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Pool reopens with a splash Happy Brimbank swimmers are dusting off their goggles and donning their bathers as outdoor public pools reopen for the first time in months. The easing of COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor pools, as well as outdoor exercise for up to two people with a trainer, came into effect last Monday under step two of the state government’s roadmap out of lockdown. Sunshine Leisure Centre was one of the first to reopen on September 28, allowing a maximum of 20 swimmers at any one time to take to the water for pre-booked hourly sessions. The outdoor pool is open for limited lap swimming, walking and water exercise only, via the session system and all members must be wearing a mask when not swimming or exercising. While open air pools are allowed to open, other outdoor facilities such as bowls clubs, tennis courts and golf courses remain closed. Residents are allowed to exercise within a five-kilometre radius of their home or their workplace, but cannot book to swim at an outdoor pool outside those limits. Bookings: bit.ly/3cHFOOp Hiell Nguyen and his son Jackson, 6, at Sunshine Leisure Centre. (Damjan Janevski) 217172_01

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Aged care testing blitz By Esther Lauaki Aged care workers in Brimbank’s two worst affected facilities will be COVID tested fortnightly to fight any further outbreaks. While outbreaks at Cumberland Manor Aged Care in Sunshine North, linked to 124 cases, and Kalyna Aged Care in Delahey, linked to 109 cases, have slowed, the state government last week announced the roll-out of its new Surveillance Testing Program. The surveillance program – a defense measure as Victoria takes steps towards

reopening – aims to have 25 per cent of staff in a high-risk workplace tested each week. Premier Daniel Andrews said the government was doing even more to monitor sensitive settings such as aged care. “There are 147 active cases linked to aged care facilities in metropolitan Melbourne,” Mr Andrews said last week. “Our officials have reached an agreement with the Commonwealth to ensure regular testing of our public and private sector aged care workforce. “Public health teams will test all public

aged care facility staff because they are often co-located and are linked to hospital services. “Commonwealth health teams will test private aged care facility staff using a private provider. “Metropolitan aged care staff will be tested every fortnight … around 50 per cent of the workforce a week. “If a staff member is asymptomatic and not linked to an aged care outbreak they will not be required to isolate and wait for their test results to come through before they return to work. “This is to ensure that we have a really

significant sample of aged care staff in Melbourne … getting tested. “It is a way to monitor and achieve three things; finding any coronavirus cases that are there, validating that there aren’t coronavirus cases there – which is important given how vulnerable our residents are in aged care– and it gives us an opportunity to monitor compliance with all the other COVID safe planning and to make sure that everyone is being as vigilant as they can be across all sectors.” Brimbank, considered a COVID hotspot, had 37 active cases as of Sunday.

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Mystery cases cause concern By Esther Lauaki and The Age Mystery COVID-19 cases which could have originated in Caroline Springs, Deer Park and Braybrook have health authorities concerned as the state’s rolling daily average stalls. Three new mystery cases were identified in the postcodes of 3023 and 3019, which take in the suburbs of Caroline Springs, Deer Park and Braybrook. The postcode 3145, covering East Malvern and Caulfield East, was another area of concern as Victoria recorded 12 new cases of coronavirus and one new death linked to aged

care on Sunday. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said he was “absolutely” worried by the stagnation in dropping active cases at the weekend, but that fewer aged care cases should ensure lower numbers over coming days. “Obviously it will be reflected with the fact that there have only been a dozen cases that have completed their infectious period that are no longer considered cases, and we’ve got 12 new ones,” Professor Sutton said. “But we need to drive it down … the activity in aged care continues to drop, especially for residents, but also for staff as well. This will

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slowly but surely reduce active cases. “Mystery cases or cases of unknown origin remain a concern.” The average number of cases diagnosed in the 14 days to Sunday for metropolitan Melbourne dropped to 11.9, while regional Victoria dropped to 0.2. Brimbank, still considered a coronavirus

hotspot, had 37 active cases on Sunday. There are still active outbreaks at Estia Aged Care facility in Keilor with 29 still active (47 cases total) and Edenvale Manor Aged Care facility in Keilor East with 12 active (23 cases total) Three more cases are linked to an outbreak at Sunshine hospital. Across the state there have been 20,209 cases since the pandemic began. More than 800 people have died. As of Sunday there were 31 people in hospital with the virus, including three in intensive care.

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Scott Friswell, owner of Little Sister Cafe in Keilor East. (Damjan Janevski) 217108_02

A salute to the daily grind Many months of lockdown have not deterred Brimbank coffee lovers from enjoying their morning, midday or afternoon fix at their local cafe. Little Sister Cafe in Keilor East has continued selling takeaway beverages throughout the pandemic and marked International Coffee Day last Thursday. This year’s theme, Coffee’s Next Generation, focused on a global initiative targeting talented and motivated young people and entrepreneurs in the coffee sector. Little Sister Cafe owner Scott Friswell said

that the pandemic had impacted the business but he is choosing to focus on the silver lining. He said the cafe employs a number of young staff, from teenagers through to their 20s. “We only have 20 to 30 per cent of our staff on board compared to pre-COVID,” Mr Friswell said. “We never class people by their age but we employ a lot of people who are in a transitional phase … working for the cafe is a step in their journey and not necessarily their destination. “The crop of young workers we have at the moment is really good.

“They are committed and they turn up to work. “As the pandemic has progressed our sales have dropped but I like to look at the silver lining. “We’re a bit blessed here and we’re in a good location and we’ve had a tremendous amount of support from our local community, people have been dropping in for their morning or mid-morning coffee with the kids. “The support has been amazing.”

