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Talent on the table More than 80 kids from around the country visited the LOOPS Table Tennis centre in Sunshine West to take part in the 2022 National Hopes Week & Challenge last week. The event, supported by the state government through the Significant Sporting Events Program, ran from April 11 to 15 and broke participation records. Table Tennis Australia chief executive Scott Houston was glad about the support received from the government. “The Victorian Government has a long history of supporting table tennis and national events in Victoria and we are grateful for their generous and ongoing contribution once again in 2022,” Houston said. “Pleasingly, we have attracted 81 entries for the 2022 National Hopes Week & Challenge and 164 entries for the TTA Tour – Melbourne; which sets new participation records for both events. “This provides great confidence to all our supporters, including the Victorian Government.”

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Thunder is ready to roll By Tara Murray It will be a historic moment for Keilor Thunder on Saturday night as they step onto the court for the first time in the National Basketball League 1 South competition. Having been awarded one of the two new contracts to move into the state’s top competition, the Thunder has been putting in a lot of hard work behind the scenes. General manager Paul Rovis said they were hoping to get a big crowd to the opening round matches and throughout the season. He said making the move into the

competition wasn’t just about the basketball association, but providing for the whole community. Many local businesses have come on board to sponsor the association, while local dance and gymnastic groups hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic will provide the half time entertainment throughout the season. For the Thunder it’s the second time they’ve been in the state’s top competition. They were in the old South East Australia Basketball League between 1991 and 1996. Men’s coach Liam Glascott previously said many of the players who were involved in

those teams were still involved in the club now. “We still have the photos of the olden days in the early 90s,” he said. “There’s guys I know who are around the club and coaching now who always point them out.” On court, the club has put together what they believe will be strong competitive teams. Glascott and women’s coach Tom Bandilovski both said getting locals back to the club was one of their main focuses heading into the season. “Getting those guys through and showing the pathway to our juniors youth league kids is

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Salvos reach out to volunteers Salvation Army Sunshine captain Colin Reynolds encourages volunteers who want to get involved in community programs to re-engage with charities following years of COVID interruptions. Captain Reynolds noticed engagement levels in programs had dropped compared to pre-COVID times and he hopes participation can increase again. “At The Salvation Army Sunshine we have been greatly encouraged, as most have, to be out of lockdowns and the restrictions that inhibited our ability to fully serve our local community of Brimbank,” Cpt Reynolds said.

“We are blessed to have resumed most of our community-based activities at Sunshine Salvos and yet have noted that the uptake of interest and participation in those programs has been slow. “We understand that community members may feel hesitant to re-engage back into community programs, especially with COVID numbers still remaining relatively high. “At Sunshine Salvos we are highly diligent in making our physical space and the services we manage COVID-safe as best we can.” Cpt Reynolds welcomed new volunteers to join and help the orgainsation take its next

of volunteers to assist us with our fundraising would be massively appreciated. “Sunshine Salvos loves being a part of the Sunshine and greater Brimbank community. “More than that, we love to serve our local community in positive and relevant ways. “We would love to have any like-minded and like-hearted Brimbank community member to stand alongside us in this undertaking. “We do things better when we do them together.” Details: www.salvationarmy.org.au/ get-involved/

steps forward, particularly ahead of the Salvos’ major fundraising month in May. “As we, at Sunshine Salvos begin to pick up momentum following the lockdowns, we would encourage any persons willing to get involved in our programs and certainly would welcome community interest in volunteering at Sunshine Salvos as we continue to navigate a positive pathway forward out of the pandemic,” he said. “I think especially of the month of May when The Salvation Army puts a lot of energy into our annual Red Shield Appeal fundraising effort. “Any assistance we could receive in the way

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The Sunshine RSL Sub Branch invites the community to get involved with Anzac Day.

Residents in Brimbank have been assured strikes by Cleanaway staff won’t affect household collections. In a statement Brimbank council said its “residential kerbside waste and recycling collection services will not be impacted by the current Cleanaway industrial action.” The Transport Workers Union (TWU) last week announced stop work meetings and overtime bans had been endorsed for April 14 and 19 in protest over Cleanaway’s alleged unfair conduct towards employees. TWU Secretary Mike McNess said Cleanaway’s “poor treatment” of workers would have severe impacts on essential waste collection services. “Workers at Cleanaway do not make the decision to take stop work action lightly and are aware of the unfortunate impact this will have on the community,” Mr McNess said. “Workers are in pursuit of a fair deal which ensures strong conditions and job security, yet Cleanaway continue to treat their workers in a dishonest and disrespectful manner.” The delays will affect businesses and schools across the north-west region of Melbourne, including Brimbank and Hume. A spokesperson for Cleanaway said the company had entered discussions with the Transport Workers Union in “good faith”. “There are outstanding terms and conditions that are yet to be agreed,” a Cleanaway spokesperson said. “We will continue to engage transparently with the Transport Workers Union to reach an agreement as soon as possible.”

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Anzac Day is ready to dawn again The Sunshine RSL Sub Branch invites the community to attend its Dawn Service on Anzac Day to honour those who served their country. The Dawn Service will take place at the Sunshine RSL, 99 Dickson Street, Sunshine, at 6:45am on Anzac Day, April 26. Sunshine RSL sub branch president Garry Collins said it was pleasing to be able to have such an important service back again following heavily restricted services due to COVID-19 over the past two years. “It’s good to have a Dawn Service without having it canceled or restricted, which has been the case in the last few years,” Mr Collins said.

“We have a Dawn Service to remember all of those that have fallen or departed as they say. It’s an honour to put a Dawn Service on to remember all those who have fought in wars. “It’s an extremely important day and our services have been growing over the years. The younger kids are becoming more involved in it than they were before. I think there is a lot more recognition out there.“ Mr Collins welcomed as sense of normality as this year’s Anzac Day approaches. “Now we’re back to pretty well full-capacity and we can put on a full service.” Mr Collins said education talks about the

past has and will help the next generation recognise the importance of Anzac Day. Dawn services will also be held at the Caroline Springs RSL Sub Branch on Lake Street, Caroline Springs at 5:45am as well as the Keilor Historical Society. The Keilor Historical Society will hold a morning service beginning at 10.30am at the Keilor Village Cenotaph on Old Calder Highway, Keilor. Badges can be purchased prior to Dawn Services to support the RSL’s work with and ex-service men and women.

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At just four weeks old, the son of Tullamarine resident Rikki Cosgriff, Ty, was diagnosed with a rare condition called Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. With vital support from the Royal Children’s Hospital, Ty was able to get through the challenging period of early treatment, where he is now in a much healthier situation as a two years old. The rare condition, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, is a genetic condition which affects a child’s normal growth and hormones. During the difficult period in hospital in Ty’s early life, he was constantly unwell when he was born and was constantly vomiting and losing weight very quickly. Ty continues to receive treatments in fludrocortisone and hydrocortisone, although he is able to live a happier life, running and jumping around the family home in Tullamarine, thanks to the important medical support he received. The Royal Children’s Hospital endocrinology team is visited by Ty every 12 weeks for blood tests to ensure everything is working ok and to ensure the medication is satisfactory as he grows up. Ty’s mother Cosgriff said: “If Ty is unwell or suffers a significant injury he can become very sick very fast or life threatening without additional hydrocortisone.” “We have been guided by the Children’s (RCH) through all of this, being a rare condition they have been our only source of information, care and treatment. “We are beyond grateful to have access to this hospital and the service they provide in helping our little boy lead his best life.” The Cosgriff family thanks anyone that was able to donate during the Good Friday Appeal in order to support future research into this rare condition. “Donations are what keep this hospital

The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood has made a call for people with O negative blood to donate over the next fortnight, as consecutive long weekends threaten supplies. Lifeblood said that its own reserves of the emergency blood type – needed by accident and trauma patients – have dropped to their lowest point in 12 months. Lifeblood’s executive director of Donor Services Cath Stone said that nearly 40 donor centres will open across Australia on Good Friday, a record number in order to give all blood types a much-needed boost.

