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Milestone praise

By Eleanor Wilson Old and new friends of Berwick’s hidden gem Wilson Botanic Park - reunited on the historic grounds of the reserve to celebrate its 30th birthday on Friday 8 July.

The old basalt quarry site was transformed into a 39-hectare park in the late 1980s by council staff and a group of dedicated locals known as the Friends of Wilson Botanic Park.

While the weather was wet and dreary for the celebrations, spirits were high as locals reminisced on their years of weeding, planting and running events to make the park the wellregarded nature destination it is today.

“When we first started gardening, we used to go willy-nilly all over the place and you’d come home after a day of gardening and think ‘oh goodness, we’ll never get it done this way’,” said foundation member Judy Smith.

Fellow Friends member Thelma Thompson reflected on the functions the group organised throughout the park’s history.

“We organised working bees, but also fashion parades in the rose garden and Valentine’s Day picnics and dinners… and we catered for it all,” she said.

A large part of the celebrations were dedicated to the park’s first superintendent, Lex Nieboer, who, like many of the Friends of Wilson Botanic Park, dedicated decades of his life to the upkeep of the park.

While Mr Nieboer called the development of the park “a team effort”, the City of Casey used the commemoration to announce its intention to recognise his hard work over the years.

“For anyone who has a history of being involved with Wilson Botanic Park, you would certainly know the name Lex Nieboer,“ City of Casey chief executive Glenn Patterson said.

“I am pleased to announce that we will be acknowledging the work and input of Lex and will be naming an area of the park after him once we have a fully endorsed master plan.”

The birthday milestone coincided with the park’s latest award - named ‘Park of the Year

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Mandy Neave and Judy Smith. 288615 (VIC/TAS)’ by Parks and Leisure Australia.

Wilson Botanic Park, located off the Princes Highway, welcomes over 600,000 visitors each year and is home to over 1000 native and exotic plant species.

A place of refuge for many local families throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Friends member David Pearce said the park was, “one

of the few places left where people smile and say hello when they pass you.”

Fellow Friends member Peter Fleming touched on the importance of the park throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, in a commemorative video presented to the audience.

“During the Covid-19 lockdowns, people couldn’t go anywhere except for a place like

this and so this place was full of people and that was amazing,” he said.

Along with stories from Friends foundation members shared through the video, a 25 year old time capsule was unveiled, filled with precious memories from the past three decades of the park.

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Roberts found not guilty

By Karen Sweeney, Emily Woods and Callum Godde, AAP Jason Roberts, of Cranbourne, has walked free after two decades in prison with a fresh jury finding him not guilty of murdering two Victoria Police officers.

Sergeant Gary Silk and Senior Constable Rodney Miller were ambushed and killed in the early hours of 16 August, 1998 while staking out armed robbery targets.

Bandali Debs, of Narre Warren, is serving a life sentence for their murders.

Roberts, now 41, was convicted alongside Debs and jailed for a minimum 35 years in 2003.

But a new Supreme Court trial was ordered for Roberts after allegations of police wrongdoing were investigated by Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog, IBAC. After hearing months of evidence from dozens of witnesses, jurors returned their not guilty verdict on Monday.

They had been staying together at an undisclosed location to keep them away from outside influence while they made their decision, deliberating from Thursday and through the weekend.

Justice Stephen Kaye said the trial was one of the hardest he had seen a jury consider, given the length, Covid-19 complications, density of evidence and burden for each juror.

“This case has involved an enormous responsibility on each of your shoulders,“ he said.

He gave the jurors a lifetime exemption from jury duty, but said he may waive it if any of them “have got a taste for the job“.

Roberts walked from the court surrounded by his lawyers and the awaiting press pack. He

Jason Roberts walked from the court surrounded by his lawyers and the awaiting press pack. 289331 did not answer questions.

Three appeal judges found long-undisclosed conduct by one particular officer had corrupted Roberts’ initial trial.

Senior Constable Glen Pullin destroyed an original statement made about the murders and substituted it with a backdated document, containing dying declarations of Sen Const Miller about there being a second offender.

He then lied about its existence in what the judges labelled a “gross and fundamental corruption of the trial process“.

Among the evidence jurors considered was that of Roberts himself, who confessed that when police came for him for the murders, he

lied to protect himself.

He told them he knew nothing about the shooting murders and denied being involved in robberies with Debs.

“I knew what (Debs) had done and I didn’t want to be dragged into it,“ he told jurors.

“I lied because Ben killed two police officers. That’s not a small thing.“ He said he got up during the night and saw Debs with a gun, listening to a police scanner.

Debs, he said, told him in detail about a “shootout“ with the officers.

Roberts, who pleaded guilty to 10 armed robberies with Debs at the start of the trial, was 17 when he did the first robbery - getting

involved while dating the four-time killer’s daughter Nicole.

Debs also gave evidence at the trial, claiming Roberts was with him at the Silky Emperor and fired the first fatal shot at Sgt Silk when their car was pulled over in Moorabbin.

Debs, giving evidence from prison, rejected suggestions his evidence was designed to minimise his own role and was labelled a “vile and evil person, a psychopath and liar“ by Roberts’ barrister David Hallowes.

Police colleagues also gave evidence, including Sergeant Helen Poke who said she won’t forget the words Sen Const Miller uttered as she cradled his head in her lap: “Get them, I’m f***ed, two offenders, one on foot, six foot, dark hair, checked shirt, dark Hyundai“.

Sgt Silk died at the scene, Sen Const Miller died in hospital.

Following the verdict, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said the officers’ deaths had an enormous impact on the police force.

“Our thoughts are with the Silk and Miller families today and we know this will be a difficult time for them,“ he said in a statement.

“We will continue to support both families as well as the many police who continue to be impacted by the tragic loss.“ Victoria’s Police Association secretary Wayne Gatt said the verdict was unexpected and would bring enormous grief to the policing community.

“Losing not one but two of our members at work some 24 years ago is the worst thing you could ever imagine,“ he told reporters outside court.

“To have a day like today, some 24 years later, is probably just only second to that.“ Roberts will face a plea hearing over the 10 armed robbery charges on 8 September.

Dancing to bronze: Berwick twins love to rock and roll

By Shelby Brooks Berwick twins Brylee and Mason Brandon have danced their way to third place at the 2022 Victorian Rock ‘n’ Roll State Championships.

The 10-year-olds took home bronze in the Youth Beginner category at the competition earlier this month, representing Cranbourne-based dance school ’Team Richards’.

Brylee and Mason have been attending classes with Team Richards, run by Grant and Maryanne Richards, for 18 months.

The twins, who both have ADHD and are on the autism spectrum, first attended classes due to the passion of their support workers.

Bronte Leskie and Mathew Higgins are rock and roll competitors in their own right and thought the classes would be a good social exercise for the twins.

“Mason likes to take after Mathew, he’s

Brylee and Mason at the state championships. like a big brother to him so it grew from that,” Bronte said.

“A lot of it is the social aspect for them,

Picture: PAUL WAN dancing with a group of kids that are so lovely and nice.

“It’s also increased their attention spans

amazingly. It’s been really good to get them moving as well, it’s not a traditional form of exercise either.”

Bronte said Grant and Maryanne had been unbelievably good coaches for the twins.

“Grant and Maryanne have been excellent with them. They have the utmost patience, caring and passion for kids in rock and roll,” Bronte said.

This is the first competition Brylee and Mason have competed in.

“It was nice to have something they worked for come to fruition,” Bronte said.

“Mason has especially loved it and Brylee loves the dresses more than the dancing but that is ok!”

The twins’ mum Emma said she was very proud of her children.

“I’m very proud they’ve gone and done something that they’ve loved,” Emma said.

“I don’t think there are many twin siblings out there doing it either.”

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Tell us a fun fact about yourself!

I have been training in contemporary and classical singing since I was 12 years old.

What do you love about what you do?

It brings me great pleasure and honour knowing I can help people, improve our community and ensure a better future for every Australian.

Who is the best person you’ve worked with and why?

Michael Donovan, the Secretary of SDA Victoria, the union for retail, fast food, and warehousing workers. Michael has been a great mentor to me since my days as a union delegate.

What would your last meal be?

