EHD Star Journal - 26th April 2022

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SHOWCASING CASEY Our Showcasing Casey 16-page wrap shows the best on offer in the South East. Open up and take a look!

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Sunish stepping it up, 1001 Steps - Bayview Park Narre Warren.

There’s so much to love With buzzing suburban communities, beautiful scenery and coastal towns just a short drive away, what’s not to love about the City of Casey?

While Casey residents are likely to be aware of the many perks and benefits of living in the region, this feature showcases the best aspects of life in Casey. From the great education options and local businesses to leisure services and retail sectors, Casey really has it all.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, over 368,000 people called the City of Casey home in 2021. That number is forecast to hit 549,190 by 2041, a staggering increase.

Of the region’s 185,286 employed residents, 86,995 people living in Casey were employed in the city in 2021. The largest number of people were employed in healthcare and social assistance at 15,134 jobs between 2020 and 2021.

Other main areas of employment are retail trade at 14,331, education and training at 12,139 and construction at 9,269.

Many of the businesses are locally owned.

In 2021 there were 27,320 businesses in the City of Casey and the Gross Regional Production was $11.44 billion.

Construction was the most productive industry in the City of Casey between 2020-2021, generating $1,268 million.

Gardens and Outdoor Destinations The City of Casey has an abundance of parks, playgrounds and open spaces to enjoy.

Whether you visit the 1001 Steps at Bayview Park in Narre Warren South, Wilson Botanic Park in Berwick, Akoonah Park Centre, Royal Botanic Gardens in Cranbourne or the Hallam Valley Trail, you’ll have a myriad of options to choose from. From family friendly to physical activities, the City of Casey has all you need.

Education The City of Casey has a network of great education options that include Catholic primary schools such as St Catherine’s Primary School in Berwick, Mary MacKillop Primary School in 2W STAR JOURNAL

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beds and four new operating theatres among other new features.

various play areas including a bike track, sensory rooms and outdoor spaces, multipurpose rooms, paramed offices,a hydrotherapy room and a range of therapists on hand.

Sport The City of Casey has long been a hub of sporting activity in Melbourne’s southeast.

Locals and visitors have the option to check out the Endeavour Hills Skate Park, which opened in 2020 as a part of the Endeavour Hills Community Precinct Project. It includes more than 865 square metres of terrain including bowls for skateboards and a street course, a new playground, lawn area, gymnastics and parkour equipment, and terraced landscaping.

Casey Fields is the region’s premier sports and recreation precinct, home to Melbourne City Football Club and the Melbourne Demons AFL/AFLW teams. It also regularly hosts cricket, rugby, athletics and BMX events televised nationally. Boasting more than 30 fields, tracks and courts across its 87 hectares, there is also a dedicated train station in the works for Casey Fields as a part of the Clyde Rail extension.

Casey Stadium has also undergone an $18 million investment from the City of Casey in partnership with the state government.

Launched in 2017, the redevelopment features five new courts, spectator seating, a multipurpose room, additional parking, a cafe as well as new change rooms and toilets.

Health Residents are serviced by a network of healthcare providers led by general practitioners and allied health professionals such as radiologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, psychologists, audiologists and podiatrists.

Casey Hospital provides a comprehensive range of health services for the rapidly growing communities of Melbourne’s southeast. It received expansion works that were concluded in 2020, adding 13,000 square metres of space to the hospital, comprising 12 intensive care unit beds, 128 inpatient beds, 12 day surgery

The Future The future looks bright for the growing shire as new road, school and infrastructure projects progress over the next few years.

The Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) prepares Precinct Structure Plans (PSP) for Melbourne’s growth areas, with 16 PSP areas in the City of Casey. A council advocacy plan promotes future planning and development of the remaining growth areas of Casey, while the plan encourages innovative planning approaches that respond to community needs and ultimately work toward the goal to help create Australia’s most liveable city.

Akoonah Park is home to the Akoonah Park Market which operates each Sunday from 8.00am – 1.30pm.

Narre Warren and St Paul Apostle North and South Primary Schools in Endeavour Hills.

The City of Casey also has a range of government schools on offer to parents with the catchment area. These include James Cook Primary School, Oatlands Primary School, Berwick Lodge Primary School and Cranbourne Park Primary School.

Secondary students also have a variety of education options, including Casey Grammar School, St Francis Xavier College Berwick, Beaconhills Christian College, Heritage College, Hampton Park Secondary College and Alkira Secondary College.

The City of Casey is also fortunate to have Dandenong Valley SDS,a school dedicated to students aged from pre school to 18 years with intellectual disabilities. The purposebuilt school caters for every one’s needs, with

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A warm winter welcome Have you experienced Cranbourne Golf Club yet?

As life seems poised to get back into ‘full swing’, thoughts will inevitably turn to golf and hospitality. For one of Melbourne’s fine golf clubs, they have just come off the back of hosting the 2022 Australian Amateur championships; one of the premier amateur tournaments in the world.

Cranbourne Golf Club lies on the edge of the renowned Sandbelt. In the early 1950s, the talented Sam Berriman, who designed many of the prestigious courses golf courses nearby, was commissioned to design the course, which

is laid out in beautiful natural surroundings, with all the advantages of gently sloping land, excellent drainage and all-year-round play.