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going and provide the research needed to help our babies,” she said. “We are so thankful to everyone that can donate.” Good Friday Appeal executive director Rebecca Cowan said: “We’re beyond grateful by the generosity of all Victorian communities and beyond who have donated to this year’s Good Friday Appeal. “Thank you to everyone who has come together once again to support The Royal Children’s Hospital to remain a world-class facility helping sick Australian children and families.”

Creating Great Content for Social Media is a workshop that will be coming to Sunshine on April 28 from 6pm to 8pm. Ailsa Page from AP Marketing Works has been working with businesses for over 25 years helping them be more effective and efficient in their marketing. She is known for her high energy engaging presentations and great ideas. The event will take place at iHarvest Coworking Sunshine on 301 Hampshire Road with the session to entail time effectiveness with creating content, what makes great content, developing content strategies and more. Details: https://www.brimbank. vic.gov.au/events/creating-greatcontent-social-media-1 FOR BREAKING NEWS, VISIT Web: starweekly.com.au Brimbank & North West Star Weekly @starweeklynews @star_weekly

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Brimbank airport jobs bonanza By Max Hatzoglou Melbourne Airport has begun conversations with Brimbank council to support the municipality in lowering its unemployment rate by providing locals with access to more than 120 job opportunities at the airport. As the aviation industry rebuilds its workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne Airport is looking at how to better link Brimbank residents with jobs. More than 120 vacancies across security, cleaning, customer service, maintenance, cabin

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crew and management have emerged at the Tullamarine site. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures revealed Brimbank recorded a 9 per cent unemployment rate, well above the state’s average of 4.6 per cent. Melbourne Airport said airlines and service

providers offer roles to suit all skill levels and work backgrounds. Melbourne Airport chief executive Lyell Strambi said the growth in passenger demand as restrictions ease was pleasing, but warned it presents challenges as the aviation industry rebuilds. “Covid-19 decimated airlines and airports and resulted in thousands of workers being stood down or made redundant,” Mr Strambi said. “The airlines and their suppliers are now scaling up their workforce, but given the safety-critical nature of the jobs they do,

recruitment and re-training can take time. “We know tens of thousands of people are planning to travel over the Easter holidays and that will put pressure on some parts of our operation, so we’d ask passengers to arrive early and be patient while we work to get them where they need to be.” Melbourne Airport is one of the largest employment precincts in Victoria outside of the Melbourne CBD. About 380,000 people were expected to pass through Melbourne Airport across the five days of the Easter long weekend travel period.

Have a cuppa with a cop Sunshine police have resumed their ‘Coffee with a Cop’ program. The program is aimed at police having a more visible presence in the community and being able to discuss concerns and provide feedback between police and locals in a relaxed setting. Sunshine acting senior sergeant Lauren Williams said it is pleasing to have the program back again. “We are happy to have Coffee with a Cop back up and running now that our COVID commitments have significantly reduced,” Ms Williams said. “The purpose of Coffee with a Cop is for police to get out there and have a visible presence in the community and to be able to speak with community members on a more personal level and discuss any concerns, receive feedback, in a relaxed setting. “It was great to be out and about again with time to sit down and meet the public,

especially young families where the children have not had the opportunity to see a police officer in person over the last couple of years.” Victoria Police encourages the community to come along and have a chat with officers. “Coffee with a Cop is an ongoing program, scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month,” she said. “Each month’s session will be hosted by a different vendor within the shopping centre and will be advertised on the Brimbank Shopping Centre’s website.” Max Hatzoglou

Brimbank Safer Communities Taskforce members attending Coffee with a Cop last week on April 12. (Supplied)

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August remedial date for Barro By Max Hatzoglou The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has given Barrow Group until August 22 to complete remedial work at the Kealba landfill. Barro Group’s licence to operate the landfill was suspended in September 2021 because of ongoing hotspot and odour issues impacting nearby residents. EPA regional manager western metropolitan Steve Lansdell said in a statement that the authority would endeavour to ensure no

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odour impacts residents beyond the landfill boundaries while the remediation works occur.

“Progress is being made at the site, with three of the four hotspots now extinguished,” Mr Lansdell said. “EPA will continue to ensure there are no days of odour impacting outside of the Kealba landfill boundaries, acting swiftly if that occurs.” Mr Lansdell also said the EPA will schedule further community engagement in early May. He said EPA officers would continue to conduct both routine and unannounced odour monitoring in Kealba, St Albans and Sunshine North.

Previous air quality monitoring has found the risk low to long-term community health. “EPA continues to be highly vigilant of the situation at the Kealba landfill site and has total empathy with the local community who have endured this issue and odours for far too long,” Mr Lansdell added. “This (EAN) notice replaces an earlier notice requiring the remedial activity and follows Barro Group’s decision to discontinue a Supreme Court appeal. “Barro Group need to complete remedial activity by August 22 this year.”

Sydenham Park ideas The Friends of Sydenham Park has tabled a number of ideas for the future of the picturesque site. Sydenham Park is located close to the Melbourne Airport, Keilor Golf Course and the Keilor and Districts Model Aircraft and Society. Friends of Sydenham Park spokesperson Neil Hunichen mentioned five tourism opportunities for the park that have been put forward to relevant stakeholders, including Melbourne Airport and Brimbank council. “Brimbank Council to restore Robertsons Homestead (Proposal to be considered byMelbourne airport and a request to assist with funding in establishing its future use as a social enterprise café),”Mr Hunichen said. “Melbourne Airport also being requested to fund a lookout podium or ‘walk out platform’ from the ridge line, located near Robertsons Homestead (the airport, river valley and Melbourne skyline is visible from this location – spectacular views).

“Establish a picnic area, mini-golf and open air amphitheater to be located adjacent to Robertsons Homestead on the area where the golf course grows new lawn. “Existing golf maintenance sheds near Robertsons Homestead to be relocated to the rear of the golf course with existing sheds to be repurposed for displays and education (early settler/aboriginal/native vegetation information). “Establish a zip-line (social enterprise business opportunity) in the valley adjoining the model aircraft club.” FOSP also wants basics like toilets, playgrounds and footpaths installed for the community. Any changes to the park will also require permits and approval from the traditional owners of the land, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples. Friends of Sydenham Park meet with Brimbank councillors and local groups. (Damjan Janevski)

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Projects drive housing market By Max Hatzoglou Australian Property commentator Terry Ryder says select places like Brimbank, which have shovel ready infrastructure projects, will drive further growth in residential property markets. “Property buyers looking for a simple investment philosophy should buy property that lies in the path of progress or as I put it, follow the investment trail,” Mr Ryder said. “No other factor impacts property markets as strongly as major new infrastructure

spending.” Mr Ryder said infrastructure projects made suburbs more attractive for buyers. “Infrastructure such as new motorways, rail links, hospitals and universities improve the amenity and desirability of the locations directly impacted,” he said. “These projects generate major economic activity and employment – and from there flows demand for real estate. “This factor is particularly relative in the current economic climate impacted by

COVID.” Brimbank council and the state government are set to build a transport superhub in Sunshine by 2029, as part of the Melbourne Airport rail link. A new private hospital is also set to be completed and doors opened by 2023. Other projects in the Brimbank area, including the metro tunnel and Melbourne Airport third runway, are set to create jobs and attract further economic activity in the region. Mr Ryder said it was clear that governments

were intending to recover from COVID economically through infrastructure project investment. “It is clear to me that state and federal governments intend to generate an infrastructure-led economic recovery and are pouring big money into infrastructure projects as a way to generate economic growth.” Melbourne Airport’s third runway is set to cost $1.9 million and the Melbourne Airport rail link will have the state and federal government contribute $5 billion each.

