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Another servo on the way

Destructive wind “Luckily, no major damage to any properties.”

Emerald SES Unit Controller Ben Owen said the majority of calls had been tree-down traffic hazards, as well as a few minor building damage calls and some moderate building damage.

As of Wednesday morning, Mr Owen said there were still roughly 20 outstanding jobs Emerald SES crews were being sent to assess.

“We’re getting help from other units from the city coming up to help us in the next couple of hours,” he said.

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previous 24 hours to 6am, mainly relating to fallen trees.

The busiest volunteer units included Emerald (24 calls), Pakenham (19) and Upper Yarra (15).

Pakenham SES Unit spokesperson Shayne Honey said the volunteers were kept quite busy overnight, with calls coming in from 1am to 9am.

“Most requests were for trees over roads causing a traffic hazard or trees over driveways,” he said.

“We had two fences come down and one trampoline fly into a neighbour’s yard.

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Pakenham SES volunteers responded to 19 calls for assistant overnight of Tuesday 2 August, following a severe weather warning for southern Australia.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather update on Tuesday, warning of widespread damaging winds across the district.

The continuing northwesterly winds, averaging 65 to 75 km/h with peak gusts of 110km/h, came after a strong cold front made its way over eastern Victoria on Tuesday.

In a statement released by VICSES Wednesday 3 August, a spokesperson revealed the service had received 216 calls for assistance in the

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Another service station coming for Pakenham

By Shelby Brooks Pakenham could be home to a new Ampol and two fast food restaurants on Kooweerup Road, if amended plans are approved.

Originally given the green light in 2019, the service station and convenience restaurants will be built at the corner of Peet Street and Kooweerup Road, 150 metres north of the Princes Highway entrance ramp to Warragul.

Access to the site, which is currently vacant, is via the service road.

Amendments to the plan were lodged with the Cardinia Shire Council last month to switch the petrol station from Shell with a Fast & Ezy and a cafe eroma, to Ampol

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with a Foodary.

If the latest plans are approved, two fast food restaurants would be housed in one building, with one offering a drive-through service.

Developers also want to reconfigure the site from three to two lots, remove the truck canopy and refuelling area, reduce the car parking spaces from 45 to 26 and reduce the bike parking spaces from eight to six.

The works were originally going to cost $3.580m but with the amendments, the build is now estimated at $2.4m.

7-Eleven and McDonalds already exist on the same stretch of road, with a BP south of the freeway on Kooweerup Road, and Liberty on Racecourse Road in Pakenham.

Play ideas Cardinia Shire Council is seeking ideas from members of the community for three playground upgrades that will be happening in 2023. The upgrades will transform Creekwood Reserve, The Parkway, and Parman Avenue Reserve in Pakenham.

Each year, the council’s Playground Renewal Program provides equipment and landscaping upgrades to ageing playgrounds around Cardinia Shire. Cardinia Shire Mayor Cr Jeff Springfield said the council would incorporate the community’s ideas into the development of the concept plans.

“We want to ensure these new playgrounds include your favourite equipment,” Cr Springfield said.

“Tell us how you currently use the parks and what you would like to see included in the upgrades.

“This is your chance to share your ideas about playground design including what equipment you’d like to see, and how you would like to use the area.”

Once feedback has been collected, council will present concept designs for the community to vote on toward the end of 2022.

Consultation will be open from Monday 1 August to Monday 29 August, 2022.

For more information and to share your ideas, visit the council’s website at cardinia.vic. gov.au/haveyoursay or call the Parks Planning team on 1300 787 624.

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Tyres dumped on camera

By Jamie Salter Reports of alleged illegal tyre dumping at an Officer South housing estate are being made by a local real estate developer.

A white Isuzu N series truck is suspected of dumping tyres on Sunday 31 July at about 5.53am - caught on nearby security footage.

A developer spokesperson said the incident was “frustrating, annoying and time consuming”.

“I’m sure ratepayers and the whole community are getting frustrated with ongoing dumping,” the spokesperson said.

“We’re lucky there’s CCTV footage, but it’s not clear enough on this occasion to identify the licence plate.

“We’re hoping somebody might know the truck and they can notify any details to Cardinia Shire Council, as it’s been dumped on their land illegally.”

The developer spokesperson said they suspected the culprit to be local to the area.

Soil was also previously dumped at the Officer South site in early June.

“No doubt the wider community is feeling the pinch of increasing living costs, and that’s probably resulting in an increase in people illegally dumping,” the spokesperson said.

“We are lucky that generally the community within the estate looks out for one another and are vigilant, reporting the incidents as quickly as they can.

“I’m sure council is incredibly frustrated as well and hopefully we can all combine our efforts to reduce dumping in the community.”

A Cardinia Shire spokesperson said a waste inspections officer visited the site of the dumping to conduct an inspection within a few hours of the incident being reported to council.

“When on site, our officer reported that

The truck entering the estate. there were 64 dumped tyres,” the spokesperson said.

“The dumped tyres have been booked for removal by our contractor which may take up to a few days, but in the meantime they have been marked with council’s ‘dumped rubbish tape’ so that the public is aware that the investigation is ongoing.

“If anyone has any further information regarding dumping at this particular location, please contact council.”

Victorian councils spent $89 million responding to dumped waste between 2019 and 2020.

“Many Victorian councils have reported an increase in tyre dumping across the state, and we’re working towards effective solutions which aim to educate and deter people from dumping waste,” the council spokesperson said.

“Council has installed new signage at dumping hot-spots to raise awareness of illegal dumping, and we monitor these sites closely.

“If residents witness any illegal dumping of waste, we ask that they contact council with any information or photos as soon as possible so we can respond promptly and investigate the matter further.”

The council encouraged residents to make use of the two free hard waste removals per year.

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Disruptive winds hit From page 1 “We’re not expecting a great deal of calls… they’re still trickling in, but we still need the crews with their expertise to come in and assist with the building damage calls we’ve still got outstanding.”

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

with Shani’s Corner Bookshop owner and road safety advocate Kerry Norton

Tell us a fun fact about yourself?

I am the life of the party!

What are you most passionate about?

Helping bring the road toll down. Helping road offenders understand why we all need to be responsible on our roads and volunteering for the Amber Community, which is a not-forprofit organisation contributing to the safety and well being of road users; we provide counselling and support to people impacted by road trauma.

