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Make this festive season extra special by shopping locally for all your gifts, foods and entertainment.

Dive into our 12-page Christmas Cheer wrap for plenty of ideas to cater for the entire family this year.

Pictured: Hunter had plenty of Christmas Cheer when he visited the Christmas Tree at Bunjil Place.

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Sally and Stacey from Daydreamers.

Dreamy spot for all meals The fantastic team at Daydreamers Cafe would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and happy and safe new year and would like to invite you during your summer break or over the Christmas period to come down to Beacons-

field’s dreamiest spot for breakfast, brunch, lunch and now dinner. With Daydreamers officially open seven days a week, with a choice of dining indoors or outdoors, plenty of seating options, a gorgeous courtyard and did we

mention the venue is fully equipped with a bar!

Perfect for those lovely warm summer nights that are on the way.

A sanctuary where you can enjoy a meal with your family and friends, have a business

meeting, relax and recoup or even grab a cocktail while the outdoor ambience surrounds you whatever the weather.

Daydreamers Cafe is situated at 12/14 Princes Hwy, Beaconsfield, 9796 1991.

BEACONSFIELD’S BEST SPOT FOR DINNER Step into our daydream... where the scent of coffee or a cocktail greets you, where you eat with your eyes first and where our courtyard can be a little slice of heaven.

Open: Breakfast and lunch 7 days a week Dinner 4 nights Wednesday to Saturday 12-14 Old Princes HWY Beaconsfield Ph: 9796 1991

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CHRISTMAS CHEER

Enjoy a hypercolour summer Get out and about with the family this summer and over the festive Christmas break and enjoy a colour-filled program at Bunjil Place.

Visit the giant Christmas tree and enjoy the beautiful decorations.

There is Rosie Deacon’s Spaghetti-StackSnuffle-Shuffle showing in the gallery, awesome shows in the theatre, lawn games and

activities in the plaza, family movies on the outdoor screen and delicious ice-cream available at the cafe.

Kids will love playing on the giant ice-cream sculptures during the January school holidays, while parents can simply kick-back and enjoy the warm weather under the colourful beach umbrellas.

Hunter checks out the Bunjil Place Christmas tree.

Hazel gets into the Christmas cheer at Bunjil Place, Narre Warren.

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You could win a $3000 ring The team at Berwick Village Jewellers would like to wish everyone a very happy and safe Christmas break and happy New Year.

Still open for Christmas gift ideas with a very exciting competition for you to win.

Spend $150 in store and pick a bon bon off the Berwick Village Jewellers christmas

tree. Every bon bon has a jewellery gift inside.

One lucky bon bon contains a $3000 diamond ring. Competition runs untill there are no more bon bons left.

Located at Shop 2 Blackburne Square, Berwick, telephone 9707 2647.

Karlee from the Lazy Frog is on hand to help out with your Christmas shopping.

Gifts galore at Lazy Frog The Lazy Frog has gifts galore, with something for everyone in store. A carefully curated collection of items line the shelves, from teapots to tote bags.

They even have an assortment of beautiful candles and assorted gift packs. The options truly are endless and it’s the perfect stop for Christmas shopping in Pakenham.

Michelle, Rosanna and Sylvia at Berwick Village Jewellers will be able to help you out with any of your Christmas gift ideas.

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Gift Vouchers also available for that hard to buy for person.

Plus a great range of children’s wear and accessories.

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Look your festive best Christmas time at the Hair Salon is always busy, and both Fallachi Hair and New York Barbers in Berwick are gearing up for the Christmas and New Year period approaching.

It is a special time of year that customers like to be looking their best, be it for a Christmas party, lunch, dinner, and everything in between.

Appointments are filling fast at Fallachi Hair, located at 14 Gloucester Ave in Berwick, so be sure to call on 9707 5722 Tuesdays

to Saturdays to try and secure an appointment.

New York Barbers is walk-in only and will be open right up to Christmas eve dishing out men’s haircuts, beard trims and shaves at 30 Adams Lane, Berwick.

Be sure to get in as early as possible in the day to avoid missing out!

The team at Fallachi Hair & New York Barbers in Berwick wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas, Chris!

Chris Brady walked away with $1700 worth of vouchers after he was named the winner of this year’s Christmas Giveaway.

Mr Brady described his win as quite a surprise and said he would be putting the vouchers to good use.

“There’s vouchers for the local butchers and hairdressers which will be used by my

daughters and my wife and barbers for myself,” Mr Brady said.

With the Christmas spirit in mind, Mr Brady said he plans on giving some of the toy vouchers to foundations.

“One of our customers are a charity so we’ll be able to pass on a few of these things for them.”

Future focus

First Early Learning, Narre Warren North is situated at 1 Mattsera Court, Narre Warren North.

For enquiries, call 9123 4452 or email info@firstearlylearning.vic.edu.au

Chris Brady was this year’s winner of the Christmas Giveaway.

NARRE WARREN NORTH CHRISTMAS OPEN NIGHT Friday 16th December At 6pm – 8pm We invite our current families and the wider community to join us in our first Christmas Open Night Event!

We will have face painting, petting zoo, Santa Visit, Games & Sausage Sizzle!

We will also have walk throughs of the service happening for any new families or educators who come along, we hope to have you join us in 2023!

Our service philosophy here is inspired by theorist, Reggio Emilia, which revolves around tuning into children’s senses.

As a result, Reggio Emilia based learning and experiences tend to look different than your average preschool, we have large common spaces, natural elements and lots of accessible and curiosity-sparking materials.

It is our continued mission and vision to provide an educational learning and a home away from home nurturing environment, for all children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.

When your child takes their first steps into our centre, we ensure that every child and family feel welcome, safe and secure.

Centre Director Amy Clausen and staff welcome you to come and join the fun!

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Look and feel great Vastly experienced in cutting and colouring, she’s passionate in problem solving and can help with so much more than styling, but combats hair loss too, helping clients gain back their self confidence.

Ms Kaur loves that the industry is ever evolving and that there’s always something new to learn, keeping her staff up to date on latest practices and the best products.

Stylists are experienced in a vast range of hair types and textures, with a diverse range of existing clients.

Vogue Station proudly uses Keune products

that are cruelty free and aims to develop a high quality product that will protect and nourish hair while maintaining sustainable practices.

They’re locally situated in newly developed One Centre Square, Officer following their already established and successful salon in Forest Hill.

With a team of qualified hairdressers and stylists on board, they’re a one-stop-shop for a range of services, offering beauty treatments, keratin smoothing treatments, perms and makeup services.

Experts in eyebrow threading, waxing, tint-

ing and facials, not only do they strive to make every client look great, but feel great too.

There’s never been a better time to book an appointment with a colouring combo starting at $200, full body wax combo at $150 and every 10th visit to Vogue Station receives 10 per cent off.

Special seniors rates are also available, but conditions apply.

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Christmas is around the corner and that means so is the silly season, full of delicious food, warmer weather and lots of social activities that you’ll want to look your best for.

For beautiful transformations, unbeatable knowledge and wonderfully friendly service, Vogue Station has now opened in Officer and is taking on new clients.

Owner Inderjit Kaur has been passionate about hairdressing since she was young and with over 15 years’ experience, she loves nothing more than helping her clients achieve their hair and beauty goals.

CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS FRIDAY 23RD DECEMBER – open 9.00am to 6.00pm SATURDAY 24TH DECEMBER – CLOSED SUNDAY 25TH DECEMBER – CLOSED MONDAY 26TH DECEMBER – CLOSED TUESDAY 27TH DECEMBER – CLOSED WEDNESDAY 28TH DECEMBER – open 9.00am to 8.30pm THURSDAY 29TH DECEMBER – open 9:00am to 8:30pm FRIDAY 30TH DECEMBER – open 9.00am to 6.00pm SATURDAY 31ST DECEMBER – open 9.00am to 1.00pm SUNDAY 1ST JANUARY – CLOSED MONDAY 2ND JANUARY – CLOSED

Our sister clinic, Southern Cross Medical Centre in Hampton Park is open every day over the Christmas break.

Please contact them on 9799 2233 or visit www.scmg.com.au to make an appointment.

We wish all our patients and their families a happy & safe Christmas.

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Flowers for Christmas These Christmas tarts from Dairy Australia, taste great, look fantastic and are super easy to make.

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Raspberries and cream Christmas tarts For a delicious dessert the day of, look no further than these raspberries and cream Christmas tarts. This tart recipe from Dairy Australia only take about 20 minutes to make, is incredibly easy and only need a few simple ingredients.

Method

a 7cm diameter round cutter, cut 18 · Using rounds from the pastry sheets. Press pastry into a greased patty pan or mini tart tins.

1 square of cream cheese in each · Squash tart case and spoon over a teaspoonful of

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jam, sprinkle with almonds.

Bake at 180°C for 10-12 minutes until pas-

Ingredients 2 sheets shortcrust pastry

· · 125g cream cheese, cut into 18 cubes, softened

· 3/4 cup raspberry jam · 3/4 cup slivered almonds · icing sugar, for dusting try and almonds are golden. Cool for at least 15 minutes before dusting with icing sugar and serving warm or at room temperature.

Cooking tip: Tarts are best served the day they are made, but can be kept refrigerated for 2 days.sprinkled over, extra herbs, chili and lemon.

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

Many varieties have a beautiful scent that will perfume your home. They can be placed in an arrangement with other flowers or in a vase on their own and prefer to be kept away from direct sunlight in a cool environment.

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

Poinsettia The poinsettia has come to symbolise Christmas, and with its bright red and green foliage it’s not hard to see why. They are commonly found in pots, ready to adorn a table or bench in your house. However, they can be finicky; they don’t like too much water, but take care also to not let them dry out. If the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall off, you may not be watering it correctly. They’re native to Mexico, so they also prefer warmth and light, and make sure to protect them from wind and draughts to keep them happy for the Christmas season.

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Poinsettias are an iconic Christmas bloom.

Mediterranean herb is actually perfect for an Australian Christmas. It’s easy to grow and care for, and fills the air with a mouth-watering perfume. It can be pruned into a Christmas tree shape if desired, and best of all, pairs deliciously well with the Christmas roast.

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CHRISTMAS CHEER

Crunchy lemon and polenta shortbread recipe

A great gift for Christmas and a family friendly activity for the school holidays.

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Easy cookies For a Christmas gift that’s full of fun and handmade, this Christmas cookie jar recipe from Dairy Australia is a great present for teachers, neighbours, friends and family. They’re easy enough to make, look fantastic and if you’re making a bundle in one sitting then it’ll keep the kids creative for an afternoon.

Starting off, figure out how many jars you’ll be filling and make sure they fit everything in, a 1 litre jar with lid and seal should do the trick.

You’ll also need gift tags to attach on the side to write on coking instructions and a sweet festive message to go along with it.

Ingredients For gift jar 340g self raising flour, sifted pinch salt 160g brown sugar

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· 65g dried cranberries · 75g dried apricots, roughly chopped · 80g white chocolate, roughly chopped · 80g dark chocolate, roughly chopped For baking · 125g butter, melted · 2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten

Method 1. Starting with the flour, evenly layer the flour, salt, sugar, cranberries, apricot, white chocolate and dark chocolate firmly in a 1 litre jar with lid and seal.

2. Using a ribbon, tie on a gift tag with the following directions: Just mix in 125g melted butter and 2 extra-large eggs. Roll into balls and place on lined baking trays 4cm apart.

Flatten slightly and bake at 170°C for 16 to 20 mins. Cool on wire racks.

This wonderful shortbread recipe from Dairy Australia has the most delightful crunchy texture from the addition of polenta and a zesty twist from added lemon rind.

Ingredients 250g butter, softened 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind 1 1/2 cups plain flour 1 cup rice flour 1/2 cup fine (instant) polenta Silver cachous, to decorate Method Cream butter, sugar and zest with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Turn the beater to low speed and add the combined flours and polenta gradually. Mix until combined. Turn mixture onto a clean surface and knead dough until smooth.

Divide dough in half and using one piece at time, roll between sheets of baking paper to a thickness of about 5mm. Cut into shapes with a 10cm cutter. Re-roll dough as necessary.

Carefully lift shapes onto baking paper lined oven trays. Using a small cutter of the same design, cut out the centre from each shape. Lightly press cachous into shortbread. Bake at 180°C (160°C fan-forced) for 8-10 minutes, until cooked through and just starting to colour.

Cool on trays for 10 minutes, then cool completely on wire racks, before storing in an airtight container.

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Smartronic is the future

We have a winner!

We are an all inclusive phone accessory store, selling phone cables, protective phone gear, as well as general electronics such as lights, headphones and computer peripherals.

