the gift.

“We will work with the Material Aid Consortium, community groups and those in need of donation to distribute the donated goods.”

The council’s material aid program has distributed more than 730,000 kilograms of food and 260,000 sanitary items between April 2020 and March 2021.

The $550,000 program is expected to extend to at least mid-October 2021.

The State Government has contributed more than $230,000 to the program.

Dermalume chief operations officer Cassy Fu, Cr Jim Memeti, mayor Angela Long, Dermalume CEO Quinee Xu and Charming Woods chairperson Xinyu Chen with some of the donated PPE. 243141 Picture: GARY SISSONS

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Two injured in agg burglary A man and a woman have been injured during an aggravated burglary in Dandenong South early on Wednesday 7 July.

The 39-year-old Harkaway man was reportedly stabbed and the 27-year-old Pakenham woman assaulted at an industrial property about 12.30am, police say.

The woman was found in grassland at Ventura Place and was taken to hospital with nonlife threatening injuries.

The stabbed man was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Police say that a 43-year-old Dandenong man, who is known to the woman, is wanted in relation to the incident.

He was last seen by police driving a whitecoloured van on Remington Drive, Dandenong South.

Police say they launched a short pursuit, which was terminated without incident.

The van was later recovered by police but the man was not located.

Any information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au

The Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre is no longer needed and should be sold, according to a Greater Dandenong Council report.

The gallery and car park at 1-9 Walker Street, Dandenong were deemed “surplus to requirements” due to the imminent opening of the Dandenong Gallery of Art at 5 Mason Street.

Councillors were set to vote on 12 July on whether to start the sell-off process.

Before the proposed sale is ratified, the council would invite the public to make submissions and councillors would make a final vote.

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A drink-driver has allegedly driven on the wrong side of Princes Highway Dandenong, narrowly missing police officers at a roadblock.

Police in a marked car say they activated lights and sirens to halt the oncoming vehicle about 3.15am on Saturday 10 July.

The car continued, without slowing, causing the police members to take evasive action in the 80 km/h zone.

The vehicle stopped when it got stuck off road, police say.

The driver blew a 0.173 blood-alcohol reading. His vehicle was impounded, and his licence suspended for 12 months.

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A pair of police officers were hospitalised after their divvy van flipped on its roof during a crash in central Dandenong.

The van crashed with another vehicle on the corner of Walker and Thomas streets about 6.45pm on Wednesday 7 July.

The officers received minor injuries, police say.

The other driver, a 50-year-old Dandenong North man, was uninjured and said to be assisting police.

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Greater Dandenong Council has stated it will not “impose itself” in response to safety concerns over the controversial siting of townhouses in Keysborough.

The council approved an amended permit for Keysborough Townhouses estate at 452 Cheltenham Road, with its western townhouses being built about a metre from a truck access road to HomeCo shopping centre.

Residents raised alarm about the lack of space for a footpath along the access road to the HomeCo shopping centre, child-care centre and Cheltenham Road bus stop.

The estate’s corner property Lot 1 stands just a metre from the corner kerb.

At a 28 June council meeting public question time, Keysborough resident Heather Louis said it was a “potential disaster waiting to happen”.

“Please consider pedestrians, drivers and children entering this area to the shopping centre for shopping arriving home and being dropped off at the childcare centre.”

Resident Dom Boccari asked “how was this allowed and how will our council and local state Members of Parliament correct this error of judgment?”.

Engineering director Paul Kearsley said even if pedestrians were walking among traffic, it would “not necessarily” trigger a council safety audit – because the land was “privately owned”.

“There are many examples of shopping centres where pedestrians walk within the car spaces which is a fairly common practice.

“That would be a matter for us to relay that information to the centre manager or to the people who own it, bringing to their attention that there are some issues related to safety.

“It is not Council’s practice nor should it be to suddenly impose itself with regards to build-

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Family descendants at the grave.

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 army selectors that he was chosen based on his skills rather than eliminated because of his Aboriginality”.

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 hy-

Aboriginal dancers Matty Sims and his son Sunny Sims, ceremony speaker Lynno Ahoy Thomas, and Aboriginal dancers Jordie Thomas with his son Jerramah Ted Thomas.

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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 Bakker 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 be-

ing 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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Trucks are a heavy burden

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Residents say they are being trapped on sidestreets due to a mounting convoy of trucks along Chapel Road, Keysborough.

Theories abound as to why. Truckies may be trying to avoid traffic-calming measures on Perry Road and Eastlink tolls, as well as accessing the spate of development sites in the area.

Denise Armstrong says she often waits long turns to exit Sunnyvale Crescent into the streams of peak-time traffic.

“It’s getting worse. And it will keep getting worse with townhouses and estates going up on Chapel Road – there’s going to be more and more traffic.”

She says ‘Keep Clear’ markings are needed.

They would prompt vehicles to leave a gap for drivers to exit Sunnyvale Crescent.

But the issue has been handballed between Greater Dandenong Council and the then-VicRoads, Ms Armstrong says. Neither were taking responsibility.

Residents were also similarly “land locked” in Fabian Court, with a proposed child care centre for up to 126 children to come, resident Gaye Guest says.

Currently residents were having trouble even backing out of driveways during “heavy peak hour traffic”, she said.

“As well as the 600-plus dwellings that City of Greater Dandenong have agreed to in this small section, another 800-plus are being mooted for the Kingswood Golf Course land.

“So we are in real trouble as that’s at least another roughly 3000 cars using our roads daily.”