Workers in some of Brimbank’s high-risk industries will face more intensive COVID testing as part of a new Surveillance Testing Program in an effort to prevent new outbreaks. The new surveillance program aims to test 25 per cent of staff in a high-risk workplace each week. Beginning with the food production sector, the government will work with industry to ensure employees can get tested on a regular basis. All medium and large employers in the meat, poultry and seafood processing and supermarket and refrigerated distribution sectors will be asked to ensure that a quarter of their workforces are tested each week. In July, JBS Australia’s Brooklyn meat processing plant was the site of one of the state’s largest outbreaks, linked to more than 150 cases. Premier Daniel Andrews said as the state takes safe and steady steps to reopening, finding and tracking cases of the virus was more important than ever. “As we take steps towards COVID normal, our greatest tool to stop us going backwards is getting tested – our surveillance program will make sure we are leaving no stone unturned in tracking the virus,” Mr Andrews said. “By expanding the testing options – we are giving industry the tools they need to reopen as safely as possible.” Employees are not required to self-isolate after participating in the Surveillance Testing Program. However if they receive a positive result, they will need to isolate immediately and seek medical advice. Esther Lauaki

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Funding boost for food relief services Food relief services in Brimbank are able to apply for state funding to ensure they can reach out to those in need, as safely as possible. The state government last week announced $11.3 million to boost food relief activities for vulnerable Victorians. A new $5 million Community Food Relief Fund will provide one-off grants of up to $75,000 to support local community organisations supplying food to Victorians in need during the coronavirus pandemic. This funding will assist with a range of challenges, such as helping develop innovative food relief delivery models to support COVID safe practices. Duke Street Community House has been

supplying up to 30 essential food hampers a week to Brimbank residents in need throughout the pandemic. Manager Lana Bedford told Star Weekly that the community had been hit hard by the pandemic and many are struggling to afford the basics. “Victoria is currently experiencing the worst health and economic crisis in its history,” Ms Bedford said. “At Duke Street Community House, we have certainly seen first-hand the toll that the pandemic is having on the people of our community. “Not just from an economic perspective, but the impact that the current restrictions are also having on the emotional and mental wellbeing of our residents.

“Never before have we experienced so many people in desperate need of support.” Premier Daniel Andrews stressed how “vitally important” it was to expand support for food relief programs. “We want Victoria’s food relief system to be able to support people when and where they need it, in a COVID safe way,” Mr Andrews said. “Even as our case numbers fall, we are extending the emergency food relief program for Victorians in mandatory quarantine so that people can still safely stay at home and stop the spread of coronavirus.” Esther Lauaki

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JobKeeper cuts hit workers hard By Esther Lauaki Workers in hard-hit areas such as Sunshine and St Albans stand to miss out on more than $8 million in fortnightly payments with the JobKeeper supplement dropping from $1500 to $1200, a recent study has shown. The federal government JobKeeper program – a support measure that subsidised $1500 of eligible employees’ wages each fortnight – has been extended until March next year with payments to reduce over time.

The first $300 drop in the subsidy for employees working more than 20 hours per week came into effect on September 28, with the payment slashed to $750 for employees working less than 20 hours per week. The report, ‘Crossing the Fiscal Cliff,’ recently released by The McKell Institute’s Edward Cavanough, revealed that Sunshine and St Albans would be most heavily impacted by the payment reduction. Other Brimbank suburbs including Deer Park, Albion and Delahey faced a reduction of between $1.5 million and $2.3

million in fortnightly payments. “The JobKeeper program has been essential in enabling employers to retain staff in preparation for a return to a degree of economic normality once the worst of COVID-19 has subsided,” Mr Cavanough, the Institute’s policy director, said. “Payments will again be reduced in January 2021 … to $1000 a fortnight – a decision expected to have real consequences on employment, significantly impacting aggregate demand and ultimately dampening and

slowing the pace of economic recovery.” Deer Park laborer John Samuelu said that a reduction in the payment would mean that he could receive less than $500 a week to support his family of four. “We could barely afford rent and bills on that let alone shopping for anything else like clothes,” Mr Samuelu said. “I don’t know what I will do yet… we’ll have to cross that bridge when we get to it. “I think we’ll either have to move in with family or go home to New Zealand.”

Postal delays won’t hinder elections The government agency responsible for this month’s local government elections has moved to reassure voters that delays in the delivery of postal votes won’t impact the election process. The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) was last week granted the authority to extend the postal voting timeline for the current Victorian local council elections if needed, to ensure any possible delivery delays by Australia Post won’t negatively impact voter participation and election results. All but three of Victoria’s 79 local councils are holding elections by postal vote this October. Electoral commissioner Warwick Gately said the changes provide an appropriate contingency option in light of community concerns about extended mail delivery timelines arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. “The VEC is engaging regularly with Australia Post and will be using the priority paid mail service for all postal ballots mailed and returned, but I accept there may be some delays,” he said. Mr Gately said the strict timelines for the mailing and receipt of ballot packs is prescribed in law. “The authority provided to me by the regulatory amendments allows me – if required – to mitigate the impact that any possible delays could have on the integrity of the elections.” Mr Gately noted that the changes won’t necessarily mean the timelines will change, but do provide flexibility if there is any evidence that delays in the postal network are impacting the integrity of the elections. Voters in each council will receive a ballot pack early this month.

Taylors Lakes Lions Club members: Priti Kachiu, Phil Clinkaberry and Margaret Hamilton. (Damjan Janevski) 217066_03

Pandemic project offers support Taylors Lakes Lions Club has been dishing out jigsaw puzzles, Iso Survival Kits, 150 masks and 2000 chocolate biscuits to Brimbank aged care residents and the community’s most vulnerable. The club’s Pandemic Support Project aimed to assist local retirement villages and aged care residents, as well as victims of family violence. Vice president and secretary Phil Clinkaberry said the project was a mammoth task for a worthwhile cause. “With the impact of the coronavirus restrictions starting back in April, the club was initially bewildered and unsure, reflective of the feeling of the population in many ways,” Mr Clinkaberry said. “Our first ever Zoom meeting focused us and we resolved to conduct

community service in ways that would not pose a risk to the community or to members, at the same time taking away at least some of the anxiety and loss of direction being experienced by many. “We established a multi-pronged plan, and committed our support to a group that, as we all know, are among the most vulnerable with the virus – our aged residents – as well as victims of family violence.” The club funded about $1000 worth of jigsaws from its budget and created an Iso Survival Kit newsletter with tips, ideas, puzzles and jokes to keep residents occupied while staying home. Thousands of home-made biscuit packs made by one member and a chocolate pack were also distributed.

“We also made it known that we were up for a chat to support lonely residents.” The club committed to sewing about 150 masks and presented them to the residents of the Lakes Retirement Village but when enthusiasm for sewing waned, it provided each resident of the Keilor and Taylors Hill villages with disposable mask. “The club is pleased and honoured to have supported people in these ways and will, as the need arises, continue to do so,” Mr Clinkaberry said. “It has been most gratifying to receive letters and calls of thanks from the elderly residents, showing us that we have hit the mark.”

