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FIRE ESCAPE Burnoffs spark bushfire warning Summer off and racing

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FARMERS lit burnoffs despite hot and windy weather last week, just days before fire restrictions were implemented yesterday (Monday).

THE Woolamai Racing Club’s season began with a festive atmosphere on Saturday, with colour the dominant theme among fashionistas. Among the groups contributing to the relaxed summer vibe were, back, from left, Michael Glasser and Daniel Briggs, and front, Hannah Harper, Eleanour Geilings, Jacquie Stanley and Adam Copolov, all of Melbourne. Full story and more photos on page 51.

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Last Wednesday marked the first Total Fire Ban day of the season across South Gippsland, but firefighters responded to 10 incidents, sparking a plea from the Country Fire Authority for landholders to check weather conditions before igniting burns.

CFA District 9 operations manager Mark Jones said firefighters worked to extinguish burnoffs lit before the fire ban.

“South Gippsland CFA brigades attended to 10 grass and scrub fires. Six were determined as re-ignitions of previous burnoffs,” he said.

“Fire authorities always urge any landholders who have recently conducted private burnoffs to check, double check, or triple check the burn is fully extinguished.”

Mr Jones encouraged farmers to check weather conditions before burning, as all fires must be extinguished during a day of Total Fire Ban. “Total fire bans are declared around 4pm the afternoon before they come into force,” he said.

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Drugs cocktail Support, opposition for rehab hospital THE proposal for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation hospital at Loch may yet head to the state’s peak planning authority, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

South Gippsland Shire Council last Wednesday voted to approve the proposal for Clarence Street, despite 34 objections from the community.

The Loch community is now considering its options and has not ruled out the possibility of asking VCAT to review council’s decisions.

The proposal attracted significant support when The Star asked readers, via Facebook, for their reaction to the news, attracting 6650 views.

On Facebook, Rob van Rooy said objectors were misinformed and welcomed the hospital, giving a moving account of his own family’s experience with drugs.

“My son is currently undergoing treatment for drug addiction. It is costing his family well over $40,000 at this stage,” he said.

“We have also travelled upwards of 18,000km in the last four months in support of him. Add to that using all my available sick days along with most of my long service leave.

“The cost to my other children and my partner of my absence also creates a major strain. My parents who are quite elderly only have seen their grandson three times in four months, all because there is no facility locally.

“My son’s rehab is a peaceful, supportive, caring and well managed facility in the heart of a residential suburb. I have no doubt without this rehab my son would be 90 days closer to death. He has been able to grasp a second chance with many others in the same boat as him. They are learning to live again.”

The proposal is for a private hospital for alcohol and drug rehabilitation for up to 20 patients.

The site at 13 Clarence Street has formerly been

Greenhills Aged Care Hostel, a branch of Korumburra Medical Centre and a respite centre run for accident victims.

Director of the proponents, Melbourne based Australian Addiction Hospitals, Sankar Subramanian, said the company would plan and schedule renovations once council issues the permit.

“We are definitely proceeding with the proposal.

It’s been a long, involved process and we are very confident we will bring a quality hospital to Loch, one that fits in with and supports the community,” he said.

Councillors’ grounds for approving the centre were largely because the site had a history of being used as a hostel.

“It’s always difficult when you have a facility in a residential zone and I would have strong concerns about this application if it was a greenfield site,” Cr Jim Fawcett said.

“But the facility has been there for many years and I have not been convinced by the objectors they have significant relevant planning issues.”

Cr Fawcett said he hoped the hospital would become a “good corporate citizen” and within 12 months, the community’s fears would be allayed.

Cr Mohya Davies said Loch was a “beautiful village” and said as the proponent had operated a similar facility in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern without issue, she was confident the same would occur at Loch.

“This will be an opportunity for Loch. This will bring jobs and economic activity for Loch,” she said.

“I believe Loch is an ideal place for these people to help them get back on track.”

Cr Jeanette Harding opposed the hospital, saying it would harm the town’s artistic and cultural reputation, and village atmosphere.

Cr Don Hill said local addicts would benefit.

“Our community should care for its own and not send them to another place,” he said.

Cr Lorraine Brunt objected, saying, “Loch has had to work together since

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They have given themselves something to build their town on and they have done it themselves.”

She said the community had suggested the site become an accommodation centre to support events in town.

Cr Andrew McEwen said patients’ fees were $20,000 for four weeks and said most local residents would not be able to afford the cost.

“My view is this is likely to go to VCAT and VCAT is the right umpire,” he said.

Cr Nigel HutchinsonBrooks said many health insurance companies would pay the fees and so local residents could also be treated.

He added that in 2006, another company, Remar, began operating a drug and alcohol addiction facility at Nyora. Ten years on, he was not aware of any complaints about it.

The proposal was approved with the votes of councillors Fawcett, Hutchinson-Brooks, Hill, Davies and mayor Bob Newton. Crs Brunt, Harding and McEwen were against.

The site adjoins the Loch Bowling Club, and is close to the town’s kindergarten and primary school.

The premises requires some building works.

Visitors would be restricted to two guests per patient for three hours on a Sunday.

Council imposed conditions requiring fencing to ensure patients are not able to exit the site to Naylor Lane or Clarence Street, and the facility is screened from adjoining land and Naylor Street.

Protecting Loch’s reputation: opponents to the private drug and alcohol rehabilitation hospital South Gippsland Shire Council approved for Loch were residents, front, from left, Heather McCloy, Mary Ham, Sybil Leris and Caroline Small. Middle: Mel Davies and Heidi Hamm and son Gus, and back, Brett Hamm and Chris Cronin.

The 34 objections spanned safety, traffic, parking, noise, incompatibility with surrounding residents, negative effect on tourism, lack of services and perceived decrease in land values.

Up to 20 single occupancy rooms are proposed with a maximum of seven staff during the day and two at night. Four staff are proposed on weekends.

It is proposed patients will be admitted for four week periods as part of their rehabilitation program.

Council’s director of development services Bry-

an Sword said, “Tourist services and facilities can still be promoted through other development opportunities, and it is considered the majority of visitors to the town would be unaware of such a facility existing.

“This is because the facility will not be actively promoting or directing people to its location and because its patients will have limited interaction with the community.”

A planning permit will be issued in 28 days if no appeals are lodged to VCAT seeking a review of council’s decision.

Call to save Loch’s image MEMBERS of the Loch community urged South Gippsland Shire Council to refuse the drug and alcohol addiction hospital proposed for their town, before council voted to approve the facility at last Wednesday’s council meeting.

They told council last Wednesday the hospital would spoil Loch’s village atmosphere and branding that has underpinned the success of businesses, and stood to lure more businesses and residents in the future.

Brett Hamm said, “It is a huge risk to what is a hard earned reputation as a tourism village. Reputation risk is the biggest risk to business growth because of loss of revenue and less brand value.”

Mel Davies of Loch Brewery and Distillery said,

“Loch is an emerging food and beverage destination”.

“This should be located in an urban environment.

This is a large facility when compared to the existing tiny operations in the village,” she said.

Sybil Leris used to run the Loch hotel. She said when the proposed hospital site operated as an accident respite centre, patients begged in the street, and visitors supplied drugs and alcohol to patients.

She believed the hospital would be too small to cater for 20 patients.

“To be crammed in like that is inhumane,” she said.

Chris Cronin is the Loch Primary School council president and the new president of the kindergarten.

Both are near the proposed hospital site.

He was concerned the patients would be unpredictable and use offensive language that would be heard by children.

He said the school had grown by 28 students since

2011, but the town’s reputation could be harmed by the hospital. He was concerned student numbers could drop at the school and kinder, leading to staff job losses.

The Cronin family moved to Loch five years ago.

“If there had been a rehabilitation centre in the village then we would not have considered Loch as a destination,” Mr Cronin said.

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Becc shares story of hope

By Lucy Johnson

DRUG addiction and use is at an all time high, however help

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The Inverloch woman has shared the story of her

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transformation with the public at many local drug forums.

“I feel like I can share hope and freedom with people who are struggling,” she said.

“It is what motivates me now. I want to give strength to those people who are in need.”

Ms Slavin said she hit “beyond rock bottom” when she became reliant on the drug ice as a teenager.

Recognising she had an addiction, Ms Slavin sought support from a local counsellor and family friend who helped her look for rehabilitation services.

“There were not any big rehabilitation services here and the centres in Melbourne had a one year waiting list,” Ms Slavin said.

Her case is one of many where a shortage of community services in regional areas has been a barrier to overcoming addiction.

Ms Slavin researched a number of residential rehabilitation services and found Grace Academy to have some of the highest success rates in Australia. She went

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to the facility in Esperance, Western Australia, where she took part in a 16 month rehabilitation program to overcome her addiction.

“We learnt so many things but one basic and important thing was work ethic. We made our beds every day and cleaned the facilities by taking turns doing jobs,” she said.

Ms Slavin worked with a mentor who helped her to establish a daily routine which incorporated the Christian values of the centre.

“They taught us what to do in response to everyday situations. They taught us strategies to deal with feelings like anger and hurt,” she said.

“We also had fun. They taught us how to experience having fun without drugs and alcohol.

“We also learnt forgiveness. I know I did a lot of bad things but I had to learn to let it go.”

Ms Slavin is now assistant manager at Vela Nine cafe in Inverloch where she works full time. She has stayed off drugs.

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Fire escape Contined from Page 1.

“On a Total Fire Ban day, no fires may be lit in the open air and existing fires must be fully extinguished.”

Dumbalk and Mirboo North brigades extinguished a burnoff on a farm at Mardan.

Dumbalk incident manager Rob Fisher said farmers should check the weather forecast before burning.

“A farmer started his burnoff on Tuesday night and due to the Total Fire Ban, we had to come out and black out the burnoff,” he said.

While the property own-

er did attain a permit for burning off on his property, CFA would like to remind people to plan ahead.

“He realised the wind was picking up and made the decision to call the fire brigade,” Mr Fisher said.

“It is important to look at the weather forecast for both temperatures and wind levels before you plan a burnoff.”

Dumbalk and Mirboo North brigades attended the scene from 8am and worked to black out the burnoff for most of the morning.

“It took two tankers and nine people to perform the task, which takes time and

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A similar callout occurred in Arawata last Wednesday when the Ruby Fire Brigade attended a rural property to extinguish a separate burnoff.

Brigade captain Darren Hardacre said the farmer attempted to extinguish the blaze the night before and called for assistance on Tuesday evening.

“The property owner was checking his burnoff and discovered one fire was still burning. We made the decision to extinguish the fires on Wednesday morning. Because he reported the fire beforehand we did not report him during the fire ban,” Mr Hardacre said.

The incidents came as South Gippslanders have been warned to brace themselves for a heightened fire risk this summer, just days after a spate of fires across the region.

This summer is set to be one of the driest on record and yet fire brigades responded to many fires last week, ahead of fire restrictions being implemented yesterday (Monday).

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“The challenge for us is to communicate to visitors that there is a huge fire risk,” Cr HutchinsonBrooks said.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - PAGE 5

MP tables dump petition A PETITION signed by close to 1400 people opposed to a landfill at Leongatha South that would be filled with rubbish from Melbourne was tabled in State Parliament last week.

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien, who presented the petition in the Legislative Assembly, said Gippsland should not become Melbourne’s dumping ground.

“Plans by Veolia to truck 200,000 tonnes per year to a former quarry site in Leongatha South and encroach on pristine

farmland have naturally raised strong opposition,” he said.

“South Gippslanders understand there is a need for waste facilities and are happy to deal with the waste we create, however there are serious concerns as to why waste created by citydwellers should be dumped in Leongatha.”

Mr O’Brien has raised the issue in Parliament with Environment Minister Lisa Neville a number of times, including last sitting week, and is now awaiting a response in writing from the minister.

“While I appreciate an ex-

hausted quarry might appear to be a good place for a tip, there are a whole host of concerns relating to the environment, increased road use and contamination and the Labor Government needs to play a role in addressing these concerns,” Mr O’Brien said.

“The Environment Minister needs to explain whether dumping Melbourne’s rubbish alongside productive farmland in South Gippsland will be allowed.”

Eastern Victoria Region MLC and Koonwarra resident Melina Bath said while it was a positive sign the proposed dump had not

been named in the recently released Draft Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Implementation Plan, the fight was not yet over.

“Before this rubbish proposal can be ruled out in full, we need to see the final report of this plan and also the waste plan currently being prepared for Gippsland,” she said.

“The community fight though is already sending a strong signal to Veolia and the government that we don’t want Melbourne’s waste in our beautiful part of the state.”

Standing firm: The Nationals’ Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien and Eastern Victoria Region MLC, Melina Bath at State Parliament with petitions signed by nearly 1400 locals concerned about the proposed landfill at Leongatha South.

Forking out Ratepayers pay for new civic precinct now

By Brad Lester RATEPAYERS are now paying towards a new municipal precinct that will include new council offices, South Gippsland Shire Council concurred at last Wednesday’s meeting.

The consensus was the first declaration of ratepayers’ money going towards the project that may not be built until next decade.

Cr Don Hill has long advocated that council was saving funds towards the project despite fellow councillors rejecting his claims as untrue.

He told the council meeting council aimed to spend $32 million on the project by 2029, with $24.98 million allocated at this stage.

Cr Hill said last Wednesday’s meeting was the first time other councillors had admitted ratepayers were now paying towards council’s savings for new offices.

“Council should honestly represent the facts to the public rather than put forward incorrect arguments that are likely to mislead ratepayers and interests which are other interests other than the ratepayers’,” he said.

Cr Jim Fawcett defended the cost of the project.

“I’m impressed and proud that we can build a

$24 million facility in the current constraints of rate capping,” he said.

“If we choose not to spend $24 million on the precinct, that means we can have $24 million to spend on other projects.”

Cr Fawcett said council was always saving for future projects, such the Long Jetty, Karmai Children’s Centre and marina development proposed for Port Welshpool.

Cr Lorraine Brunt said the total cost of $32 million would include interest.

“I do not think it is too much to plan for the future,” she said.

Cr Hill said the municipal office project was approved by council in June this year when the budget was passed.

“Ratepayers will continue to pay costs of around four per cent per year from their rates bill towards the municipal office project each and every year until 2039,” he said.

“Local government is the only workforce I can think of that is able to impose unnecessarily high costs on its ‘customers’ and this is something that needs to change.

“The only way that I can see this outcome being prevented is for ratepayers to scrutinise candidates at the next election and chose those who will represent the facts to ratepayers honestly at all times and work towards taking charge of

the agenda from the administration, not just those candidates who say so at election time.”

Cr Hill said he would contest the council election in October 2016.

Cr Andrew McEwen urged council to consider decentralising council offices, instead of relying on a single location. He said such offices would cater for the growing role of computers in council business.

Council last Wednesday voted to adopt a consultant’s report, the Municipal Precinct Study, that identified council’s existing office in Smith Street, Leongatha, as the best location for new council officers, a library for Leongatha and community meeting spaces.

The site was chosen given council owns the

building, its existing zoning, location and cost of development.

Other possible sites were the Carinos building council owns in Smith Street; Leongatha Memorial Hall; Leongatha railyards in Roughead Street; Daker centre land at 19-21 Smith Street, Leongatha; council depot at Yarragon Road, Leongatha; and the Korumburra Art Gallery/ library site.

Council’s current offices are cramped, substandard and out of date.

Council voted to refer the recommendations of the consultant’s report to the new council in 2017 for further consideration.

Cr Nigel HutchinsonBrooks said council had not decided its preferred site as yet, as the report had only given council options to consider.

Railyards vision THE ugly railyards in the middle of Leongatha could be landscaped under a proposal before South Gippsland Shire Council.

The railyards were considered as the possible site for a new municipal precinct, but ruled out.

A report to council estimated a landscape plan for the railyards site would cost in the vicinity of $100,000, given the need to further explore contamination issues.

Council would pursue opportunities for funding from the State Government and/or VicTrack, given VicTrack, a government agency, owns the land.

Tree chop controversy

By Tony Giles IN an early morning operation last Friday, South Gippsland Shire Council contractors removed 14 trees from key Leongatha streets.

The trees were chopped in part of Bruce Street and along Peart Street.

Residents have expressed disappointment a tree in front of St Peter’s church was cut to the ground. It provided shade from the hot summer for a chair located in front of the church.

Council’s parks and gardens coordinator Steve Missen told The Star the request for the tree to be removed in front of St Peter’s was from the church itself.

“St Peter’s said engineers had advised the tree was causing structural issues and they approached us to have it removed,” he said.

St Peter’s advised this newspaper the tree was impacting on the stability of the front wall and if left standing, could have been a danger to people in the vicinity.

The church had spent almost $40,000 in recent times trying to rectify problems caused by the tree roots.

However, the church group confirmed with The Star council had told them the tree was targeted for removal anyway.

As for the rest of the trees being removed in Peart Street, Mr Missen said they were on the south side and were severely impacting powerlines.

“Every time the trees were pruned in that street the amenity they provided was severely impacted; the value in the trees was lost and the infrastructure affected,” Mr Missen said.

The Queensland Box trees were removed, includ-

ing stumps, and will be replaced with Prunus Blireana trees next autumn. That species grows up to four metres tall.

A similar tree replacement program took place in Turner Street previously.

Mr Missen said the 7am start by the contractors was not about getting the job done before people had time to realise, but said contractors normally started early and would be less likely to impact on traffic and the public.

Some of the public feedback received on The Star’s Facebook page included: Angie Ford: “What????

Can’t wait to hear the reasons for this! Used to enjoy the shade and a rest outside the church on many an occasion.

Looks so bare without it. Too many trees being taken down, and even if they replant new ones, they take years to grow.

Not happy!”; Wendy Curran Brown: “After all the kerfuffle over the tree in the Aldi car park I am disappointed this tree in particular has been chopped

Shade gone: some people are disappointed the tree near St Peter’s church in Leongatha, which provided shade from the hot sun, has gone.

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down as it provided shade for that seat, which is used a lot especially by the residents of Woorayl Lodge after their climb up the hill to do their shopping”; and Eric Chilver: “I can see them sitting back in their seats laughing their heads off.

With this contempt for the public, with an attitude it’s done now, what can the public do. The apathy of a majority will always give way to a minority.”

Council advised The Star via Facebook: “These works were advertised in council’s noticeboard on page 8 of The Star on November 17. A letter was also sent to all residents in Peart Street. No objections were received.”

Gary Burns wrote: “Maybe The Star should actually read their own paper before they attempt emotive reporting. If I had a ‘concern’ about contractors working on shire trees I would ring the shire not, The Star.”

The works were done by Clean Cut Tree Removals under contract to council.

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Bair Street design captures interest

By Stuart Biggins A RE-IMAGINED Bair Street is exciting the residents of Leongatha who see a long overdue revitalised town centre.

What I see: from the left, senior strategic planner with South Gippsland Shire Council, Chantal Lenthall discusses the future design of Bair Street with Leongatha resident, Robyn Begg.

South Gippsland Shire Council set up a stall in Lyon Street between 12pm and 3pm on Friday and 9am and 12pm on Saturday to display current concepts developed for the street’s redesign and to gain the public’s ideas.

Robyn Begg said it was

something Leongatha needed.

“It is long, long, long overdue,” she said.

“It will get destination Leongatha happening, particularly on the weekends and enable it to compete with places like Mirboo North, Koonwarra and Meeniyan, to which it has been losing weekend trade.”

Ms Begg said Bair Street had limited crossing for older people and parents with young children.

“If you’re doing business at the far end of the street it is a long way to the pedestrian

lights at the McCartin Street end,” she said.

Council’s senior strategic planner Chantal Lenthall said people were excited by the prospect of improvements being made to the amenity of the street.

“Feedback has been really positive and people have plenty of ideas,” she said.

On a day when a cold and blustery wind blew down Lyon Street, which is part of the area to be redeveloped, Margaret Hook of Leongatha felt a screen at the southern end of the street would act as a wind break.

Council intends to commence work in Bair Street in 2017-2018 once the Leongatha heavy vehicle truck route is complete.

The master plan for the project will guide road and footpath improvements, new landscaping, street furniture and other upgrades, including a site for the location of a statue of local legend Lennie Gwyther, the nine year old who rode his pony to Sydney and back to witness the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Council disables Leongatha carpark FINDING a place to erect a marquee for its Re-imagining Bair Street stall on Friday and Saturday turned sour for South Gippsland Shire Council.

Council copped complaints from people with disabilities after they arrived to park at their preferred disabled parking spot in Lyon Street, only to find it already occupied by council’s stall.

Council was seeking the public’s ideas for the Bair Street streetscape, which is set to undergo revitalisation in 2017 once the Leongatha heavy vehicle alternative

route is completed.

Among the motorists with a disability permit were Leongatha’s John and Lyn Tapscott. They said when they confronted council staff manning the Lyon Street stall, council staff suggested they park in other disabled parking lots.

But Mrs Tapscott was not happy.

“Why did they choose a disabled parking space when there are so many other parking spaces where they could have put up their tent?” she asked.

Council was contacted but The Star was unable to obtain a comment before going to print.

Truckies fume: from left, Geoff Owen from Owen Livestock Transport, Sue Kemp from Stoitse Transport, South Gippsland Shire Council’s road safety officer John Ernst, Korumburra’s Bruce Chisholm from Ramdin Transport and Tom Watchel from Holcim were disappointed with the outcome of the truck amnesty day at the Koonwarra saleyards on Friday.

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TRUCK drivers were disappointed when a truck amnesty day turned nasty at the Koonwarra saleyards on Friday.

Spot taken: South Gippsland Shire Council’s Re-imagining Bair Street stand was erected to give people a say about the future of Leongatha’s centre, however council did not please everyone by choosing to work from a disabled parking space.

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Local truck drivers were given the impression they could have the safety of their trucks examined by a shaker unit, which could pick up details mechanics often miss.

However, half a dozen trucks were classed as unroadworthy for minor defects, leaving truck drivers fuming.

“VicRoads used this opportunity to enforce minor issues and now these truck drivers need a full road worthy before they can go out on the roads again,” South Gippsland Freight Network member and Holcim driver Tom Watchel said.

“It is expensive to sort out for something as minor as a brake imbalance.”

VicRoads said it takes heavy vehicle compliance very seriously and is working closely with industry, community and other authorities to ensure the safety of everyone on our roads.

“Attendees (at the Koonwarra Saleyards) were given the opportunity to volunteer their vehicles to undergo a TSS inspection and advised that should any defects be uncovered, standard procedures including defect notices would apply. One major and five minor defect notices were issued on the day to three vehicles. Minor defects allow operators to have

the identified issue resolved within seven days or receive a penalty,” VicRoad’s director regulatory services Eric Henderson said.

“VicRoads is aware that a flyer promoting the day circulated by the organiser incorrectly stated that drivers need not worry about a ticket, which may have led to some confusion. Operators who underwent an inspection at the event were made aware of potential penalties and provided their consent before the inspection process began.”

Truck drivers are fully aware of the need to have a safe vehicle on the road and generally accept responsibility when something is wrong, however Bass Coast Highway Patrol’s Sergeant Allan Piening said VicRoads ignored the usual protocol of giving an informal warning and time to fix the problem, and went straight to the maximum fine.

South Gippsland Shire Council’s road safety officer John Ernst said the trucks’ issues did not warrant that sort of response.

“The defects may affect the trucks over time but mechanics would certainly pick it up before it compromised road safety,” Mr Ernst said.

“If VicRoads just pointed out the issues without enforcement, truck drivers could take the vehicle away and work on it. This wasn’t about safety; it was about revenue.”

Mr Watchel said the day was supposed to be about learning safety improvements and being able to pick up matters for mechanics to fix quickly, but the enforce-

ment severely impacted on the number of truck drivers who attended the event.

“Some operators who wanted to check the performance of their mechanic opted not to because of this,” he said.

“They use qualified mechanics but it’s always a good idea to check when the opportunity arises. Instead, this has been an expensive outing for truck drivers.”

Mr Ernst said the day was counterproductive for promoting safety.

“These truck drivers have tried to do the right thing and the day was planned with goodwill to start with. This is an example of where people go wrong and make poor decisions,” he said.

“Local operators have volunteered their time over

the last four years to promote road safety and safety has vastly improved. This has been such a deflating experience.”

Mr Watchel said the South Gippsland Freight Network had been successful, as it received a Federal Government award for excellence in road safety, a TAC award for safer vehicles, and statistics have shown an 80 per cent reduction in crashes.

“We get very good support from regional VicRoads so this is not a direct complaint to them; it’s just the enforcers,” he said.

“Truck drivers want to know when something is wrong and are very grateful when problems are found, but this day did not support what we are trying to achieve.”

Plea to save water S O U T H Gippslanders are being urged to start saving water on the back of ongoing low rainfall.

South Gippsland Water recorded 10mm at its Lance Creek reservoir between November 21 and 27, 11mm at Ruby Creek, 8mm at Coalition Creek, 28mm at Deep Creek, 5mm at Little Bass and 16mm at Battery Creek.

South Gippsland Water’s acting managing director Rob McKaige said, “Despite rainfall recorded within all catchments, little run-off was generated due to the dry ground conditions and storages continued to decline.

“South Gippsland Water is encouraging customers to prepare now for a dry season and implement water saving behaviours.”

The Bureau of Meteorology’s Pound Creek observation station recorded 38.2 mm for November. The same station recorded 62mm in November 2014.

Council is urging people to water between 6pm and 10am, ensure hoses did not leak and not to water hard surfaces.

Korumburra’s Coalition Creek is 78 per cent full, Battery Creek 82 per cent full, Ruby Creek 86 per cent full, Lance Creek and Little Bass 87 per cent full, and Foster Dam 97 per cent full.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - PAGE 7

Farmers unite to fight drought

By Sarah Vella FARMERS across South Gippsland are facing unprecedented water shortages, in a season that has already seen water storages run dry.

Yanakie Water Group is a subcommittee of the Yanakie Progress Association and has been set up to support local farmers with their water needs.

They have been pumping water from a natural soak for the past 10 weeks, 24 hours a day.

President of the progress association Alex Moon said Yanakie is in drought and several farms have already run out of stock water, including his own.

Mr Moon said his family had been in Yanakie for 56 years and had never run out of water.

“We formed the committee in May because we could see what was going to happen,” he said.

“We have started sourcing water where we can and pumping it to places people can access it.”

Mr Moon said Yanakie was a close knit community that had worked hard to solve its own water problems.

“Now we are pumping water from a farm up to another dam and then it is getting pumped on,” he said.

“We are trying to build up storage to help people out as they need it. There are three or four farms at the moment struggling for water.”

Mr Moon said water needs were now covered, but he envisioned there would be a few more farms looking for water as summer continued.

The group has recently bought a bigger pump to enable it to move a bigger amount of water quicker.

“We are only in November and farms are starting to look like they would in January. We haven’t had any run off out here for two years,” he said recently.

“The whole community is involved trying to help.”

Mr Moon said the water group is also trying to come up with a water plan for Yanakie and is currently looking at funding options.

“We are looking long term, because we don’t know if this is going to be a continuing thing,” he said.

Bureau of Meteorology climatologist Jonathan Pollock said the outlook for November to January

shows drier than normal conditions are likely for parts of South Gippsland.

“Areas around Wilsons Promontory are in serious and severe deficiency at five and 15 month time scales. The dry outlook for South Gippsland in November would worsen that rainfall deficiency,” he said.

Southern Rural Water general manager groundwater and rivers Craig Parker said there were a number of ways the company helped customers over summer.

“The most important way we help is to continually promote trading,” he said.

“We have a free online register for anyone wishing to buy or sell water licences and we are now actively encouraging those who are not using their water for the summer to consider either a temporary or permanent trade to those who need it.”

Mr Parker said any domestic and stock water users who do not hold licences and think they may run out of stock water should start planning now.

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien said although South Gippsland was facing serious rainfall deficiencies and driest on record conditions in some places such as

Water source: from left, Yanakie farmers Jared and Alex Moon and Raoul and Trevor Pridham are helping farmers in the area access water this summer. around Yanakie, thankfully the area was not in such a dire a position as the north west.

“Nonetheless, many farmers have been carting water for months and the government should be on standby to assist with

urgent stock and domestic supplies if the forecast hot summer further dries up supplies,” he said.

“The government should remain vigilant to the needs of South Gippsland and be prepared to extend the sup-

port available in other parts of the state if conditions worsen.”

Mr O’Brien said there was no case for turning on the desalination plant at Wonthaggi.

“Under the terms negotiated by the former

Labor Government, the minimum water order is 50 gigalitres which is 10 times the annual domestic use in South Gippsland, not to mention the enormous cost when our dams are still in good condition,” he said.

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Epic feat spreads lifesaving message A VENUS Bay surf life saver swam 41km from Bairnsdale to Lakes Entrance on Saturday to raise awareness of the need for swimmers to swim between the flags.

Ready to rest: from left, swimmers Mike Gregory, Steve Klugman and Paul Hoffman thank South Gippsland Shire Council for its support after swimming 41km from Bairnsdale to Lakes Entrance to promote Venus Bay and other surf life saving clubs on Saturday.

With summer now here and everyone ready to swim, life saver Paul Hoffman said, “It is important to follow one rule at Venus Bay: always swim between the flags.

“Did you know there has never been a drowning death in Victoria between the flags?

“Did you know Venus Bay is ranked in the top three most dangerous beaches in the state? And did you know what looks like the safest place to swim is often the most dangerous?

“On behalf of the Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club, we ask all beach users to swim between the flags and nowhere else. If we can see you, we can save you.”

He and two colleagues Mike Gregory and Steve

Klugman swam the 41km between surf life saving flags on board inflatable rescue boats.

The trio set off at 3.15am in pitch darkness, up the Mitchell River and out into Lake King.

Bizarrely, the greatest the challenge the trio faced for the first few hours was a long stretch of water that could only be described as jellyfish soup.

Despite the occasional sting, the boys pushed through. They took on food and liquid every 30 minutes thrown or passed to them via a large fishing net.

They made great time for the first six hours and then as they approached Metung, conditions become challeng-

ing.

A combination of an incoming tide and very strong currents meant as the swimmers rounded the point, they were brought to a screeching halt.

For more than 45 minutes the swimmers dug deep, swimming on the spot and barely moving.

But a single mindedness and determination meant the trio overcame the challenge and pushed through the current.

After a little more than 12 hours since hitting the water, after thousands and thousands of strokes, jellyfish, currents, tides and changes in water temperature, all three swimmers hit terra firma at Bullock

Island, Lakes Entrance.

The Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club would like to thank the men for undertaking this epic swim for the club.

The club thanked South Gippsland Shire Council for donating a massive $3000 to the cause. Bulls Cruisers from Paynesville donated the support boat and Zoggs swimwear chipped in with goggles, caps and shirts for the swimmers The event raised just over $5500 to date and the club is seeking to raise more.

To donate, visit the Venus Bay SLSC website www.vbslsc.org.au and click through to donate.

Fire warning PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Bookings for speaking times are essential, phone 5662 9222.

Wednesday 9 December - Council Chambers, Leongatha 2.00pm; 7.00pm* (*by noon 8/12) Wednesday 16 December 10.00am - Public Presentation ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday 16 December - 2.00pm NOTICE TO OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF LAND To the owner/occupier of 7-9 Farmers Road, Dumbalk: A notice to slash all grass, weeds, stubble or other light vegetation so it is no higher than 75mm above ground level on the property, remove all Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus spp. agg.) or other noxious weeds from the property, remove all derelict or unregistered vehicles from the entire property and remove whitegoods, timber pallets and/or other refuse from the entire site no later than 18 December 2015. These requirements have been affixed on the property in accordance with section 41A (3) of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958.

You may lodge an objection to this notice under section 41B of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 and appeal the outcome of that objection under section 41C of that Act. Fire Prevention Officer, Bruce Gardiner.

DEADLY CONFERENCE The Deadly in Gippsland conference, an outstanding celebration of Aboriginal people and culture, is being held over three days at Wilsons Promontory National Park (Yiruk Wamoon) on 2, 3 and 4 December. The Council hosted event will look at what the Indigenous community can achieve in partnership and will acknowledge the 'Deadly' work being done by Aboriginal people every day.

For more information, go to the Deadly in Gippsland website at www.deadlyingippsland2015.com.au or contact Sophie Dixon on 5662 9202 or email sophie.dixon@southgippsland.vic.gov.au.

COUNCIL WORKS THIS WEEK Road & Vegetation Maintenance: Darlimurla/ Mirboo/ Koorooman Road Maintenance: Walkerville/ Middle Tarwin/ Meeniyan Vegetation Maintenance: Grand Ridge Rd, Trida/ Fish Ck/ Waratah Nth/ Yanakie Drainage Maintenance: Walkerville/ Middle Tarwin/ Meeniyan/ Stanfields Rd, Poowong Nth/ Tanbergs Rd, Poowong Stabilising Works: Meeniyan/ Walkerville Rd, Tarwin Lower/ Ameys Tk, Foster/ Fairbank Rd, Arawata Pavement Rehabilitation Works: Leongatha Yarragon Rd, Wooreen Roadside Slashing: Poowong North area Road Construction: Grand Ridge Rd, Trida & Carmodys Rd, Leongatha Sth Culvert Replacement: Gibbs St, Foster Regulating Works: Bass Valley Rd, Bena Tree Maintenance: Ameys Track, Foster Footpath Renewal: McCartin St, Leongatha 9 Smith St., Leongatha 3953 (Private Bag 4) Ph: 5662 9200 council@southgippsland.vic.gov.au Fax: 5662 3754 www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

A FIRE at Mirboo North has provided a timely reminder about the potential risk of bushfire posed by using a chainsaw to cut firewood close to the end of firewood season.

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) district manager Peter McEwan said, “This was an unfortunate accident and there won’t be any charges, but the recent small fire in state forest, three kilometres north of Mirboo North, was sparked by a member of the public cutting firewood in a designated firewood area.

“He was doing all the right things, but our fire investigator said it was likely dry fibrous bark built up around the chainsaw’s exhaust , started smouldering and ignited bark litter when the chainsaw was put on the ground.

“The man called 000 immediately and rapid initial attack by local CFA

volunteers knocked down the running edge of the fire, while DELWP crews and a dozer contractor built a control line, dealt with some hazardous trees and blacked out the area.”

The fire was contained to just under one hectare, but burnt quite freely within this area despite the lack of wind, highlighting the dryness of forest areas even this early in season.

“We’d like to encourage people collecting firewood to be very careful with chainsaws as the bush is very dry in many areas and we recommend people have a fire extinguisher or knapsack handy when using chainsaws,” Mr McEwan said.

“It would also be a good idea to stay on site for 15 to 30 minutes after you’ve finished cutting your firewood and check your worksite carefully, to make sure no smouldering bark or other material is left behind.”

The firewood collection season ended in Gippsland on November 30 and reopens on March 1, 2016.”

Paramedics rescue hikers REMOTE wilderness response paramedics treated two people at Wilsons Promontory National Park on Wednesday.

Paramedics attended a call for help near the lighthouse after a woman suffered an allergic reaction while on a hike.

Ambulance Victoria group manager Paul James said it took several hours to reach the remote location.

“An air ambulance helicopter tried to get into the area but wasn’t able to due to the rough weather,” he said.

“Remote wilderness paramedics made their way into the bush in a four wheel drive vehicle and hiked the last four kilometres to reach the woman.

“They assessed her and another member of the group who was suffering exhaustion. Both were in a stable condition.

“Due to the weather, a decision was made for the paramedics to camp overnight with the group.”

The pair was treated and managed to leave the promontory without injury.

Like nowhere else: from the left, Maria Vogt, Kip Turner and Kaye Price from the Mornington Peninsula with Robert Barron of Gooseneck Potter.

The three found the drive to Kardella well worth making for the fabulous array of pottery available.

Gooseneck open day charms THE culmination of six months of exceptional work by Kardella potter Robert Barron was on display at the Gooseneck Pottery open day on Saturday.

A steady stream of people, many whom are great admirers of his beautiful and unique work and had travelled long distances, attended the opening.

Having taken three weeks to pack into the kiln, five days to fire, five to cool and two weeks to unpack, the gallery in its beautiful environs was a delight for lovers of Mr Barron’s pottery.

Mr Barron sets many pieces in the kiln unglazed and during firing they are exposed to the random and magical processes that take place resulting in objects of quite rare beauty.

POLICE BRIEFS Schoolies caught WONTHAGGI Police intercepted a suspicious car on Phillip Island last week and found a stash of drugs inside.

Police intercepted a car with three young passengers on Tourist Road, Sunset Strip last Thursday. The passengers were visiting friends on the Island for a schoolies event.

Police found drug paraphernalia and searched the car, finding cannabis, amphetamine and ketamine.

A 19 year old man from Croydon North was arrested for drug possession.

Thief driver arrested POLICE arrested a man who was caught driving a stolen car while on a suspended licence last Tuesday.

Wonthaggi Police intercepted a vehicle after it was caught with homemade number plates along Woolamai Beach Road in Cape Woolamai. Investigations revealed the driver had a suspended driving licence. Further enquiries found the vehicle was stolen.

A 43 year old man and an 18 year old woman from Crib

Point were arrested and will appear in court at a later date.

Boy saved PORT Welshpool Coast Guard rescued a boy, injured during a school trip to Wilsons Promontory National Park on Wednesday.

A group of students was on a trip at Sealers Cove when a 15 year old student injured his ankle and was unable to walk.

School staff administered first aid that evening, however the boy was still incapable of walking the next day.

The air ambulance was contacted, however due to weather conditions it could not land. Port Welshpool Coast Guard rescued the boy at 11am on Thursday.

Ambulance Victoria met the Coast Guard at Port Welshpool where the boy was sent to hospital for medical treatment.

Cyclist hit by taxi A WONTHAGGI woman was sent to hospital after she collided with a taxi on McKenzie Street on Thursday.

The taxi was travelling at a slow speed out of a driveway while the 50 year old cyclist was riding south along

the footpath.

The woman collided with the front left corner of the taxi and received minor injuries to her knee.

The taxi was being driven by a West Creek man. No further police action has been reported.

Crash victim airlifted POLICE and State Emergency Services worked to rescue a driver trapped in a car in Woorarra on Sunday.

The accident occurred at 2.30am on Woorarra Road when a ute towing a trailer lost control.

The car hit a tree on the right hand side of the road and rolled onto its side.

A 26 year old man from Welshpool was the driver and sole occupant of the single car collision.

Fish Creek and Yarram State Emergency Services used the jaws of life to access the injured driver who was critically injured and was flown to Melbourne for emergency treatment.

Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - PAGE 9

Last safety plea for Lance Creek

By Tayla Kershaw TWELVE months of hard work has paid off and construction for a roundabout in Lance Creek will go ahead.

VicRoads recently secured funding to acquire land, relocate existing power poles, relocate the existing Telstra station and ultimately construct a roundabout at the intersection between Lance Creek, West Creek, Wonthaggi and Glen Alvie at the start of 2017.

Though it is a time for celebration, residents warn motorists to stay safe before works begin in early 2017.

