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Ex-Kiwi takes art prize

Teacher picks up top award Long-serving Beaconhills College teacher Clare Tuohy has won Sustainability Victoria’s ResourceSmart Schools Teacher of the Year (Secondary) Award for her hard work promoting social and environmental justice.

Mrs Tuohy received her award Thursday 2 June at an MCG event hosted by radio personality Sammy J. She was honoured for her outstanding work developing the Beacon of Hope Community Garden at the Pakenham campus, which grows fresh produce for people in the local region experiencing food insecurity.

Clare Tuohy at Pakenham’s Beaconhills College.

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Costco’s coming American bulk buy superstore Costco will put $50 million into opening one of its membership warehouses in Officer when plans are approved.

Reports on Tuesday 7 June revealed Costco Wholesale planned to invest $150m into opening three new stores in Victoria, at about $50m each, in Melbourne’s CBD, Geelong and Officer.

Costco managing director Patrick Noone said the company was “very excited“ its next Victorian warehouse would be located in Of-

ficer South, in the new Kaduna Business Park development.

“This will be our fifth warehouse in Melbourne, which is a region Costco sees as dynamic and fast-growing. We believe we can offer this diverse community great value with our wide range of products and services,” he said.

“We are currently working with the council and state government for final approvals ahead of starting construction.”

Other media have reported that Costco intend to take one year to open each new store.

Costco is a membership warehouse club

offering thousands of bulk-buy items at low costs including groceries, electronics and general merchandise.

Considered a ’destination shop’, Costco Australia first opened in Melbourne’s Docklands in 2009.

The closest store to the South East operates near the Moorabbin Airport.

Mike Petrovich, chairman of the Officer Community Association, was surprised to learn Costco would be built in the business park, rather than in the land opposite the shire offices on Siding Avenue slated for commercial use.

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“I don’t know why Costco would go there rather than in the busiest part of Officer,“ Mr Petrovich said.

“We thought Coles and those types had properties [on Siding Avenue], but there’s been nothing in the way of development taking place.

“They called it the hub of Officer years ago.”Mr Petrovich said until bigger businesses opened in Officer, small businesses wouldn’t be able to flourish.

“You wouldn’t open a cafe next to a paddock, it would be very very risky,“ he said.

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Soil dump concern

By Jamie Salter Reports of alleged illegal soil dumping at an Officer housing estate are being made by a local real estate developer. A truck full of soil was dumped at the site on Tuesday 31 May and Friday 3 June - caught by nearby security footage.

The alleged offender has been seen trailing soil along the road as they leave the estate.

A developer spokesperson said the incidents were frustrating for both lot owners and developers alike.

“We obviously spend a lot of time and money to prevent this however it is common for new subdivision areas where truck drivers are dumping on blocks of land,“ they said.

“We go to extra lengths to put cameras in the area to catch people and our teams spend hours going through security footage to address the issue.“ Although the dumped soils have generally not been contaminated, the potential remains.

The spokesperson said it could be a slow process to resolve the matter.

“We’re lucky that the community are proactive and notify of us of these occurrences but unfortunately it doesn’t really go anywhere,“ they said.

“It’s really unfortunate for mums and dads who don’t have the spare thousands of dollars to clean up the mess and it’s costly for council if they want to take people to court.“ The incidents have been reported to Cardinia Shire Council.

Soil dumped at the site.

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A Cardinia Shire spokesperson said the matter remained active and ongoing.

“Council has received reports into the al-

leged illegal dumping of soil and is currently making further enquiries into the matter,“ they said.

Teacher awarded for environmental efforts Long-serving Beaconhills College teacher Clare Tuohy has won Sustainability Victoria’s ResourceSmart Schools Teacher of the Year (Secondary) Award for her hard work promoting social and environmental justice.

Mrs Tuohy received her award Thursday 2 June at an MCG event hosted by radio personality Sammy J. She was honoured for her outstanding work developing the Beacon of Hope Community Garden at the Pakenham campus, which grows fresh produce for people in the local region experiencing food insecurity.

She worked in collaboration with Sustain: The Australian Food Network, Flourish and the Cardinia Food Movement.

Mrs Tuohy also established Beaconhills’ involvement with SolarBuddy, where college students help assemble solar-powered lights for students living without power in East Timor and Bangladesh.

In her acceptance speech, she humbly paid tribute to the college and its commit-

ment to the environment.

“Our community garden has been incredibly successful,” she said.

She reiterated her mantra that Beaconhills, “doesn’t want to be the best school in the world, but the best school for the world.”

Mrs Tuohy retired at the end of 2021 as the college’s Head of Citizenship and Service, having helped build the Beacon of Hope program which spans numerous local, national and international initiatives.

The ResourceSmart School Awards are Victoria’s largest sustainability celebration for primary and secondary school students, teachers and school volunteers taking remarkable sustainability action.

Clare Tuohy (left) pictured with the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio.

Police appeal for help in assault probe Transit detectives are appealing for the public’s help in an ongoing assault investigation.

On Saturday 2 April about 8pm a man was approached by five unknown male teens at a bus stop outside a shopping centre in Narre Warren.

The 43-year-old man was assaulted before the group took off on foot, leaving him with cuts and bruises.

Detectives from the Transit Crime Investigation Unit are hoping to hear from any witnesses or anyone who can assist.

The first offender is perceived to be Pacific Islander in appearance with a solid build, black hair, olive/tanned skin and aged in his late teens.

He was wearing a black Nike hoodie, black tracksuit pants (possibly Champion brand) and red sneakers.

The second offender is perceived to be Caucasian in appearance with a thin build, fair skin and aged in his late teens.

He was wearing a green Nike jumper with a large logo on the front, black-striped Adidas tracksuit pants and black sneakers.

The third offender is perceived to be African in appearance with a thin build and aged in his mid-teens.

He was wearing a black hooded jumper with a white logo on the front left side, Nike tracksuit pants and black shoes.

The fourth offender is perceived to be Af-

rican in appearance with a thin build, aged in his late teens to early 20s, with short shaved hair.

He was wearing a black baseball cap with white insignia, a black hooded puffer jacket, a blue hoodie, blue tracksuit pants and had an earring on his left ear.

The fifth offender is perceived to be Pacific Islander in appearance and aged in his early teens.

He was wearing a black hooded puffer jacket with a white logo on the left side, black pants and black runners.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential crime report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au

Be on the lookout for hyacinth Residents in the shires of Cardinia and Baw Baw, south-east of Melbourne are being urged to report infestations of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) to Agriculture Victoria.

Agriculture Victoria biosecurity officers recently seized eight water hyacinth plants from a stall at the Wantirna Trash and Treasure Market after receiving reports it was being sold by a stallholder.

Leading Biosecurity Officer Kaitlin Wright said water hyacinth is considered one of the world’s worst aquatic species and is a declared State prohibited weed under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, therefore it is illegal to sell and propagate it.

“The seized plants were sourced from a dam in the south-east region between Pakenham and Warragul.

“The stallholder mistakenly believed water hyacinth are good plants for fish.

“However, research shows it reduces water quality by decreasing dissolved oxygen and sunlight and can actually be harmful to fish,” she said.

Water hyacinth can be identified by its purple flower spikes in summer. Out of flowering season, the plant is still quite distinctive with bulbous stems and bright dark green, smooth glossy leaves and purple feathery roots trail below the plant in the water.

Ms Wright said it can smother waterways and dams by forming thick mats and blocking access to water.

“It spreads quickly, producing thousands of seeds per plant, with a single infestation doubling in size in just two weeks under the right conditions.

“People sometimes sell or buy water hyacinth without knowing it is an invasive weed.

“We commend the recent actions of gardeners across the state, who have identified water hyacinth after buying it or finding it on their property and encourage anyone who has seen or bought water hyacinth to report it to Agriculture Victoria.

“Agriculture Victoria will work with landholders to remove water hyacinth infestations free of charge.

“Please don’t try to control or dispose of the weed yourself. Agriculture Victoria will organise for the safe and secure disposal of plants, at no cost to the landowner,” she said.

Further information on how to identify water hyacinth, including a video, is available at agriculture.vic.gov.au/waterhyacinth Instances of water hyacinth should be reported to Agriculture Victoria by calling 136 186 or emailing weed.spotters@agriculture.vic.gov.au

Water hyacinth can be identified by its purple flower spikes in summer.

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Growing pain in tax hike

By Jamie Salter The Victorian Government is applying a new tax increase on housing sites across the Casey-Cardinia growth corridor from Friday 1 July.

The Minister for Planning approved and gazetted the adjusted Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution (GAIC) on Tuesday 31 May. Type A land will increase by $3,240 per hectare and Type B and C land will increase by $3,850 per hectare.