At a council meeting on 28 June, Greater Dandenong engineering director Paul Kearsley said there had been more trucks on Chapel Road in the past year, he said.

Some of the extra trucks were travelling to and from development sites, he said.

Gaye Guest, Denise Armstrong, Vanessa DiNatale, Melinda Cox, Lee Cox, Veronica Henry and Heather Wood say heavy volumes of trucks are clogging Chapel Road, Keysborough. 242372 Picture: GARY SISSONS “We believe much of this will be temporary and the truck volumes are anticipated to decrease.”

Mr Kearsley said Perry Road’s traffic reductions were also a factor, but there was a “limited budget” to address the issue on Chapel Road. “The most effective way to reduce truck traffic is through the introduction of vertical displacement devices such as platforms or speed humps.

“Funds are prioritised at the locations within the municipality with the greatest need, usually based on issues around safety and speed.

“Currently, other streets within the municipality are a higher priority due to greater risk.”

Mr Kearsley would also seek data to check if trucks were using the route to avoid Eastlink.

He ruled out creating a ‘keep clear’ marking at either the Fabian Court or Sunnyvale

Crescent intersections. “(They) are only installed in specific circumstances to assist movements in side roads.

“They are not to make it easier for vehicles to exit the side roads.

“That is predominantly because people can have dangerous manoeuvres with regards to crossing a number of laneways without able to see the traffic coming from the other direction.”

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GREATER DANDENONG CITY COUNCIL ROAD MANAGEMENT PLAN REVIEW 2021 In accordance with section 54 of the Road Management Act 2004 (the “Act”) and the Road Management (General) Regulations 2016 (the “Regulations”), Greater Dandenong City Council (the “Council”) gives notice that at its Meeting on 28 June 2021, Council completed the review of the Greater Dandenong Road Management Plan 2018-22 (the “RMP”).

The purpose of the RMP is to establish procedures and systems for the management of public roads. Council is a road authority under the Act. As such, it is responsible for carrying out the management functions on local roads i.e. all roads within the municipal area of the City of Greater Dandenong, other than main roads such as VicRoads arterials and freeways.

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A copy of Council’s reviewed Road Management Plan and related Council report can be viewed on Council’s website at https:// www.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au/road-management-plan and at https://www.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au/council-meeting-28june-2021, respectively, or may be inspected and made available for copying at the City of Greater Dandenong Civic Centre at 225 Lonsdale St, Dandenong VICTORIA 3175.

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Council has considered that the standards in the current RMP continue to be appropriate. Council is amending the RMP in a manner that does not require notice to be given under regulation 10, with only minor edits that give greater clarity to its effect.

Behind a welcome bowl of baklava, there’s aisles of foods from all over the world at Dandenong’s latest and most eclectic supermarket.

The African Superstore is the brainchild of Nadia Hassan – a refugee and business graduate from Eritrea who after looking at the unappealing ‘job boards’ at Centrelink decided to be her own boss.

Ms Hassan started her first “milk bar” in Melbourne’s west in 1996.

Using her wide network of suppliers, she’s able to find almost any foods from anywhere at a low price.

Not just favourite foods and spices from African nations, such as the Mazoe orangecrush drink, fufu flakes and dried meat from South Africa.

But whole foods from Asia, Middle East, Europe and Australia as well.

Since opening in Lonsdale Street, Dandenong on 3 July, Ms Hassan has been sourcing soy milk and Greek yoghurt as a result of customer requests.

One curiosity are the green coffee beans from Ethiopia. Customers wash them, dry

them and roast them to aromatic effect at home.

There’s fridges full of essentials for world cooking at home - feta, filo and spring-roll pastry, hummus, pomegranate juice.

In the freezers are imported sweet corn, whole sardines, smoked swai fish, cassava leaves and stalks, ginger, peanuts, habanero chillis, okra and roti breads.

There’s piles of bulk bags of sugar and rice, as well as shelves of pasta, polenta, olive and sesame oils, rose water, honeycombs.

Dried lentils, beans and peas such as adzuki beans, broad beans, chick peas, blackeye peas and mung beans are also in abundance.

The aim is to please the diverse needs of Dandenong’s diverse community, Ms Hassan says.

“We don’t do big margins like the big supermarkets. We just make enough to support our family.

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Big Salvo build underway Works have started on The Salvation Army’s $13.5 million community hub in central Dandenong.

The centre at George and Cadle streets will feature a worship hall, youth rooms, an op-shop, spaces for events and community services as well as support for vulnerable community members.

It is expected to open mid-2022. On 7 July, a sod-turning ceremony took place with Greater Dandenong mayor Angela Long, Development Vicoria group head of precincts Geoff Ward and Salvation Army chief secretary Colonel Winsome Merrett.

Representatives from architect firm Antarctica and builder Johns Lyng were also present.

“We have been working with the Salvation Army for several years on this development and today is an important milestone for the project and for Dandenong,” Mr Ward said.

“The project will provide a great sense of community for Dandenong and we look forward to seeing it come to life.”

Active in Dandenong since 1885, The Salvation Army will help it expand its services as it moves out of its James Street facilities, Major Warren Elliott said.

Most of the project’s funding comes from selling other Salvation Army properties.

About 200 jobs will be supported during its building.

The project is within the Revitalising Central Dandenong precinct – a 15 year, $290 million State funded rebuild of Dandenong’s CBD. According to Development Victoria, RCD has attracted nearly $700 million in private investment.