“It doesn’t matter what speed you take, the fact is accidents happen,” Glen Alvie resident Neville Chapman said.

“It’s all over and we are thrilled with the outcome but we still have 12 months to go. We will have our fingers crossed last year’s accident was the last.”

Gerry Mollica has seen more than his fair share of horror in his six and a half years living nearby to the intersection and appealed to drivers to be sensible when approaching the intersection.

“I’ve seen six or seven accidents in my relatively short time living here, and you can forget about counting how many near misses,” he said.

“I tried to make something happen but it was just me fighting for it. Unfortunately, it took John and Barb’s accident to be the catalyst to bring this to a head.”

Many residents got behind the cause for a round-

about following Korrine residents John and Barb Luke’s car accident in October 2014, which left them hospitalised.

Putting their foot down, a residents’ protest was held several days after the accident to demand change.

“From the moment in early October (2014) when 200 local district residents and their supporters assembled at the notoriously dangerous crossroads and declared they would not put up with seeing any more people killed, nearly killed or maimed, the actions taken by council and VicRoads have been excellent, culminating in the State Government’s recent funding announcement to once and for all fix this problem,” Glen Alvie’s Elwyn Matthews said.

“A big thank you to all the helpers in council, Vi-

cRoads, the local papers, politicians and many others who achieved this terrific outcome in a relatively short time.

When finished, the crossroads should be as safe as any crossroads can possibly be.”

To help slow traffic in the meantime, a new speed limit of 80 km/h will be implemented approaching the intersection by before Christmas.

“Following four serious crashes at this intersection in five years, community members have been very forthright in sharing their opinions, ideas and feedback with us,” VicRoads regional director Scott Lawrence said.

“After the last crash in October 2014, we worked with Victoria Police, Bass Coast Shire Council and community representatives to implement a suite of improvements includ-

ing signage, linemarking and vegetation removal.

“Community representatives have been generous in dedicating their time to contribute towards to planning phase of this project.

At out meeting in April, feedback from the community assisted in refinement of the roundabout proposal.”

The residents agreed the immediate safety measures that took place were a remarkable improvement, but the intersection was still dangerous.

Mr Lawrence said VicRoads shared the community’s concerns and is now in a position to roll out a solution.

“We achieve the best

results when the community is involved in the early planning phase of safety projects such as this one,” he said.

“We look forward to continuing to work with community representatives and neighbouring landowners as the project progresses.”

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Thrilled: from left, the proposed new roundabout at the Lance Creek intersection will mean safer driving conditions for young locals Dave Milnes, Courtney Brusamarello, Jake Kershaw, Alyse Brusamarello and Rhys Brusamarello.

Bank helps students to achieve dreams THE Corner Inlet youth will again be able to get a head start on their studies, with Toora and District Community Bank Branch and Foster

Branch announcing the opening of their tertiary scholarship program for the fifth year running.

The scholarship, which opens in December, will

Going places: Fiona Saliakos is studying a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science at Deakin University. She received a tertiary scholarship from the Toora and District Community Bank Branch and Foster Branch.

support one local student with study costs in their first year of higher education.

Toora and District Community Bank and Foster Branch chairman Robert Liley said helping young people gain access to tertiary education was one way his branches are bigger than a bank.

“Our young people are our future and we believe they need the best support possible to achieve their dreams,” he said.

“The high cost associated with tertiary study can have a significant impact on a young person’s ability to further their education and some may not get the chance to go to university without financial help.

“Our Community Bank branch is happy to help ease some of that pressure and hopefully one day these students will return and share their new skills with the Corner Inlet community.”

Successful Toora and Foster Community Bank Scholarship applicants will initially receive funding for one year and depending on academic per-

formance, the scholarship may be renewed to assist in the second year of their study.

Applications are invited from eligible students, starting their studies in 2016, from December 1, 2015. Applications close on January 25, 2016 and will be assessed in early February 2016.

Last year, the Toora and Foster Community Bank Scholarship supported local student Fiona Saliakos with her Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science at Deakin University, as well as second year recipient Michelle James with her Bachelor of Psychology at Monash University.

The Toora and Foster Community Bank Scholarship is part of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Scholarship Program, with numerous Community Bank branches and other partners taking part across Australia.

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Column 7 KONGWAK Primary School Preps have a lot to look forward to this Thursday. They will spend the day at Inverloch Primary School and enjoy a special afternoon tea.

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Off and racing: teams in South Gippsland have begun their fundraising campaigns in the lead-up to the March 2016 Relay For Life event for the Cancer Council.

Around 30 walkers took on the trail from Mount Nicoll to the Fish Creek Quarry, known as the Loader Walk, on the weekend.

In near perfect walking conditions, walkers slogged uphill and down dale, finishing with a homemade morning tea and raising $500 towards the cause.

Walkers met at the quarry and were ferried by bus back to the starting point, courtesy of the Foster Golf Club.

FISH Creek and District Primary School students are an entertaining bunch. Groups of students have been working on short skits to present at assembly.

Students are also creating Christmas craft by making torn paper mosaics.

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WONTHAGGI North Primary School thanked families who donated goods to Operation Christmas Child.

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SURF life club volunteers returned to the beaches on Saturday, beginning patrols for the summer season.

Art auction: teachers and staff of Foster Primary School came out in their best 1960s hair and clothing for the school’s recent art auction and ’60s dance.

Nine artworks were sold for a grand sum of $3165. A large eagle artwork was donated back to the school.

The crowd enjoyed the 1960s dance with the fabulous Melbourne band, The Substitutes. Staff had a fabulous time dancing and enjoying lovely food provided by Trudy Haines from South Gippsland Secondary College and sweets by parent volunteers.

It was a fun way to finish the school’s celebrations of its 50 years on site.

Life Saving Victoria operations manager Greg Scott urged all beachgoers to take care and help lifesavers by swimming at patrolled beaches between the red and yellow flags whenever possible.

“If our lifesavers can’t see you, they can’t save you,” he said.

“While we encourage people to get outdoors and enjoy our coast, it’s so important people realise just how dangerous beaches can be, even on those days of ‘perfect’ beach weather.

“Rip currents can occur at all beaches, even in the bays. They are extremely dangerous and difficult to spot.”

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kilometres of Crown land between Boolarra, through Darlimurla to Mirboo North.

The rail trail is managed by volunteers who were appointed in August 2014 to a committee of management.

A committee typically comprises between three and nine members with a keen interest in the rail trail and the required skills or experience to help manage it.

This committee also has an active ‘friends’ group that helps with on-ground works and maintenance of the rail trail.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning is looking for people with skills in administration and business management, tourism and marketing to promote the rail trail through websites and social media, and someone to help with grant applications.

Further information regarding committees of management can be found on the DELWP website: w w w. d e l w p . v i c . g o v. a u Anyone interested in being on the Grand Ridge Rail Trail committee of management should contact Tarnia Leeming on 03 5172 2146 to request an information package. Applications will close on December 20, 2015. She can help proposed members with completing the required nomination form and a declaration of private interest form which is required by all candidates for appointment to a public entity.

New members will be appointed for a term that will expire in August 2017.

Keeping watch: Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club captains Josh Latto and Leah Gates on patrol at the start of the season on the weekend.

Tick of approval: from left, nursing manager at Hillside Lodge Lyn Carmichael, Gippsland Southern Health Service CEO Mark Johnson, associate manager of Alchera House Helen Hubbard, director of nursing at Korumburra Hospital Margaret Radmore, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent and president of the board of GSHS Mark Holmes.

Big certificate for a big job HILLSIDE Lodge and Alchera House aged care facilities in Korumburra have received full accreditation without recommendations.

Over two days every three years, every aspect of the operation is examined to ensure residents’ lifestyle, food services and care comply with rigid standards.

In presenting the staff of Hillside Lodge and Alchera House with their impressively framed certificates of accreditation, McMillan MP Russell Broad-

bent congratulated Gippsland Southern Health Service on what he said was a huge achievement.

“This is a big certificate for a big job,” Mr Broadbent said.

“I honour all who have gone before.

Korumburra has an amazing history of looking after its aged.”

He said how important it was to have what he called ageing in place: care facilities within the communities where people have grown up and lived.

The two aged care facilities between them care for a total of 50 men and women.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - PAGE 11

Short stay unit opens A NEW short stay unit has opened at the Wonthaggi Hospital.

The new unit, adjacent to the hospital’s emergency department, contains four beds and will support patients who have been assessed and treated in the emergency department, and need to stay in the hospital for less than 24 hours.

The unit was constructed by local builder TS Constructions, and the

building works were overseen by the health service’s engineering department.

“The opening of the new unit builds on the existing emergency services Bass Coast Health provides to the community, and will assist the medical and nursing teams in the emergency department to provide more timely care to patients using our emergency services,” Bass Coast Health CEO Veronica Jamison said.

Cecilea Stewart – the first patient

to use the service – was thrilled to be part of the event, despite being admitted with an asthma condition that interrupted her visit to the Bass Coast area from her home in Yarra Junction.

Emergency department physicians provided care to Ms Stewart during her stay.

“The entire project team is to be congratulated for working so hard to bring the project to fruition,” Ms Jamison said.

Sick of noise Turbines harming health, wind farm neighbours say

By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has been accused of failing to care for neighbours suffering duress as a result of the Bald Hills Wind Farm.

Tarwin Lower resident John Zakula said the 52 turbines create excessive noise that breach occupational health legislation.

He said the Victorian planning process was equally to blame in “a gross failure of duty of care for the people in the shire of South Gippsland”.

Mr Zakula said the wind farm “produces horrendous industrial noise” that was impacting neighbours’ health and causing sleep deprivation.

“The close location of this facility has compromised and jeopardised the health and safety to me, my family and my workers due to the conditions produces by this facility which operates 24 hours every day over 90 per cent of the time,” he said.

Mr Zakula said council was responsible for the health and safety of its constituents.

“Simply, there is a gross failure in the methodology used in the approval of wind energy facilities,” he said.

Council’s director of development services Bryan Sword said the Minister for Planning was responsible for ensuring the wind farm complied with noise restrictions.

“The Minister for Planning has endorsed the 12 month post construction noise monitoring plan,” Mr Sword said.

“The Bald Hills Wind Farm is undertaking independent noise monitoring as required by the post construction noise monitoring plan.

“The Bald Hills Wind

Farm responds to complaints in accordance with the endorsed noise complaint procedure which may include localised noise monitoring.”

Mr Sword said council was not aware of any breaches to the permit, however final assessment would be undertaken by the Minister for Planning at the completion of the 12 month post construction noise monitoring plan.

He said council had not received complaints about noise from neighbours and said complaints were typically given to the wind farm company.

Wind farm general manager Matthew Croome said the company had received several noise complaints.

“Each month the complaints are investigated and a report prepared. A copy of the report is provided to the person who raised the complaint as well as the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning,” he said.

“Investigations and reports completed to date indicate the wind farm is compliant with the permit.”

Mr Croome said when a noise complaint is received, noise data from the relevant monitoring unit was analysed by an expert acoustic con-

sultant to determine whether or not Bald Hills Wind Farm is operating within the noise limits set out in the permit.

“Complainants are kept informed about the investigations in accordance with the process set out in the complaint procedure endorsed by the minister under the permit,” he said.

Mr Croome said in accordance with the permit, Bald Hills Wind Farm has deployed noise monitoring equipment at many locations around the wind farm.

“Noise monitoring will continue until June 2016. A report will then be submitted to the minister in accordance with the permit requirements,” he said.

Bald Hills Wind Farm supplies copies of reports investigating noise complaints to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

A department spokesperson did not comment on the noise issues currently affecting residents.

“The operator is currently undertaking noise testing for the facility, which will continue for 12 months minimum,” the spokesperson said.

“At the end of the testing period the operator is

required to provide a report that summarises the noise monitoring.”

Mr Zakula called on Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to explain what methodology was used when he reduced the separation distance between a house and a turbine from two kilometres to one kilometre, in March this year.

That change reduced the household veto for a proposed wind turbine development from two kilometres to one kilometre from a dwelling, as part of changes to wind farm planning.

At the time, Mr Andrews said the plans struck the right balance between protecting property and supporting jobs in emerging industries.

Decisions on new wind farm planning applications rest with the Victorian Minister for Planning. Councils retain responsibility for enforcement of wind energy facilities for new and existing planning permits.

Residents who are concerned about noise generated by turbines should lodge their concern with Bald Hills Wind Farm by calling 1800 027 689 or emailing info@baldhillswindfarm. com.au.

Patient care: from left, Bass Coast Health CEO Veronica Jamison, porter Rob McRae and emergency department nurse Erin Passarin took care of patient Cecilea Stewart in Wonthaggi Hospital’s new short stay unit.

Standing out: the Bald Hills Wind Farm has been the subject of numerous noise complaints.

Mantle Mining stated it would proceed with further community consultation and start ex-

ploratory activities concerning its newly granted coal exploration licences, which include the surrounds of Mirboo North, Traralgon South and Carrajung Lower.

At a recent public meeting in Mirboo North, Mantle Mining presented its intentions for its exploration tenements which include mining black and brown coal and to eventually establish, by 2050, a solar pumped hydro system in a mined out coal mine in the Latrobe Valley.

Coal and CSG Free Mirboo North viewed this proposition with scepticism, believing the transition to renewable energy on the back of mining coal was seen as a contradiction in terms.

Kim White of Mirboo North said Mantle Mining does not have the capital resources to do it.

“Mantle Mining’s proposal to use black coal mining to create an environmentally friendly hydroelectric power plant is, on closer inspection, simply eyewash, “she

said.

“Mantle Mining is trying to pull the wool over our eyes long enough to mine out the black coal, make money for the shareholders and then walk away.”

Mantle Mining’s ASX announcement stated, “Mantle is committed to a collaborative process with the community and other stakeholders to ensure its exploration programs are designed with all stakeholders input and have the support of those stakeholders.”

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OPINIONS

How lazy can one be?

TO the person/people who keep dumping rubbish, particularly McDonalds and junk food rubbish, on Canavans Road at Leongatha North.

Is it really that hard to put it in a bin? We live in a beautiful part of Australia. How about appreciating it instead of rubbishing it.

Sonia Holt, Mount Eccles South.

Lance Creek says thanks IN early October 2014, 200 local district residents and their sup-

porters assembled at the notoriously dangerous Lance Creek five road intersection.

They declared there and then they would no longer tolerate seeing any more people being killed, nearly killed or maimed.

Their actions were taken after a crucial meeting and further meetings by district representatives with Bass Coast Shire Council infrastructure staff and later with VicRoads Eastern Region identities Paz, Wayne and Natalija.

This culminated in the State Government’s announcement by Labor member for Eastern Victoria Region Harriet Shing MP of funding, to once and for all fix the intersection by building and finish-

Letters to the Editor

ing a roundabout by early 2017.

A big thank you to all those involved within Bass Coast Shire Council, VicRoads, the police input, the local papers, politicians and any others who helped to achieve this result in a relatively short time. This is a terrific outcome.

When completed, the intersection should be as safe as any crossroad can possibly be.

Again a big thank you to all concerned for helping to make it happen. We look forward to the completion of this project in early 2017.

Elwyn Mathews, Glen Alvie, including Jim Wilson, John Luke, Gerry Mollica, Graeme Bird, Neville Chapman and all the other district activists.

Stronger scrutiny of foreign ownership

E D I T O R I A L

Decision far from easy NO ONE envies councillors when they have to make decisions like these.

South Gippsland Shire Council last Wednesday voted to permit a drug and alcohol rehabilitation hospital at Loch.

Many people in the community objected to the proposal but many residents of South Gippsland further afield have told The Star the hospital will enable local addicts to receive treatment locally.

One can understand the concerns of the Loch community, particularly those in business, given the amount of money, time and energy they have invested in creating a unique village atmosphere catering to the tourism market.

Unfortunately, drug and alcohol addiction is on the rise in Victoria and South Gippsland is not immune.

While objectors at Loch now have the option of appealing council’s decision at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), council has imposed significant conditions within the planning permit that aim to screen the hospital from the surrounding community, including the nearby school, kindergarten and bowling club.

The developer has told council and the community they have operated a similar hospital in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern without concern and given that track record, that should ensure the impact on the Loch community is minimal.

No doubt council will closely monitor the operations of the hospital to ensure all conditions are met and the Loch community does not suffer as a result.

Residents and business-people will be watching the hospital closely and quickly report any concerns to council.

Let’s hope South Gippsland addicts are able to find a new lease on life locally, for the benefits of future generations.

Letters guidelines ALL letters should be kept to 400 words or less.

The Star reserves the right to edit all letters for length and style. Writer’s details, including full name, address and phone number (not for publication), must be included.

VICTORIANS will welcome the passage of legislation in parliament last week that will ensure a better oversight of foreign purchases of agricultural land.

It formalises a new register of foreign ownership of agricultural land, and lowers the screening thresholds for foreign purchases of agricultural land and agribusiness by private investors from $252 million to $15 million (cumulative) and $55 million respectively.

While foreign investment and its benefits are welcome, the legislation ensures greater scru-

tiny when analysing a proposal to ensure it’s in the national interest, which the Australian people expect. The establishment of the register will provide clear and accurate information on who owns what.

As well, there’ll be a register for water entitlements to give greater clarity on the level of foreign ownership of another of our precious natural resources; stricter penalties for foreign investors who breach the rules; and application fees so taxpayers are no longer funding the administration of the system.

I know, from my travels across the state, people are concerned about foreign acquisitions and what the implications are. We need to ensure significant foreign investment in Victoria has the potential to benefit regional economies and is in Australia’s best interests.

With profitable and productive agricultural assets around the world becoming harder to find, we don’t want our businesses and communities to miss out on the massive opportunities the future growth in food and fibre demand will deliver.

The changes will help ensure this and are another key LiberalNational election commitment delivered. For further details, visit http://www.firb.gov.au/content/ default.asp Senator Bridget McKenzie, Nationals Senator for Victoria.

Email: letters@thestar.com.au Post: PO Box 84 Leongatha 3953 Fax: 03 5662 4350

Local food tops nation TARWIN Valley would like to congratulate and draw our communities’ attention to a group of local producers who have been recognised nationally as ‘top 30 food producers in Australia’ by The Age Good Food Guide in their recent publication.

South Gippsland’s Tarwin Valley was the most well represented group of top Australians producers this year, with five out of Australia’s top 30 producers coming from our region.

They were: Illan Goldman, Mirboo Pastured Poultry; Wayne Cripps, Port Franklin Fresh Fish; Bullfrog Gully Eggs, Gormandale; Burke and Bronwyn Brandon, Prom Country Cheese, Moyarra; and Glen Alvie’s Peter Cabassi Wagyu beef ($220kg).

We all know about the quality of our food and now the rest of the nation is learning what we’ve always known.

We already have award winning producers such as Bass Philip’s wines, Berrys Creek Cheeses, amongst other awarded local producers of garlic and olive oil makers which all add to the trend of increasing numbers of recognised high quality producers from the Tarwin Valley area and surrounds.

We’re also attracting new producers of saffron and truffles, which shows that it is only limited by the imagination, hard work

and perseverance of old and new members of our community.

These businesses are adding to the vibrancy and reputation of Southern Gippsland as producers of quality food and experiences as a tourist destination.

We all need to work together to build a compelling brand for Southern Gippsland and its distinctive districts so we can offer our premium products and services, and receive a fair price that reflects what we produce.

Dairy and beef are our well established industries. Added to these are the increasing diversification of quality produce and services across the region which will all benefit from the reputation of a quality brand.

We should be getting a premium for our lamb, our beef and dairy products and in the modern environment a brand that helps communicate what we we’ve always known is essential.

Growing a brand like the Barossas, Margaret Rivers or Yarra Valley takes time and perseverance, but it is worth the effort for us to all benefit in the long term.

The Tarwin Valley Development group is committed to building a distinctive local brand and adding to the Southern Gippsland brand. You can follow us on Facebook or on tarwinvalley.com.au Jeremy Rich, chairperson, Tarwin Valley Development Group Inc.

VOXPOP! VOX

Have you put up your Christmas decorations yet and do you have a theme or tradition?

“I have got a couple of decorations up but we usually do things as a family on Christmas Eve.” Joyce Charlton, Leongatha.

“No, I live on my own. I visit my children at Christmas time though and they always have decorations up. It’s nice not having to worry about putting them up.”

Robert Malcomn, Mirboo East.

“I do not bother to put up the Christmas decorations. My children and family put them up.”

Glenice Jans, Leongatha.

Supreme Court may hear parks dispute

By Sarah Vella and Brad Lester THE dispute between South Gippsland Shire Council and annual permit holders from the Long Jetty and Yanakie caravan parks could head to the Supreme Court.

Backing communities: the value of regional newspapers has been recognised in the Australian parliament.

The peak body for newspapers in regional Australia, Country Press Australia, has been advocating for a fairer share of Federal Government advertising to better convey the government’s messages to rural and regional Australians.

The Senate and now the House of Representatives have both supported motions calling for newspapers to receive more federal advertising.

The move came as management and staff of The Star (pictured) celebrated their Christmas party and the newspaper’s 125th birthday this year at a pop-up restaurant run

by Events by Kate in Leongatha on Friday night.

“I have not put any up this year.

I don’t tend to anymore. I do get together with my family and we all celebrate together.”

Connie Lomagno, Korumburra.

The parties were initially scheduled to meet for mediation next Monday, December 7, but their respective lawyers are still seeking further information before a possible new date is scheduled.

The annuals claim council unfairly increased fees and enforced compliance.

“If we cannot mediate then we will go to court which will cost ratepayers thousands of dollars,” permit holder group spokesperson Rod Francis said.

Council’s director of development services Bryan Sword said council was “waiting for further particulars”.

“Once that is complete, we will be able to direct the best course of action from there,” he said.

The group is concerned about the increase in fees, to around $4000 per year.

Mr Francis said council was killing the parks.

“In the two years since council took over the two parks, 50 sites have been vacated at Long Jetty and 52 at Yanakie. That is a $400,000 loss of income to the council,” he said.

“I can’t work out how they are making a profit now.”

Council’s approach to compliance at the parks has also irked residents.

“We are one of the only parks in the whole of Victoria that is being treated like this. We want to know why we are being victimised,” Mr Francis said.

“If the group doesn’t win the Supreme Court action, all of the annual site holders from both parks will leave.

“What we are trying to say is ‘Hey council, give us a fair go. You have kicked out half the park, but the rest are willing to stay’.

“It will get ugly. People will be chaining themselves to their vans in the end.”

Mr Francis said council’s management of the parks had frustrated many of the annual permit holders.

“Problems are lingering and are not being fixed. Council is the park manager. We shouldn’t have to keep telling it about things it needs to fix,” he said.

“The problem is, it is six months behind.”

Council was also taken to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), to dispute a permit granted to remove cyprus trees from the park.

“Basically, council came out and said because the trees are next to a building, they didn’t need a permit in the first place, so VCAT ruled in its favour,” Mr Francis said.

Cr Jeanette Harding told council last Wednesday the Long Jetty park in particular was “going ahead in leaps and bounds”.

“The community is recognising that we are doing this for the benefit of the people of Port Welshpool and the park,” she said.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - PAGE 13

Chalk talk helps beat violence FAMILY violence continues to linger on Bass Coast’s radar.

To bring the hidden issue of family violence out into the open, Bass Coast Shire Council encouraged shopkeepers and residents alike to “Chalk it up” and write messages of hope on their footpaths on Wednesday.

Council’s general manager for healthy communities David Elder has been a white ribbon ambassador for five years and each year he has attempted a new initiative to help put an end to family violence.

“We’ve had a panel of guest speakers and the Rosie Batty lunch at the RACV resort recently was

very effective,” he said.

“Chalk it up was a unique way to spread the message across the shire, instead of sweeping it under the carpet.”

Mr Elder’s initial interest in becoming a white ribbon ambassador stemmed from his family.

“I have a wife and two daughters, and the family violence statistics are damning,” he said.

“Within local government, I am able to bring awareness to this issue and change education within the workplace.”

Fellow white ribbon ambassadors include former police commissioner Ken Lay, Bass MLA Brian Paynter and council’s general manager of gov-

ernance and organisation development Mark Brady.

Mr Elder said council will continue to run initiatives throughout the year, including white ribbon workplace accreditation for all council staff.

“This will ensure our staff knows the tools for respect and demonstrates a culture of zero tolerance within the workplace,” he said.

“Wednesday marked the start of a 16 day campaign so we will continue to raise awareness about this issue together.”

Mr Elder said by dialling 1800 RESPECT, local families coping with family violence can gain the support they need.

White ribbon: Bass Coast Shire Council staff showed their respect for White Ribbon Day by creating a giant white ribbon symbol at Wishart Reserve, Wonthaggi.

Council service cuts inevitable

By Brad Lester RATEPAYERS can expect service cuts in South Gippsland Shire once the impacts of rate capping take hold.

That is the belief of immediate past mayor Cr Jeanette Harding.

Council CEO Tim Tamlin said council has budgeted for rate capping when it comes into effect from July next year and no short term service cuts were likely.

But he predicted council would “go through a bit of strife in five to seven years time”, when council had budgeted for rate increases of four per cent that were likely to be not permissible under the State Government’s rate capping policy.

The Victorian Parliament passed the rate capping policy, known as the Fair Go Rates system, last week.

The Local Government Act Amendment Bill

was passed in the Legislative Council and will stop councils raising their rates above a cap, based on the Melbourne Consumer Price Index (CPI).

The Fair Go Rates system will become law after receiving Royal Assent.

Cr Harding said, “It (rate capping) will have an effect on the services we provide to our constituents.

It has to.

“Where are we going to get the money from for the community?

“If there is a shortage of money and you are not getting as much money coming in as you have in the past, you have to curtail some of your services. That is just business, common sense.”

Mr Tamlin told The Star council believed service cuts would not be required in the short term to accommodate the government’s rate capping policy.

Asked how council manage the impacts of rate capping, he said, “When

council reviewed its Long Term Financial Plan as part of the current year’s budget process, council set the rate increase at three per cent for the next seven years commencing in 2016-17.

“Council has been proactive in setting its Long Term Financial Plan and as such will be able to accommodate the new rate capping policy in council’s 2016-17 budget which is currently being developed.”

Venus Bay ratepayer Peter Prysten said council must ease the rate burden on ratepayers.

“Council is unconstrained by the realities of a commercial environment.

Instead it is a ballooning and inefficient organisation,” he said.

“The lack of a competitive environment is the reason why most local government bodies tend to became less inefficient.

“We, the ratepayers are under constant financial pressures but have no re-

course to solutions that are available to the shire.

“Many of us are on fixed incomes, working or retired and face the constant pressures of ballooning costs in every aspect of our lives.

Few of us have the option of demanding an increase in income.”

Bass Coast Shire Council CEO Paul Buckley said council was yet to determine the impact of rate capping.

“We will review our Long Term Financial Plan over the next couple of months before progressing the 2016-17 budget and

as we go through that process, council will consider a whole range of options,” he said.

“Our current Long Term Financial Plan talks about rate increase of 4.7 per cent and the indication is that it will be around 3.05 per cent (under rate capping).”

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LAST week I officiated my first council meeting as mayor.

It was a challenging experience as there were a few controversial decisions made, but it was an experience I have certainly learnt from.

Despite being in local government for over two decades now, the atmosphere of our monthly council meetings still prompt a sense of excitement within me, with the intention of serving my community in the best way possible at the forefront of my decisions.

It’s apparent when making decisions as a collective, you simply cannot please everyone all of the time.

One particular decision made at the last council meeting was approving the drug rehabilitation

hospital at Loch. Council received 34 objections to the proposal, but supporting councillors believe the region needs such a hospital to allow local addicts to receive help in their community.

The approval is based on the applicant adhering to some very strict guidelines, and collectively we know such a facility we certainly ease the emotional and financial burden on patients and their families who typically travel thousands of kilometres every year to access such services.

The application was considered, on balance, consistent with the South Gippsland Planning Scheme and will be located at 13 Clarence Street, which already contains a large building positioned centrally on the land. This was last used as a medical centre and, prior to that, an aged care facility (Green-

hills Hostel for the Aged).

I had the pleasure of opening the Milpara Children’s Garden on behalf of the Milpara Community House.

These community hub facilities do a wonderful job for their respective communities in supplying a multitude of services including adult education, special interest classes and social groups, and community support services like the Emergency Food Bank.

The collective community effort to make the children’s garden a reality is really encouraging with the Milpara Men’s Shed, Korumburra Playgroup, Rotary Club of Korumburra, Rotary District 9520, Andrews Foundation, South Gippsland Water, council and a number of private individual supporters all contributing to its planning and development.

Mr Buckley said council could apply to vary rates by 1.65 per cent or consider other options, including reviewing services and capital works.

“The council has not considered at this point of time what options to review,” he said.

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Cast named: from left, co-director of Mary Poppins for Leongatha Lyric Theatre, Peter McAlpine, Yasmine Watsford who will play Mrs Corrie and Judy Barnard who will play Bird Woman.

Lyric plans big for 2016

By Tayla Kershaw

Lyric names Mary Poppins cast MARY Poppins is sure to be another winner for Leongatha Lyric Theatre, having landed the amazing Kerryn Lockhart who will take the title role in the ever popular musical.

She will bring to the stage a wealth of experience, having performed with star studded celebrities including Marina Prior in Showboat in Sydney and Melbourne, Nancy Hayes and Rowena Wallace in Follies, Rhonda Birchmore in Fame, Lisa McCune in She Loves Me, Anthony Warlow in Opera Australia’s

The Magic Flute, and who could forget her award winning role as Mary Magdelene in Wonthaggi Theatrical Group’s Jesus Christ Superstar.

The Mary Poppins cast was officially announced last Thursday night by directors Kerrie Giles and Peter McAlpine, which will see the other lead roles of Jane going to Jessica Geyer of Wonthaggi, while the role of Michael is to be performed by Coby Fowles of Korumburra.

Full cast is as follows: Mary, Kerryn Lockhart; George Banks, Steve Howe; Miss Andrews, Michelle Del Massetto; Mrs Brill, Christine Skicko; Robertson, Daniel Hansen; Bird Woman, Judy Barnard; Mrs

Showtime: from back left, Mary Poppins director Kerry Giles, choreographer Lisa Pellin, director Peter McAlpine with front, Jessica Geyer and Coby Fowles.

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Corrie, Yasmine Watsford; Jane, Jessica Geyer; and Michael, Coby Fowles.

Adult ensemble: Kathryn DaviePhillips, Chris Gale, Leanne Crimp, Lew Wilson, Jo Street, Scott Lawrence, Olivia Giles, Michael Hogan, Carrie Sullivan, Adam Nielsen, Chantal Lenthall, Ben Martin, Rose Wray-McCann, Vince Trease, Leanne Mitchell, Connor Epifano, Sue Thompson, Noel Stringer and Ceiri (Kerry) Byers.

Children’s ensemble: Billy Soumilas, Ashley Geary, Gerard Bradshaw, Lily Fox, Hayden Nielsen, Andrea Axford, Liam Nielsen, Alanah Coghlan, Liam Smart, Ella

Jane: Wonthaggi’s Jessica Geyer will take a lead role.

Osborne, Luke Murphy, Ruby Kuhne, Isaac Seuren, Ruby Adkins, Sonya Seuren, Sarah Seuren, Sirahnn Barker, Elizabeth Stephens and Lyra Lockhart.

Dancers: Jonti Westaway, Jackson Patterson, Morgan Mitchelson, Maddie Krausz, Morgan Bolam, Matilda Chalmers, Chloe Adkins, Kayley Lawrence, Georgia Anton, Shelley Lawrence, Chloe Fox, Grace Patterson, Bella Thorpe, Kasey Stoops and Taya Cameron.

Singing booth: Naomi Cantwell, Keona Gale, Morgan Anthony, Amy Tudor, Kasey Dunn, Glenda Smith, Amy Smith, Jane Peirini and Jenny Xiao.

Lead role: Kerryn Lockhart, Inverloch, will play Mary Poppins.

Michael: Korumburra’s Coby Fowles will play Michael.

SOUTH COAST

FINISHING off the new seating in Mesley Hall is priority for Lyric Theatre Group’s new president Peter Western.

Next year’s major musical Mary Poppins promises to be a massive show and Mr Western’s aims to ensure its audience is comfortable throughout the production.

“We partly achieved this goal this year. We spent around $68,000 on new seats for tiers, which was very well received by audience members who came to see Gypsy,” he said.

“However, we still have the old seating on the floor. It’s going to cost us another $30,000 or so, but that’s our aim for 2016.”

The committee will also be looking to replace the curtains and create the same theatrical ambience that was created during Gypsy.

“We borrowed the curtains from Wonthaggi Theatre Group. The local theatre groups are very cooperative when it comes to supporting each other, which is great because it benefits us all,” Mr Western said.

Mr Western was announced as the new president at Lyric’s annual general meeting on November 22. He was a committee member for a year and half but has been building sets for Lyric for a number of years.

“I’m relatively a newcomer to Lyric but I’ve

enjoyed building sets for several years,” he said.

“The number of people required to put these shows together is immense and there’s so much commitment. We’d easily put in up to 1000 hours of work over three or more months.

It gives us terrific joy to be involved.”

Mr Western took over the presidency from his predecessor Glenda Smith, who contributed to Lyric as president for three years.

“Where do you start?

Glenda did a fantastic job.

The 50th anniversary in particular was a massive achievement. She was a busy bee all year,” Mr Western said.

“She’d spend eight hours a day sewing and organising things for the anniversary and the productions. She has such a wide knowledge of theatre and she’s given to Lyric generously. She’s invaluable and she will continue to be there for Lyric.”

Inspired by the success of Gypsy, Mr Western is looking forward to the productions that will unfold in 2016 – Mary Poppins and Midsummer Night’s Dream.

“We’ve cast the 70 people for Mary Poppins and rehearsals will start in February, with the performance scheduled for July,” he said.

“Midsummer Night’s Dream will be performed in September and it will be directed by Bernadette Grainger. We anticipate it to be quite big because it’s so well known and such a fun show. We hope to attract a good audience.”

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Health service to tackle deficit GIPPSLAND Southern Health Service recognised the dedication of long serving board members and volunteers while reflecting on the past year at the annual general meeting on Thursday.

Board of management president Mark Holmes welcomed board members and staff to the meeting at

Leongatha Hospital.

“It has been a very busy year for Gippsland Southern Health Service.

We celebrated the first anniversary of our occupancy of the new Leongatha Hospital, we were successful in the accreditation of the Leongatha and Korumburra hospitals, our aged care facilities, Koorooman House, Alchera and Hillside Lodge,” he said.

The meeting recognised achievements and

room for improvement in the health service, which was still in deficit at the end of financial year.

Treasurer Peter Siggins presented the financial report, which recorded a deficit of $1.03 million for the health service.

“The deficit was projected to be worse than this, however the combination of salary back pays, employee expenses and over budgeting for staff has contributed $860,000

to the deficit,” he said.

“The board is working in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services on a financial management improvement plan to work with staff to implement strategies which will ensure the stability of the health service.”

Gippsland Southern Health Service has also formed a partnership with the Australian Council on Healthcare Governance to

Retirees rewarded: from left, award recipients Noelle Green, David Harvey and board of management president Mark Holmes at the Gippsland Southern Health Service annual general meeting last Thursday.

further evaluate its performance.

The health service took time to recognise retiring board members and long serving volunteers with an awards ceremony to commemorate their efforts.

David Harvey received a governorship award for his years of volunteer service and commitment to Gippsland Southern Health Service. Mr Harvey also received a plaque

to commemorate his retirement after longstanding service with the board of management.

“David went through the review process impeccably in the lead up to the health service’s assessment,” Mr Holmes said.

Christine Farmer was also awarded a governorship plaque for her 10 years of volunteer service with Gippsland Southern Health Service.

Noelle Green received recognition for her years of service as she retired from the board of management.

Gippsland Southern Health Service also released its annual quality of care report, summarising the work and evaluations of both Leongatha and Korumburra hospitals. The report can be accessed from the health service website at www.gshs.com.au

Victorious volunteer: from left, board of management president Mark Holmes and Christine Farmer with her governorship award in recognition of 10 years volunteering with Gippsland Southern Health Service.

Historic property almost sold ALTHOUGH negotiations continue for an outstanding property on the outskirts of Leongatha, agents at Alex Scott and Staff are confident a sale will be made within the week.

The first class 75 Wild Dog Valley Road property went to auction on Friday afternoon, with a huge crowd

gathering at Leongatha’s Memorial Hall interested to hear the outcome.

Passed in at $1.5 million, negotiations started immediately and agents feel real progress has been made.

The property – belonging to the Van Eck family for the past 50 years – is a 151 acre former dairy farm in a fantastic location.

Adjoining major sporting facilities SPLASH, Woorayl Golf Club and the velodrome, it is a lovely

block with highly productive pasture and triple fronted brick veneer home with three bedrooms.

With stunning views and conveniences nearby, agents said it would make the perfect investment property or family home.

Negotiations will continue until the land is sold, but agents are certain they will close the deal on the valuable property.

Race on: from left, Alex Scott and Staff agent Andrew Newton and auctioneer Greg Price in the process of auctioning 75 Wild Dog Valley Road at Leongatha’s Memorial Hall on Friday.

Truck route Bass Coast Council briefs takes shape ROAD works for the Leongatha heavy vehicle alternate route are underway in Long Street.

The diversion route will see some 600 trucks redirected down Long Street every day following the project’s completion.

While the new route will resolve traffic in Leongatha’s central business district, Long Street businesses are also faced with some changes.

Leongatha Dentures owner Colin King said he was apprehensive about the project’s proposal to remove some car parks from the front of his business.

“We currently share 18 car parks between three businesses and the project will mean they are reduced to 10 car spaces,” Mr King said.

“At the moment it is fantastic for us to have a car park out the front of the business, especially considering the number of elderly clients we see.

“The proposal includes angle parking, where clients will have to reverse out onto the busy road. I am concerned for the safety of the drivers and I want to ensure everybody is safe near my business.”

Further up on the corner of Ogilvy Street, Long Street Family Medical has also watched as road works have started on the alternate route.

Manager Katrina Benson said the clinic has not experienced any challenges.

“They have been moving electrical and plumbing lines near us but it has not had any negative impact on our business at all,” she said.

“In fact, South Gippsland Water has gone above and beyond to make sure there is no inconvenience to the clinic and our patients.

“Once the new route is complete, we do not foresee it having any impact, either negative or positive.”

OFF leash dog areas will be introduced in Corinella, Coronet Bay, Grantville, Tenby Point and Glen Forbes from January 1.

Over the past nine months, Bass Coast Shire Council worked with the land managers, stakeholders and community to identify year round off leash dog areas in the Waterline area.

Council adopted four beach areas and one reserve as off leash areas at the November meeting.

Cr Clare Le Serve said this was a great outcome for the community who have long wanted areas for their dogs to exercise off leash.

