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Family’s visa joy

By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Doveton family is “jumping for joy” after winning their last-ditch legal fight to remain together in Australia.

Administrative Appeals Tribunal member Scott Clarey on 24 June ruled that asylum seeker Mr S. Seng met the criteria for a protection visa.

He ordered the matter should be “remitted for reconsideration”.

After six years of road-blocks, Mr Seng’s battle to stay with wife Tina and seven kids is back on track.

If he lost his tribunal appeal, he would have been deported back to Cambodia – which he fled after being seriously assaulted for his political beliefs.

Mr Seng arrived in Australia on a tourist visa in 2009. He married Tina, who has four children from a previous marriage, in 2014.

Tina and the children are all Australian citizens but were prepared to join their husband and dad in Cambodia, despite the dangers and risks of persecution.

So the tribunal win brought her both shock and relief.

Her kids were “jumping for joy”, she said.

“I was thinking, is this true? I just feel thankful that he’s now safe here and can feel at home in Australia.

“Australia is the best place to stay, where we can live a normal life without fear.”

Mr Seng’s application had been rejected three times by the Department of Home

Affairs. The most recent blow was delivered by a Home Affairs Minister delegate in April 2020.

Tina said migration agent Thayhorn Yim led the successful application with advice from well-known human rights barrister Julian Burnside QC. He says the evidence was “overwhelming“ in Mr Seng’s favour, and likened the outcome to the Biloela asylum-seeker family’s recent release from detention.

“It is great for Mr Seng and his family that they can now put the uncertainty of their future behind them,” Mr Yim said.

“They now can look forward to enjoying family time.”

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

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

Mr Clarey found Mr Seng faced a “real chance of serious harm from the Cambodian Government” due to his political opinions.

“I am satisfied that Mr Seng is a person in respect of whom Australia has protection obligations.”

The member accepted that Mr Seng was assaulted and his business vandalised in Cambodia due to his political opposition.

And that he was violently assaulted at a party in Melbourne by a man making “politicallybased threats”.

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Distressed by dog death

By Eleanor Wilson A Cranbourne West family is distraught after their three-year-old pet Spitz dog was mauled to death in a savage dog attack.

Elysha Huby said the family was out celebrating daughter Marli’s 11th birthday on Tuesday 28 June when her neighbour’s two pet greyhounds forced entry into the rear of her property, where the family’s pet dog Oreo was located.

CCTV footage from Ms Huby’s property shows the two greyhounds forcing down the adjoining fence over a period of 15 minutes to gain access to the backyard.

Miss Huby said the footage showed the greyhounds mauling Oreo for 30 minutes,

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with the Spitz dog suffering for seven minutes before succumbing to his injuries.

“Oreo was the most beautiful dog. He slept on my pillow every night and he was my best mate,” she said.

“I’ve never seen something so horrific, I am so traumatised by what my baby went through.”

Both of the greyhound dogs were surrendered to Casey Council following the attack, and one greyhound has since been humanely euthanised, according to council.

The council said the second greyhound “did not participate in the attack and was identified to not be a risk to the community through CCTV footage that was analysed.”

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Edible fog is a world first

By Eleanor Wilson The Cranbourne Star News acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we conduct our business, the Bunurong and the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation. Sunday 3 to 10 July is NAIDOC Week, a time to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

As part of the Casey Winter Arts Festival from 24 June to 17 July, Bunjil Place has been enveloped in the “world’s first edible fog” as part of the immersive art installation Casey Cornucopia.

The fruit flavoured fog, produced by world famous sensory design leaders Bompas & Parr, heroes three different flavours to champion the rich heritage of Casey’s foodways and Indigenous produce.

And none more so than the Indigenous chocolate lily.

Emitting a floral, chocolate aroma, the chocolate lily has been a part of Casey’s foodways for thousands of years, as celebrated Bunurong artist Adam Magennis explains.

“For the Bunurong community down here, we accessed all of our food groups out on country and we would farm them,” Mr Magennis said.

“We’d have raised garden or vegetable beds that were in the shape of a mound and one of those mounds would contain, not only your chocolate lily, but also other tuber stock.”

“So from a food resource perspective they were a really important part of our diet, in context with meats and fruits as well.”

The chocolate lily, along with other Indigenous plants such as orchids and the yam daisy or murnong, contain tubers underneath their flowers, which were eaten cooked or raw, as a source of carbohydrate similar to a carrot or potato.

Mr Magennis, who has collaborated with the City of Casey several times over the past 20 years, is sharing the history and significance of the chocolate lily as part of Casey Cornucopia.

“Along our Songlines and Dreaming tracks you would also find all of our lilies and wild-

flowers, and you’d have these patches of chocolate lilies radiating that dark chocolate smell in the early morning,” he said.

“The chocolate lily would demarcate differences through country, through the smells and aromas so it was a really good indication of an area you were getting close to when you’d start to smell these food mounds that were full of wildflowers.”

While Mr Magennis said colonisation impacted the organic presence of the chocolate lily on country, he said they could still be found in national parks and reserves.

“You won’t find the chocolate lily in clumps anymore, they are found scattered now, because of colonisation and early farming we’ve impacted our top soil so you don’t get these mounds anymore,” he said.

He said the chocolate lily was a key part of symbiotic relationships along indigenous walking tracks - called barreeng. “[Indigenous peoples] always follow emu tracks, or barraeemal barreeng, on country, and the emu tracks tend to follow our Songlines and Dreaming tracks,” he said.

“Along these Dream tracks the barraeemal (emu) walk, are our wildflower mounds, full of our foods and one of those foods was the chocolate lily.“ The chocolate lily was traditionally grown and harvested at the end of the spring season bareep, and is a key part of symbiotic relationships on country.

“We’d allow the bareep season to finish, the germination and pollination season and that’s when all of the hoverflies and blue banded bees would germinate the chocolate lily,” Mr Magennis said.

“Following the bareep season, we would harvest the tubers and cook them to make up part of our meals.”

The chocolate lily also has a symbiotic relationship with native grasses such as the weeping grass and wallaby grass, Mr Magennis said. The chocolate lily, along with apple and celery aromas, have been chosen as the three ‘edible fog’ flavours which will be emitted from the base of life-size sculptures of the fruits outside Bunjil Place until 17 July.

Mr Magennis is the director of First Peoples art business Kaptify.

His work can be found at kaptify.com.au or on instagram @kaptify_art

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Family wins fight against deportation From page 1 His attacker was sentenced for the assault at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court.

Mr Clarey noted there was no Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade “country information report” for Cambodia.

But other sources noted the Cambodian Government “harshly represses political dissent”.

“Political dissidents and members of opposition parties can face arbitrary arrest, detention and violent attacks from the government and its supporters.”

The major opposition party the CNRP was dissolved by the Supreme Court of Cambodia, effectively turning Cambodia into a oneparty state, Mr Clarey stated.

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Hospital is a step closer to reality Cranbourne families are one step closer to accessing healthcare close to home, with a builder appointed to deliver five community hospitals across the South East.

Lendlease Building Contractors has been appointed to deliver the Cranbourne, Craigieburn, Eltham area, Point Cook and City of Whittlesea community hospitals – with construction expected to begin this year for completion in 2024.

The community hospitals are small public hospitals offering a range of health services tailored to local community needs, including urgent care for minor injuries and illnesses, day hospital services including dialysis, paediatric services, allied health and community mental health services.

The hospitals will also provide strong links to specialists, community health providers and social support services to improve follow-up treatment and support for those requiring complex care. Victorian Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said the Community Hospitals Program was about ensuring all Victorians can access everyday health services when they need it, no matter where they live.

