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Presents for those in need Purton Place Preloved Shop donated $30,000 worth of toys and other items to the Father Bob Maguire Foundation.

Father Bob was in Pakenham to collect the donations which will then be sent to those doing it tough over Christmas.

Purton Place Preloved Shop co-owner Angel Chichia and Father Bob. Picture: HUGH PEARSON

Unwrap Cardinia ture calendar to encourage families to support local businesses over the holiday period.

A virtual calendar can be found on the Cardinia Business’ Facebook page during December and will promote activities and events in towns and suburbs throughout the shire.

The council hopes the campaign will increase visitation in the shire to support the lo-

cal economy.

Cardinia Shire mayor Tammy Radford said she was excited to see the Christmas campaign again this year.

“It’s been a challenging year for all of us, including our small businesses,” Mayor Radford said. “If there’s one thing that the past few years have taught us, it’s that Cardinia Shire

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There is a renewed push to shop local in the lead up to the festive season.

The Cardinia Shire’s Unwrap Cardinia Christmas campaign, which kicked off on Thursday 1 December, is designed to promote businesses in the region to Cardinia Shire residents and their families.

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Cardinia Shire’s Youth Art Collective will kick off in the new year. Picture: SUPPLIED

There was a long line on voting day despite a substantial amount of people voting early. 310110

Farrelly in the lead The Liberals have taken the lead for the seat of Pakenham - one of seven lower house races still too close to call after Labor’s crushing election victory.

Liberal candidate David Farrelly skipped ahead of Labor’s Emma Vulin by 220 votes on Wednesday afternoon.

Ms Vulin previously led Mr Farrelly by eight votes for the seat, which was recreated after a redistribution of electoral boundaries.

In Bass, the margin narrowed on a two-party preferred basis, with Labor’s Jordan Crugnale leading by 53 votes, on 16,639, while the Liberals’ Aaron Brown recevied 16,586.

For the Lower House count, from 10am on Wednesday 30 November, first preference (primary) counts, 2CP counts and rechecks of early votes from the vote exchange, as well as postal votes, were being undertaken for several close seats, including Bass, Benambra, Hastings, Mildura, Mornington and Pakenham.

At the close of the polls, the new seat of Pakenham had a total enrolment of 48,014 voters.

But thousands of votes were cast informally.

More primary votes for the state election were counted on Tuesday 29 November, while authorities were re-checking early votes on Wednesday.

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Art to kick off in 2023 Cardinia Shire is asking young people to keep an eye out for an invitation to join the Cardinia Shire Youth Services and Arts’ teams’ Youth Collective in the new year.

The collective aims to provide a safe space where young people between the ages of 16 and 25 can learn, grow and thrive as artists in the medium of their choice.

The information evening which was originally scheduled for Tuesday 29 November was postponed.

Applicants were contacted directly to be notified.

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Carols the perfect gift Council is proud to be able to bring back Pakenham Carols by Candlelight – a festive season sing-a-long not to be missed!

Residents and community members are invited to head down to Toomuc Recreation Reserve on Saturday 3 December at 4.30pm when gates open, and enjoy pre-event activities from 5pm.

The official program begins at 6.30pm with the Cardinia Civic Concert Band and its 40-piece ensemble, and a range of local performers and choirs.

To top the night off there will be a fireworks display at approximately 9pm, and rumour has it that Santa may even make a

guest appearance! Auslan interpreters will be in attendance, and this year’s event will also be live-streamed to ensure that all Cardinia Shire residents have the opportunity enjoy the show.

This is an alcohol, vaping and smoke-free event. Food and drinks are available to purchase onsite with all proceeds going to local community organisations.

No pets; however, assistance dogs are permitted.

For more information, visit cardinia.vic.gov. au/christmas or call Council’s Customer Service on 1300 787 624.

Pakenham’s Carols by Candlelight is back.

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

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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,

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.”

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with children’s author Wida Tausif

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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Driver urged to present 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 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 hit-run victim Darrin Pierce just hours before the fatal incident.

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Fatal Pearcedale collision prompts road condition review

By Marcus Uhe The City of Casey has confirmed they will investigate the conditions of the road at a Pearcedale intersection where a fatal collision occurred last month.

Mother-of-four Angie Mathews was waiting to turn right from North Road onto Middle Road on Thursday afternoon, 10 November when she was hit from behind and forced onto the other side of the road, where she collided with oncoming traffic, according to police.