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Man jailed for ‘significant, sophisticated’ crop house The mastermind behind a hydroponic cannabis crop grown in Braybrook has been jailed and his cousin ordered to perform community service for his role in assisting the operation. Corey Parry and Dylan Psaila were sentenced in the County Court this month over a police bust last year that uncovered 660 cannabis plants growing in a Braybrook factory. Parry, 30, pleaded guilty to charges of cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis, electricity theft, possessing drugs including cannabis and ecstasy, and possessing weapons including a shotgun and taser. Psaila, 24, pleaded guilty to charges of cannabis cultivation and driving whilse suspended.

The court last month heard that police raided the factory being leased by Parry in June 2019, discovering seven rooms containing cannabis plants being grown hydroponically with stolen electricity. Police seized 660 cannabis plants weighing 102 kilograms and the taser. A search of Parry’s home uncovered more drugs, a double-barrel sawn-off shotgun and several shotgun rounds hidden in the roof. The court heard that although Psaila was not involved in setting up the cannabis crop, he had been running errands for his cousin and delivering items to the factory. Judge Gavan Meredith said that although Psaila had knowledge that Parry was cultivating

cannabis and had assisted in the cultivation, the prosecution had conceded that they could not establish beyond reasonable doubt that he was aware of the quantity being cultivated. “Whilst your guilty plea is an acknowledgement of all of the elements of the offence, the prosecution concede that they are unable to prove precisely what your state of knowledge regarding the extent of the cannabis under cultivation was,” he said. Judge Meredith told Parry that the scope and nature of his 660-plant cannabis crop was “significant and sophisticated”, coming in at close to seven times the commercial quantity. “Self-evidently, yours is a significant example of this offence,” he said.

He told Psaila that while it was undeniable that he had been within the factory premises, his actual knowledge of the operation was “somewhat obscure” and his culpability was “significantly less” than that of Parry. Parry was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment with a non-parole period of two years and nine months, of which he has already served 456 days pre-sentence detention. Psaila was sentenced to perform 150 hours of unpaid community work as part of a Community Correction Order on top of the 196 days already spent in custody on remand. Benjamin Millar

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proud and passionate local St Albans resident of more than 30 years, Jenny Isa has a passion for town planning, community and environment. As a candidate in Horseshoe Bend Ward, Jenny explains her position: “I have worked as a volunteer in Brimbank, and have a strong presence in the St Albans and Brimbank community for more than 10 years, representing community on many Council committees on projects such as the St Albans Grade Separation, St Albans Errington Reserve, The Bowery Theatre and the St Albans Leisure Centre. “I’ve sat on many committees at Council, such as Brimbank Waste Management, Community Safety, St Albans Strategic Board, St Albans Social Enterprise Project, St Albans Health and Wellbeing Project - and much more. “As an experienced finance professional with a Masters in Commerce and an Honorary St Albans Group Board Member, I understand the importance of a healthy budget. I will continue to advocate on improvements to services such as public parks, sports facilities and community hubs.

“I have strong views in putting the community and environment at the heart at what we do. As a daughter of migrant parents, I learnt that giving back to your community is very important. “I will remain a strong advocate for sustainable housing design and stronger planning schemes, as well as continue to work with Council on how we can further incorporate the Brimbank Urban Forest Strategy into Council’s Planning Scheme along with how we can build a more sustainable Brimbank that inspires growth to the local economy.”

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Transport for testing By Goya Dmytryshchak Throughout the COVID-19 crisis in Victoria, St John Ambulance has been providing free transport for the more vulnerable. Lesley Musial, 75, is one of the beneficiaries of the service. She has been driven by volunteers to be tested for the coronavirus three times. If she hadn’t been transported by a St John community transport vehicle, she said she would have taken the bus. Ms Musial said she had been tested due to being in touch with a close contact, by a doctor’s referral after losing her sense of smell and after experiencing a sore throat. “I rang up the Altona North Medical Group to make an appointment and they said, ‘How will you get here?’ “I said, ‘Hmm, bus’. “They said, ‘We’ll send a St John’s car,’ which was lovely. “The first lass was called Sari and the second was a chap called Craig and they were very chatty and friendly. “Craig even opened the door for me – very polite. “It was just lovely as an older person. “I’m quite capable of going on buses and things but if you think you might be a bit infectious, you don’t take buses.”

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Nearly 1500 people have been transported by St John to get tested, which equates to more than 20,000 kilometres travelled. Each patient is taken by a trained volunteer wearing personal protective equipment. All vehicles have a Defibrillator in case of an emergency. St John event health services general manager Nadine Hutchins said it was a reliable and safe option for people without anyone to drive them to get tested.

“COVID-19 testing transport is just one way we have utilised St John volunteers’ skills and training throughout the pandemic,” she said. “On each trip, our volunteers display their usual care and compassion towards every customer, ensuring they feel safe and comfortable. “We’re proud to offer this valuable service to the vulnerable in our community to make their life just that little bit easier.” Bookings: 1300 785 646

Through the lens Star Weekly photographer Damjan Janevski shares his favourite photo from the past week. Taken at Galaxyland Playground, it show Sophie, 11, and Lisa, 10, happily playing. For Janevski, it summarises the general sentiment of kids under lockdown – after a long time they can finally play in the playgrounds and feel the breeze, like they are saying ‘free at last’.

