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Western United goalkeeper Jamie Young celebrates the championship with fans.

In August, an arbiter appointed to resolve matters between two Wyndham councillors implored council to consider the expense to ratepayers before submitting any more arbitration applications, while in October Cr Jasmine Hill faced allegations of “serious misconduct”. The allegations against Cr Hill came to light during a heated council meeting

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on September 27 after Cr Josh Gilligan publicly named Cr Hill in a notice of motion alleging “serious misconduct“. Cr Hill maintains she has not committed serious misconduct.

In December, local Dean Scully found small goats in an open sewer in Truganina. The goats were finally rescued with the help of Melbourne Water and Edgar’s Mission.

Also in December, Werribee U-Vet animal hospital were facing the prospect of losing their jobs after Melbourne University announced it would cease operating the hospital and would lease the site to the Greencross Pet Wellness Company.

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Wyndham roared back to life in 2022 after two years of COVID lockdowns.

Community events, stage shows, school fetes and live gigs were held across the region for the first time since 2020, as the pandemic slowly began to fade from the headlines.

The community threw its support behind Western United in May as the club claimed it’s first A-League title.

We look back at how 2022 unfolded in Wyndham.

Wyndham police began the year by launching a Community Safety and Engagement Team (CSET) whose duties included patrolling shopping centres, recreational sites and other areas where general anti-social behaviour may “escalate”.

In March, construction began on Western United’s home ground at Tarneit after council approved plans for a regional football facility.

It was a big year for United, with the club’s men’s side clinching the A-League men’s championship in May in just its third season.

Access to healthcare was an ongoing problem throughout the year. In March, council called for the state government to secure land for a hospital in the municipality’s north to avoid a healthcare “catastrophe”, while in May a Werribee nurse said the healthcare sector in Wyndham was “slammed” amid high wait times and appointment unavailability.

In September, Werribee GP Joe Garra slammed the state government’s plans to upgrade two hospitals in Melbourne’s northern suburbs while the west lacked critical services including cardiology, plastic surgery and psychiatry.

Council came under fire from residents throughout the year, while in-fighting between councillors continued to make headlines.

In June, residents called for changes to be made to a Station Place mural deemed too graphic. The David Lee Pereira piece was commissioned by council but residents complained it had phallic connotations, prompting council to ask the artist to make changes to the mural.

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Dohertys Road set for upgrade Residents say it’s notorious for flooding and “ridiculously dangerous” but Wyndham council has confirmed Dohertys Road is finally set for an upgrade. The road, particularly between Tarneit and Derrimut Road, has received significant criticism from community members.

Wyndham resident of 20 years, Peter Savic, said he actively avoids the road and is “really surprised” there hasn’t been a fatality there.

“It used to be my preferred route but it’s gotten too busy now and it’s too dangerous,” Mr Savic said.

“It’s an 80-kilometre stretch of road with multiple dips and potholes and it floods, it’s absolutely shameful that they’ve neglected it like they have.”

Mr Savic said all the road needs is “a little bit of rain” for it to flood.

“Because we get regular rain events, the dam either side of the road is already holding a lot of water, it’s maybe 10 or 15 centimeters below

the road,” Mr Savic said.

“If it was out in the back blocks of Victoria somewhere you’d go ‘OK understandable’, but it’s on the fringe of a major urban area, it’s just ridiculous.” Wyndham council acting director Peter McKinnon said council is undertaking pre-design studies for the road.

“This project includes developing a concept plan for a realigned Dohertys Road and bridge over Dry Creek (between Sapling Boulevard and Rosso Drive), to remove the flooding issues associated with the low creek crossings,”

U-turns putting lives at risk say firies June 8 The Hoppers Crossing Fire Brigade is pleading with motorists to stop performing illegal U-turns on Derrimut Road outside the station, warning that the action is putting people and property “at risk”.

A right-hand turning lane was placed on Derrimut Road to make it easier for emergency services to get in and out as quickly as possible when responding to time sensitive call-outs.

However, Hoppers Crossing Fire Brigade lieutenant Brenton Lawrence said motorists are using the lane to make U-turns, despite signage near the traffic lights warning them that the action is illegal.

“A lot more people are now using that as a U-turn instead of just the right turn, and because it’s only meant for emergency vehicles, it’s a very short-time turning arrow,” Mr Lawrence said.

“In the case of an emergency, when the members have to turn into the fire station, you’ve got two people in front of them doing U-turns, they don’t make that light.

“We then have to sit there and wait for the next rotation of light, which potentially could be between two to five minutes.”

Mr Lawrence said the brigade is wanting to get the message out, as the delay is affecting firefighters’ ability to respond in a timely manner.

“We’ve got a response time of four and a half minutes … most of our members live between that two to five minute mark awayfrom the station, so if we have to sit at thelight for a minute and a half to two minutes,that’s already pushing us over our allocatedresponse time,” he said.

“When you think about a major going fire,if we’re even delayed by two to three minutes,that’s a lot of time for a fire to be spreadingthroughout a house.

“It does put people at risk and property atrisk by having people using that lane.”

Mr McKinnon said.

Councillor Josh Gilligan says residents are “quite rightly” outraged and council has prioritised the project.

“We’ve heard them and that’s why we’regetting on with making sure that thedesigns are done, and then getting on withconstruction,” he said.

“It’s quite a technical, complex designbecause if you think about it, bridges are notsomething that councils ordinarily do. It’s a really specialised space.”

Calls for a new hospital March 30

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Wyndham council is calling for the state government to secure land for a hospital in the municipality’s north to avoid a healthcare “catastrophe”.

During council’s March 22 meeting, councillors agreed to write to the Victorian Health Building Authority to express interest in obtaining land for a hospital in Wyndham’s north.

Council suggested a potential partnership with the state government, proposing that a hospital be built on council land. In a written notice of motion, councillor Josh Gilligan said the city’s planning system was “in crisis” and that council had recently told Infrastructure Victoria that land for a new hospital must be identified within the next five years to avoid a health infrastructure catastrophe.

“Wyndham … has just one emergency department for nearly 300,000 people and a second part-time private hospital that does not run 24 hours a day,“ he said. “There is no land reserved for a hospital (public or private) in Wyndham’s north and we’re 282 public beds short of what we already need to service our population.”

The motion was seconded by Cr Adele Hegedich who said “We need to address the inadequacies we have in this growing municipality when it comes to hospitals.”

A Victorian government spokesperson said record levels of funding were being invested into the health system in Melbourne’s west including the construction of a new community hospital in Point Cook and the extension of Werribee Mercy Hospital’s existing emergency department.