It comes after Capital Alliance announced a $600 million redevelopment of Little India, including 500 dwellings, a hotel and conference centre, brewery, cinema, retail, educational facility and medical services.

It’s expected to create 5000 ongoing jobs, as well as 2600 during construction.

Antarctica architects director Graham Crist, Alex Kerr, Salvation Army’s Lt-Col David Godkin, Angela Long, Winsome Merrett, Geoff Ward, Johns Lyng Pictures: GARY SISSONS Commercial Brands executive manager Daniel Meiklejohn and Salvos’ Lt Elizabeth Kang. 242853

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The proposed sale of the Walker Street Gallery

by Greater Dandenong Council is short-sighted. It shows a lack of vision and I will continue to fight against it on the outside as I did for eight years on the inside as a councillor.

The former City of Dandenong purchased the building in 1988, converting the old Dandenong Fire Station to create the Fire Station Community Arts Centre and Gallery. Over the years it morphed into the Walker St Gallery but the community arts component was still there, most recently with Connections Art Space as tenants. The issue was lack of space - there wasn’t enough space for both a professional arts gallery and a community arts centre.

The new gallery is an exciting elite destination regional gallery. It will attract tourists.

However if in the process it involves selling Walker St Gallery we lose a dedicated communty space for arts. But why take two steps forward and one step backward?

Keeping Walker Street Gallery meant the possibility of an adequately-sized community arts space in Dandenong as well.

Connection Arts Space, a Dandenong icon run by young artists, is now homeless with no new location yet identified. Finding a new location for them seems silly given they have a perfect location already.

The homely Walker Street Gallery should not just be kept for Connections Art Space but also for future generations that want art classes and form arts-and-craft-related community groups in a approachable community setting.

Organisations like Wellsprings for Women know how important setting is for many in our community, particularly disadvantaged and unwell people who can benefit from arts therapy programs but can be intimidated by gleaming, elite buildings.

In achieving an elite destination art gallery the Council must not leave behind the need for arts facilities for our own community.

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Compiled by Dandenong and District Historical Society

100 years ago

themselves in the big games.

14 July 1921 Dandenong Notes The committee of the Dandenong Football Club are particularly anxious that the players should put in an appearance for practice at the Showgrounds (Clow Street) on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, as the time is drawing near for the semi-finals and final. It is agreed that members of the team play well individually, but their teamwork has been very poor. This was the case last Saturday when they just secured a victory by 6 points over a club lower on the premiership list. The committee felt that the players should use a little handball with advantage, and it is in this department that they want players to practise and become more proficient in this art, so that they will make a good account of

8 July 1971 Loosening the leash The collective immediate future - residentially, industrially, commercially, and agriculturally - of Dandenong, Berwick and Cranbourne municipalities is in the melting pot. It will be brought to the boil gradually from September 6. This is when the Government inquiry will begin into the prolonged severance wrangle involving parts of three districts. Nobody is willing to stick their neck out and predict the actual outcome - which is wise, for the situation is complex. But it appears to be the height of bad planning to have Doveton’s 16,000 residents tied to the apron-strings of a shire whose headquarters are 15 miles away as Doveton itself is only a stone’s throw

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from the heart of Dandenong. Industrially Berwick’s coffers are swelled mainly by the “big three” of GMH, HJ Heinz and International Harvester - it is ironic that the trio list Dandenong as their base of operations - while on the rural scene, both Berwick and Cranbourne can support themselves admirably.

Dandenong had only 12 visits. Some areas had up to 82 visits, hence their averages being lower than ours. We are taking this very seriously.”

20 years ago

Get ready for snow

July 2001 Our smokes sales shame Dandenong has been branded the worst area in Victoria for selling cigarettes to minors. A crackdown by the State Government’s tobacco flying squad revealed 42 per cent of tested Dandenong retailers breached the law. But Greater Dandenong council denied the claims and said the figures were not fair. Chief executive officer Warwick Heine said: “Of the 30 cities involved in the test purchase activity,

Snow will make an unlikely appearance when the Springvale Snow Fest returns to Buckingham Avenue on Sunday 4 July. More than 80 tonnes of real snow will make its way from Mt Bulla for the award winning events fourth incarnation. Ice sculptor’s will carve art works and there will be food, market and community stalls. Roving performers will include stilt walkers, puppets, a magician and funky zebras. A fireworks display at 6.50pm will wrap up the event.

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WHAT’S ON Our Beat Drum Theatre holds monthly open stage night for local musicians, artists, actors, comedians, dancers and the community.

Thursday 15 July, 6.30pm-10pm at The Drum Theatre, cnr Walker and Lonsdale streets, Dandenong. Free event. Details: drumtheatre@cgd.vic.gov.au or 8571 1666.

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Gone to Carolina in my mind Callum Jackson’s exhibition, Gone to Carolina in my mind, is a response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This exhibition conveys optimism and hope through printmaking, drawing, painting and photography. It runs alongside artist Zagkiria Tahirian’s exhibition Invisibility about the hidden feelings of refugees.

Until 23 July at Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, cnr Walker and Robinson streets.

Open Tuesdays-Fridays, 12pm-4pm.

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Bowls players wanted Noble Park Bowls Club is offering free first-year memberships for pennant players. Also social memberships, barefoot bowls and free coaching available.

Reg, 0428 647 540 or rwdlvernon@bigpond. com

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Friendship cafe WASEMA Women’s Friendship Cafe is a welcoming environment for women to relax, make friends, share experiences, learn new skills and connect to services and opportunities.

