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Foster carers thanked A team of local tradesman has rallied to provide a Blind Bight couple with nearly two decades of foster caring experience a much-deserved home makeover.

Jan and Dennis Armstrong received the makeover on Saturday 7 May ahead of Mothers Day, which included a fresh paint, the installation of water tanks and the replacement of weatherboards.

Mr Armstrong has made a number of minor extensions and renovations to the home over the years but confessed to being a “handyman” rather than a tradesman.

Story page 5 Foster carers with Dennis and Jan Armstrong with David Gibson and Bronwyn Kray from O’Brien Electrical Carrum Downs and Martin Murley from Picture: SUPPLIED OzChild. 280633

Hospital in crisis Casey Hospital is one of the most stretched hospitals in metropolitan Melbourne, according to new data from the Victorian Agency of Health Information.

Between January and March there were a staggering 46 patients staying longer than 24 hours in Casey Hospital’s emergency department - up from just three in the same period

last year. Additionally, only 20 per cent of Casey Hospital category two emergency patients were seen within the recommended treatment times of 10 minutes.

The mounting Victorian hospital crisis remains at the top of voter priorities as they head to the polls to vote in the federal election this Saturday 21 May. When questioned about what a re-elected Liberal government would do to fix the Vic-

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having this emergency department will reduce the demand by half.“ Bruce MP Julian Hill said Labor’s proposal to implement 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, including one in Melbourne’s South-East, would ease the pressure on hospital emergency departments.

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torian health crisis, La Trobe MP Jason Wood said Casey Hospital’s Paediatric Emergency Centre will reduce the demand for emergency services by half.

“The big news from last election was a $40 million funding commitment for Casey Hospital’s Paediatric Emergency Centre and work for that starts in August,“ Mr Wood said.

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Council Meetings Members of the community are welcome to attend the upcoming Council meetings which are held in the Bunjil Place Function Room, 2 Patrick North East Drive, Narre Warren.

Council meetings start at 4.00 pm and are also live streamed through our Facebook page and YouTube channel. For more information on Council meetings, or meeting minutes and agendas, please visit our website.

Upcoming Council Meetings: • • • •

Tuesday 21 June Tuesday 28 June* Tuesday 19 July Tuesday 16 August

*The Special Council Meeting on Tuesday 28 June is for the adoption of the 2022/23 Suite of Corporate Planning Documents.

Register for kindergarten in 2023 The City of Casey has kindergarten sessions for three and four-year-old children, with indoor and outdoor programs that stimulate children’s learning and development, and highly qualified educators who tailor programs unique to their community.

If your child is born between: •

1 May 2019 – 30 April 2020 they are eligible to register for three-year-old kindergarten in 2023

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1 May 2018 – 30 April 2019 they are eligible to register for four-year-old kindergarten in 2023

Registration is free and can be done via the kindergarten parent portal on our website.

Multicultural Womens’ Footy Program Australian Rules Football is one of the most popular sports in Australia; if you’ve always wanted to play, come join our Multicultural Women’s Footy Program.

Perfect for those who are new to the sport, this exciting and free program will be led by expert coaches on Friday evenings from 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm across six weeks from 17 June 2022 at Casey Fields in Cranbourne East. Professional childminders will be on site and ready to assist.

For more information and to register your interest, please visit our website.

Casey’s FREE online Open Data Platform Casey residents can access a range of data and information about the community for free on City of Casey’s online Open Data Platform.

From information on school locations, bus stops, parks, playgrounds and more, the platform has a range of information and features like creating maps and charts to help you conduct research or make informed decisions for you and your family or business.

Visit our Open Data website at data.casey.vic.gov.au to find out more and access the platform.

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Get active this autumn with a range of FREE activities being held across Casey.

From gymnastics, pilates, calisthenics, table tennis and more, there is something for all ages.

To find out more, please visit our website.

Detox Your Home Rid your home of unwanted toxic household chemicals for FREE at Sustainability Victoria’s upcoming drive-through Detox Your Home event, on Saturday 25 June at Chisholm Cranbourne TAFE, 2 New Holland Drive, Cranbourne.

Dispose of a variety of cleaning products, pool chemicals and pesticides, cosmetics, paint, garden fertilisers, rat poison and much more. All collected items will either be recycled, repurposed or disposed of safely.

For more information and to register, please visit our website.

Family Violence Pets Assistance Program Our new Family Violence Domestic Pets Assistance Program supports pet owners leaving situations of family violence by offering to house their domestic pets for up to 14 days to give them the space and time to secure safe, longer term accommodation.

For more information and to access this program, ask your support agency to contact us on 9705 5200 to request an admittance form.

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Parrot plan flock success The bid to save the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot was boosted last week, as part of an innovative trial supported by the Andrews Labor Government.

The first of 36 Orange-bellied Parrots were released over two locations as part of a successful five-year program to add captive-bred birds to the wild population and give them a better chance of survival.

The birds released from Lake Connewarre and Western Port Bay join 100 Orange-bellied Parrots now part of the wild flock, previously let go from Victorian sites in the Mainland Release Trial.

Supported by the success of the trial, this autumn will see the largest flock of Orangebellied Parrots migrate to Victoria in 15 years, with more than 140 expected to fly north from their Tasmanian breeding grounds.

The Orange-bellied Parrot Mainland Release Trial is supported by funding from the Labor Government’s Biodiversity On-Ground Action Icon Species Grants program, as well as Zoos Victoria, the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program, and the Moonlit Sanctuary in Pearcedale.

Moonlit Sanctuary director Michael Johnson said the sanctuary had been involved in the recovery program since 2014.

“Since that time we have bred about 300 birds and seen about half that number released,” Mr Johnson said.

“We first became involved with the mainland release program in 2020.

“The Orange-bellied Parrot is a critically endangered species which declined to a low of 17 birds in the wild just four years ago.

“Without the breeding and release, OBP’s would have almost certainly become extinct.

“Moonlit Sanctuary was set up with the objective of working with just such species.”

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Orange-bellied parrots at Pearcedale’s Moonlit Sanctuary. 281391 efited from a successful breeding season in the wild, combined with large-scale releases of captive-bred birds at the Tasmanian site in spring and late summer.

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nent risk of extinction, with only 50 birds left in the wild in 2017, to a 15-year high thanks to the trial and broader conservation efforts.

“Working with endangered species has been a life-long ambition, and I am just so

proud of the work all our staff have done to help save this little bird,” Mr Johnson said.

The Labor Government has invested over $560 million towards protecting biodiversity since 2014.

Amendment plan for Fernlea Estate heritage protection The City of Casey and property developer Balcon Group have agreed to propose an amendment to the current heritage overlay at the Fernlea homestead on Tuckers Road in Clyde.

According to the City of Casey, the developer has requested the amendment in order to accurately reflect the items of heritage significance while removing land from the overlay that does not hold any significant heritage value.

The homestead is a recognised heritage site in the Casey Planning Scheme.

The council moved a recommendation at Tuesday 17 May’s Council meeting to request a Planning Scheme Amendment to correct the boundaries.

The proposed curtilage will add protection to the long driveway approaching the farmhouse and the mature English Trees along it, but remove protection for the outbuildings to the south west of the farmhouse.

“There are some, I understand, anomalies within the current mapping of the site which do not include aspects of primary and secondary heritage that are sufficiently within the current planning scheme amendment to protect the setting and cultural value of the place in the future,” Administrator Cameron Boardman said during the council meeting.

