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Aspiring promoter avoids jail

Raising stroke awareness Cranbourne resident Tina Monserrate, a stroke survivor, is bravely taking on the challenge of Stride4Stroke to promote awareness and raise funds for the Stroke Foundation throughout November.

She strives to be an instrument for spreading stroke knowledge and reminding people of treasuring their beautiful lives.

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Tina Monserrate says a stroke can happen at any time. 369988 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

Opposing temple

By Violet Li Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has turned down a planning permit for a controversial large temple development in a Green Wedge zone, defining its position for upcoming VCAT proceedings. Councillors voted unanimously against the application by nonprofit multilingual Hindu organisation Melbourne Ayyappa Seva Sangam (MASS) during

a meeting on Tuesday 31 October.

The proposed site is located on the corner of Dandenong-Hastings Road and South Boundary Road West within the Watson Ward in rural Pearcedale.

The envisioned development, more specifically a Hindu temple, would include a main temple complex, eating hall, toilet block, a storage shed, a lake, and will necessitate the removal of existing vegetation and other

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earthworks. It would be open to patrons between 7am and 10am and 5pm to 8pm seven days a week. The maximum number of patrons on site at any given time was expected to be around 150. Special ceremonies would be held twice per year with the temple open for 24 hours. The council report stated there were 307 formal objections opposing the proposed temple from the submission of the application on December 2021 to April 2023.

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Council planning officers agreed with objectors that the development was contrary to the protection of Green Wedge land as well as being an inappropriate location and size and scale. They also suggested it would impose unacceptable impacts on environment, flora and fauna, and produce unacceptable visual impacts, noise and light pollution, traffic congestion and accidents, and fire risks.

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Casey electoral structure review The electoral structure of the City of Casey is being reviewed and you can have a say.

Casey is being reviewed by an electoral representation advisory panel, supported by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). The panel will consider: • the appropriate number of councillors and wards for the council • ward boundary locations • ward names.

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Time: 10.45 am – 11.15 am Location: Berwick Cenotaph, corner of High Street and Clyde Road, Berwick.

Time: 10.45 am – 11.15 am Location: Cranbourne Cenotaph, Greg Clydesdale Square, High Street, Cranbourne.

Time: 10.00 am – 11.30 am Location: Pearcedale Public Hall, 45 Pearcedale Road, Pearcedale.

Have your say and help shape Casey’s future Provide feedback on a number of consultations currently open on our community consultation and engagement platform, Casey Conversations.

• Kindergarten and Early Years Survey • Bunjil Place annual community survey • Planning Scheme Amendment C284case Head to the Casey Conversations website to find out more or scan the QR code.

Time to prepare your property Spring is the perfect time to get started on preparing your property for fire season.

Don’t risk waiting. Start by clearing gutters, moving flammable items away from your house, cutting back shrubs and over-hanging branches, and maintaining short grass.

For more property preparation tips, please visit our website.

The panel will consider the requirements of the law to propose models for the council’s structure in a preliminary report. You will be able to share your views on this report and which model would best serve your community. This is known as a response submission.

The preliminary report is released and response submissions for the Casey review are open until 5.00 pm on Wednesday 22 November.

At the end of the review, the panel will make a final recommendation to the Minister for Local Government. Any change to the electoral structure for Casey following this review is expected to apply at the next local council elections.

To find out more and have your say, visit the VEC website or call 13 18 32.

Casey unveils its Annual Report The City of Casey has released it’s 2022/23 Annual Report, showcasing our achievements, priorities and challenges from the past year as we’ve worked to deliver on the Council Plan 2021-25.

Over the past 12 months, Council has strived to deliver great outcomes for the community while navigating economic challenges impacting our community and the organisation.

Highlights from the year include: • The expansion of our Shape Your City engagement program • Bunjil Place hosting the Archibald Prize • Launch of the Climate Action Plan 2022-2030 • Completion of the $15m Booring Recreation Reserve in Botanic Ridge • Successful advocacy efforts in the lead up to the Federal and State Elections • Award wins including 'National Park of the Year' for Wilson Botanic Park Berwick For more highlights or to view the full 2022/23 Annual Report please visit our website.

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Promoter avoids jail Pursuit ends

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Navishta Desilva claims he felt trapped by “hype and expectation” after promising to bring highprofile international cricketers across to play in a Dandenong-based competition.

When he could not secure investors to pay for the players, who included West Indies’ veteran batsman Chris Gayle, he turned to crime to raise funds for the Twilight T20 cricket series.

Over 16 months, the part-time DJ stole more than $240,000 from Omnivision, his then-employer where he worked as a warehouse assistant.

But Desilva avoided prison over the fraud on Monday, after a judge found he was remorseful and handed him a community work order.

“What comes through is that you are desperate to avoid a jail sentence,” County Court Judge David Brookes said.

After working in a number of jobs, Desilva developed a passion for events and went to work at Live Nation as a promoter.

He then decided to set up his own cricket promotion business, Global Talent Entertainment, and planned to host an international Twilight T20 series at Dandenong.

When he struggled to find enough investment for the event, he started stealing from his employer by falsifying invoices to inflate prices and directed the funds to his own bank account.

Between March 2021 and July last year, he stole $241,439.75, which equated to a loss of $189,125 to his employer after some of the purchase orders were not fulfilled.

He used the stolen money to pay cricket players - including Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan and Lahiru Thirimanne - more than $70,000.

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A driver fleeing police across several suburbs crashed into another vehicle in Lynbrook on Wednesday 1 November.

The 34-year-old Hampton Park man was arrested at the scene of the crash on the South Gippsland Highway in the early morning and later taken to hospital.

The driver of the other car, a 30-yearold Narre Warren South woman, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police had spotted a grey Jeep SUV wagon travelling at allegedly excessive speed on the Monash Freeway about 4.40am.

The SUV was followed by police cars and the Air Wing until it briefly stopped in Hampton Park.

The man allegedly tried to open a home garage door in Aylesbury Court before he got back in the SUV and collided with a police vehicle.

Despite police stop sticks being deployed on Short Road, the SUV continued along South Gippsland Highway and collided with a silver Kia Sportage.

The man tried to flee down a nearby embankment, where he jumped and injured his leg, police say.

A double-barrel shot gun, a pistol magazine and body armour was allegedly seized by police from the SUV. Police believe the SUV was stolen from Narre Warren on 25 October.

The man was taken to hospital with non-critical injuries and is being questioned by police.

Any information or CCTV/dashcam footage to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au

Navishta Desilva departs the County Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Friday, 20 October, 2023.

Picture: AAP IMAGE/CON CHRONIS Judge Brookes said Desilva “felt trapped by the promises you had made and the hype and expectation that publicity of these events had gathered”.

“Once you had failed to secure the sponsorship funding ... you resorting to the offending to secure the required money,” he said.

Desilva also admitted using some of the money on luxury holidays and designer clothing.

He walked free from court after being handed a three-year community corrections order with a requirement to perform 200 hours of unpaid work.

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Club was cancelled on the second day after Desilva was charged.

He pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining financial advantage and has since paid Omnivision back the stolen money, after his family helped him.

The 36-year-old is now working two jobs to pay his relatives back.