The 45-year-old was taken to hospital but sadly passed away.

“We will be reviewing road conditions at this intersection to identify any safety improvements that could be implemented,” council manager city and asset planning, Keri New said.

“The State Government’s road accident database shows that there have been no injury crashes at the intersection of Middle Road and North Road during the past five years.”

Tributes were placed at the scene of the

Flowers placed at the intersection of a fatal collision in Pearcedale. 309037 tragic incident, with flowers and messages of support wrapping a stop sign.

A GoFundMe page was established to support the Mathews family, with nearly $15,000 raised since its creation on Saturday 12 November.

To make a donation, head to gofundme. com/f/myye5-angie-mathews-family Anyone with dashcam footage or information about the collision is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au

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Carols events Carols are always a favourite part of the Christmas celebrations in Casey, and this year will be no different, with Endeavour Hills Carols and Narre Warren North Carols on 10 December, followed by: 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.

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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

To the state of the Don Jackson Reserve dog park. It’s so long that I’ve lost my dog in there! He got disorientated and came bouncing out like a Springbok.

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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Two hundred local business owners and community members came together for the walk.

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Community members came to Berwick Springs Lake in droves on Sunday morning, 27 November.

Double the donation goal

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

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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‘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.” pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

YOUR COUNCIL UPDATE

Meet your new Mayor and Deputy Mayor -----Congratulations to our newly elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor for 2022–23!

Officer Ward councillor Tammy Radford has been elected Mayor, and Pakenham Hills Ward councillor Jack Kowarzik has been elected Deputy Mayor.

Help shape Council’s draft budget

Councillor Radford said that she was thrilled to be Cardinia Shire’s elected Mayor for the year ahead.

“I’m very excited for the opportunity to serve as Mayor of Cardinia Shire for the next 12 months, and I would like to acknowledge the support of my fellow councillors and my family,” Cr Radford said.

You’re encouraged to have your say and help shape Council’s draft 2023/24 budget.

Community feedback is being sought on key priorities for 2023/24, including:

“I will use my time as Mayor to be a positive role model, and will work hard to demonstrate a passion and commitment to this council and the Cardinia Shire community.”

Councillor Jack Kowarzik said that he saw the role of Deputy Mayor as being an exciting challenge, and extended his thanks to his colleagues and family.

“I am really looking forward to taking on this role, and look forward to being able to support our new Mayor and serve the Cardinia Shire community as Deputy Mayor.”

• Roads, drains, bridges and footpaths • Rubbish and recycling • Buildings and facilities • Sport, recreation, parks and reserves • Supporting local businesses • Children and family services

Pakenham Carols by Candlelight is back

Head down to Toomuc Reserve in Pakenham this Saturday 3 December for a festive season sing-a-long not to be missed!

Make a splash this summer

• Disability support

Pool season is here so get ready to make a splash in our outdoor pools across the shire.

• Aged services

• Koo Wee Rup Swimming Pool – OPEN • Garfield Swimming Pool – OPEN • Pakenham Outdoor Pool – OPEN • Emerald Lake Park Wading Pool – Opening Friday 2 December

• Libraries

The pools will be open on any day forecast to be 26 degrees or above throughout November, December, February, and March. Open every day in January regardless of temperature.

• Planning services

• Multicultural community support

• Arts and culture • Youth services • Compliance services

• Environment and climate change • Emergency management • Customer service • Community consultation and communications

Gates open at 4.30pm, and the official program begins at 6.30pm with the Cardinia Civic Concert Band, a range of local performers and choirs.

Have your say online, or by visiting one of the drop-in sessions across the shire.

Enjoy a fireworks display and a visit from Santa.

Feedback closes Friday 16 December 2022.

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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 pakenhamnews.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.

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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 pakenhamnews.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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FOCUS ON … DISABILITY

Bridge to full potential At The Bridge Inc, our vision is to have a connected society where people of all abilities achieve their full potential.

We aim to transform the lives of our participants through a wide range of services that support people with disability through connections in the home, community, and employment.

