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ALP retains Narre Warren North

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Strong contender for top job

Plea for decency ahead and arrived home before him.

Earlier in the day, the ardent Collingwood supporter had been celebrating at a business luncheon with the Dandenong Cricket Club, where he had met and posed for photos alongside Collingwood star Dane Swan.

Following the tragic news, Dandenong Cricket Club took to Facebook to issue a statement about Mr Pierce, who was a long-time sponsor and supporter of the club through his business Berwick Pest Control.

“The Dandenong Cricket Club are saddened by the news of the passing of long-time sponsor and supporter Darrin Pierce from Berwick Pest Control,” the post read.

“An avid Collingwood supporter Darrin was successful in his bid for the Dane Swann Memorabilia and his smile says it all!

“Darrin also enjoyed his Boxing Day Test and enjoying the day with a mate or two by his side,” the post read.

“From all at Dandenong Cricket Club we pass on our deepest sympathy to his wife Kati and three children and will remember Darrin for his wonderful support and friendship. RIP Darrin.”

Any witnesses, or anyone with dashcam footage in relation to the incident, are urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or log on to crimestoppersvic.com.au

Collingwood star Dane Swan with Berwick hitrun victim Darrin Pierce just hours before the fatal incident.

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The widow of a Berwick man who died following a hit-run in Berwick over the weekend has pleaded for the driver responsible for his death to come forward.

Father-of-three Darrin Pierce was found injured on the side of the Princes Highway, between Neill and Peel Streets, about 12.15am on Saturday 26 November.

It is understood two passengers in a rideshare vehicle noticed the 44-year-old injured in the gutter, as they were being driven past the area, and raised the alarm.

It is believed Mr Pierce suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car and was taken to hospital where he later died.

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are currently investigating and are appealing for information.

Police believe Mr Pierce was hit by a black BMW sedan that would likely have extensive damage to the passenger front wheel arch and the front lights.

He leaves behind wife Kati, two teenagers and a four-year-old.

Over the weekend, Mrs Pierce pleaded for the driver of the vehicle to come forward, stating “I want to know what happened”.

“You should have stopped and had a look…

This is what humans do,” she told reporters.

“I just live here not long, not very good English, don’t know anything, and I have a fouryear-old son and two kids here with me.”

Mrs Pierce said she and Mr Pierce were returning home from a local pub shortly before the incident occurred, but she had walked

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Leadership race intensifies

By Eleanor Wilson and Cam Lucadou-Wells Newly elected Berwick MP Brad Battin is a strong contender for the state’s Liberal Party top job, after a fellow candidate dropped out of the race and announced his support for the former Gembrook representative.

Mr Battin is one of three candidates vying for the Victorian Liberal Party Leadership position, after Matthew Guy announced in a statement he would step down from the position following a second failed election campaign.

Polwarth MP Richard Riordan and Hawthorn candidate John Pesutto have also put their hands up for the spot, although Pesutto is still waiting to find out if he has regained his former seat of Hawthorn. He currently leads teal independent Melissa Lowe by 479 votes.

It comes after Warrandyte MP Ryan Smith on Wednesday announced he was pulling out

of the race and would throw his support behind Mr Battin.

“With consideration and after discussions with Brad Battin, I have concluded that our vision for the party and our approach to the next four years are closely aligned,” Mr Smith said in a statement.

“Dividing support for that positive agenda is counterproductive.”

Mr Guy’s successor could be confirmed next week, when the outgoing leader calls the Liberal parliamentary party room together to elect his replacement once a clearer picture emerges of the successful candidates.

Mr Battin told Star News on Monday 28 November he was “strongly considering” running for the leadership, stating he had the support of his family and was in the process of calling his fellow party members to gauge the level of

support he would have.

“It will depend on what is in the best interest of the party…The party is not about a person, we need to make sure we’ll be united as a party and around the community and hopefully give it a better shot in 2026,” he said.

Later that day he announced to media he would contest the position.

In 2021, Mr Battin initiated an unsuccessful leadership challenge against then-leader Michael O’Brien. Mr Guy reclaimed the leadership later that year.

Mr Battin, who was elected to the seat of Berwick over the weekend with 56.3 per cent of the two party preferred vote, said the Liberal Party’s defeat was “disappointing”.

“The overall result was disappointing and now we have a fair bit to do, particularly in the South-East, to make some changes,” he said.

“There’s a bit of a mixed bag out here...that could come down to messaging, what we’re messaging, how we’re engaging with the community… there’s lessons for us to learn.

Battin’s Berwick District is one of few Liberal seats in the South-East, after a devastating election defeat for the party over the weekend, which saw the ALP retain the seats of Dandenong, Mulgrave, Monbulk, Carrum, Narre Warren North, Narre Warren South and Cranbourne.

Several electorates in the region remain too close to call, with the Liberal Party’s David Farrelly leading Pakenham by 228 votes and the ALP’s Jordan Crugnale ahead by 53 votes in the coastal seat of Bass.

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‘I promise to not let you down’: Battin takes new seat

By Eleanor Wilson Former Gembrook MP Brad Battin will switch to take hold of the Berwick District after a confident defeat over Labor’s Malik Zaveer on election night, Saturday 26 November.

Mr Battin received 48 per cent of first preference votes and claimed victory with 56.3 per cent of the two-party preferred vote, based on counted votes at 9.14pm on Tuesday, 29 November.

The shadow minister took to Facebook to thank his family, friends, volunteers and the community for the win.

“Thank you firstly to the community for trusting me with your vote. I promise to not let you down,” he said.

“Elections are never easy on the family, to my wife Jo, my daughters Chloe and Mikaela, thank you for your unwavering support.”

“To each and every volunteer, staff member, friend and family member - thank you.”

He also took time to thank his fellow candidates, Labor’s Malik Zaveer, the Greens’ Hayley Perry and the Freedom Party’s Kerry Haupt.

“To all the candidates who make our democracy great, I thank you for a campaign free of polling booth issues… it was great to stand the booths with you.

“Finally, we have a battle ahead, and as a proud Liberal Victoria member, I will always fight to protect our values, and I will continue to do so.”

The Liberal Party came away from election night with a 5 per cent swing towards them in Berwick.

The electorate was previously held by the Liberal Party with a margin of 1.3 per cent based on redistribution estimates.

Labor’s Malik Zaveer suffered an 8.3 per cent swing against him in the primary vote, while Hayley Perry increased the Greens’ vote by 2.3 per cent for a total of

Brad Battin has been elected as the Member for Berwick following Saturday’s state election. 308299 9.6 percent of the primary vote.

Mr Battin saw a slight drop in primary support compared to numbers in the 2018 election, where he was elected to the seat of Gembrook with 48.3 per cent of first preference votes.

The Liberal Party topped the two-party-

preferred vote at 8 of the 15 voting centres in the electorate.

The Gembrook district was abolished at the 2021 electorate redistribution, with voters from the district divided into the new seats of Berwick and Pakenham.

Battin will serve as the first Berwick MP

in 20 years and currently stands as a lone Liberal soldier amongst a sea of red in the South East.

Mulgrave, Carrum, Narre Warren North, Narre Warren South and Cranbourne were all retained by the ALP, while the seats of Pakenham and Bass remain too close to call as of Monday 28 November.

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THE LOWDOWN Q&A

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Tell us a fun fact about yourself!

I am a baker. I bake custom-made cakes, and make a variety of desserts.

What do you love about writing children’s books?

The illustrations always catch me and I love how the topics always influence children so quick and easily.

What would your last meal be?

Beef pie.

What is your most memorable moment?

My wedding day.

What event past or present would you like to witness?

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the Moon and walking on its surface in 1969.

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

Tom Cruise, Anthony Albanese and Julia Gillard.

What are you currently listening to, watching or reading?

Listening to Cheerleader, watching Viking Series and reading Anne Frank’s Diary.

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

Italian Pasta.

Where is your dream holiday destination?

France.

What were you like as a kid?

I feel I was the comedian of the class. Made friends and family laugh. It actually made me feel happy and rewarded bringing a smile to their faces.

What was your first job?

Cashier in a local fish ‘n’ chips shop and didn’t even last a day.

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

How did Michael Jackson really die?

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Wilson retains seat for ALP

By Eleanor Wilson Labor’s Belinda Wilson has emerged triumphant over Liberal Party candidate Timothy Dragan, to take hold of the seat of Narre Warren North following Saturday’s state election.

According to counted votes as of Tuesday 29 November, Wilson received 48.7 per cent of the primary votes, almost double that of Dragan’s 26.5 per cent first preference votes.

Two-party preferred figures gave victory to Wilson with 60.2 per cent of votes, while Dragan trailed behind with the remaining 39.8 per cent.

Wilson will take the electorate reigns from fellow ALP member Luke Donnellan, who retires from the seat after 20 years.

The Narre Warren North electorate was previously held by Labor by a margin of 10.4 per cent, but this election saw the Liberals gain a 0.8 per cent swing.

Despite this, the Liberal Party polled an 8.9 per cent loss in the primary vote, compared with 2018 figures.

The Greens’ Laura McLean finished third according to the running count, increasing the progressive party’s vote by 0.2 per cent for a total of 6.4 per cent of the primary vote.

Labor topped the primary vote count in 18 of the 19 voting centres in the electorate, with Dragan the preferred MP for voters at the Narre Warren North polling booth.

The electorate contributes to a Labor stronghold in the South East, where the neighbouring seats of Narre Warren North, Cranbourne, Dandenong, Mulgrave and Monbulk were all retained by the ALP after Saturday’s election.

Berwick’s Brad Battin and Rowville’s Kim Wells are holding onto Liberal representation in the region, while Bass and Pakenham remain too close to call.

Belinda Wilson has been elected as the member for Narre Warren North following Saturday’s state election.

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Deck the halls across Casey

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The festive season is a perfect time to get out and spend time with friends and family - and to do your Christmas shopping in style!

But there’s another jolly family-friendly activity that so many of us enjoy: Christmas carols.

Carols are always a favourite part of the Christmas celebrations in Casey, and this year will be no different, with multiple communityrun carols on with special events planned at various locations throughout the municipality.

The City of Casey supports the following local Christmas carol events, which are free for the whole community to enjoy: Endeavour Hills Carols – 10 December, 5pm – 9.30pm at Revel Church and Barry Simon Reserve (includes fireworks).

Narre Warren North Carols – 10 December, 6.30pm – 10.30pm at A’beckett Road Reserve.

Hampton Park Carols – 16 December, 6.30pm – 10pm at Cairns Road Reserve.

Christmas on the Foreshore – 16 December, 6pm – 10pm at Tooradin Foreshore (includes fireworks).

Gethsemane Clyde Carols – 17 December, 7.30pm, online.

Cranbourne Carols – 18 December, 6pm – 8.30pm at Cranbourne Presbyterian Church.

Carols by Twilight – 24 December, 4.30pm – 9.30pm at Max Pawsey Reserve.

In addition, Bunjil Place is hosting a Twilight Christmas Market on Saturday 3 December, commencing at 3pm, followed by the Christmas tree unveiling and lighting at 8pm.

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Trans visibility matters Last week was Trans Awareness Week!

As a trans woman who mostly passes as cis in most day-to-day interactions, I had to make a decision when I put my hand up to run in the seat of Narre Warren North.

I had to decide between going stealth and not mention my trans status publicly (a decision that would have made running a lot easier and would also help increase my safety) or to choose to continue being open and proud of being a trans person, as I always have for the past 10 years of my life.

I chose the latter despite the increased risks to my physical and mental health and safety.

The reason why I chose this is because I know how vitally important it is for young trans people, as well as young people from all other marginalised groups, to be able to see themselves reflected positively in the public eye.

When I was young, there was next to zero positive representation of trans people in the media. The idea of seeing an open and proud trans person run for political office was an inconceivable thought at the time.

During the federal election, there was an alarming amount of transphobia from politicians and the media. This state election I have seen and heard anti-trans rhetoric from candidates, volunteers, micro parties and the general public.

It has been a challenge to hold my head high and not engage directly with this harm-

ful rhetoric. I believe that engaging directly with it only gives credence to these views and legitimises them as something that is relevant, when they are not.