But Cranbourne isn’t just a golf club; it’s a venue of choice for the local community. The club provides an outstanding venue, with a catering service for any type of event: be it a first birthday, a club function, a conference, or a beautiful wedding. The Club offers numerous external events throughout the year as well, including a Mother’s Day lunch, as well as trivia nights, dinners, and live performances.

Phone us on 5991 3400 to plan your event today.

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A Japanese welcome Year 8s at Hillcrest Christian College, Clyde North, have used their learnings from Japanese class to surprise the school’s Prep students.

Using Japanese language and culture, Prep students were welcomed with origami ‘Welcome’ cards “It was great to see all students enjoy engaging with each other as the Year 8s explained to the Preps what their card said,” commented Mrs Victoria Poulos, Hillcrest Japanese Teacher.

Hillcrest Year 8 students made an origami flower, which adhered on a card, and wrote ‘welcome’ in Japanese, signed with their name and hand-delivered to the Prep students. The Preps were very excited to be visited during class time.

“This was a lovely gesture to welcome our Preps to the 2022 school year,” commented Prep Teacher Miss Joanne Bowman.

“It also strengthened the ties between Primary and Secondary school and formed valuable relationships” Bowman added.

Hillcrest Christian College students are offered languages of German from Prep to Year 12 and Japanese from Year 7 to Year 12.

Hillcrest Christian College has recently announced a multi-million-dollar Senior Learning Centre project, to house Hillcrest and Rivercrest Year 11 and 12s from 2024.

This project will see senior students offered VCE, VCAL and the exclusive, International Baccalaureate (IB) pathway.

Specialised support plans NDIS participant, Joshua, has goals just like many others: he would like to get his license; maintain a job that he enjoys; be independent and live on his own; participate in his community and socialise with friends.

Working full-time, Joshua found it difficult to find the supports he needed on weekends and outside of his working hours.

He approached OC Connections’ Casey Disability Supports Hub and, together with his mum and dad, worked with Hub coordinator Lyndall to establish what supports he needed, and when and where he needed them.

They established a regular support program with an OC Connections disability support worker to support Joshua every Saturday to get out into the community and live his life the way he wants to.

Joshua has been very happy with the support he has received from OC Connections.

“They are good communicators, and I

don’t feel nervous when I am out. They are interested in what I want to do and listen to my opinions,” he said.

Our co-achieve model is our way of working with Joshua on all the different areas of his life that are important for happy and healthy living.

Co-achieve helps OC Connections staff learn how to support Joshua to reach his goals. It means we can help Joshua to learn new skills, do new things, decide what he wants in life and how to make it happen.

Our Casey Disability Supports Hub is providing access to our supports to people with disability living in the City of Casey.

We are located at the Cranbourne West Community Hub (4A Flicka Blv, Cranbourne West), where you can come and discuss your support needs, or you can call us on 0407 438 781.

You can find out more about our Casey Hub and our support options at occonnections.org/occ-casey-hub

Quality and care are the hallmarks of a Hillcrest education. All that we do centres on having our students become women and men of vibrant faith, sound character, lifelong learners, and active citizens.

"OC Connections have helped me participate in weekend activities and encouraged me to talk to new people,” Joshua, Casey Disability Support Hub participant

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Ms Christine Lucas - Head of Hillcrest Christian College

DO YOU, A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND HAVE A DISABILITY AND NEED SUPPORT TO ACCESS THE COMMUNITY?

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OC Connections' disability support staff are in the City of Casey and can help you live the life you want, where you want and when you want it.

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Bright jewel in the Village At Berwick Village Jewellers they continue to carry a 38 year tradition that started by the original owners James and Kay Drysdale, Just like Jim and Kay they are also a family owned business who carry the same values and will continues to carry the same values, Anthony and Sylvia have both been in the jewellery and watch industry for over 30 years and their knowledge for watches and jewellery is second to none.

Anthony was taught by his late father Bedros from the very young age of 12, Anthony is also a qualified watchmaker and jeweller, Together with their experienced team Sylvia, Michelle, James and Rosanna they are ready to service you with excellent customer service you deserve. Everything from watch repairs to jewellery repairs are completed on the premises.

Berwick Village Jewellers also custom make jewellery if you can’t find anything you like

Berwick Village Jewellers team members, Rosanna and Michelle. they can make it for you specially, Anthony and James can handcraft and design and make your dream piece of jewellery, They only source the best diamonds and precious stones from around the world.

Berwick Village Jewellers is located at 2 Blackburne Square, Berwick, 9707 2647, www. berwickvillagejewellers.com.au

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Stihl the one for the job Stihl Shop Hallam is a one-stop-shop for all outdoor power equipment needs. As a Stihl elite dealer, they stock the majority of available Stihl products.

They stock Toro and Masport ride on and push mowers, Duetscher chipper shredders, Cromellin generators, spare parts, as well as all oils and fuels you could need.

As well as stocking the best brands, they offer a full range of service and repair options for most makes a models; from domestic to commercial, they can look after it all. Three Stihl gold-trained technicians are among

the staff as well as a gold-trained Husqvarna technician.