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‘Cheeky’ mural backlash June 1 An artist who received backlash for a mural deemed too graphic has asked residents in Wyndham to see the artwork in person before forming an opinion.

David Lee Pereira was commissioned by Wyndham council to paint the artwork in Station Place, Werribee.

Over the past week media coverage has painted the mural as having phallic connotations.

Pereira said the mural was 110 metres wide, but was being judged based on a few bricks.

“That’s quite sad, because that wasn’t my intention, so seeing the mural as a whole, it’s a lot more complex and thoughtful, than just being reduced to porn,” he said.

“It’s not meant to be aggressive, it’s quite cheeky and playful, and a celebration of sexuality, gender and identity and the diversity of the community, but none of that story is being told.”

Pereira said most people had yet to see the mural and because of its location, in a long and narrow laneway, it was best seen in-person.

“I want the focus to be about the intention of the mural and show it to people and let them make an educated decision about what they think rather than having their opinion told to them,” he said.

“Every person who comes out is just like, this is gorgeous, but people are responding to misinformation online and it’s sad.”

Pereira said he had also received backlash about not being from Wyndham, which he described as being “coated in hate”.

“Labeling me as someone who’s not from here, my family is in Truganina, I’ve spent every holiday in this area, I’ve lived out here

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multiple times in my life.

“The coding of saying ‘he’s not from here’, I’m from Melbourne, I’m Australian and my voice is valid.”

Wyndham council took to Facebook on Thursday, May 26 to address concerns about the artwork and vowed to make changes to the mural.

Amidst the backlash, many residents spoke out in support of Pereira’s artwork.

“It’s beautiful,” Misty Palmer commented in response to the council’s post.

“Let’s normalise all bodies and shapes, these images aren’t of sexual nature but of nature.”

Another commenter, Tracey Potatau-Wright said people making negative comments were being “sooks”.

“The so called ’offensive’ bits don’t jump out at you … they need to be really looked for,” Ms Potatau-Wright said.

“Obviously once you know you can’t help butsee them.

“Overall this laneway looks vibrant andcolourful, gorgeous flowers and insects withjust a bit of naughty fun.”

Council’s acting city design and liveability director Peter McKinnon said the flowers were intended to “subtly reflect themes of acceptinggender and sexual diversity”.

“These themes, however, are represented more strongly in the delivered artwork than had been intended,” he said.

“Council staff are currently working with the artist to make appropriate changes, which are currently under way, and we are confident that concerns can be addressed.”

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Hopper family’s lasting legacy June 29 Some people have kids, pets or even a boat named after them, but Elizabeth and Stephen Hopper have a whole town named in their honour.

In the 19th century, the Victorian Railways employed women, usually the wives or daughters of male employees, to work as gatekeepers.

Elizabeth Hopper was responsible for manually opening and closing the large wooden gates in the 1880s.

Her husband conducted maintenance work

and the couple devoted more than 60 years of combined service to Melbourne’s railways.

The crossing became known locally as ‘Hoppers Gate’ before gradually evolving to ‘Hoppers Crossing’. Mr and Mrs Hopper lived with their 11 children in Werribee, and in 1911, the community agreed to name the township around the railway, ‘Hoppers Crossing’, in recognition of Hopper family.

The level crossing was removed in December 2021 and replaced with a new road bridge that directly connects to Princes Highway.

A historical marker was recently placed near the site to celebrate the Hopper family and its

140-year legacy in the area. Paul Hopper was one of about 15 descendants who attended the unveiling on Saturday, June 18 and said his family was “pretty proud” of their history.

“The fact that we’ve got such a deep connection through the railways means a fair bit to our family,” he said.

“It’s a bit unusual, there wouldn’t be too many townships around where you’ve got a boom gate named after a couple of railway workers.

“Not anyone of major landholdings or of outstanding significance in any other way, but rather that they served with great loyalty.

“That’s what I see when I see the marker – remembering the people they were, not just the roles that they held.”

Werribee MP Tim Pallas said the Hopper family would be remembered for its “valuable contribution”.

“We’ve really pleased to celebrate this event and to recognise the historical connection the Hopper family has with this magnificent level crossing, and the community that has built up around the safety and protection they provided, way back in the 19 th century,” he said.

Dancing duo prove age is no barrier April 27 At 79 and 75 years old, you’d expect Marika and Mark Tittl to be winding down and enjoying the calm luxuries in life. Instead the award-winning couple are still tearing up the dance floor, teaching residents in Wyndham everything they know about ballroom dancing.

“We were born in Czech Republic and arrived in Australia in 1982,” Mark said.

‘When we arrived, Marika wanted me to go dancing, but I had never danced before so we suggested that we are going somewhere and taking lessons in dancing.”

A few years later, their teachers encouraged them to participate in dance contests and Mark and Marika won multiple national and inter-national championships throughout their careers.

As dancing became more physically demanding and the pair became affected by injuries, Mark and Marika chose to redirect their skills to help others.

“After 30 years of competition dancing and being really on the top of the classes and the competitions, we have so much knowledge that we would like to give it to somebody else,” Marika said.

The couple were inspired to teach weekly classes at The Grange Community Centre when they noticed the municipality was lacking the service.

“In Werribee and surrounding suburbs, we just wanted to go dancing somewhere and couldn’t find anything,” Mark said.

“The idea is, you can’t tell anybody ‘I can’t dance’ if you haven’t tried,” Mark said.

The couple encourage people of all ages and fitness levels to attend.

“It’s so beautiful if all the people get out of their houses and their retirement villages and do a little bit of salsa dancing,” Marika said.

“You’ll meet new friends and have a nice social time, in the dancing world everybody is really friendly.”

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The Sunset Safari is back at Werribee Open Range Zoo

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Sunset Safari returns One of Werribee Open Range Zoo’s most popular experiences is back for another year.

The zoo’s Sunset Safari is back from January 14, with safari buses taking visitors on a mesmerising and immersive after-hours adventure to witness some of the world’s most endangered animals.

For the first time this year, visitors will embark on a new route with a focus on the fascinating behaviours of the hippopotamus and learning from zoo guides about the threatened species’ plight in the wild and how to help.

It’s the fifth year the zoo has run the safari.

Zoo director Dr Mark Pilgrim said safari is a must-do experience for people of all ages.

“As a golden glow descends over the zoo’s savannah in the summer evenings, Sunset

Safari will emulate the essence of an authentic African safari,” he said.