“Families seeking urgent care for minor illnesses, including bumps and bruises, will be able to go their local Community Hospital for treatment – a huge benefit for locals that will also allow our major hospitals to focus on critical and complex health issues,“ Ms Thomas said.

Family dog Oreo with Marli (left) and Asher.

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Dog death distresses

The site of Cranbourne’s community hospital. 227907 The community hospitals will take pressure off nearby major hospitals allowing them to focus on critical care, complex health issues and surgeries, emergencies and trauma.

The $675 million invested by the Victorian Government will deliver 10 hospitals built in major growth areas across the state.

Once complete, the facilities will offer capacity to treat at least 114,000 more urgent care patients, provide 55,000 dialysis treat-

ments and enable more than 100,000 more allied health sessions each year.

A first-look at designs, which has been shaped by clinicians, consumers and the Community Hospital Community Consultative Committees, will be released later this year.

Delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authority, each of these hospitals is expected to be completed by 2024.

From page 1 But Ms Huby was outraged the second greyhound was been returned to its owners.

“That dog shouldn’t be allowed back in that backyard… my kids aren’t allowed in our backyard while that dog remains next door,” she said.

“Both of those dogs played tug of war with my Oreo and that second greyhound needs to be euthanised.“ “We’re always told of the dangers of dog attacks at the park, but my dog was in his own backyard. He should have been safe.”

City of Casey’s manager of safer communities Daniel Osborne said both greyhounds were registered and had no adverse history with the council.

“Both dogs had never raced, muzzle restrictions did not apply to them. The owner is co-operating with investigating officers,” Mr Osborne said.

“Council officers will review all of the evidence in the coming days to establish what charges are to be made against the owner of the attacking dog.”

Ms Huby said she fears she will “never get over” witnessing the CCTV footage.

“Just two days before the attack I was thinking about how big my girls are getting and thinking about them growing up and moving out,“ she said.

“I turned to Oreo and gave him a scratch and said ’at least I’ll still have you’ and now he’s gone...I’m not coping at all.“

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Balla Balla Community Hub to relocate The Balla Balla Community Centre (BBCC) will relocate to the existing Selandra Community Hub in Clyde North from January 2023, as works commence on the new Cranbourne community hospital.

In 2021, the Victorian Government announced plans to build a new community hospital in Cranbourne.

After a long search for an appropriate, accessible site, the Casey Complex was identified and purchased to start construction in 2022.

City of Casey chair of administrators Noelene Duff PSM said she has been working in partnership with BBCC to identify their future home since the announcement by the Victorian Health Building Authority last year.

“We are excited by the opportunities this cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

merge presents to a new and establishing community such as Selandra who will be able to thrive from the experience that BBCC can bring,“ Ms Duff said.

“Both centres will be working together to design a smooth transition and amalgamate the two organisations for the community, hirers and members.”

BBCC manager Maree Cullinan said programs and services currently offered will be expanded at Selandra.

“We’ll also incorporate the programs and services as best we can that are already running at Selandra, so really it’s an amalgamation of two into one for the community - they’re going to get a lot more available for them,“ Ms Cullinan said.

“This is a perfect fit that we can pretty much pick Balla Balla up and relocate it there,

but also taking into account the importance that we’re going to be working with the Selandra community as well. We take that very seriously, to make sure we make everyone feel welcome and embraced, because it is their community centre at the end of the day.

“We’ve grown out of this building, so it’s come at a great time. After our 15 years here, we can now relocate where there is more space and provide more things for a growing community.”

Programs and services will continue to operate as normal for both centres for the remainder of 2022.

Following the merge, the Selandra Community Hub will be renamed to Balla Balla Community Centre.

For more information, visit casey.vic.gov. au/selandra-balla-balla-update

An unpleasant odour has plagued residents across Cranbourne this week, as a local landfill deals with a stagnant water issue.

Described as “putrid“, the smell has been causing a headache for people in neighbouring areas, local resident Ozkan Mehmetoglu told Star News.

In a statement released by the SBI Group on Tuesday 5 July, the company apologised for the inconvenience.

“Unfortunately SBI Group’s Cranbourne landfill has been releasing increased odour in recent weeks, which has escalated late last week,“ they said.

“The recent odour issue has been caused by stagnant water generated from a water pond in the former quarry void onsite. Due to prevailing winds this has had particular impact on neighbouring communities. We have been working closely with the EPA to resolve this issue, but unfortunately attempts to treat the water onsite have been unsuccessful, and as a result we have been trucking this stagnant water offsite since Friday afternoon.

“This along with a number of other efforts has assisted to reduce the odour, however air inversions overnight has meant nearby communities are still experiencing odour.

“We sincerely apologise to our neighbours for the inconvenience this has caused and thank you for your patience while we address this issue.“ Thursday, 7 July, 2022

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with Berwick Artist’s Society president Helen Anderson

Tell us a fun fact about yourself!

I am a crazy Boston Celtics fan! Bleed green!

What are you most passionate about?

I’m most passionate about children’s education. Children learning the basics well and being able to be confident in their learning.

What would your last meal be?

My last meal would be sticky date pudding.

THREE … facts about NAIDOC Week

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NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across the nation from Sunday 3 to Sunday 10 July, to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Three-time grand slam winner and Ngarigo woman Ash Barty was named Person of the Year at the 2022 National NAIDOC Week Awards, for her contribution to youth sport and education.

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The 2022 NAIDOC Week theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!, which celebrates the history of fighting for progress and calls for all Australians to push for systemic change.

What was your most memorable moment?

My most memorable moments were when I saw students change their behaviour and understand that they were loved and precious.

What was your favourite subject in school?

My favourite subject in school was art.

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

I would like to invite, Jesus, Mother Theresa and Corrie Ten Boon to dinner. To be in the presence of such love and compassion would stir the soul.

What are you currently listening to/watching or reading?

I like to read biographies, historical excerpts and mysteries. I like watching movies that are based on facts.

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

I would cook a pork belly dish with braised greens.

What were you like as a kid?

As a kid I was bossy to my three siblings. I enjoyed a life of freedom growing up in a country town. Riding a bike was the best form of transport and you came home in time for tea.

Where is your dream holiday destination?

Europe, exploring medieval cities and history.

What was your first job?

My first job was in a retail store during high school, however, my real job was a primary

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school teacher for 40 years.

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

One question I’ve never been able to answer is why people who are passionate about a subject rarely put their case forward without emotion clouding their view. I don’t understand why people who berate others for their view, think it is their right.

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Youth bill tackles racism

By Jacob Gamble* A group of young people from Melbourne’s South East have successfully passed a bill in the YMCA Youth Parliament program addressing systematic racism in the education system.

Nyaliep Thowat, Danya Daoud, Razaz Elghali, David Taiwo, Mluta Katambwe and Nyachuot Koang developed the African Cross-Cultural Community Education and Engagement Bill to establish a teacher training program on discrimination and systematic racism to be overseen by a Young African-Australian Community Ambassador advisory board.

“The bill seeks to ensure African communities are supported to achieve their potential beyond systematic and racial barriers,” Ms Koang said in her introduction of the bill to parliament.

“There remains a lack of cultural acknowledgement and understanding from education providers, leading to African Australian student disengagement and lack of specific support.”

The group, made up of students from Narre Warren South P-12 College, Lyndale Secondary College and Cranbourne East Secondary College, is the first all African-Australian team to participate in the YMCA Youth Parliament, a program that brings together over 120 young people from across regional and metropolitan Victoria to develop and debate mock bills in the Victorian Parliament House.

Bills are presented to the Victorian Minister for Youth Ros Spence, who consults them when developing policies for young people.

The team was motivated by their own experiences of poor treatment as African-Australian students. For Nyaliep Thowat, comments about her hair and skin made by teachers during her early high school years created an uncomfortable learning environment and influenced her self image.