The tax increase applies to growth area land zoned for urban use and development in Casey and Cardinia shires such as new housing estates.

Shadow Treasurer Davey Davis MP said the new layer of cost will make housing less affordable for young families.

“New developments in Casey-Cardinia will be clobbered by this charge which is applied on top of so many other new charges and developers will pass these charged straight through to young families and those trying to buy new homes,” Mr Davis said.

The increased charges come despite Daniel Andrews’ temporary pause on a planned housing tax which would see $20,000 added to the cost of an average home.

Mr Davis said the increased charges will continue to push up the cost of housing for families in Melbourne’s growth areas.

“Daniel Andrews has slugged Victorians with more than 40 new or increased taxes - the majority on property, building and construction since coming to government in November 2014,” Mr Davis said.

“With Victorians expecting a surge in taxes and charges from 1 July, Labor continues to hit struggling young families where it hurts.”

Generally, the GAIC does not apply to land under 4,100 square metres (one acre).

Measures are available to help developers

A tax increase is being introduced to housing sites across Casey-Cardinia. 283737 with payment of their GAIC assessment including staged payments and deferrals.

The GAIC is adjusted each year, ordinarily

in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

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Almost 70 charges against hoon rider Dandenong High-Risk Driving Unit police are laying 69 charges on a Lynbrook man relating to a series of high-risk driving on a motorcycle in Officer and surrounding suburbs.

Police will allege a 21-year-old Lynbrook man engaged in 13 separate incidents from May 2021 to February this year in Officer, Dandenong South, Port Melbourne, Cranbourne West, Keysborough, Narre Warren, Glen Waverley, Flemington, and Springvale.

On 18 December, it is alleged the man rode a motorcycle on its rear wheel with a passenger at approximately 100km/h traveling west on the Westgate Freeway.

The man has been charged with multiple counts of reckless conduct endangering serious injury, drive in a dangerous manner, loss of traction and the possession of a drug of dependence.

He has been bailed to appear before the Dandenong Magistrates Court on Monday 10 October.

As part of Operation Achilles, police saturate known hoon hotspots, ensuring they are able to rapidly respond to high risk driving events.

Sergeant Paul Holtzinger said crews will continue to target those committing serious offences as part of Operation Achilles.

“Motorcycle riders engaging in reckless and dangerous behaviour on our roads give themselves little to no chance of survival in the event of a collision or mistakes at excessive speed,“ Sgt Holtzinger said.

“We are determined to hold offenders to account for their reckless behaviour, reducing the trauma on our roads and protecting innocent and vulnerable road users.“

Police will take appropriate action, including making arrests and seize vehicles at the event.

When arrests are not made on the spot, full scale investigations will be launched into those involved, including organisers, participants, and spectators.

Police have an array of investigative techniques available that assist in quickly identifying those who have been involved with each high-risk driving event.

Since July last year, Operation Achilles has resulted in more than 240 offenders being charged, over 1,350 charges being laid, and more than 155 vehicles impounded.

To learn more about anti-hoon laws and how Victoria Police work to stop dangerous driving, visit Anti-hoon laws (police.vic.gov. au).

munities – such as schools and ambulance facilities,” a Victorian Government spokesperson said.

Car v Centre A woman has been taken to hospital after a car smashed through the front of a medical centre in Officer. Emergency services were called to the scene on Cardinia Road around 4pm Monday 6 June after a car collided with another vehicle, then crashed into the front window of the Officer Medical Centre, police said.

Police said the female driver of the car was assessed by paramedics at the scene and was assisting police with their enquiries.

A woman who was outside the business at the time of the crash was taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be serious.

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Ex-Kiwi takes local prize A New Zealand artist who moved to Officer a year ago has taken out the Local Artist prize at the Art Show Pakenham.

Lindsay Muirhead moved to Officer from New Zealand in May 2021 and since then, his artwork has generated a great deal of interest in the community.

Linday’s winning work ’Lake Grave’ captured the sublimity and grandeur of nature, Art Show Pakenham judge Jo Reitze said.

“This is a foreign landscape of dramatic mountains and still water,” she said.

“The density of the foliage has been captured with a meticulous touch. Light permeates the composition.

“He also shows a great understanding of atmospheric perspective to create an illusion of space.”

Lake Grave is found in the South West of New Zealand’s South Island, the most rugged part of New Zealand.

It is an isolated location accessed by a three to four day walk or helicopter ride.

Lindsay chartered a helicopter to take photos which he then painted from.

Lindsay works from the top of the painting to the bottom working in oils.

He layers his work wet over dry. He likes to work with oils as he finds them more malleable.

It is important to have a studio space so that the artworks can be left undisturbed to dry before the next layer is added, he said. The artwork can be worked on over several days.

Although his works look incredibly detailed, he said only three per cent to four per cent is actual detail- the rest is painted illusion.

“Art is drawing with a brush,” Lindsay said.

Linsday has been painting for 40 years and has exhibited in the major galleries in New Zealand.

He first started to paint after buying a watercolour that he admired.

Lindsay with ‘Lake Grave’ at the Art Show Pakenham.

Always good with his hands, he joined the local art society, attended workshops and was lucky enough to be mentored by the highly respected New Zealand artist Randal Froude.

As Lindsay’s hobby, he painted at night after he finished work on the farm and then later when he changed his career to retail management again painted at night.

Lindsay has always loved the wilderness, hunting and fishing.

A keen photographer as well, he won the 2021 Photojournalism Award with the photo ‘Cattle on Cattle Drive’.

He is also very keen on Shohin Bonsai recently exhibiting at the Yarra Valley Bonsai Show.

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Lindsay is excited to next tackle the Australian bush landscape and promises to enter some Aussie landscapes at Art Show Pakenham in 2023.

You can see Lindsay’s work at Art Show Pakenham at the Cardinia Cultural Centre until Sunday 12 June, open everyday from 10am until 4pm.

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Car-sale scammer jailed

By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Cranbourne North fraudster has been jailed over an elaborate $940,000 scamming of car dealers and private customers.

Monawar Haidarie, 25, pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to multiple counts of obtaining property by deception, making false documents and knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime.

In a “sophisticated”, “persistent” and “planned” series of cons in 2020, Haidarie ‘sold’ vehicles such as Toyota Prados and Landcruisers that he’d spotted in online ads, Judge Nola Karapanagiotidis outlined in sentencing on 3 June.

He duped buyers using false ads as well as fake aliases, IDs, rego extracts, bank statements, tax statements and sales contracts.

According to an accepted prosecution summary, buyers paid him up to $110,000 per car but he didn’t deliver the vehicles.

Haidarie used some of the ill-begotten proceeds to buy other vehicles.

Two car dealers stated to the court that they wrote off their losses – up to $203,000 - due to their insurers refusing to cover their claims.

Other victims – whose identifications were falsely used - told of the worrying hit to their reputations.

Judge Karapanagiotidis noted that at the

time Haidarie’s tiling business was failing during the pandemic.

He turned to methamphetamine abuse and problem gambling, though this was “not an excuse”.

The judge noted his untreated post-traumatic stress from a violent, war-afflicted childhood as a Hazara in Afghanistan, and his youthfulness.

He’d seen violence that no child should see – such as people “blown to pieces” in shopping centres at age five.

His mental scars would make his time in custody more onerous, the judge found.

Judge Karapanagiotidis said Haidarie was

initially not “full and frank” with police. He’d since reflected and pleaded guilty, indicating some remorse.

His “relatively limited” criminal history at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court included dishonesty offences. He’d completed two CCOs but never been offered therapeutic-based sentences.

Haidarie was jailed for up to three-anda-half years with a non-parole period of two years and three months.

For several charges, he was sentenced as a continuing criminal enterprise offender.

His term includes 541 days in pre-sentence detention.

Casey Cardinia inspires new generation of readers

By Eleanor Wilson For the first time ever, children visiting Casey Cardinia Libraries can pick up their very own membership card, featuring the library’s newest friend Sid the Sloth.

Until Friday 29 July, children who sign up for a free Casey Cardinia Libraries membership will receive their own Sid the Sloth library card, library bag, colouring sheet and bookmark.

The bookmark can be brought back each library visit for a Sid the Sloth stamp and when three stamps are received, kids can redeem a free Sid the Sloth badge. Casey Cardinia Libraries chief executive officer Beth Luppino said she hopes the initiative inspires

a new generation of lifelong library members.

“A free library membership opens the door to endless possibilities for your child – building confidence in reading, education and fun for every age and stage,” she said.

“I have vivid memories of visiting our local library as a child and treasuring the opportunity to choose my own books and reading adventures.

“Your child can enjoy the same opportunities, with their very own Sid the Sloth library card and bag.”