“The experience is located right in the heart of Melbourne’s west with no plane ticket required.

“There’s something a little bit different for everyone, including music and storytelling for children and families, an outdoor adventure for adults, and opportunities for a relaxing and enjoyable evening for grandparents.”

A ticket to the safari also provides access to the zoo’s walking trails, interactive performances of drums, song and dance to the rhythm and soul of Africa.

The safari is held each Saturday throughout January and February from 5.30pm.

Details: www.zoo.org.au/sunsetsafari

The Boundary and Davis Road intersection will be closed to traffic from January 10 to the end of March to allow for upgrades to the Mount Cottrell intersection. The $1 million intersection upgrade includes pavement widening and resurfacing, signage and line marking improvements, and road drainage upgrades.

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Hot on the heels of stolen shoes April 13 To everyone else, Kate Cole’s shoes are just another expensive pair of sparkly high heels.

However, to Kate they’re a symbol of what she endured during her most challenging years.

A car accident in 2013 forced the Point Cook resident to relearn to walk and talk, and left Kate with little feeling in her limbs.

While still recovering in 2019, Kate suffered her third heart attack, was pronounced clinically dead for a third time, and needed to undergo a lifesaving operation to receive a kidney and pancreas transplant.

The light in Kate’s very dark tunnel was the wedding she was planning with her partner Zac. The couple pushed through COVID-related delays and finally celebrated their big day last year.

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with the purchase of one-of-a-kind crystal encrusted Jimmy Choo shoes. Kate calls them her “Cinderella shoes”.

“I didn’t intend on buying something so pricey and I was like, ‘you know what, I deserve it after everything I’ve been through’,” she said.

“They were my reward so to speak, they were my ‘I freaking did it’.”

The last time Kate wore her heels, it was to a friend’s 30th celebration.

“I thought I’ll wear them out one more time.

Because I’m probably not going to be able to wear them for a long time, if at all,” she said.

Kate was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at a young age. During the pandemic an ulcer on her foot developed into gangrene and doctors were forced to amputate her small toe. Her decision to wear the Jimmy Choo shoes was influenced by the knowledge doctors would need to amputate another toe.

On the way home, Kate took off her heels to drive. They were left on the floor inside her car.

“When I got to my car Monday I’m like ‘where’s my Jimmy Choos?’ I messaged my husband, and he’s like, ‘no, I didn’t grab them’,” she said. “I came home, tore the house apart and I realised they were gone.”

Kate is asking residents in Wyndham to be on the lookout for her stolen shoes, taken from her driveway sometime between March 23-25, and contact her if they have any information.

“Someone does this when I’m so vulnerable already, it cuts you really deep. I’m not involving the authorities or anything, I just want my shoes back,” she said.

“Everyone’s like ‘they’re just shoes’, they don’t understand, they’re a lot more to me.”

Kate is offering a $1000 reward for the return of her shoes and said there will be no questions asked.

“I just hope someone has a heart, they’re so rare they can’t be replaced, they can’t be remade.”

Truganina BMX star rides to victory May 11 Not many teenagers can refer to themselves as national champions but 14-year-old Cameron Gatt can.

The Truganina local brought home gold after competing in Brisbane at the BMX Oceania Championships in April.

Cameron’s fixation with the sport began when he was six-years-old, he attended the Weerama parade and observed BMX riders in their element for the first time.

“I saw the boys on their bikes [and] I was

completely amazed by their skills. They left a lasting impression on me and I hassled my mum every day until she organised for me to have a trial,” Cameron said.

“My parents took me down to the local track to lend a bike and gear and I was hooked, from that day I never turned back.”

Cameron said despite years of competitions, he “always” feels nervous.

“When I’m up on the hill waiting for the gate to drop, I use the nerves to push me to explode out in front of my competitors, then the adrenalin takes over,” he said.

“The adrenalin of the major events is my favourite thing, the rush you get after seeing all your hard work pay off when you get across that finish line first.”

Cameron credits his coach, Werribee’s Fraser Te Hiko, for his achievements and hopes to compete in the Brisbane 2032 olympics.

Cameron Gatt will travel to France in July to compete in the BMX world championships.

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‘Disgusting’ beach litter problem June 29 A grand piano, a horse and the rubbish collected by Beach Patrol 3030 near Werribee South Beach last week all share a common trait.

They each weigh approximately 400 kilograms.

The clean-up group has been operating since 2015, and members meet for an hour on the second Sunday of each month to remove rubbish from the municipality’s beaches and waterways.

Despite a recent report by the

CSIRO suggesting Australian coastal plastic pollution had decreased by 29 per cent, Beach Patrol co-ordinator Rob Bradley said he doesn’t think the findings were accurate for Wyndham.

“I don’t think it has reduced as much … there’s still a heap of plastic going out in waterways and it’s a problem,” Mr Bradley said.

“We were out at the weekend, there was heaps of rubbish just dumped there.”

Mr Bradley said the crew had been cleaning “pretty disgusting” rubbish

at end of Crawford’s Road, which had been a “hotspot for a long time”.

“There’s paper, take away food packaging, lots of bottles, glass and plastic, lots of cans,” he said.

“There’s things like garbage bags full of nappies, and all of this is just on the foreshore near the beach.

“It all becomes part of the rubbish that’s washed up on the beach, it’s pollution and you’re swimming in stuff.”

Mr Bradley says there’s a number of things members of the community can do to reduce waste near our

waterways.

“One is to properly dispose of their rubbish … We can all try to minimise the amount of plastics we use,” he said.

“What we want to do is stop the rubbish at its source, so that we don’t have to do clean ups.”

Building for sick kids September 7 When Wyndham Brickfest president Andrew Elsbury handed over a $3000 cheque to the Werribee Mercy Hospital paediatric ward, it wasn’t made out of plastic or cardboard.

It was created using hundreds of pieces of LEGO. Werribee Mercy Hospital general manager Maree Pane says the public hospital is always extremely grateful for community support.

“Werribee Mercy Hospital is located in one of Australia’s biggest growth corridors,” Ms Pane said.

“Over almost three decades, we have built a trusted relationship with community members, as illustrated by this type of generous support.”

A 1.2 metre high LEGO artwork of a colourful lion was also gifted, in the hopes it

would inspire the young patients.

“Given that the lion is a symbol of strength and bravery, we hope the design might adorn a wall within the ward at some stage,” Mr Elsbury said.

The donation will be put to good use on the paediatric ward, which cares for about 1500 patients a year, aged up to 18 years old.

The funds were raised during the 2022 Wyndham Brickfest, a competition that encourages participants to build a LEGO display.