“When we surveyed residents and ratepayers earlier in the year, over 80 per cent of the 711 who completed the survey supported dog off leash areas,” Cr Le Serve said.

An implementation plan including new signage and the development of a map identifying the off leash areas will now be developed by council and land managers, and will be rolled out in the coming months.

SECURITY will remain on the Cowes foreshore during Schoolies Week, which finishes on December 4.

Maurice Schinkel of Cowes asked council whether security would protect Phillip Island’s natural environment, including the feeding site for hooded plovers.

The feeding site is located on the beach north of Justice Road.

Mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale said security would protect Phillip Island’s assets overnight between

midnight and 7am during Schoolies Week.

COUNCILLORS commended the community on organising services for Remembrance Day. Mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale attended the service in Inverloch, Cr Andrew Phillips attended the Cowes service and Cr Clare Le Serve attended a service in Grantville.

Cr Crugnale said the chance to come together and celebrate the nation’s heroes came at an opportune time, as that sort of hope was in great demand following the terrible events in Paris several days later.

COUNCIL issued a notice of decision to grant a permit for a seven metre building in Silverleaves, near Phillip Island.

The building will be single storey residential housing, including four bedrooms, a library and lounge, a kitchen, a single access driveway, decking and pool.

The permit will include vegetation removal, but further investigation will go ahead before the permit is granted.

Deputy mayor Cr Bradley Drew said a lot of consideration had gone into the building’s plan, as only some points of the building breach the seven metre limit.

“The developers could’ve chosen to build two storeys and several dwellings but they were considerate of the value of the land,” he said.

“It has triggered the need for a permit with some points going over

seven metres, but this was designed to allow sunlight into the building. It is a great outcome for the area.”

Cr Andrew Phillips agreed the designers limited the plan to protect views and the environment, and said the interesting plan will be a benefit for Silverleaves.

RESIDENTS are worried council will not cap the next residential rate increase.

Wonthaggi’s Kevin Griffiths wrote to the seven councillors individually and received six replies.

Mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale advised Mr Griffiths the long term financial plan states rates would be at 4.7 per cent.

Council is about to review the long term financial plan, which will determine whether or not council will seek variation to the proposed cap of 3.05 per cent.

Rating levels will formally be reviewed through the annual budget, which will be considered in April, 2016.

Cr Crugnale recited her information from a letter written by former mayor Cr Kimberley Brown on behalf of the councillors.

MAYOR Cr Jordan Crugnale congratulated participants in Wonthaggi’s recent Relay for Life.

She was joined at the event by Cr Clare Le Serve.

The event, held at the State Coal Mine, was a success with participants surpassing their target of $40,000 to donate to the Cancer Council.

Cr Crugnale also acknowledged

the hard work of Simone Short and the Relay for Life committee, as well as other council staff.

CR Phil Wright suggested JJJ’s Australia Day Hottest 100 to be transmitted to the lawns at the Cowes foreshore.

Council moved for the CEO to compile a report, which will include an estimated audience, sound management, a description of infrastructure required and a proposed source of funds.

“This is what young people do on Australia Day – listen to the Hottest 100,” Cr Wright said.

“It is appropriate council do something for our youth and show them we care. This is a way for them to listen to music together and with a bit of planning maybe we will pull it off.”

Cr Wright estimated the cost of the project would be $2000.

This concept will be discussed further at the December meeting (December 9).

COUNCIL confirmed building a swimming pool at Silverleaves will be monitored in case of rising sea levels.

Barbara Wilkinson of Silverleaves expressed her concerns about the destruction of wildlife habitats and the potential for serious flooding.

Mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale said the application was referred to by Melbourne Water, which is the relevant flood plan manager.

Melbourne Water provided consent with a number of conditions to address planning for sea level rise.

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Peter Miller has been in the business for 19 years and said a lot of the time, getting a favourite piece restored is cheaper than replacing it.

“Why pay for something new when refurbishment is often only a portion of the cost,” he said.

Peter and Tom Carmichael, who has been with Hi Tech for 14 years, are particular about their work. They have been joined by Jake Hurley in the past 12 months.

“We are professional, quality driven and fussy about the work we do. We are experienced and pride ourselves on providing outstanding customer service,” Peter said.

He said they can give absolutely anything, as long as it is metal, a makeover.

“We can transform any metal item including farm machinery, garden equipment, household goods, bikes, car parts and trailers,” he said.

There is a huge range of colours and finishes available to help bring any metal item back to life.

Peter said while his business specialises in powder coating, they are also experienced in applying all industrial and marine protective coatings.

“We can spray all different types of coatings on things including cattle trucks, boats, environments exposed to chemicals and more,” he said.

“A lot of people don’t realise we offer that service.”

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Give it a coat: Peter Miller (left) from Hi Tech Powder Coating and Sandblasting can give anything metal a new lease on life. He is with staff members Jake Hurley (middle) and Tom Carmichael.

Racers star at RACV challenge LEONGATHA Primary School students travelled to the RACV

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team work culminated in the four day adventure at the human powered vehicle race.

The school entered two teams in the event: Bulletproof and XLR8.

Through fundraising, the school bought two of the most modern designed vehicles in human power racing.

On the Thursday, teams presented their game shows to judges after working on their presentations since the start of term four.

Team Bulletproof came up with the game show Family Feud to convey their ideas, while XLR8 performed a rendition of the television show Spelling Bee. The judges were impressed but there was still scrutineering to pass.

Students answered questions about their vehicles and preparation, and both vehicles passed with flying colours and were cleared to race.

On the Friday, students entered a 14 hour race that would see the two teams collectively ride 350km in a human powered vehicle.

The distance was similar to driving from Leongatha to Inverloch and then onto Melbourne and back.

Leongatha competed against 90 other vehicles from more than 50 other primary schools across Victoria.

From midday to 8pm, the teams raced continuously, changing riders every 15 to 25 minutes.

Parent helpers supported children, and assisted them warm up and warm down, giving the event a racing atmosphere.

On the Saturday morning, students rose at 5am to get ready for a 6am start.

The race still had six hours to go until the checkered flag was waved.

After each passing hour, students and parents became more confident and experienced either as

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Many vehicles rolled or flipped, but it was all

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Team mates cheers on their drivers at the end.

All vehicles came onto

the main straight and team members picked up their vehicles and carried them to their pits.

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MP heeds toilet plea

By Stuart Biggins FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop will be receptive to the gift of message cards and flowers made from toilet paper to be passed on to her by McMillan MP Russell Broadbent.

Mr Broadbent was presented with the gift package by Johanna Haasjes at McIndoe Park in Leongatha on Friday morning.

While Ms Bishop will be in Paris, France, with the delegation led by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Mr Broadbent will deliver the gift to Ms Bishop’s office in Canberra this morning, Tuesday, December 1.

The package highlights the value of toilets to health levels in less developed countries.

Mr Broadbent said, “This local group led

by Johanna Haasjes has been consistent in its support of aid to third world countries.

They are not here to complain but compliment the Federal Government’s foreign aid effort which is targeted to improve sanitation and food supplies in the third world, and to give communities a helping hand to improve their standard of living.”

Ms Haasjes said, “Empowering women to overcome poverty is an important and worthwhile task as well as being smart economics.”

According to the World Bank, societies in which women are empowered have better economic productivity and future growth prospects.

As she handed Mr Broadbent the basket of gift cards and flowers made from toilet paper, which symbolise women and girls being the most affected by lack of access to basic sanitation, Ms Haasjes said, “If we can provide clean water and sanitation we can save lives. This is preventable suffering.”

She was assisted with the handover by Erin Sanders from Berry’s Creek.

Ms Sanders became involved in the Make Poverty History movement when she finished her VCE in 2009 and took a gap year during which she undertook the Make Poverty History road trip with Oaktree, a young people’s movement to end poverty.

Along with the gift cards and toilet paper flowers, Mr Broadbent received a range of ‘thank you’ products: toilet paper, hand wash and bottled water.

‘Thank you’ is a consumer movement that empowers people to fund life-changing projects through simple choices in their everyday life.

After the costs involved in bringing its products to the consumer are taken care of, every cent left funds life-changing projects.

In a world in which 1.4 billion people live in extreme poverty, Australians spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year on bottled water, food, soap and other consumer goods.

‘Thank you’ asks, what if purchasing these everyday products could provide lifechanging solutions to people in need?

The purchase of ‘thank you’ products contributes to providing either water, food or health and hygiene training to someone in need and are available from Australia Post, supermarkets and health food stores.

Dressed to impress: Class 1/2 E students in their dress up day best at St Laurence’s Primary School, Leongatha.

They’re characters at St Laurence’s STUDENTS from St Laurence’s Primary School in Leongatha paraded as their favourite book characters for Book Week recently.

The annual event included a carnival for students dressed as characters from popular children’s books.

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Making a point: from left, Johanna Haasjes, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent and Erin Sanders at McIndoe Park, Leongatha on Friday morning when messages, cards and flowers were given to Mr Broadbent to pass on to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to highlight the health benefits of toilets in less developed countries. The gift included a package of toilet paper and ‘thank you’ products.

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THE famous Illawarra Flame Tree in Leongatha is now growing solo.

The tree was relocated around 15 months ago to make way for the Aldi supermarket.

Recently, its stabilising

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Arboricultural consultant Nicholas Rivett said

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“In another 12 months, we will give it another formative prune and add some biological agents to the soil to provide beneficial microflora, which will help the tree absorb nutrients,” he said.

Mr Rivett said the tree is probably at least 100 years old, and there is no

reason it should not live another 300 to 400 years.

“It is in good condition, but it possibly won’t flower this year because it is in a period of vigorous growth,” he said.

“The heaviest flowering of any tree is when it is stressed. If it is growing really well it is unlikely to flower.”

Mr Rivett said the

tree should be able to flower again in another two seasons.

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Learning is fun at Begin Bright

HERE is an opportunity for parents to finish their Christmas shopping while children have fun.

Begin Bright education centre in Leongatha is holding a Christmas craft day on Saturday, December 19, from 9.30am to 11.30am.

Parents will be able to leave their children to enjoy creative fun for just $25 at the centre at Shop 2, 9 Peart Street.

To book, contact Kate on 0414 485 060 or email leongatha@beginbright.com.au Bookings are essential. Children are urged to wear clothes that can get messy. Please note this activity is for children aged four to 12.

For a gold coin donation, children are welcome to stay for the end of year party from 11.30am to 1pm.

Begin Bright is also now holding a Christmas colouring in competition, which will be drawn after Christmas and

judged by artist Renee Littlejohn.

Entries are welcome in three categories: preschool age, junior school age (Prep, 1 and 2) and senior school age (grades 3, 4, 5 and 6).

Find sheets at Begin Bright Leongatha and other supporting local businesses.

There are great prizes to be won.

Begin Bright will be running school holiday workshops for three weeks every weekday during January from January 4-22.

There will be craft and science experiments to enjoy.

See the Facebook page to keep up to date: https://www.facebook.com/BeginBrightLeongatha.

A school readiness intensive program will be held for four consecutive days from January 18-21 for children starting Prep in 2016.

The program runs from 9.30am until noon at a cost of $250. Places are limited.

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The Leongatha Chamber of Commerce is once again out to support the community at this time of the year with its decorations of the town and holding its annual street carnival

in the Safeway Carpark on Saturday, December 12 from 9am till 2pm for all to enjoy.

All this would not happen, only for the support of its valued members and volunteers who help out.

Remember each dollar spent at our local shops, comes back to your community via sponsorships and donations to the following: sporting clubs, school fetes, raffles and fundraisers and more.

These all impact our local traders, not to mention the support a large employment base for our town to grow.

With the ever more opportunities out there for shopping, I would ask every consumer how many donations have you got back from shopping online?

From all the members we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and happy and safe new year.

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Surf is up for teens LEONGATHA Secondary College students put their hard work to the test when they went to the beach with surfboards they constructed throughout the year.

Students from Years 7 to 9 spent the year constructing a range of boards from timber with the help of teachers Tim Roberts and Anthony Golding.

“The program is in its fifth year now and this year students had an opportunity to explore and build on their own ideas,” Mr Roberts said.

“We started off with constructing handplanes, which are small handheld boards, but now it has expanded to knee boards, surfboards and body boards.”

Students designed their own prototype boards and constructed them by putting together their own wooden

Brainy boarders: from left, Leongatha Secondary College’s Jesse SalmonsHutton, Matt Moss, Beau Davey, Aaron Mowat, Ben Mackie, Adam Mangiafico, Ben Martin, Hugh Collins, Rohan Baudinette and Hamish Mellor-Thomson test their inventions at Inverloch beach.

panels and cutting them to the correct shape.

“They have great ideas and they discuss with us what they plan to achieve.

Then they spend an hour a week constructing their boards,” Mr Roberts said.

“Students construct the boards from scratch. They have to build and glue the timber panels before designing the shape of the board.”

Recently students had the opportunity to test their boards on the water at the annual test day excursion in Inverloch.

“The students take their boards into the water and see how they go. Often they will come up with plans for next year to make their boards better or easier to ride,” Mr Roberts said.

The project has enabled students to explore different forms of board construction, with one team of two currently waiting to have their

Riding waves: Leongatha Secondary College’s Hugh Collins rides teacher Anthony Golding’s paipo surf board, affectionately known as “The draw bridge”. hollow finless surfboard coated in fibreglass after 18 months of planning.

“The students have had a lot of fun doing the program. It is in the budget so we can ensure students will continue to enjoy the workshops in the future,” Mr Roberts said.

Students are also granted the opportunity to improve

their skills in woodwork and construction by using hand held machinery to build their boards.

“It takes the entire year to construct these boards and in that time students are given an opportunity to use machinery and tools they may not otherwise use in school,” Mr Roberts said.

A time to celebrate THE South Coast Access Alliance held its annual celebrating social inclusion day last at the Leongatha Recreation Reserve last Wednesday.

The event is held each year, to coincide with Social Inclusion Week and International Day of People with Disability.

This is the fifth year for the event, which gives people with a disability a chance to get out and try something new.

Organisations attended to showcase their sports, and encourage participants to take up an activity and make it a part of their everyday life.

People from South Gippsland, Bass Coast and the Latrobe Valley took part in such activities as mini golf, karate, yoga, kite making, gymnastics and craft.

Crafting: from left, Louise and Mylee Matthews, Wendy Rahilly, Jake Nicholls, Cayli Lane, Seanan Trewin and Sophie Walker enjoyed craft at the South Coast Access Alliance celebrating social inclusion day held at the Leongatha Recreation Reserve last Wednesday.

On strings: from left, Sara Hinchcloff, Veronika Rae from Creative Puppets, Kevin Brown, Coran Djuric and Marnie Hughes spent some time with musical puppets at the South Coast Access Alliance celebrating social inclusion day last Wednesday.

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Every way you turn there are options; well, not just options but beautiful options, practical options, amazing options - this is the place to buy the perfect gift.

You will find something here for young and old, him and her and this is a gourmand’s paradise with a fabulous range of kitchenware.

The store also does hampers from tra-

ditional to bespoke; you name what you want and it can be done.

Soft furnishings of great beauty, lamps, clocks and vases and an array of Christmas decorations that has to be seen to be believed are all in store.

These include a range of traditional Christmas production babushka dolls; made in Russia of course.

While the Christmas theme is artfully woven into the shop left, right and centre, there is a section of the shop dedicated to Christmas paraphernalia: floor to ceiling festive season delights abound like reindeer prancing from the walls.

AW Smith and Sons Gifts and Homewares feels like an art gallery at times where the exhibits are all for sale.

It is both a sight to behold and the place to shop for Christmas gifts which are just right.

Shining brightly: Trina Fidler and the other staff at the McCartin Street gift and homewares wonderland that is AW Smith and Sons have the store looking incredibly beautiful this Christmas.

Volunteers spread safety message LEONGATHA community groups are distributing booklets that have the power to save lives.

Frank McGarvey of Leongatha Lions Club has been working with Leongatha Rotary Club, Ambulance Victoria and Leongatha RSL to distribute new emergency medical information books across the area.

“People fill out the booklet with all of their medical details including medications, conditions and allergies,” he said.

“If for some reason a person in the household calls triple zero, they have all of the medical information on hand and paramedics can access all the relevant information when they reach the scene.”

Mr McGarvey has put informative posters up at optometrists, health clinics, chemists and The Star office.

Booklets are being distributed free of charge at Leongatha RSL.

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Christmas is coming to...

Leongatha Students drive to live

By Stuart Biggins YEAR 11 students from the Leongatha, Mary MacKillop College, South Gippsland, Wonthaggi and Korumburra secondary colleges and the Bass Special School took part in a youth driver program on Thursday and Friday at the Federation Training Leongatha Campus.

Ripple effect: from left, RYDA program venue coodinator Nicole Van Brakel, and presenter of the session ‘After the Crash’ Antonio Vecchio, are helping to bring the road toll down even further, especially in the 17 to 24 year age group where there has been a 47 percent fall in the last 10 years.

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RYDA (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness) is an intensive day program involving six sessions - speed and stopping, hazards and distractions, the personality test, rights and responsibilities, after the crash, and Genevieve’s story - aimed at making our roads safer.

Since 2005, the number of young people aged 17 to 25 years old killed has fallen by 47 per cent.

In the same time, the overall road toll has fallen by only 29 per cent; the gap is a huge validation of the value of public education programs.

There are many factors involved in the

reduction of the road toll; technological advances for one, but as the students were asked by facilitator Brian Aitkin, “What is the car’s biggest safety option?”

The answer is, of course, the driver and just being around the students in any one of the six sessions attended on the day, you could almost feel the road toll falling.

As the Melbourne based program venue coordinator, Nicole Van Brakel said, “RYDA is an attitude and awareness program which aims to reduce the risk amongst our most at risk drivers.”

The session ‘After the Crash’ was facilitated by Dandenong resident Antonio Vecchio who has been wheelchair bound for 10 years since he was lucky to survive a road accident as a 19 year old driver.

Vecchio’s story is a powerful presentation which details the ripple effect of how life can change following a road accident.

The session features a ‘personalisation exercise’ where students see how a similar crash would affect their life and plans.

RYDA is supported by Rotary and proceeds from the recent Bass Coast Cycle Challenge based at Inverloch.

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Christmas is coming to... Leongatha ’Tis the fashion season SHOPPERS will not have to wait for Boxing Day sales with Panthers Menswear and Influence Clothing hosting a Christmas shopping sale next week.

The two Leongatha favourites are taking 20 per cent off all items in store from next Thursday, December 10 to Saturday, December 12.

“We have partnered together for Christmas promotions for years now and we are looking forward to hosting the Christmas shopping event again this season,” David Panther of Panthers Menswear said.

“Panthers has a fabulous range of designer menswear in stock to suit men of all ages, from young boys to elderly men.”

The retailer stocks goods to suit all tastes, including brands like Lacoste, Ben Sherman, Nautica and Gaz Man. Panthers Menswear is also taking 30 per cent off Samsonite luggage, perfect for the summer traveller this season.

The discounts will range on all products storewide, excluding school wear and school shoes.

“We have a dedicated team of sales staff who are great at helping customers choose the perfect gift for their loved ones,” Mr Panther said.

“We have an easy return policy and we also gift wrap to help take the stress out of Christmas shopping.”

Judy Stone of Influence Clothing, Leongatha agreed now is the time to get gift shopping done without any holiday pressure.

“We have a wide range of fashions to suit women for all occasions this season. With the country races coming up, women can find the perfect outfit and fascinator to suit every race meeting, all at a fraction of the price,” Mrs Stone said.

“Being the festive season, now is the perfect time to buy a dress for Christmas or New Year, or something as a gift for the upcoming wedding season.”

Be sure to head to Panthers Menswear and Influence Clothing next week to buy some bargains this Christmas.

Seasonal sales: from left, Panthers Menswear owner David Panther and Influence Clothing owner Judy Stone are ready to fill Christmas stockings this season, with discounts storewide.

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Sound right this Christmas Anthony and Kristie Walls recently moved their successful business to a larger shop space in Bair Street and have reaped the rewards ever since.

“We have greater exposure in the new space and we have been very busy leading up to Christmas,” Mr Walls said.

Phone Rite is one of the only places in South Gippsland where customers can purchase new state of the art sound systems from Sonos.

Phone Rite supplies a variety of Sonos models from the smaller Play 1 to the larger Play 5 and impressive Playbar subwoofer system.

“We started selling them a week ago and we have already sold quite a few, they are very popular,” Mrs Walls said.

The state of the art system runs through a receiver which can pick up any digital radio channel in the world.

Sonos players can also wirelessly play music from smart phones and portable

devices, making party playlists easy to control from anywhere the house.

“You can look up and listen to music on any radio station or play music through Soundcloud or Pandora on s smart phone,” Mr Walls said.

“Customers can start with a Play 1 and build on their sound system around the home from there. They are great quality products and once you buy one you will want to buy more.”

Mrs Walls added, “We are grateful for the support we have received from local businesses and schools who have come to us for repairs.”

The Bair Street business has also seen success in the sales of prepaid phones and accessories.

“Prepaid phones have been flying off the shelf and we are going to stock up on lots of new products for Christmas shopping,” Mrs Walls said.

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Noticeboard South Gippsland Shire Council Land Sales Council hereby gives notice pursuant to Section 189 and 223 of the Local Government Act 1989 that it intends to sell the land described. Any person may make a submission to the proposed sales of land. Submissions must be in writing and received no later than the close of business Monday 4 January, 2016. Please indicate in your submission if you wish to be heard in support of your submission. Submissions should be

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• Obituary

Norma loved family and sport NORMA Aldridge was born in 1932 in Tallangatta, a small country town in north eastern Victoria.

She was the third child and only daughter of Jim and Ida Davison, and had two older brothers Harold and Keith.

In 1969, Ida came to live with Norma’s family in Leongatha and always reminisced about life back in Tallangatta.

Norma left school in 1947 and went to Albury Base Hospital to begin a nursing career but along the way she met a local young man, Lionel Aldridge. She followed Lionel to Melbourne and they married in August 1950.

Norma and Lionel moved to Mount Evelyn soon after their marriage where their first two children Carol and Sandra were born, before moving

Enjoyed a laugh: Norma Aldridge was admired by family and friends. on to Korumburra in 1953, where Phillip and Roxanne were born.

In 1958 there was another move to Leongatha where Norma started work with the Woorayl Hospital in 1960 and retired from there 28 years later.

Her many friends and colleagues all called her mum.

She was fun loving,

had a no nonsense nature and a determination to achieve success.

She loved her netball and tennis, and actively supported and worked as a volunteer for the Leongatha Netball and Football Club, travelling all over Gippsland supporting her children.

Bus trips were her favourite and she always said, “What happens on the bus trip stays on the bus trip.”

Sadly the bus trips ended when she had a stroke in 2006.

She continued to have health problems and was moved to Woorayl Lodge.

She did not like leaving her home but felt well cared for by the lodge staff.

Over the nine years she was tested with ill health and died at Leongatha hospital on October 27, 2015 with her loving family by her side.

Ready for emergencies BASS Coast Shire Council’s emergency management team hosted two training sessions for people from across South Gippsland recently.

Representatives from Gippsland councils, State Government departments, and support agencies that may be called on to work with people affected by emergencies and disasters were fortunate to have Dr Rob Gordon from the Department of Health and Human Services train them.

Dr Gordon is an expert in his field of personal support and recovery from emergencies.

Council’s coordinator emergency

management James Bremner said Dr Gordon drew on his extensive firsthand experience to highlight how to help communities recover.

“The final session of the day was a role play exercise with participants taking on the role of individuals involved in an incident, or as someone providing personal support and putting what they learnt from the day into practice,” he said.

The second training session was a multi agency desktop exercise to test the Gippsland response and recovery standards operating procedures.

Participants talked about what they would do during an extreme wind event in Bass Coast.

South Gippsland Shire briefs CR BOB Newton chaired his first council meeting as mayor last Wednesday, a point not lost on Cr Lorraine Brunt.

She congratulated him and noted he had brought “his bouncer along”, referring to Cr Newton’s son Andrew Newton smiling in the gallery.

THE Mirboo North swimming pool group is willing to work with the pool operators, YMCA, to achieve a successful season, Cr Don Hill told council.

“It’s a thriving area and it has a fantastic volunteer base, and that group has got terrific plans to do further work with the YMCA,” he said.

The pool season opened on Saturday.

CR Don Hill attempted to talk about his notice of motion for the December meeting of council regarding the results of a coal seam gas survey he and Cr Andrew McEwen initiated.

He said of the 188 responses, 97.3 per cent called for council to call for an exemption from the State Government for CSG activities within South Gippsland Shire.

But he was stopped from talking further by Cr Jim Fawcett, who said Cr Hill was speaking to his notice of motion during the councillor reports session and was therefore out of order.

Mayor Bob Newton agreed and so Cr Hill ended his report.

CR ANDREW McEwen chaired the annual general meeting of the Korumburra Business Association recently.

He reported the meeting attracted 60 people and the organisation had in-

creased membership by more than 50 percent in the past six months.

UP to 200 people are expected to attend the indigenous conference Deadly in Gippsland at Tidal River, Wilsons Promontory National Park, from tomorrow (Wednesday) until Friday.

Cr Mohya Davies said “deadly” means “fantastic” and “awesome” in indigenous circles, and the conference would offer workshops and cultural events for attendees.

The conference theme is “Community, Family, Culture, Land and Youth”.

THE Sandy Point Community Group will receive $334 from councillors’ discretionary funds towards repairing and maintaining a public toilet at the Sandy Point foreshore.

The Friends of Mirboo North Swimming Pool has secured $1000 to help with the cost of a film night to launch the 2015-16 season.

THE chair of South Gippsland Shire Council’s audit committee has praised council’s financial record.

Dr Irene Irvine told council last Wednesday that for a small council, the quality of papers and data the committee received for assessment was outstanding.

She said the committee had no concerns, but suggested council improve its disaster recovery planning, and remain vigilant of the prospect of fraud and breach of computer security.

“It’s not a question of whether it will happen, but when,” she said of the security risk.

Backing volunteers: Eastern Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath pledges her support for CFA volunteers at Ruby Fire Brigade.

Bath campaigns for firefighters EASTERN Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath has joined the fight for legislation that will give all firefighters nondiscriminatory access to compensation for cancers contracted as a result of their work.

Ms Bath recently visited local fire stations including Ruby and has signed a pledge to support volunteer firefighters having equal rights in relation to presumptive cancer legislation.

“The Nationals are proud to show our support to all CFA volunteers to fight for equal protection,” she said.

“Our volunteer country firefighters do amazing work risking their lives to protect others and we will not support

an unfair system that favours some firefighters over others.”

Ms Bath said the introduction of presumptive legislation would provide a greater level of protection for almost 60,000 CFA volunteers across the state who provide a critical role in Victoria’s emergency response.

She said The Nationals, in government, were strong supporters of Victoria’s CFA volunteers.

“Last year in government we announced we would introduce this presumptive legislation and we also provided the CFA with $125 million to enable stations across the state to be replaced or upgraded, including many in my electorate,” Ms Bath said.

“These upgrades ensure the communities these brigades cover are bet-

ter protected from the threat of fire and in addition, our dedicated volunteers have facilities that are safe, fit-for-purpose and meet their needs.”

Ms Bath said her lower house colleagues had formulated a petition calling on the State Government to ensure presumptive cancer legislation is equal for all firefighters.

“I believe whether you’re fighting fires as a paid member or volunteer you should be afforded equal rights and I would encourage my constituents to sign this petition and support our local firefighting volunteers,” Ms Bath said.

Petitions are available from Nationals MPs offices in Gippsland including Ms Bath’s at 181 Franklin Street, Traralgon.

School proud of Jessica GRADE 6 student Jessica Geyer was full of courage as she stepped up to deliver an award winning speech recently.

Wonthaggi North Primary School was proud of Jessica’s efforts, as she came second in the annual Rotary Club of Wonthaggi’s Public Speaking Competition.

Jessica’s topic was “A day I’d rather forget”. The story – which she delivered with fluidity, clarity, expression and humour – was about her family’s disastrous shopping trip.

Eight local schools were represented, with students allowed five minutes to deliver their topic.

While the judges had the arduous task of selecting the winners, entertainment by the Newhaven College band was provided, as well as a light supper.

Excellent speaker: Wonthaggi North Primary School’s Jessica Geyer delivered a speech that won second place in the annual Rotary Club of Wonthaggi’s Public Speaking Competition.

Mayor’s message Cr Jordan Crugnale THE character, natural environment and space that surround us also define us. It is why we live, work and holiday here.

We have a landscape and seascape that is exquisite and made up of natural delights including a National Surfing Reserve, a marine and coastal park, a Ramsar wetlands and a UNESCO Western Port biosphere reserve. Adding in the rivers and creeks, we have the theme of water coursing through our veins.

Council has just released in draft form two inextricably linked documents: the Natural Environment Sustainability Strategy and the Economic Development Strategy. Targeted workshops and focus groups will be running alongside usual practice general submissions over the next four to six weeks.

The environment is our economy.

We cannot prosper economically if

our beaches, agricultural land, habitat, vegetation, waterways and bays are undermined, eroded, spoilt, felled and mined. Stating the obvious, we also cannot prosper as a whole community if pockets of us are not well, so let’s talk social commitment and investment.

I call out for our experts, interest groups and individuals to assist us critique, rewrite and finalise our drafts so we can prepare the strategies.

One short failing is the timing of bringing you into the policy discussion, which should have been at the start to scope, brief, compare, brainstorm, create a vision and then bring you in again at this point.

However, it’s a ‘halfway mark participatory policy partnership’ and we will get better at it. We have been talking internally about participatory budgeting and are aware South Gippsland is giving it a go again for next year.

To all you visionary creatives with

big time creative capacity, the Small Town Transformation grants are back with $350,000 up for grabs for six towns around the state with a population base under 2000.

We have a myriad of towns screaming out for accentuation. These include Grantville, our gateway to the shire; San Remo, our gateway to the Island; and Kilcunda, Dalyston, Kernot, Jam Jerrup, The Gurdies to name a few, and there are more.

Regional Arts Victoria will be holding information sessions in December.

Previous towns transformed included Neerim South, Avoca, Ouyen, Dookie and Natimuk and ranged from gardens, sculptural and human powered installations, architecture, performances and flow-on creative projects and their activity still abound.

As was said by a former Prime Minister, “The arts are a massive promoter of the imagination. Let the geniuses play with your head!”

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - PAGE 27

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The brickwork and decorative gables create a charming heritage style to the façade.

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The formal lounge at the front of the house has a cosy feel with a ‘period style’ open fire place and reverse cycle air conditioner.

The layout is modern with three bedrooms, the main bedroom with walk in robe and ensuite, a central family bathroom and separate laundry.

Slate flooring, decorative cornices, dado walls and fret work continue the traditional style.

The property is secured with good fencing, 40 x 20 fully lockable all steel shed, garden shed and propagation area for the one with green thumbs.

Rotherwood is surrounded by beautiful gardens with spacious lawn area at the rear and established trees.

It is located in the gorgeous town of Meeniyan and only minutes walk to the shops, Great Southern Rail Trail and sporting precinct.

It will be open for Inspection Saturday, December 5, from 10.30am to 11am.

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Dual access with frontage to both Roughead Street and Hughes Street is located at the rear.

Among Leongatha’s earliest houses, this home has been restored and operated commercially as consulting rooms.

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16 Watt Street, Leongatha $265,000

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March for welcome: left, Felicia de Stefano marching in the Walk Together Melbourne rally with the South Gippsland Rural Australians for Refugees banner and fellow petitioners.

Making their mark: Korumburra Primary School students and their teacher, from left, Tykren, Patrick, Brooke, Grace, Talia, Craig Friebe (teacher), Zoe, Max, Riley, Taleesha and Jack put in a good effort to run fourth among 92 human powered vehicle teams involved in the RACV Breakthrough Challenge. The annual event took over the streets of Maryborough in central Victoria recently.

Korumburra’s race success ON Wednesday, November 18, students, parents and staff from Korumburra Primary School were in Maryborough to compete in this year’s RACV Energy Breakthrough Challenge.

The South Gippsland students managed to make fourth place in the 25th anniversary of the annual

event.

KPS entered two human powered vehicles, Burra Burn (66) and Burra Blitz (67) to compete in the HPV Primary School Endurance event.

The event involved presentations detailing the students’ training, their vehicle and environmental issues, and their community, as well as the two hour time trial and a 14 hour endurance ride over two days for teams

of 10 riders.

Ninety-two primary school teams from around Victoria competed in the event, with vehicles and safety gear required to comply with stringent safety specifications.

Many businesses in Korumburra were behind the school’s human powered vehicle quest in a magnificent display of community support which the town is well known for.

On the ground: Burra Foods general manager commercial Dale O’Neill discusses the dairy industry with some of the company’s Chinese customers.

China move pays off BURRA Foods is growing its presence in the Asian market since establishing an office in Hong Kong early this year.

The company’s general manager commercial Dale O’Neill is attracting new customers and growing the customer base across China and Hong Kong.

“Despite the difficult trading conditions, volumes are increasing in line with our forecasts,” he said.

“The China office remains on track with its objectives which is to contribute to the wider company strategy of moving from commodity to value added dairy ingredients.”

Mr O’Neill said the greater exposure of Burra Foods’ value added products to higher returning markets

underpins the company’s strategy to continue to pay a premium for milk in Gippsland.

Mr O’Neill and his young family relocated to Hong Kong from Leongatha.

“It has been a significant challenge, both professionally, in a market that has lots of complexity and ever changing rules and regulations, and personally,” he said.

“It has a big commitment to move from South Gippsland where we have an established network of family and friends through school and sport.”

Burra Foods’ chief executive officer Grant Crothers said the company recognised the commitment made by Mr O’Neill and his family, moving abroad and absorbing the culture change.

“Because of this commitment, it means Burra Foods is getting first hand

market information which meets one of our core values that no one is smarter than the market, and provides us with superior information to respond with customer demands,” he said.

“Burra Foods, being on the front foot and establishing a presence, with a senior executive, in the ever changing and high growth market of China, puts us in a nice position.”

Mr Crothers said the soon to be signed China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (CHAFTA) reinforced the company’s decision to establish an office in China.

“The CHAFTA provides the Australian dairy industry with a once in a generation opportunity to provide Australia with a competitive advantage in what will be the world’s biggest imported food market,” he said.

Youths find voice BASS Coast Shire Council recently supported three young women to participate in a forum that explored how to engage young people in local politics.

Hosted by the Foundation for Young Australians and the Victorian Local Governance Association, the workshop explored better ways to get the voice of youth heard in local, state and federal politics.

Council supported Wonthaggi Sec-

ondary College’s Madeline Murray, Newhaven College’ Saxon TaylorLePage, and council’s student placement staff member Emma Howard to attend the workshop.

They presented their own unique ideas on how to engage youth in politics, before hearing ideas pitched from councillors, council officers and staff from community organisations.

Bass Coast Shire Council recently moved to engage youth strategies through social and digital media platforms and projects.

Miss Taylor-Le Page connected with other passionate young people from municipalities all over Victoria.

Miss Murray said, “It was great seeing so many different ideas come up across the day. Everyone was so energetic and excited about what we could do to affect change.”

To get involved in upcoming social and digital media youth projects, contact council’s youth planning and policy officer Geraldine Archibald on 5671 2745 or email geraldine.archibald@basscoast.vic.gov.au.

South Gippsland helps Syrians SOUTH Gippsland Rural Australians for Refugees stands for the inclusion of refugees in Australian society.

The group’s president Felicia de Stefano recently marched on behalf of the group in the Walk Together rally in Melbourne.

The Walk Together rallies took place in 28 cities around Australia and promoted Australian intake of refugees fleeing war torn countries.

“It was a very inspirational event,” Ms de Stefano said.

“Thousands of people marched and there was a real sense of unity and harmony.

“We stand for those who come across the sea and are trying to escape the wars in Iraq and Syria.

“We are really about welcoming people.

In our national anthem we sing of the boundless plains we have to share and we want to welcome refugees here. Unfortunately our government locks them up.”

Ms de Stefano and the South Gippsland Rural Australians for Refugees branch has been campaigning for the release of asylum seekers in detention on Manus Island.

“We currently have a petition going around to collect 500 signatures to send to the government. We are asking for the re-

lease of refugees on Manus Island and in off shore detention,” she said.

The group has made a considerable contribution to refugee programs this year through a number of fundraisers and collection initiatives.

South Gippsland Rural Australians for Refugees recently held a movie fundraiser evening with all contributions going towards Save the Children in aid of the Syrian refugee crisis. With more than 30 people in attendance, the event managed to raise over $400 for campaign.

Most recently the humanitarian group partnered with Bass Coast Shire Council to display welcome banners in Wonthaggi and Cowes as a token to refugees in the region.

As a result of this commitment, council committed to liaising with local organisations to provide support for Iraqi and Syrian refugees who find home in the Bass Coast.

South Gippsland Rural Australians for Refugees is currently running a collection at Wonthaggi Mitchell House, where locals can contribute household goods to be distributed to the 10,000 refugees currently living in Melbourne.

All goods go to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Melbourne.

Anyone wishing to get involved is urged to contact Ms de Stefano at sgrar07@gmail.com

Save money on energy bills THE South Gippsland Citizens Advice Bureau is now well equipped to help anyone who has trouble with energy bills, either with paying bills, problems with billing charges or worried about the high cost of energy.

A recent training session for bureau volunteers showed just how useful this help could be. With training from Karl Barratt from the Consumer Utilities Advocacy Centre based in Melbourne, bureau volunteers reviewed their own energy bills to see if improvements could be made.

The volunteers used three personal bills as a basis for the training using the Victorian Government’s new Victorian Energy Compare online planning tool. Amounts saved on the three bills were $200, $300 and $600; a total of $1200 in annual electricity charges.

The new website allows users to find the cheapest provider, which meets their energy requirements for their area. The site is user friendly, allowing users to sift through the more than 4000 energy providers available.

“All you need is a computer, a copy of a recent bill, and information about your home’s energy use, including details of any concessions to which you are entitled,” said Viki Sinclair, who organised the training afternoon.

“People with solar panels also need to know how much they get paid as a feed-in tariff.

“Then click on the tool and start completing the simple questions. When you have finished, you will be given just one option at the top of the list; this is the cheapest option to meet your needs. You will get a reference number and you have 48 hours to take action using this information.

Ms Sinclair recommended people contact their current energy provider first to see if they can match the deal.

“It may even be, as we found, that your current energy provider is recommended first but with another deal from that which you are currently on,” she said.

“This happened to our person who saved $600. In this case, state you wish to change to this deal within your current energy provider. If your offer cannot be matched within your current provider, ask if you are locked into a contract and what the exit fees are. The usual fee is $20. Then contact the recommended new company and state the reference number listed in the offer.

“You need to make sure also you are eligible for this deal. Discuss all the usual questions about the costs to ensure you understand how the bills are calculated and all their details are correct regarding your situation. You have the usual 10 day cooling off period when you sign up to a new provider.