Despite facing these challenges, I am only stronger in my resolve to be a positive role model for young trans people. Two weeks ago, I received a very heartwarming letter from a local mother of a young transgender son, thanking me for standing and letting me know I had her vote.

This is why we need weeks like Trans Awareness Week. This is why I will continue to be open and proud and keep fighting for young trans people everywhere.

If you are someone who is unsure of trans people, or have heard negative things about us from media or politicians or candidates, I encourage you to engage with the trans community, to speak to us and hear our stories and truly listen. Because I know that when you do, you’ll see that we’re people just like you, with our own opinions and thoughts and dreams and needs just like everyone else.

I want to thank the Victorian Greens party for supporting me through this campaign and for your continued effort to fight for trans rights and social justice and inclusion for all.

It has been an immense privilege to be able to work with such intelligent and kind people.

Solidarity forever! #transrightsarehumanrights #TransRightsMatter Laura McLean, Greens candidate for Narre Warren North

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Thumbs up To Mitch Duke for scoring the winner against Tunisia.

Thumbs down To local cricketers at HSDCC having to mow their turf ground because council refuse to.

SOCIALLY SPEAKING Tensions threatened to spill overboard at the Hampton Park polling booth last week as the election drew closer and early voters attended in sizeable numbers. It appears our readers thought 26 November couldn’t come quick enough.

Gaye Guest: This election campaign has just been DIRTY in most local electorates in this surrounding “heartland” and will it transpire to the results on Saturday. Maybe shades of red will filter into shades of pink, blue, and/or green. Wouldn’t that be a change because then some Crs will have to stand on their own two feet and think for themselves instead of voting for the “party” they are aligned with. Let’s hope some refreshing changes are afoot!

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MP humbled to represent

By Marcus Uhe Gary Maas has maintained Labor’s stronghold over Narre Warren South with a commanding victory in the polls in Saturday’s state election, based on counted votes on Monday morning, 28 November.

With 48.66 per cent of first preference votes, Mr Maas narrowly missed out on winning on first preferences over the Liberal candidate Annette Samuel (29.16 per cent), before winning 58.28 per cent after preferences were distributed, according to the count on Tuesday night.

Mr Maas made a short post in his Facebook page on Sunday night, thanking his supporters for voting Labor once again.

“Thank-you Narre Warren South,” Mr Maas said.

“In time, I will have more to say about our emphatic Labor victory in yesterday’s Victorian State election.

“For now I’ll just say that I am humbled to

represent our great community of Narre Warren South for a second term. Thank-you for the greatest of gifts to represent you again.”

Labor was the party of choice at all 13 polling booths across the electorate.

His 17 per cent margin after preferences were distributed was a slight fall from the 20.8 he claimed in 2018, but enough to ensure Narre Warren South remains a Labor seat - which it has remained since its inception in 2002.

The result maintained Labor’s stranglehold over Melbourne’s other South East, with Cranbourne, Dandenong and Narre Warren North also remaining red, as the party romped to victory across the state.

As of Wednesday, Jordan Crugnale’s seat of Bass remained too close to call, as did the newly-formed seat of Pakenham, while former Gembrook MP Brad Battin claimed the new seat of Berwick to ensure Liberal representation in the area.

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Christmas lunch for anyone who would spend it alone

By Eleanor Wilson

Donna Weightman is welcoming locals into her home for christmas lunch this year. 310060 crafting botanically realistic arrangements made from cake and frosting.

She will supply a 30-cupcake bouquet and some small cupcakes for the 25 December affair.

“I know the value of getting people together and a lot of the time we don’t do it because it’s too hard, so when I saw Donna was doing this…I just think it takes an exceptional person to do something like that,” Ms Samuel said.

“I think it’s incredible for her to open up her home and basically say, ‘I don’t know who you are, I trust you’re a good person, come to my home and enjoy a meal’. I think that’s a pretty big deal.”

Aside from an opportunity to bring people together, the lunch is a chance for the family to “kiss goodbye to 2022”.

“This year has brought a lot of hard times for a lot of people,” she said.

“I lost my brother five months ago and it

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS will be our first Christmas without him and I’ve had some of my own health issues so we want to farewell 2022 and welcome the new year.

“I don’t want anybody to go without this Christmas...we’re already going without one person, so if we can spread a bit of cheer it’ll make us happy as well.”

If you would like to contact Donna about her Christmas Day lunch, you can do so on 0403 972 070.

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Donna Weightman is hoping an act of generosity will be the saviour of loneliness this Christmas.

The Narre Warren South resident is opening the doors to her home for Christmas lunch on 25 December, welcoming anyone in the community who would otherwise spend the festive holiday alone.

“We don’t have much ourselves but there’s always a lot of people who are worse off,” she said.

Donna has been posting on local community Facebook groups offering “a welcoming home to come to share the love; eat, relax, enjoy and be supportive” on Christmas Day, no religion involved.

“All I want is for people to have a laugh, enjoy the spirit of Christmas and to let them know that there are still good people in the world, even though we don’t hear about them much.

“We’ll have the barbecue on with sausages, chicken on a spit, chicken wings in the oven, lots of salads, lollies and some food platters.”

So far, in addition to Donna, her husband, daughter and father, around 10 individuals have expressed interest in joining the family for the yuletide celebrations.

“The response has been incredible…I’ve had so many private messages about people offering to supply food and cakes and drinks,” she said.

“Some people have offered some toys to gift to the children that are coming.”

Langwarrin South’s Dee Samuel reached out to Donna to offer her cake-making service for the day.

The mother of four started her small business ‘Cupcake Bouquet’ several months ago,

Wheelie culprit charged Members from VIPER Taskforce have charged a Narre Warren man after he allegedly performed a mono in front of an unmarked police car on 24 November.

VIPER officers observed the motorcycle driving erratically along Fountain Drive, Narre Warren about 1.30pm when the rider decided to lift the front wheel of the bike off the ground for a short distance.

Police followed the bike for approximately 100 metres before it pulled into a driveway where it was intercepted by police.

Officers spoke to the rider, a 35-year-old man from Narre Warren, and checked the bike.

It is alleged the bike had a cancelled registration, was displaying false plates and the rider was disqualified.

Police also searched the rider and located a small quantity of alleged 1,4 butanediol and methylamphetamine in his pockets.

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Show us the money, Labor Labor promised hundreds of millions of dollars across the state for projects if the party secured a third consecutive term in government.

Those promises weren’t contingent on any specific candidates getting into office - they were all promised under a “re-elected Labor Government”.

After all the election formalities, it will be time for Labor to stump up the cash. Here’s what they promised locally.

Multiple electorates Clyde North - Redevelop intersection at Thompsons Road and Berwick-Cranbourne Road - $70 million.

Narre Warren - Women’s health clinic package - with one of 20 clinics to be based in Casey Hospital.

New schools: Casey Central Primary School, Pakenham North West Primary School, Clyde Creek North Primary School, Clyde Creek North Secondary School, Ballarto Road Primary School, Clyde North Primary School, Clyde North Secondary School and Thompsons West Primary School - all interim names and listed under ’Multiple electorates’ as the exact sites have not been identified.

Casey Radio - $50,000.

Neighbourhood batteries: A battery will be installed in Cardinia Shire, City of Casey, Baw Baw and Bass Coast, amongst other council areas.

Berwick Berwick - Grices Road Recreation Reserve $1.2 million.

Narre Warren North Endeavour Hills - Dog park.

Endeavour Hills - James Cook Primary School - $9.1 million.

Hallam - Hallam Senior College upgrade $24.2 million.

Narre Warren - Fleetwood Primary

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Premier Daniel Andrews and Labor will return for a third consecutive term in government.

School upgrades - $310,000.

Warren - Mental Health and Wellbeing · Narre Local.

Narre Warren South Hampton Park - Robert Booth Reserve for the refurbishment of the Hampton Park Tennis Club pavilion - $550,000.

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- Pakenham Secondary College, · Pakenham including a major upgrade to Block A - $11.3 Secondary College - upgrade and · Lyndhurst million. modernisation - $13.6 million. government owned and operated early · Officer - Dog park. · New education centre in or around Hampton · Officer - Planning for a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Local.

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Battin’s lead a bright spot

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Berwick MP Brad Battin’s comfortable hold in Berwick was one of few “bright spots” for the Coalition in the South East, according to a political expert.

“He’s made that marginal seat a safe one for the Liberals,” Monash University politics senior lecturer Zareh Ghazarian said.

But in the wake of the election, Mr Battin is one of few Liberal members left standing in the region, alongside upper house MP AnnMarie Hermans. The seats of Bass and Pakenham are, however, still in play.

The Coalition targeted the “strategically important” and “swinging” South East seats such as Cranbourne, Narre Warren North, Narre Warren South with little effect.

In contrast, the Liberals won large swings in safe Labor electorates in Melbourne’s West.

“I think one of the challenges that the Liberal Party has had for a few years is the message they’ve put out with policies has been overshadowed by internal disputes,” Dr Ghazarian said.

“There’s also been controversies with candidates and debates spilling into the public arena on whether it should be socially conservative or socially progressive.”

Narre Warren North candidate Timothy Dragan’s controversial comments about Aboriginals, abortion, renewable energy and Mr Battin was an example.

“He failed to get a swing for the Liberal Party – it was essentially about a tenth of what the party needed.”

Cranbourne remains a safe seat held by Labor MP Pauline Richards, despite both major parties losing votes to minor entities like Democratic Labour Party, Freedom Party, Animal Justice Party and Family First.

“What this result reminds us of is of the result in the Federal Election where voters left

Brad Battin called for a change of leader last year. 288615 the major parties and supported the minor parties.

“The biggest loser is the Liberal Party. Their message wasn’t resonating with voters.”

Dr Ghazarian said Labor MP Jordan Crugnale was narrowly ahead in Bass despite a favourable boundary redistribution.

Again, minor parties and independents “chipped away” from the Coalition vote. On preliminary results, there was a slight swing to Labor.

“That really should have been won by the Liberals. Their primary vote fell 15 per cent, which admittedly went to the Nationals.

“You’d think if there’s a protest vote, the Liberals and Nationals would get the bulk of it.

But voters did not support the Coalition.”

Labor and the Coalition were neck-andneck in Pakenham, with a marginal swing to the Coalition. Again, independents and minor parties gained votes for the big parties.

The election campaign has been described by many as “toxic” during what Dr Ghazarian described as a “polarising period” in Victorian politics.

“The result demonstrates that the vast bulk of the community supports Labor and the Andrews Government’s approach.

“It highlights for those opposing the government that there’s got to be a lot of work to be done between now and the next election.”

The Coalition needed to gain 18 seats to form majority government. It only won Nepean, with some other possible gains in the balance.

“It’s a very poor result. They are in a very tough spot.

“It it’s unable to reconnect with the broader Victorian community its vote will fall – and fall further.

“The community is looking at parties and opting for who has the most stable platform and organisation.

“The saying, ‘if you can’t govern yourselves you can’t govern the country’ still rings true.”

Mr Battin was “potentially a future leader” after Liberal leader Matthew Guy announced he would step down from the helm.

“Mr Battin called for a change of leader last year. This could be his opportunity now because really they don’t have many options.”

In 2021, Mr Battin initiated an unsuccessful leadership challenge against then-leader Michael O’Brien. Mr Guy reclaimed the leadership later that year.

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Clyde North man to face court A 23-year-old Clyde North man will face drugs and dangerous driving charges in relation to an alleged hooning event in Dandenong in May. Police will allege the Clyde North man, along with a 35-year-old Forest Hill man and a 46-year-old Bowenvale man, engaged in hoon activity on Bennet Street, Dandenong, on Sunday 15 May at around 11am.

The group allegedly caused their vehicles to deliberately lose traction near a large group of spectators, narrowly avoiding onlookers and crossing onto the wrong side of the road, police said.

Three separate search warrants were executed as part of the investigation in Forest Hill, Bowenvale, and Clyde North between 27 July and 25 November.

Police seized three Holden cars, more than 600 pills of what police will allege is MDMA, roughly 24 grams of alleged ketamine, knuckle dusters, ammunition and a small amount of what police believe is cocaine.