The campaign also includes a chance to win a voucher for Gumbuya World or a toy voucher.

Families who join up can submit their entry at cclc.vic.gov.au/sidthesloth/

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Costco coming From page 1 “The community thinks, and association members have said before, you wouldn’t start a small business like a sandwich or coffee shop down there until more people are brought into the area by bigger development, at the moment we only get through traffic.”

He hopes Costco will be beneficial for the community and could signal the beginning of other large businesses choosing to open in Officer.

“We want what’s best for Officer and to leave the place a little better when we’re gone,” Mr Petrovich said.

The population in Officer is expanding rapidly. “We have lots of schools built but not a lot of commercial development in Officer at the moment.”

A Cardinia Shire spokesperson said Costco had a proposed Planning Scheme Amendment currently sitting with Cardinia Shire Council for consideration to be built as part of the 92 hectare McMullin Group Industrial subdivision on Cardinia Road.

“The proposed Costco requires the Victorian Government to approve the Planning Scheme Amendment, as the current planning controls in the dated Cardinia Road Employment Precinct Structure Plan does not allow Costco to be built on the proposed site,“ they said.

“Council officers have had numerous discussions with the Victorian Government requesting that the modernisation of the planning controls be fast tracked to facilitate and unlock the land for the delivery of local jobs like the proposed Costco.

“This is an ongoing discussion between the council, the developers and the Victorian Government.”

The spokesperson said a planning permit had been issued for the subdivision of the Kaduna Park Business Park and the council believes works will commence in the coming year to deliver the first stage. Overall, the Kaduna Business Park will have around 100 lots for businesses to establish there.

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THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN Thumbs Up To the lady at St John of God Hospital who helped me get a new ticket for my car when I couldn’t find mine and arranged for me to visit a friend when I arrived at the end of visiting hour. Thank you.

Thumbs down To the graffiti on our brand-new freeway around Berwick.

Thumbs down

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To all the pot holes.

To the Casey Demons remaining undefeated this season so far.

Thumbs Down To Berwick-Clyde Road, a 25-minute trip home took 75 minutes, mega congested, impatient drivers, lots of road works and lots of road rage. Train line replacement made no difference.

Thumbs up Thumbs Down To all the crazy people on their phones while driving.

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To the freeway being open. Hoping they change the speed back to 100 asap.

Thumbs down To roadworks everywhere in Casey and Greater Dandenong. Gridlock, road closures and detours that are unable to handle the volume of traffic sent there.

Thumbs down To whoever the idiot is for putting the wire fence up on Evans Road so you can’t enter 7/11 service station now unless you’re outbound from Cranbourne on the South Gippsland Highway now.

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waste there money before end of financial year so they get their money for next financial year, are there really that many accidents in that area?

Raelene Harris: You can have consultation but the council will do it anyway! Won’t matter what is said here!

Cärryl Järvis: No one does the 80km speed limit between Camms Rd and Clarendon St now anyway! Most people assume its 60kms, so reducing the speed limit signs (which most people do not actually read anyway) will not make any difference what so ever!

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Peter McKill: Force the trucks down Cameron Street once finished then hook up the bypass that has an easement near Camms Road.

Patrice Smith: Everyone does that speed there anyway. It’s very built up now so I think it’s a good change.

Oskar T Grouch: Cranbourne and Casey in general has become a nightmare to negotiate on the roads. More congestion isn’t the answer!

Joel Mitchell: Lower speeds means more traffic congestion, you’re not making it safer... Just the opposite.

Mark Mathews: Dumb. It is mostly 60 anyway.

Dean Meier: Suppose Casey council need to

Families are preparing to rug up and head out for The Casey Winter Arts Festival.

From Saturday 11 June to Sunday 31 July, more than 50 activities are on offer at venues across Casey, including music and performances, visual arts and craft activities and workshops.

Back for its 20th season, a number of free and paid activities are available, including performances of Jersey Boys, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and workshops including photography for beginners and art for kids.

A full month of activities and events is also being held at Wilson Botanic Park throughout July in celebration of the park’s 30th birthday.

City of Casey chair of administrators Noelene Duff said the annual Winter Arts Festival aimed to reflect the diversity of the Casey community through a range of art forms as well

Casey Winter Arts Festival is running throughout June and July.

Picture: CITY OF CASEY as encouraging participation in the arts and greater awareness of the local arts community.

“Every part of the program shines a light on the incredibly vibrant arts and culture we have in the City of Casey and encourages us to join in and be a part of it,” Ms Duff said.

“It is a joy to see our local theatre groups,

artists, crafters, dancers and community groups come together once again to light up winter with creative inspiration, and I encourage everyone to take a look at the program and get involved.”

The star of the festival is Casey Cornucopia - an immersive art installation that “showcases the heritage of Casey’s foodways and the best produce in the region”.

The installation will see Bunjil Place’s Plaza transformed into an immersive garden abundant with oversized sculptures hidden amongst a swirl of the world’s first edible fog, while gardens, immersive dinners and food hubs are also expected to entertain.

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Pop-up drives for donors

By Eleanor Wilson Narre Warren’s pop-up blood donor centre is open to donors once again, coinciding with the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood’s urgent call out for blood on Tuesday 31 May. The pop-up clinic at Narre Warren North Hall is open until Friday 10 June and is operating on extended opening hours.

Over the next week 17,500 blood donors are needed nationally, including 4500 donors in Victoria alone, to bolster a dissipating blood supply, Lifeblood says.

Lifeblood executive director Cath Stone said cancellations and no shows from a burgeoning peak of Covid and influenza means it may have as little as two days blood supply left.

“We are pleading with anyone who is well and healthy to book a donation today and encourage your friends and family to do the same,” she said.

Ms Stone said Lifeblood continues to see up to half of all appointments cancelled.

“We have 15,500 blood donations booked in for the next week, but based on current cancellations and no-shows, we know a large number of these won’t result in a donation. And we still have thousands of appointments that need to be filled.”

Narre Warren North session leader Joe Tanner concurred the pop-up centre had seen some cancellations due to the cold and flu season, but said they also had donors book appointments after hearing about the call out.

“We’ve had a few who came in from seeing the call out on Facebook and the radio, so it is nice to know donors respond to that kind of stuff,” Mr Tanner said.

At the Narre Warren centre on Thursday 2 June, first time donor Kate Lee said Lifeblood’s call-out gave her the push to donate.

Lifeblood staff (from left) Bradley, Cici, Shanti, Hana and Vidisha hope to see donors new and existing at the pop-up centre. 284110 “I’ve been wanting to do it for a long time and obviously the call out spoke of needing blood donors, so I thought why not,” she said.

Fellow donor Joanne McKie said she has been a donor for 12 years and visits the Narre Warren centre when it pops up every few months.

“I’m O negative meaning I’m a universal donor, so they love me when I come here,” Mrs McKie said.

Lifeblood pop-up centres have recently increased to 18 clinics across Victoria, including

a number operating across the South-East in the coming months: Narre Warren North Hall: Monday 30 May to Friday 10 June Cranbourne West Community Hub: Monday 13 June to Wednesday 29 June St Mary’s Community Centre, Dandenong: Monday 4 July to Friday 8 July Pakenham Library Community Hall: Monday 18 July to Friday 29 July To book an appointment, call 13 14 95 or head to lifeblood.com.au

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BUSINESS PROFILE

Looking for a career?

There’s a new employment services provider coming to town, aiming to transform the lives of Pakenham and they’re looking for readers of the Pakenham Gazette to join them.

Asuria has been helping people to reach their job and career goals for over 25 years, and from July, they’re going to be bringing their expertise to job seekers in Pakenham.

To make that happen, they’re opening up their doors to people interested in taking up new roles as Job Coaches/Mentors/Indigenous Mentors, and support staff.

Job applicants don’t even need to have any experience in the employment services industry to be part of this new wave of first-class Job Coaches.

What makes a successful Asuria Job Coach/ Mentor/Indigenous Mentor is a combination of empathy, the ability to build relationships, a commitment to excellent customer service, and everyday office skills, with things like Microsoft Office, Word, or Excel.

More than anything though, Asuria is looking for people with a passion for helping others.

Cynthia Jennings, a Community Engagement Officer, says of her experience with Asuria: “At Asuria we’re all a part of something which we call Enterprising Heart, which really sums up what it’s like to be part of the company.”

When it comes to what being an Asuria Job Coach/Mentor/Indigenous Mentor, or Community Engagement Office is all about, Cynthia says: “The way I help participants discover their dream roles is by really sitting down and getting to know them, building a rapport pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

Cynthia Jennings, a Community Engagement Officer with Asuria. with them, and establishing trust and understanding.”