“Options like online billing or direct debit usually provide the cheapest way of paying bills. The new company then organises all the changes needed.”

People can also phone their retailer and ask for smart meter data readout for the last 12 months.

They should provide it in a format that can be used by Victorian Energy Compare.

If people are unable to use a computer or feel they may need help with using this government website, they should contact the South Gippsland Citizens Advice Bureau in Leongatha on 5662 2111 and organise a time with one of the trained volunteers, who can take clients through the process confidentially.

“It is worth challenging energy providers and seeking the best deal right now. We are sure you too will save considerably and can do better!” Ms Sinclair said.

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Lifetime honour for Ken KEN Caithness recently received life membership of the Koonwarra Mechanics Institute Hall.

Deserving recognition: from left, South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Bob Newton presented Ken Caithness with life membership of the Koonwarra Mechanics Institute Hall recently.

South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Bob Newton presented the life membership at a recent meeting of the organisation.

In presenting Mr Caithness with the honour, Cr Newton praised him for his lifetime devotion to duty as a volunteer committeeman.

He was first elected to the committee in 1957 – a period of 58 years.

Few of the committee members can claim such a long association.

Surprised by the bestowing of the honour, Mr Caithness said he wholeheartedly agreed with the late long term committeeman Fred Holt when he said, “If the local hall dies, then part of the district goes with it.”

Today, the hall is in good condition and used regularly.

Long Jetty funding still on the agenda A VISIT to Gippsland recently by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss provided another opportunity to lobby for federal funding for the Long Jetty at Port Welshpool.

The Gippsland

Nationals South MLA

Danny O’Brien met Mr Truss as he visited Gippsland looking at roads, irrigation and local community facilities.

“This was a golden opportunity to have another chat with Mr Truss and remind him of the importance the South Gippsland community places on the Commonwealth funding needed to restore the Long Jetty,” Mr O’Brien said.

Jetty hopes: from left, Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien used Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss’ visit to the region to lobby for federal funding for the Long Jetty at Port Welshpool.

“I know Member for McMillan Russell Broadbent is well and truly on the case, in fact Mr Truss confirmed that to me, but it’s really important to take any opportunity to push the need for this Commonwealth funding.”

Mr Truss confirmed the project was still under active consideration in the second round of the National Stronger Regions Program. It’s expected the outcomes of that program will be announced before Christmas.

Mr O’Brien said restoration of the iconic Long Jetty was raised with him regularly throughout South Gippsland and by South Gippsland Shire Council, which is keen to ensure the project goes ahead as quickly as possible.

“The Long Jetty has been closed for far too long now and the funding for upgrades has dragged on and on. We have $5 million committed from the previous State Coalition Government as well as a $1 million commitment from the shire,” Mr O’Brien said.

“Earlier this year I confirmed in writing with Labor’s Regional Development Minister Jaala Pulford the state contribution remained on the table pending the outcome of the Commonwealth application.”

New residents: Bass Coast welcomed 24 new citizens last week. Pictured back from left, CEO Paul Buckley, Pukar Jung Thapa, Barry Ian Williamson, Alan David Earle, Luke Thomas Earle, Karen Irene Earle, Joseph Christopher Garcia Munoz, Jennifer Alison Mary Jansen, Harwinder Singh, Narayanan Venkatesan, Jeff Nottle, Bass Coast Citizen of the Year 2015, David Alejandro Briceno Urbina (holding daughter Luca Rosa Bricena) and Waqas Ali Abbasi. Front, from left, Harpeet Kaur, Gurjit Singh Shergill, Armaan Singh Shergill, Tailin Wu, Rim Pech, Adam James Earle, Minda Paquiz Charlton, Souvanny S Gully, Julie Bowie, Toby Ben Earle , Srividya Narayanan, Venkat Kishore Narayanan, Ruangrong Brown and deputy mayor Cr Bradley Drew.

Proud new citizens take oath BASS Coast Shire Council welcomed 24 new citizens at a citizenship ceremony held on November 24.

The new citizens came from the countries of Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, Thailand, Phil-

ippines, United Kingdom, Peru, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, India, Ireland, Cambodia, Nepal, New Zealand and China.

They now reside in the Bass Coast areas of Wonthaggi, Cowes, Sunderland Bay, Inverloch, Dalyston, Ryanston, Bass and South

Dudley.

Bass Coast deputy mayor Cr Bradley Drew presided over the ceremony with council’s CEO Paul Buckley as MC. Bass Coast Citizen of Year 2015 Jeff Nottle was also a special guest speaker on the night.

Worthy winners: men’s shed members from Nyora shed and Akoonah Park shed helped run the mini Olympic activities and received water bottles as gifts.

Save energy at home

Men unite for fun

BASS Coast residents now have access to a free and independent energy service – Positive Charge.

MEN from across Gippsland attended the regional men’s shed cluster meeting hosted by the Nyora’s Men’s Shed recently.

The service independently recommends quality products and companies to help save energy, money and the planet.

Backed by Bass Coast Shire Council, Positive Charge is a not for profit enterprise run by Moreland Energy Foundation with a mission to cut carbon emissions and help communities take control of their power bills.

They can also help you get answers to those tricky questions about quotes, installation and beyond.

For more details about saving energy in your home, you can call Positive Charge on (03) 9385 8555 or visit www.positivecharge.com.au.

The event at the Nyora Recreation Reserve attracted 85 members from 18 sheds across west and south Gippsland.

Guest speaker Tom Wachal,

transport and safety coordinator from Holcim in Pakenham, displayed eye-opening video dash-cam footage from the truck cab showing near misses on local roads.

He said statistics showed most crashes were still caused by cars, not trucks.

Second guest speaker John Legione from CFA spoke about safety and sheds.

Lunch was served by Nyora Men’s Shed, followed by mini Olympics, including footy passing, walking the line, throwing quoits, gumboot tossing and walking the oval.

Prizes were given for the shed with the most participants and for the most active participant. Prizes were large boxes of mixed fruit to promote healthy eating.

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Saving water through the home Great product: Gordon Thompson from Fish Creek said Bass Coast Waterproofing stopped this water tank from leaking water, despite large cracks in the concrete.

Coating saves more than water BASS Coast Waterproofing can waterproof virtually anything using a spray-on protective coating that provides a flexible bond to metals, wood, concrete and fibreglass.

The product has been successfully applied to walkways, factory floors, driveways, shed and garage floors, dairies, stock yards, metal roofing, decks, water tanks and much more.

The protective coating is perfect for water tanks and troughs.

It can fix concrete leaks and improve water quality by applying a coating to the inside of the tank or trough.

Gordon Thompson from Fish Creek has had three water troughs and three water tanks renovated by Bass Coast Waterproofing.

“The troughs were leaking, which meant the pressure pump

was running constantly and wasting money and water,” he said.

“The troughs I have aren't manufactured anymore, so it wasn't an option to knock them down and replace them.”

Mr Thompson had his first water trough coated almost four years ago now, and he remains happy with the product.

“The coating is guaranteed for 10 years, but I expect it to last much longer. I would be expecting 20 more years out of them, which makes the coating quite cost effective,” he said.

One of the water tanks Mr Thompson had done is around 35 years old and was leaking quite badly.

Because it contains no solvents or styrene, the product is suitable for potable water storage, as well as many applications in the food processing industries.

“The tanks are full now, whereas before they were leaking

all the time. And if the troughs and water tanks are no longer leaking, it is saving me money,” he said.

“I am very happy with it, and Dick Pendlebury of Bass Coast Waterproofing was excellent to work with.”

The elastomers in the products remain flexible from negative 40 degrees to 160 degrees, and provide excellent resistance to abrasion, impact, corrosion and chemicals.

Coatings can be applied in thickness from one millimetre to over 50mm if required, including vertical and overhead surfaces.

The seamless membrane can be handled or walked on within 30 seconds of application.

Dry to the touch within 10 seconds, the spray provides full and unrestricted use within 24 hours, and the products can stretch to accommodate expansion and contraction of the substrate without adhesion loss.

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THE lack of rain in South Gippsland over the past three months has put added pressure on our water supplies; particularly people who are on tank water.

Water delivery contractors have noticed a marked increase in business as people discover their tanks are running particularly low. Farmers too have required additional water deliveries to service dairies and stock troughs.

There are a number of ways you can reduce water consumption around the home.

In the bathroom try to limit your shower to four minutes. Each minute you save in the shower saves between 9 and 20 litres of water – depending on your showerhead.

This could save a minimum of 15,000 litres per year. Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth. Brushing your teeth twice a day with the tap running can use over 4,000 litres per person per year.

In the toilet; a leaking toilet wastes up to 16,000 litres per year. To check if your toilet has a leak, put a little food dye in the cistern. Wait 15 minutes (don’t flush) and check the water in the bowl. If the colour appears in the bowl the cistern needs immediate repair.

Consider replacing older toilets with modern 6/3L or 4.5/3L dual flush toilets.

A family of four can save over 35,000 litres each year. And only use the full flush when you need it. If you cannot afford a new toilet install a cistern weight that lets you control how much water is being flushed. Look at installing a cistern displacement bag. This can save up to 1.8 litres of water per full flush.

Leaking pipes can waste a lot of water, particularly if they are underground and the leak is not noticed.

Check the dials on your water meter when no water is being used. Overnight is a good time to do this test. If any of the dials have moved you may have a leak and should contact a plumber.

That dripping tap can waste about

20,000 litres of water per year. A dripping tap can often be fixed by just changing the washer. To save even more water install flow controllers and aerators in all taps and plumbing fixtures – they’re an inexpensive way to save water and can be installed by any handy person or your local plumber.

In the kitchen use the plug when rinsing vegetables or dishes. A running tap can use between 9 and 20 litres of water per minute. Rinse recyclables in your wash water. Instead of rinsing them separately, rinse recyclables in the sink after you’ve finished with the dishes.

Only run the dishwasher with a full load. A full wash cycle can use between 10 and 30 litres of water per load, depending on the machine. Use the rinse and hold setting in between full loads. I In the laundry, depending on the model, a top loading washing machine can use more than 120 litres of water per cycle.

Wait until you have a full load before washing. Always adjust the water level to suit the size of the load. When the time comes to replace your washing machine choose a modern 4 star (or better) front loader – they can cut your water use by 50 per cent.

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Beat the Heat

BE WATER WISE Fire restrictions now in effect COUNTRY Fire Authority and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) have introducing fire restrictions for all municipalities in Gippsland.

The fire danger period (CFA) and the seasonal prohibited period (DELWP) started from 1am on Monday, November 30 and will stay in place until May 1, 2016 unless stated otherwise.

CFA’s assistant chief officer Trevor Owen said following the introduction of the restrictions, no fires can be lit on private land without a permit.

“To protect community safety, permits are subject to stringent conditions and can be obtained from CFA or your local municipal fire prevention officer,” he said.

“Permits for burning off in the Fire Protected Area, which is private property within 1.5km of public land north of the Princes Highway in the Baw Baw and Latrobe City shires and in East Gippsland Shire can be obtained from a DELWP fire management officer at your nearest DELWP office.

“Otherwise, no fires are permitted to be lit in this area during the seasonal prohibited period.

“The community needs to be fire ready, especially

Santa shops at Brown Wigg The Brown Wigg group is a distributor of the Rat Barrow, which is essentially a motorised wheel barrow, designed and manufactured in Maffra.

The Meeniyan store carries a large range of animal health products, including treatment for internal and external parasites in sheep and cattle, mineral supplements and vaccines.

The store always has a good range of horse health products, including drench and mineral supplements.

Vicki said it is coming up to the time of year when woody weeds need to be targeted.

“We have plenty of chemical in stock to help in the control of woody weeds. Farmers should be starting to look out for woody weeds and act quickly to prevent their spread,” she said.

“Keeping on top of weed numbers can also have a positive impact on pasture production.”

BROWN Wigg in Meeniyan has everything farmers need to prepare for the upcoming summer season.

Manager Vicki Nink said this season has been busy with harvest, but most farmers would not have produced as much home grown feed as in previous years.

“Going forward, there will be an increased demand for supplementary feeds,” she said.

“We have a stock feed range for all forms of livestock, including grain and pellets in both small and bulk bags.”

Brown Wigg also has a comprehensive range of grain and hay feeders and also carries feed for cats, dogs and horses.

Now is the time to get water organised for summer. At Brown Wigg, they have firefighting pumps, pipe, hose and fittings, as well as stock troughs.

Can’t come soon enough: it appears the fire restrictions can’t come soon enough after local fire fighters attended a number of spot fires in the local area last week. those living in high risk areas. Fire restrictions are in place for a reason: to help prevent fires from starting.

“Fire is a natural part of our environment and Victoria is one of the most fire prone areas in the world, with days of extreme fire danger every year.”

Mr Owen said both fire services were wellresourced to respond to the threat of bushfire, with additional firefighters, new equipment and an expanded aircraft fleet.

“DELWP and CFA fire season preparations are based on consultation with the wider community and sound planning and risk management processes.

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“We urge residents to make preparations for fire a habit so they are not caught unprepared when bushfires strike.

“Prepare your property, prepare yourself and prepare your family for fire.

Have a fire plan in place and most importantly, practise it.

“It’s up to you to check fire danger ratings every day in summer. These help you know when the conditions are dangerous enough to enact your fire plan. Remember if you can see smoke, you’re leaving it too late. A fire that is miles away could be at your door in minutes.”

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Choosing between an entree of calamari with cucumber and sesame salad, beef cheek and red wine tart or asparagus soup with Hope Farm garlic croutons is sure to be a difficult decision.

The main menu offers something for everyone with options of grilled fish of the day with local potato mash, baby spinach and béarnaise or a Christmas pork shoulder with a roasted medley of vegetables and spiced apple sauce.

For the traditional poultry lover, Moo’s also has a roast turkey with Tarago brie, Koo Wee Rup asparagus and cranberry risotto.

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Moo’s at Meeniyan owner Marty Thomas said the feast highlights the glory of Christmas in

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Deck the homes CHRISTMAS has come early with families in South Gippsland putting up Christmas decorations to mark the advent.

Twila Cecil and Douglas Hanks have decked the paddocks of their property with festive cheer on the South Gippsland Highway near Stony Creek.

Ms Cecil, a Canadian expatriate, said decorating the house for Christmas is done far more extravagantly in her homeland.

“When I first came to Australia I would have to travel to Cranbourne to buy 50 Christmas lights at $50.

It is a lot easier now to get creative,” she said.

The family has erected an enormous snowman made from silage hay bales at the front of the house.

Silage man: Twila Cecil and Douglas Hanks constructed a giant snowman from silage bails on their Stony Creek property for Christmas.

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Christmas C hristmas in ... Meeniyan Grow bags the talk of Meeniyan THE Green Patch Nursery opened last month in Meeniyan to strong community support.

Mick Stuart, co-founder of The Green Patch Nursery, said the driving force behind the business was “the belief that everyone should have access to the tools they need to grow their own plants and vegetables.

“We’ve done the hard yards to bring customers everything they need to grow with success,” he said.

One of the biggest talking points has been The Green Patch Grow Bag, an all in one planter bag with plant.

The Green Patch Grow Bag is unique because the plant remains in the bag its entire life.

It never needs transferring or planting in a garden, making it an

ideal solution for anyone with limited space, those who are renting or those who for one reason or another do not have a traditional vegetable garden but would still love to grow their own fruits and vegetables.

“We are particularly proud of The Green Patch Grow Bags as they represent our philosophy of making gardening accessible and inclusive for all,” Mick said.

The grow bags come in a range of edibles and are priced from $20 to $80, making them the perfect Christmas gift for anyone who is interested in gardening.

The Green Patch Nursery is continuing to expand and is currently propagating an extensive range of heritage flowers that should be ready for sale shortly.

They will also be propagating large quantities of native tube-stock ready for autumn/winter 2016 planting for both retail and wholesale distribution.

For specific orders, please contact The Green Patch as soon as possible.

The store will have extended Christmas trading hours: Monday, 10am to 4pm; closed Tuesday; Wednesday, 10am to 4pm; Thursday, 10am to 4pm; Friday, 10am to 4pm; Saturday, 9am to 4pm; and Sunday, 9am to 4pm.

Contact details are: email: mick@ thegreenpatch.com.au or cara@ thegreenpatch.com.au; phone Mick on 0425 762 487 or Cara on 0425 758 508.

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Something special for everyone LACY Jewellery Studio in Meeniyan turns 11 on December 4 and this year will be its second Christmas in the newly renovated and extended shop.

Owned by Phil and Danielle Lacy, the store prides itself on its extensive range.

“We are thrilled to dis-

play the largest selection of jewellery we have ever stocked. Each piece is either handmade or hand chosen

by Phil or I,” Danielle said.

“Each one is special to us and carefully crafted.”

The studio has some particularly stunning diamond rings and jewellery with coloured gemstones in its cabinets. There is always something new and differ-

Rings and all: Phil Lacy and Jerlinda Truscott with some of the beautiful jewellery available at Lacy Jewellery Studio in Meeniyan.

ent to inspire you.

“We always aim to have classic, timeless pieces,” Danielle said.

“We always have a lovely selection of yellow and white gold jewellery, and rose gold has risen in popularity in the last few years and we have many gorgeous pieces.”

Rose gold has beautiful warmth to it and a pretty pink hue.

Danielle said the studio carries a stunning range of jewellery handmade in Israel.

“These pieces are always in demand. Our Israeli range has many bold pieces and is often two-tone, combining silver and gold,” she said.

“We have recently started stocking Coeur De Lion, which is a range of jewellery handmade in Germany.

It is colourful and unique and has proven incredibly popular.

“It features geometric shapes with resins, glass and semi precious stones.”

Shopping at Lacy Jewellery Studio is affordable for everyone, with items in store beginning at $20.

“It is important to Phil and I that our store includes something for everyone and everyone’s budget,” Danielle said.

“Gift vouchers are another popular option. It’s always so enjoyable to choose something special for yourself and our wonderful,

friendly staff is always on hand to guide you and offer information or advice.”

Recent opening: The Green Patch Nursery owners Cara and Mick Stewart have enjoyed great community support.

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Good Food

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Treat yourself at Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club FOR a delicious meal in a pleasant family environment, Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club is the place to be.

Come in and check out the new summer menu, which delivers a wide range of taste sensations.

A newly created chicken menu includes favourites such as chicken vol-au-vent and chicken souvlaki.

The club’s char grill steaks continue to be a customer favourite, with all steaks cooked to your liking.

The stir-fry menu now offers not only a choice of scallops, prawns and chicken but four great sauces to choose from: sweet chilli, sweet soy, oyster and satay.

There is also a new range of salads, offering a tasty alternative for vegetarian or gluten free customers.

Quality team: from left, head chef Greg McKay and chefs Karryn Simpson and Scott Henderson offer a delicious variety of meals for their customers at the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club.

With plenty going on throughout the week, the weekly theme nights are providing a unique twist to the usual menu.

Gourmet schnitzels feature on Tuesdays evenings with all meals

from the schnitzel range reduced to $17 for members and $20 for guests.

Wednesday is roast and flake night with meals priced at $17 for members and $19 for guests,

which includes a complimentary house beer, wine or soft drink.

Why not get creative on Thursday evenings with ‘build your own pizza’ night?

Simply tick the ingredients

you want on your pizza from the slip, give your order to cashier and the chef will prepare it. A nine inch pizza is $12 for members and $13 for guests.

The club’s members’ specials change frequently and seniors meals are also available for lunch from Monday to Thursday. As always, the ever popular family carvery will continue on Sundays.

Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club caters for the whole family, with an excellent range of children’s meals also available.

Families can enjoy a relaxing meal while the playground is open to entertain the children.

The café is also open seven days a week; pop in and grab a great coffee or try something new from the extensive wine list. Enjoy some fabulous local and imported wines with over a dozen different wines available by the glass.

Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club welcomes well known local chef

Damien Madeley to its team.

“We’re thrilled to have Damien has join us. We look forward to incorporating his great ideas for our menu and specials,” operations manager Kim Skarajew said.

The team is ready for the summer peak period and will continue to offer the same great service throughout.

Christmas Day lunch is a main event at the Workmen’s Club and this year will be another great celebration.

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Inverloch power outage explained TWO unsafe power poles on the corner of Williams and Hopetoun streets caused the recent power outage in Inverloch’s central business district.

Inverloch businesses were frustrated on Friday, November 6, when the power went off without warning from the power company.

“We are well aware of the importance of the electricity supply for all customers, particularly commercial customers, and we seek at all times to minimise the number of customers affected to plan outages, and the duration of such outages,” an AusNet Services spokesperson said.

“Our normal procedure for planned outages is to advise customers a week in advance, to allow them to make appropriate arrangements.”

Inverloch business Serious Surf Stuff was forewarned there would be a 9am until 4pm power outage on November 6 and decided to close the shop for the day.

“We understand infrastructure needs to be maintained but on a Tuesday or a Wednesday would’ve been preferable,” Serious Surf Stuff owner Tom Moren said.

“We are six weeks out from Christmas and Friday is generally a busy shopping day. I think the power company could’ve timed it better.”

Mr Moren said he was also disappointed the power company was unable to notify him if power was to come back on early.

AusNet Services said it was difficult to predict which businesses would be affected by the outage.

“The issues experienced by a handful of customers in the arcade at 8 Williams Street arose because supply to this arcade comes from two sources,” an AusNet Services spokesperson said.

“Individual shop connections are undertaken by local electricians onsite, and AusNet Services does not have full records of who is connected from which supply source. As a result, on each occasion work was undertaken (October 8 and November 6), some customers were not notified in advance.

“When we were advised on November 6 that some customers had gone off supply without notice, we immediately instituted arrangements that restored their power supply. This also restored supply to customers who had been advised they would be off supply for the full day.”

AusNet Services said it had since visited the affected customers to discuss their concerns and explain the reasons for the issues to them.

“The resolution of the supply cross referencing was difficult to resolve, but has now been fully sorted out, and these customers can expect to receive accurate advice ahead of any future planned outages,” an AusNet Services spokesperson said.

“Good customer service is important to use, and we apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.”

Talk climate change CLIMATE change is one of today’s most hotly debated topics, not only in Australia but around the world.

Adaptation solutions will need to be developed and implemented locally, but experience from around the world is invaluable.

To continue the conversation, the South Gippsland Sustainability Network is presenting a free viewing of the fifth episode of the award winning nine part documentary, Years of Living Dangerously.

This educational series features first-hand accounts, with a team of correspondents from the entertainment and news industries travelling around the world to report on effects of global warming and what people are doing to find solutions for it. Council’s environment officer Skye Radcliffe-Scott said community action was vital to develop and implement solutions that can be maintained in the long term.

“During this education series, we have explored the challenges of climate change and discussed some of the ways we can all work to build solutions into our everyday lives,” she said.

“The challenges we face from climate change are many and varied, from where we will get our food and water in the future to how we may need to house ourselves to protect from flood, bushfire and extreme storms.”

Ms Radcliffe-Scott said communities that talk about the challenges were best placed to use their combined knowledge to find community driven solutions with the support of public services.

“This series of film screenings provides such an opportunity for community members to collaborate for a better future,” she added.

Years of Living Dangerously will be screened on Wednesday, December 9 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Food and Sustainability Hub, 2 Silkstone Road, Korumburra.

Although free, bookings are essential by phoning Ms Radcliffe-Scott on 5662 9380 or go to www.sustainabilitygippsland.com/event/community-talks-climate-presenting-the-years-of-livingdangerously-doco-episodetrue-colours.

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Arawata shapes self-styled singer A COUNTRY upbringing has inspired a musician to launch her debut EP.

Natalie Jefferis hails from Arawata, where she entertained herself by learning to sing, dance and play piano.

Her EP, Rinse, was launched at the Czech Club of Melbourne at North Melbourne recently, supported by musician friends as she took the audience through the rollercoaster of heartache, frustration, anger, fear and elation.

The singer-songwriter explores themes relating to everyday life through her sultry vocals and catchy piano melodies.

“My music has a pop/soul sound and is about a kaleidoscope of things: being broken and starting over, heartache, shame and running away, as well as fighting for who you are, being yourself and having fun,” she said.

Schooled at Korumburra Primary and Newhaven College, she lived at Arawata until 2010 and now resides in Malvern East to be closer to Melbourne’s rich music scene.

While being a self taught pianist, Natalie has gained valuable vocal skills at Soundworks Music Studio in Brunswick since 2009, and also studied music theory.

As a result of her training and performance background, she has developed a unique sound that is dynamic and touching.

Influenced by singers such as Sara Bareilles, Missy Higgins and Passenger, Natalie regularly performs at Penny Blue in Melbourne and most recently supported fellow musician, Jordan Bailey, at Revolver Bandroom as he launched his EP. In March, she was invited to perform at the Aireys Inlet Open Mic Music Festival which also featured the Hoodoo Gurus.

Natalie will be playing at the Mossvale Markets at Mossvale Park, Berrys Creek, on Sunday, December 6 between 11am and 1.30pm.

To hear Natalie’s tracks, stream through: www.itsnatjmusic.bandcamp.com.

Musical achievement: Natalie Jefferis on the cover of her debut EP, Rinse.

Kasey Chambers to play Wonthaggi FRESH from her triumphant US Tour in August and the success of her first solo album in four years, Australian singer, song writer and story teller Kasey Chambers takes her Bittersweet Tour back out on the road in regional Australia for her last shows of the year.

She will perform in Wonthaggi this Saturday, December 5, at the Capital Entertainment Centre in Wonthaggi.

The tour is especially sweet as Kasey has this year undergone and made a full recovery from vocal surgery.

Audiences and reviewers of the recent US tour have commented she is in better voice than ever before in her illustrious career.

Kasey will perform songs from Bittersweet, the album that has won her the 2014 ARIA Award for Best Country Album and a swag of Tamworth Golden Guitar awards.

She will also perform all the classic Kasey tunes that have made her one of the most loved Australian touring artists of the last decade and showcase a few brand new tracks that received standing ovations throughout the US recently.

Kasey’s tenth studio album and first solo record in four years, Bittersweet was produced by Nick DiDia (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, The Wallflowers, Powderfinger and The Living End) and is something of a departure for Kasey from the ‘expected’.

“I wanted to have an experience making a record that I had never had before.

I wanted to challenge myself and I wanted to be excited,” she said.

The album and her live

performances have been critically acclaimed both here and in the US, garnering outstanding reviews.

The Huffington Post headline shouted, “Kasey Chambers, Best Americana Singer-Songwriter Since Lucinda, Nears End of Triumphant US Tour” and described her performance as “……her near-delirious joy in singing to us was matched by the effusive standing ovations she received from the audience.”

AllMusic says of the album, “Bittersweet is a strong, satisfying album from one of the best and most distinctive singer/songwriters of her day, and this confirms she can move in any number of different directions and still offer her listeners something remarkable.”

Harry Hookey will be joining Kasey after a year of relentless gigging that has seen him playing shows and festivals from one end of Australia to the other (literally), throughout Europe

and Cuba.

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Best of luck: the Year 12 class of Korumburra Secondary College was farewelled at the annual valedictory dinner at the Korumburra Showgrounds recently. Students and their families gathered with teachers to reflect on the students’ journey through secondary college and viewed photos of them enjoying their last year at school. Everyone dressed up for the occasion, and school captains Caroline Crawford and Bailey Condolucci gave speeches and distributed certificates to teachers. Students of the class of 2015 are pictured in their finery.

Funds available for tertiary study THE Mirboo North and District Educational Support Funding assists young adults and mature students with relocation expenses, study setup costs and scholarships.

Grass roots: student teachers from Monash University experienced rural life with South Gippsland Shire councillors, mayor Cr Bob Newton, front, and back, from left, Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks, deputy mayor Cr Mohya Davies and Cr Andrew McEwen.

Rural life entices teachers MONASH University student teachers met with South Gippsland Shire Council last week to discover rural communities and why it was important they teach here.

Twelve student teachers studying various undergraduate degrees are taking part in an inaugural Rural Professional Experience Placement Program.

On their visit to Council, they were presented with a brief snapshot of the shire from deputy mayor Cr Mohya Davies, detailing the driving agricultural and economic forces, before participating in an informal question and answer session with councillors.

Students listened to a number of panel discussions around local projects including waste management, climate change, council energy projects, youth council and volunteering programs.

Each panel discussion focused on the projects council undertakes, how they relate to local school involvement and how volunteers are valued to shape the community.

Student leader Maria Gindidas said the program was about showing students country life.

“So far, everyone in the program has felt welcome beyond expectation and they love the area and people,” she said.

“There is a noticeable difference in what rural communities have to

offer.”

As part of their university placement requirements, the students will be attending schools in Leongatha.

“They could have chosen any number of placement options, including overseas travel, but selected South Gippsland so they could obtain a rural perspective from a teaching viewpoint,” Ms Gindidas said.

Cr Jim Fawcett said teachers can make a difference in the community.

“It was teachers in the area who established the likes of the basketball association and swimming club.

In the country, you are more than just educators in schools – you have the opportunity to extend your skills into the community and make a resounding difference,” he said.

The foundation is delighted to once again offer educational support grants to local district students commencing their studies in 2016.

In 2015, $20,500 was awarded to nine local students to help them start their tertiary studies.

Financial hardship families and students face is one of the most significant barriers for rural students.

Books, stationery, a laptop, accommodation bond and other costs can amount to at least $5000.

Funding will be open to: Australian citizens or permanent residents; people enrolled in or intending to enrol in a recognised tertiary course of study in 2016, including TAFE courses; people with a connection to Mirboo North and district, or a desire to live and work in Mirboo North and district now or in the future.

Funding will be awarded on the basis of: • equity: for example, students experiencing difficult circumstances, socio-economic disadvantage or hardship, a disability

or medical condition. Other reasons may include special needs because of age, gender, ethnicity or geographic location; and • merit: for example, academic criteria or non-academic criteria where there is sufficient connection with educational objectives (such as sporting or artistic ability where sporting or artistic pursuit is part of the curriculum).

Application criteria and documents will be available on the foundation’s website in November 2015 and awards will be announced in January 2016.

Applications opened on November 9 and close on January 15, 2016.

If required, interviews will be conducted from December 7, 2015 to January 15, 2016.

Grants will be awarded on January 29, 2016, subject to placement in the relevant course.

The foundation’s executive officer Derrick Ehmke will be happy to discuss the criteria and conditions with potential applicants.

Phone 0418 301 092 or email info@mirboodistrictfoundation.org.au To find out more, seewww.mirboodistrictfoundation.org.au Community members are welcome to help district students by donating to the Students Educational Support Fund.

Tourism strategy kicks off CONSULTATION for the 20 year Phillip Island tourism strategy kicked off with a wide representation from both the community and tourism industry recently.

Bass Coast Shire Council’s manager economic development and tourism Peter Francis said he was pleased to see a community reference group made up of interested community members meet for the first time.

“It was great to see participants sharing and debating ideas about what tourism should look like in 2035, as this will be critical to the development of the strategy,” Mr Francis said.

Some of the ideas discussed during the workshops and open house sessions included protection of open space and rural landscapes with the opportunity to support tourism, a makeover of the Cowes foreshore and

town centre, new accommodation including four to five star hotels, a coastal walk and cycling track network to link to important attractions, new attractions, new events and festivals, and restricting residential development within town boundaries.

Further meetings have been planned over the next few months to assist with the development strategy.

If you are interested in getting involved or would like further information, visit the strategy’s Facebook page at Phillip Island Tourism Strategy 2035 or visit www. basscoast.vic.gov.au/phillipisland2035.

Residents and non residents are also encouraged to participate in a survey about tourism to Phillip Island and San Remo at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ N7WMV23 or find the link through the dedicated Facebook and council pages to complete the survey.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - PAGE 43

Shopping for a cause: Leongatha Lizard Girl Guides sell Guide biscuits in Leongatha recently, From left, Bella Graham, Molly Clark, Chloe Ollington, Chelsea Markley and Leeah O’Meara.

Girl Guides help Africans learn THE Leongatha Lizard Girl Guides gave up their time after school recently to sell Guide biscuits to raise funds for charity.

The girls set up a street stall in McCartin Street and will donate the $100 raised to the One Girl initiative.

One Girl is a Melbourne based charity that helps girls in Sierra Leone, Africa access education. Sierra Leone is considered one of the worst places in the world to be born a girl and there are many challenges

girls face when it comes to education.

The charity fits well with the Girl Guide philosophy of enabling every girl to be the best she can be.

Girl Guides is an organisation that has a mission of enabling girls and young women to develop confidence, self-reliance, team building and leadership skills, all while making new friends and having fun.

Anyone interested in joining or supporting Girl Guides in South Gippsland should contact Chris Oliver on 0428 644 397 or coliver@guidesvic.org.au

Pretty effective: Buffalo farmer Peter Young was pleased to support the McGrath Foundation this year, by having his silage wrapped in pink.

Pink bales make a difference

By Sarah Vella IN AUSTRALIA, around 30 per cent of women diagnosed with breast cancer live outside a major metropolitan city.

This year, farmers were given an opportunity to support cancer research by wrapping their silage in pink.

Peter Young from Buffalo organised his usual

contractor this season, Pete Collins from Fish Creek, to bale and wrap his silage.

He was somewhat surprised to see the finished product was pink.

Mr Collins said part of the reason he was keen to use the pink wrap was because his mother in law was diagnosed with breast cancer this year.

“It is not every day you can, through what you normally do with farming, put money back into cancer research,” he said.

A Star is born

Mr Collins said the pink wrap was hard to get a hold of because it was popular and also because South Gippsland’s silage season is later than the rest of the state.

“We got 15 rolls, which was enough to do around 450 bales. I was trying to chase up enough to do about 1500,” he said.

“It is something we will definitely do every year. It makes a fair statement out in the paddock.”

Mr Young said he has received a lot of positive comments about the pink silage, particularly from women.

“I think it is a really good cause, so I don’t mind putting a bit of money into it. Breast cancer touches a lot of families,” he said.

“It is all a bit of fun too and definitely a conversation starter.”

Made by Tapex, the pink wrap was part of the company’s support for the

McGrath Foundation and its effort to raise money to fund breast care nurses across Australia, as well as increasing breast awareness among young women.

“Women play an integral role in the contracting and farming business, but seldom get the recognition they deserve,” the company’s website said.

“Rural women do not have the access to health care and information that those in our towns and cities do. In supporting the McGrath Foundation, Tapex is playing its part in changing this.”

Tapex launched the limited edition pink silage film this year as a visual reminder of supporting breast cancer awareness in rural Australia.

Tapex donated $5 from every roll of pink silage wrap sold in 2015 to the McGrath Foundation.

Karmai centre opening CONSTRUCTION began on Korumburra’s $5.3 million Karmai Community Children’s Centre recently.

Centre vice president Rebecca Marriott gave a speech on behalf of the centre committee at the opening, not president Bronwyn Beach as reported in The Star last week.

Milpara Community House news EMMY Lesley Van Hoorn was born at Leongatha Hospital on October 29.

She is the second child for Cassie and Brett Van Hoorn of Leongatha, and a sister for Daphne, 3.

DUSTY James Gardiner was born on November 23 at Leongatha Hospital. He is the first baby for Ben and Burgan of Leongatha.

AMITY Nicole Cripps was born at Latrobe Regional Hospital on November 3. Amity is the first daughter and second child for Justin and Nicole of Port Franklin, and a sister for Renee and Cody, 22, Sharni, 17, Jaxon, 15, Will, 12 and Alfie, 6. Amity is pictured with Alfie.

ELENA Maria Gardiner was born on November 18 at Leongatha Hospital. She is the first baby for Daniel and Maria of Leongatha.

SUMMER for many can mean barbecues, people over for dinner and summer casual jobs.

So to help out, we conveniently have Food Safety Level 1 and Supervisors Courses as well as Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) scheduled for Thursday, December 10.

If you’d like to make your own Christmas decoration we have a Dry Needle Felted Workshop coming up on Saturday, December 5 where you’ll learn to make a fairy/ angel.

Don’t forget to drop by and have a look at our Children’s Garden. You don’t need an excuse it’s a garden for all. Bring a book and have a read in the shade of our beautifully yarn bombed trees, or just sit and ponder.

Playgroup meets on Friday mornings so probably avoid those.

Our Emergency Foodbank is always happy to receive donations of food and grocery items. Rotary’s wishing tree will be at Korumburra Guardian Pharmacy. This is a wonderful way to bring some cheer and make someone’s Christmas brighter.

To all those amazing people who have made donations, volunteered orcontributed not only to Milpara but within the wider community, please accept our heartfelt thanks. You make our community richer, a wonderful place to live and we really appreciate you generosity and spirit.

Milpara can be contacted on 5655 2524 for bookings and enquiries.

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Other Tractors, Machinery & Sundry Items Fordson E27 petrol tractor, McCormack W6 hydrl. & 3P.L. tractor, Ford 3000 F.E. loader with spare motor not going, D.B. crop matter (no go) Normag tractor (no go) Newman tractor, Ford mower, 2 x 3F Inter disc ploughs, 1919 Oliver Cletrac track crawler, old Poclain 20 ton excavator, fork lift mast, Daniel Harvey implements ripper, plough, bale carrier etc. D.H. spring tyne tillers, D.H. 3P.L. discs, quant. Furphy wheels, Furphy tiller, 1942 Furphy S.S. tank on trailer, indented Furphy, antique wooden hay sweep, antique Robinson - Federal horizontal wool press, C.P.I. Southern Cross 4 cyld. air compressor with motor, large Cummins motor, Rugby motor, English diesel motor, Lister diesel motor, Albion diesel motor, 1918 Woolsley motor, horse drawn dump rake, horse drawn mowers, horse drawn spreader, old grass harrows, D.T. harrows, onion harrows, 2 x 3P.L. grader blades, Farmall grader, 2 x cement mixers, old Conner Shea seeder, 3 x 3P.L. jibs, vibrating roller, small trailing potato digger, 3P.L. port potato planter, rotary drain cleaner, 1 ton trailing super spreader, Crump 3P.L. spreader, 2 x old Howard rotary hoes, quant. Chaff cutters dating back to 1852, N.H. 3P.L hay rake, B46 Inter. Square baler, NH78 square baler, Jones grab stacker, Vicon hay rake wheels, 2 x old set trailing discs, calf trailer crates, smudger, 14”x36' RSJ & smaller RSJs, quant. railway line approx 20', various lengths, steel work bench & leg vyce, 10' grain auger, quant. steel trusses, 5 x back hoe buckets, drag saw Rosmary motor, 2 x old hammer mills, quant. scaffolding brackets, 4 x antique wool press, antique gear box, 1925 Chev motor & gear box, 9 old Sunshine & McKay gates, quant. small gates, chain mesh, hydrl. tail gate, front mounted grader blade, large 3P.L. hydl. mower, rear end scoop, plate steel & stand, large quant.