The showroom will impress, with plenty of stock on hand to suit everyone’s needs from the smallest home gardens to professional users. Stihl Shop Hallam is easy to find with direct access to the Princes Highway, and has been in the same spot for over 16 years.

Visit them at 4/261 Princes Hwy, Hallam, Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.30pm and Saturday 8.30am-1pm.

For enquiries, call 9702 4764 or email sales@stihlshophallam.com.au

The team at Stihl Shop Hallam, from left, Cole, Daniel, Jacob, Darren and Andrew.

Battery powered equipment also available.

Stihl Shop Hallam have it all

The perfect Mother’s Day gift for the perfect Mum

We have a large range of Chainsaws, Brush Cutters, Lawn Mowers and Chipper Shredders.

Petrol, electric and battery options - to suit every property!

We also stock Toro and Masport ride on and push mowers.

Specializing in Jewellery Repairs, Jewellery remodeling, Engagement Rings and Watch Repairs, Swiss Watch Repairs Specialist.

4/261 Princes Highway Hallam Ph 9702 4764 www.stilhshophallam.com.au

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The art of being creative

Amanda and the team at Ella Bache Berwick

Ella Bache in Berwick Ella Bache Berwick recently moved from Fountain Gate to Blackburn Square, Berwick.

Owner Amanda and her team come with many years of Skin specialist experience.

The salon offers quality beauty treatments including facials, relaxation massages, waxing, spray tanning, deluxe manicures and pedicures.

Relax and enjoy their iconic Signature Solution Facial complete with a personalized skin diagnosis using our unique and exclusive di-

agnostic tools. Allow them to assist you with your ongoing skincare using their extensive Ella Bache product range. Your skin will look and feel incredible.

Ella Bache Berwick not only cater for women who need pampering, but also offer a complete range of treatments specially designed for busy men.

Ella Bache Berwick is location at 12 Blackburne Square, Berwick, 8794 9833.

t n i a P a Pot KIDS

Art classes, kids parties and after hours parties with Paint a Pot Studios.

Paint a Pot Studios are the Art Hub of South East Victoria with a pottery painting studio and loads more in the heart of Narre Warren, located opposite the iconic Bunjil Place in South East Victoria and Fountain Gate Shopping Centre.

BY DAY - Pop into their kid friendly studio, grab a piece of pottery and spend the day creating artwork with the family or friends! They have pottery suited to all age groups from small figurines and party animals to trinket bowls, plates, platters and mugs.

Get thirsty, hungry or need to keep the kids busy? No worries! We have an on-site Cafe and Play Centre so you can stay as long as you need, to keep on creating. Paint a Pot Studios are one of the few places offering pottery painting in Victoria. With no skill required, your imagination can go as far and wide as you wish.

Pottery painting is perfect for kids and teenage birthday parties, even adults love having art parties at Paint a Pot.

BY NIGHT - After hours, Paint a Pot Studios offer a range of adults art classes from Resin Art Workshops to Sip & Paint, you are sure to find a workshop that suits you and your bestie for that next catch up.

The after hours private events are really popular for hen’s nights, birthday parties and corporate team building activities!.

Paint a Pot Studios can create an art party package to suit your needs and budget.

Use the Chat function and get in touch today.

Paint a Pot Studios is located at 4/1 Vesper Dr, Narre Warren or telephone 8794 9997.

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- a large range of CERAMICS animals/ characters to cater for all children to paint as they wish!

- a SOFT PLAY area for kids of all ages - a full CAFE with lots of variety for kids and adults to get through a busy art filled day!

- art classes for kids from ages 5-12.

- choose from one of our amazing PARTY PACKAGES and let us do all the work so you and your guests can enjoy yourselves!

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Friendship soars at Orana

The friends who work together and will soon live in the same community together took a joy flight over the development.

Several of the nurses who have bought land together.

There’s a lot to celebrate when purchasers buy a home.

Everything is exciting - new land, new house, new parks to explore and new amenities.

It sure is an exciting time to have a new house and what better way to celebrate a new home than with friends! Orana is the perfect place for friends to come together and seven friends that have joined our community have demonstrated just this.

The long-time friends, who met each other through their shared love of providing care and comfort to the community when they’re unwell (yes, you guessed it - they’re nurses!) all purchased lots at Orana to continue the next

quest that resonated with their values of connecting with loved ones and the community, so were eager to thank the nurses for their tireless efforts through the pandemic.

Balcon and Core set aside the lots in stage 12 to their exact requirements and helped them secure the blocks of their choice.

Adding further to the unique situation, the purchases were made via a group Zoom meeting due to the Covid lockdowns at the time.

To celebrate the nurses’ friendship, hard work and dedication to the community, Balcon surprised them all with the delivery of delicious hampers and wine for each nurse to enjoy throughout the meeting. The friends even adopted a name for their little community within a community - Ora-nurse!

phase of their life journey and friendship.

They had been searching for a long time to find a community that allowed them to live on the same street, next door to each other. They approached Mick Abbott of Core Projects with this special need.

Core is a business that puts people before profit. Everything they do is about delivering meaningful outcomes of real and lasting value, and facilitating connections between community.

Mick was excited to hear their story of friendship. He informed Balcon and they were ecstatic to provide these friends their wish of living together in the community.