On what people in Pakenham can get out of a career with Asuria, Cynthia says: “You’ll know when you’ve found your dream job, when you turn up every day wanting to put your best foot forward for the people you’re there to help. I’m very lucky because I’ve been able to find that with Asuria.”

Job opportunities with Asuria are open now. So if you’re interested in seeing if you have what it takes to be an Asurian, helping the people in your community to find and stay in work that matters, visit www.asuria.com.au/ careers

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with Lions Club of Lyndhurst and District member Lyn Perera

Tell us a fun fact about yourself!

I have a wicked sense of humour.

What do you love about what you do?

I love to see those less fortunate than myself gain from something I do.

Who is the best person you’ve worked with?

My husband.

What would your last meal be?

Rack of lamb with vegetables.

What is your most memorable moment?

Climbing Machu Piccu.

What event past or present would you like to witness?

Animal migration in Africa.

Which one guest, dead or alive, would you invite to dinner?

Melvin Jones, founder of the Lions Organisation.

What are you currently listening to, watching or reading?

Stay Close series on Netflix.

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

Pork curry.

Where is your dream holiday destination?

Africa.

What were you like as a kid?

Quiet, shy; a tomboy.

What was your first job?

Bookkeeping clerk in an accountant’s office What are the three most used apps on your phone?

WhatsApp, Facebook, MyLion.

What’s one question that you have always wanted answered?

Who invented poverty?

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Queen Elizabeth II was born on the 21st of April 1926 at 2:40am. The future monarch was born at 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair which was the home of her grandparents. Royal lovers have been flocking to the famous address which has now been converted to a Cantonese restaurant called Hakkasan.

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The Queen is the only person in the UK allowed to drive without a licence. She learnt to drive during her time in the army in World War II, and was often spotted taking herself for joyrides in her Range Rover or Jaguar.

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The longest serving Monarch of the Commonwealth is also very tech savvy. Queen Elizabeth II sent her first email in 1976 and posted her first Instagram post in 2019. Although she is still a traditionalist as she receives over 300 letters a day.

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Matt Tyler explains about the Man Box.

There was a good turnout of commuity representatives at the Together We Can leadership summit.

Real change starts here

By Lachlan Mitchell The seeds of change start at the grassroots level, family violence crusader Phil Cleary told a gathering of community representatives at a Together We Can leadership summit last week.

“We don’t need the politicians to change the world we live in; give us the money and we can do what we have to do locally,” he told the crowd.

Cardinia Shire played host to a Together We Can event, which targets family and domestic violence in the community.

The event held at the Cardinia Cultural Centre featured Matt Tyler from the Man Box and Cleary, who has been an advocator against Family and domestic violence for over 30-years.

The summit focused on ensuring men are accountable for their actions as well as promoting the role of females in the workplace and sporting clubs. .The room was filled with men and women of different demographics as well as varying age ranges.

Cleary has been fighting for justice and women’s rights since 1987, when his sister Vicki was killed by her ex-boyfriend.

Vicki’s killer was sentenced to only three years and 11 months for the murder. The judge and jury both claimed that Vicki was to blame in breaking up with him.

Phil recounted the reaction of his mother when her daughters’ killers’ sentence was handed down.

He read out parts of a letter found by the family written to Vicki after her death that illustrated his mother’s heartbreak at her loss.

He showed a letter written by Vicki to her boyfriend and left under the windscreen wipers of his car only days before she was killed and pointed out the drawing of a flower in the middle of the writing.

“She was a beautiful soul,” he said.

Cleary was pleased to see the turnout and the number of women leading the charge towards change, including Bunyip’s Junior Football Club president Shara McAuley.

Phil Cleary makes an impassioned plea to the Together We Can leadership summit, with a slide of his slain sister Vicki in the background.

“It was really uplifting to see lots of women who are engaged in sporting clubs,” he said.

“It was great to see the Bunyip president who was female stand up. It was good to see that we can change the world in our own little place and community. That be in our schools or sporting clubs or our family.

“I enjoyed the demographic that turned out and it was good to see so many women turn and a lot of younger people. It was an emphatic crowd and they understood what needs to be done in the discussion.

“You don’t understand the world properly, if you don’t understand the historical backdrop.”

Phil’s message has been if we can make change at the local level that will influence those in power.

“If we can rectify it in our community. We don’t take our eye of the big narrative, which included the courtrooms and the policing,” he said.

“Local councils have the capacity to change local society’s and really draw on the people at local level.”

The recent pandemic has changed the way we have viewed the local community.

“We weren’t moving and we were locked in to a five-kilometre radius,” Cleary explained.

“Now I go to my local cafe and my local park.

During Covid parks were teaming with people.

It’s really important to remember locality and really emphasising local community.

“Local community is the place we can change society for the better. That means the local council and community clubs.”

Matt Tyler’s work with the Man Box has shown what it means to be a real man when he surveyed over 1000 young Australian men aged 18-30.

The study found that men fall into the category of acting tough and sheltering fears and worries in fear of being less masculine.

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Gurdwara going green

By Jamie Salter Volunteers and community members are working to create a luscious green space at the Officer Sikh Temple Gurudwara Siri Guru Nanak Darbar (SGND) by planting 250 trees around the property.

The event was held on Sunday 5 June to mark World Environment Day, supported by a Melbourne Water Stream Frontage grant.

Gurdwara spokesperson Harpreet Singh said he was happy with the outcome.

“I think we were very blessed - there were showers forecast but the skies cleared at about 1pm before we started,” Mr Singh said.

About 200 native and 50 ornamental trees were planted over the course of two hours thanks to the help of representatives from Beaconhills College, Cardinia Environment Coalition, Country Women’s Association, Living and Learning Pakenham, Victoria Police, and Ramsay Constructions.

The volunteers then enjoyed Guru Ke Langar (community meal) at the temple and got the chance to learn more about Sikh culture.

To date, about 1700 trees have been planted at the Gurdwara over the years. Mr Singh said there will be even more planting days in future.

“Some of the people who couldn’t come were asking when were doing the next plantation and we will definitely do some fundraising to hold another one,” he said.

Beaconhills College Year 9 students were also welcomed to the Gurdwara a few weeks ago as part of an education program aimed at building cultural awareness.

Head of Year 9 Marcus Roberts said the visit was a great opportunity for learning through conversation.

“After two years of isolation due to Covid-19, it is so important that young people learn by interacting with people face-to-face, who can express the way in which beliefs and values add meaning and purpose to their lives,” he said.

James Waterson of Victoria Police planting along with Udhaam Singh and Eshaan Singh from Officer Gurdwara.

Ansh Singh, Udhaam Singh and Hargun Kaur getting involved in the planting day.

Jagjeet Singh, Hargun Kaur and Jazlyn Kaur preparing the tree guard.

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YOUR COUNCIL UPDATE

Mayor’s message -----Welcome to June! What a fantastic few weeks we have had in the run up to this mayor’s message.

I had the great pleasure of being able to chair the Annual Volunteer Reception at the Cardinia Cultural Centre during National Volunteer Week. It was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate with our local volunteers - your efforts do not go unnoticed and you are a major part of what makes Cardinia Shire the wonderful place that it is. Read on to hear more about the evening.

I would also like to offer my sincere thanks to everyone that attended the National Reconciliation Week flag raising ceremony at the Civic Centre. It was a true representation of Cardinia Shire’s commitment to reconciliation.

Congratulations to Tim Ahern – this year’s 2022 Stan Henwood Award recipient!

I encourage all residents to head online to Council’s website and take a look at the many ways in which you can have your say, get involved, get active and stay connected.

As June is just beginning, your copy of Connect Winter Edition should be reaching your letterboxes soon!

Disability Strategy and Action Plan launched

Join us for a free community event to recognise World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), a day to raise awareness and knowledge of elder abuse and the various ways it can affect the community. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day brings together senior citizens, caregivers, and local government to combat elder abuse.

We have officially launched our new Access and Inclusion Disability Strategy and Action Plan, which will set out what Council will do to make our workplace, services, programs and community more accessible to people with disability.

The plan was officially launched at an event at Cardinia Life, which featured a wheelchair AFL game between Hawthorn and Richmond which saw the Hawks win by one point.

The new plan was developed based on extensive feedback from the community, disability sector service providers, advocates, and organisations.

Tim has been volunteering in the community since 1965 and dedicated his time with a variety of community groups. Tim is highly regarded by his peers and has also been awarded the Rotary Club of Pakenham Paul Harris Medal in 2011 and the Paul Harris Fellow Sapphire Pin in 2018 for ongoing service to Rotary and the community. www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/stanhenwood

Active Cardinia: Have your say!

Jump online to see current opportunities to have your say on Council’s projects. This month we encourage you to get involved in our consultation on the Active Cardinia Strategy.