Desilva told a psychologist he felt pressured to raise the money because “so many people were relying on me to make it happen”.

“I was under a lot of pressure and I didn’t want to let anyone down,” he said.

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Conjuring up a fun night

By Violet Li Lynbrook Residents Association (LRA) held its annual Halloween in the Park event at Banjo Paterson Reserve on 31 October.

More than 200 residents turned up for the spooky night, and volunteers handed out about 5kg of lollies and over 50kg of chocolate to little monsters and ghouls.

LRA, local businesses and individual sponsors donated prizes with categories for young children, teens, adults, and groups to recognise their dress efforts for the festive atmosphere.

The prizes were determined by event judge Damien Rosario.

LRA event coordinator Vanessa Watson said they held this event every year to engage their residents and to have a bit of fun as a community.

“We are a volunteer group who are passionate about uplifting the Lynbrook community,” she said.

“We thank our community partners who sponsor our event with generous prizes.

“Donations keep our Halloween event sustainable for the long term.“

The first place group winner.

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Three prize winners in the group category.

Judge Damien Rosario with residents.

Scheme launches: Where to deposit your cans, bottles

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Road, Narre Warren South.

Thompson Parkway, South Gippsland Highway, Cranbourne North.

Cranbourne South General Store, Cranbourne South.

There will be over-the-counter collection at: BP, Princes Highway, Doveton.

Paint Place, High Street Cranbourne.

General Store, Culgoa Street, Warneet.

Also there is a collection depot at: Return-It, Mario Place, Hallam.

The scheme rewards Victorians with 10cent refunds for each eligible carton, can and bottle returned.

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Mr Newbury noted that Victoria had “belatedly” committed to a container deposit scheme years behind other states.

VicReturn stated that hundreds of refund points would be ready for the 1 November launch, with more in coming weeks and 2024.

VicReturn chief executive Jim Round told Star News that the scheme is expected to recycle billions of containers a year across the state.

Similar schemes in other states had collected three billion bottles a year.

It will operate on top of councils’ kerbside recycling service and greatly improve recycling rates.

“Within a year, the aim is to have the most accessible scheme in the country with more than 600 (refund points) in the state,” Round said.

Most aluminium cans, glass and plastic bottles and cardboard cartons between 150ml and 3 litres are eligible. They will be marked with a ‘10c’ label.

The exceptions include milk containers, wine and spirit bottles and some large juice bottles – which may still be deposited in kerbside recycling.

VicReturn advises to look for the 10-cent symbol on eligible containers.

The locations map is at cdsvic.org.au

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Drop-off points for Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme have been revealed, with the Opposition claiming the scheme is in “disarray”.

On the morning of 27 October, Opposition environment spokesperson James Newbury said just one of 600 collection points had been confirmed.

Hours later, VicReturn unveiled further locations on an interactive website map.

The sites include a reverse vending machine at: Berwick Springs Hotel, Clyde Road, Berwick.

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Journey of healing

By Violet Li Cranbourne resident Tina Monserrate went on an emotional ride as she looked back on the stroke that hit her, a day that turned her life upside down.

The last thing she remembered was having dinner with her husband, who noticed her face was dropping down and she was slurring words.

When Tina recovered some consciousness, she was already in the hospital, hearing her husband talking with the doctor and watching friends and family members surrounding her sickbed.

It was March 2020, an unfortunate time to be hospitalised when the Covid pandemic just started.

Families were not allowed in the ward and nurses were working flat out.

Without anyone assisting her for the toilet, Tina got out of the bed alone and fell, which added to a prolonged recovery.

Three years after, Tina still endures the aftermaths, with impaired peripheral vision, speech, and cognitive function.

But she believes things happen for a reason and maybe her story could remind other people to protect their bodies and treasure the most important things in their lives.

Since her incident, Tina has been actively engaged with promoting stroke awareness.

She is taking part in the Stride4Stroke challenge and raising funds for the Stroke Foundation throughout November to help prevent stroke, save lives and enhance recovery.

“I keep doing the fundraising and Stride4Stoke is the one that I keep on promoting,” she said.

“But now since I cannot get out by myself, I have to wait for somebody to assist me to go to those activities.”

Stride4Stroke sees entrants set an activity goal to increase their daily moving minutes to lower their stroke risk, while fundraising to prevent stroke, fund research and support survivors and their families at all stages of their recovery journey.

According to the Stroke Foundation, an Australian has a stroke every 19 minutes.

And many of the one million strokes per year globally are linked to physical inactivity.

In any given week, 12 per cent of Australians say they won’t be exercising.

Research shows just 30 minutes of exercise five times a week can reduce your stroke risk by 25 per cent.

Cranbourne resident Tina Monserrate is a stroke survivor and she is taking on the Stride4Stroke challenge this year to raise funds for the Stroke Foundation. 369988 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Stroke Foundation chief executive officer Dr Lisa Murphy said one of the benefits of Stride4Stroke was that participants could set their own activity goal for walking, running, cycling, dancing or swimming with endless other options.

“You could raise some much-needed funds all while lowering your own stroke risk,” she said.

Tina believed stress was one of the reasons she developed stroke.

Driving every day to her intensive job, she had to finish projects and manage a team of people while sacrificing sleep and rest.

“My message to those who had a stroke is keep healthy and, at the same time, look after yourself,” she said.

“The stroke can happen at any age. But keep moving.”

More than 1000 individuals and 200 teams across Australia have signed up for Strike4Stroke, contributing more than $120,000.

Every dollar raised from Stride4Stroke will help prevent stroke, fund research and support survivors and their families at all stages of the recovery journey.

If you want to engage, to register as an individual or to join a group, visit stride4stroke. org.au To support Tina in her fundraising, visit stride4stroke.org.au/fundraisers/TinaMonserrate3508

Moving to one person per ward Casey council is undergoing an electoral structure review with a preliminary report available and submissions open.

The Local Government Act 2020 introduced several changes, including that all metropolitan, interface and regional city councils – including Casey council – must now have single-councillor ward electoral structures.

The review is being conducted by an electoral representation advisory panel appointed by the Minister for Local Government.

Throughout 2023–24, 39 Victorian local councils are undergoing electoral structure reviews.

Under the Act, Casey council must move to a single-councillor ward electoral structure.

The panel’s preliminary report considers the appropriate number of councillors and wards for the council, the location of ward boundaries and ward names.

Casey council currently sits on six wards with a total of 11 councillors.

A public hearing will be held following the response submissio n period for submitters who request to speak.

The Electoral Representation Advisory Panel encourages all Victorians in the councils under review to contribute to the review process and have their say.

People interested in making a response submission to the preliminary report can map the ward boundaries for their proposed electoral structure online using the public submission tool available on the VEC website at vec.vic.gov. au/casey Submissions close at 5pm on 22 November.

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Under the Act, Casey council must move to a single-councillor ward electoral structure.

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THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN Thumbs up To my Halloween haunt ‘Lanah’s Spooky Manor’.

Thumbs down To roadworks all over Casey.

Thumbs down To the drivers that have no idea how to drive with flowing traffic.

When lights change, move, don’t wait for an invitation.