“While this is a statutory process, there is a requirement and expectation from Council that we will protect the heritage associated with the Fernlea homestead which will in-

Fernlea’s former dairy and machinery sheds in 2013. 281517 clude the farmhouse in its current form.

“Its materials in detailing the farmhouse representing the form and its construction at the time, the long driveway, the belowground domed water tank which features a hand-pump, the well to the rear of the house, and a number of other matters that are listed in the public documents.

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“The overall intent is to ensure the planning scheme amendment is undertaken to correct the boundary to ensure that all of those aspects of primary and importantly in those proposed amendment, the secondary heritage considerations are protected, and the developer undertakes their commitments to do so, commensurately.”

Fellow administrator Tony Belmar was pleased that the trees along the driveway will be protected.

“In many respects it’s the approach to a building of this type which is just as important to protect as the building itself,” he said.

The council will submit the amendment proposal to the Department of Environment, Water, Land and Planning.

The future of the outbuildings, which will no longer be protected under the proposed new overlay, was not addressed in the meeting.

Heritage consultant Ray Tonkin prepared a report for the Victorian Planning Authority that outlined all items of primary and secondary significance which contribute to the historic setting and importance of Fernlea in the 2014 Clyde Creek Precinct Structure Plan.

His recommended heritage protection area included the driveway and the “corrugated galvanised iron clad outbuildings located to the south west of the house“.

“The ownership by the Manks family and their chaff cutting and threshing businesses makes it an important link to the twentieth century agriculture of the district,” Tonkin wrote “It is likely that the corrugated galvanised iron sheds to the south west of the house are remnants of this activity.“ The council was contacted for comment on what the proposal meant for the outbuildings but did not respond before deadline.

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with triathlete Skye Wallace

Tell us a fun fact about yourself!

I made state level in table tennis in year 7.

What are you most passionate about?

Triathlon, and my border collie, Skippy.

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Andre the Giant was 236 kg and stood at 226cm. The gentle giant was the highest paid wrestler in the world and had an annual salary of almost $400,000 which equates to $2 million by today’s standards. The money would be used to make him comfortable in a world that was too small to him.

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The giant was driven to school

by English playwright Samuel Beckett. The Nobel Prize winner and Andre would bond over their love of cricket and the theatre, although Andre never went to the theatre through fear he would block the view of other patrons.

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Andre was the star of the highly acclaimed film The Princess Bride but disliked the food on set so much, that he would drive to France to bring back his favourite foods. Andre would share the food with rest of the cast.

What would your last meal be?

Spaghetti bolognese!

What was your most memorable moment?

I have a few but I think the first that comes to mind are the family parties we would host back in England, lots of happy memories.

What was your favourite subject in school?

Definitely PE. What event past or present would you like to witness?

Not so much an event but it would be so cool to see a dinosaur in real life.

Which three dinner guests, dead or alive, would you invite to dinner?

Troy Bolton from high school musical, Jess Learmonth the triathlete and Garfield the cat.

What are you currently listening to/watching or reading?

Listening: a podcast named WITSUP, nearly finished them all but trying to string them out as long as possible because its so good!

Watching: The dog house or gogglebox, my two favourite shows.

Where is your dream holiday destination?

Anywhere with lots to do and see, I’m too impatient to just lie around and sunbathe all day.

What was your first job?

Clip’n climb Berwick, nearly four years later and still going strong.

What were you like as a kid?

Very loud, confident and talkative, and not to mention the biggest tomboy.

What’s one question you have never been able to get the answer to?

Why did we have to do Shakespeare at school?

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

I’m not exactly known for my cooking skills so I would have to keep it simple, I do make a pretty good sandwich though.

Berwick teen Skye Wallace is representing Australia at the World Duathlon Championships next month.

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School cyber safety scare

By Marcus Uhe Cyber security at Alkira Secondary College has been breached in a series of online incidents this year.

During an online whole school assembly on Monday 16 May, a pornographic video was allegedly shown in the middle of an address from acting principal Nalini Naidu.

Year 12 student Isaac van Rhyn was watching when the unwanted interruption occurred.

He said the vision was shown for a few seconds on his screen before a teacher intervened.

“The link (to the assembly) got shut down,” Mr van Rhyn said.

“Two minutes later they came back and pretended nothing happened.”

“I was more worried about (the younger students). Whatever, we’re in Year 12, but there were 12-year-olds who saw it.”

The acting principal apologised to students later in the day.

“During the assembly, an unknown person was able to share a highly inappropriate video,” Ms Naidu wrote in a message posted to students.

“We are investigating how this occurred.

“Something like this is obviously against all the values of respect that our school stands for.

“We understand that this video may have been distressing for you and want to remind

you that there are a number of supports available to you including talking to home group teacher or staff in the wellbeing office.”

The Department of Education was notified of the incident.

“We are currently investigating an incident at Alkira Secondary College where an online school assembly was interrupted,” a spokesperson said.

“We are treating this incident seriously and are supporting the school to determine how this occurred.”

Support is currently being offered to any student and staff member who requires it.

But Mr van Rhyn said this was not the first time the school’s online portal had experienced these issues this year.

In late March, the student said an email was circulated among the school community informing them of the death of a staff member, which was incorrect information.

According to Mr van Rhyn, the response from the school included limiting students’ access to the online portal.

“Now we can’t send emails between students or share Google documents,” he said.

“Most of our learning is online and we use our devices to do everything, so it’s a real inhibitor.”

The acting principal was unavailable for comment.

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Tradies dig deep to say thanks to local foster carers For nearly 20 years Blind Bight couple Jan and Dennis Armstrong have been caring for local kids, opening their home and their hearts to a sibling group of three and other children during times of need.

“I will foster until I can foster no longer,” says Jan, who grew up in care herself and wanted to give children and young people a positive, loving, and stable life, something she feels lucky to have had herself.

During the pandemic, Dennis, like many others was forced into unemployment and while Jan faces serious illness herself, the couple are also caring for Dennis’ brother who is terminally ill.

“Whenever we needed more room, I just made it happen,” says Dennis, a keen handyman.

“With everything going on it’s been hard to keep up. I’ve done my best but I’m a handyman not a tradesman.”

OzChild foster care case manager, Matt Brady has been supporting the family for the past five years and has seen their house evolve over the years, as Dennis has enclosed verandahs to add a room here and there, updated bathrooms and expanded the living quarters to ensure the family had room to grow.

“The family live in a modest weatherboard home that was in desperate need of a makeover,” explained Mr Brady.

“There are some obvious improvements needed, which financially the couple are not in a position to undertake.”

And so, on Saturday 7 May, this humble, unassuming couple who have given so much received a special Mother’s Day home makeover, thanks to the generosity of local trades, organised by long-term supporter of OzChild, David Gibson from O’Brien Electrical Carrum Downs.

“Giving as much as they do without expecting anything in return makes Jan and Dennis very deserving recipients of this year’s makeover,” Mr Gibson said.

“The makeover is an initiative we undertake every year for a family supported by OzChild.

“For the past two years we’ve had to put this one on hold, so we are eager to get our hands dirty and dig in to make the Armstrongs’ work a little lighter.”

The makeover included major electrical works by the team at O’Brien Electrical Carrum Downs, and another half dozen trades and suppliers contributed to giving the home a full face-lift with the replacement of weatherboards, driveway repairs and rubbish removal. cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

Jan and Dennis Armstrong with all the tradespeople responsible for the makeover. 280633 Fresh paint, new gutters, and the installation of water tanks to the front and rear of the house completed things outside before the team installed a new kitchen sink and a bathroom mirror inside, along with fans and improved lighting.