A 23-year-old Clyde North man arrested on 25 November has been charged with reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, traffick and possess ketamine and MDMA, possess cocaine, possess a prohibited weapon, possess ammunition, drive in manner dangerous, improper use of motor vehicle, public nuisance, and make unnecessary noise and smoke.

He has been bailed to appear before the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 4 May 2023.

A 35-year-old Forest Hill man and a 46-year-old Bowenvale man have been charged with reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, drive in manner dangerous, improper use of motor vehicle, public nuisance, and make unnecessary noise and smoke.

The Forest Hill man, arrested on 27 July, has been bailed to appear before the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 2 December.

The Bowenvale man, arrested on 3 November, has been bailed to appear before the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 2 April 2023.

Dandenong Achilles Taskforce Sergeant, Paul Holtzinger said the message from police to those who engage in hoon activity was “crystal clear”.

“The minute you cross the line and engage in hoon activity, you won’t be able to hide from police,” Sgt Holtzinger said.

“We will continue to apply pressure to those who escape detection at the time of an event, and we will not rest until all offenders are in custody.

“As we head into warmer weather and the holiday period, we know that traditionally hoons will come out and try their luck when it comes to flouting the law.

“If you choose to threaten the safety of our community through your selfish and reckless actions on the roads, sooner or later, police will be knocking on your door.”

As part of Operation Achilles, police have a relentless focus on holding those responsible to account for participating in, inciting, or spectating organised hooning events across Casey, Cardinia, and Greater Dandenong.

Since the beginning of January across metropolitan Melbourne, Operation Achilles has resulted in 65 arrests, 54 offenders charged, 720 charges laid and 98 vehicles impounded.

If you witness, have dashcam, or CCTV footage of any intentional high-risk driving, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or lodge a confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au In an emergency, always call Triple Zero (000).

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Top honours for Berwick principal Berwick principal Kerri Bolch said it was the desire to do “something that might break the cycle” of domestic violence that led her to campaign for and develop the school’s Health and Wellbeing Centre.

Launched last year, the centre is home to provisional psychologists, social and youth workers, a nurse and counsellors, who provide wellbeing support to the school’s 1700 students and their families.

This week, Ms Bolch’s determination to support the wellbeing of students has been recognised, as the National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) honour her as one of Australia’s most outstanding educators.

Ms Bolch is one of only three principals across Australia to win the prestigious NEiTA Leadership Award and a $10,000 professional development grant from the NEiTA Foundation.

It comes after 10 years of dedicated campaigning for $1.5 million in Victorian Government funding to establish the Health and Wellbeing Centre at the school.

“I invited everyone who visited the school to see our facilities and how inadequate they were for our requirements,” she said.

“I told them about my dream, to have a health and wellbeing centre for our school community and to help our local community.

“I spoke to politicians and community members, everyone I could think of, and this continued for about 10 years!”

The prevention of family violence is a large driver of the centre.

“A catalyst for the Health and Wellbeing Centre was getting people to understand the impact of domestic violence,” Ms Bolch said.

“Domestic violence is a problem for many families in the City of Casey. If you can create a circuit breaker via support and education you can break the cycle.

“There are only a handful of schools in Melbourne that have their own dedicated Health and Wellness Centre and it’s made a tremendous difference to the students at Berwick College.

“Students often face obstacles when they try to get the support they need and in many for instance, parents don’t know what to do.”

The Health and Wellbeing Centre is already making a noticeable impact on students at the school, according to Ms Bolch.

“We have seen students staying at school to graduate Year 12 who otherwise may not have done, students coming to school rather than drifting away.“ “We have seen students who would never seek support for their health and well-being, ask for help and get the support they deserve.“ Growing up in Pakenham, the principal said becoming a teacher has always been her dream.

“As the eldest of six I would line up my siblings in the carport and play school, pretending to teach,” she said.

“In primary school the teachers would let us correct the spelling tests and we were sometimes left in charge of classes. Extraordinary to think about that now!“ She started her teaching career at Berwick High School in 1981, where she taught for 23 years before taking up an assistant principal position at Narre Warren South P-12 College.

Five-and-a-half years later, in July 2010, she returned to Berwick College, this time as principal of the school.

“I love being in the classroom, however, I have the opportunity to make big chang-

Berwick’s College’s principal Kerri Bolch has been honoured at the NEiTA Leadership awards for Picture: GARY SISSONS implementing a Health and Wellbeing Centre at the school. 310041 es and impact more lives as a principal,” Ms Bolch said.

“If I’m having a bad day, I visit a classroom and talk to the students. It reminds me why I do what I do.

“I’m honoured to win a NEiTA Leadership Award, and grateful to NEiTA for their recognition of the unsung heroes in education, there are so many who fly under the radar. It’s a privilege to be recognised.”

NEiTA chairman, Allen Blewitt, said educators like Ms Bolch define what it means to be a great teacher and leader.

“Kerri is an innovative, compassionate and intelligent educator,” Allen said.

“Her ability as a principal has informed and inspired the lives of countless students over the past 41 years.

“The Berwick College community is richer because of Stanley’s ability to teach and guide

young lives.

“NEiTA is also the only national teaching award where nominations are made by parents, students, and school communities.

“In addition to highlighting and rewarding excellence in teaching, the NEiTA Awards seek to encourage more teachers to stay for longer in the profession.

“The NEiTA Awards were established to recognise inspirational teachers in the community. We understand the potential of education to change lives, but it is our teachers who effect that change.”

NEiTA has recognised and rewarded exceptional and inspirational teachers for nearly three decades. It is the longest running, community-based awards program to recognise teaching excellence in Australia and New Zealand and is proudly supported by Futurity Investment Group.

Fatal collision in Narre Warren East Police are investigating a collision in Narre Warren East which claimed the life of a driver on 23 November.

It is understood three vehicles collided at the intersection of Wellington Road and Dorning Road about 1.20pm on

Wednesday, 23 November.

The male driver of one of the vehicles died at the scene.

A man and woman from the second vehicle were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.The male driver of the third vehicle

was not injured.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, has dashcam footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au

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Jail time for forging a will

By Melissa Meehan, AAP A psychologist who tried to steal millions of dollars from her dead partner’s family by forging a fake will has been jailed.

Kris Schroder, 61, will spend a minimum of 20 months in jail after she was sentenced to four years by County Court Judge Claire Quin on Monday.

She was previously found guilty of eight offences by a jury, including attempting to obtain financial advantage by deception, attempting to pervert the course of justice and perjury.

Schroder, from Harkaway, tried to inherit her dying partner’s $2.25 million estate by creating a fake will to exclude all other family members as beneficiaries.

Marie Hart died from an aggressive brain cancer in February 2016 and in her will she left one third of her estate to Schroder, one third to her nephew and the final third to her niece.

About two months after her death, Schroder travelled to Thailand where she told two friends she had created another fake will for

Ms Hart, dated April 2014, which left everything to her.

Kenneth Ewington and Warren Rogan, Ms Schroder’s friends of 40 years, were then told she had forged their signatures onto the false will.

Schroder later asked them to sign false affidavits in support of her application for probate in the Supreme Court.

She also offered to pay Ms Hart’s niece and nephew $200,000 to drop legal action against the will.

During sentencing Judge Claire Quin said Schroder’s motivation was either greed or a misguided entitlement to the whole estate.

“Your conduct escalated to support that lie,” she said.

Schroder appeared virtually from the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre. She did not speak during the hearing but shook her head throughout the summary of her crimes and sentencing.

She is expected to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court in February on other matters.

Kris Schroder tried to steal up to $2.25 million from her dying partner by creating a fake will.

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Dozen ducklings meet unfortunate fate, says Fleming

By Eleanor Wilson Berwick resident Peter Fleming said he was delighted when a group of 12 ducklings appeared in his back pond on Saturday 19 November.

But by Wednesday afternoon, they had met the fate of a local black cat, he believes.

Now, Mr Fleming wants to raise awareness about the importance of keeping feline friends indoors.

“I know some people love their cats, but it’s a question of how they can care for their cats so that the rest of the wildlife doesn’t get destroyed,” he said. “[Cat owners] should keep them in the house…they shouldn’t just end up roaming off into the street and certainly not at nighttime.”

Laws surrounding the containment of cats in Victoria is dependent on your local council.

According to the City of Casey website, residents must keep cats within their property at all times.

Under the Casey Community Local Law 2018 and the Domestic Animals Act 1994, you may be fined if your cat is found wandering outside your property.

“By keeping your cat in your property, you can help it live up to three times longer. Your cat will not get hit by cars, get injured in a fight or catch any diseases,” the website said.

Residents who face issues with neighbourhood cats can lodge a formal complaint to the council, but it is recommended to speak to the pet’s owner before taking action.

The City of Casey also has a restriction in place prohibiting the keeping of cats in the Botanic Ridge and Settlers Run Estate. These two areas are close to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Cranbourne and are home to many native and endangered animals, including

The young ducklings spent less than a week following their mum around Peter’s backyard and pond.

Picture: SUPPLIED

Peter Fleming said he believes a black cat ate 12 ducklings from his backyard last week. 310018 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS the endangered Southern Brown Bandicoot, the council said.

Despite the presence of the law, the City of Casey Domestic Animal Mangement Plan 2021-2025 found 84 per cent of participants in community consultation demonstrated they were unaware of laws relating to cats in the City of Casey.

In 2020-2021, there were 376 cat nuisance complaints made to Casey Council.

Mr Fleming said the ducklings had spent the entirety of their short lives in his backyard, which includes a frog pond converted

from a swimming pool.

He believes the ducks’ nest is perched within dense shrubbery surrounding the pond.

While he hasn’t found any evidence of the damaged nest, nor the ducklings, Mr Fleming believes there was no other avenue for the ducks to disappear from his backyard.

“They couldn’t fly, they couldn’t get out of this little area, there’s nowhere to get out there so they couldn’t have gone somewhere else,” he said.

“We hadn’t seen that cat before, that was a new site to us, it was walking up and down the pond, probably looking for something extra.”

After the last sighting of the duckling brood on Wednesday morning, Mr Fleming said he saw the cat later in the afternoon.

Shortly after that, one of the adult ducks returned to the pond for several hours, but no ducks have been seen since.

“I watched it all afternoon and it was just sitting in the pond, looking around and staring for about five hours,” he said.

“Then it just took off from the middle of the pond, flew away and didn’t come back.

“There’s been no sign of any of them since…they were here almost every day before that.”

A 2020 study by The University of Sydney found that roaming pet cats killed an estimated 390 million animals per year in Australia, including reptiles, birds and mammals.

Neighbour loses VCAT fight over property development

By Eleanor Wilson A neighbour’s fight to stop the development of three, two-storey dwellings in a residential Endeavour Hills street has been thwarted by the state tribunal.

Ranleigh Moldrich, who owns a property south of the proposed site at 10 Haverstock Hill Close, Endeavour Hills, took the development proposal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) after it was initially approved by Casey Council.

Mr Moldrich argued the dwellings would not be in keeping with the area’s character, which comprises mostly single-storey homes.

But VCAT member Mary-Anne Taranto ruled on 21 November that the construction would be “respectful of the existing character berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au

and would not cause unreasonable amenity impacts”.

“The proposal will bring about some change to this location. However, I have concluded that on balance, the degree of change that this proposal will bring is of an incremental nature,” member Taranto said.

The site sits on more than 800sqm of land and is currently occupied by a single-storey dwelling, driveway and garage to its south side.

Mr Moldrich argued the dwellings would not be suitable due to the proposed number of dwellings, their two-storey scale, impacts on vegetation and the site’s 1.1 kilometre distance from the Endeavour Hills Major Activity Centre.

The resident also expressed concern about the perceived impact on pedestrian safety,

amenity including noise from cars using the driveway, loss of privacy and loss of views and natural light to the north.

The council and VCAT both refuted these claims.

“I would not refuse this proposal on the basis that it involves a proposal for dwellings that have a two-storey scale in this particular context. There are no planning controls or policy directions that seek to limit development in this location to buildings that are single-storey in scale,” Member Taranto said.