We have three stores - one each in Lynbrook, Hampton Park and Toorak.

Drop into one of our stores to grab some Christmas presents for the family.

For more information, phone 0466 664 251, email gbpaustraliaelectronics@gmail.com or search ‘Smartronic Phone Repairs and Accessories’ on Facebook.

One lucky Star News reader has won a real Christmas tree from the Dandenong Christmas Tree Farm.

Amanda King was notified shortly after the competition closed at noon on Friday 9 December that she had won.

“We go every year to the Dandenong Christmas Tree Farm for our tree, so it was great to win it this year,” Amanda said after picking up the tree.

“The tree is a beauty and smells delightful!”

There really is nothing like that fresh smell of a real tree.

Dandenong Christmas Tree Farm is at 336 Browns Road, Officer.

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For all auto Ellen and Tim can help you out with any of your phone repairs and accessories.

Autobarn Narre Warren has all your gift ideas this Christmas. Come in store to Autobarn Narre Warren and our friendly team will be here to help you.

For the best service and advice on in car entertainment, roof racks, car care, oils, seat covers, batteries, electrical, tools and accessories, we’ve got it all at Autobarn Narre Warren.

Whatever you need, we stock a wide range of high-quality auto parts from some of the most trusted brands in the industry.

So, you can be confident we’ve got everything you need to provide your vehicle with the care and attention it deserves.

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Amanda King, with Aurora, Logan, Mason, Paul and dog Lily at the Dandenong Christmas Tree Farm with their tree.

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Aerial view of the Bunjil Place Precinct concept masterplan looking north-east.

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View from Bunjil Place looking north-east towards the pedestrian link.

Revitalising Bunjil

By Eleanor Wilson The City of Casey has unveiled preliminary plans to revitalise land surrounding Bunjil Place, with hopes to better connect the civic hub to Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, Casey Aquatic Recreation Centre (ARC) and Max Pawsey Reserve.

In a council meeting on Tuesday 13 December, City of Casey administrators unveiled plans to commence community engagement for the Bunjil Place Precinct Masterplan, which included plans to use existing open space and car parking to transform the area into “an exciting and viable high-density mixed-use precinct”.

The masterplan for the project includes potential for multi-rise residential apartments, a mix of private and public uses that help to create a 24-hour activated precinct such as a hotel, hospitality, leisure, and wellbeing facili-

ties, a multi-deck car park and enhanced pedestrian access throughout the precinct.

City of Casey administrator Cameron Boardman said public feedback following Bunjil Place’s exhibition of the 2022 Archibald Prize in September, along with analysis of a report on the revitalisation of the Fountain Gate-Narre Warren Metropolitan Activity Centre, sparked the decision to look at the future of the precinct.

“We were quite impressed and at various stages overwhelmed with the number of visitors we had to this precinct, many of whom, if not the overwhelming majority, were first time visitors who remarked on a number of issues,” he said.

“Some of the themes that we received as feedback was that there would be a desire to stay longer to experience other parts of this precinct and of the general area and also the complete inadequacy that we had in providing

municipality of Casey.

“This is our civic hub, this is our cultural hub, this is the part that we want to ensure that we are bringing as many people as possible to enjoy to participate in, engage with community activities but we want to give them some degree of economic, cultural, community and investment incentives to stay longer to enjoy what we have to offer.”

Fellow City of Casey administrator Miguel Belmar said the draft concept plan was a “fantastic opportunity for the community to be engaged in the planning of an area such as Bunjil”.

“It’s important to realise the great opportunities that are viable in the precinct and to ensure the best use of such valuable land in Casey.”

Subject to council approval, community engagement on the Bunjil Place Precinct Draft Concept Plan would commence in early 2023.

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Mr Boardman said the focus of the draft concept plan was to bridge the gap between Bunjil Place, Casey Aquatic and Recreation Centre (ARC) and Fountain Gate Shopping Centre.

The draft concept plan includes the proposed sale and development of 5ha of land which currently encompasses the Bunjil Place car park and surrounding open space.

He stressed the designs were commissioned to “get the conversation started” and were not final designs.

“These are not final plans at all, these are literally plans that have come up… to generate discussion among the community about what we could potentially do with this precinct if the community so desires.

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Jack forever in our hearts

By Cam Lucadou-Wells and Eleanor Wilson For more than 70 years, Jack Rae OAM was a legend that spanned not just Dandenong and Berwick shows but the show scene across Australia.

Mr Rae, 94, who died overnight on 8 December, was a good mate sadly missed by many, says Dandenong Show president John Follett.

“He’d be someone you’d never forget for the rest of your life,” Mr Follett said.

“He’s one who’d be able to bring different people together to work for an ultimate aim – for holding shows across Victoria and Australia.

“He was a person you could work with all day. We’d discuss things and resolve any differences. There’d never be any animosity.

“That’s real friendship.”

As the show celebrated 150 years in November, Mr Rae’s involvement spanned more than half of its life span as a president, committee member and steward.

At national show conferences, so many would approach Mr Rae “just to say hello”, Mr Follett said.

He had “exceptional” judgement of animals, and got involved in every section of the show “whether it was horses, sheep, cattle, arts and crafts”.

“He encouraged a lot of young people to be part of the show scene and in the community in general.

“He was known throughout the community. If he didn’t know of the family, they would know of him.”

As a teen, Mr Rae walked droves of cattle to Dandenong Showgrounds from his family’s farm in Narre Warren North, where he lived and looked out across the Dandenong Ranges for most of his life.

He joined the agricultural show society’s

Jack Rae at the pavilion named after him in Dandenong in 2018. committee as an 18-year-old following in the footsteps of his father, George.

And remained there for 70-plus years helping to organise each annual show.

The fourth-generation cattle farmer was a former show president in 1957 and 1985. He is a life member of the Dandenong and Berwick show societies.

At last November’s Dandy Show, he was listed as the deputy chief steward. He sat in at the cattle section and was guest at the show president’s afternoon tea, along with sister Thelma, brother Bert, daughters and nieces.

“In my mind, that was my highlight of the show,” Mr Follett said.

In 2018, the Dandenong Show Society named its heritage cattle sale ring, the Jack Rae OAM Pavilion.

Mr Rae had been instrumental in saving the sale ring, signage and other relics after Dandenong’s stock markets were closed in 1998.

Similarly, a new building at the Akoonah Park showgrounds in Berwick was also bestowed Mr Rae’s name in 2021.

“Jack wasn’t a man to seek glory but the committee convinced him we wanted to name

a new building after him that he was heavily involved in establishing,” said Akoonah Park manager Gayle Joyce.

“His commitment to the park was part of his agricultural commitment to seeing the land improve.

“He was always striving to provide better facilities for the [Berwick] Show and that drove the development of the park.”

When Berwick Show moved from Buchanan Park to its present site, Mr Rae was involved in transporting the show’s rotunda. He was also part of setting up the flourishing Akoonah Park Men’s Shed.

“Without the wisdom of Jack and his leadership within the various committees he has chaired, we’d never have seen the development, nor the financial stability to allow the ongoing maintenance of this beautiful reserve,” Mrs Joyce said.

Mr Rae was also chief marshall of the City of Casey Riding of the Bounds, a tribute to a a centuries-old tradition in sister city Berwick upon Tweed, England, for 25 years. A celebrated annual custom, the riding saw Mr Rae direct up to 200 riders on a route through local streets and along Casey’s border with the Shire of Cardinia, mirroring the British tradition which inspected the border with Scotland.

“He was the only man you’d ever think of to run an event like that because he had the knowledge and the skills and he knew the country. He was the ideal person for a role like that,” she said.

Mr Rae was the Royal Melbourne Agricultural Show ringmaster from 1984 to 1995 and received a Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to primary industry.

“He’s a man that played an indelible part in my life, and the mateship that happened along the way,” Mr Follett says.

“His memory will be cherished forever.”

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What would your last meal be?

A really great omelette, strong coffee and something chocolate.

What is your most memorable moment?

Welcoming our beautiful little girl Anja into the world.

What event past or present would you like to witness?

1956 Olympics in Melbourne at the MCG. Which three guests, dead or alive, would you invite to dinner?

Kate Bush (because my six-year-old would not forgive me if I didn’t), Elvis (because my husband would not forgive me if I didn’t) and Tom Hardy (that one is for me).

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Apple Music, Facebook and the last two days, Instagram (I’m just getting around to working this one out).

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Chicken stir-fry.

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What magical force always makes one of my

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Former Casey mayor Amanda Stapledon was “never a prospect” of being charged as part of the Operation Sandon IBAC investigation, IBAC’s outgoing commissioner Robert Redlich has said.

Ms Stapledon is believed to have taken her own life shortly after draft copies of the Sandon report were sent to witnesses in January this year.

“It is my understanding that the draft or preliminary views had been given to her lawyers but she hadn’t even yet seen them,” Mr Redlich told an interview with journalist Jon Faine on 8 December.

“Her concern, I suspect, was she was wondering if she might be the subject of a charge.

“Let me say clearly for the record that was never a prospect.”

Mr Redlich said IBAC later examined itself and found that it had not contributed to the “tragic” situation.

“It had an enormous effect on staff at IBAC and, as we’d expect, there were questions asked about whether or not we in any sense contributed to that tragic outcome.

“Even when the conclusion was reached that there was nothing we had done that we thought could have contributed to that situation, there is inevitably grave concern about the fact that that outcome occurred.”

He said “if there was a failing” it was whether IBAC could have told witnesses accused of misconduct that they “should not have any fear of being prosecuted”.

Mr Redlich said it was only in “rare circum-

Amanda Stapledon died in January 2022, soon after a draft IBAC report was released to Picture: GARY SISSONS witnesses. 267031 stances” that IBAC would recommend prosecution.

There was no indication that Ms Stapledon, who had given evidence in a public IBAC hearing 12 months earlier, was more affected than other witnesses, he said He noted IBAC hearings were a “distressing and challenging” environment for witnesses.

“She gave her evidence stoically.

“She made acknowledgments about wrongdoing on a number of matters. She made the comment that her conduct did not reflect her values.”

The IBAC Operation Sandon inquiry examined alleged corruption involving Casey councillors, state Labor MPs and property developers.

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Food insecurity on the rise

By Eleanor Wilson Emergency food relief organisations in the City of Casey say they are at breaking point in the lead up to Christmas.

Transit Outreach coordinator Reverend Keith Vethaak said the food charity is having to turn people away from its services for the first time in its 15-year history.

“In the last 11 months we’ve had a 55 per cent increase in the numbers registering, which is enormous,” Revd Vethaak said.

“At the moment we’re spending over $600 to $700 a week just to buy food from Foodbank.”

Foodbank Australia is described as “the pantry to the charity sector”, currently partnering with 533 charities throughout Victoria.

While sourcing groceries from Foodbank is free for charities, the organisation does charge a fee for handling and delivery.

Revd Vethaak said he expects the organisation’s weekly Foodbank bill to tip $1000 in the coming year.

“We’re a completely voluntary organisation and it’s at the point where it’s going to become unsustainable for us soon,” he said.

“I understand the need for Foodbank to charge a handling fee, but I think perhaps the government needs to look at its funding model and help cover the costs, because it’s becoming unsustainable for us.”

Founder of fellow not-for-profit Bk 2 Basics Melbourne, Kelly Warren said their Foodbank bill has doubled over the last 12 months to $3000.

Demand for the Narre Warren food service has become so high that they were recently forced to put their weekly hot dinner service on hold for the remainder of the year.

“We’re servicing over 3000 families, or about 7000 individuals every week… at least 10 to 20 new families are coming through the door every day,” she said.

Transit Outreach coordinator Keith Vethaak said the not-for-profit is being forced to turn struggling families away due to overwhelming demand.

Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Kelly said she and husband Craig are working 18-hour days to keep up with the demand.

Data from Foodbank’s 2022 Hunger Report, released in October this year, found over two million Australian households have experienced severe food insecurity in the last 12 months, which means they ran out of food because of financial limitations and at worst went entire days without eating.

Households with dependent children are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity.

More than half were either moderately or se-

verely food insecure in 2022, 1.6 times higher than the national average of household food insecurity at 33 per cent.

In addition, 1.3 million children in Australia lived in severely food insecure households in the past 12 months.

A majority 64 per cent of people surveyed said cost of living was the main contributor to their food insecurity.

Foodbank Australia CEO Brianna Casey said the results should “make everyone stop in their tracks”.

“We know how important it is for people to have access to nutritious food, yet the rising costs of energy, fuel, groceries, rent and mortgages have put this fundamental need beyond the reach of more and more people with no respite in sight,” Ms Casey said in a statement.