“The selfless commitment of Jan and Dennis blows me away. Being able to make a difference in their life through a home makeover is our way of saying thanks, for everything they have done, it really is the least we can do,” said Mr Gibson.

Across Victoria foster carers provide care for almost 1700 children on each night of the year, and of the 10,000 children and young people in out-of-home care in Victoria, nearly 7000 of them are cared for by a relative or family friend.

For more than 30 years OzChild has been providing foster and kinship care support in Victoria. During the last year almost 1000 children and young people were supported

by OzChild carers.

“Without foster and kinship carers children and young people who cannot live at home really have nowhere to go, we must take care of those who are caring for our most vulnerable,” said OzChild Chief Executive, Dr Lisa Griffiths.

“But we can’t do it alone, we need people like David Gibson and his team of tradies to care as much as we do, to support carers so they can continue to do what they do best; care for at-risk kids.”

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Focus on drug drivers

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Roadside drug tests in Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia Shire by Frontline Tactical Unit police since 1 February have detected more than two dozen drug drivers, police say.

It’s the first time police outside of Highway Patrol units and booze and drug bus operations have conducted driver drug testing.

So far, 27 drug drivers have been detected.

“This trial means there is nowhere to hide if you think it’s acceptable to drive on drugs,” Senior Sergeant Luke Holmes of the Southern Metro Region Division 3 Frontline Tactical Unit said.

“Some people think they can spot the police cars that do this type of testing. Now, any police car in their rearview mirror could be the one that catches you.“ According to Victoria Police, drug driving is a rising factor in the road toll. It contributes to about 30 per cent of deaths on the road.

Methamphetamine is the most common substance detected in roadside drug tests.

In 2021, 33 lives were lost on South East roads – more than four times higher than the nine deaths in the previous year.

Drugs were a factor in several of the fatal crashes.

So far in 2022, seven people have died on South East roads.

Assistant Commissioner Glenn Weir said: “Make no mistake. Drugs are a killer on Victoria’s roads.

“This initiative is just one way we’re detecting and deterring impaired drivers who think it’s OK to get behind the wheel and put the safety of others at risk.“ The trial will continue until the end of the month.

Victoria Police will then consider whether to expand its drug driver testing regime of about 150,000 tests a year.

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SOCIALLY SPEAKING Federal candidates who aren’t campaigning in the seat of Holt are short-changing themselves, according to political expert Dr Zareh Ghazarian. The candidates under the microscope are Independent Ravi Ragupathy and One Nation’s Sandra Ambard. Here’s what our Facebook readers had to say.

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To the return of steep petrol prices after a brief respite.

To the ladies’ day function at Garfield Footy Club last weekend.

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To the soccer being cut to an advertisement during a goal in the A-League.

To having a right to vote and participate in democracy.

Thumbs down To all the electronic signs on the Monash around the works in Narre Warren and Berwick who list ‘Princess’ highway on their signs.

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received a Mother’s Day home makeover thanks to a group of generous tradies from O’Brien Electrical Carrum Downs.

Here’s what our Facebook readers had to say.

Julie Duggan: Well deserved. You have raised some beautiful kids that have grown into even more amazing adults.

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or regarded flippantly.

Von Hoover: Did we find out if the One Nation candidate is still an accounts payable worker for a dive company in Queensland?

Ric Stewart: I have not seen or heard anything from any of the local candidates...

I actually have no idea who they actually are.

Julie Gifford: Put the majors last.

We don’t want a repeat of the last two years.

An altruistic Blind Bight couple who have been fostering children for nearly 20 years

As we approach the colder months on the calendar, Casey North Community Support & Information Service (CNCISS) are seeking donations of unwanted coats and jackets, as part of its annual Winter Coat Drive.

While Victorians are yet to officially enter the winter months, CNCISS program manager Julie Leonidas said the program was already off to a flying start thanks to leftover stock from last year’s drive.

“We had about 60-70 left over from last year as it was interrupted by Covid and they are already disappearing fast,” she said.

“We’ve probably given away half of them and we’ve only been going for a couple of weeks so we aren’t going to last the whole winter.”

The Coat Drive began five years ago when

Volunteer support workers at CNCISS assist during last year’s Winter Coat Drive.

Picture: SUPPLIED executive officer Susan Magee noticed clients were visiting the service during winter months without warm clothing, unable to afford coats and jackets.

“Susan had a look in her own closet and found some coats she barely used and decided to give them away to the clients,” Mrs Leonidas said.

She said rising costs of living means the service is expecting a high demand for coats this year.

“There are other priorities people have to put their money towards aside from a winter coat.

“The number of people coming in is increasing and the complex nature of reasons people come in is just increasing also,” she said.

“We’re envisioning things are only going to get tougher.”

The CNCISS Winter Coat Drive operates throughout the winter months, with donations accepted five days a week at the organisation’s Narre Warren location in Verdun Drive. cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

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PM visits Officer

By Shelby Brooks Hot on the election campaign, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shared birthday cake and roti with volunteers at an Officer Sikh temple.

The PM visited the Officer Sikh Gurdwara Siri Guru Nanak Darbar (SGND) on Saturday 14 May to help La Trobe candidate Jason Wood announce a Liberal election promise of $500,000 for security upgrades to both Officer Gurdwara and Pakenham Gurudwaraand.

If elected, the funding would ensure the temples were safer for all users by upgrading new lighting, fencing and ensuring there was CCTV as well as improving overall accessibility.

Mr Wood said he was proud to have secured the funding promise.

“The Prime Minister has been very clear about our government’s commitment to protecting places of worship in Australia, particularly after the tragic events in Christchurch,“ he said.

“In my capacity as the Federal Member but also the Assistant Minister for Community Safety, I want to thank the entire Gurudwara for their support of our wider Australian community, these upgrades will be welcome by many!”

While at the Gurdwara, the PM spent time in the community kitchen where he learnt the cultural way to prepare the community meal langar, especially the Indian bread roti.

The PM was also given a birthday cake to celebrate his 54th birthday the day before.

In a Facebook post, Mr Morrison thanked

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Upkar Singh presents ‘Sacred siropa of honour’ to Alex Hawke.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited Officer Gurudwara on Saturday 14 May. the Gurdwara for the “warm welcome”.

“A special thank you as well for the cake to celebrate my birthday, which was yesterday.

Great to get some tips on how to make a good roti bread too,” he said.

Officer Gurdwara spokesperson Harpreet Kandra said the PM was able to connect with multicultural communities in the La Trobe electorate during his visit.

Mr Kandra described the temple as the youngest Gurdwara in Victoria, having opened only three and a half years ago.

He spoke of the several social cohesion and community wellbeing activities organised by Officer Sikh Temple.

“Many kids welcomed all dignitaries with

Scott Morrison celebrates his birthday with cake alongside Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alex Hawke and Sikh volunteer Raj Pahwa. flowers that had thank you messages attached to the stem,” Mr Kandra said of the visit.

“The dignitaries were thanked for Federal funding to realise several projects such as the multipurpose room, kids’ play area, library and organic farm.”

Bipartisan support for local media Federal Labor has announced a $15 million pledge, if elected to Government, to support media publishers hit by skyrocketing newsprint costs.