When you choose The Bridge Inc, you begin a journey based on your interests and identified NDIS goals. You can access a range of services at the same time and move between services as your goals develop. Choose from: Day services (group community and centrebased activities based on the interests of participants) Individual support in-home or in the community Getaways and community recreation including Friday night social groups, day & evening outings, and overnight short-stay holidays School Leaver Employment Support and transition to employment services Youth employment support for those who need help to find employment Supported Employment in assembly, picking and packaging NDIS Support Coordination (assisting people to find the right providers and coordinate a range of supports) Disability Employment Services (providing placement, training, and support in the open labour market for young people and

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Sophy, who is an employee at The Bridge. adults with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses) The Bridge Inc is your local NDIS provider and have locations across Melbourne’s SouthEast including Casey, Cardinia, Dandenong, Bayside and Mornington Peninsula. We are excited to announce a new site in Pakenham for integrated services coming soon in 2023!

Not sure which is the right service for you?

No problem! Our friendly team are here to get you started. Call us on 1800 274 343 or email enquiries@thebridgeinc.org.au to start your journey today.

The Racing Hearts Program Equine Assisted Therapy is traditional psychology and counselling, offered by a qualified mental health practitioner e.g. psychologists, counsellors and psychotherapists, in a non-traditional way working with our team of retired racehorses as assistant therapists. There is something incredibly special about the way horses help us heal when they take the role of therapy assistants.

Founded in 2018 as an Equine Assisted Therapy practice, Racing Hearts is proud to be first of its kind in Australia, not only offering Equine Assisted Therapy to humans, but also rehabilitating retired racehorses to act as “assistant practitioners” as well as helping them find new homes and a new life after racing.

Racing Hearts is certified by the Equine Psychotherapy Institute (EPI) and our programs are tailored to individual and group requirements from all ages from primary school to adulthood and treating a wide range of challenges. We can also provide services to NDIS funded clients.

We see clients with a ranges of symptom presentation and diagnosis including: * Autism Spectrum Diagnosis. * Anxiety. * Depression. * Oppositional Defiance Disorder. * Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. * Attention Deficit Disorder. * Bullying. * Burnout. * Relationship challenges. * Domestic Violence challenges. * Children in out of home/foster care. * …and much more.

Our clients are offered safe experiences with horses to develop awareness, learn life skills, develop skills to manage stress, avoid burnout, and develop healthy relationships. By building awareness of behavioural, emotional, and thought patterns that no longer serve them well, people learn more positive and healthier ways to live their lives. This is the essence of the Racing Hearts model of Equine Assisted Therapy.

Our programs have been developed to assist people to work through stressful times in their lives which can be brought about by emotional, physical, behavioural, cognitive, or environmental issues. Equine Assisted Therapy focuses more on somatic experience and pattern/behaviour change and because everyone is different, we address the symptoms, not the label. Sessions are integrated with horses in a meaningful way with exercises carried out both on the ground and ridden.

We are now servicing the Cardinia region with our beautiful farm on Ballarto Rd, Pakenham South. We have appointments available starting in January.

Ph: 0452 045 046 Website: racinghearts.com.au Facebook: Racingheartsaus Insta: Racing_hearts_therapy

Increase independence, learn new skills & make friends at The Bridge

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FOCUS ON … DISABILITY

Committed to accessibility Cardinia Shire is an inclusive organisation valuing our community for its unique qualities, ideas, and insights.

Cardinia Shire acknowledges our community as one that is diverse in age, culture, life experience, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, faith, sexual orientation, or other diversities.

People with disability are part of every segment of our community, and no two people with the same disability experience their disability in the same way.

The only thing that distinguishes a person with disability is they may require some form of adaptation/adjustment to enable them to do certain things in the same way as people without a disability.

This achieves equity.

At Cardinia Shire Council, we’re committed to delivering accessibility for our community.

We’re working alongside our Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee, which represents the interests of people with disability within Cardinia Shire.

The objectives of the committee are to: Monitor, review, and support Council’s disability policy, Provide information and advice to Council on issues impacting upon people with a disability, Participate in strategic planning, and Act as ambassadors for the disability community.

Council is also committed to delivering on our Access and Inclusion Disability Strategy and Action Plan 2021-2026, which has fiftyone action items and is on track to be delivered in its entirety by 2026.

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It sets out what we will do to make our workplace, services, programs and community more accessible to people with disability, to ensure they are equitable, inclusive,

and safe.

For more ways that Council is ensuring accessibility, visit www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/accessandinclusion

Changing Places launch at Cardinia Life with Mayor Cr Tammy Radford and members of the Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee, in May 2022.

Access and Inclusion in Cardinia Shire

Delivering for our community

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The Access and Inclusion Disability Strategy and Action Plan 2021-2026 sets out the steps that Council will take to make the products and services we deliver to the community accessible and inclusive. Take a look below at just some of the ways we are delivering for our community:

Cardinia Shire Council acknowledges International Day of People with Disability 2022 as an important day to celebrate the achievements and contributions that people with a disability make every day to our wonderful community.