Undoubtedly my mum’s Karawala Hodi (Sri Lankan dry fish curry) with white rice, lentils, and coconut sambal.

What is your most memorable moment?

Receiving admission to William Angliss Institute for my patisserie course.

What event past or present would you like to witness?

I would love to witness my parents’ wedding.

They have been married for 38 years and I want to return to the moment it all began.

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St Anthony of Padua, Barack Obama, and Beyonce.

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I am currently watching The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix and listening to the audiobook version of 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna Wiest.

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I have always dreamed of baking my signature

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Despite the storming hapenning 90 years earlier, Bastille Day wasn’t recognised as the country’s national day until 1880, when politician Benjamin Raspail submitted a motion to parliament.

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Chisholm course on hold

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Amidst a shortage of mental health workers in Victoria, Chisholm Institute has put its online course on hold after a series of student complaints.

The South-East Melbourne-based TAFE has halted its July intake of new students for its Certificate IV in Mental Health online course.

Meanwhile, existing students have had their studies suspended for the past four months while the course was being upgraded to “industry standards”.

They had complained of poor training materials, non-functioning links and videos and a lack of available trainers.

A “distressed, disappointed, and frustrated” final-year student Rachel Scanlon described the situation as a “debacle”.

As a result of the course’s suspension, Ms Scanlon has been unable to finish her final two units.

She had hoped to have completed her course by June and start looking for paid work.

“It looks like the end may be now extended to December. Ironically, this is having an impact on our lives and our mental health.

“There’s a huge demand for mental health workers but we’re not able to complete our course.”

Since March, students received a “pathetic” lack of explanations, and “vague and ambiguous” information on when online studies will resume.

Ms Scanlon says students are also struggling to find work placements – which are a component of the course.

In 2020 and 2021, work placements could not be conducted due to Covid lockdowns.

This year, Ms Scanlon has so far tried 40 organisations with no luck.

A Chisholm Institute spokesperson stated that demand for work placements had surged due to a 427 per cent in students across the state to “support Victoria’s mental health reform”.

“Chisholm continues to support students to

complete their work-placement requirements.”

The spokesperson said the course review “identified that a number of assessment items were required to be updated and aligned to the requirements of industry”.

“In line with our quality processes, our course material and assessments are regularly reviewed to ensure they align with industry standards.

“We are aware of the increased demand for mental health practitioners in the state and strive to ensure graduates of the highest possible calibre.”

There was no new intake of students in July “to ensure current students receive dedicated teacher support”.

Since the suspension, students were regularly updated and offered a range of options including to transition to on-campus studies, the spokesperson said.

“Students have been able to complete their theory study during this time and as assessment items become available, they are re-

leased to the students to complete.”

All assessment items were available from 2 July, and the next stage of the course resumed on 11 July.

The course is part of the Free Tafe for Priority Courses program, due to the demand for mental health workers in Victoria.

A spokesperson from the Health and Community Services Union recently reported there were 3000 vacancies for mental health work, but a shortage of qualified workers to fill them.

The HCSU did not comment prior to deadline.

The State Government’s 2022-23 budget included $372 million for more than 1400 extra mental health professionals.

This included psychiatry registrars, mental health nurses, psychologists and allied health clinicians.

The Government says it has invested more than $600 million for 2500 new workers and roles since the Royal Commission’s reports on the mental health system.

Covid knitting pays off for Creative Women’s Group

By Eleanor Wilson Each year the ladies of the Creative Women’s group at Narre Warren Baptist Church have spent their time knitting, sewing and crocheting for children in need.

Not even a global pandemic could get in the way of the determined knitters.

Despite lockdown restrictions, the 25 members have spent the last three years at home knitting, crocheting and sewing items for charity Samaritan Purse’s Operation Christmas Child initiative.

The culmination of three years’ worth of knitted items including bags, toys, hand puppets, dresses , scarves and beanies will be packed into shoe boxes along with school supplies and hygiene items for children in need across the world.

Samaritan’s Purse, an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organisation, has been running the Operation Christmas Child program since 1996, last year donating 28,500 shoe boxes to disadvantaged children.

Samaritan’s Purse state manager for Operation Christmas Child, Carol Lennon, said most of the children who receive the boxes may have never received a gift in their life.

“We ask the public to fill their shoe boxes with something to love, so typically a soft toy they can cuddle, something to wear, so we get a lot of hand made beanies and scarves, something for hygiene and something to foster their learning,” she said. “[The Creative Women’s group] had always been interested in doing little craft projects, in fact a lot of people in the community take on craft projects to fill the shoe box so it’s a great way to utilise their skills.”

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The impressive haul of hand made items will be packed into shoe boxes and shipped to Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS disadvantaged children. 284085

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Alice Ginns agrees the initiative is a win-win for the church group.

“It is great to help out children who have absolutely nothing…and for the ladies as well, a lot of them are widows and it gives them something to do at night as well,” she said.

Group member Stephanie Urbanski, who celebrated her 91st birthday last week, said knitting a series of children’s bags is a joy.

Working with Samaritan’s Purse for several years, the boxes from the Narre Warren Baptist Church will go to disadvantaged children across the pacific, in nations such as Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and Cambodia.

The Creative Women’s Group meets twice a month at Narre Warren Baptist Church, on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, from 1pm to 3pm.

“I’ve been knitting since I was a little girl, my aunty taught me and I do it whenever I have the time,” she said.

Fellow group member Anne Lee said she has enjoyed spending her spare time to help those in need.

“If you’re out shopping and things are on special and you know they can use it, it’s nice to pick up a few things. Just a couple of dollars here and there, you don’t miss it,” she said.

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Lotto winner A Cranbourne man can’t wait to zip around on a new motorbike after winning $100,000 in a Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw.

The motorcycle enthusiast purchased his winning entry of seven random numbers online, with the draw taking place on Friday 8 July.

“Woo-hoo!” he laughed when an official from The Lott confirmed his windfall.

“You beauty! What a way to end the working week. I’m so surprised!”

The winner said it was the most he’d ever won, eclipsing his previous best of $500.

“I’ve been looking at buying a brand-new Harley Davidson motorbike for a while now. It’s been on the wish list since before Covid-19, but I’ve had to put it all on pause.

“Now, I can look forward to finally owning one!”

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Bunjil Place Library was a scene of colour and culture last week, hosting a range of events to recognise NAIDOC Week.

Indigenous artist N’dene Riley led a community mural painting which saw library goers don their art smocks and delve into an afternoon of painting.

From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to dot paintings, the mural sought to promote the 2022 NAIDOC Week theme, ’Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!’.

The theme is a call to action that encourages all Australians to be part of systemic change to achieve equality for First Nations Peoples.

A Parrdarrama Pangenna and Six Rivers woman, Ms Riley only became aware of her ancestry about six years ago.

“It was always one of those things we questioned but we never knew for sure until about six years ago,” she said.

She said the support of the Indigenous community is what pushed her to pursue painting.

“They really encouraged me, they were the first ones to really help me ... and then to put a long story short, I just started painting and trying to see if I had any talent there,” Ms Riley said.

A school teacher, Ms Riley now uses her skills for canvas painting, jewellery making and teaching.

She said NAIDOC Week is one of her favourite times of the year.

“It’s just full freedom. You can paint, you can draw, you can rest, you can work, you can contribute,” she said. “ It’s recognised, it collaborates with Torres

From left, Kim, Device and Aishwarye who were helping paint the community mural at Bunjil Place Picture: GARY SISSONS Library. 288346 Strait Islander people, and it’s about learning more about your own culture, its all of those wonderful things.”

“It really is special…and its really nice to know that the government and businesses are all involved as well.”

Casey Cardinia Library Corporations chief executive officer Beth Luppino said NAIDOC Week is an important week in the national calendar.

“We are keen to support the sharing of Indigenous history and stories throughout our community during NAIDOC week,” she said.

“Libraries play a vital role in education, and we do this by providing free and accessible library collections and fun activities like the mural painting and dance workshops.”

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Jail for hit

By Cam Lucadou-Wells

Narre Warren business owner David Morgan started the challenge to raise money for Type 1 diabetes research after his daughter Finlay received a diagnosis for the condition.