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Call to improve ‘vital’ service Rising birth rates in Brimbank has prompted a call for better maternal and child health services. Mum of two Emma Langoulant, a candidate for the Horseshoe ward in the upcoming local government elections, believes Brimbank’s current maternal and child health program is not meeting the needs of parents in the area. “This extremely vital service has not received the boost in funding required to meet the needs of our growing community,” Ms Langoulant said. “I have two young kids myself, without an extensive outreach program and early intervention, families are not being provided with adequate services to manage learning and development issues. Parents are having to use their own financial resources to fill the gaps in services that should be provided… at a local level. “Those who do not have the ability to pay for private services are either missing out, or face delays in care.” Ms Langoulant said access to services was a serious issue, particularly for those using public transport. She also wants to campaign for the reinstatement of a lactation consultant, a service that was available a few years ago but has since been revoked. “Maternal health nurses do an incredible job. They are not only looking after a child’s development but also play an instrumental role in assisting women struggling with post-natal depression and family violence. “It is disappointing that parents … who have chosen to raise their children in Brimbank, are not receiving the funding and investment they deserve. Given the vulnerability of many families in our community, more needs to be done.” Esther Lauaki

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Dr Josef Zybert. (Supplied)

A Brimbank astrophysicist wants to inspire young people to discover the world of science. Dr Josef Zybert, a candidate in the Taylors ward for the upcoming Brimbank council election, said he wanted to change perceptions of what young people in the western suburbs can achieve. Dr Zybert has lived in Brimbank all of his life and gained an interest in Cosmology as a boy after seeing a book about space at St Albans Tech. “In those days, classrooms had just a blackboard and a teacher, sometimes a projector or TV,” he said.

“Back then any aspirations of a boy from the west becoming a scientist were almost non-existent. I went on to earn a PhD in physics then worked as a CSIRO research scientist and later formed my own company. “Science is fun, and it also creates wealth for the community. I would like to see Brimbank involved more in science and high-tech and to inspire the younger generation that we in the west can do science too. “All too often we read about Brimbank and the west as a dumping ground for contaminated materials, but rarely about new research facilities or high-tech industry moving to

Brimbank. “A scientist has never been on Brimbank council and having a scientist announces that this city welcomes science and high-tech industries … it will also provide visible inspiration to the younger generation that we in the west can make a contribution to science and high-tech.” Dr Zybert hastened to add that “with having my own business and being a member of committees I can also contribute to the overall operation of Brimbank council”. Esther Lauaki

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Taylors Hill shoppers may think that they have stepped into another dimension – Woolworths Watervale last week introduced a high-tech robot – affectionately named ‘Walt’ by the store team – to help improve safety. Walt will roam the store to identify and alert the Watervale team to any potential hazards on the shop floor. Woolworths Watervale group manager Max Hampton said the supermarket chain had been trialling safety robots in a small number of new stores since 2019. “We care deeply about the safety of our customers and team, so we’re excited to have this cutting-edge technology at our store,” Mr Hampton said.

“It’s [Walt] designed to operate in busy environments and keep its distance from customers.” On average, the robots are helping detect about 570 potential slip or trip hazards each month. The number of slip and trip incidents reported in these trial stores is about 20 per cent lower than the national average. Walt will also check stock levels on shelves overnight and occasionally throughout the day in high-demand areas. This will give department managers an accurate read on stock levels so they can prioritise restocking.

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Members of the Quang Minh Temple recently donated thousands of items of personal protective equipment to Western Health. (Supplied)

By Tate Papworth Western Health staff working on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19 won’t lack personal protective equipment. St Albans’ generous Quang Minh Temple community recently donated 10,000 medical masks, 5000 gloves and 50 plastic protection masks to Western Health and local nursing homes. Dr Nhan Phuc Pham said the community didn’t want doctors, nurses or health care workers to go without masks and were concerned when they heard about a lack of supply.

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manager Danny Crabb said staff were blown away by the gesture. “Once again please extend my deepest thanks to the Vietnamese community for the wonderful and outstanding donation of over 10,000 items that you helped facilitate on Friday,” Mr Crabb - Nhan Phuc Pham said. “This is going to make a huge difference to our doctors, nurses and patients at Sunshine, Footscray and Williamstown hospitals. “All of the masks are in our storeroom at Sunshine Hospital, ready to be used.” It’s not the first time members of the Vietnamese community have dug deep to help in a time of need.

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“Our community has a very good sewing tradition, in the past women made clothes for soldiers to fight in the war, today we make masks for the white-shirt soldiers [health care staff] at hospitals that are the main force,” he said. Western Health community fundraising

Last year, members of the temple raised more than $300,000 for the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital. The funds were used to purchase a neonatal intensive care transport cot to provide for the safe transfer of sick and premature babies to the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Six neonatal cameras that allow families remote viewing of their babies were also purchased with the money raised. In January, the Vietnamese community helped rattle tins at the St Albans Lunar Festival, raising a staggering $20,000 to help support those impacted by the summer’s devastating bushfires.

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CPR skills prove life-saving By Esther Lauaki A Kealba woman who saved a man’s life after he collapsed in the grips of a heart attack is encouraging Victorians to learn CPR. Melissa Lockwood’s life changed on October 14, five years ago, when she was first on the scene after a man had collapsed from a massive heart attack. “I was at work at Coles when I was called for a code blue [medical emergency] in the deli and I found the man unresponsive and realised he wasn’t breathing,” Melissa said. She sprung into action and performed CPR on the man until emergency services arrived to take over.

“You never think when you’re learning CPR that you’ll ever have to use it,” Melissa said. “I was told later by emergency workers that the man had suffered a fatal heart attack which means his heart stopped completely before he hit the ground that day. When I got there he was not breathing and had no pulse. “You don’t think, you just go in there and do what you need to do … my instincts just kicked in. We managed to bring him back through CPR. “When we put him in the recovery position, he was very blue and had a big gash on his head from when he fell. I got all emotional once the fire officers took over from me.” She was told by paramedics that the

man would not have survived if not for her life-saving skills. “He didn’t come in for a long time because he was in hospital for a long time recovering.,” Melissa said. “I kept in touch with his niece for a while afterwards because I just needed to see him to see he was alright. “It was so emotional when he eventually did come visit me at the supermarket.” Melissa encourages anyone who has not completed their first aid training to sign up to the course. St John Ambulance Victoria has recently launched its first-ever virtual first aid course, equipping Australians with critical life-saving skills from the comfort of their own homes.