The rescue package was swiftly matched by the Federal Government, sealing bipartisan support for independent outer-suburban publishers such as Star News Group.

On 13 May, Labor opposition communications spokesperson Michelle Rowland said he ALP would support local media diversity and public-interest journalism with a “principles-based, evidence-informed and sustainable” approach.

“Regional and local newspaper publishers remain exposed to external shocks, such as newsprint price increases which threaten to wipe out local newspaper titles for good,” Ms Rowland said.

“Labor raised the alarm on the newsprint crisis last month and extended bipartisan support for the formulation of a crisis response during the pre-election caretaker period.

“If Scott Morrison had done his job properly by supporting public interest journalism with measures that were recommended well before Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine, the

NDIS review promised

sector would have been on a more sustainable footing to absorb this price increase.”

The package includes a $10 million fund for regional publishers, and $5 million for independent suburban, First Nations and multicultural newspaper publishers.

Ms Rowland also announced a $12 million fund for community broadcasting, and would keep community TV station Channel 31 on air.

She said regional, local and community media faced “challenges and uncertainty” because of “Scott Morrison’s failure to provide policy coherence or a stable set of support measures to help sustain the local media that millions of Australians rely on”.

“It is unacceptable that the Liberal National government has distributed tens of millions in grants without a clear plan.”

Days earlier, the Coalition offered $10 million support to regional newspapers only.

It caused an outcry from snubbed outer-suburban publishers such as Star News Group.

After the ALP promise, Communications Minister Paul Fletcher swiftly matched the extra $5 million for independent suburban, First Nations’ and multicultural publishers.

“The Coalition Government recognises the important role our local newspaper publishers play in keeping Australia’s communities informed,” Mr Fletcher said.

“We also understand they are under pressure due to the dramatically rising costs of newsprint driven by ongoing volatility overseas.

“We will move urgently to deliver the funding, with payments expected to be made early in the new financial year.”

Mr Fletcher said the Coalition remained concerned about the impact of “Labor’s safeguard mechanism” on increasing costs for paper manufacturing in Australia and the “flow-on impacts that will have for the future of our local newspapers”.

According to the Government, newsprint costs are expected to rise by up to 80 per cent from 1 July due to multiple worldwide factors.

They include international demand, Covid, the war in Ukraine, rising input costs in Europe, oil prices and global shipping issues.

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A Labor government would review the “design, operation and sustainability” of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), according to Holt Labor Candidate Cassandra Fernando.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics Census data from 2016 showed the City of Casey has the largest number of residents living with a disability in Victoria, with 4.7 per cent of the population (14,144) living with a profound or severe disability.

People living with a profound or severe disability are defined as those who need help or assistance in one or more of the three core activity areas of self-care, mobility and communication, because of a disability, or a long-term health condition.

The NDIS has come under fire recently after their quarterly report for March 2022 showed an average fall of four per cent in plan size per participant between 2020 and 2021.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal, responsible for reviewing decisions made by Australian Government Ministers, departments and agencies, have experienced a 400 per cent increase in people disputing their NDIS plan.

Under Labor, cuts to plans amounting to more than 20 per cent per year would be subject to an ‘Expert Review’, an alternative dispute resolution mechanism “Labor is committed to ensuring that no Australian with a disability is left behind – from getting the NDIS working properly for those that need it, to coordinating support for all 4.4 million Australians living with disability,“ Ms Fernando said.

“Labor will act urgently to stop the Morrison Government’s unfair cuts to NDIS plans by introducing an Expert Review that will guarantee plans are not being unfairly reduced,” Ms Fernando said.

“We will bring forward a planned review of the scheme and consult on terms of reference that will consider all available evidence and look at benefits as well as problems inside and outside the NDIS.” Palmer United Candidate Gerardine Hansen echoed Labor’s sentiment on the importance of the scheme.

“The NDIS is very needful for so many in our community,” Ms Hansen said.

“We need to ensure NDIS is delivering to its best potential and UAP is committed to do this,” “When elected I will be working be closely with the City of Casey with their plans to ensure the very best for people of Holt.”

The Liberal Party and the Greens were contacted for comment.

Patients left waiting as Casey Hospital is in crisis From page 1 “Medicare Urgent Care Clinics will take the pressure off hospital emergency departments by providing an alternative option for families needing urgent care from a doctor or nurse.

“They will treat sprains and broken bones, cuts, wounds, insect bites, minor ear and eye problems and minor burns,” Mr Hill said.

Meanwhile, Bruce Greens candidate Matthew Kirwan said the underlying cause of the hospital crisis was a lack of health funding by the Federal Government.

“The Greens Plan for Health at this election is to invest an extra $8 billion by legislating equal funding of hospitals between the Commonwealth and states,” Mr Kirwan said.

“This can be done by reinvesting the billions paid in private health insurance rebates back into the public system, slashing out of pocket costs.”

Star News Group contacted Monash Health for comment about the under perfomance of the hospital, who said its employees have done an exceptional job in meeting demand over the pandemic.

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Casey Hospital is one of the lowest performing hospitals in metropolitan Melbourne, according to statistics from VAHI. 153243 south east LGAs were currently experiencing some of the highest infection rates across Victoria, with 228 workers at Monash Health not working due to Covid-19 as of 12 May. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick agreed Covid was contributing to added stress within the industry.

“This is an issue across Victoria and across the country particularly those states most im-

pacted by pandemic and the Omicron outbreak.

“You can’t have more than 1000 nurses unable to work and believe it is business as usual,” Ms Fitzpatrick said.

She said the ANMF was in discussions with the State Government about further financial assistance to recognise and incentivise nurses and midwives to stay in the workforce.

Yet, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine said Covid was not to blame for a “national emergency” in hospitals.

President Clare Skinner said Covid only “exposed and worsened“ systemic problems like emergency department overcrowding and ambulance ramping that had been “building for many years”.

“Members all over Australia report to the College that these are the worst conditions they’ve experienced in their careers,“ she said.

Ms Skinner said parts of the health system were “seeing almost double the amount of people they were designed for”.

She said the State Budget’s focus on health was welcomed, but noted a nationally-coordinated, long-term, whole-of-system approach

was needed to retain burnt out staff.

Earlier this month, the State Government announced its 2022-23 budget would include $236 million in funding to double the capacity of the Casey Hospital emergency department.

Shared between Casey Hospital and Werribee Mercy Hospital, the funds were announced in addition to a $12 billion health boost through the Pandemic Repair Plan, to train 7000 extra healthcare workers, including 5000 nurses.

Despite the funding boost, Gembrook MP Brad Battin was outspoken in Parliament on Wednesday 11 May, saying the Andrews’ Labor Government had “absolutely and utterly ripped off” the Victorian public when it came to the health crisis.

“At Casey last week we had wait times of over seven hours—seven hours in emergency,” he said.

“That for people who are going in for urgent treatment is woeful, it is unfair and it should not be happening.

“It shouldn’t be happening because the government should have invested at the right time to ensure that we can fix these systems.”

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Gardens’ Friends in print Of Friends and Gardens: A History of the Cranbourne Friends commemorates the 30th anniversary of a determined group of nature lovers who helped transform a spent sand mine into the award-winning Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne.

The Friends wanted to celebrate and preserve Australia’s native flora, and were right behind the plan to create a landscaped garden featuring incredible and beautiful Australian plants.

Written by Friend and author Carolyn Landon, the book is a comprehensive history of the Friends as they grew together with Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne.