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Mr Morgan climbed the seven highest summits across all seven continents during the past three years.

Marathon effort for diabetes funds

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Mr Morgan had to persevere through treacherous conditions to conquer the summits.

Mr Morgan climbed Everest after recovering from COVID-19.

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Narre Warren business owner David Morgan has joined a club of about 300 people across the world, after conquering the seven highest mountains across all of the seven continents.

The founder and director of Casey based Morgan Development Group, Mr Morgan is the second known Australian to have climbed the seven highest summits over the past 10 years.

On top of this astounding achievement, he also completed seven of the world’s greatest marathons as part of a fundraising effort which has raised more than $60,000 for research into Type 1 diabetes.

What has been a three-year journey came to a close on Sunday, June 12, when Mr Morgan completed the Cairns Ironman, which involved swimming 3.8 kilometres and cycling 180 kilometres before running his seventh and final marathon.

Suffering from salt depletion and cramps during the cycling leg of the event and then passing out five kilometres through the run, doctors told him to stop.

However, he completed the event at 11pm, 15 hours after the event start at 8am.

Mr Morgan said the journey began in essence in February 2018, when his four-yearold daughter Finlay received a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes.

“After learning to cope and manage Finlay’s condition, my attention turned to what I could contribute to the diabetes

community,” he said.

“The need for funding to support diabetes research quickly became evident.

“In addition to raising awareness and vital funds to assist with research for a cure, I also hoped to bring encouragement to children and individuals that they can overcome life’s challenges and accomplish anything in life.”

Mr Morgan said some of the harder moments of his climbs included contracting COVID-19 at the base camp of Mount Everest, battling altitude sickness and suffering from frostbite during his climb of Denali in Alaska after his boot heaters failed during his descent of Mount Everest.

“The highs were definitely the small moments upon the summit of the various mountain peaks after extended periods of effort to simply be in that moment.

“To know I’d finally summitted all seven summits as I stood atop of Denali in Alaska was pure relief.

“Arriving home to my family was always the biggest highlight.”

Mr Morgan said the support he had received had been “extremely humbling” but hoped his journey would inspire those struggling with Type 1 diabetes to try new things and persevere.

“You can achieve whatever you want to,” he said.

“If I can make it to the top of the world, anything in life is surely achievable.”

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A serial family-violence offender who punched and broke his then-partner’s jaw in front of her young daughter in her Hampton Park home has been jailed.

Colin Thomas Maddocks, now 39, pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to recklessly causing the victim’s serious injury in July 2019.

Months later, Maddocks – who was living at the partner’s address - smashed her property in a second “terrifying” act, sentencing judge Wendy Wilmoth said on 22 June.

He punched holes in her home’s walls, damaged her laptop screen and smashed her mirror.

As she ran terrified into the backyard, Maddocks shattered several windows of a BMW registered under her name, Judge Wilmoth said.

Maddocks claimed that the BMW belonged to him.

In a police interview, Maddocks – a father-of-three who was on bail at the time - denied most allegations.

He claimed the woman was the aggressor, attacking him and his dog.

According to him, he pushed her, she fell and her jaw broke against a concrete post.

Maddocks was also charged with criminal damage, breaching bail conditions and unlicensed driving.

He had been previously jailed three times for assaulting partners as well as criminal damage and breaching a family violence order.

The woman’s double fractures required surgery. Her jaw was wired shut and metal plates installed during her recovery, the judge noted.

Three years on, more surgery may be required due to her jaw’s malunion. She’s suffered an abscess and lost a front tooth due to nerve damage.

A defence lawyer described the relationship as “toxic”, marred by frequent arguments and drug abuse.

Maddocks’ violence was “heat of the moment”, according to the lawyer.

Judge Wilmoth noted his “complex”, significantly disadvantaged childhood, which was blighted by abuse, drugs and alcohol, family violence.

In 2016, he had to learn to walk again after a serious motorbike accident.

He was diagnosed with severe depression, as well as anxiety, bipolar disorder and PTSD. Maddocks’ rehabilitation prospects were “not without hope”. In prison, he’d completed courses in drug abuse, practical living and emotional issues.

He was jailed for up to three years and nine months, with a non-parole period of two-and-a-half years.

Maddocks had already served 575 days of his term in pre-sentence custody.

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Connecting with artwork Artworks, including a Van Gogh inspired train, are brightening up Berwick Station.

The artworks were created as part of the Victorian Government’s level crossing removal project at Clyde Road.

The five artworks created by students between Years 6 and 12 from St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar explore themes including identity, community and public transport, and are on display on temporary fences around Berwick Station’s southern car park.

The classic Vincent Van Gogh painting Starry Night was the basis for a piece of art created

by Year 9 students Sienna, Anna, Kiara and Shiva.

Caoimhe and Lauren created a piece of art that showcased the past, present and future of Berwick Station using block colours.

“It’s great to see local schools getting involved with the project and seeing the joy on the student’s faces when they see the community connecting with their artwork at Berwick Station,” Narre Warren South MP Gary Maas said.

The level crossing at Clyde Road was removed in February 2022 by building a road underpass beneath the rail line.

Around 22,000 vehicles travel through the crossing each day, with the boom gates down for up to a third of the morning peak.

Removing this level crossing aims to improve safety and ease congestion while creating better local connections to the nearby residential, health and education precincts.

The Clyde Road Level Crossing Removal Project is also delivering an upgraded bus interchange at Berwick Station and new walking and bike riding connections.

The project will see more than 37,000 trees, plants and shrubs planted throughout the Clyde Road project area.

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As stress continues to build for both our health sector and individuals, Dyllon Juriansz is looking to make a difference in the lives of many.

The Narre Warren support coordinator has started a group called ‘Connected’, a safe, nonjudgmental space for adults experiencing mental health issues, including severe instances such as suicidal ideation, to connect with fellow sufferers over a cup of coffee.

His Facebook group has just under 100 members as they search for a venue to begin face-to-face gatherings.

As a qualified social worker with 12 years of experience under his belt, he said the idea was sparked by affordability concerns, and the demand for services currently being stretched to the brink.

“I think the biggest issue I’m finding is that to try and get into a psychologist, there is multiple months wait,” Mr Juriansz said.

“To try and get in to see a psychiatrist is virtually impossible at the moment.

“I think what people don’t understand is, when you get a mental health plan from a GP, people think, ’Oh yeah, all my appointments with a psychologist will be bulkbilled and there’s no out-of-pocket costs,’ when in fact, Medicare only covers a small portion of that cost.

“So for a lot of people, you’re out-ofpocket anywhere from $150-200 just for an appointment with a psychologist, and nobody can afford that. The system is really failing these people that need some sort of mental health support.”

By contrast, Connected will be completely free and informal, with Mr Juriansz happy to let participants shape the sessions based on their needs and wants.

“The feedback I’ve got from the group is

(they) want it to be very non-structured; I’ll open it up to the group and ask them, ‘What would you like to talk about today, what were your highlights of the week, and was there anything you were struggling with or comfortable to share with the group, by all means.’

“But people have said, ‘We don’t want it to be in a structured way, where we do go around (the group) because some people may not be comfortable talking about those issues.’

“It’s not clinical. I don’t want to offer therapy because that’s not what it’s about.

It’s more connection and friendship that this is focused on.

“I just want to create a safe space for adults to feel supported, that’s all it is, and make them feel connected with other community members.”

To begin with, Mr Juriansz is suggesting a monthly gathering on a weeknight as he gauges demand and interest from the community.

But early impressions indicate there will be no shortage of participants.

“I’ve heard some really desperate people out there saying, ’Oh my God, this is an absolute gift, we’ve been waiting for something like this to be formed. There is absolutely nothing in the community.’

His message for anyone experiencing mental health stresses is: “Don’t stand in silence. There are always people out there who care, but it takes courage to say, you know what, I need help. That’s the first step, just reaching out to someone, that’s my key message in the whole thing.”

You can also contact Dyllon at dyllonjconnected@yahoo.com If the content in this story has raised concerns with you, 24-hour support services such as Lifeline (13 11 14) and Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636) are available.

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By Eleanor Wilson The City of Casey is inviting Hampton Park locals to have their say in the long-term future of land at the site of the Hallam Road Landfill.