Share your thoughts and feedback with us to help shape the future of sport and active recreation in your community.

Wednesday 15 June 2022, 10-11.30am.

Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham.

The event will also include a complimentary morning tea. www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/elderabuse

The Stan Henwood Award honours lifetime achievements in community service and volunteering, and this year was awarded to Tim Ahern.

Tim received his award at the annual volunteer reception at the Cardinia Cultural Centre during National Volunteer Week.

The volunteer reception is an opportunity to celebrate with our local volunteers and formally acknowledge their contributions to our community.

Cr Jeff Springfield Cardinia Shire Mayor

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Your 2022 Stan Henwood Award winner

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Connect magazine goes digital

Furry friends

Sign up for our new Connect e-newsletter. Visit: www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/enewsletters

Get online help with your pet and animal queries.

Visit: www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/pets

Hard waste collections

Kinder registrations

It’s easy to book a hard waste collection online.

Visit: www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/hardwaste

Time is running out to register for first-round 2023 kinder offers.

Visit: www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/kindergarten

The information on this page was correct at the time of print, but for the most up-to-date information:

Cardinia Shire Council Phone: 1300 787 624

Web: www.cardinia.vic.gov.au

Email: mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au

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Authenticity

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What do you know about Rotary? Have you heard of this organization and if so, do you know what it does?

I have been a member of our local Rotary Club for well over 13 years now and am proud of what our club and indeed the organisation as a whole has achieved.

For those that don’t know, Rotary’s motto is “Service Above Self” and it is all about doing good in the world, especially in the local community. I suspect that not many people will be aware that in conjunction with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Rotary initiatives have all but eradicated polio worldwide (it still exists in limited numbers in Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan but nothing to the extent that it used to) and it supports organisations such as Interplast and has provided clean water, sanitation and vital services for many towns and villages in third world countries.

Locally, significant funds have been raised for Wheelchairs for Kids and the Rotary Club of Emerald and District runs the Kids Fun Run for Thomas day raising tens of thousands of dollars for hospitals and support organisations for children over the years.

Yet despite all this great work and opportunities to give back, Rotary membership is in decline. Why? There are a number of possible reasons, but primarily I believe this is because the organization has an image problem.

For those that do know Rotary, the abiding image tends to be of elderly grey-haired gentlemen selling sausages to raise funds and while we may still do this occasionally, this stereotype misses the point and is certainly not reflective of what Rotarians typically do.

Rotary and businesses alike need to be able to provide a common and consistent representation of what they are about, what they stand for and what they actually provide.

To quote Simon Sinek, “people don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it”, this is because the latter tends to engage hearts and minds more than the activity alone.

As I am passionate about seeing both local businesses and Rotary succeed, I have been meeting with a few Rotary Clubs over recent months and found that there is a lack of consistency in how people talk about the organization itself.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH This is also true of many businesses as well.

When asked what the business does or why does the business exists, many business owners find this a difficult question to answer.

It’s not that they don’t know, but they typically aren’t clear about how to articulate this effectively or consistently.

The same is exactly true of Rotary; people know why they join and what they get out of it but find it hard to express it effectively and consistently.

This is where having a great “elevator pitch” becomes essential (in case you have not heard this term before, this relates to the situation where you get into an elevator (or lift for us non-US nationals) and have just a few seconds to engage the other person in the lift who asks you the question “what do you do?”).

It is well known that today, people’s attention span is short, so if you are to maintain another’s interest, you need to have a well-crafted statement that will make the other person want to know more within the space of just a few seconds.

This is analgous to what is known as “the hook” in marketing terms, i.e. that brief picture, image or headline that will make people want to find out more.

However, while a great elevator pitch is clearly important, just as necessary is the need to ensure consistency in the messaging amongst everyone associated with the business or organization.

When people find the same, consistent message being provided through a variety of different mechanisms and/or consistently described by people associated with the business or organization, the latter becomes more authentic.

We as humans are wired to look for patterns and the more consistent the pattern, the more believable the message.

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Chisholm honours finest Outstanding achievements of Officer and Berwick residents are being recognised thanks to the eighth annual Chisholm Education Awards at Hotel Chadstone.

The Higher Education Student of the Year award went to Officer resident Fahmida Yasmin who studies at the Berwick campus.

Fahmida Yasmin overcame many challenges when she moved to Australia from Bangladesh in 2019 to complete Chisholm’s Bachelor of Community Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs.

She achieved high distinctions in more than 80 per cent of her subjects.

During her studies, Fahmida volunteered with the City of Casey’s Gender Equality Taskforce while working hard to support herself financially.

She secured and completed a work placement at Headspace Morwell despite the difficulties posed by Covid-19.

“There’s no words to describe my feelings - it was more than I was expecting,“ she said.

“When I started my degree it was a bit of a struggle because back home we don’t really have online submissions and presentations and I struggled with learning citations and my research but I started seeking help from teachers and they helped me a lot.

“I was working weekends then doing classes and placement so it was very full-on but I managed to take some time to myself.

“Being an international student, it’s not easy to live in a country while going through all the changes of making new friends and having classes you’re not familiar with but at the end of the day you’ll be fine.“ Fahmida now plans to work with Save The Children as a family support worker.

The Secondary Student of the Year award went to Berwick resident Matua Tufuga who studies at Cranbourne.

Matua Tufuga completed the VCE Rising Stars program through Chisholm Sports Academy (basketball program) in 2020 and 2021.

He faced numerous hurdles and interruptions to his learning due to the Covid-19 lockdowns but remained focused and completed assessments to an extremely high standard.

Matua also endured multiple major sporting-related injuries but continued to attend training to support his peers and coaches.

He volunteered on multiple occasions for the Chisholm Sports Academy by supporting staff at holiday clinics/programs as well as tryout days for the program for new students.

Chisholm’s chief executive officer Stephen Varty said he was proud of the hard work and dedication of all award finalists.

“I am honoured to lead an organisation that produces such outstanding talent,“ Mr Varty said.

“The past year has been unprecedented and raised many challenges, which makes our finalists achievements even more outstanding.“ In attendance at the Chisholm Education Awards were government supporters including Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke, industry and education partners of Chisholm, award finalists and their family and friends.

Guests were treated to a performance by award-winning magician Vyom, and winners were announced across eight award categories.

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The Big Bins team believes most rubbish can be recycled. They aim to reduce the amount of rubbish that goes into landfill, which is why all their rubbish gets sorted at Drouin Waste Recyclers, minimising the impact on the environment.

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Fertilisers and plant foods are often specialised to certain plants, so it would be useful to know what kind of varieties you are planting.

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As the weather continues to get colder, be sure that your plants still receive plenty of water and sun. Adding in some pea straw, sugar cane mulch or hay around the base of your garden will ensure that a lot of warmth and moisture is retained too. Following these basic steps should put your garden in good stead for the season ahead. Happy planting!

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Herbs Whether you need to spice up a winter casserole, add more flavour to your soup or bedazzle your roast, these herbs will do well in your garden this winter with the right care and attention. Parsley, basil, oregano, coriander, dill, sage and mint are all great choices, as well as the classic winter combination of rosemary and thyme.

Vegetables There’s not many things that are better than a delicious home cooked winter meal, but the fact that you could have that meal not only home cooked but homegrown will make it all the more satisfying. Consider planting leafy vegetables such as cabbage, lettuce, rocket, spinach and bok choy, or root vegetables including beetroot, garlic, onion, parsnip and radish. Other veggies you shouldn’t overlook include rhubarb, brussel sprouts, and climbing varieties such as peas, broad beans and snow peas.

Preparation is key One of the most crucial steps in maintaining a healthy garden is to ensure the garden bed is set up with good soil: mulch, compost and fertilisers provide much-needed nutrients

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By Eleanor Wilson Student representatives from 20 primary schools across the South-East gathered on Wednesday 1 June to gain some wisdom about leadership from Gembrook MP Brad Battin.

Akoonah Park’s function centre was the setting for a lunch of pizza, in which students heard from the State MP about how they can

shape up to be the future leaders of the next generation.

“We’ve been doing the lunch for about 10 years, it started with four schools and this year we had 20 schools so it’s been pretty exciting to see it grow,” Mr Battin said.

“There were lots of lessons that they can take back with them and apply to their leadership

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Beaconhills student Larnie said she learnt that leadership is not about today, it’s about tomorrow. “I think a good leader is where you listen and show respect to others,” she said.

Mr Battin said he undertook a leadership

program of his own as an adolescent and found it to be a turning point in his life.

“I think everyone needs that little bit of guidance somewhere, but its having the courage to ask for it,” he said.