Thumbs up Joshua Swainston with his son Koby showed their love for cricket and footy at Pearcedale Recreation Reserve on Saturday 28 October. 369918 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS 6 STAR NEWS

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Weapons crackdown Casey Police have seized more than 400 prohibited weapons including samurai swords, zombie knives and butterfly knives during raids in the South East.

The Dandenong Youth Gang Team raided two shops in Vesper Drive, Narre Warren and Dorset Road, Boronia about 10am on Wednesday 25 October as part of an investigation into the alleged sale of weapons including knives and machetes to local youth gang members.

A subsequent search was also conducted at a factory on Marni Drive, Dandenong South.

During the searches, police seized: 402 prohibited weapons, including three imitation handguns, butterfly knives, zombie knives, axes, miniature samurai swords, daggers, flick knives, and knuckle dusters.

111 cartons of illegal cigarettes and approximately 2kg of dried loose-leaf tobacco.

Quantities of methylamphetamine, cannabis and prescription medication.

17,525 vapes – some containing nicotine – worth $461,000.

Laser pointers.

A 52-year-old Cranbourne North man was arrested at the shop in Narre Warren, before being released pending further enquiries.

He is expected to be charged with offences such as selling prohibited weapons to a person without authority; possess, carry, use prohibited weapon without approval or exemption; and purchase prohibited weapon without an authority.

A second man, aged 34 from Narre Warren North, was arrested at the factory, however, was also released pending further investigations.

Senior Sergeant Josh Milligan from Dandenong Youth Gang Team said police were reminding retailers about their responsibility of selling weapons to youths.

“We know the harm that illegal weapons

drivers feel the heat

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Samurai swords seized by police. can cause in our community, especially when they’re in the hands of young people.

“There is no place in our community for adults who prey on, or take advantage of, local youth, by equipping them with weapons that will ultimately lead to further crime.”

The warrants were part of Victoria Police’s ongoing operation targeting youth gangs – Operation Alliance.

Operation Alliance has led to 440 youth gang members being arrested a combined 1,630 times over the past year.

Since Operation Alliance was formed in September 2020, Victoria Police has reduced the number of known youth gang members in Victoria from 747 to 598.

A core group of recidivist offenders - 84 gang members - have been arrested more than ten times over the past year.

Illicit tobacco is also targeted by police under Taskforce Lunar.

Any information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au

An imitation handgun seized by Dandenong Youth Gang Team police.

A motorist tested positive for methylamphetamine on 24 October as Casey Highway Patrol officers began Operation Sizzle.

During the operation, 104 breath tests were conducted in conjunction with 113 drug tests in the Casey area.

A total of 20 offenders were caught, with four people driving unregistered vehicles and another who failed to provide registration.

Three defect notices were issued as the high-visibility operation targeted drug-impaired drivers through static testing sites.

Proactive patrols also caught two motorists driving with disqualified licences, one without their licence and another four with unregistered vehicles.

Two people were fined for not wearing a seatbelt, while one driver failed to display their P-plates.

Another motorist failed to comply with a giveaway sign, and two others were stopped for using a mobile phone and failing to wear a helmet.

A total of three defect notices were issued during the operation, as Casey Highway Patrol looks to conduct similar operations in the future.

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Tape prevents food waste The result showed people wanted to receive really short tips and tricks, videos, emails, and some hard copy materials.

OzHarvest took the information and sent everyone a pack through the mail with recipes that use up commonly wasted ingredients, some activities, a fridge magnet and tapes.

Participants also received an email every week for four weeks that took them through different tips and tricks, little videos, and links about reducing food waste.

A Facebook group was created for anyone who wanted to join so they could share ideas together.

Ruby said a structured program as such was about making simple changes for people.

“Working with the City of Casey in this kind of experimental living lab gave us the opportunity to do the trial and see what parts of it worked,” she said.

“We will do them again with other councils across Australia.”

OzHarvest also collects and delivers food in Casey.

According to the organisation, so far in 2023, it has rescued more than 110,000 kilograms of food from 10 donors, and delivered around 210,000 kilograms to eight agencies in Casey.

If you want to order the free tape, visit events.ozharvest.org/shop/viewitem/use-itup-tape For more food waste information, visit ozharvest.org/food-waste-facts

By Violet Li It’s a recyclable paper tape, bright in yellow and black.

It is for marking out space in shelf or fridge where everything needs to be used first.

Food rescue organisation OzHarvest distributed the Use It Up tapes to 132 households in Casey to help reduce food waste in May this year, as part of a trial funded by council’s Circular Economy Living Lab Grant.

After a four-week experiment, for those who held on to the end, they reduced their food waste by an average of 84 per cent.

OzHarvest sustainability project manager Ruby Wake believed cutting food waste at home might be the future of the country.

“Over a third of food waste in Australia is from houses,” she said.

“If we want to meet Australia’s target to reduce food waste by 2030, we need to be working with households.

“We can’t rescue food from people’s homes, but we can encourage them to reduce their food waste, so that’s what this program is all about, encouraging people to waste less food at home.”

The theoretical foundation of the program was rooted in a 2021 research from Monash University that identified the most useful behaviours for people to do at home to help them waste less food.

One of them was to designate a shelf in the fridge or pantry for foods that needed to be used up.

Despite the action being relatively easy, the

Ozharvest sustainability project manager Ruby Wake (right) is at the Casey Innovation Summit with Casey innovation officer Nicky Stecca (left).

Picture: ROB CAREW research found few Australian consumers had done that.

Experts suggested a weekly use-it-up meal should be the most effective behaviour in reducing food waste.

“The tape is a communication tool for everyone in the household to see everything on that shelf needs to be used first and it helps them plan what to cook first and what to eat first,” Ruby said.

“It is about embedding the habits. It’s also about having that behaviour once a week where you check everything you have.

“We’ve had that tape for circulation for a few years now. We’ve distributed [it to] almost 60,000 households in Australia.”

Another research with Monash University last year tested people’s food waste before and after using the tape, and it found that people who use the tape are reducing their food waste by an average of 40 per cent.

Ruby said the program was more than delivering tapes as people also get tips and tricks.

The organisation did a survey around Casey to hear about what residents would like to learn about food waste.

Push for transportation to be more inclusive, sustainable National Transport Research Or· NTRO: ganisation will be testing some of their new

By Violet Li Casey council has officially launched Future Mobility Living Lab program with successful grant applications announced at the Casey Innovation Summit on Friday 27 October.

As Casey’s population is expected to grow from approximately 323,604 to 514,800 by 2024, Future Mobility aims to make transportation in the area more inclusive, safe, smart, and sustainable.

During the next year, Casey council will work with universities, innovative start-ups, businesses, and social enterprises to drive research and test solutions to solve the mobility challenges Casey currently faces.

The grant will help the council and its partners to deliver and validate innovative solutions and produce measurable economic, social, and environment benefits.

The following projects will receive funding via the Future Mobility Living Lab grant: Compass IoT: Compass IoT collects the metadata from vehicles driving in Casey.

This data can be used to determine traffic flow, vehicular demographics, and road condition to help with city planning and

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concrete material containing recycled tyres and carbon fibre, to help Casey build more sustainable roads in the future, while preventing waste from landfill.