Growing connections A community based not-for-profit organisation in Aintree is encouraging locals to connect through the love of all things food and gardening. We Love Aintree aims to empower neighbourhoods across Melbourne’s West to forge a sense of belonging through the Aintree Garden and Cafe, the Eat Grow Garden initiative. The organisation is also planning to develop a new community garden in Aintree, which will include 20 garden beds for growing produce and host community events focussed on sustainability. We Love Aintree Founder Jono Ingram said the new community garden will be a place for the community to connect through the common interest of food. “We’re really hoping for the garden to be a place for diverse people to get together, find connections and be able to share some of their knowledge around food growing, eating and sustainability,” he said.

Mr Ingram said We Love Aintree was founded with the aim to combat the growing issue of social isolation and loneliness within communities. “It was all about trying to get local people to connect with one another to build strong relationships, to strengthen their community and to strengthen support,” he said. The not-for-profit organisation also runs the Eat Grow Garden program, which employs people who may encounter barriers in traditional employment pathways and provides a supportive work environment while teaching them new skills. The Aintree Cafe & Garden also hosts a monthly book club as well as many community events and workshops. Mr Ingram said the organisation is also starting to host weekly activities for parents with young children who might otherwise be isolated at home. For more, go to the We Love Aintree website and Facebook page.

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MY PLACE Stratos Tzanoudakis has made a great impact in the community through his work with schools and community sporting clubs in Brimbank over his lifetime, as he tells Max Hatzoglou. What is your connection to Brimbank? My Parents migrated from Greece in the late 1950’s and I spent the first eight years of my life living in the inner city suburbs of Carlton, Richmond and Abbotsford. We purchased our family home in Ardeer in 1968. I am the eldest of four children and was initially devasted by the news that we were leaving friends to move to a “bush” town I had never heard of. It was like moving from the city to the country as our new house had Kororoit Creek and the surrounding paddocks as part of our local environment. We went from a predominantly Greek and Italian neighbourhood to one of incredible diversity with most of Europe represented in the postcode. My initial devastation was quickly replaced by some of the happiest and most enduring memories of my childhood and teenage years. Our local school was incredibly welcoming and we spent hours after school, on the weekends down the creek with friends, building cubby houses, launching rafts, riding horses, finding, frogs, lizards, tadpoles and even the odd Tiger snake. During the school holidays we were there all day every day until the street lights came on to signal we had to go home for dinner. We purchased our current home in 1988 and myself, wife and two sons have been been residents of central Sunshine for the last 30 odd years. We have watched the central hub and the local area undergo enormous transformation over that time. One thing I have never got used to was the outnumbering of us Collingwood supporters by Doggies fans here in the West. What is your favourite place to visit in Brimbank? There are many places that I take great pleasure

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in visiting in Brimbank. Aside from the Kororoit Creek trail I enjoy walking around the Sunshine City Centre which is now a vibrant and exciting mix of many cultures that have taken root here. The diverse food choices and quality eateries at our disposal are fantastic. We are lucky to live near many local gardens and reserves which has been beautifully maintained and they are great places for a walk or just sitting on a bench and admiring the plant life. You have been involved in community sport, particularly soccer, in Brimbank for

over 30 years, can you tell us what you enjoy about it? I played sport and have held various coaching and administrative roles at a number of local clubs forming lifelong friendships many of whom I still see now. Being a PE teacher, sport has always been a very important part of my life. I love the connections that sport creates with people. There are so many skills that particularly team sports teach us which translate to all aspects of our lives. I think it is important that we give back to the community by volunteering our time to ensure that sporting clubs continue to thrive.

Can you tell us a bit about your journey in teaching and what you have been able to achieve? My life in education started after I graduated from University as a PE teacher in 1981 and began working locally at schools throughout the municipality which continues to this day. At various times I have worked at the following primary schools, Ardeer South, Sunshine, St Albans South, Dinjerra and Footscray West. I still come into contact with students from many years ago and its great to hear their stories and what they are doing in their lives. I have taught the children and in one case grandchildren of ex students and the fact that I am still teaching PE at this late stage of my career is very fulfilling. I certainly appreciate the fact that I have been very lucky to work in an area I feel very passionate about. As far as achievements go the one thing that sticks out is the redevelopment of the Sunshine Heights Junior Soccer Club. This proud and famous club was suffering from extremely poor facilities and was struggling to get teams together in no small part due to its lack of volunteers and dilapidated conditions at Castley Reserve in the early 2000’s. Through the outstanding joint work of five local families over five years and support from council and state government funding the facility nowadays is a modern sports ground which attracts local kids and is a central hub in the community. Sunshine Heights JSC has developed an affiliation with Western Suburbs SC and, by working together, are fostering a program of cooperation and mutual support in these difficult Covid affected times.

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Bowlers stick to the green line By Molly Magennis Invictus Australia held a Veteran and Family Bowls Day in Newport over the weekend of April 9 and 10. Bowls Australia and Newport Bowls Club collaborated with Invictus Australia to bring veterans from across Melbourne together in the hopes of promoting the physical and mental health benefits of playing bowls. Veterans of all ages and their families were invited to attend the free event which was held at the Newport Bowls Club on Saturday, April 9. Invictus Australia engagement specialist Rachel Kerrigan said while bowls may not always be the first sport that comes to mind, it’s a fantastic way for veterans and their families to come together and be social and active. “Bowls is a really great sport for all ages and abilities, with regular competitions and social connections, on and off the green, and a perfect vehicle to help build physical and mental health among veterans and their wider families,” she said. “Bowls used to be considered as an older person’s game that younger people played - but It Is fast becoming a game that everyone can play! The average age of both the Australia Men’s and Women’s teams is in their early thirties with exciting and fast paced versions of the game being played by these top players throughout Australia being a draw card to the sport.” Army veteran and recent attendee, John Ward said the come and try day had introduced his family to an inclusive activity that has helped them become closer. “Bowls is a great family fun-filled sport everyone will enjoy; our family had a wonderful day and highly recommend it to everyone. We have been back and played as a family multiple times since that day,” he said.