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Times Australia hosted the Commonwealth Games

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Sydney 1938 This was just the third Commonwealth Games in history and, due to World War Two, the last games until 1950. Australia came away on top of the medal tally, with 25 gold medals, 19 silver and 22 bronze medals.

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Melbourne 2006 For the first time in the history of the Commonwealth Games, the Queen’s Baton visited every Commonwealth nation and territory taking part in the Games - a journey of 180,000km.

Australia finished on top of the medal tally for the fifth time in a row, with 84 gold medals, 69 silver and 69 bronze medals.

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Gold Coast 2018 The 21st Commonwealth Games in history, 71 nations competed in the games. The Games saw the dropping of Judo from the sports schedule, and the reintroduction of basketball and debut of women’s rugby sevens and beach volleyball. Australia finished on top of the medal tally with 80 gold medals, 59 silver and 59 bronze medals.

What would your last meal be?

Quiche and salad.

What was your most memorable moment?

Becoming a road safety advocate for the TAC. What was your favourite subject at school?

English.

What event past or present would you like to witness?

The Royal wedding of Kate and William.

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

My husband Rick (dec) , my partner Neil (dec) and my daughter Shani (dec).

What are you currently listening to /watching or reading?

I am watching the series Virgin River and reading Di Morrisey - Barra Creek - set in the South Island of New Zealand.

If you had to compete on Masterchef what dish would you cook?

Pad Thai - I make a yummy one.

Kerry Norton owns and runs Shani’s Corner Bookshop in Akoonah Park, Berwick. 291502 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Where is your dream holiday destination?

Bali. I have been there 14 times - love the people and the food. I actually relax there. Going again in two weeks’ time.

What were you like as a kid?

Very popular and funny and outgoing.

What was your first job?

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Whats one question you have never been able to get the answer to?

Why do the good die young?

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100 days in the classroom

By Jamie Salter

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Sharing our fire stories

By Shelby Brooks A new exhibition at the Cardinia Cultural Centre is illustrating the journey from ignition to recovery in the communities impacted by the 2019 Bunyip Complex Fires.

Cardinia Shire Council’s Emerging From Fire exhibition will explore the lasting impacts of the devastating bushfire, which affected the communities of Tynong North, Garfield North, Bunyip North and Tonimbuk.

Having come through the adversity of the fires, the exhibition is an opportunity to reflect on the community’s resilience, as together we

look ahead to the future in these special parts of the shire.

All photographs in this exhibition have been taken by community members and first responders, showing the unique perspective of the fire’s response, relief and recovery efforts.

News coverage by The Gazette at the time will also feature heavily in the exhibition.

The exhibition was developed and curated in partnership with the Community Recovery Committee and will run from Friday 5 August to Sunday 11 September.

More in next week’s paper.

St Clare’s Primary School Officer Foundation students and teachers are celebrating reaching 100 days of learning in the classroom.

Students enjoyed dressing up as 100 year olds, with props of pearls, hair rollers, walking sticks and suspenders donned for the special day.

The students celebrated with a shindig that involved dancing, singing, colouringin and counting to 100.

A wonderful day was celebrated by all, including four very old, weathered but enthusiastic Foundation teachers - Holly, Dom, Declan and Karla.

Foundation teacher Holly Ross-Gilder said she was proud of all the students.

“They’ve done a very good job settling into school and they work really hard so it’s nice that we’re able to celebrate their achievements,” she said.

“They look absolutely fantastic. Our parents and caters put a lot of effort into their

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costumes and you can see the smiles on their faces.

“Last year we were lucky enough to have 100 days at school but shortly after we went into lockdown so we didn’t get to have a dress-up celebration, so this is really special to be all together.”

The celebration was held on Friday 29 July.

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Unlicensed for 40 years

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A 74-year-old Cranbourne South man is expected to be charged after being found to be driving unlicensed, after losing his licence more than 40 years ago.

Casey Highway Patrol officers intercepted a white Hyundai Sedan on Bradman Drive in Cranbourne West around 10.20am on Wednesday 27 July.

The driver was found to be unlicensed, and had been for 44 years, since losing his license in 1978 following a drink-driving offence.

The man is expected to be charged on summons with a range of offences. His vehicle was impounded for 30 days at a cost $1038.

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THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN Thumbs up To the Restore Rup Rail parliamentary e-petition being launched.

A 21-year-old P-plater has allegedly blown 0.230 on a breath-test after crashing into two parked vehicles in Doveton.

The man’s black BMW X6 wagon crashed while driving east on a residential street about 7.10pm on Sunday 31 July, police said.

The probationary driver, who is required to have a zero blood-alcohol concentration while driving, had his license suspended on the spot.

His breath test reading was alleged to be more than four times the 0.05 limit.

He is expected to be charged with careless driving, driving under the influence and driving whilst exceeding 0.00.

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To O’Shea road extension being open for the public to walk on 14 August before being open to traffic.

Thumbs up To Casey hospital and all the staff that work there. True heroes of our times - had two visits this week and observations, they never stopped, never complained, could not do enough to help you in your time of troubles.

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Australian researchers are recruiting volunteers aged 40 and older living with severe emphysema for their study of a new two-stage procedure for the devastating lung disease.

COVE is an Australian study investigating the safety and effectiveness of a first-inhuman procedure for those living with severe emphysema, who suffer ‘collateral ventilation’ – air flow between lobes of the lung which bypasses the normal airways.

Currently, Australians living with severe emphysema with collateral ventilation face limited treatment options due to the structure of their lungs, and as a result, many continue to experience disabling symptoms and major disruptions to their daily lives.

With collateral ventilation occurring in 62 per cent of those living with severe emphysema, the COVE Study hopes to expand treatment options for this patient group.

According to an article in Medical Journal of Australia’s (MJAs) InSight+, authored by COVE Study Lead Investigator, and Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Dr Naveed Alam, exploring new treatments is critical to improving the lives of those with emphysema.

“Without proper management and treatment, emphysema can cause difficulties breathing and talking, a blue tinge to the skin due to lack of oxygen, regular chest infections and may even cause heart failure,” Dr Alam said.

“These symptoms can affect a patient’s physical and emotional wellbeing, with up to one in three Australians living with emphysema reporting some level of disability due to

the lung disease.