The landfill is tipped to reach capacity in 2032, after which the City of Casey plans to transition the space to cater for a waste transfer station and public open spaces, according to a draft development plan released by Casey Council in July.

The Draft Hampton Park Hill Development Plan outlines council’s intention to develop almost 85 hectares of public open space reserves on the site, as well as over 16 hectares of pathways and pedestrian/cyclist connections and a permeable local road network including pedestrian pathways and landscaping.

The plan includes the Hallam Road Landfill and is bound by Ormond Road and Central Road to the north, the transmission line easement to the east, Glasscocks Road to the south, and Hallam Road/South Gippsland Highway to the west.

While council intends to move away from waste disposal, the land will still be used as a waste resource and recovery sub precinct, containing a waste transfer station that holds waste in anticipation for transfer to an offsite processing facility.

Casey Council said the transfer station would be fully enclosed to reduce odour, dust and noise, which are frequent complaints of the existing landfill.

The waste transfer station is proposed to be located near Hallam Road at least 250 metres away from residential areas, in accordance with the EPA and other planning requirements.

City of Casey chair of administrators, Noelene Duff PSM, encouraged residents to share their feedback to help council identify any gaps in the Development Plan and ensure the

precinct meets the needs of Casey’s growing community.

“I encourage all residents to review the Development Plan to help shape the key elements of the site and future use of the precinct,” Ms Duff said.

“While the Development Plan aims to meet the waste processing needs of Casey and Melbourne’s outer suburbs, it also aims to meet the open space and employment needs of our community, which is crucial to Casey’s economic and environmental well-being.”

The decision to implement a waste transfer station comes as the State Government moves to prioritise utilising existing waste and resource facilities, given the limited locations for new waste recovery infrastructure within proximity to Melbourne’s growing population.

The state-wide Waste and Resource Recovery Implementation Plan (SWRRIP, 2018), identified the Hallam Road Landfill and surrounding land as one of 22 significant waste and resource recovery sites it aims to retain for use.

The current landfill, located at 270-310 Hallam Road in Hampton Park is one of Victoria’s largest landfills and accepts household and commercial and industrial putrescible waste and solid inert waste.

After the landfill stops accepting waste, rehabilitation will occur and an Aftercare Management Plan will be put in place for a minimum of 30 years, including re-vegetation of the area, landfill gas monitoring and general monitoring by the EPA. For more information on the Draft Hampton Park Hill Development Plan, head to conversations.casey.vic.gov.au/hampton-parkhill-initial-public-consultation Consultation is open until 6pm on Sunday 31 July. Feedback can be provided online via the City of Casey’s community consultation website Casey Conversations.

The Pearcedale community is set to receive improved sporting facilities thanks to a Victorian Government investment in community sport infrastructure.

Pearcedale will benefit from upgrades to its netball courts with funding from round two of the Victorian Government’s Country Football and Netball Program.

At Pearcedale Recreation Reserve, the single court will be repositioned, and the upgrades will deliver two new plexipave courts complete with lighting, giving Pearcedale Panthers Football Netball Club more opportunities to play, train and host local competitions.

“Country football and netball is the lifeblood of regional communities and that’s why we’re backing more projects in towns where they’re needed most,” Victorian Community Sport Minister Ros Spence said.

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The government program focuses on delivering upgrades in areas impacted by natural disasters or communities with high socio-economic disadvantage, strong population growth or other economic challenges.

Established in 2005, the program is a partnership with Netball Victoria, the Australian Football League, and AFL Victoria to help netball and football clubs across the state to meet growing demand and welcome even more members.

Netball Victoria chief executive officer Rosie King said the program provides much-needed upgrades.

“Community netball brings people together, nurtures social connections, and it’s where future champions start their journey,” she said.

So far, the program has delivered more than $35 million to support more than 550 projects.

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Milestone praise From page 1 From original drawing plans, to horticultural reports, newspaper articles and signatures from foundation members, local councillors and Governor General at the time, Bill Hayden, the time capsule represented the historical significance of the park - which many consider to be the heart of Berwick.

The northern part of the park land was donated to what was then Berwick Council by local pioneers George and Faye Wilson in 1973.

The southern section was purchased by in 1985, after which planning for the park began and the Friends of Wilson Botanic Park was formed four years later, in 1989.

While the Wilson family’s son, David, could not attend the celebrations, he offered some words of gratitude to all those involved.

‘In speaking with David Wilson, son of George and Faye Wilson, he wanted to pass on how impressed the family are with the way the people of Berwick, the Friends of Wilson Botanic and the council have picked up the ball, and run with it, such has the enthusiasm been over the three last decades,” said Mr Patterson.

“It is wonderful to see the vision my parents have come to life in such a transformative way,” he said on behalf of Mr Wilson.

Kristy Lottkowitz, who was the Mayor at the time of the park opening, also offered a written message of support all the way from Cairo, Egypt.

“Since I was involved in the official opening of Wilson Botanic Park 30 years ago many good people have worked tirelessly to make it what it is today,” she said.

“I love that it continues to be a refuge in suburbia and a place with a strong community heart. Congratulations to all and here’s to the next 30 years.”

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Our future gardens

By Eleanor Wilson A series of new feature gardens, a car park expansion and redevelopment of the Visitor Centre are among plans for the future of Wilson Botanic Park, outlined in Casey Council’s master plan released on Friday 8 July.

Coinciding with the park’s 30th anniversary, the master plan outlines several projects the City of Casey intends to deliver over the next 20 years and beyond, subject to funding.

The council has now opened the master plan for public review, with residents encouraged to provide feedback over the next three weeks, after which feedback will be considered prior to council adoption being sought.

The timeline for the Draft Wilson Botanic Park Berwick Master Plan is split into three phases, with short-term concepts projected to be delivered in the next 10 years, mid-term concepts undertaken in 11-20 years down the track and long-term concepts which will be considered after 20 years.

The master plan’s short-term concepts includes an outline for the replacement and relocation of the current visitor centre toward the main park entrance.

The main car park will also be upgraded and expanded, delivering a total of 273 spaces, two bus bays and two drop off bays, providing a total of 143 additional spaces.

The entrance to the park will be enlivened with a water canal garden from the front entrance, leading visitors along to Lilypad Lake and Anniversary Lake.

Installation of accessible ramps, renovation of the lily pad lake to make way for the canal gardens and upgrades to sewerage, electricity and utilities are also included in plans for the

By Shelby Brooks

A masterplan outlining the future investment of Wilson Botanic Park has been released. 255653 first phase of the masterplan, to be delivered in coming years.

The council also plans to install WiFi throughout the park, which is currently only available at the visitor centre, and a lighting master plan will improve visability for park users, extending overall useable hours.

A mid-term concept for the replacement of the park’s cafe, which is a fairly recent addition, proposes a new cafe/restaurant, kitchen, alfresco dining area, toilets and a changing area, as well as various indoor and outdoor multipurpose spaces.

A kitchen garden, fern garden, seasonal garden, perennial garden and Hoo Hoo tower garden are also included in plans for phase two of the Park’s future development.

Council also intends advocate for and install a signalised intersection along the Princes Highway and the entrance to the park, with the masterplan stating operational and safety issues, along with a lack of pedestrian cross-

ing facilities, will be exacerbated by additional visitation numbers in the future.

Looking toward the long-term future, a series of elevated walkways would provide visitors with the opportunity to explore a dynamic ‘treetop’ experience, weaving through the canopies and trunks of successional tree planting, while a geoheritage walkway which would give visitors closer access to the historical basalt rock face and fossils.

Education was another vital element in the development of the masterplan, with a series of ’learning pods’ and expansion of education programs proposed, to promote the horticultural and historical significance of the park.

The draft Wilson Botanic Park Berwick Masterplan 2022 will be available to view until Friday 29 July, after which public feedback will be considered prior to council adoption being sought.

To view the master plan, head to conversations.casey.vic.gov.au/wbpb-masterplan

Before the Europeans at Botanic Park The district of Berwick was the home of the Bunurong and Wurundjeri people, who hunted and camped along the Cardinia Creek and endowed the sites they inhabited with spiritual meanings.