“The numbers being reported are massive and hard to process, but they represent the harsh reality of living week to week when the cost-of-living crisis collides with an income crisis and the household budget now lists food as a discretionary spend.”

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Check the Christmas lights: CFA

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As we put up those beautiful light decorations in the lead up to Christmas and the holiday season, remember to always check the wiring and placement of the lights.

CFA chief officer, Jason Heffeman urged Victorians to take simple precautionary steps to be sure it’s only Santa’s sleigh that visits this Christmas, and not a fire truck.

“Before setting your lights up, make sure the wiring is intact, check there are no missing bulbs or frayed cords and the lights are in good, working order.

“When plugging in your lights, remember not to overload power boards, and make sure electrical cords are not covered by a rug or mat,” he said.

In September, CFA responded to an electrical fire caused by fairy lights at a Ferntree Gully house which caused significant damage to the brick veneer property.

Incident controller and Ferntree Gully firefighter Todd Small said the incident demonstrated the risk associated with damaged festive lights.

“Please don’t leave fairy lights on all the time. Keep yourself and your loved ones safe,” he said.

Electrical fires are among the top causes of house fires each year.

“Tinsel and other festive decorations will be abundant but placing lights too close to these items can present a fire risk.

“Remember to turn your Christmas lights off when leaving the house or before going to bed to ensure they don’t overheat,” Mr Heffeman said.

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OM:NI men’s discussion groups came together at the Outlook Community Centre last Tuesday, 9 November, to celebrate 15 years of operation in the City of Casey and the Shire of Cardinia.

Thirty-five men attended, representing all six groups in the South-East.

The morning theme was Friendship and Connection, which is the core of what OM:NI is all about.

The morning included a roundtable discussion. Six tables of five men were asked a number of questions, this led to some fun and laughter and valuable feedback.

Guest speaker Geoff Edwards enlarged on the day’s theme with some of his own observations about the positives, and the way the OM:NI organisation could develop going forward.

After the coffee break, followed by Comedy Corner, presented by a guest from the Diamond Creek group, then the more formal part of the morning took place.

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The group then adjourned to Club Officer for lunch at 1pm and this rounded out a very enjoyable and successful day.

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Tip plan rubbished by locals

By Eleanor Wilson The City of Casey has finalised its review of a formidable 1068 submissions to the Draft Hampton Park Hill Development Plan.

At a 13 December council meeting, council administrators noted the Community Engagement Summary Report for the Hampton Park Hill Development Plan, which analysed the council’s community engagement, including public and stakeholder submissions, concerning the plan.

The development plan sets out a proposal to transform the current Hallam Road Landfill into a mixed open space reserve and waste transfer site, after the State Government identified it as a state-level significant waste and resource recovery site.

The plan underwent a six-week public consultation process in July and September 2022, which garnered 5458 visitors to the Hampton Park Hill Casey Conversations Page and 348 downloads of the draft development plan.

The report noted that 99 per cent of submissions objected to the draft development plan,

with the majority, 52 per cent, citing odour hazards and impacts as the issue of concern in their submissions.

Other common concerns regarding the plan included truck and traffic hazards and impacts, which was referenced in 39 per cent of submissions, past advice was the area was to be parkland and lack of trust that the plan won’t change, community health hazards, negative impacts on property values, landfill buffer impacts, inadequate community consultation and environmental hazards and impacts.

Submissions were overwhelmingly generated from residents of Lynbrook, forming 57 per cent of submissions, followed by Hampton Park and Narre Warren with 16 per cent and 10 per cent of submissions, respectively.

Council administrators emphasised that a formalised decision on the status of the development plan would be made at a future council meeting in 2023, however, it used the meeting to move a set of recommendations in response to the review of public submissions.

This included the decision to seek further

clarification from the State Government, including Environment Minister Ingrid Stitt and Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny, and Recycling Victoria regarding their long-term plans for recycling and waste management in Victoria.

City of Casey administrator Cameron Boardman said a judgement on the Hampton Park HIll Development Plan could not be made without referring to the Victorian Recycling Infrastructure Plan (VRIP) and the Statewide Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastucture Plan (SWRRIP), which outline the future of recycling and waste management in the state.

“It is not a decision, irrespective that the City of Casey is the planning authority in this case, that we can consider unilaterally without taking into consideration what are the statewide priorities of the State Government, what are the legislative obligations of those two critical pieces of legislation that I have referenced and to ensure we are, as the correct and appropriate planning authority, meeting those obligations,” he said.

“We have the obligation to comply with all of the legislative requirements that the State Government ensures councils must comply with regarding recycling and waste management and this is an example of that obligation.”

Casey administrator Miguel Belmar asserted his “mind is not closed in any way” to a future decision on the development plan.

“I note that we’ve had advice from the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group, we’ve had advice from Sustainability Victoria and also we are continuing to obtain advice and to have communication with the EPA,” he said.

“On each of those points I’m confident and satisfied that the appropriate work is being undertaken to ensure we have the appropriate information... and when the appropriate time comes, I will consider, as my colleagues will consider, all of that information.”

Community objection to the plan remains palpable, with 54 of 55 public questions in Tuesday’s council meeting referencing the development plan and its perceived impacts.

Feedback open for extended landfill buffer zones: EPA

By Marcus Uhe Viv Paine from the Lynbrook Residents Association is hoping the EPA’s proposed extended buffer zones will spell the end of the push for a waste transfer station at the Hampton Park tip.

The EPA is proposing extending buffer zones for landfill sites accepting both inert and municipal waste, impacting both Hampton Park and SBI Landfill in Cranbourne.

A buffer is defined by the EPA as “land used to separate or manage incompatible land uses, often industrial uses and sensitive uses, to ensure land use compatibility and avoid land use conflict”.

“For landfills, the buffer is made up of separation distances responding to multiple risks, including landfill gas, odour and dust.

“The landfill buffer will extend to the largest of these separation distances.”

A buffer does not need to stop the use and development of land – instead, it ensures land use and development responds to the risks posed and allows for a transitional area of land between two distinct land uses to lessen the risk of harm posed by one land use type on another, according to the EPA. Sites accepting municipal or putrescible waste with a tip face greater than 500sqm, such as Hampton Park, are facing an extension of their buffer zone from 500 metres to 1500 metres, after a July 2019 study found the current distance to be “out of date and inadequate to address human health and amenity impacts”.

“The study also found that the 500-metre buffer may not account for routine odour emissions from larger putrescible landfills,

A recent protest outside Hallam Road waste and resource recovery hub. 307447 Picture: GARY SISSONS even when operating at best practice,” the EPA said.

“The 1500-metre buffer may be varied to a minimum of 1000 metres with an appropriate odour risk assessment that demonstrates an alternative buffer is acceptable.”

Mr Paine said new guidelines support the community’s strong opposition in allowing a huge new waste transfer facility to be built in such a highly populated area.

“Hopefully release of these new EPA Guidelines greatly increasing buffer zones on

human health grounds will see the end of the proposed new waste transfer facility at the Hallam Road Tip site,” Mr Paine said.

“Apart from the pollution risk, a tripled buffer zone would see many thousands of Casey property owners impacted by an overlay that could see their values plummet by up to 30 per cent.”

Landfills accepting inert waste currently have a buffer zone of 200 metres, however, the proposed extension will see it increase to 500 metres.

“Recent experience has shown that subsurface hotspots and landfill gas generation in leachate can develop in operating solid inert landfills and generate odour that can be detected up to and beyond 500 metres from the landfill,” the EPA said in its justification for the proposal.

Leachate, contaminated liquid generated by water passing through a landfill or waste disposal site and accumulating contaminates in the process, mixing with landfill gas, has been the source of the “rotten eggs” stench emanating from SBI that has plagued residents in Cranbourne and Botanic Ridge for much of the year.

Those living within a buffer zone will need to accept advice when proposing future sensitive use or development of land, such as the development of a school, house, medical centre or aged care facility.

Once finalised, it is intended that the guidelines will be referenced in the Victoria Planning Provisions, meaning planning decision makers will be required to consider the guidelines as relevant.

The EPA is seeking feedback on the draft guidelines to understand how they could be improved and ensure they are useable, clear and relevant for those who need to use them.

A webinar will be held on Thursday 15 December, hosted by the EPA, to explain the changes in greater detail.

Feedback can be submitted until Friday 17 February 2023, before the guidelines are finalised in “mid-2023”.

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This year, Santa’s sleigh comes in the form of a tinsel adorned trailer, ready to collect donations.

Spreading Christmas cheer lies in need this festive season.

Transit Outreach coordinator Reverend Keith Vethaak said the Narre Warren based not-for-profit is currently feeding upwards of 1500 people each week.

“The last couple of months the demand has escalated enormously…we’re noticing huge queues of people waiting to pick up food,” he said.

He said the CFA’s food drive will help bridge the gap between supply and demand for the charity.

“It’ll just help up having enough groceries to give out…for the first time ever we’re having to limit the number of groceries people can pick up, just so there’s enough to go around,” Rev Vethaak said.

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Santa will be making a special visit to the City of Casey later this week as the Narre Warren CFA spreads Christmas cheer with its annual Santa Run. Families across Berwick and Narre Warren are encouraged to make the trip to their local park for the opportunity to meet the big man in red.

This year, the gift of giving is a two-way street, with Santa and his elves towing a tinseled-out trailer for families to fill with goods for those in need.

Donating to emergency food relief organisation Transit Outreach, the brigade is looking for non-perishable food items to gift to fami-

“We have lots of families that are coming to us saying they just have no money to buy anything for their children for Christmas. We’re seeing that much more than previous years.”

Narre Warren CFA wellbeing officer Anastasia Barker said the brigade is also accepting Transit donations at its CFA station up until Christmas.

Donations can be given to staff on duty at the station, or can be placed in the donation box located out the front of the station.

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Get behind John: MP

By Marcus Uhe and Callum Godde, AAP Defeated Berwick MP Brad Battin has urged colleagues to get behind new Liberal leader John Pesutto.

Mr Battin’s lost a secret ballot vote by Liberal MPs on Thursday morning for the leadership of the Victorian Liberal Party, following Matthew Guy’s decision to vacate the role after November’s election.

He says the Hawthorn MP has his “100 per cent backing”, and urged his counterparts to do the same.

“I’m a very proud Liberal,” Mr Battin said.

“The only message I send to all of my colleagues: get behind John. Never take the Liberal logo of any of your signs. I don’t care what electorate you’re running in.”

Mr Pesutto narrowly reclaimed the inner east seat after he lost it at the 2018 state election.

He faces a steep challenge after the party secured just 29 per cent of the primary vote at the November poll, its worst result in decades.

Mr Pesutto would not reveal the result of the ballot but said the leadership team was humbled by their election.

“It means a lot to be given this opportunity by our party colleagues,” he told reporters at state parliament.

“These next four years is going to be really challenging for the people of Victoria, and we need a government that is pushed to do its level best.”

Mr Guy has not revealed if he intends to leave parliament after suffering his second consecutive loss to Premier Daniel Andrews, and declined to speak to media.

The member for Bulleen was defeated in the 2018 “Danslide” and resigned his position to serve as a backbencher.

He then reclaimed the leadership from Malvern MP Michael O’Brien in 2021.

Labor takes two seats

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Legalise Cannabis Victoria and Liberal Democrats have taken out the final two Upper House seats in the South East Metropolitan Region.

In the final official results, Labor secured two of the region’s five seats. They will be represented by the re-elected Lee Tarlamis and newcomer Michael Galea.

Labor’s number three candidate Dr Tien Kieu failed to be re-elected.

The Liberal Party’s lead candidate Ann-Marie Hermans also won a seat.

Liberal candidate Manju Hanumantharayappa narrowly missed being elected.

Meanwhile, Rachel Payne won Legalise Cannabis Victoria’s first seat in the state, while David Limbrick of the Liberal Democrats was re-elected.

Former Dandenong-based ALP MP Adem Somyurek was elected in the Northern Metropolitan Region for the Democratic Labour Party.

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By Shelby Brooks Jeanette of Narre Warren and Dave of Pakenham were not expecting to fall in love when they turned up to a social breakfast event in 2019, arranged by a mutual friend.

The breakfast club was being run as an event for the social networking service Nextdoor.

Dave and Jeanette started chatting and hit it off.

“We clicked straight away,” Jeanette said.

“We had a lot in common. Before he was retired he owned a construction company, and so did I. “It was love at first sight.”

Although not a dating app, Nextdoor was set up 12 years ago in America to help combat social isolation and loneliness.

It’s been in Australia for four years for neighbours to share local tips, connect socially and buy and sell items.

“It was a way to get to know people in the community,” Jeanette said of Nextdoor.

“A lot of people stay at home and don’t mingle.”

After the breakfast encounter, Jeanette and Dave started seeing each other.