“Given the limited treatment options currently available to people with severe emphysema, particularly those with collateral ventilation, we hope to address this unmet need by investigating a novel treatment option through the COVE Study.”

The researchers are aiming to recruit more than 20 Australians living with severe emphysema into the COVE Study by 31 October, 2022.

With emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged and destroyed, causing the lungs to lose their natural elasticity.

As severe emphysema advances, and symptoms worsen, those affected may find daily activities increasingly difficult.

Wife, grandmother-to-seven and COVE Study participant from Cranbourne, Cecilia, was diagnosed with emphysema almost 30 years ago.

She said living with severe emphysema is “physically and mentally debilitating.”

“Not being able to breathe is terrifying,” Cecilia said.

“There have been times when I’ve been so afraid of being breathless, that I have been too scared to move. It’s also demoralising being unable to look after myself.”

Cecilia has chosen to participate in emphysema clinical studies to help inform additional treatment options for the disease.

“Nothing in life is guaranteed. But participating in a clinical study may help both myself, and others living with this devastating disease.”

Although there is currently no cure for em-

physema, effective treatment and management may slow the disease down, extend the number of years a person is expected to live, and manage symptoms, to help improve their quality of life.

The COVE Study will examine the safety and effectiveness of combining the following two medical procedures, four weeks apart: Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) fissure completion – A surgical procedure to completely close off the fissure structure in the affected lung, blocking air flow between different lobes.

Insertion of endobronchial valves (EBVs) – a minimally invasive procedure involving the insertion of small, one-way EBVs into the most diseased part of the lung where the fissure was completed.

Six months after EBV insertion, the study researchers will measure each participant’s lung function, lung volume, tolerance to exercise, shortness of breath, and Quality of Life (QoL) scores.

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and St Vincent’s Private Hospital Melbourne are now recruiting for the COVE Study. Study participants are required to travel to one of these Melbourne locations. Patients living with severe emphysema located outside Victoria can ask their GP to refer them to one of the select hospitals in Brisbane, Sydney, Launceston and Adelaide, to help determine if they may participate in the COVE Study.

To learn more, or to register your interest in the COVE Study, head to covestudy.com.au or email cove@emhl.com.au

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Owen missing for 31 years

By Marcus Uhe

Dylan Redman holding a photo of him with his missing brother, Owen (left), and his sister, Fleur Boal. 291720 “Closure is a misnomer; even if he did come back, there’d still be a sense of, why did he take so long, and what did we do that was so wrong that made us disconnect.”

On the 30th anniversary of Owen’s disappearance last year, Dylan, his wife and Owen’s ex-wife spent a couple of hours together at Owen’s old Brunswick West house, promoting the event on social media in the hopes that Owen would see it, and present an opportunity to reconnect.

“It was for our own benefit, just to put it out there.

“Even he didn’t see it, we wanted him to know that we love him, we care for him and he will not be forgotten.”

This National Missing Persons Week, Dylan is taking the opportunity to tell the story of his brother, and raise awareness of the plight of other missing people, for the sake of their families.

“It’s a complex thing because it’s not cool, and there’s no cuteness about it,” Dylan said.

“It’s just hard and it’s a harsh reality that people do disappear.”

When asked what he would say to his brother if they had the chance to reunite, Dylan kept it simple, and heartfelt.

“I’d just want him to know that it’s OK to reconnect. There’d be no hard feelings, no judgement, I’d happily accept him back into our lives.

“I’d love to shout him a coffee or a beer at a

pub with no expectations or complications.

“I hope that one day I can get a chance to chat to him again.”

Owen Redman is listed at 176 centimetres tall, with light brown hair, a slim build, a fair complexion and blue eyes.

He was last seen in Brunswick, where he lived at the time.

He failed to show to work at Green Peace and took none of his personal belongings or money at the time of his disappearance.

Police believe that Owen may have changed his surname to Moore.

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Pakenham’s Dylan Redman describes the bond between him and his older brother Owen as “typical” of male siblings.

Five years his junior, Dylan, the “annoying little brother”, wanted to go wherever Owen did, and followed him into the world of music, where he has made a living as a drummer and drum teacher, influenced by a love of bands like Led Zeppelin and The Police.

He’d love to see a live band with his brother at one of Melbourne’s iconic live music venues one day, such as Richmond’s Corner Hotel or the Hotel Esplanade in St Kilda. But Dylan hasn’t seen Owen for 31 years, since he and his father reported him as missing on Thursday 21 February, 1991. Although not entirely out-ofcharacter for Owen to make the occasional solo trip for a hike or music festival without much communication to his family or loved ones, it was Owen’s wife who raised the alarm, after he was off the grid for a month, which was considered longer than usual. From there, Dylan and his family swung into action.

“I was a fair bit younger and didn’t have the resources like Facebook back then,” he said.

“It’s literally boots on the ground.

“We went to his house, places he frequented, cafes, venues, and tried to connect with his housemates.”

Various tips from members of the public have proven unsuccessful over the years and as time goes by, Dylan has learnt to deal with the emotions and the reality of situation. But landmarks, such as Owen’s birthday, old streets he used to live, or seeing old friends are difficult reminders.

He has learnt to deal with a concept described to him as “ambiguous loss”, and struggles with the concept of achieving closure.

“The person who’s missing hasn’t passed away as far as you’re aware, but in a sense they have. It’s like a social passing away, because you can’t contact them. It’s frustrating.

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Book in your waste Cleaning out the clutter? Don’t forget to use Cardinia Shire Council’s twice-yearly free bookable hard waste service.

In July 2020, the council moved from a blanket collection service twice yearly to a bookable service available year-round.

The bookable service is available to every household in Cardinia Shire that gets its bins collected by the council.

Each household, including rental properties, can book two free hard waste collections per calendar year.

You can help the shire ensure hard waste collections go as smoothly as possible by not putting out your waste too early, please only put items out the weekend before your booked collection, making sure to check our website for the handy ‘YES’ list for what you can put out for collection, only putting waste out neatly stacked on the nature strip in front of your own property, dividing your waste into three sections (electrical/metals, garden and general waste) and keep mattresses easily accessible and making sure your hard waste pile is within the two cubic metres (2m long x1m wide x1m high) limit per collection, and ensuring that each item weighs no more than 30kg.

Bookings are limited each week so make sure to book in advance to avoid your preferred week being booked out.