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David Taiwo, Mluta Katambwe, Razaz Elghali and Nyachuot Koang (back row) and Nyaliep Thowat and Danya Daoud (front) debate their bill in State Parliament.

Picture: SUPPLIED of brown’. I ask the opposition to picture a 12 year old me trying to determine what shade of brown is bad,” Ms Thowat said in a speech to the youth parliament.

The issue of racism in the schooling system is unfortunately not unique to this group of young people. The 2017 Speak Out Against Racism Survey conducted by the ANU Centre of Social and Methods found that 43 per cent of students reported incidents of racial discrimination directed towards students by teachers.

Multiculturalism and youth advocate Krushnadevsinh Ravalji said incidents of racism needed to be contextualised with pre-existing disadvantages faced by young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

“Traditionally, if you’re from a multicultural background you’re either a migrant or a refugee… a lot of the times you don’t have financial support, you don’t have generational wealth,” Mr Ravalji said.

“You have language barriers… sometimes you can have trauma associated with migrating or coming from a war-torn country.”

Mr Ravalji said racist treatment in schools could lead to a cycle of educational disadvantage, mental health issues, and internalised racism.

“If you’re not accepted in the school, if you feel like you don’t belong at the school… you automatically start disconnecting yourself from the school environment,” Mr Ravalji said.

Foundation of Young Australians research also found that racism contributed to students being reluctant to go to school, as well as ongoing feelings of resentment and a constant sense of exclusion. The report recommended well targeted professional development of teachers, school leaders, and administrative staff on inclusive practice and the impacts of racism.

Associate Professor Megan Watkins and Professor Greg Noble from the Institute of Cul-

ture and Society at Western Sydney University found conventional multicultural education struggled to engage with the complexities of cultural and linguistic diversity.

“Working with a lot of teachers, when you started talking to them, they were realising the way in which they approach typical multicultural days that there were incredible limitations with that. It didn’t get kids to think about issues like racism,” Professor Watkins said.

Their research Rethinking Multiculturalism/ Reassessing Multicultural Education involved 14 action projects where teams of teachers led research in their schools on different elements of multiculturalism. While some schools had immense success in improving multicultural education, others saw little changes.

“We had a number of research teams that didn’t really deviate from what were more traditional approaches to multicultural education,” Professor Watkins said.

Professor Watkins pointed to the absence of a universal language around multiculturalism, the resourcing limitations of schools, and a reluctance to interrogate issues related to multiculturalism beyond “the practical day to day processes of teaching”, as key factors behind the lack of engagement with complex racial issues in some schools.

“Teachers have very little time for reflection, they have very little time to sit and think and discuss, to collaborate with their peers, to tease out some of these really difficult issues,” Professor Watkins said.

While there are challenges in embedding anti-racism training in schools, for youth parliamentarians Danya Daoud and Razaz Elghali, the unanimous support of their bill by their peers was a hopeful sign.

“It’s not only youth parliament. We are agents of change, we can make change in our society,” Ms Daoud said. *Jacob Gamble is a Youth Press Gallery journalist as part of the YMCA Youth Parliament program. cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

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Moving to the new normal

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Healthy moves are being made to reconnect young people after the solitudes of Covid lockdown.

The Engage Program Inspired and Created

by Youth (EPIC) event on Tuesday 28 June was a hive of soccer, volleyball, music, dancing and lunch for more than 50 youths from Casey, Greater Dandenong and Monash.

The buzz-words were ‘connection’ and ‘belonging’ for the 12-19-year old participants.

Many were from CALD backgrounds, including new arrivals from Afghanistan.

They were joined by members of sports entities such as Melbourne City Football Club and Dandenong Volleyball.

South East Community Links, which runs EPIC, has received $250,000 in funds from VicHealth’s Big Connect funding.

As a result, EPIC will double its reach from 600 young people to 1200 in the next 18 months.

Vic Health’s Future Healthy Group executive manager Sarah Loh said there was a push to “reinvest” in young people isolated during Covid lockdowns.

Its $5 million Big Connect program aimed to help 100,000 youths make new social connections and to “get back to whatever this new normal looks like”.

In the pandemic, seven out of 10 young people stated peer connection was their most important concern, Ms Loh said.

And most parents and carers were worried about their children’s disconnection from their neighbourhood.

“We want to partner with organisations at the coal-face, whether it’s events, arts, culture, healthy food or through music, physical activity and sports.

“We’re looking for creative ways for these organisations to connect with young people.”

SECL chief executive Peter McNamara says the culturally-supportive EPIC program is designed to give young migrants and refugees a sense of belonging.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to make new friends and connections that support young people to have positive networks in their local communities.

“We have been delivering the EPIC program in various forms for 10 years with support from state and local governments.

“The VicHealth funding enables us to deliver more active recreation/sport activities like today’s event here in Noble Park.”

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Sunil Menon (Melbourne City FC), Sarah Loh from Future Healthy Group), Junior Melo (South East Community Links), Vic Health chief Sandro Demaio and SECL chief Peter McNamara. 286967

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Business Awards return The Casey Business Awards are back for 2022, celebrating and rewarding local business excellence across the City of Casey.

Applications for the awards opened on Monday 27 June and close on Sunday 14 August, with three categories to recognise local businesses in the fields of Innovation, Employment, and Sustainability.

This year, there will also be a fourth standalone award, recognising an individual for outstanding Business Leadership.

City of Casey chair of administrators Noelene Duff PSM said the annual Business Awards provided a valuable opportunity to come together and reflect on the great strides local businesses across a range of industries have made in the past year and the positive impact this in turn has on our community.

“Local businesses are the heartbeat of Casey’s community,” Ms Duff said.

“They not only contribute to Casey’s fastgrowing economy, but also breathe life into cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

our city by making it a vibrant place to live and work.

“We are proud to support our local businesses as they continue to demonstrate outstanding resilience and set the bar high through their continued industry success.

“I encourage local businesses, both large and small, to take advantage of this fantastic program, not only for the promotion and recognition that they can receive, but also for the valuable opportunities to connect with Casey’s broader business network.”

The awards are free to enter and an independent judging panel will assess entries.

Category finalists will be announced on Thursday 15 September and winners awarded on Thursday 10 November 2022.

Each category winner will receive a cash prize of $1000 and the Casey Business of the Year will receive $2000.

To find out more or to enter, visit busin e s s i n c a s e y. c o m . a u / c a s e y- b u s i n e s s awards-2022

Applications for the City of Casey’s 2022 Business Awards are now open. 183847 Thursday, 7 July, 2022

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Berwick Opportunity Shop concluded another successful year of fundraising - raising over $200,000 for various different community groups throughout Casey and Cardinia. Here’s what our Facebook readers had to say about the achievement:

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To the Casey Council workers who quickly unblocked the drain in front of my house. Thanks guys!

To NAIDOC Week celebrations.

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To the volunteers at Berwick Opportunity Shop for raising $200,000 for community groups in Cardinia and Casey.

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To Essendon’s win in both the AFL, and Womens VFL grand final.

To my partner not catching Covid when I had it last week.

To Covid ravaging through the office.

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Melbourne’s outer south-east suburbs are getting improved mobile connectivity, with Optus and TPG Telecom to deliver four new mobile towers and 11 tower upgrades from 4G to 5G through the Victorian Government’s $550 million Connecting Victoria program.

Digital Economy Minister Jaala Pulford announced the partnerships with Optus and TPG Telecom on Thursday 30 June.

“Outer Melbourne suburbs like Cranbourne and tourism hotspots like the Mornington Peninsula need mobile services that can keep up with increasing demand and keep Victorians connected,“ Mr Pulford said.