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Film maker dials up the horror For any independent filmmaker, getting a film off the ground is hard work, and an immense amount of passion for the craft is needed to continue on the long road ahead. But for David Willing, that possibility became a reality when his horror film ‘Surrogate’ premiered at the Sun Theatre earlier this month. Molly Magennis spoke to the writer/director about his passion for film and making his feature directorial debut.

eddon resident David Willing fell in love with cinema when he was five years old. When he was 12, he picked up a video camera and started making films around his house. He eventually headed off to film school, where he learned the intricacies of how to write scripts and piece together a film. “[My] love of cinema grew and grew and I started to learn how to write and direct films,” David said. “Then, over the years, my adult life has just been making, well since film school, short films and documentaries. I’ve written I think about 11 feature films, but this was the first one that actually we managed to find the finance for to make happen.” While horror was a genre that David particularly enjoyed growing up, his work prior to Surrogate mainly consisted of writing crime/thriller scripts, documentaries and a comedy short. “It sort of came full circle that my first feature was a horror film because I had loved that genre so much growing up,” he said. George A. Romero, a pioneer of the horror genre who is often referred to as the ‘godfather of zombies’, is cited by David as having a significant influence on him from a horror standpoint. He was lucky enough to meet the acclaimed director six years ago at the Melbourne International Film Festival. “Dawn of the Dead I saw when I was 12, it just blew me away,” he said. “I gave [George] a copy of one of my short films I’d made at the time and just had a brief chat with him in the cinema and he signed one of his books for me.” In terms of particularly impactful films, Silence of the Lambs (1991) and David Fincher’s masterpiece Seven (1995) were ‘pivotal’ for the young filmmaker, with the latter having a special influence on Surrogate. “It’s one of the films that I watch, you know, once a year I revisit it, it just gets better each time and the influence of that shows a little bit in Surrogate, not a lot, but there’s a few moments that are clearly inspired by the design of the film.” David describes Surrogate as an ‘intense, paranormal horror’ centred around a single mother named Natalie Paxton who falls mysteriously ill and struggles to save her family from being destroyed. “When she returns home [from hospital], just all these really, you know, crazy, intense and full-on things start happening to her and her daughter, and then she needs to solve that problem,” he said.

Behind the scenes on the filming of Surrogate. Director/writer David Willing (main) behind the camera; Kestie Morassi (top right) plays mother Natalie Paxton, and Ellie Stewart (centre right) plays Ava Akard. (Pictures: Supplied)

The film is the result of a brainstorming session he had with his co-writer Beth King back in 2016, where the pair came up with eight story ideas, with one immediately standing out. They spent two years writing and rewriting the story, coming up with five different endings in the process, before officially shooting the film in 2020. Kestie Morassi, best known for her role in the iconic Australian horror Wolf Creek (2005) and as Maggie in Home and Away, was cast to play Natalie, alongside Jane Badler (Mission Impossible) and Louise Siverson (Prisoner). David said Morassi was looking to star in another horror film around the time she finished up on Home and Away. She had been offered a lot of horror scripts following Wolf Creek, but none had grabbed her attention, that was until she read Surrogate. “What’s interesting with her role is that she’s in almost every scene of the film…so [we] just kind of needed to see that she’d be right for the character,” he said. “But then she sent me a tape of one thing in particular, and just was like, oh wow, she’s going to be perfect for the role, and yeah, it’s quite an incredible performance.”

While the rest of the cast and crew is made up of over one hundred talented creatives, Surrogate does have a particularly local flavour, with many of those involved based in the west. Renee Schulz, David’s housemate, was behind the film’s gruesome makeup, the chilling soundtrack was composed by Footscray resident Mark Buys, cinematographer Ben Luck resides in Sydenham and Producer Haris Fazlic’s studio is based in Sunshine. “The other [person who] was just incredible was our production designer Bianca because art departments feel the lower budget more than anyone because, you know, they have to dress certain sets and do certain things, and her work is extraordinary on [the film], it looks beautiful,” David said. Surrogate had its world premiere at the Sun Theatre in Yarraville on Wednesday April 6, followed by a Q&A with Jane Badler and Kestie Morassi. David said the response to the film has been really positive so far, with some audience members getting more than they bargained for. “Everyone’s just found it quite intense and [they’re] gripped as they’re watching it,” he said.

“We actually had at our premiere, honest to goodness, someone actually did pass out….. there’s a particularly notorious scene that they got up to leave and she passed out. “I said to the makeup artist who did the special effects, that’s the best compliment you’re ever gonna get for your work.” The film’s swift success was equally as clear when David was told it was the Sun Theatre’s number one film for two weeks, and that it outsold new releases The Batman and Morbius just last week. “I would say a lot of indie filmmakers would kill to get what we’ve got, you know, part of that has just come through that real hard work and tenacity,” David said. There are still plenty of opportunities for horror fans and movie lovers to see Surrogate on the big screen, with the Thornbury Picture house holding screenings on April 20, and the Sun Theatre hosting three more sessions over the school holidays with dates yet to be announced. For sessions times and more information visit https://suntheatre.com.au/wp-cinema/ movie/S21SURROGATE/SURROGATE/ or https://www.surrogatefilm.com/

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Support wild gorillas in APE-ril Victorians are being asked to ‘dial up’ their support for the conservation of wild gorillas, by donating 1000 mobile phones this APE-ril. The drive by Zoos Victoria aims to recycle 1000 phones containing the metallic mineral ‘çoltan’, reducing mining in habitat shared by gorillas, while also raising funds for life-saving medical care of fragile, wild gorilla populations in Africa. Zoos Victoria conservationist and reproductive biologist Dr Marissa Parrott said recycling 1000 phones will provide enormous support for Gorilla Doctors, the only organisation in the world dedicated to saving Endangered Mountain gorillas and Critically Endangered Eastern lowland gorillas through veterinary medicine and science. “By simply donating your old mobile phones, you can make such a difference to the future of gorilla species,” Dr Parrott said. Gorilla Doctors Field Veterinarian Dr Noheli Jean Bosco said Gorilla Doctors conservation work has contributed to the restoration of 50 per cent of the current Mountain gorilla’s wild population. “In the 1980s, these Gorillas were at the brink of extinction. So, together with others, we have started to restore the number of wild gorillas,” he said. “But we are not able to succeed alone. This is achieved through the work everyone is doing together with us all around the world. Thank you to the people of Australia who have accepted this call and are recycling their phones through this initiative.”

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Anyone can collect and donate 10 mobile phones at a time by booking a free courier through Zoos Victoria’s website, and will go into a draw to win an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience for four people at Werribee Open Range Zoo. The experience includes a tour of the Zoo’s plantations to learn about what gorillas eat and how they are cared for by keepers, as well as an accommodation voucher for an overnight stay at the Holiday Inn in Werribee.

There are four sub-species of gorillas that are native to Africa. All are impacted by illegal poaching and habitat destruction from logging and mining, with conservation work of critical importance. Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo are home to seven Western lowland Gorillas, who form part of an international and regional breeding program to maintain a genetically diverse troop that can support conservation of gorilla populations.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR WANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Star Weekly Community Calendar, Corner Thomsons Road and Keilor Park Drive, Keilor Park, 3042, or email to westeditorial@starweekly.com.au by 9am Wednesday the week prior to publication

Sunshine Community Brass Sunshine Community Brass is looking for new members to join its vibrant band of musicians. With over 90 years of history, the band is looking to grow for the future. Sunshine Community Brass is currently looking for trumpet and percussion players. It rehearses Tuesdays from 7.30pm, at 45 Furlong Road, North Sunshine. ■ Andrew Wilson, 0419 444 620

Keilor probus The Keilor Combined Probus Club is back in business following the lockdowns. The group meets the third Monday of every month at Keilor Pub. New members welcome. ■ Steve, 0408 193 793, or Keith, 0409 494 801

Lumen Christi Catholic Primary School, students reinacted the Stations of the Cross in the lead up to Easter. Pictured are Sebastian as Jesus with Bianca and Joshua. (Damjan Janevski) 276332_01

Women’s group Duke Street Community Centre has set up a women’s social group to give people a place to interact. The group will run every second Friday, from 1pm, as a way to connect with other women in the community in a safe, fun and social way. It will be developed to suit the needs of the participants and will be in a casual setting. ■ 9311 9973