“In relation to noise from cars and people, any such noise is not an unexpected occurrence in an urban residential environment and is not a reason to refuse a permit.

“In relation to loss of views, there is no legal right to a view.”

Most housing in the surrounding area appears to have originally occurred in the past four or five decades, comprising single-storey detached brick dwellings, the hearing heard.

“The key issues raised in relation to neighbourhood character by the applicant concerns the inclusion of two-storey dwellings in an area where single-storey development predominates,” member Taranto said.

The triple unit development will continue, with a number of amendments to the planning permit, including changes to the west facing guest-room window to improve acoustic and visual privacy.

Casey Council originally approved the development plans 13 months ago, despite 16 community objections.

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‘He saved my life’: Off-duty officer leaps into action

By Marcus Uhe Paul Sedgewick, Leading Senior Constable at Cranbourne police station, isn’t comfortable with the labels of “hero” and “lifesaver”.

But Eddie Hennessy won’t have it any other way.

It was a Saturday night in late October at the Chelsea Heights hotel. LSC Sedgewick was there with his wife, and on the table next to him was Mr Hennessey, enjoying a live performance from Daryl Braithwaite and Russell Morris and conversing occasionally with fellow fans on neighbouring tables, as the performers began to wind down their act for the night.

As the crowd eagerly awaited a rendition of the timeless classic Horses, LSC Sedgewick felt a thud on his foot.

It was Mr Hennessey, who had suffered a medical episode, and fell across him on the way down to the floor.

“I sort of looked down as if to say ‘are you alright mate?’, because I thought maybe he’d tripped on the chair that was between us or something,” LSC Sedgewick said.

“Then I had a look and I realised straight away that no, he’s not okay, there’s something wrong here.”

Despite being off-duty on the night, immediately LSC Sedgewick swung into what he described as police mode.”

“I rolled him over because he landed facedown, and his colour was terrible. His whole face was blue-ish, grey, and I looked into his eyes and they were fixed, straight ahead, so I knew instantly there was something wrong.

“I rolled him onto his back and I checked for a pulse and to see if he was breathing, but I couldn’t find either.

“I looked up and there were people standing over watching and I said to someone, ‘ring 000 and get an ambulance’. I re-checked his pulse and still couldn’t find anything, so I pulled his jumper and shirt up and started doing CPR straight away.”

First-aid training is compulsory as part of police training and despite only performing it once before during his career in the force, a refresher course in August meant the theory was relatively fresh in LSC Sedgwick’s brain.

After a handful of compressions, there was life; Mr Hennessey begun to regain consciousness and composure, allowing LSC Sedgwick and other bystanders to roll him onto his side and comfort him while they waited for his partner, Niece, and MICA paramedics to arrive.

All the while, the show continued undisturbed.

“We were up the back and to the side so I don’t think Darryl Braithwaite actually knew what was happening, there was a lot of crowd between the stage and us.

“I do recall after we had him on his side and he was recovering, I stuck my head up and went ‘oh, he’s doing Horses!’ which turned out to be the last song of his set.”

While the two can joke about the timeline of events now, the circumstances at the time were no laughing matter.

For Mr Hennessey, it was quite literally a case of life and death.

“I just remember standing there, there were yellow, orangey, bright red lights,” he said.

“I was coming and going. I knew something wasn’t right, instantly, and then boom, it happened that quick.

“I landed on my face. I woke up with Paul next to me and my chest was so sore.”

Shortly after the episode, paramedics arrived and LSC Sedgewick handed over responsibility to the experts, BUT not before exchanging contact details with Mr Hennessey to ensure he could check-in on his new-found friend, who had attended the concert on his own.

Once he had made a recovery, Mr Hennessey set out to reconnect with the man that brought him back to life.

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Eddie Hennessey with the man he credits with saving his life, Leading Senior Constable at Cranbourne police station, Paul Sedgewick.

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Mr Hennessey described LSC Sedgewick as a “big beautiful gentle giant.“ Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS professional career, Mr Hennessey has an appreciation for the trials and tribulations faced by officers every day, and the toll it can take on someone’s wellbeing.

“I went online to the compliments and complaints page of Victoria Police to praise Paul for what he had done, not just for me, but for my family and my loved ones,” Mr Hennessey said.

“It was confirmed that he works at the Cranbourne Police Station so I came here, but he wasn’t here.

“I wanted to meet Paul, I really wanted to come and show my gratitude for what he had done. I wanted him to be recognised.

“I wanted to meet up with Paul, and I knew that he was just a big beautiful gentle giant. As you can see, there are no other words I can use

to describe him.”

After a couple of weeks, the two were finally reunited, with Mr Hennessey providing a prescient gift to LSC Sedgwick.

“My surname is Hennessey, so I thought it would be fitting to get him a bottle of Hennessey.

“So I came in, gave him a big hug, and shook his hand.

“He saved my life, he can ask for anything he wants and I’ll give it.

“I love the guy. I’ve met him a couple of times now and the more I meet him the more I think he’s a beautiful man.”

For LSC Sedgewick, the best gift he could ask for is seeing Mr Hennessey happy and healthy once again.

“I’m happy for what I was able to do for him

and the fact that he’s sitting here today.

“Really what the reward is, for me, that despite your other health issues, you’re here, you’re happy, you’re able to talk, you’ve recently celebrated a birthday, so that’s my reward.

“As far as a lifesaving thing, I certainly don’t consider myself a hero. I didn’t do anything brave, it needed to be done, and I just did it. As I said, someone had to do it. I’ve had the training and I did it and it worked.”

The incident has prompted Mr Hennessey to encourage everyone to undertake a CPR course.

After all, very few would be able to offer a better assessment of the benefit than someone who was brought back to life via the crucial mechanism.

“I believe knowledge is powerful.

“From my point of view I would like to see big venues, their on-duty managers, foremen in a factory, for example, have some knowledge of CPR. “I’ve actually heard stories over the years where a lot of people have been lost. Some have been lucky, I was Johnny on the spot, I drew the right straw.

“I’m 110 per cent behind more people learning to do CPR. I’ve seen it advertised online now, you can go and do a course for $48.

You get a certificate and you’re authorised.”

LSC Sedgewick agreed.

“In a public environment, you often will get that off-duty doctor, or nurse, or a paramedic who can help. Same as when you go to collisions, as part of our job, often we’ll find out that there’s an off-duty paramedic or nurse or someone at the scene driving past who stopped to help.

“But in a work environment, that’s not always going to be the case, so Eddie’s got a good point.”

Mr Hennessey said he’ll always be grateful for the quick-thinking of the man he had never met just a few hours earlier on the faithful night.

“I think about him. I’m a Christian and I think about him out there and I hope that he’s safe within the community.

“It’s not an easy job, we’ve got a lot of policemen in our family and I just hope they stay safe and do their job properly.” berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au

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New name needed for local libraries The beginning of a new era for Casey Cardinia Libraries calls for a new name for their service, and they’ve asked you to provide some inspiration.

Libraries in the City of Casey (Doveton, Bunjil Place, Hampton Park, Endeavour Hills and Cranbourne) will remain under the Casey Cardinia banner, while Pakenham, Emerald and the Cardinia Mobile Library Service will partner with a different service, Myli.

Cardinia Libraries will transition to Myli at the end of November.

Casey Cardinia Libraries chief executive Beth Luppino said she was excited to receive local input.

“We are really keen to get inspiration and ideas from the Casey community - it will be so much more meaningful if our new name comes from local library members,” Ms Luppino said.

“When a new name is decided, we will update all our members - we expect this to be early in 2023.

“The new name will not affect services in any way, but it will be a name that community will recognise as representing high quality library services in Casey.”

The new name cannot contain the word ‘Casey’, cannot already exist and must reflect a service that is dynamic and constantly evolving.

All participants will go into the draw to win a $200 Coles Myer voucher, chosen at random.

Entries will open on Thursday 1 December and close on Thursday 14 December.

Entries can be submitted by filling in a form at the libraries or on the Casey Cardinia Libraries website cclc.vic.gov.au/new More information about the services’ transition can be found at cclc.vic.gov.au/transition

Mental health focus

By Sahar Foladi Chisholm’s manager of engineering, Matthew Baker has started a mental health initiative across the engineering department.

The initiative, called Mental Health Mondays, is where the engineering team wear TradeMutt shirts at the Dandenong campus of Chisholm.

“It gives us that opportunity, the conversation ice-breaker, to have that conversation and also shows that we’re invested in our student wellbeing,” Mr Baker said.

Mr Baker saw a student wearing the TradeMutt shirt and started thinking of ways to be involved.

“We train apprentices in metal trade, so fabrication and welding and within one of our workshops, I saw a student with one of the shirts on and I asked him around what it was, why and how.

“He informed me what they are and we did our own research on it and thought it was a fantastic initiative.

“We looked into ways we could be part of it because a big part of what we do is support apprentices through the two to four years they undertake an apprenticeship. We realised it’s vital to look after their mental wellbeing, not just their education,” Mr Baker said.

From being surprised by the shirts to being supportive of the initiative, it’s been a month since Mr Baker’s discovery.

“They were really on board once we explained what they were and what they meant and so we had a really good uptake of it. We’ve had about 100 per cent staff involvement that includes not just teachers but administrators and managers.”

This is A Conversation Starter (TIACS) is a not-for-profit mental health support service funded by TradeMutt.

“The TIACS literally does that, people go,

The TradeMutt shirts support mental health. Matthew Baker, manager of engineering at Chisholm, was inspired to start an initiative in his workplace inspired by the shirts.

Picture: SUPPLIED ‘hey nice shirt’ and it gives the teachers the opportunity to remind them about mental health and their own wellbeing,” Mr Baker said.

Mr Baker has worked with Chisholm for the past seven years and said he has never seen anything like this in Victoria.

“At the moment the engineering department is trialling it but we’re hoping to roll it out to all of the trade areas within Chisholm, and possibly some of the other departments as well,” Mr Baker said.

He also intends to invest in Chisholmbranded TradeMutt shirts in the future and encourage other departments across Chisholm to get involved.

“I had mine on today and went to a managers meeting and had people asking me, ‘what’s with the shirt?’.”

By supporting TradeMutt, the team at Chisholm is also helping TradeMutt fund the mental health support service TIACS. The not-for-profit provides a text and calls service and access to mental health clinicians for free to those who need it.

So far, more than 2900 tradies have received free mental health support through TIACS. Fifty per cent of TradeMutt profits are donated to charity and more than $600,000 in mental health support has been delivered to tradies.

Journalist takes top gong at press awards

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Past Star News reporter Danielle Kutchel has been honoured for her work highlighting the mental health crisis within the refugee community at the Victorian Country Press Association (VCPA) awards.

Ms Kutchel, who wrote for the Pakenham Gazette, Berwick Star News, Cranbourne Star News and Dandenong Star Journal between 2018 and 2021, recently won the Best Community Campaign for a newspaper with a circulation of over 6000, for her series of stories called Journey published in September last year.

In 2020, Ms Kutchel was the recipient of a Melbourne Press Club Michael Gordon Fellowship for social justice journalism.

In a series of four articles, she explored issues relating to the mental health of the asylum seekers and refugees who have settled in the South East.

“The South East is home to a lot of refugees. It’s one of the most diverse areas in the country and it seemed like an issue that no one was really looking into or talking about,” Ms Kutchel said.

“I thought someone has got to write about this, and I think Star News was ideally placed because we are the voice of the South East community.”

In the articles, Ms Kutchel explored how the mental health of asylum seekers and refugees were affected during the different stages of their journeys to Australia, as well as the barriers to access services once here and possible solutions for the issue.

“The main point of the stories were the lived experiences. I wanted the voices of these refugees to be the main driver of the story because the story is theirs,” Ms Kutchel said.

“I enjoyed writing the articles and I thought they were stories that needed to be told. To have the VCPA recognise that is really special.

“I think the important thing is that the

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By Eleanor Wilson The sunshine followed determined walkers around Berwick Springs Lake early on Sunday 27 November as they completed the Walk4BrainCancer.