Ms Landon has been a friend of the Gardens since 2015 when she wrote Banksia Lady, a biography of acclaimed botanical illustrator Celia Rosser.

On the back of that success, she was asked to produce the manuscript for Of Friends and Gardens She said this book was her contribution to the Friends.

“I finished the manuscript before the lockdowns but it’s been a couple of years in the making, the book,” Ms Landon.

“I had to learn about the gardens, meet everyone, talk to lots of people and find out what they’re about.”

She said she was blown away by the final product, which was launched on Sunday 15 May. “I’m amazed by it. I’m happy with what I wrote but how they turned it into extraordinary beautiful hardback, I’m very very proud.”

The beautifully illustrated coffee table book features fascinating stories about the site’s history, those who fought to preserve it and the battles they encountered along the way, including preventing a freeway being built through the Gardens.

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“The Friends were integral to the establishment and development of the Gardens,” says Chris Russell, Executive Director, Cranbourne Gardens.

“These stories illustrate their passion, generosity, and sheer determination and we are

incredibly grateful for their contribution over three decades.”

The book explains the Gardens’ fascinating history, with influential philanthropists such as Maud Gibson and Dame Elizabeth Murdoch who saw the potential for the development of a botanic garden at the rubbish-strewn sand quarry and disused army site.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“They need to have their plaques removed

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

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

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

Bunjil Place. associated with the 2016-20 term.”

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

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

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

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Having lived in the area for more than 40 years, Jen and Gary stock and sell Australian and internationally branded jewellery, engagement and wedding rings, watches, bespoke and designer jewelry, high-end giftware and children’s jewellery.

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The orthodontic experts South East Orthodontics, which has been servicing and supporting Casey for more than 20 years, is excited to announce it has moved to a new, purpose built practice on Clyde Road.

To ensure the new premises are Covid safe, South East Orthodontics sought the advice of Professor Laurie Walsh from Queensland University and Steven Kent from the Doherty Institute.

South East Orthodontics offers clinical excellence using the latest orthodontic developments and techniques.

Dr Kip Homewood and Dr Nishan Fernando are assisted by a highly trained team who ensure the best possible treatment outcome for all patients.

Training is vital in achieving these goals, so great emphasis is placed on continuing the education for all of the staff.

Dr Kip Homewood Dr Homewood is a highly trained specialist orthodontist.

Kip completed his Bachelor of Dental Science degree at the University of Melbourne.

He then completed a Doctor of Dental Surgery in Canada.

Following this, he practiced general dentistry for 20 years before returning to complete a Masters in Dental Science Degree specialising in orthodontics.

He has been a specialist orthodontist since 2000.

Kip’s a widely respected lecturer at local, national and international level and an honorary fellow at the University of Melbourne where he teaches the postgraduate orthodontic students.

Kip has examined for the University of Melbourne at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, the Royal Australasian College of Dental

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Surgeons and the Australian Dental Course.

He is a Member of the Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

Kip’s hobbies include swimming, cycling, skiing, golf and triathlon.

Kip has been married to his wife, Leah, since 1987. They have three children together; Matt, Laura and Renee.

Kip is a grandpa (KipPa) to Noah and Orlando and enjoys spending time with the entire family; old and new.

The household is filled with a dog Nala, and two cats, Gucci and Dior.

Kip has an intense passion for his work. He loves orthodontics and the results achieved from treatment. He is always happy to see how pleased his patients and their families are with the results.

You’ll be comfortable with his easy-going nature and sense of humour. He’ll treat you like a member of his family and your children as if they were his own.

Dr Nishan Fernando Dr Nishan Fernando, is from the deep south of New Zealand. He completed a Bachelor of Science in physiology, and Post Graduate Diploma in Science, in pharmacology and toxicology from the University of Otago.

His area of research was in hypertension, and he also published a Poisons Information Monograph for the World Health Organisation.

Nishan later travelled to South East Asia where he completed his Bachelor in Dental Surgery at Hong Kong University.

It was during this time his keen interest in orthodontics and facial growth developed.

With his successes in the undergraduate dental program, Nishan was employed in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics at Prince Philip Dental Hospital as a House Officer.

The position involved treating complex

cases and medically compromised children, as well as orthodontic patients under the supervision of his orthodontic professor.

During this time he volunteered his time with a cleft lip and palate team which went to Cambodia. He also volunteered his time to the Warehouse Project, which was set up to provide a safe and fun environment for young teens to socialise in Hong Kong.

Upon returning to New Zealand, and a few more examinations, he registered with the New Zealand Dental Council and The General Dental Council (UK).

After a few years in private general dental practice in New Zealand, Nishan attended the University of Adelaide to complete his Doctoral in Clinical Dentistry (Orthodontics) in 2005.

His area of research involved the investigation of dental, skeletal and facial complex changes with extraction orthodontic therapy, and assessment of the resultant aesthetic changes of the face.

He also underwent further examinations to be a Member of the Royal College of Surgeon.

This organisation has the primary function of providing continued education conferences for orthodontists with world class speakers, and is also the primary supporter of the Cleft Lip and Palatal Project in East Timor.

Being from New Zealand, Nishan loves mountain biking, skiing and more recently has taken up snowboarding. He has also jumped off a few bungy bridges.

When he gets the chance, Nishan returns back to Queenstown to visit his extended family and partake in his outdoor pursuits.

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By Marcus Uhe Melanie Bramble is changing the way people consider the distribution of their recyclable waste products through her Terracycle Community Collection Hub in Clyde.

Ms Bramble has eight collection bins in the front yard of her Pasadena Boulevard property, collecting a variety of products that are often not processed correctly at waste management facilities.

Among the items she collects are old toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes (both electric and manual), hair care product packaging, empty coffee-pod capsules, pet food packaging and old stationery.

Simply drop your items in the corresponding bin so that Ms Bramble can package them up and send them off to Terracycle to be distributed to the corresponding recycling facility.

“I’ve chosen which (products) I think go together,” Ms Bramble said.

“Each of the programs need to be shipped separately, but I don’t have enough space to have bins for absolutely every single one of the programs so I just sort of group them together in what ones are similar or easy to separate into other products.

“I’ve always been keen on recycling and everything like that. My parents did home composting, so when I moved out I made sure I was able to do home composts.”

Ms Bramble’s advocacy has created three collections points in eastern Melbourne – one at her parents’ house in Wantirna and one at her place of work in Aspendale Gardens.

She is also a volunteer for Lids4Kids, who repurpose bottle lids from liquid products like soft drinks, water and milk bottles.

Those lids, which are often left on bottles when disposed in kerbside waste, often go undetected by the machinery at recycling

Melanie Bramble disposes of some dental products at her collection hub. 280796 plants due to their size.

It’s all been a part of the education process for her as the community takes more notice of how it can help the environment.

“Dental products and learning that the council don’t accept the majority of cleaning products in their recycling bin was a new one for me.

“I did (the council’s) online recycling seminar and learnt that the only products we’re supposed to recycle in their kerbside recycling bins is food and drink packaging, rather chemicals and stuff like that.

“I don’t think the majority of people know - I just assumed that if it’s got a recycling sign, that it can go in the recycling bin, but they may not get recycled at our local recycling place.”

Despite juggling the collection point with full-time work and her two children, she finds

it rewarding to know she is making a positive contribution to the environment.

“I’ve got my workplace on board as well so we have less rubbish at work. One of the girls (from work) has implemented some things at home as well, so their rubbish has gone from a normal bin size to a tiny one.