Your items will be collected anytime from Monday to Friday and they may be collected by different trucks, so please don’t report a missed collection until after 4pm on the Friday of your booked collection week.

Still have rubbish to dispose of?

Each household can book two additional paid collections on top of the two free collections per year.

And don’t forget our local transfer stations also accept some items for free.

For more information about the Cardinia Shire bookable hard waste service, including

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how to book a free or paid collection, visit cardinia.vic.gov.au/hardwaste or call the Waste team on 1300 787 624.

The council is also currently seeking feedback from all residents about the bookable hard waste service to find out about existing awareness levels and knowledge about the service, what the barriers are to service take up, current service user satisfaction levels and the ways the service is being currently used.

The survey results will help inform any service adjustments (within contractual scope)

and communications activities required to improve service awareness, take up, correct usage, and satisfaction.

The council wants to increase awareness about the service and encourage correct usage to reduce illegal dumping and improve community satisfaction – the survey results will help us work toward this.

To provide your feedback on the bookable hard waste service before 12 August, 2022, complete the online survey at cardinia.vic.gov. au/haveyoursay

Commuters on the Monash Freeway are feeling the benefits of an increase in the speed limit from 80 to 100km/h following the completion of stage two of the freeway upgrade.

The return of the 100km/h speed limits from Warrigal Road, Chadstone to Cardinia Road, Pakenham will see motorists spend less time travelling with the boost to capacity created by additional lanes on the freeway.

Thirty-six kilometres of new lanes have been added to the Monash and Princes Freeways, and existing lanes have been resurfaced, as part of the $1.08 billion upgrade.

The Monash Freeway has been expanded with an additional outbound lane from Warrigal Road to Eastlink and inbound from EastLink to Springvale Road, and in both directions from Clyde Road to Cardinia Road. Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan said the upgrades would allow for safer, quicker and more reliable journeys through Melbourne’s “booming” South East.

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A tribute to Johnny Cash It will be a family affair at Bunjil Place on Saturday 20 August, as a married couple hit the stage as iconic country duo Johnny Cash and June Carter.

Mark and Joanne Caligiuri, who married in 2016, star in Get Rhythm - A Tribute to Johnny Cash & June Carter.

They will perform crowd favourites, including I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Jackson and A Boy Named Sue. Coinciding with the close-knit spirit of many other classic country acts, they are accompanied by Mark’s sons Chris (double bass) and Lucas (drums) and his cousin, Adam Prozzo (lead guitar).

The Caligiuris have toured Cash shows across Australia for 15 years.

“I was actually a fan of the Carter family when I was in high school,” Joanne explained.

“I used to like old country music and I was also very familiar with Johnny Cash, and I even remember the exact moment of learning of his death on TV when I was in high school.

“When the movie [Walk the Line] came out in Australia in 2006, I was so excited and told Mark we had to go as I was a fan of Cash.

Joanne said it was after watching the movie together that Mark also became a fan of the music, after which they began to create their own Johnny Cash show.

“I actually already had some Cash CDs that I shared with Mark and he was hooked,” she said.

“That’s when we started to form the show and a year later we started it in 2007.”

Years of touring helped shape what they

The tribute show features family members Adam Prozzo (lead guitar), Joanne Caligiuri (lead vocals), Mark Caligiuri (lead vocals, lead guitar), Lucas Caligiuri (drums) and Chris Caligiuri (double bass).

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“We want people to get excited,” Mark said. “[We perform] an energetic show and to... feel the connection with each other too as that was an important part to John and June.

“Getting everybody together and having a good time to some of the greatest country

songs ever written and to take them on a journey throughout the night.”

Outside of live performances, they are also building a sizeable online presence.

Their cover of Johnny Cash and June Carter’s ‘Cause I Love You’ has racked up more than 52,000 views on YouTube.

The show, which sold out when it played at Frankston Arts Centre on 30 April, will be at Bunjil Place on Saturday 20 August at 8pm.

Audiences can expect a fun-filled, high-energy show with some audience participation.

Tickets are available at the venue by phone (9709 9700) or can be purchased online at tickets.bunjilplace.com.au/7253

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A straight smile makes you look great and improves your self confidence but it also can help you keep the rest of your mouth healthy.

Correctly aligned teeth can decrease health issues that can be caused by an improper bite, speech or chewing difficulties, jaw problems and increased wear on the tooth enamel.

Adam Wallace Adam Wallace has been welcomed to the dental team. He has more than 17 years of experience in the dental profession. He was born and raised near Leongatha, South Gippsland.

He has since completed both his Dentistry and Orthodontic specialist training at the University of Melbourne where he has continued to lecture, demonstrate and examine since graduating in 2005.

South East Orthodontics offers interest-free flexible payment plans to make the process even easier.

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The Ultimate Asian Supermarket thrive on good old fashioned customer service.

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They are here to offer the right advice and information on their products.

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By Jonty Ralphsmith A South East homelessness organisation is encouraging people to seek support when they are in insecure housing or at risk of homelessness.

WAYSS is a support service that seeks to provide accommodation and other assistance to people experiencing homelessness, and its call comes ahead of National Homelessness Week which runs from 1-7 August.

“People can call-up our service and have a conversation with one of our workers, or come in to our service, and there is a program called ‘Ask Izzy’ which is a centralised app you can look at for emergency services,“ CEO Wayne Merritt said.

“If people come to us, an intake worker will do an assessment and look at what we can provide people.”

The theme for 2022’s Homelessness Week is ‘we need a plan’ which fits in well with the holistic assistance WAYSS provide as a housingsupport organisation.

WAYSS provides case-management, housing and rental support and provides 500 properties across the South East to people most in need.

There is currently a surge in demand for WAYSS’s service.

Rental stress is currently high with great competition for properties as inflation and cost-of-living bite.

Seventeen per cent of the people that WAYSS assist are under 25, virtually prohibiting them from entering the rental market if they are on Centrelink payments.

The state government had been providing housing assistance throughout the pandemic but when that assistance finished in early 2022, there was a surge in people seeking help from WAYSS. “There is a huge increase in people coming to our services especially since we’ve restarted

National Homelessness Week is marked from 1-7 August. face to face service delivery,“ Mr Merritt said.

“Some days we have 50-60 people coming in seeking crisis accommodation and across Greater Dandenong.”

It comes as there are increasing reports of people seeing rough-sleeping in the streets of the municipality.