Balcon believed this was a very special re-

Rosario said: “Thank you is not enough, really appreciate the special treatment we have… together with Oranurse!”

The friends all said that Orana was a special place to buy together because it was central to many services, had great walking paths planned, the block sizes were ideal and wellpriced, lots of amenities and having parks as meeting places to connect with friends and the community.

If finding a new home on the same street wasn’t exciting enough, they’ve taken it to new heights with a joy flight over the community and are looking forward to celebrating their purchases with a celebratory lunch at Flight Deck Bar & Grill.

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State of art indoor family entertainment centre

Building up It’s a great metaphor for life, yet not one which we all take on board when given the chance.

With term 2 for schools about to commence as we loop through this pandemic, there is much of which to be optimistic, notwithstanding significant challenges.

If we didn’t already know it, remote learning is a poor cousin to being at school. Sure, some kids did okay but most thrive at school much better with their friends at school. At Berwick Lodge, like almost everywhere else, we’ve taken advantage of the opportunity to reinstate sport, camps and excursions and all those other healthily engaging activities that re-energise the passion for learning - as a team.

The past 2 years have been surreal to say the least, yet we’ve learnt so much too. Academic success is important, no doubt about it, but the importance of building and sustaining

great relationships with each other has never been more acutely made evident. To that end, there has never been a better time than now to ensure that learning activities foster cooperation, teamwork and shared celebration.

We’ve noticed that some children have been lost when to comes to solving issues amongst themselves. Others have forgotten how to play some outdoor games, whilst others still, lack confidence in larger group settings. Nonetheless, they share with staff, an overwhelming enthusiasm to be back at school fulltime.

That’s a great basis for building on the groundwork done in term 1 for a return to a new normalcy. All the more reason to smell the roses that are there.

Henry Grossek, Principal Berwick Lodge Primary School

The Frolicz Family Hub is a new state of the art facility located in Cranbourne East and will breathe a new life into the indoor playcentre arena. Frolicz is designed and built in a such way that there is something for everyone to enjoy and is a heaven for both children and parents, where parents can either relax or hit the state-of-the-art gym facility for workouts while the little ones enjoy in an immersive play area.

This brand-new facility can facilitate kids birthday functions with a number of options available to select from such as activity based (science experiments, art and craft and Bakery) or non activity based with a choice of Princess or Super hero themed party rooms.

Kids play area is equipped with tunnels, slides, air shooting, ball pits and range of play panels where kids can walk, climb or crawl and make their way through the combination of ramps, level and surfaces.

The added benefit for parents is that they can monitor their kids from the gym either through glass panels or CCTV screens while they work on their fitness. As safety is paramount on everything at Frolicz, kids are not allowed to leave the premises without accompanying a responsible parent/guardian.

An exceptionally maintained seating area while Frolicz cafe is ready to serve your tastebuds with a wide range of drinks and foods. If your requirement is to hold a formal office seminar or function, Frolicz has it covered with those specially built conference rooms with sound barrier walls and

Frolicz cafe is ready to cover your catering needs as well.

5 star Google review is a testimony to the excellent high standard service Frolicz provides and all you need is to pay a visit to Frolicz to experience this.

Frolicz is located at 1 Lonhro Blvd, Cranbourne West, 0401 332 828.

FROLICZ FAMILY HUB MON - THU | 9.00 AM - 7.30 PM FRI - SUN | 9.00 AM - 5.30 PM

VISIT OUR VIRTUAL SCHOOL TOUR TODAY Our virtual school tour allows you to experience Berwick Lodge Primary School spaces as though you are physically there.

Using emerging technology, we have mapped spaces across the school to create 3D tours and 360-degree walkthroughs.

Immerse yourself in the spaces, move around, explore and look out for LODGIE BEAR along the way.

For more details visit: www.berwicklodgeeps.vic.edu.au Please call for your personal tour. These will commence in Term 2.

Berwick Lodge Primary School welcomes out of neighborhood enrolments.

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NEW YORK BARBER THROUGH THE DECADES

More than a cut above 25 years ago in 1997, hairdresser Mario Fallace took over a hair salon located in the heart of Berwick on Gloucester Avenue. Originally named Tomars Hairdressing, and later rebranded in 2019 to Fallachi Hair, the salon, as well as Mario have become a staple in the Berwick community, building an extensive, loyal clientele over the years with some clients having been there since they opened their doors 25 years ago.

Fallachi Hair were also recently named as finalists at the 2021 Australian Hair Industry Awards.

The talented Fallachi Hair team are known for their exceptional customer service, which will soon be paired with a brand new salon Fallachi Hair will be undergoing extensive renovations to create a brand new look and hair salon experience for the Berwick community.

The salon will be closed from Friday, 15 April until Wednesday, 11 May, so stay tuned!

In 2014, Mario decided it was time to bring a true barber experience to Berwick, and thus New York Barbers was launched. Fast forward 8 years and it has become an award winning barbershop, recently being named the Australian Modern Barber Business of the Year and Best Barbershop Design at the 2021 Australian Modern Barber Awards.

Fallachi Hair is located at 14 Gloucester Avenue, Berwick. Visit fallachihair.com.au for more.

New York Barbers is located at 30 Adams Lane, Berwick. Visit newyorkbarbers.com.au for more.