At Council, we are proud to be committed to working towards a more accessible Cardinia Shire, and we’re working alongside our dedicated Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee to make Cardinia Shire welcoming, accessible and inclusive to all.

• Delivery of the 2021/22 Access Upgrade Program

www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/accessibility

• Development and distribution of emergency grab bags

A place to play

Cardinia Shire: an accessible place to work, learn and play

• Check out things to do locally at What’s on Cardinia. www.whatsoncardinia.com.au • Deep Creek all abilities play space. Plan your trip and download the Access Key.

• Development of social media accessibility guidelines • The Cardinia carer’s catch up! www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/disabilitystrategy

www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/accesskeys

A place to work

A place to learn

Cardinia Shire Council is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive work environment. We have a barrier free recruitment process, and welcome everyone.

The Cardinia Community Leadership Program, delivered annually, has opportunities for people with disabilities to learn, build skills and meet new people.

Please keep an eye on the website for the 2023 program.

https://careers.cardinia.vic.gov.au

www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/leadershipprogram

Together We Can

• Cardinia Life, now with a changing places facility on-site, and inclusive options to swim, play sport or get active. https://cardinialeisure.com.au/ • Cardinia Cultural Centre, has an accessible ramp to the café. Enjoy a show, an array of artwork, or even a meal. Plan your trip and download the Access Key.

Did you know that people with a disability are at a much higher risk of being impacted by family violence than the rest of the community?

Together We Can stop, prevent and end family violence in Cardinia Shire.

www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/accesskeys www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/familyviolence

The information on this page was correct at the time of print, but for the most up-to-date information: Cardinia Shire Council Phone: 1300 787 624

Web: www.cardinia.vic.gov.au

Email: mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au

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Australia’s top exporters hail from the South East

By Cam Lucadou-Wells and Marcus Uhe Two international success stories in the South East have taken out national export awards.

Booming baby-formula business Bubs Australia based in Dandenong South won the top overall prize at the 60th Australian Export Awards on Thursday 24 November.

And Hallam-based Coolon LED Lighting took out the resources and energy category.

In May this year, Bubs Australia famously exported a massive 1.25 million Bubs infant formula tins into the United States in response to a formula supply shortage.

It was the first Australian company of its kind to gain US Food and Drug Administration approval, supplying more than 10,000 retail outlets in the States.

They also gained swift contracts with ecommerce marketplaces like Walmart.com, Amazon.com and Thrive Market.

Bubs Australia supplies the top two markets in the world, China and the US, as well as South East Asia and the Middle East.

Chief executive Kristy Carr said its success came from “agility and flexibility of the team to quickly take on new export opportunities”.

“We were able to double our capacity to meet US demand without impacting existing market supply.”

Trade Minister Don Farrell congratulated the business for being “one of Australia’s most successful and in-demand exporters of infant nutrition products”.

Meanwhile, Coolon’s innovative lighting is exported to mines and industrial sites in Chile, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, the US, Canada and the UAE. Its products are locally manufactured.

Through rigorous R&D, it launched new ‘smart lights’ connected to a wireless network across mines and industrial settings.

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.

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It is currently working on a new cloud-platform development.

Coolon business development manager Andrew Orkin said it was “nice to be acknowledged” after exporting for many years.

Most mining companies had adopted its technology, he said.

“We’ve had some massive innovation breakthroughs.

“We’ve made our lights smart, they all connect to each other from a wireless network across the site.

“Once the lights connect and form a network we can see where people and assets are.

We can run a lot of services that are next generation.”

The firm, which also recently won a City of Casey Business Award for Innovation, celebrated with a large lunch with staff.

“It was a good way to say thanks to all who contributed,” Mr Orkin said.

Taya Permezel from Coolon accepting the Resources and Energy 2022 Award at the 2022 Australian Export Awards.

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New industrial estate in Dandenong has created 300 jobs for the locals.

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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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“We did a lot of demographic and background 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 ad-

Australia’s largest pure-play industrial fund, Centuria officially opened up in Dandenong South.

Picture: SAHAR FOLADI ditional 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 na-

tionally 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. pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

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Recycling results on show

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.