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Mr Merritt highlighted that almost everyone who enters homelessness has a traumatic story and should not be stigmatised.

“Everyone has experienced trauma at different stages but some of the people we see sleeping rough haven’t had the support in place to move forward and that’s our role.”

“No-one chooses this pathway but it is our job to ensure they get back onto the pathway they choose.”

Reggie is one person who WAYSS has assisted - they attribute their difficulties to a lack of affordable housing and limited information on housing options “I stayed in youth refuges, like WAYSS in Dandenong, as well as in a rehab centre for psychiatric conditions in Mont Albert,” they said.

“I also couch-surfed but I never allowed myself to sleep on the street - it was too frightening. I would drink coffee until morning and then go to Front Yard Youth services on King Street at dawn.

“I definitely fell through the cracks of the system, and there was no support for me once I left out of home care.“ Reggie acknowledges that there are more supports for care leavers now than when they were leaving the care system, but thinks there is more to be done, particularly to help care experienced young people with mental health problems, members of the LGBTQI+ community, or those from culturally diverse backgrounds to find housing and support services.

Access to affordable and adequate housing is a huge issue for many Australians, not least young people in precarious circumstances. In the year to December 2021, rents across Australia increased 9.4 per cent while wages grew just 2.3 per cent. In regional Australia, the squeeze has been tightest, with rents increasing 12.1 per cent in the same period.

WAYSS is a partner of the Dandenong Functional Zero program which started in July.

It aims to bring together housing, public health and policy-making organisations and council to ensure accountability and collaboration in addressing homelessness.

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Spotlight on Jono Davies TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH In the second of these articles that focus on successful chief executives, I interviewed Jono Davies, who runs All Duct Fabrications Pty Ltd - an engineering company based in Seaford.

Over the years, he has built a company that now enjoys a very solid reputation for quality products, on-time deliveries and strong customer focus and is one of the foremost suppliers of sound booths for hearing testing in Australia.

Why was the business started in the first place?

Dad started the business over 30 years ago. He was a highly capable sheet-metal worker who specialised in duct fabrication and wanted to start his own business.

What does the business specialise in?

The business has four main pillars: 1. Hearing Test rooms and noise attenuation.

2. Gas cylinder handling products.

3. Custom turnkey products and installations.

4. General sheet-metal fabrication.

What are you most proud of?

Building off the legacy that my Dad left when he passed away in 2010 and managing the family business so that it continues to improve.

What is the secret to success?

Lead by example in all aspects – no one is bigger than the team. Work hard, play hard. The ability to take on daunting projects as this enables me to learn more.

All Duct Fabrications chief executive Jono Davies.

What has been your greatest challenge in the business?

Understanding the financials and associated business mechanics such as accounting, forecasting, cost control, etc.

How did you overcome it?

I found someone that could mentor me. A quote which I believe is very true is “when the student is ready, the teacher will appear”. You have to be open to advice which enabled me to learn the basics I had been missing. I have now gone from strength to strength.

What advice would you give to a new

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Ensure that you have a good backing outside of the business, i.e. family and friends that will support you no matter what. I don’t mean just financially; the family needs to be on board and supportive. Also, build a good network that understands what you are trying to achieve.

Who inspires you and why?

My Dad. He left school in Year 10 and built his business without handouts.

How do you see business changing over the coming years?

The next two years will be hard and business-

es will need to go back to the basics – manage cash carefully, look after staff and have the right essential tools to get the jobs done.

I don’t see that there will be massive growth but there will be opportunities for those that spend wisely.

What are your interests and hobbies?

Family, water-skiing on the Murray, having fun with family and friends on boats, cars and basically anything that has a motor! I love Collingwood Football Club.

Ian Ash is the managing director of OrgMent Business Solutions.

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WHAT’S ON Expo will be at Pakenham on Sunday 14 August at the Pakenham Library and Community Hall corner of John and Henry Streets - from 10am to 5pm.

Come and enjoy an inspiring and relaxing day with stall holders offering a range of services and products to indulge your senses. Free workshops throughout the day including mediumship demonstrations.

No need to book tickets, simply pay at the door on the day. Entry $5 adults. Kids under 12 free.

Fairy Godmother Inc by Gemco Players Gemco Players’ intermediate mid-year production is Fairy Godmothers Incorporated. The story is about the official workplace of the fairy godmothers, who take on teenage problems and offer creative solutions in teenage crisis situations. The Godmothers (and Father) are over worked and underpaid. Their good will eventually run dry and they decide to lead the teens towards taking responsibility for their own choices and to make things right on their own.

Saturday 6 August from 3pm to 4.30pm at 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald. Phone 5968 2844 or email gemcoplayers@gmail.com

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Winter Madness at the Cockatoo Country Market Cold temperatures, rain, clouds and wind are getting you down this winter? Then put on your craziest, brightest, favourite garb and head on down to the market. Costume, dress up or just a crazy concoction from your cupboard...all welcome. We will have some fun prizes for those embracing the madness.

Find yourself a warm drink or meal. Soopa Doopa Bush Band will be performing. Kiddos, be sure to come with your “artistic hat” on to help us create a new masterpiece from our giant colouring board thanks to Ranges First National Real Estate. And don’t forget any other fun, funky, mad hat you might want to wear for our Fancy Dress fun at the Winter Madness Market!

Saturday 6 August from 8.30am to 1.30pm at 77 Pakenham Road, Cockatoo.

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The event will be held at the Pakenham Racing Club in Tynong on Wednesday 10 August from 7pm.

Sing into Spring Concert Casey Choir will be back in concert for the first time since 2018. The group is hosting its annual Sing into Spring Concert later this month. The choir has around 40 members and are renowne d for their harmonies. The concert will have something for everyone,

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Sunday 28 August 2pm at the Cardinia Cultural Centre Function Room, 40 Lakeside Blv. Pakenham.

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St Patrick’s Parish Pakenham is hosting its first karaoke night. A fun night filled with music, entertainment, a karaoke competition, dancing, games, yummy food and drinks which can be purchased and much more. This is a fundraising initiative for the building of our new church.

Your participation and contribution is valued and appreciated. All tickets will go into a raffle draw to win fantastic prizes.