“LEGO continues to interest both young and not so young people, not just in Wyndham but around the world while the paediatric ward and its staff at WMH play such a vital role in the care of a number of our unwell youngsters,” Mr Elsbury said.

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We’re building big near you and there will be transport disruptions As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re building the West Gate Tunnel to create better connections across our city and take thousands of trucks off local roads.

We’re also upgrading the City Loop.

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Parliament, Flagstaff and Melbourne Central stations closed

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Lessons after stroke of bad luck August 10

Mr Grieg with son Angus, wife Lisa and daughter Penny.

causing the stroke.

“I was then taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where I received clot busting drugs,” he said.

“The clot was able to be busted in time and caused no noticeable deficit, I’ve got everything with me, which I count myself extraordinarily lucky for.”

Since then, Mr Grieg has been a volunteer for the Stroke Foundation, travelling across the western suburbs to spread the message around the signs of stroke.

FAST, is a nationally recognised acronym to identify the signs of a stroke.

“F for face, around sort of facial drop, A is for arms around paralysis in arms, S is for

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speech, T is for time, and that’s the thing we really need to push to make people understand the signs of stroke,” Mr Grieg said.

“Stoke is a significant killer in this country and is one of the leading causes of disability … it kills more men than prostate cancer and more women than breast cancer.

“It absolutely impacts young people, 25 per cent of strokes impact people of working age and over 600 strokes a year occur to children and young people, including infants and babies.

“Those stats are really heavy, but … there’s a stat that’s really important to remember which is … 80 per cent of strokes are preventable.”

Mr Grieg encourages people to take their

health seriously, go to the doctors for check ups regularly, eat a balanced diet and exercise.

Mr Grieg also stresses the importance of checking in on loved ones who have experienced something similar.

“Mental health as a result of trauma is really important too … we can’t do that alone either,” he said.

“I had friends and family lean in and support me, my beautiful wife, my dad and my best mate, they called me every single day to help me through some of those real dark spots.”

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It was during breakfast with his kids in November 2020 when Stewart Grieg heard an unusual sound.

The Werribee resident had woken up that morning to start another normal day working from home.

“My ear made a noise similar to a metal pole dropping on concrete, which rang out really sharply,” he said.

“I sat down on the couch and it happened again as I was talking, and sort of echoed the last word I’d said in my ear, which was very very odd.”

The father of two began to rock backwards and forwards, prompting him to believe he was having a seizure.

“I was alert, I could see my body shaking but I wasn’t doing it,” he said.

“I couldn’t talk, my mouth just wouldn’t work, I was trying to talk but nothing was coming out.

“It was at that point that I knew I was having a stroke.”

Mr Grieg had attended a stroke safe talk, knew the signs and was able to recognise them in himself.

“I was lucky enough to be able to shout the word stroke. I used every part of my being to spit out that word out of my mouth, enough that my wife understood what I said,” he said.

“She was able to call triple-0 and get on to the operator very quickly.

“In that time, I was sitting next to my five and seven-year-old, obviously it was extraordinarily traumatic for everyone, we were all quite upset because we knew something very significant was happening to me.”

An ambulance made it to Mr Grieg within four minutes and scans at Werribee Mercy confirmed a clot had developed in his brain,

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U-Vet’s festive kick in the guts December 21 U-Vet veterinary nurse Merissa Grovers says it feels like a kick in the guts to drive to work each day, knowing it’s the last week she’ll spend at the hospital she has worked at for the last six years.

Melbourne University announced on December 24, that it will cease operating Werribee U-Vet animal hospital, and will lease the site to the Greencross Pet Wellness Company, who plan to establish a veterinary general practice clinic and a 24-hour specialist and emergency hospital from early

next year.

However it is unclear whether all current staff members will be retained when the hospital re-opens January 16.

“Not to have a job, and then come to work and pack up your whole hospital, it’s really hard, it doesn’t feel real,” she said.

“None of us really know what do … there is no where else for us to go. “There’s so many of us, and we’re just going to have fight each other for jobs, it’s just been a really awful time.”

Ms Grovers said the university’s lack of commitment to protecting jobs for staff

leaves her feeling disposable.

“Securing jobs should have been a priority, especially during Christmas time, it’s just devastating,” she said.

A spokesperson for the University of Melbourne said the university thanks all staff members at U-Vet for their ongoing commitment, care and professionalism towards their patients and broader community.

This decision is in no way a reflection of the hard work and dedication of U-Vet staff, the spokesperson said.

While U-Vet staff are expected to be paid

over the Christmas break, Greencrossc onfirmed staff from within its network will redeployed when the hospital returns to being operational.

“This will be an interim operating structurewhile we get up and running at the site. We aim to review our structure and assess our longer-term staffing needs at around the two-to-three-month mark, following which we expect to progress to the recruitment of key positions,” a spokesperson for Greencross said.

“We will advertise all available positions as and when opportunities arise.”

Awards take the cake September 7 The Encore Events Centre in Hoppers Crossing was filled the sound of joyful laughter, excited mingling and happy tears at the first in-person Wyndham Business Awards since the pandemic shutdowns.

About 300 people converged on September 2 for the annual event celebrating Wyndham entrepreneurs, innovators and business owners.

Wyndham mayor Peter Maynard said the municipality has “a very strong and passionate business community” that continues to grow.

“Wyndham is home to more than 24,000 GST registered business of vary sizes and diversity, from home-based sole operations to large multinationals and everything in between,” Cr Maynard said.

“The success of Wyndham Business Awards

has been underpinned by the passion … of our business community and the desire to make our city a great place to live, work and play and visit.”

Awards were presented across numerous categories, including arts and recreation, accommodation and hospitality, manufacture, new and emerging, and business person of the year.

LT’s Egg Farm took home the Mayoral Award, for its work providing families with eggs Australia-wide, and the expansion of its business to include an onsite deli and cafe. Business of the year was won by Cake Creations by Kate, an “incredible asset” to the municipality and a business with the “local community at the forefront of its thinking”.

Cake Creations by Kate’s Katelyn Matheson with Jonanthan Santi from Williams Landing.

Plan ahead for summer works From Wednesday 11 January to Monday 27 February 2023

This summer, crews are completing a series of works across the West Gate Tunnel Project that affects how you’ll move to and from the city.

There are 24/7 lane, road and ramp closures in place across the network. These works are part of delivering a vital alternative to the West Gate Bridge.