“So if I can get that out of the kids and they can focus on who they need to ask then I’m pretty happy.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

The reaction from her neighbours was similar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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By Eleanor Wilson As Queen Elizabeth II was feted in Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London this week, a Berwick couple was celebrating a jubilee milestone of their own.

Frank and Margaret (Peg) Sutherland marked their 70th wedding anniversary with family on Tuesday 7 June at their home at Fiddler’s Green Retirement Village in Berwick.

It was 1950 when Peg, hailing from the small country town of Goroke, met Frank, who grew up on a farm in Albury, on a tennis court in the Victorian town of Hamilton.

“Dad played tennis competitively until he was 90, but mum was more into it for the social aspect… she stopped playing shortly after they married,” daughter Anne Ng laughed.

Two years later in 1952, they wed in Albury, before moving to Ballarat and starting a family.

It was there Frank recalls meeting the British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Phillip when they toured Australia for the firsy time in 1954.

“We were living in Ballarat at the time and we saw her and Phillip in an open car down the main street,” Mr Sutherland said.

Now 93 and 91 years of age, Peg and Frank share five children, Phillip, Anne, Marita, Jane and Karen, as well as 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, with another on the way.

Mr Sutherland said it took him a while to get used to a full house.

“I only had one brother, whereas my wife is one of 14, so it was definitely a bit of a shock for me,” Mr Sutherland said.

After 13 years in Ballarat, Frank, a shearer by trade, was given the opportunity to open a shearing shop in the south eastern suburb of Chadstone.

They stayed in Chadstone for 50 years and today enjoy their time together in a serviced apartment at Berwick’s Fiddler’s Green.

In 2010 Mr Sutherland was honoured with a Tennis Service Award from Tennis Victoria for his service to the sport.

Meanwhile, the couple’s daughters say their mother’s claim to fame has always been her baking.

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The Sutherlands share five children together and have lived in the South-East for over half a century. yo-yos, jelly cakes, shortbread, sponges, Christmas cakes, the whole lot,“ Mrs Ng said.

They said their parents have shared a long, loving relationship.

“Like any relationships it’s had its ups and downs, but they’ve stuck by each other and it’s an unbelievable achievement,“ daughter Marita Bracun said.

“It’s quite extraordinary, I’ve never known anyone to make it to 70 years wed.“

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Passion is ticking away

By Marcus Uhe When John Cox said goodbye to his wife of 58 years, Jean, two years ago, he found himself in what described as a dilemma.

The former electrician spent years caring for her in their Lyndhurst home before moving her to a nursing home in her final days where she could access round-the-clock care.

He found solace in his workshop garage where it was suggested he make a clock for a friend.

Two years later, the 84-year-old hasn’t looked back.

“I’d never touched a clock in my life until I started,” Mr Cox said.

Using recycled and discarded wood found on nature strips and around town, from old cupboards, chairs and abandoned DIY projects, the great-grandfather turns trash into treasure in his workshop, with rock and jazz music accompanying him as he works, punctuated by the roar of power tools.

The installation of a battery-powered quartz mechanism, which keeps perfect time, is the key, according to Mr Cox. Upon their completion, he takes them to markets at Akoonah Park, The Gully in Ferntree Gully and Chelsea.

“I think the best thing is the market,” Mr Cox said.

“I love meeting people. Even if I don’t sell a clock I love seeing all the people.”

His love for woodwork extends to other projects around the house, including a bird box in his backyard, a lazy Susan, tables and chairs.

There’s even a table made from an old chair.

John Cox’s clock that takes pride of place in his garage workshop. 284637 He believes the expensive manufacturing costs of circular, round objects, which can balloon due to the equipment required, pushes customers towards his creations, which are

not as costly, and also ensure support for a local talent.

When he’s not working away on his time pieces, he volunteers at Cranbourne charity

Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS Backpacks 4 Vic Kids, where he also ran a stall at their first pop-up market last month.

“I’ve been a volunteer for them since Christmas and I love every minute of it,” he said.

Sunrise2Sunrise making pride events more accessible

By Jamie Salter Pakenham organisation Sunrise2Sunrise is calling for the wider community to make events accessible for the disabled community this pride month and beyond.

Pride Month celebrates the diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community throughout the month of June.

But Sunrise2Sunrise managing director and founder Ravi Bhatt said disabled members of the queer community were not always able to join in the celebrations.

“Accessibility can only be achieved by more education and more positivity around why people with a disability are an important part of the community,” Mr Bhatt said.

“People with a disability find it hard to communicate and raise their concerns especially when they want to be a part of a community and that’s when Sunrise2Sunrise does a lot of advocacy to allow their voices to be heard.

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or campaign to focus on disability access.”

Mr Bhatt said the conversation shouldn’t stop at the end of pride month and needed to be ongoing to ensure everyone feels included.

“We have had young boy who is transgender but because he was suffering from autism we found it was so hard to get the right people on board to give him the help he needed,” he said.

“No one really puts their hands up to help.”

Sunrise2Sunrise is an NDIS provider to support people of all ages with disabilities.

The service provides people with disabilities with residential housing with 24/7 support from Caulfield to Warrigal.

Since 2018, the company has now grown and now employs about 600 staff members.

“I worked in the industry for around 16 years and I learnt the biggest problem we were facing was people on the hierarchy weren’t connected to the clients and at Sunrise2Sunrise we were able to build that bridge,” Mr Bhatt said.

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By Cam Lucadou-Wells It’s not uncommon to see packs of speed-skaters blur through the car park areas of Greaves Reserve, Dandenong.

According to Skate Australia Victoria Speed (SAVS) chair Joanna Birdseye, the reserve’s tarmac is one of the premium race venues in the region.

It has hosted national championships.

And juniors, adults and Masters from Pakenham, Scoresby, Carrum Downs and Eltham clubs race at the reserve up to 10 times a year.

“We’ve been skating at Greaves Reserve for the past 35 years,” Ms Birdseye said.

“In that car park, you can make it into different distance tracks and you’re not confined by any solid structures.”

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WHAT’S ON Narre Warren Senior Citizens Centre If you are over 55, live in Casey and looking for something to do, come and join us. We are a friendly club.

Our club day is on Wednesdays from 9:30am to 3pm. On the second and fourth Wednesdays, we have live entertainment.

There are also weekly activities on other days of the week which include, the garden group club, indoor carpet bowls, sing-a-long, line dancing, table tennis and friendly cards and darts games.

We are located at 192-196 Centre Road near the Narre Warren Station.

Phone us on 9704 0015 or 0426 736 467 or email narwarsen@bigpond.com for more information.

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Painting for pleasure and special free workshops are back after the problems of Covid.

On Fridays 1-2pm, free art workshops for adults who want to start or re-start their art in oils.

The workshops are sponsored by the City Of Casey Arts Development Fund and tutored by award-winning artist Deborah Polman On Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 10am - 2pm are painting for pleasure workshops for any medium aimed at taking your art to the next level to shows and sales.

Sundays between 10am - 2pm we are starting a specialised workshop for artists to learn how to refine their art with new techniques.

Tuesday nights 7pm - 10pm we have a special workshop suggested by the Pride Foundation to introduce and teach guys how to paint guys.

Our workshops are special and we only have five artists at a time so we can give individual attention to artists.

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Contact: Calvin Bell, Provenance administrator, 0402 210 253 provenanceartists@gmail. com

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Call David on 0433 566 456 for more information.

Chess, line dancing and table tennis and cycling groups welcome you. Want to learn the ukelele, guitar, or just singalong for fun? We can help.

We also have Italian class running. If you would like to tutor a bridge or mahjong class let us know. We are in the Cranbourne Library building – Casey Radio entrance.

Expand your social life and get active for a healthy third age. For more information visit u3acranbourne.org.au or call Helen, 0423 623 337.

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

Bakhtar Virtual information session Bakhtar Community Organisation is delivering a virtual information session in Dari and English languages to address: •฀Covid-19 and flu vaccination.

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into the Pine Grove Hotel for an afternoon of ’50s and ’60s retro fashion, live music, dancing, delicious food and more. This event highlights and celebrates the ’50s and ’60s era and will relive the fun and the best of the era’s fashion, cars and music. All profits made from this fundraiser event will be used to hold a celebration for the Centennial of the Sacred Heart Church in Gembrook, on the November 13.

Sunday 10 July 1pm to 4pm at Pine Grove Hotel Upper Beaconsfield. Tickets at rockin_retro.eventbrite.com.au

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Hallam Friends of the Red Cross 43rd Birthday Celebration Hallam Friends of the Red Cross are holding a birthday party, to celebrate 43 years of service to the community.

With guest speaker, Helen Comport from Quilts of Valour Australia.