“I’ve had a few people even from Rosebud come up and say this is the closest lid or other collection point for them.”

“I feel good making a difference and getting the word out there.“ The collection point is located at 13 Pasadena Boulevard in Clyde.

To learn more about what products can and can’t be recycled at her collection point, head to Ms Bramble’s Facebook page at facebook. com/Clyde3978WantirnaSouth3152AspendaleGardens3195/

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Casey Sings! ready again

By Eleanor Wilson Local choir Casey Sings! is gearing up for its first official performance in two-and-a-half years after spending that time rehearsing on Zoom.

The choir is performing its concert As Time Goes By at Narre Warren Bowls Club on Sunday 22 May, with the help of inclusive choir organisation, Play it Forward.

Casey Sings! music director Patrick Burns said the choir can’t wait to perform.

“This concert will be a wonderful selection of music, from old classics to new favourites,” he said.

“It will be a huge celebration and so emotional for the choir to come together and to perform.”

The concert was partly made possible thanks to the choir’s commitment to weekly Zoom rehearsal sessions throughout the pandemic.

Mr Burns said despite a few initial growing pains, the choir adapted well to the technologically modern form of choir rehearsal.

“The early sessions were bugged with learning Zoom etiquette, because you can’t actually rehearse with everyone’s Zoom microphone on,” he said.

“But they’ve all adapted and I think it’s amazing what people can adapt to.”

Casey Sings! manager Cate Marshall agreed the Zoom rehearsals were very difficult, but said they allowed community members to remain connected in what was a very isolating time for many.

“The best part about being in a choir is singing in a group and hearing the harmonies

Casey Sings! choir is performing for the first time post-pandemic this weekend. come together. There’s nothing quite like it,” she said.

“In the Zoom rehearsals we, of course, had to be muted so we couldn’t hear anyone else singing and singing at home by yourself is just not the same.” “[But] the rehearsals were a wonderful way for people to feel part of the outside world even though they couldn’t actually go out.”

Describing Casey Sings! as “a community group that sings on the side sometimes”, Mr Burns, who took over as music director this year from founding artistic director Jonathon

Welch, said the choir represented a particularly strong community of women.

“The Casey community is one of the strongest I’ve come across,” he said.

Mrs Marshall agreed Casey Sings! was very welcoming when she joined the choir in its early days in 2014.

“When I joined the group a lot of the people already knew each other from other projects/ choirs but they made me feel welcome and I now have lifelong friends because of it,” she said.

Mrs Marshall said she was filled with ner-

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“Singing in front of people next weekend is both exciting and immensely nerve wracking,” she said.

“It’s been over two years since we have performed and I’m sure I am not the only one that is quietly stressing out about doing it again.”

Tickets to the show are available at playitforward.org.au/events/astimegoesby Proceeds go towards keeping the choir singing.

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Tuesday 31 May 7.30pm at Bunjil Place, Narre Warren.

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Balla Balla Biggest Morning Tea Get together and enjoy some tasty treats, share some laughter, play games and raise funds for those impacted by cancer.

Bookings are essential and tickets are $10.

Call 5990 0900 to book and pay for your ticket(s).

Tuesday 24 May, 10am to noon at Balla Balla Community Centre. Building 03/65 BerwickCranbourne Road, Cranbourne East.

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Cook it with Dad A City of Casey event, the Cook it with Dad program is an opportunity for fathers and children to experience cooking together.

Every Saturday 10.30am to 12pm until 26 June 2022 at Selandra Family and Community Centre Registration is essential: to register contact City of Casey on 9705 5200 or email dadsmatter@casey.vic.gov.au

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Oakgrove Biggest Morning Tea Enjoy a Cuppa, with fine food and live entertainment – All proceeds to Cancer Council Victoria.

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By Lachlan Mitchell Cranbourne had a much needed break this week as it tries to regain some troops heading into the next quarter of the year. The Eagles were the new-kids on the block with this season being their first in the Southern Football League.

The Eagles faced Cheltenham on Good Friday in an early-season opener to round six.

Cranbourne suffered its first and only loss of the season against the Rosellas by 18-points.

Cranbourne currently sit on top of the ladder with just percentage separating the top two sides.

Cranbourne coach Steve O’Brien has taken the first six weeks as a learning curve as his side build towards finals. “It’s been a real learning experience for us, given the new competition and the new challenges I think we have adapted pretty well,” he said.

“We have had a lot of injuries we have had to deal with, we have to work with that and we are pretty well placed at this point.”

Covid lockdowns have caused the last two seasons to be prematurely cut short and abandoned, but O’Brien is confident his side has bounced back bigger and stronger than ever.

“There is no doubt it has an impact,” he said.

“Particularly early in the year and whether that has to do with some of the injuries we got, I suppose we will never know.

“We feel like we are starting to click and get some things looking the way we want them to look on the field and track the right way.

“It was always going to take a little bit of time to gel together. There are some things we need to tidy up but we think we are tracking alright.”

Cranbourne has been ravaged by injuries this season with its last clash against Dingley ending with no rotations.

“We got a couple that are out for the year, but hopefully they start filtering back over the next month or so,” O’Brien explained. The rest of round-six had a mixed back of results.

Springvale lead at every change to eventually be overrun by St. Paul’s McKinnon. The Demons conceding 4.6 in the last quarter.

Bulldogs Stephen Muller kicked four goals to run over the Demons.

Port Melbourne had the run of the mill against East Malvern at Dunlop Reserve. The Colts led at every stage to win by 94-points with Rikki Newton kicking eight goals in

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St Kilda City showed it’s a contender with an 82-point win over the Bentleigh Demons.

Saints Daniel Deogis, Eduardo Espinosa and ex-Richmond and North Melbourne player Aaron Edwards all kicking four goals.

The win sees St. Kilda sit in second place on the ladder.

SOUTHERN DIVISION 1 RESULTS – ROUND 6 GOOD FRIDAY Cheltenham 13.11 89 v Cranbourne Eagles 11.5 71 SATURDAY 14 MAY Mordialloc 6.9 45 v Dingley 19.14 128, East

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Malvern 7.14 56 v Port Melbourne Colts 22.18 150, St Paul’s McKinnon v Springvale Districts 9.9 63, Bentleigh 4.11 35 v St Kilda City 17.15 117.

LADDER Cranbourne Eagles 20, St Kilda City 20, Cheltenham 16, St Paul’s McKinnon 16, Dingley 12, Port Melbourne Colts 12, Mordialloc 12, Springvale Districts 8, Bentleigh 4, East Malvern 0.

FIXTURE - ROUND 7 Port Melbourne v Cheltenham, Cranbourne Eagles v Mordialloc, St Kilda City v St Paul’s McKinnon, Dingley v Bentleigh, Springvale Districts v East Malvern.

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Miners on the menu on mixed weekend for Cavaliers

By Lachlan Mitchell The Casey Cavaliers were back on court in a big way over the weekend.

The Cavs played in a back-to-back, featuring on Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday both the men’s and the women’s team were up against the Nunawading Spectres on a day of less than favourable results for both sides.

The women Cavaliers skipped out to a strong 15-0 start, Monique Conti and Sarah Boote converting under the net lay-ups to open their individual accounts.

The Spectres got themselves back in the contest through Rachel Antoniadou who made a perimeter three to trim the Cavs lead to 10 at the end of the first period.