Swinburne University: Swinburne University has partnered with Casey previously on several city challenges and it will assisting the council with deriving data insights regarding mobility challenges in the city.

Head of Smart City Innovation and Improvement Pearl Ng said the council was excited to launch the Casey Future Mobility Living Lab - a collaboration with the partners.

“This initiative tackles community mobility challenges, emphasising safety, sustainability, and technology,” she said.

“In 2024, our pop-up events will provide a platform for local businesses to showcase innovations and engage the community, “The Living Lab concept drives our innovation approach, fostering public-private partnerships and open dialogues with the community to create cost-effective solutions.”

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Minnovation Technologies chief executive officer Simon Maselli at the launch of Casey Future Mobility Living Lab. Picture: ROB CAREW maintenance.

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detects illegal parking as well as unregistered and unsafe vehicles.

Minnovation: Minnovation will use 4K object detectors to analyse traffic spots that are high risk to vulnerable pedestrians, such as children and older people living in a retirement village setting.

Federation University associate professor Shyh Wei Teng at the launch of Casey Future Mobility Living Lab. University: Federation Uni· Federation versity resides in the heart of Berwick and will provide technologies such as machine learning and AI to help improve the future of mobility in Casey.

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By David Nagel A new ‘Super Club’ in Melbourne’s south-east is set to become a powerhouse of Victorian racing after the Cranbourne Turf Club (CTC) and Pakenham Racing Club (PRC) reached an in-principal agreement to merge.

The merger - supported by Racing Victoria (RV) and Country Racing Victoria (CRV) – will take place subject to a members’ vote and regulatory approvals.

The coming together of two of the most progressive race clubs in Victoria would affirm the region’s standing as a focal point for thoroughbred training and racing in Australia.

The CTC and PRC committees believe that the merger would further strengthen racing in the region and create significant additional benefits for members, participants, racegoers, commercial partners and local communities.

The completion of the merger is subject to a vote by both CTC and PRC members that is expected to occur in late 2023, early 2024.

Current CTC CEO Neil Bainbridge is likely to head up the new entitiy and it is believed the inaugural chairman will also come from Cranbourne.

Mr Bainbridge said the potential of the merger was enormous.

“The Cranbourne committee and Pakenham committee have agreed to explore a merger between the two clubs, which is very exciting, and the intent is to create a ‘Super Club’ in South East Melbourne,” Bainbridge explained.

“It’s a club that will race 61 times a year; train 1500 horses on a daily basis; run four further venues and employ more than 500 people in the Casey-Cardinia region.

“It has the potential to be an exciting and powerful entity.

“Both clubs have agreed to go to their members, because there needs to be a vote of the

Members will decide if a merger between the Pakenham Racing Club and Cranbourne Turf Club will Picture: RACING PHOTOS form a new ‘Super Club’ in the south-east. 369454 members to approve the merger…in accordance with the constitutions of each club.

“Each club has written to its members to provide an update, and there will be ongoing updates to the members about the benefits associated with the merger.

“Both clubs are obviously recommending that this is a great opportunity for racing in the south east; a great opportunity for our members, for our participants in the training ranks, to come together and do something exciting that will deliver significant benefits for the region.

“This new club will be a powerful force in racing in Victoria.”

Information regarding the vote will be shared by each club with its members over the coming weeks.

If the merger proceeds, the new Super Club will engage directly with RV (in place of CRV) into the future on matters such as funding, operations and programming.

The direct working relationship with RV has been tabled as one of several agreed benefits that would provide significant racing and financial benefit for the new Super Club.

A name for the new Super Club is yet to be determined by the CTC and PRC committees and will be the subject of further consultation.

From an organisational stand-point, the ‘Super Club’ would have one board that will

run racing throughout the area; with one CEO and an executive team under that.

“Given the vast nature of what we do, I only see opportunity for staff and I think this will be an organisation that will continue to grow,” Bainbridge said.

“I think there is significant job security for all staff across both clubs, who do a wonderful job across all areas.

“We have a unique opportunity to combine the strengths of both Clubs to promote racing in the south-east, leverage collective assets, and achieve improved commercial outcomes.

“Together we can deliver a more effective and efficient operating model through sharing expertise and equipment between the Clubs’ facilities, which can only benefit racing in the region and Victoria more broadly.

“We encourage all our members to support the merger between Cranbourne and Pakenham and look forward to engaging with them, local trainers and our commercial partners in the weeks ahead on this exciting opportunity.”

PRC Chief Executive, Blair Odgers, agreed it was an exciting time for racing in the southeast corridor of Melbourne.

“It’s an exciting time to be involved in racing in the south-east with Pakenham and Cranbourne both having undertaken significant developments over the past decade,” Odgers said.

“We both operate first class racing and training centres, 40km apart, in a rapid growth area and we have the opportunity to become a powerful combination in Victorian and Australian racing.

“The creation of a Super Club means that memberships can be spread across both tracks and over 60 race meetings annually, while creating opportunities to share training facilities.

“We’ll be writing to our members in the coming weeks and encouraging them to support our shared vision of creating a Super Club in Melbourne’s south-east.”

RV Chief Executive, Andrew Jones, said both clubs should be congratulated on their shared vision.

“RV applauds Cranbourne Turf Club and Pakenham Racing Club for pursuing this merger,” Jones said.

“We fully support their vision for a racing and training powerhouse in Melbourne’s south-east.

“The combination of these two great Clubs will deliver increased benefits for members, participants and the industry and is a brilliant economic decision.

“Racing Victoria commends the merger and we hope Club members do likewise.”

CRV Chief Executive, Scott Whiteman, said the merger would support an already booming local community.

“CRV supports this merger because it’s in the best interests of the Clubs, their members, their local trainers and Victorian racing as a whole,” Whiteman said. “The south-east corridor has experienced huge population growth and these Clubs are very much a part of Greater Melbourne these days. We’re proud of the incredible progress each Club has made over the past decade and know that together they can capitalise on a bright future for racing in Melbourne’s south-east.”

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

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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.

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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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.

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Core Contracting Group celebrates its trophies at the South East Business Awards on 26 October. 369022 Another of the big winners on the night was Wallara Australia – which took out the Business Citizen and Employer of Choice awards.

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It was crowned with the top prize at the South East Business Awards 2023 held at Woodlands Golf Club on 26 October. It also took out the Building and Construction category.

“To be honest, we’re humbled by the awards,” Duhau said.

“When we first started, what we just wanted to do was to run our own company.

“We just decided we have a lot to offer, so let’s start an electrical company.”

Seven years later, they expanded into offering a “turn-key” product of electrical and mechanical contracting services.

This meant they could “deliver the whole package” on major projects such as the Sacyr food organics and composting facility in Dandenong South – the first of its kind in the Southern hemisphere.

CCG is set to embark on a similar plant for Orez in Tasmania.

“It was all done in-house. I think our European partners just wanted to have confidence in a company that would deliver their project.”

It was also involved in one of Australia’s first soil-contamination recycling facilities, the Renex waste recycling plant.