Wednesdays 9.30am-12.30pm (during school term) at North Dandenong Neighbourhood House, off Latham Crescent, Dandenong North.

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Fun for retirees The Combined Probus Club of Waverley Gardens has re-commenced its club general meetings.

New members and visitors are welcome. Have a coffee, listen to a guest speaker and join other organised activities.

9.45am-noon on last Tuesday of the month at the Southern Community Centre, Southern Reserve, Rupert Drive, Mulgrave. Details: Don, 9560 6046 or wavgardcomprob@gmail.com

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Prose and tales Join us for an exciting workshop combining writing and poetry. This new workshop aims to enhance our love of poetry and develop our creative writing skills in a safe, friendly, non-judgemental environment. Bring your favourite poem to read aloud and discuss over a cuppa. Fire up your creativity with fun writing exercises and spontaneous prompts. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to enjoy the written word and play.

Thursday 15 July, 10am–12pm at The Open Door, 110 Ann St, Dandenong. Gold coin welcome. Bookings: Jo or Tayla, 9791 8664 or theopendoor@ssjg.org.au

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Learning Centre, Caribbean Drive, Keysborough. BYO lunch.

Raise your voice Voices of Casey Choir: Voices of Casey is a nonauditioned SATB choir. Rehearsals are held each

Monday from 7.00-9.30pm at Fiddlers Green Retirement Village, 57 Gloucester Avenue, Berwick. New members always welcome.

To express your interest in joining Voices of Casey or stay informed on the choir’s ac-

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Accused Jag thief bailed

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

Emmanuel Lual, 19, 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 driver allegedly revved and reversed at high speed, launching the Jag over another vehicle and causing it to be “partially suspended in the air”.

Police say they wedged a car under the Jag to prevent escape. They 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 home 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 that Lual had two phones.

There were also “potential alibi witnesses”, he said.

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.

On 8 July, magistrate Suzette Doojtes granted bail on the back of available CISP treatment and supervision as well as the surety.

She noted Lual’s ”extremely serious” alleged offending, his relevant priors as an adult and the fact he was on two CCOs at the time.

However, he was also young, was in his first stint in custody, had a supportive family, faced legal delays and had complied with supervised bail in the past.

Lual‘s bail conditions included a night curfew, complying with the CISP program and not associating with the three co-accused.

He was bailed to appear for monitoring at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court in August.

Gumbuya World’s big bird gets a new name - Bruno

By Gabriella Payne After weeks of anticipation and a community vote, the famous giant pheasant statue at the gates of Gumbuya World has finally been given a name - and it’s one with a rich story behind it.

At the naming reveal on Friday 2 July, Gumbuya World CEO Ron Weinzierl commended the many incredible contenders they had seen through the competition and said although there had been many frontrunners, there was one name that was a clear winner - Bruno.

Having received 2,800 public votes in the competition, ‘Bruno’ sat miles ahead as the most popular name for the big bird and was entered in honour of the man who built and sculpted the 20 metre statue over 40 years ago, back in 1978.

As ‘big Bruno’ stood proudly in the background, the original ‘Bruno’ (Bruno Crestani) and his family gathered at the base of the bird on Friday morning to celebrate this momentous occasion, and the Hallam builder said it was a very proud moment for him.

“Thank you everyone,” Bruno said to a live audience of Gumbuya World’s Facebook followers, adding that it felt “pretty nice” to be recognised in this way.

A man of few words, Bruno’s granddaughter Chelsea Bergoc took a moment to thank the public, stating that her and the entire family had been watching the votes climb all week in disbelief.

“Thank you to everyone who voted, it means the absolute world to our family and Bruno,” Chelsea said.

“It is his 90th birthday this month and I couldn’t think of a better present than for the bird to be called Bruno, so thank you so much.”

Chelsea said that her grandfather or ‘poppy’ was incredibly chuffed to see the bird named after him, and it was fantastic that he was able to share this special day with his grand and great-grandkids.

“I just think you couldn’t ask for a better memory for him and it’s going to go through generations,” Chelsea said.

“Everyone’s going to know that Bruno built the bird, and we’re going to have lots of happy memories now - it’s just been a fantastic day.”

Bruno (the man) was a family friend of the then owner of Gumbuya World, Ron Rado, and said that Mr Rado had chased him for months before he finally agreed to build the bird.

“He said you can’t knock me back all the time, come and do it, so I just came up and I worked a week at a time,” Bruno said, adding that the whole project took about three months to complete.

Bruno’s daughter Melinda Salopek said that her father had had help from one other labourer, Bill Vookavick, and the pair had worked tirelessly on the bird, applying three dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Bruno Crestani (the builder) brought his family along to the big announcement. 242562 coats of render and shaping the sculpture gradually over the steel frame inside.

“There is a funny little quirk to that story,” Melinda said.

“Because Bruno said the day that they finished rendering the bird, they sat over in the bushes somewhere here to admire their handy work and dark clouds came over the sky like a storm was seriously coming in, and he and Bill both looked at each other and said ‘oh my god, it’s all going to get washed away!’” she said, to which Bruno chimed in.

“It was ready for painting, and we were about that far away (gestures with hands) and this black storm comes in and it just passed away and I said ‘thank god for that!’,” Bruno exclaimed, clasping his hands together as if to pray.

Bruno, who is now a life member at Gumbuya World, spent the rest of the day on Friday enjoying the rides and exhibits at the well-known theme park with his family, all under the watchful eye of big Bruno of course.