Jeanette took Dave to her rock and roll classes.

“He could dance but he also learnt a lot,” she said.

Six months later they were engaged and the pair moved in together right before Covid-19 hit in 2020.

Now married and living in Pakenham, the Fenwicks share 10 children and 18 grandchil-

Dave and Jeanette Fenwick on their wedding day. dren between them.

Jeanette credits their love story to their shared sense of humour and ideas of fun.

“We’re like teenage kids,” Jeanette said.

“The laughter never stops.”

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Zoe looks at double degree Zoe Searles has been named as Berwick College’s 2022 Dux, achieving an ATAR score of 97.90. She spoke to Star News about how she felt when she opened her ATAR on Monday morning.

How are you feeling about being the dux of your school?

When told I was the Dux I was overcome with joy, it has been the greatest privilege to be a Berwick College student and then to be named the highest scoring, it was truly an honour to be named such an esteemed student.

How were you and your family feeling the morning when you got your results?

The night before felt exactly like Christmas eve as a child, so as you can imagine I did not get much sleep in anticipation of results day. However, come 7am I was in absolute shock at the incredible score I received, not truly believing I had done that well. Then it all settled in and I was extremely proud of myself and relieved that all the hardships I had faced throughout the year were all worth it. Missing my English exam as I had covid was extremely worrisome and really added a damper on the rest of my exams, yet I was still able to achieve an amazing result. Telling my parents of my results, they were extremely proud and elated about my success, particularly as they had witnessed the behind-the-scenes of my efforts, so seeing it come to fruition was truly magical for them.

What was your study routine and how did you find remote learning?

I remember always thinking that I was never doing enough study throughout the year, however, looking back I utilised every spare minute I had. I would catch the early morning bus to school and study the hour before school. I had quite a few free periods this year as I had done two subjects early last year so I utilised all those time blocks to study. Additionally, I would often stay back after school until 5 to finish off some homework and then do some light note-taking in the evening while watching Netflix. It was a very full study schedule but I managed to also find time for myself and hang out with friends.

The first year of remote learning was fun, something different and a great opportunity to get lots of sleep! However, come 2021, I was starting to miss the connection with friends and teachers alike, thus my motivation dipped quite significantly. I was able to still complete all my work and achieve great scores, but not

Berwick College Dux Zoe Searles with principal Kerri Bolch and assistant principal of senior school Andrew Barker. to my true full potential. So, I am extremely grateful that this year was free from lockdowns as I am certain I would not have been able to achieve the results I did.

versity. The commerce degree as I really enjoy business and maths, and then the arts degree so I can also focus on writing and literature as I am interested in those domains as well.

Are you looking to study further and if so, what uni course are you considering?

Yes I am! I’m considering doing a double degree in commerce and arts at Monash Uni-

Do you have any words of wisdom for the class of Year 12 2023?

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greatest years of my life. The most important thing is to surround yourself with a good group of people who can support and lift you up.

Also, ensure that you find a balance between putting the effort in to succeed and enjoying your final year of high school as it is certainly one to remember and one you don’t want to regret.

ATAR delight for students across Pakenham and Berwick Beaconhills College Dux of the Pakenham campus, Jasper McDowell received an ATAR of 99.85.

Mr McDowell’s subjects included English, English literature, maths methods, French and an extension subject of philosophy and science at the University of Melbourne.

Knowing the work he had put in throughout the year, Mr McDowell was confident he would receive a good ATAR. He said it was “quite pleasing” to see all the hard work he had done had been worth it.

“It was an element of this could happen, but is it actually going to happen? But it did so I was very happy.”

There were still nerves for Mr McDowell in the lead up to receiving his ATAR on Monday morning.

“I was quite nervous and I tried not to think about it throughout the week,” Mr McDowell said.

“Yesterday I was putting off looking at it.”

Mr McDowell is planning on studying an arts degree at the University of Melbourne alongside a maths diploma.

As a humanities-oriented student, Mr McDowell said the best advice he had for the class of 2023 was to find a way to engage with the content beyond memorising.

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volved,” Mr McDowell said.

“I feel like especially with that subject people tend to take it as I’m going in and memorising dates and events and for me that doesn’t work.

“It’s about being able to engage with it in a dynamic, interesting way where you can make interesting points and I feel like that applies to most subjects.”

Berwick campus Beaconhills College Berwick campus Dux Ruby Thornton-Mackay is already carving out a career in dance, having recently learnt she was accepted into the prestigious West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) for 2023.

She said she was thrilled with her ATAR score of 97.45.

“I definitely aimed high from the start of the year, but it was a pleasant surprise to be Campus Dux.” “I never really set a numerical goal with my ATAR, I always knew I wanted to pursue dance, so I just wanted to do my best and challenge myself... it wasn’t about the number.”

While her passion lies in Dance, Ruby chose a diverse mix of other VCE subjects, including English, French, chemistry, geography, mathematical methods.

“I have so many interests, so wanted to choose something from every realm of learning,” she said.

Jasper McDowell received an ATAR of 99.85.

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Duxes look to the future The coveted accolade of St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar 2022 Dux has gone to Brianna Munns and Ovin Jayawardana, who achieved ATAR scores of 99.55 and 99.45 respectively.

Both students said they were ecstatic to receive their scores on Monday morning.

“I was so nervous the night before, I couldn’t sleep, but I was so happy just knowing all the hard work had paid off,” Brianna said.

Ovin said finding out he was one of the school’s duxes was an added bonus to receiving the score.

“It’s a nice achievement and I’m very happy with it, but for me the Dux wasn’t the be-all and end-all, it was more about getting a score to get into the course I wanted,” he said.

The Senior Boys Dux hopes to study medicine at Monash University, while Brianna is also seeking entry to Monash, where she wants to study a double degree in law and arts, majoring in psychology.

The Duxes said finding a balance in their study routines and maintaining social connections was vital to their academic success throughout VCE. “I just tried to listen to my body...if you feel you’re getting super tired, don’t be afraid to take that break, whether it’s watching TV or hanging out with your friends, allow your body to have that break from study and it will make it that much more effective when you do jump back into your school work,” Brianna said.

Ovin also worked to find a balance between studying 25 hours a week, working at his parttime job and meeting up with friends.

“For the most part I found I was able to find that balance, but come exam time it was definitely a lot harder,” he said.

“Interestingly, I found that it made motivation harder when I wasn’t doing those hobbies.”

St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar principal Dr Annette Rome said the 2022 VCE cohort completed their studies with maturity, application and grace.

“While we acknowledge the outstanding results in 2022 and laud our duces, we are also

St Margaret’ Berwick Grammar VCE Duxes Brianna Munns and Ovin Jayawardana. so proud of every young person in our community. Behind every one of them is a story of courage, curiosity and character,” she said.

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“This year’s class of 2022 has been particularly adept at looking after others and making each other smile. Frankly, they have been an

absolute delight to work with. I wish them, and all VCE graduates, a fruitful and happy future.”

St Francis Xavier College celebrates students’ success The morning of Monday 12 December was filled with nerves and excitement for thousands of VCE students who obtained their VCE results.

The honour of 2022 Dux for St Francis Xavier College’s Beaconsfield campus has gone to the school’s vice captain Gabriella Stipkovic, who achieved an ATAR score of 98.85.

Gabriella said it was great to be rewarded for the hard work she has put in over the last two years and hopes to go on to study a dou-

ble degree in law and global studies.

The Year 12 graduate said consistency was the key to success throughout the year, ensuring she prepared in the lead up to classes and maintained a balanced study routine.

Her advice for students approaching VCE was simple.

“Give it everything you have got as it goes quickly. Maintain a balance between academics and social life,” she said.

The school’s VCAL top scorer went to

Emma Heinze, who attended some of her VCAL classes at Foundation Learning Centre in Narre Warren.

She too said it was “amazing and satisfying to know the hard work has paid off”.

Emma said VCAL’s focus on personal development and vocational skills were the main factors that led her down the applied learning path.

“I found I wasn’t very engaged with my classes in Year 9 and I was looking for a more applied way to complete my learning, so I

chose VCAL in Year 10 for that reason.”

Emma hopes to use her score to attend university and study early childhood and primary teaching, after discovering a passion for education through her VCAL classes.

“We did a Basketball program with Officer Specialist school and I found that working with the kids was so much fun.

“It opened my eyes to that sort of work opportunity and in Term 3 and 4 I did my work placement at a kindergarten and I had the best time there, I still visit sometimes.”

Dela the Dux receives a perfect score in maths Thamadee Dela is the the 2022 College Dux for St Peter’s College after achieving an ATAR of 97.9.

Ms Dela achieved outstanding results in Biology (44), Chemistry (40), English (38), Legal Studies (37) and Mathematical Methods (35), along with a perfect score in Further Maths (50).

Ms Dela has her sights set on an engineering degree at Monash University next year and is interested in chemical engineering in particular.

She put this exceptional result down to two main factors.

At the start of the year, she set herself a specific goal and this was important to keep herself focused and motivated.

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The second factor that Ms Dela cites as helping her to achieve this result was the feedback from teachers.

She was appreciative of all her teachers but stated clearly, she could not have got the perfect result in Further Maths if it had not been for Ms Selex.

The very specific advice when looking at questions that she had got wrong, the use of a logbook for practice exams and the fact that Ms Selex had made herself so available to Ms Dela made all the difference.

St Peter’s College congratulates Ms Dela and wishes her all the best as she moves into this next exciting part of her journey.

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We’re building big this summer Public transport disruptions

Victoria’s Big Build is building a better road and rail network in December and January while there are fewer people on our trains and less cars on the road.

This includes major works on the Metro Tunnel with crews working around the clock to upgrade tracks at Caufield Station and install new high-tech signalling. We’re also upgrading the City Loop.

We’re also continuing to build the West Gate Tunnel, including new connections into the city and CityLink. Important maintenance is happening on the West Gate Bridge and major road upgrades continue across the south east this summer.

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Summer disruptions Train disruptions: City Loop closed City Loop

9pm 2 Jan to last train 15 Jan

Parliament, Flagstaff and Melbourne Central stations closed

Tram and train disruptions: Buses/coaches replace trams and trains in both directions Tram routes 3, 3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72

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Arts Centre and Commercial Road

Tram route 58

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Flinders Street/Market Street and Fawkner Park

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Parliament to Heidelberg

Alamein Line

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Camberwell to Alamein

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Flinders Street to Dandenong

14 to 27 Jan

Flinders Street to Westall

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Flinders Street to Cranbourne and Pakenham

4 to 27 Jan

Flinders Street to Moorabbin

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Flinders Street to Mordialloc

Stony Point Line

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Frankston to Stony Point

Sandringham Line

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Parliament to Sandringham

Sunbury Line

9pm 3 Feb to last train 5 Feb

North Melbourne to Watergardens

8:30pm 8 Feb to last train 12 Feb

North Melbourne to Sunshine

Werribee and Williamston lines

Each night 8 to 10 Feb 11 to 12 Feb

North Melbourne to Newport

Geelong Line

14 to 15 Jan 18 to 26 Feb

Geelong to Waurn Ponds

Gippsland Line

4 to 31 Jan

Southern Cross to Bairnsdale

Bendigo and Echuca lines

At night, 3 Feb

Southern Cross to Bendigo

4 to 5 Feb

Southern Cross to Gisborne

Swan Hill Line

4 to 5 Feb

Southern Cross to Bendigo

Warrnambool Line

18 to 26 Feb

Geelong to Warrnambool

Frankston Line

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Four outbound lanes closed

Monash Freeway

Some nights in Jan

Closed between Warrigal Road and EastLink

Princes Freeway

Some nights in Jan

Closed between Princes Highway and Cardinia Road

Road disruptions: Closed roads, lanes and ramps Dynon Road, West Melbourne

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Between Dryburgh Street and Dynon Road inbound exit ramp from CityLink

Greensborough Road, Watsonia

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Narre Warren North Road and Ernst Wanke Road, Narre Warren North

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Intersection closed

Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road and Thompsons Road, Cranbourne

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Intersection closed

Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn

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Between Hume Highway and Hanson Road

Lancefield Road, Sunbury

Jan to Feb

At Sunbury Road

Hall Road and McCormicks Road, Carrum Downs

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Brian Metcalf kept spirits high throughout the day with a sublime selection of tunes.

A classic Christmas lunch was served alongside sausages, chicken skewers and salads.

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The Christmas spirit was in the air.

Men’s Shed toasts to ’22

By Eleanor Wilson Akoonah Park Men’s Shed (APMS) celebrated a successful 2022 on Thursday 8 December, with a Christmas in the park lunch.