It all kicks off at 1pm on the 21/6/22 at Hallam Community Learning Centre, 56 Kays Road Hallam. All welcome, a small cost of $5 non- members, $3 members.

There will be refreshments after the guest speaker.

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But what should be a celebration of local sport and community spirit as a whole has turned into growing frustration with the club’s brand new $2.5million pavilion sitting idle in the background.

Instead of putting its brand-new facilities to good use, the club was forced to use makeshift marquees for its bar and canteen on Saturday, with temporary change rooms also acting as a substitute for the real thing.

The senior football coach at the club, Brad Coller, is frustrated at the perceived lack of urgency being shown to finally have the project completed.

“It’s killing us, I can see the pain on the faces of the playing group and our executive committee and I can’t just sit back and watch it all unfold anymore,” Coller said.

“Covid has contributed to the situation, I understand that, but the constant breaking of promises has been hard to deal with to be honest.

“We were promised a completion date of mid last year, but things keep getting pushed back, week after week, month after month.

“Everyone has done it tough the last two years but our club has done it tougher than most.

“It’s affected moral, it’s affected recruiting, it’s affected every part of our playing group.

“We’ve been winning for the last two years, but this is my fourteenth year as a senior coach and it’s the toughest year I’ve ever had.

“I’m speaking on behalf of myself here, not the club, but something needs to be done because it feels like the pavilion has been sitting there untouched for the last five months.

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By Jonty Ralphsmith It is an ongoing joke that Pakenham Warriors import Haille Nickerson needs to go and shoot hoops on weekdays if she is going to get some practice in.

If she shoots on a weekend or a Friday night, the Canadian will get mobbed by the local kids wanting some coaching, to chat, or even with a phone and selfie stick in hand.

“I would say they’re Pakenham’s little celebrities at the moment, everyone knows them so they get noticed everywhere,” said Pakenham’s youth league coach Aaron Miles, referring to Nickerson and men’s Canadian-import Joe Davis.

Although modest, Nickerson embraces the hype, laughing as she recounts occasions of being recognised about town.

Women’s championship coach Simo Padjic attributes much of the women’s current success to Nickerson’s willingness to give back.

“Haille is one of the best players in the league when it comes to numbers so it is important these young girls look up to her,” Padjic said.

“She does a great job working with them and being a role model.”

Padjic started as women’s coach in 2019, taking over a side that was removed from the senior competition in 2016 after two winless seasons. Given the Warriors were unable to attract much top-end talent in 2019, due in large part to playing division two, Padjic forged a different blueprint for success: back in the youth.

Even in 2017-18 when Pakenham were without a women’s team, a youth league team remained, meaning the club was a couple of years ahead of scratch in the development of young players.

The club bought in to his optimism, with the board working hard to accommodate the team, and players were willing to stick around, happy with the logical pathway from youth league to seniors.

They spent just one season in each of division two and division one, graduating through each immediately to get to Championship level in 2022, answering the coaches simple vision: “to get as high as we can as quickly as we can”.

In 2022, he was able to recruit Ebony Sans and Tess Young along with ex-college basketballer Nickerson.

Import Haille Nickerson has been important on and off the court for the Warriors. 284247 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Their additions provided needed experience but he did not want to go away from the identity they were creating which got them to the top level.

Still, youth would play an important part and he was adamant that youth league players needed to remain hopeful of winning a spot on the senior side; the intra-club connection needed to be strong.

The new board, which took over late in 2021, got the teams training together on their home court at Cardinia Life on the same nights as the men’s sides, having previously trained at satellite venues.

It is fostering a one-club mentality.

“We work closely to ensure the youth league girls are taught properly and developed with support around them so they are ready for seniors a lot earlier than most clubs,” Padjic said.

“Our players do a really good job when we train together of being inclusive and showing them what needs to be done, how it needs to be done and being supportive.”

Rhiannon Gallagher (six games) and Chloe Zielinski (four games) have both featured prominently for the seniors on the back of strong performances for the youth league, showing the linear pathway to play in the champs for Pakenham.

“They’re not liabilities, they have talent and they’re very skilled players,” Padjic said.

“It’s very easy for someone that’s 18-19 to

come in and get bullied on court but they have held their own and contributed; they locked down defenders, they were offensive which gives the coaches a reward that we’re going down the right path and it gives us more confidence to play them.”

They are among five youth league players to have successfully transitioned to the seniors as the club finds the right mix of exposing youngsters and relying on proven performers.

Another player is 15-year-old Chelsea Schreuder who is getting coaching from Nickerson, improving quickly, and adding to the competition for spots.

“We already have the chemistry, it’s not someone different coming from the outside to fill-in, they’re already part of the team,” Nickerson said.

“They all have really good attitudes which is nice because then we know we will be able to have them on our team one day, we know we have good people coming up.

“When people retire on our team, we know we’re getting good attitudes and hard workers.”

The youth of the team has led to some lapses in concentration this season against better sides. On the weekend against McKinnon, Pakenham were behind 19-8 at quarter time and could not overcome the deficit, losing by eight points.

The previous round, a weak start against

Sunbury resulted in an insurmountable 23-point halftime deficit and they gave up a 12-point three-quarter-time lead against Hume before that.

Boldly, Padjic set finals as the benchmark at the start of the season and those losses have made the prospect tricky. Pakenham sit two games outside the top four with two games against each of the clubs occupying the top two in their run home.

But the coach is satisfied with their development, confident that bleeding young talent can work in the championship division having seen them win five of their first eight games.

“That is our future at the end of the day,” he said.

“Moving forward we want to make sure we are reliant on home grown talent as a primary focus and promoting our youth league players who have come through juniors and rep programs.

“If they do well at youth league level, we want to give them the opportunity at senior level.

“Assuming they’re talented enough ultimately, we want to progress them, we don’t want to continue to rely on external recruits.”

Another layer the club is taking to sustain success is investing in grassroots.

Having a tight relationship between the youth league and champs is critical for 15-23 year-old’s but those younger than 15 also have a process to progress.

All underage teams are coached by personnel involved in either the youth league or senior sides providing continuity within the club and strong fundamental development.

From 2022, the club has taken over the Aussie Hoops junior program running out of Cardinia Life, leading to increasing numbers.

Imports Nickerson and Davis run the sessions and there are currently seven sessions throughout the week, five more than there were 12 months ago when it was run by the stadium and with a much higher return rate.

“We look forward to Aussie Hoops everyday, it’s like the best part of our day and seeing the kids, the smiles on the faces when they know how to do something finally and seeing the improvement each week,” Nickerson said.

That positivity might be giving Nickerson celebrity status among the kids, but the adults recognise her buy-in as a key driver of the Warriors’ continued rise.

Pakenham Eels brave familiar wet slippery conditions

By David Nagel The Pakenham Eels found themselves in familiar conditions on Saturday…with cold, wet conditions greeting the junior and senior sides as they hit the road on some tough away trips.

Winter well and truly struck as round six of the Storm Junior League took place along with round 10 of the Storm Premiership Second Grade Men’s Senior Competition.

The juniors were keen to run around and keep warm as they braved freezing cold conditions at Peninsula Reserve in Frankston.

Extremely windy conditions also made life difficult for the younger age groups…including tag competitions.

The Pakenham Eels Girls Under-15 team then faced a very quick ball-moving-team in the Frankston Raiders.

The Raiders seized many of their opportunities in the first half to expose the Eels defence, making good use of tap restarts.

The first half was fairly one sided before Pakenham put some tries on the scoreboard leading into the half time break.

This put them in good stead for the second half.

Despite a courageous comeback after half time the Raiders proved too strong, winning an offensive and high-scoring game 80-52.

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Cold and wintery conditions couldn’t stop the Pakenham Eels Under 9’s from showing their Pictures: MICHAEL WINTER best Rugby League on Saturday. 284430 three to complete her hat-trick.

The men’s team was fired up for a big performance as it headed across the Westgate with redemption on its mind after last week’s 34-4 loss to Sunbury.

Standing in the Eels’ way were the Sunshine Cowboys at Arthur Beachley Reserve.

The Eels would return home with an impressive 20-8 victory, with a fine contribution from several players on the field.

Centre Jayden Taylor ran in two tries, while five-eighth Konisitutone Latu and second-rower Veatauia Sua also scored to give the Eels the advantage.

The Eels also gave their defence an up-

The Pakenham Eels Under-15 Girls produced a solid comeback on Saturday against the Frankston Raiders. 284430 grade from last week, with some great tackling and organisation keeping the Cowboys to just two tries for the match.

The Eels will not rest their aching bodies – and thaw out - before returning home on the Saturday 18 June to face Melton Broncos at Comely Banks Reserve, Officer. pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

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Much knee-ded rest

By Tyler Lewis A wounded Pakenham will focus on recovery - and goal-kicking - over this weekend’s competition-wide bye.