The work will be carried out between 2023 and 2024 to deliver improved services across 418 square kilometres.

Residents and businesses in Beaconsfield, Berwick, Botanic Ridge, Cardinia, Clyde, Clyde North, Cranbourne, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne West, Dandenong South, Endeavour Hills, Eumemmerring, Hallam, Hampton Park, Officer, Officer South, Skye and Mornington Peninsula can expect improved coverage.

Gembrook MP Brad Battin led a petition for improved mobile service in Clyde North in early 2022 as residents reported issues with contacting emergency services.

Mr Battin said he was concerned the commitment was an empty promise from the Labor Government.

“In 2018 they promised a police station to be up an running - failed, they promised better roads - failed. Now they promise improved phone service, something they have said for years isn’t their problem,“ Mr Battin said.

“I will hold whoever is in government after November 26 to delivering this.”

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Pauline Richards, Jaala Pulford, Jordan Crugnale, representatives from Amazing Double Glazing, representatives from Optus including general manager Jayson Grool announce the commitment. dent Pam Barnett said she had been struggling with poor phone service for years.

“I don’t trust them to say it’s going to get better, I won’t believe it until my phone receptions improves,“ she said.

“It’s due to a lack of towers and until we get more, it won’t improve.“ Earlier this year, the Victorian Government released its Connecting Victoria engagement report, voicing the needs of more than 11,000 Victorians for better mobile and broadband connections.

Key feedback from the report highlighted that improved mobile connectivity was essential in areas where services needed to keep up with rapid development and growth.

Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards said the tower upgrades would benefit the digital economy.

“Better connectivity creates enormous opportunities for jobs and supports growth in our important industries, and we’re ensuring Melbourne’s outer suburbs and the Peninsula have a thriving digital economy,“ she said.

Bass MP Jordan Crugnale agreed better mobile connectivity was a necessity.

“Mobile connectivity is a modern day expectation and this is welcomed news for our residents and businesses in the South East including Clyde and Clyde North,“ Ms Crugnale said.

Optus Regulatory and Public Affairs vicepresident Andrew Sheridan said he looked forward to getting the improvements underway.

“Optus wishes to thank the Victorian Government for their significant investment which will go a long way in strengthening the mobile infrastructure in Melbourne’s south-east,“ Mr Sheridan said.

TPG Telecom head of Infrastructure Strategy and Integrated Planning Paul Tremlett also welcomed the upgrades.

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WHAT’S ON Berwick District Woodworker’s Club Expo Visit the workshops and clubrooms located on the grounds of the Old Cheese Factory. Woodworking demonstrations including wood turning, band sawing, scroll sawing, Dremel Toy making, routing, pyrography and wood carving. Various items produced by members will be on display and a selection of items will be for sale. Tea and coffee will be available and a kids corner will keep the young ones entertained.

Friday 8 July: 5pm to 8pm Saturday 9 to Sunday 10 July: 9am to 5pm The Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Road, Berwick Berwick Farmers Market The Farmers Market at The Old Cheese Factory is held every second Saturday of the month.

Come by for fresh, wholesome, and nutritious food and produce direct from the grower. There is farm fresh and organic seasonal fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices, breads, honey, olives, cheese, jams, condiments, and preserves, as well as a variety of animal products, such as eggs and free range lamb. Bring your own bags and trolleys. Run by the Berwick District Wood Workers Club to raise funds for the local community, with all proceeds going to their community programs.

Saturday 9 July, 8am to 12.30pm. Located at the old cheese factory, on 34 Homestead Road, Berwick.

Berwick Artist’s Society exhibition Berwick Artist Society will have an exhibition from Monday 4 July to Friday 29 July at the Cranbourne library. A range of artworks will be on display for purchase and demonstrators will be painting each day.

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Rockin’ Retro Rockabilly, Retro and Rock ‘n’ Roll, are Rockin’ 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 13 November.

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

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Indian Bazaar Market Monthly Indian Bazaar Market showcasing beautiful gifts and homewares at Casey Central Shopping Centre.

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Saturday 9 July 9am to 5pm at 400 Narre Warren - Cranbourne Rd, Narre Warren South.

Circus Royale – Narre Warren From 23 June to 17 July, the famous circus show can be experienced at Westfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre. With acrobats and high wire walkers, and a heart-stopping performance of motorbike stunt riders in the Globe of Death, at high speeds of up to 80km and hour, this 90 minute performance will surely keep you entertained and on the edge of your seat.

Tickets cost between $5 and $50, book now at trybooking.com/events/915993/sessions

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Trivia Night with Timbarra over 50s Social Club Saturday 30 July 7pm start -9.30pm approx.

Timbarra Community Hall Limited number of seats Phone David 0433 566 456 for seats. Maximum six to a table

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Bakhtar online health information session Bakhtar Community Organisation is delivering a health and wellbeing information session with Dr. Mohamed Mohideen (Head of Priority Communities Engagement & VMC Commissioner) in Dari and English languages.

Topics covered will include Covid-19, vaccinations, precautions during EID, how to access

health information, and more.

The program will be shown LIVE on Bakhtar’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel on Thursday 7 July at 6pm. It will also be aired on Sunday 10 July at 12:30pm from Channel 31.

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Winter Plant Sale The Growing Friends group of the Cranbourne Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Inc. is holding a winter plant sale, with a wide range of Australian plants in tubes and larger pots for sale. A great opportunity to purchase plants and look around the Australian Garden.

Plant sale dates: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July Times: 10am – 4pm on both days Location: Royal Botanic Garden Victoria – Cranbourne (Cnr Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive, Cranbourne)

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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-along, line dancing, table tennis and friendly cards and darts games.

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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.

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

On Fridays from 1-2pm, there are 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 and 2pm are painting for pleasure workshops for any medium; they’re aimed at taking your art to the next level to shows and sales.

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

Tuesday nights 7pm to 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.

The workshops are held in our new studio at 2 Merrowland Avenue, Cranbourne North.

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

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Cranbourne U3A Make the most of your retirement! Tutors available to teach art using various mediums. A variety of crafts including knitting, sewing, card making, and calligraphy.

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 an 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 on 0423 623 337.

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Experience live theatre BATS Theatre Company returns to the Cranbourne Community Theatre with their production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest opening July 15. The play is based on the Ken Kesey novel that inspired the 1975 cult classic with Jack Nicholson where we meet Randle Patrick McMurphy, a firecracker sent to the asylum in place of going to prison for his illegal activities. Here he is introduced to the infamous Nurse Ratched for a battle of the wills, while the two butt heads the other patients are often caught in the crossfires waiting to see who leaves victorious.

BATS has been rehearsing the play since April and is very happy to bring this classic to life with a fantastic cast and production team. The cast range from newer performers through to seasoned professionals all working together to create a fantastic show.

The show works through some confront-

ing topics in relation to mental health and is helmed by Jaimie McAllister, an experienced mental health professional, with the support of Leah Osburn and Jennifer White.

Michael Fenemore’s portrayal of the one and only Randle Patrick McMurphy is not to be missed, his enthusiasm and passion for the role and the show itself really rips R P McMurphy off the page and introduces him to the Cranbourne Community Theatre. The wider cast on the project include Genevieve Tobin as Nurse Ratched, David Krause as Dale Harding, and rounded out

by Alan Gordon as Billy Bibbit, the young and vulnerable patient who becomes a casualty of war.

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Homicide investigation

By Marcus Uhe Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Cranbourne on Wednesday night, 29 June.

Homicide Squad detectives arrested a 49-year-old man from Cranbourne after emergency services were called to Lecky Street around 8pm, following reports of gunshots heard outside the property.

Police attended and located a man deceased in the street, who is yet to be identified.

Several occupants of the property in question were spoken to by police, Homicide Inspector Dean Thomas said on Thursday 30 June.