Football Taylors Lakes Football Club is seeking male and female players for all age groups from under-8s to under-18.5s. To be eligible, children need to be born between July 1, 2003, and April 30, 2015. ■ Julie, 0409 259 389 The Deer Park Combined Probus Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at The Deer Park Club, 780 Ballarat Road, from 10am. New members and visitors welcome. ■ Don, 0409 191 580

Sunbury Senior Citizens’ Club on Mondays and Fridays, from 10am-3pm at 8 O’Shannassy Street. A variety of activities are offered – carpet bowls, cards, snooker, darts, board games or just a cup of coffee and a chat. If you’re 55 years or older and would like to meet new people, come along. ■ Frank, 0423 392 884

Rotary club

Community outings

The Sunbury Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at the Sunbury Bowling Club from 7pm. ■ sunburyrotary@gmail.com

Hikoi Brothers is for men of all ages in the western suburbs. The group meets fortnightly on Sundays for walks, talking about a range of topics while enjoying the different tracks in Wyndham. ■ http://ow.ly/JpJR50HOVuN

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Ladies probus The Woodlands Ladies Probus Club of Sunbury meets on the fourth Monday of each month at the Sunbury Bowling Club at 9.45 am. The club is based on fun, friendship and fellowship and enjoys monthly outings, an annual trip away and a lot of fun meetings. ■ Val, 0418 138 214

Join Landcare The Friends of Presidents Park meet on the first Thursday of the month, 10am–noon. This is a new conservation group. No prior knowledge required. Meet in the carpark near the river and Shaws Bridge. ■ admin@werribeeriver.org.au

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The Sunbury Combined Probus Club meets every fourth Thursday of the month at the Sunbury Football Social Club at 10am. Visitors and new Members welcome. ■ Carmel, 0416 477 271

U3A Werribee Region is a not-for-profit organisation consisting of semi-retired and retired residents of Wyndham. It conducts a variety of weekly classes run by volunteers. ■ Rick, 0402 299 220

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Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Toastmasters helps its members develop their public speaking, communication and leadership skills. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month, from 7.20-9.30pm, at the Sunbury Senior Citizens Hall. ■ vpm-4185@toastmastersclubs.org

EdConnect Australia is on the search for Wyndham residents to mentor and volunteer with students for the 2022 school year. The charity places volunteers in local schools to help improve the lives of vulnerable young people and equip them with life skills. EdConnect Australia offers training and support to its volunteers. ■ www.edconnectaustralia.org.au/volunteer/ or 1800 668 550

Garden club The Sunbury Garden Club meets on the first Tuesday of every month. There is a guest speaker at each meeting, which starts at 7.30pm at the Sunbury Football Club. ■ Cheryl, 9744 1663

Senior citizens club Senior citizens are welcome to visit the

Foundation to join. ■ Ian Watson 0411 566 862 or https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/ Community/Whats-On/Altona-Meadowsand-Newport-Heart-Foundation-WalkingGroups

Williamstown Craft Market Commonwealth Reserve comes alive on the third Sunday of the month for the Williamstown Craft Market. The market boasts more than 50 stalls showcasing everything from handmade craft, homegrown produce and food vendors. There will also be live music. From 10am-4pm. ■ https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/ Community/Whats-On/Williamstown-CraftMarket

AL-ANON meets AL-ANON provides support for families and loved ones living with alcoholics and problem drinkers. The group meets Mondays at St Thomas Anglican Church foyer, 117 Synnot Street, Werribee, from 7.30pm, and on Tuesdays at the St Mary’s Tennis Club rooms, 204 Grimshaw Street, Greensborough.

Conversation Café The Conversation Café is back on at Footscray and Braybrook libraries. The Café gives people the chance to meet new people and practice English conversation skills in a relaxed and friendly environment. ■ https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/ library/Events/Conversation-Cafe

Diabetes support group The Westgate diabetes support group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at the Altona Bowling Club at 10am. ■ Elaine, 0415 030 996

Walking group Altona Meadows and Newport residents are invited to take part in a Heart Foundation walking group that meets on Wednesdays and Fridays. The group walks for 60 minutes, and is a great way to socialise and get active at the same time. Members are required to register with the Heart

Musicians welcome Do you play trumpet, flute or lower brass instruments? The Hobsons Bay City Band is seeking musicians to join its community band. Rehearsals are held Mondays from 7.30pm at the Newport Lakes Primary School, Elizabeth Street, Newport. ■ Roger Lewis, hbcityband@gmail.com, or www.hbcb.org.au

Altona North combined probus The Altona North combined probus club meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Altona Sports Club. Includes a speaker, organised trips and outings, and a friendly atmosphere. ■ Lesley, 0414 481 442

Rotary club Rotary Club of Point Gellibrand meets at Customs House Hotel, 161 Nelson Place, Williamstown, on the first and third Tuesday of the month from 6pm for a 6.30pm dinner meeting. Visitors welcome. ■ Pam, 0418 347 691 or rotarypointgellibrand@gmail.com

Mouth organ band The Yarraville Mouth Organ Band meets Friday evenings at 203 Williamstown Road, Yarraville. Great music, friendly atmosphere. Everyone is welcome. ■ Heather, 9399 2190

Friendship Group Altona Day View (Voice Interest and Education of Women) Club meets at 11am on the third Wednesday of the month at Altona RSL. The club is always open to new members, and anyone interested is encouraged to get in touch today and see what it’s all about. ■ Janet 9394 6522 or 0412 010 176

Singing group Heritage walks Enjoy a leisurely two-hour walk around historic Williamstown and nearby suburbs with guide John. Walks start at 9.20am each Tuesday outside the Visitor Information Centre in Nelson Place. ■ John, 0418 377 336

Do you enjoy singing and want to meet fellow singers in your area? Join the Melton South Community Singers at the Melton South Community Centre. Rehearsals are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month. ■ Sue, 0400 082 413 Tuesday, 19 April, 2022 BRIMBANK & NORTHWEST STAR WEEKLY 15

PUZZLES No. 077

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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Plant of the genus that includes cabbage (8) Opposite of an acid (6) Bush (5) Social exclusion (9) Playing cards (6) Buoyant support (7) Native American tribe (8) A small nation on the island of Borneo (6) Loathing (6) Danger (8) Begins again (7) Reddish-brown (6) Books of memoranda (9) Employing (5) Cerumen (6) Inscriptions (8)

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QUICK CROSSWORD

Outback (4) Consensus (9) Sword (US spelling) (5) Monastic establishment (8) Tyro (7) Type of acid (5) Largeness (9) Over (4) Integration of elements (9) Oslo resident (9) US state (8) West African nation; capital Windhoek (7) Lecher (5) Cease (4) Polecat (5) Roe (4)

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QUICK QUIZ

What is the name of Radiohead’s fourth album, released in 2000?

What are stratus clouds called when they contact the ground?

Which organisation sent a letter to the band Pet Shop Boys requesting that they change their name to 'Rescue Shelter Boys'?

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Raspeball, vareniki and khinkali are all types of what? Philip Seymour Hoffman’s (pictured) first professional acting role was in a 1991 episode of which TV series? In which Australian state is the Moore River located?

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Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.

9-LETTER WORD

33 words: Excellent

ARGOT AWARE BOARD BUCKS CIDER CIVIC DREGS DROOP ELATE ENDED ENEMA ENTER ERASE ERROL HOMES IDEAS KATIE KEEPS LANKY LILAC MAINE MELON MIAMI

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WORDFIT

On May 6 of which year did the German rigid airship Hindenburg catch fire, killing 36 people?

Palaeography is the study of what?

In which year was Helvetica, the sans-serif typeface, developed by Max Miedinger: a) 1932 b) 1945 or c) 1957?