Locations • Footscray Road (continues to June) • West Gate Freeway lanes • Williamstown Road outbound entry ramp • Williamstown Road interchange • Hyde Street, Douglas Parade and Simcock Avenue

We understand that these closures are disruptive and thank you for your ongoing patience as we work as quickly and safely as possible to get the job done. Major delays are expected—please plan ahead.

Please note there may be other works happening across the network during this time. Visit bigbuild.vic.gov.au for more information.

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There will also be live music. From 10am to 4pm. n www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/ Community/Whats-On/WilliamstownCraft-Market

Seniors House of Fun The Grange Community Centre would like to invite the seniors of Wyndham to its weekly Seniors House of Fun. This is a free program running every Friday 11am-12.30pm, at The Grange Community Centre, 260-280 Hogans Road, Hoppers Crossing. n Vanessa, 8742 800, or enquires@grangecommunity.org.au

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

Seniors club The Werribee Senior Citizens Club Inc meets at 80 Lonsdale Circuit, Hoppers Crossing. The group is open to all people 55-plus , and it runs on Wednesdays, 10am- noon. Entry: $2, includes morning tea. n 0403 041 499

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. n Roger Lewis, hbcityband@gmail.com, or www.hbcb.org.au

Hoppers Crossing Ladies Probus The friendly and vibrant group meet at Hotel 520 on the second Wednesday of each month from 10am. They have a guest speaker each month as well as social lunches, outings and theatre trips. n 0407 856 519

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. n Lesley, 0414 481 442

U3A Werribee The group is a not-for-profit community organisation for semi-retired and retired Wyndham residents. They hold a variety of classes/activities specifically designed for seniors, including, light physical and mental wellbeing sessions, arts, games and craft, and general classes such as current affairs, history and lunch groups.

Most classes/activities are held at Wyndham community Ccentres. n Rick, 0402 299 220.

Point Gellibrand Rotary Club

art specialist Amanda Neville, Mondays 10am-11.30am. $5 casual fee each week. n admin@ljac.com.au, or 9398 2511

Lions Club Lions Club of Werribee meets at the RSL Club 2a Synnot Street Werribee on the first and third Wednesday of the month 6.30pm for a 7pm dinner meeting. n Lou, 0409 331 271

West Footscray Rotary The Rotary Club of West Footscray meets at the Medway Golf Club in Maidstone for lunch, fellowship and guest speakers each Wednesday from 12.30 until 2pm. n David, 0416 497 398

Bingo for all The Werribee RSL hosts Bingo every Monday, except public holidays. Eyes down from 12.30-2.30pm. n 9741 5525

Wyndham Ladies Probus Are you recently retired or semi-retired?

Looking for fun, fellowship and to increase your social networks. The Ladies Probus Club of Wyndham meets on the first Wednesday of each month at Hotel520, Sayers Road, Tarneit, and normally has an outing or event on the third Wednesday of each month. n Rosa Sanderson, 0410 303 046

Alcoholics Anonymous Regular meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous are held at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Williamstown, Wednesday at 7pm and Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Newport, Thursday 6.30pm and Saturday 8.30am.

All welcome including friends and family of people with drinking problems. n 1300 22 22 22, or www.aatimes.org.au

Heritage walks Walking group The Altona Meadows & Newport Heart Foundation Walking Group is a local community of men and women committed to walking and socialising together for about 60 minutes. It meets Wednesdays at 10am at the Jolly Miller Cafe in Altona Meadows or Fridays at 10am at the Newport Lakes Reserve. Members are required to register with the Heart Foundation in order to join. n Ian Watson, 0411 566 862, or www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/ Whats-On/Altona-Meadows-and -NewportHeart-Foundation-Walking-Groups

Enjoy a leisurely walk around historic Williamstown and nearby suburbs with guide John. Walks start at 9.20 am each Tuesday outside the Visitor Information Centre, Nelson Place. n John, 0418 377 336

Wednesday walking group The Williamstown Community Centre offers a regular Wednesday walking group that walks the local area, 10.15-11am.

New members are warmly welcome. This activity is free and includes morning tea. n 9397 6168

Altona book sale AL-ANON meets

Drop in chess, cards and Scrabble

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.

If you love playing chess, cards or a game of Scrabble in an informal and fun setting, visit Braybrook Community Centre on Tuesdays, from noon to 2.30pm.

Williamstown book sale AeroSpeakers Toastmasters Club Would you like to develop confidence in communicating, competence with language and clarity in writing? AeroSpeakers Toastmasters Club would like to invite any and all residents to join them on the first and third Thursday of every month to help develop public speaking, communication and leadership skills. The group meets at the Laverton Community Hub, 95-105 Railway Avenue, Laverton from 7-9.30pm. n Helen Fairlie, 0474 498 052

Art workshops The Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre presents MonArt. Workshops for people of all abilities facilitated by community 12 WYNDHAM STAR WEEKLY Wednesday, 11 January, 2023

Friends of Williamstown Library holds a book sale every second Saturday of each month, 10am-12.30 pm. The book sale is held at Williamstown library in the Friends room, which can be accessed through the front desk. The event is cash only. n libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

Woodcarving workshop Aimed at all levels of ability in the ancient and international craft of woodcarving.

Women are welcome. Bring your own tools and projects if possible. Or do you have Grandpa’s old gouges to donate? On Tuesdays, 9.30am to noon, at 280 Queen Street, Altona. n jah2802rot@gmail.com

Friends of Altona Library hold a monthly book sale on the first Tuesday, Friday and Saturday of each month at the rear of Altona Library, 123 Queen Street, Altona, access via Coles carpark, 10am to 1pm. n libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/ community/friends-of-the-libraries

Women’s choir Willin Wimmin choir welcomes new members. It meets every Wednesday in term time from 7.30pm to 9.30 pm at Church of Christ Hall in Douglas Parade, Williamstown. There are no auditions and members don’t need to be able to read music. n willin.wimmin@gmail.com

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. The club has some great speakers and need new, energetic, enthusiastic members who want to make a difference in their community. n www.rotarypointgellibrand. com.au, 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. New members welcome. n Heather, 9399 2190, or ymob1933@yahoo.com.au

Friendship group Altona Day Voice Interest and Education of Women [VIEW] Club meets at 11am on the third Wednesday of the month at Altona RSL. The club is always open to new members. n Janet, 9394 6522, or 0412 010 176

Western Budgerigar Club The Western Suburbs Budgerigar Club meets at 7.30pm on the third Thursday of each month at Masonic Hall, 223 Watton Street, Werribee. Meet other members who are also passionate about breeding Budgerigars. n Don, 0414 975 862

Take weight off naturally Struggling to lose weight? Struggling to get motivated? Want to try and do it in a friendly and less stressful atmosphere?