Dark skies teased light showers throughout the morning, but, to the delight of 160-plus attendees, the sun came out in time for Christmas lunch.

Berwick business Fine Dining Concepts took care of catering for a crowd of hungry guests, with an array of Christmas ham, turkey, salads and a sausage sizzle for all to enjoy.

Local crooner Brian Metcalf serenaded the crowd with a series of old school hits, before a moment of silence was given as the shed paid its respect to park pioneer Jack Rae, who had passed away that same morning aged 94.

“He was wonderful to this shed, we wouldn’t have anything without Jack and John Byron,” APMS committee member Lindsay Harding said of Mr Rae and Mr Byron, who was the shed’s inaugural president.

Current Men’s Shed president Maurice ‘Maury’ Hall said the year had been successful for the shed’s 160 members.

“The shed has had a fairly productive year, we’ve had a few successful projects in the community and more members have come back after Covid, so there’s been a very good air of happiness around the shed,” he said.

“We’ve made the best of what we’ve had to deal with this year, at times it hasn’t been easy…we’re probably glad to see the end of this year.”

Turning his attention to the year ahead, Mr Hall said getting the shed “running like clockwork” will be the priority for 2023.

“We haven’t recovered from Covid yet. The shed is a bit of a mess, we have a bit of mess to clear out to hopefully get the shed running like it used to. “[Next year] I’d like to have somebody on the door every day. We’ve got a few things in the pipeline but that would be the main thing.”

Michael, Jeffrey Thomas and Barry Hoey reflect on the year that was at the shed.

Akoonah Park manager Gayle Joyce, president Andy Fyfe and Men’s Shed president Maurice Hall.

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La Trobe MP Jason Wood (second from right) joined in on the end of year celebration.

The shed’s RV group and their wives enjoyed catching up.

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Students from the Berwick Primary School choir delighted the crowd.

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Woodworkers’ gala

By Len Preece* Recently, the Berwick District Woodworkers Club held its annual Gala Day. Through this last year members have been working hard making a large assortment of toys for local charities.

Our Gala Day is a culmination of the great effort by our members producing these toys.

We have around seven charities who we invite on the day and present the toys to them to take back to the children and families under their care.

The Berwick Primary School choir sang a selection of well-known songs and some famous Christmas carols. They did a terrific job

– thanks to the children and teachers!

The pictures show the large collection of toys displayed in the function room at the Old Cheese Factory that is going to the needy families.

A big thank you, firstly, goes to all our members who have made the toys for this big day.

Secondly, to all those members who helped in getting this event organised and set up. And thirdly, to all the visitors who joined us on this great day.

So, in closing, we will see you all next year when we will do it all again! *Len Preece is a committee member of the Berwick District Woodworkers Club.

Berwick District Woodworkers Club worked hard to produce wooden toys in time for Christmas.

Fundraising to fight an aggressive cancer

By Mikayla Van Loon A promising young gridiron player has had the rug pulled out from under him with a recent and rare cancer diagnosis which has seen his family and friends rally behind him to get him to New York for treatment.

Anthony de Benedictis, a 19-year-old Endeavour Hills resident and Croydon Rangers Gridiron Club player, was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in early August after experiencing extensive pain in his arm and shoulder.

Having taken a gap year to train one-onone with a gridiron coach and prepare his body in the gym to hopefully be scouted to an American college, Anthony’s dreams were within his grasp.

In July he went to his mum, Kat Cecho, complaining of what they both thought was a torn muscle but when a lump formed on the left side of his neck and into his shoulder, Kat knew a doctor was needed.

After CT and CAT scans, the results came back with Anthony having a very large tumour going from the top of his shoulder to the base of his armpit - a size of nine centimetres by seven centimetres.

“Until then we had absolutely no idea that there was anything going on because he was healthy,” Kat said.

Doctors initially thought the diagnosis would be Hodgkin’s but after a biopsy it returned as the rare Ewing’s Sarcoma.

“It is a bone cancer but in Anthony’s case, it’s even more rare. He’s got the soft tissue cancer.”

While majority of the time Ewing’s Sarcoma is found in the bones, on a rare occasion the same cell compound forms Ewing’s in the soft tissues around the bones.

Around 2460 people are estimated to have been diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma in Australia in 2022, the only difference being many are known cancers of the soft tissue.

“He was in so much pain and he couldn’t manage the pain at all because nothing was working…He couldn’t sleep, he couldn’t do anything,” Kat said. berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au

Croydon Rangers Gridiron Club player Anthony De Benedictis has been diagnosed with a rare form of Ewing’s Sarcoma and is now seeking treatment in New York.

Picture: CROYDON RANGERS GRIDIRON CLUB “So we ended up going to Peter Mac and stayed there for five days for him to manage the pain and this thing was just growing by the day.”

Eventually undergoing both chemotherapy and radiation because the tumour was growing rapidly, Kat said “it has helped a lot but it didn’t get rid of completely.”

That’s why now the family are looking at options overseas where more research has been done on this type of soft tissue cancer and where experimental treatments are more available.

“There’s not many options now here in Australia. They’ve given us what we can do. We need to do something else, we need to start looking overseas because they have very strict protocols here that they have to follow,” Kat said.

A friend of the family for over 20 years, Trudy Hymas organised the GoFundMe page aiming to raise $50,000 to help cover some of the costs of getting to New York.

Within 48 hours, half of the funds had been raised after beginning the fundraiser on Tuesday 6 December.

“It’s just mind blowing. He’s an awesome human being so I think everybody just wants to be behind him and support him,” Kat said.

“It’s just so hard because he’s been so focused and he knew what he wanted to do, he was working towards it, and it’s just all been ripped away.

“I’m not saying his dream is gone and he can’t do it once he gets better but right now we really have to focus on finding something that can help.”

Looking at getting Anthony into an immunotherapy treatment in New York, Kat said one cycle is $100,000, meaning the money raised through the GoFundMe will support travel expenses and part of the overall cost.

“Whatever we have to do, we will do. We just have to make sure we have all our options, everything and anything we can do, we’re gonna try to do for him to get better.”

Still undergoing two more rounds of chemotherapy in Melbourne to see whether it has any further impact on reducing the tumour, Kat said she still needs to be prepared to go overseas.

“I don’t want to just wait for the end of it and see if it’s working or not, I actually have to have something else in place and if we need to leave, then we’ll leave overseas, that’s the plan.

“As soon as we get enough money and get the chance to go, we’ll be going.”

Eternally grateful for all the support from family and friends, as well as the Croydon Rangers for their ongoing support, friendship and monetary donations, Kat said “thank you to absolutely everyone who was involved and has tried to help us get Anthony better.”

“Everybody’s been amazing and it’s very overwhelming because we were not expecting this kind of response from everybody. We’re extremely grateful.”

The fundraiser can be found at gofundme. com/f/help-anthony-to-kick-this-aggressivebeast

A Berwick electrical apprentice has been spared jail after his “miscalculated” failure to give way killed another driver.

Jasper Milon, 22, pleaded guilty at the Victorian County Court to dangerous driving causing death – a mandatory jail offence unless there are “substantial and compelling circumstances”.

The P-plate driver had failed to give way as he tried to turn right in his father’s Hilux ute with a bullbar at an intersection near Carrum railway station about 7pm on 10 November 2020.

He drove in the path of 75-year-old Heather Tucker’s oncoming Mazda 121 about halfway through the intersection.

She died of “extensive and life-threatening” injuries at The Alfred hospital two days later, sentencing judge Gabriele Cannon said on 8 December.

An uninjured Milon submitted that he had miscalculated how close Ms Tucker’s car was, and was focused on the view ahead turning right.

“Essentially you failed to give way to her car when you ought to have done so.”

Police estimated Milon’s ute was travelling at least 19 km/h when he struck Ms Tucker’s car, who was travelling below the 60km/h speed limit.

The flat-level road was assessed as in “excellent” condition with extended visibility in all directions.

Judge Cannon noted the prosecution had effectively conceded there were “substantial and compelling” circumstances – including the low force of impact and Ms Tucker’s pre-existing ill health.

The crash was not so severe to activate Ms Tucker’s vehicle’s airbags or to damage the driver’s side interior.

Ms Tucker’s pre-existing health problems may have played a significant role in her death. They included severe asthma and end-stage heart disease.

She was on anti-coagulant medication at the time, which heightened her risk of death.

“The fact of the matter is that you did see Mrs Tucker’s car before you started your right turn, and you were in a car which had the potential to readily inflict damage to another vehicle which was not nearly as sturdy,” Judge Cannon said.

“However, as I have said, the impact appeared to be relatively gentle to my observation, although it obviously was sufficient to cause multiple injuries to a victim whose state of health prior to the collision was most precarious.”

The “miscalculation” led to a “tragic outcome for all involved”, including an “immense” impact on Ms Tucker’s husband, daughter and granddaughters.

Ms Tucker was regarded as the “backbone” of the family, and had rarely spent time apart from her grieving husband, Judge Cannon said.

Milon had no prior convictions, penned a “genuinely sorry” letter of apology to the Tucker family and had “exemplary” character references, the judge noted.

“I am satisfied that there are substantial and compelling circumstances which are exceptional and rare in your case which justify a non-custodial disposition.”

She imposed a two-year supervised community corrections order with 150 hours of unpaid work.

Milon was disqualified from driving for 18 months.

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Helicopter a crucial reminder for youth Students at Waverley Christian College in Narre Warren South learnt how to stay safe in Victorian waterways on Thursday 8 December, while meeting the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service crew who patrol our coastline.

The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service, operated by Life Saving Victoria (LSV), provides a vital, free community service to Victorians each year.

Last season, the service carried out 142 rescue missions and flew over 1800 hours including beach patrols.

Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service chief crew member Wayne Cartwright said the chance to bring the service to schools was a great opportunity to share critical water safety tips leading up to school holidays.

“As we approach the summer months, we know many students will be out and about enjoying our waterways, so it’s an important time to remind young Victorians to always swim between the red and yellow flags and remind parents about the importance of active supervision,” Mr Cartwright said.

“Students also learnt about how to check the beachsafe app and website to find patrolled locations near them, as well as how to identify and avoid dangerous conditions such as rips, currents, or poor weather – skills that can help keep them safe when it matters most.”

Westpac regional general manager, Scott Whitford, said Westpac has proudly supported the service in Victoria for more than 13 years.

“Students got the chance to hear first-hand from the crew who dedicate their time to help-

Students at Waverley Christian College had the rare chance to see the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter up-close.

Picture: SUPPLIED ing the community, as well as learn important safety tips so they’re better prepared if faced with an emergency.

“The session was great fun and offered an interactive experience where students were able to watch the helicopter fly in and land at their school, along with the chance to ask the crew and pilot questions about flying, rescues and patrols.”

Waverley Christian College deputy head of primary, Mrs Sarah Michael, said the program was a great way to help students learn about water safety.

“It was not only a very exciting experience for the primary students, but such an important reminder about water safety before the end of the school year, so they can enjoy time

on the beach or in a pool over their summer break,” she said.

The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service patrol is in full service until April but supports emergency agencies for year-round search and rescue services, meaning no Victorian has ever had to pay to be rescued.

The visit was part of LSV Water Safety Month, which sees LSV and Play It Safe By the Water partner agencies prioritise sharing water safety messages across all of December, with Westpac’s visit aiming to remind parents to always keep a close eye on their children in, on and around water.

Since 1 July 2022, there have been 15 drowning fatalities in Victoria; 15 per cent of these drownings occurred in coastal waterways.

Funding for schools Nearly $200,000 of federal funding will be rolled out to South East schools in coming weeks.

Among the grants were $50,000 for classroom laptops at Dandenong High School and $30,000 for a climbing structure at Dandenong Primary School.

Dandenong West Primary will receive $35,000 for upgrades to the outdoor learning area, Maramba Primary $48,445 for playground upgrades, and Oatlands Primary $15,000 for roof repairs.

Mossgiel Park Primary was granted $20,000 for its radio station’s equipment and sound proofing materials.

Bruce MP Julian Hill said the commitments were made during the 2022 elections and secured in the new government’s recent budget.

“Finally after a decade of being completely ignored by the Liberal Government, our community is getting a fair share.

“This is terrific news for these schools – especially for their students.

“It means better equipment and facilities to help them learn and play in a top-class environment.”

The funding is part of the Federal Government’s $270 million School Upgrade Fund to boost infrastructure for students especially to combat the impacts of the pandemic.

Mr Hill said schools could apply for the next open grant round of $32 million.

Grants were available for small-scale projects up to $25,000 such as laptops and iPads, classroom upgrades and outdoor learning areas, Mr Hill said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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“I want to get back into serving the community again. I want to run again and I want to get my name back on the honour board for the right reasons. At the moment it’s a dishonour board,” he said.