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SMALL BUSINESS THE HEART OF CASEY

Little Sparrow Cafe Pairing its very own Bohemian Coffee Blend with an extensive selection of delectable cakes, Little Sparrow is very serious about coffee. With highly skilled baristas on site, Little Sparrow uses state of the art equipment to ensure that high standards are consistently reached. The eatery also boasts a selection of cakes, pastries, danishes, and warm cinnamon scrolls, alongside other savory options. K274, Level 2, Westfield Fountain Gate, Narre Warren.

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Berwick Footwear Berwick Footwear has been your local footwear expert for over 40 years, as an Australian owned and operated business. Believing in quality service and quality footwear for everyone, Berwick Footwear offers dress shoes, slippers, boots, slip-ons, orthotics, sneakers and everything in between. Visit the friendly team at Berwick Footwear. 2/52 High Street, Berwick.

Phone (03) 9707 1506 or visit www.berwickfootwear.com.au.

Berwick Bulk Foods Bulk Foods is a small family owned retail shop

Shop 12, 55 Hallam Rd. Hampton Park Shop 23, 75 Lynbrook Blvd Lynbrook facebook.com/GBPBAT | Phone 0466 664 251

in the heart of Berwick Village that sells all your pantry needs, unpackaged. This includes nuts, seeds, flours, pulses, grains, sugars and dried fruits in bulk., and also offers fresh, locally sourced honey and freshly made nut butters.

There are also gravity fed confectionery dispensers and kombucha on tap! In late 2018, Bulk Foods made it a mission to provide the local community with zero waste alternatives.

The store is family operated and works closely with its sister store Go Vita Berwick. 9a Blackburne Square, Berwick.

Visit www.berwickbulkfoods.com.au.

A Touch of Dutch Beginning in 2009 with the retail store’s opening, it soon became apparent that A Touch of Dutch’s customers and the wider community wanted more. The online store was revamped in 2017, adding improved stock integration with the physical store, better courier prices, a wider product range and a new website. Now, A Touch of Dutch is proud to show the community what modern Dutch food is all about. 3 & 4, 48-50 High Street, Berwick.

Phone (03) 9707 2542 or visit www. atouchofdutch.com.au.

Go Vita As a well-known and established health food shop in Blackburne Square, Ross and Lynda have owned Go Vita Berwick since 2012, and the store has run for 40 years.

Both Ross and Lynda have a background in the wellness industry.

Go Vita is all about expert advice and exceptional customer service, whether it’s cosmetics, vitamins, food or nutrition, the store has qualified staff members to assist you on your health journey. 10 Blackburne Square, Berwick.

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1.5 per cent act for us,” the rate cap was the from of adopting the rate, raise $3.9 that,” City “key grapples with Council said rate cap as million revenue and is expected to each year”. issue that council part able hardship Noelene Duff of Casey chair of administrator for Casey options were for ratepayers Mr Rohan said.

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Fresh with a local focus The IGA in Narre Warren North first started in October 2008.

Now, 13 and a half years on, it still services the local community.

Marco loves the grocery business and he is proud of what he has created within the store.

With a focus on fruit and vegetables - with Bruno, his employee, going to produce market three or four days a week to make sure he brings back the freshest of fruit and vegetables to the shop at the right price.

The girls in the kitchen, Alba, Julie and Josie, the three main cooks will make sure that the prepared foods that are made on the premises are freshly cooked on a daily basis (with the option of Grab And Go now available).

The butchers, Lou and Ryan, in the meat room process a wide range of fresh meat product on a daily basis, including fresh hamburgers and different types of sausages, all made on the premises.

The two bakers, Chris and Melissa, bake fresh bread, rolls and assorted varieties of biscuits and cakes daily.

In the deli department the store ensure that they provide the right service for customers and include a wide variety of cheese and cold meats from around the world.

Marco’s son Anthony, who runs the liquor department, sources a great range of Australian and imported wines.

Tattslotto is also now available in the store seven days a week.

There is a clear point of difference, too the store caters for customers with various dietary needs such as vegetarian, vegan, coeliac and any other needs they can help customers with.

Marco Ciavarella, Director, Marco’s IGA Plus Liquor.

Marco still works seven days a week and he is still passionate about food, in order to keep the locals satisfied.

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By Cam Lucadou-Wells Federal candidates of all stripes are pledging support for Casey Council’s “change of heart” $21 million proposed upgrade of Doveton’s historic community pool.

Once slated for destruction, the 50-metre pool would be renewed, along with the Pool in the Park main building and car park.

The upgraded parkland would include splash-play and made accessible year-round.

The three smaller pools would be demolished.

On 19 April, the council committed $10.5 million while seeking the remainder from state and federal governments.

Last year, Bruce MP Julian Hill – along with residents, sport and residents’ groups – was outraged by the council’s original shock pro-

posal to demolish the pools and replace them with parkland. Mr Hill said he was “overjoyed the council has had a change of heart and listened to the Doveton community”.

“I will work with the community to fight for funding as the design and business case are completed,” the Labor MP said.

“The Liberals have done nothing for Doveton and just make hollow promises, but if a Federal Labor Government is elected I am very confident that the Doveton Pool in the Park will receive funding.”