“V” pulley & flat transport wheels, quant. skip wheels, quant. old steel wheels, 2 x crab winches, Brenguns carrier wheels, old wooden car trailers (1 with A model Ford wheels) old grinders & drills, S.S. milk vat, 2 x cattle bail heads, large quant. clip lock roofing, 3” alum. irrigation pipes on trailer, 15'x7' SS pipe, large irrigation water pump & motor, quant. SS exhausts, plastic drums, 3 x old ATV bikes, old wheel barrows, calf bails & feeder, 11 x milk cans, 21 x cream cans,Watson 3P.L. hay fork, old cattle scales, quant. poly pipe fittings, 32 volt generator – Winsconson motor, 3 x petrol tanks, steel bouy, jerry cans, rabbit traps & parts, 136x38 high clearance wheels, quant. tractor tyres – all sizes, 3 x horse works, J3 model Bedford truck, old Rover & Morris 1100 cars (no go) large quant. scrap iron & many other sundry items.

Light luncheon, Buyers I.D. required, number system will operate, no buyer premium, GST – N/A. Terms: Cheque or cash day of sale unless prior arrangements are made.

Listing & photos on website: www.alexscott.com.au – Livestock, then clearing sales.

Directions: Turn onto Clancy's Road off the KorumburraWonthaggi Road, just past Korumburra Secondary College, then turn onto McMillians Road. Company signs erected.

For further information contact selling agents

Vendor: Bob Newton 0408 515 923 Greg Spargo 0409 860 344 Korumburra 5655 1133

The group is an informal network for people in their twenties or thirties who live in Gippsland and are working in or interested in farming, the environment, sustainable agriculture or natural resource management.

Attendees on the night were from a range of backgrounds including Landcare, farmers, environmental consultants or CMA staff, and many did not know each other at all.

Kathleen Brack from the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority attended the dinner and was

excited by the interest and enthusiasm shown by the group.

“There are a lot of younger people who live in the area and are passionate about looking after the land,” she said.

“It’s often a bit like ships in the night; you know these people are out there, but sometimes you never get to actually meet them.

“This dinner was a nice opportunity to get a lot of these people together around the same table, chill out, eat some good food, and have a drink and a chat.

“Not only do we get to hang out with some really nice and awesome people, these contacts will be so beneficial for us for the rest of our lives.

“We will now know where to go or who to con-

tact when we need a hand, a contractor or an employee.”

The next meeting will be a casual barbecue and farm walk in March at Rachael Nicholson’s cattle property

at Foster North.

Everyone attending will be asked to bring a plate to share.

If you are interested in joining the group head to Fa-

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Young, passionate: from left, Network of Young Gippsland Landcarers members at the Wonthaggi gathering Kathleen Roberts, Matt Khoury, Minna Tom, Shannon Dwyer, Rachael Nicolson, Kate Williams and Kathleen Brack.

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Yarding caters to all needs THERE were approximately 2200 export and 500 young cattle penned representing an increase of 400 head week on week.

The usual buying group was present and operating in a cheaper market in most places.

Quality was generally good, with plenty of prime cattle on offer and a good selection of young cattle suited to feed or restock.

The larger selection of heavy weight vealers sold firm. Yearling cattle to the

trade eased 9c to 12c/kg.

Grown steers and bullocks slipped 4c to 9c/kg.

Heavy weight grown heifers gained 3c/kg. Heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers held firm while the crossbreds eased 2c to 4c/kg.

Most weights and grades were represented in the 900 cows and prices eased 4c to 10c/kg for most. Bulls with high yield potential eased 2c to 3c while the secondary lines slipped 11c to 14c/kg.

Heavy weight vealers suited to butcher orders sold from 283c to 318c/kg.

Yearling heifers to the trade

made between 258c and 294c/kg.

Grown steers sold between 265c and 295c/kg.

Bullocks made from 274c to 295c/kg. Heavy weight grown heifers showing good finish sold from 252c to 277c/kg.

Heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers made between 245c and 265c, with the crossbred portion between 257c and 284c/kg.

Most light and medium weight cows sold between 170c and 210c/kg. Heavy weight cows made mostly from 203c to 251c after a top of 260c/kg. Heavy weight

C and B muscle bulls sold from 250c to 329c/kg.

The next sale draw - December 2: 1. Phelan

& Henderson & Co, 2. Elders, 3. Alex Scott & Staff, 4. Landmark, 5. SEJ, 6.

Rodwells.

Prime Sale - Wednesday, November 25 BULLOCKS 15 R.A. Donaldson, Somers 691.30kg 14 Covino Farms, Giffard 595.40kg 13 J.R. & J.L. Brooks, Strzelecki 675.40kg 1 J. Giardina, Mirboo 575.00kg 6 Rumridge P/L, Mt Eliza 686.00kg 14 G.C. & M.A. Moore, Hedley 641.10kg STEERS 1 G.L. & M.L. Tuckett, Leongatha 390.00kg 4 P.P.C. Athanasopoulos, Jeetho West 341.30kg 1 T. Maruzza, Dumbalk 360.00kg 1 Katelea Past., Toora 420.00kg 1 M. Smith 335.00kg 1 G.O. & M.A. Stoll, Toora 325.00kg COWS 1 O.B. & C.M. Hutchinson, Mardan 645.00kg 4 K. & F. Whelan, Outtrim 665.00kg 1 B.F. & J.A. Casey, Korumburra 640.00kg 9 T. & L. Butcher, Allambee East 551.10kg 2 F. & C. Donat, Wonthaggi 567.50kg 1 A.R. & B.A. Twite, Jumbunna East 560.00kg HEIFERS 1 N. Loupos, Corinella 340.00kg 1 G. Abrahamson, Wonthaggi 340.00kg 2 P.M., J.A. & V.R. Johnston, Mirboo Nth 355.00kg 1 R. & C. Donat, Wonthaggi 345.00kg 1 F. & C. Oostermeryer, Dollar 345.00kg 1 D.G. & C.M. Roberts, Foster 285.00kg BULLS 1 P. Brydon, Koonwarra 990.00kg 2 Aeekk Partnership, Mt Waverly 1010.00kg 1 R.W. Bruce, Koorooman 1020.00kg 1 D.W. & J.M. Wellard, Leongatha 1020.00kg 1 Vening Past. Co., Hedley 1070.00kg 1 Pukenui P/L, Mirboo 1010.00kg

295.0 295.0 292.6 290.6 290.0 290.0

$2039.43 $1756.30 $1976.18 $1670.95 $1989.52 $1859.11

317.6 313.6 311.6 310.2 309.6 309.6

$1238.64 $1070.16 $1121.76 $1302.84 $1037.16 $1006.20

260.0 255.0 252.0 250.6 250.6 249.6

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328.6 324.6 322.6 315.6 313.6 308.6

$3253.14 $3278.46 $3290.52 $3219.12 $3355.52 $3116.86

REMINDER NOTICE

CLEARING SALE A/C Cam & Marion Walker 'Montrose View' 745 Grantville - Glen Alvie Rd, Almurta

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THE first ever meeting of the Network of Young Gippsland Landcarers was held in Wonthaggi recently.

Enquiries: Brian Kyle 0427 708 291 James Kyle 0427 826 491

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - PAGE 45

Farming Insight Gourmet garlic worthy of a medal

By Lucy Johnson WHETHER it is used for stuffing a Chicken Kiev or making pesto sauce, Mirboo Farm’s prized garlic wins hands down according to both locals and national food critics.

For Kirsten and David Jones, the proof was in the pudding this year when their home grown garlic won a silver medal at the RASV 2015 Fine Food Awards in competition with Australia’s best garlic producers.

“We were fairly shocked and surprised to have won an award,” Mrs Jones said.

“It was a delight for us because we have always found it difficult to subjectively judge our produce. It was nice to hear a positive response from somebody else.”

The couple moved to Mirboo for a tree change five years ago where they established Mirboo Farm.

“We grew up in a drought so when we were looking to move we re-

searched places with high rainfall and this area receives the second highest rainfall in the state,” Mrs Jones said.

With 15 years of horticultural experience, Mrs Jones wanted to grow and sell her own produce locally.

During the late harvest, the Jones family employed the help of friends to uproot the half acre of garlic on their property before it went into the shed for drying and curing.

“We decided to focus on growing garlic because we thought it was a more manageable vegetable to grow,” Mrs Jones.

“We have expanded our crop fourfold this year with both an early and late harvest.”

The expansion has included the growth of four varieties of garlic: red Italian hardneck, Monaro purple, Spanish Rojas and rojo de castro.

Having two harvests means locals can enjoy Mirboo Farm garlic year round.

“It is great for us because as we start to run out of garlic to eat, we get a whole new harvest coming in,” Mrs Jones said.

She and daughter Flicka Jones work together to run Meeniyan Store, dedicated to supplying local, organic produce to the community in support of the local farming industry.

Flicka manages the running of the store using her experience in retail while her mother liaises with local producers to sell the latest in seasonal food and produce in store daily.

With plans to double production next year, Mirboo Farm is in the middle of refurbishment, with upgrades currently underway for new drying facilities.

Once the garlic is pulled out of the ground, the Joneses place the garlic in drying racks before it is cured for two to three weeks.

“The garlic loses 30 per cent of its weight in drying. If it is over dried, it loses its goodness. If it gets too hot while drying, it will bake and if it gets too humid the garlic rots,” Mrs Jones said.

It has taken years to perfect the production of garlic at Mirboo Farm and while the Joneses are humble, the quality of their produce is undeniably up with the best in Australia.

Mirboo Farm garlic will soon be

First class garlic: Kirsten Jones sits among her half acre of garlic at Mirboo Farm. available to order online from the website. The Joneses’ produce is also stocked at The Meeniyan Store while

the business meets with customers regularly at farmer’s markets in Foster and 50 Mile Market in Morwell.

Holmans push effluent uphill THE management of dairy effluent provides many opportunities for dairy businesses.

The Holman family of Loch has met the challenge of effluent application on a steeper property by expanding their application area by installing a mainline last year.

They are now starting to see the benefits of improved pasture growth.

The Holman property has steep slopes across part of the farm which makes the pumping of effluent challenging.

The dairy operation milks approximately 400 spring calving cows. Manure from the yards is collected into a solids trap and a 50,000 litre sump.

The sump is pumped daily to pasture using an effluent pump via a 1300 metre long mainline and a gun irrigator.

Expanding the effluent application area has enabled better use of the nutrients in the effluent, particularly potassium and nitrogen.

The gun irrigator is moved around every couple

of days.

Andrew Holman said, “I’m able to apply nutrients now to areas of the farm that were difficult to drive over and apply fertiliser to, and we’re really able to see a response.”

The effluent was tested and in one megalitre (1,000,000 litres) contained 232kg of potassium, 95kg of phosphorus, 22kg of sulphur and 200kg of nitrogen.

This is equivalent to around 0.46 tonnes of potash and 0.43 tonnes of urea and one tonne of single superphosphate with an approximate value of $1015 per megalitre (prices are a rough guide to illustrate value of effluent).

Each year approximately 7.4 megalitres is generated on the property with a fertiliser equivalence value of around $7511.

Reducing the on-going maintenance cost of the effluent system is also needed to gain the most value from the nutrients in the effluent.

Management challenges for the Holmans’ effluent system include being able to generate enough pressure at the irrigator and managing

Paving the way: Loch farmer Andrew Holman is enjoying the benefits of applying effluent to steep country.

solids so they do not create blockages in the pipes.

Mr Holman used a plumber to size the mainline to ensure it was the right pressure rating for the steeper property to ensure pumping efficiency and reduce the risk of splitting pipes.

Solid material from the effluent is removed by a trap, but some solid material does enter the sump which gets agitated and applied daily to pasture.

Mr Holman said having the ability to flush the mainline was important to remove solid material if it does get pumped through.

Placing hydrants at 50m intervals for the first 200m of the mainline then 100m after that is something Mr Holman would do differently next time to enable ease of flushing.

He also removed the foot valve on the effluent pump (which is immersed

Store sale Thursday, November 26 Total yarding: 1819 Steers: Maxray Nom., Buffalo, 12 x $1490; N. Berryman, Yarram, 14 x $1420; S. Turton, Korumburra South, 1 x $1400; G.S. & J. Tuckett, Woodside, 18 x $1360; G. Walka, Devon North, 3 x $1300; A.J. & B.R. Moyle, Lance Creek, 12 x $1270; J.R. Sibly Past., Archies Creek, 22 x $1270.

Heifers: T.J. & J.E. Clarke, Leongatha, 1 x $1250; B.F. & J.A. Casey, Korumburra, 4 x $1140; B.J. O’Loughlin, Mirboo North, 17 x $1140; R. & J. Trease, Mardan, 5 x $1140; S. Anderson, San Remo, 15 x $1100; J.R. Sibly Past., Archies Creek, 2 x $1080; Argyle Ent., Newborough, 19 x $1040.

Cows and calves: T.J. & J.E. Clarke, Leongatha, 1 x $2450; P.A. & S.E. Campbell, Mirboo North, 9 x $1430; K. Graham, Mirboo, 12 x $1270; A. Waitkinson, Budgeree, 13 x $1160; J.A. & G.L. Hall, Boolarra, 1 x $1020.

on a pontoon) to allow effluent in the line to drain back to the sump when turned off to flush the pipe.

The mainline has also been buried to protect it from stock trampling, and to help reduce blockages by keeping the pipe cool over summer, reducing the baking of manure inside.

Two posts and horizontal rails have been placed around the hydrants to protect them from stock and machinery. Mr Holman prefers managing the effluent on a daily basis.

“At the end of each milking the effluent is gone; it’s

not another job that I have to. There are no excavators, tankers or weeds on dams to deal with later,” he said.

These are the benefits of a direct application system, however it can be difficult to manage these systems when conditions are wetter. It is therefore essential to have some back up storage capacity for these conditions.

The Holmans have back up storage dam where effluent can go if conditions become too wet.

The Melbourne Water Rural Land program has supported the installation of the effluent mainline through a

MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT

CLEARING AUCTION ACC GRADY'S MACHINERY

FRIDAY DECEMBER 11 AT 10AM

STRZELECKI HIGHWAY, MIRBOO NORTH Stevens Egan Johnston Pty Ltd will sell by public auction the following extensive range ofTractors, Equipment and Sundries.

Tractors: Same Saturno 80 Synh & Nell blade, DeutzD4006A, Zetor 5245, Zetor 5245 c/w fe loader, Zetor 6045 c/w Dalmore fork, Zetor 7745 cab & loader, Zetor 4712, Ford R4500 indust loader, Fiat 411R, MF 168, MF 145-4.

New hay equip: Samasz Z 010 1.65 drum mower, Samasz Z010/2 2.10 drum mower, Samasz Z108/4 2.5 disc mower Sip Spider 455 H Tedder, Sip Spider 685.

Used implements: Kvernaland Maletti rotary hoe, GoldAcres 300ltr spot spray, 6' slasher, Murray harrows, assort grader blades, assort jibs, assort fe buckets inc Stoll, Burder, assort bale handlers inc Nell, Dalmore, Jeco, assort pallet forks inc Dalmore, Jeco, Burder, saw bench, AEG generator, Yamaha 15 hp elec start motor, assort tractor tyres, hyd top link.

Dismantled hay equipment: assort mowers, tedders and rakes inc Claas, Borello, Deutz, Deutz Fahr andTaarup. Numerous sundries.

Principally an unreserved sale, all items for genuine sale, buyers can attend with confidence. Vendors wish to SELL, to allow business restructure. List and photos on website www.sej.com.au go to clearing sales.

Terms: GST applicable, will be added to knock down price. Payment on day by cash or cheque, NO EFTPOS available, unless arrangements have been made PRIOR to day of sale. Bidders number system operating, ID required. Loading facilities available.

Refreshments available

Enquiries: Russell Grady 5668 1448 (vendor) Paul Wilson 0407 865 202 Paul Phillips 0418 553 123 STE3810694

50 per cent co-contribution financial incentive.

For more information about the program and eligibility, go to: www.mel-

bournewater.com.au and search ‘Rural Land Program’. For more information contact Benita Kelsall, DEDJTR Ellinbank.

CLEARING SALE Welshpool Farm Machinery, Equipment & Sundries MONDAY DECEMBER 14, 2015 AT 11AM A/C D&K Grylls 240 Slades Hill Road, Massey Ferguson 6455 Dyna 6 4wd Tractor 2011/2012 3rd function with front end loader; Massey Ferguson 7465 4wd Tractor 2007 3rd function with Howard front end loader; Lely Welger RP 445 Round Baler 2012; McHale HS 2000 Wrapper; Maschio 3000 Power Harrow with Gaspardo 24 PR air seeder; Kuhn 7501 Twin rotar rake; Claas Volta 770t tedder; 4in1 bucket quick euro hitch; 9 Tyne agro plough; 7 Tyne chisel plough; 24 plate wheel offset discs; Noble 2.3 mtr. mulcher; Berends rear hay forks; Berends pipe layer; Unigrip quick hitch soft hands; Quick hitch hay forks; Hustler rear soft hands system 10; Berends grader blade 8 ft. hydraulic with level wheel; 8ft blade for front end loader; Elngra post rammer hydraulic tilt with auger; Giltrap quick hitch; 2nd pick up for Welger round baler; New Holland 275 square baler; Claas disco 3100 hay mower (not working); Harrows; 10ft smudger; 5'x8' tandem trailer with cattle crate; 400lt fibreglass chemical tank on wheels; 100lt spray unit; 150 mtr quick spray reel & gun (new); Spray tank for 4w bike; Waratah 5ft slasher (not working); Suzuki 4w bike (not working); Vaughan travelling manure irrigators; Norton cattle crush; Selectra 200lt fuel; M.F saw bench & pulley; Concrete trough 6'x3'; Old auger; Reinforcing mesh; 2x pendulum gates for dairy; 21xshed perlins 9-10 metres; Cement mixer; Diesel fire fighting pump; MF 135 front weights; Welders; 3HP elect motor; Var. pressure pumps; Var. elect motor and pumps; Windmill new wheel pump head and parts; Anvil; Trolley jack; Bench saw x2; Large ute tool box; Assort tools; Chains; Shelving racks etc.; Pts. shafts& universals; Rams; Assort bolts & nuts, assort steel, rail line & HD gates; Assort timber; Tyres; Stainless steel.

Other: O'Brien's “off road” camp trailer 2006, annexe fridge & cooler battery pack, 17” wheels &elect brakes; Nissan Patrol 2006 4wd 4cyl 3lt 205,000km, 50mm lift kit storage draws (no motor); camping gear; household sundries.

Outside vendor: 5x9 tandom trailer with elect brakes & stock crate

Terms: Number system will apply, Photo ID required; strictly cash, EFTPOS or cheque on day of sale; GST applies to farm purchases, lunch and refreshments available.

ELDERS LEONGATHA: 5662 3523 ELDERS KORUMBURRA: 5658 1894 Don Olden: 0417 805 312 www.elders.com.au ID: C2415

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FREE CLASSIFIED ADS

TOTAL VALUE OF ITEMS PER ADVERT MUST NOT EXCEED $50 GAS HEATER. Everdure Lancer 16MJ. w 62 cm x h 52cm x d 22cm. $50. ph. 0407 096 958.

BAR STOOLS. Four. Black. Very good condition. $40 the lot. Ph. 5662 2212.

BASKETBALL RING. With back board and water filled base. good condition. $40. ph. 5662 2212.

EXERCISE BIKE. $40. Ph. 0439 931 996.

TYPEWRITER. Manual. $20. Ph. 5672 4665.

NEST TABLES. Three. Top long, two fit underneath. Excellent condition. $45. Ph. 5662 2851.

UNIVERSAL ROOF RACK. With brackets. $50. ph. 0427 878 572.

EXERCISE AB LOUNGE 2. $50. Ph. 0427 878 572.

WALL CANDLE HOLDER. two. Medium.

Black coated. Love heart shape metal.

Great condition. $10. Ph. 0487 238 907.

Leongatha OLD LOCKERS. Good garage storage. group of four. 1530w x 1830 h x 460d. $45. Leongatha. Ph. 0401 713 566.

SUPERMARKET SHELVING. Good garage storage. 10 shelves. 5 upright, 28 brackets. $45. Leongatha. Ph. 0401 713 566.

CLUB CHAIRS. Leather look. Brown. As new. One with foot stool. $50 the lot. Ph. 0407 444 051.

BASKETBALL RING. Full size. On stand to be dyna bolted to concrete floor. $25.

Ph. 5668 8180.

TABLE/BEDSIDE LAMPS. Two. Cut glass/brass base. cream shades. 64cm high. good condition. $30 for pair. Ph. 0418 727 616.

MATERNITY WEAR CLOTHING. Size 8.

One pregnancy use. 9 items. Excellent condition. $50. Inverloch. Ph. 0439 353 529.

COT SHEETS. With feature border and matching pillowcase. One infant use. excellent condition. $20. Ph. 0439 353 529.

WINE RACK. 4”length x 1.5 width. Free standing. Excellent condition. Holds 36 bottles. $50. Ph. 0488 105 451.

ONKAPARINGA BED BLANKETS. Two. Purple. Queen size, will fit king. Nerrena. $25. Ph. 0447 973 450.

QUEEN SIZE DOONA. Dry cleaned.

Nerrena. $25. Ph. 0447 973 450.

DOMED CLOCKS. Five. $40. Ph. 5662 2518.

COMPUTER DESK. Corner unit, one cupboard, 2 drawers and shelfs. New condition. $50. Ph. 0419 624 199.

COT. Solid timber. Good condition.

Converts to toddler bed. Includes mattress. $25. Ph. 0477 048 384.

BRICKS. 150 clean brown wire-cut.

Second hand in very good condition. $45.

Ph. 5658 1054.

JARS. Fowlers. Size 31, 27 and 20. Good condition. $50 the lot. Ph. 5664 0120.

MATCHBOX LABELS. 44 assorted labels. $20 the lot. ph. 5664 0120.

VERTICAL BLINDS. 2x1800W/2000H. 2x2100W/1450H. Dusty pink. $40. Ph. 0427 632 880.

KEYBOARD. Excellent condition. $35. ph.

5662 2549.

PAINTER’S TRESTLES. Wooden. H180cm.

Older style. $50. Ph. 5662 5141.

ORGANIC ROSEMARY. Large bunch.

Wont be picked till buyer come to pay. $50 the lot. Ph. 0487 773 897.

MOBILE PHONE. Samsung C5220. Dual UMTS folder. Telstra next G network. unlocked. Excellent condition. Needs card. $50. Ph. 0487 773 897. iPAD CASE. Otterbox defender brand. For iPad Air 2. Rugged protection. Brand new.

RRP. $99.95 selling for $50. Ph. 0419 827 697.

WALL DECO. Two. Black coated metal love heart candle holders. $10. Leongatha.

Ph. 0487 238 907.

SOCCER GOALS. 180H x 258W. requires new net. used. $20. Ph. 5662 5141.

BICYCLES. Two. Adult unisex. Good working condition. $20 each. Ph. 0412 755 627.

KEYBOARD. Full size. Excellent condition.

Easy to play. 100 songs and music. $30.

Ph. 5672 2663.

HOME BUFFET. 32cm. Stanley Rogers.

Only used once to keep food warm. Looks new. $40. Ph. 5674 2747.

SINGLE BED & BASE. $5. Good condition. Ph. 0412 755 627.

LARGE SINGLE BED & BASE. very good condition. $50. Ph. 0408 344 470.

SINGLE BEDHEAD. White. very good condition. $30. Ph. 0408 344 470.

FRIDGE. No freezer. w 64cm x d 64 cm x h 141 cm. Fisher & Paykel. $40. Ph. 5672 2663. Suitable for beer and bottles.

KITCHEN CHAIRS. Four. Cream leather.

Good condition. $50. Ph. 5662 3925.

STANDARD LAMP. $30. Ph. 5662 3925.

WASHING & IRONING STATION & DRESSING TABLE, SEAT AND MIRROR. Tubular steel. Washing and ironing station on castors. $50. ph. 0439 572 372.

PRESERVING URN. Fowlers Vacola.

Modern plastic. Electric. $50. Ph. 0490 070 103.

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WOORAYL LODGE INC. 71-73 McCartin Street, Leongatha Phone 5662 2053, Fax 5662 3967 Inc. Assoc. A0025521Y

INDEPENDENT LIVING UNITS

WELFARE WORKER LEONGATHA CORPS PART TIME

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Woorayl Lodge currently has self contained one bedroom units available for retired singles or couples who may be looking for accommodation. Woorayl Lodge has a total of 30 independent living units within well maintained grounds and, on occasion, vacancies do arise.

Woorayl Lodge is within easy walking distance of all of the key amenities and services of Leongatha.

For further information please contact Phil Johnson or Carolyn Little at Woorayl Lodge.

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ACSAG currently has the below vacancies available, reporting to the Facility Manager at Mirboo North Aged Care Facility.

FOOD SERVICES ASSISTANTS To work on a casual basis, successful applicants will: • Possess a passion for and previous experience working in an aged care environment • Have strong interpersonal and communication skills • Possess knowledge of food safety regulations • Hold a Food Safety Certificate

LEISURE AND LIFESTYLE ASSISTANTS To work on a casual basis, successful applicants will: • Have passion and experience in providing recreational programs within an aged care environment • Demonstrate open communication skills • Have qualifications or working towards a Certificate IV in Leisure and Lifestyle.

Applications to: Facility Manager – Alison Snell mirboonorthdon@acsagroup.com.au 27 Giles Street, Mirboo North, VIC 3871 *All applicants must provide evidence of their right to work in Australia and a valid National Police check* Please note: Only successful applicants will be contacted Please no recruiters at this time. Thank you

We are seeking a client-centred Welfare Worker to assist the Community Services at Leongatha Corps.

As part of your position you will have experience in dealing with issues experienced by people in the community which can include homelessness, poverty, cultural issues and substance abuse.

Applicants must: • Be willing to work within the mission and values of The Salvation Army.

• Have a Certificate in Community Service Emergency Relief • Have an understanding of the Doorways holistic philosophy, procedures and tools • Provide emergency relief services in line with client needs • Knowledge of lifestyle pressures faced by disadvantaged people in the community • Have the ability to develop positive relationships with services users • Have a current police check essential.

• Have a current Working With Children Check essential • Have a current Victorian Drivers Licence essential • Be able to provide proof of Eligibility to Work in Australia This is a part time position (15 hours per week). Salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010, Welfare, Level 3.

For further information about the position or a copy of the Position Description visit www.sarmy.org.au/divisions/EVD. Applications will include a cover letter responding to the personal and Job competencies and a current CV and submit to evdjobs@aus.salvationarmy.org, quoting the applicable reference number S0110.

CLOSING DATE: Monday 7 December

Most photos that appear in The Star can be purchased by calling 5662 2294.

Chief Executive Officer Outstanding strategic leadership opportunity Expand regional partnerships Drive innovation and growth in the Technical and Further Education sector Federation Training is seeking a visionary leader and successful Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with the drive, experience and commercial acumen to lead the organisation in its next phase of sustainable growth in rapidly changing education markets. The CEO will play a key role in continuing to build and strengthen the Federation Training brand and further develop its regional, national and international presence.

Reporting to the Chair and Board, the CEO will lead the Executive team to determine and oversee the operational execution of a clear vision, plans, policies and resources; ensuring the achievement of strategic and operational goals to develop and grow the business.

The ideal candidate will be an entrepreneurial CEO or senior executive with experience or an understanding of the technical and further education, government, or related sectors. You will demonstrate the ability to deliver growth in a changing global environment, bringing contemporary people management skills, exceptional stakeholder management and negotiation skills and excellent financial management abilities. An inspirational, energetic and insightful leader, you will be able to drive strategic change, encourage operational excellence and deliver outstanding educational outcomes across the organisation.

Relevant tertiary and postgraduate qualifications in business, education or related sectors are essential.

To apply – please send your application to federationtraining@jofisher.com, quoting reference FDTceo1115 and addressing your cover letter and resume to Andrew Norton, or call +61 3 9016 6000 for further information.

Federation Training is a multicampus facility located at Bairnsdale, Sale, Fulham, Lakes Entrance, Traralgon, Morwell, Leongatha, Yallourn, Warragul and Chadstone. It provides a unique approach to the delivery of a range of courses.

Established in 2014 following the amalgamation of Advance TAFE and GippsTAFE, Federation Training aims to create one united education model for Gippsland, providing the regional community with a strong, high quality education and training provider that meets and exceeds their needs and expectations.

For more information visit: www.federationtraining.edu.au Applications close: Monday 14 December 2015

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TAXI DRIVERS WANTED South Coast Taxis are seeking Taxi drivers. The positions would suit both those looking to earn some extra income or those looking for more regular shifts. The shifts are available from our Wonthaggi Depot working the areas of Wonthaggi and Leongatha.

The successful applicants must be experienced drivers, be available to work a mix of days, nights and weekends and hold the appropriate licences including the Taxi Driver Accreditation.

Please send your resumé by either email: taxis@southcoastbus.com.au or post: PO Box 946, Cowes, 3922

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LATROBE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE

Board Audit & Risk Committee Independent Member Freshzest is seeking a motivated and team orientated person to fill a

DISPATCH COORDINATOR ROLE at its Pound Creek site This role includes some Saturday work and public holidays. The successful applicant will need to be physically fit, productivity focused, highly organised and accurate with their work. Previous experience in forklifts, warehousing/logistics would be advantageous.

Own transport is required.

Please email l.townley@freshzest.com.au for an application form or ring (03) 5674 5575 for more information Applications close COB 11/12/15

Latrobe Community HeaIth Service (LCHS) is one of the largest independent community health services in Victoria and delivers a range of community based health and support services Gippsland wide.

The LCHS Board Audit & Risk Committee role is to: • Review the reporting of financial information, and • Oversee risk management, internal control, compliance and internal and external audit activities.

Applications are sought from appropriately experienced persons for one vacancy on the Committee. The term of office will be 2 years.

Closing date for applications is 5pm Thursday 3 December 2015.

For further information please contact Mr Ben Leigh, Chief Executive Officer, on 5136 5411.

Full-Time Position Applications are called from self-motivated workers with a minimum Diploma qualification in Drug and Alcohol to take up this position within the Bass Coast Health, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Team.

The successful person will have a 0.7 EFT Counselling allocation. The remaining 0.3 EFT of this role will be responsible for the delivery and performance of the Family Drug Support Project, a component of the State Government’s 4 year Ice Action Plan. A Program Delivery Plan has been endorsed.

The Family Support Worker’s focus is to provide a range of community based awareness raising activities for the families of users. The aim is to enhance community knowledge of pathways to a range of services available, as part of the social model of health. An ‘open group program’ for family members is a feature of the Delivery Plan.

Remuneration will be negotiated in accordance with qualifications and experience, aligned to the relevant industrial award.

Enquires, including relevant Position Description, are to be directed to the Community Support Services Manager on 03 5671 3278. Position Description and Program Delivery Plan are also available on BCH intranet and internet.

Applications: include a cover letter; a separate statement addressing the selection criteria; and a current CV, including 2 professional referees; directed to Noel.Sibly@basscoasthealth.org.au Applications close 12 noon, Wednesday 16 December 2015

VOLUNTEER THRIFT SHOP SUPERVISOR FOR THE SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA We are seeking a volunteer thrift shop supervisor to manage our opportunity shop in Leongatha. We require someone for five days a week but would be open to negotiate either a split position or minimum of three days.

Applicants must: • Be willing to work within the mission and values of The Salvation Army.

• Have retail experience (but not necessary as training will be provided) • Be able to work with a great team of volunteers • Knowledge of lifestyle pressures faced by disadvantaged people in the community • Have the ability to develop positive relationships with services users • Have a current police check essential.

• Have a current Working With Children Check essential This position will report to the Corps Officer of the Leongatha Corps and all funds raised through the shop support the ongoing work of The Salvation Army in the South Gippsland community For further information about the position or a copy of the Position Description contact Captain Martyn Scrimshaw on (03) 5662 6410 or martyn.scrimshaw@aus.salvationarmy.org Applications will include a cover letter responding to the personal and position competencies and a current CV and submit to martyn.scrimshaw@aus.salvationarmy.org CLOSING DATE: Monday 7 December

POSITION VACANT - INSTALLER SECURITY DOORS SCREENS & ROBES Capeview Building Products are a leading manufacturer operating from a large factory complex in Wonthaggi.

We are looking for a qualified and experienced installer of Shower Screens, Security Doors and Sliding Robe Doors.

The role requires a well organised, reliable and careful worker with exceptional attention to detail. A high level of customer service is required, as much of the work will be on site in customer’s homes.

The candidate must have a current and valid driver’s licence, Construction Industry Induction Card and a strong work history in a similar role.

EXPERIENCED DENTAL ASSISTANT WANTED Great opportunity to join the Miners’ Dental Clinic in Wonthaggi • Modern, long established community focused dental practice • Diversity of roles with opportunity for further development • Happy, supportive, family friendly work environment • Good remuneration • Long term employment offered for 3-5 days/week (negotiable) Please call (03) 5672 1948 for further enquiries or email your resumé to mfsdental@outlook.com

Capeview M10 - Leongatha and Wonthaggi Two positions exist as Paint Specialists in our Leongatha and Wonthaggi branches. We are seeking to fill these roles with 2 x highly skilled sales professionals who will make their indelible mark at these branches whilst contributing to the already highly successful relationships that we have with our customers, our suppliers and the branch staff.

The successful applicants will have the following attributes: • Excellent customer service skills which preferably include previous Customer relationship management training.

• Display outstanding people skills, as dealing with both internal and external customer’s forms part of your daily tasks.

• You must be highly motivated • Must be able to think independently • Strong stock management skills • Are able to multi task • Having a thorough knowledge of the Paint industry will be a distinct advantage.

• You will need to be both adaptable and flexible in the work environment • An approachable and friendly nature goes without say If you believe you have the qualities we are looking for, you are invited to apply in writing by Friday 11th December 2015 to: Edwin Vandenberg, Store Manager Capeview Hardware Pty Ltd, Cape Paterson Road, Wonthaggi, or by email Edwin.vandenberg@cv-m10.com.au Or Karen Treyvaud, Store Manager Capeview Hardware Pty Ltd, 2 Cusack Road, 3953, Leongatha, or by email Karen.treyvaud@cv-m10.com.au

FULL TIME POSITION AVAILABLE For motivated and enthusiastic person wanting to commence a dairy apprenticeship beginning January 2016, 5 minutes from Korumburra For details please phone 0419 369 455

garage sales LEONGATHA 18 Hassett Street, Saturday, December 5, 8am - 2pm. Children’s toys, clothes, manchester, X-Box, PS2 games. Lots more.

KOONWARRA 38 Johnsons Road SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 8am - 2pm MOVING SALE Too much to list Household goods Lots of books Tools & much more

HUGE GARAGE SALE DECEASED ESTATE

SATURDAY & SUNDAY December 5 & 6

Mark Warren PO Box 115, Wonthaggi VIC 3995 Or email mark.warren@cv-bp.com.au

Paint Specialists Required

Dairy Farm Traineeship/ Apprenticeship

GARAGE SALE

Applications must be in writing and include a cover letter and CV and sent attention to:

Applications close Friday 11th December 2015

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Gippsland Centre against Sexual Assault (GCASA) has an exciting opportunity available based in Morwell, Gippsland. This is a result of organisational growth and moving into a purpose built multidisciplinary centre (MDC). GCASA is funded to provide crisis intervention, individual counselling and group work, professional consultation, community education and community development activities throughout the Gippsland region.

All positions come with a competitive, above award package.

MDC Administration / Reception 0.6 FTE / 5 days a week

We are seeking a highly skilled person that will provide reception skills consistent with our organisational values of respect, empowerment and dignity within our multidisciplinary team including Victoria Police and Child Protection. The role will involve administration skill at an advanced level and is reportable to the Administration Manager. This is a newly created role within the organisation.

GCASA is an equal opportunity employer, with a staff group representative of our diverse community.

Position descriptions can be obtained by visiting our website www.gcasa.org.au or by emailing mail@gippscasa.org Enquiries: Laura Carson, Administration Manager on 5134 3922. Applications close at 5pm on Monday 7th December 2015. Wismolobor irit lorperci

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CARAVAN Jayco Freedom, 2003 model, pop top, offroad, 2 single beds, annex, serviced 2014, excellent condition, $17,000. Dumbalk 0425750438.

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GAL TANK STAND 1.3m H x 1.3m W x 1.3m L, $150.

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NEW HEN HOUSES - suit 6 to 7 hens, $400. 56642443.

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Kelvinator 480lt fridge freezer, Kelvinator 310lt upright freezer, both old, work well, $100 each. Ph: 0408-344470.

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Must be able to work some weekends and must have a current driver’s licence. Must also be competent working with relevant computer systems (experience with RP office/Macpro an advantage).

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births KEMPER (Milner) - To Matthew and Kasey a daughter Piper Joy, 3.6kg on November 27, 2015 at Leongatha.

A big welcome from the Kemper and Milner families.

KEMPER (Milner) Congratulations Kasey and Matt and a big welcome to ‘Piper Joy’ born November 27, 2015. Love to all.

Vicki, Paddy; Nicole, Guy, Patrick and Lucy; Chloe, Nick, Olivia and Oscar. xx

engagements ATKINS - LASH Kurt Lash from California made Thanksgiving special by proposing to Devon Atkins (of Inverloch) on the beach in San Diego.

Her parents Don and Heather Atkins are delighted to announce their engagement and welcome another wonderful son-inlaw into the family. A perfect match.

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bereavement thanks RAYSON - Sophie May (Dawn).

Sue, Gary, Janene and their families would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and love on the passing of our dearly loved mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Also thank you to the doctors and nursing staff at Leongatha hospital and palliative care for the special care given to Mum.

deaths VAN VELZEN - Geradus (Peter).

Passed away peacefully November 21, 2015 aged 78 years.

Dearly loved husband of Clare and Margaret (dec).

Beloved father and fatherin-law of Gavin and Domenica, Judy and Dick, Rob and Jackie.

Much loved Poppy Pete to Ben, Tim, Bianca, Josh, Charlie, Anika and Max. As time passes our tears will dry, Our hearts will mend, But our love for you will never end.

All our love, rest in peace.

Rob, Jackie, Charlie, Anika and Maxi.

Dad - Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.

Your loving daughter Judy.

“No one can sing my ‘Judy’ songs like you.”

Poppi - Oh when your smiling, keep smiling, The whole world smiles with you, And when you’re laughing, keep laughing, The sun keeps shining through.

Rest in peace Poppi.

Your song lives in my heart.

Your granddaughter Bianca.

Poppi - The memories of our family holidays to visit you I hold close to my heart.

If tears could build a stairwell and memories were a lane, I would walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

I will miss you every day.

Until we meet again Poppi.

Love your grandson Josh.

A service will be held at Traralgon Crematorium at 1.30pm on Tuesday, December 1.

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Girls show the way LEAH McNish from the Dalyston Football and Netball Club and Taya Murdoch from the South Coast Bass Swimming Club have won 2015 GippSport Most Disciplined Player scholarships.