Members of the newly merged Narre Warren Berwick Business Group (NWBBG), as well as community members and brain cancer warriors totalled 200 for the charity stroll.

The morning began early with a 9am KX pilates warm up, before participants chose between a 3km or 5km walk.

Narre Warren Berwick Business Group vicepresident Magda D’Abaco revealed the group was able to double their fundraising goal, for a total of $20,000 raised for brain cancer research.

“We are so proud of what the community has come together to do,” Ms D’Abaco said.

“We had so many different types of families join us, including those supporting loved ones going through the brain cancer journey or those who had unfortunately passed.

“It was really nice to see everyone band together.”

Money from this year’s Walk4BrainCancer, which has reached over $1.7 million nationally, will go towards bringing the GBM AGILE clinical trial to Australia.

The trial aims to revolutionise the way treatments are tested and developed to treat glioblastoma and is currently being undertaken in the United States.

“It’s really important, there’s not much research and not much funding for brain cancer unfortunately, because not so many people are diagnosed with it,” Ms D’Abaco said.

The five-year survival rate for brain cancer has “barely improved in more than 30 years” according to Walk4BrainCancer.

Around 2000 Australians develop brain cancer every year, yet just one in five people diagnosed with the disease will survive the five-year mark.

It is a cherished cause for Ms D’Abaco, whose mum Grace is fighting her own battle with a Glioblastoma brain tumour.

Grace was present at Berwick Springs Lake, cheering on the team from the sidelines.

“She’s one of the lucky ones that has got a clinical trial, not everyone is lucky enough to receive that further treatment on top of the standard treatment so that’s why it’s so close

Two hundred local business owners and community members came together for the walk. to my heart,” Ms D’Abaco said.

“We had the opportunity to give back to a lot of other sufferers so that’s why it’s so important for my family to raise money, and more importantly raise awareness of these trials so other people don’t have to suffer in the future.”

The walk was the first community event following the business group merger in early November.

“It was a really important step for us because it combined not just traders, but the community as a whole,” Ms D’Abaco said.

“We want to convey that strength the merged group has now, not just for businesses, but we want the community to be aware that local business is behind them.

“It really is about showing the community we’re trying to work together as one.”

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Industrial estate opens doors in Dandenong South

By Sahar Foladi Australia’s largest pure-play industrial fund, Centuria has officially opened up a massive industrial estate in Dandenong South.

The development, known as Southside Industrial Estate, provides 40,529sqm of industrial accommodation across the eighthectare site.

“It’s a huge investment for the area. When we looked at this, it was a brown-filled site that didn’t have anything on it, it was totally unutilised and we were able to work with the Centuria team together to produce a vision for a new industrial estate,” head of development, Andre Bali said.

The six-unit site located on 95-105 South Gippsland Hwy is completely leased, demonstrating the demand for urban industrial assets in the area.

Tenants range from domestic to international entities and have already begun operations from the estate.

Global packaging businesses Orora and San Miguel Yamamurra Australasia Group are among the tenants.

“San Miguel was the first tenant in here.

A few others are doing their own internal fit outs so that’ll take a few months.

“San Miguel was pretty keen to start this facility soon so in the next few months it’ll be fully operational,” Mr Bali said.

The new $88.8 million industrial facility is set to operate ahead of Christmas, creating 300 jobs for the locals.

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Andre Bali Head of Centuria’s Development, Charlie Buxton, Managing Director at Cadence, Greater Dandenong Mayor, Eden Foster and Jesse Curtis CIP Fund Manager and Centuria Head of Industrial.

Picture: SUPPLIED ground analysis into what the needs were for the area. There’s a lot of employment leaving the area so to build an estate like this, we’re able to secure jobs for this local area,” Mr Bali said.

Mayor of Greater Dandenong, Eden Foster was present to officiate the ceremony.

“The South East is an area where there isn’t a lot of room in terms of industrial buildings and estates, so to be able put this in place is fantastic and gives opportunities for the locals but also further develops business in the area too,” Cr Foster said.

In light of Dandenong’s increasing unemployment rates, the mayor said this was a fantastic opportunity for the locals.

“Being a five-star green star in an industrial estate as well falls in line with the council’s climate emergency strategy so it ticks a lot of the boxes there.

“Our focus is on rejuvenating Greater Dandenong to create a municipality that supports industrial entrepreneurship and quality outcomes for the South East region. We are excited to see the sustainable construction of this estate locally,” the mayor said.

The property was developed by Cadence Property Group on behalf of Commercial and Industrial Property (CPI) across a 20-month development period.

CIP fund manager and Centuria head of industrial, Jesse Curtis said: “CIP capitalised on a rare opportunity to bring to market additional supply of industrial real estate within Melbourne’s land-constrained South East industrial heartland, where vacancy is currently 0.08 per cent.”

CIP has recently broke ground with a $31 million industrial development in Canning Vale, WA. Among the great projects is also a fiveunit estate in Campbellfield, Victoria, in partnership with Cadence that is in the planning stage at the moment.

“This is definitely one of the biggest ones that we’ve done. We’ll be doing another one soon on a similar scale and a few others nationally as well, that we’re looking to initiate,” Mr Bali said.

He said Centuria is moving towards newer and bigger assets to build a larger portfolio with five-star, green star ratings across the projects.

Centuria Capital Group (CNI) manages 15 assets in Melbourne’s South East on behalf of its investors.

This asset adds a critical mass to a core of urban infill industrial market.

Upon the completion of Southside, Centuria’s Victorian portfolio worth has bumped up to $1.8 billion across 43 assets.

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Yule love these flowers Floral arrangements are a perfect way to add some colour to your Yule time table. Ensure your house is looking its festive, floral best with these popular blooms: Lilies Lilies and amaryllis are always a popular choice at Christmas in a variety of colours.

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Remember though that lilies are extremely toxic to cats, causing acute renal failure, so think twice before gifting them to your catloving friend and keep them out of reach of your own felines.

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By Marcus Uhe The library at Lynbrook Primary School currently resembles an underwater haven of jellyfish, litter bugs and sea creatures.

As has unfortunately become commonplace in our vast environment too, there’s plastic bottles, egg cartons and other recyclables floating around, highlighting our climate emergency and the need to pay more attention to the world around us.

Thankfully, in the case of the Lynbrook reef, the two are working in harmony.

Inspired by National Recycling Week, the Grade 4 students used empty bottles, bottle caps, egg cartons and more to hand-craft the fauna, as the school used the week to increase their knowledge about the broader cause along the way.

Driving the initiatives were Year 4 teacher Laura Waldron and her Year 4 teaching and learning coordinator Rebecca Bogos.

“It was all about how they can promote the message about looking after the environment through recycling and caring for the environment,” Ms Bogos said.

“It’s certainly a good way to decorate the library and bring the literature together.

“We purchased a lot of new picture books that have that message about caring for the

environment and they’ve been on display throughout the term.”

The nude food challenge was issued to all students, encouraging them to bring a lunch lacking as much disposable rubbish as possible, and forcing a re-think in the way parents did the weekly shop - buying foods in bulk rather than individual packets, and packing unwrapped fruit and vegetables, for example.

Champions of resourcefulness from each year level were rewarded with prizes of lunchboxes and drink bottles at an assembly.

“The whole school got on board and integrated it into our curriculum,” Ms Bogos said.

“We had different year levels do different activities, and the Grade 4s focused on upcycling.

“Being a whole school focus, there’s a lot more momentum and focus when a whole school takes on a project.”

As you walk into reception you’ll find the battery and toothpaste tube recycling deposit boxes, while hanging from the back fence outside the library, an army of donated footwear formed the basis of the Gumboot Garden.

Forty-eight boots that were unable to be sold commercially were generously donated to the students by Merry People, which were filled with potting mix and plant cuttings, under a sign, also donated to the school, by The

Label Project. Of all the activities and creations to spawn from the week, Ms Bogos said the gumboot garden was her favorite.

“It’s pretty self-sufficient, the garden, but the Grade 4s just keep a check on it, especially after a weekend, we hope there’s no damage,” Ms Bogos said.

“We planted succulents and pig face. The succulents were donated to us by thecommunity. I think the only thing we purchased was the potting mix.” After three years of Covid-19 interruptions, a percentage of Lynbrook’s 875-student cohort are yet to experience a full year in the classroom, with consequences for the broader school community.

Ms Bogos said the week was a fantastic opportunity for the parents, who so-often acted as substitute teachers during the pandemic and enforced remote learning periods, to come and experience their kids’ creations for themselves.

“Our parent community is very supportive.

“We’re gradually getting back to normal, they had to stay away so for long. Having them come in and being able to see what’s on display is really good, really rewarding, and it means school and home are working together, which is best for the kids.

“It’s about taking that learning from school and taking it home, so that the community is learning as well.”

AusNet services has been fined by Energy Safe Victoria for failing to keep trees safely clear of powerlines in Narre Warren.

The energy company was one of three offenders across Victoria issued with a total of six fines worth almost $30,000.

Contact between trees and powerlines can result in fires, electrocutions and power outages, which can lead to property damage and in serious cases injury and even loss of life.

Two fines were issued to Powercor for breaches in high bushfire risk areas around Elingamite and Brucknell and one to AusNet Services for a breach in urban parts of Narre Warren with all three instances creating a fire threat ahead of summer, authorities said.

Three fines have also been issued to Maroondah City Council in Melbourne’s east for breaches that seriously threatened electricity supply with burnt vegetation observed to have contacted a critical power supply feeder.

In late June, ESV was given new powers to issue fines of up to $4623 for each line clearance breach.

The energy safety regulator’s previous line clearance enforcement powers were limited to issuing warnings or notices to take corrective action or prosecution through the court system in more severe cases. Electricity companies (responsible for powerlines on private land and regional public land) and councils (urban public land) are responsible for maintaining trees within safe distances under the Electricity Safety (Electric Line Clearance) Regulations 2020.

When issuing fines, ESV’s focus will be risk-based, with infringements issued in situations where a line clearance breach is seriously impacting the safety of people and property.

In response to widespread noncompliance or where serious harm or property damage, ESV may prosecute in accordance with its Compliance and Enforcement Policy and Prosecution Guidelines. La Niña conditions have resulted in substantial vegetation growth, which must be maintained clear of electric lines to prevent a serious bushfire risk. ESV enforcement officers will be traveling across Victoria throughout the year, inspecting sites to ensure trees are not too close to powerlines.

More than 1100 power outages are caused by trees touching powerlines in Victoria each year, affecting 400,000 residences and businesses.

Positive benefits flow despite a different business intent TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH Precession (not procession) is a term you don’t hear very often but it turns out to be quite beneficial in business.

I first heard the word when I was studying mechanics as part of my degree and it refers to the motion of any spinning object.

If you spin a top, you will notice that it doesn’t just spin round and round, it also dips up and down while it is spinning (this wobble becomes more pronounced as the spinning slows) at 90 degrees to the direction of spin.

There are mathematics behind this that predict this motion (which I have long since forgotten) but the fact the top dips up and down as well is not something that we would naturally expect.

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In fact, our own earth is one such example of a ‘spinning object’ and it too precesses which is how we get our seasons (if it didn’t, we would have the same season all year round!).

So, in a nutshell, precession is the term given to the result or outcome of something which is tangential (90 degrees) to the original motion.

Here is another example of this: drop a pebble into a pond and the direction of the pebble is vertically downwards, but the ripples on the pond caused by the pebble entering it are horizontal (90 degrees) to the pebble motion and hence is also a ‘precessional effect’.

Okay, so what does this have to do with business? Well, it turns out that precessional effects exist in nature and in business too and this is the term given to derived positive benefits that accrue from a totally different intent.

Here are some examples.

We often recommend to business leaders that they create a ‘Position Description’ for a role in a business.

The original intent behind this is to ensure that anyone exercising the role knows exactly what they are responsible for, but in addition

to this it can be used to create KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to assess performance, will clearly define for recruitment purposes the nature of the role, demonstrates a professional approach to organisational development and also highlights to prospective promotional candidates the expectations of the role itself.

Similarly, with creation of a financial budget.

At the simplest level this defines the expected financial performance of the business.