Star News understands Mr Flannery has put forward his request to be heard by the administrators at the next council meeting, slated for Tuesday 2 February.“It’s up to them now but a year later, this is still eating at me. I need closure and this is one way that I can get it,“ he said.

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

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

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

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How to easily create KPIs TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH Something that seems none too common these days is the creation of staff objectives or key performance indicators (KPIs). This is a pity since these are a great way to align manager and staff member expectations on individual goals and to be specific on what constitutes a successful outcome.

So, why aren’t they done?

There are probably a few reasons for this: managers don’t see the need, managers don’t feel sufficiently well trained or equipped to adequately define and review these, things have worked OK in the past without them, this is only done by large corporations or perhaps the process is lengthy and cumbersome and of little value.

In practice, there are extremely few business-related activities that belong only with ‘large corporations’.

Instead, it is usually a question of scale, i.e., to what extent the activity is undertaken rather than should it be done at all, so if you agree with this, then the very last item effectively becomes the major stumbling block.

This article shows how to create these simply and easily, and once done, it is very easy to do the same thing thereafter.

There are two important precursors that must be known: 1. What is the business trying to achieve over the defined interval of time?

2. What are the organisational roles and responsibilities?

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There is precious little point in setting individual staff member objectives if the business has not defined objectives of its own, says Ian Ash. vidual staff member objectives if the business has not defined objectives of its own.

In fact, this can be a recipe for disaster as each individual manager may then set objectives which could well compromise or conflict with other manager’s objectives.

As we have noted in previous articles, the

better specified the business objectives, the more likely they are to be achieved and the same is true for individual KPIs as well.

It is essential that the organisational roles and responsibilities are well defined, ideally with each role (not person) having its own position description.

An important thing to bear in mind with position descriptions is that they should be very clear and specific about what the role is actually responsible for, not just what it does.

When you write a position description in this way, it then becomes independent of the tool, system or process that is used and focuses more on the specific outcomes that need to be achieved.

This has the big advantage that the position description does not need to be rewritten every time the tool, system or process changes.

When you think about a particular role, you will usually find that there are between three and six major functions associated with it and so it is a good idea to separate these in the position description and then simply bullet list the accountabilities associated with each.

For example, a key function of a sales manager is to document the sales strategy and planning for the business and so a key accountability is to ‘write the sales plan’.

Once the business goals have been defined and the position description is agreed with the staff member, then it is a relatively simple task to go through each of the business goals and determine which of these apply to person concerned.

One or more key performance indicators can then be produced for each of the relevant business goals. So, using the sales manager again as an example, if the business goal were to achieve annual review of $5 million, then two obvious KPIs would be: 1. Document a sales plan that shows how the company’s annual revenue target of $5m will be achieved by dd/mm/yy.

2. Achieve the company’s annual review of $5 million by 30/6/23.

The must be reviewed and agreed in advance otherwise the process won’t work.

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Rollers promoting respect Despite playing under the theme of ‘Respect’, there were no beg-your-pardons at a recent roller derby match at Springers Leisure Centre.

There were inspiring speeches followed by plenty of bruising action as The Sovereigns from Kingston City Rollers took on the Footscray-based Westside Wreckers at the ‘Roll for Respect’ event on 3 December.

The proudly open-gender Rollers donned orange in support of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

Guest speakers were Kingston mayor Hadi Saab, ‘Change Our Game’ ambassador and 2017 world champion roller-derby player Lauren Foote and Rollers player Raff.

‘Change Our Game’ is driving for more equality for women and marginalized genders in sport, Foote said.

“Initiatives like Roll for Support amplifies it’s normal to treat everybody with respect.

“I see a lot of people come to roller derby and find their inner power. Where they can be unapologetically aggressive, where they can be strong, can be tough.

“Feeling strong on the track helped me feel strong in my everyday life as well.”

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

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

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By David Nagel Victorian racing’s power shift to the South East suburbs of Melbourne continued at Sandown Park Hillside on Saturday with seven of the nine winners being trained at Cranbourne or Pakenham.

Pakenham trainers had a huge day at the office with gun-trainer Peter Moody scoring a winning double, with Life Lessons and Sigh, while Phillip Stokes prepared Savannah Cloud to win race eight on the nine-race program.

But it was the win of eight-year-old gelding Never Again that held most prominence, continuing the rise of up-and-coming Pakenham trainer Reece Goodwin.

The former picnic-jockey, the son of wellrespected trainer Barry Goodwin, only secured his ticket in the early stages of this year.

Goodwin has mainly purchased tried horses to this point in time, but looks set for a very bright future in the sport.

Goodwin learnt his craft from spending time at some prominent overseas stables before working with his dad for two years.

The weekend provided a great guide to Goodwin’s future prospects, with Never Again becoming his first metropolitan winner and becoming the second-leg of a weekend double after Sarnia scored at Cranbourne on Friday night.

Never Again was formerly trained by Clinton McDonald, and showed enough class to win the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington in January 2021.

His first city-winner capped off a great firstyear of training for Goodwin.

“It’s been a really good first 12 months, plenty of success and plenty of more horses in work from when I first started out, so I couldn’t be much happier,” he said.

“I just felt I had learned enough and it was time to go out on a venture of my own.”

And Goodwin didn’t need to look too long for a new home.

“I had a look at locations, where I thought would be best, and I thought Pakenham was more a place of the future, in five to 10 years, that’s going to be bigger and better than anything else around here,” he said.

“Some of the plans they’ve got in place, I think it’s certainly going to be the place to be.”

Just like Pakenham, Goodwin has plans to grow significantly into the future.

“We just want to try and get some better

Never Again provides up-and-coming Pakenham trainer Reece Goodwin with his first city winner on Saturday. 312189 Picture: BRETT HOLBURT/RACING PHOTOS stock in the stable, no one really sells group or city-class horses on the tried sales,” he said.

“Sometimes that might happen if you’re very lucky, but we’ve basically got to start sourcing some younger horses, Yearling Sales, New Zealand tried horses, and trialled horses, that’s basically the path I’ll be trying to take.

“It’s just trying to get some backing behind me, at the moment I’m trying to get some small share-holders involved, but hopefully there’s someone out there that can throw me a bone and really kick me on in the future.”

Cranbourne’s Melbourne Cup winning team of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace landed a double at Sandown with Detonator Jack and Right You Are, while Cranbourne stalwart Robbie Griffiths was on track to see exciting two-year-old filly Serasana make an impressive racetrack debut.

The beautifully bred daughter of Snitzel/ Twilight Royale – who cost $400,000 at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sales - could hardly have been more impressive.

Serasana sat just off a hot speed before jockey Dean Yendall opened her up and she galloped away in the straight for a three-length victory over the 1000-metre trip.

Griffiths and his training partner Matt de Kock – who is currently in his homeland of South Africa getting married - will now freshen the filly before returning to Sandown for the rich Blue Diamond series early in the new year.

“She delivered today,” Griffiths said postrace.

“She’s a quality filly, she kicked off her career the right way.

“One thing Dean (Yendall) and I said before the race was the best part about her will be the conclusion of the race, she’s very strong at the completion of anything she’s done in her education.”

Serasana is bred in the purple, by winningmachine Snitzel out of a mare that won the Group 2 VRC Sires Stakes as a two-year-old.

Griffiths agreed that the $400,000 purchase now looked a bargain buy with bigger targets on the horizon.

“She’s (Serasana) got a lot of substance behind her, both in genetics and on talent, there’s a lot ahead of her,” he said.

“Possibly the (Blue Diamond) Preludes, we’ll see how she comes through, we won’t jump ahead of ourselves in planning, but it will be something pretty big.”

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Sarnia kick started a winning weekend for Pakenham trainer Reece Goodwin with a runaway win at Cranbourne on Friday night.

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Casey-South Melbourne well represented in Vic squad

By Jonty Ralphsmith Casey South Melbourne is well-represented in both Under-19 Victorian squads to play at the National Championships in South Australia from 14-22 December.

Batter Harrish Kannan will represent Vic Metro, while tweaker Liam O’Connor and right-arm quick Devlin Webb are in the Vic Country squad.

Kannan has produced two half-centuries under immense pressure in the firsts for Will Carr’s men this season, showing an ability to consolidate, build an innings, and use his firepower towards the end of the innings.

The youngster has been a staple of the middle order so far this season, averaging 45.6 from five knocks, with 86 off 136 against Ringwood and 98 off 152 against Melbourne University both being rescue missions when early wickets had fallen.

Kannan’s left-arm chinaman bowling is also worth watching.

“He’s matured so much and has gone from strength to strength as a person and player,” teammate Jackson Fry said.

“He’d play seven days a week if he could.”

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O’Connor, meanwhile, has been so far unable to break into the Casey-South Mel-

bourne First XI, given Ruwantha Kellapotha picks himself.

He has however played two Vic Super Slam matches for his club, going at an economy rate of 6.5 in the six overs he’s bowled across both T20s.

The young leggie is quick and controlled through the air with a nasty wrong’un.

He so far has seven wickets from his four second XI matches this season, going at an economy rate of 4.2, highlighted by a spell of 4/37 against Melbourne University.

“He’s a really good kid who works really hard,” Fry said.

“He trains ‘til it’s almost dark at 8-9pm while we’re all in having a beer.

“I can see him playing 100 if not more first XI games, he’s got a very bright future.”

Fry has also worked with developing left arm quick Harry Hoekstra.

A product of South Gippsland, he has been honing his craft at Casey-South Melbourne and was named in the 14-player Vic Country Under-17 squad to compete in the National Championships from 16-23 January in Hobart.

Meanwhile, Dandenong bowler Josh Sawrey was named in the Under-19 Vic Country squad and the club is unrepresented in the Under-17 National Championships.

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Captain Quirk sparkles

By David Nagel Overworked and showing signs of much needed repair…that’s the life of the highlight reel in the Dandenong and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Turf 1 competition after stunning individual performances rubber stamped an enthralling round six on Saturday.

A brilliant all-round performance from Narre South recruit Jeevan Mendis propelled the Lions to their first win, while Springvale South skipper Ryan Quirk continued his incredible run of form to see the Bloods remain undefeated with just one round to go before the half-way point of the season.

And the heroics didn’t end there with the willow, with Michael Davies and Sachith Jayasinghe capturing six and five wicket hauls respectively to guide Buckley Ridges and Hallam Kalora Park to big wins.

But it was at Wachter Reserve where the sublime skills of Mendis were displayed, with lights glistening and bells ringing, after the former Sri Lankan international produced a masterclass against Parkmore.

Playing just his third game for the season, Mendis took the game away from the Pirates with a dashing 116 before mesmerising the home-side with 6/27 off 11.1 overs of leg-spin.

Mendis cracked nine fours and seven towering sixes as he kicked on to a century in just his third game for the Lions this season.

His previous scores of 50 not out and 31 gave a hint that the 39-year-old still has plenty to offer as the Lions look to re-book a place in the top-four.

Mendis, who shared an innings-shaping 80-run third-wicket stand with Jonty Jenner (52), batted right to the death as a spluttering mid-to-lower order fell around him.

No batter from positions six to 11 scored more than five runs as Mendis catapulted the Lions to an imposing 9/238 from their 45 overs.

Viejay Muruhesapillai claimed four wickets to be the pick of the Pirates’ bowlers.

The Lions opening bowlers then struggled to break through, before Mendis ran riot and destroyed the Pirates in a heartbeat.

Jawed Hussaini (2/25 off 7) provided great support as the Lions rolled the Pirates for 160 to celebrate their first win of this campaign.

Amazingly, the Lions could be knocking right on the door of the top-four if they can complete a successful visit to bottom-of-thetable St Mary’s this Saturday.

Parkmore, meanwhile, face a tough test at home against Springvale South, who were led brilliantly by their Captain Quirk against Berwick on the weekend.

Quirk played a starring role, opening the batting and compiling a classy 107 off 134 balls that included eight boundaries and four sixes.

The Bloods’ skipper has been in serious form of late, making 64 against North Dandenong and 74 against Buckley Ridges ahead of

Mitch Shirt and the Berwick bowlers had no answer to Cam Forsyth and non-striker Ryan Quirk on Saturday. 311884

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Quirk shared a 68-run partnership with Jordy Wyatt (59) and 138-run stand with Cam Forsyth (56) to lead the Bloods to 4/269 on their home deck.

Harkanwal Singh was the best of the Berwick toilers, taking 3/48 off 12.

In reply the Bears had many players get starts, with Mason Binns (30) and Lachy Brown (26) the best of four players to enter the twenties, but a highest partnership of 34 gives harsh evidence that the Bloods were always in control of the contest.