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“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 the community. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The reaction from her neighbours was similar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Richards returning to seat

By Marcus Uhe Re-elected Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards believes it was the “physical evidence” of Labor Party projects and investment in the region that secured her a second term in the Victorian Parliament on Saturday.

Ms Richards received 47 per cent of first preference votes and 58.9 per cent of the vote once preferences were distributed, in what was almost an identical result to four years prior when she defeated now Liberal Party Legislative Council member to-be Ann-Marie Hermans.

She spent the day at various polling booths across the electorate on Saturday, including Barton Primary School and Cranbourne South Primary School, before retreating to the comforts of home with a small gathering of family and friends to watch the results unfold on television.

When engaging with constituents on the campaign trail, she said there was a common word that was used to describe the electorate since she took over.

“One thing that I heard over and over was people saying that Cranbourne is unrecognisable now,” Ms Richards said.

“We have done a lot. People had seen what we were able to achieve and there was plenty of evidence.

“There’s the level crossing removal at Evans Road, substantial infrastructure projects like the Western Port Highway, the refurbishment of Cranbourne Secondary College.

“There’s a lot of optimism in the community and we put forward an optimistic proposition.”

The last four years have presented countless obstacles for the Labor Party, between the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20, IBAC investigations, Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis.

Premier Daniel Andrews checks out the refurbished performing arts centre at Cranbourne Secondary College with Pauline Richards and college principal, David Caughey, in June.

Picture: MARCUS UHE Ms Richards herself came under fire after allegedly accepting political donations from developer John Woodman ahead of her 2018 campaign to first win the seat.

But in spite of the turmoil the party faced, it was another comprehensive victory as Labor dominated the polls to win a third successive term in government.

Rather than dwell on what’s happened, Ms Richards and her constituents are keen to look forward to the future and continue on the pro-

jects already underway.

“There was an acknowledgement of everything that happened but it was much more common to talk about the future in 90 per cent of the conversations I was having. That’s what I think people responded to.

“What it says is people do want to see policy propositions that have substance. Substantial policy propositions like SEC, people responded well to having a vision.

“The Cranbourne Community Hospital and Camms Road level crossing removal, there’s benefits for jobs that are fundamental to Cranbourne and do impact deeply in the Cranbourne community. It’s the infrastructure and employment opportunities to go with it.

“The Cranbourne Public Hall, for example, we’re making sure we can get the best outcome by having community involved,” Ms Richards said of the $1 million commitment.

“That’s the perfect project to highlight how to get the best outcome. We’re talking about a community who use that hall that are cultural and age diverse. It’s about making sure the whole community benefits.”

Assuming a more senior role within Victorian Parliament, however, appears to not be on the to-do list after completing her first term without a ministerial portfolio.

“I’ve been lucky to represent the people of Cranbourne for the last four years and my intention is to continue to do that.”

With Labor Party passion running through her veins, Ms Richards is red through-andthrough. She recalls handing out how-to-vote cards in the Federal seat of Chisholm as a teenager and her father was a “rank and file” party member.

He passed away in the lead up to the election in 2014, where she contested the seat of Forest Hill in Melbourne’s East, but even in his final days he had the party at the forefront of his mind.

“The last thing coherent thing he said to me was ‘that 2CP is holding up well’.

“He had a strong commitment to social justice and believed in leaving no one behind in language of equality and care.

“As rank and file member, he would be very proud (of winning a second term). He was often a person who held the party to high expectations, less a cheerleader than a feedback giver. He would be pleased.”

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Exhibitors, volunteers, sponsors and spectators were Changes are being thrilled to be back made to the Casey at P.B Ronald Reserve Foundation, which Cardinia for klea Pakenham Show the 111th Parsolely as the Cardiniawill potentially be known on Saturday.

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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.

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WHAT’S ON Pakenham Carols by Candlelight Gates open at 4.30pm with pre-carols entertainment from 5pm local artists and primary school performances. The official program begins at 6.30pm with the Cardinia Civic Concert Band and its 40-piece ensemble. To top the night off there will be a fireworks display scheduled for approximately 9pm. Santa may even make a guest appearance!

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Celebrate Christmas There are Christmas celebrations across the district this Saturday, from Pakenham to Gembrook and Nar Nar Goon.

Family Christmas party: Circuit Park, Lakeside, 10am to 12pm.

Carols: Pakenham, gates open 4.30pm, Toomuc Reserve.

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Carols: From 4pm to 8.30pm in Main Street, Nar Nar Goon.

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Circuit Park, Lakeside Saturday 3 December 10am to 12pm.