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CASEY BUSINESS AWARDS Australian Precision Technologies was named the City of Casey’s Business of the Year on Monday night at the 2021 Casey Business Awards. Other winners were Berwick Dental Studio, Powerplant and Blairlogie. DANIELLE KUTCHEL profiles the four winners explaining why they caught the judges’ eyes.

APT looks forward 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.

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

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 retainment and all

work produced to the highest standard.

And now, APT has been named the winner of the Innovation category in the 2021 Casey Business Awards - its second award for the year.

The shift to defence work 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.“ The spokesperson said the team was confident in its application for the awards.

“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,” she 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.”

Blairlogie’s award-winning leadership Blairlogie Living and Learning Inc was named as the winner of the Business Leadership category at a gala event on Monday 12 July.

It follows the organisation’s naming as a finalist in the awards in May at a breakfast celebration for the award entrants.

Based in Cranbourne South, Blairlogie has been supporting people with a disability since 1987, providing a range of supports including housing, supported holidays, holiday programs, group activities, one-to-one supports and in-home support.

Chief Executive Officer Carolyn Carr said housing is a particular gap for people with disabilities, which Blairlogie is striving to fill.

The organisation has partnered with developer Wolfdene on Project 28, which has the ambitious aim of providing 28 homes for 28 people with disability by 2028.

Four of these homes have been opened so far, Ms Carr said.

“They’ve changed the lives of the four young men who are living there.

“It’s enabled them to stay close to family and friends and the community they know.”

There have been other big challenges too including dealing with the “exceptional growth” that Ms Carr said Blairlogie has experienced.

“We support close to 300 people, we have a workforce of 180 employees. We’ve gone from a business that has a revenue of $1.8 million a year in 2012 to $13 million in 2021.

It’s been considerable,” she said.

Government red tape also causes frustrations, Ms Carr said, along with the administrative burden involved in implementing the NDIS.

“But I think the work we’re doing and the goals we’ve achieved and the difference and impact we make not only on the lives of people with disabilities but on our community, far outweigh any of the challenges that are thrown our way,” she said.

“I think we’re lucky to have an organisation that doesn’t shy away from challenge, we accept it as part of doing business. I think if you want to make an impact you’ve got to embrace challenge.

“What keeps Blairlogie going and doing what we do everyday is the joy we see on people’s faces when something that they thought couldn’t be achieved, or they didn’t dare dream that they could have, happens for them. People with disabilities have the right to be living a full life like anyone else,” she said.

Resilience helps business power ahead The Covid pandemic has given rise to a number of buzz words – chief among them, resilience.

For Greg Plant, founder and director of Powerplant Project Services in Hallam, resilience has become the name of the game.

It’s a quality that’s been incorporated into the company’s daily practices since the pandemic hit.

And it’s the name of the category they’ve been named as winner of in the 2021 Casey Business Awards.

Mr Plant said he and the team had been “quietly confident” of their ability to get the judges’ attention this year.

The company is a previous winner in the business awards, having picked up two gongs in 2017.

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performing well against these.

When Covid hit, the company looked to its values – people, performance and pride – to see it through.

“We adopted a survive to thrive process,” Mr Plant said.

“Where there was pain, we shared it and that helped us all keep going.”

Pulling together as a team, staff regularly checked in with each other even over Microsoft Teams.

The social side of things was stepped up with daily quizzes and end-of-week drinks as well as a Friday ‘good news’ session.

A resilience expert was brought in to help pass on a number of strategies that staff could use in their personal and professional lives.

At the beginning of the series of workshops, the expert took a diagnostic of the team to see how they measured on the resilience scale.

By the end of the series, their resilience had markedly improved.

Mr Plant also encouraged his employees to reach out to others if they were having a “down day”.

He led by example, checking in with staff over the phone in a practice that has continued into 2021. Management at Powerplant is mindful of the ‘Covid hangover’ that many are still experiencing, so the focus on resilience, community and connection within the workplace is now an ongoing one.

And it seems it has all paid off: since the lifting of restrictions last year, the business has thrived.

Mr Plant said the awards had helped change the business for the better, as it has provided an opportunity for he and other members of the team to think about their skills gaps and how to improve both personally and as a collective.

“They got me on the front foot of what I should do to make this business the best it could be,” he explained.

“The awards helped change us for the better.

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All smiles 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 winners of the employment category in the 2021 Casey Business Awards.

“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 loves 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 – two things that are “critical to the success of any business”. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

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Warming up winter courts for big chill More than 400 young basketballers brought the heat to the courts of Dandenong Stadium.

The Big Chill Winter Classic staged by AAU Australia pitted 86 teams – in the under-14s, under-16s, under-18s and under-21s categories - on 6-9 July.

Among the teams from across Victoria was Dandenong’s own Red Roo Basketball.

Red Roo Sports director James Kerr said it was a terrific effort to stage the event just after Melbourne’s most recent Covid lockdown.

“It went off. It was a great opportunity for the kids.

“The bottom line here was we managed it through the Covid-safe protocols.

“After that three-week lockdown, a lot of tournaments were cancelled.”

The tournament in its entirety is screened online on BallerTV. The footage provides a chance for players to cut their own mix-tapes and be seen by talent scouts, including US schools and colleges, Mr Kerr says.

“The AAU is there to provide a pathway for kids to go to US College to play basketball and to be seen on a level that would never happen playing representative basketball.”

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By Cam Lucadou-Wells

Missing Doveton man Brendon Farrell.