St Johns Ambulance has launched an online first aid course. (Supplied)

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Braybrook Art Epicentre has won the Dulux Colour Award. (Pictures: Supplied)

Top honours for Arts Epicentre Braybook’s Arts Epicentre has taken out top honours at the Dulux 2020 Colour Awards. The Arts Epicentre is a new building, amalgamating Caroline Chisholm College’s creative program at the Churchill Avenue girls’ campus. The 34th Dulux Colour Awards recognised the most cutting-edge and creative applications of colour across six categories of architecture and design. The renowned industry awards program attracted more than 450 entries from Australia and New Zealand. The judging panel, comprising five leaders in the architecture and design industry, offered unanimous praise for the calibre of the finalists. The Arts Epicentre includes a large central

atrium space as the heart of the project, where all respective disciplines within the building come together into one adaptable performance space. The internal arrangement of spaces is curated around the idea of audience and performance mirroring one another. Its design was inspired by an impromptu performance at the Victorian College of the Arts – School of Drama in Melbourne, designed in 2004 by the late Peter Corrigan of Edmond and Corrigan. Foolscap Studio director Adele Winteridge, who was on the judging panel, said the new building was derived from a series of key architectural moves that respond directly to site, context and culture of place. Dulux Colour communications manager

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Andrea Lucena-Orr said the level of sophistication, creativity and masterful use of colour continues to rise each year. “Architects and designers are becoming increasingly bold and adept at employing paint as an integral element in the design of both internal and external spaces and this is evident across all the winning projects,” Ms Lucena-Orr said. “Overall, the high degree of creativity encapsulated in such a vast breadth of architectural genres makes this year’s award winners really stand out. “It goes to the heart of our awards program to recognise such vision.” Esther Lauaki

Police arrested five people and seized drugs, cash and vehicles last month as part of a joint investigation into an alleged organised crime group operating out of Caroline Springs, Cairnlea and Fraser Rise. Warrants were executed at three addresses in the early hours of September 25 by taskforce investigators, comprising members of Victoria Police, Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. A 29-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were both arrested at a house in Caroline Springs and face drug charges. The pair faced Melbourne Magistrates Court and were remanded in custody to appear again on December 8. Detectives also allegedly seized a quantity of cash from the address. A 2018 Mercedes Benz A45 Hatch, which belonged to the 29-year-old man, was seized from the carpark of a shopping centre in Cairnlea later that day. A 52-year-old man was arrested at a second Caroline Springs house and faces drug and theft charges. He has been bailed to appear at Sunshine Magistrates Court on June 7. Police allegedly located a hydroponic drug set-up at the property and seized a number of cannabis plants, drugs believed to be ice, cash and designer handbags. A 31-year-old woman was arrested at a house in Fraser Rise and also faces drug charges. She was bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on January 29. Police allege that a hydroponic drug set-up was also located at the property. Police said officers seized a small number of cannabis plants, along with a 2018 Mercedes Benz Wagon GLE 350, designer watches and more than 35 designer handbags. Victoria Police Crime Command Detective Superintendent Jacqueline Curran said the seizures of drugs and vehicles, in particular, was an outstanding result. “These are people who essentially live the high life from profiting off other people’s misery and they had absolutely no qualms about doing this,” she said. “However this luxury comes at a cost to someone else … To be able to target and dismantle a syndicate like this … is both satisfying and concerning because it highlights the continued local demand there is for a range of drugs even during the pandemic.” Esther Lauaki

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Seven stars for Braybrook home By Benjamin Millar One of Australia’s largest developers has launched its first “zero net carbon home” in Braybrook. The pilot home in Stockland’s master-planned Orion development project was produced as part of a collaboration with Sustainability Victoria to coincide with last week’s Sustainable House Day. The highly energy efficient home has received a 7-star rating under the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS), one star above the standard legislated requirement. Based on an estimate of a home’s potential heating and cooling energy use, the rating recognises design choices that help occupants to cut down on energy bills across the lifetime of the home. The pilot home in Braybrook combines an energy efficient building design with fixed appliances running off a solar energy system. Features include double-glazed windows throughout and increased insulation in the walls and ceiling. Stockland national general manager Ben Cantwell said the home has been designed to produce enough renewable energy to completely offset its annual greenhouse gas emissions. “Our modelling indicates that by meeting the Zero Net Carbon Homes pilot program specification, this home reduces energy bills by approximately 50 per cent,” he said. “That’s approximately $1000 per year and based on four people living in the home – a remarkable feat.” Mr Cantwell said the 7-star home is capable of cutting about six tonnes of emissions per year more than homes built to current 6-star industry standards. Sustainability Victoria chief executive Claire Ferres Miles said the collaboration took place

Stockland has launched its first 7-star “zero net carbon home” in Braybrook. (Pictures: Supplied)

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emissions by 2050,” she said. “We look forward to continuing our partnership with Stockland to accelerate the construction of more Zero Net Carbon homes.”

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Working out at home • Exhale as you push the tins up. Biceps Curl

• This is a ‘pull’ movement. • Exhale as you lift the tins up. Bent Over Row

• This is a ‘hinge’ and a ‘pull’ movement all in one. • Exhale as you pull the tins up and out.

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The dining chair

• This is a ‘lunge’, a ‘pull’ and a ‘rotation’ movement all in one. • Pull the towel taut in front of you at chest level. • Take this one slowly – exhale on the twist and as you stand back up from the lunge.

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With gyms not set to open until the end of October in the current roadmap to easing coronavirus restrictions, many Melbournians are turning to ‘at home’ workouts. While there is a myriad of resources out there for you to follow, working out at home doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. And you have all the equipment that you need in your pantry and around your house. A basic workout includes a warm up (to slowly raise your heart rate and to prepare your joints for movement), the main part of the workout (where your heart rate will be raised and your muscles will be working) and the cool down/stretch (where your heart rate will come back down and we move oxygenated blood back to the muscles). An overall workout will also include the seven basic human movement patterns – squat, the lunge, a push movement, a pull movement, a hip hinge, a torso rotation and locomotion. And that is what these exercises aim to do – all from the comfort of your home. Of course, please do modify these exercises in consideration of any injuries or concerns that you may have. Take breaks throughout your workout as needed and consult your GP or Allied Health Professional before starting a new exercise program.

• This is a ‘push’ movement. • Exhale as you push your chest away from the chair seat. Elevated Mountain Climbers

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The soup cans Tins of food are generally 400-500g and these offer a great way to add resistance to your exercises: Shoulder Press

• This is a ‘push’ movement.