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Gembrook Community Christmas Carols Gembrook Community Carols are back! Come on down to Gembrook Primary School on Saturday 3 December at 5pm for family fun time with lots of free activities. At 6pm, our lovely community carols singing will start where we will sing into the evening and enjoy the company of our wonderful community.

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Narre Warren and District Family History Group 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.

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

Wednesday 14 December. This meeting won’t be held on Zoom.

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Nar Nar Goon Christmas Festival Get together Goon style and relax amongst friends and family. There will be raffle prizes (tickets available at various locations in town and on the day), live entertainment/Christmas carols, free kids activities including a joint art-

work mural where you are the budding artists, food available for purchase (sausages, devonshire teas, soft drink, zooper doopers) plus a visit from Santa!

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Cardinia Youth Services Pride Formal Pride Formal is a free event for LGBTIQA+ young people aged 12-24 and their friends/allies to come together and celebrate in a safe, discrimination free environment to embrace pride, diversity and inclusion for all. Dress code open to individual expression of identity. Door and best dressed prizes, DJ and live music and dance competitions. This is a fully supervised, drug, alcohol, smoke and vape free event.

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Free green waste drop-off event Council’s free green waste drop-off events are back! These drop-off events are a free service accepting residential amounts of green waste, including garden prunings, grass clippings, leaves, tree branches and trunks (up to 30cm wide and 1m long) and weeds. Residents must present photo ID as proof of residence within Cardinia Shire to access the free service.

Waste will only be accepted from residential vehicles and trailers; commercial business operators cannot use this service.

Future Recycling Transfer Station, 30-32 Exchange Drive, Pakenham, 2-5 December.

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Christmas with Casey Choir Casey has a fabulous new Christmas program with carols from around the world. There will be audience participation with some of the wellknown carols. You will be seated at round tables with room for your BYO nibbles and drinks, 8-10 seats per table. Bring your family and friends, or come alone and make new friends. Coffee and tea provided. Silent auction.

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U3A Emerald enrolment day U3A Emerald’s annual Enrolment Day for 2023 classes will be extra special this year! Assisted enrolment at the Hub from 10am to 12.30pm will be accompanied by a Christmas-themed morning tea. At around 11.30am our Musician’s Sharing Group will perform some instrumental music and then our Choir -affectionately known as Over the Hills Singers, will sing two Christmas numbers. The entertainment will finish up with some duets. New or revised Short Courses for 2023: Autumnal Reflections; The Art of Storytelling; You May be a Poet; Art History: Oddball Artists; Arts and the Battle of Waterloo; Philosophy; The Nature of Reality; Evolving Marvels of the Universe; and Pickleball (at last!) and Long courses: Bridge; Model Railways; Expand Your Cooking Repertoire; Coffee Club; and two Book Clubs -Wattle (morning) and Eucalypt (afternoon).

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A chef at a Pakenham early years service has taken out first prize in a South East competition.

Annalise from FiRST Early Learning Pakenham won first prize in the National Nutrition Week - Healthy Eating Competition, ran by Monash Health.

Monash Health ran the promotion to give early years services in City of Casey, Cardinia Shire and City of Greater Dandenong the opportunity to plan and document a fun cooking/food activity.

Annalise - also known as Annie - is an “absolute star” and “a beautiful human being inside and out”, centre management said.

Annie is well loved by all staff and children.

“I’ve been loving my job here for almost three years now,” Annie said.

“I enjoy creating menus with hidden vegetables for our little learners to enjoy every day. Recently, I entered the National Nutrition Week Competition and won first prize!

“Our prize is a one-hour visit from a nutritionist covering topics such as healthy lunch box preparation and allergy basics.

“We’re hoping to involve the community with this in the new year.”

The centre participated by holding a food incursion with the children, where they enjoyed making their own rainbow pizzas with a variety of different vegetables.

Annie is also FiRST’s chef and kitchen manager, overseeing and supporting everything to do with food safety, training and mentoring all FiRST centre chefs, and guiding menu planning.

“Working at FiRST is always fun! Staff and management are always there for a helping hand, and there’s always opportunity for promotion within the company.”

At FiRST Early Learning, they understand the importance of starting healthy eating

Annie from FiRST Early Learning Pakenham has taken out first prize in a South East competition. from the very beginning to form healthy relationships with food and to learn how to take good care of our bodies to feel the very best we can and to ensure we fuel our bodies the right

way. They strive to involve children in the process of understanding and learning those healthy habits and gaining a strong sense of wellbeing.