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By Danielle Kutchel Two men have been charged after the suspected remains of Doveton man Brendon Farrell were found by police in Noble Park.

Missing Persons Squad detectives arrested a 30-year-old Hampton Park man and a 49-year-old Noble Park man on Friday 9 July.

The Hampton Park man was later charged with murder while the Noble Park man was charged with accessory to murder.

Police are formally identifying human remains believed to be Mr Farrell, which were found at a Noble Park home.

Mr Farrell, 32, had been missing by his family for more than a month.

In recent weeks, his mother and sister publicly pleaded for information on their loved one’s fate.

On 6 July, members of the Missing Persons Squad, Public Order Response Team, search and rescue team and the mounted branch combed 20 hectares of Cranbourne scrubland, dams and thick blackberry patches on Tuesday 6 July.

Detective Inspector Andrew Stamper from the Missing Persons Squad 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.”

On 10 July, Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill paid tribute to the detectives’ work on a “complex investigation”.

The mounted branch was assisting with the search. 243086 “Our thoughts are with Brendon’s family and loved ones following what has no doubt been a very difficult and traumatic few weeks.

“The investigation remains ongoing and again we encourage anyone with information who hasn’t already spoken to police to come forward.”

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Mr Farrell was 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 before he went missing.

Any information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au

Kingswood golf course housing showdown

By Cam Lucadou-Wells A public hearing has been set for a controversial plan to redevelop Kingswood golf course into a housing estate.

Infuriated locals have teed off at superannuation firm AustralianSuper, which bought the 54-hectare course in Dingley Village for $120 million in 2014.

The developer’s plans to rezone the fairways as well as gain a planning permit for 823 dwellings will be heard at a state planning advisory committee hearing.

Locals, including a Save Kingswood Group and 8000 objectors to City of Kingston, are earnestly resisting the plan to “destroy the park”.

The plans were also rejected by City of Kingston, and criticized by local MPs from both major political parties.

SKG president Kevin Poulter said the “micro housing, narrow streets and not enough parkdandenong.starcommunity.com.au

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“It makes a mockery of the statement from the Australian Super CEO and on their website that they consulted residents.”

Mr Poulter said the developers should have consulted residents and Kingston Council before buying what is regarded as the suburb’s “Central Park”.

The attractive “green, leafy, low-rise village atmosphere” couldn’t withstand a 20 per cent rise in population, he said.

The site’s grasses had been poisoned and its mature tree habitat lopped by the developer “under the guise of safety”, Mr Poulter claimed.

“They have pillaged the site for years, chainsawing trees including some that were clearly healthy.

“They then offered the mulch to residents, many of whom saw it as an ultimate insult.”

An AustralianSuper spokesperson did not

comment but directed the Star Journal to its Dingley Village 3172 website.

The website refers to an “inclusive, attractive, high-quality residential development”, with 14 hectares of open space including a ‘central park’ and wetlands.

“When complete, its tree-lined streets and parks will have 10 per cent more trees.”

The webiste stated that Kingston Council approval was sought for any lopped or removed trees.

Each year, qualified arborists assessed which trees were a safety risk over the next 12 months.

The developers had started a replacement tree program of native species on the site.

The state planning advisory committee will present its findings to Planning Minister Richard Wynne, who will make the final decision.

Public submissions close on Friday 6 August.

Days after being selected, a would-be director at Greater Dandenong Council’s new $2-million leisure-centre company has withdrawn from the job.

Domenic Isola – a former City of Hume chief executive and Community Chef director – was one of six South East Leisure Pty Ltd directors announced in a council report on 15 June.

He and the four other ‘ordinarymember’ directors were to be appointed for three-year terms of $25,000 a year from 1 July 2021, the report stated.

Greater Dandenong community services director Martin Fidler said Mr Isola withdrew his application due to “being offered other roles and therefore believed he could no longer fulfill the expectations of the board role if appointed”.

Mr Isola withdrew prior to the council sending a letter of offer to him, Mr Fidler said.

Under its management services agreement, the board is allowed to function with a minimum of five directors, he said.

For the time being, SEL will function with five directors and review its needs and make a recommendation to Council once established and operational.”

The council-owned subsidiary will manage Dandenong Basketball Stadium, Dandenong Oasis, Noble Park Aquatic Centre and Springers Leisure Centre.

It will take over from current managers Elite Stadium Management and YMCA from 1 July 2022.

The board is headed by chair Steven Wright – a former Richmond Football Club chief executive – who will be paid $35,000 a year.

Other directors are Mick Jaensch, Tim Cockayne, Dr Malak Sukkar and Laura Buckley.

Last month, critics slammed the appointments by Greater Dandenong chief executive John Bennie as ‘jobs for the boys’ due to three having ties to the council.

Mr Isola and Mr Bennie both served as directors of Community Chef – a Meals on Wheels caterer formerly partowned by councils including Greater Dandenong and Hume.

Mr Jaensch was Greater Dandenong’s long-serving corporate services director until he retired last month.

Mr Cockayne was interim chair of the council-owned Dandenong Market.

The selection process involved Mr Bennie, community services director Martin Fidler, the council’s sport and recreation manager and an unnamed “external industry expert”.

SEL’s first year of establishment costs are estimated between $1.6 million-$2.1 million.

In a report to the council, the model was expected to produce the “most economic financial result for council”.

It will have a “strong focus on improving community well-being and participation in leisure activities”.