Come and join TOWN (Take Weight Off Naturally) every Tuesday at 6pm at the Darlingsford Barn, Darlingsford Boulevard, Melton. n Catherine, 0416 612 517, or Bob, 0411 824 739

Melton Friendship Group.

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,

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By Ewan Kennedy, Marque Motoring Mitsubishi Pajero is a large vehicle that’s been a major player in the Australian 4WD / SUV field for many years. It’s sold as a five-seat GLX, and seven-seat GLS, Exceed and GSR. Our test vehicle for the past week has been the GSR.

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Interior The Pajero’s seats are large and comfortable and the steering wheel is adjustable for both height and reach. We found it easy to set everything up to the way we like it. This adds to the safety of the vehicle because the driver never feels the need to fiddle with settings that never feel quite right.

The centre console has a modern shape.

There are lower trays in the dashboard forward of the gear lever and more under the floor console, allowing access from both sides, giving improved utility and convenience.

There’s plenty of headroom in all seats and second row legroom is reasonable. Unusually, the second-row seatback can also be tilted to give occupants the choice of which angle suits them best. Third row seats are best suited for

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young children as there’s not enough space for adults. Besides, the kids prefer to be as far away from mum and dad as possible …

It’s hardly a surprise that rear storage space in the seven-seat Pajero Sport is minimal with the third-row seats in place. The base can by folded back to make for floor that’s almost completely flat. This expands the space up to 673 litres depending on the variant tested.

There’s also a shallow compartment in the floor at the back with a lid to hide smaller items from view.

Engines / transmissions All Pajero Sport models are powered by a 2.4-litre turbodiesel engine with outputs of 133 kW at 3500rpm and 430Nm at 2500 revs.

The GLX and GLS come with the choice

of two-or-four-wheel drive, Exceed and GSR are 4WD only. Transmission is through an eight-speed automatic.

All Pajero Sport 4WD models come with four drive modes: 2WD high range, full Time 4WD and high and low range 4WD with locked centre differential.

Off-Road modes are: gravel, mud/snow, sand or rock.

Driving Pajero Sport is a large vehicle so getting into it can be a task for smaller occupants. However, the side steps and grab handles make it simpler.

Variants above the Pajero GLX come with a powered tailgate and a kick-motion sensor.

I found the sensors worked most of the time,

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Mitsubishi Pajero Sport is equally at home carrying out family duties in the urban environment where it’s likely to spend most of its time.

It also works well in harsh off-road situations that would stop most of its softer rivals.

Pajero is well-priced and comes with Mitsubishi’s very impressive 10-year warranty – provided that its always serviced at a dealership and doesn’t travel more than 200,000 kilometres in that period.

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Pajero Sport has Mitsubishi’s Dynamic Shield styling. The grille features a black honeycomb design with projector headlamps positioned outside of the daytime running lights in a continuation of the grille.

Depending on the model there are up to seven body colour options Black Mica and White Diamond are exclusive to the GSR. Our test Pajero Sport had the White Diamond and it certainly looked great.

There are black exterior and interior accents, front and rear bumper garnish, on the radiator grille and roof rails. The Black Mica GSR also gets a black roof.

not always the case in some other vehicles we’ve tested.

Pajero Sport isn’t designed from the ground up as an SUV, rather it’s built on a Mitsubishi utility platform, in this case the Mitsubishi Triton.

There’s plenty of grunt when needed and semi-serious off-road credentials but still smooth and comfortable on the bitumen.

Towing capacity is very good, at 3100kg.

Around town it has a tight – for its class – turning circle of 11.0 metres.

Power assist has been calibrated to reduce steering effort when stationary or at low speeds while providing greater feedback at higher speeds.

The Pajero Sport offers an easy, relatively refined drive with a nice blend of power and control.

Given its real off-road capability it is not as compliant or gentle as those bitumen-only SUVs but it’s certainly comfortable enough.

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United makes A-League history May 31 In just three short years, Western United has become the kings of the A-League men’s competition. Often criticised both on and off the park, United has continued to build and prove their critics wrong. They did exactly that on Saturday, May 28 in the A-League grand final. Under first-year coach John Aloisi, United beat Melbourne City 2-0.

Aleksandar Prijovic was the key man as he flicked on a header that ended in a Nuno Reis own goal in the first two minutes before scoring a second goal on the half hour mark.

Neither team would score in the second half, with United able to celebrate a significant achievement that not many people predicted.

There were heroes all around the ground.

Prijovic would win the Joe Marston Medal, but Neil Kilkenny in the midfield and captain on the day Josh Risdon coming up big when needed. Chants of John Aloisi rang out around the ground and even by players gatecrashing the after game press conference as the former Socceroo star’s return to coaching was capped off with his first A-League title as a coach.

“The club is only three years old, so to be able to do that, what we did, not only tonight, from the beginning of the season is amazing,” he said. “It’s an amazing feeling, amazing night so happy for the football club as a whole.”

All season Aloisi and the playing group spoke about belief and the feeling that they could create something special. While they believed it, not many others did, with United going in as the underdog against both other Melbourne teams in the finals.

“We never spoke about nobody believing us, we spoke about us believing in ourselves more and about us working towards something,” Aloisi said.“Mindset, process, preparation.

We didn’t care what others were saying, if we did I don’t think we would be in that position now.

Having opened the scoring with the quickest goal in grand final history, Aloisi was weary of how the game would play out. He need not worry, with his side doing as they had so many times this season after scoring early. Aloisi said they looked dangerous goingforward, while also limiting City’s chances.

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individual awards are always important as they are achieved as a team,” he said.

“The team has been amazing from thecoaching staff to everyone to the fans.“Everything went our way, we believed init from the very beginning. ““As soon as we reached the final it’s going to be tough but we have to take it. Not many believed in us. But this is life we believed and it has been a very long way a long year, the game went in our favour.

“We did a fantastic job today and I think everyone today in the stadium agrees we fully deserve this victory.”

Kilkenny got to share the victory with his family. He had only seen them three weeks in the last six months.

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“It’s been a hard slog,” he said on the broadcast. “A lot of sacrifice but we are glad to be here now and to win it.

“To share it with your family it’s one of those things. “The club wants to improve, they’re a club that wants to invest … it’s one of the best clubs I’ve been at.”

For Aloisi, there was a sense of joy and relief at getting the victory. He admitted that he had his doubts it would ever happen.