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The click, pop and hum of a PA system starting up is soon joined by the sound of guitars tuning, drumbeats and scales on trumpet and saxophone.

General chit-chat about the week just past melds with microphone checks. A basic 12bar blues line on bass guitar is soon joined by a rhythmic drum backbeat and then guitar chords. Soon the room is filled with music and then laughter, friendly banter and eager chatter.

These are the sounds of the Headmasters Apprentices, a pop band of eight school principals and assistant principals from Melbourne’s South East, the Frankston area and Mornington Peninsula.

Some are retired and others still work.

The band was formed 15 years ago after its members joined music professionals on stage at a principals’ conference.

“Hey, we can do this!” was the general feeling after the fleeting performance.

The band was soon playing rock, blues and soul covers at conferences, charity gigs and other events across Victoria. Often they play for free, although the minimum charge is a meal.

Greg Lacey, principal of Lyndhurst Primary School, said the band was a “perfect example of principals combining a love of music and a desire to manage our own wellbeing by creating regular opportunities for interaction, banter, support and, of course, making music”.

“Many gigs are at significant birthdays. We relish the camaraderie of the band and the joy we bring to audiences who just want to dance and have fun.”

Mr Lacey shares vocal duties with Silvio Vitale, former principal at Mornington Primary School.

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Band members, from left, Mark Dewhurst, Jeff Mead, Andrew Forrest, Andrew Felsinger, Mal Boag, Silvio Vitale, Simon Hamilton, Greg Lacey and Barry Wiggs.

Picture: SUPPLIED Mead, former assistant principal at Pearcedale primary; the moustachioed Andrew Forrest, former principal at Baxter primary, on trumpet and trombone; drummer Andrew Felsinger, former principal at Barton primary in Cranbourne West who organises many of the band’s gigs; bass guitarist Simon Hamilton, executive director at the Education Department’s southeastern regional office in Glen Waverley; and lead guitarist Barry Wiggs, former principal at Cranbourne East secondary (who was a guitarist with Ants Bush Band 1972–2017).

Mal Boag played with the band a few times.

He was a music teacher at Rosebud primary.

The band has raised thousands of dollars for charities from gigs around Melbourne’s South East and further afield.

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From page 1 The development application had earlier been referred to VCAT as the council was unable to make a decision within the required 60 days.

However, the council had needed to form its position prior to VCAT proceedings.

Around 18 submitters attended the council meeting to speak against the development, on behalf of more than 800 members from the Peninsula Green Wedge Protection Group.

Watson Ward Cr Kate Roper spelled out the impact of the development on Green Wedge lands, neighbouring residents, the surrounding environment, traffic, and general amenity.

She emphasised the purpose of setting Green Wedge zones was to protect those lands from uses and developments that would diminish its agricultural, environmental, and cultural heritage values.

“There is constant pressure to push the boundaries of what can be built in Green Wedge. But this one, in anyone’s view, must be seen as a step too far.

“The fact that this can even be considered in Green Wedge is an alarming anomaly of state planning regulations that needs to be revised as soon as possible.”

She believed the proposal would be very appropriate and warmly welcome in any of the larger towns nearby, but not in the middle of farmland with such a large footprint.

Cr Roper referred to the objection made by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.

It stated the application did not clearly and accurately describe the full extent of native vegetation proposed to be removed.

It also feared the proposed development would have an unacceptable impact on biodiversity values, including on endan-

The Green Wedge land in Pearcedale earmarked for a proposed temple development. 365405 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS gered Ecological Vegetation Classes (EVCs) and habitat for rare and threatened species.

The Department of Transport also acknowledged the issues of increased traffic.

Cr Antonella Celi supported the rejection and thanked all the submitters for voicing their concerns.

“I can see the relevance and importance of the need to develop a Hindu temple in accordance with the cultural audiences of the Hindu philosophy,” she said.

“But in considering this application, I need to make my assessment not based on the merit of the use alone, but on the built form of this development against the Mornington Peninsula Planning scheme, the policy directions in the municipal planning strategy.”

On 17 October, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council had approved a temporary permit for a religious event at the same site.

The upcoming VCAT hearing against the future place of worship development will run from 19 to 24 February 2024.

A compulsory mediation meeting is scheduled on 22 November for all parties to try and negotiate a middle ground.

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Our Community Company chairman Gordon Smale said the anniversary was a significant milestone for the organisation - which now owns six branches across Casey and Cardinia under the same community model.

“The visionary for a couple of farmers from Lang Lang to have enough foresight to be able to grab a hold of this model, the Bendigo Bank community bank model, to open a bank, it is significant and it was an amazing thing that we had to raise funds to get us started,” Mr Smale said.

“It’s been such a win for everybody and banking is still such an important part of rural or semi-rural towns.

“It’s a very significant quarter of a century and we’re going strong so congratulations to the community here.”

The milestone was celebrated with a celebration of sweet treats, egg and bacon rolls cooked up by the Lions Club of Kooweerup and a cake cutting ceremony.

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By Marcus Uhe Park Oval witnessed history on Tuesday 24 October as a co-host of the inaugural round of the DDCA’s Senior Women’s T20 competition.

A party-like atmosphere enveloped Pultney Street, with music, a barbecue, and plenty of supporters swarming the ground on a sunbathed yet blustery Tuesday evening to watch two Titans of the competition go head-tohead, in Buckley Ridges and Springvale South.

Among the notable spectators included City of Greater Dandenong Cr Angela Long, who addressed the crowd before the contest, along with Buckley Ridges president Sonny de Silva, new DDCA President Hilary Wijeratne, and former Sri Lankan international Tillakaratne Dilshan, whose daughter, Limansa Thilakarathna, batted at three for the home side.

A smattering of Premier Cricket talent ensured both sides were stocked with quality cricketers such as Melbourne Cricket Club captain Teagan Parker (Springvale South) and teammates Indigo Noble and Amy Yates (Buckley Ridges), and Dandenong’s Jessica Bohn (Buckley Ridges).

Parker’s Bloods were coached by Melbourne teammate Hayleigh Brennan, while the Bucks were led by former club champion Keith Jansz as one of many faces to return to the club to celebrate the launch of the competition.

After winning the toss and electing to bowl, the Bloods kept Buckley Ridges to 6/139 batting first, with Bohn top-scoring on 57.

Some stellar bowling at the death from Bloods speedster Noble, who removed set batters in Bohn and Megen Wrigglesworth (25) in the final over to finish with 3/22 from her four overs, ensured the target would be within reach for the visitors when they padded-up.

Springvale South and Buckley Ridges players pose for a photo before the competition’s inuagrual round of matches.

Led by Parker, the Bloods made an excellent start to the chase before Thilakarathna’s leg spin turned the contest on its head.

Thilakarathna removed both openers in Parker (30) and Kamya Mishra (49) to break an ominous partnership as the responsibility fell back to Noble to guide her side through the remainder of the chase.

Noble’s batting partners in Rasandi Padmaperuma and Hiranthi Weerarathna were both caught off the bowling of Mannat Chanda as the chase fittingly came down to the final over of the match.

A single to Noble off the final ball of the innings tied the scores before a forensic examination of the scorecard located an undocumented extra that gave the Bloods the points.