The arrested man was in custody and assisting police with their enquiries as of Thursday.

“Other occupants of the address have been spoken to, and they are also assisting us to try and piece together what has occurred,” Insp Thomas said.

“We’re working on the premise that (the deceased) may know the occupants of the property, but again it is early in the investigation and we’re working to try and piece all of that together.

“At this stage, the identity of the deceased has not been confirmed and we’re still trying to identify that particular male.”

A firearm had not been located as of Thursday, but Insp Thomas said the crime scene was still being examined.

A “verbal altercation” involving the occupants earlier in the day is of interest to police.

“We do believe that the two males attended the address several hours prior to this incident and obviously a male returned shortly after eight o’clock,” Insp Thomas said.

“We’re working to piece together, whether that was one of them that was there earlier, to see whether that’s linked, because there was a verbal altercation with occupants of the property earlier in the piece. We’re certainly working towards that.

“It appears to be very much isolated towards

A man was found dead after neighbours reported sounds of gunshots. 287915 that particular address and those people, but again, we’re just working through that.”

Police believe the male who returned after 8pm may have been armed with a shovel, but could not confirm.

The shooting follows a series of gun-related crimes in Melbourne recently, including a shooting in Epping in Melbourne’s North on Tuesday night.

Mr Thomas said police did not believe the incident in Cranbourne was linked “to any other broader organised crime groups.”

He took the opportunity to call on members of the community to show “leadership and responsibility” if they were aware of anyone possessing a firearm that should not, by contacting Crime Stoppers.

“They can do that anonymously and their identity will never be known.

“But we do really very much rely on information from the public to assist us to focus on these individuals.

“We have our illicit firearms squad that’s been set up and is working very hard in relation to identifying people with illicit firearms.

“Yes it is a concern, but I can assure the community that Victoria Police are working very hard to identify people that have access to these firearms and hold them responsible for the crimes they commit.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident or with dashcam footage or CCTV is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au

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Mr Day acknowledges that legitimate taxpayers may be delayed in receiving their refunds due to the extra steps introduced to the process to deter and prevent fraudulent refunds from being paid out.

He also understands that some people may have unknowingly been caught up in fraudulent tax transactions.

“People who have participated in this fraud may have unwittingly followed advice they

have read online, claiming to help access a loan from the ATO, or receive other financial government support such as a disaster payment,” says Mr Day. “However, for others, there was nothing accidental or unintentional about setting up a fake business in their own name and seeking an unearned refund.”

“Circumstances where there were deliberate attempts to defraud the ATO or a refusal to organise repayments will lead to tougher actions, including criminal action.”

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The ATO is investigating approximately $850 million in potentially fraudulent transactions to around 40,000 individuals through Operation Protego.

With the average fraudulent amount claimed being $20,000, banks and financial institutions are partnering with the ATO to freeze bank accounts belonging to those suspected of tax fraud.

Intelligence information is being sent from banks to the ATO, which has in turn been identifying suspicious tax refunds.

Many frauds see offenders attempt to gain a false GST refund by creating fake businesses and Australian Business Numbers (ABN) then submitting fake Business Activity Statements (BAS).

The ATO is warning people not to engage in this behaviour, and for participants to come forward and avoid further consequence and potential criminal action.

Law enforcement agencies are also working closely with the ATO to bring criminal action against those who deliberately and willingly partake in fraud schemes.

The ATO’s deputy commissioner and chief of the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce, Will Day, says many people are sharing techniques for fraud on various social media platforms.

“We are working with social media platforms to help remove content promoting this fraud, but if you see something that sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” Mr Day says.

“The people who have participated in this fraud are not anonymous - we know who they are and we will be taking action.”

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Hair away, funds raised

By Shelby Brooks A childcare centre has raised over $2000 in a huge effort for the Leukaemia Foundation.

Aspire Early Education and Kindergarten Cranbourne West played host to a World’s Greatest Shave event on Saturday 2 July.

Centre director Archi Patel had her locks shaved by members of the kindergarten community who donated money for the honour.

Archi’s hair had never been dyed or drastically cut before, so it was a massive change for everyone to witness the brave act.

Apparently nerves almost got the better of Archi, but she stayed strong to overcome her fears to undergo the shave.

Two other brave souls from the wider Cranbourne West community, Ben and Debbie, also

participated in a shave and a cut and colour.

Aspire Events coordinator Zoe Nestoriwskyj said she was overwhelmed and speechless by the outpouring of support from the community on the day.

“It went better than expected,“ Zoe said.

“It was amazing.“ Zoe said Archi was very family oriented so chose the Leukaemia Foundation to fund raise for because she wanted to give back to families and children.

The centre raised $2600 towards the target goal of $5000 through a door prize, raffle and the shave.

Zoe said the Aspire head office would match the funds raised.

Head to my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/ archipatel to donate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Mirvac auction will help Mirvac has thrown its support behind The Salvation Army Australia’s signature fundraising drive, The Red Shield Appeal, with the creation of Transformation House.

Located at Mirvac’s Smiths Lane in Clyde North, the brand new 320-square metre, twostorey, architecturally designed home will be auctioned in November, with a $500,000 fundraising target for the Red Shield Appeal.

Currently under construction, the design of the home was unveiled on Thursday 30 June, with Mirvac’s head of residential Stuart Penklis and The Salvation Army’s Michael Wright (Major) Corps Officer, Cranbourne Corps in attendance.

Celebrity home building experts and Transformation House ambassadors, Dan Reilly and Dani Wales of The Block fame, also attended to launch the fundraising initiative.

With a focus on providing housing, food, financial aid and other assistance to those who are homeless or living in poverty, The Salvation Army Australia helps a person every 17 seconds across Australia through its network of services and programs, offering hope to those who may be experiencing hardship or injustice.

The target amount of $500,000 can provide 2564 days of emergency accommodation for those in need.

The Salvation Army Australia’s Michael Wright (Major) Corps Officer, explained that funds raised from the sale of Transformation House would create an ongoing legacy, helping the charity reach countless individuals and transform lives for years to come.

“Housing stress has been rapidly increasing across Australia,” Mr Wright said.

“Right now, for every person you can see who is homeless, there are 13 more that you can’t see.

“The funds raised through the sale of this house means that Mirvac, and the new homeowners, are playing a critical role in enabling The Salvation Army to address these issues by

Mirvac’s Kase Jong, Stuart Penklis, Elysa Anderson, with Transformation Ambassadors Danie Wales and Dan Reilly, and Salvation Army’s Cranbourne Corps Core Officer, Michael Wright, at the Picture: SUPPLIED Transformation House construction site on Thursday 30 June. 288130 ensuring we continue to provide crisis, transitional and long-term accommodation, refuges for women and their children, rooming houses and community housing.

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ners, for taking such an innovative approach to fundraising. Together, we can work towards leaving no one in need.”

Mr Penklis, said the House demonstrated Mirvac’s commitment to reimagining urban

life and building sustainable communities for the future.

“Mirvac is committed to leaving a positive legacy, and one of the ways we do that is through our community partnerships,” Mr Penklis said.

“We have been working with The Salvation Army Australia since 2020, and Transformation House is a great way for us to contribute to creating sustainable communities from a social and environmental perspective.

“We hope the proceeds from this home will significantly help The Salvation Army Australia to continue its invaluable social and community services for people at-risk of homelessness and those seeking permanent housing.”

Celebrity home building expert and Transformation House ambassador, Dani Wales said she and partner Dan Reilly were really proud to be partnering with Mirvac for this incredible charity initiative.

“Transformation House is a fantastic project from an environmental and social perspective and the auction is a great opportunity to raise much-needed funds for The Salvation Army Australia’s Red Shield Appeal,” Ms Wales said.