The precise location of a camp site would vary according to seasonal changes, since hunting and collecting activities depended on what was readily available.

It is thought the greenstone was quarried in this area and then transported and traded with neighbouring tribes.

Though no direct links to early Aboriginal sites have been noted within the present bounds of Wilson Park, some evidence of a distant past have been found in the neighbourhood; axe heads have been found at Bald Hill and on the Grasmere property on Inglis

Road, and a corroboree site has been identified on Harkaway Road.

It is estimated about 1000 descendants of the Wurundjeri tribe are living in the Berwick district.

- From Village Quarry to Botanic Park, compiled for the Friends of Wilson Botanic Park

Locals’ push for the park’s establishment

By Shelby Brooks The evolution of the way the community interacts with Wilson Botanic Park in the 30 years of its existence is what is most fascinating to City of Casey team leader Janet Reid.

Janet has been working at Wilson Botanic Park for five years in community facility management- looking after connecting and activating the community in the park.

“The park development is one thing, but it’s really the people in the park that’s the story for me,” Janet said of the park’s 30-year history.

In the 1990s, volunteers from the Friends of Wilson Botanic Park laid bricks that are still walked on today.

“They have been here since the beginning,” she said.

“They were residents who were passionate.

“They advocated, they had to fight against council, and fought against developers who wanted a McDonald’s on the road. Really, they designed so much of it.”

Janet helped collect memories and stories of volunteers from over the years for the 30th anniversary celebrations.

Those included the park’s first superintendent Lex Nieboer collecting a lilypad from a neighbour’s garden and putting it in Lilypad Lake.

Another Friends member still comes to the park every day to pick up rubbish, despite being in his 90s.

And another recalled the moment they learnt a Valentine’s Day movie event led to the conception of a child.

“For me, the journey has been about the people and what they have put into this place,” Janet said.

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Janet Reid with park workers (from left) Jarrod Sas, Russell Byrne, Dean McPhee and Matt Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Berkec. 288365 made it what it is.”

Come 2020, the community started attending the park in record numbers during Covid-19 lockdowns.

“This became the place they could go,” Janet said.

“We have heard stories after stories ‘if it wasn’t for this place I wouldn’t have made it’.

“People could get outside and walk with a friend. All of that was their saving grace.”

Janet said before Covid-19, the park was averaging around 125,000 visitors a year.

Now it’s over 600,000.

“We’ve grown a lot. The community was taking photos, sharing it on Facebook, the community was still happening here all while trying to keep people safe at the same time,” Janet said.

Janet is now looking to the future to see how the community will interact with the park in years to come.

“As it gets busier, it’s about how to manage the park,” Janet said.

“What is it going to look like in the future that we live in now we have a totally different community than we did 30 years ago.

“How do we get people engaged and active is a big one.”

Janet also hopes to encourage a change in attitude in park users.

“There’s a sense of ownership the more we connect with a place, if they feel connected and involved together we’ve got to work together to look after this space,” Janet said.

“The more people means more wear and tear on the park, so how do we maintain the standard of a beautiful space but ensure people have access to it?

“There’s education that needs to go with community that says this is your place but you need to look after it.”

Behind iron gates near the entrance to Berwick village are scenic gardens still unknown to much of Victoria’s population.

But no longer will curator Lex Nieboer be little known to the wider community as the the man who was there from the start.

At the park’s 30th anniversary celebration on Friday 8 July 2022, it was announced a part of the park would be named in his honour.

Lex said it was quite emotional to learn of the plan.

“It’s very honouring,“ he said.

“I didn’t do it to be recognised but it is nice to be.“ He served as the park superintendent from 1987 until he retired in 2019.

Superintendent involved everything, Lex said.

“In the early days there was no one else to do it, so it was planning events, promotion, concreting, building walls, cutting bluestone, planting and office work.“ He said if it wasn’t for a few health concerns, he would still be in that position today.

Instead, Lex was honoured with a life membership with the Friends of Wilson Botanic Park, and attends their meetings and working bees.

In 1981, Lex took a pay cut to join the parks and gardens team at Berwick, bought the cheapest house in town with wife Lyn, and waited for the opportunity to lead the horticultural side of the bicentennial project that would become Wilson Botanic Park, named after the old Berwick farming and quarrying family who owned the site.

Lex had been working at the Blessington Gardens in St Kilda when word spread about a plan to set up a quarry garden on 100 acres at Berwick.

From day one, Lex has done the groundwork at the park, with help from his family, friends and volunteers.

The world has many quarry gardens, including the Butchart and Queen Elizabeth gardens in Canada and one in Newport in Melbourne.

When Lex took on the job, he spent some of his long service leave visiting gardens in England, Scotland, Holland and Canada.

“I’ve done over 100 gardens overseas, I gave a presentation at the International Gardens Conference in New Zealand, volunteered at Kew Gardens in London,“ he said.

“I planted a tree at the Auchincruive Garden in Scotland, and 13 years later the supervisor Ian Dougall, whose son now lives in Pakenham, planted a tree at Wilson Park.

“I have promoted Wilson Botanic Park wherever I could go.“ Part of the promotion for the park has included features with 3AW, Gardening Australia with Jane Edmanson, Totally Wild with Channel 10 and the local newspapers.

As Lex walks around the park today, he sees the thousands of hours of hard work he and many others put into the park.

“My heroes are all the people who were at the anniversary event on Friday,“ Lex said.

“They are the supporters of the park and really were the ones to get the park to where it is today.

“I do see a lot of the work that went into the park but I also see the potential future of the park to be a beautiful garden.“ - With Elizabeth Hart Thursday, 14 July, 2022

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Tips for my younger self Getting older is not necessarily much fun, but one of the benefits of having worked for decades is you can look back and see much more clearly why and how things turned out the way they did.

Perhaps not evident at the time, even bad experiences often lead to greater insights and learnings which can then be applied later on.

They say that ‘people come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime’ and no matter which of these apply, any one of these can often have a profound effect on the decisions you take and the path you end up following.

So I thought this week I would reflect on what advice I might have given myself when I first started my career back in the 1980s.

It has to be said my very first initial experience was not great.

I had spent three years studying Applied Mathematics at university (avoiding every single IT and computer-related course that I could) and was looking forward to joining Marconi Avionics to using maths in an aviation-related company.

However, just a few weeks before joining I received a letter advising that due to the winddown of the Jaguar fighter contract I was to be reassigned to Maritime Aircraft division.

On day one, I walked into my new role only to find out that I was required to learn software programming to improve a submarine tracking algorithm – no aviation!

I was tempted to walk out, but luckily did not as it ended up shaping the rest of my career for which I am grateful.

I learnt two key pieces of advice from this role: firstly, apply yourself as best you can to any role you undertake and persist with it.

This level of commitment (and ultimately results) got noticed and enabled me to acquire skills in software engineering I never expected to get.

Secondly, find a way to stand out.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH Back then, the uniform for software developers was flared jeans (yes, I know this really does date me!), loose sandals and a tee-shirt with a quirky logo (such as ‘there are only 10 types of people in this world, those that understand binary and those that don’t’). I chose instead to dress more formally.

I was no better a programmer than my peers, but the way I dressed sent a message of professionalism that opened up opportunities.

The third piece of advice I would have given myself would be: ‘take time to reflect’.

It was then, and very much still is, very easy to get into a constant state of busyness which allows no time to step back and ask some important questions such as: ‘is this the best use of my time?’, ‘am I the best person to be dealing with this?’ and ‘am I working to the right set of priorities?’.

Worse, when you are working on things that are both urgent and important, the tendency is to react rather than think, so you may often end up creating more problems than you solve.

I can recall on several occasions writing emails when angry about something and they always came back to bite me.

If you have to write an email about something you are angry about, my recommendation is draft it, but don’t send it.

Leave it overnight and come back the next day to review it before you send.

Which brings me to the last (fourth) piece of advice that I would give and that is: ‘don’t burn bridges’.

This week, Ian Ash reflects on what advice he might have given himself when he started his career in the 1980s.

It is pretty well inevitable that even in the best of relationships, misunderstandings can occur, but it is hard to recover from these if words have been said that impact or break the relationship. It is well known that in business, people work with people they ‘know, like and trust’, so maintaining relationships is critical to keeping lines of communication open so that

trust can be preserved.