The federal ALP recently pledged $20 million towards an $83 million revamp of Dandenong Oasis aquatic centre and an upgrade of Noble Park Aquatic Centre. Liberal candidate James Moody said if elected, he’d advocate for federal support for Doveton pool.

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just how dissatisfied they were that the pool was being demolished “It was another blow to Doveton and another instance of it being left behind.

“With this commitment I am now able to, if elected, advocate for support for this project federally - something Doveton desperately needs and has not received across the suburb over the last few years.

“This is the change I will bring to Doveton and surrounds which is why I’ve already met with clubs like the Doveton Football Club, Doveton Cricket Club and Dandenong Cricket Club.” Greens candidate Matthew Kirwan welcomed Casey’s response to the “huge community groundswell”.

“An incoming Federal Government should make a significant financial contribution as this is the heart and soul of Doveton.”

State MP Gabrielle Williams, the member for Dandenong, said any funding requests will “form part of future budget processes”.

“The Doveton Pool proposal has significantly improved from the initial plans that were put forward last year.

“There remains further detailed planning work to do and I look forward to working alongside Council and our federal government representatives to progress the plan in the time ahead.”

Greg Pargeter, whose late father and former mayor Syd Pargeter was a driving force to build the pool in the 1960’s, said the council’s reversal was due to “community power”.

A council survey last year found 94 per cent of respondents were in favour of keeping the pool.

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Community Support Fund The Sandown Community Support Fund (SCSF) was launched on Thursday 14 April at Greyhounds Entertainment to announce the community and sporting groups to receive funding within the Greater Dandenong community.

Sponsored by Greyhounds Entertainment and Sandown Greyhound Racing Club, the SCSF enables non-profit clubs and groups to continue their excellent work within the community by supplying financial support through grant funding.

The following groups were successful: Lyndale Football Club, Killester College, SEMVAC Springvale Cricket Club, Springvale DFNC Dandenong FNC, Dandenong City FC, Wellsprings for Women, Noble Park Community Centre, Southern Football Netball League.

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Committee member Tim Thorpe, Sandown Greyhound Racing Club chief executive Adrian Scott, Greater Dandenong Mayor Jim Memeti, Sandown Greyhound Racing Club chairman Neil Brown, Greyhounds Entertainment general manager Suang Tran, Eddie Caruana, Sandown Greyhound Racing Club business development manager Bernadette Dillon and Norma Seip at front. cal community,” Sandown Greyhounds CEO, Adrian Scott said.

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“It was great to have our local clubs back at the races.”

The Fund is a vital initial step toward rebuilding local groups who have been severely affected throughout the pandemic.

“As part of the local community, we have seen first-hand how significantly clubs have been affected over the past two years,” General Manager of Greyhounds Entertainment, Suong Tran, said.

It is crucial that they are supported on their road to recovery.”

To be eligible, groups must be a non-profit organisation who benefit the community in the City of Greater Dandenong in the areas of health, arts, education, sport, recreation and community enhancement or a combination of these.

Applications are open until Wednesday 15 June. For more information, contact the Sandown Community Fund: For more information, contact the Sandown Community Support Fund: (03) 9548 3655 or via email admin@ greyhoundsentertainment.com.au

Iraq veteran proudly honours legacy of the Anzacs

By Marcus Uhe Monday 25 April presents us all with an opportunity to reflect and pay our respects to those who have served to defend our country on the battlefield.

For Botanic Ridge Veteran Stuart Couch, catching up with fellow returned servicemen and women at the Dandenong RSL means more to him than his birthday.

The 48-year-old served two tours of Iraq between 2005 and 2007 in the Second Cavalry Regiment as an Australian Service Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) driver, helped by his grounding as a truck driver for Kenworth Trucks.

He recalled the horror of watching the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, calling them a “gutless attack on innocent people” and concerned about the potential outbreak of another world war.

Along with his brother’s positive experiences in the defence force, it was his primary impetus to enlist.

“I figured that if there was evil in the world, I would rather fight them in their country, than fight them in mine,” Mr Couch said.

“That was my mindset. I would join the collation fight against terrorism, and I was prepared to go to whatever country the war took me to, whether that be Iraq or Afghanistan.”

He begun live recruit training in 2003 and found himself crossing the border into Iraq on his 31st birthday in 2005 for a six-month tour as part of the Al Muthanna Task Group, the first large combat operation for Australian forces in Iraq, in a mentoring taskforce and a reconstruction taskforce with the Japanese armed forces.

He described his initial deployment as a “whirlwind”, living on significant levels of adrenaline, learning the ins and outs of combat and the unanticipated methods used by the enemy, necessitating being switched on to any and every potential threat, from vehicles, to mobile phones, to civilians.

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“What they would rely on in this war was stealth and sneakiness, where they would hide a bomb or detonate a bomb and injure some innocent people, and we would respond to that.

“Then they put a secondary larger device, which we call a ‘come-on attack’. They detonate something, you come and react to it, they wait for the first responders to get out and they detonate another device.”

On his second stint in 2006-7, he was assigned an important task for an Australian VIP. “I was the Australian ambassador’s driver in Baghdad in an armoured vehicle,” Mr Couch said.

“He had his normal, close personal protection team in armoured suburban trucks, and when he had to go outside the green zone into the Badlands of greater Baghdad, he went in the back of an ASLAV, that I drove.