Tickets are limited so hurry and book yours today at trybooking.com/CBDQO

Set in the lush surrounds of Emerald Lake precinct, the new Lakeside Visitor Centre is the perfect place to unwind and invest in your wellbeing. Make a Saturday morning stretch at Puffing Billy your new weekly habit!

Mat-based pilates and yoga classes are led by professional instructors from Emerald Pilates and are suitable for a range of fitness levels, including beginners. Pair your class with a delicious breakfast for $35. Curated by our Head Chef, our breakfasts showcase seasonal produce from the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. The pre-booked package includes one 50-minute class and your choice of cooked breakfast and tea/coffee selected from the Railway Cafe menu.

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It seems that jazz is alive and well, judged by the popularity of the Inverloch Jazz Festival, now in its 28th year. There will be crowd favourites including the wonderful singers Sarah Maclaine, Anita Harris and Pippa Wilson, great saxophonists Ron Anderson and Roger Clarke, and pianists such as Rory Clarke and Neil Taylor.

Local band the Streeton Court Big Band will again be performing at the Friday night Jazz Concert. Held on Friday 5 August to Sunday 7 August at the Inverloch Community Hub. Tickets on sale now, with early bird specials at invyjazz.com

Women’s Friendship Cafe WFC provides a safe, welcoming environment where all women can relax, make friends and contacts, share experiences, learn new ideas and skills, and find pathways to connect to services and opportunities. Social setting with a ready welcome. Each Thursday 9.30am to 12pm at 6B Henry Street, Pakenham.

Music Trivia night Casey-Cardinia Rotaract Club is proud to be hosting a Music Trivia Night on Saturday 3 September to raise money for End Trachoma. It’s a battle of the bands as you try to top the trivia charts so gather your bandmates and join in the fun!

The venue we will be rocking out to is Beaconsfield Community Complex Hall. Doors open at 7pm so we can kick off at 7.30pm. Make sure to get your tickets for the hottest event of the year.

Tickets are $20 each or $150 to reserve your own table for you and 9 of your groupies for a max of 10.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The reaction from her neighbours was similar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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What is vein disease?

Vein disease is a condition that can affect the veins in the legs. It can cause leg pain, varicose veins, swollen legs, or open sores. Varicose veins are swollen and twisted veins.

Vein disease happens when the veins in the legs do not work the right way. Normally, the veins in the legs carry blood from the legs back to the heart.

The veins have tiny valves inside them to help keep blood moving in only one direction (toward the heart).

The valves open to let blood flow to the heart, and close to keep it from flowing back down the leg. Vein disease can happen when the valves are damaged or do not work well.

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By Rachel Davis Tooradin Primary School past school captain, Olympian and Commonwealth Games champion, Josh Beaver, visited his former primary school on Tuesday 2 August to talk with students about his sporting achievements and the dedication and resilience required to reach their personal goals.

Mr Beaver competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and won silver and bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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The State Government has announced a number of upgrades and additional bus stops coming to the Clyde North area.

From Sunday 28 August, Routes 897 and 898 will be extended to provide coverage along Heather Grove and Pattersons Road.

Route 897 will be extended 2.2km down Pattersons Road to terminate at Watercolour Boulevard, and Route 898 will terminate a further 4.8km along Heather Grove, near Tuckers Road, and will also be upgraded to run every 40 minutes on Sundays.

Route 897 will be known as Clyde North to Lynbrook Station via Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre, while Route 898 will be known as Clyde North to Cranbourne Station via Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre.

These upgrades are part of the Victorian Bus Plan, improving the state’s bus network to better meet demand and improve services across the state, the Department of Transport said.

The Route 898 service has caused distress for the Crutchfield family in Clyde North, who were “devastated” over a lack of consultation over consequences to their Heather Grove property of the extension, as recently reported by Star News.

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By Jonty Ralphsmith For Pakenham...this weekend will be as healthy as the Youth League list has been all season.

Jackson Grey is a chance to return after a month-long stint on the sidelines which would give the Warriors a clean bill of health.

It’s the perfect time for it as well, with Pakenham kicking off its finals series on Saturday at Cardinia Life, 6.00pm, against Whittlesea.

“I would love everyone to fill the stand,” coach Braden Venning said.

“We want to get everyone loud and rowdy and supportive of the boys - there should be lots of people at domestic games, so get behind the boys as we look to get that elusive championship.”

While the men have been flying in the seniors, the youth league has also been having success, going 17-2 across the season – but one of those losses was to Whittlsea by nine points early in the season.

“We can predict what we’re going to get on Saturday, we know they’ll zone us for a bit, press us a bit, but if we can stop them in transition we’ll go a long way towards winning,” Venning said.

The coach is “loosely confident” for this game despite the negative head-to-head record this season.

Last time the teams played it was at Whittlesea; this time they are clashing at Pakenham where Venning’s men have lost only one match across the past two seasons.

Chase Page contributed for Whittlesea in that game, but will be absent from the side on the weekend as he has gone to play college basketball.

And Dylan Jenkinson, leading the league in assists, is firing for the Warriors, having missed that clash.

The Warriors are also three months further into their journey, with half the team new to the program at the beginning of the year.

“Our length and our ability to scramble on defence has been outstanding,” Venning said.

“While we are not the biggest team in the

Braden Venning said his side is well-positioned for a good finals tilt. league, we have a lot of guys who can do a job and get after it.

“I think there is a lot of hardness in the group - we’re well drilled, we change up the defence, we never let them get too comfortable, and once we get the deflections, we get out running and it is hard to stop us in offence.”

One thing Venning does know is his side will have to find a way to stop Taj Pilapil who scored 27 points and got a game-high four steals when the team last clashed.

“They’ve got a heap of guys that can light it up,” Venning said.

Between (Michael Johns), Jared Small, Jake Barnard, Dylan, they can all check (Taj) but MJ

is our leading scorer and has been phenomenal this season, he’s a stats-sheet stuffer.

“While we’re focussing on what we can stop for them, they’ve also got to stop us and we’ve got countless guys averaging good points and minutes in the last couple of weeks.”

Injuries have meant that depth players have been exposed in periods throughout the season as the side has relied on less experienced players to carry out important roles.

Tim Efunkanbi has started in the last two games, despite only having a year of structured basketball under his belt coming into the season, and his performance gives Venning some confidence if he does play a part in finals.

Picture: SUPPLIED Cooper Lanting is another one with little junior experience who has been exposed.