10 What was the only movie to be screened at the very first Cannes Film Festival? ANSWERS: 1. Kid A 2. Fog 3. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 4. Dumplings 5. Law & Order 6. Western Australia 7. 1937 8. Handwriting 9. c) 1957 10. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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Young golfer Louise Baliton swinging for glory Who would’ve known that a little seven-year-old girl, following her father around a golf practice area would lead to a blossoming golf career? For Louise Baliton those moments on the practice area would see her fall in love with the sport. “I would follow dad around the practice area at Mt Derrimut Golf Community Club and have a shot or two every now and then,” she recalls. “Dad asked if I would like to learn and so when I was seven, I attended some golf clinics and I fell in love with the game.” Baliton began playing in tournaments when she was nine-years-old, winning the first she one she entered. The win encouraged her to continue playing and she was soon rising up the golf rankings. In 2019 she was the recipient of a Victorian School Sports award “Sporting Blue” for golf and last year she won the girls Victorian Junior Masters. She also won back-to-back ladies championships at her home golf club. In 2021, Baliton was awarded the Golf Victoria Future Champions Trophy and placed

second in the girls Victorian Junior Open. Baliton is a member of The Heritage Golf and Country Club women’s team that competes at the best sandbelt courses in Victoria. “My current Golf Australia handicap is 1.4,” she says quietly, with pride. “My training schedule with Maribyrnong Sports Academy involves technical training every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon between 3.30-7pm at Medway Golf Club. “Following our warmup, we follow an individual program developed in consultation with our coaches. “It may be as simple as playing nine holes with a focus on course management. “At school I have a gym program to complete on Monday and Thursday. It involves resistance training to strengthen my golf swing and core.” Baliton sees her strengths in her short game with chipping and putting making the difference in her game. Her favourite player is Lydia Ko, who she modelled her swing on, until Ko changed her game.

Baliton is currently in Adelaide playing back-to-back tournaments. It means golf during the day and hitting the books during the evenings. Baliton is looking at what is required to enter the American College system on a golf scholarship. “It would be an amazing experience. It is my dream to play on those courses. I will need to achieve a very high ATAR to gain college entry.” Baliton is the April nominee for the Don Deeble Sports Star Award. The Don Deeble Sports Star Award is sponsored by the Yarraville Club Cricket Club, Strathmore Community Bank, the Deer Park Club, Ascot Vale Sports and Trophies and The Star Weekly Newspapers. If you would like to nominate a monthly winner or attend a dinner, contact swrsportsclub@gmail.com or 0408 556 631. Peter Howe

Louise Baliton is this month’s Don Deeble nominee. (Supplied)

Sports shorts VTCA Sunshine United has signed batter Matthew Sipala for next season’s Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division season. Sipala joins the Tigers from Airport West St Christopher’s, where he spent the past two seasons. He previously spent six seasons at Victorian Premier Club, Greenvale Kangaroos. Former junior Daniel Raniolo has also returned to the club from Footscray. Thomas O’Brien, Nalin Amarathunga and Rhys Dodemaide have all re-signed with the Tigers.

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Charlotte Baskaran and Amber Clarke were the top vote getters in the league best and fairest award. (AFL Photos)

Youngsters recognised By Tara Murray Western Jets’ captain Charlotte Baskaran narrowly missed out on winning the NAB League Girl’s top award on Tuesday night. Just days after captaining her side to their first premiership, Baskaran finished runners-up in the league best and fairest award. Baskaran finished on 19 votes, one behind Dandenong Stingrays Amber Clarke. Clarke had already claimed the grand final best on ground medal. Northern Knights Ava Jordan finished third on 14 votes, while Bridget Deed (10 votes) and Reese Sutton (nine votes) rounded out the top five. Clarke said she was so proud to continue her form from a strong bottom age season, to this year. “I think I’ve gone OK,” she said. “I had some games I was pretty happy with how we played. “I was so happy, [but] I feel like I could have done more. I think I worked hard during the pre-season and I hope it paid off.” Premiership captain Baskaran was named

the captain of the team of the year. Baskaran, who was named in the middle of the ground alongside Jets teammate Montana Ham. Laura Elliott was the third Jets player named in the team of the year. Baskaran said she was really proud of her season. “I’m very excited,” she said. “I’m incredibly honoured to be given that title. “I’m just really excited from the season it has been… and to captain a bunch of talented girls, couldn’t be happier. “I’m really proud of myself this season coming into round one, so much hard work had been done make sure I was ready to go and look back now and see all the work has been ticked off. “To all the other girls in my team helped me play my best footy and all the coaches, couldn’t do it without them. “I definitely think that everything this season has come together really well and all the hard work has paid off.“ Caitlin Sargent, who was the competition’s

leading goal kicker, and grand final hero Krystal Russell were unlucky to miss out on being named in the team. Cannons’ Abbey McDonald was named on the half back flank in the team of the year, with Ava Jordan was named in the forward line. Other players named in the team of the year include Tasmania Devils’ Georgia Clark and Claire Ransom, Dandenong Stingrays’ Charlotte Ryan, Mackenzie Eardley, Georgia Foran and Sofi Hurley, Murray Bushrangers’ Zara Hamilton, Zarlie Goldsworth and Keely Skepper, Eastern Ranges’ Mia Busch, Mia Austin and Bridget Reed, Greater Western Victorian Rebels’ Molly Walton, Oakleigh Chargers’ Erin Woodford, Bendigo Pioneers’ Lucia Painter and Geelong Falcons’ Elizabeth Dowling. Meanwhile Tahlia Read was named the Calder Cannons’ best player ahead of Strathmore’s Amy Gaylor on 60 votes and the Sunbury Kangaroos’ Reese Sutton on 58 votes. The Jets boys team was set to be in action on Good Friday against the Cannons, after deadline.

Australia Cup action will ramp up this week as it gets down to the pointy end of the competition. Just 20 state league and National Premier League sides are left in the Victorian stage of the competition. Most of the round six matches will get underway this week. Keilor Wolves, who are one of the lowest ranked sides left in the competition, play state league 1 side Whittlesea United. Brimbank Stallions and fellow state league 1 north-west side Yarraville Glory will play each other, while North Sunshine Eagles will travel to face Goulburn Valley Suns. Green Gully will take on Fitzroy City and Melbourne Knights will play Bulleen and St Albans Saints will play Whittlesea Ranges.

EDFL Three big Good Friday clashes were scheduled to take place in the Essendon District Football League. In premier division, Keilor and Strathmore were set to do battle, in division 1 it was Hillside and the Sunbury Kangaroos, while Keilor Park was to travel to Coburg Districts. For results, head to www.starweekly.com.au.