The Bears were 7/147 at the close of play.

Josh Dowling (4/37 off 11) made light work of the Bears’ middle order, while Jackson Sketcher (2/28 off 7) was also handy with the ball as the Bloods banked their fourth win for the season.

A trip to Parkmore awaits, while the Bears will look to bounce back to the winners’ list with a home game against North Dandenong at the picturesque Arch Brown Reserve.

A superb spell of bowling from Michael Davies (6/20 off 8.2) has guided Buckley Ridges (1/71) to an important bounce-back victory over cellar-dwellers St Mary’s (71) at Park Oval on Saturday.

The old saying goes that a week is a long time in sport – particularly cricket – and Davies epitomised that statement with a rollicking display against the disappointing Saints.

A week after being spanked for 1/57 by Springvale South, Davies produced the best bowling figures of the DDCA Turf 1 season to

bank the Bucks the six points.

Hadigallage Jayaratne (3/16 off 8) was also impressive for the Bucks, being frugal but damaging at the same time.

Junaid Kuri (24) and Ravi Nanayakkara (16) were the only Saints to trudge their way to double figures.

In reply, the Bucks wasted no time in stamping their authority on the contest with Mahela Udawatte (38 not out) and Daniel Watson (20) crunching six fours and four sixes between them.

The Bucks will face a much tougher game this week, heading to Hallam Kalora Park for a top-three shootout, while the Saints will need to lift their game when they host last-start winners Narre South.

And North Dandenong (207) has come perilously close to pulling off one of the upsets of the season against ladder-leading Hallam Kalora Park (8/212).

High on confidence after last week’s impressive win over Narre South, the Maroons came out firing at Lois Twohig Reserve after being sent in to bat.

Opener Ramneet Dhindsa (65) took care of the early exchanges, while Tahsin Sultani (26), Javed Khan (24) and Austin Heldt (23) made solid contributions as the Marrons ticked past the accepted 200-run barrier.

Sultani and Khan put on a valuable 39-run stand for the sixth wicket just as the Hawks appeared to be getting on top.

The Hawks had two damaging figures with the ball, with Sachith Jayasingha (5/41 off 11)

and Leigh Booth (3/58 off 11) both conceding runs but taking wickets at vital times.

The Hawks appeared to be in all sorts of trouble in reply, with Heldt (3/70 off 11.1) and Alam Raza (3/36 off 9) doing some early damage to have the visitors on the ropes at 5/65.

Skipper Jordy Hammond (29) and Jayasingha (23) then edged the Hawks back into the contest, before a stunning 83-run partnership between keeper Ciaron Connolly (29 not out) and Sayed Rihan (50) brought the visitors into contention.

Despite the partnership the Hawks still looked on shaky ground at 8/184, still requiring 24 runs for victory.

With Connolly resolute and remaining unbeaten, it was left to number-10 Lauchlan Gregson (24 not out) to unleash fury in the dying moments of the match.

Gregson made his 24 off just 11 balls...and finished the match with a huge six off Heldt with the first ball of the last over of the match.

The Hawks host Buckley Ridges in an absolute corker at Frawley Road this week, while the improving Maroons head to Berwick.

DDCA TURF 1 RESULTS – ROUND 6 North Dandenong207 (R Dhindsa 65, T Sultani 26, S Jayasingha 5/41, LG Booth 3/58) def

by Hallam Kalora Park 8/212 (S Rihan 50, CP Connolly 29*, J Hammond 29, AA Raza 3/36, AN Heldt 3/70). Buckley Ridges 1/71 (ML Udawatte 38*) def St Mary’s 67 (MD Davies 6/20, HI Jayaratne 3/16). Springvale South 4/269(cc) (R Quirk 107, JN Wyatt 59, CP Forsyth 56, H Singh 3/48) def Berwick 7/147(cc) (M Binns 30, LJ Brown 26, J Dowling 4/37, JR Sketcher 2/28). Parkmore Pirates 160 (J Mendis 6/27, J Hussaini 2/25) def by Narre South9/238(cc) (J Mendis 116, JW Jenner 52).

LADDER Hallam Kalora Park 33, Springvale South 30, Buckley Ridges 24, Berwick 15, Parkmore 12, North Dandenong 12, Narre South 12, St Mary’s 6.

FIXTURE – ROUND 7 Parkmore (5) v Springvale South (2), Hallam Kalora Park (1) v Buckley Ridges (3), Berwick (4) v North Dandenong (6), St Mary’s (8) v Narre South (7).

Star pacer rocking and rolling to the Cranbourne Cup The good thing about a December Inter Dominion final is that it’s just the start of the feature racing splurge.

And we don’t have to wait long for our next “fix”.

Saturday night’s $100,000 Group 1 Cranbourne Cup will be a pearler.

Time will tell how many horses back-up from the Inter Dominion pacing final, but waiting for them will be arguably Victoria’s best pacer Rock N Roll Doo. Trainer-driver Mick Stanley confirmed his star would launch the biggest five months of his career at Cranbourne.

“He had a couple of weeks off after NZ and he’s raring to go again,” he said.

“We’re going to Cranbourne instead of the Vicbred series – we had to choose because the Cup clashes with the heats.

“We also like the idea of getting a string of staying races into him before the Hunter Cup, so he’ll go Cranbourne, Bendigo and then Ballarat before the Hunter Cup.” Beyond that, Stanley said the Miracle Mile and Cambridge’s “The Race” were Rock N Roll 26 STAR NEWS

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Rock N Rock Doo is settle to tackle the Group-1 Cranbourne Cup on Saturday night. 312694 Picture: SUPPLIED Doo’s major targets.

“Those slot races (WA and Cambridge) are on the same day,” he said.

“He wouldn’t really handle Gloucester Park and it’s easier to get to Auckland and then down to Cambridge, anyway.”

In other exciting news, dual NZ Cup winner Copy That is also headed back our way.

His managing owner Merv Butterworth confirmed the Ballarat and Hunter Cup were targets.

“He was terrific winning last Friday (at Alexandra Park) and has another couple of races in NZ before we bring him across for Ballarat and the Hunter Cup,” he said.

“He won’t go to the Miracle.

“It’ll be back home to get ready for The Race after the Hunter Cup.” One horse we won’t see in those early Victorian features is Captain Ravishing.

He’s favourite in some Hunter Cup markets, but won’t run.

Connections have made it clear his next major target is the Chariots Of Fire with a likely pathway being through the Group 1 4YO Bonanza at Melton on February 4.

Captain Ravishing also won’t be going to either slot race – the Nullarbor at Gloucester Park or The Race at Cambridge – both on April 14.

Travel challenges and the clash of dates with The Race make it unlikely we will see many eastern states horses chase the inaugural Nullarbor.

So, that makes local star Magnificent Storm the top seed.

He showed another weapon with explosive gate speed to lead and easily win the Group 1 Village Kid Sprint at Gloucester Park last Friday night.

He is a clear pre-post favourite for the $300,000 Fremantle Cup (January 13) and $450,000 WA Pacing Cup (January 27).

Should he dominate through those races, it will be interesting if connections take their first interstate trip for a tilt at the Miracle Mile.

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Fry, Manders chalk up tons

By Jonty Ralphsmith It was the fitting celebration.

In his 100th match for Casey-South Melbourne, Jackson Fry got two top-order wickets in a similar manner to so many others throughout his career: with steady and smart bowling after a sustained build-up of pressure.

The left-arm quick’s two scalps came after Nathan Lambden got the wicket of Camberwell Magpies’ opener Chris Thewlis first ball, which was symbolic of the visitors’ dominance.

A bowler who has long been loyal to his Premier Cricket side, Fry is highly valued internally, close friend and teammate Luke Manders setting up the celebrations with a swashbuckling 150 not out.

“In recent times, he has grown into a spearhead for us, a leader of our bowling unit, he’s very reliable,” said Manders.

“He’s not overly quick but if he’s not getting wickets, he’s bowling in partnerships with someone who is.

“He’s a bit of a ‘Mr Fix It’ who you can fall back on if batters are getting away - he’s passionate, hard-working and he’ll bowl all day for you.”

After several starts in the first few games of the season, Manders carried his bat and his 22 boundaries including six maximums off 162 balls.

Jackson Fry has been a key part of CaseySouth Melbourne in recent years. 259762 Picture: STAR NEWS “He batted beautifully,” Fry said of Manders.

“He was a bit slow to start on a pitch that was pretty tricky, a bit two-paced.

“He played with soft hands and once he got going, he went from 100 to 150 in (22) balls so he ramped it up which was a pleasure to watch.”

Following some ill-fortune with his dismissals in recent weeks for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield, Ash Chandrasinghe returned to his Premier Cricket Club with the four-day state competition taking a hiatus.

He opened up with Manders but was unable to cash in, dismissed for 10 off 11 balls.

Spinner Ruwantha Kellapotha was promoted to number three and proved his batting

credentials at Vic Premier Cricket level, playing second-fiddle to Manders in a 192-run partnership.

Kellapotha finished with 85, his late dismissal bringing Lachlan Sperling to the crease who capitalised on a fatigued bowling attack, smashing 25 off 11 balls.

He and Manders took the 47th over for 25 runs, with at least one boundary scored in each of the last seven overs, a period Casey South Melbourne scored at better than two runs a ball.

The mammoth total set up the Casey South Melbourne bowlers well to supercharge the result.

Kellapotha picked up 3/27 while young quick Devlin Webb, who is new to the Premier Cricket firsts scene for Casey South Melbourne, got a confidence-boosting three wickets.

Manders added that Fry brings great energy to the group.

“I could talk about ‘Jacko’ all day, he’s a great friend, he does some funny stuff and he doesn’t mean to do it,” he said.

“On the weekend he was running in to bowl and took his vest off and realised he was still wearing his warm-up shirt!”

Manders is among four close mates who Fry has helped bring to Casey-South Melbourne, a list which also includes Luke Shelton, Michael De Iacovo and Callum Dodson.

Fry said his consistency has grown during his seven years at the club and he values getting the most out of himself, adding that he still has a few years left in his legs to help Casey-South Melbourne break its premiership drought.

“A lot of people have told me along the way that I’ve been unlucky because I might have beaten the bat, but it is good, anytime you can contribute to a side when you’re winning is a great thrill,” he said.

“That half an hour after the game when you can sit down and reflect and know you’ve helped the win is the best part about it.”

Meanwhile, Dandenong’s sorry season continues, falling by seven wickets to Carlton at home to remain winless and planted firmly at the bottom of the table.

Stalwart Brett Forsyth was dismissed cheaply, but 50s to Sahun Perera, Ben Allison and Gehan Seneviratne gave the hosts something to work with at Shepley Oval.

However, none were able to kick on, all dismissed soon after passing the milestone.

Dandenong, defending 210, then found wickets hard to come by, with each Carlton partnership exceeding 35, all coming at a decent run-rate as the visitors controlled the runchase, reaching the total with 29 balls to spare.

Allison was the pick of the bowlers with 1/23 off 10.

Smooth sailing as stars align nicely for Narre Warren NARRE WARREN BOWLS Things are looking good at Narre Warren Bowls Club with all Saturday sides positioned within the top four in their respective divisions.

This is a great situation given the record number of teams entered and the large number of “rookie” bowlers who are playing their first season of competitive bowls.

Tuesday teams are also generally performing well with three of the five sides also sitting in the top-four going into the Christmas break. This Saturday 17 December is the last weekend match for the year with the competition resuming again in mid-January.

Narre Warren Bowls Club will be hosting the semi-finals and finals of the Sandbelt Region ‘Fours’ Championships this Sunday 18 December from 10am.

A BBQ will be available for players and spectators who are welcome to come along and see some top-quality bowling under the Panther Dome on Magid Drive. A very merry Christmas to all our bowlers and their families from the President and Board of Management of Narre Warren Bowls Club.

Special thanks also to the Star News Group for supporting our club and lawn bowls gen-

Points: 0. Ladder: 4th Best rink: Iain Stevenson; Yvonne Keay; Russell Keay and Allen Fary: -9 Side 3: (Away) lost to Moorabbin 66-71 Points: 4. Ladder: 1st Best rink: Pauline Kempf; Joseph McGuire; Michael Toole and Geoff Miller: +9 Side 4: (Home) defeated Churchill Waverley Golf 89-73.