The Warriors have proven a hard team to stop when they get on a roll in the last few weeks, having played six in a row at home.

In round 16 against Southern Peninsula, they won the last quarter 30-9.

The following week it was 30-11 in the second quarter against Melton.

On the weekend, they outscored Albury/ Wodonga 24-12 in the last quarter.

“There’s a lot of confidence and belief about us when we start playing like that,” Venning said.

Get down and loud to support the Warriors.

Founding father of junior tennis will never be forgotten Thousands of tennis players, mainly juniors, who have played in the Berwick District Tennis Association (BDTA) owe a debt of gratitude to Bill Kucks who died this week after a life devoted to tennis. Bill formed the BDTA in 1984, writing the constitution and rules for the new association before approaching local clubs to gain their support.

Originally there were competitions for both juniors and seniors, but now there is a junior competition only but it has grown beyond anything Bill would have expected.

Bill was the inaugural President of the BDTA for 11 years and was inducted as the association’s inaugural life member.

Bill coached at many clubs including Beaconsfield, where he is a life member, and Gloucester. He formed the Gloucester Tennis Club at St Margaret’s School and ran the club with his wife Eva for over 20 years.

Bill ran tournaments for local junior players for many years at Beaconsfield and Narre Warren as well as mentoring a variety of BDTA squads in the early days of the association.

Bill was an outstanding administrator, highly respected for his tennis knowledge and ability to involve and inspire others at both club and association level.

The BDTA named a shield after Bill and fittingly it is awarded each season to the best performing doubles section team during the home-and-away season.

Bill loved watching the youngsters develop their tennis skills…grassroots tennis was his passion.

On behalf of everyone who has played in the BDTA, we offer our condolences to Bill’s family and friends, along with our gratitude and appreciation for all he has done over many years for the BDTA and tennis.

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The founding father of the BDTA, Bill Kucks, with his wife Eva. Bill passed away last week after a life devoted to tennis. 70590 BDTA RESULTS SATURDAY Osborne Shield Upper Beaconsfield 0 0:18 v Harkaway Red 3 6:37, Beaconsfield 2 4:30 v Cranbourne 1 2:20, Harkaway Black 3 6:40 v Narre Warren 0 1:19.

Rubbers 1 Berwick White 2 4:32 - 1 3:33 Pakenham, Cranbourne 0 0:9 v Berwick Blue 3 6:36, Officer 2 4:27 v Beaconsfield 1 2:19.

Rubbers 2 Beaconsfield Gold 2 5:46 v Narre Warren North Red 1 3:33, Officer 1 2:20 v Beaconsfield Blue 2 5:38, Narre Warren North Black 3 6:37 v Cranbourne 0 0:17.

Rubbers 3 Sandhurst v Beaconsfield (Washout), Pakenham v Officer (Pakenham Forfeit), Cranbourne – Bye.

Rubbers 4 Beaconsfield 0 0:11 v Harkaway 3 6:36, Officer 2 5:42 v Cranbourne 1 2:34, Fountain Gate v Narre Warren North (Missing Results).

Rubbers 5 Berwick Blue 3 6:37 v Beaconsfield 0 0;19, Harkaway 0 0:7 v Berwick White 3 6:36, Pakenham v Officer (Pakenham Forfeit) Section 1 Singles/Doubles Sandhurst 7:46 v Berwick Blue 1:13, Berwick White 3:31 v Narre Warren North 5:30, Cranbourne Gold 6:39 v Narre Warren Gold 2:27, Narre Warren Green 4:36 v Cranbourne Green 4:32.

Section 2 Singles/Doubles Narre Warren 5:31 v Tooradin 0:19, Upper Beaconsfield 2:30 v Clyde 6:41, Officer v Beaconsfield Blue (Officer Forfeit), Beaconsfield Gold – Bye. Section 3 Singles/Doubles Clyde 7:45 v Narre Warren South 1:21, Cran-

bourne 7:42 v Narre Warren Gold 1:17, Narre Warren Green v Berwick Blue (Washout), Berwick White 7:45 v Narre Warren North 1:28.

Section 4 Singles/Doubles Cranbourne 7:45 v Berwick White 1;15, Berwick Blue 4:36 v Clyde 4;38, Sandhurst 6:41 v Tooradin 2;30, Gloucester 3:26 v Officer 5:38.

Section 5 Singles/Doubles Pakenham 3:42 v Berwick 5:38, Cranbourne 5:43 v Narre Warren North 3;33, Upper Beaconsfield 6:44 v Fountain Gate 2;30, Tooradin – Bye. SUNDAY Section 6 Singles/Doubles Beaconsfield 2:20 v Pakenham 6:39, Clyde 4:34 v Berwick 4:32, Narre Warren 2:25 v Cranbourne 6:41.

Section 7 Singles/Doubles Berwick 2:29 v Officer 6:36, Pakenham 2:18 v Bunyip 6:45, Cranbourne – Bye. Section 8 Singles/Doubles Berwick 6:42 v Narre Warren 2;24, Fountain Gate 7:47 v Beaconsfield 1:26, Officer – Bye. Section 9 Singles/Doubles Berwick Blue 1:12 v Upper Beaconsfield 4:28, Sandhurst 0:9 v Berwick White 8;49, Narre Warren 4:35 v Cranbourne 4:31.

Section 10 Singles/Doubles Gloucester 5:43 v Narre Warren 3;32, Cranbourne 4:37 v Berwick 4:31, Officer 0:10 v Clyde 8:48.

Section 11 Doubles Berwick Blue 1:18 v Upper Beaconsfield 5:35, Narre Warren 2:23 v Berwick White 4;29, Officer 5:34 v Narre Warren South 1:15.

Section 12 Doubles Narre Warren Green 1:29 v Officer 5:32, Fountain Gate 2:18 v Narre Warren Gold 4:28, Cranbourne – Bye. pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

SPORT

Eels revel in trip over the bridge

By David Nagel

Deanna Jolliffe and her Warriors teammates got plenty out of their first season in the championship division. 275013

Picture: ROB CAREW

Playoff time begins

By Jonty Ralphsmith Pakenham’s men’s side will enter finals with confidence having recorded a 32-point win over Surf Coast to round out the Big V home and away season.

A 26-14 opening quarter set up the win, with the Warriors up by 20 at half-time and extending the lead at every break.