“I was sitting in my hospital bed nearly three years ago saying I want to coach, I need to coach, I have a lot more in me,” he said.

“I believed that. I was waiting for the right opportunity and someone giving me that opportunity to coach. “Once you’re in a job then it’s not about you, it’s about the team, the

club and where we are going as a club.

“It’s more satisfying when I see all the hardwork that goes into a new club. It’s not easy.”

While the celebrations will last for a fewweeks, Aloisi said a win like this will only help in the journey of the club. “What I loved about the players we signed this year, it wasn’t just because they didn’t have anywhere else to go, it’s because theywanted to create history.

“They wanted to come and felt that we were going to build something special and we were going challenge and create history and they are their reason we were ableto do that.

“Now it might be easier, people will see that we mean business we don’t want to be here just to make up numbers.”

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Gribble wins second Liston Trophy September 14 After a below par 2021, the fire was lit in the belly for Werribee star Tom Gribble.

One of the premier players in the Victorian Football League competition, having won the J.J Liston Trophy in 2019, Gribble knew he had to step up his game heading into 2022.

Back on the track in August after COVID-19 cut last season short, Gribble stepped it up.

On Monday night, that hard work paid off as was awarded the Liston Trophy for the second time, polling 30 votes.

He finished eight votes clear of Southport duo Jacob Dawson and Boyd Woodcock.

Gribble said it was hard to put into words what it meant to claim the trophy for a second time. He said he was lucky Brisbane Lions player Rhys Mathieson was recalled to the AFL late in the season “It’s pretty mind numbing,” he said. “I thought 2019 was mind numbing, but this is equally just as numbing to be honest.

“It’s a great honour.”

Gribble said after a poor 2021 on the field coming off the back of COVID-19 and the death of his father, there was plenty of motivation to step up this year.

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game this year.

“I didn’t play as well as I would have liked even though it was only a nine game season,” he said.

“The whips were cracking in August for me, I was disappointed how I went with the level of expectation to perform, it was a challenge, and made the fire grow a little bit stronger to go again and chase the ultimate success of a premiership.”

The season capped off a big one personally for Gribble which included his 100th VFL game, while he got to play with his brother Noah Gribble, something he never thought would happen.

While Gribble returned to his best on the field, it wasn’t without its challenges.

Gribble this season was named co-captain of Werribee alongside good mate Dom Brew, which at times was challenging.

“I put more pressure on me to be honest in terms of my own personal performance,” he said.

“It’s really easy to lead when you’re playing well individually, you can help others.

“When you’re not playing well, it’s quite a challenge, you start getting in your own head your own form isn’t good enough, you have to start thinking outside yourself as a captain to make sure other guys are going okay.

“I did have a few conversations with [coach] Mick [Barlow] throughout the middle part of the year in particular. To release and not put so much pressure on myself.

“Hopefully I’ll lead better than this year, that’s for sure.”

Gribble reinforced after the win that while the opportunity to play AFL would be nice, he was happy playing at this level.

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Back-to-back for Tigers March 30 Werribee has gone back-to-back in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association.

After winning the north-west premiership last season, the Tigers have added the south-west title to the campaign after beating Ormond on Saturday in the grand final.

The Tigers did the damage early with the bat, to set up the match and ultimately claim the premiership.

Tigers captain Tim O’Brien said it was nice to get some reward for what had been a successful season for the club. The first XI lost just one game in the back half of the season, as they hit form at the right time.

“We won the club premiership and were strong throughout the grades,” he said.

“We didn’t win any other [men’s] premierships, with the fourth XI going down and the seconds losing last week.

“It was another successful season, but we would have been disappointed had we not won a premiership.

“To win one, especially a first XI one, is

pretty good.” It was the Dean show early on for the Tigers on Saturday, doing what they have done so many times before.

Shaun and brother Matthew put on 162 for the first wicket to put the Tigers in a good position.

Shaun would finish with 103 while Matt made 76, with few chances between them.

O’Brien said the both were on song pretty early.

“They were brilliant,” he said. “We couldn’t have asked for a better start.

“They’ve done it plenty of times before. They just run and don’t even call. They’ve both played for so long, they knew what they had to do in the grand final.”

The Tigers ended up making 6-227.

O’Brien said while they could have made as much as 240, they were more than happy with 227.

“You definitely take over 200 in a grand final every day of the week.”

The Tigers struck early, removing the dangerous Adam Bull. With runs hard to come by early on the pressure was put

back on Ormond.

O’Brien said like they had all season, the bowling group had really stood up strong.

“They made 20 off the first 10 overs and the run rate was over six an over early on.

“The bowlers put in a tremendous effort and we took some really good catches.” Ormond were bowled out for 160. Michael Kelly took 3-41. It was no surprise when Shaun Dean was named player of the match for his century which set up the win.

O’Brien said Shaun had been so focused during the week, they knew he was going to be on come game day.

Having tasted success last season, O’Brien said they had been keen to get the new guys a premiership as well.

While they’ll celebrate this one, the Tigers aren’t planning on stopping.

“We’ll go again,” he said. “There are three different groups, the north, south and east.

We want to have a good crack at the east next year.

“We’ll celebrate this one and then look at next season next year.

Western Jets make history April 13 Western Jets’ ruck Krystal Russell wasn’t meant to be on the goal line in the last minute of the NAB League Girls grand final. While Jet coach Robbie Chancellor is still unsure what she was doing there, he and the rest of the Jets team will be forever grateful.

Russell emerged from the pack and kicked a goal to put the Jets in front with what would turn out to be the final kick of the game. The Jets beat the previously undefeated Dandenong Stingrays, 7.5 (47)-5.11 (41) Chancellor said the final moments of the game and the moments afterwards were still a blur.

“It’s my best coaching experience,” he said. “With the crowd behind us it was pretty special for the girls to turn that margin around and basically win with the last kick of the game.

“There’s not much you can do in those situations. You hope the work you’ve done with the girls throughout the year is enough to stand up and they certainly did, an incredible night.”

“I don’t know what I was thinking. I don’t even know what I said in my speech afterwards with the adrenaline and emotions and the noise of the crowd. The Jets found themselves down by 22 points at half time, with the Stingrays on track to complete the perfect season.

Chancellor came out with what will now be a famous half time speech.

“I told them a story,” he said. “I often ask the girls a loaded question which I know they will say yes to.“They all feel like they are a part of what I’m about to say. I asked them if they had ever been to the movies, which they have all been to.