“We’re looking forward to the auction in spring so the Salvos can use these critical funds to continue to provide essential services that will help transform lives for years to come.”

The four-bedroom, two-bathroom home features flexible living spaces, unique architecture, innovative technology and a resort-style backyard, complete with a Plungie studio pool.

Over 25 Mirvac suppliers have generously donated their skills and services in support of the important initiative, including Dowell Windows, Austral Bricks, Bluescope, and many more.

For more information on Transformation House, visit tranformationhouse.mirvac.com For more information on The Salvation Army Australia Red Shield Appeal, visit salvationarmy.org.au/red-shield-appeal

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The real role of the CEO This week I have spoken to two different CEOs with a remarkable amount in common – they are both business owners with about four staff, have similar revenues, both mange blue collar workers, each have two kids between the ages of five and nine and both have “no time” for a number of key things: Spending quality time with their wife/partner Spending time with the kids Hobbies/personal interests/catching up with mates Thinking strategically about their respective businesses Being a CEO It is of course not true that there is “no time” for any of the above (we all have 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week and 365 days in a year), it’s just that their priority is working in the business in order to meet customer commitments and cover staff shortages/absences.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not being critical of their commitment (this is going to be necessary from time to time), but when it happens all the time, then there is something seriously wrong and eventually something will have to give: health, relationships and/or the business itself.

I suspect that some of you reading this may be thinking ‘yes, that’s me as well’ since it is by far the most common issue I encounter as a business adviser.

Although it may look odd, I added the last bullet above for a specific reason.

Since I have been working with SMEs, I don’t think I can recall a single time that I worked with a business that has had a defined Position Description (PD) for a CEO/MD (I’ll just use CEO for the rest of this article, they are essentially the same role).

It is not unusual to see PDs for a Sales Manager or Operations Manager along with other key functional roles, so why not a CEO? Surely this role is just as important right? It sure is, but without a clear, documented un-

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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH derstanding of what a CEO should be doing, guess what happens?

The CEO gets involved in everything!

The problem gets compounded since the top person is often also the business owner so there is a massive amount of skin in the game, passion for the business and likely technical competency in the primary products/services of the business, all of which conspire to keep them very busy.

The lack of a defined Position Description for the CEO role and their level of ‘busyness’ is no coincidence; it is pretty well guaranteed to happen. (In fact, the lack of a well-defined Position Description for any role can also result in excessive hours for the employee especially if they are passionate about what they do, care about customer outcomes and are technically proficient).

No surprise then that I recommend that a Position Description be defined for the CEO role and indeed for every role in the business (if these don’t currently exist, they can be done over time starting with the most senior ones and can be done using a ‘divide and conquer’ approach with other managers).

Given that so few CEO PDs appear to exist, you may well be wondering what this would look like?

One way to think about it is to consider what could not be delegated to others, so for example it is not the CEOs job to write a Sales Plan or do the payroll etc.

For me, the CEO’s role is about ensuring balance across the entire business so that staff-

ing matches customer demands, and financial performance can be planned and managed to support business requirements.

The role must also cover the following: Business strategy – setting corporate direction and managing in accordance with this Business leadership – what should the company be focused on and staff supported in?

Financial results – overall responsibility for

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company profit and loss Commercials - Defining the terms of business with partners, suppliers, customers Corporate governance – ensuring compliance and adherence to rules and regulations I wonder how many CEOs are not doing things in this list and doing stuff that isn’t listed?

Ian Ash is the managing director for OrgMent Business Solutions

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By Tyler Lewis To escape the hysteria ahead of the AFLW Draft, Amber Clarke sought solace at the place in which it all began.

The former Dandenong Stingray went down to her local footy ground – the home of the Narre North Foxes – to clear her mind and to ultimately avoid overthinking the lifechanging night ahead.

And though gracing the old patch was a brilliant plan, Clarke revealed it only postponed the eventual tidal wave of nerves before the unforgettable night.

“It was all amazing, I was so nervous for it all,” she said.

“But getting up there, getting presented the jumper by the coach and Maddie… oh, it was just something I won’t ever forget.”

With the first three picks of the Victorian zone of the draft being with Hawthorn and Essendon, Clarke felt one of those clubs could be her new home.

And ironically, the Bombers and the Hawks have unknowingly fought for Clarke before.

“There were lots of rumours that I was going to either the Hawks or Essendon,” she said.

“Obviously there was no guarantee with that, but I had that maybe in the back of my mind that it could be one of those.

“When I heard Essendon call my name out, I was so excited for that.

“When I was really young, I actually went for Essendon, and then when I moved to Rowville (Sports Academy) in year seven I switched to Hawthorn because my school is associated with them.

“I got a tour of their place and met a few of the players… but I’ll have to go back to the Bombers now.”

In the wake of receiving that first Essendon jumper, Clarke reflected on the endless list of inspirations that drove her to that point.

At the very top of the list – of course – is mum and dad, Pauline and Rod, who have quite literally driven her.

“My parents have been an amazing support network,” she said. “(they’ve been) Taking me to training, to games, running me around everywhere and always supporting me.

“At the Stingrays, all the coaches have been amazing: the line coaches, the strength and conditioning, the media, everyone there have been amazing – obviously Coxy (Nick Cox)

The moment Amber Clarke ‘won’t ever forget’. oversees it all, so he is incredible, he will always be one of my favourite coaches.

“Even my school coaches that have helped me since year seven, they have helped me until now and I couldn’t be more grateful and thankful of them.”

While many AFL draftees have completed studies and have nothing but footy to focus on when their name is called, Clarke is now engulfed in an important balance for the next four months, but she is supremely confident she can steadily juggle both.

“I’m in the first week of (school) holidays at the moment, so I will start term three in a week or so,” she said.

“When that’s done the season will have started, so I will also have exams later in the year, I will be managing studying, exam prep and balancing training as well.

“I think I will be able to do it pretty well, because I have been able to do it pretty well so far this year.

Pictures: MICHAEL WILSON/AFL MEDIA “I have always wanted to be a paramedic, so I have always had that in the back of my mind – potentially going to uni next year and study paramedicine – that could be an option next year.

“I have also thought about becoming a tradie, being a carpenter or something, but I am not 100 per cent sure what I want to do yet, but paramedic is still definitely in my mind.”

When that juggling act begins, her aim at training will be simple: Make an immediate impact!

“I think it will be similar to VFL,” she said of the step up.

“Stepping into the VFL, I was quite nervous because the girls are a lot older, some of them are nearly 30 – it was pretty daunting stepping in as a 17-year-old.

“But I am excited to get into it, get around all the girls, get to know them, show them who I am and how I play.”

Clarke was shortly followed into the now

Mack Eardley was an in demand selection last Wednesday.

18-team competition by four Dandenong Stingrays teammates: Mack Eardley (Hawthorn, pick 6), Taylah Gatt (North Melbourne, pick 28), Charley Ryan (Richmond, pick 38) and Charlotte Blair (Collingwood, pick 56) all deservedly made their way into the AFLW.

Eagles blinded by stunning array of Saints AFL stars

By Tyler Lewis It took a handful of bona fide stars to knock Cranbourne off its perch.

The Eagles suffered their second loss of the Southern Football Netball League (SFNL) season, after ex-AFL stars Dane Swan, Brendan Fevola and Aaron Edwards ran riot at Livingston Reserve.

Edwards (five goals) and Fevola (four goals) combined for nine majors, while Swan gathered a stack of the footy in St Kilda City’s 13.9 (87) to 8.7 (55) win over Cranbourne.

And though on paper it appears the two key-forwards double-handedly won the game for the Saints, Cranbourne coach Steve O’Brien revealed it was the engine room that let him down.