NAB League Western Jets captain Charlotte Baskaran narrowly missed out on taking the NAB League Girl’s top honour on Tuesday night. Baskaran one vote behind Amber Clarke in the competition best and fairest award. Baskaran was named captain of the team of the year. FOR MORE SPORT, VISIT Web: starweekly.com.au Brimbank & North West Star Weekly @starweeklynews @star_weekly Tuesday, 19 April, 2022 BRIMBANK & NORTHWEST STAR WEEKLY 19

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Supporting sporting stars of the future By Tara Murray Behind the walls at Maribyrnong Sports Academy there is a hive of activity as students start their sporting careers. On this particular night, the school’s female football players were being put through their paces. Many of them still new to the sport were learning kicking techniques and how to kick on their opposite foot. In other locations around the school, coaches and their students were doing activities to help grow their games. Head of the school’s AFL program Robbie Chancellor said the programs run within the academy are about giving students the best opportunity to succeed in their sporting dreams. Having been part of the AFL system before, he has seen what works at the top level. “It’s a massive head start for these guys,” said Chancellor as he was keeping his eye on his charges. “Professionalism is nearly the biggest thing you get from this. It’s a holistic program, you’ve got sport psychs, dietitians and a fantastic high performance program to teach them how to prepare their bodies physically and how to recover. “Combined as a program there isn’t much out there like this.” The academy has come a long way since it started in 2007. With enrolments struggling at Maribyrnong College it was decided to turn the school into a specialist school of some sort. It would become a sports academy. Director Mark McAllion, sitting in his office which is filled with sports memorabilia from past students, said it had taken time for interest in the academy to grow. “At the time the school was dying for a better term,” he said. “School enrolments for the following year were really really low, so it was decided to be a specialist school of some description, then set it on sport. “The first intake was 2007, but trying to attract kids into a specialist sports school with no facilities was actually quite hard. “My predecessors would visit presentation nights, do club visits and all things trying to promote the place and build it up from there. “There’s now 575 student athletes in the academy out of 1300 kids in the whole school.” 20 BRIMBANK & NORTHWEST STAR WEEKLY Tuesday, 19 April, 2022

The program is funded by the state government and is the only school in Victoria that gets that funding. There are 100 spots in each year level, with spots only opening up when students leave the school. As many as 400 students apply each year. Students travel from as far as Craigieburn, Bundoora, Woodend, Werribee, while others relocate to live nearby. McAllion said students are put through tests before they select who will come to the school. “The kids go through some physical testing, some trials with the coaches,” he said. “Then basically a list gets put together of the 100 kids with the most potential to become serious athletes down the track. “It might mean we pick the little kids that haven’t developed yet, but the coaches and staff say they might have attributes that will be really good.” Supporting the students are about 70 staff members ranging from coaches, teachers, rehabilitation, sports psychologists, physiotherapists. Most of the coaches have backgrounds in coaching or playing at high levels themselves, with seven Olympians on staff. “We have footy, athletics, cricket, badminton, basketball, golf hockey, netball, soccer, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, baseball, judo that we actually provide coaching in that coaching happens before,” he said. “If you’re in a sport we don’t offer coaching… They are what we call associate athletes, they still get the benefits of the program with coaching externally. While the coaching happens outside hours, the sport component is a major part of the students daily study with the High Performance Preparation [HPP] program. It’s timetabled into the students’ school calendar, with a varying number of classes depending on what year they are in. The HPP isn’t just about performance, it’s about teaching them how to handle the whole sporting career. Head of strength and conditioning Calvin Pane said while every student will complete similar programs, they individualise the programs as much as they can to best suit the students needs. On this particular Wednesday, some of the older students are going through their paces. Some are squatting, some are doing strength work and others rehab.

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Lucas Plapp is the first Olympic Medalist from the Maribyrnong Sports Academy. (Supplied)

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Nathan Pellissier went to Maribyrnong Sports Academy. (Supplied)

“In year seven and eight and middle school it’s a bit more curriculum based and movement competency,” Pane said. “If they’re squatting they’re learning how to squat, they’re learning how to set up. The safety features of it. “It gets built out to a different movement over time and we load the exercise accordingly, as they get older. “There’s literally a heap of exercises we work through all the year levels, we progress them out. “Students who are in year 11 or such, have a little bit more structured stuff. “They have some more personal development stuff. Taping techniques for an ankle or shoulder or they might do a first aid course, different things help them in the sport and potentially on the way out.” The students also have education sessions regularly, while they have access to all the professionals they need. There’s strength and conditioning coaches, athlete wellbeing coordinators, performance psychologists, dietitians, physios and rehab coordinators. Pane said they wanted to set up the students for success if they make it to the higher level. “We have tertiary trained staff with experience in elite environments or environments like here,” he said. “We are prepping them for when they walk out to the Melbourne Vixens, Melbourne Demons or whoever it is.. “So when they go into that environment, there not being held back by their staff as they can’t do a,b, c.” The strength and conditioning staff work closely with the coaches like Chancellor whether it’s setting up plans or working with particular athletes. Chancellor, who is also the head coach at the Western Jets, said the football program was tailored to the development of the students involved. “For young girls, training is focused much more on the fundamentals and the skill

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development,” he said. “As the kids get older and progress to different pathway systems, it becomes how do we apply those skills to the different situations we find ourselves in during the game. “There’s a broad scope of what we teach from kicking techniques, ground ball techniques, to running patterns and body positions. “It encompasses all the different aspects of the game depending on where they are in their development.” There’s four different coaching sessions a week, a mixture of after and before school. During the NAB League season, many of the older students aren’t involved in the academy as they would be in the off season. Chancellor said his dual role meant that he understands much of what is happening outside the academy and how to manage loads. “Ultimately it’s whatever is best for them,” he said. “Fortunately with my position at the Jets, and most of them are Jets girls and same with the boys, it makes it easier for me to have an understanding of how much they are doing and what is too much. “I’ve got really good relationships with the Calder Cannons and Northern Knights coaches as well their kids that they have in the program here. We make sure we communicate with them so we’re teaching them the right stuff, and they’re not doing too much. “It allows us to make sessions and education here a bit more specific as we know them much better as players.” Monqiue Conti, Luke Plapp, Peter Wright, Libby Birch and Nathan Pellissier are some of

the success stories of the academy. For every success story there’s many who weren’t able to reach their sporting dreams. McAllion said they made a big focus of that and setting up other pathways if they don’t reach the level they wanted. While there is a massive high performance focus, students can continue their scholarship as long as they are meeting the demands. “We try and work through with kids, but it’s a really tough and interesting conversation when, if the student still has the dream alive in their mind and we don’t think they’re going to make it,” McAllion said. “What point do you have that discussion with a teeanger. We certainly have things in place in a variety of our programs, for example all the kids in the hockey program did coaching qualifications… they might get umpires or coaching qualifications. “We have worked with Victoria University and tertiary pathways and career pathways and all that stuff, we know they are very sport minded. “There are other pathways, within sport, we work with kids in that, We don’t want to limit their dreams if they still want to have a crack. “We could be producing the next club president of the local cricket and footy club. It’s still a major contribution to sport and I think that is still great. While the school is a successful one, there still plenty more to do. This year they’ve got their first wheelchair athlete in Sunbury tennis player Jin Woodman and the academy is growing a partnership with the Paralympics Australia. The school has started data analyzing more in depth to help better understand their students. McAllion said the motto is continuous improvement which they are focused on. Back on the football field, the girls continue to work through their drills. With the game growing, it’s quite possible that one of the next AFLW stars is among them. It shows exactly what the school is all about.