Antoniadou continued to trouble the Cavaliers defence in the second period, leading to Sarah Booth fouling out of the game.

The Spectres went on a run in the second, as Alice Kunek proving lethal from within and outside the arc.

Casey could only manage 12 points in the second quarter to lead by four at the main break.

The Spectres continued to roll pile on the points putting on 28-14 in the third term, which ultimately led to the Cavaliers going down 95-76.

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One win from four matches for the Cavaliers 281504 The men’s, meanwhile, side suffered a heart-breaking six point loss to Nunawading in the first of its double-header.

The Cavs had to fight to stay in the contest, trailing at the end of every period.

William Hickey top-scored for the Cavs with 22 points to go with his six rebounds in the 70-76 defeat.

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liers fans, as the women’s side bounced back in emphatic style.

The men started strongly to lead at the first change by four points.

After the break the Miners ran rampant, Preston Bungei put up 23 points to lead the Ballarat side to an 89-76 win.

The Cavs women dominated their first quarter against the Miners, thanks to Mo-

nique Conti and Hailey Merriga,n who took matters into their own hands to skip out to a 18-26 lead.

From there the Cavs never looked troubled, in the 85-73 point victory.

Conti and Rachel Bell finished with 24 and 21 points respectively.

Louise Brown was also dominant with 11 rebounds in her sides win.

Women’s coach Alex Palazzolo was pleased with his side’s resilience to bounce back after a short turn around.

“It was a disappointing game against the Spectres, we got off to a great start, we were 15-0 up in the first quarter, “he explained.

“Unfortunately are U.S import got fouled out in the first half (Sarah Boothe), when that happened we didn’t respond like we needed to.

“It was great to see how we bounced back on Sunday; it was fantastic to go 1-1 from the weekend’s action.”

The back-to-back basketball isn’t an issue for Palazzolo and his side.

“I thought we backed up really well and to get the result we did against a quality team like Ballarat, they have two Australian players on their team in Jade Melbourne and Zitina Aokuso,” he said.

“To play away from home and respond the way we did, was exactly what I was after and a great result.”

The Cavaliers next face Frankston away on Saturday Afternoon.

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Eighth win on the trot

By Tyler Lewis Both Casey Demons and Frankston Dolphins will head into the bye next week with wins under their belts.

Casey will head into the week off with an 8-0 record and a percentage of 161.

A large chunk of that percentage came from Saturday, as the Demons torpedoed North Melbourne in a mammoth 26.21 (177) to 10.7 (67) win.

Despite kicking five goals to two in the opening term, it would prove to be the Dees ‘worst’ term for the match, as the second saw six goals as did the fourth, while the third saw nine goals piled on.

Sam Weideman created a coaching – and list management – headache with half a dozen, while Jacob Van Rooyen also kicked six.

It was a clinical display by the Demons, and at times a walk over, with few players in the red and blue not stuffing the stat sheet.

Luke Dunstan had over 20 disposals and three goals ahead of the main break to finish with a neat stat line of 32 and three goals.

It was a dark day for North Melbourne, who

lost in all categories.

Despite winning possession by well over 100, the Dees also applied more tackles.

It was another record breaking week for the Frankston Dolphins.

After securing a scorching comeback last week, the Dolphins snared its first win over Williamstown since 2005 and its first win at Point Gellibrand since 1999.

The Dolphins kept the Seagulls to one major up until three quarter time and just three for the match in the 10.15 (75) to 3.16 (34) victory.

Skipper Josh Newman was terrific with 33 disposals and a goal, as was former Gold Coast Sun Sam Fletcher who gathered 23 disposals and a goal.

But it was Will Fordham once again stealing the lime light, snagging four goals to demonstrate his versatility.

Casey sits comfortably atop of the VFL ladder, while Frankston are knocking on the door of the eight – just out on percentage.

The two teams will play off against each other after the bye at Frankston Park on 29 May.

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Pearcedale purr as fellow Panthers fall to Kangaroos

By Tyler Lewis

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Former Cora Lynn superstar Ryan Gillis has led Somerville to a crushing victory over Mornington.

Along with former Frankston Dolphin Lachie Williams, Gillis booted six to steer the Eagles to a 19.15 (129) to 9.12 (66) win.

The Eagles stormed out of the blocks with six goals to zip in the first term and were able to withstand that throughout the proceeding three quarters. With Devon Meadows falling to Langwarrin, the win places Gillis and his Eagles a win clear in second.

The Panthers led at the first change, but conceded 13 majors in the final three quarters to go down 13.14 (92) to 4.8 (32).

Nick Battle collected a stack of the footy, but his side were unable to capitalise going forward.

Pearcedale, meanwhile, regained its position inside the five, after a gritty win over Crib

Point. The Dales scorched the Pies in the first term, firing off six unanswered goals.

Crib Point recollected after the first break, but the horse had long bolted.

The Dales showed their depth with nine individual goal kickers in the 14.14 (98) to 10.11 (71) win.

Luke Daniel kicked three for the winning side, while Ryan Bastinac came with his own Sherrin. For the Pies, club legend Brad Arnold was best afield in game 200.

In other games across Division 2; Chelsea belted Tyabb 9.11 (77) to 5.9 (39), Karingal defeated Hastings 19.8 (122) to 7.10 (52) and Seaford dispatched Rye 24.16 (160) to 13.8 (86).

In Division 1; Sorrento sent a statement, defeating Dromana 13.18 (96) to 11.12 (78); Mt Eliza dismantled Edithvale-Aspendale 20.18 (138) to 7.8 (50); Red Hill fell to Frankston Bombers 6.10 (46) to 9.11 (65) and Rosebud dropped a nail-biter to Pines, 7.13 (55) to 8.9 (57).

City set sights on dynasty

By Lachlan Mitchell Melbourne City is ready and raring for backto-back championships this week, as it faces Adelaide United in two-legs that started on Wednesday.

City had the bye in week-one of the finals, patiently waiting on other results to see who they would face for a spot in the grand-final.

The Casey Fields based side earned the bye after finishing on top of the table and claiming the Premiers Plate for the second-consecutive season.

Melbourne’s opponents Adelaide finished fourth in the regular season and cruised past the Central Coast Mariners (3-1) on Sunday to book them a spot in the semi-final.

City coach Patrick Kisnorbo as also hinted that French international Florin Berenguer could also return for the clash after a hamstring injury.

Berenguer was an essential part of City’s run before his injury, the injury resulted in the French-man missed the City’s Asian Champions League campaign.

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as dedication to the game in a 3-2-1 voting system.

Metcalfe will be departing City at the end of the year to pursue his career further in Germany to join FC St.Pauli.

The midfielder made 22-apperances for Melbourne this season, missing only a handfull due to international duty.

Jamie Maclaren was also honoured with his second-consecutive Golden-Boot award.

Maclaren finished the season with 23-goals and was crucial in City finishing the home and away season in pole position.

City defender Nuno Reis has also extended his contract to the end of 23/24 season.

Reis has now made 44 appearances for City and was a part of the championship side in 2019/20.

The other semi-final is between the other two Melbourne sides, with Western United taking on Melbourne Victory.

The layout of the finals campaign ultimately means one Melbourne side will feature in the A-League grand final on 28 May. City’s first leg was on Wednesday 18 May in Adelaide, with the return-leg on Sunday afternoon at AAMI Park.