Points: 16. Ladder: 4th Best rink: Leonard O’Brien; Graham Dodd; Lindsay Gibson and Kevin Friend: +19 Side 5: (Away) defeated Upwey Tecoma 119-68 Points: 18. Ladder: 2nd Best rink: Gerry Van Eerden; Ann Henderson; Brian Exton and Keith Mark: +31 Side 6: (Home) defeated Hampton 80-74 Points: 14. Ladder: 2nd Best rink: Geoff Lee; John O’Dea; Robert Woff and Bill Isaacson: +17 RINK OF THE ROUND: Side 5: Skip Keith Mark + 31 (Div 6 Sect 8) MIDWEEK PENNANT – ROUND 9 Side 1: (Away) lost to Mulgrave CC 54-62

Points: 3. Ladder: 8th Best rink: Phil Howard; Wilma Stevenson; Judith Naughton and Dennis Paul: +1 Side 2: (Home) defeated Cardinia Waters 79-44 Points: 16. Ladder: 1st Best rink: Reg Young; Joseph McGuire; Lorraine Marsden and Tom McGuinness: +20 Side 3: (Away) defeated Hampton Park 57-42 Points: 14. Ladder: 4th Best rink: Kery Cadman; Thomas O’Loughlin; Dennis Bradford and Wally Finlayson: +11 Side 4: (Away) lost to Cardinia Waters 36-55 Points: 2. Ladder: 3rd Best rink: Leonard O’Brien; Pauline Blake; David Stephens and Peter Lister: +3 Side 5: (Home) defeated Noble Park 6448 Points: 14. Ladder: 6th Best rink: Denise Cole; Jeanette Cox; Tom Wright and David Anderton: +14 RINK OF THE ROUND: Side 2: Skip Tom McGuinness + 20 (Div 3 Sect 8)

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Only a drop-shot in it as things get tight in Osborne Shield Drouin continues to apply pressure to top-ofthe-table Pakenham after a strong win over Sandhurst in the Berwick and District Tennis Association Osborne Shield.

Narre Warren North Red currently sit third after a tight victory over Narre Warren North Black, while Cranbourne kept its finals hopes alive with a win over Berwick.

Pakenham had the bye.

Here are the results from round nine: SATURDAY Osborne Shield Cranbourne 1 2:12 v 0 0:2 Berwick, Sandhurst 1 2:21 v 2 4:31 Drouin, Narre Warren North Black 1 3:28 v 2 4:28 Narre Warren North Red. Section 1 Rubbers Drouin Gold 2 5:49 v 1 4:45 Beaconsfield Blue, Pakenham 1 2:26 v 2 4:28 Narre Warren, Beaconsfield Gold 3 6:36 v 0 0:16 Cranbourne, Officer Red 2 5:39 v 1 2:19 Officer Blue.

Section 2 Rubbers Cranbourne Green 3 6:47 v 0 2:33 Berwick White, Beaconsfield 3 6:36 v 0 0:5 Narre Warren, Berwick Blue 1 2:22 v 2 4:31 Cranbourne Black, Officer Red 1 3:37 v 2 4:35 Officer Blue. berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au

Nandan prepares to unleash a forehand in BDTA action at Casey Fields. 293980 Picture: ROB CAREW Section 3 Rubbers Cranbourne 2 5:50 v 1 4:48 Berwick Blue, Berwick White 3 6:36 v 0 0:10 Narre Warren, Harkaway 0 0:20 v 3 6:37 Upper Beaconsfield.

Section 4 Rubbers Narre Warren 3 6:37 v 0 0:9 Beaconsfield, Clyde Blue 3 6:37 v 0 0:18 Clyde White, Officer 1 3:32 v 2 4:35 Cranbourne, Narre Warren North 2 4:35 v 1 3:29 Harkaway.

Section 5 Rubbers Cranbourne 0 1:30 v 3 6:42 Sandhurst, Paken-

ham v Fountain Gate (Washout), Beaconsfield 2 4:30 v 1 3:34 Clyde, Bunyip 1 2:23 v 2 4:32 Narre Warren North.

Section 6 Singles Clyde 0:16 v 8:49 Upper Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield 5:37 v 3:31 Narre Warren, Berwick Blue 6:43 v 2:32 Cranbourne.

Section 7 Singles Cranbourne 6:40 v 2:26 Officer, Narre Warren South 3:31 v 5:32 Beaconsfield, Narre Warren North 2:32 v 6:39 Berwick White.

Section 8 Singles Bunyip 4:36 v 4:35 Berwick, Gloucester 4:34 v 4:35 Beaconsfield, Tooradin 7:44 v 1:23 Cranbourne, Narre Warren North 3:28 v 5:42 Upper Beaconsfield.

Section 9 Singles Cranbourne 2:31 v 6:44 Berwick, Pakenham 5:32 v 3:35 Fountain Gate, Tooradin 2:30 v 6:41 Clyde, Lang Lang 7:45 v 1:14 Narre Warren North.

SUNDAY Section 10 Singles Officer 5:42 v 3:23 Berwick White, Bunyip 0:10 v 8:48 Cranbourne, Berwick Blue v Pakenham (Forfeit), Narre Warren 8:48 v 0:13 Beaconsfield.

Section 11 Singles Cranbourne 3:30 v 5:38 Clyde, Berwick Blue 5:43 v 3:35 Officer, Narre Warren 7:42 v 1:28 Upper Beaconsfield.

Section 12 Singles Tooradin 3:24 v 5:36 Berwick, Cranbourne 1:12 v 7:47 Fountain Gate, Gloucester 5:42 v 3:29 Pakenham, Beaconsfield 5:38 v 3:31 Narre Warren.

Section 13 Singles Officer Red 5:39 v 3:20 Gloucester, Narre Warren South 8:48 v 0:7 Cranbourne, Harkaway 6:45 v 2:24 Officer Blue.

Section 14 Singles Cranbourne 2:22 v 6:37 Beaconsfield, Berwick 7:48 v 1:17 Pakenham, Officer Blue 5:37 v 3:22 Officer Red. Section 15 Doubles Officer 3:29 v 3:30 Berwick, Narre Warren South 1:12 v 5:30 Narre Warren Yellow, Beaconsfield 3:30 v 3:26 Upper Beaconsfield, Narre Warren Gold 2:25 v 4:33 Narre Warren Green.

Section 16 Doubles Cranbourne 1:18 v 5:33 Fountain Gate, Berwick 0:9 v 6:36 Officer, Narre Warren Green 0:12 v 6:36 Narre Warren Gold.

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Miles the man at Drouin

By Dean Thompson Drouin Speedway completed its second race meeting of the season on Sunday with the annual Eliminator Cup for Standard Saloons sharing top billing on a packed card of racing.

Also prominent was the Lucky-7 series for Unlimited Sedans and the “Remember When, Remember Them” opening round of the season for Division 2 Hot Rods.

Mark Miles from Catani won the Eliminator Cup whilst Peter Cox from the Northern Suburbs won the Unlimited Sedans and Bobby Devine the Division 2 Hot Rods.

Other winners on the day included Colac’s Zac Barwise in Junior Standard Saloons, Trish Dike in Ladies Standard Saloons, and Danny Cox in Sports Sedans.

Six qualifying races were required to determine the starting line up for the Standard Saloon Eliminator Cup final.

Bunyip racer Jeff Blencowe started with victory in the first race, with Mark Miles the victor in race two followed by Stephen Douglas, Chris Miles, Blencowe again, and Andrew Miles.

Throughout the feature race - which is segmented into three eight lap stints, with a change of direction after the first two - Blencowe, Chris Miles and then finally Mark Miles were race leaders.

Blencowe eventually became a non-finisher while Mark Miles - a Pakenham businessman won from his brothers Chris and Andrew with Kacey Ingram of Warragul fourth and Leigh Gooding from Trafalgar East in fifth.

Unlimited Sedan action in the Lucky-7 series started with the Victorian Champion Johnny Young from Sale winning the first of four qualifiers with Peter Farley the second.

Young then backed up with a second win in the third heat before Peter Cox won the final qualifier.

Cox was under early pressure from Young

Bobby Devine dominated the Division 2 Hot Rod class.

Mark Miles from Catani won the Eliminator Cup for Standard saloons at Drouin Speedway on Pictures: CRAIG MITCHELL/CBM PHOTOGRAPHY Sunday. 312542

Peter Cox defeated Drouin-member Daryl Nicolson in the Unlimited Sedans final.

in the feature event before Young suffered mechanical issues and pulled infield.

Cox went on to defeat Drouin member Daryl Nicolson, Darren Forrest, Peter Farley, and Peter Camilleri.

Division 2 Hot Rods were competing in their first ever round of the new “Remember When, Remember Them” series that honours previous racers and members of the Division 2 Hot Rod class and association.

Bobby Devine from the Latrobe Valley won the first of three heats, before completing the trifecta with the second and third also.

The final was never close with Devine the clear star of the class winning from Troy

from pole position in the final.

However, Colac racer Zac Barwise, who led most of the final except for one lap, went on to claim the win by .364 of a second over Stuchbery, Zoe Hunt, Cooper Joynson, and Tom Braz.

Maddison Miles, Trish Dike, and Caroline Allen won the Ladies Standard Saloon qualifying races before Allen led every lap right into the second last corner of the final.

Dike then passed by for the lead and the race win by just a .473 margin at the chequered flag.

Miles finished in third, with Stacey Sheedy and Michelle George rounding out the top five.

Drouin Speedway will return to action in the middle of January.

Hutchison, Kevin Hayes, Peter Disher and Allan Ward.

Across the day there were four different winners in Sports Sedan action with veteran racer Ray Gould from Warragul winning the first qualifier then Troy Glassborow flying the Drouin club colours, taking the second, before Rhys Lansdown won the third.

However, none of them would win the feature with visiting driver Danny Cox taking the win in the final ahead of Gould, Zach Leeson, Matt Sgroi and Will Leeson.

Beau Stuchbery, the previous Drouin events Junior Standard Saloon winner, looked on track to double up as he won all three of the qualifying heat races on his way to starting

Top teams open the margin

HSD skipper Craig Hookey and president Andy Dandrige will finally see some cricket at KM Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Reedy Reserve. 308925

HSD to host cricket again

By Jonty Ralphsmith KM Reedy Reserve looks set to finally host its first cricket of the season this Saturday.

Dandenong District Cricket Association (DDCA) club Heinz Southern Districts (HSD) has so far been unable to play home games this season due to the poor condition of the outfield.

While the pitch has been ready for multiple weeks, according to the curator, the playing surface has been too wet underfoot so home games have been rescheduled, the third consecutive year the problem has occurred, resulting in nine rescheduled home games across that period.

The positive news comes after HSD club people helped maintain the ground, even bringing several mowers to training one night to assist.

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once a week during the summer and fortnightly during winter if conditions suit.

However, contractor performance and current weather has made it difficult to keep on top of grass growth.

City of Casey Manager, City Presentation, Dave Richardson told Star News last month that a combination of Covid-19 and weather is taking a toll.

“KM Reedy Reserve in Hampton Park is predominantly Melbourne Water Land and is low lying, set aside to temporarily store storm water during heavy rain,” he said.

“The sports ground at KM Reedy Reserve is predominantly used for summer sports, therefore drainage has not previously been a high priority.

“Our maintenance crews are aware of the state of the reserve, and once we have some consistent dry weather, we will be putting a heavy renovation process in place to help with water penetration into the soil profile.

HSD currently sit third on the ladder approaching the halfway point of the season.

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Three of the top four teams in the Casey Cardinia Cricket Association (CCCA) District competition recorded wins on the weekend.

Devon Meadows’ victory was the most convincing, consigning Pakenham Upper Toomuc to an outright defeat.

They were led by a bowling masterclass by Chris Cleef, who backed up five wickets in the first innings with seven in Pakenham Upper Toomuc’s second dig.

After bowling the hosts out for 105 last week, Devon Meadows made 3/185 at a runrate of just about five, led by Kyle Salerno’s 75 at a strike rate of better than 90.

Their quick scoring left enough time in the game to have another go at the Yabbies.

After Coby Podd opened up and had the hosts 2/0 in the first over, Cleef cleaned up seven of the next eight wickets.

Cleef’s wicket of Alex Prendergast, who showed admirable fight, sticking around for

142 balls, instigated a collapse of 6/7.

It left Devon Meadows plenty of time to chase a tiny target and get the extra points, which they did unbeaten.

There were plenty of contributors for Upper Beaconsfield with the ball after the batters effectively consigned Lang Lang to defeat in making 326 in the first innings.

Chad McDonald heaped the pressure on with his spell of 15 overs yielding a wicket and going at just two runs per over in an innings Lang Lang needed the run-rate to exceed four.

William Haines’ seven overs included five maidens and veteran Kyle Gibbs continued his strong run of form with 3/24 from his 16 overs.

Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll was well outclassed by Emerald, falling 124 runs short despite a Divyang Patel half century.

Meanwhile, Cranbourne Meadows forfeited its clash with Gembrook in controversial circumstances on day one.

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