Leah was nominated by the Dalyston FNC for her contribution on and off the field and Taya Murdoch by the South Coast Bass Swimming Club for her contribution in and out of the pool.

Dalyston Youth Girls Football coach Ella Angarane and South Coast Bass Swimming Club head coach Dylan Muir described both girls as great role models and mentors to younger players in the clubs.

Angarane said, “Leah involves herself in club life and shows great skill in supporting her peers. She has set a great example to her team mates by always following instructions and encouraging her team mates. She always tries her hardest and never complains when being rotated onto the bench.”

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Muir said, “Murdoch displays dedication and hard work at training and at competitions. She is always ready on time and leads by example and demonstrates all of the club’s values in the way she swims and conducts herself.”

GippSport executive officer Barry Switzer and program coordinator Gene Parini were on hand to present the scholarships at the Wonthaggi Secondary College on Wednesday.

The girls’ club also received $100 each for their nominations.

Parinin said GippSport is keen to promote young people like Taya and Leah who not only participate in sport, but also make a contribution off the field of play. He said, “Their parents, clubs and school are justifiably proud of them.”

GippSport, Victoria Police and McDonald’s Family Restaurants combine to make the Most Disciplined Player program possible for junior sporting clubs in Gippsland.

Clubs are encouraged to join this free weekly program and provide nominations for this scholarship on an annual basis.

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New ’Burra green christened KORUMBURRA Bowling Club officially opened its new synthetic TigerTurf greens on Friday with much fanfare.

The ribbon was cut by Cr Lorraine

Perfect: the new green proved smooth as a billiard table as the Korumburra Bowling Club president Robert Sund demonstrates how true the new surface is.

Brunt who was assisted by the State Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien.

Both top and bottom greens have now been redeveloped at a cost of $304,000.

This has been made possible with a contribution of $132,000 from the South Gippsland Shire Council, $50,000 from the State Government through the Local Facilities for Local Clubs program and $122,000 from the club itself.

The new greens will greatly reduce the volunteer hours that a grass surface requires as well being more environmentally sustainable, and saving the club a significant amount on its water bill as well.

Cr Brunt congratulated the club and said it is important that “we keep our facilities updated and renewed.”

The club president Robert Sund welcomed Cr Brunt and the many other special guests who included Danny O’Brien the MLA for Gippsland South, former mayor Cr Jeanette Harding, Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks, the shire’s grants officer Penni Ellicot, director of sustainable communities and infrastructure Anthony Seabrook, and thanked everyone who was involved in bring the project to reality.

• Leongatha tennis

Pocklington claims title IT was a big day of tennis at the Leongatha Tennis Club for its annual club championships event.

In perfect weather conditions for tennis many enthusiastic players turned out for a magnificent day of tennis, expertly organised by club coach Matthew Pocklington.

In the senior events the coveted open men’s singles title went to Mat Pocklington in a thrilling battle with young gun James Monaghan.

Hannah Box had an excellent day taking out the A Grade junior girls doubles event with Emma Carlisle.

Wil Littlejohn had an extremely successful day winning the A Grade junior boys singles and mixed doubles with Evie Dekker.

Wil also teamed up with his father Warren and they were runners-up in the open men’s doubles, a fine effort.

Results Open men’s singles: Matt Pocklington, runner-up James Monaghan 8/6.

Open men’s doubles: Matt Pocklington and Spencer Caughey, runners-up Warren and Wil Littlejohn.

Consolation open singles: Glen Kleeven.

Section 3 singles: Al Campbell.

A Grade junior girls: Hannah Box,

runner-up Emma Carlisle.

A Grade junior girls doubles: Hannah Box and Emma Carlisle, runners-up Evie and Simone Dekker.

A Grade junior mixed doubles: Evie Dekker and Wil Littlejohn, runners-up Simone Dekker and James Ryan.

A Grade junior boys singles: Wil Littlejohn, runner-up James Ryan.

A Grade junior boys doubles: Eldon Westaway and James Ryan, runners-up Jye Gourlay and Ryan Hayward.

B Grade junior girls singles: Rachel Carlisle, runner-up Ruby Box. B Grade junior girls doubles: Rachel Carlisle and Ainslee Logan, runners-up Hannah Kleeven and Kate Caughey.

B Grade junior mixed doubles: Ruby Box and Hamish Box, runners-up Kate Caughey and Leigh Pouw.

B Grade junior boys singles: Hamish Box, runner-up Leigh Pouw.

B Grade junior boys doubles: Hamish Box and Ben Pearce, runners-up Leigh Pouw and Ryan Treacy.

It was a fantastic day of tennis with a delicious barbecue running throughout the day. A big thank you to all the parents who stayed around and helped out while supporting their children.

The club was certainly pleased to see so many eager juniors getting out there and having a go.

Solid gold: club president Robert Sund, Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks, TigerTurf’s Graeme Blow, Cr Lorraine Brunt, Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien and the club’s grants officer Judith Nicholl all played their part in bringing the club it new first class surfaces.

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis KOONY had a good win against Leongatha North in Section 1 on Saturday, November 28.

Leongatha lost against Inverloch with two tiebreakers and Frank was in both.

In Section 2, in a close game all day Baromi Black won by seven games against Hallston.

Koony were big winners over Burra Racquets.

The Krohn family, Connor and Karsten were winners.

Brayden has been a handy fillin for a few teams this season.

Well done.

Outtrim was the winner over Longshots. Berrys Creek won against Baromi Yellow, and the ladies for Berrys Creek set the pace for the team. Leongatha had another win this time over Leongatha North.

In Section 3 Baromi was the winner against Hawks with very close sets but Baromi took the points.

Falcons won the day against Parrots. Evie and Simone Dekker played off in the singles. Evie was the winner this time.

Results Section 1: Koonwarra 7.65 d Leongatha North 2.47, Inverloch 6.64 d Leongatha 3.44, Phillip Island - bye.

Section 2: Leongatha 6.66 d Leongatha North 3.43, Baromi Black 5.62 d Hallston 4.55, Berrys Creek 6.62 d Baromi Yellow 3.46, Koonwarra 8.69 d Burra Racquets 1.39, Outtrim 6.54 d Longshots 3.38, Mardan - bye.

Section 3: Falcons 6.52 d Parrots 1.35, Baromi 5.50 d Hawks 2.37, Eagles - bye.

Ladders Section 1 Phillip Island........................56.5 Inverloch ..............................53.0 Koonwarra ...........................41.5 Leongatha ............................36.5 Leongatha North ...................30.5 Section 2 Berrys Creek........................66.5 Koonwarra ...........................65.5 Baromi Yellow......................49.5

Outtrim ................................49.0 Baromi Black ........................47.5 Hallston .................................43.0 Longshots ..............................39.0 Mardan ..................................37.0 Leongatha..............................33.0 Leongatha North ...................26.0 Burra Raquets........................25.0 Section 3 Leongatha Falcons ..............49.5 Leongatha Parrots...............41.0 Baromi ..................................36.0 Leongatha Eagles ................35.5 Leongatha Hawks..................17.5

Mirboo North & District junior tennis Results - Round 8 November 28 A Grade: Leongatha Red 6 sets, 36 games d Baromi Sandstorm 0 set, 7 games; Mardan 4 sets, 30 games d Fish Creek 2 set, 23 games; Leongatha Green 6 sets, 36 games d Baromi Tornado 0 sets, 5 games; Leongatha Blue - bye.

B Grade: Leongatha North 5 sets, 32 games d Leongatha Galloways 1 sets, 18 games; Leongatha Jerseys 5 sets, 31 games d Baromi Mirage 1 sets, 15 games; Leongatha Limousins 4 sets, 31 games d Fish Creek 2 set, 23

games; Leongatha Herefords 5 sets, 34 games d Leongatha Friesians 1 set, 25 games; Mardan 5 sets, 35 games d Leongatha Angus 1 sets, 13 games; Baromi Hurricane bye.

C Grade: Fish Creek 4 sets, 24 games d Mardan 0 set, 5 games; Leongatha Poodles 2 sets, 19 games drew Baromi Hornets 2 sets, 19 games; Leongatha Terriers - bye.

Ladders A Grade Leongatha Green .................46.5 Leongatha Red ....................43.5 Mardan.................................30.5 Leongatha Blue.......................25

Fish Creek .............................20.5 Baromi Tornado ....................14.5 Baromi Sandstorm ................12.5 B Grade Leongatha North .................50.5 Mardan.................................45.5 Leongatha Herefords ..........33.5 Leongatha Limousins..........31.5 Fish Creek .............................31.5 Leongatha Galloway ................28 Leongatha Friesians .................21 Leongatha Jerseys ....................17 Baromi Hurricane..................14.5 Baromi Mirage ......................13.5 Leongatha Angus .................. 11.5 C Grade Fish Creek ...............................30 Leongatha Terriers.................21 Leongatha Poodles .................21 Baromi Hornets ...................18.5 Mardan ....................................9.5

Meeniyan Pony Club show jumping champs ON Sunday, November 29 Meeniyan Pony Club hosted the final round of the West Gippsland Zone of Pony Clubs Show Jumping Championships series.

Once again Wonthaggi Pony Club offered the use of their facilities to enable Meeniyan PC to hold their annual SJ event. This arrangement has benefited both clubs and shows great spirit in the way the sport is being conducted.

West Gippsland Zone riders supported the event well, and with the Zone Show Jumping Series final results riding on the outcome, competition was quite tight at times, but the encouragement between the riders was fantastic.

A big thank you to our judges on the day Ellen Wilson and Deb Collins, and to the course designers/builders Adeline Collins and Molly Barry. Molly having just re-

turned from competing at the Adelaide International 3 Day Event the weekend before, put in a fabulous effort assisting in Ring 1 and thus supporting pony club riders at the grass roots level where her career began. Adeline and Molly are truly dedicated to their sport, and are great role models for the young riders in this zone.

The competition ran with great spirit, and was a really successful day with many examples of great riding and only a few minor spills, and a large raffle supported by BrownWigg, Meeniyan, provided many with a prize to take home.

Show jumping results 2 Phase B Grade: 1st Emily Downes on Snowy River Strongbow, Bunyip, 2nd Viviene Carfrae on Touch Up, Wonthaggi, 3rd Aleisha Dunks on Wattlebrae Royal Image, Wonthaggi, 4th Georgina Hocking on Spot, Bunyip.

C Grade: 1st Elli Clavarino on Money Muncher,

All smiles: Olivia Price with her beautiful pony, Gypsy, is all smiles at winning F Grade and becoming a champion.

Corner Inlet, 2nd Katelyn Downes on Navada, Bunyip, 3rd Georgina Hocking on Matinee, Bunyip, 4th Katie Rodgers on Mavlova’s Magic, Mentone, 5th Megan Vistarini on Beezie, Cannibal Creek, 6th Lori Dunn on Waddayano, Boolarra.

D Grade: 1st Jasmine

Reynolds on Yup Yup, Warragul, 2nd Maddy Chalmers on HP Rubin San, Wonthaggi, 3rd Taylah Clark on Jamar Lodge Bubbles, Berry’s Creek, 4th Courtney Fletcher on Ella, Berry’s Creek, 5th Zoe Waller on Lakevale Moonsprite, Warragul, 6th Trinity McInnes on Ardno

Echo, Wonthaggi.

E Grade: 1st Ingrid Rachubinski on Flea, Warragul, 2nd Lucy Phipps on Gold Dust Indie, Wonthaggi, 3rd Amber McTaggart, on Out of the Blue, Moe, 4th Brigid Johnson on Steffi Graf, Meeniyan, 5th Skye Dorling on Henry, Corner Inlet, 6th Amber Rerdon on Buddy, Corner Inlet.

F Grade: 1st Olivia Price on Gypsy, Pakenham, 2nd Jade Kenny on Cookie, Wonthaggi, 3rd Ethan Reynolds on Spirit, Warragul, 4th Brandi Rerdon on Breeanna, Corner Inlet, 5th Sharlie Hams on Miracle, Corner Inlet, 6th Amity McInnes on Ardno Freedom, Wontaggi.

Competition Over 2 Rounds B Grade: 1st Georgina Hocking on Spot, Bunyip, 2nd Emily Downes on Snowy River Strongbow, Bunyip, 3rd Aleisha Dunks on Wattlebrae Royal Image, Wonthaggi.

C Grade: 1st Katie Rodgers on Mavlova’s Magic, Mentone, 2nd Elli Clavarino

on Money Muncher, Corner Inlet, 3rd Katelyn Downes on Navada, Bunyip, 4th Georgina Hocking on Matinee, Bunyip, 5th Vivienne Carfrae on EP Griswald, Wonthaggi, 6th Megan Vistarini on Beezie, Cannibal Creek.

D Grade: 1st Courtney Fletcher on Ella, Berry’s Creek, 2nd Zoe Waller on Lakevale Moonsprite, Warragul, 3rd Trinity McInnes on Ardno Echo, Wonthaggi, 4th Boyd West on Bell of the Ball, Wonthaggi, 5th Taylah Clark on Jamar Lodge Bubbles, Berry’s Creek, 6th Jasmine Reynolds on Yup Yup, Warragul.

E Grade: 1st Ingrid Rachubinski on Flea, Warragul, 2nd Amber McTaggart, on Out of the Blue, Moe, 3rd Lucy Phipps on Gold Dust Indie, Wonthaggi, 4th Brigid Johnson on Steffi Graf, Meeniyan, 5th Louis Fulkerson on Tilley, Corner Inlet, 6th Skye Dorling on Henry, Corner Inlet.

F Grade: 1st Olivia Price on Gypsy, Pakenham, 2nd Jade Kenny on Cookie, Won-

thaggi, 3rd Sharlie Hams on Miracle, Corner Inlet, 4th Brandi Rerdon on Breeanna, Corner Inlet.

Grade champions The Tarwin Veterinary Group Champion Rugs were awarded to: B Grade, Emily Downes on Snowy River Strongbow, Bunyip; C Grade, Elli Clavarino on Money Muncher, Corner Inlet; D Grade Courtney Fletcher on Ella, Berry’s Creek; Jade Kenny on Cookie, Wonthaggi; E Grade, Ingrid Rachubinski on Flea, Warragul; BJS Insurance Group Champion Rug was awarded to: F Grade, Olivia Price on Gypsy, Pakenham.

BJS Insurance Group Reserve Champion Saddle Blankets were awarded to: B Grade, Georgina Hocking on Spot, Bunyip; C Grade, 1st Katie Rodgers on Mavlova’s Magic, Mentone; D Grade, Jasmine Reynolds on Yup Yup, Warragul; E Grade, Amber McTaggart, on Out of the Blue, Moe; F Grade, Jade Kenny on Cookie, Wonthaggi.

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Dumbalk rides high DUMBALK enjoyed perfect weather on the weekend for the first campdraft in the area for the season.

A great day: Kathryn and Richelle Hengstberger and Bill Pratt. Kathryn is a keen campdrafter who travels to the Tamworth Campdraft with her family to compete in February. “It’s great,” said Richelle, “that’s our holiday.”

Animal lovers: from the left, Hannah Lamb from Dennison with four week old Ally, Alice Reid from Inverloch and Trinity McInnes from Koonwarra, some of the many children enjoying each others’ company at the campdraft.

The week’s good rainfall not only made everyone happy but had settled the dust and a cool, overcast day made for perfect riding conditions.

The campdraft raises valuable funds for the Stony Creek Football Netball Club and the Meeniyan Golf Club and is a great boost for business in Dumbalk with campdrafters coming from all over Victoria.

One hundred and thirty riders competed in two events in each of the Open, Maiden, Novice and Kids classes and made 690 runs with 850 cattle

supplied by the Hanrahans, Sinclairs, Humphries, Reids, Hanks, Copes, McKnights and Jackos.

Involved for three years running the campdraft, the president of the Meeniyan Golf Club and vice-president of the Stony Creek Football Netball Club, Bill Pratt, said campdrafting is worth it for the clubs.

“It involves the local community and organising it has been unbelievably easy with the help of people like Richelle Hengstberger who has been a dream to work with.

“It’s a big thank you on a big scale to both clubs.

“It’s a spin off for the local communities.”

Mrs Hengstberger said, “It’s a great event and a

social outing for a lot of people.

“We’re very pleased to have riders like Michael Hiscock from Maffra who has won the prestigious Warrick Open in Queensland twice.

Hiscock is one of only 13 multiple winners out of the thousands who have taken part in the 80 years the event has run, to do so.”

“It’s satisfying in a personal way,” Hiscock said. “Being an individual event you don’t get to celebrate with a team but in a personal way, not being a boisterous or flamboyant sport it is satisfying in a quiet, personal way.”

Mrs Hengstberger said, “We’re all proud of Michael.”

Finally: Carol Tonkin from Outtrim charges through the gates and onto the arena.

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area.

To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below.

Earlier Minutes Apollo Bay ...........................25 King Island (Grassy) ...........10 King Island (Surprise Bay)....40 King Island (Franklin) ...........40 Lakes Entrance .................... 170 Lorne ...................................... 20 Mallacoota Inlet.................... 158 Rip Bank ................................ 15 Snowy River Entrance ......... 170 _______________________ Cape Schanck, Flinders, Mornington Ocean Beaches, Seal Rocks, Venus Bay, Waratah Bay, Woolamai ....... nil _________________________ Later Minutes Altona ................................... 195 Barwon Heads Bridge ........... 15 Carrum ................................. 195 Corinella ................................. 68 Cowes Pier............................. 50 Dromana .............................. 195 Frankston ............................. 195 Geelong ............................... 210 Hastings ................................. 66 Hovell Pile ............................ 195 Inverloch Pier ......................... 15 Melbourne ............................ 200 Mornington ........................... 195 Newhaven Jetty ..................... 30 No. 1 West Channel (Annulus)........................... 50 No. 2 South Channel Light .... 70 No. 8 South Channel Light .. 150 Port Albert Pier ...................... 90 Portarlington Pier ................. 190 Portsea Pier ........................... 80 Port Welshpool (Rabbit Island .................... 10 Queenscliffe Pier ................... 30 Rhyll ....................................... 60 Rosebud............................... 195 Rye Pier ............................... 170 St. Leonards Pier ................. 190 Sandringham ....................... 195 Sorrento Pier........................ 130 Stony Point ............................. 40 South Channel Pile Light ..... 190 Swan Island Dock ................ 120 Tooradin ............................... 105 Warneet.................................. 84 Williamstown ........................ 200 Welshpool Pier....................... 90

At Point Lonsdale

DECEMBER Time

height (metres)

Add one hour for daylight saving

2 WED

3 THUR

4 FRI

5 SAT

6 SUN

7 MON

8 TUE

0521 1056 1713 2304

1.66 0.47 1.41 0.31

0600 1139 1758 2345

1.58 0.48 1.35 0.40

0637 1220 1846

1.51 0.49 1.29

0024 0715 1303 1943

0.49 1.44 0.51 1.24

0106 0755 1348 2046

0.58 1.37 0.52 1.21

0152 0839 1439 2152

0.67 1.31 0.52 1.22

0246 0929 1538 2255

0.76 1.27 0.51 1.26

All times shown in 24 hour clock 0001 - 1200..................AM 1201 - 2400..................PM

All ages: from the left, Tully Webb from Nyora, Will Saltmarsh-White from Moorooduc and Cooper Webb from Nyora who enjoys campdrafting “because you get to ride around.”

Kicking back: from left, Bec Vuillermin from Inverloch, Karen Penney from Won Wron and Sue Gilliland from Won Wron have a comfortable place to watch from. “It’s always relaxing,” said Sue.

A natural: happy behind the microphone as announcer, relieving the main announcer at the campdraft Neil Parks, was Wayne Reid.

Food with a smile: Kayla Byrnes and Andrea Martin from Stony Creek attend to the food at the campdraft, an important task at any event.

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Racing past the post at Woolamai THE famous picnic atmosphere was in full swing at the picturesque Woolamai Race track on Saturday.

Secretary of the racing club Bev Carmichael was thrilled with the smooth running of the day and the size of the crowd.

“The day has come up lovely,” she

said. “We are very happy.”

One of the highlights of the day was race four, the Ladies’ Race which is sponsored by Paula and Heidi Kramer in memory of a good friend who died of cancer.

They were on hand with their friend Tania de Thierry’s daughters to witness the special race.

Right, We’re all cousins: back row from the left, Judy Cousins from the Yarra Valley; Naomi Moule, Churchill; and Jemma Sterrick, Yinnar. Middle row from the left, Lisa Keaton, Brisbane and Michelle Young, owner of My Leongatha Beauty Care from Inverloch. Front row from the left, Stephanie Cousins, Yarra Valley; Paaola Collins, Melbourne; Sarah Sterrick, Yinnar; and Debbie Cole, Inverloch were part of a much larger group of party goers enjoying each others’ company on the lawns in the sunshine at Woolamai.

Hen’s outing: bridesmaid, Skye Trease; bride-to-be Emily Hasell; and bridesmaid, Gabby Hasell of Leongatha having one last fling before Emily’s wedding to Nathan on January 9.

Connections: the winner of race four, the Ladies’ Race, Bedestona with, from the left, Peter Cunningham, strapper Phil Turner, trainer Rachelle Cunningham and jockey Peta Tate.

Hooves athunder: the horses in race five round the bend into the home straight.

Right, Honouring a mother and friend: from the left, Jade Colcord, Kallin Carrick daughter of Tania de Thierry, Jody Murray, Anita Streat daughter of Tania de Thierry, jockey Peta Tate, race sponsors Heidi, and Paul Kramer and Doc Smith, the winning connections after race four on the program.

New faces at City KORUMBURRA City Soccer Club held its AGM at the Richard Street Reserve clubrooms on Tuesday, November 24 with several new faces joining the committee for season 2016.

Glenn Odgers is continuing as the club president with vice president Michael DuVe’, secretary Simon Brady and treasurer Fred Clark.

The club will be looking forward to improving further on last season when two of its teams made the league semi finals: Men’s Reserves and Under 16’s.

The Women’s team made the Cup Final.

Changes within the Gippsland Soccer League will see the club fielding extra teams next year including for the first time an Under 15 Girls’ team.

Applications for coaching positions will be opened up shortly and player recruitment will be starting soon.

Aiming higher: from the left, Belinda Nicholls, president Glenn Odgers, David Hurst, vice president Michael DuVe’, secretary Simon Brady and Jess Odgers.

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SPORT | GOLF Leongatha Golf Club THE good scoring on Saturday reflected how well the course has recovered after the recent coring of the greens and dethatching of the fairways.

Credit must go to Dylan McMeekin and his staff and the volunteers who have worked tirelessly to present the course in such great condition after such traumatic work was carried out.

Rod Hopcraft finished three up to take the A Grade honours whilst Brian Sword had a day out scoring +4 to win B Grade and the Super Comp.

C Grade was taken out

by Peter Hobson (22) with a score of +3.

Steve Fisher had the radar working with his irons being NTP on both the fourth and 14th holes.

Stuart de Bondt was NTP on the seventh and Anne Gibson put one inside a metre to be NTP on the 16th.

DTL balls went to Steve Fisher, John King, Dan Ruffin, Barry Attwood, Noel Johnson, Peter Buttinger, Gary Sharrock, Colin Mole, Will Norden, David Forbes, Andrew Westaway, and Geoff Maher.

Next Saturday is Medal Day. Forty three players took part in a Stableford competition on Tuesday with Dave Vorwerg (16) winning A

Korumburra ladies IT’S been a very busy tournament week for our women, some playing golf four times over the week.

Also many meals and afternoon teas have been prepared along with the usual counter teas on Friday night.

The efforts of our volunteers in the kitchen are much appreciated.

The A Grade (0-25) winner on Wednesday was Sharyn

Grade with 39 points.

B Grade was taken out by Arthur Nilsson (26) with a very good score of 44 points.

NTPs were Ian Murchie on the fourth hole, Marilyn Williams on the seventh, Merv Stubbs on the 14th and Rod Bride on the 16th.

DTL balls were awarded to Frank Smedley, John Renwick, Mick Oliver, Hugh Goodman, Peter Waters, Steve Fisher, Bob Smith, Ian Nunn, Fred de Bondt, John Eabry and Merv Stubbs.

Thursday’s Stableford competition saw Fred Debono win the event with 37 points.

Club manager and professional Josh Hall provided the highlight of the day by taking out all three NTPs, all to within four metres. The cream rises to the top.

DTL balls were awarded to the very consistent David Forbes, Will Norden, Joe Lowell, Fred de Bondt, Jon Smith, Peter Horman, Colin Bear and Grant McRitchie,

Leongatha ladies SOME 48 women competed in an Irish version of a 3BBB last week sponsored by club captain Shirley Welsford and Julie Howard.

Play started early to allow time for the presentations to winners who had fared well during the year in the eclectic competitions.

The presentation of winners of championship and board events will be held this Rayson (15), from Leongatha, 35 points, and the runner up was Margaret Clasby (21) with 34 points.

In B Grade (26+) the Bettys scored very well. The best score was Betty Thomson (33) with 41points and the runner up was Betty Yann (26) with 40points.

NTPs were won by Marg Clasby (first) and Moira Rogers (13th).

The Shirley Johnson Memorial 4BBB was played on Friday with some very im-

Winners: Lee and Chris Clements won the Mixed Canadian Foursomes Open Scratch event during the tournament.

thestar.com.au Friday night, combined with a Christmas dinner.

The winning team of Jill Steer, Marea Maher and Karen Orford combined well to amass 74 points.

They won on a count back from Anne Gibson, Lynda Bassett and Dot Stubbs.

Down the line balls were given to the previously mentioned team, and Maxine Eabry, Shirley Welsford and Sue Bowler with 73 points, Marianne Leaver, Ann Blundy and Glenys Day 72, Coral Gray, Isobel Sutherland and Pat West 71, and Libby Seebeck, Colleen Touzel and Gwen Chapman 70 points.

Rebecca Thomas was the only accurate player on the 14th hole while Nancy Sperling was closest to the flag on the 16th and the seventh.

Coralie Bauer won the nine hole competition with 21 points.

Jan Birrell won a ball down the line with 18 points.

Saturday, November 28: Winner: Marilyn Williams (19) +2.

Down the line: Marg Griffiths +1, Rebecca Wilson -1, Anne Gibson -1, Meryle Findlay -2.

Nearest the pin: Anne Gibson.

Woorayl ladies THE winners of the American foursomes stableford on Wednesday were Shirley Thomas and Janet Thompson with 46 points. pressive scoring.

The club is grateful to the Johnson Family for its continued support in memory of Shirley.

Korumburra has a policy of competitors only winning one trophy and then the prizes are shared around the participants.

The winners of the Johnson 4BBB were Anne Walker (12) and Lee Clements (12) with 46 points, they also had the best scratch score (74) but that trophy was awarded to Joy Marriott (15) and Kerri Ahearn (12) from Warragul with 83 gross.

The B Grade winners were Beryl Brown (29) and Dianna Norton (Garfield) with 41 points (on a three way countback).

The best nine holes in A Grade was won by Dot Elliott and Sue Hoskin (Meeniyan) with 24 points and Meeniyan girls also won the best nine holes in B Grade, Irene Holm and Lyn Jennison scoring 21 points.

Runners up were Carol Johnson and Alice Campbell with 42 points.

Best nine in went to Ann Poole and Faye Maynard with 22 points and best nine out was won by Shirley Thomas and Heather Sullivan with 22 points.

Nearest the pin on the 8th was Ann Poole and on the 17th was Shirley Thomas.

Next week is December Monthly Medal.

Foster golf A MIXTURE of heat and precipitation greeted golfers this week, with the course receiving a much needed watering.

The winner of the men’s stableford event on Tuesday (November 24) was Robin Smith with 40 points.

DTL – Ray Prain 40 points, Athol McGrath 37 points, Fred Tyers 37 points.

NTP – Ray Prain x2.

No golf was played on Thursday dye to wet conditions.

The winner of the chook on Friday this week was Garry Buckland with 21points.

DTL – Gary Phelan 20 points and Robin Smith 20 points.

NTP – N/A. The A Grade winner in the stableford competition on Saturday was Peter Dight with 38 points c/b.

The B Grade winner was John Mathers with 41points c/b.

DTL – Owen Kindellan 41 points, Bruce Knee 38points, NTPs were won by Judy Quinn from Mornington (first), Lee Clements (seventh), Trish Owen from Leongatha (10th) and Heather Grist (13th). Balls down the line were awarded to B. Reinhard/T. Kimber (Mornington) 42 points, and Gale Tyers/Beth Curram, Sue Dawson/Judy Quinn (Mornington) and Betty Thomson/Corrie George all on 41 points.

Saturday was a Stroke event. Six girls played and Lee Clements (12) had the best score of 73 net.

The runner-up was Marg Young (25) with 76 net. None of the girls were clever enough to earn a nearest the pin.

The tournament concluded on Sunday with 32 pairs playing in the Mixed Canadian Foursomes.

Winners of the Open Scratch were Chris and Lee Clements 77 gross.

The A Grade Handicap was won by Bevan and Lyn Pinner (Mirboo North) 40 points and the B Grade Handicap Gary Shandley and Jill White

Trevor Jones 38points, Ray Prain 38points and Simon Barwick 38points.

NTP – fourth Nev Thompson, sixth Simon Barwick, 13th Andrew Naylor, 15th Rob Fulton and 17th Simon Barwick.

Ladies Par winner was Barb Britten 33 points.

The Friday night members draw was won by Chris Riddell, but unfortunately he wasn’t present at the club to collect the $650. The draw will now jackpot to $700 this week.

Jim Lowe had his name drawn out in the Saturday evening members draw, but unfortunately he was not present to collect the $200. The draw now jackpots to $220 next week.

Unseasonal hot conditions greeted golfers early last week, and then some much needed rainfall and cooler conditions were experienced on the weekend for the third and fourth rounds of the club championships.

The winner of the Tuesday (November 17) men’s stableford was Robert Fulton with 42 points.

DTL went to Fred Tyers 41 points and Pat McKay 39 points.

NTP went to Larry Giddy and Peter Dight.

The winner of Thursday (November 19) men’s stableford was Fred Tyers with 40 points.

DTL went to Dave (Mirboo North) 39 points.

Best nine holes for A Grade was Marty and Ann DeLeeuw 21 points, B Grade Alan and Barb Twite 20 points. Brad Smedley and Toni West won the visitors’ trophy with 34 points.

NTP winners were Tim O’Neill and Lyn McIvor (first), Alan Twite and Gale Tyers (Foster) (seventh), Colin Bear (Leongatha) and Judy Webb (10th) and Fred Tyers (Foster) and Heather Grist (13th).

Balls down the line were awarded to Rod Spokes/ Maureen Masterman (Wonthaggi) 38 points, Roger Hamill/Kath Bronsema 36 points and Leigh Sharp/Marg Young 35 points.

During the summer months a signup sheet will be available in the clubhouse foyer. Also final numbers are needed for the Christmas break up at Djinta Djinta Winery so please get your payment in this week.

Hutchinson 38 points and Robert Fulton 38 points.

NTP went to Dave Hutchinson.

November 20 was the stableford nine hole Friday friendly “chook run”.

The winner of the chook this week was Tony Vanin with 18 points.

DTL went to Clarke Gray 15 points, John Simpson 14 points, Shaun Chaseling 13 points.

NTP went to Steve Barnes and Tony Vanin.

Fine and cooler conditions greeted golfers for the third round of the stroke club championships on Saturday, November 21. The A Grade winner was Peter Dight with 79-10-69.

The B Grade winner was Shaun Chaseling with 86-1472 and the C Grade winner was Paul Spencer 90-20-70.

Putting was won by Kevin Flett with 28 putts.

The scratch was won by Peter Furborough with 79.

DTL – Jim Freeman 796-73, David Knee 84-11-73, Robert Fulton 85-12-73, Fred Tyers 89-16-73, Simon Barwick 95-21-74 and Peter Furborough 79 -5-74.

NTP – fourth Kevin Witheridge, sixth Dave Hutchinson, 13th Stuart Canning, 15th Tony Vanin and 17th Dave Hutchinson.

The ladies par winner was Gayle Reid.

Another cool and fine day made for good playing conditions for the fourth round on Sunday, November 22.

The A Grade winner was Peter Dight with 78-10-68 on a countback, the B Grade winner was Ray Prain with 9016-74 on a countback, and the C Grade winner was Trevor “Kiwi” Jones with 92-24-68.

The scratch was won by Peter Dight on 78, and the putting was won by Peter Dight on 26 putts.

DTL – David “Dickie” Knee 79-11-68, Norm Cooper 80-11-69, Clarke “Clackers” Gray 104-35-69, Josh Toner 92-23-69 and Brian Robinson 93-23-70.

NTP – fourth Tony Vanin, sixth Cam Downing, 13th Neville Thompson, 15th Shaun Chaseling and17th Stephen Reid.

Club champions: A Grade – Peter Dight – 320 B Grade – Shaun Chaseling – 349 C Grade – Josh Toner – 386 The Friday night members draw was won by Ste-

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Awarded: Toni West and Brad Smedley are pictured with their visitors’ trophies.

Triumphant: Mirboo North pairs of Gary Shandley and Jill White (B Grade) and Beven and Lyn Pinner (A Grade) were winners at Korumburra Golf Club.

Top ladies: from left, Wednesday winners were Margaret Successful: from left, major trophy winners on the Shirley Johnson Memorial 4 BBB day Clasby, Betty Thomson and Sharyn Rayson, pictured with were Kerri Ahearn, Joy Marriott, Lee Clements, Anne Walker, Beryl Brown and Diana their gift packs of Natio products (Betty Yann absent).

Norton.

SATURDAY’S 4BBB stableford, kindly sponsored by A. Horvath, was won by the team of W. Bullock (15) and L. Cope (28) with 46 points.

Runners up, after a count back, were N. Buckland (31) and G. Cope (36) also on 46.

Balls went to B. Betts and R. Matthews – 45, L. Redpath and R. McGeary – 45 and R. Hannay and J. Cusack – 43.

NTP was R. Thomas and the pro pin was N. Buckland.

Win secured: Bruce Betts took out the Thursday stableford event last week.

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phen Reid, but unfortunately he wasn’t present at the club to collect the $600. The draw will now jackpot to $650 this week.

Bernadette Muinos had her name drawn out in the Saturday evening members draw, but unfortunately she was not present to collect the $180. The draw now jackpots to $200 next week.

Foster ladies EIGHTEEN ladies enjoyed ideal conditions for Wednesday’s Stableford Event kindlyb sponsored by Barb Britton.

Beth Curram (27) won A Grade with 37 points.

B Grade winner Kaylene Morris (29) blitzed the course with an excellent 42 points.

Those lessons from Judy thep previous week must of payed off.

BDL: Barb Britton (27) 37points, Melina Willder (25) 35points and Trudi Prue (23) 35points.

NTP: 17th: Trudi Prue.

The raffle was won by Maxine Symmons.

Gale Tyers was presented with some flowers for her special birthday. Hope you had a nice day Gale.

Next week (Wednesday, December 9) will be the Christmas break up nine hole Stableford Aggregate Kaylene Morris Trophy.

Mirboo North Golf Club THURSDAY results: Competition: Stableford.

November 26: Day winner: Ian Evison (11) 40 points.

DTLs: Richie Robbins 39 and Hal StEllen 36.

NTP fourth: Richie Robbins.

Saturday results: Competition: Sponsors Day – 4 Person Ambrose November 28: Day winners: Bendigo Bank Team: Dave Evans, Warren Warner, Ron Funnell and Richie Taylor 52 net.

Runners up: Ray Matthews, Richie Robbins, Jeff Hughes and Josh Robbins 53 net C/B. First DTL: Ken Graeme Motors 53 C/B. Second DTL: The Beltons 53 C/B Second shot NTP first hole: Team Evans Petroleum.

NTP Fourth: Bevan Pinner Sixth: Chris Long 13th: Jack Oddy 16th: Jack Oddy Next Week is Stroke – Monthly Medal

The member’s draw also went to R. Thomas.

Tuesday’s stableford event was a win for C. Stewart (23) with 42 points closely followed by W. Reilly (25) with 41.

Best nine to P. Riddle and NTP to A. Kuhne.

Thursday’s small field saw a win to B. Betts (36) with 35 points on a count back from R. McGeary (13).

The NTP was untroubled.

Close competition: Col Stewart won Tuesday’s stableford event, just two points ahead of his competitors.

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Phillip Island to host singles golf championships THE South Gippsland District Golf Association will conduct the 2015 Singles Championships at Phillip Island Golf Club on Sunday, December 13.

The event will be played

Mirboo North Ladies PAR round winner, Freda Nair, plus eight.

DTL: Sandra Hughes plus six, Sue Traill plus four, Lia Brent plus three.

NTP: fourth hole, Maree Thompson, 16th Wendy Gervasi.

over 27 holes for A and B Grades.

The major events will be the C. Evans Shield for the District Championship and the C. Mc Lean Shield for the District Junior Championship.

In addition to the championship there will be several handicap events over 27 holes, 18 holes and 9 holes.

Entries are open to all members of South Gippsland clubs.

Entrants are advised they can now enter the event via an ‘online booking system’ by visiting the South Gippsland District website at www.southgippslandgolf.org.au and clicking on the ‘online entries’ link.

By simply filling in the details, an entrant can enter and

send the entry electronically, or by picking up an entry form which is now available at all South Gippsland clubs.

Entry to the event is free.

Members wishing to enter the event should direct their entry to the tournament manager Mr Denis Stanes, 18a Hagelthorn Street, Wonthaggi, 3995. Telephone 5672 2787.

Late entries will only be accepted depending on the capacity of the field.

A strong field is expected to contest the event, with the main contender being Mark Boulton who recently won the Australian Mid-Amateur Championship.

His main rivals will be Matthew Thompson and Mark Ritterman.

Jean Beaumont Plate ON Monday, November 23 teams from all over South Gippsland played off for the Joan Beaumont Plate.

The Plate was played at Meeniyan Golf Club, and was sponsored by the Bendigo Bank.

Sixty four women played in mixed conditions but the course was wonderful and all the ladies enjoyed the day’s golf.

Winners on the day were Team Three from Meeniyan: Irene Holm (15) Linda Brown (27) Fay Smallman (32) and Nancye Hammet (31) with a 58.625 net.

Runners-up were Meeniyan Two: Veronica Park (14), Heather Sullivan (19) from Woorayl, Jan Roberts (35), and Marg Roe (45) with 58.875

net.

DLB: Wendy Parker, Toni West, Maria Maher, Nan Meagher (Leongatha) 59.5 net,

Leongatha

Inverloch WEDNESDAY Social Bowls was a windy affair.

The bowlers turned out to test their skill against the weather and the grass green.

A mixture of fours and triples took to the green.

Two games were played with the second game being cut to eight ends.

Coming in runner-up with a win and a draw was the team of Nell Van Grunsven, Joan Hitchen, Pat Stoneham and Veronica Muir.

Congratulations to the team with two wins, Gail Applin, Marlene Jenkins and Carol Hughes.