However, in addition to this, defining a company budget identifies areas of over-spending or unexpected outgoings, how the business is actually performing against plan at any particular point in time and hence provides an early warning indication if things are going off-track.

These are clear financial benefits, but one of the greatest precessional effects I see when business owners define a company budget is the clearly sense of control that the owner now has over business results. Not only do results become predictable but there is a genuine reduction in personal stress since the apparent ‘unknown’ of future financial performance becomes something controllable.

Still, in the financial space, once you create a budget for things, you necessarily define acceptable boundaries for expenditure within the business which is actually more liberating than not having them.

Take, for example, the creation of a ‘training budget’. Without one, if a staff member approaches a manager and asks for the company to pay for a particular training course, then the only factor that the decision can be based on is perceived return on investment for the individual and business. But what about the other staff members? What are their training requirements?

With a training budget, you now have the ability to not only assess return on investment per person, you can also determine whether the percentage of funds spent to support an individual’s training is a good use of funds for the business overall. A training budget would also enable a simple training plan to be derived so it is clear who would be undertaking and when so that business commitments are not compromised. Ian Ash is the managing director of OrgMent Business Solutions. berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au

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Fallachi’s hairdressers among Australia’s best These awards culminate in a gala event in October on the Gold Coast, attended by all finalists and the hair industry from all around Australia.

The Fallachi Hair team, who are based in Berwick, were finalists in: Best Customer Care, State Salon Business of the Year for Victoria, as well as manager Jessica McHenry named a finalist for Salon Manager of the Year.

Fallachi Hair were named finalists in three categories at the 2022 Australian Hair Industry Awards (AHIA).

The AHIA business awards provide the Australian hair industry with a benchmark of excellence in business on a state by state basis, with categories such as the Australian Salon Business of the Year, Best Customer Care and Best Salon Design.

The New York Barbers team were delighted with their win.

New York’s top barbers Traditional barbershop New York Barbers have taken out the Australian Modern Barber Business of the Year 2022 at the Australian Modern Barber Awards (AMBA).

The awards were launched in 2021 to provide the Australian barbering industry with a much-needed and often requested benchmark of excellence and platform to showcase their creative and business skills.

With categories including the Australian Modern Barber of the Year and the Australian

Modern Barber Business of the Year, these awards were launched due to industry demand.

They are judged by an independent panel of judges, media, PR, business specialists, national and international barbers, and specialists in the barbering industry. New York Barbers, which are based in Berwick, were also winners of this award in 2021, and have now been named the Australian Modern Barber Business of the Year for two years running.

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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

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

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

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Festive hits with Lucy Join musical theatre star Lucy Durack as she performs some of her favourite and well-loved Christmas songs in our 2022 Daytime Music Theatre finale.

Lucy is one of Australia’s most well-known leading ladies with major stage roles to her credit including Glinda in Wicked and The Wizard of Oz, Princess Fiona in Shrek and Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. Recently, Lucy played Sarah in Touching the Void with Melbourne Theatre Company.

Lucy also appeared in John Foreman’s New Years’ Eve Concert at Hamer Hall and in Overture Charity Gala for Parkes Shire Council.

TV credits include Sisters; The Letdown; Doctor Doctor; Upper Middle Bogan; How To Stay Married; Here Come The Habibs; The Moodys; Neighbours; Get Krack!n’; Home Alone Together; The Masked Singer and as a judge on Australia’s Got Talent.

Film credits include Lost and Found; Now Add Honey; Goddess; Dripping in Chocolate and Daisy Quokka: World’s Scariest Animal.

Screenwriting credits include Lift (Ten Peach) and Love in Lockdown (Gristmill).

Lucy won the Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical for Legally Blonde; Best Screen Play Asia Web Award for Lift; AACTA Award for Best Online Drama or Comedy Series for Love In Lockdown.

Join Lucy as she performs some of her favourite Christmas songs, including Oh Holy Night, Silent Night, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, All I Want for Christmas is You, Let It Snow and more.

Christmas with Lucy Durack replaces

Lucy Durack is one of Australia’s most wellknown leading ladies with major stage roles to her credit.

Christmas Heart and Music in our Daytime Music Theatre schedule - existing tickets that were sold for this event have automatically been transferred over to this new show. Existing ticket holders do not need to do anything please contact the Ticketing Services Team on 9709 9700, or email bunjilplace@casey.vic.gov. au if you have further questions or would like assistance.

Register your burn-off Victoria’s fire and emergency service agencies are urging community members to register their burn-offs as they prepare their properties for fire season.

Launched in 2020, the Fire Permits Victoria website is a one-stop-shop for Victorians to register burn-offs with authorities prior to the fire danger period (FDP) commencing, or apply for a permit once the FDP has started.

While community members can still register their burns with Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) by calling 1800 668 511, using the Fire Permits Victoria website frees up ESTA call takers to focus on emergency calls.

Last fire season between 25 October 2021 and 1 May 2022, 85,224 burn-offs were registered or approved, including 18,776 through the Fire Permits Victoria website.

The fire danger period is already in place in Mildura Rural City Council, with several other north-western shires to follow in the coming weeks.

Country Fire Authority chief officer Jason Heffernan said that as FDPs are declared in more local council areas, registering burns or applying for permits is vitally important for community safety.

“The Fire Permits Victoria website allows agencies to communicate with those planning burn-offs in a timely and efficient manner, allowing us to provide consistent and up-to-date advice on suspending or revoking a permit if conditions change.”

Forest Fire Management Victoria acting chief fire officer Allyson Lardner said the fire permit system provided fire agencies with important information to manage fire risk effectively.

“The system allows permit holders to notify fire agencies when approved permits will be used, especially when fire restric-

tions are in place,” Ms Lardner said.

“This allows authorities to cross-check any well-meaning triple zero calls and avoids our firefighters being dispatched unnecessarily.”

Fire Rescue Victoria’s acting fire rescue commissioner Gavin Freeman said that despite the milder conditions this season, burn-offs can easily escape if not managed and monitored properly.

“Keep your burn-off safe by ensuring you have sufficient water on hand at all times and fully extinguish the burn once completed,” Mr Freeman said.

“We know burn-offs can flare-up several days afterwards, which highlights the importance of making sure the fire is fully extinguished and keeping an eye on weather conditions not just for the day of your burn but for the following days as well.”

People undertaking burn-offs prior to the FDP and those with permits during the FDP are reminded follow fire and rescue services’ advice to keep fires safe: Follow regulations or laws set by CFA and your local council.

Register your burn-off via the Fire Permits Victoria website (firepermits.vic.gov.au), or call 1800 668 511.

Notify neighbours if your activity will generate fire and smoke.

Check and monitor weather conditions particularly wind - on the day and coming days.

Leave a three-metre fire break, free from flammable materials around the burn.

Have sufficient equipment and water to stop the fire spreading; don’t leave it unattended.

Make sure you properly extinguish your fire before you leave it.

If your burn-off gets out of control, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

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WHAT’S ON Oakgrove Community Centre 25th anniversary event

Cranbourne Popup Blood Donor Centre

Come along to Oakgrove Community Centre on Sunday 4 December from 11am to 2pm to celebrate 25 years of the centre.

Includes Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony, facepainting, arts and crafts, pony rides, jumping castle, market stalls, food van and more.

4 December, 89-101 Oakgrove Drive, Narre Warren South.

The pop-up centre is coming to Cranbourne.

Hall 1 – Cranbourne West Community Hub, 4 Flicka Boulevard, Cranbourne West.

12 to 30 December.

Please visit the Lifeblood website for opening hours.

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Twilight Christmas Market and Lighting of the Christmas Tree After a two-year hiatus, the ever-popular Christmas Market is back at Bunjil Place!

Everyone’s invited to enjoy live music, food trucks, workshops, performers and heaps of local artisans with fab gift ideas. We’ll even be lighting up the artist-designed Christmas Tree at 8pm.

An event for all the family, friends and doggos, Santa will be joining us, along with other kiddie fun. So come along and browse, enjoy some gourmet food, kick back with friends and family, and get into the Christmas spirit.

Saturday 3 December 3pm - 9pm at Bunjil Place Plaza.

Join local author Julie Dascoli as she celebrates the launch of her new children’s picture book ‘That Boy’, a project four years in the making.

There’ll be activities for the kids and Julie will provide a special reading on the day.

2pm, Saturday 3 December at Narrehills Family Church, 86 Hallam North Road, Endeavour Hills.

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Narre Warren and District Family History Group end of year meeting A night of fun and frivolity, mark this date in your calendar for a night of fun and laughter.

We will be in the admin building conference room, Cranbourne Complex (enter via Casey Radio) 1/65 Berwick - Cranbourne Road Cranbourne. This meeting won’t be held on Zoom.

Visitors are welcome, the night will commence at 7.30pm, Wednesday 14 December.

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Grow Mental Wellbeing GROW offers a unique mental wellbeing program to those suffering from stress, anxiety, depression and other emotional difficulties.

Cranbourne Group meets at the Balla Balla Community Centre. Gold coin donation appreciated.

For further information please contact GROW Community Centre on 1800 558 268. Website: grow.org.au Thursday’s 10.30am – 12.30pm at 65 Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Cranbourne, excluding school holidays.

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Cream the Butter and Sugar, which is packed with advice for every level of home baker.

Copies of Emelia’s book will be available to purchase and signing on the day.

Free event but bookings necessary: events.ccl. vic.gov.au/event?id=10189 Saturday 3 December 1.30pm - 3pm at Bunjil Place Library, 2 Patrick Northeast Drive, Narre Warren.

Casey Central Shopping Centre!

Saturday 3 December 11am - 2pm at 400 Narre Warren - Cranbourne Rd, Narre Warren South.

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Multicultural Senior Citizens Groups Are you a senior citizen from a Greek, Italian or Hungarian background? Would you like to meet, socialise and talk with other seniors from your background? Would you like to make new friends?

At the John Pandazopoulos Public Hall at 76 Power Road, Doveton, the Berwick and District Greek Club meets on Mondays from 10am. To find out more, call John on 0413 411 220.

The Italian Corona Seniors Club meets at the same address on Tuesdays from 10am. For more information, call Francesca on 0411 295 792.

The Hungarian Seniors Seniors Group meets at the same address, on Wednesdays from 10am.

To find out more, call Julius on 9544 9094.

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These Seniors Groups and others at the hall will have been meeting in harmony together for the last 25 years next year.

Melbourne Stars Family Day 2022 City of Casey and Melbourne Stars have partnered for another year to bring you the eighth Melbourne Stars Family Day at Casey Fields Oval five.

The Melbourne Stars Family Day is your chance to see the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa and Marcus Stoinis training ahead of their blockbuster match-up with the Perth Scorchers five days later.

Saturday 18 December 10am - 2pm at Casey Fields.

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In Conversation with Emelia Jackson Join Casey Cardinia Libraries in welcoming Masterchef 2020 Winner Emelia Jackson in conversation about her time on Masterchef, her cakes and and hear about her new cookbook, First

Come and join us on Wednesday 7 December as Berwick Neighbourhood Centre celebrates the end of the year and look forward to the many activities and events on offer for 2023.

To be held at the Timbarra Community Centre’s Multipurpose Room from 11am- 1.30pm Refreshments provided. All welcome. Bookings essential for catering purposes. Call 9704 1863.

Dads Matter Family Bike Ride Dads, grandads and father figures are invited to bring the kids and family to Sweeney Reserve in Berwick on Sunday 4 December for a gentle 1.8km circuit, starting and finishing at our event hub at the Sweeney Soccer Club. Discover local sporting clubs and try out their sports with your children, help your kids learn how to look after their bikes by chatting with a local bicycle expert, have fun with our giant games, and take part in a range of other free activities. We’ve got you covered with a free sausage sizzle for your family - and a special showbag for every father figure!

Book online at trybooking.com/events/landing/977355 4 December, 10am to 1pm.

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By Jonty Ralphsmith Jaxon Binns is a Blue!

The Berwick boy and Dandenong Stingray was selected by Carlton with its third selection of the AFL National Draft, at pick 32 overall.