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“My role was to get the ambassador from point A to point B safely.”

Mr Couch summarised his time on the battlefield as “a very slow continuous patrol with small moments of genuine terror”.

One such occasion came in January 2007 while driving his vehicle on a routine mail run, when he came under fire from an insurgent brandishing an AK-47 assault rifle in the middle of road near an overpass.

As the lead call sign for the expedition, he was acting as his group’s eyes and ears at the front of the convoy, and found himself in a life-threatening situation.

Being behind the wheel, he made a radio call to his crew commander which saw his crew opening fire to protect him.

“As a driver, I couldn’t fire back at the guy who was shooting at me, but it doesn’t get much more personal than that.

“As I drove past, bullets were impacting off of this overpass, ricocheting backwards and forwards.

“I got on the radio and said ‘Victor 7 taking fire’. My crew commander started to engage targets because it was a complex attack.

“All I remember seeing was this dragon’s tongue of red tracer from this vehicle behind me engaging this guy who was engaging me and he just disappeared in this pile of dust.”

His tours of service coincided with significant life milestones, including the pregnancies and arrivals of two of his three daughters, interspersed with periods spent away.

He expressed gratitude to his wife, Belinda for her efforts in raising their children while he was serving, highlighting the contributions made by those away from the battlefield that supported and allowed those engaged in combat to give their all.

While no longer wearing the uniform, Mr Couch believes he is still serving his country as a committee member of the DandenongCranbourne RSL, and helping fellow veterans deal with the personal and psychological fallout their time in combat as a lead volunteer for Young Veterans.

“Anzac Day to me is a day of celebrating the spirit of Anzac, celebrating the traditions of the legacy of the first Anzacs.

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Clarke’s a ‘Juddy’ beauty

By Tyler Lewis Judson Clarke was among a group of players that got extremely lost on Richmond’s pre-season camp but, after an exciting start to the VFL season, it’s fair to say the promising forward has found his way back at the top level.

Richmond selected the Dandenong Stingray out of Berwick with pick 30 in the 2021 National Draft and he has since delivered a string of door-knocking performances in the VFL. Clarke has hit the scoreboard in three of his four matches this year, with a best of four match-defining goals in a 25-point win over Footscray last week.

Although an already agile forward, a pre-season at the top level seems to have the exciting prospect moving even better than previously.

“Extremely,” Clarke said of how helpful his pre-season was.

“I think it has helped me get a bit of toughness and really be able to play out the length of games in the physicality that they are.

“If I didn’t have the pre-season, I don’t think I would be handling the physicality (of VFL) that well.

“I would be pulling up a lot more sore than I am.

“I am pulling up sore obviously, but not as much due to the tough pre-season which is good.”

That pre-season included some particularly long days on the bike and some full body wrestling at the end of hot days.

“I found it really fun, pre-season was really awesome, going on a camp up to Bright, that was challenging,” Clarke said.

“There was a lot of riding on the bike. I think our group rode about 100 kilometres on the bike because we got lost which was pretty funny.

“It was really good to bond more with the guys and get to know them better.

“Pre-seasons are tough, I think Monday sessions were probably the worst, they were just really long hard sessions and always at the end of the day we would have some sessions of just wrestling.

“Full body contact and not holding anything back.

“Although it was extremely tough for the boys after a long day of training, I think we re-

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“I think that is how we have been able to shape how we have been going so far.”

The small forward role has been the staple of Richmond’s success in recent years, and while it is a tough spot to crack into at senior level, Clarke is relishing in his opportunity to play such an important position.

“I am absolutely loving it,” he said.

“I have got such great role models to look up to like Shane Edwards and Kane Lambert, they’re really helping me with vision and stuff like that.

“They’re helping me getting the best out of myself in terms of reviewing games.

“Kane Lambert has been awesome with just being on the bench for a few of the games, it has been really good to have him out for a half in round three as well.

“In terms of structure around my role, the little tips and tricks I can do to lose my man and get him lost in the contest to get out in the open.

“The first few week’s it was pretty surreal (playing alongside premiership players). Coming into the club I couldn’t believe it, I had done it, I had been drafted and I was there.

“Now it has settled in a lot more and I am able to come in every day and see your teammates and it’s just the best fun.”

With four goals against Footscray, and a pair of goals against Carlton on Sunday, Clarke is starting to make some noise for the Tigers.

Though he is playing well and hearing good feedback, his focus is on developing his own craft.

“It’s been good, it’s still a work in progress,” he said.

“The feedback has been really good, every week we go in and look at the vision to see

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“For me ultimately it’s about developing in that role I am playing and my forward craft as well, keep chipping away at that and hopefully good things to come.”

And as for who was to blame for the bike detour in Bright...Clarke played with a straight bat, revealing it was a ‘group effort’.

“It was a group effort on that one,” he joked.

“Our group was so far ahead of the staff organising the ride, we didn’t have a marker to direct us into town.

“We were flying ahead of the other groups “We were too far in front so we just kept riding towards Yackandandah, which was the complete wrong direction to where we were supposed to be going.”

Richmond took on Melbourne on Sunday, in the annual Anzac Eve clash.