Mr Fidler recently said the SEL option was chosen because the council didn’t have the expertise to manage the centres “in house”.

At the same time, the council had control to protect its “significant investment” in its assets, such as $6 million upgrade of NPAC and the $60 million Oasis redevelopment.

“The company model retains strong control and alignment with our unique community needs.”

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By Nick Creely These Bulls are rising fast.

Noble Park’s sublime form in the Eastern Football League’s top-flight continued on Saturday, with the Bulls comfortably brushing aside Doncaster East with a final quarter surge, 13.14 (92) to 11.6 (72).

In second-place on the table, the Bulls didn’t have it their own way throughout the contest in fact the home side trailed at both half-time and the final change - but had enough class across the lines to slam on four goals to one in the final term.

The home side had 27 scoring shots as it pushes hard for top spot on the ladder in what has been an outstanding season so far.

Big man Kieren Byers was immense for the Bulls, controlling stoppages to have a big say on proceedings in the crucial moments of the contest, while regular ball winners Jack Sketcher and Kyle Martin lifted a cog when they needed to.

Liam Scott - after starring down back last week - booted three in another highly promising performance.

In a mouth-watering contest on Saturday, the Bulls will take on the top-of-the-table Vermont, in what is destined to be a clash with plenty of observers.

Rowville, meanwhile, went down to Blackburn at Seebeck Oval, 14.8 (92) to 10.11 (71).

In Southern’s Division 2, Springvale Districts goal machine Matt Wetering once again had a day out, snagging eight as his side banked a 76-point win against Heatherton, 17.15 (117) to 6.5 (41).

Wetering - who now has 61 snags from his 12 matches this season - was absolutely dominant as the Demons extended its unbeaten run in the competition in 2021.

The 11-0 Demons were also well served by Stefan Feehan (four goals), Daniel Spence and Matt Thompson in the dominant win - which was set up in the first term.

Keysborough were also big winners, with a 60-point drumming of Hampton, 14.6 (90) to 4.6 (30).

The Burra took just over a quarter to set the game up, leading by 23 points at half-time, before slamming on seven goals to one in the

Byron Parton, Matt Rogerson (three goals) and Sean Van Velsen were the best for the visitors.

Division 4 saw Hallam fire up against Lyndale at Barry Powell Reserve, with the Hawks winning by 66 points, 15.7 (97) to 4.7 (31).

The Hawks set the game up with an eyecatching five goal first term, and despite some fightback in the second term from the home side, the visitors slammed on four unanswered goals in the third to extend their margin to 48 points.

Impressively, the Hawks didn’t stop there, slamming on four more goals in the last.

Brendan Reynolds’ strong season continued with a dominant display, while Ben Coutet, Tom Bradley and Jack Sharlassian combined for 10 goals on the day.

In the remaining match, Dandenong suffered a tough 150-point defeat to premiership favourites Carrum Patterson Lakes, 29.15 (189) to 5.9 (39).

Despite the heavy loss, the Redlegs battled hard, with Luke Dinger, Dakota De Santis and Lenny Van Schaik named in the best.

third and final quarters.

And Hampton Park banked a gritty 10-point win against Skye, 8.12 (60) to 6.14 (50).

In Division 3, the Doveton Eagles turned in one of its most promising performances in some time - and most valiant of the season - in a nail-biting draw with South Yarra, 11.1 (67) to 9.13 (67).

The Eagles led narrowly for the majority of the day, but the Lions fought back late from a 17-point deficit to tie up the game.

Despite the draw, it was a day of great optimism for the rebuilding club, with Leigh Tannahill the star of the show with four goals.

Joshua Johns, Brayden Oliver and Zakk Johns were named in the best for the Eagles, who will take plenty out of the performance.

And Endeavour Hills fell narrowly short by six-points to Ashwood at Essex Heights Reserves, 14.7 (91) to 12.13 (85).

The Falcons led by as much as 16 at half time, but an eight-goal to four second half was the difference with the home side finishing stronger.

Emerging locals set to earn their stripes this season

By Nick Creely Cricket Victoria (CV) has confirmed its squads for the under 16 Female and under 17 Male Emerging Players Program, with more local youngsters set to be given their chances at representative level.

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ships which will be held in Tasmania in January.

We’ve got a very exciting group of talented young players coming through at under 17 level,” Cricket Victoria’s manager of the male emerging players program Tom Evans said.

“We’ll use these sessions held in Melbourne and regional areas, together with our trial matches and the early rounds of the season, to select our Victorian squads for the National Championships.

“The coaching and insight into cricket at the professional level will be of great benefit to all members of the Emerging Players Program and we look for to seeing their development throughout the course of the season.”

The Female Squad will see sessions at the

CitiPower Centre, the MCG and regional areas, with the program to culminate in the National Championships in Canberra in January.

“This is the first step in our female emerging players program and a key landmark for the talented young players coming through,” Cricket Victoria’s head of the female emerging players program Duncan Harrison said.

“They’ll get their first taste of training in a high-performance environment and learning from players already playing at a professional level.

“The opportunity to then represent the state at a National Championships offers a great reward for their hard work and based on the talent in these squads we’re expecting competition for spots to be fierce.”

Our locals selected: Under 16 Female Squad Hasrat Gill (Southern Pioneers/Melbourne) Meera Hyderabad (South East Country Sharks/Dandenong) Jemma Reynolds (South East Country Sharks/Dandenong) Yashoda Senarathne (Southern Pioneers/ Dandenong) Under 17 Male Squad Harkirat Bajwa (Southern Pioneers/Melbourne) Jarvis Harvey (Gippsland Pride/Dandenong) Govind Nandini (Southern Pioneers/Ringwood

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NBL 1 is back with a bang

By Tyler Lewis

Christo Bale enhanced his profile at Sandown Park last Thursday night.