With former Australian legends and Cricket Australia Hall of Fame inductees such as Cathryn Fitzpatrick and Mel Jones having donned the two blues at Buckley Ridges, the club is no stranger to producing and platforming female cricketers.

De Silva was proud of the occasion and his side’s participation in the competition.

“It was good that a lot of the girls commented after the game that they had not played in front of such a big crowd,” De Silva said.

“As a club, I’m very proud of the effort we actually put in and everyone that got around it.

“There was a lot of effort that went into getting this team organised.

“It was a great day for the club.“

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The Women’s T20 competition features a further four sides; Parkfield, Noble Park/ Monash University, Dandenong West/ Tooradin and Parkmore/Bonbeach Sharks.

Parkmore/Bonbeach was far too strong for Dandenong West/Tooradin, keeping the combined Bulls/Seagulls outfit to just 6/57 in response to a strong first innings total of 3/145.

Likewise, a 109-run third wicket partnership between Linda Machin (81) and Sajani Wijekoon (45*) powered Noble Park/Monash University to an imposing 3/175, to which Parkfield responded with 5/69 from its 20.

Each side plays one match against every opponent to qualify for the top four and two knockout finals matches before the eventual grand final on Tuesday 12 December.

Eagles showing resilience CCCA cricket fields are not ‘boxing rings’, says Hansen

By Jonty Ralphsmith

You can never count a strong club out.

That’s what Dandenong District Cricket Association (DDCA) Turf 2 club Cranbourne has proven at the start of 2022-23.

Externally, expectations were tempered with so many unknowns following off-season departures and early-season injuries.

But the Eagles have strung together three consecutive weeks of strong cricket to prove they’re capable of once again giving the top four a shake.

On a two-paced wicket at Casey Fields, Cranbourne recovered from 6/89 to reach an imposing 274 at stumps against Parkfield.

A confident partnership between Harsaroup Singh and Jakeb Thomas either side of tea shifted the momentum.

Both reached the break within a stroke of the half-century, with Singh’s sharp running between the wickets complementing his and Thomas’ stroke-making.

A former Vic Premier player with Dandenong, Thomas arrived at Cranbourne last season to add to the club’s bowling stocks but the lower-middle order player has yet to be afforded an opportunity with the blade.

Last season, the stability of the top five meant he was either coming in with little

time to get set or wasn’t required at all, but he seized on the rare opportunity on Saturday.

He picked up the line of Parkfield’s bowlers early, punishing a fatiguing attack through the leg-side on a warm and blustery afternoon.

Thomas’ and Singh’s dismissals came within seven balls of each other with 33 overs still to be bowled as it looked like Parkfield had finally wrenched back momentum.

But they were unable to capitalise on the flurry, Tim Fathers and Marty Kelly resetting and each absorbing more than 60 deliveries, with that pair and coach Clint Ayres at 11 all passing 20 to guide Cranbourne to 274.

That batting display for Cranbourne followed a score of 8/309 against Parkmore last week in a game that was ultimately abandoned, and a tight win on a tough deck against Narre Warren.

Narre Warren’s clash with Lyndale, meanwhile, sits in the balance.

Narre scrapped its way up to 163 as a series of starts couldn’t be capitalised on, with Lyndale losing three early wickets before some hitting from Satnam Singh got his team to 3/49 at stumps.

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By David Nagel and Marcus Uhe Casey Cardinia Cricket Association president Rob Hansen is confident that behavioural issues plaguing the competition’s opening rounds are isolated and does not represent the spirit in which the majority of the competition’s players play the game.

Police were called to Officer’s D Grade contest with Pakenham Upper Toomuc at Starling Road on Saturday following reports of an assault after an altercation between two men.

No formal complaint was made as of Monday 30 October and no injuries were reported, police say, but Hansen said that at least one player from the incident will face the league’s tribunal.

“Officer Cricket Club has taken action so that on day two of the current match, that player isn’t playing,” Hansen said.

“In both instances over two different weekends, the clubs have reported the incidents.

“At least they’ve taken that responsibility.

“And of course, we’re urging players to remember that they should be playing in the spirit of the game, not becoming involved in arguments and that sort of thing.”

Last weekend’s altercation comes on the back of one player suspended for six matches and another for three due to an incident the week before in Kooweerup’s clash with Officer in E Grade.

It is understood that both incidents arose from players disputing umpiring decisions.

Hansen said the responsibility of player behaviour falls with clubs and said that those who do not conform to the playing rules can expect to receive sanctions.

“For years we’ve said that clubs are responsible for the maintenance of behaviour on the ground, and they’ve got to abide by that, and there are penalties associated with not doing that,” Hansen said.

“One club at the moment has been offered

CCCA President Rob Hansen has defended his playing cohort after a handful of behavioural incidents involving umpiring decision disputes in recent weeks. 198877 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS a $500 suspended sentence already for player behaviour, so we can only hope that players play in the spirit of the game.

“Even in Test Cricket, the penalty is quite severe for misbehaviour, but this is local cricket where most people play to enjoy the game, not carry on like it’s some sort of boxing ring.

“The cricket association represents a spectrum of our own society and unfortunately you get a minority of people that don’t control themselves and forget that it’s a sport and it’s recreation; they’re playing to enjoy themselves and get carried away.”

The league employs professional umpires in Premier and District levels but the remaining grades are officiated by club volunteers and players.

“We have a limited number of umpires at the present moment,” Hansen said.

“We’ve got enough to cover the top two grades but not too much below that.

“It’s not only our association that struggles to get umpires.

“The neighbouring ones have exactly the same issue.”

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By David Nagel For those who just look generically at cricket scorecards…the CCCA Match of the Round between Kooweerup and Pakenham would appear evenly balanced after day one.

The Lions, winning the toss and batting first, made a competitive total of 217…and have the Demons 2/31 in reply.

Good game of cricket, hey?

But for those of us who love the great game, there was so much more intrigue than that, with Saturday’s battle at Denhams Road going down as one of the more remarkable days play in recent times.

Lions skipper Dale Tormey won the toss and elected to bat first.

“Batting time” was the Lions’ key focus as the dynamic Tormey (116), and rock-solid Rob Elston (55) produced a masterclass performance before tea.

Tormey was at his creative and free-flowing best, 91 off 90 at the break; while Elston the technician did what he does better than most; making it impossible to find a weakness.

The left-handed Tormey was awesome for the Lions on the weekend.

He hit the brisk pace of Adam McMaster over the backward-square-leg boundary rope for three sixes before the dinner break.

The first, in the 11th over, made a chilling sound off the middle of Tormey’s beautifully wielded willow, while two further sixes, in a very similar direction, reeked of class.

It was the free-minded and free-spirited Tormey that we all loved and admired when he burst onto the CCCA scene six years ago.

Tormey and Elston then continued to “bat time”, with Tormey bringing up his century with a straight shot down the ground, while Elston ticked through the half-century mark at the end of the 47th over.

Just six balls later, the score was 1/187 off 48; with 32 overs remaining; at five runs per over…the Lions were looking at something in the vicinity of 350!