Up-and-coming Ashley puts pen to paper for Victoria

By Tyler Lewis Ashley Chandrasinghe is on the Victorian books.

The scrupulous opener has won a twoyear rookie deal for his state after a sensational string of summers for Casey-South Melbourne.

It’s come as no surprise, as the Buckley Ridges junior accumulated 639 runs at 40 for the Swans this summer, to go with scores of 56, 68, 112, 91 not out, 22 and 74 for the Vics in the Second XI. After years of hard work it was an abrupt reality for Chandrasinghe as a text message broke the news.

His immediate reaction was to call his dad, and though it was an important moment in his cricketing journey so far, the call itself is a blur.

“It was pretty sudden (the news); I was just working from home and I got a text from my manager Silvio (Marinelli) saying that I was getting an offer for a two-year rookie contract” Chandrasinghe said.

“That’s how I found out. I called my dad straight away, we spoke about it on the phone for a bit, he was pretty happy about it.

“We were just both really happy, he was proud of the outcome and I was proud of myself as well.

“I can’t tell you in too much detail...it went by pretty quickly.”

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“It’s something all young cricketers work towards, to get that recognition to go to higher honours is really encouraging and exciting,” he said.

“I think you have to put in a lot of work and performance to obtain a contract, but have to put in equal or as much work to maintain it and get further than that, to get games (for Victoria) and improve.

“There is definitely a lot more work to be done, so I am looking forward to it.”

It has been a special summer for CaseySouth Melbourne, which played off in the Vic Premier Cricket grand final and has now got a player in Victorian threads.

Chandrasinghe praised his Swans, revealing they have guided him to where he is now.

“Credit goes to Casey, they have helped me out since I think I was 13,” he said.

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“This year was my first ever final playing for Casey, so I think that says how far we have come.

“Even back then, they have given me so much opportunity where I mightn’t have even played Premier Cricket at a different club.

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“Just growing up as a person around those guys through my teenage years, not just as a cricketer, I am grateful and am happy to return the favour by putting some light back on the club.”

Chandrasinghe will head to Darwin next week for another stint in the Darwin and District Cricket Association, before returning to Victoria for his first pre-season at CitiPower Centre.

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Bulls honour the Anzac’s The Anzac spirit was honoured tremendously on Sunday at the Noble Park Football Club.

The Bulls hosted new local rivals Berwick in an Eastern Football Netball League (EFNL) Anzac Eve stand-alone, and the patrons certainly didn’t disappoint, showing their full support in one of football’s best days.

The ceremony was performed in front of the Robert Bell Pavilion, with players from both sides in arms saluting the respected Anzacs that attended.

On the field, Noble Park made its way onto the winners list, defeating Berwick 14.13 (97) to 6.7 (43).

Star News Group photographer ROB CAREW attended the service and captured the best moments on and off the field of a terrific day…

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Collinda Party eyes cup

By Luke Corda Middle-distance gun and Sandown track-record holder Collinda Patty made a statement to fellow Sandown Cup hopefuls, with a dominant staying debut on Thursday night at Sandown Park.

She left fairly from box three and camped on the heels of Fernando’s Quest for the duration of the first lap, with Fernando’s Quest tiring Collinda Patty taking full advantage, exploding away to win by six lengths in a time of 41.41.

The victory sneaks into the top 15 fastest ever over the 715m.

Owner Steph Tyler was over-the-moon.

“She really did us proud!” she said.

“I thought she would go too hard too early but she just pulled away from them at the end.

She ran a really smart staying race.”

Collinda Patty announced herself at Sandown last year with a 29.31 debut run over the 515m when almost reeling in Koblenz who was on a 10-race win streak.

On her first attempt at the 595m she smashed the track-record and both Steph and the Thompsons knew a staying career was on the cards.

“When we knew she was running the 600m really strong, that was the initial step.

“600m to 700m is a big change, though.

Some dogs make it and some really struggle.

That’s why last night lost of people were really interested to see if she could actually run it out strongly.”

Following the win Collinda Patty has crashed into $5.50 on TAB to win next month’s RSN Sandown Cup – equal second favourite with Mepunga Ruby and WA star Mambo Monelli.

“The Sandown Cup was always the final goal, but until she actually ran out a 700m like last night it wasn’t set in stone,” Tyler said.

Tyler finds herself in a position of fortune with another Sandown Cup hopeful on the rise

Collinda Party made the track its own during the week. in the Thompson kennel.

Collinda Lady has burst onto the staying scene and in just her tenth start smashed the 680m track-record at Geelong.

“She hasn’t had a lot of race experience but Matilda’s (Collinda Lady) racing style has always shown she will run the distance. It’s really

exciting to see so early on in her career that she could feature in a big Group race,” she said.

“It’s a real ‘pinch me’ moment to not only have one dog, but two dogs who have a real shot at winning.

“With staying races there’s only a select pool of dogs that can actually compete so when

Picture: SUPPLIED you’ve got two in the mix it really increases your chances.”

Heats of the RSN Sandown Cup will be on Thursday May 12 and Heats of the HarrisonDawson and Sapphire Crown will be on Friday May 13. All three Group 1 finals will run on Thursday May 19.

Respect is equal pay, on and off the field.

Respect women.

Call it out.

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