I wonder what advice you would have given to your younger self knowing what you know now?

I would love to know your thoughts on this so please feel free to connect and let me know.

Ian Ash is the managing director for OrgMent Business Solutions.

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By Eleanor Wilson NAIDOC Week, which was held earlier this month, is a time to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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.

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 wildflowers, 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

Bunurong artist Adam Magennis has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the Indigenous chocolate lily.

Picture: SUPPLIED 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

The chocolate lily sculpture as part of Casey Cornucopia at Bunjil Place. 288738 Picture: TINY EMPIRE COLLECTIVE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“They need to have their plaques removed

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

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

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

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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.

“I played no part in any downturn or sacking of the council and I feel it’s my duty to say that I don’t want to be a part of or in any way

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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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Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Upgrade: Information Session

Neighbourhood Watch Casey is holding a meeting in Cannons Creek.

Representatives from NHW Casey, Victoria Police and City of Casey will hopefully all be in attendance.

All residents of Tooradin, Warneet, Blind Bight and Cannons Creek are most welcome to attend and air your current saftey and security concerns.

Thursday 14 July, 7pm at Cannons Creek Community Place, 15 Cannons Creek Road.

Have a question about the Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Upgrade? Head on down to Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre and meet the Major Roads Projects Victoria team.

Saturday 16 July, 10am – 1pm at Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre, 125 High Street, Cranbourne.

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EPA will provide information to community through this information session, to address concerns about short and long term human health impacts. Information will also be provided about the compliance process and how EPA is aiming to manage the impact of odour on the community.

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With up to 65 stall holders you are sure to snap up some bargains on new, handmade and preloved baby and children’s goods for all ages!

And of course we have a coffee van on hand for all your caffeine needs!

At only $2 entry for adults (children under 12 yo free ) and plenty of free parking, it is the perfect Sunday morning outing!

Sunday 17 July 9am - 12pm at Berwick Fields Primary School, 35 Gwendoline Drive, Berwick.

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Major Roads Projects Victoria are holding an information session for the Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road upgrade at the Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre on Saturday July 16.

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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.

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

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

On Fridays from 1pm to 2pm, there are free art workshops for adults who want to start or restart 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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and so much more! Plenty of parking at the Hub and opposite a lovely park and small shopping centre.

Saturday 16 July, 12.30pm - 4pm. 4 Flicka Blvd, Cranbourne West.

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Then come along to the Timbarra Community Hall, Berwick. Morning and afternoon tea supplied.

Activities include: Monday and Tuesday 1-3.30pm - carpet bowls (no experience necessary).

Wednesday - 10am-12.30pm - Scrabble, cards(500), table tennis and carpet bowls.

Thursday - 7-9.30pm - New Vogue/Old Time Dancing (tuition included).

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By David Nagel The rush and thrill of representing his country is driving Gavin Staindl to be fully prepared for his fifth Men’s World Floorball Championships in November.

The 17-man Australian side, which includes Staindl and six Pakenham teammates, qualified for the World Championships in Switzerland after finishing fourth at the recent AsiaOceania Championships (AOC) in Singapore.

Australia, who had won the previous three AOC titles, defeated Japan and Korea in the opening rounds of the tournament before falling 4-2 to the Philippines.

The loss thrusted the Aussies into a cutthroat quarter-final contest against New Zealand, where Australia won 9-0 to earn a berth at Winterthur and Zurich later this year.

Australia qualified for its first biannual World Championships in 2010 (Finland), and subsequently qualified in ‘14 (Sweden), ‘16 (Latvia) and ‘18 (Czech Republic), before Covid caused it to abandon plans of returning to Finland for the delayed championships late last year.

Missing those championships, in December 2021, came at a massive cost.

“It really sucks, because had we gone to the World Championships last year, we would have qualified for the World Games, where sports go through to get to the Olympics,” Staindl said.

“The World Games are taking place as we speak, in Birmingham, USA, and Floorball is part of that.

“But we had no choice…restrictions just wouldn’t allow us to leave the country.”

To get back on the world stage, the Aussies would have to qualify through Asia.

“We hadn’t lost a game since 2012, so our goal was to win it,” Staindl said.

“We’ve been the best in Asia for a long time, but circumstances were against us this time around.

“The Philippines has a lot of European imports who basically haven’t stopped playing through Covid, while we had to stop.

“So, this was our first time for a long time against really good competition.

“But our number-one goal was to qualify for World Champs…and we did that which is very exciting.”

Staindl has been a trailblazer for the sport, participating in all of Australia’s previous World Championship campaigns and playing 60 games for his country.

He was part of a famous 11-9 victory over Russia in 2014, and a 4-2 victory over Poland in ’18.

The adrenalin rush of those occasions is what is driving him to achieve more.

“The thrill that you get from representing

Australia’s Gavin Staindl celebrates his goal against Japan at the recent Asia-Oceania Championships in Singapore. 289251 your country, in front of thousands and thousands of people, with some of your best mates, is the pinnacle of sport,” he said.

“I just wish everyone got to experience it.

“The rush you get, when you’re on court and about to take a face-off, and there are thousands of people watching, then online, friends and family at home, or in the stands… it’s impossible to explain.

“I always take a moment to think how lucky I am, not many get a chance to do it.

“It’s a buzz, an absolute rush.”

Floorball is basically Ice hockey without the ice and skates, where five field players and one goal-keeper play a fast-paced and physical sport, over three 20-minute periods, that is very attractive to the eye…and a professional sport in Europe.

Being not so popular in Australia – well it has its pros and cons.

“I love the fact that it’s not a well-known sport in Australia, and while that is sometimes an irritation, for the people that play it gives them a chance to be part of something special,” Staindl said.

“Even when I’m coaching juniors now, there’s a genuine chance that some of these kids could be playing state level, national level, or international level…and it gives them a real purpose.

“I felt that coming through the ranks as well…that the sport gives you a chance to be someone.

“I’ve travelled the world, I’ve seen so much of this globe because of this sport and being unknown is actually one of the good things about it.”

According to Staindl, being always involved in the action is a main attraction as well.

“It’s a pretty free-flowing kind of sport,” he said.

“In other sports you generally play in certain zones, but in floorball everyone plays everywhere.

“I’ll go for a run out of defence and then all of a sudden, I’m in the forward line, someone is covering me, and then I’ll drop back afterwards.

“They’re loosely defined positions and it’s more about team cohesion and working together as a unit.

“You can also really take it to an opponent… it can be pretty physical at times.”

Australia’s most recent World Championship campaign was also its most successful, defeating Poland (4-2) and Thailand (4-3) to make it through to the play-off rounds for the first time.

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“I played in that game, it was 2-1 and we were like, ‘c’mon boys’, but then they scored the next 37 goals,” Staindl said laughing.

“And they rested their top-10 stars, they were that confident that they were not going to lose to Australia.”

While still not at the standard of floorball’s elite – Finland and Sweden, who have shared all 13 world titles – Staindl said the rest of the world is starting to treat the Aussies with respect.

“It’s improving, it’s definitely improving, not against Finland or Sweden, because that’s a whole new level altogether, but against Denmark or Poland they’re not taking us for granted anymore…and that feels great,” he said.

“Our goal is to make top-10…we just missed it last time so that has to be our number-one goal.

“If we can get through our pool, that will open us up to the rest of the world.”

Australia, ranked 13, has Denmark (10), Philippines (16) and Poland (12) in its group and will need to finish top two to make it through to the play-off rounds.

From there, one win against a top-eight ranked side will see it through to the quarterfinals.

Australia kicks of its campaign against Denmark on Sunday 6 November.

Wickers show spirit but lack efficiency

By Tyler Lewis After a disappointing outing the week before, Berwick coach Clint Evans wanted a response from his Wickers.

He wasn’t expecting his young side to go out and beat Doncaster by 12 goals, but more show a bit of intent with how they used the footy.

And though they suffered an 11.7 (83) to 7.8 (50) defeat at the hands of the Sharks at Schramms Reserve, the Wickers did as their coached asked.

“The movement of the football between the arcs,” Evans explained as his area of focus this week.