When we look back at the events of day one, the gamesmanship that took place between Tormey and Demons’ off-spinner Matt Bright (13-2-35-1) - off the first ball of the 49th - will be a key talking point.

Bright delayed the start of the over, meticulously setting his field, with Tormey left waiting to continue his glorious knock.

When Bright was ready, Tormey delayed for a second; before a key battle resumed.

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A batting masterclass! Pakenham skipper Dale Tormey raises his bat after his magnificent century. 369691 way, edging a full Bright delivery to his brother Chris behind the stumps.

The score was 2/187…the Lions still on top…but the key man had been dismissed.

What transpired from that point forward was incredible; the Lions losing 9/30, including their last eight wickets for just nine runs… yes nine runs…to release their stranglehold on the match.

The Lions lost their last five wickets for nought!

Stuart Johnson (19) and Jason Williams (3) would love to have their time again, but apart from those loose shots; the Lions were decimated by a wonderful spell of bowling from “Brothers McMaster Incorporated”.

Johnson tried to smack Adam McMaster (12.5-3-53-5) over the mid-wicket boundary, but holed out to Rob Maskiell, before Elston edged a rearing delivery from Luke McMaster (12-2-39-3) to Mitch Davey at slips to end his 160-ball vigil.

Over the course of the next six wickets…10 balls would be the maximum gap between scalps.

Adam trapped Dom Paynter (3) in front with a full nut, before enticing Williams to drive at a

wide one and hit to Lachie Ramage at point.

Three balls later, Nick Sadler (0) was on his way, his castle disturbed by Luke; before Marcus Martini (0) fell to a similar fate next ball.

Luke narrowly missed his hat-trick, beating the outside edge of the bat.

Six balls later, debutant Sendhil Naidu (0) sparred at a quick one from Adam, and edge through to Chris Bright, before James Close (0) was cleaned up by Adam just three balls later.

Adam had five; and Luke three; the Lions losing their last seven wickets in 38 balls.

Remarkably, the Lions had 19 overs to bowl with Tormey (6-1-11-2) claiming two scalps to end an incredible day of cricket.

Ramage (9 not out), still to lose his wicket this season, and Luke McMaster (17 not out) will resume the run chase on Saturday.

“It’s not the first collapse that I’ve been a part of, and it’s not nice watching it unfold, but there’s nothing that you can do about it,” he said.

“I don’t like to use the word, but ‘embarrassing’ comes to mind; losing 9/30 is not ideal when we’re looking at posting 300 to 350.”

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season to date.

“It’s a little bit of everything, but the mindset of being freer was the key,” he said.

“I spoke to a few boys during the week; I’ve been thinking about things too much, but on Saturday I had the mindset to just go out there and bat.

“Cricket can be a simple game when you strip it all back…just bat and the runs will come.”

In other games this week, Tooradin (8/256) has the upper hand over Cardinia after openers Cal O’Hare (85 off 181 balls) and Josh Lownds (22 off 91) laid the platform for 80 overs at the crease at Gunton Oval, while Merinda Park (2/85) is closing in on victory after Tyson Bertrand (5/26) put Carlisle Park (107) to the sword with a five-wicket haul.

And late runs from Daniel Lever (24 not out) and Max Adams (14 not out) have given Clyde (9/156) something to bowl at against Devon Meadows at Ramlegh Reserve.

Trevor Bauer (44) was the only influential figure at the top-of-the order for the Cougars, as Lucas Carroll (4/28) and Jakeb McVicar (3/36) shared a great slow-bowling partnership with the ball.

Local gun takes it to ground Roscoe re-signs at Cranny

By Alex Iacono

Local Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) submission specialist Jawad Rajabi got it done in Sydney to conquer the Superfight Bantamweight MMA title on Saturday night.

XFC Narre Warren’s Rajabi added another title to his collection after securing a submission victory against Anthony Pascalis.

It was a ground dominant fight that saw XFC’s talent take home the victory in an entertaining three rounder.

The combatant entered the first round with accuracy, as many strikes were landed, countered by high quality defending of a persistent Pascalis to take the fight to the ground.

Rajabi came out of the gates strong in the second round with attempts to land significant amounts of shots to stun his opponent.

Pascalis was persistent, taking the bout to the ground early in the second round, but Rajabi’s defence proved strong as he reversed it and took the fight to the canvas late.

The third kicked off with Rajabi successful in a take-down attempt with the control of his opponent.

The majority of the third round was fought on the mat.

With 10 seconds left Rajabi locked Pascalis in a rear naked choke to submit his opponent with only two seconds left in the round to secure the Superfight Title.

It was an upset victory for Rajabi, who entered the bout against an opponent who had lost just one of his five fights.

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Narre Warren’s Jawad Rajabi won in three rounds on Saturday night. 370431 Picture: SUPPLIED Rajabi came off the back of securing Melbourne Promotion, Path to Hex’s, Amateur bantamweight title after defeating then undefeated Jesse Swain in July by rear naked choke in the fifth round.

The double champion ended his fourth fight of the year with a record of three wins with just the one loss in 2023; two titles in two fights, added to Rajabi’s career 4-3 record.

The Rajabi family holds talent among the MMA scene as brother Mujtaba once challenged for the Path to Hex Featherweight championship and also possesses a threat to the Australian MMA Featherweight scene.

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Cranbourne midfielder Zak Roscoe has put pen to paper with the Eagles for the 2024 season.

Following some conjecture about his future, Cranbourne confirmed on Monday it would retain its star player.

After a preseason with VFL club Casey, Roscoe took his footy to another level this year with his power in the midfield a feature as he staved off opposition tags.

The play-maker capped off his rise by coming second in the league best-andfairest, which followed a best-on-ground performance in Cranbourne’s 2022 grand final win.

Roscoe played his 100th game for Cranbourne in the last round of the home-andaway season, with some footy at Noble Park sandwiched between the Eagles’ juniors time at the nest.

The goal kicking on-baller joins skipper Brandon Osborne, Ryan Jones, Nick Darbyshire, Bailey Buntine and several others in re-signing as Cranbourne looks set to give the Southern Football Netball League (SFNL) premiership another shake in 2024.

Meanwhile, SFNL Division 1 rival Springvale Districts has welcomed a pair of Karingal players for 2024 with

Zak Roscoe has committed for 2024. 343169 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Jason Hinde and Levi Dixon jumping on board.

Emerging competitor Toby Arms and experienced midfielder and playing assistant Dylan Quirk have both re-signed in the last week. cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au

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Wallace fires up Swannies

By Marcus Uhe Peter Siddle made a typically tidy and economical return to Dandenong in Premier Cricket on Saturday but went wicketless against Kingston Hawthorn at Walter Galt Oval.

A life member and premiership player at Dandenong, the former Australian test bowler conceded 39 runs from his 13 overs as the Hawks posted 9/304 in their allotted 90 overs.

A brief period late in the innings saw the Panthers claim 3/7 but the home side managed to build partnerships throughout the innings on their way to a strong first innings total.

Captain Josh Manning was the rock of the Hawks’ batting lineup, making 96 before he was caught at midwicket by his compatriot Brett Forsyth off the bowling of Gehan Seneviratne.