The Lions went into last weekend’s clash with Wandin undermanned and facing one of the bigger challenges in the competition – the Dogs on their home paddock.

This weekend, the Lions took on a similar challenge, Woori Yallock on the road.

Despite being in the contest the entire match, the Lions kicked waywardly compared to the Tigers, completing the match with a higher volume of scoring shots, but trailing in the stat that matters – the scoreboard.

And while the 13.8 (86) to 7.16 (58) defeat marks Pakenham’s second on the bounce, Lions coach Ash Green was hoping to get through the match unscathed with a later-season goal in the view finder.

“The main thing we were looking for (this week) was no injuries, and that’s no excuse, against Wandin we had 10 out and we lost two players before half-time, so we were really on our back foot,” he said.

“Wandin was really good, we played four debutants and we only got two back on the weekend against Woori Yallock.

“We are just struggling for personnel at the moment, but we have been able to expose a few young guys coming into our side.

“It has been good that way, but ultimately we have been beaten by two quality sides in the last two weeks.”

Trailing by 39 points at the final break, the young Lions still finished with a flurry, keeping the Tigers to 1.1 in the final stanza and recording seven shots themselves.

But those seven registered scoring shots only accounted for two majors, which Green thinks comes down to confidence more than anything else.

“It hasn’t been a thing for us this season, we have kicked more goals than points,” he said.

“It’s just a confidence thing, some of the positions we had shots from on the weekend were out of range… so I think going forward we have to get better with our entries going into our forward line.

“It’s going to be one of our focuses with a younger team over the last couple of weeks, but I think going forward it is going to be continuing.

“It’s a confidence thing, once you nail a

Mia Washington and the Lions have put together four consecutive wins. 237453 Picture: ROB CAREW

Lions roar

By Lachlan Mitchell

Liam Tyrrell kicks a much-needed goal for Pakenham against Woori Yallock on Saturday. 284152 Picture: ROB CAREW couple, your confidence is up. Once you start missing, the goals tend to get smaller and smaller, we have to get better.

“We had more scoring shots on the weekend, but ultimately we didn’t go through the big sticks.”

The trainers are getting a workout at Toomuc Reserve, with mainly knee injuries.

Green doesn’t want to speak on behalf of all clubs, but feels the injuries may be a result of no ‘wear and tear’ of full seasons in 2020 and 2021.

“It’s interesting, we have had a lot of knees this year,” he said.

“I am hearing there has been a lot of knees this year and I think players have been doing the work in pre-season and such things, but I think it could come down to the regular grind

that they’ve missed out on over the last couple of years.

“Maybe it’s a bit of conditioning… we have had a lot of knees this year and without knowing what other clubs have been going through… yeah the flu, shoulders, hamstrings, but we have mainly been really impacted by knees this year.”

In other games in Outer East Premier Division Narre Warren walloped Upwey Tecoma, 22.18 (150) to 2.6 (18), Olinda Ferny Creek inflicted further pain on Mt Evelyn 23.13 (151) to 10.18 (78) and Monbulk had seven multiple goal-kickers and 13 individual goal-kickers in its 23.18 (156) to 4.3 (27) win over Officer.

The entire AFL Outer East competition has a bye over Queen’s Birthday weekend, with football set to return on 18 June.

Rueful United squanders crucial 2-0 lead

By David Nagel Pakenham United has squandered a golden opportunity to make ground on the top teams in the Men’s State League 5 South competition after a 2-2 draw with Rosebud.

United looked set for another rollicking victory, to back up its 4-0 and 5-0 wins over the last fortnight, when Dusko Erkalovic gave the visitors an early lead from the penalty spot after just four minutes of play.

United dictated terms in the first half, with captain Vince Makota in fine form and Albert Mambo and Sila Onye also in the thick of the action.

And United’s quest to leap-frog into the top half of the ladder received a further boost when Erkalovic struck again just before half time.

The United rooms were buzzing at the break as both teams prepared to return to Olympic Park for the second half.

But United’s cool and calm demeanour quickly disappeared after the resumption of play after Rosebud skipper Blake Hicks narrowed the margin in the 49th minute.

It was the first goal for Hicks since April 30 when he scored a double against Aspendale.

Pakenham then received its hammer blow when Rieley Gill squared things up at 2-2 with just 11 minutes left in regulation time.

Pakenham had its chances late in the contest, but walked away with a disappointing draw against one of the cellar-dwellers of the competition.

Pakenham coach Liam McCafferty will have to work some real magic with his side this week, with only a six-day break before a Friday-night trip to top-of-the-table White Star Dandenong. pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

Pakenham took its eye off the ball against Rosebud on Saturday but will look to rebound strongly Picture: ROB CAREW against White Star Dandenong on Friday night. 283109 White Star will be full of confidence on its own pitch this week after scoring a thrilling 2-1 victory over Mentone.

White Star fell behind after a Max Dunn strike in the 29th minute but locked things away courtesy of a Josh Bowen strike just eight minutes later.

Onur Goksu then took his side to the top of the table with a calm conversion, just four minutes after half time, to leave Mentone Grammar with the three points.

Friday night’s game between White Star and Pakenham United at Greaves Reserve kicks off at 8.30pm.

MEN’S STATE LEAGUE 5 SOUTH RESULTS – ROUND 12 Rosebud 2 v Pakenham United 2, Endeavour

Hills 0 v Bunyip Strikers 0, Mentone 1 v White Star Dandenong 2, Mount Martha 2 v South East United 3, Aspendale 0 v Casey Panthers 3, Hampton Park United 0 v Barton United 1.

LADDER White Star Dandenong 29, Barton United 28, Mentone 25, Casey Panthers 21, Hampton Park 19, Bunyip 17, South East United 17, Pakenham United 14, Aspendale 11, Mount Martha 10, Rosebud 6, Endeavour Hills 1.

FIXTURE – ROUND 13 Friday, 10 June, 8.30pm: White Star Dandenong v Pakenham United.

Saturday, 11 June, 3pm: Bunyip v Mentone, Mount Martha v Barton United, Aspendale v Endeavour Hills, Casey Panthers v Hampton Park United, South East United v Rosebud.

Pakenham has continued its hot streak in Outer East Premier Division after a great battle against Woori Yallock at Healesville.

The Lions needed to draw on every inch of their power and determination to outwit the Tigers.

Pakenham trailed by a single goal at three-quarter time and continued to be a threat offensively thanks to Mia Washington and Chloe Morgan.

A final-term-goal-scoring rush for the Lions saw them score 11 goals to five in the last quarter to outrun their opposition.

As the game continued to ramp up the task was left to Lions’ goalkeeper Teneille Morrell to continue to limit Woori Yallock’s attack.

Pakenham prevailing in the 42-37 final score.

The win sees Pakenham even the ledger this season at 4-4 after four consecutive losses to start the season.

Undefeated Narre Warren continues to go from strength to strength as it breezed past Upwey Tecoma.

With the absence of Erin Bell, up stepped Jemma Osborne to put on a scoring master-class.

Osborne scored 49 goals in the Magpies 57-39 goal win as it cruised past Upwey Tecoma in a classy performance.

Wandin had things its own way from the opening whistle against Beaconsfield with Abby Gedge guiding her side home scoring 37 goals in the 46-27 goal win.

Olinda Ferny Creek didn’t seem to be bothered when it sailed past Mt Evelyn.

Olinda was helped by Hayley Howard and Taylah Werner, who combined for 53 goals in the 55-27 final score.

Monbulk also found themselves on the winners list with a commanding 4638 win over ROC at home.

Tarnee Adams and Stephanie Puopolo combined to do the majority of the work to see Monbulk secure its third win of the season.

ROC’s Sarah Castricum scored 18 goals, but it wasn’t enough to see her side put more pressure on a top-two spot.

ROC currently sits third on the ladder behind Narre Warren and Olinda Ferny Creek.

OUTER EAST PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS - A GRADE Monbulk 46 v ROC 38, Woori Yallock 37 v Pakenham 42, Mt Evelyn 27 v Olinda Ferny Creek 55, Narre Warren 57 v Upwey Tecoma 39, Beaconsfield 27 v Wandin 46.

LADDER Narre Warren 32, Olinda Ferny Creek 26, ROC 22, Wandin 20, Pakenham 16, Monbulk 14, Mt Evelyn 12, Woori Yallock 8, Beaconsfield 6, Upwey Tecoma 4.

FIXTURE – ROUND 9 Pakenham v Monbulk, Mt Evelyn v Woori Yallock, ROC v Narre Warren, Olinda Ferny Creek v Wandin, Upwey Tecoma v Beaconsfield.

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