FiRST early learning centres are in Pakenham, Endeavour Hills, Frankston South, Hastings and Narre Warren North.

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By David Nagel Pakenham (1/247) president Phil Anning has paid the imperious Chris Smith the ultimate accolade after the reigning Terry Stephenson Medallist made a magnificent 144 and against Clyde (203) at Toomuc Reserve on Saturday.

Smith and his opening partner Rob Elston (68) produced a stunning double-century opening stand to guide the Lions to a 10-wicket victory and continue their undefeated start to the CCCA Premier Division season.

The highly-respected president said the quietly-spoken Smith now belonged in rare company.

“He would be right up there with the best batsmen that I’ve seen,” Anning began.

“We’ve had some great players over the years like (Ben) Maroney, (Eddie) Lewis and (Dallas) Wyatt, but he definitely ranks in the same category as those three.

“He didn’t middle a ball for his first 80 runs on Saturday, he worked hard and grafted away, and then when he got to 80 his next 64 runs were just magnificent.

“That was his eleventh century for us and those types of numbers put him in a very rare class I would have thought.”

Smith’s epic knock was the second highest of his career, surpassing all but the 177 he scored against Upper Beaconsfield in 2013.

Just like another star of the competition - Tooradin’s Russell Lehman - Smith largely avoids the spotlight and just goes about his business in his own humble way.

But beneath the mild exterior is a fierce competitor that loves destroying opposition attacks.

“He’s very quiet, he’s reserved, and he’s very humble, but he’s also very passionate about his cricket, and he loves the game,” Anning said.

“But what I love about him most is how

Pakenham’s Chris Smith dominated the Clyde attack in a magnificent innings of 144 on Saturday.

309943 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS much he loves the club.

“It’s no secret that over the years he has continuously received phone calls over winter from other clubs, trying to recruit him to either clubs within West Gippsland or other associations.

“But every year he’s loyalty is to the Pakenham Cricket Club for some reason, which we’re delighted to have, and he loves the club and enjoys the company of the players.

“I just can’t speak highly enough of him as a person.”

Smith, who gets married this Friday to Millie, has had to overcome a serious injury to

make his back into the Pakenham side.

An innocuous fall at work left him with cracked ribs and a punctured lung in the preseason, but it didn’t stop him from showing his courage and fierce determination before the opening game of the season.

“That sums him up, he wanted to play that first game so badly so he came to training,” Anning said.

“He went to pull a ball and was in obvious pain, and Robbie (Elston) and Jack (Anning) as coaches saw the pain he was in and decided not to play him.

“We put him cotton-wool for the first four

games, because the last thing we wanted was to play him, he hurts himself, and we miss him for six games instead of four.”

Nick Miles (1/42 off 14) was the only successful bowler for the Cougars, who are now anchored to the bottom of the ladder with a crucial home-game coming up against seventh-placed Carlisle Park at Ramlegh Reserve.

The Lions head to Gunton Oval this week to take on Cardinia in one of the two blockbuster engagements of round seven.

Tooradin host Kooweerup in the other.

In other games this week, Travis Wheller (3/53), Dean Henwood (2/54) and Jake Prosser (2/61) bowled Cardinia (270) to a win over Kooweerup (9/227), ending a three-game losing streak, while a brilliant all-round performance from Ben Perry piloted Carlisle Park (4/155) to victory over Merinda Park (154).

Perry claimed 3/29 in the early session before holding firm with 72 not out after the tea break.

Senal De Silva (3/19) was also influential for the Vikings, while Dan McCalman (66) was best for the beaten Cobras.

And the deep batting line up of Tooradin (6/290) proved too powerful for Officer (190) at Tooradin.

Aidan Pipicelli (2/44) made some early inroads for the Bullants, before Tom Hussey (70), Ben Parrott (67), Tyler Evans (37 not out) and skipper Cal O’Hare (33) steadied the ship.

The brute force of Brad Butler (47 not out) then capped off a great day for the Gulls, with the all-rounder hitting three boundaries and four sixes in his 14-ball visit to the crease.

Ladder: Pakenham 78, Tooradin 66, Kooweerup 54, Cardinia 42, Merinda Park 30, Officer 30, Carlisle Park 18, Clyde 18.

This week: Kooweerup v Tooradin, Cardinia v Pakenham, Officer v Merinda Park, Clyde v Carlisle Park.