• This is a ‘squat’, a ‘pull’ and a ‘locomotion’ movement all in one. • Pull the towel taut with your arms extended overhead, slightly in front of your face. • Work along the length of a hallway or a room. • Exhale each time you stand up out of the squat. To turn this into an easy, at home workout, aim to do 90 seconds to 2 minutes of each exercise, resting 30 seconds to 1 minute between each. For a basic warm up, complete three sets of the dining chair exercises at 30 seconds each. To cool down, spend 30 seconds stretching each of the major body parts – front and back of legs, front and back of your torso and front and back of your arms. Any movement that can be incorporated into your day is a positive undertaking. A 30 minute workout, such as this one, is always a great idea, but so is short increments of incidental activity. * https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/ publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strategphys-act-guidelines#npa1864

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New look, same dedication An important part of Victoria’s Fire Services Reforms, the newly formed Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) organisation stands to serve as a modern fire and rescue service ready to meet the needs of our ever-changing communities. Established on July 1 this year, FRV will be based at fire and rescue stations, offices and facilities across the state, some of which will be co-located with Country Fire Authority (CFA)

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Operations, David Bruce said: “FRV firefighters will deploy to incidents within FRV’s boundaries from fire stations that are staffed by firefighters 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FRV crews also deploy into CFA areas to support volunteer crews, who will continue to play a vital role. “While a new logo will be displayed on all FRV fire stations, appliances and uniforms,

FRV’s operational response, along with our commitment and dedication to serving our community remains unchanged. “The community can remain confident that highly-trained and experienced local firefighters from FRV and CFA will be there when they need them most. “Victorians and visitors to our state will continue to receive an exemplary fire and rescue service.” Residents of Brimbank and Melbourne’s north-west are covered by FRV’s Western 2 District, with 10 fire stations located in the suburbs of St Albans, Deer Park, Sunshine, Taylors Lakes, Keilor, Tullamarine, Sunbury, Greenvale, Caroline Springs and Melton. More information on FRV can be found at www.frv.vic.gov.au

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Silver linings in a pandemic Adjunct Associate Professor Chris Carter, CEO North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network From the bushfire smoke staining our skies in January, to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has restricted all our lives, there hasn’t been a time in recent memory that has done more to challenge the mental health of our community than 2020. Particularly in Melbourne, where we are hopefully just beginning to come out of our second wave of the virus, it would be hard to find someone who hasn’t felt a greater level of anxiety, fear, frustration and loss. The massive changes we have all had to make to our lives have left many people struggling, whether they’ve lost their job, become socially isolated, or are having to juggle home-schooling and work. What is also unprecedented is the huge amount of support now coming through from the community, governments and health organisations to help us all get through this pandemic. One of the newest services now available in the north, west and central Melbourne is HeadtoHelp, which provides mental health support for anyone who needs it. You can access the service by calling 1800 595 212. A trained mental health professional will help you find the best service or support for you, either co-ordinating with existing services or at one of the new HeadtoHelp hubs, in Broadmeadows and Wyndham Vale, in our region. Visit: headtohelp.org.au HeadtoHelp is an example of how all parts of the system are pulling together to make things better. Funded by the Australian government, organised and established by North Western

Melbourne Primary Health Network, and operated by a group of community health organisations with strong ties to their local community. All of this up and running within less than a month of being announced, which would have been called impossible before this pandemic began. But if there is a silver lining to COVID-19, it is the way it has made us question what is possible and what isn’t. Telehealth has meant we can now access medical help or mental health support as easily as picking up our phones. The great working from home experiment has shown that maybe shuttling hundreds of thousands of people in and out of our city centres every day isn’t the only option. As much as our lives can feel shut down now, possibilities for the future are opening up. It’s up to us to carry the good things forward. Check in on your friends, your families and your colleagues. And keep doing that next year, and the year after that. Keep talking about mental health, until it’s as normal as chatting about the weather. And let’s keep the community spirit alive, the spoonvilles and rainbow trails and random acts of kindness that have kept us all going. If we can do that, then we all have a healthier, happier and more connected future to look forward to. And if 2020 has taught us anything, it is that just about anything is possible.

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ANIMAL CUPCAKES Ingredients 125g butter, softened 3/4 cup caster sugar 2 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour 1/2 cup plain flour 3/4 cup milk

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Icing and decorating: 200g butter, room temperature 1 1/4 cups icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence marshmallows, smarties, liquorice straps, chocolate chips, pretzels, sprinkles and any other treats you want to use as decorations

Method 1. Pre-heat oven to 170°C fan-forced. Line 12 muffin pans with paper cases. 2. To make cupcakes: Place butter and sugar into a bowl and beat with electric mixer until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Mix in vanilla. 3. Fold in flours and milk alternately until combined and mixture is smooth. Spoon mixture between patty cases and bake for 20-22 mins until golden. Let cupcakes cool completely. 4. To make icing: Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat ingredients together for 4 minutes or until light and fluffy. Put some icing in different bowls and add a few drops of food colouring to each to create different colours. 5. Decorate using lollies and biscuits to create animal faces - chicks, pigs, cats, bears, spiders and lions are all fun to make! TIP: Get creative and make aliens, monsters or cartoon characters it’s all in the decoration! Recipe supplied by Tess, tested by Isabelle, 3 (pictured)

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Down 1. Money put aside as a reserve (4,3) 2. Clumsy, graceless (9) 3. Lowest point (5) 4. Glasses held to the eye by a long handle (9) 5. Imprecise (5) 6. Effrontery (5,4) 7. Audibly (5) 8. Component (7) 14. Transfix (9) 16. Showing no emotion (colloq) (5,4) 17. Walkway for VIPs (3,6) 18. Undermine (7) 20. Doubter (7) 22. Former prisoner (2-3) 23. Cautious (5) 24. Beneath (5)

WordFit

Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out which letters are represented by the other numbers. As you get the letters, write them into the main grid and the reference grid. Decoder uses all 26 letters of the alphabet.