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A battle of the Seabirds

By David Nagel Something special is brewing at the Tooradin Recreation Reserve on Saturday when the Seagulls’ footballers and netballers put their undefeated records on the line.

Paying a visit to Tooradin is the powerful Inverloch-Kongwak Football Netball Club, the Sea Eagles…hot the heels of the Seagulls in both sports.

In football, Tooradin could hardly have been more impressive this year, winning six on the bounce with a minimum-winning margin of 51 points.

That round-four game against Cora Lynn (97-46) was the only time the Gulls haven’t smashed through the 100-point barrier this season.

But this is the first real test for the Seagulls, who face the Sea Eagles, Bunyip, Phillip Island and Nar Nar Goon over the next month of footy.

Tooradin coach Lachie Gillespie is confident the Gulls’ brand of footy will stack up.

“We’ve obviously done well to retain our list, and just having the group together for that extra amount of time has allowed us to work on things a bit more,” Gillepsie said.

“We’ve worked quite hard on our defence, and I’m not talking about our back six, but our team defence.

“We probably got a bit leaky at times last year, maybe a concentration and structure thing, where we did get scored against at

times…in chunks.

“But we’ve identified that and put things in place to remedy that.

“Hopefully, under pressure, that works, and we can also tidy up our efficiency heading inside 50.

“They sound simple, but team defence and efficiency going forward are probably the two main things that we’ve looked to improve on.”

The Seagulls have brought in some real quality over the last two seasons, with Adam Oxley and Brent Macaffer having vast AFL experience, and the classy Blake Grewar bringing VFL quality to the list.

Gillespie insists their combined quality and experience are important - but rates their ability to fit in as the vital ingredient moving forward.

“They’re really important, playing at a higher level they understand what you need to do and what you need to sacrifice to have success, so that’s nice,” he said.

“But they definitely don’t overstep the mark, they’re very much just one of the boys and the other boys just watch and learn from their leadership.

“Some of our younger guys also drive standards, like this is how we do it at Tooradin, and it almost meets in the middle.

“Having the experience is fantastic, but they’ve also joined forces with the younger guys and that’s pretty exciting for us moving forward.”

After a dominant start to the season, the

Seagulls are looking forward to a challenging next month of football.

“It’s really exciting to be honest, because you don’t know how things are going to pan out,” Gillespie said.

“We feel like we’ve overcome some good opposition, but taking on your Inverloch’s, your Phillip Island’s and Nar Nar Goon – who are looking strong – and Bunyip, who are thereabouts…that’s our next four weeks, so that’s exciting.

“And more importantly the boys are up for the challenge, playing the best is what we play for.”

Tooradin has certainly been impressive this season and many believe that Gillespie and his team are the front-runners to take on the brute force and belief of Phillip Island.

But the Seagulls coach believes the competition has depth of quality at the pointy end of the table.

“I see very well coached and very well organised football teams,’ Gillepsie said of his fellow premiership contenders.

“Phillip Island is so strong, and you could see that in the last quarter against Inverloch, and they understand how to win and have absolute faith in what they do.

“Then you’ve got Inverloch who have been consistently good for many years, and have a great coach (Ben Soumilas), and Nar Nar Goon is the same, very well structured and (Luke) Youngy has done a great job with them.

“All those top teams probably play slightly

differently due to personnel…but are all very well structured.”

This one should be a beauty…but expect the Seagulls to claim their biggest scalp of the season with a 23-point victory.

The A Grade netball contest will also be a beauty with both Tooradin and Inverloch putting undefeated records on the line.

The Seagulls have been one of the best teams in the region for many years now, claiming back-to-back flags in the now defunct South East competition in 2017-18, before winning the 2019 West Gippsland crown in their very first year in the competition.

Season 2020 was obviously called off due to Covid, while the Gulls sat third on the ladder – with a 9-2 record – when Covid stopped things again after round 11 last year.

It’s a magnificent record that is showing no signs of slowing down with the Gulls once again at the top of the pile…undefeated after six rounds.

But hot on their heels are an InverlochKongwak side that continued its unbeaten run with a high-quality 44-38 victory over Bunyip on Saturday.

Tooradin warmed up for this week’s big game with a comfortable 54-26 win over an improving Garfield.

The Gulls stars just did what they had to do but know the level will need to be lifted against the high-flying Sea Eagles this Saturday.

Doves steal improbable victory from jaws of defeat

By Lachlan Mitchell Doveton has bounced back in 2022 to be 5-0 to start the fresh new season. The new-look Doves outfit snuck past a Chelsea Heights unit by four-points.

Doveton came into the clash after a bye and were looking to continue its stellar start to the season. Old ways looked to have crept back into the Doves side after they failed to hit the scoreboard in the first quarter on a tough day at Beazley Reserve. The blistery conditions making goal-kicking hard with easy opportunity’s squandered. Doveton made an impact on the scoreboard through captain/coach Michael Cardamone who got the scoreboard moving in the second quarter. The Doves trailed at the main break by nine points in a low-scoring affair.

Tough contest and a high intensity third quarter saw Doveton trail by 11 going into the final term. Cardamone was once again required to impact the scoreboard and the side still trailed by two points with less than 30-seconds on the clock.Up-stepped Ashley Brown to fire his side into the lead and help them record their fifth win of the season.

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Doves coach Michael Cardamone was impressed with his sides resilience to bounce back after a slow start to the day.

“It’s always tricky coming off the bye, you don’t know if the boys are going to be flat,” he explained.

“We were well-rested and ready to go but I thought we came out a little bit flat.

“We had a harder week on the track because of the bye.

“We didn’t adapt to the conditions as well as we could have. It was pleasing to scrape out a win when we probably didn’t perform at our best.

The tight win provides the Doves with the resilience to prevail in tight contests. “We knew Chelsea are a good side and right up there contending for a premiership and a top three spot,” Cardamone explained.

“We have no thoughts it was going to be easy and we knew it was going to be tough.

“They squeezed us in and played a really contested game and to their credit, they played a really good game.”

Hampton Park also strung together its third win in a row when it disposed of Highett at Turner Reserve. Nathan Wilson’s men had to conquer an 11-point half-time deficit to over-run Highett by 20-points. Kyle Hendy and Nathan Carver kicked four goals each in the win that sees the Redbacks rocket to fifth on the ladder. East Brighton had a convincing 66-point win over Heatherton at home.

The Vampires limiting Heatherton to one goal for the afternoon. The Vampires could have inflicted more damage kicking 9.21 in a wayward time in front of goal. Caulfield and Skye has a tight tussle with the Bears prevailing by seven points. A three goal final quarter by the Bears saw them hold on. Skye’s inaccuracy cost them the four-points with 10.10 its biggest cause for concern. Bears Chris Smith chiming in for five goals.

SOUTHERN DIVISION TWO RESULTS - ROUND 6 Chelsea Heights 4.8 32 v Doveton Doves 4.12 36, East Brighton 9.21 75 v Heatherton 1.3 9, Highett 11.8 74 v Hampton Park 13.16 94, Skye 10.10 70 v Caulfield Bears 12.5 77, Keysborough - Bye. LADDER Doveton Doves 20, Chelsea Heights 16, Keysborough 16, Highett 12, Hampton Park 12, Caulfield Bears 8, East Brighton 8, Skye 0, Heatherton 0.

FIXTURE - ROUND 7 Caulfield Bears v Highett, Hampton Park v East Brighton, Doveton Doves v Skye, Keysborough v Chelsea Heights, Heatherton Bye.

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