Noted for his aerobic capacity, the highlight of Binns’ season was a 39-disposal game for Vic Country under the hot Brisbane sun against the Allies.

“He is the running man,“ AFL Talent Ambassador Kevin Sheehan said on the Fox Footy broadcast.

“I love the way he works both ways, up and down the ground, finds the footy, (he’s an) intelligent player when he goes forward as well, (he) can even play that small forward role as well and again it is showing the depth (of this draft),“ Sheehan said.

“He was always one to get drafted with the attributes he’s shown throughout the entire year.“ A Berwick junior, those around Arch Brown Reserve say running has always been a strength of his.

Speaking to Star News in the lead up to the National Draft, Binns explained a reason behind his advanced tank.

“There were a few times I would go for 1015 ‘k’ runs just around the streets when I was bored to get out of the house during the tough times, (throughout the lockdowns)” Binns said.

“I would’ve done that 10-15 times just to tick the legs over.

“It was good to clear my head and get away from school and sport commitments and it did help the mental side of myself.”

On Binns’ selection, Carlton Head of List Management Nick Austin said the youngster was the kind of player which the Blues’ coaching staff, led by Michael Voss, would love to work with.

“Jaxon is a quality player and person that we’re delighted to welcome him to our football club via the draft,” Austin said.

“His running capacity is seriously impressive, which he demonstrated to full effect for Vic Country on the way to a carnival where he went on and was named as an All-Australian for his efforts.

“Jaxon is the kind of person that leaves nothing to chance: he has worked really hard on his craft and enhanced his strengths to make sure that he can be a really effective teammate for whatever side he plays for.

“We’ve said that we wanted to add to our options on the wing and Jaxon is a player who we can see playing that role for us in the future.

“We’re excited to see him put his best foot forward at IKON Park.”

Fellow Stingray, big-bodied midfielder and halfback, Henry Hustwaite was picked up by Hawthorn with pick 37, slightly later than predicted.

Dandenong’s 2022 midfield coach Josh Moore has seen Hustwaite up close since he came into the NAB League system as a 16-yearold and praised his contested craft.

“His hands in close are elite,” Moore said.

“They’re as good as anyone in the draft pool this year, the way he’s able to manoeuvre through stoppages, that is his one-wood.“ Hustwaite, who has drawn comparisons to Scott Pendlebury, has an innate slipperiness in traffic, something derived from his basketball background.

With question marks over his fitness, Moore has worked closely with Hustwaite and been impressed with his approach.

“He was mid-pack in the running and he really wanted to elevate himself to the next level and, with his diligence in preseason, he was able to do that and he built a nice tank so was able to run out games in the midfield,“ he revealed.

“His actual football craft was always of a high level but he has continued to work on that – it was the minor stuff – fitness, diet, speed training – where he has seen improvements.

“He has rounded himself out to be an exciting package for an AFL club.”

Sheehan also highlighted the benefits of Hustwaite’s basketball background on the Fox Footy broadcast.

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Bailey Humphrey (second from left) and Jacob Konstanty (left) were junior teammates but look set to line up against each other on the big stage.

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Coby Burgiel was part of an excellent draft haul for the Gippsland Power. don’t panic when they’ve got it in their hands, they’re waiting for the best option, sometimes it’s there immediately and they give it off with quick hands, other times they take their time,“ he said.

All three players have had excellent seasons for the Dandenong Stingrays, with their selection vindication of their hard work.

It comes after Gippslanders Bailey Humphrey (pick six, Gold Coast Suns) and manic pressure-forward Jacob Konstanty (pick 20, Sydney Swans) went on the first night.

The Gippsland pair have become close to each other since they came into the Power program at the start of last year.

As well as playing footy together, the pair have finished their studies at Lowanna College alongside each other and done work experience at the Power with talent chief Scott McDougal as part of their VCAL program.

Speaking to Star News about Konstanty earlier this month, Humphrey said: “I remember playing primary school footy at recess and you’d be the captain and have the first pick for the best player? I’d pick Jacob every time,“ he said.

“He gets a bit annoying and he’s pretty lippy, but he’s just a player I would want alongside me for the rest of my life.”

Konstanty is a creative pressure forward who generates opportunities with his defensive mindset and liveliness, kicking 14 goals in as many NAB League game, while also averaging 5.8 tackles.

The 18-year-old idolises and has been compared to Tom Papley, himself a Bunyip product, who tweeted after Konstanty was drafted: “We like small kids from Gippsland Power.

Let’s goo! [sic]“.

Power captain Humphrey, meanwhile, has power which he uses to bust through packs in the midfield and beat his opponent one-onone.

Gold Coast National Recruiting Manager Kall Burns said Humphrey would be an excellent acquisition for the club.

“It’s really exciting for our football club to bring in a dynamic player like Bailey who can really complement our current midfield group, but can play forward too and hit the scoreboard,” Burns said.

“Bailey is a powerful player but also has extremely strong character and comes with great leadership qualities.

“We’re confident Bailey will be able to establish himself within our group and be a Gold Coast Suns player for a long time.”

Also from Gippsland, Cooper Vickery (27, Sydney Swans ) and midfielder Coby Burgiel (29, West Coast Eagles) went earlier on Tuesday night, as did Haileybury’s Olli Hotton (pick 35, St Kilda) while raw ruckman Max Knobel went at pick 42 to Fremantle.

Vickery was considered a draft bolter, and offers x-factor out of the backline, while Knobel is the son of ex-AFL playing Trent, who has guided him as a ruck-coach at Gippsland Power.

Jaxon Binns is now a Blue!

Picture: JAZZ BENNETT Knobel is a raw key-position prospect who was considered one of the strong rucks of the pool.

Meanwhile, Burgiel has spent a portion of his life living in the USA playing basketball but has flourished in recent years with the Sherrin in hand.

“He’s a very quick player, a good ball-winner, very well-prepared to now go into the AFL and his Dad has been a wonderful influence on him,“ Sheehan said.

Burgiel’s athletic profile is well known in the draft crop, highlighted by his 2.88 20-metre sprint time and he’s rated elite for clearances, goals and score involvements.

A surprise of the second night was Beaconsfield junior Mitch Szybkowski’s name being left on the board.

Szybkowski captained Dandenong in 2022 and was a big-bodied mid with excellent stoppage craft.

He is among a contingent of locals considered chances to go in the preseason and rookie drafts taking place on Wednesday from 3pm, after this publication’s deadline, a list which also includes: Finn Emile-Brennan (Dandenong), Ziggy Toledo-Glasman (Dandenong), Taj Campbell-Farrell, Harvey Howe (Gippsland), Jonti Schuback (Gippsland) and Jakob Anderson (Haileybury).

Star News will have a comprehensive wrap of the preseason and rookie drafts in next week’s edition of our papers, and online.

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Chasemore a class above

By Tyler Lewis Dandenong District Cricket Association legend Matt Chasemore had envisioned a season with Berwick’s Turf 4 unit alongside his son Cal. But a hamstring injury to the Bears boomrecruit Jake Hancock and a 0-2 start, meant the star all-rounder was the first person skipper Jordan Cleland dialled late on Friday night.

Hancock had gone through a fitness test on Thursday, but failed to get up and made the decision on the eve of the game.

Chasemore answered the call in more ways than one, proceeding to strike an unblemished 92 to defeat the Parkmore Pirates.

The Bears lost opener Lachlan Brown for a duck and Cleland soon followed, leaving Chasemore with plenty of work to do at 2/13 in pursuit of the Pirates’ 10/210.

Despite regular wickets tumbling around him, the experienced left-hander monopolised the innings.

Requring 53 from the last seven overs, Chasemore held his composure to steer the Bears to a famous victory in the final over.

“We had tentatively spoken to ‘Cheeks’ on the Wednesday and Thursday and he said if you need, I am happy to come up and play a game as a straight swap (for Hancock),” Cleland revealed.

“Jake pulled up sore and he (Chasemore) was the best option at the time.

“He controlled the innings… a player of his calibre and a man with all of his experience, from ball one, he just had the whole game under control.

“He was able to manipulate fields, he attacked when he wanted, defended when he needed to, it was a masterclass really, it’s the best way to describe it.

“I knew deep down that if it didn’t matter if we were chasing 110 or 280, he was going to be there not out at the end with a large score next to his name.

“He is a pretty determined and stubborn character, so when he did put his hand up to come up and give us a chop out, I knew he would want to prove that he’s still good enough to be the best player in Turf 1 and he certainly did that.”

280 at one stage looked a very likely target for the Bears as the Pirates were cruising at 1/165.

But led by Harkanwal Singh (5/49 off 12), Berwick managed to snare 9/45 to restrict Parkmore to 10/210.

“It’s massive, it’s huge to get that first win of the season under the belt,” he said.

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The saying: ‘class is permanent’, certainly still applies for Matt Chasemore. 198809 Picture: ROB CAREW “They were on top early to be fair, I think they left 30 or 40 runs out there, but the determination and grit we showed in those last 15 overs was unreal.

“To be able to keep them to 210, I was super proud to see the boys rally there and take 9/40 or something, it was a great team effort.”

With a side split down the middle of either extreme experience or green shoots, Cleland was hopeful that his younger players watched the innings from Chasemore closely, while also warning the rest of the competition that his side isn’t far from connecting.

“My message after the game was more to the younger boys,” he said.

“I said that I hoped they watched the way Cheeks went about it and took a few things away about how to control and build an innings.

“Then with the ball, I think we have been pretty good with the ball and in the field as a group, we have just had a couple of players get away the first three games.

“We are not far away from everything clicking and being a real force.”

There is yet to be a formal discussion be-

tween Berwick and Matt Chasemore in terms of him continuing in Turf 1, but Jake Hancock is expected to be playing for the Bears again this Saturday.

Springvale South also secured a neat victory, this week over a plucky North Dandenong outfit.

The Maroons posted a competitive score of 190, but minor lapses with the bat and in the field allowed the Bloods to chase the total down with seven wickets and 10 overs in the bank.

The Maroons were going along nicely when opener Ramneet Dhindsa (48 from 41 balls) got off to a flyer, but the Bloods clawed the home side back in.

Springvale South skipper Ryan Quirk felt it was the work by the bowlers against the breeze that turned the game.

“Blade (Baxter) bowled all 12 into the breeze which was a serious effort,” he said.

“And having Sketch (Jackson Sketcher) bowl six overs into it too, he ended up getting two pretty big wickets and as soon as Strakes (Jarryd Straker) came on, that’s they were going at six-an-over.

“His first six or seven didn’t go for any runs, I reckon he set up a lot of wickets, we didn’t get off to the best of starts bowling, credit to them, they had a couple of players that can get a hold of you.

“I think the turning point was definitely Blade, Strakes and Sketch bowling really well for us.”

Quirk himself continued his hot start to the season with 64, while Cameron Forsyth scored a classy 42 not out at almost a-run-a-ball.

The left-hander has 110 runs from two hits with one dismissal in his new role as captain.

“I think missing so many games we’ve all been so keen to go out into the middle and have a hit,” he said.

“With our batting line-up at the moment I think we bat really deep, so it allows us to have a bit of freedom at the top to play shots and back yourself in.

“Especially with the addition of Cam (Forsyth) at four, I feel like I have a lot of freedom to just my natural game.

“More importantly we have had two very big wins to start the season.”

Sachith Jayasingha, meanwhile, stuffed the stat sheet for Hallam Kalora Park in the Hawks’ big win over St Mary’s.

The tweaker claimed a stupendous 5/6 from his five overs, as the Saints were bundled out for just 78.

Jayasingha’s haul goes with 2/27 off nine and 1/23 off 12 from his first two outings.

The Hawks wasted no time in pursuit of the small total, passing home sides score in the 22nd over at the loss of no wickets.

The match between Buckley Ridges and Narre South at Park Oval was abandoned due to the condition of the field.

This weekend is highlighted by the grand final rematch between Springvale South and Buckley Ridges.

Hunter is at his happiest when he’s out flinging dirt

By Dean Thompson Narre Warren youngster Hunter Carey is excited to be back for the summer speedway season with the St Joseph student set to take to the track in style.