Eleven players got court time for Rob Roberts’ men, as bench players got some minutes and confidence under their belts heading into finals.

Consistent performers Joe Davis (14 points, seven rebounds), Alistair Parker (22 points) Ned Weideman (12 points) and Joshua Dow (20 points, seven rebounds) continued their strong form.

Parker is the best sixth-man in the league according to his coach, given his ability to quickly hit the scoreboard and impact defensively when he comes on court, and veteran Jake Spruhan has long been seen as Pakenham’s ‘Mr Fix It’.

In a boost to Pakenham’s premiership hopes, Sherbrooke was upset by lowly Melton on the weekend, meaning Pakenham will finish second and have this weekend off Coach Roberts says his side is ready to embrace the finals challenge and the club has plans in place to keep the players connected.

“We’re going to get together to help our team manager on Saturday,” Roberts explained.

“He’s moving house so we’re all going to pack boxes and help him move - that’s what

we’ll do to keep us together.

“Everything just seems to be getting together now, the players are up and about and the overall camaraderie of the team has improved so we want to maintain that.”

With Roberts in his first season as coach and Davis and Weideman playing their first season with Pakenham, cohesion was inevitably going to take some time for the Warriors, but Roberts is confident they are peaking at the right time.

“We had a really affected three quarters of the season with illness and injury,” Roberts said.

“In the first 15 games I think there was only one game where we had a full squad.

“We’ve beaten Gippsland and Sherbrooke once, and we lost both the first games and won the second games against them, so we feel we have made the adjustments for teams as needed and put it all together in the right way when it counted.

“If we can do it in a couple of weeks, the first round of finals should hopefully go our way.”

The youth league men also got a good win in the run in to finals, beating Albury Wodonga by seven points.

Down by five points at half-time, the third quarter was closely fought but Pakenham was unable to make any inroads before exploding in the final quarter.

The hosts put 24 points on themselves in that stanza and kept the opponents to 12 points.

Jared Small was typically important on the scoreboard, with 18 points.

The senior women, meanwhile, were able to take it up to Sunbury for a quarter before running out of puff.

Up by two-points at the first change, Sunbury kept the hosts to just eight points in the second quarter, before eventually winning by 33 points.

Just seven players took to the court, with Canadian-import Haille Nickerson scoring 27 points to finish off her strong season.

The youth league women were knocked out of the semi-finals, going down by 52 points to Frankston.

It was always going to be tough with Frankston having lost just one game for the season and the hosts did not let up, asserting dominance from the outset.

The 24-8 quarter-time scoreline reflected the difficulty Pakenham had getting into the contest, and the lead continued to blow out as the game went on with Pakenham unable to halt the charge.

In a positive, emerging players that look likely to play a major part in Pakenham’s seniors in future years such as Rhiannon Gallagher, Ebony Sans, Chloe Zielinski, Alahna Arnason and Chelsea Schreuder were all exposed to the pressure and intensity of finals basketball.

Those players have all shown glimpses throughout the season and with the Pakenham women looking to build the core of their team around young players, having a competitive youth league team will continue to be important to the club’s overall success.

Pakenham Eels travelled over the Westgate Bridge as a united club on Saturday to celebrate ‘Women In League’ round with some big games against the Melton Broncos.

‘Women In League’ round was first held in 2007 and celebrates the magnificent contribution of women in rugby league.

Unfortunately for the Eels the Under-15 Girls were the only team to have a bye, but it didn’t stop the club from getting behind a significant weekend for the sport.

The big game of the weekend saw the Eels Second Grade Men’s team take on the Broncos on their own patch of turf in a huge round-16 match up.

The Eels prevailed over the Broncos, 38-6, but not before a very competitive first half.

Despite putting on an early try it was a slow start for the Eels, with the Broncos replying quickly with their next set of six.

The first half was a display of solid defensive lines by the Broncos which saw some costly mistakes by the Eels.

The second half was a far more impressive display, with the Eels holding the Broncos scoreless and continuing to demonstrate a quick play of the ball.

The Eels shifted the ball brilliantly from side to side, creating holes in the Broncos’ defence and setting up a very comfortable victory.

The Eels spread the load evenly in attack, with seven individual try-scorers proving too much for the Broncos to handle.

Anton Ikupu, Devereaux Sionetali, Dylan Cox, Abel Salesulu, Tokorima Metua and Sadaris Lefau all ran over the tryline, while Jayden Taylor did likewise and converted five of seven attempts at goal.

The Second Grade Men’s side remains second on the ladder behind the Eastern Raptors, with two more rounds to play before the finals commence.

The Under 15 Boys, coming off the back of a strong win, faced the Northern Thunder who sit second on the ladder.

The Eels confronted a strong and well-drilled outfit, with the Thunder running in seven tries with six of those converted.

Hamana Tibble-Power kept Eels’ spirits alive with an unconverted try.

Thunder cemented their second place on the ladder with a 40-4 victory.

The Eels return home this week, with the senior men’s team taking on Eastern Raptors at 3.15pm at Comely Banks Recreation Reserve in Officer.

Star jockey injured...airlifted to hospital

By David Nagel Star jockey Michael Walker was placed in an induced coma and airlifted to hospital on Tuesday morning after a fall at the Pakenham Jump Outs.

Walker was treated by medical personnel on track, and drifted in and out of consciousness before decision was made to transport him to hospital.

The New Zealander only returned to the saddle in May this year after spending more than a year on the sidelines with a serious leg injury.

Walker spent significant time on the sidelines after requiring surgery on a torn ACL. pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

Walker has been a formidable figure in the saddle on either side of the Tasman.

He has won Auckland and Wellington Cups in his homeland, along with multiple successes in the New Zealand Derby.

In 2020 Walker piloted the Trent Busuttin/ Natalie Young-trained Tagaloa to victory in the Group-1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield, and had further success aboard Odeum in The Thousand Guineas for Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. Walker’s manager Liam Prior confirmed the jockey was in the best possible hands.

“He has been airlifted to hospital and medical specialists have placed him in an induced coma to help stabilise him,” Prior said.

Gun jockey Michael Walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering a fall at Pakenham on Tuesday. 292465 Picture: SCOTT BARBOUR/RACING PHOTOS

The Eels Second Grade Men’s team scored an impressive 38-6 win over Melton Broncos. 292359 Picture: MICHAEL WINTER Thursday, 4 August, 2022

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