Coleman calls Pakenham home as Cup day looms large

By David Nagel Peter Moody maybe one of the most recognisable figures in Australian racing but the now Pakenham trainer has a well-oiled machine working beside him.

And at the top of that list is his assistanttrainer Katherine Coleman.

While the focus of the racing world will be on Pakenham this Saturday for the running of the $300,000 Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m), it’s behind the scenes - in the early mornings at Tynong - where the grunt work is taking place.

And Coleman is at the forefront.

Originally from Western Australia, she now lives and breathes Pakenham.

She lives in town and makes the short trip to Tynong each day to help the Moody team stabled on-course at the track - run smoothly.

“We’ve got 45 horses in work here at Pakenham, and a usual morning for me is just trying to make Pete’s life as easy as possible, and make things run as smoothly as we can,” Coleman says with a smile, in her element at stable headquarters.

“I still ride track work in the mornings as well, which I really enjoy doing.

“Once we’ve got all the horses worked, it’s back into the stables and doing some admin work and planning ways to get the horses in the best physical order that we can.”

But her day, and that of the Moody team, doesn’t stop there.

Their schedule for November 23, 24, 25 highlights the demands of the racing industry.

“Depending what we’ve got on for the day it could be off to the races, and here in Victoria we race all over the state,” Coleman explained.

“We’ve got a couple heading off to Bendigo today (24th), we were at Sandown yesterday, Wodonga tomorrow, and then Cranbourne at night time.

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Katherine Coleman and last start winner Oceana Blue both call Pakenham home. 309158 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS to be really good because we only have to walk them across the road and we’re there.

“We’ve got a couple running on Pakenham Cup Day, but nothing for the cup itself.”

Coleman is now living out her dream after crossing the Nullarbor roughly 10 years ago.

“I grew up with horses in Western Australia, but not necessarily in racing, my dad owned a few very slow race horses before I was born, but that was the extent of it,” she said.

“He got involved in another horse when I was 16, and that really sparked my interest in the industry.

“I started off working for a small stable over there, mostly pre-trainers and young horses, and then decided to move to Victoria and work for a big stable for a couple of months and go home.

“That was about 10 years ago (smiles).

“I’ve been incredibly lucky with the opportunities I’ve had over here, and especially now working alongside Pete, it’s a dream come true.”

Coleman needed little encouragement to join the Moody team when he ended his well-documented exodus from racing.

“I worked at Caulfield previously when Pete was training there and knew him from that time,” Coleman explained.

“At the time, when he decided he was coming back to training, I was working for Chris Waller at Flemington in a foreman role.

“Pete approached me at the races one day and said ‘you and I need to have a bit of a chat’.

“We did…and it was right place, right

time sort of stuff and it’s all worked out pretty well.”

The once young kid from WA is set to further entrench herself in both Pakenham and Victorian racing.

“The plan is that Pete and I will go into a partnership in the next year or so, which will be an amazing opportunity for me…I’m really looking forward to it,” she said.

“Pete’s got great systems in place, so even when he’s not here, like today, I just follow on with what we normally do.

“We’ve got a great routine here and great staff that know what they’re doing, so I’m very lucky in that regard.

“I’ve got great support around me.”

Coleman is excited to be working at one of the most progressive training complexes in the state.

“We’ve got great facilities here at Pakenham, the club do a really good job of keeping things up to date and keeping things safe and giving us anything we want for,” she said.

“We’ve got the hill track going in shortly, which is very exciting, and a few other little things in the works as well.

“They’ve done a great job, even in the last few years, just developing the facilities and continuing to improve on what we already have.

“We’re very lucky in that regard; it’s a great place to train out of.”

Fellow Pakenham-trainer Phillip Stokes will provide the sole local representative in the cup on Saturday, with his eight-year-old gelding Good Idea looking to go one better than his second-placed finish behind Smokin’ Romans last year.

Good Idea will step back in trip after running a close-up third to Gin Martini in the Sandown Cup (3200m) at Caulfield last Saturday.

Good Idea has good form on a short back up, winning last year’s Adelaide Cup off an eight-day break. pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

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Berwick boy now a Blue

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. pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

“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.

“It’s the basketball background, the boys 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.

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

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Jaxon Binns is now a Blue!

Picture: JAZZ BENNETT

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.

Pictures: SHAZ CAIA PHOTOGRAPHY

Coby Burgiel was part of an excellent draft haul for the Gippsland Power. 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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