“Definitely in the midfield for me,” he said of where the game was lost.

“In the first quarter, things were going good for us, credit to St Kilda City, they changed a few things up and out-hunted us through the middle of the ground.

“They were getting the ball into their forwards and it was a pretty dangerous forward line, they did the rest of the work.”

Up against a star-studded side, that also included local guns Madi Andrews and Luke Potts, O’Brien explained how difficult it is to contain such calibre of players.

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2011 Brownlow Medallist Dane Swan ran riot on Saturday against the Eagles. 287936 Picture: ROB CAREW “That is where winning the midfield battle is crucial, because that can deny clean entry into their forwards.

“That was where the battle was always going to be won and lost, unfortunately we lowered our colours through the middle of the ground.

“All those guys are in pretty good knick I might add, they’re fit still, and I know big Fev (Brendan Fevola) had lost about 14kgs so he’s probably in better shape than what most people imagined.

“And Swanny is in really good knick.”

And though a Cranbourne goal-kickers

list that doesn’t feature Marc Holt’s name usually sparks concern, O’Brien revealed he was playing a different role when the Eagles had the run of the game.

“After quarter time we didn’t get good entries,” O’Brien said.

“Holty is prepared to sacrifice his game for others, he was doing that early and it was working for us, clearly.

“But then after that, when we were hoping for him to take control, we didn’t get any clean ball coming into our forward 50, which made it really hard for him.

“They were dropping one back in there and that made it tough.”

In other results: Port Melbourne Colts kicked truly to defeat Mordialloc 12.9 (81) to 7.8 (50) and St Paul’s McKinnon dismantled East Malvern 23.16 (154) to 3.7 (25). Dingley beat Springvale Districts 10.16 (76) to 7.8 (50) and Cheltenham surged to pole position on the SFNL ladder after thumping Bentleigh 15.22 (112) to 4.6 (30).

LADDER: Cheltenham 40, Cranbourne 40, St Paul’s McKinnon 36, St Kilda City 32, Dingley 28, Springvale Districts 20, Mordialloc 20, Port Melbourne Colts 16, Bentleigh 8, East Malvern 8.

FIXTURE: East Malvern v Cranbourne, Port Melbourne Colts v Bentleigh, Cheltenham v St Paul’s McKinnon, St Kilda City v Dingley, Springvale Districts v Mordialloc.

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Doves bounce back

By David Nagel Doveton has wasted no time in bouncing back from its first loss of the season against Keysborough last week with a thumping 154-point victory over cellar-dwellers Heatherton on Saturday.

The Doves hopes of a perfect record this season were dashed by the Borough last week, but the five-point loss ensured there would be no complacency creeping in when the Doves ran out against the battling Tunners.

The Doves showed a real ruthless streak on the weekend that would have impressed coach Michael Cardamone, kicking 18 goals to three after half time.

Cardamone led the way up forward, booting seven goals to take his season tally to 38, while Cam Williamson kicked four and Jimmy Gascard and Mitch Pierce slammed home three each.

Shannon Henwood, Ash Brown and Travis Woodfield rounded out the multiple goalkickers, kicking two each on list that went 14 players deep.

Heatherton, in comparison, had just three goalkickers on Saturday, with Cameron Moon, David White and David Verlado all hitting the scoreboard twice each.

Ruckman Dylan Chapman and Henwood were typically robust for the Doves, who host fifth-placed East Brighton this week before a round-14 bye.

The Doves then host their biggest threat this season, Chelsea Heights (2nd), before games against Skye (8th), Highett (6th) and Caulfield (4th) to round out their home-andaway season.

The frustrating season of Hampton Park has continued with the Redbacks being overpowered late by Keysborough at Rowley Allan Reserve.

The Redbacks faced a tough task against the Borough, who rolled premierships fancies Doveton last week – but stuck to their guns well for the first three quarters of footy.

The Redbacks led by 10, 11 and 10 points at the three changes of ends, before the home side lifted its rating in the last quarter to win by a single-figure margin for the second week running.

The 10.9.69 to 8.12.60 triumph was held together by Tom Shaw, who booted six goals, while two goals to local-legend Matt Carnelley also helped Keysborough across the line.

Hampton Park just can’t take a trick in close games – which is likely to cost it a finals berth.

The Redbacks have lowered their colours to the top-two teams – Doveton and Chelsea Heights – but have been super-competitive against all other teams in the top five.

They drew with East Brighton in round seven and then suffered a two-point defeat at the

Taylah Gilliam was important in the Cavs win. 288639 Picture: RACHEL LOUISE PHOTOGRAPHY

Cam Williamson kicked four goals as Doveton bounced back to the winners list in fine style Picture: ROB CAREW against Heatherton. 287019 hands of Caulfield in round eight.

They now compete hard against Keysborough, but walk away with nothing to show for their efforts.

A bit of luck here or there and the Redbacks could certainly be entrenched in the top five.

Kyle Hendy kicked three for the Redbacks, while Travis Davis and key-tall Nathan Carver slotted two each.

In other games this week, Chelsea Heights has overcome a tardy start to score an in-theend convincing 87-point victory over Skye.

Brad Gilder rammed home four goals for the Demons, while three each to Jordy Perryman and Ryan Odell made sure Skye was kept out of reach.

Jessie Odell and Luke Tapscott were also impressive for the Demons, while Mitch Roberts and Aidan Peile could hold their heads high for the Bombers.

And Caulfield has taken a giant step towards booking fourth spot on the ladder with a 47-point victory over fifth-placed East Brighton.

The Vampires led at quarter time, but the Bears came out of hibernation in the second term to boot 6.4 to 0.2 to make the decisive move of the contest.

Chris Smith and James Backway kicked three each for the Bears, while Jacob Buggy snagged two in a best-on-ground performance.

Jack Rennex, Kai Love-Linay and Spencer Martinez kicked two each for the Vampires.

SOUTHERN DIVISION TWO RESULTS – ROUND 12 Keysborough 10.9.69 v Hampton Park 8.12.60, Heatherton 6.3.39 v Doveton 30.13.193, Chelsea Heights 17.13.116 v Skye 4.5.29, East Brighton 6.8.44 v Caulfield 14.7.91. Highett – Bye. LADDER Doveton 40, Chelsea Heights 36, Keysborough 32, Caulfield 28, East Brighton 22, Highett 16, Hampton Park 14, Skye 4, Heatherton 0.

FIXTURE – ROUND 13 Doveton v East Brighton, Skye v Hampton Park, Keysborough v Heatherton, Highett v Chelsea Heights. Caulfield – Bye.

Four delighted Demons heading to AFLW The Casey Demons have capped off a brilliant season with a flurry of AFLW draftees.

Nine years to the night since the first AFLW match between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs, the Demons had four draftees etch their names on a list in the now 18-team competition.

Casey captain and Beaconsfield junior Sammie Johnson was awarded another chance at AFLW level, selected at pick 49 by Melbourne.

Johnson will join teammate Maeve Chaplin at the Demons, who was selected at pick 44.

But arguably the story of the night came from the Wales twins – Stephanie and Lucy – who have both entered the AFLW system but will play for expansion rivals Essendon and Hawthorn.

Lucy – a versatile ruck – was selected by the Hawks with pick 22, while Stephanie was selected an even 10 picks later by the Bombers with pick 32.

While the four aforementioned players were the highlight of the night for the Demons, there was an additional two players from the Dandenong Stingrays that represented the Dees at stages throughout the year also selected.

All-round star Amber Clarke was taken by Essendon at pick 4, while the zippy Taylah Gatt was selected by North Melbourne with pick 28.

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Sammie Johnson is back on an AFLW list.