Christo wins again

By Jason Adams Christo Bale enhanced his profile as one of the most consistent and versatile stars in the sport with his second McKenna Memorial win at Sandown Park last Thursday night.

The McKenna Memorial commemorates one of the sport’s most influential administrators, Jack McKenna. He became secretary of the Tatura Plumpton Coursing Club at just 18 years of age and in the early 1930s, was recruited to Springvale to take over the administration of the then Sandown Park Coursing Company. McKenna was instrumental in the purchase of the land on which the club now stands.

It was a typical Chriso Bale performance.

He began well to lead early and from there was extremely hard to beat. He built a sizable gap then extended it in the home straight to win by

7.5 lengths from Shadow Mist and Jarick Bale in 34.10.

“He jumped well and knowing how strong he is and how he races, it was all over,” said cotrainer Lisa Delbridge.

It’s a rare feat in this sport for a greyhound to go back-to-back in any feature race. It highlights Christo’s amazing consistency over almost two years. He’s been on the podium in 50 of his 65 starts with 10 outings at Group level.

“We’re very proud. He’s always there abouts and for him to win the same feature race twice is a big thrill and honour.”

Christo was handled by 15-year-old Myles Delbridge who had to edge out his dad Mark for the duty.

“He handles him every chance he can get.

He needs to fight for him off Mark, but Mark wanted to be with Jarick tonight, so he (Myles) got the better deal.”

Team Delbridge have won the McKenna on three occasions, twice with Christo Bale and once with Flash Of Light (2010 - the first time the race was held over 595m) who they still consider as the best they’ve had.

“Flash Of Light is probably the best. Christo is up there for sure, another of our favourites is Penta Allen who never actually won a group race but he’s in our backyard at home.”

Christo is not only the ultimate professional on-track but carries his manner off-track too.

“He’s laid back, doesn’t bark and is just no fuss. He knows when it’s race day but he’s not over the top, unlike Zipping Rambo. You wouldn’t even know he’s in the kennel - he’s just a gentleman.”

The McKenna adds to an already memorable year for the Delbrdige family having won the RSN Sandown Cup in May with Zipping Rambo.

NBL 1 returned over the weekend, leading to some mixed results for the Dandenong Rangers.

The Rangers got off to a slow start, giving the Wildcats a handy buffer at the first change on their home court.

Despite winning the second and third term, the Rangers were unable to overcome the home court advantage, 73-71.

With 46 seconds left on the clock, Teneya Sooalo put up a three point shot to take the lead, but the shot was off.

Allison Downie impressed from her 32 minutes, draining 14 points, nine from range.

The second game of the weekend for the Rangers women’s side was also a loss, as the Dandenong outfit went down 7596.

Emilee Hammon was the best player on the court, putting up 24 points in her sides heavy defeat to Launceston.

In the men’s competition, the men won one of its two games.

Against Eltham on Friday night, the Rangers gave up the first quarter, before winning the following three, ultimately claiming an 81-70 win.

Venky Jois dominated for the Rangers in the win, he claimed 21 points from 17 attempts.

Despite the convicting win, the Rangers went four from 26 from the three point line.

The second game wasn’t as pleseant for the Rangers, as they went down to the well-drilled North West Tasmania Thunder, 77-71.

The Rangers were up 41-31 at half time, but were overrun in the second half.

Sean McDonald was among the best for the returning weekend, he played well in both games, but exceptionally well in the game against the Thunder.

The three point woes continued for the Rangers in the second match of the weekend, shooting three from 28.

Injury to young gun sours a tough day for the Rays

By Tyler Lewis The Dandenong Stingrays have suffered another defeat in the NAB League, this time at the hands of a slick and exciting Oakleigh Chargers outfit.

The Rays, who currently aren’t anywhere near full strength due to the national carnival, struggled to get going in the opening term, conceded five goals to one in the opening stanza.

After that slow start, the home side kicked back strongly in the second term, so much so that they headed into the main break with a narrow lead.

Despite the scintillating second term, the Rays could only manage two goals in the second half, eventuating in the 8.8 (56) to 15.7 (97) defeat.

Henry Berenger was among the best players on the ground at a cold SkyBus Stadium in Frankston, while Jaxon Binns also impressed on debut.

Binns - a Berwick product - impressed in the recent under-17 national carnival for Victoria Country which earned a debut, where he kicked a goal and made an impact for his time on the ground.

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19-year-old Declan Cole had another solid day out, finding plenty of the footy.

Cole collected 25 disposals and applied nine tackles.

Cole has relished in recent weeks, in his last five matches the magnet has accumulated over 20 disposals on four occasions.

With the absence of Pat Gerdan – due to that heavy collision during the year – and Mac Andrew to national duties, the Rays have had to dig deep into its ruck stocks.

But it seems the midfielders are still finding a way to find the footy at the stoppages.

The Stingrays have now suffered a succession of defeats in the NAB League competition, but from an individual point of view, are right in the hunt for a number of high draft picks.

With many out at the moment with higher honours, the Rays are bound to drop some games.

But next week, the Dandenong outfit will return to its spiritual home, Shepley Oval, to take on the second placed Greater Western Victoria Rebels.

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