It is not too late to donate to our annual Christmas Toy Appeal.

Unwrapped gifts for all ages can be left at the club until Friday, December 4.

Cliff Coram will then collect our donations and make sure they go to a very thankful and deserving child.

The club Christmas party

Sullivan (Woorayl) and Trish Owen of Leongatha on the 11th.

Silverware: from the left, Fay Smallman, Linda Brown, Irene Holm and Nancy Hammet made up the trophy winners for the Joan Beaumont Plate.

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thestar.com.au TUESDAY, November 24 saw Division 1 ladies at home to Phillip Island and they won the day by 11 shots.

Rosa James (s) won 30 to 26, Angie Hackett (s) won 26 to 21 and L. Hanks (s) won 28 to 26 shots.

Division 3 was home to Tarwin Lower and also won the day, 53 to 34 shots. Bev Thompson (s) won 34 to 17 and Mary Jepson won 19 to 17 shots. Well done ladies.

Round eight sees Division 1 home to Meeniyan and Division 3 away to Corinella.

Wednesday, November 25 saw 32 teams take to the greens for the monthly triples.

The winner was the Seagull

Dot Christie, Sue Hoskin, Lyn Jennison and Heather McCaughan (Meeniyan).

NTP: second hole Heather

Inverloch team of S. Newcombe (s), P. Forrest and G. Cornell with four wins plus 32.

Runner-up was the Leongatha team of A. Easterbrook (s), R. McGannon and O. Crouch on four wins plus 29.

The best last game went to the Leongatha team of J. Turner (s), L. Hanks and Jo Runciman with plus 15.

Saturday, November 28, again not a good day for the men’s pennant.

Division 1 travelled to Wonthaggi and went down to the Miners, losing 65 to 71 shots: J. Hall’s (s) team lost 19 to 25 shots, W. Walker (s) lost 20 to 23 shots and again the reliable skipper R. Trot-

will be held on Sunday, December 20 from 6pm.

It will be a spit roast with salads.

Christmas Pudding will be made by Pam Lawson and Bev Kurrle.

Please add your name to the list in the clubhouse if you wish to attend and guests most welcome.

Friday, December 4 is our meal night.

A Christmas themed Friday night meal will be held on December 18.

We will have a few extra special Christmas goodies for this last meal of the year.

Thursday Social Bowls was cold and windy and all but sixteen hardy regulars stayed at home.

These sixteen formed eight pairs and played one 12 end and one 10 end game.

Winners with 36 points were Gavin Butler (s) and Grant Caldwell.

Runners-up with 33 points were Wayne Parks (s)

Hardy regulars: Gavin Butler and Grant Caldwell turned up on a cold and windy Thursday to win the Social Bowls at Inverloch.

man’s team was able to record a win, 26 to 23 shots.

Division 3 was also at the Miner’s home and managed to bury the Miners, winning 73 to 58: I. Todd’s (s) team won 30 to 12 shots, L. Lancaster’s (s) team lost 13 to 25 shots and B. Davidson’s (s) won 30 to 21 shots.

Division 4 travelled to Inverloch and lost on the day 48 to 88 shots: G. Drury’s (s) team lost 10 to 48 shots, L. Wilson’s (s) team lost 13 to 26 shots and again the ever reliable R. Young’s (s) team was able to record a win 25 to 14 shots.

Saturday, December 5 sees Division 1 at home to Loch, Division 3 at home to

and Keith Cousens.

Thursday Social Bowls is played every Thursday except for the Monthly Turkey Triples played on the third and fifth Thursday of the month.

Visitors are always welcome.

Sign on by 11.30am Saturday Pennant saw three Inverloch teams (Divisions Two, Division Four Blue and Division Four White) playing at home with Divisions One and Five away.

All home teams won and the teams playing away didn’t.

Division One went down to Korumburra 0/55 to 16/70.

Division Two defeated Fish Creek 16/74 to 0/47.

Division Four White defeated Leongatha 14/88 to 2/48.

Division Four Blue defeated Lang Lang 16/88 to 0/51.

Division Five went down to San Remo 0/61 to 16/93.

At the completion of round six Inverloch’s ladder positions are as follows: Division One, second behind Phillip Island Blue, 63 to 66; Division Two second, behind San Remo, 48 to 92; Division Four White are the ladder leaders with 81 ahead of Wonthaggi’s 68 and Inverloch Blue’s 67; and Division Five, eighth with 33 points on a ladder led by Corinella on 90 points.

These Saturday Pennant results and a detailed summary of all Saturday games and Ladder positions are posted on the Inverloch Bowling Club website.

Port Welshpool and Division 4 at home to Tarwin Lower.

Reminder: Friday, December 4 will be the next Kitty Club tea night. Please make sure your name is placed on the list located near the match committee room before December 3.

Until the next report, good bowling - ‘Jackhigh’.

Fish Creek THE Ladies had another exciting win last Tuesday, November 24; keep up the good work.

Saturday’s results were not so good with both divisions going down badly.

Thanks to the ladies for filling in.

This Saturday both divisions play at home.

Division Two versus Tarwin Lower: T. McLean, R. McKenzie, R. Grylls and A. Kerr; R. Knight, J. Lavarda, R. Staley and B. Cooper; and D. Christie, M. Heywood, R. Barham and Boka.

Division Five versus Loch: J. Linderman, N. Buckland, R. Constantine and M. McKenzie; K. Flanders, D. Stefani, C. McGannon and R. Everitt; and R. Poletti, C. Bell, P. Dean and A. Masson.

A reminder there is no casserole night this Friday and our Christmas break-up is on Friday, December 18.

Condolences from all at the Fish Creek Bowling Club to the Kerr family on the loss of Adele Kimpton.

Meeniyan TUESDAY 24 Pennant was an away game to the top Division One team, San Remo.

In a very competitive game Meeniyan had a one shot win, a one shot and a 10 shot loss.

A great effort.

This week they played Leongatha away in the reverse round.

Saturday 28 Pennant was played in ideal conditions with both teams at home.

Division Two had a three rink win against near neighbours, Mirboo North, 80 shots to 49, while Division Five had a two rink win, 72 shot to 54 against Toora.

Next week both teams are away with the Division Two playing Toora and Division Four, Corinella.

The Men’s Singles first round has been completed and the Men’s Pairs have a couple of games to go.

Tuesday corporate bowls pairs is in week five of the six week competition.

This Thursday, December 3 is our monthly triples.

Our Christmas break-up is on Friday, December 18 with names needed for catering please.

Buffalo indoor WEDNESDAY, November 25 saw nine players on a nice night to bowl which saw four teams, one of three and three of two.

They played three games of eight ends with six bowls.

In fourth (LLL), skipper Joe Occhipinti and Ann Plowman. The next three teams had two wins and one loss.

Third (LWW) eight ends, skipper Toni Heldens and Mary Tumino. Second (WLW) 14 ends, skipper Charlie Tumino and Joyce Occhipinti.

First (WWL) 15 ends, skipper Bill Wolswinkle, Andy Plowman and Bert Bright. It was down to ends for those teams.

The best first game was Charlie 11-3, second Toni 7-5, third Toni 9-6.

We hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm at the Buffalo Hall.

South Gippsland pennant bowls Results Division 1: Phillip Island White 16-99 d Lang Lang 0-47; Korumburra 16-70 d Inverloch 0-55; Wonthaggi 1471 d Leongatha 2-65; Loch & District 2-54 lt Phillip Island Blue 14-72.

Division 2: San Remo 1675 d Toora 0-53; Meeniyan 16-80 d Mirboo North 0-49; Inverloch 16-74 d Fish Creek 0-47; Tarwin Lower 2-59 lt Corinella 14-70.

Division 3: Phillio Island 2-65 lt Foster 14-68; Korumburra 2-54 lt Wonthaggi Blue 14-67; Wonthaggi Gold 2-60 lt Leongatha 14-73; Port Welshpool 16-84 d San Remo 0-60.

Division 4: Inverloch Blue 16-88 d Lang Lang 0-51; Korumburra 2-63 lt Wonthaggi 14-73; Inverloch White 1488 d Leongatha 2-48; Tarwin Lower 1-62 lt Phillip Island 15-75.

Division 5: Meeniyan 1472 d Toora 2-54; San Remo 16-93 d Inverloch 0-61; Foster 0-67 lt Corinella 16-84; Phillip Island 15-90 d Fish Creek 1-59; Loch & District 16-0 (bye).

Kiss of death tips next round: Lang Lang (home) will cause the upset of the season downing Korumburra by 5 shots, Inverloch (home) will get back on track with a solid 15 shot win over Phillip Island White. After two con-

secutive losses, Leongatha (home) will get back on the winning side of the register with a strong win over Phillip Island White, Leongatha by 33 shots. Phillip Island Blue (home) will be far too good for an improving Wonthaggi with a comfortable 22 shot win.

Ladders Division 1 Phillip Island Blue ..........+84 Inverloch .......................+121 Leongatha .........................+2 Korumburra ...................+75 Wonthaggi .........................-64 Phillip Island White ............-8 Lang Lang .........................-64 Loch & District ...............-146 Division 2 San Remo ......................+126 Inverloch .......................... -9 Tarwin Lower .................-21 Corinella ...........................+9 Meeniyan ..........................-15 Toora ................................-17 Fish Creek ........................-35 Mirboo North ...................-38 Division 3 Wonthaggi Blue .......... +130 Foster ............................. +39 Phillip Island ..................+74 Port Welshpool .............. -14 Leongatha .........................-53 San Remo .........................-47 Wonthaggi Gold ................-73 Korumburra ..................... -56 Division 4 Inverloch White ............+137 Wonthaggi ......................+33 Inverloch Blue ................+45 Phillip Island ................. +61 Leongatha ....................... +44 Tarwin Lower .................. -40 Korumburra .......................-46 Lang Lang ......................-146 Division 5 Corinella .......................+175 San Remo .....................+139 Meeniyan.........................+78 Toora ................................-16 Phillip Island ....................-39 Foster ................................-37 Loch & District .................-89 Inverloch ........................-112 Fish Creek ........................-99

66 63 62 61 41 37 32 22 92 48 48 44 41 40 39 32 70 68 62 44 44 42 32 22 81 68 67 50 38 33 30 17 90 78 63 51 47 45 44 33 29

SGBD Tuesday pennant bowls Round 7 - November 24 Division 1: Wonthaggi 14/70 (10 shots) d Inverloch 2/60 (M. McBain 27 d L. Luby 16, K. Simpson 24 d A. Tschiderer 19, A. Green 19 lt C. Hughes 25).

Foster 14/80 (13 shots) d Corinella 2/67 (L. Wheeler 27 d M. Hoy 19, B. Tyers 30 d T. Durbridge 20, G. Facey 23 lt J. Carter 28).

Leongatha 16/82 (11 shots) d Phillip Island -/71 (R. James 30 d W. Braun 26, A. Hackett. 24 d D.Wagner 21, L. Hanks 28 d P. Major 24).

San Remo 14/73 (10 shots) d Meeniyan 2/63 (R. Dennis 28 d B. Dyke 18, S. Carvosso 26 d D. Densley 25, J. Allen-Dayle 19 lt K. Brown 20).

Division 2 (Green): Inverloch 9/69 (0 shots) drew Phillip Island 7/69 (N. Martin 27 d C. Hoffman 22, S. Phillipson 26 d J. Chipperfield 15, M. Flett 16 lt L. Waters 32).

San Remo 14/70 (3 shots) d Lang Lang 2/67 (J. Grindlay 26 d D. Motton 22, J. Blackwell 26 d R. Geyer 17, J. Farquhar 18 lt B. Kitchin 28).

Wonthaggi 16/84 (29 shots) d Loch & District -/55 (R. Stewart 23 d V. Kennedy 21, K. Bird 40 d G. Hume 19, J. Kellow 21 d J. Miller 15).

Division 2 (Gold): Fish Creek 12/72 (3 shots) d Tarwin 4/69 (P. Hazeltine 33 d S. Browne 15, N. Van Dyk 19 lt H. Marshall 27, N. McKenzie 20 lt H. Twite 27).

Toora 16/96 (46 shots) d Mirboo North -/50 (B. Curram 37 d L. Roberts 13, K. Barwick 31 d A. Plowman 19, B. Worden 28. d D. Stein 18).

Korumburra 14/92 (37 shots) d Port Welshpool 2/55 (D. Williams 41 d M. Mc Donald 12, J. McVeigh 32 d P. Matthews 18, M. Goad 19 lt L. McLaine 25).

Division 3: Korumburra 12/44 (4 shots) d Foster 2/40 (S. Martin 25 d R. Riati 16, J. Blogg19 lt J. Bohn. 24).

Wonthaggi 14/49 (4 shots) d Corinella -/45 (T. Kavanagh 23 d P. Argent 21, L. Beaumont 26 d J. Brown 24).

Leongatha 14/53 (19 shots) d Tarwin Lower -/34 (B. Thompson 34 d C. Giroud 17, M. Jepson 19 d T. Morris 17, Inverloch 12/50 (8 shots) d Phillip Island 2/42. (B. Kurrle 33 d M. Rogers 14, V. Muir 17 lt D. Bateman 28).

Ladders Division 1 San Remo ......................+107 Inverloch .........................+14 Foster................................-27 Corinella..........................+34 Phillip Island .......................-7 Leongatha..........................-16 Wonthaggi .........................-20 Meeniyan.........................-118 Division 2 (Green) San Remo ......................+125 Phillip Island...................+94 Wonthaggi .......................+43 Lang Lang .......................+13 Inverloch ...........................-62 Loch ................................-213 Division 2 (Gold) Tarwin Lower ............... +111 Toora ...............................+63 Korumburra ...................+53 Fish Creek ........................-25 Mirboo North ....................-70 Port Welshpool ................-132 Division 3 Korumburra .................+108 Wonthaggi .......................+20 Leongatha .......................+20 Corinella..........................+24 Foster.................................-10 Phillip Island .....................-52 Inverloch ...........................-44 Tarwin Lower ....................-45

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Monster Trucks rev up Korumburra

By Stuart Biggins AMID the spectacle of The Monster Trucks Show at the showgrounds in Korumburra on Saturday night there was high drama.

Motor bike stuntman Blako over shot the down ramp and landed heavily on the ground.

Many initially thought it was part of the show but it became clear the incident was not a stunt when Blako took some time to get back onto his feet.

While severely winded and shaken by the incident Blako, from Bendigo, was able to walk unassisted from the oval and

Troy Garcia of Monster Trucks, on Sunday proclaimed him ‘fine.’

Mr Garcia said the crowd was 6,000 strong and event organisers had taken enquiries from a 100 kilometre radius.

The show, which ended with a spectacular fireworks display, featured three huge trucks imported from the USA at a cost of around $200,000 each.

The show is constantly on the road and has been as far afield as Abu Dhabi in the UAE. In some places where it is mounted the show takes place within a ring of shipping containers or concrete barriers.

Race organisers were constrained in what the vehicles

were able to do in Korumburra by insurance cover considerations given the trucks were separated from the crowd only by a chain wire fence but the performance was gob smacking nevertheless.

“We can only do what we can do but for the children, they only have to see the trucks to get excited.”

There was an enormous number of children around the arena on Saturday night given Monster Trucks is a family show.

“On average our audience is 65 percent children under 13 years of age,” Mr Garcia said.

“We will be back. The reception was great, everyone

Racy: Outback Thunda made plenty of impact and packed a punch off the ramps.

had their arms out. People were willing to drive a long way with their children.

“The show had everything, it had the ooh and aah factor people expect from it.”

Monster Trucks is based in Brisbane but riders and drivers come all over including from Maryborough, Wagga Wagga and New Zealand.

“We are a band of people who put the spectacle together,” Mr Garcia said.

“The vibe in the town was great and we’ll be back with new stuff whether it is an annual or biannual event in Korumburra.”

The show is soon off to China.

Deafening: Greg Routley with his son Hayden who wore mufflers as did many other forward planners who attended the noisy Monster Truck event.

Airialist: stuntman Blako in action flying high prior to over shooting the down ramp.

• South Gippsland Yacht Club

Conditions calm but yachts in battle ONCE again, Anderson’s Inlet turned on its most suitable weather for the final three races of the Knights of Leongatha Toyota Series on November 22 and 29.

On both weekends Seniors and Juniors battled out the competition in all races.

The weather was kind to

all sailors with south-westerly winds of seven to 12 knots.

It was also pleasing to see more juniors being trained in sailing the Minnow class of yacht.

South Gippsland Yacht Club is certainly generating interest throughout the community and attracting new members.

As usual, competition amongst all participants is

feisty and friendly while each sailor tries to outdo the other while having fun.

Over each weekend there were around nearly 20 yachts on the water, either sailing or training.

Results for November 22, race six.

A Division: first, Pete Kiely, Windrush Catamaran; second, Rob McNair, Windrush Cata-

Feisty but friendly: conditions were perfect on Anderson’s Inlet for the final races of the Knights of Leongatha Toyota Series on the weekend.

maran; and third, Shaun Freeman, Windrush Catamaran.

B Division: first, Toby Leppin, Impuls; second, Matt Kiely, Impulse; and third, Keith Cousens, Impulse.

Race seven.

A Division: first, Pete Kiely,Windrush Catamaran;

second, Rob McNair, Windrush Catamaran; and third Shaun Freeman, Windrush Catamaran.

B Division: first, Matt Kiely, Impulse, second, Toby Leppin, Impulse; and third Paula Horton,Laser.

November 29, race eight.

A Division: first, Rob McNair, Windrush Catamaran; second, Shaun Freeman, Windrush Catamaran; and third Pete Kiely, Windrush Catamaran.

B Division: first, Toby Leppin, Impulse; second, Matt Kiely,Impulse; and third, Noel Owen, Impulse.

Minnow: South Gippsland Yacht Club member Aaron Lopez-Freeman training in his minnow class yacht, Just a Minute.

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Cyclists lap it up at the velodrome FRIDAY night racing started at an earlier time slot (7pm) and with a cold wind blowing, however, as the evening progressed the wind dropped and it was a fairly good night for racing.

With 17 riders racing there were nine riders who posted a personal best in the one lap time trial.

The effort the riders and coach Tony Smith put in of a Wednesday night is showing in the improving times the riders are recording.

In the Senior field Austin Timmins clocked a very slick 30.80 seconds lap.

Next time was Dylan Adams at 33.95 just ahead of Lachie Matthews at 34.22 for his first night of the season.

Bernadette Fitzgerald was neatly off the mark in clocking 34.27 just beating Dane Herbert at 34.56.

Near misses was almost the tag line for Dane over the night.

In the Junior field the

riders all keep improving.

Oliver McLean clocked in at 35.50 to stay ahead of Thomas Fitzgerald at 37.50 whilst Kaleb Jans was under 40 seconds at 39.65.

These riders were all on personal bests.

Sulli Herbert and David Eastwood also clocked in new personal bests.

A round of scratch races followed.

The Senior eight lap race saw Austin Timmins cruise round for the win ahead of Dylan Adams whilst Grace McLean rode a smart race to move into third place.

The Junior A Grade over four laps saw Oliver win from Thomas and Kaleb.

With a shortage of holders for the Senior field the race format was altered with the Seniors racing a 10 lap progressive points race.

Graham Jans took the early points followed by Lachie Matthews.

Grace McLean was attentive and snared the points on laps three and seven whilst Bernadette grabbed the points on lap

four. Austin Timmins who had been biding his time, flicked Dane Herbert at laps five, six and eight and Dylan Adams at lap nine to secure the points to win from Grace and Bernadette.

The Junior A Grade riders were also keen to try the format and Oliver went about taking all the points for the win.

In Junior B Grade, Felicity grabbed the points on laps three and four to overhaul Sulli who had taken the points at lap one and two.

The Juniors raced a one lap handicap with Oliver McLean giving away a start of 60 metres to David Eastwood and Harry Herbert.

In a close result for the handicapper, Harry scored a narrow win over Sulli and David with the rest of the field all within two bike lengths.

Riders raced a round of sprints to keep speed in the legs.

Austin Timmins won his heat over Dylan and Lachie.

Bernadette had a nar-

In line: Sullivan Herbert and David Eastwood lead the field during the Junior four lap scratch race on Friday night. row win over Kevin and Grace and Graeme Jans took the win over Dane Herbert.

In the Juniors it was Oliver over Thomas,

Kaleb over Josh Wight, Michael Eastwood over Harry Herbert and Felicity Waddell whilst Sulli Herbert won his heat with David Eastwood.

Rounding out the racing was an elimination race.

In the Senior race it was Austin winning from Dylan and Kevin.

In Junior A Grade it was Oliver winning from Thomas and Kaleb and B Grade it was Felicity winning from Sulli Herbert and Harry Herbert.

Catering for cyclists INVERLOCH’S Neil Warren embarked on the RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride last Thursday.

Mr Warren has been involved with the ride for many years, but over the last decade has traded in the bike for a truck.

He is one of 60 volunteers in the Bicycle Network who work tirelessly every year to deliver meals to participating cyclists – more than 6000 meals are distributed per day.

This year, Mr Warren said he expected 3000 riders to par-

ticipate – a massive workload for the lunch team.

The ride started in Ballarat and finished in Bendigo; however Mr Warren’s journey started two days before in preparation of the adventure.

Originally, Mr Warren became involved with the Great Victorian Bike Ride during his years of teaching at Leongatha Secondary College.

He, a colleague and a group of students would participate in the bike ride. Mr Warren still wanted to play a role in the ride after he retired.

“Volunteers need to be will-

ing to commit time and it’s a good experience to help riders achieve their goals,” he said.

“It’s always pleasing to see riders go through the challenge and we are there to provide food and drinks during their breaks.”

Mr Warren’s time commitments include setting aside time to repair any equipment and make sure equipment is in good condition, drawing up rosters and packing.

He said what he enjoys most about volunteering for the ride is meeting new people and catching up with old friends. He loves the community aspect of

the ride and the great memories that are made along the way.

“There are a few riders who participate annually and there are always new faces,” he said.

Mr Warren was hoping for good weather on the weekend, but no matter what, the ride would go on.

“The cyclists have endured all conditions – whether there’s mud, rain or shine,” he said.

The Bicycle Network is always looking for more volunteers to join Mr Warren on next year’s RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride.

Supporting cyclists: Inverloch’s Neil Warren volunteers for the Bicycle Network and last week helped prepared lunches for around 3000 cyclists during the RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride.

Boots up at the croquet club THE Leongatha Croquet Club held a car boot sale on Saturday with lots of bric-abrac running out the door.

While the men turned the sausages, the ladies of the club were kept busy hawking the goods for sale and as usual at the croquet club there were happy faces and laughter aplenty.

Left, Cashing in: from the left, club legend Thelma Arnup and club president Merry DysonHolland happily helped Kay Kilpin part with her cash.

Hooping it up: life member Trevor White had his priorities right; it is a croquet club after all.

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• C GRADE DIVISION ONE

Scorpions cop Stingrays barb TEAMS in the C Grade Division 1 cricket commenced a two week match on Saturday with stakes rising in round seven.

Inverloch went in to bat after losing the toss to the Scorpions.

Stingrays’ premier batsman Mitchell Woods started off the day making 16 runs while batting partner Paul Johnson made 41.

Warren Williams made an impressive 113 runs, leading the round across the association.

Darren Charkley and Jason Dennerley also had a successful day making 47 and 93 respectively with Dennerley not out.

The Stingrays finished the innings on 6/376 in the 60th over, with Scorpions facing the challenge on the

pitch this weekend.

Stingrays Marcus Kreutzberger, Rob Shields and Levi Hickey each took two wickets for the side while Kreutzberger also caught two fielding.

Leongatha Velodrome hosted a match between OMK and Nerrena on Saturday.

Diggers won the toss and went in to bat with premier batsman Paul Harper hitting the day off making seven.

Robert Quaife constructed a majority of the innings, making 98 while Justin Greenwood and Adam Busana were next best on 45 and 33 respectively.

Red Caps’ Jacob Beckwith took two wickets for the side alongside Ben Croatto and Matthew Wardle.

Marc Waltom also took

a wicket and caught two on the day with the Diggers finishing up on 7/260 in the final over.

Wonthaggi Workmens went in to bat against Phillip Island Sharks at McMahon Reserve on Saturday.

Premier batsman Steve Anstey started the day on 34 with Shane Osborne making 55.

Aaron Yann made 40 while Sam Farrington finished the day not out on 29.

Sharks’ John Johnston had a successful day taking seven wickets for the side.

Jack Spencer also took two wickets.

Workmens finished the innings on 9/253 with Sharks preparing to bat on Saturday.

The Cobras played at home and went in to bat first after visitors MDU

won the toss.

Premier batsman Peter Churchill made the most runs on 40 while Matt Wrigley and Aaron Brinksma made 22 and 17 respectively.

MDU’s Jai Bright and Joshua Brown worked to keep runs low, each taking three wickets for the side.

The Cobras finished the innings on 115 in the 44th over as MDU went in to bat.

MDU finished 18 overs on the day, making 5/28.

Greg Jones finished on 10 runs not out at the end of the day while Cobras’ Darryl Telfer took three wickets for the side.

Division 1 INVERLOCH v TOWN 1st innings Inverloch M. Woods lbw. b. M. Kreutzberger ...............16 P. Johnson c. K. Robinson

b. M. Kreutzberger ...............41 W. Williams c. M. Kreutzberger b. R. Shields ....................... 113 D. Charkley c. M. Kreutzberger b. R. Shields .........................47 J. Dennerley n.o. ......................93 J. Williams c. A. DeGennaro b. L. Hickey..........................18 P. Jobling b. L. Hickey .............15 D. Cashin n.o..............................9 Extras ......................................24 Total .............................6/376 (cc) Bowling: J. Pouw 0/41, A. DeGennaro 0/13, B. Amato 0/71, M. Kreutzberger 2/49, M. Warren 0/57, D. Goss 0/24, R. Shields 2/40, L. Hickey 2/44, C. Dowling 0/24.

NERRENA v OMK 1st innings OMK P. Harper c. M. Waltom b. J. Beckwith.........................7 P. Gillin c. M. Waltom b. J. Beckwith.........................5 D. Jeffries n.o. ..........................14 B. Walker c. b. M. Wardle ..........7 E. Lamers n.o. ..........................10 P. Miller b. B. Croatto ..............17 R. Quaife c. G. Giliam b. M. Waltom........................98 A. Busana lbw. b. B. Croatto ...33 J. Greenwood lbw. b. M. Wardle.............................45 Extras ......................................24 Total .............................7/260 (cc)

Bowling: P. Joseph 0/58, D. Grigg 0/16, B. Croatto 2/27, M. Waltom 1/45, J. Beckwith 2/20, J. Kelly 0/16, S. Gaddam 0/30, C. Marinoy 0/17, M. Wardle 2/22.

WON WORKMENS v PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Won Workmens S. Anstey b. J. Johnston ...........34 S. Osborne c. b. J. Spencer.......55 L. McLean c. b. J. Spencer.......13 A. Yann c. b. J. Johnston ..........40 S. Farrington n.o. .....................29 K. Dutchman c. b. J. Johnston ...8 M. Cadwallender b. J. Johnston ..........................4 J. Wade stp. b. J. Johnston..........3 N. Dobbie lbw. b. J. Johnston ....0 D. Herbert b. J. Johnston..........26 M. Dobbie n.o. .........................16 Extras ......................................24 Total .............................9/253 (cc) Bowling: B. Christopher 0/57, J. Excell 0/16, J. Spencer 2/34, M. Cleary 0/22, J. Johnston 7/83, P. Francis 0/21, J. Asbury 0/9.

KORUMBURRA v MDU 1st innings Korumburra P. Churchill b. J. Bright ............40 A. Brinksma b. S. Benra ..........17 I. Riddell lbw. b. J. Bright ..........4 R. Hurst c. D. Thomas b. M. Hoober ..........................1 R. Francis c. M. Hoober b. C. Cary ...............................5

T. Morrison c. D. Thomas b. J. Bright ..............................6 M. Wrigley c. M. Hoober b. C. Cary ...............................0 D. Telfer c. J. Bright b. J. Brown ...........................22 S. Hall c. M. Hoober b. J. Brown .............................9 M. Conway c. D. Thomas b. J. Brown .............................0 S. Patel n.o. ................................1 Extras ......................................10 Total ....................................... 115 Bowling: C. Cary 2/37, S. Benra 1/16, J. Bright 3/29, H. Collins 0/20, M. Hoober 1/5, J. Brown 3/5.

1st innings MDU B. Casbolt lbw. b. D. Telfer........0 T. Bright lbw. b. D. Telfer ..........3 B. Davey c. D. Telfer b. S. Hall ................................6 C. Cary n.o. ................................2 D. Thomas b. S. Hall ..................0 J. Bright c. A. Brinksma b. D. Telfer .............................1 G. Jones n.o. .............................10 Extras ........................................6 Total ......................................5/28 Bowling: D. Telfer 3/4, S. Hall 2/13, M. Wrigley 0/1, P. Churchill 0/7, R. Francis 0/2.

• C GRADE DIVISION TWO

Parrots on track Cougars and Killy in to bat LEONGATHA has appointed Craig Reid as the coach of the Under 16 football team.

Craig Reid has a long and illustrious background as both a player and coach.

He played his junior football at Loch before moving across to Morwell where he played in a senior premiership team.

Reid moved to Perth where he played in the WAFL. Returning to Gippsland he played at Leongatha as a member of our 1995 and 1997 premiership teams and was also assistant coach of the club.

In 1998 and 1999 he was playing coach at MDU. After retiring from playing Craig has been involved in coaching at the junior level with Inverloch-Kongwak for four years and also coaching

the Alberton Interleague juniors.

Training for Leongatha

starts on December 9 for all grades with a free barbecue to follow.

Father and son: the new Leongatha Under 16s coach Craig Reid with his son Kyle who will be playing for the Under 16s.

KILLY Bass went in to bat first at home against the Diggers on Saturday.

Premier batsman Gary Burchell made 18 runs, helping to construct the innings with Simon Blake making 30.

Diggers’ Hayden James had a successful day taking four wickets for the side while Sam Matthews took three.

Murray Gow caught four while fielding, helping to keep Killy Bass’ score down to 104 in the 57th over.

The Cougars also stayed at home to bat first against Wonthaggi Workmens.

Lachie Hughes constructed the innings making 30 runs not out while Paris Buckley and Rachel

Brown contributed 19 and seven respectively.

Workmens’ Jack Sheerin three wickets and five maidens in 6.2 overs while Kaidyn Dudley and Sam Liddle helped by taking two wickets each for the side.

Cougars finished the innings on 89 in the 49th over as Workmens commenced its innings.

Jack Sheerin finished the afternoon on 40 not out while David Dudley and Corey Casey made 10 and five.

Paris Buckley bowled out both Dudley and Alan Ray with Workmens finishing the day on 2/62 in the 11th over.

Workmens will resume batting on Saturday to one up the Cougar score.

Wonthaggi Miners

postponed its home game against Glen Alvie after the visitors could not field a team. The game has been postponed and will be played over one day this Saturday.

Division 2 KILCUNDA-BASS v OMK 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass G. Burchell b. S. Matthews ......18 S. Burchell c. M. Gow b. H. James ........................... 11 J. Rosenow c. W. Hayes b. S. Matthews......................13 S. Quaife lbw. b. S. Matthews ....0 J. Bastwrous c. M. Gow b. H. James .............................2 S. Blake c. M. Gow b. M. Blackburn ...................30 R. Duff c. M. Gow b. H. James .............................8 A. Blackney b. H. James ............0 Z. Crow n.o. ...............................6 T. Pipicelli b. M. Blackburn .......0 Extras ......................................16 Total .......................................104 Bowling: D. Wylie 0/21, H. James 4/31, S. Matthews 3/33, M. Blackburn 2/11, N. Wylie 0/6.

KOONWARRA L/RSL v WON WORKMENS 1st innings Koonwarra L/RSL A. Piksons b. L. Borne ...............6 A. Stanley lbw. b. S. Liddle .......5 P. Buckley c. J. Sheerin b. K. Dudley .........................19 R. Brown c. C. Casey b. D. Dudley ...........................7 B. Manicaro c. J. Brann b. S. Liddle .............................1 L. Hughes n.o. ..........................30 M. Scrimshaw lbw. b. J. Sheerin ............................1 A. Drury lbw. b. J. Sheerin.........2 D. Van Puyenbroek c. S. Liddle b. J. Brann ..............................0 I. Smith lbw. b. J. Sheerin ..........0 C. Buckland r.o. .........................0 Extras ......................................10 Total .........................................89 Bowling: L. Borne 1/13, S. Liddle 2/19, A. Ray 0/24, K. Dudley 2/8, J. Sheerin 3/2, J. Brann 1/14, H. Dobbie 0/6.

1st innings Won Workmens J. Sheerin n.o. ...........................40 D. Dudley lbw. b. P. Buckley ...10 A. Ray lbw. b. P. Buckley ..........0 C. Casey n.o. ..............................5 Extras ........................................7 Total ......................................2/62 Bowling: A. Drury 0/33, P. Buckley 2/9, M. Scrimshaw 0/16.

Parkrun swells with pride INVERLOCH parkrun is always worth the effort and event 65 was no exception, made even more so by two unexpected and moving

experiences.

Before the run on Saturday, regular runner Ed Wilson handed race director Lynden Costin a letter which read: “I first saw an ad for Inverloch parkrun at the gym back in October

2014. I thought it might be good for my health to try and walk/run 5km.

My first parkrun was on 28/10/2014 and I managed to walk 4.8km and jog the last 200m for a time of 50:51.

Over the last year and

Always worth the effort: run director Lynden Costin with parkrunner Ed Wilson. Photo courtesy of Brady Owens.

a bit I have managed to complete 36 parkruns, 30 at Inverloch, 5 at Jells and one at Frog Hollow.

My PB has got down to 28:41.The camaraderie at parkrun is fantastic and I have managed to get to know quite a few other runners, not necessarily by name.

I have been encouraged by a huge range of runners from the very young to the even older than me and they really deserve the credit for my improvement in times.

I’d like to mention Grahame Treloar in particular for helping me reach my goals of initially completing the 5 km non stop and then of breaking 30 minutes.

I know parkrun has sponsors but I still find it hard to believe participation in parkrun is free.

The incredible contribution the Inverloch parkrun

team makes each week for their local community is truly amazing.

I am returning to Melbourne next week and will sadly say goodbye to Inverloch and Inverloch parkrun. Jells will become my new home parkrun.

I wish the team and Inverloch parkrun all the best for the future,” Ed Wilson.

Ed also made a generous donation to Inverloch parkrun which the organisers plan to put towards a new piece of equipment.

Seventy five parkrunners including 13 juniors and 16 first timers were presented with perfect running and walking conditions on Saturday.

Eleven parkrunners achieved new PBs. There is a bonus parkrun this year on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25 starting at

9 am (event briefing 8:45 am) as well as our usual weekly event falling on Boxing Day, Saturday, December 26 (8 am start, event briefing 7:45 am).

Saturday’s full results and a complete event history can be found on the Inverloch parkrun results page www.parkrun.com. au/inverloch

A massive gain: Georgia Burns and Toby Challinor team up to help Toby achieve a massive gain on his previous best. Photo courtesy of Brady Owens.

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Phillip Island take quick lead PHILLIP Island kicked started its two day match and challenged Koonwarra L/RSL to catch up.

Finishing off the first inning 6/304, Koonwarra L/ RSL will have to pick up the pace to be a competitor next week.

Jarrod Black was just short of a century, making 98 runs for the Sharks.

Koonwarra L/RSL bowler Callum Sherriff kept Phillip Island on its toes but the Sharks have gained an exceptional lead.

Their opponents will have a chance at bat next weekend.

OMK also put its best foot forward, ending its innings against the Wonthaggi Workmens with 271 runs.

Russell White was the standout OMK batsmen, making 68 runs.

Four wickets from Shannon Coldebella and a handful of catches by Clinton Rigby, Sean Roche and Mitchell Davey put the Workmens in a good position in the lead up to their opportunity to bat next week.

Seeking redemption after its clash against OMK last week, MDU stepped up against Town and was merciless at bat.

Ending the inning on 256, many of MDU’s batsmen were consistent with Paul Vine, Steven Smith, Tyrone Zukovskis, Cameron Harris and Steven Arnup all making more than 30 runs each.

Three wickets from Steven Fixter and Warren Turner, and two catches from Jareth Hume helped to ensure Town would not be at too much of a disadvantage when it steps up to bat next week.

After winning the toss, Nerrena opted to bat first against Inverloch but was all out for 151 after 64 overs.

Wayne Telfer made an impressive 55 runs first up for Nerrena.

Inverloch’s bowlers were also fighting to stay well in the competition with Lucas Anderson, James Jesson and Trent Luckhurst taking two wickets each.

Matt Goldsmith also made two catches out on the field.

Inverloch began its innings with John Belli making 14 runs and Trent Luckhurst making 11 runs.

Neither batsman went out during the 10 overs.

Tom Davison, Jarrod Hoy, Nicholas Battersby and Michael Croatto bowled against Inverloch during that time.

The conclusion of the two day game will take off next weekend on Saturday, December 5.

TOWN v MDU 1st innings MDU S. Smith c. I. Hanks b. W. Turner ............................. 38 C. Harris c. J. Hume b. W. Turner ............................. 34 P. Vine c. R. Edwards b. J. Hume................................ 39 S. Arnup lbw. b. J. Hume ............ 30 S. McRae lbw. b. W. Turner ....... 11 T. Zukovskis stp. I. Hanks b. S. Fixter ............................... 36 B. Thorson c. J. Hume b. N. Lovie................................. 9 L. Corry lbw. b. N. Lovie ........... 28

C. Olden c. J. Hume b. S. Fixter ................................. 7 S. Riley stp. I. Hanks b. S. Fixter ................................. 1 W. Collins n.o. ............................... 1 Extras.......................................... 22 Total .......................................... 256 Bowling: B. Berry 0/26, S. Clark 0/68, N. Lovie 2/43, B. McKnight 0/14, S. Fixter 3/18, W. Turner 3/53, J. Hume 2/24.

INVERLOCH v NERRENA 1st innings Nerrena S. Lester c. M. Goldsmith b. L. Anderson ........................... 0 W. Telfer c. M. Goldsmith b. T. Luckhurst ........................ 55 B. Hayes c. S. Hayes b. L. Anderson ........................... 0 J. Renden c. A. Mujtaba b. S. Fitzgibbon ....................... 14 C. Baudinette b. J. Jesson ............. 5 A. Harrison c. J. Jackson b. T. Luckhurst .......................... 9 M. Croatto b. J. Jackson................ 3 T. Davison b. J. Jesson ................ 19 J. Hoy c. ....................................... 23 H. Funnell r.o............................... 12 N. Battersby n.o. ........................... 0 Extras...........................................11 Total .......................................... 151 Bowling: L. Anderson 2/24, J. Jesson 2/33, S. Fitzgibbon 1/7, J. Jackson 1/30, T. Luckhurst 2/18, A. Mujtaba 0/28, S. Hayes 0/5, C. Butler 1/0.