Fit the words into the grid to create a finished crossword

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Quick crossword solution

SOLUTION TO DECODER 17:

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4 LETTERS ACHE ALOE AMMO ANTS BEAT BELT BIAS BROW CLOG CRAM DEAN DINE DRAM EASE FAUN FROM HERO

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Across 1. Token (7) 5. Quiver (7) 9. Dependable, sensible (5) 10. Lengthy, complicated procedure (9) 11. Stamina (9) 12. Move furtively (5) 13. Despondency (5) 15. Classified (3-6) 18. As it were (2,2,5) 19. Praise (5) 21. Musical note (5) 23. Spread around, make known (9) 25. Filled Mexican corn tortilla (9) 26. Bus or train station (5) DECODER 27. Place where animal hides DECODER are treated (7) 28. Unpredictable (7)

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Melton City Council (Council) gives notice under Section 190 of the Local Government Act 1989 (Act) of its intention to enter into a new lease with Djerriwarrh Employment & Education Services Incorporated (Tenant) for part of the premises situated at 237-239 Station Road, Melton (the Lease). The proposed lease is the three areas circled situated on the first floor (above the ground floor) in the plan below:

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The principal terms of the Lease will be as follows: 1. Term: 10 years 2. Commencement: 1 January 2021 3. Commencing rent: $55,000 per annum inclusive GST 4. The permitted use: provision of employment and education services Any person may make a submission under section 223 of the Act must do so in writing within 28 days of the date of publication of this notice, that is by 5.00pm on 4 November 2020. Any person who wishes to speak at a section 223 Submissions Advisory Committee meeting in support of their written submission must request this in their submission. Submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Ofﬁcer and emailed to legalservices@melton.vic.gov.au, posted to PO Box 21 Melton 3337 or by completing an online form that can be found on Council’s website. All submissions will be considered in accordance with section 223 of the Act at a meeting of the Section 223 Submissions Advisory Committee commencing at 6:30pm on 23 November 2020 via videoconference. Following the consideration of any submissions, Council may resolve to enter into the lease as detailed above, or not proceed with the proposal. Any person making a submission should be aware that the submission including their personal information may form part of the agenda and minutes of a meeting of the Council and be available to the public. Further information regarding the Lease may be obtained from Maree Stellini, Senior Legal Ofﬁcer 9747 7200 or legalservices@melton.vic.gov.au. Kelvin Tori CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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You may look at the application and any documents that support the application at:

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Planning & Environment Regulations 2015 (Form 2)

The principal terms of the Lease will be as follows: 1. Term: 10 years 2. Commencement: 1 January 2021 3. Commencing rent: Peppercorn rental of $1.00 per annum subject to the tenant undertaking upgrade works to the premises to the minimum value of $350,000 4. The permitted use: Provision of employment and education services

BRIMBANK PLANNING SCHEME NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PLANNING PERMIT

Any person may make a submission under section 223 of the Act must do so in writing within 28 days of the date of publication of this notice, that is by 5.00pm on 4 November 2020.

The land affected by the Application is located at:

LOT(S): 308 PLAN OF SUBDIVISION: 11231 ADDRESS: 70 ERICA AVENUE ST ALBANS

The Application is for a permit to:

VARIATION OF THE RESTRICTION CREATED IN INSTRUMENT OF TRANSFER NO.1597200 IN CERTIFICATE OF TITLE VOL. 8333 FOL. 453 BY DELETING THE PARAGRAPH “..... AND SHALL NOT ERECT OR CAUSE OR PERMIT TO BE ERECTED ON ANY OF THE LOTS HEREBY TRANSFERRED ANY BUILDINGS OTHER THAN ONE DWELLING HOUSE WITH USUAL OUTBUILDINGS AND SUCH DWELLING HOUSE SHALL BE OF THE VALUE OF NOT LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS.”

Any person who wishes to speak at a section 223 Submissions Advisory Committee meeting in support of their written submission must request this in their submission. Submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer and emailed to legalservices@melton.vic.gov.au, posted to PO Box 21 Melton 3337 or by completing an online form that can be found on Council’s website. All submissions will be considered in accordance with section 223 of the Act at a meeting of the Section 223 Submissions Advisory Committee commencing at 6:30pm on 23 November 2020 via video conference. Following the consideration of any submissions, Council may resolve to enter into the lease as detailed above, or not proceed with the proposal. Any person making a submission should be aware that the submission including their personal information may form part of the agenda and minutes of a meeting of the Council and be available to the public. Further information regarding the Lease may be obtained from Maree Stellini, Senior Legal Officer 9747 7200 or legalservices@melton.vic.gov.au. Kelvin Tori CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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and also potentially get involved with the state stuff,” Max said. “My older brother Peter has come with me and is doing some cricket with South Australia and the SACA [South Australian Cricket Association] and he’ll be training with them and potentially playing a few games. “We’re playing together at Prospect Cricket Club which will be exciting and we’re really looking forward to it.” Hatzoglou said at this stage they would wait and watch before deciding whether to head back to Melbourne later in the season. With both brothers performing well, it wouldn’t come a surprise to many that they come from a cricketing family. Hatzoglou said there were plenty of good games of cricket in the backyard growing up. “Me and my three brothers and my dad all played for Sunshine Heights and mum has always helped out there. “As we’ve gotten older we’ve moved to district level but we’re still involved at Sunshine Heights coaching and dad is still the president and still playing.” Hatzoglou’s love of the sport in general has led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. “I’m a real sports lover and I’ve been writing articles and I’ve been running a sports radio show, it’s been keeping me busy which has been good fun. “I love sport and to be able to write and talk about sport as a job, that’s definitely something I would like to do, hopefully after a cricket career.”

Max Hatzoglou is hoping some strong performances in Adelaide will put him in the perfect place for a spot in the Victorian under-19 team. Hatzoglou, who previously represented Victoria as an under-17, has been named in the Cricket Victoria’s under-19 male emerging performance squad. He said the prospect of representing his state again was exciting. Hatzoglou started his career at Sunshine Heights before moving to Premier club Melbourne University. “That was awesome to get announced in that and that’s really important,” he said. “If I can get involved at state level and perform really well at that level, it can really propel me and take me somewhere with my cricket. “It’s always been a goal of mine to continue to play at state level and hopefully as I get older that continues and I can have a career in cricket. “If I can continue to train and have a good year, who knows where it will take me, hopefully I’ll keep doing well and the rewards come down the track.” Max and his older brother Peter Hatzoglou have headed to Adelaide to get their cricket seasons under way, with cricket still more than a month away in metro Melbourne. The two spent two weeks in quarantine in Darwin before arriving in Adelaide last week. Peter was earlier this year named in the Cricket Victoria 2020 Emerging Performance Winter Squad. “A player agent rang up and spoke to my brother and I and he suggested it might be a good opportunity to play district cricket there