“We wanted to take a bit more territory, whereas last week we were really stagnant… handball, kick, handball, kick.

“We wanted that, and they were a lot better at it this week, this week it was more our efficiency kicking inside our forward 50.

“It was really bad and that’s what we spoke about, it’s a bit of a care factor for your teammate, either by foot or by hand.”

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In the last outing between Doncaster and Berwick, both units were without a win and the loss for Berwick resulted in Evans being ‘the flattest he has ever been after a game’.

With improvement coming in spades from both sides since, the Wickers head coach believes the difference between the sides this outing was the size of the average player.

“It was men versus boys, to be honest,” he said.

“They had (Jake) Spencer, (Mark) Jamar… our big full-back Jayden Graham who we tried at full-forward was fantastic in the first 15 minutes… and then he broke his ankle.

“We just have to keep on trying, playing the kids, that’s all we can do, we know we are going to be up against it and not get a heap back.

“We are 10 points in front of North Ringwood (in relegation territory), so we need to try and snatch one on the way home and be competitive.”

With Balwyn (third), Noble Park (second) and South Croydon (fifth) in the next three matches, Evans is under no illusions that it’s

going to be a difficult run.

With the lack of expectation, Evans will tell his boys to take the game on, albeit a different way as injuries have hamstrung key posts.

“The same I think, take it on,” he said of his message over the next three weeks.

“As I said, we know how we’re going, we know what’s good and what’s bad, and we know we’re going to see both sides of it.

“There’s bursts in games where we can look really good and then there’s a five or 10-minute period where sides will get a hold of us.

“It’s all a learning curve, we want to try and take the game on more, but it’s also the soldiers we’ve got.

“We’ve been decimated, we’ve got no height – on the weekend, their coach said ‘kick it into the forward line like it’s a nine iron’ because they had Jamar down there.

“We have no height around the ground, so there’s different ways we want to play and a lot of it has to be ugly because we don’t have the guys up forward that can take a big grab.”

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Tough task for the Eagles

By David Nagel Kicking a winning score was always going to be extremely difficult for Beaconsfield against second-placed East Ringwood at Holm Park Reserve on Saturday.

Persistent rain during the week had transformed the Eagles usually pristine home ground into a dormant light shade of brown, with slippery conditions making basically ballhandling a tricky skill to execute.

And the visiting Kangaroos clearly have the best defensive record in Eastern Division One football…being the only team to still concede under 600 points for the season after a grinding 7.7.49 to 3.0.18 victory.

Impressively, the Kangaroos are conceding a tick under 46 points per game.

Beaconsfield had just three scoring shots for the afternoon, and two of those came in the opening six minutes of play when the Eagles took the first steps towards causing a substantial upset.

The Eagles early pressure was fantastic, and a forced defensive error from East Ringwood saw the Eagles take the first shot at goal after a kick out of bounds on the full.

From directly in front of the Holm Park Reserve pavilion, Sam Mackinder delivered a perfect right-foot snap from 35 metres out… and the Eagles were away.

That early vibe intensified just three minutes later when Matt Johnson read the ball best and dribbled one through from 20-metres out after a chest mark at the back of the pack.

The Eagles led by four points at quarter time.

But the Eagles would not trouble the scorers for more than two quarters, with Johnson converting after running on to a loose ball after 14 minutes of the third term.

Between Johnson’s two majors, the Kangaroos had kicked five unanswered goals to take control of the contest.

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on the ladder.

Round 14 in Eastern Division One shapes as a real beauty, with the top-four teams to lock horns on the weekend.

After its win over Beaconsfield, East Ringwood host ladder-leaders Mooroolbark in a battle for top spot on the ladder, while Wantirna South (4th) host Mitcham (3rd) in another fascinating battle.

Beaconsfield’s run home consists of games against Montrose (6th), Croydon (5th), Upper Ferntree Gully (10th), Mitcham (3rd) and Lilydale (9th).

RESULTS – ROUND 13 Beaconsfield 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0(18) East Ringwood 1.2 4.5 5.6 7.7(49) Beaconsfield Goals: M. Johnson 2, S. Mackinder. Best: T. Stokoe, H. Brough, S. Mackinder, T. Robinson, S. Cachia, R. McMillan.

East Ringwood Goals: B. Hickleton 3, T. Farmer 3, M. Farmer. Best: H. Mundy, M. Barkas, J. Weatherill, J. Belo, C. Cerni, B. Hickleton.

OTHER GAMES Croydon 5.14.44 v Wantirna South 7.12.54, Mooroolbark 12.12.84 v Lilydale 5.5.35, Upper Ferntree Gully 5.4.34 v Montrose 19.11.125, Mitcham 12.8.80 v Bayswater 9.11.65.

LADDER Mooroolbark 52, East Ringwood 48, Mitcham 32, Wantirna South 28, Croydon 28, Montrose 20, Bayswater 20, Beaconsfield 16, Lilydale 16, Upper Ferntree Gully 0.

FIXTURE – ROUND 14 Montrose (6) v Beaconsfield (8), Croydon (5) v Upper Ferntree Gully (10), East Ringwood (2) v Mooroolbark (1), Lilydale (9) v Bayswater (7), Wantirna South (4) v Mitcham (3).

an early third-quarter goal from Mitch Farmer that put the game out of the Eagles reach.

An attainable 17-point half-time deficit had blown out to 23 points…which was too big a task in the conditions.

The Eagles were once again more than competitive around the ground, but just lack the firepower up forward to really make an impact on the best teams in the competition.

Trent Stokoe, Robbie McMillan and Hayden Brough joined Mackinder on the best players list for the home side, while youngsters Tyson Robinson and Sam Cachia weren’t afraid to rub shoulders with some of the best players in the competition.

The Eagles have won four games for the season and will look to add to that total when they head to Montrose this week to take on the might of the Demons that sit in sixth place

No alarm ‘Bells’ as Rachel and Jordan shine through

By Tyler Lewis A game of basketball can shift so rapidly.

After losing each of the first three periods – trailing 64 to 75 at the final change – the Casey Cavaliers turned the tables on the Frankston Blues in a clinical fourth-quarter.

The Cavs shifted from underdogs - appearing out of the contest - to favourites who couldn’t surely blow it in swift time.

Hearts were well and truly in mouths with 15 seconds left in regulation time, when Frankston’s Dylan Smith launched a three to tie the game.

The shot was heavily contested by Jordan Bell, who recovered from the fake to apply a crucial second defensive effort.

It wasn’t the only match-defining play from Bell, who was the reason for the threepoint deficit in the first place – draining a contested three in the previous play with 22 seconds remaining.

When Matt Donlan reeled in the defensive board, the Cavs were home, as Donlan was sent to the line for two free throws.

By making his first free throw, Donlan secured an already likely victory.

Bell finished the game with 23 points and 13 rebounds, while Nathan Frost (14 points, seven rebounds) made the most of his chances, shooting 100 per cent from three and 83 per cent from the field.

It was a sensational ceremony before both matches, as Casey basketball celebrated it’s indigenous heritage. 289594 This week marks a double-header of NBL1 basketball, with games on Saturday and Sunday.

The Cavs will roll out the welcome mat to Ringwood Hawks on Saturday night, before travelling to Red Energy Arena to take on Bendigo on Sunday.

While there was no shot made for the remaining two minutes of the match, the Casey Cavaliers women’s side had a similar heartstopping finish.

Rachel Bell hit the eventual match-winner for the Cavs, as she worked around the brilliant screen from Sarah Boothe.

Boothe (27 points and 11 rebounds) and

Bell (23 points and eight rebounds) were an excellent combination throughout the night, combining for 50 of the Cavs 65 points.

Louise Brown also stuffed the stat sheet, bringing down a scrupulous 17 boards (11 defensive, six offensive).

The 65 to 63 win over Frankston has propelled the Cavs into ninth position on the NBL1 Women South ladder, with an important pair of matches against first and second seeds Ringwood and Bendigo to come.

The two wins for both the men and women’s sides followed a terrific ceremony performed by Bandok Tati, who honoured the Aboriginal land of Casey.

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By Tyler Lewis Narre Warren has made the toughest trek in Outer East football look like a school excursion.