1st innings Inverloch J. Belli n.o.................................... 14 T. Luckhurst n.o. ......................... 11 Extras............................................ 6 Total ..................................0/31 (cc) Bowling: T. Davison 0/13, J. Hoy 0/9, N. Battersby 0/5, M. Croatto 0/3.

OMK v WON WORKMENS 1st innings OMK N. Creed c.................................... 13 K. Kerr c. ..................................... 77 A. McKinnon b. .......................... 12 R. White b.................................... 63 L. Jones c. .................................... 21 J. Lamers r.o. ............................... 26 J. Paterson b................................. 16 D. McMeekin b. .......................... 26 R. Dixon r.o. .................................. 8 S. Jenkins r.o.................................. 0 N. Cant n.o. ................................... 0 Extras............................................ 9 Total .......................................... 271 Bowling: M. Sharp 1/50, L. Anstey 0/21, J. Thomas 1/46, S. Coldebella 4/46, A. Geyer 0/30, C.

Bending the back: Jack Hume bowls for Town in its B1 match against MDU. Hume finished with 2/24 from eight overs.

Rigby 1/47, R. Geyer 0/26.

PHILLIP ISLAND v KOONWARRA L/RSL 1st innings Phillip Island M. Parsons c. ............................... 25 A. Finlayson r.o. .......................... 10 B. Insall c. b. C. Sherriff ............................ 60 J. Black b. C. Sherriff.................. 98 G. Odgers lbw. b. S. Wentworth ....................... 31 E. Richards c. b. C. Sherriff ............................ 39 T. Hornsby n.o............................. 17 C. Epifano n.o. .............................. 1 Extras.......................................... 23 Total ................................6/304 (cc) Bowling: M. Boswell 0/32, C. Sherriff 3/82, N. Liyanage 1/39, S. Wentworth 1/89, J. Geary 0/16, J. Rockall 0/40.

Big hitter: MDU’s Paul Vine plays a shot down towards square leg in the B1 clash against Town at Scorpion Park. Vine landed a couple of big sixes before Jack Hume claimed his wicket for 39.

• B Grade - Division Two

Double hat trick wows

KORUMBURRA bowler Scott Hayes stole the spotlight by executing a double hat trick against his Foster opponents in the opening of a two day match.

Foster opened its first innings against Korumburra, batting a total of 135 after 67 overs.

Andrew Starret was the star of the show, making 51 runs, but was caught by Scott Hayes.

Bowler Dean Bailey also performed well for Korumburra, taking two wickets.

Korumburra’s innings will start next week.

Wonthaggi Miners opened its two day game against Kilcunda Bass and now sit comfortably on a total of 165.

Though the batsmen were all out after 65 runs, Leigh Earl impressed with 39 runs.

Kilcunda Bass’ bowlers did all they could to make the innings difficult for their opponents and Daniel Blackney outshined the competition by taking out four wickets.

He was backed up by Ray Gardiner, who seemed to be all over the field and

took three catches.

Kilcunda Bass will have the opportunity to bat and level the score next week.

The Imperials were off to a handy start against Glen Alvie but ended the innings all out for 156 after 57 overs.

Opening batsman Gary Sauvarin put the pressure on Glen Alvie by making 53 runs. He was followed

by Patrick McCaughan who made over 30 runs, and Kristian Gray and Michael Comben who made over 20 runs.

Glen Alvie’s Jeremy Wheeler led the bowlers’ stream of wickets by tak-

ing four for himself; the field was also working hard with Patrick Palmer and Josh Thomas taking two catches each.

Glen Alvie opened its own innings, and Ian Thorn and Matt Hull made 14 runs each not out during 13 overs. They will continue the innings next week.

Kristian Gray, John Pykett, Patrick McCaughan and Cooper McInnes bowled for the Imperials during that time.

Poowong Loch had the bye this round.

The two day matches will pick up again next

Young cricketers train with the best TWO South Gippsland cricketers took part in a high performance training session run

by Cricket Victoria recently.

Elijah Cousins of Inverloch and Nathan Trotto of Leongatha had a great day at the Cricket Victoria Elite Bowling Pathway Clinic at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The boys learnt strength and conditioning from Joey Rotundo of the Victoria Spirit and Cricket Victoria

Academy, and received specialist coaching from Troy Cooley and Ross Chapman of the National Cricket Centre, and Tim McCaskill and Neil Gray of Cricket Victoria.

Elijah plays for Inverloch’s Under 16s and A Grade side, while Nathan plays for Nerrena.

The boys have been training with the Gippsland Pride Dowling Shield squad and were in the final 17 players from an original pool of 52.

That squad also includes other

South Gippslanders, Nerrena Cricket Club’s Ben Perry of Leongatha and Koby Brann of Wonthaggi Club.

Young talent: from left, Inverloch Cricket Club’s junior coordinator Shaun Hayes, Elijah Cousins and Inverloch Cricket Club’s Under 16 coach Mitchell Woods after Elijah’s selection in a high performance training session run by Cricket Victoria.

week (Saturday, December 5).

GLEN ALVIE v IMPERIALS 1st innings Imperials G. Sauvarin c............................53 M. Comben c............................23 K. Gray c. .................................29 P. McCaughan n.o. ...................37 J. Pykett c. ..................................6 M. McGrath b.............................0 H. Marshall c..............................1 H. McInnes stp. ..........................1 C. McInnes n.o. ..........................0 Extras ........................................6 Total .......................................156 Bowling: B. Davidson 0/17, K. Davidson 0/24, P. Palmer 2/33, G. Rielly 0/25, J. Wheeler 4/30, J. Thomas 2/23.

1st innings Glen Alvie I. Thorn n.o...............................14 M. Hull n.o. ..............................14 Extras ........................................9 Total ......................................0/37 Bowling: K. Gray 0/11, J.

Pykett 0/19, P. McCaughan 0/1, C. McInnes 0/3.

KILCUNDA-BASS v WON MINERS 1st innings Won Miners P. Hammer c. P. Palmer b. S. Tapscott ........................27 A. Honeysett c. b. S. Leman ..........................20 G. Peters lbw. b. S. Leman ............................0 T. Nelson c. A. Barklay b. C. Elliott .............................6 P. Lambert c. S. Tapscott b. C. Blackney ......................25 L. Earl lbw. b. D. Blackney......................39 C. Honeysett c. R. Gardiner b. D. Blackney........................8 D. Lambert c. R. Gardiner b. C. Elliott .............................5 J. Rumbold c. P. Mohascy b. R. Duff .............................14 D. Jones b. D. Blackney .............0 S. Ivekovic n.o. ..........................1 Extras ......................................20 Total .......................................165

Bowling: S. Leman 2/45, R. Duff 1/18, C. Elliott 2/64, S. Tapscott 1/21, D. Blackney 4/9.

FOSTER v KORUMBURRA 1st innings Foster R. Dower r.o. ............................10 H. Buckland lbw. b. S. Hayes .............................6 R. Lewis lbw. b. S. Hayes .............................0 T. Redpath b. S. Hayes ...............0 D. Hateley b. S. Hayes ...............0 A. Starret c. S. Hayes b. M. Olden ..........................51 D. Lacasa b. D. Bailey ...............2 G. Tanner b. J. Celebrine..........23 J. Thornell b. D. Bailey ..............4 J. Flanders n.o. .........................24 L. Buckland c. H. McNeill b. J. Petrie...............................5 Extras ......................................10 Total .......................................135 Bowling: S. Hayes 4/26, M. Cozzio 0/11, M. Olden 1/32, D. Bailey 2/23, G. Barrett 0/18, H. McNeill 0/2, J. Celebrine 1/9, J. Petrie 1/11.

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• LDCA A Grade Division 1

Difficult day’s play all round SATURDAY beginning of with scores most games balance and to predict.

saw the a round leaving in the difficult

It was Derby Day at the Leongatha Recreation Reserve with Imperials up against Scorpions.

Sam Graham and Andrew Meyer opened the batting and while Meyer was dismissed cheaply for five, Graham went on to make 49 and a first wicket fall with 31 runs on the board was an optimistic start for the Imps.

Gains of a similar size were unable to be made before the fall of any of the following wickets, however, and with 68.4 balls bowled the Imperials were back in the dressing room for 155 runs. Graham’s run tally was far and away his team’s best.

Tim Sauvarin’s 18 not out was the next best.

The Sri Lankan bowlers stole all the limelight with Matt Borscham taking 3/28 (11), Madura Weerasinghe 2/43 (24) and Amila Ratnaike 1/15 (10).

Damian Burge was on fire behind the wickets with three catches.

The Imperials had taken one Town wicket for 11 runs with six overs bowled by the end of the day’s play.

Udara Weerasinge was caught by Sam Vagg from a ball bowled by Rowen McLennan for nine.

Zack Trease and Matt Borschman are at the crease.

At the Nerrena oval the Red Caps had the visiting Inverloch side on it knees for 102 off 56.4 overs.

A. Hickey 1/24, S. Browne 0/7, A. Fixter 1/10.

1st innings Town Z. Trease n.o...............................0 U. Weerasinghe c. S. Vagg b. R. McLennan......................9 M. Borschman n.o. .....................0 Extras ........................................2 Total ......................................1/11 Bowling: Z. Price 0/1, T. Sauvarin 0/5, L. Rogers 0/0, R. McLennan 1/4.

NERRENA v INVERLOCH 1st innings Inverloch Extras ........................................3 Total .......................................102 Bowling: R. Joy 2/27, J. Trease 1/17, N. Trotto 0/19, T. Wightman 4/23, C. Savage 1/13, D. Symmons 1/1.

1st innings Nerrena M. Clark c. .................................0

The Red Caps bowled superbly with lone and length on song.

Tim Wightman was the standout with four wickets taken for 23 runs 18 overs eight of which were maidens.

Rennish Joy took 2/27.

Inverloch returned to the oval the fielding team and over lunch there must have been some tough talking.

The fired up Stingrays have Nerrena looking down the barrel itself now with 3/24 from eighteen overs.

Both openers, Mitchell Clark and Lachlan Roberts (1) managed one run between them and Chris Savage batting at number four also made a duck.

Gerard Murphy and Damien Symmons are 10 runs each.

Wonthaggi Workmens survived 64 overs with 121 runs on the board against a sharp

OMK attack.

Sam Huitema and James Sheerin opened the batting and Huitema’s bat failed him, out for a duck.

Sheerin went on to make Workmen’s highest score of 36 with Mitchell Thomas at number three the next best with 25.

For the Diggers Alan Jenkins finished with a magnificent haul of 5/20 from 16 overs.

Peter Dell took 3/21 (19).

In reply OMK 0/17 off eleven overs.

Korumburra posted the score of the weekend with 191 declared against Phillip Island.

Ilan Osman top scored with 70 runs and Shane Dole made 47.

The opening three batsman managed to accrue only eight runs.

For the Sharks, Charith Keerthisinghe took 4/58 (23) and Simon Kirton 2/22 (11).

At the end of the day’s play

Phillip Island is on the ropes with three wickets down for two runs.

A Grade - Division 1 IMPERIALS v TOWN 1st innings Imperials S. Graham c. D. Burge b. A. Ratnaike.......................49 A. Meyer b. J. Burge ..................5 R. Higgins c. C. McGannon b. A. Hickey .........................10 D. Lunn c. D. Burge b. M. Weerasinghe Silva ........2 L. Rogers r.o.............................17 T. Williams lbw. b. M. Borschman ..................17 R. McLennan c. J. Burge b. M. Borschman ....................4 S. Vagg c. C. McGannon b. M. Weerasinghe Silva ........1 T. Sauvarin n.o. ........................18 D. Ginnane c. D. Burge b. M. Borschman ....................5 Z. Price c. N. Johnston b. A. Fixter ........................... 11 Extras ......................................16 Total .......................................155 Bowling: A. Ratnaike 1/15, M. Borschman 3/28, J. Burge 1/22, M. Weerasinghe Silva 2/43,

Miners’ Kent shows the metal Ashley Oats pleased both himself and his team with an excellent opening knock of 61 runs.

No one else on the team stayed too long in the middle to offer the kind of support that might have built a grand innings total for Killy Bass.

It was Ashley Larcombe batting at number four who posted the second highest total of 36 runs.

The last four batsmen notched up a total of two runs between them and Killy-Bass left the field with 178 runs to defend.

Luke Mercer, Mark Cantwell, Michael Patching and Nick Eddy were the multiple wicket takers for MDU. Glen Alvie continued the weekend’s theme in both divisions of A Grade with an easy capitulation.

One hundred and eleven runs was all it could manage.

Sam Watson batting at number eight managed the top score of 23.

Jayden Loos took 3/25 (14), Joel Piasente 2/18 (7), and Ryan Birkett 2/16 (16).

Wonthaggi Miners did the seemingly impossible and achieved what few other teams this weekend found remotely possible: it built a match winning innings.

Gerard Kent is the star of the show, not out on 111 with 11 boundaries.

At the end of the day’s play the Miners were 1/164 and the Glen Alvie bowler who broke through was Dean Williams.

WON WORKMENS v OMK 1st innings Won Workmens S. Huitema c. A. Rose b. A. Jenkins ...........................0 J. Sheerin b. D. Lloyd ..............36 M. Thomas lbw. b. a. Jenkins ..........................25 R. Thomas lbw. b. A. Jenkins ...........................6 G. Britt c. A. Miller b. A. Jenkins ...........................3 T. Hooper b. P. Dell ....................7 B. Osborne c. b. A. Jenkins .........................10 M. McCall b. P. Dell ..................4 K. Brann c.

Town: back row from left, Nathan Johnson, Craig McGannon, Damien Burge, Amila Ratnaike, Madura Weerasinghe, Zac and Al Fixter. From row from left, Scott Brown, Jake Burge, Matt Borschman and John Hickey.

• LDCA A Grade Division 2

WINNING the toss MDU sent KilcundaBass in.

L. Roberts r.o..............................1 G. Murphy n.o. .........................10 C. Savage b. ...............................0 D. Symmons n.o.......................10 Extras ........................................3 Total ...............................3/24 (cc)

Williams bowled five overs and has taken one wicket for 50 runs.

Foster left the ground at Loch with on 74 runs.

Frazer Griggs was one of the best batsman for the Tigers making 11 runs.

Matt Loader’s 5/18 (17) was not a bowling effort to be sneezed at.

There were several such impressive performances over the weekend.

Poowong/Loch in reply is not far behind Foster with its batsmen showing a hefty desire to relinquish control of the match: five wickets down for 68 runs.

Frazer Griggs has taken five of those wickets, 5/19 (8).

A Grade - Division 2 POOWONG-LOCH v FOSTER 1st innings Foster G. Watkins lbw. b. M. Loader...........................5 M. Lynch c. C. Knox b. M. Hancock ........................4 T. Smith c. K. Miller b. M. Hancock ........................6 O. Straw c. T. Allen b. M. Loader...........................9 J. Chaseling c. M. Allen b. M. Hancock ........................0 F. Griggs c. T. Allen b. B. Monson ........................ 11 J. Prain c. B. Monson b. M. Loader...........................5 D. Walker n.o. ..........................10 L. Edgelow c. A. Sheedy b. M. Loader...........................0 A. Straw c. M. Allen b. M. Loader...........................0 H. Griggs b. W. Pollock ...........13 Extras ...................................... 11 Total .........................................74 Bowling: M. Hancock 3/24, M. Loader 5/18, B. Monson 1/17, M. Allen 0/3, C. Knox 0/10, W. Pollock 1/2.

1st innings Poowong-Loch C. Knox c. T. Smith

b. F. Griggs .............................1 A. Bardwell c. M. Lynch b. F. Griggs .............................5 W. Pollock b. F. Griggs ..............4 T. Allen n.o. ..............................29 K. Miller n.o...............................9 R. Attenborough lbw. b. F. Griggs .............................0 M. Hancock c. M. Lynch b. F. Griggs ...........................12 Extras ........................................8 Total ......................................5/68 Bowling: A. Straw 0/10, L. Edgelow 0/7, F. Griggs 5/19, D. Walker 0/3, H. Griggs 0/17, O. Straw 0/9.

WON MINERS v GLEN ALVIE 1st innings Glen Alvie R. Slade c. C. Thomas b. J. Piasente......................... 11 P. Roberts c. G. Kent b. J. Loos ................................0 D. Williams c. G. Kent b. R. Birkett ..........................10 W. Luke lbw. b. J. Loos..............6 J. Tiziani c. C. Thomas b. J. Loos ..............................17 J. Burke c. J. Loos b. J. Piasente...........................2 L. McRae c. C. Thomas b. R. Birkett ............................3 S. Watson c. J. Piasente b. J. Nelson...........................23 D. Tiziani n.o............................14 B. McRae c. C. Thomas b. D. LOos ..............................3 Extras ......................................22 Total ....................................... 111 Bowling: R. Birkett 2/16, J. Loos 3/25, J. Piasente 2/18, J. Nelson 1/20, A. Hall 0/9, J. Andrighetto 0/7, D. Loos 1/3.

1st innings Won Miners G. Kent n.o. ............................ 111 J. Andrighetto b. D. Williams...34 D. Loos n.o............................... 11 Extras ........................................8 Total ....................................1/164 Bowling: W. Luke 0/48, L. McRae 0/35, D. Willliams 1/50, S. Watson 0/24.

MDU v KILCUNDA-BASS 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass A. Oats c. L. Mercer b. M. Cantwell......................61

M. Donohue c. N. Eddy b. L. Mercer..........................12 A. Donohue b. N. Eddy............16 J. Bastwrous b. L. Mercer ........22 P. Donahue c. W. Prosser b. M. Cantwell........................5 A. Larcombe c. M. Cantwell b. L. Mercer..........................36 T. Aplin c. M. Martin b. M. Olden ..........................12 J. Tregear lbw. b. M. Patching ........................2 D. Pipicelli lbw. b. M. Patching ........................0 C. Peckett c. M. Olden b. N. Eddy ..............................0 D. Bettles n.o..............................0 Extras ......................................12 Total .......................................178 Bowling: M. Cantwell 2/26, L. Mercer 3/30, M. Patching 2/17, N. Eddy 2/36, J. Riley 0/11, M. Kewming 0/11, C. Hoober 0/7, W. Prosser 0/14, M. Olden 1/21.

One will survived: Imperials opening batsmen, from left, Andrew Meyer and Sam Graham prior to the beginning of the day’s play as they went out to face the Town bowling attack.

Coach and manager are Jareth Hume and Robbie Geyer.

Team Game 1 Captains Alex Geyer and Jack Hume, Jacob Lamers, Drew Herbert, John Phillips, Ben Cantwell, Ryan Sparkes, Mitch Hoober, Cooper Cary, Zac Crow, Tyler Pipecelli, Aiden Box, Matt Allen, Team 2 add Darcy Kemp and Brad Monson, Captains Brad Monson and Jacob Lamers with Alex Geyer. Jack Hume unavailable due to GCL

KORUMBURRA v PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Korumburra J. Richards c. L. Cleeland b. S. Kirton .............................0 D. Salmon c. M. Young b. T. Officer ............................3 K. Rigby c. L. Cleeland b. S. Kirton .............................5 S. Dole stp. L. Cleeland b. C. Keerthisinghe ..............47 I. Osman c. T. Officer b. A. Thomas ........................70 K. Dorman c. M. Young b. C. Keerthisinghe ................3 L. Zanchetta c. J. Keating b. J. Cox ...............................22 J. Cook c. T. Hettiarachchi b. C. Keerthisinghe ..............19 D. Scott stp. L. Cleeland b. C. Keerthisinghe ..............12 C. Mileto n.o. .............................0 A. Meade n.o. .............................1 Extras ........................................9 Total .......................... 9/191 (dec) Bowling: S. Kirton 2/22, T. Officer 1/36, J. Cox 1/28, C. Keerthisinghe 4/58, A. Thomas 1/25, S. Boyack 0/14, M. Young 0/6.

1st innings Phillip Island L. Cleeland c. K. Dorman b. A. Meade ............................0 B. Johnston c. D. Salmon b. A. Meade ............................0 T. Hettiarachchi c. S. Dole b. L. Zanchetta .......................1 J. Keating n.o. ............................1 S. Boyack n.o. ............................0 Extras ........................................0 Total ........................................3/2 Bowling: L. Zanchetta 1/1, A. Meade 2/1.

• LDCA Under 18’s v Warragul

Warragul big winners WARRAGUL 7/308 was a big winner over Leongatha 52 in the Under 18 GCL game played at Eastern Park, Warragul on Sunday.

Warragul won the toss and batted and LDCA opened the bowling with Tom Officer and Blake Insall while Sam Whibley and Charlie Park opening the batting for Warragul. The pair added 79 for the opening partnership before Sam Farrington took a good catch off Tim Sauvarin for 38.

It was Sam who plundered 175, the highest score and best innings possibly seen in GCL (possibly the highest score in GCL in all grades).

He gave one chance on 40

LDCA Junior Country Week Trials TRIALS for the Under 15 LDCA Country Week v Warragul will take place at Wonthaggi turf (TBC) on SDecember 6 and December 13 at Korumburra.

b. J. Wilson ...........................12 S. Williams b. P. Dell .................0 Z. Macdermid n.o.......................0 Extras ......................................18 Total .......................................121 Bowling: A. Jenkins 5/20, P. Dell 3/21, J. Wilson 1/21, B. Wyatt 0/14, J. Cochrane 0/12, D. Lloyd 1/22.

1st innings OMK D. Lloyd n.o. ............................ 11 J. Van Rooye n.o. .......................4 Extras ........................................2 Total ...............................0/17 (cc)

duties.

Be at ground no later than 9.30am, if you have spikes please bring them.

Under 14’s Game 1 v Warragul at Wonthaggi December 6 (football ground or McMahons TBC) Game 2 v Sale Maffra at East Campus December 13.

Coach Steve Brann, Asst Matt Hull.

Joel Brann, Jy Hull, Rowan Slade, *Keith Robinson,* Blake Christopher, *Aaron Bardwell, Joshua Schultz, William Walker, Josh Williams, Darcy Hume, Levi Cocksedge, Ethan Lamers, Josh Ryan, Callum Buckland, Patrick Harmer, Emmet Dempsey, Ben McRae, Be at the ground at 9.30 am for a 10 am start.

and from then on hit 13 sixes, and 12 fours, a great innings and was only haltered when Nic Battersby caught him off Daniel Blackney with the score on 248.

Cameron Lyon 18, Bailey George 33 (3 sixes) and Sean Masterson 16 not out saw Warragul’s total at 7 for 308 off 50 overs.

Wicket takers Daniel Blackney (Under 16 player) 8 overs, 4 for 59, Tim Sauvarin 1 for 45 off 10 overs, Jack Keating 1 for 40, Damon Ginnane (Under 16 ) 0 for 22 off 5 overs, Liam Miller 0 for 32 off 8 overs.

Most bowlers suffered from Sam Whibley’s hitting but it was made harder by bowlers unable to bowl six balls on or outside off stump in an over

with too many down leg side with full tosses and short bowling they must improve control with Tim Sauvarin and Daniel Blackney the pick of the bowlers.

LDCA batted after lunch and was asked to try and bat out the 50 overs but a lack of discipline and with most batsmen not prepared to work hard they crumbled to be all out for 52 off 26.5 overs.

Highest scores Jack Keating 16, Sam Farrington 16 (batted well) in a dismal batting list.

Jedd Serong 2 for 0, Jaxon Notman 2 for 13,and Harry Wans 3 for 2 for Warragul.

The next game is on December 13 at the Leongatha Turf and will require a big effort from the boys to win this.

Leongatha Under 16 SCORES Round 4 (second day)

East Zone Koonwarra RSL 6 for 217 defeated Town Imperials 86 Hamish Mellor 3 for 0, Jack Stockdale 2 for 1, Lochie Smith 1 for 4, Mitchell Scrimshaw 1 for 12, Ben Perry 2 for 17 Meeniyan Dumbalk United 3 for 164 defeated Korumburra 9 for 91 Jye Celebrine 54 Not out Cooper Cary 3 for 1, Hugh Collins 2 for 14 Angus Wright 1 for 6, John Phillips 1 for 8, Cam Olden 1 for 4 West Zone Wonthaggi Workmens 5 for 177 Adam Honeysett 70 ret, Koby Brann 65 Joel Brann 12, Tomi Brosnan 6 not out, Jaxon Wade 4 not

out (No Bowling details) Defeated Poowong Loch 6 for 172 Matt Allen 70 ret, Brad Monson 51 Not out Glen Alvie 131 Luke Gheller 58 not out, Conor O’Haloran 26 Ryan Sparkes 3 for 13, Elijah Cousins 2 for 3, Will Barker 2 for 18, Aiden Box 1 for 28, Ned Bradley 1 for 1, Joel Worner 1 for 3 defeated Inverloch 81 and 6 for 58 Jack Clements 21, Marcus Toussaint 14 Rohan Slade 2 for 14, Ben McRae 2 for 23, Hayden Wallis 1 for 6, Jennifer Bals 1 for 14 Kilcunda Bass 113 defeated Phillip Island 105 (no details) Luke Hamilton 2 for 15, David Blackney 2 for 17, Max Dyball 2 for 24 Tyler Pipecelli 1 for 11, Steven Burchell 1 for 25

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League great stands down

By Stuart Biggins ALBERTON Football Netball League held its annual general meeting on Wednesday night.

For the first time the league held the football and netball league annual general meetings together.

The meeting saw the election of a new league president, Barry Stride, who replaces the long standing John Schelling who has stepped down after seven years’ service, initially as an executive member of the league and then the board.

Mr Schelling said he is confident the league has a strong team with a good cross section of personnel.

He nominated the peak achievements of his involvement as an adminis-

trator, advancing from an executive team to a board of management and becoming part of the hub of AFL Gippsland.

“This has been a great bonus for the league with the sponsorship and support belonging provides.”

The outgoing president went on to add the new board of management face ongoing challenges such as the newly announced changes to the junior age groupings which will take effect in 2016 and the review of the senior leagues due out early in the new year.

The board, however, will have the support of AFL Gippsland to make sure it all goes ‘nice and smoothly’ he said.

Compared to 10 years ago the infrastructure in place at the football netball clubs is very much improved Mr Schelling said.

“I have very much enjoyed the job and the people I have met along the way.”

The new president of the Alberton Football Netball League, Barry Stride, says it is going to be a great year for the league.

Mr Stride said, “Even those clubs that finished out of the top six have recruited well and the same goes for netball.”

He is also keen to support such endeavours as the Indigenous Round and the Pink Ribbon Round and build on the gains they have made to public awareness by devoting one round to the White Ribbon to help end violence against women.

Stepping up from the vice presidency to the role of president, Mr Stride said he has worked with John Schelling for three years and is a great fan of the advances that have been made

Wonthaggi Little Athletics THERE were 101 registered athletes who turned up on Saturday to try out the Multievent program.

This is a set program which gives children a taste of the multi disciplined events which for adults are known as the heptathlon and decathlon.

Junior athletes only do five events for the day.

Overall results will be announced in the coming weeks.

We also had a special visit from Commonwealth Games gold medallist Eleanor Patterson. Our young athletes plied Eleanor with questions about her training and she was happy to give out dozens of autographs.

Our girls’ relay teams were successful last weekend with the Under 10 and Under 11 teams progressing to the State Championships in Melbourne in two week’s time.

A reminder that this week’s event is at Casey fields in Cranbourne. It’s a great opportunity for athletes to experience a synthetic track. There is no meet this Saturday at Wonthaggi.

New members are most welcome. Contact Danielle on 0409 332 052 or Ray on 0428 783 310 or visit the Wonthaggi Little Athletics Facebook page.

5 PBs U8 Boys: Jeremy Kelly, high jump, turbo javelin, 100m, 70m, 80m hurdles.

U9 Boys: Archie Terlich

long jump, discus, 100m, 800m, 80m hurdles.

4PBs U7 Boys: Jack Howell, turbo javelin, 100m, 70m, 80m hurdles.

U8 Boys: Jake Marotta, turbo javelin, 100m, high jump, 80m hurdles; Max Pugh, turbo javelin, 100m, 70m, 80m hurdles.

U11 Girls: Georgia Dakin, long jump, 100m, 800m, 80m hurdles.

U12 Boys: Dylan Susic, discus, 100m, 800m, 80m hurdles.

U13 Girls: Kasey Herrington, long jump, shot put, 100m, 800m.

U15 Girls: Cassie Fallaw, long jump, discus, 100m, 800m.

Working as one: from left, Leonnie McCluskey (director of netball operations), Lynn Whelan (South Gippsland operations manager), Barry Stride (president), Neil Park (director of football operations), Cath Drazzi (netball sub-committee secretary), Ricky McNaughton (netball sub-committee president), Julie Hillberg (netball sub-committee vice president), Dean Cashin (director of special events and publicity) and Ralph Hubbert (director of finance and sponsorship). while he has been president.

He said it is important to maintain the equilibrium that has been established and equally is ready to take on bard the challenges which could well arise when AFL Gippsland commissioners release their report.

“I have a lot of faith in AFL Gippsland. Until the report is made public we will hang tight and dismiss any rumours that might be floating around.

“Once we know what the recommendations are we will work as one.”

“The Alberton Football Netball League is a forward looking league that embraces change; a bye has been

built into the 2016 fixture four to five weeks before the end of the home and away season to rest the players.

If we have a wet winter and the grounds are heavy, that will prove a great benefit to the players and a benefit in any case whether the season has been wet or not.

“That is an example of how progressive the Alberton clubs are.”

Neil Park has replaced Barry Stride as director of football operations.

All other positions were filled by existing members of the board of management.

Hand over: from the left, the new president of the Alberton Football Netball League, Barry Stride with retiring president John Schelling.

South Gippsland Bridge Club RESULTS for the week ending Friday, November 27 Inverloch, North/South First, John Farr and

Anne Williams 192 match points and 0.21 green points Second, Dawn Jolly and Althea Drew 162/0.15 Third, Kathy Geyer

and Leila Bell 129/0.11 East/West First, Kaye Douglas and Alan Johnston 166/0.21 Second, Faye Rowlands and pat West 140/0.15

Leongatha Little Athletics LEONGATHA Little Aths has had a busy week with over 20 children competing in the Regional relays at Newborough on Sunday, November 22.

Some of our athletes competed in the Gippsland regional teams as well.

The Under 10 girls and the Under 12 girls will be progressing to the state relay championships in Melbourne on Saturday, December 12.

Gemma Caithness and Autumn Crimp will be representing the region at the state championships. Congratulations to everyone involved and a huge thank you to families who volunteered their time to make it a successful event.

Wow what a weekend we had, this week there were a wonderful 150 athletes participating, three centre records were broken and a sensational 314 personal bests achieved.

Centre records were earned by Isabella Grimley (U10G) shotput broke her own record from a few weeks ago with a new throw of 8.27m, and Ethan Bath (U16B) who is continuing great form with two more centre records this week, first in the 100m hurdles with a new time of 16.68sec and then in the 1500m with a new time of 5.09.45min.

A special mention to the following athletes who achieved an outstanding effort: Under 6 Boys: Sam Kreutz-

berger, Jarrah Lowe, Jed Matheson achieved four personal bests from four events.

Under 7 Boys: Jacob Bolge and Eamon Reardon achieved four personal bests from four events.

Under 11 Boys: Mitchell Bath achieved five personal bests from five events.

U6B: Jacob Dean 400m, 50m, shotput; Flynn Edwards 400m, 50m, shotput; Cohen Harrison 400m, 50m; Sam Kreutzberger 400m, 50m, discus, shotput; Frazer Livingstone 400m, discus; Jarrah Lowe 400m, 50m, discus,shotput; Jed Matheson 400m,50m,discus, shotput; Blake Sherar 400m, 50m, shotput; Tyson Tumino 400m, 50m, discus; Ryan Wight 50m.

U6G: Imogen Cruickshank 400m, 50m, vortex; Mia Yates 50.

U7B: Jake Andronaco 400m, 50m, discus; Jacob Bolge 400m, 50m, discus, shotput; Manning de Gooyer 400m, discus, shotput; Taj Grimley 400m; Noah McLennan 50m; Eamon Reardon 400m, 50m, discus, shotput; Lincoln Russell 400m, discus, shotput; Ned Sheahan 50m, shotput; Zachary Sherar 400m, 50m.

U7G: Ebony Collins vortex, 50m; Tess Croatto 400m, 50m, vortex; Ana Heneghan vortex, 50m; Anna Hutchinson 400m, 50m, vortex; Georgia Hutchinson 400m, 50m, vortex; Madison Johnston 50m, vortex; Georgia Lawry 50m, 400m; Amelia Le Serve 400m; Willow McGannon vortex, 400m; Tal-

larah Murdoch 400m, turbo javelin, vortex; Lily Reid vortex, 50m; Daisy Soumilas 50m; Clara Wilson vortex, 50m, 400m.

U8B: Jack Aeschlimann 200m, discus; James Barry 200m, 50m, discus, high jump; Isaac Bolge 50m; Thomas Farbus 50m; Angus Livingstone 200m, 50m; Jack McNaughton 200m, 50m; Connor O’Loughlin 50m, high jump; Zackary Roberts 200m, 50m; Max Sheahan discus; Jasper Shone 50m, high jump; Patrick Wilson 200m, 50m, high jump.

U8G: Melisse Bath 400m, long jump; Tennessee Crimp 400m, 50m, turbo javelin; Ebony Dean long jump, 50m, 400m; Alyssa Edwards 50m, 400m, turbo javelin; Alice Hutchinson long jump, 50m, 400m; Audrey McGannon 50m, long jump; Amber Rickard 400m, 50m, turbo javelin; Casey Tumino 50m.

U9B: Rylan Andronaco 100m, 200m, 80m hurdle; Rhett Collins 200m; Mitchell Croatto 100m; Joshua Doolan 100m, 200m; Campbell Reid 100m, 80m hurdle; Casper Rhoden 100m, 200m, turbo javelin; Connor Richards 200m, 80m hurdle; Thomas Sherar 100m, 200m; Aydan Williams 200m, 80m hurdle, turbo javelin.

U9G: Phoebe Collins 200m, 50m, 80m hurdle, shotput; Cecily de Gooyer 50m, 80m hurdle; Lydia Giles 50m, 80m hurdle, shotput; Emma Mark 200m, 50m, 80m hurdle; Ashlyn Matheson 200m, 50m, shotput; Hannah McKeown 50m, 80m hurdle, shotput; Mackenna Wh-

iteside 200m,50m,80m hurdle.

U10B: Xavier Bolge 80m hurdle, turbo javelin; James Heneghan turbo javelin; Hugh Livingstone 1500m, 200m, 80m hurdle, long jump; Scott Mackie 200m, turbo javelin; Oscar Murdoch 1500m, 80m hurdle, long jump; Tyler Roberts 200m.

U10G: Erika Allen shotput; Paige Barry 80m hurdle, shotput; Mia Burt 1500m, 80m hurdle; Sienna Cruickshank 80m hurdle; Isabella Grimley high jump, shotput; Samantha Heislers 200m; Rose Hutchinson 80m hurdle, 1500m, shotput; Stella McGannon 80m hurdle; Alannah Reid high jump; Paige Thompson 1500m, 80m hurdle, high jump, shotput; Nicolette Wight high jump.

U11B: Mitchell Bath 1500m, 200m, 80m hurdle, discus, long jump; Oliver Buckley 1500m; 200m, 80m hurdle, long jump; Harrison Clark 1500m; Eddie Colwill 1500m; William Croatto 1500m, 200m, 80m hurdle, discus; Harrisen Herbert 1500m, 80m hurdle, discus; Jake Matheson 1500m, long jump; Jacob McRae 1500m, 200m, 80m hurdle, discus; Robbie Reardon 1500m, 80m hurdle; Tyler Richards 1500m, discus.

U11G: Chloe Caithness 1500m, 200m, high jump; Nevada Crimp 1500m, 80m hurdle, high jump; Abby Osborne 200m; Kasey Sage 200m, 80m hurdle, javelin.

U12B: Mark Mancarella long jump; Joseph Soumilas 1500m, long jump; Joshua Wight 1500m, 80m hurdle, long jump.

U12G: Lily Caithness 200m, triple jump; Sarah Doolan 1500m, 200m, 80m hurdle, triple jump; Molly Grimley 80m hurdle; Rebecca Mckeown 80m hurdle, discus; Alex Ritchie 200m, discus, triple jump; Bree-anna Roy 200m, 80m hurdle, discus; Tahlia Zizic 200m, discus.

U13B: Sullivan Hertbert high jump, 80m hurdle, 200m.

U13G: Chelsea Allen 80m hurdle, triple jump; Evie Bath 200m, 80m hurdle, triple jump; Charlie Brewis 80m hurdle, shotput; Beth Drury 80m hurdle, triple jump; Talei Falkingham 200m, 80m hurdle; Merrin Giles 1500m, 200m; Jasmine Woods 200m, 80m hurdle, shotput.

U14B: Alfred Herbert 1500m, 200m, 90m hurdle; Angus Ritchie 200m, 90m hurdle.

U14G: Erin Clark 1500m, 80m hurdle, discus, long jump; Lettishia Hall long jump, discus,80m hurdle, 200m; Ella Lyons discus.

U15B: Ethan Falkingham 200m; Merlin Gammon javelin, 200m, 1500m, 100m hurdle; Douglas Mancarella 200m, 1500m.

U15G: Sophie Allen 200m, discus; Jemma Caithness long jump, discus, 90m hurdle, 200m; Sienna Falkingham 1500m.

U16B: Ethan Bath high jump, 200m, 1500m, 100m hurdle.

U16G: Nicola Allen long jump, 90m hurdle, 200m, 1500m; Courtney Clark 200m, 90m hurdle; Aliesha Wrigley 200m, discus.

Third, Philip and Neville Chapman 118/0.11 Tuesday 24th November at Tarwin Lower First, Frank Arndt and Alan Johnston 178/0.21 Second, Clive Hope and John Sutton 158/0.15 Third, Norma Hannay and Marj Freeman 149/0.11 Monday, November 23 at Meeniyan Equal first, June Metcalf and Colin Cameron 94 match points .20 master points Equal first, Susan Ruffin and Clive Hope 94/.20 Third, Faye Rowlands and Frank Arndt 93/.12

Korumburra Volleyball Semi final results

A Grade: Golliwogs defeated Warriors (3:0) 25:18, 25:16, 27:25; and Giants defeated Bugs (3:2) 27:25, 25:22, 19:25, 9:25, 15:8.

B Grade: Chargers defeated Panthers (3:1) 19:25, 25:20, 25:17, 25:20; and HELP defeated Odds on Black (3:1) 25:22, 25:11, 22:25, 25:16.

Preliminary final draw A Grade: show court one, Warriors versus Giants, first referee Russell Brown, duty Golliwogs.

B Grade: show court two, Panthers versus HELP, first referee Tom Saario, duty Chargers.

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