For Damien Bozinovski and Charlotte Morey, Maribyrnong Sports Academy was where they wanted to do their schooling. Like many others they applied to the academy, as they wanted to focus not only on their education, but their schooling dreams. Damien, who is part of Melbourne Victory’s youth set up, is following in the footsteps of his brothers. “Both my brothers went here,” he said during one of his gym sessions. “They were both older than me and got into the sports academy and I thought I may as well come here and have a go and I got in. “It’s a really good program that is aimed to help you individually, but there’s a team environment as well. “It includes all the strength training, plyometrics training and even outside technical training. “It’s a good school as well.” Charlotte is a budding netballer who is part of the Victorian state under-17 team for the upcoming national championships. Ever since hearing about the academy as a junior, the Point Cook resident decided this was where she wanted to study. “The old coach here at the school was my under-11s rep coach, she kind of told us about it and then I trialled,” she said. “I was pretty excited when I found out about it. It was the only school I was looking at.” Charlotte said while she had benefited on the court from the academy, it was a lot of the other stuff which had been most important. “I’ve definitely benefited from the gym as well, the injury prevention and things like that. With my sport, knees and ankles are pretty common to injure so it has helped me with that. “It’s really cool to get a different coach and a different perspective of how you play and you get to link up with other people.” Both admit at times it can be pretty full on with training, study and travelling to the school, but it’s worth it in the long run. Charlotte said the car is often her desk as she goes from one commitment to the next. While both are focused on their home work, it’s clear that sport is where their interests lay. “At the moment I’m playing for the Geelong Cougars in the VNL [Victorian Netball League], I’m in the 17 and under state team and I play locally at South Barwon,” Charlotte said. “I’d love to play for the Melbourne Vixens, but right now focused on performing well at nationals, hopefully in the VNL and getting up a couple of age groups. For Damien, who lives in Taylors Lakes, “right now by the end of the year the 23s, the senior team and I want to keep pushing with the help of the program.” Tara Murray Tuesday, 19 April, 2022 BRIMBANK & NORTHWEST STAR WEEKLY 21

Thunder aiming high for inaugural NBL1 season The wait is almost over for Keilor Thunder’s women’s side as the National Basketball League 1 South season. The Thunder will start their season on Saturday night against Bendigo Braves at home, hopefully in front of a packed Keilor crowd. Coach Tom Bandilovski said the team was keen to get out there and show what they can do. “We have waited for this for such a long time,” he said. “We started the preparation in November and we’re slowly getting better. “We have few local players, and recruited a few players who played for Keilor previously in the champ women’s program when we were in the grand final. “It’s very exciting.” Bandilovski said attracting the best players who had previously played at Keilor and lived in the west was one of the keys in putting

together a side. He said this was not only important for the program, but the community as a whole. “The main aim of what we really wanted to do was recruit local players to come to our club,” he said. “We targeted all these players and I think we’ve done really well with our recruiting, not just for the club, but the community and the program as well. “We’re very happy with that and we can hope they will stay at the club for a while.” Ellen Kett is again part of the Thunder line– up and is joined by Ally Keating and Bianca Babic. Aneta Bandilovska and Chloe Hildebrand who were part of the Thunder’s Big V championship division grand final side have returned. Monique Andriuolo, Hailey Wynd, state representative Amy O’Hara, who all live in

Melbourne’s north-west have come across. Neehara Ravikumar joins the club from Waverley, while Taylah Babic and Jaz Salon both came through the junior ranks. The Thunder will have two imports this season. Shayla Cooper has already arrived in the country and will suit up in round one. Bandilovski said the had a squad of about 14 players who would all make an impact. He said signs were good early on. “We’ve had a few practice matches, six or seven and only lost one,” he said. “It’s not about winning, about preparing the team and getting there, I think we are, but you never know until you start playing. “We’re pretty confident. We’re probably a team that no one will like to play as we will be aggressive and things like that, we’ll see, time will tell.’

Aneta Bandilovska has returned to Keilor. (Supplied)

Taking up the challenge

United set sfoundations

By Tara Murray Keilor Thunder believe they have the right mix as they take to the court into the National Basketball League 1 South men’s competition for the first time. With a new challenge ahead of them, the Thunder under coach Liam Glascott have put together an exciting squad. Glascott said they were excited for the season to kick off this weekend. “It’s been a long pre-season,” he said. “We started early last year, but we’ve been waiting for guys to arrive from overseas and through the NBL. “We’re hoping to have everyone [for round one], pending some NBL protocols. Obviously they keep changing with rising cases, but we will hopefully be close to full strength.” Glascott said they wanted to make sure they got the right mix when putting the team together. He said they were confident their whole squad would make an impact at this level. “I think we have a mix of everything,” he said. “Some guys who have come through our junior program are in their early 20s or late 20s and some that have been part of it a long time ago. “We’ve got a mixture of the youth between the 20-25 and some guys with experience from 28-plus. “I think we have a good balance in the group, with our guards, our wings who can score and our bigs as well. We’re willing to play different line ups.” Imports Jacob Lampkin and Tyler Kidd have already made an impact with Glascott said both would be very good at this level. He said with the two going to high school together they’ve already got a good connection going, “They fit in really well with our local guys and are living in a house with two other guys as well. The chemistry between those four is really good already.” Rhyss Lewis will also get his shot playing for Keilor, after his first stint in 2020 was cut short by COVID-19. Kian Dennis will be another key, having previously played in the NBL. One key focus for the Thunder was local talent. Matt Spencer, Joel bellman, Chuck Long and Luke Sist were all part of the Thunder’s Big V side last season. Glascott said they were excited to see some of the younger players who have returned to the club. “Zac Triplett is one who has been playing with Melbourne United. Broden Collins is another, who played NBL1 for Ballarat last 22 BRIMBANK & NORTHWEST STAR WEEKLY Tuesday, 19 April, 2022

Chuck Long will be one of the key players for Keilor Thunder. (Supplied)

season. They are Keilor kids and teammates in under-12s. “Carlo Camp is out of the youth league and he’s another who has been part of our program since under-12s. “Abiola Akintola who went university in Denver is a local as well. “Getting those guys through and showing the pathway to our juniors youth league kids is super exciting, we’ve added some kids through our development players.” Having played about 10 practice matches in the lead up to the season, Glascott is confident they will be more than competitive

in their first season. Their first match is at home on Saturday against Bendigo Braves, with the club hoping for a big crowd. “We want to go in an be competitive as possible,” Glascott said. “If we can do it in our first year, I think our expectation is to push for finals and if we can finish around that sixth to eight mark... I think our goal is to finish above .500. We have 22 games if we finish 12-10 we give ourselves a pretty good chance to make finals and be around that mark.” Tickets for round one: https://www.intix.com. au/events/rd1-keilorthundervsbendigobraves.

Calder United has started off their National Premier League campaign strongly as it focuses on succeeding at all levels this season. United had a 0-0 draw in their first game against Box Hill United although they came out strongly in round two, defeating FV Emerging 4-0 to put them in second position on the ladder. Club president Amanda Stella, who has been at the club since it was established in 2016, said that the club is pushing for success in the junior levels as well. “As always (we are pushing for the cup), everyone wants us to win premierships and cups but we also have a bit of a focus this year on developing junior players,” Stella said. “We promoted about eight of our under 19’s into our senior squad this year so the focus is also towards developing players for the future. Stella said the club has also grown in recent times. “I love the club, we have a great pool of volunteers and committee and coaches,” she said. “This year we’ve expanded our football department so our juniors are probably in the best shape that they have been in for a long time, getting a lot of success on the pitch and a lot of happy families and players off the pitch.” United is going for its fifth straight Nike FC CUp this year after dominating the tournament in the last four years. The club also won the NPL’s last home and away premiership in 2019 before Covid interrupted the competition. Stella said this preseason period had been long for the players after last season was brought to an end early due to Covid. “The preseason seemed to be very long with 2021 interrupted and canceled early on and then preseason starting a lot earlier just because the girls wanted to come back, it felt like preseason went forever,” she said. “Many teams probably had a lot of interruptions over that Christmas, New Year period, we had a lot of players who unfortunately did have covid and it took a few weeks for them to get back to their normal sort of fitness. “By mid-February, we were back to practice games and all the squad was back so it’s been good. “Although it’s been long, it’s been great to have the girls back playing.” Max Hatzoglou

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