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Bell goes bang for Casey Cavs

By Tyler Lewis Jordan Bell has shot Casey to a stunning win over Diamond Valley in the NBL1 South Men’s competition.

The Cavs started slow on the road on 2 July, trailing 24-14 at the end of the first period.

But Bell put his side on his back with 33 points and 14 rebounds to carry out the 111-81 victory.

From his 37 minutes on the floor, Bell shot 61 per cent from the field and hit three from beyond the perimeter.

Bell was assisted heavily from Nathan Frost, who shot eight from 11 for a return of 19 points.

Frost also led the game for rebounds, with an incredible 16 rebounds, nine of which came at the defensive end.

The win over the Eagles comes at a perfect time for the Cavs, who had lost three of their last four outings.

Casey returns to its home court this week, when the Cavs welcome the Frankston Blues on Saturday night.

The Women’s side, meanwhile, improved its ledger to 7-6 with a strong win over Diamond Valley.

The Cavs stormed out of the blocks with a 32-18 first period on their way to an 85-71 win.

It was a brilliant team display by Casey, which had four of its five starters reach double-figure points.

Monique Conti was impressive, with 24 points (including five threes), five rebounds and five assists, while Louise Brown was the only Cav to record a double-double, with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Hailey Merrigan was also an important contributor, adding nine points from her 21 minutes on the floor.

The win comes as a much-needed form breaker, after two successive losses.

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Jimmy Munro, left, and Riley Baldi, right, help Mitch White celebrate his goal against Port Melbourne on Saturday. 287935

Chandler sets the scene

By Tyler Lewis A Kade Chandler inspired Casey Demons outfit has surged away to its 13th win on the bounce.

The former AFL-listed Dee collected 29 disposals and converted a stupendous five majors, as Casey poured on eight goals in the final term to register the 16.11 (119) to 8.13 (61) victory over Port Melbourne.

It didn’t come easy for the Dees, who con-

ceded five of the first seven majors of the match.

After an uncharacteristic first term, the Dees slaughtered the Borough around the ball...in turn relaying it to the scoreboard – kicking 16 goals to three after the quarter-time break.

Corey Ellison was a rock in defence, while Jimmy Munro completed another typical Munro performance, gathering 18 disposals,

kicking a major and applying 13 tackles.

As second-placed Southport had the bye, the Demons are currently three wins ahead of the Sharks.

Frankston, meanwhile, grabbed its fifth win of the season in a dazzling display against Geelong.

At no stage in the match did the Dolphins appear challenged, winning the first three quarters in convincing fashion on their way to

an 18.10 (118) to 8.14 (62) triumph.

The umpires will have their hands full when deciding the votes, as Trent Mynott’s five majors and Taylin Duman’s 42 disposal were hard to disperse.

The Dolphins travel to Gold Coast this weekend to take on the Suns, while the Demons will head down the highway to face Geelong.

Panthers move to second Four quarters of football

By David Nagel

By Tyler Lewis After a disappointing fortnight, Devon Meadows has returned to the winners list in round 12 of the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.

The Panthers burst out of the blocks both offensively and defensively in the first half, kicking five goals to Rye’s nil ahead of the main break.

It was very much the same story after half-time, as the Panthers carried out the 14.11 (95) to 1.7 (13) victory.

Brodie McConnell booted three and was well supported by Justin Kiss, Ryan Koo and Hayden Murphy, who all kicked two for the winners.

The percentage-boosting win propels the Panthers back to second position on the ladder...four games behind runaway leaders Langwarrin In the next two outings, the Panthers face both Chelsea and Langwarrin, in what looms as a ladder-deciding fortnight.

Pearcedale, meanwhile, has fallen out of

the five, after losing its third match in four weeks. The Dales neat goal-kicking kept them in the contest with Karingal but they were ultimately overwhelmed by the Bulls in the 13.19 (97) to 14.6 (90) defeat.

Luke Daniel slotted four for the Dales in the sea-sawing affair, while Jordan Bastinac was named best afield.

In other results across the competition, Langwarrin defeated Chelsea 9.11 (65) to 5.9 (39), Somerville overcame Crib Point 16.9 (105) to 11.13 (79), Hastings claimed victory over Tyabb 16.17 (113) to 10.10 (70) and Mornington wasn’t able to reel in Seaford 12.13 (85) to 10.16 (76).

LADDER Langwarrin 48, Devon Meadows 32, Somerville 32, Chelsea 32, Seaford 32, Pearcedale 28, Karingal 28, Mornington 20, Rye 20, Hastings 12, Tyabb 4, Crib Point 0.

FIXTURE Chelsea v Devon Meadows, Crib Point v Hastings, Tyabb v Karingal, Langwarrin v Somerville, Rye v Mornington, Seaford v Pearcedale.

Devon Meadows has launched back into second position. 286029 cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

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“We want to be consistent across the full four quarters of football.”

You hear every football coach say it, at all levels of the game, but playing four quarters of football is an almost unachievable pursuit that that all teams are chasing.

Momentum swings, luck with umpiring decisions or the bounce of the footy, injuries with a three-man bench, a strong wind blowing straight down the ground, and even simple concentration lapses for short periods of time are all things that can rip that almost unattainable task to shreds in the West Gippsland footy league.

Taking those things into consideration is what makes the quarter-to-quarter record of Tooradin-Dalmore this season so absolutely outstanding.

The Seagulls are miles ahead of the pack when it comes to winning quarters of football this season.

Lachie Gillespie and his team have overcome those aforementioned challenges to win 44 of a possible 48 quarters over the first 12 rounds of football.

The Seagulls won 25 quarters straight to begin their 2022 campaign before losing the second quarter to Inverloch-Kongwak by seven points in round seven.

They then lost the first quarter by one point to Bunyip in round eight, before squaring the ledger with Phillip Island in the third quarter of round nine.

The Gulls then lost the first quarter by seven points to Nar Nar Goon in round 10…but that’s it, no more blemishes on an almost perfect scoreboard.

The quarter-to-record records of the chasing pack reveal some very interesting facts (well we think so anyway).

The team that many still consider the best team in the competition, Philip Island, surprisingly sits fifth on the list of quarters won with 29 wins, three draws and 16 losses this season.

Inverloch-Kongwak (36-0-12), Nar Nar Goon (31-0-17) and a resurgent Cora Lynn (30-0-18) have surprisingly won more quarters than the Bulldogs this year.

It may not have won a game, but Garfield has enjoyed a couple of little wins against Nar Nar Goon and Inverloch-Kongwak this season.

287016 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS And winning quarters has given the bottom teams in the competition something to cheer about this season.

Garfield has only won five quarters, but has had some big second-quarter wins against Nar Nar Goon and Inverloch-Kongwak in rounds two and nine respectively.

Coach Paul Carbis would have been thrilled with his team’s efforts at those two half-time breaks.

Korumburra-Bena has also had quarter wins against the Sea Eagles and Goon this year.

The finals score is obviously what counts… but the consistency shown across all four quarters by Tooradin-Dalmore this year – and its clear margin over the rest – must surely give it supreme confidence that its brand of footy stacks up best.

Here’s the quarter-to-quarter record of all teams this year.

QUARTERS WON, DRAWN, LOST IN 2022 TEAM WON DRAWN LOSS TOORADIN-DALMORE 44 1 3 INVERLOCH-K/WAK 36 0 12 NAR NAR GOON 31 0 17 CORA LYNN 30 0 18 PHILLIP ISLAND 29 3 16 BUNYIP 25 0 23 WARRAGUL IND 25 2 21 DALYSTON 17 1 30 KOOWEERUP 15 3 30 KILCUNDA-BASS 15 2 31 KORUMBURRA-BENA 8 1 39 GARFIELD 5 3 40 Thursday, 7 July, 2022

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