Noah Hurley played his best game in a Panthers’ uniform to date in his first season at the club with 3/46 from his 14 overs while sharing the new ball responsibilities with Siddle.

Seneviratne and Vishwa Ramkumar each finished with 2/68 and James Hayes 2/39.

The Panthers will be confident in the task ahead following last week’s brilliant chance of 256 against Prahran.

Dandenong’s local rivals Casey South Melbourne had an excellent day with the bat

against Camberwell, posting 5/322 on the Magpies’ home turf.

Former captain Michael Wallace fell desperately short of a century, finishing 98 not out after the Swans’ top three laid an excellent foundation.

Wallace began the 90th over on 97 not out but did not receive the strike until the second last ball of the innings as Lachlan Sperling struggled to find a gap in the infield as the dot ball accrued.

The left-hander clipped the second-last ball off his pads through the leg side for a single to remain stranded.

In his 50th game for the Swans, Ashley Chandrasinghe made 68 and put on 105 with new opening partner Yash Pednekar, who hit 49 as their combination continues to blossom.

Both were bowled, with Pednekar playing-on to his stumps to a ball from William Walker and and Chandrasinghe shouldering arms to Reuben Jamieson bowling around the wicket.

Not to be forgotten, Harrish Kannan hit 65 in a 117-run stand with Wallace.

A Swans win would make it three from three opportunities so far in what would be an ideal start to Luke Shelton’s captaincy.

Peter Siddle was back in Dandenong whites this weekend.

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Division 1 win for Cranbourne Entertainment at the CRANBOURNE BOWLS On a lovely sunny afternoon, but with a strong wind blowing, all Cranbourne teams had an up and down round of bowls.

Cranbourne 1 playing at home against Clayton 2 had an enthralling encounter, but eventually the team had their first win in Division 1 with three rinks to one up to take the majority of points on offer.

Best rink was Skip Jammie Corney, Matt Stevens, Karen Hickson and Joe Byrne winning 30-18.

Cranbourne 1 (85) defeated Clayton 2 (83) + 2 Shots and 16 points.

Cranbourne 2 travelled to Keysborough to take on their number two team.

Once again teams had to deal with windy conditions, and at the end of 21 ends, Cranbourne 2 had won two rinks and Keysborough 2 the same, with Cranbourne coming out on top by 17 shots.

Best rink was Skip Peter Colthup, John Keen, Marijan Bobetic and Barry Graham winning 27-13.

Cranbourne 2 (79) defeated Keysborough 2 (62) + 17 shots and 14 points.

Cranbourne 3 playing at home took on Cardinia Waters 1 and following a thrashing at the hands of Ferntree Gully the previous week, where they went down by 87 shots, our team came back with a vengeance and defeated Cardinia Waters by all rinks up and + 44 shots.

Best rink was Skip John Kent, Lou Magri, Chris Rea and Jacqui Warner winning 33-9.

Cranbourne 3 (106) defeated Cardinia Waters 1 (62) + 44 shots and 18 points.

Cranbourne 4 travelled to Cheltenham to take on their number four side and again in tricky conditions due to wind, the game ended up being a draw.

At the afternoon break, Cheltenham had a 17-shot lead, but all Cranbourne teams put in a massive effort to fight back for an honourable draw.

Cranbourne won two rinks, lost one rink and drew one rink.

Cranbourne 4 (79) drew with Cheltenham 4 (79) + 0 shots and 10 points.

Cranbourne 5 travelled to Berwick to take on their number seven side.

This is a 12-a-side team and fight hard they did, but Berwick was too strong winning by two rinks to one.

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Casey Softball diamond Watching the head carefully are (from left) Brian Biasci (Cranbourne), Therese Mitchell, Jill Naylor and Terry Nye (Cardinia Waters).

Picture: SUPPLIED Best rink was Skip Bruce Harper, Sofio Raiti, Allen Skurrie and Frank Male winning 23-22.

Cranbourne 5 (43) defeated by Berwick 7 (68) -25 shots and 2 points.

Midweek Pennant Results Cranbourne 1 playing at home took on Mulgrave CC 2 in the first game of the new pennant season. Another very windy day made it difficult for players, and in the end, Mulgrave was too strong winning by two rinks to one.

Best rink was Skip Peter Colthup, Harry Van Soest, Karen Hickson and Gwen Scott 20-17.

Cranbourne 1 (45) defeated by Mulgrave CC 2 (68) -23 shots and 2 points.

Cranbourne 2 took on Berwick 3 at Berwick.

Winning by two rinks to one, Cranbourne came away with the points. Best rink was Skip John Kent, Rob Scott, Kath Dudink and Dennis Tomlin had a day out winning by 31-4.

Cranbourne 2 (63) defeated Berwick 3 (39) + 24 shots and 14 points.

Cranbourne 3 playing at home took on Churchill Waverley Golf 2. In a very close game, Cranbourne got the points by winning one rink and losing two. However, our two losing rinks went down a combined four shots, but the winning rink; Skip Tony Whalley, Chris Sharpe, Bob Bellamy and Lyn Whalley won its game by six shots, which gave Cranbourne the overall win and points.

Cranbourne 3 (53) defeated Churchill Waverley Golf 2 (51) +2 shots and 12 points.

Cranbourne 4 took the trip up the Dandenong’s to take on Upwey Tecoma 2 in a six-aside game. The teams did their very best, but came up short by 14 shots.

Cranbourne 4 (26) defeated by Upwey Tecoma 2 (40) -14 shots and 0 points.

-Derek Maguire

Round four in the Casey Softball Association gave another entertaining Saturday for the fans with all teams in the thick of the action.

The day kicked off with junior action: Casey’s under-16s beat Glen Waverley 15-3 and in the under-18s, Cobras beat Glen Waverley 10-1.

Social women’s actions kicked off with last season’s grand finalists Geronimo seizing on early Cobras errors.

An eight-run first innings led by Ava Harrison left the fielding side reeling despite Andrea Gartside’s two double plays.

Geronimo still proved too strong, winning 23-3.

In other Social Women’s results, Penguins White had a strong win over Cranbourne Comets 16-5, and Berwick Chickasaw went down to MVP 11-6.

The Cobra’s back on the winners list with a resounding 15-6 win over MVP in women’s B-Grade. and Doveton Dragons SEMR defeated Knox Diamonds at Gilbert Park 7-2.

A blustery afternoon was kicked off with

Cobras Maroon getting the job done 15- 7 against MVP. Tristan Little took the first stint pitching, restricting MVP early with Andrew Johnston’s stand-up double another feature.

Cobras Black took on the reigning premiers Cobras Grey and despite stellar performances from Peter Maloney with the bat and in the field, his side went down 9-2.

For Grey it was a masterclass from Alex Chapman pitching and batting up a storm, with Dean Hill’s look away catch in the outfield a highlight.

On Thursday 2 November, Casey Softball is hosting the men’s State League Competition, first pitch 6:50, canteen open.

Every Wednesday night, there is women’s A-Grade also starting at 6:50pm.

The CSA Committee and Members would like to congratulate Cranbourne Softball Club who last week celebrated their 40th Anniversary.

If you are interested in playing softball please contact Casey Softball via Facebook or Instagram

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