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New Melton coach Brad Jones said the time was right to try and create a new culture at the club ahead of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association north-west season. Jones has been captain the past couple of seasons and was part of the coaching panel last season. A premiership player with the club, Jones said he wanted to use his experience to build something successful. “It’s a great chance to create a new culture at the club,” he said. “The club is heading in the right direction with the new facilities being built and we want to create a new culture on the field as well. “Ever since we won those grand finals a few years ago, a lot of senior players have left. “I wanted to stand up and show a winning and positive culture.” For the Lions, the past few years have been mixed. Last season the Lions missed finals by three points after a final round loss. Jones admits that they lost a lot of games they

should have won and lost a lot of close games as well. “It’s been about getting experience into the guys and they will be a lot better with that experience. “They’re local first XI players and it’s good to get the younger local players into the team.” Jones said most of the group this year would be from the Melton region. They have lost three key players from last season – Sri Lankan all rounder Dilshan Kanchana is not returning, while David Dickinson is going to play with his brother. The biggest loss is that of Ben MacRae, last season’s leading run scorer, who is having a year off cricket. Jones said the loss of MacRae is a massive one. “He’s a really quiet person, but has great leadership skills and sets the tone when we bat at the top of the order. ” In a positive for the Lions, Jake Thornton-Gielen is returning to the club after a season off.

Like father, like daughter By Tara Murray Had you told Amy Smith she would be on an AFLW list two years ago she wouldn’t have believed you. A basketball player with the Keilor Thunder in the Big V, Smith looked on track to be hitting three-pointers not kicking goals. She made the decision to take up football with Aberfeldie in the Essendon District Football League for the 2019 season and hasn’t looked back. Last week she was selected by the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos AFLW team as their first father-daughter pick. Smith’s father Shaun Smith played 47 games for North Melbourne and another 67 for Melbourne, meaning she was eligible under the father-daughter rule for both clubs. Smith’s brother Joel Smith, who also made a late transition from basketball to football, plays for Melbourne. Smith said it was still sinking in that she was an AFLW player. “It’s amazing,” she said. “Two years ago had you asked me if I would have been in this situation I would have said no. “It’s a bit surreal, but I wouldn’t change a thing and I’m so grateful I made the decision to change from basketball to football.” Smith, who lives in Hillside, said she had seen other girls make the transition from basketball to football which made her want to give it a go after playing basketball for 12 years. She knew a few people already at Aberfeldie and decided to join them and played a key part in their premiership in 2019. Smith said she had to do a bit of work on her skills to get them up to scratch. “When I first started, kicking wasn’t great,” she said. “I put in a lot of work to develop those skills and I’m surprised how quickly they have developed.” If Smith was surprised about taking to the footy field, she said her dad was even more so. He has been one of her biggest supporters in making the switch, getting involved with the Abefeldie women’s program. “If you asked him two years ago whether I would be playing AFLW, he would have said it was a definite no. “He always loves to help. When I said I wanted to play football, he said we have to work on my skills.” Having had a successful first season, Smith looked to make the transition into the VFLW. She spoke to a few clubs, with Williamstown the standout and she joined them for the 2020 season. “I went down for one training session and it went from there,” she said. “I loved it as soon

Amy Smith. (Jamie Morey Photography)

as I got down. I went down there and it felt like I had been there for years, they were very welcoming and everyone is so nice.” Williamstown VFLW football manager Claudia Davey said they had been impressed with Smith’s work rate in the short time she had been at the club. “Although it has been a difficult year for all, Amy has continued to work hard outside the club and we look forward to seeing her follow in her father’s footsteps at North Melbourne.” While the season didn’t go ahead, Smith

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tried to keep her skills up as much as possible. Both North Melbourne and Melbourne spoke to her about joining their clubs, with North Melbourne offering her a spot on their list. North has said they will look to play the 21-year-old in the back half of the ground and the midfield. Smith is now just keen to start pre-season training. “I haven’t met anyone in person yet, it’s all been over Zoom,” she said. “I just want to get down there and get started.”

Jones pinpointed a number of youngsters he believed could take that next step this season. “Jason Hibbert played a couple of first XI game last season and will hopefully bat around the top of the order and bat some time. “Adrian Monitto has been in the first XI for a couple of years and Dylan Jobson is progressing well. “Joel Mitchener has been playing twos the last couple of years and we’re looking forward to him playing a few first XI games this season.” The VSDCA season will be structured differently this year due to COVID-19, with all matches to be played as one-dayers. The Lions are scheduled to start their season on November 21 against Hoppers Crossing. Jones said they still want to play finals, despite having a younger side. He said they had been a better two-day side the past couple of years so they would need to make some adjustments this season. Tara Murray

Coach search at North Footscray North Footscray believes it’s a unique time to open up its senior coaching role for next year’s Western Region Football League division 2 season. The club had appointed Damien Zanic for the 2020 season, which ultimately didn’t go ahead due to COVID-19, but has decided to look around for a new coach next year. President Jason McCluskey said with all the uncertainty surrounding football as a whole they thought they needed to advertise the role. “We had a bit of a review with where we are at and it sort of dawned on myself and the footy operations manager there is so much coaching movement going on at the moment at higher levels. “People are falling out of systems and people have had a year off, given COVID, that might … be looking at aspects of coaching. “We thought given the unusual circumstances and that we’ve got a list that has been developed by our own operations manager and we don’t have an affiliation with a coach, that we would sort of be negligent not to test the market. “It might sound like a bold move, but it’s different times.” McCluskey said they thought the role was an attractive one, with the playing group having no real affiliation with an incumbent coach. “We are quite excited by the prospect of getting out there and taking up the opportunity, we feel it’s a good one.” McCluskey said that Zanic was naturally disappointed with the club’s decision. He said Zanic had indicated that he would have a strong think about reapplying for the role. McCluskey said work was going on to sign the existing playing group and add some new recruits for next season. “It’s been really positive,” he said. “There’s six or seven new faces that signed this year, who are yet to show their wares for any coach at the club. “We just signed another player who is brand new to the club and has a few mates who are coming to the club as well. Anyone interested in coaching can send applications to nffncadm@gmail. com. Applications close October 8. Tara Murray

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