“I said what normally happens in movies is that you get to know the characters and then usually something bad happens and the second quarter was our bad. Usually in movies there is generally a happy ending, and this is how we get a happy ending if we get these things right.” With an upped effort at the contest and the belief to hang in there, the Jets continued to fight and fight and got the end result.

The winning goal by Russell was the first in Jets colours. Chancellor said the rumour is was her first ever goal.

Skipper Charlotte Baskaran led the way with 26 possessions despite battling a shoulder injury.

Montana Ham, Stephanie Asciak, Trinity Skenderis and Kate Maxwell all showed their leadership and brought the others along with them. The premiership is the club’s first, with the boys side having never won one.

“I didn’t pay for many beers at the after party,” Chancellor laughed. “There were plenty of excited Jets people.

“I’m obviously proud to be part of history. I’m so proud of the girls and they’ve paved the way for the next group of Jets girls to come through.

“Our region might not be the biggest football region in the state but we can compete with the big ones if we get some things right.” The success is a long way from the past few seasons. The Jets won more games this season, then the rest of the seasons combined. Chancellor, who is in his second year in role, said a lot of people played big roles to get this far.

“It’s a credit to everyone in the program.

“It felt like the coming together of a number of different things and a bit of vindication of what has been put into the Jets program. I’m very proud of the region and that finally gets to experience the ultimate success.”

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Perfect season ends on a high September 7 Relief was the biggest emotion for Point Cook Centrals on Saturday as they claimed the Western Region Football League division 2 premiership.

Having gone through the season undefeated, all the pressure heading into the match was on the Sharks to overcome Parkside and completen the perfect season.

It was the Magpies that brought the heat early and led by one point at half time. An eight-minute period in the third quarter would be the match defining period. The Sharks kicked four goals in that period to take a 24 point lead into the last break.

The Magpies kept coming in the last quarter and managed to outscore the Sharks, but it wasn’t enough. Centrals claimed the premiership, 10.4 (64)-7.6 (48). Sharks coach Dean Chambers said it was a massive day for the club.

“There’s a lot of relief,” he said. “There was a lot of pressure going into the game and

everyone was talking about the inevitable.

“To get the cup was a massive relief at the end of the day. Parkside was a fantastic competitor.”

The Sharks dominated the last contest between the two teams in the first week of finals, but it was a lot closer this time round.

Chambers said they were slightly concerned at half time, despite the margin being just one point.

“For the first half, Parkside played like we had for most of the year,” he said.

“They brought the pressure for long periods of time. Other teams had been able to do that for short periods of time, but not as long as that throughout the season.

“They threw the team around from the first final, it took half a game for us to adjust.”

Chambers said at half time they just reinforced that they had to stick to their structures and believe in the game plan that had worked all year for them in the second half. He said they knew that they could turn it around.

“We knew there would be periods in the second half,” he said. “We knew we had to play more than 120 minutes of football.

“It didn’t matter if we won by one point or 100 points. Full credit to Parkside. We knew something was going to come for us, but we didn’t know when it would come.”

Chambers said they continued to try and attack in the final quarter, but the Magpies should down many of their forays.

The Sharks just needed to hold their nerve to get the win.

“Parkside didn’t allow us to have it our own way,” he said. “We needed to control the contest and slow it down.”

Lachlan Grant was awarded the best on ground medal for his impact down forward, with five goals.

Chambers said the backline led by Cale Du Plessis and Kurt Mayne were really good. He said Mitchell Palmer was the one who ignited them in the third quarter when they needed a spark.

The win for the Sharks capped off a big day,

with their women’s side winning the division 2 grand final earlier in the day.

Chambers said there was a big crowd towatch the women’s, before a massive nightat the club as everyone celebrated the two premierships.

The men’s premiership is the club’s firstsince 2018 when they won the division 3 premiership.

Next season they will be in division1 and up against the big boys of the competition.

For Chambers and the committee it’s an exciting time to be at the club.

“Division 1 is really exciting and it’s whatwe’ve been building to,” he said. “We want to be a destination club.

“Our junior program has been a huge focusof ours and it was really good seeing so manyjuniors and their families at the game and inthe club rooms afterwards.

“We’ll take stock and look at finals nextweek including the under-18s. We’ll start looking to the future and we’ve already got some ex-juniors who have indicated they want to come back.”

Fairytale premiership for the Point Cook Centrals September 7 The hard work paid off for Point Cook Centrals as they won the Western Region Football League women’s division 2 premiership.

The top side all season, the Sharks showed why they had only lost one game for the season, beating Caroline Springs, 9.8 (62)-4.1 (25) on Saturday.

Sharks coach Leanne Meyer said on Sunday it was pretty surreal to have claimed the title after so many ups and downs through the year.

“You don’t have much control when the players are on the field,” she said. “Everything has built up to that moment throughout the year.

“You’re relying on effort, I’m absolutely proud of them, they deserve this after putting in so much effort.”

The last time the Sharks faced the Lakers, in the final round of the regular season, the Lakers caused the Sharks only loss of the year.

It was the loss they needed to have according to Meyer.

“We didn’t show up on that particular day and we didn’t play our brand of football,” she said.

“A lot of the senior women said after the game we don’t want to feel like that again with such passion.

“We then didn’t lose again.”

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Point Cook Centrals women’s premiership side (Local Legends Photography) The Sharks did all the attacking in the first quarter, but only had six behinds to show from it. Meyer said it was just about settling down and focusing on their processes.

“They were a bit nervous,” she said.

“Caroline Springs were defending well too, but we weren’t centering the ball we were just kicking and hoping.

“It was a bit of panic stations. Once we got them settled and played our style of footy,

hard and contested footy, it was game on.

“I told them to focus on doing their best and not the outcome.”

After quarter time the Sharks got their kicking boots on. They would kick 9.2 for the rest of the game to come away with a big win.

Meyer said every player played to their ability which was all they asked from them.

She said the premiership wasn’t just for the players, but the group that supported them week in and week out.

Mandy Seath kicked five goals for the Sharks in the win. Mary Daw was awarded the best on ground medal.

Leah Moss and Kathryn Howard were among the other standouts.

It was a big day for the Sharks girls. After catching a bus to the ground in Yarraville together, they stuck around to watch the men’s division 2 complete the perfect season.

Both teams then headed back and spent the night celebrating.

“It was an amazing day for the club and the Point Cook community.”

The Sharks are set to play in division 1 next season. Meyer said it will be a whole new ball game.

“We will have to take our football to the next level next year,” she said.

“The ladies earned it and deserve to be in division 1.”

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