Hunter and his father recently completed a build of a new FGX Ford Falcon race car for the youngster to compete in this season at speedways around Victoria.

Hunter, who has raced in Victorian Speedway Council Standard Saloon Juniors and Junior Open Sedans, has a new Speedway Sedans Australia spec Modified Sedan.

He will now register to compete as a Junior Open Sedan.

Hunter and his father Hohepa Otimi, a New Zealand ex-pat, spend weekends each speedway season travelling around, cutting laps at regional cities such as Swan Hill, Wangaratta, and Bairnsdale and speedway towns like Alexandra, Daylesford, Wahgunyah, Nyora, Rosedale and Drouin.

Occasionally mum Kate tags along also.

While he is one of many youngsters racing each weekend, at just 13 years of age it is still unique to most people at school and around his hometown, friends and family, that he is a race car driver.

“My mates and school colleagues think that what I do is a bit different,” Hunter said.

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The FGX Ford Falcon is soon to hit the track with Hunter Carey behind the wheel.

Hunter Carey has a shiny new machine to take to the speedway tracks this summer. 310255 Pictures: SUPPLIED “Most of them are into football, cricket or basketball, while I am out flinging dirt.

“They are amazed I can actually drive a race car, because some people I know still have not had the opportunity to start their learners.

“I get a lot of questions from people when they find out what I do.”

His love for motorsport is a result of his father being a keen New Zealand Stock Car

fan before relocating to Australia many years ago.

Hunter caught the bug just like dad and they decided to go out and have some fun behind the wheel.

This season, as well as getting back to tracks they have already competed at, they hope to get to Mount Beauty, Nagambie, Rushworth, and other tracks that run Junior classes they compete in. Hunter will need to

get used to his new car, for however long that takes, and eventually try to compete closely with adult lap times down the track.

Hunter has dreams to compete in one of many national level categories in Australia and is still working on the decision.

It is likely he may first move into Modified Sedans once he is of the required age and head up to Queensland to places like Kingaroy and Gympie to compete.

However another class of interest is the Mod Lites, although the class currently does not have a foothold in Victoria with racing in South Australia and Mildura.

Hunter and 3KRT (3 Kiwis Racing Team) would like to thank the following businesses for their support; Miles Mechanical, Ramsdale Wreckers and Melbourne IT. berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au

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Double-header to decide BERWICK BOWLS WEEKEND PENNANT – ROUND 6 After six rounds of weekend Pennant the ladders for each side are starting to take shape and we are getting a good look at who are the hot sides and which ones need to do some work.

For Berwick we currently have five of our eight sides sitting in the top four, some comfortably and some hanging on to a top-four spot.

Again, many players being unavailable due to various reasons continue to see changes in sides which are not ideal.

Settling the eight sides is important for the success of many of our teams this year.

Berwick 1: def by Flemington/Kensington 92-61. Ladder: 4th Well two losses in the past two weeks have seen the top side drop from second to fourth and in danger of falling out of the top four if they can’t secure wins in the double header this weekend at Bacchus Marsh and Parkdale.

Flemington/Kensington had control all day against the Berwick side and they only managed two points for the day through the rink of John Horwood, Jeff Parker, Lawrie Edwards and Steven Ellard. Josh McQueen’s rink was uncharacteristically well beaten by plenty as was the Mills’ rink with John O’Donnell’s rink narrowly beaten.

It’s time for some change within the rinks this week.

We think and our shot selection, attitude and commitment have to improve to see the ones continue to keep their place in the top four.

Two road trips this weekend are must wins.

We’ll see how it all goes but it’s an interesting predicament at the moment.

Berwick 2: def Coatesville 93-69. Ladder: 1st Wow! Four rink wins and 18 points for the twos.

What a great win in what was a top-of-thetable clash at home against Coatesville.

The twos dominated the game this week.

Karyn Mackie, our head of selection, stepped up for her first game as skip in the second side and got the win by four.

Graeme Manifold and Jeff Janetzki’s rink also had narrow wins but the rink of Tom Cantwell, Malcolm Garner, Ron Lake and Charlie Azzopardi set the day up with a great 11-shot win on their rink to help the twos sit on top of the ladder.

The two’s travel to Moorabbin on Saturday who currently sit third so they’ll have to have their best on display to continue to keep their top position heading into Christmas.

Berwick 3: def by Narre Warren 1 96-26.

Ladder: 8th Before last week we decided to shift direction with the threes and use them as a ‘Development Side’.

They were going to be up against a great section of clubs and we felt a great opportuni-

and Annette Kirby, Ray Findlay and Brucey Shearer set the day up for the sixes to come away with 16 points and three rink wins.

They’ve now consolidated their top spot on the ladder and are a full two games ahead of fourth position on the ladder so are off to a great start to the season.

Over the coming three weeks they will be tested by two sides sitting just below them but the way this side continues to win games, they’ll be on top at the break at Christmas.

Berwick 7: def Mulgrave 6 61-58. Ladder Position: 1st The sevens are still unbeaten this season and sitting on top of the ladder, a game and a half clear of second-placed Keysborough 4.

The sevens are proving to be the team to beat again this year and are backing up a great season last year.

Helen Adair kept her rink loss to one shot and Terry Wood kept his loss to three shots and that was the difference as we say every week.

The win was set up by Trevor Munday, Kevin Fewster, John Garland and Alf Reina who got up by seven to give the sevens a great victory over Mulgrave at home.

The sevens have a couple of tough games against second and third-spot ladder opposition over coming weeks and wins against them will see a commanding position going in to the break.

Berwick 8: def by Clayton 5 71-45. Ladder: 6th The eights are only half a game out of the top four and have been smashed with changes to every rink in the past three weeks.

Again, until we can settle sides it will definitely upset the ability for the eights to be consistent every week.

But they continue to give it their best and with so many new bowlers coming to the club we are hoping to have not so many unavailability’s each and every week.

The eights have got really good chances to win games, against opposition either just above or just below them, so with a bit of luck and some consistency in selection we are hoping they can climb the ladder before the break.

There is a lot going on around the club and on the greens leading up to Christmas.

We have the Lila Cotter Ladies Tournament over the weekend, Club Championships and Regional Championships are underway, and of course the $13000 Casey Fours Tournament on 6 and 7 January.

The event is sponsored by Berwick Mazda and Victorian Statewide Conveyancing and is nearly full so we are going to be very busy.

Throw in the massive barefoot bowls season leading up to Christmas and our members are going to be very busy.

Our surrounds to the $1,000,000 roof cover over green three are nearing completion too so we are looking at holding some fantastic events under the lights of the roof in 2023.

-John Rich

Four wise men; from left; the rink of Lawrie Edwards, John Horwood, Jeff Parker and Steven Ellard scored the only pennant points for Berwick against Flemington/Kensington. 310265 Picture: SUPPLIED ty to give some of our newer less experienced bowlers, who are showing great improvement, the opportunity to play a very good level of bowls early in their bowling careers.

It is proving to be a great success, albeit to the detriment or with selection dramas amongst some of our older or more experienced bowlers.

Many of these bowlers will be the future of our club and they are showing already that playing at the higher level is proving to be a great learning tool.

Narre Warren 1 is pushing hard to gain Division 1 status and have brought in new players and coaches this year and is probably one of the favourites to take out this section.

But with only one rink being beaten well, and another taking two points and a rink win, it was a big tick for the threes.

We aren’t expecting many wins or miracles with this group but we do think their improvement will soar over the coming months.

Berwick 4: def Noble Park 2 105-64. Ladder: 3rd What a dominant display from the fours against Noble Park’s second side!

A 41-shot overall win and all rinks getting up to take 18 points and jump up to third on the ladder. The fours should have a great chance to consolidate their win this week by going to Hampton Park this week that are winless this season.

There were some great performances this week with Alan Thompson’s and John Kleverlaan’s rink getting up by 14 and 13 shots respectively.

With only three games till the Christmas break the fours have a great chance to really set their season up if they can get over the Upwey/

Tecoma and Mulgrave sides.

We eagerly await their performances in the coming weeks and with three out of three could even find themselves on top of the ladder by Christmas.

Berwick 5: def by Burden Park 2 93-75.

Ladder Position: 6th Although we see the fives sitting sixth there is only seven points separating second to sixth spot on the ladder.

The fives have been hurt badly the past two weeks with unavailability and there have been many changes within the side.

If we can settle them down and get them to Christmas with two or three more wins under their belt they’ll be in the top four.

Bill Stilo’s rink of Susan Balkwell, Cheryl Dawson and Sue Reber had a very impressive 19-shot win and generally, that margin would get you a win.

But the other three rinks just couldn’t stem the flow and were well beaten and unfortunately, as we’ve said before, you can’t cover bad rink losses.

The fives next two games are very winnable against Mulgrave and Edithvale and if they can get them under their belt and go in to the last round of the season with their tails up against ladder leaders Keysborough they could well be sitting very well entrenched in the top two.

Let’s go fives…good shot selection and keep the rink losses to a minimum and we’re backing you to win the next two.

Berwick 6: def Pakenham 4 106-58. Ladder Position: 1st Wow, what a big win from the sixes this week against Pakenham.

A massive 28-shot win by the rink of Peter

When Dane dives in to Vic Open... it’s Boots and all!

Narre Warren Bowls After a week of no pennant bowls competition due to the Victorian Open being held in Shepparton, Narre Warren was back into full swing for Saturday and Mid-Week bowls The results speak for themselves and the club is very well placed approaching the Christmas and new year break.

The club’s six Saturday teams are all in the top four of their divisions with some currently in first position.

Three of the five Tuesday teams are in the top four of their divisions.

The club had a number of bowlers compete in the Victorian Open with some very strong showings. The most successful was Dane Boots who partnered with Josh McQueen from Berwick and they won through to the quarter finals of the Men’s Pairs.

SATURDAY PENNANT - ROUND 6 Side 1: (Home) defeated Berwick 96-76 Points: 16. Ladder: 4th Best rink: Paul McNamara; Wilma Stevenson; Colin Blyth; Cam Bell: +15

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Jim Kempf; Dennis Paul: +29 Side 3: (Home) Lost to Clayton 85-89 Points: 4. Ladder: 1st Best rink: Peter Groom; David Wilson; Tom McGuinness; Norm Hosmer: +11 Side 4: (Away) Drew with Mulgrave CC 7575.

Points: 9. Ladder: 3rd Best rink: Les Clement; Susie Menzel; Eric Marsden; Craig Moore: +7 Side 5: (Away) lost to Pakenham 66-91 Points: 4. Ladder: 2nd Best rinks: Bill Sheehan; Darren Thomson; Ernesto Vergara; Gary Wilson: +5 and Alan Meyer; Luke Suhr; Brian Nicholls; David DeVries: +5 Side 6: Match forfeited by Mordialloc Points: 18. Ladder: 1st •฀ Rink Of The Round: Side 2: Skip Dennis Paul +29 (Div 3 Sect 8) MIDWEEK PENNANT - ROUND 7 Side 1: (Away) lost to Keysborough 35-74 Points: 0. Ladder: 7th

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Side 2: (Away) defeated Mentone 101-62 Points: 16. Ladder: 3rd Best rink: Michael Graham; Michael Daly;

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Best rink: Isobel Partington; Michael Black; Craig Lineham; Eric Sydenham: -3 Side 2: (Home) defeated Edithvale 66-48 Points: 14. Ladder: 1st Best rink: Joe Selfridge; James Stewart; Gary Farrington; James Millar: +22 Side 3: (Away) defeated Pakenham 57-52 Points: 12. Ladder: 2nd Best rink: Les Clement; Darren Thompson; Steven Roy; Peter Lister: +19 Side 4: (Home) defeated Dandenong Club 70-39: Points: 16. Ladder: 3rd Best rink: Leonard O’Brien; Luka Klarica; Brian Nicholls; Kevin Friend: +15 Side 5: (Home) defeated Cheltenham 71-53 Points: 14. Ladder: 6th Best rink: Truus Henneman; Pauline Blake; Stella Ellis; Andy Tobler: +12 •฀ Rink Of The Round: Side 2: Skip James Millar + 22 (Div 3 Sect 8)

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