Prior to Saturday’s clash with the Pies, Wandin withheld a striking 123-point for average that had ultimately resulted in its three win and one loss record at home.

It appeared the Dogs would soon follow a similar script against the undefeated Maggies, kicking the opening goal within 30 seconds before competition leading goal-kicker Clinton Johnson threaded through the home sides second shortly after.

But as story of this season has gone so fluently, the Pies then posed a question no side has had the answer to, keeping Wandin goalless for from the 10-minute mark of the first quarter to well into the third stanza.

With a 5.5 to 15.9 lead at the final change, Narre Warren’s 11th successive win was well and truly in the bank, irrespective of what occurred in the fourth period.

However in the final term, perpetually moving midfielder Kurt Mutimer turned what was already a sublime performance, into an unforgettable one, adding a fourth and fifth major to his name.

In the fallout of Mutimer’s 36 disposal, 10 clearance and five goal haul, Pies coach Shane Dwyer revealed what makes him so special to his unscathed side.

“He’s played at the highest level, so that’s first and foremost,” he said.

“But he’s come back and he’s nothing different to when he left… he left a 16 or 17-year-old kid and you wouldn’t even know he’s played AFL footy because he’s just a humble bloke that loves playing footy at the footy club.

“He’s having a good year, touch wood, he’s getting a good run at it with his body – he’s probably got used to the level now and used to the guys around him.

“Yeah he’s played well every week this year.”

Despite the fact no side in the Premier competition has had the ability to restrict Wandin under 100 points this season, the Pies did it with ease.

Dwyer has put that accomplishment down the stability of his back six.

“They work together well, and they have pretty much been the same blokes all year,” he said.

“Trent Papworth has come back in there and Jesse Davies was runner up in our bnf last year at full-back and he hasn’t even played.

“They’re just really organised and we do a lot of competitive stuff every Tuesday and Thursday at training, so they’re playing on our forwards – I think that helps as well.

“They’re playing on (Jake) Richardson, they’re playing on (Will) Howe and these sorts of blokes.

Tom Nelson was terrific with seven goals.

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Kurt Mutimer has featured several times in this edition of the Gazette.

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Picture: TYLER LEWIS “There was enough pressure up the ground from the midfield which helps them out too.”

For a side two wins clear of second with a third of the home and away season to play, there are few problems at Kalora Park. But Dwyer revealed the problem he and his coaches are facing after the bye is both good and bad.

“The good and the bad are probably the same,” he said.

“That is that in the back half of this year, we’re going to get a couple back.

“That’s obviously a good problem to have in the way of our depth and that we have good players that could possibly come back in.

“But on the negative side on that, blokes could miss out… we have three or four that are out for the year, no one has everyone available, but it could be a difficult time to be in the selection room.

“They’re probably the same issue; someone is going to have to go and let someone in at some stage, that’s up to us to make that call.”

The 20.12 (132) to 8.7 (55) win for Narre Warren is the Pies smallest win since round 7- which was a 64-point win over Olinda Ferny Creek.

Pakenham, meanwhile, is now in need of a scalp. The need is yet to become desperate, but with an intriguing draw, the Lions will need to claim victory over a contender in the final three matches of the year in order to appear in finals

football. Saturday’s 12.10 (82) to 7.15 (57) loss to Olinda Ferny Creek has slid the Lions a win and invaluable percentage adrift of the Bloods.

The disappointing loss came as a result of an inability to execute where it counts the most.

In the comfortable win over Officer in the week before, Pakenham converted 22 majors from its 30 shots on goal, but this week’s encounter with the Bloods was at the extreme opposite end of the scale.

The Lions had a similar amount of scoring shots to their opponent at every change, but failed to convert and therefore slender the margin. The 5.12 to 11.7 score line at the final change summarised the day for the Lions, as one less scoring shot equated to a 31-point buffer. With more than winnable games against Mt Evelyn and Upwey Tecoma in the next fortnight ahead of the bye, the Lions will likely need to claim four points in at least one of its final three matches against Wandin, Woori Yallock or Monbulk to surpass the Bloods.

In other matches across the Outer East Premier Division: Monbulk bounced back with a 72-point win over Mt Evelyn, but it had the makings to be far worse for the Rovers, as the Hawks also botched a plethora of shots on goal in the 14.26 (110) to 5.8 (38) win.

Woori Yallock stacked an expected four points in the battle of the Tigers, defeating Upwey Tecoma 13.18 (96) to 8.10 (58), while Officer had a much-needed rest.

With Officer travelling to Woori Yallock, Pakenham hosting Mt Evelyn and Wandin welcoming Upwey Tecoma, this Saturday looms as another one-sided affair in all matches barring Olinda Ferny Creek taking on Monbulk.

It was a far from pretty weekend of Division 1 football, but Saturday’s results have created a mini-final finals series ahead for Berwick Springs.

The Titans torpedoed Belgrave on Saturday, registering a whopping 50 scoring shots in the 25.25 (175) to 3.6 (24) thrashing.

While the home side fired off a greater number of majors in the opening half (15), the second half was arguably more impressive.

The Titans managed to keep the Magpies to just three behinds in the second half, while adding a further 10 goals.

Though the efficiency in front of goal loosened from 15.8 to 25.25 after the main break, the Titans still showed up defensively in the highly-anticipated win.

High-flyer Tom Nelson booted seven, improving his season tally to 34. He was accompanied on the goal-kickers list by 12 of his teammates in the 151-point win.

Gembrook Cockatoo also recorded a commanding win, out-muscling Yarra Glen 15.13 (103) to 3.4 (22).

Myles Wareham slotted five majors, as his side kept the visitors goalless after quarter time.

With the final game of the round being a 13.22 (100) to 2.3 (15) win for Emerald over Healesville, a fortnight of finals to conclude July will commence this weekend for a number of sides.

The now fourth-placed Berwick Springs will play second-placed Gembrook Cockatoo this Saturday. A win will likely secure a top two finish for the Brookers, while a maiden finals appearance is on offer for the Titans.

As Healesville welcomes premiership favourite Seville, a win for the Titans would also widen an already two-point gap for Rodney Benstead’s men, who take on the Bloods the following week.

The last time Gembrook Cockatoo and Berwick Springs met – back in round 7 – the game resulted in a thrilling 12.11 (83) apiece draw.

Magpies set a hot pace

By Jonty Ralphsmith A victory over fourth-placed Wandin ensures Narre Warren remain undefeated for at least another week in Outer East Premier Division Netball. Narre Warren improved its lead at every break and finished on top by 22 goals with Erin Bell, Jemma Osborne and Chelsea Tonna all hitting the scoreboard.

Wandin remained in touch in the first half before a 12-4 third quarter for Narre saw it break clear to victory. Pakenham recorded an upset victory over Olinda Ferny Creek on Saturday reducing the latter’s stranglehold on second spot. The win was set up by a 19 goal to 10 third quarter, and Pakenham managed to hold on in a low scoring end to the game.

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was tight all game, never conceding more than 13 goals in a quarter. For Beaconsfield, Suzie Bourchier and Regan Brokenshire combined for 40 goals.

Stephanie Puopolo outscored Mount Evelyn on her own with 47 goals as her Monbulk side won by 30. A 19 goal to six second quarter gave Monbulk momentum that it maintained for the rest of the match. In the other Premier Division game, Woori Yallock beat Upwey Tecoma by 27 goals. A 22 goal first quarter set up the commanding victory.

Elizabeth Murphy made the most of everything that came her way with 53 goals.

OUTER EAST PREMIER DIVISION A GRADE RESULTS – ROUND 13 Wandin 35 v Narre Warren 57 Monbulk 62 v Mount Evelyn 32 Upwey Tecoma 41 v Woori Yallock 68 Pakenham 52 v Olinda Ferny Creek 48 ROC 56 v Beaconsfield 40 LADDER Narre Warren 48, Olinda Ferny Creek 34, ROC 34, Wandin 32, Monbulk 26, Pakenham 20, Woori Yallock 16, Mt Evelyn 16, Upwey Tecoma 8, Beaconsfield 6.

Narre Warren continues to set a hot pace at the top of the Outer East Premier Division ladder.

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